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FRIDAY 

January 5, 2007 

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√ The start of a new year is exciting. If the previous year 

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Traffic stop leads to 3 arrests, meth lab find 

Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield 

Broken tail lights and a homemade cardboard license plate led police to conduct a traffic stop on this Chevrolet Impala 

on Wednesday night. Three people in the vehicle were arrested on drug and alcohol charges and the vehicle was 

impounded. On Thursday when officers completed a search of the vehicle they discovered a container which was sealed 

with duct tape that contained methamphetamine product in the first stage of production. 

The newspaper: 

My life’s calling 

Recently, I was asked by a 

reader, “How come you get 

your column on the front 

page all the time?” 

In jest, my reply was: 

“When you’re the owner of 

the paper, you 

can get it anywhere 

you 

want.” 

I receive a 

lot of comments 

on my 

Friday col- 

Frank 

Robinson 

umn....some 

people like it, 

some don’t. 

But for the 

most part, the 

comments I receive are very 

kind and complimentary. 

One lady told me she 

watched for the paper every 

Friday just so she could read 

my column. She then clips it 

from the paper to keep. 

I enjoy writing the column, 

and I try to write about 

things our readers, especially 

our older readers, can relate 

to. I realize that many of our 

younger readers probably 

don’t relate to the things 

about which I write. But, I 

have a difficult time relating 

to them because I am not 

computer literate. I don’t 

know anything about Game 

Boy, ipods, blogs, or blackberries 

(except for the ones 

you eat), etc. 

I was told in my early 

newspaper days to write 

about things I have knowledge 

of or had experienced. 

And, that is what I try to do. 

My entire working career 

has been as a newspaperman; 

first in sales, later as 

vice president of a chain of 

newspapers, and then as 

publisher. As a boy, I sold the 

newspaper on the streets of 

Elizabethton. I can remember 

Chamber sets 

annual meeting 

From Staff Reports 

The 71st Annual Membership Meeting of the Elizabethton/Carter 

County Chamber of Commerce will be held 

Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Carter County Health Department 

Truman Clark Annex from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

The Citizen of the Year will be named and will receive a 

plaque. Candidates for the 2006 Citizenship Award are: the 

late Raymond Bautista, Robert “Bob” Cable, James W. 

“Jim” Holmes, Wayne Holtsclaw, John Huber and Keith 

Young. 

Each year, the Chamber of Commerce recognizes a citizen 

who has made through a lifetime of accomplishments 

significant contributions to the Elizabethton/Carter County 

community. Those nominated must have exhibited unselfish 

service and provided positive role models for youth 

and adults. 

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The calendar says it’s January, but the temperatures feel 

more like spring. Temperatures in the 60s are expected 

through Saturday. Sunday they will cool off some, with a 

slightly cooler week in the forecast. 

However, the long-range forecast calls for temperatures to 

be slightly above normal for January said Frank Ferrell of the 

National Weather Service in Morristown. “If we think we are 

warm for January, around the Great Lakes the temperatures 

are expected to be well above normal, about six degrees,” Ferrell 

added. 

He attributed the spring-like weather East Tennessee is experiencing 

to the jet stream staying to the north and taking all 

the cold air in that direction. “We can expect it to move south 

later this month. But, right now we are under a strong high 

pressure system, which has brought sunny skies and warm 

temperatures to the area. A low pressure system is moving in 

from the southwest, and there is some moisture with it,” Ferrell 

said, predicting rain for much of today. 

According to the NWS, the monthly average temperature 

in December in the Tri-Cities was 41.3 degrees, which was 4 

degrees above normal. It ranked as the 15th warmest December 

on record in the Tri-Cities. Despite the warm weather, two 

daily record low temperatures were broken — the first on Dec. 

8 when the temperature dipped to 10 degrees and the second 

record was set on the following night when the temperature 

fell to 8 degrees. The warmest December on record at Tri- 

Cities was back in 1971, when the average temperature was 

47.5 degrees. 

Also, December ranked as the 15th driest on record in the 

Tri-Cities, receiving only 2.15 inches of precipitation, which 

was 1.23 inches below normal. 

“We are not likely to see any snow in the near future, 

maybe some flurries or light accumulation, but nothing signif- 

NASHVILLE (AP) — Senate 

Democrats on Thursday 

voted for John Wilder to be 

their candidate for speaker of 

the General Assembly’s upper 

chamber, and the Mason 

Democrat said he had the 

votes to keep the post he has 

held since 1971. 

The 85-year-old Wilder is 

looking to extend what may 

be the longest consecutive 

leadership of a legislative 

chamber in U.S. history. 

“I thank you and I’m going 

to be as close as your telephone; 

we’re going to be together,” 

Wilder said after he 

beat challenger Joe Haynes 

of Goodlettsville, who was 

re-elected caucus chairman. 

The simplest route to 

Wilder’s re-election would 

By Abby Morris-Frye 

STAR STAFF 

amorris@starhq.com 

Broken tail lights and a 

homemade cardboard license 

plate led police officers to 

conduct a traffic stop on 

Wednesday night which resulted 

in the arrest of two 

men and one woman on various 

drug and alcohol related 

charges and also led officers 

to discover a meth lab in the 

trunk of the vehicle. 

Douglas Glen Woodby, 27, 

603 Shell Creek Road, Roan 

Mountain, was arrested 

Wednesday night by CCSD 

Deputy Sarah Ryan and 

charged with possession of 

Schedule II narcotics, possession 

of Schedule VI narcotics, 

possession of Schedule IV 

narcotics and possession of 

drug paraphernalia. 

Summer Elizabeth Jackson, 

20, 603 Shell Creek 

Road, Roan Mountain, was 

arrested by Ryan and 

charged with public intoxication. 

Brian Edwin Shuffler, 44, 

115 Nix Road, Milligan College, 

was arrested by Ryan 

and charged with the possession 

of Schedule II narcotics. 

According to police re- 

be a repeat of two years ago, 

when two Republicans voted 

with Democrats to thwart the 

same 17-16 Republican advantage. 

But Republican nominee 

Ron Ramsey of Blountville 

has said he has at least 16 

GOP votes lined up — meaning 

he would need only one 

ports, on Wednesday night 

around 8:30 p.m., Ryan was 

on routine patrol when she 

observed a black older model 

Chevrolet traveling on King 

Springs Road to North Road 

with inoperable tail lights. 

She stated that she also noticed 

that the vehicle did not 

have a legal State of Tennessee 

license plate on the 

car but rather had a homemade 

cardboard rectangle 

with the words “lost tag” 

and a vehicle license plate 

number handwritten on it 

displayed where the license 

plate should have been. 

At that time Ryan performed 

a traffic stop on the 

vehicle and identified the 

driver as Shuffler. Ryan issued 

Shuffler a citation for a 

light law violation and failure 

to maintain proof of insurance. 

According to the report, 

while Ryan was speaking 

with Shuffler she asked for 

his permission to search the 

vehicle and he refused to 

give his consent to a search. 

“He refused to give us consent 

to search the car so we 

did a K-9 sniff which gave us 

probable cause to search the 

January historically stormy, 

but warm temperatures belie it 

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n See LAB, 16 


The unseasonably warm weather has brought people outside 

to play and work. Timothy Guinn is pictured as he enjoys 

the playground equipment at a city park Thursday. Although 

local residents woke up to rain this morning, the balmy temperatures 

are expected to hang around through Saturday. 

Senate Democrats pick Wilder for speaker 

Says he has votes to win 

more to tip the balance in his 

favor. 

The Senate holds its organizational 

session on Tuesday 

and nothing prevents 

other nominations — from 

either party — to be made 

from the floor. 

Wilder would remain 

speaker until a challenger 

can garner 17 votes. 

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n Continued from 1 

when the plant buses stopped 

at Hale’s Drug Store at the corner 

of Elk Avenue and 

Sycamore Street when they 

made their runs from the rayon 

plants, I would be there 

with my papers when the bus 

stopped, and I sold quite a few 

to those who got off the bus. I 

really don’t know any specific 

occasion that triggered my 

wanting to be a newspaperman 

except that I enjoy being 

around the newspaper, and especially 

enjoyed seeing it put 

together. My brother, Herman, 

who was also a newspaperman, 

encouraged me. 

The newspaper is a fascinating 

business. For one thing, 

I believe a newspaper publisher 

— and this also applies to a 

reporter — is the last person in 

modern life who has to know 

something about most things. 

I like that and the challenge it 

presents. Most newspaper 

publishers are essentially businessmen, 

and one of the nice 

things about a small newspaper 

is that even though you 

have to attend to business — 

or you don’t have a newspaper 

— the fact of the matter is 

you can do all kinds of things 

and diversify. I tell my employees: 

“It is your job to get 

the paper out, and it is my job 

to see that the bills are paid 

and to take care of the payroll.” 

There are also many difficult 

decisions that have to be 

made. Folks all the time are 

asking that we leave something 

out of the paper — a realty 

transfer, a newsbeat item, 

divorces and marriage licenses, 

and DUIs. That is something 

we do not do. If it’s a 

matter of public record, we 

print it. I have always told my 

editorial staff, you leave something 

out of the paper and that 

is grounds for dismissal. 

I guess one of the most difficult 

decisions of any newspaper 

is firing someone. When 

you run a small newspaper 

such as the STAR, this is always 

very personal. I always 

tell my people in supervision, 

if you must fire someone, 

make sure you have reason to 

do so, and do it with dignity. 

But, regardless, it’s a difficult 

task. 

As far as the STAR, I’ve al- 

Woman fined $717,000 for claiming 

to be nurse says she will appeal 

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — 

A woman fined $717,000 by 

Tennessee’s nursing board 

for falsely claiming to be a 

registered nurse and nurse 

practitioner said Wednesday 

she is a victim of “falsehoods” 

and will appeal the 

penalty. 

“I want these falsehoods 

retracted,” said Marketa 

Barnes, 50, who formerly 

worked as administrator at a 

Caring Senior Service USA 

franchise in Chattanooga. “I 

know I am going to appeal 

it.” 

A state Board of Nursing 

order said Barnes was fined 

for dispensing medicine and 

directing other employees 

without a license. 

Jeff Salter, the San Antonio, 

Texas-based company’s 

founder and chief executive 

officer, said Barnes “at all 

ways liked to try things that 

are different, and we’ve always 

been at the forefront of 

doing things differently. We 

were among the first papers in 

the state to be completely computerized. 

We were among the 

first in the region to use color 

photos daily. We now employ 

three full-time photographers 

and one part-timer. I can remember 

when we only had 

one photographer, and all our 

pictures were black and white. 

But through the years we began 

using more pictures and 

trying to build stories around 

pictures, and using pictures to 

supplement how words are 

used. As the technology 

emerged, we began to use color 

pictures. And now, all our 

cameras are digital. 

From my columns, you 

probably know that I am also 

interested in history. I really do 

believe in the famous saying, 

“Those that don’t read history 

are condemned to relive it.” 

And, that’s true. 

Newspapers are often accused 

of bias, distortions and 

sensationalism. And, it’s inevitable 

no matter how good a 

job newspapers do. Everything 

somebody does is biased 

to some extent. You have to 

decide what to cover, how to 

play it, what quotes to use, 

what quotes not to use. The 

best you can do is try to be fair. 

I think as a newspaper we do 

that. 

Through my experience as 

a newspaperman, I have 

found that our core readers are 

older and getting older, and 

that is true of most newspapers. 

At the STAR, we have a 

Newspaper in Education program, 

which is extremely important, 

because it introduces 

young readers to the newspapers. 

But, I think we will always 

have more older readers 

than young readers, simply 

because that is how it is. At 

certain stages in life, more people 

are going to be interested 

in reading, particularly the local 

news, than they are in another 

stage of their life. And, to 

take a 19-year-old-now and 

put him or her up against a 45year-old 

who owns a home 

and has a vested interest in 

their community and say, 

“Gee, that 19-year-old isn’t 

times was an employee of a 

franchisee which is independently 

owned and operated.” 

He said the company 

“had no supervisory authority 

over her.” 

The former franchise holder, 

Jerry Batson, could not be 

reached for comment. 

From about October 2004 

to April 2006, Barnes repeatedly 

called herself a “registered 

nurse” or “nurse practitioner” 

despite not having 

been licensed, the order says. 

While purporting to be a 

nurse, Barnes gave medications 

about 72 times and 

gave instructions to workers 

about 75 times, according to 

the order. 

“The action of Marketa 

Barnes poses such an imminent 

threat to patient safety 

that it requires maximum 

penalty,” the order says. 

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reading the newspaper like a 

45-year-old,” that doesn’t say 

to me that 19-year-old won’t 

read the newspaper at age 45. 

I think newspapers will always 

be relevant, especially local 

newspapers. I don’t know 

anyone that takes their computer 

to the bathroom with 

them, but I know plenty of 

people who take their newspaper 

to the bathroom. 

There’s something about 

newspapers that is sort of romantic 

— taking bad copy and 

writing it over to make it good, 

shaping sentences that flow 

clearly and passionately, trying 

to meet a deadline, being 

there to get that first issue “hot 

off the press,” the pages still 

warm in your hands. 

What makes it romantic? 

Every day of every week, of 

every month, depending on 

the publication, together, the 

publisher and his staff have 

created a kind of time capsule, 

and its importance goes beyond 

today. It becomes precious 

to history. 

Forgive me if I brag a little. 

Now, when most papers are 

corporately owned by large 

chains, it is no small thing that 

a small privately owned newspaper 

could survive in Elizabethton 

for more than 125 

years, beginning as The 

Mountaineer in 1864 by the 

late W.R. Fitzsimmons. No 

matter what you think of us, 

that fact says something honorable 

about the community 

and the people who have lived 

and worked here for many 

years. You make us what we 

are. 

We only exist because of 

you — our readers and advertisers 

— and that is very humbling 

to us. Aside from gathering 

and printing the news, our 

objective is to serve, and hopefully, 

we will always strive to 

do just that. 

It is my duty and responsibility, 

including reporters, to 

serve all our readers with honest 

and fair news. 

A college student wrote his 

father: “No Mon, No Fun, 

Your Son.” 

The father’s reply was: 

“Too Bad, So Sad, Your Dad!” 

Barnes also could face legal 

problems from the Tennessee 

Department of 

Health’s investigation. The 

department attorney is referring 

the case to the Hamilton 

County district attorney and 

“any other appropriate legal 

authorities,” according to the 

Board of Nursing order. 

The order, issued after a 

Dec. 7 hearing, is the “culmination” 

of the department’s 

investigation, department 

spokeswoman Shelley Walker 

said. 

The order also said Barnes 

gave one client drugs such as 

liquid methadone and later 

pronounced the same client’s 

death. 

“That is a falsehood,” 

Barnes said. “These people 

self-medicated. They did 

have nurses in the home.” 

Barnes said she was a victim 

of a business dispute 

“vendetta” and was preparing 

an administrative appeal. 

By The Associated Press 

Forecasters predicted 

heavy snow in the Cascade 

mountains and in the Idaho 

Panhandle today, and more 

record warm temperatures 

were predicted in parts of 

the East Coast. 

The heaviest snow was expected 

in the higher elevations 

of the Cascades in 

Washington and Oregon, 

and in the northern Idaho 

Panhandle and western 

Montana. Some peaks in the 

Cascades could see more 

than 2-1/2 feet of snow, 

while Idaho and Montana 

are both likely to receive 

around between 14 and 18 

inches. 

Colorado is also expected 

to get more heavy snow, but 

the worst will fall west of 

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CHICAGO (AP) — Crocuses 

are pushing out of the 

ground in New Jersey. Ice 

fishing tournaments in Minnesota 

are being canceled for 

lack of ice. And golfers are 

hitting the links in Chicago in 

January. 

Much of the Midwest and 

the East Coast are going 

through a remarkably warm 

winter, with temperatures 

running 10 and 20 degrees 

higher than normal in many 

places. 

“I’m not complaining. I 

can take this,” said Rudolph 

Williams, a doorman in New 

York City who normally 

wears a hat this time of year 

but stood outside in 50-degree 

weather with his shaved 

head uncovered. “The Earth 

is recalibrating itself: Last 

year, we had a cold winter, 

and it’s balancing itself out 

now. In January, it feels like 

the middle of April.” 

New York City saw a November 

and December without 

snow for the first time 

since 1877. And New Jersey 

had its warmest December 

since records started being 

kept 111 years ago. 

Maria Freitas said that not 

only are crocus bulbs blooming 

in her Rahway, N.J., backyard, 

but the asparagus is 

three inches high. 

“They think it’s spring. 

They’re so confused,” she 

said. 

Meteorologists say the 

warm spell is due to a combination 

of factors: El Nino, a 

cyclical warming trend now 

under way in the Pacific 

Ocean, can lead to milder 

weather, particularly in the 

Northeast; and the jet 

stream, the high-altitude air 

current that works like a barricade 

to hold back warm 

Southern air, is running 

much farther north than usual 

over the East Coast. 

The weather is prone to 

short-term fluctuations, and 

forecasters said the mild 

winter does not necessarily 

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Warm winter weather in East, Midwest 

Temperatures for December were warmer than normal for much of 

the Midwest and East Coast. 

Temperature departure from normal Dec. 2006 

1-2° below 1-3° above 3-5° 5-8° >8° 

SOURCE: Weather Underground AP 

mean global warming is upon 

us. In fact, the Plains have 

been hit by back-to-back 

blizzards in the past two 

weeks. 

“No cause for alarm. Enjoy 

it while you have it,” said 

Mike Halpert, head of forecast 

operations at the National 

Oceanic & Atmospheric 

Administration’s Climate 

Prediction Center. 

Whatever the explanation, 

Amanda Dickens was enjoying 

the weather Wednesday 

at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor 

as she ate lunch outside with 

her husband and 3-year-old 

son. Temperatures there 

were expected to reach 60 

degrees. 

At the Marovitz Golf 

Course in Chicago near Lake 

Michigan, 30 people teed off 

between 9 a.m. and noon, 

when there are usually no 

golfers at all this time of year. 

Leonard Berg, the course’s 

superintendent for maintenance, 

gestured to the fairways 

with pride: “Normally 

this time of year there would 

be a brown singe to it. Look 

at that nice emerald green.” 

At New York’s Brooklyn 

Botanic Garden, the 

“everblooming” cherry trees 

are flowering more fully than 

usual, producing thousands 

Denver, with only around 3 

to 6 inches expected in the 

city. 

In the East, soaking rains 

were expected from the lower 

Mississippi Valley through 

northern New England. 

Heavy rain was also expected 

in the South and southern 

Appalachians. 

A line of thunderstorms 

was expected to develop 

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Warm weather has brought people outside to enjoy the balmy spring-like days of 

January. This lady was seen bicycling Thursday on the trail by the Watauga River. Children 

were also seen playing in the park. Although, local residents woke up to rain this morning, 

temperatures are expected to remain on the warm side today and Saturday. 

Unusually warm winter in Midwest 

and East makes for strange sights 

of blooms instead of hundreds. 

But the mild weather is also 

hurting some businesses 

and events. 

In Minnesota, where a water 

skier in a wetsuit was recently 

seen on the Mississippi 

River near St. Paul, ice 

fishing tournaments have 

been canceled. The U.S. Pond 

Hockey Championships — 

scheduled for Jan. 19-21 in 

Minneapolis — have only a 

50-50 chance of being held. 

And organizers of the St. 

Paul Winter Carnival, scheduled 

to begin late this month, 

said the ice is not thick 

enough to harvest into 1,400 

blocks for the ice maze. They 

may have to switch to plastic 

blocks. 

“It would give the effect, 

but it’s not exactly Minnesota 

winter,” said Mary Huss, a 

spokeswoman for the event. 

In Ohio, Dan Motz said 

sales for his firewood business 

in a Cincinnati suburb 

are down about 25 percent. 

In Maryland, buds are appearing 

on apple and peach 

trees, raising the prospect of 

a poor spring crop if a sudden 

cold snap kills the blossoms. 

A gradual cooldown 

would minimize any damage. 

More heavy snow forecast for Colorado 

from northeastern Pennsylvania 

through Connecticut 

that could also bring significant 

rain. 

In California there were 

clear skies and mild temperatures, 

with highs in the mid 

60s throughout the southern 

part of the state. 

Temperatures in the lower 

48 states Thursday ranged 

from a low of minus 7 degrees 

at Alamosa, Colo., to a 

high of 83 degrees at Fort 

Myers, Fla. 

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Picasso’s tops list of 2006 favorites 

After having enjoyed 

many meals in a variety of 

restaurants during 2006, I 

thought I would look back 

on some of the highlights before 

moving ahead in 2007. 

As always, these opinions 

are based on a snapshot of 

my reactions to a restaurant 

during one or more visits. Also, 

this column reflects only 

the establishments I visited 

last year. 

Best Lunch Spots: I love a 

great lunch place, and Elizabethton 

boasts some of my 

favorites, including The Coffee 

Company and Michael’s 

Annex in the Duck Crossing 

Antique Mall. Another of my 

favorite lunch spots, which I 

don’t get to visit as often as I 

would like, is Main Street 

Café in downtown historic 

Jonesborough. I would be remiss 

if I didn’t also include 

City Market of Elizabethton, 

Mad Martha’s of Roan 

Mountain and Cranberries of 

Johnson City as honorable 

mentions in this category. 

These establishments serve 

such creative lunch fare as 

sandwiches, salads and 

soups as well as some incredible 

desserts. 

Best Barbecue: I would 

place Firehouse Restaurant 

and Dixie Barbeque, both 

Johnson City eateries, among 

the best of the area’s eateries 

catering to barbecue fans. 

Two of my favorite side dishes 

are served at these restaurants. 

I love Firehouse’s 

cheesy Hashbrown Casserole 

and the smoky and sweet 

Dixie Baked Beans at Dixie 

Barbeque. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced 

with the need to replace Ed 

Bradley in the middle of the 

TV season, “60 Minutes” 

won’t even bother. 

His workload will be 

spread around, and, in a 

unique arrangement for the 

CBS newsmagazine, his top 

producer will run a reporting 

unit for stories available to all 

on-air correspondents. 

“It’s a long-term project to 

find the next full-time person 

who can show the abilities that 

are expected of a ‘60 Minutes’ 

correspondent,” said Jeff 

Fager, the show’s executive 

producer. 

Even before Bradley’s 

death on Nov. 9, it was a transition 

year for TV’s longestrunning 

newsmagazine. Mike 

Wallace has retired, Morley 

Safer has cut back his hours 

and Dan Rather is gone. Katie 

Couric and Anderson Cooper 

are new contributors. 

Bradley, who died at 65 of 

leukemia, had only a year to 

enjoy a status of first among 

equals at the ensemble. His 

was the first face shown during 

the weekly introductions, 

a subtle indication of status 

that only Wallace had previously 

achieved, and he was 

gone before many even realized 

it. 

“He was the king,” said fellow 

correspondent Bob Simon. 

“He had the most authoritative 

presence and style on the 

broadcast and that’s not replaceable.” 

Bradley also was an offscreen 

leader at one of TV’s 

most notorious dens of competition 

and ego. 

During the 1995 crisis that 

became the subject of the 

movie “The Insider,” when 

“60 Minutes” caved to corporate 

pressure and delayed a 

tough report about tobacco 

companies, “half the office 

wasn’t talking to the other 

half,” correspondent Lesley 

Stahl recalled. Bradley 

brought everyone to his apartment 

and said he wouldn’t let 

them leave until they thrashed 

it out, she said. 

“The reaction to Ed’s dying 

was something I’d never 

seen,” Stahl said. “I’ve been 

around here a long time and 

there was a quality of reaction 

from the public that was personal 

in a way I can’t explain 

and everyone here has had the 

same thing. We have all been 

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Best Mexican: El Patio in 

Bristol and El Chico in Johnson 

City remain two of my 

favorite Mexican eateries. 

These two restaurants offer 

menus with slightly more 

creative diversity than found 

on most other menus at similar 

restaurants. Azteca in Erwin 

and El Torito in Elizabethton 

deserve an honorable 

mention. 

Best Italian: Motz’s Italian 

in Colonial Heights and 

Crazy Tomato in Johnson 

City both finished almost 

even in my mind for the best 

Italian meal I enjoyed in 

2006. 

Best Asian/Eastern: I fell 

in love with two Korean 

eateries in 2006 — Red Chili 

located in downtown Elizabethton 

and Pepper Heads 

Cafe in Kingsport. In fact, 

Red Chili ranks among my 

best dining experiences of 

last year and I am looking 

forward to more visits in the 

coming year. I want to give 

an honorable mention to 

Sahib, an Indian restaurant 

that opened in Johnson City 

last year. These restaurants 

represent a welcome and 

growing trend of acceptance 

of tastes from around the 

world. 

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Steve Kroft inherits 

Bradley’s slot as the first correspondent 

whose face is shown 

during the show’s introduction 

(“I’m Steve Kroft ...”). 

This, after all the years in 

which he was rided as the 

“new guy.” 

“I think in some ways he 

symbolizes ‘60 Minutes’ at its 

best,” Fager said. “He is the 

best reporter in the business 

and you don’t get better in 

terms of writing and reporting. 

His stories are always 

good. He doesn’t do clunkers.” 

Kroft’s stories have led the 

broadcast three times this season, 

more than any other correspondent. 

Over the past 

year, he’s investigated human 

growth hormones, illegal immigration, 

Iraqi reconstruction 

and organized crime in a small 

town in Italy. 

Now showing Jan. 5-11 at 

the Bonnie Kate Theatre: 

“ROCKY BALBOA.” Former 

heavyweight champion 

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) 

steps out of retirement 

and back into the ring, pitting 

himself against a new rival 

decades after his initial 

glory. When a computer simulated 

boxing match declares 

Rocky Balboa the victor over 

current champion Mason 

“The Line” Dixon, the legendary 

fighter’s passion and 

spirit are reignited. But when 

his desire to fight in small, 

regional competitions is 

trumped by promoters calling 

for a rematch of the cyber-fight, 

Balboa must weigh 

the mental and physical risks 

of a high profile exhibition 

match against his need to be 

in the ring. Rated PG. Starring: 

Sylvester Stallone, Talia 

Shire, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, 

Antonio Tarver and 

Geraldine Hughes. Showtimes: 

Daily: 5, 7 and 9 p.m. 

“CHARLOTTE’S WEB.” 

Fern is one of only two living 

beings who sees that Wilbur 

is a special animal as she 

raises him, the runt of the litter, 

into a terrific and radiant 

pig. As Wilbur moves into a 

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Best Chain Restaurant: I 

only visited 11 chain restaurants 

in 2006. Two of my favorites 

are located in Elizabethton. 

Applebee’s, which 

opened in late 2005, and Lone 

Star Steakhouse, which 

opened in 2006, rank as two 

of the best establishments 

among chain restaurants 

with locations in the area. 

Best Fine Dining: Picasso’s 

Fine Dining, a relatively 

new restaurant in Johnson 

City, won this category, but 

the restaurant has some worthy 

competition. House of 

Ribs and Café Lola, both located 

in Johnson City, provided 

me with memorable meals 

in 2006. Receiving well-deserved 

honorable mentions in 

this category are two other 

Johnson City restaurants, 

Russo’s and Four Winds Tea 

Room. 

Best Steaks: Many restaurants, 

especially chain restaurants, 

offer steaks. The Peerless 

in Johnson City offers 

some of the best prime cuts. 

Diners won’t go wrong with 

the Prime Rib at The Peerless, 

which has been in operation 

since 1938. Honorable mentions 

in this category include 

Logan’s Steakhouse of Johnson 

City and Lone Star Steak- 

Stahl has done a number of 

political, science and business 

stories, including her October 

interviews with two high-profile 

women who lost their corporate 

jobs. Simon, who made 

his way to a remote earthquake-ravaged 

area in Pakistan 

for a story on two New 

Yorkers who were treating victims, 

is trying to do more domestic 

stories. Scott Pelley, 

meanwhile, has done more international 

work. Early in the 

season, Couric did stories but 

has largely concentrated on 

the evening news since then. 

Cooper, who will occasionally 

contribute stories to “60 Minutes” 

while staying at CNN, 

debuted last month with a story 

on the Abu Ghraib whistleblower. 

None of the correspondents 

interviewed expressed any 

problem with doing a few 

more stories this year; they’re 

new barn, he begins a second 

profound friendship with the 

most unlikely of creatures — 

a spider named Charlotte — 

and their bond inspires the 

animals around them to 

come together as a family. 

When the word gets out that 

Wilbur’s days are numbered, 

it seems that only a miracle 

will save his life. A determined 

Charlotte — who sees 

miracles in the ordinary — 

spins words into her web in 

an effort to convince the 

farmer that Wilbur is “some 

pig” and worth saving. Rated 

G. Starring: Dakota Fanning, 

Julia Roberts, Oprah 

Winfrey, Dominic Scott Kay 

and John Cleese. Showtimes: 

Daily: 1 and 3 p.m. 

“NIGHT AT THE MUSE- 

UM.” A good-hearted 

often clamoring for airtime, 

anyway. Fager’s ability to 

spread time around was a particularly 

delicate issue last season, 

with Wallace active and 

Rather joining the cast from 

the “CBS Evening News.” 

At the time he became seriously 

ill, Bradley had left behind 

no stories that his colleagues 

will have to pick up 

on. 

Bradley’s sense of whimsy, 

his cackle of a laugh, will be 

remembered by all who heard 

it. Like all “60 Minutes” correspondents, 

he was a generalist 

who would mix investigations 

with softer features. 

“The thing you reach for at 

‘60 Minutes’ is to develop your 

own voice, to be as much an 

individual in the true sense of 

yourself on camera,” Stahl 

said. “Ed was able to show a 

lot of parts of himself on camera 

and not block it off.” 

dreamer, Larry Daley, despite 

being perpetually down 

on his luck, thinks he’s destined 

for something big. But 

even he could never have 

imagined how big, when he 

accepts what appears to be a 

menial job as a graveyardshift 

security guard at a museum 

of natural history. During 

Larry’s watch, extraordinary 

things begin to occur. 

Amidst the chaos, the only 

person Larry can turn to for 

advice is a wax figure of 

President Teddy Roosevelt, 

who helps our hero harness 

the bedlam, stop a nefarious 

plot, and save the museum. 

Rated PG. Starring: Ben 

Stiller, Carla Gugino, Kim 

Raver, Mickey Rooney and 

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Best Family Dining: I decided 

to let Bridges Café in 

Elizabethton and Shirley’s 

Home Cookin’ in Hampton 

share honors in this category. 

Bridges Café offers an eclectic 

menu equal to anything diners 

will find in chain restaurants 

while Shirley’s offers 

home-cooked favorites 

served family-style. These are 

restaurants everyone in the 

family, from the grandparents 

to the kids, can enjoy. I 

am also giving an honorable 

mention to Olde Farmhouse 

Restaurant in Greeneville 

which serves an incredible 

family-style meal in the picture-perfect 

surroundings of 

an old country farmhouse. 

Best Dining Experience of 

2006: I came to this decision 

much easier than I expected. 

Picasso’s Fine Dining in Johnson 

City made a fantastic first 

impression. Everything about 

the meal — from a loaf of 

freshly baked Rosemary 

Bread, delectable seafood entrees 

and luscious desserts — 

scintillated the taste buds. 

The restaurant also provides 

some smart, stylish surroundings 

to enhance the 

dining experience. 

A Welcome Return: Carter 

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New Year’s Eve in 2005 that 

knocked the restaurant out of 

operation for several months. 

Fortunately, the restaurant reopened 

later in 2006 and continues 

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Man’s affair with 

one sister threatens 

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DEAR ABBY: A few years 

ago I had an affair with a 

woman I met at a local benefit. 

I’ll call her “Desiree.” As 

luck would have it, a few 

years later, Desiree would become 

my sister-in-law. 

My wife has 

always been 

jealous of her 

“more attractive” 

sister. She 

reminds me of 

that fact every 

time we visit. 

Now Desiree 

is having money 

problems, and she’s 

threatening to tell my wife 

about our “history” if I don’t 

accommodate her needs. 

My marriage is already on 

thin ice because I ran over 

my wife’s dog and forgot our 

anniversary in the same 

week. What should I do? — 

BLACKMAILED IN BUR- 

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DEAR BLACKMAILED: 

If you knuckle under to 

your sister-in-law’s threats, 

her money problems will be 

over and you will be paying 

her off for the duration of 

your marriage. Be smart. 

Nip this in the bud by 

telling your wife everything. 

It isn’t your fault that 

you met her sister first. You 

should thank your lucky 

stars that you wound up 

marrying the right one. 

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DEAR ABBY: I am a 

young woman who has entered 

the work force for the 

first time. I work at a large 

company that employs very 

few women. Abby, I am a 

very average girl who has 

never been the center of attention, 

but here at work it’s 

a different story. Here, I get 

treated like a supermodel. 

People fawn over me, ask 

me personal questions, ask 

me out and just want to be 

my friend. It’s hard to get 

work done with so many 

men coming by every day, 

and it’s embarrassing for me. 

I have tried to be cold to 

some of them to get them to 

stop coming by, but it doesn’t 

work. How can I discourage 

random people from coming 

by just to say “Hi” and have 

a conversation all the time? 

They don’t start conversations 

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Instead, make a formal report 

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gave the address where the 

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I interpreted the note as a 

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well as a baby gift. Otherwise, 

the invitation would 

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To try to get as many gifts as 

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the invitation by sending my 

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It just hit me the wrong 

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State should act quickly 

on senior tax-freeze issue 

One of the first items on 

the agenda of the General 

Assembly this year should 

be to set the guidelines for 

the new senior property-tax 

relief approved by voters in 

November. 

The legislature should 

give local governments a 

sensible set of parameters 

with which to work. The 

concept has the potential to 

help many senior citizens. 

Tennesseans overwhelmingly 

approved the constitutional 

amendment that allows 

local governments to 

limit the property taxes of 

people 65 and older. The 

highly popular move is seen 

as a way to bring some tax 

relief particularly to older 

citizens living on fixed incomes. 

Frequently, property-tax 

increases put an especially 

burdensome squeeze on older 

homeowners. People 

sometimes have financial 

trouble hanging on to their 

houses when property taxes 

rise. 

DEBRA SAUNDERS 

Within hours of Saddam 

Hussein’s hanging, the 

drumbeat began — as cablenews 

sages pronounced that 

the Iraqi scourge’s execution 

will not improve the situation 

in Iraq. Or, as 

Newsweek intoned, 

“Little 

is gained by 

Saddam’s demise.” 

These days, 

the first rule of 

war coverage 

is that nothing 

— not even 

military victory 

— will improve 

Iraq’s 

prospects. 

The second rule is that 

everything is botched. So 

Hussein’s trial was not fair, 

the appeals process was too 

swift and the execution was 

insufficiently solemn. 

In the 24-hour news cycle, 

you can kill your own 

citizens with impunity, subject 

them to starvation and 

lead them into an avoidable 

war. But, if later you are 

brought to justice, coverage 

of your trial will be not so 

much about the carnage as 

about the “deeply-flawed” 

trial. 

It won’t much matter that 

the defendant admitted that 

he ordered the deaths of 148 

Shiite men and boys in Dujail 

in 1982. To the American 

press, justice would have 

been better served if it had 

moved with the slothfulness 

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Now that the amendment 

has passed, the legislature 

has to set a ceiling on the level 

of income that will qualify 

OPINION 

for the tax relief. The higher 

the threshold, the greater the 

number of seniors who 

could qualify for the freeze. 

Whatever the ceiling is, it 

will be local governments 

who will have to make tough 

decisions when they consider 

property tax increases. It is 

one thing to do the politically 

popular thing and declare 

the most seniors possible to 

be eligible for the freeze. 

But for every dollar seniors 

get to keep, that’s a dollar 

a local government will 

have to make up somewhere 

else. And that could translate 

into higher taxes for other 

property owners. 

Lawmakers will have to 

balance the desire to help 

of a California death-penalty 

appeal. You would think 

it a good thing for Iraq if 

Hussein had more time to 

foment insurgency and 

thumb his nose at the families 

of his victims. 

Indeed, critics are so busy 

trying to transform Iraqi 

prosecutions into an O.J. 

Simpson trial that they fail 

to notice that the families of 

Kurds and Shiites who were 

tortured and murdered for 

rebelling against Hussein 

now know that the Butcher 

of Baghdad can no longer 

hurt them. That’s why there 

was dancing in Dearborn, 

Mich., home to a large community 

of Iraqi Americans 

who fled their homeland 

while under Hussein’s rule. 

Hussein cannot come back, 

as he did in 1963 after he 

fled to Syria and Egypt. He 

will never terrorize his 

countrymen again. He will 

hold no more power on this 

earth. Somehow, that’s no 

biggie. 

When you think of all the 

innocent people who have 

perished during the war in 

Iraq, there is something refreshing 

about seeing the 

most guilty Iraqi meet his 

maker. Opinion Journal’s 

James Taranto used the 

headline: “The World’s 

Smallest Violin.” 

Oddly, some humanrights 

groups have their big 

fiddles out. Or as Richard 

Dicker, director of Human 

Rights Watch’s International 

seniors and the need to raise 

revenues at a level to meet 

local government needs. 

Younger owners should be 

aware that the freeze that 

helps their grandparents 

could deflect the burden to 

them. Local lawmakers will 

have to make delicate decisions. 

The tax relief allows local 

governments to participate 

in the tax-freeze concept if 

they choose to opt in. Tennesseans 

have certainly 

tapped into a key issue involving 

seniors. No one 

wants to see property taxes 

rise, and when they do rise 

no one wants to see the increase 

hurt senior homeowners 

the most. 

It is clear that the issue 

has wide appeal, but the details 

of making it work will 

be tricky. If and when the 

plan is hammered out in a 

workable way, and communities 

actually see the tax-relief 

plan take effect, it will be 

a good day for seniors. 

—The Nashville Tennessean 

Saddam Hussein’s last negotiation 

Debra 

Saunders 

MILD TALK 

Hershey’s Kisses are 

called that because the machine 

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EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY 

Justice Program, said in a 

press statement: “The test of 

a government’s commitment 

to human rights is 

measured by the way it 

treats its worst offenders. 

History will judge these actions 

harshly.” 

What nonsense. The 

measure of a government’s 

commitment should be in 

how it treats its citizens. 

Hussein had countless 

Iraqis killed without a trial. 

He ordered the death of an 

11-year-old boy because he 

thought it was “the right of 

the head of state.” History 

will focus on his misdeeds, 

not the timely execution of a 

guilty despot. 

As for “little is gained” — 

do not think that homicidal 

tinpot dictators do not look 

at Hussein’s fate and shudder. 

They’ve just found out 

that, if deposed, they are not 

guaranteed final years of 

luxurious living abroad. 

Now, they know, there are 

forces at large who want 

them to face death before the 

very people whom they had 

terrorized and beaten down. 

This is not the end desired 

by men for whom dominion 

over others trumped all. 

If this execution were the 

martyr’s end he sought, 

Hussein would not have 

greeted U.S. troops who 

found him in a hole in the 

ground three years ago with 

these words: “I am Saddam 

Hussein, president of Iraq. I 

want to negotiate.” 

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Karen Hughes is not as 

visible as when she worked 

at the White House, or on 

two presidential campaigns, 

but her 16 months as undersecretary 

of 

state for public 

diplomacy and 

public affairs 

have given her 

opportunities 

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the “propaganda” 

that the 

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Arab and Mus- 

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people about the United 

States. 

In a meeting (Dec. 19) in 

her State Department office, 

Hughes told me she recognizes 

the difference between 

the Cold War, when “we 

were trying to get information 

into largely closed societies 

whose people were hungry 

to hear from us,” and today, 

when “we’re competing 

for attention and credibility 

in a very crowded communications 

environment.” 

She points to three big areas 

on which she is focusing: 

(1) exchanges that allow people 

who have never been to 

America to come and see for 

themselves what we are like; 

(2) communications, which 

promote the policies of the 

American government in nations 

where they have been 

mostly unheard, or twisted 

for the political ends of the 

rulers; and (3) what she calls 

“the diplomacy of deeds,” 

that is, focusing on America’s 

actions that help people improve 

their lives. 

Hughes has told American 

ambassadors around the 

world to get on local television 

more and articulate official 

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ganda that communicates a 

false view of America. That’s 

all well and good, but would 

most Americans accept the 

pronouncements of an ambassador 

from, say, Iran? The 

United States continues to 

believe that because we see 

ourselves as objectively 

good, the rest of the world 

can be persuaded of our 

goodness and not take up 

arms against us. I’m sure 

some can be so persuaded, 

but probably not nearly 

enough and very likely not 

soon enough to prevent more 

attacks. 

Hughes mentions a group 

of Saudi clerics who made 

their first visit to America at 

the State Department’s invitation. 

She says she had been 

told their Friday sermons 

“had been very negative, 

very anti-American.” They 

visited American synagogues, 

mosques and 

churches. Hughes says she 

was told by “our people on 

the ground” in Saudi Arabia 

that the clerics now have a 

“much different and changed 

view of our country.” 

I ask if Hughes has 

checked on the content of 

their sermons since their return 

to Saudi Arabia. She 

says she has not, but has received 

reports that there has 

been a “difference” and that 

the clerics have a different 

view of America. I wonder if 

this is part of the propaganda 

ploy, to tell us what we want 

to hear so we will let down 

our guard. Can they be converted, 

if not to our point of 

view, than at least to 

foreswear violence in pursuit 

of their political objectives? 

Hughes concedes that the 

Muslim world mostly regards 

our freedom as licentiousness. 

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pressions of the U.S. through 

our media, which mostly 

consists of immodestly 

dressed women, violence and 

car chases. That’s the “entertainment” 

and image we export, 

so why should they not 

conclude this is who we are? 

Hughes is particularly 

fond of the exchange program 

that allows students 

and others to come to the 

U.S. to study and to observe 

Muslims and others able to 

dress, worship and associate 

as they please. Again, I wonder 

if this approach is a Cold 

War relic. The 9/11 hijackers 

lived, worked, worshiped 

and observed our way of 

life, and they killed 3,000 of 

us. Following the British 

bombings two summers ago, 

the British public expressed 

shock that “home grown” 

young Muslim men could 

turn on their fellow countrymen. 

The reason is that they 

did not see Britain as their 

country, but heaven as their 

destination and jihad as 

their vehicle for getting 

there. 

Hughes also speaks of a 

coming “major Western 

Hemisphere initiative” to do 

more and communicate 

more with Latin American 

countries. She says the Bush 

administration has nearly 

doubled U.S. assistance to 

the region, but most don’t 

know about it because their 

media don’t tell them. 

I wouldn’t stop what 

Karen Hughes is doing, but I 

do wonder and worry 

whether this outreach to the 

Arab and Muslim world, in 

particular, will make a significant 

difference in a war 

between cultures that is fueled 

by religious zeal. Even 

Hughes acknowledges, 

“This is a long struggle.” 

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back to the Mountaineer, established in 1864. The 

Mountaineer was the first newspaper in Upper 

East Tennessee, changing hands and names numerous 

times over the years. On Oct. 1, 1955, 

Frank Robinson was named publisher. He purchased 

the paper in 1977. On Oct. 1, 1980, his 

son, Charles Robinson, was named publisher. 

Kathy Scalf 

Circulation Manager 

kscalf@starhq.com 

Harvey Prichard 

Associate Publisher 

hprichard@starhq.com 

Delaney Scalf 

Operations Manager 

dscalf@starhq.com

Lonnie J. Chambers 

Lonnie Jay Chambers, 56, 

675 Tiger Creek Road, Roan 

Mountain, went to be with 

his Lord, Tuesday, January 2, 

2007. 

A native of Carter County, 

he was a son of the late Ward 

and Lena McClellan Chambers. 

Mr. Chambers attended 

Hopson Chapel Church and 

was a self-employed logger. 

He had a love for the outdoors 

and enjoyed hunting, 

fishing and also enjoyed riding 

horses. 

In addition to his parents, 

Mr. Chambers was preceded 

in death by a brother, Ray 

Chambers, and a sister, Delia 

“Deet” Stevens. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Melinda Chambers; a daughter, 

Stephanie Chambers; a 

son and daughter-in-law, 

Travis and Danielle Chambers; 

a granddaughter, Madison 

Chambers; five brothers, 

Floyd Gene Chambers, Ward 

Chambers Jr., Earl Chambers, 

J.P. “Chuck” Chambers and 

James Chambers; and four 

sisters, Nannie Lou Miller, 

Rosie May Birchfield, Bonnie 

Sue Arnett and Betty Chambers. 

Several nieces and 

nephews also survive. 

The funeral service for Mr. 

Chambers will be conducted 

at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 

NASHVILLE (AP) — The 

Tennessee Supreme Court has 

agreed to hear the case of two 

attorneys who say they were 

unfairly rejected from consideration 

for the high court’s 

bench by Gov. Phil Bredesen. 

In a ruling issued Wednesday, 

the court agreed to hear 

the case of J. Houston Gordon 

and George T. “Buck” Lewis, 

who are appealing their rejection 

from slates of candidates 

to be considered by the governor. 

The court set oral arguments 

for Feb. 1. 

Bredesen earlier sued the 

state’s Judicial Selection Commission 

because its most recent 

three-person panel of 

candidates included the name 

of Gordon, whom the governor 

had previously rejected. 

Under the Tennessee Plan 

for judicial selection adopted 

in 1994, the governor chooses 

new justices from a panel 

compiled by the commission. 

If he rejects the first panel of 

three nominees, the governor 

must select one of the nominees 

in the second panel. 

Davidson County Chancellor 

Ellen Hobbs Lyle last 

month ruled in favor of the 

governor, saying the law was 

clear that the second panel of 

candidates must be completely 

different from the 

first. 

The Supreme Court on 

Wednesday cited state law allowing 

it to assume jurisdiction 

of any state appellate 

case, specifically cases “in 

which there is a special need 

for expedited decision” related 

to state taxes, the right to 

hold or retain public office or 

issues of constitutional law. 

Two vacancies on the fivemember 

Supreme Court 

were created by this year’s 

retirements of Justices E. Riley 

Anderson and Adolpho 

A. Birch Jr., the court’s only 

black member. 

Bredesen appointed Criminal 

Appeals Judge Gary R. 

Wade to fill one of the openings 

in June. 

This summer Bredesen 

threw out the first panel of 

candidates submitted by the 

commission after the only 

minority candidate, Davidson 

County Chancellor 

Richard Dinkins, withdrew 

for family reasons. Bredesen 

told the commission he wanted 

the panel to include qualified 

minority candidates. 

The second panel included 

one black candidate: 

Memphis Circuit Judge 

D’Army Bailey. But it also included 

Gordon, a Covington 

attorney and former state 

Democratic Party chairman, 

who was on the panel rejected 

earlier. Lewis was allowed 

to reapply for the second 

panel, but was not cho- 

Obituaries 

at Tetrick Funeral Home, 

Rhododendron Chapel, Roan 

Mountain, with Rev. Bill 

Shoupe and Rev. Cecil 

Largent officiating. Music 

will be under the direction of 

Shannon Holden, Margaret 

Smith and Faye Largent. The 

family will receive friends in 

the Rhododendron Chapel of 

Tetrick Funeral Home from 5 

to 8 p.m. Saturday, prior to 

the service. Friends may also 

call at the residence, 675 

Tiger Creek Road, Roan 

Mountain, at anytime. The 

graveside service and interment 

will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, 

January 7, at Captain 

Nelson Cemetery. Active 

pallbearers will be Travis 

Chambers, Earl Chambers, 

Ward Chambers Jr., Floyd 

Gene Chambers, J.P. “Chuck” 

Chambers, Chris Chambers, 

Timmy Chambers and Randy 

Chambers. Honorary pallbearers 

will be James Chambers, 

Roger Stevens, Zane 

Church, Rodney Hill, Kenny 

Yeager, Marcus Lyon, Jim 

Chambers, Joe Orr, Andrew 

Anderson, Ty Powell, Eddie 

Fields and Stanley Largent. 

Those who wish to attend the 

graveside service are asked 

to meet at the cemetery at 

1:50 p.m. Sunday. Messages 

of sympathy may be sent to 

the family through our Web 

site at www.tetrickfuneral- 

sen to be a finalist. 

In the chancery hearing 

last month, Gordon and 

Lewis claimed they were unfairly 

excluded because they 

NASHVILLE (AP) — Bob 

Corker took the oath of office 

as Tennessee’s newest U.S. 

senator Thursday while the 

man he beat got some time in 

the spotlight, too. 

Corker was the only Republican 

among 10 new senators 

sworn in by Vice President 

Dick Cheney in Washington. 

An independent and 

eight Democrats make up the 

rest of the freshman Senate 

class. 

Two former Senate majority 

leaders from Tennessee, 

Howard Baker and Bill Frist, 

attended the ceremony with 

Corker. 

home.com or faxed to (423) 

542-9499. 

Tetrick Funeral Home of 

Roan Mountain is serving the 

Chambers family. Obituary 

Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: 

(423) 772-3928. 

Ollie Livesay 

SYKESVILLE, Md. — Ollie 

Livesay, 91, of Sykesville, 

and formerly of Elizabethton, 

Tenn., died Wednesday, 

January 3, 2007, at Brinton 

Woods Nursing Center, 

Sykesville. 

Born August 23, 1915, in 

Blackwater, Va., she was the 

daughter of the late Samuel 

R. and Naomi Tomlinson Osborne 

and the wife of the late 

Thurman Livesay. She was 

also preceded in death by 

her daughter, Judy 

Buchanan, and by five sisters 

and a brother. 

Mrs. Livesay retired from 

Springfield Hospital Center 

where she had been an LPN 

for many years. 

Survivors include two 

sons and daughters-in-law, 

James and Karen Livesay 

and Ronald and Verna 

Livesay, all of Westminster; a 

daughter and son-in-law, 

Mary and Robert Killett of 

Sykesville; and her grandchildren, 

Robert Anthony 

Killett of Arizona, Laura 

are white. 

“We’re looking forward to 

presenting all of this to the 

Supreme Court. I think this is 

the appropriate forum for the 

“I have friends and people 

from around the country that 

have come here, so it’s very 

emotional, as you can tell,” 

Corker told the Washington 

bureau of The Knoxville 

News Sentinel. 

One of Corker’s primary 

election opponents, Van Hilleary, 

was among those at a 

reception honoring the new 

senator. 

Meanwhile, CNN cable 

network interviewed Corker’s 

opponent, Democrat 

Harold Ford, as part of its 

congressional coverage and 

asked him what he planned 

to do now that his 10 years 

Gately of Hanover, Pa., 

James Livesay of New York, 

Keith Livesay and Todd 

Coleman, both of Manchester, 

Tonyia Stewart of Westminster, 

and Samuel 

Buchanan of Tennessee. 

Twelve great-grandchildren 

also survive. 

Funeral services for Mrs. 

Livesay will be conducted at 

11 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 

at Haight Funeral Home & 

Chapel, 6416 Sykesville 

Road, Sykesville, with Pastor 

Charles Shakochis officiating. 

Interment will be in the 

Wesley Freedom Church 

Cemetery, Eldersburg. 

Friends may call at the funeral 

home from 2 to 4 p.m. and 

from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. 

Haight Funeral Home & 

Chapel, 6416 Sykesville 

Road, Sykesville, Md., (410) 

795-1400, is serving the family 

of Mrs. Livesay. 

Dwight Eggers 

Dwight Eggers, 54, 106 

Creek Bank Road, Elizabethton, 

died unexpectedly 

Thursday, January 4, 2007, 

while working in Unicoi 

County. 

Funeral arrangements are 

incomplete and will be announced 

later. 

Memorial Funeral Chapel 

is in charge. 

Supreme Court agrees to take 

case of its own disputed vacancy 

resolution of all of these issues. 

We look forward to the 

Supreme Court putting all of 

this to rest,” said Charles 

Bone, Gordon’s attorney. 

Corker sworn into Senate 

representing Memphis in the 

U.S. House are over. 

“I’m going to spend a lot 

of time at home, maybe some 

teaching and I may work 

with our governor” on some 

issues in the state, Ford said. 

After a campaign that 

drew national attention, 

Corker beat Ford 929,911 

votes to 879,976 in the Nov. 7 

election. 

Also taking the oath of office 

Thursday were nine U.S. 

House members from Tennessee, 

including freshmen 

Democrat Steve Cohen of 

Memphis and Republican 

David Davis of Johnson City. 

Dog lost in Colorado found 

1,300 miles away in Tennessee 

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Seven 

months after disappearing 

from her yard in Colorado, a 

little rat terrier named Daisy 

walked into the arms of Tracie 

Crass in Knoxville, some 

1,300 miles away, and got an 

airplane ride home. 

“The kindness of people 

gives you a reason to believe,” 

said Daisy’s owner 

Vonda Lundstrom of Aurora, 

Colo. “It’s the best Christmas 

present.” 

Crass spotted 2-year-old 

Daisy wandering down her 

sidewalk on Christmas night. 

She assumed the 12-pound 

dog had slipped out of its 

home amid holiday festivi- 

OAK RIDGE (AP) — No 

child became sick, but the 

thought of finding mouse remains 

in cooked green beans 

at a preschool lunch has officials 

feeling ill. 

About half of the Oak 

Ridge Preschool’s 206 students 

had been served 

Wednesday when a teacher 

distributing the meals spotted 

suspected rodent remains. 

Philadelphia-based Aramark 

Corp., which provides 

food service management to 

Oak Ridge and more than 420 

other public and private 

school systems around the 

country, was investigating, 

spokeswoman Karen Cutler 

ties. So she brought the pooch 

on her porch and waited for 

its owner to come looking for 

it. 

When no one showed up 

by the next day, Crass telephoned 

the number on 

Daisy’s rabies tag. She 

reached Lundstrom’s veterinarian, 

who reached Lundstrom. 

A cell phone photograph 

of Daisy sent to Crass confirmed 

it was the same little 

dog who dug a hole under 

the privacy fence at Lundstrom’s 

home in April and 

disappeared. 

With help from Knoxville’s 

Young-Williams Animal Cen- 

said Thursday. 

“The object has not been 

identified. There is no confirmation 

of what the object is 

until it is tested,” Cutler said, 

noting that the local health 

department considered the 

health risk so minor “they declined 

to come out. They are 

not going to take any samples 

or anything.” 

Principal Marian Phillips 

said the children were unaware 

of the problem “because 

they didn’t see anything. 

The teacher handled it 

in a way a professional 

should.” 

All of the cooked green 

beans and remaining cans of 

green beans were immediate- 

ter, Daisy flew home on 

Wednesday. 

The reunion at Denver International 

Airport was memorable. 

“She licked me. She loved 

on me,” Lundstrom said. “I 

have my baby back, that’s for 

sure.” 

Lundstrom has no ties to 

Knoxville. She assumes 

somebody stole Daisy, an “escape 

artist” who apparently 

got away again in Tennessee. 

“I’m going to do everything 

in my power to see that 

it doesn’t happen again,” 

Lundstrom said. 

She said the hole under her 

fence has been repaired. 

Suspected mouse remains found 

in beans served to preschoolers 

ly pulled, Assistant Superintendent 

Ken Green said, and 

a letter was sent home to parents. 

Officials believe whatever 

it was entered the green 

beans during the “prepackaging 

process,” Green said, before 

they were cooked twice 

and served at the school. 

The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, the Anderson 

County Health Department 

and parents of the 3 and 4year-old 

students were notified. 

Health department official 

Dr. Paul Erwin described 

the health risk to students as 

“minimal if any.” 

Parents were “very understanding,” 

Phillips said. 

KNOXVILLE (AP) — A 

Knoxville-based medical 

group agreed Thursday to 

pay $3 million in penalties 

for overbilling more than 

11,000 patients, federal 

Medicare and state TennCare 

programs since the 1990s, 

federal prosecutors announced. 

“The citizens of Tennessee 

expect the medical care profession 

to be honest and to 

deal with them honestly,” 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Will 

Mackie told a news conference. 

“And it is our duty to 

do what we can to make sure 

that happens.” 

Two former billing employees 

blew the whistle on 

East Tennessee Heart Consultants, 

a group of 42 cardiologists 

with 20 offices and 

clinics in the greater 

Knoxville area, in a sealed 

lawsuit filed in 2003. Kristi 

Moore and Valerie Byrd’s allegations 

prompted the federal 

probe. 

“We want to commend the 

ladies who came forward, the 

citizens who took the risk 

and gave us the information 

so that we could proceed,” 

U.S. Attorney James “Russ” 

Dedrick said. 

Besides the praise of prosecutors, 

the women also will 

receive a reward — over 

$300,000 for themselves from 

the triple-damages settlement 

and nearly $72,000 for 

their attorney, David 

Burkhalter of Knoxville. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Betsy Tonkin said the company 

had a formal policy that if 

more than one government 

program, private insurer or 

patient paid the same bill for 

a medical procedure, the 

company kept the extra money 

unless somebody asked 

for a refund. 

“Instead of returning the 

money, ETHC kept the money,” 

she said. “Physicians on 

ETHC’s board were aware 

that refunds were owed and 

took no action to take care of 

that since at least some time 

in 1999.” 

East Tennessee Heart Consultants 

issued a statement 

noting that the settlement 

contains its denial of wrongdoing 

and emphasized that it 

“fully cooperated with the 

governmental agencies to address 

these allegations” once 

confronted by investigators 

in late 2005. 


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Arrests 

• Brenda Ann Mobley, 45, 4605 Browning Branch, Beth Page, 

Tenn., was arrested Saturday afternoon by Carter County Sheriff’s 

Department Sgt. Patrick Johnson on a capias charging her 

with failure to appear in court out of Wilson County. 

• Eric Charles Bowman, 20, 160 Big Springs Road, was arrested 

Wednesday morning by CCSD Sgt. Penny Cornett on a 

capias charging him with failure to appear in court. 

• Douglas Conrad McPheters, 38, 628 Gray Station Road, 

Jonesborough, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by CCSD 

Deputy David Peters on a capias charging him with failure to 

appear in court. 

• Jason Kiley Orellana, 24, 147 West St., Woodberry, N.J., was 

arrested Wednesday morning by CCSD Deputy Matt Croy on 

two capiases charging him with failure to appear in court. 

• William Benjamin Earnest, 25, 287 Matson Road, Jonesborough, 

was arrested Wednesday morning by CCSD Deputy Matt 

Croy on a warrant charging him with violation of probation. 

• Matthew Jerome Russell, 36, 112 Hyder Road, was arrested 

Tuesday morning by Elizabethton Police Department Cpl. Jennifer 

Mayberry on warrants charging him with failure to signal 

direction, resisting stop, felony reckless endangerment, evading 

arrest while operating a motor vehicle, speeding and failure to 

yield to emergency lights. 

VBS preview set 

Believers Christian Bookstore and Gifts is sponsoring their 

second annual Vacation Bible School preview at East Side 

Free Will Baptist Church on Saturday, Jan. 20, from 9 a.m.-1 

p.m. 

Representatives of all major companies who supply VBS 

materials will be on hand for a free hands-on preview of fresh 

new ideas for Bible school themes. 

For more information, call 542-2098. 

Knox medical group 

to pay $3 million 

in TennCare settlement 

The corporation said the 

probe “did reveal accounting 

procedural issues which 

have been addressed and resolved,” 

but that there were 

no complaints about the 

medical care it provided. 

Mackie confirmed that no 

one person profited individually 

from the overpayments, 

and that no criminal 

charges would be filed so 

long as the company made 

its penalty payments within 

18 months and followed 

newly instituted “corporate 

integrity” guidelines. 

“There was no concern 

about quality of care, it was a 

financial matter,” Mackie 

said. “In this instance, payments 

back to patients, to 

Medicare and to Tennessee 

was the appropriate disposition 

of this case.” 

Under the settlement, the 

company must pay $1.7 million 

in civil penalties — $1.5 

million to the federal 

Medicare program and 

$200,000 to Tennessee’s TennCare 

program. The doctors’ 

group also must refund $1.2 

million to 11,220 patients and 

to other insurance providers. 

The company already has 

refunded more than $700,000 

in additional payments over 

the past year to government 

programs, private insurers 

and patients, Tonkin said. 

One patient received as 

much as $1,900, she said, but 

others might get as little as 

$5. 

The doctors’ group said in 

its statement that it was “relieved 

to settle these matters 

... (so) it can now move forward 

and look to the future.” 

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Learning and Teaching 

The start of a new year is 

exciting. If the previous 

year was not all you hoped 

it would be, here is an opportunity 

to start fresh. 

While we put 2006 behind 

us, hopefully we will not 

forget the lessons learned 

last year, and at the same 

time have made an effort to 

teach someone else. By doing 

so, we allow others to 

grow from the things we 

have discovered. In 

essence, we can do this 

with each day, but there is 

just something about a new 

year that brings with it, 

hope, enthusiasm and anticipation. 

So the question 

is what did we learn last 

year that improved our 

lives, and what did we do 

to share it? As we move into 

2007 we are given a new 

chance. 

Several years ago, there 

was an often aired commercial 

on television that 

made the statement, “Give 

a person a fish and you 

feed them for a day. Teach 

them to fish and you feed 

them for a lifetime.” I was 

LIFE LESSONS 

APOSTOLIC 

FAITH APOSTOLIC CHURCH 

800 N. Roan St. Elizabethton, TN 37643 

Pastor David Lang - Phone 423-474-6464 

Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. - Thursday 7 p.m. 

SOUL’S LIFE CENTER 

117 Jenny Lynn Drive - Elizabethton, TN 

Pastor Roger Gray - www.soulslifecenter.org 

Sunday Worship and Praise 2 p.m. 

Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 

“From the cradle to eternity: ministering to the 

temporal, preparing for the eternal.” 

ASSEMBLY OF GOD 

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 

19-E Bypass 

CHURCH OF GOD 

ROAN MOUNTAIN CHURCH OF GOD 

106 Smith Road, Roan Mountain 

SS: 10:00 - Worship: 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. 

Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - 423-772-4528 

ROAN STREET CHURCH OF GOD 

113 N. Roan Street 

S.S. 10 a.m. -Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Wed. Evening 7 p.m. 

Rev. Kenneth Bewley - 543-5336 

VALLEY FORGE CHURCH OF GOD 

S.S. 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. 

Sun. Evening 6 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m. 

Rev. Michael Tittle - 542-LOVE 

FREEWILL BAPTIST 

EAST SIDE 

Siam Road, Eliz. 

KEENBURG FREEWILL BAPTIST 

Keenburg Road 

SOUTHERN BAPTIST 

DOE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH 

113 Avon St., Off Hwy. 19E 

Elizabethton - 543-2408 

Sun. School - 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. 

Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m. 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

212 E. F. St. - Elizabethton- 543-1931 

S.S. 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. 

Evening Prayer Service 6p.m. 

Wed. Fellowship Meal 5:30 p.m. 

Wed Worship - Service 6:30 p.m. 

Website: fbcelizabethton.com 

GRACE 

1114 Broad St., Eliz. 542-5551 

Worship:10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 

Pastor Chris R. Hughes - graceelizabethton.com 

moved by that little commercial 

because the statement 

is simple and yet so 

profound. When you teach 

a person something you 

make a great mark upon 

their life.. 

In the Psalms, we are instructed 

to teach the children 

the glorious deeds of 

the Lord, so that all the 

generations would know of 

the power and might of the 

Lord. Teach all the children 

so that they shall set their 

hope in God and not forget 

his works, but keep his 

commandments. (Psalm 

78). The most beneficial gift 

we can ever offer a person 

is the knowledge of God. 

While it may be easy to assume 

that everyone 

EST. 

1950 

BY REV. JARED G. WOOD 

BILTMORE BAPTIST CHURCH 

1181 Bristol Hwy. Eliz. 543-6192 

Sun. School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. 

Evening Worship 6 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m. 

Mark Grubb, Pastor 

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 

Fitzsimmons Hill Road, Elizabethton 

Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. 

Wednesday 7 p.m. 

Gordon K. Welch, Jr. Pastor - 543-1456 

EAST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 

1509 Siam Road, Elizabethton - 542-5921 

SINKING CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH 

2313 Eliz, Hwy. J.C. - 423-928-3222 

Rev. Reece Harris, Pastor - S. S.- 9:45 a.m. 

Sun. Evening 6:30 P.M. -Wed. Evening 7 p.m. 

“The Oldest Church in Tennessee” 

IMMANUEL BAPTIST 

205 Hunter Ave. - 543-5633 

Pastor Tim Tapp 

S.S. 9:45 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Wed. 7 p.m. - Awana 6:45 p.m. 

www.immanuel.baptist@earthlink.net 

“We Care About You” 

CALDWELL SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH 

1509 Blue Springs Road - Phone 474-3316 

Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 10:55 a.m. 

Discipleship - 6p.m. - Evening Worship 7 p.m. 

Wed. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7p.m. 

LYNN VALLEY 

1367 Broad St. Elizabethton 

Sun. Worship - 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 6 p.m. 

Worship & Missions, Wed. 7 p.m. 

Phone: 543-6171 - Fax 543-6184 

Rev. Dennis Wilson, Pastor 

CEDAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH 

353 Cedar Grove Road 

1 Mile off Milligan Highway 

Sunday School 10 a.m. 

Morning Worship 11 a.m. 

Evening Worship 6 p.m. 

Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. 

Fellowship Meal Last Sunday Each Month 

Children’s Activities Provided During 

All Services 

Rev. William E. McDaniel, Pastor 

913-9263 - www.cedargrovebaptist.net 

HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH 

130 Keenburg Road 

S.S. 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Wed. 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study 

Jim “Butch” Stout, Pastor - Phone 647-3590 

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST 

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 

1215 Broad St. Ext., 542-9188 

“A Church With A Missionary Heart” 

Pastor: Jim Murray 

“knows about” God, that 

simply is not the case, especially 

with children. 

There is no better way to 

make a difference in a person’s 

life than to teach 

them about the love and 

grace of God, offered freely 

to us through Jesus Christ. 

This is a gift that will truly 

feed a soul and a spirit for 

a lifetime. 

If the idea of New Year’s 

resolutions does not appeal 

to you perhaps the idea of 

renewal and recommitment 

to God will. It does not 

matter what you did last 

year, God still welcomes 

you this year with a new 

beginning. So with the 

New Year, take the opportunity 

given to you and 

learn as much as you can 

and share as much as you 

can about God, and it will 

make a difference in your 

life and the life of others. 

Happy New Year and God 

bless you. 

Food for the Multitude 

Food for the Multitude will serve lunch at St. Thomas’ 

Episcopal Church, Elizabethton, tomorrow, from 10:30 a.m.noon. 

All needy, elderly and lonely citizens of the community 

are invited to share in the meal. In addition to St. Thomas,’ 

participating churches include First United Methodist, First 

Presbyterian, Memorial Presbyterian, Hampton Christian, 

Southside Christian and St. Elizabeth Catholic. 

19-E 

Bypass 

2020 

W. Elk 

Ave. 

$1.39 Big Chief (every Tuesday) 

89¢ Hot Dog (every Wednesday) 

HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH 

309 East F. Street - 543-3303 / 360-7569 

“An Old Fashioned, Separated, Fundamental, 

Soulwinning Church.” 

Pastor - Dale Greenwell -Home 538-6022 

PLEASANT BEACH 

108 Pleasant Beach Road 

Elizabethton 543-1700 

Pastor: Bobby G. Stout 

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 

458 West Doe Ave. - Eliz.,TN 

S.S. 10 a.m. - Morning Service 11 a.m. 

Sun. Evening 6:30 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m. 

“ A Church Thats Changing Lives 

One Family At A Time” 

Pastor Bobby Burrow - 423-474-2808 

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH 

Hwy. 19E - Box 100 Roan Mountain 37687 

Pastor Jerry Honeycutt 

SS 10 a.m. - Preaching 11am - Sun. Night 6 p.m. 

Wed. night 7 p.m. - 423-772-3848 

CHRISTIAN 

OAK GROVE CHRISTIAN 

Powder Branch/Jim Elliott Rd 

S. S. - 10:00 a.m. Church - 11 a.m. 

Dr. Robert Shannon, Pastor 

RANGE COMMUNITY 

175 Hart Rd. Elizabethton, TN. 37643 

Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Sun. School 10:30 & Bible Study Wed. 7 p.m. 

For more info. 542-3938 

SIMS HILL CHRISTIAN 

206 Sims Hill Road Elizabethton, TN 

S. S. - 10:00 a.m. Preaching - 11 a.m. 

Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m. 

Sun. - 6:00 p.m. - Wed. - 7:00 p.m. 

BORDERVIEW 

1338 Bristol Hwy. Eliz. 542-6685 

S.S. 10 a.m.; Morn. Worship 10:45am 

Sun. Even. 7 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. 

Kirk Langston-Minister 

Nathan Powell -Youth Minister 

GAP CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

1840 Gap Creek Rd (Hwy. 362) 

Leon Langston - Minister 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Sunday School: 10 a.m. - Wed. 7 p.m. 

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

513 Hattie Avenue - 542-5651 

Brent Nidiffer, Minister 

Sunday-Praise Time 9:30 a.m. 

Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. 

B.S. 11:00 a.m., Evening Worship 6:00pm 

Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 

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2003 West Elk Avenue 

CHURCH OF THE WEEK 

It is believed that Hopwood Memorial Christian Church, located at the edge of Milligan 

College’s campus, was founded in 1828. Hopwood supports ARM, Milligan College and 

Emmanuel School of Religion, is the host church for Interfaith Hospitality Network, etc. 

Services include Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The 

church is involved in prison ministry and ministry to refugees. Mr. Tim Ross is the 

church’s minister. Mr. David Butzu is the worship minister. Ben Lee is the youth minister. 

For more information, call 926-1194, e-mail hopwood@hopwoodcc.org, or visit 

www.hopwoodcc.org. 

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Moments A Memory 

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Phone 542-2232 

WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN 

1307 West G St., Eliz. - 542-4532 

S.S. 10 a.m., Sun. Worship 10:45 a.m., 

Sun. Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 

EAST SIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

1400 Siam Rd. John H. Smith Minister 

Morn. Worship-10 a.m. S.S.-11:15a.m. 

Even. 6 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Call 543-5344 

HOPWOOD MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN 

Milligan College, TN - 926-1194 

First Service 8:30 a.m. - S. S. - 10:00 a.m. 

Sun. Morn. Worship - 11:00 a.m. 

Sun. Evening Worship - 6 p.m. 

SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

1610 Southside Road Elizabethton 

S.S - 10:00 a.m. - Morn. Worship 10:45 a.m. 

Even. 7:00pm, Wed. 7:00pm 542-2234 

UPPER SHELL CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

Teaberry Road, Roan Mountain 

Sunday School - 10 a.m. - Worship - 11 a.m. 

Sunday Evening 6 p.m. - Wednesday 7 p.m. 

Bedford Motley, Minister - 926-1951 

LOWER SHELL CREEK 

Hwy 19 E, Roan Mountain 

Sunday: S.S. 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m., 

Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. 

Gerald Holly, Minister - 542-6359 

EAST RIVER PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

1207 Broad Street, Eliz. - 542-8783 

Sunday Worship-10 a.m. & 6 p.m. 

Sunday School - 11 a.m. www.erpcc.org 

Wednesday Bible Study - 7 p.m. 

Youth Groups - Sun. 6 p.m., Wed. 7 p.m. 

VALLEY FORGE 

114 VFCC Rd. (South on 19E) 

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. S.S 11 a.m. 

Sunday Evening 6p.m. Wed 7p.m. 

542-4856 - vfcc114@aol.com 

BRICK CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

815 Hwy. 400 Watauga Road, Watauga, TN 

Pastor Dr. Don Marshall - Sun. Worship-9:30 

a.m. - Sun. School-10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship 

6:00 p.m. - Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. 

CHURCH OF CHRIST 

CENTERVIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST 

376 Coal Chute Rd. Elizabethton 

543-1872 

ELIZABETHTON CHURCH OF CHRIST 

137 East C. Street - 542-5131 

Minister Robert Ellis 

INTER-DENOMINATIONAL 

BETHEL CHURCH 

674 Gap Creek Road- 423-543-4419 

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

It’s Reassuring 

To Know We 

Take Over All 

Responsibilities 

HATHAWAY-PERCY 

FUNERAL HOME 

Dial 543-5544 

FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 

200 W. I St. Eliz. - 542-5152 

Rev. Kenley Knight, Pastor 

PRESBYTERIAN 

MEMORIAL 

100 East F St. Elizabethton 

SS 9:30 Worship 11:00 a.m. 

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

119 West F. Street, Eliz.,TN 423-543-7737 

www.1stpres-eliz.org/ 

Sunday School 9:45, Worship 11:00 a.m. 

Rev. John Shuck, johnashuck@earthlink.net 

“A Progressive Christian Community” 

CATHOLIC 

ST. ELIZABETH 

510 West C Street 

Daily Mass Tues & Wed 6:00 p.m. 

Thurs. & Fri. - 10 a.m. - Sat. Mass - 5:00 p.m. 

Sunday Mass - 10 a.m. - Phone 543-3412 

EPISCOPAL 

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL 

815 North Second St., Eliz. 

Fellowship & Coffee Time 10:30 a.m. 

Children’s S. S. / Holy Communion 11:15 a.m. 

For More Information Call 543-3081 

Adult Bible Study 10:00 a.m. 

Nursery Available - Eucharist/Healing Service 

Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. 

METHODIST 

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 

325 East E St. Eliz. 543-3505 

Worship: Sunday 9:55 a.m. 

Fellowship: 11:-11:15 a.m. - SS 11:15-Noon 

Bible Study: Wed. 7 p.m. 

Pastor: Rev. Buford Hankins 

WATAUGA POINT UNITED METHODIST 

Gap Creek Road/G Street 

“A Small Town Church With A Big Vision” 

Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. 

Nursery Available - Rev. Jared Wood 

VALLEY FORGE UNITED METHODIST 

3974 Hwy 19-E - Phone: 423-543-2446 

Rev. Paul G. Humphrey, Pastor 

- A Church With Your Family In Mind- 

Web site: www.valleyforgeumc.org 

LUTHERAN 

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH 

234 West F. Street - Phone: 543-1132 

Rev. Erwin Lueker, Vacancy Pastor 

Sun. 10:30 a.m. - Bible Study 9:30 a.m. 

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 

ROAN MOUNTAIN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 

265 Heaton Creek Rd., Roan Mtn., TN. 

Sabbath S.School - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath 

Worship 11 a.m. - 1-888-527-0596 ( Elizabethton) 

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Harold Hudson 

Hunter First Bapt. 

Hunter First Baptist 

Church will host “Harvest 

Day” on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 

10:25 a.m. Dr. Harold Hudson, 

the former pastor of 

Westside Baptist Church, 

Jacksonville, Fla., will be the 

speaker. A nursery for children 

under 3 years of age 

will be provided. Dr. Dennis 

Deese is the pastor. For more 

information, call 423-543- 

1381 or visit the church at its 

Web site at www.hunterfirst.com. 

First U-M 

First United Methodist 

Church, 325 E. E Street, Elizabethton, 

will host a worship 

service on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 

9:55 a.m. The sermon title, 

“The Light in the Darkness,” 

will be based on Isaiah 60:1-6 

and Mathew 2:1-12. The 

Chancel Choir will sing 

“How Beautiful.” Holy Communion 

will be observed. 

Fellowship time will follow 

worship. Sunday school will 

start at 11:20 a.m. On 

Wednesday, Coolagers will 

be held from 3-4:30 p.m., 

Genesis Youth from 6:30-7:45 

p.m., and Bible study at 7 

p.m. For more information, 

call the Rev. Buford “Boo” 

Hankins, pastor, at 543-3505. 

Union Baptist 

Union Baptist Church, 

1411 Highway 321, Hampton, 

will host The Principles, 

Johnson City, in concert on 

CHICAGO (AP) — There 

are only small signs that Augustine 

Tolton was here. 

A few buildings, including a 

home for senior citizens, carry 

his name. But the Roman 

Catholic church where he 

preached his sermons to flocks 

of adoring parishioners on 

Chicago’s South Side is long 

gone. 

And few know the story of 

the man himself — a slave who 

grew up to become the first acknowledged 

black Catholic 

priest in the United States. 

“When he was alive, his life 

would probably not have been 

considered that newsworthy. 

He lived at a time when to be a 

person of color automatically 

meant that you were not a person 

of significance,” said Atlanta 

Archbishop Wilton Gregory, 

who served from 2001-2004 

as the first black president of the 

U.S. Conference of Catholic 

Bishops. “So the very fact that 

he was able to accomplish what 

he accomplished under severe 

limitations was to his credit.” 

Even Gregory, a native 

Chicagoan, did not know 

Tolton’s story until he was well 

into adulthood. 

“We need to find vehicles to 

make him better known today,” 

he said. 

To that end, a book about 

Tolton’s life — “From Slave to 

Priest” — is being published by 

San Francisco-based Ignatius 

Press. The biography was written 

by Sister Caroline Hemesath, 

who first published the 

work in 1973. Ignatius Press 

hopes it will now find a wider 

audience. 

Tolton’s story is one of struggle 

and perseverance. 

The second of three children, 

he was born in 1854 to Catholic 

parents who were slaves in Missouri, 

just a few years before the 

start of the Civil War. 

His father, Peter Tolton, was 

Sunday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. The 

Rev. Pete Pollard is the pastor. 

East River Park 

“Come on Down!!” will be 

the subject of Minister Barry 

Pettit’s message during Sunday’s 

10 a.m. worship service 

at East River Park Christian 

Church, 1207 Broad Street. 

His text will be taken from 

Luke 19:1-10. Sunday school 

classes will begin at 11 a.m. 

The Kingdom Builder Leaders 

will meet at 5 p.m. The 

evening worship service will 

begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday’s 

6 p.m. meal will be followed 

by youth groups at 6:30 p.m. 

and prayer and Bible study 

at 7 p.m. The youth and their 

sponsors will be participating 

in TCTC in Gatlinburg on 

January 5-7. The ladies’ Bible 

study in the book of Esther 

will continue on Friday, Jan. 

12, at 9 a.m. For more information, 

call 542-8783 or visit 

the church’s Web site at 

www.erpcc.org. 

Grace Baptist 

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 9, 

at 8 p.m., Grace Baptist 

Church, 1114 Broad Street, 

Elizabethton, will host Refuel, 

a twice-monthly contemporary 

worship service for 

those in the community who 

are looking for an alternative 

type of worship. The 

Rev. Chris R. Hughes is the 

pastor. 

St. John FWB 

St. John Free Will Baptist 

Church, Roan Mountain, 

will host Mount Joy in concert 

on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 10 

a.m. The Rev. Richard Sheppard 

is the pastor. 

Gap Creek 

Gap Creek Christian 

Church Minister Leon 

Langston will resume his series 

of messages from the 

book of Second Corinthians 

on Sunday morning, Jan. 7. 

The sermon title is “Telltale 

Signs of a Carnal Christian,” 

based on Second Corinthians 

one of many slaves who escaped 

to join the Union army 

and fight for black freedom — 

and who died battling for that 

cause, according to Hemesath’s 

book. 

Augustine, along with his 

mother, Martha Jane, and his 

two siblings, escaped across the 

Mississippi River to Illinois, 

frantically rowing a boat while 

ducking Confederate gunfire. 

Eventually, they landed in 

Quincy, Ill., where Martha Jane, 

Augustine and his brother 

Charley worked in a tobacco 

factory. 

Tolton met priests and nuns 

throughout his life who helped 

him, including some who 

taught him to read. Others, 

however, were angry that a 

black boy was being educated 

with whites and they tried to 

stop him from realizing his 

dream of becoming a priest. 

After years of rejection by 

U.S. seminaries, pleas on his behalf 

from sympathetic Catholics 

finally allowed Tolton to study 

in Rome, leading to his ordination 

in 1886, when he was 31. 

Tolton had hoped to become 

a missionary in Africa as an escape 

from American racism. Instead, 

he was assigned to a 

church in Quincy and later 

Chicago — a bitter disappointment 

that he nonetheless dutifully 

accepted. He went on to 

face more hardship and resentment, 

and little financial support 

for the black churches he 

oversaw. 

“If anybody had an excuse 

to leave the Catholic Church, it 

was him,” said Harold Burke- 

Sivers, a deacon in a Portland, 

Ore., parish, who is also 

African-American and who 

wrote the introduction to the 

newly issued biography. 

But Tolton recognized that 

Catholics who discriminated 

against him were violating 

church teaching on the dignity 

12:11-21. A new Sunday 

school class for younger 

adults will begin on Sunday 

morning. On Sunday night, 

the sermon theme is “The 

Christ of the Loving Heart,” 

and will include Holy Land 

slides of the geographic places 

mentioned in these events in 

the life of Christ. The Wednesday 

night Bible study will 

continue with lessons from 

the book of Nehemiah. 

Grogan to speak 

The Rev. Jerry Grogan will 

preach at Riverside Community 

Church of Jesus today 

and Saturday at 7 p.m. The 

Rev. Wesley Ward is the pastor. 

Fish Springs 

Fish Springs Baptist 

Church will host Jeff Millsaps 

in concert on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 

7 p.m. For more information, 

call 768-2879. 

Unity Church 

JOHNSON CITY — Unity 

Church of the Tri-Cities, 703 S. 

Roan Street, will present a 

film, “The Secret is Out,” on 

Sunday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. For 

more information, call 423- 

975-9159. 

Bethlehem 

JOHNSON CITY — Bethlehem 

Lutheran Church, 201 

Watauga Avenue, will host 

Sunday school and Bible 

study on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 

9:15 a.m. “With You I Am Well 

Pleased,” based on Luke 3:15- 

22, will be the sermon theme 

for Sunday’s 10:45 a.m. worship 

service. Divine Service I 

with Holy Communion. 

Evening Vespers will be held 

on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 7 

p.m. The sermon theme, 

based on Romans 6:1-11, will 

be “In the Heart of God.” The 

Rev. Steven Harmon is the 

pastor. 

The Harvey Family 

BRISTOL — The Harvey 

Family will sing at Edgemont 

Towers, Edgemont Avenue, 

on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. 

Life story, struggles of first 

recognized black U.S. priest 

of all people and he dedicated 

himself to changing that, said 

Burke-Sivers. 

“He saw what the church 

could be,” he adds. 

Tolton was credited with becoming 

a unifying force for 

black Catholics, especially in 

Chicago. “Good Father Gus,” 

as his parishioners often called 

him, was known for his eloquent 

sermons, his beautiful 

singing voice and his gift for 

playing the accordion. 

Upon his arrival in Chicago 

in 1889, some of the black 

parishioners who came to see 

him “knelt at his feet and murmured 

words of gladness or 

wept for sheer joy because they 

had a pastor, ’one of their 

own,”’ Hemesath wrote in her 

book. He spent much of his 

time attempting to raise funds 

for the now-defunct Saint 

Monica’s Church in Chicago. 

“These dear people feel 

proud that they have a priest to 

look after them. Even Protestants, 

when sick, will send for 

me in preference to their 

preachers, and they treat me 

with the greatest respect,” 

Tolton wrote in a letter to one 

philanthropist. “That makes 

me feel that there is great work 

for me here.” 

By 1893, however, Hemesath 

wrote that Tolton was beginning 

to be plagued by 

“spells of illness,” though he 

shrugged them off, preferring 

to focus on his work and his 

parishioners. 

That work was cut short 

when he collapsed and died 

during a brutal Chicago heat 

wave in 1897. He was 43. 

Burke-Sivers believes it is a 

story that is still relevant — not 

only for black Catholics. 

“Young people can look to 

Father Augustine’s legacy and 

be inspired — and be able to 

say, ‘If he could do it, so could 

I,”’ Burke-Sivers said. 

By Greg Miller 

STAR STAFF 

gmiller@starhq.com 

Dan and Cara Wood have 

retired after serving as missionaries 

in the Philippines 

for more than 26 years. 

Dan says he and Cara are 

looking forward to “whatever 

the Lord opens up for us 

to do. I can do a lot of things, 

and I’m not sure just what 

ministry He’ll put me 

into...but I made a commitment 

to Him long ago that 

wherever He leads me, there 

I will go. I intend for that to 

be in force as long as I am on 

this earth. Right now, we’re 

just waiting for God’s leadership, 

where to go next and 

what to do next.” 

The couple are active in 

the ministry at the church 

they attend, Cedar Grove 

Baptist Church. “We’ve 

helped out with VBS, spoken 

there some, and sung there 

some, and I am involved in 

visitation with the women,” 

Cara said. “We live sort of 

behind the church, and his 

dad pastored there many 

years ago.” 

For someone entering 

missionary work today, Dan 

says the greatest challenge 

would be the same as when 

he and Cara began their 

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) 

— Fuller Theological Seminary 

plans to build a new 

high-tech worship center in 

a nod to the contemporary 

worship styles that are popular 

in evangelical churches. 

The prominent evangelical 

seminary, one of the nation’s 

largest, will build a 

35,000-square-foot complex 

that will house two chapels, 

classrooms, offices and performance 

facilities. 

The complex’s centerpiece 

will be a 500-seat main 

chapel with 63 ranks of organ 

pipes, a grand piano 

and the latest in digital electronics 

to control house and 

ministry. “Trying to learn to 

live cross-culturally, adapt 

to another culture, to another 

people’s way of thinking 

and be effective in the time 

of it is quite a challenge. 

One of the problems I think 

we have now worldwide is 

that white Americans are 

not accepted as well as we 

were in the past.” 

God’s calling and protection 

go hand-in-hand, according 

to Dan. “Once 

you’re called of God to do 

this kind of work, the Lord 

takes care of those things,” 

he said. “He doesn’t promise 

an easy time. There are 

times that are extremely difficult. 

“Our last six years in 

Manila I directed the Mobile 

Out of School Training 

program for our mission. I 

also wore the hat of the 

computer fix-it guy,” Dan 

said. 

“The Philippines is a 

great big pile of gravel,” 

Dan said. “It’s not really 

hard solid rock much.” 

Seventy-one-hundred islands 

comprise the Philippines, 

Cara said. 

A Boone, N.C. native, 

Dan moved to East Tennessee 

when he was five years 

old and his father, Ben Wood, 

was called to be the pastor of a 

stage lights. 

The worship center is part 

of a multimillion-dollar, 20year 

development plan for 

the campus. 

Fuller officials say the 

sound and light focus in the 

new worship center reflect 

broader trends in American 

worship that emphasize performance 

and varied expressions 

of faith. 

In the chapel, panels on 

the walls and ceiling may be 

moved to enhance the sound 

of a string orchestra, while a 

sophisticated sound system 

will be able to accommodate 

hip-hop performers with 

their bass-heavy take on the 

Local pastor to attend 

White House briefing 

Soul’s Life Center pastor Roger Gray will travel to Washington 

D.C. to attend a White House briefing on President 

Bush’s upcoming priorities. 

The invitation to attend this briefing was extended to 

Pastor Gray through his association with The Apostolic Initiative. 

The Apostolic Initiative is a nonprofit organization 

that represents pro-family and public policy issues that 

Apostolic Pentecostal church groups consider to be important. 

The briefing will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and is being 

coordinated by the White House Office of Public Liaison. 

The deadline for church news without a photo is no later 

than 12 p.m. Wednesday. 

Church news with a photo should be submitted no later 

than 12 p.m. Tuesday. Photos are run on a space available basis. 


Dan and Cara Wood have retired after serving as missionaries in the Philippines for more 

than 26 years. 

Missionary couple retires after 

26 years of service in Philippines 

Butler church. “After five 

years, we moved to Cedar 

Grove, where he pastored for 

about 11 years,” Dan said. “I 

transferred in mid-sixth grade 

to Happy Valley. I’m the last 

person to graduate from the 

old Happy Valley building.” 

Cara and Dan have a 

daughter, Dena, a computer 

programmer in Atlanta, Ga. 

The couple also have two 

sons, Matthew and Stephen, 

who also reside in Georgia. 

They also have four granddaughters. 

A Happy Valley High 

School graduate, Dan graduated 

from East Tennessee State 

University. He earned a 

M.Div. degree from Southern 

Baptist Theological Seminary, 

Louisville, Ky. He served in 

the U.S. Navy during the 

Vietnam Conflict. 

Cara graduated from 

Murphy High School in Atlanta. 

She went to Howard 

College, Birmingham, Ala., 

earning a degree in elementary 

education. The school 

later became Samford University. 

Cora earned a M.RE 

degree, specializing in children’s 

work, from Southern 

Baptist Theological Seminary. 

She worked as elementary 

education director 

for a church in Greenville, 

S.C. 

Fuller seminary to build 

high-tech worship center 

Church News 

deadline schedule 

Gospel. 

The design also will allow 

for PowerPoint presentations. 

Movies and videos 

could be shown on two LCD 

screens. The worship center 

will also have rooms for 

composing, recording and 

editing performances. 

“Many people who come 

to church browse YouTube 

for two hours in the morning,” 

said Richard Mouw, 

the seminary’s president. 

“How can we preach the 

Gospel to people who are 

getting their news, getting 

their entertainment, in totally 

new ways from the 20th 

century?” 

Rosalynn 

Carter 

ordained 

a deacon 

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — 

Former First Lady Rosalynn 

Carter was ordained 

a deacon last month by 

Maranatha Baptist 

Church, the independent 

Associated Baptist Press 

reported. 

Rosalynn Carter, 79, has 

been active in the congregation, 

along with ex-President 

Jimmy Carter, who 

draws thousands of visitors 

to the rural church by 

teaching Sunday school 

there.

FRIDAY 


Sports Editor: Wes Holtsclaw 

Daytime Phone: (423) 542-4151 

Fax: (423) 542-2004 

E-Mail: sports@starhq.com 

Reporting Scores: 

To report a sports score call (423) 

542-1545 after 9 p.m. Sunday- 

Thursday and Saturday. 

Cyclones grapplers capture 

Region 1 Small School Title 

By Ben Davis 

STAR STAFF 

bdavis@starhq.com 

The Elizabethton High 

School Wrestling team can 

now add the title of Region I 

Small School Champions to 

the list of their accomplishments 

so far this season. 

The Cyclones defeated 

Union County High School 

48-21 on Thursday evening at 

Treadway Gymnasium to 

claim the championship. 

The victory moves Elizabethton 

to 14-6 on the season 

and it also qualifies the Cyclones 

for the Sectional Tournament 

which will be held at 

Seymour High School. 

“I was real happy with the 

kids tonight. They performed 

well,” said Cyclones coach 

Bill Potter. “We had a good 

practice yesterday where they 

worked real hard and they 

came out tonight and responded 

well. 

The match kicked off with 

the 140 lb. weight class grapplers 

and Knox Enyasa got 

Elizabethton off to a good 

start by pinning Union Coun- 

ty’s Jordan Naylor in 3:09. 

However, the Patriots answered 

with three straight 

victories in the 145 lb., 152 lb. 

and 160 lb. weight classes. 

Dillion Collins pinned 

Chris Hubbard at 145 in 3:36. 

Matt Collins followed that up 

by pinning Justin McMillian 

in 0:41 and then Chad Alverson 

beat Zeke Cornett by a 

minor decision to give Union 

County a 15-6 lead. 

Cyclones 171-pounder 

Josh Richardson pinned 

Spencer Keck in 1:50 and 189pounder 

Zach Coggins won 

by forfeit to allow Elizabethton 

to regain the lead at 18-15. 

The Patriots took the lead 

for the last time at 21-18 when 

Frankie Morgan, who won 

the state championship in the 

189 lb. class last season but is 

wrestling 215 this year, 

pinned Nick Papantoniou in 

1:18. 

Elizabethton got wins in 

the last five matches to pull 

away from Union City. 

Zach Potter won by forfeit 

in the 285 and under class. 

119-pounder Andrew 

Richardson pinned Tyler 

Moyers in a quick 1:18. 

“Andrew and Josh 

Richardson both looked good 

tonight,” said Coach Potter. 

“Andrew has really come 

along and Josh has a real 

good season going.” 

After Brandon Woodby 

won by forfeit at 125 lbs., Dalton 

Williams and Steven 

Pierce recorded pins in the 

130 lb. and 135 lb. weight 

classes, respectively, to close 

out the match. 

Williams pinned Eric 

Brown in a mere 0:54 seconds 

while Pierce took down 

Christian Marlow in 2:45. 

Elizabethton has several 

matches scheduled before 

they take part in the sectionals 

at Seymour. 

The first of those dates is 

on Saturday when the Cyclones 

travel to Smyrna High 

School to compete in an individual 

tournament that will 

feature wrestlers from 16 different 

schools. 

“I am looking forward to 

this weekend,” said Coach 

Potter. “I think we have several 

kids that will do pretty 

well down there.” 

Photo by Larry N. Souders 

The Buc's forward Eryk Thomas (20) goes for the block of Lipscomb's Brian Fisk (5) lay up but 

is called for the foul. 


Twilley’s last second heroics 

lifts ETSU past Lipscomb in OT 

By Wes Holtsclaw 

SPORTS EDITOR 

wholtsclaw@starhq.com 

JOHNSON CITY – East Tennessee 

State freshman point 

guard Dequan Twilley partly 

contributed to a Buccaneer loss 

in overtime against Belmont 

earlier this week. He bobbled 

the basketball and struggled to 

find open shooters in the final 

five minutes of regulation. 

The extra period didn’t faze 

him Thursday. 

Three freshmen played like 

seniors and the Bucs overcame 

their overtime jitters with a last 

second trey from Twilley to 

topple Lipscomb 75-72 at 

Memorial Center. 

With State’s two leading defenders 

Andrew Reed and 

Eryk Thomas out of the game 

with five fouls, freshmen Twilley, 

Mike Smith and Blake 

Mishler lifted the young Bucs 

over an experienced Bison 

team favored to finish in the 

top two of the Atlantic Sun this 

season. 

“Those freshmen didn’t 

play like freshmen,” said ETSU 

coach Murry Bartow. “Those 

guys made plays.” 

With free throws spoiling 

State’s party Tuesday night, 

Smith and Mishler came 

though in the clutch with a 

pair of singles each down the 

stretch. 

The Bucs (9-7, 3-1 A-Sun) 

led by three before Lipscomb’s 

Eddie Ard drilled a three with 

under a minute left. 

A turnover by Nuckles appeared 

to spell doom for the 

home team. On the other end 

of the floor, however, Brian 

Hunter takes two from Unaka Rangers 

By Tim Chambers 

STAR STAFF 

tchambers@starhq.com 

It was suppose to be basketball 

but WWF Wrestling 

couldn’t have been more entertaining 

than Thursday’s 

Junior High game at Unaka 

Elementary School. The 

Hunter boys were heavily favored 

but Unaka didn’t back 

down. The Tigers managed a 

hard fought 52-30 win inside 

the Stoney Creek Cracker box 

over their community rival. 

The Rangers of coach Don 

Parkey stood toe-to-toe with 

Hunter and actually led 8-7 

after one. Baskets from Derrick 

Wilson and John Harding 

helped erase a 3-0 Tiger advantage. 

Devin Aldridge and Zack 

Naylor put Hunter back in 

front but a nice move by Wilson 

gave the Rangers a one 

point advantage. 

The lead ballooned at 15-9 

on a three by Hardin and a 

bucket from Zack Wudarcki. 

Two layups off steals from 

Josh Peterson pulled Hunter 

within one then Jordan Taylor 

gave them the lead with a 

put-back underneath. 

Unaka led 19-16 but 

Hunter’s full court press accounted 

for the next eight 

points putting the Tigers in 

front to stay. Taylor provided 

the second quarter offense 

with eight while Peterson 

dropped in six. 

Weston Colbaugh stopped 

the run by connecting from 

the corner still Hunter led 28- 

21 at intermission. 

Unaka failed to make a 

field goal during the third as 

Hunter outscored them 12-3. 

Fisk missed a long ball and 

Mishler delivered a clutch rebound. 

Following a timeout, State 

struggled to find an open shot 

as time wound down. Courtney 

Pigram spotted Twilley beyond 

the arch and the Shel- 

INSIDE 

Scoreboard • 9 

Middle School • 10 

EHS Freshman • 10 

Photo by Lauren Anderson 

Elizabethton’s Josh Richardson tries to escape from the grasp of Union City’s Spencer Keck. 

Richardson pinned Keck in 1:50 during the Regional match at Treadway Gymnasium on 

Thursday evening. 

Four points each by Taylor 

and Justin Nave extended the 

margin to 15 then Naylor’s 

bucket in the final minute 

gave the Tigers a 17-point 

cushion after three. 

The game got ugly in the 

fourth with two technicals 

fouls being assessed against 

Hunter yet the “Hatfields and 

McCoys” continued play. 

Naylor provided five points 

for Hunter while Hardin duplicated 

the feat for Unaka including 

a long three at the 

n See HUNTER, 10 

By Marvin Birchfield 

STAR STAFF 

mbirchfield@starhq.com 

After officially being 

named this week as the 

Hampton Jr. High girls head 

coach for the remainder of 

the season, Kari Stout had 

the task of facing Little Milligan 

in her first debut. 

It was a success for the 

new Lady ‘Dogs coach who 

got plenty of support off the 

bench to come away with a 

39-29 final. 

“I was a little nervous 

coming in for I’ve played 

ball for 14 years and now 

starting to coach and wanting 

to learn,” said Stout. “All 

of a sudden now it’s a head 

coaching job, so I never really 

got the opportunity to 

learn. I’m just working on 

what I know and going over 

drills in practice and doing 

the best I can just to help 

these girls.” “I’m really excited 

about being the head 

coach, but also a little nervous. 

Hampton trailed by onepoint 

at the end of the first 

period after Chelsey Weddle 

poured in five of their seven 

first quarter points. 

Brittany Marvel provided 

the spark for Little Milligan 

by scoring six points during 

the first quarter, including a 

pair of free-throws with :05 

seconds left. 

The ‘Dogs trailed by three 

in the first couple of minutes 

of the second quarter before 

going on a 10-2 run and taking 

an 18-15 lead into the 

half. 

Hampton got a huge lift 

from their bench which 

played nearly all of the second 

period to grab the momentum 

before heading to 

half-time. 

byville-native drained the 26footer. 

“First off, I wanted the oneone-one,” 

Twilley said. “(During 

the timeout) I told coach to 

let me take it. When it left my 

hands it felt pretty good.” 

n See ETSU, 10 

Lady Bulldogs stop 

Buffalo stampede 

“My bench has been playing 

really well, and I’ve told 

these girls that I don’t have 

any five starters,” said Stout. 

“Who ever works hard in 

practice and hustles is who 

will play.” “The bench really 

stepped up for me tonight 

and because of them we 

won.” 

A basket from Heather 

Martin gave Hampton a five 

point advantage to start the 

third quarter, but the Buffaloes 

responded by reeling 

off the next eight points. 

Back-to-back buckets 

from Brittany Russell followed 

by an outside shot 

from Danielle Guinn who 

finished with nine put Little 

Milligan up 23-20 with 2:54 

left during the third. 

Hampton regained the 

lead after scoring the last six 

points of the period with two 

free-throws coming from 

Dorothy Dugger that gave 

them a 26-23 lead heading 

into the fourth. 

The ‘Dogs struck first in 

the final period with a bucket 

down-low from Martin 

and drive by Paige Dugger. 

A three-point goal by 

Guinn cut the deficit to four, 

but the ‘Dogs full-court pressure 

forced Little Milligan to 

make several mistakes down 

the stretch. 

“We fell apart against the 

press during the third and 

fourth quarter there, and it 

got us out of our game a little 

bit,” said Little Milligan 

coach Ginny White. “We 

threw the ball away a few 

times and then they got discourage 

from that and it’s 

hard to bounce back when 

your confidence gets down.” 

Marvel fouled out early in 

the fourth finishing with 12 

n See LADY BULLDOGS, 10


Prep Glance 

Prep Boys Standings 

Watauga Conference 

Conference Overall 

W L W L 

Unicoi County 2 0 10 6 

Johnson County 2 0 8 3 

South Greene 3 1 7 4 

Elizabethton 2 1 6 6 

Happy Valley 1 2 2 9 

Sullivan North 1 2 3 4 

West Greene 1 3 4 9 

Chuckey-Doak 1 4 5 7 

Watauga Valley Conference 


W L W L 

University High 2 0 7 3 

Hampton 1 0 6 5 

Unaka 1 2 6 11 

Cloudland 0 0 10 5 

North Greene 0 2 1 8 

Today’s Games 

Unicoi County at Elizabethton 

Hampton at University High 

Cloudland at North Greene 

Happy Valley at West Greene 

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Prep Girls Standings 

Watauga Conference 


W L W L 

South Greene 4 0 7 3 

Unicoi County 2 0 9 5 

Elizabethton 2 1 10 4 

Happy Valley 2 1 5 9 

Sullivan North 1 2 2 7 

West Greene 1 3 6 6 

Chuckey-Doak 1 4 3 6 

Johnson County 0 2 0 7 

Watauga Valley Conference 


W L W L 

North Greene 2 0 2 5 

Hampton 1 0 6 6 

Unaka 1 2 5 7 

Cloudland 0 0 9 6 

University High 0 2 3 5 

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Unicoi County at Elizabethton 

Hampton at University High 

Cloudland at North Greene 

Happy Valley at West Greene 

——— 

Note: If there are any changes that 

need to be made please contact Tim 

Chambers at 297-9061 or Wes 

Holtsclaw at 297-9082 or email them at 

tchambers@starhq.com or 

wholtsclaw@starhq.com. 

College Results 

Men 

EAST 

Cent. Connecticut St. 80, St. Francis, Pa. 61 

Monmouth, N.J. 69, Wagner 58 

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 78, Long Island U. 

76, 4OT 

Pittsburgh 74, Syracuse 66 

Providence 74, Marquette 59 

Robert Morris 86, Quinnipiac 68 

SOUTH 

Alabama St. 76, Grambling St. 66 

Austin Peay 78, Jacksonville St. 63 

Belmont 63, Kennesaw St. 45 

ETSU 75, Lipscomb 72, OT 

Florida Atlantic 93, New Orleans 86 

Gardner-Webb 72, North Florida 52 

Jackson St. 68, Alabama A&M 52 

Jacksonville 90, Campbell 71 

Louisiana Tech 92, San Jose St. 56 

Louisiana-Lafayette 66, Denver 64 

Louisiana-Monroe 77, Arkansas St. 69 

Maryland 88, Iona 57 

Memphis 88, Cincinnati 55 

Murray St. 86, Tennessee St. 83, OT 

Sam Houston St. 69, SE Louisiana 45 

Samford 55, Tenn.-Martin 40 

South Alabama 69, Fla. International 52 

Southern U. 63, Prairie View 58, OT 

Tennessee Tech 75, E. Kentucky 53 

Texas Southern 72, Alcorn St. 69 

Valparaiso 66, Centenary 62 

MIDWEST 

Dayton 66, Charlotte 63 

IPFW 107, Anderson, Ind. 59 

Indiana St. 55, Creighton 52 

Iowa 62, Michigan St. 60 

Loyola of Chicago 66, Cleveland St. 55 

Oakland, Mich. 62, IUPUI 57 

S. Illinois 59, Drake 54 

SE Missouri 80, E. Illinois 65 

UMKC 86, Chicago St. 78 

Wichita St. 84, Bradley 63 

Wis.-Milwaukee 65, Detroit 64, OT 

Wright St. 76, Ill.-Chicago 62 

SOUTHWEST 

Ark.-Little Rock 86, North Texas 75 

Oral Roberts 65, W. Illinois 46 

SMU 84, Texas-Pan American 71 

Stephen F.Austin 61, Nicholls St. 55 

Texas St. 85, Northwestern St. 81 

Texas-Arlington 66, Cent. Arkansas 60 

FAR WEST 

Boise St. 77, Utah St. 66 

Cal St.-Fullerton 76, CS Northridge 72 

E. Washington 88, N. Colorado 87 

Fresno St. 60, Idaho 41 

Idaho St. 58, Weber St. 55 

Long Beach St. 101, UC Santa Barbara 65 

N. Arizona 85, Portland St. 78 

New Mexico St. 92, Hawaii 86 

Pacific 62, UC Riverside 49 

Southern Cal 84, Oregon 82 

UC Irvine 66, Cal Poly 62 

UCLA 71, Oregon St. 56 

Washington St. 75, Arizona St. 55 

Women 

EAST 

Albany, N.Y. 63, Binghamton 59, OT 

Cornell 65, N.J. Tech 42 

Delaware 59, Hofstra 56 

Florida St. 72, Boston College 53 

Hartford 61, Stony Brook 54 

James Madison 84, Towson 66 

Maine 64, New Hampshire 47 

Penn St. 85, Northwestern 53 

UMBC 66, Boston U. 58 

William & Mary 48, Drexel 43 

SOUTH 

Alabama A&M 56, Jackson St. 51 

Alabama St. 82, Grambling St. 75 

Alcorn St. 75, Texas Southern 70 

Austin Peay 74, Jacksonville St. 67 

Belmont 62, Kennesaw St. 49 

Coastal Carolina 77, Coker 43 

ETSU 71, Lipscomb 51 

Fla. International 56, South Alabama 41 

Georgia 89, Florida 57 

Georgia St. 76, Northeastern 51 

Georgia Tech 75, Winston-Salem 43 

Jacksonville 62, Gardner-Webb 47 

Kentucky 59, South Carolina 55 

Mississippi 74, Auburn 66 

Murray St. 83, Tennessee St. 55 

North Carolina 102, Virginia Tech 68 

North Florida 59, Campbell 53 

Old Dominion 81, Va. Commonwealth 70 

Prairie View 77, Southern U. 69 

Radford 90, Lees-McRae 37 

Stephen F.Austin 58, Nicholls St. 52 

Tenn.-Martin 64, Samford 55 

Tennessee Tech 84, E. Kentucky 50 

Texas St. 73, Northwestern St. 69 

UNC Asheville 99, Montreat 40 

UNC Wilmington 59, George Mason 57 

Vanderbilt 98, Arkansas 61 

W. Kentucky 92, Troy 69 

MIDWEST 

Evansville 98, Indiana St. 91, OT 

Ill.-Chicago 72, Cleveland St. 46 

Illinois 70, Michigan 51 

Illinois St. 84, S. Illinois 72 

Loyola of Chicago 67, Youngstown St. 55 

Michigan St. 64, Indiana 56, OT 

N. Iowa 56, Creighton 53 

Ohio St. 75, Minnesota 62 

SE Missouri 77, E. Illinois 60 

Wis.-Green Bay 86, Detroit 70 

SOUTHWEST 

Ark.-Little Rock 87, North Texas 49 

SE Louisiana 63, Sam Houston St. 53 

Texas-Arlington 74, Cent. Arkansas 43 

FAR WEST 

Arizona St. 89, Washington St. 44 

Boise St. 80, Utah St. 70 

Cal St.-Fullerton 78, CS Northridge 73 

Colorado St. 65, Air Force 56 

E. Washington 69, Montana St. 66 

Fresno St. 84, Idaho 75 

Montana 85, Portland St. 67 

N. Arizona 76, Sacramento St. 54 

UC Irvine 84, Cal Poly 73 

UC Riverside 58, Pacific 50 

UC Santa Barbara 71, Long Beach St. 60 

Utah 51, San Diego St. 48 

Washington 83, Arizona 66 

Weber St. 78, N. Colorado 66 

Wyoming 54, New Mexico 51 

Top 25 Glance 

Men 

Thursday 

1. UCLA (14-0) beat Oregon State 71-56. 

Next: at No. 16 Oregon, Saturday. 

2. North Carolina (13-1) did not play. Next: 

vs. Florida State, Sunday. 

3. Florida (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. 

Georgia, Saturday. 

4. Wisconsin (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

Minnesota, Saturday. 

5. Duke (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Vir- 

ginia Tech, Saturday. 

6. Ohio State (12-2) did not play. Next: at 

Illinois, Saturday. 

7. Arizona (12-1) beat No. 24 Washington 

96-87. Next: at Washington State, Saturday. 

8. Alabama (13-1) did not play. Next: at 

Arkansas, Saturday. 

9. Kansas (12-2) did not play. Next: at 

South Carolina, Sunday. 

10. Pittsburgh (13-2) beat Syracuse 74-66. 

Next: vs. South Florida, Sunday. 

11. Texas A&M (12-2) did not play. Next: 

vs. Kansas State, Saturday. 

12. Oklahoma State (14-1) did not play. 

Next: vs. Baylor, Saturday. 

13. Butler (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

Wright State, Saturday. 

14. LSU (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 

18 Connecticut, Saturday. 

15. Marquette (13-3) lost to Providence 

74-59. Next: vs. Syracuse, Sunday. 

16. Oregon (13-1) lost to Southern Califor- 

nia 84-82. Next: vs. No. 1 UCLA, Saturday. 

17. Notre Dame (13-1) did not play. Next: 

at Georgetown, Saturday. 

18. Connecticut (12-1) did not play. Next: 

at No. 14 LSU, Saturday. 

19. Tennessee (12-2) did not play. Next: 

vs. Mississippi State, Sunday. 

20. Air Force (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

New Mexico, Tuesday. 

21. Nevada (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

Idaho, Saturday. 

22. Memphis (11-3) beat Cincinnati 88-55. 

Next: at Houston, Thursday. 

23. Clemson (15-0) did not play. Next: vs. 

Georgia Tech, Saturday. 

24. Washington (10-4) lost to No. 7 Arizona 

96-87. Next: vs. Arizona State, Saturday. 

25. West Virginia (12-1) did not play. Next: 

vs. St. John’s, Saturday. 

Top 25 Men’s Caps 

#1 UCLA ..............................................71 

Oregon State.......................................56 

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Josh Shipp had 18 

points and all five UCLA starters scored in 

double figures as the top-ranked Bruins 

beat Oregon State 71-56 on Thursday 

night. 

Arron Afflalo scored 14 points for the Bru- 

ins (14-0, 3-0 Pac-10), while Darren Colli- 

son had 11 points and six assists. Luc 

Richard Mbah a Moute had 11 points and 

nine rebounds, and Lorenzo Mata added 

10 points for UCLA, which won its first 

road game of the season. 

Sasa Cuic had 13 points and seven re- 

bounds for Oregon State (8-7, 0-2). 

UCLA and Clemson are the only unbeat- 

en teams in Division I. 

The Bruins shot 47 percent from the field 

(23-for-48) despite missing eight of their 

first 10 shots. 

#7 Arizona ..........................................96 

#24 Washington .................................87 

SEATTLE — Freshman Chase Budinger 

scored 23 points and Marcus Williams and 

Jawaan McClellan each scored 22 to lead 

Arizona to its 12th consecutive victory. 

Mustafa Shakur added 21 points for Ari- 

zona (12-1, 3-0 Pac-10). 

Quincy Pondexter matched his career 

high with 25 points for Washington (10-4, 

0-3), which lost its third straight. He had 

scored 22 points in his three previous 

games combined. 

Arizona won for just the third time in its 

last nine games against Washington. The 

Huskies had won their last seven home 

games against ranked opponents. 

McClellan’s fifth 3-pointer of the game 

gave Arizona a 90-86 lead with 3:37 re- 

maining. Washington went the final 4:25 

without a field goal. 

#10 Pittsburgh.................................... 74 

Syracuse ............................................66 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Levance Fields 

scored a career-high 24 points for Pitts- 

burgh in the Big East opener for both 

teams. 

The Panthers (13-2) have won nine of the 

last 12 meetings with Syracuse (11-4) and 

three of the last four in the Carrier Dome. 

Aaron Gray had nine points and nine re- 

bounds for Pitt, while Ronald Ramon had 

12 points. 

Eric Devendorf had 17 points and Darryl 

Watkins added 11 points and eight re- 

bounds for the Orange, who lost at home 

for the third time this season. 

Syracuse rallied within 60-58 with 6:22 to 

go on a 3-pointer and another long jumper, 

both from the left corner, by Andy Rautins. 

But Graves hit a 3 from the right corner as 

the shot clock was winding down, Cook 

converted a finger roll and Ramon drained 

a 3 from right wing to give Pitt a 68-62 lead 

with 2:52 left. 

Providence .........................................74 

#15 Marquette ....................................59 

PROVIDENCE — Herbert Hill had 23 

points, nine rebounds and seven blocked 

shots to lead Providence in the Big East 

opener for both teams. 

Geoff McDermott had 11 points, 11 as- 

sists and nine rebounds, and Weyinmi Efe- 

juku had 18 points and 10 boards for Prov- 

idence (11-3). The Friars played without 

guard Sharaud Curry, the team leader in 

points and assists per game, who missed 

his third consecutive game for violating 

team rules. 

Wesley Matthews scored 14 points on 6- 

for-18 shooting for Marquette (13-3), which 

was without No. 2 scorer Jerel McNeal, 

who was injured when he banged heads 

with Matthews in practice on Monday. Do- 

minic James scored 12 points on 3-for-11 

shooting — going just 1-for-8 from 3-point 

range — for the Golden Eagles, who shot 

31.1 percent from the field. 

Southern Cal ......................................84 

#16 Oregon .........................................82 

EUGENE, Ore. — Nick Young scored 19 

points and Taj Gibson recorded 18 points, 

13 rebounds and seven blocks as South- 

ern California handed Oregon its first loss 

of the season. 

Gabe Pruitt added 18 points for the Tro- 

jans (12-4, 2-1 Pac-10), who shot 55 per- 

cent from the field. 

Aaron Brooks scored 31 points for the 

Ducks (13-1, 1-1), but he missed a chance 

to tie the game from the free throw line 

with 1.4 seconds to play. 

He was fouled attempting to take a des- 

peration 3 with the Ducks trailing 84-81. 

Brooks swished through his first attempt, 

missed his second, then intentionally 

missed the third. The loose ball was picked 

up by Oregon’s Chamberlain Oguchi, but 

he couldn’t get a shot off before time ex- 

pired. 

The loss denied the Ducks a chance to tie 

the best start in school history 

#22 Memphis ......................................88 

Cincinnati ...........................................55 

MEMPHIS — Senior Jeremy Hunt 

matched his career-high with 24 points, 

and freshman Willie Kemp added 21 to 

lead Memphis. 

Hunt and Kemp were a combined 12-of- 

16 from 3-point range for the Tigers (11-3), 

who won their third straight. 

Robert Dozier had 13 points for the Tigers, 

who scored the game’s first 11 points and 

were up 31 at halftime. 

Cedric McGowan led Cincinnati (9-5) with 

20 points, while John Williamson added 11. 

Top 25 Women’s Caps 

#2 North Carolina .............................102 

Virginia Tech .......................................68 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Ivory Latta scored 

24 points, and LaToya Pringle had a ca- 

reer-high 22 in No. 2 North Carolina’s 102- 

68 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday 

night. 

Camille Little added 19 points for the Tar 

Heels (17-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Confer- 

ence). They shot 56 percent — including 

7-for-14 from 3-point range — and beat the 

Hokies (10-6, 1-1) for the sixth straight 

time. 

Kirby Copeland led Virginia Tech with 17 

points. 

#7 Ohio St. ..........................................75 

Minnesota ...........................................62 

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jessica Davenport 

had 22 points and 15 rebounds for Ohio 

State. 

Brandie Hoskins added 17 points, and 

Maria Moeller had 10 for the Buckeyes 

(12-1, 2-0 Big Ten). Emily Fox led Min- 

nesota (9-6, 1-2) with 17 points. 

#11 Vanderbilt ....................................98 

#20 Arkansas ..................................... 61 

NASHVILLE — Christina Wirth scored a 

career-high 24 points to lead Vanderbilt 

past Arkansas in the Southeastern Confer- 

ence opener for both schools. 

Caroline Williams added 15 points for 

Vanderbilt (14-1), and Dee Davis had 13 

points and seven assists. Donica Crosby 

led Arkansas (15-2) with 15 points. 

#13 Arizona St.....................................89 

Washington St. ..................................44 

TEMPE, Ariz. — Dymond Simon scored 

15 of her career-high 24 points in the first 

half for Arizona State (13-2, 3-1 Pac-10). 

Katie Appleton led Washington State (5- 

10, 1-4) with nine points. 

#15 Georgia........................................ 89 

Florida ................................................57 

ATHENS, Ga. — Cori Chambers scored 

23 points to help Georgia beat Florida in 

the Southeastern Conference opener for 

both teams. 

Janese Hardrick added 19 points for the 

Lady Bulldogs (13-2). Marshae Dotson led 

Florida (6-10) with 20 points and nine re- 

bounds. 

#19 Michigan St. ................................ 64 

Indiana .........................................56, OT 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mia Johnson 

scored 17 points, and Rene Haynes had 15 

in Michigan State’s overtime victory. 

Victoria Lucas-Perry added 14 points for the 

Spartans (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten). Nikki Smith 

scored 16 points for Indiana (12-4, 1-2). 

Wyoming ............................................54 

#25 New Mexico .................................51 

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Justyna Podzimeska 

had 22 points and eight rebounds, and 

freshman Aubrey Vandiver made a layup 

with 12 seconds left for Wyoming in the 

Mountain West opener for both teams. 

Hanna Zavecz added 17 points and four 

steals for the Cowgirls (10-3). Dionne 

Marsh led the Lobos (10-4) with 11 points. 

College Boxscore 

ETSU, 75-72 

Overtime 

LIPSCOMB (8-7) 

Ard 6-11 8-8 24, Pfaff 3-6 2-4 8, T.Williams 

3-9 0-0 7, Fisk 6-9 3-4 18, Lusk 0-5 1-2 1, 

Seaford 0-0 0-0 0, Daniels 1-7 0-0 2, Kirk 

0-0 0-0 0, Teller 2-7 0-0 5, Hopkins 2-3 3-3 

7. Totals 23-57 17-21 72. 

ETSU (9-7) 

Thomas 3-6 2-2 8, Reed 5-11 2-2 13, 

Nuckles 0-2 0-0 0, Pigram 6-14 2-5 15, 

Taylor 2-4 3-4 7, Smith 4-7 7-7 17, Twilley 

1-6 4-6 7, Mishler 3-4 2-2 8. Totals 24-54 

22-28 75. 

Halftime—Lipscomb 32-31. End Of Regu- 

lation—Tied 64. 3-Point Goals—Lipscomb 

9-23 (Ard 4-5, Fisk 3-3, Teller 1-4, 

T.Williams 1-5, Daniels 0-3, Lusk 0-3), ET- 

SU 5-13 (Smith 2-3, Reed 1-2, Twilley 1-3, 

Pigram 1-4, Taylor 0-1). Fouled Out— 

Reed, Thomas. Rebounds—Lipscomb 37 

(Hopkins 9), ETSU 32 (Reed, Smith 8). As- 

sists—Lipscomb 10 (T.Williams 5), ETSU 

12 (Pigram 6). Total Fouls—Lipscomb 23, 

ETSU 20. A—4,111. 

NBA Glance 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division 

W L Pct GB 

New Jersey 13 18 .419 — 

Toronto 13 19 .406 0.5 

New York 14 21 .400 1.0 

Boston 11 20 .355 2.0 

Philadelphia 9 23 .281 4.5 

Southeast Division 

W L Pct GB 

Washington 18 13 .581 — 

Orlando 19 14 .576 — 

Miami 13 18 .419 5.0 

Atlanta 9 20 .310 8.0 

Charlotte 9 22 .290 9.0 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

Detroit 19 11 .633 — 

Cleveland 19 12 .613 0.5 

Chicago 19 13 .594 1.0 

Indiana 17 16 .515 3.5 

Milwaukee 16 16 .500 4.0 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Southwest Division 

W L Pct GB 

Dallas 26 7 .788 — 

San Antonio 23 10 .697 3.0 

Houston 20 12 .625 5.5 

New Orleans 12 20 .375 13.5 

Memphis 8 25 .242 18.0 

Northwest Division 

W L Pct GB 

Utah 23 9 .719 — 

Denver 16 13 .552 5.5 

Minnesota 15 15 .500 7.0 

Portland 13 20 .394 10.5 

Seattle 13 21 .382 11 

Pacific Division 

W L Pct GB 

Phoenix 23 8 .742 — 

L.A. Lakers 20 11 .645 3.0 

Golden State 17 17 .500 7.5 

Sacramento 14 15 .483 8.0 

L.A. Clippers 15 17 .469 8.5 

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Wednesday’s Games 

Phoenix 100, Toronto 98 

Washington 108, Milwaukee 105 

Cleveland 107, Boston 104 

L.A. Clippers 110, Miami 95 

Memphis 144, Golden State 135 

Minnesota 103, San Antonio 101, OT 

Houston 103, Seattle 96 

Utah 98, Philadelphia 87 

New York 99, Portland 81 

Thursday’s Games 

Detroit 92, New Orleans 68 

Dallas 100, Indiana 91 

L.A. Lakers 127, Sacramento 126,OT 


Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. 

Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m. 

L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m. 

Chicago at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. 

Boston at Memphis, 8 p.m. 

Dallas at San Antonio, 8 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 

Utah at Houston, 8:30 p.m. 

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. 

Miami at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. 

New York at Seattle, 10:30 p.m. 

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. 

Saturday’s Games 

L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7 p.m. 

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. 

Indiana vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 

8 p.m. 

Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. 

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m. 

Portland at Sacramento, 10 p.m. 

Seattle at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. 

Sunday’s Games 

Washington at Toronto, 1 p.m. 

Houston at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. 

San Antonio at Memphis, 4 p.m. 

Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m. 

Golden State at Phoenix, 8 p.m. 

Miami at Portland, 9 p.m. 

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. 

NBA Game Caps 

Lakers ...............................................132 

Kings ..........................................128, OT 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kobe Bryant 

overcame a scoreless opening 16 minutes 

to finish with 42 points, and Los Angeles 

blew a 21-point lead before rallying past 

Sacramento. 

Bryant fed Smush Parker for the game-ty- 

ing shot in the final second of regulation 

for one of his nine assists, then scored on 

the opening possession of overtime to give 

the Lakers the lead for good in the first 

meeting of the season between these two 

fierce California rivals. 

Brian Cook added 26 points, Luke Walton 

scored 16 and Andrew Bynum had 15 

points and 11 rebounds as the Lakers won 

their first game since center Kwame Brown 

went down with an ankle injury. 

Sacramento was also without its starting 

center, as Brad Miller missed the game 

with flu-like symptoms. Mike Bibby led the 

Kings with 38 points, Kevin Martin had 21 

and Ron Artest added 19. 

Mavericks .........................................100 

Pacers .................................................91 

DALLAS — Devin Harris scored 13 of his 

24 points in the fourth quarter, pushing 

Dallas past Indiana and extending the 

NBA’s longest winning streak to 12 games. 

Pistons ................................................92 

Hornets................................................68 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Richard Hamilton 

scored 27 points and the Detroit Pistons 

hardly missed Chauncey Billups, rolling to 

a 92-68 victory over the New Orleans Hor- 

nets on Thursday night. 

NHL Glance 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division 

W L OT Pts GF GA 

New Jersey 23 13 4 50 107 98 

N.Y. Rangers 21 17 4 46 125 128 

N.Y. Islanders 19 18 3 41 115 112 

Pittsburgh 17 15 6 40 119 123 

Philadelphia 11 25 4 26 98 149 

Northeast Division 


Buffalo 29 8 3 61 158 115 

Montreal 23 12 5 51 124 111 

Ottawa 22 18 2 46 135 121 

Toronto 19 17 6 44 141 140 

Boston 19 16 3 41 114 139 

Southeast Division 


Atlanta 24 12 6 54 131 126 

Carolina 21 18 4 46 126 131 

Washington 17 17 7 41 125 141 

Tampa Bay 19 20 2 40 130 130 

Florida 15 20 7 37 112 134 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Central Division 


Nashville 26 11 3 55 133 104 

Detroit 25 9 5 55 117 85 

Chicago 17 18 5 39 100 112 

Columbus 15 21 4 34 102 122 

St. Louis 13 20 7 33 94 126 

Northwest Division 


Vancouver 22 18 1 45 100 106 

Minnesota 21 18 2 44 117 112 

Calgary 19 15 4 42 113 100 

Colorado 19 18 2 40 125 113 

Edmonton 19 18 2 40 110 113 

Pacific Division 


Anaheim 28 8 6 62 144 102 

San Jose 26 14 0 52 116 94 

Dallas 25 15 1 51 109 93 

Phoenix 17 20 2 36 104 132 

Los Angeles 15 22 5 35 120 152 

Two points for a win, one point for overtime 

loss or shootout loss. 

——— 

Wednesday’s Games 

Ottawa 6, Buffalo 3 

Vancouver 2, Dallas 1, SO 

Los Angeles 3, Columbus 0 

Thursday’s Games 

Phoenix 2, Carolina 0 

Toronto 10, Boston 2 

Washington 5, Montreal 1 

N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2 

New Jersey 4, N.Y. Islanders 3 

St. Louis 2, Chicago 0 

Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 2 

Dallas 6. Edmonton 5,SO 

Calgary 5, Florida 4,OT 

San Jose 9, Detroit 3 


Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. 

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 8 p.m. 

Nashville at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. 

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m. 

Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 

Saturday’s Games 

Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.m. 

New Jersey at Ottawa, 3 p.m. 

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 3 p.m. 

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. 

Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. 

N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. 

St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m. 

Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 

Dallas at Calgary, 10 p.m. 

Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. 

Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. 

Sunday’s Games 

Phoenix at Chicago, 3 p.m. 

New Jersey at Montreal, 3 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Ottawa, 3 p.m. 

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. 

Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m. 

Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 

NHL Game Caps 

Sharks ..................................................9 

Red Wings ............................................4 

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau had 

a goal and three assists while becoming 

the Sharks’ career scoring leader, and Joe 

Thornton contributed four assists during 

their rally from a three-goal deficit to beat 

Detroit. 

The Red Wings played without veteran 

defenseman Chris Chelios, who is indefi- 

nitely sidelined while he deals with the 

stabbing deaths of two employees in his 

Detroit sports bar. They also didn’t have 

top-line forward Pavel Datsyuk, who 

missed his second game with an upper- 

body injury. 

Mike Grier scored two of the Sharks’ fran- 

chise-record six power-play goals, includ- 

ing five in the third period during a string of 

nine consecutive goals for the Sharks. 

Both power-play totals were the most ever 

allowed in Detroit’s lengthy hockey history, 

capping a stunning offensive avalanche by 

the formerly struggling Sharks. 

Stars .....................................................6 

Oilers .............................................5, SO 

EDMONTON, Alberta— Sergei Zubov and 

Jussi Jokinen scored in a shootout as the 

Stars overcame a late tying goal to beat 

the Oilers. 

Flames ..................................................5 

Panthers ........................................4, OT 

CALGARY, Alberta — Mark Giordano 

scored 4:30 into overtime to give Calgary a 

win over the Panthers in a victory marred 

by an injury to leading scorer Jarome Igin- 

la. 

Rangers.................................................3 

Flyers.....................................................2 

NEW YORK— Martin Straka’s sixth NHL 

hat trick pushed him over the 20-goal mark 

for the sixth time and carried the streaking 

New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the 

Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. 

Coyotes ................................................2 

Hurricanes ........................................... 0 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Curtis Joseph made 

29 saves in his second straight shutout 

and the Coyotes beat the slumping Hurri- 

canes. 

Capitals ................................................5 

Canadiens ............................................1 

WASHINGTON — Dainius Zubrus and 

Alexander Semin each scored twice, Alex 

Ovechkin had three assists, and the Capi- 

tals ended their five-game losing streak by 

beating the Canadiens. 

Maple Leafs ........................................10 

Bruins ...................................................2 

BOSTON — Alex Steen had a hat trick 

and two assists and the Maple Leafs 

cruised past the Bruins. 

Devils ....................................................4 

Islanders ...............................................3 

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Zach 

Parise scored two goals and Martin 

Brodeur made 40 saves to lead the Devils 

over the Islanders. 

Blues .....................................................2 

Blackhawks.......................................... 0 

ST. LOUIS — Lee Stempniak and Dennis 

Wideman each scored to lead the Blues 

over the Blackhawks. 

Lightning ..............................................3 

Wild .......................................................2 

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Martin St. Louis and 

Vincent LeCavalier scored goals for Tam- 

pa Bay, which ended Minnesota’s eight- 

game home winning streak. 

Nextel Cup Glance 

Feb. 11, Budweiser Shootout, Daytona, 

NBC, 8 p.m. 

Feb. 16, Gatorade Duels, Daytona, TNT, 2 

p.m. 

Feb. 19, Daytona 500, Daytona, NBC, 2 

p.m. 

Feb. 26, Auto Club 500, California, Fox, 

3:30 p.m. 

March 12, UAW/DaimlerChrysler 400, Las 

Vegas, Fox, 4 p.m. 

March 19, Golden Corral 500, Atlanta, Fox, 

1:30 p.m. 

March 26, Food City 500, Bristol, Fox, 1:30 

p.m. 

April 2, DIRECTV 500, Martinsville, Fox, 

1:30 p.m. 

April 9, Samsung/Radio Shack 500, Texas, 

Fox, 1:30 p.m. 

April 22, Subway Fresh 500, Phoenix, Fox, 

8 p.m. 

April 30, Aaron's 499, Talladega, Fox, 1:30 

p.m. 

May 6, Richmond 400, Richmond, FX, 

TBA 

May 13, Dodge Charger 500, Darlington, 

Fox, 6:30 p.m. 

May 20, Nextel All-Star Challenge Char- 

lotte, FX, 7:30 p.m. 

May 28, Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte, Fox, 5 

p.m. 

June 4, Dover 400, Dover, FX, 2 p.m. 

June 11, Pocono 500, Pocono, Fox, 1:30 

p.m. 

June 18, Michigan 400, Michigan, Fox, 

1:30 p.m. 

June 25, Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, 

Fox, 3 p.m. 

July 1, Pepsi 400, Daytona, Fox, 7:30 p.m. 

July 9, USG Sheetrock 400, Chicagoland, 

NBC, 3 p.m. 

July 16, New England 300, New Hamp- 

shire, TNT, 1:30 p.m. 

July 23, Pennsylvania 500, Pocono, TNT, 1 

p.m. 

Aug. 6, Allstate 400, Indianapolis, NBC, 

2:30 p.m. 

Aug. 13, Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, 

NBC, 1 p.m. 

Aug. 20, GFS Marketplace 400, Michigan, 

TNT, 1:30 p.m. 

Aug. 26, Sharpie 500, Bristol, TNT, 7 p.m. 

Sept. 3, Sony HD 500, California, NBC, 

TBA 

Sept. 9, Chevy Rock and Roll 400, Rich- 

mond, TNT, 7 p.m. 

Chase for the Nextel Cup 

Sept. 17, Sylvania 300, New Hampshire, 

TNT, 12:30 p.m. 

Sept. 24, Dover 400, Dover, TNT, 12:30 

p.m. 

Oct. 1, Banquet 400, Kansas, NBC, TBA 

Oct. 8, UAW/Ford 500, Talladega, NBC, 

TBA 

Oct. 14, Bank of America 400, Charlotte, 

NBC, 7 p.m. 

Oct. 22, Subway 500, Martinsville, NBC, 

12:30 p.m. 

Oct. 29, Bass Pro Shops/MBNA 500, At- 

lanta, NBC, Noon 

Nov. 5, Dickies 500, Texas, NBC, 3 p.m. 

Nov. 12, Checker Auto Parts 500, Phoenix, 

NBC, 3 p.m. 

Nov. 19, Ford 400, Homestead, NBC, TBA 

OFFICIALS 

• The Region One Officials Association is 

currently seeking individuals to officiate 

high school and middle school baseball 

and softball games this spring. For more 

information, contact Joel Pierce at (423) 

543-2084. 

SOFTBALL 

• Worth Club K Softball will be holding it’s 

Annual Holiday Camp December 28-29, 

2006. “Pitching and Catching” will be on 

the 28th and “Hitting and Slapping” will be 

on the 29th. Both sessions will run from 

9:00 - 4:00 p.m. Athletes can sign up on 

line at www.clubk.com or call (615) 641- 

5898 for more info. Cost $85.00 per ses- 

sion. 

• ETSU softball head coach Andrea Man- 

grum announced that her staff will be con- 

ducting its first ever coaches clinic in Janu- 

ary. The two session clinic will be held on 

Saturday, Jan. 13 inside the Humphreys 

Center located in the dome. The sessions 

will provide valuable information on soft- 

ball drills with live instruction from the ET- 

SU staff, strength and conditioning pro- 

grams, practice organization, recruiting 

tips and much more. At the end of the clin- 

ic each participant will receive an ETSU 

coach’s notebook containing workouts, 

weight and conditioning programs, refer- 

ence guides, demonstration guides of the 

drills, and a lot more useful information 

which enhance their coaching skills. 

Please sign up by Monday, Jan. 8 to guar- 

antee your spot in the clinic. There is a $50 

registration fee. 

WALKING 

• The Recreation Center is now open for 

walkers who need to move indoors be- 

cause of bad weather. The Center is locat- 

ed on 300 W. Mill Street. We have a full 

size gym and restrooms. Those who are 

interested may walk from 7:30 am till 10:30 

am and 12:30 pm till 3:30 pm, Monday 

through Friday. If you would like to know 

more about this program please call (423) 

547-6440. 

Thursday’s Deals 

BASEBALL 

American League 

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms 

with RHP Joel Pineiro on a one-year con- 

tract. 

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Agreed to terms 

with RHP Keith Foulke on a one-year con- 

tract. Designated RHP Brian Sikorski for 

assignment. Promoted Mike Chernoff to 

director of baseball operations. 

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Designated 

RHP Chris Bootcheck for assignment. 

National League 

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms 

with INF Joe Dillon, INF John Gall, INF 

Zach Sorensen, INF Jason Wood, INF 

Scott Seabol, OF Alex Sanchez, C Chris 

Ashby, C Paul Hoover, C Nick Trzesniak, 

RHP Roy Corcoran, RHP Nate Field, RHP 

Lee Gardner, RHP Mike Koplove, RHP 

Wes Obermueller, RHP Eddy Rodriguez, 

RHP Jimmy Serrano and LHP Chris 

George on minor league contracts. Named 

Roger Jongewaard scout. 

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms 

with INF Mark Loretta on a one-year con- 

tract and C Eric Munson, INF Cody Ran- 

som, RHP Jose Rodriguez, LHP Stephen 

Randolph and LHP Kevin Walker on minor 

league contracts. 

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Tom Torn- 

incasa hitting coach for San Antonio of the 

Texas League, Bob Skube hitting coach for 

Fort Wayne of the Midwest League and 

Dan Morrison minor league strength and 

conditioning coordinator. 

National Basketball Association 

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Named Jared 

Bartie chief administrative officer and gen- 

eral counsel. 

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Waived F 

Steven Smith. 

SEATTLE SUPERSONICS—Waived G 

Desmon Farmer and C Andreas Glyni- 

adakis. 

National Football League 

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Announced Art 

Shell, coach, will not return next season. 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE 

Jon Dekker, RB Carey Davis, OT Brandon 

Torrey, DB Mike Lorello, LB Ron Stanley 

and WR Walter Young to reserve/future 

contracts. 

BASKETBall 

hockey 

Auto Racing 

CALENDARS 

TRANSACTIONS 

Television 

Today 

NBA 

8 p.m. — (ESPN) Mavericks at Spurs 

10:30 p.m — (ESPN) Miami at Phoenix 

Saturday 

BOXING 

10 p.m. — (Showtime) Samuel Peter vs. 

James Toney, Heavyweights 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

Noon — (ESPN2) International Bowl: 

Western Michigan vs. Cincinnati 

PREP FOOTBALL 

1 p.m. — (WCYBT2) U.S. Army All- 

American Bowl 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

Noon — (NBC) Georgia at Florida; (ES- 

PN) Virginia Tech at Duke; (CBS) 

Women, Kentucky at Ohio State 

2 p.m. — (NBC) Alabama at Arkansas; 

(Fox) Boston College at N.C. State; 

(CBS) Women, Michigan State at Mary- 

land; (ESPN) Ohio State at Illinois 

4 p.m. — (CBS) Tennessee at Connecticut 

9 p.m. — (ESPN) Connecticut at LSU 

GOLF 

6 p.m. — (TGC) Mercedes-Benz Championship 

NFL PLAYOFFS 

4:30 p.m. — (NBC) Kansas City at Indianapolis 

8 p.m. — (NBC) Dallas at Seattle 

Radio 

Today 

PREP BASKETBALL 

6:30 p.m. — (WEMB 1420-AM, WBEJ 

1240-AM) Unicoi County at Elizabethton 

7:45 p.m. — (WJCW 910-AM, WKIN 

1320-AM) Science Hill at Dobyns-Ben- 

nett; (WGOC 640-AM) Tennessee High 

at David Crockett 

Saturday 

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 

1 p.m. — (WJCW 910-AM) Belmont at 

ETSU 

3:30 p.m. — (WGOC 640-AM) King at 

Bluefield 

PREP BASKETBALL 

7:45 p.m. — (WJCW 910-AM) Cherokee 

at Sullivan South 

SPORTSCAST


Warriors claims bragging 

rights over Central 

By Rick Sheek 

STAR STAFF 

rsheek@starhq.com 

Happy Valley started hot 

and finished hotter. 

The Warriors hammered 

Central 47-29 on Thursday 

night in Carter County middle 

school basketball action 

on Warrior Hill. Happy Valley 

surged to an early 8-0 advantage 

and led by 25 

through three quarters. 

“I thought we attacked the 

zone defense a lot better 

tonight,” Happy Valley coach 

Dan Carder said. “We’ve not 

been as successful against the 

zone, but we really attacked it 

tonight. I thought our guys 

really took good shots, and 

we moved the ball really 

good. 

“Our on the press I think 

bothered them a little bit. I’m 

not saying our defense is 

good transition, but defensively 

we got them out of the 

game right there in the first 

half.” 

Hunter Nave gunned in 15 

points to pace the Warriors (8- 

4). Nathan Woods added 

eight. 

Central (9-3) got seven 

apiece from Eli Bradley and 

Lady Bulldogs 


points which hurt the Buffaloes 

effort on the offensive 

end. 

Paige Dugger led Hampton 

in scoring by finishing 

with eleven points, while 

Dorothy Dugger and Martin 

both added seven apiece. 

“Brittany Marvel is a big 

part of our offense, and I’m 

not saying if we would have 

had her at the end that we 

would have won, but it 

would have been close,” said 

Little Milligan coach Ginny 

White. “We also missed a lot 

of free-throws there at the 

end, and if we would have 

hit them then we could have 

still been in the game there at 

the end.” 

Little Milligan JV Girls- 15 

Hampton JV Girls- 30 

It was a good start for the 

Hampton JV Girls against 

Little Milligan, as a first quarter 

rout ended up leading to a 

30-15 final over the Buffaloes. 

Hampton jumped out to a 

14-0 lead in the first quarter 

with Paige Dugger posting 

six points and Megan Lynch 

adding four. 

Makayla Payne connected 

on six out of eight of the 

‘Dogs second quarter points 

to enjoy a 22-6 lead at the 

half. 

Little Milligan received a 

three-point goal from Kourtney 

Tolley during the third 

period, while she led the Buffaloes 

in scoring with five 

points. 

Hampton held a 28-11 lead 

by the end of the third quarter, 

as the Buffaloes were unable 

to make up any ground 

during the final period. 

Little Milligan JV Boys- 

29 

Hampton JV Boys- 39 

The Hampton JV Boys exe- 

DAYTON — The Milligan 

College men’s basketball 

team used a 15-4 run over the 

final four minutes to capture 

a 66-55 Appalachian Athletic 

Conference (AAC) win at 

Bryan (Tenn.) College Thursday 

night. With the win, the 

Buffaloes improve to 10-4 on 

the season and remain tied 

for second place in the conference 

with a 4-1 AAC record 

while Bryan falls to 1-4 in the 

AAC and 2-12 overall. 

Leading the way for Milligan 

was sophomore Jeff 

Barnes with his 20 points and 

eight rebounds. Senior forward 

Adrian Harrison added 

15 points and grabbed six rebounds 

while Serge Babo 

blocked two shots to go with 

his seven rebounds in the 

win. 

The next game for Milligan 

is Saturday afternoon against 

AAC foe Covenant College in 

Lookout Mountain, Ga. with 

a 4 p.m. scheduled tip off. 

Women 

Bryan 77 

Milligan 65 

Donovan Grindstaff. 

“We didn’t play with the 

intensity that we normally 

play with,” Central coach Lamont 

Barnett said “I know 

that this is a big rivalry for us, 

and I think to start with we 

came out flat. We got behind. 

We tried to change a few 

things to help us out, and we 

just didn’t execute like we 

normally do at either end of 

the floor. 

“Our defense is usually 

our strength, and that fell 

apart a little bit. That kind of 

had a little effect on our offense.” 

Carder said this is the 

breakout game Nave has 

been on the brink of. Nave 

scored nine in the third quarter, 

when Happy Valley extended 

its cushion from 22-7 

to 39-14. 

“We’ve been waiting for 

that,” Carder said. “He’s a 

guy that we count on a lot. 

He’s our biggest guy, our center, 

and we need that kind of 

game out of him. He really attacked 

the goal today, beat 

them down the floor and got 

position.” 

It was 10-3 heading in the 

second quarter. Woods scored 

cuted to mere perfection during 

the second-half to pull 

away from Little Milligan in a 

44-21 final. 

The Buffaloes were able to 

keep the game close during 

the first ten minutes of action, 

but the ‘Dogs defense overwhelmed 

them late in the 

contest. 

Hampton held a 10-7 lead 

at the end of the first quarter 

after a couple of nice passes 

from Spencer Nave to Austin 

Clawson and Tyler Trusler. 

“Spencer Nave did a good 

job of passing the ball and so 

did Matt Waldrop,” said 

Hampton JV boys coach Joe 

Street. “Our point-guards did 

played well by getting their 

heads up and looking ahead 

for the pass.” 

Clawson led the ‘Dogs in 

scoring by finishing with 12 

points, while Nave added 

eight with six assist. 

Little Milligan threaten to 

take the lead after a couple of 

free-throws by James Hassett 

to pull the Buffaloes to within 

one-point with four minutes 

left in the half. 

The ‘Dogs went on an 11-2 

run during the last two minutes 

f the first-half to take a 

25-15 lead by half-time. 

The Hampton defense 

shut down the Buffaloes on 

offense, as they held them to 

only six points during the 

second-half. 

“Little Milligan beat us in 

the tournament at the first of 

the year, but the boys came 

out and played really well,” 

said Street. “We played good 

defense and broke the press 

to get some easy buckets.” 

DAYTON, TN— The Milligan 

College women’s basketball 

team suffered a 77-65 loss 

Thursday evening at the 

hands of No. 12 Bryan College. 

This was the first AAC 

contest for Milligan since December 

8. With the results, 

Milligan now holds a 5-7 

overall record and a 2-3 conference 

record while Bryan 

moves to 5-0 within the conference 

and 12-4 overall. 

Sophomores Rikki Baughman 

and Leah Anderson each 

scored a team-high 17 points 

for Milligan Thursday night. 

Anderson also grabbed a 

game-high 11 rebounds while 

Kara Monk added 12 points 

off the bench in the contest. 

The Lady Buffs will return 

to action Saturday afternoon 

at Covenant College in Lookout 

Mountain, Ga. The AAC 

match up is scheduled to tip 

off at 2 p.m. 

Women 

ETSU 71 

Lipscomb 51 

JOHNSON CITY— All 12 

ETSU players saw action 

four in the second period as 

the Warriors went up by 15. 

Happy Valley got six 

points each from Ethan McKinney 

and Taylor Gouge. Logan 

Edwards scored four, 

while Jacob Davis, C.J. Bowling, 

Landon South and Matt 

Stanley hit two apiece. 

McKinney and Edards 

grabbed five rebounds each. 

Bowling came up with three 

steals, while Edwards and 

Gouge made two each. The 

Warriors were 3 of 5 on free 

throws. 

The Comets won the battle 

on the boards 35-29. Grindstaff 

and Scotty Simerly 

hauled in 10 rebounds each. 

Simerly scored six, and 

Seth Birchfield hit four. Corey 

Walker knocked in three. Avery 

Gullen scored two. 

The Comets were 4 of 14 at 

the line 

——— 

Junior Varsity 

Happy Valley 40, Central 28 

Jonathan Holt paced the 

Warriors with 10 points. 

Bradley Townsend scored 

nine and Taylor Gouge hit 

two 3-pointers. 

The Comets got 11 points 

from John Johnson. 

From staff reports 

T.A. Dugger dropped a 

pair of close games to Vance 

on Thursday. The eight grade 

team was defeated 43-38 in 

overtime after losing by 

more than 30 points in their 

last game. 

The Cyclones jumped on 

Hunter 


buzzer. 

Taylor paced the Tigers 

with 12 while Naylor and Peterson 

added 11 and 10 

points respectively. Nave 

and Aldridge accounted for 

eight each. 

Hardin had a game high 

13 for Unaka. Wudarcki 

added six and Ryan Blevins 

five. 

Girls 

Hunter 56 

Unaka 30 

Hunter sprinted out to a 

double-digit lead in the first 

Photo by Lauren Anderson 

Happy Valley’s Landon South #33 is closely guarded by Central’s #30 Gabe Oxendine. The 

Warriors won the contest 47-29. 

T.A. Dugger boys fall to Vance in overtime 

ETSU 


“That’s a shot – I’d much 

rather give that up than have a 

guy drive the hole with the 

whistle being blown,” said 

Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson. 

Twilley finished the game 

with seven points and five assists. 

His fellow classmen, 

Smith and Mishler also contributed 

on both ends of the 

floor. 

Smith finished the game 

with a team-high 17 points 

along with eight key rebounds 

and two steals. 

“As the season progresses, 

I’m trying to play my game 

Local college basketball round-up 

Thursday night, and 11 of 

them found the scoring column, 

as the Lady Bucs rolled 

past Lipscomb, 71-51, in 

Memorial Center. The Lady 

Bucs have now won three 

straight games, and move to 

7-6, 3-0, while the Lady 

Bisons dropped their sixth 

consecutive game and fall to 

3-10, 1-2. 

Three ETSU players finished 

in double figures, with 

junior Michele DeVault leading 

the way with 13. The 

Georgia connection of Siarre 

Evans and Jenny Norman 

combined for 23 points. 

Evans finished with 12, while 

Norman added 11. 

Nichelle Akers tied her career 

high with 10 rebounds 

and forced a season-best 

eight steals, which was one 

shy of tying the school 

record. 

The home stand continues 

for the Lady Bucs as they host 

last year’s regular season 

conference champion Belmont 

on Saturday. Tip is set 

for 2 p.m. 

top 13-5 after one and held a 

18-14 lead at intermission. 

They continued to lead by 

one heading into the final 

quarter but Vance tied the 

game at 30-30 forcing overtime. 

Nathaniel Hughes blistered 

the nets for 23 points to 

half and never looked back 

in knocking off Unaka 56-30. 

Unaka High School head 

coach Kenneth Chambers 

was all smiles watching his 

future Rangers take to the 

floor and the play was fast 

and furious throughout. 

Jamie Andrews helped 

stake the Tigers to a 10-4 first 

quarter lead with four with 

two baskets while Bethany 

Williams and Taylor Byars 

added one each. 

The Rangers fought hard 

to stay close in the second 

and get used to my teammates 

on the floor,” Smith said. 

Mishler got his opportunity 

with senior Brad Nuckles 

struggling on the floor. The 

Illinois-native scored eight 

points and had three big rebounds 

during pivotal moments 

of the contest. 

“I haven’t had too much 

playing time this year. Coach 

called on me today and I 

knew it was my chance to 

play hard,” Mishler said. 

Nuckles saw a season-low 

15 minutes of action Thursday 

night, going scoreless with 

one rebound. Due to the 


The Elizabethton Cyclones 

freshmen basketball 

team kept their record undefeated 

at 6-0 by knocking off 

Unicoi County Thursday 

lead TAD while Jake Hubbard 

added 12 to the cause. 

Lucas Birchfield provided 

the final three Cyclone 

points. 

“It was a great effort by 

our kids on defense,” stated 

Cyclone head coach James 

Jacobs. “Both the eight and 

quarter as a bucket from 

Kayla Wilson cut the lead at 

nine but fur point each by 

Katharyne McInturff and 

Chelsea Nidiffer put Hunter 

on top 20-9 at intermission. 

Chesnie Cox tired to keep 

Unaka close by scoring six 

points in the third but 

Hunter was stronger getting 

eight from Andrews and four 

more by Byars to build 14 

point cushion. Sylvia 

Whitaker trey was the only 

other offense that Unaka 

could muster as the Tigers 

team’s foul problems, he was 

called in late in the overtime 

period. 

“We’ve got to get Brad going 

and we’ve got to get Blake 

more minutes,” Bartow said. 

“(Brad’s) tired and we’re to 

the point that we’ve got to go 

with other people. 

“I like Brad on a personal 

level, he’s a real good defender 

and he changes us defensively, 

but he’s struggling. He 

better produce or he knows 

Blake gets minutes.” 

Pigram had a quiet 15 

points with four steals and six 

assists for State. Before fouling 

night in Erwin. 

Jake Davis led Elizabethton 

with 19 points while 

Ryan Thomas netted 17 and 

Andrew Oliver scored 15. 

D.W. Whitson paced the 

seventh grade teams did a 

fantastic job.” 

Vance won the seventh 

grade contest 32-31. Justin 

Wandell paved the way with 

nine while Cory Richardson 

contributed six. Zach Treadway 

and Zack Peters produced 

four each. 

led 24-20 after three. 

Byars had a huge fourth 

quarter scoring eight of her 

game high 16 points. Andrews 

reached double figures 

with 12 while McInturff 

and Nidiffer provided eight 

each for the Tigers. 

Cox led the Rangers with 

14 with Wilson and Tayler 

Nidiffer scoring six apiece. 

Louisa Espinoza had a good 

defensive effort for Unaka as 

did Chelsea Wood and Keela 

Baker for Hunter. 

out, Reed continued his hot 

streak with 13 points and 

eight rebounds. 

State trailed by one at the 

half and led by as much as six 

in the second half before Bison 

guard Trey Williams knotted 

the score at 64 with a late 

three. 

Ard finished with a gamehigh 

24 points, including four 

treys, while Fisk added 18 to 

pace Lipscomb (8-7, 2-2 A- 

Sun). 

The Bucs hit the road for 

two league games beginning 

Sunday at Gardner-Webb. 

Samford outscores Tennessee- 

Martin in defensive showdown 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 

(AP) — Joe Ross Merritt 

scored a game-high 17 

points to lead Samford to a 

55-41 victory over Tennessee-Martin 

Thursday 

night. 

Samford (8-6, 5-0 Ohio 

Valley Conference) turned 

in its best defensive performance 

so far this season, 

limiting Tennessee-Martin 

(3-13, 1-5) to its lowest scoring 

game this season. 

“We won the game, but 

we definitely won it ugly,” 

Samford head coach Jimmy 

Tillette said. “I have to give 

a lot of credit to Tennessee- 

Martin. We played well defensively, 

especially against 

them, because they have a 

very physical basketball 

team.” 

The Bulldogs held Tennessee-Martin 

to 35.7 percent 

shooting from the 

field. Samford finished 

with 47.7 percent from the 

floor. 

Travis Peterson and Randall 

Gulina both scored 13 

points for Samford. Peterson 

finished with a team- 

high five rebounds, while 

senior Jerry Smith added 

four assists. 

The Bulldogs led 26-18 at 

halftime. 

Tennessee-Martin’s 

Zerek Knight scored to start 

the second half and cut the 

Bulldogs’ lead to 26-20. 

Samford then went on a 17- 

9 run and took a commanding 

43-29 lead with 8:32 left 

in the game. 

Cleve Woodfork led the 

Skyhawks with 13 points 

and Gerald Robinson 

added 9. 

Cyclones freshman stay unbeaten 

Blue Devils with 18 points. 

The Cyclones freshmen 

team will be back in action 

on Monday night when they 

travel to Johnson County to 

take on the Longhorns.

On The Lighter Side 

Peanuts 

Blondie 

Garfield 

Dilbert 

Sally Forth 

Cryptoquip 

Crossword Fun 

By: Eugene Sheffer 

For Friday 


CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- 

Jan. 19) Although you usually 

position yourself in ways 

where you can call the shots, 

you’ll actually be more fortunate 

in arrangements where 

others have more control. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

19) When approached in a 

friendly, warm manner, others 

usually take on the posture of 

being as cooperative and helpful 

in any way they can. You 

can charm your way to success. 

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 

20) Now is one of those times 

when more generous rewards 

will come from work well 

done. Even small tasks, which 

normally go unnoticed, will be 

compensated at higher levels. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19) Engage in a bit of good 

old-fashioned, friendly competition 

with some of your pals in 

either a favorite sport or social 

game, such as playing tennis or 

bridge. Peripheral benefits will 

result. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 

20) Interaction with those you 

share emotional bonds could 

prove to be of great benefits in 

ways that could prove beneficial 

for everybody. 

Collectively, you’ll bolster 

each other. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 

20) Listen attentively to what 

others have to say, because 

some kind of a gem of an idea 

could come from an innocent 

comment another makes. It’s 

A Look at the Stars 

apt to turn out to be a big winner 

for you. 

CANCER (June 21-July 

22) You could be rather fortunate 

in ways that are financially 

or materially significant. 

When you get moving on this 

trail, Lady Luck will jump on 

board and direct your wagon to 

gold. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) By 

being attentive and receptive to 

others in social situations, it 

will ensure your own expectations 

for having a good time, as 

well as be a fulfilling experience. 

Enjoy the interaction. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 

It may be the end results that’ll 

be of greater consequence than 

what you will have to go 

through to get there. Even if 

you don’t start out strong, 

you’ll end up being a dynamic 

finisher. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) 

Your wonderful upbeat, positive 

attitude will set the mood 

for others and have a profound 

effect on a venture you share 

with them. Your enthusiasm 

awakens their rousing support. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

22) Don’t be afraid to elevate 

your sights, especially in areas 

that could affect your work, 

career and finances. Dame 

Fortune has something good in 

mind for you at a higher level. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- 

Dec. 21) Maintain your usual 

optimistic and philosophical 

outlook. In situations or interactions 

where you view yourself 

lucky, you will draw fortunate 

types of results to you. 

WHAT’S ON TONIGHT 

Snuffy Smith 

Hi and Lois 

Zits 

Dick Tracey 

Annie 

Mickey Mouse 

Donald Duck 

Henry 

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Community Calendar 

FRIDAY, JAN. 5 

• Hampton Lodge No. 750 

F&AM, 509 First Ave., will 

meet in stated communication 

at 7 p.m. Visiting brethren are 

invited to attend. 

• Country and Bluegrass 

Dance Hall, located at the 

Outdoorsmen Building, 4535 

Highway 11W, Kingsport, will 

host Jack Willis, Barry Sykes 

and Ransom McCoy with The 

Countrymen Band from 7- 

10:30 p.m. Tickets are adults 

$5, children $1. For more information, 

call 968-9637. 

• The Green Pastures 

Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 

will meet at 8 p.m. in 

the Conference Room at 

Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave., 

Elizabethton. 

• The Women’s Easier Softer 

Way Recovery Group of Alcoholics 

Anonymous will 

meet from 6-7 p.m. in the Conference 

Room at Crossroads, 

413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton. 

• A contra dance will be 

held at the Historic Jonesborough 

Visitors Center from 8- 

11 p.m. A class for beginning 

dancers starts at 7:30 p.m. The 

band Hot Flash — Karen 

Gaughan on keyboards and 

Laurie Fisher on fiddle — will 

perform with Hank Morris as 

caller. Admission is $5 for 

members and $7 for the general 

public. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 6 

• Shirley’s Restaurant, 3266 

Hwy. 321, Hampton, will have 

Saturday Night Pickin’ every 

Saturday night beginning at 7 

p.m. There is no admission 

charge and everyone is invited 

to come and participate. 

For more information, call 

768-2092. 

• David O’Roark with The 

Countrymen Band will perform 

at the Greeneville VFW 

from 8 p.m. to midnight. Door 

charge will be $5. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 7 







MONDAY, JAN. 8 

• The Elizabethton Red 

Cross, 116 Holston Avenue, 

will host adult, child and infant 

CPR class from 6-10 p.m. 

• Dashiel Lodge No. 238 

will hold its monthly meeting 

at 7:30 p.m. All Master Masons 

are invited. 

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly 

will meet at First Baptist 

Church, 212 East F St., on 

Mondays with weigh-in from 

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5:30-6:30. Meeting begins at 

6:30 p.m. For more information, 

please call 928-1594 or 

542-4476. 

TUESDAY, JAN. 9 

• The Elizabethton Red 

Cross, 116 Holston Ave., will 

host a first aid class from 6-9 

p.m. 

• The Carter County Parks 

and Recreation Board will 

hold its regularly scheduled 

monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. 

in the conference room at the 

Carter County Courthouse. 

For more information, call 

542-1834. 

• The board of commissioners 

of the Hampton Utility 

District of Carter County, 

TN, Inc., will meet in regular 

session at 7 p.m. at the utility 

office. 

• The Lee & Lois Herndon 

Chapter of Tennessee Ornithological 

Society, also 

known as the Elizabethton 

Bird Club, will hold its first 

meeting of 2007 at 7 p.m. on 

the lower level of the science 

building on the campus of 

Milligan College. Although 

meetings are usually held the 

first Tuesday of each month, 

this meeting was re-scheduled 

due to the holidays. The public 

is welcome. 







• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me” 

meeting will be held at the 

Watauga Association of Baptists 

office, across from Elizabethton 

Lumber, from 6-7 

p.m. 

THURSDAY, JAN. 11 

• The Roan Mountain 12 

Step Group of Alcoholics 

Anonymous will meet at 6 

p.m. at the Magill Presbyterian 

Church, Hwy. 143, Roan 

Mountain. 

FRIDAY, JAN. 12 







• The Women’s Easier Softer 

Way Recovery Group of Alcoholics 

Anonymous will 

meet from 6-7 p.m. in the Conference 

Room at Crossroads, 

413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 13 

• David O’Roark with The 

Countrymen Band will perform 

at the Greeneville VFW 

from 8 p.m. to midnight. Door 

charge will be $5. 

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BUSINESS & COMMERCE 

Jobless claims jump to highest 

level since late November 

WASHINGTON (AP) — 

The number of laid-off workers 

filing claims for unemployment 

benefits shot up last 

week to the highest level since 

late November. 

The Labor Department reported 

that a total of 329,000 

newly unemployed workers 

filed applications for jobless 

benefits, an increase of 10,000 

from the previous week. 

The increase in claims was 

led by Indiana where claims 

rose by 9,544, a gain attributed 

to layoffs in autos and other 

manufacturing companies. 

The biggest drop in claims 

occurred in Tennessee, a decline 

of 3,157. That improvement 

was attributed to fewer 

layoffs in construction, service 

and manufacturing industries. 

The state data lags the national 

data by one week and is 

not adjusted for seasonal variations. 

In other economic news, 

many of the nation’s big retail 

chains reported disappointing 

results from the holiday shop- 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal 

Trade Commission on Thursday fined 

the marketers of four weight loss pills 

$25 million for making false advertising 

claims ranging from rapid weight 

loss to reducing the risk of cancer. 

FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras 

said the products would remain on 

store shelves, but that the companies 

would have to stop making the false 

claims. 

“What we challenge is the marketing 

of the claims,” she said. “The marketers 

are required to back up the 

claims with the science and if they 

can’t do that they can’t make the claim. 

But we don’t ban the products from the 

shelves.” 

The FTC investigated a variety of 

claims made — including rapid weight 

loss and reduction in the risk of osteoporosis, 

Alzheimer’s and even cancer, 

Majoras noted. 

Fines were levied against marketers 

of Xenadrine EFX, One A Day Weight 

Smart, CortiSlim and TrimSpa. 

ping season. 

After a rousing start right 

after Thanksgiving, many 

stores struggled during December 

as warmer-than-usual 

weather depressed sales for 

winter clothing. Analysts said 

the sales results were also depressed 

by the shift to purchasing 

gift cards, which are 

not counted as sales until they 

are redeemed. 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported 

a better-than-expected 

1.6 percent increase in December 

at stores open at least a 

year, but the gain followed a 

decline of 0.1 percent in samestore 

sales in November, the 

first drop in a decade. Among 

the retailers whose sales fell 

below expectations were Limited 

Brands and Bebe Stores 

Inc. 

The total number of jobless 

claims was the largest since 

358,000 claims were filed the 

week of Nov. 25 and the advance 

was well above the increase 

analysts had been expecting. 

But even with the latest in- 

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crease, the third consecutive 

weekly rise, claims continue 

to be at a level indicating a 

generally healthy labor market 

despite a slowing economy. 

The four-week moving 

average for weekly claims 

edged up to 317,500, compared 

to 316,250 the previous 

week. It was the highest level 

for the four-week average 

since Dec. 16. 

Employers have been reluctant 

to lay off existing 

workers although they have 

trimmed plans to hire new 

workers in the face of the serious 

housing slump that has 

depressed overall economic 

growth. 

Analysts believe that when 

the unemployment report is 

released on Friday it will 

show that the jobless rate remained 

stable at 4.5 percent in 

December as businesses created 

110,000 new jobs. That 

would be down from 132,000 

jobs added in November. 

The economy slowed to a 

lackluster growth rate of just 2 

percent in the summer as a 

Telephone calls to the marketers 

seeking comment were not immediately 

returned Thursday. 

Majoras said that some of the money 

paid as civil fines would be returned to 

consumers. “We always try to get money 

back when consumers have been deceived,” 

she said. “In this instance I’m 

pleased to say that I believe we’re going 

to get millions back from some of 

these products to be able to return it to 

consumers.” 

The largest fine was levied against 

two marketers of Xenadrine EFX, made 

by New Jersey-based Nutraquest, Inc., 

formerly known as Cytodyne Technologies. 

The marketers will pay at 

least $8 million and as much as $12.8 

million. A federal lawsuit has been 

filed in Newark, N.J. 

A $12 million fine was assessed 

against seven marketers of CortiSlim 

and CortiStress. The marketers were 

identified as Window Rock Health 

Laboratories, based in Brea, Calif. 

The Bayer Corp., based in Morris- 

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12,580.35 10,661.15 Dow Industrials 12,480.69 +6.17 +.05 +.14 +14.69 

5,013.67 4,059.87 Dow Transportation 4,673.07 +22.41 +.48 +2.48 +10.37 

462.88 380.97 Dow Utilities 455.56 -2.12 -.46 -.26 +10.87 

9,209.30 7,708.11 NYSE Composite 9,113.16 -19.06 -.21 -.28 +14.72 

2,096.43 1,757.20 Amex Market Value 2,023.60 -26.41 -1.29 -1.60 +13.58 

2,470.95 2,012.78 Nasdaq Composite 2,453.43 +30.27 +1.25 +1.58 +7.75 

1,431.81 1,219.29 S&P 500 1,418.34 +1.74 +.12 ... +11.38 

822.02 710.53 S&P MidCap 809.05 +1.82 +.23 +.58 +7.26 

801.01 666.58 Russell 2000 789.95 +2.53 +.32 +.29 +14.19 

14,405.59 12,249.90 Wilshire 5000 14,269.90 +23.19 +.16 +.09 +11.66 

MUTUAL FUNDS 

steep slide in housing construction 

trimmed 1.2 percentage 

points from growth. Analysts 

believe housing subtracted 

a similar amount from 

growth in the final three 

months of this year and will 

continue to depress activity 

through the middle of 2007. 

In addition to the weakness 

in housing, auto manufacturers 

have also been struggling 

to reduce a high backlog of 

unsold vehicles. 

However, analysts say 

there is a slim chance of a recession 

as a result of the problems 

in housing and manufacturing. 

They also say they believe 

the slowdown will cause 

the jobless rate to rise to 

around 5 percent this year but 

think economic activity will 

pick up in the second half of 

2007. 

For the week ending Dec. 

23, a total of 319,000 claims 

were filed. In that week, 39 

states and territories reported 

an increase in claims and 13 

had a decrease with one reporting 

no change. 

FTC fines marketers of 4 weight 

loss pills $25 million for false claims 

town, N.J., will pay a $3.2 million civil 

penalty to settle the claims. TrimSpa, 

based in Whippany, N.J., will pay $1.5 

million. 

Majoras cautioned the estimated 70 

million Americans trying to lose 

weight not to turn to pills. 

“You’re not going to find weight 

loss in a bottle of pills,” she said. 

She said the FTC investigation 

found that the marketers of Xenadrine 

had a study that said those who took a 

placebo actually lost more weight than 

those taking the pill. 

“They not only didn’t have studies 

to support the claim, they actually had 

a study that went the other way,” she 

said. 

Some of the products marketed their 

claims through infomercials or celebrity 

endorsements. Anna Nicole Smith, 

for example, has endorsed TrimSpa. 

“Testimonials from individuals are 

not a substitute for science,” Majoras 

said. “And that’s what Americans need 

to understand.” 

Curt Alexander CFP 

12,500 

12,000 

11,500 

11,000 

OCT NOV DEC JAN 

10,500 

High Low Record high close: 12,510.57 

12,510.41 12,403.86 Dec. 27, 2006 

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 

Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt 

American Funds A: GwthA p XG 84,111 32.87 -0.6 +8.1/B +44.5/A 5.75 250 

American Funds A: IncoA p BL 58,910 20.36 +1.6 +18.4/A +66.5/A 5.75 250 

American Funds A: ICAA p LV 73,977 33.52 +0.6 +13.9/D +45.2/B 5.75 250 

American Funds A: WshA p LV 67,794 34.82 +0.8 +16.0/C +42.0/C 5.75 250 

Fidelity Invest: Contra XG 68,770 65.38 -0.3 +8.7/B +73.1/A NL 2,500 

Fidelity Invest: Magelln LG 45,958 89.84 -0.7 +4.6/C +15.6/B NL 2,500 

Oppenheimer A: Disc p SG 551 46.21 -2.4 +1.9/E +14.2/D 5.75 1,000 

Putnam Funds A: GrInA p LV 12,078 19.95 +1.0 +13.4/E +36.4/D 5.25 500 

Putnam Funds A: VoyA p LG 5,694 18.48 +0.1 +4.1/C +5.4/D 5.25 500 

Vanguard Fds: Wndsr XV 14,421 18.78 +2.4 +17.5/A +49.7/C NL 3,000 

BL -Balanced, GL -Global Stock, IL -International Stock, LC -Large-Cap Core, LG -Large-Cap Growth, LV -Large-Cap 

Val., XC -Multi-Cap Core, XG -Multi-Cap Growth, XV -Multi-Cap Val.Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. 

Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum 

$ needed to invest in fund. NA = Not avail. NE = Data in question. NS = Fund not in existence. Source: Lipper, Inc.

Star 

word rates: 

15 WORDS OR LESS 

1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00 

6 DAYS - $10.00 

SONIC OF ELIZA- 

BETHTON is now accepting 

applications. 

Energetic team members 

please apply in 

person. 

11 PROFESSIONAL 

HELP WANTED 

C.N.A. 

Full time 2nd & 3rd. 

shift. Career ladder 

and mission Driven environment. 

Life Care Center 

of Elizabethton 

Please contact Karen 

Moore At 

(423)542-4133, or fax 

Resume to 

(423)542-3784 or Visit 

with us at 1641 Highway 

19-E Elizabethton, 

TN 

EOE 

Life Care Center of 

Banner Elk located at 

the foot of beautiful 

Sugar Mountain in 

Avery County is now 

offering... 

* Full Time dietary 

aide position 

* Work 4 days, off 3 

days 

* Great benefits 

* Must work weekends 

* Sign on bonus 

* VERY dependable 

Contact... 

Lisa Smith, 

Dietary Manager 

Call 828-898-5136 

Classifieds 

542-1530 928-4151 

11 PROFESSIONAL 

HELP WANTED 

JENNY LEA ACADEMY 

OF COSMETOLOGY & 

AESTHETICS now accepting 

applications 

and clients. 

(423)926-9095, Johnson 

City. 

CARTER CARES 

After-School Program 

Position 

Announcement: 

PROGRAM LEADERS 

AT UNAKA ELEMEN- 

TARY AND HUNTER 

Prefer experience 

working with school 

age children. Have at 

least a high school diploma 

or the equivalent. 

Be 18 years of 

age. 

Must be able to work 

Monday through Friday 

2:30-6:00. Those 

interested should submit 

a resume to 

Sonya Miller 

Carter Cares Program 

Director 

8540 Hwy. 19E 

Roan Mountain, TN 

37687 

Or via email at 

sonyamiller@k12tn.net 

DEADLINE JANUARY 

11, 2007 OR UNTIL 

POSITIONS ARE FILLED 

POSTAL JOBS 

$16.46 to $26.19hr, 

now hiring. For application 

and free government 

job info, call 

American Asso. of Labor. 

1-913-599-8226, 

24hrs. emp. serv. 

RHA Health Services, 

Inc is a private, 

non-profit agency 

providing innovative 

services to individuals 

with developmental 

disabilities. We are 

currently seeking 

part-time direct care 

personnel to provide 

assistance Mon, Wed, 

Fri, Sat, & Sun 9am – 

2pm in the Elizabethton 

area. High 

School Diploma or 

GED, valid driver’s license, 

and insurance 

required. Interested 

applicants call 

423-247-3335 for more 

information. EOE 

SEEKING A 

LICENSED REALTOR 

Russ Swanay is seeking 

a licensed real estate 

agent to join his firm 

as a sale agent. Our 

business has expanded 

to the point 

that a wonderful career 

opportunity is 

now available for the 

right individual. To inquire, 

contact either 

Russ Swanay or Donna 

Swanay at 543-5741, 

or mail resume to 112 

South Armed Forces 

Dr., Elizabethton, TN. 

12 WORK WANTED 

GEN./PROF. 

SOUTHERN COMFORTS: 

Cleaning, hauling off, 

organizing. yards, 

homes, offices, debris, 

more. References. Licensed. 

423-542-5309, 

423-213-7937. 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

A BRICK, STONE MA- 

SON: Walls, walks, 

mailboxes, fireplaces, 

columns, fences, etc. 

POND SPECIALIST. 

(423)367-6880. Dependable 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

All types of Home Repairs. 

Hauling, painting, 

gutters, landscaping, 

pressure washing... 

Mo’s Handyman 

Service 423-383-4211 

BRIAN’S STORAGE 

BUILDINGS! For sale. 

Display lot in Hunter 

on Hwy. 91. 647-1084. 

DECKS, SHEDS. ANY 

SIZE. CUSTOM DESIGN 

FOR YOU. BEST MATE- 

RIALS, STURDY, SAFE. 

REASONABLE PRICE. 

(423)367-6880 

ELIZABETHTON:Construction, 

Trackhoe, 

backhoe, frontloader, 

landcleared, 

site work septic systems, 

dirt, shale for 

sale. (423)547-0408, 

895-0499. 

Handy Andy Home 

Improvements for all 

your interior, exterior 

repairs, pressure washing, 

painting. 

(423)543-1979, 

(423)242-8187. 

HAUL gravel for driveways, 

dirt for sale, 

also backhoe work of 

any kind. Call 

423-542-2909. 

JLJ HOME IMPROVE- 

MENT, remodeling, 

room additions & vinyl 

siding. Licensed & 

Insured. 423-543-2101. 

KY CONSTRUCTION 

Specializing in finished 

grade work and 

demolition. All types 

of front end loader 

work. Dirt for sale. 

Quality, honest work 

at the best price. Will 

beat any other estimates, 

guaranteed. 

Keith Younce, 

(423)543-2816. 

423-341-7782 

NEED odd jobs done? 

Can do carpentry 

work, plumbing, etc. 

Free estimates 

(423)213-7165. 

PETERS PLUMBING RE- 

PAIR: Leaking faucets, 

water closets, sinks, 

tubs, water heaters, 

Senior Discount. 

Call 423-342-7271. 

Tolleys Mobile Home 

Moving. 1900 Bristol 

Hwy. Watauga. 

423-542-2533, Mobile 

360-0196 Bonded, Licensed, 

Insured, Certified. 

Wing Chun Kung FU 

Saturday morning 

class being offered. 

Ages 10 to adult 

(423)342-7726. 

www.Sycamore- 

Gardens.com 

Sycamore Gardens 

Landscape Services 

Free Assessment on 

your Lawn & 

Landscape needs 

(423)773-1971 

16 BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

321 Elk Avenue, 


High visibility! Zoned 

B-4. Presently being 

used as Bubba`s Detail 

Shop. 4 Bay doors, 

hydraulic lift, display 

window, air compressor, 

security system. 

CRYE-LEIKE 

Call Barbara 

Harkleroad at 

677-3985 or 232-0099 

16 BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

5113 Hwy 19E 

Hampton 

Spacious 9200 SF Steel 

Warehouse building 

with 1200 SF of office, 

showroom space in 

Tri-Cities. $375,000 

Penny Woodson 

Century 21 

Whitehead Woodson 

725-4000 

614 WEST H STREET 

Duplex apartment 

building, well located 

in West Elizabethton. 

Brick, two story unit 

has solid rental history. 

Main level features 

1BD, 1BA, upper level 

features 2BD, 1BA. 

Lower level rents for 

$265 and upper level 

rents for $350. Large 

level lot offers detached 

building for 

storage. $76,000 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

692 Austin 

Springs Rd. 

Ten 1BR, 1BA units, 

Piney Flats. Near JC, 

Boone Lake. $275,000. 

(423)833-2054 

(423)895-0192 

Realty Executives 

Julian Real Estate 

423 547 2740 

714 Maple Oak 

Nice four 1 bedroom 

apartments. Newly 

renovated; new flooring. 

$135,000 

C21 Whitehead 

Sherree Holt 

543-4663 

19 BUILDINGS 

SALE/RENT 

573 Hwy 91 

Commercial Lot on 

busy highway. With a 

300 sq. foot building 

with power and water. 

$55,000 

C21 Whitehead 

Sherree Holt, 

543-4663 

BACK ON MARKET! 

FOR SALE BY OWNER 

275 feet highway 

frontage on 19E. 

29x27 store with new 

roof and well zoned 

commercial a steal 

at $22,000. 

Call for details 

(423)725-4145 

MEDICAL Suite for rent. 

Great location. Adjacent 

to Sycamore 

Shoals Hospital. Office 

complex #1, suite 6. If 

interested call 

423-543-6660. 

STEEL BUILDINGS 

Leftover Stock from 

2006 that MUST be 

sold! Steel Prices are 

Increasing, Get Yours 

Today and Save Thousands. 

Sizes Limited- 

Call ASAP! 

1-800-222-6335 

20 ARTICLES 

FOR SALE 

$175 Queen size pillow 

top mattress set. New, 

still in plastic. Must sell! 

343-4408. 

100% Leather Sofa / 

Loveseat - 

Never opened from 

wrapping! 

Retail - $1,999. Sell - 

$899! 

434-0603. 

12X21 workshop on 

mobile home frame. 

$1,000 and you move. 

423-340-2264. 

2 Mattress sets for 

Sale! Full - $119 and 

King - $249. NEVER 

used and in plastic. 

343-4412. 

ALL wood 6 Pc Bedoom 

Set - Beautiful 

Cherry Sleigh. All 

Wood. Brand New! 

Originally $2,300. Will 

sell for $795. 343-4601. 

COUCH and Loveseat 

- Stylish wood trim. 

Neuteral color, Never 

used! Retail - $1,100, 

Sell - $495. 434-0603. 

DINING Set 9 PC - 

SOLID Birch wood. 

Never used! Retail - 

$3,000, Sell - $1,199. 

929-3626. 

MOVING! Beautiful 

seven piece bedroom 

suit. Less than one 

year old. $1,000 OBO 

(423)647-3164. 

NEW dryer $200.; 

washer (used 2yrs.) 

$150.; (2) kerosene 

heaters $30-$40.; 

plenty of tools. 

423-543-4436. 

20 ARTICLES 

FOR SALE 

PARTS for 85 Buick Park 

Avenue, 20” electric 

range $100, Honda 

three wheeler $300, 

(423)547-9123 

23 YARD 

SALES 

214 CONSTITUTION 

AVE. COLONIAL 

ACRES SUBDIVISION, 

ELIZABETHTON. Saturday, 

8:00AM-1:00PM 

INSIDE Sale. 1001 1/2 

Grindstaff Ave. Fri, Sat, 

8-? Furniture, freezer, 

clothes, ect. 

25 PETS 

& SUPPLIES 

FREE puppies to go 

good home. Lab mix. 

(423)542-5885, 542- 

0537, ask for Debbie. 

GREAT DANE PUPPIES, 

black Harlequins and 

Merles, parents on 

premises, males and 

females. 

(423)768-3390, Kelly. 

Half German Shepherd 

& half Lab pups 

FREE to good home. 

6wks. old. 360-1621, 

292-2808 

MINIATURE SCHNAU- 

ZER PUPPIES, had frist 

shots, $375 each, 

please call 

(423)342-1138 

leave a message. 

and 

26 COAL-OIL- 

WOOD 

FOR SALE 

FOR Sale - SEASONED 

OAK FIREWOOD, split 

and delivered. 

(423)434-2855. 

SEASONED Hardwood. 

Mixed hardwood $60. 

All hickory $75 pickup 

load. 926-6398. Delivered 

& stacked. 

27 LIVESTOCK 

& BREEDING 

Nine year old Haflinger 

mare, good disposition, 

friendly, good 

with children. Asking 

$600. 423-895-0456 

28 CHILD CARE 

HELP/SERVICES 

CHILDCARE in my 

home. 15yrs. experience. 

Happy Valley 

area. All ages. Meals 

provided. (423) 

543-1542. 

29 TOWNHOUSES 

CONDOS FOR 

SALE/RENT 

2BR, 1.5BA Townhouse. 

W/D hookup, appliances, 

carpet, D/W, 

deck, paved driveway. 

$475.mo. plus 

deposit. 423-483-4875. 

3BR, 1.5BA CH&A, appliances. 

No pets. 

lease, financial references, 

deposit. 

$500.mth. 

(423)542-9127. 

31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

**ALL Real Estate advertising 

in this newspaper 

is subject to the 

Fair Housing Act which 

makes it illegal to advertise 

“any preference 

limitation or discrimination 

based on 

race, color, religion, 

sex, handicap, familial 

status, or national origin, 

or an intention, to 

make any such preference, 

limitation or discrimination. 

”Familial 

status includes children 

under the age of 

18 living with parents 

STAR - FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2007 - Page 13 

It’s a wash - more businesses offer sanitizers 

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Whenever 

Joan Aycock brings her children to a fast-food 

restaurant, she lets them spend time in the 

play area. And when they come out, so does 

the hand sanitizer. 

“We have skin issues, things we are sensitive 

to — dirt and germs. We want to get them 

off as soon as possible,” the Fayetteville mother 

said while helping her sons Wesley, 7, and 

Andrew, 9, with hand sanitizer packets offered 

at a Chick-fil-A restaurant. 

More U.S. businesses are helping customers 

clean up. No longer the province of hospitals 

and health clinics, hand sanitizers are being 

offered from health clubs and schools to 

restaurants and groceries. 

“It’s being used in every market that we 

serve,” said Joe Drenik, spokesman for Akron, 

Ohio-based GOJO Industries, Inc., which 

makes Purell hand sanitizer. “This is a way to 

kill germs on the go — there’s an increased 

awareness of germs and the implications of 

germs and getting sick.” 

Although disease threats such as bird flu or 

pandemic flu have made headlines in recent 

years, Drenik said the popularity of hand sanitizers 

has come mainly from the public’s better 

awareness of germs and how they are 

transmitted. 

“All of these things kind of work together 

to create this snowball effect with potential 

pandemics being one of many factors,” he 

said. “People are more apt to take steps to protect 

themselves.” 

Although Drenik declined to release 

Purell’s sales figures, hand sanitizer sales in 

the United States have enjoyed double-digit 

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LOST & FOUND 

FOUND CAT in Central 

Community. Call after 

5:00PM. (423)542-3253. 

LOST 1-1-07 2 wheel 

dolly, Milligan - Happy 

Valley area. 4-5 weeks 

cloth coin purse with 

hearing aid and Masonic 

ring. (Reward) 

(423)926-1964. 

LOST 14K OVAL JADE 

RING with 1/2 carat 

diamonds on each 

side. Generous reward 

offered. Please reply 

to Box 596 c/o Elizabethton 

Star PO Box 

1960 Elizabethton, TN 

37644. 

4 PERSONALS 

NEW ARRIVALS 

ABORTION? WHY? 

CONSIDER 

ADOPTION 

Warm, secure loving 

home available for 

newborn baby. Please 

call 1-800-606-4411. 

A- 1034. 

5 SPECIAL 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

$200. REWARD for information 

on a 1988 

Dodge Dakota TK, 

grey primer with red 

paint in side bed. 

Bondo on right side of 

bed. All information 

will be private. Has 

been seen in Elizabethton 

West End of 

town. 423-542-4475 

423-612-0132 

C.Y. and Linda Peters 

wish to thank all of 

our Star Customers 

on Stoney Creek for 

their cards, gifts, 

and money. 

We also want to 

thank the ones 

that gave us the 

tips for gas. 

Keep C.Y. in your 

prayers and may 

God bless you. 

7 BEAUTY & 

BARBER 

FOR SALE, Three 

Shampoo/ Styling Stations, 

two dryers, removed 

from Beauty 

Shop (423)542-4921, 

(423)418-0367. 

FOR SALE, Beauty Salon, 

located in Historic 

Downtown Elizabethton. 

Newly remodeled, 

retro decor, 

Three Shampoo/ Styling 

Stations, Two Dryers, 

ready for operation. 

Assume rent. 

(423)542-4921, 

(423)418-0367. 

10 HELP WANTED 

GENERAL 

APPLEBEE’S Now hiring 

line cooks and servers. 

Flexible hours, excellent 

benefits, competitive 

pay. Apply in person, 

Monday thru Friday 

2:00-4:00PM. EOE 

EARN over $200.00 per 

month easily by donating 

Plasma. Call 

Plasma Biological 

Services @ 926-3169 

Help Build Your 

Community! 

Join 

YOUTHBUILD 

of Northeast 

Tennessee 

YouthBuild of Northeast 

Tennessee is an 

employment training 

program that offers: 

* onsite construction 

training 

* pair work in residential 

construction 

* adult basic education 

toward a GED 

* personal support 

* community leadership 

opportunities 

* job placement assistance 

or continuing 

education referral following 

training If you 

are a young man or 

woman who: 

* is serious and committed 

* is unemployed 

* lacks a high school 

diploma 

* is interested in construction 

related careers 

* is interested in contributing 

to your community 

* is between 18 and 

24 years old 

YouthBuild of Northeast 

Tennessee 

could be the program 

for you. For 

more information 

call 547-7515 Ext. 

135 

YouthBuild of Northeast Tennessee 

is an equal opportunity 

employer/program. Auxiliary 

aids and services are 

available upon request to individuals 

with disabilities 

and/or limited English proficiency. 

growth since 2003, according to marketing information 

company Information Resources, 

Inc. This year through December, more than 

$70 million in all brands of hand sanitizers 

(Purell is the market leader, enjoying more 

than $36.6 million of the sales) have been sold 

in U.S. supermarkets and drugstores, up 14.4 

percent from the year before. 

The largest sales growth in recent years 

came in 2005, when more than $67.3 million in 

sanitizers were sold, a whopping 53.5 percent 

increase from 2004, according to ACNielsen 

figures. 

Drenik said the increasing availability of 

hand sanitizers at businesses shows how public 

perception has changed about germs in the 

last few decades. Yet most restaurants still are 

slow to offer hand sanitizers to customers, although 

some chains are considering it, Drenik 

said. 

“When Purell came out in the 1980s, it was 

used behind the scenes. If a business then provided 

hand sanitizer, it would raise questions 

about cleanliness,” he said. “Today it’s just the 

opposite — the perception is the facility pays 

attention to the details.” 

Perception of cleanliness also is a big factor 

in bringing customers to health clubs, said 

Skip Lennon, owner of 13 Gold’s Gym franchises 

in North Carolina and South Carolina 

where wipes are offered to members to clean 

off equipment. 

“Everybody’s germophobic. There are people 

out there sweating” as they work out, said 

Lennon, who is based in Wilmington, N.C. 

“After they grab the cardio equipment and 

free weights, they can wash their hands as 

well.” 

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A started offering 

hand sanitizer packets this past fall at playgrounds 

at its restaurants and also at some 

drive-thru windows. 

“We provide the playground area for kids 

to come and play and we do sanitize those 

surfaces. But because of the traffic, kids can 

come in ... and as soon as they come in, it’s 

dirty again,” said Hal King, food safety manager 

for Chick-fil-A. “When you come up to 

the drive-thru window, you can’t wash your 

hands before you eat.” 

Contact with other people and environmental 

surfaces — such as a table, a door or a 

playground slide — plays a role in whether 

people become infected with a cold or the flu, 

said Dr. Edward Chapnick, director of infectious 

disease at Maimonides Medical Center 

in New York. 

Just trying to treat those surfaces “is clearly 

not the way to go — cleaning has limited effectiveness 

because if you clean it, the next 

time someone touches it who has a cold, the 

germs are there again,” Chapnick said. “Much 

more effective than treating surfaces is frequent 

use of hand disinfectant, especially in 

areas in which there are a lot of people and areas 

where people eat.” 

The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain 

Kroger Co. has been offering hand-sanitizing 

wipes near its shopping carts. 

“It’s very popular with many customers,” 

said spokeswoman Meghan Glynn. “You grab 

it, you wipe down the cart and you dispose of 

it. Customers tell us they appreciate it’s there. 

It doesn’t require a lot of effort.” 

The hand wipes also are popular at smaller 

stores — New York grocery store Really Cool 

Foods has incurred the extra cost of offering 

them, about $75 for a case of 4,000 wipes, since 

May. 

“We’re not really concerned. If our customers 

feel they need them, then we’re OK 

with it,” said spokesman Hans Dempsey. “It’s 

a small price to pay for saving the world from 

the flu.” 

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD 

CLASSIFIED AD 

1.Start your ad with the merchandise you 

are selling - starting with the merchandise 

makes it easier for the reader to 

locate your item(s) for sale. 

2. Always include the price of the item you 

are selling - 52% of all classified ads do 

not include a price. 

3. Keep abbreviations to a minimum - make 

it easy for readers to understand. 

4. Place yourself in the reader’s position - 

ask what you would like to know about 

the merchandise for sale - include information 

such as brand names, colors and 

other specific descriptions. 

5. Write your ad down on paper before 

placing ad. 

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FOR RENT 

or legal custodians; 

pregnant women and 

people securing custody 

of children under 

18. This newspaper will 

not knowingly accept 

any advertising for 

real estate which is in 

violation of the law. 

Our readers are 

hereby informed that 

all dwellings advertised 

in this newspaper 

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 

118 Buck Van Huss Dr. 

1BR, appliances. No 

Pets. $350.mo. 

$350.dep. 

423-542-8762, 

423-542-6232 

1BR, furnished, utilities 

furnished, behind Rec. 

Center, no pets, $400. 

month, $100. deposit. 

(423)543-6684. 

1BR, oak cabinets, 

washer/dryer, refrigerator. 

CH&A, water, 

garbage pickup, 

$350.mth, $300.dep., 

No 

(423)543-3960. 

pets. 

1BR, spacious, clean, 

quiet, W/D hook-up, 

A/C, $310.mth., 

$200.dep. Ask about 

W/D rental. 

www.home@honeycutt.com 

423-772-4089. 

1BR, stove, refrigerator, 

water, garbage 

pickup furnished, 

mini-blinds. Call 

(423)542-9200. 

2BR, stove, refrigerator 

furnished, W/D 

hook-up, 409 Brandon 

Street, close to 

Watauga River, 3 

blocks from downtown. 

$365.mth., $300. 

deposit. No pets. 

423-542-5726. 

429 West G Street Talladega 

Bldg. Remodeled 

2br, Utilities paid 

$369.mo. $175.dep. 

Laundry Facilities 

Available 11-10-06 

Empl & Ref's. 542-8493 

956-0068 before 5 pm 

Alexander Apts S. 

Watauga & G. Street 

2br 1ba Washer/dryer 

hookups. New Carpet, 

appliances. Quiet 

complex. $420mo 

$200Sec Dep. Employed 

& References 

No Pets. 

Upstairs 1br 1ba Available 

1-1-07. $325mo 

$200Sec Dep. Employed 

& References 

No Pets 542-8493 before 

5 pm 

APPLICATIONS for persons 

62+ or mobility 

impaired are being 

taken for Village East 

Apartments. Well 

maintained building, 

convenient to grocery 

store and drug store. 

Pick up an application 

at 200 North East 

Street M-F 

8:00AM-noon, For further 

information call 

(423)542-5478. 

BROOKVIEW APART- 

MENT AND STORAGE. 

2BR, appliances, W/D 

hook-up. NO PETS. 

$350mth., deposit. 

(423)543-2632, (423) 

543-4671. 

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31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

LARGE 2BR, off G 

Street, WD hook-up, 

CH&A, water included. 

$350month, 

no pets (423)929-0506 

LYNN VALLEY: at Lynn 

Valley Driving Range, 

2BR, Section 8 approved, 

W/D hookup, 

carpet. 

(423)360-1621 

NEED place to stay? 

EFFICIENCY STUDIO, 

APARTMENT: Everything 

furnished. Conveniently 

located. 

$150. week, $475.mth. 

423-957-4847. 

NEW 2BA, 1BA, single 

level with W/D hook 

up and dishwasher, 

hardwood and tile 

throughout, CH&A, 

panoramic view of 

mountains. 

$550month, plus deposit. 

(423)542-3329, 

(423)483-4875. 

NICE 2BR, large 

kitchen, appliances, 

W/D hook-up, CH&A, 

no pets, references, 

deposit, $425.mth. 

(423)474-2660. 

QUIET 2BR, 1.5BA, W/D 

hookup. Heat & water 

furnished. $550. mth. 

No Pets. 423-213-5362. 

SHARE HOME, Private 

entrance, bedroom 

and bath, dsl, sat. TV, 

references, 

$425month, available 

immediately 

(770)367-3821 

VARIETY of 1BR and 

2BR apartments available. 

Rent starts at 

$225month. Call property 

manager, 

(423)547-2871. 

WEST END: 2BR, 1BA, 

CH&A, APPLIANCES 

FURNISHED, NO PETS. 

$400 month $250. deposit. 

(423)542-3919. 

32 HOUSES 

FOR RENT 

107 Baird Lane. Lynn 

Valley. 3BR, 1BA, appliances, 

W/D 

hookup. No Pets. 

$495.mo. deposit 

542-5425 

2BR, 1BA, located 

near 14 mile marker, 

Stoney Creek. 

$300.month, $200.deposit. 

References. 

(423)474-2689. 

2BR, 2BA, appliances, 

W/D, city. No Pets. 

References, Deposit. 

John S. Brookshire Real 

Estate, 895-0910 

3BR, 1 1/2BA, Hunter, 

appliances furnished, 

W/D hookup, Section 

8 approved. 

$550.mth. (423) 

474-3668. 

3BR, 2BA, den, LR, utility 

room, stove, refrigerator, 

W/D hook-up, 

fireplace, CH&A, carport. 

Colonial Acres. 

References a must. 

$625. month plus deposit. 

No pets. 

(423)725-2059. 

3BR., 1BA, appliances 

furnished, carport, 

storage building, State 

Line Road, no pets. 

$500deposit, 

$575month. 

(423)895-0456. 

4 or 5BR, in Watauga. 

Water, garbage furnished. 

No pets. 

$725.mo. $725.dep. 

Firm. 423-323-8420, 

423-794-7415 

704 Cambridge Ave. 

3BR, CH&A, new 

kitchen appliances, 

deck, outbuilding. References. 

$650.deposit, 

$650. month. 

(423)543-5718.

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6 DAYS - $10.00 

32 HOUSES 

FOR RENT 

ASSORTMENT of rentals: 

Farm, brick, frame, 

pets, rent to own, furnished 

and unfurnished. 

282-6486. 

BEHIND Moody Airport, 

3BR, 2BA, fireplace, 

appliances, garbage 

pickup. $550.mth., 

$350.dep. References 

required. 543-5638. 

33 MOBILE HOME 

FOR RENT 

14x70, 2BR, appliances, 

W/D hook-up, 

no pets. References 

required. $340.mth., 

$250. deposit. 

(423)474-2945. 

2BR mobile home. 

Appliances, W/D 

hookup. Private lot. 

$325.mo., deposit. 

(423)791-4610. 

2BR, 12x70, CH&A, appliances, 

washer and 

dryer hook-up, garbage 

furnished, Charity 

Hill, $325month 

$200deposit 

(423)542-3002 

2BR, 1BA, furnished. 

Set on 1.5 acre, level 

lot $375.mo. $250. 

damage deposit. 

474-6364 

2BR, 1BA, West Side. 

No pets. $350. month, 

$250. deposit. W/D 

hookup. 

(423)542-4029. 

2BR, 2BA, CH&A, all 

appliances, Happy 

Valley School District. 

No pets. . + deposit. 

423-647-6304. 

3BR, 2BA, CH&A, $425. 

month, $425. deposit. 

Siam area. Private lot. 

Call (423)612-2870 

FOR sale or rent to 

own: 3BR, 2BA, CH&A, 

all appliances. 28x48, 

on 1/3 acre. Ready to 

move into. Owner financing 

available 

with $2,000 down. 

(423)943-3418 between 

9a.m.-9p.m. 

Rent to own 14x70, 

2BR on choice rental 

lot, near city limits, no 

pets. $1000. down with 

owner financing. 

$340.mo. 423-342-1190 

RENT To Own 1993 

14x60, 2BR, 1BA, Valley 

Forge Area on 

semi-private rental lot. 

$800.down, $325.mo. 

423-512-0578. 

RENT TO OWN: 3BR, 

2BA, 2003 16x70, on 

rental lot in mobile 

home park. Hampton. 

No pets. $1500 down, 

owner financing. $475. 

month. 423-895-0456. 

STONEY CREEK area: 

3BR, 2BA, CH&A, on 2 

acre lot. $500. deposit, 

$600. month. 

(423)213-0578. 

34 TOWNHOUSES 

SALE/RENT 

WATAUGA LAKEVIEW 

TOWNHOUSE, tastefully 

decorated, fully 

furnished, carefree living! 

$215,000 Country 

Road Real Estate 

(423)727-5074 

37 LAND W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

1279 Goose 

Bradley Road 

$250,000. 

Watauga Lake front in 

a desirable location 

with investment potential. 

Water and 

electricity tap fees already 

paid. Great 

view and 187 feet of 

lakefront. 

RAINBOW REALTY 

(423)547-2800 


FOR SALE 

134 Rufus Taylor Rd. 

Emily Dr. 

4.4 level acres in the 

Hunter community 

with easy access. 

$150,000. 

Call Dale, 

423-957-0069. 

RAINBOW REALTY, 

423-547-2800 

330 AA Deakins Rd. 

Acreage in Jonesborough. 

51.89 acres. 

Recent survey. Lots of 

road frontage. 

$469,000. 

Barry (423)483-8971 

REALTY EXECUTIVES 

JULIAN REAL ESTATE 

(423)547-2740 

39 Harbour View 

Beautiful Lake View 

And Lake Front at the 

back of the property 

is the pristine waters 

of Watauga Lake! 

$499,900 

C21 Whitehead 

Sherree Holt 

543-4663 

486 Sally’s Cove 

This 7 acres of land 

has nice size trees, 

borders a small 

stream and overlooks 

larger stream, $19,900 

C21 Whitehead 

Lisa Potter 

5434663 

Asher Court 

CONTRACT. Mostly 

wooded, 2.23 acres, 

just outside city limits. 

$36,500. 



423-547-2740 

BROAD STREET 

2.7 acre level lot with 

123 feet of Watauga 

River frontage. Convenient 

to Elizabethton 

and the Elizabethton 

Airport. 

$110,000. 


(423)547-2800 

We Have A STEAK In Your Future! 

We are hiring for: 

WAITSTAFF/HOST 

PREP COOKS / LINE COOKS 

CHAR-BROILERS 

DISHWASHERS 

BARTENDERS 

APPLY IN PERSON AT: 

1361 HIGHWAY 19E BYPASS 

ELIZABETHTON, TN 37643 

423-543-1313 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Classifieds 

542-1530 928-4151 


FOR SALE 

CHARITY HILL ROAD 

Farm land just outside 

the city limits of Elizabethton. 

Lots of pasture 

with stream and 

barn. Mostly fenced. 

$196,000. 

+ 


(423)547-2800. 

Copperhead 

Hollow Road 

Wooded land with 

lots of paved road 

frontage. 5 minuets 

from Watauga Lake 

$28,000 

Tom 

Century 21 


725-4000 

Dugger Cemetery 

Road 

Build you dream 

home on this 2.9 acre 

lot with Great mountain 

and lake views. 

$800,000 

Tom 

Century 21 


725-4000 

HIGHWAY 91 

4.38 acres of level 

land with 300 ft. of 

Watauga River frontage. 

$250,000. 


(423)547-2800 

Laurel Highlands 

Beautiful mountain 

views. Gravel driveway, 

cleared building 

site in place! Septic 

system approval for 

2BR home. $36,500 

Aimee Waldrop 

C21 


725-4000 

Mack Branch Road 

18+acres in Doe Valley 

with 2 creeks, easy 

access with over 900 

feet paved road 

frontage $180,000 

Tom 

Century 21 


725-4000 


FOR SALE 

SPEARBRANCH 

ROAD 

4.39 beautiful acres 

with split-rail fencing 

in a restricted mountain 

development. 

Additional 4.36 acre 

tract available. 

$120,000. 


(423)547-2800 

Stockton Rd. 

$25,000 

There are six lots 

available ranging in 

size from .351 to .687. 

Deed restrictions being 

processed. Taxes 

to be determined - 

parcel ID # will be determined. 


(423)547-2800 

38 LOTS 

FOR SALE 

200X175. Ollie Collins 

Rd., Siam. Nice building 

lot. (423)542-4736. 

39 LOTS W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

711 Cranberry 

Street 

50X150. Ready for 

home or duplex. 

$12,900. 

Realty Executives 

Julian Real Estate 

423-547-2740 

Josh 423-833-2054 

2123 West Elk 

Avenue 

Elizabethton TN 

Black Bear Drive 

lot in Bear Ridge 

Subdivision, Butler. 

Restricted, gated, 

across from Cove 

Ridge Marina & 

Watauga Lake. Good 

building, practically 

level lot. 

423-957-1528. 


423-547-2800 

Constitution Ave. 

Level wooded corner 

lot in a restricted 

neighborhood. Near 

Elizabethton. $29,900. 

Julia (423)957-8150 



(423)547-2740 

Office 952-0226 


FOR SALE 

COVE CREEK 

Roan Mountain, 

31x113, set-up with 

1984 Wilderness Cimarron 

5th wheel 

camper, under a permanent 

shelter. 

$33,000. 



LLC 

423-547-2740 

Dugger Cemetery 

Road 

Build you dream 

home on this .7 acre 

lot with Great Mountain 

and Lake Views 

$500,000 

Tom 

Century 21 


725-4000 

HILLSIDE 

Nice building lot in 

Eastside area. Located 

in city limits 

and just minutes from 

downtown. 1200 SF 

minimum. $18,500 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

LAKEFRONT 

Lot on Watauga 

Lake on Big Oak 

Drive in Point 8 Pines 

restricted subdivision. 

Yes, you can 

have a dock. 

$190,000. 

Call Dale, 

423-957-0069 


423-547-2800 

Lot 22 Bluestone 

in Horseshoe Cove 

.77 acre Lakeview 

building lot on 

Watauga Lake! Lot 

adjoins TVA waterfront 

property with 

lake access. 

C21 Whitehead 

Linda Whitehead 

$229,000 

543-463 

Lot 7 Asher Court 

Conveniently located 

in county with convenience 

of the city. 

Large 2 acre tract private 

wooded setting. 

Priced to sell. $22,000 

C21 Whitehead 

Lisa Potter 

543-4663 

FRED GOODWIN Mobile 676-4063 

CAROL GOODWIN 

FEATURED PROPERTY 

618 LONG HOLLOW ROAD • $139,500 

Attention Automobile Enthusiast! The garage has one section set up as 

a pint booth. Home offers 3 bedrooms on 1.69 acres and offers a new 

high efficiency heat pump with a media filtration system that insures 

that you have the purest air possible in the home. Call Carol 676-4063 


FOR SALE 

Wilcox Road 

This 6.4 acre parcel is 

perfect property for 

your mountain home 

& pasture for your 

horses. $65,000 

Tom 

Century 21 


725-4000 

42 HOUSES 

FOR SALE 

149 Smalling Road 

Brick ranch, 3BR, 2BA, 

screened porch, 2 

car garage, full basement. 

Andersen windows. 

Minutes from 

Elizabethton & JC. 

$147,900. 

(423)542-2798, 

(423)957-0600. 

117 DAVE SIMERLY RD. 

HAMPTON 

Cozy 3BR, 1BA. Along 

Doe River. CH&A, new 

roof, many updates. 2 

car carport. Outbuildings. 

Appliances 

stay. 18.5 acres. 

$134,000. 

(423)543-6342 

(423)895-0671 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

100% Financing 

Available 

126 Creekbank 

Road 

Totally updated 3BR 

home on level lot with 

creek in back. Hardwood 

floors, Gas logs, 

Carport. and more. 

Class A fishing and 

hiking nearby or relax 

on the covered back 

porch. $134,000. 

Call Jonathan 

542-4630 

Shell & Associates 

543-2393 

1029 Dry Creek, 


4000 sq.ft. auto garage 

with three bay 

doors 12' in height. 

Down draft paint 

booth with air compressor, 

cable, Internet 

safe, security system, 

heat pump for 

office spaces. Centrally 

located. 

CRYE-LEIKE REALTY 

Call Barbara 

Harkleroad at 

677-3985 or 232-0099 

1035 Berry Road 

2BR, 1.5BA, city 

home. A-1 condition. 

Lots of lights, outlets 

and extra wide doors. 

Monthly electric $35. 

Asking $69,900 but 

ready to make a 

deal. Check it out 

and make an offer. 

Call Jonathan 

(423)-542-4630 


(423)-543-2393 

105 ROCKWOOD 

DRIVE 

3BR brick ranch. Corner 

lot, full basement, 

drive under garage, 

partially finished utility 

area, fireplace. 

Barry (423)483-8971 



(423)547-2740 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

106 EAST K STREET 

This 1926 brick classic 

has been restored to 

perfection. This is one 

of the prettiest interiors 

we have seen. 

New CH&A. The interior 

is in impeccable 

condition. Open living, 

dining room with 

hardwood floors and 

brick fireplace. 

Kitchen with new 

flooring, plenty of 

cabinets, new range 

and refrigerator. New 

bath with pedestal 

sink. 3BD, 1BA. Nice 

laundry room. Rocking 

chair front porch 

and nice backyard. 

Paved driveway is 

shared with neighboring 

house. The classic 

beauty of this house 

will surprise you. 

$94,000 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

110 Tom’s Creek Dr. 

New 3BR, 2BA, Home 

just minutes from 

Roan Mountain State 

Park. $269,400. 

Aimee Waldrop 

C21 


725-4000 

113 

OLD CHARITY HILL 

ROAD 

Although this home 

was built in 1930, it 

has been completely 

updated and renovated. 

Huge great 

room. Huge kitchen, 

dining with cathedral 

ceilings and island. 

3BD, 2BA. Newer 

roof, siding and 

CH&A. Large deck 

overlooks nice back 

yard. A lot of square 

footage for the 

money. $89,000 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

119 FOX ROAD 

Turn key raised ranch 

on a beautiful partly 

wooded lot convenient 

to Johnson City 

and Elizabethton. 

Home has been completely 

remodeled 

and has a large wrap 

around deck, new 

roof, electrical box 

and flooring. Large 

family room downstairs 

leads out to 

covered patio. Two 

car attached garage 

and nice outbuilding 

to go along with the 

fabulous closets give 

this house lots of storage. 

This is a must see 

for anyone who 

wants a move in 

ready in a good location. 

3 or 4 Bedrooms 

and 2 Baths. $125,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

1213 

LEDFORD STREET 

EASTSIDE 

Newly updated split 

foyer just minutes 

from town. This 3BD, 

1.5BA home has a 

new roof and heat 

pump. Large lot with 

dog kennel, drive under 

garage and fresh 

paint throughout. The 

back yard is beautifully 

landscaped and 

has lots of privacy. 

Move in ready! Better 

hurry! $119,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 








43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

116 Old Charity 

Hill Rd. 

Cozy 3BR, 1BA home 

near Elizabethton. 

Freshly painted and 

new roof. Move-in 

condition. $72,900. 

Nikki (423)895-0192 

Josh (423)833-2054 



423-547-2740 

1279 Hwy 143 

Roan Mountain 

3BR, 2BA Residence 

that Borders a Rushing 

Creek with Beautiful 

Mountain Views! 

$87,500 

Aimee Waldrop 

Century 21 


725-4000 

1305 Circle Dr. 

Great Location! 

3BR home within 

walking distance to 

grocery store and 

downtown area. 

Great Condition. 

$89900 

C21 Whitehead 

Linda Whitehead 

543-4663 

132 FORD LANE 

Four unit apartment 

complex, located in 

the desirable Hunter 

Community. Owner 

occupies one unit 

and has seen that 

the building is properly 

managed and 

cared for. Two one 

BR units, 2 two bedroom 

units. Det. Garage. 

Appliances. 

Present income is 

$1,500 monthly. Present 

rents are low for 

the market. $179,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

133 BLEVINS 

TWO CABINS 

AVAILABLE, 

2BR, 1.5BA cabin 

tucked away in Tiger 

Creek Mts. approx. 

1.25acres, Fireplace, 

Front deck with gorgeous 

Mountain 

Views. Fully furnished. 

$129,900.00 EACH 

C21 WHITEHEAD 

SHERREE HOLT 

543-4663 

133 COAL 

CHUTE ROAD 

Cozy brick one level 

bungalow. 3BR, 2BA, 

Home has many updates, 

sits on an oversized 

level lot.in a well 

established neighborhood. 

CENTURY 21 HOME 

TEAM 

(423)788-0111 

LINE DIONNE 

(423)360-4713 

134 RUFUS TAYLOR 

RD. 

Nice 3BR, 2BA brick 

home on level 4.92 

acres. Land can be 

purchased separately. 

$250,000. 


(423)547-2800 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

135 DANIEL LANE 

EASTSIDE 

3BD, 2BA manufactured 

home just minutes 

from town with 

beautiful mountain 

views. Relax on the 

10'x24' front deck and 

enjoy the mountain 

breeze while still in the 

city limits. Owner is 

very motivated. Better 

hurry! $69,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

136 Morton Rd. 

Ranch home on 1.46 

acre, 31x36 barn. Lot 

near barn has electric, 

water and septic. 

$179,000. 



423-547-2740 

1439 

SOUTHSIDE ROAD 

Located just outside 

the city, this brand 

new one level home 

is situated on a beautiful 

lot. Living room 

with open kitchen, 

dining plan. Kitchen 

has beautiful oak 

wood cabinetry. 

Large laundry room. 

Bathroom with double 

vanities. 3bd, 1ba. 

Rear deck overlooks 

nice back yard. Attached 

carport. 

CH&A. $96,500 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

145 LITTLE STONEY 

CREEK ROAD 

Single level living in 

this 3BR, 2BA home 

with large stream, 

fenced backyard and 

nice outbuilding. 

$115,000. 


(423)547-2800 

1510 Stateline 

Road 

$79,900. 

Nice 3BR, 2BA home. 

Located just outside 

city limits. Features 

outbuilding and 

maintenance free 

yard! 


(423)547-2800 

156 Lakeview 

Terrace Lane 

Nice Watauga Lake 

view. Cape Cod with 

stone fireplace nestled 

on 7 private tranquil 

acres that backs 

up to National Forest. 

$399,900. 



423-547-2740 

1601 BURGIE ST. 

Southwest style 

home in West Side 

School District. Great 

starter or rental 

home. $75,000. 


547-2800

Star 

word rates: 


1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00 

6 DAYS - $10.00 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

1616 BURGIE 

3BR home in West 

Side School District on 

a double lot. Affordably 

priced at $95,000. 


(423)547-2800 

180 HART ROAD 

Immaculate 3BR, 2BA 

home on permanent 

block foundation with 

concrete patio on 

back and side. 

$92,000. 


(423)547-2800 

204 Aviation Drive 

Escape to this retreat. 

Just minutes from the 

city with relaxed atmosphere 

including a 

fish pond, nature’s 

best shade trees and 

greater landscaping. 

$125,000. 


547-2800 

206 MARION 

BRANCH ROAD 

2 story home with 

acreage. 3 bedrooms, 

2 full baths, 2 

half baths, master on 

the main. Country 

setting yet close to 

J.C. or Elizabethton 

Blue Ridge Properties 

(423)282-5182 

Sheryl Garland 

(423)895-1690 

206 Mosier Road 

Johnson City 

4BR, 1.5BA, Log 

Home. 3000+sqft., fireplace, 

full basement, 

Two heat pumps. Recent 

metal roof. 

4.7acres, open garage 

area with concrete 

flooring and 

roof, stable, several 

outbuildings. Mobile 

home hook-up. Privacy 

and convenience. 

$162,300. 

423-773-1177, 

423-929-2315 

2623 Siam Road 

Move right in to this 

updated 3BR ranch 

with new roof, siding, 

windows, CH&A, etc. 

Large detached garage 

with shop. Extra 

lot for building or mobile. 

$128,000. 

Call Tammie Jones @ 

Randall Birchfield 

Real Estate 

(423) 543-5959 

285 BISHOP 

HOLLOW 

Completely renovated 

2BR, 1BA home 

with new paint, windows, 

doors, architectural 

roof, carpet, 

and CH&A unit. 

$92,900. 


547-2800 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

294 Campbell Rd 

Butler 

Watauga Lakefront 

white cedar cabin located 

on wooded 

point with great views 

& a dock $429,000 

Tom Payne 

C21 


725-4000 

300 Daytona Place 

Below Appraisal! 

Home Warranty 

Included! 

Great location! 6BR, 

2BA spacious home 

offers over 3,000 

square feet of finished 

living space 

and a full basement. 

City schools, nice 

neighborhood, close 

to shopping and restaurants. 

$170,000. 

Bed & Breakfast? 

Call Jonathan 

423-542-4630 


423-543-2393 

321 REYNOLDS ROAD 

Mini horse ranch, just 

outside of the city. 

2.72 Acres of rolling to 

level land, completely 

fenced with 

page wire fencing. 

Barn has 976 SF with 4 

horse stalls, tack 

room, loft, all with water 

and electricity. 

Detached garage is 

32'X38", with 2 bay 

doors. The 2000 

manufactured home 

is on a permanent 

foundation, and features 

gas logs, master 

suite with large, private 

bathroom, huge 

laundry room, two 

children’s bedrooms 

and a fourth bedroom, 

presently used 

as storage. CH&A. 

Covered front porch 

overlooks the land 

and the pond. Large 

deck in the rear. A 

perfect place for 

those seeking a small 

ranch style property, 

suitable for horses. 

$155,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

385 Heaton Creek 

Roan Mountain 

3BR, 2BA brick 

rancher, fireplace, full 

basement, 2 car detached 

garage, Approx. 

15 acres near 

State Park. $300,000 

minimum bid. 

(423)772-3861 

402 Ferguson 

Avenue 

$89,900 

Ready to move into. 

2BR, 1BA, level lot. 

Offers large bedrooms 

with lots of 

closet space, oak 

flooring that looks like 

new, central vacuum 

system, double carports, 

and single garage. 

Furniture may 

be purchased separately. 


(423)547-2800 

433 MOUNTAIN 

VIEW ROAD 

Bluff City Tn. 

37618 

New 3BR, 2BA home 

all one level, great 

open floor plan. Wonderful 

Mountain 

Views. $173,500. 

Call 3 City Realty 

@423-652-2731 

Classifieds 

542-1530 928-4151 

501 Burbank, 

Roan Mountain 

REDUCED! 

$99,900 

You won’t find a better 

home at this 

price, on the Roan. 


423-547-2800 

579 Lake Drive, 

Piney Flats 

Magnificent views of 

Boone Lake. Beautiful 

5,000sq.ft custom designed 

home, private 

dock, 9+/- acres, stable 

with fenced pasture. 

Too many 

amenities to list. 

$1,250,000.00 

C21 WHITEHEAD 

Kathryn Turner 

543-4663 

590 LAURELS 

RD. 

Awesome Home! 

3 bedrooms, 2 Baths, 

open and spacious 

with hardwood floors. 

Babbling creek and 

red barn on a wonderful 

lot. If you need 

help with closing 

costs. Call today for 

details. REDUCED 

$175,900. 


(423)282-5182 


(423)895-1690 

596 LAURELS 

ROAD 

New construction! 

One level 3 bedrooms, 

2 baths, large 

kitchen/ dining. Minutes 

to J.C. or Elizabethton. 

Great Location! 


(423)282-5182 


(423)895-1690 

610 

FLORENCE STREET 

Good buy! 3BD, 1BA 

ranch style home in 

the City. CH&A. 

Paved drive. Deck 

with privacy fence. 

Nice level lot. Well 

cared for and priced 

at only $59,900. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

612 

FLORENCE STREET 

Great little house for 

the money. Only 

$49,000! 3BD, 1BA, 

CH&A. Hardwood 

floors. Nice corner lot. 

Needs a little TLC, but 

look at the price. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

634 Gap Creek Rd. 

REDUCED AND 

READY TO SELL! 

A great buy for 

$219,900. This 4BR, 

2BA home has over 

2600 finished sq. ft. 

and is a must see! 

Beautiful Mountain 

Views, cherry cabinets, 

hardwood floors, 

a screened patio, 

and much more. 

Call Tina Smith 

423-612-1725, 

State of Franklin 

Real Estate 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

707 

JOHNSON AVENUE 

This is a good buy! 

4bd, 1.5BA, CH&A, 

1,898 SF, all for 

$49,500. This is only 

$26.08 per square 

foot, including the lot. 

Perfect for family with 

kids or as a rental. 

Better hurry - this one 

will go quickly. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

721 BEECH STREET 

Brand new, one level 

on level corner lot, 

within walking distance 

of downtown. 

Unique floor plan features 

entrance foyer, 

open kitchen, dining, 

living room with laminate 

wood floor, 

2BD's, each with 

bathrooms, covered 

front porch, deck 

overlooking level 

backyard. CH&A. 

$89,900. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

724 West H Street 

All brick except vinyl 

garage. 3br, 2ba 

home. Family room 

with gas stove, fireplace. 

$145,900 

C21 Whitehead 

Sherree Holt 

543-466 

929 NOAH 

SNYDER ROAD 

MOUNTAIN CITY 

Bring your airplace 

and enjoy mountain 

living. Airport 10 

minutes from this 3 

bedroom, 2 bath 

chalet home with 

acreage. 


(423)282-5182 


(423)895-1690 

934 Fairview Rd 

Hampton 

3Br, 2Ba, home with 

13.81 acreage. It has 

awesome views in a 

country setting. 

$224,500. 

Penny Woodson 

Century 21 


725-4000 

FOR SALE 

BY OWNER 

401 SWIMMING 

POOL ROAD, 

HAMPTON 

2BR, 1BA, refrigerator, 

stove, laundry 

room. new roof, 

large lot, heat pump 

$49,900. 

(423)543-8212 

FOR SALE 

BY OWNER 

DANNER 

SUBDIVISION 

3BR, 2Baths, 2 out 

buildings with power, 

nice neighborhood 

level lot, 10 minutes to 

town . 

$140,000 

(423)474-2817 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

NEW LISTING 

179,900 

1098 POWDER 

BRANCH ROAD 

CHARM AND CHAR- 

ACTER OF A 19TH 

CENTURY HOME 

WITHOUT GIVING UP 

MODERN CONVEN- 

IENCES. 3 BED- 

ROOMS, 2 BATHS, 

BEAUTIFUL HARD- 

WOOD FLOORS, 

COZY FIREPLACE, 

GREAT OPEN LIVING 

AND DINING AREAS. 

2 CAR DETACHED 

GARAGE AND BARN. 

HOME IS JUST OUT- 

SIDE THE CITY LIMITS 

AND ENJOY GREAT 

VIEWS FROM THE 

COVERED FRONT 

PORCH. 

BLUE RIDGE 

PROPERTIES 

282-5182 

SHERYL GARLAND 

895-1690 

OPEN HOUSE 

SATURDAY AND 

SUNDAY 

2:00-4:00 

606 BIRCH STREET 

Great starter home, 

move in ready, refinished 

hardwood 

floors, fresh paint, 

new stove and refrigerator, 

new metal 

roof, new gutters, 

new vinyl in kitchen 

and bath, newer HP 

& WH, 2BR, 1BA, 

drive under garage 

w/ basement. One 

year home warranty. 

Owner will help w/ 

closing costs. 

$54,900 

WON’T LAST LONG 

OWNER / AGENT 

(423)914-8195 

(423)542-8014 

REDUCED $68,900 

2BR, 1.5BAs, all brick, 

fenced back yard, 

hardwood floors, storage, 

great city location. 

CRYE-LEIKE 

REALTORS 

232-0099 or 

Stephanie 

646-9988 

Need Offer ! 

1754 Sylvan Hill Rd. 

3BR, 3BA, about 3000 

sqft. Large kitchen, 

formal living, dinning, 

den with kitchen & 

gas logs. See photos. 

fsboad.com/nix/ 

FSBO 

$179,900. 

423-543-7499 

45 MOBILE HOMES 

W/PHOTO 

NEW LISTING!! 

299 Cole Hollow Rd. 

Stoney Creek. 

2BA, 2BA, 14x70, new 

siding, windows, 

doors, shingled roof. 

Spring water, two outbuildings, 

1.0 acre, on 

dead-end road. 

$44,900. 

423-474-3430 

This 28x52 

Shows Big! 

Open floor plan, 3BR, 

2BA, walk-in closets, 

large kitchen, lots of 

cabinets, big living 

room with fireplace 

sliding glass door in 

dining room. Ashley 

furniture, upgraded 

GE appliances. Less 

than $500. per month. 

SMITH HOMES 

(423)542-2131 

(423)928-9224 

58 MOTORCYCLES 

W/PHOTO 

HARLEY DAVIDSON 

1977 1000cc Sportster. 

Lots of new 

chrome, always garaged. 

Very nice 

bike. Invested over 

$8,000.00 in this bike. 

Will sell for $6500. or 

best offer. 

(423)335-4284. 

59 AUTOS 

FOR SALE 

1978 Ford Fairmont 

Antique. Looks good, 

Good running condition. 

Will take best offer. 

423-543-3033 

1998 VW New Beetle, 

automatic, PW, PL, 

keyless, 6-CD 96K, new 

tires, $5,800. O.B.O. 

(423)342-1220. 

1990 Astro Van, 4.3, 

automatic, 129K. 

Good condition. 

$1,300. (423)542-4417. 

2005 Cavalier, 2dr, 

9,700 miles, under factory 

warranty, automatic, 

AC, AM, FM, 

CD. 

423-474-6364. 

$9,594. 

60 AUTOS 

W/PHOTO 

PRE-OWNED 

Stock #LB4945 

2005 DODGE 

CARAVAN SXT 

One Owner 

White, 3.3, automatic, 

55K, AC, dual 

sliding doors, 

loaded, alloy 

wheels, AM/FM, CD, 

7 passenger captain 

seats. $11,995. 

J&L Motors 

198 Hwy. 91 

Elizabethton, TN 

37643 

(423)542-2664 

Price doesn’t include 

tax, tags, license 

W.A.C. 

PRE-OWNED 


2004 DODGE 

INTREPID SE 

39K, silver, 2.7, automatic, 

4DR, loaded, 

AC, alloy wheels, 

AM/FM, CD. Like 

new. $9,995. 

J&L Motors 

198 Hwy. 91 


37643 

(423)542-2664 


tax, tags, and license. 

W.A.C. 

PRE-OWNED 


2003 CHEVY 

IMPALA 

4DR, silver, automatic, 

loaded, 

AM/FM cassette, 69K 

Great deal. $9,495. 

J&L Motors, 

198 Hwy. 91, 


37643 

(423)542-2664 


tax, tags and license. 

W.A.C. 

PRE-OWNED 

2005 DODGE NEON 


4DR, SXT, 28K, red, 

4-cylinder, automatic, 

loaded, alloy 

wheels, AC, AM/FM, 

CD. Great deal. 

$9,495. 


198 Hwy. 91, 


37643 

(423)542-2664 

Factory warranty. Price 

doesn’t include tax, 

tags, or license, W.A.C. 

61 CAMPERS & 

RV’S 

NICE 2004 30’ Prowler, 

slide out, self contained, 

appliances, 

heating & air. $15,500. 

(423)547-3018. 

64 4X4 W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

2000 CHEVY 

BLAZER 

LT, Pewter 

PRE-OWNED 


4x4, 4.3, automatic, 

loaded, alloy 

wheels. Excellent 

condition. $7,995. 


198 Hwy. 91 


37643 

(423)542-2664 

Prices doesn’t include 

tax, tags and license. 

W.A.C. 


TRUSTEE'S NOTICE 

OF SALE 

WHEREAS, WILLIAM D. 

MATHESON and wife, 

MARY LEE MATHESON, 

of Carter County, Tennessee, 

executed, acknowledged 

and delivered 

to Kenneth 

Clark Hood, Trustee, a 

certain Deed of Trust 

dated the 15th day of 

August, 2003, and of 

record in Deed Book 

T674, page 152in the 

Register's Office for 

Carter County, Tennessee, 

to secure a 

certain indebtedness 

owing to Washington 

County Bank, a 

Greene County Bank 

office, and more fully 

described therein; 

and 

WHEREAS, default has 

been made in the 

payment of said indebtedness 

and the 

same has become 

due and payable and 

the owner and holder 

of said indebtedness 

has declared the entire 

balance owing 

thereon due and payable 

and has instructed 

the said Trustee 

to foreclose said 

Trust Deed and to advertise 

and sell the 

property therein and 

herein described, 

upon the terms and 

conditions set forth in 

said Trust Deed; and 

NOW, THEREFORE, notice 

is hereby given 

that I will on the 22nd 

day of January, 2007, 

at 1:00 p.m. prevailing 

standard time in Carter 

County, Tennessee, 

at the front entrance 

of the Carter County 

Courthouse, in Elizabethton, 

Tennessee, 

sell the following described 

real estate at 

public auction, for 

cash, to the highest 

bidder, and in bar of 

the equity of redemption, 

the statutory right 

of redemption, dower 

and homestead, but 

subject to all liens, encumbrances,easements, 

rights-of-way, 

set-back lines, restrictions, 

covenants, and 

unpaid taxes affecting 

the subject property 

having priority over 

the lien created by 

the subject deed of 

trust. The property to 

be sold is described as 

follows: 

Situate, lying and being 

in the 1st Civil District 

of Carter, County, 

Tennessee, more particularly 

described as 

follows: 

BEGINNING at an iron 

pipe in the southeasterly 

margin of Whaley 

Town, corner to Blust; 

thence with the southeasterly 

margin of 

Whaley Town Road 

and with a curve to 

the left having a radius 

of 230.00 feet, a 

chord bearing of 

North 36 degrees 39 

minutes 49 seconds 

East, a chord distance 

of 89.34 feet, an arc 

length of 89.91 feet to 

an iron pin; thence 

continuing with the 

southeasterly margin 

of Whaley Town Road 


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East, 163.39 feet to an 

iron pin at the intersection 

of the southeasterly 

margin of 

Whaley Town Road 

with the southwesterly 

margin of Reece 

Road; thence with the 

southwesterly margin 

of Reece Road South 

46 degrees 31 minutes 

16 seconds East, 36.50 

feet to an iron pin corner 

to Bostain; thence 

with the line of Bostain 

the following five calls 

and distances, to-wit: 

South 31 degrees 38 



iron pin; South 78 degrees 

50 minutes 53 

seconds East, 48.20 

feet to an iron pin; 




iron pin; South 05 degrees 

31 minutes 55 

seconds East, 43.09 

feet to an iron pin and 




iron pin, corner to 

Blust; thence with the 

line of Blust three calls 

and distances, to-wit: 



West, 11.43 feet to an 

iron pin; North 75 degrees 

43 minutes 55 

seconds West, 78.55 

feet to an iron pin and 


minutes 07 seconds, 

West 195.92 feet to an 

iron pin which is the 

point of BEGINNING, 

containing .829 acre, 

as shown by plat of 

same dated October 

16, 2002, by Ricky Lynn 

Snyder, Tennessee RLS 

#1910, Snyder Surveying 

Company, 156 

Doe Creek Road, Butler, 

TN 37640. 

BEING the same property 

conveyed from 

Shirley Matheson 

Sharp, Jim Matheson, 

John Matheson, Marcella 

Matheson Stoffregan, 

Dale Ann 

Matheson Ford, Susan 

Matheson, Gail Elizabeth 

Matheson and 

Allen Paul Matheson 

together with William 

Dean Matheson, heirs 

at law of the late Eliza 

Matheson, to William 

Dean Matheson by a 

deed dated the 25th 

day of October, 2002, 

and recorded in the 

Register's Office for 

Carter County, Tennessee 

at Elizabethton, 

in Deed Book 

473, page 461, to 

which reference is 

here made. 

Affixed to the subject 

property and to be 

sold with it is a 2003 

Fleetwood Stoneridge 

mobile home 4603R 

VIN No. 

TNFL227AB27213-SR13. 

The mobile home is 

being sold as-is, 

where-is, without express 

or implied warranties. 

The implied 

warranties of merchantability, 

fitness for 

a particular purpose, 

and habitability are 

hereby waived and 

disclaimed. 

The subject property is 

located at 570 Whaley 

Town Road, Butler, 

Tennessee. 

It will be the responsibility 

of the successful 

bidder to obtain possession 

of the property 

at his expense. The 

successful bidder shall 

be responsible for any 

damage, vandalism, 

theft, destruction, etc., 

to the property. This 

sale is subject to valid 

filed or unfiled mechanic's 

and materialmen's 

liens. No representations 

are made 

as to the validity or enforceability 

of any 

memorandum of mechanic's 

liens or any 

suit to enforce the 

same. 

Other interests in the 

property or matters affecting 

title include 

the following: 

1. Taxes for the year 

2006 are currently due 

and payable in the 

approximate amount 

of $330.00, and constitute 

a lien on the 

premises. The exact 

amount owing can be 

obtained from the local 

taxing authorities. 

Property taxes have 

been paid through 

the year 2005. 

2. All property is subject 

to zoning ordinances 

which control 

the uses which may 

be made of the property. 

The undersigned 

makes no representation 

as to the uses 

which can be made 

of the premises in 

compliance with the 

applicable zoning ordinance. 

3. William D. Matheson 

is deceased. No 

estate has been 

opened in Carter 

County, Tennessee. 

The sale will be made 

as trustee only, without 

covenants of 

seizen or warranties of 

title, subject to unpaid 

taxes and assessments 

owing on the property, 

and subject to all 

liens, encumbrances, 


easements, 

rights-of-way, set-back 

lines, restrictions, and 

covenants affecting 

the subject property 

having priority over 

the lien created by 

the subject deed of 

trust. 

The proceeds derived 

from the sale of said 

property will be applied 

to the payment 

first to the expenses of 

this sale, including attorney's 

fees, then to 

the payment in full of 

the indebtedness including 

interest secured 

by said Trust 

Deed, and the balance, 

if any, to be 

paid to the parties legally 

entitled thereto. 

This sale may be postponed 

or adjourned 

from time to time without 

readvertising the 

sale, and may be dismissed 

and the sale 

not conducted. The 

acting Trustee or any 

Substitute Trustee is 

authorized to appoint 

an agent or an auctioneer 

to conduct 

the sale, and any sale 

so made shall have 

the same validity as if 

made by the original 

Trustee. The sale shall 

be for cash, to the 

highest bidder. 

Dated this the 22nd 

day of December, 

2006. 

KENNETH CLARK 

HOOD 

Trustee 

L:\Foreclosure\G- 

CB\Matheson William & 

Mary 06-40532\Notice 

12/29, 1/5, 1/12 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Animal Control 

Board of the Carter 

County Commission 

will meet Thursday, 

January 11, 2007 at 

3:00 p.m., 2nd Floor 

Conference Room, 


Bob White, Chairman 

1/5 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Budget Committee 

of the Carter 

County Commission 

will meet Thursday, 

January 11, 2007, 6:00 

p.m., 2nd Floor, Mayors 

Conference Room, 


William L. Armstrong, 

Chairman 

1/5 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

A public hearing on 

the following changes 

will be held during the 

Jan. 16, 2007, 10am 

meeting of the Carter 

County Board of Commissioners: 

1. Rezoning of 1446 

Broad Street from R-1 

to A-1 

2. Rezoning of 335 

Hwy. 01 from R-2 to 

B-3. 

3. Change in Article 8, 

Section 803 of the 

Zoning Ordinance. 

1/5 

IN THE CHANCERY 

COURT, PROBATE 

DIVISION OF CARTER 

COUNTY, AT 

ELIZABETHTON, 

TENNESSEE 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

per 

§TCA 30-2-306 

PROBATE NO. P070001 

ESTATE OF 

RAYMOND M. BAUTISTA 

DECEASED 

Notice is hereby given 

that on the 

2nd 

day of January, 2007, 

Letters of Testamentary, 

in respect to the 

Estate of 

Raymond M. Bautista, 

deceased, were issued 

to the undersigned 

by the Chancery 

Court Clerk and 

Master, Probate Division, 

of Carter County, 

Tennessee. 

All persons, resident 

and non-resident, 

having claims, matured 

or unmatured, 

against the Estate of 

Raymond M. Bautista 

are required to file the 

same with the Clerk 

and Master of the 

above Court within 

four (4) months from 

the date of the first 

publication of this Notice; 

otherwise, their 

claims will be forever 

barred. 

All persons indebted 

to the above Estate 

must come forward 

and make proper settlement 

with the undersigned 

at once. 

This the 2nd day of 

January , 2006. 

David F. Bautista 

Executor 

Deceased: 

Raymond M. Bautista 

David F. Bautista 

Attorney 

Melissa Moreland 

Clerk and Master 

1/5, 1/12

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AccuWeather ® 

TODAY 

A little rain; 

areas of 

morning fog 

68° 45° 64° 41° 

Bristol Almanac 

Statistics are through 6 p.m. yest. 

Temperature: 

High yesterday ........................ 62° 

Low yesterday ......................... 26° 

Precipitation: 

24 hrs. ending 6 p.m. yest. ... 0.00” 

AccuWeather.com 

Tennessee Weather 

Memphis 

64/51 

Sun and Moon 

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 

Sunrise today ....................... 7:41 a.m. 

Sunset tonight ...................... 5:28 p.m. 

Moonrise today ................... 7:41 p.m. 

Moonset today ..................... 9:25 a.m. 

Moon Phases 

Union City 

60/45 

Camden 

64/44 

Last New First Full 

Jan 11 Jan 18 Jan 25 Feb 2 

5-Day Forecast for Elizabethton 

SATURDAY 

Partly sunny 

with a shower 

possible 

SUNDAY 

Mostly 

cloudy, rain 

possible; mild 

56° 38° 

RealFeel Temp 

The patented RealFeel Temperature 

Today ........................................... 63° 

Saturday ....................................... 60° 

Sunday ......................................... 57° 

Monday ........................................ 39° 

Tuesday ....................................... 37° 

® is 

AccuWeather’s exclusive index of the effects 

of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine, 

precipitation and elevation on the human 

body. Shown are the highest values for each 

day. 

Nashville 

65/50 

Murfreesboro 

66/48 

Waynesboro Chattanooga 

63/42 63/46 

The State 

Today Sat. Today Sat. 

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 

Athens 65 44 r 64 43 c 

Bristol 66 44 r 62 42 c 

Chattanooga 63 46 sh 65 46 c 

Clarksville 63 46 pc 59 40 pc 

Cleveland 64 45 r 65 44 c 

Cookeville 65 45 r 61 42 c 

Crossville 63 49 r 60 43 c 

Erwin 68 45 r 63 41 pc 

Franklin 65 50 pc 60 42 c 

Greeneville 70 43 r 64 41 c 

Johnson City 66 44 r 62 42 pc 

MONDAY 

Partly sunny 

and breezy 

46° 27° 

Knoxville 

66/47 

UV Index Today 

By The Associated Press 

As of Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at least 3,006 members of the U.S. 

military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 

2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes 

seven military civilians. At least 2,413 died as a result of hostile action, 

according to the military’s numbers. 

The AP count is eight higher than the Defense Department’s 

tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EST. 

The British military has reported 127 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 

18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, 

five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, 

two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one 

death each. 

TUESDAY 

Several hours 

of sunshine 

47° 27° 

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM 8 a.m. .............................................. 0 

Noon ............................................... 1 

4 p.m. .............................................. 0 

0-2: Low 8-10: Very High 

3-5: Moderate 11+: Extreme 

6-7: High 

number, 

the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 

Forecasts and graphics provided 

by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2007 


68/45 

Kingsport 67 46 r 63 43 c 

Knoxville 66 47 r 66 44 c 

Memphis 64 51 pc 64 41 c 

Morristown 66 44 r 64 42 c 

Mountain City 65 44 r 61 43 pc 

Nashville 65 50 r 60 42 c 

Newport 70 43 r 65 44 pc 

Oak Ridge 66 46 r 65 44 c 

Pigeon Forge 66 47 r 66 44 pc 

Roan Mtn. 64 45 r 59 41 pc 

Sevierville 66 47 r 66 44 c 

National Weather for Jan. 5, 2007 

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 

Seattle 

42/41 

San Francisco 

Francisco 

54/41 

WINDY 

Los Angeles 

Angeles 

64/42 

Billings 

33/18 

Denver 

25/9 

COLDER 

El Paso 

Paso 

62/37 

Cold front 

Warm front 

Stationary front 

National Summary 

Today Sat. 

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 

Atlanta 66 47 sh 71 51 c 

Boston 57 50 r 60 44 pc 

Charleston, SC 78 56 c 76 55 s 

Charlotte 68 52 c 70 50 s 

Chicago 52 34 pc 41 27 pc 

Cincinnati 61 46 r 55 34 c 

Dallas 70 42 s 54 35 c 

Denver 25 9 sn 37 17 s 

Honolulu 80 69 sh 80 70 s 

Kansas City 46 30 pc 44 26 pc 

Los Angeles 64 42 s 70 45 s 

New York City 61 56 r 69 47 pc 

Orlando 80 65 pc 82 62 pc 

Phoenix 60 39 pc 60 39 s 

Seattle 42 41 r 45 39 r 

Wash., DC 64 55 r 73 45 s 

Minneapolis 

37/26 

WARMER 

Chicago 

52/34 

Kansas City 

City 

46/30 

Houston 

76/58 

Showers 

T-storms 

Rain 

Detroit 

54/41 

New York 

York 

61/56 

The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense 

that could not be verified as Iraq-related casualties by the 

AP. 

——— 

The latest deaths reported by the military: 

—A soldier was killed Thursday by small-arms fire in western 

Baghdad. 

——— 

The latest identifications reported by the military: 

—Army Pvt. David E. Dietrich, 21, Marysville, Pa., died Friday 

from small-arms fire in Ramadi; assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 

1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, 

Germany. 

MILD 

Washington 

64/55 

WARM 

Atlanta 

66/47 

Miami 

82/73 

A series of storms is affecting the nation today. One is bringing 

rain to coastal Washington. A second is bringing locally heavy 

snow to the central Rockies and Four Corners areas, as well as 

strong Santa Ana winds to California. 

The Nation The World 

Flurries 

Snow 

Ice 

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 

Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures 

are given for selected cities. 

Today Sat. 

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 

Acapulco 90 72 s 88 71 s 

Amsterdam 50 45 sh 48 41 r 

Barcelona 57 45 pc 62 49 pc 

Beijing 30 19 s 34 17 s 

Berlin 43 41 sh 46 36 c 

Dublin 48 41 sh 48 45 pc 

Hong Kong 67 51 s 65 52 s 

Jerusalem 49 45 r 52 44 r 

London 52 41 sh 46 41 r 

Madrid 55 32 pc 55 32 pc 

Mexico City 73 41 s 75 45 s 

Montreal 48 39 r 44 30 c 

Paris 50 46 c 52 39 r 

Rome 57 39 pc 57 39 pc 

Seoul 45 20 pc 34 15 sf 

Singapore 87 77 t 89 77 pc 

Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, 

r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 

TODAY’S WEATHER BROUGHT TO YOU FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT 

ELIZABETHTON ELECTRIC SYSTEM 

Temperatures 


542-1100 

(8 am - 5 pm) 

icant,” said Ferrell. “We could get some flurries as early as 

Monday,” he added. 

Past NWS records indicate that historically January has 

been a stormy month. Last year on Jan. 2, thunderstorms 

struck East Tennessee, causing $60,000 in wind damage. On 

Jan. 4, 1994, a winter storm dumped 24 inches of snow over 

the east coast with 6 inches falling in East Tennessee. 

Other stormy January dates include: 

— Jan. 5, 1997, a line of thunderstorms hit East Tennessee, 

causing over $230,000 in wind damage. 

— Jan. 6, 1996, a blizzard killed 80 people on the East Coast, 

with up to 30 inches of snow falling in East Tennessee. 

— Jan. 7, 1998, heavy rain caused flash flooding over 

Northeast Tennessee. Eight inches of rain fell in Carter County 

with seven people dying in the flood. 

— Jan. 9, 1962, heavy snow blanketed East Tennessee and 

12.1 inches of snow falling at Knoxville over a two-day period. 

— Jan. 10, 1997, snowstorms hit Northeast Tennessee and 

Southwest Virginia, with 2 to 5 inches of snow falling. 

— Jan. 11, 1983, the mountains were blanketed with 4 to 8 

inches of snow with about 1,200 homes losing power. 

— Jan. 13, 2006, snowstorm hit area, with 4 to 5 inches of 

snow falling across the higher elevations. 

— Jan. 15, 2003, snowstorm hit area, with up to 9 inches of 

snow falling in the higher elevations and 1 to 4 inches in the 

valley. 

— Jan. 16, 2000, snowstorm hit area with 3 to 5 inches of 

snow falling across the mountains of Northeast Tennessee and 

Southwest Virginia. 

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— Jan. 17, 1982, freezing ran hit the area. Accidents were 

numerous, bringing travel to a standstill. 

— Jan. 20, 1985, many record lows set. Tri-Cities fell to minus 

21. 

— Jan. 21, 2000, winter storm hit area with freezing rain 

and 2.6 inches of snow. 

— Jan. 22, 2003, snowstorm hit area with up to 8 inches of 

snow falling in the higher elevations and 2 to 5 inches in the 

valley. 

— Jan. 24, 2004, up to 1/4 inch of ice fell over Southwest 

Virginia and the mountains of Northeast Tennessee. 

— Jan. 26, 1998, snowstorm hit area, with 24 to 48 inches of 

snow falling in the mountains and 5 to 10 inches in the valley. 

— Jan. 27, 1974, thunderstorms hit area, with 60 to 75 mph 

winds causing much property damage. 

— Jan. 28, 2005, freezing rain glazed the area with 1/4 to 

1/2 inch of ice, power lines downed. 

— Jan. 29, 1966, winter storm dumped heavy snow across 

East Tennessee. 

— Jan. 30, 1980, heavy snow covered Northeast Tennessee 

with 7.4 inches falling in the Tri-Cities over a two-day period. 

Warm temperatures have always been a part of January 

with 60 and 70-degree temperatures not unusual. According 

to NWS records, the record high on Jan. 2, 1947 was 73 degrees; 

72 degrees on Jan. 3, 2000; 75 on Jan. 4, 1950; 74 on Jan. 

5, 1950 and 72 on Jan. 15, 1950. Two more January days in 1950 

— Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 — had record temperatures in the 70s. In 

1972, record-setting highs of 72 and 76 were reported on Jan. 

30 and Jan 31, respectively. 

U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,006 

E. Ky. man charged with stabbing 5, killing 1 

STRUNK, Ky. (AP) — An 

eastern Kentucky woman 

was fatally stabbed and four 

other people were injured in 

a fight Thursday, said police, 

who arrested a man on murder 

and assault charges. 

Troy Baird, 30, of Strunk 

in McCreary County, was 

charged with murder in the 

Chamber 


The Citizenship Award 

Committee, which selects the 

honoree from the list of nominees, 

is composed of previous 

recipients of this award 

along with the current presi- 

death of Betty L. Crabtree, 

56, of Pineknot, also in Mc- 

Creary County. 

Four others — Crabtree’s 

husband, Foster Crabtree, 

61; Wilma Jones, 55, of 

Stearns; Lonnie King, 45, of 

Pineknot; and Randall Walls, 

whose age and address were 

unknown — were treated 

dent, president-elect and director 

of the Chamber of 

Commerce. 

Outgoing Chamber President 

C. Keith Young will 

hand the gavel to incoming 

for stab wounds at the University 

of Tennessee hospital, 

Trooper Don Trosper 

said. Foster Crabtree was released, 

and the other three 

were stable, police said. 

Baird was charged with 

murder, first-degree robbery 

and four counts of first-degree 

assault, police said. 

president Patricia Holtsclaw. 

Tickets, which are $15 

each, will be available at the 

Chamber office, 500 Veterans 

Memorial Parkway, Elizabethton. 

Tickets will not be 

Trosper said the Crabtrees 

allowed Baird into their 

home before the fight started. 

State police responded to 

the scene about 12:30 a.m. 

Baird was being held 

Thursday in the McCreary 

County jail. Strunk is about 

9 miles north of Oneida, 

Tenn. 

available at the door. 

For more information or 

to obtain tickets, visit the 

Chamber office, call 547- 

3850, or e-mail eccchamber@earthlink.net. 

Lab 


car,” Ryan told the STAR on 

Thursday. 

Ryan deployed her K-9 

partner Sgt. Kabor to conduct 

a K-9 sniff around the 

exterior of the vehicle. 

“K-9 Kabor gave a positive 

alert at the passenger’s 

side and driver’s side front 

door seams. During the interior 

sniff, K-9 Kabor gave a 

positive alert on the driver’s 

seat and the passenger’s side 

floorboard,” states Ryan in 

her report. “During the hand 

search, (I) recovered a blue 

plastic bottle from the passenger’s 

side floorboard 

which contained approximately 

5.8 grams of marijuana 

and a small baggie with a 

white powdery substance, 

believed to be cocaine, all of 

which were in a plastic shopping 

type bag where Woodby 

was seated. 

“Woodby made a statement 

that the marijuana was 

his. During a search of his 

person, he was found to possess 

a prescription pill bottle 

— not prescribed to him — 

with 12 red-colored pills. In 

his wallet he was found to 

possess two packs of rolling 

papers and a total of $748 in 

U.S. currency.” Ryan states in 

the report that the money 

was seized from Woodby’s 

wallet and Woodby advised 

that he did not have a job 

and that the money did not 

belong to him. 

At that time, Ryan placed 

Woodby under arrest and 

charged him with possession 

of Schedule II narcotics, possession 

of Schedule VI narcotics, 

possession of Schedule 

IV narcotics and possession 

of drug paraphernalia. 

“A search of Shuffler’s 

person recovered a folded 

piece of foil with a substance 

believed to be meth,” states 

Ryan in the report. “A total of 

$2,472 in U.S. currency was 

recovered folded in his pocket. 

The currency was seized.” 

At that time, Ryan placed 

Shuffler under arrest and 

charged him with possession 

of Schedule II narcotics. 

“A passenger in the vehicle 

was identified as Summer 

E. Jackson,” states Ryan in 

her report. “Jackson had 

glassy eyes, slurred speech, 

unsteady gait and advised 

that she had taken several 

nerve pills. She was arrested 

and charged with public intoxication 

for her safety and 

the safety of others.” 

The Chevrolet Impala 

which was driven by Shuffler 

was impounded by the 

Carter County Sheriff’s Department 

and was towed 

from the scene to a secure 

location. 

“The dog had alerted on 

the trunk but we could not 

get into the trunk so we 

brought it here to a secure 

location to open it,” said 

Carter County Sheriff Chris 

Mathes on Thursday afternoon 

at a vehicle impound 

lot where the vehicle was 

being stored. 

Once officers were able to 

open the vehicle’s trunk 

they located a sealed onegallon 

container which was 

Wilder 


Wilder named Republican 

Sen. Mike Williams Senate 

speaker pro tempore after he 

switched sides to vote for the 

Democrat in 2005, and 

Williams won’t say for 

whom he will vote. 

However, Wilder said outside 

Thursday’s caucus 

meeting that Williams told 

him “face to face” that he’s 

going to vote for him. 

“Mike says he’s with me,” 

said Wilder, adding that he 

believes he’ll get the 17 votes 

to keep his position. “He’s 

told a lot of people he’s with 

me.” 

Williams could not be 


Meanwhile, Haynes said 

he was disappointed he didn’t 

get nominated, but said 

he planned to vote for Wilder 

on Tuesday. 

“I felt he got the commitments 

and had those before I 

even got in the race,” Haynes 

said of the caucus vote. 

“That’s understandable.” 

Haynes said he was told 

by Sen. Jerry Cooper, who 

approximately one-third 

full of methamphetamine 

product. According to police 

the product was in the first 

stage of meth manufacturing, 

which is known as the 

“pseudoephedrine wash,” 

where pseudoephedrine is 

separated from cold tablets 

to be used in the manufacture 

of meth. 

Mathes stated that police 

had previously found components 

of a meth lab that 

police believe may be linked 

to the vehicle which was 

stopped Wednesday night 

by Ryan. 

“Originally officers had 

gone to serve an arrest warrant 

at an undisclosed trailer 

park and they discovered 

some components of a meth 

lab,” Mathes said, adding 

that while officers found 

components such as tubing 

and a converted oxygen 

tank they were unable at 

that time to link them to a 

particular person. “This vehicle 

is associated within 

that trailer park.” 

Mathes stated that “as 

luck would have it, we got 

behind this car” and that 

Ryan noticed the vehicle did 

not have working tail lights 

and that there was not a legal 

license plate on the vehicle. 

“That’s like putting a 

billboard on your car that 

says ‘Police please stop 

me,’” Mathes said of the 

homemade license plate. 

According to Mathes, 

there was further evidence 

in the vehicle that pointed 

to the production of 

methamphetamine. “There 

is a piece of a phone book 

where they had highlighted 

lists of pharmacies that they 

had been to,” he said, 

adding that the list was 

probably used to keep track 

of where pseudoephedrine 

had been purchased since 

state laws limit the amount 

of cold medication containing 

pseudoephedrine that 

can be purchased by a person. 

Mathes stated that from 

the amount of meth product 

that was found in the trunk 

of the vehicle, approximately 

one to two ounces of actual 

methamphetamine 

could be produced. “You’re 

looking at a couple of grand 

in product if that were finished,” 

he said. “That’s just 

a rough estimate.” 

According to Mathes, the 

vehicle will be seized by the 

Carter County Sheriff’s Department 

and further 

charges against Shuffler, 

Woodby and Jackson are 

pending at this time. 

By Wednesday afternoon, 

Shuffler, Woodby and Jackson 

had all three bonded out 

of jail. Wednesday evening, 

Woodby and Jackson were 

taken into custody once 

again and were charged 

with inducing the process 

for manufacturing methamphetamine. 

Woodby, Shuffler and 

Jackson are all three scheduled 

to appear in Carter 

County General Sessions 

Court on Jan. 23. 

nominated Haynes on Thursday, 

that Cooper planned to 

abstain from voting on Tuesday. 

Cooper, a Morrison Democrat, 

left right after the 

meeting and couldn’t be 


However, Wilder said he 

hoped to get the vote of 

Cooper, who is facing federal 

charges of bank fraud, mail 

fraud and conspiracy involving 

the 1999 sale of his lumber 

mill in which Wilder assisted 

in getting a bank loan. 

“He’s good, he’s one of 

the best, and I care about 

him,” Wilder said of Cooper. 

If elected again, Wilder 

wouldn’t say if he would be 

prepared to relinquish his 

position in the future. 

“I don’t know if it will be 

my last time or not,” he said. 

“I know you think I’m old. 

But I’m in good shape and I 

enjoy doing this.” 

Thursday’s contested vote 

for speaker was the first time 

there had been one in a Democratic 

Caucus meeting 

since 1988.

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