December 6, 2009 by Shawn Breeden

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 340 ■ December 6, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ $1.25

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Troops share thoughts on serving country overseas 5Titanic project April opening planned for Titanic museum Mountain life, Page B1

5 Serving their country More stories from deploying soldiers Local, Page A5, A12

As members of the 278th Armored Calvary Division depart for a tour of duty overseas, The Mountain Press spoke with a few of the troops to get their thoughts on service to their country. The unit will leave around 8:45 a.m. today, heading to Mississippi for training before going to either Iraq or Afghanistan. You can show your support by lining the path they’ll take from Collier Drive to the Parkway, Highway 66 and Interstate 40.

Gee on first tour of duty Ward securing family, nation’s freedom

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Nick Ward, right, shows off his 3 month old daughter Shaylynn to Jason Tucker as Ward’s brother Jonathan Harrison looks on.

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Weather Today Partly Cloudy High: 47°

Tonight Partly Cloudy Low: 29° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Charles Miller Sr. Jackie Alexander, 77 Edna Derrick, 81 Imogene Parton, 83 DETAILS, Page A4

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

PIGEON FORGE — PFC E3 Marcus Gee says serving with the National Guard is something that it seems his whole life has led up to. “It’s always been stuck in the back of my Gee mind,” Gee says. “I started really thinking about it when we had some recruiters come to our high school. I kept it in mind, then I really made my decision last year.” Gee became convinced after seeing a television commercial promoting the Guard, and signed up for the service in September 2008. He has since gone through basic training and believes he’s now ready to leave on his

PIGEON FORGE — There may be no more quintessential example of the American soldier than Spc. Nick Ward. As he prepares to head out for his second tour of duty with the Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry, the 23-year-old is saying good

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bye to wife Shandan and 3-monthold daughter Shaylynn. “This is just part of Ward it,” Ward says. “I’m a soldier first. You’ve got mixed emotions because

you know you’re leaving the people you love behind, but you’re excited about another adventure with your military family.” Still, that doesn’t make it much easier to leave behind his young bride and daughter. He knows that soon he’ll be on the other side of the world, facing danger on a daily basis and missing those back here in Sevier

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His confidence and easy smile attracted Nikki McCaslin, who had moved to Tennessee from Michigan. The couple met at a bonfire nine Sevier County native Specialist months ago and are now engaged. Frank Avis, 22, wanted to make sure McCaslin has relied on the suphe was on the right path after graduport of fellow girlfriends and wives ation from Pigeon Forge High School of soldiers who are also about to be — so he joined the military. “A buddy of mine talked me into it,” deployed. “It’s tough,” she said. “I haven’t said Avis, who has been in the service four and a half years. “It was for (bet- gone through anything like this before.” tering) my future.” They plan to stay in touch by faithSince becoming a part of the Guard, fully corresponding through e-mail Avis has learned a great deal about and “snail mail.” himself — and life in general. It’s a big adjustment for all who “I’ve developed better social skills,” he said. “I guess you could say I was a are close to Avis, who has never been deployed before now. little shy before.”

“I’m not sure how long we’ll be gone,” he said. “Maybe around a year.” Those who know the soft-spoken gentleman know him as a man who loves to hunt, fish, travel — and most of all, surround himself with family and friends. Avis also has a twin brother who is attending cooking school in Orlando, Fla. “He’s a great son. Just don’t let him work on your car!” mother Tina Helton said with a chuckle. Along with Helton and McCaslin, McCaslin’s mother and Avis’ 7-year-

Corrections The ending of the Page B1 story about the Titanic museum was inadvertently truncated in today’s edition of The Mountain Press. The last sentence, a quote from Mary Kellogg, should read: “But it’s also, how do you pay respect to those who gave their lives? It’s simply by telling their story.” The Mountain Press regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

‘White Christmas’ comes early at parade By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer The snow didn’t keep away the crowd from Sevierville’s Christmas parade — if anything, the weather See more just made pictures it that of the more fes- Gatlinburg tive, said and p a r a d e Sevierville coordina- Christmas tor Carrol parades McMahan starting on of the Page A2. Sevierville Chamber of Commerce. “With the snow, it made for a beautiful parade,” McMahan said. “There was a handful of groups who called this morning and said they couldn’t make it, but we were pleased with the turnout — for the floats and the crowd. It’s safe to say we had hundreds.” The 278th Armored

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Avis joined Guard to make most of future

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County. Somewhat ironically, it’s those two women who also provide some clarity about the mission ahead for Ward. “When we’re out there in the field, I’m thinking about how everything I’m doing over there is helping to keep my family safe,” Ward says. “It’s helping secure their

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Santa marks the end of the Sevierville Christmas parade Saturday. Parade participants and spectators were treated to snow showers to add to the festivities.

Calvary Division, which grand marshals. president of the Family leaves today for deploy“They’re beautiful, aren’t Readiness Group, asked ment, served as the parade’s they?” Reena Brooks, See parade, Page A4

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Fund to help seniors, children

Donations to The Santa Fund will help make Christmas brighter for Sevier County senior citizens and children. The seniors signed up for help through Douglas Cherokee. The children registered through their Boys & Girls Club branch. “We need as much help as we can get this Christmas season,” Jana Thomasson, publisher of The Mountain Press and coordinator of the fund, said. “There are so many more people in need of assistance. Your donations See fund, Page A4

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow at parade

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A member of the Kerbela Shriners group makes his way down Court Avenue during the Sevierville Christmas parade.

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Youth entertain themselves with a snowball fight at the conclusion of the Sevierville Christmas Parade.

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Andrew McCarter, 3, of Sevierville enjoys the parade from the sidelines.

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The Sevier County High School marching band set the tone for the parade.

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Parade participants show their support of the troops.

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Members of the 278th Armored Calvary Division lead the parade as grand marshal.

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Ripley’s Aquarium’s Sharky dressed for the occasion in Santa gear.

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Events cold but fun for all

Donna’s Majorettes ride in Friday night’s Gatlinburg parade.

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Reindeer Pass Skylift’s float in the Gatlinburg Fantasy of Lights parade was a crowd pleaser.

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Students from Elizabeth Williams School of Dance kick up their hills and entertain the spectators lining the Parkway in Gatlinburg.

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A Sevierville Christmas parade participant dressed for the occasion.

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Parade participants bundled up against the freezing temperatures.

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Ripley’s Aquarium shows off the “World’s Strongest Redneck.”

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obituaries In Memoriam

Charles Miller Sr.

Charles Miller Sr. passed away on December 4, 2009 at Sevier County Health Care in Sevierville. Charles was born and raised in Anne-Arundel County, Maryland on April 20, 1918. He retired from Kuntz Audio Visual Company. He then moved to Hollywood, Florida where he met and married Dorothy Walker and moved to Pembroke Pines where they lived until they moved to Sevierville in 2005. Charles and Dorothy were married for 14 happy years. Charles is survived by his wife, Dorothy; son, Charles Miller, Jr. and wife, Barbara; son, Joseph Walker and wife, Susan; daughter Janet Schanzle and husband, Robert; son, Donald Walker and wife, Susan; son, Raymond Walker; son, Robert Walker; daughter, Sharyl Lewis and husband, Mark. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2009 at Rawlings Funeral Home. The family will receive friends 12-2 p.m. Monday prior to the service. Interment will be Thursday, December 10, 2009 in Maryland.

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freedom.” Beyond that, he knows he’s part of a proud line of service to the red, white and blue that has played an important part in his own family, in which can

be found members of the U.S. Navy, Army and Marine Corps. “It’s tradition. It’s part of being an America. You fight for your country,” Ward says. That dedication to service and willingness to sacrifice would lead plenty of his countrymen to label Ward a hero. It’s a title he deflects,

though. “Heroes are people who aren’t here to accept that name,” he says. “I’m not a hero; the people who didn’t come home are heroes. They died for their country. I’m still here to come home to my family.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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In Memoriam

Jackie R. Alexander

Jackie R. Alexander age 77 of Kodak, TN. passed away on December 4, 2009 at St. Mary’s Residential Hospice in Knoxville, TN. Jackie was a member of Smoky Mt. Church of Christ. He was a Mason and Shriner. He was preceded by his parents, Jesse Andrew and Josie Houchens Alexander. Survivors include his wife, DeEtte Alexander of Kodak; sons, Jackie Ronald Alexander II of Sevierville; Ronald Ellis Alexander of Maine; daughter, Marjorie Steel Alexander Evans of Columbia, S.C.; brother, Jesse Kenneth Alexander of Trinity, TX; sisters, Edith Hoffman of Houston, TX; Frieda Jo Kelsey of New Mexico; 6 grandchildren. Services will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville with Minister Al Behel Officiating. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service. You may share your thoughts and memories with the family on our website. n www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam

Edna Mildred Derrick

Mrs. Edna Mildred Derrick, 81, of Dandridge passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. She was a retired employee of Bush Brothers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Palmer Derrick; parents, Crockett Edison Poe Sr. and Glida Norris Poe; and brother, Crockett Edison Poe Jr. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Cherry Derrick; and grandson Seth Derrick, all of Sevierville. Family and friends will meet at 12:45 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2009 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens for the 1 p.m. graveside service, Dr. Steve Taylor and Rev. Mike Ladd officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Burchfield United Methodist Church 2483 Chestnut Hill Road, Dandridge, TN 37725. Arrangements my Costner-Maloy.

Imogene Marie Parton Imogene Marie Parton, 83 of Gatlinburg, died Dec. 4, 2009, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. Imogene was a member of Roaring Fork Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine Bohanan and husband, Earl of Sevierville; Doris Taylor and husband, Bob of Gatlinburg; boys, Will Jordan and J. B. Perault and their families; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; sisters, Elaine Moreau of Texas, and Gladys Maddox of Louisiana; many nieces and nephews. Ser vices were held Saturday, Dec. 5, at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville with the Rev. Kim McCroskey officiating. Graveside services 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Cartertown Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Adams officiating. Thoughts and memories may be shared with the family

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Frank Avis, left, and his mother Tina Helton, enjoy Friday’s Christmas party for the troops.

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old nephew attended the Christmas party held Friday at the Pigeon Forge Armory in honor of the 278th Division. “His dad, sister and two brothers had to work,” Helton explained. Avis and his family were

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parade attendees as they snapped pictures of the group. “Having the 278th as our grand marshals the day before their deployment was very meaningful,” McMahan said. “Everyone loved having them here.” The parade featured 70 participating groups, with around 80 different entities. The chamber began taking applications for the event in August. “These kids were up at 7 this morning,” said Tiffany Campolo, leader of Girl Scout Troop 1047

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The Family of Leah Victoria Avril

wishes to convey our heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped ease our sorrow during this difficult time of loss. The acts of kindness were overwhelming. For the flowers, food, kind words, cards, and most of all prayers, we say thank you. Some flowers did not have an address for us to send a personal thank you card. We would like to especially thank Atchley’s, First Baptist Church of Sevierville, and Gatlinburg World Outreach Center. May God Bless each and everyone. The parents of our precious daughter, Leah Victoria Avril

thrilled when they learned the 278th Division would be allowed to travel back home for the holidays. “We found out about a month ago,” he said. “Just to be with my family at Christmas — you can’t get much better than that.” “I was wondering how we’d get him here,” Helton added. “If I had to go there and bring him

back myself, I would do it!” Perhaps all this talk of temporary separation is getting too much for McCaslin. She smiles, gives Avis a kiss on the cheek and steps away from the conversation. “I’m proud of him,” Helton said. “I’ll always stand behind him 100 percent.”

in Kodak. “We worked on our float under the awning of the Shell Station!” The group, which included 10-year-old Maisie Chasteen and 9-year-old Samantha Dear, was joined by Samantha’s mother, Rebecca Dear, and grandparents Jan and Samuel Bruner. “This is our first winter here,” said Jan, who moved in August from Dallas, Ga. “My brotherin-law told me that when there’s fog on the mountain, it’s going to snow.” The family was also delighted at the 278th Division being honored at the parade. “They are amazing, what they do for us,” Rebecca said. “Some

of them were throwing snowballs at the girls earlier.” Young ladies from Young Champions of Tennessee, which offers cheerleading and dance classes in the Knoxville and Sevierville area, were waiting to see if their float would arrive from Knoxville. “We know it arrived in Knoxville last night,” said Christy Carter, whose daughter is part of the group. “We don’t know if it will make it here, though. We’re ready to walk if it doesn’t!” Sure enough, the girls marched the streets of Downtown Sevierville, yelling out cheers. Christy Newsom, 10, and

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first tour of duty. “I had some great field instructors in basic,” he says. “It all just felt natural. I’m ready to go. Everybody here is like my family. Everybody’s always got each other’s backs and that makes you feel good.” While Gee may be set for his time in Iraq, it seems his mother may be less prepared to see her son put his life on the line. Though Gee says she was proud when he first told her his decision to enlist and is ever more so now that he’s going to be fighting for his country, mothers still have to worry. “It’s a questionnaire every single day. She wants me to tell her everything about what’s going to happen because she’s nervous for me,” Gee says. “I tell her everything I know but she still wants to know more. I tell her, ‘Mom, when I learn something, you’ll learn something.’” It’s a fair thing for a mom to be worried about her son, though perhaps she can take comfort in the confidence of the American soldier. “I’m more anxious to go than anything,” Gee says. “I’m ready to go complete my mission. Nothing really spooked me in basic, so I think I’ll do well over there.” n dhodges@themountainpress.

Caitlin Clarke, 11, also braved the cold weather to appear with their group, Donna’s Majorettes. “This has been a busy time for us,” said Christy’s mother, Debbie Fee Newsom. “She was in the Gatlinburg parade last night, and we’ve also been working on a science project.” McMahan always enjoys seeing the Sevierville Chamber’s and parade participants’ work come together the day of the parade. “I love the community spirit that goes along with it, and seeing the excitement in the children’s eyes,” he said. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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Lyttle anticipates third tour By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

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Sgt. Jonathan Harrison is preparing to bid farewell to wife Christine and their two children as the 278th gets ready to leave for Iraq. It will be Harrison’s third tour in the country.

Service ‘something to be proud of’ By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — In terms of military service, Sgt. Jonathan Harrison is something of an old man, though you wouldn’t know it to look at him. The fresh-faced young guy has already served seven years with the Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry, though it seems eight might be enough. “This will be my third time out,” Harrison says of leaving with his unit to serve in Iraq. “I’ve already done two tours. This will be my last stint, though.” While he may already be making plans to get his discharge papers and stay home with wife Christine to help raise the couple’s two children, Harrison says he’s nothing but happy about his time in the service. “I’ve got no regrets,” the Crossville resident says. “You’ve got to think of the positive side of what you’re doing. This is just something I felt like I needed to do.” In the process of doing what he needed to do,

Harrison has twice been shipped overseas for combat duty. He’s also worked his way up to the rank of sergeant, commanding a group that includes the son of the sergeant who trained him. He’s also dedicated that one weekend each month to training with the Guard and admits the leaving has been tough each time his unit has been called up. That’s ever more true now that he has a son who’s 4 and a daughter who’s 3. Still, there’s nothing like the return. “I’m definitely going to miss my family,” he says. “It’ll be tough to leave. But when you come home, you’re glad you got everything done you were sent to achieve. You know your family’s got something to be proud of. You’ve got something to be proud of. It’s a good feeling.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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PIGEON FORGE — Perhaps it’s the training or just something in his personality that actually makes Sgt. Christopher Lyttle look forward to leaving for another tour – his third – in Iraq with the National Guard’s 278th. “I actually really enjoyed my time,” Lyttle says. “The first time I was really happy when we got our orders because I really wanted to go. I didn’t think the Guard would get deployed. It’s starting to feel a little more routine, more normal now, but I’m still ready to go.” The 30-year-old Sevier County High School graduate says the routine feel to it may put him in a better position than some of the guys who are going for their first tours. “The first time when we got our orders I was running around trying to get ready. Now I can just sort of sit back,” Lyttle says. “I already know

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Sgt. Christopher Lyttle will serve his third tour of duty overseas with the 278th.

what’s going to happen.” What’s going to happen is likely still going to be a challenge, no matter how comfortable Lyttle may get with it. Lyttle admits it’s been hot during

each of his previous tours and says he doesn’t look forward to leaving the Smoky Mountains for the Iraqi sand dunes. “It was pretty much just misery,” he says with a laugh. Still, he knows it’s not as bad now as it was when his younger brother took part in the invasion of the country with the Marine Corps or perhaps even when his older brother served with the 278th a few years ago. And, he thinks there’s plenty to look forward to if this tour turns out anything like his first. “I was really lucky my first time over,” he says. “I got to go into the villages a lot and meet the people. We got to cut the ribbons at some school openings and I provided security for some medical clinics for the people there. I really enjoyed that. If I had my way that’s what I’d be doing this time, too.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com

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Troop sendoff set for today

A farewell celebration has been planned for A Troop 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment today at 8:45 a.m. along the group’s deployment route: Parkway at Collier Drive to U.S. 448 to Highway 66 to Interstate 40. Citizens are encouraged to line the streets of the route and bid the Guard members goodbye. The troop will be deployed to the Middle East after additional training. For additional information, contact Sevierville police officer Laura Brooks at 8504736. n

PIGEON FORGE

Bowling event to help Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center is hosting a bowling fundraiser Dec. 10 at Pigeon Forge Community Center. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $30 for a two-person team. This will be a no-tap tournament — bowlers only have to knock down nine pins to get a strike. There will be prizes for the top three teams. For more information call 774-1777 or 429-7373. n

Recording artist Donny Richmond of Pigeon Forge will perform a free Christmas Concert at Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, at 10:30 a.m. today. Henderson Chapel is located off the Parkway on Henderson Chapel Road. All visitors will receive a free signed CD from Richmond. For more information call 223-9517 or 774-3400. SEVIERVILLE

Santa Claus can call your child

Santa Claus will call a child and discuss their Christmas wish list. Parents should contact the Sevierville Community Center to complete a registration form to have Santa call their child. For ages 4-9, calls will be made between 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 15 and 17. Registration continues through Dec. 9. Space is limited. Call 453-5441 to register. Registration can be completed over the phone. n

SEYMOUR

Aging parents to be forum topic

The December meeting the Seymour Branch Library Community Forum focuses on aging parents and their children. Jeff Foster will present information about issues that should be discussed with aging parents such as finances, health care and final wishes. The event will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 12. It is free and open to the public. Call 577-7511 to register so information packets may be prepared. n

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Memphis diocese takes on diabetes MEMPHIS (AP) — Over a four-year period, the Catholic Diocese of Memphis experimented to see if they could save money by giving their diabetic employees free medicine and other services to improve their health. The experiment paid off, according to data compiled by a team of health care professionals. Costs totaled $990,000 for the 22 employees who took part in the study, com-

pared to more than $2 million for a comparison group. “I expected it to go down,” Sandra Goldstein, director of human resources for the diocese, told The Memphis Daily News. “It was a surprise it went down as much as it did, though.” The diocese, which is self-insured, contracted with a clinical pharmacist to also provide coaching to the diabetic employees on how to stay healthy.

The diocese’s benefits consultant, Pittman & Associates Inc., suggested the treatment option after seeing similar plans work effectively in other cities. Goldstein quickly embraced the idea because of her medical background as a registered nurse. “We have like 150 percent of the national average for diabetes, so we have quite a large number,” Goldstein said. “Knowing how the cost in the United

States over the years for diabetes treatment has risen from $132 billion in 2002 up to $174 billion in 2007, you know that the cost is great.” The diocese designed the parameters for the program and the study with help from professors at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In order to make sure the incentives for employee participation would work, they opted for immediate rewards.

GATLINBURG

Elks fundraiser scheduled today

The fifth annual “Night in Araby” fundraising event will be at 3 p.m. today at the Gatlinburg Elks Lodge. The show benefits the Christmas Basket Fund which is one of the community service programs Elks undertake each year. The show incorporates Middle Eastern, Broadway and contemporary music and choreography. For more information call 436-7550.

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nation/world quote roundup “No, no.” — American college student Amanda Knox after being found guilty of murdering her British roommate in Italy and sentenced to 26 years in prison.

“The fire took seconds to spread. It was like a dry haystack. There was only one way out. They nearly stampeded me.” — Svetlana Kuvshinova, who was in the Perm, Russia, nightclub when a fire started by pyrotechnic fountains killed at least 103 people.

“He’s got to live with himself. If he’s got any heart at all, and I’m not sure he does, he’s got a long life to live with this on his brain.” — Dennis Bluhm blaming Virginia Tech President Charles Steger after a revised state report revealed new details about the 2007 shooting massacre that left 33 dead. Bluhm’s son was one of the victims.

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The Supreme Court, reconsidering its landmark Miranda ruling, agreed to decide whether police were still required to warn criminal suspects that they had a “right to remain silent.”

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The Bush administration said it is overturning a 25-year-old federal rule that severely restricts loaded guns in national parks. In January, visitors will be able to carry a loaded gun into a park or wildlife refuge — if the person has a permit for a concealed weapon and if the state where the park or refuge is located also allows concealed firearms.

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NASHVILLE (AP) — The variety show was once a television staple, and Carrie Underwood thinks it might be time for a resurgence. T h e country m u s i c star hosts Monday’s “An AllS t a r Underwood Holiday Special” on Fox, and believes it’s just the tonic for the regular TV lineup. “I think it’s really great they’re making a comeback because I think it’s really good family programming, and nowadays it seems like every show is about, like, murder or police and people shooting at each other,” Underwood said.

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Christmas village back and bigger I have never been much for hobbies. Some people like to create out of wood, others ski or build model planes or hike the Smokies. I don’t do those things. I do have a hobby now, but it’s what you might call seasonal. I have a Christmas village. By village I mean those miniature houses — some made by Department 56, perhaps the biggest name in miniatures, but also many made by lesser known companies. Some I found at flea markets. Others were gifts. But I admit to having bought a lot of them myself. When I married Bonnie in 1993 she brought out a handful of those houses for our first Christmas together, I liked it. She saw that I liked it and thus was born the hobby of accumulating village houses and accessories and making them into something every November, in time for Christmas. Today I have well over 200 houses. Throw in countless little people, trees, bicycles, cars, trucks, etc., and it’s a massive project to out together every year. Maybe that’s why I didn’t bother with it last year. I didn’t put up the village. In 2007 we set up the village in the basement, but that meant we didn’t get to see it every day unless we trekked downstairs. No fun. I wanted it where we could enjoy it each evening, each morning, all the time. So this year I decided to build it upstairs in the den, which is not that big to start with. I begin with a four-by-eight piece of plywood. Bonnie covers it neatly with a sheet. We don’t like the fake snow that so many villages have because it’s hard for the little figures to stand up in it. The village is kept in about a dozen boxes in the basement, so I had to lug those boxes upstairs, along with the plywood. We placed the plywood over a couch, then used books stacked on stools for the legs to support the plywood. Those books that line our shelves do come in handy for more than just looking at all year. Once the wood is in place and the sheet covers it, it’s time to unpack the houses and figures and start to put the village together. Our village has outgrown a mere sheet of plywood. We now have an auxiliary village next to the main village, plus a third tiny village, then a village on a table composed mostly of smaller houses. Oh, did I mention the newspaper village? That’s one we keep up yearround and includes newspaper houses as well as newspaper figures. I don’t know why this is so much fun for me, but it is. My wife has to control my urge to add to the village every year as we shop and see houses on display in specialty stores or at flea markets. You’d be amazed at the variety and price range of such things. Every year you see more and more choices. The trend now is for replicas of real stores, like McDonald’s or Shoney’s or Lowe’s or Home Depot or Walmart. There are ice rinks, mountains with ski lifts, drive-in theaters with digital screens, bowling alleys, golf courses, even facades of famous baseball stadiums. You can even get replicas of college football stadiums or even famous buildings on college campuses. That reminds me. We have a college campus scene at the entrance to the house. It’s a major undertaking each November to create the village, and when Christmas and New Year’s Day pass by, it means we have to take it all down. That’s no fun. Ever try to fit an item between two pieces of shaped Styrofoam? It ain’t so easy. So I do have a hobby, even if it isn’t year-round. Hiking the Smokies or playing tennis would be better, for sure, but I hope to stick with the Christmas village hobby for a while longer. At least until we run out of space. Which could come any year now. — 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

Good luck, 278th Let’s make sure they leave us with a rousing send-off Today, 50 or so of our neighbors, friends, co-workers, church members and community supporters depart for what will begin a journey of many months a long way from home in a dangerous land. Members of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, based out of Pigeon Forge, will join around 3,000 other members of the 278th throughout Tennessee on a deployment to either Iraq or Afghanistan. It’s an odd sort of departure today. The Guard members will leave the armory as a group, but be allowed to come home for a few days at Christmas, on their own and at their own expense. But this is the group departure, and that’s significant. Military deployments are never easy, especially for those leaving behind family and jobs. Service to country is an obligation these men and women take seriously. The weekend warriors, which we often called Guard and Reserve members, have become more than that in our

battles with overseas enemies. It may not be what they signed up for, but it has become a duty they take willingly, freely and without reservation. “Every citizen should be a soldier,” Thomas Jefferson wrote in an 1813 letter to James Monroe. “This was the case with the Greeks and the Romans, and must be that of every free state.” Of course, in America we have a volunteer military. The draft was abolished almost 30 years ago. Because our military has been stretched so thin, we have had to call on Guard and Reserve members to fill in. Some of these 278th members leaving today are on their second and third deployments since 9/11. We who watch them go appreciate their service and dedication, while we continue to enjoy the good life back home. Sevierville officials are asking that people send our men and women off with a rousing goodbye. They ask that people

line the departure route to show these dedicated Guard members how much they are appreciated and will be missed. The buses will enter the Parkway off Collier Drive around 8:45 a.m., then head toward Sevierville to connect with Highway 66 and on to I-40. They are destined for Camp Shelby in southern Mississippi for weeks of training before they are shipped off thousands of miles away. They leave behind wives, husbands, children, parents, co-workers, friends and a county that wishes them well and prays for their safe return. Let’s hope all of our departing Guard members can make it home for Christmas, to spend a few days with loved ones before they return to training and then head overseas. They deserve that holiday break. And they deserve our gratitude. Good luck, 278th. You’ll be on our minds and in our hearts every day until you return home for good.

Political view

Public forum Sevier County provides many ways to get help when needed

Editor: At the risk of sounding harsh, I would like to comment regarding a recent letter from a man who stated he was upset that he could find no help in Sevier County. I have lived in various cities across this great country. I have never seen any place that provided so many avenues to help the needy as Sevier County. There seems to be no end to the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly to provide assistance to those in need. No one was ever promised, nor should they expect, a free ride. Just because one may experience hardships in life does not guarantee a free ride. Just because one may make bad choices and mistakes does not give anyone the right to expect or demand help from a community. This is a prime example of where our society is heading and indicates that we are becoming a society that expects someone else to take care of all problems and relieve them of all responsibility for making their own way in life. As I travel around this area, I see many

shops and restaurants with signs that they are in need of workers, although unemployment numbers are reported to be high. In other areas I have lived, I have seen communities become overrun with homeless people, as the more “help” offered, the more the homeless appeared. A large number of these people are homeless by choice, and they migrate to communities that strive to provide shelter and food for such people. I am for helping truly needy families and proud that I live in a community that gives so much. However, it would behoove the community to help only the needy and make sure those who can help themselves do not take advantage of such a situation. As for the gentleman complaining he could not find anyone to help him, he apparently did not look very far. He indicated he was able to earn a living as he stated he had worked in the area and started a business in the community. I would suggest he quit complaining and stand on his own two feet instead of writing letters as though the community is responsible for providing him a living. Bob Campbell Sevierville

Attacking religion not answer when setbacks are experienced

Editor: In reply to Billy Rinck’s letter, it appears he has a lot to be disappointed over with the extreme onslaught of setbacks. However, I am not sure that attacking religion is the answer. If one is to separate state from government, then the TennCare insurance is a state/county issue and should not be confused with the religious beliefs or practices of individuals. The car falling off the rack and car rear-ended results are court issues, if one is unhappy with the outcome, separate of employees’ personal religious beliefs. This is surely a very trying time for Mr. Rinck. It should not be squandered on blaming state, county and business polices as having a lack of biblical ethics, but used as an opportunity to strengthen one’s faith. It does appear prayers and helping hands are needed. It would be nice to see the community come together for Mr. Rinck as it has for Miss Ellie (a dog) or many other fundraising efforts made on behalf of more prominent Sevier County citizens. Charles Rhodes Seymour

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Young the runner now bigger threat through air By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young looks for a receiver during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday in Nashville.

NASHVILLE — The maturity of Vince Young as a quarterback was never clearer than last Sunday. Young stood behind his offensive line, flicking passes to receivers while driving the Titans 99 yards in the final 2 minutes, 37 seconds. He tossed one ball out of the end zone to avoid a mistake, then had to explain a play not run by Tennessee since his rookie season to his teammates. That play resulted in the winning touchdown. Everyone knew Young could run, throw and win. Now the Tennessee quarterback who has revived his career with the team that drafted him No. 3 overall in 2006 is showing he’s also learned how to be more potent as a pocket passer. He is coming off his best passing game as a professional, and his 387 yards are the most for this franchise in five years. Young is paying attention. And not paying attention: One of the many lessons he’s learned during his 14 months on the bench is to tune out the TV and radio commentators and newspaper columnists. “I just try to stay focused and continue to

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come to work every day and continue to get better and better,” Young said. How much better can Young be? “I’m still working, still working, still working,” he said. “This is my fourth year. I got a long way to go.” Young’s development comes just in time. His $14.25 million salary cap number for 2010 is why owner Bud Adams wanted him starting after the Titans began 0-6. Is the quarterback worth keeping around after this season, Adams wanted to know? Indeed, being released and joining a long lists of busts such as Ryan Leaf and Akili Smith seemed his fate only two months ago. Now, Young has led the Titans to five straight wins after that woeful start, the only team in NFL history to go from 0-6 to 5-6. The 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year always called his legs his best weapon even though he can toss balls 60 yards downfield with a flick of his wrist. He hadn’t won a game with his arm in this turnaround until last week’s 20-17 victory over Arizona, and what a day he had. Young threw 43 passes and completed 27 — both career highs — and was 9 of 16 for 94

yards on that final drive. Up next is a showdown Sunday with three-time MVP Peyton Manning, the gold standard for quarterbacks in the NFL. Manning has noticed what Young’s done with his second chance. “Obviously, he had to sit and sit and sit, and then to come back in and play the way he’s done, it’s been very impressive. Our defense knows all the difficult challenges he provides with his legs as well as his arm. It’s almost like a different offense for our defense,” Manning said. Young will be going for a 10th straight win as a starter in Indianapolis, and he already is 23-11 as a starter for a 67.6 winning percentage. That ranks him fourth behind Tom Brady (77.7 percent), Ben Roethlisberger (70.4 percent) and Philip Rivers (69.5 percent) for best winning percentage among quarterbacks drafted since 2000. For the season, Young doesn’t appear among the AFC’s passing leaders because he hasn’t thrown enough times. Over the past five weeks, he ranks sixth with a passer rating of 96.9. That also puts him ahead of Manning. In this stretch, Young is 83 of 127 for 1,010 yards, and he has been putting See YOUNG, Page A10

PREP HOOPS

G-P downs Cosby 69-47 Blue and Gold thrives off exuberant crowd support By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning calls an audible against the Tennessee Titans last season.

Colts, Titans focus on rematch, not records By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jeff Fisher looks at the Colts and sees all the old angles. Peyton Manning runs things with meticulous precision and is among the MVP favorites. Indy is undefeated, in charge of the AFC South and chasing the AFC’s top seed. The Titans need a win to keep their playoff hopes going. Sound familiar? This is how things looked eight weeks ago when Tennessee and Indy last met in Nashville, except that now the Colts are on the brink of tying the NFL record for most consecutive regular-season victories

(21). “The only difference is they’ve won six more games since we played them last time,” Fisher said. “They still had a consecutive regular-season win streak going and they pushed it further. They are a very, very good football team.” The numbers demonstrate how good the Colts have been. A victory Sunday would allow Indy (11-0) to equal New England’s record streak, set from 2006-08, a stretch that included two Patriots postseason losses, including one to the Colts. It would also allow Indy to extend its own record of consecutive 12-win seasons to seven, extend

Jim Caldwell’s record for consecutive wins to start a coaching career to 12, and move the Colts a step closer to their next goal, earning a first-round playoff bye. But there’s one fact that shows the Colts could be susceptible to an old rival that has given them problems in the past: Indy’s last five wins have all come with fourth-quarter comebacks. “That’s something we’d like to do a better job of, scoring early,” Manning said. “You always want to try and get the lead and keep the lead, and that’s something we need to improve upon. This See REMATCH, Page A10

GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders basketball team may be just five games into the 2009-10 season, but don’t tell their fans that. A capacity crowd watched the Blue and Gold (5-0) clip its toughest challenge so far this season 69-47 Friday night against visiting county neighbor Cosby Eagles (2-1). “The gym was packed to capacity, and that was probably the best atmosphere I’ve seen at G-P for a basketball game,” said Highlanders coach Raul Placeres. “Our student section was like a sixth man. “They had a blast, and we’ll take their support like that all season. It was like a championship support.” Although the Highlanders built a 22-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and led by double digits the rest of the night, Placeres credits the Cosby squad for its competitive heart. “We were always up double digits, but Cosby played extremely hard,” said Placeres. “Cosby is the best team that we’ve played this season, and they shoot the ball extremely well.” But not as well as the Highlanders, who had three players score double digits and three others with at least seven points. G-P junior Jose Agosto led the way with 16 points, 10 boards and an and-1 dunk in

Jose Agosto

the third quarter. G-P junior Morrease “Mo” Barber had 13 points and six rebounds to go along with two “thunderous dunks,” as Placeres described them. One Barber dunk came left-handed on a breakaway in the first half. The other slam was a two-hander in the face of a Cosby player in the third quarter, coming after senior McKinley Maples made a steal and dished it to Barber for the assist. Maples was the other Highlander in double digits with 11 points to go along with three steals. Junior Jon McCroskey had eight points, five assists and four steals, and senior Marquise Wall had seven points and five steals in the win. G-P senior Jake Jackson sniped three treys in the first quarter for all nine of his points. “Jake really got us going early,” said Placeres. “He got us off to a good start.”

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Pike rallies No. 5 Cincinnati past Pitt 45-44 By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No. 5 Cincinnati trailed Pittsburgh by 21 points late in the first half, a perfect season and BCS bowl berth in peril. Teammate after teammate came up to wide receiver Mardy Gilyard asking for a big play. Gilyard listened to every plea, silently whispered a short prayer, then relied on his speed and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-tackleme attitude to give the Bearcats numerous momentum-swinging plays in a game they led only once â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the end. Tony Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 29-yard touchdown pass to Armon Binns with 33 seconds left finished the comeback from a three-touchdown deficit, and the Bearcats stunned No. 14 Pittsburgh 45-44 on Saturday to secure their second straight Big East title. The first de facto Big East championship game since the conference began playing football in 1991 was a high-scoring classic. Freshman Dion Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three touchdowns and 194 yards rushing on 47 carries in a Tony Dorsett-like performance carried Pitt (9-3, 5-2) to leads of 31-10, 38-24 and 44-38, only to have the Gilyard-led Bearcats (12-0, 7-0) rally each time. Gilyard gave the Bearcats a much-needed jolt with a 99-yard kickoff return only 70 seconds before halftime â&#x20AC;&#x201D; immediately after coach Brian Kelly and a half-dozen teammates pleaded for a game-changing play â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and he made it 31-24 in the third quarter with a 68-yard scoring catch. Gilyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 49-yard kickoff return also led to Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-yard scoring pass to D.J.

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Cincinnati running back Isaiah Pead (23) breaks away from Pittsburgh defensive lineman Jabaal Sheard (97) for a long run to set up Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh, Saturday. Woods that cut Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead to 38-30 early in the fourth quarter. Gilyard has four kickoff return touchdowns in his career and three kick return scores this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mardy Gilyard was absolutely brilliant,â&#x20AC;? Kelly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kickoff return was the spark that got us back into the game.â&#x20AC;? Gilyard didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it all by himself. Pike shook off a rough opening three quarters to complete his final 11 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Binns made five catches for 104 yards in an offense that came in averaging 473 yards and 39

points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were going through the motions,â&#x20AC;? Pike said of falling behind 31-10 in the second quarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were trying to make too many big plays. But then Mardy got us going, just like he has so many times.â&#x20AC;? Cincinnati heads off to the BCS for the second season in a row with its first 12-0 record, while Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second consecutive loss dooms the Panthers to a minor bowl only two weeks after the Panthers were 9-1 and ranked in the top 10. Pitt linebacker Adam Gunn became upset with questions

about how Cincinnati drove 61 yards in only 63 seconds for the decisive score. Lewis didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk to reporters despite playing one of the best games by any running back in school history. Coach Dave Wannstedt called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;a tough, heartbreaking loss, to say the least,â&#x20AC;? and his playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faces said it was even worse than that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told my teammates that we had a terrific ride,â&#x20AC;? defensive end Mick Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough way to end, and I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to describe it.â&#x20AC;? Lewis, breaking Craig â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ironheadâ&#x20AC;? Heywardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1987

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Vikings WR Berrian cited for going 104 OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Minnesota authorities say Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian has been cited for driving 104 mph in a 60-mph zone, just days after police clocked teammate Adrian Peterson going 109 mph in a 55-mph area. Minnesota State Patrol Capt. Matt Langer said

Saturday that Berrian was cited for speeding on I-694 in Oakdale about 9:40 p.m. Monday. A man who answered the cell phone of Berrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Rosenhaus wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately available to comment.

Berrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traffic stop came a night after the Vikings beat the Chicago Bears 36-10. Berrian caught six passes in that game for 74 yards. Peterson could lose his license after he was caught speeding Nov. 28.

school record of 42 carries in a game, put Pitt ahead 44-38 with 1:36 remaining on a 5-yard run. But holder Andrew Janocko mishandled a perfect snap from center and Pitt never got off the extra point, a costly mistake. Lewis, whose 1,640 yards are 46 shy of Dorsettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman season total of 1,686 yards in 1973, had 116 yards on 29 carries and three catches by halftime. Cincinnati also failed to convert an extra point but made up for it with a 2-pointer. Pike was held to 8 completions in his first 22 attempts, but went 4 of 4

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on the final drive and finished 22 of 44 for 302 yards despite throwing three interceptions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had to fight through it,â&#x20AC;? said Kelly, who briefly warmed up backup Zach Collaros early in the third quarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He made some mistakes he normally doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make, but he was the guy at the end.â&#x20AC;? Before that, Lewis sliced through Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense with speed and power, running three times for 17 yards ahead of his 15-yard scoring run that restored Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-touchdown lead at 38-24 with 12:26 remaining. Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; score got the Bearcats close again, and they tied it at 38 with 5:46 left on Isaiah Peadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1-yard run and Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conversion pass to Gilyard. Gilyard made five catches for 118 yards and also had 256 yards on seven kickoff returns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what their scheme was, but they kept kicking it to me,â&#x20AC;? said Gilyard, who has 2,442 allpurpose yards this season, an average of 203 per game. Pitt, which lost 19-16 to rival West Virginia on Nov. 27 to fall out of the top 10, had everything going in the first half â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the running game, the occasional deep pass and, for a change, special teams. Nate Nixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blocked punt led to Bill Stullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-yard TD run that made it 31-10 with 1:26 left before halftime. It was Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest regular-season game since the then-No. 1 Panthers, led by Dan Marino, took a 14-0 lead before losing to Penn State 48-14 in 1981, costing them a chance to play for the national title. Pitt beat Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl that season.

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would be a good week to do it.â&#x20AC;? Nobody, not even Fisher, can quibble with the results. Indianapolisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; good fortune seems to have rubbed off on the Titans coach. After donning Manningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 18 jersey at an October fundraiser, Fisher said he did it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;feel like a winner.â&#x20AC;? Tennessee (5-6) hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lost since, becoming the first NFL team to follow a sixgame skid with a five-game winning streak. Another win Sunday, in Indy, would make Tennessee the fifth team since 1970 to post a six-game winning streak and a six-game losing streak in the same season. Clearly, these are two of the hottest teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and

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balls squarely into his receiversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hands. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completing 62.9 percent and his overall passer rating of 90.2 would be the highest yet for his career. His teammates say Young is much more poised and comfortable in the huddle, never more so than on that decisive drive when he completed passes to five different receivers. Nate Washington won a Super Bowl with Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh and said he knew Roethlisberger would make a key play. He called Young

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quarterbacks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the league. Indy and Tennessee have combined for 16 straight wins, the most of any teams meeting in Week 13 since 1984. Manning has won its 20 straight, of course, and Vince Young, who rejoined the starting lineup five weeks ago, now has nine wins in a row. All of which makes this usually intriguing matchup between the only teams with AFC South titles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Indy six, Tennessee two â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even more interesting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I always found amazing is how they were ever 0-6,â&#x20AC;? Manning said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, they are playing now like what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to seeing and, really, what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always thought they would be.â&#x20AC;? What the Titans do best is run and defend.

Chris Johnson has six straight 100-yard games and with 125 yards Sunday, he would become the first player in league history with 125 in six straight games. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s averaging an incredible 6.4 yards per carry. Young produced the kind of comeback last week that would have made Manning proud, taking the Titans 99 yards in 2:37 to keep the winning streak intact. The defense has improved, too. Cornerback Cortland Finnegan and defensive back Vincent Fuller have played in all five victories after sitting out with injuries, and cornerback Nick Harper returned two weeks ago after breaking his right forearm in the first Indy game. Tennessee has yielded just 17 points in each of its last three games.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the same team Manning saw in the first game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, the majority of their secondary will be healthy again, somewhat of a different defensive team that we will be facing (now),â&#x20AC;? he said. The names arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only things that have changed. The victories have helped Tennessee regain its swagger and have fans contemplating another playoff appearance. Despite the poor start, only seven AFC teams â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the four division leaders, Jacksonville, Baltimore and Pittsburgh â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have more wins than the Titans. Indy understands how much this game will mean to Tennessee, too. A year ago, with the Titans carrying the unbeaten record and the Colts starting 3-4, Indy closed the season with

nine straight wins to reach the playoffs. Now the Titans want to follow Indyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get to .500 in December,â&#x20AC;? Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a bigger game for us. It might make for a bigger story if we go in there and knock them off and get to six in a row. Things will start looking very Christmasy around here.â&#x20AC;? But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another reason Bulluck wants to win this one. The last team to beat Indianapolis was Tennessee, 31-21 on Oct. 27, 2008, and rather than being a duplicate answer to a trivia question, the Titans would prefer to be remembered as the bookends on Indyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning streak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was trying to avoid all that,â&#x20AC;? Bulluck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It

different. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever he does is major. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on a major level. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on a whole different stage. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unexplainable. It just feels good to be with a guy who knows we have to win games, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to do whatever he has to do to win games,â&#x20AC;? Washington said. Young explains his success by saying he learned patience sitting on the bench. He studied how Kerry Collins refused to risk a mistake by forcing a throw, and he worked hard with quarterbacks coach Craig Johnson. Heimerdinger wants to watch Young the rest of this season before assessing him as a pocket passer. But the coordinator who only

worked with him through three quarters of the 2008 season opener before Young was injured has been learning what plays Young likes and fit his quarterback. Heimerdinger helped Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mentor, the late Steve McNair, become coMVP with Manning in 2003. To him, the biggest difference is how hard Young is working off the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s times on Wednesday I put in ideas or new schemes, and they get wordy and even I have trouble calling them off the sheet of paper. Then he comes back on Thursday, and he has practiced saying it. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got it down cold. He calls it right, so I know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going home at night and doing

something,â&#x20AC;? Heimerdinger said. Young remains the NFL quarterback who has rushed for the most yards since 2006. He ran for a season-high 73 yards to beat Houston 20-17 on Nov. 23. Colts defensive lineman Raheem Brock notes Young is playing pretty well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we know we have to get after him up front. He makes plays with his arm and his legs, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to chase him,â&#x20AC;? Brock said. Titans coach Jeff Fisher said Young keeps doing something unique each week. The man who said Oct. 29 he wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stuck with Collins at starter if Tennessee had at least a

couple of victories insists he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprised by Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of the production, and the results,â&#x20AC;? Fisher said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough not to be at this point.

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Ford has grown up Military taught Hulsman discipline, respect around military life By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer Joining the military was the natural thing to do for Staff Sgt. Brian Ford, who describes himself as â&#x20AC;&#x153;an Army brat.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was born in Pensacola, Fla., but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived everywhere,â&#x20AC;? he said. Ford has served in the military on and off for 10 years. He entered the service mainly for college money, but he stayed longer than he had planned after 9/11 occurred. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was on my way to Korea when it happened,â&#x20AC;? he remembered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost a few good friends, and I thought we needed to take care of things. Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about serving my country.â&#x20AC;? Ford came to Tennessee to join his brother, who was a National Guard recruiter. Having worked as a tattoo artist for three years, he took a leave of absence two weeks ago.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always painted and drawn,â&#x20AC;? he said. Little did he know that a trip to Starbucks years ago would introduce him to the woman he would marry. He and wife Samantha, who works at the popular coffee spot across from The Ford Christmas Place, have been married for almost three years now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given him my laptop to take with him, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be talking online,â&#x20AC;? Samantha said. The young soldier will celebrate his 30th birthday in Iraq on April 29. He is looking forward to returning home for a few days around Christmas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just thankful Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to come home,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Charles Hulsman is joined by his girlfriend, Robin Fox, right, and her daughter, Scarlett, at Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas party for the 278th Armored Calvary Division, hosted by the Family Readiness Group at the Pigeon Forge Armory. father was in the military, and I saw the emotional toll it took on my mother. It taught me to expect the unexpected.â&#x20AC;? Their relationship of

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Clevenger strives to be mentor for younger soldiers By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer When Sgt. Jonas Clevenger of Newport is deployed to Iraq, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be joined by his brothers Bradley Burgess and Jessy Burgess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be rough,â&#x20AC;? said their mother, Carolyn Clevenger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss not having them around.â&#x20AC;? Clevenger, now 25, was two days away from returning to football camp at Emory and Henry College in Emory, Va. seven years ago when he called to check on his financial aid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was $1,700 short,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being from a single parent household, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that much money.â&#x20AC;? Having worked during the summers at Appalachian Restoration in Newport, his boss suggested joining the National Guard to help with finances. The outgoing and enthusiastic Clevenger would also convince his â&#x20AC;&#x153;buddies back homeâ&#x20AC;? to join him in the service. They included cousin Grant Clevenger and friends Brad Walker, Brandon Welch, Robert Spencer and Ryan

Lindsey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of us grew up playing sports together,â&#x20AC;? Clevenger said. When he is deployed, the athletic soldier will leave behind his job at the Clevenger Newport Fire Department â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a great employer,â&#x20AC;? he said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as his wife of nearly six months, Ashley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I refuse to think about him leaving right now,â&#x20AC;? Ashley said at the divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas party on Friday. Clevenger said he tries to be a mentor for the younger soldiers in his unit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there to support each other. You become like family.â&#x20AC;?

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Construction continues on John Joslyn’s Titanic World’s Largest Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge.

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Titanic project April opening planned for Titanic museum By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor

PIGEON FORGE — As the 98th anniversary of the April 15, 1912 sinking of the Titanic nears, residents and visitors to the Smoky Mountains will soon have the unique opportunity to walk the halls and decks of the famous ship and experience a small portion of what the more than 2,000 passengers and crew felt on that fateful night. The Titanic World’s Largest Museum Attraction is set to open in April, providing 30,000 square feet of the artifacts and photographs you would expect to see in a museum, plus many interactive opportunities, activities specifically for children and glimpses into the way of life for those sailing on the luxury liner. John Joslyn and his wife Mary Kellogg are owners of the attraction, their third such venture. The first Titanic museum was opened in Orlando, Fla., and their second in Branson, Mo. The Orlando location has since closed, but the Branson location continues to bring in thousands of people each year. In Pigeon Forge, Joslyn said they expect 750,000 people a year will embark on the tour of museum. Kellogg said the journey for museum “passengers” begins in the pavilion, where they are provided with a boarding card. “And on that boarding card it will tell you who you are and why you are leaving on this ship and where you are going, and what class you are,” she said. The name you will be given is one of the 2,208 souls on board at the time of her sinking. Almost 1,500 of those souls were lost. For the couple, especially John Joslyn who helped organize a 1987 expedition and served as executive producer on “Return to the Titanic…LIVE,” documenting the adventure, honoring the memory of those lost in the tragedy is their main goal with the museum. “The ship is a celebration of her crew and her passengers that were aboard,” Kellogg said, in referring to the museum. After participating in the $6 million expedition and traveling the more than 2 miles down to the ocean floor to see the doomed ship, Joslyn decided he wanted to do something to pay tribute to the ship, her crew and passengers. Touring exhibits were held first before he decided to build permanent exhibits, his latest being in Pigeon Forge. The experience, while similar to the touring exhibit, has much more to offer. There are more than 20 galleries in the museum. “The heart of the ship, though, the one that everybody wants to see, is what we call our million dollar grand

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Tot Titanic is the interactive area dedicated to children 8 and under and is one of many interactive activities offered for all ages in the museum. staircase,” Kellogg said. “And it’s actual size. So for the first time in the world, you’ll actually walk that grand staircase and go up to a the first-class suite.” There were two millionaire suites aboard this ship, and we pay tribute to the Strausses,” Kellogg said. “They were the founders and owners of Macy’s department store. It’s also the same suite that was used in Jim Cameron’s picture, to tell the story of Jack and Rose.” “So there will be two people we’ll be talking to,” she added. “The historians that want to know about these suites and the pop culture that want to see where Jack

and Rose were.” Passengers will also see a full-size replica of a thirdclass cabin, the first of its kind in the world of cruise lines, Kellogg said. Before that, she said third-class passengers would travel in what was referred to as steerage, named for the fact the dormitory style accommodations were also sometimes used for cattle. “You’ll eventually end up at the bridge and the bridge represents actually what the steering motion was and See titanic, Page B6

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The Primitive Quartet will be in concert at the National Park Resort Lodge in Pigeon Forge Dec. 10-12 at 7 p.m. daily. Special guest groups appearing with the Primitives: Mike Upright, Dec. 10; Christmas program with family and friends, Dec. 11; Locust Ridge Boys, Dec. 12. Admission is $10 at the door. For more information call (828) 667-8502.

GATLINBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sweet Fanny Adams Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yuletide Madnessâ&#x20AC;? is now under way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yuletide Madnessâ&#x20AC;? is done in an 1890s style with a bit of vaudeville thrown in. It includes songs, dances and comedy routines. It also features the Sweet Fanny Adams version of Charles Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Christmas Carol,â&#x20AC;? the Dancing Trenchcoats, and an old fashioned sing-along. Sevier County Days are Dec. 8, 10, 11 and 12. Residents can see the show for a $5 donation to the One by One spay and neuter charity. For reservations call 436-4039. Sevier County residents must present their driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license or other address ID, or proof of local employment when tickets are picked up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yuletide Madnessâ&#x20AC;? plays through Jan. 2.

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Who has best Christmas lights in all of U.S.? Well, this past week I was looking down into the holler toward Webb’s Creek thinking about how the best Christmas light display in the world is not located in Sevier County. Until this past weekend I have always assumed Winterfest lights are the best because we have so darn many of them and the displays are brilliant and breathtaking. Have you ever tried singing the 12 days of Christmas as you pass by the partridge and the other 11 light fixtures along the Parkway? The timing of the verses doesn’t synchronize with the stoplights and traffic, but it is still fun. If you were peering out the window from the space station circling the earth I think you could see the Christmas lights of Gatlinburg and that giant tree standing in the middle of the pond at Dollywood. Dolly has hung up four million lights inside the park and Sevier County has many millions more. Since no one can accurately double-check my facts, I am officially stating that we have over two and a half billion lights in our county! Feel free to use that number when a visitor asks the question. You can confidently say, “I read in The Mountain Press that we have two and a half billion lights.” Truly, when it comes to sheer mass quantity of twinkling lights no one can hold a candle to us. We are lit to the max. I have carefully reviewed the official rankings of Christmas light displays in the United States of America. Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., is allegedly No. 1 with their light show, but I think they received way too much credit for their five-story tree that has about 250,000 lights on it. It also sounds like the name of an old west town with saloons and fights and such. That is not the kind of Christmas spirit we need. Therefore, I removed them from the list. Wheeling, W.Va., does have a well lit threemile ride through some fancy mountain resort and is allegedly No. 2, but I have ruled them out because they produce most of the coal that Santa has left in my stockings over the years. Callaway Gardens

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in Pine Mountain, Ga., is allegedly No. 3 with a five-mile display with more than 8 million twinkling lights. I just say no to Pine Mountain because we already excessively honor that state’s peaches. Winterfest in Sevier County is officially ranked No. 4 in the U.S., but I have elevated them to No. 2. We have two and a half billion lights. Who can beat that? Charleston, S.C., was officially ranked No. 7, but I promoted them to No. 1 in the entire USA just ahead of Winterfest in the Smokies. I spent Thanksgiving weekend in Charleston and experienced their lights. With a Piggly Wiggly card it only costs $8 to drive the three-mile journey and experience 600 incredible displays. They wouldn’t accept my Food City value card so I had to pay $10, but it was priceless! Each area has a theme; Candyland, Santa Land, Sea Land, Toyland and so much more. How about a 60-foot Old Man Winter blowing a wind of “lights” that turns to frost and ice on the trees as the “wind” roars by! How about all of the planets lighting the sky with rocket ships taking off and an alien balloon boy style craft flying above the trees! Wow! The pond displays a lightbulb made replica of Charleston’s main bridge and when those lights blink off another famous Charleston connector bridge magically appears across the water. Those Charlestonians know how to light up some bulbs. I don’t know why I enjoy Christmas lights so much. They waste electricity, they are politically incorrect and really only serve one silly purpose: They look purty. It all started a couple

of thousand years ago when a single star in the sky led the three kings to Bethlehem. Since that first Christmas Eve the whole lighting thing has gotten a bit out of control and I absolutely love it. Hey, why not turn the lights on in August? I still know the real reason for the season and if there ever was a time when we needed

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B4 ◆ Religion

The Mountain Press ◆ Sunday, December 6, 2009

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Ask yourself: What kind of impact do we have on others? By ALDEN MARSHALL When I first saw him, he was in a medical clinic, sitting with his back towards me, with only a glimpse of his profile. I remember being struck by him. He was about 80, wearing suspenders, with an unusual calm and peaceful demeanor, and with great dignity. As a social worker I later visited him and recognized him as the same person, when he was admitted to the hospital for cancer. I was not at all looking for God. But when I entered his room, the Holy Spirit filled the place with his presence. It was an awesome place because of the Rev. John McReynolds. And I was surprised, because of the gentleness with which God was drawing me back to him. For several years before that encounter, the only interaction with God I had was one of dread. I was hammered by guilt and by the anger of God when I sensed his presence at all during those years. But now in this hospital room, I realized the love of God again and how sincere his welcome was. I said nothing about any of this to the patient, for I was still not open to even talk about God. So instead,

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he spoke of mining coal underground since he was 8 years old, working 16 hours a day for 50 cents a day. The labor leader John Lewis was next to Jesus Christ to him, because he fought for and won better conditions for the miners. It is a sin that the coal companies were so greedy and so uncaring towards their workers. For the most part, there was no trace of Christian influence amongst them. The owners helped build some big churches in Pittsburgh and other large northern cities, but they were the kind described in the Bible as “having a form of godliness, denying the power.” The Holy Spirit adds these words about such churches, “from such turn away.” On the other hand, people like John McReynolds walked with God and encouraged others to do so also. The last time I visited him during his second stay in the hospital, again we discussed several topics but nothing about God. But finally he looked at me from his bed and said, “I believe you will be a ________ preacher some day.” I knew that God was calling me to do that since I was a teenager, and was determined not to go

in that direction. I had discussed that topic with no one at all. So when he said that, I was so stunned that I started to cry and walked out of the room, not being able to say a word because of the shock. I never saw him again, but heard that he died soon afterwards. When I meet someone from that area (Wise and Coburn, Va.) I tell them that story when I have the chance. He had a profound and positive influence on me. I am sorry I had no opportunity to tell him, but by my reaction at our last meeting, I am sure his insight from God was confirmed to him. He was very close to God, and faced death with great peace. What kind of impact do we have on others? Will it come to light that we were good in public and a devil at home? Or is what others see is what they get? Jesus Christ was the only perfect person who ever lived, and the rest of us need to repent and to ask forgiveness a lot. Otherwise we will never draw near to the God John McReynolds knew and loved and obeyed. — Dr. Alden Marshall is a Presbyterian minister who lives in Gatlinburg.

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BEIJING (AP) — A court in northern China has sentenced five leaders of an unauthorized Protestant church to prison terms of up to seven years on charges including illegal assembly, rights groups reported. The sentences are among the harshest in recent years for members of house

churches — congregations that refuse to register and accept the authority of the government’s Religious Affairs Bureau. Arrests stemmed from a Sept. 13 raid by police and hired security guards on sunrise services held by the 50,000member Linfen Fushan Church in Linfen, northern Shanxi province, according to a Nov. 26 report from rights groups and the advocacy Web site Boxun.com.

How Do We Mature Spiritually? II Peter 1:1-11 First of all God does His part. In Peter’s second letter (1:3) Peter says, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness.” God has given to His children everything needed that pertain to life and godliness. So none can say, “I’m not able to mature like so-in-so. God has given us all “everything we need.” This source of “His divine power” is from God, not man. He provides us with “life” which is Christ and the Holy Spirit and “goodness” or a righteous integrity. We need these because we are a sinful people who seek to do things our way and not His way. The way He does this is “through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” (2 Peter 1:3b) He calls us to His own glory and excellence through the power of the gospel. By the Word He has given exceptionally great and precious promises. Such promises as the ones regarding heaven and eternal life. The result of such promises mold us in such a way to give us a holy character like that of God. The Spiritual Development seen in verses 3-11 tells us we need to “make every effort to add to our faith.” It takes a conscientious effort on our part if we are to mature. Peter tells us to add seven virtues or graces. Add To Our Faith All of the virtues (graces) are things we seek to develop through out life. One does not work on “virtue” and then say, “Now that I have accomplished this virtue I’ll move on to the next one.” Let’s look at these graces: Goodness or Virtue – One writer calls this a courageous zeal. Knowledge - Paul said that the Israelites had zeal, but not according to knowledge. (Romans 10:1-3) Hosea said that God’s people were destroyed because they lacked knowledge. Hosea. 6:4-7 Self-Control – This is mastering our desires and passions, especially our sensual appetites. It is not enough to know that something is wrong or evil. We must have the inner strength to overcome the evil; thus, adding to our knowledge: self-control. Perseverance – This is resolve or staying power. We must hold up under pressures from our selfish nature as well as from the world. Matthew 13:20-22 Godliness – This is a worship of and reverence toward God. It is an awareness of God and a determined effort to be like God. Brotherly Kindness – This is having a thoughtful heart toward our Christian family. Brotherly kindness is the absence of bitterness and malice because there is only love and concern for others spiritual and physical well-being. Simply said, “We put others above ourselves.” (Philippians 2:3-4) Love – This is a spirited kindness seeking the good of others. Colossians 3:14 says, “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Love is the glue that holds every other grace together. This attribute is the high point of Christianity. 1 Peter 4:8 says. “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 says, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” As Christians we should be conscientiousness about adding the Christian graces to our life here on earth. If we do not work to possess these graces, we become spiritually blind, only aware of earthly things. In other words we will live in spiritual darkness. All too soon we will forget the blessings God has granted to us. 2119 Upper Middle Creek Road Sevierville, Tennessee 37862 Ronald S. Blevins, Minister Phone 865-681-4728 (home phone) 865-250-2518 (cell phone) Church website: www.gatewayccseviertn.org Minister’s e-mail: rsblevins@bellsouth.net

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Gatlinburg Chamber gives awards at annual banquet Submitted reports GATLINBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual banquet and meeting at the Park Vista Hotel featured Billy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thunderâ&#x20AC;? Mason, longtime drummer for country star Tim McGraw. Mason rocked the crowd in the opening number and later spoke to those who attended about what he has found to be special about Gatlinburg and why he enjoys spending time there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honored to be a part of this special night,â&#x20AC;? said Mason. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve traveled the world and seen a lot of places. But when the tour is over, Gatlinburg is still the place I want to be to just relax and enjoy this beautiful city.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green is the Wordâ&#x20AC;? was the banquet theme for the 350 guests. They were treated to table gifts from both Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aquarium of the Smokies and Sevier County Bank. Other event sponsors were Martin Printing, BDS/ Infofast, Tennessee State Bank, Citizens National Bank and Mountain National Bank. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Superintendent Dale Ditmanson was presented with a certificate in honor of the Chamber meeting its goal of achieving 75 percent participation by its membership in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gatlinburg Goes Green.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to have met this goal and is dedicated to continuing the education of its membership in environmentally and economically sound practices within their businesses in order to continue the preservation of the special jewel we have in our back yard,

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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.

sunday, dec. 6 “Night in Araby”

“Night in Araby” stage musical 3 p.m. at Gatlinburg Elks Lodge, to benefit Christmas Basket Fund for families in need. $10. 436-7550.

Spaghetti Dinner

Spaghetti dinner at Shady Grove Methodist Church, 1675 Harold Patterson Road, Dandridge, 12:30-2 p.m. $6 adults, children 6 and under and veterans free. (865) 397-7453 for tickets.

Angel Food

Angel Food orders: n noon to 1 p.m. River Of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, Seymour. 679-6796.

monday, dec. 7 Gold Wing Riders

Gold Wing Road Riders Association meets 6:30 p.m. at IHOP Sevierville. 660-4400.

Photographic Society

LeConte Photographic Society meets 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Sevierville. Rob Mosely

of PicsReasy in Raleigh, Va., will present program. LeContePhotographic. com.

Angel Food

Angel Food orders: n 2-5 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508 n 10-2 and 4-7, First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 9081245. n 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Kodak UMC, 2923 Bryan Road. 933-5996. Credit card and EBT orders at www.angelfoodministires. com.

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Beekeepers

Beekeepers Association meets 7 p.m. at courthouse, upstairs. Potluck dinner. 453-1997.

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right side), Chapman and Boyds Highway, Seymour n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg

GateKeepers

GateKeepers men’s community Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.

tuesday, dec. 8 S.I.T.

Seniors In Touch (S.I.T.) meets 5 to 6 p.m., MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 428-2445.

Garlands of Grace

Women’s Bible Study: n 1 p.m. Foxtrot B&B, Gatlinburg. 426-0313. n 6:30 p.m. UMC, Pigeon Forge. 640-7904.

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.

Angel Food

Angel Food orders: n 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.

wednesday, dec. 9 Dinner/Auction

Seymour United Methodist Church annual Gifts for the Christ Child dinner, silent auction. 573-9711.

you’ll be able to look out and see the starry night, which was a moonless night on April 15th,” Kellogg said.” When you leave that gallery, you’re now going to experience how cold it was that night. You’ll walk on the promenade deck. It is 32 degrees. For the first time in the world, you’ll actually feel an iceberg and you’ll experience how cold that water was at 28 degrees.” The iceberg will measure 12 feet tall and continue to grow in the refrigerated room. From there, you can watch a short film on the making of the Titanic, developed from film once owned by an employee of Harlan and Wolfe, the ship’s builder, on the ship and found after his death in a potting shed. Luckily, Joslyn said, the film was still in good enough condition to reproduce. Other images you will see include a collection of photographs discovered not too long after the ship itself was found in the mid 1980s. “One of the most important galleries we have, is when Titanic set sale, she was behind schedule about six months, so they thought we’ll take her pictures when she gets to New York City,” Kellogg said. “Fortunately for us, there was a student studying to be Jesuit priest, and he was a amateur photographer and he got on and South Hampton England, and he got off at Queenstown, Ireland. If he had not gotten off, we would have no pictures of the Titanic, and for the first time in the world, we have exclusive rights to all of these photos. “So you’ll be able to see, for the first time in the world, a young boy aboard this ship,” she said. “It was the only photo of a child taken on this ship,

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years ago. “You’ll be looking like at the sea floor here, with the two pieces of the Titanic, the bow and the stern and what the debris field looks like,” Joslyn said. “And overhead will be remotely operated vehicles, simulating what is actually used to dive to those depths.” “You’ll be able to take your submersible and take it through the ship,” Kellogg said. Before you leave the Titanic, you will find out the fate of the person’s whose name you received at the beginning of the tour. One of the final galleries includes the Memorial Wall. “At this point you’ll find out the fate of your passenger,” Kellogg said. “Also in this gallery is the one and only life vest tied to a passenger. It was tied to Madeline Astor, married to the richest man on board. “Again I treat it as a celebration of the ship and her passengers,” she said. “But it’s also, how do you pay respect to those who gave their lives? It’s simply by

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on everything from etiquette to little known facts about the Titanic, including the fact the floor of the opulent grand staircase was covered with a new product of the early 20th century — linoleum. From the perspective of someone’s who’s been to the bottom of the ocean and seen the Titanic for himself, Joslyn hopes the passengers who visit the museum can experience the awe and wonder he did when looking out of a porthole and seeing the ship for the first time. “It’s like nothing you’ve ever encountered before,” he said. “It’s unique in itself. It’s like having an e-ticket on a Disney ride. “You’re in awe,” he said of seeing it the first time. “You’re in such a dark void down there, even though you have lights. And all of a sudden you turn a corner and there it is in front of you, looming, and it’s massive. It’s an experience of a lifetime.” Visitors will get an idea of what he saw in the Discovery Room, that shows what the Titanic looked like when she was found more than 20

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and his name was Robert Spedden. He was traveling with his parents. They’ve been all over Europe for the last three months, and they’re on board the ship and I will tell you that they did survive. As they got into the lifeboat, he had always carried with him a small bear, as he got into the lifeboat he accidentally dropped the bear into the lifeboat. All lifeboats were brought back to New York City. A crew member recognized that the bear belonged to the young lad and did reunite them. And that Christmas, his mother gave the greatest Christmas gift she could ever give. She wrote the story of this great tragedy through the eyes of a bear and it became a world classic children’s book called “Titanic the Polar Bear.” It’s stories like that the Joslyn and Kellogg wish to preserve with their museum. The crew of the Titanic museum is well schooled on the history of the ship and all of it’s more than 2,000 passengers and crew. Kellogg said they attend a two-week class on all things Titanic to give their passengers the full experience. They’re educated

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236 GENERAL Clerical position Our Owner Accounts Dept. has position for a strong communicator with excellent clerical & computer skills; exceptional problem solving skills required. Acts as owner liaison for a cabin rental company. Must be reliable. Apply at Timber Tops, 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd; email kcarpenter@timbertops.net. Fax 865-868-0836 or call 865-429-0831 X 1185. EOE Dispatcher Multitasking experts only! Requires strong communication, organization, computer skills and ability to work four 10 hour shifts, holidays and weekends. Drug free environment. Apply at Timber Tops, 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd; email kcarpenter@timbertops.net. Fax 865-868-0836 or call 865-429-0831 X 1185. EOE Husband and Wife Team Small Business Owners Work from your home office 888-9703555

Laurel Crest, A Bluegreen Resort, Seeking Full-Time Quality Assurance Inspector. Weekends a Must. Please apply in person at: Laurel Crest Resort, 2628 Laurel Crest Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN

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Mechanic with ability and pride to help finish a vintage truck. Call 3899326. Smoky Mountain Resorts is taking applications for Night Assistant Manager. Positions are paid weekly and offer health and dental insurance and paid vacation. Monthly and yearly bonuses available. Apply in person at Country Inn & Suites 204 Sharon Dr, Pigeon Forge, TN or fax resume to 865453-2564 attention Brian Lippi.

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$26,000-$48,000 a year National chain looking for restaurant managers. No Breakfast or Late Nights. Qualifications: Must have proven team building skills & knowledge of P & L Call David Long 865-3889656. Email resume to ldavid211@comcast.n et. Cracker Barrel now hiring Retail & Cashiers. Apply in person 2285 Parkway, Pigeon Forge. 865908-4459

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2BR/2BA in PF. Includes refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher. W/D connection. Private deck. $650/mo. Call 654-9437 or 654-3456.

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 Studio condo on Pkwy, furn, util inc, wifi, cbl, indr pool $200/ wk 540-397- 4977 698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

3BR 2BA in Red Bud Subdivision. Appliances included. $750 & up + deposit. 428-5212

New Rental Energy Eff. GeoThermal H/A, Utilities Reduced by 1/2, Gated, Pvt. On 2.8 Acres, Mt. View! 2BR/2BA plus Attic BR. Ref Required. Credit Check. Courtyard Separation.

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2BR/2BA in Sevier Co. Private country setting. No pets. $625 mth + dep. 908-0026

Renters Wanted New Home $440 mth 423-608-8146

3 Bdrm, 2 Ba house in Sevierville. References required. 700.00 per mo. 500.00 damage dep. No pets. 865573-3549 3/3 with 2750 sq ft 1 car garage. $1200 mth. Call for details. Realty Executives SM 865-7744307. 3BR 1Bath Kit. appl plus W/D Sevierville City. $750 plus dep. 712-3946 3BR 2BA All Appliances & Lake Access Call Frank (865) 919-3433 3BR 2BA house in Kodak. For rent by owner. $950 mth. 258-8966 3BR/2BA Appliances 865-774-2319

Seymour Country Setting 2BR/1BA w/loft. No Pets $650 mo 428-4073 Seymour Hinkle Sub 3BR 2BA $975 mth. + dep. 6801032 HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-6699777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

4BR/1.5BA, $1000/mo + deposit. 1444 Twin Oaks Rd. 423-967-6544. A fully furn. ranch style in Gat. 3 bedR. 2 ba. Utilities included. No pets $325 per wk. 1st, last and dep. 436-4710 or 865-292-9162 Between Gat & Pig. F. 1BR 1.5 BA Log Cabin Fully Furn King bed + hide-abed, W/D, 2 porches, jacuzzi, electric, water & satellite paid. No Pets. $250 Wk. 1st, last & Dep. 436-4710 or 865292-9162 Boyds Creek area 3BR 2BA full unfinished basement 1454 sq ft. All appliances. $950 mth + deposit. 931-215-4614. For rent in Sevierville: 4BR 2BA & bonus room. No pets. $900 mth. Call 654-6898 or 4280769 For rent: 2BR 1BA Recently remodeled off Pittman Center Rd. $600 per mth + electric. 1st & last down. Call 865-436-4227. Furnished 1 or 2BR, hot tub. $695 monthly + dep. 423-512-1665. Gatlinburg Glades 3BR 2BA fireplace, jaccuzi. No pets. $900 mth 4284073 GRANDVIEW 4BR 3BA 2 fp, views. $1100 mth. No Pets! ***Call: 428-4073*** Hwy 321 Pittman Center area. 1BR cabin on creek fully furnished Utilities included. $225 wk 850-2487. Near PF off Wears Valley, 2200 sq ft freshly painted with 2 car garage, gate, paved drive. Separate 2 bedroom apartment optional. Ref req. Deposit and 1st month. $1200 for house, $400 for apt. 3899326 NEW 2BR 2BA house. $550 mth. 865654-0221 Nice 2BR W/D Conn. Water & Sewer Furnished. Big Yard. 1/2 mi from town $625 mo $400 dam No Pets. 453-9269 or 382-1966 One Bedroom Cabin Furnished. Very nice residential rental between Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge. $600 mth, 1 year lease. No sub leasing. 423-246-1500. Overlooking AppleBarn 3BR 2BA Jac, fp, 2 car gar, W/D, tvâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Fully furnished. No smoking or pets. 1st, last & damage. ***865-755-5325***

710 HOMES FOR SALE 3BR 2BA 1838 sq ft home in Shields Mtn community. Full finished basement. Lease purchase available. Call Clayton Inman Colonial Real Estate. 865-712-0403 or 865-453-3333 BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 br, 2 ba cottage on wooded lot. Special financing available. $106,000. Bruce Webb, 9225500. 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.

943 AUTOMOBILE SALES

Hurry! 4% Owner fin. 3BR/1BA, garage. $2,500 down, $650/mo., $110K, 3 yr. balloon. 865603-2894.

16x72 2+2 Fltwd Price includes delivery & set up $10,900. 933-6544

We buy junk cars. Cash at pick up. 865-385-2280

NEW 3BR/2BA behind SCHS. Large lot. $136,000. 6546505 or 654-8184. 711 CONDOS FOR SALE 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 @ $157,500, but accepting offers. Bruce Webb, 865/922-5500. Webb Properties. 717 FARMS FOR SALE

945 TRUCK SALES

2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Club Cab, 4 door, 360/4wd, lift kit and new tires $7500 680-4292

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

28x80 5BR $34,900. Very nice. 9336544

BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Beautiful 1 yr old 2 br, 2 ba doublewide in exclusive Keenland farms. Rare opportunity for only $89,900! Bruce Webb, 9225500. Webb Properties.

BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; COSBY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huge 3 br, 2 ba, 3 yr old doublewide on 1.38 ac. Great buy @ $84,900! Dagan Greene, 865/9225500. Webb Properties.

908 ATV SALES 2007 Kaw. Brute Force 650. Low miles. No damage. Lots of extras. $5500 OBO. 654-6247 943 AUTOMOBILE SALES 2000 Chevy Tracker 4x4, 2 door, 4 cylinder, manual transmission. $4450 OBO. 9080026

96 Mustang GT 4.6 ltr V8 auto custom paint and wheels New exhaust $2500 680-4292

For Sale-Red 1962 in very good condition Chevy 10 short bed side-step pick up. Loan amount from bank $10,000-Asking $6500 FIRM 865765-7113.

Must Sale. 2003 GMC Sonoma Low Mileage $5975. Lots of extras. 604-5050

950 MOTORCYCLE SALES For Sale- 2002 Honda Shadow Motorcycle. Less than 6,100 miles. Loaded. Will sell for $3500. (Garaged) Call 865-765-7113.

English Mtn. - 2 lots, nearly an acre total with roaring falls creek running through prop. Owner financing poss. util hkups. Sellers Loss-Your Gain. $29,900. Call Sandra Kuzara Town & CountryREALTORS of E. TN. 865-982-5000, Cell 865-680-2147 721 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Commercial or Residential Small House in Sevierville on North Parkway. Ideal for small business. 8502487. 722 BUSINESS BUILDINGS 4 office rentals + large garage. S. Blvd Way $249,000. 933-6544

Office for rent used now as beauty shop. Avail Nov. 15th. 933-6544

%QUIPMENT s 4RACTORS s 4RUCKS s (ORSE 4RAILER s!46 S s 2ANGER s -UCH -UCH -ORE BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Huge, detached garage w/ this 3 yr old, 3 br, 2 ba home on 2.5 acres. Need some space? This is it! Special financing a v a i l a b l e . $154,900. Bruce Webb, 922-5500. 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 $89,910! Dagan Greene, 922-5500. Webb Properties.

BANK OWNED â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KODAK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 yr old, 3 br, 2 ba, 2 car garage, many features! Special financing available. $125,900 for quick sale. Nancy Webb, 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. First Time Home Buyers Get Tax Credit Now 3 bedroom 2 bath 423-608-8146 FSBO in Kodak Beautiful 3BR 2BA home in Grand View Estates. Over 1800 sq ft, all on 1 level, 2 car garage, large back yard. $159,900. Call 865-661-3298

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AUCTIONEER COMMENTS: This property consists of three self storage buildings, a metal ofďŹ ce building, a metal warehouse storage building, and a single family home. One of the ďŹ nest parcels of commercial property, Equipment, Trucks and Miscellaneous items that Kennedy Auction Company has ever offered for sale. Great Investment Opportunity!! Annual potential Rental Income of Over $70,000. Adequate parking for any type of Commercial venture. Trucks, ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Rangers, Suburban, Tractors, Horse Trailers, Tool Boxes, & Miscellaneous Equipment. 2008 Ranger, Like new w/$3000 of extras, 2003 Silverado Duramax-Diesel 1-owner, 2006 Kioti Tractor, 2001 Aluminum Stock Trailer w/dividers, 1996 Chevrolet Suburban, 2006 Ford F-550 4 Wheel Drive w/ Utility Bed (Like New), 2355 J.D. Tractor w/ Quick Attach Loader, S-250 Bobcat w/ New German Tracks (585Hrs.) DIRECTIONS: From Maryville/Alcoa take Pellisippi Parkway (I-140 W.) take Topside Road (TN-333) Exit 9. Turn left and go 3.0 miles. Turn left onto Louisville Rd./TN-334 and go approximately 1 mile to Auction Site. From West Knox. turn right on Topside and follow above directions. TERMS: Owner Financing 25% down, 3 yr. balloon, 4% interest. Further terms negotiable on Real Estate. DAY OF SALE: 10% Deposit required day of sale on Real Estate. Personal Property Cash or Check day of sale. NOTICE: Under 42 U.S. c 4582 (d) the purchaser of a single family residence has a maximum of ten (10) days to conduct a risk assessment or inspection of the property for the presence of lead-based paint hazards. December 2, 2009 begins this ten (10) day period.

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2BR 1BA home on Douglas Lake in gated community. $800 mth $400 dep 865-474-0185

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

718 LAND FOR SALE

$875 mo. 1st & last deposit

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Small 2.7 acre farm for sale. New Center area. For info 6547654.

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699 HOME RENTALS

2BR, 1.5BA townhouse apartment Chapman Hwy area CH&A $475 per mo No pets Call 453-2912 or 789-3893

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698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

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The Sevier County-based Triumphant Quartet has been nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award in the category Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Album. Members of the quartet, who live in Sevierville, include Eric Bennett, bass; David Sutton, tenor; Clayton Inman, lead; Scott Inman, baritone; and Jeff Sice, pianist.

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