The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 270 ■ September 27, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents
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PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Planning Commission faces another brief agenda as it convenes at 3 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall that may get even shorter depending on what city and county officials can work out before then. The county’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) opted Sept. 14 not to act on a request to allow a variance in how tall a building
in the agricultural zoning can be. That left in limbo the plan to put an 80-foot-plus zipline tower on Wears Valley Road that is set to come before the city’s planners Tuesday. The site plan Jonathan Lyons and Will Morgan will present for the land at 1911 Wears Valley Road calls for a starting post for the zipline course that is more than double the maximum building height allowed in the county’s agricultural zone. The property was recently moved down to
that zoning from the higher R-1 (rural residential) at the owners’ request. They made the move because county officials say they’ll only allow zipline developments in the A-1 district. Unfortunately, that ties the hands of those who want to build that kind of enterprise since the county’s regulations dictate buildings in A-1 areas must be no taller than 35 feet. The owners of the property came before the county’s Board of Zoning Appeals during its
By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
Kents surpass world record with 291-pound watermelon
PIGEON FORGE — City leaders appear likely to approve a new set of rules governing how private homes are built when they meet at 5:30 p.m. today in City Hall, but that doesn’t mean much will be changing for those planning to construct a new residence. On the agenda for the session is second approval of Ordinance 913 adopting the International Residential Code of 2006 as the guidelines for all houses that do not serve as overnight rentals, which fall under another set of guidelines specific
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monthly meeting two weeks ago asking for a variance in that rule to allow for their plans. That group debated the matter for a long time before finally deciding to table it, pointing out their decision would only be necessary if the county agrees to rezone the land. (Though the property is governed by county zoning rules, it’s in the city’s planning region, which means development on it
Visitors to the Old Mill’s Heritage Day Saturday watch Clayton Sharp twist a piece of metal in his blacksmithing demonstration.
Heritage Day recalls mill’s past By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — The loud clanging of the blacksmith’s hammer split the steamy morning air, giving a start to the bonneted women sitting nearby gossiping as they worked on their quilt scraps. Just down the way a man used mule power to mash cane to make sorghum, while further over by the river another fellow harnessed the force of water to grind corn. It could have been a regular day 180 years ago when the Old Mill was founded, but it was 2010 and the seventh annual Old Mill Heritage Day. The gath-
ering of crafters, artisans and entertainers is meant to give visitors to the area a glimpse at what life was like in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains when the mill was first built. “We want to let people experience the heritage of the area,” Old Mill spokeswoman Marvelle Sewell explained. “There are a lot of children and even older folks who have never seen a blacksmith working or a sorghum mill. We’re trying to give them the chance to have that experience.” That’s why they invited people like Clayton Sharp, a Gibbs man who took
to their use. The city has operated under the 1999 International Residential Code for several years and there aren’t many changes in the new version, Chief Building Inspector Joe Dunn says. “Really it’s pretty minor,” Dunn explains. “We’ve had the ’99 building code in place for years, so most people probably won’t even notice a difference.” The city might not even make the move if it weren’t now mandated to do so by the state, which just adopted residential building codes in the last couple years. In doing See Code, Page A5
Harmful pills collected during nationwide event By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Cira Cook turned the orange bottle up and watched as the large, white capsules slowly tumbled out, spilling into a pile filled with hydrocodone, oxycodone and Percocet. Combined they’d have the ability to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars on the street. Alone, they could make a child seriously ill or even kill him. Fortunately, Cook’s actions were meant to avoid both those situations, as she joined in with other local residents in taking part of the national Project Drug Drop effort. Coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Agency and local police departments, like the one in Pigeon Forge, events across the country offered folks a chance to turn over unused prescription medications to the authorities, who can properly dispose of them. It’s a move Cook says she made to protect her 6-year-old after the family found itself holding onto drugs from a relative’s
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Vickie Pinion, fitness supervisor for the city of Sevierville, looks over the textbook she studied as she prepared to become a U.S. citizen. The Guatemala native had lived here 26 years, and became a full citizen in August.
SEVIERVILLE —Vickie Pinion’s pride was obvious earlier this month when she led the Pledge of Allegiance during the reopening of the Blalock Natatorium at the Sevierville Community Center. It was the first time she did it as a fullfledged U.S. citizen. Pinion has worked for the city for 12 years, and has been a resident of the United States for 26. But the Guatemala native had been reluctant to give up
that last tie to her old home, until she had a conversation about the election. Originally, she didn’t want to give up her citizenship to the place where she grew up. “Back then, I though my home was Guatemala,” she explained. “I didn’t want to give up my citizenship.” Over the years, she came to think of herself as more and more of an American. She was married to an American, was working here, had her See Pinion, Page A5
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Dollywood wins Best Shows award again Submitted Report PIGEON FORGE — For the second year in a row, Dollywood won the trophy for Best Shows and also claimed a third consecutive win for Best Christmas Event at the 2010 Golden Ticket Awards ceremony. Dollywood was a finalist in five additional categories: Best Park, fifth place (tie with Holiday World and Toyko Disney Sea); Cleanest Park, third place; Friendliest Park, second place; Best Food, fourth place; Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters in the World, Thunderhead, fifth place. “I’m absolutely thrilled and humbled that my Dollywood theme park was honored with so many Golden Ticket Awards,” Dolly Parton said. “The Best Shows Award is really special for me because
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Dollywood’s entertainment is a reflection of my Smoky Mountain roots and the music I love so much. And to know that my Smoky Mountain Christmas festival won, well, that just makes it feel like Christmas came a little early for me this year. My Dollywood family really makes me proud.” The Golden Ticket Awards are presented to the “best of the best” in the amusement industry and calculated from an international poll conducted by Amusement Today magazine. Surveys were sent to a database of experienced and well-traveled amusement park fans around the world–in balanced geographical regions–asking them to rate the “bests” in 25 categories such as amusement parks, roller coasters, shows, friendliest staff and water rides.
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The recent Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours was sponsored by the Sevierville Exit 407 business members. Above, Tom Newman of United Way chats with Brenda McCroskey of the Chamber. At left, Lauren Chesney of Tennessee Smokies Baseball, Nancy Clabo of the Sevierville Chamber and Kim Hinkle of Fairfield Inn.
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The Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Council, in partnership with DarkMarr Productions, is nearing completion of “Experience the Smokies: 3 Cities in 3-D.” This promotional feature will give viewers the opportunity to feel the sensation of attractions and views of the Smoky Mountains area in 3-D. The development of small, state-of-the-art 3-D cameras has enabled producer Randall Dark to film attractions and scenes interactively, and allows the viewer a new perspective through the television screen. “I was able to get shots that were previously impossible because of the compact size of the 3D portable camera created by Panasonic,” said Dark. “Directing with cutting edge technology is always a challenge, but this system has made the challenge a lot more fun.” The Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Council chose this project as a way to entice prospective visitors “This opportunity positions us at the forefront of 3-D technology,” said Lori McMahan Moore, council director. “The introduction of 3-D television is an emerging market that we want to be a part of.” The council is a partnership of the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Departments of Tourism, Sevierville Chamber of Commerce and Sevier County Economic Development Council.
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must be approved by the Pigeon Forge Planning Commission.) A week after the BZA punted, the County Commission approved the rezoning. That has left city officials in a bind, Chief Planner David Taylor says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are some issues weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to
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medical procedure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it in the house,â&#x20AC;? she said as she handed the empty bottle over to Officer Donnie Mashburn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is safer than flushing it down the toilet.â&#x20AC;? Cook couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have said it better if she had read from a script, it seems. As Mashburn explained it, the event was organized specifically to keep drugs out of the wrong hands and out of local waterways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving people a chance to get these prescriptions out of the cabinets and out of the house, while keeping them out of the toilet and out of the trash,â&#x20AC;? Mashburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taking what we collect today and burning it.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best way to get rid of the medications because flushing them down the toilet, as many people do, can lead to the drugs ending up in diluted form in drinking water downstream. Meanwhile, throwing the items away can lead to their breaking down in the trash and getting into underground water supplies or other areas they could cause harm, Mashburn said. Beyond the concern about disposal, Mashburn and the other officers who staffed the event know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of danger from the drugs
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up the smitty â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of saying blacksmith â&#x20AC;&#x201D; life as a hobby a few decades ago. As it happens, he did so because he wanted the same thing Sewell and the others at the Old Mill wanted in starting Heritage day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife was teaching and I told her, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give the kids a blacksmith presentation and I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t charge you a thing,â&#x20AC;? Sharp recalled as he stoked the flames under his current metalworks project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father did blacksmithing and his father did before him. They did it because they had to. I do it as a hobby and an educational thing.â&#x20AC;? And it seems that sort of
work out with the county before Tuesday,â&#x20AC;? Taylor says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We may end up just having to delay that one more month to give the county BZA a chance to vote on that.â&#x20AC;? Also on the agenda for Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting is: Special Events n Girl Scouts Walk for the Animals at City Park on Oct. 23 n Mellow Mushroom VooDoo Tour at 2485 Parkway on Oct. 14 before theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrown out. Children can get into the medicines and make themselves ill. They can also serve as a magnet for thieves, who have been hitting houses in the area where they know addictive prescription drugs, which they can take themselves or sell, are stored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been several incidents where homes have been invaded and the people were looking for prescriptions,â&#x20AC;? Mashburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can stop one kid from getting sick or being killed, or if we can stop one home invasion, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great day. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our goal.â&#x20AC;? Already mobilized for Project Drug Drop, the officers organized an veritable festival of safety lessons and displays in the parking lot of Walgreens on the Parkway. The booths offered everything from fire to gun to child to pet safety. It was those other offerings that prompted mother Tiffany Carper to drive her children, 8-year-old C.J. and 12-year-old Angel, and 5-year-old sister Jaden Jones down to the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to have this reinforcement,â&#x20AC;? Carper said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just to show them itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just mom saying these things like wear your helmet when you ride your bike, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;? That lesson is one that seems to have, fortunately, taken hold with young C.J., who not long ago found himself saved from serious
learning is needed among the youngsters who get their first taste of the ironbending practice from Sharp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every once in a while theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come up and ask you, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What are you doing, roasting hot dogs?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Sharp laughed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to have a little humor in doing it.â&#x20AC;? The dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events included live bluegrass music, crafting demonstrations, free tours of the mill itself and, as Sewell put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;lots of food.â&#x20AC;? It was all those things and more that brought Joyce Cabral and Doris Helton of Sevierville down to mingle with folks from countless other states at the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just like it all,â&#x20AC;? Cabral said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You meet so many different kinds of people and see so many interesting things. Plus, the Old
n Heritage Carriage Rides and Pictures at Waldens Landing Oct. 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30; at MainStay Suites Oct. 12; at Black Bear Jamboree Oct. 13; and at Patriot Park Oct. 23 n Pigeon Forge Office of Special Eventsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 21st Annual Winterfest Kickoff Event at Patriot Park on Nov. 9 Planning Region Items Requests for
Rezoning n From Lynn Hedrick for an approximately 4.6acre portion of a tract in the 1800 block of Smoky Cove Road from R-1 to R-2 (high-density residential) n From Lindsey & Lindsey Properties for an approximately 0.77acre tract on Lost Branch Road from R-1 to C-1 (rural commercial). n dhodges@themountainpress.com
Obituaries In Memoriam
Opal Lorene Douglass Opal Lorene Douglass, age 82 of Seymour passed away Friday, September 24, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents James and Mary Bohanan and Clarence and Sarah Tindell; brothers, Tobe, James, Clarence, Jr., and Bill Tindell; sisters, Mary Ann Tindell and Helen Hackworth. Survivors: husband, Glenn Douglass; daughter, Roberta Bankston and husband Charles; grandsons, Micah and Greg Coutta; sister, Virginia Tindell; brother, Glenn Tindell; numerous step-brothers and relatives. Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday in Atchleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seymour Chapel. Interment 11 a.m. Wednesday in Underwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. 865-577-2807. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
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LeConte Medical Center Community Health Coordinator Garnet Angelos explains the dangers of cigarette smoking to Tiffany Carper, left, C.J. Carper, Angel Carper and Jaden Jones during Safety Day put on by the Pigeon Forge Police Department Saturday. injury by a bicycle helmet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fell off my bike and hit my head and it would have really hurt but I was wearing a helmet,â&#x20AC;? C.J. explained. And the lessons of the day wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just benefit those who attended. The kids picked up information
about smoking cessation after seeing a presentation from LeConte Medical Center on how much tar is in cigarettes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to give this to my dad so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stop smoking,â&#x20AC;? C.J. said.
Mill always has the best food.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what has made the pair of friends and co-workers regulars at Heritage Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up here for years,â&#x20AC;? Helton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come up here every year since it started. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great event.â&#x20AC;? Organizers like Sewell are happy to hear that kind of praise and to see the hundreds of folks who turned out Saturday. As the strains of, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars and Stripes Foreverâ&#x20AC;? played
in the background and a troupe of baton-twirling girls danced in front of her, Sewell said the gathering was already shaping up to be one of the best ever just an hour or so since it officially started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had people out here waiting early this morning,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turned out to be a really great event this year. The weather has been cooperative and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very pleased with the crowd.â&#x20AC;?
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Archie J. King, 78, of Knoxville, formerly of Pigeon Forge, died Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Mr. King was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Pigeon Forge and a current member of Southside Baptist Church. He retired from FHWA and the National Park Service. He was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lorene; son, Stephen J. and wife Terri; daughter, Karen Whitmire and husband Wendell; five grandchildren; brothers, Glenn, Ray, Bob, and Melvin King. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 9805, Knoxville, TN, 37940. Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday in Atchleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smoky Mountain Chapel in Pigeon Forge with Rev. Ray Gresham officiating. Interment to follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Tamberia (Tammy) E. King Tamberia (Tammy) E. King, 47, of Knoxville died of cancer (Sarcoma) Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. She was a member of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church
in Knoxville. She was a registered respiratory therapist at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge for 22 years, and had a special bond with her co-workers. She enjoyed hiking with her dad and spending time on the front porch at her parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; house. Tamberia loved her dogs: Tucker, Lulu, Joey, Peanut, and Bindi. Survivors: life partner, Lisa A. Gordon; daughter, Jaymi Lynn Walker; four grandchildren; parents, Gary and Mary Helen (Sandra) King; several special aunts, uncles and friends. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Young-Williams Animal Center, 3201 Division Street, Knoxville, TN 37919. The family will receive friends 4-6:45 p.m. Monday with a service to follow at 7 p.m. at Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour with The Rev. Taylor Dinsmore and The Rev. Cal Calhoun officiating. Family and friends will leave Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in procession to Dockery Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, Tennessee 37865 (865)577-2807. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
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Kents set watermelon world record By Paul Garber Winston-Salem Journal Elkin, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; At a festival named for pumpkins, it was a monster melon that stole the show. Chris and Janet Kent traveled from Sevierville, Tenn., with their massive watermelon wedged into the back of their truck to take part in the weigh-in at the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival Saturday in downtown Elkin. Chris Kent said that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; based on measurements he took back home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he estimated the melonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weight at about 275 pounds. That would just beat the world
record weight for watermelons, set by Lloyd Bright of Arkansas in 2005. But Kent said he worried that his estimate was off â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the watermelon was a little narrower on one side, and sometimes the fruits come in a little lighter than the estimates when they are actually put on a scale. The watermelon was carried down Main Street on a Komatsu forklift to the scales, where the tarp underneath it was removed. Some people in the crowd teased Janet Kent with estimates of how much it might weigh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not supposed to talk to the pitcher during a no-hitter,â&#x20AC;? she joked.
And then it was time for the official weigh-in, on a scale certified for accuracy by the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth. The final result: Kentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watermelon weighed in at a remarkable 291 pounds, beating the previous world record by more than 20 pounds. The Kents kissed and embraced, and for the first time since arriving in Elkin yesterday morning, they let out a sigh of relief. They posed for pictures with the melon holding a sign that said â&#x20AC;&#x153;New World Record â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 291.â&#x20AC;? Chris Kent said he started growing the watermelon 90 days ago with a cross of seeds that
had proven to grow big ones â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive watermelons are part of that genealogy, he said. It grew under a shade and was given 150 gallons of water a day, Kent said. Kent said he had been to the Elkin festival before, and the time was right, after three months, to take it off the vine and have it weighed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt if I had kept it another week, it might be too long,â&#x20AC;? he said. He said he plans to take the melon back home, where the seeds will be removed in an everlasting quest to grow larger watermelons.
Food and music tempt Taste of Autumn attendees By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer GATLINBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely a fair bet there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of buffets where you can go from jalapeno poppers to calamari to fried bologna sandwiches to barbecue ribs in just a few feet. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just what those who turned out for Taste of Autumn got last week as they munched and danced the night away at the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13th annual edition, which raised thousands of dollars for United Way of Sevier County and featured a performance by the Temptations Revue. The gathering drew a huge crowd, with few empty seats at the tables set up across the floor of the largest room in the Gatlinburg Convention Center. It was a somewhat surprising but tremendously welcome showing for new United Way Director Tom Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Taste of Autumn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being that this is my first big event, I was a little nervous about how things would turn out,â&#x20AC;? Newman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very pleased with how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going. The city of
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son here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she was a permanent resident, and she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think of it as an issue. That changed when she was talking to a friend about politics. Her friend was frustrated with politics, but hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t voted. Pinion chided her about that, which led them to talk about the fact that she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to do that, she had to become a citizen. So she started the process of changing that and, after a ceremony in August, she is now a full citizen. She registered to vote as soon as that ceremony was over, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to exercising that right for the first time in November. Pinionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey to being a full citizen started in her teens. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d taken English as a second language, and decided to come here as part of an exchange program to really learn the language. She wound up in Louisiana as part of a Loinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club program, and while she was there, she first met her future husband, Richard. They couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t date â&#x20AC;&#x201D; her mother had forbidden her from dating on the trip, she said, and she obeyed that restriction. But they still became close, and started writing to each other after she went back to her native country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a stack of letters,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every so often we get them out and look at them.â&#x20AC;? He eventually came to visit her in Guatemala â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they tried to convince her parents he was an exchange student. The two of them knew they were meant to be together â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she still calls him her soulmate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they married in 1984. They came to Sevierville in 1998, and Vickie, who
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Empty plates, full stomachs and the sounds of the Temptations Revue were the order of the evening as Gatlinburg put on the 13th Annual Taste of Autumn benefit for United Way of Sevier County Thursday. Gatlinburg is great to put this event on for us each year. They handle everything and we just kind of sit back and watch amazed.â&#x20AC;? The festivities were spearheaded by the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Events office, which foots the bill of everything from renting sound equipment to cleaning the floors. Of course, there is plenty of private generosity that helps the party come together, as well, including the donation of the Temptations actâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. Among those who
enjoyed the performance by a group that includes Nate Evans, who performed with the original Temptations, were Bud and Cindy Ogle. One event planner, Sandra Donohoo, made sure to let the Temptations know the city managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband was celebrating his 60th birthday at the event. The group had the entire room join in singing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Birthdayâ&#x20AC;? to Ogle, then invited him on stage to do the Temptations walk, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-known dance move.
had started teaching aerobics before coming here, got a job at the community center She advanced as the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s services grew, eventually becoming the first fitness supervisor. Now, she said, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
ready for her next big moment as a citizen: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got my voterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s registration card in my pocket,â&#x20AC;? she said, patting her hip. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have never voted. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 45. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready.â&#x20AC;?
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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m definitely going to tell people from now on that I performed on stage with the Temptations. I am a Temptation now.â&#x20AC;? While the Temptations Revue was a considerable draw, so was the food offered by a lengthy line of local restaurants and food vendors. The aromas of everything from peeland-eat shrimp to chocolate lava cake mingled with the thumping sounds of Motown as the two collaborated to fill the air of the massive space. For information about other upcoming events benefiting United Way or to contribute to its $500,000 fundraising campaign, visit the Web site www.uwosc. org.
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so, they installed the 2006 International Residential Code as the statewide standard and mandated that no local government can use one more than seven years older than the current state version. Given that, Dunn says city leaders knew they had to update and began looking around at what the other cities in the area have done. They found most of those have adopted the 2006 code, rather than the newer one published last year. That prompted them to propose the 2006 version for the city. While it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean any major changes for builders in the city, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new rules could equal drastic shifts for some areas where there currently are no construction codes. Though none of the governments locally fall into that category, with the county adopting its own rules not too long ago, there are some places across the state that are struggling with the mandate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In areas that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have building codes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a huge difference,â&#x20AC;? Dunn says. Also on the agenda for Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s session is: n A bid to purchase envelopes for the Pigeon Forge Travel Planner n A bid to purchase ballistic vests for the Police Department n A bid to purchase uniforms for the Police Department. n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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Relay For Life rally Tuesday
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Sevier County will hold a kickoff rally and celebration at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tennessee State Bank Corporate Office, 2210 Parkway, in Pigeon Forge. The kickoff and celebration for the 2011 Relay For Life is open to anyone interested in participating or volunteering in the annual fundraiser. The 2011 event will be held May 20-21 at Patriot Park. For more information, to register a team or serve as a volunteer, contact Robin Kurtz at 908-5789.
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Hunter safety class planned
A hunter safety class will be held from 6:308:30 p.m. Oct. 4-9 at Sevier County Rescue Squad. Anyone born after January 1969 who desires to hunt in Tennessee must possess a Hunter Safety Class certificate. It is accepted by other states that require a hunter safety certificate. Parents may take the class with their children; some adults need the class to hunt out of state. For more information contact Tony Proffitt, 850-7029.
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Seasonal flu vaccine is now available at the Sevier County Health Department. Flu vaccine will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the department, 227 Cedar St. in downtown Sevierville. Call 453-1032 to make an appointment. The cost of the flu shot at the health department is $32. The department will bill traditional Medicare — the red, white and blue card — but no Medicare Advantage Plans or private insurance will be billed.
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Parts of state left out of project MEMPHIS (AP) — Western Tennessee, along with the northeast corner of the state were not included in the planned locations of the first all-electric car charging stations in Tennessee. But, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and about 20 smaller towns are set to be part of “The EV Project,” a $230 million charging network is being deployed to support the first all-electric cars hitting showrooms late this year. The Memphis Commercial Appeal report that Tennessee is one of five states taking part in the project, which is partly financed with $115 million in federal taxpayer money.
The electric vehicles, or EVs, have a maximum range of 100 miles before recharging, so their use for longer road trips require high-voltage quick-charge stations accessible to the public. ECOtality Inc. is a California company awarded a $115 million Department of Energy grant last year to manage deployment of chargers in the five states. University of Memphis economist Jeff Wallace, a research professor at the U of M’s Bureau of Business & Economic Research, is concerned that Memphis and West Tennessee will be left behind. “It’s completely impractical to buy an all-electric car if you live in
West Tennessee until you get the charging grid built up — unless you’re just driving it to and from work and you have a charging station at home or you’re fortunate enough to have a station at work,” Wallace said. Neither state, nor Tennessee Valley Authority officials nor ECOtality executives would say why Memphis is excluded. “Though areas outside of the Nashville-Knoxville-Chattanooga area are not yet involved in these electric vehicle efforts, TVA encourages growth of transportation electrification across the state and the region,” TVA spokesman Mike Bradley said Friday.
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Coach Pat Summitt will be the featured speaker at the ninth annual Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries “Streams of Mercy” banquet Oct. 7 at the Holiday Inn in Pigeon Forge. For $100, an individual can dine with Summitt. Only eight spaces are available. Call 909-3153. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for early preview of auction items. Dinner and program will follow. Cost is $40 per person. Tables are also available for sponsorship at $400 per table. Tickets are available at the SMARM office or online at www.smarm. org. SEVIERVILLE
Stop-smoking class scheduled
LeConte Medical Center’s next “Freedom From Smoking” class will be from 6-7 p.m. Oct. 4. The seven-week program designed by the American Lung Association that includes a support group atmosphere and focuses on overcoming the addiction to smoking. The class requires a $50 deposit that is refundable at completion of class and a $25 nonrefundable materials fee. Space is limited, and registration is required. For more information or to register call 453-9355.
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In Sydney, Australia, the U.S. Olympic baseball team beat Cuba 4-0 to capture America’s first official baseball gold medal. Venus Williams became only the second player to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Olympics in the same year with her 6-2, 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva. (The first was Steffi Graf, in 1988.)
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National quote roundup “We got whipped up and down the field for four quarters by UAB. I don’t know what else to say other than we’ve got a lot of issues.” — UT football coach Derek Dooley, after win against UAB Blazers
“When money from journalism comes along ... it made sense to me to keep it in play. Hopefully (it will) be a source for other people to do similarly in-depth, public interest-oriented work.” — Bristol Herald reporter Daniel Gilbert, who won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for a series of stories on natural gas royalties in Virginia. He pledged $10,000 in prize winnings to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky
“Some of it is gang violence, some of it is just plain ignorance.” Rabu Anderson, of New Jersey neighborhood where — a shooting (the fifth this summer) left one person dead and four injured
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” —United States Constitution, Amendment One
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Attacking all Muslims plain wrong The Koran, Quran, Kuran, Coran or Qur’an — however you want to spell or pronounce it — is the verbal divine guidance and moral direction for mankind, according to Muslims. No, I’m not going to give you the complete rundown on this book as to what it stands for or even what it says. I’m a King James man myself. By the way, King James was Scottish (always plugging my roots). Why mention the Koran in the first place? Because this is the book of the people who want to rent space to erect a mosque near ground zero in New York. It’s several blocks away from actual ground zero and is farther away than the mosque before this one. Do you know where the first one was located? It was on the 17th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center where Americans and other traveling Muslims would stop to pray every day. Yes, innocent Muslims also were victims of the 9/11 attacks. They didn’t make it out in time on that horrible day. I realize that emotions still run high because of that event, but it’s wrong to label all of any one people as responsible or evil. I will not do this. I’ll not be a part of another 1600s witch hunt condeming innocent people without cause. We in America have a unique place in history with our Constitution that separates us from the rest of the world. We recognize the rights of others, even the one lone person who must be acknowledged. This is the system we live by and continue to fight for. If we allow our fears and prejudices to stand between the few and what our Constitution says, then we are living a lie, and all of the sacrifices of our soldiers and fighting men and women are for nought. I’m not a fan of other religions as far as to practice them, but I will not stand to see them declared wrong and illegal because their members don’t worship the way I do. That is between them and God. They will have to answer to Him for their lives. If you remember your history studies from high school, the colonists and the people before them wanted freedom to worship apart from the official religion of England. Coming to this new land to be free to worship was the primary catalyst that developed our great country. We have no official religion in this country today, so anyone can belong to whatever group they choose. Thomas Jefferson may or may not have believed in God, but one thing he did believe in was the right of all people to worship and believe as they saw fit. In 1777, Jefferson and the General Assembly of Virginia wrote, “They do enact that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or beliefs; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, or affect their civil capacities.” Our first right guaranteed in the first line of the first article of the Bill of Rights, is the right to freedom of religion. The basic idea of freedom of religion is that no one, especially the government, is allowed to force religion on anyone else or prohibit anyone from practicing a religion. In the U.S., there are around 450,000 churches, 3,700 synagogues and from 1,209 to 2,000 mosques. How many people actually claim their respective religion? I don’t know. How many people actually attend worship in their religion? I don’t know that either. How many people need to practice their religion more than they do? Probably the majority. How many need to practice what they preach? All of them. There is an extreme fringe in all of them. Look at it this way. Yes, Muslims are here, as well as Jews and other people of faith. We as Christians go to their lands all over the world and set up churches. Are they persecuted over there? Yes. The difference: We have a Constitution to uphold. We’re not the greatest nation on Earth without it. — Dan M. Smith is a Cincinnati native and Gatlinburg resident. He is the author of the forthcoming book “So Far from Forfar.” His son is serving in the Air Force. E-mail to dan0729@yahoo.com.
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The real test
Student test scores may be lower, but the cause is worth fighting for There was certainly some sticker shock last week when parents across Tennessee got a look at their children’s Individual Student Performance Report. Despite warnings from Gov. Phil Bredesen and others that the scores would reflect new tougher academic standards, some parents probably stared in amazement at their paperwork sent home to them and called their children’s principal to see what was going on. The only way to make our schools better is to toughen standards, to make classwork harder and more challenging. Settling for meeting standards is no longer acceptable. We have to exceed them. Setting the academic bar higher helps to do that. The United States continues to fall behind other countries in comparative student achievement and testing.
The most powerful nation on earth is no longer producing the best educated people. It has hurt us in so many areas, from research to teaching to ingenuity to experimentation. This has nothing to do with politics or who gets elected, It has everything to do with forcing children to work harder in school, forcing teachers to make their curriculums tougher, forcing administrators to insist on better results and forcing parents to get more involved in their children’s education and not leave it all up to the schools. The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests were given in April. Before that the state insisted on a higher level of expectation in our students. The lower scores by many students doesn’t mean they have gotten dumber or that their skills have declined. It means they have to meet higher standards to be at the same
level they were last year. This is an approach many have been looking for out of our public education systems for a long time. It’s not easy teaching and reaching children from so many backgrounds and home environments. Education has never been as challenging or as difficult. But that should be an incentive, not a barrier. Children will do better and work harder if they know that’s what is expected of them. Parents will work with schools if they know it’s expected of them. Teachers will work harder and prepare more thoroughly if they know it’s expected of them. Raising expectations goes along with raising standards. Once parents get over the shock of their children’s scores, they should see this not as a threat but as a way to make things better for the kids, their communities and their country.
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Mountain Musings Every two weeks, The Mountain Press offers an eclectic mix of newsy tidbits, anecdotes and the occasional one-liner or observation: Sevier County trivia question: In 1969, one of Nashville’s biggest stars recorded a song that would spend three weeks at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts. In the fourth stanza, a Sevier County city was mentioned. What was it? See answer at bottom of the story. ... Charles Atchley, owner of Great Smokies Flea Market in Kodak at Exit 407, is opening Turkey Creek Public Market in Farragut next spring. He says the 162,000square-foot building will house more than 800 booths and include a bakery, farmers market, fish market and craft fair. He says it will be more upscale than his Kodak flea market. “The vendors will be a little better chosen,” he told WATE. ... Clara Chambers would like to thank two people wo helped her in a time of need. In early September her car was on fire on
Allensville Road, and two people stopped, told her to get out of the vehicle and, she is convinced, saved her life. If you are her heroes, her guardian angels, call her at 6548952. ... Dolly Parton is ending the Dixie Stampede show in Myrtle Beach, but that doesn’t affect the operations in Pigeon Forge. Parton says she will bring a new attraction to her Myrtle Beach theater in 2011 called Pirates’ Voyage. The show will include a buccaneer battle with a pirate theme and a fivecourse meal. Dixie Stampede has been in the South Carolina resort city for 18 years. ... Congratulations to Sevierville dentist Bradley Dyer on his marriage last weekend to Brandi Maxwell. ... Did you know Mike Huckabee was in Sevierville last week? The 2008 presidential candidate and possible 2012 Republican candidate spoke at a religious conference, Wake Up America!, held over four days at the Events Center. Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas who has a show on Fox
News. ... The construction on Highway 66 has messed up the timing of at least one traffic signals. The light at Douglas Dam Road (the one closest to Sevierville) stays red for 66 traffic long after traffic has left Douglas Dam Road. Really slows up motorists headed in and out of town. ... Trivia answer: The song was Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue”. The verse went: “Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July, And I just hit town and my throat was dry, I thought I’d stop and have myself a brew. At an old saloon on a street of mud, There at a table, dealing stud, Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me “Sue.” This Friday marks the first day of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Regular self breast checks and mammograms help ensure early detection of the disease. It’s a safe bet that some of your neighbors have already stocked up on Halloween candy: Confection sales for the spooky holiday average about $2 billion annually.
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Braves spin wheels again By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves’ drive for the NL wild card spun its wheels again Sunday, with wild pitchers and missed opportunities at the plate contributing to a 4-2 loss to the last-place Washington Nationals. Every Nationals player who scored got on base with a walk, the last two runs coming on Ian Desmond’s tiebreaking single in the seventh that followed three straight free passes from the Braves bullpen. The Nationals took two of three from the Braves, who began the day tied with San Francisco for the wild-card lead. Atlanta has lost five of six. The Braves, who lost the season series 10-8 to the Nationals, now head home to finish up with a six-game stand against Florida and Philadelphia. The Braves put two runners on base with fewer than two outs three times in the first six innings and failed to score each time. Rick Ankiel was the only Atlanta batter to produce runs, leading off the fifth with a home run and a doubling home Melky Cabrera with no out to make it 2-all in the seventh. Ankiel never budged from second after that hit, watching his teammates strike out twice and then ground out to end the inning. Brandon Beachy, making his second career start, struck out nine over five innings to keep the Braves in the game. But the righthander, who is playing a major role in a critical part of the season because Jair Jurrjens has a sore right knee, also walked three batters — and two of them turned out to be the only two runs he allowed. Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) was even more off course, walking two of the four batters he faced. He entered in the seventh and got a pair of quick outs before walking Willie Harris and Danny Espinosa. Farnsworth was relieved by Jonny Venters, who promptly threw four straight balls to Nyjer Morgan to load the bases. Desmond then singled to center to put the Nationals ahead for good. Sean Burnett (1-7) finally got a win this season for the Nationals by retiring six straight batters.
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UAB wide receiver Mike Jones (22) drags Tennessee defender Anthony Anderson (36) into the end zone as Jones scores a touchdown on a 52-yard pass play in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game on Saturday in Knoxville.
Vols struggle to beat UAB Tougher games looming By BETH RUCKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE — Tennessee needed every bit of confidence it could get heading into what promises to be a brutal month of Southeastern Conference play. Instead, the Volunteers struggled to get past UAB. The defense couldn’t stop the Blazers and the offense couldn’t
top 10 teams, the Vols (2-2) had a chance to regroup as a twotouchdown favorite. It was also a chance to break in a few true freshmen thrust into starting roles because of injuries before trips to LSU, Georgia and South Carolina and a visit from No. 1 Alabama in the next month. Instead, the defense allowed UAB (1-3) to rack up 544 yards of offense and fight its way back from a 23-7 deficit. David Isabelle found Frantrell Forrest on a 27-yard touchdown strike and ran for 6 yards for another score, and Bryan Ellis hit Jeffery Anderson
score after halftime, but the Vols still pulled out an ugly 32-29 win on Saturday thanks to a 25-yard pass from Matt Simms to Denarius Moore in double-overtime. “We got whipped up and down the field for four quarters by UAB,” coach Derek Dooley said. “I don’t know what else to say other than we’ve got a lot of issues.” After back-to-back losses to
on two 2-point conversions. Josh Zahn missed field goals from 30, 35, 41, 49 and 54 yards, any of which could have prevented the game from going into overtime. The Vols had no answer on offense. The running game had already fallen apart in the second quarter when Tauren Poole suffered a right thigh injury that kept him from returning. The Vols started their first drive after halftime at the UAB 32, but Denarius Moore See Vols, Page A9
Jimmie Johnson wins Chase race at Dover By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
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Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.
DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson dominated again at Dover International Speedway, winning the second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship on Sunday for his sixth victory of the season. Johnson has owned Dover the last two years, winning for the third time in four races on the mile concrete track. He shook off a rare poor finish in last week’s Chase opener at New Hampshire to take the pole, win the race and shoot up to second in the points standings. Jeff Burton was second and nonChase driver Joey Logano was third. Chase drivers Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards were fourth and fifth. Johnson’s drive for a fifth straight championship is alive and well. “They’re good,” Burton said. “Well,
they’re not good, they’re great.” Danny Hamlin kept his points lead with a ninth-place finish. He holds a 35-point advantage over Johnson heading into next week’s race at Kansas Speedway. The points leader after Dover has never gone on to win the championship. “We’re going to take it, it was a good day for us, but legitimately we had a second-place car,” Hamlin said. Dover lacked the drama of last week’s opener when Tony Stewart lost a big gamble and ran out of fuel right before the white flag lap, allowing Clint Bowyer to zip past for the win. Bowyer’s celebration was short lived after he flunked a follow-up inspection last week and was docked 150 points. His rough stretch continued with a 25th-place finish and — unless he can win Wednesday’s appeal — his championship hopes are all but dashed.
A $10 million bunker save for Jim Furyk By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt
Atlanta Braves center fielder Rick Ankiel chases down a single by Washington Nationals’ Nyjer Morgan during the second inning of a baseball game in Washington, Sunday.
ATLANTA — The biggest shot of his career gave Jim Furyk the biggest payoff in golf. Clinging to a one-shot lead, with a $10 million bonus riding on the outcome, Furyk nearly holed a bunker shot and knocked in the 2 1/2-foot par putt he had left to win the Tour Championship and capture a FedEx Cup that came down to the very last hole.
Furyk closed with an even-par 70 and a one-shot victory over Luke Donald in a steady rain at East Lake. Donald, who chipped in from 100 feet for birdie on the 17th hole to keep his hopes alive, was waiting in the scoring trailer when Furyk hit his hybrid on the 230-yard closing hole into the bunker. A bogey would mean a sudden-death playoff to decide the FedEx Cup. It was the 16th career victory for See Furyk, Page A9
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Jim Furyk reacts after winning the FedEx Cup and The Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Sunday. Furyk capped off a wild day in the rain with a bunker shot worth $10 million.
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UT AD expects football probe to conclude soon KNOXVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; University of Tennessee Athletics Director Mike Hamilton says the NCAA probe of the football program should end soon. Hamilton told The Tennessean that â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been led to believeâ&#x20AC;? the football investigation is near completion and expects to receive a notice of allegations from the NCAA by December. Tennessee turned itself in for six minor recruiting violations committed when Lane Kiffin was the head coach. Among the allegations were mentioning a recruit by name and evaluating the recruitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents on a radio show, tweeting the name of another recruit, and possible recruiting violations by Orange Pride athletics hostesses, women students, that were not reported by football staff members. The NCAA is also investigating the Volunteersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; baseball and basketball programs.
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dropped what would have been a touchdown pass by Simms. Zach Rogers dropped a deep pass on third-and-12 in the middle of the third quarter that would have moved Tennessee deep into UAB territory, but the Vols punted instead. Tennessee converted only two of 15 third downs and made a few short attempts tougher with false start penalties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom could have fallen out,â&#x20AC;? linebacker Nick Reveiz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People could have given up, and a lot of bad things could have happened.â&#x20AC;? If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any improvement the Vols have made this season, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts in the face of adversity. Tennessee unraveled in the third quarter of a 48-13 loss to Oregon and struggled and struggled in the fourth quarter of a 31-17 loss to Florida.
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Furyk, but none that ended like this. When he rapped in his short par putt with his back turned backward, he plucked the ball out of the cup, just like always. Then, he dropped his putter and fired the ball over the grandstands behind the 18th green, and thrust his right arm into the air as he screamed with delight. Furyk earned $1.35 million for winning the tournament, and $10 million from the FedEx Cup. In its fourth year, it was by far the most riveting finale of the FedEx Cup. With an hour to go, the five players who had a chance to win the cup included Nick Watney, who started the week as the No. 28 seed in a 30-man field. It was all in Furykâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands when he birdied the 15th to build a threeshot lead, and Paul Casey bogeyed the 17th hole ahead of him. But Furyk had to scramble for bogey on the 16th, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach the green on the 17th and made another bogey as he
After Tennessee and UAB trading field goals in the first overtime, the Vols managed to stop the Blazers 4 yards short of the end zone in the second overtime. Zahn kicked a 21-yard field goal to give UAB a 29-26 lead. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when Moore showed his resiliency. Simms threw toward the back of the end zone on the first play of the Volsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-overtime drive, and Moore stretched to make the catch with two defenders flanking him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When coach told me that he was going to go with that play, I was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;OK, this is great. We can execute this and get out of this game with a victory with not playing as great as we would like to all four quarters before that,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Simms said. That kind of fighting is all the team can do this season, Dooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told the team Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a policy that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m never not going to celebrate a win because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hard to come by.â&#x20AC;?
watched his lead slip to a single shot playing one of the toughest holes at East Lake. The sand shot could pay off in more ways than a big bonus. It was the third victory of the year for Furyk, which could be enough for him to be voted PGA Tour player of the year. No one else has won more than twice. The $10 million should at least help buy the greatest alarm clock ever made. Furyk was the No. 3 seed when the playoffs began, but was disqualified from the opener when he missed his pro-am time at The Barclays because the battery died in his cell phone, which he used for an alarm. In the end, Furyk joined Tiger Woods as the only FedEx Cup champions to miss the first playoff event â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Woods in 2007 because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to play, Furyk this year because he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Furyk also became the first player to be outside the top 10 in the standings at the Tour Championship to win. Matt Kuchar, the No. 1 seed, shot a 71 and tied for 25th.
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Tennessee Titansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chris Johnson reacts after scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Titans won 29-10.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A week after giving away a game, the Tennessee Titans were handed one by the New York Giants. Chris Johnson ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns, Vince Young threw a touchdown, and the Tennessee defense forced three turnovers in beating the error-prone and undisciplined New York Giants 29-10 on Sunday. The victory was the 10th straight against an NFC opponent for the Titans (2-1) and their fifth straight over the Giants (1-2), who have now lost two in a row. The Giants missed two field goals; had two drives inside the Titans 6-yard
line end in turnovers; gave Tennessee a safety with a chop block in the end zone; and committed five personal fouls, including two by offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie that led to him being yanked from the game. New York got a 50-yard field goal from Lawrence Tynes and a 10-yard touchdown run by Ahmad Bradshaw in a game in which it outgained the Titans 471-271. The mistakes, however, made the one-sided yardage figures meaningless. After turning over the ball seven times in a loss to Pittsburgh last week, the Titans didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose it once against New York and were more than happy to take advantage of Giants errors.
Cowboys beat Texans for first win By CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jerry Jones can exhale, at least for now. So can Wade Phillips. Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes to Roy Williams, Marion Barber ran for another score, and the Dallas Cowboys got their first win by beating the Houston Texans 27-13 on Sunday. The Cowboysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense got its first three takeaways of the season and held Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s topranked offense to 340 yards. DeMarcus Ware sacked Matt Schaub three times, and the Dallas secondary limited All-Pro receiver Andre Johnson to four catches for 64 yards. Romo went 23 for 30 for 284 yards, Williams caught five passes for 117 yards and the Cowboys (1-2) finally turned in a dominant performance after starting 0-2 for the first time since 2001. Arian Foster, the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading rusher, ran for 106 yards on 17 carries for the Texans (2-1), who were eager to knock off the Cowboys for reasons beyond earning the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first 3-0 start. This cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL teams have always ranked second in the state to the Cowboys in terms of fans and media attention, even during the best years of the Oilers. The announced crowd was 71,456, a record for a Texans game at Reliant Stadium. But Dallas supporters were well-represented and taunted the hometown fans with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Go, Cowboys!â&#x20AC;? chant in the waning minutes. Dallas now heads into an early bye week with a victory to build on rather than concerns about what its unpredictable owner Jones might change after
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Monday, Sept. 27 Hot Meals
Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by SMARM.
Blood Drive
Medic blood drive 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Walters State, inside MaplesMarshall Hall.
Sevierville Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday at King Family Library. 453-7796.
Al-Anon Group
Al-Anon Family Group meets 11 a.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 428-7617 or 680-6724.
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313. n 1 p.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church, Chapman and Boyds Creek n 6:30 p.m., Gatlinburg Call 436-0313 for location
Tuesday, Sept. 28 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study
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Celebrate Recovery, meal from, 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service then small groups. Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.
Friends of Kodak Library meets at 6:30 p.m.
SCHS Class of 1960
SCHS Class of 1960 lunch at noon, Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing. Dinner 6 p.m. at Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for those still working. Choose to attend one or the other or both. 363-3472.
Worship services 6:30 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. 216-2066.
Farmers Market
Farmers market 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.
Yard Sale
Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room
Indoor/outdoor yard sale by Eastern Star, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today and Saturday, Mountain Star Lodge, 1309 Dolly Parton Parkway.
Apple Fritter Sale
Fried apple fritter sale orders taken through today. $3.50; delivery date Oct. 2. 428-7346, 441-4057, and 908-2770. Proceeds benefit Gists Creek Baptist youth.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 9335996.
Preschool story time
Chapter 94 DAV-DAVA annual potluck picnic 1-4 p.m., Mountain Lake Ranch retreat. 453-0698.
St. Paul Lutheran
Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saturday Bible study, 9 a.m., Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, St. Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS), 1610 Pullen Road in Sevierville. 429-6063.
Burchfield Festival
Burchfield Memorial United Methodist Church fall festival and auction 11 a.m. Meal, quilts, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities. Auction 12:30 p.m., 3858 Byrds Cross Road off Newport Highway.
Sunday, Oct. 3 Shape Note Singing
Annual shape note singing 2 p.m., Valley View Baptist Church, Wears Valley. 428-2239.
Branam Reunion
Branam family reunion, Hills Creek Baptist Church in the fellowship building. Lunch at noon. Bring covered dish.
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Just Older Youth Club meets at Pigeon Forge Community Center for bingo at 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30. 429-7373.
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Standard flower show presented by Sevierville Garden Club, 1-4 p.m., King Family Library. Free admission.
Pig Roast
8-11:30 a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 4537101. n First Baptist Church on Chapman Highway, 7-11 a.m. 579-5433. n Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 8:30-11 a.m., parking lot of Alamo Restaurant, Highway 321. Through Nov. 20. 6590690. n
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Seymour Community Christian School festival 5-7:30 p.m., auction 7:30. Admission free; tickets sold for booths. Chili cook-off $15 entry. 5775500.
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
Garlands of Grace womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 4284932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131
Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friday Morning Bible Study Friday, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 at St. Paul Lutheran Church (LCMS), 1610 Pullen Rd. in Sevierville. 429-6063
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Preschool story time 11 a.m., Kodak Library. 9330078.
MOPS
Reservations due today for SCHS class of 2000 reunion Oct. 16, River Plantation. $50 couple, $35 person. P.O. Box 4067, Sevierville 37864. E-mail to 2000bears@ gmail.com or visit Facebook.
Middle Creek UMC
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Thursday, Sept. 30 Celebrate Recovery
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1BR $395 2BR $495 Great views from patio 908-2062 3 BR Apartment for rent in Kodak, $700/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338 3BD/2BA Luxury Apartment for rent in Pigeon Forge. 818-613-9391
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W/D, stove, refrigerator, central Heat & Air, $800 MO. + Sec. Dep.
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$550 month
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774-2494 or 386-1655
(865) 453-4028 or (865) 771-5043
Off Hwy 66 2BD/2BA $875, Furn or unfurn w/util. Laundry facilities provided. Pets welcome. 1 yr lease, 1st & last. 865-742-2839 On Lake! 1BR Townhome. Electric/H20 included. $150 wk+dep. 865-307-2882
House for rent off Douglas Dam Rd. Close to new Sev convention center and Dumplin Creek Dev. 2BR/1BA, no pets inside or out, landlord provides lawn maint. & monthly pest control. $650/mo, first & last mo + $325 damage dep. References needed, call 865-428-4752 M-F 7-4. House in Seymour: 3BR, 1BA, LR, kit., laundry room. Located on dead end street. Quiet neighborhood. No Pets! No smoking. $600/mo. + $500 damage deposit. References required. Please call 865-577-3869.
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428-5227 NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238 Nice, River-front Apartment 2 BDR/2 BA, W/D hook-up, 1 year lease, No Pets $550 Month, $550 Deposit
932-2613
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Clean Mobile Home near New Center. Apt Sev. $390-550 mo + Dep. 865-453-5079 CROSSCREEK Available Oct 2BR/1.5BA Garden $545 865-429-4470 Gateway Village Apartments Affordable family housing 1, 2, 3 BR aparts. Appliances, on-site laundry, convenient to city park. 120 West Paine St. Sevierville 865-453-1729. Income limits apply. Section 8, elderly, mobility impaired encouraged to apply. EHO/Handicap Accessible. Gatlinburg 2 BDR Apartments, Furn & Unfurn includes utilities. 1 yr lease. 436-7024. KODAK: Lg New 1BR/1BA apt. Util, + internet, directv. Full kitchen, W/D hookup. $700 mo. 352-563-8009. Large 1BD unit. 1 mi off Dolly Parton Pkwy. For more info 865-207-5700
New Center Area 1 BDR/1BA, W/D connection, large yard. $500 Month + Deposit 323-4043
Furnished Apartments/Houses
Furnished 2BD/1BA Apartment. Quiet Location. PF Area. No Pets. Ref required & checked. Call after 4pm, leave message. 865-306-1246
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3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. 1 car garage on the river near Five Oaks Mall. No Pets. 1yr lease. $800/mo. Call Mark between 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 865-453-5500. 3BD/2BA Nice Home in New Center area, Free Security System $1100mo, $600. sec. dep. Avail Oct 1. 865-771-0778
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349 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
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Business Places/ Offices
12,000 Sq. Ft. $5,000 Mo. Plus Dep. 18 Ft. Ceil, Clear Span, Gas Heat w/ Divide. 6,000 Sq. Ft. with loading dock $2,700 or Drive In door $2,700 avail. now. Owner Agent (865) 250-9209 or 908-5503
OFFICE SPACE $650 - $900 month
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Very clean basement-rancher w/ nice view (Dandridge convenient to I-40), minutes from Sevierville/Knoxville. 3 BDRMS, 2 BA, appliances included, fenced in backyard, w/ security system, professionally landscaped. Call Mark: 865-397-6949/654-5081 PRICE: $122,900
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When you’re looking Classifieds for a new place to 428-0746 call “HOME”, pick up 0955 Legals a Press for the latest listing in Sevier County! Notice is hereby given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the “ ”) due from Eddie Reagan and wife, Pam Reagan (collectively, the “ ”) to Citizens OR Call M-F, 8A-5P ”), secured by a Deed of Trust executed on the 29th day of April 2008 by Eddie National Bank (the “ ”), to Kathryn H. Yett, Trustee, recorded in Book Reagan and wife, Pam Reagan (collectively, the “ and place your ad 3076, Page 769, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, as modified by a Modification of Note and Deed of Trust dated September 12, 2008, of record in Book 3186, Page 714, Register’s Office, Sevier County, to rent/sell your place!! Tennessee (collectively, the “ ”). The Lender, being the true and lawful owner and holder of the
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Indebtedness, has exercised its option to declare the entire Indebtedness due and payable and has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust. Therefore, I, the undersigned, Substitute Trustee by virtue of appointment as Substitute Trustee in place of the original Trustee by an instrument dated September 20, 2010, of record in Book 3606, Page 441, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, acting under the authority vested in the Substitute Trustee by the Deed of Trust, will be at the front door (Court Avenue entrance) of the Sevier County Courthouse (125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee) (prevailing Eastern Time) to sell for cash to the highest and best bidder at public auction in bar of and free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights waived by the Deed of Trust, the Real Property (as defined herein). The phrase “ ” as used herein shall mean all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following described real property (together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and other appurtenances) described as follows: SITUATED in the Thirteenth Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Tract 4, as shown on survey of Jack C. Tarwater, RLS No. 976, dated November 14, 2000, entitled “Survey for Ella Reagan,” of record in Large Map Book 3, Page 120, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is made for a more particular description of the subject property. TOGETHER WITH the right to the joint use of Cypress Cove Way, as shown on plat of record in Large Map Book 3, Page 120, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, for ingress and egress, to and from the above described property and Pittman Center Road and for the installation, maintenance, and repair of utilities. BEING the same property conveyed to Eddie Reagan and wife, Pam Reagan by Warranty Deed from Ella Regan, a single person, dated December 27, 2002, of record in Book 1588, Page 95, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, and by Warranty Deed from Ella Reagan, a single person, dated January 6, 2003, of record in Book 1592, Page 733, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO all matters noted and/or depicted on plat of record in Large Map Book 3, Page 120, Regist er’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO the rights of other riparian owners to the use of and the natural flow of the waters of the pond and stream disclosed by the above referenced plat, undiminished in quantity and unimpaired in quality. SUBJECT TO the rights of others in that portion of the subject property within the bounds of Cypress Cove Way. The Real Property address is believed to be Cypress Cove Way. The tax map identification number is believed to be Tax Map 086A, Group A, Ctl Map 086A, Parcel 004.00. The Real Property legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the legal description, address, or tax map ide ntification number. The Real Property is being sold “AS IS WHERE IS” without warranty or representation by the Substitute Trustee. All rights and equity of redemption, afforded by statute or common law, homestead, dower and all other exemptions are expressly waived by the Grantor in the Deed of Trust and title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. Title is to be conveyed subject to all prior liens, easements, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, and restrictions that may exist including, without limitation, any unpaid ad valorem taxes or other taxes.
The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and at the place set forth above, and to sell to the second highest bidder (at the second highest bidder’s highest bid) in the event the highest bidder does not comply with the terms of the sale. This Notice shall be published in The Mountain Press on September 27, 2010; October 4, 2010; and October 11, 2010. Ryan L. Russell, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 28, 2006, executed by ROBERT BOLSER JODE BOLSER, conveying certain real property therein described to INTEGRITYTITLE , INC as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on December 29, 2006, as Instrument No. 06059412, in Book 2700, at Page 1; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATIONHOLDERS OF THE MLMI TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES , SERIES 2007-HE3,, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee on August 3, 2010. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on October 19, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Court-house, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATE IN THE FOURTEENTH (14TH) CIVIL DISTRICT OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE; AND BEING LOTS NO. 82 AND 83 OF THE GREATER BOYD’S CREEK SUBDIVISION NO. ONE, AS THE SAME ARE DESIGNATED AND APPEAR ON A PLAT OF RECORD IN MAP BOOK 13, PAGE 6, REGISTER’S OFFICE,SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE; TO WICH PLAT SPECIFIC REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.
In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.
The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on December 23, 1999, by MARIANNE MATTHEWS, a single person, to Kevin Clayton, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, at (“Deed of Trust”); and the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust is held by pursuant to assignment from CMH Homes, Inc.; , Grantor executed and delivered to Beneficiary a Security Agreement granting a security interest in the hereafter described personal property to the Beneficiary; Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., appointed Anthony R. Steele as Successor Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in the Deed of Trust and that the Successor Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him will on October 18, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the front steps of the Courthouse in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, proceed to offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash or on such terms as may be announced at the sale, the following described real and personal property, as the case may be: BEGINNING on an old iron pin, being the north-west boundary marker of Lot 16 of Fawn Lake Acres (Plat Cabinet 10, Slide 61); thence with the line of Lot 16 the following calls: South 11 deg. 37 min. 00 sec. East 221.15 feet to an old iron pin; thence South 11 deg. 37 min. 00 sec. East, 50.00 feet to an iron pin in the approximate center of a 50 foot cul-de-sac of a 50 foot right-of-way as referenced in recorded plat of Fawn Lake Acres and referenced in Warranty Deed Book 595, Page 326 and also known as Fawn View Drive; thence with the approximate center-line of Fawn View Drive South 51 deg. 57 min. 00 sec. East, 115.73 feet to an iron pin; thence with a severance line through the property of Marriane Matthews the following calls: South 77 deg. 32 min. 22 sec. West, 321.98 feet to a set iron pin; thence South 60 deg. 31 min. 19 sec. East, 205.39 feet to a set iron pin in the line of Cole (Warranty Deed Book 413, Page 393); thence with the line of Cole South 77 deg. 32 min. 21 sec. West, 440.00 feet to an old iron pin in the line of Wears Valley Land Company, Inc. the following calls: North 04 deg. 03 min. 58 sec. East, 123.49 feet to a nail in the base of a 20” ironwood; thence North 11 deg. 58 min. 16 sec. East, 107.68 feet to a nail in the base of a 16” cedar, thence North 15 deg. 58 min. 41 sec. East, 43.51 feet to a nail in the base of a 14” locust; thence North 33 deg. 17 min. 57 sec. East, 45.99 feet to a nail in the base of a 16” locust; thence North 49 deg. 14 min. 04 sec. East, 74.62 feet to a nail in the base of a 16” hickory; thence North 32 deg. 25 min. 32 sec. East, 155.80 feet to a nail in the base of a 24” oak; thence North 28 deg. 22 min. 39 sec. East, 176.69 feet to an old iron pin; thence South 71 deg. 41 min. 28 sec. East, 133.93 feet to the point of beginning. Thus containing 4.178 acres, plus or minus. BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to Robert L. Matthews (divorced from Marianne Matthews and having reportedly conveyed his interest pursuant to divorce decree and unrecorded Quitclaim Deed to Marianne Matthews) and wife, Marianne Matthews, from Roy Cole, single, by Deed dated March 25, 1997, and recorded April 24, 1997, in Book D595, Page 326, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.
However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number). A Notice of Right to Foreclose letter was transmitted by Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. on July 7, 2010. Personal Property to be sold pursuant to T.C.A. §47-9-604 includes one (1) 1999 Clayton Manufactured Home bearing Vehicle Identification/Serial Number CLA048211TN and any personal property of any kind of the Grantors’ attached thereto together with any and all accessories, parts, additions, accessions, and substitutions now in existence or after-acquired and otherwise available for sale with all proceeds or replacements thereof. This sale of personal property shall be conducted as a public sale pursuant to the aforesaid Security Agreement and the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Tennessee at the time, place, date, and terms described herein. All sales of Property, both real and personal, are “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” without representation or warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or of any kind, except as to title and authority to convey. The sale of the described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan, any unpaid taxes, any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances, if any, as well as any other priority as may appear in the public records or as may be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Successor Trustee. Title to any personal property shall be transferred by Bill of Sale or Certificate of Title, as the case may require. The right is preserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.
This the 15th day of September, 2010. Anthony R. Steele, Successor Trustee
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Dear Annie: I need your advice on how to deal with my very violent father. He knows no boundaries, has no respect for anyone and exerts zero control over himself. He is physically violent and verbally abusive. He threw chairs at his 82-year-old mother and lost his temper at my cousin’s wedding and made a huge scene. Mom tolerated him, but he beat her and she nearly lost her hearing. My brothers stayed with him until they could go to college, and both are now in therapy for PTSD and anger issues. I fled my father’s house when I was 17. After 13 years, I still have nightmares about him. My grandfather’s 100th birthday is coming up, and my uncle arranged a big party. Needless to say, the entire extended family is expected to attend. I will go and remain cordial to my father for Grandpa’s sake, but what do I do if he rages and tries to assault someone? — Worried Sick Dear Worried: If Dad assaults anyone, call the police immediately. Do not get into a physical altercation with him. Make it about a crime being committed. The fact that he is your father is no reason to tolerate his abuse or make excuses for him. Someone needs to stand up to the bully, and you sound like the only one brave enough to do it. Dear Annie: My daughter-in-law is expecting our first grandchild, and I recently attended the first of two baby showers given for her. I’m sorry to say, I was embarrassed and hurt by her behavior
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