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From a grateful nation As Veterans Day approaches, The Mountain Press honors soldiers and Marines by sharing their stories of service and sacrifice
5Little league super bowl Teams compete in English Mountain Football Super Bowl Sports, Page A9
Kasper: Serving twice ‘what I needed to do’
Palmer gets different views of conflicts
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5How the cookie crumbles Sevierville Winterfest holds its first cookie contest Mountain Life, Page B1
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Obituaries Frances Childress, 54 Irene Collins, 71 Jack King, 81 Hazle Nimmer, 100 Vontriece Ottinger, 92 Elben White, 91
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tion” title. It’s one Kasper still holds onto even more than a half century later and with the perspective SEYMOUR — Frank of knowing hundreds of Kasper has heard the term “greatest generation” thousands of men like used to describe him and him didn’t come home the other young American from the turmoil he saw. Through a twist of fate men who served in World that ended up being good War II. He’s not sure the moniker fits fully, though. luck, Kasper saw most of “It was our duty to go,” that action from behind a desk on a small island off says Kasper, who was the coast of New Zealand. drafted into military ser“My mom made me vice shortly after graduating from high school. “We take typing classes in high school. Back then, men were sent to do our duty. didn’t take typing classes,” We were just answering Kasper explains. “As it a call and doing what we turned out, I was the best needed to do.” Derek Hodges/The Mountain Press It’s exactly that attitude typist out of a class full of Frank Kasper answered his country’s call twice, that has earned Kasper’s serving in both World War II and the Korean See Kasper, Page A2 era the “greatest generaWar.
Patrick gave up medicine for the military By STAN VOIT Editor SEVIERVILLE — It was John Patrick’s goal to become a doctor and practice medicine in his native Michigan. But along came World War II and his desire to serve. Blood pressure issues kept him from flying planes in the Navy and Army Air Corps, but in 1943 he was drafted into an Army willing to overlook the medical issues. And thus began a 30-year career that took the Sevierville resident through three wars and a career that lasted more than 30 years. He retired in 1975 when a law dating to the Kennedy Administration kicked in, requiring that no one See Patrick, Page A2
By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer Bruce Palmer has seen the conflict in the Middle East from two perspectives in three wars. He served in the Army during Desert Storm, and has been back during the war on terror as a civilian contractor. That’s given him a view not many people have when it comes to the differences in how the campaigns are being pursued. In fact, he’s proud to say the opportunity to return as a civilian contractor gave him the chance to help current soldiers improve the conditions he faced in his first visit. He’s a plumber, and he knows firsthand what it’s like to be in the same desert with no access to a shower. “When we got back, we finally got to have a real shower,” he said. “There was just a residue of sand after each person got out.” Palmer actually thought he was out of the military when Desert Storm was getting ready to start. He’d served from 1984 until 1991, and he was actually leaving when See Palmer, Page A3
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John Patrick of Sevierville looks over photos of his 30-plus years in the Army.
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Hundreds sign up for help with Christmas wishes By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — A few weeks ago Nancy Allen wasn’t sure there would be much to celebrate at her house this holiday season. With her out of a job and her husband’s income all the couple has to support their seven children, things weren’t looking good. “I honestly thought we weren’t going to have a Christmas,” Allen said as she fought back tears. “I didn’t want my kids to go without.”
Fortunately, one of Allen’s children heard about the East Tennessee Toy Run and Teen Christmas at school. That brought her and five of the children out to the Sevierville Community Center early Saturday morning to sign up for the kind of help that only a man in a bushy white beard can bring at Christmas. “The way times are now, this really helps,” Allen said. “I love what they’re doing. It’s great.” As it happens, the man in the white beard isn’t
Santa Claus, but he plays the jolly old elf sometimes. Jim White is one of the organizers of the toy run and is the spokesman for the Shiloh Riders, a group of local motorcycle enthusiasts who have been organizing a toy collection and distribution for local children in need for 18 years now. The club held its annual toy run just a couple weeks ago, bringing hundreds of bikers out not only for a Derek Hodges/The Mountain Press chance to ride together, Volunteers with the East Tennessee Toy Run, but also the opportunity to on right in green shirts, assist folks signing their children up for the program Saturday See Toys, Page A4 morning.
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over the age of 50 who wasn’t a brigadier general could stay in the military. He left reluctantly. “I’d have stayed if I could have,” said Patrick, now 85. This is a man who enjoyed his military service. He married his wife Barbara and they had their four children while he was in the Army. The family lived in such places as Korea, Germany, France, Taiwan and Hawaii — not bad, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Patrick served for 16 years overseas, and the family wasn’t along for some of that time, especially his two years in Vietnam. “My wife was ready for me to retire,” he said. They’ve been married 65 years. “We had spent quite a few years apart.” Despite leaving college in pursuit of a career in medicine to serve his country for more than 30 years, Patrick is sure he did the right thing. “I definitely made the right choice,” he said. “I don’t have any regrets.” While in basic training his platoon leader suggested he apply for Officer Candidate School. He made it and was commissioned in February 1944. His World War II experience was away from combat. “I am not a war hero,” he said. He spent his few months of World War II on a ship and was headed to Japan when the war was declared over. Instead, the ship was diverted to a place nobody onboard had ever heard of: Korea. “When the captain announced we were being diverted to Korea, we all ran to the war room to look at a map to find an island called Korea,” Patrick said, laughing. “We had never even heard of it in 1945.” He decided to remain in the military in 1946 and applied to and was accepted into the regular Army, commissioned as a second lieutenant. “I really enjoyed the military and decided it would be a wonderful experience,” he said of his decision to remain. He returned to the States for a few years before he was assigned to Korea. After earning the rank of captain he
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women.” When Kasper got the news he had been drafted, he told the men at the conscription board he wanted to serve in the Marine Corps. “The Marines are the best service available,” Kasper says with pride in his voice. “They’re highly respected. They serve anywhere they’re needed and do everything they’re asked for their country.” After completing boot camp, which Kasper describes as the toughest part of his service thanks in part to his being forced for the first time to learn Submitted to swim, Kasper found Pvt. John Patrick Jr. in May 1943 as he begins himself assigned to a desk his career in the Army. job typing rosters, duty assignments and other military documents. was shipped off instead to All he knew was what he “I was a clerk in an Germany, where he spent heard on the radio or read office in a tent with the most of the time the U.S. in Stars and Stripes. was engaged with North “I always said that if, at 2nd Marine Air Wing,” Korea. a certain time and certain he says. “They found out I could type and so that’s “We thought it would be day, everybody in the where I went.” a short war,” he said. United States had stood Kasper, an Ohio native Two wars, and two out on the front porch who moved to East missed opportunities and said, we will win in Tennessee after his serto be part of the action. Vietnam, the war would Patrick felt he had missed have ended and we’d have vice, sat at that desk for three and a half years with something. But he got his won. There were enough not one chance to return chance when the conflict people against it that it home. He jokes he didn’t in Vietnam escalated. gave support to the Viet By then he had four Cong. It was stupid not to change much in the war, pointing out he “left as a children: John III, born in go ahead and win it outcorporal and came back 1946, Jane 1948, Elizabeth right. I think the protests as a corporal,” but as 1949 and Jay in 1952. back home kept the leadPatrick was stationed ers from trying to win that emotion wells up in his voice when he describes with NATO in France in war outright.” the men who didn’t 1966 when he volunteered Patrick has remained return home with him, it to go to Vietnam. active in military-related becomes clear that’s not “I was getting up in age organizations, serving as and rank,” he said. “I was co-chairman of the Smoky true. “I was one of the lucky a lieutenant colonel then Mountain Council of the ones; I came home,” he and had never been in Fort Campbell Retiree combat. I felt it was my Council. That base on the says. “I knew too many who didn’t.” obligation to go.” Tennessee-Kentucky line He quickly changes the With his wife’s blessserves all retirees and subject, explaining that ing and a promotion to their widows from both colonel, Patrick spent states. He is a life member he doesn’t really like to talk about his time in two years there, mostly of the VFW. in Saigon training South He and Barbara have 10 the service, equating it to a retired man who Vietnamese troops. grandchildren and nine brags about what he did “It was hot and stressgreat-grandchildren. in his career and how he ful,” he said of the coun“It’s important for try. “I remember seeing people to know about our “used to matter.” In fact, he says, he doesn’t even flashes and loud booms history and the wars we discuss it much with his and realizing, this is fought,” he said. family. Saigon.” He’s doing his part to “My daughter a little Patrick had no idea see that’s so. while ago asked me some sentiment toward the war about it so I did talk to was changing back home. n svoit@themountainpress.com her about it, but I don’t
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Frank Kasper asked to serve in the Marine Corp after he was drafted. like to talk about it much,” he says. One thing he has told his daughter about is his days passing clandestine codes in letters to his father, or so the censors thought. “We were playing checkers through the mail, so every time we’d write a letter we would include a move,” Kasper says. “You can imagine it was a move at a time and days or even weeks between moves. Well, the censor [a man who read all mail coming and going at military installments] saw that we were doing it in code and he made me stop. He was afraid I was mailing home secrets or giving my position or something.” By the time Kasper made it home, he figured his days with the Marines were over. He got a degree from Ohio University and started working for General Motors. Later, he started dating Virginia, whom he would later marry. But first, he’d get an unexpected call from Uncle Sam. “They called me back up
during the Korean War,” he explains. “I went in to do my training and I was on the list to be in the next group to leave. Then, a couple days before we were supposed to leave, my old master sergeant saw me and he put me to work at headquarters. He wouldn’t let me go with my outfit.” During his service at Camp Lejeune during that latter conflict, Kasper did marry his sweetheart and the couple have been together ever since. When he finally got out for the second time, the couple made their home in East Tennessee. Despite serving his country twice, two times more than most people ever do, and in some of the fiercest wars the United States has ever been part of, Kasper still demurs at being called a member of the “greatest generation.” “I didn’t even think about it enough to be scared,” he says with a laugh. “I was just doing what I needed to do.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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news broke that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had sent his forces into Kuwait. He joked with other soldiers about it as he departed. A month later, he got a telegram calling him back to active duty. He was visiting his parents at the time. “I went from my dad’s living room to the front line in about a week and a half,” he said. Palmer worked on a support team for the armored columns that tore through Iraq during Desert Storm. He was assigned to a contact team, meaning he moved along with the tanks at or near the front line. He was called back for another year, but he saw little fighting during that time — the conflict was over quickly. Still, they remained in the desert, and his recollection of what it was like to be there with few comforts of home helped push him to return and offer his skills for the soldiers who are serving now. “I know I have a skill,” he said. “I’m good at what
I do. “I know what it was like to be in the desert when I didn’t have a shower or anything, and I can help give them that... “It’s just unbelievable the grind they do for months on end.” There are a lot of civilian contractors in the Middle East doing the same thing, he said, whether it’s providing better food or other small comforts that some soldiers had been going without. He also saw firsthand what it was like for those at bases in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In Desert Storm, they quickly won the battle with the Iraqis, and didn’t face much of an additional threat afterwards. “I took more fire as a civilian,” he said. He was at bases that came under rocket and mortar attacks. Even when they weren’t, he could hear explosions nearby. “Explosions became an everyday experience,” he said. “Mortars were scariest. You wouldn’t hear them; something would just explode.” Even now, the sound of thunder can take him back
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Bruce Palmer discusses his service as both a soldier and a civilian contractor in the Middle East. to the experience. He also saw the toll it can take on people who allied themselves with American forces. Insurgents targeted the Iraqis who worked on the bases. The stark landscape
was what he remembered most about Afghanistan. “If any plain resembles what I think the moon would look like, it’s Afghanistan.” The nation is decades behind Western countries, behind most other Mideast countries. It’s been torn by conflict practically without end since the Soviets attempted to take it in the 1980s. He and other soldiers would hand candy over the razor wire at one base to children who would come up on the other side, and watch them deal with another reminder of that earlier conflict — a Soviet era minefield. “Those kids would literally pick their way through an old Soviet mine field to get the candy,” he said.
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obituaries In Memoriam
Elben Reece White
Elben Reece White, age 91 of Sevierville, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on November 6, 2009 at his home with family by his side. He was a loving husband, devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather. A very hard working man, Mr. White retired from ALCOA South Plant after 38 years of service, a member of the 25 year club. He had a zest for life, he enjoyed gardening with the philosophy that the more he gave away, the better the crop would produce the next year. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville and the CAB Sunday School class for 47 years until his health began to decline. Born to James and Pearl White on December 17, 1917, he was the second of eight children. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, James McClellan White; Son-in-law, Harley Lewis; siblings, Ola Douglas, James “Mutt” White, Jack White, Billy White, and Carlon White. He is survived by his loving wife of 71 and one half years: Jean White; daughter and son-inlaw, Carolyn and Bill Rogers; son, David White; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Sherri and Jeff Kirby, Sara, Logan, AJ, and Baby Berry, Laura White; brother, Jake White; sister, Bernice Fowler; sisters-in-law, Ernestine White, Aileen White, and Martha Guy; brother-in-law, Jimmy Turner; many special nieces and nephews, friends and neighbors. Our family is poorer for the death of such a great man, but our lives are much richer for having him in it, the memories he has left with us will always be cherished. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Sevierville Building Fund, 317 Parkway, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862 or to the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Peggy Sharp, 939 Alder Branch Road, Sevierville, Tennessee 37876. Mr. White’s family would like to extend a special thanks to Amedisys Hospice staff, nurses and volunteer. Funeral service 4 p.m. Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Davis and Rev. W.A. Galyon officiating. Interment 1 p.m. Monday in Providence Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Hyder officiating. The family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Irene Collins
with Doug Ott, Eric White and George Lee officiating. Interment Irene Collins, 71 of Sevierville, will follow in Atchley’s Seymour died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Memory Gardens. The famat Fort Sanders Regional Medical ily will receive friends 2-4 p.m. Center. She was an employee of Sunday at Atchley Funeral The Apple Barn. Home, Seymour, 122 Peacock Survivors: husband of 54 Court, Seymour, Tenn. years, Harry Gene Collins; sons, Mike Collins and his wife Jama, n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com Tony Collins; daughter, Debbie Brackins and husband Gary; brothers and their wives, Floyd John H. (Jack) King and Carolyn Melton, Jackie John H. (Jack) King, 81, died and Sandy Melton; sisters-in- Nov. 5, 2009, at St. Mary’s law and husbands, Dorothy Hospital in Knoxville. He was a and Harold Reynolds, Judy and member of St. Mary’s Catholic Ross Seaton; nine grandchil- Church. Jack was a retired band dren; 11 great-grandchildren; director in the Knoxville School aunt, Helen Ricker; cousins, System. He taught hundreds of nieces and nephews. children private lessons. He also Memorial donations may be played for weddings for many made to benefit the family, c/o prominent people. The Jack King Atchley Funeral Home, 118 Band played for the Kentucky East Main Street, Sevierville, TN Mountain Laurel Festival where 37862. they won first place recognition Funeral service was held awards in all categories. Saturday at Atchley Funeral Survivors: daughter, Angela Home with the Revs. Curtis Jayne King; sons, David Wells and Jimmy Boling offi- Marshall King and John H. King ciating. Jr.; brother, William J. King and Family and friends meet 2 wife Lorraine; several grandchilp.m. Sunday in Shiloh Cemetery dren, nieces and nephews. for graveside service and interFuneral service will be held ment with the Rev. Bill Maples 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, officiating. at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel with Father Evan officiating. Family and friends will n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com meet at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery for a 11:30 Vontriece Ottinger a.m. interment service. The Vontriece Ottinger, 92 of family will receive friends from Parrottsville, died Wednesday noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Rose Nov. 4, 2009. Mortuary Broadway Chapel. Survivors: son and daughterin-law, Johnny and Carlene n www.rosemortuary.com Ottinger; daughter and son-inlaw, Jeanenne and Roy Ownby; three grandchildren; one greatgranddaughter; sisters-in-law, Betty, Dorothy and Elizabeth Hawk; nieces, nephews and other family. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Manes Funeral Home with Come Pastor Jack Wilder officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m., Sunday, Ta k e A Nov. 8, 2009, in Luther Memorial Lutheran Cemetery. To u r ! Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.
Frances Ruth Childress Frances Ruth Childress, 54 of Seymour, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Survivors: husband of 37 years, James Childress; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Melissa Childress; daughter and son-in-law, Tabitha and Donnie Bell; eight grandchildren; brothers, John Conatser Jr., Pinky Conatser and wife Melanie; sisters, Kathy Darden, Elizabeth Riggs and husband John, and Linda Keller; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 4 p.m. Sunday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel
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Hazle Jane Gause Nimmer
Hazle Jane Gause Nimmer died at her home in Gatlinburg on Nov. 1 at the age of 100. She was born Sept. 9, 1909, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1927, she graduated from John Marshall High School in Minneapolis. She earned a bachelor of library science degree from the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1931. On June 15, 1934, she married Gerhardt E. Nimmer. She volunteered many years at the School for Social Development in Minneapolis. The Nimmers began vacationing in Gatlinburg in 1955, and in the early 1980s, they retired to the home they built in the Smoky Mountains. Her husband predeceased her Jan. 15, 2004. She is survived by her children, Barbara and Dr. Harold N. Richardson of California; Bruce and Diane Nimmer of Minnesota; and Jenifer and Rodney Wilson of Minnesota and Florida; by eight grandchildren; and by 10 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Gatlinburg. The church’s Pastor Janet Volk will officiate at a memorial service. The Nimmer family invites friends to the service, which will be at the Nimmer home in Gatlinburg at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. For more information, call (865) 436-6247 or (607) 437-1529.
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help kids. They collected a tractor trailer-full of items that will be distributed to local children Dec. 12. “We did probably as well as if not better than last year,” White said. “The thing a lot of people don’t understand is, when times are tough, people give more than when times are good. These people on two wheels, they have the biggest hearts in the world and they want to take care of these kids.” Though the Shiloh Riders do things for folks in need all year long, including helping out local food pantries and supplying needed items to local families, they have perhaps become best known for their massive efforts at Christmas. They keep doing it because they know it makes a difference, White said. “We want to help every person who needs our help,” he said. “The emotions on the day we distribute the toys are phenomenal. You just can’t believe how grateful people are. With the economy the way it is, there are a lot of people who need help. We’re excited to be able to help them. This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.” The group provides between three and five toys for children from birth to 12 years of age. After that, the Family Resource Center’s Teen Christmas steps in to take care of the needs of 13-18year-olds who are still in school. “We are really the only agency that is doing this
for teenagers in Sevier County,” Director Kim Loveday said. While they’re happy to do it, in years like this one being the only group providing much-needed assistance can be tough. In recent years more than 300 youth have been helped by Teen Christmas, but this year Loveday is worried that number may top 400 and that could really strain the program. She became more concerned as she watched the line of applicants wind its way all the way around the lobby at the Community Center, with two more sign-up days – from 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday – still ahead.
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Parents welcome text message system By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer More than 2,000 subscribers have signed up for Sevier County Schools’ new text messaging system, Zap411, said director of curriculum and instruction Debra Cline. The Sevier County Board of Education has partnered with Eric Bennecker & Associates to offer Zap411, which is sponsored by Citizens National Bank, making it a cost-free program for the school system. “Anytime we can send out information to the community, it’s a great thing,” Cline said, who added around 2,400 parents had signed up for the system. Zap411 enables the school system to directly send messages to parents and other interested parties on their cell phones, allowing them to receive information immediately. Subscribers follow instructions on how to opt-in to the system. A text messaging package on the cell phone is required
“I’ve never turned anyone away,” Loveday said. “I hope we don’t hit 400, because I don’t know what we’ll do. Hopefully we’ll just have more sponsors and donors come forward if we get to that point.” The effort provides a new outfit, warm clothes and hygiene items to Sevier County teenagers in need. It’s not just about putting something under the Christmas tree, it’s also about meeting basic needs. “The things we give are more of a need than a want,” Loveday explained. “I have some people who question why we give hygiene items, but then I have teachers who come to
to participate. Using the system will count as a message received within the user’s cell phone plan once they have signed up. If they ever wish to unsubscribe, they can simply reply “stop” to any message. Cline said the types of messages being sent include things like school closing notices, early dismissals and notices of holidays. The system will not, however, change the notification process already in place though ParentLink, which sends a voice message to the primary phone number of each student’s parent or guardian in case of an emergency notice. “Our students are very into texting, and it’s a viable form of communication in today’s world,” Cline said. “Parents don’t lose anything (in contact from the schools) — they just get another source.” For more information on subscribing to Zap411, contact Eric Bennecker & Associates at 774-2024. n ebrown@themountainpress.com
me and tell me they have students who still don’t even have running water or come to class without deodorant. That’s a matter of self esteem and that can make kids stay out of school or keep them from learning what they need to. We’re trying to meet that need.” Both the Shiloh Riders and Teen Christmas, which takes donations and allows contributors to sponsor specific children, are still looking for help to meet the needs of local children. To help out, call the Family Resource Center at 4287999 or e-mail White at santa@shilohriders.com. n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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Carver is humble but proud about duty in Vietnam By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer
ambushes, booby traps and mines occurred. He is still in contact with a fellow Ranger who lives U.S. Army veteran in New York now. He and John Carver is a morning regular at the Pigeon Forge Carver were the only ones in their group left alive one Hardee’s on the Parkway. night. As he drinks his coffee, “The war never did get other regulars — who also easier to deal with — nothhappen to be veterans — ing is easy about hunting stop by his booth to say down men, but you do hello. what you have to do. It “You’re out of your wasn’t my job to question overalls today,� observed anything. We were taught Ray Lovett, a U.S. Marine to follow orders.� Corps veteran. He also disagreed with “I’m having my picture people who protested the made today,� Carver said, war. then added, “my wife “We were there, and we doesn’t like overalls.� needed to commit. We But overalls are much were told when we got off more comfortable for Carver, who caught a skin the plane that we were not to speak to the war disease while serving in Vietnam. A belt aggravates protesters. Those people cussed and spat at us.� the sores he sometimes Although Carver feels gets around his waist. that support for Vietnam He says that Lovett, veterans has improved who is married to one of since Desert Storm, he Carver’s old classmates, says military support is served in World War II. still lacking in certain “We’re getting to be the areas of the country. older generation now,� he Having served in the said of his fellow Vietnam 2nd of the 47th Infantry vets. “There aren’t too many World War II veter- and 3rd of the 6th Infantry, both in the 9th ans left.� Division, he received Carver was at first drafted but then re-enlist- two Inservice Awards, two Vietnam Campaign ed to serve with special forces. He was first sent to Medals, two Bronze Stars, Okinawa, then to Vietnam, a Good Conduct Medal and a Vietnam Service where he stayed for 17 Medal. months. He worked in con“I wanted to be a struction before retiring Ranger,� he said simply. and is now active in the “I was in reconnaissance American Legion Post (a part of combat intel202 in Gatlinburg, servligence) and we were in ing as post commander. enemy territory. I slept He also enjoys fishing and in mud covered up to my head — we couldn’t afford spending time with family, which includes wife to be caught.� Norma; daughter Jonna Carver is somewhat reserved about sharing his McMahan; and grandchildren Will, 13, and (twins) experience at war, but he Denton and McKinley, 11. did recall the especially Although he has travdeadly Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Central Highlands, eled around the Southeast — and the Far East — where lots of sniping,
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Sevier County has always been and always will be home. Only 22 years old when he enlisted, Carver said he has “mellowed out a lot� since first leaving the armed forces. “I don’t have as much hate in me. I’m a Christian now,� said the member of Williamsburg Baptist Church in Sevierville. Carver encourages men and women who serve in the military today to “stay with it.� “I know there’s a war going on, but they’ve got more opportunities these days,� he said. n ebrown@themountainpress.com
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Vietnam War veteran John Carver looks at old pictures of himself and buddies when they served in the U.S. Army.
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Chaplain exhibit reception today
First Presbyterian Church is hosting a “Faith and Courage” exhibit recognizing the contributions of military chaplains. The presentation includes stories, photographs and a collection of artifacts from wars. The larger exhibit was at Washington National Cathedral for the 2004 opening of the World War II Memorial. Call 556-2368 or 4532971. A reception will be held today. n
Admission to all Ripley’s attractions in Sevier County, including the aquarium, will be free with a food donation Nov. 15-19 for persons who live and work in Sevier County. Nonperishable food will be donated to Sevier County Food Ministries. Persons seeking free admission must present a photo ID or proof of residence such as a utility bill or paycheck stub. GATLINBURG
Kephart topic of library program
The Anna Porter Public Library will host a special program on Horace Kephart, the Smoky Mountain author, outdoorsman, and conservationist who was recently highlighted in the Ken Burns documentary on America’s national parks. Kephart was also one of the primary catalysts for the creation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The event will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The segment of the documentary that focuses on the Smokies will be shown. The event is free. Call 436-5588. n
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Diabetes topic of lunch meeting
Join Carolyn Zibas and Ellen McPherson from the Fort Sanders Diabetes Center will discuss diabetes during a lunch and learn presentation Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Senior Center. Registration is $5 for Covenant Health Passport members and $10 for nonmembers. Lunch is free. Call 453-9355 for more information or to register. Pre-registration is required. n
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Cemetery tour set Saturday
Sevierville history will be the topic of a walk through the Forks of the Little Pigeon Cemetery Park from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. The walking tour, sponsored by the Spencer Clack DAR, will include dramatizations done by re-enactors in period costumes. Mountain National Bank will provide overflow parking. Contact Theresa Williams at 908-7988. n
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Williams wants GOP return before session By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE — House Speaker Kent Williams wants to be reinstated into the Republican Party before the next legislative session begins in January. Several Republican colleagues have been working on his behalf to urge for a quick decision, Williams told The Associated Press at a fundraiser for his new political action committee Friday night. “I just want to know where I stand,” the Elizabethton restaurateur said. Williams was stripped of his Republican credentials earlier this year following his upset election as
House speaker in which he banded together with all 49 of the chamber’s Democrats to beat the Republican nominee by a single vote. His ouster was spearheaded by Robin Smith, the state party’s former chairwoman who later left the position to run for Congress. Smith’s successor, Chris Devaney, has not ruled out an eventual Williams return, but said he has heard of no plans to reinstate him. “His actions were never appreciated, and there have to be consequences to those,” Devaney said. “But this kind of event is a positive thing, it’s encouraging to see he wants to help Republican candidates.” Williams’ fundraiser was attend-
ed by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, Knoxville mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam and several Republican lawmakers. Alexander, a former two-term governor, said he supported Williams’ efforts to raise money for Republican candidates but said he would leave it to GOP lawmakers and the state executive committee to determine the speaker’s future status. “My suggestion was they all might remember the parable of the prodigal son, which had a happy ending because the son came home and he was embraced,” Alexander told reporters after a brief speech. “I think that’s about as far as I’ll go.”
SEYMOUR
‘Mockingbird’ show planned
The Seymour High School drama group will perform an adapted reader’s theater version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee at 7 p.m. Thursday. Peggy Phares, a teacher at Seymour High School, wrote the adapted version of the book. Rachel Miller will be playing Scout, Kegan Drysdale will play Atticus and Chris Coffee will be playing the part of Jem. Other class members will be portraying citizens within Maycomb County. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. For questions call 577-7040.
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Administration, staff and students celebrated the dedication of Wears Valley Ranch’s Carriage House, a facility that contains state-of-the-art science labs and other instructional space for students of St. Andrews School. Wears Valley Ranch provides Christcentered homes and a Christian Education for children from families in crisis.
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quote roundup “Because they left me to rot.” — Jason Rodriguez, who allegedly opened fire in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.
“The fight against militancy ... is a long and tough battle as we have to not only fight the extremists but also the extremist mindset. “ — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, speaking to lawmakers as government forces press on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.
“They are Americans of every race, faith and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and nonbelievers.” — President Barack Obama on his weekly radio and Internet address, reminding the public in the wake of the Fort Hood shooting of the diversity of those who serve in uniform.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Prostate cancer couldn’t keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday. T h e 73-yearold actor and artist attended the Breeders’ Hopper Cup in support of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, the official charity of the yearending thoroughbred championships Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Southern California. It was revealed last month that Hopper had been diagnosed with cancer, although he said Saturday he’s been battling it for the past nine years.
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Bieritz behind Wears Valley chamber drive He could have just moved into Wears Valley seven years ago and taken it easy in semi-retirement. After all, he and his wife Sally had three grown children and now seven grandchildren, and he still had an insurance business in upstate New York to see after from time to time. But Steve Bieritz isn’t made that way. He can’t look at Cove Mountain all day and watch television. So three years ago he opened Wears Valley Realty Group, and a couple of years ago he affiliated with Lincoln Log Homes. He still had the insurance office in Cooperstown, N.Y., plus those grandchildren. Still not enough. Bieritz looked around Wears Valley and sees the growing number of businesses moving in. He saw the impact of chambers of commerce in Sevierville and Gatlinburg, and the newly formed 407 Merchants Group in Kodak. He is a member of the Cooperstown, N.Y., chamber and knows its benefits. Why, he wondered, shouldn’t all the businesses in Wears Valley get together and form their own chamber of commerce? Others had tried, without success. Interest was shown at first, but nobody followed through to make it happen. Bieritz was determined to do it right. “Businesses here have never had a real direction,” he said. “They fight each other, and nobody promotes our area.” It was still just an idea when Bieritz was approached by John Edwards of Friends of Wears Valley to see if a chamber might still be possible and if Bieritz might get behind it. He called a meeting of interested persons in late October at the valley’s newest pizza restaurant. About two dozen people showed up — a nice turnout, but no indication of genuine and sustained interest in the idea. They were curious but noncommittal. “I wanted to get a sense of why we should do this and whether the community wanted to do this,” Bieritz said. “There was not total support. Some thought the idea of Wears Valley Chamber of Commerce meant big government, and we didn’t want that.” Faced with some backlash, Bieritz didn’t give up. He just had to work harder to get the concept across. Some remembered the failed attempts in the past and how some who started out with enthusiasm lost their zeal. Bieritz assured those who attended that he wouldn’t do that. They agreed to a second meeting. On Oct. 29 they met at Wears Valley Ranch, whose director, Jim Wood, was a supporter of the idea. Some who didn’t attend the first meeting came to this one. They talked for an hour about potential benefits and even the downside. Finally Bieritz made a motion to form the chamber. It was seconded and passed with no dissent. And thus began what will be known as the Wears Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Dues will be $100 a year. Affiliates can join for less. This is not meant to compete with existing chambers. Bieritz’s business is a member of the Sevierville Chamber and will continue to be. “We don’t want to get into their territories,” he said of other chambers. “If somebody in Sevierville or Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg wants to join us for a nominal fee they’d be welcomed.” The goal is to promote the valley as a destination, instead of just an area you drive through on your way to Townsend, Cades Cove or north to Sevier County’s more well known attractions. By pooling resources the members can market the valley as its own destination, showing off Cove Mountain, the views and the cabins that are ideal for retirees or families. “It will give us a collective unified voice,” Bieritz said. He expects at least 25 or so businesses to enroll during the sign-up period that extends to Jan. 1. The Wears Valley branch of Tennessee State Bank is where to pay dues and membership fees. There are no plans for a separate building or a paid staff. Officers will be elected on Nov. 24 in a meeting at the ranch. Bieritz and his wife moved to Wears Valley seven years ago to be closer to children and grandchildren, but his experience with the chamber in Cooperstown showed him how beneficial such an organization can be. Now he gets a chance to see if his own brainchild and push can do the same thing for Wears Valley as he saw it do for the hometown of the Baseball Hall of Fame. — Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. His column appears each Sunday. He can be reached at 428-0748, ext. 217, or e-mail to svoit@themountainpress.com.
Editorial
Water lines Local officials need to resolve their differences over water issues now There are scientists who are predicting the next big global conflict won’t be over oil, but over water. There are many areas of the world where water is so scarce people already fight over it. You can live without oil; you can’t live long without fresh water. Sevier County doesn’t have an issue over quantity of water, but the feud between the cities and the county over water is boiling up. Maybe it can get resolved in a friendly, conciliatory manner. Maybe not. The county insists that the city of Sevierville hasn’t been forthcoming with information over its handling of water sales to rural parts of the county. The contract between the entities calls for Sevierville to provide timely information about revenue received from water lines outside the city limits. The city says there have been no profits and that agreements between the two sides allowed for less timely reporting of what’s going on. The county water committee is talking legal action. Meanwhile there are
some in county government who are actively pursuing the creation of a county water system, even though the county has no water treatment plant. This thing has escalated far beyond where it should have. If there are genuine disagreements between the parties, they can and should be resolved without legal action that serves to enrich lawyers but not the people who pay for such litigation. But beyond that is the issue of the county getting into the water business. That would be unwise, duplicative and a poor use of taxpayer money. We duplicate enough services throughout our county without adding another level of bureaucracy. Running miles of water lines isn’t cheap. There already are water systems capable and willing to provide services. The city of Sevierville has the treatment plant and the wherewithal to do what the county would like it to do, as long as the city is compensated for it. What makes little sense is for the
county to be running water lines to sparsely populated areas where there are not enough customers to justify the expense. The county doesn’t need to be threatening lawsuits when mediation and discussion probably can fix the disagreements. It’s easy to spend other people’s money, which is what government at all levels seems willing to do with ease. Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville have water systems and treatment plants. Ask anyone in those governments if it’s easy to keep the systems running and in compliance with federal regulations. Water systems rarely make money. They are run to provide a service to the people. If county officials think they can buy water wholesale from the city of Sevierville, then sell it to customers and make money on it, they should do more investigation before making such a commitment. It’s time for our elected officials to resolve their differences over water. The taxpayers are owed that.
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Public forum Newspaper praised for not running controversial comic
Editor: I applaud The Mountain Press staff on your decision not to run the Zits comic strip, because of what the newspaper feels is objectionable content. I don’t know what the comic strip contained, and I don’t care. Amidst forces all around us claiming “free speech” and “art” that often end up only coarsening our culture, it is refreshing to see that someone is standing up for decency. Some may cry, “Censorship!” But don’t let anyone pressure you to publish objectionable content. Keep The Mountain Press, particularly the comics page, a newspaper the whole
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finances. Sharon Newman All of her and her husband’s income goes Sevierville toward insurance and the 15 medications she is required to take. In the story Mary mentioned a purple Miracle bracelet that she Assistance for cancer victim wears. This bracelet represents her belief that Jesus still does miracles. Wootten’s treatment urged I am asking anyone in the community who Editor: Ellen Brown wrote an inspirational article wants to help this miracle get started to conon Oct. 20, 2009, on Mary Wootten. Mary is tribute to the Mary Wootten Survival Fund wonderful person who has been dealing with at Citizens National Bank. It’s believed her a rare form of cancer. Her doctors in Knoxville insurance will cover the medical treatment. have informed her that there is nothing they We can help her with transportation and the lodging side of things. can do to save her life. Let’s not let her transportation needs get in A cancer center in Chicago does not agree the way of her miracle in Chicago. with that assessment. They have treated and Karen Melbardis had success with this cancer and want to Kodak meet her. The only thing in her way is her
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TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL
Vols tame Tigers 56-28 Crompton throws 5 TDs in just over a half of play By BETH RUCKER Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE — Jonathan Crompton threw for a career-high 331 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee routed Memphis 56-28 on Saturday night. Crompton surpassed his career high of 310 yards with a 10-yard pass to Denarius Moore on Tennessee’s first drive of the second half. He tied his career high of five touchdown passes on the next play with a 16-yard connection to Moore to make it 49-7 with 12:38 left in the third quarter. Crompton finished 21-for-27 and no interceptions and was replaced by backup Nick Stephens halfway through the third quarter. Tennessee (5-4) gave coach Lane Kiffin his first winning streak and dominated the game much as it’s done the series. The Vols hold a 21-1 advantage against Memphis and have won all 12 meetings in Knoxville. But the games between the state rivals often have been closer than the record indicates. Six of the 10 meetings between the two teams since 1991 have been decided by fewer than two touchdowns. David Oku took the opening kickoff 69 yards, and Bryce Brown scored on a 1-yard run 2 minutes later. Memphis (2-7)
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Tennessee QB Jonathan Crompton (8, above) throws to a receiver during the first half of Tennessee’s 56-28 win over Memphis Saturday. Crompton was 21-27 for 331 yards passing and 5 touchdowns. At right UT’s Eric Berry, left, intercepts the ball intended for Marcus Rucker (18) who was hit by Tennesse’s Dennis Rogan (41). It was Berry’s second interception of the year.
could do nothing to catch up. The Vols never punted with Crompton in the game, though they turned the ball over when they
couldn’t convert a fourthand-2 at the Tigers’ 29 and when Dennis Rogan muffed a punt return. Memphis drove 93 yards in its 2-minute offense
and scored on a 36-yard run by Marcus Hightower to cut Tennessee’s lead to 35-7 with 58 seconds left in the half. The Vols responded
with a 55-yard drive and Crompton’s 1-yard touchdown run with 4 seconds on the clock. The Tigers have been hampered with injuries
this season, and it especially showed on defense. The Vols had their way passing nearly the entire game with wide-open routes. Crompton, who until a few games ago was more likely to throw interceptions than touchdowns, had his selection of scoring targets in Moore, Gerald Jones, Luke Stocker, Quintin Hancock and Nu’Keese Richardson. Stephens also hit Moore for a TD. Jones led the receiving corps with 97 yards on four catches. Crompton was only 5 yards and a TD pass short of tying his previous career high at halftime. By the break, Tennessee had outgained Memphis 382 yards to 104 and had gained 11 more first downs. Memphis entered the game with the 100thranked defense, giving up an average 416.5 yards. Tennessee finished with 566 yards. The Vols rank 13th in the nation in defense, but were playing secondand third-string players by the time Curtis Steele scored on a 1-yard run and again on a 3-yard run in the middle of the third quarter. The scores cut Tennessee’s margin to 49-21. Steele finished with 144 yards on 21 carries in addition to the two touchdowns. Will Hudgens was 19 of 31 for 194 yards and an interception. Tennessee’s Eric Berry, the Southeastern Conference’s career interception return leader, inched closer to the NCAA career record when he picked off Hudgens and returned the ball 7 yards. Berry has 494 career return yards, 5 yards shy of Florida State’s Terrell Buckley.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
QBs Smith, Young work their way back By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Smith and Vince Young have crossed paths on several occasions at NFL functions. They’ve offered each other some encouraging words during the difficult times, like after each lost his starting job. The once highly touted quarterbacks’ NFL fates have taken a similar bumpy road, and now they’re both back behind center, ready to square off Sunday when Young’s Tennessee Titans come to San Francisco to take on Smith and the 49ers. “That’s how we are as quarterbacks. We stick together,” Young said. “I have much respect for Alex. I saw him a while back and he always has inspiring words for me, and I give him the same inspiring words when I see him. I know what he was going through, and I’m pretty sure he knows what I was going through. We both were being very patient and just waiting for when coach makes that move. And when we get in there, we want to make the best of it.” Young watched last sea-
son as Kerry Collins led the Titans to a 13-3 record, then worked his way back to starting just last week
For Smith, same thing. He started the year behind Shaun Hill before coach Mike Singletary made a change at halftime in Houston on Oct. 25. Both QBs are resurrecting their careers, or at least have started the process. Through their ordeals and during the slow road to their comebacks, they’ve learned patience and how to stay within themselves and not do too much. There’s a different perspective that’s developed from all those weeks on the sideline. Smith missed all of last AP photos season after reinjuring his NFL QBs surgically repaired throwVince ing shoulder three days Young before the season opener. (above) He was set to be the backand Alex up to J.T. O’Sullivan. Smith (left) Smith would rather not are both compare his situation to looking for what Young went through, redempthough he knows it’s an tion as their interesting topic this teams face week. off today “It is really about what in San each of us can do to help Francisco. our team win,” Smith said. “In the end that’s all that matters, especially from the quarterback position. That’s all anyone is going when coach Jeff Fisher to remember about this. ... made the anticipated Every situation, especially switch after Tennessee’s See QUARTERBACKS, Page A11 awful start.
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Matt Schaub is among the NFL’s top passers.
Texans hoping to challenge Colts for division in AFC South By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
Indy for division superiority — and it’s never had a better shot to beat the Colts. “It is exciting, and that is what we talked about as a team all offseason and through training camp,” quarterback Matt Schaub said when asked if it would be a signature moment for the franchise. “It is an exciting time for our team and our city and we understand that, but at the same time we have to realize what we have to do.”
INDIANAPOLIS — The Houston Texans spent all decade dreaming of this opportunity. All they really wanted was a chance to establish themselves as a playoff contender and finally take down their old nemesis, the Indianapolis Colts. On Sunday, they could do both. At 5-3 and on a threegame winning streak, Houston looks like the only AFC South team See TEXANS/COLTS, Page A11 capable of challenging
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Sunday, November 8, 2009 â—† The Mountain Press ENGLISH MOUNTAIN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
English Mountain Football Super Bowl Sevierville Grasscutters cap perfect 11-0 season with championship win English Mtn. Super Bowl Saturday results Grasscutters Championship: Sevierville 12 Pigeon Forge 0 Super Grasscutters Championship: Jefferson City 26 Dandridge 25 Pee-Wees Championship: Pigeon Forge 27 White Pine 0 Division II Grasscutters: Newport 39 Jefferson City 13 Division II Super Grasscutters: Northview 32 Cosby 0 Division II Pee-Wees: Newport 33 Strawberry Plains 12
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Sevierville running back Garrett Adams (11, above) eludes the tackle of Pigeon Forge’s Andrew Valentine (6). Adams had a great day for the Bears, scoring their first touchdown from 40 yards out.
Bears’ defensive coordinator Todd Chandler (right) discusses strategy with his team during a break in the action. The talk must have worked — the Bears shutout the Tigers to cap the season unscored upon.
Adams gave credit to all his players. “If I had to stand here and say something good about one (player), I couldn’t do it. There’s no ‘I’ in team, every one of those kids is a superstar.� mpsports@themountainpress.com
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Sevierville’s David Lee (52, above) and Jacob Lewis (15) relax as the Bears take care of business on the field. At left, Pigeon Forge running back Braden Hurst (40) makes a move to pick up some yardage for the Tigers.
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SEVIERVILLE — The Sevierville Smoky Bears Grasscutter team completed a perfect 11-0 season Saturday with an English Mountain Football League Championship win over Pigeon Forge in the Super Bowl. The Bears won the game 12-0, also completing the unbelievable feat of holding every opponent scoreless on the season. “They’re an awesome team,� second-year head coach Elzie Adams said of his 5-to-7-year-old team. “One of the best teams I’ve coached. They’re excellent.� The Bears’ Garrett Adams had a great game offensively for the Purple, and gave the team their first lead of the game early in the first quarter. Scampering around right end, Adams took the ball 40 yards, weaving through Tiger defenders to find the end zone. In the second quarter Adams had another long touchdown run that was nullified by a holding penalty. He still managed to carry for a long first down run on the drive, however, setting up a 20-yard TD run by quarterback Eric Chandler, which put the Bears up 12-0. There the score would remain, as neither team would score in the second half. After the game, coach
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ENGLISH MOUNTAIN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
English Mountain Football Super Bowl Pigeon Forge finishes season unbeaten 10-0 with 27-0 shutout By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor
SEVIERVILLE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers completed their run through the English Mountain Football Conference’s Pee-Wee Division Saturday night with a lopsided 27-0 win over White Pine in the Super Bowl. It took the team a while to get rolling, but once they got going, they were unstoppable in the championship game. Turner Whaley found teammate Anthony Biamonte on a 6-yard bootleg pass for the game’s opening touchdown at the 7:12 mark of the second quarter. Austin Pope posted two big sacks on White Pine’s next possession to force a 3-and-out. As if a reward for his hard defensive play, Pope got a 50-yard interception return touchdown on White Pine’s next possession to put the Tigers up 13-0 following the extra point. White Pine looked to score on the final possession of the half, as Noah Smiley reeled in a long pass play to take the ball to the PF 6-yard line. But Tiger Noah Whaley made a huge sack to stop the White Pine drive and end the half at 13-0 Pigeon Forge. The Forge was back at it on offense in the second half, as they scored just minutes into the third quarter on a 47-yard TD pass from Whaley to Dylan Moore to make the score 19-0. From there Pigeon Forge employed their power running game to chew up the clock. In the fourth quarter some Tiger reserves saw some title game action and made the most of it. Dustin Shultz ran for a 30-yard gain to set up a 6-yard Derrek Campbell run to put the score at its final mark 27-0 following the twopoint conversion. Amazingly, the Tiger running attack helped limit White Pine to just four offensive possessions in the second half.
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Pigeon Forge players enjoyed the win on the field (above) and on the sidelines (left), as their team cruised to a 27-0 win to cap off their undefeated season 10-0.
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No. 2 Texas 35, Central Florida 3 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the No. 2 Longhorns shook off a slow start for a 35-3 win over Central Florida on Saturday. The sixth-year senior broke the previous best of 242 yards set in 1987 by Tony Jones. The touchdown came early in the fourth quarter on a drive that started at the 1. Colt McCoy passed for 470 yards with two touchdowns. No. 3 Alabama 24, No. 9 LSU 15 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)
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No. 10 Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27, OT ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Nesbitt scored on a 3-yard run in overtime after Georgia Tech pulled off a gutsy play on fourth down, leading the No. 10 Yellow Jackets another step closer to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Jonathan Dwyer rushed for a career-best 189 yards and went over 1,000 yards for the season, but it was No. 6 TCU 55, San Diego Nesbitt and the guys on the State 12 defensive side who bailed SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy out the Yellow Jackets (8-1, Dalton threw two touch- 6-1) at the end. down passes and ran for two more as No. 6 TCU won its No. 14 Pittsburgh 37, 11th straight with a 55-12 Syracuse 10 win over San Diego State on PITTSBURGH (AP) — Saturday. Greg Williams’ 51-yard interception return for Stanford 51, No. 7 a touchdown late in the Oregon 42 first half got slow-starting STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Pittsburgh going, and the Toby Gerhart bowled over No. 14 Panthers extended the Oregon defense to make their best start to a season the Cardinal bowl eligible for since 1982. the first time in eight years. Gerhart ran for a school- No. 15 Ohio State 24, record 223 yards and three No. 11 Penn State 7 scores, Andrew Luck threw STATE COLLEGE, Pa. for two touchdowns and (AP) — The Ohio State Stanford held on for sixth Buckeyes are back in control win of the season. of the Big Ten title race. Terrelle Pryor threw for
two touchdowns and ran for another in his return to his home state, Ray Small burned No. 11 Penn State (8-2, 4-2) with two long punt returns and No. 15 Ohio State won a duel of the league’s top two defenses in a 24-7 victory Saturday. The Buckeyes (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) got an added bonus, too: a tie for the conference lead with Iowa after Northwestern handed the Hawkeyes its first loss of the season earlier Saturday.
Houston’s new defensive coordinator, Frank Bush, has his team forcing turnovers (14), getting off the field on third down and using rookie linebacker Brian Cushing perfectly. Cushing is fourth in the NFL with 66 tackles. Another change: Schaub and Johnson will finally be on the field together against Indy. Schaub has missed the last three Colts games, while Johnson sat out the first Colts game in 2007. Yet the Texans still haven’t said whether running back Steve Slaton will start or sit after Ryan Moats ran for 126 yards in last week’s win at Buffalo. “We have not run the ball well this year. Of course, last week was the best we’ve run it all year,� coach Gary Kubiak said. “We’re still trying to be a balanced football team.� Indy’s defense also has prospered under new coordinator Larry Coyer. The more aggressive approach now has the Colts ranked in the league’s top 10. Manning has quickly established a rapport with his young receivers, Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, following the departure of Marvin Harrison and the injury to Anthony Gonzalez. Both teams will be miss-
ing key players, too. The Texans lost tight end Owen Daniels to a season-ending right knee injury this week. He leads Houston with five TD receptions and has been as effective as any tight end in the league this year. Indy linebacker Tyjuan Hagler also is out for the season after rupturing his biceps last Sunday. Houston couldn’t imagine a better setup. The Colts couldn’t ask for a better test. “Absolutely, it means a lot to them and they’re going to play like it,� tight end Dallas Clark said. “We’ve got to match that intensity because is a big division game for both sides.�
bigger,� Johnson said. “If we go and win this game, we have a bye week and we come (home) and play Tennessee; that game is going to be even bigger. The more you win, the bigger the games get.� Indy, meanwhile, knows how to contend with challengers. It has won five of the last six AFC South titles and is off to another 7-0 start. Another victory would make the Colts the fourth team in league history with 17 straight regular-season wins; make Jim Caldwell the first rookie coach to start 8-0; and give Manning win No. 125, tying him with Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton for fourth on the NFL’s career list. But the game has a different significance to the Colts. A victory would also give Indy a first-round sweep of its division opponents and total control of the division race. “I think it’s our biggest test of the season, so far, if you look at the actual records of the teams we’ve played,� Manning said. “I feel like because it is a division game, it’s a big game. It means a lot, especially when it comes to implications down the road.� The teams know each other well, though much has changed since last season.
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No. 16 Miami 52, Virginia 17 MIAMI (AP) — Graig Cooper rushed for a careerbest 152 yards and a touchdown, Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores. Thearon Collier had a 60-yard punt return for the go-ahead touchdown, and Jacory Harris finished 18 of 31 for 232 yards with two TDs for the Hurricanes (7-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The 35-point margin of victory was Miami’s biggest in an ACC game since beating Duke 52-7 in 2005. air. Damola Adeniji had five catches for Oregon State, which leads the Pac-10 in passing.
for early draft pick quarterbacks, they are all different. Every circumstance is different from the next and I don’t think that you can judge any two alike. With that, you still have ups and downs that you have in common as well.� There are several interesting parallels between the two. Young was the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2006, when he was drafted third overall. Smith was the No. 1 draft pick a year earlier. Smith has thrown 23 touchdowns and 33 interceptions, and Young’s line is identical. Young’s longest completion is 73 yards to Smith’s 75-yarder. Young led the Titans (1-6) to a 30-13 rout of Jacksonville last Sunday to snap an eight-game losing streak dating back to Dec. 21 with Collins as the starter. Smith, who hasn’t started a home game since Oct. 28, 2007, and hasn’t won at Candlestick Park since the ’07 season opener, has the task of getting the San Francisco offense back on track after two lackluster performances. The Niners (3-4) have lost three straight after a 3-1 start, falling 18-14 to the Colts in Indianapolis last week. That game was Smith’s first start in more than two years. “I thought Alex did very well. I was very pleased to see him make some throws,� Singletary said. “I was very excited and anticipated this game for him because I knew the rush
was going to be coming at him. I knew that it was just a situation where he wasn’t going to sit back there and be comfortable and he got outside of the pocket a few times and he made some good decisions.� Smith and the offense will have to deal with the Titans’ now-healthy secondary and constant pressure. Tennessee had four sacks against the Jaguars — and this team regained some swagger by finally winning. “It can help a lot,� defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. “That’s one of the main things we were just missing through six weeks was confidence. Guys stepped up and playmakers made plays on Sunday, and that’s the way it should be.� The 49ers, who still consider themselves a playoff team, are determined to get things turned around immediately. “We do need a win. We must win,� tight end Vernon Davis said. Not that Singletary is sending that kind of message. “It’s very frustrating to have lost the four games that we have,� he said. “When you do the math, it just comes down to winning the games that we need to win in order to win the division. That’s our first goal. I’m not going to lose my mind and say, ’If we lose the next two, we’re done. We might as well pack it up and go home.�’ Singletary and Fisher have their own connection. They were drafted the same year by the Chicago Bears in 1981, Singletary in the second round and Fisher in the seventh.
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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game. Julio Jones caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and Leigh Tiffin booted a 40-yard field goal with 3:04 left to seal it. The Tide (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) earned a rematch with No. 1 Florida for the league championship.
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No. 1 Florida 27, Vanderbilt 3 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No. 1 Florida didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do much to erase all the negative vibes from rough week for the defending champions. Tim Tebow accounted for two touchdowns, Caleb Sturgis kicked two field goals and the Gators beat Vanderbilt 27-3 in a lackluster effort Saturday night at The Swamp.
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Pigeon Forge set for new digital boards By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — City leaders seem poised to continue allowing billboards in Pigeon Forge to switch to the digital format, with yet another request for that type of move on the agenda for Monday’s City Commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. The session will mark the second time that Darby Campbell, owner of Premier Media, has appeared before the commission in as many months on questions about billboards. It will also be the second time in just a few months that he’s made a request to upgrade a sign to the new technology. The move has drawn questions from some city residents and leaders, who fear the lighted signs might create a distraction for motorists and take away from the natural beauty of the area. Among those who have spoken out against the changes are the owners of The Incredible Christmas Place and Commissioner Joyce Brackins. It seems their worries are not isolated. Municipalities across the country have taken action to restrict or even forbid the signs, despite the insistence of developers that they are no more distracting than regular bill-
boards. Within the last year Knoxville officials moved to ban the signs, though a few had already been put up in that city. Pigeon Forge officials have discussed their desire to implement some regulations on the signs each time they’ve been approached with the possibility of allowing another one, though they have yet to take action on any such rules. Mayor Keith Whaley has expressed his support for the upgrades, saying he prefers the digital to the traditional boards because the new technology is “cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing.” Campbell will present the group with a request that he be allowed to change a billboard facing the southbound lanes of the Parkway near the intersection from the trivision format to digital. He is also asking that he be allowed to relocate a board face to a pole in front of the Red Carpet Inn. Also on the agenda is taking the next step on a request to put up a traffic light at the intersection of the Parkway and Music Road. That will include submitting a letter to the Tennessee Department of Transportation asking that the city be allowed to put up the signal. During the meeting, the group will also consider:
n Ordinance 899 to amend sections of the C-4 Planned Unit Commercial District rules in the Zoning Ordinance (second reading) n Ordinance 900 to rezone property owned by the city on the east side of Veterans Boulevard across from the intersection with Gold Rush Road from R-1 (low-density residential) to C-2 (tourist commercial) (first reading) n Resolution 769 to authorize the city’s participation in the TML Risk Management Pool Driver Safety Matching Grant Program n Purchase of an automatic license plate reader from Motorola on a statewide contract for the Police Department. n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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Owning a home is a lot of work, expensive For those of you who have been wondering and asking me about it, we did finally get the house. Who would have thought dealing with the government — we decided to give our business to Fannie Mae because of its stellar track record — would be such a hassle? OK, maybe there was some irony in that, but seriously, Lehman Brothers got its check, which I would point out was considerably larger than what we asked for, within days. I guess it would have helped if the current treasury secretary had once lived in my apartment. Anyway, my name is now on a deed being held somewhere by Fannie Mae her own self, I assume. She’s greedy. Since the fateful September day when I signed my life away in that little conference room at the bank and learned that, if I make all my payments like a good homeowner, I’ll end up paying more than double on the loan than the house cost, I have been one busy bee. Actually, bee seems too weak a word for what I’ve done. It needs to be more manly. I’ve been busy as a lion who has found his way into the gazelle enclosure at the zoo. Yeah, that’s better. See, since I became the proud owner of what the Tom Hanks movie calls a “Money Pit,” I have been filling my days inflicting homeowner projects on my new dwelling. That’s something a good realtor would likely advise me not to admit in such a public setting, especially if this particular realtor has seen my handiwork, given that it might come back to haunt me when I go to sell the house. “See here,” my potential buyer will say, “I read in this local publication about your weekend warrior projects. My appraisal is you actually owe me money to take this place off your hands.” Of course, given that this is my dream I picture the man on the other side of the negotiating table being the moneybags guy from the Monopoly game. Finally realizing the value of owning a home wherein one of the vanity lights doesn’t sit exactly flush with the wall, he hands me a comically full bag of gold coins with a large dollar sign on it. Jackpot! But, I digress. My point here is that I’m actually pretty proud of what I’ve accomplished on my own, without the aid of technical training, experience or decent directions. I’ve found that most of the instruction books printed these days consist of the helpful advice, “Step 1: Remove the old unit. Step 2: Ensure the work area is clean. Step 3: Install the new unit.” Using those detailed directions, I’ve surprisingly been able to install three ceiling fans, two flush mount lights, two vanity fixtures, one track light system and one porch light. I’ve patched holes in the walls and strung television cable, fixed (minor) plumbing issues and even pulled a bird nest out of the vent ducts for the dryer. I’ve also hung a pair of storm doors and installed an entire exterior door unit, a project more considerable than most people would probably imagine. In the process, I’m pretty sure I’ve completed most of the credits for a contractor’s license, despite that one vanity light that still doesn’t sit exactly level. Well, no matter the hassles, I’m doing my manly part to get the house ready for the day in a few months when Amanda moves in with me after the wedding. And I’m pretty proud of what I’ve accomplished. — Derek Hodges is a reporter for The Mountain Press. Call 428-0748, ext. 218 or e-mail to dhodges@themountainpress.com.
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Judges from Walters State Community College dig into cookies entered into the Sevierville Winterfest Cookie Contest. From left are student Betty Williams, instructors Catherine Hallman and Lora Hammond, and Jeri Haun.
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Bakers duke it out for Winterfest cookie contest By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor There was a small but respectable turnout for the first Sevierville Winterfest Cookie Contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Walters State Community College. About a dozen entries were submitted in three of the four categories, with winners announced for the Most Creative Cookie Recipe, Best Old Fashioned Cookie and Most Creative Design. There were no entries submitted for the best decorated cookie, nor any submissions from children 12 and under. “We did have a good turnout,” said Amanda Maples Marr, marketing director for the Sevierville Chamber. “We started out kind of late; they only had about two weeks notice. “We’ve already talked with Walters State and do plan to have the Winterfest cookie contest again next year,” she added. She encourages area residents to think about entering next fall. “It’s just a fun thing to do, to show off your cooking skills,” she said. “We do encouraged children to enter and have the opportunity to try out baking for the first time and maybe show off skills they already have.” The winners in the first cookie contest: Most Creative Design n 1st place, French Madeleine Santa Cookie by Amanda Gibson, Applewood Farmhouse n 2nd place, Winterfest Sugar Cookie, Applewood Farmhouse Most Creative Recipe n 1st place, Almost Pecan Pie, Patricia Dettmer n 2nd place, Eastern Shore Ginger Cookie, Jessica Barbour n 3rd place, Almond Brickle Surprise, Bridget Hall, Best Old Fashioned n 1st place, Ginger Cookie, Amanda Gibson, Applewood Farmouse n 2nd place Eastern Shore Ginger Cookie, Jessica Barbour, n 3rd place Chocolate Crunch Cookie, Myleah Lingaselter, Hank’s Pizza, The grand prize was awarded by drawing from the first place winners and went to Applewood Farmhouse. Following are the first-place recipes.
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A French Madeleine Santa cookie is broken in half to share in the judging of cookies. The cookies earned first place in the most creative design category.
French Madeleine Santa Cookie Amanda Gibson, Applewood Farmouse 3/4 c. flour 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 egg 2 egg yolks 1/2 c. melted butter, cooled 1 c. powdered sugar 3 tsp. oranze zest 1 tsp. vanilla Frosting: 1 c. shortening 2 tsp. vanilla 4 c. powdered sugar For cookies, blend flour and baking powder, set aside. In mixer, beat the egg and yolks for approximately 5 minutes until thick and ribbon texture. Add powdered sugar and mix on high four 4 minutes until thick ribbon texture. Add flour mix, orange zest and vanilla on low speed until incorporated. Butter Madeleine mold and spoon mixture in to about 3/4 full. Bake at 375°F for about 10 minutes, edges should be golden. For frosting, beat shortening and vanilla in mixer on medium speed for 1
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Cookies featuring the logo of Sevierville Winterfest are uncovered during the judging process.
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The Tennessee State Bank chili cookoff team won the award for Best Booth Presentation.
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Elks Lodge, TSB take honors at chili cookoff Submitted report GATLINBURG — By the margin of just a handful of ballots, Gatlinburg Elks Lodge No. 1925 edged out Corky’s BBQ for People’s Choice honors in voting at the 2009 edition of the Chili Cookoff on the Parkway. The city’s Department of Tourism has announced category winners from Wednesday’s event, which featured live entertainment provided by the Marvelettes, more than 20 vendors serving up chili, and hotchili eating contests. Special honorees include Flat Hollow Marina & Resort for the best apron and Tennessee State Bank for best booth presentation. Sevier County Utility District claimed Best Chili Name honors for its recipe named “Best Tasting Utility (BTU): Chili Today, Natural Gas Tomorrow.” The eighth annual event drew a crowd of several thousand in its first staging on the downtown Parkway. Pi Beta Phi Elementary PTA benefitted from proceeds. Other top chili honors in voting by judges: n Restaurant Category: first TGI Friday’s; second Pucker’s n Services: first Gatlinburg Fire Department; second Gatlinburg Police Department; third
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SEYMOUR — The Seymour High School band raised just over $1,500 last year to help local families during the Christmas season. Several families in the Seymour area are looking at a bleak Christmas this year, but the band and football team would like to make a difference for some of these families by “Just Giving a Little Back.” To support the project, send a check made out to Seymour Band Boosters c/o “Just Givin’ a Little Back” to 732 Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour 37865. All donations are tax-deductible. All of the contributions will be used in the Seymour area. Any donations (food, clothes, monetary donations etc.) can be dropped off at Connie’s Kitchen, 10231 Chapman Highway, which is hosting a “Breakfast for Dinner” meal from 4-8 p.m. Nov. 14. All proceeds will go to “Just Givin’ a Little Back.” Through the power of people coming together and “just giving a little back,” the band and team can provide families with food, clothing, help with bills and even Christmas trees. If you know of a family that could use help, contact the two school groups on Facebook at “Just Givin’ a Little Back,” or send a letter to the Seymour High School Band. Organizer Tom Fitzharris can be reached at 919-6507.
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Tamara Masie Ann Ownby and Jeremy Franklin Melton were wed May 3.
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Ownby/Melton Tamara Masie Ann Ownby and Jeremy Franklin Melton were married May 3, 2009, at The Little Log Wedding Chapel in Gatlinburg, Tenn. A reception was held at Serenity Gardens. The bride wore a lace strap gown that featured a pickup ball gown skirt with beaded embroidery and all-over crystal and pearl beaded bodice with a princess cathedral train and a crystal beaded veil. The bride is the daughter of Susan Ownby of Sevierville, Tenn.,
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and William Lawson of Knoxville. She is the granddaughter of Charles Earl Ownby of Sevierville, and the late Masie Ownby. The groom is the son of David and Pam Melton of Corbin, Ky. He is the grandson of Frank and Susie Durbin of Corbin, Treva Melton of Crossville, Tenn., and the late Ray Melton. The flower girls were Sidney Breeden, daughter of the bride, and Emily Melton, niece of the groom. The couple resides in Williamsburg, Ky.
Cynthia Fain and Andy Dennis were married Sept. 13, 2009, at Sampsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollow in Walland, Tenn. The Rev. Dan Rhymer officiated. Parents of the bride are Jack and Cathy Fain of Sevierville, Tenn. The groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents are Nancy and the late Delmar Dennis of Sevierville. The bride chose Catherine Fain-Talbot of Gatlinburg, Tenn,, as matron of honor. Bridesmaid was Rachel Talbot of Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The groom chose Steve Dennis of Sevierville as
best man. Groomsman was Brian Christian of Knoxville. A reception was held at Sampsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollow in Walland. The bride is a 1999 graduate of GatlinburgPittman High School and a 2002 graduate of University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is employed by Mountain National Bank in Sevierville. The groom is a 1988 graduate of Gatlinburg Christian Center School. He is employed by No Way Joseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Pigeon Forge.
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Eugene and Donna Cox have been married 50 years.
Cox Eugene and Donna Cox of Gatlinburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a cruise from Oct. 17-24 in the Eastern Caribbean. Donna Compton and Eugene Cox were married Oct. 16, 1959, in Pensacola, Fla. Her parents are the late Charles and Louise Compton. His parents are the late
Paris and Thelma Cox. Eugene Cox is a retired captain for Pan American World Airways. Donna Cox is a homemaker and mother. The coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children are Dennis E. Cox, Roswell, Ga.; and Penny Cox Yount of Dripping Springs, Texas. They have four grandchildren.
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wedding policy The Mountain Press publishes wedding, engagement and anniversary announcements and photos free of charge to subscribers of the newspaper. There is a $25 charge, payable in advance, for others wishing to publish announcements. Deluxe (enlarged) photos for anniversaries and engagements are available for an additional $15 charge, payable in advance. â&#x2013; Wedding, engagement and anniversary announcement forms are available. Announcements must be on appropriate forms. â&#x2013; Responses should be typed or neatly printed in blue or black ink and must include a contact phone number. The phone number is not for publication. â&#x2013; Announcements are published only on Sunday. Forms must be submitted no later than nine days prior to desired publication date. Announcements sent in after that may not be published in the next Sunday paper. Only anniversaries of at least 50 years will be published. â&#x2013; Wedding announcements received more than six months after the ceremony will not be published. â&#x2013; If a wedding date has not been set, announcements must state the anticipated month or season of the year, not to exceed 12 months out. â&#x2013; Announcements may include a
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The streets are bustling with people. There is a slight breeze in the air which plucks the multicolored leaves out of the trees and sends them on their slow descent towards earth. A young Frankenstein hobbles up the porch of festively decorated houses. He begins impatiently ringing the door bell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trick-or-Treat!â&#x20AC;? Halloweenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origins go back to the Celts. They believed Nov. 1 to be the first day of winter, a season associated with death. Therefore, on the night of Oct. 31, they celebrated Samhain, when the ghosts of the dead were thought to return to the earth. People began wearing masks when they left their homes at night so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. To keep ghosts from entering their homes, people would place bowls of food and candy outside for the ghosts. Today, Halloween is widely celebrated in the United States. Dressing up in costumes has become the most common form of celebration.
way. At the same time, Samuelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom in dressing up as Cleopatra for her costume party at work. Tonight, her boss will no longer intimidate her for she is queen. Tonight she will have no worries, It is a great way for because she will be rich children as well as and elegant. adults to play on their This Halloween, I imaginations and escape dressed up as Alex from their normal routine â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Clockwork Orange.â&#x20AC;? I selves for a short time. must admit I was indeed As Billy puts on his quite tempted to cruise Frankenstein costume, town with my gang of he truly becomes Dr. droogs causing mischief Victorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creation. He is and mayhem, although I out to cause terror as resisted the best I could. he stumbles down the street. He takes pride in being a beastly creature feared by all. Little Samuel, with his face painted green, begins blowing up the inflatable biceps he has strapped around his puny arms. He puts on his big green gloves and rips his T-shirt to shreds. Then, while he is flexing in front of a mirror, just for a moment he truly becomes the incredible Hulk, ready to smash anything or anyone who gets in his
You can be yourself the other 364 days out of the year. For this one night, take the opportunity to be someone different, you might find it to be quite rejuvenating. I hope you all had a happy Halloween. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dylan Gamza is a senior at Sevier County High School. E-mail to dylan.gamza@gmail.com.
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Death is sure and certain; question is, are you ready? By ALTA RAPER The devilish Halloween holiday gives way to a joyful salute to Christians who paved the way to glory. Nov. 1, we observed All Saints Day which is a day of remembrance for the saints, with the New Testament meaning of all Christian people of every time and place. We celebrate the communion of saints as we remember the dead, both of the church universal and of our local congregations. For this reason, the names of persons in the congregation who have died during the past year are solemnly read as a response to the Word of God. The observance of this day is rooted in the church, somewhere around the fourth century, as they honored Christians who had been canonized, designated saints by the Pope and rites celebrated all loved ones who had
died. Besides looking back, the day calls for Christians to examine whether they are living lives that future Christians will honor. It is a day, especially for young people, to reflect on what they are doing here and where they are going. Many believe that our Christian ancestors left a path for believers to follow today, sort of like a roadmap for us to follow in our walk with Christ. They were the pioneers in that they set the pattern and it is left up to us to live a life that is pleasing to God. Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Hebrews, reminds those Jewish Christians of a “cloud of witnesses” made up of their own ancestors. Today we remember our loved ones and declare their value to the church. Those who have passed on have left a legacy as strong Christians by serving their Lord faithfully as well as their communities. They fulfilled their
re l i g i o n b r i e f s Parade canceled amid legal issues
AMELIA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio village’s Christmas parade has been canceled amid concerns over possible lawsuits, expected protests and logistical problems. Amelia Mayor Leroy Ellington said the Amelia Business Association that sponsored the parade for the past few years backed out and more problems emerged when the village council considered sponsoring the nearly 30-year-old parade. The village solicitor told council members Amelia could be sued for using public money for an event linked to celebrating the birth of Jesus, Ellington said.
being imprisoned in the U.S. for money smuggling. Now in its 17th year, the march unites faithful from hundreds of evangelical churches and attracts dozens of Christian bands, preachers and local celebrities. It is organized by the powerful Reborn in Christ Church, whose leaders said they expected 5 million people to gather around a central Sao Paulo plaza where the main stage was located. Hundreds of thousands followed Estevam Hernandes Filho and his wife, Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes, along the 2.5-mile route of the march, and still more gathered at the plaza. Police said more than 1.5 million people turned out by mid-afternoon.
Southern Baptist church expanding Tribe expects sect DALLAS (AP) — First to give up land Baptist in Dallas, one of the nation’s largest Southern Baptist Convention congregations, will be growing into a more environmentally friendly campus. First Baptist announced a $130 million expansion featuring a 3,000-seat worship center. Evangelist Billy Graham joined First Baptist Dallas in 1953 during his initial crusade in the city. Graham in late 2008 announced he was switching to a church closer to his retirement home in Montreat, N.C. The campus for the Dallas congregation of about 11,000 is planned adjacent to the city’s updated arts district.
Judge says no to bishop appearing
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington denied a request from attorneys for alleged victims of priest sex abuse to order the bishop to appear at a meeting of creditors. Attorneys for the alleged victims wanted the opportunity to question the Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly at a creditors meeting tentatively scheduled for Dec. 1.
Evangelical march in Brazil popular SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 1.5 million evangelical Christians joined Brazil’s annual “March for Jesus, an event sponsored by a church whose leaders recently returned after
journey in this life and now they have eternal life and are experiencing joy evermore. Their example when living is motivation for us to lay down the sin that threatens us and anything else in this life that would hinder us from being all that we can be here on this earth and following them into life eternal. Death is sure and certain. Not one of us will escape it. The question is, “Are you ready?” We know not the day or hour that we will meet our Lord in the air and readiness should be the goal of every human today; to live lives pleasing to God and to be “bound for the promised land!” — Alta Raper is pastor of Pittman Center Circuit of the United Methodist Church: Burnett Memorial UMC in Pittman Center, Webb’s Creek UMC just off 321 in Gatlinburg, and Shults Grove UMC in Cosby.
FORT HALL, Idaho (AP) — Most members of a religious sect that hoped to set up a permanent base on a tribal reservation in eastern Idaho now
have until the end of the month to vacate the property. Tribal leaders say they don’t expect problems with members of the Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven meeting the Oct. 29 deadline. Tribal attorney Mark EchoHawk said the sect’s leaders told tribal officials they intend to move to another location and will abide by terms of an earlier agreement.
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Smoky Mountain Reflections November 2009 So what are you thankful for???
What did those who started the tradition of thanksgiving as we know it have to be thankful for, and what was a common thread in their thankfulness? Harvest festivals and celebrations of the bounty of fall are common practices in the history of most cultures. A simple research of fall festivals reveals that Greeks, Romans, Chinese, Hebrews, and Egyptians all had, and some continue to have, celebrations that are tied to thankfulness for the great abundance that usually accompanies the harvest time of year. But as one examines the history of the American holiday, one finds a thankful spirit when there was little to be thankful for, but much to be hopeful about. September 8th 600 Spanish settlers held a service of thanksgiving in Saint Augustine, Florida, after surviving months of pain, suffering, and uncertainty crossing the Atlantic. They were not thankful for their pain and suffering but for their deliverance from it and the hope of what lay ahead. December 4th38 English settlers celebrated ‚a day of thanksgiving to almighty God, a day to be kept holy by their charter. Even though that settlement later became part of a plantation, a day of thanksgiving is still celebrated on December 4 that that location.¬¨‚Ć These cold, hungry, unsuccessful settlers just north of Yorktown had little to be thankful for; but that did not stop them from being thankful‚ not for their hardships, but for their deliverance from them and hope of what lay ahead. Fall 1620: The suffering pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts, survived due to the kindness of the Wampanoag Indians. They celebrated the first thanksgiving that is the root of our holiday in the fall of 1621. These suffering settlers who lost many loved ones in that first winter had little to be thankful for; but that did not stop them from being thankful, hard-working stewards who by 1623 had a very bountiful festival. November 26th The first national day of public thanksgiving and prayer was celebrated, after having been declared by our first president in October of that year. This young nation was not lamenting the losses due to starvation and freezing and war that were suffered by many in the colonies throughout the Revolutionary War. These bold patriots could have focused on their losses and found they had little to be thankful for, but they pressed on with thankful hearts, working hard to build a new country. October 3, 1863: President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the observance of the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday. This first Thanksgiving came in the midst of our nation‚ only and most bloody civil war. Were we thankful that brother was killing brother and neighbor was killing neighbor? Of course not! proclamation shows that just as God‚ word says, we can and should give thanks in every circumstance, no matter how dark or bleak. November 1942 was the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated as a federal holiday designated by an Act of Congress. Again our nation was in the middle of a world war. Did Americans grieve over the loss of hundreds of thousand of their countrymen? Yes, but they also celebrated Thanksgiving‚ food, family, and fellowship, and thanking God for His generosity. November 26th, 2009: 444 years after that first thanksgiving in Saint Augustine, Florida, we have a chance to worship and celebrate.The evening before, on November the 25th we will have our Thanksgiving service. And on the 26th whether your favorite thing is sleeping in, parades, pumpkin pie, turkey, football, anticipation over black Friday‚ whatever your favorite thing is about this day‚ please remember this: all that you have and all that you are that is good, is a gift from God. All that is less than good is a corruption of that gift, made so by sin. Take time to thank Him for all that is good in your life. Take time to thank Him for reducing the pain and suffering in your life to a bearable level. Take time to thank the Creator of all that is for sending His Son to die on a cross so that you have the prospect of peace and love in this life and assurance of peace and love in eternity. That is the common thread of thankfulness that permeates the history of thanksgiving. This is what all who came before us had to be thankful for in the face of their trials and tribulations. That, my brothers and sisters in Christ, is what we all have to be thankful for.
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Vicksburg’s “Bible castle” is being taken over by a local church that hopes to preserve it. The colorful home of the Rev. H.D. and Margaret Dennis is painted red, pink and yellow and is decorated with Bible verses, scrap iron columns, sculptures and welcoming signs of God’s love. It was decorated more than 25 years ago by the couple.
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New president of C-N subject of inauguration Submitted reports JEFFERSON CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Randall Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien has given his inaugural address as the new president of Carson-Newman College. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obsolescence is not limited to manual typewriters, 8-track tape cartridges, or party-line telephones,â&#x20AC;? he said during the recent ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senescence is not limited to Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roads, bridges, and downtowns. Everything ages, including higher education; much becomes obsolete, including academic programs, information delivery systems and approaches to education.â&#x20AC;? Named president in July 2008, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien assumed the office fulltime on Jan. 1. He was officially installed in a ceremony whose participants included trustees, faculty, alumni, a student body representative and former presidents Cordell Maddox and James Netherton. Marvin Cameron, C-N trustee chairman and pastor at Kingsportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Baptist Church, welcomed those gathered. The investiture ceremony included greetings from James Porch, executive director-treasure of the Tennessee Baptist Convention; Michael Arrington, executive director of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities; alumnus and state Sen. Doug Overbey; and Angelia Morie Nystrom, president of C-Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alumni association. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander delivered the keynote address after an introduction by Ambassador Victor Ashe, who recently returned
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Dr. Randall Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien addresses some 850 who were on hand recently for his inauguration as Carson-Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22nd president. Guests included Sen. Lamar Alexander and former Ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe. to East Tennessee after serving in Poland. The three-year degree program, C-Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first wave of reform under Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, already has nine academic majors on course for the spring semester. More are in development. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien noted the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1851 founding by Baptists in East Tennessee, its location on the banks of Mossy Creek, name changes and its move to co-education in 1889, when Carson
and Newman colleges became one. The role of schools like Carson-Newman is clear to Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to join the caravan of sages through the ages, including the company of evangelical confessing scholars today, who hold to the unity of truth, and to the belief that faith and learning, not faith OR learning, is the best way to attain true erudition,â&#x20AC;? he said.
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community calendar Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. They are listed by date. To place an item phone 4280748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress. com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
Gatekeepers
Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.
Pool Closing
Sevierville Community Center Pool to close at 3:30 p.m. for swim meet.
S.I.T. Banquet
Seniors In Touch free Thanksgiving banquet 6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. RSVP to 4282445, ext. 107.
sunday, nov. 8 Angel Food
Angel Food orders: n Noon to 1 p.m., River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road. 679-6796.
Woodmen Dinner
Faith/Courage Exhibit
First Presbyterian Church, Sevierville, “Faith and Courage” exhibit recognizes contributions of U.S. military chaplains. 5562368, or 453-2971.
monday, nov. 9 Women’s Bible Study
Woodmen of The World Lodge 101 Thanksgiving meal 6:30 p.m. at Mountain View Missionary Baptist Church, Goose Gap Road. Members asked to bring covered dish. 4293227 or 453-3233.
Angel Food
Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church, Chapman and Boyds Creek Highway n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg
Veterans Day
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Sevierville Garden Club
Gatlinburg Veterans Day event 11 a.m. on Ripley’s Aquarium plaza. Garden Cub meets at noon at Garden Villa clubhouse. Board meeting 11 a.m. Bring dish using an herb. 609-8079 for directions.
Angel Food
Angel Food orders: n 2 to 6 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508. n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 9081245. n 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Kodak UMC, 2923 Bryan Road. 933-5996.
Sevierville Story Time
No preschool story time at Sevierville Library due to Veterans Day. 453-3532.
thursday, nov. 12 Kephart Program
Anna Porter Public Library, Gatlinburg, will host a free program on Horace Kephart and show the Great Smoky Mountains segment of Ken Burns documentary at 7 p.m. 436-5588.
Cancer Support Group
Smoky Mountain Cancer Support Group meets at Senior Center. Supper 6 p.m., program 6:45. David Russell to discuss Biblical approach to counseling. 428-5834 or 654-9280.
Christmas Assistance
DAR Spencer Clack chapter meets at 7 p.m., Sevier County Library. Program: “An American Indian Bride,” presented by state chaplain.
Seymour Story Time
Preschool story time 11 a.m. Seymour Library, with Puppet Lady. 573-0728.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sevierville.
Seymour Play
Seymour High School theater version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” 7 p.m. in auditorium. Adults $5, students $3. 577-7040.
Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road, Sevierville n 6:30 p.m. Seymour UMC, Chapman Highway, back entrance n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room, Sevierville
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Gatekeepers Men’s Bible study 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mountain Drive, Sevierville. 310-7831.
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ages 13-17 taken 6-8 p.m. today; and 9-3 Nov. 14, Sevierville Community Center. Distribution Dec. 12. Requires Social Security card, ID for each child, proof of public assistance.
East Tennessee Toy Run applications taken 6-8 p.m. today; and 9-3 Nov. 14, Sevierville Community Center. Distribution Dec. 12. Requires Social Security card, ID for each child, proof of public assistance.
Teen Christmas
Applications for Teen Christmas assistance for
friday, nov. 13 Kodak Story Time
Preschool Story TIme 11 a.m. Kodak Library, featuring Puppet Lady. 933-0078.
saturday, nov. 14 Angel Food
Angel Food pickup: n 8-11 a.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508. n 8 to 10 a.m. First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 908-1245. n 10 a.m. to noon, River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road. 679-6796. n 8 to 9:30 a.m., Glades Lebanon Baptist Church, 820 E. Highlands Drive, Gatlinburg. 659-3443. n 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Kodak UMC, 2923 Bryan Road. 933-5996.
Cove Clothes Closet
Cove Clothes Closet, 3238 Pittman Center Road at Old Richardson Cove Church, open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays only. Free clothing. 453-4526.
Christmas Assistance
East Tennessee Toy Run applications taken 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sevierville Community Center. Distribution Dec. 12. Requires Social Security
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Teen Christmas
Applications for Teen Christmas assistance for ages 13-17 taken 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sevierville Community Center. Distribution Dec. 12. Requires Social Security card, ID for each child, proof of public assistance.
Providence Baptist
Providence Baptist Church, Sevierville, bean supper and auction 4-6:30 p.m. Proceeds to local missions.
Spaghetti Dinner
French Broad Lodge No. 588 spaghetti dinner, 4-8 p.m. lodge on Douglas Dam Road in Kodak. $6 adults, $4 children under 12.
Turkey Shoot
Turkey shoot 2 p.m., weather permitting, behind Catons Chapel Fire Department, 3109 Pittman Center Road.
Pittman Center Festival
Pittman Center School Fall Festival 4-8 p.m.; turkey dinner 4-6 p.m. Games, auction, Adults $7; children $4. 436-4515.
Cemetery Walk
Free walk through Forks of the Little Pigeon Cemetery Park 1-2 p.m., sponsored by Spencer Clack DAR. Includes dramatizations by re-enactors. Overflow parking at Mountain National Bank. 908-7988.
Shady Grove Dinner
Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Dandridge annual turkey dinner 4-7 p.m. $7 adults, children ages 6 and under free. Take-outs available. 1675 Harold Patterson Road, off Highway 139.
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Rose is a rose, but a turkey is really a guinea Well, this past week I was looking down into the holler toward Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek thinking about an animal that is intelligent, very protective of its young and was one of the first meals ever eaten on the surface of the moon. An entire country and a dance share its name and it lost out to a bald bird as our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s symbol. Its beauty is only surpassed by its tasty flavor and the bizarre heritage of its name. How many animals do you know that can make such claims? There is only one. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just eat turkey for Thanksgiving; we eat a piece of American and world history. A Harvard professor offers this for your Thanksgiving season consumption. Turks lived in the Middle East in an area that became a country known as Turkey (turks/ turkey). Turkish citizens enjoyed eating a bird that traders hauled in from Africa. It looked similar to our own turkey, but they were known as guinea fowls or chullaks. Turks loved that bird and began exporting them to England. The English called them Turkey birds (birds from Turkey). That eventually got shortened to turkey. You might want to take a minute to let this soak. Later, when some of your pilgrim ancestors arrived from England,
they saw a bird that looked similar to those imported â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkey birdsâ&#x20AC;? they so enjoyed eating whilst back in England. The settlers assumed they were also Turkey birds, named them turkeys, and that is all I have to say about that. There are meatier things to discuss, such as the fact that Big Bird wears yellow painted turkey feathers. Turkey facts in case you are a guest on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeopardyâ&#x20AC;?: Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, but it lost out to the American Bald Eagle (which is not even bald). After Neil Armstrong took one giant step for mankind on the moon, he was hungry and little packets of turkey and trimmings hit the spot. The once famous dance, turkey trot, was so named because dancers jump around in a large circle like a bunch of turkeys. Each American in the United States averages eating 17.5 pounds of turkey annually, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m guessing most of that occurs around Thanksgiving when 90 percent of our tables are
adorned with a golden brown turkey. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it is all about gratefulness and family. Two of my most favorite memories swirl around turkey events on that special day. When I married Kat she cooked a beautiful turkey for her mom and dad and me and set an incredible better homes and gardens table. I think we even had cloth napkins. Martha Stewart would have been proud. The turkey was golden brown, but bled profusely when I cut it. (Kat asked me to be sure to explain that the oven was malfunctioning.) Another turkey memory occurred in our new home up north which had a fire alarm wired directly to our townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire department. The fancy system also included air raid style sirens.
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Think through possible outcomes DLIA biodiversity Consequence is the effect, result or outcome of something occurring earlier (Dictionary. com). According to Thesaurus.com, synonyms for the word consequence are aftereffect, aftermath, can of worms, chain reaction, fallout, and payback. I think of this as I sit with people that are devastated by the condition of their lives. I’m not being judgmental, but I am thinking, “If you do this, then that will happen.” People do not seem to get it. They break God’s laws, man’s laws and even nature’s laws and then are amazed at the outcome. “Why did this happen to me?” This is a common question that I am asked. It is difficult to lead them to discovering that perhaps it isn’t just coincidence, but rather consequences to their actions. The goal is not to punish. Life does that. Rather the goal is to
show them how not to repeat the behaviors that brought them to this place. Life patterns are very difficult to change. It is not impossible, just difficult. You must begin slowly and with small changes. The first step is to recognize the behaviors that must be changed in order to have different outcomes. A trusted friend, relative or a professional counselor will be needed to assist you in this process. The person that you choose to discuss these actions needs to want good things for you. They do not need to see you suffer. Review your situation with them. Be ready to
face some difficult emotions. Regret may sweep over you. This review is a step. You must move beyond the review and regret to other behaviors you could practice. This can be extremely difficult for you to move through, but it is imperative to face the actions that brought the heartache. The next step is to think about what behaviors or attitudes could bring more positive outcomes for your life. What is your standard for living? Knowing the foundation of your beliefs is necessary to choosing appropriate behaviors in your life. If you have a religion or philosophy of life, then hold your choices up to this standard. Does it fit? Does this choice uphold your beliefs? Think through the possible outcomes to your behaviors and words. Then proceed down a new path.
Practice stopping and thinking before you act. Play out the decisions all the way to their possible outcomes in your future. Decide if this is the way you want to proceed. Soon you will find it easier to make better choices. People have lived all their lives without considering that the beliefs they have should shape their behaviors. They often live without even considering their beliefs and faith. Decide today what the basis is for your choices, and then choose your behaviors accordingly. The rewards will be evident in outcomes that are joyful rather than sorrowful. — Rhonda M. Pemberton is a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s from the University of Tennessee. She has a private counseling practice that focuses on families and children/ adolescents. E-mail to rhondap0226@aol.com.
conference planned From Submitted Reports GATLINBURG — Discover Life In America presents the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Conference Dec. 9-12 at Riverside Terrace Resort and Conference Center. The annual conference this year is titled, “Invasive Species: The Biggest Threat to Biodiversity?” Discover Life in America and park staff will participate. The event will focus om the discovery of new plant and animal life, and the science that supports it. This year’s conference activities include: n Science talks n Smokies’ air quality n Hemlocks update n Silent and live auctions to raise money to help ATBI n A nature photographer workshop n A full day for educators n Workshops that include GPS use, grant writing, citizen science and more n Scientific poster sessions n Fantastic field trips n Keynote address and a reception with biologist Daniel Simberloff n Updates from ATBIs across the country n The salamander ball at Ripley’s Aquarium
The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory is an ecological undertaking to find and document every species of life in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To date over 900 species have been identified that are new to science and over 6,400 species have been identified that are new records for the Smokies. For a more detailed schedule; registration forms or to volunteer visit www.dlia.org. For questions or to register for the conference, contact Heather MacCulloch at 4304756 or e-mail to heather@dlia.org.
WSCC receives grant for distance learning From Submitted Reports More area high school students will be able to enroll in college courses while they’re still in high school thanks to a technology grant awarded to Walters State Community College. Walters State will use the $493,000 rural development grant to enhance its video technology capabilities so that more dual enrollment courses can be delivered by video streaming to area high schools. The additional technology will increase access among area high schools to the college’s dual enrollment
courses, which provide high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn both high school and college credit simultaneously. This past semester the college offered 46 sections of
dual enrollment representing 12 subject areas. Most of Walters State’s dual enrollment classes are taught onsite at area high schools or at one of the college’s campus locations.
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Diesel Technician Ford Experience/Certification. Pay based on experience and certification. Mon-Fri. Paid Vacation & Holidays, Health Insurance. Send application/resume to McNelly Whaley Ford. 750 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Sevierville TN 37862.
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Eastman Credit Union 699 Parkway, Suite 5 Sevierville, TN 37862 Eastman Credit Union is seeking a Peak Time Teller for our Sevierville Branch location. The Peak Time Teller would be available less than 1,000 hours per calendar year. On average about 18-20 hours per week. Teller hours could range from 7:15am-5:45pm Monday-Friday or until balanced at the end of the day. This is a non-benefited position however, eligible for ECU bonus. Job duties include all teller transactions including deposits, withdrawals, selling travelers cheques, loan and credit card payments, etc. Must be able to handle teller transactions accurately and efficiently on the teller line and drive thru. Must be able to analyze transactions to balance cash drawer daily. Must exhibit confidentiality toward member accounts and provide extraordinary member service. Must demonstrate exceptional attendance and punctuality practices as well as team player qualities. Must recognize and support continued selfimprovement and learning. Skills needed are basic knowledge of PC/Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook desired. Must have good keyboarding skills (including 10-key adding machine). Must have strong analytical and communication skills, be detail oriented and exhibit a serving, helpful attitude toward coworkers and members. Eastman Credit Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Johnson Pest Control is seeking a sales professional & service tech. Sales personnel MUST have min. 2 yrs. exp. Position involves crawling under structures to inspect for termites & other pests. Tech position is an entry level position. On-the-job training for both positions. Send Resume to pestprofessionals@gmail.com. INTERVIEWS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!! Check us out online at www.johnsonpestcontrol.com <http://www.johnsonpestcontrol.co m> .
Non-Profit organization is seeking a full time office manager. Requirements include: 3 yrs experience in day to day office management, bookkeeping, proficiency skills in basic accounting software & procedures computer skills, Word & Excel. Starting pay $12.00 hr. Please send resume to P.O. Box 4810G, Sevierville, TN 37864. Production Graphic Artist-Must have full and productive grasp of Photoshop & Illustrator tools. Expert in sign shop vinyl handling techniques. Positive attitude, non-smoker, advancement potential. Email resume to brozank@comcast.net Service Writer Experience a plus. Pay based on experience. Mon-Fri. Paid Vacation & Holidays, Insurance. Send application to McNelly Whaley Ford, 750 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Sevierville TN 37862 Sevierville non-profit seeking Victim’s Advocate (Bachelor’s preferred or Associate’s degree in related field + 2 years exp.). Appl. must possess credentials and educ. exp; plus interact effectively with the public, have exceptional phone, writing and organiz. skills, w/ attention to detail, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. while maintaining strictest client confidentiality. Appl. must have impeccable references in related field, valid driver's license, clean driving record, & pass criminal background check & drug screen. FAX resume w/ ref to 865-774-8063. This agency is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, handicapped, marital or veteran status.
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Nice Room For Female. $110 a wk. Jamon Ministries 661-7770 696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1 & 2BR apts for rent., $400-$500 mth. 3BR house $600 mth in Sevierville. No pets. Call 865256-4809.
1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $160 wk./$575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929.
697 CONDO RENTALS
1BR Water & appl furn. No pets. Lease. $385 mth Refs 680-3078.
2BR 1.5BA Sev. Stove & refrigerator furn. NO PETS. CH/A Quiet 453-5079.
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE 2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes Call 428-5161
2BR 1.5BA Spacious with balcony. Water incl. Garden Setting. $550 mth Shadowwood Apts. 429-6925
Condo for rent 1 level with 2 car garage. 2BR 2BA, W/D hkup, covered patio, all brick. $900 mth Call Phyllis 455-5821
BIG BROKER BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s REALTY 865-774-5919 SILO APARTMENTS in Sevierville Offers 1/2 BR Units Pet Friendly
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428 Park Rd. near trolley stop CHEAP$100 weekly Includes All Utilities.
696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT
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DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE
696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT
Call 384-1054 Or 384-4054
New 900 sq ft Brick Apts. Pigeon Forge $625 Month. 865-388-9240 SPACIOUS
1100 sq. ft. 2BR/2BA $600 mth + $500 dep. 1 yr lease. No Pets. 428-0713 or 389-5780
HOMES Pigeon Forge 4BD/3BA 1 block off parkway
New Center 3BR/2BA Garage, Pet Friendly 2 BR APT. in Pigeon Forge area. $550/mo, $275 damage dep. up front. No pets! 865573- 6859 or 3895229
2BR 2BA duplex on South Flat Creek in Sevierville. No Pets. 4535337
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Glenn Meadows, Glenn Vista & now Ruth Villas Hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, plus many extras, 1 year lease, no pets, TVA energy efďŹ cient.
865-453-8947 865-776-2614
Apartment for rent 2 Bedroom Large Utility Room Satellite & cable TV, Washer & Dryer, Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher. Pigeon Forge. One block off Teaster Lane. 865-8092525 Apts for rent 2 & 4BR. Cosby. 777-2378. For Rent: 1BR $450, 2BR $550. 1st & Last mo., w/d conn. New construction, downtown Sevierville & Riverwalk. Call Phyllis 455-5821. Furnished 1BR apt. Pond,creek. Wears Valley. 228-8414.
Live On Lake! 1BR Apt. Elect./H2O incl. $150 wk + dep. 865-640-8097
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Murrell Meadows 1BR/1BA $415.00 2BR/1BA $455.00 865-429-2962
Apartments for Lease in Wears Valley Quiet and Easy Access. We also have some houses for rent. East Tennessee Realty Group
(865) 329-7807
A Great Location. 1 block off Pkwy, near Walmart. 2BR 2BA, carport, patio. Nonsmoking environment, no pets please. $535 mth, year lease. 4535396
Gatlinburg 2BR/1.5BA Wd. Fire place. Quiet & safe neighborhood. Kit appliances , w/d connections. No Pets $600 Mo. $400 deposit. 1 yr lease 865-654-3615.
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2BR 1BA Pigeon Forge $650 mth, $650 damage. 865-654-0222.
2BR 1BA newly remodeled duplex Teaster Ln in Pigeon Forge. $595 mth $500 dep. 865-453-5667
1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK. $400 UP WATER INCLUDED Murrell Meadows 1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake Reasonable Rates
654-7033
Nice, clean 1 BR. 10 miles East of Gat. (865) 228-7533 or (865) 430-9671.
NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238
RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962 Sevierville Duplex 2BR 2BA Whirlpool. 1 level. $700 mo. No pets. References. Tony-414-6611 697 CONDO RENTALS 1BR furn. English Mtn condo. Gated, secluded & quiet. 24 hr security, C H/A, fireplace, balcony, pool, laundry, cable, water incl. No pets, $595/mo. 865-654-1097.
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865-453-0086 2BR & 3BR Central H/A. Close to Douglas Lake. $400 & up + deposit. Call 865382-7781 or 865933-5894. 2BR 1BA on private lot in Seymour. $450 mth includes city water. 1 block from Chapman Hwy. 654-1391 2BR 2BA Doublewide $600 mth. No pets. 548-1956 5481671
NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK
$700 to $1000+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec. 680-5119 or 774-4307.
Log Cabin 3BR 2.5BA Sterling Springs Furnished. $1500 mth + dd. Call Phyllis 455-5821.
3 BD / 2 BA 4 MILES FROM EXIT 407 $700/MONTH & DEPOSIT. NO PETS. 865-712-5238, 865-705-9096 New Homes for Rent. 3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000 per month. No pets. 865-850-3874
3BR 2BA with basement. Great location near high school. No pets. $900 mth + sec. 368-6799
2BR 1BA Pigeon Forge Carport, deck, private neighborhood, washer/dryer, central h/a. $725 mth. 1st, last & deposit. 1 yr lease. No indoor pets. 865654-4514 2BR 1BA Washer/dryer hkup, Central H/A. $500 mth $500 deposit. Sevierville area. No Pets. 654-3130 2BR/2BA in Sevier Co. Private country setting. No pets. $625 mth + dep. 908-0026 3BR 2BA Log home in Wears Valley. Hot tub, gas fireplace, mtn views. $1000 mth. 239-560-1129
4BR 1.5BA $1000 mth + deposit. 1444 Twin Oaks Rd. 423-967-6544 4BR house $650 mth. For more info call 556-2504 after 5pm Close in Nice 2BR 2BA cabin. $850 LT lease. Ski season $1800 mth. 3667339 Cozy 3BR 2 Bath Log Home, Fireplace, Carport. $850 mo. Call 712-3946 Furnished Log Cabin on large creek 1BR, FP, Hottub $700 per month 423-487-5020. Gatlinburg Cobbly Nob 2BR 2BA, all appl. fp Hot tub, mountain view $900 mth. 423-487-5020 GRANDVIEW 4BR 3BA 2 fp, views. $1100 mth. No Pets! ***Call: 428-4073*** Kodak/Sevierville 2+2 $550 + dep. No pets. 933-6544. Like New 3/2 home. Mtn views. $950 mth. Call Terri Williams at Remax Prime Properties 865-556-4111/865428-1828 New, super clean, upscale, 3BR 3BA, 3 car garage, waterfront home off route 66 for lease. $1495 mth Call 388-9656.
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699 HOME RENTALS
$99 move in Special + Deposit 1 Condo left 2BR/2BA with Pool Access Contact Kim 654-2850
1BR 1BA cabin in Cosby area for rent. $600 mth includes water & satellite. Will need 1st last & security to move in. Small pets welcome. 865-6846028.
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Wears Valley 3BR 2BA Private driveway, 2 car garage, secluded. $900 mth + security 865-9083145 or 321-9606506
Kodak 3+2 $500 2BR $400. No pets. References 9336544
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Seymour Country Setting 2BR/1BA w/loft. No Pets $650 mo 428-4073
Seymour area. 2BR 1BA. Water & sewer furnished. $500 mth $275 damage. No pets. 654-2519. Leave msg.
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Sevierville 4BR 2BA in very nice neighborhood. $1100 mth 1st & last. 6546709
Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d Sleeps 2. Gat. Very clean & private. $115 wk Water incl. 579-1514.
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Sevierville 3BR/2BA House $800 per month + $800 Deposit. No Pets. 428-2372
Beautiful large triple wide. Fireplace. On private lot. $700 mth + dep. 382-7781 or 9335894
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Nice 2BR/1BA house in walking distance downtown from Gatlinburg. 4365385 or 850-7256
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3BR 1.5BA Kodak area. $450 mth $450 dep. No pets. 382-4199.
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2BR & 3BR Call Frank (865) 919-3433.
2BR 2BA P.F. Fully furnished condo 7th floor. Spectacular view. 30 ft private balcony. $1200 mth. 1st & last mth 425-9226988
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Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnished Condo with Fireplace, Overlooks stocked trout stream and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gatlinburg, includes water, cable, Flat screen TV. Immediate occupancy, Minimum 1 Year lease $875 mth. 865-771-9600
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710 HOMES FOR SALE
1950 sq. ft. Brick, 3bd/2ba 2 covered porches gas ďŹ replace, great room, hickory cabinets, below bank payoff $195,000 ďŹ rm 932-2229
Classifieds 428-0746
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BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; COSBY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Private retreat w/1822 sq ft, 3 br, 2 ba on 3â &#x201E;4 acre lot. Priced @ $144,900. Special financing available. Dagan Greene, 922-5500. Webb Properties. BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HARTFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spacious, open floor plan, cedar sided cabin home w/2 br, 1.5 ba on 5 acres next to Cherokee National Forest. Many features. Special financing available, only $130,000. Dagan Greene, 865/9225500. Webb properties. BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KODAK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 br, 2 ba, partially finished bsmt, 2 car garage. Many features. Needs some repairs, but only $99,900! Dagan Greene, 922-5500. Webb Properties.
BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 yr old, 3 br, 2 ba home on 2/3 acre. Needs TLC, but only $110,000. Special financing available. Brittany LeTourneau, 9225500. Webb Properties.
BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Very nice, 4 yr old, 3 br, 2 ba home w/special financing available. Only $90,000. Brittany LeTourneau, 9225500. Webb Properties.
FORECLOSURE SALE 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath house in Kodak area. Financing Available. Call 865-604-3565 for appointment.
710 HOMES FOR SALE
722 BUSINESS BUILDINGS
829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES
Nice 3BD/3BA house, approx 2,000 sq ft, 5 Star TVA rating. Large living rm., lg Kitchen 2 garages, Mountain View & some Lake view. Asking $229,000. Call Fred 865-4283766
4 office rentals + large garage. S. Blvd Way $249,000. 933-6544
3BD/2BA With Land
Seymour 2600 Sq. Ft. $209,999 Pool, spa, large fenced lot, mtn view. 680-4698. Waterfront with Boat Just completed upscale 3BR 3BA 3 car garage. On 1 acre off rt 66. Beautiful home or B u s i n e s s $299,000 Limited Owner Financing possible. 388-9656
829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES
2BR/1.5BA on Village Dr. in Gatlinburg. Furnished. $830 a month with 1st month deposit. Ref req. 276-780-0591
16x72 2+2 Fltwd Price includes delivery & set up $10,900. 933-6544
BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DUPLEX. Both units have 2 br. & great location. One unit needs repairs, but priced @ only $105,000! Dagan Greene, 922-5500. Webb Properties. BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NEAR DOLLYWOOD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Upscale, resort 1 br condo. Fully furnished, many amenities. Listed @ $164,500, but accepting offers. Bruce Webb, 865/922-5500. Webb Properties. 714 LOTS FOR SALE 2 Adjoining Wooded lots on dead end street. Near park boundaries in Gatlinburg. $40,000 for both. Owner/ Agent. 423-2310307. 720 LAKE & RESORT PROPERTY Campsites near Douglas Lake. All hookups. $275 mth 382-7781 or 9335894. 721 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
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SUPER NICE Used mobile home: You Have to See This One To See Just How Clean and Nice It Is. 1992 Norris 14x70 2BR/2BA. We will del. and set-up. $15,900. Call 865-428-1978.
BANK FORECLOSURES: We are liquidating the Bank Foreclosed Mobile Home Inventory of a major lender. We have once in a lifetime deals. Call us for details 865-428-1978.
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Only 3 left! Call Mickey (865) 453-0086
CLAYTON HOMES 1751 WinďŹ eld Dunn Pkwy Sevierville, TN 37862 829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES
2005 4x4 Chevrolet Trail Blazer SL, Excellent condition, Extra clean. Loaded, Low Miles. Smoky Mountain Auto Center, Kodak 933-9005
943 AUTOMOBILE SALES
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2004 SATURN ION2, AT, 4cyl, AC, PW, PDL, cruise, keyless entry, new tires. 68,000 miles, nice car, $5495. Call 865-607-6542.
Utility trailer 5x10 + 4 ft gate 2000 lb axle 15 inch tires. Used once. Like new. $550. 4369479 after 6pm
944 VAN SALES 943 AUTOMOBILE SALES
1997 HONDA Accord, 4 cyl., 5 sp. AC, 4 dr., looks & runs good. $3000. Call 865-607-6542.
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Cadillac Sedan Deville. 60,500 original miles. 1 owner. Mint condition. $5000 OBO. 712-7079.
1995 GMC Vandura 2500 Van. $2800 or best offer. Call 865-293-6230. 945 TRUCK SALES
1994 F-250 4x4 XLT Diesel. Auto, extra cab, 8 ft bed. $3850. 654-8291
A Very Nice 28x64. 3+2. Set up in Park or can be moved $19,900. 933-6544
BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Beautiful 1 yr old 2 br, 2 ba doublewide in exclusive Keenland farms. Rare opportunity for only $94,900! Bruce Webb, 9225500. Webb Properties.
829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES
BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; COSBY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huge 3 br, 2 ba, 3 yr old doublewide on 1.38 ac. Great buy @ $89,900! Dagan Greene, 865/9225500. Webb Properties.
829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES
River Meadows 2005 Fleetwood D/W 1624 sq ft. .33 acre. $91,500. 865-403-9770
LEASE TO PURCHASE OPTION! was $189,900
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Warehouse 3000 ft CH/A Office Space Over head doors loading dock. Well or utility water. Near exit 407 of I40 382-7781 or 933-5894
711 CONDOS FOR SALE
All Equipment Selling at Absolute Auction No Minimums - No Reserves Very Partial Listing - Track Hoe Komatsu, Case Tractor with Side Bush Hog, Ford Tandem Tractor, Austin Wesson Grader, 2001 Ford Sterling Tandem Dump Truck, 1993 Peterbuilt Tandem, 1990 International Tandem, 1985 Freightliner Tandem, 1992 Regular Cab Chevy 4 x 4 Long Bed, 1988 Chevy Extended Cab 4 x 4 Long Bed, 1999 Ford F-250 4-Door, 915 Blaw Knox Subdivision Paverâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rubber Tire Paver, 875 Blaw Knox Driveway Paver, Lee Boy Paver High Deck New Driveway 2 Parking Lots 8500, Blaw-Knox 60P Paver, Ingersol DD32 Roller Vibrator Diesel, Ingersol Rand DD 14 Vibrator Diesel Roller, Ingersol DA 30 Roller Diesel, Ingersol DA 30 Roller Diesel, Ingersol DA 30 Roller Diesel, Ingersol DD16 Roller, Beuthling 1 ton Roller, Caterpillar CS-323C Roller, Terex Roller, Mauldin Double Drum Puller for Steep Roads, Huber Grader Automatic, Huber Grader New Motor Diesel, Huber Grader Re-built Motor Diesel, Huber Grader Gas, 2001 1845 Case Uniloader, 2003 60 XT Case Uniloader, Case Loader Float New, 2003 Uniloader Broom, Ford Tractor with Bush Hog, CAT Dozer, Case 580 Backhoe, 91 CAT Backhoe 416, 2004 Ford Extra Cab 4 Wheel Drive, 1971 Chevy 1-Ton, 2001 3/4 Ton Chevy 4 x 4 extra cab, Ingersol DA 30, El Camino 1974 Sprint, 1978 Baby Blue Lincoln 2 door, 1 ton Red Ford Dually Flat Bed, Chevy Van (white), 1968 GMC Truck 1 ½ ton orange, 1992 Extra Cab GMC Truck (½ ton maroon), Yamaha Big Bear 4 x 4 Atv, Cushman Golf Cart, GMC Single Axle Dump Truck, 1996 Marmon 57 D TT Heavy Duty Truck, 1994 Utility TNV UT, 1978 Dodge Magnum Green- 37k miles, Molasses Maker, Horse Drawn Wagon, 1020 John Deere Tractor, Tamp Plates for Asphalt, Power Curber 3 Molds, Walk Behind Curb Finisher, 2003 set of Forks Uniloader (Bobcat) (1845 C fork attachment), (2) Beuthling B300 rollers, EZ-Go 56 Golf Cart, 1982 Blue 240 D Mercedes, Plus Lots More
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Windswept Sub. Beautiful 4BR home. Fireplace, in ground pool. $399,000. 865908-8508 or 7120366
Call OfďŹ ce to Inspect Real Estate 865-938-3403 Personal Property Terms: 10% Buyers Premium, Payment in Full Day of Sale, Cash or Approved Check, All Items are Sold As-Is, Where-Is. All Items Must be Removed by 5pm, Friday, November 20th. Directions to Sale Site: US-411/TN-35 to Industrial Park Dr Visit www.powellauction.com For More Info
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Call OfďŹ ce to inspect Real Estate 865-938-3403 Real Estate Terms: 10% Down Day of Sale, Cash or Approved Check Balance Due at Closing within 30 Days, Property is Sols AS-IS. 10% Buyers Premium. Directions to Sale Site: US-411/TN-35 to Industrial Park Dr. Visit www.powellauction.com For More Info
YOUR OWN BED & BREAKFAST Custom built English Country Classic with 900 ft. on Little River. This charming home offers great vistas of Little River from every room. 3 spacious Bedrooms plus a huge master suite. 3.5 baths. 3 brick ďŹ replaces. Slate, brick, and hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors throughout. Gourmet kitchen with island & breakfast room. All main level rooms have rich hardwood beams in ceilings. Screened porch. Outdoor stone patio. 3 car garage. Detached heated & cooled workshop. Very private with gated entry. Your own private retreat just minutes away from Sevierville, Maryville, and Knoxville. Only $695,000 Dean-Smith Realty (865) 588-5000 Call John Gillespie for your private showing.
(865) 216-1489 MLS #681672
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Faith and Courageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; exhibit at church From Submitted Reports SEVIERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; First Presbyterian Church announces the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faith and Courageâ&#x20AC;? exhibit will be on loan to the church during November from the Tennessee Museum of Aviation. The exhibit recognizes the contributions of a special group of veterans whose story is rarely told: U.S. military chaplains. First Presbyterian Church invites the public to view this exhibit Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon. The exhibit ends Nov. 24. A special worship service will be held today recognizing all military veterans with a coffee reception following the service. The exhibit attempts to extend the value of their service and sacrifice by keeping their memories alive for later generations. This presentation of chaplain stories includes text, photographs and
a collection of artifacts from World War II, The Korean war, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Much of the information was collected with the help of the Army Chaplain Museum and the Navy Chaplain Archives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faith and Courage,â&#x20AC;? the exhibit at Washington National Cathedral for the 2004 opening of the World War II Memorial, was an expansion of the World War II section of this exhibit.
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GATLINBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former Broadway performer Lee Lofton will headline the Gatlinburg Festival of Trees â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graceâ&#x20AC;? luncheon this month at Mills Conference Center. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual event, scheduled for Nov. 24, has been named in memory of Grace Bales Barker. Gatlinburg Inn owner Wilma Maples, who is the sponsor for the luncheon, named it for Barker, her long-time assistant. A special Christmas tree will be on display at the luncheon and the Festival of Trees with handmade ornaments by Barker. Proceeds from the luncheon benefit Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries. Lofton, who is now a local State Farm agent, will be accompanied by Karen Hill of Sevierville. He and his wife Meredith have lived here for approximately three years after residing in New York City. The pair were professional actors pursuing a career in musical theater when they met performing in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Secret Gardenâ&#x20AC;? in Philadelphia. They were later paired in the lead roles of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stephen Foster the Musicalâ&#x20AC;? and again in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Secret Garden.â&#x20AC;? Lofton received his bachelor of music from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., and his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in vocal performance from Indiana University, where he also served as an associate instructor. After performing several operas, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutteâ&#x20AC;? in Rome, Lofton gained agent representation and moved to New York City where he switched to classical musical theater full-time. He has sung the leads in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carnival,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;South Pacific,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The King and Iâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Secret Garden,â&#x20AC;? among others. His focus is now on making a home in the Smoky Mountains. He is looking forward to the birth of his first son, Creed Baron Lofton, in late December. After the luncheon, guests will be led through the Festival of Trees by a surprise guest. Tickets to the event are $25 and can be purchased at Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries offices iin downtown Sevierville, Sevier County Bank in Gatlinburg and from SMARM board members. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. For more information call the SMARM office at 9083153 or visit www.smarm.org or www.gatlinburgfestivaloftrees.com. Photos with Santa will be available Nov. 27 and 28 from 2-5 p.m. each day. More than 75 trees are expected to be on display at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival of Trees.
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