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The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 351 ■ December 17, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents Thursday INSIDE Nation PAGE A15 FTC filing suit against Intel Chip maker accused of trying to snuff out competition Local & State A1-6 Calendar A2 Opinion A7 Sports A8-9 Advice A14 Comics A14 Classifieds A10-13 Nation A5 World A5 Index The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214. Corrections Weather Today Sunny High: 47° Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 29° DETAILS, PAGE A6 5Dear Santa Letters to Santa in today’s issue of The Mountain Press INSIDE “Sy” Brent Chandler, 55 Louise Gunby, 90 Jason Wayne Henry, 31 James B. Huskey, 74 Lucy Latham Rogers Mildred Trentham, 79 Obituaries DETAILS, PAGE A4 5Tiger’s roar Woods is still the best, named Athlete of decade SPORTS, PAGE A8 Please, Mr. Postman Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press Students from Mark Mundo’s and Sarah Mundo’s kinder- garten classes at Sevierville Primary School visit the Sevierville Post Office to mail Christmas cards and learn a little bit about how the sys- tem works. At left, Sevierville postal employee Mark Fields explains the process of mailing the cards with the classes. A $4,000 gift from Tommy and Denise Dorsey of Sevierville has boosted The Santa Fund. The drive now stands at $15,084. Tommy Dorsey said he and his wife made the contribution in memory of their fathers, Stanley Dorsey and Gordon “Bud” Ireland. The Dorseys also appreciate that The Santa Fund benefits senior citi- zens as well as children. “I understand children are the future, but Denise and I believe not enough attention and effort is given to our seniors,” Tommy Dorsey said in making the donation. He said he hopes Sevier County will step up in the final days of the drive to support The Santa Fund. Other new donations to the fund: ■ $1,000: The International Gift Exposition in the Smokies, by owners Susan Mills and Jerry Mayer ■ $250: Anonymous ■ $250: Anonymous ■ $250: Anonymous ■ $250: Anonymous ■ $200: In honor of Jesus Christ and 21 grand- children, by John and Jo Lee ■ $50: Bob and Janet McMahan ■ $50: With thanks for our wonderful friends, by Russell and Patricia Brien ■ $50: In honor of Dillon and Austin Canova, by Leovijildo Mendoza ■ $50: In memory of Betty Collins, by John and Linda Collins ■ $50: In memory of our precious daughter, Honey, by Gregg and Tracy Price ■ $50: In memory of Sarah “Mom” Ogle, by Constable Bryan Lee Ogle ■ $50: In memory of Rev. Rex and Blanche Waters, by Larry Waters ■ $30: Anonymous ■ $25: Robert and Linda Rutherford The Santa Fund, coordi- nated by Jana Thomasson, publisher of The Mountain Press, pays for gifts for senior citizens who signed up through Douglas Cherokee and children who are members of the Boys & Girls clubs. The drive ends Friday, but donations made after that will still be gratefully accepted. Contributions can be made in two ways: ■ Mail to The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville 37864 ■ In person at our offic- es, Riverbend Drive across from TRW in Sevierville, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. All contributions will be acknowledged in The Mountain Press, unless the donor wishes to remain anonymous. Donations also can be made in memory or honor of other people. Dorseys provide big boost to Santa Fund Staff Jana Thomasson, publisher of The Mountain Press, accepts a $4,000 donation to The Santa Fund from Tommy Dorsey. He and his wife Denise made the donation in memory of their late fathers. By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer GATLINBURG — Parts of one of Sevier County’s most well-known high-end subdivisions are headed to the foreclosure auction block after its developers found them- selves cutting their loses with the real estate market crash. Two parcels in the Norton Creek community, which is located off the Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, valued at more than $4.8 million are set to be sold to the highest bidder after the developers went into default on loans from Silly Creek Investments LLC. Robin Turner, one of the own- ers of Norton Creek and its main overseer, admits the real estate market crash blindsided the ritzy neighborhood, sending new home sales crashing just as things at Norton Creek were really taking off. Especially hard hit in the current recession have been sales of high- end homes, further adding to the woes at the local development. “It has not performed as well as we had hoped it would,” Turner concedes. “In the last two years that’s definitely a true statement. We’re having to protect what we can.” Turner is quick to point out the sale does not mean the end of Norton Creek, just something of a change in direction. The existing development is part of Phase 1 of the overall plan for the community, and Turner says work there will continue as expected. However, Norton Creek LLC will lose control of property that was slated to be part of a future stage of construction. “We’re going to continue with our plans on Phase 1; we still have the same goals. We’re focusing on our current development,” Turner says. “We’re just having to protect what we can.” That means, he explains, regret- Economy cuts into Norton Creek By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer PIGEON FORGE — Planning Commission members Tuesday voted unanimously to over- ride city staff’s opinion in approving an item in their monthly meeting, at the same time offering a rul- ing on a city ordinance that seems to contradict a previous board ruling. At the center of the debate is a rather simple site plan presented by Ross Ogle Jr., who wants to build a ticket sales and orientation facility for his zip line business on property he leases on the Parkway. The only prob- lem is that part of the building encroaches on an adjacent lot Ogle also leases, making city staff believe it violates a city ordinance. That regulation stipu- lates that only one prin- cipal building may be located on any given lot. City staffers read that to mean that only one busi- ness may operate on a property, pointing to an April 2008 Planning Commission vote that fol- lows that guideline. About two or three feet of the proposed 500- square foot sales office would be built over the property line, encroaching on land filled by Fantasy Golf, another Ogle busi- ness. Though the ticket Forge approves site plan See NORTON CREEK, Page A4 See PLAN, Page A4

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The Mountain Press■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 25, No. 351 ■ December 17, 2009 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents

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INSIDE

Nation

Page a15

FTC filing suit against IntelChip maker accused of trying to snuff out competition

Local & State . . . . . A1-6Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . A7Sports . . . . . . . . . . . A8-9Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A14Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A14Classifieds . . . . . . A10-13Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5World . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5

Index

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

Corrections

Weather

TodaySunny

High: 47°

TonightPartly cloudy

Low: 29°

DeTaILS, Page a6

5Dear SantaLetters to Santa in today’s issue of The Mountain Press

InSIDe

“Sy” Brent Chandler, 55 Louise Gunby, 90 Jason Wayne Henry, 31 James B. Huskey, 74 Lucy Latham RogersMildred Trentham, 79

Obituaries

DeTaILS, Page a4

5Tiger’s roar

Woods is still the best, named Athlete of decade

SPorTS, Page a8

Please, Mr. Postman

Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

Students from Mark Mundo’s and Sarah Mundo’s kinder-garten classes at Sevierville Primary School visit the Sevierville Post Office to mail Christmas cards and learn a little bit about how the sys-tem works. At left, Sevierville postal employee Mark Fields explains the process of mailing the cards with the classes.

A $4,000 gift from Tommy and Denise Dorsey of Sevierville has boosted The Santa Fund.

The drive now stands at $15,084.

Tommy Dorsey said he and his wife made the contribution in memory of their fathers, Stanley Dorsey and Gordon “Bud” Ireland. The Dorseys also appreciate that The Santa Fund benefits senior citi-zens as well as children.

“I understand children are the future, but Denise and I believe not enough attention and effort is given to our seniors,” Tommy Dorsey said in making the donation.

He said he hopes Sevier County will step up in the final days of the drive to support The Santa Fund.

Other new donations to the fund:

■ $1,000: The International Gift Exposition in the Smokies, by owners Susan Mills and Jerry Mayer

■ $250: Anonymous

■ $250: Anonymous■ $250: Anonymous■ $250: Anonymous■ $200: In honor of

Jesus Christ and 21 grand-children, by John and Jo Lee

■ $50: Bob and Janet McMahan

■ $50: With thanks for our wonderful friends, by Russell and Patricia Brien

■ $50: In honor of Dillon and Austin Canova, by Leovijildo Mendoza

■ $50: In memory of Betty Collins, by John and Linda Collins

■ $50: In memory of our precious daughter, Honey, by Gregg and Tracy Price

■ $50: In memory of Sarah “Mom” Ogle, by Constable Bryan Lee Ogle

■ $50: In memory of Rev. Rex and Blanche Waters, by Larry Waters

■ $30: Anonymous■ $25: Robert and Linda

RutherfordThe Santa Fund, coordi-

nated by Jana Thomasson, publisher of The Mountain Press, pays for gifts for

senior citizens who signed up through Douglas Cherokee and children who are members of the Boys & Girls clubs.

The drive ends Friday, but donations made after that will still be gratefully accepted.

Contributions can be made in two ways:

■ Mail to The Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4810, Sevierville 37864

■ In person at our offic-es, Riverbend Drive across from TRW in Sevierville, weekdays between 8 a.m.

and 5 p.m.All contributions will

be acknowledged in The Mountain Press, unless the donor wishes to remain anonymous.

Donations also can be made in memory or honor of other people.

Dorseys provide big boost to Santa Fund

Staff

Jana Thomasson, publisher of The Mountain Press, accepts a $4,000 donation to The Santa Fund from Tommy Dorsey. He and his wife Denise made the donation in memory of their late fathers.

By DereK HoDgeSStaff Writer

GATLINBURG — Parts of one of Sevier County’s most well-known high-end subdivisions are headed to the foreclosure auction block after its developers found them-selves cutting their loses with the real estate market crash.

Two parcels in the Norton Creek community, which is located off the Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, valued at more than

$4.8 million are set to be sold to the highest bidder after the developers went into default on loans from Silly Creek Investments LLC.

Robin Turner, one of the own-ers of Norton Creek and its main overseer, admits the real estate market crash blindsided the ritzy neighborhood, sending new home sales crashing just as things at Norton Creek were really taking off. Especially hard hit in the current recession have been sales of high-end homes, further adding to the

woes at the local development.“It has not performed as well as

we had hoped it would,” Turner concedes. “In the last two years that’s definitely a true statement. We’re having to protect what we can.”

Turner is quick to point out the sale does not mean the end of Norton Creek, just something of a change in direction. The existing development is part of Phase 1 of the overall plan for the community, and Turner says work there will

continue as expected.However, Norton Creek LLC will

lose control of property that was slated to be part of a future stage of construction.

“We’re going to continue with our plans on Phase 1; we still have the same goals. We’re focusing on our current development,” Turner says. “We’re just having to protect what we can.”

That means, he explains, regret-

Economy cuts into Norton Creek

By DereK HoDgeSStaff Writer

PIGEON FORGE — Planning Commission members Tuesday voted unanimously to over-ride city staff’s opinion in approving an item in their monthly meeting, at the same time offering a rul-ing on a city ordinance that seems to contradict a previous board ruling.

At the center of the debate is a rather simple site plan presented by Ross Ogle Jr., who wants to build a ticket sales and orientation facility for his zip line business on property he leases on the Parkway. The only prob-lem is that part of the building encroaches on an adjacent lot Ogle also leases, making city staff believe it violates a city ordinance.

That regulation stipu-lates that only one prin-cipal building may be located on any given lot. City staffers read that to mean that only one busi-ness may operate on a property, pointing to an April 2008 Planning Commission vote that fol-lows that guideline.

About two or three feet of the proposed 500-square foot sales office would be built over the property line, encroaching on land filled by Fantasy Golf, another Ogle busi-ness. Though the ticket

Forge approves site plan

See NorToN Creek, Page A4

See PlAN, Page A4

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Editor’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 unless proven guilty in a court of law.

◆ Nathan Richard Bineyard, 19, of 741 Asheville Highway in Kodak, was charged Dec. 16 with underage con-sumption of alcohol. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond.

◆ Rachel Blair, 21, of 984 Goose Gap Road in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 16 with public intoxication and driving without a license. She was being held in lieu of $500 bond.

◆ Robert Wayne Covington, 43, of 612 JG Way in Seymour, was charged Dec. 15 with public intoxication. He was being held in lieu of $250 bond.

◆ Joshua Lynn Gibson, 26, of 1437 Sugar Loaf Mountain Road in Seymour, was charged Dec.15 with violation of probation. He was released on $3,500 bond.

◆ Carlos Velasquez Hernandes, 23, of 3029 Jess Wilson #21 in Pigeon Forge, was charged Dec. 15 with DUI, driving with-out a license and finan-cial responsibility law. He was released on $2,500 bond.

◆ Lester Wayne Latham Sr., 52, of 1007 Little Alpine Road in Seymour, was charged Dec. 15 with a felony warrant from general sessions court. He was being held.

◆ Nathan John Lee, 34, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was charged Dec. 15 with contempt of court. He was released on $1,000.03 bond.

◆ Kala J. Maples, 41, of 955 Kyker Fairy Road in Kodak, was charged Dec. 15 with driving while revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia and two misdemeanor warrants from general sessions court. She was

being held.◆ Clifford Wayne

McClendon, 46, of Charleston, Tenn., was charged Dec. 16 with theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000 and a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court. He was being held in lieu of $4,000 bond.

◆ Angela Renee Mullins, 35, of Knoxville, was charged Dec. 15 with a circuit court warrant and violation of probation.

She was released.◆ Deborah Sue Smith,

43, of 3165 Autumn Oak Circle in Kodak, was charged Dec. 15 with theft of property worth $10,000 to $50,000. She was being held in lieu of $3,500 bond.

◆ Donna Lynn Zsizeri, 35, of 3154 West Over Drive in Sevierville, was charged Dec. 15 with vio-lation of probation. She was released on $3,000 bond.

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ThursDAy, Dec. 17Women’s Bible Study

Garlands of Grace wom-en’s Bible study:

n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge

n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road

n 6:30 p.m. Seymour UMC, back entrance

n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room

TOPSTOPS weight loss chapter

meets at 6 p.m. Parkway Church of God, Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.

Hot Meals Smoky Mountain Area

Rescue Ministries pro-vides hot meals 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sevierville.

ABWA American Business

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

Submarine Veterans Smoky Mountain sub vets

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

Community BandSmoky Mountain

Community Band free Christmas concert, 7 p.m., Sevierville Civic Center.

Free Skating Free skating at Spin City

skating rink, 6-10 p.m. today only, Pigeon Forge Parkway.

FriDAy, Dec. 18FCE

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

Waldens Creek SingingWaldens Creek Baptist

Church singing 7 p.m.

Blood DriveMedic blood drive 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m., Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center.

sATurDAy, Dec. 19Turkey Shoot

Turkey Shoot 2 p.m. weather permitting, behind Catons Chapel Fire Department, 3109 Pittman Center Road.

Boyds CreekBoyds Creek Baptist

Church Christmas program 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20.

Christmas MusicStudents of Sherry

Marshall perform Christmas music, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Sevier County Health Care Center.

Catlettsburg GameSmoky Mountain Jam

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

Christmas ProgramThe Gathering’s “A

Christmas Tale” 5 p.m. today and 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, 1250 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville. 868-5000.

sunDAy, Dec. 20Bethel Baptist

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

Beech Springs Play“Christmas Shoes” 6:30

p.m., Beech Springs Baptist Church, 337 W. Mount Road, Kodak. 933-0692 or www.beech-springsbaptist.org.

Boyds CreekBoyds Creek Baptist

Church Christmas program 11 a.m.

Kodak Baptist“Purpose of Christmas”

presentation at 6 p.m., Kodak Community Baptist. Food to follow. 591-7981.

Christmas ProgramThe Gathering’s “A

Christmas Tale” 9:30 and

11:30 a.m., 1250 Middle Creek Road, Sevierville. 868-5000.

Walnut Grove ProgramWalnut Grove Baptist

Church Christmas musical, “The King is Coming,” 7 p.m.

MonDAy, Dec. 21Bariatric Support

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

Church MealFirst Baptist Church

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

GateKeepers GateKeepers men’s

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

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 10 a.m. Seymour

Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right side), Chapman and Boyds Highway, Seymour

n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn, Gatlinburg

TuesDAy, Dec. 22Gatekeepers

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

WeDnesDAy, Dec. 23Grace Baptist Service

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

Medic Blood Drive Medic blood drive 11

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

Boyds Creek SingingBoyds Creek Baptist

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

ThursDAy, Dec. 24Seymour Service

Seymour United Methodist Church candlelight service 7 and 11 p.m., with Holy

Communion. 573-9711 or www.seymourumc.org.

St. Paul Episcopal St. Paul Episcopal

Church midnight Mass and carol service 10:30 p.m.; Anglican high Mass and homily at 11:05 p.m., 1028 Boyds Creek Highway, Seymour.

FriDAy, Dec. 27Boyds Creek Singing

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

MonDAy, Dec. 28 GateKeepers

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

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 10 a.m. Seymour

Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right), Chapman and Boyds Highway

n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn

TuesDAy, Dec. 29Gatekeepers

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

WeDnesDAy, Dec. 30Blood Drive

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

ThursDAy, Dec. 31Blood Drive

Medic Blood Drives:n 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Food

City, Sevierville n 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food

City Seymour Donors receive free

T-shirt and cholesterol evaluation.

MonDAy, JAn. 4Prayer In Action

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

GateKeepers GateKeepers men’s com-

munity Bible study, 6:30 p.m., 2445 Scenic Mt. Drive, Sevierville. (865) 310-7831.

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 10 a.m. Seymour

Heights Christian Church (enter last door on right), Chapman and Boyds Highway

n 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Inn

Seymour Story TimePreschool story time 11

a.m. at Seymour Library. 573-0728.

TuesDAy, JAn. 5NARFE

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

Alzheimer’s Support Alzheimer’s Support

group meets 6-7 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 428-2445.

GatekeepersGatekeepers men’s Bible

study, 6:30 p.m. 1328 Old Newport Highway, Sevierville. 908-0591.

Video ContestSevier County Right To

Life video contest open to high school students in Sevier County. Entries due today. 654-7685 or e-mail to [email protected].

WeDnesDAy, JAn. 6Sevierville Story Time

Preschool story time 10:30 a.m., Sevier County Main Library. 453-3532.

Thursday, Jan. 7 Democrats

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Adoptable pets

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Submitted reports

Drunken driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. Last year 327 people died in highway crashes in Tennessee involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

As part of National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will be stepping up its enforcement crackdown to find and remove impaired driv-ers from Tennessee roadways. Troopers will be conducting more than 100 sobriety and driver license checkpoints now

through the New Year’s holiday to get drunken drivers off the road.

In Sevier County there will be a checkpoint the afternoon of Dec. 23 on State Road 338, and again the evening of Dec. 26 at the intersection of White School Road and Sugarloaf Road.

“Ensuring the safety and gen-eral welfare of the public isn’t just a cliché, but a mission the Department of Safety takes seri-ously,” said Safety Commissioner Dave Mitchell.

The holiday season is one of the deadliest and most danger-ous times of the year due to an increase in impaired driv-

ing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, last December 888 people were killed nation-wide in crashes that involved a drunken driver with a blood alco-hol concentration of .08 or high-er. In Tennessee last December 2008, eight people were killed in crashes that involved a drunken driver with a known BAC of .08 or higher, compared to 12 people in December 2007.

The 2009 Christmas holi-day period begins Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. and runs through Dec. 27 at 11:59 p.m. During the 2008 Christmas holiday period, nine people were killed in traffic

crashes on Tennessee roadways.Alcohol was involved in near-ly 29 percent of those crashes, and four of the seven motorists killed were not wearing safety restraints.

The New Year’s holiday period begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 and will end at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 3. Last year 12 people were killed during the New Year’s holiday period, and 42 percent of the fatalities occurred in alcohol-related crashes.

During the past decade, research shows the number of drunken female drivers involved in fatal crashes has increased in 10 states, including Tennessee.

THP on lookout for drunk drivers

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Brown on ETPA board

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Terri Brown of Wears Valley represents Sevier County on the board of the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance. ETPA supports and pro-motes preservation activities and education about natural, cultural, and historic resources in East Tennessee. ETPA also serve as a consor-tium of not-for-profit preservation groups in East Tennessee. Brown recently attended ETPA’s annual holiday party at Glenmore Mansion in Jefferson City. She is pictured here with Helen Gray, president of Glenmore’s board; and Scott Brooks, president of ETPA.

Spud is a year-old Terrier mix. Tater is a 2-year-old Siamese mix. Adoption fee for cats and dogs is $100 and covers their first set of vaccinations, spay/neuter and microchip. The Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

SEYMOUR — St. Paul Episcopal Church will be holding a special midnight Mass and carol service beginning at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24 to celebrate the nativity.

There will be congrega-tional singing of Christmas carols, as well as anthems by the Chancel Choir and featured soloist Vikki McCombie.

The singing will be fol-lowed by an Anglican high Mass and homily begin-ning at 11:05 p.m., the Rev. A. Henry Swann celebrat-ing.

All are welcome to attend these services at the church, which is located at 1028 Boyds Creek Highway in Seymour.

The church office phone number is 577-1255, or visit www.StPaulEpiscopalChurch.org for more information.

St. Paul holding special service

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Arthritis affects 1.5 mil-lion Tennesseans and is the leading cause of disability in the United States.

It is a chronic disease that targets the joints of the body. Common symp-toms include joint pain, aching, stiffness and swell-ing.

Though arthritis tends to be debilitating, it can be effectively managed through a variety of meth-ods. There is growing evi-dence that low-impact, slow motion exercise is an essential tool in relieving arthritic pain and fatigue.

On Jan. 21, Sevier County Extension will be offering an Arthritis Foundation tai chi pro-gram. The seven-session program is designed for people with arthritis to reduce pain and stiffness, help maintain or improve mobility, muscle strength, memory and balance.

Individuals of all ages and mobility levels may benefit from the low-im-pact course.

Classes will be held every Thursday, Jan. 21 through Feb. 25, with one addition-al class on Feb. 23. Each class will be from 6 to 7 p.m. and be held at the UT Extension Office near the Fairgrounds. The cost of the seven sessions is $40.

The Harvard Medical School referred to tai chi as “medication in motion” because of its overall health benefits. For more infor-mation or to sign up for the program, contact Linda Hyder, Sevier County UT Extension, at 453-3695 or e-mail to [email protected]. Registration is needed by Jan. 15.

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sales facility for that opera-tion wouldn’t be sharing a lot with the proposed build-ing, city staffers still felt the plan would violate the ordi-nance and, therefore, rec-ommended it be denied.

“Our recommendation is that it not be approved based on those reasons,” Chief Planner David Taylor said.

The ensuing discussion wended its way through a number of possible solu-tions to the concerns, from resubdividing the properties to subleasing the space to submitting a new plan that shows all the Ogles’ busi-nesses in the area as one planned unit development, which would avoid the prob-lem entirely. At one point Ogle even suggested that he build the facility as part of Fantasy Golf and operate it as the zip line sales center, an idea city attorney Jim Gass said would not be a proper or legal solution.

Taylor also pointed out the building could be moved a few feet over to be entirely on one lot that does not have another business on it. Ogle dismissed the sug-gestion.

“I just don’t think it would be as appealing to the pub-lic,” he said.

After much debate, it seemed commission mem-ber Bill Howell was ready to move.

“Guys, I’ve looked at it,” he told the group. “The only thing that’s encroaching is some landscaping. I under-stand this is a gray area, but I think we can approve this.”

Howell made a motion to do just that and it got unani-mous support. That meant the group later had to offer its opinion as the Board of Zoning Appeals, which is made up of the same mem-bership, that a reading of the ordinance actually does

show it says two buildings, rather than businesses. That also got a thumbs-up from the full board.

On one of its lightest agendas ever, the Planning Commission also voted to approve a request from MF Billboards LLC to relocate and consolidate a billboard on the Parkway in front of the Belle Island site to the parking lot in front of Alf’s at 1965 Parkway.

A planned unit devel-opment for Lots 1-5 of Brookstone Village wasn’t so lucky, though. The group last month rejected the pro-posal, with no one there to represent it because of a breakdown in communica-tions between the planning staff and the developer.

This time, though engi-neer David Hurst was at the meeting to defend the plan, the group once again voted unanimously to reject it on concerns about possible side effects of the proposal.

The plan calls for locating five new 24-foot by 24-foot units on Brookstone Way in an area that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has iden-tified as a wet weather con-veyance area — in layman’s terms, a ditch that drains the development when it rains. The idea of filling that in to build the units has worried several planning officials.

“The front of these cabins is going to be in that ditch,” Howell said. “I can under-stand their plight, but this lot is just not suitable for

any more development.”Beyond the drainage

issues, city planning staff point out the construction would require cutting into a steep bank behind the prop-erties that supports several other units. Though the developer plans to build a retaining wall, Taylor still worried the work could compromise the founda-tions of those structures.

Hurst defended the plan, pointing out it has all the needed signatures, includ-ing from stormwater offi-cials, and meets all city requirements.

“We meet all the subdi-vision regulations and all the criteria the Planning Commission has set forth for this type of develop-ment,” Hurst said. “It’s not anything that’s going to be done haphazardly.”

Hurst pointed out the plan calls for putting in under-ground detention basins to deal with the runoff issue, while a civil engineer has said nothing in the plan would cause problems for the existing structures.

The group wasn’t con-vinced, though, and this time went with the staff’s recommendation in their denial.

Also denied was a vari-ance request before the Board of Zoning Appeals that would have allowed vehicles at a multi-family dwelling to back onto a pub-lic road, something that’s not allowed under city codes.

The home at 428 Indian

Knob Circle was slated to be a single-family home, but the builder has since decided to put a pair of apartments in the base-ment. He also constructed the parking with only the option for backing onto the street despite not having the needed permission.

As it turns out, the property owner may have done more harm for his plans than good by bring-ing them before the com-mission. During the dis-cussion, board member Jay Ogle pointed out the lot the structure sits on is only 9,900-square-feet, but city ordinances require a 10,000-square-foot lot for duplexes. It’s unclear if that will net the owner a cita-tion.

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fully having to let the prop-erty in default go to ensure money is available for com-pleting the first phase. That will result in a loss of more than 125 acres in auctions set for 10 and 11 a.m. Dec. 29, according to classified advertisements that ran in The Mountain Press this week.

It seems likely, as is usu-ally the case, the group holding the note will buy the property. If that’s the case, Turner believes the group could continue work there itself or sell it to a like-minded organization.

“They have the same goals for the property we do,” Turner says.

Though Turner main-tains he’s optimistic about

the future of the develop-ment, he is forthcoming about concerns he shares with most everyone in the real estate industry.

“There is great concern out there,” Turner says. “With real estate, no one knows what the future will hold. If I was to tell you I wasn’t concerned, I think you’d have a reason to sug-gest I be locked up in an insane asylum.”

Still, he says other hold-ings he has a stake in are doing well, boiling the issue down to just finding ways to survive the slump.

“WonderWorks and the other attractions we have here and in other locations are doing well,” Turner says. “We’re just focusing on what we can do now and waiting it out.”

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In Memoriam

Lucy Latham Rogers Lucy Latham Rogers, loving Mother and pre-

cious “Mumsi” passed away peacefully in her home on December 12th, 2009. Lucy was born in Sevierville, TN, graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Lincoln Memorial University and went on to earn her Master’s Degree from the Library School of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. Lucy moved to Holly Hill in 1947 and married Lynn Rogers of Maryville, TN. She was an active and devoted member of the Union Congregational United Church of Christ serving in many capacities of leadership, fellowship and service. Lucy touched countless lives as a life long educator and librarian. Lucy loved to spend time with her family, was an avid gardener and she loved to travel and see the world.

Lucy was preceded in death by her Mother Jane Rule Latham and Father Laban A. Latham, her hus-band Lynn, and her nine siblings, Henry Freeman Latham, Verlan H. Latham, Fred W. Latham, Earl B. Latham, Sam A. Latham, Ola L. Parsons, Euna L. Harris, Iva L. Latham and William (Bill) M. Latham. She is survived by her loving daugh-ter Ginger Lynne Shelton and her husband Joe of Orlando, her beloved granddaughter April Lynne Shelton of Orlando, two sisters-in-law, Kate Dunaway and Olive Latham of Sevierville, TN, and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, c/o Doris Phelps, 1524 Tarwater Rd., Sevierville, TN 37876.

Graveside service 11 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Shiloh Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Ely officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2009, at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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In Memoriam

Mildred Fay Trentham

Mildred Fay Trentham, age 79, of Seymour, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin L. Trentham, parents John and Edna Whaley, sisters Jean Whaley and Jewel Whaley, and brothers Jay Whaley, Bud Whaley, and Elmer Whaley.

Survivors: daughter, Janice Trentham; son and daughter-in-law, Calvin and Louise Trentham Jr.; sister, Mary Trentham; grandchildren, Scott and Stacy Trentham, Patricia Trentham; great-grand-children, Samantha Trentham, Jacob Trentham; sisters-in-law, Betty Trentham, Emma Trentham; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Nelson and Mable Trentham; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service at 7 p.m. Friday, December 18, in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Chaplain Phil Groos officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Saturday in Hatcher Cemetery in Wears Valley. The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, December 18, at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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In Memoriam

Stewart “Sy” Brent Chandler

Stewart “Sy” Brent Chandler, age 55, of Sevierville passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Juanita Burden Chandler, sisters, Shirley Harris, Lois Branner, grandparents, Stewart Burden and Lee Tate, Charlie and Ada Chandler.

Survivors: brothers, Richard and Mary Chandler, Charles and Gwendolyn Chandler; sister, Ruby and Dr. Henry Lindsey; brother-in-law, Walt Branner; aunt and uncle, Frank and Martha Bowden; several nieces, nephews, friends and relatives.

Graveside service 2 p.m. Friday in New Salem Cemetery with Elder Zack Flack officiating.

Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home Sevierville.

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James B. HuskeyJames B. Huskey, 74, of

Loudon, formerly of Sevierville, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009.

Survivors: wife, Nancy McNabb Huskey; children and spouses, Bobby Huskey of Virginia, Ronnie Huskey of Knoxville, Chris and Toni Huskey of Seymour, Donna Cloutier of Andersonville; 11 grandchil-dren; six great-grandchildren; step-daughter, Sandra Hoaglan; step-son, Michael McNabb; five step-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Jack Henson of Knoxville, Johnny Faye and Ronnie Stinnett of Dandridge, Louise and Ray Beck of Pigeon Forge.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Click Funeral Home with funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the Huskey family.

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Louise Lawson GunbyLouise Lawson Gunby, 90, of

Sevierville, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Mrs. Gunby was born in Knoxville and later moved South Florida. She spent her final years at Fort Sanders Nursing Home.

Survivors: son, Bruce Johnson; granddaughter, Kelly Johnson; two great-grandsons; sister, Betty Scott.

The family will receive friends 10 a.m. to noon Thursday with funeral service to follow at noon in the East Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home. The Rev. Jerry Hyder will officiate. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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Jason Wayne HenryJason Wayne Henry, 31 of

Sevierville, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.

Survivors: daughter, Chelsea; grandmother, Queenie Campbell; brother and sister-in-law, Jessie and Amanda Henry; sister, Tisha Henry Reed and husband Fredrick Reed Jr.; nephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, donations

may be made to benefit the family.

Family and friends will meet noon Friday at Alder Branch Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The Rev. Ronnie Reagan will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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50 needles foundin body of child

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doc-tor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.

Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski told The Associated Press that surgeons hope to remove most of the needles — some as long as 2 inches (5 centime-ters)— but because some are stuck in his lungs, they have to wait until the child’s breathing improves.

Some cannot be removed.

Executive payinfo required

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators voted Wednesday to require companies to reveal more information about how they pay their top execu-tives amid a public outcry over compensation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-to-1 to expand the disclosure requirements for public companies.

Company policies that encouraged excessive risk-taking and rewarded executives for delivering short-term profits were blamed for fueling the financial crisis.

The SEC also changed a formula that critics say allowed companies to understate how much their senior executives are paid.

Stewardess callalerted pilots

WASHINGTON (AP) — A single call from a flight attendant to the pilots of the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis catapulted the cockpit crew from complacency to chaos.

Interviews with the flight crew and other documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board indicate the pilots were completely unaware of their predica-ment until the moment the intercom rang. They were unaware that they had flown their Airbus A320 with 144 passenger more than 100 miles past their destination, that air traffic controllers and their airline’s dispatchers had been struggling to reach them for more than an hour, or that the mili-tary was at that moment readying fighter jets for an intercept mission.

Home buildingrises in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is weak enough to keep infla-tion in check but strong enough to increase the pace of home construction and raise hopes for a sus-tained recovery.

That was the picture sketched Wednesday by government data show-ing an economy growing, however slowly.

Higher energy prices sent overall con-sumer prices higher in November. But after strip-ping out volatile energy and food prices, inflation disappeared last month.

Electrolux eyesmove to Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Swedish appli-ance maker Electrolux will move its North American headquarters from Georgia and consolidate hundreds of white-collar jobs in North Carolina’s largest city, the company and Gov. Beverly Perdue said Wednesday.

The move would bring about 740 jobs to Charlotte. In return, the company could receive tax breaks and direct grants worth up to $26 million from the state, and could receive more from local governments.

Rock slide saidfactor in death

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A county emergency official said the rock slide blocking U.S. Highway 64 is not just an inconve-nience but is costing lives.

Owen Hensley said at a meeting at Copper Hill that his brother died from a heart attack and was not able to use Highway 64 to get to the hospital

in Chattanooga. Hensley said the blocked highway in Polk County probably wasn’t a factor but it could be for someone else who has a medical emergency.

Academy: Religioustolerance improved

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The Air Force Academy says religious tolerance has improved dramati-

cally since allegations five years ago that evangelical Christians harassed cadets who didn’t share their faith.

Academy superinten-dent Michael Gould says the changes are the result of a topdown campaign to foster respect and accom-modate even nonbelievers.

A task force concluded in 2005 there was no overt discrimination by evangelicals but said the

academy didn’t accom-modate the religious needs of some cadets and staff.

Study: Sea levelrise accelerated

NEW YORK (AP) — Global warming in this century might raise sea levels more than expected in future centuries, says a study that looked at what happened at a time when

Neanderthals roamed Europe.

Unless global warm-ing is curbed or expen-sive measures are taken to hold back rising water, the projected sea level rise could sub-merge about one-third of Florida, southern Manhattan, much of Bangladesh and almost all the Netherlands, for example, researchers said.

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■ Nick JonasNEW YORK (AP) —

Nick Jonas is used to performing in front of screaming fans who know all the words to their f a v o r -ite Jonas Brothers songs.

Now his new band, Nick Jonas & The Administration, is getting ready to perform as the house band for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles. The band will be expected to not only enter-tain but also keep the pace of the show moving.

“I’m excited and hon-ored. ... I think we have about 25 songs to learn,” Jonas said in a recent interview.

“It is deficit-neutral. It bends the cost curve. It cov-ers 30 million Americans who don’t have health insurance, and it has extraordinary insurance

reforms in there to make sure that we’re preventing abuse.”

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worked intensely to satisty another as they grappled with the last, lingering disputes blocking passage of health care

legislation by Christmas.

“The North Koreans have a choice: continued and further isolation or benefits for returning to the six-party talks and dismantling their nuclear weapons

program.” — A senior State Department official in a statement after

announcing that President barack obama has written a per-sonal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong il as part of an intense effort to draw the nation back to disarmament talks.

“In conservative Protestant culture, he’s second only to Billy Graham.”

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Community bandschedules concert

The Smoky Mountain Community Band will have its first Christmas concert at the Sevierville Civic Center at 7 p.m. today.

Admission is free. Refreshments will be pro-vided.

The community band was founded in 2007 by Betty Smelcer, the assistant band director of Sevier County High School.

The band is open to new members. Rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the SCHS band room.

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The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce will have its Christmas open house from 2-5 p.m. today at 811 E. Parkway. Hot apple cider and other food will be served.

Persons are asked to bring nonperishable food items for Sevier County Food Ministries.

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Topless club ownerloses lawsuit appeal

An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit filed by a Memphis topless club owner and three female employees against a county official.

The Circuit Court suit had been filed in 2007 by topless club owner Jerry Westlund and three employees, and was dis-missed last year.

The suit alleged defa-mation after County Commissioner Mike Ritz was quoted in The Commercial Appeal while outlining a sexually orient-ed business ordinance later adopted by the panel.

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Ex-GM workerscan get training

State officials say work-ers displaced by the closure of the Spring Hill General Motors assembly plant are able to get job-training help.

Former employees of the plant, as well as work-ers of suppliers that served the plant, can get training through the Tennessee Career Center in Columbia, near the GM plant.

The Tennessean reported Wednesday that grants totaling $1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go to the South Central Tennessee Workforce Board, which provides services with the Columbia center.

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Convicted rapisttaken to prison

A West Tennessee man who pleaded guilty to multiple sex counts has been taken from the jail in Dresden to a Nashville state prison to begin his 60-year sentence.

Weakley County Sheriff Mike Wilson said two of his deputies took Bruce Tuck, 36, to the Charles Bass Correctional Complex Tuesday morning.

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Man charged forhitting professor

Police arrested a man on charges of hitting a college professor after she dis-covered him seated at her office desk.

Campus spokesman Chuck Cantrell said William Charles Moore II has been charged with simple assault and aggravated assault in the Tuesday incident at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Moore is not a student.

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Today is Thursday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2009. There are 14 days left in the year.

■ Locally a year ago:Participants at

Tuesday’s education summit agreed a second sales tax referendum in the spring would be the best way to get the money to pay for millions in construction needed to keep up with growth. A sales tax hike of .25 percent was defeated in August by fewer than 100 votes.

■ today’s highlight:On Dec. 17, 1903,

Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first suc-cessful manpowered air-plane flights, near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

■ on this date:In 1957, the United

States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercon-tinental ballistic missile for the first time.

In 1989, the animated TV series “The Simpsons” premiered on Fox with a Christmas-themed epi-sode.

■ ten years ago: President Bill Clinton

signed a law letting millions of disabled Americans retain their g o v e r n m e n t - f u n d e d health coverage when they take a job.

■ five years ago: President George W.

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■ thought for today: “A fool and his money

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NASHVILLE (AP) — A LaVergne man is suing Wilson County, claim-ing officials regularly discriminate against blacks when hiring.

The suit, which asks for class action status, was filed Friday in federal court in Nashville.

It claims that when Karl Tartt, an African American, applied for a job with Wilson County as an animal control officer his applica-tion was thrown in the trash and his calls were ignored for a month. When someone finally spoke with him he was told there had not been any open position for six or seven months. This was despite the job

having been advertised within that period.

The suit alleges such treatment is commonplace and that most jobs in Wilson County are never advertised but simply filled through word-of-mouth.

Wilson County attorney Mike Jennings said on Tuesday he had not yet been served with the suit, although he has seen a copy of it.

“I can tell you that Wilson County has an anti-discrimination policy and we do not believe any acts of discrimination in hiring have occurred,” he said.

The suit states that a search of

public records found only 10 job openings were advertised in news-papers in the five-and-a-half-year period between 2003 to June 2, 2009. Nine of those positions were advertised exclusively within Wilson County. The suit further claims some of those 10 advertisements were not placed until after the jobs had been filled and others were placed only very shortly before that.

Reports filed by the county show 145 people were hired between June 2004 and June 2007, the suit states, which means at least 135 positions were likely filled by word-of-mouth during that period.

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I just got a free golf cart. Actually, it cost me $6,490 — but the

dealer, Colin Riley of Tucson, Ariz., points out that there’s a $6,480 federal tax credit on such vehicles. Riley runs ads that say: “FREE ELECTRIC CAR … ! (freeelectriccar.com)”

Some consumers probably assume it’s a car-dealer scam, but it’s not. It’s an Uncle Sam scam.

The tax code is outrageously complex and damaging in many ways, but it is made espe-cially complex and damaging when congressmen use it “creatively” to manipulate us into doing things they deem “socially constructive.” These are things that always bestow advantages on some politically connected manufacturers at the expense of others. After all, you were either planning to buy a golf cart or you weren’t. If you were, the policy is unnecessary. If you weren’t, you were induced to spend money on that product rather than something else. The unseen victim is whoever would have sold you the alternative product.

Such manipulation is at the heart of the entire “green” strategy.

The Wall Street Journal reports that busi-ness is busy taking advantage of the tax cred-it. “Is that about the coolest thing you’ve ever heard?” Roger Gaddis of Ada Electric Cars in Oklahoma said.

I thought “free” golf carts were outrageous enough that the publicity would embarrass Congress into killing the tax credit. I thought the media would be all over it. But even though Riley has received thousands of calls for cars — and sold hundreds — he hasn’t seen much media attention. The Journal commented, “You can’t blame a guy for exploiting loopholes that Congress offers.”

In Florida, Tony Colangelo also sells sub-sidized cars. He said the golf-cart credit is — good for politicians:

“It’s all (about) going green. They want all those gas vehicles off the street. They’d rather have the electric than anything.”

The golf-cart boom follows an IRS ruling that many golf carts qualify for the electric-car credit. A credit is better than a subsidy since you keep money the IRS would have taken. Still, it is an insidious form of manipu-lation used to benefit some forms of industry at the expense of others.

Colangelo says: “I never, in my entire life, got anything back from the government, and I’ve always paid taxes. Why shouldn’t the people who worked hard for their money get something back?”

Because government shouldn’t be in the business of taking money and giving it back! That just gives the venal cretins more power over our lives.

After I drove the car onto my first show last week, viewers wrote in asking how they could get one.

But others got the concept. Sirsickofit writes: “People, please stop

asking for information on the golf carts. ... Stossel is trying to make a point!! If you pur-chase these carts you will be adding to the problems.”

True. I’d like my taxes (and government spend-

ing) cut, too, but I don’t want a manipulative favor from government — I’ll give my cart to charity.

The electric-vehicle subsidy is ludicrous not just because it is a form of industrial pol-icy — which almost always picks losers — it’s also destructive because it creates more pol-lution, not less. That’s because much of the electricity needed for their operation comes from burning coal. As the National Research Council puts it (http://tinyurl.com/yegouhu):

“Although they produce no emissions dur-ing operation, they rely on electricity pow-ered largely by fossil fuels for their fuel and energy intensive battery manufacturing.”

In addition, check out the complexity of the credit (http://tinyurl.com/ycsdkqu):

“(1) $2,500, plus (2) $417 for each kilowatt hour of traction battery capacity in excess of 4 kilowatt hours. Section 30D(b)(1) limits the amount of the credit allowed for a vehicle to amounts ranging from $7,500 to $15,000, depending on the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle.”

How many hours will accountants and tax lawyers waste over that?

Congress makes life worse every time it meets, and green hysteria sucks so many good things from the country.

Government is a meddling presumptuous pain in the neck. The sooner we get it to stop manipulating us through tax laws, the better.

— John Stossel hosts a show on the Fox Business Channel and is the author of “Myth, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel — Why Everything You Know is Wrong.” (C)2009 JFS Productions Inc.

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the government for a redress of grievances.”—united States constitution, amendment one

Chambers of Commerce thanksponsors of E.L.F. golf eventEditor:

We would like to sincerely thank the spon-sors of the recent second annual E.L.F. Mini Golf Tournament coordinated by the Sevierville and Gatlinburg Chambers of Commerce.

The sole purpose of this event is to directly benefit students who attend high schools in Sevier County. This is done by raising funds for both dual enrollment scholarships and an “emergency fund” which will help deserving students in need.

This year’s event raised $3,700, every penny of which will be used by our county’s students.

This event would not be successful or even possible without the support of our sponsors, which included Ripley’s Old MacDonald’s Mini Golf, The Thomas Group, Collier Restaurant Group, Dollywood, Mountain Rentals of

Gatlinburg, Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union, Food City, Sam’s Club, Hank’s Pizza and Oak Tree Lodge. We also genuinely appreciate the support of local businesses and student groups who joined us to play in the tournament.

We hope that everyone will make plans now to join us for the 2010 E.L.F. Mini Golf Tournament next December.

Vicki SimmsGatlinburg Chamber

Brenda B. McCroskeySevierville Chamber

Pigeon Forge’s Robinson earnspraise for stand on spendingEditor:

This letter is in support of Pigeon Forge City Commissioner Randal Robinson and his

effort to represent the taxpayers of the City of Pigeon Forge.

An article printed in the Nov. 27 issue of The Mountain Press seemed to imply that Mr. Robinson was out of line in wanting to discuss expenditures by the Department of Tourism. I am sure the Department of Tourism is man-aged by competent people, but as a taxpayer, I expect my elected representatives, at all lev-els, to be very judicious with taxpayer money. I would hope they carefully would scrutinize payments by all departments.

Mr. Robinson appears to be challenging a practice that has plagued our community far too long — the abdication of responsibil-ity to one or two people in city government. Discussion of the city budget, expenditures and contracts should be engaged in by all the commissioners. Once again I say, good for you, Commissioner Robinson.

Kathleen L. Manscill Pigeon Forge

If you haven’t driven down Middle Creek Road lately and seen the new hospital campus, you really ought to squeeze it into your holiday schedule. It’s quite something to see.

Doctors are already situated in the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Professional Building. Construction on the main hospital building and the Thompson Cancer Center continues. By spring we should have everything up and running throughout the new campus, although weather could still delay the expected completion date.

When we talk about all of the assets Sevier County has, we sometimes forget about our health care system. Many specialists based in Knoxville keep office hours in Sevierville, saving a trip out of town for many seeking special-ized care.

With a new hospital campus about to open, you can expect many more spe-cialists and general practice physicians to find a home in Sevier County. Having

a brand new facility is inviting to many doctors looking to relocate or expand their practices.

The new campus also will be home to Sevier County Ambulance Service, which will move across the street into improved quarters.

It’s important to remember that the new Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, which will be named LeConte Medical Center when it officially opens, is not just a project of owner Covenant Health. This is a true collaborative effort involving local citizens, local gov-ernment and one Dolly Parton.

The land on which the new hospital is being built was a gift from the city of Sevierville and county government. The Thomas Foundation has been rais-ing money to pay for items that won’t be included automatically with the new campus. And Parton performed a bene-fit concert in 2007 at Smokies Park that generated around $500,000, matching it with a personal gift of her own. She

also has been generous through the years donating items for the Thomas Ball auction.

Many people and businesses in this community have made substantial con-tributions to the Thomas Foundation drive. Even if you haven’t forked over cash, you have helped make this new hospital possible simply by using our local doctors and medical center. Not everyone can write a check and make a contribution to a worthy cause, but everyone needs health care.

As our county grows and our new hospital campus proceeds, we’ll have fewer reasons to drive out of town for medical care. That saves time and money, and still ensures you get quality medical care and attention.

Drive down Middle Creek. Look to one side and see what we have now, then glance over at what is rising from the dirt of what once was a textile mill. Look at the future of health care in Sevier County.

Governmentoften painin the neck

The doctor is inHospital campus taking shape and leading us into a bright health care future

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Woods voted top athlete of decade

SPORTS TODAY

BasketballRegular season■ Pigeon Forge at KSA Holiday Classic in Orlando, Fla.■ G-P at Hancock County

BowlingRegular season■ Pigeon Forge at TKA■ Seymour hosts SCHS (@ Pigeon Forge Community Center)

WrestlingRegular season■ Pigeon Forge hosts SCHS, William Blount and Alcoa

By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE — Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck has been named the AFC defensive player of the week for picking off two passes and turning in 10 tackles.

Bulluck’s two intercep-tions in last week’s 47-7 win over St. Louis was the second multi-interception game of his career.

Bulluck also tied for the team-lead in tackles as the defense held the NFL’s second-leading

rusher Steven Jackson to a season-low 47 yards on 19 carries.

It was the fifth time this season Bulluck has tied or led the team in tackles.

This makes the second AFC defensive player of the week award for Bulluck in his career with Tennessee, his first since Week 3 of the 2007 sea-son.

The 10-year veter-an will be a free agent after this season. He was Tennessee’s first-round choice in 2000.

Michael Conroy/AP

Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck leaves the field carrying in his helmet the football that he returned 61 yards for a touchdown in the second quar-ter in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002. Tennessee won, 23-15.

Bulluck named AFC defensive player of week

NFL GRIDIRON

By DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf Writer

Even after a shocking sex scandal that tarnished Tiger Woods, it was tough to ignore what he achieved on the golf course.

He won 64 times around the world, including 12 majors, and hoisted a tro-phy on every continent golf is played. He lost only one time with the lead going into the final round. His 56 PGA Tour victories in one incom-parable decade were more than anyone except four of golf’s greatest players won in their careers.

Woods was selected Wednesday as the Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press in a vote that was more about 10 years of performance than nearly three weeks of sala-cious headlines.

Just like so many of his victories, it wasn’t much of a contest.

Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast since last month by editors at U.S. newspapers that are mem-bers of the AP. More than half of the ballots were returned after the Nov. 27 car accident outside his Florida home that set off sensational tales of infidel-ity.

Lance Armstrong, a can-cer survivor who won the Tour de France six times this decade, finished sec-ond with 33 votes. He was followed by Roger Federer, who won more Grand Slam

singles titles than any other man, with 25 votes.

Record-setting Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps came in fourth with 13 votes, followed by New England quarterback Tom Brady (6) and sprinter Usain Bolt (4). Five other athletes received one vote apiece.

Woods, who has not been seen since the accident and has issued only three state-ments on his Web site, was not made available to com-ment about the award.

Few other athletes have changed their sport quite like Woods. His influence has been so powerful that TV ratings spiked whenever he played, even more when he has been in contention. Prize money has quadrupled since he joined the PGA Tour because of his broad appeal.

A new image emerged quickly in the days follow-ing his middle-of-the-night accident, when he ran his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree. He became the butt of late-night TV jokes, eventually confessed that he “let my family down” with “transgressions” and lost a major sponsorship from Accenture.

Even so, AP members found his work on the golf course over the last 10 years without much of a blemish. Woods took an early lead in balloting, and continued to receive roughly the same percentage of votes through-out the process.

“Despite the tsunami of negative publicity that will

likely tarnish his image, there’s no denying that Woods’ on-the-course accomplishments set a new standard of dominance with-in his sport while making golf more accessible to the masses,” wrote Stu Whitney, sports editor of the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader.

“The only proof needed are the television ratings when Tiger plays in a golf tournament, compared to those events when others

have to carry the load.”Woods tumbled from the

pinnacle of his sport in just about three weeks. The 10 years that preceded that fall, however, represented per-haps the greatest decade in golf history.

He won the career Grand Slam three times over, including one U.S. Open by a record 15 shots at Pebble Beach and another U.S. Open on a mangled leg in a playoff at Torrey Pines. He

twice won the British Open at St. Andrews, the home of golf, by a combined 13 shots.

Woods won 56 times on the PGA Tour this decade, a rate of 30 percent that is unprecedented in golf. Nine of those victories were by at least eight shots. He was No. 1 in the world ranking for all but 32 weeks in the decade, that when he was revamping his swing.

He did his best work in

the biggest events.Along with his 12 majors

this decade — he has 14 overall, four short of the record held by Jack Nicklaus — Woods was runner-up in six other majors. He won 14 times out of 27 appear-ances in the World Golf Championships.

Woods finished the decade with $81,547,410 in earnings from his PGA Tour events, an average of $482,529 per tournament.

Rob Carr/AP file

This is an Aug. 20, 2006, file photo showing Tiger Woods celebrating after winning 88th PGA Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club Sunday, in Medinah, Ill.

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — NFL rushing leader Chris Johnson says speedy Miami Dolphins receiver Ted Ginn Jr. became a no-show when they arranged a foot race during a pool party on Miami Beach.

“We were going to race down Ocean Drive,” Johnson said Wednesday. “I walked down to the street, and he never showed up.”

The subject arose dur-ing a conference call with South Florida media. Johnson and his Tennessee Titans play the Dolphins on Sunday.

Johnson said the race was arranged at a party last offseason attended by Ginn, Dolphins teammate Joey Porter and other NFL

players.“Him and Joey Porter

were talking about how he could beat me,” Johnson said. “When it came down to it, he was a no-show.”

Johnson has rushed for 1,626 yards this season and could become the sixth player to reach the 2,000 milestone. He had a time of 4.24 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine last year and considers himself the league’s fastest player.

So he’s faster than Ginn?

“That’s not even a legiti-mate question,” Johnson said.

Is he faster than Olympic champion Usain Bolt?

“That’s a better ques-tion,” Johnson said. “I think I would beat him like

NFL GRIDIRON

Johnson says Ginn a no-show for race

in the 50.”Johnson said he has

never taken part in the sort of challenge race arranged

with Ginn.“They say they want to,”

he said, “but they end up backing out.”

John Russell/AP

Titans RB Chris Johnson (28) runs for a TD on a 66-yard pass-play against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday in Nashville. Titans WR Nate Washington, right, looks on.

PREP HOOPS

Tigers take a tripBy COBEY HITCHCOCK

Sports Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pigeon Forge Tigers boys’ basketball team headed out of school early Wednesday morning and hopped a 9 a.m. bus to catch a flight out of Knoxville for the final destination of Orlando, Fla., for four days filled with fun and games with weather forecasts in the mid-70s.

The Tigers will be playing in the KSA Holiday Classic hoops tournament, but the trip most certainly won’t be all business for the Pigeon Forge bunch, who paid for the jaunt through many dedicated hours of fundraising efforts.

The entire team arrived at its destination in Orlando at 2 p.m Wednesday, and the group hit the ground running.

After checking into their accommodations and then organizing a trip to some Disney food complex, the team was on another bus at about 6 p.m. Wednesday to go to an Orlando Magics basketball game.

“We’ve been kind of rushed, we really haven’t had time to relax, but it’s been fun and we’re having a good time,” said Tigers coach Jonathan Shultz. “The trip down here went well.”

The Tigers will get some rest before tonight’s 5 p.m. contest against the Episcopal School of Acadiana Falcons out of Louisiana.

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NFC Individual LeadersWeek 14

Quarterbacks Att Com Yds tD Intbrees, Nor 432 302 3832 32 10Favre, MIN 433 295 3341 27 6rodgers, GbY 444 291 3579 25 7romo, DAl 444 276 3574 22 7McNabb, pHl 336 206 2702 18 7Warner, ArI 433 289 3181 23 13Manning, NYG 417 252 3316 23 11Campbell, WAs 398 260 2946 17 12Hasselbeck, sEA 375 232 2400 14 8Ale. smith, sNF 276 168 1721 15 9

Rushers Att Yds Avg lG tDJackson, stl 285 1279 4.49 58 4peterson, MIN 269 1200 4.46 64t 14Williams, CAr 210 1104 5.26 77 7r. Grant, GbY 247 1068 4.32 62t 7M. turner, Atl 177 864 4.88 58t 10Gore, sNF 162 835 5.15 80t 7Jacobs, NYG 202 782 3.87 31 5Kev. smith, DEt 217 747 3.44 31 4M. barber, DAl 166 716 4.31 35 4p. thomas, Nor 135 713 5.28 34t 5

Receivers No Yds Avg lG tDst. smith, NYG 85 1053 12.4 51 5Fitzgerald, ArI 85 991 11.7 34t 10Witten, DAl 77 793 10.3 44 1t. Gonzalez, Atl 75 788 10.5 27 5boldin, ArI 68 803 11.8 44 4s. rice, MIN 67 1075 16.0 63 5r. White, Atl 67 915 13.7 90t 8ve. Davis, sNF 66 815 12.3 42 11Houshmand, sEA 65 721 11.1 53 3burleson, sEA 63 812 12.9 44t 3

Punt Returners No Yds Avg lG tDDe. Jackson, pHl 23 409 17.8 85t 2Crayton, DAl 28 380 13.6 82t 2reynaud, MIN 20 224 11.2 36 0Munnerlyn, CAr 21 223 10.6 37 0C. smith, tAM 23 232 10.1 21 0Weems, Atl 20 198 9.9 24 0Northcutt, DEt 19 178 9.4 43 0Amendola, stl 22 196 8.9 30 0burleson, sEA 30 254 8.5 29 0breaston, ArI 28 227 8.1 64 0

Kickoff Returners No Yds Avg lG tDC. smith, tAM 31 902 29.1 83 0Harvin, MIN 34 986 29.0 101t 2Knox, CHI 30 865 28.8 102t 1roby, Nor 37 1000 27.0 97t 1Weems, Atl 41 1072 26.1 62 0Manning, CHI 21 520 24.8 44 0Howling, ArI 41 1013 24.7 99t 1Amendola, stl 52 1276 24.5 58 0E. Hobbs, pHl 20 481 24.1 63 0M. robinson, sNF 17 402 23.6 40 0

ScoringTouchdowns

tD rush rec ret ptspeterson, MIN 14 14 0 0 84ve. Davis, sNF 11 0 11 0 66Austin, DAl 10 0 10 0 60Fitzgerald, ArI 10 0 10 0 60Gore, sNF 10 7 3 0 60Jackson, pHl 10 1 7 2 60M. turner, Atl 10 10 0 0 60Colston, Nor 9 0 9 0 54Meachem, Nor 9 0 8 0 54shiancoe, MIN 9 0 9 0 54

Kicking pAt FG lG ptsAkers, pHl 37-39 27-31 52 118tynes, NYG 38-38 25-30 52 113longwell, MIN 45-45 22-23 52 111Crosby, GbY 34-35 24-32 52 106Carney, Nor 50-52 13-17 46 89Mare, sEA 25-25 21-23 47 88

AFC Individual LeadersWeek 14

Quarterbacks Att Com Yds tD Intp. rivers, sND 406 263 3583 22 7p. Manning, IND 502 342 3905 29 14roethlisberg, pIt 400 273 3346 19 11schaub, HoU 473 324 3814 24 13brady, NWE 490 320 3830 23 11v. Young, tEN 183 113 1383 7 3orton, DEN 410 258 2904 16 8Flacco, bAl 426 270 3111 15 11Garrard, JAC 412 250 2987 10 6C. palmer, CIN 390 237 2641 17 10

Rushers Att Yds Avg lG tDJohnson, tEN 272 1626 5.98 91t 11t. Jones, NYJ 263 1167 4.44 71t 11Jones-Drew, JAC 251 1136 4.53 80t 14benson, CIN 257 1065 4.14 42 6r. rice, bAl 194 1041 5.37 59t 7Williams, MIA 200 975 4.88 68t 10Mendenhall, pIt 194 940 4.85 60 5Moreno, DEN 205 837 4.08 36 5F. Jackson, bUF 176 731 4.15 43 2Addai, IND 197 729 3.70 21 9

Receivers No Yds Avg lG tDWelker, NWE 105 1158 11.0 58 4Wayne, IND 87 1078 12.4 39 9Marshall, DEN 86 1008 11.7 75t 9Dal. Clark, IND 82 902 11.0 80t 8A.Johnson, HoU 81 1237 15.3 72t 8H. Ward, pIt 76 943 12.4 52t 6Gates, sND 71 1038 14.6 56 5s. Holmes, pIt 70 1080 15.4 57 3r. Moss, NWE 69 1074 15.6 71t 9r. rice, bAl 68 652 9.6 63 1

Punt Returners No Yds Avg lG tDCribbs, ClE 27 377 14.0 67t 1Welker, NWE 24 312 13.0 69 0Cosby, CIN 35 395 11.3 60 0E. royal, DEN 29 322 11.1 71t 1Jac. Jones, HoU 36 397 11.0 62 0logan, pIt 24 203 8.5 25 0leonhard, NYJ 21 173 8.2 37 0sproles, sND 21 173 8.2 77t 1b. Wade, KAN 20 156 7.8 18 0bess, MIA 25 194 7.8 22 0

Kickoff Returners No Yds Avg lG tDGinn Jr., MIA 36 1009 28.0 101t 2Jac. Jones, HoU 21 579 27.6 95t 1logan, pIt 44 1175 26.7 83 0Webb, bAl 33 861 26.1 95t 1Charles, KAN 35 901 25.7 97t 1Cribbs, ClE 47 1206 25.7 98t 1F. Jackson, bUF 32 820 25.6 71 0E. royal, DEN 26 621 23.9 93t 1sproles, sND 47 1115 23.7 66 0Withersp., JAC 24 568 23.7 42 0

ScoringTouchdowns

tD rush rec ret ptsJones-Drew, JAC 14 14 0 0 84Chr. Johnson, tEN 13 11 2 0 80Addai, IND 12 9 3 0 72ri. Williams, MIA 12 10 2 0 72t. Jones, NYJ 11 11 0 0 66McGahee, bAl 11 9 2 0 66tomlinson, sND 10 10 0 0 60r. Moss, NWE 9 0 9 0 56b. Marshall, DEN 9 0 9 0 54Wayne, IND 9 0 9 0 54

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PANew England 8 5 0 .615 348 234Miami 7 6 0 .538 292 306N.Y. Jets 7 6 0 .538 275 211buffalo 5 8 0 .385 215 271

South W L T Pct PF PAx-Indianapolis 13 0 0 1.000 359 217Jacksonville 7 6 0 .538 235 287Tennessee 6 7 0 .462 293 323Houston 6 7 0 .462 311 273

North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 9 4 0 .692 264 217baltimore 7 6 0 .538 319 218pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 278 244Cleveland 2 11 0 .154 158 315

West W L T Pct PF PAsan Diego 10 3 0 .769 362 259Denver 8 5 0 .615 256 230oakland 4 9 0 .308 155 316Kansas City 3 10 0 .231 206 342NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PAphiladelphia 9 4 0 .692 373 273Dallas 8 5 0 .615 296 233N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 341 331Washington 4 9 0 .308 234 251

South W L T Pct PF PAx-New orleans 13 0 0 1.000 466 274Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 302 305Carolina 5 8 0 .385 225 282tampa bay 1 12 0 .077 190 356

North W L T Pct PF PAy-Minnesota 11 2 0 .846 389 243Green bay 9 4 0 .692 344 243Chicago 5 8 0 .385 247 291Detroit 2 11 0 .154 209 406

West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 8 5 0 .667 306 258san Francisco 6 7 0 .417 269 242seattle 5 8 0 .385 250 301st. louis 1 12 0 .077 146 361

x-clinched divisiony-clinched playoff spot

———Thursday’s GamesCleveland 13, pittsburgh 6Sunday’s GamesHouston 34, seattle 7Green bay 21, Chicago 14baltimore 48, Detroit 3New orleans 26, Atlanta 23buffalo 16, Kansas City 10Indianapolis 28, Denver 16New England 20, Carolina 10N.Y. Jets 26, tampa bay 3Miami 14, Jacksonville 10Minnesota 30, Cincinnati 10Tennessee 47, St. Louis 7Washington 34, oakland 13san Diego 20, Dallas 17philadelphia 46, N.Y. Giants 38Monday’s Gamesan Francisco 24, Arizona 9 Thursday, Dec. 17Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 8:20 p.m.Saturday’s GamesDallas at New orleans, 8:20 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 20Miami at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Houston at st. louis, 1 p.m.Chicago at baltimore, 1 p.m.New England at buffalo, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.san Francisco at philadelphia, 1 p.m.oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati at san Diego, 4:05 p.m.tampa bay at seattle, 4:15 p.m.Green bay at pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.Minnesota at Carolina, 8:20 p.m.Monday, Dec. 21N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

N F l G r I D I r o N

NFL Playoff ScenariosWeek 15AFCIndianapolisClinched AFC south and homefield advantage through-out AFC playoffs.San Diego— Clinches AFC West with:1) A Denver loss.2) A win or tie and a Denver tie.— Clinches a first-round bye with:1) A win, Denver loss or tie and a New England loss or tie.— Clinches a playoff spot with:1) A win or tie.2) A loss or tie by New England, baltimore and Miami.3) A loss or tie by New England, baltimore and N.Y. Jets.4) A loss or tie by Miami, baltimore and N.Y. Jets.5) A loss or tie by Miami, N.Y. Jets and Jacksonville.6) A loss or tie by Miami, baltimore and Jacksonville.

7) A loss or tie by N.Y. Jets, baltimore and Jacksonville.Cincinnati— Clinches AFC North with:1) A win.2) A tie and a baltimore loss or tie.3) A baltimore loss.— Clinches a playoff spot with:1) A tie and losses by Miami, N.Y. Jets and Jacksonville.

NFCNew OrleansClinched NFC south and a first-round bye.— Clinches homefield advan-tage throughout NFC playoffs with:1) A win and a Minnesota loss or tie.2) A tie and a Minnesota loss.MinnesotaClinched a playoff spot— Clinches NFC North with:1) A win.2) A tie and a Green bay loss or tie.3) Green bay loss.— Clinches first-round bye with:1) A win and a philadelphia loss or tie.2) A tie and a Green bay loss or tie and a philadelphia loss.Arizona— Clinches NFC West with:1) A win and san Francisco loss or tie.2) A tie and a san Francisco loss.Philadelphia— Clinches a playoff spot with:1) A win or tie and N.Y. Giants loss or tie

Kicking pAt FG lG ptsKaeding, sND 39-40 27-30 55 120Gostkow., NWE 37-37 23-28 53 106Feely, NYJ 26-26 25-29 55 101bironas, tEN 30-30 23-27 53 99prater, DEN 25-25 23-28 50 94lindell, bUF 20-20 23-27 56 89Carpenter, MIA 31-32 19-21 52 88Je. reed, pIt 32-32 18-22 46 86K. brown, HoU 35-35 16-24 56 83s. Graham, CIN 25-26 19-24 53 82

Folk, DAl 33-33 17-26 51 84rackers, ArI 36-37 16-17 48 84Gould, CHI 25-25 18-21 52 79Nedney, sNF 32-32 15-19 50 77

Gatlinburg Bowling Centerbowling league results through tuesday.Monday Night Mixed LeagueWomen’s high game/series:vickie McCarter, 176/470Men’s high game/series:tom Allen, 222/612Tuesday Night Men’s LeagueHigh game/series:robert treadway, 229/524

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBd-boston 20 4 .833 —d-orlando 18 6 .750 2Atlanta 17 6 .739 2 1/2d-Cleveland 18 7 .720 2 1/2Miami 12 11 .522 7 1/2Milwaukee 11 11 .500 8Detroit 11 13 .458 9Charlotte 10 13 .435 9 1/2toronto 11 16 .407 10 1/2Indiana 8 14 .364 11Chicago 8 15 .348 11 1/2New York 8 16 .333 12Washington 7 15 .318 12philadelphia 6 18 .250 14New Jersey 2 23 .080 18 1/2WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBd-l.A. lakers 19 4 .826 —d-Dallas 18 7 .720 2d-Denver 18 7 .720 2phoenix 17 8 .680 3Houston 14 10 .583 5 1/2Utah 14 10 .583 5 1/2portland 15 11 .577 5 1/2san Antonio 12 10 .545 6 1/2oklahoma City 12 11 .522 7l.A. Clippers 10 13 .435 9New orleans 10 13 .435 9sacramento 10 13 .435 9Memphis 10 14 .417 9 1/2Golden state 7 17 .292 12 1/2Minnesota 4 21 .160 16

———Tuesday’s GamesCharlotte 94, New York 87Cleveland 99, New Jersey 89Miami 115, toronto 95l.A. lakers 96, Chicago 87Houston 107, Detroit 96phoenix 116, san Antonio 104portland 95, sacramento 88Wednesday’s GamesCleveland at philadelphia, 7 p.m.Memphis at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.toronto at orlando, 7 p.m.Utah at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.l.A. lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.l.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Dallas at oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Detroit at New orleans, 8 p.m.Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.Washington at sacramento, 10:30 p.m.san Antonio at Golden state, 10:30 p.m.Thursday’s Gamesorlando at Miami, 8 p.m.New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.phoenix at portland, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesNew Jersey at toronto, 7 p.m.Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.philadelphia at boston, 7:30 p.m.Indiana at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Running away with it ...

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SCHS cross country runners who received awards at their banquet held Wednesday, Dec. 9, are, from left, Patrick Hanlon, Hannah Pelham, Taylor Woodard and Alex McCandless. Hanlon made the IMAC All-Conference team, Pelham made the All-Region squad and was a state qualifier and the SCHS girls’ MVP, Woodard received the academic award and McCandless was named to the All-Conference team, received the academic award and was the SCHS boys’ MVP.

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G-P junior Morrease “Mo” Barber (1) glides to the basket during the Highlanders 66-58 loss to Carter on Tuesday night.

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofJOAN ELIZABETH

WHEELERLate of Sevier

County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of DEC 2009 Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of JOAN ELIZABETH WHEELER deceased, were issued to the un-dersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

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(Signed)Janet E. WheelerExecutor

Estate ofJOAN ELIZABETHWHEELER

By:Melissa MooreAttorney

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofARTHUR CHARLES

STEINWEGLate of Sevier

County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 16day of NOV 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of ARTHUR CHARLES STEINWEG de-ceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.

This 16 day of No-vember, 2009.

(Signed)Rebecca SteinwegExecutor

Estate ofARTHUR CHARLESSTEINWEG

By:noneAttorney

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

12/10/0912/17/09

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PUBLIC NOTICE

This is a notification of sale for personal property belonging to:

Rose Vittatoe Unit G9

Anthony HuffUnit 60/62

Sherry FrenchUnit 24

Helen SeatonUnit E9

Jared PressUnit S9

Scott WinterUnit G11

Powder Springs Mini Storage, 2229 Douglas Dam Rd, Sevierville, TN

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NOTICE OF BID

The City of Pigeon Forge is receiving bids on Electric Chasers for Winterfest lights.Specifications may be obtained from the Pub-lic Works Department in City Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday.All bids must be in sealed envelope with bidders name and ad-dress on outside and marked “Bid on Elec-tric Chasers.”Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tues-day, January 5, 2010, at which time they will be opened and read aloud.The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid most favorable to the City.This 15th day of De-cember, 2009.

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RAN deceased, were issued to the under-signed by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.

This 3 day of De-cember, 2009.

(Signed)Kenneth A. StewartAdministrator

Estate ofJANET M.MCFERRAN

By:R. AlexanderJohnsonAttorney

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

12/10/0912/17/09

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofJANET M.

MCFERRANLate of Sevier

County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of DEC 2009 Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of JANET M. MCFER-

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofDIANNE LIERMAN

Late of Sevier County,

Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 3 day of DEC 2009 Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of DIANNE LIERMAN de-ceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.

This 3 day of De-cember, 2009.

(Signed)Maurice A. LiermanExecutor

Estate ofDIANNE LIERMAN

By:Barry W. EubanksAttorney

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

12/10/0912/17/09

and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.

This 2 day of De-cember, 2009.

(Signed)Cassie Justus IngleAdministrator

Estate ofGREGORYHAROLD JUSTUS

By:Richard T. WallaceAttorney

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

12/10/0912/17/09

LEGALS

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofGREGORY

HAROLD JUSTUSLate of Sevier

County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 2 day of DEC 2009 Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of GREGORY HAROLD JUSTUS deceased, were issued to the un-dersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofCECILIA KATE

COLELate of Sevier

County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 17day of NOV 2009 Letters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of CECILIA KATE COLE deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, hav-ing claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in tripli-cate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be for-ever barred.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper set-tlement with the under-signed at once.

This 17 day of No-vember, 2009.

(Signed)Jimmy R. ColeMary Lou LafolletteCo-Executors

Estate ofCECILIA KATECOLE

By:noneAttorney

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

12/10/0912/17/09

LEGALS

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSUREAND SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Default having been made in the terms and conditions of payments, pursuant to a certain Deed of Trust executed by Lorraine V. Ogle aka Lorraine V. Adams and Larry E. Ogle, to Jerry D. Kerley, Guaranteed Land Title Co., dated the 25th day of November, 2002, and being of record in Book 1579, page 444, Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, referred to herein as the deed of trust, which conveyed certain real property, appurtenances, estate, title and interest therein in trust to secure the indebtedness described therein, which indebtedness is now due and unpaid and has been declared in default by the lawful owner thereof, Household Financial Center, Inc. Appointment of Substitute Trustee having been duly executed by the holder of the note and beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, and appointing William Timothy Hill as Substitute Trustee.NOW, THEREFORE, I, William Timothy Hill, Trustee, pursuant to the said Deed of Trust, having been requested by the owner and holder of said indebtedness so to do, by virtue of the authority and power vested in me by said deed of trust and appointing of Substitute Trustee will on the 7th day of January, 2010, at 12:00 noon, on the front door of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash (or credit upon the indebtedness secured, if the holder is the successful purchaser) the following described property located in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Situate in the Third (3rd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being Lot 7 Thomas Acres as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 31, page 358 in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee to which reference is here made for a more particular description.Subject to restrictions, reservations and easements of record in Misc. Book 365, page 369, Large Map Book 2, page 137 and Map Book 31, page 358, all in said Register�s Office. Subject to any and all applicable restrictions, easements and building setback lines as are shown in the record of the Register�s Office. BEING the same property conveyed to Lorraine V. Adams, nka Lorraine V. Ogle, by deed recorded on 3/30/01 in Book 1205, page 340, in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee.

This is improved propertyknown as

3625 Audrey Jo Lane Sevierville, TN

If there is any discrepancy with the street address, the legal description will control.The sale is subject to liens, easements, encumbrances, property tax and other matters, if any, which are prior in right to the lien of the deed of trust subject of this foreclosure and declared to be in default by the lawful holder thereof.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder will be deemed the successful bidder.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Other interested parties: Citifinancial, Inc. This 11th day of December, 2009.

William Timothy HillSubstitute Trustee

December 17, 24 and 31 ,2009

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on January 8, 2010 at 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Thomas Carl Frangipani and Crystal Faith Frangipani, husband and wife to Quality Title, Inc., Trustee, on June 1, 2005 at Volume 2271, Page 287conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register�s Office.Owner of Debt: Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:Described property located in the Fourteenth (14th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 122 of River Meadows Subdivision, Phase 1, Unit 2, as shown of record in Map Book 35, Page 102 to which map specific reference is here made for a more particular description.THERE MAY BE A MANUFACTURED HOME LOCATED UPON THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO SAID PROPERTY.IN THE EVENT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE MANUFACTURED HOME IS NOT PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY, IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER TO UNDERTAKE ANY AND ALL LEGAL STEPS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN TITLE TO SAID MANUFACTURED HOME.

Street Address:2216 Binginham Island Road

Sevierville, TN 37876

Current Owner(s) of Property: Thomas Carl Frangipani and wife, Crystal Faith FrangipaniThe street address of the above described property is believed to be 2216 Binginham Island Road, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute TrusteeLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP

6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410Memphis, TN 38119Phone 901-767-5566

Fax 901-767-8890File No. 09-020301

December 17, 24 and 31, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

TENNESSEE, SEVIER COUNTYDEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Harold Allen and Pat Allen to J. Michael Winchester, Trustee dated January 29, 2002 in the amount of $91,000.00, and recorded in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee in Deed Book 1380, Page 371, (“Deed of Trust”); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee by assignment; and, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holder”), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka, Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan, any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore,NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, January 14, 2010 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit:Being the property located at 4063 Locust Ridge Road, in the City of Sevierville, TN Zip Code: 37876. Sevier County, Tennessee.Situated in the 13th Civil District, Sevier County, Tennessee, and being on the North side of Locust Ridge Road and more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a point in the corner of Locust Ridge Road; thence with Locust Ridge Road South 69 deg. 30 min. West, 215.8 feet; thence North 0 deg. 47 min. West, 137.59 feet to a 6 inch pine; thence North 61 deg. 15 min. East, 54.7 feet to a white pine; thence South 58 deg. 3 min. East, 174.1 feet to the beginning corner containing 0.401 acres more or less by estimation.Being the same property conveyed to Harold Allen by deed from Robert Allen and wife, Pat Allen dated 8/30/72 filed for record on 12/02/72 in Book 226, Page 659, Registers Office for Sevier County. Map & Parcel No.: 87 005.00

PROPERTY ADDRESS:4063 Locust Ridge Road

Sevierville, Tennessee 37876

CURRENT OWNER(S): Harold AllenSUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: Internal Revenue Service This sale is also subject to the right of redemption by the IINTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF U.S. TREASURY,pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7425(d)(1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in:Volume 2606, Page 116 Notice of the sale has been given to the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 7425(b). All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C ß 7425 and T.C.A. ß 67-1-1433.The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust.Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Patrick A. Taggart, Laura A. Grifka,Sidney A. Gelernter, or J. Michael Dugan

McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C.(404) 373-1612

www.mccurdycandler.comFile No. 09-13170 /CONV

December 17, 24 and 31, 2009

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on February 12, 2007, JSW Corporation, Inc., and Jeffrey S. Weaver executed a Promissory Note payable to Branch Banking and Trust Company in the original principal amount of $191,600.00, as modified by Note Modification Agreements dated February 11, 2008, September 15, 2008, and December 19, 2008 (hereinafter collectively the ìNoteî) and WHEREAS, the Note is more fully described in and secured by the Tennessee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, and Fixtures Filing dated February 12, 2007, of record in Book 2736, Page 558 in the Sevier County Register�s Office, to which reference is here made (the ìDeed of Trustî); andDANIEL J. MOORE has been appointed Substitute Trustee of the Deed of Trust by Appointment of record in Book 3454, Page 120, in the Sevier County Register�s Office; andWHEREAS, default in said Deed of Trust has been made, and proper notification of the parties has previously occurred; andWHEREAS, BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, the owner and holder of said Note, has demanded the real property to be advertised and sold in satisfaction of said debt and any costs legally accruing in accordance with the terms and provisions of said Note and Deed of Trust.NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, DANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon me in said Deed of Trust, will on December 30, 2009 at 11:20 a.m., prevailing time, at the Court Avenue entrance on the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, free of any right and/or equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived by grantor as provided in said Deed of Trust, certain real property more particularly described as follows:SITUATED in the Fourteenth Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 46, of Mountain Grove, as seen on plat of record in Large Map Book 7, page 116, of record in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular legal description.BEING the same property conveyed to JSW Corporation, a Tennessee corporation, by Warranty Deed from Fred M. Loveday, et al, dated February 12, 2007, and recorded in Book 2736, page 556, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.The address of this property is believed to be Lot 46 of Mountain Grove Subdivision off Cresswell Road, in Seymour, Tennessee 37865.Sevier County taxes are paid up to and including the year 2008. CLT #024BA-046.00. 2009 - Due and payable in amount of $653.00.Others who may have an interest in the property being sold or other matters affecting title to the property include the following:1. Covenants and restrictions recorded in Book 2589, page 75, and Book 2385, page 316, in the Office of the Sevier County Register of Deeds.2. Matters depicted or disclosed on map recorded in Large Map Book 7, page 116, and in Large Map Book 6, page 173, In the Register�sOffice for Sevier County, Tennessee.3. Judgment entered June 25, 2009, in the Chancery Court of Sevier County, Tennessee, in that case styled, Dustin Adam Brown and Jodi Brown, d/b/a Modern Crafted Stone, Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey Weaver, JSW Corporation, Inc., Logan Coykendall, Mignonne Coykendall, and Smartbank, Defendants, bearing Docket No. 09-3-101, and recorded in Book 3361 page 693 in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and place of sale set forth above.This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plan or plat; any unpaid taxes that exist as a lien against the property; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any matters of record not terminated by the foreclosure; any statutory rights of redemption not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any prior liens or encumbrances that may exist against the property. This sale is also subject to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Proceeds of this sale will first be applied to the discharge of the costs and charges of executing this Trust, including attorney�s fees; next to all indebtedness owing to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY; and next the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto.

Daniel J. MooreDANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee

WOOLF, McCLANE, BRIGHT,ALLEN & CARPENTER, PLLCSuite 900, 900 S. Gay Street

P.O. Box 900Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0900

(865) 215-1000

December 3, 10 and 17, 2009

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on December 27, 2006, by Szilard Abraham to TRSTE II Inc., Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2701, Page 470, (“Deed of Trust”); andWHEREAS, Wachovia Bank N.A., the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, January 7, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:SITUATE in the Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Lot 1231, Section B, Ridgeview Community, Fred Raymond Tract, of the Sky Harbor Subdivision, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 16, Page 17, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee to which plat reference is hereby made, and being particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at a set mag nail in the approximate centerline of the intersection of School House Gap Road and Elm Circle, common corner to Lts 1230 and1233; thence with the line of Lot 1233, S 77 deg 20 min 36 sec E 66.42 feet to a set mag nail, common corner to Lots 1233 and 12220; thence leaving Lot 1233 and with the line of Lot 1220, S 29 deg 48 min 23 sec E 88.08 feet to a set mag nail, common corner to Lot 1232; thence leaving Lot 1220 and with the line of Lot 1232, S 51 deg 15 min 50 sec W 168.53 feet to an existing iron pin, common corner to Lots 1232 and 1400; thence leaving Lot 1232 and with the line of Lot 1400, N 68 deg 57 min 23 sec W 74.96 feet to an existing iron pin; thence N 68 deg 57 min 23 sec W 23.26 feet to a set mag nail, common corner to Lots 1400 and 1230; thence leaving Lot 1400 and with the line of Lot 1230, N 35 deg. 24 min 00 sec E 197.72 feet to the point of BEGINNING. Containing 0.53 acres, more or less, according to survey of Timothy J. Howell, Tennessee RLS No. 2263, dated November 29, 2006.SUBJECT TO restrictions, reservations and easements of record in Misc. Book 33, Page 100, Misc. Book 34, Pages 175 and 274, Misc. Book 332, Page 578 and Map Book 16, Page 17, in the Register�sOffice of Sevier County, Tennessee.ALSO SUBJECT TO any and all applicable restrictions, easements and building setback lines as are shown in the records of the Register�sOffice.BEING the same property conveyed to Szilard Abraham, unmarried by Warranty Deed of Phillip M. Harris and wife, Linda M. Harris dated December 26, 2006, of record in Book 2701, Page 468, in the Register�sOffice.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: School House Gap Road Sevierville, TN 37862

CURRENT OWNER(S): Szilard AbrahamThe sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/AOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/AAll right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee

c/o RMWNationwide Trustee Services, Inc.

1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329

(770) 234-9181 (ext. )File No.: 5016.0926383TN

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on June 11, 2007, by Carol Coleman to Larry A. Weissman, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book 2842, Page 176, (“Deed of Trust”); andWHEREAS, SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, January 7, 2010, commencing at 2:00 PM at the steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Situated in the Second (2nd) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being a portion of Lot 6 of Limberlost Subdivision, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 18, Page 7, in the Register�sOffice for Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:BEGINNING at an iron pin in the Northwestern right of way line of John�sBranch Road, approximately 40 feet Southwest of the intersection of John�s Branch Road and the Southwestern right of way line of Tanrac Trail, also a corner to Maples; thence from said POINT OF BEGINNING and with Maples, N 62 deg. 16 min. 00 sec. W 61.68 feet to an iron pin; thence S 76 deg. 20 min. 00 sec. W 135.55 feet to an iron pin; thence S 81 deg. 26 min. 21 sec. W 45.92 feet to an iron pin in the Southern right of way line of Tanrac Trail; thence with Tanrac Trail, ( 11 calls) and a curve to the left, A=21.47 B=N 59 deg. 20 min. 43 sec. E, C=21.40, R=76.45 feet to a point; thence N 51 deg. 18 min 00 sec. E 41.60 feet to a point; thence with a curve to the right, A=69.24, B=N 63 deg. 04 min. 32 sec. E, C = 68.71, R=160.53 feet to a point; thence N 75 deg. 38 min. 00 sec. E 27.31 feet to a point; thence N 64 deg. 39 mm. 18 sec. E 28.83 feet to a point; thence N 14 deg. 22 min. 00 sec. W 3.54 feet to a point; thence N 75 deg. 38 min 00 sec. E 41.32 feet to a point; thence S 14 deg. 22 min. 00 sec. E 9.22 feet to a point; thence N 75 deg. 36 min. 49 sec. E 14.78 feet to a point; thence with a curve to the right, A=17.56, B=S 66 deg. 13 min. 06 sec. E, C=16.29, R=13.18 feet to a point; thence S 28 deg. 03 min. 00 sec. E 46.90 feet to a point, approximate intersection of John�s Branch Road and Tanrac Trail; thence with a curve to the right, A=19.33, B=S 08 deg. 52 min. 30 sec. W, C=18.02, R=15.00 feet to a point; thence with a curve to the left, A=-30.28, B=S 49 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. W, C=30.23, R=145.71 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, according to survey by Timothy J. Wallace, RLS #1758, dated May 21, 2007, bearing Drawing #270143.Subject to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions and right of ways as shown on the map of record in Map Book 18, Page 7, in the said Register�s Office.Subject to restrictions of record in Misc. Book 35. Page 729, in the said Register�s Office.Subject to that portion of property that lies within the bounds of John�sBranch Road and Tanrac Trail.Being the same property conveyed to Carol Coleman, a single person by Warranty Deed from Wayne Ed Stout, et ux,et al, dated June 11 ,2007, of record in Book 2842, Page 173, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1005 Tanrac Trail

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

CURRENT OWNER(S): Carol ColemanThe sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Aqua Finance, Inc.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/AAll right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee

c/o LDWattsNationwide Trustee Services, Inc.

1587 Northeast ExpresswayAtlanta, GA 30329

(770) 234-9181 (ext. )File No.: 221.0932224TN

Web Site: www.msplaw.com

December 10, 17 and 24, 2009

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’SNOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on June 6, 2007, William Brad Henry executed a Promissory Note payable to Branch Banking and Trust Company in the original principal amount of $150,000.00, as modified by Note Modification Agreements dated July 18, 2008, January 21, 2009, and April 27, 2009 (hereinafter collectively the Note) and WHEREAS, the Note is more fully described in and secured by the Tennessee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, and Fixtures Filing dated June 6, 2007, of record in Book 2839, Page 286, as extended by Deed of Trust Extension Agreement dated April 27, 2009, of record in Book 3332, Page 79, both in the Sevier County Register�s Office, to which reference is here made (the Deed of Trust) and DANIEL J. MOORE has been appointed Substitute Trustee of the Deed of Trust by Appointment of record in Book 3454, Page 124, in the Sevier County Register�s Office; and WHEREAS, default in said Deed of Trust has been made, and proper notification of the parties has previously occurred; andWHEREAS, BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, the owner and holder of said Note, has demanded the real property to be advertised and sold in satisfaction of said debt and any costs legally accruing in accordance with the terms and provisions of said Note and Deed of Trust.NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, DANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon me in said Deed of Trust, will on December 30, 2009, at 11:10 a.m., prevailing time, at the Court Avenue entrance on the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, free of any right and/or equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived by grantor as provided in said Deed of Trust, certain real property more particularly described as follows:SITUATED in the Ninth Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 7R, of Trinity View Estates, as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book P36, page 284, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular legal description. BEING the same property conveyed to William Brad Henry by Warranty Deed from Patricia E. Hutton, single, et al, dated June 6, 2007, and recorded in Book 2839, page 283, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

The address of thisproperty is believed to be

Lot 7R of Trinity View EstatesTrinity View Circle

Seymour, Tennessee 37865

Sevier County taxes are paid up to and including the year 2008. CLT # 034OF-007.00. Taxes for the year 2009 are a lien and due and payable in the amount of $61.00. Others who may have an interest in the property being sold or other matters affecting title to the property include the following:1.Covenants and restrictions recorded in Book 2632, page 274, in the office of the Sevier County Register of Deeds, but omitting any covenant or restriction based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin unless and only to the extent that said covenant (a) is exempt under Chapter 42, Section 3607 of the United States Code or (b) relates to handicap but does not discriminate against handicapped persons2.Matters depicted or disclosed on map recorded in Map Book P36, page 284, and Large Map Book 5, page 156, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and place of sale set forth above.This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plan or plat; any unpaid taxes that exist as a lien against the property; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any matters of record not terminated by the foreclosure; any statutory rights of redemption not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any prior liens or encumbrances that may exist against the property. This sale is also subject to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Proceeds of this sale will first be applied to the discharge of the costs and charges of executing this Trust, including attorney�s fees; next to all indebtedness owing to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY; and next the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto.This is the 30th day of November, 2009. Publish in the Mountain Press December 3, December 10, and December 17, 2009.

Daniel J. MooreDANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee

WOOLF, McCLANE, BRIGHT,ALLEN & CARPENTER, PLLCSuite 900, 900 S. Gay Street

P.O. Box 900Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0900

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$550/mo,865-933-9775

3BR 2BA in Red BudSubdivision.

Appliances included. $750 & up +

deposit.428-5212

OWNER FINANCElease option, purchase.

3bd/2ba, all brick, fireplace, w/tub

plus ext 24x24 garage/workshop, large lot,

100% of pmnts go toward purchase $1400 a month

654-6691

699 HOME RENTALS

$625 to $850+. Wanda Galli Realty Exec. 680-5119 or 774-4307.

699 HOME RENTALS

Kodak 3BR 2BA $500 mth + dep. No pets. Refs. 933-6544.

CLOSE IN TO SEV 2BR/2BA, Stove, Fridge, D/W, In-cludes Mowing. $575 a mo Fresh paint. Lease, Ref. Req. 1st, Last and Damage. No Pets. Rebecca 621-6615

2BR mobile home. 865-654-8702.

2br 1ba PF C H/A W/D conn. No pets. $475 mth $475 dep. 654-1117

698 MOBILE HOMERENTALS

OPEN HOUSE 12 Homes to view

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Gatlinburg Beautiful 2BR 2BA Furnish-ed Condo with Fireplace, Over-looks stocked trout stream and has heated pool. Walk to downtown Gat-linburg, includes water, cable, Flat screen TV. Imme-diate occupancy, Minimum 1 Year lease $875 mth. 865-771-9600

697 CONDORENTALS

For rent 2BR 2BA con-do. Furnished. In-cludes water, ca-ble, local phone, pool, wi-fi. $895 mth + dep. No pets. 865-908-1342.

2BR/2BA in PF. Includes refrigerator, stove, dishwasher. W/D connection.

Private deck. $650/mo.

Call 654-9437 or 654-3456.

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Townhouse apt 2BR 1.5BA Chapman Hwy no pets $475 per mo for info call 453-2912 or 789-3893

Spacious 1100 sq ft 2BR 2BA Almost new. 4 minutes from town. 865-742-6176

RIVERWALK1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA$545.00 to $695.00865-429-2962

Mountain View Town-home apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly re-modeled with hard-wood flooring & new carpet. Locat-ed in Gatlinburg. 1st mth rent & se-curity deposit re-quired. For more information call 8 6 5 - 8 6 8 - 0 4 4 9 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or 865-356-3015 after hours & weekends

Kodak 2BR $575 mth + security deposit Call Barbara 865-368-5338

Gatlinburg 2BR 2BAw/washer & dryer hook up $695/mo 865-654-8368

696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT

Furnished, utilities. $135 wk. 1st, last & dep. 865-310-9545.

CROSSCREEK2BR/1.5BA $5452BR/2BA LargeGarden apartment$570.00 to $580.00865-429-4470

Available Now. Studio apartment walking distance to down-town. for rent in Gatlinburg TN, first mth rent of $525, security deposit of $150 865-436-5691

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on September 28, 2006, JSW Corporation Inc., and William Brad Henry (collectively the ìBorrowersî) executed a Promissory Note payable to Branch Banking and Trust Company in the original principal amount of $680,000.00, as modified by Note Modification Agreements dated November 17, 2008, and January 27, 2009 (hereinafter collectively the ìNoteî); andWHEREAS, the Note is more fully described in and secured by the Tennessee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, and Fixtures Filing dated September 28, 2006, of record in Book 2632, Page 739, as extended by Deed of Trust Extension Agreement dated November 17, 2008, of record in Book 3223, Page 576, both in the Sevier County Register�s Office, to which reference is here made (collectively the ìDeed of Trustî); andDANIEL J. MOORE has been appointed Substitute Trustee of the Deed of Trust by Appointment of record in Book 3454, Page 122, in the Sevier County Register�s Office; andWHEREAS, default in said Deed of Trust has been made, and proper notification of the parties has previously occurred; andWHEREAS, BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, the owner and holder of said Note, has demanded the real property to be advertised and sold in satisfaction of said debt and any costs legally accruing in accordance with the terms and provisions of said Note and Deed of Trust.NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, DANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon me in said Deed of Trust, will on December 30, 2009, at 11:15 a.m., prevailing time, at the Court Avenue entrance on the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, free of any right and/or equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived by grantor as provided in said Deed of Trust, certain real property more particularly described as follows:SITUATED in the Ninth Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lots 54 and 55, of Sharp Farms III, as the same are shown on a map of record in Large Map Book 7, page 67, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for a more particular description.THERE IS SPECIFICALLY LESS AND EXCEPTED from the above property the following lots:(1) Lot 3, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Allan S. Mink and wife, Kathy Lynn Mink, by Warranty Deed dated August 10, 2007, and recorded in Book 2887, page 395;(2) Lot 5, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Charles Grizzle and wife, Melinda K. Grizzle, by Warranty Deed dated May 27, 2009, and recorded in Book 3350, page 820;(3) Lot 7, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Berton Smith and wife, Joy Lynn Smith, by Warranty Deed dated August 2, 2007, and recorded in Book 2881, page 732;(4) Lot 10, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Eugene Woody Stinson, by Warranty Deed dated May 2, 2007, and recorded in Book 2862, page 247;(5) Lot 13, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Brian Morren and wife, Brandy Morren, by Warranty Deed dated August 3, 2007, and recorded in Book 2887, page 478; and(6) Lots 14 and 15, Sharp Valley Farms, conveyed to Dan Deremer and wife, Gladys Deremer, by Warranty Deed dated August 15, 2007, and recorded in Book 2890, page 701, all in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.BEING the same property conveyed to J S W Corporation, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, a undivided interest, and William Brad Henry, a

undivided interest, by Warranty Deed from Don Ellis Sharp, Gary Lynn Sharp and Marilyn Sharp McCarrell, dated May 26, 2006, and recorded in Book 2538, page 781, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. For further reference, see Book 2811, page 605, and Book 2845, page 24, in said Register�s Office.The address of this property is believed to be parts of Lots 54 and 55 of Sharp Farms III on North Knob Creek Road, Seymour, Tennessee 37865.Ad Valorem Real Property Taxes: County, and/or city paid up to and including the year 2006.CLT #057-090.18. 2007 - Past due and delinquent in amount of $622.15 (Nov. rate). CLT #057-090.19. 2007 - Past due and delinquent in amount of $581.12 (Nov. rate).CLT #057KA-005.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $1,227.00.CLT #057KA-0l.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $119.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $119.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057K-002.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $124.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $24.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #058KA-004.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $112.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $112.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057KA-006.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $124.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $124.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057KA-008.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $122.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $122.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057KA-009.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $124.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $124.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057KA-011.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $132.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and delinquent in amount of $132.00, plus penalties and interest.CLT #057KA-016.00. 2009 Sevier County - Due and payable in amount of $125.00. 2008 Sevier County - Past due and payable in amount of $125.00, plus penalties and interest.Others who may have an interest in the property being sold or other matters affecting title to the property include the following:1. Judgment entered June 25, 2009, in the Chancery Court of Sevier County, Tennessee, in that case styled, Dustin Adam Brown and Jodi Brown, d/b/a Modern Crafted Stone, Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey Weaver, JSW Corporation, Inc., Logan Coykendall, Mignonne Coykendall, and Smartbank, Defendants, bearing Docket No. 09-3-101, and recorded in Book 3361, page 693, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.2. Covenants and restrictions recorded in Book 2859 page 61, Book 2537, page 691, and Book 2694, page 567, in the office of the Sevier County Register of Deeds3. Conveyance of roads to Sevier County, Tennessee, by Right of Way Deed dated July 31, 2007, and recorded in Book 2900, page 790, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.4. Matters depicted or disclosed on map recorded in Large Map Book 7, page 67, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.5. Matters depicted or disclosed on map recorded in Book P37, page 233, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and place of sale set forth above.This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plan or plat; any unpaid taxes that exist as a lien against the property; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any matters of record not terminated by the foreclosure; any statutory rights of redemption not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any prior liens or encumbrances that may exist against the property. This sale is also subject to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Proceeds of this sale will first be applied to the discharge of the costs and charges of executing this Trust, including attorney�s fees; next to all indebtedness owing to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY; and next the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto.

Daniel J. MooreDANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee

WOOLF, McCLANE, BRIGHT,ALLEN & CARPENTER, PLLCSuite 900, 900 S. Gay Street

P.O. Box 900Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0900

(865) 215-1000

December 3, 10 and 17, 2009

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’SNOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, on March 27, 2007, Roberto C. Meza and Tina K. Meza, of Sevier County, Tennessee, executed a Promissory Note payable to Branch Banking and Trust Company in the original principal amount of $150,000.00, as modified by Note Modification Agreements dated December 21, 2007, and January 12, 2009 (hereinafter collectively the Note).WHEREAS, the Note is secured by the Tennessee Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, and Fixtures Filing dated March 27, 2007, of record in Book 2782, Page 559 in the Sevier County Register�s Office, to which reference is here made (the Deed of Trust). WHEREAS, DANIEL J. MOORE has been appointed Substitute Trustee of the Deed of Trust by Appointment of record in Book 3450, Page 229, in the Sevier County Register�s Office; and WHEREAS, default in said Deed of Trust has been made, and proper notification of the parties has previously occurred; andWHEREAS, BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, the owner and holder of said Note, has demanded the real property to be advertised and sold in satisfaction of said debt and any costs legally accruing in accordance with the terms and provisions of said Note and Deed of Trust.NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I, DANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon me in said Deed of Trust, will on December 30, 2009 at 11:05 a.m., prevailing time, at the Court Avenue entrance on the front steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder for cash, free of any right and/or equity of redemption, homestead, dower, curtesy or other state or federal exemption, all of which are expressly waived by grantor as provided in said Deed of Trust, certain real property more particularly described as follows:SITUATE in the Ninth (9th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of TRACT 7R OF BURGIN CREEK SUBDIVISION as shown on the plat of record in Map Book P-37, Page 198 in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular legal description.SUBJECT TO the reservations, restrictions, easements, rights of way, setback lines, notes and other matters as shown on the plats of record in Map Book P-37, Page 198 and Map Book 35, Page 140, both in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.SUBJECT TO any and all easements and restrictions as are shown of record in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.BEING part of that property conveyed to Roberto Meza, Jr. and wife, Tina Meza, by Warranty Deed from Roberto Meza, a married person, dated March 27, 2007, and recorded in Book 2782, page 556, in the Register�sOffice for Sevier County, Tennessee. See also Quit Claim Deed from Roberto Meza to Roberto Meza, Jr. and wife, Tina Meza, dated June 11, 2008, and recorded in Book 3137, page 42, in the Register�s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

The address of thisproperty is believed to beTract 7R Of Burgin Creek

SubdivisionW. Union Valley RoadSeymour, Tennessee 37865

Sevier County taxes for CLT #023-026.03 are paid up to and including the year 2008. Taxes for the year 2009 are a lien and due and payable in the amount of $500.00. Sevier County taxes for CLT #023-026.04 are paid up to and including the year 2007. Taxes for the year 2008 are Pastdue and delinquent in amount of $228.00, plus penalties and interest. Taxes for the year 2009 are a lien and due and payable in the amount of $228.00. Others who may have an interest in the property being sold or other matters affecting title to the property include the following:1.Matters depicted or disclosed on map recorded in Map Book 37, page 198, and Map Book 35, page 140, both in the Sevier County Register�sOffice.2.Judgment against Roberto Meza, Sr., in favor of Shirley Thomas Drinnen, in the amount of $900.00, plus interest and costs, dated March 23, 2009, and recorded in Book 3316, page 377, in the Sevier County Register�s Office. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and place of sale set forth above.This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plan or plat; any unpaid taxes that exist as a lien against the property; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any matters of record not terminated by the foreclosure; any statutory rights of redemption not otherwise waived in the Deed of Trust, including rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any prior liens or encumbrances that may exist against the property. This sale is also subject to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. Proceeds of this sale will first be applied to the discharge of the costs and charges of executing this Trust, including attorney�sfees; next to all indebtedness owing to BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY; and next the balance, if any, shall be paid to those legally entitled thereto.This is the 30th day of November, 2009. Publish in the Mountain Press December 3, December 10, and December 17, 2009.

Daniel J. MooreDANIEL J. MOORE, Substitute Trustee

WOOLF, McCLANE, BRIGHT,ALLEN & CARPENTER, PLLC

Suite 900, 900 S. Gay StreetP.O. Box 900

Knoxville, Tennessee 37901-0900(865) 215-1000

December 3, 10 and 17, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE`S SALE

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated December 1, 2006, executed by Shelley L. Palmer, conveying certain real property therein described to Tri State Land Title, A TN Limited Liability Company, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee recorded on December 11, 2006 at Book/Instrument No. 2685, Page 200-220; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP who is now the owner of said debt; andWHEREAS, the undersigned, Everett L. Hixson, Jr., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for record in the Register�s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Everett L. Hixson, Jr., as Substitute Trustee or his duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on JJanuary 14, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the SEVIER County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held at the SEVIER Courthouse, located in Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE FIFTH (5TH) CIVIL DISTRICT OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SEVIERVILLE AND BEING UNIT 412 OF THE VILLAS, A HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME, AS THE SAME IS SHOWN AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AND DEFINED IN THE MASTER DEED OF THE ORCHARDS VILLAS CONDOMINIUMS OF RECORD IN VOLUME 1106, PAGE 606 AS AMENDED IN VOLUME 1152, PAGE 1 AND VOLUME 1248, PAGE 28, ALL IN THE REGISTER`S OFFICE OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH MASTER DEED, AS AMENDED, SPECIFIC REFERENCE IS HERE MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SHELLEY L. PALMER FROM GERIC SMITH, MARRIED AND GAYLON SMITH, UNMARRIED BY WARRANTY DEED DATED DECEMBER 1, 2006 OF RECORD IN BOOK 2685, PAGE 198 IN THE SEVIER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.

PROPERTY ADDRESS:The street address of theproperty is believed to be519 Orchard Valley WayPigeon Forge, TN 37862

In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): Shelley L. PalmerOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MERS/BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPThe sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular us or purpose.THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Everett L. Hixson, Jr., Substitute TrusteeRubin Lublin Suarez Serrano, LLC

One Park Place, Suite 3806148 Lee Highway

Chattanooga, TN 37421WWW.RUBINLUBLIN.COM/PROPERTY-LISTINGS.PHP

Tel: (888) 890-5309Fax: (423) 296-1882

December 17, 24 and 31, 2009

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2001 Lincoln Towncar Signature Series. Excellent condi-tion. Leather interi-or. $6000. 654-2151.

943 AUTOMOBILESALES

28x80 5BR $34,900. Very nice. 933-6544

829 MANUFACTURED

HOME SALES

4 office rentals + large garage. S. Blvd Way $249,000. 933-6544

722 BUSINESSBUILDINGS

OWNER FINANCElease option, pu-chase Great Pi-geon Forge loca-tion 3bd/2ba gas fireplace, hard-wood floors many extras, $169,000 740-6131

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.

Sevierville Doublewide 2BR $500 mth + deposit. No pets. Ref. 933-6544

One Bedroom Cabin Furnished. Very nice residential rental between Gatlinburg & Pi-geon Forge. $600 mth, 1 year lease. No sub leasing. 423-246-1500.

3BR house in Gatlin-burg $850 mth. 865-850-2690

3BDR 2BA ranch style house on cul-de-sac, CH/A, city wa-ter & sewer, Sev-ierville area. Good neighborhood, pets n e g o t i a b l e . $725/mo, plus de-poisit & last mo. rent, call 453-1201 M-F for application

2BR 1BA Water/sewer furnished. 2.5 mile out Allensville. $175 a week. $800 damage deposit. Absolutely no pets. 429-1301

2BR 1BA home on Douglas Lake in gated community. $800 mth $400 dep 865-474-0185

NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK3 BD / 2 BA

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$700/MONTH & DEPOSIT. NO PETS.

865-712-5238, 865-705-9096

1 & 2BR houses for rent. Pigeon Forge. Starting at $450. Dep req. Refs. 323-8626.

699 HOME RENTALS

New RentalEnergy Eff. Geo-

Thermal H/A, Utilities Reduced by 1/2, Gated,

Pvt. On 2.8 Acres,Mt. View! 2BR/2BA plus Attic BR. Ref Required.

Credit Check. Courtyard Separation.

$875 mo.1st & last deposit

water & sewer no charge and cantilever barn.

(865) 428-7747Cell: 207-2719

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699 HOME RENTALS

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Dear Annie: My husband, “Kevin,” and I have been together 25 years. Our relationship is as wonderful today as on our first date. My moth-er-in-law, however, hates me. She says I wrecked her only son’s life because I can’t have chil-dren. This same woman called her son two days before our wedding and told him to “choose.” Kevin told her, “I’m going to spend the rest of my life with the woman I love. I have nothing more to say to you.” And he hung up.

Now, all these years later, she still treats me like some stranger pass-ing her on the street. When she calls, my hus-band goes into another room to talk to her, like everything has to be a big secret. Once, I answered his phone, and as soon as I said, “Hello,” she said, “Where is my son?”

What do I do? This affects my husband, I’m sure. We moved across the country to get away from the drama, but it comes back every time she calls. — Troubled

Dear Troubled: Mom continues to behave rude-ly because she gets away with it. Although your husband is supportive, he takes the path of least resistance when it comes to his mother. With some hard work, you could change this dynamic. Call her often just to chat. Ask about her activities, her friends, her family members. Be solicitous and cheery for 10 min-utes, and then say how nice it was to talk to her and goodbye. Do it again within the week. If you keep at it, regardless of her response, she will get used to talking to you and may even look forward to your calls. Otherwise, be grateful you live so far

away.Dear Annie: I have

a good friend who con-stantly corrects everyone for mispronouncing words or using them incorrectly. Her gram-matical oversight some-times causes embarrass-ment to the person she is correcting, as she does this out loud and in front of whoever is around.

My friend may feel she is doing her part to rid the world of improper grammar, but it really hurts to be constantly judged. It makes us hesitant to speak freely for fear of reprimand. Should we say anything? Or remain — Timid in Connecticut

Dear Timid: By all means, speak up. It is rude to correct the gram-mar of anyone who is not your child or your student. Take your friend aside and nicely explain that correcting an adult, especially in public, is condescending. Tell her it makes her friends reluctant to have a con-versation with her, and because you know it is not her intent to insult people, you are certain she will make an effort to stop.

Dear Annie: I am a 50ish, single (by choice) woman and am sick to death of the whiny wives who can’t fathom why their husbands stray. Here are a few sugges-tions for them to make sure he isn’t looking else-where:

1. Tell him out loud

every day that you love him.

2. Respect him and his opinions — he is not always wrong. Be his part-ner, not his adversary.

3. If you’re lucky enough to be a stay-at-home wife, clean the house once in a while.

4. Get a sitter and go out on a “date” with him at least once a month.

5. Do something special for him. Fix him his favor-ite meal. When you’re out shopping for yourself or the kids, buy him a little gift.

6. Update your hair-style, lose those 10 pounds, and stop wearing sweats and old T-shirts. If you don’t care about your appearance, he certainly won’t, either.

7. On your list of pri-orities, he should be No. 1, before your children, your parents, your career, etc. If he’s not the most important person in your life, your marriage can’t be very important to you. Your kids will grow up and move away, and then what?

If you’ve tried all these things and still feel your marriage is not working, run to the nearest quali-fied marriage counselor — together, if possible. — Thought You’d Like to Know

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoon-ists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A raid on an exotic animal delivery company in Texas found starving snakes, hundreds of rep-tiles packed in shipping crates and rodents that had killed and eaten each other, officials said.

Dozens of people with the city of Arlington and animal welfare groups took inventory Tuesday of the animals — estimated at 20,000 — and removed them from the U.S. Global Exotics during the raid. The Arlington-based com-pany, which advertises that it delivers exotic ani-mals worldwide, did not respond to a telephone message seeking comment and it’s Web site was down on Wednesday.

“Sometimes animals die, but the amount of animals dead far exceeded what you would normally see at any company like this,” said Jay Sabatucci, man-ager of animal services with the city of Arlington. “Animals were not fed, not fed properly, overcrowded and attacking each other. Some were in an environ-ment not proper for them, such as snakes in a 72-de-gree room with a lamp over them, which is not enough heat and could cause them to die.”

The company’s ware-

house held mostly reptiles and rodents and also spi-ders, sloths and hedge-hogs, but it was unclear how many were dead, said Maura Davies, a spokes-woman with the SPCA of Texas. Veterinarians treated the most severely malnourished animals, she said.

Hundreds of rodents were crammed in small containers covered with wire, and many had killed and eaten each other, Davies said. Other ani-mals were kept in feeding troughs, and there were numerous stacked ship-ping containers still hold-ing turtles and other rep-

tiles that had been sent to the company, Davies said. About 200 iguanas were in one small room, she said.

A hearing will be held within 10 days to deter-mine if the animals will be returned to the company or stay in the care of the animal welfare groups, Sabatucci said. The city is considering filing criminal charges against the owner, he said.

The city was tipped off recently by federal offi-cials who had executed a warrant for another vio-lation and reported con-cerns about the animals’ conditions, Sabatucci said.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. on Wednesday, looking to block tactics it says the world’s biggest chip maker has used to snuff out competition.

The FTC said Intel, which makes the micro-processors that run per-sonal computers, has shut rivals out of the market-

place. In the process, the FTC says Intel has deprived consumers of choice and stifled innova-tion in the chip industry.

In a statement, the agency said it is asking for an order that would bar Intel from using “threats, bundled prices, or other offers to encourage exclu-sive deals, hamper compe-tition, or unfairly manip-

ulate the prices of its” chips.

Intel has faced similar charges for years and has denied any wrongdoing. The lawsuit comes after a recent $1.25 billion settle-ment with rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. over similar claims.

Intel, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., is also appealing a record $1.45

billion antitrust fine lev-eled by European regula-tors.

In its complaint Wednesday, the FTC said Intel has used both threats and rewards to keep some of the biggest computer makers from buying other companies’ chips or mar-keting computers that car-ried them. The complaint names Dell Inc., Hewlett-

Packard Co., and IBM Corp. as Intel’s targets.

The FTC also says Intel has secretly redesigned critical computer software to hinder the performance of other companies’ micro-processors, or CPUs.

In addition, the agen-cy said Intel is looking to extend its dominance into chips that are used to processes graphics, com-

monly known as GPUs.“Intel has engaged in

a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly,” said Richard A. Feinstein, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. “It’s been running rough-shod over the principles of fair play and the laws protecting competition on the merits.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mood on the set was appropriately gleeful.

The musical-dramedy “Glee” got some serious Golden Globe love, with more nominations than any show. Among the Fox series’ four nominations: best televi-sion series — comedy or musical.

On the Paramount Studios lot, where “Glee” is filmed, the show’s cast could be found Tuesday hugging and laughing after hearing the news.

“Amazing,” said Corey Monteith, who plays football hunk Finn Hudson. “It is kind of like it is like Christmas morning.”

“The four best presents ever,” added actor Kevin McHale.

Besides the nod to the series, “Glee” received nominations for Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele, two Broadway veterans who are TV newcomers. Veteran stage and screen actress Jane Lynch also earned a bid for best supporting actress in a series, miniseries or movie.

“I slept through (the nominations announcement),” Lynch said. “But, I got up to six messages and went, ’Ah! I won-der if there is some good news for us?’ And there was.”

Deceased rodents, starvingsnakes found in Texas raid

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The estimated time when whites will no lon-ger make up the major-ity of Americans has been pushed back eight years — to 2050 — because the recession and stricter immigration policies have slowed the flow of foreign-ers into the U.S.

Census Bureau projec-tions released Wednesday update last year’s predic-tion that white children would become a minor-ity in 2023 and the overall white population would follow in 2042. The ear-lier estimate did not take into account a drop in the number of people moving into the U.S. because of the economic crisis and the immigration policies imposed after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

The United States has 308 million people today; two-thirds are non-His-panic whites.

The total population should climb to 399 million by 2050, under the new projections, with whites making up 49.9 percent of the population. Blacks

will make up 12.2 percent, virtually unchanged from today. Hispanics, currently 15 percent of the popula-tion, will rise to 28 percent in 2050.

Asians are expected to increase from 4.4 percent of the population to 6 per-cent.

The projections are based on rates for births and deaths and a scenar-io in which immigration continues its more recent, slower pace of adding nearly 1 million new for-eigners each year.

The point when minor-ity children become the majority is expected to have a similar delay of roughly eight years, mov-ing from 2023 to 2031.

The population 85 and older is projected to more than triple by 2050, to 18.6 million.

The actual shift in demo-graphics will be influenced by a host of factors that can’t be accurately forecast — the pace of the economic recovery, cultural changes, natural or manmade disas-ters, as well as an overhaul of immigration law.

U.S. white majoritylikely to end in 2050

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The year’s biggest hits on the Internet’s top video channel were anchored by an improbable singing sen-sation, a groggy boy nursing a sore mouth, a bride and groom dancing down the wedding aisle, supernatural heartthrobs and roller-skat-ing babies.

The eclectic cast of char-acters starring in YouTube’s most-watched videos of 2009 served as a reminder of the quirky appeal of a Web site that accepts about 20 hours of new video every minute.

The list released Wednesday marks the first time that YouTube has ranked its most-watched videos in any year since its 2005 inception.

YouTube’s 2009 star was Susan Boyle, the frumpy Scottish woman who mes-merized the world with a heartwarming rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” on a British talent show in April.

Boyle, now 48, ended up taking second place in that competition, but no one came close to outshin-ing her on YouTube. Her

“Britain’s Got Talent” vid-eos attracted more than 120 million views worldwide.

That was more than the next three most-watched videos combined, according to YouTube.

The second spot, with more than 37 million views, was held by “David After Dentist,” which featured a 7-year-old boy recovering from some dental work that left him feeling disoriented and wondering if he would ever feel normal again.

Third place went to “JK Wedding Entrance Dance,” which captured an elabo-rate routine orchestrated by Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz — flanked by their bridesmaids and grooms-men — just before their July marriage.

It attracted more than 33 million views and turned into a prime example of YouTube’s moneymaking potential after Sony claimed its rights to a Chris Brown song, “Forever,” that pro-vided the dance’s sound-track.

A link placed by the video helped drive more sales of the song. Sony also shared

in revenue from ads shown by the video.

YouTube itself hasn’t said whether it’s profitable yet. The site, acquired by Google for $1.76 billion in 2006, now shows ads alongside about 1 billion videos per week.

Commercials rounded out YouTube’s top five videos

for the year. A movie trailer for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” attracted 31 million views, helped by co-stars, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, who have had teen girls swooning over them. Pattinson plays a vampire and Lautner takes a turn as a werewolf involved in a love triangle.

Boyle videomost popularon YouTube

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Susan Boyle sings “I Dreamed A Dream” with the London West End cast of “Les Miserables.” The video of her singing that song was the most viewed of the year on YouTube.

WASHINGTON (AP) — History may be calling but time’s running out to act by Christmas, so Senate Democrats are trying to come to terms with the idea they won’t get everything they want from a health care overhaul.

Should they listen to former Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean, slamming the Senate bill as an insurance industry bailout? Or should they pay attention to President Barack Obama, saying the legislation achieves most of what he wants? With each day that senators churn on, the public’s doubts about the legislation only seem to grow, polls indicate.

Obama cajoled restive Democrats on Tuesday, urging them not to lose perspective amid intense intraparty battles over gov-ernment’s role and reach in health care. The public plan liberals hoped for appeared dead in the Senate, as did a Medicare buy-in scheme offered as a fallback.

“The president and vice president pointed out that you take your victories when you can and noth-ing prevents you from fighting on for the things you believe should have been achieved,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.

“But why spurn a victory in hand?”

“There was frustration and angst,” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., a leading liberal, said after the meeting at the White House. “Everybody has things they want, and they didn’t all get what they want and that includes me, big-time.”

But Obama got their attention, said Rockefeller, describing a health care

remake to cover tens of mil-lions now uninsured as “the biggest thing since Social Security.”

“It’s hard to ignore that,” Rockefeller said.

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., a moderate who had been on the fence, said Tuesday night it’s time to pass the bill.

But Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was still scrambling to secure

the 60 votes he needs to overcome a Republican filibuster. One holdout — Connecticut indepen-dent Sen. Joe Lieberman — was coming around fast. Another — Nebraska moderate Sen. Ben Nelson — was still uncommitted, criticizing the bill’s restric-tions on abortion funding as too lax, even after a private meeting with the president Tuesday.

Dems keep pushing health care despite setbacks


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