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The voters have spoken; here are the winners The voters have spoken. The choices have been made. The winners have been separated from the losers. That seems a little harsh, but of course Readers’ Choice is really just an election. We print the ballot, you make the selections, we count up the results and we announce the winners. And we do this election the oldfashioned way: Paper ballots and pen or pencil markings. Ah, the good old days. Readers’ Choice is a sampling of the people’s tastes, in this case readers of The Mountain Press. Who hasn’t
fielded questions from visitors or newcomers looking for a recommendation for a restaurant or insurance agent or hair stylist or real estate agent. Who hasn’t been asked by somebody to tell them who’s got the best burger or barbecue or fried chicken. Or, “Who’s your dentist?” Or, “Can you tell me the best place to get my car repaired?” Ask 10 people, you’ll get eight or nine different answers. People are loyal to their favorite Mexican restaurant or hamburger joint, their favorite supermarket or bank or pizza joint. We aren’t asking
people to decide among political candidates or who’s gonna win the World Series. These decisions of our readers were, in some cases, made among dozens of choices. Think about how many apartment complexes we have, how many pharmacies, law-
yers and motels. Each has a fan base. Each has a following. But elections are decided by those who take part. Readers’ Choice winners are decided by those who fill out the ballots properly and send them in. And we’re talking
about hundreds and hundreds of ballots. Only qualified ballots are counted. What’s a qualified ballot? Each ballot — we ran it in The Mountain Press several times over the summer — had to be filled in according to the rules. That meant no photocopies. Each voter had to make choices in at least 25 categories. The ballot had to be signed, with an address and phone number included. Those ballots that met our deadline and our rules were counted, with the results put into a computer. That’s tedious work, since ballots are filled out by hand. We’re
talking about more than 100 categories. The results you hold in your hand today are the end product of a lot of work and reader input. This year’s winners will receive a plaque designed by Sign Master, a step or two up from the framed certificates of the past. Remember, we aren’t choosing the best of anything by a scientific or objective method. We are revealing the choices our readers made in a variety of categories. Enjoy what they had to say. Debate the merits of the choices. But respect the decisions of the voters.
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readers’ choice 2010 index Overview....................................... Page 3
Attraction.................................... Page 39
Golf Store.................................... Page 42
Travel Agency............................. Page 46
PEOPLE
Appliance Store.......................... Page 39
Grocery Store.............................. Page 42
Utility Company......................... Page 46
Bank Teller................................. Page 29
Area Concert............................... Page 39
Hardware Store.......................... Page 43
Video Store................................. Page 46
Boss............................................. Page 18
Art Gallery.................................. Page 39
Healthcare Facility..................... Page 43
Wedding Chapel......................... Page 46
Car Salesperson............................ Page 5
Auto/Body Shop......................... Page 40
Home Health.............................. Page 43
Western Wear Shop................... Page 46
Chiropractor................................. Page 6
Auto/Truck Dealer..................... Page 40
Insurance Agency....................... Page 43
FOOD
Dentist.......................................... Page 7
Barber Shop................................ Page 40
Jewelry Store.............................. Page 43
Bakery......................................... Page 40
Doctor................................... Page 20, 27
Beauty Salon............................... Page 40
Lawn Mower Store..................... Page 44
Barbecue..................................... Page 40
Elected Official............................ Page 16
Car Repair Shop......................... Page 40
Liquor Store................................ Page 44
Breakfast..................................... Page 40
EMT/Paramedic......................... Page 10
Car Wash.................................... Page 40
Locksmith................................... Page 44
Buffet.......................................... Page 40
Firefighter................................... Page 14
Carpet Store................................ Page 40
Mobile Homes............................ Page 44
Caterer........................................ Page 40
Hair Stylist.................................. Page 30
Church......................................... Page 41
Motorcycle Dealer...................... Page 44
Deli............................................. Page 40
Insurance Agent.......................... Page 12
Cleaning Co................................. Page 41
Music Theater............................. Page 44
Fried Chicken............................. Page 42
Lawyer........................................ Page 23
Clothing Store............................. Page 41
Nursery....................................... Page 44
Hamburger................................. Page 43
Local Artist................................. Page 28
Construction Co.......................... Page 41
Office Supply Store.................... Page 44
Home Cooking............................ Page 43
Local Entertainer....................... Page 23
Convenience/Gas........................ Page 41
Pawn Shop.................................. Page 45
Hot Dog...................................... Page 43
Manicurist.................................... Page 8
Day Care...................................... Page 41
Pest Control................................ Page 45
Italian Food................................ Page 43
Massage Therapist...................... Page 12
Drug Store................................... Page 41
Pet Groomer............................... Page 45
Mexican Food............................. Page 44
Mechanic..................................... Page 15
Dry Cleaner................................. Page 41
Pet Store...................................... Page 45
New Restaurant.......................... Page 44
Nurse........................................... Page 31
Electronic Store.......................... Page 41
Photo Studio............................... Page 45
Overall Restaurant..................... Page 45
Pastor.......................................... Page 21
Exercise Place............................. Page 41
Picture Framing......................... Page 45
Pizza............................................ Page 45
Police Officer.............................. Page 33
Eye Clinic.................................... Page 41
Real Estate Agency..................... Page 45
Ribs............................................. Page 45
Real Estate Agent....................... Page 35
Farm Supply Store...................... Page 41
Rental Center.............................. Page 45
Salad Bar..................................... Page 45
Teacher........................................ Page 17
Financial Institution................... Page 41
Satellite Dealer........................... Page 45
Seafood....................................... Page 45
Veterinarian................................ Page 33
Florist.......................................... Page 42
Shoe Store................................... Page 45
Steak........................................... Page 46
Waiter/Waitress........................... Page 9
Free Event................................... Page 42
Sporting Goods........................... Page 45
BUSINESS & EVENTS
Furniture.................................... Page 42
Tanning Salon............................ Page 46
Gift Shop..................................... Page 42
Tobacco....................................... Page 46
AC/Heating Co........................... Page 39
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Maples happy with success in hometown By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer The secret to Marvin Maples’ success as a car salesman at Volunteer Chevrolet is simple: Always have a goal. “I’m already planning when I get up in the morning,” said Maples, who won Readers’ Choice for Car Salesman for the fifth straight year and the 13th time in 15 years.
He’s been with Volunteer Chevrolet since April 1996, but he’s been a car salesman for 35 years. “Larry Hill, who was my mentor, was the one who put me in business. I worked in the parts department at Al Smith Chevrolet in ’74 and ’75. Larry came in one day and said, ‘I want to put you in sales.’ I didn’t want to at first — I was a backwards country boy,” he said with a laugh. See maples, Page 6
Marvin Maples has been a car salesman for 35 years.
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Chiropractic field good fit for Hood
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By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer For John Hood, winner of the Readers’ Choice balloting for favorite chiropractor, having a career as a chiropractor is a dream come true. “I’ve never had a day that I didn’t want to come into the office,� said Hood, who has lived in Sevier County for nearly 11 years. “I enjoy learning new technique and getting people better quicker.� A native of Clinton, Iowa, he is a graduate of the University of Iowa See hood, Page 7
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Dr. John Hood, favorite chiropractor, is a native of Iowa.
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But Maples proved to be a natural salesman, attracting plenty of repeat customers and referrals. “I’m just a people person,� he said. The Sevier County native has been married to wife Carlene, also from Sevierville, for 30 years. Their son Derek, 23, is a University of Tennessee graduate and is currently enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a member of First Baptist Church in Sevierville and enjoys golfing when he’s not on the car lot. Maples feels fortunate to have been able
Car Salesperson 1) Marvin Maples, Volunteer Chevrolet 2) David Brooks, Larry Hill 3) Teddy Jones, Sevierville Imports to stay in his hometown all these years. “Business has always been good in Sevierville, and Volunteer Chevrolet has good people to work for. I’m grateful to (Volunteer Chevrolet owners) Gary Helton and Frank Bohanon.� n ebrown@themountainpress.com
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By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer Winning Readers’ Choice for favorite dentist is something Dr. John Rader doesn’t take for granted. “Each time we’ve won, we’ve been elated,” Rader said of himself and his staff. “I’m humbled and honored. It always makes you feel good that the patients recognize you’re doing your best.” The Sevier County native, who practices in Sevierville, feels that dentistry is his calling. “I enjoy working with See rader, Page 8
Dr. John Rader works on a dental patient.
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and Palmer College of Chiropractic, also in Iowa, where his parents still live. “I always joke and say the truck broke down on my way to Daytona,” he said of choosing to settle in Sevierville. It was actually during a southbound visit that he fell under the spell of the Smoky Mountains. “I got below Kentucky and thought, ‘Wow, this is beautiful.’” An avid runner, he had also read an article in Runner’s World magazine that praised the terrain of the area. Hood has run the Boston Marathon seven times and will run his eighth in April. He is also instrumental in coordinat-
Chiropractor 1) John Hood, Hood Chiropractic 2) Craig Ratcliff, Ratcliff Chiropractic 3) Danny Giammo, The Joint ing the 5K Rescue Run (set for May) with Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries. “I have a patient who is about to run their first marathon. Even though running is not a team sport, it’s important to share training.” He was first introduced to the chiropractic field when he injured his back while training for a triathlon. “I was one of those kids
who never went to the doctor. It’s got to work on me before (I try it with) my patients. Then they can say, ‘If Dr. Hood can run 26 miles after his injury, maybe I should try to walk at least one mile.’” Hood works with many of the area’s high school athletes, including football players and cross country runners. He also works with the chart-topping rock band Nickelback on tour — he and the band’s bass player are good friends. Along with “always training for the next race and planning for the next concert,” Hood has remained active in the community and feels right at home in Sevier County. “This area resembles my hometown — the population is pretty much the same.”
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Lobenthal grateful for faithful clients By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer
With Lynda Lobenthal — also known as “Ms. Nails� — getting a manicure and pedicure is all about the experience. Patrons can choose from services including the Orange-Warm-OLotion manicure, Cocoa Mocha Mint pedicure and Take-Me-Away Mango pedicure. “I change the pedicures with the season,� explained Lobenthal, an
Manicurist 1) Lynda Lobenthal, MS Nails 2) Justin, Saigon Nails 3) Cindy Parton, Paradise Nails Indiana native who has lived in Sevier County for 13 years. “Right now I’m doing Pumpkin Spice — I call it your ‘autumn indulgence.’� Lobenthal, this year’s
Readers’ Choice winner for best manicurist, opened Ms. Nails, located on Dolly Parton Parkway, in 2003. “It’s just me,� she said of being the only employee. “I’m just a small business person. I wanted somewhere quiet where people can come and relax.� The popular nail specialist refers to her clients, who range in ages 20s to 70s, as her “girlfriends.� “We just all sit See lobenthal, Page 9
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my hands and I’ve always been intrigued by the medical field, and the two seemed to fit.� After graduating from Sevier County High School, he attended the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he began as a biology major. He ended up receiving a business degree at the time of graduation — but knew that wasn’t where his true passions lie. It was a trip to his family dentist that made him realize dentistry could be the career for him. After graduating from dental school at University of Tennessee-Memphis,
Dentist 1) John Rader 2) Steve Madison 3) David Trotter his heart led him back to Sevier County. “I felt like this county raised me, and I had my family roots here.� Those roots can be traced back to his greatgreat-grandfather, whom Rader was told was one of the county’s first doctors and made housecalls on horseback. Wife Mary Ellen is also a Sevier County native, hailing from Gatlinburg. The couple have two daughters: Ellie, 11, and Cille, 8. Along with spending time with his fam-
ily, Rader’s hobbies include hunting, fishing and cheering for the Tennessee Volunteers. He also enjoys camping, which he is thankful his girls have become enthusiastic about as well. The popular dentist said one important factor to his success is his excellent staff. “I feel blessed to have such a good staff — they’re very compassionate and talk to the patients like family. Honesty is our first core value, and we treat patients like we would want to be treated. “I love the one-on-one, face-to-face interactions with people and seeing them smile, making them feel better about themselves.� n ebrown@themountainpress.com
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Favorite waitress feeling at home in the business By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Not too long ago, Whitney Huffaker Hughes wasn’t even anticipating a career in the restaurant business. Now, she’s won the Readers’ Choice award for favorite waitress. The Longhorn Steakhouse bartender said she started to feel at home in the business after coming to work for the restaurant, owned by the Darden Group. She’d worked at another restaurant before, but she really started enjoying the business when
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Waiter/waitress 1) Whitney Huffaker Hughes, Longhorn 2) Matt Paschall, Logans 3) Chelsea Teague, Smith Family Theater she came to Longhorn shortly after it opened, she said. The Sevier County High School grad was working on a nursing degree, but she’s taking her time on that now. “I’m going to try to get back and take classes, See hughes, Page 10
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around and chat, and we get together for Christmas and throughout the year.” Lobenthal’s shop is decorated with various girly gifts and trinkets, including a life-size cutout of actor Robert Pattinson, who plays vampire Edward in the “Twilight” series — “Ms. Nails” is a big fan. “Over the years, this is what my girlfriends have given me,” she said. “They’ll be somewhere and say, ‘Oh, Ms. Nails would love this!’” She and nine of her “girlfriends” even ventured out together to see the movie “Eclipse,” the third installment of the “Twilight” saga.
“I had just bought ‘Twilight’ (the first DVD in the series) on a whim because I was bored. I had never been into vampires, but I just love Edward — he’s so romantic.” She specializes in natural manicures and pedicures — “I don’t do artificial nails,” she says — and would like to see more of her clients asking for pedicures. “People think pedicures are about summer, but it’s really about foot maintenance. When your feet feel good, you feel good. “My saying has always been, ‘Because you’re worth it.’” n ebrown@themountainpress.com
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but mostly I love what I’m doing,” she said. Hughes said she liked making friends of the customers, whether they’re local folks or visitors to the area. “I’m always outgoing, with a simile on my face,’ she said. “I just love to met people. “I try to make every customer a loyal guest.” The most popular drink at the bar is the Perfect Margarita, she said, but she doesn’t have a favorite when it comes to making them. “I like to change it up,” she said. Hughes was born and raised in Sevier County, so she sees a lot of familiar faces coming in and
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out, and she said that’s made it more fun. It helps, too, that it’s the type of job where there’s not a lot of down time. “We’re always busy, there’s always something to do, and I don’t like to sit around,” she said. That applies when she isn’t at work, too. “I love skiing, riding four wheelers, riding horses, going to the beach ... I’m not an indoor person at all,” she said. “I can’t stand to sit around.” She thanked the people of Sevier County for voting her their favorite server, with a special thanks to her family. “All my family are wonderful,” she said. Jeff Farrell/The Mountain Press “They’re the reason I am the way I am.” Whitney Hughes, winner of the Readers’ Choice award for favorite waiter or waitress, opens a drink at Longhorn Steakhouse in Sevierville. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
Top paramedic Williams has found his calling By JEFF FARRELL Staff Writer GATLINBURG — Paramedic Randall Williams says he found his calling when he became a paramedic with the Gatlinburg Fire Department. Readers of The Mountain Press seem to agree, as Williams won the Readers’ Choice award for favorite paramedic or emergency medical technician. Williams is a Sevier County native. After graduating high school, he enlisted with the Marines, and upon returning he attended several trade
EMT/paramedic 1) Randy Williams, Gatlinburg 2) David Fusion, Gatlinburg 3) John Matthews, Gatlinburg schools and tried different jobs looking to find one that fit. He was working at a local hardware store when he started volunteering at the Gatlinburg Fire Department, which also provides ambulance ser See williams, Page 11
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Three-peat massage therapist Randy Cotterell came to Sevier County in 1991 to work for Dollywood before switching to his current occupation 15 years later. Read about the Readers’ Choice favorite on page 12.
Congratulations to our physicians Eric Littleton, MD, and Robin Huskey, MD, who tied for first place in the Best Physician category!
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Paramedic Randall Williams was the Readers’ Choice winner for paramedic. raderie, something he said he’d missed after leaving the Marine Corps. Still, he said he wasn’t sure he would have been able to make the change if his wife, Allysyn, hadn’t given him the encouragement to go ahead. The two of them have an 8-year-old son, Kendall, but she gave him the encouragement to try the new job and see if it made him happy. He wouldn’t be able to do it if he didn’t also like to help people. Paramedics see people at some of the worst moments of their lives, he said, and he likes having the chance to help people through that.
That could be one of the reasons he won the Readers Choice Award. He said he doesn’t know what made readers select him. He tries to go out of his way to be nice to patients when they’re on a call. “I figure they’re having the wort day they an have. They don’t need somebody coming up to them with attitude.” Whatever they see about it, he’s sure he’s found his calling. “It took me a long time to find what I wanted to do,” he said. n jfarrell@themountainpress.com
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vice for the area. “I enjoyed being a volunteer, but I didn’t want to do medical stuff at first,” he said. He would drive the ambulance sometimes when the medical personnel needed to be in the back working on a patient, and drove the rescue trucks other times. “The more I did it, the more I got interested,” he said. He was also becoming more and more interested in the job itself. Working at the hardware store was fine, he said, but he felt like he’d gone as far with it as he could and it seemed as though he were getting into a rut. Eventually, he learned about an opening within the fire department and decided to complete the training and sign on fulltime. He hasn’t regretted the decision; he’s the type of person who enjoys having a different challenge every day. “It’s like coming to a new job every day,” he said. He also enjoys the cama-
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Cotterell wins again as massage therapist By BOB MAYES Managing Editor SEVIERVILLE — Randy Cotterell may be the co-owner of Raindrops Salon, but his professional career is full of sunshine these days. The 42-year-old who was born in Illinois and came to Sevier County via Florida, was recently chosen as Readers’ Choice favorite massage therapist for the third straight year — although he shared the honor with two others two years ago. “I’m just speechless this time,� Cotterell said at his studio recently. “The first year I was just surprised and last year I was floored.. “This year ... I don’t know what to say expect thank you to all of the people who voted
Massage therapist 1) Randy Cotterell, Raindrops (tie) 2) Robin McGregor, A New Beginning 3) Cathy Edmundson, Cathy’s Beauty Boutique for me. Hopefully, this show I am doing something right.� Strangely enough, Cottrell never intended to get into massage therapy. He had been living in St. Petersburg, Fla., and was vacationing in the area when he heard Dollywood was hiring in its finance department in 1991. With his background as an assistant movie theater manager, landed a job.
During his decade-plus at Dollywood, Cotterell would occasionally give casual massages to friends — feet, back and arms — and they encouraged him to make it his profession. After graduating from the Tennessee School of Theraputic Massage in Knoxville, he went into the business fulltime in 2006. He is also a member of the American Massage Therapy Association, where he is active in the Tennessee chapter. Raindrops, located in the Elco Plaza on Dolly Parton Parkway, has several variations of massage, with other staff members offering wax treatments, cuts, colors and perms. Since last year, the salon has been remodeled and has added spa therapies, hydrotherapy and seaweed
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therapy, all of which he facilitates. Basic massage rates begin at $35 for 30 minutes or $65 per hour depending on the treatment. “Massage really helps a person’s well-being,� Cotterell said after winning the award for the second time. “It helps hundreds of things. It lowers stress, helps regulate blood pressure, just gives you a total body cleansing to name a few.� Although he has won this award three years running, he isn’t letting it go to his head. “(Winning) is good because it helps keep your name out there,� Cotterell said. “ ... I may not be the best, but I promise you I’ll get in there and do my best.�
McFalls praises staff in victory By BOB MAYES Managing Editor SEVIERVILLE — There was only one winner, but if Roger McFalls had his druthers, he’d share it with the 11 people he works with. For the second straight year, the 46-year-old manager of a Farm Bureau office on Court Street has won the Readers’ Choice Insurance Agent of the Year. “I really want to emphasize that there are 11 other people besides myself,� he said in his office. “Each of them has just as much impact with the customers as I do. (But) as office manager I get credit for what they do.� See mcfalls, Page 14
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Firefighter Stanton remained at home By STAN VOIT Editor When he left Sevier County High School for Maryville College, Keener Shanton wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with See shanton, Page 15
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Giving just credit, McFalls listed the 11 other folks in his office: Barry Sims, Chuck Durden, Kent Jones, Jason Whitaker, Maxine Hodges, Joyce Manning, Judy Ogle, Linda Satterfield, Vickie Mount, Carol Gibson and Jennifer McKnight. What’s ironic to McFalls about winning the award for the second consecutive year is that he never even planned to get into insurance after earning a degree in engineering from the University of Tennessee.
Insurance agent 1) Roger McFalls 2) Jack Maness 3) Kevin Ownby After his father died in 1989, he was recruited into the business by longtime agency manager Don Hopson, taking over the top job after Hopson retired in 1998. Married to wife Suzanne for 24 years and a father of three, the softspoken McFalls has a philosophy about how he and his staff treat their customers. “Somebody famous said it — I don’t remember who
— but it’s ‘People forget what you said and they forget what you did, but they will always remember how you made them feel,’” he said. “It’s a good business practice. It’s not our official office motto, but it’s what we strive to do.” Winning for the second straight year caught him off guard because he said there are so many quality insurance agents in Sevier County — any number of them who might be deserving of the honor. “Knowing them from a professional standpoint, I would be glad to do business with just about any of them,” McFalls said, adding, “I’m friends with most
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Roger McFalls, who earned a degree in engineering from the University of Tennessee, has managed the Farm Bureau office on Court Street since 1998. of them.” “Once was an honor, but And while he acknowlto win a second time in a edges there are others who row? It’s a challenge living may be deserving, he’s up to the compliment that happy, on behalf of his has been given to us.” office, to be chosen again. “It’s exciting — unexn bmayes@themountainpress.com pected,” he admitted.
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Top mechanic grows business By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Rick Bohanan didn’t buy the building behind his popular service center just so he would have more room to hang Readers’ Choice awards. That was just a nice bonus. This makes the 15th year in a row Bohanan has claimed the top spot in the list of Sevier County’s favorite mechanics, while it’s also the 13th consecutive year his shop has also won the prize in its cat-
Mechanic 1) Rick Bohanan 2) Wayne Ellis 3) Courtney Johnson egory. Of course, the awards, which dot the walls at Rick’s Service Center, aren’t the only show of Bohanan’s popularity among local residents. There’s also the fact he recently had to expand into the building and See bohanan, Page 16
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his life or what career to pursue. He thought about something in the medical field or biology, but that didn’t work out. Ten years later, he is happy with the decision he ultimately made. Shanton is a member of the Sevierville Fire Department and this year’s Readers’ Choice winner as favorite firefighter in Sevier County. “I was surprised,� the 28-year-old said of the award. “Thanks to everyone who voted for me. I can’t thank you enough. This is a wonderful community.� Shanton was a member of the 1999 state champion Sevier County High football team, playing both fullback and outside linebacker. The
Firefighter 1) Keener Shanton, Sevierville Fire Department 2) David Fusion, Gatlinburg Fire Department 3) Randall Williams, Gatlinburg Submitted
thrill of winning that title his senior year has never eased. Although Maryville College doesn’t give football scholarships, he was recruited to attend the school and play ball. Shanton didn’t earn his degree. Instead he tried other jobs and volunteered at the fire station. That led to a full-time position about four years ago. “Being a firefighter was not a lifelong dream,� he
Keener Shanton is this year’s Readers’ Choice firefighter favorite among voters. said. “But I am glad I made this my career choice.� Those who remember Shanton from SCHS won’t be surprised he chose a profession that involves public service and meeting people. He is outgoing, gregarious and personable. “I wanted a hands-on kind of job,� he said. “My friends would not be sur-
prised to see me doing this.� Shanton (he’s actually Samuel Keener Shanton III) is an EMT/IV tech who usually works out of the city’s new fire station on Collier Drive. Shanton said the job is fun and challenging. “There is some anxiety, but I like that part of it.�
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By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Johnny King still can’t figure out how the man whose office decides what everyone will pay to the county continually wins the award for being Sevier County’s favorite elected official. This makes the sixth con See king, Page 17
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No shock here: Rick Bohanan, left, was named favorite mechanic for the 15th year in a row.
Johnny D. King Sevier County Property Assessor Thank you Sevier County & Staff
parking lot behind his shop to meet the demands of his legion of customers, who regularly overflowed the crowded space at the corner of Prince Street and North Parkway in Sevierville. Bohanan started Rick’s Service Center on Jan. 1, 1993. The move came after turns of owning his own shop and working in the repair department at the old Al Smith Chevrolet. While he may have made a few changes in where he worked, Bohanan can point out at least one thing that has remained consistent. “I’ve worked in a two-mile radius of here since 1972,” he told The Mountain Press.
At the shop, Bohanan and his fellow mechanics regularly work on as many as 80 vehicles in a week, providing virtually every service imaginable from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. As another show of his popularity, customers are perfectly willing to put their names on a list to wait for services from oil changes to axle repairs, when it means getting Bohanan’s seal of approval on the job. The modest mechanic attributes his success to one other thing that has remained consistent throughout his career. “I try to be honest and I try to do good work,” Bohanan said. “I take pride in my work.” He’s been taking that same pride all his life, starting out in the vehicle repair business as a boy.
Growing up on a farm here in the county, he often helped his dad work on tractors and heavy equipment, saying it was that practice that got him into the industry. With the addition of the former A+ Office Supplies building to the operation, a large part of the operation for Rick’s Service Center, including the administrative offices, has moved back into the new facility. While he has a space back in that building, don’t expect to see Bohanan spend a lot of time there. “I run the shop mostly, but I still try to diagnose a lot of the stuff, and I still work on them, too,” Bohanan said. “We stay busy here.” n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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secutive year King has found himself at the top of the ballot when the readers of The Mountain Press voted in the category, a feat that still leaves King stunned. “I’m just honored,” King said. “I’m humbled.” In his job as the county’s property assessor — coincidentally, he just started his sixth term with that title, too — King and his staff determine what the owner of every recorded property in the county has to pay in taxes. It’s a task that one might reasonably expect would make King not a very popular guy. However, he says he has a simple formula that has always served him well in dealing with the public. “I try to be fair to people, no matter if they live in a fancy mansion or in a little house. I hope they appreciate that about me and that’s why they choose me,” King said. “I’ve tried to do that ever since I was elected assessor.”
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That trait has been put to the test this year as the office goes through the reappraisal process, a requirement every six years that means some people find out they’re going to be paying more to the county starting in January. King has worried the updates could mean some folks hold their new rates against him, though that doesn’t seem to be the case. King believes that might in part be because of the Readers’ Choice awards that adorn his walls alongside certificates and plaques from various groups he supports or is part of. He thinks they might help give folks who have
never previously dealt with him some confidence that he has their best interests in mind. While they might win him some friends in public, at home King admits the Readers’ Choice awards don’t go far. While he’s fairly certain wife Karen, the finance director for the school system, voted for him in the balloting, he said winning doesn’t get him out of trouble if he should forget an important date like her birthday or their anniversary. In more than two decades in the courthouse job, King said he is thankful for the opportunity to have met Sevier Countians from Seymour to Gatlinburg and everywhere in between. “The good Lord has just blessed me with an awful lot of friends from one end of the county to the other,” he said.
Linginfelter wins teacher citation By BOB MAYES Managing Editor SEVIERVILLE — Tony Linginfelter figures that if it hadn’t been for football, he might have stayed in Greenback (pop. 954) in rural Loudon County. But his skills as a high school quarterback led him to Carson-Newman, then to the University of Tennessee where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees and, ultimately, in 1990, to Sevier County High School. This year, he has been named winner of Readers’ Choice teacher award.
Teacher 1) Tony Linginfelter, Sevier County High 2) Hailey Husky, Boyds Creek 3) Jill Henderson, Northview Middle “I was really surprised,” the 52-year-old P.E. teacher and assistant football coach said at the school’s fieldhouse, adding that at first he thought it might have been a prank. “We play jokes on each other See linginfelter, Page 18
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Grizzell named best boss for second time By STAN VOIT Editor Surprised. That’s the word that keeps coming up in a conversation with Dwight Grizzell about winning the Readers’ Choice Best Boss award. “I am surprised and pleased and honored to be voted Best Boss for the second year,� he said. “I want to thank our employees, the greatest group of people I have ever had the honor of working with, and also thank our customers for this honor.� Grizzell, president and chief executive officer of Mountain National Bank,
said he was surprised to win the award for the second year in a row, but pleased to have done so. “It’s still enjoyable to come to work and be associated with the customers and the employees every day. I look forward to that,� he said. It’s been a tough two years for Grizzell and the community banking industry, because of the sour economy, but he sees some sunshine breaking through. “It looks like in 2010 we are beginning to see some improvement in some areas,� he said. “We See grizzell, Page 19
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all the time. You have to stay alert around here. “But it’s a real honor to be picked as a teacher, to think you are having a positive impact on the lives of the kids.� During his 26 years in education, Linginfelter has taught science and driver’s education, as well as his current advanced P.E. courses and being a football coach. He has served as offensive coordinator under Smoky Bears head coach Steve Brewer for more than a decade. There are similarities and differences between being a PE teacher and football coach. “There are relationships with kids in both cases,� Linginfelter said. “In P.E., you only have them for a year and you get to know different kind of kids who aren’t into athletics. “In football, it is a different kind of relationship in that you watch kids growing up from freshmen to
seniors and becoming men.� Perhaps not surprisingly, Linginfelter said the attitude of students toward taking P.E. classes has changed dramatically since he was growing up in the 1970s. “The biggest problem we face today is having kids participating,� he said. “We have some who just don’t want to dress out and participate. When I was growing up, we couldn’t wait for P.E.� So, does Linginfelter consider himself more of a football coach or a teacher? “I’m both,� he said. “In football, you have to be a good teacher or you are not going to be successful. There’s a lot of teaching in football — not just how to do things, but how to get it better. “I think the same thing applies in the classroom.� Linginfelter and wife Marisa have been married for 14 years and have a 13-year-old son, Zach, who is in the seventh grade and plays all sports at Sevierville Middle School. n bmayes@themountainpress.com
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banking for 38 years, 21 of them in Sevier County. He laid the foundation for what became Mountain National Bank. He grew up in Winchester with former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer and entered banking right after college. He came to Sevier County in 1989 as
senior credit officer at First National Bank in Gatlinburg, In July 1994 he was named president of that institution. After the bank was sold, Grizzell took wife Micca’s advice and set out to start a new bank. In 1997 he called two dozen friends and customers he thought might have an interest in
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Littleton ties for top doctor position This year marks the 10th for Dr. Eric Littleton to be in practice in Sevierville. Fitting, then, that he would win the Readers’ Choice award for best doctor to cap off a decade of service to his patients. “It’s an honor,� he said.� It’s been a real joy to serve this community. It reminds me of the small town, Harriman, where I grew up. Sevierville has a small-town feel with 10 million visitors.� Littleton tied for first place in this category with his partner, Dr. Robin Huskey. Along with Dr. Stephen Cole, the three form Great Smokies Family Practice, located in the Professional Office Building on the campus of LeConte Medical Center. “We love the new offices,� he said of the facilities they moved into this year. Littleton has made his mark on the community in more ways than medicine. He is an accomplished pianist who sometimes performs at charity events, such as the recent Streams of Mercy banquet for Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries. He composes music and has produced several CDs of his work. “I enjoy a range of music,� he said. “I just enjoy playing. You can forget about your responsibilities of the day. Music is an outlet for me. Some people play golf. Everyone needs something to go to so they can unwind.� His wife Julie is a pia-
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nist and University of Memphis graduate who plays regularly for area churches. Their only child, 13-year-old Caleb, is a budding musician. He plays drums in the youth band at First Baptist Sevierville. Littleton also does sideline reporting for the weekly broadcasts of Sevier County High School football games. Littleton still finds
enjoyment in the practice of medicine. He likes the interaction with patients and getting the right diagnosis for someone in need. Dealing with insurance companies — well, that’s another matter indeed. It’s his least favorite part of being a doctor. Despite that, Littleton knows the best medical care anywhere in the world is found in the United States. He credits residency training that most graduates of U.S. medical schools experience before they hang their sign. “It’s the key to the success of our medical profession,� he said. “It’s not
necessarily required.� Littleton did his residency at Floyd Family Medicine in Rome, Ga., one of the prestigious residency programs for graduating doctors. It’s highly competitive to get accepted, Littleton said, and offers physicians a chance to practice a wide range of medicine. Littleton did his undergraduate work at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, then attended the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. Two staff assistants have been with him since he opened his practice 10 years ago: Deb Hembree and Lisha Robertson.
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home in the industrial park across the street from Sevier County High School. The nondenominational church has a sanctuary that can hold 850 people, and just opened a youth facility where young people go for their own worship service. Services are held Saturday nights and twice on Sunday mornings, with plans to add a third Sunday service. Upwards of a thousand people worship each Sunday, Freeman said. Pathways is contemporary, as opposed to traditional. “We preach the way of the cross,” he said. “We cut through the denominational barrier. We have to orbit our lives around the church and around Christ. Jesus went around people.”
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Services at Pathways are filled with contemporary music and lots of visuals and technical flourishes. Freeman said they might use secular songs if they make the point he wants to make. Freeman makes no apology for Pathways having very contemporary services. Methods may change, he said, but the message he and the church want to convey does not. The goal is to attract people to hear the message, and if that requires contemporary approaches, he will do it. Pathways has a num-
ber of young adults and young families attending services. Each of the three services is identical to the other. Freeman is 40, which he says is the average age of those who attend Pathways services. He and is wife of 20 years, Giovanna, have two children, Miranda, 20, and Mason, 7. The new youth/student life facility, called The Hangar because it is right next to the runway of the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, opened in October. Freeman is pleased with his Readers’ Choice win. “It’s amazing what God can do in the life of a church,” he said. “So many pastors do the right thing. Sometimes it becomes too competitive. But winning this award is a pretty cool thing. It shows the strength and growth of the church.”
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Jim Smith in love with entertaining By STAN VOIT Editor There are days when you don’t feel well, when the idea of performing before an audience just isn’t what you’d really want to be doing. No matter, When that’s how you make a living, you fall back on the axiom, “The show must go on.� It has gone on for a number of years for Jim Smith, this year’s Readers’ Choice winner for best local entertainer. “I look at it this way,� he said. “I give it my best regardless of what I am trying to do. That’s what I tell my children. All you can do is the best you can do. Sometimes you can fool the people, but inside your heart you are the one who knows if you are giving it 100 percent.� Smith still gets a charge
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out of each show he, his brother and nephew perform at Smith Family Dinner Theater in Pigeon Forge. They opened the theater about six years ago, and in 2009 made it a dinner theater, which has been successful. Smith has been performing for a lot longer than the theater has been opened. A former school teacher, he and his brother Charlie began working together about 25 years ago and started a show at Dollywood. That led to gigs at other venues, including some when Jim Smith performed as a solo act. In 2003 he used to sing
in the Old Mill Village at the gazebo. The brothers, joined by Charlie’s son Charlie Bob, formed a team and opened the theater in 2004. Other family members take part, either on stage or behind the scenes. Smith admits he still gets a little nervous before every show, but that passes as soon as he walks out in front of the audience. “It’s like waiting for the kickoff if you’re a football player,� he said. This has been a challenging time for Smith. He has endured three surgeries in less than a year, starting last December when he had an operation to repair a ruptured disc gone bad. It was causing unbearable pain in his hips and lower back. He continued to perform as often as he could, sometimes sitting in a chair to entertain the audience.
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Johnson is a repeat winner in this category. “That’s probably a big factor,” he said of his natural and genuine interest in others. “Many times people will stop me somewhere and ask me something about a subject that has nothing to do with the law. For some crazy reason they think I know a little bit about a lot of things. “I always try to be helpful and I always try to be polite,” he said. “That’s my nature.” Surrounded these days by his three grown children, Johnson speaks with pride of their accomplishments and how they have developed as people. Daughter Stefanie teaches at Walters State and administers the
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financial records of the law practice, Johnson Murrell & Associates. Older son Ashley works in the law office primarily as a paralegal and manages the family rental properties. Son Alex practices law full-time in the office. Every Friday the father and children dine out together. Johnson lost his wife Glenda to cancer two years ago. “I love having then around. I think they’re great kids. They have grown into mature adults. We enjoy being around each other, and I am fortunate they enjoy being around me. They are all great conversa-
tionalists.” Each has succeeded academically as well. Stefanie earned a master’s at the London School of Economics and Political Science in England. Alex earned a master’s at St. Andrew’s in Scotland. Ashley studied in Greece one semester. “They are savvy travelers,” Charlie Johnson said. He works hard and puts in the hours because, like almost every aspect of society, the economy has affected the practice of law as well. “I feel a very strong dedication to work a little harder to get us through this economic slump,” he said. “The law business is like all other businesses. We don’t have a corner on the market.” He plans to slow down eventually, to take more
time off. But not now. Johnson is grateful for the support of voters who chose him Best Lawyer. “I appreciate that people think of me and vote for me,” he said. Johnson didn’t finish law school until he was 35, after years spent working in his wife’s family business. He first set up a practice in Sevierville with David Maxwell. His current partner is Jeff Murrell.
Sevierville attorney Charles Johnson is a repeat winner as favorite lawyer.
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Huskey ties for favorite doctor By STAN VOIT Editor
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Dr. Huskey, left, with nurse Marvina Warren.
As a child she sometimes went on rounds at the hospital with her father, a pharmacist. “I hung out with him as he made his rounds and I knew right then what I wanted to do,” Robin Huskey said. She graduated from Sevier County High, then the University of Tennessee before heading off to medical school in Memphis. In 2006 he joined Dr. Eric Littleton in his Sevierville practice. Today, Great Smokies Family Practice includes Dr. Stephen Cole,
Doctor 1) Robin Huskey (tie) 1) Eric Littleton (tie) 2) Charles Bozeman 3) Ammar Razzak
but it’s Littleton and Huskey who are in the spotlight today. They tied in the Readers’ Choice balloting for favorite doctor. “It’s incredible,” Dr. Huskey said of her award. “It’s humbling. I know the caliber of
medical care in this community. It’s excellent. We have a strong group of physicians in Sevier County. It’s humbling to be considered among them.” Huskey grew up in Pigeon Forge, the daughter of Ricky and Barbara Huskey. She has a brother, Ryan. This has been an eventful year for Huskey in other ways. In April she married Jim Takacs, an appraiser for Blalock Companies.
Huskey linked up with Littleton after spending a month on rotation with him while in her residency period. Like all UT medical school graduates, she had to do a rural medical rotation. Weighing an option of staying at the UT Medical Center in geriatrics, she instead chose to join Littleton. And is glad she did. “It worked out better,” she said. “I didn’t See Huskey, Page 28
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Tino still favorite artist By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor
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Robert Tino says it never gets old being voted Readers’ Choice favorite local artist.
Robert Tino has been a consistent and strong winner of the local artist category since the first year The Mountain Press held the Readers’ Choice awards, but he said it doesn’t grow old. “There’s so much talent in this county, it’s kind of neat that people still vote you No. 1,” Tino said while sitting outside of this See tino, Page 29
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think I’d have the opportunity to come back home. I very much love the heritage of Sevier County. My family has always been here.” She sees a lot of patients who know her family and remember her as a child. She likes that. It reinforces her connection to home. Her new husband has had to get used to the irregular hours of a doctor. Huskey says she gets calls day and
night and weekends. It’s part of the territory. Takacs also shares custody of a 6-yearold son, so Huskey has gotten a taste of parenthood. She hopes to start a family with her hew husband one day. Until then, Huskey is happy practicing family medicine. “Every day is different,” she said. “Every patient is different. You can see babies one minute and nursing home patients the next.” In addition to her medical duties, Huskey
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Douglas Dam Road gallery. Though not a Sevier County native, Tino has come to claim the area as his own since his parents moved him and his older brother here in 1977. “I’m a Smoky Bear,” said the Sevier County High School graduate. Tino said he began painting when he was 12 years old. “It’s just something I started doing,” he said, relating it back to his love of music. “I’ve always been musically inspired to do things and I guess that I was just drawing what I saw in music. Then one thing led to another.” The mountains and valleys of his new East Tennessee home inspired him to paint the landscapes that were so different from where he came. The landscape and climate of Greenwood, S.C., was very flat, he said, compared to the that of the Smoky Mountains. “It was flat and up here you get four distinct seasons and you’ve got a lot of atmosphere here in this place,” he said. “Seems things change every day.” Tino said he paints about 50 to 60 new paintings every year, usually starting with a name for the painting before completing the painting itself. The Smokies and surrounding areas provide him with the inspiration for his art. “I go out and hike a lot,” he said. “A lot of my rural scenes are done at favorite places around Sevierville. But as far as the mountains, going up and hiking and just spending time up there, it’s very inspiring.” He never completes
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a painting on site, he said, insteading doing a sketch and taking photographs that he’ll use as reference once he gets in his studio. Tino isn’t the only one in his family who is artistically inclined. His brother Rick is also an artist and gallery owner, based out of Gulf Shores, Ala., Tino said. Tino and his wife Mary John have two children, a son Riley and a daughter, Cleo. He said both of his children are artistic, but to different degrees. “Riley is more of an architect. He likes straight lines and is kind of mathematical, and Chloe is more of an expressionist,” Tino said. n gcrutchfield@themountainpress.com
Sandy Stolz loves her work as bank teller By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor The Mountain Press Readers’ Choice winner for bank teller has only been a teller for seven years, but in that time she’s developed quite a following. You can usually find Sandy Stolz at one of the two drive-through windows at the main branch of Mountain National Bank in Sevierville. That’s where she’s been most of the last seven years since she was hired at the bank. Before that, she ran Mother Goose Day Care with her sister.
“I had a day care for 17 years,” said Stolz, a Sevierville mother of four and grandmother of six. “I wanted a different career.” That career turned out to be in banking, specifically at Mountain National. “Well, I’d heard a lot See stolz, Page 30
Sandy Stolz works the drive-through window at Mountain National Bank’s main office in Sevierville.
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By GAIL CRUTCHFIELD Community Editor To have only been in Sevier County four years, Polly Williams is surprised that she was voted the top hair stylist in The Mountain Press Readers’ Choice Awards. “It’s an honor that they would take the time to put my name down,� Williams said of those who put her name on the ballot. “Because, you know, you don’t just get it by chance.� Williams, with her daughter Lori Cole, is the owner of Hair Expo. They bought the business from the previous owners almost two years ago, more than two years after Williams and her husband Selby moved from Memphis to East Tennessee. “We came here to retire and both of us are back to work,� she said. Her husband, who retired after 33 years service to the See williams, Page 31
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of good things about (bank president) Dwight (Grizzell) and the whole organization,� Stolz said. “And like Dwight says, we need to treat others like we want to be treated. “That’s the way I’ve always done my customers and co-workers as well, and it works.� Even in the brief time she spends with her customers each day, Stolz said she gets to know about them, and they learn about her. “I have a lot of customers, you know I’ve waited on them ever since I’ve been here, and they say
Bank teller 1) Sandy Stolz, Mountain National 2) Cathy Douglas, Tennessee State Bank 3) Darcy McNeal, Tennessee State Bank
they feel like they have known me forever,� she said. “It feels really good for people to respect you and want to come to the bank to see you.� Stolz said she was surprised to learn she had been voted as favorite bank teller in The Mountain Press Readers’ Choice balloting. “I was excited,� she said. “That makes me feel like
I’m giving great customer service, which is what this bank is about. “But I don’t want to take all the praise. Those other girls down there are great, too. We are a team and well all work well together to strive to make this bank what it is, because we want Dwight to be as proud of us as we are of him.� Stolz is a Sevier County native, having grown up in Pigeon Forge. She is one of four children born to Dot Tinker of Pigeon Forge and the late Willard Tinker. She and her husband Bob have four children, Melissa, Chris, Tiffany and Mark; and six grandchildren.
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Memphis Fire Department, works at Dollywood. Williams continued with what she did in Memphis: styling hair. “I love the creative art of it, because I love art,� she said. But what she really loves are her clients. “Just the connection with people,� she said. “I love people. “All of my customers are really like family,� she said. “I mean, everybody can tell you that. Everyone, and this is no lie, everyone that sits in my chair is special and I think they realize that.� She passed on that love of hair styling to Cole, one of her two daughters. “That’s all she ever wanted to do,� Williams said of her daughter. Her other daughter is Shannon Delashmit, who works at a local bank. Between them, her daughters have given Williams three grandchildren. The most recent addition is 5-week-old Megan Cole, with Brianna Cole and Noah Delashmit rounding out the count so far. When she’s not taking care of the clients in her styling chair or watching over her grandchildren, Williams said she likes to paint, usually using acrylic paint on rocks. “I paint deer and I did, I think, 500 ladybugs on little rocks for the Alzheimer’s Association,� she said. “My daughter works for the bank and they were doing that.�
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McCarter is still surprised and humbled at the honor. McCarter, who is currently on maternity leave after the Aug. 23 birth of her first child, daughter Addison, said she wasn’t even aware voting was under way until she was informed by her boss that she won the title again. “I don’t know,” she said with a laugh when asked why she keeps winning the award. She thinks it may be a simple matter of the number of people she gets to meet in her job in the cath lab at LeConte Medical Center. “We do a lot of outpatient procedures, so instead of me having three or four a day, I may see 25 patients a day,” she said. “I think it’s an honor,” she
Nurse 1) Lynzi McCarter, LeConte Medical Center 2) Rachael Farmer, MountainBrook 3) Lisa Turner, New Center School
said of winning. “I think it’s neat that the paper does that and recognizes people in the community. I feel blessed to be recognized.” Born and raised in Sevier County, McCarter is the daughter of Mike and Tammie Sutton. Her grandparents are J.B. and Shirley Matthews, and George and Sue Sutton. She is married to Travis McCarter, an attorney with Baker and Associates in Sevierville. After graduating from Sevier County High School, McCarter earned her bache-
Thursday, October 28, 2010 lor’s degree in nursing at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She began working at Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center. A nurse for the last four years, McCarter said that is all she’s ever wanted to do. “Even when I was little I just loved it. That’s what I would play, what I loved to do,” she said. That desire was cemented when she became sick and spent a lot of time in the hospital herself. McCarter said she dealt with stomach issues from about sixth grade all the way into high school. “I was in and out of the hospital quite a bit and I always enjoyed the nurses and watching what they did,” she said. “It was just always what I wanted to do. There was never an option (of anything else). I feel blessed to be in a profession that I love.”
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Veterinarian Scott Bartley all about helping animals By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer Scott Bartley, owner of Parkway Animal Hospital, believes it’s equal parts compassion for the pets he treats and their owners that has made him a back-toback winner in Readers’ Choice among local veterinarians. “Don’t ever say in your interview for veterinary school that you want to work with animals because you don’t like people,” he says. “For any vet to be successful, they have to have
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clients. When our clients are here, they talk about everything. We really get to know them and they’re part of our family.” The staffers at the clinic on South Boulevard in Sevierville say they really do consider those who have dedicated their lives to helping animals there a family and see those they serve as part of that clan. Some of their broth-
ers and sisters are a little hairier, more scaly or drop more feathers than others, but it’s all kin to Bartley and his employees. From an early age Bartley knew his career would be dictated by his love of animals. As he was growing up in north Alabama, Bartley believed he would be a forest ranger until he worked with a veterinarian during his college days. Since then, Bartley has been all about helping man’s and woman’s best See bartley, Page 34
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SEVIERVILLE — Winning the Readers’ Choice Award is old hat now for Sevierville police officer Michael Maddron. The officer has won the award for the past three years in a row. For added perspective, he’s only been a police officer for four years. He was humbled when he learned he’d been honored a third time. “I just want to thank the people of Sevier County for voting me their favorite officer three times in a row,” he said. He’s not sure what’s made him a top choice among law enforcement
1) Michael Maddron, Sevierville Police Department 2) Richie Catlett, Pigeon Forge POlice Department 3) Ray Davis, Sevier County Sheriff’s Department
officers from all over the county three straight years, he said, but he said he tries to be as nice as he can to anyone he deals with, regardless of the situation. “I really enjoy working for the good people of Sevierville, and trying to make a difference,” he said. Looking ahead, he said he’s interested in
teaching Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) classes and in becoming a sergeant. He credited Chief Donnie Myers and shift supervisor Terry Bryan for giving him a chance to be a patrolman. Beyond that, he is also hoping to have a career in local politics. While he can’t run for a municipal office as long as he’s a city police officer, he can run for County Commission and said he hopes to do so eventually. When he’s not patrolling the city streets, he said he spends most of his time in the gym. Maddron is also a member of First Baptist Church of Sevierville.
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friends get and stay well. He’s worked 22 years in the business, with the last 11 of those at Parkway Animal Hospital. “I had been an associate for 11 years and was looking to open my own practice in North Georgia Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press (file) or this area, and then Dr. Scott Bartley (kneeling, front row) and his this became available,” staff celebrate his Readers’ Choice win for Best Hughes says in explainVeterinarian. Staff members include, from ing how he ended up at left in front, Meagan Ownby, Ginger Bartley, the local clinic. “This is Jessica Sharp; back row, Wendy Phillips, a great place to raise a Kalin Foster, Leigh Anne Harris and Karla family, a beautiful place. Wingfield. We have a great staff, and Sevier County is blessed cats and dogs filling their ing,” he says. “It’s just with people who really like any other job; you care about their animals.” home. just do your best every When it comes to the Hughes, his wife Ginger, day. There are no shortjob, Bartley says he feels who serves as his office cuts, just a good work fortunate to be able to manager, and their ethic.”LaFollette, Vicky do what he loves every From Left toBen Right: two children, andKristi Carpenter, Amanda Dykes, Marsha single day. Seaton. Dr. Keith Whaley Catherine Ann, are “It’s hard to believe I among those pet parents, n dhodges@themountainpress.com get to do this for a livwith a veritable herd of
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Top real estate agent finds job can be very challenging By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer It may seem strange, but at a time when many young men of that age are hardpressed to make weekend plans, much less game out their futures, Readers’ Choice Realtor Ben Hughes was drawing up a proposal for a business. It was in an economics class as a sophomore that Hughes, owner of Colonial Real Estate, started dreaming of a company he wanted to own one day. He called it Hometown Realty. “I created a business model for it and the name made sense to me because it’s my hometown and I want to sell it to people,” Hughes explains. “Being in real estate has always been something I’ve wanted to do. I just knew early on I wanted to do this.” With that motivation driving him, Hughes started working toward getting his Realtor’s license right after he graduated from high school in 1998. He took up working for Colonial and eventually bought the company, which was founded in 1985, two years ago. Since then he has worked hard every day to keep the business’ two sides, real estate and overnight lodging rentals, running strong. While the job can be challenging, he admits much of his work is See Hughes, Page 36
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actually already done for him. That’s because the Smoky Mountain area’s reputation as a tourist destination keeps a steady stream of customers checking in and out of the cabins and condos the company manages. “The good thing about this area is people want to be here,” Hughes says. “They’re always coming here and they’re going to keep coming here, so we don’t have to attract them to the area. That helps a lot.” Of course, it’s not just tourists who love the area and they’re not the only ones Hughes can help with getting a Sevier County roof
Real estate agent 1) Ben Hughes, Colonial 2) Walter B. Williams 3) Karen Lay, Re/Max
over their heads. But, like those temporary residents, those who plan to stay here more permanently, be they locals looking for a new home or visitors who decided to settle here, are drawn to the area because of what it has to offer. “It sells itself,” Hughes says. “There’s so much to see and to around here. The national park definitely makes it an easy sell and the cities are all great. People just like to be here. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who doesn’t like the
Smoky Mountains.” Hughes admits his own love of the area is likely contagious for those he’s showing houses to. He has no plans to ever live anywhere else and looks forward to continuing to raise his 8-year-old son Caleb here. Hughes says he was surprised, excited and honored when he heard he’d been chosen as the top Realtor in the area for the first time, with his next-closest finish a third place that came several years ago. He admits with a laugh that he didn’t even get to vote for himself since he was out of town when the ballots came out in The Mountain Press. Still, he believes he knows the formula for
running a realty company that people enjoy working with. “The way I look at it, real estate is about relationships you build with people,” he says. “I think it’s important to be out there and active in the community, too. It’s important for us to give back to this community.” After a few years pursuing his dream, Hughes is still certain real estate is where he belongs. “When I have the chance to pair people with a property and you can see when they walk in that you’ve found just what they’ve been hoping for, that’s awesome,” he says.
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Convenient Store/Gas Station 1) Pilot 2) Weigel’s 3) Frank Allen’s Market
Day Spa 1) The Spa at Oak Haven 2) Colour Bar 3) Riverstone
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National Bank 2) Tennessee State Bank 3) Citizens National Bank
Barbeque and Bluegrass 2) Relay for Life 3) Fireworks 4th of July
Florist 1) Double D Florist 2) All Occasion Florist 3) D Garden
Fried Chicken 1) Kentucky Fried Chicken 2) Popeye’s 3) Mama’s Farmhouse
Free Event 1) Bloomin’
Furniture 1) Carl Hatcher
Furniture Company 2) Ogle’s Furniture 3) Foothills Wholesale Furniture Gift Shop 1) Huckleberry Patch 2) Three Bears Gift Shop 3) Barn Owl
Golf Course 1) Eagle’s Landing Golf Club 2) Gatlinburg Golf Course 3) Bent Creek Golf Course Golf Store 1) J. Floyd’s Golf & Guns 2) Eagle’s Landing Golf Club
3) Bent Creek Grocery Store 1) Food City
2) Kroger 3) Wal-Mart
We Appreciate Your Business!
Thank you for voting us ONE OF THE BEST AUTO PARTS STORES IN SEVIER COUNTY
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Thank You Sevier County For Voting Us The Best Hamburger For 9 years In A Row And Best Hot Dogs 4 Years In A Row.
THANK YOU SEVIER COUNTY FOR VOTING US THE BEST UTILITY COMPANY IN THE 2010 READER’S CHOICE AWARDS. STOP BY YOUR NEWEST BP STATION AND TRY ONE TODAY.
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Healthcare Facility 1) LeConte Medical Center 2) Mountain Brook 3) Sevier Hardware Store County Health 1) Carl Ownby Care Center & Company 2) Wayne Home Cooking Blalockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home 1) Cracker Center Barrel Old 3) Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Store 2) Clintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
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Insurance 3) Best Italian 2) Max Agency Richardsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1) Roger Jewelry Store 3) B&L Jewelry Home Health McFalls 1) Golden Carat Care Services Farm Bureau Thank you Sevier County for voting us #1 1) Girling Insurance Best AC & Heating Company Health Care Inc. 2) Jack Maness Best Heating & Air 2) Covenant State Farm Home Health 3) Ownby 3) Homestead Insurance Agency Hot Dog Best Heating & Air Since 1975 1) Frank Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Food Owners Carl Spurgeon & Gino Diluigi 2) Sonic 1) Olive Garden *AYELL 2D s 3EVIERVILLE 4. 3) A&W 2) Gondolier 3) Mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmhouse
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Lawn Mower Store 1) Sims Tractor & Implement 2) Lowe’s 3) Sevier Farmers Co-op
Locksmith 1) Jim’s Lock & Key Shop 2) Rick’s Locksmith 3) ABC Locksmith
Mobile Home Dealer 1) Clayton’s 2) Meadow Homes 3) Oakwood Homes
Liquor Store 1) Parkway Liquor 2) Epifano’s 3) Gatlinburg Package Store
Mexican Food 1) La Carretta 2) El Paso 3) No Way Jose’s
Motorcycle ATV Dealer 1) Smoky Mountain HarleyDavidson 2) Mountain
Quest 3) Smoky Mountain Motor Sports
Mushroom 2) Firehouse Subs 3) Five Guys Burger & Fries
Music Theater 1) Smith Family Dinner Theater 2) Country Tonite 3) Dixie Stampede
Night Spot 1) Roaming Gnome 2) Smoky Mountain Brewery 3) TGI Fridays
Nursery Landscaping 1) Hillbilly Landscaping & Garden Center 2) David’s Nursery 3) Lowe’s Office Supply Store 1) Staples
New Restaurant 1) Mellow
Thank You Sevier County For Voting Us The Best Restaurant.
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Overall Restaurant 1) Chop House 2) Cracker Barrel 3) Little Tokyo Pawn Shop 1) Sevier Pawn & Loan 2) Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pawn Shop 3) Parkway Pawn Pest Control Company 1) Johnson Pest Control 2) Raymondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pest Control 3) H&H Pest Control Pet Groomer 1) Just Furr Pets 2) Best Friends 3) Pampered Pooch Pet Store 1) Just for Pets 2) Exotic Pets
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3) Wal-Mart Photo Studio 1) Gary Woods Photography 2) Regina Starkey 3) Roy Swann Photography Picture Framing 1) Robert Tino Gallery 2) Smoky
Mountain Memories 3) Jim Gray Gallery Pizza 1) Pizza Hut 2) Mellow Mushroom 3) Papa Johns Real Estate Agency 1) Colonial 2) Thompson-
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3) Wal-Mart (tie) Steaks 1) Chop House 2) Longhorn 3) Alamo Tanning Salon 1) Body Tan 2) Tropical Tan 3) Speed of Light
Tobacco Store 1) Smoky Discount Tobacco 2) Gatlin-burlier 3) Smoke Stack Travel Agency 1) World Travel Service Inc. (tie) 1) Steve Ellis Tours (tie) 2) Good News
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Utility company 1) Sevier County Electric System 2) Sevier County Utility District 3) Webb Creek
Video Store 1) Popcorn Video 2) Blockbuster 3) Food City Wedding Chapel 1) Mountain Valley Wedding Chapel 2) Honeysuckle
Thank you for voting me the #1 car sales person in 2010. Words cannot express how I feel being voted Best Car Sales Person in Readers Choice.
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Western Wear Shop 1) Stages West Western Store
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Thanks Sevier County for voting us “Best Lawn Mower Dealer” for 8 years in Readers Choice Awards
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SIMS TRACTOR AND IMPLEMENT CO 2449 NEWPORT HWY SEVIERVILLE, TN (865) 428-4575 Intended For Professional Use Commercial Products For Professional Use 1 as rated by engine manufacturer 2 *NO MONTHLY FOR 24 MONTHS - On Purchases of $1500 or more with your Cub Cadet credit card made between 7/31/10 to 10/31/10. 24 Months Equal Fixed Minimum Monthly Payments Required. Penalty APR may apply if you make a late payment. A Promotion Fee of up to $125 will be charged.* *A Promotion Fee of up to $125 will be added to the purchase balance. 24 monthly payments equal to promo purchase divided equally by number of months in promo period are required until expiration but no monthly interest will be assessed if all minimum monthly payments on account, including debt cancellation, paid when due. If account goes 60 days past due, promo may be terminated early and standard account terms will apply. The Promotion Fee will not be added to the initial promo purchase balance for calculation of the minimum payment due. As of 6/23/2010, Purchase APR 23.99%; Penalty APR 26.99%. Minimum Monthly Interest $2. Subject to credit approval. 3 RATE AS LOW AS 0% FOR 48 MONTHS (APR OF 0.47%) *Offer subject to credit approval by GE Money Bank. Applies to amount financed of Cub Cadet equipment of $3000 or more made on a Cub Cadet installment loan account by October 31, 2010 Fixed rate of 0% - 15.99% will be assigned based on credit approval criteria. Examples: based on amount financed of $13,000 over a 48 month term with a $125 origination fee and rate of 0%, required monthly payments will be $273 with a 0.47% APR; and with a rate of 16.99% over a 72 month term, required monthly payments will be $291.91 with a 17.37% APR. Minimum amount financed is $5000, and based on credit approval criteria, a down payment of up to 10% may be required. 4 *Rate information does not constitute an offer or extension of credit. All transactions are subject to credit approval and such other terms and conditions as we may require in our sole discretion. All rates, terms and conditions subject to change by Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. without notice. Rates applicable to new Cub Cadet Yanmar compact tractor equipment. Offer expires 10/31/10.
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Sims Tractor and Implement Company was established in June of 1996 by Jeff and Nancy Sims. The business is conveniently located near Sevier, Cocke and Jefferson County. It is located at 2449 Newport Highway in Sevierville. Sims Tractor provides sales, parts, and service for farm equipment, lawn and garden products, and utility vehicles. Sims Tractor was recently named as one of the top 100 Cub Cadet Independent Retailers in the nation for the eighth consecutive year. The staff of nine at Sims Tractor has over 100 years of combined knowledge and experience in the field of sales, parts, and service. We take pride in being a family owned business ready to serve our valued customers.
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