December 10, 2009

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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 344 ■ December 10, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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Ogle sues county for $50M

INSIDE

Lawsuit stems from denial of Cove Mountain development By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5More NCAA allegations Tennessee confirms investigation into Orange Pride program

KNOXVILLE — A prominent local developer has filed a $50 million federal lawsuit against Sevier County after planning officials denied his

proposal to put 400 homes on 873 acres of Cove Mountain. Ron Ogle and his wife Betty are at the top of a list of plaintiffs seeking the massive award from the county over the plans for High Bridge development. Also included

in the slate of those filing the suit are Jerry Kerley, Mark White and John Schubert, all of whom are partners in the effort, while the suit names the county and its Planning Commission as defendants. Ron Ogle said Wednesday

he did not know the lawsuit had been filed and County Planner Jeff Ownby couldn’t be reached. The paperwork on the matter was filed this week in U.S. See OGLE, Page A4

SPORTS, Page A8

5Proud new parents

Lintner still denies accusations against him

Double whammy

By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — About a year ago Sarah Carr, a student at Pigeon Forge High School, saw a letter to the editor from a local jail inmate complaining about a lack of reading material and asking for books to be made available to those serving time. “I wanted to do something,” Sarah said. And she did. Calling on help from students and faculty and placing collection boxes throughout the halls of the school, she set a goal of 500 books and magazines. She got 501.

Former jail kitchen supervisor Paul Lintner denies he had sexual contact with an inmate, even in his version of events prepared for his sentencing for the crime. Lintner pleaded guilty last month to a single count of sexual contact with an inmate. Defense attorney Charles Sexton said during the Tuesday sentencing proceedings that Lintner was filing the plea because it was in his best interest, apparently notLintner ing it was being entered as an Alford plea — accepting a conviction without admitting to guilt. “He never took responsibility for it, but it’s a guilty plea and a guilty verdict,” prosecutor Steve Hawkins said. “I pointed that out as one reason he (the judge) ought to give him time,” Hawkins added. “He’s never taken responsibility for what he’s done, to this day.” In a statement issued in the sentencing investigation, Lintner denied having any sexual contact with his victim. “Being a trustee (sic) was like being in a fraternity,” he said. “They lived and worked in close quarters 24/7. “We were like a team. From time to time we would give each other hugs, footballs (sic) pats to the butt, play jokes on each other, slap each other with towels but never once was there intention of any way sexual.” Lintner was initially charged with six counts of sexual contact with an inmate. When he entered the plea, the remaining five charges were dropped. Judge Richard Vance sentenced him Tuesday to two years, which was the maximum sentence for the charge.

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Patriots QB Tom Brady, supermodel wife welcome baby boy CELEBRITIES, Page A6

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BOMA meeting Property rezoning a step closer to approval Page A2

Weather Today Sunny High: 39°

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Tonight Clear Low: 18°

DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries Ralph Styles, 70 John Joyce, 59 Loy King, 72 Marvin Franklin, 89 Ray Benson, 90

Above, Tennessee Department of Transportation and Sevier County Electric System workers remove lines and the downed tree along Wears Valley Road. Above right, the force of the tree hitting the lines snapped a power pole, across the road, in two places causing the road to be shut down.

Wind, flooding wreak havoc across county By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer Another week, another strong December storm for Sevier County. Heavy rains Tuesday night closed local schools Wednesday, while high hump day winds of up to 101 miles per hour felled trees onto power lines and roads, and ripped the roof off a Sevierville store.

Police officers received a call early Wednesday afternoon that a portion of the tin roof on the Golden Eagle As Seen on TV store at 1843 Parkway had blown off in gusts reported to have topped 60 mph. That debris, which continued to fall throughout the afternoon, littered the shop’s parking lot and may have damaged a vehicle there, but no one was injured in the incident, Sevierville Police Department

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spokesman Bob Stahlke said. The roof was also blown off a barn on Denton Road in Sevierville, while officers had to respond a number of times to traffic hazards created by the winds. “We’ve had several calls about the orange construction barrels on Highway 66 blowing over and blocking the lanes, and I imag-

PFHS students do new kind of jail ‘booking’

Index

Some 500 books and magazines have been donated to the Sevier County jails for use by inmates, thanks to the efforts of two Pigeon Forge High students. From left are Taryn King, Sheriff Ron Seals and Sarah Carr.

Ogle

Santa Fund for Sevier seniors, kids climbs past $7,000 The Santa Fund, a program to help senior citizens and children have a happier Christmas, passed the $7,000 mark on Wednesday. The latest contributions: n $100: Progressive/ Barnes Realty n $100: In memory

of George and Helen Worsham by Marcus and Georgette McCroskey n $100: In memory of Betty Grubb by James Grubb n $50: Anonymous n $50: In memory of Rosemary and Lyle McNabb by Bill and Karen McNabb

n $30: Terry and Elizabeth Bower The Santa Fund now stands at $ 7 , 3 0 0 . The fund is administered by Jana Thomasson, publisher

of The Mountain Press. Contributions can be mailed to The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville 37864; or made in person at our offices, Riverbend Drive in Sevierville, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. All contributions will

be acknowledged in The Mountain Press, unless the donor wishes to remain anonymous. Donations also can be made in memory or honor of other people. The deadline for donations is Dec. 18. Call 4280746, ext. 217, with questions.

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Property rezoning closer to OK by BOMA By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved second reading of a proposed rezoning of property on Poole Street from low density residential use to medium density residential use, despite complaints from some neighbors. All four aldermen present Monday voted in favor of the rezoning; Alderman Jerry Loveday was absent. The matter must still be considered on final reading.

Darrell Keene said that he is asking for the property to be rezoned so that he can build another house for his father, who recently had a leg amputated due to a medical condition. Neighbors from the Belle Meadows subdivision complained that the new zoning would diminish their property values, and that neighboring property zoned for medium density use does not meet city regulations for that classifciation. Don Parnell Sr., his son Don Parnell Jr., and another person who owned property in the sub-

division asked the board to consider rejecting the request. They also noted that once the property is rezoned, Keene or future property owners can build mutli-family dwellings or other structures that would fall under the new classification. Low density residential zoning only allows for single family residences. The adjacent property was annexed into the city after already being constructed, officials said. Also Monday, the board approved: n An amendment to the

city’s contract with Barber McMurray, calling for the company to include the Blalock Natatorium in plans for an expansion to the Community Center. The expansion plans have been completed, but the city has not acted on them because of the tightened budget. Officials said they wanted modifications to the natatorium to match the planned expansion. n Purchase of uniforms for the Water and Sewer Department n A Tree City application n jfarrell@themountainpress.com

Flurry of Fun applications now being accepted Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — The Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registration for the Flurry of Fun Program. Registration forms are available at the Community Center. Program dates and times are Dec. 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29. Daily registra-

tion is accepted beginning Dec. 14, space permitting. Program hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A fee of $85 per child for the five days, or $17 daily rate, includes most activities, lunches, field trips and an afternoon snack. Children kindergarten through sixth grade may enroll in this program.

Basic activities include swimming, bowling, art project, soccer, volleyball, dodgeball, Wiffle ball, basketball and kickball. Field trips include Premier Athletics for gymnastics, Spin City for skating, shopping, Reel Theatres and Mr. Gatti’s. For more information, contact Deanna Hutchens at 453-5441.

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.

Thursday, Dec. 10 Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Seymour UMC, back entrance n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room

Safe Harbor Benefit

Bowl to benefit Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center 7:30 p.m., Pigeon Forge Community Center bowling center. $30 per two-person team, 7741777 or 429-7373.

Live Nativity

Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Dolly Parton Parkway, live Nativity walk-through inside church, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. Free hot chocolate and snacks.

TOPS

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

Hot Meals

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

Friday, Dec. 11 Kodak Story Time

Preschool story time 11 a.m. Kodak Library, featuring Puppet Lady. 933-0078.

Garden Club

Sevierville Garden Club to travel to Racheff House for Christmas Greens Tea. Meet at Senior Center at 10:45 a.m. to carpool.

Softball Team Benefit

Sevier County High School softball team hosts silent auction/spaghetti dinner in cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. $5; children under 4 free. Tickets at door or by calling 2029097.

Choral Society Concert

Sevier County Choral Society holiday concert 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sevierville. Free. 4290252 or 800-987-7771.

New Hope Show

“Christmas — Around the World and Through the Ages� today-Sunday at New Hope Church in Kodak. 7 p.m. today and Saturday, 10 a.m., Sunday. 804-3300 for free tickets.

Softball Fundraiser

Sevier County High School softball team spaghetti dinner 6:30-7:15 p.m., auction 7:15, cafeteria. $5 each. Proceeds go to building and equipment funding. 696-9993.

Evergreen Nativity

Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Dolly Parton Parkway, live Nativity walk-through inside church, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Free hot chocolate and snacks.

Woodmen of the World Woodmen of The World Lodge 101 Christmas Party and gift exchange 6:30 p.m., Sevierville Civic Center. Members bring $5 gift for exchange. 4293227 or 453-3233.

“It’s A Wonderful Life� Free presentation of “It’s A Wonderful Life,� 6 p.m., back lawn of Tin Roof Cafe and Gift Shop, Apple Valley Road.

Saturday, Dec. 12 Turkey Shoot

Turkey Shoot 2 p.m. weather permitting, behind Catons Chapel Fire Department, 3109 Pittman Center Road.

Old Harp Singing

Annual Sugarlands Old Harp shape note singing, 9:30 a.m., Sugarlands Visitor Center. 453-5847. www.oldharp.org

Forge. 429-2508. n 8-10, First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road n 8-9:30 a.m., Glades Lebanon Baptist Church, 820 E. Highlands Drive, Gatlinburg. 659-3443. n 10-noon, River Of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, Seymour. 679-6796. n 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., The Father’s House, 139 Bruce Street, Sevierville. 286-9784 or 230-1526.

Seymour UMC

Seymour UMC Kiaros reunion 9 a.m., Christmas concert rehearsal 10:30 a.m. children’s “Happy Birthday, Jesus� party at noon. 573-9711.

Clothing Giveaway

Clothing giveaway 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River of Life Outreach 110 Simmons Road, Seymour.

Evergreen Nativity

Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Dolly Parton Parkway, live Nativity walk-through inside church, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free hot chocolate and snacks.

SCHS Choir

Sevier County High School Concert Choir performs Christmas and gospel selections, 6 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church.

Sevier County Choral Society holiday concert 4 p.m., Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church, 237 Reagan Drive. Free. 4290252 or 800-987-7771.

Oak City Music

Music Ministry of Oak City Baptist Church in Seymour presents “Hope Has Hands� 4-7 p.m., off Boyd’s Creek Highway.

Monday, Dec. 14 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), Seymour n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn

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Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u Timothy Dee Wilson, 43, of 319 Prince St. in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 7 with habitual offender: motor vehicle, driving while revoked, financial responsibility law and seat belt law. He was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. u Frederick Ray Buelchler, 38, of Crossville, was charged Dec. 8 with a circuit court warrant. He was being held in lieu of $35,000 bond. u Glenda Jean Farris, 31, of Jackson, Tenn., was charged Dec. 9 with public intoxication. She was being held in lieu of $500 bond. u Amanda Renee Hanson, 29, of Birmingham, Ala., was charged Dec. 8 with a circuit court warrant. She was released. u Jamie Lynn Hardwick, 24, of Knoxville, was charged Dec. 8 with violation of probation. He was being held. u Melissa John Hartsell, 41, of Cosby, was hcarged Dec. 9 with a third count of violation of probation. She was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond. u Jared A. Jackson, 23, of 2535 Grotto Lane in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 9 with aggravated burglary and theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. He was being held in lieu of $7,500 bond. u Michael T. Kremblas, 34, of 412 Lonesomve Valley Drive in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 9 with DUI and violation of implied consent law. He was being held. u Timothy Scott Letourneau, 39, of 1535 Upper Middle Creek in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 9 with misdemenaor warrant. He was being held. u Cory Edward Miller, 28, of 660 Cedar Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 9 with violation of probation. He was being held. u Roger Dale Pevehouse, 32, of Lafatyette, Ga., was charged Dec. 8 with a circuit court warrant. He was released on $5,000 bond. u Ryan Sean Rankins, 24, of 990 Candy Tuft Drive lot 21 in Sevierville, wsa charged Dec. 9 with bond revocation and general theft. He was being ehld. u Kathryn Louise Santella, 57, of 3105 Clintwood Way in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 8 with violation of probation. She was released.

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ine we’ll keep getting those as long as the winds keep up like they are,� Stahlke said. “We’ve also had several intersections where the traffic lights have switched on to blink, and I assume that’s also related to the wind.� Emergency officials spent a considerable amount of time tracking reports of fallen trees on power lines or roads. The wind became an issue as early as Tuesday evening when Sevierville officers responded to a downed power pole on Old Knoxville Highway near the fairgrounds, and continued to be a problem throughout Wednesday, Stahlke said. Among the more serious of the problems caused by the heavy gusts was in the Waldens Creek area, where a massive hardwood fell near the Moonshine Ridge General Store. That tree blocked both lanes of Wears Valley Road and forced the closure of that busy thoroughfare for more than an hour. It also brought down power lines, sending Sevier County Electric System employees scrambling on one of many calls they responded to as the winds howled on. At the peak of the incidents Wednesday, more than 8,000 local folks were without power and, though construction crews were called in, that number had only been cut to 6,900 by late Wednesday afternoon. Those were the result of 107 reported incidents, Sevier County Electric System Secretary/Treasurer Allen Robbins said. “We’ve lost count of how many broken poles we’ve had,� Robbins said. “The bad news is we’re not going to be getting this one back on as quickly as we did last week. It could be (Thursday) morning before we restore power to some of these areas.� Robbins called what hit the area this week a “double whammy� because it included rain and wind, not just the gusts like last week’s storm. The incidents were also more widespread, Robbins said. “Right now we’ve got several hundred customers out in Wears Valley, and just as many in Gatlinburg

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Workers go about removing debris at the Golden Eagle As Seen on TV store. and Ski Mountain,� he said. “It’s having it be so widespread that has caused us the real problems. We’re working as fast as we can, but it takes a long time to get a new pole up, get the equipment at the top and be ready to electrify the lines again. We are making a little bit of headway, but it’s just going to take some time.� Just above Wears Valley at the Cove Mountain Air Quality Station, a gust of up to 101 mph was recorded on the top of Cove Mountain, where winds were sustained at 70 mph through much of the storm. Such gusts are not unheard of but are “pretty unusual,� national park spokeswoman Nancy Gray said. The winds also played havoc on Christmas decorations. In Nashville, the Capitol Christmas tree blew over and the top part of it broke off, while closer to home the Winterfest sign that stands beside Interstate 40 near Exit 407 also took a tumble. “That sign did blow over and I suspect that’s going to take some time to get back up,� Stahlke said. “They’re evaluating their options to see how they

can make that stronger.� In addition to the troublesome winds, local waterways were again inundated as rain fell throughout the night Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, and there were a number of reports streams and rivers that had spilled over their banks. In flood-prone areas such as Red Bank and Old Valley roads, that made driving impossible as water rushed over the blacktop for much of the morning. Those issues forced school system officials to mark a day off the calendar. “There were quite a few streets down in the Gists Creek area and around River Divide that were flooded this morning,� Director of Schools Jack Parton said Wednesday afternoon. “It became quite tenuous pretty quickly, so we made the decision to cancel school.�

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While the high winds and downed trees played into the move, Parton said it was mainly the potential for flooding that caused the closure, with worries about students and employees traveling on dangerous roads. As with a similar storm last week, the commotion all seems to be related to a strong low pressure system that moved through the area after blanketing much of the country with snow. However, unlike the previous storms the winds were less localized and seemed to have a greater affect on a larger area, National Weather Service Meteorologist Lyle Wilson said. “We did have some of those mountain waves last night, which are winds that bump up against the mountains and crash back down into the valleys. Mostly today it’s just been those straight line winds that are caused by a tight pressure gradient,� Wilson said. “Today it’s just been general windiness and there have been quite a few trees down around the area.� While the winds are likely to die down by Thursday, it appears Mother Nature is far from ready to give Sevier County a break. The low pressure system that moved through will usher in an arctic air blast that will bring the lowest temperatures of the season so far, with the mercury forecast to hit the teens and single digits throughout the county Thursday night, Wilson said. Moving into the weekend, there is a slight chance for some wintry weather in the form of a rain-snow mix on Saturday, despite the fact temperatures are expected to start rebounding before then. “Right now it looks like

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In Memoriam

Ralph Wayne Styles Ralph Wayne Styles, age 70, of Malaga, Washington, died Nov. 2, 2009. He was born May 9, 1939, in Sevier County. He moved to Washington in 1953. He graduated from Entiat High School. He was a United States Army Veteran who served as a Paratrooper. He worked for Alcoa Aluminum Company as a crane operator for 32 years. He leaves his wife, Judy; four children; one sister; two brothers of Washington State; one brother, Walter L. Styles of Sevierville.

In Memoriam

Marvin R. Franklin

Marvin R. Franklin, age 89 of Sevierville, formerly of Maryville and South Knoxville, crossed the Jordan River Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Marvin served in the Army during World War II and was wounded on the beach at Normandy on D-Day. He was a mechanic for Ford Motor Company, a beekeeper, and guitarist. He played guitar in the Church of God in Alcoa, Knoxville and Florida for many years. He retired as an electrician at the University of Tennessee Hospital. He finished out his working years as a stone mason and built many stone walls and walkways in the gardens of his close friends and “mud-mixer,� Dr. Alan Solomon of Knoxville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Breeden Franklin and son, Gary E. Franklin. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Ron and B.J. Franklin of Sevierville, daughter, Carolyn Inez Sharp of Knoxville, seven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and special friend, Mary Gunn of Sevierville. Family and friends will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, in Magnolia Cemetery in Maryville for graveside service and interment. Pat Corn will officiate. Military honors provided by American Legion Post 104. Friends may call at their convenience Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam

Loy Arville King

Loy Arville King, age 72 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009. He was preceded in death by his daughter Henrietta King Ogle, sisters Hazel Starkey and Dell Clabo, brother Dewey King, mother Mandy Owenby King, father William (Billy) King, and great-granddaughter Emily Parton. Survivors: wife, Treves King; son, Michael King; son-in-law, Billy R. Ogle; grandchildren, Amy Ogle Spicer and husband Steven, Donna Ogle Parton and husband Travis and friend Joshua Walters, Billy Travis Ogle, Hannah King, Dillon King, Brittney Harris, Joshua Cottor; great-grandchildren, Brandon Parton, Trey Trentham, Hope Trentham, Sean Parton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dee and Bessy King, Bruce and Iva King; sister, Ruth Green; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Funeral service 7 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Hewett officiating. Interment 11 a.m. Saturday in Valley View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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In Memoriam

John Richard “Rick� Joyce John Richard “Rick� Joyce, age 59 of Gatlinburg, passed at home Monday, December 7, 2009. A man who was committed to making his community a better place, Rick worked through several charities and organizations including the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce and served as Chairman for Sevier County’s Hillside Task Force. He is a graduate of Leadership Sevier and the owner of Cupid’s Petals and Gatlinburg Farms. He served as Sgt. Major in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was preceded in death by his parents Edgar and Dorathy Joyce, grandparents Ruby and John Sandridge and Cecil and Matilda Joyce, brother Theron Joyce, sister Clara Devine. Survivors include his wife, Mara; daughters and sons-in-law, Janette and Jeff Jump, Janell and Scott Nelson, Meghanne and Daniel Bell; sons, Charlie Joyce, Neal Santin; grandchildren, Jordan and Jenna Nelson, Julia Jump; Godchildren, Jeremy O’Blenis, Lambrey, Meriah, Malachi, and Ezekiel Sancreek, Ava and Raidyn Wilson; sisters and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Jack Christian, Barbara Joyce; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Joanne Joyce; uncle and aunt, Jack and Suzanne Sandridge; several nieces and nephews and many close friends. Many special thanks to all who helped with his care. Memorial donations may be made in Rick’s honor at any Citizens National Bank. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Ownby and Rev. Bill Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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Ray F. Benson

Ray F. Benson, age 90 of Oak Ridge, formerly of Pigeon Forge, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 09, 2009. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and participated in the Normandy invasion. He worked for Union Carbide in Oak Ridge as a laboratory technician for 38 years. In 1983, he and Jessica retired to the family farmhouse in Pigeon Forge. Ray loved his wife of 68 years, two daughters and their families, and was a friend to all. Mr. Benson was preceded in death by his brother, Clyde Benson. Survivors: wife, Jessica Robertson Benson; daughters, Janice Benson Klein and husband Jerry Klein, J. Anne Benson Sheehan and husband R. Michael Sheehan; grandchildren, Leah Bradley, Jason Babb, Heather Cupp, Amanda Bailey, Tim and Geoff Klein; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Lois Garrett; many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 157, Pigeon Forge, TN, 36868. Memorial service 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Pigeon Forge, with Pastor Bobby Barton officiating. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 104. The family will receive friends following the service at the family home. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

District Court and asks for $50 million in “compensatory damages,� fees and costs, and any other relief a judge might award. It was filed by Knoxville attorney John Lucas, who represented Ogle in front of the Planning Commission during several meetings in which High Bridge was discussed. In the filing, Lucas argues the commission’s denying the plan was an “arbitrary and capricious denial of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.� He maintains the plan “complies with all applicable law and regulations,� and argues allowing the development could have accrued considerable economic benefit for the county. Further, Lucas argues the developers were denied due process of the law and the county violated equal protection clauses by denying the plan. The filing states other plans have been approved that apparently don’t meet the regulations that prompted county officials to reject the High Bridge proposal. The most recent battle over the plan began exactly one year ago Wednesday, when the Planning Commission rejected it based on concerns over access to the property. Ownby told the group neither of the roads — Scottish Highlands Way and Mann Road — the developers plan to use meets county requirements. Ownby said the roads do not have the 50-foot private easement required by county regulations for

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the type of development proposed. However, the lawsuit maintains that’s not the case, using minutes from previous Planning Commission meetings and county property records as grounds for arguing Scottish Highlands does have that easement and Mann Road is a public thoroughfare. Based on that contention, Lucas says the developers were illegally denied the opportunity to proceed with the plan and seeks payment for losses they might have suffered from not being able to use the land as they wanted to. “Defendants’ actions and violation of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights described herein have damaged plaintiffs in an amount that has not yet been determined, but which is believed to exceed the sum of $50 million,� the filing states. The proposal actually has a long and unique history with the Planning Commission, having been both approved and denied several times. It came under fire from neighbors who don’t want Tennessee’s highest privately-held peak to become home to a massive development, while Ogle and his partners maintain the project would be done with an eye to minimizing its visual impact. At the time of the last rejection, Ogle vowed to file the suit against the county. He also said he would be willing to consider selling the land to a conservatory if he was approached to do so, but no movement has been made in that direction.

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The following recall has been announced: n About 142,000 Monday the Bullfrog plush books, made in China by Simon & Schuster Inc., of New York, because the plush frog’s plastic eye can detach, possibly posing a choking hazard to young children. The company received reports of three plastic eyes detaching after use and one unit that was pack-

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She and classmate Taryn King brought the materials to the new misdemeanor jail next to the fairgrounds. “These will go into the jails’ libraries,� Sheriff Ron Seals said, referring to the new jail and the older one downtown. Some of the materials are suitable to young readers and will be given to the juvenile detention facility downtown. There were rules about what could be donated. For example, the jail would not accept hardback books because they could be used as a weapon. And magazines had to be free of staples which could be shaped into tools used for tattooing and other purposes. Of course, no suggestive or provocative materials would be allowed, either. Sarah and her classmates collected 501 books and 86 magazines. Inside each one she pasted a Bible

work as kitchen supervisor. “June Parrott, with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, verified the defendants’ prior employment there, stating that he was a stellar employee whom the department was sad to see leave,� the presentencing report stated. Parrott also gave an account of Lintner’s actions that matched Lintner’s account, saying that he tried to help inmates including the victim and eventually put himself in a position

where he was vulnerable to accusations. When Lintner entered the guilty plea, Hawkins said the state’s evidence included eyewitness testimony from an inmate who saw Lintner and the victim having sexual contact. The evidence showed he was exchanging favors — such as taking the man to visit his mother — for sex. Lintner admitted to taking the man out of the jail to visit family, but said that then-Sheriff Bruce Montgomery

gave him permission to do so because the inmate helped in the department’s 2006 Christmas party, which took place at a location two miles from the jail. Lintner said the sheriff at first refused permission for the man to visit family, including a sick grandmother, on Christmas Day, but eventually said he could take the man to visit the nearby relatives for 15 minutes on Christmas Day.

verse. The jails have libraries, but usually a jail worker places several books and magazines on a cart and takes them around to cells or, in the case of the misdemeanor jail, the dormlike rooms that house most of the inmates. Sarah, like Taryn a junior at Pigeon Forge, is a member of six school clubs and called on members in each one to find books and magazines at home they could donate. One teacher even gave extra credit if a student brought in at least five books. The book drive lasted from Sept. 8 to Nov. 6. “We think the reading materials are helpful because they keep the inmates’ minds busy and offer them an opportunity to read,� Seals said. “We really appreciate the efforts these students made.� “We tried to get us as many books and magazines as we could,� Taryn

said. “I hope we can do this every year.� It was a team effort. Sarah and Taryn said. They credited the Pigeon Forge Public Library; Kim Berry’s magazine donations; teachers Sandra Jessel, Amanda Thompson and Marci Savoy; the

school library; and the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Pigeon Forge. Sarah is the daughter of Pam and Darrell Carr. Taryn is the daughter of Alison and John King.

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Choral Society concerts planned

The Sevier County Choral Society will present concerts featuring holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 214 Cedar St., Sevierville; and 4 p.m. Sunday at Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church, 237 Reagan Drive. Admission is free. Music includes Vivaldi’s Gloria and familiar carols and popular holiday music. For more information call 429-0252.

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The Comedy Barn theater is offering free admission to people who live or work in Sevier County in exchange for nonperishable items for Sevier County Food Ministries. Ther offer is god through Dec. 18, excluding the 8:15 p.m. show on Saturday. Proper ID or check stub is required, For reservations call 4285222. SEVIERVILLE

School selling hams, turkeys

Catons Chapel School is selling smoked ham and turkeys for Christmas. They will be cooked by The Rib Shack, and all profits will go to the school. Orders will be taken at the school or at Rib Shack on Pittman Center Road. For information call 4532132.

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Bowling event to help Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center is hosting a bowling fundraiser today 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.

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The Primitive Quartet will be in concert at the National Park Resort Lodge in Pigeon Forge today through Saturday at 7 p.m. daily. Special guest groups appearing with the Primitives: Mike Upright, today; Christmas program with family and friends, Friday; Locust Ridge Boys, Saturday. Admission is $10 at the door. PIGEON FORGE

Feast of Guadalupe parade to be held

Holy Cross Catholic Church will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Friday. The procession will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by a bilingual Mass at 7:30. The line-up will be at 6:15 in front of Pigeon Forge Library.

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West Knox home explodes; 1 dead KNOXVILLE (AP) — Police say a natural gas explosion leveled a home in western Knox County on Wednesday, possibly killing one person and injuring two others in the blast. The blast, reported at 3:13 a.m. in the upscale Whittington Creek development, was heard for miles, shattered neighbors’ windows and sent debris flying as far as 60 yards. Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Robert Sexton said one

person is believed dead and two others were taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center, according to The Knoxville News Sentinel. Their conditions were not immediately known. Firefighters were searching through the rubble to recover a body believed to be in the basement of the home. “It will probably be an all-day operation,” Sexton said. Rural/Metro Fire Capt. Brian Chesney said a buildup of natural gas was the cause of the blast that

destroyed the two-story brick home. “The explosion leveled the structure and sent debris all over,” Chesney said. Investigators said the two people injured were found in the yard following the explosion, but they were conscious when emergency responders arrived. “They were in bed asleep,” Chesney said. “They were blown out (of the house).” Gas lines to the subdivision were shut off, affecting about 50 residents,

according to the utility company. Jean Farina, a neighbor who lives behind the house, brought blankets to the injured couple. “They didn’t seem to be burned, they were more in shock,” Farina said. “I don’t know how they survived.” She said the blast flung open cabinet doors in her home and shifted pictures hanging on the walls. “We are two football fields away, and the whole ground shook,” Farina said.

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After a lengthy decision process, Pigeon Forge City Manager Earlene Teaster has hired David Taylor to serve in the director of community development and chief planner. Taylor served as Sevier County’s first planner, a post he held for a decade until December 2006. He helped guide the county through its first days of figuring out how land should be used. n

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On Dec. 10, 1884, Mark Twain’s novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was first published, in Canada as well as England (the book was not released in the United States until February 1885).

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen have welcomed a baby boy. B r a d y announced the birth Wednesday. He says the baby was born Brady Tuesday and that he and Bundchen had not chosen a name. He called it “a wonderful experience in my life.” The child is Brady’s second. He also has a 2-year-old son, Jack, with actress Bridget Moynahan. Bundchen is a mother for the first time. Brady and Bundchen were married in February in Los Angeles.

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Arrogance of ruling class irks Bill O’Reilly is mad at me because I’m not mad enough about taxes. Last week on “The O’Reilly Factor” (http://tinyurl.com/yja5qno), we talked about California’s and New York’s enormous budget deficits and planned tax increases. Those states would have big surpluses had they just grown their governments in pace with inflation. But of course they didn’t. Now the politicians act like their current deficits are something imposed on them by the recession. But that’s nonsense. They created the problem with their reckless spending. Let’s look at the particulars. Had the government of New York state grown at the rate of population and inflation over the past 10 years, it would have a $14 billion surplus today. Instead, spending grew at twice the rate of inflation (http://tinyurl.com/yguvfpm). So New York has a $3 billion deficit (http:// tinyurl.com/y9uwehd). To dent California’s deficit, bureaucrats will withhold an extra 10 percent from every taxpayer — at least from those who don’t flee the state. New York planned to raise the price of new license plates, but then backed off. The visible tax was unpopular. But the hidden taxes grow (http://tinyurl.com/yhakdfx). Hidden taxes are more pernicious because they disguise what we pay for government. We blame merchants, not our legislators, for the high price of gasoline, liquor, cigarettes and phone calls, but the money goes to the political thieves. New York imposes a gas tax of 61 cents a gallon — almost a quarter of the cost of the gas. New York City taxes cigarettes at $4.25 a pack. Washington state collects $26 per gallon of hard liquor. Illinois politicians take a sneaky cut when you buy junk food: They add 6.25 percent to the cost of soda and candy. My phone bill lists seven different taxes — unintelligible stuff like a “Public Safety Commission Surcharge” and an “MCTD tax.” The payroll tax is one of the biggest hidden taxes. You assume that you know what you pay because it’s listed on your paycheck, but that’s actually only half of it. Employers must pay an equal amount — money that otherwise would have been part your salary. O’Reilly was most indignant about the visible taxes. “You, Stossel, are going to be paying 45 percent of your money to the government!” he said. I replied that I already pay more than that, since I live in New York City. But I apparently was not indignant enough, because later in his show he told comedian Dennis Miller, “Stossel doesn’t get it.” O’Reilly is right about my not being furious. It’s not that taxes don’t anger me. They do. But I’m more angry about the arrogance of the ruling class. It reminds me of Walter Williams’ riff: “Politicians are worse than thieves. At least when thieves take your money, they don’t expect you to thank them for it.” Taxes, even counting hidden taxes, are not the real measure of what the thieves take. The true burden of government, the late Milton Friedman said, is the spending level. Taxation is just one way government gets money. The other ways — borrowing and inflation — are equally burdens on the people. (State governments can’t inflate, but they sure can borrow.) O’Reilly told me that America is ready for a tax revolt. I hope he’s right. But I don’t think it will happen until more people see the ruling elite for what it is: a gang of arrogant bullies that has the audacity to believe that they know how to direct our lives better than we do. That’s why, bad as the taxes are, I’m more upset about ObamaCare, Medicare, the “stimulus,” the auto bailout, the bank bailouts, the Fannie/ Freddie bailouts, the trillions in guarantees, and on and on. The politicians’ spending schemes represent presumptuous interference in our lives. They are an assault on our autonomy. — John Stossel hosts a show on the Fox Business Channel and is the author of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know is Wrong.” (C)2009 JFS Productions Inc.

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Heartbeat of America Dollywood’s stack of Big E awards shows why it’s No. 1 theme park The media release started out by saying that “Dolly Parton has won her first Heartbeat Award for ‘Sha-KonO-Hey! Land of Blue Smoke.” But the honor went far beyond just paying tribute to Sevier County’s favorite native sister. Presented on Nov. 18 at the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions Expo’s annual Big E Entertainment Awards in Las Vegas, it’s only natural that the internationally renowned songstress would command a lot of media attention. But the fact is, it was the fourth straight year Dollywood has won the Heartbeat Award, and it has won 15 Big E awards over that period, more than any other theme park in the world. (It should also be noted that, along with the Heartbeat Award, park entertainer Gabriel Myers from Dreamland Drive-In won Best Male Performer, Splash County was named the Must-See Water Park, the park was honored for having the best PR campaign for its work promoting the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

and the Gem Tones, an a capella group that performs 1950s and ’60s music, got an honorable mention.) Dollywood has won more awards from the national amusement park association than any other from Maine to California and all across the world. According to Theme Parks Online, there are more than 200 theme parks in the United States alone. That means Dollywood has won more awards than theme parks that might be considered more glamorous, such as the SeaWorld family, Six Flags franchises, Disney, Universal Studios — and the list goes on. Comparatively speaking to the megaparks, Dollywood is contained to 150 acres tucked away in Pigeon Forge and boasts a relatively modest 40 rides and attractions. There are no giant killer whales, no internationally famous animated rodents, no Cinderella’s castle. What separates Dollywood from the pack, that allows it to compete with and even beat, other theme parks goes back to Dolly herself. It’s genuine. It’s folksy. It has substance. It’s run professionally. It’s kept clean. It offers old-fashioned

Tennessee hospitality. It’s affordable by today’s standards — single-day passes at Dollywood are about $20 cheaper than at SeaWorld or Disney. Season passes are also offered for what is less than the price of two days’ admission. Dollywood is perhaps unique in that it has a high number of season-pass holders along with tourists who return year after year. Because of that, Dollywood tries to add a new attraction each year, be it hardware (rides), shows or festivals. “The idea,” says spokesman Pete Owens, “is to allow (patrons) to enjoy something new while keeping their old favorites.” Last year, the theme park added a zipline in which visitors soar over the landscape, which certainly drew a lot of interest, but is not in keeping with the norm of new attractions. Adventure Mountain, which will be “the largest challenge course in America,” will join the lineup in 2010, situated between River Battle and the Tennessee Tornado. It’s easy to see the common thread. Hooray!

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Public forum Restrictions on women in church merely recommendations, not rules

Editor: I’m happy Mr. and Mrs. Rupholdt (letter of Nov. 25) have found a church they like in our community. Some people have difficulty finding a church suitable for them when they move to a new community. Others don’t make it a high priority. Being a member of the Lutheran Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), I have noticed the interest the two pastors of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Rumpholdts have taken in the recent move by the ELCA to approve the ordination of homosexual pastors. I have read the scriptures they have cited and agree with them. I believe it is a matter of liberalism run amuck in the church.

However, I have read more about the change in my church from reading their letters in The Mountain Press than I have heard about the matter in my own church. I believe the LCMS pastors are trying to use this change as a recruiting tool. I believe my church has two wonderful, energetic pastors. The senior pastor is a male and the associate pastor is a lady. (The Rumpholdts do not agree with lady pastors.) I have attended my church several Sundays since the vote on homosexuals, and have felt no difference than before. Our roof has not caved in or anything drastic like that. I read I Timothy 2 and believe it should be considered in the context of 1st century (C.E.) church customs. The letter was written to pastors and church leaders of that time. Previously women had not been allowed to worship with men at the temple or in the synagogues. So this was a major change, and an elevation of the

position of women at that time. The author does not ... permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man (or her husband). (I Timothy 2:12). Also, that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing, not with their hair braided, or with gold, pearls or expensive clothes. (I Timothy 2:9). Today, women teach in churches and schools. Some wear braided hair and jewelry. My wife wears two gold rings and a gold chain which I gave her more than 45 years ago. I see these verses as recommendations and customs, not as laws to be added to those found in Exodus chapter 20. Therefore I have no problems with women serving as pastors or in positions of church leadership. It seems inconsistent to follow one recommendation and ignore the others. George L. Fowler Sevierville

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SEC GRIDIRON

Tennessee confirms probe into Orange Pride group

KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee officials say they are “cooperating fully” with the NCAA in its investigation into some of the school’s football recruiting practices. “We are concerned about the alleged activities of some members of the Orange Pride,” Tennessee officials said in a statement released Wednesday. “Both university and NCAA guidelines are a part of the Orange Pride’s orientation and training. If those guidelines were violated, we will take appropriate action. Because of federal student privacy regulations, we can’t comment further.” Orange Pride is one of three student admissions groups that act as “ambassadors” for the university providing campus tours, help with admissions and hosts prospective athletes and their families. The university said Orange Pride has 75 students, both men and women, as members who

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UT coach Lane Kiffin argues a call with a referee, while defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin looks on, during the Vols loss to UCLA earlier this football season. work with hundreds of students. The New York Times reported on its Web site Wednesday the NCAA is probing the use of host-

esses by Tennessee to attract top players. The NCAA has met with four prospects and is expected to talk to two more this week.

The NCAA declined to comment Wednesday, citing its policy “not comment on current, pending or potential investigations.”

Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton confirmed the investigation to The Times but did not return a message left on his cell phone Wednesday by The Associated Press. Marcus Lattimore, a high school running back, told The Times several hostesses traveled almost 200 miles to watch three Tennessee recruits play at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C. They brought signs including one that read, “Come to Tennessee.” Lattimore had made an unofficial visit but was not interested in committing to Tennessee. But two of his teammates, Brandon Willis and Corey Miller, have committed verbally to Tennessee. Lattimore called the hostesses pretty and real cool. “I haven’t seen no other schools do that,” Lattimore told The Times. “It’s crazy.” Many schools use hostesses to help prospective students during campus visits. They are considered representatives of the university and are not

allowed to recruit players off campus. The visits could be considered violations of NCAA rules. Tennessee has reported six minor NCAA violations since Lane Kiffin became coach a year ago — for his efforts in recruiting. Violations involved staging a mock news conference for prospects and mentioning recruits by name both on the radio and on his Twitter and Facebook accounts. The efforts resulted in Kiffin signing the nation’s top recruit in Bryce Brown weeks after signing day, a signee that pushed his first recruiting class from as low as No. 22 to No. 8 by Scout. com and No. 10 by Rivals. com. Brown is the highest-rated recruit ever to sign with Tennessee. Brown, the consensus top running back prospect in the country, also was the recruit Kiffin named on radio in one of his NCAA violations. Currently, Kiffin’s 2010 recruiting class with 23 players verbally committed is ranked No. 5 nationally by Rivals.com.

WOMEN’S HOOPS

No. 4 Tennessee faces new task: handling success By BETH RUCKER AP Sports Writer

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Lady Volunteers must learn how to manage success after a year of dealing with their struggles. Thanks to a win over Texas, the Lady Vols (7-0) are now No. 4 in the country, their highest ranking in more than a season.

“They’ve just committed. They’re invested,” coach Pat Summitt said. “We had a miserable year to get to where we are now, but it’s paid off.” Summitt said her players must manage their success by continuing to improve. Though forward/guard Shekinna Stricklen was named the Southeastern

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Conference player of the week, Summitt still called the sophomore in to see her in her office Monday, a day after Tennessee’s 78-58 win over Texas. Stricklen was 6 of 10 from the field, scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, but Summitt didn’t like the way she played the point guard position. She didn’t drive

the lane enough, and she was looking too often for shooting guard Angie Bjorklund. “I said, ’You’ve got to play with everybody,”’ Summitt said. “I went through every possession.” That kind of nitpicking was a luxury a year ago. Summitt, coaching her youngest team ever, was busy teaching fundamen-

tals and trying to motivate her team. Summitt doesn’t talk rankings with her players, but there’s no doubt they’re aware of their current success after easily handling No. 17 Texas, a team that beat Tennessee during its disappointing 2008-09 season. It started with the players’ commitment to their

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The Tigers’ Nate Croley dominates Darik Brackett from Kingston during Tuesday’s match at Pigeon Forge.

74-6 final. Pigeon Forge winners included Sims by pin in the 125-pound class, Nate Croley by decision in the 135-pound class, Brown by pin in the 140-pound class, Edward Holland by pin in the 145-pound class, Parton by pin in the 152pound class, Davis by pin in the 171-pound class, Whaley by technical fall in the 189-pound class and David Kieta by pin in the 215pound class.

KNOXVILLE — The Pigeon Forge basketball teams traveled to District 3-AA rival Knoxville Carter on Tuesday night, and the teams from Sevier County had mixed results. The Lady Tigers (6-1, 2-0) put a hurt on the Lady Green Hornets by a 54-32 final, while the Pigeon Forge boys fell just as hard, 73-56. Pigeon Forge senior Danielle Rauhuff led the Lady Tigers with 16 points followed by freshman Cassidy Martin with 14. Kelsey Brooks and Sunny McCalister added nine apiece, Ashlynn Trotter had four, Ashley “Wojo” Wojnowski returned from a four-game absence to hang a deuce and Kesha Hooker added a charity shot in the win. For the boys, senior Justin Carter led the Tigers with 17, senior Ben Cave added 12, Ryan Crowe had nine, Billy Hewitt six, Aaron Justus five, Caleb Ownby four and Andy Barnett had three in the losing effort. The Tiger squads next host county and district rival Gatlinburg-Pittman this Friday with JV action starting at 3:30 p.m.

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TKA clobbers Maryville Christian SEYMOUR — The King’s Academy Lions basketball team played unkind hosts to Maryville Christian Eagles on Tuesday night, taking care of the visitors by 14 points, 47-33. The Lions’ Cyrille Sandjon led the TKA (3-6) effort with 15 points, followed by David Kirkpatrick with 12, Arden Beeler with 11, Dane Hoffmeister with seven and Jordan Smith with two in the winning effort. Hoffmeister and Sandjon were the two Lions players who connected from downtown in the victory. Maryville Christian (5-5) managed just one double-digit scorer — Micah Jennings with 10 points — against the tough Lions defense. The teams battled to a 10-10 tie by the end of the first quarter, but the Lions opened it up in a dominant second quarter in which TKA outscored the Eagles by a 13-2 margin to take a 23-12 edge by intermission. TKA extended its lead to 36-22 by the end of the third quarter. The Lions next travel to Webb of Bellbuckle to take on the Feet at 7:30 p.m. CST time on Friday. chitchcock@themountainpress.com

offseason conditioning program. Strength and conditioning coach Heather Mason said it was the most dedicated any Lady Vols team had been in the summer in her seven seasons at Tennessee. It’s carried over onto the court, where Summitt’s first-ever senior-less team is playing together better and showing maturity.

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Tigers’ grapplers take win over Greenback PIGEON FORGE — The Pigeon Forge Tigers wrestling squad roared to a huge 44-30 win over last year’s regional champions and fourth-ranked team in the state Greenback. It was the first home match of the season for the Orange-andBlack team. “This was a very good early season victory for our squad over a quality program such as Greenback,” said Pigeon Forge coach Greg Foreman, following Tuesday’s victory. “I’m very proud of how our squad per-

formed (Tuesday) during our first home season match.” Pigeon Forge’s individual winners included Logan Sims with a pin in the 130-pound class, Dustin Brown by technical fall in the 140pound class, Nathaneal Parton by decision in the 152-pound class, Coty Young by pin in the 160pound class, Cody Davis by pin in the 171-pound class and Hayden Whaley by pin in the 215-pound class. The Tigers also thoroughly dominated Kingston on Tuesday by a

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Citizens National Bank sponsored a new lighted scoring table for the Seymour High School basketball teams. Chuck Godfrey (far right) of the Seymour bank branch was recognized in front of the new table at Tuesday night’s game against Sevier County. Jody Ramsey, of the downtown Sevierville branch was also instrumental in the bank’s sponsorship of the project. Also pictured (from left) are Seymour High principal Greg Clark, school board member Charles Temple, Phyllis Jessie and athletic director Gary Householder.

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Gatlinburg-Pittman hosted West Greene Tuesday night for some hoops action. Right, Lacee Tinker battles for a loose ball. Left, Jose Agosto drains a runner. Below, Morgan Dodgen gets position for a rebound. Below left, Drew Barton draws a shooting foul on this play. Bottom left, Leah Bryan pulls up for a jump shot.

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Sale at public auction will be on December 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Patricia D. Moore a/k/a Patricia D. Williams and David Williams, not stated to Kyle Walters, Trustee, on September 7, 2005 at Book Volume 2338, Page 808 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: Household Financial Center Inc. The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, more particularly described as follows: Tract Number 4 of Middle Ridge Subdivision: Beginning at an iron pin in the southern edge of a 50 foot right-of-way where Tract Numbers 4 and 5 intersect; thence with the common line of Tract Numbers 4 and 5, South 55 degrees 09 minutes 20 seconds West 249.08 feet to an iron pin where Tract Numbers 4, 5 and 6 intersect; thence with the common line of Tract Numbers 4 and 6, North 82 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds west 112.28 feet to an iron pin where Tract Numbers 3, 4 and 6 intersect; thence with the common line of Tract Numbers 3 and 4, North 47 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East 335.39 feet to an iron pin on the southern edge of a 50 foot rightof-way; thence with said right-of-way, South 34 degrees 50 minutes 40 seconds East 120.00 feet to the point of beginning. Street Address: 1133 Middle Ridge Road Sevierville, TN 37862 Current Owner(s) of Property: Patricia D. Moore Other interested parties: Capital One Bank The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1133 Middle Ridge Road, Sevierville, TN 37862, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 09-022347 November 24, December 1 and 8, 2009

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on December 22, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Marsha A. Coburn and Husband, Geoffrey A. Coburn to Infinity Title, LLC, Trustee, on August 7, 2006 at Book Volume 2606, Page 228, re-recorded on October 18, 2006 in Book Volume 2645, Page 1; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: CitiGroup Global Markets Realty Inc. The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: Described property located in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee.Lot 15 of Dogwood Gardens Subdivision, more particularly described as follows:Beginning at an iron pin in the line of Lot 4 of said subdivision and being located 32 feet Southwest from an iron pin in the edge of Dogwood Drive, said point being the Northeastern most point of Lot 15; thence from said point of beginning, South 39 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds West 208.61 feet to an iron pin; thence North 67 degrees 39 minutes 05 seconds West 104.89 feet to an iron pin in the line of Lot 16; thence with the line of Lot 16, North 26 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 178.01 feet to an iron pin in the center of said un-named street; thence leaving the line of Lot 16 and with the center of said unnamed street, South 75 degrees 40 minutes 31 seconds East 154.80 feet to the point of beginning.Together with the joint use of a 16 foot easement crossing Lot 16 in said subdivision extending from the West boundary line of Lot 16 through the Southern half of said lot to the Western boundary line of the above described property, said joint use of said right of way is also reserved for the owners of Lot 16, their heirs and assigns. Street Address: 454 Troy Drive Sevierville, TN 37863 Current Owner(s) of Property: Marsha A. Coburn and husband, Geoffrey A. Coburn The street address of the above described property is believed to be 454 Troy Drive, Sevierville, TN 37863, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone 901-767-5566 Fax 901-767-8890 File No. 09-022709 December 1, 12 and 15, 2009

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

By virtue of the authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, as contained in Deed of Trust from Steve Ogle and Leigh Ann Ogle to Mark Creech, Trustee, dated January 16, 2008, of record in Instrument Book 2998, Page 614, Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, for which Wm. Stanton Massa, III has been appointed as Substitute Trustee, to which Deed of Trust reference is here made, N otice is hereby given that the property described below will be sold by me at the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash on December 18, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. to effect satisfaction of principal, interest, attorney s fees, costs, expenses and other lawful charges due on a promissory note dated January 16, 2008, from Steve Ogle and Leigh Ann Ogle to Lowland Credit Union, and secured by the aforementioned Deed of Trust.

WHEREAS, on the 30th day of May, 2008, by Deed of Trust recorded in Deed Book. 3100, at Page 514, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, Jacqueline K. Boyer, a single person, did convey in trust to the Trustee named in said Deed of Trust, the hereinafter described real estate to secure the payment of a Note in the principal sum of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00), and other obligations; said debts and obligations being more particularly described in said Note and Trust Deed; and WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness; the same being now past due and the entire amount thereof having been declared due and payable in full by the holder in in accordance with the terms of said note and Deed of Trust. NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the authority vested in me and having been requested to do so by the holder and owner of the indebtedness, I will on December 15, 2009, at 11:00 o clock a.m., offer for sale, and sell at the front door of the County Courthouse in Sevier, Tennessee, to the last, highest and best bidder for cash in hand, the following described real estate, to-wit: Situated in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Tract B as the same appears on a plat of ĂŹSubdivision of Unnumbered Tract-Hidden Mountain View SubdivisionĂŽ dated October 4, 1982, prepared by Hassel T. Wolfe, RLS and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the hereinabove described property, being the Southeast corner of Lot 73 and the Southwest corner of Lot 72 of Hidden Mountain View Subdivision(Map Book 11, Page 86); thence with the line of Lot 72 of said subdivision, South 87 deg. 50 min. 20 sec. East 100.17 feet to an iron pin, corner to Lot 71; thence with Lot 71, South 87 deg. 40 min. 40 sec. East 34.72 feet to an iron pin, corner to Tract C; thence with the line of Tract C, South 7 deg. 30 min. 40 sec. East 220 feet to an iron pin, corner to Tract E; thence with the line of Tract E, North 86 deg. 27 min. 40 sec. West 12.58 feet to an iron pin in the center of a 20 foot easement, corner to Tract D; thence with the line of Tract D in the center of said 20 foot easement, North 24 deg. 22 min. 40 sec. West 105.51 feet to an iron pin at the intersection of a 20 foot easement; thence continuing with the line of Tract D and with the center of the intersecting 20 foot easement, North 89 deg. 43 min. West 46.73 foot to a point; thence continuing with the center of said easement , North 83 deg. 53 min. 20 sec. West 30 feet to a point; thence South 83 deg. 59 min. 40 sec. West 20.72 feet to a point, corner to Tract A; thence leaving the easement and with the line of Tract A, North 4 deg. 41 min. 20 sec. West 89.8 feet to a point in the center of a 20 foot wide driveway; thence continuing North 4 deg. 41 min. 20 sec. West 19.02 feet to a point in the center of a 20 foot easement; thence continuing North 4 deg. 41 min. 20 sec. West 16.76 feet to the point of Beginning. Containing 0.45 acres according to survey by Hassel T. Wolfe, RLS. Subject to restrictions of record in WD Book 316, Page 219, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Together with and subject to ingress and egress easements and well rights more particularly described at Inst. Book 3100, Page 511, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Being the same property conveyed to Jacqueline K. Boyer, by General Warranty Deed from Billy Matthews and wife, Marie Matthews, dated May 30, 2008, of record at Inst. Book 3100, Page 511, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Sevier County Tax Records show the above described property to be located at 1642 Walt Price Road, Sevierville, TN 37876, but said address is not part of the legal description of the property to be sold hereunder. Sevier County TAX MAP: 082I, GROUP: D, PARCEL: 016.03. Said sale will be free from the statutory right and equity of redemption, homestead, dower and all other exemptions; the same having been waived in said Deed of Trust. Said property will be sold subject to all unpaid real estate taxes, and any and all other prior liens, encumbrances, rights of way, easements, restrictions, mortgages and other matters of record having priority over the Deed of Trust, if any, and conveyed by the Trustee by standard Special Warranty Deed. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale set forth above. This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SITUATE, LYING and BEING in the THIRD Civil District of SEVIER County, Tennessee, to wit: TO FIND THE POINT OF BEGINNING begin at a point that is a common corner to property owned by Matthew Misback, Rodger Steele and Hubert Eledge, said point being in a Northeast corner of a 30 foot right of way as shown by plat dated February 26, 1987, entitled Hubert Eledge; thence along the line that is a common line between Misback and Eledge South 84 deg. 19 min. 48 sec. East 290.01 feet to a point; thence leaving the common line of Misback South 11 Deg. 00 min 39 sec. East 413.11 feet to a point in a center line of an unnamed road 30 feet in width and 15 feet lying in the Southernmost boundary of the property herein conveyed which point is the POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING South 81 deg. 27 min. 13 sec. West 137.01 feet to a point; thence South 60 deg. 49 min. 10 sec. West 44.57 feet, both preceding calls being in the center line of the unnamed road referred to hereinabove; thence leaving the center line North 7 deg. 49 min. 46 sec. West 277.76 feet to a point; thence North 82 deg. 24 min 28 sec. East 166.40 feet to a point; thence South 11 deg. 00 min. 39 sec. East 218.11 feet to a point in the center line of the unnamed road which is the point of BEGINNING. This property contains 0.8755, acres more or less. BEING the same property conveyed to Steve Ogle by deed of Kathy D. McCarter, a single person, dated February 15, 1991, and recorded in Deed Book 451, page 195, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Leigh Ann Ogle joins in this instrument for the purpose of conveying any interest, right or title she may have in the abovedescribed real estate by virtue of her marriage to Steve Ogle. THIS conveyance is SUBJECT TO a 30-foot right of way on the southern boundary of the subject property as reserved in Deed Book 451, page 195, in said Register s Office. THIS CONVEYANCE is made SUBJECT to all applicable easements, rights of way, setback lines and restrictions of record in said Register s Office. The street address of the property is believed to be 320 Kandy Way Sevierville, Tennessee 37864 but said address is not part of the legal description, and if a discrepancy exists, the legal description shall control. Tax ID No. 041 – 041.22. THIS DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN PREPARED SOLELY FROM INFORMATION FURNISHED TO THE PREPARER, WHO MAKES NO REPRESENTATION WHATSOEVER OTHER THAN IT HAS BEEN ACCURATELY TRANSCRIBED FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED. Said Deed of Trust recites title as unencumbered, except as noted therein, but sale will be made as Trustee only, without covenants of seisin or warranties of title and will be made subject to any unpaid taxes and assessments and all valid restrictions, liens, covenants, easements, or title defects, if any, of record on said property. The sale may be free from equity of redemption, right of redemption, homestead, dower, and other rights or exemptions, if applicable pursuant to provisions in said Deed of Trust. The property is being sold in ÏAS ISÎ condition. It shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder to obtain possession of the property at his expense. There are no representations by the Trustee as to the validity or enforceability of any mechanic s liens or other liens, or of any suits to enforce same. In the event successful bidder defaults or otherwise fails to purchase the property, the Trustee and beneficiary reserve the right to award sale to the next highest bidder at their sole option. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. Junior lienholders have been mailed a copy of this Notice. Other interested parties include: none known. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this .

Interested Parties: Jacqueline K. Boyer 1642 Walt Price Rd Sevierville, TN 37876 This Notice shall be published in The Mountain Press on the 24th day of November, 2009, the 1st day of December, 2009; and, the 8th day of December, 2009. This _19___ day of November, 2009.

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TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles Edward Dayton and Wendy Worley Dayton to Arnold M. Weiss, Trustee dated September 28, 2006 in the amount of $111,600.00, and recorded in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 2631, Page 609, (“Deed of Trustâ€?); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. by assignment; and, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holderâ€?), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan, any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, December 10, 2009 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Situate in the Second (2nd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and in the City of Gatlinburg, and being all of Unit 14 of Morning Mist Resort, a Planned Unit Development, as the same appears in the plat map of record in Large Map Book 3, at Page 190, in the Sevier County, Tennessee Register of Deed Office, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description; together with the undivided interests in and to the common elements and limited common elements as set forth in the Master Deed for Morning Mist Resort of record in Warranty Deed Book 615, at Page 206, in said Registers Office. Said property is improved with a planned unit development. Subject to easements, restrictions, reservations, setbacks, notations of record in Warranty Deed Book 615, at Page 206, Map Book 27, at Page 268; Large Map Book 1, at Page 155; and Large Map Book 3, at Page 190 in the said Registers Office. Subject to right-of-way of record in ROW Book 12, at Page 552, in the said Registers Office. Being the same property conveyed to Charles E. Dayton and wife, Wendy W. Dayton by deed of Danny Louis Armand, married, of record in Book 2631, at Page 607 in the said Registers Office. Map & Parcel No.: 117LH 00100P014 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 616 Morning Mist Way Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738 CURRENT OWNER(S): Charles E. Dayton and Wendy W. Dayton SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rightsof-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C Ă&#x; 7425 and T.C.A. Ă&#x; 671-1433. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust. Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Douglas S. Yates, Trustee Douglas S. Yates 117 Joy St. Sevierville, TN 37862 (865) 453-1201

Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 09-25625 /FHLMC

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The Mountain Press ‹ Tuesday, December 01, 2009 696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

Kodak 2BR $575 mth + security deposit Call Barbara 865368-5338

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

A Great Location. 1 block off Pkwy, near Walmart. 2BR 2BA, carport, patio. Nonsmoking environment, no pets please. $535 mth, year lease. 4535396

Large Efficiency $150 week. Electric & cable incl. 770335-7008 or 865286-5319

Live On Lake! 1BR Apt. Elect./H2O incl. $150 wk + dep. 865-640-8751

696 APARTMENTS FOR RENT

RIVERWALK 1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545.00 to $695.00 865-429-2962 LEGALS

697 CONDO RENTALS

1152 Tranquility Hills Way Cosby, Tennessee 37722 2772 East Walnut Grove Road Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 and 2942 Kathy Drive Kodak, Tennessee 37764

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1BR home Gatlinburg. No pets. $400 mth. 453-8852.

2BR/2BA in PF. Includes refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher. W/D connection. Private deck. $650/mo. Call 654-9437 or 654-3456. Studio condo on Pkwy, furn, util inc, wifi, cbl, indr pool $200/ wk 540-397- 4977 698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

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865-453-0086 OWNER FINANCE For Rent: 2BR 1BA mobile home at King Branch on Boogertown Rd. $450 mth. No pets. 654-2927

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

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$625 to $850+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec. 680-5119 or 7744307.

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

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2BR 2BA Furnished $700 mth w/ 6 mth lease. 366-7339. Available Jan. 1st. 3BR/1BA house in downtown PF. 2 car garage. $1100/ mo. + deposit. 865-254-0000. Homely 1BR, Nice furn, elec, w/d, dw. Non smoke. $499 865-209-1302

710 HOMES FOR SALE 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

829 MANUFACTURED HOME SALES

16x72 2+2 Fltwd Price includes delivery & set up $10,900. 933-6544 28x80 5BR $34,900. Very nice. 9336544

NEW 3BR/2BA behind SCHS. Large lot. $136,000. 6546505 or 654-8184. 717 FARMS FOR SALE Small 2.7 acre farm for sale. New Center area. For info 6547654. 722 BUSINESS BUILDINGS

943 AUTOMOBILE SALES

4 office rentals + large garage. S. Blvd Way $249,000. 933-6544

1997 HONDA Accord, 4 cyl., 5 sp. AC, 4 dr., looks & runs good. $3000. Call 865-607-6542. 945 TRUCK SALES

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on January 12, 2006, by Mountain Top Resorts, LLC to Gregory D. Shanks, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Instrument 06002611, (“Deed of Trustâ€?); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC; and WHEREAS, Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holderâ€?), appointed the undersigned, The Callins Law Firm, LLC, as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, The Callins Law Firm, LLC, Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, commencing at 1 2:00 PMat the Main entrance or hallway of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: TRACT ONE: Situated in district fifteen (15) of sevier county, Tennessee, and being all of lot 49, section 2, of windfall estates, as the same appears on the map dated march 3, 1982, prepared by Ronnie l. sims, rls, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, SAID IRON PIN BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF LOT 48 AND THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF LOT 49; THENCE FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING AND WITH THE COMMON LINE OF LOT 48, SOUTH 55 DEG. 10 MIN. 28 SEC. WEST, 338.09 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, A COMMON CORNER OF LOTS 47, 48, AND 49; THENCE LEAVING LOT 48 AND WITH THE LINE OF LOT 47, SOUTH 23 DEG. 29 MIN. 01 SEC. EAST, 195.00 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE LINE OF BONANZA SUBDIVISION; THENCE LEAVING LOT 47 AND WITH THE LINE OF BONANZA SUBDIVISION, NORTH 65 DEG. 18 MIN. 05 SEC. EAST, 498.80 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF A 50-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE LEAVING BONANZA SUBDIVISION AND WITH THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH 42 DEG. 07 MIN. 00 SEC. WEST, 75.86 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WITH A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH R = 166.48, T = 31.75, FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 53.32 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 64 DEG. 34 MIN. 33 SEC. WEST, 176.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 2.2889 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. RESERVED IS A 1-FOOT STRIP OF LAND ON THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARY OF THE LINES ADJOINING BONANZA SUBDIVISION. Also conveyed is the right to use the roads, easements, and right of way of windfall estates for the purpose of ingress and egress, as described in an easement agreement dated may 26, 1982, of record in misc. book 83, page 372, in the registerĂ­s office for sevier county, Tennessee, and is for the purpose of ingress and egress to douglas lake. Tract two: Situated in district fifteen (15) of sevier county, Tennessee, and being all of lots 59 and 60 of windfall estates subdivision, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 59: beginning at an iron pin on the north right of way line of a 50-foot right of way being located approximately 250 feet west of its intersection with flat creek road; thence with the north right of way of said 50-foot right of way, south 86 deg. 20 min. 23 sec. west, 125 feet to an iron pin, corner to lot 60; thence with the line of lot 60, north 03 deg. 39 min. 37 sec. east, 200 feet to the point f beginning, and containing 0.5739 acres, more or less, according to the survey of Ronnie l. sims. LOT 60: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN ON THE NORTH EDGE OF A 50FOOT RIGHT OF WAY BEING APPROXIMATELY 375 FEET WEST OR ITS INTERSECTION WITH FLAT CREEK ROAD, CORNER TO LOT 59; THENCE WITH THE NORTH RIGHT WAY LINE, SOUTH 86 DEG. 20 MIN. 23 SEC. WEST, 125 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, CORNER TO LOT 61; THENCE NORTH 03 DEG. 39 MIN. 37 SEC. WEST, 200 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, CORNER TO LOT 59; THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOT 59, SOUTH 3 DEG. 39 MIN. 37 SEC. EAST, 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.5739 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF RONNIE L. SIMS. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO MOUNTAIN TOP RESORTS, LLC, BY FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BY DEED DATED 12TH DAY OF JANURAY, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2441, PAGE 800 AND BOOK 2441, PAGE 797; IN THE REGISTERĂ?S OFFICE FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS, BUILDING SET-BACK LINES ALL EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RESERVATIONS, AND TO ALL CONDITIONS SHOWN ON THE MAP PREPARED BY RONNIE L. SIMS, RLS, DATED MARCH 3, 1982. Tax ID # 029-015.12 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2713 & 2788 Windfall Estates Drive Sevierville, Tennessee 37876 CURRENT OWNER(S): Mountain Top Resorts, LLC The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the tTHIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.me and place for the sale set forth above.

The Callins Law Firm, LLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Dionna Squires The Callins Law Firm., 101 Marietta Street, Suite 1030 Atlanta, GA. 30303 (404) 681-5826 File No.: FT09.03.033 December 1, 8 and 15, 2009

Nice 2BR/1BA house in walking distance downtown from Gatlinburg. 4365385 or 850-7256 One Bedroom Cabin Furnished. Very nice residential rental between Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge. $600 mth, 1 year lease. No sub leasing. 423-246-1500.

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Sevierville Doublewide 2BR $500 mth + deposit. No pets. Ref. 933-6544

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and described as follows: TRACT ONE: Situated in the First (1st) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being Lot 18 of Tranquility Hills Subdivision as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 28, page 50 and Map Book 28, page 124 in the Sevier County Register s Office, to which reference is here made for a more particular description. SUBJECT to a 16-foot right of way of record in Map Book 28, page 124 in said Register s Office. BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Jack Maples and wife, Mary Maples, by Warranty Deed recorded in Book 2264, page 291 in said Register s Office. TRACT TWO: Situated in the Third (3rd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an old metal post in the northwesterly edge of the right of way of East Walnut Grove Road, a corner to McCormack (Warranty Deed Book 555, page 379); thence leaving the edge of said right of way and with the line of McCormack, North 23 degrees 19 minutes 44 seconds West 249.38 feet to a 17-inch hickory in the line of property now or formerly belonging to James Stanley King, Sr.; thence leaving the line of McCormack and with the line of King, North 75 degrees 32 minutes 25 seconds East 97.16 feet to a dead white oak; thence North 76 degrees 22 minutes 55 seconds East 161.62 feet to a post; thence South 16 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds Eat 64.82 feet to an iron pin; and thence South 05 degrees 45 minutes 51 seconds East 54.21 feet to a 27-inch white oak at the northwesterly edge of the right of way of East Walnut Grove Road; thence leaving the line of King and with the edge of said right of way, South 45 degrees 12 minutes 42 seconds West 248.88 feet to the post at the point of beginning, containing 1.03 acre, according to the survey of Jim Ellison, RLS No. 1683, dated October 2, 1998. TOGETHER WITH a field line easement as shown on survey of Jim Ellison, RLS No. 1683, dated October 2, 1998, and as reserved and described in deed to Tracy McCormack of record in Book 555, page 379 in the Sevier County Register s Office, and as set out in deed to Louise M. Hancock of record in Book 569, page 233 in said Register s Office. BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Jack W. Maples and Mary F. Maples by General Warranty Deed recorded in Book 1561, page 148 in said Register s Office. TRACT THREE: Situated in the Eighth (8th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 7A2 of a resubdivision of Tract 7A of the Earnest Holbert Farm as described by deed of record in Warranty Deed Book 554, page 29 in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, to which deed specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and property now or formerly owned by Clabo (Warranty Deed Book 612, page 126), said rod being along the eastern edge of the 50-foot right of way for Kathy Drive; thence from the point of beginning and leaving the line of said Clabo and with the line of the said drive, South 06 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds West 33.44 feet to a point at the common corner of the subject property and the said Clabo, said point being approximately in the center of said drive; thence leaving the line of the said Clabo, and with the line of the said drive, North 58 degrees 42 minutes 00 seconds West, 254.77 feet to a point; thence curving in a convex posture, with an arc of 130.92 feet, a radius of 125.00 feet, and a tangent of 72.18 feet, North 28 degrees 41 minutes 39 seconds West, 125.02 feet to a point at the common corner of the subject property and property now or formerly owned by Shaof (Warranty Deed Book 551, page 793), said point being approximately in the center of the said drive; thence North 88 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East, 25.04 feet to an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and the said Shaof, said rod being along the eastern edge of the said drive; thence leaving the line of the said drive and with the line of the said Shaof, North 88 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East, 282.24 feet to an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and the said Shaof and the said Clabo; thence leaving the line of the said Shaof and with the line of the said Clabo, South 06 degrees 41 minutes 59 seconds West, 218.95 feet to the point of beginning, containing an estimated 1.10 acre, more or less, as all of the foregoing is strictly according to a survey of Jim C. Ellis, RLS No. 1683, dated May 17, 1999, styled “Job #051899Aâ€?. BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Jack W. Maples and wife, Mary F. Maples, by General Warranty Deed recorded in Book D661, page 149 and by Quitclaim Deed recorded in Book 2535, page 160 in said Register s Office. The sale will be in bar of all rights and equities of redemption, statutory and otherwise, homestead, dower and all other rights or exemptions of every kind, all of which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, but subject to the following: (a) unpaid taxes against the property; (b) recorded easements, restrictions, conditions, covenants, rights-of-way or subdivision plats affecting the property; (c) dedication of roads affecting the property and applicable governmental zoning and subdivision ordinances and regulations, (d) prior or superior liens, judgments, deeds of trust or other interests of record; and (e) matters that an accurate survey of the property might disclose. Notice has been given pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. Ă&#x; 7425(c) and Reg. Ă&#x; 301.7425-1, and T.C.A. Ă&#x;Ă&#x; 50-7-404(i)(2)(B) and 67-11433(b)(2) and Rule 1320-2-1-.35, if applicable. The Property Is To Be Sold Without Covenants Or Warranties, Whether Express Or Implied, Including Without Limitation, Warranties Of Merchantability Or Fitness For A Particular Use Or Purpose. The following items recorded in said RegisterĂ­s Office, may be adversely affected by the foreclosure sale: (1) Judgment in favor of Frank E. Lowe recorded in Book 3205, page 635; (2) Judgment in favor of BankEast recorded in Book 3358, page 493; and (3) Judgment in favor of American General Financial Services recorded in Book 3396, page 758. Substitute Trustee, at his sole discretion, at the time and place appointed above for the sale, to accomplish the most advantageous sale and consequent discharge of his trust obligation under the circumstances, reserves the right to do any or all of the following: 1. Postpone the sale of all or any portion of the property by public announcement at such time and place of sale, and from time to time thereafter postpone such sale by public announcement at the time fixed by the preceding postponement or subsequently noticed sale, and, without further notice, make such sale at the time and place fixed by the last postponement, or, in his discretion, give a new notice of sale. 2. Appoint an agent to sell the property in accordance with the power of sale contained in the Deed of Trust or to take other actions that the Substitute Trustee may take. 3. Sell the property in any other manner or manners as may accomplish the most advantageous sale and consequent discharge of his trust obligation under the circumstances. The failure of the high bidder to close this sale shall be cause for rejection of the bid, and if the bid is rejected, the Substitute Trustee shall have the option of making the sale to the next highest bidder who is capable and willing to comply with the terms thereof. The proceeds of the sale will be applied as provided in the Deed of Trust and applicable law .

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Kodak

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Jack W. Maples and Mary F. Maples (the Borrowers) conveyed to Jeffrey J. Wall, as Trustee, real property in Sevier County, Tennessee by Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing dated as of November 30, 2005, recorded on November 30, 2005 in Book 2405, page 125 in the RegisterĂ­s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee (the Deed of Trust) to secure payment and performance of the debt and obligations described in the Deed of Trust. First Tennessee Bank National Association (the Bank) is the owner and holder of the debt and obligations secured by and the beneficiary of the Deed of Trust. The Bank, as such owner, holder and beneficiary, appointed Richard B. Gossett as Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in Book 3452, page 473 in said RegisterĂ­s Office. Default has been made in the payment of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust. The Bank, as owner of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, has declared the entire balance due and payable and has instructed the Substitute Trustee to foreclose the Deed of Trust in accordance with its terms. NOW, THEREFORE, the Substitute Trustee, on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, commencing at 12:00 noon at the main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevier County, Tennessee, will offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash the property therein conveyed, designated as

698 MOBILE HOME RENTALS

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

RENTAL 3BR/1BAKodak, nice older home. 1600 sq. ft. Screened front porch/detached garage-workshop. Very private. Located 2 miles from new Food City. $700 plus dep. Call Phillip @ 865-7121978.

Renters Wanted New Home $440 mth 423-608-8146 Seymour Hinkle Sub 3BR 2BA $975 mth. + dep. 6801032 HUD PUBLISHER’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.

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The Mountain Press ◆ Thursday, December 10, 2009 Close to Home

Advice

Boyfriend’s 17-year-old daughter sounds much too immature to drive

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Dear Annie: My fiance, “Tom,” has a 17-yearold daughter, “Laura.” She’s had her driver’s license for six months. During the three years Tom and I have been together, there have been a lot of behavior issues with Laura. She’s disrespectful and unruly, and she was suspended for part of the school year. Because of this, I questioned the decision her parents made to allow her to get her license. Laura totaled the first car they bought her and has received two speeding tickets in the second. Still, Tom and his ex insist that Laura be allowed to keep driving, and they’re going with her to a court hearing over her last speeding ticket to try to have the penalty reduced. I’ve suggested to Tom that Laura may simply not be mature enough to be a safe driver, and that they should consider taking her driving privileges away. He says I worry too much, and since she has a part-time job and plays sports, it’s not practical for them to chauffeur her everywhere. She also takes her younger brother to his practices. I don’t believe these are good excuses to put herself, her passengers and others in danger. I don’t want to be the wicked soon-to-be stepmother. I simply don’t want anything horrible to happen. Are there any statistics to bolster my argument? -- Worried in Pennsylvania Dear Worried: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens,

and 16-year-olds have the highest crash rates. They are three times more likely to die in a crash, and the chance of driver death increases with each additional passenger. Drivers with one prior crash have a subsequent crash rate 1.5 times higher. These statistics may not help you, however, if Laura’s parents find it too inconvenient to take away the keys. At the very least, suggest to your fiance that Laura enroll in a driver safety class. Dear Annie: I’ve been married to my husband for 20 years and have never liked the engagement ring he surprised me with. It has a small diamond and is a cheap ring. This is the symbol of his love that I have to look at every day. Even though I have told him I’d like a bigger stone, he says “maybe someday” and nothing happens. My husband is not materialistic and neither am I, but I believe I am classy and enjoy the finer things in life. We are in our early 50s and otherwise happily married, and we both have good jobs and a comfortable life. What’s a girl to do? -- Ring-a-Ding Dear Ring: You do sound a little materialistic, dearie. That inexpensive ring may have been the best your husband could afford at the time. It’s possible he is saving a new ring for your 25th

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wedding anniversary, but if not, nothing is stopping you from getting the stone of your dreams on your own. There’s no reason to be frustrated waiting for him to purchase it for you. Dear Annie: This is for “Mark,” who asked if he should continue sending Christmas cards to those who don’t reciprocate. It doesn’t matter that you are only in touch with these people once a year. Your card may be the highlight of their Christmas season. And some might not respond because they cannot afford a card or a stamp. If this gesture makes you feel good and you want to do it, then send as many cards as you like. I do the same. Many times I will run into one of these friends and they will tell me that getting my card is what they look forward to each year. So keep up the good work, Mark. You never know what a blessing you might be to someone in their darkest hour. -The Christmas Card Lady of Memphis Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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