December 29, 2009

The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 363 ■ December 29, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

Tuesday

Godspeed, 278th

INSIDE

5Icy impact on local’s life Seymour resident tells of how January plane crash has affected her LOCAL, Page A2

5Eagles soar in Pilot Classic Both team in Blue and Gold get wins against Powell’s Panthers Sports, Page A8

Nation

Six children perish in fire Three adults also die in Mississippi blaze early Monday morning Page A5

Weather Today Sunny High: 43°

Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 25° DETAILS, Page A6

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Kelly Steinmann, who became engaged to Jeremy Cordle on Christmas eve, is supported by Jeremy’s father Jim, mother Lauren, and sister Meghan as Jeremy boards the bus.

National Guard says its farewells, prepares for Iraq

By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer

Video on Web site

PIGEON FORGE — The mood was somber at the Pigeon Forge National Guard Armory on Monday morning as soldiers prepared to say goodbye to their families before heading off on an 18-month deployment.

After leaving for training in Mississippi on Dec. 6, members of the

The Mountain Press has video of the 278th departing on Monday morning. Go to www.themountainpress.com

278th Armored Cavalry Division were able to return home for a short time during the holidays. At around noon See 278th, Page A3

Obituaries Lesslie Rosenberger Michael Taylor, 50 Judy Price, 64 Austin Cogdill, 82 Nellie Hardin, 90

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Index Local & State . A1-A4,A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8,A9 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Classifieds . . . . . . A9-A11 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . A5

Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy.

Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.

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Justin Carter sits in the armory hallway and waits for the order to board.

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Brandon Eilts says good-bye to his wife Desiree and children Aden, 4, and Hayley, 9.

Fire captain’s death saddens Gatlinburg officials Mike Taylor had served community for 32 years

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer GATLINBURG — Firefighters, city officials and local residents are mourning today after the surprise death of a 32-year veteran of the fire department.

Capt. Michael G. “Mike” Taylor, 50, started with the emergency crew on Oct. 17, 1977, since then building a reputation for being a dedicated and caring firefighter,

Gatlinburg Fire Chief Greg Miller said Monday.

“He was a good leader and a good captain,” Miller said. “He was a firefighter’s captain; he always Taylor made sure his men were taken care of. In 32 years serving a small community like this, he touched a lot of lives.

We’ve already had people calling and stopping by to express their sympathy.”

Miller was joined in offering

praise for Taylor by Gatlinburg City Manager Cindy Cameron Ogle, who lauded Taylor’s lengthy service to Gatlinburg.

“The city is very much saddened

by Mike’s death,” Ogle said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his immediate family and his city family, especially the folks at the Fire Department.”

In more than three decades with the city, Taylor became known among his fellow emergency workers for his dependability. That’s why it seemed so strange to his coworkers when he didn’t show up for work Monday

morning.

“He was supposed to work and when he didn’t show up, we knew something was wrong,” Miller said. “In 32 years he had never been late for a shift.”

With those concerns, Miller and a couple others set out from the station in an effort to figure out what might have held Taylor up.

“We were afraid he may have had an accident on his way in.

We went to check on him because we try to look out for each other.

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c o m m u n i t y c a l e n dar 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. 29 Gatekeepers

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

Wednesday, Dec. 30 Blood Drive Associated Press

Passengers and crew await rescue in New York’s Hudson River Jan. 15 after their flight went down when the plane in which they were riding crossed paths with a flock of birds shortly after takeoff.

Flight 1549’s icy impact on life Seymour resident, survivor talks of ordeal in upcoming book

By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer

SEYMOUR — At a time when people give thanks for another year of life, Seymour resident Debbie Ramsey knows she has even more reason to be grateful this New Year’s, and wants to share some of her lessons about life and near-death with others.

Ramsey is among 25 of the 155 people onboard U.S. Airways Flight 1549 when it went down in the Hudson River Jan. 15 who contributed to a new book titled, “Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life.�

In the compilation, from which Ramsey and the other contributors will receive a portion of the sales proceeds as will the American Red Cross, the survivors recount the harrowing moments of that frigid morning and tell how it’s changed their lives since. “I tell my story of how much it has changed my life,� Ramsey says. “It’s sort of the spiritual side of things, I guess. It’s about how it affected all of us and changed our lives.�

Shortly after Flight 1549 left New York’s LaGuardia Airport that morning en route to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, the plane flew through a flock of birds, several of which were sucked into the plane’s engines, causing its propulsion system to completely shut down.

Controlling a craft without power and quickly losing altitude, the flight crew, led by Capt. Chesley “Sully�

Sullenberger, somehow managed a relatively smooth landing on the icy surface of the Hudson River.

Everyone on board was eventually rescued from the downed plane.

Ramsey has recounted the events of that day countless times, both in media interviews and in her mind as she remembers the terror she faced.

She tells of the noises from the bird strikes, the terrible jolt as the craft

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 William Robert Collins, 22, of 1038 Ella Drive, Sevierville, was charged Dec. 26 with worthless checks, violation of a valid court order and a capias misdemeanor warrant and was being held. u Heather Dawn Garland, 27, of Knoxville was charged Dec. 26 with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a revoked license and was released on $3,000 bond. u Terry Richard Helms, 45, of 3743 Thomas Cross Road, Sevierville, was charged Dec. 26 with violation of probation, second offense, and was being held. u Calvin Michael Hooks, 22, of Maryville was charged Dec. 27 with reckless endangerment and DUI and was being held. u Fredrick Scott Keith, 27, of Strawberry Plains was being held on two capias misdemeanor warrants. u Joey Lee King, 40, of 237 Henderson St., Sevierville, was charged Dec. 26 with public intoxication and was being held. u Russell Jay Merwin, 27, of 3540 E. Parkway, Gatlinburg, was charged Dec, 27 with aggravated burglary and was being held. u Eddie Lee Reed, 31, of 953 Goose Gap Road, Sevierville, was charged Dec. 26 with resisting arrest, criminal impersonation and aggravated burglary and was being held

“I have become a much stronger person from all this. It’s changed everything about my life. I tell people now to remember that no matter how terrible things look, there’s always hope. I had given up on life three times that day, but I’m still here.� — Seymour resident Debbie Ramsey

hit the water and the bone-chilling effect of the literally ice-cold river.

It was a day when she was certain several times she would never see another New Year’s. “I prepared myself three times that day to die – when the plane was going down, when we hit the water and when I was in that water,�

Ramsey says. “It’s such a miracle we all survived. You could feel the presence of the angels.�

Ramsey says she’s astounded at the year she’s had since Jan. 15. That morning, she boarded a plane leaving a buying trip for a local clothing retailer she worked for as a district manager. “It was just another trip to me. I had to get the flight to Charlotte, then get the connecting flight to Knoxville,�

Ramsey explains. “Being a country girl, every time we would go to New York, I would enjoy it, but I was always excited to come home.�

She recognizes she did nothing more than buy an airline ticket, something millions of people do every day. Still, she’s found herself in a national spotlight, appearing on the “Oprah Winfrey Show� alongside celebrities like Tim McGraw and flying to New York for book signings. “It’s been really cool. It’s amazing,� Ramsey gushes of her whirlwind experience.

The book itself was compiled by

Dorothy Firman and Kevin Quirk, who have contributed to successful publishing enterprises such as the “Chicken Soup for the Soul� series.

Ramsey’s portion of it is Chapter 15, in which she offers some of the life lessons she gleaned from nearly losing hers. “I have become a much stronger person from all this. It’s changed everything about my life,� Ramsey says. “I tell people now to remember that no matter how terrible things look, there’s always hope. I had given up on life three times that day, but I’m still here.�

Though she spends her days now jetting around the country promoting the book in every medium from local newspapers to national morning shows, she says the main thing facing death taught her is that she needs to slow down and enjoy life more. “It’s slowed me down,� she says. “I was one of those people who is always going, always running here and there. Now I’m trying to move slower and enjoy life more. Every day is such a blessing and we need to appreciate that.� “Brace for Impact� will be on bookstore shelves on Jan. 5, but is available for sale now on the Web site www.amazon.com for $10.17. n dhodges@themountainpress.com

ARRESTS without bond. u Dauntavius Alante Sullivan, 18, of Harriman was charged Dec. 26 with possession of drug parathernalia and simple possession and was released on bond. u Victoria Lynn Trigg, 23, of Morrisburg was being held on a capias misdemeanor warrant.

u Billy Thomas Wardlow, 47, of 260 River Valey Circle Unit 7, Sevierville, was charged Dec. 27 with vandalism and was released. u Robert L. Woodruff, 40, of Knoxville was charged Dec. 26 with driving on a revoked license and was released on bond.

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Medic blood drive 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pigeon Forge Care & Rehabilitation, 415 Cole Drive. Donors receive free T-shirt and cholesterol evaluation.

Thursday, Dec. 30 Blood Drive

Medic blood drives: n 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Food City, Sevierville n 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food City Seymour Donors receive free T-shirt and cholesterol evaluation.

Saturday, Jan. 2 Cove Clothes Closet

Cove Clothes Closet, 3238 Pittman Center Road at Old Richardson Cove Church, open 9-3 Saturdays only. Free clothing. 453-4526.

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.

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

Photographic Society

LeConte Photographic Society club competition 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Sevierville.

Judy Cravy to present program on architectural photography in area. lecontephotographic. com.

Seymour Story Time

Preschool story time 11 a.m. at Seymour Library.

573-0728.

Medic Blood Drive

Medic blood drive, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Food City Gatlinburg.

Retired Citizens Meet Retired Citizens of the Smokies meet 1 p.m. at the Gatlinburg Community Center.

Program about Porters Creek and spring wildflowers by Kenny Jones.

436.3010.

Tuesday, Jan. 5 NARFE

National Association Retired Federal Employees meets at 6 p.m., Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.

Gatekeepers

Gatekeepers men’s Bible study, 6:30 p.m.

1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville.

908-0591.

Video Contest

Sevier County Right To Life video contest open to high school students in Sevier County. Entries due today. 654-7685 or e-mail to sevcrtl@bellsouth.net.

Kindness Counts

Kindness Counts meets 7 p.m. at Sevierville IHOP. 654-2684.

Pokemon League

Sevierville Pokemon Trading Card Game League meets noon to 2 p.m. in community room at Sevier County Library on Court Avenue. 3105140.

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William Ogle was on a hunting trip from South Carolina when his Cherokee companions led him to the Smoky Mountains. He fell in love with the area and felt he had found paradise on earth and planned to move his family to the area. He planned a cabin and even cut the logs in 1803. He returned to the Greenville, South Carolina area to get his family and return with them to their new home. But he got sick with the plague - thought to be malaria - and died the same year.

But his dream was kept alive by his determined wife Martha Jane Huskey Ogle. In 1807, four years later, she traveled to Gatlinburg with her 7 teenage children - 5 sons and 2 daughters - and her bother Peter Huskey. She was determined to fulfill the dream of her husband, and with her children and brother, she did.

Located in downtown Gatlinburg, the cabin logs are made from American Chestnut, which is now extinct. The logs were hand hewn, squared off an notched on the ends to fit together.

The Ogle name is a prominent and well-known name in the Sevier County area of the Great Smoky Mountains. it was said that in the mid 1950’s about 80% of the people who lived in Gatlinburg all their lives could trace their ancestry to the Ogle’s who built and lived in the Ogle cabin. Smoky Mountain native artist, Randall Ogle, traces is family to this first cabin.

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Monday, they boarded the bus once again to Camp Shelby.

Sgt. First Class Jason Berry of New Market was joined by wife Shelly and children Alexis, 15, and Logan, 11. Jason, who has “been walking around in camouflage since age 10,” has been deployed before — from 2004 to 2005.

“I was gone for 18 months,” he said. “The civilian process (of preparing for deployment) involves getting bills paid, making sure she (Shelly) knows who to call in certain situations. We need to have our head in the game over there. We can’t worry about things going on at home.”

Although the family has experienced deployment before, the process doesn’t get any easier, Shelly said.

“Be strong and support your soldier,” she advised families who are saying goodbye for the first time.

For Sgt. Daryl Adams’ family, the Christmas holidays were wonderful but passed by too quickly.

“It was too short,” said wife Lisa of the reunion.

“It wasn’t nearly long enough.”

They did enjoy not having to work on Christmas Day, however. In years past, the holidays usually come later for Lisa, who works as a nurse, and Daryl, who develops film for Fuji.

The Tullahoma couple have five children — Candice, Joseph, J.T. (who will join the U.S. Marines in February), Donnie and Meghan. They said their farewells to their father earlier.

“It’s the second time they’ve gone through this.

I left before from 2007 to 2008 with the 1175th,” Daryl said.

“Our youngest is 16. We have a son with autism who’s 20, and he’s taking it harder than the rest,” Lisa added. “He’s especially close to Daryl.”

To make the 18 months pass quickly, Lisa plans to keep herself busy. She will also rely on the support she gets from family and friends.

Sgt. Junior Garcia and his family, who live in Sevierville, shared their Christmas with Spc. Barry Coffey of Morristown.

Junior’s wife, Rebecca, is grateful for the hospitality Cold Creek Resort in Pigeon Forge gave them during the holidays.

Barry, who has been in the service for more than 11 years, joined the military because “there were

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The soldiers line up for roll call and a command to say their last goodbyes and board the bus in five minutes.

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A loved one cries as a guardsman boards the bus. things that needed to be done.” For his friend Junior, it was a way to show his gratitude to the United States.

“This country gave me my citizenship,” said the Mexico native. “This is how I pay it back.”

It was an especially memorable Christmas for Pvt. Jeremy Cordle, 19, of Morristown — on Christmas Eve, he proposed to girlfriend Kelly Steinman, 18.

And yes, she accepted.

Jeremy spent his time off with his new fiancee and family by visiting relatives in Murfreesboro and roller skating.

“I found out the old man isn’t quite as limber

as he used to be,” Jeremy said with a laugh, nudging father Jim. Jeremy’s parents recentJerry Habraken/The Mountain Press ly got Skype, a software Sgt. Daryl Adams and his wife Lisa steal a moment in the deserted hallapplication that allows voice calls to be made over way as the moment of departure draws near. the Internet, for their computer. They’ll use it often to keep in touch with their son, who can also expect a few care packages to be sent his way.

“We’ll rely on lots of prayer,” said mother Lauren. “We’re hoping it will be a quick 18 months.”

“Hopefully it won’t be that long,” Jeremy added.

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Chaplain in the West Chapel of Department Mitch Ayers officiating.

Atchley Funeral Home 3From Page A1 with the Revs. Bill Merritt The family will receive and W.A. Galyon officiat- friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

That’s part of being a fire- ing. Interment will fol- Wednesday at the funeral low in Smoky Mountain home. fighter,” Miller said.

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865-908-2838 “Things are very somOpen until 7pm Mon-Fri Sat 10am-2pm ber around here today,” 213 Forks of the River Pkwy Miller said of the mood at IN THE + -ART 3HOPPING #ENTER s 3EVIERVILLE the fire station Monday.

“Most of our guys are in shock.”

Miller called in extra chaplains to help his men as they grieved and was working closely to help Taylor’s family make the necessary funeral arrangements, including those needed for the honors given New Year’s Eve Favors to a fallen firefighter.

Party starts at 9:00 PM Taylor was a member Will serve breakfast starting at of the International 12:30 AM to 3:00 AM Association of Food specials all night long.

Firefighters and the Tennessee Professional Karaoke with DJ Brian Anderson from GatlinburgDJ.com Firefighters Association. with variety of dance music with Giant screen MTV music videos In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that Saturday’s College Football on the big screen including memorial contributions Pay-Per-View games, Sunday NFL and Monday Night football be made to The Gatlinburg Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 91, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738.

Monday - Saturday 11:00 AM - 3:00 AM Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday Sunday 12:00 PM - 3:00 AM

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OBITUARIES

In Memoriam

Lesslie (Les) K. Rosenberger

Lesslie (Les) K. Rosenberger formerly of Sevierville, Tn. went home to be with the Lord on December 26, 2009, in Houston, Texas.

He was born November 10, 1949, to the parents William and Dorothy Rosenberger.

Beloved husband of Janet Rosenberger.

Beloved father of Tracey Thomson and husband Kelly of Angleton Texas, Beloved father of Melanie Thornton and husband Adam of Dripping Springs Texas. Beloved father of Timothy Rosenberger and wife Jenny of Morristown, Tn. also seven grandchildren.

Les loved working in the public and never met a stranger. He made many friends while living 14 years in Dandridge and working at public places such as: Dollywood, Dixie Stampede, Ober Gatlinburg, Music Outlet, Allstar Vending and the visitor guide. He will be sadly missed.

He has lived the past two years with his wife Janet in Onalaska, Texas while attending the Church on the Rock in Livingston, Texas.

In lieu of flowers you may send any remembrances to: Children Hope of Ministry, P.O. Box 14021, Morristown, TN 37814 or: Church on The Rock-Livingston, 1221 Hwy. 59 Loop N., Livingston Texas 77351.

In Memoriam

Judy L. Price

Judy L. Price age 64, of Huntsville, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Medical Center of Scott County.

Born in Fentress County, Tennessee, on May 23, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Vera Welker Davis.

She was member of the Pine Knot United Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Mike Davis.

Judy is survived by a son Brian Parton and wife Lisa; Grandson Timothy Allen; sisters, Jane Terry and Pat Davis; brother Donnie Davis; nieces Diane McCartt and husband Kelly, Pamela Jessica Lowe and husband Nate, and Angle Eisenan; nephew Sean Davis and wife Julie; special friends Devonda, Vella, Kelli, and Michelle. She leaves many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, December 28, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Jones & Son Funeral Home.

Interment will follow in the Murry-Wilson Cemetery in McCreary County, Kentucky.

The family will receive friends Monday from 12 noon until time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. at Jones & Son Funeral Home.

Jones and Son Funeral Home is serving the family of Judy L. Price.

Austin P. Cogdill

Nellie Grace Hardin

Austin P. Cogdill, 82, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009.

He resided in Sevierville for more than 30 years and retired from Cherokee Textile mills. He resided in Corryton for the past 15 years. He was a veteran of WWll, having served in the Army. He was a Little League Baseball Coach and Ladies Softball Coach for almost 20 years.

Survivors: children, Paul R. Cogdill, Donna D. Huffaker, Gloria A. Liddick, Norma M. White; wife of 28 years Ruth Cogdill; daughter-in-law, Mary Francis Cogdill, sons-in-laws Wesley Huffaker and Gary Liddick; five grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; brothers and sisters James and Margaret Cogdill, Emma and Roy Loveday, Stella Snyder, Shirley and Bobby Henry; brotherin-law, Thomas Terry; many other relatives and friends.

Memorial service 7 p.m.

Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel with the Rev. James McFalls officiating.

Family and friends will meet at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery for an 11:30 a.m. interment with full military honors by the Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.

Nellie Grace Hardin, 90, of Sevierville died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009.

She was a member of the New Era Baptist Church.

Survivors: son and daughterin-law Johnny and Sue Hardin; daughter and son-in-law Mary Anne and Bud Banks; sisters Alma Curtis and Blanche Gulyash; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 28, at Rawlings Funeral Home, the Rev. Dwayne White and Pastor Don Burkhalter officiating. Burial is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to New Era Baptist Church, 1389 New Era Road, Sevierville, TN 37862; Abundant Life, 1541 Georgia Hwy 21 S., Springfield, GA 31329; or Hospice Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, GA 31406.

KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — President Barack Obama abruptly ended his golf outing and sped in his motorcade to his compound Monday after he learned a child of a friend was injured while playing on the beach.

Members of the first family were fine, a White House official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of a reluctance to discuss personal matters involving the president.

Journalists when they returned to the secured neighborhood where Obama was staying saw an ambulance speed past with its lights on. The ambulance then left the neighborhood with a black sedan trailing.

The president was playing golf with friends from Chicago who joined him on his holiday vacation. The White House is not identifying which friend’s child was injured.

After a brief delay, Obama returned to the course.

Michael G. Taylor Michael G. Taylor, age 50 of Pigeon Forge, passed away Monday, December 28, 2009.

Mike had served with the Gatlinburg Fire Department since 1977 and currently held the rank of Captain. He was a member of the International Association of Firefighters and the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association. He was preceded in death by his father, Gene “Rusty� Taylor.

Survivors: son, Matthew Taylor; daughter, Meghan Taylor; mother, Hazel Ogle Taylor; brother and sister-in-law, David and Angie Taylor; sister and brother-in-law, Dee Dee and Bob Trentham; nephews, Andy and Aaron Taylor, Luke and Paul Trentham, Stephen and Brandon Hill.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gatlinburg Firefighters Association, P.O. Box 91, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738.

Funeral service 10 a.m. Thursday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Merritt, Rev. W.A. Galyon officiating. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Gatlinburg Fire Department Chaplain, Rev. Mitch Ayers officiating. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

Mom charged in infant killing

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit woman has been charged with murder, accused of fatally beating her 2-month-old daughter on Christmas Eve and covering up her death.

The woman’s boyfriend is also charged in the case.

Detroit Police say Asia Wyatt’s death was concealed until Christmas Day, when her mother called 911.

Charlotte C. Wyatt is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse and tampering with evidence. Leon F. Cole is charged with involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence and fourth-degree child abuse.

Homeless man steals, crashes plane

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A homeless man trying to leave town in a stolen plane crashed the single-engine aircraft on a municipal airport runway without ever leaving the ground, police said.

Calvin C. Cox, 51, wanted to fly away from Frederick early Monday but ended up in jail instead, unable to make bail, authorities said. He remained in custody after bail was set at $10,000 on felony charges including theft, burglary and trespassing. No attorney was immediately appointed.

Cox wasn’t hurt when the Piper Super Cub ran off a runway at Frederick Municipal Airport and upended in the grass at about 2:15 a.m. Monday, police said. A canine team tracked him into nearby woods, Frederick Police Lt. Clark A. Pennington said.

Pennington said Cox had lived in a tent in the nearby woods and somehow become familiar enough with the airport and airplanes that he was able to get inside a hangar and start the aircraft.

He said Cox drove the plane part way up a 3,600-foot runway, then turned the aircraft around and drove it back down the runway and off the pavement.

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Swimming-proof hearing aids to be tested next month WASHINGTON (AP) — They’re not your grandpa’s hearing aids.

Today’s newest models range from the completely invisible — it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time — to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods for hearing-aid users.

Now the maker of that invisible hearing aid is going a step further — attempting a swim-proof version. About 60 swimmers begin testing a next-generation Lyric next month, to see if stronger coatings can withstand at least three swims a week, allowing the device to repel the water that shortcircuits regular hearing aids.

If so, expect to see it marketed to active seniors who increasingly find the pool a gentler form of exercise than pounding the pavement. “It’s my preferred exercise,� says Kathy Burkhard, 62, of San Jose, Calif., who is anxiously awaiting the results. She already swims with her Lyrics, her ears bundled against the water with special earplugs, a water-resistant headband and a racer’s cap. “I do it well and I enjoy it and I wasn’t ready to give it up.�

It’s part of a quiet revolution in hearing technology, to increase the usefulness and comfort of devices that too many people still shun. “Stigma is one of the biggest obstacles we face,� says Dr. John P. Weigand, audiology director at the State University of New York’s Downstate Medical Center.

More than 30 million adults in the U.S. have some degree of hearing loss. The National Institutes of Health says most could be treated with hearing aids yet only about one in five people who could benefit uses them.

Why? Many people simply don’t know, or accept, that they need one. Hearing loss can come at any age, from disease or genetics or not protecting your ears from loud noise.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the way the machines see through clothing.

The technology is in place at 19 U.S. airports, while European officials have generally limited it to test runs.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian accused of trying to ignite explosives aboard a Northwest Airlines jet as it was coming in for a landing in Detroit, did not go through such a scan where his flight began, at Amsterdamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Schipol airport.

The full-body scanner â&#x20AC;&#x153;could have been helpful in this case, absolutely,â&#x20AC;? said Evert van Zwol, head of the Dutch Pilots Association.

But the technology has raised significant concerns among privacy watchdogs because it can show the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contours with embarrassing clarity. Those fears have slowed the introduction of the machines.

Jay Stanley, public education director for the American Civil Liberties Unionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Technology and Liberty Program, said the machines essentially perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;virtual strip searches that see through your clothing and reveal the size and shape of your body.â&#x20AC;?

Abdulmutallab passed through a routine security check at the gate in Amsterdam before boarding, officials said. He is believed to have tucked into his trousers or underwear a small bag holding PETN explosive powder, and possibly a liquid detonator.

Because such items wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set off metal detectors, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, part of the Department of Homeland Security, has begun installing two types of advanced scanning machines that provide a more detailed picture.

These machines, which cost six figures each, screen airline passengers without physical contact. They can reveal plastic or chemical explosives and non-metallic weapons.

Such scanners â&#x20AC;&#x153;provide the best protection for the widest range of threats,â&#x20AC;? said Joe Reiss, vice president of marketing for American Science & Engineering Inc. The company makes machines for prisons, military agencies, foreign customs patrols and other customers but does not have a contract with TSA.

STARKVILLE, Miss. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fire tore through an apartment early Monday, killing six children and three adults, officials said.

The blaze was reported around 4 a.m., and firefighters worked into the afternoon, shoveling piles of burned debris from the second floor of a two-story red brick apartment building in the Academy Crossing complex. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I opened my door and all I saw was flames coming out of the front of the apartment and the glass just blew and made a sound like a bomb,â&#x20AC;? said Ramona Doss,

Fire Chief Rodger Mann said investigators do not yet know what caused the blaze.

He said a private company recently inspected the complex and found no problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A fire investigation is like a puzzle,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get enough pieces of the puzzle to get a picture of what happened.â&#x20AC;?

Mildred Rollins, who owns the complex, said she had no comment on the fire and referred questions to the apartmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance agent, Dale Stafford, a State Farm Insurance Co. agent. He said it was too early to comment.

Authorities did not release the identities of the victims, and Mann said he believed a woman who lived in the

apartment had people visiting her. Only three of eight apartments in the building were occupied.

Doss said Williams would often bring her plates of home-cooked food.

Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children called her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grandmaâ&#x20AC;? even though they are not related. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those babies just had Christmas,â&#x20AC;? Doss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They used to say â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Grandma, you got any more candy?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never hear that from them again.â&#x20AC;?

Mann said it was the worst fire in recent memory in Starkville, a city of about 24,000 full-time residents that is also home to Mississippi State University, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest school.

Mom fights to be buried with soldier son WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Denise Anderson lost her only son in the Iraq war. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s determined not to lose her fight to be buried with him in a national veterans cemetery.

Army Spc. Corey Shea died Nov. 12, 2008, in Mosul, with one about a month left on his tour of duty in Iraq. He was buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, about 50 miles from his hometown of Mansfield, Mass.

A grieving Anderson, 42, soon hit an obstacle in her quest to be buried in the same plot with her son.

That chance is offered only to the spouses or children of dead veterans; Corey Shea was 21, single and childless.

The Veterans Affairs Department grants waivers and has approved four similar requests from dead soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents since 2005.

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who lives across the parking lot in a separate building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tragedy in Academy Crossing.â&#x20AC;?

Officials at West Memorial Funeral Home in Starkville, which will handle funeral arrangements, identified the victims as India Williams, 25, and her three children, Kamarion Williams, 2, Jacorian Vasser, 6, and Richard Vasser, 5; Castella â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mariaâ&#x20AC;? Bell, 18, and her three children, Taâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nayia Bell, 4, Jayvion Bell, 3, and Sumaya Bell, 6 months; and Lakesha Gillespie, 20. Bell and Williams were cousins and Gillespie was a friend, the funeral home said.

All the victims were in the same apartment and

policy, she has to die first to get one, a limbo that Anderson finds tough to live with. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the most devastating blow that I could ever get,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said in an interview with The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just miss him so much. Just being with him will give me some sort of peace.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every day I wake up

and I look at his pictures and I cry,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any easier.

Maybe down the road I will be able to deal with it a little bit better, but right now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy.â&#x20AC;?

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The 22nd annual New Year’s Eve Ball Drop and Fireworks Show at the Space Needle will be Thursday night.

At midnight, the Space Needle area will feature a music program followed by a choreographed fireworks show.

Leading up to midnight, live entertainment and music by Kevin McGuire will be on the balcony of the Convention Center.

Party favors will be available near the Space Needle.

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The Sevier County Invitational Exhibition is scheduled for Jan. 8 through Feb. 27 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg.

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Ramsey focuses on special session NASHVILLE (AP) — State Senate speaker and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey said lifting an in-session fundraising ban is no longer among his top priorities.

Ramsey, a Blountville auctioneer, said his immediate concerns are dominated by an upcoming special session on education and by the state’s bleak budget picture.

“With the issues we’re going to have this year ... that will be on the back

burner,” Ramsey said.

The Legislature enacted the in-session fundraising ban following the FBI’s 2005 undercover bribery sting known as Tennessee Waltz, which led to the convictions of five former lawmakers.

Ramsey has said the ban is unfair to lawmakers seeking office outside the General Assembly.

Fellow Sen. Jim Kyle of Memphis, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, says he remains opposed to

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lifting the ban.

“I’m not going to vote for it, and I’m against it,” Kyle said.

But if the law passes, Kyle said he won’t feel bound not to raise money during the session.

“I’ll follow the law, whatever it is,” he said.

The ban also affects lawmakers running for other office. For example, Republican Sens.

Tim Burchett and Mae Beavers can’t raise money for their respective bids for Knox and Wilson county mayor

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Nashville police have concluded that the driver of an ambulance that ran into the back of a state roadside assistance truck was at fault for the Interstate 65 wreck that killed two.

A report released Monday said police aren’t sure why ambulance driver David Cline ran off the highway and into the roadside assistance truck parked in an interstate emergency lane on Oct. 22.

The investigation found that Cline, who died in the wreck along with an elderly patient in the ambulance, had been diagnosed with epilepsy and the sleep disorder narcolepsy.

The 36-year-old Cline was a Franklin firefighter who was also working as an ambulance driver for a private company, Rural/Metro. The wreck also injured another paramedic in the ambulance.

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A building on the University of Tennessee’s agricultural campus in Knoxville was damaged after a laboratory inside caught fire.

The fire at McCord Hall was reported at 2:20 p.m. Monday. UT Institute of Agriculture spokeswoman Lorna Norwood says two UT staff members inside the building escaped unharmed.

The laboratory where the fire started is used for cultivating bacteria for dairy cattle research, and Norwood says the lab appears to be a total loss because of damage. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Knoxville fire officials say the fire has been contained, but they are concerned about chemicals that firefighters may have come in contact with while fighting the fire.

The building primarly serves as laboratory and office space.

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while the Legislature is meeting.

Ramsey said an alternative to lifting the fundraising ban is “the session ending as quickly as possible.”

Other gubernatorial candidates who hold elected office aren’t affected by the ban.

The other Republicans seeking the nomination include Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, U.S. Rep. Zach Wamp of Chattanooga and Memphis prosecutor Bill Gibbons.

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“It’s not reassuring when the secretary of Homeland Security says the system worked. It failed in every respect.”

— Rep. Peter King of New York, the top Republican on the Homeland Security Committee in a statement after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the suspect in the attack of a Northwest flight on Christmas Day was stopped before any damage could be done as she hastened to assure people that flying is safe.

“We want a public option to do basically three things: Create more choice for insurers, create more competition for insurance companies, and to contain costs. So if we can come up with a process by which these three things can be done, then I’m all for it. Whether or not we label it a public option or not is of no consequence.”

— Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina in statement as he and another House Democrat who also favors a government insurance plan for the health care legislation, acknowledged it might have to be sacrificed as negotiators work out a final agreement with the Senate.

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On Dec. 29, 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II. On this date:

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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — A woman who identified herself as the wife of Charlie Sheen said in a 911 call to Aspen police that the actor threatened her with a knife and that she feared for her life.

Police released the audio of the Sheen call on Monday, three days after Sheen was arrested on suspicion of menacing, second-degree assault and criminal mischief. Authorities haven’t identified the accuser, but the woman on the 911 call says her name is Brooke and that her husband is Charlie Sheen. Sheen is married to Brooke Mueller Sheen.

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Gallagher wrong about ‘billionaires’

By FRANK LEO Guest columnist

This is a response to the commentary “Beware of warming billionaires” by Maggie Gallagher on Dec. 15.

As a conservative, I am sure Ms. Gallagher is in favor of the free enterprise system. Since when are conservatives against people making a profit or becoming billionaires?

Ms. Gallagher uses the first two paragraphs quoting a sermon which has nothing to do with the issue she is writing about.

She then aligns herself with populists. Does she then agree with the 10 planks of the Populists Party?

Does she believe in the people’s right to smoke marijuana, use drugs and have abortions? Does she believe any state can secede from the United States at any time, or is her alignment just convenient at this time, for this issue?

Ms. Gallagher admits she does not know whether the planet will warm or not. She writes she would bet on humanity’s ingenuity to adapt to climate change.

Does she believe humanity’s evolution will solve the problem and we will just adapt? She makes no suggestion on how mankind will accomplish this. Does she believe this can be accomplished on an individual basis?

Common sense dictates that this can only be accomplished by all nations banding together, sharing research and technology as suggested in Copenhagen. She “will trust the creativity of the future, rather than these experts to regulate the lives of future children yet unborn.” Can she really believe passing the problem on to future generations is the answer?

We are the generation causing the problems and we are the ones responsible for correcting them. If Ms. Gallagher is truly concerned with future generations, why is she willing to pass these problems on to them instead of working on a solution now?

Some questions Ms. Gallagher asks: “How many times have environmentalists been wrong in the past?” This is a question that cannot be answered. You might as well ask how many times conservatives have been wrong in the past.

How many children died in Africa because of restrictions on the use of DDT? Does she know? Does anyone know? Does she know how many children’s lives were saved because of restrictions on DDT? Do environmentalists care?

By definition an environmentalist is one who cares about the quality of the human environment and the preservation of all life.

Ms. Gallagher writes about the outrage of developing countries over higher carbon restraints than richer countries. Does it make sense to build non-efficient, non-environmentally friendly factories that would only have to be torn down in the future?

Rich nations are willing to fund efficient, environmentally friendly factories now. Why would it be good to allow every developing country to become a polluting giant? The high level of pollutants produced in China is a perfect example of what will happen if countries are allowed to develop industry without regard for the future.

Pollution levels were so high in Beijing before the Olympic Games, the Chinese government forced its industries to shut down well in advance of the Olympics in an attempt to reduce pollution levels and haze.

Her prediction is that “carbon billionaires” will not compete on a free market, that they will “do cozy deals with politicians, South American style,” and that there will be a “corporate-environmentalist complex” larger than the “military industrial complex.”

We are not South America. We are North America. Ms Gallaher, open your eyes.

The competition has already begun among manufacturers of automobiles, air conditioners, home and commercial appliances, even light bulbs, as well as the companies that supply the machinery to produce these products and the companies that produce the raw materials used in the production.

The competition is fierce. It epitomizes the American free market ideal. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of emerging companies competing with each other globally, researching and producing energy efficient products and technologies. These companies are producing new employment for thousands of people.

Ms Gallagher ends her commentary with another quote: “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.”

Ms. Gallagher, how right you are.

— Frank Leo is a resident of Sevierville.

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Power to the people Sevier County Electric crew members due thanks for windy work Ever notice how windy it gets up here sometimes? That’s an understatement, of course. Lately the winds have been brisk, to say the least.

When winds hit 40 mph or higher, it can mean a disruption in electrical power. The winds knock over trees which fall on power lines. Utilities try to remove as many trees as they can from the route of electrical power lines, but you can’t take them all down.

The latest high-wind problem occurred on Christmas Eve. Specifically, the night before Christmas. Power outages occurred throughout the area served by Sevier County Electric System, and for a time, when the lights went out, indeed not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

We take it for granted that the lights

will come on when we flip the switch, that the refrigerator will hum and the heat and air will come on when you use the thermostat. We have gotten spoiled with modern conveniences.

Imagine living in many places in Iraq where power is turned on for a few hours a day, at best.

Whenever we have power disruptions, the crew of the electric utility springs into action. Never mind that they’d rather be enjoying Christmas or time off with their families. When you’re on call, you go. With so many outages occurring at all hours of the night and into the morning last Thursday and Friday, crews were scattered throughout Sevier County and into other counties where the utility serves customers.

By mid-afternoon Christmas Day,

only about 150 customers were still without electric power. That’s remarkable, considering what was going on earlier.

We take our utility service for granted, but we also take for granted the many workers who put in the time after hours, weekends and holidays to make sure we can turn on the lights and operate our appliances and TVs. Many thanks go to these dedicated crew members. Yes, they are paid, but that doesn’t lessen the important work they do, especially when we lose the service they work so hard to provide.

As 2009 ends — a year that featured a lot of disruptive weather events — we thank all of the crew members at Sevier County Electric System who served their customers so well in times of trouble.

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P u bl i c for u m Supporters of Head Start earn thanks from teacher

Editor: The month of December was a special month for Wearwood II Head Start children.

I would like to thank the Dixie Stampede, the Tennessee Aviation Museum and Tennessee State Bank for their generosity.

Dixie Stampede invited all Sevier County Head Start students to a benefit lunch and performance. Many Dixie Stampede performers and staff members volunteered their time to give our students a Christmas memory that will last for a long time. As I looked at the children, my heart was warmed by the expressions of awe and wonder on their precious faces. Thank you, Dixie Stampede.

Thanks to the generosity of the Tennessee Aviation Museum, my students now have warm coats for the winter months ahead. The volunteers provided the children with a guided tour of

their wonderful museum. After patiently serving milk and cookies, each child was called by name to receive a brand new winter coat. The volunteers were kind and thoughtful as they made sure each coat fit properly. Thank you, Tennessee Aviation Museum.

A generous monetary donation from Tennessee State Bank made it possible for us to send each child home with wrapped Christmas presents. Their generosity ensured that each child had gifts to open on Christmas morning. Thank you, Tennessee State Bank.

As I sat back to think of our good fortune, a popular symbol from the early 1990s popped into mind. A parent had made me a lap quilt with the center square being that of a heart in the center of a hand. After all these years, that symbol’s meaning truly came to light for me.

Helping hands and giving hearts have made an impact on the lives of these children (and myself). Thank you.

Lynne Dottavio

Teacher Wearwood II Head Start

Family thanks all who helped search for father

Editor: The family of Blaine Whitted would like to thank everyone who helped search for him on Dec. 3. Thank you and God for finding my father.

We were so afraid something really bad had happened to Dad, for he never drives after dark. He was going straight to Walmart and back home. We still don’t know why Dad ended up in Kingsport, but we are so thankful to the officer who stayed with Dad until my sister arrived.

Again, many thanks to each and every one of you, and may God bless you for your kind and thoughtful help.

Sharon Clements Anniston, Ala.

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Seymour teams sweep Powell at Pilot Classic Cowan nets 34 as Lady Eagles fly past Panthers

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor KNOXVILLE — Monday was a great day to be a Seymour basketball fan.

The Blue and Gold treated their faithful to a pair of wins to open the annual Pilot Foodmart Classic at Knoxville Catholic High School.

Senior point guard Casie Cowan scored a career-high 34 points in the girls’ opening 52-44 win over the Lady Panthers, while a balanced boys’ attack led the Eagles to a 45-41 victory.

The good Powell girls’ team (6-4) got off to a quick start in their matchup with Seymour (8-4), scoring 21 of their first 28 from beyond the 3-point line.

But the Seymour girls hung tough, anchored by the inside rebounding of junior Shaelyn Brown and the outside sharpshooting of Cowan.

Despite the Lady Panthers’ hot start, they led by only two at the halftime break 28-26.

Then, in typical Lady Eagles’ fashion, the Seymour team blew things open with a huge run in the third quarter.

Cowan drilled a trio of 3-pointers and an acrobatic layup, while Brown and Jordan Ballard scored from the inside in a 15-3 run over the period.

“That’s the best we’ve played all year,” Seymour head coach Andy Rines gushed. “Defensively we played with so much energy.

Powell probably shoots the ball as well as anybody we’ve played this year, or will play this year,” With the lead firmly in hand at 43-31, the Lady Eagles were able to cruise to the easy win 52-44 as Cowan tacked on seven more points to make her careerhigh 34.

Brown scored just nine points in the win, but grabbed a gamehigh 16 rebounds.

Also scoring for Seymour were Ashley McCarter with five points and Ballard with four.

After the game, Rines broke down Cowan’s career-best.

“We’ve felt all along that she’s the best point guard in East Tennessee,” Rines said. “She’s had her ups and downs so far this year, but just the other day she got to work some one-onone with (former Lady Vol) Cait McMahan, and it paid off.

“We always knew Casie had it in her.”

Rines also had great things to say about Brown’s big day on the boards.

“Shay didn’t have her best offensive day, but she dominated the boards — she was tremendous.”

Jill Herman was the Lady Panthers’ high scorer with 13.

Teammate Torey Hyder added 10 in the loss.

The Eagles’ squad gained some vengeance from an early See SEYMOUR, Page A9

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Seymour’s Casie Cowan knives her way to the basket during her team’s 52-44 win over Powell. Cowan, who’s already signed with Cumberland University, had a career varsity high of 34 points in the contest, including six 3-pointers.

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Seymour’s Skylar Brown (above, left) wasn’t the biggest player on the court Monday as the Eagles faced off with the Powell Panthers, but the junior post player did have 11 big points in the team’s 45-41 win. Coach Brian Jessie (above, right) gives his team some pointers in the closing minutes of their win over Powell.

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Heatherly, Meier selected to TSWA All-State teams

By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor

G-P’s Colin Meier

Tennessee state sportswriters have selected two players from Sevier County to their 2009 TSWA AllState teams.

Ross Heatherly, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound offensive lineman, is Sevier County High School’s representative on the 6A AllState team.

The senior lineman set a school record with 70 domination blocks on the line and earned a starting

spot on the East lineup in the Toyota East/West AllStar game played earlier this month.

“He’s just the kind of guy that gets after it,” said Smoky Bears’ coach Steve Brewer. “He’s one of those guys you have to get on because they want to keep going after the whistle.

“But you’d rather have to slow somebody down than trying to get somebody started. You don’t have to try to get Ross started. He plays very hard, through the whistle and he had a

really good year for us.”

Heatherly’s stellar line play helped keep defenders off of quarterback Zach Flynn as the team sailed to their first-ever 10-0 regular season.

For G-P, Colin Meier was the player to stop opponents’ passing games in their tracks.

Meier intercepted a team-high eight passes and was also in on eight other pass break-ups.

Meier had two-interception games in two of the Highlanders’ biggest

games of the season, picking off two against Gibbs and in the team’s amazing 14-11 upset win at Fulton.

In addition, Meier was credited with 32 total tackles.

On offense Meier was also a weapon for the Highlanders as he scored five touchdowns receiving.

Both players were also selected to the All-Sevier County first-team earlier this week by The Mountain Press. mpsports@themountainpress.com

SCHS’s Ross Heatherly

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SCHS teams win at White County hoops tournament SPARTA, Tenn. — The Sevier County High School basketball teams swept their first two games at the White County Christmas Tournament Monday afternoon.

The boys (11-1) overcame a fourth quarter deficit to best Gallatin 53-48, while the girls (3-8) rolled to a double digit win 55-43 over McMinn County.

Zac Gonzalez bombed in 6-of-6 free throws in the final minute as part of his team-high 19 points to push the Bears to the win over the Green Wave.

Austin Nave chipped in 11 points, while fellow senior Zac Carlson had nine in the

win.

Sophomore Madison Pickel led the way for the Bearettes with a trio of 3-pointers and 13 points in the girls’ 55-43 win over McMinn.

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Max Harrell draws a foul driving to the basket in the Eagles’ opening day game against Powell in the Pilot Foodmart Classic at Knox Catholic High School. Seymour won 45-41.

season loss to Powell (3-7) with a nice 45-41 win against the rangy, athletic club from north Knoxville.

After trailing for nearly the entire first quarter, the Eagles (4-6) got some swagger early on in the second period as senior guard Garrett Hillard scored back-to-back buckets inside on the tall Powell post defenders to put his team up 14-10.

Skylar Brown scored six of the Eagles last eight points of the quarter to help push the team up 22-15 by halftime.

Powell tightened things up in the third, but thanks to baskets from Brown, Hillard, Nathan Casler, Jordan Lee and Max Harrell, the Eagles were able to stay on top 33-31 heading into the final quarter.

After the Panthers briefly tied the score at 35-35 early in the fourth, the Eagles hit 8-of-10 free throws to go back out front 43-36.

But just when it looked like they’d built some cushion, the Eagles were hit with a Brandon Gloyd Jason Davis/The Mountain Press 3-pointer to cut the lead Seymour’s Shaelyn Brown goes for a putback back to four with just against Powell in the opening game of the Pilot Classic at Catholic High School Monday. Brown about a minute left.

Following a 1-for-2 trip had a great game for the Lady Eagles, pulling to the line for point guard down a game-high 16 rebounds and scoring Logan Jenkins, Powell nine points in the Seymour win. scored two more points

from the charity stripe to make it a one-possession game with just :49 to go.

But the Panthers couldn’t get anything going offensively against the Eagles 1-3-1 defense in that time, and the Blue and Gold walked away with the 45-41 win after Jenkins added another free throw late.

“We’re getting there,” Seymour coach Brian Jessie said after the win, which avenged the earlier 49-41 loss to Powell.

“The first time we played them we were limited defensively, and we still don’t have our entire system installed, but as we go we’ll be more versatile.

We’ve getting there.”

Hillard led the way with 12 points, while Brown added 11 points and Jenkins 10. Alex Lambert had four points for Seymour. Also scoring were Harrell with two, Lee with two, Casler with two, and D.J. Griffin and Wes White with one point each.

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Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-9 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 Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 33R of the Resubdivision of Lots 33, 35, and 37 of Galloway s Lakeside Development, as the same Resubdivision appears on plat of record in Book P31, Page 334, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is here made for a more particular description.

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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.

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on April 20, 2007, by Charles L. Miller, II and Carolyn M. Miller, to Dwight B. Grizzell, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, in Volume Book 2802, Page 755 (ĂŹDeed of TrustĂŽ); and WHEREAS, the beneficiaries under said Deed of Trust appointed the undersigned, R. Patrick Harrell, Sevier County, Tennessee, as Substitute Trustee by Appointment of Successor Trustee of record in Volume Book 3462, Page 621, in the Register s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee.

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, R. Patrick Harrell, Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, commencing at 2 :30 PM at the front steps of the Main entrance 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: SITUATE in the Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 495 Chalet Village North Subdivision, as the same appears on the plat of record in Map Book 21, Page 144, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee to which specific map reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

BEING the same property conveyed to Carolyn M. Miller, by deed from Michael D. Spaulding and wife, Diane L. Spaulding, by Warranty Deed dated November 8, 1995, and recorded November 16, 1995 of record in Deed Book 558, Page 668, in the Register s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

PROPERTY ADDRESS Pinecrest Drive Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738 CURRENT OWNER(S): Carolyn M. Miller 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: Carolyn M. Miller 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 time and place for the sale set forth above.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. R. Patrick Harrell

December 22, 29, 2009 and January 5, 2010

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SILO APARTMENTS TRUSTEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 ĂŹgreen stripĂŽ 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.

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HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-6699777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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The Mountain Press ◆ Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Close to Home

Advice

Woman with life-threatening illness has husband being uncooperative

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Baby Blues

Beetle Bailey

Dear Annie: I remarried two years ago and am very happy with my new husband. I have several children from my first marriage, ranging in age from 17 to 27. I also have five young grandchildren.

After our first year of marriage, my new husband got a job offer in another state. As hard as it was to leave my kids, I eagerly started our new life. I was able to drive the distance to visit my children and grandchildren every few weeks and stay several days.

Recently, I was diagnosed with a serious illness, and the doctors say I will likely live another five years or so at best. I can no longer drive. My kids want me to move back to my home state so my grandchildren will know their grandma.

My husband is not currently employed, but still refuses to move back. He has three children here, and although he financially supported them until they were 18, they have never been close.

If I don’t have much time left, I want to spend as much of it as I can with my children and grandchildren. But that feels as if I am betraying my husband, whom I love dearly. Both sides are pulling at my heart, and I’m not sure what to do.

-- Torn Dear Torn: When your husband asked you to relocate, you did so without question. Now that you need him to do the same, he is unwilling.

If you cannot make him see how unfair this is, you should look for ways to compromise. Can you take a train, bus or plane to visit your children

and stay for a month or more? Would your husband drive you for shorter, more frequent visits, or deposit you with your children and come back in six weeks?

Can the children and grandchildren come to you? Find a way to make the best of this, or your resentment will eat away at your marriage at the time when you can least afford the stress. We’ll be thinking of you.

Dear Annie: I just received an e-mail from my daughter-in-law -- the one who doesn’t talk to me on the phone because I don’t attend her church.

She told me her son (from a previous marriage) is getting married in six weeks in a different state. She said there isn’t time to send out invitations and wanted to know as soon as possible if we plan to attend.

I have never heard of a person doing this. It takes only a couple of days to mail out invitations. We rarely hear from her son. He never calls and has never answered my e-mails. I really don’t want to go because we are seniors and it would be a costly trip, even if we drove the nine hours each way.

How should we respond?

-- Bewildered Granny Dear Bewildered: Does your son want you to attend his stepson’s wedding? If so, please try to make the effort. But if it’s too expensive or

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exhausting, we’re certain the bride and groom will be properly assuaged if you send them a nice gift instead.

Dear Annie: Thank you for the levelheaded advice to “Concerned Aunt,” whose niece told her she craves the taste of blood. I think you should have taken it a step further. As an ex-cutter, I know that in many instances, the taste and taking of blood go handin-hand. Cutters need help before it gets out of hand.

In the state hospital I was in, there was a habitual cutter. His arms, neck, face and hands were all scarred.

I hesitate to think what may happen to this poor 15-year-old who can’t talk about this with her mother. Cutting is often a stress reducer for those with a tremendous need for affection and attention. I hope her mother will help her find what she is looking for. -Ex-Cutter Dear Ex: Many readers suggested this girl may be cutting herself.

We hope she will confide in her caring aunt about 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.