October 25, 2010 by Shawn Breeden

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 298 ■ October 25, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents

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PF officials defend WSCC donation

INSIDE

Despite commissioner’s concerns, budget said to be strong By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5Tigers facing a big week “Hammonds Bowl” has playoff implications SPORTS, Page A8

5More misery for Haiti Cholera outbreaks another threat after earthquake world, Page A11

State

Down to the wire Gubernational candidates prepare for final week of campaign Page A6

Weather Today Rain High: 71°

Tonight Mostly cloudy Low: 60° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Loretta Conner, 92 Monte Bennett, 90 Doris McMahan, 70 Robert Walters, 86 Avery Hatcher, 81 Bill Griffin, 49 Edith Cureton, 88 Tommy Eledge, 79

PIGEON FORGE — The city’s financial ship is sound and contributing to Walters State Community College’s fundraising effort is the right thing to do. That’s the message some Pigeon Forge officials are pushing after one of their own, City Commissioner Randal Robinson, suggested tight budgets indicate the city’s not doing so well and

worried making a contribution to the school in the current economic climate could mean sacrifices for residents. It was a request from Walters State for $200,000 to match a state grant to build a new facility on the local campus that started the discussion, with Robinson arguing in a recent work session that the donation would be a bad idea. He based that position on recent budget years in which cuts had to be made, suggesting the

city might be in financial trouble, and the idea the move could mean taking taxpayer money and doing something that won’t benefit the city’s residents. However, the folks who keep the city’s books insist they feel very confident about the city’s finances and see reason to be optimistic there will be funding to cover not only the donation but other expansions in next year’s budget. That’s bolstered by the tax

SCHS’s DECA: One for the money, two for the car show

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Jerry Cannon and granddaughter Samantha Hepler of Knoxville arrived at SCHS DECA’s car show with Cannon’s 1934 Ford.

BY ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County High School DECA Club hosted its 13th annual Smoky Bear Open Car Show and Silent Auction on Saturday at the school, drawing a crowd of all ages. “This is a good way to teach the kids about marketing and event planning,” said Valerie Pope, DECA sponsor and marketing teacher. “We actually had the first show when I was a senior in high school.” The event’s proceeds benefit the club’s trips to leadership conferences (the next destination is Washington, D.C.) along with Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries. “In the past, we’ve (contributed to) Toys For Tots, the King Family Library and

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SCHS DECA officers, from left, Randi Sigel, Samantha Pratt, Jesse Rule and R.J. Moore all got “pied” by patrons of DECA’s 13th annual Car Show and Silent Auction on Saturday at the school. the Susan G. Comen Breast Cancer Foundation,” Pope said. “We’ve raised as much as $8,000.” According to its Web site (www.deca.org), DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the world.

Patrons of the fundraiser enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs and other good eats, along with the opportunity to put a pie in the face of a DECA officer — for a small donation, of course. Jerry Cannon of Knoxville entered his 1934 red Ford in the show and brought wife Betty, daughter Jennifer Hepler and granddaughters

Samantha Hepler, 10, and Sarah Hepler, 8. “We like car shows, and this is a way to donate to the school — we know the people who are putting this on,” Cannon said. “Also, we couldn’t pass up this beautiful day.” “And I won Dollywood tickets!” Sarah said. Ernie and Judy Alt, also

from Knoxville, have friends who had children and grandchildren attend SCHS. The couple entered their 1957 black Chevrolet. “We always come out and support the school,” said Ernie, who was a fireman for 49 years. “We’ve come every year.” n ebrown@themountainpress.com

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR

Glass’ job the pits — but he loves it

Index Local & State . . . . A1-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . A18 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . A8-A10 Business . . . . . . . . . A2,A3 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A17 Classifieds . . . . . A14-A16 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . A11 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A11

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numbers coming in for the first three months of the current fiscal year. During that time, sales tax and gross receipts tax revenues have both increased 6.7 percent over last year, meaning at extra $389,000 in the coffers. Additionally, the overnight lodging tax has gone up by 9.4 percent, or $98,000, while the amusements tax collections have shot up 11.5 percent, netting $119,000, City Recorder Dennis

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

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Rylee Henry, 7, enjoys Wears Valley Oktoberfest with sisters (left to right) Sophie, 9;, Kelsey, 12; and Ashley, 14 (holding dog ‘Home Run’) on Saturday.

Inaugural Wears Valley Oktoberfest is well received by locals, tourists BY ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer WEARS VALLEY — Wears Valley’s 2010 Oktoberfest was in full swing Saturday afternoon, with traffic backed up for miles waiting to turn into the lot across from Tennessee State Bank. But it was all worth it, insists Debra Tipton of Walland. “This is my first time out here, and it’s been great,” said Tipton, who was

with granddaughter Sierra Nuchols, 9. “I found out about it from a friend of mine I go to church with. She put it on her Facebook page.” Tipton waited patiently while jewelry maker David Anderson of Fyffe, Ala., completed a hematite necklace for her. Anderson, who is with Two Clouds Gifts, has been crafting jewelry for four years. See OKTOBERFEST, Page A4

SEVIERVILLE — When it comes to the haze that gave East Tennessee’s world-famous mountains their name, Anthony Glass believes people should not only see the smoke, they should taste it. Glass, who recently moved to Sevier County from Palm Bay, Fla., is one of the men who help tend the fire under the ribs, brisket and pork shoulders at Happy Jacks Barbecue on the Parkway. He’ll spend between six and 10 hours, depending on the cut of meat, carefully turning and testing the offerings to ensure each piece comes out just right. “When barbecue is prepared properly it’s got this great, smoky flavor and

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Barbecue has brought Anthony Glass both a career and a new home in the Smoky Mountains.

there’s just nothing better in the world,” Glass says in a way that makes it obvious his mouth is watering at the thought. “To do it right you’ve got to love the food.” See NEIGHBOR, Page A5

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LeConte marketing department honored

Seeing will be believing

Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — LeConte Medical Center’s Marketing Department was honored at the recent Tennessee Society for Hospital Marketing and Public Relations conference with multiple awards. The society is an affiliate of the Tennessee Hospital Association, and is the largest organization of health care communicators in Tennessee. The Prism Award competition is open to all health care organizations in Tennessee. Awards are preStaff

The Mountain Press is working with Sean-Paul of Magic Beyond Belief for a Halloween-related trick. Inside the box is Sean-Paul’s prediction for the lead headline in The Mountain Press edition of Oct. 30. That evening at the show the newspaper front page will be held on the stage, while an audience member opens the box to see if the magician’s prediction is true. Stan Voit, right, editor of The Mountain Press, accepts the box from Sean-Paul. It will remain at the newspaper until the show that night.

SunTrust’s Justus wins ABWA associate of year Submitted Report

Sharon Justus of SunTrust Bank has earned the 2010 Associate of the Year Award from the Sevier Chapter, American Business Women’s Association. Justus has Justus been with SunTrust Bank since Dec. 1, 1976 and is lead teller at the Dolly Parton Parkway branch. Justus is the wife of a retired pastor, married for 41 years. She was active in the community and church while her husband served as a pastor. She

was on every committee within the church, taught Sunday school and was a support to members while being a mother and working at SunTrust. Justus has provided Lori Brandel, the ABWA member who nominated her, with networking opportunities and encouraged and assisted Brandel in her career advancement. Brandel said, “I am blessed to have encountered such a positive, cheerful and loving person. I have never experienced her having a bad day. She is always going above and beyond what she is expected to do. She has a strong desire to help her family, clients and team members. She is an outstanding team member that gives more than she takes.”

sented in over 20 project categories. A project that receives the Prism Award has placed first in its category, and an award that receives a Citation Award has placed second in its category. Amanda Brabson Paletz, marketing and communications manager for LeConte, was recognized with five awards. Paletz partnered with Covenant Health graphic designer John Galyon on the design elements of the winning projects. LeConte Medical Center won Prism awards in three categories: n Internal Public Relations

Program: “LeConte In-room Patient/Visitor Guide” n Print Paid Advertising Single: “LeConte Medical Center – Now Open Ad” n One Time Publication: “LeConte Opening Newspaper Insert” LeConte Medical Center won Citation Awards for projects involving the opening of the new medical center in two categories: n Marketing Programs: “LeConte Medical Center Grand Opening” n External Public Relations Program: “LeConte Public Grand Opening Celebration”

AT&T activates existing cell in Gatlinburg Submitted Report GATLINBURG — AT&T has activated an existing cell site at the Space Needle in Gatlinburg with 3G technology. This new site will enhance wireless coverage for area residents and businesses in downtown Gatlinburg. AT&T customers can surf the Web, download files faster, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile applications. Additional plans include the activation of 49 existing cell sites with 3G technology this fall in five counties surrounding Knoxville. “Enhanced service like

this will help build our tourism economy and make Sevier County residents more productive,” said State Sen. Doug Overbey. “I am pleased to see the growth of mobile broadband accelerating economic development and these types of investments here in Gatlinburg.” In the first six months of this year, AT&T invested nearly $200 million in its wireless and wireline networks in Tennessee. Upgrades included new cell sites, expanded mobile broadband coverage and increased 3G capacity. “Rural areas like Sevier County have been in need of increased service in tele-

Library offers business counseling Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — The certified business counselors from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will be available for counseling on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the King Family Library, 408 High St. The counselors are

Bruce Hayes, who offers expertise in construction (second Tuesday); and Rob Karpick, who offers retail experience (fourth Tuesday). Counseling session appointments start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Call (865) 246-2663 to schedule an appointment.

communications, and I am glad to see these investments being made,” said State Rep. Richard Montgomery.

“Sevier County residents and visitors to Gatlinburg will benefit from these new 3G sites.”

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Forge to consider applying for state financial programs Meeting is today, 5:30 p.m., City Hall By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

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Kristi Reynolds accepts her Friendship Award from Jim McGill of the Chamber of Commerce.

King College’s Reynolds wins Chamber’s Friendship Award Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — Kristi Reynolds, admissions representative for King College, earned the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Friendship Award at the recent Coffee Talk event. Reynolds has worked with King College for a year. “I love the Sevierville Chamber,” said Reynolds. “It is so interactive, warm and welcoming, and I always look forward to any event the Chamber sponsors.” Reynolds received an onyx chess set and a plaque. “Kristi is one of our more enthusiastic and outgoing members,” said Chamber membership coordinator

Jim McGill. “She networks well and has become a positive part of this community and a great representative for King College.” Friendship awards are based on points accumulated monthly from attending Chamber functions and volunteering as well as bringing inactive members and potential new members to Chamber events. Monthly points will go towards determining the Chamber Friend of the Year Award recipient. The next Chamber Friendship Award will be presented during Coffee Talk Nov. 16, hosted by Starbucks. Coffee Talk begins at 8 a.m. at the Civic Center. Guests are welcome to attend. For more information, contact McGill at 453-6411.

Business cash flow class set for Tuesday at King Family Library Submitted Report

8:30-10:30 a.m. at pants at a cost of $10 King Family Library, per person. Call 365-1419 to preSEVIERVILLE — 408 High St. Class is The Tennessee Small limited to 15 partici- register. Business Development Center, the Sevier Green’s Greens & Smoky Mountain Cancer Support County Economic Group are working together to bring you Development Council and the Sevier County “BROWNIES and BLOOMS” Public Library System are partnering to offer a series of classes titled “For Your Business.” The second class in the series focuses on controlling the cash flow in your small business. “Cash Flow Oct. 29 & 30 ( rain or shine ! ) Management for Your for the benefit of “RELAY FOR LIFE” Business” teaches that small businesses that Smky. Mtn. Cancer Support Grp. will be present at focus on cash flow Green’s Greens to talk about cancer awareness AND rather than profit last to delight you with their chocolate delicacies! longer and are more Green’s Greens will proudly donate a portion of plant sales to profitable in the long support Smoky Mtn. Cancer Support Grp. run. Participants will learn how to control October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! the flow of cash in their business. ph. The class will be 626 Chicory Way • Sevierville, Tn. offered Tuesday from

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PIGEON FORGE — City officials will consider making pitches for a pair of state financial programs that could help them complete two projects they consider crucial for Pigeon Forge’s future when they meet at 5:30 p.m. today in City Hall. The first of those would seek $13 million that would have to be repaid from the state’s revolving loan fund to help the city construct a new wastewater treatment plant. While the second, a push for a grant of $220,000 toward renovating City Park, doesn’t have to be paid back, it would require an almost $600,000 match from city coffers. Pigeon Forge has been shot down in previous attempts to get the $45 million it’s estimated it could cost to build a new treatment facility from the state, which offers cash for such projects through a program it offers municipalities for infrastructure projects. However, officials are hopeful this new effort will be more successful since they’re asking for only a portion of the cost. Even if it gets the money, the City Commission is still far from having decided what the new plant will look like or even where it will be located. A debate in a recent work session about what technology it wants to use and where the best site for the plant would be resulted in no agreements. However, it

did come to a consensus that some decisions must be made before the end of the year because the current facility is nearing its capacity. Plans to revamp City Park have been around for almost as long as the intention to build a new sewer plant and have gotten about as far. However, the offer of a $220,000 grant from the state may spur things into action. The proposal for the recreation facility calls for renovations to three existing baseball and softball fields, and the construction of two new practice or tee ball fields nearby. Improvements would be made to the pavilions and restrooms already at the site, while the park would get new tennis and basketball courts, and water features for children to play in. The idea is to make the complex more attractive for tournaments, which bring a host of teams, with players and family, to the area each year, Parks and Recreation Department Director John Wilbanks told the City Commission recently. The real issue with that possibility is that the city will have to pitch in that pretty significant chunk to get the money from the

state, which is proving a tough sell in these tight economic times. While all the officials agree they’d hate to lose a free gift of $220,000, they worry about taking almost $600,000 out of the city’s $32 million reserves. Also on the agenda for today’s session is: n Resolution 775 authorizing the city to provide grant matching funds in the amount of $200,000 for Walters State Community College for a new building on the Sevier Campus n A bid for fire shelters from the Fire Department n A bid for janitorial and paper supplies for the Building Maintenance Department n A request from Charlie Cobble to use the city’s Teaster Lane parking lot for the 33rd F100 Supernationals Show May 12-14 and the 2nd Annual All Chevy Supernationals Show June 16-18 n A proposal for additional survey and easement work for the Dry Fork sewer project n Bids to purchase duty clothing and class A uniforms for the Fire Department. n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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obituaries In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Loretta Conner

Monte Lawrence Bennett

Loretta Conner, 92, of Seymour, passed away Saturday at Sevier County Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Conner; parents, Jason and Minnie Gossett; brother, J.R. Gossett Jr.; sisters, Ben Wade, Mattie Trentham and Velma Cloud. She was a member of Boyds Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, friends and caretakers, Diane Weeks and Peggy Pendleton. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Boyds Creek Cemetery. Rev. Travis Weeks will officiate. Contributions may be made to Boyds Creek Baptist Church. Rawlings Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Monte Lawrence Bennett, age 90 of Sevierville passed away Friday, October 22, 2010. He was a member of the Kerbela Shriners in Knoxville, and for 66 years was a Mason in the Olney Lodge #140 in Olney, Illinois. Survivors: Sons and Daughters-in-law: John and Lynn Bennett, Carter and Vanesa Bennett; Daughter: Nancy Diggs; Grandchildren: Will Bennett, Holly Bennett and Ethan Diggs. Memorial service 2 PM Monday at Mountain Brook Village with Rev. Miller officiating. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Robert Everett Walters Avery Loy Hatcher

Bill Michael Griffin

Robert Everett Walters, 86, died in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Tuesday night, Oct. 12, 2010. Robert, Bob or “Mr. Bob” was born Urbana, Ohio April 27, 1924. Survivors: wife, Mary; son Doug Walters and daughter-in-law Liz; daughter Robin Walters Morris and son-inlaw David; granddaughter, Carrie Walters McKinney and husband Kevin; grandson, Rob Walters; nieces and nephews. Bob graduated from Urbana High School in 1942 then served three years in the United States Army during World War II as a basic weapons instructor for the cadets at West Point Military Academy. After his service in the Army, Bob moved to Springfield, Ohio and spent 10 years working as a purchasing agent at Oliver Corporation, then 24 years at Ross Willoughby in Springfield as an industrial equipment sales representative. During Bob and Mary’s years in Springfield, Bob served as a Board Member of the First Baptist Church. In 1986, Bob retired and they moved to Chalet Village in Gatlinburg. Bob was a member, and President, of the local Kiwanis Club of Gatlinburg and served on the Board of Directors of Chalet Village and performed building inspections for the Board. Bob was also a member of the Mason’s of Ohio for 63 years and received an award for his distinguished service as a mason for 60 years in 2007. Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 at Thompson’s Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, Ariz. Donations may be made in memory of Robert E. Walters to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014.

Avery Loy Hatcher, 81, a lifelong resident of Wears Valley, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. He was employed by Cherokee Textile Mills for 39 years and was a member of Valley View Baptist Church in Wears Valley. He was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict. Survivors: wife, Agnes O. Hatcher; sons, Gordon Avery Hatcher and wife Catherine Clabo Hatcher, Derek Edward Hatcher and wife Donna Joyce Hatcher; granddaughter, Carly Odessa Hatcher; brother and sister-in-law, Arthur Sr. and wife Betty Hatcher; sister and brother-in-law, Charlotte and Ben Clabo; sister-in-law, Lucille Hatcher; brother-in-law and wife, Euel and Elouise Ownby; sisters-in-law and husbands, Edna Hatcher, Eva and JP Myers, Mattie and Paul Pass, Doris Wetherholt. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Valley View Cemetery Fund, c/o Debbie Litton, 3569 Ownby Drive, Sevierville, TN 37862 or Valley View Baptist Church Educational Scholarship Fund, c/o Paula Joslin, 3183 Happy Hollow Road, Sevierville, TN 37862. The family will receive friends 4:30-7 p.m. Monday with funeral service to follow at 7 p.m. at Valley View Baptist Church with the Rev. Preston Joslin officiating and eulogy by Curtis Clabo. Family and friends meet 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Valley View Cemetery for interment with military honors provided by American Legion Post 104. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

Bill Michael Griffin, age 49 of Sevierville, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Griffin was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Viola Griffin; brothers, Johnny, Steven and Tommy Griffin; sisters, Genace and Connie Branam. Survivors: Girlfriend with whom he spent the past 22 years with: Donna Huskey; Son: Adam Griffin; Daughter: Lori; Grandson: Trey; Brother: James Griffin and wife Judy; Sisters: Tammy Griffin, Stella Whitted, Lucy Holmes and husband Heath. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Monday in Martin Justice Cemetery for graveside service Tommy French Eledge and interment with Rev. Danny Tommy French Eledge, age 79 Sutton officiating. Arrangements of Sevierville died Friday, October by Atchley Funeral Home, 22, 2010. Sevierville. He was a member n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com of Bethany Baptist Church and retired from Bush Brothers. Edith Melinda Tommy was a vet(Lafollette) Cureton eran of the United Edith Melinda (Lafollette) States Navy. Cureton, age 88 went home to He was preceded in death by his be with her Heavenly Father on parents, Rufus and Callie Eledge; October 23, 2010. She was brothers, Alvin Eledge, and Burnice born December 19, 1921 in “Monk” Eledge; sisters, Iva Chesteen Sevierville, TN. and Bertie Parrot. She will be with her family Survivors: Wife: Mildred that has gone before her which Eledge; Sons: Danny H. Eledge, include her husband Clayton David Eledge and wife Becky; Cureton, father and mother Grandchildren: Mandy Rolen and Wesley LaFollette and Zelma husband Randy, Leslie Adkins Patterson LaFollette, broth- and husband Golden, Ashley ers Ralph, Von, Hugh, Billy C Norris and husband Larry, LaFollette, sister Genima Emert, Bradley and Brandon Eledge; grandson Jack A. Rath, nieces Great=grandchildren: Ryan, Charlotte and Glenda and neph- Alicia, Laci, Emmi, and Callie; ew’s Keith and Daryll. Sister-in-law: Betty Eledge. The family she leaves, daughThe family received friends 4-6 ter Sue LaFollette, sister and PM Sunday with funeral service brother-in-law; Dorothy and at 6PM in the East Chapel of Paul Whitted of LA, sister-in- Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. law; Meta LaFollette of Ohio; Ben Whitted and Rev. Billy Ogle grandchildren; Renee Morgan officiating. Family and friends of Greenback, TN, Jeff LaFollette will meet 11AM Monday at of Ohio, Michelle Henry of Eledge Cemetery for interment. Sevierville, TN., great grandchiln www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

OKTOBERFEST

events,” Kelly said of the 21-month-old. Patrons could find everything from Pecan Pie Mix to Lumberjack Steak Sauce, which they made especially for Oktoberfest. Sisters Ashley, Kelsey, Sophie and Rylee Henry took

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“I love the look of it,” Tipton told him. Hosted by the Wears Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, the inaugural event included plenty of local crafts, antique tractors music and food. There was also a national logging competition (with around 75 competitors). David and Melonie Thompson of Oakville Ironworks, based in Danville, Ala., were working at a show in Townsend when someone approached them about participating in Oktoberfest. “We’ve been doing shows around the Southeast for 20 years,” said David, who attended John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. “We also do the Gatlinburg Arts and Craft Show. We really like this area.” Oakville Ironworks provides blacksmithing, woodworking, broommaking and handicrafts. Kelly Reis of Lexi’s Gourmet Creations was contacted by one of the Oktoberfest coordinators she had met at the Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival. “It’s been great — it’s been one of our most successful shows,” said Reis, who owns the business with husband Stephen. After developing products for other companies for five years, the couple decided to create their own line. They named it after their granddaughter, Lexi, who was also at the festival. “She helps us with all our

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Doris McMahan

Doris McMahan, age 70 of Sevierville passed away Friday October 22, 2010. She was a proud member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sevierville where she volunteered her real estate skills and was instrumental in helping the congregation to relocate to its current location on Pullen Road. She provided dedicated and valuable service to God on the discipleship, planning, and evangelism committees. She was a Realtor in Sevier County for 25 years and served on many committees. She served as chaplain for 22 years and past president of the GSMAR. She served for 17 years proudly on the GSMAR Ethics Committee. She was preceded in death by her grandparents George and Anna Powell Kirkland, and her parents Henry and Edith Eddins. Survivors include her: Loving Husband of 27 years: James R. “Bob” McMahan; Sons: William E. Becker and Sandi Norman, Dwayne R. Becker and Cassandra Kirkpatrick, Mark Becker and wife Rhonda, Eric Becker and wife Vivian, Tony McMahan and wife Liz; Grandchildren: Amanda Becker, Heidi Tate, J.W. Becker, Chasity McMahan, Kirk Richeson, Jessica Becker, Nicholas McMahan; Great-Grandchildren: Benjamin, Liam, and Sawyer Tate; In-laws: Beaulah McMahan, Helen Henderson, Earl McMahan, Harold and Wilma Helton, Barbara McMahan and Alf Newman; many loved extended family members including Uncle Nick and Aunt Faye Al-Orfali and cousins Najeeba Coffey and Lee Al-Orfali Memorials may also be made to Saint Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Rd. Sevierville, TN 37862, (www.splctn.com) or the American Cancer Society, 871 North Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville Tn 37909. Funeral Service 10AM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral with Pastor Robert M. Portier officiating. Interment will follow in Alder Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4-7PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Clabo reports. All that information bolsters colloquial knowledge that business has been better this year than in the others of the recession. Further, it outpaces the revenue increase of 2 percent projected in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, Clabo points out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did balance the budget based on taking $584,000 out of the fund balance this year, but they may not need to do that if this continues,â&#x20AC;? Clabo says. They may also feel confident enough to reinstate employee raises, something Robinson points out has been cut as the city struggled and argues should be put back before the city gives money to the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did not include raises in the budget, but they did say they want to take another look at that mid-year,â&#x20AC;? Clabo says. Beyond that, Clabo points out the city has $32 million in reserves and was recently bumped up to a higher bond rating, an indication of how a governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt to assets ratio stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am not worried,â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even guess what percentage of their students are from Pigeon Forge, but I know there are a lot of them and this is something that would benefit them.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pigeon ForgeVice Mayor Kevin McClure

Clabo says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re glad to see people coming back to town and spending more money. The increases so far are signs of hope for us.â&#x20AC;? Beyond that, Robinson seems to be the only official not convinced on the donation to Walters State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense to say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taking away from the citizens of Pigeon Forge,â&#x20AC;? says Vice Mayor Kevin McClure, who himself attended the community collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even guess what percentage of their students are from Pigeon Forge, but I know there are a lot of them and this is something that would benefit them.â&#x20AC;? McClure is also convinced the gift could help grow and improve the campus for future generations of Pigeon Forge students who choose to further their educations at the school. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just good for those learners, it could also be a boon for the

city, McClure says. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because businesses and industries looking to relocate like a well-educated populace. Having a school that offers the opportunity for higher learning just a few minutes from town could make the city look sweeter to those considering developing here, he says. On top of that, Commissioner David Wear points out the college is already helping everyone from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency responders to its food service cooks. The school hosts classes that serve as training for local fire and police departments, and also has one of the best hospitality education programs anywhere, Wear says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any way this would do anything but help the city,â&#x20AC;? Wear maintains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is a great opportunity for Walters State to finally get a state-funded building.â&#x20AC;?

over local white oak wood. However, he has plenty 3From Page A5 of information to share for those who want to get into the amateur side of Glass has been cookthe â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cue. ing for his brother-inâ&#x20AC;&#x153;You really need to have law Curtis Frazier, who a good grill and always started and owns Happy use a good grade of meat,â&#x20AC;? Jacks, for the last four he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cook it low and years. His experience slow and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have good tending the flames of barbecue passion go back barbecue.â&#x20AC;? He believes barbecue, further than that professional experience, though cooked in the slow pace he says all his knowledge that has famously become associated with the South, of smoked meats comes is the perfect food to repfrom Frazier. resent the area to visitors â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got started just like from all over the world. most people, doing barbecue in the backyard for He points to a map on the wall into every corner the family,â&#x20AC;? he explains. of which pins have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something stuck representing where special about this type of Happy Jacksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; patrons cooking and this type of have visited from, saying food. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always enjoyed being outdoors, so barbe- he enjoys introducing the visitors to the regional cue is perfect for me.â&#x20AC;? variety of barbecue. Glass considers barbeâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone in the South cue an art from start to finish. He wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give away loves barbecue,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Barbecue brings people any of the secret recipe together, from church used at Happy Jacks, groups to families, and which was named after Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, but he did everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a positive say the process takes con- environment when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stant tending. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to continuously check the fire and turn the meat,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot that goes into good barbecue.â&#x20AC;? The only information he will reveal about the formula for the awardwinning offerings at the restaurant, which opened here just four months ago, is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cooked

barbecue around. Life is good.â&#x20AC;? Of course, barbecue can also push people apart. The restaurant has been the host of more than a few tussles between folks from different parts of the country who believe their local version of smoked meat is the best, whether that be Memphisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dry rub, eastern North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vinegar-flavored meat or the mustard-based sauce beloved among those in the low country of South Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody likes barbecue a different way,â&#x20AC;? Glass says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people like a lot of sauce on top, some people like sauce on the side, some people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like sauce at all. Some people like it on a bun, some people just want it on a plate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All that really matters is that the meat is good and you enjoy eating it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what barbecueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about.â&#x20AC;?

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Swim lessons to be offered

The Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation will be offering swim lessons beginning Nov. 10. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 4. Lessons will be available for children 4 and older. Registration must be in-person only. The $21 fee for six group lessons is due at registration. For additional information, including class schedules, call 453-5441.

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Emergency panel to meet today

The Sevier County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Sevier County E911 Building on Bruce Street. The LEPC is comprised of representatives from area emergency service agencies and associated groups, which meet on a monthly basis to discuss disaster preparedness and responses to large scale emergencies.

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Gov. hopefuls prepare for last full week NASHVILLE (AP) — Both Republican Bill Haslam and Democrat Mike McWherter took a day off from public appearances on Sunday as they prepared for the last full week of stumping before the Nov. 2 election for Tennessee’s next governor. Both candidates spent much of last week sparring over a statement Haslam made to a gun rights group that he would sign into law legislative efforts to repeal a law requiring people to obtain state-issued permits to carry handguns in public.

McWherter, a Jackson businessman and son of former Gov. Ned McWherter, held press conferences around the state to blast Haslam on that stance, and on Saturday launched a new TV ad on the issue. Haslam, the Knoxville mayor and former president of the family-run Pilot chain of truck stops, busily sought to clarify his comments. He emphasized he would simply acknowledge the will of the Legislature, though his personal preference would be to keep the law as it is. The Haslam camp also

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Harry Potter film shown at library

The Seymour Library will host its last free Harry Potter movie Saturday for the “Reel Books: Book-into-Movie” program. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (PG-13) will be shown at 1 p.m.

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Skyline icon needs new home

An icon of Knoxville’s skyline, a JFG coffee sign that has stood for generations at the Gay Street Bridge, has been removed and needs a new home after it is refurbished. The rusty sign — with 14-foot-tall letters and hundreds of light bulb sockets — was dismantled and loaded on flatbed trailers last week for a trip to a Charlotte, N.C. workshop. It will be returned to Knoxville in early 2011 and preservationists are helping find a new spot to put it. The director of preservation group Knox Heritage, Kim Trent, said that suggestions on the sign’s new location are welcome. n

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Court dimisses judge complaint

A panel that disciplines Tennessee judges has thrown out a tardiness complaint against a General Sessions judge in Nashville. The Court of the Judiciary dismissed the complaint against Metro General Sessions Judge Gloria Dumas after another judge certified that she had convened court in a timely manner. The Tennessean reports that retired judge John Brown was assigned to monitor Dumas for 90 days. The newspaper went to Dumas courtroom for 13 days in September and October, and observed that she convened court near the appointed time only two of the 13 days. On four occasions, Dumas was absent and had to be replaced.

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“If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous.” — Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision’s emergency response health and nutrition manager, as cholera spreads like wildire through Haiti

“It’s going to be very hard to find common ground. To a certain extent, (Obama’s) strategy depends on the strategy of majority of the House, and what can be found in the Senate, where’s he’s basically going to be deadlocked.” — James Thurber, professor of government at American University, on the outlook for President Obama’s political future

“He’s the epitome of what we want to be. He walks out with a cup of coffee and sits on a barstool and sings songs and just visits with the audience. And we love that for 30 years he can just be himself and not have to change anything, and it endears people so much.” — Opening-act musician Rory Feek on country star Don Williams coming out of retirement to do a national tour

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had voted through Saturday, with turnout the highest in Shelby County, where more than 53,000 have cast their ballots. The next highest total was in Davidson County with about 42,000 votes, followed by Knox County with 30,680. McWherter has lagged far behind Haslam in fundraising, and had previously struggled to gain traction with attacks on his Republican opponent over Pilot’s foreign investors and sources of oil. McWherter now hopes voters will swing his way before early voting ends on Thursday.

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lashed back at McWherter, claiming his attacks over the guns permits issue are an effort to obscure the Democrat’s lack of understanding about the state’s budget woes. Haslam’s camp argues the attacks aren’t resonating with voters. “That’s why next week voters will overwhelmingly elect Bill Haslam,” spokesman David Smith said in an e-mail. “To focus on the issues that matter most — the economy, jobs and education — and reject desperate politics as usual.” About 431,000 people

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U.S. military deaths in Iraq reached the 2,000 mark. Iraq’s election commission declared that final results from the Oct. 15 referendum showed the new constitution was ratified by a huge margin, paving the way for elections. n

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“Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.” — Mary McCarthy, author and critic (born 1912, died this date in 1989).

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LONDON (AP) — Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones almost imploded because Mick Jagger thought he was “bigger than the Stones.” The pair’s stormy relationship is described in Richards’ memoir “Life,” published next week. Richards Richards told the BBC on Sunday that during the 1980s, Jagger took control of the band and would not relinquish it. He said Jagger’s behavior “started at first to annoy me and then slowly enraged me.” But he said the pair are still friends, half a century after they bonded over a love of American blues music.

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commentary

Neither party really makes any changes On Nov. 6, 2012, we vote for our next president. Unless President Obama decides not to run, he will be unopposed in his party for the nomination to continue for another four-year term. Parties normally stay with the incumbent to represent them. Only Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek a second full term as president for his party. The Republicans have 22 candidates, as of this writing, who may be vying for the top spot. Some names will jump right out at you, while others are more obscure. Here are some you will recognize: Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Donald Trump — the guy with the strange combover or -under or however he styles it. Joe Arpaio, the sheriff out west who houses prisoners in tents in the desert, may run; he says that if our soldiers in the Middle East can live that way, prisoners can too. I guess that makes sense. Some of the others you may know, or they may be people you never heard of. They may throw their hats in the ring to be president. As time goes by, many will fall to the side either from lack of money or desire or realizing that they are not electable. Trump falls into the last two catagories. It does take a lot of money to get elected and takes more each election. You have to have friends in high places with deep pockets to become President. Who will I support in the Republican primaries out of all the candidates? So far it will be Ron Paul because of his strict constitutional stand. None of the other candidates has ever upheld this great document to guide us in running our country as our forefathers envisioned. Maybe some of them will change their minds by then. The message I’ve always tried to convey is: Don’t vote strictly party lines. That hasn’t worked. In case you haven’t noticed through the years, neither party changes anything for the better for the American people. Please don’t delude yourselves. The government grows bigger every year, regardless of which party is in the Oval Office. Let me give you an example. In 1900 only 1 in 24 Americans worked for the government. Forty-eight years later, in 1948, that figure rose to 1 in 8. That’s a 500 percent increase. In 2009 there were 2 million working for the government. Fiscal year 2010 it will rise another 15.6 percent. The U.S. governement is the nation’s largest employer. The 2009 payroll for federal employees was at $15 billion. You can’t blame any of our national problems on one political party. They share equal blame as they continue policies of spending beyond their means, borrowing to get things we don’t need, and throwing Americans out of work like discarded peanut shells. Our banks have been looted or allowed to be looted by the banking cartel who do it without even holding a gun to our heads. So far about $37 trillion has left the country and into global banks and other people’s pockets. So, who will be our next president? Do I know? Maybe. I don’t usually go out on a limb with a prognostication this far in advance, but I’ll give you my opinion. If President Obama continues to allow the banking thieves to transfer money out of our country like filling up a water jug at the nearest spring, then he will probably be allowed to serve a second term. If he balks at what is taking place, his seat in the White House will be filled most likely by Newt Gingrich, a Republican. I didn’t say he was a conservative, since there aren’t many in that party either. His running mate: probably Mitt Romney. By the way, Gingrich has recently endorsed a book by Alvin and Heidi Toffler called, “Creating A New Civilization.” The book touts destroying our U.S. Constitution and setting up a fascist world order. So why would a so-called respected former Speaker of the U.S. House support something so un-American? Like most of the top leaders in this country, he’s a socialist. You’ll never get them to admit it, though. Feel free to call me on the carpet if my predictions fall through. You have plenty of time to think about it. One way or another, get involved — and choose wisely. — Dan M. Smith is a Cincinnati native and Gatlinburg resident. He is the author of the forthcoming book “So Far from Forfar.” His son is serving in the Air Force. E-mail to dan0729@yahoo.com.

Editorial

Think safety first Halloween is a fun time, but it can be dangerous, risky With Halloween approaching, it’s time for adults to review the safety measures they should take to protect their children. It’s a different world these days than when many of you went trick-ortreating. The assurance that goes with attending a church Halloween event or one in a local community center makes more sense with each passing year. Still, many children enjoy going door to door, and that requires some precautions. For kids, consider these safety tips from a Halloween safety website when going out trick-or-treating: n Never, ever go into a stranger’s house or even ring their door for treats. n Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming. If you have a little brother or

sister with you, take their hand and help them get across the street, too. n If you are an older child or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with. n If you can drive and are taking friends to a party, make sure that you have enough gas to get there. You don’t want to run out on a dark street. n If your parents give you a curfew, be home when they say. n Throwing eggs at cars and houses is not cool. Someone has to clean it up and it could be you, if you get caught. You can also be arrested and punished as a juvenile. n Hurting animals is never acceptable behavior. Some people use Halloween as an excuse to hurt cats. It

illegal in most places to hurt or torture animals Tips for adults: n Get on the Internet and check your local state website for sex offenders. Look up your zip code and it should have a list of registered offenders in your area that includes street addresses. Make sure that your kids stay away from these houses. n Know the route your kids will be taking if you aren’t going with them. n Help your young child pick out or make a costume that will be safe. Make sure that it’s fireproof or treated with fire retardant. n Know what other activities a child may be attending, such as parties or church functions. n Make sure you set a time that your kids should be home by.

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TVA seems headed in right direction The Tennessee Valley Authority is charting its course for the next 20 years, and so far the federal utility is looking to embark in the right direction. TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan was last updated in 1995. Since then, air pollution limits have been lowered, the science behind global climate change has solidified and support for alternative energy sources has grown. The future will bring even more changes. TVA planners recommend moving away from coal-powered plants toward a future where nuclear, natural gas and alternative sources supply more of the region’s electricity. The plan also promotes increased energy efficiency, the cheapest way to stretch kilowatt hours. The plan isn’t set in stone, but it looks to

be a good framework for the TVA board of directors to consider. Public comment and further analyses will be conducted to refine the plan before the board votes on it, likely in April 2011. TVA undertook the plan to align TVA’s production capacity with future energy needs while fulfilling its mandate to provide reliable, low-cost power and meeting other objectives like economic development, technological innovation and reducing the utility’s environmental impact. ... The nation’s energy problems — primarily a dependency on foreign oil and other fossil fuels — will take decades to resolve. Utilities will burn coal into the foreseeable future. Gas and diesel will continue to power vehicles for years.

But with this resource plan, TVA planners acknowledge that a transition away from a reliance on fossil fuels must begin. Coal accounts for two-thirds of the power generated by TVA, but the planners predict that nuclear power one day will overtake coal as the utility’s leading energy producer. In the coming years, as technologies improve and costs drop, alternative fuels should become viable in the marketplace. And there’s always the possibility — one TVA planners took into account — that a “gamechanging technology” will emerge to irrevocably alter the energy outlook. TVA is taking the right approach toward fashioning a cleaner, sustainable energy future that will meet the needs of East Tennessee residents and businesses.

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Short week, big stakes for Pigeon Forge

Playoff berth may be riding on outcome of Hammonds Bowl By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer

PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers football team may have dropped a 27-7 decision against District 3-AA rival Austin-East Roadrunners this past Friday night, but the Orange and Black have no time to dwell on the past with a short week in front of them. The Tigers (4-5 overall, 1-4 in District 3-AA) will host arch-rival Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders (6-3 overall, 2-3 in District 3-AA) for a special televised Thursday night contest with a 7 p.m. kickoff at Jim Whaley Field. The game will be big for both programs — not only because it’s the fourth-annual Hammonds Bowl between father-and-son coaches, 39th-year G-P coach Benny Hammonds and fourth-year Pigeon Forge coach Lee Hammonds — but because the contest could have major playoff implications for both programs. “We have the opportunity the last game of the year to play against Gatlinburg-Pittman, and this game is going to mean a lot to us,” said Lee Hammonds. “Not just because of the rival factor, but also for a chance to still get into the playoffs. “Our kids are going to be excited to play on TV, so we’ve got to put together a good week of practice even though it’s a short week. “We’re just going to have to get this loss (to A-E) out of our head, have good practices on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and get ready to play as well as we can against a good Gatlinburg-Pittman football team.” Although the Tigers lost by 20 points against A-E (6-3 overall, 5-0 in District 3-AA), it was a much closer game than the final score indicates. Pigeon Forge held a decided advantage in time-ofpossession, primarily because the Orange and Black more than doubled A-E’s first-down production by a 14-6 margin. The Tigers defense also had a quality effort against a dangerous Roadrunners offense, which outgained Pigeon Forge by just four total yards, a 213-209 margin. But after a promising start with a 75-yard, 17-play firstpossession drive that ate up 8:39 off the clock and resulted in a six-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarter Cory Fox to sophomore receiver Kaleb Black that gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead, three Orange-and-Black turnovers and a blocked punt proved to be the difference. “We were expecting some mistakes out of Austin-East, but we led in that category,” said Hammonds. “It’s hard to overcome all of that especially against a good team and still win a football game.

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New Pigeon Forge kicker Blake Adams was assigned jersey No. 8 when he joined the team two weeks ago. The jersey had been worn by former Tiger player Josh Peak, who is no longer with the team.

No Joshing

New Tiger kicker takes some kidding over mistaken identity By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer PIGEON FORGE — His name is Blake, but he’s called Josh more than once. Blake Adams, a soccer player for the Pigeon Forge Tigers, joined the high school football team as a kicker two weeks ago. Adams was given the No. 8 jersey, which was worn by former Pigeon

Forge football player Josh Peak, who is no longer with the team. However, most Pigeon Forge rosters still listed Peak as No. 8 while Adams played in his first game and kicked his first points for the football Tigers in a 46-14 win two weeks ago against Union County. Adams was identified in stories as Peak, and Adams reportedly received some good-natured ribbing from his new teammates at school,

“We came in expecting to win this football game, and I think you could see that on our first drive. “That first drive, no doubt, was one of our best offensive drives of the year. Our offense did a good job executing on that first drive ..., but we just fizzled out. It wasn’t necessarily Austin-East. We just made a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes. “We moved the ball well pretty much all night. We just got in trouble early with that fumble when we were moving the ball, and (A-E) scored off of it with a short field. And we got in trouble with that blocked punt, and it gave them some momentum.

with many of the Pigeon Forge players calling him “Josh” the week after the Union County game. This past Friday night against Austin-East, Adams again got onto the stat sheet by hitting the extrapoint kick in a 27-7 Pigeon Forge loss. With corrections now made to the Pigeon Forge roster, he should once again become “Blake” at school this week. n chitchcock@themountainpress.com

“We just had some uncharacteristic mistakes that we’ve not done in the past weeks.” One thing is certain, the Tigers believe they have a chance to win their second-ever game against G-P this Thursday night — and possibly squeak into the playoffs with a .500 record — if they can cut out the mistakes that cost them against the Roadrunners. “We’re getting to the point, again, that it’s not about trying to play with a team or to see how we match up with them,” said Hammonds. n chitchcock@themountainpress.com

Hamlin victory cuts gap to six

Britt, not Johnson comes up big as Titans clip Eagles NASHVILLE (AP) — If Tennessee receiver Kenny Britt keeps playing like this, defenses won’t be able to focus only on stopping Chris Johnson. Kerry Collins threw three touchdowns to Britt, who had the best game of his career two days after being involved in a bar fight, and the Titans scored a teamrecord 27 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 37-19 on Sunday. Britt had the best receiving game in the NFL this season. He caught touchdown passes of 26, 80 and 16 yards and finished with 10 receptions for 225 yards — all career highs for the second-year player on a day when he didn’t start as punishment for his role in the fight. “They see we got a receiver that can make plays downfield. They can’t just leave him one-on-one and things like that,” Johnson said. “It’s all up to them who they want to stop.” Tennessee got 17 of its points off three Eagles turnovers — all by Kevin Kolb, who lost his starting job when coach Andy Reid announced after the game Michael Vick will start after the Eagles’ bye. The Titans (5-2) won their NFL-best 12th straight over

the NFC with Collins making his first start in a year. Vince Young was sidelined by a sprained left knee and ankle that had him still limping in pregame warmups. The Eagles (4-3) blew a 19-10 lead despite sacking Collins three times and forcing him into three turnovers. But Philadelphia couldn’t convert any of those takeaways into points. Kolb said he was disappointed to hear Vick would start next but said he knew he missed too many easy ones that allowed the Titans to hang around. “It came back and bit us,” Kolb said. The turning point came when Tennessee, which had already intercepted Kolb, stripped him of the ball at the Titans 3 in the third quarter. Tennessee drove for a field goal to pull within 16-10. “That can’t happen,” Reid said. “Then they take it the length of the field. You can’t have those kinds of things. When you have a crucial third-down situation, you have to get off the field. There are things we can take out of this and learn from.” David Akers kicked his fourth and final field goal, a 28-yarder giving Philadelphia a 19-10 lead, early in the fourth quarter. He had his own big day a

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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt (18) catches a 16-yard touchdown pass as he is defended by Philadelphia Eagles safety Nate Allen (29) and cornerback Ellis Hobbs (31) in the fourth quarter Sunday. week after missing three attempts in a win over Atlanta. But Britt was the story of the game. Coach Jeff Fisher started rookie Damian Williams instead of Britt, who didn’t take the field until the second quarter. His first catch went for a TD, a 26-yarder to put Tennessee up 7-3. Fisher said after the game he might punish Britt further once he got all the information available on the fight. “His performance has absolutely nothing to do with what happened (Friday), OK? Absolutely nothing,” Fisher said. “It was a great performance. I mean, an outstanding performance. It is two separate issues right now.” The Titans’ first-round draft pick in 2009 out of

Rutgers had his biggest play when he came back for Collins’ pass near midfield as Eagles safety Nate Allen slipped. Britt caught the ball near the sideline and outran a defender to the end zone to pull Tennessee within 19-17 with 13:13 left. Britt said he felt he had to redeem himself a little bit. He also said he learned he shouldn’t be out after midnight and his fiancee was also mad at him, but he wouldn’t comment on the fight. “My job is out there to go play,” Britt said. “That’s what they asked me to go do, and my teammates, they were like , ‘Hey, erase that stuff out of your head, go out there and play your best.’ That’s what I tried to do.” The Titans defense,

stretched most of the game, came through by forcing the Eagles threeand-out on three consecutive drives in the fourth quarter. The first set up Tennessee’s go-ahead drive. Collins found Britt for a 42-yard completion that set up Rob Bironas’ second field goal, a 38-yarder, to put Tennessee ahead 20-19 with 9:26 left. Britt had the best game receiving ever against the Eagles, topping the 213 yards by Dallas’ Tony Hill in 1979. “For a guy to continually catch the ball over and over, then we’ve got to do things better from a coaching standpoint,” Reid said. “Obviously, the players need to do some things better, too.”

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin passed Kevin Harvick for the lead with 29 laps to go Sunday and won his third consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. “I don’t think I’ve ever closed that well, ever,” Hamlin said in Victory Lane. He became the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to sweep both races on the shortest, tightest track in the series, and both he and Harvick closed the gap on Johnson in the points race with four races to go. Hamlin cut his 41-point deficit to six points, and Harvick is 62 behind. The margin between the top two in the standings is the smallest with four races to go since the Chase started in 2004. Harvick finished third after Mark Martin passed him in the closing laps, but Harvick had his best showing in 19 career starts at the 0.526-mile oval; he’d never been better than seventh.

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NFL CAPSULES Steelers 23, Dolphins 23 MIAMI (AP) — The officials eventually got it right that Ben Roethlisberger fumbled at the goal line. The Dolphins were still left feeling wronged. An officiating mistake negated Roethlisberger’s late fumble, and the Steelers kicked the game-winning field goal on the next play Sunday. Jeff Reed made an 18-yarder with 2:30 left, allowing Pittsburgh to escape with a 23-22 win. One play earlier, with Pittsburgh trailing 22-20 and facing third-and-goal at the 2, Roethlisberger fumbled as he dived across the goal line on a quarterback draw. The play was ruled a touchdown as both teams scrambled for the loose ball in the end zone. After a replay review, referee Gene Steratore announced that Roethlisberger fumbled before scoring. But Steratore said his crew had no clear evidence as to which team recovered the ball, and the Steelers (5-1) were awarded possession at the half-yard line, allowing Reed to kick the winner. The Dolphins (3-3) then lost the ball on downs, gaining only 4 yards in four plays. Panthers 23, 49ers 20 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — John Kasay kicked a 37-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining to give Carolina (1-5) its first win of the season. The 49ers’ David Carr was intercepted by Richard Marshall with just over a minute left to set up the winning kick. The 49ers fell to 1-6. The Panthers tied it when rookie David Gettis, who had dropped a touchdown pass earlier in the fourth quarter on fourth down, made a diving 23-yard TD grab with 1:53 left. With Alex Smith out after spraining his left shoulder, Carr threw into double coverage and Marshall picked it off at the Carolina 43. Matt Moore then found Brandon LaFell for 35 yards to set up Kasay’s winner. Ravens 37, Bills 34 OT BALTIMORE (AP) — The Bills came close, but Billy Cundiff kicked a 38-yard field goal with 10:57 left in overtime after Ray Lewis stripped the ball from tight end Shawn Nelson, and Baltimore squeezed past winless Buffalo (0-6). Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes for the Ravens, who survived an uncharacteristic performance by a defense that was shredded for 505 yards. Baltimore (5-2) trailed 24-10 late in the first half before scoring 24 straight points to take a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. Buffalo’s Ryan Fitzpatrick then threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Lee Evans with 5:46 left, and the Bills forced overtime on a 50-yard field goal by Rian Lindell with 4 seconds left in regulation. Fitzpatrick went 29 for 43 for 373 yards and four touchdowns — three to Evans and another to Steve Johnson. Redskins 17, Bears 14 CHICAGO (AP) — DeAngelo Hall tied an NFL record with four interceptions, running one back 92 yards for a touchdown, and Washington sacked Jay Cutler four times while forcing six turnovers. Hall tied a record held by 18 others and became the first to pick off four passes since Deltha O’Neal did it with Denver in 2001. His one-handed interception and TD return late in the third quarter were made for the

highlight reel and put the Redskins ahead for good, sending Chicago (4-3) to its third loss in four games. Washington (4-3), meanwhile, equaled its win total from last season and joined a growing line of teams that has pounded Cutler. He now has been sacked 19 times in his last three games. Falcons 39, Bengals 32 ATLANTA (AP) — Roddy White had a spectacular day for Atlanta, catching 11 passes for 201 yards. The Falcons (5-2) squandered a 24-3 halftime lead, falling behind when Cincinnati (2-4) took advantage of two turnovers and ripped off 22 straight points in the third quarter. White put the Falcons ahead to stay with his second touchdown, an 11-yard reception early in the fourth. He then made a leaping catch on the 2-point conversion to make it 32-25. After Cedric Benson’s fumble, Michael Turner scored on a 3-yard run for a two-touchdown lead. Chad Ochocinco gave the Bengals a chance with a late 8-yard TD catch, but the Falcons recovered the onside kick. Buccaneers 18, Rams 17 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Freeman led another Tampa Bay fourth-quarter comeback, throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cadillac Williams with 10 seconds remaining. Connor Barth kicked four field goals for the Bucs (4-2), who trailed 17-3 before battling back to surpass their win total for last season. Sam Bradford threw two short touchdown passes and Steven Jackson became the Rams’ all-time leading rusher before things unraveled for St. Louis (3-4). Jackson finished with 110 yards on 22 carries, hiking his career total to 7,324. Browns 30, Saints 17 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David Bowens returned two of Drew Brees’ four interceptions for touchdowns and the Browns stunned the defending champion Saints. Rookie Colt McCoy passed for only 74 yards but got his first win as an NFL starter — a desperately needed one for the struggling Browns (2-5). Scott Fujita and Sheldon Brown also had interceptions for Cleveland. Brees was sacked three times, once by Fujita, a defensive leader for the Saints last season. The Saints (4-3) trailed all game and got no closer in the second half than 20-10 on Brees’ 11-yard pass to David Thomas early in the fourth quarter. Chiefs 42, Jaguars 20 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Derrick Johnson returned an interception for a score and Matt Cassel threw two TD passes to Dwayne Bowe for Kansas City. The Chiefs (4-2) ran for 236 yards and three TDs while overcoming several penalties. Jacksonville’s Todd Bouman, who hadn’t thrown a TD pass in the regular season since 2005, was signed this week after David Garrard sustained a concussion and backup Trent Edwards hurt his thumb. Still, the Jaguars (3-4) trailed by only one point late in the third when Bouman stepped up and threw an illadvised pass to Johnson, who made a juggling interception and ran 15 yards for a TD that put KC on top 28-20 with 5:13 left in the third. Bouman was 18 for 34 for 222 yards and two TDs and two interceptions.

Bochy decisions a big reason for Giants in Series By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bruce Bochy mixed and matched the San Francisco Giants all the way to the World Series. From Game 1 of the division series against Atlanta to the NL pennant clincher Saturday night in Philly, Bochy’s moves have been right on this October. How about those three double-switches he made in a Game 4 victory over the Phillies? It seems all the close games the Giants played this season were good not only for the players but for Bochy, too. “You certainly can’t drift mentally, that’s for sure, when you’re not putting a lot of runs on the board and playing these tight games,” Bochy said. Now Bochy and his Giants have a chance to win it all — something this franchise hasn’t done since moving West in 1958. San Francisco will host World Series first-timer Texas in Game 1 on Wednesday night at AT&T Park. Bochy endured his share of playoff failure in the past. He had experienced little success this time of year until now, in his fourth season with San Francisco. Bochy lost 10 of his previous 11 postseason games while managing the Padres before this remarkable 2010 run by club he has referred to as “characters,” “castoffs” and “misfits.” For all those amused by the former catcher’s slow shuffle to the mound or penchant for using veterans, there’s no question how much the 55-year-old Bochy cares about his players. Players appreciate knowing when they will be in the lineup or why they aren’t out there — and Bochy is known for communicating such things and having the tough conversations when necessary. Take the decision to leave struggling $126 million starting pitcher Barry Zito off the roster for the first two rounds. Not an easy call. Or the midseason benching of underachieving outfielder Aaron Rowand, who behind Zito is the team’s second-highest paid player. “You set aside your own agenda and do what’s best for the team,” Bochy said. “That’s what it has to be at this point. Hopefully we have one priority, and that’s to win. These guys have done a great job with it. A lot of guys who have been out there every day, their role has changed. They’ve done a great job of being a good teammate and accepting that and doing whatever they can to help out. It’s not easy. They all want to be a part of it.”

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college football scoreboard EAST Alfred 42, St. John Fisher 31 Amherst 37, Wesleyan, Conn. 10 Bloomsburg 45, West Chester 21 Brown 27, Cornell 14 Castleton St. 55, Husson 51 Colby 35, Hamilton 7 College of N.J. 48, Buffalo St. 29 Dartmouth 24, Columbia 21 Delaware Valley 36, Lycoming 0 Duquesne 21, Wagner 20 East Stroudsburg 65, Millersville 14 Edinboro 31, Clarion 14 Fordham 14, Lafayette 10 Framingham St. 48, Westfield St. 27 Franklin & Marshall 17, Muhlenberg 7 Harvard 45, Princeton 28 Hobart 40, Merchant Marine 33 Holy Cross 31, Colgate 24 Kean 29, William Paterson 2 Lebanon Valley 21, King’s, Pa. 19 Lehigh 32, Bucknell 10 Maine 28, Rhode Island 23 Maine Maritime 28, Mass. Maritime 27 Maryland 24, Boston College 21 Monmouth, N.J. 19, St. Francis, Pa. 7 Moravian 42, Juniata 0 N.Y. Maritime 37, Mount Ida 35 Navy 35, Notre Dame 17 New Hampshire 39, Massachusetts 13 New Haven 27, Merrimack 25 Penn 27, Yale 20 Pittsburgh 41, Rutgers 21 Sacred Heart 33, Georgetown, D.C. 20 Salisbury 52, Union, N.Y. 21 St. Lawrence 14, RPI 3 Syracuse 19, West Virginia 14 Temple 42, Buffalo 0 Trinity, Conn. 31, Bowdoin 14 Ursinus 43, McDaniel 18 Villanova 14, James Madison 7 W. New England 14, Plymouth St. 6 Williams 35, Tufts 24 Worcester St. 31, Coast Guard 7 SOUTH Alabama 41, Tennessee 10 Alabama St. 24, Savannah St. 0 Albany St., Ga. 13, Morehouse 12 Appalachian St. 37, W. Carolina 14 Auburn 24, LSU 17 Bethune-Cookman 23, N.C. Central 10 Campbellsville 22, Faulkner 21 Cent. Arkansas 31, Nicholls St. 7 Chattanooga 36, Furman 28 Christopher Newport 37, Greensboro 7 Clemson 27, Georgia Tech 13 Cumberland, Tenn. 23, Bethel, Tenn. 17 East Carolina 37, Marshall 10 Florida A&M 17, Norfolk St. 13 Fort Valley St. 14, Kentucky St. 12 Gallaudet 40, Becker 12 Georgia 44, Kentucky 31 Georgia Southern 20, The Citadel 0 Grambling St. 35, MVSU 14 Jacksonville 56, Marist 14 Jacksonville St. 56, Austin Peay 3 Lindsey Wilson 40, Kentucky Christian 37, 2OT Louisville 26, Connecticut 0

McNeese St. 13, SE Louisiana 10 Miami 33, North Carolina 10 Middle Tennessee 38, Louisiana-Monroe 10 Millsaps 30, Centre 18 Mississippi St. 29, UAB 24 Morgan St. 34, Delaware St. 24 N. Carolina A&T 52, Howard 32 N.C. Wesleyan 34, Maryville, Tenn. 16 Old Dominion 34, Georgia St. 20 Presbyterian 26, GardnerWebb 24 Richmond 28, Towson 6 S. Carolina St. 10, Hampton 7 South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 7 St. Augustine’s 34, Johnson C. Smith 24 St. Joseph’s, Ind. 43, Kentucky Wesleyan 35 Stillman 26, Lane 25 Stony Brook 38, Coastal Carolina 28 Tennessee Tech 21, Tennessee St. 10 Tuskegee 37, Clark Atlanta 10 UCF 41, Rice 14 Union, Ky. 34, Belhaven 15 VMI 34, Charleston Southern 16 Virginia 48, E. Michigan 21 Virginia Tech 44, Duke 7 Virginia-Wise 33, Pikeville 10 W. Kentucky 54, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 West Alabama 49, Arkansas Tech 26 William & Mary 17, Delaware 16 Wofford 28, Elon 21 MIDWEST Adrian 58, Kalamazoo 31 Albion 42, Olivet 24 Allegheny 41, Ohio Wesleyan 21 Ashland 30, Saginaw Valley St. 24 Augustana, S.D. 47, Minn. St., Moorhead 17 Aurora 21, Concordia, Wis. 14 Baldwin-Wallace 38, Wilmington, Ohio 0 Beloit 34, Monmouth, Ill. 27 Bemidji St. 23, Mary 22 Benedictine, Ill. 49, Maranatha Baptist 14 Carleton 42, Macalester 27 Carroll, Wis. 35, Knox 0 Case Reserve 28, Wooster 14 Cent. Missouri 34, Nebraska-Omaha 31 Central 27, Loras 6 Charleston, W.Va. 44, Urbana 34 Chicago 35, Kenyon 14 Coe 42, Simpson, Iowa 21 Concordia, Ill. 48, Lakeland 7 Concordia, Moor. 30, Hamline 3 Crown, Minn. 44, Mac Murray 28 Dayton 41, Campbell 23 Defiance 49, Anderson, Ind. 7 Dickinson St. 24, S. Dakota Tech 14

Drake 42, Davidson 10 Elmhurst 40, Millikin 34 Eureka 40, Northwestern, Minn. 14 Grand Valley St. 41, Ferris St. 0 Heidelberg 49, Marietta 26 Illinois 43, Indiana 13 Illinois College 40, Ripon 35 Indianapolis 6, N. Michigan 5 Jamestown 58, Dakota St. 48 Kent St. 30, Bowling Green 6 Lake Erie 48, Findlay 45 Lake Forest 35, Lawrence 14 Luther 26, Buena Vista 20 Michigan St. 35, Northwestern 27 Michigan Tech 62, Northwood, Mich. 30 Minn. Duluth 27, Northern St., S.D. 7 Minn. St., Mankato 13, Wayne, Neb. 3 Missouri 36, Oklahoma 27 Missouri St. 31, W. Illinois 28 Morehead St. 21, Butler 20 Morningside 17, Concordia, Neb. 3 Mount Union 38, Capital 0 Murray St. 38, E. Illinois 28 N. Dakota St. 27, Indiana St. 15 N. Illinois 33, Cent. Michigan 7 N. Iowa 42, Illinois St. 14 Nebraska-Kearney 38, N.M Highlands 13 North Central 30, Illinois Wesleyan 7 Northwestern, Iowa 31, Doane 23 Ohio 34, Miami (Ohio) 13 Ohio Dominican 41, Tiffin 21 Ohio St. 49, Purdue 0 Otterbein 49, Muskingum 14 Penn St. 33, Minnesota 21 Rose-Hulman 40, Bluffton 13 S. Dakota St. 30, Youngstown St. 20 SE Missouri 40, E. Kentucky 21 SW Minnesota St. 40, Upper Iowa 34, OT Sioux Falls 63, Dakota Wesleyan 3 St. Cloud St. 49, Minn.Crookston 6 St. John’s, Minn. 33, Gustavus 13 St. Norbert 58, Grinnell 14 St. Olaf 48, Augsburg 14 St. Scholastica 28, Minn.Morris 7 St. Thomas, Minn. 10, Bethel, Minn. 6 St. Xavier 65, Iowa Wesleyan 6 Taylor 25, Trinity, Ill. 10 Texas A&M 45, Kansas 10 Toledo 31, Ball St. 24 Trine 31, Hope 10 W. Michigan 56, Akron 10 Wabash 55, Denison 20 Walsh 24, Malone 21 Wartburg 55, Dubuque 17 Washington, Mo. 21, Oberlin 7 Wayne, Mich. 14, Hillsdale 9

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Winona St. 31, Concordia, St.P. 28 Wis. Lutheran 19, Rockford 0 Wis.-Oshkosh 41, Wis.Platteville 14 Wis.-Stevens Pt. 31, Wis.LaCrosse 17 Wis.-Stout 37, Wis.-Eau Claire 28 Wis.-Whitewater 63, Wis.River Falls 14 Wisconsin 31, Iowa 30 Wittenberg 27, CarnegieMellon 21 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 37, Mississippi 24 Arkansas St. 37, Florida Atlantic 16 Baylor 47, Kansas St. 42 DePauw 32, Trinity, Texas 31 Houston 45, SMU 20 Iowa St. 28, Texas 21 NW Oklahoma 20, Langston 13 Nebraska 51, Okla St. 41 Northeastern St. 39, Cent. Oklahoma 28 Northwestern St. 16, Texas St. 3 Prairie View 30, Southern U. 16 Stephen F.Austin 31, Sam Houston St. 28 TCU 38, Air Force 7 FAR WEST Arizona 44, Washington 14 BYU 25, Wyoming 20 Cal Poly 22, North Dakota 21 California 50, Arizona St. 17 E. Washington 28, Sacramento St. 24 Fresno St. 33, San Jose St. 18 Hawaii 45, Utah St. 7 Idaho 37, New Mexico St. 14 Montana 24, N. Arizona 21 Montana St. 37, N. Colorado 35 S. Utah 31, South Dakota 13 San Diego 30, Valparaiso 10 San Diego St. 30, New Mexico 20 South Alabama 24, UC Davis 21 Stanford 38, Washington St. 28 Texas Tech 27, Colorado 24 Utah 59, Colorado St. 6 Weber St. 44, Portland St. 41 Texas Southern 21, Jackson St. 18 Tulane 34, UTEP 24

Win over LSU vaults Auburn to third in poll NEW YORK (AP) — The other team from Alabama surged toward the top of the AP poll while another set of Tigers has emerged as the Big 12’s unexpected national title contender. Auburn jumped two spots to No. 3 behind top-ranked Oregon and Boise State in the media poll Sunday, and Missouri vaulted 11 spots to No. 7. Auburn has its highest ranking since the Tigers were No. 2 in 2006 after beating LSU 24-17 on Saturday in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s last unbeaten teams. Quarterback Cameron Newton ran for 217 yards, cementing himself as the Heisman Trophy front-runner. The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Oregon (44) 7-0 1,480 1 2. Boise St. (11) 6-0 1,419 2 3. Auburn (3) 8-0 1,376 5 4. TCU (2) 8-0 1,354 4 5. Michigan St. 8-0 1,175 8 6. Alabama 7-1 1,173 7 7. Missouri 7-0 1,121 18 8. Utah 7-0 1,098 9 9. Wisconsin 7-1 1,022 10 10. Ohio St. 7-1 931 11 11. Oklahoma 6-1 861 3 12. LSU 7-1 831 6 13. Stanford 6-1 830 12 14. Nebraska 6-1 760 14 15. Arizona 6-1 691 15 16. Florida St. 6-1 606 16 17. South Carolina 5-2 476 19 18. Iowa 5-2 468 13 19. Arkansas 5-2 435 21 20. Oklahoma St. 6-1 336 17 21. Virginia Tech 6-2 270 23 22. Miami 5-2 229 25 23. Mississippi St. 6-2 221 24 24. Southern Cal 5-2 172 — 25. Baylor 6-2 56 — Others receiving votes: Nevada 32, Hawaii 19, Michigan 9, Syracuse 8, West Virginia 8, East Carolina 7, San Diego St. 7, Navy 5, Oregon St. 5, Northwestern 4, Florida 2, Maryland 1, N. Illinois 1, N.C. State 1.

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Richard becomes hurricane

BELIZE CITY (AP) — Hurricane Richard gained force in the Caribbean and steamed toward landfall Sunday in the tiny Central American nation of Belize, where tourists were evacuated from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters. Richard’s maximum sustained winds rose to 90 mph, making it a strong Category 1 hurricane, but no further strengthening was expected before landfall, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Gay voters angry at Democrats

CHICAGO (AP) — Kate Coatar is seriously considering voting for Green Party candidates instead of Democrats, whom she normally supports. James Wyatt won’t cast a ballot at all because he no longer trusts anyone to fight for causes important to him. If Democratic candidates are counting on long-standing support from gay voters to help stave off big losses on Nov. 2, they could be in for a surprise. Across the country, activists say gay voters are angry — at the lack of progress on issues from eliminating employment discrimination to uncertainty over serving in the military to the economy — and some are choosing to sit out this election or look for other candidates.

Pirates seize 2 ships off Kenya

BERLIN (AP) — Somali pirates seized a German freight ship off the coast of Kenya on Sunday — the second commercial vessel to be captured in the region in as many days, officials said. The pirates took control of the German freight ship Beluga Fortune about 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) east of Mombasa, Kenya, a spokesman for the German army said on condition of anonymity, in keeping with military regulations. The German shipping company Beluga-Reederei, which owns the vessel, said Sunday night that Somali pirates were behind the attack and that the ship was on its way from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa. Verena Beckhusen, a spokeswoman for the Bremenbased company, declined to give further details regarding the crew or the cargo, but the German news agency dapd said the vessel was carrying at least two German citizens.

Monuments destroyed by storm restored

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky landmark damaged last year when a tree fell during the ice storm has been restored and rededicated. The Wooldridge monuments are a collection of 18 statues at Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield which surround the grave of Col. Henry Wooldridge. They were damaged when a large tree toppled during the 2009 ice storm, knocking heads and other parts off the structures that served as a tourist attraction in the small town. Wooldridge ordered the life-size monuments erected to commemorate himself and his family in the late 1800s. The figures are two statues of Wooldridge, one aboard his horse, Fop, and one standing beside a lectern; his mother; his four brothers; his three sisters; his two favorite greatnieces; his two favorite hounds, Tow-Head and Bob; a deer; a fox; Wooldridge’s sarcophagus; and a memorial pillar commemorating the family.

Cholera could heighten Haitian misery By JACOB KUSHNER Associated Press Writer PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A cholera outbreak that already has left 250 people dead and more than 3,000 sickened is at the doorstep of an enormous potential breeding ground: the squalid camps in Portau-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live. Health authorities and aid workers are scrambling to keep the tragedies from merging and the deaths from multiplying. Five cholera patients have been reported in Haiti’s capital, heightening worries that the disease could reach the sprawling tent slums where abysmal hygiene, poor sanitation, and widespread poverty could rapidly spread it. But government officials said Sunday that all five apparently got cholera outside Port-au-Prince, and they voiced hope that the deadly bacterial disease could be confined to the rural areas where the outbreak originated last week. “It’s not difficult to prevent the spread to Port-auPrince. We can prevent it,” said Health Ministry director Gabriel Timothee. He said tightly limiting movement of patients and careful disposal of bodies can stave off a major medical disaster. If efforts to keep cholera out of the camps fail, “The worst case would be that we have hundreds of thousands of people getting sick at the same time,” said Claude Surena, president of the Haiti Medical Association. Cholera can cause vomiting and diarrhea so severe it can kill from dehydration in hours. Doctors Without Borders issued a statement saying that some Port-au-Prince residents were suffering from watery diarrhea and were being treated at facilities in the capital city.

“Many people have become sick,” announced Etant Dupain, in front of the Champs de Mars camp by Haiti’s broken national palace. “If you have a family member that has diarrhea, bring them to the hospital immediately. Have them use separate latrines.” In a promising development, aid group Partners in Health said hospital management was improving in the city at the center of the initial outbreak, St. Marc, which is about a 60-mile (95-kilometer) drive northwest of Haiti. Just 300 patients were hospitalized on Saturday, a number that has decreased by the end of each day. A cholera treatment center in St. Marc is expected to be functional within the week, and efforts were ongoing to make clean water available in rural communities, especially those where rivers were the only source of water. Some health experts were hopeful that they will be able to control the outbreak of cholera in impoverished Haiti.

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A child suffering cholera symptoms cries as she is comforted by a woman at a hospital in Grande-Saline, Haiti, on Saturday. Cholera infection among the patients had not been confirmed, however, and aid workers stressed that diarrhea has not been uncommon in Port-au-Prince since the earthquake. “Medical teams have treated many people with watery diarrhea over the last several months,” Doctors Without Borders said. Aid workers in the impoverished nation say the risk is magnified by the extreme poverty faced by people displaced by the Jan. 12 earthquake, which killed as many as 300,000 people and destroyed much of the capital city. Haitians living in the camps risk disease by failing to wash their hands, or scooping up standing water and then proceeding to wash fruits and vegetables. “There are limited ways you can wash your hands and keep your hands washed with water in slums like we have here,” said Michel Thieren, an official with the Pan-American Health Organization in Haiti. “The conditions for transmission are much higher.” Aid workers are coaching thousands of impoverished families how best to avoid cholera. Various aid groups are providing soap and water purification tablets and educating people in Port-au-Prince’s camps

about the importance of washing their hands. Aid groups also began training more staff about cholera and where to direct people with symptoms. The disease had not been seen in Haiti for decades, and many people don’t know about it. Members of one grassroots Haitian organization traveled around Port-auPrince’s camps booming warnings about cholera from speakers in the bed of a pickup truck.

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NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238 2 bedroom apartments in Sevierville. $475, $550 & $600. 908-7805 or 368-1327 3 BR Apartment for rent in Kodak, $650/mo + deposit. Call Barbara 865-368-5338 *WEARS VALLEY 1 BR/1BA $525/ Mo. + Dep. Walk-In Closet All kit. Appl. + W/D Conn. Some pets okay (865) 654-6507

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Please Visit --- Open 7 Days PHONE: 429-4470 www.seviervilleapartments.com Nice Res Area Off Hwy 66 2BD/2BA $875, Free util & Laundry facility. Pets welcome. 1 yr lease, 1st & last. 865-742-2839 Seymour Area 2 Bedroom Duplex, 1.5 Bath, Central Heat & Air, W/D Hook-up, No Pets. Call 453-7842 TAKE A LOOK!! 1BR $395, 2BR $495 Water, Views Included 908-2062 Traditional townhouse 2br 1.5ba Smoke free & pet free. $525 mth + $525 dep. Call 865-428-5781

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1BR/1BA Apt. Wood/tile floors. Grt closets util inc $600. Dandridge by Golf Crs. Close to I-40. No smkg. 865-382-1981 Great! 3/2 fully furn, tvs, FP's, lots of amenities. $995 mo. 1st, last, dep. 352-275-4889 Weekly Special! Big Bear Suites. I-40 exit 407. Weekly rates start at $199. 865-225-1719

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1 BDR in Cosby beside Park, very private, $350 mo. 1st & last. Call (423) 487-3505 1,250 Sq. Ft. 3/2 Log Cabin, Wears Valley on 1 acre, HT, FP, WD, $1,095 Mo. 640-7803 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. 1 car garage on the river near Five Oaks Mall. No Pets. 1yr lease. $800/mo. Call Mark between 7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. 865-453-5500.

New 3 BDR/2BA home, 2 car garage with opener, in upscale neighborhood with great location & view + storage. $900 Mo. + Dep. 865-368-6799 3BR/2BA Cabin in Gatlinburg. $800 mo + dep. No smoking, no pets. 865-310-5556 Gatlinburg: walk to downtown, trolley. 3BR/1BA, remodeled, $800/mo., 1st/last mo, large yard. 865-661-0152.

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Business Places/ Offices

3 Offices- 510 ($450), 846 ($550) & 1356 ($1000) sq. ft. S. Blvd. Way. (865) 933-6544

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2BD/2BA 1700 sq ft. $950mo, 1 yr lease. Call for details. 865-406-7209 2BR/2BA, furnished upscale condo. Walk to Gat. $875 mo 1 yr lease. 865-771-9600

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Duplexes for Rent

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Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent Furnished, all Utilities, cable, tax included $100 per week Rooms with Kitchens $120 per week

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Nice Office with Warehouse Bay. Sevierville Reasonable Rent 453-6289 or 548-6838 Retail space for rent. $1200 mo. approx 900 sq ft. Next to very active retail shops on Dolly Parton Pkwy. 865-868-0449.

Mobile Homes for Rent

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2BD/2BA mobile home, Kodak area. $425 mo, $425 Dep. No pets. 865-382-4199 3BR/2BA rent to own. Seymour. $650/mo. No pets. 865-765-7929 4 very nice homes, $400-$550. Kodak + Sevierville. No pets. 865-740-2525

3BR/2BA $500-$700/mth Boyds Creek Area No pets. 908-8629

2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs. No Pets. Call for info

428-3096

Price's Camper Lot's For Low Income For Rent (865) 654-8702

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4BR/3BA wrap around deck in PF. Hot tub. Range, refrig, micro, W/D. Bought new Jan 08. $190,000. 731-297-3875 Owner/Agent Moving Sale. Must Sell. 2800 SF Home in Pigeon Forge great subdivision. City water, paved road, 3 miles from Parkway, more information call Joe Acosta 865-428-6115 or 305-776-6206. Brokers Welcome extra 2% commission to seller agent. MLS #158561 Developer close out: Beautiful home sites. Utilities, paved road. 2 miles Chapman Hwy. 1.41 ac. $31,000.00. Call Joe Acosta: 865-428-6115 or 305-776-6206 www.pigeonforgelots.com Brokers Welcome extra 2% commission to seller agent. MLS #157373

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Mobile Homes for Sale

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1982 Ford F100, 6 cylinder, like new. $3,300. Call 561-662-5986 or 865-456-9312 1994 Ford F150 XLT ext. cab, too many new parts to list, good truck, $3,500. 865-429-2279.

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1966 Chevrolet Elcamino, All original $5,500 (865) 908-0584 or (865) 850-3846. 2005 Mustang GT Convertible, low miles, $17,500 OBO. Call 561-662-5986 or 865-456-9312

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INVITATION TO BIDDERS The City of Gatlinburg is accepting bids on the internal inspection of water tanks. Bids will be received at City Hall until 2:00 p.m., November 4, 2010 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bid may be withdrawn for thirty (30) days. Bids shall be sealed in an opaque envelope with the bidder's name, address, the bid opening time and date and the quotation "Bid on Water Tank Inspection" stated plainly on the outside. Address bids and/ or inquiries to Robert Holt, Assistant Finance Director, Gatlinburg City Hall, 1230 East Parkway, P.O. Box 5. Gatlinburg, TN 37738, telephone number (865) 436-1404. For technical questions, please call Roger Trentham, Assistant Utilities Manager, telephone number (865) 436-4681. The City reserves the right to qualify bidders, to waive any informalities, to reject any and/ or all bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable and in the best interest of the City. 10/25/2010 NOTICE TO BID Five Oaks/Ogle Inc. is soliciting bids from qualified Contractors for Sevier County Board of Education for the renovations/additions at Gatlinburg Pittman High School. Interested bidders can find the Notice to Bid at www.sevier.org , (our district, bid information) or may be picked up at Sevier County Board of Education, 226 Cedar Street, Sevierville, TN 37862. All bids must be received no later than November 16, 2010, 2:00 pm.est.

The Board of Mayor and Alderman (the "Board") of the City of Sevierville, Tennessee (the "City") will hold a public meeting and a public hearing on November 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., at the Sevierville Civic Center located at 130 Gary Wade Boulevard, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862, relating to and considering approval of (i) a proposed Development/Acquisition Agreement (the "DePURSUANT OF DEFAULT velopment/Acquisition Agreement") relating to the construcProvisions Chapter 717, 1980 tion and/or acquisition of cerPublic Acts of Tennessee, the tain public infrastructure imcontents of the following provements located in or imleased spaces will be sold to mediately adjacent to that cersatisfy the owners' lien. The tain mixed-use development entire contents will be sold to located on Highway 66 in the the public for the highest cash City known as "Bridgemont bid. The sale will be held on (the "Bridgemont Developthe unit site of S&S Mini StorGames ment") and the acquisition of age located at 249 Mount Rd. certain real property located and at Hwy. 66 & Hwy 139 inwithin the Bridgemont Develtersection in Kodak, TN 37764. SCRAMBLED WORD GAME opment for use as a public THAT Time: 12:00 noon by Mike Argirion andon JeffNovemKnurek park property, and (ii) the conber 4, 2010. This applies to the Unscramble these four Jumbles, firmation the levy of special following units: one letter of to each square, to form four ordinary words. assessments on real property located within the Bridgemont Unit 405 YONOL Development, a portion of the Brian Watson proceeds of which would be 555 Thorngrove Pk. ÂŠ2010 Tribune Media Services, Inc. Rights Reserved. used toAllfinance the acquisition Kodak, TN 37764 and/orBELZA construction of certain public improvements and the Unit 275 acquisition of the real property Chuck Bower as described in the Develop322 Leisure Acres TSATLE Agreement Kodak, TN 37764 ment/Acquisition (the "Special Assessment"). The Development/Acquisition Unit 241 Agreement and a map of the Tonya Thompson area AGGIZZ that will be subject to the 726 Now arrange the circled letters to form the Special Assessment may be Kodak, TNsurprise 37764 answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. viewed by the public at the office of the Sevierville City AdTHE Unit 234 Answer: ministrator located at 120 Gary Franklin Davis (Answers tomorrow) Wade Boulevard, Sevierville, 2070 Rd. MARTYR Jumbles: GAMUT PATIOCookmill GASKET Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s What the warden gave the offender â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Answer: Tennessee on or after NovemDandridge, TNrepeat 37725 A TIME â&#x20AC;&#x153;OUTâ&#x20AC;? ber 1, 2010. This notice is Games published in compliance with Unit 221 Section 7-32-101, Tennessee DW Shults Code Annotated. 2030 Baldwin Cate Rd. THE BOARD OF MAYOR Kodak, TN 37764 AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF Unit 219 SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE Nichole Green 10/25 Rt. 2 Box 501 Ronceverte, WV 24970

Public Acts of Tennessee, the contents of the following leased spaces will be sold to satisfy the owners' lien.The The entire contents will be sold to 0955 Legals the public for the highest cash bid. The sale will be held on the unit site of S&S Mini Storage located at 249 Mount Rd. and at Hwy. 66 & Hwy 139 intersection in Kodak, TN 37764. Time: 12:00 noon on November 4, 2010. This applies to the following units: Unit 405 Brian Watson 555 Thorngrove Pk. Kodak, TN 37764

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HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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If you have a problem with the delivery of your morning The Mountain Unit 61 Press, please call the Circulation Department at 428-0748, ext. 230 & Dorothy Hutson 231 Monday 602 Valley Creek Rd.- Friday and your paper will be delivered to you on the Jefferson City, TN 37760 same day. Newspapers from calls after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered We reserve the right to reject with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper. all bids. On Saturday, Sunday and holidays you may dial 428-0748 extensions 10/21, 10/25 230 & 231. If complaints are received between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m., papers will be delivered the same day. Newspapers from calls received after 10:00 a.m. will be delivered with the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper. This applies to in-county home delivery only.

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Monday, October 25, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Family Circus

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 26 years. “Cliff” had a midlife crisis after seeing photographs of himself at our daughter’s wedding. I knew he took the aging process hard, and I tried to help him through it. But then I discovered he was seeing another woman. She’s been married three times and has cheated on all of her husbands. Her bed wasn’t even cold when she started seeing Cliff. I had an emotional breakdown, which put me in the hospital. Through counseling and supportive friends, I got my life back on track and have accepted the end of my marriage. I filed for divorce, went back to school and changed my career. Meanwhile, Cliff has put up every roadblock possible. He canceled a settlement hearing and then asked me to reconsider getting divorced -- not because he loves me, mind you, but for financial reasons. He did say, however, that he made a huge mistake and realizes how good he had it with me. Cliff is living with his girlfriend and her two teenage daughters, which he can’t handle. He admits there is no future with her, but is confused. He knows I still love him, but I refuse to share him with another woman. How can he believe he can have his cake and eat it, while expecting the one who was loyal, humiliated and hurt to endure it? I don’t believe Cliff is sincere in wanting to be with me. I think it’s about the money. I am scared to start over at 48, but I can do it and hope in

time to stop loving him. Taking him back would be throwing away all I’ve gained. But I’m torn. Should I try to save this marriage? -- Confused in Indiana Dear Indiana: Some men who go through a midlife crisis learn to appreciate what they left and return to their very forgiving wives. But Cliff is still living with his girlfriend, which sends a clear message that he is not ready to make a commitment to you and may never be. You have made yourself strong enough to be happy without him. It’s time to let him go. Dear Annie: Two months ago, the guy I loved died in an accident. I’ve been really depressed ever since and have become scared of the dark. My friends and family members are being supportive, but I don’t want to overburden them. Actually, I don’t know what hurt more -- his death or finding out at the funeral that there was someone else in his life. I’m back in school and can’t function. Any advice? -- Still Hurting Dear Still: Your reactions are completely normal for someone who is going through the grieving process. It might help for you to speak to a counselor at your school, or ask at any hospital if they offer grief counseling. Our condolences. Dear Annie: You

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told “Crowded by the Ex” that it was “over the top” for the ex-wife to see “Crowded’s” husband off at the airport. But apparently it’s OK for the ex to drop off birthday gifts and visit her former inlaws in their home. That is nuts! The man is basically enjoying the company of two wives. If he is such good friends with the ex, why did they get a divorce? I don’t blame “Crowded” for being upset. Being friendly to an ex-wife on neutral turf is one thing. Welcoming her into your home is another. Get real. -Omaha Dear Omaha: We were surprised at the amount of hostility directed toward exwives. Many ex-spouses are friends, especially if they have children together. It’s a healthier relationship than being adversaries. Dropping off a birthday gift once a year and stopping by to see visiting former in-laws don’t seem excessively intrusive to us, but a great many readers assumed the ex had ulterior motives. Perhaps so. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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The Mountain Press ◆ Monday, October 25, 2010

community calendar Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

Tennessee State Bank, carnival games, basket auction, 6 p.m., dunking booth.

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Sevierville Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday at the King Family Library. 4537796.

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Food Basket and Angel Tree sign-up 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today through Friday, Salvation Army, 804 W. Main Street, Sevierville. Bring Social Security Card of all in household, proof of income /expenses, and picture I.D. 908-4010.

Seymour Story Time

Preschool story time 11 a.m., Seymour Branch Library, 137 W. Macon Lane. Includes costume party and pumpkin scramble. 573-0728.

Women’s Bible Study

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Sevierville Storytime

Preschool story tie 10:30 a.m., Sevier County King Family Library Includes fall festival celebration and wear non-scary costume. 365-1423.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 1 p.m. Ski Mountain Road. 436-6434 for location n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

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Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Sugar Tree Road, Wears Valley. 4284932, n 9 a.m. Wellington Place. 429-5131

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Al-Anon Family Group meets 11 a.m., Pigeon Forge UMC. 428-7617 or 680-6724.

Arthritis exercise classes 9:30-10:30 a.m. UT Extension Office Mondays Thursdays in October. 4533695.

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Book group at Anna Porter Public Library meets at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” 436-5588.

wednesday, oct. 27 Henderson Chapel Baptist Church Hallelujah Hoedown 5-7:30 p.m. Games, food and music. Costume parade. 453-0152.

Riverbend Concert

Clayton Inman in concert 7 p.m., Riverbend Campground. Free.

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SCHS Class of 1960 lunch at noon, Applebee’s in Sevierville. Meal also at 6 p.m. 363-3472.

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tuesday, oct. 26 SCHS Class of ’60

Midway Family, Community and Education Club meets 1 p.m., Mountain National Bank, Kodak. Program on chocolate by county Agent Linda Hyder.

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The Sevier County Election Commission will meet on Monday, November 8, 2010, at 4:30 p.m. at the Sevier County Voting Machine Warehouse to certify the results of November 2, 2010, Elections. J.B. Matthews, Chairman Darrell Whitchurch, Secretary Joe F. Newman, Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Pierce, Member John Huff, Member Ronee’ Flynn, Administrator of Elections

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