Saturday, May 29, 2010

By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer

Col. Stephen Holbert plans to deliver more than the traditional Memorial Day’s message during Monday’s ceremony at the Sevier County Courthouse.

“Americans need to do more than just honor the past,” said Holbert, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Sevier County native. “We need to be responsible citizens. We need to be aware of what’s going on in our country and vote to place the right people in office. Why do we assume that someone else will take care of these things?”

Holbert is a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10025 and a member and past commander of American Legion Post 104. He flew the C-123 while serving in Vietnam, in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War.

His military awards and decorations include The Distinguished Flying Cross, five air medals, two Meritorius Service Medals, Air Force Commendation Medal, nine Vietnam Service medals and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters will open the 11 a.m. ceremony and the Marine Corps League Chapter

By JEFF FARRELLStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — Anthony Atkins’ uncle and a close friend told Judge Dwight Stokes on Friday that Atkins admitted to them he killed Jeff Harlan King Sr. after King threatened him with a knife, then Atkins allegedly tried to burn and bury the body.

That gave Stokes enough to send Atkins’ case on to the grand jury, which also must find prob-able cause for the charges before the case is set for trial. Atkins is

charged with first-degree murder of King, whose body was found in late April.

It was Atkins’ friend, Shannon Parton, who first told detectives he believed King had been mur-dered, according to testimony

during Friday’s preliminary hear-ing. Parton testified that Atkins claimed King came at him with a knife during a dispute, then Atkins struck King with a wood-splitting tool, killing him.

Parton said Atkins told him about burning the body and bury-ing it afterward.

“He said, ‘You wouldn’t believe what fire does to a human body,’’’ Parton testified from the witness stand.

During the late-night admis-

By ELLEN BROWNStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — PARC Management CEO Randy Drew and other execu-tives visited its NASCAR SpeedPark on Friday to present a $1,500 check to the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home for the Cherish the Child Foundation.

“We believe the well-ness of children is the barometer of health in communities,” Drew said. “Wellness includes the mind, the body and the spirit, and we sup-port education, health and faith-based nonprofit organizations.”

PARC Management LLC is a family entertain-ment provider with 25

theme parks, water parks and entertainment venues across the United States and Canada. Its mission is to create treasured memories for families in a safe, clean and fun envi-ronment.

The company purchased the Sevierville NASCAR SpeedPark in July 2008.

PARC Foundation, the nonprofit arm of PARC Management, operates to

strengthen families and children in the commu-nities served by PARC Management parks. All team members are encouraged to be involved in their communities with the foundation helping to facilitate that action.

Drew said that PARC chooses a nonprofit foun-dation each year to assist.

By JEFF FARRELLStaff Writer

SEVIERVILLE — Mary Jo Miller’s killers went to her home expecting to get as much as $1,000 in cash from her and instead wound up splitting $50 among the three of them, a witness said Friday.

Authorities have charged Steven Weaver, Theodore Ratliff and Shannon Rodney Baltimore, all of Knoxville, with killing the 76-year-old Miller May 7 in her Day Drive home in north Sevier County.

Weaver waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday, and Baltimore’s is set for June 4. Judge Dwight Stokes bound Ratliff’s case over to the grand jury Friday after a preliminary hearing that lasted more than 90 min-utes in General Sessions Court.

Weaver’s niece, Amy Brown, testified she drove the three men to Miller’s home because Weaver said he needed one of them to help him fix Miller’s lawn mower, which he had broken earlier. While she was driving them — with her 3-year-old daughter in the car — the men began talking about plans to rob the woman.

When they emerged

with Miller’s purse and some cash after going in her home, Brown said she knew something had happened, but she main-tained she didn’t know that Miller was dead.

“I knew they’d done something, but I didn’t know they’d killed her,” Brown said, later add-ing, “She was a good woman.”

She heard the three men go inside, and she

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Uncle, friend: Atkins said he killed man, burned body

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Anthony C. Atkins, charged in the death of Jeff Harlan King, listens to testimony during his preliminary hear-ing Friday.

“He said, ‘You wouldn’t believe what fire does to a

human body.’’’ — Witness Shannon Parton

Witness: 3 planned to rob elderly woman

Photos by Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press

Amy Brown, the niece of Steven Weaver, a suspect in the slaying of 76-year-old Mary Jo Miller, is shown a photograph by prosecutor Jimmy Dunn during a hearing Friday morning.

Steven Weaver waives his right to a preliminary hearing as District Attorney Jimmy Dunn looks on.

76-year-old waskilled on May 7

Fast track to helping kidsSpeedpark’shome officedonates tochildren’s home

Ellen Brown/The Mountain Press

PARC Management CEO Randy Drew, left, presents a check for $1,500 to Tim Nuckels, Smoky Mountain Children’s Home assistant director, on Friday.

Monday’s speakersays Memorial Dayis a special holiday

The Mountain Press ◆ Saturday, May 29, 2010

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 innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

◆ Sierra Jordan Brogan, 22, of 512 T St., Seymour, was charged May 28 with domestic violence assault and was being held.

◆ William Timothy Brooks, 42, of Dandridge was being held on a caias misdemeanor warrant.

◆ Harold Kenneth Cooper, 30, of 364 Wolftown Road, Sevierville, was charged May 27 with public intoxication and was being held.

◆ Scott Anthony Eddington, 30, of 426 Ski Mountain Road Apt. 164, Gatlinburg, was charged May 28 with disturb-ing the peace and was being held.

◆ Bruce Lynn Garver, 24, of 4310 Parton Sutton Road, Pigeon Forge, was being held for violation of probation and capias misdemeanor warrant.

◆ Christopher Lynn Hall, 39, of 217 South Flat Creek, Sevierville, was charged May 28 with aggravated domestic assault and was being held.

◆ Cori Rae Hall, 34, of 3009 Amanda Drive, Sevierville, was charged May 28 with aggra-vated burglary and was being held.

◆ Cheryl Lynn Hans, 43, of 158 Water Tower Road, Sevierville, was charged May 28 with DUI and crimi-nal impersonation and was released on $3,250 bond.

◆ Bill Albert Honeycutt, 68, of 2541 Roberts Road, Kodak,

was charged with allowing animals to roam at large and was released.

◆ Martin Dennis King, 44, of Mascot, Tenn., was charged May 27 with DUI and was being held.

◆ Donnie Travis Matthews, 28, of 1903 Douglas Dam Road, Sevierville, was charged May 27 with aggravated bur-glary and was released.

◆ Jason Lynn McGill, 26, of 2303 Four Point Lane, Sevierivlle, was being held for violation of probation.

◆ Wanda Loretta Pittman, 42, of 1262 Sufar Loaf Road, Seierivlle, was charged with

violation of probation third offense and was released.

◆ Alvin Nathan Price, 29, of 909 Little Cove Road, Sevierville, was charged with violation of probation and was released.

◆ Nicole Frances Sise, 28, of Knoxville was charged May 28 with drug possession and was being held on $7,500 bond.

◆ Jeffery Ray Walker, 44, of 210 Conner Heights Road, Pigeon Forge, was charged May 27 with evading arrest, possession of burglary tools and three counts of theft of property and was being held on $11,000 bond.

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.

SATURDAY, MAY 29Rummage Sale

Seymour UMC youth rum-mage sale. Bring donations to church. 573-9711 or www.seymourumc.org for details.

Spaghetti DinnerSpaghetti dinner 6 p.m,

at Rescue Squad. Proceeds benefit Carol Deleeuw for medical bills. Adults $7, children under 12 $4.

Cummings ChapelCummings Chapel ceme-

tery decoration. Donations for upkeep accepted.

McMahan SingingMcMahan Baptist

Church singing 7 p.m. 110 Henderson Avenue, Sevierville.

Covemont SingingGospel singing at

Covemont Baptist Church, Wears Valley, 7 p.m. with Three for Thee and others.

Red Bank BaptistRed Bank Baptist

Church, Newport Highway, singing 7 p.m. with The Nickell Family and The Camerons.

Rummage SaleBenefit rummage sale 8

a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riverside RV Park, 4280 Boyds Creek Highway. All proceeds ben-efit the mission group’s orphanage in Honduras. 453-7299.

SUnDAY, MAY 30Blood Drive

Medic blood drive 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Grand Resort Hotel, Pigeon Forge.

Boyds Creek SingingBoyds Creek Baptist

Church monthly service in song 7 p.m. with Faith Trio.

Sunday Night AliveGatlinburg First UMC,

6 p.m., fellowship of contemporary music and worship followed by meal. 436-4691.

Thunder Memorial

Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride open-ing ceremony 10 a.m. at courthouse; ride at 11 to Grainger County veterans overlook.

Glades SingingGlades Lebanon Baptist

Church benefit singing 7 p.m., 820 E. Highland Drive, with Parton Family, Everett Ball, oth-ers. Proceeds to Cancer Society. 436-3970 or 640-0654.

Gists Creek BaptistGists Creek Baptist

Church singing 6 p.m. with The Partons.

Bethany RevivalBethany Baptist Church

revival 6:30 p.m. with Michael Allen and Bob Zavattiieri.

Banner BaptistDonations needed for

upkeep of cemetery. Send to Banner Baptist Cemetery, c/o James “Lum” Ownby, 1423 Goose Gap Road, Sevierville 37876.

Mountain View RevivalTent revival 7 p.m. today

then daily at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Mountain View Baptist Church, 1406 Walt Price Road, Sevierville. Evangelist Lynn Martin from Louisiana.

Pilgrim’s CovenantPilgrims Covenant Church

worship service 2 p.m., American Legion building, Sevierville. 366-0001.

MOnDAY, MAY 31Hot Meals

Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by SMARM.

Yard SaleBurchfield Memorial

Church yard sale 8 a.m., Hillbilly Landscaping, Highway 411.

Blood DriveMedic blood drives:n 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Big Lots, Sevierville, 3224 West Main Street. Bloodmobile

n 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food City, Seymour, 11503 Chapman Highway. Bloodmobile.

Garlands of GraceGarlands of Grace Bible

study for women, 10 a.m., Seymour Heights Christian Church, 436-0313.

TUESDAY, JUnE 1 Alzheimer’s Support

Alzheimer’s support group meets 6 p.m. at MountainBrook Village, 428-2445 Ext. 107.

New Center RocketsNew Center Rockets

football spring prac-tice 6 p.m. at school. Practices Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 640-5344.

Kindness CountsKindness Counts meets

at 7 p.m., Pigeon Forge Community Park, pavil-ion 1. 654-2684.

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

women’s Bible study:n 1 p.m. Foxtrot Bed

and Breakfast, Garrett, Gatlinburg

n 6:30 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC

Blood Drive

Medic blood drive 10 a..-6 p.m. Food City, Gatlinburg, 1219 East Parkway. Bloodmobile.

Pilgrim’s CovenantPilgrim’s Covenant

Church youth group trip to Cades Cove. 366-0001.

WEDnESDAY, JUnE 2Middle Creek UMC

Worship services 6:30 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. 216-2066.

Blood DriveMedic blood drive 11

a.m.-7 p.m. Murphy’s Chapel, 1569 Promise Way, Sevierville.

Youth/Women’s Ministries

Pilgrim’s Covenant Church youth and wom-en’s ministries meets 7 p.m., American Legion, Sevierville. 366-0001.

THURSDAY, JUnE 3Library Movies

“Invictus” shown at 6 p.m., Anna Porter Library, Gatlinburg. Free; bring popcorn and soft drinks. 436-5588.

Right To Life

Sevier County Right To Life meets at 5:30 p.m. in Pigeon Forge Library. Karen Black Mercer, who counsels women considering abor-tions, will speak. 908-2689.

Gatlinburg Garden Club Gatlinburg Garden Club

meets 1 p.m. at Gatlinburg Community Center. Program: Installation of officers and awarding of scholarship.

Democratic PartySevier County Democratic

Party meets at 7 p.m. at courthouse.

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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 chapter

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Celebrate RecoveryCelebrate Recovery, meal

from, 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service then small groups. Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.

Blood DriveMedic blood drive noon-

6 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, Kodak.

New Center RocketsNew Center Rockets

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FRIDAY, JUnE 4Supper/Auction

Wearwood Elementary School spaghetti supper 5-6:30 p.m., auction 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Rodger and Penny Brackins for medical bills. Adult $10; 10 and under, $5.

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Ivy Maples shines in NashvilleSubmitted report

Four-year-old Ivy Maples, daughter of Pamela Brehm and Delmar Maples Jr., has been participating in beauty pageants since she was 3 months old.

To date she has accumu-lated 43 trophies, 10 crowns and three sashes.

Ivy traveled to Nashville recently where she com-peted in the Sunburst Tennessee/Kentucky state finals and was crowned the 2010 Tennessee State Sunshine Queen. She placed second runnerup in the top five, winning prettiest hair, second runnerup in daycare wear, first runnerup in top model, second runnerup in photogenic and first run-nerup in portfolio.

Not only does she hold a state title in Sunburst, she also holds the title of Little Miss Glitz Tennessee.

She is set to travel to Orlando, Fla., in late July to advance her title in the Little Miss Glitz nationals where reality show “Toddlers and Tiaras” is scheduled to film the competition. Ivy will be filmed during the competition as she represents Sevier County and Tennessee. Also possibly film-

ing the competition will be “60 Minutes Australia.”

If filmed, the air dates will be revealed later.

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Four-year-old Ivy Maples was crowned 2010 Tennessee State Sunshine Queen.

Saturday, May 29, 2010 ◆ The Mountain Press

NASHVILLE (AP) — The state environmen-tal agency says most of the increased bacterial water pollution caused by flooding early in the month has ceased.

The exception is the Cumberland River downstream of the wastewater treatment plant in Clarksville. The plant failed when it flooded after record rainfall the first week-end in May and is only

partly operational.A news release

Friday from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation stated water samples taken from streams and lakes in Middle Tennessee show bacteria levels have returned to the same readings as before the flooding.

TDEC officials say it’s not uncommon for creeks and streams to

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The building that served as a comfort sta-tion, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is being renovated and converted into a sea-sonal information center that will also include a bookstore/sales area managed by Great Smoky Mountains Association.

The center sits at an elevation of 6,300 feet and will be a point source of information on the national park, in general, and on this high eleva-tion spruce-fir ecosystem in particular. Volunteers are needed to assist in educating visitors about the park and providing recreational and trip

planning information and directions to other destinations.

“In the past, visitors to this popular destination did not have a chance to obtain information on their high elevation visit or have questions answered, including the most asked, ‘What caused the trees to die?’” said Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson. “Now, with the help of volun-teers staffing the center, visitors can inquire and learn about the stands of dead trees caused by the nonnative insect, the balsam woolly adel-gid.”

Many other helpful services will be avail-able, including the ability to purchase guides and maps, outdoor apparel, and other products sold by the Great Smoky Mountains Association.

“The Association is a significant partner with the Park and is involved

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Volunteers will be work-ing alongside Association employees and each vol-unteer is asked to work at least one four-hour shift per week. The hours will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested persons will be provided orientation and training before beginning at the contact station.

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Sevierville police have arrested three men on aggravated assault and related charges

At approximately 6:40 p.m. Wed-nesday, offi-cers responded to a call to Cedar Hill Drive, where a woman said three men had entered her home and demanded money from her.

The victim said that each man had a pistol, held the guns to her head and threatened to kill her if she did not give them money by the end of the night.

The three men report-edly left the residence in a two-tone blue and gray vehicle.

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Jackson a n d P a s s a r d w e r e c h a r g e d w i t h aggravat-ed assault and pos-session of a firearm while com-m i t t i n g a felony; Jones was c h a r g e d with aggra-v a t e d assault and possession of a fire-arm while committing a felony, plus possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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Animal cruelty case headed forgrand jury

By JEFF FARRELLThe Mountain Press

SEVIERVILLE — Judge Dwight Stokes sent animal cruelty charges on to the grand jury Friday for one of two men who allegedly set several live kittens on fire.

Christopher Schneider, of 3535 Walking Horse Lane, faces five counts of aggravated cruelty to ani-mals.

He waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday, but public defend-er Kimberly Haas asked Stokes to reduce his bond from $25,000 to $12,500. She told Stokes that Schneider has served in the military, had no prior convictions and has family living in this area, arguing he was not a risk to flee.

Stokes declined, saying that the bond properly reflected the gravity of the charges against Schneider.

Authorities allegedly learned of the activities after someone sent the Sevier County Humane Society video of the actions that had been circulated by text messages.

Aaron S. Kunak, of 1869 Sunnydale Drive, was also charged in the crime.

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Man arrestedafter being caught in home

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A Sevier County man has been arrested after a hom-eowner caught the suspect in his home on Lindsey Drive Thursday.

S h e r i f f Ron Seals said the homeowner arrived and found his front door p a r t i a l l y opened. The homeowner went inside and got a weapon, then encountered a man who jumped out of a second story window and fled on foot.

The homeowner called 911 and officers arrived and talked to several neighbors who saw the suspect flee-ing the area. Information from the witnesses led offi-cers to a nearby home at 1903 Douglas Dam Road where the suspect was identified and taken into custody without incident.

Charged with aggra-vated burglary is Donnie Travis Matthews, 28, of 1903 Douglas Dam Road. He was arraigned before a magistrate and a $5,000 bond set.

A June 23 hearing date has been scheduled.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective James Breeden at 428-1899.

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testified she heard a pop that sounded like a gunshot, but she waited until they returned to the car. She said she drove the men where they ordered her to go, including to buy gas and food and throw away the purse they were carrying when they emerged.

Weaver knew Miller well, Brown said, and Miller would sometimes pay the men to do work around her home. Weaver even drove her to some doctors’ appoint-ments, Brown said.

It was Weaver who told the other two men that Miller often had large amounts of money on her, and that she was taking OxyContin for pain related to her cancer. She had her prescriptions refilled on May 5, two days before the men went to her home, Brown said.

Brown never mentioned if they came back to the car with any pills, but said they were arguing about the money when they got back in her van.

Ratliff was carrying the purse, she said, and it emerged that they’d gotten $50.

“Shannon said, ‘I can’t believe we did this for $50,’” Brown testified.

Ratliff has spent all but the last year of his adult life in prison for another mur-der involving an elderly victim. When he was 17 he was convicted of murdering a woman in Scott County who had been set to testify him in 1976. He was given a life sentence, but was paroled last year.

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sion at Parton’s house, Atkins indicated he planned to tell authori-ties he was with Parton at the time of the mur-der, and left some items with Parton that alleg-edly came from King’s house.

Parton said he knew he

couldn’t be part of that, and went to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office the next morning.

“I was kind of numb during the conversa-tion,” he said.

Atkins’ uncle, Ted Bohanon, said Atkins also told him about the incident, saying that he had tried to run when King lunged at him with a knife, then grabbed

the maul and spun with it in his hands, striking King in the head and killing him.

“I was just blown away,” Bohanon said. “I could not accept it.”

Both men testified Atkins had been spend-ing a lot of time with King, but Atkins was also concerned because he thought King had made threats against Atkins’

grandmother and had said he would confront King over it.

King may also have been Atkins’ father. Detective Stephanie McClure mentioned on the stand that, before he asked for an attorney, Atkins said King had told him he could be his biological father.

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Previous foundations have included the film “Letters to God,” in which PARC sponsored all of its music and the proceeds benefitting children’s cancer research. It has also contributed to Give Kids the World, a park for terminally ill children.

Local artist Paul Murray and Tim Nuckels, Smoky Mountain Children’s Home assistant director, pre-sented Drew with a portrait by Murray of a young girl clutching a stuffed bunny.

“In celebrating the 90th anniversary of the children’s home, we were looking for an iconic image that repre-sents the hearts of children,” Nuckels said. “When I first saw the picture, I said, ‘I’ve seen this girl,’ This is the face of the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home.

“Thank you so much for this incredible partnership,” he told Drew. “We’re so thankful that God has con-nected us.”

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1206 will post the colors. Post 104 of Sevierville will provide the honor guard. The list of vet-erans who died in the last year will be read by American Legion Post 202 of Gatlinburg.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 94 will provide the invocation, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10025 will provide

the MIA/KIA ceremony.Gold Star Mothers will

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Cub Scout Pack 110 and Boy Scout Troops 110 and 585 will provide special assistance with the pro-gram.

The War Birds of America, Rocky Top Squadron, will do a flyover, and the Smoky Mountain Community Band will pro-vide music.

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In Memoriam

Frank Babington Bird

Frank Babington Bird, age 93, of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the family home. Born March 12, 1917, in Athens, TN, he was the young-est child of J.T. and Emily Bird. As the son of a Methodist minister, the family lived in several areas of East Tennessee including Maryville. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ruth and Grace; brother, Merrill; and daughter, Patsy. His first wife Agnes, with whom he practiced law, died in 1994. He leaves his wife Martha; her daugh-ter, Charlotte (Art) Ellis; granddaughter, Kara; nieces, Marilyn (Stu) Hammond and Julia (Robert) Cooper; nephew, Jim (Becky) Bird; a great nephew and several great niec-es. He also leaves his brother-in-law, Bob (Carol) Thornton, and sister-in-law, Elizabeth Thornton, all of Texas.

Mr. Bird graduated from Central High School in Knoxville and earned his law degree from UT in 1941. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he opened his office in Maryville in 1946. In the course of his career he practiced with several attorneys, the last being Mr. Lee Kull. At the time of his death, he was the oldest practicing attorney in Blount County.

Mr. Bird was a member of the Maryville Optimist Club and American Legion Post 13 and will be remembered for his many con-tributions to Maryville and Blount County. He founded “Boys and Girls County Day,” “More Blount Jobs,” and was the moving force behind the establishment of the Blount County Industrial Board, serving as its attor-ney for thirty years. He was an avid supporter of Maryville College, UT, Blount Memorial Hospital, and the Blount County Library.

The family wishes to express thanks to Dr. John Ingram, III; his caregivers, Virginia, Dolly, Angela, Autumn, and Caleb; and to his longtime assistant and friend, Pat Martin.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Because Mr. Bird supported many philanthropic interests, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to any favorite charitable cause.

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Joy Marie JenkinsJoy Marie Jenkins (nee Bonaventura) died Wednesday May 12,

2010, at her home in Gatlinburg.Her name epitomized what she brought to all those around her

for family and friends, bears and dogs, birds and cats, anyone or anything in need. Joy created a sanctuary of unconditional love, warmth, compassion, acceptance, humor and hospitality.

A celebration of life will be held 6 p.m. Sunday, May 30, Chalet Village South Clubhouse, 1319 South Baden, Gatlinburg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Joy Jenkins Memorial Fund through Fifth Third Bank.

McCarty Funeral Directors & Cremation Services, 607 Wall street, Sevierville, in charge of arrangements.

Cecil Sanders AtchleyCecil Sanders Atchley, 88 of Walden’s Creek Community,

died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville.

Cecil was a retired farmer, avid fox hunter, longtime Alcoa work bus driver and Trailway bus driver.

Survivors: daughter, Sandra Myers; daughter and sons-in-law, Sue and Jack Ownby; Diann and Ronnie Yates; sister, Lela Letherwood of Maryville; sister-in-laws, Sue Atchley of Knoxville; Olive Kear and Ina Nell Hardin of Sevierville; three granddaughters; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Misty and Scott Parton; two grandsons; five great-granddaughters; four great-grandsons; granddaughter-in-law, Elaine Myers; nieces and nephews, family and friends at Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home.

Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Walden’s Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Reagan officiating.

The family received friends Friday at Rawlings Funeral Home in Sevierville.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday passed a defense bill that paves the way for gays to serve openly in the military for the first time, but advocates on both sides geared up for a fight in the Senate.

Normally, defense bills pass by wider margins than Friday’s 229-186 vote, but many Republicans and a few conservative Democrats said they would vote against it because of the gay ban, which was added to the $700 billion bill in a 234-194 vote late Thursday.

House approval of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal was a victory for President Barack Obama, who has pledged to change the policy, and for gay rights groups, who have made it their top priority this year. The bill would give the Pentagon the rest of the year to study the issue before the repeal would take effect.

Defense Secretary Robert

Gates appealed to the mili-tary Friday not to be dis-tracted by the political debate over gays in uniform. In an unusual direct address to troops, Gates said he want-ed to assure them that their views on the divisive ques-tion still matter.

The Senate is expected to take up the defense bill this summer. Supporters likely will need the votes of 60 of the 100 senators to prevent opponents from blocking it.

And while supportive overall, the White House on Thursday issued a veto

threat because the House version includes $485 mil-lion for an alternative engine for the new F-35 Joint Strike

Fighter.Gates has sought to elimi-

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GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Kneeling to pick up tar balls on an oil-fouled beach and listening to “heartbreaking stories” of loss, President Barack Obama personally con-fronted the spreading damage wrought by the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico — and the bitter anger that’s rising onshore.

“What can he really do?” said Billy Ward, a developer who comes to his beach house here every weekend and, like many other locals, had little positive to say about Obama’s trip to the beleaguered region on Friday. “If he wants to do something, let him get out there and pump some mud and cement into that hole. Just fix it. Help us.”

BP PLC, even less popular here, kept up its efforts to “just fix it,” using its “top kill” procedure to try to stop the deep oil well leak by pumping in heavy mud. If it doesn’t work, some-thing BP says will be known within a couple of days, Obama’s own problems will only com-pound.

He said he understands people “want it made right” and that their frus-tration won’t fade until the oil is stopped and cleaned up.

“It’s an assault on our shores, on our people, on the regional economy and on communities like this one,” the president said from this small barrier island town threatened by what is now estab-lished as the largest oil spill in American histo-ry. “People are watching their livelihoods wash up on the beach.”

A BP drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers and beginning to send millions of gal-lons of oil spewing into the water. That oil is now beginning to foul beaches, kill wildlife and cripple the tourism and fishing industries on which this area depends. With the crude still flow-ing freely, criticism has been increasingly aimed at Obama and his admin-istration.

Amid concern that the

environmental and eco-nomic disaster could also engulf his presidency, Obama has stepped up his public appearances this week to demon-strate that he is engaged. He held a rare White House news conference on Thursday, focusing almost entirely on the spill. And Friday, he flew to the coast for an inspec-tion tour and meetings that lasted about four hours — his second visit in the 39 days of the cri-sis.

He noted that all may not go well in such a massive, unprecedented undertaking. Mistakes are possible, Obama said. But a lack of urgen-cy about plugging the leak and restoring the region is not, the presi-dent declared.

“There are not going to be silver bullets or a lot of perfect answers for some of the chal-lenges that we face,” he said in front of an incongruously pristine backdrop of sparkling blue water with dol-phins, fish and seabirds frequently spotted. “But we’re going to keep at this every day.”

Obama made an unqualified promise to coast residents reminis-cent of previous presi-dents speaking after disasters — such as George W. Bush after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

By JENNIFER DOBNERAssociated Press Writer

PROVO, Utah — Gary Coleman, the adorable, pint-sized child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” who spent the rest of his life struggling on Hollywood’s D-list, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.

Coleman was taken off life support and died with fam-ily and friends at his side, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said.

He suffered the brain hem-orrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City. Frank said Coleman was hospital-ized because of an accident at the home, but she had no further details.

Coleman’s family, in a state-ment read by his brother-in-law Shawn Price, said infor-mation would be released shortly about his death.

Best remembered for “Diff’rent Strokes” charac-ter Arnold Jackson and his “Whatchu talkin’ ’bout?” catchphrase, Coleman chafed at his permanent association with the show

but also tried to capitalize on it through reality shows and other TV appearanc-es.

His adult life was marked with legal, finan-cial and health troubles, suicide attempts and even a 2003 run for California governor.

“I want to escape that legacy of Arnold Jackson,” he told The New York Times during his guberna-torial run. “I’m someone more. It would be nice if the world thought of me as something more.”

A statement from the family said he was con-scious and lucid until mid-day Thursday, when his condition worsened and he slipped into unconscious-ness. Coleman was then placed on life support.

“It’s unfortunate. It’s a sad day,” said Todd Bridges, who played Coleman’s older brother, Willis, on “Diff’rent Strokes.”

“Diff’rent Strokes” debuted on NBC in 1978 and drew most of its laughs from Coleman, then a tiny 10-year-old with sparkling eyes and perfect comic timing.

He played the younger

of two African-American brothers adopted by a wealthy white man. Race and class relations became topics on the show as much as the typical trials of growing up.

“He was the reason we were such a big hit,” co-star Charlotte Rae, who played the family’s house-keeper on the show, said in an e-mail. “He was the centerpiece and we all surrounded him. He was absolutely enchanting,

adorable, funny and filled with joy which he spread around to millions of peo-ple all over the world.”

Coleman’s family thanked fans for their continued sup-port.

“Thousands of e-mails have poured into the hospital. This is so comforting to the family to know how beloved he still is,” Price said.

“Diff’rent Strokes” lasted six seasons on NBC and two on ABC; it lives on thanks to DVDs and YouTube.

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— Lee DeWyze, a paint store clerk who overcame his shyness to impress “American Idol” judges a n d v i e w e r s with his spirit and s o u l f u l voice, tri-umphed W e d -n e s d a y o v e r b l u e s y musician Crystal Bowersox in the contest’s ninth season.

When asked by host Ryan Seacrest how he felt, an emotional DeWyze said, “I don’t know. It’s amazing, thank you, guys, so much ... I love you. Crystal, I love you.”

The finalists had closely matched fan bases, with just a 2 percent voting gap between them coming into the finale.

“We honor the values of our nation and we close the door on a fundamental unfairness.”— house Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after both the house and the Senate on thursday approved measures to repeal the 1993 law that allows gay people to serve in the armed services only if they hide their sexual ori-

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“I take responsibility. It is my job to make sure that everything is done to shut this down. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. That doesn’t

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Power outageset Wednesday

Sevier County Electric System will have a sched-uled power outage from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Dupont/Dripping Springs area. The main roads affected will be South Rogers, Goose Creek, Cusick, Alpine, Little Alpine, Dupont and Dripping Springs, along with their intersecting side roads.

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A Memorial Day cer-emony will held at the Sevier County Courthouse at 11 a.m. Monday.

Air Force Col. Stephen Holbert will be the speaker. He is a native of Sevier County who served in Vietnam, Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Storm dur-ing the Gulf War.

County Mayor Larry Waters, Marine Corps League Chapter 1206, American Legion Posts 104 and 202, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 94, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10025 and Gold Star Mothers will participate.

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HisSong featuredat Sunday service

In observance of Memorial Day, HisSong will perform at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service of Church of The Way, which meets at The Miracle Theater.

HisSong was formed in 2001 by Dennis Humphries. It has become one of the top trios in gospel music.

During the service the church will recognize vet-erans and have a special prayer for those who have lost loved ones to war.

For more information call 978-0300 or visit www.churchoftheway.org. Dress is casual.

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The Sevier County Public Library System ends its annual book sale today at the King Family Library, 408 High St.

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The city of Gatlinburg will provide the trolleys for this activity, with a fee of $1 roundtrip. The trolley service will be the sole transporta-tion for visitor access during this period.

The trolleys will begin picking up visitors from Sugarlands parking area at 7 p.m. The trolleys will run continually until the parking area is full or until 9 p.m.

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Today is Saturday, May 29, the 149th day of 2010. There are 216 days left in the year.

■ Locally a year ago:Citing a lack of coop-

eration on the part of the debtors, a federal judge dismissed bankruptcy proceedings Thursday for the company that planned Belle Island Village. The decision means that the banks which provided funds for the massive proj-ect — none of which are Sevier County banks — can move ahead with plans to foreclose on the property.

■ today’s highlight:On May 29, 1953,

Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.

■ on this date:In 1917, the 35th

president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was born in Brookline, Mass.

In 1943, Norman Rockwell’s portrait of “Rosie the Riveter” appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

■ ten years ago:

President Bill Clinton left Washington for a weeklong European tour. The space shuttle Atlantis returned from a repair mission to the international space sta-tion.

■ Five years ago: In a deadly rampage

at two farmhouses in Bellefontaine, Ohio, 18-year-old Scott Moody shot his grandparents, his mother and two friends before turning the gun on himself.

■ thought for today: “A pessimist and an

optimist, so much the worse; so much the better.” — Jean de La Fontaine, French poet (1621-1695).

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Nashville man being held on a murder charge remained on the loose after being mistakenly released and not missed for 11 days.

The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office said Finis Lewis, 32, was not yet back in custody Friday morning.

Sheriff Daron Hall said his department erred in releasing Lewis on May 14 and not realizing he was gone until May 25.

Hall told The Tennessean his depart-

ment acknowledges something went wrong in the booking/releasing process.

“It’s obviously some-thing internal,” Hall said.

Lewis had been held in jail since being trans-ferred from state prison on Oct. 15, 2009, to await trial on charges in the kill-ing of Kenneth Crawley and an attempted murder charge in another case.

When prosecutors dropped the lesser charge, jailers released Lewis.

Crawley was fatally shot

at a public housing project in August 2008.

His mother Lisa Crawley still lives there and told the newspaper she is frightened.

“He (Lewis) knows where I live,” she said Thursday. “I put stuff in front of my door, and I have booby-traps. I’ve lost 5 pounds in 10 days.”

The department did not alert the public about Lewis’ release after it was discovered.

“That’s not our role,” Hall said. “We could

release a press release about the circumstances, but we’re not out enforc-ing that. I think it’s a police call whether they want to roll out that information.”

A telephone message was left Friday for Paul Walwyn, Lewis’ attorney.

The search continued for Lewis and Hall said his agency was aiding in the manhunt.

“He surely and clear-ly has the capability of harming people, and we need him back where he should be,” Hall said.

Murder suspect released in error

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Back in the late 1960s, it seemed like every few weeks another rock star would drop dead.

The big three — Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison of the Doors — all died in their 20s from alcohol- and drug-related causes. Even bigger names like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe abused them-selves into early deaths.

Lately, Michael Jackson con-tinued the tradition, although he made it to age 50.

I’ve always wondered whether, back in the Woodstock days, the folks who were applauding obvi-ously intoxicated stars on stage ever thought about that connec-tion when the musicians bit the dust.

I mean, many concerts were simply drug- and alcohol-fueled free-for-alls, and it’s still that way today.

As a young reporter, I remem-ber being stationed in the medi-cal tent at a Rolling Stones con-cert in 1979. Hundreds of young people were treated for gross intoxication.

Now we have a young actress named Lindsay Lohan who apparently is out of control. A former childhood star, her sad drama is being played out in the worldwide press.

This week, a Los Angeles judge ordered Lohan to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and submit to drug testing. This, because she was convicted of driving under the influence and possession of cocaine.

Lindsay Lohan is 23. If you believe the celebrity

press, Lohan has been used by a number of people for a long time.

At age 11, she began to have success in a series of family films like “The Parent Trap” and, sub-sequently, “Freaky Friday.” Her parents profited from her movie fees even as the family dissolved during a nasty divorce action.

Lohan then went on to have a number of public affairs with both men and women, all the while looking lost and confused.

But after age 18 in America, you are pretty much free to destroy yourself.

Obviously, Judge Marsha Revel is trying to prevent that by hold-ing the actress accountable for her substance intake, but there’s only so much the justice system can do.

So who will save Lindsay Lohan? If history is any indica-tor, the answer is no one.

Elvis had a big entourage around him, and so did Michael Jackson. Both men perished with doctors actually assisting them.

Truthfully, the only person who can save Lohan is Lohan.

Millions of American par-ents anguish over the sons and daughters who are caught in the vicious cycle of addiction. Therapy, rehab, interventions — all have little chance of success unless the addicted person uses their free will to fight their dis-ease.

Chances are Lohan has been presented with that fact. And even though her life is on con-stant display, nobody really knows what the young woman truly wants.

Some people want to die and slowly kill themselves. That is a brutal thing to watch. Some people finally wise up and save themselves.

That redemption gives us hope. We should all pray for this

woman, Lindsay Lohan. Her clock is ticking.

— Veteran TV news anchor Bill O Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Who’s Looking Out For You? Distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Bill O’Reilly.

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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

People should be carefulwhen renting their propertyEditor:

Sevier County residents, please be very careful if you are thinking of renting property to anyone or you could be the one living under a bridge.

My brother was sympathetic with a young couple who needed a place to rent and let them move into a house next door to him. The rent was to be far below the going rate, and he left the electricity in his name to save them a deposit.

Well, they didn’t pay either and when asked to move out they called the police on him.

To get these people out of his house he must pay over $100 to get an eviction notice and give them another 30 days of free rent and utilities. My brother is on disability and because of hav-ing to pay two electric bills is behind on most of his bills. So, is this the real meaning of justice

is blind.Georgia Maples Whitehurst

Michie

Because of ignorance by visitors,bears in the park are threatenedEditor:

Let me start by saying how saddened I am at the loss of the baby bear. My friend and I were on our way back from Cades Cove, where we did not see any bears — apparently they got the memo. However, on the Parkway, still in the Smokies, a few people had stopped to witness a baby bear eating.

Of course, I wanted to stop also and take pictures. As we were standing there talking to a ranger he explained the bear was probably a couple of months old and had been hit by a car the previous Friday, suffering minor injuries. As

I watched the people around me it became very clear that the tourists who do not live near bears have no clue.

I overheard one man say, “If those rangers would leave we could get closer,” at which time I turned to the man and stated, “The rangers are our friends; they are here to protect the bears and because of ignorance just like you stated, we had to have one put to sleep last week.” Well, he looked dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say.

As I was saying to the ranger earlier, that man who had our bear put to sleep should have been fined for damaging (killing) government prop-erty. Because had it been a wildflower or another form of destruction, he would have been fined.

Let’s not forget — we are in the bears’ terri-tory, they are not in ours, so let’s do all we can to protect these beautiful animals.

Deanna BlalockCosby

Teaching ‘little victories’earns Sams a big award

Deborah Sams, a teacher at Sevierville Primary School, says, “It’s the little victories every day with the students” that count. Just the other day, though, Sams scored a big victory when she won a statewide award for which she didn’t even know she had been nominated. Today, Sams stands as the reigning Tennessee Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

There was stiff criteria for even being nominated — a high level of commitment, dedication, innovation and creativity in instructional strategies; an involvement in service activities, volunteer and civic work that has served the ESL field; and leadership activities and other awards in the ESL field.

For 18 years, Sams taught high school Spanish and says she loved it. Longing to do branch out, she went back to school, earn-ing a master’s in ESL from Carson-Newman and a doctorate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Our non-English speaking students have benefited from this unique individual in a unique job.

Motorcyclists play loud,proud tribute to veterans

Ron Giddis has fought in the trenches. The Vietnam veteran knows first-hand what it’s like to see buddies die on the battlefield. He won’t forget. And he doesn’t want America to forget, either. That’s why he and wife Sandy have been leaders, not followers, on Memorial Day weekend.

From an idea planted a decade ago while driving home from an observance in Washington, D.C., Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride No. 10 has emerged. It will feature several hundred motorcycle enthusiasts revving up their bikes “to pay tribute to our fallen com-rades from all wars and conflicts past and present.”

The event begins at 10 a.m. Sunday at the courthouse. There will be music, the Tennessee Helping Hearts Dance team and an exhibit by the American Eagle Foundation. At 11, bikers will ride down Dolly Parton Parkway toward Newport, ending in Grainger County.

High school athletestake final bow of year

The school year has come to a close, but for many athletes their seasons went right to the wire, including the Pigeon Forge baseball team and 14 tracksters who participated in Murfreesboro in the BlueCross Spring Fling.

Pigeon Forge’s baseball team didn’t repeat its Final Four performance of a year ago, but finished 30-7 and went to sub-state. Pitchers Bret Gallinhugh and Justin Carter signed college scholarships.

Thirteen Sevier County High athletes went to Murfreesboro: Alexis Conner, Hayley Fox, Madison Pickel, Jeremiah Foster, Nathan Hays, Dustin Hurst, Mikey Hutton, Alex McCandless, Kel McCarter, Brett Pippin, Bryce Whaley, Jordan Whaley and Brandon White. PF sent Katherine Lenhart.

On Friday, Christine Ngo Gwodog, a native of Cameroon, played to give The King’s Academy it’s first-ever state cham-pionship

Congratulations to all.

Lohan’s clockstill tickingon her future

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Christine Ngo Gwodog returns a volley during her state championship victory over two-time state champ Sadie Shackelford of St. Andrew’s.

By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press Writer

STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and the men’s basketball program he took from obscurity to national titles have been accused of eight major NCAA infractions, with investigators citing hundreds of improper calls and texts from UConn staff to recruits.

The school released a notice from the NCAA on Friday that lays out the allegations against the Hall-of-Fame coach, his staff and the school. Besides the calls and texts, the accusations include giving recruits improper benefits and improperly distrib-uting free tickets to high school coaches and others. Calhoun is cited for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.

“It’s not exactly, certainly any-where near the high point of my career, as a matter of fact it’s cer-tainly one of the lowest points at any time that you are accused of doing something,” said Calhoun, who has led the Huskies since 1986 and taken them to the Final Four three times. “It’s a very serious matter.”

Athletic director Jeff Hathaway offered support for Calhoun and defended the university.

“Let me be clear,” he said. “The University of Connecticut is fully committed to NCAA rules compliance and takes this mat-ter very seriously. With regard to coach Calhoun, he personally has a long-standing demonstrat-ed commitment to NCAA rules compliance.”

The allegations come at the end of a 15-month investigation into the recruiting of former player Nate Miles, who was expelled from UConn in October 2008 without ever playing a game for the Huskies. He was charged with violating a restraining order in a case involving a woman who claimed he assaulted her.

The NCAA alleges 160 imper-missible telephone calls and at least 191 impermissible text

NCAA: 8 violations in UConn men’s basketball

NCAA BASKETBALL

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By JOHN MARSHALLAP Basketball Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kalin Lucas’ rehab from a torn Achilles’ tendon was ahead of schedule, enough that he’d likely be ready for the start of NBA training camp. His stock was still high despite the injury, putting him among the nation’s best guards.

Lucas just couldn’t do it. Couldn’t enter his name in the NBA draft. He wanted to come back to Michigan State for a chance to finish what he couldn’t at the past two NCAA tournaments.

The decision makes Lucas an anomaly.

Fueled by the get-rich-now attitude and uncertainty about the NBA’s labor situation, a record wave of college hoops players have decided to leave school early in hopes of get-ting paid.

For some, like Kentucky’s John Wall and Ohio State’s Evan Turner, it’s probably a good idea; they’re the likely top two picks in the draft.

The others? Not so much.“It’s crazy,” Lucas said.

“With some of the guys, I’ve thought, ’Why are they putting their name in the draft?”’

This leave-before-you’re-done trend has been going on for a while. Players have been trading pencils for Porsches since Spencer Haywood sued for the right to leave college early in 1972.

It really took off in 1976, when the NBA discarded its financial hardship rule and instituted its current early-entry policy. That first year had 13 players leave school early, including Notre Dame’s Adrian Dantley and Norman Cook of Kansas.

The numbers remained rela-tively flat until the mid-1990s, when it seemed none of the best players wanted to stay in school. The skip-college-al-together movement was next, followed by one-and-done after the NBA started requir-ing players to spend at least one year in college.

Not all have had the suc-cess they expected. For every Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett

Many early entries will likely go undrafted

NCAA BASKETBALL

See NBA DRAFT, Page A13

By COBEY HITCHCOCKSports Writer

MURFREESBORO — The King’s Academy Lady Lions have obtained the school’s second ever state championship.

Friday morning at the championship ten-nis match, TKA junior Christine Ngo Gwodog dominated defending back-to-back Division II Class A state champion Sadie Shackelford of St. Andrew’s High School 6-2, 6-3 on Court 4 at the Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro.

Gwodog, who moved to Tennessee from Cameroon, Africa, in January, became

just the second state cham-pion in TKA school history, the prior being Jenny Kim with a girls’ golf champion-ship in 2002.

“I have one word (to describe what I’m feeling), great,” said Gwodog with a

state championship medal freshly draped around her neck. “I was nervous, because it was my first time (in a state champion-ship match).


Christine Ngo Gwodog (left) and sponsor Dawn Porter (right) are all smiles after Gwodog earned the state Division II Class A state title.

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Foster runs, jumps his way to state title in 300 hurdles


Sevier County hurdler Jeremiah Foster took the state championship in the 300-meter hurdles Friday night at the Blue Cross Spring Fling in Murfreesboro. He also finished third in the 110-hurdles (pictured here).


Sevier County’s Jeremiah Foster standing on the medal stand.

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By COBEY HITCHCOCKSports Writer

MURFREESBORO — After working for it his entire prep track career, Sevier County High School Smoky Bears senior Jeremiah Foster finally earned state gold in the final high school race of his life on Friday night.

“It’s great, and I’m speech-less,” said Foster, seconds after learning that he had indeed won the 300-meter hurdles state championship event at Dean A. Hayes Middle Tennessee State University Track and Soccer Stadium in Murfreesboro. “I worked so hard to get to this point, and I couldn’t have done it without all the coaches pushing me hard every day.

“They’ve been working us every day ... just getting our speed and endurance up, and it’s finally paid off. I’ve been dreaming about this day since my sophomore year, and it’s finally come and it feels so good.”

Foster finished third earlier in the day in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.24, narrowly missing second in that event by 0.01 seconds.

Although the bronze was nice, Foster said he felt the pressure to earn gold in the 300 hurdles immediately fol-lowing the 110 hurdles event.

“I won second in it last year, and I knew coming in that I was ranked fourth (on Friday in the 300 hurdles),” said Foster. “But the top four qualifying times were back-to-back-to-back-to-back, and I knew I had a chance to do this, win state.”

On top of earning gold, Foster broke an SCHS 300-meter hurdles record set by 2004 SCHS graduate Tyler Woodruff, breaking the old mark by 0.62 seconds with a 38.57 on Friday.

“I got the school record too, and that just tops it all off,” said Foster.

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messages between recruits and coaches, including assistants Beau Archibald, Patrick Sellers, Andre LeFler, associate head coach George Blaney, and then-assistant Tom Moore, who is now the head coach at Quinnipiac. Documents previously released by the school also showed calls between Nochimson and Calhoun.

Messages seeking com-ment were left for Moore at Quinnipiac.

UConn is to appear before the governing body on Oct. 15 to respond. Attorney Rick Evrard, an outside counsel who advis-es UConn on NCAA-related matters, said the school likely will spend the next three months reviewing the allegations. He said if the school confirms them, it is obligated to impose its own sanctions.

Evrard said that, in cases such as UConn’s, penalties most often affect recruiting and could include the loss of scholarships. They don’t usually include a ban on postseason play or the for-feiting of any games when there was no competitive advantage obtained from the violations, he said.

Still, recruiting viola-tions can devastate a pro-gram. Indiana overhauled its famous basketball program — from which it hasn’t recovered — after former coach Kelvin Sampson was forced out in February 2008 when more than 100 impermis-sible calls to recruits came to light. Sampson had already been sanctioned for recruiting violations while he was the coach at Oklahoma.

Among the allegations against UConn is that Archibald and Sellers pro-vided false and mislead-ing information to NCAA investigators. Sellers and Archibald, who served as director of basketball oper-ations, have both resigned.

Hathaway said Archibald left last week and Sellers quit on Sunday.

Both men released state-ments Friday saying they needed to devote their full attention to the allegations against them.

“Coaching is my pas-sion and something I have spent many years of enjoyment doing,” Sellers said. “I want the record to reflect this and for the people to see the respect and integrity that I will show toward the process in the months ahead.”

Calhoun has coached 24 seasons at UConn and 38 overall, compiling a record of 823-358 that includes two national titles and another trip to the Final Four in 2009. He recently signed a five-year, $13 mil-lion contract.

UConn was just 18-16 last season and lost in the second round of the NIT, as Calhoun faced an undis-

closed medical problem. He took a medical leave of absence in January and missed seven games.

He also has been treated for cancer three times dur-ing his UConn career, and last summer was hospital-ized after breaking several ribs during a charity bike ride.

The biggest blem-ish on the program until now came in 1996, when UConn was stripped of its NCAA Tournament run to the regional semifinals and ordered to return $90,970 in tournament revenue because two play-ers accepted plane tickets from a sports agent.

But this is the first time the program has received a letter from the NCAA accusing the school of major violations, Evrard said. The case has no impact on the other ath-letic programs at UConn, such as its national cham-pion women’s basketball

team.“I am confident that the

university will appropri-ately address and respond to this matter and contin-ue cooperating fully with the NCAA as this process moves forward,” University President Michael Hogan said in a statement.

UConn as an institution was cited for not adequate-ly monitoring “the conduct and administration of the men’s basketball staff in the areas of: telephone records, representatives of the institution’s athletics interests; and, complimen-tary admissions or discre-tionary tickets.”

The NCAA and the school have been investigating the program since shortly after a report by Yahoo! Sports in March 2009 that former team manager Josh Nochimson helped guide Miles to Connecticut, giv-ing him lodging, transpor-tation, meals and repre-sentation.

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Connecticut basketball head coach Jim Calhoun listens at a news confer-ence in Storrs, Conn., Friday, May 28. The university says the NCAA has found eight violations in the school's men's basketball program.

Eagle Pride basketball campThe Seymour High School basketball head coach

Brian Jessie and staff will be hosting two separate player development camps at the high school. The first will be June 21-24 for rising 2nd through 5th grade boys and girls. The second will be July 19-22 for rising 6th through 9th grade boys. The cost is $65 per player or $100 for two campers in the same family. For more information, call Jessie at 577-7040 or email [email protected].

S P O R T S B R I E F S

SCHS softball camp upcomingDue to new TSSAA regulations, the SCHS Smoky Bear

Summer Softball Camp will be for 6-8th graders only. It is July 12-16 everyday from 8-10 am. Registration forms can be picked up in the SCHS front office.

Bear Strength and Speed CampSCHS will host the Bear Strength and Speed Camp

for rising 4th-8th grade boys and girls June 21-24 at the SCHS Football Fieldhouse from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily. The camp is designed to implement an athletic founda-tion of physical improvement that will benefit the indi-vidual in any athletic arena. Coach Todd Loveday, ath-letic director at SCHS, is the camp coordinator. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Several hand-picked college athletes, as well as other coaches, will assist at the camp. Cost is $50. For more informa-tion, contact Loveday at 453-5525 or 607-9573.

Summer track & field at SCHSThe Knoxville Track Club Youth Athletics will hold its

annual Summer Track & Field Program at Sevier County High School. Learn the fundamentals of track and field with an emphasis on fun and fitness. Open to all girls and boys ages 5-18, starting June 1st and ending June 26th. Twice weekly practices, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will be at the SCHS Track. Track meets are held each Saturday in June at UT’s Tom Black Track. Registration fees are $38 per child with a family maximum of $70. The fee includes a T-shirt, instruction and four weeks of fun at practices and meets. For more information, call Eddie McCandless at 389-7634.

PFHS softball tryouts upcomingPigeon Forge High School will hold softball tryouts on

Thursday, June 3, at 9 a.m. at the high school field. All girls must have physical to try out.

New Center boys’ basketball campThere will be a boys’ basketball camp for all third-

through eighth-grade boys on June 1, 2, 3, and 4 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. daily. The cost is $50, and concessions will be available during the camp. For more informa-tion, call Brad Loveday at New Center School at 453-2123.

Pigeon Forge High hoops campJoin coach Jonathan Shultz and several PFHS

Varsity Players for basketball camp this summer June 2-4, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Pigeon Forge High School. The camp is for boys and girls from 3rd to 9th grades. All campers will receive a t-shirt and the camp will conclude with a devotional time followed by an awards ceremony. The cost of the camp is $50. Call Shultz at 789-2431 to register or for more information.

Smoky Bears baseball camps slatedThe 2010 Smoky Bears baseball camps will be

June 7-9, 14-16 and 21-23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at the SCHS baseball field. Ages 6-13. For more information call 368-7648.

Mixed doubles league formingThere will be a mixed doubles league at the Don

Watson Tennis Center at Mynatt Park in Gatlinburg starting June 3. The league will play every Thursday night at 6 p.m. Call G. Webb at 368-3433 or the Gatlinburg Tennis Office at 436-3389 to register or for more information.

Lady Cubs basketball campThe 2010 Lady Cubs Basketball Camp will be held

June 3 through 5, from 9 a.m. to noon daily for rising 4th through 8th graders. For more information, contact Steve Branton at 919-2628, or email [email protected].

Future Eagles Football CampThe Future Eagles Football Camp will be held at Seymour High’s Householder Field July 12-14 and is open for 2nd-through-8th graders. The camp will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $50. It will teach fundamentals and safe techniques in each aspect of the game. For additional information, call 577-7040.

Out of the gates in the 4x800 ...


Sevier County’s Alex McCandless (center) leads off the 4x800 for the Bears at the state track meet in Murfreesboro. The team finished 11th statewide.


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“I told myself, ‘yeah, you’re good, sure, but there are other girls here that are more good, maybe.’”

But the 17-year-old Gwodog, who speaks four languages fluently — includ-ing French, English and two different dialects of the Zulu language — eventually discovered that was not the case.

After mowing down Cassidy Gubin of St. Mary’s 6-0, 6-0 in the quarters on Thursday morning, Gwodog got her toughest test of the tournament against the feisty Anna Catherine Feaster of Knoxville Webb in the semis Thursday afternoon. Gwodog got off to a nightmare start against Feaster, dropping the first set 0-6. But the TKA state champion rebounded to take the match in three with 6-1 and 6-4 must wins to advance to Friday’s cham-pionship.

“I knew I had to face these other girls and overcome them, and the stress and the pressure,” said Gwodog, who is nearly a straight-A student with just a couple B+s on her education resume. “I tried to do that all the tournament, and I did great.

“(The competition at state) was tough, and I even got a six-luv on me in the semis. But I never told myself ‘you’re the best’ and all that kind of stuff. I just did what I had to do.”

Friday’s match against Shackelford was a shot at redemption for Gwodog, who was handled easily by the St.

Andrew’s star in the region tournament finals. The loss to Shackelford was Gwodog’s only blemish of the season.

It became obvious early that Gwodog was the better player on Friday, however, as Shackelford was on her heels the entire match just trying to return the powerful and well-placed Gwodog volleys. It seemed the only points Shackelford could manage came on unforced errors by Gwodog, who occasionally hit some powerful shots that sailed long.

The steadying force for Gwodog throughout the championship and the entire state tournament was her “sponsor,” Dawn Porter of Knoxville, who sat in as the TKA coach in the absence of TKA’s tennis coach Adam Hall, who was unable to make the trip to Murfreesboro.

“Dawn was like a conductor for me,” said Gwodog. “She was there telling me what things I wasn’t doing right and telling me what I needed to do all tournament.”

Porter has been there for Gwodog since meeting the 17 year old two months ago at a tennis tournament in Knoxville.

“She really comes from nothing, and she got on a plane and came here with nearly nothing,” said Porter. “So, I’m keeping her for the summer so people will have a chance to see her play, and maybe a college will take her on a scholarship. Any big tournament we can get her into, we’re going to get her to it.

“She’s an awesome person on the inside, she’s a great player and she just needed a

little support, so that’s what I’m doing for her.

“But she’s doing all the rest, and she’s doing really good. She’s just phenomenal, and she’s got a lot of potential.”

Tennis was the ticket to this country for Gwodog.

“I was known as one of the best players in Cameroon on the junior level,” explained Gwodog. “It wasn’t like nationals ..., just tourna-ments. But I just kept work-ing.”

Her work in the sport got her noticed by a missionary, who helped raise the funds to buy Gwodog a ticket to America with all her worldly possessions, consisting of a few items of clothing and a tennis racket.

“She had nothing, not even a jacket when she got here (in January),” said Porter.

No arrangement had been made with TKA prior to Gwodog’s journey to Tennessee, but being on the international boarding list of schools, the missionary in Cameroon steered Gwodog to Seymour.

“He told me that he couldn’t just let my talents go to waste (in Cameroon),” said Gwodog. “He told me I would have a chance in America.”

Although she’ll return to TKA this fall for her senior year of high school to be spent as the reigning state champ, Gwodog doesn’t intend to let her head get big on campus.

“It was great to win for TKA,” said Gwodog. “Of course, I don’t think of myself as the star. I’m just a little girl who’s trying to find her way in tennis.”

With a state champion-ship under her belt and after catching the eye of several college coaches in attendance

for the state championship, it’s a sure bet that Gwodog will be playing tennis well into the future for a college program.

But Gwodog, who will turn 18 in October, isn’t going to take anything for granted and will continue to work hard to achieve her dreams.

“Have some colleges noticed me? Maybe yes, maybe no,” said Gwodog. “You never know. Maybe if I keep working and win another one next year ... then

they will.”As she works to fulfill her

dreams, Gwodog plans to enjoy her time spent living in the United States.

“To come here is a big deal. Not many people from my country get this opportunity,” said Gwodog, one of five sib-lings of an ailing mother. “I’m very blessed, and the USA is really the right place to be. My mother wanted me to be here.”

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Christine Ngo Gwodog fires a shot back to her opponent during the match.


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TRACK3From Page A9

SCBA Tournament 12-year-old champs

Photo submitted

The Pigeon Forge Tigers were the 12-year-old champs of the SBCA Tournament. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Dustin Shults, Andrew “Cheese” McCarter, Christian Blevins, Jason Stanton, (second row, left to right) Alec King, Hayden Ownby, Noah Whaley, Turner Whaley, Camden Martin, Derek Campbell, (back row, left to right) head coach Duke Blevins, coach Jimbo Whaley, coach Chad Wells and coach David Martin. The team team finished with a season record of 9-1 and was sponsored by Hearthside Cabin Rentals.

SCHS 4X200 relay team takes 4th:

The SCHS Smoky Bears 4X200-meter relay team took an impressive fourth-place medal from Friday night’s state championship race at MTSU.

The 4X200 team of Kel McCarter, Brett Pippin, Dustin Hurst and Brandon White also set a new school record with a time of 1:29.24 in the event, breaking the old SCHS mark by 0.29 seconds.

“It felt good know-ing everybody over here was doubting four boys from Sevier County,” said Pippin, following the event. “But we came to state and finished fourth, and best of all we got the school record.”

SCHS 4X800 relay team takes 11th:

The SCHS Smoky Bears 4X800-meter relay team took 11th place during Friday night’s state cham-pionship final, but they had to battle back from anoth-

er crash by senior distance star Alex McCandless.

McCandless passed out about 10 feet short of the finish line during Thursday night’s 800-meter prelimi-nary, but Friday night’s encounter with the track was of a different sort.

After completing the first of two laps in the open-ing leg of the relay Friday night, McCandless got tripped up by some other runners and took a hard spill to the track.

McCandless went from fourth place to 16th in that moment, but he got up and sprinted the Bears back into jockeying between the sixth and seventh spot by the end of his leg.

The Bears finished with a time of 8:28.61 in the event

won by Houston High with a time of 8:05.16

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on June 18, 2010 at 12:00PM local time, at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Rita L. Keltner, unmarried, to Charles E. Tonkin, II, Trustee, on February 25, 2005 at Book Volume 2185, Page 345conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office.Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-D under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2005The 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 Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 73R of Starr Crest Resort, Phase 1, Section 1, as shown on a plat of record in Large Map Book 4, Page 117, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which map specific reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.

Street Address:2012 Mikey Street


Current Owner(s) of Property: Rita Louise Keltner, a single personOther interested parties: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP The street address of the above described property is believed to be 2012 Mikey Street, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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Fax 901-767-8890

File No. 10-004652

May 22, 29 & June 5, 2010

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on June 18, 2010 at 12:00PM local time,at the front door, Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Rita L. Keltner, unmarried, to Charles E. Tonkin, II, Trustee, on February 25, 2005 at Book Volume 2185, Page 368conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Sevier County Register’s Office.Owner of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of the Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2005-A4, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-D under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2005The 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 Thirteenth (13th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit:Lot 2 of Starr Crest Subdivision, a Planned Unit Development, as shown on a plat of record in Large Map Book 3, Page 98, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which mapspecific reference is hereby made for a more particular description.

Street Address:2011 Starr Crest DriveSevierville, TN 37876

Current Owner(s) of Property: Rita KeltnerThe street address of the above described property is believed to be 2011 Starr Crest Drive, Sevierville, TN 37876, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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May 22, 29 & June 5, 2010

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on November 30, 2006, by Tony Papa, to Gary D. Keith, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, in Volume Book 2680, Page 749 (Deed of Trust); and WHEREAS, the beneficiaries under said Deed of Trust appointed the undersigned, R. Patrick Harrell, Sevier County, Tennessee, as Substitute Trustee by Appointment of Successor Trustee of record in Volume Book 3540, Page 673, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee; andWHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness, the same being now past-due and the entire amount thereof having been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of said note and deed of trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, R. Patrick Harrell, Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Monday, June 21, 2010, commencing at 10:00 AM at the front steps of the Main entrance of the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee to wit:SITUATE in the First (1st) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:BEING all of Lot Number 3, Preserve at English Mountain as shown on recorded Large Map Book 7, , in the Registerís Office for Sevier County, Tennessee; as described on survey entitled Survey of the English Mountain Property of David P. Waters, Mary Louise Waters Halley and John B. Waters, Jr. dated June 20, 1995, Drawing Number 574-146E, prepared by Tennessee Mountain Management, Charles R. Rusk, RLS 401.

The address of the above described property is Mountain Ash Way, Sevierville, Tennessee .

SUBJECT to restrictions, rights of way, easements, conditions, mapnotations, Large Map Book 7, Page 13; Large Map Book 7, Page 171; Book 2511, Page724, and all other issues of record in and as any of the foregoing may have been amended, corrected or supplemented, all in the Register’s Office in Sevier County, Tennessee.SUBJECT to the Right of Way of Mountain Ash Way, as shown on plat of record in Large Map Book 7, Page 13, in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.BEING the same property conveyed to Tony Papa from Eagle Rock Development, LLC, by Warranty Deed dated September 15, 2006, recorded October 11, 2006, in Volume Book 2638, Page 752, in the Register’s 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: N/AOTHER 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. Said property will be sold subject to all unpaid real estate taxes, and any and all other prior liens and mortgages, if any. The Sevier County property taxes for 2008 and 2009 are unpaid.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 notice shall be published in The Mountain Press, a newspaper published in Sevier County, Tennessee, on the 29 day of May, 2010, the 5 day of June, 2010, and the 12 day of June, 2010.

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Dated this the 26th day of May, 2010.

R. Patrick Harrell, Substitute TrusteeThis Instrument Prepared By:

R. Patrick Harrell, Esq.PO Box 4118

Sevierville, Tennessee 37864(865) 429-8665

May 29, June 5 & 12, 2010

signed at once.

This 13 day of May,2010.

(Signed)Jennifer Bates RoetsAdministrator

Estate ofDAVID ARDEANROETS

Attorney: M. Sue White

By: Joe Keener County Clerk

05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALS

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

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

LEGALS LEGALSNOTICE TO

CREDITORS

Estate ofDAVID ARDEAN

ROETS

Late of Sevier County,

Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 13 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of DAVID ARDEAN ROETS deceased, were issued to the un-dersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.

INVITATION TO BID

Shagbark Property Owners Association will be accepting bids for Roadside Mowing for a three year term (06/2010, 06/2010, 06/2012) inside our gated community. There will be a total of 3 mowings per year of our 23 miles of roads. This includes 2 low cut and 1 high cut. Bidders must be insured and bonded for this type of work. Bids must be re-ceived in our office no later than June 4, 2010 at 12:00pm at which time the bids will be opened. All bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with proof of insurance and bonding. The outside of the envelope must have inscribed thereon the name of the bidder. Shagbark reserves the right to refuse all bids. Please contact our of-fice at 865-429-3838 to obtain specifications. Shagbark Property Owners Association, 3150 North Clearfork Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862, 865-429-3838 or fax 865-774-0133.

Estate ofERNESTINE P. LONG

Attorney: noneBy: Joe Keener County Clerk

05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALS

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofERNESTINE P.

LONG


Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of ERNESTINE P. LONG deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.


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

This 11 day of May, 2010.

(Signed)Robert BundrenAdministrator

LEGALS

cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry, and that personal serv-ice of process cannot be had upon him; it is therefore

ORDERED that service of process by publication be made on four (4) consecutive weeks as required by law in the Mountain Press, a newspaper published in Sevier-ville, Sevier County, Tennessee, notifying said Defendant to file an answer with Plain-tiff’s attorney, David H. Parton, whose address is 330 Parkway, Gatlin-burg, Tennessee 37738 and the General Sessions Court for Sevier County Tennes-see within thirty (30) days from the last date of publication, exclu-sive of last said date of publication, and ap-pear at the hearing in this cause in the Gen-eral Sessions Court for Sevier County, Ten-nessee on Aug. 16th, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., otherwise default judg-ment may be entered against said Defendant for the relief demanded in the Civil Summons.

This 12th day of May 2010.

General Sessions Judge

5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19

LEGALS

IN THE GENERALSESSIONS COURT

FOR SEVIER COUNTY,

TENNESSEE

NO. C0064012

HIDDEN HILLCONDOMINIUM

VILLAGE

Plaintiff,

vs.

JAMES L. WOODS

Defendant

ORDER OFPUBLICATION

It appearing from the Civil Summons, which is sworn to, and ap-pearing by Affidavit as well, that JAMES L. WOODS, Defendant in this cause, is a resi-dent of Tennessee and that the residence and whereabouts of JAMES L. WOODS, Defendant in this cause, is unknown and


(Signed)John DechExecutor

Estate ofELLA M. DECH

Attorney: none


05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALS

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofELLA M. DECH


Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 13 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of ELLA M. DECH de-ceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.



Attorney: none


05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALSNOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofWILLIAM T.BENSON


Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 17 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of WILLIAM T. BENSON deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.




(Signed)Anna BensonExecutor

Estate ofWILLIAM T. BENSON

Legals

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NBA DRAFT3From Page A8

or Kevin Durant, there were players like St. John’s Omar Cook and high schoolers Lenny Cooke and Jonathan Bender who never quite reached the prize they had hoped.

This year could have a whole new batch of failed gambles.

Initially, 103 players, including 23 from overseas, declared for the June 24 NBA draft. The NBA’s dead-line for pulling out of the draft is June 14, but a new NCAA rule required players to decide by May 8 if they wanted to return to their school.

Twenty-nine players backed out of the draft before that deadline, leav-ing a record 74 non-seniors available. The previous high for early entries was 57 in 2005.

Based on recent history, many of them will be disap-pointed on draft day.

Of the 49 early-entry play-ers who stayed in last year’s draft, 17 went undrafted, leaving them with the choice

of trying to play their way onto a team in training camp, hit the NBA Development League or go overseas.

More early-entry players this year will likely mean more disillusionment.

“You’ve got some bad advice on some players,” said Ryan Blake, the NBA’s assistant director of scout-ing.

Some of it stems from the flux of the NBA labor situ-ation.

The NBA’s collective bar-gaining agreement ends after the 2010-11 season and a lockout is a distinct possi-bility. Even if the owners and NBA Players Association find a way to make nice, the rook-ie salary scale will likely be drastically reduced, perhaps by as much as 30 percent.

The uncertain future has sent college players, many of whom might not be ready, rushing toward the exits.

“A lot of advisers have tried to talk players out of school on the notion the collective bargaining agree-ment is coming up in 2011 and you must get out now, which is a ridiculous ploy,” Blake said. “If you don’t get drafted and you don’t make a

team, you’re not going to get paid this year or next year, if you’re really thinking there’s going to be a lockout.”

The chances of making a team are going to be tough-er.

This year’s draft class is one of the deepest in recent years, loaded with game-changing talent — Wall, Turner, Wall’s teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Georgia Tech’s Derrick Favors — at the top and solid all the way through. And with so many underclassmen jump-ing into the get-paid-to-play fray, there will be fewer ros-ter spots available and more players scrambling to find work.

“There’s obviously going

to be a lot of underclass-men who are not going to get drafted, not make teams,” Blake said. “If you think about it, there are only 30 guaranteed contracts. Clearly, there was some bad advice out there.”

Sometimes, though, the advice only goes so far. For all the talk about lock-outs, rookie salary caps and the chance at life-altering money, the decision to go or stay comes from the gut, from reaching for a since-you-were-little goal.

“It’s not at all about the money for me, it’s about try-ing to pursue a dream that I’ve had my whole life,” said Butler star Gordon Hayward.

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American LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 33 15 .688 —New York 28 19 .596 4 1/2Boston 27 22 .551 6 1/2Toronto 27 22 .551 6 1/2Baltimore 15 33 .313 18Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 27 20 .574 —Detroit 25 21 .543 1 1/2Chicago 20 27 .426 7KC 20 28 .417 7 1/2Cleveland 17 28 .378 9West Division W L Pct GBTexas 26 21 .553 —Oakland 25 23 .521 1 1/2LAA 23 26 .469 4Seattle 18 28 .391 7 1/2

———Saturday’s GamesCleveland (D.Huff 2-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-3), 1:05 p.m.Baltimore (Tillman 0-0) at Toronto (Cecil 4-2), 1:07 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 2-4) at L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 4-2), 4:05 p.m.Texas (C.Wilson 3-2) at Minnesota (Pavano 4-5), 4:10 p.m.Oakland (Bre.Anderson 1-1) at Detroit (Porcello 4-4), 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Danks 4-3) at Tampa Bay (W.Davis 4-4), 7:10Kansas City (Greinke 1-5) at Boston (Buchholz 6-3), 7:10 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division W L Pct GBPhilly 26 20 .565 —Atlanta 25 22 .532 1 1/2New York 25 23 .521 2Florida 24 24 .500 3Washington 24 24 .500 3Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 28 20 .583 —St. Louis 28 21 .571 1/2Chicago 23 26 .469 5 1/2Pittsburgh 20 28 .417 8Milwaukee 19 28 .404 8 1/2Houston 16 31 .340 11 1/2West Division W L Pct GBSan Diego 28 19 .596 —LAD 26 21 .553 2Colorado 25 22 .532 3SF 24 22 .522 3 1/2Arizona 20 28 .417 8 1/2

———Saturday’s GamesSt. Louis (Ottavino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Silva 6-0), 4:10Houston (Moehler 0-1) at Cincinnati (Harang 3-5), 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Nieve 1-2) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 1-3), 7:10Philadelphia (Halladay 6-3) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 5-1), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Burres 2-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-1), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 5-2) at Colorado (Cook 1-3), 8:10 p.m.Washington (Martin 0-0) at San Diego (Latos 4-3), 8:35 p.m.Arizona (Buckner 0-2) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-4), 9:05

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3300 or 6600sq.ft. re-tail/ showroomspace for rent inbusy complex, withlarge delivery door.$2200mth for 3300sq. ft. or $4000mthfor 6600sq.ft. Call865-388-5455 formore info.

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605 BUSINESSRENTALS

For Sale A-1 pre-owned dryers,

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590 APPLIANCES

589 FURNITURE

Free Field Dirt Want-ed, Call 865-932-6468.

585 GARDENEQUIPMENT

Weimaraner pups.AKC Availablenow. 7 femalesleft. Call for details630-240-7233 or865-366-7520

Poodles, Goats andChicks for sale.Free goose. 809-2297,

FREE KITTENS.Healthy, assortedcolors. 6 wks. old.908-2783.

581 PETS

Old Kentucky LogCabin, Built in1820, 2 story, 49”X 21”. $27,000.Will deliver. Call859-335-0931.

572 ANTIQUES

YARD SALE: 1750Country MeadowsDr., Sev., Fri. &Sat. 7 to 4pm

Yard Sale! Thur/Fri/Sat9-3pm, 535 South-view Cr. Kodak,236 - 5093.

Yard Sale SaturdayMay 29th, 8:00am-3:00pm. 3626 Box-wood Lane, Sev-ierville. Turn ontoValley View Roadin Wears Valleyand follow signs.Several items in-cluding computerdesk, home deco-rations, clothing,toys, Christmasdecorations andvarious tools.

Huge Sale, Fri/Sat.crib/changing ta-ble, boy’s items,home decor, furni-ture & more. BelleMeadows Blvd.

555 GARAGE &YARD SALES

Yard Sale Fri & Sat 8-? Ridge Rd. Follow signs from Veter-ans Blvd. Sofa, love seat, chair, fridge, stove, K bed, W/D, 2 TVs, Pontoon boat seats, exercise equip, dishes, mi-crowave, table & 4 chairs, coffee & 2 end tables, clothes all sizes, shoes, toys, baby items, video games & system, much more. 865-654-6360

Thur/Fri/Sat & all next week until gone. NO Sunday! 8-5pm. Bargains, Bargains, Bar-gains! Clothes, collectibles, few antiques, hh items, some tools, 3265 Sims Rd. Off New-port Hwy. Follow Signs.

Sat Only! 8-4pm. Lots of everything. 324 Blalock Dr. Sub next to Walmart.

SAT ONLY! 7-4pm. Girls, Ladies, Men’s clothing, other items. 514 Westland Dr. Fol-low signs on Har-din Ln. from Chap-man Hwy.

Sat 8-5pm Furn, Jr clothing , roller blades, frisbee golf disc, foozball table, barbies, beanie ba-bies & more. 446 Asbury Rd, Pigeon Forge.

SALE- Sat/Sun/Mon - 7 miles out Wears Valley Rd, Left at Exxon, follow signs.

Rummage Sale, Fri/Sat 7- 5pm. 350 Ogle Dr. PF. Be-hind Shell Station.

Multi-family Yard Sale Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 8-? in River Mead-ows SD off Boyds Creek Rd.

Multi Family Yard Sale, Sat 8-1pm, 1414 Double D Drive, off McLeary Rd. Boyds Creek, Sey.

Moving Sale, Fri/Sat & Sun 9-? Kenmore W/D, antique BR suit, hardback books & much more. Everything must go! 3540 Thomas Cross Rd.

Moving Sale Front load W/D, furniture, clothes, whole house full. EVERY-THING MUST GO! TN Hot Tubs Dolly Ptn Pky Saturday only.

Huge Estate SaleThurs, Fri & Sat May 27-28-29 8:00-4:00 2938 Vil-lage Lane-off Wears Valley Rd Turn @ light #3, go 1 mile, turn right on Lona Dr. Follow signs. Antiques, glassware, furni-ture, corner hutch, tables, poster beds, griswald skil-lets, iron beds, blue jars, collecta-ble whiskey bottles

Fri & Sat 8am-? Set of 4 pressed back chairs. jewelry, toys, books, Coke collectibles, misc. 2929 Oak Top Ct, Swaggerty Hills, Kodak.


“Mega Multi Family Yard Sale” rain or s h i n e ,Thur/Fri/Sat 9-? new keyboard w/ stand, lots of computers, TV’s, furn, telescope, jewelry, tires, car-pet, gazelle, exer-cise bike, ab lounger, home in-terior, bedding, dooney & bourke handbags, shoes, ladies, men & kids clothing, American eagle, hollister, lucky’s, a b e r c o r o m b i e , north face, floats, toys, tones of hh items. Dolly Par-ton Pkwy, right at light Family Dol-lar on to Long Springs Rd. 1st left entrance to Allenridge Es-tates.

Huge Garage SaleSat 5/29 8-2 2109 Elli-

son Court (Harris-burg Community-follow signs) LOTS of kids clothes 3 mos-5Tboy & girl; Tricy-cles, toys, books, strollers, Adult clothes, Furniture & household items.

Downsizing. Large se-lection of collecti-bles, stemware, dishwasher, furni-ture, small applian-ces Fri, Sat & Mon 8am-3pm Corner of Amanda Dr & Piney Rd

Church Yard Sale. Parkway Church of God, Belk Shop-ping Ctr. 9 a.m. Sat. only.

Benefit Rummage Sale @ Riverside RV Park Pavilion Sat May 29 8am-3pm. Funds benefit Riv-erside Ministries to support Honduras orphanage.

5 Family Sale Fri & Sat 7am-? 525 Sunrise Circle

3 Family Yard Sale Fri, Sat, Mon. Smith-wood Dr, Sevier-ville. 7am-2pm

3 Family Yard Sale Fri & Sat 2620 Old Newport Hwy 8am-2pm Harley, elec-tronics, grill, housewares, child-rens items

3 Family Garage Sale Fri/Sat 8-3pm. Lots of baby items, car seats, treadmill, TV, VCR’s, name brand clothes all sizes, new tank-less gas water heater. 1352 Rob-ert Ridge Rd. LeConte Landing Sub. off Pullen Rd.

1ST YARD SALE, Fri/ Sat 8-2pm. No ear-ly birds. Elec. Sing-er Sewing Machine n/Cabinet, 15” LCD TV, Lamps, HH Items, Purses, Many items still have price tag, never used. 2016 Rivershore Ln. Sev. Off Red Bank Rd.


500MERCHANDISE

Summer Tutor Availa-ble. Grades 1-4. Certified teacher. $20.hr. Seymour area. 307-0608

SMOKY TOP RENT-ALS is under new ownership and now accepting rental cabins! 70/30 split. Call: 800-468-6813 or come by our office at 604 King Branch Rd.

388 MISC. SERVICE

10X10 or 10X20SELF STORAGEConvenient Location!

411 South, left onRobert Henderson Rd.,

1/4 mil on right atRiverwalk Apts.

429-2962

356 STORAGEBUILDINGS

Pigeon Forge rental of-fice seeking de-pendable, flexible reservationist. Ex-cellent customer service skills re-quired. Must be available nights and weekends. Full or Part time, year round em-ployment. Experi-ence preferred but not required. Fax confidential re-sume to 865-774-5991.

Full time reservationist for cabin rental company in Gatlin-burg. Apply in per-son at Amazing Views of the Smo-kies, 1455 E. Park-way, Gatlinburg or email resume to emily@amazing-v iewso f thesmo-kies.com. 436 -3613.

Cabin Rental Compa-ny needs Sales Reps/ Reservation-ists. Due to re-bounding econo-my. Work from home or our office. Pay commensu-rate with your ex-perience. Call Re-nita 865-659-9960.

249RESERVATIONIST

Experienced OTR Flat-bed. 2yrs. good NVR. Must have own cell phone. Call Mike 453-7200.

246 TRUCK DRIVERS

RESTAURANTOPERATOR

5 days a week, 7AM-4PM Please send resume to:Outdoor Resorts

4223 East Parkway,Gatlinburg, or

Email to:oracondooffice@com-

cast.netNO PHONE CALLS

PLEASE

Job Fair at Cracker Barrel red light #1 in Pigeon Forge Hiring all positions both Pigeon Forge locations & Kodak location. Thursday, June 3rd. 9am-5pm

Immediate Opening for Utility/Cooks/Cashiers. Apply in per-son at the New Wood Grill Buffet located at traffic light #1 in Pigeon Forge between 9am and 3pm Monday - Friday.

242 RESTAURANT

E X P E R I E N C E D P A R T - T I M E B O O K K E E P E R WANTED Mini-mum 3 Years Ex-perience in Payroll, Accts Payable, Ex-cel/Word Experi-ence a plus,Salary based on experi-ence. Please send resume to P.O. BOX 809, Gatlin-burg, TN 37738.

239OFFICE/CLERICAL

FRONT DESK AGENT/Customer Service Oriented, Market-ing Exp. a plus, Benefits, Full time. Excellent work en-vironment,

ACTIVITIES COORDI-NATOR/ Customer Service Oriented, Fun Work Environ-ment, Craft Exp. a plus,

Apply in person at Hol-iday Inn Club, 404 Historic Nature Trail, Gatlinburg

Exp. Desk Clerk/Audi-tor needed. Apply in person at Colo-nial House Motel in Pigeon Forge.

CLARION INN & SUITES

Looking for dependa-ble, detailed and customer service oriented personnel. Now accepting ap-plications for the following full time positions:

FRONT DESK

Accepting applications 1100 Parkway Gat-linburg, TN.

238 HOTEL/MOTEL

Work from home. Be your own boss F/Tor P/T. Contact Kim at [email protected] or 606-233-6085

WAREHOUSE &STOCK 12.00 HR

LID’L DOLLY’S LIGHT 4 PF

Wanted: Front Desk Clerk. Must apply in person at Moun-tain Harbor Inn Re-sort on the Lake 1199 Hwy 139, Dandridge, TN 37725

Mechanic Needed, Please call 865-654-7923.

236 GENERAL

Sevierville Check Cashing Co. Cus-tomer Service. As-sociate Degree preferred. No ex-perience ok. Can-didate require-ments: stable job history, basic math, cash han-dling exp., atten-tion to details, friendly, energetic, outgoing, high school graduate, good personal credit history. Start 26K. Resumes: MDB, 8018 King-ston Pike, Knox ville, TN 37919.

SALES CLERK10.00 Hr.

Lid’l Dolly’sLight #4, P.F.

PART TIME WORK ALL AGES 17+

Great pay, ideal forcollege students &

’10 hs grads, customer sales/svc,

will train, conditions apply,865-366-0277

Now hiring for night shift only. 3pm-close. Serious in-quiries only. Please apply in person at Krispy Kreme-ask for Joey or Tommy

Marketing position. Skill set required includes both inter-net marketing as well as traditional marketing. Apply in person at 652 Wears Valley Road or fax a resume to 774-1713. Good benefits

Local cabin company taking applications for Reservationist, Assistant Manager, and Cleaners. Ap-ply in person at: 333 Ski Mtn. Rd. Gatlinburg.

Lil Kings & Queens Child Care Centeris now hiring for their new Sevier-ville location. Posi-tions include: Teachers, both full & part time, substi-tutes, a cook and a director. For more information call 8 6 5 - 9 3 3 - 4 8 5 0 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Housekeeper Needed $10/hr Full-time Apply Lid’l Dolly’s at traffic light #4

Hillbilly Golf Needs Cashier / Days On-ly, Apply in person Mon - Fri, 340 Parkway, Gatlin-burg.

COLLEGESTUDENTS

& 2010 HS Grads$13 base-appt,

FT/PTschedules, sales/svc,

no exp nec, all ages 17+,

conditions apply, 865-366-0277

Awesome opportunity!

How much money do YOU want to make this year? $$$

Wyndham Resorts is now looking for marketers to join our team.

No experience neces-sary. Paid training and full benefits provided!

Contact Ronnie McCutchan 774-1495 ext 2242

236 GENERAL

BANKERS NEEDED!

Local community bank is looking for Cus-tomer Service minded individuals to join their staff as a Teller. The Teller position is a full-time, year-round position with full benefits. Banking experience a plus.

Customer service must be your pri-ority!

Send resume to Teller, POB 6669, Sevier-ville, TN 37864- or e-mail [email protected]

EOE M/F/D/V

Accounting Assistant

Local community bank is looking for an Accounting Assis-tant to join their staff. Position is full-time, year-round position with full benefits. Asso-ciates degree or higher preferred. Previous account-ing experience a plus.

Send resume to Ac-counting, POB 6669, Sevierville, TN 37864- or e-mail [email protected]

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236 GENERAL

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05/28/201005/29/2010

Attorney: none


05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALS

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofBRUCE

RUTTENBUR


Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 11 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of BRUCE RUTTENBUR deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.




(Signed)Camela AllenExecutor

Estate ofBRUCE RUTTENBUR

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Estate ofROBERT DECH


Tennessee

Notice is Hereby Given that on the 13 day of MAY 2010,Let-ters Testamentary, of Administration, in re-spect to the Estate of ROBERT DECH de-ceased, were issued to the undersigned by the County Court Clerk of Sevier County, Ten-nessee.




(Signed)John DechExecutor

Estate ofROBERT DECH

Attorney: none


05-22-1005-29-10

LEGALS

NOTICE

Pursuant to the By-Laws of the East Sevi-er County Utility Dis-trict, The Board of Commissioners will conduct a meeting at the District Office at 1081 Cove Road, Sev-ierville, TN 37876 at 5:00 P.M. on Wednes-day, June 9, 2010 to conduct any business brought before the board.

05-29-2010

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The Mountain Press Saturday, May 29, 2010 Classifieds A15

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on June 30, 2008, by Tony Papa, to Gary D. Keith, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee, in Volume Book 3139, Page 245 (Deed of Trust); and WHEREAS, the beneficiaries under said Deed of Trust appointed the undersigned, R. Patrick Harrell, Sevier County, Tennessee, as Substitute Trustee by Appointment of Successor Trustee of record in Volume Book 3540, Page 672, in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee; andWHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness, the same being now past-due and the entire amount thereof having been declared due and payable in accordance with the terms of said note and deed of trust; andNOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, R. Patrick Harrell, Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Monday, June 21, 2010, commencing at 110:15 PM at the front 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 3rd Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Tracts 4, 9 and 10 of the property entitled HILL ESTATE on a plat by Hassel Wolfe P.E. dated April 9, 1980 and revised 4-24-80, said properties being described individually on the above referenced plat, butbeing described as one contiguous tract as follows:BEGINNING on a 24 inch oak; said point being the Western most corner of Tract 4 of the property herein conveyed said point lying in the line of Lot 45 of Section 32 of English Mountain Subdivision, and being a common corner with Tract 3 of the Hill Estate thence with the line of Tract 3, N 00 deg E 203.63 feet to an iron pin in the line of Dockery; thence leaving the line of Tract 3 and with the line of Dockery, N 60 deg. 02 min. E 2,411 .18 feet to a point near the center line of Alpine Drive�; said point being approximately three (3) miles in an Easterly direction from the intersection of Alpine Drive with US Highway 411; thence leaving the line of Dockery and running within the right of way of Alpine Drive the following calls and distances: N 81 deg. 31 min. 00 sec. W 212.35 feet N72 deg. 02 min. 20 sec. W 282.15 feet; N 81 deg. 09 min. 50 sec. W149.81 S 77 deg. 56 min. 20 sec. W 133.08 feet S 63 deg. 09 min. 10sec. W 76.55 feet S 72 deg. 16 min. 00 sec. W 54.70 feet S 78 deg. 07min. 00 sec. W 269.17 feet; N 65 deg. 54 min. 00 sec. W 34.51 feet; N 19 deg. 18 min. 50 sec. E 36.07 feet N 61 deg. 23 min. 40 sec. E 169.68 feet; N 39 deg. 25 min. 40 sec. E 39.83 feet N 03 deg. 56 min. 10 sec. W 32.19 feet; N 27 deg. 58 min. 30 sec. W 260.80 feet; N 01 deg. 48 min. 10 sec. W 103.30 feet, N 12 deg. 56 min. 40 sec. W 59.28 feet; N 20 deg. 38 min. 20 sec. W 43.14 feet N 00 deg. 42 min. 00 sec. W 42.32feet; N 38 deg. 03 min. 00 sec. E 52.45 feet; N 40 deg. 04 min. 30 sec. E 50.51 feet N 22 deg. 31 min. 00 sec. E 69.44 feet; a common corner to Tracts 9 and 10 thence N 44 deg. 18 min. 00 sec. E 32.40 feet; N 73 deg. 17 min. 40 sec. E 43.34 feet N 89 deg. 57 min. 10 sec. E 141 .23 feet S62 deg. 03 min. 30 sec. E 47.85 feet S 51 deg. 40 min. 00 sec. E 74.32 feet; S 64 deg. 54 min. 30 sec. E 28.84 S 77 deg. 24 min. 00 sec. E 34.23 feet a common corner to Tract 7 of the Hill Estate; thence running at right angles within the right of way of Alpine Drive and with time line of Tract 7, N 41 deg. 52 min. 30 sec. W 25 feet to an iron in the Northern edge of the right of way of Alpine Drive; thence leaving the right 01 way of Alpine Drive and continuing with Tract 7, N 41 deg. 52 min. 30 sec. W, 154.08 1eet to an iron pin, a common corner to Tract 6 thence leaving the line of Tract 7 and with the line of Tract 6, N 41 deg. 52 min. 30 sec.W 200 feet to an iron pin a common corner to Tracts 4, 5, 6 and 9 thenceleaving the line of Tract 6 and with the line of Tract 5, S 68 deg. 52 min.W 466.01 feet to an iron pin; S 17 deg. 37 min. 50 sec. E 200 feet to an iron pin in the line of Lot 3, Section 27 of English Mountain Subdivisionthence leaving the line 01 Tract 5 and with Section 27 of English Mountain Subdivision, the following calls and distances: S 72 deg. 22 min. 10 sec. W 267.21 feet to an Iron pin; S 70 deg. 5B min. 30 sec. W418.63 to an iron pin S 47 deg. 30 min. 40 sec. W 112.60feetto an iron pin S 58 deg. 50 min.20 sec. W 119.71 feet to an iron pin; S 77 deg. 13min. W 355.BO feet to an iron pin a common corner to Section 32 of English Mountain Subdivision; thence leaving the line of Section 27 and with the line of Section 32 of English Mountain Subdivision, N 89 deg. 06 min. 10 sec. W 446.09 feet to an iron pin and South 73 deg. 10 min. W602.09 feet to the point of BEGINNING. Tract 4 containing 34.31 acres, Tract 9 containing 5.79 acres and Tract 10 containing 3.12 acres.The address of the above described property is AAlpine Drive, Sevierville, Tennessee.

SUBJECT to restrictions, rights of way, easements, conditions, mapnotations, and all otherissues of record in and as any of the foregoing may have been amended, corrected or supplemented, all in the Register’s Office in Sevier County, Tennessee.

SUBJECT to the Right of Way of AAlpine Drive.

BEING the same property conveyed to Tony Papa from Boulder Investments, a Tennessee General Partnership consisting of Bald River Log Homes, Inc. and Eagle Rock Properties, Inc., by Warranty Deed recorded July 22, 2008, in Book 3139, Page 242, in the Registerís 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: N/AOTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/AAll right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. Said property will be sold subject to all unpaid real estate taxes, and any and all other prior liens and mortgages, if any. The Sevier County property taxes for 2008 and 2009 are unpaid.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 notice shall be published in The Mountain Press, a newspaper published in Sevier County, Tennessee, on the 29 day of May, 2010, the 5 day of June, 2010, and the 12 day of June, 2010.THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Dated this the 26th day of May, 2010.

R. Patrick Harrell, Substitute TrusteeThis Instrument Prepared By:

R. Patrick Harrell, Esq.PO Box 4118

Sevierville, Tennessee 37864(865) 429-8665

May 29, June 5 & 12, 2010

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Winn. Itasca 2007,Like new, 23.5 ft.,Class B+, 15,000mi, Mercedes Die-sel, 1 slide, manyextras, incl swivelpass seat, masser-ator sys, a dreamto drive & park,$57,000. 865-577-3090

MOTOR HOME 1999Fleetwood Discov-ery. 36ft. oneslide diesel pusher.Well maintained.$45,900. Considertrade for fifthwheel. Located inKodak, TN 574-361-2947.

837 CAMPER SALES

Outstanding Commer-cial Building ready for nightly rental of-fice or pizza house restaurant. In Gat-linburg next to Westgate Resort 865-978-1056

722 BUSINESSBUILDINGS

Drastically Reduced! Apt complex for sale in Pigeon Forge city limits. Asking Price $629,900. Chasan Realty Group 865-712-3026

721 COMMERCIALPROPERTY

OWNER FINANCING1- 5 AC Tracts approx

2 miles to sevier-ville Paved Roads, Underground Utilit-ies, Water Starting at $45,000. Buy over 1.4 AC Tract for $261.Mo. Call Joe Acosta @ Barnes Real Es-tate Company 305-776-6206.

718 LAND FOR SALE

Open House Murphy Farms Sun 10-6pm.

Tours & Refresh-ments. New homes starting at $139,900. Contact Don Fields 865-804-3841, Melissa Fields 8 6 5 - 8 0 4 - 3 8 4 2 . Countryside Real Estate. 865-428-3033.

712 OPEN HOUSE

Affordable Fully Fur-nished Mtn condos for sale 1 & 2BR units available. Live in year round or put on rental program. Ammeni-ties include: pool, hot tub, tennis court, clubhouse. Asking Prices starting from $39,900 to $89,900. Chasan Realty Group. 865-712-3026

711 CONDOS FORSALE

Rental house for sale, 3BR/2BA. Has monthly rental in-come. $99,000. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.

LeConte Landing, FSBO. Reduced. 3BR 2BA, Very Desirable location. 865-414-0117.

House for SaleGreat location in the

Heart of PigeonForge

1400+ sq ft3BR/2+BA

Real wood floorsNew tile in bathrooms

***$134,900***Not for rent or leaseCall 865-850-6738

Dandridge, 2BR/1BA, Chestnut Hill Area 1500sq ft. $68,000. Call 865-509-0302.

FORSALE

BY OWNERCustom Built 10,000 SF Log Home located on 2+ Acres Beautiful

Douglas Lake Lot *Owner Downsizing*

Attractive OwnerFinancing Availableto Qualified Buyer

Call Johnfor Appt.

and Details865-310-1836865-429-0100

Sevierville3BR/2BA1100 SF

1 car garageFenced in yard

$132,000Call 654-9437

710 HOMES FORSALE

BUILDER BLOW OUT$93,900 2br, 2ba

Townhomes Aw-some Views! Large Master suite, Stainless Applian-ces Sevierville, Call Realty Plus 428-8155

709 TOWNHOUSESFOR SALE

HUD PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777, The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Sevierville 3/2 ranch-er w/central heat/air, 2 car ga-rage on 1 acre. $850 mth Lease & security No pets. 453-9185 or 405-4130

Sev/New Center 2bd/2ba $900/mo.. $900/sec dep.

Sevierville 4bd/3ba $ 1 2 0 0 / m o . . $1200/sec dep.

Sevierville 3bd/3 ba $ 1 2 0 0 / m o . . $1200/sec dep.

Seymour 3bd/2 ba $ 1 2 0 0 / m o . . $1200/sec dep.

Sev/New Center 3bd/2 b a$600/mo..$600/sec.dep.

email us at: [email protected]

Pigeon Forge 4BR, den area. No pets. References. $850 + dep. Call Tony 414-6611

KODAK3BR/2BA DoubleWide. New carpet,stove, fridge, W/Dhkps. $750.00865-429-4470

Gatlinburg 2BR/1BA in City W/D hook up, $650 per mth. $200 Damage dep.1st + Last. Call Bula 556-5971

Executive Home 3 BR 2 car garage Wears Valley Call (865) 607-4792

3BR 2 1/2BA in se-cluded area. Large yard, carport, mountain view. $750.00 + SD 865-774-6796

2BR 2BA Furnished fp, hot tub, jaccuzi, private. Mtn view. $750 mth/dep. 453-6547

865-774-5919

BOBRENTSAPARTMENTSPIGEON FORGE

ANDSEVIERVILLE

DOWNTOWNSEVIERVILLE

Cute 2BR/1BAwalking distance

to school.$800/mo. – $800/dep.405-2116

Hwy 321Pittman Center area.

1&2 BR cabin on creek. Fully furnished.

Utilities included.$200 & $225 wk.

850-2487

3BR/2BASev. Peace & quiet.

2 miles from Courthouse.No steps. DBL garage,

Ex-clean. No Pets.No smoking.

$850 mth. 453-0205

Kodak,3/2 ranch house, carport, private

setting.$750/mo.

865-591-6145or visit

www.rentalhouseonline.com

699 HOME RENTALS

Sevierville, Flat Creek area,2 family living,

2 separate very nice homes on 2 acres.

$1500/mo.865-591-6145

or visit www.rentalhouseonline.com

SevierCounty,

very nice singlewide, 3br/2ba.

$425/mo.865-591-6145

NICE, CLEAN IN KODAK4 BD / 2 BA + GARAGE

4 MILES FROM EXIT 407

$950/MONTH + DEPOSIT. NO PETS.

865-712-5238

1BR fully furnished Cabin home Pi-geon Forge $650 mth 865-712-3026

"HOME FOR SALE"FSBO 1516 sqft 3br/2ba split plan ranch, hrwd flrs, fp, bonus room,central heat/air, workshop, lots of storage, many extras, move in ready! Mont-gomery Woods, Gburg 407-731-1370

699 HOME RENTALS

Small Trailer For Rent, $112. weekly, no dep. 865-363-3389.

Sevierville 2+1 Dwide $500. Plus Dep. NO PETS. Ref. Call 933-6544.

Mobile Home, Kodak, 2BR, 2BA on horse farm, no pets. $500/mo. 865- 933-8046.

3BR/ 2BA with applian-ces. W/D conn. NO Pets. Quiet area. $650mth. $550. dam. dep. Call af-ter 6pm 908-1272.

2BR/2BA for rent on private lot. Refer-ences required. 865-429-7149 or 865-654-8687.

2BR/1BA near Fair-gounds, Sev. Call 397-0685 or 850-5428.

2 & 3 BR HomesPine Knob Mountain

ViewSwimming Pool865-933-0504

698 MOBILE HOMERENTALS

CONDO FOR RENT

1 BR Furnished,W/D, incl. water,

cable, WIFI, local phone,indoor/outdoor pool

$695/mo. + dep.865-908-1342

697 CONDORENTALS

Single size apt. $425 mo. Incl utilities. No pets. Near Dol-lywood. 307-0861

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

Pigeon Forge 2br 1ba $650 mth + $650 dep. Pets OK. 404-324-3759.

Mountain View Town-home apartment for rent 2BR 1.5BA. Newly re-modeled with hard-wood flooring & new carpet. Locat-ed in Gatlinburg. $650 mth 1st mth rent & security de-posit required. For more information call 865-868-0449 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm or 865-356-3015 after hours & weekends

Large 1BR Water, app furnished. No pets. Ref. $450 + dep. 680-3078.

696 APARTMENTSFOR RENT

CROSSCREEK2BR/1.5 BA to2BR/2BA gardenapts. $545 to $580Trolly access865-429-2962

Beautiful Newly re-decorated 2BR 1BA. Sevierville $550, $400 dep. 712-0254.

A Great Location. 2 blocks off Parkway near Walmart. 2BR/2BA w/car-port, w/d & water furn. Approx. 1400 SF, non-smoking environment. No pets please. $695 month. Year lease. Call 865-453-5396.

3BD/2BA Apt. in Sev. Non smoker/ no pets/ ref. req. $700.mo/ $500 dep. 865-573-3549 or 865-607-3007.

2BR1BA Apt. Sev. $550mth. Clean, 1yr lease req. Call 428-1514.

2 B R / 1 . 5 B A . To w n -house. NO pets. Patio, year lease. $525+. 453-5079.

2BR apts for rent Sev-ierville area $475 $500 $550 $600. 908-7805 or 368-1327

Now Leasing,New Apartments

in Gatlinburg

behind GP High School near trolley stop

2 BR / 1 BA$585/mo.

Call (865) 436-3565

Kodak:Spacious 2BR/2BA

2 car garageNo pets. 1 yr lease.

$800 mth/$550 dep.865-932-2613

SeviervilleTown House,2 large BR, 1.5BA,

covered porch,.$500/mo.

865-933-9775or visit

www.rentalhouseonline.com

NICE, CLEAN1 BR / 1 BA

IN SEVIERVILLE$380.00 + DEPOSIT

NO PETS865-712-5238

Spacious & Quiet!2 BR / 2 BA

Apts. for Rentin Wears ValleyFrom $650/mo.12 Mo. LeasePets Allowed

(865) 329-7807

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN SEVIERVILLE

2 bedroom 1.5 bath townhomesCall 428-5161

1BR Furnished Apt No Pets. Very Nice. Refs. required $150 wk. + $400 dam. dep. Call: 428-2190


*WEARS VALLEY2BR/2BA

$700/mo. + dep1 level/yard/deck2 Walk-in closetsAll kit appl + W/D connSome Pets OK.865-654-6507


GatlinburgRooms for Rent

FurnishedAll Utilities, Cable and

Tax included

$100 per week865-621-2941

For RentBeautiful Creekside Rooms

in Gatlinburg

865-621-2941

693 ROOMS FORRENT

DOWNTOWNSEVIERVILLE

428 Park Rd.near trolley stop

Includes All UtilitiesFree Wi-Fi, Cable, Laundry,

Kitchens, Clean Rooms, NO PETS.

405-2116

ROOMS FOR RENTWeekly

Low Rates$110.00 + tax

436-5179

Greystone RentalsRed Carpet Inn349 East Parkway

Gatlinburg, TN

Affordable Housingin Gatlinburg

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

436-4471or 621-2941

693 ROOMS FORRENT

1BR 1BA Brick. Stove, fridge, W/D conn, garage. $475 mth 712-6956

610 DUPLEX FORRENT

Office building for rent. 119 South Blvd, just off pkwy. $475 mth. 933-6544

Affordable Office Space for rent in busy complex. 800sq.ft. with nice layout. Semi fur-nished. Three of-fice’s & conference room. Also, break room w/frige. $550mth. Call 865-388-5455 for more info.

5,000 or 10,000sq. ft. Office/ Warehouse space avail. for lease or sale. Vet-erans Blvd. Call 388-2795 or 256-9946.

Modern office space for lease$450/mo.

Great location in SeviervilleBusiness district

Price includes all utilities, internet & phone service

Kitchen Break AreaAmple Parking. Furnished

Prime Choice Realty865-223-5677

605 BUSINESSRENTALS

Call.Classifieds: 428-0746

Collect.

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Dear Annie: I am a 56-year-old male and have been married to the love of my life for 33 years. The last 16 have been hard on her. She underwent chemo twice, had both breasts removed and, five years ago, had a hysterectomy. She can no longer take hormone replacement therapy.

She is now 56, and her libido is zilch. She says she is willing to start tak-ing hormones again so our love life will return, but she fears the cancer may come back. Annie, I would rather have her than not, but no sex apparently also means no contact.

I would never cheat on her, but I need to feel her next to me. I need to hold her. We can have other forms of sex, but we rare-ly do. I sometimes go half a year without intimacy of any kind. If I bring it up, it starts a fight.

I have tried romanc-ing her and being extra nice and helpful, but still nothing. We’ve seen a therapist, who suggested other things she can do, but she refuses. When I want to cuddle, she push-es me away. She tells me she feels lonely at times, but I do, too.

I hate to say it, but there are times when I look at other women. I feel like I’m dying of thirst in the desert, but when offered a nice glass of water, I’m not allowed to drink. What am I supposed to do? -- Lonesome

Dear Lonesome: Try to cut your wife some slack. She’s had a rough time, and sex is not high on her list of priori-ties. She also may suffer from a poor body image. She cannot work up any interest in intimacy and doesn’t want to risk

arousing you by cuddling. Still, there are things she can do to improve your sex life, and she should be willing to make the effort for the sake of your marriage. Gently sug-gest that she contact the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery pro-gram (cancer.org) at 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345) and discuss this with someone who understands.

Dear Annie: My son is 26 years old and lives with his father, rent free. He sleeps all day and stays up all night drink-ing beer and watching TV. My ex-husband buys him whatever he wants or needs.

“Joey” has had a couple of jobs, and we always think he is doing well, but then he quits. I have called the doctor’s office, but they say Joey needs to call. When I ask him to do so, he tells me nothing is wrong.

Annie, I’m not sure my ex-husband can “tough love” the situ-ation because he fears Joey will do something drastic. Can you suggest anything we can do so my son won’t simply lay in bed and not enjoy life? -- B.J.

Dear B.J.: We assume you believe Joey is depressed, although he may simply be a free-loader who has never been asked to shoulder any responsibility. Either way, he needs help and so do his parents, espe-cially Dad, who is tac-itly encouraging Joey’s

behavior. Suggest that Dad look into Because I Love You (bily.org), P.O. Box 2062 Winnetka, CA 91396, and The National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264).

Dear Annie: The let-ter from “Son of a Portly Pop” prompted me to write to an advice col-umnist for the first time in my 50 years. Please tell him to look into Overeaters Anonymous (oa.org).

Three years ago, I lost 70 pounds, and it has given me a new life. In addition to the weight, my high blood pressure and high cholesterol went away. I gained the cour-age to go back to school and am halfway through a graduate degree that I never dreamed of before. As a bonus, I have met wonderful friends.

If “Son” can get “Pop” to an OA meeting, he will find support, acceptance and compassion. -- John

Dear John: Congratulations. We hope “Pop” sees your letter and takes the first step in getting his health back.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writ-ers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre-ators.com.

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