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5The country lifeCouple enjoys slower pace of life in the mountains
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Louis Morton Jr., 63Maryanne Tyson, 67Ernestine Alsdorf, 62Susie Matthews, 89Jeffrey Hall, 45
Obituaries
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5Lending a helping handBanquet benefits Smoky Mountains Children’s Home
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■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 256 ■ September 13, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ $1.25
By DeReK HoDgeSStaff Writer
PIGEON FORGE — A group of local residents came together last week to begin what city Chief Planner David Taylor said will be an “exciting endeavor” as they wade through recommendations for regulations on hillside devel-opment.
The step officially makes Pigeon Forge the last of the five
local governments that commis-sioned engineering firm Saratoga Associates to make the sugges-tions to take steps to act on the document. It’s been about two years since the report was com-pleted after a months-long pro-cess that involved input from across the county.
Though the city’s entry to the debate has come late, Taylor said he’s not willing to rush the effort. He has scheduled the group for
meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at City Hall, pointing out the group will have to make its way through some weighty issues. That effort, he said, took Gatlinburg almost a year, while the county is more than a year and a half into it.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do, but we’ve got a good group together,” Taylor said. “We’re just going to have to go through this and figure out the best way to get
started.”Though many don’t think about
Pigeon Forge having too many hillsides to regulate, a map the city’s planning staff presented during the session shows there is plenty of steeply-sloped land in the city. While the Parkway lies at 1,025 feet above sea level, the city’s highest point reaches 1,775 feet, Taylor said.
By DeReK HoDgeSStaff Writer
GATLINBURG — Put away your water wings and forget the crawdad hunt — there’s sharks in them thar hills.
The sixth annual Great Gatlinburg Shark Race is set to send thousands of the feared fins cruising down the Little Pigeon River, each of them vying to be the one that makes their owner a real square. Actually, a Cube.
The person holding the ticket for the first of the tiny rubber swimmers to cross the finish line in front of Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies will be driv-ing home in a brand-new Nissan Cube, while the first through fifth runners up will also snag some snazzy rewards.
“We’ve got some won-derful prizes,” United Way of Sevier County Board Chairman Gregory Payne says. “That Cube is a great grand prize. They’re really
Great Gatlinburg Shark Race■ Starting line: Bridge in front of Christ in the Smokies■ Race course: Little Pigeon River■ Finish line: Bridge in front of Ripley’s Aquarium■ Start time: 3 p.m. Saturday (don’t have to be present to win)■ Competitors: Thousands of 2-ounce rubber sharks■ Grand prize: 2009 Nissan Cube■ Tickets: $10, available from United Way board members, by calling 453-4261 and on Web site www.uwosc.org.
Let the race beginUnited Way preps for fundraiser
By DeReK HoDgeSStaff Writer
GATLINBURG — They’ve vacationed all year — living it up in Gatlinburg — but this weekend, thousands of little rubber sharks are in training, getting ready for their big day.
There are 15,000 sharks — 7,638 of them red, 7,362 purple — in the school that annually competes in the Great Gatlinburg Shark Race. Though only a select few thousand of them will actually compete in any given year. They’ll all spend this week training and proving their meddle in hopes they’ll be among those racing for the finish line to win their owners a brand-new Nissan Cube.
Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press
One tiny rubber shark could turn into a Nisson Cube for the winner of the 6th Annual Great Gatlinburg Shark Race to benefit the Sevier County United Way.
Sharks get in training mode today
File photo/The Mountain Press
The winning shark is declared in last year’s race.
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By eLLen BRoWnStaff Writer
The Sevier County Fair still had plenty of excited guests on Saturday as festivities were coming to a close for the year.
Melissa Weirman, her three sons and her mother, Judy Golden, were some of the first people to arrive at the gate.
“My husband said, ‘Why don’t you go early (and avoid the traffic)?’ We got here early, all right — we didn’t know it didn’t open until 3 p.m., so we got here at noon,” Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press
Brandon Weirman, 8, of Seymour, enjoys a ride at the Sevier County Fair Saturday.
Patrons, vendors pleased with fair
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The Mountain Press ◆ Sunday, September 13, 2009A2 ◆ Local
2A Sunday
Thank You for Being Here! The Mountain PressThis is just one of the
many compliments we get at The Hollow Tree Amish Market. If you like deli meats and
cheeses from the Amish countries of Pennsylvania and Ohio then you will enjoy visiting our store. It is Mennonite owned
and operated and we carry all your favorite cheeses like Heini’s, Guggisberg, Hoffman and Pearl Valley. We also carry meats like
Kunzler, J. F. Martin and
Walnut Creek and all our deli items are priced with value in mind. Come by and get
one of our wonderful sandwiches. In addition to the deli
we have bulk spices, jams, jellies, pickles, gift baskets, baking items and baked items like banana bread, noodles, soup mixes, candies, snacks, fresh made chicken and ham salad plus pimento cheese (a recipe that has been 30 years in the making).
We are located 2 miles down Dollywood Lane off Veterans Blvd at 1440 Upper Middle Creek Rd at Timbertops Crossing (Dollywood Ln becomes Upper Middle Creek Rd at the old Dollywood Entrance). Or you can turn at
stoplight #8 on the main parkway in Pigeon Forge then follow Dollywood Ln. We can be reached at
865-453-8335. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Assorted Cheeses • Carver’s Apple Orchard Items
By JANE FORAKERMonday at 1 p.m., sing
along to Ann Thompson’s piano talent as she plays old-time favorites, fol-lowed by bingo at 2 p.m. The Smoky Mountain Cancer Support Group meets at 6 p.m. and get free dulcimer lessons at 6:30.
On Tuesday, we head to Sevierville City Park for a end-of-summer picnic. Preregister by calling the front desk and plan to bring a pot luck side dish or dessert to share. The picnic starts at noon and the bus leaves the center at 11:30 and can hold 14.
On Tuesdays at 1 p.m. we now offer ballroom dance lessons by Steps Dance Studio. Classes are $65 for 10 weeks and are payable to the instructor.
Our monthly Bingo Blitz is Wednesday. Register at 11:15 with games to start at 11:45. Lunch is included in the $5 price. Bingo Blitz is sponsored by Pigeon Forge Care and Rehabilitation Center.
Saturday is our second annual Senior Center Summer Spectacular. The day starts at 9 a.m. and continues until 6 p.m. A line-up of local entertainers will include Country Tonite’s Kevin Wilson, Mike Caldwell and Jack Mollette, Ronnie Spann, Lori Mullinax and Bubba the Redneck Ranger, plus performers from the Miracle Theater,
DreamCatcher Band, The Blackwoods, Country Gentlemen and Steps Dance Studio. There also will be an old-fashioned cake walk, live auction, silent auction, bingo and two full meals, all for $17.50 per person. This is our major fundraiser of the year, and all pro-ceeds will benefit Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center. Preregistration is required. Stop by the center or call 453-8080, ext. 107.
Ron Schneider and his wife Claudette will start up their square dance class on Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. This class is for advanced or beginners. Classes are $3 per person per week and are payable on the day of class.
Senior Center menu: Monday, Pot roast, pota-toes and carrots, bread and bread pudding. Tuesday, fresh fruit plat-ter, cheese and crackers, peanut butter sandwich, and brownies. Wednesday, Beef Stroganoff and green beans, dessert; Thursday, chicken casserole, green beans, roll, cranberry sauce, and cake. Friday, sirloin ground steak with onions and pep-pers, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, bread, cookie. Dessert and beverage are included with each $4 meal. Call to make reser-vations.
Friendly Bridge scores: Barbara Leith, 5,880; Gail Ledbetter, 5,450; Peggy
Roddy, 5,400.The weekly schedule:Mondays: Piecemakers
Quilt Guild, 9 a.m.; Painting with LaViolet Bird, 9 a.m.; 50+ Fitness, 10 a.m.; blood pressure checks, 11 a.m.; Sit B Fit (gentle exercise) 11 a.m.; Bible study 12:30 p.m.; and Bingo, 2 p.m.
Tuesdays: Manicures and pedicures by appoint-ment, 9 a.m.; woodshop and painting, 9 a.m.; Friendly Bridge Group and Bunco Players, 1 p.m..
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – 50+ Fitness and Stitch and Chatter Club; 10 a.m. Horseshoes; 12:30 p.m. Rummy, Pinochle, Poker and Movie Party; 2:30 p.m. Dominoes.
Thursdays: Woodshop opens at 9 a.m.; Body sculpting class 10 a.m.; Sit B Fit 11 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge 12:30 p.m.; Tripoley 1 p.m.
Fridays: Ceramics 9 a.m.; 10 a.m. 50+ Fitness; 10 a.m., Horseshoes; Yoga-Pilates class is offered at 11 a.m.
The Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center and Sevier County Office on Aging is located at 1220 W. Main Street in Sevierville. To make reservations for upcoming events or for more information, please contact us by calling (865) 453-8080 x 108.
— Jane Foraker is pro-gram coordinator at Fort Sanders Sevier Senior Center. She may be reached at 453-8080, ext. 108.
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From Submitted Reports
SEVIERVILLE — Area men can get checked during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with the Eddie Kirkland Memorial Blood Drive and free Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screen-ing for prostate cancer.
This event combines a blood drive with blood sample collection for PSA analysis.
Eddie Check will be offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Wilderness in the Smokies Water Park and Resort. Free PSA screenings will be available for
men. Medic will be on location for blood donations, and lab technicians from Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center will be assisting with the PSA screenings.
Free Medic “Gator Hater” T-shirt and cholesterol evaluation will be available for blood donors. No fasting is necessary for PSA or a blood donation. Donors must have a positive I.D.
For more information, call (865) 524-3074.
Eddie Check is named for prostate cancer victim Eddie Kirkland, father of Nisus Corp. president and CEO Kevin L. Kirkland.
Free cancer screening offered
Banquet benefits Smoky Mountains Children’s Home
Submitted
Residents of the children’s home were among the guests at the banquet, held at Music Road Convention Center in Pigeon Forge.
Submitted
Dr. and Mrs. John Sweet. He is director of Smoky Mountain Children’s Home which benefits from the foundation fundraising efforts.
Submitted
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Adams were among the guests at the Cherish the Child Foundation banquet.
Submitted
Todd Rose, left, foundation director; Rex Henry Ogle, foundation board president; and Paul Duncan, board member, discuss the banquet pro-gram.
Because of that and some local developments, officials across the county believed it was time in 2006 to hire the engineers to begin drafting the rules.
“In so many ways this is reactive rather than proac-tive,” Taylor said. “There were some unsightly devel-opments that went in or some things that really cre-ated a lot of disturbance along the ridgeline. In years past, I don’t think a lot of people thought about the development creeping up the hillsides like it has.”
Still, Taylor acknowledged there must be middle ground found between need for con-tinued development that boosts the local economy and preservation of the natural resources that drives folks to
want to build here to begin with.
“The hard part of this is trying to find that balance,” he said. “You’re not always going to agree on where it is. There’s going to be some good debate. The thing is building consensus.”
For their part, the group seems ready to do just that for the good of the city. Committee member Bill Bradley, who chairs the city’s Planning Commission, said he’s glad to see the effort started, something the plan-ning group has been pushing for months.
“I think the Planning Commission is going to rely on this group’s suggestions
and look to you for help,” Bradley said. “I think the goal of this committee should be to make sure we have respon-sible development on these hillsides.”
Committee member Al Blanton concurred, pointing out Taylor is right in saying the movement toward more regulation has come not a day too soon.
“The horse has left the barn pretty good on a lot of these things,” Blanton said. “I guess
it’s kind of a good thing that there’s a little lull (in devel-opment) right now. Things have kind of slowed down and we’ve got some time to get some things done.”
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The preparation starts today, United Way Director of Marketing Elaina DeLozier says, as the sharks emerge from their hiatus for the first time since last September. Unlike groundhogs — those other creatures that emerge from hiding for one special day each year — they won’t be looking for their shadows. They won’t even be still long enough to cast them.
“They spend most of the week training with the big sharks at Ripley’s Aquarium,” DeLozier explains. “We let them swim around Touch-A-Ray Bay to get some practice and point-ers. The winner of the previ-ous year’s race serves as the training coach for the week.”
The little competitors, originally saltwater natives who have adapted to race in the freshwater of the Little Pigeon River, will supple-ment their training regimen by eating a high-protein diet.
“They each only weigh about two ounces, so they are lean and agile,” DeLozier says. “They have to work to build up the muscle they need for the race after relax-ing all year, though.”
As the week progresses, the sharks will begin swim-ming in qualifying heats as they work to be among the competitors in Saturday’s race. There will only be as many sharks in the water as there are tickets sold, so DeLozier and other United
Way supporters are hop-ing the tickets sell well this final week to ensure as few sharks have to be left out as possible.
All six-year veterans, DeLozier says those sharks that make the cut are as excited as first-timers come race day.
“They’re all jumping around in the crates we use to transport them to the starting line, trying to bust the lid off and get into the water,” she says.
While for humans, most of whom are hundreds and even thousands of times big-ger than the tiny sharks, the distance between the bridges that constitutes the race course seems rather small. However, for the sharks, it’s a Herculean effort and one they need encouragement on. “Though those who buy tickets don’t have to be pres-ent for their shark to win, it does help if they’re standing there at the finish line cheer-ing their shark on,” DeLozier says. “The sharks do really appreciate it if they hear their owners cheering for them and it does help give them that all-important last push toward the finish line.”
With all that effort expended, win or lose, the sharks have earned a little reward after the race is swum.
“They return to their cha-let in Gatlinburg and rest until a week before the next year’s race,” DeLozier says. “It’s a very hard, long race for them, so they need a vacation.”
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popular, cool cars. The deal-ers literally can’t keep them on the lots. They’re great on gas, trendy and they drive really well.”
Perhaps even better than the prize itself is the pretty decent chances of winning that come along with the purchase a $10 ticket to sponsor a shark. Though there will be thousands of tickets sold before the sharks actually take the plunge and start their pilgrimage, the odds are still better than in most competitions, United Way Director of Marketing Elaina DeLozier says.
“Individuals have a great chance of winning some really fabulous prizes,” DeLozier says. “We’re going
to be working really hard this week to sell all the tick-ets we can so that we make sure everyone has a chance to win.”
Among the other prizes are a 35-carat amethyst; a three-day, two-night vaca-tion at a property owned by a local company; a Nintendo Wii; and a Sevier County VIP amusement package for six.
“We’re very excited about this year’s shark race,” Payne says. “The ticket sales have gone very well and typically there are a lot of last-minute purchases.”
Additionally, as Payne points out, those eleventh-hour entries often end up proving very lucky. Out of the past three years, two of the winners have gotten their tickets within days of the race, and one of those was only hours ahead of the starting gun.
The event is the largest single
function put on by United Way of Sevier County, with much of the organization done by the folks at Ripley’s Aquarium. It involves an army of volunteers who help sell tickets, number sharks, protect the tiny com-petitors from getting stuck in shoals along the course and corral them after the race is over.
The race is also one of the biggest fundraisers for United Way, which this year has set a goal of raising half a million dollars to support more than 20 local agencies that serve the needs of Sevier County residents. With the blood of last year’s campaign, which fell more than 50 percent short of its goal, still in the water, United Way supporters are working with the tenacity of feeding sharks to ensure they meet this year’s mark.
That, they say, is even more
important than ever as con-tributions to the agencies that depend on United Way sup-port have collapsed under the weight of a sour economy.
“That is money that we need to raise in order to make sure our community partners can continue to provide the programs that our neighbors depend on,” DeLozier says.
Tickets for the race are $10 each and can be purchased from any United Way Board of Directors member, at The Mountain Press office, the aquarium, local Food City loca-tions, Gatlinburg Welcome Centers and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, other United Way supporters have them, while they can also be secured by calling 453-4261 or visiting the Web site www.uwosc.org.
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Golden said with a laugh. “We left and killed a little time in downtown (Sevierville) ... we drove from Seymour.”
At 2:45 p.m., the Weirman boys — Chris, 10; Brandon, 8; and Andrew, 6 — were anxious-ly waiting to enter so they could visit their favorite attractions.
“We didn’t know where we were going until we drove up — it was a surprise,” Brandon said. “We like the rides.”
Michelle Morgan, a Sevier County Master Gardener, arrived at the fair to help with her group’s booth but took a quick break, touring the Exhibit Hall.
“I’m impressed with the 4-H displays,” she said. “I teach in Hamblen County, and it’s nice to see that projects the kids have worked so hard on are here. It’s neat seeing the differ-ent handiwork and creativity.”
Plenty of fair vendors have been pleased with the way the
week has gone for their busi-ness.
“We’ve come to the fair for seven years,” said Avon unit leader Robin Strickland, who usually sells her products in the Seymour/South Knoxville area. “Throughout the week, we usually make around $600 or $700. It’s wonderful — we love it.”
“It’s been a good year,” agreed Jeff Zinneman, owner of Jeff’s Kettle Korn of Pigeon Forge. “This is our third year here. It’s one of the nicer local fairs we’ve attended. I hope in the upcoming years that there’s more agricultural participation. We enjoy coming over here and seeing a lot of familiar faces.”
Deborah Scroggins and
Barbara Tidwell kept busy at B & B Sweet Shop’s stand selling lemonade. Although Scroggins said business hasn’t been as good this year as last year, there’s been no shortage of sat-isfied customers.
“We’ve been told we have the best lemonade around,” said Tidwell, who traveled from Barbersville, Ky., to lend a hand.
This was the first year the American Legion’s Post 104 had a booth during the fes-tivities, and its members say it’s been a success.
“We’ve met a lot of people and signed up a few yesterday,” said post Sergeant of Arms Scotty Martin, who was helping fel-low member George “Brownie” Brown sell RC Colas and Moon Pies to the crowd.
“A lot of people have heard of us but don’t know who we are,” said Brown, the post’s histo-rian. “(The fair) has gone well. I think we’ll probably be back next year.”
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Deborah Scroggins, left, and Barbara Tidwell sell lemonade from B & B Sweet Shop, “the best around,” during the Sevier County Fair on Saturday.
The Mountain Press ◆ Sunday, September 13, 2009A4 ◆ Local
Susie McCarter Matthews
Susie McCarter Matthews, 89 of Kodak, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at St. Mary’s Residential Hospice Care in Knoxville. She was a mem-ber of First Red Bank Baptist Church, Sevierville.
Survivors: sister, Barbara Johnson of Luttrell; sons and daughters-in-law, Bob J. and Barbara McCarter of Sevierville, Phil McCarter of Sevierville, Mike and Mary McCarter of White Pine; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Bob Reneau of White Pine, Patricia Johnson of Corryton, and Deborah and Jim Morris of Kodak; 10 grandsons; six granddaugh-ters; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; 19 step-grand- and great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service was held Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Merritt and the Rev. Kevin Sexton officiating. Interment 2 p.m. Sunday in Alder Branch Cemetery with her grandsons serving as pallbearers.
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In Memoriam
Louis Oliver Morton, Jr.Louis Oliver Morton, Jr., age 63 of Gatlinburg,
passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009. He was well known as an antique dealer and co-owned Morton’s Antiques along with his broth-er Danny Morton. He served honorably in the United States Army and was sta-tioned in Germany during the Vietnam era. Mr. Morton was a member of the American Cut Glass Association and the R. S. Prussia Association. He loved and enjoyed spending time with his family, espe-cially watching his son Oliver play basketball.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Oliver Morton, Sr. and Alma Bain Morton, daughter Angel Hope Morton, and broth-er-in-law Don Ward.
Survivors include his wife, Brigette Maples Morton; children, Oliver Morton, Victoria Morton, Samantha Pirkowski and husband Michael, Tracey Starker and husband Terry; step-children, Hans, Seth, and Joseph Ballew; grandchildren, Elijah and Madeline Ballew, Jacob Starker, Matthew Pirkowski, Jr., Tara and Amanda Pirkowski; and siblings, Danny Morton and wife Vanessa, Joan Morton Ward, Linda Morton Norton and husband Tom Norton Sr., Kay Morton.
Memorial contributions may be made to NARSAD (a mental health research charity), 60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite. 404, Great Neck, N.Y. 11021, or www.narsad.org. For those who cannot attend the services, condolences may be sent to the family through his online guestbook at www.atch-leyfuneralhome.com.
Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Morton, Rev. John Morris, and Rev. Jim Beeler officiating. Eulogies will be delivered by Retired Full Colonel Bobby Yaklin and Louis’ sister Kay Morton. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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In Memoriam
Maryanne Wenk Tyson
Maryanne Wenk Tyson, age 67 of Sevierville, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009. She was a member of Church of the Cove in Townsend, TN and owner of The Gourmet Coffee Shop and Upper Room in Pigeon Forge.
She was preceded in death by her father Frank Wenk, mother Kathryn Gorczyca Wenk, and grand-son Brandon Mitchell Richardson.
Survivors include her husband, Russell A. Tyson, Jr.; son, Russell A. Tyson, III and wife Melissa; daughter, Patti Tyson; grandchildren, Zachary Grap and Shelby Tyson; brother, Skip Wenk and wife Sheila; sister, Pat Strachan and husband Bob.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk Fund through her memorial website at www.maryanne-tyson.com.
Memorial service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Church of the Cove in Townsend. Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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In Memoriam
Ernestine AlsdorfErnestine Alsdorf, age 62 of Kodak, went to
be with Lord on Friday, September 11, 2009. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Lula Mae and Leslie Moore and brothers Doyle, Larry, and David Moore.
Survivors include her husband, William Alsdorf; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Rachel Dean, Steve and Nerissa Dean, Kenny Ray and Brittney Montgomery, William and Amber Alsdorf, Jakhob Dean; daugh-ters and son-in-law: Natalia and Mourad Arfaoui, Kimberly Anderson; 9 granddaughters; 8 grand-sons; brothers and sisters-in-law: Danny and Viola Moore, Freddie and Beulah Moore, Roger Moore; sisters and brothers-in-law: Rhonda and David Ramey, Loretta and Jack Stanton, Shirley and Hampton Allen; sisters-in-law, Mary Montgomery, Frances Coar, Donna Coddington, Sarah Ogle, Royalee Gonzalez, Esther Alsdorf; brothers-in-law, Hezekiah Alsdorf, Kenny Alsdorf, Pete Alsdorf; extended family and special friends; several spe-cial nieces and nephews, Joe and Lorine Colletti, Rob and Frieda Ratliff and sons Jason and Garrett, Wade and Stephanie Boozer, Peggy Webb, Vada McClure, Beverly Edwards.
Funeral service 7 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Ronnie Richmond officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Tuesday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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Saturday in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Hall officiating. Family and friends will meet 2 p.m. Sunday in James Family
Cemetery for graveside service and interment.
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a r r e s t sEditor’s Note: The fol-
lowing information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.◆ Jonathan Michael
Atha, 22, of 2730 Roberts Rd., Kodak, was charged Sept. 12 with theft over $10,000, fugitive from justice, possession of drug paraphernalia and general theft. He was being held.◆ Paul Anthony Bice, 25,
of Knoxville, was charge Sept. 11 with violation of probation from circuit court. He was being held.◆ Joseph Michael Brooks,
20, of 2120 Eslinger Court, Kodak, was charged Sept. 11 with underage con-sumption of alcohol and resisting arrest. He was released on $1,000 bond.◆ Anthony Wayne
Copeland, 19, of 302 Happy Trails Way, Sevierville, was charged Sept. 12 with violation of probation from general sessions court, second offense. He was being held.◆ Aaron Michael Corley,
21, of Oak Ridge, was charged Sept. 11 with aggravated assault and vandalism of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. He was released on $10,000 bond.◆ Chad E. Greathouse,
35, of 2748 Florence Dr. #108, Pigeon Forge, was charged Sept. 11 with driving while revoked and financial responsibility law. He was being held on $1,500 bond.◆ Gaspar Lucas Gregorio,
32, of 3029 Jess Wilson Rd. #62, was charged Sept. 11 with DUI and driving without a license. He was released on $2,500 bond.◆ William A. Hays, 21, of
304 Club Dr., Sevierville, was charged with domes-tic violence assault and assault. He was being held on $5,000 bond.◆ Emilee Doris Hodges,
46, of 267 Thorngrove Pike, Kodak, was charged Sept. 12 with violation of probation from general
sessions court. She was released on $1,500 bond.◆ Daryl Wayne Husketh,
45, of 1025 Powder Springs Rd., Sevierville, was charged Sept. 12 with gen-eral theft. He was being held.◆ Judy Ann Kimsey, 47,
of 3820 Maxie Court, Sevierville, was charged Sept. 11 with possession of schedule IV drug, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia and DUI. She was released.◆ James Michael Purdy,
48, of Knoxville, was charged Sept. 11 with harassment. He was released on $1,000 bond.◆ Bertha Mae Ramsey,
46, of 2555 Ridge Rd., Pigeon Forge, was charged Sept. 12 with public intox-ication. She was being held.◆ Carina Sue Roberts,
40, of 611 Allensville Rd., Sevierville, was charged Sept. 11 with domestic violence assault. She was released on $2,500 bond.◆ Jose Rafeal Salazar, 34,
of 841 Golden Circle Dr., Pigeon Forge, was charged Sept. 11 with DUI, driving without a license and vio-lation of implied consent law. He was being held on $3,000 bond.◆ David Vincent Tharp
II, 20, of 663 Dwight Ln., Sevierville, was charged Sept. 12 with underage consumption of alcohol. He was released on $250 bond.◆ Mateo Torrez, 19, of
3105 Clintwood Dr., #69, was charged Sept. 11 with public intoxication and underage consumption of alcohol. He was released on $2,000 bond.◆ David Edward Wells,
21, of 750 Indian Ridge Way, Sevierville, was charged Sept. 11 with reckless driving. He was released.◆ Elyssa Marie Williams,
27, of 101 Pigeon St., Apt. 5, Sevierville, was charged Sept. 11 with falsifying drug screen. She was being held on $1,500 bond.◆ Rebecca King Wilson,
35, of 1320 Gnatty Branch Rd., Sevierville, was charged Sept. 11 with bond revocation. She was being held.
Sunday, September 13, 2009 ◆ The Mountain Press Nation ◆ A5
PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama’s push for health care over-haul have mounted state-driven efforts to block fed-eral intervention in health care, with some early suc-cess.
The push-back centers in some areas on fact — Obama’s stated determi-nation that all Americans should be required to get health care coverage, for example. Other resis-tance, though, is based on unfounded notions of what has been proposed — fears, for example, that the nation would adopt a single-payer system in which the government would take over health care, something Obama specifically disavowed on Wednesday.
Even if state lawmakers succeed, doubts remain over whether their pro-posals would take effect if a federal overhaul were passed. Experts say feder-al law likely would trump such state changes.
“My sense is that if they pass a comprehen-sive reform bill, it would probably pre-empt what the state is doing,” said Paul Bender, a professor at Arizona State University’s law school and an expert in constitutional law.
In any case, supporters aren’t letting up.
“It became very clear that the direction for what they call health care reform at the federal level was put-ting at risk our health care
freedoms, and we need to move quickly to make sure citizens are protected,” said Republican state Rep. Nancy Barto, sponsor of a measure in Arizona.
Lawmakers in eight states, only half of which are controlled entirely by Republicans, have filed proposals this year to ask voters to amend state con-stitutions to prohibit what they bill as restrictions on a person’s freedom to choose a private health care plan, mandatory par-ticipation in any given plan and penalties for declining coverage. Similar mea-sures were considered in two other states, though they wouldn’t have been decided by voters. And lawmakers in three other states say they plan to file similar ballot proposals in the coming months.
Last week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a potential 2012 GOP presi-dential candidate, said that federal health care pro-posals will step on states’ rights and there needs to be a discussion about whether aspects of it are constitutional.
“The larger issue and the more important issue is for state policymakers to remind the federal govern-ment that there is a proper role for states, there is a proper role for the federal government and we should be mindful of those bound-aries,” he said.
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WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, showing their disdain for the president’s health care plan with slogans such as “Obamacare makes me sick” and “I’m not your ATM.”
The line of protesters clogged several blocks near capitol, according to the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Demonstrators chanted “enough, enough” and “We the People.” Others yelled “You lie, you lie!” and “Pelosi has to go,” referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Throngs of people waved U.S. flags and held signs reading “Go Green Recycle Congress” and “I’m Not Your ATM.” Men wore colonial costumes as they listened to speakers who warned of “judgment day” — Election Day 2010.
Other signs — reflecting the growing intensity of the health care debate — depict-ed President Barack Obama with the signature mustache of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Many made reference to Obama as a socialist or com-munist, and another imposed his face on that of the villain-ous Joker from “Batman.”
Richard Brigle, 57, a Vietnam War veteran and former Teamster, came from Paw Paw, Mich. He said health care needs to be
reformed — but not accord-ing to Obama’s plan.
“My grandkids are going to be paying for this. It’s going to cost too much money that we don’t have,” he said while marching, bracing himself with a wooden cane as he walked.
F r e e d o m W o r k s Foundation, a conservative organization led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, organized several groups from across the coun-try for what they billed as a “March on Washington.”
Organizers say they built on momentum from the April “tea party” demonstra-tions held nationwide to pro-test tax policies, along with growing resentment over the economic stimulus packages and bank bailouts.
Thousands of protesters blast Obama
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
A crowd of people, some carrying signs, are shown during a rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington on Saturday.
7A Opinion Sunday
I was in Durham, N.C., for a meeting last week, and while we didn’t meet on the campus of Duke University, we did stay at the Washington Duke Inn, which is part of the campus.
It’s a monster of a place, with almost 300 rooms overlooking a golf course. Photos and memorabilia are everywhere from the family of Washington Duke, who founded the American Tobacco Company, made many millions, gave a lot of it away and moved a college to Durham that became his namesake uni-versity.
The trip reminded me of my long fas-cination with college campuses. When Bonnie and I are traveling and we pass a town with a college or university, we usually go by to visit, to look at the buildings and watch the students and maybe grab a souvenir or two.
I grew up in a college town: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Got a col-lege named after the state. Sort of like the one in Knoxville. The thing is, I never appreciated the beauty of the University of Alabama campus because I was around it so much as a child. Only when I moved away — and settled in on the Plains at Auburn for about 15 years — did I begin to admire the look, feel and distinct person-ality of a campus.
Over the years I’ve seen a lot of them. Each one is different, yet the same.
The buildings do begin to look alike, with the red brick and long wings. But you have to spend time on them, to hear the sounds, to walk the halls and visit the stu-dent center and attend an athletic event, to really appreciate how distinctive they really are.
I was captivated by the University of Mississippi campus. Well, really, the city of Oxford itself. That town square with the courthouse in the middle, surrounded by boutiques and restaurants and a wonderful bookstore, is special. William Faulkner’s house is a short walk away, as is the campus. I was there on a football Saturday, and a walk through The Grove with the tailgaters on all sides is memo-rable.
My wife is a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham, a Baptist col-lege. There is a difference between the ambiance of a public and private institu-tion, and it’s more than mere size. Those who attend small schools know all the buildings, the professors, even the admin-istrators. It’s a family of 3,000 or 4,000 people.
I envy my wife’s college experience.I have visited the three oldest colleges
in America: Harvard, William & Mary and Yale. I was a teenager when I was in New Haven, so I don’t remember much about Yale except it really has ivy growing on the buildings. William & Mary was a treat because it has the Wren Building, con-structed in the late 1600s and still in use today. You don’t get to walk around in too many buildings in this country construct-ed more than 300 years ago.
I was in Indianapolis several years ago attending a Kiwanis convention and we visited the campus of Butler University. A real treat. It has a gardens area with stream and flowers, a true getaway for students and faculty. It also has Hinkle Fieldhouse, one of the oldest basketball arenas still in use today. The champion-ship game in “Hoosiers” was filmed at Hinkle.
On a trip to Cincinnati a year ago we stopped off in Georgetown, north of Lexington, to see Georgetown College, a tiny Baptist school. Quaint. The chapel was especially nice. Turns out the col-lege hosts the Cincinnati Bengals training camp every summer. This year that train-ing camp was featured on the HBO short series “Hard Knocks,” so it was fun to see the sites again.
Of course there are few things as special as the chapel at Duke, a fall afternoon at Appalachian State University, students relaxing on the banks of the Mississippi River at LSU, the statue of John Harvard at Harvard (there are no known paint-ings or drawings of him, so nobody really knows what he looks like), The Hill at the University of Tennessee, the statue of Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee University, Samford Hall at Auburn and the Quad at the University of Alabama.
Don’t miss out on the beauty of a col-lege campus as you travel. What’s your favorite?
— Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. His column appears each Sunday. He can be reached at 428-0748, ext. 217, or e-mail to [email protected].
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Truth about vaccinations,health care need to be toldEditor:
The truth hasn’t been told about Sept. 11 yet. Many know the truth; some tell it, some listen.
Now we people have a new issue: health-care legislation. According to what I have been taught, the government has no part in healthcare, insurance, banking, educa-tion or protecting our bodies. These things and others are up to us and God. Now, they want to practice medicine.
Their job is to protect our rights, not to practice on us. America is not a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is a corporation founded for the purpose of profit and gain.
The new president of this “corporation,” Barack Obama, has called Congress to set aside partisan gamesmanship for the ben-efit of millions with and without insurance.
Even a corporation must have a foundation of truth. Our nation was founded a Godly nation, in His name, by His grace, and for His glory, and the advancement of the Christian faith. It is the truth (Mayflower Compact, Nov. 11, 1620).
The biggie today is vaccinations. People gobble up everything they’re told as if it were gospel. Obama has vowed to change Washington. Just don’t try to change me and my fellow Sevier Countians with your dictates. They plan to vaccinate everyone, by force if necessary.
Did you know that vaccines are unprov-en? Did you know that most of the vaccines today are manufactured in China. Do we trust them?
Some of the ingredients in vaccines could be MSG, antifreeze, formaldehyde, alumi-num, glycerin, lead, cadmium, sulfates, yeast proteins, antibiotics, acetone, neomy-cin, streptomycin, mercury, monkey kidney, dog kidney, chick embryo, chicken egg,
duck egg, calf serum, aborted fetal tissue, pig blood, horse blood, sheep blood, rab-bit brain, guinea pig, cow heart, animal viruses, etc.
If vaccines are safe, why did autism increase from 1/10,000 to 1/150. It’s prob-ably more like 1/100 now. What about ADD and Alzheimer’s?
If you wouldn’t put something in your mouth and swallow it, why would you let someone put it by vaccination into your body?
It seems people often prefer to believe a lie than to believe the truth. Many have already paid dearly for their misspent faith. How about you?
Be blessed with the knowledge of these truths. I pray you have ears to hear and a voice in what goes on in your life. Use it. God says, my people perish for lack of knowledge. Here is knowledge.
Norma J. MillenerGatlinburg
It’s unfair to suggest the Sevier County school system’s process for doing background checks can weed out all prospective employees who might cause trouble if they’re hired. There probably are a number of people here who think that way after what hap-pened with former Tennessee football star Josh Briscoe.
Briscoe was a teacher’s assistant at Pigeon Forge High and served as an assistant football coach. A few weeks ago he resigned after being charged with sending an inappropriate text message to a male student. He has not been found guilty of anything, but it looks bad. And some say he never should have been hired in the first place because a thorough back-ground check would have uncovered this.
A background check only takes an employer so far. It can detect past arrests and maybe, just maybe, any earlier firings from jobs. But usually people’s employment past is not made
available. If they resign rather than be fired, that’s not going to show up. And unless you personally know a past employer, learning the truth will be difficult. It’s risky to reveal such per-sonnel matters.
So hiring often is based as much on instinct as it is on references and expe-rience. Even with tenure having to be earned, bad teachers slip through and get entrenched in any school system. Not dishonest or twisted teachers, just bad ones. And if someone has tenden-cies or character flaws undetected in the hiring process, you just might get stung by it later on. That’s just the way it is.
The hope is that the Sevier County school system as well as all employ-ers who hire people to work around children will screen prospects the best they can, check references and keep an eye on all new workers. In many ways, though, it’s a gamble.
Josh Briscoe appeared to be a fine young man who earned his degree and
was pursuing a career in education and coaching. If he is guilty of what he is accused of, his goals may never be reached. That’s sad. We need all the good teachers and caring adults we can find to help our children. What we don’t need are people working around kids who don’t need to be.
Director of Schools Jack Parton says the school system here does the standard criminal background check as well as making contact with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the FBI and local authorities. All school personnel are fingerprinted and lots of references are checked, he said. Any prior arrests are made available to the school system. And even with all that, some bad ones can slip through — not just here, but all over.
No system is perfect, and absent prior arrests, undesirable character traits may not be known. All you can hope for is due diligence by those who hire and candor by those who want to be hired.
Somethingspecial aboutcollege campus
Background noiseEmployers can only do so much to weed out bad prospects
8A Sports Sunday
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TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FOOTBALL
Turnover troubles
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Smokies take 2-1 lead in Northern Division series
UCLA nets four takeaways in 19-15 win over Tennessee
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Tennessee QB Jonathan Crompton, here under center in the UCLA game Saturday, finished with just 93 passing yards and three interceptions.
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Tennessee senior running back Montario Hardesty runs for the Vols only touchdown of the game in the first quarter. He finished the day with 97 yards.
See VOLS, Page A11
By BETH RUCKERAssociated Press Writer
KNOXVILLE — Even with offensive guru Norm Chow in the press box, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel turned to his defense with the game on the line.
It was the right call.UCLA stopped
Tennessee’s Montario Hardesty on fourth-and-2 in the closing minutes, and the Bruins made it two in a row against the Volunteers with a 19-15 victory Saturday.
“We will be a bet-ter offense,” Neuheisel said. “But given the way our offense was playing, I thought it was better to put it in (the defense’s) hands.”
Trailing by 6, the Vols (1-1) had a chance to take the lead after driving 52 yards, but UCLA (2-0) held fast and Lane Kiffin lost for the first time as Tennessee coach.
The Vols’ defense, led by Monte Kiffin, had been battering the Bruins’ offense for much of the day. UCLA had only 186 yards of offense compared to Tennessee’s 208. The Bruins had four fewer first downs, held the ball for three fewer minutes and had 60 more yards in pen-alties.
Tennessee reached UCLA’s Kevin Prince many times, but usu-ally after he released the ball. After Hardesty was stopped, Tennessee got a safety when Dennis Rogan sacked Prince, giving him a bloody mouth.
An inept Jonathan Crompton couldn’t do any-thing with the last-minute opportunity after getting the ball back, taking a sack and throwing three incom-plete passes.
Lane Kiffin said he saw a few of his players trying to point fingers in the locker room after the game.
“I told them that isn’t what we are. That isn’t what a championship men-tality is. A little bit of fin-ger pointing came out and we have to teach them,” he said. “You either win or you lose, and everybody on that team lost today.”
For the Bruins, the win in Neyland Stadium in front of 102,239 fans was a big step toward recovering from last year’s 4-8 finish.
“We’re hungry,” safety Rahim Moore said. “We are trying to come out every day and every week-end to prove to the world that UCLA is who UCLA is.”
For the Vols, it means a lot of work this week as they prepare for a trip to Florida — especially on Crompton, who unraveled after throwing five touch-down passes in the season opener against Western Kentucky.
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Smokies’ skip-per Ryne Sandberg watches from the dugout in game 3 of the North Division playoffs Saturday.
By JASON DAVISSports Editor
SEVIERVILLE — A three-run fourth inning outbust pushed the Tennessee Smokies two a 5-2 win over the Huntsville Stars Saturday at Smokies Park and a 2-1 lead in the North Division playoffs.
Amazingly, the rally came with two outs.
Marquez Smith got things started with a line drive double to center.
Welington Castillo walked, putting two on.
A Jonathan Mota sin-gle loaded the bases, and Smokies manager Ryne Sandberg pinch hit for starting pitcher Andrew Cashner with with Russ Canzler.
Canzler delivered,
smoking a double on a line to center to clear the bases and give the Smokies a 3-2 lead.
As the night went on the Smokies added to their lead, scoring runs in the bottom of the fifth and eighth innings on a sac fly from Tyler Colvin and a bases loaded walk from James Aducci.
In the meantime the Tennessee bullpen was more than earning its sal-ary, shutting down the Stars’ bats for the last five
innings.Relievers Alex Maestri,
David Cales (W, 1-0) and Brian Schlitter (S, 2) combined to allow only four baserunners over the final five innings.
Cales and Schlitter com-bined to throw 3 1/3 per-fect innings to close out the game for Tennessee.
The Smokies play the Stars today in Sevierville at 2 p.m.
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The King’s Academy defenders swarm Jellico back Tyler Brummett dur-ing the Lions’ 19-12 victory Friday night in Seymour.
PREP FOOTBALL
Lions use goal line stand to turn back pesky Blue Devils
It was a great evening to be a football fan in Sevier County.
No matter if you prefer the Smoky Bears’ aerial attack, the Highlanders’ grind-it-out running game, Seymour’s punish-ing defense, the Tigers’ never-say-die attitude or TKA’s stingy goal line stands — every football fan in the county went home happy.
For only the second time since I’ve covered the gridiron in Sevier County, every team got a win on Friday night.
And this time was spe-cial.
Whether it was an undefeated Smoky Bears team looking to prove it’s place in the 6A play-off discussion by break-ing a nine-year losing steak to D-B, or whether it was Seymour getting revenge from last year’s embarrassing loss to Heritage while giving the Mountaineers their first loss of ‘09, there were storylines all around.
And every game lived up to Disney-movie standards as the good guys won either in blow-out fashion or with a big play in the clutch.
How suprised I was to hear scoring updates from around the county.
As I was often remind-ed over the course of the night, in my prep picks column from Friday’s paper, I was wrong on three local games.
Of course, I’m not really a guru of high
school football picking — who really could be?
We’re limited to seeing the teams we cover and their opponents. It’s not like we can really see other teams play — our Friday nights are usually already booked.
But I can say with a clear concsious and bor-rowing a phrase from my late grandmother — I was tickled to death about all our local teams.
The King’s Academy knocked off Jellico, a team I covered back in my cub reporter days in Campbell County, prov-ing me wrong, but also showing the writer who was covering Jellico how we do things in Sevier County.
And speaking of Sevier County, the Smoky Bears finally got the Indian off their back by whipping Dobyns-Bennett to the
tune of 30-13.The last time a Steve
Brewer-led SCHS team beat the Indians things went pretty well the rest of the year for the Purple (see 1999 State Championship).
While I’m not ready to coronate anyone king just yet —the Bears’ opponents so far have only combined for a 3-12 record — that pesky little streak of seasons without playoffs at Burchfield Stadium may be about to disappear.
Add to that G-P’s run-ning over Sullivan East despite five turnovers, and Pigeon Forge’s dra-matic first win of the year over Cosby — the two games I actually got right — and the night was perfect.
Wouldn’t it be great to see another week like the one past again in the near future?
However unlikely, that’s what I’m hoping for — hey, a sports edi-tor can dream can’t he?
By JASON DAVISSports Editor
SEYMOUR — Jellico has nearly three times the high school enrollment of The King’s Academy, but the only numbers that matter in football are the ones on the scoreboard — and there TKA had more where it counted Friday night.
The Lions (3-1) used a steady running game and good defense to beat the Blue Devils (1-2) on their home field 19-12.
A huge defensive stand at the end of the game sealed the big win for TKA.
Jellico had a late 1st-and-goal from The King’s Academy’s 10-yard line. On their fourth play trying to even the score, Jellico got the ball to star ath-
lete Darius Marlow, who was stopped by David Kirkpatrick to get the ball back for the Lions to pre-serve the win.
William Lakatosh led TKA’s offensive attack with 113 rushing yards on the night, including a first quarter touchdown.
The Lions also got scores on a first quarter Jon Rose TD run, and a second quarter 34-yard TD pass from Dane Hoffmeister to Matt Turner.
Neither team managed a score in the game’s second half.
Jellico had taken an early lead, scoring a TD less than three minutes into the game on a Ryan Morris 5-yard run.
TKA answered just over a minute later with the Lakatosh score.
The Lions added anoth-er score five minutes later with Rose’s run, which Jellico answered with a 9-yard TD pass from Tyler Brummett to Jeremiah Thompson. Jellico’s extra point failed, however, and TKA led 13-12 at the end of the quarter.
TKA added its last score of the night as the half-time buzzer sounded and Hoffmeister hit turner with a Hail Mary strike for a score.
Defensively, Pierce Krupa led the Academy in takcles with 10, while Kirkpatrick had two tack-les for loss and a sack. Turner also added a sack. Lakatosh had an inter-ception in addition to his rushing heroics.
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The Cougars (2-0) gave second-year coach Kevin Sumlin his first marquee win with the program’s first vic-tory over a Top 5 team since an upset of third-ranked Texas in 1984.
Oklahoma State (1-1) was coming off of perhaps the biggest opening win in the program’s history last week against Georgia and vault-ed into the Top 5 for the first time since 1985. But after overcoming a 17-point halftime lead, the Cowboys squandered their final chances for a win.
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BLUFF CITY, Tenn. — Gatlinburg-Pittman moved to 3-0 on Friday night but they know it only gets tougher from here.
“We have a tough region game next week (at Gibbs 4-0), district region whatever TSSAA wants to call it,” coach Benny Hammonds said, refering to the new TSSAA alignment that has G-P matching up with schools much larger schools than in years past.
“We have got some things we need to work on and tonight we were kind of neither here nor there. I like the way we stayed after it — we did not have any let downs we just came back and made plays,” Hammonds said.
“It will get better —
believe me — these boys have the practice habits, work ethic and the atti-tude,” said the coach.
“Hopefully we will be much better next week and ready to play.”
G-P had mistakes to the tune of five turnovers and some unfortunate penal-ties.
This team nor coach Hammonds is making excuses, however.
When asked if the teams long road trip may have contributed to the team’s miscues Hammonds put it in perspective.
“Well you can come up with all kinds of excuses, but that’s not what we are after. We just have to play better wherever we are playing.”
G-P had plenty of bright spots to keep their confi-dence rolling.
The defense was out-standing all night stuffing
the Patriots on the run and putting the heat on senior QB Chase Lepew.
It was an int by Ron Durbin with only 2:46 left in the half that was returned to the 7-yard line that put G-P up for good.
The next drive the Pats found a wide open reciev-er for a 40-yard TD.
G-P still went into the half with a 19-14 lead.
More than that they had a sense of confidence knowing if they elimated mistakes they would take over the game.
And they did. The half time stats
were lop-sided to say the least. The Patriots were only able to gain 73 yards of total offense, while the Highlanders racked up 250, including 193 on the ground.
A 3rd quarter score by RB Dillon Reagan made the count 26-14 but the patriots would not go easy.
Lefew hit one of his 6-foot-4 wideouts on a well-executed quick and go, allowing the Patriots to pull within five point in the 4th quarter 26-21.
Most football games come down to six or seven plays that really deter-
mine the outcome of a game. G-P’s offense made one of those to seal the deal.
On a 4th-and-1 near midfield with 1:42 left in the game the Highlanders decided to go for a first down and not allow the Pats back on the field.
Thats when nice block-ing by the offensive line opened a hole for RB Terry Phillips, who took it 31yds all the way to the house.
G-P’s overpowering run game finished the game with 303 yds and five TDs.
Despite win G-P football sees room for improvementGP-Sullivan East
statistics GP 0 19 7 7 33East 7 7 0 7 21 Scoring1st QuarterEast - 88 fumble ret. (Depew kick) 2nd QuarterGP - Latham 5-yard run (Merritt kick)GP - Reagan 40-yard run (missed PAT)GP - Phillips 7-yard run (failed conv.)East - James 40-yard pass from Depew (Depew Kick) 3rd QuarterGP - Reagan 4-yard run (Merritt kick) 4th QuarterEast - Owens 25-yard pass from Depew (Depew kick)GP - Phillips 31-yard run (Merritt kick) GP East1st downs 17 9Rushes-yards 38-303 25-14Passing yards 66 114Comp-Att-Int 6-13-1 8-32-2Punts 3-25 6-35Fumbles-lost 4-4 1-1Penalties-yards 5-40 8-45
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“It will get better — believe me — these boys have the practice habits, work ethic and the attitude. Hopefully we will be much better next week and
ready to play.”Coach Benny Hammonds
By RICH HALEYSports Correspondent
The Pigeon Forge Tigers notched their first win of the season, a hard fought 27-18 battle against the winless Cosby Eagles, and it couldn’t come at a better time for the Tiger players and coaches.
After last week’s home opener, a 46-0 drubbing at the hands of Gibbs, Cosby was just what the doctor ordered for Coach Lee Hammonds and his Tigers.
The Tigers have strug-gled this season, both on and off the field, but those struggles seemed far away in the locker room after the game.
The players were in high spirits, celebrat-ing the first win of the season, and the coaches were relaxed, as if a huge burden had been lifted from their shoulders.
The star of the show was undoubtedly sopho-more Chase Travis, who accounted for all of the Tiger’s scoring, and at least three key defensive plays.
In fact, while his offen-sive contribution was crucial, it was on defense where he may have won the game for the Tigers.
With just under five minutes to play in the first quarter, Travis punted to Robert Herzog
of Cosby, who flew down the sideline and looked like he was headed into the end zone to tie up the ball game. Travis barreled across the field and blasted Herzog out of bounds, saving a touch-down.
Just before halftime, the Eagles tried to throw to Herzog in the end zone, and Travis made an excellent break on the ball.
Travis said, “I could see that he was about to catch the ball and I just wanted to lay the hard-est lick I could on him and make him drop the pass.”
He did just that, break-ing up the play and pre-venting the score. The Eagles did score on the next play by throwing away from Travis.
The Eagles never gave up, but in the fourth quarter, they were down by two scores and run-ning out of time. They’d just seen Travis run 66 yards for a score, and they needed a quick strike to have a chance at victory.
What they got was more Travis, as he picked off Eagle quarterback Jordan Cates’ pass and
ended the threat.The Tigers rolled up
272 yards rushing, and Travis accounted for 248 of them.
The game was sloppy on both sides, with five interception and seven fumbles between the two teams. Pigeon Forge was also hit with nine penal-ties.
The Tigers are begin-
ning to find an identity as the season progresses, but their relative youth and inexperience is still causing them problems on the field.
Next up is a home game against the 2-2 Fulton Falcons, who are com-ing off of a tough loss to Alcoa.
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Mo West tops SCHS volleyballMORRISTOWN — The Morristown West Lady
Trojans topped the Bearettes volleyball team in three games Thursday night for an IMAC Conference win.
The Bearettes fought valiantly in the marathon first game, but West eventually pulled out a tough 31-29 win.
The Lady Trojans created more space in their sec-ond win 25-17 and cruised in the final game 25-12.
Caroline Miller had a good night for SCHS, tal-lying 11 serves, six points, 13 attacks, 10 kills, two blocks and three digs. Kaycee Dixon also played well with seven serves, two points, six attacks, five kills, two blocks 13 assists and seven digs.
The loss dropped Sevier County to 7-8 overall and 4-2 in the district.
TKA soccer shuts out HarrimanSEYMOUR — The King’s Academy Lions girls
soccer team shutout Harriman Friday by a count of 4-0.
The Lions surged out to an early 3-0 lead in the first half.
Kelsey Pratt got the scoring started with a goal assisted by Ashley Reagan.
Reagan got a goal of her own minutes later, and Pratt got herself an assist with a pass to Hannah Johnson, who found the back of the net.
Pratt scored again in the second half and was assisted on the play by teammate Catherine Sharp.
The Lions outshot Harriman 31-6 in the game.Savonnah Sutton recorded four saves in goal as
TKA improved to 3-4 on the year.
South-Doyle ties Bearettes soccerSEVIERVILLE — The Sevier County Bearettes
soccer team dominated most of the game, but a late score from the Lady Cherokees equalized the con-test at 1-1, where it would end.
“We dominated the second half, scored with six minutes left, and then they tied it up,” coach Bobby Norwood said.
Jessica Mayo recorded the goal for the Bearettes, and SCHS outshot South-Doyle 12-7 in the game.
“It felt more like a loss for us than a tie,” Norwood said. “But hopefully we’re learning here and will keep moving forward.”
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halftime, he threw his third interception of the day and second to Moore, who has five for the season. Kai Forbath kicked a 39-yard field goal four plays later for a 13-10 lead.
“I just read the quarter-back,” Moore said. “I knew that Crompton had some skills, but I also knew that he could throw a pick because any quarterback can. I was just sitting back and reading the quarter-back.”
Kiffin, who has pledged not to shuffle quarterbacks during games, stuck with Crompton. Tennessee went three-and-out on its next two drives, and Forbath answered with field goals of 31 and 47 yards to give UCLA a 19-10 lead with 2:39 in the third quarter.
Forbath, who beat Tennessee with an over-time field goal in California last season, made four field goals in the rematch.
Prince finished 11-for-23 for 101 yards and the one touchdown. Johnathan Franklin had 80 yards rushing.
In the second quarter, Crompton fumbled a snap at the Tennessee 36, and Jerzy Siewierski recov-ered. A few plays later, Prince threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Chane Moline as he was being hit, tying the score at 10 with
7:09 before halftime.Crompton threw inter-
ceptions on the next two drives. He overthrew Gerald Jones on the first and hit Moore instead. On the second, he threw right to Alterraun Verner.
“I didn’t do a very good job today taking care of Jonathan,” Lane Kiffin said. “I gave him a couple of calls unfortunately that didn’t put him in the best position. We’ve got to do a better job around him.”
Crompton completed 13 of 26 passes for 93 yards. Hardesty finished with 89 yards rushing.
But the Bruins couldn’t capitalize on either. UCLA went three-and-out on the first, and Forbath missed a 51-yard field goal to end the half.
UCLA had its own prob-lems hanging onto the ball. The Bruins fumbled five times, losing the ball once.
Willie Bohannan sacked Prince, causing a fumble, and Gerald Williams recovered at the UCLA 11. Hardesty took care of the rest on the next play to put Tennessee up 10-3 with 2:58 in the first quarter.
“We really didn’t get into our groove as an offense,” Crompton said. “When you don’t, some doubts come, but the upside is we were in that game at the end. We had four turnovers and we still came up 1 yard short. That is the one posi-tive.”
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UT junior LB Nick Reveiz celebrates a defensive stop with teammate freshman DB Janzen Jackson during the first half of Saturday's game against the visiting UCLA Bruins.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tate Forcier lift-ed Michigan to its first big win under coach Rich Rodriguez.
Charlie Weis provided an assist.
Forcier’s 5-yard touch-down pass to Greg Mathews with 11 seconds left capped a game-winning drive and lifted the Wolverines to a 38-34 win over No. 18 Notre Dame on Saturday.
“It will go down in his-tory as one of the greatest games in the Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry,” Mathews said. “I’m glad I got a chance to play in it.”
Weis called for two passes, both of which fell incomplete, late in the game with a three-point lead and Michigan got the ball back at its 43 after a punt with 2:13 and two timeouts left.
“I think it was mistake that they were throwing the ball because they let us save our timeouts,” Forcier said. “Those timeouts definitely came in handy.”
Weis defended his choice to put the ball in the air after Armando Allen, who ran for 139 yards, opened the pivotal drive with a 13-yard run and twisted an ankle. Robert Hughes then got the ball for the first time all day and was stuffed at the line.
“They loaded up the box and made it clear that they weren’t going to let us do that, so we had to throw the ball,” Weis said. “On third down, we could have run and made them use a
timeout, but we were trying to win the game.”
The Fighting Irish (1-1) were in a position to do just that after Allen ran for a TD and got the 2-point conver-sion on a nifty Statue of Liberty play with 5:13 left.
But Weis’ questionable decision to throw and his defense’s inability to deny Forcier set up yet another loss for a once-proud pro-gram.
Weis will likely face a lot of second-guessing as he tries to address what went wrong at the Big House and why he hasn’t been able to win many big games in his five seasons. Two years ago, Notre Dame lost a school-record nine under Weis and dropped six more last season.
The former Super Bowl-winning offensive coordi-nator with the New England Patriots fell to 30-22 with the Irish.
“This is a very disap-pointing, disheartening loss,” Weis said.
Rodriguez, though, didn’t have much sympathy.
“You think they would’ve felt bad for us?” Rodriguez asked. “Charlie is a good football coach and he’s got a good football team. They’re going to win a lot of games. The quarterback is an NFL guy. They’ve got two of the best wide receiv-ers I’ve seen in years and their running back is a big-time player.
“And did you see the size of the linemen? They could eat peanuts off our guys’ helmets.”
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Some of you may be all faired out, but for those of you who didn’t get to spend some time at the Sevier County Fair, I thought I’d point out a few things you might have missed and tell you about the unique aspects of the event.
I may have said it before, but I love a county fair, where you can get chicken and dumplings and fried green toma-toes along with funnel cakes, hot dogs and cotton candy.
Where I’m from, they don’t have those options. The most exotic foods offered at my hometown county fair are the curly fried potatoes, also called elephant ears. And they’re all offered by the traveling vendors, not local churches and civic organiza-tions of whom I’d put more faith in cleanliness.
Plus, I normally try to stay away from the traditional fair foods like cotton candy and corn dogs. Bad experiences with both. I’m sure you understand.
And while I don’t really like fried green tomatoes, I have several fam-ily members who do and appreciate the fact they’re even offered up at a county fair.
The only thing my hometown fair has that Sevier County’s doesn’t is a parade held the Saturday before the fair begins on Monday. Who doesn’t love a parade? May be something to which fair organizers can give some thought.
Kudos, by the way, to our fair organizers for the addition of the Fairs Gone By photo wall and the Museum Walk placed in the annex of the main exhibit hall. Kudos again to those who donated items for the temporary museum and the perma-nent photo wall. I hope many of you took photos this year to go up on the wall next year and thought of some items you could loan to the museum in 2010.
There were all types of home and farm implements. I’m pretty sure I spotted an antique toaster, and the old Singer sewing machine reminded me of the one my mother has. I can still see her sitting at it on the few occasions she needed to sew some-thing, pumping the pedal on the floor and turning the chrome wheel at the top of the machine.
I even used it a couple of times for home economics projects at school, but, kind of like the cotton candy and corn dogs, it was a bad experi-ence. Thank God, I never had to wear those things I made.
Some of the most interesting things to see at the fair were in the exhibit hall. Who knew you could make a life-size Indian chief figure out of what looked like a muffler and other metal pieces. It was a fine piece of metalsmithing and well deserving of the blue ribbon that hung from it over the week.
Then there were the fruits and vegetables — some that grew to amazing sizes. There was an Irish potato that stretched across the circumference of the paper plate on which it was placed.
I bet that would make a good meal for two if it were baked, buttered and topped with sour cream.
Dessert could have been a piece of the giant watermelon with its Best of Show ribbon. It was so big it couldn’t be placed on the shelves inside the exhibit hall. It sat on the ground next the shelves, extending past the length of the shelf beside it.
Artwork also made up a good por-tion of the exhibit hall. There were humorous pieces like the bright pink child’s painting entitled “Unibrow,” which showed a unicorn in need of a waxing over its eyes. One woman pointed out to me the gourd deco-rated to look like a bust — every pun intended — of Dolly Parton.
History was on display as well, with boards and dioramas created by school children who shared this his-tory of Trentville, Boyd’s Creek and Anne Davis, Tennessee’s first female legislator.
I’m sorry if you didn’t get a chance to visit the county fair, but hopefully I shared a little of the experience with you and convinced you to mark your calendar for next year.
— Gail Crutchfield is the community editor of The Mountain Press. Call 428-0748, ext. 215, or e-mail to [email protected].
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Fair offers good food, memories
By GAIL CRUTCHFIELDCommunity Editor
Jack and Sandi Bailey don’t miss the big city life they knew in Memphis. Sure, their days might have been shorter and the work not as physically demanding, but they didn’t know their neighbors and the days moved at a faster pace.
After running an apple orchard in Sevier County for less than 10 years, they’ve come appreciate the slower pace and the sense of community they have with their neighbors.
The Baileys are owners of Mountain View Orchard, located a few turns and a couple of miles off of Jones Cove Road. He is a retired dentist; she was a dental hygienist.
Jack Bailey said he bought the prop-erty in 1995. He can remember his fam-ily vacationing in the Smoky Mountains from the time he was 5 years old, and was drawn to the area when he retired. He even built his parents a house on the property so they could come with him.
Sandi, an Arkansas native, said she used to visit the area too, before she even met Jack, and knew about his connec-tion to the area.
“I had an opportunity to visit before, for a continuing education course,” she said. “I fell in love with it. I was ready to pitch a tent.”
Luckily, she didn’t have to. She and Jack married in 2000 and began what would become Mountain View Orchards, although the work is much different from the dental practice.
The days start around 6 a.m. and end when all the work is done. “There are some times I wish I was still cleaning teeth,” Sandi joked. “In at 8 and out at 5.”
There are not too many down times. When it’s not growing season, the trees still need to be pruned and the ground around them cleared of growth that can leach nutrients from the trees.
After the apple trees — there are 14 different varieties in the orchard — bloom, they need more pruning, and even more care is taken that the grass is cut down around them.
Then it’s time to pick. How do they know when they’re ready? Jack said he’ll pull one from a tree and taste it. They pick them when they’re still a little ways from full ripening, because they’ll ripen a little more in the cooler.
They use only the apples picked directly from the tree to sell to customers or for products made from them.
“We never, ever pick up any that’s touched the ground,” Sandi said.
The apples they pick from the trees are then handwashed and sorted for selling in the apple shed or sent to use in cider, apple butter, cakes and fried pies.
It’s Jack who takes control in the kitchen, using the skills taught to him by his grandmother in canning and baking.
Jack said the fried pies were especially popular last year, with people lined up to buy them as soon as he came out with a tray.
The increase in people enjoying their homemade goods convinced them to expand, adding a kitchen to the orchard where they can offer more treats.
They’re getting help from friends and neighbors. Lara Phillips will be assist-ing in the kitchen. She and other friends Wilda McMahan, Michelle Bogart and Vada Bogart all pitched in last year, when Sandi had to leave a couple of weeks into the season when her mother died.
“They had someone here within 10 minutes,” Jack said of the women.
That acceptance and support is some-thing the Baileys cherish.
They also cherish the wisdom. Jack said McMahan was particularly helpful as they began the orchard. She operated u-pick-em strawberry fields and gave them tips on growing their own produce. She also allowed them use of her land to plant more trees.
While the long days and yellow jackets can be a challenge, both really love the orchard. They especially like welcoming new and returning visitors.
“The best part is when the people start to come in,” Sandi said.
She said they get visitors from every-where, many who return year after year to pick up a basket of apples handpicked from the orchard’s 180 trees.
“It’s a compliment to have people come back,” Sandi said. “They remember you.”
The country lifeCouple enjoys slower pace of life in the mountains
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Jack and Sandi Bailey are preparing to open Mountain View Orchard on Sept. 25 and will offer more that apples, with winter squash, pumpkins and a kitchen to serve treats.
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A basket of apples fresh from the trees at Mountain View Orchard, which will open for the season on Sept. 25.
Mountain View Orchard■ Address: 1701 Birch Drive, Sevierville■ Phone: 429-8649■ Internet: www.mountain-vieworchard.com■ Opens: Sept. 25■ Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The Apple Shed at Mountain View Orchard will welcome visitors in the next few weeks.
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Fruit ripens on the trees at Mountain View Orchard. This year the orchard will also offer
butternut, green striped cushaws and blue hub-
bard squash, along with sweet potatoes and
pumpkins for cooking and decorating.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park will rep-resent Tennessee as one of 56 new quarter-dollar coins honoring national sites.
Beginning in 2010, the United States Mint will issue the quarters under the America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008.
“This honor comes at the perfect time as we celebrate the 75th anni-versary of the park’s ded-ication,” said Gov. Phil Bredesen. “An astound-ing 10 million visitors from all over the world enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains every year. Now millions more will get to share this signifi-cant piece of U.S. history whether they choose to spend it or add it to their coin collections.”
Earlier this year, Bredesen submitted his preference of the Park to represent Tennessee.
In a letter to the direc-tor of the Mint, Bredesen said, “Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and Cades Cove is one of the most significant historic sites in our state as well as the single most popular attraction within the park.”
The design phase will now begin for the new quarters, which honor national sites in the 50 states, the District of
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The LeConte Photographic Society hosted monthly competi-tion winners from October 2008 through August 2009 and had them judged by Larry Perry to select the best from the two cat-egories of competition: Beginner and Advanced.
Dee Murphy, club co-founder and president, presented the Best of the Beginner category award to Rick Elliott for his self-portrait. Bill Deaton received the Best of the Advanced category and the Best of the Best trophies for his “Water Wheel.”
Other awards for excellence were also presented by Murphy.
The photo club was started in October by Murphy to establish a community of people who share a passion for photography.
Photographic day trips have been made to Cades Cove, Roan Mountain State Park, Cataloochee, Seven Islands Nature Preserve, and the North Carolina Arboretum. Photo
excursions are held about once per month. Monthly competitions are held for beginner, advanced, and star photographers.
The club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at First Presbyterian Church in Sevierville. Membership is $25 per year. Current board mem-bers: President, Dee Murphy;
Vice President, Susan Dunn; secretary, Judy Cravy; program director, Kenny Jones; trea-surer, Clarence Murphy; board members Jane Brewer and Bill Deaton.
The club meets again on Oct. 5. More information and mem-ber photographs can be found at www.lecontephotographic.com.
Photographic club presents awardsSubmitted
This self-portrait by Rick Elliott was judged Best of the Year in the Beginner category in the LeConte Photographic Society competition.
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Water Wheel by Bill Deaton was judged Best of the Year in the Advanced category and Best of the Best for the Year.
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As the car approaches the turn to my grandmoth-er’s house, I begin bounc-ing with anticipation. I jump out of the back seat before the car has even come to a complete stop and run inside the colos-sal ancient house waving goodbye to my parents as they continue on to work.
Upon entering the house, I am instantly overwhelmed by the sweet aroma of Grandmom’s cooking. Before I am able to take a deep breath and inhale the tasty smell, I am taken by her loving grasp as she squeezes the breath out of me.
It is a special skilled hug that only grandmas know how to perform.
I spend the day explor-ing the old house, search-ing out novelties and sharing stories with my grandmother. It is endless entertainment.
Finally, it is dinnertime and I am able to taste the mouth-watering sources of the intoxicating smell. Lying on a bed of creased paper, there is a honey ham sprinkled over with crust crumbs. Beside it, lies a large pitcher of grand-ma’s sweet tea.
A meal of this propor-tion doesn’t taste quite the same if it’s not made by a grandmother.
Over dinner, Grandmom asks me if I am eating well at home and getting all my vitamins. She says I look skinny. She asks how my studies are going and ques-tions what I have learned lately, stressing the impor-tance of academics.
She asks me if there is anything that I need, such as new clothes or books.
After dinner, my par-ents arrive and I bid Grandmom farewell.
That is how I spent much of my early child-hood. Grandma’s house quickly became a home away from home. It holds so many memories: Playing on the rock wall in the backyard, watching goldfish in her little pond, and viewing slideshows of the wonderful places she has visited.
At Christmas, the smell
of pine coming from the giant tree filled the house, as I lay on the stone floor in front of the dancing yel-low and orange, thick gray smoke oozing out of the chimney into the chilly air.
I will always hold these simple memories very dear. Thanks to my grandmother’s generosity I never needed a babysit-ter growing up. I could always count on going to grandma’s house.
Obviously, in spending so much time with her, she played a large role in shap-ing me and helping to cre-ate the person I am today, as most grandparents do.
Whenever a child is born, so is a grand-mother. There’s a reason. Grandmothers are partly parents, partly teachers, partly counselors, and partly best friends. With all their wisdom and under-standing, what they have to offer a grandchild is unlimited.
My grandmother has since moved out of the old house. I have since grown up and no longer need a babysitter. However, I will never grow out of loving and respecting my grandma.
I still visit her as much as I can, and there has never been a time when I have not learned some-thing new and beneficial.
There is a point in everyone’s life where they must go over the river and through the woods, and everyone needs a grand-mother to keep the wolves away.
— Dylan Gamza is a senior at Sevier County High School. E-mail to [email protected].
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Jadie Kyker and Clint Singleton were married June 7, 2009, at Blue Mountain Mist Inn Powell Grisham of Wiregrass Church in Dothan, Ala., officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Mike Hicks.
Parents of the bride are Kim and Don Zong and Tony Kyker of Pigeon Forge. Groom’s parents are Becky and Lejoe Young of Sevierville and Eddie and Barbara Singleton of Waynesville, N. C.
Flower girls were Margaret Lambert, daughter of Eric and Jessica Lambert, and Piper Singleton, daugh-ter of Ryan and Adrian Singleton.
Reception was held at Blue Mountain Mist Inn.
The bride is a 2009 gradu-ate of Middle Tennessee State University.
The groom is employed by Rivertown Community Church as Pastor of Service Programming
The couple resides in Blountstown, Fla.
Amanda Kay Orr and Matthew Curtis Gibson were married July 11, 2009, at The Capitol Theatre in Maryville, Tenn. The Rev. Gary Stinnett officiated at the ceremony.
Parents of the bride are Jack and Linda Orr of Maryville. The groom’s parents are Ronnie and Vicki Gibson of Sevierville.
The bride chose Evan Davis, best friend from Mobile, Ala., as her matron of honor. Jaime LaPlant of Menominee, Mich., was the brides-maid. Katie Honaker, niece of the groom from Honaker, Va., was junior bridesmaid.
Flower girl was Laura Honaker, niece of the
groom, escorted by her brother, Ethan Honaker, nephew of the groom.
Ringbearers were neph-ews of the bride, Riley and Brady Orr of Maryville.
The groom chose David McMahan of Sevierville as best man. Groomsman was Daniel Lindbert of Sevierville. Aaron Honaker, nephew of the groom from Honaker, Va., was junior groomsman.
The couple participated in a unity sand ceremony.
Reception was held at The Capitol Theatre with food and dancing. The groom’s cake was a replica of Neyland Stadium. The bridal cake was a tradi-tional four-tier white cake.
The couple resides in Sevierville.
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By ARNE WALKERWhere is God and what
is He up to? When I taught a course
entitled “Word and Witness,” I kept that ques-tion in front of the class. I now put it in front of you.
Gatlinburg is privileged to have several premier artists. One of them hides a wood nymph in his paintings. You must train your eyes and look care-fully and you will discover his signature nymph.
Let’s permit several Bible stories to set the stage for our investigation.
Do you remember Jacob as a cheat and a liar? His brother Esau hated him because of his deception. He would have murdered Jacob if he caught him. Jacob ran and made camp in a certain place. He had a dream that was so real that he ended up with a dislo-cated hip from wrestling with an angel. God was there in his tough times.
Later Esau came to see Jacob. Fear motivated him to share with his visitor rich gifts in the hopes of escaping death. Instead of murder there was a hug of reconciliation putting to bed a hatred of some 20 years. In good times, God is also there. We need to train our eyes to enjoy His presence.
Naaman was a mighty man of means who had leprosy. It was a slave girl who pointed him to a cure. The cure was too plain for this great man and did not even involve the miracle worker. Finally Naaman relented and bathed in the Jordan as instructed and was healed. There you have God’s presence making a difference through several people.
Recently I had the personnel for a retreat completely change in the last minute. That retreat was very special — God or co-incidence. At a youth event a leader had some-one she named as trouble and asked me to take him which I did. We bonded in a special way-God or co-incidence. My wife and I could add a long list of experiences like that. We see God in more than rainbows and gorgeous
sunrises and majestic mountains. He is right in the middle of so many every day experiences.
Naaman was a resistor to God’s presence. Several were conductors of that healing presence. Which are you, a conductor or a resistor? From my point of view we have three major societal resistors.
Consumerism is one. What is in it for me? Materialism is a second. What is in it for me? Sports are a third. Each grows to become ego-centric to the point of idolatry. When we are so full of ourselves, we block an experience of the pres-ence of God.
Nicholas Herman was a cook and a bottle washer who as as a very ordi-nary workman practices the presence of God. He became known as Brother Lawrence and his saying formed the basis for one of the world’s best sell-ing books. Its name is practicing the Presence of God. It is this without a doubt that has the power to transform our inner world.
Several decades ago a mother was counseled to abort her baby due to a variety of health issues. She refused. She prom-ised God if he made it she would urge him to be a preacher. He made it and they named him Timmy. We know him as Tim Tebow.
I know it is dangerous in Big Orange Country to highlight someone from Florida, but it is what it is. Instead of a preacher they got a quarterback who does not hesitate to witness to Christ’s sav-ing grace to teammates or to hardened criminals in prison, or in sports interviews. God has given him a gift and he has given it back to God as he practices his pres-ence in all things and in all places.
We note the same practice in the life of Ed
Thomas, a football coach of some significant substance and he estab-lished schools in hard-to-reach communities in Pakistan. We do not have to be still to prac-tice the presence of God. Whatever our personal style, He can be there for us if we will train our eyes to see.
Recently we had a birthday bash for my sister-in-law and we gave her a card that called her a queen. What do you say to a queen’s request? As you wish! As we practice the pres-ence of the King of the Universe, our response also should be a joyful “As You wish!”
The blessing I share for myself and our con-gregation as we move from worshipping in the church to worshipping as the church serving the needs of others on our mission field is a bless-ing of God’s presence.
As you go your way May God go before you
to show you the wayBehind you to encour-
age youBesides you to
befriend you Above you to watch
over you Beneath you to give
your feet firm support And within you to give
you His peace. May that presence bring
you out of hiding into His marvelous light as you respond to Him — “as You wish!.” Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven wherever my life takes me. Practice His presence. That is at the heart of real living!
— The Rev. Arne Walker is a semi-retired pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America who resides in Gatlinburg.
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What are some of your favorite places?
I have a number of favorite places. The first would have to be my kitchen table, early in the morning before anyone else is up, just before sunrise, in quiet reflection and prayer. The birds are making their morning music, and it is just me, God’s Word, and a hot cup of coffee.
Next to that would have to be walking a gentle descent on any shaded trail, in that time between morning mist and full sunlight when the cool of the night still hangs in the air, but you know the bright sun is on its way.
Of course, another is any place where I am sharing a good time with those I love. I recently was able to visit one of my favorite places and I would like to share with you a little about this place and why I love it so much. Let me first give you a brief view from this favorite place. If you look to the south, you see a gentle ridge covered with trees and in the distance beyond the ridge are the beautiful majestic peaks of mountains with names like Gimple & Kollenspitz. If you have walked the trail on the shoreline in the distance, you know that just beyond the tree line in the saddle of the ridge is an ancient trail that cuts over the saddle and across the German/Austrian border. Then it descends into the small town of Vils. If you look to the north, you see a similar ridge but there are no mountains in the distance—just clear blue sky. In that saddle there is a parking lot for the many visitors to this place. To the west, where these two ridges come together, is a beautiful deep green field where you can often see brown Bavarian cows grazing and hear the bells with their deep gloking sound as the cows lumber from clump of grass to clump of grass. At the top of this field is another saddle, and if you are lucky, a large long half red and half white flag is flying there. This means if you take the half hour walk up that somewhat steep trail/road, there will be waiting for you some cool refreshment at the popular Salober Alm (a small mountain cabin that has a café which serves great Bavarian food and drink for the weary hiker or mountain biker). And now for the view to the East—the two ridges come together again and in this direction you see a small hotel and café on a grassy waterfront with lots of summer bathers. In the distance beyond this view, you see mountains with names like Tegelberg and Sauling. The only way to really enjoy this beautiful 360-degree panorama is to be neck-deep, treading the very cold water in the center of the Alatsee. In order to get to this location, you must first brave the transition from the heat of the summer day to icy cold water. After a few minutes of swimming, your body warms up and instead of very cold, the water now feels very refreshing. The sights, sounds, smells and somewhat cleansing sensation of swimming in my favorite Alpine lake late on a summer day are reasons why this is one of my favorite places on earth. But all these reasons—while very good—are really secondary to why it is one of my favorite places.
There are really two other reasons that are even greater than all the beauty I have just shared with you as to why this is one of my favorite places. First, every time I go there for a late afternoon swim, I get to relive the first time I swam there a little over 25 years ago. I was enjoying not only the excitement of this new visually and physically beautiful place, but also the excitement of becoming part of my new family. Gerda and I had only been married a few months. Finally, every time I have been there, it has been during a time of rest and relaxation—times when I get to enjoy God’s beautiful work, and actually separate myself from all the commotion of my daily life. I do love the commotion and excitement of my daily life, but times of reflection and thanksgiving are also important parts of a God-pleasing balance that we should all work into our schedules.
Next time you are in one of your favorite places, take time to appreciate how God has blessed you. Thank Him for all that is good in your life, and if you cannot find any good, you are not looking hard enough!
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Well, this past week I was looking down into the holler toward Webb’s Creek thinking about how things aren’t so heavy when someone is helping.
A few months back I bought a skinny screen TV so I had to rid myself of one of those solid wood, big-tubed bulky monsters. I tried lifting it up and even thought of using an old dolly I have in storage, but common sense won and I shoved it to the side of the room.
The new fancy thin TV worked great, but it created a massive decor dilemma in the lower level of our log cabin. The comedian Jeff Foxworthy once commented about folks in the South who use old TVs for end tables, and now I was included in that rednecked group.
I covered it with a camping blanket and put a candle on it.
My wife — Supreme Commander of Home Décor — lost her patience after about four months and issued an order. It would have been a much shorter grace period, but she had other distractions. I removed the candle and decorative camping blan-ket and tried a new idea.
I would dismantle the TV set and carry it out in a few easy pieces. I unscrewed the back cover to begin my surgery and exposed a Pandora’s box of scary looking tubes, parts and wires. I called up a friend who advised that the tubes have dan-gerous high pressure radioactive chemicals and could explode.
I surrendered. The local handyman arrived the next morning, and he and I easily carried it to his truck. I gave him $25 and learned another valuable life lesson. Things aren’t as heavy when you have some help.
That lesson applies to just about everything in life.
I saw an elderly lady at
Food City carting her bags up to the trunk of her car. A young man with Ohio license plates noticed her and walked over to give her a hand. Afterwards, the Buckeye and the lady exchanged smiles, and it reminded me once again that things aren’t nearly as heavy when you have some help.
Heavy loads sometimes are disguised as stress, medical illness and per-sonal losses.
While visiting a very sick friend at Fort Sanders hospital I found myself a bit uncomfortable with what to say or do. After a short while he fell asleep, and the nurse must have noticed my uneasiness. She sweetly counseled that it was only important for me to be there; conver-sation not required.
In a way she lightened my load with her guid-ance, and I was lightening his very heavy load a bit just by sitting at the edge
of the hospital bed — and being there.
We can all help lighten each other’s loads, wheth-er they are personal, med-ical or emotional. I may have discovered a new scientific law because it applies to all living things, and it always works.
Things aren’t as heavy when you have some help.
There are many differ-ent kinds of tough loads burdening our broth-ers, sisters, friends and neighbors. Always have been and always will be. Sometimes it just takes a phone call or an encourag-ing word or the incredible power of a heartfelt smile to get the job done.
Heavy physical lifting is rarely called for.
There are thousands of easy ways to lighten others’ loads if we just remember to help. Yep, someone may have an old TV being used as an end table in the basement and you might assist, but
most of the time the only requirement is to show up and be there.
It cost me $25 to get that TV hauled out, but the life lesson was price-less. Things aren’t as heavy when you have some help (but I do sorely miss my end table).
That is just how it looks from my log cabin.
— John LaFevre is a local speaker and co-author of the interactive national park hiking book series, Scavenger Hike Adventures, Falcon Guides, Globe Pequot Press. E-mail to [email protected]. G. Webb of Pittman Center does the artwork for the col-umn. Visit Gwebbgallery.com.
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SEYMOUR — A ben-efit “Showdeo” starts at 1 p.m. Sept. 26, at Tri-C Farms in Seymour.
All proceeds will ben-efit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The “Showdeo” will feature a variety of cate-gories within age groups, such as peewee lead line, youth goat tying, peewee goat tying, youth tiedown calf roping, pole bending, mutton busting, youth tater race, stick horse class for age 6 and under, ribbon roping, flag race, shoot doggin, breakaway, youth barrels, youth res-cue and open rescue.
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Concessions include barbecue, hot dogs and homemade desserts.
Activities also include a silent auction, gift bas-kets and a face painting booth.
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Land is an important source of income to many families in Sevier County.
A husband and wife may own hotel property, two siblings may seek to develop and sell farm land, or family members may own com-mercial property and collect rent from various tenants.
Many family members own such property in lim-ited liability companies, limited partnerships or other entities that have traditionally been exempt from Tennessee franchise and excise tax by virtue of the Family Owned Passive Income Exemption, or FONCE.
Recent changes in FONCE may result in the taxation of a limited liability entity that was previously exempt from certain state taxes. This could impact family-owned limited liabil-ity entities that receive a substantial amount of com-mercial rental income, as those entities may no longer be exempt from Tennessee franchise and excise tax.
FONCE only applies to
family-owned non-corpo-rate limited liability entities. With the recent changes, those entities could be subject to state franchise and excise taxes unless the entity elects to qualify for “obligated member entity status.”
If the entity elects to qualify as an obligated member entity, a document must be filed with the state of Tennessee. Due to cer-tain grace periods in effect because of the change in the law, if the document is filed prior to Oct. 1, 2009, those family-owned entities that would otherwise be subject to state taxes due to the change in the FONCE exemption may not be sub-ject to the tax.
The tax savings could be significant for the entity and its owners.
There is no such thing as a free lunch, however. Electing to qualify as an obligated member entity has problems of its own.
Generally, if an entity seeks to become an obli-gated member entity, its owners will each be subject to all of the debts and liabilities of the entity.
Being immune from certain liabilities is, of course, one of the main reasons fami-lies sought to form limited liability entities in the first place. Therefore, families must decide whether the increased risk in personal liability is worth paying less in state taxes.
If families decide to make themselves subject to the entities’ liabilities, many families will get additional insurance to help protect against some of the risk.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to dealing with the issue, and there may be other options for owners of family-owned businesses that formerly qualified for the FONCE exemption. As always, you should consult your attorney and accoun-tant for advice.
— Tyler Huskey is a lawyer in the Pigeon Forge firm of Gentry, Tipton & McLemore, P.C.
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in Sevierville
NOW OPEN LATE!!!Mon.-Fri. 8am - 9pm
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Applications may be picked up and hand delivered to the Pigeon Forge Community Center, 170 Community Center Drive, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee or mailed to:
Department of Parks and RecreationAttn: Susan WilkinsPost Office Box 605Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37868-0605
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CITY OF PIGEON FORGEDEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
WE HAVE MOVED!1240 Fox Meadows Blvd. Suite 1, Sevierville
(865) 428-1412We are now accepting applications for:
• General Labors• Housekeeping
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Thursday: 8am-10am only
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For Sale A-1 pre-owned dryers,
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All with warranty. Cagles Furniture and Appliances
453-0727
589 FURNITURE
Deer Chihuahuas.Good prices. Mustsell. 908-8008.
Beautiful Male YorkiePuppy CKC regis-tered. Shots givende-wormed. Momand Dad onsite.$400.933-6485
1 cat, 2 kittens.Spayde, tested,vac., dewormed.$30 654-2684
581 PETS
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566 BUILDINGSUPPLIES
RECLINER LIFTCHAIR, like new,cost $825, sell for$375. Also othermedical equipment603-9054.
For SaleSmall Tools$150 300’ 1”PSI Hose$600 Deep Rock WellDrilling Equip$120 Pump & BladderTank$300 2” Gas Pump$350 Counter RotatingTiller$200 Chipper Shredder 5 HP$25000 Lance CamperFord 350 Truck8am-4pm 429-5961
557 MISC. SALES
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356 STORAGEBUILDINGS
I have 10 years of ex-perience taking care of the elderly & I cook, clean & run errands. 865-453-5187.
308 ELDERLY CARE
Part time reservationist for cabin rental company in Gatlin-burg. Apply in per-son at Amazing Views of the Smo-kies- 376 East Parkway Suite 2, Gatlinburg or email resume to [email protected].
249RESERVATIONIST
CABIN CLEANERS WANTED MUSTHAVE VALID DL, T R A N S P O RTA -TION. BUSINESS LIC WELCOME. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ON W E E K E N D S . SEND YOUR RE-SUME BY FAX OR E-MAIL.FAX: 865-286-5871 E-MAIL:[email protected] Call 453-5892
248 CABINCLEANING
Maintenance Man Needed
Full time position with year round em-ployment. Must be willing to work weekends. Must have general all around mainte-nance skills. Must have valid driver’s license. Excellent benefit package available. Drug free work place. Apply in person at: Oakmont Resort, 3062 Veteran’s Blvd, Pigeon Forge.
247 MAINTENANCE
100 Tax Preparers Needed
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241 PROFESSIONAL
Now hiring House-keeping. Apply in person Park Tower Inn, 201 Sharon Dr, Pigeon Forge.
Front Desk Clerks that are willing to work from 12NOON TIL8:30 PM. Basic computer experi-ence helpful. Must have good people skills. Full time, year round, WEEKENDS AMUST, and raise in 90 days. Benefits available. Must be able to pass a drug test and back-ground check. Ap-ply in person at: Oakmont Resort, 3062 Veteran’s BLVD, Pigeon Forge.
Best Western Zoder’s Inn 402 Parkway Gatlinburg Hiring H o u s e k e e p e r s Drug Free Work Place Excellent Starting Pay Apply In Person
238 HOTEL/MOTEL
WAREHOUSE &STOCK 10.00 HR
LID’L DOLLY’S LIGHT 4 PF
C-Store District Manager
Sevier Co. Area. Com-petitive Salary, Health, Vehicle, 401 K & Bonuses. Ind. Experience Required. Send Resume to:
Fastop Markets PO Box 1176
Morristown, TN 37814 Attn: TN-DM
236 GENERAL
Quality Assurance Per-son needed for large resort. Must have 4 or more years supervisory or management experience in time-share housekeep-ing and/or mainte-nance. Responsi-bilities include unit inspections, moni-toring laundry staff, working with serv-ice provider to in-sure top quality of cleanliness and m a i n t e n a n c e , monthly invento-ries, ordering sup-plies, basic com-puter skills, capa-ble of developing reports and analy-sis of efficiencies, etc. Team player able to work with people of all levels, Must work week-ends, capable of standing/walking several hours per day, able to lift 25 lbs. Excellent pay (salaried), Medical, dental available. Send resume with salary history to L.O’Brien, 414 His-toric Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. No phone calls please. Drug Free Workplace, EOE M/F.
Lincare, leading na-tional respiratory company seeks caring Service Representat ive. Service patients in their home for oxy-gen and equipment needs. Warm per-sonalities, age 21+, who can lift up to 120 lbs should apply. CDLw/DOT a plus or obtainable. Growth opportunities are excellent. Drug-free workplace. EOE. Please fax resume to 865-429-8327.
Now hiring for janitori-al/ custodial work. Apply in person at the Great Smokies Flea Market, 220 W. Dumplin Valley Rd, Kodak, TN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
236 GENERAL
Now hiring for Custom-er Service rep needed for Fast paced internet sales and ware house. Job Re-quires Answering Customer Queste-tions, Complaints and Order taking. Answer Emails, Phones, Refunds, Claims and basic office duties. Must be able to offer sol-ution where appro-priate. Apply in Person M-F 9-3 Adventure RV 2910 Newport Hwy.
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Grand Crowne Resorts in Pigeon Forge now hiring sales reps. Inexperience preferred. Com. up to 25% partial pd next day. Full ben-efits. Call 865-804-5672 or 851-5105
236 GENERAL
Commercial Cleaner needed part time after 6pm 1.5 hours/night Mon-Fri, Sat 4.5 hours. For serious calls only. 522-2234
Certified Mechanic wanted to work evenings, part time. Call Ray 908-6999.
Cashiers/Sales help FT/PT Apply at Moonshine Ridge Country Store 2005 Wears Valley Rd
A Great Earning Op-portunity! Avon Only $10 to start. 1-888-781-0487 or 681-0487
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8B Classifieds The Mountain Press Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Kodak, TN
Parkside Real Estate LLC865-286-5170
Agent Lorin Mierzwa865-740-1868
OPEN HOUSEGRAND VIEW
ESTATES
865-428-8155 • www.realtyplusre.com505 Dolly Parton Parkway
New Const. $149,900 3BD/2BA/2CG 1,363 sf. Near Douglas Lake
Directions: Hwy 66 to Boyds Creek 1 mile to left on Frontier Hills & follow to top of Road.
Frontier Hills Townhomes
OPEN HOUSETues 4-6 • Fri 11-2 • Sat 11-2 • Sun 1-4
$119,900
Maintenance Free Living
Seller Offering $1,000.00 Furniture package with full price contract
All Offers Due After ClosingUNIQUE LOG HOME IN SUNNY FLORIDA!
Spacious 4/5, over 2800 SF,large .95 acre lot! $589,000.Visit www.movewithrandy.com
Randy Martin, P.A., Realtor (904) 502-8712Watson Realty Corp [email protected]
95 Cutlass Ciera Red4 door. Runsneeds some work.865-908-6395
1997 Honda Accord,4 cyl., 5 sp. ac, 4dr., looks & runsgood. $3595. 865-607-6542.
1977 Corvette 55,000original miles.White w/ red interi-or. Extra t-tops.Very good 350stock. Serious buy-ers only. $12,500.428-6214
1964 Pontiac GTO. 1948 Ferguson 20Tractor865-607-1623
943 AUTOMOBILESALES
943 AUTOMOBILESALES
Travel Trailer 2003Forest River 26DS-slide out, load-ed, very good con-dition. $6,950. 985-502-4678 or 865-428-5900.
837 CAMPER SALES
Hurry to get back$4000 on stimulusprogram throughNovember. ForSale: BeautifulGold Medal doublewide off Hwy 139in Kodak. 3BR 2BAin Panoroma Point.Fully furnished withvery nice furniture.Well maintained in-side & out. Call Di-ane at Rimmer Re-alty $42,900. 865-397-2432 or 423-327-0956.
Beautiful above aver-age 16x80.$27,750. For info:591-7177
829 MANUFACTURED
HOME SALES
FREEMONEY!!Best Finance Plan
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Time is running out!CALL MICKEY(828) 453-0086CLAYTON HOMES1751 Winfred Durn Pkwy
Sevierville, TN 37862
829 MANUFACTURED
HOME SALES
Timeshare with Tree-top Resorts valued at $20,000 for $5,000. 865-936-1000
723 TIMESHARESALES
Auntie Belhams 2250 sq ft. For Lease or Sale. Ready for Nightly Rental Of-fice or other. 865-978-1056 or 865-430-3304
722 BUSINESSBUILDINGS
Small House on the North Parkway in Sevierville. Ideal for small business. $950 mth. 850-2487.
721 COMMERCIALPROPERTY
5 acres, 7 lots, 3 hous-es overlooking Pi-geon Forge. City services. $2.5M Zoned C-2 428-8744
718 LAND FOR SALE
DUPLEXEXC. CONDITION
3 YRS OLDGOOD RENTAL
HISTORY$1200 MONTH
INCOME$160,000
**654-6505**
713 INVESTMENTPROPERTY
OPEN HOUSEFri, Sat & Sun
9am-4pm$258,000 3BR 2BA
Over 2200 sq ftCVS Granite counters,
Fp, 1/2 acre lot, hardwood floors
XL Master & bath,Walk in closets,
Huge Jaccuzi tub,Cathedral ceilings.Near Middle Creek
& new hospital.Entertaining all offers.
619-992-11061215 Foxwood Drive
Sevierville
712 OPEN HOUSE
Snappwood Estates3BR/2BA 1800 sq ft
Recently remod-eled. Hardwood. Tile, Granite. Open House Sunday 1-3 1247 Barton Fields Rd. $239,000. 865-429-5544
Seymour 2600 Sq. Ft. $217,500 Pool, spa, large fenced lot, mtn view. 680-4698. Make
Offer
FSBO- 3BR/2BA 2 half baths. 1400+ sq ft. On .8 acres. Just off the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. Par-tially fenced back-yard. Storage shed, real hard-wood & tile floors. Two decks, custom cabinets. Reduced to $150,000. Will consider all offers. Great residence or investment oppor-tunity. 850-6738
710 HOMES FORSALE
BANK OWNED - Near Dollywood! Spa-cious, 2500 sq ft 3 br, 3 ba chalet. Many features! Re-duced to only $192,060! Dagan Greene, 865/922-5500. Webb Prop-erties.
New 3BR/2BA brick Home in Kodak
Great views $195,900
Owner Financing. 932-2613
"Quiet side of Gatlin-burg" 3bd/2 bath 1958 sq.ft. Handi-cap accessible home with many recent updates. Convenient to Gat-linburg/Newport on Hwy. 321. $159,500. Call Janice Woody, Scenic Realty 865-368-6346 or 423-623-1200.
710 HOMES FORSALE
HUD PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
Wears Valley 3BR 2BASecluded home with 2 car garage $950/mth. Refs & sec. dep required. In Wears Valley 865-908-3145 or 321-960-6506
Small 1BR house in the New Center are. Water, washer & dryer incl.& pos-sible satellite $500 mth. 3 miles from Sevierville city lim-its and convenient to downtown and the back roads to Gatlinburg & pi-geon Forge. No yard up keep & small pets ok. 865-604-3527 cell phone/leave msg
Seymour Country Set-ting 2BR/1BAw/loft. No Pets $650 mo 428-4073
Pigeon Forge 2BR 2BA Swimming pool access, fire-place, on creek. No pets. Credit ref-erences. 774-1232.
Nice Cabin Furn. be-tween P.F and Gat Water inc. $825 mo. Tia 599-5029
Log Home-3BR 2BAKit Appl, Carport w/storage $850 Plus damage Call 712-3946
1BR house $375 per mth. 453-2794
699 HOME RENTALS
GRANDVIEW 4BR 3BA 2 fp, views. $1200 mth. No Pets!
***Call: 428-4073***
Gatlinburg Cobbly Nob 2BR 2BA, all appl. fp Hot tub, moun-tain view $1000 mth. 423-487-5020
Furnished Log Canin on large Creek 1BR, fp, Hottub $750 per month 423-487-5020
For rent 3BR 1BAhouse in Gatlin-burg. $850 mth. 1st mth + damage deposit required. 865-654-1268.
For Rent 2BR 2BAhouse. Minutes from anywhere in Sev. 850-8342.
Country Setting. 2BR 1BA with loft. Smoke free. No pets. $625 mth. $625 security. 428-5781.
A Perfect Location1 Block off Pkwy, near
Walmart. 2BR/1BADouble Carport, Sun room, extra storage. Non-smoking Environ-ment. No Pets please. $745 mo/yr lease. 453-5396
3BR/2BA, 1200 sq ft, $850 mth + deposit New Center area. 865-654-0222.
2BR/2BA 4 year, old Cabin in Pigeon Forge. Furnished w/hot tub on deck. No Pets. $1500 a month. Would con-sider Lease Pur-chase. 865-573-6859 or 865-389-5229.
2BD/2BA Very nice & quiet in PF. Rent $600 with grounds work $850 w/o De-posit, references. 366-7339
New Homes for Rent.
3BR/2BA starting at $700 - $850 & $1000
per month. No pets.
865-850-3874
1BR 1BA Convenient. $550 mth + dep. 654-0449.
$700 to $1000+. Wan-da Galli Realty Ex-ec. 680-5119 or 774-4307.
699 HOME RENTALS
Sevierville 1BR effi-ciency $150 wk . Elect & cable incl. Kodak 2/1 with ex-tra large room $500. 286-5319 or 770-335-7008
Nice 3BR/2BA CH/Aenclosed porch, off Douglas Dam Rd. $550 mo. $550 dep. 235-2198
Mobile in Wears Val-ley, single or cou-ple, $125 week plus $400 deposit (865) 679-4270
Kodak 2BR 2BA $475 2BR 2BA $500 mth + dep. No pets. Refs. 933-6544.
3BR/2BA Between Exit 402-407 in Kodak area. No pets. $575 & up. 865-850-2047
3BR doublewide 2BAC H/A. $600 mth 1st & last + $200 sec. 428-4772
698 MOBILE HOMERENTALS
2BR Trailer Asheville Hwy $375 mo $25 water $375 Sec dep. 453-6300
2Br Mobile home & 2BR House on Price Way for rent. 865-654-8702
2BR 2BA singlewide in good condition. Near exit 407. $450 mth + dam-age dep. No pets. 865-397-7140.
Mobile HomesRent to Own
$350-$550/moNo Credit Check(865) 654-6526
BEAUTIFUL2-3 BEDROOM
HOMESSTARTING AT $495/MO
CALL PINE KNOB
865-933-0504
3BR/2BA$500-$650/mthBoyds Creek
AreaNo pets.
908-8629
KodakNo Security Deposits
2BR 1BA $3852BR 2BA $465C H/A & decks
No pets
865-368-6602
Summer Special
698 MOBILE HOMERENTALS
697 CONDORENTALS
Weekly Rental Pigeon Forge 1BR $175 per week No pets. Fully furnished in-cludes utilities. 865-774-4604
Sevierville/Walters State College
2BR 1.5BA W/D, $650 month 865-654-9826.
Sevierville Duplex 2BR 2BA Whirlpool. 1 level. $700 mo. No pets. References. Tony-774-1232 Al-so 2BR House
Murrell Meadows1BR/1BA $4152BR/1BA $455Perfect for collegestudents. Call865-429-2962
Live On Lake! 1BR Apt. Elect./H2O incl. $150 wk + dep. 865-640-8097
Great 1/1 Downtown Sevierville. $475 mth includes wa-ter. 904-806-3318
For Rent: 1BR $450, 2BR $550. 1st & Last mo., w/d conn. New con-struction, down-town Sevierville & Riverwalk. Call Phyllis 455-5821.
CROSSCREEK2BR/1.5BA $5452BR/2BA LargeGarden apartment$570.00 to $580.00865-429-4470
AVAILABLE!!!!!Short Term Leases!!Sevier Co’s Best Apts.1BR/1BA & 2BR/2BA$545.00 TO $695.00865-429-2962
Apartment,2BR/1.5BA. Quiet, PF & Sev NO pets. Partly Furn. 453-5079.
2 Rm Eff. near Old Mill in PF. New floors C H/A $130 week-ly. Damage re-quired. 250-7740
1 Rm $90 weekly
2 BR APT. in Pigeon Forge area. $550/mo, $275 damage dep. up front. No pets! 865-573- 6859 or 389-5229
1BR deck washer/dry-er hookup. Water furnished. $465 680-3078
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1BREFFICIENCIESIN GATLINBURG
includesall utilities
1BR DUPLEXUnit nearSev. Co.
High School
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PIGEON FORGE1BR apt.
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1BR $450 mth. 2BR withgarage,
nice deck $700 mth.Referencesrequired.No pets
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2 BR APTSSEVIERVILLE
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696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT
2 BEDROOMAPARTMENTS
andTOWNHOMES
Sevierville428-5161
2BR/1BALike New
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453-6823
Newly renovated2BR, 1.5 BATownhouse$600 Mo.
$500 Sec. Dep.Call 384-1054 or 384-4054
Near HospitalNice 2BR,
All appliances, W/D hook-up.
$550/mo3BR $675/mo
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2BR/2BAApartments for Lease
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Apartments,mobile homes and trailer lots
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*NICE CLEAN*1 BD / 1 BAin Sevierville
$380/mo. + Deposit
865-712-5238
1BR Apt. near Gat. W/D, DW, water, private ent. $160 wk./$575/mo.,$575 dep. 556-1929.
1BR Apt in Sevierville For Rent $425 a month $400 de-posit No Pets Call 256-4809
429-4470 www.seviervilleapartments.com
*1br/1ba, 784 sq. ft. *2br/2ba, 1114 sq. ft.
*screened porch *large closets
*outside storage *TVA energy efficient *professional decor
*fully equipped kitchen *washer/dryer conn. *Pool & Clubhouse
*some pets welcome *vaulted ceiling & skylight
$545-$735
Sevier County’s Best for the 12th Year!
Thank You Sevier County For Voting
Corporate Units Available
1 Bedroom Apartment Everything includ-ed. Not in Com-plex. Fully Furnish-ed. Weekly or Monthly Call Jon 865-654-3225
**************************•Sevierville 1BR deck.
Water and W/D inc. $450 mth.
•Also studio $425. •Also 2BR/2BA all utilities & laundry included.1st & last. Pets welcome.865-774-3553.
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696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT
Private motel room.Great for 1 person! 1 Bed, full size re-frig., microwave, cable TV, $120 weekly, $50 de-posit, 436-7745Gatlinburg.
Pigeon Forge Weekly Rentals $150 & up. 865-206-3655
693 ROOMS FORRENT
Affordable Housingin Gatlinburg
Rooms for rent, weeklyrates, furn., cable TV,
same rent all year.436-4471 or 621-2941
DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE
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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+
693 ROOMS FORRENT
693 ROOMS FORRENT
RIVERTRACE2BR/1BA Duplex1 car garage, quietarea. Some petswelcome. $665.00865-429-4470
Newly Decorated 2BR 1.5BA W/D hkups. $450 mth + $450 security. 453-4744.
3BR/1BA Garage. All Kit. Appl Sevierville behind High School $800 plus Damage Call 712-3946
3BR 3BA with carport. Kitchen appl. Some pets. $800 mth. 386-2512
* FOR RENT *Available Sept. 1st2BR 1BA Duplex
900 sq ft, like new.Washer & Dryer
& Refrig. includedBetween PF & Sev.
On Denton Rd5 min. to Dollywood
or hospital.$625 mth/$500 dep.
* 865-654-6505 *
!!! 2BR Country Twin Home w/ view be-hind Olive Garde, Utilities included. $795 mth. Call 453-0297
610 DUPLEX FORRENT
RV Sites on Indian Camp Creek Monthly or Yearly rentals. Util. Furn.. Near the Park off Hwy 321 850-2487
608 RESORTRENTALS
Shop & Booth space for rent/sale on the Pkwy. in downtown Gatlinburg. 865-607-1623
Office/clinic space. 3500 sq ft. 5 offi-ces, 5 ba, confer-ence rm, ample parking, 5 outside access doors. Route 416. 1.5 miles from WSCC $2500 + util. Less space avail at low-er price. 654-9001 or 436-2100 ask for Bill
Office space available. Route 416 1.5 miles from WSCC. $500 + util. 654-9001or 436-2100 ask for Bill
Office Suite for rent on Wears Valley Road.
Includes fax, conf. room, receptionist &
utilities. Great for starter company, attorney or insurance business. Referrals available. (865) 566-1886
1,300 Sq. Ft of office space and 3,000 Sq. Ft. of ware-house space locat-ed at 1357 Dolly Parton Pkwy. For more information, Call Eddie McDan-iels at (865) 607-7113 or 524-7343.
605 BUSINESSRENTALS
Traditional townhouse 2BR 1.5BA Smoke free & pet free. $550 mth + $550 dep. Call 428-5781.
601 TOWNHOUSESFOR RENT
Sunday, September 13, 2009 ◆ The Mountain Press
Bank teaches students about economics
Submitted
Citizens National Bank’s Nick Huskey and Jodi Ramsey recently spent part of their day with the students in Nancy Knox’s “Virtual Enterprise” class at Pigeon Forge High School. CNB offers presentations to high school students as part of the Personal Economics Program (PEP) to help inspire and prepare young people to succeed. CNB also offers an educational program as part of PEP to students in kindergarten through eighth grade, called Teach Children to Save. If a school would like to arrange for a presenta-tion or to learn more information about the Personal Economics Program, contact Judi Molla at 286-7990.
The Homeschool 4-H Club will have its orga-nizational meeting for the 2009-2010 4-H year on Sept. 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the 4-H Office at 752 Old Knoxville Highway, adjacent to the Sevier County Fairgrounds.
The Homeschool 4-H Club is open to home-school or private school students in grades four through 12, residing in Sevier County.
In-school 4-H clubs will begin with orga-nizational meetings scheduled during the month of October. Every fourth- through 12th-grade student in the Sevier County School System will have the opportunity to join a 4-H club at their local school. Announcements regarding the 4-H meet-ings will be made at each school.
4-H is the youth organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and University of Tennessee Extension. 4-H encour-ages youth to develop their unique skills and talents to the fullest potential.
4-H members “Learn by Doing,” through hands-on activities and community involve-ment, that empowers youth to develop and strengthen life skills. 4-H educational efforts target 10 basic life skills that have been identified as essential for adult success. Targeted life skills include: achieving goals, building relation-ships, communicating, ethical decision making, healthy lifestyle choices, leadership, positive self-
esteem, responsible citi-zenship, responsibility and teamwork.
Currently there are over 4,200 4-H members in Sevier County in 185 organized clubs. Each of these clubs has a set of five officers that pro-vide leadership to their individual club. Through the club activities and individual project work emphasis is placed on community citizenship involvement along with the development of lead-ership and public speak-ing skills.
There are a multitude of learning experiences offered throughout the year. These include speech, poster, essay, baking and photography contests; 4-H project work; hands-on work-shops for each event; craft workshops; pet show, exhibiting live-stock; summer work-shops and several differ-ent camp experiences. There are no fees to join 4-H in Sevier County.
If you need more information about 4-H in Sevier County, con-tact me at 453-3695 or e-mail to [email protected].
You can visit 4-H online at http://sevier.tennessee.edu.
— Glenn Turner is a Sevier County agricultural extension service agent.
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c o m m u n i t y c a l e n d a rEditor’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.
Sunday, SePT. 13
Moses Lane ReunionDescendants of Moses
Lane reunion beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Thompson/Carr Auction Center on Dolly Parton Parkway. Bring covered dish. 933-4612.
Shape Note SingingOld Harp shape note sing-
ing 2 p.m., Wears Valley United Methodist. 982-7777. Hardin Reunion
Descendants of Henry and Dora Hardin meet at noon at home of Gwin and Richard Hardin on Wade Road in Seymour. Bring lawn chair and covered dish. 573-4867 or 548-5337.
Andes ReunionAndes family reunion
12:30 p.m. at Waldens Creek United Methodist Church. Bring a covered dish.
Sevierville CenterSevierville Community
Center open 1-6 p.m. Sundays starting today. Pool open/lap swim times 1-5:30 p.m. 453-5441.
Myers ReunionDescendants of Sarah
Jane and William Elsworth Myers reunion, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Shelter No. 2, Sevierville Park. Bring food, drinks, chairs. 579-2663.
Maples BranchFormer pastors invited
to Maples Branch Baptist Church homecoming. Covered dish lunch follow-ing morning services. No 6:30 p.m. service.
Ogle/LeConte CreekOgle and LeConte Creek
reunion, Twin Creeks picnic area. Bring covered dish and photos. Lunch 1 p.m. 436-4790.
Church of GodSevier County Church of
God homecoming, 10 a.m. Sunday school followed by service. Singing by The Durden Family. 428-6794.
Walnut Grove BaptistWalnut Grove Baptist
church homecoming, din-ner at noon followed by singing featuring Thornton Sisters.
Monday, SePT. 14
Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-
en’s Bible study:n 10 a.m., Seymour
Heights Christian Church n 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn
Seymour Story TimeSeymour Library story
time at 11 a.m. featuring Puppet Lady. 573-0728.
Angel FoodAngel Food Orders:n 2 to 6 p.m., Gum
Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd. 429-2508.
n 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, 679-6796.
n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Smoky Mountain Church of the Nazarene, 2652 Upper Middle Creek Road. 908-1245.
n 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Kodak United Methodist Church. 933-5996.
DAR MeetingDAR Spencer Clack
Chapter meets 7 p.m., at Sevier County Library.
Seymour Story TimePreschool story time
Seymour Branch Library 11 a.m. featuring September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. Spence Perry, 573-0728.
Seymour Bible StudySeymour United
Methodist morning Bible study for women, 10 a.m., Chapman Highway at Simmons Road. 573-9711.*
TueSday, SePT. 15
Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-
en’s Bible study:n 1 p.m., Fox Trot B&B n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge
UMC n 6:30 p.m. Home Cents,
Sevierville
CAP Open HouseSevier County Civil Air
Patrol open house 6:30-8 p.m. at Tennessee Air Museum, Sevierville, for recruiting cadets, adult senior members.
Men’s Bible StudyGatekeepers men’s Bible
study, 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 436-0313.
Angel FoodAngel Food Orders:n 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd., Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.
n 10 a.m. to noon, River of Life Outreach, 110 Simmons Road, 679-6796.
Shape Note SingingOld Harp shape note
singing 7 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church. 428-0874.
Spanish ClassesSevier County Adult
School 10-week course in practical adult Spanish, Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. at school in Sevierville. 429-5243 or 429-3798.
wedneSday, SePT. 16
Co-op Farmers MarketFarmers Market open 8
to 11 a.m., Sevier Co-op on Chapman Highway.
Veterans HonoredFirst Baptist Church
Sevierville luncheon 11:30 a.m. honoring veterans. Speaker Bobby Welch, Vietnam vet. 453-9001 by Sept. 9.
Sevierville Story TimePreschool story time,
10:30 a.m. Sevier County Main Library, all about “My Family” during the I Can Be Me story time. Make a family collage to take home. Vickie Kelly, 453-3532.
ThurSday, SePT. 17
Human ResourcesSmoky Mountain Human
Resources Assn. meets 9-10 a.m., CNB second floor training room, 130 Bruce St. Employee Free Choice Act topic. 607-1194.
From Submitted Reports
NATIONAL PARK — The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept.19.
During this 75th anniversary year of the park, the event will showcase Appalachian folkways and pay trib-ute to the many families who lived on lands that would later become the national park.
The Mountain Farm Museum is locat-ed adjacent to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center two miles north of Cherokee, N.C.
All activities are free and open to the public. For more information call the visitor center at (828) 497-1904.
The centerpiece of the event is the sorghum syrup demonstration, which the national park has provided each fall for almost 40 years. The syrup is made much the same way it was pro-duced a hundred or more years ago, using a horse-powered cane mill and wood-fired cooker.
The syrup-making demonstration is provided by Swain County High School through a cooperative agreement with the Park and Great Smoky Mountains Association.
Other activities during the day will include hearth cooking, apple butter and apple cider making, blacksmith-ing, lye soap making, food preser-vation, broom making, quilting, and chair bottoming.
Artifacts and historic photographs from the national park’s collection will also be on display.
Music will be provided by Marshall Crowe and the Bluegrass Singers.
Featured participants include Ron and Suzanne Joyner from Big Horse Creek Farm in Ashe County, N.C. whose small, family-owned orchard and nursery maintains more than 300 varieties of custom-grafted heirloom apple trees; Annie Lee Bryson from Sylva, N.C., making cornshuck dolls; the Woodard family from Bryson City, N.C., making hominy; and Roy Henson from Tennessee will provide a display of traditional toys.
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Maryann Zbell and Ann Hill, park volunteers, demonstrate cooking over an open fire as part of the Fall Harvest Celebration at Mountain Farm Museum.
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