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By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — Vickie Kelly, Sevier County Public Library assistant who works with the Sevierville Branch children’s programs, is right where she wants to be. “I’m very much a people person, and I especially love children,” she said. “I’m the youngest of four, but I always felt like the Mother Goose of the bunch. I used to say I would own a day care center some day.” Kelly is going on her second year with the Sevier County Public Library system. Prior to moving to Tennessee, she had worked for the Brevard County Public Library in Florida for nine years. “They had 17 libraries, so it’s been a little bit of a change,” she said. Kelly had also worked in banking and as a caregiver for her parents. When she began working in one of Brevard County’s libraries, she did “a little bit of everything” since it was a small branch. She even- tually became the children’s service specialist, “and that’s where I belong.” When her father-in-law NASHVILLE (AP) — Lawmakers and educa- tion officials say Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposed chang- es in higher education will benefit the state longterm despite challenges to some colleges and universities. The changes are part of a special session the governor called to also make changes in K-12 education policy, which he said was needed to strengthen the state’s application for $485 million worth of federal “Race to the Top” money. Lawmakers approved those changes last week before the Jan. 19 deadline. Now, lawmakers will focus on proposed higher edu- cation changes, including changing the state’s funding formula to emphasize gradu- ation rates instead of enroll- ment size. Bredesen said the graduate rate at four-year schools in Tennessee is 44 percent, while that rate drops to 12 percent at community colleges. “You’re talking to some- body who is very sympathet- ic to the challenges of some- body changing their whole world around at the time that they’re 18, and trying to deal with the academic issues and everything else,” the gover- nor said. “I think we can do a lot better job using commu- nity colleges and the higher education of helping these kids get through.” Bredesen said he also wants to spur more dual enrollment, delegate reme- dial coursework to two- year schools and create a statewide transfer program By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer GATLINBURG — They may never experience the true peace he preached, but they’re assured- ly the beneficiaries of his dream, no matter the color of their skin. As the only U.S. national holi- day celebrating a black man approached, some local chil- dren got what may be their first introduction to the Rev. Martin Luther King’s message of equal- ity Saturday at the Anna Porter Public Library. The new facility’s fire-lighted reading area hosted the first King day event ever held in Gatlinburg. Organized by Gatlinburg Special Events Coordinator Sandra Donohoo and Jamesena Miller, both of whom serve on the coun- ty’s Martin Luther King Day Steering Committee, the gather- ing drew a small but attentive group of youngsters. “What a joy to be able to address the 4- and 5-year-old The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 18 ■ January 18, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents Monday INSIDE Local PAGE A2 New doctor in town General surgeon Michael Rothwell opens Seviervile practice Local & State A1-A4,A6 Calendar A2 Opinion A7 Sports A8,A9 Business A2,A3 Advice A15 Comics A15 Classifieds A12-A14 World A5 Index The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214. Corrections Weather Today Mostly cloudy High: 57° Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 36° DETAILS, PAGE A6 5Heartbreaker for Highlanders No. 3-ranked GP suffers six-point loss to No. 2 Fulton SPORTS, PAGE A8 Charles Butler, 80 William Haldeman, 90 William Russell, 72 Kate Maples, 92 Sam Huff, 86 Obituaries DETAILS, PAGE A4 5Praising God, asking for help Recovery continues in aftermath of Tuesday quake in Haiti WORLD, PAGE A5 See DREAM, Page A5 See LEGISLATURE, Page A4 See NEIGHBOR, Page A4 New generation learns of dream Gatlinburg officials pass King legacy down to 4-, 5-year-olds Today’s celebration Today’s Martin Luther King Celebration will begin at 10 a.m. with prayer in the First Baptist Church Sevierville parking lot, followed by a march to the Sevier County Courthouse. Refreshments will be served at 10:45 a.m. at the church, and the commemoration service will begin in the sanctuary at 11:15 a.m. Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press Cyndi Schmalenberger, Melissa Bowman and Avis Campbell of Rocky Tots Learning Center add to their collection of Cell Phones for Soldiers on Friday afternoon. Overseas calling New business participating in Cell Phones for Soldiers By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer Recycling your cell phone is not only good for the environment, but it could also help military person- nel. Rocky Tots Learning Center, located off of Dolly Parton Parkway on Long Springs Road, is serving as a drop-off spot for old cell phones to be recycled through the Cell Phones for Soldiers pro- gram. “We started participating in this not too long ago, when we were trying to find something we could do for the community,” said Melissa Bowman, co-owner/assis- tant director/office manager of the learning center, which opened last month. The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone — enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers overseas. Cell Phones for Soldiers was actually founded by teens Robbie and Brittany Bergquist of Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 nonprofit organization has raised nearly $2 million in dona- tions and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving abroad. ReCellular sends participants such as the learning center pre- paid mailing labels to send the phones. Once ReCellular receives the phones, it recycles the materi- als into gold, silver and platinum from circuit boards; copper wir- ing from phone chargers; nickel and iron from battery packs; and plastic from cell phone cases and accessories. Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million with- in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones with prepaid service for the soldiers and their families. “My dad has been in the military since I was young, and my mom’s family and stepfather have also served in the military,” Bowman said. “If this can help the soldiers and their families out, then that’s great. We’ve already gotten quite a few — everybody has old cell phones laying around.” ■ [email protected] MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR Want to participate? For more information on the pro- gram, visit www.cellphonesforsol- diers.com. 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By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer
SEVIERVILLE — Vickie Kelly, Sevier County Public Library assistant who works with the Sevierville Branch children’s programs, is right where she wants to be.
“I’m very much a people person, and I especially love children,” she said. “I’m the youngest of four, but I always felt like the Mother Goose of the bunch. I used to say I would own a day care center some day.”
Kelly is going on her second year with the Sevier County Public Library system. Prior to
moving to Tennessee, she had worked for the Brevard County Public Library in Florida for nine years.
“They had 17 libraries, so it’s been a little bit of a change,” she said.
Kelly had also worked in banking and as a caregiver for her parents. When she began working in one of Brevard County’s libraries, she did “a little bit of everything” since it was a small branch. She even-tually became the children’s service specialist, “and that’s where I belong.”
When her father-in-law
NASHVILLE (AP) — Lawmakers and educa-tion officials say Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposed chang-es in higher education will benefit the state longterm despite challenges to some colleges and universities.
The changes are part of a special session the governor called to also make changes in K-12 education policy, which he said was needed to strengthen the state’s application for $485 million worth of federal “Race to the Top” money. Lawmakers approved those changes last week before the Jan. 19 deadline.
Now, lawmakers will focus on proposed higher edu-cation changes, including changing the state’s funding formula to emphasize gradu-ation rates instead of enroll-ment size. Bredesen said the graduate rate at four-year schools in Tennessee is 44 percent, while that rate drops to 12 percent at community colleges.
“You’re talking to some-body who is very sympathet-ic to the challenges of some-body changing their whole world around at the time that they’re 18, and trying to deal with the academic issues and everything else,” the gover-nor said. “I think we can do a lot better job using commu-nity colleges and the higher education of helping these kids get through.”
Bredesen said he also wants to spur more dual enrollment, delegate reme-dial coursework to two-year schools and create a statewide transfer program
By DEREK HODGESStaff Writer
GATLINBURG — They may never experience the true peace he preached, but they’re assured-ly the beneficiaries of his dream, no matter the color of their skin.
As the only U.S. national holi-day celebrating a black man approached, some local chil-dren got what may be their first
introduction to the Rev. Martin Luther King’s message of equal-ity Saturday at the Anna Porter
Public Library.The new facility’s fire-lighted
reading area hosted the first King
day event ever held in Gatlinburg. Organized by Gatlinburg Special Events Coordinator Sandra Donohoo and Jamesena Miller, both of whom serve on the coun-ty’s Martin Luther King Day Steering Committee, the gather-ing drew a small but attentive group of youngsters.
“What a joy to be able to address the 4- and 5-year-old
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DETaILS, PaGE a6
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See LEGISLATURE, Page A4
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New generation learns of dreamGatlinburg officials pass King legacy down to 4-, 5-year-olds
Today’s celebrationToday’s Martin Luther King Celebration will begin at 10 a.m. with prayer in the First Baptist Church Sevierville parking lot, followed by a march to the Sevier County Courthouse. Refreshments will be served at 10:45 a.m. at the church, and the commemoration service will begin in the sanctuary at 11:15 a.m.
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Cyndi Schmalenberger, Melissa Bowman and Avis Campbell of Rocky Tots Learning Center add to their collection of Cell Phones for Soldiers on Friday afternoon.
Overseas callingNew business participating in Cell Phones for Soldiers
By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer
Recycling your cell phone is not only good for the environment, but it could also help military person-nel.
Rocky Tots Learning Center, located off of Dolly Parton Parkway on Long Springs Road, is serving as a drop-off spot for old cell phones to be recycled through the Cell Phones for Soldiers pro-gram.
“We started participating in this not too long ago, when we were trying to find something we could do for the community,” said Melissa Bowman, co-owner/assis-tant director/office manager of the learning center, which opened last month.
The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone — enough
to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers overseas.
Cell Phones for Soldiers was actually founded by teens Robbie and Brittany Bergquist of Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 nonprofit organization has raised nearly $2 million in dona-tions and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving abroad.
ReCellular sends participants such as the learning center pre-paid mailing labels to send the phones. Once ReCellular receives the phones, it recycles the materi-
als into gold, silver and platinum from circuit boards; copper wir-ing from phone chargers; nickel and iron from battery packs; and plastic from cell phone cases and accessories.
Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million with-in the next five years to fund new programs, such as providing video phones with prepaid service for the soldiers and their families.
“My dad has been in the military since I was young, and my mom’s family and stepfather have also served in the military,” Bowman said. “If this can help the soldiers and their families out, then that’s great. We’ve already gotten quite a few — everybody has old cell phones laying around.”
M E E T yO u R N E I G H B O R
Want to participate?For more information on the pro-gram, visit www.cellphonesforsol-diers.com.
Attentionnow turnsto highereducationLegislature tryingto ‘Race to the Top’
Florida transplant Vickie Kellyat home at Sevierville library
Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press
Vickie Kelly, a library assistant who works in children’s services at the Sevierville Public Library, points out the recently updated bulletin board in the library’s children’s room.
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Editor’s Note: The com-munity 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 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to [email protected]. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
Monday, Jan. 18 GateKeepers
GateKeepers men’s com-munity Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.
Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-
en’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
Bariatric SurgeryBariatric Surgery Support
Group will not meet January and February. Next meeting at 7 p.m. March 15 at Echota Resort Clubhouse on Highway 66. 453-6841 or 712-3287.
Seymour UMCWomen’s Bible study 10
a.m. in Room 201, Seymour UMC. 573-9711.
Seymour Story TimePreschool story time at
Seymour Library canceled and library closed due to Martin Luther King Jr. holi-day.
Blood DriveMedic blood drive 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Food City, Kodak.
Tuesday, Jan. 19GateKeepersGateKeepers men’s Bible
study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway,
Sevierville. 908-0591.
Hot MealsHot Meals for Hungry
Hearts served from 5:30 to 6:30 p,m. Tuesdays at Second Baptist Church, Pigeon Street just off Chapman Highway.
Republican PartySevier County Republican
Party meets at 6 p.m. at courthouse. 453-3882 or 368-3833.
CrewettesSevier County Crewettes
meets at 7 p.m. at Rescue Squad. 453-3861 or 453-8572.
Blood DriveMedic blood drive 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Farmers Insurance/David Owenby Agency/Advance Auto Parts, 501 Parkway.
Wednesday, Jan. 20Middle Creek UMC
Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge, worship services 6:30 p.m. 216-2066.
Seymour UMCCelebrate Recovery meets
at Seymour UMC, Chapman Highway at Simmons Road. Call 573-9711 for details.
Sevierville Story TimePreschool story time
10:30 a.m. Sevier County Library, 321 Court Ave. 453-3532.
Blood DriveMedic blood drive 2-8
p.m., WonderWorks, 100 Music Road, Pigeon Forge.
Thursday, Jan. 21 Relay Dinner/Dance
Relay For Life dinner/dance 6-10:30 p.m. Jan. 30, Sevierville Civic Center. $50 per person. Semi-formal attire. RSVP by Jan. 21 to 428-0846. Table spon-sorships available. 654-
9280; 397-5556; 603-1223.
Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-
en’s Bible study:n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon
Forgen 2 p.m. Blue Mountain
Mist B&B, Pullen Road, Sevierville
n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room, Sevierville
Gatlinburg LibraryAnna Porter Public Library
Thursday Theater show-ing “Julie and Julia,” 6:30 p.m. 436-5588.
Hot Meals Smoky Mountain Area
Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church in Sevierville.
TOPSTOPS weight loss chap-
ter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
ABWA American Business
Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn, Pigeon Forge. Networking 6 p.m., $13 dinner meeting to fol-low. RSVP to 933-4048. www.abwasevier.org.
Submarine Veterans Smoky Mountain subma-
rine vets meet at 6 p.m., Islamorada Restauran. www.SmokyMountainBase.com or 429-0465 or 692-3368.
Aero ClubSmoky Mountain Aero
Club meets at 7 p.m., Sevierville Community Center. 604-5211 or 428-3663.
Emergency RadioSevier County Emergency
Radio Service meets at 7:30 p.m., EOC office on Bruce Street. 429-2422 or www.freewebs.com/aresra-dio.
DAVChapter 94, Disabled
American Veterans and DAV auxiliary meet at Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center. Potluck dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7.
Golden AgersGolden Agers gather at
11 a.m. at Seymour UMC for travel to lunch at Gondolier. 573-9711.
Human Resource Assn.Smoky Mountain Human
Resource Association meets at 8 a.m. 286-1438.
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PIGEON FORGE — Barbara A. Ogle and Susan K. Taboas have passed the National Association of Certified Public Bookkeepers exam to become certified public bookkeepers.
They are among the first in Sevier County to reach such certification.
Ogle and Taboas own and operate Data Power LLC. in Pigeon Forge, a
firm that specializes in bookkeeping, payroll and income tax preparation.
Certifications assures businesses and organiza-tions that bookkeepers perform their duties accu-rately and productively.
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SEVIERVILLE — Dr. J. Michael Rothwell, a general surgeon, has opened a practice at 744 Middle Creek Road, Suite 208, of the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Professional Building on the LeConte Medical Center campus.
He is accepting new patients.Rothwell is board-certified in gen-
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Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson has earned the 2010 Dealernews Top 100 Award — the only dealer-ship in Tennessee to receive the honor,
It was chosen based on its quality in retail design and merchandising, e-commerce, customer service, community involvement, and general business man-agement.
The Dealernews Top 100 Award is the longest-running award in the powersports retailer industry.
Also recognized with the 2010 Dealernews Top 100 Award is Wildcat Harley-Davidson, Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson’s new dealership in London, Ky. Though only open since June, Wildcat Harley-Davidson is the only H-D dealership in Kentucky to receive the Top 100 Award for 2010.
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SEVIERVILLE — BB&T has named Robert Estes as the bank’s market leader and head of commer-cial banking in Sevier County.
His appointment was made by Missy Wallen, BB&T Tennessee pres-ident. He replaces David Howard, who has moved to BB&T’s Knoxville office to become a regional cred-it administrator.
“Sevier County is an important part of BB&T’s present and future,” Wallen said. “Robert Estes brings to Sevier County his own special brand of ener-gy, enthusiasm and effectiveness in meet-ing the needs of BB&T’s clients.”
Estes, 36, comes to Sevier County after serving as market lead-er in the Copper Basin area, which includes BB&T financial centers
in Copper H i l l , T e n n . , B l u e R i d g e , Ga., and M u r p h y , N.C.
“ M y goal — and the goal of everyone at BB&T — is to help Sevier County prosper,” said Estes. “BB&T is one of America’s stron-gest financial institu-tions. At the same time, we’re organized as a community bank; deci-sions that affect our Sevier County clients are made here in Sevier County. It’s a great combination.”
He joined BB&T in 2003. His first assign-ment was as a business banker in Milledgeville, Ga., after which he was promoted to the role of city executive for Greensboro, Ga.
Estes is a member of the Sevier County Economic Development
Council. A Hattiesburg, Miss.
native, Estes received his undergraduate degree in econom-ics and finance from Mercer University in 1995, followed by a master’s of business administration in 1997.
He joined Andersen Consulting (which became Accenture) in its Atlanta office and worked with the firm for six years. His client work included process improvement, change management, and sys-tem implementation for Fortune 500 companies and large banks.
BB&T Corp., head-quartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., has $165.3 billion in assets. Its bank subsidiaries oper-ate more than 1,800 financial centers.
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The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce announces recently elected board officers for 2010: president, Logan Coykendall, Hampton Inn and Hilton Garden Inn; president-elect, Chad Reagan of Mountain National Bank; treasurer, Robert Montgomery of Old Gatlinburg Golf & Games; secretary, Jackie Leatherwood of Greystone Lodge at the Aquarium; and parliamentarian, Sidney R. Maples of Sidney James Mountain Lodge. From left are Coykendall, Montgomery, Reagan, Maples and Leatherwood.
Sevierville Chamberintroduces by-invitationSpeed Networking event
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SEVIERVILLE — The Sevierville Chamber of Commerce recently introduced its newest event, Speed Networking.
The invitation-only event is limited to 30 people per event, but offers those who attend an opportunity to make business connections, gather leads and generate new business.
Chamber members were invited to attend the event by e-mail and spots were given to the first 30 people to reply. The structured “speed dating” style networking event allowed each participant one minute to provide an over-view of his or her business, one thing specific about that business, an example of a good referral and a “memory hook” to help the listener remember that person and busi-ness.
“In this economy, it’s more important than ever to help our members connect with one another and forge more business relationships,“ said membership coordinator Jim McGill. “Large networking events like Coffee Talk and Business After Hours have been very successful for the Sevierville Chamber, but the Membership Committee also wanted to create a more structured way for members to connect. We believe the first structured networking event has proven itself very effective for this. It’s all business.”
Robert Hewgley of Advanced Office Systems agreed, saying, “The concept was successful; the best Chamber event ever.”
Diane Hall of MountainBrook Village said, “It was a wonderful outreach to help us present all we do in our business to a lot of people in a short time.”
A schedule of 2010 structured networking events will be released soon to Chamber members. For more informa-tion contact McGill at 453-6411.
Estes named BB&T market leader,head of Sevier commercial banking
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GATLINBURG — Social media expert Bill Seaver will be the speak-er during an educational luncheon on Thursday at the Edgewater Hotel.
Seaver, who is the founder of MicroExplosion Media and author of the “MicroExplosion” blog, has consulted numer-ous organizations to help them understand and apply social media into their m a r k e t i n g i n i t i a t i v e s . Lunch will be served by the Brass L a n t e r n Grill.
T h e Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce is hosting this event.
Advance reservations are required. Sign-in Thursday begins at 11 a.m., and the program should end around 1 p.m.
Cost is $15 for Chamber members, and $25 for others. Call 436-4178 by Tuesday.
Seaver has led semi-nars, corporate training sessions and numerous social media campaigns. Such campaigns include blog strategy and development, Google AdWords, podcasts, online video strategy widget development, social media marketing campaigns, blogger net-works and social net-working campaigns.
As an executive at two marketing firms, Seaver saw how new media could supplement tradi-tional marketing.
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between community colleges and four-year schools.
But the main goal is chang-ing the funding formula, which education officials say they expect to be tough for some institutions currently struggling with low gradua-tion rates.
“The changes under dis-cussion ... pose some chal-lenges at our universities — more at some than at oth-ers,” said Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Charles Manning. “The big-gest factor in graduation rates is student readiness to do college-level work, and that varies substantially among our universities. We anticipate ... that the funding formula will take that into account so that each univer-sity has an achievable stretch goal given its particular cir-cumstances.”
Bredesen said he intends to implement the changes “over a period of time.”
“When you’re running a big institution, you can’t take some huge change,” he said. “We’re looking at phasing in 20 percent a year over five years.”
Regardless of the imple-mentation, supporters of the changes say they will benefit the state’s students.
“It’s certainly time to make these changes, to take it in a different direction to where productivity outcomes become more important than
simple growth,” said interim University of Tennessee President Jan Simek.
Rep. John Deberry said he’s particularly fond of the governor’s proposed statewide transfer program between community colleges and four-year schools after hearing complaints from students who “do everything that they’re asked to do” only to find out their credits don’t transfer.
“A lot of them quite frankly have just given up because it’s taken them so long, because they’ve got to go back and retake courses at various institutions,” said the Memphis Democrat. “So I like that change.”
The governor is also pro-posing a program called the UT Energy Campus at Oak Ridge in which the state would make up to 200 fac-ulty appointments among existing researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab.
Bredesen said the fac-ulty expansion will create demand for up to 400 new graduate assistants and could help boost the University of Tennessee in the top 25 public research institutions in the country.
The proposal has drawn criticism from some lawmak-ers who say the governor is neglecting other higher edu-cation institutions.
“We have really so many research opportunities in Memphis, and I feel like they’re totally ignoring that part of Tennessee,” said Sen. Beverly Marrero, D-Memphis.
became ill, the family moved to Tennessee to be closer to him.
“We had always vaca-tioned here,” Kelly said. “I like the seasons here. In Florida, the seasons were always, ‘Hot, hot and hot.’ I also really like the family togetherness of the area.”
Kelly’s husband, Jeffrey, works for Sevierville’s Parks and Recreation Department, and daughter Rebecca works
for a local child care center. When she’s not at the
library, Kelly enjoys fish-ing and boating on Douglas Lake.
It’s always a treat for her to see the familiar “little faces” at work each day.
“Even if you make a mistake, they don’t care,” Kelly said of the library’s youngest visitors. “A lot of them don’t see this as the Sevierville library — they see it as ‘Miss Vickie’s Library.’”
William Frank “Bill” Russell
William Frank “Bill” Russell, 72, of Kodak died Friday Jan. 15, 2009 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He was of the Baptist Faith and served in the U.S. Air Corps during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include: Kolita Labonte; son William Frank Russell; 4 grandchildren; sis-ters Elsie Argo of Canton GA, and Elizabeth Hale of Americus, GA; and niece Robin Hartzog; and many aunts, uncles, niec-es, nephews, and other family members.
The funeral service will be on Monday at 1 p.m. at McCarty-Evergreen Funeral Home with the interment to follow in Pollard Cemetery. The Rev. Ronnie White will conduct the services. McCarty-Evergreen is in charge of the arrangements. 865-637-7955.
Kate Shields MaplesKate Shields Maples, 92 of
Sevierville, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Maples was a retired school teacher and was a member of Gatlinburg Garden Club, Smoky Mountain Academy Alumni and Sevier County Retired School Teachers Association. Her hob-bies included gardening, crafts,
genealogy, cooking and she always enjoyed having com-pany.
Survivors: grandchildren, Scott and Pam Hensley, Veronica and Tim Hardin; great-grandchildren, Reegan, Riana, Holt and Halle Hensley and Burke, Branton and Bella Hardin; sisters-in-law, Rubye Shields and Nelle Spence.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Caton’s Chapel School, 3135 Caton’s Chapel Rd., Sevierville, TN 37876 or Richardson Cove Baptist Church, 3107 Pittman Center Rd., Sevierville, TN 37876.
Funeral service was 4 p.m. Sunday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin Carr and Rev. David Ayers officiating. Graveside service and interment 10 a.m. Monday in Middle Creek Cemetery.
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Funeral service 7 PM Tuesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Wednesday in Huff Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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In Memoriam
William Albert Haldeman
William Albert Haldeman, age 90 of Knoxville, formerly of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010. He was a graduate of Newark College of Engineering.
Mr. Haldeman was born and lived in New Jersey before retiring to the Smoky Mountains in 1983. He was a mem-ber of Trinity Episcopal Church in Gatlinburg and was active in the Retired Citizens of Gatlinburg and served as President in 1986. He helped lead several wildflower hikes in the Smokies.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in General Patton’s 3rd Army with the 87th Golden Acorn Infantry Division. In May of 2008, he had the privi-lege to fly to Washington, DC to visit the World War II Memorial, courtesy of Honor Air-Knoxville. Mr. Haldeman was an avid hiker and lover of the outdoors. He hiked many of the trails in the White Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains, including Mt. Washington and Mt. LeConte. He had a great sense of humor and love of family. He declared on Christmas Eve 2009, that he indeed had lived “a wonderful life”.
Mr. Haldeman was preceded in death by his brother Edward Haldeman and his wives Amy Granger Haldeman and Martha MacMahon Haldeman.
Survivors: children: Charlotte Haldeman Klieman, James Albert Haldeman and wife Margo, Bibi Haldeman Burnett and husband Lindell; grandchildren: Lee Klieman and wife Hajnalka, David Klieman, Patrick Haldeman and wife Heather, Ryan Haldeman, Meghan Haldeman, Lauren Burnett, Jesse Burnett
Great-grandchildren: Joey, Tommy, and Peter Klieman; step-children: Linda Cairns, Charlotte Alberola, Tom Loughlin; six step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank the staff of St. Mary’s Residential Hospice and the staff and resi-dents of Parkview Independent Living in Fountain City.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Honor Air-Knoxville, 7536 Taggart Lane, Knoxville, TN, 37938.
A memorial service will be held 3 PM Saturday, January 23 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Gatlinburg. Father Charles Livermore will officiate. Interment to follow in the St. Francis Garden. A reception will follow the service at the church. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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Charles H. ButlerCharles H. Butler, age 80 of Gatlinburg, TN passed away
Friday, January 15, 2010 at the family home with family present.
He was a WWII Navy Veteran and worked at Lawrence Livemore Lab in California for 32 years.
Survivors: sons, Kenneth and Keith Butler; daughters-in-law, Joy Posey and Leslie Butler; dranddaughter, Jenna Posey.
Family and friends will meet at 1:45 p.m. Monday at Middle Creek Cemetery for a 2:00 p.m. graveside service.
McCarty Funeral Directors and Cremation Services, 607 Wall Street, Sevierville, in charge of arrangements, 774-2950.
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Former mobster arrested in KnoxvilleKNOXVILLE (AP) — A man who says he’s a former mob
member has been arrested in Knoxville after arriving to speak at a Christian conference.Michael Franzese calls himself a former mobster who’s now a Christian author.
He was scheduled to speak at a Feed Your Faith event on Saturday in a conference called “The Good, the Bad and the Forgiven.”
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By MICHELLE FAULAssociated Press Writer
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Prayers of thanksgiving and cries for help rose from a roofless cathedral and the huddled homeless Sunday, the sixth day of an epic humanitarian crisis that was straining the world’s abil-ity to respond and igniting flare-ups of violence amid the rubble.
A leading aid group echoed complaints about the supply bottleneck and skewed pri-orities at the U.S.-controlled airport. The general in charge said the U.S. military was “working aggressively” to speed up deliveries.
In the ruins of the Port-Au-Prince cathedral, gathered beneath shattered stained glass for their first Sunday Mass since Tuesday’s earth-quake, survivors were told by their priest, “We are in the hands of God now.” But anger mounted hourly that other helping hands were slow in getting food and water to millions in need.
“The government is a
joke. The U.N. is a joke,” Jacqueline Thermiti, 71, said as she lay in the dust with dozens of dying elderly outside their collapsed nurs-ing home near the airport. “We’re a kilometer (half a mile) from the airport and we’re going to die of hun-ger.”
Water was delivered to more people around the capital, where an estimat-ed 300,000 were living in the streets, but food and medicine were still scarce. Pregnant women gave birth in the streets. The injured arrived in wheelbarrows and on people’s backs at hurried-ly erected field hospitals.
Authorities warned of looting and violence. In downtown Port-au-Prince, where people set bonfires to burn uncollected bodies, gunfire rang out and bands of machete-wielding young men, their faces covered with bandanas, roamed the streets.
“This is one of the most serious crises in decades,” U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as he flew
into the Haitian capital. “The damage, destruction and loss of life are just over-whelming.”
A reliable death toll may be weeks away, but the Pan American Health Organization estimates 50,000 to 100,000 died in the 7.0-magnitude tremor, and Haitian officials believe the number is higher.
Celebrating Mass at the
once-proud pink-and-white cathedral, now a shell of rubble where a rotting body lay in the entrance, the Rev. Eric Toussaint preached of thanksgiving to a small congregation of old women and other haggard survivors assembled under the open sky.
“Why give thanks to God? Because we are here,” Toussaint said. “What hap-
pened is the will of God. We are in the hands of God now.”
Mondesir Raymone, a 27-year-old single mother of two, was grateful. “We have survived by the grace of God,” she said.
But others were angry.“It’s a catastrophe and
it is God who has put this upon us,” said Jean-Andre Noel, 39, a computer tech-nician. “Those who live in Haiti need everything. We need food, we need drink, we need medicine. We need help.”
Were his parishioners being helped? Toussaint was asked. “Not yet,” he replied.
U.N. officials said they were feeding 40,000 people, but must raise that to 2 mil-lion within a month. The U.S. aid chief, Rajiv Shah,
after visiting Port-au-Prince, told “Fox News Sunday” he believed the U.S. distributed 130,000 “meals ready to eat” on Saturday, but the need was much larger. “We’re really trying to address it,” he said.
The Geneva-based aid group Doctors Without Borders was blunt: “There is little sign of significant aid distribution.”
The “major difficulty,” it said, was the bottleneck at the airport, under U.S. military control. It said a flight carrying its own inflat-able hospital was denied landing clearance and was being trucked overland from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, almost 200 miles away in the Dominican Republic, delaying its arrival by 24 hours.
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children who attended. Their interaction with Jamesena and myself was wonderful,” Donohoo said. “Of course, this is where it begins — with the young people.”
Indeed, as King fought for civil rights and equal-ity for people of all races several decades ago, his most famous speech — commonly known as the “Mountaintop” or “I have a dream” speech — refer-ences black and white chil-dren joining hands peace-fully. Donohoo and Miller both continue to share the belief that the future of equality in America depends on teaching the youngsters about folks like King.
Donohoo sees special importance in teaching the children of Gatlinburg
about King’s life and message. That’s not just because of her post in a city office or even the fact she claims ancestry from the first African American settlers of the mountain village, but also because she worries local students aren’t learning the full extent of King’s message.
“My goal is to raise more awareness in this com-munity,” Donohoo said. “I would like to change the opinion that most of this community has that King only stood exclu-sively for the civil rights for the African American man. When researching his journey you will find that this is not true.”
King’s journey cer-tainly changed the course of American history, with historians crediting his efforts and those of other giants of the civil rights movement such Rosa Parks with helping
to win the integration of U.S. schools and win the freedoms those who came after them have enjoyed.
While they may not fully understand the impact of his work, particularly at their young age, the chil-dren who turned out for Saturday’s event certainly have as much of an oppor-tunity to see it in action as any generation that came before. They are among the first to spend virtually their entire lives in a world in which it truly does seem
possible that those “little black boys and little black girls” King spoke about can do anything their white peers can, as can children of any other race.
Still, there’s plenty of work to be done to truly fulfill King’s dream, Donohoo said.
“Looking at what is going on in today’s world, there’s never been a bet-ter time than now to unite together,” she said.
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■ “Avatar”LOS ANGELES (AP) —
James Cameron’s “Avatar” had a $41.3 million week-end to shoot past “Star Wars” as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, “The Dark Knight.”
No. 1 for the fifth-straight weekend, Cameron’s sci-fi saga raised its domes-tic total to $491.8 million and should top $500 mil-lion after revenues are counted on Martin Luther King Day, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, 20th Century Fox’s “Avatar” lifted its total to $1.6 billion, sec-ond only to Cameron’s last movie, 1997’s “Titanic,” at $1.8 billion.
“For the United Nations, this is the gravest and greatest single loss in the history of our organiza-
tion.”— u.N. haiti mission chief hedi Annabi, noting that the organi-zation had itself lost 40 members in the wake of the 7.9 mag-
nitude earthquake last week.
“We are going to have to address the situation of security. We’ve had incidents of violence that impede our ability to support the government of Haiti and
answer the challenges that this country faces.”— Lt. gen. Ken Keen of the u.S. Southern Command, oversee-
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“Our predecessors were never so consumed with the-oretical debate that they couldn’t see progress when
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MLK activitiesscheduled today
The annual Sevier County observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday/holiday will be today in downtown Sevierville.
A walk from the courthouse to First Baptist Church will begin at 10:30 a.m. The program in the church will start at 11:15. Guest speaker will be Marjorie Stewart of Selma, Ala., who participated in civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s.
The program also will include music, dance and other activities.
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Citizen and busi-ness community par-ticipation and input are encouraged when the city hosts a second public workshop to dis-cuss the next steps in the development of the Greenways Trail System master plan, includ-ing preliminary cost estimates and phasing recommendations.
Gatlinburg staff and representatives of Barge, Wagonner, Sumner and Cannon Inc. will conduct the informational workshop at 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at City Hall.
For more informa-tion, contact Marty Nicely at 436-4990.
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Libraries to closefor King holiday
The Sevier County Public Library System, which includes the Main Library and History Center at 321 Court Ave. in Sevierville, the Seymour Library and the Kodak Library, will be closed today for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
All locations will be open for regular hours on Tuesday.
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County observesholiday today
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Sevier County Courthouse and all county comvenience centers will be closed today.
All will reopen on Tuesday.
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City to observeholiday schedule
The City of Sevierville will observe today’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with the follow-ing schedule:
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■ Garbage: Bulk waste/junk collection services will not be available. Commercial garbage Dumpster ser-vice will take place as usual.
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Today is Monday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2010. There are 347 days left in the year. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
■ Locally a year ago:When the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. said he hoped that one day peo-ple would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character, he may have had in mind a place called Sevier County. A county that is 98 percent white, it will cap a week of activi-ties with the fourth annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration that includes a walk from the church to the courthouse and back, speakers and music.
■ today’s highlight:On Jan. 18, 1949, Charles
Ponzi, engineer of one of the most spectacular swin-dles in history, died desti-tute in the charity ward of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at age 66.
■ on this date:In 1919, the Paris Peace
Conference, held to nego-tiate peace treaties ending World War I, opened in Versailles, France.
■ ten years ago: In a blow to the Pentagon’s
push to develop a national missile defense by 2005, officials announced that a prototype missile intercep-tor had roared into space in search of a mock warhead over the Pacific, but had failed to hit it.
■ five years ago: Secretary of State nomi-
nee Condoleezza Rice, at her Senate confirmation hearing, insisted the United States was fully prepared for the Iraq war and its aftermath and refused to give a timetable for U.S. troops to come home.
■ thought for today: “The compensation
of growing old was sim-ply this: that the passions remain as strong as ever, but one has gained — at last! — the power which adds the supreme flavor to existence, the power of taking hold of experience, of turning it round, slowly, in the light.” — Virginia Woolf, English author (1882-1941).
CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Funds for a new lock at Chickamauga Dam are being drained by declining fuel use by barge operators com-bined with rising con-struction costs for other dam projects.
Industry officials say it threatens the future of the project and use of the Tennessee River.
W i t h o u t Congressional action, work may be suspend-ed within the next year on the lock, one of Chattanooga’s biggest construction projects.
Under the current fund-ing approach, there isn’t enough money to con-tinue building new locks at both the Chickamauga and Kentucky dams on the Tennessee River, according to a report given to the Inland Waterway Users Board last month.
“We’re facing the pros-pect of at least a decade-long suspension of work on the new Chickamauga lock, which could close off the river altogether above Chattanooga in the next five years or so, unless something is
done,” said Cline Jones, executive director of the Tennessee River Valley Association, a barge industry group based in Decatur, Ala.
Tennessee lawmak-ers say they are intent on keeping the lock project moving ahead to avoid closing off the Chickamauga lock and more than 318 miles of navigable river above Chattanooga. Congressional backers of the lock are consid-ering industry propos-als this winter, ranging from higher diesel taxes
on barges to a special appropriation under an upcoming military spending bill.
The current lock at the Chickamauga Dam, which opened in 1940, is suffering from “concrete growth” and even with extra maintenance could become inoperable after 2015. In its place, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a larger lock comparable with those downstream of Chattanooga to allow barges to pass through the Chickamauga Dam quicker and at less cost.
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This past week we had the privilege of hav-ing Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge again.
This was the 20th anniversary of the event, which was inspired by Ken Jenkins. Ken operates the Beneath the Smoke gallery in Gatlinburg, which consists of outdoor gear, books and his speciality, nature photogra-phy. His photographs are truly beautiful and inspiring.
There were a lot of experts that volunteer their time to participate in this free annual event, and I would run out of room if I mentioned them all. Some of them are in such fields as animal sanctuaries, biology, speakers and writers, photographers, naturalists, retail owners, park rangers, gardeners, teachers, and just plain old local natives to the Great Smoky Mountains area.
One of the great things about this event is that you don’t have to be able to actually hike. Some people may have physical disabilities that prevent them from taking to the trails on some of the many numerous hikes. For these there are plenty of indoor events to attend where you can stay comfortable and listen to talks on nature in such venues as history; how to identify animal tracks; fishing in the Smokies; identifying your local heritage; bird identification; and even learning about dows-ing (finding water with a stick).
Keeping with the theme of the week were musicians. Music was, and still is, a big part to what makes this local culture flourish.
Some of the bands that performed: The Lost Mill String Band, Boogertown Gap, Carolina Bluegrass Boys and Tony Thomas & Friends — all excellent.
Of course, there was other music demon-strated: Old Harp singers, heart songs of the Smokies and learning the acoustic guitar. If you think about it, singing and playing home-made music was the main entertainment back in the 1800s. They didn’t have TVs or oppor-tunities to go to movies; no computers or cell phones to play with.
You were responsible for making your own music and ways to keep entertained. It also kept the family system closer. People ate together and, in most cases, worked together.
As you wander the halls of the convention center, you see all kinds of people there to do the same thing: enjoy and learn more about the great outdoors. Even though they went about it from many different angles, they were one in the sense of sharing and teaching about the mountain culture and learning how things used to be and where it all was heading.
I guess the only sad thing is, it just lasts a week. It’s hard to take in everything in such a short period when times conflict with more than one event that you might want to take part in.
One of the people that I knew was a regular attendee of Wilderness Wildlife Week is Jerry Drown, who passed away last March. He was a photographer of wildflowers and a program presentator. He was best known for his asso-ciation with Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts where he was a woodturner. There is a gallery there in his name.
Here’s a short story about Jerry and his woodturning. Back in the late ’90s, Jerry was looking for some good oak tree wood to use in class. I had recently cut down an old oak in my yard that I thought was dead or at least dying. I was afraid it might come blowing down on my house in a strong wind storm so down it came.
Come to find out, it was stronger than I thought and shouldn’t have been cut. The way it turned out, though, Jerry came over and I loaded his car with several big chunks of wood that he used in his class. After he was finished with it, he had turned it into a most beautiful bowl which I believe won a prize at the school and was on display in their gallery.
After I seen the final outcome of this “dead” oak, I was not sorry I had it cut down. Jerry had a wonderful wooden bowl which showed his artistic hand, and I had plenty of firewood to burn in the winter.
We all miss him very much.I noticed on the program guide that they
had snakes listed as one of the scheduled events. I don’t do well with snakes. One pro-gram was called “Snakes — Do They really Do That?” My answer is, yes, they do.
Another was “Serpent Handlers.” Nope, not picking up even a religious snake. I moseyed on over to “Gardening for Monarchs” and “Bluebirds for Everyone.” Those I could handle.
But just to be on the safe side, I decided to just try and find water with a stick.
— Dan M. Smith is a Cincinnati native and Gatlinburg resident. He is the author of the forth-coming book “So Far from Forfar.” His son is serving in the Air Force. E-mail to [email protected].
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-ment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble and to petition
the government for a redress of grievances.”—United States constitution, amendment one
Editor’s note: The Mountain Press staff is occasionally offering an eclec-tic mix of newsy tidbits, anecdotes and one-liners.
The bank that owns the Belle Island property has hired a contractor to work on the Debbie Reynolds museum struc-ture because, in its unfinished state, the building was becoming a haven for birds. Hundreds of birds had made a home inside the building, causing the bank to have to pay a contractor to go in and close up the holes. ...
Bill Haslam, mayor of Knoxville and candidate for governor, attended the recent announcement at Ripley’s Aquarium of the new penguin exhibit opening in March. Haslam, noting the Ripley company opened its first attraction in Gatlinburg in 1970, said he had his 13th birthday there that year and, about eight years ago attended a sleepover in the aquarium with his daughter. ...
Magician Terry Evanswood has left Magic Beyond Belief in Pigeon Forge, offi-cials confirmed. A woman who answered the phone at WonderWorks said Evanswood is expected to come on board with two after-noon shows at the upside building in early March. ... Move over, Morton — the salt used by the Sevier County Roads Department to keep traffic arteries passable during icy and snowy conditions costs $70 to $80 per ton, says Road Superintendent Jonas Smelcer. No word on whether it would be usable as a tabletop seasoning. ...
The snow sure is pretty, but doesn’t it make our cars, trucks and SUVs filthy? Bet the owners of the automatic car washes really like that. ...
One of our ace pressmen muses that he would like to see another Arby’s in the coun-ty — preferably in Sevierville. ...
Have you ever noticed that on Friday
and Saturday nights in the same vicinity, when the “hot doughnuts” sign is flashing at Krispy Kreme, the line backs up all the way to the Burger King, causing quite a traffic snarl? ...
Considering the brutally cold weather in the area the last several weeks, it’s hard to believe professional baseball season is already on the horizon. The Smokies, Class AA/Southern League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, open their 2010 season at the Mississippi Braves on Thursday, April 8, with their home opener April 14 against the Chattanooga Lookouts. ...
ESPN.com’s Pat Forde blasted former UT football coach Lane Kiffin in a column on that Web site. But ... he wrote “maybe he preferred the beach to the boonies. ...” Perhaps the esteemed Mr. Forde does not realize the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Parks and the Sevier County attrac-tions draw millions of visitors every year. ...
Sevier County is planning its fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. com-memoration today. That’s remarkable. This community of very few black peo-ple has recognized the importance and significance of the great Dr. King and created a celebration of his life that is truly inspiring.
The event draws hundreds to down-town Sevierville. It is a county cel-ebration featuring a diverse group of participants and many elected officials. Whites and blacks work together to plan the activities.
We do so much more here than other communities with similar demo-graphics. Those places that ignore the holiday’s relevance, who merely use it as a reason not to open government offices, are failing their communities.
So much of the credit for Sevier County’s annual event goes to Joseph McMahan. He pushed for a long time to get local officials on board with his dream of an observance that honors the late civil rights leader. Health chal-lenges limit his role in the celebration now, but his spirit hovers over every-thing. He almost singlehandedly put together Sevier County’s first obser-vance. Now others have stepped up to fill the void.
What makes our observance so spe-cial is the inclusion of many public and elected officials. First Baptist Church hosts the program following the walk from the courthouse. IN his time Dr. King wouldn’t have been allowed in most southern churches. The progress our society has made in race relations
is remarkable. Surely today’s celebration is what
the Rev. Dr. King had in mind when he preached tolerance, inclusion and equality. It’s important that all of us, especially young people, remember Dr. King — his work, his philosophy, his contributions to society, his powerful words and eloquence.
It’s not enough that schools and government offices be closed. Special recognition of Dr. King is needed and deserved. In Sevier County, that is available.
Here’s hoping many people will participate in the Sevier County obser-vance today. The procession leaves First Baptist at 10:30 a.m. The pro-gram at the church starts at 11:15. Keep hope alive by being part of it.
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By COBEY HITCHCOCKSports Writer
GATLINBURG — The No.3 state-ranked Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders boys’ basketball team kept battling back against visiting District 3-AA rival and No.2 state-ranked Fulton Falcons on Saturday night, but the Blue and Gold could never quite get over the hill en route to a 60-54 heartbreak.
After trailing by nine points, 29-20, at halftime, the G-P boys (14-2, 3-2) got back into it in the third quarter.
G-P senior McKinley Maples sniped a trey from the corner with 6:21 in the third to cut it to 33-25, and Jon “J-Mac” McCroskey put up three points on the ensuing posses-sion with a drive to the hoop and a foul, making it 33-28 with 5:54 in
the quarter.G-P junior Jose “Joshy” Agosto
put up the next five points with an underhanded fingertip roll from about seven feet with 5:29 in the third and a drive to the basket plus a foul with 3:19 in the quarter to knot the affair at 33s.
Fulton (13-2, 6-0) answered with a 7-0 spurt, but Maples drained a seven footer and Agosto added a pair of charity shots to close the quarter with G-P trailing by just three points, 40-37.
The fourth quarter went much the same way.
Maples hit from 10 feet with 7:44 in the game to cut the Falcon lead to 40-39.
Agosto hit an eight-foot pull-up shot plus a foul with 6:06 left to cut the Fulton edge to 44-42 and then tied it at 44 on the ensuing
possession, when Agosto used his defender with a quick move to the right and then in for an uncontested layup with 5:43 on the clock.
Fulton hit a trey on the next pos-session, but Agosto again went to the basket on a sweet assist from Maples with 4:42 to cut the Falcon lead to 47-46 with 4:42 in the game.
Fulton outscored G-P 13-6 over the next four-plus minutes, how-ever, to gain a 60-52 lead with just 8.65 seconds remaining, ending the Highlanders’ night in heartbreak.
But the Blue-and-Gold team won’t be down long.
“We’re disappointed in a way, but I’m very proud of the kids for the way they responded after being down nine at the start of the third
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G-P junior Jose “Joshy” Agosto leaves his defender in the dust and glides to the basket for two points to tie the score at 44 in the fourth quarter Saturday night against visiting Fulton Falcons. Agosto led all scorers with 23 points.
Highlanders’ heartbrakerNo. 3 G-P battles gamely, but falls shot against No. 2 Fulton
G-P girls come up 3 points shortBy COBEY HITCHCOCK
Sports Writer
GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg-Pittman Lady Highlanders’ game against visiting District 3-AA rival Fulton Lady Falcons was a fore-shadowing of the boys’ game on Saturday night.
Despite giving it their best effort, the Blue-and-Gold girls (8-6, 2-3) came up just short in a 51-48 loss to Fulton (7-5, 4-2).
“The girls all played very hard,” said G-P coach Mike Rader following the
loss. “I’m just so proud of how hard they played and the kind of effort they displayed (Saturday night) against a tough Fulton team.”
G-P’s Lacee Tinker led all scorers by far with 19 points in the loss.
“I knew Lacee was playing well all night,” said Rader. “I just didn’t realize how well until I looked at the book after the game. She had a very nice night.”
G-P’s Morgan Dodgen and Stephanie Taylor added eight points apiece, Karsen Sims had five, and Beka Owens and Macy Shults scored
a deuce apiece in the losing effort.G-P senior Caroline Conner, who
has been the leading offensive force for the Lady Highlanders squad the past few seasons, returned to the team for the first time this regular season, although she did not see any playing time.
G-P next plays at West Greene tonight and at district rival Knoxville Carter on Tuesday night before host-ing district and county rival Pigeon Forge Lady Tigers on Friday.
Four-TD Farve leads Vikes to NFC title gameBy DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS — “This is what I came back for.”For the adrenaline rush. For the in-your-face touch-
down. For another shot at the Super Bowl.Brett Favre wanted all of it, and now he’s got it.Four — count ’em, four — touchdown passes from
Minnesota’s 40-year-old quarterback sent the Vikings to the NFC championship game with a determined 34-3 rout of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
“Probably the most fatigued I got today was celebrat-ing,” Favre said, smiling.
The Vikings (13-4) will take on the Saints next Sunday at New Orleans (14-3), with the winner going to the Super Bowl in Miami — the only reason Favre put retire-ment on hold for a second straight season.
Favre found Sidney Rice for three scores and put an exclamation point on the final one when his fourth-and-3 pass from the 11 was caught in the end zone by Visanthe Shiancoe after the 2-minute warning.
Never in 22 previous playoff games had Favre thrown for four scores, and never before had he beaten Dallas in the postseason after losses to the Cowboys ended his first three playoff experiences with Green Bay.
Favre finished 15 for 24 for 234 yards without a turn-over, slapping fives with anyone in reach and rapidly pumping his right arm after each score.
“I feel like I’m playing the same way. I have the same enthusiasm,” Favre said. “As long as I’m out there, the
Jets shockSan Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — New York is halfway toward that Super Bowl parade prom-ised by coach Rex Ryan after rookies Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene led the Jets to a stunning 17-14 upset of the San Diego Chargers in the divisional playoffs Sunday.
Sanchez threw a go-ahead, 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller three plays into the fourth quarter, then Greene gave the Jets some breath-ing room with a 53-yard scoring run on their next possession.
The upstart Jets (11-7), who have won seven of their last eight games, advanced to the AFC champion-ship game at top-seeded Indianapolis next Sunday.
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Minnesota Vikings’ Brett Favre talks to Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo (9) after the Vikings defeated the Cowboys 34-3 on Sunday.
Indy ‘D’ delivers a playoff gem against Ravens
By MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts coach Jim Caldwell put a premium on speed for the playoffs.
He wanted his defense to play faster — even if it meant giving up a shot at perfection, taking a few extra days off and perhaps missing a couple of assign-ments.
Mission accomplished.Indianapolis’ defense dominated Baltimore on
Saturday night, limiting the run-first Ravens to just 87 yards and two first downs on the ground while keeping them out of the end zone.
“That was one of our goals,” Caldwell said Sunday when asked if the Colts looked as fast on video as they did in person. “I really believe in speed, particularly at a time of the year when maybe you can gain a step or two. I’d rather give up a little in preparation if you can pick up a step or two because you can make up for a mistake.”
For the Colts, it went against all expectations.Indy (15-2) finished the regular season ranked No.
24 against the run and No. 18 overall in defense. The Ravens (10-8) were supposed to play ball-control against the Colts, a week after running for 234 yards at New England.
Instead, the Colts had a nearly eight-minute advan-tage in time of possession.
It was a major improvement over last year, when San Diego’s Darren Sproles shredded the Colts for 328 all-purpose yards and almost single-handedly beat them in overtime.
The reason for the change, Caldwell believes, is a shift in philosophy.
When Caldwell met with players last March, he said he wanted them fresh at the end of the season — no matter the cost.
So when the Colts wrapped up the AFC’s No. 1 seed with three games still to play, Caldwell decided to give his players more rest over the 28-day span between meaningful games while increasing the intensity of practice to stay sharp.
The result was evident even before the Colts stepped on the field Saturday night.
“I remember last week (assistant head coach) Clyde (Christensen) and I were talking at practice and I said, ’Did that (practice) seem fast out there today?”’ Caldwell recalled. “He said, ’I think so.’ I think the practices we had gave them a taste of what was going to happen on game day.”
Things went so well that Caldwell is sticking with the plan this week.
He gave the Colts an off day Sunday, as they wait to see whether they’ll play San Diego or the New York Jets in next weekend’s AFC championship game.
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has added two former assistants to his new staff.
Terry Joseph and Eric Russell were named to the Volunteers’ staff on Sunday. Their duties with the Vols have not yet been determined.
Joseph has worked for the past three seasons under Dooley at Louisiana Tech as the Bulldogs’ secondary coach and recruiting coordinator.
Russell spent two seasons under Dooley at Louisiana Tech and 13 seasons at North Texas before joining Texas Tech as special teams coach.
Offensive line coach James Cregg and quarterbacks coach David Reaves have reportedly left the Vols, though a Tennessee spokesman would not confirm the move. Wide receivers coach Kippy Brown will join the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks staff.
Dooley adds 2 to UT staff
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GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Gaines Adams, an All-American defensive end at Clemson whose career never blossomed in the NFL with Chicago and Tampa Bay, died Sunday after going into cardiac arrest. He was 26.
He died at Self Regional Hospital after going into cardiac arrest about an hour before at his family’s home in Greenwood, said Marcia Kelley-Clark, chief deputy coroner for Greenwood County.
An autopsy showed an enlarged heart, a condi-tion that can often lead to a heart attack, Kelley-Clark added. She said relatives were unaware of any medi-cal condition.
Toxicology tests are being run by the State Law Enforcement Division, though drug use is not sus-pected. The results prob-ably will not be available for at least two months, Kelley-Clark said.
Adams, 6-foot-5 and 258 pounds, spent three sea-sons in the NFL, two with the Buccaneers and part of this season with the Bears.
“He was a true team player and a positive influ-ence to everyone he met,” Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said.
Adams was selected fourth overall in the 2007 draft by Tampa Bay. He had not been able to live up to expectations that he would revive the Buccaneers’ once-feared pass rush, and had just 17 tackles and one sack in 15 games — 10 with Chicago — this season. He was traded to the Bears in October for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.
“Gaines was a quiet, hum-ble kid and is far too young to be gone,” Buccaneers
cornerback Ronde Barber said. “He had so much potential that had yet to be achieved.”
Buccaneers defensive tack-le Chris Hovan said he took Gaines under his wing when he came to Tampa Bay.
“I considered him my little brother and that’s how I will always remember him,” he said. “This is all so unreal and it hasn’t really hit me yet.”
“Monday Night Football” analyst Jon Gruden draft-ed Adams in 2007 while coaching the Buccaneers. He called him a “great teammate” with a “tremen-dous future.”
Morris said at the start of training camp that Adams would be considered a “bust” if he didn’t reach dou-ble digits in sacks. Adams fell short of the benchmark, although he welcomed the challenge.
“In football you need that,” Adams said in August. “Players tend to get in their own element and do things that they want to do. They need to be called out sometimes. He’s the coach. Whatever he says goes.”
Morris criticized Adams after lackluster perfor-mances in the first three games. With the Bears, Adams played brief stints on defense. He made five tackles.
Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune he didn’t know Adams well because he arrived during the season.
“But I did know him,” he said. “I still saw him every day when I went into work. It’s just weird.”
Clemson fans recall Adams’ performance in a 2006 victory over Wake Forest in which he broke up a field goal try and returned
it for a touchdown.Tommy Bowden, Adams’
coach at Clemson, was jolt-ed by news of his death.
“I just couldn’t believe it
was Gaines,” he said. “I will always remember the smile he had on his face and I will always remember his patience.”
quarter,” said G-P coach Raul Placeres. “We battled hard and we played so dang hard, but it came down to who executed down the stretch.
“Fulton made shots, and we didn’t. But we had great looks, and that’s all you can ask for in a big game like this. It was a great ball game, and we played pretty darn tough. It was a heavyweight fight, and (Fulton) took Round One. Hopefully, if we continue
to play well, there may be four or five rounds against (the Falcons) this year.
“But now we’ve got to move on. We’ve got a game (tonight), Tuesday and Friday (this week), and two of those games are against district oppo-nents. That‘s the beauty of high school basketball …, we don‘t have to wait long to get back to work.”
The Highlanders travel to West Greene tonight for non-district action before traveling to Knoxville Carter on Tuesday night and then hosting Pigeon Forge on Friday night. G-P
lost to Carter 66-58 earlier this season, which was the Highlanders’ lone loss of the season until Saturday night.
Agosto led all scorers on Saturday with 23 points, and Maples was the other
Highlander in double dig-its with 11 ticks. McCroskey had nine, Morrease “Mo” Barber had eight and Garrett Buckner had three in the losing effort.
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enthusiasm and the pas-sion that you see is real. And I know the guys feed off of that. Fans enjoy that, because it is real and genu-ine.”
Favre even added another accomplishment as the first 40-year-old quarterback to win a playoff game.
“Today was like this sea-son: It’s been wonderful,” said Favre, whose only championship came 13 years ago with the Packers.
The Vikings, who had last week off while the Cowboys whipped Philadelphia, were bothered by all the people picking Dallas to win.
“The Tasmanian devils were coming from Dallas that were about to bombard the state of Minnesota and run through us like Sherman through the South,” coach Brad Childress said, exag-gerating the popular opin-ion about this game. “All of us felt it quite palpably.”
Fans, too, remembered Drew Pearson’s alleged push-off in that 1975 play-off game and the Herschel Walker trade that fueled the Dallas dynasty of the ’90s. So maybe this game meant a little more to the guys in purple than simply moving on to the semifinal, if not for the players then for the people who have cheered for the purple for 49 years without a cham-pionship.
Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking balked at the late touchdown, con-fronting Childress on the sideline.
“I think it was totally classless and disrespectful,” Brooking said.
Childress and Favre both chalked it up to staying aggressive to the end.
“That wasn’t rubbing it in. It’s just taking care of business,” the coach said.
Ray Edwards led the Minnesota defense’s harassment of Tony Romo, who sat stone-faced on the bench between pos-sessions in the second half after a three-turnover game against one of his childhood favorites.
“Any time you come in with the expectations and goals we set and don’t accomplish them, No. 1, it’s frustrating,” Romo said, taking a long pause. “Right now, it’s just hard to think the season is over.”
Romo was sacked six times, three by Edwards, lost two of his three fum-bles and threw an inter-ception right to Ben Leber deep in his own end late in the third quarter to set up a Vikings field goal.
After gaining 118 yards in the first quarter, the Cowboys got only 130 the rest of the way and watched the buzz from their first playoff win in 13 years last week fizzle out.
“It’s like the elevator falling from the top. It’s tough when it’s over. If you don’t win it all, you have not reached your goal,” coach Wade Phillips said.
Romo went 22 for 35 for 198 yards, but for all the strides he made this season his lack of poise in the din of the Metrodome will be remembered well. The last time Dallas won a playoff game on the road was the NFC championship after the 1992 season.
“We took some steps in the right direction with this football team,” Brooking said, adding the qualifier: “I don’t consider this a suc-cessful year. We play this for one reason, and one reason only.”
Which is, again, just why Childress the Vikings made such a fuss over Favre this summer while he was trying to make up his mind.
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In this Dec. 28 photo, Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams stands next to Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre during an NFL game in Chicago.
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PROPERTY ADDRESS:808 Plantation Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
CURRENT OWNER(S): Belinda Olmos-WoodburyThe 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 discloseSUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: NNorth Star Capital Acquisitions, LLC and Riverpoint Homeowners AssociationOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/AAll 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 IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.,Substitute Trusteec/o
PPNationwide Trustee Services, Inc.1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329(770) 234-9181 (ext. )File No.: 416.0810859TN
JANUARY 18, 25 AND FEBRUARY 1/10
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
Sale at public auction will be on January 26, 2010 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Richard David Hubbs, a single man to First American Title Insurance Co. of NY, Trustee, on January 26, 2007 at Book Volume 2727, Page 312conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register�s Office.Owner of Debt: Southstar III, LLCThe following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:Described property located in the Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, in the City of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 31, Block M, Section 4, Tyrolea Subdivision, as shown on plat of record in Map Book 13, Page 38, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particularly description, and being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and Lot 8, said rod being along the Western edge of a cul-de-sac in the 50 foot right-of-way for “Heiden Court”; thence from the point of beginning, and leaving the line of said cul-de-sac, and with the line of the said Lot 8, South 66 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds East, passing through the common corner of the subject property and the said Lot 8 and Lot 23, 168.39 feet to a new iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and Lot 23 and Lot 3; thence leaving the line of the said Lot 23, and with the line of said Lot 30, South 70 degrees 25 minutes 35 seconds West, 132.04 feet to an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and the said Lot 30 and Lot 34, South 62 degrees 06 minutes 33 seconds West 108.29 feet to an existing iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and the said Lot 34 and the subject Lot 32; thence North 08 degrees 25 minutes 21 seconds East 141.35 feet to a new iron rod at the common corner of the subject property and the subject Lot 32, said rod being along the of the southern edge of said cul-de-sac; thence leaving the line of said Lot 32, and with the line of the said cul-de-sac, and curving in a concave posture, with an arc of 55.01 feet and a radius of 40.0 feet, North 63 degrees 09 minutes 19 seconds East, 50.78 feet to the point of beginning.LESS AND EXCEPT the following property being conveyed to the City of Gatlinburg:BEGINNING on an iron pin in the margin of a 40 foot cul-de-sac in Zurich Court, a corner to Lots 30 and 34, Block M, Section 4 of Tyrolea Subdivision; thence with the arc of the cul-de-sac and Lot 30 and a curve to the right having a radius of 40 feet, a distance of 66.14 feet to an iron pin, a corner to Lots 29 and 30; thence with a curve to the left having a radius of 68.55 feet, a distance of 44.68 feet to a point; thence North 25 degrees 53 minutes West 24.93 feet to the point of beginning.
Street Address:904 Heiden Court
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Current Owner(s) of Property: Richard David Hubbs, a single manThe street address of the above described property is believed to be 904 Heiden Court, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute TrusteeLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP
6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410Memphis, TN 38119Phone 901-767-5566
Fax 901-767-8890File No. 08-001138
January 4, 11 and 18, 2010
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unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
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(Signed)Gregory MarkTerrellAdministrator
Estate ofJUDY KARENTERRELL
By:P. Richard TalleyAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofJUDY KAREN
TERRELLLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of JUDY KAREN TER-RELL deceased, were issued to the under-signed by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofGARY LEN
TAYLORLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 4 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of GARY LEN TAYLOR deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 4 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Douglas YatesAdministrator C.T.A.
Estate ofGARY LENTAYLOR
By:Douglas YatesAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 4 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Leonard HarmonExecutor
Estate ofJANET KATHLEENSHEA
By:Sal VarsalonaAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
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to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 4 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Mildred FrancesMynattExecutor
Estate ofDILLARD A.MYNATT
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofDILLARD A.
MYNATTLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 4 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of DILLARD A. MYNATTdeceased, were issued
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofMARY JANE
MILLERLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 4 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of MARY JANE MILLER deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 4 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Clarky MillerAdministrator
Estate ofMARY JANE MILLER
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
signed by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 11 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)James E. MaddronExecutor
Estate ofMARY LEEMADDRON
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofMARY LEEMADDRON
Late of Sevier County,
Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of MARY LEE MAD-DRON deceased, were issued to the under-
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofJERRY LEON
LATHAMLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 4 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of JERRY LEON LATH-AM deceased, were is-sued to the under-signed by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 4 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Christine ParkerAdministrator
Estate ofJERRY LEONLATHAM
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
nessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 11 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Raymond W. HendersonExecutor
Estate ofGARRY JOE JONES
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
LEGALS
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofGARRY JOE
JONESLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of GARRY JOE JONES deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofJOSEPH LEWIS
IRWINLate of Sevier
County,Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of JOSEPH LEWIS IR-WIN deceased, were issued to the under-signed by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 11 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Jacqueline M. HuntExecutor
Estate ofJOSEPH LEWISIRWIN
By:Jeffrey R. MurrellAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.
All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.
This 5 day of Janu-ary, 2010.
(Signed)Elizabeth Ann KingExecutor
Estate ofFRED GALYON
By:noneAttorney
By: Joe Keener County Clerk
01/18/1001/25/10
LEGALS
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Estate ofFRED GALYON
Late of Sevier County,
Tennessee
Notice is Hereby Given that on the 5 day of JAN 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of FRED GALYON de-ceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.
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House 2BR Close to Sevierville. Sewer & water furnished. C/H. W/D hook up. $600 + dep. No pets. 453-9269 or 382-1966
Home In Kodak3BR/2BA withunfinished basement& 2 car garage. Stove,fridge DW & W/D connApprox 1250 sq ft865-429-4470
Great Location. 2 blocks from WalMart Sevierville 313 Lynn Dr. 3BR 1.5BA home. Im-maculate. Laundry room with W/D. Quiet neighbor-hood, large yard, carport, city water, sewer & garbage pick up, central H/A. 1 year lease. $850 mth. 1st, last & $300 sec. dep. No pets/smoking. Call 429-1335 or 654-6623
For rent: 2BR house $400 mth $400 dep. No pets. Suit-able for small fami-ly. Call 453-3958 between 8am-5pm.
Commercial or Resi-dential 3 B R / 1 B Ahouse in downtown PF. 2 car garage. $1000/mo.+dep. 865-254-0000.
Belle Meadows4BR/2BA 2 cargarage 2200 sq ft +/-$1,200 per month865-429-2962
Beautiful 3BR Log Home. Private wooded mountain type setting, fire-place, jacuzzi, CH/A, water fur-nished. $850 + dep. 933-5894 or 382-7781.
3BR 2BA Pittman Cen-ter area. $750 mth. Damage dep $375. 865-453-8818
3BR 1.5BA Newly ren-ovated. Sevierville. Garage. $950 mth + dep. 654-0222.
2BR 1BA-No pets. Sevierville area. $500 mo $250 se-curity. 453-2229.
1BR home Gatlinburg. No pets. $400 mth. 453-8852.
699 HOME RENTALS
Hwy 321Pittman Center area.
1&2 BR cabin on creek.Fully furnished.
Utilities included.$225 & $250 wk.
850-2487
Boyds Creek3BR, 3BA.
Large rooms & other amenities.
Appliances included, $900 + dep.
428-5212
3 BR 2 BA house for rent with carport.Boyds CreekCommunity
$600 mth$600 damage deposit.
850-5700
Nice Homes in Kodak.
2 BR 1 BA $3852BR 2BA $465
Each has C H/A, deck appliances. No pets.
865-368-6602
3BR 2BA in Red BudSubdivision.
Appliances included. $750 & up +
deposit.428-5212
NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK3 BD / 2 BA
4 MILES FROM EXIT 407
$700/MONTH & DEPOSIT. NO PETS.
865-712-5238, 865-705-9096
New Homes for Rent.
3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000
per month. No pets.
865-850-3874
699 HOME RENTALS
Nice 2BR 2BA with ca-thedral ceilings, fresh paint, nice yard, near Sevier-ville. No pets. $575 mo. 1st, last, dep. Call Rebecca 621-6615.
Mobile Homes. 2&3 BR, CH/A, $450 and up. Kodak area. 382-7781 or 933-5894.
KODAK: 3BR/2BA, no pets, references. 933-6544.
3BR/2BA rent to own. Seymour. $595/mo No pets. 865-765-7929.
698 MOBILE HOMERENTALS
Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnish-ed Condo with Fireplace, Over-looks stocked trout stream and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gat-linburg, includes water, cable, Flat screen TV. Imme-diate occupancy, Minimum 1 Year lease $875 mth. 865-771-9600
1 Bedroom condo for rent; includes wa-ter, cable and wifi. $695/mo. + depos-it. No pets. 908-1342
697 CONDORENTALS
Spacious 1100 sq ft 2BR 2BA Almost new. 4 minutes from town. 865-742-6176
RIVERWALK1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA$545.00 to $695.00865-429-2962
Pigeon Forge Condo Close to Parkway 2br 2ba No pets. $650 mth. Call 865-712-8333.
McCarter’s Efficiency Apts 221 Newman Rd, $420 month everything except power and phone. Gatlinburg. No pets. Call 865-850-2542 or 865-436-4589.
696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT
CROSSCREEK2BR/1.5BA $5452BR/2BA LargeGarden apartment$570.00 to $580.00865-429-4470
Commerical/2BR apt on Dolly Parton Pkwy downtown Sevierville for rent. 1150 sq ft $500 mth + utilities. Call 865-368-8301.
922 Burden Hill Rd (Triplex) 3 minutes to downtown Sev-ierville. Clean 1BR 1BA, city view, $450. Pets ok. 865-286-5070
3BR 2BA 1400+ sq ft. Pigeon Forge. Large private back porch on creek. Triplex unit. $950 a month + deposit. Call 865-654-2077.
2BR Apartments for Rent $475, $500 & $550 a month. 908-7805 or 368-1327
2BR 2BA triplex PF. 2BR apt Sev. No pets. Clean & con-venient. 453-5079.
2BR 1BA apt. $595 mth Call 428-1514.
SILO APARTMENTSin Sevierville
Offers 1/2 BR UnitsPet Friendly
PIGEON FORGE2BD/2BA APARTMENT
New Center3BR/2BA
Garage, Pet Friendly
Sevierville5BD/4.5BA
Fully furnished, w/hot tub, washer, dryer, etc.
Wears Valley1BD/1.5BAPet Friendly
BIG BROKERBOB’s REALTY865-774-5919
Townhouse close to hospital. New car-pet. $600 month.
Small Pets ok.865-384-4054 or
865-384-1054
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE
2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomesCall 428-5161
NICE, CLEAN1 BR / 1 BA
IN SEVIERVILLE$380.00 + DEPOSIT
NO PETS865-712-5238
696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT
1BR Studio apartment on trolley route, walking distance to downtown for rent in Gatlinburg TN, first mth rent of $500, security de-posit of $150 Wa-ter & sewer includ-ed 865-436-5691
*WEARS VALLEY1BR/1BA$525/mo. + Dep.Walk-in closetAll kit appl + W/D connSome Pets OK.865-654-6507
696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT
Gatlinburg Walking distance to town. Low weekly rates. Furn/cable TV, mi-cro, fridge, phone. 436-4387
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE
428 Park Rd. CHEAP- $100 weekly Includes All Utilities.
Cable, Laundry, Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.800-359-8913
near trolley stop
Weekly RentalsIncludes
Family Inns WestPigeon Forge •86 5-45 3-4905
Phone, Color TV,Wkly HousekeepingMicr./Frig. Available
$169.77+
Affordable Housingin Gatlinburg
Rooms for rent, weeklyrates, furn., cable TV,
same rent all year.436-4471 or 621-2941
Private Motel RoomGreat for 1 person!1 bed, full size frig.
microwave, cable TV$120 weekly$50 deposit
436-7745 Gatlinburg
693 ROOMS FORRENT
3BR 2BA Gat. $850 mth. W/D hkup. Kit appl. 865-386-2512
2 & 3 BR duplexes for rent in Kodak. 865-932-2613
610 DUPLEX FORRENT
Shop at 1605 #2 Win-field Dunn Pkwy $500 mth. Call 453-3958 between 8am-5pm. Mon-day-Friday
Retail shops in The Vil-lage shopping cen-ter downtown Gat-linburg. 865-436-3995 or 803-5950
7 offices, conf. rm, work area, recep-tion area, break rm, 4 baths, 2500 sq ft storage w/ loading dock. $2900 per mo Sev-ierville 865-338-0790.
Space for lease in climate control building. Hwy 321 East Gatlinburg.
Office space for rent. 850-2487
605 BUSINESSRENTALS
For Sale A-1 pre-owned dryers,
washers, ranges & refrigerators
All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
NEW YEARS SPECIAL2 new recliners
$398Cagles Furniture &
Appliances2364B Pittman Center Rd.
453-0727
589 FURNITURE
Hybrid Wolf pups for sale. Only serious inquiries please. 423-237-2689 or 865-430-5840
581 PETS
MOVING SALE: ‘87 Ford Escort $700, R e f r i g e r a t o r , Freezer, furniture, misc. items. Cash needed. 604-7495.
Local Flea Market Vendor going out of business due to health. Shoes, kni-ves, books, odds & ends. To See Call 419-605-6427.
557 MISC. SALES
Firewood for sale. All hardwood. $45 rick. 865-977-8903
556 FIREWOOD
500MERCHANDISE
10X10 or 10X20SELF STORAGEConvenient Location!
411 South, left onRobert Henderson Rd.,
1/4 mil on right atRiverwalk Apts.
429-2962
356 STORAGEBUILDINGS
Gatlinburg FallsResort
Now hiring for PT/FTReservationist/Front Desk. Must be dependable, moti-vated and goal ori-ented. Must be able to multi-task in a fast paced en-vironment and pos-sess professional phone etiquette skills. Nights and weekends re-quired. Apply in person or call for details. Miranda Lewis 865-436-6333.
238 HOTEL/MOTEL
Wanted: Top Theater Managers and Sales Staff. Great Pay and Benefits. Fax Resume to 865-429-0159.
The Spa at Riverstone is hiring a part time receptionist. Ap-ply in person at 212 Dollywood Lane in Pigeon Forge. Left at traf-fic light no. 8. 865-286-3400.
Call Center Shift Supervisor
Shift lead for reserva-tions call center. Must be able to work 11am-7pm & 3pm-11pm shifts including week-ends and holidays. Requires sales, su-pervisory & leader-ship skills. Timber Tops 865-429-0831, x1185 or e m a i [email protected]. EOE
236 GENERAL
Sevier Check Cashing Co. Customer Service. $24K start. No exp. pre-ferred. We offer paid holidays, paid vacation, no Sun-days, no nights. Candidate require-ments: stable job history, basic math, cash han-dling exp., atten-tion to details, fi-nancially responsi-ble, friendly, ener-getic, outgoing, high school gradu-ate. Resumes: MDB, 8018 King-ston Pike, Knox TN 37919
Quality Control Earn up to $100 per day. Evaluate retail stores. Training provided. No expe-rience required. Call 877-696-8561.
Immediate opening for theater/marketing and staff positions. Hiring FT and PT. Must be flexible. Apply in person between 9-5 at Tennessee Shindig located at traffic light 2 in Pigeon Forge.
HH & C Cleaning now hiring Contract Cleaners. Must have references, background check and drug screen. Experience need-ed. Apply 205 Pine Mountain Road Pi-geon Forge, TN Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday be-tween 10 and 2.
Bring a Smile to the Elderly!
Help brighten the lives of elderly in our community. Pro-vide non-medical c o m p a n i o n s h i p and home-care services to help seniors remain at home for as long as possible. To learn more, contact
Home Instead Senior Care
Toll-free employment line:1-877-581-5800
orhomeinstead.com/ 428
236 GENERAL
DIG UPgreat finds in the Classifieds.
Call
428-0746
Monday, January 18, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press Comics ◆ A15
15 Comics
Dear Annie: My sister-in-law is overly obsessed with bleach. She uses it to wash dishes, and within minutes before she bathes her two small children, she wipes down the bathtub with it.
I have told her that the fumes are not good for anyone. She says germs freak her out and this is what her mother did. I informed her that there are eco-friendly products on the market and even dish soap with bleach, but she is not open to change.
Should I just leave her alone and mind my own business, or should I keep on making the effort for the sake of her kids? -- Just Wondering in Southern California
Dear Wondering: It’s possible your sister-in-law is watering down the bleach sufficiently so it is not hurting her children. Bleach can be toxic if undiluted and swallowed, inhaled or allowed to touch the skin. It can also be damaging to the envi-ronment. Your sister-in-law should never use it on items where her children will come into immediate contact.
Try to be understand-ing of her germopho-bia, while explaining that she might want to switch to white vinegar for the tub and dishes. Vinegar also kills germs, but is more benign. If she refuses, tell her to please be careful and watch her children for signs of toxicity -- stom-achaches, coughing, irritated eyes or skin. She should never mix bleach with ammonia, and if something should happen, make sure she has the number of the National Capital Poison Control Center at
1-800-222-1222. Dear Annie: We
have six grandchildren and talk, e-mail and text often with four of them. They always thank us for the gifts we send for birthdays and holidays.
The same, however, is not true for the other two, who live out of state. They are both teenag-ers and quite capable of acknowledging gifts, but they don’t. When we ask the parents if the children received their gifts, the answer usually is, “I think so, but I’m not sure.”
Our children were raised to be properly grateful, but for some reason, our son doesn’t feel his children need to follow rules of any sort. We sent money to the kids for Christmas and never heard a word. I sent an e-mail to their mother asking if they got their cards, but she didn’t reply. Our son believes it’s up to the kids to say thank you and if they don’t, we should accept it. He says we are expect-ing too much.
My first instinct is not to give them anything for birthdays and holi-days this year. I wonder if they’d even notice. We are both retired and live on a fixed income. Should I stop sending gifts? Should I donate their share of birthday and holiday presents to the needy who would appreciate them? -- Very Disappointed Grandmother
Dear Grandmother: Your son and his wife
apparently don’t believe their children should be responsible for even the most basic courtesy. Use this as an opportunity to educate these misguided grandchildren. Send each an e-mail and explain why you expect some type of acknowledgment for any gift, and that if they don’t thank you, you will assume they no lon-ger want your presents. If you wish instead to make a donation to char-ity in their names, by all means, do so.
Dear Annie: I take exception to your advice to “Indianapolis,” the in-store pharmacy cus-tomer. As a pharmacist, I treat each customer the same whether they are on the phone or in the store. They each deserve the same amount of con-sideration. A phone call is the only means by which a housebound customer can reach a pharmacist.
Maybe you should have preached the virtues of patience. We always joke that everybody should have to work one week in a busy phar-macy and then they will never complain again about having to wait for their prescriptions. -- Pittsburgh, Pa.
Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to [email protected], 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 cartoon-ists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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