June 30, 2010

By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — The transition to the new LeConte Medical Center has been mostly smooth over the past four months, reports president and chief administrative offi-cer Ellen Wilhoit.

“The biggest surprise was the telephone sys-tem,” she said with a laugh. “Being in the old facility for 44 years, we had those numbers on autopilot. But it’s worked out better now — we have a better directory.”

From its Feb. 14 open-ing to June 27, the hos-pital has had 18,728 Emergency Room patients, 320 babies delivered and 1,375 sur-geries.

“We were surprised at how quickly we filled up,” said Dr. Curtis Burke, chief of staff. “Having new equipment — and air conditioning that works — has been really nice.”

Burke added that the staff has also enjoyed the physicians’ lounge and new conference room,

which are located next to each other.

“It’s nice to have more space, and the new equip-

ment is awesome,” said Loretta Parton, a medical technician filling in at the ER desk as unit coordi-nator.

“I love the pneumat-ic tube system,” Kristal Breeden, a registered nurse, said. “It’s quicker in getting blood to the lab. It’s nice to have a more efficient use of time.”

Wilhoit said many positive remarks from patients have been received on Thompson Cancer Survival Center, the private consult rooms

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By JEFF FaRRELLStaff writer

GATLINBURG — The abrupt closing of a cabin rental agen-cy here has left cabin owners and renters scrambling to find a replacement, and has led a stage agency to open an investi-gation into the case.

Fontaine Cabin Rentals and Realty closed earlier this month, with little notice to the owners of the cabins the com-

pany managed and, apparently, less notice to people who had already rented the facilities.

The company’s Web site says it closed due to health concerns, which matches the reason given to cabin owners when they received letters saying Fontaine was ceasing operations imme-diately.

“Due to health issues, Fontaine Cabin Rentals has closed,” the Web site now says. “For infor-mation on future reservations,

call (865) 436-3323.” When a reporter from The

Mountain Press called that number, the answering service said the mailbox was full.

Christopher Garrett, spokes-man for the Tennessee Real Estate Commission, said the agency has received five com-plaints about Fontaine.

“The TREC sent an auditor by last week to investigate; our investigator is still in the pro-cess of gathering information,”

Garrett said.The TREC asks anyone who

has a complaint related to Fontaine to call 615-741-2273.

Depending on the results of that preliminary investigation, the matter could be presented to the real estate commission for action, he said.

Several callers to the news-paper said the company was owned by Robert and Libby Vick of Gatlinburg, and the

Rental agency closing a concern

By JEFF FaRRELLStaff writer

Sevierville police have filed DUI and vehicular assault charges against the driver of a tractor-trailer rig that overturned on E. Dumplin Valley Road Monday and left the road closed for about six hours.

Alonso Geray Aguilar, 35, of Cantille, Texas, was being held Tuesday at the Sevier County Jail.

Officer John Turner reported that after the acci-dent, Aguilar smelled of alco-hol and eventually admitted to drinking four 24-ounce cans of beer before getting behind the wheel of his vehi-cle, according to the warrant Turner filed on Aguilar.

Aguilar also failed his field sobriety tests, the warrant stated.

A man riding in the truck suffered a laceration to his head, but declined transport to a hospital.

Aguilar allegedly caused his tractor-trailer to over-turn on E. Dumplin Valley Road while it was carrying more than 40,000 pounds of onions. Before crews could work to turn the truck upright and tow it away, they had to move the onions to another truck.

The incident left the road closed for about six hours, officials said.

Driver ofonion truckis charged

By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer

Since he began serv-ing as Jones Cove Elementary School inter-im prin-cipal in December, Tony Ogle has felt right at home.

On Thursday, he will leave his “interim” status behind and become the school’s new administrator.

“They had told me it was an interim position, but if I liked it, I was welcome to apply for the job,” said Ogle, a Sevier County native. “I’ve had a ball here. The kids at Jones Cove are eager, willing and able to do whatever task you lay before them, and they’re very well-behaved. The people of Jones Cove are good folks, too — they’re very interested in help-

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Ogle takestop spot atJones Cove

Readers of The Mountain Press will notice a new look to our clas-sifieds section today.

The section has gone from a nine-column format to six col-umns. There also is a new ad management system that should make things easier for the people placing those ads.

“This is a more modern system for handling classified ads,” Joi Whaley, advertising director at

The Mountain Press, said. “We think those who place the ads will like it, and we know those who read the classifieds will notice the change and like it as well.”

There will be some new clas-sifications, and the rates have increased slightly because of the new format.

Those placing ads will find it easier to charge the costs on

their credit cards, and for those at the newspaper taking the ads, the system should be easier to operate and a lot more efficient, Whaley said.

To place a classified ad call us at 428-0748, ext. 201, or go to our Web site, www.themoun-tainpress.com, to do it online. Someone from our office will call you back if you place the classi-fied through our Web site.

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Hospital transition a smooth oneCurt Habraken/The Mountain Press

The emergency department has seen over 18,700 patients so far this year.

Phone systema challenge,but the resthas gone fine

The right medicine

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LeConte Medical Center President/CAO Ellen Wilhoit and Chief of Staff Dr. Curtis Burke laugh about getting used to a new phone system.

“The biggest surprise was the telephone system. Being in the old facility for 44 years, we had those numbers on autopilot. But

it’s worked out better now — we have a better directory.”

— Ellen Wilhoit, chief administrative officer

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Editor’s Note: The com-munity calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to [email protected]. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.

WednesdAy, June 30

Middle Creek UMCWorship services 6:30

p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. 216-2066.

Farmers MarketFarmers market 8-11:30

a.m., Sevier Farmers Co-Op, 321 W. Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.

ThursdAy, JuLy 1

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon

Forgen 2 p.m. Blue Mountain

Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville

UMC, Conference Room

Hot Meals Smoky Mountain Area

Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 933-5996.

TOPSTOPS weight loss chap-

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

Library Movies“The Last Station,”

6 p.m., Anna Porter Library, Gatlinburg. Bring popcorn and soft drinks. 436-5588.

Celebrate RecoveryCelebrate Recovery

6:30 p.m.; meal 5-6, Kodak United Methodist Church. Child care pro-vided.

Democratic PartySevier County

Democratic Party meets 7 p.m. at courthouse.

American LegionGatlinburg American

Legion Post 202 potluck dinner and meeting 6:30 p.m. with the meeting to follow.

Tai Chi Chuan Traditional Tai Chi

Chuan classes, Gatlinburg Community Center, begin-ning today. Hour-long classes Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Visit www.jiushantalchi.com or call 712-4065.

Senior OutreachSenior Outreach Sevier

informational meeting 10 a.m., Senior Center, 1220 W. Main. Volunteer sought. If unable to attend, 453-8080, ext. 104.

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St. Paul Lutheran Women’s Bible study 10

a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road, Sevierville. 429-6063.

Solid Rock SingingSinging 7 p.m., Solid

Rock Baptist Church. 428-2196.

Sunny View ChurchSinging 7 p.m. at Sunny

View Church. with Rev. Don McGill Family.

Music on SquareMusic on the Square fea-

turing the Kentucky Grass Project, 6:30 p.m. at Old Mill, Pigeon Forge. Free; bring lawn chairs. 428-0771.

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Farmers Marketsn 8-11:30 a.m., Sevier

Farmers Co-Op, 321 W.

Main, Sevierville. 453-7101.n First Baptist Church

of Seymour on Chapman Highway, 7-11 a.m. 579-5433.

n Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 8:30-11 a.m., park-ing lot of Alamo Restaurant, Highway 321. 659-0690.

Wears Valley UMCWears Valley UMC 5:30

p.m., free hot dogs and ice cream. Bring lawn chairs. Supper followed by choir musical, “This Is My Country.”

Lutheran Bible StudyMen’s Bible study meets

9 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road in Sevierville. 429-6063.

Mission BenefitRummage sale 8 a.m.-3

p.m., pavilion at Riverside Campground/RV Park, 4280 Boyds Creek Highway. Proceeds benefit Hondouras mission.

McGill/AdamsMcGill/Adams reunion

starts at noon, Dupont Community Center, Seymour. Bring covered dishes.

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Boat ParadeAnnual Flat Creek Boat

Parade, 2 p.m., begins at Mayors’ Point (large wind-mill), proceed to mouth of creek and back. Boats welcome.

Sunday Night AliveGatlinburg First UMC 6

p.m. fellowship of contem-porary music and worship followed by a hot meal. 436-4691.

MondAy, JuLy 5

Gold Wing RidersGold Wing Road Riders

Assn. meets 6:30 p.m., Gatti’s Pizza, 1431 Parkway. 660-4400.

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace

Women’s Bible study 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313.

Prayer in ActionConcerned Women of

America prayer session, 6-7 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 436-0313.

Hot Meals Hot Meals For Hungry

Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by SMARM.

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace

Women’s Bible study 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 436-0313.

Hot Meals Hot Meals For Hungry

Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church. Sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries.

Camp MeetingNorvel Hayes camp meet-

ing, Glenstone Lodge, 504 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, through July 10. 10 a.m. Monday-Saturday; 7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Photographic Society LeConte Photographic

Society meets 6:30 p.m. with photo competitions, awards and critiques. Program by Julie Roberts. LeContePhotographic.com.

ThursdAy, JuLy 6

Alzheimer’s SupportAlzheimer’s support

group meets 6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 428-2445 Ext. 107.

Water Fair“Wonders of Water”

family water fair 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Anna Porter Public Library. Magic show 5-5:30 p.m. 436-5588.

Kindness CountsKindness Counts, for-

merly Feral Cat Friends, meets 7 p.m., Pigeon Forge Community Center Park, Pavilion 1. 654-2684.

NARFENational Assn. Retired

Federal Employees, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.

Scrapbook ClubScrapbook Club meets

10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m., Whispering Winds Scrapbook retreat off Snapp Road. 429-3721.

Women’s Bible StudyGarlands of Grace wom-

en’s Bible study:n 1 p.m. Foxtrot Bed

and Breakfast, Garrett, Gatlinburg

n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

American LegionAmerican Legion Post

104 dinner meeting, 6 p.m.; phone 908-4310; Web: www.amlgnp104tn.org

SCHS BoostersSevier County High

School football boosters meet at 5:30 p.m., field-house.

Blood DriveMedic blood drive 9

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Editor’s Note: The follow-ing information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed inno-cent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

◆ Alonso Geray Aguilar, 35, of Cantille, Texas, was charged June 29 with DUI and vehicular assault. He was being held.

◆ Oliver Mace Avison, 31, of 408 Bush Hollow Way in Sevierville, was charged June 29 with aggravated assault. He was being held in lieu of $10,000 bond.

◆ Terri Ann Ball, 27, of 4336 Manis Hollow Road in Gatlinburg, was charged June 28 with shoplifting. She was released.

◆ Miranda Lynn Burns, 18, of Strawberry Plains, was charged June 29 with domestic violence assault. She was being held in lieu of $1,000 bond.

◆ Thomas Brian Buster, 18, of Walland was charged June 28 with carrying a prohibited weapon. He was being held in lieu of $1,500 bond.

◆ Staci Michelle Flynn, 22, of 420 Bush Hollow Way in Sevierville, was charged June 28 with vandalism. She was released on $1,000 bond.

◆ Connie Deneen Hislop, 45, of Big Stone Gap. Va., was charged June 28 with a circuit court warrant. She was released.

◆ Billy Lee Nave, 20, of Johnson City was charged June 29 with public intoxica-tion and bringing contraband into the jail. He was being held in lieu of $5,000 bond.

◆ Danny Jack Pemberton, 34, of 1431 Allensville Road in Sevierville, was charged June 29 with public intoxica-tion. He was being held.

◆ Jason Keith Seaton, 24, of 826 Seaton Lane in Seymour, was charged June 28 with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on $2,500 bond.

◆ Hugh Tony Smith, 19, of 304 Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, was charged June 28 with theft: criminal simula-tion. He was being held.

◆ Sabrina Faith Gail Williams, 26, of Knoxville was charged June 28 with theft of property worth $500 to $1,000 and theft of property worth $1,000 to $10,000. She was released on $5,000 bond.

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Submitted Report

The National Park Service has completed an environmental assessment of its planned Newfound Gap Road reconstruction and has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact on the natural and cultur-al resources of the park.

This finding clears the way for the Federal Highway Administration to contract for the rehabil-itation of the 14.5 miles of Newfound Gap Road from the entrance at Gatlinburg to the Tennesee-North Carolina line at Newfound Gap.

Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said, “This action is needed to

address the deterioration of the pavement, safety concerns, and rehabili-tation of the historic cut stone guardwalls, most of which were constructed about 70 years ago by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The road and wall conditions continue to deteriorate, increasing the park’s routine main-tenance and intermittent repair costs as well as pos-ing safety hazards.”

Park officials say the work will take place in three phases over the next six to seven years beginning with the first two miles of the road which descends north from Newfound Gap into Tennessee. That first

phase is expected to begin in November of this year.

“We are very sensitive to the impact that road construction can have on our neighboring gateway communities,” Ditmanson said. “We reached out to our community leaders on both sides of the Park dur-ing this process to inform them of the purpose of and need for the work, along with the options being considered for timely completion of the project. We will make every effort to schedule the work so as to minimize traffic disrup-tions during peak visita-tion periods.”

The FONSI is available online at parkplanning.nps.gov/grsm, or can be

reviewed at park head-quarters near Gatlinburg.

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PIGEON FORGE — Country music group Diamond Rio and a massive fireworks display will highlight Patriot Festival, Pigeon Forge’s annual community cel-ebration of American indepen-dence.

This year’s Patriot Festival is Saturday in Patriot Park. Activity begins at 2 p.m. and

continues until dark, when fire-works will light up the night sky over the adjacent Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Seven musical groups will perform through the afternoon and evening, food vendors will add a special flair and a Kids Karnival area will offer games and inflatables to entertain the youngsters.

Diamond Rio, winner of four

Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year awards and a member of the Grand Ole Opry, is the headline perform-ing group. Its hits include “I Believe,” “One More Day” and “Mama Don’t Forget to Pray for Me.”

More music will come from:n Steve Azar, whose country

hits include “I Don’t Have To Be Me Until Monday” and “Waiting

on Joe” n Jimbo Whaley and

Greenbrier, the Pigeon Forge bluegrass, country and moun-tain music group

n TelluRide, a new Nashville group

n Thompson Square, the coun-try-rock husband and wife duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson

n Grafite, a local four-member pop and rock band, whose mem-

bers are ages 9-11 n The Pigeon Forge Community

Chorus When dark arrives, fireworks

will light things up to the accom-paniment of music broadcast on WIVK-FM.

Admission to all activities is free.

Information is at www.MyPigeonForge.com or by call-ing 800-251-9100.

Diamond Rio to headline Patriot Festival

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GATLINBURG — Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts has partnered with eBay Giving Works to hold the first live, interactive online auction benefiting the school.

The auction features 12 works of art created by Arrowmont instructors and will run through Sunday at 9 a.m. The school will get 100 percent of the pro-ceeds.

Instructors who have donated works for the auc-tion include ceramicist Bede Clark, textile artist Akemi Nakano Cohn, lampwork/bead artist Barbara Becker Simon, and sculptor/painter Andrew Saftel. Works by these artists are featured in galleries and held in museum collections worldwide.

To participate, visit www.arrowmont.org and click on the banner for the eBay Giving Works Auction. Shoppers may also enter “Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Auction” in the search box on the eBay site. Bidders will be required to have an eBay user-name and password, and registration is free.

Payment options include Paypal, MasterCard, VISA and Discover.

For more information about Arrowmont, visit www.arrowmont.org or call 436-5860.

Arrowmont planslive eBay auctionfundraising event

Newfound Gap Road project OK’d

Farmers market opens in Gatlinburg

Submitted

The Gatlinburg Farmers Market celebrated its recent opening with a ribbon cutting and live music performed by Boogertown Gap. The farmers market is held each Saturday from 8:30-11 a.m. in Alamo Steakhouse parking lot on Highway 321. From left are Sherry Holtzclaw, Gatlinburg Chamber; City Commissioner Mark McCown; Vice Mayor Mike Werner; market manager Megan Jones; Nancy Gray, national park spokeswoman and market volunteer coordinator; Mayor Mike Helton; market director of marketing Vesna Plakanis; City Manager Cindy Cameron Ogle; market VP Allyson Hughes Virden; Chamber board president Logan Coykendall; and Chamber Executive Director Vicki Simms.

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W.R. HayesW.R. Hayes, 93, of New

Market, born and raised in Kodak, died Friday, June 25, 2010, at University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith and a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He was a retired farmer and retired employee of the BP Service Station in New Market.

Survivors: chil-dren and their spouses, Judy and Edgar James, Willa Dean and Robert Huffaker, Bob and Ann Hayes, Jack and Earlene Hayes; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles (Ann) Hayes; nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was held Tuesday at Beech Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Richie Hayes officiating. Interment followed in Beech Springs Cemetery.

The family received friends Monday at Fielden Funeral Home, New Market.

Ruby Lee Frazier Presnell

Ruby Lee Frazier Presnell, 75,

of Sevierville, died Sunday, June 27, 2010. She was a member of Howards View Baptist Church.

Survivors: husband, Kenneth Presnell; son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Michelle Presnell; daughters and son-in-law, Karen Parks, Kathy and Randy Keys; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grand-children; one great-great-grand-child; brothers and sisters-in-law, Von and Louise Frazier, Kermit Jr. (Rusty) and Earlene Frazier, Lawrence and Betty Frazier; sister and brother-in-law, Annette and J. C. Caldwell; nephews, nieces and many special friends.

Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Frazier officiat-ing. Interment will follow in Howards View Cemetery. The family received friends Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.

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James D. Hudgins James D. Hudgins, 82, of

Gatlinburg, died Sunday, June 27, 2010. He was retired from General Motors and served in the U.S. Army and Air Force from 1945-1948.

Survivors: wife, Shirley Hudgins; sons and daugh-ters-in-law, Kirby and Donna Hudgins, Kurt and Kim Hudgins; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Bob Wilford; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

Cremation arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


Herman E. CoxHerman E. Cox, 84, of

Seymour died Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Funeral arrange-ments will be announced by Atchley Funeral Home Seymour,

577-2807.


Cluster Woodrow (Woody) Allred

Cluster Woodrow (Woody) Allred, 91, of Kodak, died Sunday, June 27, 2010.

The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday, and noon to 1 p.m. Friday, with funeral ser-vice to follow at 1 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Interment will follow the service in Beech Springs Cemetery.

Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home.


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In Memoriam

Eileen Marie Martinez Ridner

Eileen Marie Martinez Ridner, age 38 of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010. She attended Stoney Point Baptist Church.

Survived by mother, Brenda Lanham; sons, Jonathan Daniel and Taylor Ridner; fiancé Major Estes Dalton; sisters, Cira Cook and Helen Wright; brother, Charles Bunyan III; and grandparents, Dorothia A. Morgan and Larry Medley.

The family will receive friends 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at Bridges Funeral Home and proceed to Pollard Cemetery for a 12 p.m. graveside service with Rev. Matt Cannon and Pastor Jason Medley officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to any Tennessee State Bank to the account set up In Memory of Eileen Ridner. Arrangements by Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 523-4999.

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In Memoriam

John Ray “J.R.” McFalls

John Ray “J.R.” McFalls, age 84 of Ypsilanti, Michigan, formerly of Sevier County, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

He was preceded in death by his brothers Sherral, Sam, and Major McFalls.

Survivors: brother, Wayne McFalls; sisters, Melissa McFalls, Iva Lee Dempsey, and Juanita Newman.

Family and friends will meet 10 a.m. Friday at Pigeon Forge (Methodist) Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. O.W. Grubb offi-ciating. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.


In Memoriam

Rocky Shawn LineRocky Shawn Line, age 34, of Seymour, born

November 21, 1975, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010, from a car accident.

He was preceded in death by his grandpar-ents, John and Martha Stansberry, Arlin Roop, Margie and Willard Joiner; great-grandparents, Ed and Marie Line and Roberta Sharpe; uncle, Steve Joiner; aunts, Anita Shepard, Linda Carpenter, and Kelly Bowers.

Rocky loved people and life. He loved to play on the APA Pool League with his many friends and was also a member of the Dart Association. He was involved in sports growing up and he played football from little league through high school. He also played baseball in Seymour. His outgoing and friendly personality made him loved by all.

Survivors: his loving wife, Karen Line; son, Bradley Smelcer; daughters, Taylor Whaley and Sarah Brewer; parents, James Stansberry; Tona Hinton and husband, Mike; Glenn Joiner; brother, Jonathan Stansberry; sisters, Jacinda Stansberry and Misty Cheek; grandparents, Anita Roop and JoAnn Marshall; uncles, Johnny Murray, Larry Marshall, Tommy Stansberry, Willard Joiner, and Ricky Roop; aunts, Darla Joiner, Roberta Claiborne, Rogetta Roop, and Rhonda Covington; nieces, Jadasia Vandergriff, Haley Murray, Kaylee and Lexy Collins; neph-ews, Jason Vandergriff Jr., Justice Stansberry, and Jacob Collins; sister-in-law, Ramona Spence; special friend, Jeannie Poe who he called second mama, and many very close friends.

Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. Harry Whittington officiating. Interment will follow in Boyd’s Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865. (865) 577-2807.


mailbox message stated the number belonged to Robert Vick. The Vicks’ residential number is not in service.

The number listed in the phone book for Fontaine Cabin Rentals is 436-4944. Calls to that number were not answered at all.

The site also stated the managers asked for patience due to the large number of calls.

“We are sorry for your inconvenience,” it stated. “We are working to insure (sic) that your stay is not interrupted by the unfortu-nate timing of closure of the company.”

Karen McKnight of Kentucky is the owner of one of the cabins managed by Fontaine. She said she had owned the cabin for about 10 years, but Fontaine only started managing it in the last year.

She heard from friends early on that the owners of the company had called in employees on a Monday and told them the business was closing immediately. McKnight was told they then sent the employees home.

They later received a let-ter from Fontaine saying the business was closing.

“The letter basically said

they were closing immedi-ately for illness,” she said. “It didn’t say who was sick but (that there was an) ill-ness, and our mid month statements would be pro-cessed as soon as possible.”

McKnight said she hadn’t had any trouble getting her money from Fontaine, but she thought they could have managed the closure better.

“We had questions about what if we had reservations booked already,” she said. “We checked thew Web site and it’s completely shut down...

“We’ve heard they were rand we’ve heard people are showing up on the mountain thinking they have reserva-tions.”

The closing has also become a topic on the tripad-visor.com, a travel Web site.

The first listing was dated June 24, when the poster states they were told it closed the previous week. It notes the owners were not returning phone calls or emails.

Another poster said she had rented one of the Fontaine cabins for her son’s honeymoon for the Fourth of July weekend. She was eventually able to con-tact the new rental agency managing the cabin, only to find it had been rented to another party for the same dates.

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In this March 7 photo, Sandra Bullock and Jesse James arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. Bullock won the best actress award for her role in “The Blind Side.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are divorced.

A court clerk in Austin, Texas, confirmed that the divorce between the Oscar-winning actress and celebrity biker was finalized Monday. Bullock filed to end the marriage in April after reports surfaced that James had been unfaithful.

Details of the settlement were sealed by the court, but Bullock’s initial filing cited “discord or conflict of personalities” as grounds for the divorce.

An attorney for Bullock did not immediately return calls to The Associated Press on Tuesday, but her publicist, Cheryl Maisel, confirmed the couple’s split was complete.

James’ publicist, Monique Huey-Jones, declined to comment Tuesday.

The actress and “Monster Garage” star met in 2003 and married in 2005. It seemed like an odd pairing — the movie star often called “America’s Sweetheart” marrying the tattooed biker who had been wed twice before.

It was the first marriage for Bullock, who became a devoted stepmom to James’ children: Sunny, 6; Jesse Jr., 12; and Chandler, 15.

Bullock, Jamesfinalize divorce

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NEW YORK (AP) — No matter where they look, investors are seeing eco-nomic trouble.

Stocks and interest rates plunged Tuesday after signs of slowing econo-mies from China to the U.S. spooked traders who were already uneasy about a global recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 268 points, or 2.7 per-cent, and dropped below 10,000. The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at its lowest level since October.

Interest rates fell in the Treasury market after demand for the safety of government debt grew. The yield on the 10-year note dropped to 2.95 percent, the first time it has fallen below 3 percent since April 2009, when the markets were in the early stages of their recovery from the financial crisis. The yield is used as a benchmark for many consumer loans and mortgages.

The markets began the day by following Asian and European stocks lower. Asian exchanges fell after an index that fore-casts economic activity for China was revised lower. European stocks continued the slide after Greek work-ers walked off the job to protest steep budget cuts.

Then, shortly after U.S. trading began, the mar-ket was hit with news that consumer confidence fell sharply this month because of worries about jobs

and the overall economy. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to 52.9 from a revised 62.7 in May. It was the steepest drop since February and econo-mists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast only a modest dip.

Investors are also anxious as they wait for the Labor

Department’s monthly employment report on Friday. Companies have indicated that business is getting better, yet there are few signs that they are ready to hire in big num-bers. The government is expected to say that the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 9.8 percent in June.

Industrial stocks suf-fered some of the steep-est drops on fears that a stalled global rebound will cut demand. Aircraft maker Boeing Co. led the Dow lower with a drop of 6.3 percent. Caterpillar Inc., the maker of con-struction and mining equipment, lost 5.5 per-cent. Shares of coal pro-

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PIGEON FORGE — City lead-ers have voted to approve a move they believe could save tax dol-lars, though it will likely delay long-planned work to improve Birds Creek Road — something they blame on an oversight on the part of state transportation officials.

At issue is an 8-inch water line buried next to the current course of the road that runs to Catons Chapel Elementary. The line will have to be moved, and state law requires that the owner of any such utility must pay for that relocation.

The state has been promis-ing Sevier County officials for years that work will be done on

the winding road. With federal dollars from last year’s stimulus act, state leaders jumped on the chance to complete the Birds Creek project.

The work, which has already started, will involve replacing several bridges and moving the roadbed in a number of places. That will allow curves and hills to be taken out to make the ride better and safer.

However, that work may be set back because, Pigeon Forge leaders say, state officials didn’t make a plan for the relocation of utilities. That meant city offi-cials weren’t included on any of the pre-construction meet-ings and only recently learned they’ll need to move the water line — which was installed to serve the school, but is outside

any city.State leaders recommended

the city hire Charles Blalock & Sons Construction, the contrac-tor completing the road project. That could mean the city won’t have to design the new route for the pipe. Additionally, the state promised it would write a letter the city could give to its auditors over why bids weren’t solicited.

That didn’t sit well with Pigeon Forge’s commissioners. Mayor Keith Whaley worried the move could mean the city ends up paying more than it needs to because there’s no competition for the project.

“I don’t want to hold anyone up, but I also want to get the best deal we can for the residents,” Whaley said.

During Monday’s meeting,

the group voted to approve an agreement with engineering firm Wilbur Smith Associates to com-plete design work on the water line relocation. Additionally, several other efforts, including making plans to repaint the line along Upper MIddle Creek Road, are included.

During the session, the group also voted to approve:

n Ordinance 907 to set the property tax rate for the coming year (second reading)

n Ordinance 908 to set the budget (second reading)

n Ordinance 909 to update the building code (first reading)

n Ordinance 910 covering bud-get amendments (first reading)

n Donating excess exercise equipment to Pigeon Forge High

n A memorandum of under-standing with the Knoxville Police Department

n An agreement with MF Billboards LLC regarding the relocation of billboards on cer-tain properties

n Accepting a TDOT grant for the Trolley Department

n The 2010-11 scope of work with Bohan for tourism adver-tising

n The 2010-11 scope of work with USDM.net for online tour-ism advertising

n An agreement with Majority Opinion Research for the 2010-11 marketing program

n A contract to lease three welcome center kiosk spotlight packages

n A contract with BDS for bro-chure distribution

Pigeon Forge action may delay project, save money

Stocks plunge on trader unease

AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews

David Pologruto, left, and Christopher Capella, traders with Kellogg Capital, looks at a trading monitor from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down near-ly 270 points, falling below 10,000.

adjoined the waiting areas and the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit.

“With more patients coming in, we’ve identified new ser-vices and programs that can be offered in areas like cardiology and the Breast Center.”

Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health gave the facility its approval and pro-vided Bloodborne Pathogens Policy education and training for employees.

“We had a bit of condensa-tion build-up because of the temperature changing, but it hasn’t interrupted anything,” Wilhoit said. “(Construction company) Rentenbach still has someone on site, and they’re just a phone call away. Our engineering director, Wayne Spence, is also retired from Rentenbach. He has full knowledge of how the facility was built.”

Plans for two additional operating rooms and addi-tional buildings on campus have been drawn.

“We’ve done several pub-lic tours, and we continue to welcome people to see the facility,” Wilhoit said.

Now that the physicians have settled into the facility, Burke said there is more time to recruit fellow physicians — and it tends to be an easy sell.

“I bring my family here, so I want it to be as good as it can be,” he said.

For more information on LeConte Medical Center, visit www.lecontemedicalcenter.org.

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ing with whatever they can.”

Ogle, who attended Catons Chapel Elementary School and Gatlinburg-Pittman High School, credits teachers like Tammy Parton and Charlotte Manning for inspiring him to go into the education field.

“They’re what I would call master teachers,” he said. “They were able to draw you in and involve you in the learning process in a fun, stimulating way.”

Ogle has a bachelor of science degree from Tennessee Technological University and a master of science in supervision and administration from the University of Tennessee. He began his career in 2000 as an English teacher at Pigeon Forge High School. In 2008, he became the assistant prin-cipal of Seymour Middle School, where he stayed until his December move to Jones Cove.

His plans for the school include establishing “some sort of parent-teacher organization” where par-

ents can have direct input.“The parents and faculty

never fail to rise to the occasion; they’re so will-ing to give their time and energy.”

Ogle and his wife, Carrie, have three sons: Dylan, 10; Atticus, 4 (yes, named after the character in “To Kill a Mockingbird”); and Elijah, 1.

He says he has been able to establish an easy rap-port with the students, who get a kick out of the comic book action figures he displays in his office.

“I believe the three most important things are the safety of the students, having the best education tools and the happiness of the students,” Ogle said.

“The best part of the job is working with the stu-dents and seeing the won-der on their faces.”

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■ rob LoweLOS ANGELES (AP) —

Rob Lowe is taking on a new role: author.

Publisher Henry Holt and Co. says it will r e l e a s e t h e 46-year-o l d a c t o r ’ s m e m o i r in May 2011.

T h e actor is handling the writ-ing duties on “Stories I Only Tell My Friends,” which details his experi-ences as an actor and father.

“When he found out about the tax issue he hired someone and immediately corrected it, He took care of it quickly like the good member of

our community he is.”— Defense attorney Peter Frankel on hip-hop star method

man pleading guilty to a tax-evasion charge monday. the performer wrote a check on the spot for the final

$40,000 restitution payment after owing about $106,000.

“I don’t think I threw as many breaking balls as I have. You have to have that up here, because

they square up on your fastball.”— washington Nationals rookie pitching sensation

Stephen Strasburg on the most difficult of his five big league starts, a monday night loss to Atlanta. the braves scored four runs in the seventh inning against the rookie

in a 5-0 victory.

“We will never give in to those who use guns to harm others. Your fight is my fight and we’re

in this together.”— Chicago mayor richard m. Daley on a Supreme Court ruling finding that Americans have the right to bear arms

anywhere they live; the ruling almost certainly means the end of Chicago’s decades-old handgun ban.

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The Sevier County Courthouse and all county convenience centers will be closed on Monday in obser-vance of Independence Day.

They will reopen on Tuesday.

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Jumpstart Campplanned at church

The Sevier County Civitan Club has set this year’s Jumpstart Camp for special needs children for July 26-29 at Kodak United Methodist Church.

The camp is operated by Civitans and Super Friends, which is a special-needs ministry at the church.

Jumpstart Camp is avail-able for any child with a developmental disability from preschool age through those who have completed fourth grade. To learn more about how to enroll or get involved, contact camp coordinator Lisa Roberts at 429-8400.

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Back to SchoolBash to be held

The Community Back to School Bash will be held Aug. 7 at Kodak United Methodist Church.

The day will include inflatables, food, free hair-cuts for children, a magic show and free school sup-plies for children (K-12).

Families must pre-regis-ter before July 31 and live in the Kodak area.

KUMC is looking for local churches and businesses and volunteers to donate school supplies and other items.

For more information and to register, e-mail to [email protected] or contact the church office at 933-5996 (cor-rected number).

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A Knoxville soldier has died in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense said 20-year-old Pfc. Robert K.L. Repkie died June 24 at Forward Operating Base Farah in an indident that was not related to combat. The Army is investigating the cir-cumstances of Repkie’s death.

He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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East Tennessee State University’s pharmacy col-lege, which graduated its first class last month, has been accredited.

Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy received notice Monday from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education that the school has received full accreditation.

Dr. Larry D. Calhoun, dean of the college, says it’s impossible to overstate how important accreditation is to the school, which began in 2005.

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Today is Wednesday, June 30, the 181st day of 2010. There are 184 days left in the year.

■ Locally a year ago:Arrowmont School of

Arts and Crafts support-ers are feeling better this week following action taken at the convention of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, owners of Arrowmont property. New members plus a new president appear more supportive of Arrowmont and less likely to try to sell the property to commer-cial developers. The lease expires in 2011.

■ today’s highlight:On June 30, 1860, the

famous Oxford University Museum debate on Darwin’s theory of evo-lution took place as Anglican Bishop Samuel Wilberforce led his side in denouncing the con-cept, while biologist T.H. Huxley rose to defend it. (Although exact details of the debate, which was not transcribed, are in dispute, it is generally believed that Huxley’s side prevailed.)

■ on this date:In 1958, the U.S. Senate

passed the Alaska state-hood bill by a vote of 64-20.

In 1971, a Soviet space mission ended in tragedy when three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 were found dead inside their spacecraft after it had returned to Earth.

■ Five years ago: Federal Reserve poli-

cymakers boosted the federal funds rate by one-quarter percentage point to 3.25 percent, the ninth such increase since the Fed began to tighten credit in June 2004 in an effort to keep inflation under control.

■ thought for today: “The good Lord set

definite limits on man’s wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity — and that’s not fair!” — Konrad Adenauer, German states-man (1876-1967).

COLUMBIA (AP) — Columbia city officials are trying to save a one-time funeral home believed to have been one of the lon-gest serving black-owned businesses in the coun-try.

Mrs. A.J. Morton and Sons Funeral Home closed 20 years ago. The building has a faded facade and is in major disrepair.

City Councilwoman Christa Martin said she will meet with several organizations to discuss saving the building.

“This is a major piece of history,” she said. “Hopefully the commu-nity will rally around this building.”

According to The Daily Herald, the busi-ness is believed to have opened in the 1890s. Maury County historian Bob Duncan said it is representative of many black establishments in the city that overcame struggles.

“It was the scene of an early black entre-preneur’s business days when black folks had a

hard time starting busi-nesses,” he said. “... If we think black history is important it’s impor-tant.”

It also occupies a place in the civil rights move-ment.

Trent Ogilvie, director of the Columbia Housing Authority, said the funer-al home is nestled in the business district near where racial disturbanc-es broke out in 1946.

“It is a treasure,” he said. “When the whole thing happened, that building became a focal

point for the local com-munity.”

Cemora Newsome, granddaughter of Andrew James and Kelly Morton who founded the funeral home, said she has some fond memories of the business. It was in her family for 100 years.

“We buried a lot of people,” she said.

But after the death of her mother and a move to Maryland, Newsome said she had to give up the family business. She said she would love to see the building restored.

Historic facility in need of repair

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Early in this decade, with the United States at war in Afghanistan and Iraq, four combat veterans in Congress made the public case for why the nation should reinstate the military draft.

Of the four, Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., who fought Adolf Hitler’s army in France and Germany, has retired; Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., wounded and decorated in Vietnam, chose to leave the Senate; and Rep. Jack Murtha, D-Pa., a Marine com-bat veteran in Vietnam, died this year.

Only Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., a Korean War Army veteran, is still in office.

The quartet’s arguments were straight-forward. “Why shouldn’t we ask all of our citizens to bear some responsibility, to pay some price?” Chuck Hagel asked his colleagues.

Their argument, simply stated, came down to this: War is not a spectator sport. War demands equality of sacrifice. Moral logic tells us that when the country goes to war, it must be everybody’s war, everybody’s risk. The case for universal conscription was summed up this year, according to the respected military writer Tom Ricks, by West Point historian Col. Matthew Moten, who observed that, with a draft, “American parents would have ‘skin in the game’ for this foreign policy.”

As war-tested and war-scarred vet-erans, Hollings, Hagel, Murtha and Rangel could not be publicly ignored by their non-serving colleagues when they reminded them and us that in proudly classless America, the nation’s uniformed defenders are overwhelmingly the chil-dren of America’s working families, whose fathers do not host big-ticket political fundraisers and whose mothers do not wear designer originals and who do not have trust funds waiting for them if they do make it safely home.

Just a little over three decades ago, four out of five members of Congress were veterans of military service. Today, just 22 percent of the Congress has served. A minority of members of Congress who have no firsthand experi-ence with the military can be chronically skeptical of, even hostile toward, the pro-fessional military.

Much more frequently, the reaction toward the military brass of the politi-cian lacking personal service experience is uncritical adoration, bordering on the man-crush. The same is often true of journalists with no personal military experience.

So the basic case for the draft is that civilian Americans ought to understand firsthand and share the sacrifices and the risks of their fellow Americans in the military, and that a more thoughtful, less arrogant, foreign and defense policy could be the product.

But the fall of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, as documented in his own and his clos-est aides’ undenied quotations in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine, makes a separate and equally strong case for the draft. Just as civilian Americans need to understand how the military lives, so, too, obviously does the military need greater and more sustained exposure to the nation’s civilian values.

What Rolling Stone revealed was a military command living and operating within its own isolated bubble. How else to explain these professionals of high IQs and accomplishment being so obtusely oblivious as to how their juvenile locker-room insubordination would look in print?

One of the real bonuses of a universal draft, without exemptions, is the constant infusion of civilian experiences and val-ues into the military. The cross-pollina-tion between the two worlds — military and civilian — would be good for both of them and, more importantly, good for the nation.

In his classic work “The Mud Soldiers,” military scholar-reporter George Wilson quoted Army Col. Steve Siegfried, a com-bat veteran of Vietnam: “Armies don’t fight wars. Countries fight wars ... . A country fights a war. If it doesn’t, then we shouldn’t send an army.”

Amen. — Mark Shields is a veteran political cam-

paign manager and frequent television talk show commentator. Column distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Mark Shields.

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State legislators:◆ rep. richard montgomery

1-800-449-8366 Ext. 1-5981; 207 War Memorial Bldg., Nashville TN [email protected]

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-ment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacably to assemble and to petition

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

Comparing humans and sheep,you’ll find a lot in commonEditor:

I was recently listening for the third or fourth time to a sermon on John 21 where Jesus instructs Simon Peter to “feed my sheep.” I know that Christ refers to his chil-dren as sheep over and over again through-out the Bible and to himself as our “Good Shepherd.”

For whatever reason, I began to really won-der exactly what, if anything, we and sheep have in common.

Did you know that sheep were one of the first animals domesticated? They live all over the world and come in different colors, including black, gray, white, red, brown and even blonde. However, I did not find in my research any proof that the blondes were any dumber than the others. Ha!

Regarding hygiene: Just like people, sheep need to be bathed. Males are known to be too smelly to keep. They also need to have their hair cut. It’s called shearing. Sheep enjoy pedicures, or rather “hoof trimming.” This prevents them from getting a fungal infection known as foot rot. I’ve seen a few men with this same problem.

Physically, healthy sheep average a weight of 150-200 pounds, with the males tending to weigh more than the females. I hope as women, we can say the same about our men.

A sheep’s normal heart rate is 70 to 80 beats a minute and they need daily exercise because they have a tendency to overeat. Sound like someone you know? As a matter of fact, there are even breeds, Afghan Arabi for one, that are known for their fat rumps. I’m really not making this up.

Have you ever heard someone described as mutton faced? Well, old female sheep that are post-menopausal and of no good except for

meat are known as mutton. As for the male sheep, 6-10 percent are homosexuals and oth-ers can be horned.

Sheep also have a flock behavior or herd mentality. They follow their peers without thinking. In humans we call them gangs, cults or teenagers. They do have a couple of behav-ioral rules. They avoid crowding and align themselves with the other sheep. We call this a good neighbor.

Well, no matter what the reason that God refers to us as His sheep, I am thankful He is my shepherd. I try each day to listen for His voice and to follow His steps and not the world’s. (John 10:4 & 5, “He goeth before them, and the sheep follow.” and “A stranger will they not follow.”)

This blonde, fat-rumped, pre-mutton ewe is overjoyed to be one of Christ’s sheep. I pray you are, too.

Lisa C. BergmanSevierville

We’re heading into what will be a busy time for tourism in Sevier County. July and October are our most hectic months of the year, and that’s good for business.

However, it also means many thou-sands of motorists on the highways, not just headed here, but on their way to destinations throughout the coun-try.

Driving is a challenging activity in the best of times. It becomes even more so when drivers insist on using their cellular telephones while behind the wheel.

Tennessee has a law that prohibits texting while driving. It’s a Class C misdemeanor with a small fine — not much of a deterrent. This is something responsible drivers will simply have to do on their own, because it’s right.

When drivers are distracted by use

of their cell phone, it makes it more dangerous for the rest of us on the road. You’d think they would know that and avoid such usage of their mobile phones, but too many of them don’t. This is a particularly popular thing for young drivers to do — just the people you would hope might pay extra attention to driving duties.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that July 3 and 4 are the two of the most dangerous days on the road. A cell phone can come in handy in a road emergency. It is not such a good idea when driving.

U.S. Cellular offers these wireless road tips for travelers:

■ If you need to dial a number, pull off the road to a safe location. If pos-sible, use voice-activated dialing and a headset device.

■ Have a passenger make and take calls for you or simply wait to use your phone until the vehicle is stopped.

■ Store an ICE — or In Case of Emergency — contact in your phone’s address book. Program the word “ICE” in front of your contact’s name so they can be contacted quickly.

■ Don’t send or read text messages/e-mails or browse the Internet while driving.

■ Position your phone within easy reach and be familiar with its opera-tion. Make use of the speed-dial and redial features. Other options include hands-free devices like Bluetooth.

■ Keep a phone charger in your car and make sure your cell phone battery is charged in case of an emergency.

Let’s make this Independence Day vacation the best — and safest — one of all.

Remember,countriesfight wars

Safety firstWith roads packed for holiday travel, drivers should put away that cell phone for a while

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SCHS sophomore wins state trap shooting titlesJason Davis/The Mountain Press

Sevier County High School sophomore Davis Rader takes aim with his trusty Winchester Select Energy 12-gauge shotgun.

By JASON DAVISSports Editor

SEVIERVILLE — Some people might find it scary to imagine a 15-year-old with a loaded shotgun in his hands.

But Davis Rader can’t

imagine life without it.The Sevier County High

School sophomore brought home two state sub-junior trap shooting champion-ships earlier this month, thanks to hours of training with his prized Winchester Select Energy over/under.

Rader, an avid outdoors-

man who exudes charisma, fell in love with shooting as a youngster, accompa-nying his father, Jeff, and uncles on hunting trips.

“I’ve hunted since I was able to hold a gun to my shoulder,” Rader said. “I love basketball and I love baseball, but if I could find

something that had to do with guns (I’d do that).”

“Jeff and his brothers and his dad, they all hunt-ed. So as soon as Davis could do that he’s been with his dad and uncles,” Rader’s mother, Nancy, said.

About three years ago,

he was introduced to the world of competitive trap shooting.

“One day Dad asked me if I wanted to try (trap shooting),” Rader said.

The pair went to Hog Heaven, a shooting range in White Pine, and it was love at first ‘pull.’

“I shot really well for being my first time,” Rader said. “I was just eaten up with it then.”

The appreciation for the sport increased as he and his father bonded over the competitive aspects of

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JACKSON — Early runs for West Tenn helped the Diamond Jaxx cling to an 9-6 victory over the Tennessee Smokies in the first game of a six-game series Monday night at Pringles Park.

After a rain delay of more than an hour, West Tenn scored seven of their eight runs against Tennessee starter Rafael Dolis, who pitched just three innings in his Southern League debut. Only three of Dolis’ runs were earned, however, thanks to two early errors by Tennessee shortstop Nate Samson.

Anthony Varvaro took the win in relief for West Tenn, retiring all seven batters he faced in order without allowing a hit, striking out three in the process.

The loss drops Tennessee 1-1/2 games behind the Chattanooga Lookouts for the second half North Division lead.

Dolis left the game with the Smokies trailing 7-3, but Tennessee put runs on the board to rally back to within two.

Centerfielder and 2009 Cubs first round draft selection Brett Jackson hit his second homer in as many days with the Smokies in the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-5.

The Diamond Jaxx responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth, however, to make it 8-5.

Josh Vitters delivered the final score of the night for the Smokies with a solo homer in the top of the eighth, but the Diamond Jaxx plated a run in the bottom of the same inning to make it the eventual final.

Knoxville native Nick Hill pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to earn his first save of the season.

Blake Lalli turned in the best per-formance at the plate for Tennessee, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

From submitted reports

Smokies downed by Jaxx 9-6

SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASEBALL

By COBEY HITCHCOCKSports Writer

KNOXVILLE — Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders rising senior basketball standout Jose Agosto had a great Pilot Rocky Top League performance Monday night at Bearden High School, although his Choice Spine team (1-4) dropped a close one, 124-120, to DeRoyal Industries (4-1).

Agosto scored 11 points and grabbed eight boards to go along with two steals in the win, and his Blue-and-Gold high school coach Raul Placeres — who scored six points for First Tennessee (2-3) in an 84-83 last-second late-night loss to News Sentinel (4-1) — enjoyed seeing that his returning player put on a show in the early contest.

“He played really well,” said Placeres. “He’s the only high school kid in the league, really, who’s actually gotten valuable playing time minutes.

“There’s only been one other high school kid score in double digits besides Jose, and I think that happened in the first game of the season.”

“Jose did it against one of the best teams, the team that’s tied for first place. I was excited for Jose.”

Agosto will be the leader for the upcoming 2010-11 G-P season, although he’ll be helped by fellow rising senior standout Morrease Barber.

In July, Agosto and Barber plan to travel to Louisville, Ky., Orlando and Indianapolis for AAU tourna-ments playing for the Knoxville Panthers.

“I’m getting calls about them every day,” said Placeres. “There’s a lot of schools showing interest in them, and it’s going to be fun to see how they play this summer, and how that leads into their col-lege recruiting for next year.”

The Highlanders team has dis-banded for the mandatory TSSAA

dead period, but the Blue and Gold had a successful summer camp, tallying an 18-3 mark and defeating such squads as Knoxville West, Anderson County, Maryville and a couple of tough Atlanta-based teams.

“We had a very good summer,” said Placeres. “This summer was good for our development as a team, and basketball in general is looking promising for the entire county. There’s going to be some good basketball played here this year by all the schools in Sevier County.”

The Highlanders understand they’ll have to be ready to play this winter just to compete in District 3-AA.

“There are eight potential Division-I kids playing in our dis-trict this year,” said Placeres. “Our district could possibly be the best district in the state, hands down.

“Potentially, heading into the season, there could be four of the top-10 teams in the state in our district with us, Fulton, Carter and Austin-East.”

Leading the G-P offense will be returning senior guard Jon McCroskey, and rising senior Garrett Buckner and returning sophomore Davis Soehn will be counted on to play large roles. Rising 6-foot-3 sophomore Blade Durbin, rising 6-foot-5 junior Matt Hinton and rising fresh-man Clay Leatherwood have also shown some signs of maturity and should see some quality varsity minutes this winter.

Rising seniors Jeremy Hibbard and Ryan Taylor are now with the basketball team after last playing as freshmen. Rising junior Tye Harold will be in his first year with the G-P team.

“I’m excited to have those guys join the team,” said Placeres. “They’ve shown me some good things at summer camp.”

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Gatlinburg-Pittman rising senior Jose Agosto drives in for a basket during his junior campaign with the Highlanders. Agosto is playing AAU this summer as well playing for Choice Spine in the Pilot Rocky Top League.

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shooting together.“We compete like crazy.

It’s all the time who’s shot higher,” Rader said. “He beat me last (time), but I’ve still got the high score overall. He loves it to death. He hates that his son that’s 30-something years younger than him can beat him — consis-tently. We always com-pete and give each other a hard time.”

In fact, Rader said there’s nothing that both-ers him worse than seeing his dad miss a clay.

“I love beating the crap out of him, but I hate seeing him miss,” Rader said.

The boy’s first competi-tive shooting match fur-ther cemented his love for the sport.

Despite losing by two targets Rader had a good showing.

“I was like, if I can do this my first shoot, I can start winning stuff,” he said.

Months of hard work and dedication to shoot-ing helped him gain expe-rience and tons of con-fidence with his gun. It also helped him develop of goal.

“I told Dad that I want-ed to win state singles,” Rader said.

Three Saturdays ago Rader did just that.

Scoring 189 hits in 200 shots Rader earned the sub-junior (under-16) singles championship.

The very next day Rader did something he didn’t expect. He took the sub-junior title in the doubles tournament.

Instead of shooting just one clay at a time, doubles forces the shooter to take aim at two targets fired simultaneously.

“In doubles I scored an 81 (of 100), which is an embarrassing score, but it ended up winning it. A

win is a win,” Rader said.Next year he’ll move up

to the juniors level, where he’ll face even stiffer com-petition.

“I’ll have a lot on my shoulders moving up,” Rader said. “I’ll have to work hard to improve and get better.”

Though he’s most at home at the shooting range, Rader has a broad list of interests outside of shooting.

As a freshman at SCHS he maintained a 4.0 while taking honors courses, was a member of the Beta Club, ran track and now plays defensive end and tight end on the football team.

“But it’s not trap,” he said. “(Shooting) is some-thing that you can do your whole life. I know guys right now that shoot in wheelchairs and they can beat just about anybody there.”

In addition, Rader is a member of SHO (Students Helping Others) and puts in some hours work-ing at Mountain Home Veterinary Hospital on Middle Creek Road in hopes that he’ll one day study veterinary medi-cine.

“That’s my goal,” Rader said, mentioning his love for his labrador retriever and feist, the dogs he reg-ularly takes duck squirrel hunting.

“The school I really, really want to go to does not have a (trap shoot-ing) team, but they have a club. I’ve got three more years (in high school), and me and Dad know a lot of people that are trying to get them to get a team. I want to go to UT-Martin, very badly, because that’s where everybody in my family went, and I might have a hunting camp a couple miles from there — not that I would skip class or anything,” he said with a grin.

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Davis Rader hopes to attend UT-Martin and one day become a veterinarian.

The July 4th holiday typically means two things for many people, fireworks and racing. This Saturday, 411 Motor Speedway will offer fans plenty of both.

“We’re going to have a great show,” said 411 promoter Chris Corum. “We’re going to up our normal purse for the drivers and we’re going put on a big fireworks show for the fans.”

The event, hailed as the Pepsi Firecracker 300, will offer a $1,000 to win prize in the late model division as well as an additional $100 bonus for the winner of a special ‘Dash for Cash’ race among the top-6 qualifiers. Also, each of the other classes con-tested at the track will be vying for $300 first prize awards. Saturday’s action will consist of late models, classics, topless modifieds, street stocks, super trucks, modified

minis and pure minis. “We’ve really been

having great turnouts this year in both num-bers of fans and race cars so we wanted to take this opportunity to reward both on this special holiday week-end,” Corum declared. “We’d also like to thank Pepsi for their sup-port in bringing all this together.”

Drivers in the late model division will be aiming to beat Josh Collins. The Knoxville driver is currently lead-ing the point standings in that division and will be coming into Saturday as the most recent win-ner on the track after scoring a victory this

past weekend. Andy Ogle leads the

classics standings but Mack McCarter had col-lected five checkered flags in a row until mechanical problems sidelined him during last Saturday’s race. Robbie Comer is ahead in the super trucks while Raymond Shepherd leads the street stocks.

Josh Driskill of Newport holds the lead in the topless modified division but red hot Chase King of Seymour has won three in a row. Tommy Metler holds a slim lead in the modified minis and Dalton King leads the way in the pure mini division.

“The racing in all our divisions has been super this year,” Corum said. “Our late model fields have been packed with really good cars all year and our other classes have been doing a good job of giving the fans

something to cheer about.

“For example, we had our best field of street stocks this season and those guys put on a great show,” the promoter added.

All regular times and prices will apply this Saturday. Adult grand-stand admission is $10, kids 6-11 are $5, and kids 5 and under are free. Tier parking is $15, regardless of age, and is the only area on the property were alcohol is permitted. Pit passes are $25. Pit gates will open at 3:30p, grandstand gates at 5:00p, drivers meeting at 5:15p, with hot-laps beginning at 5:30p, and feature rac-ing will begin around 7:30p.

The fireworks show will commence after the racing action has ended.

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The Sevier County Rugby 7s League has been canceled due to lack of interest. Initial practices were set for July 6 to 8 at the Love Addition Park football field.

Sevier Rugby league cancelled

There will be two Bower Bash Baseball Tournaments in July, with the first run-ning July 9-11 with an entry deadline of July 6, and the second will be July 23-25 with a July 20 entry dead-line. All 8U teams play free, and the cost for 9U, 10U, 11U and 12U recreation and AA teams only is $50. Bower Field fall league sign-ups for boys and girls ages 4-12 will be July 6 and July 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the field. Tryouts for the Tri-County Canes 12U team for the 2011 season can be made by appointment. The Bower

Field fall league coaches meeting will be 7 p.m. July 8 at the Bower Field shed. For more information on any of the previous events, call 748-0122 or 573-3016. Leave a message and your call will be returned.

From submitted reports

Bower Field tourneys, league play, tryouts and meeting ahead

DALLAS (AP) — Add Dirk Nowitzki to the bum-per crop of talented free agents.

A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Nowitzki has notified the Dallas Mavericks he is opting out of the final year and $21.5 million on his existing con-tract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team wasn’t planning to announce Nowitzki’s decision.

Mavericks president Donnie Nelson already has booked a flight that will have him overseas at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday — 6:01 a.m. in Germany — when free agency begins to show Nowitzki how sincere the club is about keeping its all-time leading scorer and rebounder.

He’d obviously scrap the trip if Nowitzki decides to be elsewhere, but the Mavs hope that being there sends a strong message.

“He is our No. 1 priority — period,” Nelson said.

Dallas had been dis-cussing an extension with

Nowitzki, but it would’ve been for only three years. He can get a four-year con-tract as a free agent, and perhaps a no-trade clause, something his existing deal lacks.

Nowitzki hitting the mar-ket could be a good thing for the Mavericks, but it also creates the chance he could leave, like his buddy Steve Nash did in 2004.

“We know what we hope will happen,” Nelson said. “Come July 1, all kinds of unknowns may enter.”

Mavs point guard Jason Kidd said last week he expects Nowitzki to stick around, but that he also wouldn’t be surprised if Nowitzki allowed other teams to wine and dine him. Nowitzki has never been on the market, and was never wooed by colleg-es because he went straight from a German club team to the NBA as a teenager.

“In some respects, it would confuse the market-place, push things back for us,” Nelson said. “But if there’s a bug inside Dirk that wants to see what that’s all about, then do

it.”Then again, Nowitzki is

a 32-year-old former MVP who has accomplished pretty much everything but win an NBA title. He’s said many times that win-ning it all for another team wouldn’t mean as much as doing it in Dallas, and this

could be a chance to do his part off the court.

A quick decision to return could turn him and Kidd into tag-team recruit-ers, especially for wing players like Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson or even the biggest prize of all, LeBron James.

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TodayCOLLEGE BASEBALL7:30 p.m.EspN — World series, finals, game 3, UCLA vs. south Carolina, at omaha, Neb. (if necessary)GOLF3:30 p.m.tGC — pGA of America, professional National Championship, final round, at French Lick, Ind.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL2:10 p.m.WGN — pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs7 p.m.EspN2 — N.Y. Mets vs. Florida, at san Juan, puerto ricoSOCCER8 p.m.FsN — Wps, All-star Game, at Kennesaw, Ga.TENNIS7 a.m.EspN2 — the Championships, men’s quar-terfinals, at Wimbledon, England10 a.m.NBC — the Championships, men’s quarterfinals, at Wimbledon, England (live and same-day tape)1 p.m.EspN2 — the Championships, men’s quar-terfinals, at Wimbledon, England

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National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBAtlanta 45 32 .584 —New York 43 33 .566 1 1/2philadelphia 40 34 .541 3 1/2Florida 36 40 .474 8 1/2Washington 33 44 .429 12

Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 43 34 .558 —st. Louis 42 34 .553 1/2Milwaukee 34 42 .447 8 1/2Chicago 33 43 .434 9 1/2houston 30 47 .390 13pittsburgh 26 50 .342 16 1/2

West Division W L Pct GBsan diego 45 31 .592 —Los Angeles 41 35 .539 4san Francisco 40 35 .533 4 1/2Colorado 40 36 .526 5Arizona 30 47 .390 15 1/2

———Monday’s GamesFlorida 10, N.Y. Mets 3Cincinnati 7, philadelphia 3Atlanta 5, Washington 0pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1houston 9, Milwaukee 5st. Louis 6, Arizona 5Colorado 10, san diego 6L.A. dodgers 4, san Francisco 2Tuesday’s GamesN.Y. Mets vs. Florida at san Juan, 7:05 p.m.philadelphia at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.houston at Milwaukee, 8:10

Southern LeagueNorth Division

W L Pct. GBChattanooga (dodgers) 5 1 .833 —x-tennessee (Cubs) 4 3 .571 1 1/2West tenn (Mariners) 3 4 .429 2 1/2huntsville (Brewers) 2 4 .333 3Carolina (reds) 2 5 .286 3 1/2

South Division W L Pct. GBMobile (d-backs) 6 2 .750 —x-Jacksonville (Marlins) 5 2 .714 1/2Montgomery (rays) 4 4 .500 2

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 47 28 .627 —Boston 46 31 .597 2tampa Bay 44 31 .587 3toronto 40 37 .519 8Baltimore 23 52 .307 24

Central Division W L Pct GBdetroit 41 34 .547 —Minnesota 41 35 .539 1/2Chicago 39 36 .520 2Kansas City 33 44 .429 9Cleveland 28 47 .373 13

West Division W L Pct GBtexas 46 29 .613 —Los Angeles 43 35 .551 4 1/2oakland 37 40 .481 10seattle 31 44 .413 15

———Monday’s GamesCleveland 2, toronto 1Kansas City 3, Chicago White sox 1detroit 7, Minnesota 5Tuesday’s Gamesoakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.toronto at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Chicago White sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.Wednesday’s Gamesdetroit (A.oliver 0-1) at Minnesota (slowey 7-5), 1:10 p.m.oakland (sheets 3-7) at Baltimore (Millwood 2-8), 7:05 p.m.seattle (F.hernandez 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees (vazquez 6-6), 7:05 p.m.toronto (Litsch 0-2) at

p.m.Arizona at st. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Colorado at san diego, 10:05 p.m.L.A. dodgers at san Francisco, 10:15 p.m.Wednesday’s Gamesphiladelphia (halladay 9-6) at Cincinnati (harang 6-7), 12:35 p.m.houston (W.rodriguez 4-10) at Milwaukee (Bush 3-5), 2:10 p.m.Arizona (Enright 0-0) at st. Louis (suppan 0-3), 2:15 p.m.pittsburgh (B.Lincoln 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 2-5), 2:20 p.m.Colorado (Francis 2-2) at san diego (richard 5-4), 3:35 p.m.L.A. dodgers (padilla 1-2) at san Francisco (J.sanchez 6-5), 3:45 p.m.N.Y. Mets (pelfrey 10-2) vs. Florida (volstad 4-7) at san Juan, 7:05 p.m.Washington (J.Martin 0-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 0-3), 7:10 p.m.Thursday’s GamesCincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.philadelphia at pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee at st. Louis, 8:15 p.m.san Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.houston at san diego, 10:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Laffey 0-2), 7:05 p.m.tampa Bay (Garza 8-5) at Boston (Matsuzaka 5-2), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White sox (peavy 7-5) at Kansas City (Greinke 3-8), 8:10 p.m.texas (Beltre 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 7-6), 10:05 p.m.Thursday’s Gamestoronto at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Mississippi (Braves) 3 4 .429 2 1/2Birmingham (W. sox) 1 6 .143 4 1/2

x-clinched division———

Tuesday’s GamesMobile 2, Montgomery 1Chattanooga at huntsville, 8 p.m.Mississippi at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.tennessee at West tenn, 8:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Carolina, 7:15 p.m.Wednesday’s GamesMississippi at Birmingham, 12:05 p.m.tennessee at West tenn, 1:05 p.m.Chattanooga at huntsville, 6 p.m., 1st gameMontgomery at Mobile, 8:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Carolina, 7:15 p.m.Chattanooga at huntsville, 8:30 p.m., 2nd gameThursday’s GamesChattanooga at huntsville, 8 p.m.Mississippi at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.Montgomery at Mobile, 8:05 p.m.tennessee at West tenn, 8:05

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GARAGE /ESTATE SALES

Garage/Estate Sales0151

Huge Baby Sale. Thurs, Fri &Sat. 9am-5pm 3213 BativaGarden Ct, New Center. SzP-5T boy & girl, many newitems.Huge Garage Sale Thurs, Fri& Sat. 8am-5pm at 225 PineyRoad, Kodak. We havecleaned out 3 storage unitsand have tons of items fromtools, clothes, music, videos,trade cards, toys. Great deals

Mountain Meadows 1533 Kil-dee Lane. 4 families. July 1 &July 2nd only. 8am-4pm. Newitems, household, RV parts,childrens clothes.

Yard Sale Thurs (7-1) 8-8. An-tiques, household, bikes,clothes-Dolly Parton to MurphyChapel-to 2419 Frost ValleyYard Sale. Antiques & Estate,furniture, glassware, sportsmemor., generators, misc. &more. Thurs & Fri 9-6. 1309Conner View Ct. Sevierville

EMPLOYMENT

Administrative0204

FT Bookkeeper wanted. Exp.in Excel & Quickbooksneeded. Reply to: [email protected]

Sales0208

Now Hiring ProfessionalSalesperson for year roundfull-time selling medical/fitnessequip. in Pigeon Forge. Musthave integrity & good charac-ter. Hourly + commission. Avg.erngs $800+$1400/week.Send resume [email protected]

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Sutton’s Excavating30 years experience

House seats, Septic tanks, Footers, Roads

654-5708 or 654-7111

Does dirt work, Clearing, Driveways, Home Site, etc.Russell 865-654-3573

DIGGIN’FOOLSExcavating

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115 ROOFINGSERVICES

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guaranteed work.Over 25 yrs. exp.Phone Sam

865-453-6811

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Furniture0533

New 4pc.Bedroom Group

Dresser, mirror, 4 Drawer chest, headboard. $399

Cagles Furniture and Appliances

453-0727

Misc. Items for Sale0563

2 Burial Lots at Smoky Mountain Memory Garden

Pigeon Forge1200.00 each OBOCall David

865-382-1844

Unfurnished Apartments

0610

Quiet country setting

2BR/1BA, stove, ref., D/W disposal/micro.,W/D hook-up, club

house/pool/picnic area24hr. maint. Year

lease, behind S.C.H.S.Great spacious place to live. Dogs ok with

deposit.428-5227


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Thank You Sevier County For Voting

*1BR/1BA, 784 Sq. Ft.*2BR/2BA, 1114 Sq. Ft.

*Screened Porch*Large Closets

*Outside Storage*TVA Energy Effiicient*Professional Decor

*Fully Equipped Kitchen*Washer/Dryer Connections

*Pool & Clubhouse*Some Pets Welcome

*Values Ceiling & Skylight$545-$735

Corporate Units Available

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APARTMENTS2 BR/ 1 1/2 BA

SEVIERVILLE


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Now Leasing,New Apartments

in Gatlinburgbehind GP High School

near trolley stop2 BR / 1 BA$585/mo.

Call (865) 436-3565


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Near Hospital2BR/1.5 BA

All AppliancesHouses 2/3 BR$650 & up

Some Pets453-1748 - Day

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NICE, CLEAN1 BR / 1 BA

IN SEVIERVILLE$380.00 + DEPOSIT

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TownhouseNewly updated

2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking

W/D Conn $625 mth Call 865-384-4054

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0610

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE

2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomes

Call 428-5161


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1/8 mile from Walters State College Allensville Road Walk to lake

654-7033

1 & 2 BR avail. Some Pets OK.

Murrell Meadows


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SEVIERVILLE RENTALS Apartments, mobile homes and trailer

lots for rent 453-2959

Furnished Apartments

0615

Spacious & Quiet!2 BR / 2 BA

Apts. for Rent in Wears Valley

From $650/mo.12 Mo. LeasePets Allowed

(865) 329-7807


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Homes for Rent0620

Hwy 321Pittman Center area.

1&2 BR cabin on creek. Fully furnished.

Utilities included.$200 & up per week

850-2487

Homes for Rent0620

**NICE, CLEAN**3 BR / 2 BA WITH

GARAGE INKODAK AREA

$950.00/MO. + DEP. NO PETS.865-712-5238

Homes for Rent0620

3 BD / 2 BA1 Car Garage$745/mo.

(865) 908-6789

Condominiums for Rent

0625

Want to Live in Luxury?...Call Today!

3BR/3BA Executive Condos in Sevierville, 3100 sq. ft. swimming pool, pets

welcome, loaded with all amenities.

Call 865-428-5161

Rooms for Rent0635

Gatlinburg Rooms for Rent

FurnishedAll Utilities, Cable and

Tax included

$100 per week865-621-2941

Rooms for Rent0635

Affordable Housingin Gatlinburg

Rooms for rent, weeklyrates, furn., cable TV.

436-4471 or 621-2941

DOWNTOWN SEVIERVILLE428 Park Rd.

near trolley stopIncludes All Utilities.Free Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry,

Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.405-2116

Rooms for Rent0635

Gatlinburg/DudleyCreek

Rent by the week, month, or year. Furnished, plus elec., cable & w/ sewer included.

Call for appt.

856-429-2962

Rooms for Rent0635

ROOMS FOR RENT

Low Weekly Rates436-5179

Greystone RentalsRed Carpet Inn349 East Parkway

Gatlinburg, TN

Rooms for Rent0635

Weekly Rentals Includes: Phone, Color TV,

Wkly Housekeeping Micr./Frig. Available

$169.77 +Family Inns West

Mobile Homes for Rent

0675


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2 & 3BR mobile homes for rent Must have refs.

No Pets.Call for info428-3096

Lots & Acreage0734

Tent SitesIndian Camp CreekRent by day or week.

Utilities & wifiBathhouse AvailableNear the Park

850-2487

Sales0208

The Lodges at the GreatSmoky Mountains in PigeonForge is hiring sales reps. NOEXPERIENCE REQUIRED.

Teachers, food service,nurses, retail, medical, carsales people do great! Cus-tomers come to us. Base sal-ary plus commission and$2,000.00 new hire produc-tion bonus!

CALL TODAY: 865-804-5672.Medical/Dental0220

Are You Compassionate?

Are you dependable? You canmake a difference in the life ofan elderly person by joiningour #1 non-medical team ofcaregivers.

Home Instead Senior Care

Call Today 1-877-581-5800 orvisit us online at www.homein-stead.com/428.

Sales people needed - Health-care facility. Commission. Re-ply to: [email protected]

General Help0232

All New Happy Jack® Kitty KatTM Paste. The safe and effec-tive way to treat worms in catsand kittens, tuna flavored.SMITH HARDWARE BLDG.SUPPLY (658-5072).www.happyjackinc.com

CITY OF GATLINBURG

The City of Gatlinburg isseeking seasonal SanitationWorker. The selected individ-ual will collect solid waste andrecyclable items. The individ-ual will also perform relatework as required. The hourlypay rate is $8.60. Requirements include abil-ity to read and write at theeighth grade level. Also re-quired is the ability to performcontinuous heavy manual workat a steady pace in adverseweather conditions and pos-session of a Tennessee driv-er!s license. CDL Class B pre-ferred. Applications are avail-able at City Hall, 1230 EastParkway, Gatlinburg or bymail by calling 436-1400. Ap-plication DEADLINE is Fri-day, July 2, 2010. It is the policy of the City ofGatlinburg not to discriminateon the basis of race, color, na-tional origin, age, sex, or dis-ability pursuant to Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964,Public Law 93-112 and101-336 in its hiring, employ-ment practices and programs.

Riverstone Resort & Spa isnow hiring for Front DeskClerks, Relief Night Auditor &Housekeeping positions. Applyin person at 212 DollywoodLane, Pigeon Forge, left attraffic light #8.

The following position is avail-able at Douglas CherokeeHead Start in Sevier County.

CookHigh School diploma or GEDrequired. Experience in usingplanned menus to preparefood which is nourishing, ap-petizing and appealing to pre-schoolers. Ability to keep sim-ple records to assure financialaccountability in our food serv-ice program; must maintainproper sanitation, health stan-dards and safety practices infood preparation and service.Valid TN driver's license, liabil-ity insurance, and vehicle forwork-related duties required,mileage reimbursed. Full-timeaverages 30 hours week dur-ing the school year.

Benefits include paid vacationand sick leave and paid holi-days; partially paid health in-surance, and paid educationalopportunities. Pay based oneducation and experience.EEO.

Cutoff to apply is Wednesday,July 7, 2010; our office isclosed on July 5. Apply in per-son at:

Douglas CherokeeNeighborhood Service Center

750 Old Knoxville Hwy.(in the Fairgrounds)

Sevierville, TN 37876

Trucking0244

Vac/Truck Operator. Clean.CDL w/tank endorsement amust. Good health w/strongback. Drug test. 30-40 hrs./wk.Pay $11-$14 hr. depending onexp. All replys confidential.865-577-1157.

Hotel/Motel0256

Capri Motel now hiring deskclerks. Weekends required.Please apply in personMon-Fri 9-3. 4061 Parkway,Pigeon Forge.

Clarion Inn Willow River,1990 Winfield Dunn Parkway(Hwy. 66) Sevierville now hir-ing housekeeping. Apply inperson.

Four Seasons Motor Lodge inGatlinburg hiring Front Desk,Night Auditors, Maintenance &Housekeeping. Please applybetween 7am-3pm.

Front Desk ClerkLooking for friendly personwith excellent people skills andsome computer experience.Year round position with bene-fits. Tree Tops Resort of Gat-linburg 865-436-6559

Riverside Motor Lodge - Gat-linburg now hiring 11 p.m.- 7a.m. Desk Clerk. Apply in per-son 715 Parkway, Gatlinburg.8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Housekeepers for a well es-tablished condominium resortin Pigeon Forge. Apply in per-son 205 Ogle Dr., PigeonForge at Whispering PinesCondominiums from 9 am-5pm

Housekeepers needed experi-ence desirable, no phonecalls. Apply at Conner Hill Mo-tor Lodge 3921 Parkway Pi-geon Forge.

Local resort now hiringPart-time Housekeepers.Must be able to work week-ends and have dependabletransportation. Experience pre-ferred. Applications are avail-able at 746 Ski MountainRoad. Gatlinburg or resumescan be faxed to 865-436-4657.

Maintenance TechGeneral maintenance skills,plumbing and electrical a plus.Year round position w/benefits.Tree Tops Resort of Gatlin-burg 865-436-6559

NOW HIRING: 2nd shift DeskClerk & 3rd shift Night Auditor.Apply within. 8am-4-pm; Nophone calls please. JamesManor2735 Parkway Pigeon Forge.Now hiring: Front Desk Clerks,& Housekeepers. Apply in per-son, Park Tower Inn 201Sharon Dr. Pigeon Forge

Part time housekeeper neededat Maples Motor Inn. Apply inperson 9am-3pm.

Riverchase Motel PigeonForge now hiring dependable,experienced Front Desk clerkfor 3-11pm shift. Apply in per-son at 3709 Parkway.

WANTED: Drug Free and De-pendable housekeeper/laundryperson for motel and vacationrental business in Gatlinburg.Part-time year round position$8.50 per hour to start. Pleasecall Trina at 865-436-7622WANTED: Self motivated,drug free, team player forFront desk clerk position at amotel/vacation rental businessin Gatlinburg. Part-time yearround position, must have ex-perience. Please call Christinaat 865-436-7622

Restaurant0260

Baskin RobbinsShift Manager/Customer

Service

Baskins Robbins Shift Manag-ers and Customer ServiceRepresentatives needed forPigeon Forge Location. Man-agement experience preferredfor Shift Manager position. Ap-p l i c a n t m u s t p a s sbackground/credit/drugscreening for Shift Manager.All applicants must have a sta-ble work history with good ref-erences. To apply for thesepositions please contactBaskin Robbins, 3270 Park-way, Pigeon Forge, TN428-1770.Join the Johnson Family ofRestaurants family...

The folks who brought youBennett 's BBQ, AlamoSteakhouse and Mama'sFarmhouse are at it again, withBig Daddy's Pizzeria, a realwood-fired brick oven pizzaplace

We are looking for a qualityAssistant Manager, and a cou-ple of great cooks.

Please call our home office at429-0082 to set up an inter-view.

Part TimeSales Director

If you!re looking for a Part-timesales position you might be theright fit for our local company.You must be a self starter whocan work well in a team envi-ronment as well as extrovertedin business and social situa-tions. Previous experience insales or marketing required.Candidates should be up todate on Microsoft programsand have the ability to multitask. Please email resumes to:[email protected]: Top RestaurantManager. Great Pay andBenefits. Fax Resume to865-429-0159.

Elderly Care0288

CAREGIVER Del Rio, New-port and Sevierville

Home Instead Senior Care isseeking a compassionate, reli-able and experienced personto provide non-medical homecare services in Del Rio. Musthave flexible schedule and beavailable to work weekends.We offer competitive pay anda bonus program. Health in-surance and retirement plansavailable. To learn more abouthow you can make a differ-ence, please call our employ-ment l ine tol l - f ree at1-877-581-5800 or visit us on-l i n e a twww.home-instead.com/428

Elderly Care0288

CAREGIVER Del Rio, New-port and Sevierville

Home Instead Senior Care isseeking a compassionate, reli-able and experienced personto provide non-medical homecare services in Del Rio. Musthave flexible schedule and beavailable to work weekends.We offer competitive pay anda bonus program. Health in-surance and retirement plansavailable. To learn more abouthow you can make a differ-ence, please call our employ-ment l ine tol l - f ree at1-877-581-5800 or visit us on-l i n e a twww.home-instead.com/428

PETS

Cats/Dogs/Pets0320

All New Happy Jack® Kitty KatTM Paste. The safe and effec-tive way to treat worms in catsand kittens, Tuna flavored.SMITH HARDWARE BLDG.SUPPLY (865-5072) .www.happyjackinc.com

FARM

MERCHANDISE

Building Materials0542

For Sale. Mixer, roofing ladder,blocksaw. Call 257-3363 after4 pm.

Misc. Items for Sale0563

10x16 Wooden buildingwooden shelves built in, loft oneach side. Must sell! $1000.865-258-1837

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT


0610

2 BR, 1 BA apt., 3.5 mile fromPigeon Forge. $600 month.712-4545.A Great Location. 2 blocks offParkway near Walmart.2BR/2BA w/carport, w/d & wa-ter furn. Approx. 1400 SF,non-smoking environment. Nopets please. $695 month. Yearlease. Call 865-453-5396.Apar tments fo r ren t .$525-$675/mo. 2 BDRM, w/dhookup. Locations in Sevier-vi l le & Pigeon Forge.429-3201.Apt for rent No deposit. Allutilities furnished. Call for ap-pointment 774+3564CROSSCREEK 2BR/1.5 BA to2BR/2BA garden apts. $545 to$ 5 8 0 T r o l l y a c c e s s865-429-2962Gatlinburg 2BR apt. Quiet areain city. $550 mo. No smokingor pets. 786-412-7871.GATLINBURG 2BR unfurn.Water incl. No pets. Dep. req.865-621-3015Mountain View Townhomeapartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA.Newly remodeled with hard-wood flooring & new carpet.Located in Gatlinburg. $650mth 1st mth rent & security de-posit required. For more infor-mation call 865-868-0449Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or865-356-3015 after hours &weekendsPigeon Forge 2BR 1BA $650mth + $650 dep. Pets OK.404-324-3759RIVERWALK1BR/1BA TO 2BR/2BA $545TO $695. 865-429-2962

SeviervilleFree credit check, 7 days freerent, salt water pool, 2br, 2ba,1,114 sq. ft. $675.00 & up.865-429-4470


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1BR Furnished Apt. No pets.Very nice. Refs. required.$150 wk + $400 dam. dep.Call: 428-2190Large 1BR Water, app fur-nished. No pets. Ref. $450 +dep. 680-3078

Homes for Rent0620

1100 Sq. Ft. House. 1 BR +loft. Beautiful view near PigeonF o r g e . $ 8 2 5 m o .865-696-69001BR, Huskey Grove Rd. Lg.Kit., bath, LR, w/d, dish-washer, gas FP. $550.654-78102 BR, 1 BA $550 month, $500deposit, no pets. New Centerarea. 789-1392 or 453-4753.2 BR/1BA, lg. kitchen, dining,ofc. room. No pets! 805 MainSt. $700/mo. $700 dep.577-5350.2BR for rent monthly $700.2749 Grassy Branch Rd. Call865-640-78713 BR 2 BA in Sevierville area.$750 mth $750 dep. No pets.Call 680-46153 BR house for rent. Contactnumber O/A 865-654-3797.3BR/2BA w/garage bsmt inMtn. Meadows Sub., Sevier-vi l le. $995/mo + dep.748-2684.

BELLE MEADOWSAvailable in July4BR/2BA, 2 cargarage. Approx.1870 sq. ft. $1,200865-429-2962Cozy 2BR/2BA private fur-nished hideaway in PF. $850mth. Deposit & lease.865-453-6547.Wears Valley - Fully furnishedCabin. 2BR/2BA, quiet area,no pets, lease option available.865-908-8495.PF, 3209 Gold Dust 3BR/3BAch&a. NO PETS. $900 month,1st, last. 368-5002

Homes for Rent0620

House on mountain. 1BR 1loft1.5BA, jaccuzi. Nestled in thetrees. Steep driveway. $250week includes elect, water,gas. Private and beautiful.865-898-2629Jones Cove Area. 3BR/2BA,lrg deck, fp, beautiful wooded5 acres. $950 mth 1st & last +dam. dep. or buy at $179,900.Cal l 865-453-4453 or603-3694.

REALTY PLUS428-8155

NEW HOMES UNDER CON-STRUCTION:

SEVIERVILLE:Call Renee'/AliciaApprox. 1620 SF 3/2 Gar.$170,000.Approx. 1540 SF 3/2Gar./Basement $154,900Approx. 1462 SF 3/2 Gar.$159,900Approx. 1444 SF 3/2 Gar.$159,900Kodak: Approx. 1400 SF 3/2 Gar.$149,900

BUILDERS BLOW OUT:New Town Home 2BR/ 2BAAwesome views! Large MasterBR, Stainless Appl. $93,900.Call Alicia

OWNERS FINANCING:2-2BR Cabins next to Dolly-wood on rental program.$15,000 Down $255,000. CallRenee'

COMM./RES. 210' ROAD FRONTAGE ON1AC. $120,000. CALL RENEE'

LEVEL 1+ Acre Lotw/views $19,000. Call Renee'

Renee' Weiss865-680-5564

Alicia Roy865-809-3420

Duplexes for Rent0630

Duplex for rent: Big RiverOverlook, Sevierville, 2BR 1BA W/D hkup. $500/mo $500dep 1 yr. lease. 428-0731leave msg.

Rooms for Rent0635

CABIN TO SHARE, PigeonForge BR with full bath$140/wk. 206-0914.Large clean room near fair-grounds, cable included. $75wk. Refs req. 865-453-1259.

Business Places/Offices

0670

G A T L I N B U R G D e a l !APT./SHOP-office space, wa-ter incl. 621-3015


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The Mountain Press Wednesday, June 30, 201012 Classifieds The Mountain Press Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hotel/Motel0256

TownhouseNewly updated

2BR/1.5BA Covered Parking

W/D Conn $625 mth Call 865-384-4054

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SEVIERVILLE BEER BOARD MEETING

This will serve as legal notice that the Sevierville Beer Board will meet to consider the following application(s) for and or action regarding beer permit(s):

The application is for the purpose of selling beer as provided under Title 8, Sec-tion 8-201. et seq. of the Sevierville Municipal Code Act of 1964. This public meet-ing will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 11:15 am, in Council Hall at the Sevi-erville Civic Center, 130 Gary Wade Boulevard, Sevierville, Tennessee. Further information concerning this meeting may be obtained prior to the public meeting by contacting Lynn McClurg, City Recorder at Sevierville City Hall (865) 453-5504, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The City of Sevierville does not discriminate based on race, color, or national ori-gin in federal or state sponsored programs, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d.)

Lynn K. McClurg

a. Big Daddy’s Pizza LLC On Premise Permit d/b/a Bid Daddy’s Pizzeria 1820 Parkway Sevierville, TN 37862

b. Melanie J. Black On Premise Permit d/b/a Smoky Mountain Wings & Grill 3607 Outdoor Sportsman Place, Ste C Kodak, TN 37764

c. Sara L. Norton On Premise Permit d/b/a Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill 2004 Red Bank Road, Ste 8&9 Sevierville, TN 37876

d. East TN Restaurant & Catering Group, LLC On Premise Permit d/b/a Walt’s Fish Company 1426 Windfield Dunn Parkway Sevierville, TN 37876

e. Other New Business

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Default having been made in the terms and conditions of payments, pursuant to a certain Deed of Trust executed by Harold D. Hurst and Jennifer N. Hurst, married, to Kyle M. Walters, Trustee, dated the 14th day of June, 2007, and being of record in Book 2847, page 760, Registerʼs 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 23rd day of July, 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:Situated in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Lot No. 71 of Runyan Addition to the Town of Sevierville, and being a lot which fronts 50 feet on Paine Street andextends back Eastwardly between parallel lines 50 feet apart, 150 feet to an alley on the East side of the lot; adjoined on South by Lot No. 70 and on the North by Lot 72 of said Subdivision. Subjectto an easement of record in Misc. Book 187, page 30, in the said Registerís Office. BEING the same property conveyed to Harold D. Hurst, single, by Warranty Deed recorded 12/3/99 in Book D680, page 467, in the Registerís Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

This is improved property known as 514 Paine St, Sevierville, Tennessee.

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.This 25th day of June, 2010.

GAMES

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.

GAMES

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3300 or 6600 sq ft retail/show-room space for rent in busycomplex, with large deliverydoor. $2200 mth for 3300 sq ftor $4000 mth for 6600 sq ft.Call 865-388-5455 for moreinfo.

Affordable Office Space forrent in busy complex 800 sq.ft.with nice layout. Semi fur-nished. Three offices & confer-ence room. Also, break roomw/fridge. $550 mth. Call865-388-5455 for more info.

Office building for rent 112South Blvd, just off Pkwy.$475mth.933-6544

Shop for rent. Located indowntown Traders Mall 805Parkway, gatlinburg. No food& No t-shirts. 436-5691


0675

16 ft wide 3/2 mobile home,Kodak. City water & yardmaintenance. $650 mth.8 6 5 - 2 8 6 - 5 3 1 9 o r770-335-7008

Kodak 2+2 $450, 2+1 $425 +dep. Very nice. Absolutely nopets. 933-6544.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Homes for Sale0710

3BR/2BA house for sale.Mountain views. $92,000.865-640-9794Custom Homes, Additions,Garages, & Remodel CoplenConstruction, 865-654-6691.

NEW CONSTRUCTIONFARMSPLUS GARAGE3BR, 2BATH, 2/Garage.Sevier City Limits. $149,900

NEW CONSTRUCTION:3BR/2BATH, 2 /Garage.865-387-7717 MURPHYFARMS 865-381-1968.$159,900.

NEW TOWNHOMES2BR/2BATH, Boyds Creekarea. $99,900.

NEW CONSTRUCTION:3BR/2BATH, 1600 Sq. ft. + un-fin. basement. New Centerarea. $169,900.

NEWER HOME IN MURPHY3BR/2BATH, 1560 Sq. Ft.Seviervi l le City Limits.$164,900.

Call Kim Sheets at KJ RealEstate 865-387-7717.

Condominiums for Sale

0715

FSBO: Golf Course Condo,end unit, swimming pool,2BR/2BA, FP, covered privateporch, awesome view of theNational Park & Golf Course,laundry room, low mainte-nance fees, security and lotsof storage. $129,500. 1 yr. golfmembersh ip i nc l uded .865-654-6468.

Lake/River/Resort0728

FSBO: 5.5 acres, 2800 sq. ft.shop. Powder Springs area.$115,000. 865-712-5067.

Lots & Acreage0734

5 acres, Dunns Ck. $42,000.Also 3 lots, septics in place,gated community $32,000.865-453-2229The developer of LaughingPines is offering the remainderof the lots for sale at $40,000under county appraisal. OnWalden's Creek. Call MikeMay 865-548-4565.

Manufactured Homes for Sale

0747

Got Land? We have a 3 BR 2BTH Double wide, No cash Dnwith your land or family land,WAC, Pmts negotiable. CallBill @ 865-360-9959.

Commercial/Office0754

1/2 Acre Commercial ZonedLots, Kodak exit 407, $89,000.865-654-6691New 5000 ft warehouse/exit407 Sale or lease $2650 mth.865-654-6691

TRANSPORTATION

Campers/Trailers0820

1995 Camper, Catal inaKroger. Like new. Fully furn.Sleeps 4. 865-850-0521

Pickup Trucks for Sale

0864

1984 3/4 ton Chevy Truck.King cab. Collector model.Good farm tuck. $2,500. obo.1995 Pontiac GrandAm. $600.Call 865-201-4902.

1965 Chevrolet Pickup. Thisattractive truck is designed todisplay and vend produce. Iuse it in campgrounds. Perfectfor flea mkts. & farmer's mkts.Blue & white w/new canopytop. AT, looks & runs great.Asking $4,000 obo. Call Gene865-719-4605 or 774-4677.

Cars for Sale0868

1966 Ford Galaxy. 289 Auto.$2600. Call 865-607-6542.

1992 Mercedes 190E for sale.4 door, silver, runs great.865-453-5968


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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed ofTrust dated February 28, 2005, executed by RICHARD A FRASER, A MARRIED MAN AND WIFE, MARTHA MARIA FRASER, conveying certain real property therein described to DOUGLAS S. YATES as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on March 1, 2005, as Instrument No. 05010705, in Book 2186, at Page 408; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC. ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-J3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-J3, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee on January 5, 2010, as Instrument No. 10000221. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on July 7, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, 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 Fourth Civil (4th) District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being all of Lot No. 9 and the eastern portion of Lot No. 10 the of John McKay Farm as shown on plat of record in Map Book 20, Page 39, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made and more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the McCarter Hollow Road, 539.8 feet from the dividing line between Lots No. 10 and 11 of said Subdivision; thence from said point of BEGINNING, N 70 deg 31 min. E 326.6 feet to an iron pin; thence N 51 deg. 07 min. E 349.9 feet to an iron pin thence N 41 deg. 03 min. E 161 feet to an iron pin; thence S 81 deg. 43 min. E 132.3 feet to an iron pin; thence S 17 deg. 59 min. W 210.38 feet; thence S 02 deg. 38 min. W 135 feet; thence S 55 deg. 33 min. E 148 feet; thence S 47 deg. 48 min. E 177.5 feet to an iron pin; thence S 40 deg. 52 min. E 100 feet to an iron pin; thence S 19 deg. 18 min. E 100 feet; thence S 12 deg. 12 min. E 99.3 feet; thence S 04 deg. 09 min. E 98 _ feet; thence S 27 deg. 40 min. E 131.24 feet; thence S 38 deg. 46 min. E 109.32 feet; thence S 47 deg. 11 min. E 67.37 feet; thence S 05 deg. 55 min. W 223.74 feet to an iron pin; thence S 32 deg. 22 min. W 113.65 feet; thence S 18 deg. 10 min. W 94.03 feet; thence S 09 deg. 16 min. E 244.65 feet; thence S 11 deg. 15 min. W 159.95 feet; thence S 0 deg. 26 min. E 106.77 feet; thence N 85 deg. 43 min. 00 sec. W 133.79 feet; thence N 50 deg. 29 min. 43 sec. W 380.85 feet; thence N 68 deg. 50 min. 43 sec. W 309.44 feet; thence a new line dividing Tract No. 10, N 24 deg. 26 min. 30 sec. W 1228.82 feet to the point of BEGINNING.. EXCEPTED therefrom, however, is that parcel previously conveyed by Robert C. Keeton, et ux to Danny P. Chambers, et ux, dated February 9, 1977, of record in WD Book 265, Page 492, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Subject to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions and right of ways as shown on the map of record in Map Book 20, Page 39, in the said Register’s Office. Subject to a Boundary Line Agreement of record in Book 2186, Page 402, in the said Register’s Office. Being the same property conveyed to Richard A. Fraser and wife, Martha Maria Fraser by Warranty Deed from Jaya J. Brand, a single person and Barbara C. Bruch, a single person, dated February 28, 2005, of record in Book 2186, Page 405, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be

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): RICHARD FRASER AKA RICHARD A FRASER OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: MARTHA MARIA FRASER The 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 use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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Notice is hereby given that default has been made in the payment of that certain indebtedness (the ) due from Jason A. Braddock and wife, Julie M. Braddock (collectively, the ) to

Citizens National Bank (the ), secured by a deed of trust executed on the 22nd day of December 2006 by Jason A. Braddock and wife, Julie M. Braddock, to M. Coppley Vickers, Trustee, recorded in Book 2701, Page 505, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee (the ). The Lender, being the true and lawful owner and holder of the Indebtedness, has exercised its option to declare the entire Indebtedness due and payable and has made demand for foreclosure pursuant to the Deed of Trust. Therefore, I, the undersigned, acting as Trustee under the authority of the Deed of Trust, will be at the front door (Court Avenue entrance) of the Sevier County Courthouse (125 Court Avenue, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee)

(prevailing Eastern Time) to sell for cash to the highest and best bidder at public auction in bar of and free from all rights of redemption afforded by statute, equitable rights of redemption, exemptions of homestead, rights by virtue of marriage, and all other rights waived by the Deed of Trust, the Real Property (as defined herein). The phrase as used herein shall mean all of the GrantorÌs right, title and interest in and to the following described real property (together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed improvements and fixtures, all appurtenant easements and rights of way, and otherappurtenances) described as follows:SITUATED in the Ninth Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Lot 1R-1 of the re-subdivision of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 12 of the A.A. Wade Estate Property as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 30, Page 66, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description. BEING the same property conveyed to Jason A. Braddoc and wife, Julie M. Braddock by General WarrantyDeed from Melton Hancock and Robin S. Holland, dated December 22, 2006, of record in Book 2701, Page503, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO the exception of the sign tract and the related stipulation as set forth in the General Warranty Deed of record in Warranty Deed Book 636, Page 449, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO a Memorandum of Lease by and between Birdell Yates, as lessor, and The Lamar Corporation,as lessee, dated June 17, 1997, of record in Miscellaneous Book 223, Page 815, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO a Memorandum of Lease by and between Birdell Yates, as lessor, and The Lamar Companies, as lessee, dated December 12, 2006, of record in Book 2722, Page 818, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO all matters noted and/or depicted on plat of record in Map Book 30, Page 66, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO a Right of Way Deed, of record in Book 1903, Page 621, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT TO Protective and Restrictive Covenants of record in Miscellaneous Book 58, Page 17, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee; as amended by Amendment to Protective and Restrictive Covenants, of record in Miscellaneous Book 59, Page 458, Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. The Real Property address is believed to be 11935 Chapman Highway, Seymour, TN 37865. The tax map identification number is believed to be Ctl. Map 057, Parcel 054.26. The Real Property legal description shall control in the event of any inconsistency among the legal description, address, or tax map identification number. The Real Property is being sold AS IS WHERE ISÓwithout warranty or representation by the Trustee. All rights and equity of redemption, afforded by statute or common law, homestead, dower and all other exemptions are expressly waived by the Debtor in the Deed of Trust and title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee. Title is to be conveyed subject to all prior liens, easements, covenants, conditions, encumbrances, and restrictions that may exist including, without limitation, any unpaid ad valorem taxes or other taxes.

Current Owner(s):Jason A. Braddock and wife, Julie M. Braddock

Subordinate Lienholders: RBS, N.A. Other Interested Parties: Melton Hancock and Robin S. HollandThe proceeds of the sale will be applied in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of sale to another day and time certain, without further publication, upon announcement of said adjournment on the day and time and at the place set forth above, and to sell to the second highest bidder (at the second highest bidderÌs highest bid) in the event the highest bidder does not comply with the terms of the sale.This Notice shall be published in The Mountain Press on June 16, 2010; June 23, 2010; and June 30, 2010.

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NOTICE

The content of the units listedbelow will be disposed of tosatisfy the owners lien. Theentire content of the leasedspace located at 416 MiniStorage at 1911 Pittman Cen-ter Rd., Sevierville, TN 37876will be disposed of on07/08/2010.

Susan McArdleUnit 92

06/23, 06/30NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of GLADYS MARIEMCKAY

Late of Sevier County,Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that onthe 22nd day of June 2010,letters Testamentary, of Ad-ministration, in respect to theEstate of GLADYS MARIEMCKAY deceased, were is-sued to the undersigned bythe County Court Clerk ofSevier County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident andnon-resident, having claims,matured or unmatured,against her Estate are requiredto file the same in triplicatewith the Clerk of the abovenamed Court within fourmonths from the date of thefirst publication (or of the post-ing, as the case may be) ofthis notice, otherwise theirclaim will be forever barred.

All persons indebted to theabove Estate must come for-ward and make proper settle-ment with the undersigned atonce.

This 22nd day of June 2010.

(Signed)Gary Lynn McKayExecutor

Estate ofGLADYS MARIE MCKAY

Attorney: Maurice Gerard

By: Joe KeenerCounty Clerk

06-30-10, 7-07-10NON-RESIDENT NOTICE

NO:2010-0276-I

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR SEVIER COUNTY ATSEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

RANDY HICKMANVS

KIMBERLY K. HICKMAN

In the cause, it appearing fromthe Complaint, which is swornto, that Kimberly K. Hickman,is a non-resident of the Stateof Tennessee, it is orderedthat publication be made forfour consecutive weeks, as re-quired by law, in the MOUN-TAIN PRESS, a newspaperpublished in SEVIERVILLE,Tennessee, in said County,notifying said non-resident tofile an answer with Plaintiff!sAttorney, Andrew E. Farme,whose address is 103 Com-merce Street, Sevierville, TN37862 and the Circuit Court ofSevier County, Tennessee,within 30 days from the lastdate of publication, exclusiveof said last date of publication,or a judgment by default maybe entered and the cause setfor hearing ex-parte as to Kim-berly K. Hickman, on the 9thday ofAugust, 2010 at 9:00a.m., before the HonorableBen W. Hooper, II, CircuitJudge.

This 18th day of JUNE, 2010.

Rita D. EllisonCircuit Court Clerk

Beverly WebbDeputy Clerk

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NON-RESIDENT NOTICE

NO:2010-0276-I

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTFOR SEVIER COUNTY ATSEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

RANDY HICKMANVS

KIMBERLY K. HICKMAN

In the cause, it appearing fromthe Complaint, which is swornto, that Kimberly K. Hickman,is a non-resident of the Stateof Tennessee, it is orderedthat publication be made forfour consecutive weeks, as re-quired by law, in the MOUN-TAIN PRESS, a newspaperpublished in SEVIERVILLE,Tennessee, in said County,notifying said non-resident tofile an answer with Plaintiff!sAttorney, Andrew E. Farme,whose address is 103 Com-merce Street, Sevierville, TN37862 and the Circuit Court ofSevier County, Tennessee,within 30 days from the lastdate of publication, exclusiveof said last date of publication,or a judgment by default maybe entered and the cause setfor hearing ex-parte as to Kim-berly K. Hickman, on the 9thday ofAugust, 2010 at 9:00a.m., before the HonorableBen W. Hooper, II, CircuitJudge.

This 18th day of JUNE, 2010.

Rita D. EllisonCircuit Court Clerk

Beverly WebbDeputy Clerk

06-30-10, 07-07-10,07-14-10, 07-21-10

Public NoticeGreat Smoky Mountains

National ParkRehabilitation of Newfound

Gap Road

The National Park Service(NPS) has completed an Envi-ronmental Assessment of itsplanned Newfound Gap RoadReconstruction and has issueda Finding of No Significant Im-pact (FONSI) on the naturaland cultural resources of GreatSmoky Mountains NationalPark. This FONSI clears theway for the Federal HighwayAdministration to contract forthe rehabilitation of the 14.5miles of Newfound Gap Roadfrom the Park!s entrance atGatlinburg, Tenn., to theTN/NC state line at NewfoundGap.The NPS plansto rehabili-tate 14.5 miles of NewfoundGap Road on the Tennesseeside of Great Smoky Moun-tains National Park (U.S. 441)and to reconstruct many of itsstone masonry guardwalls.Work is scheduled to begin inNovember 2010 and be com-pleted in phases over aboutsix years. The action isneeded to address the deterio-ration of the pavement, safetyconcerns, and rehabilitation ofthe historic cut stone guard-walls, most of which were con-structed about 70 years ago.All these factors have been in-creasing the Park!s routinemaintenance and intermittentrepair costs as well as posingsafety hazards.The FONSI isavailable online at the NPSPlanning, Environment andPublic Comment website,http:parkplanning.nps.gov/grsm or a printed copy can be re-viewed at Park Headquarters,near Gatlinburg, Tenn.

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, by Deed of Trust dated May 7, 2008, James Ball and Elizabeth A. Ball, husband and wifeconveyed the following described premises to Title Partners of East TN, LLC, Trustee(s) for Peoples Home Equity, Inc., to secure the indebtedness due therein, and said Deed of Trust being of record in Book 3088, page 324, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee and

, Branch Banking & Trust Company, the owner and holder of the indebtedness due therein, has appointed Allen J. Ware, Jr. as Substitute Trustee, which Appointment of Substitute Trustee is dated May 27, 1010, and is of record in Book 3557, page 189, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee.

is hereby given that default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and said default having existed for more than thirty (30) days, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in him and having been requested so to do by the owner and holder of said indebtedness, will sell at the back steps of the Sevier County Courthouse, in Sevierville, Tennessee, for cash to the highest bidder, in bar of all right and equity of redemption, at or about 11:00 A.M. ET on:

in the 13th Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being a 0.2355 acre tract, more or less bounded on the North by Upper Middle Creek Road, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the Southwestern right of way line of Upper Middle Creek Road, said iron pin marking a common corner of property of Bobby Michael Shultz with property of Verol Ogle Lafollette, thence from said Point of Beginning, and with the Western line of property now or formerly owned by Verol Ogle Lafollette, S. 15 Deg. 23 min. 35 sec. West, 104.09 feet to an iron pin, thence with the new severance line of the Shultz property, N. 76 deg. 00 min. 16 sec. West 117.75 feet to an iron pin located in a joint use right of way, thence N. 76 deg. 00 min. 16 sec. West, 14.61 feet to an iron pin located in the center line of a 30.00 foot joint use drive, thence with the center line of said joint use driveway and with a curve to the left in a Northerly direction having a radius of 163.26 feet, a tangent of 55.82 feet, and an arc distance of 107.56 feet to an iron pin marking the point of tangent, thence continuing with said center line N. 24 deg. 32 min. 18 sec. East 12.26 feet to an iron pin located in the Southwestern right of way line of Upper Middle Creek Road, S. 76 deg. 00 min. 16 sec. East 80.77 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.235 acres, more or less, as shown on survey of Ray A. Epperly, RLS, dated October 27, 1989.

with and subject to the right to the joint use of the 30.00 foot driveway as shown on the aforementioned map, the center line of which constitutes the Northwestern line of the above-described property.

is made subject to any and all existing easements and restrictions and setback lines of record in Registerʼs Office, Sevier County, Tennessee. Also subject to a 30.00 foot right of way crossing the northernmost portion of the above-described property and running parallel with Upper Middle Creek Road leading from the property nor or formerly owned by Verol Ogle Lafollette to the aforementioned 30.00 foot joint use driveway, said right of way being reserved by previous Grantor and is subject to the joint use by adjacent property owners for the purpose of ingress and egress to the adjoining property now or formerly owned by Verol Ogle Lafollette, as recorded in Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee

the same property conveyed to James Ball and wife, Elizabeth A. Ball from Kyle Edward Ball and wifeMary Elizabeth Ball by Warranty Deed dated July 7, 2006 and recorded in Book 2578, page 726, in Register’s Office, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Subordinate Lienholders or interested parties: None. sale will be in bar of all right homestead, equity of redemption, statutory right of redemption and all other

rights and exemptions of every kind, which are waived and surrendered in said Deed of Trust, but subject to any unpaid taxes against the property and all applicable easements, restrictions, and all prior encumbrances. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day certain, without further publication and in accordance with the law, upon announcement of such adjournment on the day and at the time and place of sale set for the above. The proceeds derived from the sale of said property will be applied to the full amount due on the debt and note secured in said Deed of Trust, together with all costs and expenses incident to the sale and foreclosure. The balance if any will be paid to the parties legally entitled thereto.

an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 9, 2003, by Larry P Kiedrowski and Deborah R Shaw to Charles E. Tonkin, II, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book No. 1726, Page 1, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, 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; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, 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, July 8, 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: The land referred to in this certificate of title is described as follows: SITUATED In the Four th (4th) Civil DIstrict of Sevier County, Tennessee and being Lot 30D of the Re-Subdivision of Lot 30, Block A, and Re-Subdivision of Lots 31 C and 31 D, Block B, of Snappwood Estates, as the same is shown on a map of record in Map Book 31, Page 193, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which m specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description. SUBJECT to easements, notations, setbacks, restrictions, and right of ways as shown on the map of record in Map Book 31, Page 193, In the said Register’s Office. SUBJECT to restrictions of record in Misc. Book 178, Page 620, in the said Register’s Office. BEING the same property conveyed to Larry Kiedrowski, a single person from Donald Bruce Sessoms, Jr. and wife, Frankie Duty by Warranty Deed dated June 28,2002 of record in Book 1481, Page432 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Tax/map/parcel ID number: 0620C-009.O0Property Address: 1533 Haley Lynn Road, Sevierville, TN 37862

The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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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 2, 2009, by Caitlin Phillipson to Robert M. Wilson, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Book No. 3463, Page 119, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; andWHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, 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; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, 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, July 8, 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 NINTH CIVIL DISTRICT OF SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND BEING ALL OF LOT NO.55 IN THE WOODLAND HILLS SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN BY MAP OF RECORD IN MAP BOOK 16, PAGE 2 IN THE SEVIER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE TO WHICH MAP SPECIFIC REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION AND AS SHOWN BY SURVEY OF BENDER & LEMAY, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, DATED JUNE 28, 1979, BEARING DRAWING NO. 0-959. THIS CONVEYANCE IS MADE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS IN MISCELLANEOUS BOOK 32, PAGE 248, REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND TO BUILDING LINES AND EASEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; ALSO SUBJECT TO 35 FOOT MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK LINE FOR SCENIC DRIVE, AND 5 FOOT UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT INSIDE LOT LINES, AS SHOWN PER PLAT OF RECORD IN MAP BOOK 16, PAGE 1, AND REVISED IN MAP BOOK 16, PAGE 2, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE FOR SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Being the same property as conveyed from SHELLIE WALLACE, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as described in BOOK 3393, PAGE 389, Dated 07/28/2009, Recorded 08/03/2009 in SEVIER County Records. Being the same property conveyed from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Caitlin Phillipson, as described in Book 3463, Page 115 dated 10/05/09, recorded 12/11/2009 in Sevier County Records.Tax ID: 034K-A-016.00

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

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEʼS SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on April 24, 2006, by Robert A. Sosa and Tina M. Sosa to Gregg Murphy, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Registerʼs Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, under Instructions No. 2520, Page 604, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AB3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates; and WHEREAS, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Deutsche Alt-B Securities Mortgage LoanTrust, Series 2006-AB3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 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 Registerʼs Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, 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, July 29, 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 Fourth (4th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 4 of the Boardly Hills II, as shown by a map of record in Map Book 27, Page 398, in the Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is here made for a more particular description. Subject to the restrictions of record in Misc. Book 223, Page 116, in the Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Subject to the rese rvations, restrictions, easements, right of way, building set-back lines, notes and other matters as shown on the map of record in Map Book 27, Page 398 in the Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. Being the same property conveyed to Robert A. Sosa and wife, Tina M. Sosa by Quit Claim Deed from Tina Sosa, dated March 3, 2004, and of record in Book 1921, Page 639 in Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.

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

Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o IMR Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc.

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Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Tammy L. Lowrie and husband, Dean K. Lowrie, to Quality Title, Trustee, on December 13, 2006 at Book Volume 2689, Page 680 conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office.Owner of Debt: HSBC 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 Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: Tract 4 of the Rudolph Property, as shown by plat of record in Large Map Book 5, Page 2, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. SUBJECT TO Grant of Joint Use Easement for Driveway and Joint Maintenance Agreement of record in Volume 1958, Page 570, in the Sevier County, Tennessee, Register of Deeds Office.

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1219 Powder Springs 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.

Notice of this Substitute TrusteeÌs Sale has been timely given to the United States as required by 26 U.S.C. fl 7425(b).

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.

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Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Barbara Valdes and Francisco Valdes, wife and husband on April 5, 2007 at Book Volume 2793, Page 218conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Appointed Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Registerʼs Office.

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 Eleventh (11th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, within the corporate limits of the City of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 7 of Smoky Hills Subdivision, as shown on a plat of record in Map Book 35, Page 341, in the Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1717 Smoky Hills Drive, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

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 Appointed 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.

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Sale at public auction will be on at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Luis E. Gonzalez and Alma M. Gonzalez, husband and wife, to Park Place Title, Trustee, on April 26, 2006 at Book Volume 2525, Page 597conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office.Owner of Debt: The Bank of New York Mellon, as Successor Trustee under NovaStar Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-3The following real estate located in Sevier County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:Described property located in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Tract 10 of Lena Acres, as the same appears on a plat of record in the Sevier County, Tennessee, Register’s Office, in Large Map Book 1, at Page 108, to which reference is here made for exact legal description of said property.

The street address of the above described property is believed to be 1420 Lena Acres Way, 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.

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.

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WHEREAS, DONALD F. CONSEEN and wife, ANGELICA R. CONSEEN delivered to Michael E. Johns, Trustee, a certain Deed of Trust dated September 21, 2007, found of record in Book 2918, page 81-90,Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to secure a certain indebtedness fully described therein; andWHEREAS, the owner and holder of the secure indebtedness and the beneficial interest under the Deed of Trust is Highlands Union Bank;WHEREAS, on May 13, 2010, the holder of the note securing the indebtedness, Highlands Union Bank, executed an Appointment of Substitute Trustee, nominating and appointing RANDALL C. EADS, as Substitute Trustee, instead of the said Michael E. Johns, same being found of record in Book No. 2915, page 81, Registerʼs Office for Sevier County, Tennessee;WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness and the same has become due and payable, and the owner and holder of said indebtedness has instructed the said Trustee to foreclose said Deed of Trust and to advertise and sell the property herein described upon the terms and conditions set forth in said Deed of Trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given and I will, on the 16th day of July, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., prevailing standard time, at the Courthouse door in Sevier County, Tennessee, sell at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder, and in bar of the equitable and statutory rights of redemption, and subject to any and all taxes and any and all assessments, any and all prior encumbrances, if any, the following describe real estate as set forth in said Deed of Trust, to-wit:SITUTATE in the Sixteenth (16th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being Lot 22R Twin Bridge Subdivision #2 as the same appears on a plat of record in Map Book 5, Page29, and Map Book 37, Page 310, Sevier County Register of Deeds Office.SUBJECT to restrictions, reservations and easements of record in Map Book 5, Page 29, Map Book 37, Page 310, and Warranty Deed Book 231, Page 678, Sevier County Register of Deeds Office.ALSO SUBJECT to any and all applicable restrictions, easements and building setback lines as are shown in the records of the said Registerʼs Office.BEING the same property conveyed to Donald F. Conseen and Angelica R. Conseen, his wife, by Deed dated July 30, 1987, of record in Warranty Deed Book 382, Page 660, Sevier County Register of Deeds Office.The proceeds derived from the sale of said property will be applied toward payment of the indebtedness, including interest and attorney fees secured by said Deed of Trust, and the balance, if any, to be paid to the parties legally entitled.The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trusteeʼs option 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 for the above.

Dated this 11th day of June, 2010.

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Dear Annie: I am a 14-year-old girl who suf-fers from ornithophobia, which is a fear of birds. I have researched how to overcome it. One website listed steps to follow, and I did all of them except the last one, which said to go to a place where there are birds and learn not to freak out. I have an opportunity to do this every day, but when the birds come close, I run away.

I don’t mind having this irrational fear, but my friends do. They con-stantly tell me it is stu-pid, and they are embar-rassed to be around me when birds fly by. I know they complain about my phobia to other people. They say, “Just get over it. It’s not a big deal.” It hurts when they say these things. They have no idea what it feels like. I have tried to explain, but they roll their eyes. I want them to understand and calm me down when I panic.

Annie, I am so stressed by this problem. I have talked to school counselors, my mother and other people, but nothing seems to help. -- Help Needed

Dear Help: Ask your friends whether they would be as deri-sive if you were afraid of snakes or spiders. Fear of birds falls into the same category, but because birds are so abundant and seem so innocuous (Hitchcock notwithstand-ing), most people don’t understand the problem. There are techniques and treatments to help you overcome your fear. Look into the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (adaa.org) at 8730 Georgia Ave., Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Dear Annie: My

older sister is 63 and has multiple medical prob-lems that cause intense pain. Her doctors have told her to stop smoking and drinking, but she hasn’t been able to. She cannot work and recently became eligible for dis-ability benefits, which puts her above the limit for receiving Medicaid but isn’t enough to cover her high medi-cal bills. She has to wait another two years to get Medicare.

I have plenty of money and have been helping her out, but people tell me I am only enabling her to continue to smoke and drink. My friends in Al-Anon tell me she’ll never stop unless I cut the cord. But if I stop, she’ll probably lose her apartment. I cannot bring myself to do this, espe-cially knowing how much pain she endures. Is this a “tough love” situation, or would I only be sen-tencing her to a miser-able life on the streets? -- Distressed Sister

Dear Distressed: Your sister could be depressed. It’s also pos-sible her pain medica-tion is not doing the job. She may be rely-ing on other forms of self- medication to get through the day, so please suggest she talk to her doctor about this.

Are the drinking and the smoking the cause of her health problems?

Does she get drunk and put herself in jeopardy? Determine how nega-tively her addictions are affecting her, as well as you, and consider wheth-er pulling the rug out will help her in the long run. Then we recommend making the decision that best allows you to sleep at night.

Dear Annie: “Help” said her husband never closes cabinet doors and asked if anyone else had this problem. Yes. Big time.

Not only does my hus-band leave doors open, but he leaves the cap off the toothpaste and the top off the orange juice (so that it flies all over when I shake it), fails to close cheese packages, loaves of bread and cereal boxes, and leaves all the lights on. Last week, he even left the hot water running in the sink. I call this condition “failure to complete.” -- Hamden, Conn.

Dear Hamden: Leaving the hot water running can be danger-ous, as well as expensive. If your husband’s “fail-ure” is getting worse, you might suggest he see a doctor just in case some-thing more is going on.

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Obama accuserto defend himself

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — An East Tennessee man whose gripes about President Barack Obama not being a U.S. citizen attracted an armed sup-porter and led to charges in Madisonville will act as his own attorney.

Military retiree Walter F. Fitzpatrick III told Monroe County court officials that he plans to defend himself against an indictment that charges him and Darren Wesley Huff of Dallas, Ga., with inciting a riot and disrupting a meeting in a failed attempt to make a citizen’s arrest at a grand jury meeting.

Petraeus OK’dby Senate panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of Gen. David Petraeus to become the next commander of the Afghanistan war.

The panel vote paves the way for his swift confirma-tion by the full Senate.

Republicans and Democrats alike praised Petraeus during a hear-ing Tuesday. Petraeus, who heads U.S. Central Command, replaces Gen. Stanley McChrystal. McChrystal was fired last week after he and his top aides were quoted in a Rolling Stone article mak-ing disparaging remarks about their civilian coun-terparts in the administra-tion.

Kagan: Recruitershad campus access

WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenged bluntly by Republicans, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said Tuesday the

Pentagon’s recruiters had access to Harvard Law School students “every single day I was dean” and rejected claims she maneu-vered to thwart them.

“I’m just a little taken aback by the tone of your remarks because it is unconnected to reality,” retorted Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the first Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to question President Obama’s choice for the high court in public.

Said Kagan: “I respect and indeed I revere the military.”

Russian spy ringfigure arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — A shadowy money man for a Russian spy ring whose members were assigned a decade or more ago to infil-trate American society was captured overseas, authori-ties said Tuesday, becom-ing the last of 11 arrested in one of the largest such busts in recent years.

The Russian Foreign Ministry angrily denounced the arrests as “Cold War-era spy stories.”

The 11th suspect, using the name Christopher Metsos and purporting to be a Canadian citizen, was arrested at the Larnaca air-port in Cyprus.

Google caves onChina searches

BEIJING (AP) — Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically routing users in China to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company with the loss of its Internet license in their latest skirmish over cen-sorship.

Google shut down its China-based search engine March 22 to

avoid cooperating with the communist government’s Internet censorship and has rerouted users to Hong Kong. But Google said reg-ulators told the company its Internet license would not be renewed after it expires Wednesday if that tactic continues.

Americans losesome confidence

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans, worried about jobs and the sluggish economic recovery, are losing confidence, causing a widely watched index to tumble in June and raising concerns about consumer spending in the critical months ahead.

The Conference Board, a private research group based in New York, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index dropped almost 10 points to 52.9, down from the revised 62.7 in May. Economists sur-veyed by Thomson Reuters had been expecting 62.8 for June.

12 sets of twinsreceive diplomas

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — People attending graduation ceremonies at a pair of upstate New York high schools couldn’t be blamed for thinking they were seeing double.

Twelve sets of twins graduated from Baker High

School in Baldwinsville on Sunday, the same day seven sets of twins received their diplomas during ceremo-nies at nearby Jamesville-DeWitt High School in the Syracuse area.

Wedding couplewears camouflage

ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple whose passion for bowhunting encouraged Cupid’s arrow to strike wore camou-flage to blend in with the wooded backdrop at their treetop wedding.

Forty-two year-old Kim Silver dressed in a silk gown made by cam-ouflage specialists Mossy Oak, and her 61-year-old groom, Marvin Hunter, was dressed in camo shirt and pants at the Saturday nuptials.

They said their vows atop a tree stand hunting platform.

‘Project Runway’goes to 90 minutes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bigger “Project Runway” is coming to a television near you.

Host Heidi Klum says each episode will be 90 minutes when the real-ity show returns July 29 on the Lifetime network. That’s 30 minutes more drama each week — and that’s just how Klum likes it.

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GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — The crashing waves and gusting winds churned up by Tropical Storm Alex put the Gulf oil spill largely in Mother Nature’s hands Tuesday. Regardless of whether the storm makes things worse or better, it has turned many people fight-ing the spill into spectators.

Oil-scooping ships in the Gulf of Mexico steamed to safe refuge because of the rough seas, which likely will last for days. Officials scrambled to reposition boom to protect the coast, and had to remove barges that had been blocking oil from reaching sensitive wetlands.

Alex is projected to stay far from the spill zone and is not expected to affect recovery efforts at the site of the blown offshore well that continues to spew crude, but the storm’s outer edges were causing problems. Waves were as high as 12 feet in parts of the Gulf, according to the National Weather Service.

In at least one area of coastal Louisiana, the waves were tossing oil-soaking boom around and forcing crews to take precious time putting it back in place. However, oily water was not yet crashing over it.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Dave French said all skimming efforts had been halted for now off the Louisiana coast. Wayne Hebert, who helps manage skimming operations for BP PLC, said all nearshore skimmers were idled off the coasts of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

“Everyone is in because of weather, whether it’s thunderstorms or (high) seas,” Hebert said.

French said workers were using the time off the water to replenish supplies and perform maintenance work.

“We’re ready to go as soon as conditions allow us to get those people back out and fighting this oil spill,” French said.

Farther inland, local officials worried the weather could hamper efforts to keep the oil out of Lake Pontchartrain, which so far has not been affected by the spill. The brackish body of water, connected to the Gulf by narrow passes, is a recreational haven for the metropolitan New Orleans area.

Authorities worried that underwater currents and an easterly wind might drive a 250-square-mile oil slick north of the Chandeleur Islands toward the lake.

“We’re very concerned because of the weather,” said Suzanne Parsons, spokeswoman for St. Tammany Parish, which is on the north side of the lake. “That means they can’t get out and start working it. This may be the first test of our outer lines of defense.”

Meanwhile, Jefferson Parish Council member Chris Roberts said the oil was entering passes Tuesday at Barataria Bay, home to diverse wildlife. A day earlier, barges that had been placed in the bay to block the oil were removed because of rough seas.

“The barges are removed and the boom is being displaced in many areas,” Roberts said in an e-mail. “As weather conditions permit we are making progress with repositioning the boom.”

The loss of skimming work combined with 25 mph gusts driving water into the coast has left beaches especially vulnerable. In Alabama, the normally white beaches were streaked with long lines of oil, and tar balls collected on the sand. One swath of beach 40 feet wide was stained brown and mottled with globs of oil matted together.

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June 30, 2010

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