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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 349 ■ December 15, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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$10K reward in Hercutt murder

INSIDE

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

5A rivalry revisited Emotions were high in Friday game between Tigers, Highlanders Sports, Page A9

SEVIERVILLE — The search to find Dawn Hercutt’s murderer got a boost Monday as local and state officials announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case. Hercutt was found dead in her 2007 Cadillac Escalade at the bottom of a 125-foot cliff off a curve on Walker Trail Road on Aug. 3, not far from properties managed by a rental company she owned. Though her death was initially believed to

enforcement officials have been investigating the incident as a Have information? homicide and have so far turned up no suspects. They’re optimistic the Call Detective Matthew Cubberly of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department reward will change that, though. at 453-4668, the Tennessee Bureau of “I sincerely hope and believe Investigation at 549-7800 or District this reward will assist us greatly Attorney General Jimmy Dunn’s office in the apprehension of the person at 429-7021. responsible for the murder of Dawn Shannon Hercutt,” District Attorney have been the result of the accident, General Jimmy Dunn said. “This it was later determined she was makes people understand this is murdered and the car crash was a serious and we’re really pursuing this case.” Dawn Hercutt was set-up. found dead in her In the four months since, law See REWARD, Page A5 vehicle on Aug. 3.

County happy with audit

Winterizing a slide

5Lord’s Child giveaway Annual Christmas in Appalachia event today at The Gathering LOCAL, Page A2

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

State

Killing suspect seeks appeal Last person facing trial in Knoxville couple slay claims immunity Page A6

Weather Today Mostly cloudy

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Josh Plemons hands down a roll of shrink wrap to Brent Wells as they winterize the slide at the outdoor pool at the Pigeon Forge Community Center.

Local students take Beta to the max

High: 55°

Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 30° DETAILS, Page A6

Obituaries James Finchum Sr., 76 Ruby Manis, 90 Gregory McDaniel, 61 Kevin Chambers, 48 Tommy Webb, 54

DETAILS, Page A4

Index Local & State . . . . A1-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8,A9 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A14 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A14 Classifieds . . . . . A10-A13 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 World . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5

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

Several excel at state convention By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer Sevier County Schools were well-represented at the state’s Junior Beta Convention during Nov. 22-24 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, with students taking home numerous awards and honors. “We had a great group of kids,” said Denise Ward, sixth-grade teacher and Beta Club sponsor at Pigeon Forge Middle School. “We’re very proud of them.” Sevier County students who attended the convention included Austin Rice, Seymour Middle School, who won the office of president of the state’s Junior Beta Club; Chad Gibson, PFMS, who won the office of chaplain; Shelby Huskey, Pigeon Forge High School, first place in Special Talent; Brianna Hodge, PFMS, second place in Special Talent; and Turner Whaley, PFMS, first place in Division 1 Speech. Several Northview Middle

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Pigeon Forge Middle School students Turner Whaley, Chad Gibson and Brianna Hodges all won awards and honors at the recent state Junior Beta Convention in Nashville. School students placed in Arts and Crafts as well. “It’s very fun — Beta Club is not a boring club,” said Brianna. “We work together as a team at convention, doing different projects. We compete in areas like Special Talent, Group Talent, Science, Spelling Bee and Quiz Bowl.” Thirteen-year-old Brianna, who won second place for singing “At Last” in Special Talent, also sang the national anthem

at the opening ceremony of the convention. She calls the whole experience “amazing.” “I wanted to make an impact, so I picked a song that fits my voice, which is kind of bluesy,” she said of the Etta James classic. “I also like gospel.” Chad, 12, performed in a skit and delivered a twominute speech during his campaign. He chose the motto “Shout for Chad for Chaplain.” “I knew that you had

to inspire people, and I thought it would be fun to help Beta,” he said of his decision to run for the office. He plans to run for the office at the national level in June. Turner, 11, was “a little nervous” before he delivered his speech at the state convention, but he made sure to smile and speak directly to the judges. “My speech was on See BETA, Page A4

Seniors, children count on Santa Fund Senior citizens and children in Sevier County are counting on your support of The Santa Fund to help them have a rewarding and fulfilling Christmas. The latest contributions: n $200: In memory of Gordon and Tom Cagle by Jodie Cagle n $25: J.R. and Roberta Romer

n $25: Ron and Maggie Lucas n $25: In memory of Baby Maddox The fund now stands at $8,205 with the deadline fast approaching.

The Santa Fund assists seniors and children who have signed up through local agencies. Contributions can be made in two ways: n Mail to The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville 37864 n In person at our offices, Riverbend Drive across from TRW 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 Friday.

SEVIERVILLE — If 1960s pop group Herman’s Hermits performed a song about Sevier County’s audit reports for the last two years, somewhere between the verses of “I’m Henry the Eighth I Am” they’d sing, “Second verse, same as the first.” The report from the state comptroller’s office was released Monday and shows that more than half the nine findings are repeats from 2008. None of the red flags raised by the state officials are considered “major,” which would indicate taxpayer money was misappropriated. “Overall I’m very pleased with the outcome,” County Mayor Larry Waters said Monday. “When you look at an operation as big as we have and those are the only findings — and they’re not major findings — I think that’s great.” The 245-page report looked into everything from staff salaries to gasoline purchases for sheriff’s deputy cruisers. It’s essentially a good report for county finances, according to a letter from the audit’s overseer. Rather than a problem, the findings simply indicate instances in which the county could handle money better by following state guidelines or recommendations. The findings include one each for the offices of mayor, director of schools and juvenile court clerk, while the county clerk’s office negted four findings. Additionally, there are two miscellaneous findings that apply to the county overall. The report produced a pair of the most often-repeated findings in Sevier County’s audits: The county offered longevity pay to constitutional county employees, a move that bumped salaries for those workers above the state standard; and the county has no central accounting system. Waters has responded to that last charge in years past, pointing out the issue only deals with the Highway Department and school system, both of which keep their own, independently-audited books. Requiring county finance officials to keep books for both those departments would be redundant and See AUDIT, Page A4

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County teens help others with boutique at PC Elementary By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

Submitted

Volunteers have gathered hundreds of winter coats and other clothes and gifts for distribution today at The Gathering beginning at 3 p.m.

Christmas in Appalachia today Submitted reports SEVIERVILLE — The Lord’s Child will hold its third annual Christmas in Appalachia event today at The Gathering Church, 1250 Middle Creek Road. Over 750 children have been pre-registered for the event and 350 families will receive Christmas dinner with enough food

to feed a family of six. Over 300 volunteers will assist in giving children new gifts. The children will receive winter coats, sweatshirts, bicycles with safety helmets and Christmas stockings. The number of impoverished children living in Tennessee increased more than twice as fast as the national aver-

age, according to Kids Count Data Book that has ranked child poverty in all 50 states for the past 20 years. This event will affect more than 1,000 people, officials said. Thousands of corporate and individual donors from Knox and Sevier counties have made donations. The Lord’s Child is a

non-profit, humanitarian organization that served more than 6,000 children last year. It plans food drives throughout Knox, Sevier and other counties in the Appalachian region. It will continue to sponsor children in its spring, back–to–school and Christmas events. For more information call 868-5200.

PF planners to take up ticket sales request Meeting set for 3 p.m. at City Hall By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Efforts to bring Sevier County its newest zip line establishment are progressing but plans to build a ticket sales location on the Parkway for it may hit a speed bump today. So far, things have been flying pretty smoothly for Ross Ogle Jr., who is building Zip Lines of the Smokies on property he and his father own on Mill Creek Road. A rezoning request to get that property set for the construction sailed through the Pigeon Forge Planning Commission earlier this year and things seem on track for the business’ take off. However, the request to put a ticket shop on property Ogle owns at 3363 Parkway may not get such a quick nod. According to Chief Planner David Taylor, the proposal set to come before the Planning Commission during its meeting at 3 p.m. today in City Hall calls for locating the retail center on

Knoxville men charged with Seymour theft Submitted report Two Knoxville men have been charged with aggravated burglary in connection with a break-in that occurred in Seymour on Friday. Sheriff Ron Seals said Monday that officers investigated a residential burglary on Fox Creek road at approximately 11 a.m. Knoxville police later pursued a car on Magnolia Avenue and followed the vehicle to an area in West Knoxville. Taken into custody at the scene were James E. Jett, 36, of 1009 Bob Gray Road, and Nolan T. Wiginton, 21, of 1100 Brown Road. During a search of the car, items believed to have been taken from the burglary in Sevier County were found and confiscated, Seals said. Sevier County investigators worked with Knoxville authorities and charged the pair with aggravated burglary. They are currently jailed in Knox County and are awaiting a hearing date.

portions of two parcels Ogle owns. City ordinances call for the location of only one “principal building� on any given lot. The neighboring property is home to Fantasy Golf and is one of several lots there the Ogles own, Taylor said. Still, though they own the land, it seems likely the plan won’t get a stamp of approval from the city’s planning staff. “We will not be recommending it (be approved) because we do not feel it meets the regulations and we think there should be just one principal building per lot,� Taylor said. Fortunately, there may be an easy solution to the dilemma. Though the lots in that area are about 50 feet wide and very deep, Taylor thinks the plan could be modified to get the entire 500-square-foot ticket sales location onto one piece of property. “We think it could easily fit onto one lot and, hopefully, that will come up during the meeting,� Taylor said. If the plan does get a thumbs-down from the commission, a subsequent request for a variance to allow the building to straddle the two lots on the Board

of Zoning Appeals agenda would become moot. Also on the agenda for the Planning Commission session is: Planned Unit Developments n Revised preliminary PUD of Lots 1-5 of Brookstone Village Phase 1 on Brookstone Way near Ogle Drive Site Plan n MF Billboards LLC billboard relocation and consolidation in front of Alf’s at 1965 Parkway Subdivision n Final minor subdivision

Appeals, which is made up of the same members as the Planning Commission, will hold a session immediately following the first meeting. On the agenda, in addition to Ogle’s variance request, are a request to allow a vehicle backing onto a public street at 428 Indian Knob Circle from Bob Hogston and another seeking an interpretation or a variance to allow a structure to generate power as an accessory building for a single family residence in an R-1 district.

PITMAN CENTER — A conversation about a school clothes closet has sparked an idea for another way to give back to the community. Pittman Center Elementary School nurse Cristy Layman had mentioned the school’s clothes closet, which provides clothes to students in need, to her 15-year-old daughter, Lindsey one day. The Sevier County High School student wanted to know more. “She said, ‘Clothes closet? What do you mean?’� recalled Layman, who is also a school nurse at Jones Cove Elementary School. “She was horrified when I told her that some of these kids have never even been shopping at the mall.� Lindsey suggested they create the shopping experience for those in need — without the worry of money. Today, Pittman Center Elementary will open “L’s Boutique� (named for Lindsey, whose nickname is “L.L.�) for a day. Shoppers will be fifth through eighth grade girls in need of clothing. “That’s the age they start caring about what they look like,� Layman explained. After spreading the word about their project, mother and daughter acquired jeans, shirts, jackets, jewelry, scarves and other accessories from members of the community to set up shop. Lindsey helped her mother sort through the donations, making sure all items were in style and appealing to the age group. “There will not be any donations from this school in the boutique, because we don’t want a student saying to one of the girls, ‘That was my shirt,’� Layman said. She added that clothing in all sizes will be available. “We’ve got plenty of clothes right now, probably enough to go to another school (at a later date).� The two have stayed busy with the upcoming opening, making signs and ordering shopping bags. “A lot of her friends have donated,� Layman said of her daughter. “She’s so excited. She said, ‘What about the boys?’ I told her one thing at a time, but I would love to have another shop for boys. If the kids like it, maybe we’ll do another one in the spring.� To contact the school about donations, call Pittman Center Elementary School at 436-4515. n ebrown@themountainpress.com

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

Tuesday, Dec. 15 Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.

Old Harp Singing

Old Harp shape note singing, 7 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road., Pigeon Forge. 428-0874, www.oldharp.org.

Optimist Dinner

Northview Optimist Club Christmas dinner 6:30 p.m. at clubhouse, with visiting clubs Chilhowee and Angel Tree.

Community Choir

Community choir for 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. celebration organization meeting and rehearsal 6-8 p.m., Walters State Community College, Sevierville.

Community Supper

Sevierville First United Methodist Church community supper 5:30-6:30 p.m. Open to all. 453-5754.

Wednesday, Dec. 16 Christmas Music

Students of Sherry Marshall perform Christmas music 4 p.m. in MountainBrook Village. Free.

Beech Springs Play

“Christmas Shoes� 7 p.m. today and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Beech Springs Baptist Church, 337 W. Mount Road, Kodak. 933-0692 or www.beechspringsbaptist. org.

Thursday, Dec. 17 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

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Catlettsburg Game

Smoky Mountain Jam basketball team is hosting a benefit game for Catlettsburg Elementary, 4 p.m. at school. $10 adults, $5 children. 680-7369.

Christmas Program

The Gathering’s “A Christmas Tale� 5 p.m. today and 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday. 1250 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville. 868-5000.

Sunday, Dec. 20 Bethel Baptist

Bethel Baptist Church adult choir presents “Hark! the Angels Sing� during morning worship. Children’s program 6 p.m.

Beech Springs Play

“Christmas Shoes� 6:30 p.m., Beech Springs Baptist Church, 337 W. Mount Road, Kodak. 933-0692 or www.beechspringsbaptist. org.

Boyds Creek

Boyds Creek Baptist Church Christmas program 11 a.m.

Kodak Baptist Program

Black light program, “Purpose of Christmas� presentation 6 p.m., Kodak Community Baptist. Food and fellowship to follow. 591-7981.

Christmas Program

The Gathering’s “A Christmas Tale� 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., 1250 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville. 868-5000.

Monday, Dec. 21 Bariatric Support

Bariatric Surgery Support Group meets 7 p.m. at Echota Resort Clubhouse on Highway 66. 453-6841 or 712-3287.

Church Meal

First Baptist Church of Gatlinburg “Meal for Many� 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free holiday supper, Santa and gifts. 436-4685.

GateKeepers

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

Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 10 a.m. Seymour

Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right side), Chapman and Boyds Highway, Seymour n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg

Tuesday, Dec. 22 Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.

Wednesday, Dec. 23 Grace Baptist Service

Grace Baptist Church, 2539 Newport Highway, candlelight service 7 p.m. 453-0522.

Medic Blood Drive

Medic blood drive 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Bass Pro Shops. Donors receive T-shirt and cholesterol evaluation.

Boyds Creek Singing

Boyds Creek Baptist Church service in song, 7 p.m. with Boyds Creek Trio.

Thursday, Dec. 24 Seymour United Methodist

Seymour United Methodist Church candlelight service 7 and 11 p.m., with Holy Communion. 573-9711 or www.seymourumc.org.

Monday, Dec. 28 GateKeepers

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

Women’s Bible Study

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

Tuesday, Dec. 29 Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.

Monday, Jan. 4 Prayer In Action

Prayer In Action meets 6 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC for a time of prayer for the United States and its government. Nondenominational.

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.

ABWA

American Business Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m., dinner meeting to follow. www.abwasevier.org.

Submarine Veterans

Smoky Mountain sub vets meet 6 p.m., at Islamorada Restaurant. www. SmokyMountainBase.com, 429-0465 or 692-3368.

Community Band

Smoky Mountain Community Band free Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Sevierville Civic Center.

Friday, Dec. 18 FCE

Midway Family, Community and Education Club meets 9 a.m. at Mountain National Bank in Kodak to fill Christmas stockings for Douglas Dam Head Start children.

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ARRESTS Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u David Lee Andies, 35, of Rogersville, was charged Dec. 12 with possession of methamphetamine, promotion of methamphetamine, possession of Schedule II drugs and theft of property. He was being held in lieu of $50,000 bond. u Henry Avon Burleigh III, 37, of 925 North Knob Creek Road in Seymour, was charged Dec. 14 with public intoxication. He was being held. u Darrell Lynn Cusick, 25, of 13070 Chapman Highway in Seymour, was charged Dec. 14 with public intoxication. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Rebecca Ann Dipple, 28, of Seymour, was charged Dec. 14 with possession of Schedule II and VI drugs. She was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. u Theresa Ann Douglas, 44, of 118 Roaring Fork Road in Gatlinburg, was charged Dec. 13 with public intoxication. She was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u William Lee Edwards, 20, of Lutrell, was charged Dec. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from General Sessions Court. He was being held. u Robert Mikel Gibson, 23, of Knoxville, was charged Dec. 13 with public intoxication. He was released on $250 bond. u Lynn Kelly Hensley, 42, of 251 Spring Valley Road in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 13 with domestic violence assault. He was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Wilson Hernandez, 26, of 28 Candy Tuft Drive in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 13 with public intoxication. He was released on $250 bond. u Ricky Allen Hickman, 46, of 1755 Kerr Road in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 13

with domestic violence assault. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Jacob Clay Maynard, 26, of Silver Point, was charged Dec. 13 with public intoxication, and possession of Schedule II and IV drugs. He was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Brandy Michelle Morgan, 27, of Rogersville, was charged Dec. 12 with theft of property, possession of methamphetamine and promotion of methamphetamine. She was being held in lieu of $50,000 bond. u Tommy Joe Norton Jr., 47, of 1124 Oak Cluster Drive #30 in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 14 with DUI, violation of the implied consent law and violation of the implied consent law. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Rusty Blake Pitner, 22, of 414 Sugarloaf Road in Seymour, was charged Dec. 14 with public intoxication. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Karen Marett Quellette, 40, of Winter Park, Fla., was charged Dec. 13 with public intoxication. She was being held in lieu of $250 bond. u Shanda Christine Reinhart, 21, of Jefferson City, was charged Dec. 12 with domestic violence assault. She was released on $1,000 bond. u Daphine Donnell Russell, 34, of 834 Golden Circle Drive in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 13 with DUI. She was released on $2,500 bond. u Tiffany Danielle Shultz, 21, of Talbott, was charged Dec. 12 with

two counts of violation of a General Sessions Court probation. She was being held. u Charles Thomas Stedding, 41, of 3008 Kathy Drive in Kodak, was charged Dec. 14 with domestic violence assault. He was being held. u Justin Earl Stinnett, 27, of 313 Henderson Avenue in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 13 with auto vehicle theft $1,000-$10,000. He was being held in liue of $5,000 bond. u Robert Merrell Taylor, 43, of Knoxville,w as charged Dec. 13 with violation of a General Sessions Court probation. He was released on $2,500 bond. u Karen Pauline Trotter, 43, of New Market, was charged Dec. 13 with a misdemeanor warrant from General Sessions Court. She was being held. u Josh Mark Ward, 22, of 2727 Highland Park Drive in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 13 with reckless endangerment and theft of property. He was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond. u Micheal Ray Whitted, 20, of 321 Humphrey Drive in Seymour, was charged Dec. 12 with possession of drugs without a prescription. He was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Nolan T. Wiginton, 21, of Knoxville, was charged Dec. 13 with aggravated burglary. He was being held in lieu of $40,000 bond. u Ronal D. Zalaya, 32, of 311 Reagan Drive Apt. 5 in Gatlinburg, was charged Dec. 13 with possession of Schedule II drugs. He was being held in lieu of $50,000 bond. 2nd location in the Gatlinburg Space Needle!

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OBITUARIES

In Memoriam

James Ralph Finchum Sr.

James Ralph Finchum, Sr., age 76 of Sevierville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2009. He was a member and Deacon of Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church and was the founder of Finchum & Sons Flooring Company. He was preceded in death by his parents Aca Lonzo and Minnie Romines Finchum, brothers Oliver “Broady� Finchum and Mayford Finchum, and sister Juanita Davenport. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Vita Blanche Murrell Finchum; sons and daughters-in-law, James Ralph Jr. and Kay Finchum, Larry and Bonnie Finchum; daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Steve Rodgers, Katherine “Kitten� and Luis Rivera; grandchildren, Anthony Wilson, Brandy Floyd, Vita Rishelle Rogers, Lucius Finchum, Lacie Finchum Dorsey, Jessica Peterson, and Aretha Wilson; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Imogene Fain, Anna “Bonnie� Finchum; brothers, J. W., Hobart, Harold “Dink�, and Jerry Finchum. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 4041, Sevierville, Tennessee 37864. The family received friends Monday, December 14, at Boyd’s Creek Baptist Church with funeral service to follow with Rev. Bill Stephens Jr. officiating. Interment noon Tuesday in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

In Memoriam

Kevin D. Chambers

Kevin D. Chambers, age 48 of Hillsboro, Ohio, died Saturday morning December 12, 2009, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1961 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Donald V. Chambers of Hillsboro and the late Barbara L. Brooks Chambers. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Diane Gibson Chambers, two sons, Guy D. and Isaac G. Chambers of Hillsboro, one step-son, Michael Kelley of Hillsboro, two sisters, Kathleen (Bridget McCay) O’Connor of Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Kristine (Kraig) Walker of Hillsboro and one brother, Keith (Carol) Chambers of Hillsboro. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, December 17, at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hillsboro. Friends may call on Wednesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial may be made to the Guy and Isaac Chambers Education Fund, c/o Merchants National Bank, P. O. Box 10, Hillsboro, Ohio 435133. n www.turnerfuneralhomes.com

In Memoriam

Ruby Manis

Ruby Manis, age 90 of Gatlinburg, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at Fort Sanders Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Manis, sons J.D. and Eddie Manis, and a daughter, Betty Jo Manis. She was a member of the Glades Lebanon Baptist Church. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Roy and Nancy Manis, Donald (Chig) and Peggy Manis, Jerry and Connie Manis, and son Larry Manis; grandchildren, Barbara and Russell Reagan, David and Tammy Manis, Donald Jr. and Michelle Manis, Lisha and Harold Robertson, Melody Manis and friend Mike Rawlings, Debra and Tommy Wear and children; great-grandchildren, Jon and Josh Reagan, Mitch Manis, Taylor Manis and Roy and Timothy Robertson; two great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Irene Reagan; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Rawlings Funeral Home. Rev. Wayne Ownby and Rev. Ricky Lamon will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. till 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rawlings Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Glades Cemetery.

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Tommy Lee Webb, age 54 of Sevierville, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, December 13, 2009. Mr. Webb was formerly of Monticello, Kentucky, and was an Army veteran. He had been a carpenter for the past twenty years in Sevier County and was preceded in death by his father, Oliver L. Webb and brother, Gary R. Webb. Survivors include his wife Susan S. Webb, son and daughter-in-law James and Melissa Webb, daughter and son-in-law Leandra and Jacob Wilkins, grandchildren Vivien and Lisette Webb, mother Sue Webb, brother and sister-in-law David E. and Katy Webb, sister and brother-in-law Audrey J. and Gerald Moore, several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Teri Newman, 3629 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863. Funeral and burial will be in Monticello, Kentucky. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

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is not required by state law, Waters maintains. Offering longevity pay is a decision made by the County Commission, which this year voted to continue the move after some debate. The state only offers guidelines, not requirements, for salaries for constitutional employees, including property assessor, county clerk, court clerks, trustee and register of deeds. Waters said the instances in which purchase orders were not issued happened in another courthouse department that his office has charge over. Though county leaders have tried to track down the offending departments, that has been difficult because the audit does not name them specifically. That may change soon, though, as Waters and other officials have requested that the audit mention the specific offices in which incidents occur. In the county clerk’s office, Joe Keener said all four of the findings there relate to one glitch in a computer system the department started using in February that automates the car title process. Keener explained that program was taking taxes paid on car purchases in other states and recording them as taxes paid to the county. It subsequently told staffers the

Gregory Blake McDaniel, age 61 of Sevierville, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as MSgt. and served three tours in Vietnam. He was a member of Clan Donald Mid South and the ASPCA, and he was a loyal supporter of St. Jude Children’s Hospital. He was preceded in death by his beloved dog, Lucy. Survivors include his wife, Dianna McDaniel; sons, David McDaniel, Gregory McDaniel; daughter, Jennifer McDaniel Puckett and husband Eric; grandchildren, Evan and Emma Puckett; special relatives, Pauline Norris, Max, and Mattie. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sevier County Humane Society, P.O. Box 976, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868. Family and friends will meet 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Tennessee Veterans Cemetery for graveside service and inurnment. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com

county owed the state that amount in taxes. “We were noticing this problem and I had an idea what was going on, so I actually called the auditors in and they helped us figure it out,� Keener said. “We were sending the state checks we didn’t need to. We’ve got everything worked out and the state actually sent the money back.� Those instances added up to $115,895 before the glitch was caught, but all that money has been refunded, Keener said. “We don’t have many of that type of transaction, but it started building up,� Keener said. For the school system, the auditors found that school officials allowed a local church to use a bus for a mission trip without requiring any kind of reimbursement. That is not expressly forbidden; state law allows school system property to be used by private groups with or without a fee. The problem: The school system does not have a written policy for use of things like vehicles, only for buildings. School System Finance Director Karen King said that issue has since been resolved. “(Director of Schools Jack) Parton got a call from the folks at First Baptist Church in Gatlinburg that they had an emergency situation where they could not get a bus for a trip,� King said. “We allowed those folks to use — as we have in the past — a bus. That’s not just some-

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama implored top bankers Monday to help keep the fragile recovery from faltering by boosting lending to small businesses and getting behind an overhaul of financial regulation. “We rise and fall together,� Obama declared. In response to the president’s burst of populist jawboning, some banks pledged to increase loans and exercise more self-control over outsized compensation. But the full impact of Obama’s intervention was hard to gauge: The government is losing leverage as major banks repay bailout loans. Obama’s lecture to the bankers was also part of a broader election-season Democratic effort to tie sluggish bank lending to continued high joblessness — and to try to tie the banking industry to Republican efforts against Obama’s financial overhaul legislation.

Time short for health care debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The end game in sight, Senate Democrats coped with stubborn internal differences as well as implacable Republican opposition on Monday in a struggle to pass health care legislation by Christmas. A liberal-backed call to expand Medicare as part of the legislation drew strong opposition from Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. and quieter concerns from a dozen Democrats, raising significant doubts about its ability to survive. Congressional officials said the administration was recommending the provision be jettisoned to clear the way for the most sweeping health care legislation in a half-century. In response, a top presidential aide, Dan Pfeiffer, said, “The White House is not pushing (Senate Majority Leader Harry) Reid in any direction, we are working hand in hand with the Senate leadership to work through the various issues and pass health reform as soon as possible.�

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Mountain Press he believes his daughter, who owned a local real estate company, was killed at home and her body was later put into her car and driven off a cliff on Walker Trail Road off Upper Middle Creek Road. Dunn believes the reward may offer some stimulus from folks who might know something, however minor, about the crime to come forward and help law enforcement officials find Hercutt’s killer. Those with information are asked to call Detective Matthew Cubberly of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department at 4534668, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 549-7800 or Dunn’s office at 429-7021. To secure the reward, the tipster’s information must lead to an arrest and conviction.

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The cash offering is somewhat unusual in that it’s not funded by private sources but instead comes from government money. Such a reward must be authorized by the governor, a move that was made in the Hercutt case just in the last few days, Dunn said. “I submitted a request and some supporting evidence to the governor’s office, then he decided the case was worthy of a reward,� he said. Though no suspect has yet been named and little information has been offered on the progress of the investigation, Dunn said there is plenty going on that is not visible to the public. “There has been all sorts of work done,� Dunn said. “We are chasing everything down. We’re working very hard, it’s just that there’s nothing we can tell the public about that at this time.�

Pot measure to be on 2010 ballot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group campaigning to put a marijuana legalization measure before California voters said Monday it has enough signatures to qualify for the 2010 ballot. The measure has far more than the nearly 434,000 signatures needed to make the statewide November 2010 ballot, said Richard Lee, an Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur and the initiative’s main backer. The proposal would legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and older. Residents could cultivate marijuana gardens up to 25 square feet. City and county governments would determine whether to permit and tax marijuana sales within their boundaries.

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KABUL (AP) — The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described. The White House insisted it was sticking with a goal of completing the buildup by late summer. The reinforcements begin arriving next week, and the bulk of the troops are scheduled to be in Afghanistan by the end of summer. But it will probably be nine to 11 months before all the troops are in place, Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez said. The timing is important. The sooner the full complement of 30,000 can get there, the sooner the added firepower might have an effect on turning around the war and creating conditions that will allow the Pentagon to proceed with Obama’s promise to begin withdrawing troops in July 2011.

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Park visitation up in November

Entries into Great Smoky Mountains National Park jumped by 8.7 percent in November. Year to date the park is up 4.7 percent, spokesman Bob Miller said Monday. Through November, park visitation totalled 8.96 million visitors, putting the Smokies on track to finish the year at 9.4 million. The November jump was fueled by a 27.2 percent jump at the Gatlinburg entrance, due in part to the Interstate 40 closure for the entire month. Cherokee and Towensend numbers were unchanged.

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Gatlinburg’s 34th annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade is being rebroadcast daily on Gatlinburg PEG Channel 4 on Charter Cable. The parade will also be rebroadcast on Charter Cable channel 5 in Sevier County at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It is available on Charter On Demand across the Southeast.

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Community band schedules concert

The Smoky Mountain Community Band will have its first Christmas concert at the Sevierville Civic Center at 7 p.m. Thursday. Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided. The community band was founded in 2007 by Betty Smelcer, the assistant band director of Sevier County High School. The band is open to new members. Rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the SCHS band room.

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Couple slaying suspect seeks appeal KNOXVILLE (AP) — The last person facing trial in the carjacking and slaying of a Knoxville couple is waiting to hear if the state’s highest court will take up her appeal before her scheduled trial in May. Attorneys for Vanessa Coleman said they plan to ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to look at an appeal that a lower appellate court refused to consider before Coleman is tried. Coleman, 20, was arrested in Lebanon, Ky., following the 2007 murders of Channon Christian, 21, and

her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23, in Knoxville. Newsom’s naked, bound and burned body was found near railroad tracks and Christian had been stuffed into a trash can and left to suffocate. Coleman’s appeal claims she was entitled to immunity from state prosecution because of an agreement with federal prosecutors. Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner last week set the May 10 trial date to give the high court time to decide whether

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Comedy Barn seeks to help food bank 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 Friday. Proper ID or check stub is required, For reservations call 428-5222.

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Tennessee Helping Hearts wll host a benefit show at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Country Tonite to support the 278th Army National Guard and cancer victim Joe Ledbetter. Tickets can be purchased at the theater or by calling 453-2003.

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“We don’t want technology to go to Iran, regardless of whether it will be used militarily or by civilian businesses. We don’t want American businesses engaged in trade with a regime whose policies are antithetical to our national interests.” — Kenneth Wainstein, former U.S. assistant attorney general for national security, in a statement as federal agents investigate whether a helicopter they have held for 14 months at an airport in Texas was earmarked for shipment to Iran.

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prosecutors along with her boyfriend Letalvis Cobbins, the alleged ringleader Lemaricus Davidson and another man, George Thomas. Davidson has been sentenced to death for the killings. Cobbins and Thomas are serving life sentences without a chance for parole. A fifth person, Eric Boyd, was convicted in federal court of being an accessory after the fact for hiding Davidson, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

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Community meal Tuesday at church

First United Methodist Church will host this month’s community supper from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today. The menu will include roast pork loin, mashed potatoes, and and desserts. The Christmas meal is open to everyone. For more information, call the church at 453-5754.

they want to hear the appeal. Coleman was 18 when she was arrested and had been urged by her parents to cooperate with authorities. Federal prosecutors treated her as a witness to the brutal attacks against the couple and housed her in a local hotel for her protection. An immunity agreement was drafted by a federal attorney in return for her testimony before a federal grand jury into the carjacking. However, she was indicted by state

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Beware of ‘warming’ billionaires In a famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards once warned his fellow Americans: “The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher.” True, he said, “the floods of God’s vengeance have been withheld; but your guilt in the meantime is constantly increasing, and you are every day treasuring up more wrath; the waters are continually rising and waxing more and more mighty.” Listening to U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer talk is like hearing an updated gospel of the apocalypse: “The clock has ticked down to zero -- after two years of negotiation, the item has come to deliver.” Deliver what? Well, the kind of global governance that has been the supposedly ridiculous nightmare of stupid populists who for years worried that the United Nations might turn into what Hopenhagen is hoping for. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen pronounced with hope, “The deal that we invite leaders to sign up on will be one that affects all aspects of society, just as the climate change does.” All aspects of society? “The shepherd cries The hour of choosing has arrived Here are your tools” So proclaims former Vice President Al Gore, inventor of the Internet and poetprophet of the new age in his book “Our Choice.” Into your hands, Al Gore, we commend our wallets. I do not know whether the planet will warm or not. Watching Copenhagen unfold, I know that I would rather bet on humanity’s ingenuity in adapting to climate change than put the power to control “all aspects of society” in the hands of Al Gore, any prince of Denmark or the United Nations. I will trust the creativity of the future -- rather than these experts -- to regulate the lives of future children yet unborn. Beware of carbon billionaires bearing doom, for they profit from it. How many times have environmentalists been wrong in the past? How many times have we been told the hour of doom will be upon us? How many children died in Africa because St. Rachel Carson launched a crusade against DDT? And how few of today’s fervent environmentalists have ever apologized for the deaths their past mistakes caused? Do they know? Do they care? Developing countries are suddenly outraged by the leak of the so-called Danish Text -- a draft agreement that would impose carbon constraints on developing countries, indeed permit richer countries to emit twice as much carbon per person in 2050 as the poorer countries. What? Containing global warming doesn’t mean just hamstringing the U.S. but limiting African people’s prospects? They are right to be outraged, however hypocritically. The latest news? President Obama has prepared yet another end-run around the American people by supporting the transfer over carbon output regulation (that’s every breath you make, literally) to the Environmental Protection Agency. Drive your children to school? Use a clothes dryer instead of a laundry line? Eat methane-producing beef instead of carbon-friendly fish? Have another baby instead of an abortion? All of these deeply personal choices affect the carbon output of the United States. In one fell swoop the federal government has claimed (in theory) a power unimaginable to our framers and inconsistent with any notion of a free society. Carbon billionaires will proliferate as businesses learn the way to make money is not to compete on a nonexistent free market but to do cozy deals with politicians, South American style. The left used to warn about the military-industrial complex, now it is seeking to create a corporateenvironmentalist complex like nothing America has ever seen. For, as Jonathan Edwards put it: “The foolish children of men miserably delude themselves in their own schemes, and in their confidence in their own strength and wisdom; they trust to nothing but a shadow.” — Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, is known for her conservative social policy analysis of social trends and conditions. (C)2009 Maggie Gallagher. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.

Editorial

Better to give... Spirit of Christmas is really on display in county this month Saturday was a terrific day of showing the giving nature of Sevier County. In Sevierville, families came by to select coats as part of Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries’ annual coats event. Nearby, First Baptist Church held its annual Christmas gift giveaway, as families lined up to receive the food and gifts the church had collected and organized for them. At the Sevierville Community Center the annual Teen Christmas and Shiloh Riders Toy Run project reached their climax with hundreds of people having a happier Christmas thanks to the generosity of many others. In Pigeon Forge, the Toys for Tots giveaway was held at Belz Mall, and that drew hundreds of children and their parents to receive toys and other items to make their holiday brighter. Today, The Lord’s Child has its annual toy giveaway for families

that signed up for assistance. And on Thursday, Banner Baptist Church hosts more than 200 clients of Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority for a Christmas party at River Terrace in Gatlinburg. There are other such events, either already held or scheduled this week. Groups large and small reach out to assist those less fortunate at this special time of the year. It is a glorious example of the Christmas spirit of giving rather than receiving. The cynics among us — and they are legion in Sevier County — will point out that we should be helping people year-round, and that some families get things from several different agencies, thus giving them a bigger Christmas than even some of the donors might be having. Yes, we should do more to help people in need throughout the year, and

many agencies remain active January through November to assist people with basic needs like clothes, rent and utility payments. But Christmas is different. In addition to its religious significance, there is the commercial aspect to it. We just don’t want to see children or their parents go without at this time of the year. The disappointment at having little or nothing in the way of material goods at Christmas time simply goes against what we think of as the Christmas spirit. So we do a little more this time of the year. It makes us feel better as we help others to feel the same way. Thanks to the organizations, clubs, churches and social agencies for all they do at Christmas time to make lives happier and more fulfilled. When hunger pains go away, and homes are warm, and the tree has gifts under it,

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You will find that behind every good pastor is a good woman. I know some people won’t agree with me, however that doesn’t change what the Bible says about the women’s posiEditor: In response to your recent letters on women tion in the church. George Tedder in the church, my wife and I recently moved Wears Valley to Wears Valley from Daytona Beach and found a good old-fashioned Baptist Church that we are very happy with. Uninsured, unlicensed motorists I do not feel that women should serve in a pastoral position in the church. Women’s need to be dealt with severely position in the church should be one of teach- Editor: ing the younger women how to be a lady and Day after day I read The Mountain Press how to cook and keep a home in order. A and note the people who have been arrested woman’s position is very important. However and the crimes for which they are arrested. she should be more concerned in keeping her I am perplexed that the city, county and husband and home happy and in order. state deal with those who have no vehicle It is man’s responsibility to run the church insurance, or no driver’s license, with a and that is Bible-based. When God made slap on the hand and release them until women He took a rib out of Adam’s side their court date. because that is where he wanted the women’s What’s wrong with sending the illegals back position to be. Not above him or below him to their country when they break our laws? but by his side.

They should be given no second chances, they should be held in jail until court, and the fines should be high enough to make sure they become responsible drivers and obey the laws completely. In fact, the fines should be at least double what it would cost to have insurance, thus people would be more compelled to acquire the insurance. This should apply to the U.S. citizens as well. Numerous times in each paper there are individuals cited who do not have legal driver’s licenses or not properly insuring their vehicles. It is preposterous that as the owner of a vehicle that is insured, I have to pay a premium for uninsured motorists. That law has baffled me for 30 years now. What insurance company legislated that idea? Why should I have to pay extra for something that is mandated by law that every vehicle owner/driver have? Pam Ryan Sevierville

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PREP WRESTLING

Tiger wrestling takes 5th at Outback Classic Davis, Holland take 1st place finishes for PF

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Edward Holland (far left) and Cody Davis (far right) won first place in their divisions at the Outback Classic in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. this past weekend. Tiger teammates Logan Sims and Nate Croley finished third and second, respectively, in their classifications. All toghther, the Tigers’ team finished in fifth place for the event.

North Myrtle Beach, S.C. — The Pigeon Forge wrestling team got a good effort from their grapplers this past weekend at the Outback Classic wrestling tournament in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Cody Davis (171 lbs) and Edward Holland (145) took first place in their respective divisions, while Nate Croley (130) brought home a second place and Logan Sims (125) finished third. As a team, the Tigers finished fifth overall among the 27 teams from S.C., N.C., Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. “I am very proud of how our team performed,” PF coach Greg Foreman said. As the holidays near, things only heat up for the Tigers. The team will wrestle at Karns tonight before hosting Sevier County, William Blount and Alcoa on senior night Thursday. Then the week of Christmas the team will host the Smoky Mountain Duals, one of the toughest team dual events in the region.

PREP BASKETBALL

TKA splits pair with WSBB, St. Andrew’s By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEYMOUR — The King’s Academy Lions rebounded from a 65-45 defeat at the hands of Webb School of Bell Buckle Friday night with a 48-25 drubbing of St. Andrew’s on Saturday. Cyrille Sandjon and David Kirkpatrick combined to account for 30 points and 17 rebounds in the team’s win over the rival Mountain Lions, as Kirkpatrick put up 14 and nine, while Sandjon had 16 and eight. Sandjon also added a team-high seven steals. Dane Hoffmeister added seven points for The King’s Academy, while Sam Witt tacked on four, Matt Ward chipped in three and Tim Whitley and Jordan Smith scored two each. The Academy got out big early, leading 20-8 at the end of the first period, and poured onto that lead in the second. By halftime, TKA was up 36-11, and their was no looking back, although

the Lions did call off the dogs in the second half. The game was the perfect recovery from the Lions’ loss the night before to Webb School of Bell Buckle 65-45. In that game Kirkpatrick was a one-man wrecking crew for the Lions with 26 points and six rebounds, but it wasn’t enough for TKA, as the team couldn’t overcome a 37-20 halftime defect that ballooned to 57-34 by the end of three quarters. The Lions actually outscored the Webb Feet in the fourth quarter, but the three-point swing did little to overcome Webb’s lead. Cyrille Sandjon was the next-highest Lions’ scorer, but he was held well below his season average with just six points. Matt Ward added five for TKA, while teammates Hoffmeister and Arden Beeler chipped in three each. Jordan Smith rounded out the Lions’ scoring with two points. From submitted reports

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TKA players get pumped up before a home game against J. Frank White Academy earlier this season in Seymour.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Johnson on pace for 2,000, Titans rout Rams 47-7 By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans aren’t about to feel guilty for routing the St. Louis Rams, not when they remember only too well just how it feels. “We’ll take it,” linebacker Keith Bulluck said of the Titans’ 47-7 win Sunday. “We’ve been on the receiving end of a tail-kicking before, so it’s about time we get this one out this year.” The Titans lost 59-0 at New England on Oct. 18, their sixth straight loss to

open the season. Now they are 6-7 and scrambling to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. They did just that for another week by overcoming Vince Young’s strained right hamstring that knocked him out midway through the second quarter. Chris Johnson ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and caught a short pass he took 66 yards for another TD. Rob Bironas kicked four field goals, including a long of 50 yards, and the defense held Steven Jackson to a

season-low 47 yards and came up with five interceptions the Titans turned into 20 points, ruining the NFL debut of Rams rookie quarterback Keith Null. Even Kerry Collins, the quarterback benched after that winless start, threw a touchdown pass and had 154 yards passing in replacing Young. Not that any of the Titans are thinking playoffs, not yet. “We are just going to take one game at a time and worry about our next opponent,” Johnson said. Coach Jeff Fisher was

happy to see his Titans bounce back from a loss at Indianapolis that snapped their five-game winning streak. “It was good to get back on track with the win,” Fisher said. A difficult season for first-year Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo only got worse with a fifth straight loss. His starting quarterback already was out in Marc Bulger, and Kyle Boller couldn’t push off his sore thigh during pregame warmups. That force Spagnuolo to start Null, a sixth-round draft pick out

of West Texas A&M the coach had hoped to keep off the field. With Tennessee focused on stopping Jackson, Null couldn’t get the Rams (1-12) into the end zone until they trailed 33-0 in the fourth quarter, and they needed a 51-yard gain off a fake punt to set up the rookie’s 11-yard TD pass to Randy McMichael. The Titans outgained St. Louis 446-240 on offense, and Spagnuolo isn’t sure who will start next. “I think he had some See TITANS, Page A9

SPORTS TODAY Basketball

Regular season n Pigeon Forge hosts Gibbs n Seymour hosts Morristown West n G-P hosts Carter Bowling

Regular season n Pigeon Forge at SCHS n G-P hosts TKA Wrestling

Regular season n Pigeon Forge @ Karns, vs. Karns, Bearden

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 â—† The Mountain Press PREP HOOPS

Highlanders and Tigers play an emotional contest PIGEON FORGE — First, there was boiling anticipation. Then there was extremely intense competition. Next there was emotional swings to opposite sides of the spectrum. And, of course, there was trash talking, technical fouls and more trash talking. There was bad officiating and painted students running court sidelines with school flags during time outs. And, oh yes, there was a basketball game ... one that people are still talking about. “The atmosphere (at Pigeon Forge) was good as it can possibly get at a high school basketball game,� said GatlinburgPittman Highlanders boys’ basketball coach Raul Placeres, speaking about last Friday night’s 66-54 Blue-andGold (8-0, 2-0) victory at county and District 3-AA rival Pigeon Forge Tigers. Although the Orangeand-Black (3-5, 0-3) home team was disappointed by another loss, Pigeon Forge coach Jonathan Shultz said he enjoyed the turnout, which he said was the biggest crowd he’s seen at Pigeon Forge in his three seasons as coach. “I thought it was a great atmosphere,� said Shultz. “Both sides were supporting their teams, and there were a lot of people there. “I think we started the game out nervous and played uptight the first few minutes, and Gatlinburg forced us into a lot of turnovers

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flashes there, he threw the ball pretty good,� Spagnuolo said of Null. Spagnuolo’s bigger problem may be with Jackson. The NFC’s leading rusher was visibly upset after the game, spoke briefly and then walked away from his locker. “Instead of standing here embarrassing myself, and my family, I’m just going to say I’m tired. I’m just tired. I’m tired. You fill in the blanks. However you want to write the article, however you want to say it, I’m just tired,� Jackson said. The Rams concentrated on stopping Johnson, and the NFL’s leading rusher still turned in his franchise-record eighth straight game with at

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A Pigeon Forge student shows his school spirit during a break in the action Friday night against visiting Gatlinburg-Pittman. and jumped on us early. Maybe we weren’t accustomed to playing in front of such a large crowd, but we would love to see that kind of support all the time. It’s makes it fun.� It also made for a lot of intensity throughout the night, culminating in a couple of late technical fouls called on the Blueand-Gold visitors, much to the pleasure of the Pigeon Forge contingent in the stands. “But it’s amusing to me that people were jumping up and down, cheering like crazy (about those technical foul calls) when we’re up 16 points with about 30 seconds left in the game,� said Placeres,

who has heard some talk about the undersized Tigers making it a close ball game for the better part of three quarters. Placeres said people believe the Highlanders should have won the game by at least 30 points. “But all I know is that we’re 8-0, and as a coach I’m very pleased,� said Placeres, who noted that G-P has won its eight games by more than a 20-point average. “There’s a lot of high expectations for our kids, and everybody comes to the games expecting 30-point blowouts. “But sometimes it just doesn’t go that way, but we’re winning and that’s

what we need to do.� Heated emotions about the game throughout the community have led some to claim that the Tigers played dirty to keep it a close ball game. Placeres said he disagrees. “I don’t think anyone played dirty,� said Placeres, who saw his Highlanders shoot 30 second-half free throws against the Tigers. “There was a big size disadvantage for Pigeon Forge, and they had to do whatever it took to win, and we understood that. They played hard. We struggled, because they played hard. “But at the end of the

least 100 yards rushing. Johnson scored the game’s first TD on a 39-yard run, and his TD catch-and-run came on a mistake where he was supposed to stay in and protect Young. “Gaining 2,000 yards and breaking the record, it is not going to be easy,� Johnson said. “It’s a tough job, so I don’t expect to go out there and it be easy for me.� Johnson now has 1,626 yards rushing and remains on pace to become the sixth back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards. He trails Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season mark by 479 yards, but now holds the franchise record for most yards from scrimmage in a season with 2,017. That made Johnson just the fifth player in NFL history to reach 2,000 yards from scrimmage in his team’s first 13 games,

joining Jim Brown, Walter Payton, O.J. Simpson and Priest Holmes. “He is very skilled and put the combination of a good offensive line together, smart physical and a talented back, it’s tough to defend,� Spagnuolo said. The Titans must see how Young recovers. He had been questionable with an achy right knee and thinks working to heal that up helped lead to hurting his hamstring. But Young said he pulled up quickly enough that he avoided a worse injury. He had played well and was 6 of 8 for 132 yards with a careerlong 44-yard run that led to the painful hamstring. NOTES: Spagnuolo said

linebacker Paris Lenon had a hip pointer and linebacker Dave Vobora hyperextended a knee. Left guard Jacob Bell hurt a hamstring late. ... The Titans now have won eight straight against the NFC and are 13-2 against the NFC since the start of the 2006 season. ... Johnson now holds the franchise records for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games and most yards from scrimmage in a season. He

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day, we won by double digits, and there’s no way around that.� Shultz said he saw things much the same way. “When you lose, you lose,� said Shultz. “But we competed, and I was very proud of our effort. “I think Gatlinburg has a very talented team, and I thought it was a game with two teams that played really hard, and you just knew that both teams wanted to win it. “But I don’t think we played our best basketball. We’re going through a tough stretch, and we’ve got to find a way to win games.� Both coaches said the officiating was substandard, but bad calls didn’t affect the outcome. “The officiating wasn’t very good, but it didn’t cost us the game,� said Shultz. “There were quite a few blown calls, but I don’t think either team had an advantage because it went both ways. “We had too many fouls, and (G-P) shot 30 free throws in the second half. But the majority of them were legitimate.� Although there was a lot of hype and emotional build up in the community leading up the last Friday’s game, Placeres said the county rivalry aspect had little to do with G-P’s preparation leading up to it. “We didn’t approach the game as G-P against Pigeon Forge,� said Placeres. “We approached it as our second district game of the season, and we wanted to be 2-0 in the district. The other stuff is for the fans.� But that’s not to take away from the impor-

had been tied with Hall of Famer Earl Campbell with seven straight 100yard games and topped Campbell’s previous mark of 1,981 in 1980. ... This is the seventh time this season St. Louis has been held to 10 or fewer points.

tance of the rivalry. “There’s no doubt that these kids will be 30-35 (years old) and they’ll remember that game against Pigeon Forge,� said Placeres. “Our seniors have never lost at Pigeon Forge, and that was our senior rallying cry (leading up to the game).� And although the teams will get a chance to do it all over again on Friday, Jan. 22, at G-P — where Pigeon Forge won 35-33 last season over the homestanding Blue and Gold — neither team is looking forward to the impending rematch just yet. “Pigeon Forge is in the rear view mirror,� said Placeres. “We went there and did what we had to do, and that was to win the ball game. “So now we’re focussed on (Carter) tonight (at G-P), and we need as much community support as possible, because (Carter) is going to be a big game. “We’ve still got a lot of work to do, and you don’t win district championships and go to the state tournament in December. We’re just taking on game at a time.� And for Pigeon Forge, the onus is on just winning a district game. “Right now, we’re just trying to get better,� said Shultz. “And we’re getting better. “We’re playing some tough teams right now, and we’ve dropped a few. But we’ve just got to move forward to try to get our first district win (tonight at home against Gibbs).� chitchcock@themountainpress.com

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428-0748 LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SUE MANNING HOUNSHELL Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 8 day of DEC 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of SUE MANNING HOUNSHELL deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 8 day of December, 2009. (Signed) Julia Reynolds Executor Estate of SUE MANNING HOUNSHELL By:Donald Farinato Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of TED BRUCE HOUSER Late of Sevier County, Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 9 day of DEC 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of TED BRUCE HOUSER deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-

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Estate of ELSIE LOU LAFOLLETTE Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 8 day of DEC 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of ELSIE LOU LAFOLLETTE deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 8 day of December, 2009. (Signed) Clyde Ernest Lafollette Administrator Estate of ELSIE LOU

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

By:Jerry Kerley Attorney

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Estate of HELEN D. YOUNES Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 8 day of DEC 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of HELEN D. YOUNES deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GWEN J. YOUNG Late of Sevier County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 8 day of DEC 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in respect to the Estate of GWEN J. YOUNG deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 8 day of December, 2009.

Estate of HELEN D. YOUNES By:M. Sue White Attorney

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Estate of GWEN J. YOUNG By:none Attorney By: Joe Keener County Clerk

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Found Dog. Rich brown color. Maybe boxer hound mix. Boy. Very sweet. Different collar. 4536173 FOUND: Young Brindle male hunting dog. Free to good home. 773-5461

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Looking for dependable, detailed and customer service oriented personnel. Now accepting applications for the following full time positions: •Front Desk •Breakfast/ Lobby Attendant Excellent wages, bonus and benefits! Please apply in person M - F, 9:30am - 3pm. 1100 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN

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245 SALES Now Hiring Professional Salesperson for year round full time position. Selling medical/fitness equipment in Sevierville store. Must have integrity and good character. Hourly wage + commission. Avg earnings are $800$1400 per week. Email resume to resumesevier@gm ail.com

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556 FIREWOOD Firewood for sale. All hardwood. $45 rick. 865-977-8903 557 MISC. SALES

(Signed) David Lee Young Sr. Executor

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Lost dog around 84 Lumber area. Beagle brown & white. Reward for return. 548-6500.

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All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 8 day of December, 2009.

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Caregiver: 20 years exp. Excellent refs. 865-680-7894.

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237 HEALTHCARE Nurse Practitioner PT/FT needed. 3 full days per week to provide healthcare to residents of long term care facilities. Send resume to superiorhealthsolutions@g mail.com.

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For Sale Foosball Table $200, 6ft Air Hockey Game Table $200, Queen Log Bed w/mattresses $300, TShirt Press $100, Surround Sound w/speakers and DVD Player $125. 865-335-7228 573 BEDDING

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Sun Hospitality located at Holiday Inn Vacation Club Smoky Mountain Resort, 404 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN. When everyone else is laying off, we are hiring! Experienced cleaner needed, apply in person.

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10X10 or 10x20 SELF STORAGE Convenient Location! 411 South, left on Robert Henderson Rd., 1/4 mile on right at Riverwalk Apts. 429-2962

Quilts For Sale Reasonable Price. Full Size Leave a message 774-5931

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SEVIER SOLID WASTE, INC. is accepting applications for the following full time position: TRUCK DRIVER Must have previous roll off truck experience and possess CDL Class B. Sevier Solid Waste, Inc. offers and excellent benefit package that includes health, dental and life insurance, retirement plan and paid vacations. Applications will be accepted until 2 PM, December 23, 2009. Apply at Sevier Solid Waste, Inc., 1826 Ridge Road, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863. Call 865-453-5676 with any questions. Assistance with disabilities will be made with prior notice. EOE

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The Mountain Press ‹ Tuesday, December 15, 2009 581 PETS Ready for Christmas Miniature Dachshunds. 865-3356403 589 FURNITURE

2 new recliners $398 Cagles Furniture & Appliances 2364B Pittman Center Rd.

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453-0727

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5000 sf Warehouse

$1500 month

865-850-3874 Professional office space for rent or lease. 1400 sq ft. For more information call Joanna 865-774-8885 or 1800-586-1494. EOE M/F/H

Includes Phone, Color TV, Wkly Housekeeping Micr./Frig. Available $169.77+

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

Retail shop in The Village shopping center downtown Gatlinburg. 865-4363995

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3BR 2BA Gat. $825 mth. W/D hkup. Kit appl. 865-3862512

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428 Park Rd. near trolley stop CHEAP$100 weekly Includes All Utilities. Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

800-359-8913

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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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on December 29, 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Michael T. Kremblas and Ashley N. Kremblas, Husband and Wife to Emmett James House or Bill R. McLaughlin, Trustee, on August 10, 2007 at Book 2890, Page 458conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage 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 District Number Nine (9) of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 23 of Sharp Farms, as shown by map of same of record in Large Map Book 3, Page 4, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. Street Address: 462 Jack Sharp Drive Seymour, TN 37865 Current Owner(s) of Property: Michael T. Kremblas Other interested parties: Regions Bank, Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC c/o Stone & Hinds, P.C. and Regions Bank The street address of the above described property is believed to be 462 Jack Sharp Drive, Seymour, TN 37865, 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. 09-018374 December 8, 15 and 22, 2009

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on January 5, 2010 at 2:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Sharma Floyd and husband Donald J. Floyd to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, on June 23, 2006 at Volume 2562, Page 577conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-7 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 Tenth (10th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot Number 91 of Davis Hills Subdivision Number One, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 13, Page 73, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for the description of the premises herein conveyed. Street Address: 1027 Bonnie View Drive Seymour, TN 37865 Current Owner(s) of Property: Sharma Floyd and husband Donald J. Floyd The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1027 Bonnie View Drive, Seymour, TN 37865, 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. 09-013040 December 8, 15 and 22, 2009

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NICE, CLEAN 1 BR / 1 BA IN SEVIERVILLE $380.00 + DEPOSIT NO PETS 865-712-5238

Kellum Creek Townhomes 2 BR $645.00 incl. water & sewer.

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1100 sq. ft. 2BR/2BA $600 mth + $500 dep. 1 yr lease. No Pets. 428-0713 or 389-5780

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on December 29, 2009 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Richard J. DeStefano and wife, Gail L. DeStefano to Quality Title, Inc., Trustee, on May 31, 2006 at Volume 2552, Page 447conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register s Office. Owner of Debt: CitiMortgage, 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 Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and within the corporate limits of the City of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to wit:Lot Number Twenty-eight (28), Block “L�, Section Four (4) of the Tyrolea Subdivision, as the same appears on plat of record in Map Book 11, Page 75, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for exact legal description. Street Address: 1726 Zurich Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Current Owner(s) of Property: Richard J. DeStefano, married The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1726 Zurich Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, 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. 09-022439 December 8, 15 and 22, 2009

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the Indebtedness) due from Cynthia S. Wheeler (the Grantor) to Citizens National Bank (the Lender), secured by a deed of trust dated June 6, 2007, by Cynthia S. Wheeler, unmarried, to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, recorded in Book 2844, Page 438, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee (the Deed of Trust). The Lender, being the true and lawful owner and holder of the Indebtedness, has exercised its option to declare the entire Indebtedness due and payable and has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust. Therefore, I, the undersigned, acting as Trustee under the authority of the Deed of Trust, will be at the front door (Court Avenue entrance) of the Sevier County Courthouse (125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee) on January 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) to sell for cash to the highest and best bidder at public auction in bar of and free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights waived by the Deed of Trust, the Real Property (as defined herein). The phrase Real Property as used herein shall mean all of the Grantor s right, title and interest in and to the following described real property (together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and other appurtenances) described as follows: SITUATED in the Eleventh Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of LOT 9 of ELY ACRES SUBDIVISION, as shown on map of record in Map Book 22, Page 169, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description. BEING the same property conveyed to Cynthia S. Wheeler, unmarried, by Tennessee General Warranty Deed from Timmy Steven Gibson and wife, Ambrea Gibson, dated January 31, 2007, of record in Book 2729, Page 75, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee; as corrected by a Correction Tennessee General Warranty Deed, of record in Book 2761, Page 299, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO all matters noted and/or depicted on plat of record in Map Book 22, Page 169, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, including (without limitation): a 10 strip along the perimeter of Lot 9 reserved as a Ïgreen stripÎ and a utility and drainage easement. SUBJECT TO a five-feet-wide utility and drainage easements on each side of all interior lot lines as set forth in the Restrictions for Ely Acres, of record in Miscellaneous Book 64, Page 494, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO a 25 building setback line along the front lot line and 15 building setback lines along the side and rear lot lines as set forth in the Restrictions for Ely Acres, of record in Miscellaneous Book 64, Page 494, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO Restrictions For Ely Acres, of record in Miscellaneous Book 64, Page 494, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee; as amended by Amendment of Restrictions For Ely Acres, of record in Miscellaneous Book 65, Page 527, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. The Real Property address is believed to be 258 Palmer Road, Gatlinburg, TN 33738. The tax map identification number is believed to be Tax Map 117N, Group F, Ctl. Map 117N, Parcel 009.00. The Real Property legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the legal description, address, or tax map identification number. The Real Property is being sold AS IS WHERE IS without warranty or representation by the Trustee. All rights and equity of redemption, afforded by statute or common law, homestead, dower and all other exemptions are expressly waived by the Debtor in the Deed of Trust and title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee. Title is to be conveyed subject to all prior liens, easements, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, and restrictions that may exist including, without limitation, any unpaid ad valorem taxes or other taxes. Current Owner(s): Cynthia S. Wheeler Subordinate Lienholders: I. Tennessee Deed of Trust from Cynthia S. Wheeler, unmarried, to Gregory D. Forderhase, Trustee, dated January 31, 2007, acknowledged on May 14, 2008, recorded on May 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Book 3088, Page 533, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, securing Carol Muszik in the original principal amount of $327,620.00. II. Tennessee Deed of Trust from Cynthia S. Wheeler, unmarried, to Gregory D. Forderhase, Trustee, dated June 6, 2007, recorded on May 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Book 3088, Page 537, Register s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee, securing Carol Muszik in the original principal amount of $40,000.00. The proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and at the place set forth above, and to sell to the second highest bidder (at the second highest bidder s highest bid) in the event the highest bidder does not comply with the terms of the sale. This Notice shall be published in The Mountain Press on December 15, 2009; December 22, 2009; and December 29, 2009. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

M. Coppley Vickers, TRUSTEE M. Coppley Vickers & Associates, P.C. P.O. Box 4486 Sevierville, TN 37864-4486

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SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, SILLY CREEK INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (sometimes referred to herein as Lender), is the true and lawful owner and holder of a certain Promissory Note dated June 30, 2009 (the Note), made, executed and issued by NORTON CREEK, LLC (the Debtor) payable to Lender, in the face principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000), payment of which is secured by that Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing (the ĂŹDeed of TrustĂŽ), dated June 30, 2009, encumbering certain real estate, improvements and certain personal property described therein (the Trust Estate), of record at Book 3374, Page 453, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which Deed of Trust specific reference is hereby made for incorporation herein; and WHEREAS, Lender is also the beneficiary under and holder of a certain Loan Agreement dated June 30, 2009 (the Loan Agreement) executed by Debtor and Lender in connection with the Note, the obligations of Debtor thereunder also secured by the Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, Lender, as beneficiary under the aforesaid Deed of Trust has appointed Jennifer L. Milligan, as Successor Trustee, said appointment being of record at Book 3459, Page 245, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, with full powers as therein set out, and has made a demand upon the Successor Trustee to foreclose the Deed of Trust as a result of the DebtorĂ­s default in payment of the Note and as a result of a monetary default by Debtor under the Loan Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness and obligations evidenced by the Note and Loan Agreement and secured by the Deed of Trust have been declared due and payable, and the undersigned, in the capacity of Successor Trustee under the Deed of Trust, will offer for sale the Trust Estate at public auction for cash, and in bar of both statutory and equity rights of redemption, and all other redemptions, the same having been fully surrendered and waived, to the highest and last bidder for cash in hand, said public auction to be conducted promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the main entrance to the Sevier County Court House, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862. Lender shall have the right to bid for the purchase of the Trust Estate at the sale. The sale and conveyance of the Trust Estate will be AS IS, WHERE IS, and made subject to all prior deeds of trust, the rights of tenants in possession, other encumbrances, easements and restrictions of record and property taxes due local governmental authorities. The sale proceeds shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust. The sale may be adjourned after commencement thereof by the Successor Trustee and reconvened at another time, there announced, without the necessity of re_advertising. The Trust Estate is described as follows:

Tract I (Phase 2B)

SITUATED in the Eleventh (11 th) District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point located approximately 6407 feet from the intersection of rights of way of U.S. Highway 441 and Norton Creek Road, said point being the centerline of a 50 foot wide right of way of Fish House Way a private road and at the Gate House for Norton Creek Estates, describing such centerline as S22Ëš19 35â€?E 37.24 feet, thence 23.62 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S20Ëš35 07â€?W and whose radius is 236.52 feet, thence S17Ëš51 49â€?W 40.42 feet, thence 398.17 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S03Ëš36 19â€?W and whose radius is 800 feet, thence S10Ëš39 11E 53.62 feet, thence S06Ëš59 21â€?E 67.50 feet, thence S04Ëš20 01â€?E 53.52 feet, thence S04Ëš11 51â€?E 88.78 feet, thence S00Ëš20 59â€?W 80.07 feet, thence S01Ëš46 46â€?W 70.13 feet, thence S00Ëš45 15â€?W 175.45 feet, thence S01Ëš46 10â€?E 105.00 feet, thence S00Ëš22 01â€?W 96.26 feet, thence S00Ëš27 59â€?E 169.21 feet, thence S12Âœ47 19â€?W 52.66 feet, thence 84.50 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S32Âœ18 36â€?W and whose radius is 143.30 feet, thence 88.80 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S73Ëš50 25â€?W and whose radius is 100.36 feet, thence N59Ëš59 40â€?W 54.64 feet, thence 151.62 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears N53Ëš36 10â€?W and whose radius is 691.85 feet, thence 122.02 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears N73Ëš18 16â€?W and whose radius is 205.79 feet, thence 92.31 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S 72Ëš27 24â€?W and whose radius is 232.79 feet, thence S61Ëš52 40â€?W 70.56 feet to a point being the centerline of Fish House Way a private road. Thence 75.06 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S64Ëš46 59â€? W and whose radius is 627.26 feet, thence 19.29 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S75Ëš34 45â€?W and whose radius is 75.00 feet, thence S82Ëš56 50â€?W 129.30 feet, thence 12.43 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S80Ëš05 51â€?W and whose radius is 125.00 feet, thence 21.85 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S72Ëš14 24â€?W and whose radius is 125.00 feet, thence S67Ëš13 55â€?W 140.17 feet, thence S67Ëš13 7â€?W 92.05 feet, thence 63.52 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S56Ëš43 54â€?W and whose radius is 166.13 feet, thence 132.91 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S23Ëš42 10â€?W and whose radius is 266.24 feet, thence 71.81 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S19Ëš55 11â€?W and whose radius is 549.70 feet, thence S24Ëš11 52â€?W 108.33 feet, thence S23Ëš55 35â€?W 50.17 feet, thence 96.91 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S43Ëš27 36â€?W and whose radius is 160.15 feet, thence 52.06 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S60Ëš30 21â€?W and whose radius is 694.49 feet, thence leaving said centerline N24Ëš09 22â€?W 24.91 feet to northerly right of way line and south property line of Norton Creek Estates Phase 1, thence S65Ëš47 56â€?W 109.61 feet, thence 109.41 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S53Ëš08 19â€?W and whose radius is 247.75 feet, thence S40Ëš29 13â€?W 90.84Ă­ feet, thence 123.15 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S19Ëš58 02â€?W and whose radius is 171.95 feet, thence S00Ëš33 09â€?E 162.98 feet, thence 65.14 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S24Ëš45 54â€?W and whose radius is 73.72 feet, thence S50Ëš04 51â€?W 40.45 feet, thence S57Ëš28 23â€?W 181.07 feet, thence 107.03 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S48Ëš28 51â€?W and whose radius is 340.96 feet, thence S39Ëš29 18â€?W 223.22 feet, thence 75.10 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S44Ëš49 56â€?W and whose radius is 402.64 feet, Thence S50Ëš10 33â€?W 62.73 feet, thence 105.58 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S43Â’11 42â€?W and whose radius is 433.90 feet, thence S36?04 10â€?W 146.89 feet, thence S30Ëš07 32â€?90.16 feet, thence 67.90 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S26Â’38 48â€?W and whose radius is 566.55 feet, thence S79Ëš53 00ĂŽâ€?W 2221.20 feet, thence N73Ëš05 00â€?W 627.22 feet. To the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence N73Ëš05 00â€?W 1154.40 feet to an iron pin; thence N16Ëš55 00â€?E 163.15 feet to an iron pin; thence N73Ëš05 00â€?W , 550.00 feet to an iron pin; thence S16Ëš55 00â€?W 163.15 feet to an iron pin; thence N73Ëš05 00â€?W 514.58 feet to an iron pin ; thence N12Ëš22 16â€?E 2304.41 feet to an iron pin; thence S86Ëš14 00â€?E 625.83 feet to a point; thence S85Ëš47 39â€?E 494.31 feet to a point; thence S89Ëš43 55â€?E 568.00 feet to a point; thence N05Ëš32 12â€?E 628.76 feet to a point; thence N43Ëš21 04â€?E 433.17 feet to a point; thence S00Ëš29 21â€?E 764.35 feet to a point; thence S16Ëš49 26â€?E 184.24 feet to a point; thence N89Ëš43 55â€?W 369.99 feet to a point; thence S02Ëš10 22â€?W 2819.12 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 118.22 acres of land more or less, as shown on survey by Southern Design Group, Inc. dated June 30, 2009. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS as they may exist in the Right of Way, Reciprocal Restrictions and Fishery Agreement dated December 27, 2005 between Grantor, Vencourt, Limited and Grantee, of record in Book 2428, page 279, and in the Right of Way, Reciprocal Restrictions and Fishery Agreement dated March 12, 2007, between Grantor, Vencourt, Limited and Grantee, of record in Book 2768, page 428, both the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office. BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Norton Creek, LLC by Special Warranty Deed dated June 30, 2009, of record in Book 3374, Page 431, in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office; and BEING the same property conveyed to Norton Creek, LLC, by Quit Claim Deed dated June 30, 2009 of record in Book 3374, page 427 in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office.

TRACT II (Easement Area): SITUATED in the Eleventh (11 th) District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Starting on an iron pin located on the southwest corner of Phase 2B of Norton Creek; thence along the western boundary of phase 2b, N 12˚23 01� E, 573.07 feet to a point, the point of Beginning; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 299.82 feet and a chord of N 2˚34 53� E, 379.48 feet to a point; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 75.00 feet and a chord of N 26˚28 02� E, 39.77 feet to a point; thence N 11’05 36� E, 194.66 feet to a point; thence N 40˚21 26� E, 126.45 feet to a point; thence S 12˚23 01� W, 106.59 feet to a point; thence S 40˚21 26�W, 19.25 feet to a point; thence S 11˚05 36�W, 181.61 feet to a point; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 125.00 feet and a chord of S 26˚28 02� W, 66.28 feet to a point; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 249.82 feet and a chord of S 08˚02 12� W, 277.98 to a point; thence S 12˚23 01�W, 72.17 feet to a point, the point of beginning. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS as they may exist in the Right of Way, Reciprocal Restrictions and Fishery Agreement dated December 27, 2005 between Grantor, Vencourt, Limited and Grantee, of record in Book 2428, page 279, and in the Right of Way, Reciprocal Restrictions and Fishery Agreement dated March 12, 2007, between Grantor, Vencourt, Limited and Grantee, of record in Book 2768, page 428, both the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office. BEING PART of the property conveyed to Grantor under Quitclaim Deed dated December 29, 2006, of record in Book 2700, page 213, in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office; and BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Norton Creek, LLC by Special Warranty Deed dated June 30, 2009, of record in Book 3374, Page 438, in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office. Being designated for property tax purposes as Part of CLT No. 125-010.00-000 and Part of CLT No. 125-010.00-001

S TREET ADDRESS: Norton Creek Road Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738

FEE INTEREST PROPERTY OWNER: Norton Creek, LLC OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: (i) Vencourt, Limited, (ii) PJV USA, Inc., and (iii) Norton Creek Park, LLC The sale will be made for cash to the highest bidder. The Lender reserves the right to bid and to become the purchaser at the sale. The Successor Trustee will execute a conveyance to the purchaser conveying such title as the Successor Trustee has under a TrusteeĂ­s Deed. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to appoint an agent or auctioneer to make the sale hereunder. A deposit in cash or by cashier s check or certified funds acceptable to the Lender in the amount of five percent (5%) of the purchase price may, in the Substitute TrusteeĂ­s sole discretion, be required from the successful bidder on the day of sale. Closing will be held and the balance of the purchase price will be payable not more than ten (10) calendar days after the sale, said closing date to be set by Successor Trustee. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of the bid at the public sale, then the Trustee shall have the option of accepting the second highest bid, or the next highest bid with which the bidder is able to comply. This notice will appear in The Mountain Press, a newspaper of general circulation published in Sevier County, Tennessee, on December 8, 2009, December 15, 2009, and December 22, 2009. Dated: December 3, 2009

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

JENNIFER L. MILLIGAN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE 1111 NORTHSHORE DRIVE, N.W., SUITE S-700 Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 584-4040 December 8, 15 and 22, 2009

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SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

FEE INTEREST PROPERTY OWNER: Norton Creek, LLC OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: (i) Vencourt, Limited, (ii) PJV USA, Inc., and (iii) Norton Creek Park, LLC The sale will be made for cash to the highest bidder. The Lender reserves the right to bid and to become the purchaser at the sale. The Successor Trustee will execute a conveyance to the purchaser conveying such title as the Successor Trustee has under a TrusteeĂ­s Deed. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to appoint an agent or auctioneer to make the sale hereunder. A deposit in cash or by cashier s check or certified funds acceptable to the Lender in the amount of five percent (5%) of the purchase price may, in the Substitute TrusteeĂ­s sole discretion, be required from the successful bidder on the day of sale. Closing will be held and the balance of the purchase price will be payable not more than ten (10) calendar days after the sale, said closing date to be set by Successor Trustee. Should the highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of the bid at the public sale, then the Trustee shall have the option of accepting the second highest bid, or the next highest bid with which the bidder is able to comply. This notice will appear in The Mountain Press, a newspaper of general circulation published in Sevier County, Tennessee, on December 8, 2009, December 15, 2009, and December 22, 2009. Dated: December 3, 2009 JENNIFER L. MILLIGAN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE 1111 NORTHSHORE DRIVE, N.W., SUITE S-700 Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 584-4040 December 8, 12 and 22, 2009

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STREET ADDRESS: 475 Norton Creek Road Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738

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WHEREAS, SILLY CREEK INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company (sometimes referred to herein as Lender), is the true and lawful owner and holder of a certain Promissory Note dated September 4, 2009 (the Note), made, executed and issued by NORTON CREEK, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the Debtor) payable to Lender, in the face principal amount of One Million Three Hundred Twenty One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Three and 31/100 Dollars ($1,321,853.31), payment of which is secured by that Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing (the Deed of Trust), dated September 4, 2009, encumbering certain real estate, improvements and certain personal property described therein (the Trust Estate), of record at Book 3414, Page 146, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which Deed of Trust specific reference is hereby made for incorporation herein; and WHEREAS, Lender is also the beneficiary under and holder of a certain Loan Agreement dated September 4, 2009 (the Loan Agreement) executed by Debtor and Lender in connection with the Note, the obligations of Debtor thereunder also secured by the Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, Lender, as beneficiary under the aforesaid Deed of Trust has appointed Jennifer L. Milligan, as Successor Trustee, said appointment being of record at Book 3459, Page 243, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sevier County, Tennessee, with full powers as therein set out, and has made a demand upon the Successor Trustee to foreclose the Deed of Trust as a result of the Debtorís default in payment of the Note and as a result of a monetary default by Debtor under the Loan Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness and obligations evidenced by the Note and Loan Agreement and secured by the Deed of Trust have been declared due and payable, and the undersigned, in the capacity of Successor Trustee under the Deed of Trust, will offer for sale the Trust Estate at public auction for cash, and in bar of both statutory and equity rights of redemption, and all other redemptions, the same having been fully surrendered and waived, to the highest and last bidder for cash in hand, said public auction to be conducted promptly at 1 0:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the main entrance to the Sevier County Court House, 125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Tennessee 37862. Lender shall have the right to bid for the purchase of the Trust Estate at the sale. The sale and conveyance of the Trust Estate will be AS IS, WHERE IS, and made subject to all prior deeds of trust, the rights of tenants in possession, other encumbrances, easements and restrictions of record and property taxes due local governmental authorities. The sale proceeds shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Trust. The sale may be adjourned after commencement thereof by the Successor Trustee and reconvened at another time, there announced, without the necessity of re_advertising. The Trust Estate is described as follows: SITUATE in the Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows: Starting on an iron pin located approximately 6770 feet from the intersection of rights of way of U.S. Highway 441 and Norton Creek Road, said iron pin being located 25 feet from the centerline of Norton Creek Road, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 187.43 feet and a chord bearing and distance S16˚39 21�E 60.80 feet to a point, thence along and following the west right of way line of Fish House Way a private road, thence S21˚25 21�E 96.53 feet, thence S16˚59 53�E 43.22 feet, thence S11˚ 16 42�E 78.54 feet, thence S07˚49 21�E 125.61 feet, thence S04˚11 51�E 86.99 feet, S00˚20 59�W 78.76 feet, thence S01˚46 46�W 70.03 feet, thence S00˚45 15�W 176.22 feet, thence S01˚46 10�E 105.08 feet, thence S00˚22 01�W 95.97 feet, thence S00˚27 59�E 166.48 feet, thence S12˚47 19�W 49.15 feet, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 118.30 feet and a chord bearing and distance S32˚28 50�W 69.37 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 75.36 feet and a chord bearing and distance S72˚09 27�W 62.55 feet to a point, thence N59˚54 55�W 72.65 feet, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 230.79 feet and a chord bearing and distance N73˚33 47�W 137.34 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 257.78 feet and a chord bearing and distance S73˚21 41�W 96.64 feet to a point, thence S61˚52 40�W 77.19 feet, thence crossing Fish House Way a private road, S28˚23 01�E 50.00 feet to a point and the east right of way line of Fish House Way a private road to the point of beginning, thence N61˚52 40�E 19.42 feet to an iron pin, thence S36˚54 32�E 150.00 feet to an iron pin, thence S43˚59 05�W 462.81 feet, to an iron pin, thence N66˚59 21�W 163.02 feet to an iron pin, thence S46˚29 53�W 463.10 feet to an iron pin, thence N36˚54 31�W 110.42 feet to an iron pin along the east right of way line of Fish House Way a private road, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 645.65 feet and a chord bearing and distance N59˚55 12�E 41.71 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 185.03 feet and a chord bearing and distance N43˚29 52�E 111.48 feet to a point, thence N23˚55 35�E 50.57 feet to a point, thence N24˚11 52�E 108.39 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 574.70 feet and a chord bearing and distance N19˚50 57�E 76.67 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 241.24 feet and a chord bearing and distance N23˚19 42�E 118.89 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 141.13 feet and a chord bearing and distance N57˚06 30�E 52.17 feet to a point, thence N67˚13 55�E 92.06 feet to a point, thence N67˚13 55�E 140.17 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 100.00 feet and a chord bearing and distance N72˚14 24�E 17.46 feet to point, thence N77˚14 53�E 7.79 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the right with a radius of 100.00 feet and a chord bearing and distance N80˚05 51�E 9.94 feet to point, thence N82˚56 50�E 129.30 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 25.65 feet and a chord bearing and distance N75˚34 45�E 25.65 feet to a point, thence with a curve to the left with a radius of 652.26 feet and a chord bearing and distance E 78.13 feet to the point of beginning containing 5.01 acres of land more or less, and as shown on survey of Southern Design Group, Inc dated 9-25-07 and revised February 28, 2008. TOGETHER WITH a non-exclusive easement and rights of ingress and egress over a fifty (50) foot easement area and in the private road known as ÏFish House Way located within said easement area, and the right to maintain said private road, and the right to install and maintain utilities within said fifty (50) foot easement area, said fifty (50) foot easement area being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point located approximately 6407 feet from the intersection of rights of way of U.S. Highway 441 and Norton Creek Road, said point being the centerline of a 50 foot wide right of way of Fish House Way a private road and at the Gate House for Norton Creek Estates, describing such centerline as S29˚26 57�W 66.66 feet, thence S34˚11 42�W 43.03 feet, thence S36˚33 03�W 100.16 feet, thence S21˚03 04�W 47.11 feet, thence 105.13 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S07˚22 44�E and whose radius is 162.13 feet, thence 98.53 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S21˚28 06�E and whose radius is 1013.70 feet, thence 120.82 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S13˚43 24�W and whose radius is 620.22 feet, thence S07˚49 21�W 133.26 feet, thence S04˚11 51�E 88.78 feet, thence S00˚20 59�W 80.07 feet, thence S01˚46í46ÎW 70.13 feet, thence S00˚45 15�W 175.45 feet, thence S01˚46 10�E 105.00 feet, thence S00˚22 01�W 96.26 feet, thence S00˚27 59�E 169.21 feet, thence S12˚47 19�W 52.66 feet, thence 84.50 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S32˚18 36�W and whose radius is 143.30 feet, thence 88.80 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S73˚50 25�W and whose radius is 100.36 feet, thence N59˚59 40�W 54.64 feet, thence 151.62 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears N53˚36 10�W and whose radius is 691.85 feet, thence 122.02 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears N73˚18 16�W and whose radius is 205.79 feet, thence 92.31 feet along a curve to the left whose chord bears S 72˚27 24�W and whose radius is 232.79 feet, thence S61˚52 40�W 70.56 feet to a point being the centerline of Fish House Way a private road. Thence 75.06 feet along a curve to the right whose chord bears S64˚46 59� W and whose radius is 627.26 feet, thence 19.29 feet along a curve to the right whose cord bears S75˚34 45�W and whose radius is 75.00 feet, thence S82˚56 50�W 129.30 feet, thence 12.43 feet along a curve to the left whose cord bears S80˚05 51�W and whose radius is 125.00 feet, thence 21.85 feet along a curve to the left whose cord bears S72˚14 24�W and whose radius is 125.00 feet, thence S67˚13 55�W 140.17 feet, thence N67˚13 57�E 92.05 feet, thence 63.52 feet along a curve to the left whose cord bears S56˚43 54�W and whose radius is 166.13 feet, thence 132.91 feet along a curve to the left whose cord bears S23˚42 10�W and whose radius is 266.24 feet, thence 71.81 feet along a curve to the right whose cord bears S19˚55í11ÎW and whose radius is 549.70 feet, thence S24˚11 52�W 108.33 feet, thence S23˚55 35�W 50.17 feet, thence 96.91 feet along a curve to the right whose cord bears S43˚27 36�W and whose radius is 160.15 feet, thence 52.04 feet along a curve to the right whose cord bears S60˚30 21�W and whose radius is 694.49 feet, thence S24˚12 04�E 25.10 feet to the point of ending, containing 3.77 acres of land more or less, subject to any encroachments or assigns noted here or otherwise. BEING the same property conveyed to Norton Creek, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, by Quitclaim Deed dated February 25, 2008, of record in Book 3032, page 309 in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office. Also, see Quitclaim Deed of record in Book 3032, page 305 in the Sevier County Register of Deeds Office. Being designated for property tax purposes Tax Parcel Identification Number: 125-010.03 (part of)

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The Mountain Press ◆ Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Close to Home

Advice

24-year-old shouldn’t be concerned her virginity will be turnoff for men

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Dear Annie: I am a 24-year-old female and a virgin, not because of any moral objections, but because I have had a hormone deficiency since I hit puberty. I know guys are interested in me. I have always turned them down because I never had any desire for a physical relationship. However, I talked to my doctor and am now taking hormones to correct the problem. I recently met someone who interests me. If I take it to a physically intimate level, should I say anything about my inexperience? If so, what is the best way to have that conversation? I am afraid my extended period of celibacy might make a more experienced person nervous or turned off. -Rather Embarrassed in Minnesota Dear Minnesota: You are young enough that your status is not an issue. Many women your age and older are still virgins. More importantly, we guarantee men are not bothered by this, and in some instances, it will have the opposite effect. Most men like to believe they are your first. If you become intimate, it’s OK to say you don’t have prior experience. The guy will take it from there. Dear Annie: I recently lost my infant daughter. This has been a very difficult time for my family, but I want to be considerate and am starting to sit down to send out thank-you notes, but I’m not sure how. We have never experienced a loss this close in my family. We live in a small town and received a lot of cards, meals, plants and floral arrangements, money, gifts and

phone calls. Who should get a thank-you note? I am putting something in the local newspaper to say thank you to everyone. Is that good enough, or do I need to send everyone a personal card? And what about Christmas cards? I always send a family photo, but the last one included our infant daughter. Is it OK to send that photograph with our cards? How do I sign them? I want to include our daughter, but some people might not understand. I am so confused right now. What is the right thing to do? -- Still Grieving Dear Still: Anyone who cooked a meal, made a donation, sent flowers or did any other kindness should receive a thankyou note. Those who sent personal cards with handwritten notes should also receive a short note. Enlist the assistance of your friends or family to get through them. Printed cards with a signature do not require a thank you. As for the Christmas cards, it is OK to include the photograph with your infant daughter, although her name should not be part of the signature. People will understand. Our condolences on your loss. Dear Annie: You have printed many columns about men looking at porn. I am a marriage, relationship and sex coach. Men look at porn

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as a masturbation aid, and they use it primarily because women don’t fully take care of their sexual needs. Research indicates that 60 percent of wives have sex with their husbands on average once a week. For most men, this is a starvation diet. Women also don’t like to wear the sexy lingerie men enjoy seeing. Pornography fills that void. I am frankly amazed our divorce rate isn’t higher. Marriage implies a sexual relationship. Where is the love when a woman routinely denies a man the affection he needs? If a woman gave her man nurturing and lovemaking four times a week, it would amount to approximately 1 percent of her time and make the marriage bond stronger. -- Sex Therapist Dear Therapist: We agree that women should not simply deny their husbands sex, but to assume it’s mostly a matter of time management is a gross oversimplification, ignoring all the reasons why some women find it difficult to be intimate with any frequency. But yes, they should be willing to work on it. 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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