The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 241 ■ August 29, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ $1.25
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New records procedure irks activist group By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
5Toeing the line Smoky Bears’ defensive line getting the job done Sports, Page A8
SEVIERVILLE — A procedure for securing public documents recently implemented by department heads within Sevier County government is being called “ridiculous, but not illegal” by a group that fights to protect citizens’ First Amendment rights, though local officials say it makes things easier for everyone. The rule requires those asking for that information, even some that has always been readily available at courthouse offices, submit their petitions to the Sevier County Records
Management and Archives Department. They must do so in person, on a written form and after presenting picture identification to prove their residency in the county. The office then has up to seven days to respond to the request. County Mayor Larry Waters said the move was made to streamline the process of garnering public records by establishing one office local residents know they can call for all that information. The change was apparently made under a state law that allows for county officials, independent of a vote by the County Commission, to opt for the procedure.
According to Waters, all the department heads in the courthouse with the exception of those who deal with property records like the register of deeds and property assessor, signed on to the change. The Mountain Press learned of the rule change Monday, when an Election Commission staffer deferred a request for campaign finance documents from the Aug. 5 election to the Archives Department. It was explained that any such request would have to be submitted to that office, then transmitted by them to the Election Commission, which would then have seven days to make the information available, at which time the Archives Department would contact the requester to inform him the records are
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5Entertain yourself at fair Talent coming from near and far to entertain at Sevier County Fair
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Nation
By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
Beck puts out call at rally Commentator urges restoration of traditional American values Page A5
Weather Today Sunny High: 88°
Tonight Mostly clear Low: 65° DETAILS, Page A6
Obituaries G. H. Conner, 72 Lynn Hatcher, 85 Velda Manis, 70 David Partin, 41 Bob Reynolds, 89 “J.D.” Smith DETAILS, Page A4
Index Local & State . . . . . A1-6 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8-12 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 World . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Calendar . . . . . . . . . B14 Classifieds . . . . . . B11-13 Comics . . . . . . . . . B7-10
Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.
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It’s the calm before the storm when exhibitors start bringing in their hopeful prize-winning entries to the Sevier County Fair’s exhibit hall.
SEVIERVILLE — The scarecrows are getting in line, the jars of brightly-colored vegetables are being arranged and the Sevier County Fair’s 2010 edition is about to get under way. For this year’s festivities there will be a lot of old and plenty of new, with several events and displays making their debut at the annual community gathering. Of course, the Sevier County Fair fried green tomatoes and n When: Sept. 6-11 the 4-H goat contest will n Hours: 5 to 10 p.m. return, but now they’ll Sept. 6-10, 3 to 10 p.m. be joined by additions Sept. 11 like a clown circus and a n Where: Sevier County dairy cow show. Fairgrounds, Old Knoxville Staff and volunteers Highway have already been n Admission: $5, children swarming the fair10 and under free grounds making prepan Info: 453-0770, www. rations, though they’ll myseviercountyfair.com be busiest this week as the final scramble is on before the event gets under way a week from Monday. “We’ve been trying to get things going a little earlier this year,” Fair manager Marlene Forrester says. “We’re trying to spruce everything up to get it all ready for the fair. Every year we try to spruce things up a little more.” See Fair, Page A4
County fair is ‘sew’ right up her alley By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE —Victoria Clements doesn’t miss the Sevier County Fair. The eighth-grader from Sevierville Middle School typically has entries in it. This year, she’s planning on entering a dress she sewed herself that’s already won a prize at a 4-H event, and plants that she grew herself at her family’s garden. “I’ve been doing this since about the fourth grade,” she said. “We’ve just been going to the fair for a long time.” She enjoys sewing, and she’s planning to enter a dress she’s especially proud of in the contests this year. It’s already won a See Clements, Page A4
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Victoria Clements models her springgreen, floral-embroidered and pearl-sequined halter-dress, which she made herself for the 4-H Red Carpet Fashion Show. She was awarded a first-place ribbon for her sewing project and hopes to get more ribbons at next week’s fair.
Carolyn Martin started by making birdhouses to decorate her yard. This year she’ll try to win a ribbon for one of her birdhouses at the Sevier County Fair.
Crafting birdhouses is labor of love By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer Once you see Carolyn Martin’s bird houses, you’ll understand her motto “go big or go home.” “I tackle about everything I want to tackle,” said Martin, who has been creating the houses for three years. “I just
decided I was going to make birdhouses for the yard one day. They’re different — you don’t see them that big, and I usually don’t make two alike.” Pine is her usual wood choice, and she’s blessed with a work shed outside her home filled with nice DeWalt tools to craft her work. See Martin, Page A4
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Church’s ‘free store’ gets great response all around By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE —Free. Store. Two words that don’t get that close to each other very often. But after the success of an event this week at the First United Methodist Church in Sevierville, they might come together a little more often. The church held a special event this week at its outreach center, giving out free second hand clothes, furniture, toys and other items for people who came by. It was a way of helping during the tough times that have hit the area, volunteers said, and it was a pretty big hit. “What we’re doing is kind of like a thrift store, only it’s free and asking people to give donations if they can,� volunteer Larry Brown said. The event was the idea of the church’s Pathfinder Sunday School class, but it grew beyond the class and even beyond the church. They collected the first items from members of the church and from other
people who donated. When people saw what they were doing, they started getting even more help. Donna Lewis said she and a friend stopped by and saw what they were doing, and decided to get some of the things at their homes that they didn’t need or use anymore and bring them back. When they saw how much it meant to people who came by, they decided to volunteer, too, she said. “It was such a great thing to see, so we just stayed.� Another member of the church, Karen Ogle, said they were getting more items as fast as they cleared a table. There was such a strong response when they started Thursday morning, she said, it started to look like they might run out quickly. But people started bringing more, and they kept doing so through Saturday. Last week’s free store was the only one they initially planned, but church members said after the strong response they were already thinking about having another. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
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Angela Arnold and Larry Brown of First United Methodist Church of Sevierville talk about the success of the “free store� event held this weekend by the church.
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Members of the Level 1 Trauma Center team. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of only 23 hospitals in the nation “fully trained� in the Adam Williams Initiative for the treatment of traumatic brain injury.
UTMC trained in treating traumatic brain injury Submitted Report KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of only 23 hospitals in the nation deemed “fully trained� in the Adam Williams Initiative for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Participation involves using cutting-edge protocols created by the Brain Trauma Foundation and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and endorsed by the Adam Williams Initiative. The initiative is a philanthropic foundation that provides grants for training and equipment to military and civilian trauma centers across the United States, with the goal of helping establish a higher standard of care for traumatic brain injury patients. Traumatic brain injury outcomes have dramatically improved since these protocols
were established in 1997 at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. “The Adam Williams Initiative helps us consistently apply the best evidenced-based care for severely brain-injured patients,� said Dr. Blaine L. Enderson, professor of surgery and chief, Division of Trauma and Critical Care at UT Medical Center. To be considered into the Adam Williams Initiative, the applicant hospital must be either a Level I or II trauma cen-
ter. Once accepted, three nurses from the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) go to Mission Viejo to shadow staff for three days. “A patient with a traumatic brain injury requires an extraordinarily diverse knowledge base and expertise in order to optimize both neurological and functional outcomes,� said Jeanie Myers, clinical specialist in the Surgical Critical Care Unit at UT Medical Center. )RENE (EILMANN
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Arrests 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 James Kevin Blevins, 26, of Strawberry Plains, was charged Aug. 27 with aggravated burglary. He was being held. u Shawn Darrah, 39, of 426 Ski Mountain Road in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 27 with child abuse: neglect and manufacturing marijuana. She was being held in lieu of $15,000 bond. u James Anderson Dellinger Jr., 29, of 1345 E. Ridge road Lot 5 in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 28 with public intoxication. He was released on $250 bond. u Timmy Lee Dellinger, 38, of 1345 E. Ridge
Road in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 28 with public intoxication. He was released on $250 bond. u Jennifer Lee Dodds, 36, of 2225 Parkway #442 in Pigeon forge, was charged Aug. 27 with child abuse: neglect and manufacturing marijuana. She was being held in lieu of $15,000 bond. u Brandon Joseph Gibson, 25, of 2932 Sims Road Apt. 2 in Kodak, was charged Aug. 27 with public intoxication. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Susan Lynn Hill, 44, of 411 Green Tree Way in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 27 with fraud. She was released. u Patricia D. Jewell, 22, of Traveler’s Motel/East Parkway in Gatlinburg, was charged Aug. 27 with vandalism. She was released on $500 bond.
u Gary Dylan Langston, 50, of 555 Thorngrove Pike in Kodak, was charged Aug. 27 with habitual offender/motor vehicle. He was being held. u Dennis Arthur McCarter, 49, of 1522 Jay Ell Road in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 27 with DUI and possession of a schedule II substance. He was being held. u Jason Matthew Palmer, 27, of Knoxville, was charged Aug. 27 with public intoxication. He was released. u Charles James Spath, 20, of Dandyon Court in Sevierville, was charged Aug. 27 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Charles Rankin Zemp, 51, of Knoxville, was charged Aug. 27 with violation of probation. He was being held.
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does not continue. The change does allow for up to seven days for a custodian of records to respond to a request to review or have a copy of open information. However, rather than a permit to spend a week dallying and to require all petitions for records go through one office, Gibson said the intent of the law was to mandate more openness in government. “We had some places where they would put off records requests for months and some where they just wouldn’t respond at all,� Gibson explained. “This was an attempt to change that.� Gibson said he sees no reason information like campaign finance reports or other documents that are held in county offices and not yet in the archives should not be readily available to citizens. Making requesters for easily accessible public records go through the custodian of records seems to him an abuse of the law. “That was designed for complex records requests, not for things like campaign finance disclosures,� Gibson said. “There is no reason the seven days should apply to that type of document.� From one rule that would have charged as much as a dollar per page for copies of open records
to the most recent policy, Gibson said the county is developing a statewide reputation for its regulations on public documents. In the county’s defense, Waters said the action streamlines things considerably for county officeholders, some of whom have been periodically bombarded with information requests. “It helps the officeholders because it prevents them from spending all their time dealing with this issue,� Waters said. Certainly those who signed on to the new regulation might have had demands for information from a group that has filed numerous dismissed lawsuits against the county in mind, Waters said. That group has at times weighed down county government with numerous and wide-ranging requests that have taken hours to fill, the mayor added. However, he was quick to point out that probably wasn’t the top priority with the change. “That wasn’t the only consideration,� he said. “It really makes it better for everybody because you have one central place to request records from. It should make that process easier because it’s just one request.�
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ready for him to pick up or review. The chief problem with following that procedure: The Archives Department’s phone number isn’t listed. It couldn’t be found in the local phone book, nor is it posted on the county’s Web site. On calling a listing for a Records Department under the county’s heading in the phone book, the paper was told that office only handles Sheriff’s Department information and was referred back to the Election Commission for the information. Waters said Monday he wasn’t aware the number for the Archives Department wasn’t available. “I didn’t know that,� he said. “That’s something that needs to be added to the county’s Web site and we need to list that in the phone book the next time.� Waters called back later in the day to say he directed the folks who manage the county’s Web site to add the information there and would be checking on why the number isn’t in the phone book. Regardless of whether the contact information is available, Frank Gibson, director of the Tennessee Open Records Commission, said the system is flawed at best and appears to skirt state law. “In 45 years of journalism, I’ve never encountered a process so cumbersome,� Gibson said. “I think the policy is ridiculous, but not illegal. Certainly it violates the spirit of the open records law.� The state’s rules on how citizens can acquire documents from the public records changed recently, amendments made in part thanks to Gibson’s efforts to ensure what he calls a “worrying� trend of government trying to clamp down what they release
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Minnesota state park leading Smokies in contest KNOXVILLE (AP) — A Minnesota state park is more than half a million votes ahead of the Smokies in an online contest for favorite parks that nets the winner $100,000. “Bear Head Lake may not be a household name, but it is a beautiful, special place and deserving of the votes it’s getting,� Amy Barrett, spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ division of parks and trails, told The Knoxville News Sentinel. She said officials in Minnesota have done nothing special to promote the park. “We don’t know where all the votes are coming from. It is a surprise that a Minnesota state park is leading a national park. I wouldn’t predict that,� she said. As of Friday afternoon Bear Head Lake State Park had 1,425,604 votes. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park had 852,058. Contrast that with
the fact that Bear Head Lake attracts about 90,000 annual visitors while the Smokies averages more than 9 million. Bear Head Lake is 4,523 acres near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It offers hiking, fishing and camping, and visitors can see bears, nesting eagles and the occasional moose, Barrett said. Voting continues through Tuesday and Smokies fans still hope they can catch up. Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been promoting the contest on Facebook and Twitter and in e-mail blasts. “We still haven’t given up,� group president Jim Hart said. “We have people all over the place voting for us.� The contest is sponsored by the National Park Foundation and CocaCola and there is no limit to the amount of times someone can vote. The website is www.LivePositively.com.
Garden Club changes meeting place
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Sevierville Garden Club members discussing details of the coming year are from left, Carol Rogers, president; Liz Ballard, first vice president in charge of programs; and Dixie Seaton, treasurer, holding the new listing of programs. Sevierville Garden Club’s next meeting will be at the King Family Library. The club is moving its monthly meeting location from the Senior Center to the new library. For more information, call 609-8079.
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Obituaries
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In Memoriam
In Memoriam
G. H. Conner
Robert Reynolds
G. H. Conner, age 72 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2010. G.H. was an auctioneer and real estate developer in business in Sevier County since the early 1960s. He was an Army veteran and served in the Military Police in the Korean War. G.H. was a charter member of the Sevier County Board of Realtors and assisted the Friends of the Smokies as auctioneer for many benefit auctions. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ann Montgomery; parents, Ralph and Lillie Conner; and brother, R.E. Conner. Survivors include his wife Debby Proffitt; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Debbie Conner; daughter, Debra Conner; step-son, Josh Ray and wife Ginger Walker Ray; very special granddaughter, Elizabeth Conner; step-grandson, Brady Ray; brother, Robert (Bob) Conner; sister-in-law, Martha Conner; several nieces, nephews and many dear friends; and special friend Jeannie Peebles. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the G.H. Conner Scholarship Fund, c/o Great Smoky Mountain Association of Realtors, 1109 Glenhill Lane, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family received friends 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Funeral service followed in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, the Rev. Bill Barnes officiating. Interment will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Shiloh Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post 104. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Robert “Bob� Reynolds, 89 of Pigeon Forge, passed away Thursday at Sevjer County Health Care Center. He was a veteran of WWII. He was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Sydney Kay Hudson, brothers, Seab and George Reynolds, sisters, Bess Davis, Dorothy McCurley, Dora Walsh, Mildred Reynolds and Rose Reynolds. He is survived by his wife, Mable Reynolds of Pigeon Forge; step-son, Richard (Valerie) Williams of Pigeon Forge; brother, Ralph (Martha) Reynolds of Clinton, Miss.; son-in-law, Ray (Phyllis) Hudson of Houston, TX; sister-in-law, Frances Reynolds of Clinton, Miss.; grandchildren, Tammy (Tommy) Ashker, Steve (Candy) Hudson, Laura (David) Huskey and Bryan Shanna) Williams; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Rawlings Funeral Home. Rev. Wayne Cook and Rev. David Huskey will officiate. Burial will follow in Cummings Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Lynn Hatcher Lynn Hatcher, 85, of Sevierville, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
David Brian Partin David Brian Partin, 41 of Dandridge, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Survivors: mother, Elizabeth Powers; fiancĂŠe, Ann Smith; children, Michaela and Abby; brothers and sisters-in-law, Tim and Carolyn Partin, Chris and Julie Partin; brother, Tommy Partin; sister and brother-in-
law, Teresa and Danny Lovejoy; sister, Sherry Clayton; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Costner-Maloy Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor Donnie Dunn officiating. Interment at Union Cemetery followed the funeral service. Online condolences may be sent to the Web site. n www.costnermaloyfuneral-
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James D. Smith, “J.D.� James D. Smith, “J.D.�, of Sevierville, died Friday, Aug. 27. Born in Lesterville, Mo.,
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Velda Manis
Velda Manis, age 70 of Sevierville, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Manis; son, Andy Ray Manis; brother, Junior Kerr; and sister, Imogene Ward. Survivors: daughters, Geraldine Ogle, Marty Gattis and husband Gary; grandchildren, Jody Manis, David, Brian, and Bobby Willis; 4 greatgrandchildren, Katie, Matt, Sarah and Gabriel Willis; sisters, Jeanette Morgan, Gloria Holbert and Emily Chance; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to benefit the family. Funeral service 10 a.m. Monday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, with Pastor Stephen Rose officiating. Interment will follow in Middle Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
and living parts of his life in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Mexico and Tennessee, Mr. Smith spent the last 23 years of his life as a resident of Sevierville. He was a dreamer, an adventurer, a leader, a musician, an author and a pilot. He served in local, state and Federal law enforcement and was an accomplished businessman. Survivors: wife, Wanda Smith; daughter, Elizabeth
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This year the effort focuses on a couple areas in the Stokely canning factory turned exhibit barn, with the display area for photography entries in fair contests getting a face lift and a corner of the building used for storage being turned into more usable space. That area will host one of the new additions, with Great Smoky Mountains National Park planning its first display at the fair. The photography show will also get a shot in the arm thanks to a donation from a local business that will allow the fair to offer a new digital camera to the winner in the junior photography competition. For the adults the prizes will be the same small cash offerings given to winners in all the premiums that span from fresh onions to handicrafts, though Forrester also points out the honor of seeing that blue ribbon dangling on your entry. Once fair-goers are done reviewing the shelves of preserves and the offerings of 26 local commercial vendors — this is the first in recent years that the fair has run out of space for those businesses — there’s still
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Fair manager Marlene Forrester and her staff have been busy bees the last few weeks to get the final details of the fair in place to welcome thousands of guests next week. plenty more to do. Jules & Beck Combined Shows will once again supply the midway with rides that shine at night and offer thrills. Forrester expects everything from the Gravitron to the Tilta-Whirl to make return appearances this year, with tickets and unlimited ride bands available for those who want to take a spin. The fun, however mild, will start for some folks before they even get out of the parking lot this year. That’s because Kyker Farms is going to bring its hay wagon over to the fair and haul people from the farthest spots for cars to the front gate.
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“We may have some people who just want to walk out to the back lot so they can get a ride back in,� Forrester jokes. “It is something really neat and it’s free.� Some people might want to make the walk, though, to make room for traditional culinary favorites at the fair, like the Methodists’ chicken and dumplings or the Ruritan Club’s fried green tomatoes. Being a fair, there will also be all sorts of interesting food offerings from things on a stick to things fried. Just a short walk from the midway and the vendors, past the petting zoo from Little Ponderosa and the nightly money
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pole competition, the red barn and the fair stage will offer entertainment throughout the week. That kicks off Monday evening with opening ceremonies that include a performance of the National Anthem by Sevierville’s own singing cop and “American Idol,� Bryan Walker. The festivities on Labor Day continue with a presentation celebrating the 100th year of 4-H in Tennessee, a milestone that will also be marked in a display at the front of the exhibit barn. The Fairest of the Fair also kicks off that evening, with the tiny miss, little miss, teen and miss contests playing out. The pageant will continue on Tuesday, when the petite miss, pre-teen and, for the first time ever, baby categories get their chances. The ever-popular turtle races, in which local hopefuls can enter any terrapin they can round up, will also roar to life on Tuesday, with a new talent contest also set to please the crowds. Wednesday’s entertainment will include the watermelon seed spit-
prize for a 4-H fashion design contest, she said, so she’s got reason to hope it can do well at the fair as well. In addition to that, she’ll have some crafts she’s made and this year she also plans to enter watermelons, peppers and tomatoes from the family garden. Victoria credits her family for getting her interested in activities like sewing and garden-
ing. “My mom taught me to sew, and the garden is a family thing so my parents really encourage me to do a lot of this stuff,� she said. She’s going to be helping with signing people in and with some other activities, but she said she still gets a chance to just enjoy the fair, too. “I do go every year, and I try to bring my friends and we have a good time and go in the exhibit halls and look at the animals and stuff.�
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Martin
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“I start with a square and just add on to it, add different rooms. Then I decorate it like a doll house.� Martin is a skilled wood craftswoman — she cuts lumber for one of her sons, a builder. “I love woodworking. I retired from working as supervisor of a water treatment plant in Alabama and we moved here 10 years ago, and I wanted something to do. “My son has had a lot of patience with me. He can do a little bit of everything — my daddy was like that.� Apparently, Martin — who also has a master plumber’s license — is like that, too. “I grew up on a farm. I was the oldest of three sisters, and I had to do all the boy stuff, like hauling hay and milking the cows. But I did most of it because I wanted to learn. I liked seeing the finished product.� She stays busy crafting not only birdhouses but furniture for family and friends. “I built a swing one year for my church’s (Richardson Cove Baptist Church) auction, and I’ve cut out 30-something birdhouses for the church to
“I just decided I was going to make birdhouses for the yard one day. They’re different — you don’t see them that big, and I usually don’t make two alike.� — Carolyn Martin
carry them to the nursing homes. “It takes a day or more to build a house — there’s a lot of cutting and measuring, and I sand the pieces before I put it all together. Then it takes a day to paint.� She decided to enter her work into the upcoming Sevier County Fair after she heard about the event from a woman with whom she attends church. “She paints for the fair, and I told her to let me know when it was coming up. I wanted to see if I could win a ribbon.� It’s a labor of love for Martin, who says she “gets lost in time� when she gets into her work. “Whatever anybody wants me to do, I’ll do for them. My husband always used to say, ‘You don’t need to buy that, I can build it.’ Now he says, ‘You don’t need to buy it, YOU can build it!’�
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ting contest, modified lawnmower races and Sevier Attitude Wrestling. Thursday will bring the revived poultry show, in which specially-groomed birds from across the area are expected to participate, which hasn’t been held at the fair in six years. There will also be an ice cream eating contest and the evening will be capped by a performance from NOJOE’s Clown Circus. Friday will bring some of the biggest parts of the entertainment lineup, as Nashville recording artist J.C. Andersen plays a show opened by a set from Walker. The poultry, goat and sheep shows will also continue or begin. Finally, Saturday’s conclusion brings a picnic
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for seniors for which the entry fee is only $3 for those 55 and older, performances by musicians and a dog show. “This is truly a community event. It is a local event where your locals come to have fun together,� Forrester says. It’s that sense of community that Forrester believes will once again result in big crowds for this year’s event. “I’ve heard more people saying they’re excited to come to the fair this year than I ever have before,� Forrester says. “I feel attendance is going to be up because of that and because we have great word-of-mouth advertising.� n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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Nation/World briefs Militants in U.S. uniforms storm bases
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year. The raids appear part of an insurgent strategy to step up attacks in widely scattered parts of the country as the U.S. focuses its resources on the battle around the Taliban’s southern birthplace of Kandahar. Also Saturday, three more American service members were killed — two in a bombing in the south and the third in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. command said. That brought to 38 the number of U.S. troops
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Glenn Beck waves as he arrives to speak at his ‘Restoring Honor’ rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday.
Beck: Help us restore traditional American values WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King’s legacy held their own rally and march. While Beck billed his event as nonpolitical, conservative activists from around the nation said their show of strength was a clear sign that they can swing elections across the country and much of the country is angry with what many voters call an out-oftouch Washington. Palin told the tens of thousands who stretched from the marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the grass of the Washington Monument that calls to transform the country weren’t enough. “We must restore America and restore her honor,� said the former Alaska governor, echoing the name of the rally, “Restoring Honor.� Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2008 and a potential White House contender in 2012, and Beck repeatedly cited King and made references to the Founding Fathers. Beck put a heavy
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religious cast on nearly all his remarks, sounding at times like an evangelical preacher. “Something beyond imagination is happening,� he said. “America today begins to turn back to God.� Beck exhorted the crowd to “recognize your place to the creator. Realize that he is our king. He is the one who guides and directs our life and protects us.� He asked his audience to pray more. “I ask, not only if you would pray on your knees, but pray on your knees but with your door open for your children to see,� he said. A group of civil rights activists organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton held a counter rally at a high school, then embarked on a three-mile march to the site of a planned monument honoring King. The site, bordering the Tidal Basin, was not far from the Lincoln Memorial where Beck and the others spoke about two hours earlier. Sharpton and the several thousand marching with him crossed paths with some of the crowds leaving Beck’s rally. People wearing “Restoring Honor� and tea party T-shirts looked on as Sharpton’s group chanted “reclaim the dream� and “MLK, MLK.�
killed this month — well below last month’s figure of 66.
Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday. The Iraqi security forces who will be left in charge have been hammered by bomb attacks, prompting fears of a new insurgent offensive and criticism of the government’s preparedness to protect its people. Still, President Barack Obama left no doubt Saturday in his weekly radio address that the U.S. is sticking to its promise to pull out of Iraq despite the uptick in violence. In a statement to state-run television, Prime Minister Nouri al-
Maliki said Iraqi intelligence indicated an al-Qaida front group and members of Saddam Hussein’s outlawed Baath party are collaborating to launch attacks “to create fear and chaos and kill more innocents.�
Signs of life emerge at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Crews Saturday began planting 16 swamp white oaks at the World Trade Center site. They are the first of nearly 400 trees to be planted around the eight-acre memorial to the nearly 2,800 people were killed when terrorists attacked the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. The trees will dot a cobblestone plaza surrounding two huge pools built on the footprints of the destroyed towers.
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Two die in crash in Wears Valley
Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a one vehicle wreck that took the lives of two people Friday afternoon. Jackie Hollinghead, 57, of Cropwell, Ala., was driving a Hummer north on Wears Valley Road when it left the road on the right side and hit a concrete barrier, causing the vehicle to roll and land on its top, according to the THP. Two passengers died in the wreck; Hollinghead and a third passenger were injured. Dalton J. Wyatt, 55, of Pell City, Ala., and William T. Wyatt, 66, of Talladega, Ala., both died from injuries sustained in the wreck. A third passenger, Paula E. Aldredge, 54, of Birmingham, Ala., was injured. Hollinghead and Aldredge were wearing seat belts, while Dalton and William Wyatt were not, according to the THP.
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Brief stops to continue on 66
Brief 5-minute stoppages will continue on SR-66 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., as contractors pull electric and other overhead utility cable across SR-66 from King Street to Boyds Creek Highway. AT&T is working on site and may be pulling wire across SR-66 in this section next week, as well. Officials ask drivers to please watch carefully and obey all signals from flagmen. Progress made last week included work on the last retaining wall; installing storm drain and utilities north of Douglas Dam Road; fine grading the base stone north of Gist Creek toward Douglas Dam Road; and constructing sections of curb and gutter.
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Seymour library hosts game nights
The Seymour Library hosts gaming programs for all ages. September gaming events: n Family Video Game Night: Sept. 2 from 4-6:30 p.m. n Senior Video Game Night: Sept. 20 from 4-6:30 p.m. A video game competition is scheduled for Sept. 4: Seniors: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; family: 12:30-2 p.m.; teens: 2-3:30 p.m.
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Vote to dissolve charter challenged
LAKEWOOD (AP) — The tiny city of Lakewood is not going down without a fight. After a referendum to dissolve the city’s charter and make it part of Metro Nashville passed by a single vote, the city of 2,500 has filed a lawsuit claiming voter fraud and irregularities marred the results. The Tennessean reports the suit claims that at least 13 people voted illegally in the Aug. 5 election that ended in a 400-399 tally.
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State trying to boost grad rates NASHVILLE (AP) — Like it or not, students at Tennessee colleges are now part of a state program aimed at boosting graduation rates and that means having to deal with someone giving advice. The student-adviser relationship is considered key to the program that is intended to be a safety net to boost graduation rates that are as low as 15 percent at Southwest Community College. It’s no secret what it takes to keep a student in school, Middle Tennessee State University vice president for student affairs Debra Sells said. She told The Tennessean “it takes close advis-
ing with an adviser who’s fairly intrusive.” Sells said that means not waiting for a student to ask for help. Sleep through a test? An adviser will be in touch to find out why. Grades slipping in a class? Expect your professor to give your adviser a heads-up. “It requires us to be much more active,”’ Sells said. The University of Tennessee system hopes to boost its 60 percent graduation rate by 4 percent. Currently, 43 percent of Tennessee’s public college and university students earn a degree within six years. By 2025, the
state wants to increase its number of graduates by 210,000 but is still working on graduation rate goals. Schools that fail to improve their graduation rates — which range to a state high of 65 percent at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville — risk state funding. The state is working on a funding formula that will link higher education funding to graduation rates as well as student enrollment. “We’re changing the game,” said Katie High, interim vice president for academic affairs and student success for the University of Tennessee system.
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Alcoa Inc. has launched a $110 million upgrade of its Cheoah Dam near Robbinsville, N.C., in a project that includes federal stimulus money. The dam on the Little Tennessee River is the oldest of four Alcoa uses to supply power for its aluminum smelting and refining operations.
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National quote roundup “Something beyond imagination is happening. America today begins to turn back to God. For too long, this country has wandered in darkness.” — Conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck at Washington, D.C. rally Saturday
“It’s part and parcel to Jimmy Carter’s postpresidency. Often he’ll achieve the release by a letter, but this time he had to get on a plane.” — Historian Douglas Brinkley of former presidents efforts to free political prisoners, as he did last week in securing the release of Aijalon Gomes from a North Korea prison
“I thought he was just rambling. I could never live with myself if I went along with the rest of the jury.” — Holdout juror JoAnn Chiakalus of statements made by ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on FBI wiretap recordings and her stand that deadlocked the jury in the embattled politician’s corruption trial
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Lou Piniella, Howdy Doody remembered Two August developments set my memory in overdrive. The retirement of Lou Piniella as manager of the Cubs and the death of Edward Kean, who wrote the theme song and most of the scripts for the “Howdy Doody Show,” reminded me of my encounter with the manager and the impact of the children’s show. First, Piniella. Bonnie and I were in Cincinnati in early May to take in the weekend Cubs-Reds series. My cousin is the Cubs’ traveling secretary, so when they are as close as Cincy for a weekend, we like to drive up, visit with him and see a game or two. We stay at the downtown hotel where the team stays. We were to meet Jimmy Bank, my cousin, in the lobby Saturday so we could go to lunch. As we’re chatting, I look over and see Piniella, by himself, talking on his cell phone. Before long Piniella wanders over to talk to my cousin and, in the process, meet me. Knowing ballplayers often remember specific games and atbats, I asked if he recalled a Yankees-Orioles game in the summer of 1978. This one I was sure he’d recall. My sister worked in Washington at the time and on my visit we drove to Baltimore to see the Orioles play the Yankees in Memorial Stadium. During the game the stadium lights went out two or three times, causing a delay in the game of 10 or 15 minutes each time. Then, in around the fifth inning, Piniella, a Yankee, was called out on a close play at first, and the umpire tossed him. At least that’s how I remember it. Piniella was thrown out of many, many games, both as a player and a manager, but he says he did remember that game. Then we talked about Starlin Castro, the shortstop that had just been called up from the Smokies, who the night before had made a spectacular debut against the Reds with six runs batted in, a rookie record. Piniella knew all about Sevierville and Sevier County and the Smoky Mountains. He also established his Republican cred. Piniella is a millionaire, as are most of his players. “Does that mean most ballplayers are Republicans?” I asked. “Yeah,” he said, “they probably are.” Piniella expressed concerns about some of President Obama’s policies, but was quick to note the president seemed earnest and had a great way of communicating. He talked about his ailing mom and how he missed her. Three months later he would retire to spend more time with her, but on this May day it was just your old editor and the manager of the Cubs chatting about politics and family and how great the mountains are. I didn’t get a photo, which I should have. Piniella clearly is as well-read as any baseball person around. He’s heavily invested in the stock market and can talk politics or baserunning. I liked him. ... Among my earliest memories was watching the “Howdy Doody Show” on our old black-and-white Philco in the 1950s. Buffalo Bob Smith, the kids in the Peanut Gallery, Howdy, Mayor Phineas T. Bluster, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, Capt. Windy Scalibut and, of course, Clarabell the Clown, who was portrayed, I learned later, by Bob Keeshan, who went on to star as Captain Kangaroo. I found a DVD of old episodes of “Howdy Doody” while rummaging through the bargain box at Books-A-Million. I couldn’t want to get it home, pop it in and relive my childhood. To see the show in 2010 is to be, well, disappointed at how primitive and, frankly, boring it is. The show was stilted, and much of the time was taken up with showing silent movies and making jokes about them. Hey, it doesn’t hold up well, but that’s not how I remember it or how I enjoyed it. Always, always, there was the theme song. Kean, who was 85 when he died last week, is credited not only with writing the song, but with coining the phrase cowabunga used by some of the characters. That word was later a fixture among the Ninja Turtles, and a new generation of children picked it up and used it when doing something daring or exciting. The song, though, evoked the warmest memories. I had forgotten the words. For others like me who think fondly about Howdy and Buffalo Bob, here are the lyrics: Buffalo Bob: Say kids, what time is it? Kids: It’s Howdy Doody Time! It’s Howdy Doody Time. It’s Howdy Doody Time. Bob Smith and Howdy Do Say Howdy Do to you. Let’s give a rousing cheer, Cause Howdy Doody’s here, It’s time to start the show, So kids let’s go! — Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. His column appears each Sunday. He can be reached at 4280748, ext. 217, or e-mail to svoit@themountainpress. com.
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Too late to be sorry Randy Zlobec, and others like him, never should get behind the wheel if impaired It was a wreck as horrifying as it was maddening. A year ago, on Labor Day, a man smashed his speeding vehicle into a line of stopped holiday traffic on Highway 66, causing a chain reaction wreck that sent 18 people to area hospitals. Some still haven’t fully recovered from their inujuries. The man who caused this horrible scene, Randy Zlobec, was sentenced last week, and while the length of his time behind bars may not please all of his victims or those who relate justice with time served, his legal troubles are far from over. He faces additional charges in South Carolina and maybe other places, and once he has completed his sentence in Sevier County he will been extradited to South Carolina to face charges there. Zlobec accepted a plea agreement that results in a sentence of six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to four
counts of vehicular assault, a Class D felony. He was eligible for a sentence of up to eight years instead of up to four years. His sentences will be served at the same time. His sentence included time already served in the Sevier County Jail. Whatever “influence” Zlobec was driving under, he never should have been behind the wheel that day. He failed to stop or even slow down as he approached a congested area of Highway 66. The speed at which his car was traveling was excessive. He was reckless and left many lives affected — maybe forever — by his careless actions. Those who drive under the influence of something, whether drugs or alcohol, always think they are fit to be behind the wheel. As they survive each trip while under the influence, it emboldens them to think they can get away with it again. The cemeteries
are filled with people who are victims of such cavalier, selfish thinking. Zlobec claimed he was not drunk, but fell asleep at the wheel after taking an anti-anxiety drug, and that he only ran away after law enforcement officers assaulted him. His alibi lacks credibility. Zlobec didn’t intend to hurt anyone that Labor Day, but that doesn’t matter. What he did prior to driving and what he caused due to his actions more than offset his remorse and his lack of willful intent. The DUI laws are there to protect the innocent. Those who ignore the consequences of reckless behavior such as that exhibited a year ago by Randy Zlobec live with the consequences. It’s too late to be sorry after the wreck. Not using drugs or alcohol before driving — now that’s how you avoid being sorry and feeling remorse.
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Suggestion to help library: Bring books from home
Editor: There have been a few letters written to you about our new King Library. I love this building and there is an idea to remedy the situation of not enough books there. I have brought three bags of books different times from my home to the library. I’m sure if other people would bring at least one bag of books, we would surely have enough. The library is beautiful and a whole lot bigger than our last one. Those books wouldn’t fill this three-story building anyway.
Public forum However, my experience at the LeConte The workers always thank me when I Medical Center Emergency Room was very bring the books. Patti Shoemaker different and I feel their expert professionSevierville al training helped me with a very serious medical problem. They were very busy that night, as they Experience with care in ER are every day, yet they never stopped going from patient to patient trying their best of local hospital was great to help all they could under very stressful Editor: I am writing in response to the letter on conditions. I would like to thank Dr. Johns and her Aug. 22 about problems at the LeConte Medical Center ER. Sorry she feels that way staff that night for all they did for me and about our hospital, and I know when one of let them know we appreciate their dedicaour own hurts it really is hard on us in get- tion to our community hospital. Art Wisler ting help for them. Sevierville
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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Sunday, August 29, 2010 SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASEBALL
Smokies’ magic number down to 2 Dolis earns win in 5-2 victory
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Sevier County linemen Dustin McGill, Jake Reppert, Ray Smith and Brad Kreceman chat on the bench as reserves finish out the Bears’ Friday night game with Halls. The lines, both offensive and defensive, have been surprisingly good in the team’s first two games. PREP FOOTBALL
Line is key to Bears’ successful start By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — Time and again Friday night the Halls Red Devils ran into the teeth of the Sevier County Smoky Bears defensive line, and time and again, they got chomped. This year’s defensive line, led by players like Jake Reppert, Ronnie Homerding, John Berry, Thomas Hamilton, Brandon Tinker, Jimmy Spentzos and Logan Jepko, has been irrefutably dominant through two
games, forcing their will on the opposing offensive lines. “We’re getting some of the best effort and production that we’ve got in a long time (from the defensive line),” coach Steve Brewer said Saturday morning. “After watching the video last night, they were all over the running game, and that, as much as anything, took the wind out of Halls’ sails. They just smothered the ball carriers.” Last night, according to the Bears’ press box stat crew, the Red Devils had 21 rushing
attempts that netted no more than a yard. Nine of those carries resulted in minus-yardage plays. But it’s not just the defensive line alone. Linebackers Brad Mason and Dexter Robbins both recorded tackles for loss, as did safety Tyler Wischer. “I’m really pleased with how physical they’re playing,” Brewer said. The relatively inexperienced offensive line is also playing well thusfar for the 2-0 Smoky
Bears. “They’re maturing, and each week they’re gaining a little more confidence,” Brewer said. Alongside players with limited varsity OL experience Brad Kreceman, Dustin McGill and Jake Robbins are two sophomores that were playing freshman ball last year — Ray Smith and Logan Jepko. “When we can put points on the board and sustain drives, I’m excited,” Brewer said. “We’re not where we need to be, but we’re making progress.”
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Tiger tumbles with a triple bogey at Barclays PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — One swing cost Tiger Woods any chance of winning The Barclays. Now he can only hope get gets to keep playing after Sunday. Four shots out of the lead to start the third round, Woods hit a shocking 3-wood off the first tee — part pop-up, part duck-hook — that sailed over the trees and off the property at Ridgewood Country Club. It led to a triple bogey, and he never got those three shots back. Woods finished with back-toback birdies for a 1-over 72 that put him well behind the leaders. “In the end, it probably cost me a chance to win the tournament,” said Woods, who rallied to get to 3-under 210. “But I’m pleased how I sucked it up and got it back the rest of the day,
when it easily could have gone the other way. Hitting a ball like that, it can derail you. And it didn’t. I got it right back.” It was hard to believe the swing came from someone who had only missed two fairways over the first 36 holes. Woods attributed it to having too many swing thoughts swirling between the ears. “I got caught between two swings,” he said. “And I wasn’t committed to what I was doing. I wasn’t focused on exactly what I should have been doing, what I’ve been doing on the range, what I’ve been doing the last couple of weeks. And it backfired.” See Barclays, Page A9
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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the first hole as it goes out of bounds during the third round of The Barclays golf tournament, Saturday, in Paramus, N.J. Woods went on to triple bogy the hole.
SEVIERVILLE – Staked to another three run lead in Friday night’s contest with the Birmingham, the Tennessee Smokies made sure they would not repeat the dramatics of Thursday night’s opener with the Barons. The Smokies’ bullpen held the Barons’ offense to one hit over the final three innings in a 5-2 win in front of 5,680 at Smokies Park. With the win, Tennessee’s (39-22, 81-49) magic number to clinch the Southern League North second half crown is down to two. Birmingham jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first as Tyler Kuhn led off the game with a solo home run off Tennessee starter Rafael Dolis. Dolis struggled early as the next two Barons hitters reached base before an out was recorded. He would settle down though to allow only the one run. The lead was short-lived for the Barons, as the Smokies put two up in the second to take a 2-1 lead. Steve Clevenger’s single plated Russ Canzler to tie the game at one. Clevenger would then score the first of his three runs on Tony Thomas’ triple to give the Smokies the lead. After Tennessee extended its lead to 3-1 in the third on Blake Lalli’s RBI single that scored Brandon Guyer, Clevenger crossed home again to put the Smokies up, 4-1, on Marwin Gonzalez’ sacrifice fly off Barons starter Johnnie Lowe (6-5). The Barons got one more on Dolis in the sixth inning, narrowing the lead to 4-2. On the night, Dolis (5-3) would scatter eight hits over six innings of work, allowing two runs and striking out four. The Smokies didn’t waste any time getting the run back. Clevenger reached on a twobase error in the bottom of the sixth and would move to third on a Thomas single. An RBI single this time around by Gonzalez brought Clevenger in and put the Smokies back up by three at 5-2. Relievers Esmailin Caridad and Blake Parker (S, 4) would combine to throw three scoreless innings over the final three frames, allowing only one hit and striking out three. From submitted reports
US OPEN TENNIS
Federer feels no less confident heading to US Open By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK — Riding in a car a few days before the start of the 2010 U.S. Open, Roger Federer was discussing the state of his game during a telephone interview when he suddenly interjected a warning. “Just so you know, I’m going through the Midtown Tunnel here,” Federer said, “so if we get cut off, I’ll call you back, OK?” Which illustrated two traits: The guy is exceedingly polite — and he knows his way around New York quite well. The latter
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quality might result from so many extended stays in the Big Apple over the years, sticking around long enough to reach every men’s final at Flushing Meadows since
2004. If there have been questions raised in recent months about where Federer’s career is headed, there is at least one person who is adamant that it’s far too soon to write him off.
You guessed it: Federer himself. “As high as my confidence has been the last few years,” Federer said in an interview with The Associated Press, “I don’t feel like I’m any less confident.” When the U.S. Open begins Monday, Rafael Nadal will try to complete a career Grand Slam, Andy Murray will seek his first major title and Novak Djokovic his second, and Andy Roddick will aim to end an American drought. And Federer? He gets a chance to show that reports of his demise are premature, and that he still
possesses the on-court qualities that let him lord over tennis for so long: the slick movement, the sublime forehand, and the pinpoint serve on display in that popular is-it-real-or-fake YouTube video. “Rafa, Murray and Djokovic are all looking good, too, so I think it’s going to be a U.S. Open with multiple favorites,” Federer said. “But I guess I’m one of the big ones or bigger ones — if not the biggest one — because of my history here over the last six years, making the final each year.” That run includes five U.S.
Open championships, part of his record haul of 16 Grand Slam titles. It also helped Federer accumulate semifinals-or-better showings at a record 23 consecutive major tournaments, a streak that ended with a quarterfinal loss at this year’s French Open. Another quarterfinal exit followed a month later at Wimbledon, where Federer has won six titles. While many players would be satisfied or even thrilled to reach the quarterfinals at two Grand Slam tournaments in a row, the world has See TENNIS, Page A9
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No perfect way to split a conference By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer A conference was expanding and splitting into divisions, and nobody knew what would happen to its two most bitter football rivals. Would they stay in the same division or be split apart? No, this isn’t a tale about Michigan and Ohio State. It’s about Alabama and Auburn, which could have ended up in different divisions if the Tigers had gotten their preference. “Tennessee was a big game for Auburn, and Georgia of course is a natural rivalry,� former Auburn coach Pat Dye said. “We would have had three big games, with Florida, Georgia and Tennessee every year — and then Alabama.� Instead, the Tigers went to the SEC West, a move that worked out fine in the long run. Now it’s the Big Ten and Pac-10 that are splitting into divisions — and dealing with all the usual concerns about geography, competitive balance and protecting traditional rivalries. Like so many other leagues, the Big Ten and Pac-10 are learning they aren’t going to be able to
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The top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings advance to the second round next week in the Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston. Woods started the playoffs at No. 112, and he seemed safe after opening with a 65 to share the lead. At one point Saturday, after a bogey from a fairway bunker on the ninth hole, Woods was projected
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come to expect so much more from Federer. “I’m sure he’s highly motivated to kind of get it right after what, for him, are disappointing Grand Slam results — and for other people are very good Grand Slam results,� said Roddick, whose 2003 U.S. Open victory was the last major title for a U.S. man. That pair of early-for-him exits by Federer, plus a sixmonth title drought, plus a brief slip to No. 3 in the rankings for the first time since 2003 (he’s now back up to No. 2, behind Nadal), plus his age (he turned 29 on Aug. 8), led some to wonder whether he would ever win another Grand Slam title. Others simply shrugged. “He’s human, even though he was making results that didn’t seem human the last five, six years,� said Djokovic, whose only losses at the
address every potential concern. “Either way we go, there’s some school — us, somebody else, somewhere — it’s inevitable (they’ll be unhappy) with change,� Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said. “Hopefully we can do everything we can to protect Ohio State’s interests in change and we’ll do everything we can with that. But at the end of the day, we have to do what’s best for
the conference.� With the addition of Nebraska next year, the Big Ten is adding a championship game and introducing divisional play — and the Pac-10 is on the verge of its own divisional split as Colorado and Utah join the fold. Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott says the league could be divided geographically or through some form of a “zipper� alignment
in which rivals from the same area — like Southern California and UCLA — could meet every year but be in different divisions. The latter idea could allow both divisions to have a presence in the L.A. market. Scott says it helps that the league’s existing teams are spread out in pairs in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Washington, Oregon and Arizona. “We’ve got a lot of logic and symmetry to the way our conference is laid out,� Scott said. In the Big Ten, there’s speculation Michigan and Ohio State could play in different divisions with their annual game moved earlier in the season. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said recently he’d relish the chance to play Ohio State twice in a year, including once in the Big Ten championship game. But projecting the future is always tricky. When the ACC debuted its football divisions in 2005, Florida State and Miami were kept apart, and it seemed like only a matter of time before they met for the conference championship. Five years later, it still hasn’t happened.
outside the top 100. That was his last big mistake, however. Woods hit to the front of the green in two on the 616-yard 13th hole for an easy up-and-down for birdie, and his 3-wood on the 587-yard 17th stopped 20 feet from the pin for a two-putt birdie. He finished with a 7-iron to 8 feet for birdie on the 18th. Equally important were two pars in the middle of his round. After his atrocious start, Woods hit through the
green on the sixth hole and chipped poorly to about 10 feet. He made that putt for par, then escaped with par after getting mud on his ball in the middle of the seventh fairway. Woods’ approach sailed right of the green and bunkers, leaving no room for error. The pitch under tree limbs landed in the rough, trickled onto the green and he made an 8-foot putt. “I need to make that putt to not let it slide any further,� he said. Woods all but ruled him-
self out of the tournament, although Sunday looms large. He most likely will need a round somewhere around par or better to advance to Boston, and the better he plays, the higher he moves up and increases his chances for the third round in Chicago, which is for the top 70. In the meantime, he’s still working on his swing, although there remains a higher priority. “Posting a score,� Woods said. “Always.�
past three U.S. Opens came against Federer, in the 2007 final and the 2008-09 semifinals. “It just proves there’s a lot of players now coming up and not being scared anymore to play their best in the important matches.� Federer has heard negative talk before. In 2008, he went through a stretch of — what?! — three Grand Slam tournaments without taking a title, losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals, then Nadal in the French Open and Wimbledon finals. Fans began sending Federer letters of support and even instructional DVDs to help the cause. How silly did Federer make that all seem? First, he won that year’s U.S. Open. Then, in 2009, he captured
his first French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam and tie Pete Sampras’ mark of 14 major titles. And to cap the “comeback,� he regained his Wimbledon championship for recordbreaking No. 15. “You can never count him out. It seems like every time someone says he’s having a down year or a bad time in his career, he just comes right back and wins two or three Grand Slams in a row,� said Mardy Fish, who lost to Federer in the final of a hard-court tournament in Cincinnati a week ago and is seeded 19th at the U.S. Open. “And there’s really no reason he can’t do that again. He’s the best player to ever play. He’ll go down, in my opinion, with at least two or three more Slams.�
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The annual Sevierville Lions Club Benefit Golf Tournament is set for Sunday, Sept. 19, at Eagle’s Landing Golf Club. Lunch will start at 12:30 p.m. and a shotgun start will begin at 2 p.m. The entry fee for a team of four is $240, which includes lunch, green fees and cart. Single players at $60 each are welcome and will be partnered with other singles. For information or to sign up, call Sherry Huskey at 453-2758, John Patrick at 453-7796 or Suzie Ferguson at 453-2025.
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Join the fight against Alzheimer’s On Thursday, I went to cover the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk Kick-off. The Memory Walk is something I’ve been covering each year at The Mountain Press, and it’s no coincidence. Alzheimer’s Disease runs in my family: My great-grandmother struggled with the awful illness until she passed away when I was 14-years-old. Although most of my memories of her are joining my grandmother to visit her at the nursing home, I still have a few memories of the woman she used to be. I was very little when she was still able to baby-sit, but I can remember her sweet nature and her laugh. Before my mother would drop me off at her house, she would instruct “Bobie” (what I called her) not to feed me any sweets. But of course, when she returned, I would be at the kitchen table working on my second bowl of ice cream or eating a big piece of her coconut cake. Sadly, the vibrant woman who loved to go to church, bake goodies and baby-sit her greatgranddaughter left us not long after that. Even though she was physically still with us on this earth, she just wasn’t the same Bobie. Whenever I saw her during the last years of her life, there was no laughter. There was rarely even a sound from her. She would stare blankly at me, at my grandmother, at any loved one who visited her. Did she even know who we were? This was my first encounter with Alzheimer’s. In the years that followed, I watched my strong and precious grandmother deal with her siblings battling the disease. She was the youngest of the family with two older sisters and two older brothers. Earlier this year, her last remaining sibling passed away. My aunt said that perhaps God spared my grandmother from the disease so she could take care of all the others. She is mentally sharp, active and healthy at 80 years old, but she still fears that this evil could one day come for her. Alzheimer’s is a cruel, heartbreaking disease. It not only robs a person of their physical health, but it steals their spirit. They are no longer the person they used to be. The ones they loved the most have become strangers. Memory Walk co-chair Janette Ballard said that while cancer and other causes of death have decreased, Alzheimer’s is on the rise. From 20002006,Alzheimer’s deaths increased 46.1 percent. It’s now the seventh-leading cause of death, with 5.3 million people having been diagnosed with the illness. By 2050 it’s predicted that number will rise to 13.5 million. We can’t let that happen — our futures, our children’s futures and our grandchildren’s futures are too precious to waste. Please join or start a fundraising team for the Memory Walk, which is set for Saturday, Oct. 16 at Pigeon Forge High School. For more information, visit www.alz.org/tn. You can also support Alzheimer’s researchers by signing a petition for the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act at www.alz.org/research/breakthroughride. — Ellen Brown is a reporter for The Mountain Press. Call 428-0748, ext. 205 or e-mail to ebrown@themountainpress.com.
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Bryan Walker, Sevierville’s singing cop, will make several appearances at the Sevier County Fair, starting with the opening ceremonies on Monday where he’ll sing the National Anthem, to a performance Friday night as the opening act for J.C. Andersen.
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Fair schedule full of local and international talent By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor Whether your idea of entertainment involves gunning engines, gut-busting laughter or musical refrains, the Sevier County Fair has all of that and more lined up for its visitors this year. The 2010 version of the fair is jam-packed with entertainment every day of the six-day event planned for next week. Gates are open from 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 6-10 and 3 to 10 p.m. Sept. 11, with activities, events and entertainment to satisfy almost anyone, and that is no random occurrence. “That’s what we’re trying to do,” said fair manager Marlene Forrester. “We try to give something for everyone, from small kids to the older ages.” Everything will be kicked off on Monday with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of 4-H, a cornerstone of the fair experience. A performing arts troupe made up of 4-H members throughout the state will start things off at 5:30 p.m. at the red barn. Justin Crowe, a UT agricultural extension agent, said the group is made up of 14 students from across the state who auditioned to make the squad. He said their one-hour performance will tell the history of music, including a Grand Oel Opry medley, as well as songs from different eras and genres in music. Their performance also includes a history of history of 4-H and UT Extension. Tuesday’s entertainment line-up will showcase local talent in a contest that will send the winner to the Tennessee Valley Fair talent contest. On Wednesday, the roar of modified lawnmower engines will fill the fairgrounds as the first modified lawnmower race will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the arena. “It’s similar to a tractor pull but on a smaller scale,” Forrester said. The races will be followed at 8 p.m. by wrestling matches that will feature wellknown professional grapplers the Barbarian and White Lightning, as well as local talents like Trooper T. Thursday will showcase the artistry of dance with a presentation by Elizabeth
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Entertainment Schedule Monday, Sept. 6 n 5:30 p.m.: TN 4-H Troupe, red barn theater n 6 p.m.: Fairest of the Fair, center stage Tuesday, Sept. 7 n 6 p.m.: Talent Contest, red barn theater n 7 p.m.: Fairest of the Fair, center stage Wednesday, Sept. 8 n 5:30 p.m.: Modified lawnmower races, arena n 8 p.m.: Sevier Attitude Wrestling, center stage area Thursday, Sept. 9 n 5:30 p.m.: Kids Dance Showcase, center
stage n 6 & 7 p.m.: NOJOE’s Clown Circus, arena Friday, Sept. 10 n 5:30 & 6:30 p.m.: NOJOE’s Clown Circus, arena n 6 & 7 p.m.: Grilling demonstrations n 7 p.m.: Bryan Walker and JC Andersen Band Saturday, Sept. 11 n 4:30, 6:30 & 7:30 p.m.: NOJOE’s Clown Circus, arena n 4:30 p.m. Karaoke, main stage n 6 & 7 p.m.: Grilling demonstrations n 7 p.m.: Fifth Street Saints
Williams Dance School. The day will also mark the first appearance of NOJOE’s Clown Circus in the fairgrounds arena. The three-person group made up of father, mother and son, will perform at least two shows a day from Thursday through Saturday. Forrester said the trio will juggle, walk on stilts and perform magic tricks. “There’s a lot of audience participation and slapstick type humor,” she said. “Friday is where we have our big name
entertainment,” Forrester said. “Bryan Walker is going to be opening for our main act and do some of his songs. He’s our local American Idol celebrity.” Walker will also lend his voice on opening night to sing the National Anthem and will be a judge during Tuesday night’s talent competition. The Sevierville Police officer who became a local celebrity overnight after appearing on the wildly popular talent show said he is looking forward to See fair, Page B14
The TN 4-H Troupe will help kick things off Monday with a musical tribute and history lesson.
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Walters State Community College honored outstanding faculty. From left are Wade B. McCamey, president, presenting awards to Lee Dellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Isola of Morristown, professor of mathematics; Donna Lilly of Rogersville, director and associate professor of the Respiratory Care Program; and Jerry Wilhoit of Greeneville, assistant professor of biology. At right is Lori Campbell, vice president for academic affairs.
Wade McCamey, left, president of Walters State Community College, stands with Cindy Bell of Russellville, coordinator for college property acquisition and disposal; Beth Stewart of White Pine, clerk in the postal services department; and Marcia Hostler, secretary in the Division of Technical Education. Bell was recognized with the Distinguished Administrative/Professional Staff Member Award. Stewart and Hostler received Distinguished Support Staff Member awards.
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Foster Chason, vice president for student affairs at Walters State, presents the Distinguished Administrative/Professional Staff Award to Terri Stansberry of Whitesburg, director of financial aid. Avery Swinson of Morristown, enrollment development and admissions specialist, receives the Distinguished Support Staff Award from Wade McCamey, president of Walters State.
Walters State Community College honored several outstanding employees as part of the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional inaugural breakfast, marking the week faculty return to campus after summer break. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recipients were deemed by their colleagues to exemplify the high professional standards of the college as we strive to exceed student and community expectations,â&#x20AC;? President Wade McCamey said. Distinguished Faculty Member awards were
given to Lee Dellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Isola of Morristown, professor of mathematics; Donna Lilly of Rogersville, director and associate professor of the Respiratory Care Program; and Jerry Wilhoit of Greeneville, assistant professor of biology. Distinguished Support Staff Member awards were given to Marcia Hostler of Jefferson City, secretary for the Technical
State Sen. Doug Overbey named top legislator Submitted Report State Sen. Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, has been named Legislator of the Year in Tennessee for his efforts on behalf of citizens with intellectual disabilities. The award was presented to Overbey at the annual Awards of Excellence sponsored by the Tennessee Network of Community Organizations in Murfreesboro. The state advocacy group honors a senator and representative each year for their work in furthering and/ or bettering the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This award is a great honor and I am humbled to receive it,â&#x20AC;? said Overbey, who represents Sevier and Blount counties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very pleased to partner with TNCO to
work towards progress to expand opportunities for those with intellectual disabilities.â&#x20AC;? TNCO is a statewide organization comprised of not-for-profit organizations, such as Sertoma and the Douglas Adult Cooperative, whose missions are to assist those with disabilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;TNCO and its constituent members do an excellent job in representing the needs of our citizens
with disabilities before the legislature.â&#x20AC;? Overbey added. In accepting the award, Overbey said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although others are more deserving of this recognition, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m truly touched and grateful. Receiving this award means more to me than you will ever know.â&#x20AC;? Overbey was the sponsor of major legislation this year which prevented cuts to Tennessee hospitals as a result of bud-
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Rita Mitchell of Sevierville and the late Roy Gibson of Gatlinburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Robindell R. Grothaus, to Kinnar K. Andharia, son of Kanaiyalal and Dharmishtha Andharia of Ahmedabad, India. The wedding will take place in September 2010 in Sevierville, Tenn.
The Rev. and Mrs. Preston Joslin (Kathleen McFall) are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Their children and grandchildren will host a reception from 2-4 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Valley View Baptist Church.
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Album to evoke sounds of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30s Submitted Report NATIONAL PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Great Smoky Mountains Association are planning to issue a CD in October containing 34 1930sera recordings of music performed by Smoky Mountain musicians. In the meantime, the association is attempting to locate those musicians still alive, most of whom were young men or women in 1939. These historical recordings were made by linguist and folklorist Joseph S. Hall, who in the 1930s was encouraged by the administrators of the new national park to collect speech, folklore and music from people who had been or were soon to be relocated to land outside park boundaries. Made in 1939, Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recordings of community musicians are a treasury of the music played and enjoyed in the early days of country music and before bluegrass. The CD will include songs, ballads and instrumentals performed by over 20 musicians. The association and the CDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producers would welcome information regarding the whereabouts of those performers or their direct descendants. A list of the names of the performers and their residences at the time of the recordings: n John Hannah, Little Cataloochee community, Haywood County, N.C. n Bessie Rabb, Allens Creek, Haywood County n Myrtle Conner, Gatlinburg n Jack Johnson, Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount County n Cataloochee Trio (Wayne Wright, Slick Wilson, David Proffitt), Cataloochee, Haywood County n Bill Moore and Vic Peterson, Waynesville, N.C.
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Seek out ways to minister to other souls who are lost By ARNE WALKER The Holy Bible impacts upon many lives. It was interesting to me to note that in Hong Kong, which is a 95 percent Buddhist citystate, that our motel had Gideon Bibles with parallel columns of Cantonese and English. Once I gave a matching test for people to identify which sayings were Biblical and which were sayings of William Shakespeare. You can guess the outcome. Some people call the Bible the world’s best seller and the dustiest book in people’s homes. We make the Bible say things that it was never meant to say and ignore allowing the penetrating words of forgiveness and mercy and justice and salvation and shalom to take hold. Yet after saying all of this, many people have a key verse or special story or passage of Scripture that holds a special place in their hearts. How about you? Please call it to mind. One of my all-time favorites is from Luke 15. It is part of the “Lostness Trilogy.” In days of old we called it the parable of the prodigal son. Then along came the celebrated preacher in Germany, Helmut Theilicke, who focused on “The Waiting Father.” A few have focused on the elder brother. Then along comes a Presbyterian pastor from Manhattan Island who in his book “The Prodigal God” focuses on “The Two Lost Sons.” I believe that the God who has met us in Jesus Christ is a speaking God, and the Holy Bible is the primary arena in which He speaks. Scripture has a richness that is like light hitting a diamond. Depending where it hits, you see a different
reflected richness and beauty. We know well the prodigal son whose creed is “It’s All About Me.” To grant his request for his inheritance is akin to reckoning the father as dead. Yet the father grants his request. The son squanders his inheritance in riotous living and ends up as a Jew eating with the pigs. When he comes to himself, he practices a speech of forgiveness and the hope just to return to his father’s house as a servant. Fathers in that culture do not run to greet sons, much less wayward ones but this father does. He welcomes his son home before he can get a word out and the father throws not just a party but a great banquet celebration. The lost has been found. The son receives a welcome he has neither earned or deserved. Hearing the noise, the older brother wonders what that is all about? He is told of his brother’s return. The older brother has no interest in joining the party even at the urging of his own father. He digs in his heels and refuses to budge. He says I have been faithful all of these years and you never threw me a party. The older brother gives no value to being connected to the father all of that time. He reveals his lostness. He reflects also that it is all about me. He thinks that he deserves an extra payback for his goodness. He truly has not grown to love the father for himself. It is just the age old what-is-in-it-for-me? Have you ever given thought to the fact that a good brother would have gone into the far country to call his brother back? That prodigal, extravagant, expensive love had
not found a home in his heart. We have two autistic grandchildren. I have not once heard either set of parents say, “why us?” They have not laid claim to any special privilege for being faithful Christians. They have set about discovering the uniqueness of their children and teaming up with all people of good will to assist them in reaching their full potential. They truly love each child for themselves and celebrate the joy of discovery as each life unfolds. They have grown to love God for Himself and not for what they can get out of Him. The parable ends with no homecoming for the elder brother. Can you find yourself in this parable? Here is a prodigal father and two lost brothers. The one brother woke up to his status while the other stayed lost in his own self-righteous attitudes. We can be lost in the wilderness of sin. It can take the form of prejudice or climbing the hills of materialism or success in some field of endeavor. It can be a hardness of heart towards the needs of others. Wilberforce, who was the strong civil rights voice in England, said that true corporate worship kept him from unbridled ambition. Hear anew the call to love God for Himself. Allow the prodigal God to free you to worship Him for Himself. Reclaim the joy of your salvation. Please search for as many possible connections to minister to others in their lostness. Home beckons. The Father is waiting! — The Rev. Arne Walker is a semi-retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who resides in Gatlinburg.
Smoky Mountain Bible Institute Lesson #10 Welcome to class. Please take out your Bibles and prepare to take copious notes as the information that follows is of great value… Let’s break out our brush again and knock some dust off more interesting archeological artifacts. This veritable mountain of ancient treasures all makes perfect sense in light of God’s truth. But I will try to give a more abbreviated list or we will never get out of the field of archeology. Cities: here is a small list of Middle Eastern cities or towns that either have or have had archeological digs that validate biblical chronologies with regard to those places: Gezer, Shiloh, Ashdod, Beth Shemesh, the pool at Gibia, Gibeah, Beth Shean, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Samaria, Hazor, Carchemish, Babylon, Suza, Nazereth, Bethsaida, Cana, Capernaum, Gergesa, Sychar, Jericho, Bethany, Tiberias, Ceasarea Philippi, Megiddo, Sepphoris, the ten cities of the Decapolis, Damascus, Areopagus, Corinth, Ephesus, multiple Antioch’s, Thessalonica, Smyrna, Pergamum, and Sardis, this is really only a very small sampling of a very large list of such places. House of David: is the inscription found on a piece of stone at Tel Dan, this is the first extra biblical mention of King David. Ivory: decorative ivory ornaments, and other objects with Hebrew inscriptions have been found in several sites in Palestine dating to the time of King Solomon. They may not come from his ivory and gold covered throne but they do give evidence of a unique craft in use at the time and place of the biblical Solomon. Ancient donation receipt: ostracon, the word for pieces of pottery used for notes, messages and receipts. Because they are made of pottery they can be dated very accurately. There is a 2800 year old ostracon that is a receipt for a donation of 3 shekels to the house of Yahweh. Hmmmm Solomon’s Temple anyone??? Royal Seals: a number of royals seals carved out of precious stone have been discovered. These seals bear the names of Uzziah, Hoshea, Hezekiah and Solomon. They went to a lot of trouble to carve these stones for kings that many skeptics say never existed and are the stuff of cultural legend not history. Things carved in Stone: there are many things carved in stone that are a real problem for those who seek to dismiss biblical history. On a Moabite stone King Mesha brags of fighting off the king of the Israel and even uses that phrase “house of David” on the stone. Shalmaneser’s black obelisk brags of conquering the Israelites. Lachish has a 62 foot long relief boasting of defeat of Israel and Sennacherib had a 15 inch tall 6 sided prism carved claiming to have vanquished Israel. Pharaoh Shishak describes on the walls of the temple of Karnack about invading Judah around 925 BC. A lot of kings had a lot of carving done to brag of their defeat of Israel that just happens to jive chronologically with scripture. And for those who would argue that the Israelites were just a small band of nomads. Consider this, do kings brag about destroying a large and powerful nation or do they brag about defeating a small band of shepherds. When you put it that way the stone seems to speak for itself. I think we will have done a pretty through summary of the field of archeology in a few more sessions so that we can them move on to the realm of general science by this summer sometime. Thanks for attending S.M.B.I. …class dismissed J In Christ Pastor Portier
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Amphitheater once a popular fixture around Gatlinburg By Carroll McMahan The outdoor drama “Chucky Jack” premiered at Gatlinburg’s Hunter Hills Theater in 1956 and ran for four consecutive seasons. According to Wilma Maples, her husband, the late Rellie L. “Rel” Maples Sr., conceived the idea because he wanted “Gatlinburg to grow right.” Just a couple of years earlier, Rel Maples contacted chairlift expert Everett Kircher of Michigan and asked him to build a chairlift in Gatlinburg. Maples soon struck a deal to lease Kircher property for the Gatlinburg Sky Lift, and Smoky Mountain tourism history was made. For the drama, Maples called on Kermit Hunter who had written the original version of “Unto These Hills,” which opened in Cherokee, N.C., during the summer of 1950 and currently the second oldest outdoor drama in the United States. He also wrote “Horn in the West,” a Revolutionary War play that has been produced annually in Boone, N.C., since 1952. The body of Hunter’s works includes 40 outdoor dramas. Maples granted Hunter creative license to write a play lending itself to the local culture and went on to honor the playwright by naming the theater after him. Hunter wrote “Chucky Jack: the Story of Tennessee,” based on the life and times of John Sevier, whose nickname was Chucky Jack. Sevier received the unusual moniker for his exploits as an Indian fighter when he lived along the Nolichucky River. John Sevier was a Revolutionary War hero, the only governor of the State of Franklin, the first governor of Tennessee and the man for whom Sevier County and Sevierville are named. Nathan E. Way was the director, with music composed by Jack Frederick Kilpatrick. William H. Hooks was the choreographer. Iris Newman of Sevierville, who transcribed the orchestra music for the Hammond organ in the forth season, was organist. Audiences were dazzled with a magical performance under the stars in the crisp mountain air
each day at 8:15 p.m., except Sunday, from mid-June until early September. Wilma and Rel Maples, who owned and operated the Gatlinburg Inn, worked tirelessly to build a theater and promote the production. Mrs. Maples and several Gatlinburg ladies sewed 5,000 yards of cloth to create elaborate costumes in the basement of the Gatlinburg Inn. The theater, designed by John B. Lippard of Charlotte, N.C., and constructed by Carl McCarter, Ashley McCarter, George Lane and their crews, was located near the current campus of GatlinburgPittman High School. The seating capacity was 2,501, and every seat was a comfortable folding lawn chair. The stage consisted of two revolving 30-foot-round stages on each end allowing up to five scenes at a time. The handsome structure afforded a beautiful view of Greenbrier Pinnacle on a clear day. In the opening season, Knoxville native John Cullum portrayed Chucky Jack. Cullum has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including “On Twentieth Century” and “Shenandoah,” winning the best leading actor award in a musical for each. Also, Cullum appeared as Holling Vincoeur in the television series “Northern Exposure,” earning an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama. The Chucky Jack Special production was a trackless, open air, streamliner train used to take sightseeing parties in and around Gatlinburg and at the same time promote the drama. Ticket outlets were located in several Gatlinburg businesses and as far away as Rich’s Department Store in Knoxville. Rel Maples came up with the idea to invite hundreds of John Sevier’s descendents to a reunion and provided all guests with tickets to a
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Appalachian dialect. David Keith, who later acted in films such as “The Lords of Discipline” and “An Officer and a Gentleman,” was a cast member while a student at UT. After another decade of neglect, and one final short-lived production during the 1982 World’s Fair, the University of Tennessee demolished the landmark in 1987 and sold the property to the Sevier County Board of Education. Though the property in now no more than a vacant field, memories still linger of Submitted a Gatlinburg visionary, Rel Maples, who wanted The Chucky Jack Special, a trackless train used to promote the outdoor “Gatlinburg to grow drama, “Chucky Jack,” travels south on Court Avenue in Sevierville. right.” — Carroll McMahan is Kentucky) for a couple performance. the Moon,” “Lil’ Abner,” the special projects faciliof seasons, until another “Oklahoma,” “The Sound tator for the Sevierville Another publicity group arrived and perdevice was a 28-page of Music,” “Guys and Chamber of Commerce. The children’s comic book formed light opera. For Dolls,” “Annie Get Your Upland Chronicles series titled “Chucky Jack’s a while, a Knoxville Gun” and “Carousel.” celebrates the heritage and A –Comin,” created by promoter sponsored The beautiful mountain past of Sevier County. If Knoxville News Sentinel concerts featuring head- scenery was a perfect you have suggestions for artist Bill Dyer. liners such as Liberace setting for “Dark of the future topics, would like to While Rel worked per- and Dina Shore before Moon,” a dramatic play submit a column or have sistently on finances and Rel and Wilma Maples in the vein of “Romeo comments contact Carroll publicity, Wilma worked donated the propand Juliet,” based on the McMahan at 453-6411 or behind the scenes on erty to the University of ancient European Ballad e-mail to cmcmahan@scoc. costumes, promotion, Tennessee in 1966. “Barbara Allen,” set in org; or Ron Rader at 604business management, The University of the southern moun9161 or e-mail to ron@ housing, landscaping, Tennessee Speech and tains and written in an ronraderproperties.com. purchasing, bookkeepTheater Department proing, ticket sales and per- duced popular plays for sonnel. During the proover a decade. Tourist duction, Kermit Hunter and local residents alike experienced such iconic and his wife, Honey, musicals as “Dark of developed a lifelong friendship with Rel and Wilma Maples. After “Chucky Jack” closed, Hunter Hills Theatre was operated by the drama department 3NELLING 3TUDIOS from Union College !LL !GES (located in Barbourville,
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0620
Homes for Rent
House For rent. 3BR 2BA Boyds Creek area No Pets 850-5700
House in Seymour: 3BR, 1BA, LR, kit., laundry room. Located on dead end street. Quiet neighborhood. No Pets! No smoking. $600/mo. + $500 damage deposit. References required. Please call 865-577-3869.
**Nice, cleaN**
3 BR / 2 BA with GARAGe in KodAK AReA
$950.00/mo. + dep. no pets.
865-712-5238
NEW HOMES FOR RENT $650-$1,000 Monthly
865-850-3874 PF 4BD/2BA Almost new. NO PETS. $1100 + Deposit. 865-428-3060
0625
Condominiums for Rent Want to Live in Luxury?... Call Today!
3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets welcome, loaded with all amenities.
Call 865-428-5161
Furnished 2BD/2BA condo. $1100 mo Pigeon Forge. Call Karin 678-777-9099.
Gatlinburg 2BR/2BA Furn. Pool. Rent includes water & cable w/ HBO. No pets. Great location. $875 mo. 1 yr lease. (865)323-0181
New Furn 2BR/2BA, on Pkwy, pool, elec, water, cable, wifi, $1000 mth. 423-838-3303
RESORT CONDO FOR RENT. 1 BR and 2 BR furnished and unfurnished. Includes W/D, water, cable, WIFI, local phone, indoor/outdoor pool. From $550/month + deposit. 865-908-1342
0630
Duplexes for Rent
2BD/2BA in Sev. Retirement area. Small pet ok. $725 + dam. Carport 865-397-1967 Duplex 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath (each side) in Gatlinburg city limits, no pets, one side is $600/MO, one side is $500/Mo. (865) 428-7575
0635 Rooms for Rent
$400/mo. 1/2 water, elect. cable/phone. Nice house, neighborhood. References. 865-774-9118.
For Rent
Beautiful Creekside Rooms in Gatlinburg
• Private Balcony • Jacuzzi, Very Quiet • No Pets, No Dep. • $150/week • Wifi & all utl. included
865-621-2941
Nice, homey room in res. Fully furn. W/D. TV. Yard, Creek, $98 wk includes util. 661-7770
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE 428 Park Rd.
near trolley stop
Includes All Utilities.
Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.
405-2116
0635 Rooms for Rent Gatlinburg/Dudley Creek
Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included. Call for appt.
865-429-2962
Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent Furnished All Utilities, Cable and Tax included
$100 per week 865-621-2941 0670 Business Places/ Offices
Nice Office with Warehouse Bay. Sevierville Reasonable Rent 453-6289 or 548-6838 Warehouse & office space near exit 407, 933-5894 or 382-7781
0675
Mobile Homes for Rent
2 & 3 BR Homes
Pine Knob Mountain View Swimming Pool
865-933-0504 2 & 3 Bedroom near Douglas Dam, $450-$475 mo + Dep. One on large wooded lot. 933-5894 or 382-7781. 2BR/1BA Mobile Home. water/sewer furn. Off Boyd's Creek on Indian Gap Circle. 755-2402 or 933-5509. Clean & Quiet, 2BR 2 BA, large master, W/In Closet, sep.laundry rm, Stove, fridge, D/W. Mowing included. No pets. Close to Sev. $575 mo. First, last & deposit. Call Rebecca 865-621-6615
2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info
428-3096
3BR/2BA $500-$700/mth Boyds Creek Area No pets. 908-8629
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0710
Homes for Sale
2BR/2BA jacq tub, FP, stove, refrig, microwv, dshwshr near schools & hospital. $98,900. 865-984-0141 or 919-4023. Furnished cabin on 2.5 Acres with detached 2 car garage, workshop & hook up for motor home. Just $120,000 Call Elaine at Homes R Us 865-453-6923 Grandview Estates, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Brick Ranch, 2 car garage plus detached 2 car garage/workshop $225,000. for more information call 865-755-1708 Owner/Agent Moving Sale. Must Sell. 2800 SF Home in Pigeon Forge great subdivision. City water, paved road, 3 miles from Parkway, more information call Joe 865-428-6115 or 305-776-6206. Developer close out: Beautiful home site. Utilities, paved road. 2 miles Chapman Hwy. 1.41 ac. $36,000.00. Call Joe: 865-428-6115 or 305-776-6206.
0715
Condominiums for Sale
2 New condos for sale. Owner Financing Available. $189,000, 1,700sf Living, 2 car gar, Jacuzzi, Fpl, Hardwood, All Appl. 865-654-3667 or 865-429-5065
0741
Classifieds ♦ B13
Mobile Homes for Sale
Enjoy the privacy of country living, this 3BR/2BA mobile home on 1.5 acres boasts fresh paint, newly remodeled bathrooms, new laminate flooring, new washer & dryer, new HVAC unit with 10 yr warranty, new plumbing, new water heater & more. Second home site with septic & water, hook up your RV. $82,500. Wendy Sandy, Century 21 MVP, 660-3120 or 429-2121.
0773 Income Property
WANTED: Investor for income producing real estate. Short term, great return. Contact Jeri 863-381-7370.
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RANSPORTATION
0804
Boats for Sale
2001 18ft pontoon boat. Trolling mtr, depth finder, live well. $6800. 430-3391 or 436-4104
0820 Campers/Trailers
2006 Coleman Fleetwood Pop-up camper. Fully-loaded. $5900. 430-3391 or 436-4104
0832
Motorcycles
2006 Honda BTX 1300 for sale. 3800mi like new. $1500 worth of extras. $6500. Call 865-365-7878 after 5pm.
0856
Sport Utility Vehicles
2003 GMC Yukon V8 SLT 4WD. Rear ent ctr. 107000mi, $13,000. 865-621-2578
0868
Cars for Sale
2 Convertibles: 1976 MGB & 1980 Triumph TR7, real nice (865) 429-5756 or 237-1147 2002 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 cyl., AT, AC, 4 Dr., black w/gray interior. 110,000 miles. $3600. Call Benny 865-607-6542.
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community calendar Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
sunday, aug. 29 Boyds Creek Baptist
Service in song with the Partons, 7 p.m., Boyds Creek Baptist Church.
covered dish. 428-5698.
Gospel Concert
Glorybound gospel concert 9:30 a.m., Riverbend Campground. No admission charge.
Glades Lebanon
Glades Lebanon Baptist Church singing 7 p.m. with Straight and Narrow and others. 430-3970.
Mission Presentation
Abundant Life Christian Church, 707 N. Main, Sevierville, will host Professor Brent Brewer at 10 a.m. as he discusses mission trip. 908-7727.
Monday, aug. 30
Union Valley Singing
Singing 7 p.m. at Union Valley Baptist Church with Parton Family.
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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
Walnut Grove Baptist
Gospel singing with Locust Ridge Boys 7 p.m., Walnut Grove Baptist Church. 6175380.
Gists Creek Singing
Gists Creek Baptist Church singing 6 p.m. with Joshua Generation.
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.
Flea Market Fellowship
Fellowship 8-9 a.m. inside Great Smokies Flea Market. Speaker Krista Atchley.
a.m.-6 p.m., Food City Seymour.
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Ski Mountain Road. 436-6434 for location n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC
Al-Anon Group
Al-Anon Family Group meets at 11 a.m., Pigeon Forge UMC. 428-7617 or 680-6724.
wednesday, sept. 1 Medic Blood Drive
Medic blood drive noon-6 p.m., Walgreens Sevierville.
Absalom Allen Reunion 12:30 p.m. Jones Chapel Church Fellowhsip hall. Bring
Farmers market 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.
Democratic Party
Dishdodgers bowling league start-up meeting 6 p.m., Sevierville Bowling Center. 453-6724 or 9089622.
Blood Drive
TOPS
Medic blood drive 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Smoky Mountain Knife Works.
Sevier County Democratic Party meets 7 p.m. at courthouse.
Gatlinburg Garden Club
American Legion
Gatlinburg Garden Club meets 1 p.m. at Community Center. Refreshments served.
American Legion Post 104 dinner meeting, 6 p.m. 9084310 or www.amlgnp104tn. org.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 9335996.
Dishdodgers Bowling
thursday, sept. 2
UMC, Conference Room
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
Mothers Day Out
Mothers Day Out, First Baptist Church, Gatlinburg, fall classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school year for ages 1-4. 436-4685.
Kindness Counts
Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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
Kindness Counts, formerly Feral Cat Friends, meets 7 p.m.. 654-2684.
Scrapbook Club
Scrapbook Club meets 10
Library Free Movie
Anna Porter Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free showing of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nineâ&#x20AC;? at 6:30 p.m. 4365588.
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bluegrass and rock and roll to honky tonk, he said. 3From Page B1 Andersen said his band will play mostly their own songs when they take the participating in his homestage on Friday night, but town fair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do will add a few covers as the fair circuit,â&#x20AC;? he said, but well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to show for now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keeping his appreciation to the ones day job and making appearwho influenced us,â&#x20AC;? he said. ances around the area. Andersen also said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing a lot looking forward to playing of singing, a lot of guest the fair. For the last year, appearances,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I touring has been kept to a did a concert with Vanilla minimum after he and his Ice back in May, participated in an auction as part band won the privilege of of the Boys and Girls Club, being the house band at and just became part of the Wild Horse Saloon in Leadership Tomorrow. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Nashville. sung the National Anthem â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always cool,â&#x20AC;? he said at a lot of Smokies games.â&#x20AC;? of performing at fairs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Despite all that and a few never seen such a big mixjob offers, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ture of all ages. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what ready to give up a job he I like about it, when we do loves. a fair show it just varies and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community has it makes it a lot of fun for given me a lot and I enjoy me.â&#x20AC;? the day to day police work,â&#x20AC;? The fun will continue on he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But eventually Saturday, the last day of the youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably see me sing- fair, with karoake starting ing full time.â&#x20AC;? at 4:30 p.m., followed by a J.C. Andersen is the performance by the Fifth headliner on Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mar- Street Saints. quee. A native of Florida General admission and the son of a Norwegian tickets for the fair are $5 father and American each day, with children 10 mother, Anderson said and under admitted free. he was influenced early Unlimited ride wristbands by his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combined are $12, with coupons love of country and British available online and from rock music and later on participating sponsors. For by alternative rock of the more information, visit 1990s. That wide range of the fair Web site at www. styles has combined to give myseviercountyfair.com or Andersen his own mix of call the fair office at 453songs that can range from 0770.
a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Whispering Winds on Snapp Road. 429-3721.
Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 4284932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131
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