September 20, 2009

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 263 ■ September 20, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ $1.25

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County threatens to sue cities

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Officials: PF, Sevierville breached water contract 5Custom-made career Man’s hobby turns into successful business

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Sevier County Water Committee members this week voted to send a warning shot over the bows of Pigeon Forge and Sevierville city leaders as they contemplated ways to recoup money they

say they’re owed under water sharing contracts.

The county and the cities signed an agreement in 1997 in which the cities agreed to provide water to fill lines serving residents outside the municipal limits if the county laid those pipes. Additionally, the deal calls for the cities to provide regular reports of the expenses and revenues they incur from operating those lines, with half of the left over money to be paid to the county.

Committee members contend the city of Pigeon Forge has not given that information in several years, while Sevierville has never

done it. Further, they say the cities haven’t been remitting the county’s portion of the profits.

“It’s a nightmare,” Commissioner Jim Keener said. “They sit and ignore us like we don’t exist. This is a breach of contract and I would think there would be some potentially serious liability for them.”

Recent data provided by the cities after demands from county leaders suggest Pigeon Forge owes the county as much as $506,158, while Sevierville’s tab could run See contract, Page A12

Mountain life, Page B1

Parking, towing a rod run dilemma

5Gators chomp Volunteers Florida defeats Tennessee 23-13

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

Sports, Page A8

Local

CASA volunteer training scheduled Class for new citizen volunteers begins in Sevierville on Tuesday Page A2

Weather

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Kenny and Evelyn Porterfield, of Morristown, shared their first kiss in their 1957 Chevy.

Car buffs return each year

Today Mostly Storms High: 75°

Tonight Mostly Storms Low: 66° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Deborah Helton, 52 Arleane England, 84 Ada Dykes, 81 Charles Franklin, 87 Robert Moose Timothy Loposser, 35 Shirley Rogers, 73 Ruber Rogers, 78 Coy Rhea DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . A1-12 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . B6 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8-11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . B6-8

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy.

Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

Republicans and Democrats. But during this event, there’s one thing that brings them all together, makes them like family: Their love of classic cars.

Kenny and Evelyn Porterfield of Morristown have been coming to the rod run since 1989. They own a 1957 Chevrolet as well as a paint and body shop they’ve had for 30 years.

For a large group of people, the rod run weekends in Pigeon Forge are just as important as football Saturdays are to SEC fans.

Rod run attendees are a mix of locals and tourists, young and old,

“(Cars) are both our livelihood and hobby,” Evelyn said. “Kenny got the car when he was 15. We painted it in 1985 and showed it for the first time in 1989.”

“It’s what I wanted ever since I was little,” Kenny said. “I bought it for

As long as rod runs have been coming to Pigeon Forge, there has been a struggle below the surface between business owners and those who’ve come to see and be seen.

After the cars flood into the city, they often end up puddled up in parking lots up and along the Parkway.

While some businesses have worked out deals to rent out their parking spaces or make other accommodations, many have opted to patrol their lots, fighting to save them for paying customers.

It’s been a well-known conundrum for years, as See parking, Page A3

Inside

Read The Mountain Press Editor Stan Voit’s account of his first experience with rod run.

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See buffs, Page A3

All hands on deck for law enforcement

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Rod run weekends mean extra hours and extra vigilance for Pigeon Forge police.

The annual events, scheduled on different weekends throughout the year, draw thousands of car enthusiasts to the area in addition to the visitors already coming to enjoy the shopping and attractions.

See law, Page A3

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Motorists are warned as they enter Pigeon Forge of the consequence of blocking intersections.

Swift finish for Shark Race

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer GATLINBURG — They weren’t quite gone in 60 seconds, but this year’s winners in the Great Gatlinburg Shark Race wasted no time getting to the finish line.

They caught a strong current and rode high waters down the Little Pigeon River to the bridge beneath Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, where volunteers fished them out and handed them off to tally the winners.

Entrants paid $10 for each shark, with a chance on the line to win a Nissan Cube and other prizes.

Vicki Balch, of Parrottsville, Tenn., wasn’t there to see her shark break away from the pack and win her the new SUV. The winners didn’t have to be present to win, and threatening clouds combined with a busy slate of college football may have kept them away — none came forward at the event to claim their prizes, but officials will contact them to let them know they’ve won prizes that also include a Nintendo Wii and a vacation package.

All proceeds go to United Way of Sevier County, and Jeff Farrell/The Mountain Press with about 2,500 sharks sold A crowd gathers to watch as the sharks for the Great Gatlnburg Shark Race are sent on their way into the Little See race, Page A12 Pigeon River.

A2 â—† Local

By JANE FORAKER Thanks to all our sponsors, donors, guests, and volunteers for making our second annual Senior Center Summer Spectacular a huge success. All proceeds will directly impact our senior center and our homebound meals program in a positive way.

Join us Tuesday at 10 a.m. for our weekly ballroom dance class instructed by Phil Bourdeau.

Phil will be teaching the waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, tango, merengue, cha cha, rumba, samba, jive and the salsa over a 10-week period. Classes are also scheduled for Thursdays at 1 p.m. Call Phil at 4283720 for information.

Also, on Tuesday at 6 p.m., join us for a potluck/ dance. Bring a covered dish to share and dance to a variety of music. Bring your requests as we’ve got a DJ for the evening. Cost is $5 per person and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

We are headed to Dollywood on Wednesday at 10 a.m. and still have room on the bus. Enjoy a day of catching shows and entertainment.

Tickets can be purchased at Dollywood or use your yearly pass. We’ll be eating lunch while there and head home at 4 p.m.

Call or stop in to reserve your seat on the bus.

Transportation is $2 per person.

Our bimonthly AARP Safe Driving Class is scheduled for Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m. Learn driving tips, and save money on your auto insurance just for taking the course. Call your insurance representative to find out if you qualify for a discount.

Cost for the course is $10 for AARP members or $12 for non-members.

You must pre-register by calling or stopping by the front desk.

On Thursday, we will also be holding our monthly birthday/anni-

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s en i or e v en t s versary potluck luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Normally the luncheon is held on the fourth Friday, but due to our ElderWatch Information Fair that is scheduled for Friday we’ve had to change it. Bring a covered dish to share.

ElderWatch Senior Information Fair on Friday starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. Speakers will offer programs on “The Emotional Effects of Aging,� “How to Get Debt Free,� and “Sexual Assault.� Also, officer Rebecca Cowan will have the latest information on scams and frauds that are targeting seniors. Lunch is free, but you must pre-register by calling or stopping by the front desk.

Ron Schneider and his wife Claudette will start their square dance class on Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. This class is for advanced or beginners. Classes are $3 per person per week and are payable on day of class.

Also, starting in October we will offer a weekly pottery class. Participants will learn how to use the potter’s wheel, glazing techniques, firing, etc. Our instructor is Liza Bach.

The class is $4 per person

and will include supplies.

Stop in or call the front desk to register.

Senior Center menus: Monday, Sept. 21: honey baked chicken, mac and cheese, green beans, roll and rice pudding; Tuesday: cold sub sandwich, tomato soup, cake; Wednesday: beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, peas, roll and dirty pudding; Thursday: pot luck.

Bring a covered dish to share; Friday: Free boxed lunch to the first 125 that sign up for ElderWatch Information Fair. Meals cost $4 per person. Call to make reservations.

Friendly Bridge scores: Cindy McCann 4,830; Barbara Leith 4,490; Martha Gilchrist 3,790.

Weekly schedule: Mondays: Piecemakers Quilt Guild at 9 a.m.; painting with LaViolet Bird at 9 a.m.; 50+ Fitness at 10 a.m.; blood pressure checks 11 a.m.; Sit B Fit (gentle exercise) 11 a.m.; Bible Study 12:30 p.m.; and Bingo at 2 p.m.

Tuesdays: Manicures and pedicures by appointment, 9 a.m.; Woodshop and painting 9 a.m.; Ballroom Dance Class 10 a.m.; Friendly Bridge Group and Bunco Players

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Rummy, Pinochle, Poker and movie party; 2:30 p.m. Dominoes.

Thursdays: Woodshop opens at 9 a.m.; Body Sculpting Class 10 a.m.; Sit B Fit 11 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge 12:30 p.m.; 1 p.m.

Ballroom Dance Class; Tripoley 1 p.m.

Fridays: Ceramics 9 a.m.; 50+ Fitness 10 a.m.; Horseshoes, 10 a.m.; Yoga-Pilates class is offered at 11 a.m.

The Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center and Sevier County Office on Aging is located at 1220 W. Main Street in Sevierville. To make reservations for upcoming events or for more information, please contact us by calling (865) 453-8080 x 108. — Jane Foraker is program coordinator at Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center. She may be reached at 453-8080, ext. 108.

CASA volunteer training scheduled From Submitted Reports

A training class for new citizen volunteers begins in Sevierville on Tuesday.

Court Appointed Special Advocates of East Tennessee is seeking community volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children by monitoring their placements and representing their best interests in court. CASA provides training for volunteers who are then assigned to children who come under the protection of juvenile court.

The goal of the intervention is to shorten their stay in a foster home. A time commitment of 10-15 hours per month is needed.

The agency has served Sevier County since 1993.

The upcoming 30-hour training session will begin Tuesday, and classes will meet from 2-5 p.m. at the courthouse on Tuesdays and Fridays for five weeks. “Community participation is more important than ever,� said CASA Executive Director Carolyn Doty. “Child abuse and neglect rates have increased significantly in Sevier County and with the stress on families created by the current economic situation, the rate is likely to go higher. We are especially in need of volunteers in Sevier County.�

For more information about CASA training, call 329-3399 or visit www.casaofeasttn.org.

Thank You for Being Here!

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This is just one of the many compliments we get at The Hollow Tree Amish Market.

If you like deli meats and cheeses from the Amish countries of Pennsylvania and Ohio then you will enjoy visiting our store.

It is Mennonite owned and operated and we carry all your favorite cheeses like Heini’s, Guggisberg, Hoffman and Pearl Valley.

We also carry meats like Kunzler, J. F. Martin and

Located on the Parkway Across from Wal-Mart in Sevierville

Walnut Creek and all our deli items are priced with value in mind.

Come by and get one of our wonderful sandwiches.

In addition to the deli we have bulk spices, jams, jellies, pickles, gift baskets, baking items and baked items like banana bread, noodles, soup mixes, candies, snacks, fresh made chicken and ham salad plus pimento cheese (a recipe that has been 30 years in the making).

We are located 2 miles down Dollywood Lane off Veterans Blvd at 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd at Timbertops Crossing (Dollywood Ln becomes Upper Middle Creek Rd at the old Dollywood Entrance).

Or you can turn at stoplight #8 on the main parkway in Pigeon Forge then follow Dollywood Ln. We can be reached at 865-453-8335. We look forward to seeing you there.

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That means traffic on the Parkway slows to a crawl or worse, parking becomes scarce and there’s a lot more people and activity for officers to keep up with. For police, that means 12-hour shifts and mandatory work.

“They’re working days off and 12-hour shifts in order to have people out there and try to control things,” Chief Jack Baldwin said.

Even with that approach, there’s only so much they can do. With rod run attendees cruising the Parkway to show off their machines and get a look at the others parked along the road, and with the additional visitors to the area, the main road through Sevier County eventually resembles a parking lot.

“There’s just not a whole lot that we can do about that,” Baldwin said. “We try to keep the intersections form being blocked and try to keep traffic moving as best we can, but when you get so many cars in a space there’s nowhere you can go.

One’s got to leave before another can come in.”

A message board on the way into town reminds drivers of a stiff fine for clogging up intersections; when traffic gets heaviest Baldwin said his officers focus on the intersections so that traffic on other roads can move through and emergency vehicles can reach their destinations as quickly as possible.

Being stuck in the traffic can be a big concern for the road officers trying to get to a call as well.

“From my standpoint as a sergeant I’m worried about my guys,” said Sgt. Gary Campbell. “I don’t want them to get hurt. They’re like my kids so the stressful part to me is making sure they get home safe.”

So it’s especially stressful when he’s in slow-moving traffic and one of his officers announces they’re responding to a call or pulling over a driver where they may need backup.

“Even though I’m a mile way it takes forever to get there because of traffic,” Campbell said.

The city has no law against cruising, Baldwin said. Even if it did, with so many cars traveling through the area, it would be difficult to enforce.

“I don’t know how we would be able to enforce it and enforce it fairly,” he said.

Space on the Parkway is limited, and so are parking spaces. It’s a big concern for local businesses. Some business owners complain that rod run attendees use their parking spaces without using their business — and in the process, discourage paying customers who can’t find parking spaces.

Baldwin acknowledges the issue, but says there’s not always much officers can do. Many of the parking

parking

areas are on a state right of way, he noted, meaning they don’t just serve the nearby businesses.

“When the business gets that piece of property, they cannot control the parking in there. Anybody that wants to park on that property in a parking space is allowed to park there. It doesn’t matter if they’re going to that business or leaving their vehicle and going to another business.”

Officers also have to try to enforce licensing laws.

Lots of smaller vendors try to come to the rod runs and set up merchandising areas without the proper licenses.

“They’re trying to open a business without the proper license, and they can’t do that,” And, with so many people here trying to have a good time, officers have to keep a lookout for people who’ve had too much to drink, start fights or otherwise get out of hand.

During one event, Baldwin said his officers took 400 people to jail and issued 1,500 citations in a single weekend.

That was one of the worst, he said, and over the years they’ve been able to reduce the number of problems through strong enforcement.

But Campbell said officers still use extra vigilance as they patrol during the runs.

“On the road as an officer you’re looking for safety; you’ve got a heightened sense of awareness,” he said. They have to keep an eye on the traffic, on pedestrians trying to safely get across the Parkway and on what’s happening in the parking areas and around businesses. While they focus on the Parkway, they also have to keep up patrols on the other roads and neighborhoods while it’s going on.

The extra hours make it more stressful, he said, and so does the element of the unknown.

With traffic flowing the way it does, and with so many people in large groups, officers rarely make stops or approach groups without backup, he noted.

Working the extra hours creates stress of its own as well.

Through it all, he said, they try to make sure they’re protecting the public and remaining cordial.

“We try to find a happy medium there were we’re still polite to everybody and we keep everybody feeling safe,” he said.

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Vicki Silvis, left, and Avery Martin relax and catch up on what’s new from last year.

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$150, and I’ve been offered $50,000 for it. But I would only sell it if I had to.”

To the Porterfields, the car is priceless — not only because of all the hard work Kenny has put into it over the years, but also because of its sentimental value.

“We dated in that car ... I had my first kiss in that car,” Kenny said with a grin.

The couple likes the fact the rod run is held close to their hometown, and they’ve enjoyed the friendships they’ve made at the event over the years.

“Without our friends, it wouldn’t be the same,” Evelyn said.

Vicki and Ray Silvis from Lancaster, Ky., are part of the Porterfield’s circle of friends that attend the event each year. They became interested in cars through friends who were car buffs. Their own 1971 Chevrolet truck has won awards at numerous car shows and has been featured in magazines.

“Car show people are a different breed of people,” said Vicki, who traveled three hours to Pigeon Forge with her husband. “They respect each other and their cars.”

Avery and Pat Martin of Andersonville also joined the group at the Willow Brook Lodge in Pigeon Forge.

“It’s relaxing,” Avery said of their trip to the rod run each year. “We come and stay for the week.”

When the Martins purchased their 1957 Chevy, it was yellow and white. Pat decided to paint it a sharp, eye-catching blue.

“Kentucky blue!” Vicki said, teasing her friends.

Doug and Brenda Stanfield of Rockmart, Ga.,

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have been making the trip for seven or eight years, attending the rod runs in both April and September. Some years they bring their cars, a 1963 Chevy II and a 1966 Chevy II. “In the area I grew up in, cars were all there was,” Doug said of his hobby.

The rod run pals keep in touch throughout the year, exchanging e-mails and phone calls and even visiting each other at their homes.

They can also count on the friendly familiar faces of others they see each year at the event.

“Normally one of the first things they ask is, ‘What’s new on it this year?’” Ray said. “Someone asked me how much money I had spent on it, and I said, ‘You don’t really want to know!’”

There’s also the good-natured ribbing among the car owners.

“He’s strictly a Ford man,” Kenny said of Ray, “but when it comes to showing cars, look what he has!”

Friends and family, take note: There are some things you just don’t plan on these sacred weekends.

“I can’t believe my daughter decided to get married on rod run weekend two years ago!”

Evelyn said, laughing. “This is like a reunion. If somebody doesn’t show up, we really miss them.” n ebrown@themountainpress.com

folks who have been towed after visiting the events have written letters to the editor and to local officials complaining that their cars were towed during a car show. They contend they’ll never come back because the area isn’t welcoming to the runs.

On the other side, most business owners prefer to remain publicly quiet about the problem, fearing speaking out might chase away the rod run attendees who patronize their shops.

As an example, Pigeon Forge police were called to one store on the Parkway around lunch Friday.

While an employee at the retailer confessed to calling for a tow truck to remove an offending car, he asked that he not be identified in the paper complaining about the parking situation.

If the owners of businesses and errantly parked cars are the losers in the situation, perhaps the only winners are the folks who operate the tow truck companies.

Carr’s Wrecker Service handles many of the calls, helped by deals with many of the businesses in Pigeon Forge that the company will supply their towing needs. Owner Jim Carr says there are signs posted at many of those locations warning folks their vehicles might be towed if they park them illegally, but there’s still plenty of work for the company over the rod run weekends.

“There are signs that say they’ll be towed, and give our name and number,” Carr says. “Either some people don’t read them or they don’t believe them. I’m sure if they knew they’d be towed they wouldn’t park there, but for some reason they still do even with the signs telling them they might be.”

Carr says the majority of the calls he receives are not for display cars but for regular ones driven by folks who have come

to look at the antique and modified models.

“They park them somewhere and they walk on down the road to do something else or to watch the show,” Carr says. “They don’t think anything about it until they get back and find us hooking their cars up or find them gone.

Most of them are furious.

They always think they were in the right. They never think they’re wrong.

They just think they parked in a lot.”

Carr is coy about just how much of a benefit to his business the increased number of calls he receives during rod run weekends is.

“We do charge for the towing,” is as far as he’ll go.

Still, with regular calls plus those from various shops, hotels and restaurants in Pigeon Forge pouring in, it seems likely the events are a generous moneymaker.

Despite that, at least one local towing company has taken a stand against doing the jobs that leave people searching for their rides.

Baker’s Wrecker Service owner Kenny Baker says he won’t do the work because he thinks it’s unfair.

“We will not tow for any of the motels, restaurants or businesses,” he says. “I just feel like if they invite these people here, they should have a place for them to park. We do not do tow-aways.”

There is one exception to Baker’s rule — the company will tow cars if it’s called by the police department. Not doing so would mean Baker’s would be removed from the list of wreckers the city regularly contacts when it finds motorists in need.

Beyond that, the rod run weekends are nothing out of the ordinary for the company.

“I just don’t think it’s right to do the tow-aways,” Baker says. “I’d rather make my living helping people.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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The business, located at 951 East Parkway, Suite 16, in Gatlinburg, is owned by Claudette and Bob Kendig.

About You is an Aveda concept salon, spa and boutique. You can get treatments for nail care, skin care, makeup, hair care and massage.

The business features Monsoon therapeutic showers. Try one for a relaxing experience. There

are 12 shower heads that surround the body and two rainshower heads over the top.

About You can make you feel so much better through its massages.

There are couples massage suites plus two additional — and beautiful — private suites for massages or facials.

About You Salon and Day Spa also has a quiet spa pedicure/manicure area with a Shiatsu chair. So lay back and get your massage in relaxing comfort.

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About You also offers beautiful relaxation in the spa.

The staff at About You is friendly, trained and ready to serve you. Claudette Kendig is the owner and a master stylist and Robin Floyd is esthetician, spa director and massage therapist. Zac Abston and Eric Brown are massage therapists.

Dawn Huskey is manager.

Amy Breiner is wedding coordinator. Lorie Huskey is a master stylist.

Tesa Morris is master stylist and colorist. Marisol Goolsby, Michaela Missler and Alicia Ratliff are stylists and nail therapists.

About You Salon and Day Spa has partnered with Aveda for a good reason.

At the salon they strive to set an example for environmental responsibility, not

just in the world of beauty but throughout the community. Aveda produces earth-conscious products for everything from comforting teas to 97 percent naturally derived color.

There is nothing like About You in Sevier County! The layout, the beauty, the comfort and especially the staff are unique. The staff is the best at what they provide.

And Aveda is unique to the salon and to the world because they are the only company in the world that produces all their products by wind power. The corporate office is run by wind power too.

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A4 â—† Obituaries

The Mountain Press â—† Sunday, September 20, 2009

In Memoriam

Deborah Ann Helton

Deborah Ann Helton, age 52, of Seymour, passed away Friday, September 18, 2009. She was a member of Seymour Heights Christian Church for a number of years.

Survivors: parents, James Harold and Edythe Katy Helton; favorite cousins, Bobby Mott, Sandy Helton, Conley Yates, and Linda McCartha; several other aunts, uncles and cousins; cats, Snow Flake and Spooky; numerous friends; special friends, Elka Hyder, Connie Nachtrab, Jon, Denise, Carter, and Julia Dittrich.

In lieu of flowers donations may be to the family to help with medical expenses or the National Asthma Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206-2762 Funeral service 8 p.m. Sunday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Randy Penwell, Rev. Cynthia Pennington, and Rev. W.A. Galyon officiating. Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Monday at Highland South Cemetery for graveside service and interment.

The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, Tennessee, 37865 (865)577-2807. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam

Arleane England

Arleane England, age 84 of Seymour, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Lem L. England, parents Roy and Zula Stoner, grandson Curtis Wilkins, and brothers Kenneth and Carroll Stoner.

Survivors: daughters, Kay Thomas, Joe Ann Baker, Charolet Graham; son, Billy Joe England; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and one on the way; 1 great-great-grandchild on the way; sister, Louise Reagan, Jean Thomas, Shirley Ogle, Helen Moore, Wilma Clabo; brother, Harold Stoner; numerous nieces and nephews.

The family is grateful to the wonderful people at Masonic Homes of Louisville, KY for their compassionate care and kindness.

Funeral service in the 5 p.m. Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Dallas Moore and Rev. W.A. Galyon officiating. Interment 1 p.m. Monday in Zion Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Timothy Neil Loposser

View Baptist Church. Funeral service 2 p.m. with James Lunsford officiating. Burial with military honors to follow at Howard’s View Cemetery,

Timothy Neil Loposser, age 35, of Seymour, died Friday, September 18, 2009.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Henrytown Road. later by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour.

Shirley Rogers Shirley Rogers, age 73, of South Knoxville passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Coy Otis Rhea

Coy Otis Rhea died due to an accident at his home in Florida, Sept. 15, 2009.

He was retired from the National Park Service serving in the Great Smokies on the Tennessee and North Carolina sides. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors: wife Estherline Rhea; children, Terri Rhea Crockett, Rhonda Rhea Marchand and Mike Rhea; three grandchildren; stepdaughters, Kathy, Rhonda and Tawana; sisters, Christine Rhea Campbell, DaLee Rhea McMahan; brother, Ronnie Rhea; sister-in-law, Joyce Rhea.

Visitation noon to 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 20, at Howard’s

Ruby Estella Daniels Rogers Ruby Estella Daniels Rogers, 78 of Sevierville, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Survivors: husband of 60 years: W. A. (Bud) Rogers; son and daughter-in-law, Edward (Edd) and Janie Rogers; daughters and sonsin-law, Lois and Terry Kirby, Janice and Troy Williams, Teresa Stallings; son-in-

Charles Robert Franklin

Ada Mae Bull Dykes Ada Mae Bull Dykes, age 81, of Seymour, passed away, Friday, September 18, 2009 at Fort Sanders Regional Hospital. She was born December 24, 1927.

Mrs. Dykes was born and raised in Claiborne County.

Ada was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a charter member of Dripping Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Fred Dykes, parents, G.W. and Berdie Bull, brothers, Virch, Glen, and Lillion Bull, and sister, Allene Bull Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Joann and Bud Wolf, Janice and Bill Lewelling; sons and daughters-in-law, Garry and Kearan Dykes, Ronnie and Diane Dykes; grandchildren and spouses, Kristie and Michael Berrier, Kim and Dale Davis, Tina and Rick Taylor, Jeff and Wendy Wolf, Craig and Vanessa Wolf, Kacey and Deven Dykes; great grandchildren, Dalyn Davis, MaKayla and Mason Berrier, and Jordan Wolf; sisters and brother-in-law, Myrtle and Loy Presnell, Mary Greer, and Allene Jessie; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Everett, Roy, Fred and Clara, J.C., Joe and Jewell Bull; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Irene Bull, Ann Bull, Roy and Gearldine Dykes, James and Blanche Dykes, Howard and Nell Dykes, Carl and Linda Dykes, Jessie and Judy Dykes, and Betty Humphrey; several nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday in Atchley’ s Seymour Chapel with Rev. John Whitehead and Rev. Jack Hitch officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Tuesday in Dripping Springs Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, Tennessee, 37865 (865)577-2807.

Charles Robert Franklin, age 87, of Seymour, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the family home.

He was a faithful servant to his Lord and was a member of New Era Baptist Church in Sevierville where he served as a deacon for almost 60 years and had many friends. From the cradle, his children were taught to love the Lord, each other, and friends.

Many in the community considered him to be like a father to them.

His family was his gold.

He would comb over hair and get the children ready for church on Sunday mornings, while mom got breakfast. All the while he would sing hymns to us. He sang in everything he did. He was a carpenter all his life except for the time he worked on the Manhattan Project. He has now gone to be with the Master Carpenter. “Well done my good and faithful servant�

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Ailene Franklin; sons, Art Sylvester Franklin and Connie Franklin; parents, Ernest and Cordia Belle Franklin; brother, Haskell Franklin; sister, Reva Strange.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Larris Hope and Sharon Franklin, Nathan and Debbie Franklin, Curt and Sherry Franklin; daughters and sons-in-law, Charlesetta and Dennis Gray, Drama and Lucky Watson; daughter, Rhonda Clabo; grandchildren, Jason (Rachel) Watson, Sayward Watson, Dennis Gray, Nichole (Alan) Loy, Cletus Franklin, Waylon Franklin, David Franklin, Caroline Barnes, Ray Revis, Nathan Franklin, Alicia Franklin, Misty Kyte, Shanna Reagan, Justin (Sara) Clabo, Bo Clabo, Curtis (Kerri) Franklin, Noel (Allen) Effler; great grandchildren, Dawson & Dylan Loy, Jaden Gray, Conner & Cassidy Watson, Chandler, Emily, Natalie, Madison, and Callie Clabo, Oliver and Kennedy Reagan, Trevor and Kaylin Franklin, Lilly Reuss; brother and sister-in-law, James “Scrubby� and Marjorie Franklin; sisters, Edna Kirby, Imogene Baker, Ruth Boling, Helen Huskey; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Jessee Roberts.

A special thank you to Dr. Wahid Hannah and staff, UT Hospital, Hospice, and Home Health. Also, many thanks to everyone for their prayers, food, and concern.

Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Seymour, 11621 Chapman Highway, Seymour with Pastor Dwayne White and Preacher Curt Franklin officiating. Interment will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Shiloh Memorial Cemetery in Pigeon Forge. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements

by Dotson Funeral Home, Maryville/Seymour.

(865-984-5959)

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In Memoriam

Robert A. Moose

Robert A. Moose passed away September 18, 2009 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center after a short illness.

Bob was a commercial artist for the snack food industry for 40 years. He and his wife, Bobbie, opened a gallery, Brush and Pen/ BobiArt Studios, on the Art and Crafts Loop in Gatlinburg in 1998.

He was preceded in death by his Father, Ed Moose, his Mother, Nova Johnson Moose, and his Brother, Neil Moose, all of Oklahoma.

He is survived by his wife, Bobbie, of Pigeon Forge, his daughter Christina Beard-Moose, and his grandson, Matthew Taylor, both of New York.

A memorial will be held at the Morning Mist Village, 601 Glades Road, Arts and Crafts Loop, Gatlinburg, TN on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.

Local arrangements by McCarty Funeral Directors and Cremation Services, 607 Wall Street, Sevierville, 774-2950.

law, Dave Gibson; seven grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; brother, Fred Elmore.

Funeral service was held Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Jones officiating. Interment was Saturday in Highland South Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Blazer officiating. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Love it or hate it, rod run something to experience at least once in life

By STAN VOIT Editor

else. This is not an exhibition. Many of the cars are for sale, though it’s hard to know how many sales are PIGEON FORGE — made.

There are three things you If you want to watch, are told to remember when you move to Sevier County: stake out your position Learn to like pancakes, visit earlier in the week. Most people use those folding Dollywood on a Sunday sports-type chairs that afternoon to avoid the crowds, and stay away from can be compressed like an umbrella. Traditional lawn Pigeon Forge on rod run chairs seem as outdated as days.

The first two make sense, VCRs and Atari games.

If you drive, be prepared but not to experience a for a slow ride. Think rod run is like never tastNeyland Stadium traffic ing cotton candy or seeing after a triple-overtime win Cades Cove in winter. You over Florida. It took me can grab a spot along the Parkway, unfold your chair 25 minutes to drive from Dollywood Lane to Old and watch it roll by, or Mill. One reason is that I you can get your vehicle in stayed on the outside lane, line and drive it. I decided where people gawk and the to drive it Saturday in my old vehicles. The other two 2000 Ford Ranger pickup. lanes move more quickly.

When it comes to a rod run, you either like it or hate But hey, going so slow allows you to take it all in. it. Sort of the way people The sights are Americana feel about Simon Cowell. Or of the highest order. Lots of Dick Cheney. families, with fathers showIt is a spectacle, to be ing old cars to their chilsure. Think “America dren. The tales they must be Graffitiâ€? and a Mecum telling‌ auto auction. From one The modes of transportaend of the Parkway almost tion for those not in cars to the river bridge at the range from electric bicycles Sevierville line, you’ll to fancy golf carts to motorsee hundreds — maybe ized scooters to unicycles thousands — of old cars, to the one way of getting motorcycles, dune buggys around you hardly ever see: and more. If they aren’t in walking. Anything that gets the procession driving by, they are parked everywhere people out of their chairs

and onto their feet is a good thing.

I saw a black and white Volkswagen bug on a trailer, with “Gran Ma’s Surf Shop, Paradise USA� painted on the door. It was being towed by a yellow pickup with “Free Bird� on the back window.

A 1936 red and black Dodge, resting on a trailer, is for sale for $10,000 or best offer.

One woman is riding a bicycle with a cage on the back holding two dogs and a basket on the front with a third dog. Strapped to the back seat are two boxes of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Now what’s that all about?

The thing to remember about a rod run is that for the most part everybody is happy. Hot, but happy.

Drivers are quick to make space for incoming traffic.

Car owners are delighted to tell visitors about their special car. People leave their folding chairs unattended, knowing they’ll be safe and right there when they return.

There are many people who detest rod runs and wish they’d go away. Maybe if those naysayers would experience one, and see the thousands of people in tow, the “no vacancy� signs

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An aerial view of the Parkway in Pigeon Forge on Friday shows the cars parked along the road and the cars driving by to look. on hotels, the crowds in the curio shops and T-shirt stores, they’d think differently. Of course it’s possible they have been to a rod run and that’s why they hate

them. It is an acquired taste.

Don’t like ’em? Follow the advice I got when I moved here and stay away.

But before you close the door — or hood — on them,

experience it one more time.

It’s free, it’s fun, and the exhaust fumes just might give you a real high.

Kodak, was charged Sept.

18 with a second count of violation of probation. He was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Jose Lopez Trejo, 28, of Pigeon Forge, was charged Sept. 18 with driving without a license and financial responsibility law.

He was released on $1,500 bond.

u Christopher Lee Williams, 36, of 1038 Valley View Circle in Seymour, was charged Sept. 18 with harassment (non-verbal/oral threat).

He was released. u Richard Eugene Wooley, 35, of Blaine, Tenn., was charged Sept. 18 with a circuit court warrant. He was being held.

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a r r e sts 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 Myles Patrick Burke II, 20, of Cohutta, Ga., was charged Sept. 19 with carrying a prohibited weapon and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond. u John Dean Byrd, 21, of 2721 Byrd Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 18 with a felony warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Kyle Blair Curtis, 24, of 1110 Rule Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 19 with public intoxication. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Kristi Renee Dyke, 24, of 1103 Ten Pointe Lane in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 19 with a circuit court warrant and a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. She

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u Walter Allen Johnson, 34, of Knoxville, was charged Sept. 18 with a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held. u Darrell Dewayne Matthews, 48, of 1989 McCleary Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 19 with possession of a schedule VI substance.

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Caton’s Chapel to hold fundraiser

Caton’s Chapel School will have its second annual dinner-auctiondance Friday. All proceeds will go to buy school computers.

The $5 chili dinner will start at 5 p.m. At 7 p.m. there will be a dance and auction. Children can attend the dance for $3 while the parents attend the auction.

For more information contact Caton’s Chapel School at 453-2132. n

The New Center Little League Football group will host a family fun day from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the Sevier County Fairgrounds.

All proceeds will go toward construction of a new field.

An auction will begin at 2:30. A $5 armband is good for all inflatables. Games will cost 50 cents to $1.

There also will be a dunking booth.

SEVIERVILLE

Bank customers can get flu shot

Citizens National Bank is offering its customers the flu vaccine on Wednesday between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the second floor of the main office, 200 Forks of the River Parkway.

The flu vaccines are offered at $20 per shot and will be given by Rural Medical Services’ mobile unit. For those with Medicare, a claim will be filed. n

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Clinic offering dental services

Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic has appointments available for dental cleanings for medically uninsured residents and workers of Sevier County.

These services are provided on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for $35 to $40. This fee includes cleaning and X-rays. To make an appointment call 7747684 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

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Health department to offer flu shots The Sevier County Health Department will offer seasonal flu vaccine on Monday from 12:30-4 p.m. and Tuesday from 8:15-11:30 a.m. at the department, 227 Cedar St. The cost is $25.

To make an appointment for vaccination or ask questions about flu vaccine, call 453-1032. n

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Broadband could come to rural Tenn.

NASHVILLE (AP) — State officials and some private organizations are hoping to use federal stimulus money to bring affordable highspeed Internet connections to rural areas of Tennessee.

The Recovery Act passed earlier this year to boost the economy set aside roughly $7.2 billion in federal grants and loans to expand Internet availability to poorly served parts of the nation. Public and private agencies are trying to get some of the

money.

One of the most ambitious proposals for Tennessee is from Ashburn, Va.based DigitalBridge Communications, which is seeking more than $100 million to provide access to about 600,000 more households in 69 counties in Tennessee, including Sevier County.

The company charges $35 a month for 2 to 4 megabits of download speed, fast enough to watch most videos and listen to music online.

That’s a bit less than

what AT&T charges for 3-megabit service in the Nashville area, at $42.95 a month. However, AT&T offers a $37.95 rate at that speed to customers who also buy its landline phone service.

“Competitive pricing is exactly what we need if we are going to provide broadband (highspeed Internet) to everyone across the state,” state Sen. Roy Herron, a Dresden Democrat and co-chairman of the state’s broadband task force, told The Tennessean.

“What interstate high-

ways were to the 20th century, broadband is to the 21st century.”

DigitalBridge’s plan could be aided by the state. Tennessee state agencies have sought more than $30 million in stimulus money, most of it to upgrade about 80 communication towers the state owns so that companies such as DigitalBridge and AT&T could use them to expand Internet access.

The state also wants to add computers to libraries and promote Internet use with the funds.

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New Center group to host fundraiser

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The Mountain Press is accepting entries for its first Holiday of Hope pageant, a fundraiser for Relay For Life.

The pageant will be held Nov. 21 at Tennessee Shindig, with age divisions for infants through adults.

Registration forms can be picked up at The Mountain Press, Tennessee Shindig, branches of Citizens National Bank and Tennessee State Bank, Thomas Photography and Colour Bar and Spa. Forms can also be downloaded at www.themountainpress.com/downloads/ HolidayofHope.pdf. Get more information at http:// holidayofhope.blogspot. com

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national quote roundup “Absolutely no way, it’s a rumor.”

— Attorney Arthur Folsom in response to a senior U.S. intelligence official, who linked 24-year-old airport shuttle driver Najibullah Zazi to a terrorist plot being investigated in New York and Denver.

“When they really picked it up, and you could see the liquid and food dripping out of their mouths, that was pretty disgusting.”

— Spectator Dolores Lucero of Albuquerque, N.M., after the burrito eating contest at the New Mexico State Fair.

“I’m scared.”

— Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila, in the U.S. for 15 days to promote his new CD. Aguila is not sure if he’ll be able to return home because of his sharp criticism of the Cuban government.

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Gatlinburg City Commission listened to a presentation this week that could eliminate landfill garbage in the county while producing “green” electricity and paying for itself with “green credits.” The new technology, which could be added to the new compost facility, would use all leftover inorganic material that cannot be composted for the creation of electricity.

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff determined in a ruling released Friday that Michael Jackson’s mother can argue against keeping the men currently administering her son’s estate without being disinherited.

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Wellons keeps true to mission of SMARM They don’t come much better than Dick Wellons. Here is a guy who truly lives his faith, who spends every day trying to help people as director of Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries.

Yeah, I know, it’s his job and he’s paid to do it, but there are jobs and there are callings. His is a calling.

When the bad times come, agencies like SMARM can get overwhelmed with people looking for assistance. Sevier County has a number of agencies set up to help people with specific needs, such as victims of domestic violence or children or soldiers or health care. SMARM is your all-purpose agency, the utility infielder you keep on the roster because he can do it all.

SMARM finds room for the homeless and transient, serves weekly hot meals, provides gas and utility money for those in a pinch, and gives away a lot of clothing as well as hundreds of winter coats every fall.

Wellons supervises all that while trying to find new revenue to ensure such services can continue. It’s not easy. Churches, businesses and individuals have cut down on what they donate because their own resources are reduced. SMARM will accept federal grants, but not if they come with strings attached that prevent it from its Christian ministry aims.

Those in need asking for help from SMARM don’t have to meet a faithbased litmus test to get assistance, but SMARM wants to be able to offer prayer and spiritual guidance if asked.

“We would never discriminate against anyone, but if you take some federal funds, you may have to jump through hoops,” Wellons said. “We’re trying to find some common ground so we can use some of these dollars to help people, as long as we are allowed to use that money without us not being able to say we’re Christians.”

SMARM is entering its eighth year, and Wellons has run it all those years.

General Sessions Court Judge Dwight Stokes is the longtime board chairman.

It has been the go-to agency all that time for people on need.

From its offices in downtown Sevierville they get a steady stream of people in need of assistance. The sour economy has made that steady stream flow a little faster.

What Wellons sees these days are not just local people down on their luck and out of work, but people from other states who have come here thinking we have lots of jobs for the taking. They arrive in barely running automobiles, their possessions jammed into the back seat and trunk, wanting jobs but finding few available.

“It’s difficult,” he said. “It’s not that there aren’t jobs, but generally the ones they want are already filled.”

Then there are men like the one Wellons tried to help Friday morning.

He had just been released from jail, and had a home, family and job waiting for him out of state — if only he could get there. SMARM stepped in.

At one time Wellons wanted a shelter in Sevier County, but now he’s not so sure that’s the right move. It might be overrun with people seeking not just a night or two of housing, but weeks.

Funding such an operation is just more than the agency thinks it can manage, especially in these times.

So for now, SMARM will continue its mission and provide housing in local motels for a night or two.

“It would be great to have something temporary, but temporary is not temporary any more,” Wellons said.

SMARM is gearing up for its annual Streams of Mercy banquet, a major fundraiser. Scheduled for Oct. 1 at the Events Center in Sevierville, it will feature Bill Williams of WBIR-TV as guest speaker. There will be a silent auction, music and the meal. Tickets are $35 each and available at the SMARM office downtown or from board members. You also can call 908-3153.

Keeping an agency like SMARM strong and viable is important. It does good work and good deeds.

Wellons and his staff fulfill their mission in so many ways. We’re lucky to have them.

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

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

Editorial

Constitutionally speaking...

Never forget the wisdom of the founders and the wonderful document they created On May 25, 1787, delegates representing every state except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. The building, now known as Independence Hall, is where a draft of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation were signed. Rather than amend those articles, those at the convention decided to write a new constitution for this new land of freedom.

George Washington was elected convention president.

It wasn’t an easy process. Lots of debate, at times rancorous and heated, ensued. The convention was divided over several issues, including state representation in Congress. Through discussion and compromise, the document moved along and was signed on Sept. 17, 1787. Four months it took for these men to write what still stands as the greatest constitution ever created in support of freedom and democracy.

The Bill of Rights came along two years later.

Wonder how long it would take to do that now. It’s for sure that compromise, debate and reasoned discussion

are becoming lost arts, a throwback to a bygone era when people with disagreements worked them out and backed off to reach accord.

The Spencer Clack chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution keeps the Constitution alive and encourages study and appreciation of this glorious document. It has been amended only 27 times in its more than 200 years as a living, breathing set of rules by which we are to govern ourselves.

It is a testament to our founding fathers that they put into the document what they wanted the country to be, not what they may personally have thought or pushed for. Many people today talk about what the writers of the document meant, or what they said in the debates, or what they wrote before or after it was ratified. What matters is what the Constitution actually says.

The framers knew that society would change and evolve with new inventions and modern thinking that would have to survive under the original document. The people who wrote the Constitution never envisioned the

Internet or television or satellites or atomic bombs or digital cameras or 24-hour news and opinion. But they knew better than to try to guess at the evolution of our society.

They stayed away from listing what was and wasn’t to be kept private, for example, so we wouldn’t be able to claim later that something was private just because the Constitution didn’t mention it. They gave us freedom of speech, but knew that didn’t come with unlimited authority. You still can’t yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater, but you can burn the American flag in protest.

We’re still a young republic, facing our greatest challenges ever.

Our future is uncertain. But our Constitution — well, that’s pretty special no matter the troubled times in which we live.

Constitution Week continues through Sept. 23. Be proud of our country, but be honored by its Constitution. “Democracy,” Winston Churchill said in 1947, “is the worst form of government — except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Indeed.

Political view

Use of golf carts at car shows needs to be clarified by officials

Editor: For the last few years I have been coming to Pigeon Forge twice a year for car shows. As we fill all of the motels and restaurants and the streets with hot rods, we have all noticed that Pigeon Forge hates to see us coming.

First of all, the charges at motels and some restaurants go up ridiculously for the car shows, but I guess that is the American way.

I don’t mind paying for food and lodging, because I enjoy the week. I also know that I have a choice to come or not.

Now, for the real beef: The last five years, I have brought a golf cart to ride and enjoy. On Sept. 11, I was crossing the road and a police officer stopped me. I was told to park the cart and not ride it any more. I obeyed.

Public forum By the way, my cart is street legal with tag, insurance, horn, brake lights, turn signals, mirrors, etc.

As the day went on, I saw carts, some that didn’t have tags or lights, riding the streets and parking lots. I went to see the chief of police. The chief informed me that he could not give me permission to break the law, that it was a state highway. He also said the police could ticket me for riding in parking lots and on private property.

I continued to notice some carts on the four-lane. I saw one cart in particular just like mine, except a different color. Riding in the cart was a retired police officer from Kingsport, Tenn. The chief also informed me that the handicapped scooters like you see in Wal-Mart can ride the highways and parking lots. He told me that the week before they received a call that a person on one of these

scooters was coming up the highway at the Spur. Cars were swerving to miss him. All the officer could do was tell the person to be careful.

The chief stated that the two-seated golf carts that you used to be able to rent were not golf carts but electric cars made by Chrysler.

These electric cars don’t have a back bumper.

How would these vehicles rate in a crash test?

I was told the mayor made a speech at the car show thanking everyone for coming.

Maybe he was really thanking us for the revenue.

All I am asking is that the City Council, mayor or police department make a decision on whether we can bring our carts or not. If not, they need to get the political buddies off the street as well.

Jerry Gregory Opelika, Ala.

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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Sunday, September 20, 2009

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL

A morale victory for UT? Defense, running game keep Vols in contention with Gators

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida didn’t embarrass Tennessee and its new coach, just beat them behind Tim Tebow and a stingy defense.

Tebow ran for 76 yards and a touchdown, Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals and the Gators opened Southeastern Conference play with a 23-13 victory over the Volunteers on Saturday.

The Gators (3-0, 1-0) won their fifth straight in the series and set a school record with their 13th consecutive victory.

Florida started counting down for this one more than nine months ago, right after Lane Kiffin vowed to sing “Rocky Top” all night long after beating the Gators. Kiffin also riled up Florida with his false allegations of NCAA violations by Florida coach Urban Meyer.

The Gators downplayed Kiffin’s comments publicly, but privately vowed to make him pay on the field.

Meyer and Kiffin exchanged a

quick handshake when it ended.

Meyer then spent more time with several Tennessee players, offering them congratulations on a game well played.

Tebow, return man Brandon James and the defense did most of the damage — no surprise, because all three have given the Vols fits the last three years.

Tebow completed 14 of 19 passes for 115 yards, and had two turnovers that Tennessee (1-2, 0-1) turned into 10 points.

James returned three kickoffs for 97 yards, helping set up Florida’s first 13 points. The defense harassed Jonathan Crompton and twice held the Vols to short field goals when they were in position for touchdowns.

Ahmad Black also intercepted Crompton on fourth down with about 2 minutes to play, ending Tennessee’s last chance at knocking off the defending national champions.

The Gators didn’t have a Phil Sandlin/AP chance to run up the score like Tennessee running back Montario Hardesty (2) gains yardage as he get past Florida many thought they might. They linebacker Brandon Spikes (51) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in See VOLUNTEERS, Page A9 Gainesville on Saturday.

PREP FOOTBALL

Bears undefeated heading into IMAC battle with Eagles

5-0 SCHS team is looking for first playoff berth since 2006

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County Bears are off to the best start of the Steve Brewer era, as Saturday night’s win over Cocke County made the Purple and White 5-0 at the midway point of the season.

“Since I’ve been here we’ve never been 5-0, and that’s what I told our team last night, if they want to go somewhere they’ve never gone, they’ve got to do something they’ve never done,” Brewer said.

Still, coach Brewer isn’t letting the Smoky Bears count their chickens before they hatch.

“There are some tough football games ahead, though, starting with Seymour,” Brewer said Saturday evening.

That’s the Seymour Eagles that beat the Smoky Bears last year 13-7 and prevented SCHS from a winning season, as the Bears lost two of their final three after that, ending the year 5-5 and out of the playoff picture.

Brewer is familiar with the dangers Seymour presents to the

Jason Davis/The Mountain Press

Sevier County quarterback Zach Flynn celebrates a first quarter touchdown run with teammate Isaac McMahan during the Smoky Bears’ 47-6 win.

Bears.

“I think the longer that offense has a chance to practice and work the better it’s going to get,” Brewer said of the Eagles. “I think they’ve got some talented skill players and they play some good defense — they held Jefferson County to seven last night.”

That’s why the Bears are going to get down to business on the practice field for the next two weeks in preparation for the Eagles.

“We’ll meet Monday morning as a staff, and set the agenda for the week,” Brewer said.

“Obviously that’s a time where you can get back to some fundamentals and focus on efficiency

Jason Davis/The Mountain Press

Sevier County running back Dakota Cogdill runs during the Smoky Bears’ win, as teammate Bryson Maples tries to block two Cocke County defenders. and special teams. And just as important, it gives you the chance to heal some nicks and sprains and bruises. I don’t think the open week could at a better time for us.”

When the two teams finally do meet in Burchfield Stadium two

Thursdays from now, both teams, and their respective fans, should be ready for a battle.

“I’m sure they’re coming up looking excited and wanting to try to make it two in a row,” Brewer said. “(And) it’s going to be on TV, and I think it’s going to

be a great night for football.

“Hopefully we’ll see Seymour bring a lot of folks, and we’ll have a lot of folks show up, and we’ll have a great atmosphere and a great game.” mpsports@themountainpress.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Youth, new district contributing to Pigeon Forge’s difficulties

By RICH HAILEY Sports Correspondent

PIGEON FORGE — His starting quarterback is a freshman. His two most productive running backs are sophomores. His leading tackler is also a sophomore.

In fact, his starting lineup reads more like a junior varsity team than the varsity.

As if that’s not enough of a challenge for Pigeon Forge coach Lee Hammonds, he also has to contend with a new conference and play-

off structure that’s as complicated as the college BCS, and just about as popular with the fans and coaches.

“When it takes a 25-minute Power Point presentation just to determine how a team can make the playoffs, that tells you there’s something wrong with it.

It’s too confusing,” said Hammonds.

The TSSAA has issued a six-page handbook describing how Tennessee teams are classified and how they qualify for playoffs.

It reads like bicycle assembly instructions

translated from Japanese to English by a man who speaks neither language.

It breaks down like this: Tennessee teams are divided into two classifications, Division I and Division II. Division II schools are generally private schools; Division I is everybody else.

Division I is broken into 6 classes by size of enrollment, 1A through 6A, grouped into three classes — A, AA, AAA. Class 1A and 2A are subdivisions of Class A. Class 3A and 4A are subdivisions of Class

AA, and Class 5A and 6A are subdivisions of Class AAA. Each Class, the A, AA, AAA class not the 1A, 2A,3A etc, is broken into districts, based on location.

Each district must have teams from the two subclasses in the class.

In order to make the playoffs, teams must qualify for an automatic berth, or as a wild card.

To win an automatic berth, a team must finish first or second in its district, or in the top half of its class (the 1A, 2A, 3A, etc

class) in the district.

After all the automatic berths are determined, any gaps in the brackets are filled with wild card teams, who are selected through a series of tie breakers.

For Pigeon Forge, the road to the playoffs will be rocky even in the best of times. As a 3A team, they will be competing against larger 4A schools like Fulton and Carter for a first or second place finish.

With just three teams in their subdivision, the Tigers, GP, and Austin

East, only one will win an automatic berth.

While not happy with the way the schools are classified, Hammonds remains determined.

“Schools like us do not need to be competing against teams like Fulton and Austin East and those guys,” he said. “It’s not a level playing field. But you’ve got what you’ve got.”

Pigeon Forge plays a non district game next week, traveling to meet the Grainger County Grizzlies (2-3). Game time is 7:30

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VOLUNTEERS 3From Page A8

didn’t rub it in, either.

In fact, the postgame celebration was about as conservative as the game plan.

The most fun Florida fans seemed to have was singing their version of “Rocky Top” in the closing seconds. “Rocky Top, you’ll always be, second in the SEC,” they sang.

After two nifty 4-yard runs by Tebow, the Gators looked like they would put the game away. But Tebow fumbled at the 4-yard line, and Tennessee scored seven plays later to make it 23-13.

It was Tebow’s second turnover of the game.

He threw an interception in the first half that Tennessee turned into a field goal.

Otherwise, Tebow was tough to stop.

He ran 24 times in what surely will be called a boring game plan. It appeared as if Florida’s coaching staff didn’t think their offensive line could block long enough to find receivers down field, or maybe the receivers just

John Raoux/AP

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffen, left, and Florida coach Urban Meyer shake hands after an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla., Saturday. Florida won 23-13 couldn’t get open.

Either way, this was clear: Florida really misses Percy Harvin.

The Gators may have had some excuses. They played without receiver Deonte Thompson, one of their deep threats, and Tennessee safety Eric Berry seemed to be all over the field. He was blitzing Tebow on one play, blanketing receivers the next and wreaking havoc on Florida’s offense.

Meyer turned to Tebow.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Ninth-inning run gives Smokies game two SEVIERVILLE — Friday night’s Game 3 of the Southern League Championship Series once again came down to a single run.

On manager Ryne Sandberg’s 50th birthday though, it was the Tennessee Smokies who delivered the knockout blow.

Starlin Castro’s gamewinning single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Smokies a 5-4 victory over the Jacksonville Suns, cutting the Suns’ series lead to two-games-to-one in this best-of-five series.

With the score 4-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth, the Smokies were looking to get a runner into scoring position.

Brandon Guyer’s oneout single and subsequent stolen base accomplished this, putting him on second. Castro then slapped a 2-2 pitch off Jacksonville reliever Kasey Olenberger (0-1) up the middle to score Guyer for the gamewinner.

Tennessee looked to erase the late-inning drama that plagued them in Games 1 and 2 in Jacksonville.

The Smokies countered an early run by the Suns with three of their own in the bottom of the first. RBI singles by Blake Lalli, Marquez Smith and Welington Castillo put the Smokies up 3-1 after one.

Jacksonville’s Bryan Petersen, hitting .433 in this week’s series, answered the Smokies three-spot with a two-run home run to right in the second, tying the game at three.

The Suns would retake the lead in the third on a Scott Cousins sacrifice fly off Tennessee starter Casey Coleman.

Coleman would leave the game after four innings of work, allowing four runs on five hits. He would strike out three and walk two.

After Tyler Colvin’s twoout RBI-double to right in the fifth tied the game at four, the Smokies bullpen would take care of the rest.

David Cales and Marcos Mateo (2-1) kept the Suns off the board for the final five innings. Combined, the duo struck out five and allowed only three hits.

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His best plays were short gains late in the game. He started right on a third-and-3 play, looked to throw and then cut back left and headed across field. He eluded Wes Brown’s grasp, then tiptoed down the sideline

for a 4-yard gain. Instead of possibly being forced to punt, the Gators scored a touchdown to make it 23-6.

On the next possession, Tebow used a nasty spin move to escape Berry and Gerald Williams, then hit Dennis Rogan so hard the defender’s helmet flew off.

Crompton didn’t do nearly as much for the Vols.

He was 11 of 19 passing for 93 yards, with two interceptions. He also was sacked once. Tennessee clearly wanted Montario Hardesty and Bryce Brown to handle most of the load. Hardesty ran 20 times for 96 yards and a touchdown. Brown added 21 yards.

They might have found it a bit easier after Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes injured his ankle early in the game and eventually left the game.

No. 1 FLORIDA 23, TENNESSEE 13

Tennessee Florida

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3 0 10 10

7 0

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13 23

First Quarter Fla—FG Sturgis 37, 11:33.

Tenn—FG Lincoln 24, 3:00.

Second Quarter Fla—Tebow 1 run (Sturgis kick), 12:48.

Tenn—FG Lincoln 20, 5:56.

Fla—FG Sturgis 29, :51.

Third Quarter Fla—FG Sturgis 35, 9:3 3.

Fla—Demps 7 run (Sturgis kick), :07.

Fourth Quarter Tenn—Hardesty 17 run (Lincoln kick), 8:11.

A—90,894.

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Tenn Fla First downs 13 20 Rushes-yards 32-117 44-208 Passing 93 115 Comp-Att-Int 11-19-2 14-19-1 Return Yards 0 0 Punts-Avg. 3-39.3 1-55.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-40 4-25 Time of Possession 27:20 32:40 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tennessee, Hardesty 20-96, B.Brown 8-21, Crompton 3-6, Moore 1-(minus 6). Florida, Tebow 24-76, Rainey 9-64, Moody 3-33, Demps 4-31, James 3-4, Team 1-0.

PASSING—Tennessee, Crompton 11-19-2-93. Florida, Tebow 14-19-1-115.

RECEIVING—Tennessee, B.Brown 3-34, Jones 2-25, Cooper 2-16, Hancock 1-5, Oku 1-5, Cottam 1-4, Hardesty 1-4. Florida, Hernandez 4-26, Cooper 3-25, James 3-23, Nelson 2-26, Demps 2-15.

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Luck not with Seymour in 7-3 loss

By JASON ELLIS Sports Correspondent

The Sevierville Middle School cross country team is exceeding expectations this season.

SMS runners doing well in 2009 SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The SMS cross country team has started off the season with two impressive showings.

In what could be called a rebuilding year, coach Jamiee Collier has her talented group on the way up the rankings of the Middle School division.

After completing the first two events at Victor Ashe

Park and Cove Lake State Park, both the girls and boys teams have improved their times in an effort to move into position to compete for a place in the Middle School Championships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m impressed with the effort my runners have put forth,â&#x20AC;? Collier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After our first meet, I told them I expected everyone

Middle school Bears lose heartbreaker 14-13 The Sevier County Middle School football team played their first home game of the year Thursday evening, losing a heartbreaker to the Carpenters Middle School Cougars 14-13.

THe Bears got on the board first as Luke Manning raced over 30 yards into the endzone for the score. The PAT by Manning was good and the Bears led 7-0.

The next score came at the start of the third quarter as the Bears marched down the field on their opening position and saw Connor Bailey pluge into the endzone for the touchdown. The PAT was no good and the Bears led 13-0.

But the Cougars wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away and scored their own touchdown and tacked on the two-point try, narrowing the score to 13-8.

The fourth quarter saw both sides stall on their drives but Carpenters found their tight end open for a touchdown with less than 20 seconds remaining to win the game 14-13. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a very tough loss for us this evening but we have improved in areas each week but just cannot find a way to finish our opponents,â&#x20AC;? coach Jim Bingham said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids played hard and that is what we have to continue to do, to try and get into the win column.â&#x20AC;?

to break their most recent time in the next meet. They worked hard during the week and my expectations were met at Cove Lake.â&#x20AC;?

Leading the girls team is third-year runner Kasey Funderburg, who finished 29th at Cove Lake with a time of 15:58 knocking off 1:30 between her first and second starts of the season.

Newcomer Laura Ratledge, participating in her first race, finished 45th with a time of 16:53.

Rounding out the girls team at Cove Lake were Brooklyn Fox (17:06), Samantha Etherton (18:14), Josie Jenkins (18:14), Kennedy Russell (18:53), Chandler Horne (19:04), Laurel Galentine (23:02), Kate Benjamin (23:17) and Madison King (23:20).

On the boys side the team

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is lead by second-year runner Connor Ritz.

Only 6th grader, Ritz has moved up the leaderboard in the past two weeks with an impressive 27th place finish at Cove Lake with a time of 14:03.

Equally impressive is the fact that the boys team finished the day with all runners placing in the top 70.

Rounding out the boys team were Tyler Stinnett (14:28), Andy Stinnett (15:22) and Aaron Riedel (15:27). â&#x20AC;&#x153;This team puts forth the effort and gives me heart, therefore, they see the results,â&#x20AC;? Collier added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about the rest of the season.â&#x20AC;?

Next week the team heads to Melton Hill Dam to tackle a tough course and build upon a successful start to the season.

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Its an old superstition everyone has heard before.

Friday night it happened to the Seymour High school football team.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rare to see a wide receiver, or any offensive player for that matter, get the ball taken away in the end zone. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they live for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; touchdowns under the lights.

Its even more unlikely that it would happen in the same place on the field to the same position twice in the last five minutes.

The Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coaching staff clearly saw something they liked in the fourth quarter offensively. After not moving the ball much in the first three periods, the Eagles had three golden opportunities to score and win their second district game.

They came away with only three points to show for it.

After missing on a pass by Eagle QB Dustin Fain in the corner of the end zone, on a play that could have been ruled a touchdown if high school football had instant replay, Seymour was forced to settled for a 3-0 lead.

On the ensuing possession, Eagle DB Cody Sands picked of a Patriot pass attempt to give Seymour the ball in good field position, but the drive stalled.

Jeff County scored the what would turn out to be the game winner on the next possession when they hooked up on a slant break-

ing free for a 65-yard TD and the lead 7-3.

Seymour kept their composure, though, moving the ball passing and running 12 plays for 65 yards right back at the Patriots.

As lightning struck over the hills around the stadium it struck on the field with five minutes to go when a Fain pass delivered on the money was ripped away at the last possible second by Jeff County DB Bo Ausmus in the end zone intercepting the Eagles first gamewinning chance.

With its back against the wall the Seymour defense led by Joe McCarter and Keegan Newport stopped the Patriots like it had done most of the night, forcing a punt with 3:12 remaining.

Two plays later lightning struck a second time, yet again to a Seymour wide receiver.

Racing down the sideline on a 65-yard pass from Fain, a Seymour wide out gets ran down and has the ball stolen away on a Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hustle play. Again near the same spot right at the end zone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we had it, I thought we had the ball and the touchdown,â&#x20AC;? Seymour coach Jim Moore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They made a great play.â&#x20AC;?

Next week the Eagles get a week off to work on some things before the showdown with the Sevier County Smoky Bears on Thursday night, Oct. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have got to get our kick off coverage worked out,â&#x20AC;?

Moore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will just take time to get back to basics.â&#x20AC;?

Asked specifically about the big game against SCHS, Moore said, simply, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they are all big ballgames for us.â&#x20AC;?

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up to $326,436. Those figures include the revenue generated from the customers on the county’s lines, minus maintenance and repairs performed by city workers to those pipes, engineer Gary McGill said.

The other commissioners agreed with Keener, saying the county has tried on numerous occasions to secure the information and money to which it believes it’s entitled to no avail.

“We’ve been talking for years. It’s time for action,” Commissioner Tommy McGaha said.

The action the group debated during the special session is sending a strongly-worded letter that includes the threat the county might sue if it doesn’t have its money or a plan in place to get it from the cities within 60 days.

That letter, which the committee eventually approved, will be sent to all the officials in both cities and calls for an end to the issue.

“In the absence of payment or a satisfactory plan to resolve this matter, the county will be forced to consider necessary actions to achieve a solution,” reads the letter penned by McGill and signed by County Mayor Larry Waters.

The move to suggest legal action might be necessary isn’t one the group has taken lightly. While Thursday’s session was by no means brief, its time pales in comparison to the more than three hours the committee spent discussing the issue and others during its last meeting.

Much of the more recent discussion was spurred by a suggestion by county attorney Jerry McCarter that the group consider cutting the veiled threat of legal action.

“I don’t know that we should put, ‘We’re going to sue you,’ in writing,” McCarter said.

“It would kind of irritate me if I got something like that.”

Beyond potentially making the cities unwilling to cooperate, McCarter worried there may be legal defenses the cities could use in such a case.

For instance, the breaches the county leaders suggest have happened started many years ago. As such, McCarter said attorneys defending the cities would certainly argue the statute of limitations on those issues have run out.

“We can certainly anticipate their defense,” McCarter said.

Though he conceded he’s no lawyer, McGill defended the threat, saying he believes the breach is an ongoing thing since the cities still have not made their annual remittances.

Despite reassurances from Waters that a newlyelected Pigeon Forge City Commission may be willing to work amiably to resolve the conflict, four of the group’s five members voted in favor of sending the letter with the questioned paragraph included. Commissioner Carroll Rauhuff abstained from the vote.

The matter has come to a head in recent years as county officials have become frustrated not only with the cities’ alleged failure to uphold their ends of the contracts, but also with city refusals to supply water to county-installed lines. The most prominent of those conflicts has left a pipe in the Jones Cove area empty as Pigeon Forge and county leaders stand at an impasse.

As a result of those problems with the current setup, county leaders say they’ve started an effort to create their own water department.

City leaders, meanwhile, contend there has been no profit from the county’s lines, though McGill says the documentation they’ve provided him shows otherwise.

Officials in Pigeon Forge have also defended their decision to not supply the county’s line in Jones Cove, pointing out doing so would come at a considerable expense because

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Additionally, the city’s water and sewer plants are already stretched fairly thin with all the new development taking place in the area.

Leaders have said they want to supply those already in the city before literally flushing water away in unused lines.

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Condredge tortured my high school Do a search on YouTube for Condredge Holloway videos and several pop up. Two stand out.

One is of the Tennessee Volunteers quarterback, dubbed “The Artful Dodger,” running back onto Shields-Watkins Field in the second half in a 1974 nationally televised home game against UCLA. Although 10-10 at the time and ultimately ending in a 17-17 tie, it was a memorable and inspirational game because Holloway had been injured in the first half and his return deemed improbable.

The second is of a run against Georgia Tech in 1973. Holloway dropped to pass around Tech’s 20, was flushed out and broke — count ’em — one, two, three, four, five, six, seven tackles before dancing into the end zone the final 8 yards untouched.

Holloway was one of the first “one-namers.”

You know: Bo. Herschel. Peyton.

Condredge.

It was like that back in Huntsville, Ala., 40 years ago. Condredge, wearing the Lee Generals’ blue and silver, regularly cut the hearts out of my Butler Rebels. He was a triple threat — he beat us in football, basketball and baseball.

I was a manager on Butler’s football team in 1971. That fall, on a screen in our fieldhouse, our coaches repeatedly ran film of a play Holloway made to beat us the year before. Our team would go on to reach the state 4A finals — perhaps not coincidentally a year after Condredge had departed for Tennessee.

If I thought my recollection was getting faulty as I advance into my mid 50s, an e-mail from retired Huntsville Times sports editor John Pruett confirmed my memory.

“The best football play I ever saw at any level was the Lee-Butler game when Holloway was a senior,” my friend wrote. “The ball was on about the Butler 10. They ran a rollout with the option to pass or throw.

“The receivers were covered, so Holloway tucked it and headed down the right sideline.

A Butler tackler met him directly in front at about the 5, going low in an attempt to knock his feet out from under him, whereupon Holloway instinctively launched himself head-first up and over, flew over the defender and landed a yard deep in the end zone for a touchdown.

“His coach ... added, ‘The ironic thing was, he scored on an almost identical play the next year while playing in a freshman game — against Notre Dame, I believe.”

There was a basketball game, maybe in the regionals, in which Holloway scored 30 points in the first half alone. In the second half, our guys double- and triple-teamed him and he finished with 36 points and a ton of assists.

Another vivid recollection of high school Condredge came against another set of Lee Generals, these from Montgomery, in the state finals. Holloway, playing shortstop, snared a line drive, tagged the runner off second and the runner coming from first for an unassisted triple play.

I saw him as a student and covered sports for 18 years. Condredge is the best high school athlete, in any sport, hands down, I ever saw.

How about this, Vol fans? Condredge wasn’t even a starting quarterback in high school until his senior year. As a sophomore, he was behind Dave Beck, later an All-SEC defensive back at Auburn, and as a junior behind Mike Wilbourn, who played at Vandy. He bided his time at wide receiver and running back until then.

Selfishly, I never wanted Condredge — an altar boy at my Catholic church — to come to Tennessee and play football. I’m a baseball fan foremost and, when Montreal drafted him No. 4 in the first round of the 1971 draft with rumors of him going directly to the major leagues, that was where I hoped he would go.

Holloway, however, was only 17, and in a well-documented story, his mom wouldn’t sign the contract. Alabama and Auburn both wanted him but only as a DB. When Bill Battle offered him the chance to play quarterback — and baseball — at UT, the decision was made.

His career at Tennessee is historic. First black to start at quarterback in the SEC, AllSEC 1973, three bowl appearances, QB on the “100 Years of Volunteer Football,” a .353 career batting average as the baseball team shortstop.

That’s the UT Condredge.

But you shoulda seen him in high school.

— Bob Mayes is managing editor of The Mountain Press. He can be reached at 428-0748, ext. 260, or e-mail to bmayes@themountainpress. com.

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The 1967 Mustang owned by Sid Ellis and restored by Precision Rod and Customs could see five generations of his family behind the wheel.

Man’s hobby as teen turns into successful business

By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor What began as a way for his dad to keep him busy and out of trouble turned into a career for a Sevierville business owner.

Chris Nash of Morristown is owner of Precision Rod and Customs. He began tinkering with cars when he was 14, helping his dad Kenny Nash restore and rebuild them. The first vehicle he restored was 1967 Chevrolet pickup.

“It was ready to drive when I turned 16,” Nash said, but he didn’t keep it long.

“I’ve always been a wheeler and dealer and I didn’t have it long,” Nash said. He then started restoring another vehicle.

“We’ve always done it as a hobby since I was kid,” he said. “He’d always give me stuff to do on cars, just to keep me out of trouble, keep me occupied.

Working out of their home garage they continued the hobby that eventually became the younger Nash’s line of work.

“People started seeing what we had done and wanted to get their cars done, and it turned into a full-time business,” Nash said.

Nash was helping run his father’s metal fabrication shop, Precision Millwrights, before he opened Precision Rod and Customs in 2006.

He now has no time to work on his own car because he and his five employees are busy working on other vehicles. Luckily, it’s work he enjoys.

One of the best parts of restoring vehicles is learning their history.

“You get a lot of personal history with a car because it’s been in the family forever, and I really enjoy doing those cars because I know the people really want to have those cars done and they’re going to keep the cars,” Nash said. “Then you get the people

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A 1969 Camaro owned by Jimmy Cole was delivered in pieces and restored to be a gift for Cole’s father, who first gave him the car. who don’t know about the history of the car, but they want to make it their own car from there on.”

Two cars currently in the shop have a good bit of history surrounding them.

A 1969 Camaro owned

by Jimmy Cole was purchased by his father at West Chevrolet. It passed out of the family’s hands before it was purchased again.

Now Cole is having the car restored to give back to his father.

“The Camaro had been disassembled for 20-plus years. It had been at previous garages getting worked on,” Nash said. “It was in pieces when I got it.”

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is a particular 1967 Mustang owned by Sid Ellis. The owner’s grandfather bought it for him when he was 16.

He’s having it restored for his son, who then will give it to his son.

“So that’s wild,” he said, to have a car with a family for four to five generations.

“The grandkid was here not too long ago in the shop and he said, ‘That’s going to be

my car.’ And I think he was 10 years old. It makes you enjoy what you’ve done, because you know that car is going to be around through his life, if everything goes good.”

The creative process is another part of the job that Nash enjoys.

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Chris Nash sits on a 1933 Ford Roaster restored at his business, Precision Rod and Customs. Nash is a member of the Diner Rats Car Club, which is hosting the Smoky Mountain Auto Fest next weekend at Smokies Park.

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Gatlinburg’s annual Veterans Day salute has been named a Top 20 event by the Southeast Tourism Society.

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Two more Gatlinburg events make Top 20 list GATLINBURG — The Southeast Tourism Society has designated two additional Gatlinburg entertainment programs as Top 20 Events for 2009.

The Veterans Day celebration in November and the 34th annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade in December have

achieved Top 20 status from among multiple entries submitted to the society.

The list is compiled by the Atlanta-based organization and covers the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. To view the events list, visit www. southeasttourism.org.

The city salute veterans with an event on Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza. This year’s event will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 11.

An American bald eagle

appearance, remarks by a military hero as well as musical tributes by three local high school bands and the Knoxville Pipe & Drum are part of the festivities.

The Veterans Day National Committee and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have

designated Gatlinburg as an official regional site for the observance of Veterans Day. The Christmas parade has been recognized by the International Festival and Events Association with a Pinnacle Award. The 2009 parade will honor the 75th anniversary of the estab-

lishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The parade will be at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4.

Recent Top 20 events in Gatlinburg include the 4th of July Midnight Parade and Fireworks Show as well as the Gatlinburg Winter Magic lights program.

Walters State enrollment here rises 17 percent More students than ever are enrolled at Walters State Community College.

A total of 6,862 students are attending Walters State for the fall semester. This breaks the college’s previous enrollment record by 648 students, which was set in 2003 when 6,214

enrolled.

A total of 1,590 students are enrolled at the Sevier County campus, which is up 17 percent over last year.

Compared to last year, the overall fall 2009 enrollment represents a nearly 16 percent increase in headcount, or 943

more students.

Enrollment for full-time equivalent (FTE) students is also up significantly, at 4,794.

This represents a 17.4 percent increase over fall 2008.

Enrollment at all satellite campus sites is up.

The dramatic increase in

enrollment is partially a consequence of the economic recession. Historically, enrollment at community colleges goes up during periods of economic downturn, according to college officials.

A new student services building is currently under construc-

tion at the Morristown campus, which will provide for muchneeded space when it opens in December 2010. The college is also in the process of securing a larger facility for its Claiborne County Center and has begun renovations at its Greeneville/ Greene County Center.

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Wedding

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Pritchett/Huesman Kathy Pritchett of Pratt, Kan., and Kevin Pritchett of Lawrence, Kan., and Jack and Shawna Huesman of Sevierville, Tenn., announce the engagement of their children, Kellye Elizabeth Pritchett and Chaz Michael Huesman.

The bride-to-be has been employed by the Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge for the past six years as an entertainer.

She is a featured performer in the new show, “ShaKon-O-Hey.” The future groom is a self-employed entertainer and is employed by the Dollywood Theme Park as an entertainer for the Christmas season.

They plan to be married at the Wyndham Seawatch

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Jadie Kyker and Clint Singleton were married June 7.

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Jadie Kyker and Clint Singleton were married June 7, 2009, at Blue Mountain Mist Inn. Powell Grisham of Wiregrass Church in Dothan, Ala., officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Mike Hicks.

Parents of the bride are Kim and Don Zong and Tony Kyker of Pigeon Forge.

The groom’s parents are Becky and Lejoe Young of Sevierville and Eddie and Barbara Singleton of Waynesville, N.C.

Flower girls were Margaret Lambert, daughter of Eric and Jessica Lambert, and Piper Singleton, daughter of Ryan and Adrian Singleton.

Reception was held at Blue Mountain Mist Inn. The bride is a 2009 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University.

The groom is employed

by Rivertown Community Church as Pastor of Service Programming.

The couple resides in Blountstown, Fla.

Finchum/Dorsey Larry Finchum of Sevierville, and Darlene Finchum of Seymour, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacie Gwen Finchum, to Craig Allen Dorsey, son of Barbara Jean Dorsey of Oak Ridge.

The bride-elect is

Sevier County School breakfast and lunch menus for Monday through Friday are as follows:

■ Announcements are published only on Sunday. Forms must be submitted no later than nine days prior to desired publication date. Announcements sent in after that may not be published in the next Sunday paper. Only anniversaries of at least 50 years will be published.

■ Wedding announcements received more than six months after the ceremony will not be published.

■ If a wedding date has not been set, announcements must state the anticipated month or season of the year, not to exceed 12 months out.

■ Announcements may include a photograph of the bride/bride-elect or the wedding/anniversary couple. Color photos can be submitted, but the should be of

milk Lunch: Choice of pizza, cheese bread sticks, salad bar or bowl; tossed salad, corn, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit, marinara sauce or manager’s choice; fruit dessert; milk.

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employed by Finchum Sports Floors in Sevierville.

The prospective groom is employed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge.

The wedding will take place Oct. 10, 2009, at Boyds Creek Baptist Church.

Breakfast: Choice of juice/fruit, cereal (hot/ cold), toast/muffin, chicken biscuit, fruit yogurt; milk.

Lunch: Choice of Crispito, grilled cheese sandwich, salad bar or bowl; chili/vegetable soup, mixed raw vegetables with ranch dressing, fruit or manager’s choice; fruit/cookie; milk.

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Breakfast: Choice of juice/fruit, cereal (hot/ cold), sausage biscuits, breakfast burrito, Danish/ sweet roll; milk.

Lunch: Choice of turkey, ham, salad bar or bowl; carrots/peas/broccoli, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cooked apples, fresh fruit or manager’s choice; homemade roll, dressing/gravy; baked dessert; milk.

Tuesday

Breakfast: Choice of juice/fruit, cereal (hot/ cold), sausage biscuit, breakfast pizza; milk.

Lunch: Choice of chicken patty, chicken nuggets, salad bar or bowl; peas and carrots, lettuce leaf, tomato, baked fries, fresh fruit or manager’s choice; fruit; milk.

wedding policy The Mountain Press publishes wedding, engagement and anniversary announcements and photos free of charge to subscribers of the newspaper. There is a $25 charge, payable in advance, for others wishing to publish announcements.

Deluxe (enlarged) photos for anniversaries and engagements are available for an additional $15 charge, payable in advance.

■ Wedding, engagement and anniversary announcement forms are available.

Announcements must be on appropriate forms.

■ Responses should be typed or neatly printed in blue or black ink and must include a contact phone number. The phone number is not for publication.

Plantation Resort in Myrtle Beach, S. C., in late September 2009. They will reside in Sevierville.

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Lacie Gwen Finchum and Craig Allen Dorsey will be wed Oct. 10.

Kyker/Singleton

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Kellye Elizabeth Pritchett and Chaz Michael Huesman are engaged to be married.

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■ Wedding and engagement photos may be mailed to The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville, TN 37864-4810 or dropped by the newspaper offices at 119 Riverbend Drive in Sevierville.

Announcements and jpeg photos also can be e-mailed to editor@themountainpress. com. Be sure to include a phone number with e-mailed items.

Friday

Breakfast: Choice of juice/fruit, cereal (hot/ cold), sausage biscuit, toast/bagel, gravy; milk.

Lunch: Choice of lasagna, spaghetti, Beef-aroni, baked ziti, salad bar or bowl; salad, green beans, applesauce, fresh fruit or manager’s choice; bread sticks, garlic cheddar biscuits, pasta; cookie; milk.

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Don’t let personal problems get in the way of putting God first

By ALDEN MARSHALL By the year 1800, the effects of the Great Awakening/Revival of 1735-40 had almost vanished in the U.S. There were no Christians at Yale University, and since Princeton was more evangelical, two there claimed to be Christian.

The rest put on plays that mocked Christianity, burned Bibles, and were admirers of the French atheist Voltaire.

If you murdered someone or robbed them in Virginia or the northeast and did not want to get caught, all you had to do was to travel to Kentucky or Tennessee and blend in with the wild masses, where many areas had no court cases for years at a time. Oh, there were a few law abiding folks; some had a pitched gun battle with outlaw elements in Kentucky, but lost!

But the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the main catalyst of the 1735 revival (and later president of Princeton) became president of Yale. His name was Timothy Dwight, a man of Godliness and integrity and courage. His preaching led many students to begin to follow Jesus Christ.

Revival spread throughout the country, and Methodist minister Peter Cartright was one of the main leaders of the revival in Kentucky. Thousands were brought into the kingdom of God, with visible changes in behavior for the better.

Meanwhile in the White House, President Thomas Jefferson published a Bible with the supernatural ref-

erences to Jesus deleted, and he had children by one of his slaves, and brought friends over to rape some of the others. So the revival did not convert everyone, but still, huge numbers of Americans began to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. But that has never happened in history, as far as I know, without Christians first of all being convicted of our own sins, and our need to draw closer to Jesus Christ.

When asked how I am, I normally respond “Better than I deserve.” I do not always feel that way, but as a Christian I am sure I did nothing to deserve salvation, and have many more benefits from family and country that I did absolutely nothing to deserve.

Yet, many who go to church will argue with me and claim that they deserve much more. But that is a sense of entitlement that dogs all Americans, Christian or not.

Christians, however, know that Jesus died as a substitute for our sins when we were unlovely and enemies of the cross. Our only logical response should be great gratitude, not “Give me some more.”

I know many of us are walking on the edge of a financial cliff in this economy. Whether it is a problem of our own making or not, this or some other problem tends to occupy our highest thoughts. But Jesus said, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

I have trouble believing

that all the time too. If I have money I do not have a spouse, if I have money and a spouse I am sick, or someone is shooting at me, or some other difficulty is around. That is true for all people almost all of the time, so we can all give excuses for not seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.

What is your excuse?

What is my excuse? What keeps us from humbling ourselves before the mighty hand of God and pleading for revival in ourselves firstly, and then in our land? Are we waiting for a better spouse, or better health or a better financial situation? Then this is another God to us, and we disobey the first commandment, which says “You shall have no other gods before me.”

As far as I know, we have never had a president more hypocritical than Thomas Jefferson.

So no matter who is in the White House, we never have reason to despair over the state of Christianity in our nation.

It is not a political problem anyway, but it is the problem of those who call ourselves Christian if the country does not experience an ourpouring of the Holy Spirit in power.

It is not the responsibility of those who are dead in their sins to seek the Lord until we who know the Lord seek him wholeheartedly, turn from our wicked ways, and then he promises to heal our land in Godly ways.

— Dr. Alden Marshall is a Presbyterian minister who lives in Gatlinburg.

Smoky Mountain Bible Institute Lesson #2 Welcome to class, please take out you bibles and prepare to take copious notes as the information that follows is of great value….

How did we get what we today call the Holy Bible? Besides the clearly revealed truth that all scripture is God-breathed and God used more than 40 individuals and their personalities to give us His Word. In its current form containing 66 books produced over about 1600 years, Job the oldest around 1500 BC to the latest of the new testament books none later that around 95AD. This amazing Book has one consistent story line, one ultimate author and it is clearly with out error Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) and Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) would have you believe that we are simply deluded, mindless followers of a long list of interconnected manipulating monarchs and their oh so obedient clerics. But a simple comparison of their claims and the facts show them to be either dishonest, uniformed or some combination thereof. Dan brown claims that some 80 gospels precluded what we now have as four, when the four we have were never historically in question and you would be hard pressed to find more than 7 or 8 Gnostic gospels which the church dismissed as heretical for good reason over 1900 years ago. This was no secret club that made these decisions, what they dismissed and why (based on rules of I mentioned last month) has been published and is available for all to read in documents by early church fathers like: Clement, Origen, Athanasius and many others. While I could spent 2 or 3 lessons pointing out the errors of the critics lets move on to more positive evidence.

In 1976 a liberal Scholar, Anglican bishop, and Dean at Trinity College in Cambridge England, wrote a book titled “Redating the New Testament” Even this liberal New Testament scholar after seeking to show the New Testament was written hundreds of years after Christ, discovered something quite different. He claimed in His book that all 27 books of the New Testament must have been written before AD 70. He had many reasons for this but one of his main reasons was simply that, from a purely historical prospective it is hard to believe that anything originating in or around the region of Jerusalem by people of Jewish descent would not carry one mention of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70AD. This was such a large even historically that many writers after that date sited years from that event to date what they wrote of.

God used real people to produce His Holy Word; divine inspiration does not mean they functioned as mind numbed robots moving the pen in some disconnected mindless way. 2 Peter 1:20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. God used their personalities which are evident throughout their writings, Matthew the tax collector concerned with the detail of what he records, Luke the physician is concerned with the personal aspect of the same accounts, Paul the Pharisee writing in a highly educated form of Greek and a clearly fluent knowledge of Hebrew as well. People today also have different writing styles based on professional jargon, are they writing a technical document, a legal document, their vocabulary, their lever of education, their method of constructing sentences all come through in the way they write. You do not have to see the handwriting to recognize that what you are reading seems clearly like something I would say. (or you may have even heard me say) In the same way Greek Scholars do not have to see the original documents to say that the writer of the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts clearly had a similar if not the same writhing style, similar education, similar vocabulary. These are accepted methods in these fields of study even outside the study of scripture to determine if 2 different documents may come from the same author. As a mater of recorded fact many ancient documents are identified this way it is simply noted whether or not the traditionally ascribed author of a piece of work has his name actually on the document or not.

So if you what to determine whether or not something is true then we must identify what the claim is and weigh that claim against the evidence. The witnesses we can call to our court to see if the claims are true are: Scientist and their discoveries, Archeologist and their discoveries, Linguistic Scholars and their discoveries, the Writings if Early church fathers and any ancient historian, and of course Scripture itself.

I will wet your appetite for next time with this bit of archeological evidence. Many Historical critical biblical scholars claimed that there probably was never a King Sargon as mentioned in Isaiah 20:1. But in 1843, French archaeologist Paul Emile Botta discovered his 25 acre palace complex near the small village of Khorsabad, Iraq. This is the story with archeology over and over again it affirms scriptures historical accounts.

There is currently not one solid example of physical evidence that contradicts scripture, a coincidence. I think not!

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LAKEWOOD, Ohio (AP) — The City Council and mayor are trying to protect an ornate Roman Catholic church that was slated to be closed by the

Next month, here at the “Smokey Mountain Bible Institute” we will continue to examine the question of “Is the Bible true?”

How did we get the Bible? By exploring what some of the witnesses have to say about the bibles historical accuracy.

Diocese of Cleveland.

City officials have proposed an ordinance that would prohibit the diocese or any future owner from tearing down St. James Church or gutting its interior.

The towering stone building is one of 52 parishes in the eight-county diocese slated to be eliminated by next

Thanks for attending S.M.B.I. class dismissed

In Christ, Pastor Portier

Rocky Top Medical Center Welcomes Wendell “Keith” Porter, P.A. Keith Porter comes to us with 15 years as a Corpsman and 10 years as a Physician Assistant. He has moved with his family- wife Tania and 2 children Jenna 16 and Konnor 9 who are attending Seymour School. After retiring from the U.S. Navy in Charleston, S.C. Keith and his family wanted to move to the mountains of East Tennessee.

His education background includes a B.S. from George Washington University and a masters in Family Medicine from University of Nebraska.

He looks forward to serving Sevier County and caring for the whole familyfrom pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between including derm, ortho and emergency medicine.

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Be creative in preparing school lunches “What’s in your lunch box?” School students have been asking that question for years.

Yes, the “poke”, “bucket” and “bag” has been replaced y a colorful plastic box or designer cloth bag.

However, the truth remains: It’s what’s inside that counts at lunch time.

Listed below are some tips that may help lunch box meals be a little more exciting and safe.

Be a creative chef: Stay away from that dull ham sandwich every single day.

Change it up a little.

How about building it with a wrap, pita, bagel or whole wheat bread? Jazz it up with crispy greens, sliced pineapple, or various cheeses. Or just make it into a roll and secure it with a pretzel stick. (For those of you that are computer savvy, you can even Google lunch box ideas for recipes.)

Go for variety: Think, “How can I make this a little healthier — and use food from the different food groups?” Since children will be more tempted to try new foods when they are hungry at school it may be a great time to introduce carrots instead of chips for munching with a sandwich? Add grated veggies to sandwiches and wraps for a crunch.

Fast food packets: If you have any leftover, don’t toss them. Condiments such as mustard, ketchup, and salsa can make a sandwich soggy, but adding them fresh from the packet adds flavor to a meal.

Always bag fresh vegetables, such as lettuce and

tomatoes for sandwiches, separately, so they won’t cause soggy bread.

Zip those chips: Instead of the costly pre-made single servings, purchase reusable plastic containers and plastic bags to mix up your own favorite snacks.

Helping hands: Younger children may want to help.

Get them involved.

How about making fun sandwich shapes with cook-

ie cutters? How about creating a salad with added fruit they choose, for example, apples or oranges?

Check out food labels: Many convenience foods load the shelves. Compare nutrition information among brands and items.

Choose sensibly. For example, did you know that an oatmeal cream cookie has nearly the same amount of sugar as a 12-ounce soft drink?

By the way, did you have a favorite lunch box? Share that with your child.

— Linda Hyder is a Sevier County agricultural extension service agent who works with family and consumer sciences programs. Call her at 453-3695 or e-mail to lhyder@utk.edu.

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Barker Reunion

James Madison Barker memorial reunion, 1-5 p.m., First Baptist Sevierville.

Bring food. 428-4194.

Historical Society

Smoky Mountain Historical Society covered dish picnic 1:30 p.m. at Blount County Public Library, Maryville.

Kodak UMC

sunday, sept. 20 Sugarlands Reunion

Sugarlands reunion 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Holt Park, North Gatlinburg. Bring covered dish. 436-4848.

Glades Lebanon

Glades Lebanon Baptist Church homecoming 10 a.m. Singers: Jeff and Trish McCarter, Ed Townsend, Wanda Goodsen, Wayne McCarter Family. Talk by Dee Wilson. Lunch to follow. 659-3443, 453-1436.

Coat/Blanket Drive

Donation box to accept coats and blankets for mission trip to Oklahoma in front of New Center Baptist Church, 2669 Old Newport Highway, through today. 740-6514.

Darin and Brooke Aldridge bluegrass team to perform at 9 a.m. worship service at Kodak United Methodist.

Locker Room Closing

Sevierville Community Center women’s locker room will be closed for maintenance until 6 a.m. Monday.

monday, sept. 21 Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn

Video Game Night

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Seymour Story Time

Preschool story time 11 a.m., Seymour Library. 5730728

tuesday, sept. 222 Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Fox Trot B&B, Gatlinburg n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC n 6:30 p.m. Home Cents, Sevierville

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wednesday, sept. 23 Believers Living Always Abounding Seeking Teens, 4:30 p.m., fairgrounds.

Food at 5 p.m. Music: Joshua Generation, Roger WiIliams, Mixed Up Quartet.

Evangelist Neil Hatfield.

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TOPS

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

Women’s Bible Study

Hot Meals

Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sevierville.

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

Grandparents Brag Book

Gatekeepers men’s community Bible study, 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 436-0313.

Sevier County Adult School 10-week-course in practical adult Spanish Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. at school in Sevierville. 429-5243 or 4293798.

Sevier County Main Library preschool story time 10:30 a.m. 453-3532.

thursday, sept. 24

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Men’s Bible Study

Spanish Class

Sevierville Story Time

What better way to celebrate the bond between grandparents and their grandchildren than with these precious tributes to Grandma and Grandpa’s little angels.

Handbell Ringers

Seymour United Methodist Church adult handbell ring-

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New Center Football

New Center football hosting family fun day, 1-5 p.m., fairgrounds. Auction 2:30 p.m. in red barn.

Proceeds go for a new field.

Deadline is Tuesday, September 22, 2009 $10.00 per child.

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DAV Picnic

Chapter 94 Disabled American Veterans and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary annual picnic 1-4 p.m., Sevierville City Park pavilion 2. No regular meeting for September.

McCarter Reunion

George and Earie McCarter family reunion noon to 3 p.m., pavilion 1, Pigeon Forge City Park.

Mail form & payment to: The Mountain Press, Grandparent’s Brag Book P.O Box 4810, Sevierville, TN 37864 or bring by our office Mon.-Fri., 8am - 5pm at 119 Riverbend Drive, Sevierville Not responsible for photo.

Kodak UMC

Darin and Brooke Aldridge bluegrass performance at 9 a.m. worship service, Kodak United Methodist Church, 2923 Bryan Road.

Relay Fundraiser

Relay For Life fundraiser at Wal-Mart. Baked items, hot dogs, nachos, “Fight Like a

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Grand Crowne Resorts in Pigeon Forge now hiring sales reps. Inexperience preferred. Com. up to 25% partial pd next day. Full benefits. Call 865-8045672 or 851-5105 Contractor cleaners needed – must be licensed, insured and bonded. References required.

Apply in person at 652 Wears Valley Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN.

EXPERIENCED Sign fabricator must be proficient in all phases of commercial signs and computer design, top pay for proven performance.

Call 429-1934 3-5 P.M. Only

Sevier Co. Area. Competitive Salary, Health, Vehicle, 401 K & Bonuses.

Ind. Experience Required.

Send Resume to: Fastop Markets PO Box 1176 Morristown, TN 37814 Attn: TN-DM

Great People, Real Opportunities Morrison Management Specialists, a member of Compass Group, seeks a dedicated individual for Fort Sander Sevier Medical Center COOK. Fast paced institutional cooking enviro. FT Position.

2+ yrs hands-on cooking Full benefits avail.

Apply in person: 709 Middle Creek Road in Sevierville.

EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Now Hiring Full Time Warehouse Associate. Responsibilities to include deliveries, warehousing and other duties. Good Driving Record and Ability to Operate Forklift Equipment Required. Must be able to lift 60 lbs.

Requires standing, stooping, reaching and walking. Apply at Billy’s on 66 in Sevierville. Ask for Jim or Melissa

Painters Needed, Must have own transportation, custom work.

Jim:(865) 696-5286 The Spa at Riverstone now hiring for experienced part time massage therapist.

212 Dollywood Ln, Pigeon Forge. Left at traffic light #8 286-3400

237 HEALTHCARE

MDS COORDINATOR /EMPLOYEE HEALTH NURSE

An opening exists for an RN to conduct and coordinate the development and completion of the resident assessment process in accordance with the requirements of the Federal and State regulations as well as Company policy and pro-

Modern Tools in Caring Hands...Small Town Friendliness...Visit Us Today!

Immediate Openings

236 GENERAL HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE CAREgiver Do you have a passion for helping others?

Then Home Instead Senior Care would like to talk to you!

We are the trusted source of companionship and nonmedical home care for seniors. Our team of CAREGivers is dedicated to

Physical Therapist, Full-time Days Inpatient/Outpatient, will Áoat between St. Mary’s Jefferson & Baptist Hospital of Cocke County

Charge Nurse, Emergency Department, Full time 7p-7a, Strong ER experience required with previous leadership experience

We are seeking dependable, highly motivated individuals. Excellent beneÀts. Salary commensurate with experience.

Please visit our website at www.mercy.com to complete an application or to view employment opportunities.

Weother are seeking dependable, highly motivated individuals.

Excellent benefits Salary commensurate with experience

St. Mary’s is an Equal Opportunity/Section 504 Employer.

OR VISIT HTTP:// MOUNTAINPRESS.SOUTHERNHEADLINES. COM/HOTJOBS/

The Mountain Press Â&#x2039; Sunday, September 20, 2009 237 HEALTHCARE cedure. Will also include employee health assessments, immunizations, & records for new hires and annual certifications.

Regular daytime office hours with on-call rotation.

Responsibilities include : â&#x20AC;˘Minimum Data Set (MDS) and interdisciplinary team input & documentation in medical record â&#x20AC;˘Verify validity of MDS data & electronic submission â&#x20AC;˘Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPS) â&#x20AC;˘Care Plans â&#x20AC;˘Employee Health Protocol â&#x20AC;˘Other responsibilities as outlined in job description.

Minimum requirements: â&#x20AC;˘RN with required state licensure â&#x20AC;˘Min. 3 years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting, including a minimum of 2 years in a long-term care setting. â&#x20AC;˘Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices & procedures, as well as laws and regulations and guidelines that pertain to long-term care. â&#x20AC;˘Computer literacy and comprehensive understanding of documentation software system. â&#x20AC;˘Organized & detailed work performance.

Competitive salary & benefits. Submit application and/or resume to H.R. at Pigeon Forge Care & Rehabilitation Center, 415 Cole Dr., Pigeon Forge, TN 37865. EOE.

RAKE IN great finds with the Classifieds.

Classifieds Â&#x2039; 7B

237 HEALTHCARE

238 HOTEL/MOTEL

Full Time LPN position available for a new Cardiology Practice in Sevierville.

Applicants must be currently in TN. Previous cardiology experience a plus.

Benefits available. Please fax resume to 865908-7105.

Wildwood Inn Gatlinburg now hiring front desk position.

Experience a plus.

Apply at 401 Hemlock St traffic light #2.

Traditional townhouse 2BR 1.5BA Smoke free & pet free. $550 mth + $550 dep. Call 4285781.

241 PROFESSIONAL

605 BUSINESS RENTALS

Full time LPN position available at Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, a non-profit clinic serving the uninsured. Applicants must be currently licensed in Tennessee & able to work Mon-Fri Daytime hours with all age groups. The ability to fluently speak & read Spanish a plus.

Please contact Mary Vance at 774-0066 or apply in person at 312 Prince St, Sev. EOE www.mountainhope.org.

238 HOTEL/MOTEL Front Desk Clerk needed for overnight rental company. Must be dependable & flexible.

Nights & weekends a must.

Part time to start with possible full time position available. Apply in person Hidden Springs Resort.

774-2136

HIDDEN MOUNTAIN RESORT/SEVIERVILLE: Electrician needed. Must have 5 yr. Experience.

Full Time. Must work some weekends. Paid weekly.

Contact Darrell.

Apply in person Monday-Thursday.

9:00-3:00 at 475 Apple Valley Road, Sevierville, (just past the Apple Barn). Insurance, bonus and benefits available. Christian environment. Substance abuse testing applies. Background check.

100 Tax Preparers Needed Free training provided. $500 signing bonus for qualified experienced tax preparers and qualified Hispanic applicants.

Fax your resume to 865-938-2938 or email to jhresume@comcast.n et.Vista HYPERLINK â&#x20AC;&#x153; h t t p : / / w w w. j a c k sonhewitt.comâ&#x20AC;? for more information.

244 RETAIL Now Hiring Top Sales People & Quality Retail Sales Associates for busy stores. Full-Time and Part-Time.

Outstanding Customer Service Skills and Professional Sales ability needed. Dependability Required.

Growth Opportunity Vacation Pay Employee Discount Apply at Billyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on 66 in Sevierville Ask for Regina

601 TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT

439 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY The Real Estate BookNorth Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most successful â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homes for Saleâ&#x20AC;? magazine is offering the chance to be an independent Distributor of the Gatlinburg area. This market meets the criteria of our other 400 successful territories. Comprehensive training, on-going support help ensure success. Candidate should possess strong sales skills, customer support & follow-up. No franchise fees or royalties.

Initial start-up and working capital required.

Contact Tara Truitt @ 770962-7220 Ext. 24608 or email: ttruitt@nci.com for more information.

500 MERCHANDISE

247 MAINTENANCE Maintenance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; general maintenance skills required. Drug test required. Please apply in person at 652 Wears Valley Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN.

HVAC service tech.

Needs ETA, tools, TN Drivers License.

Experienced only apply.

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.

933-6095 HVAC Tech Performs HVAC and general maintenance duties for cabin rental company.

Requires 2 years HVAC experience; EPA Cert; Tech degree; ability to work on-call, OT, weekends and holidays.

Timber Tops, 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd.,Sevierville or email:kcarpenter@ timbertops.net; Fax: 865-868-0836 EOE

555 GARAGE & YARD SALES Trees(fruit & shade) shrubs & plants Wholesale To Public Smithville Grower Green Acres Flea Mkt Alcoa Hwy S & S 7-4 579-1514 557 MISC. SALES 4x8 1â&#x20AC;? Slate pool table.

Cover, rack, sticks & balls. $345. 2288414.

566 BUILDING SUPPLIES Steel Buildings Big Disc Avail 30x40-105x105 Call for Deal, Erection Avail www.scg-grp.com Source#18F Phone: 865-684-4682

581 PETS

589 FURNITURE

For Sale

I have 10 years of experience taking care of the elderly & I cook, clean & run errands. 865453-5187.

356 STORAGE BUILDINGS

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

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

Sectional couch with large round matching chair. Brown swayed, no wear or tear, in flawless condition, 3 years old. $500.00 865242-2211

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

Bush Hogging Backhoe, ckhoe, DumpTruck DumpTruc 14

L Campbell ampbell Enterprises Enterprise

865-850-2078 65-850-207 Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawn Care

Sevierville Mowing-Trimming Free Estimates 865-300-8828

Property Clean Up Cutting of trees, underbrush & misc.

Yard Work.

FIREWOOD Free Delivery Call Joe 428-1584 or 850-7891

2 BR $125 Weekly Water/Sewer Included $495 Dep. 908-2062

$169.77+

Family Inns West Pigeon Forge 865-453-4905 â&#x20AC;˘

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE

428 Park Rd. near trolley stop CHEAP$100 weekly Includes All Utilities.

Near Hospital Nice 2BR, All appliances, W/D hook-up. $550/mo 3BR $675/mo Move in Special!

774-2494 or 386-1655

Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

800-359-8913

2BR/1BA Like New ALL Appliances Special Fall Rates

453-6823

OfďŹ ce Suite for rent on Wears Valley Road.

Includes fax, conf. room, receptionist & utilities. Great for starter company, attorney or insurance business.

Referrals available.

(865) 566-1886 2128 sq ft building for lease on East Parkway in Gatlinburg. Suitable for retail space or deli.

Parking available. $2000 per month Please call 4286338 leave message.

Office/clinic space.

3500 sq ft. 5 offices, 5 ba, conference rm, ample parking, 5 outside access doors.

Route 416. 1.5 miles from WSCC $2500 + util. Less space avail at lower price. 654-9001 or 436-2100 ask for Bill 608 RESORT RENTALS RV Sites on Indian Camp Creek Monthly or Yearly rentals. Util. Furn..

Near the Park off Hwy 321 850-2487 609 WANTED TO RENT Middle aged couple with medium dog looking for private mobile home or house to rent long term. 2 or 3BR. Can pay up to $600 mth. For more info Call: 286-5528.

610 DUPLEX FOR RENT 1 level, 2BR 1BA duplex on river. Close in. Fully furnished.

Private patio. $750 mth. 453-5363 or 660-7765

Nicer than you expect.

For female. Boyds Creek. $115 week 661-7770

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Residential Tile, Hardwood, Laminate Installation 1st quality work.

Available Now. Call Sam

865-453-6811

Call Greg - 850-6706

daveslawncare@charter.net

Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawncare & Landscaping Aeration, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Bush Hogging, Spring CleanUp, Fencing, Hydro-seeding & Planting Lic. & Ins. â&#x20AC;˘ Free Estimates

865-254-3844

# " "UILDERS KELLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENT

Quality Work - Reasonable Prices

â&#x20AC;˘ Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Electrical â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘ Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Licensed & Insured

Call Ty 368-2361

CART away unwanted items in the Classifieds.

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $160 wk./$575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929.

FALL SPECIAL Partial Furn On Trolley Route 3 or 4 BR/2 BA Weekly, Biweekly & Monthly Rates

865-789-1427

$ & $ " " %! ! $# " !!$

No application fee and ONE weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free rent 1 BR and 2 BR from $545 & up.

865-429-2962 8 2

2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS and TOWNHOMES Sevierville 428-5161 Sevierville, Apartment 2 large BR, 1.5 BA, Private back porch,

Private motel room.

Great for 1 person!

1 Bed, full size refrig., microwave, cable TV, $120 weekly, $50 deposit, 436-7745 Gatlinburg.

$550/mo, call (865)933-9775, for all rentals visit: www.rentalhouseonline.com

Who ya gonna call?

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

If you have a problem with the delivery of your morning Mountain Press, please call the Circulation Department at 428-0746, ext. 239 & 231 Monday - Friday and your paper will be delivered to you on the same day.

Newspapers from calls after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

On Saturday, Sunday and holidays you may dial 428-0748 extensions 239 & 231. If complaints are received between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m., papers will be delivered the same day. Newspapers from calls received after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

This applies to in-county home delivery only.

Thank You Sevier County For Voting

Sevier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best for the 12th Year! *1br/1ba, 784 sq. ft. *2br/2ba, 1114 sq. ft. *screened porch *large closets *outside storage *TVA energy efficient *professional decor *fully equipped kitchen *washer/dryer conn. *Pool & Clubhouse *some pets welcome *vaulted ceiling & skylight

Sevier Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Daily Newspaper

$545-$735

Corporate Units Available

429-4470

www.seviervilleapartments.com

1BR Unfurnished No Washer/Dryer 710 West Main Street.

1 mile past Hardees on Right $400 a month.

548-1486 or 4532026

*NICE CLEAN* 1 BD / 1 BA in Sevierville $380/mo. + Deposit

865-712-5238 2BR Duplex. Quiet country setting.

Water included.

Pets ok $595 mth.

865-806-9896 3BR 3BA with carport.

Kitchen appl.

Some pets. $800 mth. 386-2512

SEVIERVILLE RENTALS

Apartments, mobile homes and trailer lots for rent

453-2959

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Apartments for Lease in Wears Valley Quiet and Easy Access.

We also have some houses for rent.

East Tennessee Realty Group

(865) 329-7807

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL Kitchens, bath, decks Windows, door, trim Sheetrock, painting Plumbing & electrical Vinyl & laminate ďŹ&#x201A;ooring ALL REPAIRS

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

111 HOME & OFFICE CLEANING

Professional Painter for hire

Linda Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Cleaning

740-7102

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ROADSIDE BUSH HOGGING DRIVEWAY GRADING EXCAVATING

Newly renovated 2BR, 1.5 BA Townhouse $580 Mo. Some Pets Call 384-1054 or 384-4054

436-4471 or 621-2941

3BR/1BA Garage. All Kit. Appl Sevierville behind High School $800 plus Damage Call 7123946

Convenient Location!

411 South, left on Robert Henderson Rd., 1/4 mile on right at Riverwalk Apts.

429-2962

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

1BR Water furnished. $385 680-3078

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

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

2BR/2BA

SELF STORAGE

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

Weekly Rentals

Rooms for rent, weekly rates, furn., cable TV, same rent all year.

10X10 or 10x20 VISIT WWW.MOUNTAINPRESS. HERALDSUN.COM/HOTJOBS/

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Affordable Housing in Gatlinburg

Office space available.

Route 416 1.5 miles from WSCC. $500 + util. 6549001or 436-2100 ask for Bill

Deer Chihuahuas.

Good prices. Must sell. 908-8008.

308 ELDERLY CARE

1,300 Sq. Ft of office space and 3,000 Sq. Ft. of warehouse space located at 1357 Dolly Parton Pkwy. For more information, Call Eddie McDaniels at (865) 6077113 or 524-7343.

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

%XPERIENCED LOCAL CARPENTER $OES ALL TYPES REMODELING !DDITIONS 2EPAIRS ,ICENSED )NSURED

#ALL #ONLEY 7HALEY OR CELL

TENNESSEE EAST

Do-It Builders Framing, Decks, Remodeling, Metal Roofing, Garages, Pressure Washing, Sealing

CONCRETE GRADING, FORMING & FINISHING

865-257-3861

T & G Siding Locally Owned 908-4266 or cell# 712-5420

1st class guaranteed work.

Over 25 yrs. exp.

Phone Sam 865-453-6811

Residential/Small Business Licensed Major Credit Cards Accepted

865-932-3866 Cabin Cleaning/ Maintenance Home/OfďŹ ce Cleaning 5 yrs. experience Credit Cards accepted

865-548-6057

113 MISC. SERVICES

Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Horseshoeing BWFA CertiďŹ ed Journeyman Farrier

Dependable, Courteous and Professional

865-908-2550 115 ROOFING SERVICES

Nicks Roofing All types of roofing All New roofs Re-roofs Work Repairs Guaranteed Free Estimates Call: 865-430-2599

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

118 EXCAVATING

Iron Mountain Licensed & Insured Electrician Air Conditioning Repair Plumbing Repair Appliance Repair Home Renovations

865-384-5441

Contractor Albert E Light s 2ESIDENTIAL s #OMMERCIAL s )NDUSTRIAL s 2EMODELS s !LL #ONSTRUCTION .EEDS Lic #0005713

865-223-9961

Mud Slingers

Mark Our Words:

Butch Murray $RYWALL 3TUCCO &RAMING s .O *OB TO 3MALL

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Find It in the Classifieds!

865-250-1301

428-0748

Owner

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The Mountain Press Â&#x2039; Sunday, September 20, 2009 237 HEALTHCARE cedure. Will also include employee health assessments, immunizations, & records for new hires and annual certifications.

Regular daytime office hours with on-call rotation.

Responsibilities include : â&#x20AC;˘Minimum Data Set (MDS) and interdisciplinary team input & documentation in medical record â&#x20AC;˘Verify validity of MDS data & electronic submission â&#x20AC;˘Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPS) â&#x20AC;˘Care Plans â&#x20AC;˘Employee Health Protocol â&#x20AC;˘Other responsibilities as outlined in job description.

Minimum requirements: â&#x20AC;˘RN with required state licensure â&#x20AC;˘Min. 3 years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting, including a minimum of 2 years in a long-term care setting. â&#x20AC;˘Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices & procedures, as well as laws and regulations and guidelines that pertain to long-term care. â&#x20AC;˘Computer literacy and comprehensive understanding of documentation software system. â&#x20AC;˘Organized & detailed work performance.

Competitive salary & benefits. Submit application and/or resume to H.R. at Pigeon Forge Care & Rehabilitation Center, 415 Cole Dr., Pigeon Forge, TN 37865. EOE.

RAKE IN great finds with the Classifieds.

Classifieds Â&#x2039; 7B

237 HEALTHCARE

238 HOTEL/MOTEL

Full Time LPN position available for a new Cardiology Practice in Sevierville.

Applicants must be currently in TN. Previous cardiology experience a plus.

Benefits available. Please fax resume to 865908-7105.

Wildwood Inn Gatlinburg now hiring front desk position.

Experience a plus.

Apply at 401 Hemlock St traffic light #2.

Traditional townhouse 2BR 1.5BA Smoke free & pet free. $550 mth + $550 dep. Call 4285781.

241 PROFESSIONAL

605 BUSINESS RENTALS

Full time LPN position available at Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, a non-profit clinic serving the uninsured. Applicants must be currently licensed in Tennessee & able to work Mon-Fri Daytime hours with all age groups. The ability to fluently speak & read Spanish a plus.

Please contact Mary Vance at 774-0066 or apply in person at 312 Prince St, Sev. EOE www.mountainhope.org.

238 HOTEL/MOTEL Front Desk Clerk needed for overnight rental company. Must be dependable & flexible.

Nights & weekends a must.

Part time to start with possible full time position available. Apply in person Hidden Springs Resort.

774-2136

HIDDEN MOUNTAIN RESORT/SEVIERVILLE: Electrician needed. Must have 5 yr. Experience.

Full Time. Must work some weekends. Paid weekly.

Contact Darrell.

Apply in person Monday-Thursday.

9:00-3:00 at 475 Apple Valley Road, Sevierville, (just past the Apple Barn). Insurance, bonus and benefits available. Christian environment. Substance abuse testing applies. Background check.

100 Tax Preparers Needed Free training provided. $500 signing bonus for qualified experienced tax preparers and qualified Hispanic applicants.

Fax your resume to 865-938-2938 or email to jhresume@comcast.n et.Vista HYPERLINK â&#x20AC;&#x153; h t t p : / / w w w. j a c k sonhewitt.comâ&#x20AC;? for more information.

244 RETAIL Now Hiring Top Sales People & Quality Retail Sales Associates for busy stores. Full-Time and Part-Time.

Outstanding Customer Service Skills and Professional Sales ability needed. Dependability Required.

Growth Opportunity Vacation Pay Employee Discount Apply at Billyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on 66 in Sevierville Ask for Regina

601 TOWNHOUSES FOR RENT

439 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY The Real Estate BookNorth Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most successful â&#x20AC;&#x153;Homes for Saleâ&#x20AC;? magazine is offering the chance to be an independent Distributor of the Gatlinburg area. This market meets the criteria of our other 400 successful territories. Comprehensive training, on-going support help ensure success. Candidate should possess strong sales skills, customer support & follow-up. No franchise fees or royalties.

Initial start-up and working capital required.

Contact Tara Truitt @ 770962-7220 Ext. 24608 or email: ttruitt@nci.com for more information.

500 MERCHANDISE

247 MAINTENANCE Maintenance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; general maintenance skills required. Drug test required. Please apply in person at 652 Wears Valley Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN.

HVAC service tech.

Needs ETA, tools, TN Drivers License.

Experienced only apply.

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.

933-6095 HVAC Tech Performs HVAC and general maintenance duties for cabin rental company.

Requires 2 years HVAC experience; EPA Cert; Tech degree; ability to work on-call, OT, weekends and holidays.

Timber Tops, 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd.,Sevierville or email:kcarpenter@ timbertops.net; Fax: 865-868-0836 EOE

555 GARAGE & YARD SALES Trees(fruit & shade) shrubs & plants Wholesale To Public Smithville Grower Green Acres Flea Mkt Alcoa Hwy S & S 7-4 579-1514 557 MISC. SALES 4x8 1â&#x20AC;? Slate pool table.

Cover, rack, sticks & balls. $345. 2288414.

566 BUILDING SUPPLIES Steel Buildings Big Disc Avail 30x40-105x105 Call for Deal, Erection Avail www.scg-grp.com Source#18F Phone: 865-684-4682

581 PETS

589 FURNITURE

For Sale

I have 10 years of experience taking care of the elderly & I cook, clean & run errands. 865453-5187.

356 STORAGE BUILDINGS

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

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

Sectional couch with large round matching chair. Brown swayed, no wear or tear, in flawless condition, 3 years old. $500.00 865242-2211

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

Bush Hogging Backhoe, ckhoe, DumpTruck DumpTruc 14

L Campbell ampbell Enterprises Enterprise

865-850-2078 65-850-207 Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawn Care

Sevierville Mowing-Trimming Free Estimates 865-300-8828

Property Clean Up Cutting of trees, underbrush & misc.

Yard Work.

FIREWOOD Free Delivery Call Joe 428-1584 or 850-7891

2 BR $125 Weekly Water/Sewer Included $495 Dep. 908-2062

$169.77+

Family Inns West Pigeon Forge 865-453-4905 â&#x20AC;˘

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE

428 Park Rd. near trolley stop CHEAP$100 weekly Includes All Utilities.

Near Hospital Nice 2BR, All appliances, W/D hook-up. $550/mo 3BR $675/mo Move in Special!

774-2494 or 386-1655

Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

800-359-8913

2BR/1BA Like New ALL Appliances Special Fall Rates

453-6823

OfďŹ ce Suite for rent on Wears Valley Road.

Includes fax, conf. room, receptionist & utilities. Great for starter company, attorney or insurance business.

Referrals available.

(865) 566-1886 2128 sq ft building for lease on East Parkway in Gatlinburg. Suitable for retail space or deli.

Parking available. $2000 per month Please call 4286338 leave message.

Office/clinic space.

3500 sq ft. 5 offices, 5 ba, conference rm, ample parking, 5 outside access doors.

Route 416. 1.5 miles from WSCC $2500 + util. Less space avail at lower price. 654-9001 or 436-2100 ask for Bill 608 RESORT RENTALS RV Sites on Indian Camp Creek Monthly or Yearly rentals. Util. Furn..

Near the Park off Hwy 321 850-2487 609 WANTED TO RENT Middle aged couple with medium dog looking for private mobile home or house to rent long term. 2 or 3BR. Can pay up to $600 mth. For more info Call: 286-5528.

610 DUPLEX FOR RENT 1 level, 2BR 1BA duplex on river. Close in. Fully furnished.

Private patio. $750 mth. 453-5363 or 660-7765

Nicer than you expect.

For female. Boyds Creek. $115 week 661-7770

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Residential Tile, Hardwood, Laminate Installation 1st quality work.

Available Now. Call Sam

865-453-6811

Call Greg - 850-6706

daveslawncare@charter.net

Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lawncare & Landscaping Aeration, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Bush Hogging, Spring CleanUp, Fencing, Hydro-seeding & Planting Lic. & Ins. â&#x20AC;˘ Free Estimates

865-254-3844

# " "UILDERS KELLYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HOME IMPROVEMENT

Quality Work - Reasonable Prices

â&#x20AC;˘ Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Electrical â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Bathrooms â&#x20AC;˘ Painting â&#x20AC;˘ Licensed & Insured

Call Ty 368-2361

CART away unwanted items in the Classifieds.

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $160 wk./$575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929.

FALL SPECIAL Partial Furn On Trolley Route 3 or 4 BR/2 BA Weekly, Biweekly & Monthly Rates

865-789-1427

$ & $ " " %! ! $# " !!$

No application fee and ONE weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free rent 1 BR and 2 BR from $545 & up.

865-429-2962 8 2

2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS and TOWNHOMES Sevierville 428-5161 Sevierville, Apartment 2 large BR, 1.5 BA, Private back porch,

Private motel room.

Great for 1 person!

1 Bed, full size refrig., microwave, cable TV, $120 weekly, $50 deposit, 436-7745 Gatlinburg.

$550/mo, call (865)933-9775, for all rentals visit: www.rentalhouseonline.com

Who ya gonna call?

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

If you have a problem with the delivery of your morning Mountain Press, please call the Circulation Department at 428-0746, ext. 239 & 231 Monday - Friday and your paper will be delivered to you on the same day.

Newspapers from calls after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

On Saturday, Sunday and holidays you may dial 428-0748 extensions 239 & 231. If complaints are received between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m., papers will be delivered the same day. Newspapers from calls received after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper.

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Sunday, September 20, 2009 ◆ The Mountain Press

He breathed a few moments, so he wasn’t stillborn

By DANIELLE FINCHUM Special to The Press

air for two minutes means the world to me.

It’s the most precious two minutes of my life. I I would like to share had 120 seconds where a lifetime with you. The my entire family was life of my son, Wyatt here, where my family Nathaniel Finchum. was complete. I wouldn’t On Nov. 5, 2008, my trade that for anything. husband and I found I called the other out we were expecting our third child. We were day to order a copy of Wyatt’s birth certificate. overjoyed to be adding I was in shock when they a new member to our family. However, our joy told me he was listed as a stillborn. Of course was to be short-lived.

The day we went in for I was upset, but I just figured it was a mistake. our 18-week anatomy But there was no misultrasound, our world take. came crashing down.

Because of a new defiWe went in expecting to nition of live birth which learn what we were havtook effect in 2005, my ing so we could share the news with our fami- doctor was not able to medically acknowledge lies. Instead, we found my son’s life. out we were having Although my son was another son and that he breathing, his attempt to would die.

Phone calls to families breathe was not deemed a good enough effort. that should have been I’m not going to whine filled with joy, were filled with tears and bro- and complain about ken dreams for a son we how unfair or unjust would never bring home. this is, but I am going to do something. I have a My husband and I were advised to terminate the proposal for a new defipregnancy, but that was nition of live birth that is currently being used never an option for us.

We decided to carry our by the state of Maine, one I hope the state of son to term and meet Tennessee will adopt. him with love. We were This new definition told by numerous doctors that we would never see our son alive, but we hoped with all our hearts.

I was just shy of 34 weeks pregnant when my water broke. I can’t begin to describe the emotions. I knew the birth of Wyatt also meant his death. I wasn’t ready to give him back to God. As we made our way to the hospital I prayed Wyatt’s movement wouldn’t stop. I asked my nurse to hide the monitor of Wyatt’s heartbeat from me because I didn’t want to know if his heart stopped beating. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get through labor if I knew he had already passed away.

I was clinging to hope.

Hope for a misdiagnosis. Hope he would be healed. And if all else failed, hope to see my son alive long enough to tell him I loved him. I told my doctor I wanted to do what was best for Wyatt. She advised he wouldn’t survive a natural birth, and we decided to do a C-section.

I was so scared. I had never had surgery, but I wanted so desperately to see my son alive. I knew full well he would die long before my body healed, but it was such a small price to pay. I can look back and know I did everything I could to give my son life.

On June 1, Wyatt Nathaniel Finchum was born at 10:03 a.m. And yes, he was alive! He had a faint heartbeat and he was breathing. I actually got to witness his chest as it rose and fell, before they whisked him off to the next room. I lay on the operating table and cried tears of joy for the miracle I had just witnessed.

My husband came back a few minutes later holding our son and told me Wyatt had died before the doctor even finished sewing me up.

But he died holding his daddy’s hand.

Just knowing my son and I breathed the same

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would state: “...The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, that, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.

Each product of such a birth is considered live born and fully recognized as a human person under Maine (change to Tennessee) Law.” I want to make residents of Tennessee

aware of this regulation placed on doctors. My doctor wanted so badly to acknowledge Wyatt’s short life, but her hands are tied. I have a petition that can be signed at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/recognize-life-in-tennessee.

I am looking for places around Sevier County where I can leave copies of my petition. I also have a blog at http:// wyattnathaniel.blogspot..com.

In the time it took you to read this, my son lived and died. Two minutes might not seem like much, but it’s an eternity when it’s your child’s lifetime. I won’t deny the fact that my son was dying as soon as he was born, but he lived. He

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fought to breathe for those two minutes and his life deserves to be acknowledged.

I would like to get Tennessee’s definition of live birth amended to a more acceptable definition that recognizes life no matter how short it may be. I don’t want another family to have to go through this. A child dying is enough to handle without having

the validity of that child ripped away as well.

I come to you with a broken heart and a damaged spirit, asking for help. God performed a miracle when my son was born alive, and I just want that to be recognized.

— Danielle and Joseph Finchum live in Sevierville. Contact her by e-mail to finchumfamilyjda@yahoo.com.

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Fall means voles and Vols Well, this past week I was looking down into the holler toward Webb’s Creek thinking about how September brings clear evening skies, Vols football and the march of the field mice to my cabin.

The march begins in September as the little family of field mice (also known as voles) work their way up the holler guided only by primeval instincts to find my cabin. Thankfully, the migration only occurs in years of excessive rain or early cold snaps. Yes, it has rained a lot this summer.

As sure as the Vols always win the first game of each season, the voles arrive to enjoy my cabin and a variety of snacks.

The “march of the field mice” face dangerous migratory challenges including foxes, owls, snakes and other life threatening predators as they fight their way to that final destination of hope; my cabinets. Those cabinets serve as their base of operations and my battle zone.

Besides noticing orange flags waving from car windows, my first migratory mouse alert is always the same. My dog stands frozen, staring at the cabinet below the sink listening for the pitter patter of really tiny little feet. He looks at me and I return an understanding glance that it is once again time for us to gather up our battle gear.

Mice are very smart and are often used to help with complicated laboratory experiments.

Never underestimate the I.Q. of a field mouse.

Catching crafty mice is much harder than catching crabs, fish or other small game. Fish and crabs are dumb and dumber when compared to mice.

When was the last time you saw any kind of a facial expression of emotion on a fish? I am amazed we don’t have an outdoor television series entitled, “The Scariest Catch” or “Catching Field Mice with Roland.”

Man versus mouse calls for commitment, creativity and the courage to come face to face with a really irate mouse stuck to a sticky piece of cardboard.

There are scores of weapons that can be used in battle. It has been said that carbonated soda will kill them or that uncooked instant mashed potatoes will expand in their stomachs bringing them to demise. A country boy at Jack’s Market near Cosby suggested that a food mixture of concrete mix and honey would do the job.

Call me conservative or a wimpy mouse catcher, but I opt for a phased approach.

Friendly Phase 1: Set a few “live” traps. The mice go through a little doorway to get to the peanut butter bait and the door closes shut behind them.

Two weeks ago I caught one and drove it to the other side of the mountain to its new neighborhood and home.

A week later my dog was once again staring at the cabinet. I caught another one that morning at 2:30. It was making a terrible racket moving around inside the little mouse trap container.

I was too tired to drive the mouse somewhere in the middle of the night so I just set the whole contraption, mouse inside, on my deck. The next morning both the mouse and my catcher device were gone.

Angry Phase II: Glue traps. Sheets of cardboard with really sticky glue will catch mice. The stuck mouse is irritated to the point that it is scary.

Your kids will never want to go visit Mickey Mouse if you expose them to a field mouse stuck to a piece of cardboard. It can cause nightmares, and based on actual experience, a screaming wife.

Highly Ticked off Phase III: Miniature bear traps.

Spring loaded traps usually kill the mouse instantly eliminating the need to socially interact with it.

I am currently combining battle Phase II and Phase III as a new strat-

egy and my cabinets have been eerily quiet. In my heart I fear it’s not yet over and so my dog and I dutifully remain on high mouse alert.

Like the September Vols, we are totally focused on winning.

You might wonder about the mental state of my lovely wife, Kat, during this voles war. Let me just say, not that good.

That is just how it looks from my log cabin.

— John LaFevre is a local speaker and coauthor of the interactive national park hiking book series, Scavenger Hike Adventures, Falcon Guides, Globe Pequot Press. E-mail to scavengerhike@aol.com.

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