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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 273 ■ September 30, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

Wednesday

Local man faces three rape counts

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Sealed presentment offers little information on accusations against 65-year-old By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

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SEVIERVILLE — A Sevierville man is in jail facing three charges of rape after he was picked up by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department on a sealed presentment. Charles Timothy Dalton, 65, of 2837 New Center

Drive, was booked into ed down the jail just a few minutes Sept. 22 by into Tuesday morning after the Sevier being arrested late Monday. County He was being held in lieu of Grand Jury, $150,000 bond. Rape is a which met Class B felony in Tennessee. last week. Not much information is Such an available about the allegaindictment Dalton tions against Dalton since can be kept they come in the form a private for a number of reasealed presentment hand- sons, from protecting the

victim’s identity to not alerting the suspect of the charges so as to prevent flight, and can only be opened when unsealed by a judge. The date of the alleged offense is not given, nor is the name of the person who filed the charges, though The Mountain Press does not reveal the identities of victims of sexual crimes in

most cases. Dalton, who is identified as a veteran of the U.S. Army and an employee at Smoky Mountain Deer Farm on booking information provided by the jail, is scheduled to have his first chance to address the charges in court at 9 a.m. Monday in Circuit Court.

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Extrication training

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Doctors given wrong fax number Confidential information sent to Indiana business instead of state office

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Weather Today Mostly Sunny High: 70°

Tonight Mostly Clear Low: 46° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Thomas Hornsby, 94 Bruton Compton, 33 Betty King, 80

Gatlinburg firefighters, above, train on their vehicle extrication techniques during a recertification class Tuesday. All firefighters have to recertify every two years, which gives them a chance to learn on new equipment and the everchanging safety features on new cars. At right, a Gatlinburg firefighter uses the saw to cut a front hood connection. Firefighters used the opportunity to use all available tools on every section of the car. Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

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Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

Judge rules on Seaton charges

Forge OKs safety equipment buys

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

A Greenville judge, ruling in a special setting after local judges recused themselves from the case, convicted local businessman Ken Seaton Tuesday for disorderly conduct but acquitted him on charges of public intoxication stemming from a Feb. 25 incident at one of Seaton’s establishments earlier this year. Seaton’s attorney, Steve Oberman, said they will immediately appeal the ruling from Judge Kenneth N. Bailey Jr. In handing down his verdict, Bailey said the conviction was based primarily on the testimony of Pigeon Forge Police Officer Russell Parker. Parker said that after

PIGEON FORGE — City Commission members had making the jobs of those who serve and protect on their minds as they met this week. The group voted on a pair of agenda items, a majority of the session’s brief slate, that secured new equipment for the police and fire departments. The first was the purchase of three dashboard cameras for the Police Department. Authorities are required to equip all their vehicles with the recorders, which protect both the officers and those in the public they deal with. At current, some of the department’s older cameras are, as Chief Jack Baldwin put it, “wearing thin.” Those still use VHS tapes to record the goings on and some of them are a bit spotty in their performance, Baldwin said. The new equipment to be purchased is entirely digital, with the recording done on a hard drive inside the car. Beyond being more consistent and offering a better picture, the cameras will automatically download everything they’ve recorded to a computer in the police station anytime they’re within a certain distance of that building. The group gave unanimous approval to the pur-

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Mike Worwetz, a wildlife caretaker at Ober Gatlinburg, lets children from PIttman Center Elementary School see one of the snakes in the attraction’s wildlife exhibit.

Birds of prey exhibit open at Ober Gatlinburg By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

great horned owl, peregrine falcon and a golden eagle. The American Eagle GATLINBURG — Ober donated Gatlinburg’s Wildlife Foundation the birds, which were Encounter Exhibit now features birds of prey, See birds, Page A4 including a barred owl,

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community calendar Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. They are listed by date. To place an item phone 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

wednesday, sept. 30 View Fall Colors

Today is the deadline for Oct. 17 train ride to view fall colors, sponsored by Older Adult Council of Seymour United Methodist Church. $26 each. 5739711 or www.seymourumc. org.

Sevierville Story Time

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

thursday, Oct. 1 Hot Meals

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

Right To Life

Sevier County Right to Life meets at 6 p.m., Pigeon Forge library. Presentation on breast cancer.

Christian Friends

“Christian Friends” women’s fellowship group meets 10 a.m. at Seymour United Methodist Church. 573-9711 or www.seymourumc.org.

Garden Club

Gatlinburg Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. at Community Center. Photographer Kenny Jones to present “Fall in the Smokies.”

TOPS

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

Democrats

thursday, Oct.2 1 Friday, Oct. MOPS

Mothers of Preschoolers meets 9:30 to noon, Evergreen Church. 4283001.

Craft Show

JOY Club

SCHS Tailgate

Scrapbooking

Lutheran Rummage Sale

Benefit rummage sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. todaySaturday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road between Jayell and Ernest McMahan. Rain or shine.

Women’s Bible Study

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

Church Rummage Sale

Living Word Ministry, 111 South Boulevard, Sevierville, rummage sale, rain or shine.

SMARM Banquet

Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries Streams of Mercy Banquet 5:30

20% off your first service.

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Located across from the Welcome Center on the Spur.

Spa located in Check-in building of Westgate Resorts.

saturday, Oct. 3 Sevier County Public Library System fall book sale 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Main Library, 314 Court Ave.

Sevier County Democrats meet 7 p.m. third floor of courthouse. Visit sevierdemocrats.com or call 617-2145. Sevier County High School SGA tailgate 4:30 p.m. Culinary arts students to prepare food. $7. Tickets on sale in front office.

Bethany Bapitst Church, Jones Cove Road.

Book Sale

Pigeon Forge Community Center Just Older Youth Club meeting. Bingo 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30; bring covered side dishes. 4297373.

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Specializing in massages, facials and nail services.

p.m., Sevierville Events Center. $35; tickets available by calling 908-3153 or visiting www.smarm.org.

Bring scrapbooking materials and join fellowship group at 7 p.m. at Seymour United Methodist. 573-9711 or www.seymourumc.org.

Eastern Star Sale

Eastern Star yard sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mountain Star Lodge, 1309 Dolly Parton Parkway.

Kodak Story Time

Kodak Library preschool story time 11 a.m. 9330078.

Lutheran Rummage Sale

Benefit rummage sale 8 am. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road between Jayell and Ernest McMahan; rain or shine.

Smoky Mountain Christian Church craft show, 9-3, 125 South Blvd. 235-5724. Proceeds go to SafeSpace. Tables $10-$15. Set-up 8-9 a.m.

Radio Class/Test

Sevier County Emergency Radio Services class for technician license 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at EOC building, Bruce Street. Test follows class. E-mail to n4jtg@live. com or call 429-2422.

Lutheran Rummage Sale

Benefit rummage sale 8 am. to 4 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road between Jayell and Ernest McMahan Roads; rain or shine.

Fall Festival

Burchfield Memorial UMC fall festival and auction. Country store 10 a.m., lunch 11 a.m., auction 12:30 p.m., 3858 Byrds Cross Road off Highway 411. Includes display.

Clothing Giveaway

Living Word Ministry, 111 South Boulevard, Sevierville, all-day rummage sale, rain or shine.

Free children and adult clothing, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Community First Church of God, 139 Palette Lane, Seymour. 774-5983.

Bethany Baptist Singing

Blessing of Pets

Church Rummage Sale

Singing at 7 p.m. at

Methodist Church Blessing of the Pets, 3 p.m. Bring pets on leash or in carrier. 453-2657. Donations accepted for Sevier County Humane Society.

sunday, Oct. 4 Lutheran Pet Blessing Our Savior Lutheran Church pet blessing service 10:30 a.m., 423 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg. 436-5641.

Beekeepers

Sevier County Beekeepers Assn. meets 7 p.m. at courthouse. Topic is medication. 453-1997.

Seymour Story Time

Preschool story time 11 a.m. at Seymour Library. 573-0728.

tuesday, Oct. 6 Women’s Bible Study

St. Paul Episcopal Church, Seymour, to bless pets at 4 p.m. Only caged or leashed pets. Offering benefits Sevier County Humane Society.

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

Roaring Fork Concert

Men’s Bible Study

Episcopal Pet Blessing

Roaring Fork Baptist Church hosts gospel singer Shannon Bunch at 6 p.m.

monday, Oct. 5 Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church, Chapman and Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg

Angel Food

Angel Food Orders: n 2 to 5 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.

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

Bipolar/Depression

HopeWorks Bipolar/ Depression support group meets 7 p.m. at Seymour Heights Christian Church. 981-4291 or 724-3755.

Alzheimer’s Support

Alzheimer’s Support group meets 6 to 7 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 428-2445.

Kindness Counts

Kindness Counts meets 7 p.m. at Pigeon Forge Community Park, pavilion 1. 654-2684.

Murphys Chapel United

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Volunteers sought for park project From Submitted Reports Researchers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are inviting people to volunteer as citizen scientists on Oct. 3 and join Park biologists and educators in developing scientific data. The scheduled field activity will involve mapping locations of ash trees in the Tennessee side of the Park’s backcountry from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers will learn how to identify ash and other common trees found in the Smoky

Mountains, read a topographic map, and use a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. The ash trees are at risk from the invasive, non-native Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle that can travel undetected in firewood and nursery stock from quarantined areas of the country into new locations in the Park. The data that is collected will help Park staff map the locations of ash trees parkwide to monitor the health of the forest and detect future infestations.

The volunteers should be prepared to hike up to five miles on park trails and in rough terrain off main paths. It is recommended that participants wear long pants and comfortable closed-toe shoes or boots for hiking and bring a lunch, water, sunscreen and rain gear. Reservations are necessary, and participation is limited to 16 people (children 12 and under must bring an adult). Contact ranger Susan Simpson at 436-1200, ext. 762, for the meeting location and directions.

Jail initiates program to aid senior citizens From Submitted Reports SEVIERVILLE — A new program in Sevier County is providing meals to senior citizens and giving inmates a positive means to spend their time. Under the supervision of the cooks at Sevier County Jail, inmates prepare meals which are transported to Fort Sanders Sevier County Senior Center and the Office on Aging. The meals are then offered for lunch at the center weekdays. Any food not purchased is frozen and used for the program that delivers meals weekly to homebound seniors. “This is an excellent exam-

ple of county departments working together to benefit the community,� said County Mayor Larry Waters. The food program was requested by members at the senior center. “I worked with Wayne Huskey at the Sevier County Jail to put together a program that would benefit both departments,� said center director Lisa Yarber. “This gives inmates the opportunity to make a positive contribution to society,� said Sheriff Ron Seals. “They’re spending time being constructive and it allows them to recognize that whatever they’ve done wrong to be in jail, they can

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Sheriff Ron Seals and County Mayor Larry Waters help prepare lunches at Fort Sanders Sevier County Senior Center. still do good works.� Meals are served weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the senior center on West Main (Chapman Highway). The cost is $4. Sign-up is

available at the center or by calling 453-8080 for more details. For more information on the meal delivery program, call 453-8080, ext. 100.

Schools start text message system From Submitted Reports The Sevier County School System announces a new method of communication through text message broadcasts. The Board of education has partnered with a local company, Eric Bennecker & Associates, to offer its Zap411 text messaging system. This system is being sponsored by Citizens National Bank, making it a cost-free program. Ziap411 will enable the school system to send messages to parents on their cell phones immediately. Zap411 is totally secure and the subscriber’s phone number will not be seen by anyone. Only official messages will be sent from the school system. Opt-in/sign-up process: 1. Using your cell phone, send the text message “zap411 scbe� to the number 368638. You will then get instructions. You must have a text messaging package on your cell phone to

participate, and using the system will count as a message received within your cell phone plan. 2. To unsubscribe simply reply “stop� to any message. This new process will keep people informed of notices such as school closings, early dismissals, holidays, etc. However, Zap411 will not change the process already in place through ParentLink that sends a voice message to the primary phone number of each student’s parent or guardian. Once implemented at the system level, this program may expand to inform subscribers about local school events such as parentteacher conferences, sports, field days, etc. “I am extremely pleased about this program and ask parents and other interested parties to consider whether you and your family want to participate,� Director of Schools Jack Parton said. “I want to extend my appre-

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ents.� “We are excited to sponsor this new communication tool for the school system,� said David Verble, president and CEO of Citizens National. “Just like the school system, CNB embraces technology and the opportunities it provides.� For questions call 7742024.

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arrests Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

u Enisa Causevic, 24, of Knoxville, was charged Sept. 29 with a misdemeanor warrant from General Sessions Court. She was being held in lieu of $2,750 bond. u Jerri Anita Culbertson, 35, of 401 Tucker Road Apt. 1 in Seymour, was charged Sept. 28 with a misdemeanor warrant from General Sessions Court. She was released. u Charles Tim Dalton, 65, of 2837 New Center Drive in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 29 with three counts of rape. He was being held in lieu of $150,000 bond. u Andres Tolentino De La Cruz, 34, of Monroe, N.C., was charged Sept. 28 with three counts of possession of Schedule II drugs. He was being held. u Ronald Richard Henderson, 48, of Newport, was charged Sept. 29 with a misdemeanor warrant from General Sessions Court. u Yvonne C. Kornick, 83, of 917 Middlebrook Court in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 28 with domestic violence assault. She was released. u Chad Allen Love, 26, of Newport, was charged Sept. 28 with robbery and violation of parole. He was being held. u Lawrence James Mickens, 18, of 849 Snapdragon Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 28 with possession of a legend drug without a prescription. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Maribel Avelino Olarte, 23, of Kings Mountain,

N.C., was charged Sept. 28 with traffic violations, driving without a license, criminal theft simulation and possession of Schedule II drugs. She was being held in lieu of $20,000 bond. u Juan Ramos Oliveros, 28, of 3898 Engle Town Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 28 on drug charges. He was being held $10,000. u Bunny Jean Reckard, 28, of 445 Dudley Creek Road Apt. 2 in Gatlinburg, was charged Sept. 29 for DUI. She was being held. u Justin Owen Roe, 19, of 805 Parkway No. 11 in Gatlinburg, was charged Sept. 29 with traffic violations, driving on a revoked license, possession of Schedule VI drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on $2,000 bond. u Lori Beth Valentine, 24, of Maryville, was charged Sept. 29 with two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of theft of property valued at $1,000 to $10,000. She was released on $30,000 bond. u Paul Jay Vassallo, 37, of 404 E. Douglas Dam Road in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 28 with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was being held. u Mary A. Wallace, 27, of Middlesboro, was charged Sept. 28 with public intoxication. She was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Brian Daniel Ward, 38, of 730 Morning Side Drive No. 2 in Sevierville, was charged Sept. 29 with reckless endangerment. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Danielle R. West, 35, of Ewing, Va., was charged Sept. 28 with public intoxication. She was released on $250 bond.

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chase, which will cost a total of $14,385. The second move for safety is a change order to the city’s specifications for a new fire truck that is currently being constructed by 4 Guys Inc. Fire Chief Tony Watson said he and other department officials noticed some deficiencies when they went to the company’s plant for a pre-paint inspection of the vehicle. Those were the result of the department opting for some generic specifications for the order that, it

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injured or ill and therefore non-releasable, to Ober Gatlinburg after they received appropriate veterinary care. The Wildlife Encounter opened at Ober Gatlinburg in 1981 as the Municipal Black Bear Habitat and currently has six American black bears, ranging in age from 2 to 23 years old. Also included in the exhibit are three North American otters, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, an opossum and a collection of reptiles, turtles, non-venomous snakes and amphibians. All of the animals are native to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “A lot of this is educational, an opportunity for people to see what animals are in the park,� said Kathy Doyle, Ober Gatlinburg director of sales and marketing. “We want them to lose their fear.� It was Ober Gatlinburg CEO Cy Anders, who passed away in the spring, who decided to make the wildlife exhibit more of a wildlife encounter. “A lot of people say things like, ‘Oh, I hate opossum!’� Doyle said. “Then they visit the exhibit and touch the opossum’s tail. These animals are our neighbors and we need to take care of them, too.� The barred owl is the most commonly heard owl at night and is also known as the “hoot owl.� The great horned owl is the largest owl in North America and one of the few species that preys on skunks.

Medical providers should switch to electronic record keeping, which would have reduced the risk of sending confidential medical information to the wrong place, said Mark Frisse, director of regional informatics at the Vanderbilt Center for Better Health. Most Tennessee medical providers use electronic records but 4,500 of them still use the fax machine, Mowery Johnson said. “It’s a sloppy world with faxes and paper,� he said. Mowery Johnson said Tuesday afternoon that the state periodically sent notices during the past few years to doctors who would have received the wrong number. Patients who have had their medical records inappropriately released can file a complaint under HIPAA, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Each doctor’s office has a medical privacy officer, and patients may file HIPAA complaints with those officers. Also, patients can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, at www.hhs. gov/ocr/hipaa.

turns out, will not work with equipment the firefighters are already using and hope to retain on the new truck. Watson explained he went with the standard order because it would save the city some money over customizing the vehicle, but said it has become clear some changes need to be made. “We hated to leave stuff open and regret it later,� Watson said. “(This) will ultimately enhance firefighter safety.� The majority of the changes involve the rear compartment of the truck, which will house hydraulic rescue equipment and reels,

Watson said. Additionally, the work will include installing an under-bumper siren system, a result of the need to shorten the front bumper of the truck to ensure the overall vehicle length is workable for the calls the department must respond to. The tab for the changes will run to $4,356, which Mayor Keith Whaley pointed out amounts to about 1 percent of the total cost for the truck itself. The department is moving already-budgeted money from one line item to another to pay for the modifications, Watson said. That request received a unanimous OK, as well.

The commissioners also voted to approve the Public Works Department’s contracting with Liquid Engineering for the inspection and cleaning out of 13 of the city’s 19 water tanks. The state requires that the city perform those checks every five years and the remaining six tanks already received them in the past couple, Public Works Director Mark Miller said. With five bids received, Liquid Engineering had the lowest at $21,565. That money is already in the budget, Miller said.

him with the crimes. Because the officer witnessed the behavior, and because Seaton was ignoring repeated orders to remain seated and stop interfering with the employees, Bailey said the actions qualified as disorderly conduct. While several employees said they had served Seaton alcohol over the course of the day, and that he had stumbled at one point, was slurring his speech and had glassy or bloodshot eyes — as Parker noted as well — Bailey said that wasn’t enough proof to support a conviction. “The court believes ‘prob-

ably’ Mr. Seaton was intoxicated in a public place but ... ‘probably’ doesn’t get it,� Bailey said. According to testimony in the trial, which lasted about three hours, the confrontation had been simmering for several days before boiling over Feb. 25. When Seaton told manager Sharma Floyd to go home from work, she gave up her key — and so did the other managers and employees. Some patrons became upset that the staff was either quitting or being fired, and confronted Seaton — and that’s when Floyd said she called police.

When officers arrived, Seaton tried to have the former employees leave the property but the officers told him they could take their personal property from the business. That eventually led to Parker ordering him to sit down and remain quiet while the employees left, and later to Seaton’s arrest. Bailey gave Seaton a 30-day sentence, but suspended all but two days, and ordered Seaton to pay a $50 fine. Seaton remains free on bond pending his appeal. If he decides not to appeal, he must report to the jail Oct. 15.

The peregrine falcon, one of the world’s fastest birds, preys on other birds — some as large as ducks. The golden eagle is one of only two types of eagles found in North America. It has a wingspan of up to 6 feet and preys on animals as small as rabbits and as large as sheep. Birds’ natural tendency is to be perched high so they can survey their surroundings. Because they feel threatened and insecure when they are at eye level to humans, their cages at Ober

Gatlinburg are elevated and a small distance from the viewing public. A large group of first graders from Pittman Center Elementary School visited the exhibit Tuesday afternoon. The children were enthralled by the various animals and asked plenty of questions about them — including the snakes. “Are they poisonous?� a boy asked excitedly as he caressed a snake held by Mike Worwetz, a wildlife caretaker. “No, they’re not poison-

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ous,� Worwetz said with a laugh. “I wouldn’t let you touch them if they were poisonous.� An older gentleman sat on a bench, taking in the exhibit and the children with amusement. “I don’t know what’s more fun to watch — the kids or the bears,� he said with a grin. For more information on Ober Gatlinburg, visit www. obergatlinburg.com or call (865) 436-5423. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

In Memoriam

Thomas J. Hornsby Mr. Thomas J. Hornsby passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. He was 94 years 6 months and 12 days of age. He was born March 14, 1915, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Grover Cleveland Hornsby and Annie Pervis Hornsby. He was also preceded in death by his wife Aileen Ball Hornsby. He is survived by one daughter, Judy Carol Wolterman and husband Tom of Sevierville, TN; one son, Thomas S. Hornsby and wife Joyce Ann of Jacksboro, TN; four grandchildren, Noel, Tommy, Darla and Jeff; one great-grandson, Christian; His mother-in-law, Nettie Ball; one sister, Rosie Mousa of North Vernon, Ind. He was a veteran serving in the U. S. Navy. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2009, at Croley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 12 Noon on Friday, October 2, 2009, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Hyder Officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Park Cemetery Davis Addition. Condolences may be made to the family at www. croleyfuneralhome.com Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg, Kentucky, in charge of arrangements. Jerry W. Croley and J. Andrew Croley Directors. n croleyfuneralhome.com

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Burton Andrew Compton, 33 of Sevierville, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. He worked at TRW for 10 years. Survivors: wife of 14 years, Missy Compton; children, Chelsea and T. J. Lovell, Cord and Clay Compton; grandson, Nathan Lovell; mother and stepfather, Mary and Bill Tipton; brother and sister-in-law, Phillip and Cindy Compton; brothersin-law, David Williams and wife Peachie, Wesley Williams; grandmother, Nell Ball; nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins; a host of friends. Funeral service 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Revs. David Carr and David Williams officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Thursday in Mt. Zion Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Betty Z. “Gran� King, 80 of Sevierville, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. A lifelong resident of Kingsport, Betty moved to Sevierville to live around family and many new friends after the passing of her husband Jim in 1996. Survivors: daughter, Terry Huff Rinehart and husband Jerry; son, Tim King and wife Ellen; five grandchildren; special family member, John Huff; many friends. Because of Gran’s love for beloved pet Stormy, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Sevier County Humane Society, P.O. Box 976, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868. Graveside service and interment 2 p.m. Wednesday in Oak Hill Memorial Park in Kingsport, Tenn., with the Rev. Robert Burlingham officiating. Serving as pallbearers are Tim King, Chris Early, Lewis Malone, John Huff, Anthony Huff, and Andrew Huff. The family received friends Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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Bill Keith, owner of SunRise Solar Inc. in Indiana, said he has been receiving hundreds of confidential medical faxes for about three years. He said he has tried to correct the problem by calling back the medical providers, but with no luck at stopping the daily faxes. “People in Tennessee ought to be concerned, and there will probably be a public outcry,� Keith said. “This shows the inefficiencies in our system. Doctors’ office have been rude to me on this issue when I try to point out the problem.� State officials first told The Tennessean that the toll-free fax number for Keith’s business and the state are very similar and the problem was with doctors’ offices who were entering the wrong number. But on Monday, Mowery Johnson said the state was responsible when a new worker sent a cover sheet with the wrong fax number to medical providers. State officials said they can’t change the fax numbers because it belongs to the Social Security Administration, which handles the disability checks.

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NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Human Services said it accidentally sent the wrong fax number to 100 medical providers, causing them to send confidential patient information to an Indiana business instead of the correct state office. Michelle Mowery Johnson, a spokeswoman for DHS, said they are working to correct the problem after The Tennessean reported on Monday that hundreds of faxes that included private medical information and Social Security numbers were being sent to a manufacturer of solar powered attic fans in St. John, Ind. “We’re extremely embarrassed, and we’re working to remedy the situation,� said Mowery Johnson. “We hope it doesn’t happen again.� The state e-mailed 29,000 medical providers on Monday to give them the correct toll-free fax number for the Disability Determination Section, under DHS. Mowery Johnson said the problem stemmed from a typing error when a caseworker sent a cover sheet with the wrong fax number to medical providers.

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nation briefs Second trial in slayings delayed

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A judge in Knoxville has delayed for a week the murder trial of the second of four suspects in the carjackkillings of a young couple. Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner on Tuesday morning set a new trial date of Oct. 12 for Larmaricus Davidson to provide time for new DNA testing of evidence. The Knoxville NewsSentinel reported jury selection is continuing for the trial, which had been scheduled to begin Oct. 5. Davidson is accused, along with the others, in the carjacking, rape and slayings of University of Tennessee student Channon Christian and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, in January 2007.

Gov’t insurance option rejected WASHINGTON (AP) — In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed on Tuesday to inject a governmentrun insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape in the Senate, despite bipartisan agreement that private insurers must change their ways. The two votes marked a victory for Montana Democrat Max Baucus, the Senate Finance Committee chairman, who is hoping to push his middle-of-the-

road measure through the panel by week’s end. It also kept alive the possibility that at least one Republican may yet swing behind the overhaul, a key goal of both Baucus and the White House. The developments occurred as Democrats in the House sought savings to reduce their companion legislation to roughly $900 billion over a decade, the price tag President Barack Obama has suggested. One option under consideration would reduce the

number of individuals and families eligible for federal health coverage subsidies to those earning less than 400 percent of poverty, or about $43,000 for a single person and $88,000 for a family of four, officials said, commenting only on condition of anonymity. The subsidies are designed to make insurance more affordable, and account for a significant percentage of spending in the bill. Without disclosing any of the details of a marathon closed-door leadership

Background check leads to arrest

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A man who walked into an Atlanta suburb’s police department seeking a criminal background check for a job application wound up under arrest as a suspect in the slaying of a former University of Missouri student in 1976, authorities said Tuesday. Johnny Wright, 65, went to the Lawrenceville Police Department last week for a background check he needed to apply for a job as a driver, police Capt. Greg Vaughn said. “When they ran the check, they got a hit on him,� Vaughn said. “He paid $15 to get arrested.�

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Toyota cites floor mats, accelerator risk for recall

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NEW YORK (AP) — President Obama’s decision to travel to Copenhagen to boost Chicago’s chances of winning the 2016 Olympics has drawn criticism from some Republicans, who call it a boondoggle for Obama’s hometown allies and evidence the president has blurred his priorities. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele denounced the visit on a conference call with reporters Tuesday. Calling it “noble for the president to pitch his home city, Chi-town,� before the International Olympic Committee Friday, Steele said it nonetheless was a distraction from more pressing issues such as health care, job creation and other urgent demands on Obama’s time. However, Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and 2008 Republican presidential contender, said Obama was right to make an appearance.

meeting, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters, “It’s hard work, but we’re determined to get it (the bill’s cost) down.� If anything, the health care debate was growing more intense. According to one independent organization, television advertising around the issue has been running at a level of more than $1.1 million a day for the past week and now stands over $100 million since the beginning of the year. “My job is to put togeth-

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. The recall will involve popular models such as the Toyota Camry, the top-selling passenger car in America, and the Toyota Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid. Toyota said it was still working with officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find a remedy to fix the problem and said owners could be notified about the recall as early as next week. Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said until the company finds a fix, owners should take out the removable floor mat on the driver’s side and not replace it. “A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop a vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death,� Miller said.

NYC terror suspect pleads not guilty, kept in jail NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan immigrant pleaded not guilty Tuesday to planning a New York City terrorist attack with bombs made from beauty-supply chemicals — an alleged plot authorities say was helped by at least three accomplices whose whereabouts and level of involvement haven’t been revealed. “The conspiracy here is international in scope,� Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Knox told a federal

judge in Brooklyn. Najibullah Zazi, wearing a blue jail smock, never spoke and showed no emotion as his lawyer entered the plea in a packed courtroom. He was ordered held without bail. “You get the impression he’s a nice guy, don’t you?� defense attorney Michael Dowling told the reporters afterward. The 24-year-old Denver airport shuttle driver has been the only alleged ter-

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Sevier County Right To Life will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday at the Pigeon Forge Library, next to the Community Center. A special presentation, “Breast Cancer, What You Need to Know,” is scheduled. There will be a video and take-home material. For more information call Ursula Beckmann, the president of Sevier County Right to Life, at 908-2689. n

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Open car show set for SCHS

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COOKEVILLE (AP) — Recent heavy rain is helping a Tennessee Tech University study of sinkhole flooding. Earth scientists at the school say they hope to get valuable data, especially eyewitness accounts, from flooding this month. According to the Cookeville Herald-Citizen, the study is seeking depth and width of the flooding, how long it took the sinkhole to drain and other information. n

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Most faculty senates back merger KNOXVILLE (AP) — Faculty senates at a majority of the public universities in Tennessee have endorsed merging the state’s four-year schools under a single administrative system. In voting this summer, faculty senates at six of the 10 universities also supported a common core curriculum to make it easier for students to transfer credits from one school to another and a centralized undergraduate admissions process.

The recommendations will go to Gov. Phil Bredesen, who is holding private meetings with key lawmakers and members of his administration on reforming the state’s higher education system at a time of rising enrollments and growing budget pressures. “We thought it was important at this point to have a faculty voice in whatever reorganization of higher education might take place,” said John Nolt, president

of the newly formed Tennessee University Faculty Senates group that organized the initiative. Tennessee has two independent systems — the 47,000-student University of Tennessee and the 180,000-student Tennessee Board of Regents — that are overseen by a third organization, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Under the faculty proposal, the Regents’ six universities would merge

with UT and be separated from the Regents’ community colleges and tech schools. The new system would be headquartered in Nashville. THEC would be eliminated. The faculty senates at Austin Peay, UT-Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee State, East Tennessee State and Tennessee State supported that proposal, while the University of Memphis urged “careful consideration” of the recommendations.

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MEMPHIS (AP) — The Memphis City Attorney who is the subject of state and federal investigations says he is too sick to work. The Commercial Appeal reports Elbert Jefferson has been off work for three weeks and has requested another three. Jefferson is under investigation by the Shelby County district attorney general and the FBI for a $55,000 payment to a private attorney to cover legal bills for former Mayor Willie Herenton.

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Anniversary a success; future of Park bright By DALE DITMANSON Guest columnist When the staff and partners of Great Smoky Mountains National Park set out to celebrate the Park’s 75th anniversary, we set our sights on a celebration of our past and a focus on stewardship for our future. I could not be more pleased with the “Celebration of the Past” which has taken place in and around the Park. Through a series of special events and media coverage, a great many stories have been told about the Park’s creation, its natural and cultural resources and, most importantly, its people. The Smokies has been the focus of worldwide news coverage, due in part to the participation of Dolly Parton as the Park’s 75th anniversary ambassador. Dolly brought the anniversary tremendous visibility, but even more, she personified the love and connection that people feel for the Great Smoky Mountains. We have reconnected with many of those families who sacrificed their land, homes and neighbors to make way for the Park’s creation. We have spent time with Civilian Conservation Corps “boys” who talk with pride about how they built much of the Park’s recognizable infrastructure. We have worked with our partners and with all neighboring cities and counties to plan the in-park events and to link the Park’s anniversary to a multitude of community events throughout the year. Reconnecting with those who lived on the land and hearing the stories of their sacrifice, and of the determination and philanthropy of supporters of the Park’s creation, has set the stage for a legacy of stewardship of the Park’s resources. In recognition of Park’s 75th anniversary, we have embarked upon two key legacy projects with our partners, Great Smoky Mountains Association and Friends of the Smokies. They have teamed up to fund and construct a new, environmentally sustainable visitor center near Cherokee, N.C. This new Oconaluftee Visitor Center will focus on the Park’s cultural stories, beginning with Native American heritage and continuing through the periods of settlement, logging and mining, and the creation of the National Park. We plan to open the doors in early spring 2011. We have also joined with the Friends of the Smokies to undertake a $4 million “Trails Forever” fundraising campaign that will establish an endowment to fund a permanent expansion of our trail crews to upgrade the condition of our trails. The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus bill, has coincided with our anniversary and has provided the Smokies with over $65 million to improve the Park’s infrastructure. This investment in our future will improve the condition of trails, historic cemeteries, restrooms and especially roads across the Park. Completing these projects will leave our facilities in far better condition than they have been for decades. We still face many challenges: Air pollution continues to impact the Park’s vistas, as well as the health of forests, streams, and wildlife. A succession of non-native plants and diseases is threatening the Park’s internationally renowned biodiversity. Many of the Park’s historic structures are in need of preservation, traffic congestion continues to impact visitor enjoyment in Cades Cove, and the Park’s invaluable collection of artifacts needs a permanent home. We also need to be prepared to connect with visitors in a changing world through new media, education, and ranger-led programs and to invest in updating facilities for environmental education opportunities at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. Every place I go, I receive compliments on the wonderful job performed by the men and women of the National Park Service and our volunteers on managing each of the 75th anniversary signature events. My heartfelt thanks to them as well. The amazing thing is that those same individuals are providing service to the over 9 million visitors annually, monitoring and protecting our resources, implementing the stimulus projects, and making headway on those challenges identified above. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has strong partners and generous dedicated neighbors who are advocating for critical resources. After seeing the outpouring of support for the Park’s anniversary year, I feel reassured that the will and the tools will be there so that the Smokies will be protected and enjoyed for generations to come. — Dale Ditmanson is superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Driving us crazy Tennessee needs to get much tougher on repeat DUI offenders In some states you can be sent to prison for life if you commit a third serious crime. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that is not cruel and unusual punishment. The so-called three-strikes-and-you’re-out laws are popular with the public, because they get repeat offenders off the streets and behind bars. In Sevier County we have a man who has just been arrested for his sixth DUI offense, both in Alabama and Tennessee. It may even be his seventh, based on a close reading of the arrest warrant. A person who is driving under the influence of something is a danger not just to himself, but to others on the road. A car is a dangerous weapon when misused. There are families throughout this community whose lives have been in turmoil because of a drunken driver. So why are so many states unwilling to crack down on DUI offenses? Maybe it’s because the people who write the laws do their share of drinking. Maybe they just don’t see the dangers in being

lenient with drunken drivers. Maybe they’ve had friends, family members and benefactors who have faced DUI charges. The people who make the laws obviously haven’t talked much to the people affected by those laws, because the public demands tougher DUI penalties. Tennessee has made changes to the penalties related to DUI, but they still don’t go far enough. The fourth arrest and all arrests after that are considered a Class E felony, with at least a $3,000 fine and 150 days in jail and automatic suspension of the driver’s license for five years. Repeat offenders can undergo treatment. That’s tough? How about these same standards for the second offense or even third offense? If a person hasn’t learned his lesson after one DUI, he won’t learn it after any more. Besides, taking away a driver’s license doesn’t stop someone from driving any more than a lecture from a parent keeps a teenager from misbehaving. Circuit Judge Rex Henry Ogle

believes the third DUI offense should carry a felony charge, and while he supports a rehab option for the offenders, at some point he figures a person just has to pay for the crime the old-fashioned way. “Everybody wants someone with a substance abuse problem to get help, but there comes a time when you can do nothing else but incarcerate a person and hope they learn the lesson,” Ogle says. We lock up people for burglaries, assaults, robberies and crimes against people. Many states send offenders away for life on their third felony offense. So why does Tennessee continue to show mercy toward people who drive under the influence repeatedly? Let’s get real with this. Why does someone have to be maimed or killed before the laws kick in with real punishment? Getting tough, really tough, with DUI offenses is the only way to rid the roads of these dangerous and uncontrollable criminals.

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P u bli c f o r u m Custodial staff at SCHS earns praise from staffers

Editor: On behalf of the administration, faculty, staff and students of Sevier County High School, we would like to recognize our custodial staff on Oct. 2, as a part of National Custodial Workers Day. Without these dedicated individuals, our school environment would not be as conducive as it should be in order to maximize our educational achievement. Toby Ward Principal Sevier County High School

Support encouraged for wildlife heritage measure

Jannice Burke Sevierville

Editor: I’ve asked all of my friends, relatives, and political representatives to support the America’s Wildlife Heritage Act. I hope my neighbors in Sevier County will do the same. This bill will help to ensure that our nation will try to manage our irreplaceable wildlife resources for the next generation and those that follow. Sevier County has an especially big stake in this because of our link to the Smokies and other nearby national and state forests. But the whole of humankind benefits from the preservation of wildlife and the habitat that sustains it.

Congressional action needed to protect our public lands

Editor: Last Saturday I joined thousands by celebrating the 16th Public Lands Day. That’s why I personally ask a U.S. House member to help with this bill by saving the animals and the land for our children’s children. Also we need the bill to have these resources for generations to come. Justine Jusack Sevierville

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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Wednesday, September 30, 2009

PREP SOCCER

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Katie Mitchell drives a ball in this year’s county tournament. PREP GOLF

Mitchell 2nd at state MURPHREESBORO — Sevier County golfer Katie Mitchell is currently in second place at the girls’ TSSAA state golf tournament. The Bearette golfer fired an even first-round 72 to finished tied for with Jessica Cathey, of Soddy-Daisy, just three strokes behind tournament leader Kendall Martindale, of Jefferson County, who shot a threeunder 69. Martindale is the current state women’s amatuer champ. “Katie played great golf all day and has herself in second place,” SCHS coach Ken Wright said. “We expect big things from her.” From submitted reports

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SCHS’s Sherraine Villalobos (11), left, battles Lady Tiger Kayla Outlette, right, in the second half of Tuesday night’s game at Pigeon Forge. Outlette tried to fire a shot off on the Sevier County goal, but Villalobos succeeded in kicking it out of harm’s way on this play. SCHS came out on top 1-0 in the very physical contest.

Bearettes topple Pigeon Forge By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer PIGEON FORGE — It was like a heavyweight fight that went the distance. The Sevier County High School soccer Bearettes traveled to county rival Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers on Tuesday night, and the two squads traded blows — and in a three min-

ute stretch, yellow cards — until Sevier County managed to hold off a hungry Lady Tigers squad 1-0. “It’s always a physical battle, this county rivalry,” said first-year SCHS coach Bobby Norwood. “Pigeon Forge is intense, and they come to play.” But the Bearettes showed up too, and for the first time this season find themselves on the positive side of .500 with a 6-5-3

mark at the moment. “Hopefully we can keep it going,” said Norwood. The Bearettes will have plenty of opportunities to stay on a roll with three games next week, starting with a road trip Monday to Anderson County, another county rivalry game at home Tuesday against GatlinburgPittman and then a District 2-AAA match-up against visiting Jeff County on Thursday.

“It’s going to be a big week for us,” said Norwood. Tuesday against Pigeon Forge, Sevier County’s Jessica Mayo scored the lone goal of the contest 16:49 into the game with a header off a corner kick. “Mayo’s goal was brilliant,” said Norwood. “I mean, the header was sweet.” It was also the difference in a See SOCCER, Page A9

LOCAL BASKETBALL

Team of local prep stars make hoops title game By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer MARYVILLE — The first-ever Pilot Rocky Top High School Fall League wrapped up its quick fiveweek Fall season with a championship contest at Maryville College this past Saturday, and while the team comprised mostly of Sevier County ballers fell short of the championship victory, 67-63, the local players represented the area well against the top basketball competition in East Tennessee. Team Brown, coached by Don Brown, featured Gatlinburg-Pittman players McKinley Maples and Jose Agosto, Pigeon Forge’s Ben Cave and Seymour’s Skylar Brown in the championship contest against Team Kimber, comprised of players primarily from Knox West, Science Hill and Fulton. Agosto, a junior transfer student, led Team Brown’s losing effort with 21 points and 17 boards, while Maples contributed 13 points, four rebounds and two steals. Cave added six points and four boards in the loss, while Brown added a strong defensive performance. Maples also came up huge on the defensive side of the ball, limiting a Division-I commitment scoring machine from Fulton to just 17 points.

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Besides helping the high school players develop their games against tough competition, the new league has also helped to promote options for the players’ future. “It was good for our kids from Sevier County,” said G-P high school coach Raul Placeres, who attended the league games as a spectator. “There were a lot of college coaches there ..., and it’s benefitted the kids with a lot of interest from college teams. “It’s helped with their recruiting processes a lot. It was very beneficial for them to participate in the league, which is filled with all the top talent from all of East Tennessee, by giving them some college options.” chitchcock@themountainpress.com

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Sophomore quarterback Levi Medley (above) and receiver Dane Brunson (below) both practiced well Tuesday afternoon at Seymour High School.

Eagles preparing for SCHS battle Friday By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEYMOUR — One thing was obvious to onlookers at Seymour’s practice Tuesday afternoon. Some familiar faces were missing. Almost constantly racked with the flu or other illness since the beginning of the season, the story is no different for the Eagles this week heading into an IMAC and county rivalry game with Sevier County this Thursday. “We were missing 11 today,” first-year head coach Jim Moore said Tuesday evening. “It’s been that way all year. It’s been unusual. With the flu and all the other respiratory and sinus

deals, it’s going through the whole county. It just seems to have stuck with us longer. It hit us first and it hit us hard. It was really bad there for a while. There for a couple of weeks, we’d miss as many as 22-24 kids.” Still, the coach said his team was excited about the matchup with the Smoky Bears on Thursday, and that with his team’s current mindset, not much had to be said about the importance of the game for the Eagles (2-3 overall, 1-1 in the IMAC). “You haven’t really got to say a lot about that. They realize it’s a conference game, and See EAGLES, Page A9

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 â—† The Mountain Press RACING WITH RICH

Does the delay with Ford engine indicate a problem? Ford announced back in January of 2009 they would introduce a new engine package for their NASCAR teams at some point during this season. Doug Yates, who is among those heading the project, originally stated that the new piece would be in use by at least a few Ford teams in August. Then, that date was scrubbed and a first use date of sometime within the Chase for the Championship was targeted. Well, the Chase is now two races old and no new engine has made an appearance. And, there has not been an announcement as to when the engine will

the piece to have been used by a team not in Chase contention back in August and then placed in at least one of the Chase contending cars during the playoff itself. That is not likely to happen. Now, the best Ford make an appearance. In can hope for is to run looking at the calendar, the engine for a few there are two possible races in a couple of the conclusions to come to. cars outside the Chase. First, there are STILL It would also seem that eight races remaining if Ford wants the engine in this season. Or, there to become a viable prodare ONLY eight races uct for its teams in 2010 remaining in this season. they would get it in at Does the engine’s no least one car as soon show indicate there is as possible to get some some sort of problem actual race miles on the with the development? motor. Each passed week It would seem that is a missed opportunity Ford would have wanted to do just that.

The new engine has been called Ford’s first true race motor. Previously, Ford race engines have been offshoots of production pieces. Watching any recent race is proof enough that the ‘Blue Oval’ teams need all the help they can get. In one race earlier this season a prominent Ford driver declared that his car was handling as well as any other car on the track but he was getting beat so badly on the straights that it did not matter. Another area in which Ford’s lack of power shows so evidently is in qualifying. Seemingly each week finds Ford

teams starting in midpack or worse. With track position being so important, this puts those teams at a disadvantage from the start. And more, qualifying determines pit stall selection, which again hampers these teams’ ability to gain valuable track position. Without help coming from somewhere soon, Ford teams stand no chance of winning a title this season. For that matter, they seem to stand little chance of winning even one more race before the close of 2009. But perhaps worse, without some on track testing of the engine

that is supposed to be the future for the teams that race this brand of car, next season is not looking any better than this. Almost certainly, these teams do not want to begin a new season in 2010 with an old, tired engine package. And, they almost certainly do not wish to start 2010 with an unproven, untested engine package either. Does the delay in rolling out this new Ford engine indicate there is a problem? It may be too early to say so just yet, but that time is not too far away. — To contact me go to my website at RacingWithRich.com.

EAGLES

“They’ve got a lot of good athletes, good size in the line and they’re a very well-coached team,� Moore said. But just like the Eagles did last season, Seymour can’t worry about what Sevier County brings to the table. They’ve got to play their own game. “We’ve just got to execute,� Moore said. “We’ve got to block the people we’re supposed to block, and we’ve got to execute the defensive game plan and have solid special teams.� While many people have talked about the game as possibly the biggest game of the year in the county, Moore said he and his players will face it just like any other game. “We just take it one game at a time, and we always talk to our kids about performing and getting better each day,� Moore said. “It just happens to be game number six, and it’s Sevier County.�

3From Page A8

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Sevier County vs. Seymour, round 1 Kent Merritt (above) and Nick Chase (left) played golf at Eagle’s Landing Golf Club in Sevierville Tuesday as the Sevier County Quarterback Club took on the Seymour Quarterback Club as a precursor to Thursday night’s county rivalry football game. In a score the Bears would like on Thursday night, the Sevier County Quarterback Club won the tournament 21-13.

Sevierville, that’s always a big game,� Moore said. “It’s the only county school we get to play anymore. We’d like to be playing them all, but Sevierville’s the only one we get to play right now, so that’s big.� Adding to the drama is the fact that Seymour won last year’s game with the Bears, which effectively kept the Bears from achieving a winning season, something the Purple and White (5-0 overall, 2-0 in the IMAC) hope to avenge. “We were fortunate last year,� Moore said. “And their kids don’t want that to happen again, and our kids (do). It’s a conference game, it’s homecoming for them. And it’s a TV game — it’s a big night.� Looking at the Bears’ 2009 edition, Moore said he noticed several impressive things about SCHS.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Home prices rose again in July, a trend that will help ease the foreclosure crisis and slowly rebuild the wealth of millions of American homeowners. Higher home prices show that recession-weary consumers are still willing to take advantage of a deal. Prices had declined for three years before turning around in June. Now, mortgage rates around 5 percent, a tax credit for first-time homebuyers and low-priced foreclosures have people scouring real estate Web sites, visiting open houses and signing contracts again. It’s a critical step in the economic recovery because homes are typically a consumer’s largest asset and rising prices make them feel wealth-

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ier and more confident to spend money. Consumer spending is the most important engine for economic growth. “No matter how you measure it, house prices looked to have bottomed, which is the much-needed ingredient required to bake this housing market recovery,� wrote Jennifer Lee, economist at BMO Capital Markets. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index of 20 major cities rose 1.2 percent from June to a reading of 143.05, according to seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday. Though home prices are still 13.3 percent below July a year ago, the annual declines have slowed in all 20 cities for the sixth straight month.

The index has risen at an 8 percent annualized rate in the three months to July, the best performance since early 2006, according to HighFrequency Economics. The index, however, is down about 30 percent from the peak in mid2006 and some analysts still expect further declines as unemployment and foreclosures rise though next year. Nationwide, 16 million homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, representing a loss of $4 trillion in home equity. Those homeowners are more likely to go into foreclosure if they lose their jobs because they can’t sell unless their lenders agree to take the losses.

Consumer confidence unexpectedly falls NEW YORK (AP) — Concerns that consumers won’t help drive a speedy and strong economic recovery only escalated Tuesday after a widely watched barometer of confidence fell unexpectedly in September. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence survey showed worries about job security seem to be offsetting any enthusiasm about rising home values and stocks. “Last year, consumers were shellshocked as they worried about what might happen to the economy,� said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo. “Today, shoppers ... don’t have the means to step up spending.� The Conference Board, a private research group, said its confidence index dipped to 53.1 in September,

down from a revised 54.5 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a reading of 57. The report followed rosier data on housing, released Tuesday by a widely watched index, that showed home prices rose for the third month in a row in July. Investors fixated on the confidence report, giving back early gains. The Dow Jones industrials fell 47.16, or 0.5 percent, to 9,742.20. Among the worrisome signs in the Conference Board’s release were that shoppers’ spending inten-

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE WHEREAS, on February 1, 2008, Brenda K. Hamel and Joseph P. Hamel by their deed of trust recorded on February 8, 2009 in deed book 3014 page 496 in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee conveyed the hereinafter described property to Billy M. Rice, Trustee To secure an indebtedness owed to Citizen s First Bank and whereas the Bank has released lot 5 from the deed of trust and Brenda K. Hamel has conveyed lot 4 to Michael Hatcher; and WHEREAS, the owner and holder of said Deed of Trust has appointed David L. Flitcroft as Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register s Office; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of said indebtedness now past due, the entire amount of the same having been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust, Citizens First Bank has directed me, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, to foreclosure said Deed of Trust in accordance with the terms thereof, on the said real estate. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority in me vested by said Deed of Trust, I will, upon the 9th day of October, 2009, at 11:00 A.M., local time, offer for sale and sell on the steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, in Sevierville, Tennessee, at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, for cash, and in bar of all statutory rights and equity of redemption, homestead, dower and all other rights of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, the following described real property: SITUATED in Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of lot 4 in Abiding Love subdivision as shown in map book 25, page 177 in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee also including a 25 foot wide access easement on the back side of the lots as shown on said plat. Tax Map and Parcel: 84 parcel 125.10 Property Address: 1442 Abiding Love Way, Sevierville, Tennessee. Property will be sold by Trustees deed without warranty, representation, and promises, and subject to unpaid taxes, and easements and restrictions of record. Citizen s First Bank reserves the right to bid at the sale. Interested parties are Brenda K. Hamel, Joseph P. Hamel, and Michael Hatcher.

241 PROFESSIONAL 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 “ h t t p : / / w w w. j a c k sonhewitt.com” for more information. Executive Assistant Position Sevier County management company seeks executive assistant. Must have excellent computer, verbal and written communication skills and experience in handling multiple tasks in a fast paced environment. Experience in Marketing a plus! This position is key within the company, requiring a person with special skills in dealing with both internal staff and contacts outside the company. Must be able to react quickly and interpret the needs of management in a timely manner. Benefits include Excellent Salary, Medical Insurance, Vacation and 401k Plan. Qualified applicants should submit a resume and cover letter detailing skills and experience as well as compensation expectations to ex.assist@hotmail. com.

248 CABIN CLEANING CONTRACT HOUSEKEEPERS Leave Message 865-4415455 249 RESERVATIONIST Established Cabin Rental Co looking for licensed & insured cleaners with good references. Must be dependable & have transportation. Send resume to P.O. Box 343 Pigeon Forge, TN 37868. Reservationist/Office Work. Part time to full time. Call 865868-1470.

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Sale at public auction will be on October 21, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Randall E. Ussery to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee, on December 28, 2007 at Book 2986, Page 200 and conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: Bank of America, N.A. The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 23 of Starr Crest Resort 2, Phase III, as the same appears on a plat of record in Large Map Book 5, Page 53, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for a more particular description. SUBJECT TO a Water Line Easement and Agreement of record in Volume Book 2465, Page 73, in the said Register s Office. Street Address: 2408 Breezy Ridge Drive (Per Deed of Trust) 2408 Breezy Ridge Drive (Per Tax Assessor) Sevierville, TN 37876

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NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. PROJECT NO.: 78013-3228-94 CONTRACT NO.: CNG019 COUNTY: Sevier The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make ¿nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to ¿le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must ¿le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 11/06/09.

CITY OF PIGEON FORGE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Customer Service Associate - Front Desk (Full Time) Position: Performs customer service, including answering multitelephone lines and other related functions/services of the Front Desk at the Community Center. Qualifications: High School Diploma or Equivalent and possess a valid Tennessee Driver’s License. Must have excellent people skills. Prior customer service experience is preferred. Nights and weekends are required. Submit Resume To: City of Pigeon Forge Human Resource Department PO Box 1350 Pigeon Forge, TN 37858-1350 Resume must be post marked by October 16, 2009 at 4:30pm. No telephone calls, please. The City of Pigeon Forge is an EOE and complies with the ADA and Title VI. Applicant will be subject to a background check and drug testing in accordance with city policy. LEGALS

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on October 21, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Mildred Whaley and husband, Jerry Whaley to American Pioneer Title, Trustee, on May 2, 2003 at Book Volume 1696, Page 682 and conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: OneWest Bank FSB The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit Lot Number 3 of the Vern and Joyce Catlett Subdivision as shown by map or record in Plat Book 7 at Page 55 in the Register s Office in Sevier County, Tennessee, more particularly described as follows: Beginning on a stake on the South edge of the Dandridge-Sevierville Highway Number 66, corner Lot Number 2 South 84 degrees East 150 feet to a stake corner to Lots Number 2, 18, and 17; thence South 6 degrees West 100 feet to a stake corner to Lots Number 17, 16 and 4; thence North 84 degrees West 150 feet to a stake at the South edge of Highway Number 66 and corner to Lot Number 4; thence North 6 degrees 100 feet to the point of beginning. Street Address: 2411 Douglas Dam Road Sevierville, TN 37876

Current Owner(s) of Property: Randall E. Ussery, married The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2408 Breezy Ridge Drive (Per Deed of Trust), 2408 Breezy Ridge Drive (Per Tax Assessor), Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Current Owner(s) of Property: Mildred Whaley, and husband, Jerry Whaley Other interested parties: Eastman Credit Union The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2411 Douglas Dam Road, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

David L. Flitcroft Substitute Trustee 865- 482-2486 Hammel foreclosure

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee www.kirschattorneys.com Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 09-017746

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 08-007831

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605 BUSINESS RENTALS

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800-359-8913

605 BUSINESS RENTALS 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. 1400 sq ft office/warehouse in Sevierville $700 mth. 256-4809 or 6546042.

with Classifieds! Call 428-0746

693 ROOMS FOR RENT

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

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

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693 ROOMS FOR RENT

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

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Classifieds ‹ 13 696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

2BR/2BA

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

Apartments for Lease in Wears Valley Quiet and Easy Access. We also have some houses for rent. East Tennessee Realty Group

436-4471 or 621-2941

(865) 329-7807

2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS and TOWNHOMES Sevierville 428-5161

Room For Rent Beautil Large Queen Bed $100 a week 428-8156

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

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

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Near Hospital Nice 2BR, All appliances, W/D hook-up. $550/mo 3BR $675/mo Move in Special! 774-2494 or 386-1655

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693 ROOMS FOR RENT

Weekly Rentals Includes Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./Frig. Available $169.77+ Family Inns West

Pigeon Forge 865-453-4905 •

Private Motel Room Great for 1 person! 1 bed, full size frig. microwave, cable TV $120 weekly $50 deposit 436-7745 Gatlinburg

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Sevier County’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

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT ************************** Beautiful Residential area 2BR 2BA all utilities/ laundry included. $875 Studio with water & laundry included. $425. Pets Welcome. 865-774-3553 **************************

Special Fall Rates

453-6823

429-4470

No application fee and ONE week’s free rent 1 BR and 2 BR from $545 & up. 865-429-2962 8 2

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429-2475 Glenn Meadows, Glenn Vista & now Ruth Villas Hard wood oors, plus many extras, 1 year lease, no pets, TVA energy efďŹ cient.

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Very Nice, Quiet 2/2 Townhomes Sevierville $645/mo.

865-453-8947 865-776-2614

865-908-6789

Kodak

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3BR/2BA 2 Car Garage Luxury Apt No Pets, 1 yr lease $800/$550 dep

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Brand New Luxury Townhouse

2 BR APT. in Pigeon Forge area. $550/mo, $275 damage dep. up front. No pets! 865573- 6859 or 3895229

Like New ALL Appliances

Corporate Units Available

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

(865) 850-0278

2BR/1BA

$545-$735

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

932-2613

incl. water & sewer.

3 BD / 2 BA 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $700/MONTH & DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238, 865-705-9096

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on May 4, 2006, by Peter Donald Foley and Susan D. Foley to Robert M. Wilson, Jr., Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2560, Page 71-82, (“Deed of Trust�); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder�), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute 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 NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, October 8, 2009 commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, 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, lying and being in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 5 of the property of D.R. Smith, Jr. et ux as the same is shown by plat of record in Map Book 25, Page 169 in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description and as shown by survey of Howard T. Dawson, RLS, dated June 21, 1988. Being the same property conveyed to Peter D. Foley, married by deed of even date which deed is being recorded simultaneously herewith as Book 2560, Page 69 in the Register s Office for said County. Susan D. Foley joins in this conveyance for the purpose of conveying interest in the above referenced property marital or otherwise.

Sale at public auction will be on October 21, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Jeffrey A. McQueary, IRA to Sevier Title, Inc., Trustee, on February 16, 2005 at Book Volume 2184, Page 452 and conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: National City Bank The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 222 of Hidden Mountain View Extended Subdivision as the same appears of record in Map Book 13, Page 54 in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows : Beginning at an existing iron pin in the Northeastern Right-of-Way of variable width, said existing iron pin being a common corner to Lot 221 of Hidden Mountain View and also being located approximately 376.08 feet from the intersection of said Right-of-Way and Ridgecrest Lane; thence from said point of beginning and with the line of Lot 221, North 69 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds East 254.26 feet to an iron pin set in the line of Lot 215; thence with the line of Lot 215, South 16 degrees 47 minutes 21 seconds East 89.59 feet to an iron pin set, a common corner to Lot 223 Hidden Mountain View; thence with the line of Lot 223, South 69 degrees 43 minutes 28 seconds West 239.60 feet to an iron pin set in the Northeastern edge of a Right-of-Way of variable width; thence with said Right-of-Way, North 26 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds West 89.90 feet to the point of Beginning.

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 day’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 day’s paper. This applies to in-county home delivery only. Sevier County’s Only Daily Newspaper

Street Address: 2312 Bonnie Lane Sevierville, TN 37876 Current Owner(s) of Property: Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Jeffrey A. McQueary IRA Other interested parties: The street address of the above-described property is believed to be 2312 Bonnie Lane, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2328 Avon Circle Sevierville, TN 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Peter Donald Foley and Susan D. Foley The sale of the above-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 as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A 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 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 09-018207

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o PLG Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 432.0904901TN Web Site: www.msplaw.com

September 30, October 7 and 14, 2009 September 16, 23 and 30, 2009

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

105 YARD & TREE SERVICES

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L Campbell ampbell Enterprises Enterprise

106 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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Property Clean Up Cutting of trees, underbrush & misc. Yard Work. FIREWOOD Free Delivery Call Joe 428-1584 or 850-7891

Residential Tile, Hardwood, Laminate Installation

Stanley’s Lawncare & Landscaping Aeration, Tree Removal, Stump Grinding, Bush Hogging, Spring CleanUp, Fencing, Hydro-seeding & Planting

Affordable Lawn care & Landscaping

Lic. & Ins. • Free Estimates

Fall Clean-up Trees, brush & leaf removal.

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111 HOME & OFFICE CLEANING

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428-0746

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Mud Slingers

Framing, Decks, Remodeling, Metal Roofing, Garages, Pressure Washing, Sealing

CONCRETE GRADING, FORMING & FINISHING

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PIGEON FORGE 2BD/2BA APARTMENT

1BR EFFICIENCIES IN GATLINBURG includes all utilities

1BR DUPLEX Unit near Sev. Co. High School with all utliities

Apartment,2BR/1.5BA. Quiet, PF & Sev NO pets. Partly Furn. 453-5079.

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696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Available Oct 1st City of Pigeon Forge 2BR/1BA 1 Car Garage $1200 a month including Utilities. No pets 865-659-4645

Gatlinburg 2BR 2BA w/washer &dryer hook up $700/mo 865-654-8362

AVAILABLE!!!!! Short Term Leases!! Sevier Co’s Best Apts. 1BR/1BA & 2BR/2BA $545.00 TO $695.00 865-429-2962

Beautiful mountains & city view. Almost brand new! Downtown Sevierville 2/1.5, Ceramic Tile and new carpet. $575 monthly. $305 sec. deposit. 366-4601

CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5BA $545 2BR/2BA Large Garden apartment $570.00 to $580.00 865-429-4470

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Mountain View Townhome apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly remodeled with hardwood flooring & new carpet. Located in Gatlinburg. 1st mth rent & security deposit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am5:30pm or 865356-3015 after hours & weekends

Murrell Meadows 1BR/1BA $415 2BR/1BA $455 Perfect for college students. Call 865-429-2962

LEGALS

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy Zeller to Dwight B. Grizzell, Trustee dated December 20, 2005 in the amount of $132,000.00, and recorded in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 2427, Page 626, Re-recorded on 02/13/2007 in Deed Book 2427 Page 626, (“Deed of Trustâ€?); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association by assignment; and, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holderâ€?), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan, any of whom may act, 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; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, October 22, 2009 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Situated in the Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and without the corporate limits of any municipality in the State of Tennessee, and being known and designated as all of Lot 23, Shields Mountain Estates, an unrecorded Subdivision and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning on a new iron pin in the North right of way line of Mountain Boulevard (25.80 feet from centerline), said iron pin located in the curve that is the Southwestern intersection of Mountain Boulevard and Spring Drive, said iron pin also being located S 58 deg. 09 min. 27 sec. W 134.90 feet from the centerline intersection of Mountain Boulevard and Spring Drive; thence from said beginning point around a curve to the right; R= 21.73; A=50.57 feet; CH= S 20 deg. 42 min. 57 sec. E 39.91 feet to a new iron pin in the Northwest right of way line of Spring Drive (25.43 feet from centerline); thence along the Northwest right of way line of Spring Drive, S 45 deg. 58 min. 49 sec. W 118.62 feet to a new iron pin; thence around a curve to the right; R=65.99 feet; A=42.44 feet; CH=S 64 deg. 21 min. 11 sec. W 41.71 feet to a new iron pin; thence continuing around a curve to the right; R=139.12 feet A=50.96 feet; CH=N 86 deg. 43 min. 48 sec. W 50.68 feet to an iron pin; thence continuing with the North right of way line of Spring Drive, N 76 deg. 14 min. 09 sec. W 73.01 feet to found iron pin, corner to Jones; thence along the line of Jones, N 34 deg. 49 min. 48 sec. W 134.01 feet to a found iron pin, corner to Jones (Lot 24); thence along the line of Lot 24, N 54 deg. 18 min. 28 sec. E 130.05 feet to a found pin in the Southwestern right of way of Mountain Boulevard; thence along the Southwestern right of way of Mountain Boulevard, S 48 deg. 13 min. 30 sec. E 38.22 feet to a new iron pin; thence around a curve to the left: R=155.35 feet; A=106.18 feet; CH=S 67 deg. 48 min. 22 sec. E 104.13 feet to a new iron pin; thence continuing along the South right of way line of Mountain Boulevard, S 87 deg. 23 min. 00 sec. E 76.33 feet to the point of beginning as shown by survey of Eddy R. Garrett, RLS 1544, dated February 8, 2005, Drawing No. 05-021. Subject to restrictions of record in Misc. Book 45, Page 67, in the said Registers Office. Being the same property conveyed to Timothy M. Zeller, a single person by Warranty Deed from Alan A. Thompson, a single person, dated April 15, 2005, of record in Book 2224, Page 110, in the Registers Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Map & Parcel No.: 085 011.00 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2125 Spring Drive Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Timothy M. Zeller SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Shields Mountain Owners Association 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, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rightsof-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C Ă&#x; 7425 and T.C.A. Ă&#x; 67-1-1433. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust. Substitute Trustee reserves the right 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 LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 09-22383 /FHLMC

September 30, October 7 and 14, 2009

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Beautiful, single level 4BR/2BA, 2 Car garage, 1900 Sq. ft. Large corner lot. Home w/ gorgeous mountain views. Completely REMODELED w/ new Oak oors, custom cabinets, gourmet kitchen, granite counter tops and gas ďŹ re place. In beautiful Shaconage Community 2362 Shaconage Trail, Sevierville Please call Jorge for appointments at (865) 556-5103

2BR house for rent in New Center area. $525 mth + $300 damage deposit. No pets. 865-6549954. 4BR 3.5BA Great location. Nice views. No pets/smoking. www.kodakrental.c om. $1275/mo. 423-227-4567

A Perfect Location 1 Block off Pkwy, near Walmart. 2BR/1BA Double Carport, Sun room, extra storage. Nonsmoking Environment. No Pets please. $745 mo/yr lease. 453-5396

Furnished Cabins For Rent 2BR/2BA $900 a month, 3BR/2Ba $1300 a month. Does not include utilities. 865-774-5251 Furnished House for Rent great location 1 blk from Pky Gatlinburg. 865-2742637 or 436-5357

LEGALS

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Steven McGill and Leesa McGill to Transcontinental Title, Trustee dated September 15, 2006 in the amount of $127,500.00, and recorded in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 2627, Page 613, (“Deed of Trustâ€?); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10 by assignment; and, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holderâ€?), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan, any of whom may act, 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; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, October 22, 2009 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: The following described land in the County of Sevier, State of Tennessee: SITUATED in District No. Nine (9) of Sevier County, Tennessee, and without the corporate limits of any municipality and being known and designated as Lot 17, revised Section, Chilhowee Overlook, unit 4, as shown on the map of the same of record in Map Book 6, Page 35, Registers Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more fully bounded and described according to the survey of Wade B. Nance, Surveyor, dated April 4, 1997, and bearing Drawing No. A-16850 as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin in the northwest right-of-way of Hamilton Lane, corner to Lot 18, said iron pin being located in a northeasterly direction 420 feet, more or less, from the point of intersection of the northwest right-of-way of Hamilton Lane and Cherokee Hills Boulevard; thence from said point of beginning and running with Lot 18, North 26 deg. 47 min. West, 243.65 feet to an existing iron pin, corner to Lot 26; thence with Lot 26 and in part with a fence, North 56 deg. 38 min. East, 100.84 feet to an existing iron pin, corner to Lot 16; thence with lot 16, South 26 deg. 45 min. East, 256.37 feet to an existing iron pin in the northwest right-of-way of Hamilton Lane; thence with the said right-of-way South 63 deg. 53 min. West 100.03 feet to the point of beginning. Being the same property conveyed to Steven McGill and wife, Leesa McGill by deed from Timothy John Williams and wife, Sarah Jean Williams recorded 09/30/2005 in Deed Book 2354 Page 193, in the Registers Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. Map & Parcel No.: 045P/A/006.00 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 406 Hamilton Lane Seymour, Tennessee 37865 CURRENT OWNER(S): Steven McGill & L eesa McGill SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A 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, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rightsof-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C Ă&#x; 7425 and T.C.A. Ă&#x; 67-1-1433. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust. Substitute Trustee reserves the right 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 LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 07-17357 /CONV September 30, October 7 and 14, 2009

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Comics ◆ A15

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus

Close to Home

Advice

14-year-old wonders if adults remember what is was like to be a teenager

Zits

Blondie

Baby Blues

Beetle Bailey

Dear Annie: I am a normal 14-year-old teenager and can honestly say I’m no angel. I have a question. Do adults remember what it was like to be a teenager? Whenever I make a mistake or get in trouble, first I get grounded for life, and then I’m told how they had never been so stupid or would never do that to their parents. Yet I’ve heard stories from my grandparents about things my parents did when they were my age, and by comparison, I am nearly perfect. I know raising a teenager is hard on them, but so often it feels that adults simply don’t understand what we’re going through. They won’t give an inch of slack because they’ve forgotten what it was like to feel this way and to need a sense of belonging, to “fit in.” Instead, they think all teens are bad kids if we don’t do every little thing asked of us. It’s really annoying. When I am an adult, I don’t want to forget what it was like to be a teenager and do this to my kids. What do you think? -- Confused and Annoyed Teen Dear Confused: We think your parents remember only too well what it was like when they were your age and don’t want you to make the same mistakes. They look back on those years and realize how lucky they were to escape with all their necessary parts intact. Those things that annoy you are your parents’ way of protecting you and teaching you how to behave in the adult world. That’s their job. You are expected to bristle at the restrictions and what you consider

unrealistic expectations, and if your parents are overly protective, we agree it can be difficult. The best way to navigate these complicated years is to find a way to communicate honestly and respectfully with your parents so they will listen more closely and understand you better. Please try. Dear Annie: My husband is the head of a company that employs 50 people. One of the wives has twice entertained large groups of employees from the office and later told me about it. My husband and I were not invited. Why would someone do this? We have always been friendly with this couple. In fact, we get along well with everyone my husband works with. He is a well-respected and well-liked boss. I try to be kind and friendly to all his employees. I’m feeling left out, and my husband and I are starting to feel some resentment toward this employee. What can I say to let her know how I feel when she tells me about these invitations? -- Left Out Dear Left Out: Some employees feel uncomfortable entertaining the boss and his wife, although we can’t fathom why this woman insists on telling you about events to which you were not invited. Have you entertained the employees in your home? If so, they are more likely to reciprocate. Otherwise,

t o d ay ’ s p u z z l e

Garfield

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

For Better Or Worse

Tina’s Groove

when this woman tells you about these occasions, simply say, “How lovely. So sorry we couldn’t be there.” Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Missing Mom in Missouri,” whose father wants to start dating even though Mom has been dead less than a month. I’d like to expand on something you briefly mentioned in your response. When a person spends three years with a terminally ill spouse, he or she has spent that time grieving the loss and mourning their loved one even though that person is still alive. For the surviving spouse to start dating is not disrespectful to the deceased. Many people who’ve been through a terminal illness of a spouse do not know how to live alone and are starved for companionship, as they have spent the last several months or years being a caregiver. This can be a very lonely process. Please do not find fault with this wonderful, loving husband for wanting to bring joy and happiness back into his life. -- Lived it in Indiana Dear Indiana: Thank you for pointing out that everyone grieves in his or her own way. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

A16 â—† World

The Mountain Press â—† Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Iran put nuclear site near base in case of attack TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s nuclear chief said Tuesday his country built its newly revealed uranium enrichment facility inside a mountain next to a military site to ensure continuity of its nuclear activities in case of an attack — an unusually detailed disclosure that may be intended defuse international pressure. But Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, who also heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, took a hard line over the country’s nuclear rights two days before the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany meet with Iran in Geneva. He said Iran is willing to have a

general discussion about nuclear technology in Geneva but will not give up its right to uranium enrichment and conversion. “We will never bargain over our sovereign right,� said Salehi. The revelations of the site that had been secretly under construction brought increased international pressure on Iran to come clean on its nuclear program, which the U.S. and others suspect is aimed at producing atomic bombs. Salehi reiterated that Iran is in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency to set a timetable “soon� for an inspection of the site near the holy city of Qom. But he said the country did not feel bound

by a U.S. demand to allow the inspection within a month. “We are working out the timetable,� said Salehi. “It could be sooner than a month or later.� He said the nuclear facility is next to a military compound of the Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s most powerful military force, equipped with an air defense system. Salehi also said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told him Tuesday he named the enrichment plant “Meshkat,� which means Lantern. “This site is at the base of a mountain and was selected on purpose in a place that would be protected against aerial attack. That’s why the site was chosen adjacent

to a military site,� Salehi told a news conference. “It was intended to safeguard our nuclear facilities and reduce the cost of active defense system. If we had chosen another site, we would have had to set up another aerial defense system.� Details about the newly revealed site and the fact that Iran kept its construction secret have raised more suspicion among experts and Western governments that Iran’s nuclear program is aimed at producing weapons — something Tehran has long denied. The U.S. and its allies have strongly condemned Iran over the site and demanded it immediately make a

full disclosure on its nuclear activities or face harsher international sanctions. President Barack Obama’s administration is planning to push for new sanctions against Iran, targeting its energy, financial and telecommunications sectors if it does not comply with international demands to come clean about its nuclear program, according to U.S. officials. Iran’s decision to disclose details about its hidden nuclear site and allow the IAEA to inspect it could be an attempt to defuse international anger that the U.S. could harness in pushing through stronger sanctions.

Nero’s rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome By MARTA FALCONI Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

An unidentified man talks to the media, near a recently unearthed brick structure incorporating a 4-meter diameter pillar, seen in the background, discovered during maintenance works in the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday.

ROME — Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero’s extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth’s movement and impress his guests. The room, part of Nero’s Golden Palace, a sprawling residence built in the first century A.D., is thought to have been built to entertain government officials and VIPs, said lead archaeologist Francoise Villedieu. The emperor, known for his lavish and depraved lifestyle, ruled from 37 A.D. to 68 A.D. The dig so far has turned up the foundations of the room, the rotating mechanism underneath and part of an attached space believed to be the kitchens, she said. “This cannot be compared to anything that we know of in ancient Roman architecture,� Villedieu told reporters during a tour of the cordoned-off dig. She said the location of the discovery atop the Palatine Hill, the rotating

structure and references to it in ancient biographies of Nero make the attribution to the emperor most likely. The partially excavated site is part of the sumptuous residence, also known by its Latin name Domus Aurea, which rose over the ruins of a fire that destroyed much of Rome in A.D. 64. The purported main dining room, with a diameter of over 50 feet (16 meters), rested upon a 13-foot (4-meter) wide pillar and four spherical mechanisms that, likely powered by a constant flow of water, rotated the structure. The discovery was made during routine maintenance of the fragile Palatine area, officials said. Latin biographer and historian Suetonius, who chronicled his times and wrote the biographies of 12 Roman rulers, refers to a main dining room that revolved “day and night, in time with the sky.� Angelo Bottini, the state’s top official for archaeology in Rome, said the ceiling of the rotating room might have been the one mentioned by Suetonius, who wrote of ivory panels sliding back and forth to shower flowers and perfumes on the guests below.

Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody ZURICH (AP) — Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the Oscarwinning director be released from Swiss custody — the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case. The Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced the filing and said “the decision will be made within the next weeks.� Legal experts predicted the 76-year-old filmmaker will not be freed anytime soon from the prison in Zurich, for he is expected to stay incarcerated until the criminal court ruling and through any appeal from either side. Then, in a separate legal operation, he must contest an expected U.S. extradition request that has not yet been received by the Swiss. The criminal court will decide on the legality of

the American request for Polanski’s apprehension, Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman Guido Balmer told The Associated Press. The Justice Ministry a n d P o l a n s k i Polanski could later seek to overturn any decision at Switzerland’s highest court, the Federal Tribunal. “We will examine the ruling and then decide what we will do,� Balmer said, refusing to speculate on how long Polanski would remain in jail. While the director’s lawyers were hoping he could get out on bail or under house arrest, Dieter Jann, a former Zurich prosecutor, said Polanski had no chance of an immediate release.

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