Sunday, August 21, 2011 - Archives - Elizabethton Star
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Volume 80 - No. 197<br />
BY RoBeRt SoRRell<br />
STAR STAFF<br />
rsorrell@starhq.com<br />
Six people were treated at a<br />
local hospital Friday night following<br />
an incident at the Carter<br />
County Jail that may have resulted<br />
from methamphetamine<br />
fumes.<br />
Carter County Sheriff Chris<br />
Mathes said the ordeal began<br />
around 9:45 p.m. during a<br />
traffic stop on Highway 91 in<br />
the Stoney Creek community.<br />
Deputy Joseph Holsclaw stopped<br />
a vehicle occupied by Brandon<br />
Lewis of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
“Some of the details are<br />
sketchy and we are still trying<br />
to determine what happened,”<br />
Mathes said.<br />
Holsclaw was assisted by Constables<br />
Mark Carrier and Harvey<br />
Shaffer. The deputy said he lo-<br />
Index<br />
Obituaries ...................4A<br />
Editorials .................5A<br />
Sports........................ 1C<br />
Stock ........................ 6C<br />
Classified ..................7C<br />
Larry M. Eller<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Dovie M. Forrester<br />
Johnson City<br />
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Rosa P. Glover<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Ross R. Potter<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Community Matters<br />
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Cynthia W. Wilson<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
Jail quarantine<br />
Six people were taken to Sycamore Shoals Hospital late Friday night after unidentified fumes spread through the booking area of the<br />
Carter County Jail. Sheriff Chris Mathes said deputies arrested a person during a traffic stop and the individual may have been contaminated<br />
from a methamphetamine lab. People began collapsing inside the jail’s booking area and the area was quarantined through<br />
Saturday morning.<br />
6 people hospitalized from<br />
hazardous materials at jail<br />
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Brandon Lewis<br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
The Carter County Jail was off limits Friday night and early<br />
Saturday morning after six people were taken to Sycamore<br />
Shoals Hospital due to contamination from unidentified fumes.<br />
Sheriff Chris Mathes said an individual was arrested on drug<br />
charges in Stoney Creek and was taken to the jail’s booking<br />
area, where people began collapsing. All six individuals have been<br />
released from the hospital.<br />
Meth lab found during operation that nets 16 arrests<br />
BY RoBeRt SoRRell<br />
STAR STAFF<br />
rsorrell@starhq.com<br />
Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s<br />
Department rounded up 16 people Friday<br />
morning on various charges, including<br />
methamphetamine promotion; a clandestine<br />
meth lab was also found during the mission.<br />
Sheriff Chris Mathes said the arrests were<br />
the result of grand jury indictments filed on<br />
July 13 in Carter County. It was the second<br />
batch of indictments in the ongoing investigation<br />
into the purchase of pseudoephedrine,<br />
a key ingredient to the manufacturing<br />
of methamphetamine. Mathes said there are<br />
dozens of other individuals on the Sheriff’s<br />
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likely in future grand jury meetings.<br />
More than two dozen people were also arrested<br />
on Memorial Day weekend on methamphetamine<br />
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Carter County Planning Director<br />
Chris Schuettler was in<br />
General Sessions Court briefly on<br />
Friday afternoon on a theft over<br />
$1,000 charge.<br />
Schuettler spoke briefly<br />
alongside his attorney, Tom Jessee,<br />
with Judge John Walton, the<br />
District Attorney and Agent Brian<br />
Fraley from the Tennessee Bureau<br />
of Investigation. The short<br />
hearing resulted in a new court<br />
date set for November 2. A preliminary<br />
hearing is expected.<br />
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Carter County Planning Director Chris Schuettler was in<br />
General Sessions Court on Friday afternoon on a theft over<br />
$1,000 charge filed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.<br />
Although a preliminary hearing was planned, the case was reset<br />
for Nov. 2.<br />
Preliminary hearing<br />
for county planner<br />
reset for Nov. 2<br />
Ross Potter, who at 81 was<br />
the oldest active constable in the<br />
state of Tennessee, died Friday in<br />
the Johnson City Medical Center<br />
as a result of injuries received in<br />
a car accident on <strong>August</strong> 4.<br />
Potter had been in critical<br />
condition since the accident. A<br />
passenger, Jeanne Leonard, was<br />
killed in the accident.<br />
Potter, who lived in the Valley<br />
Forge community, represented<br />
The county planning director<br />
came to court with numerous<br />
supporters. So many in fact,<br />
that Judge Walton ordered that<br />
only individuals with cases on<br />
the docket could enter the courtroom.<br />
Bailiffs said that due to<br />
Fire Marshal requirements, not<br />
everyone could fit inside.<br />
Jessee said he and his client<br />
came to court prepared for a preliminary<br />
hearing, but because of<br />
time restraints and the full court<br />
docket, the case was reset.<br />
During a preliminary hear-<br />
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Meth Lab<br />
n Continued from 1A<br />
said deputies responding to 117<br />
Phillip Nave Road in the Siam<br />
community discovered a shake<br />
and bake meth lab. The officers<br />
recovered 1/4 ounce of fresh meth<br />
product from a single shake and<br />
bake lab.<br />
“We usually only get a small<br />
amount of finished product from<br />
the labs because the cooks have<br />
already used the drugs,” Mathes<br />
said.<br />
Five individuals were taken<br />
into custody at the Phillip Nave<br />
Road property. Mathes said that<br />
in addition to the indictments for<br />
promotion of methamphetamine<br />
manufacture, charges for operating<br />
the meth lab will also be filed<br />
once paperwork is complete.<br />
There were four arrest teams<br />
Friday morning. Mathes said<br />
they began at 5:30 a.m. and the<br />
last team returned at 3 p.m. The<br />
teams were made up of deputies<br />
from the Sheriff’s Department<br />
and the First Judicial District<br />
Drug Task Force. The Memorial<br />
Day roundup included officers<br />
from Johnson County as well.<br />
During that roundup, the arrests<br />
By Ashley RAdeR<br />
STAR STAff<br />
acarden@starhq.com<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong>/Carter<br />
County Chamber of Commerce<br />
will have a busy next few months<br />
with multiple events planned<br />
during that time. The Chamber<br />
of Commerce Board of Directors<br />
received an update on Chamber<br />
happenings during their meet-<br />
7:00 PM<br />
were generally in the Butler and<br />
Mountain City areas of Johnson<br />
County.<br />
This time, officers spread out<br />
across Carter County. One arrest<br />
was made in Johnson County<br />
but the remaining arrests were<br />
in Carter County. Mathes said<br />
officers made arrests in Siam,<br />
Milligan, Roan Mountain and<br />
elsewhere in the county.<br />
“The operation went smoothly,”<br />
Mathes said. “The officers<br />
didn’t report any problems.”<br />
Deputies were equipped for<br />
anything that came up during<br />
the operation, including the discovery<br />
of a meth lab. “They knew<br />
that they might find a meth lab<br />
at any of the arrest locations,”<br />
the sheriff said.<br />
A meth lab was also found<br />
during the Memorial Day arrests.<br />
That lab resulted in charges filed<br />
by the Johnson County Sheriff’s<br />
Department.<br />
The indictments filed by the<br />
grand jury were all related to<br />
promotion of methamphetamine<br />
manufacture. The counts ranged<br />
from 11 to 53.<br />
ing Thursday afternoon.<br />
The biggest event the Chamber<br />
is currently working on is<br />
the fall festival Octoberfest. Octoberfest<br />
will be held on Saturday,<br />
Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 6<br />
p.m.<br />
The Festival Committee is<br />
still working on the details of<br />
the event so the exact schedule<br />
has not been set.<br />
Alexander<br />
Russom<br />
Mitchell<br />
Campbell<br />
Dana<br />
Guess<br />
Martha<br />
Roark<br />
Alexander Russom was arrested<br />
for failure to appear for<br />
initiation of a process intended<br />
to result in the manufacturing<br />
of methamphetamine and promotion<br />
of methamphetamine<br />
manufacture. Bond was set at<br />
$100,000. Dana Guess was arrested<br />
on 15 counts of promotion<br />
and bond was set at $100,000.<br />
William Oxendine was arrested<br />
on 17 counts of promotion and<br />
bond was set at $100,000. James<br />
A four mile run and 3k walk<br />
will begin at 10 a.m. The arts<br />
and crafts and food vendors will<br />
also open at 10 a.m. A cornhole<br />
tournament and costume<br />
contest are planned. There will<br />
be Spooky Tales in the Covered<br />
Bridge Park at 1 p.m.<br />
The Conservation Camp for<br />
fourth grade students from all<br />
the county and city schools will<br />
The Appalachian Fair<br />
“Celebrating 85 Years of Memories”<br />
Harmon was arrested on 12<br />
counts of promotion and bond<br />
was set at $100,000.<br />
Katrina Heath was arrested<br />
on 20 counts and bond was<br />
set at $200,000. Robbie Lyons<br />
was arrested on 11 counts and<br />
bond was set at $30,000. Jeffrey<br />
Hill was arrested on 45 counts<br />
and bond was set at $400,000.<br />
Karen Campbell was arrested<br />
on 33 counts and bond was set<br />
at $200,000. Mitchell Camp-<br />
be held on Aug. 30 and 31 at<br />
Sycamore Shoals.<br />
Chamber Director Felicia<br />
English said the chamber had<br />
heard from all of the schools<br />
except for one. She expects 500<br />
students will take part in the<br />
camp and there will be 12 stations<br />
where they can learn about<br />
different aspects of the environment<br />
and conservation. Also the<br />
AUGUST 22 - 27, <strong>2011</strong><br />
bell was arrested on 32 counts<br />
and bond was set at $200,000.<br />
Martha Roark was arrested on<br />
53 counts and bond was set<br />
at $400,000. Robert Campbell<br />
was arrested on 25 counts<br />
and bond was set at $200,000.<br />
Lynn Scalf was arrested on 11<br />
counts and bond was set at<br />
$50,000. Sharon Nave was arrested<br />
on 18 counts and bond<br />
was set at $100,000. Teresa<br />
Jean Perry Whitehead was ar-<br />
Chamber met their sponsorship<br />
goal and they will be able to<br />
provide T-shirts to all the students<br />
at the Camp.<br />
The Chamber will be hosting<br />
a golf tournament on Thursday,<br />
Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. at the <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Golf Course. The tournament<br />
will be a select shot,<br />
shotgun start tournament with<br />
teams of four.<br />
DIRECTIONS<br />
Between Johnson City & Kingsport, TN<br />
Exit #57 A off I-81 to Exit #13 off I-26<br />
Follow the signs<br />
Special Programs<br />
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Monday, <strong>August</strong> 22nd<br />
Free Admission thru High School Age until 6 pm<br />
SeNIoR AMeRICANS DAy<br />
Thursday, <strong>August</strong> 25th<br />
$4 Admission until 6:00 pm (60+)<br />
TN FAMILy CoMMuNITy<br />
eDuCATIoN CLubS DAyS<br />
Thursday, <strong>August</strong> 25th<br />
Free Admission with FCE Card until 6:00 p.m.<br />
RIDE SPECIALS<br />
<strong>August</strong> 22-27, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Monday, <strong>August</strong> 22 - School Day -<br />
Through High School admitted free<br />
until 6:00 pm<br />
Monday, <strong>August</strong> 22<br />
Family Midway Special<br />
3:00 to 7:00 pm • $18 per person<br />
Tuesday, <strong>August</strong> 23<br />
Second Harvest<br />
Food Bank Promotion<br />
Bring 5 cans or boxes of food products and<br />
receive coupons for 2 midway rides<br />
(limit 4 offers per family)<br />
Wednesday, <strong>August</strong> 24<br />
Family Midway Special<br />
3:00 to 7:00 pm • $18 per person<br />
Saturday, <strong>August</strong> 27<br />
Two-For-One Ride Special<br />
11:00 am - 6:00 pm<br />
Hours Midway<br />
3:00 pm except Saturday 10 am<br />
Buildings<br />
3:00 pm Monday - Friday / 10 am Saturday<br />
Admission: $8 Adults / Children 6-11 - $3<br />
5 and under FREE with an adult<br />
Advance Tickets<br />
by phone (423) 477-1420 or Walk-in<br />
Advance sales begin Saturday, July 30,<br />
9:00 am<br />
Ticket Office Hours<br />
Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. • <strong>Sunday</strong> 1<br />
pm - 5 pm<br />
Season Tickets<br />
3 day $18 6 day $36<br />
PARKING $3.00<br />
6 day parking pass $10<br />
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Friday, <strong>August</strong> 26th<br />
Midway Opens<br />
3:00 pm daily except<br />
Saturday at 10:00 am<br />
Advance Ride Coupons<br />
available at 1/2 price off<br />
regular ticket for $11 per sheet<br />
of 22 through <strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong><br />
Season Tickets, 1/2 Price Ride<br />
Tickets & Parking Passes<br />
Available at Ticket Office<br />
through <strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong><br />
APPALACHIAN FAIR<br />
P.O. Box 8<strong>21</strong>8 • Gray, Tennessee 37615<br />
423-477-3<strong>21</strong>1 • FAX 423-477-3853<br />
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email: appfair@embarqmail.com<br />
All Concerts $8.00<br />
Free Grandstand Seating with gate admission<br />
rested on 33 counts and bond<br />
was set at $200,000.<br />
In addition, officers also arrested<br />
James Blevins on an attachment<br />
and bond was set at<br />
$8,000. Robert D. Whitehead<br />
was also arrested on a grand<br />
jury presentment and bond<br />
was set at $50,000. Both cases<br />
were unrelated to the meth cases,<br />
but Mathes said the two were arrested<br />
by the officers conducting<br />
the operation.<br />
Chamber gearing up for multiple events in coming months<br />
James<br />
Blevins<br />
Robert<br />
Campbell<br />
James<br />
Harmon<br />
Robbie<br />
Lyons<br />
Jeffrey<br />
Hill<br />
Robert<br />
Whitehead<br />
Karen<br />
Campbell<br />
Sharon<br />
Nave<br />
Katrina<br />
Heath<br />
Teresa<br />
Whitehead<br />
Lynn<br />
Scalf<br />
William<br />
Oxendine<br />
There will be prizes for a<br />
hole-in-one at a selected hole<br />
and the chamber is looking for<br />
sponsors for the prizes for a putting<br />
contest, longest drive and<br />
closest to pin on selected holes.<br />
English noted the Chamber<br />
is already preparing for the<br />
holiday season. The dates for<br />
the lighting of the Fraser Fir,<br />
the annual Christmas parade<br />
and the collecting of the green<br />
have been set.<br />
The Fraser Fir will be lit on<br />
Tuesday, Nov. 15, between 5:30<br />
p.m. and 6 p.m. English said because<br />
it is broadcast live through<br />
WJHL it is hard to pinpoint the<br />
exact time the tree will be lit.<br />
The Christmas parade will<br />
be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, at<br />
6 p.m. The theme this year is<br />
“Tender Tennessee Christmas.”<br />
The collecting of the green will<br />
be on Saturday, Jan. 7.<br />
Carter County Tourism Coordinator<br />
Annika Hampton<br />
told the board that the Tourism<br />
Council will be involved with the<br />
15k Overmountain Victory Run<br />
on Saturday, Oct. 8. The run will<br />
start at Sycamore Shoals Historic<br />
Area and will end at Rocky<br />
Mount Historic Area.<br />
Over 250 runners are expected<br />
to participate in the victory<br />
run. Hampton said the Council<br />
would be placing information<br />
from Carter County in the<br />
goody bags that are handed out<br />
to each of the runners. Council<br />
members and marketing committee<br />
members will be helping<br />
out with a water station as well.<br />
Hampton said the Party in<br />
the Park is still in the works. The<br />
goal date for that event is Saturday,<br />
Oct. 15, from 6-10 p.m. The<br />
Party in the Park will include<br />
concerts from several different<br />
bands across a variety of genres.<br />
She said the event in October<br />
would be the initial, introductory<br />
concert with the regular<br />
monthly concert series to begin<br />
next year.<br />
English told the board she<br />
was still working to form a<br />
membership committee which<br />
she is hoping will meet for the<br />
first time on Sept. 6. She said<br />
membership dues are still coming<br />
in to the Chamber and they<br />
had only one business to cancel<br />
their membership.<br />
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H.B. Beverly to perform<br />
at Parrots and Tails<br />
The upcoming Parrots and<br />
Tails III: Concerts by the River<br />
will feature H.B. Beverly performing<br />
many of his songs to help with<br />
the new animal shelter for Carter<br />
County.<br />
Beverly has been one of four<br />
main performers for the last three<br />
years at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville<br />
Cafe in Myrtle Beach, S.C.<br />
He quickly became known in the<br />
Grand Strand for his Blues harp<br />
style of playing with other local<br />
bands, as well as ranking as one of<br />
the Top Five most popular solo artists<br />
on the beach scene.<br />
He has appeared as the sole<br />
opening act with pop/rock giant<br />
Chicago in 1995 at Camden, N.J.,<br />
for an audience of 25,000 people.<br />
Beverly has also opened for or<br />
performed with Grammy winning<br />
artists Mary Chapin Carpenter, Michael<br />
Johnson, Ashley Cleveland,<br />
Suzanne Vega, Kevin Welch, Dave<br />
Loggins, Goosecreek Symphony,<br />
The Metropolitan Blues All-<strong>Star</strong>s<br />
and many other legendary hit-producing<br />
Nashville recordings artists/<br />
writers.<br />
In 2000, he released a 13-song<br />
CD of all original songs recorded<br />
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee<br />
state agencies are assembling<br />
plans for how they would cope<br />
with losing up to 30 percent of<br />
their federal funds in anticipation<br />
of coming spending cuts.<br />
A letter from Finance Commissioner<br />
Mark Emkes calls on<br />
agency heads to submit two sets<br />
of plans by Wednesday: one for<br />
how they would cut 15 percent<br />
of federal aid, and another for<br />
reducing those funds by 30 percent.<br />
Emkes said in the letter that<br />
national credit rating agencies<br />
have asked the state to present<br />
plans of how it will respond<br />
to anticipated cuts in federal<br />
funds, which make up about 40<br />
percent of Tennessee’s $30.8 billion<br />
annual budget.<br />
“While it is not possible for<br />
the state to know now what specific<br />
program reductions will<br />
be implemented by the federal<br />
government, we must plan,”<br />
Emkes wrote in the letter dated<br />
Thursday.<br />
Emkes, who is Republican<br />
Gov. Bill Haslam’s chief Cabinet<br />
officer, led a team of state<br />
officials who met with ratings<br />
agencies Moody’s and Fitch in<br />
New York last week as part of an<br />
effort to keep Tennessee from<br />
losing its top credit rating. The<br />
meeting was arranged following<br />
Standard & Poor’s recent down-<br />
H.B. Beverly<br />
with over 25 of the most talented<br />
players to be found from the Tri-<br />
Cities area on this now increasingly<br />
popular historic CD release. The<br />
sheer number of musicians who<br />
participated in the project makes it<br />
one of, if not the biggest, recording<br />
projects ever undertaken in the Tri-<br />
Cities to this day.<br />
Finally realizing one of four<br />
life-long dreams, Beverly finally got<br />
to perform in Myrtle Beach in 2007<br />
with Jimmy Buffett’s legendary<br />
harmonica player Greg “Fingers”<br />
Taylor for the local Parrot Head<br />
Club’s annual fundraiser bash.<br />
His concert for Parrots and Tails<br />
III will be held at the <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Elks Lodge Water Park on Saturday,<br />
Aug. 27. The event runs from<br />
1 to 10 p.m. The lineup for entertainment<br />
is Mark White at 1 p.m.;<br />
Bloodkin at 2 p.m., H.B. Beverly at<br />
3 p.m., Sheriff Mathes and the Jailbirds<br />
at 4 p.m., T-Bone and Matt at<br />
5 p.m., Kim Lyons at 6 p.m. and<br />
Acoustifried at 7 p.m.<br />
Other activities planned during<br />
the benefit include a dunking tank,<br />
cornhole tournament and watermelon<br />
seed spitting competition.<br />
Concessions will also be available.<br />
Tenn. prepares to lose<br />
30 percent of federal funds<br />
Mark Emkes<br />
grade of U.S. government debt.<br />
Emkes said in an interview<br />
with The Associated Press earlier<br />
this week that his team stressed<br />
the willingness among the executive<br />
and legislative branches<br />
to make whatever cuts necessary<br />
to keep the state’s budget balanced.<br />
“We’ve told them time and<br />
time again that if we receive less<br />
money from the federal government,<br />
we have the political will<br />
to make those spending cuts,”<br />
Emkes said. “We’ve done it in<br />
the past, and we’ll do it in the<br />
future if necessary.”<br />
A full state delegation led by<br />
Haslam is scheduled to meet<br />
with all three ratings agencies<br />
next month.<br />
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Dovie M. Forrester<br />
Dovie Monteen Forrester, 86,<br />
of Asbury Place in Johnson City,<br />
passed away Friday, <strong>August</strong> 19,<br />
<strong>2011</strong>, at Johnson City Medical<br />
Center.<br />
She was a native of Abilene,<br />
Texas, but had lived in Johnson<br />
City for the past 65 years. She<br />
was a daughter of the late Bennie<br />
and Pearl Briley Faulkner.<br />
She was also preceded in death by<br />
her husband, Ross D. Forrester;<br />
a brother, R.L. Faulkner; and a<br />
daughter, Pamela Sue Forrester.<br />
Mrs. Forrester was a member of Central Church of Christ for over<br />
50 years. She did volunteer work at the V.A. for 27 years. She was a<br />
member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary.<br />
Mrs. Forrester was a member of the Central Community Club, the<br />
Central Volunteer Fire Department and the Central Home Demonstration<br />
Club.<br />
Mrs. Forrester is survived by a son, David Kent Forrester of Johnson<br />
City; a daughter, Mary Nell Forrester Lilly (Ivan) of Johnson City; a<br />
sister, Mary Alice Carter of Abilene, Texas; two grandchildren, Ashley<br />
Lilly Cutshall (Jeremy) of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Holly Jessica<br />
Lilly (Greg) of Johnson City; two special great-grandchildren, Jasmine<br />
Irisa Lilly and Brayden Forrest Cutshall; and several nieces and nephews.<br />
Funeral services for Mrs. Forrester will be conducted at 2 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, <strong>August</strong> 23, from the Morris-Baker South Chapel with Mr.<br />
Tim Hall officiating. Interment services will follow in the Dry Hill<br />
Cemetery in Butler. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The<br />
family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until 2 p.m.<br />
Tuesday. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made<br />
to the Washington County Chapter, American Lung Association, or<br />
Washington County Chapter, American Heart Association, 208 Sunset<br />
Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604. Online condolences may be sent to the<br />
family via www.morrisbaker.com.<br />
Arrangements are by Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation<br />
Services, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City.<br />
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• Terry Lee Williams, 42, 630 N. Center St., Johnson City, was arrested<br />
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him with failure to appear. He is scheduled to appear in General Sessions<br />
Court on Sept. 20.<br />
• Ferrence John Molnar, 74, 101 Sapphire Drive, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, was<br />
arrested Thursday by CCSD Dep. Mike Townsend on a warrants charging<br />
him with two counts of failure to appear.<br />
• Joshua Fox, <strong>21</strong>, 103 Sequoyah Drive, Johnson City, was arrested<br />
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3 football players at private<br />
school suspended for hazing<br />
NASHVILLE (AP) — Three<br />
high school football players at a<br />
private school in Nashville have<br />
been suspended for a hazing incident<br />
during a school retreat last<br />
weekend.<br />
Davidson Academy headmaster<br />
Bill Chaney says the three<br />
players were to be held out of<br />
the season-opening game Friday<br />
night.<br />
Chaney told the Tennessean<br />
the students were suspended from<br />
school and all activities, including<br />
football.<br />
Chaney says the school’s in-<br />
vestigation isn’t finished and<br />
more students could face punishment.<br />
The three students<br />
were not identified, and school<br />
officials did not describe the hazing<br />
incident that occurred at the<br />
retreat in Linden, Tenn.<br />
He says law enforcement officials<br />
have assured him there was<br />
“no criminal or sexual involvement.”<br />
Chaney says the suspensions<br />
are open-ended.<br />
Nashville Metro Police spokesman<br />
Don Aaron says the department<br />
received an anonymous tip<br />
about the incident.<br />
The family of Paul Larry Mottern would like to<br />
thank you for every prayer, call, visit, food,<br />
flowers and all other acts of kindness.<br />
The Best<br />
God saw he was getting tired<br />
And a cure was not to be.<br />
So God put His arms around him,<br />
And whispered “Come with Me.”<br />
With tearful eyes we watched him<br />
suffer, and saw him fade away.<br />
Although we loved him dearly,<br />
We could not make him stay.<br />
A golden heart stopped beating,<br />
Hard working hands to rest.<br />
God broke our hearts to prove to us…<br />
He only takes the best.<br />
Elaine, Richard, Tammy, Michael and<br />
Best Friend Bob & Maryetta<br />
Obituaries<br />
Ross R. Potter<br />
Ross Ray Potter, 81, of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
passed away Friday, <strong>August</strong><br />
19, <strong>2011</strong>, at Johnson City Medical<br />
Center.<br />
A native of<br />
Carter County, he<br />
was a son of the<br />
late Horace Ray<br />
and Vada Loraine Williams Potter.<br />
He was born on Tin Can Alley<br />
(Spring Street) in Hampton on<br />
June 10, 1930 and moved to Valley<br />
Forge on July 30, 1948.<br />
Ross was a graduate of the Class of 1948 of Hampton High School. He<br />
was on the basketball and football teams for four years. Ross served four<br />
years in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and was honorably<br />
discharged with the rank of Pipe Fitter 2nd Class.<br />
Ross worked at Beaunit Fibers for 29-1/2 years and was President of the<br />
Clerical Workers Union for eight years. He worked at American Air Filter for<br />
17 years, before retiring in 1993 due to a light stroke. He was Chief Stewart<br />
of the Sheet Metal Workers Union for eight years. He was a member of the<br />
Hampton First Baptist Church.<br />
Ross was elected Constable in 1982 and was Commander of the Carter<br />
County Constable Association for 16 years. He was a lifetime member of<br />
the Hampton-Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department with the Rank of<br />
Lieutenant.<br />
Rosa P. Glover<br />
Rosa Peal Glover, 90, of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
passed away Friday, <strong>August</strong><br />
19, <strong>2011</strong>, at Hillview Health<br />
Center.<br />
A native of Carter County, she<br />
was a daughter of the late James<br />
and Bessie Taylor Hurley.<br />
Mrs. Glover was a homemaker.<br />
She was a member of the Park<br />
Street Church of God of Prophecy.<br />
She was a loving mother and<br />
grandmother.<br />
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death her husband,<br />
William David Glover, September 24, 1993; a grandson, David Edward<br />
Kyte; three brothers, Buck, Guy and Rudy Hurley; and two sisters, Parlee<br />
Williams and Vergie Presnell.<br />
Mrs. Glover is survived by two daughters, Jerline Kyte and Nyoka<br />
Cynthia W. Wilson<br />
Cynthia W. “Cindy” Wilson,<br />
62, 220 Mayfield Drive, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
suddenly went home to be<br />
with her Lord, on Saturday, <strong>August</strong><br />
20, <strong>2011</strong>, at Sycamore Shoals<br />
Hospital.<br />
She was the daughter of the late<br />
Joseph and Ruby Cress Wenzel and<br />
was born in Flint, Mich., although<br />
she had lived in <strong>Elizabethton</strong> most<br />
of her life. In addition to her parents,<br />
she was preceded in death by<br />
several aunts, uncles and cousins.<br />
Mrs. Wilson was a 1967 graduate of Unaka High School and a graduate<br />
of the first class in Medical Transcription at Herman Robinson Vocational<br />
School. She was employed by Appalachian Orthopaedic where<br />
she was supervisor of the Medical Transcription Department, following<br />
33 years of service.<br />
Mrs. Wilson was a very active member of Hunter First Baptist Church.<br />
For over 25 years she taught Children’s Church and she also worked in<br />
the Welcome Center.<br />
Larry M. Eller<br />
Larry Mac Daryl Eller, 78, of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, passed away Friday,<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19, <strong>2011</strong>, at his residence.<br />
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Stanley and<br />
Vada Norris Eller.<br />
Larry was a 1950 graduate of Happy Valley High<br />
School and a retired employee of Fleming Food,<br />
Johnson City. He was of the Baptist Faith.<br />
Larry served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.<br />
He was a member of the Carter County Hunting and Fishing<br />
Club, the Dashiell Masonic Lodge No. 238 and the American Legion<br />
Post 49.<br />
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,<br />
Belinda Eller, and two sisters, Gladys Meredith and Belva Lee<br />
Cox.<br />
Mr. Eller is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lola Henley Eller;<br />
three daughters, Phyllis Wheatley, Glenda Davis and husband<br />
Glenn and Claudia Cooper, all of Greeneville, Tenn.; three sons,<br />
Larry Eller II, Jacksonville, Fla., Mark S. Eller, Columbia, S.C., and<br />
In Loving Memory<br />
of<br />
Sandra Brock<br />
Happy Birthday<br />
& Anniversary<br />
We love you & miss you.<br />
Billy, Linda, Mike,<br />
Leslie & Kristen<br />
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ANNEX<br />
Will increase cemetery plots from<br />
$400.00 to $500.00 effective January 1, 2012.<br />
Due to the increase of upkeep.<br />
Anyone wishing additional plots or new<br />
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In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Viola<br />
Faye Johnson Potter, <strong>August</strong> 15, 2004, and his fiancée, Jeanne Brumitt<br />
Leonard.<br />
Mr. Potter is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and<br />
Mitchell Vestal and Kimberly and Darren Denton, all of Valley Forge; two<br />
sons, Kevin and Keith Potter, both of Valley Forge; six grandchildren, Ashley<br />
Jones and her husband Chris, Patti English, Dalton Vestal, Brian and Jacob<br />
Potter and Trish Mann; two great-grandchildren, Coty and K.C. English;<br />
and his more than special family, Ronnie Gates, Bob and Shelia Trivette<br />
and Tim Lyons and his wife.<br />
Funeral services for Mr. Potter will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, <strong>August</strong><br />
22, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Edwards, the<br />
Rev. Randy Johnson and the Rev. Bobby Stout officiating. Music will be<br />
provided by Ken Dugger. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, <strong>August</strong> 23, in the Potter Family Cemetery, Valley Forge. Active<br />
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:15<br />
p.m. Tuesday, will be members of the Carter County Constables Association.<br />
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Carter County Sheriff’s<br />
Department, members of the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Police Department, members<br />
of the Hampton-Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Department, members of the<br />
Carter County Rescue Squad and friends of Hampton High School. The<br />
family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.<br />
Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion and the Tennessee<br />
National Guard. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at<br />
1:15 p.m. Tuesday to go to the cemetery. Condolences to the Potter family<br />
may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.<br />
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.<br />
Jane Glover Woods and husband Bruce, all of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>; a son and<br />
daughter-in-law, Raymond “Bud” and Patsy Glover, Johnson City; a<br />
sister, Addie Blevins, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>; four grandchildren, Lisa Glover<br />
Monforte, Brian Dwayne Glover, Randy Kyte and Dennis Keith Kyte;<br />
six great-grandchildren, Hayley Elizabeth Moss, Mason Lyle Moss,<br />
Kali Brooke Glover, Kamrin Beth Glover, Jamie Baggett and Jennifer<br />
Grindstaff; and a special friend, Brenda Fisher and daughter.<br />
Funeral services for Mrs. Glover will be conducted at 3 p.m. <strong>Sunday</strong>,<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong>, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Josh Baggett<br />
officiating. Interment will follow in the Garland Cemetery. Active<br />
pallbearers will be Andrew Young, Christopher Young, Richard<br />
Dugger, Paul Glover, Dennis Keith Kyte and Ronnie Hurley. Honorary<br />
pallbearers will be Harold Hartzog (deceased), Danny Glover (deceased),<br />
Sherrill Kyte, Michael Woods, Greg Hurley and nieces and<br />
nephews. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. <strong>Sunday</strong> at<br />
the funeral home. Friends may also visit at the home of her daughter,<br />
Nyoka Woods, 194 Mayfield Drive, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Condolences to the<br />
Glover family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.<br />
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.<br />
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, Powell<br />
Wilson, of the home; a sister, Glenna Hardin and her husband, Richard,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>; and a brother-in-law and his wife, Jack W. and Juanita<br />
Wilson, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Several nieces and nephews also survive.<br />
The funeral service for Mrs. Wilson will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
<strong>August</strong> 23, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
with Rev. Grant Whittenbarger officiating. Music will be under<br />
the direction of Patty Hodge and Tina Byrd. The family will receive<br />
friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, prior to<br />
the service, and at the home at other times. The graveside service and<br />
interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, <strong>August</strong> 24, at Happy<br />
Valley Memorial Park with Rev. E.L. Lawson officiating. Active pallbearers<br />
will be Richard Hardin, Lawrence Hodge, David Fletcher, Eddie Reece,<br />
Roger Shepard, Gary Eggers, Michael Wilson and Danny Wilson.<br />
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Hunter First Baptist Church<br />
and her many friends. Those wishing to attend are invited to meet the<br />
family at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession<br />
to the cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting<br />
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guestbook or by fax<br />
to (423) 542-9499.<br />
Tetrick Funeral Home, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, is serving the Wilson family.<br />
Office: (423) 542-2232. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917.<br />
David Banner and wife Tracy, Massapequa, N.Y.; two granddaughters,<br />
Megan Eller and Morgan Eller; a grandson, Kenny Eller; and a<br />
great-granddaughter, Karissa.<br />
Funeral services for Mr. Eller will be conducted at 8 p.m. <strong>Sunday</strong>,<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong>, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jeremy<br />
Rhoton officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 1:30<br />
p.m. Monday, <strong>August</strong> 22, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active<br />
pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1<br />
p.m. Monday, will be Ray Evans, Gary Evans, Kyle Evans, Danny Aikers,<br />
Glen Davis and Kenny Eller. Honorary pallbearers will be Dave<br />
Tester, Lowell Simmons, Harold McCracken, Charles Sparks, Bill<br />
Clark, Paul Dean Renfro, John Snyder, Jimmy Stevens and Johnny<br />
Fair. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. <strong>Sunday</strong> at<br />
the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. Military<br />
Honors will be provided by the American Legion and the Tennessee<br />
National Guard. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral<br />
home at 1 p.m. Monday to go to the cemetery. Condolences to the<br />
Eller family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.<br />
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.<br />
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Opinion<br />
<strong>August</strong> is almost gone,<br />
time to prepare for autumn<br />
Check the calendar, and you may be surprised to find that <strong>August</strong><br />
is almost over and that those occasional chilly breezes mean that another<br />
fall will soon be here.<br />
What has happened to <strong>August</strong>, anyhow? It is the month of seemingly<br />
endless picnics, hikes in the woods, swims in the lakes and<br />
end-to-end festivals and outdoor concerts — and increasingly heavy<br />
automobile traffic. It is a month of fun and excitement, along with<br />
sometimes frantic tension. It would be awful if it lasted forever.<br />
And of course it won’t. The rest of <strong>August</strong> will end with a whoop<br />
and quickly lead into September and Labor Day, that long weekend<br />
that marks the end of summer and the beginning of winter’s work.<br />
There will be some more warm and sunny days, naturally, the usual<br />
Indian summer bonus, but fall will be getting under way.<br />
What to do with the rest of <strong>August</strong> and the rest of summer? Lots of<br />
things that were planned in the spring were put off in favor of summer<br />
fun.<br />
Firewood for the winter is one of them. It should already have been<br />
stacked and drying in the side yard. Instead, the supplier may be out<br />
of seasoned wood, having accommodated other, more farsighted,<br />
customers. The thing to do is order a cord or more right now, get it<br />
stacked and covered with a tarp, and hope that it will do by the time<br />
the cold weather sets in.<br />
Another is sweaters. Shorts and T-shirts have been fine for summer,<br />
but a good sweater is essential when the days go chilly. Now is the time<br />
to get the old one washed or cleaned and maybe darned or patched at<br />
the elbows.<br />
And now is the time to start closing down vegetable or flower gardens,<br />
turning over the soil, maybe spading in some nutrients and<br />
getting them ready for new plantings in the spring. Spading some<br />
raw unsalted fish into a rhubarb bed is said to help it flourish next<br />
spring.<br />
Take a look at the roof. Get any missing shingles replaced and<br />
ready for winter storms. Check the windows to be sure that they can be<br />
closed tightly against bad weather.<br />
By no means let all this planning for winter interfere with enjoyment<br />
of what’s left of summer. Get out on a hike, take a dip, have<br />
some fun. But keep in mind that we soon will be heading into another<br />
winter. Changing seasons keep us on our toes and is fun in itself. Have<br />
a good one.<br />
—Bangor, Maine Daily News<br />
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Reading the Bible together in <strong>2011</strong><br />
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agencies thankful for help<br />
Editor:<br />
The United Way of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>/Carter County<br />
would like to express our gratitude to the community<br />
for giving us a great start to our <strong>2011</strong>-2012<br />
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for a freezer, Ritchie’s for transporting the freezer<br />
and Pine Ridge Health Care for furnishing the ice<br />
cream and cake. Thanks to David McQueen for the<br />
players’ signed helmet that netted $75 with the help<br />
of the children in the community procuring the do-<br />
Ritchie’s Furniture<br />
519 East Elk Ave.<br />
423.542.4177<br />
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How to reach us<br />
J’s Corner<br />
102 S. Lynn Ave.<br />
423.547.3300<br />
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700 State Line Rd.<br />
423.<strong>21</strong>3.5507<br />
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nations.<br />
Also, thanks to Bea Montgomery Farmers Insurance<br />
for contributing tickets. Lastly, thanks to the<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Twins for allowing us to join them in<br />
their Christmas In July event.<br />
We are very grateful to the fans who gave a donation<br />
of $5 for each ticket. Most of you already<br />
had a season ticket to get into the game and gave<br />
the additional donations. For your caring spirit for<br />
your community, the eight agencies and the United<br />
Way Board of Directors thank you.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Anita Mains<br />
Executive Director<br />
United Way of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>/Carter County<br />
Utility customers bemoan<br />
late water payment fee<br />
Editor:<br />
I am writing this letter as a concerned citizen. Our<br />
water bill for the residents who live just on Crockett<br />
Lane is well over $90 to $100. When we citizens tried<br />
to get together to be added to the other water company<br />
up Stoney Creek, North <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Water Co-Op advised<br />
us that we couldn’t go to another water company,<br />
so guess what? They can charge any fee they<br />
want. Well, the bill gets paid every month, usually<br />
around $100, and sometimes higher. It’s funny that<br />
the people down the road with a bigger family only<br />
pay about $30 a month and they are with the other<br />
water company up Stoney Creek.<br />
My family pays their bill on time every month, but<br />
something very horrible happened in our family. I<br />
went to pay the water bill and it was one day late, and<br />
had never been late ever in the 15 years my parents<br />
have lived here. I had asked them to waive the $15<br />
late fee, but no matter my situation, they would not<br />
waive the fee because the board members voted on it.<br />
I asked them, please, just for the simple principle of<br />
good customer service, and they said no. I asked for<br />
the board members’ names and they gave them to me<br />
and advised me to go to a board meeting. I said I will<br />
go and the girl advised me that it wouldn’t matter,<br />
that they will not waive the fee. The point was not the<br />
fact that I had to pay $15, but where is the customer<br />
service and compassion in people? Why do other people<br />
only think of themselves? I will also be writing our<br />
congressman regarding this matter.<br />
Give honest, hard-working individuals a break.<br />
Juliana Pierce<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Lewis Used Cars<br />
228 West Elk Ave.<br />
423.542.9306<br />
Happy Valley Credit Union<br />
<strong>21</strong>0 East C St.<br />
423.542.6078<br />
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Hayworth Tire<br />
4070 Hwy. 19-E.<br />
423.543.8566<br />
Meredith Bros. Auto<br />
1441 Hwy. 19-E<br />
423.543.8603<br />
Manmade<br />
objects, like<br />
the pyramids,<br />
have no<br />
spiritual power<br />
Dear Rev. Graham: I remember<br />
from my days in <strong>Sunday</strong><br />
School that the ancient Israelites<br />
were slaves in Egypt for<br />
a long time.<br />
Do you think<br />
they might<br />
have built the<br />
pyramids? I’ve<br />
always been<br />
curious about<br />
Billy<br />
Graham<br />
MY<br />
ANSWER<br />
them, and<br />
whether or not<br />
pyramids have<br />
some spiritual<br />
significance or<br />
power. — F.B.<br />
Dear F.B.: The Bible doesn’t<br />
mention the pyramids, nor does<br />
it give any hint that the ancient<br />
Israelites were involved in constructing<br />
them. They may have<br />
seen them, but the Bible doesn’t<br />
say, nor does it attach any spiritual<br />
significance to the pyramids.<br />
In fact, the Bible tells us<br />
not to attach any spiritual significance<br />
or power to anything<br />
made by man. To do so would<br />
be idolatry — and the Bible<br />
is clear: Idolatry of any type is<br />
wrong because it’s a substitute<br />
for the living God. One of the<br />
Ten Commandments declares,<br />
“You shall not make for yourself<br />
an idol in the form of anything<br />
in heaven above or on the earth<br />
beneath or in the waters below”<br />
(Exodus 20:4). Ancient Egypt’s<br />
religion was idolatrous, and the<br />
Israelites weren’t to have anything<br />
to do with it.<br />
Some people today, I understand,<br />
attach mystical powers to<br />
pyramids or other objects (such<br />
as crystals). But I urge you not<br />
to be misled by ideas like this.<br />
God is not a mystical power that<br />
we can somehow capture for our<br />
own purposes. He is the sovereign<br />
God of the universe, who<br />
loves us and wants us to know<br />
Him and have a personal relationship<br />
with Him.<br />
How is this possible? It is possible<br />
because God has reached<br />
down to us in the person of His<br />
Son, Jesus Christ. He came to<br />
erase the barrier between us and<br />
God — a barrier caused by our<br />
sin. Turn to Him, for He alone<br />
can bring us to God.<br />
————<br />
(Send your queries to “My<br />
Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy<br />
Graham Evangelistic Association,<br />
1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte,<br />
N.C., 28201; call 1-(877)<br />
2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site<br />
for the Billy Graham Evangelistic<br />
Association: www.billygraham.<br />
org.)<br />
Where we began …<br />
The history of the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR traces<br />
back to the Mountaineer, established in 1864. The<br />
Mountaineer was the first newspaper in Upper East<br />
Tennessee, changing hands and names numerous<br />
times over the years. On Oct. 1, 1955, Frank<br />
Robinson was named publisher. He purchased the<br />
paper in 1977.<br />
Patsy Johnson<br />
Assistant to Publisher<br />
pjohnson@starhq.com<br />
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Operations Manager<br />
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Billy Graham’s<br />
My Answer<br />
— Sponsored by —<br />
First Baptist Church<br />
<strong>21</strong>2 East F Street<br />
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Realtytransfers Generalsessions<br />
Realty transfers recorded in the Office of the Carter County Register<br />
of Deeds during the past week were as follows:<br />
Heartwood Holdings Co. Inc. to Peter Kneski et ux, Dist. 4, $25,000<br />
Trustees of Valley Forge Free Will Baptist Church to Valley Forge<br />
Free Will Baptist Church, Dist. 14, quitclaim<br />
Cham H. Percer, Jr., trustee of Neva D. Barfield Marital Trust to<br />
Lynnwood Barfield, Dist. 6, no consideration<br />
Carter County Bank to Steven Roop, Dist. 12, $45,000<br />
Steven Roop to Steven Roop and Jillian Thomas, Dist. 12, quitclaim<br />
Mildred Williams Boyd to Lewis J. Nemeth et ux, Dist. 10, $159,000<br />
Georgia L. Hopson et ux to Billy F. Snodgrass and Loretta Gail<br />
Fisher, Dist. 15, $72,000<br />
David H. Hampton, Sr. trustee of the David H. Hampton, Sr. and<br />
wife Barbara Rose Hampton Irrevocable Trust to Edward T. Hampton<br />
and David H. Hampton, Jr., Dist. 14, quitclaim<br />
Penny Lee Cole et al to Douglas R. Taylor, Dist. 13, quitclaim<br />
Sylvia Ballard to Sylvia Ballard et vir, Dist. 2, quitclaim<br />
Bob Ballard et ux to David T. Bricker et ux, Dist. 2, $116,865<br />
Northeast Community Credit Union to Ann Ruth Simon, Dist. 15,<br />
$135,000<br />
Buzie Joe Moffitt to Kristy Moffitt Jenkins et vir, Dist. 13, quitclaim<br />
Ronald Sutton et ux to Shelvy Jean Fore and Christopher Lee Fore,<br />
Dist. 2, $95,000<br />
Steven L. Turner et ux to Thomas S. Lane and Terri L. Lane, Dist.<br />
9, $114,000<br />
Ruth Johnson to James Lloyd Johnson et al, Dist. 14, quitclaim<br />
Jesse Edward Frye to Jesse Edward Frye and Sandra Louise Tippett,<br />
Dist. 11, quitclaim<br />
Terry Wayne Barnett to Katherine Louise Doss, Dist. 5, quitclaim<br />
Tennessee Housing and Development Administration to the Secretary<br />
of Housing and Urban Development, Dist. 9, $52,010<br />
United States of America to Tenn. Department of Transportation<br />
(for easements necessary for right-of-way construction and maintenance<br />
of Gap Creek Road, State Route 362, five parcels of land involved)<br />
Elizabeth J. Padgham to Barbara Jane Rhodes and Nancy F.<br />
Padgham, Dist. 10, quitclaim<br />
Grace Rouse Hunt to Grace Hunt Trust, quitclaim<br />
Bemberg Shopping Center to Shawn M. Miller, Dist. 15, $259,000<br />
Salvatore Caccamo to Salvatore Caccamo and Maryann Green Owens<br />
$10,000<br />
Merle J. Harms et ux to Perry Perkins et ux, Dist. 9, $50,000<br />
Joyce Pierce to Joshua K. Lipford, Dist. 8, $500<br />
Brad Hamlin et ux to Richard S. Hamlin et ux, Dist. 1, $205,000<br />
Larry J. Estep to Bonnie Beatrice Estep, Dist. 9, quitclaim<br />
David Allen Goodwin and Mary Lou Street to Norman Richard Kyte,<br />
Jr. et ux, Dist. 14, $71,000<br />
Melissa Moreland, Special Commissioner, to Larry Eggers,<br />
$1,804.62<br />
Freddie Mac to Grayson Owen, Dist. 6, $57,955<br />
Tim J. Street et ux to Daniel Phillips, Dist. 17, $38,000<br />
Documents recorded this week included notices of liens placed by<br />
the Tennessee Department of Revenue against Bluegrass Development<br />
LLC, <strong>21</strong>2 William Brewer Road, Roan Mountain; Premier Respiratory<br />
Equipment, Erwin; and Peters Concrete Finishing, 131 Industrial<br />
Drive, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. The liens were for nonpayment of taxes.<br />
The note of a federal tax lien was recorded against James Devlise<br />
L. Longo, 305 Aviation Drive, for unpaid taxes in the amount of<br />
$3,019.60.<br />
FYI<br />
Marriage Licenses<br />
Michael Paul Lloyd Birchfield and Bobbi Glenn Swearingen, <strong>21</strong>8<br />
Apple Tree Lane, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Michael John Biskupski and Sherry Susan Edwards Davis, 610-1/2<br />
Hattie Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Bradford Craig Bunten and Jennifer Aileen Worley Wolfe, 1089 Riverside<br />
Road, Bluff City.<br />
David Lyn Milhorn and Stephanie Renee Oliver McConnell, 108<br />
Hartley Road, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Paul Samuel Miller and Josephine Marion Hart Eoff, 183 Mayfield<br />
Drive, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Timothy Duane Pierce and Melissa Lee Kinch, 431 West G St., Apt.<br />
9, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Bobby Bruce Rains and Gwendolyn Jeannette Shaw, 371 B Jenkins<br />
Hollow Road, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Layne Thomas Shaw and Camila Goncalves Neves, 114 Victor<br />
Drive, Johnson City.<br />
Christopher Jason Shores and Shondar Keye McKinney, 1000 Grndstaff<br />
Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Ryan Neal Snyder and Rachel Marie Fearns, 128 Ensor Nidiffer<br />
Road, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Jody Calloway Stonecipher and Sarah Renee Mathes, 806 Dennis<br />
Cove Road, Hampton.<br />
Alexander Reed Summerford and Arhantza Selene Brito, 1207 7th<br />
Ave., Decatur, Ala.<br />
Nathaniel Scott Whitson and Laura Elizabeth Morrow, 1456 D. Elliott<br />
Road, Hampton.<br />
Circuit Court<br />
Ally Financial Services, Inc. vs. Ronald Carr (appeal).<br />
Rebecca Pearson vs. Michael Pearson (divorce).<br />
State of TN vs. Gary B. Foster, Sandra Foster (condemnation).<br />
Angela Julian vs. Charles Julian (divorce).<br />
Judy Peters vs. Conley Peters (divorce).<br />
Luther Woods etal vs. Angela Lyons (damage tort).<br />
Jamie McNeal vs. Delores Kane (damage tort).<br />
Sharon Andrews vs. Robert Andrews (divorce).<br />
Carter County, Tenn. vs. Inmate Communications Corp. etal (damage.<br />
Chancery Court<br />
Bank of America, N.A. (USA) vs. Harry W. Powell, Linda M. Powell<br />
(contract debt).<br />
Jodi Eileen Howald Grindstaff vs. David Marshall Grindstaff Sr. (divorce.<br />
Aug. 15<br />
James Taylor Blackburn III,<br />
driving on a revoked license: capias<br />
issued.<br />
Michael Wayne Fair, driving<br />
on a suspended license: $50 fine<br />
and court costs, 5 months 29 days<br />
suspended.<br />
Donna J. Green, worthless<br />
check: capias issued.<br />
Stephen E. Green, worthless<br />
check: capias issued.<br />
Robert Shaun Hicks, theft,<br />
tattooing without a license: capias<br />
issued.<br />
Chadwick Rambo, contempt:<br />
10 days.<br />
Alan Mark Riddle, driving on<br />
a suspended license: capias issued.<br />
Todd Allen Bennet, contempt:<br />
10 days; driving on a suspended<br />
license (third offense): $50 fine<br />
and court costs, 5 months 29<br />
days suspended except 5 days.<br />
Terry Scott Bolton, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days.<br />
Charles Jarvis Carden, two<br />
counts of contempt: each count<br />
10 days; driving on a revoked license<br />
(second offense): $50 fine<br />
and court costs, 5 months 29<br />
days suspended except 2 days.<br />
Joann Elizabeth Copas, possession<br />
of Schedule II drugs for<br />
resale, delivery of Schedule II<br />
drugs: bound over.<br />
Travis Demond Estell, contempt:<br />
10 days.<br />
Doretha L. Hammonds, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days.<br />
Jordan Paige Hensley, violation<br />
of probation: probation extended<br />
11 months 29 days.<br />
Brian E. Hoilman, contempt:<br />
10 days.<br />
Shannon Rochelle Holtsclaw,<br />
contempt: 10 days.<br />
Jordan William Hughes, contempt:<br />
10 days.<br />
Garry Bennett Linthicum,<br />
violation of probation (second<br />
offense): 109 days.<br />
William Joseph Perkins, probation<br />
extended 11 months 29<br />
days.<br />
Frank McKenzie Revels, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days; assault<br />
<strong>Sunday</strong>Aug. <strong>21</strong><br />
The Shell Family Reunion will be<br />
held at Roan Mountain State Park, Picnic<br />
Shelter No. 3, beginning at 1 p.m. Those<br />
attending are asked to bring a covered<br />
dish and family memorabilia. Lunch will<br />
be served at 1:30 p.m. All members are<br />
encouraged to attend. For more information,<br />
call Marsha Ward at 794-7992 or Jack<br />
McKinney at 474-3493.<br />
Descendants of Ruby and Addie<br />
Birchfield Gouge and Emmert and<br />
Bettie Gouge Collins will hold their annual<br />
reunion at Little Doe Freewill Baptist<br />
Church Fellowship Hall. Lunch will be<br />
served at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked<br />
to bring a covered dish to share. For more<br />
information, call Sonia at 725-4591.<br />
The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in<br />
the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413 E.<br />
Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
MondayAug. 22<br />
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS,<br />
will meet at First Baptist Church, <strong>21</strong>2<br />
East F St., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, on Mondays with<br />
weighing in from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meeting<br />
begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information,<br />
call 543-6540.<br />
TuesdayAug. 23<br />
The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in<br />
the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413<br />
East Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Carter County Democratic Women<br />
will meet at the Lone <strong>Star</strong> Steakhouse,<br />
Highway 19E, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Those wishing<br />
to eat will meet at 5:15 p.m. and the business<br />
meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The topic<br />
of discussion will be the “Muster on the<br />
Mount.” Other information is available on<br />
the party website at www.carterdems.com.<br />
WednesdayAug. 24<br />
Final Planning Meeting for the<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> High School Class of 1957<br />
annual fall reunion and scholarship fundraising<br />
event will be held at 1 p.m. at Shell<br />
and Associates. All classmates are invited to<br />
attend the planning session. The two-day<br />
reunion will be held Sept. 2-3 at the Best<br />
Western Hotel in Johnson City. The dinner<br />
will be on Sept. 3 at the Peerless Restau-<br />
under domestic violence: $25<br />
fine and court costs, 11 months<br />
29 days suspended, 11 months 29<br />
days Crossroads, attend domestic<br />
violence counseling; driving on a<br />
suspended license: $50 fine and<br />
court costs, 5 months 29 days<br />
suspended except 2 days.<br />
Travis Grover Richardson, two<br />
counts of worthless checks: each<br />
count $10 fine and court costs,<br />
11 months 29 days suspended<br />
except 109 days.<br />
Robert Paul Shank, violation<br />
of probation (second offense):<br />
109 days.<br />
Stormy Matias Simerly, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days.<br />
Wesley Eugene Stewart, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days.<br />
Aug. 16<br />
Derek Todd Adams, driving<br />
on a suspended license: capias<br />
issued.<br />
John William Allman, five<br />
counts of vandalism: each count<br />
$25 fine and court costs, 11<br />
months 29 days suspended, 11<br />
months 29 days Crossroads.<br />
David Blevins, stalking: capias<br />
issued.<br />
Dylan Scott Bowers, aggravated<br />
assault: bound over.<br />
Terry A. Bridgeman, hindering<br />
a secured creditor: bound<br />
over.<br />
Steven L. Colon, aggravated<br />
assault: bound over.<br />
Derrick Davis, reckless endangerment:<br />
$50 fine and<br />
court costs, 11 months 29 days<br />
suspended, 11 months 29 days<br />
Crossroads.<br />
Kara Dison, two counts of<br />
worthless check: each count $10<br />
fine and court costs, 11 months<br />
29 days suspended, 11 months<br />
29 days unsupervised probation.<br />
Michael Edward Dugger,<br />
possession of Schedule II drugs:<br />
dismissed; possession of drug<br />
paraphernalia: $250 fine and<br />
court costs, 11 months 29 days<br />
suspended, 11 months 29 days<br />
Crossroads; public intoxication:<br />
$50 fine and court costs, 30 days<br />
suspended.<br />
Clarence Gobble, worthless<br />
check: $10 fine and court costs,<br />
11 months 29 days suspended,<br />
11 months 29 days unsupervised<br />
probation.<br />
Fernando Martinez Hernandez,<br />
DUI: $350 fine and court<br />
costs, 11 months 29 days suspended<br />
except 2 days.<br />
Daniel Raymond Honeycutt,<br />
pawning or conveying property<br />
over $1,000: bound over.<br />
Jeremiah Joe Hopson, public<br />
intoxication: $50 fine and court<br />
costs, 30 days suspended.<br />
Michael David Hughes, violation<br />
of probation: dismissed.<br />
Eric Michael Johnson, contributing<br />
to the delinquency of<br />
a minor, attempted aggravated<br />
statutory rape: bound over.<br />
Zachary Sam Johnson, driving<br />
on a suspended license: capias<br />
issued.<br />
Sharon Kay Lewis, possession<br />
of Schedule II drugs: $850 fine<br />
and court costs, 11 months 29<br />
days suspended, 11 months 29<br />
days Crossroads; possession of<br />
Schedule IV drugs: $350 fine<br />
and court costs, 11 months 29<br />
days suspended, 11 months 29<br />
days Crossroads; possession of<br />
Schedule VI drugs: dismissed;<br />
possession of unlawful drug<br />
paraphernalia: $250 fine and<br />
court costs, 11 months 29 days<br />
suspended, 11 months 29 days<br />
Crossroads.<br />
Maison J. Little, aggravated<br />
assault: bound over.<br />
Timothy Maney, aggravated<br />
assault under domestic violence:<br />
bound over.<br />
Donald R. Miller, two counts<br />
of vandalism, aggravated assault<br />
under domestic violence,<br />
assault: charges dismissed.<br />
Timothy Wayne Peters, public<br />
intoxication: capias issued.<br />
Juan Martinez Ramirez,<br />
DUI: $350 fine and court costs,<br />
11 months 29 days suspended<br />
except 2 days; implied consent:<br />
dismissed.<br />
Luis Eleno Ramirez, driving<br />
on a suspended license: $50 fine<br />
and court costs, 5 months 29 days<br />
suspended; texting while driving:<br />
Comingup<br />
rant. Deadline for reservations has been<br />
extended through Aug. 23 and checks may<br />
be dropped off at Shell and Associates. For<br />
questions or more information, call Kathryn<br />
Brickey at 391-0699, Duane Ryan at<br />
928-8614 or Charlotte Campbell at 543-<br />
1363 or email ehs57class@yahoo.com.<br />
ThursdayAug. 25<br />
The Buladeen Citizens Center<br />
Club, 2819 Highway 91, Stoney Creek,<br />
will meet at 7 p.m. All members are urged<br />
to attend. The club is still searching for<br />
“Stoney Creek Memories,” which can include<br />
mementos about schools, ball teams,<br />
churches, people and much more. Members<br />
are especially looking for pictures and<br />
information of the former Midway School<br />
on Stoney Creek. For further information,<br />
contact Steve and Ann Stenstream at sastenstream@yahoo.com,<br />
or Marie Osborne<br />
at 474-2511 or Pat at 474-3598 or email at<br />
ladyseawolfe1234@hotmail.com.<br />
The Roan Mountain 12-Step<br />
Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet<br />
at 7 p.m. at Magill Presbyterian Church,<br />
296 Highway 143, Roan Mountain.<br />
FridayAug. 26<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Senior Dance<br />
Club will hold a dance at the <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Elks Lodge, No. 1847, 1000 N. Sycamore<br />
St., from 7 to 10 p.m. Music will be provided<br />
by the Rambling Rose Band. Those<br />
attending are asked to bring finger foods to<br />
share. There is a $6 door charge.<br />
Southern Countrymen Band will<br />
perform at the Outdoorsman’s Building,<br />
4535 Highway 11W, Kingsport, from 7:30<br />
to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $5. For more<br />
information, call Daryl Goodman at 943-<br />
5600.<br />
The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in<br />
the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413<br />
East Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
SaturdayAug. 27<br />
The annual family reunion for<br />
descendants of Phillip and Catherine<br />
Greenwell Finney will be held<br />
at Elk River Baptist Church Fellowship<br />
Hall, Highway 3<strong>21</strong>, Butler. Lunch will be<br />
served at 1 p.m. Those attending are asked<br />
to bring a covered dish and drink to share.<br />
dismissed.<br />
Timothy Ray Reed, violation<br />
of an order of protection: capias<br />
issued.<br />
Jessica K. Smithpeters, driving<br />
on a suspended license: capias issued,<br />
Matthew A. Thorn, driving on<br />
a suspended license: bound over.<br />
Edward T. Timbs, two counts<br />
of reckless endangerment: each<br />
count $50 fine and court costs,<br />
11 months 29 days suspended except<br />
20 days, 11 months 29 days<br />
Crossroads; two counts of evading<br />
arrest: each count $25 fine and<br />
court costs, 11 months 29 days<br />
suspended except 12 days; driving<br />
on a revoked license: $50 fine<br />
and court costs, 5 months 29 days<br />
suspended; theft: $50 fine and<br />
court costs, 11 months 29 days<br />
suspended, 11 months 29 days<br />
Crossroads, attend Shoplifters Alternative;<br />
assault: dismissed; joyriding:<br />
$50 fine and court costs,<br />
11 months 29 days suspended, 11<br />
months 29 days Crossroads.<br />
Wayne Garvin Buchanan,<br />
public intoxication: $50 fine and<br />
court costs, 30 days suspended.<br />
Danny Ray Guinn, contempt:<br />
10 days.<br />
Stacy Ann Scholten, violation<br />
of probation (second offense):<br />
probation extended 11 months<br />
29 days.<br />
Aug. 17<br />
Joshua James Collins, violation<br />
of probation: 30 days; driving<br />
on a suspended license (third<br />
offense): $50 fine and court costs,<br />
5 months 29 days suspended except<br />
50 days; contempt: 10 days.<br />
Dusty Roy Miller, contempt:<br />
10 days; violation of probation:<br />
30 days; violation of probation<br />
(second offense): dismissed.<br />
Billy Wayne Napier, vandalism<br />
under domestic violence: $25<br />
fine and court costs, 11 months<br />
29 days suspended, 11 months 29<br />
days Crossroads.<br />
Billy Chuck Oaks, violation of<br />
probation: 30 days.<br />
Eric Troy Schaag, two counts<br />
of violation of probation: each<br />
count 30 days.<br />
For more information, call 542-8992 or<br />
768-3387.<br />
The Southern Countrymen Band<br />
will perform from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at<br />
Ruth’s Music and Dance Hut, 700 Sycamore<br />
St., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Admission is $6.<br />
For more information, call Ruth Street at<br />
542-8496.<br />
Distribution for Angel Food Orders<br />
taken for the <strong>August</strong> menu will be<br />
held at First Christian Church, 513 Hattie<br />
Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, from 8 to 9 a.m. For<br />
more information, call 542-5651 for more<br />
information.<br />
The Knight Cemetery Decoration<br />
will be held at the Knight Cemetery<br />
on Hampton Creek Road in Roan Mountain.<br />
The decoration will follow a covered<br />
dish meal at noon at Gray’s Presbyterian<br />
Church Fellowship Hall on Hampton Creek<br />
Road. A family cousin from Canada, Ellen<br />
Wendt, will be attending. Those attending<br />
are asked to bring covered dishes, dessert<br />
and drinks. Please RSVP by calling Larry at<br />
547-0764 or Patsy at 542-4940.<br />
<strong>Sunday</strong>Aug. 28<br />
The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in<br />
the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413 E.<br />
Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
MondayAug. 29<br />
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS,<br />
will meet at First Baptist Church, <strong>21</strong>2<br />
East F St., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, on Mondays with<br />
weighing in from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meeting<br />
begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information,<br />
call 543-6540.<br />
TuesdayAug. 30<br />
The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in<br />
the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413<br />
East Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Calendar items for Comingup are<br />
welcomed. They should be submitted in<br />
writing at least 48 hours before the event.<br />
Mail items to the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> <strong>Star</strong>, P.O.<br />
Box 1960, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37644, fax<br />
to 423-542-2004, bring by our office at<br />
300 S. Sycamore St., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN, or<br />
e-mail to calendar@starhq.com.
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 7A<br />
Appalachian Fair opens Monday for five-day run<br />
GRAY — When the <strong>2011</strong> Appalachian<br />
Fair opens this year,<br />
the theme will be “Celebrating<br />
85 Years of Memories.” The fair<br />
opens on Monday, Aug. 22, and<br />
continues through Saturday,<br />
Aug. 27.<br />
A 3-day season pass is $18<br />
and a six-day season pass is $36.<br />
Free grandstand seating is available<br />
with gate admission of $8<br />
for adults and $3 children 6-11<br />
when accompanied by an adult.<br />
The opening night of the fair<br />
ABINGDON, Va. — Food City<br />
officials recently announced that<br />
country music artist Billy Dean<br />
will serve as Honorary <strong>Star</strong>ter for<br />
the Friday, Aug. 26, Food City 250<br />
at Bristol Motor Speedway.<br />
“We’re honored to have such<br />
an extremely talented artist represent<br />
our company as Honorary<br />
<strong>Star</strong>ter of the upcoming Food<br />
City 250,” said Steven C. Smith,<br />
Food City president and chief executive<br />
officer.<br />
Billy Dean’s versatility as an<br />
entertainer has garnered him<br />
over two decades of hits and numerous<br />
awards. Dean’s debut album<br />
“Young Man” was released<br />
on Capital Records in 1990,<br />
along with his single “Only Here<br />
For a Little While,” which peaked<br />
at No. 3 on the Billboard charts.<br />
Dean co-authored his second<br />
single “Somewhere In My Broken<br />
Heart” with Hall of Fame<br />
songwriter Richard Leigh, which<br />
soared all the way to number one<br />
and was nominated for a Grammy.<br />
“Somewhere In My Broken<br />
Heart” went on to win The Academy<br />
of Country Music’s Song of<br />
The Year, earning Dean his first<br />
is always exciting. And it is particularly<br />
exciting for the young<br />
women vying for the title of<br />
“Fairest of the Far” for <strong>2011</strong>. The<br />
Fairest of the Fair contest will be<br />
staged at 8 p.m. on opening day<br />
at the Museum Stage.<br />
The winner will preside at this<br />
year’s fair; she will also receive<br />
a cash award and represent the<br />
Appalachian Fair in the Tennessee<br />
Fairest of the Fair contest in<br />
January. The contestants will be<br />
judged on poise, beauty and per-<br />
platinum album and Country<br />
Music’s TOP NEW MALE VOCAL-<br />
IST OF THE YEAR award. Billy<br />
Dean’s music has sold millions<br />
worldwide and includes 11 top<br />
10 singles and five number 1’s,<br />
along with several acting credits.<br />
For more information on Billy<br />
Dean, visit his website at www.<br />
billydean.com.<br />
Each year, Food City selects an<br />
individual to serve as the event<br />
honorary starter. A number of<br />
public officials and well-known<br />
figures have been privileged to<br />
drop the green flag on one of the<br />
most popular venues in the Nationwide<br />
Series.<br />
sonality.<br />
Brittany Holloway is the 2010<br />
Fairest of the Fair and she will<br />
crown the new queen. In other<br />
pageantry, the Little Miss Contests<br />
will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday,<br />
Aug. 23.<br />
The Youth Talent Contest is<br />
set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug.<br />
25. The winner will go on to compete<br />
in the Youth Talent Contest<br />
at the Tennessee Valley A&I Fair<br />
in Knoxville in September.<br />
The annual Baby Show will<br />
Race Week...<br />
Billy Dean selected as honorary<br />
starter for BMS Food City 250<br />
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — America’s<br />
No. 1 sausage brand, Johnsonville<br />
Sausage, is teaming up<br />
with Bristol volunteers to raise<br />
money for Second Harvest Food<br />
Bank — with the great flavor of<br />
Johnsonville Brats.<br />
The Johnsonville Big Taste<br />
Grill — the world’s largest touring<br />
grill — will be rolling into<br />
town on Thursday, Aug. 25, firing<br />
up the grill at Food City Race<br />
Night. The semi-truck-sized grill<br />
weighs in at 53,000 pounds and<br />
measures 65 feet long, 20 feet<br />
high and 6 feet in diameter. It<br />
has the ability to hold up to 10<br />
grillers, preparing 750 brats at<br />
a time — that’s 2,500 brats an<br />
hour!<br />
During its visit, event-goers<br />
will have the opportunity to<br />
sample Johnsonville Brats, fresh<br />
off the Big Taste Grill, and make<br />
a donation to support Second<br />
Harvest.<br />
The Johnsonville Big Taste<br />
Grill has a history of helping<br />
communities like Bristol. Since<br />
it was first introduced in 1995,<br />
as part of Johnsonville Sausage’s<br />
50th anniversary celebration, the<br />
Big Taste Grill has helped raise<br />
more than $3 million for charitable<br />
groups and organizations<br />
throughout North America.<br />
The Big Taste Grill travels<br />
year-round throughout North<br />
America, grilling brats and helping<br />
raise money for deserving<br />
organizations. In addition to<br />
countless local events including<br />
state fairs, community festivals<br />
and air shows, the grills have<br />
also appeared at a number of<br />
major events over the years. For<br />
Billy Dean<br />
“I would like to thank Food<br />
City for giving me this once in a<br />
lifetime opportunity to enjoy the<br />
need for speed,” said Dean.<br />
Food City is Bristol Motor<br />
Speedway’s longest running<br />
sponsor and the second longest<br />
in NASCAR motor sports. The<br />
Food City 250 gets under way at<br />
7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, followed<br />
by the IRWIN Tools Night<br />
Race at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.<br />
27. Qualifying begins at 3:40<br />
p.m. on Friday. Tickets are still<br />
available and may be purchased<br />
at www.bristoltix.com or by calling<br />
the BMS ticket office at 989-<br />
6900.<br />
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“The Big Taste Grill is a great<br />
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This year’s fair is packed full<br />
of great entertainment for all<br />
ages. Main stage shows will again<br />
be nightly at 8 p.m.<br />
On Monday, Jerrod Niemann<br />
will be performing. His hits include<br />
“One More Drinkin’ Song,”<br />
“What Do You Want,” Lover,<br />
Lover,” and many more<br />
Tuesday, Aug. 23, Frankie<br />
Ballard will be performing on<br />
the main stage. Hits include “A<br />
Buncha Girls.”<br />
As the area prepares<br />
for the onslaught of<br />
race fans and RV’s,<br />
the folks at Food City<br />
are gearing up for the<br />
annual Food City Race<br />
Night, which paves the<br />
way for a weekend of<br />
action-packed Nationwide<br />
and Sprint Cup<br />
racing at one of NA-<br />
SCAR’s most popular<br />
venues. The event will<br />
take place on Thursday, Aug. 25,<br />
on State Street in downtown Bristol,<br />
VA/TN. Food City has hosted<br />
the highly popular event, which<br />
has contributed over $500,000<br />
in proceeds to area non-profits<br />
for nearly 25 years.<br />
Join Food City as they honor<br />
Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR<br />
Cup Series Champion and driver<br />
of the #24 Drive to End Hunger<br />
Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson,<br />
five-time NASCAR champion and<br />
driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet,<br />
during on-state ceremonies<br />
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Country<br />
music sensation Rodney Atkins<br />
will take the stage from 7:30<br />
until 8:45 p.m. for a live concert<br />
performance. Atkins’ 2006 platinum-selling<br />
album “If You’re<br />
Going Through Hell” produced<br />
an amazing four number one<br />
hits and the Number One country<br />
song of the year in 2006 and<br />
2007. In 2009, he charted his<br />
fifth number one single with<br />
“It’s America,” followed by a<br />
number of other chart topping<br />
releases, earning him the Academy<br />
of Country Music’s Top<br />
New Male Vocalist award, five<br />
other ACM nominations and<br />
two Country Music Association<br />
Wednesday, Aug. 24, Thompson<br />
Square, who sings “Are You<br />
Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” and “I<br />
Got You,” will perform.<br />
Performing Thursday, Aug.<br />
25, will be Colt Ford, who performs<br />
“She Likes to Ride in<br />
Trucks,” “Chicken and Biscuits,”<br />
and many more.<br />
Friday, Aug. 26, will be Justin<br />
Moore. His hits include “Small<br />
Town USA,” “If Heaven Weren’t<br />
So Far Away” and many more.<br />
Saturday, Aug. 27, Bradley<br />
nominations.<br />
Fans can expect a fun-filled<br />
evening jam-packed with driver<br />
autograph sessions, show cars,<br />
simulators, souvenir trailers, entertainment<br />
and a smorgasbord<br />
of free food samples. The action<br />
will get under way at 1 p.m. and<br />
continue until 9 p.m. $5 advance<br />
tickets are available at area Food<br />
City locations. Tickets will be $6<br />
on the day of the event. Children<br />
12 and under are admitted free<br />
of charge. Proceeds from the<br />
event will benefit Holston Home<br />
for Children and Heaven of Rest<br />
Rescue Mission.<br />
Food City has already received<br />
confirmation from several<br />
big name drivers and attractions,<br />
with more expected<br />
in. Among those already confirmed<br />
are Greg Biffle, Clint<br />
Bowyer (300 wristbands will be<br />
given out from autograph table<br />
beginning at 4 p.m.), Todd<br />
Bodine, Eric McClure, Morgan<br />
Shepherd, Steve Wallace, Elliott<br />
Sadler, Robby Gordon, David<br />
<strong>Star</strong>r, Timmy Hill, Derrike Cope<br />
and Caleb Holman.<br />
Special appearances will also<br />
be made by Hermie Sadler of<br />
SPEED Channel, Miss Food City<br />
Elizabeth Robinette, John Earn-<br />
Gaski will be taking the stage. His<br />
current hit is “Mr. Bartender.”<br />
While many people go to the<br />
fair to enjoy the midway and the<br />
entertainment, many others also<br />
want to view the various exhibits<br />
in the Farm and Home Building,<br />
which includes arts & crafts,<br />
canned goods, holiday needlework,<br />
photography, field crops,<br />
honey horticulture, floral entries<br />
and creative coking.<br />
The fair offers more than<br />
$150,000 in premiums.<br />
Bristol State Street...<br />
Race Night Thursday will feature drivers,<br />
food, entertainment and much more<br />
Clint<br />
Bowyer<br />
Todd<br />
Bodine<br />
Robbie<br />
Gordon<br />
hardt, USAR Pro Cup<br />
driver Blake Jones,<br />
Legend driver Zack<br />
Walton, UARA drivers<br />
Candace Muzny and<br />
Kaleb Pressley, Whelen<br />
All-America driver<br />
Nick Cole, Late Model<br />
drivers Cody McMahan,<br />
Brandon Rogers<br />
and Matthew Eades,<br />
Lonesome Pine drivers<br />
Harold Crook,<br />
Ryan Stiltner, Kevin Wolfe,<br />
Drew Shortridge and Dwayne<br />
Mullins, Legend drivers Paul<br />
Lewis, Gary Potter and Brownie<br />
King, Go-Kart driver Brandon<br />
Morris, Crew Chief Shane Wilson,<br />
NASCAR Artist Sam Bass,<br />
book authors David McGee and<br />
Joe Tennis and the Food City Big<br />
Cart.<br />
Live entertainment on two<br />
stages is schedule to begin at<br />
1 p.m. and will feature Cody<br />
Shuler & Pine Mtn. Railroad,<br />
Cadillac Blue, Jonathon Birchfield,<br />
Rhonda Vincent & The<br />
Rage and many others.<br />
Free food sampling will be<br />
available from 4 until 9 p.m.,<br />
while supplies last. Shuttle services<br />
will be available from 11<br />
a.m. until 10 p.m. Pick-up and<br />
drop-off locations include: the<br />
Bruton Smith Building (front<br />
entrance) at Bristol Motor<br />
Speedway; Tower 9/Speedway<br />
Blvd. at BMS; Hwy. 11E & Whitetop<br />
Road; Hwy. 394 and Whitetop<br />
Road; Hwy. 394 & Copperhead<br />
Road and the Bristol Mall<br />
- Exit 1 off I-81. The event site is<br />
just minutes from Bristol Motor<br />
Speedway.<br />
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Local SALT Council to hold<br />
Health/Safety Fair Tuesday<br />
FROM STAFF REPORTS<br />
The fourth annual Health and Safety Fair will take place on Tuesday,<br />
Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />
The event is sponsored by the Carter County/ <strong>Elizabethton</strong> SALT<br />
Council and will take place at the Annex Building of the Health Department,<br />
located at 403 East G Street in <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
There are several new booths this year with health information<br />
and screenings. Some tests will include blood pressure, blood glucose,<br />
an eye exam, allergy test and more. Also new this year, there will be<br />
information on the benefits of bee pollen.<br />
The SALT Council (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) will<br />
distribute File of Life and Yellow Dot. The Council will also have information<br />
on Project Lifesaver during the event.<br />
All are welcome to attend.<br />
Roe sets staff office hours<br />
in county on Sept. 7 & <strong>21</strong><br />
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S.<br />
Congressman Phil Roe, M.D.<br />
(TN-01), announced he will<br />
send staff to hold office hours<br />
in <strong>Elizabethton</strong> on Wednesday,<br />
Sept. 7, and Wednesday, Sept. <strong>21</strong>,<br />
at the Carter County Courthouse<br />
from 2 to 4 p.m. Roe’s staff will<br />
be available to assist First District<br />
constituents.<br />
Some of the ways that Roe’s<br />
district offices can be of assistance:<br />
• Senior Citizens: Social Security<br />
and disability<br />
• Students: Financial aid, en-<br />
trance to U.S. Service Academies<br />
• Veterans: VA claims and<br />
military service problems<br />
• Small Business: SBA loan<br />
applications, technical assistance<br />
and interpretation of federal regulations<br />
• Home Buyers: FMHA, FHA<br />
and VA home loan application<br />
problems<br />
• Local Governments: Disaster<br />
assistance, regulation compliance<br />
and federal grant application<br />
problems<br />
• Taxpayers: IRS tax problems<br />
Appalachian Trail Conservancy<br />
launches Family Hiking Day<br />
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — On September 24 the Appalachian<br />
Trail Conservancy (ATC), along with its 31 Trail Clubs, will be<br />
launching Family Hiking Day. Supported in part by REI, Family<br />
Hiking Day is an opportunity to introduce families to the Appalachian<br />
Trail (A.T.), and all of the benefits that come from being<br />
active and spending time outdoors. The event will be held on<br />
National Public Lands Day and coordinating with First Lady Michelle<br />
Obama’s Let’s Move! Initiative.<br />
Family Hiking Day, a program developed by the ATC, is an initiative<br />
to get people of all ages and experience levels outside and<br />
active. Hiking on the A.T. is a good source of physical exercise that<br />
provides a space for exploration of local natural resources and the<br />
opportunity to create lasting memories that will encourage longterm<br />
appreciation of protected public lands.<br />
The ATC will be providing resources, games and activities, and<br />
a list of hikes for families to use in order to explore the A.T. in a<br />
fun, safe and engaging way. In addition, the ATC is also encouraging<br />
families to submit their stories online for a chance to win<br />
prizes and have their story shared with the A.T. community.<br />
“The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is excited to launch this<br />
effort to get families outdoors and active on the Trail,” stated<br />
Jeanne Mahoney, Volunteer Resources Coordinator of the ATC.<br />
“Hiking with your family is an adventure, and there is plenty to<br />
see and do on the A.T. Having a brief, fun hiking activity can enhance<br />
the experience for all. Whether your Trail leads to a stream,<br />
wetland, field, or forest, you will find a whole new world to explore<br />
with your senses, even if you think you already know the place<br />
well!”<br />
The A.T. is one of the longest continuously marked footpaths in<br />
the world, measuring roughly 2,180 miles in length. The Trail goes<br />
through 14 states along the crests and valleys of the Appalachian<br />
mountain range from the southern terminus at Springer Mountain,<br />
Ga., to the Trail’s northern terminus at Katahdin, Maine. Known<br />
as the “A.T.,” it has been estimated that 2-3 million people visit<br />
the Trail every year. Completed in 1937, the A.T. is a unit of the<br />
National Park System. It is managed under a unique partnership<br />
between the public and private sectors that includes, among others,<br />
the National Park Service, the USDA Forest Service, an array of state<br />
agencies, the ATC, and 31 local Trail-maintaining clubs.<br />
For more information about Family Hike Day, resources for<br />
hiking with your family, or to enter ATC’s family hiking story contest,<br />
visit www.appalachiantrail.org/FamilyHike.<br />
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Visit Jackee to discuss your<br />
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In October 2007, gold sold for about $740 an ounce. A little more than a year later, it rose above $1,000 for the first time. It<br />
climbed gradually for the next two years. Then in March <strong>2011</strong>, it began rocketing up. On Friday it traded above $1,793 an ounce just<br />
shy of this week’s record of $1,801.<br />
New York<br />
The new American gold rush<br />
Gold hits record high, near $1,830<br />
The price of gold hit its latest record high, near $1,830 an ounce, as<br />
investors spooked by the prospect of a return to recession sought out safety<br />
Thursday in the precious metal.<br />
Welcome to the new American gold rush. The price of gold is on a<br />
remarkable run, setting a record seemingly every other day. Stomachchurning<br />
volatility in the stock market this month has only made investors<br />
covet gold more. Some want it as a safe investment for turbulent<br />
times. What worries some investors is that many others are buying simply<br />
because the price is rising and they want to make money fast<br />
In October 2007, it sold for about $740 an ounce. A little over a year<br />
later, it rose above $1,000 for the first time. This past March, it began rocketing<br />
up. On Wednesday, it traded above $1,793 an ounce, just shy of last<br />
week’s record of $1,801.<br />
Gold hits a sweet spot among the elements: It’s rare, but not too rare.<br />
It’s chemically stable; all the gold ever mined is still around. And it can be<br />
divided into small amounts without losing its properties.<br />
Ultimately, though, gold is valuable because we all agree it is. It was<br />
used around the world as a currency for thousands of years, and then it<br />
gave value to paper currencies for a couple of hundred more.<br />
Now, in a time of turmoil, from the credit downgrade and debate over<br />
raising the debt limit in the U.S. to the growing financial crisis in Europe<br />
to worries of slow growth across the globe, gold is dazzling investors.<br />
Since the financial crisis in 2008, central banks around the world have<br />
bought gold as a hedge against their foreign currency holdings. Earlier<br />
this month, South Korea announced it had bought gold for the first time<br />
in more than 10 years.<br />
To head off a rush, Nixon “closed the gold window,” essentially saying<br />
that confidence in the U.S. government, not gold, gives the dollar its value.<br />
Gold and the dollar began to rise and fall freely, and gold earned its place<br />
as protection against the falling dollar when confidence lags.<br />
As inflation worsened later in the 1970s and dollars were worth less, the<br />
price of gold took off. Gold hit its high in 1980 — $850 an ounce, or more<br />
than $2,300 in today’s dollars.<br />
This time is different because gold is rallying against all currencies, not<br />
just the dollar, says Jim Grant, editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer.<br />
“Gold is the reciprocal of the world’s faith in the world’s central banks,”<br />
Grant says, and right now, “the world is in a pickle.”<br />
Gold prices will probably keep rising until the U.S. and Europe get their<br />
finances in order, he says — and Grant doesn’t expect that to happen<br />
soon. He predicts inflation, low for the moment, will soar, further eroding<br />
the value of the dollar and leaving only gold as a good investment.<br />
Cetin Ciner, a professor of finance at the University of North Carolina-<br />
Wilmington, disagrees. He thinks gold is near a peak and people who buy<br />
now are blindly chasing the rising price.<br />
“I’m thinking of it as like the dot-com stocks,” Ciner says.<br />
Both Ciner and Grant caution, however, that when it comes to gold<br />
prices, no one really knows. That’s because gold doesn’t have intrinsic<br />
value. It doesn’t offer an interest rate, like a bond, or represent a share of<br />
a company, like a stock. It is inherently speculative as an investment: You<br />
only make money if the price goes up.<br />
Amy Robinette, who owns Gold Buying Girl, a network of 70 women<br />
Aug. 19-25:<br />
“SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN<br />
THE WORLD.”<br />
On the surface, Marissa Cortez<br />
Wilson has it all...married to<br />
a famous spy hunting television<br />
reporter, a new baby and intelligent<br />
twin step kids. But in reality,<br />
trying to mother Rebecca and<br />
Cecil, who clearly don’t want her<br />
around, is her toughest challenge<br />
yet. Also, her husband, Wilbur,<br />
wouldn’t know a spy if he lived<br />
with one which is exactly the<br />
case — Marissa’s a retired secret<br />
agent. Marissa’s world is turned<br />
upside down when the maniacal<br />
Timekeeper threatens to take over<br />
the planet and she’s called back<br />
into action by the head of OSS,<br />
home of the greatest spies and<br />
where the now-defunct Spy Kids<br />
division was created. Rated PG.<br />
<strong>Star</strong>ring: Jessica Alba, Joel McHale,<br />
Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook<br />
in six states who throw parties for people to sell their gold jewelry, says her<br />
clients “don’t realize how much their gold is worth.” She gets a cut of the<br />
sales.<br />
“Once they sell, it kind of creates a frenzy,” says Robinette, who quit a<br />
career as a personnel recruiter to start the business two years ago. “They either<br />
want to find more or tell their friends and their friends start selling.”<br />
Sharlett Wilkinson Buckner, of Humble, Texas, recently took an old<br />
bracelet, ring and necklace to her local jeweler and walked out with<br />
$1,070.<br />
If Peter Hug is right, this frenzy for gold is likely to continue. The director<br />
of the precious metals division for Montreal-based Kitco, one of the<br />
largest dealers of precious metals, says gold is no longer “just for the crazy<br />
people” — Henny Pennys expecting the sky to fall.<br />
Hug says that until the U.S. tackles its debt and deficit problems, there’s<br />
no limit for the price of gold.<br />
“As long as people are terrified that their purchasing power is going to<br />
be eroded, gold goes to $3,000 an ounce,” Hug says.<br />
Whether or not prices climb that high, many people are deciding<br />
it’s as good a time as any to sell Grandma’s jewelry. Pawn shops and<br />
gold brokers report a surge of people cashing in their gold.<br />
While gold has hit a series of record highs over the past 2-1/2<br />
months, the Standard & Poor’s 500 has dropped about 15 percent,<br />
while the dollar, a traditional safe haven during periods of market<br />
turbulence and fear, is flat against a group of six major currencies.<br />
The metal’s value, unlike that of a currency, doesn’t depend on<br />
the health of a single country’s economy. Its swift rise has made it<br />
popular with investors seeking big returns, as well as presumed safety<br />
from turbulent financial markets.<br />
On Thursday, for example, the S&P 500 fell 4.5 percent, following<br />
a selloff in European and Asian markets. A new slate of reports that<br />
pointed to a sharp slowdown in the economy spooked investors.<br />
Gold for December delivery, the most-traded futures contract, settled<br />
at $1,822 an ounce, up $28.20, or 1.6 percent. Earlier Thursday it<br />
hit $1,829.70 per ounce, a record high.<br />
The metal’s price could go higher. BofA Merrill Lynch commodities<br />
analyst Francisco Blanch on Thursday raised his price target for<br />
gold to $2,000 an ounce. Just a week ago, he’d set a $1,700 target. He<br />
cited the trend of central banks in emerging countries switching more<br />
of their currency reserves into gold.<br />
“Physical gold is the ultimate collateral because it has no credit<br />
risk,” Blanch wrote in a note to clients.<br />
The metal is more than just a currency substitute or an investment<br />
opportunity. It’s also a material used in industrial products and by<br />
consumers. With every fresh high the metal notches, the more consumers<br />
will have to pay for engagement rings and gold crowns for<br />
their teeth.<br />
Big U.S. jewelry chains already raised prices this summer, citing<br />
the rising costs of gold and diamonds.<br />
Despite gold’s big run-up, it remains below its 1980 peak when adjusted<br />
for inflation. Then it was worth $850 an ounce, or about $2,400 in<br />
<strong>2011</strong> dollars.<br />
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Spy Kids: All The Time In The World<br />
Friday 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 • Saturday 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15<br />
<strong>Sunday</strong> 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 • Tuesday & Thursday 4:45, 7:00<br />
Cowboys & Aliens<br />
(pg-13)<br />
Friday 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 • Saturday 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15<br />
<strong>Sunday</strong> 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 • Tuesday & Thursday 4:45, 7:00<br />
TICKET PRICES - AdulTS $7 • MATInEE,<br />
ChIldREn, MIlITARy, CollEgE $5<br />
and Jeremy Piven. Showtimes:<br />
Friday: 4:45, 7 and 9:15 p.m.;<br />
Saturday: 2:30, 4:45, 7 and 9:15<br />
p.m.; <strong>Sunday</strong>: 2:30, 4:45 and 7<br />
p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday:<br />
4:45 and 7 p.m.<br />
“COWBOYS & ALIENS.” 1873.<br />
Arizona Territory. A stranger with<br />
no memory of his past stumbles<br />
into the hard desert town of Absolution.<br />
The only hint to his<br />
history is a mysterious shackle<br />
that encircles one wrist. What he<br />
discovers is that the people of Absolution<br />
don’t welcome strangers,<br />
and nobody makes a move on its<br />
streets unless ordered to do so by<br />
the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde.<br />
It’s a town that lives in fear. But<br />
Absolution is about to experience<br />
fear it can scarcely comprehend<br />
as the desolate city is attacked by<br />
marauders from the sky. Scream-<br />
ing down with breathtaking velocity<br />
and blinding lights to abduct<br />
the helpless one by one, these<br />
monsters challenge everything<br />
the residents have ever known.<br />
Now, the stranger they rejected<br />
is their only hope for salvation.<br />
As this gunslinger slowly starts to<br />
remember who he is and where<br />
he’s been, he realizes he holds a<br />
secret that could give the town a<br />
fighting chance against the alien<br />
force. Rated PG-13. <strong>Star</strong>ring:<br />
Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia<br />
Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam<br />
Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer,<br />
Clancy Brown, Keith Carradine,<br />
Abigail Spencer and Walton Goggins.<br />
Showtimes: Friday: 4:45, 7<br />
and 9:15 p.m.; Saturday: 2:30,<br />
4:45, 7 and 9:15 p.m.; <strong>Sunday</strong>:<br />
2:30, 4:45 and 7 p.m.; Tuesday<br />
and Thursday: 4:45 and 7 p.m.
Erwin receives TDOT funds<br />
for tourism and trail projects<br />
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state and local<br />
leaders at Erwin Town Hall Thursday to announce grants for the town<br />
of Erwin and Unicoi.<br />
A $463,787 transportation enhancement grant to the town of Erwin<br />
will be used for Phase II of the Erwin Linear Trail Project.<br />
Phase II of the Erwin Linear Trail Project includes construction of<br />
705 linear feet of pedestrian/bicycle trail parallel to Old Fishery Road<br />
and Zane C. Whitson Drive. The project also features a pedestrian tunnel<br />
under Harris Hollow Road. This project will complete a five-mile<br />
trail system and provide a much needed link to Fishery Park.<br />
“Hundreds of people throughout Unicoi County and surrounding<br />
areas already use Erwin’s trail system,” Haslam said. “This final project<br />
will provide users with safe passage through a busy intersection<br />
and create a link to one of the town’s recreation centers. I’m pleased<br />
the state could make this investment.”<br />
The award of a $30,016 transportation enhancement grant to the<br />
town of Unicoi will be used for directional signage and the creation of<br />
an information kiosk.<br />
The information kiosk will be constructed at Unicoi’s Town Hall,<br />
which also serves as the Visitor’s Center. The kiosk will create an easily<br />
accessible information center containing maps and brochures about<br />
local historic and scenic sites. Signs for the information kiosk will also<br />
be installed at strategic locations around the county.<br />
“Unicoi County is rich in history and scenic beauty, and offers<br />
many recreational and educational opportunities,” Haslam said.<br />
“This project will provide residents and visitors with easy access to<br />
valuable information 24 hours a day.”<br />
The grant is made possible through a federally funded program<br />
administered by the Tennessee Department of Transportation.<br />
“Through Transportation Enhancement grants, TDOT has funded<br />
more than $259 million in non-traditional transportation projects,”<br />
said TDOT Commissioner John Schroer. “Established by Congress in<br />
the early 1990s, the program supports activities designed to strengthen<br />
the cultural, aesthetic and environmental aspects of the nation’s<br />
transportation system.”<br />
A variety of activities such as the restoration of historic facilities,<br />
bike and pedestrian trails, landscaping and other non-traditional<br />
transportation projects are eligible for grant funds under the federal<br />
program.<br />
Two local projects receive<br />
USDA grants totaling $183,500<br />
UNICOI — Rep. Phil Roe<br />
joined USDA Rural Development<br />
State Director Bobby Goode<br />
Thursday to announce federal<br />
funding for 14 businesses and<br />
other organizations from seven<br />
Northeast Tennessee Counties.<br />
The announcement took place<br />
at the Farm House Gallery and<br />
Gardens in Unicoi.<br />
In addition to the $3,306,499<br />
in investments announced today,<br />
agency officials report more<br />
than $26.6 million in affordable<br />
home loans have been made to<br />
more than 267 families in the<br />
region so far this year. “These<br />
30 million dollars of investments<br />
in business development, public<br />
safety, health, infrastructure and<br />
affordable housing support jobs<br />
now and lay the groundwork of<br />
a healthy economic environment<br />
through the next generation,”<br />
said Goode.<br />
“We appreciate Congressman<br />
Roe helping to ensure USDA Rural<br />
Development has the funding<br />
to invest in the future of our rural<br />
communities,” said Goode.<br />
Projects announced for Carter,<br />
Greene, Hancock, Hawkins,<br />
Johnson, Unicoi and Washington<br />
counties included the following:<br />
Carter County<br />
— First Tennessee Private Industry<br />
Council received a $17,500<br />
Rural Business Enterprise Grant<br />
to improve signage in the commercial<br />
district of downtown<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
— Hampton-Valley Forge<br />
Volunteer Fire Department received<br />
a $166,000 low-interest<br />
loan for the purchase of a new<br />
emergency services vehicle.<br />
Greene County<br />
— Krebs Ventures was<br />
awarded a Rural Energy for<br />
America Program (REAP) grant<br />
of $19,999 to help purchase and<br />
install the first solar/wind hybrid<br />
renewable energy system funded<br />
through the USDA program.<br />
— The town of Mosheim<br />
received a $754,000 low-interest<br />
loan to replace six miles of water<br />
lines and replace the Fellers Cove<br />
Road pump station.<br />
— Rural Resources, Inc. was<br />
awarded an $85,500 grant to<br />
construct a farm and food business<br />
training center.<br />
Hancock County<br />
— Alanthus Hill Community<br />
Center and Volunteer Fire Department<br />
was awarded a $5,900<br />
grant to construct a new helipad<br />
to allow emergency airlift services<br />
into the area.<br />
Hawkins County<br />
— Price Public Community<br />
Center was awarded an $11,800<br />
grant to construct secure cabinets<br />
in the museum as well as create<br />
a visual timeline to enhance the<br />
educational opportunities at the<br />
facility.<br />
Johnson County<br />
— Brownlow Utility District<br />
(BUD) received a $168,000 lowinterest<br />
loan and a $100,300<br />
grant to construct 3.5 miles of<br />
water line extensions into the<br />
Mining Town area.<br />
— Carderview Utility District<br />
(CUD) received a $230,000<br />
low-interest loan and $156,000<br />
grant for water line and facility<br />
improvements.<br />
— Cold Springs Utility District<br />
(CSUD) received a $125,000<br />
low-interest loan and a $45,000<br />
grant to construct one mile of<br />
new water lines and repair two<br />
water tanks.<br />
Unicoi County<br />
— The town of Unicoi<br />
received a $30,000 grant to<br />
construct a 2,700-square-foot<br />
community kitchen for area<br />
entrepreneurs and farmers to<br />
turn locally grown produce into<br />
consumer-ready products.<br />
— Unicoi County Chamber<br />
of Commerce received a $17,500<br />
grant to assist in the revitalization<br />
of downtown <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
— Unicoi Water Utility<br />
District (UWUD) received a<br />
$1,012,000 low-interest loan<br />
and a $338,000 grant to construct<br />
one mile of new water<br />
lines, repair 3.5 miles of existing<br />
lines and construct a water tank<br />
to improve service, especially<br />
during peak usage hours.<br />
Washington County<br />
— Crumley House Head<br />
Injury Rehabilitation Center<br />
received a $24,000 grant for<br />
construction of a new building<br />
to expand their rehabilitation<br />
services.<br />
USDA Rural Development<br />
invests in jobs, businesses, community<br />
infrastructure, homeownership<br />
and affordable rental<br />
housing in rural communities.<br />
Last year Rural Development<br />
assisted more than 1.5 million<br />
rural Tennessee families and<br />
businesses with more than $1.06<br />
billion in financial assistance<br />
through affordable loans, loanguarantees<br />
and grants.<br />
Grandfather Mountain<br />
Grandfather Mountain’s interpretive<br />
rangers are offering<br />
guests new opportunities to learn<br />
by doing.<br />
“Hiking 101” is designed to teach<br />
beginners how to successfully complete<br />
a day hike. The classes cover<br />
equipment, clothing, footwear and<br />
what to pack for a day in the woods.<br />
Whether you consider yourself a seasoned<br />
outdoorsmen or a novice, everyone<br />
should find this class a great<br />
planning discussion before striking<br />
out into the unknown.<br />
“There are a lot of variables that<br />
one should consider while planning<br />
a hiking or camping trip,” said<br />
Chief Interpretive Ranger Gabe Taylor.<br />
“Having the proper equipment<br />
and being prepared for a variety of<br />
weather is a must.”<br />
“How High Is That Tree?” will<br />
teach visitors to identify the types of<br />
trees they encounter and how to use<br />
a clinometer to measure the height<br />
of a tree. Participants will make<br />
their own clinometers (an optical<br />
device for measuring elevation over<br />
horizon) and apply the tool not only<br />
to trees but also to a variety of other<br />
calculations. The program will be<br />
offered Saturday, Aug. 27, at 11<br />
a.m.<br />
Programs with Grandfather’s interpretive<br />
rangers last approximately<br />
one hour and are free with the price<br />
of admission to Grandfather Moun-<br />
tain ($15/adult and $7/children<br />
ages 4-12).<br />
The Grandfather Mountain<br />
Stewardship Foundation merged its<br />
trails and naturalist departments in<br />
June in order to create an interpretive<br />
ranger staff that provides visitors<br />
with additional ways to experience<br />
and learn about the mountain’s diverse<br />
environment.<br />
The rangers are also offering<br />
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 9A<br />
New opportunities for the nature enthusiast<br />
Governments<br />
share planners<br />
after funds lost<br />
JACKSON (AP) — Since the<br />
state closed its Local Planning Assistance<br />
offices that helped cities<br />
and counties with issues like zoning<br />
and building codes, several<br />
local governments in West Tennessee<br />
have banned together to<br />
hire two shared planners.<br />
Brownsville Mayor Jo Matherne<br />
told The Jackson Sun the city<br />
cannot afford to hire its own fulltime<br />
planner. Instead, it is paying<br />
$14,000 a year for the services of<br />
two shared planners.<br />
The state Department of Economic<br />
and Community Development<br />
hired the planners on behalf<br />
of Hardeman and Haywood<br />
counties and the cities of Bolivar,<br />
Brownsville, Henderson, Lexington,<br />
Parsons and Stanton.<br />
Matherne said the two planners<br />
had previously worked for<br />
the Local Planning Assistance office<br />
there.<br />
Their salaries are now paid by<br />
the local governments on a sliding<br />
scale based on population.<br />
Photo by Carly Fleming/Grandfather Mountain<br />
Grandfather Mountain Interpretive Ranger Jacob Fields shares tips and best practices for hiking.<br />
guided hikes along the Mountain’s<br />
famed Grandfather Trail. A half day<br />
hike to MacRae Peak and back (0.9<br />
miles) is $15 per person and a<br />
full day hike to Calloway Peak<br />
and back (2.4 miles) is $30 per<br />
person. A minimum of two people<br />
are required to book a guided<br />
hike.<br />
These hikes allow participants<br />
to learn more about the<br />
history, geology, flora and fauna<br />
of Grandfather. The Grandfather<br />
Trail is strenuous and has some<br />
extremely steep sections where<br />
hikers use in-place cables and<br />
ladders.<br />
To book a guided hike or for<br />
any questions on interpretive<br />
ranger programming please call<br />
(828) 737-0833 or send an email<br />
to hiking@grandfather.com.<br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
Trying his luck and skills<br />
The lazy warm days of <strong>August</strong> have presented some great opportunities for fishing and just to cool off. A favorite fishing spot for<br />
many local sportsmen is the Watauga River near Siam. This fisherman was caught trying his luck Thursday afternoon as he cast his<br />
line from knee-deep water.<br />
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May you continue<br />
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and love life<br />
to its fullest!<br />
We love you,<br />
Mom, Dad & Weston<br />
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Photo Contributed<br />
Special presentation<br />
Kathy Woodby, a resident of Carter County and a <strong>2011</strong><br />
graduate of the Licensed Practical Nursing training program at<br />
the Tennessee Technology Center at <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, presents<br />
Dean Blevins, TTC director, a duplicate copy of the Silver<br />
Medal she received in SkillsUSA national competition in Kansas<br />
City, Mo., on June 24. Woodby, who competed in the Health<br />
Occupations Professional Portfolio category, became the first<br />
TTC-<strong>Elizabethton</strong> student to score a second place finish in<br />
SkillsUSA national competition. Woodby plans to continue her<br />
education at Walters State Community College to become a<br />
Registered Nurse and then obtain a master’s degree in nursing<br />
from East Tennessee State University.<br />
Police, fire activity reports<br />
Two departments in the city<br />
that work to keep residents safe<br />
submitted their monthly reports<br />
to City Council to provide an update<br />
of service provided through<br />
the month period.<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Police Department’s<br />
report covered from<br />
June 20 to July 19. The <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Fire Department submitted<br />
their reports from June <strong>21</strong> to<br />
July 20.<br />
During that time, the EPD<br />
patrolled a total of 22,860 miles.<br />
There was a total of 385 offenses<br />
with 53 arrests.<br />
Officers responded to 86 accidents.<br />
Of those accidents, 66 were<br />
without injury and 20 resulted in<br />
an injury of some kind.<br />
There were 242 citations and<br />
192 warnings issued. Officers<br />
provided 98 escorts, issued 39<br />
criminal summons, served 55<br />
warrants and answered 699 assist<br />
calls. There were 38 motorist<br />
assist calls and 16 domestic violence<br />
calls.<br />
In the detective division, a<br />
total of 66 cases were assigned.<br />
Of these cases, 22 cases were<br />
closed by arrest and seven cases<br />
were discovered to be unfounded.<br />
There were two inactive cases<br />
pending arrest at the end of the<br />
month period, 16 inactive closed<br />
cases and eight cases were cleared<br />
by “exceptional means.”<br />
During the report period, the<br />
EFD answered one active fire call,<br />
which as a vehicle fire. The total<br />
amount of the damages from the<br />
fire was $500.<br />
The department answered 42<br />
other calls, there were 13 rescue<br />
calls, 11 hazardous condition<br />
calls, one service call, one good<br />
intent call and one severe weather<br />
call. There were also 15 false<br />
calls.<br />
These calls were broken down<br />
into one passenger vehicle fire,<br />
one medical assist call, five accidents<br />
with injuries, six accidents<br />
with no injuries, one passenger<br />
extrication from vehicle, one<br />
electrical wiring or equipment<br />
problem, one overheated motor,<br />
one power line down, one arcing<br />
or shorted electrical equipment,<br />
seven general accident cleanups,<br />
one police assist call, one smoke<br />
scare, three smoke detectors activated<br />
due to malfunction, two<br />
alarm systems activated due to<br />
malfunction, three unintentional<br />
smoke detector activations,<br />
four unintentional detector activations,<br />
two unintentional alarm<br />
system activations, one carbon<br />
monoxide detector activation<br />
and one lightning strike with no<br />
fire.<br />
For <strong>2011</strong>, there have been no<br />
civilian or firefighter fatalities or<br />
injuries.<br />
Code enforcement activity report<br />
Code enforcement officers received 60 new complaints in the City<br />
of <strong>Elizabethton</strong> during May. There are a total of 28 active cases which<br />
includes cases from previous months.<br />
There were eight preliminary investigations and there are 36 investigations<br />
in progress. There were also 20 cases that are classified<br />
as inactive, suspended or monitoring and 22 cases that were cleared<br />
or closed.<br />
The categories of new complaints received are: 10 junk, debris,<br />
trash; eight illegal dumping; four Title 13 violations; two junk cars;<br />
one fence complaint; two alley/driveway complaints; six IMPC/building<br />
complaints; one pests/rodent complaint; 12 overgrown lots; two<br />
brush complaints; one tree complaint; two animal complaints; four<br />
regular sign violations and five miscellaneous city code complaints.<br />
Are military pensions too ‘generous?’<br />
WASHINGTON (AP) — It<br />
sounds like a pretty good deal: Retire<br />
at age 38 after 20 years of work and<br />
get a monthly pension of half your<br />
salary for the rest of your life. All you<br />
have to do is join the military.<br />
As the nation tightens its budget<br />
belt, the century-old military retirement<br />
system has come under attack<br />
as unaffordable, unfair to some who<br />
serve and overly generous compared<br />
with civilian benefits.<br />
That very notion, laid out in<br />
a Pentagon-ordered study, sent a<br />
wave of fear and anger through the<br />
ranks of current and retired military<br />
members when it was reported in<br />
the news media this month.<br />
If pensions are to be cut, Congress<br />
should go first, one person said<br />
on the Internet.<br />
“Obviously, we’re concerned<br />
about it,” said retired Gen. Gordon<br />
Sullivan, an Army chief of staff in<br />
the 1990s who heads the nonprofit<br />
educational group Association of the<br />
United States Army.<br />
The Defense Department put out<br />
a statement this week stressing that it<br />
was only a proposal and no changes<br />
will be made anytime soon.<br />
“While the military retirement<br />
system, as with all other compensation,<br />
is a fair subject of review<br />
for effectiveness and efficiency, no<br />
changes to the current retirement<br />
system have been approved,” Eileen<br />
Lainez, a Pentagon spokeswoman,<br />
said. “And no changes will be made<br />
without careful consideration for<br />
both the current force and the future<br />
force.”<br />
The upset was sparked by a nonbinding<br />
recommendation from the<br />
Defense Business Board, the Pentagon’s<br />
private sector advisory panel.<br />
A July <strong>21</strong> draft report that could be<br />
finalized this month recommended<br />
pensions be scrapped and replaced<br />
with a 401(k)-type defined contribution<br />
plan.<br />
The board members are from big<br />
businesses — experts, the Pentagon<br />
says, in executive management,<br />
corporate governance, audit and finance,<br />
human resources, economics,<br />
technology and health care.<br />
Their report was strictly about<br />
dollars and cents, part of a review<br />
NASHVILLE (AP) — The truly<br />
dangerous storm is three counties<br />
away, but you’re concerned about<br />
the one bearing down on your<br />
house. There could be an app for<br />
that.<br />
A growing number of people<br />
whose consuming interest is<br />
weather are now following severe<br />
storms in very narrow geographic<br />
areas and putting out the information<br />
through social media.<br />
Some of the “nowcasters” are<br />
trained meteorologists, but others<br />
are people in various professions<br />
who take weather spotter training<br />
from the National Weather Service<br />
and step it up to a higher purpose.<br />
One of the latter is David Drobny,<br />
a young Nashville attorney who<br />
says there was a galvanizing moment<br />
when weather became a passion<br />
for him.<br />
As a young boy, he lived in the<br />
Midwest and there was one basement<br />
in the neighborhood. When<br />
a severe storm came up, everyone<br />
headed for it.<br />
Drobny recalled that one time,<br />
his mother took him by the hand<br />
to lead him to the neighbor’s house<br />
as the wind picked up and the sky<br />
darkened.<br />
“She got carried away, going<br />
a little too fast. I fell on the street<br />
and she kept running. That was my<br />
moment of terror,” he said. “She<br />
stopped and, of course, scooped me<br />
of Pentagon spending started under<br />
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s<br />
predecessor, Robert Gates.<br />
It didn’t mention intangibles:<br />
Would such a change make military<br />
jobs less desirable? Is it possible to<br />
compare military and civilian employment?<br />
How much does a grateful<br />
nation feel it owes to the less than<br />
1 percent of the population that volunteers<br />
to fight America’s wars?<br />
The report noted that military<br />
retirees start collecting pensions<br />
immediately upon leaving the service,<br />
rather than at age 65. That’s<br />
a benefit without peer in the private<br />
sector, although there’s a parallel in<br />
government. Some city police departments<br />
start retirement payments<br />
immediately, for instance.<br />
The report also said:<br />
—Members of the military who<br />
retire before 20 years get nothing.<br />
Those who work 20 years get pensions<br />
worth 50 percent of their pay.<br />
That amount ramps up to 87.5 percent<br />
for 35 years of service.<br />
—That means 83 percent of service<br />
members don’t get a pension,<br />
even after serving for 10 or 15 years,<br />
while 17 percent do get one.<br />
—Though the job’s risks are<br />
cited as a reason for keeping the<br />
20-year system, most troops who see<br />
combat don’t stay that long.<br />
—Low-cost health care premiums<br />
for retirees on top of pensions<br />
make total retirement benefits “significantly<br />
more generous than civilian<br />
programs” and more expensive.<br />
—The program’s costs are “rising<br />
at an alarming rate” and “future<br />
liability will grow from $1.3 trillion<br />
to $2.7 trillion” by 2034.<br />
The report recommended a new<br />
back up. That’s probably where it<br />
(his passion for weather) clicked.”<br />
Drobny’s friends knew of his<br />
interest in weather and would<br />
call him whenever severe storms<br />
cropped up. He found himself<br />
answering the same questions<br />
repeatedly. So the media-savvy<br />
Drobny invested in a radar service<br />
for his laptop computer and<br />
opened a dedicated Twitter account.<br />
Now, when storms threaten in<br />
Davidson or Williamson counties,<br />
Drobny tweets. His reports<br />
also land on a Facebook page,<br />
but he thinks the Twitter account<br />
is more useful because it<br />
reaches his followers wherever<br />
they are. Drobny’s information<br />
can be accessed at www.nashvillesevereweather.com.<br />
His activities caught the attention<br />
of Tom Johnstone, the<br />
warning coordination meteorologist<br />
from the National Weather<br />
Service office in Nashville.<br />
Competition? Not a bit, said<br />
Johnstone.<br />
“It’s a way we can collect information<br />
from sources we never<br />
had access to before,” Johnstone<br />
said. “It really is a partnership.<br />
“I think they can provide information<br />
from multiple sources,<br />
including NWS, and tailor things<br />
down to people’s backyards,” he<br />
said.<br />
mandatory savings system for all<br />
personnel but with the government<br />
making contributions comparable<br />
to the highest level of civilian plans.<br />
There’d be an option for individuals<br />
to contribute too; payments wouldn’t<br />
start until age 60 to 65. Pentagon<br />
contributions would be larger<br />
for those who had family separations<br />
and other unusual duty and<br />
double for years spent in a combat<br />
zone. The report said there would<br />
be no impact on existing retirees or<br />
fully disabled vets.<br />
The current system hasn’t been<br />
changed materially in more than<br />
100 years. It was designed when<br />
people didn’t live as long, second<br />
careers were rare and military pay<br />
was not competitive with civilian<br />
pay, the report said. It said skills<br />
used by soldiers, sailors, airmen and<br />
Marines are now transferable to the<br />
civilian world and that many people<br />
find second careers after retiring in<br />
their 40s.<br />
That means they collect the pension<br />
as well as income from second<br />
careers.<br />
Sullivan dismissed the idea that<br />
the average military retiree becomes<br />
enriched by the system, saying few<br />
go to work for big defense contractors<br />
or find other high-paying jobs. More<br />
commonly, a retiree might get about<br />
$1,400 monthly in pension pay and<br />
a second career that earns $50,000 or<br />
$60,000 annually, he said.<br />
But holding change at bay may<br />
not be possible. Officials have said<br />
that finding savings in personnel<br />
costs like health care and pensions<br />
is a possibility. Everything is on the<br />
table as the department looks for<br />
some $350 billion in savings called<br />
Johnstone invited Drobny<br />
along on a weather spotter training<br />
class recently in Lebanon and<br />
he’s scheduled to speak again<br />
this month at a Nashville class<br />
to train spotters, explaining use<br />
of social media in getting out the<br />
information quickly.<br />
A couple of hundred miles to<br />
the west of Drobny’s sphere of attention<br />
is a slightly broader area<br />
watched over by Erik Proseus.<br />
“I’m a degreed meteorologist,”<br />
said Proseus, whose paying<br />
job is as an operational forecaster<br />
in the private sector. He was previously<br />
a research meteorologist.<br />
His information can be viewed<br />
at http://www.memphisweather.<br />
net.<br />
He holds a geography degree<br />
with a concentration in meteorology<br />
from the University of<br />
Memphis.<br />
Proseus tweets when violent<br />
weather is moving in the sevencounty<br />
Memphis metropolitan<br />
statistical area, which takes in<br />
nearby counties in Arkansas and<br />
Mississippi as well.<br />
Drobny and Proseus say they<br />
offer a unique service in that they<br />
are hyper-local. They also are focused<br />
on the moment.<br />
“Forecasting tells you what<br />
will happen in the future. Nowcasting<br />
tells you what’s happening<br />
right now,” Drobny said.<br />
for in recent legislation to decrease<br />
the national debt.<br />
“It’s the kind of thing you have<br />
to consider,” Panetta said this<br />
week, adding any change must be<br />
done in a way that doesn’t break<br />
faith with the men and women in<br />
uniform.<br />
Such benefits were once sacrosanct<br />
— part of the bargain the<br />
nation makes with those who put<br />
their lives on the line to protect it.<br />
Many opposed to any change cite<br />
the profound sacrifices troops and<br />
their families have made over the<br />
past decade, with repeated tours of<br />
duty, a crisis of ballooning military<br />
suicides and hundreds of thousands<br />
of cases of mental health<br />
problems, just to mention a few<br />
effects of war.<br />
“If we want an all-volunteer<br />
force, the bottom line is that we’re<br />
going to have to take care of these<br />
people who were willing to do what<br />
the bulk of people weren’t willing<br />
to do,” Sullivan said. “Going to<br />
war is dangerous — you can get<br />
killed doing it. And the question<br />
is, Are the American people willing<br />
to recognize the sacrifices of these<br />
young people?”<br />
Money for troops has flown<br />
freely from Congress with the tacit<br />
support of taxpayers over the decade,<br />
when pay was raised, as the<br />
report notes, to “higher than that<br />
of average civilians with the same<br />
education.”<br />
There was no public pushback<br />
against special recruiting bonuses,<br />
the GI Bill for college tuition and<br />
expenses for health care and other<br />
needs of troops and their families.<br />
The question now is whether the<br />
depth of support widely expressed for<br />
the troops will be tested by the different<br />
times. U.S. financial woes are at<br />
center stage as the wars in Iraq and<br />
Afghanistan wind down. Pensions<br />
are becoming a thing of the past;<br />
more risky market-whipped 401(k)<br />
programs are the civilian norm.<br />
Will taxpayers want to continue<br />
for troops the special and costly<br />
programs that they themselves are<br />
losing?<br />
Says Sullivan: “Maybe. Maybe<br />
not.”<br />
Part-time forecasters narrow weather reports<br />
What both men do is akin to<br />
continuing television storm coverage;<br />
it’s just tightly tailored to<br />
small areas.<br />
Drobny says many of his followers<br />
on Twitter tell him they fear<br />
severe weather and rely on him for<br />
information that could comfort<br />
them.<br />
“They’re really afraid of them<br />
(storms),” Drobny said. And they<br />
want somebody to tell them that<br />
the storm ... is clear of them. I get<br />
a lot of that feedback.”<br />
Drobny said he and Johnstone<br />
are working on ways to quickly<br />
share information and that has<br />
resulted, so far, in Drobny forwarding<br />
to the NWS photos his followers<br />
have sent to his Twitter account.<br />
More cooperation could follow.<br />
So could more nowcasters.<br />
Johnstone sees a burgeoning trend.<br />
“Several people came forward<br />
at the Lebanon spotter class who<br />
said they are interested,” he said.<br />
They had best be prepared to<br />
be on call if they begin. Drobny<br />
continues to watch the weather at<br />
Nashville and tweet to followers<br />
even if he’s out of town on vacation.<br />
He has friends take on the<br />
duty when he is at professional<br />
meetings.<br />
Asked what Proseus does about<br />
being away, he laughed.<br />
“Erik doesn’t take a lot of vacations,”<br />
he said.<br />
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Sun<br />
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85/66<br />
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Mon<br />
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85/63<br />
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Sunrise Sunset<br />
6:52 AM 8:10 PM<br />
Tue<br />
8/23<br />
88/64<br />
Mainly sunny. Highs<br />
in the upper 80s and<br />
lows in the mid 60s.<br />
Sunrise Sunset<br />
6:53 AM 8:09 PM<br />
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Memphis<br />
94/73<br />
Nashville<br />
91/71<br />
Chattanooga<br />
83/69<br />
Wed<br />
8/24<br />
89/66<br />
Partly cloudy. Highs<br />
in the upper 80s and<br />
lows in the mid 60s.<br />
Sunrise Sunset<br />
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Knoxville<br />
88/69<br />
Thu<br />
8/25<br />
84/65<br />
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Sunrise Sunset<br />
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<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
85/66<br />
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Columbia 90 70 t-storm Johnson City 85 66 t-storm Paris 91 69 t-storm<br />
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tomorrow and <strong>Sunday</strong> will help energize us.”<br />
The group is holding its annual meeting in<br />
Asheville. Governors, other public officials and<br />
business executives were expected to attend.<br />
Among the topics on the agenda are how to solve<br />
a skills gap suffered by workers looking for jobs<br />
in the nation’s largest and fastest growing region.<br />
Not all the governors from the association’s<br />
16 states and two territories plan to attend. For<br />
example, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning<br />
for president. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is<br />
speaking at an event in Perry’s home state<br />
Diane Duff, the association’s executive director,<br />
said the meeting is good place to exchange<br />
ideas and get feedback from business leaders.<br />
“First of all, I think it’s important to point<br />
out that all of the governors that are involved in<br />
the association have already independently been<br />
focusing on innovation as a job creation strategy.<br />
One way or another they are doing things<br />
in their own states. But coming together, it really<br />
gives them an opportunity to compare what they’re<br />
doing at home and really use this as a best practices<br />
exchange,” Duff said.<br />
“But in addition to that, it’s also helpful to sort<br />
of gut check, if you will, with leaders from the business<br />
community about what things they actually<br />
consider the most effective in terms of fostering innovation<br />
... All of these folks will really be able to<br />
give governors that extra percentage of what busi-<br />
nesses thinks works and doesn’t work in terms of<br />
fostering increased innovation and investment in<br />
small business startups,” she said.<br />
Perdue said it’s critical for the region to work<br />
together to help “jump start the economy.”<br />
Like many states, North Carolina is trying to<br />
find ways to help create new jobs and deal with<br />
budget shortfalls created by the recession. The<br />
state’s unemployment is at 9.9 percent.<br />
Perdue has spent this year locked in a battle<br />
with Republicans, who took control of the state<br />
Legislature for the first time since the 1870s.<br />
Perdue urged lawmakers to continue an expiring<br />
sales tax increase, framing her argument as<br />
protecting education programs from cuts.<br />
The Democratic governor held out as GOP<br />
leaders allowed an extension of unemployment<br />
benefits to the long-term jobless to expire when<br />
she refused to accept a double-digit budget cut<br />
as a starting point. The $19.7 billion state budget<br />
passed over Perdue’s veto with help from a<br />
handful of renegade House Democrats.<br />
With the bad economic news as a backdrop,<br />
Friday’s sessions focused on job creation.<br />
“Jobs created by innovative companies ...<br />
builds a resilient economy,” Perdue said.<br />
Several national business leaders told the<br />
governors and their staffs that an educated workforce<br />
helps attract news companies and fosters<br />
creative, innovative thinking that leads to startups.<br />
They said an emphasis should be placed on<br />
math and science in public schools.<br />
Dunn said states don’t always have to spend<br />
money to create jobs.<br />
“Not everything we’re talking about in terms<br />
of job creation and promoting innovation requires<br />
additional expenditures. In fact, there are<br />
ways you can be more efficient in terms of how you<br />
go about fostering innovation,” she said.<br />
Community Matters<br />
Criminal justice classes offered<br />
at Happy Valley High this year<br />
BY JASON MULLINS<br />
STAR STAFF<br />
jmullins@starhq.com<br />
A new program will be available this year to<br />
Carter County high school students. Criminal justice<br />
classes will be offered as part of Happy Valley<br />
High School’s Career Technical Department.<br />
The criminal justice program will replace the<br />
computer-assisted drafting design class. Director<br />
of Career and Technical Education, Mickey Taylor,<br />
says there are several reasons for the change in<br />
classes. Alan Bishop, the instructor for Happy Valley’s<br />
CADD program, recently accepted a new position<br />
at Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport.<br />
Following his departure and a reduction in student<br />
interest, administrators sought student input for<br />
new career-tech classes.<br />
School Director Dr. Shirley Ellis says they “decided<br />
to put in a new program, one that was relevant to<br />
the needs of students today and to their interests. We<br />
wanted to institute a program where we can prepare<br />
them for the world of work. By the world of work, I<br />
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cated drug paraphernalia on the<br />
individual’s possession.<br />
Lewis was handcuffed, taken<br />
into custody and transferred to<br />
the Carter County Jail in the back<br />
of a cruiser.<br />
The deputy exited his vehicle<br />
and escorted Lewis through the<br />
jail’s temporary sally port along<br />
East Elk Avenue. Lewis was then<br />
taken upstairs to the jail to the<br />
booking area.<br />
While in the booking area,<br />
Mathes said personnel began<br />
collapsing. At that time, local<br />
emergency personnel were dispatched<br />
to the jail. “Everyone<br />
was on scene in minutes,” the<br />
sheriff said.<br />
The Carter County Rescue<br />
Squad, Carter County Emergency<br />
Management Agency, <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Police Department, <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Fire Department and<br />
local constables came to the scene<br />
to assist in decontaminating the<br />
individuals involved and to quarantine<br />
the immediate vicinity.<br />
“There was a vapor or something<br />
that caused them to collapse,”<br />
Mathes said. “The origin<br />
is still unknown.”<br />
The sheriff said he believes the<br />
fumes were from a methamphetamine<br />
lab, which Lewis may have<br />
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the sixth district. He was first elected in 1982 and<br />
had served continuously since then. He was a familiar<br />
figure in the area, daily patrolling churches<br />
and schools in the district and providing security<br />
at ball games and other school functions as well as<br />
escort for funerals.<br />
Potter was instrumental in the organization of<br />
the Carter County Constables Association in 1990,<br />
in which he served as commander at the time of his<br />
death. He was also a lifetime member of the Hampton-Valley<br />
Forge Volunteer Fire Department.<br />
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ing, the judge hears testimony from state prosecutors<br />
and the defense. The judge must decide<br />
whether there is enough evidence to send the case<br />
to Criminal Court. Anyone charged with an offense<br />
with a possible jail sentence can have their case<br />
heard during a preliminary hearing.<br />
If the judge decides there is enough evidence in<br />
the case against Schuettler, the charges will then be<br />
bound over to the grand jury. During its next meeting,<br />
the grand jury would then hear the evidence<br />
and determine whether to hand down an indictment.<br />
The case would then be sent on to Criminal<br />
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Haslam spokeswoman Alexia<br />
Poe in an e-mail called the<br />
preparations for cuts “a responsible<br />
exercise to begin the<br />
planning process for anticipating<br />
the potential for less federal<br />
funding for state programs and<br />
services.”<br />
Deep spending cuts are required<br />
under the recent debtceiling<br />
agreement in Congress.<br />
A special bipartisan panel of<br />
been near.<br />
The fumes contaminated the<br />
man’s skin and clothes and due<br />
to the confined area of the jail,<br />
people in close proximity to the<br />
man were affected.<br />
The area around the jail, including<br />
Elk Avenue, was blocked<br />
off by local authorities around<br />
10:30 p.m. The road was blocked<br />
from Highway 19E to Main Street.<br />
The quarantined area remained<br />
closed to the public until 7 a.m.<br />
Saturday.<br />
As a result of the incident, six<br />
people were taken to Sycamore<br />
Shoals Hospital for treatment. A<br />
Code Alpha was issued at the hospital<br />
from 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.<br />
The alert required the emergency<br />
department to be quarantined due<br />
to the possibility of spreading the<br />
substance.<br />
All six people, including<br />
Holsclaw and Lewis, were released<br />
from the hospital early Saturday<br />
morning. There were also a few<br />
people that were decontaminated<br />
at the Sheriff’s Department that<br />
were not hospitalized. “Only people<br />
in close proximity to the suspect<br />
were affected,” Mathes said.<br />
The jail’s ventilation system<br />
was turned off in order to keep the<br />
fumes from spreading through<br />
12 federal lawmakers has been<br />
tasked with crafting a compromise<br />
$1.5 trillion, 10-year debt<br />
reduction package. Under another<br />
part of the debt-cutting<br />
deal the two sides agreed to a<br />
separate $900 billion in 10-year<br />
savings from agency budgets.<br />
Emkes told commissioners in<br />
his letter not to assume that state<br />
funds will make up for losses in<br />
federal money.<br />
mean the world of work in Carter County. Traditionally,<br />
our students want to stay in Carter County,<br />
so we decided to put in criminal justice.”<br />
Ken Dugger of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office<br />
will be the instructor of the criminal justice class.<br />
The curriculum will be offered on two levels for the<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-12 school year. A third level will be instituted<br />
by next year.<br />
Taylor believes criminal justice will be a successful<br />
fit for Carter County schools. “I think it will<br />
be a popular class just for the simple fact that it<br />
is something new. With all the criminal investigation<br />
shows on television, the kids have an interest<br />
in that. The most important thing, I think, it’s an<br />
opportunity to expose students to a possible career,”<br />
according to Taylor.<br />
Students from Happy Valley who wish to continue<br />
taking the CADD classes are transported to<br />
Hampton High School in the morning. Dr. Ellis<br />
adds career-tech students can take classes at the<br />
other high schools if a program they are interested<br />
in is not offered at their school.<br />
the facility. Mathes said he did<br />
not believe any other sections of<br />
the jail were contaminated or<br />
that any other inmates or jail<br />
personnel were affected by the unidentified<br />
substance. The man’s<br />
clothes and belongings were immediately<br />
collected and removed<br />
by hazardous materials crews.<br />
The vehicles involved in the traffic<br />
stop were also quarantined.<br />
With Sheriff’s Department personnel<br />
affected, Mathes said additional<br />
employees were called in to<br />
take their places.<br />
The Kingsport Fire Department<br />
Hazardous Materials Response<br />
Team also responded to <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
The hazardous materials<br />
team brought its state-of-the-art<br />
equipment to collect samples for<br />
testing. Hepaco, which is usually<br />
called in for methamphetamine<br />
lab cleanups, also assisted in Friday<br />
night’s incident.<br />
“Everyone worked very good<br />
together,” Mathes said. “I can’t<br />
say enough good things about<br />
all the departments that responded.”<br />
The investigation into what<br />
happened continues. Mathes said<br />
he did not know whether any additional<br />
charges or arrests will be<br />
filed.<br />
Potter was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served<br />
during the Korean Conflict. He was a former employee<br />
of Beaunit Fibers and retired from American<br />
Air Filter.<br />
Potter was preceded in death by his wife, Viola<br />
Faye Johnson Potter, on <strong>August</strong> 15, 2004.<br />
Survivors include two daughters, two sons and<br />
six grandchildren.<br />
The funeral is planned for Monday evening at<br />
Memorial Funeral Chapel. (See complete obituary<br />
on page 4 of today’s STAR)<br />
Court.<br />
Schuettler was charged with theft over $1,000<br />
following a TBI investigation. TBI Spokesperson<br />
Kristin Helm said an investigation was opened in<br />
March after there were allegations that Schuettler<br />
made compensation time claims for times he was<br />
not working.<br />
Schuettler has said the accusation in the criminal<br />
summons are unfounded and will be proven<br />
so.<br />
Schuettler was also in court for an unrelated<br />
case involving cattle running at large.<br />
“You are not to supplant federal<br />
funds with state revenues as<br />
a funding source for continuing<br />
services,” Emkes wrote.<br />
Additionally, department<br />
heads are to identify state funds<br />
that would no longer be needed<br />
to draw down federal funds.<br />
“This will enable the administration<br />
to recommend priorities<br />
for the use of unmatched<br />
state funds,” he wrote.
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Lifestyles Editor: Bryan Stevens - bstevens@starhq.com (423) 542-1545 • www.starhq.com<br />
By Bryan StevenS<br />
AssistAnt Editor<br />
bstevens@starhq.com<br />
Richard W. Nave didn’t sit down to write<br />
his first novel until an accident sidelined him,<br />
leaving him with very little else to occupy his<br />
time.<br />
“On June 24, 2000, I got badly injured<br />
training a horse,” Nave explained. “It was the<br />
first time I’d had an opportunity to write because<br />
there was nothing else I could do.”<br />
By his own admission, the first three drafts<br />
“were pretty bad.”<br />
Now, about a dozen drafts later, he has<br />
published his first novel, Lords of Autumn.<br />
The historical fiction brings readers to the controversial<br />
1960s and touches on integration<br />
and the Vietnam War set against the backdrop<br />
of the glory days of college football.<br />
Lords of Autumn<br />
Glory days of football serve as backdrop<br />
to turbulent issues in author’s first novel<br />
The seventh annual Newell-<br />
Hendershot Watermedia Exhibition<br />
opened Saturday, Aug. 6, at<br />
the Main Gallery of Sycamore<br />
Shoals State Historic Park in <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
The show was named in honor<br />
of two late watercolorists, Carol<br />
Hendershot and Polly Newell, who<br />
diligently worked in the Watauga<br />
Valley Art League to spread the love<br />
of art in Northeast Tennessee.<br />
The exhibition is sponsored by<br />
the Watauga Valley Art League,<br />
Bristol Art Guild, Kingsport Art<br />
Guild, Tennessee Watercolor Society<br />
and the generous support of<br />
local patrons.<br />
Lisa Boardwine served as the<br />
judge for this year’s show.<br />
The “Best in Show” award<br />
went to Joan Clark, an artist from<br />
Lookout Mountain, Tenn., for her<br />
painting, “Maude.”<br />
Two Carter County artists were<br />
among the winners at this year’s<br />
exhibition.<br />
Butler artist Diane Allen won<br />
Award of Merit for her work, “Lauren.”<br />
The judge described the work<br />
as a “soft and luscious portrait”<br />
that was “expertly done.”<br />
David Kramer won Honorable<br />
Mention for his “57 Bel Aire Convertible.”<br />
“Striking!” The judge remarked<br />
on Kramer’s painting.<br />
“You feel like you could reach out<br />
and touch the chrome.”<br />
Judge Boardwine also praised<br />
Kramer’s painting for its great<br />
perspective.<br />
Other awards included:<br />
Second Place — Jim Stagner,<br />
Johnson City, for “‘50 Ford.”<br />
Third Place — Diane Nelson,<br />
Johnson City, for “Colors of the<br />
Reef II.”<br />
Different Strokes — Barbara<br />
Jernigan, Gray, for “The Bog Garden.”<br />
Kingsport Art Guild and Creative<br />
Catalyst Award — Brenda<br />
Mills, Knoxville, for “At Last We<br />
Meet.”<br />
Cheap Joe’s Award — Betty<br />
Stapleton, Jonesborough, for<br />
“Sing a Song.”<br />
Nave has woven a complex story with layered<br />
plots. His own life experiences and passions<br />
play an integral role in the book, providing<br />
the intimate detail that aids in the story’s<br />
credibility and core message that glory is fleeting<br />
and true friendship, regardless of skin<br />
color, is priceless.<br />
“Racism is a learned behavior, and I didn’t<br />
learn it,” Nave said. “Picture this. I’m a white<br />
boy from Tennessee playing for a black coach<br />
in Chicago.”<br />
At the time he was playing high school football<br />
in Chicago, Tennessee schools were still<br />
about five years away from integration.<br />
“My coach was a big, black man named<br />
Amos Jones,” Nave recalled. “As I came to<br />
know Coach Jones, his skin color vanished and<br />
he was just Coach Jones. All of us respected him<br />
and would play our hearts out for him. He was<br />
Art exhibition announces winners,<br />
to remain on display until Aug. 26<br />
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as fine a man as I’ve ever known.”<br />
Nave grew up on Navy bases up and down<br />
the east coast, and played football at North<br />
Chicago High School.<br />
“Navy kids who move around learn that<br />
you have to prove yourself,” he said.<br />
As the kid who stood out, he learned such<br />
lessons fast.<br />
“I have been called a hillbilly, a ridgerunner<br />
and a redneck, but never by a black person,”<br />
he said.<br />
One of his primary goals in writing his<br />
book was to show how skin color doesn’t have<br />
to affect friendships and relationships.<br />
“I wanted to use my own realization that<br />
there is no color when there is respect and a<br />
common goal,” Nave said. “I think the book’s<br />
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Photo Contributed<br />
David Kramer, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, received Honorable Mention for his<br />
painting, “’57 Bel Aire Convertible,” which is part of the annual<br />
Newell-Hendershot Watermedia Exhibit at Sycamore Shoals<br />
State Historic Park through Aug. 26.<br />
Photo Contributed<br />
Butler artist Diane Allen won Award of Merit for her work,<br />
“Lauren.”<br />
Surprise Prize Cupcakes<br />
Send children back to school<br />
with surprise lunch box treats<br />
(Family Features) — Summer<br />
break vanished in the blink of an<br />
eye, like it seems to every year, and<br />
it’s school time again. Although<br />
the kids may really be ready to return<br />
to a regular routine, chances<br />
are you might sense a bit of reluctance<br />
to leave the ease of summer<br />
behind.<br />
So sweeten the trip back to<br />
school with a special lunchbox<br />
treat.<br />
Making lunch time something<br />
your kids look forward to is<br />
something you can do every day of<br />
the school year. You can bet they<br />
won’t be swapping lunches when<br />
theirs is so special every day!<br />
Try some of these tips that<br />
make the lunch break special:<br />
• Pack their favorite sandwich<br />
filling — if they love PBJ or<br />
cheese everyday, that’s OK! — but<br />
cut sandwiches in halves or quarters,<br />
or use a cookie cutter for fun<br />
shapes.<br />
• Use small self-sealing bags<br />
to pack bite-size servings of fruits<br />
and vegetables, such as baby carrots,<br />
cherry tomatoes, grapes and<br />
orange segments.<br />
• Make a snack mix of dried<br />
cereal, raisins, nuts and mini<br />
marshmallows.<br />
• Decorate the lunch bag with<br />
Photo by Matt Hinkel<br />
Author Richard W. Nave is pictured with a copy of his first<br />
novel, Lords of Autumn.<br />
special stickers, or include a note<br />
with a special greeting for lunchtime.<br />
• Make kitchen time with your<br />
kids so they can share the fun in<br />
baking treats to tote to school or<br />
enjoy for after school with their<br />
friends.<br />
• Wrap up a home-baked treat<br />
— cookies, bars, muffins or these<br />
fun and fabulous Surprise Prize<br />
Cupcakes.<br />
These frosted cupcakes will be<br />
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so each bite is a delight. Since the<br />
recipe makes two dozen, there are<br />
plenty to share and enjoy after<br />
school, too.<br />
When you’re planning special<br />
treats for the lunch box, or want to<br />
bake with the kids after school, take<br />
a sweet trip through the creative<br />
ideas at www.VeryBestBaking.com.<br />
Surprise Prize Cupcakes<br />
Makes 24 cupcakes<br />
Photo courtesy of Nestlé<br />
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain<br />
chocolate cake mix<br />
1-1/3 cups water<br />
3 large eggs<br />
1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />
1 package (16.5 ounces) Nestlé<br />
Toll House Refrigerated Chocolate<br />
Chip Cookie Bar Dough<br />
1 container (16 ounces) prepared<br />
chocolate frosting<br />
Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet<br />
Chocolate Mini Morsels<br />
Preheat oven to 350° F. Paperline<br />
24 muffin cups.<br />
Beat cake mix, water, eggs and<br />
oil in large mixer bowl on low<br />
speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium<br />
speed for 2 minutes or until<br />
smooth. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter<br />
into each cup, filling about 2/3<br />
full.<br />
Cut cookie dough into 24 pieces;<br />
roll each into a ball. Place one<br />
ball of dough in each muffin cup,<br />
pressing it to the bottom.<br />
Bake for 19 to 22 minutes or<br />
until top springs back when gently<br />
touched. Let stand for 15 minutes.<br />
Remove to wire rack to cool completely.<br />
Spread with frosting and<br />
sprinkle with morsels.<br />
— Jenny Harper is Consumer<br />
Test Kitchen Project Manager<br />
for the Nestlé Test Kitchens and<br />
VeryBestBaking.com.
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‘Franky Boy’ attractive, care-free conifer<br />
By Dr. SuSan Hamilton<br />
UT-Knoxville<br />
Gardens direcTor<br />
I love conifers of every shape,<br />
size, and color. They provide yearround<br />
interest and most are typically<br />
low-maintenance, care-free<br />
plants. One selection I find especially<br />
attractive is “Franky Boy”<br />
oriental arborvitae (Platycladus<br />
orientalis “Franky Boy.” The first<br />
thing that I find appealing about<br />
this plant is its fine foliage texture.<br />
It’s like no other arborvitae<br />
I’ve seen before. Unique strands of<br />
thread-like foliage are strikingly<br />
unusual for the way in which they<br />
grow upright when they appear as<br />
though they would naturally weep<br />
in a downward fashion.<br />
This growth habit creates a<br />
wonderful, dwarf conifer with an<br />
overall plant form of a tear drop.<br />
Add its unique foliage habit to its<br />
bright chartreuse color — which<br />
turns bronzy-orange in the winter<br />
— and you have a winning yearround<br />
plant. It is not required, but<br />
pruning can create a tighter, more<br />
dense form.<br />
This unique member of the cupressaceae<br />
or cypress family comes<br />
from Holland and just hit the United<br />
States market a few years ago.<br />
I’m just now starting to see it available<br />
from mail order or specialty<br />
nurseries, and in my opinion it is<br />
a plant well worth seeking out. The<br />
year-round color and unique foliage<br />
texture set this evergreen apart<br />
from all others.<br />
How to Grow: Franky Boy<br />
thrives in full sun to part shade. A<br />
moist, well-drained soil is ideal, but<br />
Ken Soergel of KPS Landscape Associates is pleased<br />
to announce the second annual Landscapes for Living<br />
Home Tour, Saturday, Aug. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. The<br />
self-guided tour will leave Ronald McDonald House<br />
at 418 N. State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, at 1<br />
p.m. Ticket/donations supporting Ronald McDonald<br />
House are $15 per person or $25 per family.<br />
The tour benefits the Southern Appalachian Ronald<br />
McDonald House Charities Inc. The self-guided<br />
tour emphasizes outdoor living.<br />
“We have selected outstanding examples of homes<br />
and gardens with unique outdoor living spaces,” Soergel<br />
said. “The 10 showcase homes feature beautiful<br />
garden structures and excellent use of paving and<br />
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“Franky Boy” oriental arborvitae has unique strands of threadlike<br />
foliage that are strikingly unusual for the way in which they<br />
grow upright when they appear as though they would naturally<br />
weep in a downward fashion.<br />
it is tolerant of dry sites. Oriental<br />
arborvitae is cold hardy to zone 5<br />
(-20°F to 15°F). It will mature to<br />
four feet tall and three feet wide.<br />
Landscape Use: Franky Boy is<br />
an evergreen that can be used in a<br />
variety of ways in the garden. It’s a<br />
great size plant for use in decorative<br />
containers or in the middle or foreground<br />
of foundation plantings or<br />
landscapes. To really make it pop,<br />
pair it with plants that have contrasting<br />
color and texture such as<br />
Canna “Australia,” Ensete ventri-<br />
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11<br />
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cosum (Red Abyssinian Banana)<br />
or Heuchera “Obsidian.”<br />
••••••<br />
Dr. Susan Hamilton is a faculty<br />
member in the University of<br />
Tennessee Department of Plant<br />
Sciences and director of the UT<br />
Gardens. She is also the recently<br />
elected President of the Southeast<br />
Region of the American Conifer<br />
Society. The University of Tennessee<br />
Gardens located in Knoxville<br />
and Jackson are part of the UT<br />
Institute of Agriculture.<br />
Tour to benefit Ronald McDonald House<br />
pathways.”<br />
Participants will see outdoor kitchens and fireplaces,<br />
leisure patios and decks, pools and water features.<br />
“This is the second year for Landscapes for Living,”<br />
Soergel said. “Last year was a great success. We<br />
were very pleased with the public response, and proud<br />
to contribute to Ronald McDonald House.”<br />
Soergel is the principle of KPS Landscape Associates.<br />
He is a Harvard trained landscape architect<br />
and a member of the American Society of Landscape<br />
Architects. KPS Landscape Associates serves the Tri-<br />
Cities area. For more information, call 202-4861 or<br />
email KPSoergel@embarqmail.com.<br />
GRANDPARENTS DAY<br />
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Photo by Ken Thomas<br />
The American Crow has long closely associated with humans. Because of their opportunistic<br />
nature, crows will eat anything from road-killed wildlife, corn in the field or scraps gleaned from a<br />
garbage dump. They also feed on insects, earthworms, fruit and the eggs and young of other birds.<br />
Unique American Crow<br />
worthy of a second look<br />
As I do every summer, I have<br />
noticed a slight increase in road-kill<br />
birds. In the past couple of weeks I<br />
have been able to identify a Cedar<br />
Waxwing, Wood Thrush and American<br />
Crow dead on the asphalt.<br />
My own theory is that many of<br />
these summer fatalities are young<br />
birds not long out of the nest.<br />
There’s a steep learning curve as<br />
young birds adjust to life in the wider<br />
world, which includes the peril from<br />
onrushing automobiles. People can<br />
have a negative impact on the lives<br />
of many of the birds around us. Everything<br />
from outdoor cats to large<br />
panes of glass in our windows are lethal<br />
hazards for birds. Despite everything<br />
we throw at them, they have<br />
proven resilient for the most part.<br />
But I have pondered more on<br />
the battered corpse of the American<br />
Crow than I have on the other songbirds.<br />
I spotted the mangled crow on<br />
a stretch of highway that straightens<br />
out after a sharp curve. For several<br />
mornings I had noticed a flock of<br />
crows at this location during my<br />
drive to work. It’s one of those spots<br />
that is dangerous to everything from<br />
raccoons and opossums to domestic<br />
animals. That’s the lure for the<br />
crows, which are looking to scavenge<br />
some of the road-killed animals.<br />
Over hundreds and thousands of<br />
years, crows have developed closer<br />
associations with people than some<br />
of their feathered counterparts. They<br />
are opportunists, and probably anyone<br />
who drives has encountered<br />
them in the road, ready to “grab and<br />
go” from some road-killed animal.<br />
They usually manage to fly to safety<br />
before a car gets too close.<br />
The small flock — perhaps a<br />
family of crows — that I encountered<br />
recently on each morning were<br />
often reluctant to fly. More than once<br />
I even tapped the brakes to give them<br />
a few extra seconds.<br />
Unfortunately, at least one of<br />
them must have pushed their luck<br />
once too often. I haven’t seen any<br />
of the other crows in that flock since<br />
the incident, which reminds me of<br />
something I once read about crows.<br />
These birds are capable of memory,<br />
and they will avoid places where<br />
something “bad” has taken place.<br />
After one of their own met an early<br />
demise, perhaps they have thought<br />
better of gathering along that stretch<br />
of road.<br />
The American Crow, known<br />
by the scientific name of Corvus<br />
brachyrhynchos, is a member of<br />
the family of birds known as the<br />
Corvidae. This related group of birds<br />
includes jays, magpies, ravens and a<br />
few other birds.<br />
The family is not very diverse in<br />
the Volunteer State. The only other<br />
corvids in Tennessee include the<br />
Common Raven, Blue Jay and the<br />
very localized Fish Crow. The American<br />
Crow and the Blue Jay are the<br />
most abundant corvids in Northeast<br />
Tennessee. The Northern Raven,<br />
once persecuted and pushed out of<br />
the region, has increased its population<br />
once again in recent decades,<br />
but is not nearly as common as the<br />
smaller American Crow.<br />
The family ranges in size from<br />
the Dwarf Jay, which can reach a<br />
length of eight and a half inches<br />
and tips the scale at 1.4 ounces, to<br />
the Common Raven and the Thickbilled<br />
Raven, both of which regularly<br />
weigh more than three pounds<br />
and attain 26 inches in length.<br />
Usually, I have not paid a lot of<br />
attention to crows during my birding<br />
unless they are doing something<br />
tangible that grabs my attention,<br />
such as harassing hawks and owls or<br />
coming to feed at the leftover corn I<br />
offer visiting ducks at the fish pond.<br />
Encountering large flocks of<br />
crows is always something to get<br />
your attention. On several occasions,<br />
usually in winter, I have come<br />
across hundreds of crows feeding in<br />
large pastures and fields.<br />
Incidentally, the fact that they are<br />
quite capable of learning was proven<br />
to me when the local crows did learn<br />
they could get a free handout of<br />
corn whenever I fed the ducks. They<br />
soon learned that they could perch<br />
in nearby trees and watch as I scattered<br />
the corn. Once I would leave<br />
the scene, the crows — except for<br />
one — would quickly descend to<br />
the ground to feed.<br />
The stories about crows posting<br />
sentinels is not a myth. Whenever<br />
a flock is foraging, there’s always<br />
one member of the flock on guard<br />
for predators or any other perceived<br />
threats.<br />
There are some perils they cannot<br />
avoid by remaining vigilant.<br />
The American Crow is apparently<br />
extremely susceptible to the recently<br />
introduced North American<br />
strain of West Nile virus. Among the<br />
most common birds, the disease, at<br />
least when it first appeared, seemed<br />
to have the most significant impact<br />
on crows.<br />
The United States is also home<br />
to one of the world’s most endangered<br />
crows. The Hawaiian Crow is<br />
now extinct in the wild, although<br />
about 80 individuals exist in captive<br />
breeding programs. The last<br />
two wild Hawaiian Crows disappeared<br />
in 2002. The U.S. Fish and<br />
Wildlife Service announced plans<br />
in 2009 to prevent the extinction<br />
of the species, but it has faced some<br />
difficult hurdles. Re-introduction<br />
of captive-bred birds into the wild<br />
haven’t been successful, partly due<br />
to the presence of the predatory<br />
Hawaiian Hawk, which is itself a<br />
threatened species.<br />
Here are some other interesting<br />
facts about crows:<br />
• Other crows found around<br />
the world include Carrion Crow,<br />
Hooded Crow, Northwestern Crow,<br />
Tamaulipas Crow, Jamaican Crow,<br />
White-necked Crow, Cuban Crow,<br />
Palm Crow, Sinaloan Crow, Grey<br />
Crow, Long-billed Crow, Whitebilled<br />
Crow and Little Crow.<br />
• The word “crow” is a verb<br />
as well as a noun. For example, to<br />
“crow” about an achievement is to<br />
brag or boast.<br />
• The phrase “to eat crow”<br />
means a person has learned a humbling<br />
lesson. Another phrase, “as<br />
the crow flies,” refers to the shortest<br />
point between two points.<br />
• Only female American Crows<br />
incubate eggs on the nest, although<br />
a male crow may guard the nest<br />
when the female takes a break from<br />
incubation.<br />
• Crows are extremely social<br />
birds. In fact, it’s rare to find a solitary<br />
crow. Like many social birds,<br />
crows form flocks. In earlier times, a<br />
flock of crows was often referred to as<br />
a “murder of crows.”<br />
• American Crows typically mate<br />
for life, although if one partner is<br />
lost, the surviving crow will usually<br />
seek out a new mate.<br />
• In Tennessee, the only bird<br />
similar to the American Crow is<br />
the Northern Raven. However,<br />
the raven is much larger, with a<br />
heavier bill and shaggy feathers<br />
on its throat. Ravens also have a<br />
wedge-shaped tail. The two birds<br />
also have different vocalizations.<br />
• Because of their dark plumage,<br />
crows have often had negative<br />
connotations in human culture.<br />
Some societies, however,<br />
also revere and respect crows as<br />
omens of good fortune.<br />
• Crows are mentioned in the<br />
Bible. In the story of Noah and<br />
the ark, the crow was the first<br />
bird Noah sent to scan the world<br />
after the flood. The crow, however,<br />
failed to return, and Noah<br />
then sent the dove. The dove<br />
came back with an olive branch<br />
in its beak, the signal that Noah<br />
and the ark’s passengers could<br />
disembark. There is also a story<br />
of God sending crows to deliver<br />
food to His prophet, Elijah.<br />
• Some species of crows have<br />
been documented as using tools.<br />
However, a few crows even make<br />
their own tools. The New Caledonian<br />
Crow has been observed<br />
making and then using tools to<br />
retrieve food.<br />
• On most regional bird<br />
counts, the American Crow is<br />
usually relatively abundant. Just<br />
as humans can count crows,<br />
however, it’s entirely possible<br />
crows can count humans. At least<br />
some scientific studies suggest<br />
crows can count.<br />
• Crows form huge communal<br />
flocks during winter. These<br />
roosting flocks can range from a<br />
few hundred individuals to large<br />
roosts of hundreds of thousands,<br />
or even more than a million individual<br />
crows. For instance, a<br />
roost in 1972 at Fort Cobb, Okla.,<br />
was estimated to hold over two<br />
million crows.<br />
• Larger birds, such as crows,<br />
usually live longer than smaller<br />
birds. The oldest American Crow<br />
on record live to an age of 29 and<br />
a half years.<br />
•••••<br />
To share a sighting, make a<br />
comment or ask a question, call<br />
me at 297-9077 or 542-4151 or<br />
send email to ahoodedwarbler@<br />
aol.com or bstevens@starhq.<br />
com. I am also on Facebook.
Jessica Szucs and Jason Keith Grindstaff were<br />
united in marriage on Saturday, July 16, <strong>2011</strong>, at 4<br />
p.m. at Magic Moments Wedding Chapel in <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Music was provided by Disc Jockey Shorty Tripp<br />
and Microphone Coordinator M.C. Pardo.<br />
The bride is the daughter of Csaba and Cathy<br />
Szucs.<br />
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith H.<br />
Grindstaff.<br />
Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by<br />
her father, the bride wore a white gown by David’s<br />
Bridal. The satin, strapless, A-line fit gown featured<br />
a beautiful lace pattern detailed with bead accents,<br />
a fitted waist and a long, flowing train.<br />
The bride carried a white rose bouquet accented<br />
with rhinestones.<br />
Miranda Wade attended the bride as maid of<br />
honor.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Keith Grindstaff<br />
(Jessica Szucs)<br />
Szucs - Grindstaff<br />
Wedding, Engagements & Anniversaries<br />
Madysen Quay was the flower girl.<br />
Todd O’Hara served the groom as best man.<br />
Ushers were the bride’s younger brothers, Matthew<br />
and Steven Szucs.<br />
After the ceremony, the groom’s parents hosted<br />
a reception with assistance by Phyllis Nave and<br />
Joan McCloud.<br />
Additional entertainment was provided by Jacqueline<br />
St. James, Eureka O’Hara and Felicity Ferraro.<br />
Following the wedding, the couple took their<br />
honeymoon on a cruise to Key West, Fla., and Cozumel,<br />
Mexico.<br />
The newlyweds reside in Johnson City.<br />
PRE-NUPTIAL EVENTS<br />
A surprise wedding shower was given by friends<br />
and coworkers at CenturyLink in Johnson City.<br />
A lingerie shower was given by Debbie Grindstaff.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Ensor<br />
celebrated golden anniversary<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Ensor<br />
Robert “Bug” and Joyce Ensor<br />
celebrated their 50th wedding<br />
anniversary on Friday, <strong>August</strong><br />
12, <strong>2011</strong>, at Dungan Chapel Baptist<br />
Church with a surprise party<br />
given by their family.<br />
The couple were married in<br />
Mt. Clemens, Mich., on <strong>August</strong><br />
12, 1961.<br />
Robert is the son of the late<br />
Cecil and Cora Ellen Ensor. Joyce<br />
is the daughter of the late Vannoy<br />
and Jewel Edwards.<br />
Mr. Ensor retired from the<br />
United States Air Force in 1978.<br />
The couple moved back to <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
two years ago and now<br />
reside in Lynn Valley.<br />
Rambling Rose to play for dance<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Senior Dance Club will hold<br />
a dance at the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Elks Lodge, No. 1847,<br />
1000 N. Sycamore St., on Friday, Aug. 26, from 7<br />
to 10 p.m.<br />
Music will be provided by the Rambling Rose<br />
Band.<br />
Those attending are asked to bring finger foods<br />
to share. There is a $6 door charge.<br />
Tetrick - Mijeski<br />
Announcement is made today<br />
of the engagement and forthcoming<br />
marriage of Ashley Elizabeth<br />
Tetrick and Keith John Mijeski.<br />
The bride-elect is the daughter<br />
of Bill and Julie Tetrick, 2712<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Highway, Johnson<br />
City. She is the granddaughter of<br />
Don Tetrick of <strong>Elizabethton</strong> and<br />
the late Frances Tetrick and the<br />
late Jones and Kate Williams.<br />
Ashley is a graduate of <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
High School and a<br />
graduate of East Tennessee State<br />
University with a Bachelor’s Degree<br />
in Business Management<br />
and Marketing. She is a graduate<br />
of Milligan College with a Master<br />
of Occupational Therapy. She is<br />
employed by Functional Pathways<br />
as an Occupational Therapist<br />
in Johnson City.<br />
Her fiancé is the son of Ken<br />
and Kendra Mijeski, 1712 Scenic<br />
Drive, Johnson City. He is the<br />
grandson of the late Frank and<br />
Violet Mijeski, the late Gil Crawford<br />
and the late Jane Kassel.<br />
Keith is a graduate of University<br />
High School and a graduate of<br />
ETSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in<br />
Psychology and a Master’s Degree<br />
McClure -<br />
Marlowe<br />
Announcement is made today<br />
of the engagement and forthcoming<br />
marriage of Whitney Brooke<br />
McClure and B.K. Marlowe.<br />
The bride-elect is the daughter<br />
of Ronnie McClure and Lynnetta<br />
Trivett Lothridge and Leo<br />
Lothridge of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. She<br />
is the granddaughter of Ronnie<br />
and Patsy Trivett and Lois Mc-<br />
Clure of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Whitney is a <strong>2011</strong> graduate of<br />
East Tennessee State University<br />
with a degree in Social Work.<br />
Her fiancé is the son of Ralph<br />
and Diana Marlowe of Erwin. He<br />
is the grandson of the late Ralph<br />
Sr. and Bell Marlowe and the late<br />
George and Nannie Marlowe.<br />
B.K. is a 2010 graduate of<br />
ETSU with a degree in Criminal<br />
Justice.<br />
The couple will be married<br />
during a private ceremony on<br />
Saturday, September 24, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David Wortman,<br />
1824 Greenbriar Circle, celebrated<br />
their 40th wedding anniversary<br />
on Saturday, <strong>August</strong> 20, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
They were married <strong>August</strong> 20,<br />
1971, at First United Methodist<br />
Church in Decatur, Ill.<br />
Mrs. Wortman is the former<br />
Debra L. Meece, daughter of Jack<br />
and Phyllis Meece.<br />
The couple have a daughter,<br />
Tiffany Jones of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, a<br />
son-in-law, Toby Jones of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
and a daughter, Lindsey<br />
Wortman of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
They have two grandsons, Riley<br />
and Ryan Jones.<br />
The couple stayed at the Grove<br />
Park Inn to celebrate the special<br />
occasion. They had their anniversary<br />
photo made earlier this year<br />
in Paris, France.<br />
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in Public Health Administration.<br />
He is employed by MSHA as the<br />
Community Benefits Manager.<br />
The couple will be married<br />
Ashley Elizabeth Tetrick<br />
Keith John Mijeski<br />
during a private wedding at the<br />
Johnson City Country Club on<br />
Saturday, September 10, <strong>2011</strong>, at<br />
6:30 p.m.<br />
Whitney Brooke McClure<br />
B.K. Marlowe<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David Wortman<br />
celebrating 40th anniversary<br />
The Buladeen Citizens Center<br />
Club, 2819 Highway 91,<br />
Stoney Creek, will meet on<br />
Thursday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. All<br />
members are urged to attend.<br />
The club is still searching<br />
for “Stoney Creek Memories,”<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David Wortman<br />
Buladeen club sets <strong>August</strong> meeting<br />
which can include mementos<br />
about schools, ball teams,<br />
churches, people and much<br />
more. Members are especially<br />
looking for pictures and information<br />
of the former Midway<br />
School on Stoney Creek.<br />
For further information,<br />
contact Steve and Ann Stenstream<br />
at sastenstream@yahoo.com,<br />
or Marie Osborne at<br />
474-2511 or Pat at 474-3598 or<br />
email at ladyseawolfe1234@<br />
hotmail.com.
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Birthdays<br />
Amelia Claire Proffitt Pateyn Amanda Sluder Bret Alan Morton<br />
Amelia Claire Proffitt, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Proffitt,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, turned four years old on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Amelia<br />
celebrated her fourth birthday on Monday, Aug. 8, with a “Disney<br />
Princess” party at Wallabies and CiCi’s Pizza. Amelia is the granddaughter<br />
of Martin and Jane Clarke and Edwin and Linda Proffitt, all<br />
of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Gage Alexander Barnett<br />
Gage Alexander Barnett, son of Marsha Barnett, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
turned six years old on Thursday, Aug. 11. Gage celebrated his birthday<br />
with a trip to Myrtle Beach and Fun Adventure. He also celebrated<br />
with a party at home with his family. Gage is the grandson of Rusty<br />
and Kim Barnett, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. He is the great-grandson of Jean Barnett,<br />
also of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Kacie Elizabeth<br />
Bare<br />
Kacie Elizabeth Bare, daughter<br />
of Daniel and Beth Bare,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, turned one year old<br />
on Tuesday, July 19. Kacie celebrated<br />
her first birthday with a<br />
“Baby Safari” party on Saturday,<br />
July 16, with family and friends.<br />
She also celebrated with a trip to<br />
Wilderness of the Smokies Water<br />
Park on her birthday. Grandparents<br />
are Ervin Bare, Butler, and<br />
the late Elizabeth Ann Bare, and<br />
Larry and Judy Estep, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Great-grandparents are Ella<br />
and Lawrence Hardin and Virginia<br />
Willis, all of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Kacie has an older sister, Kendall<br />
Eliza Bare, age seven.<br />
Sydney Elizabeth<br />
Minton<br />
Sydney Elizabeth Minton,<br />
daughter of Jonathan and Cassie<br />
Minton, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, turned one<br />
year old on Wednesday, July 27.<br />
Sydney celebrated with a cupcake<br />
themed party at home with family<br />
and friends. Grandparents are<br />
Steve and Carolyn Minton, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
and Gene and Becky<br />
Caldwell, Johnson City. Sydney’s<br />
great-grandparents are Ernestine<br />
Minton, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Dora Holly,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Thurman and Viola<br />
Caldwell, Johnson City, and Joseph<br />
Cass, Johnson City.<br />
Pateyn Amanda Sluder, daughter of Todd and Ashley Sluder, Roan<br />
Mountain, turned one year old on Thursday, Aug. 18. Pateyn celebrated<br />
her first birthday with a “Princess” party on Saturday, Aug. 20, with<br />
family and friends. Grandparents are Mandy and Rodney Buchanan<br />
and Speedy and Katie Sluder, all of Roan Mountain, Bentley Parlier,<br />
Statesville, N.C., and Melissa Parlier, Linville, N.C. Great-grandparents<br />
are Elmer Winters, Roan Mountain, Sandra Hoss, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, and<br />
Media Robbins, Benson, N.C.<br />
Aaron Michelle Carr-Isaacs<br />
Aaron Michelle Carr-Isaacs, daughter of Jeanne Carr and Shane and<br />
Stephanie Isaacs, celebrated her second birthday on <strong>Sunday</strong>, Aug. 14,<br />
with “Princess” parties with family and friends. Grandparents are Sam<br />
and Diane Carr and Dennis and Connie Isaacs. Her great-grandfather<br />
is Aaron Glover. Aaron has an older sister, Samantha Isaacs.<br />
Evan Peters<br />
Evan Peters, son of Lanny<br />
and Dlayne Peters, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
turned two years old on Wednesday,<br />
July 13. Evan celebrated with<br />
a “Thomas the Train” party with<br />
family and friends. Grandparents<br />
are Lemmie and Sandra Taylor<br />
and Larry and Brenda Peters,<br />
all of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Evan has an<br />
older sister, Emily.<br />
James “Quentin”<br />
Hodge<br />
James “Quentin” Hodge, son<br />
of Jesse Hodge and Katherine<br />
Payne, Alcoa, celebrated his first<br />
birthday on <strong>Sunday</strong>, July 31,<br />
at the home of his great-greatgrandparents,<br />
Tom and Gene Hilton,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>. The party was<br />
attended by many members of the<br />
maternal family including Quentin’s<br />
aunts and uncles, grandparents,<br />
Wendi and Marcos Demour,<br />
Kingsport, and Yancey Grimmett,<br />
Johnson City. Several cousins and<br />
his great-grandparents, Mike and<br />
Vanessa Wood, Churchill, also attended.<br />
Bret Alan Morton, son of Teddy and Adrianna Morton, celebrated<br />
his first birthday with a party on Saturday, Aug. 20, with family and<br />
friends. Bret is the grandson of Gary and Lucy Ollis, Johnson City,<br />
and Deana Helbert, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, and the late Gene Helbert. He is the<br />
great-grandson of George Carter, Erwin.<br />
Charlotte Smith celebrated<br />
85th birthday on <strong>August</strong> 18<br />
Charlotte Smith, of 9<strong>21</strong> DeJarnette<br />
St., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, celebrated<br />
her 85th birthday on Thursday,<br />
Aug. 18, at Lone <strong>Star</strong> Steakhouse<br />
with a surprise party attended by<br />
family and friends.<br />
Lillian Cutlip of Hampton recently<br />
celebrated her 96th birthday<br />
on Tuesday, Aug. 16.<br />
Lillian was visited by many<br />
friends and relatives during the<br />
day and everyone was treated to<br />
lots of barbecue and ice cream.<br />
Senior Birthdays<br />
Seth Alan<br />
Taylor<br />
Lillian Cutlip celebrated<br />
96th birthday on Aug. 16<br />
Lucille Hodge celebrated<br />
80th birthday <strong>August</strong> 6<br />
Lucille C. Hodge of <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
celebrated her 80th<br />
birthday on Saturday, Aug. 6,<br />
although her birthday was Friday,<br />
Aug. 12. She celebrated the<br />
occasion with approximately 60<br />
friends and family at the Ruritan<br />
Building in Butler.<br />
Lucille is a native of Butler.<br />
She has one daughter and sonin-law,<br />
Nioka and David Markland,<br />
Butler; a son, Michael<br />
A. Lowe, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>; and a<br />
daughter, Rita Lowe Stevens,<br />
who died in December 2005.<br />
She has one granddaughter,<br />
Stephanie Riley-White, and one<br />
Seth Alan Taylor, son of Jacob<br />
and Kristin Taylor, Sumter, S.C.,<br />
celebrated his first birthday on<br />
Saturday, Aug. 13, with a party at<br />
East River Park Christian Church<br />
attended by family and friends.<br />
Seth is the grandson of Dwayne<br />
and Kathy Taylor and James and<br />
Janet Morley, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. He is<br />
the great-grandson of Darell and<br />
Charlotte Taylor, Mary Reed, Henry<br />
and Carolyn Campbell, Carme<br />
Lee Cates and J.B. and Ava Nell<br />
Morley.<br />
Charlotte Smith<br />
Lillian Cutlip<br />
Lucille Hodge<br />
great-granddaughter, Savannah<br />
Ruth Riley, both of Greenville,<br />
S.C.
Photo by Metro Creative Connection<br />
Parents can start a conversation about nutrition and health<br />
by letting their kids help choose what goes into their school<br />
lunches.<br />
What can I pack my kids<br />
for lunch?<br />
As school starts, many parents<br />
face the dilemma of what to pack<br />
for lunch. What can I pack that<br />
won’t spoil by lunchtime and<br />
contains a well-balanced selection<br />
of healthy foods that my<br />
child will eat?<br />
Here are some tips to help you<br />
and your child select and pack a<br />
healthy, safe and tasty lunch:<br />
• Make a list of all the food<br />
options your child will eat by food<br />
group: grains, fruits, vegetables,<br />
meat/protein, dairy, and other<br />
foods such as dips, sauces, snacks<br />
and desserts. Get kids involved in<br />
making the list.<br />
• Indicate which food items<br />
will need refrigeration or an insulated<br />
lunch box and a frozen<br />
gel pack. A frozen juice box or<br />
frozen water bottle can be used<br />
in place of a gel pack for keeping<br />
food cool and safe until lunchtime.<br />
• Take kids shopping, or<br />
let them choose from the items<br />
you bring home to build their<br />
lunches. Provide a variety of<br />
whole grains and foods naturally<br />
low in fat and added sugar. Limit<br />
the number of salty, high fat<br />
and high sugar treats they pack<br />
to one a day. Children often eat<br />
these tasty foods first, instead of<br />
the other healthy foods in their<br />
lunch, making it hard for them<br />
to get all the nutrients they need<br />
each day.<br />
• Have plenty of snack and<br />
ªAsk Beth<br />
by Beth Street<br />
Suggestions for packing<br />
healthy school lunches<br />
sandwich size plastic zip bags or<br />
reusable containers on hand.<br />
• Ask kids to pick and pack at<br />
least one serving from each of the<br />
five food groups.<br />
• Have a few gel packs, 100<br />
percent juice boxes or water bottles<br />
frozen and ready to use.<br />
Let’s Talk: Letting kids help<br />
choose what goes into their lunch<br />
is a great way to start a conversation<br />
about nutrition and health.<br />
Encouraging them to choose at<br />
least one item from each of the<br />
major food groups helps them<br />
understand the concept of eating<br />
a variety of food every day.<br />
Don’t worry if kids come<br />
home with food that was not<br />
eaten. Some days children will<br />
be hungry and focused on eating.<br />
Other days they might not<br />
be as hungry, perhaps they were<br />
distracted or had a food treat in<br />
the classroom before lunch, etc.<br />
Occasionally ask children if they<br />
think they’re packing enough,<br />
too much, or want some different<br />
food choices. Assure children that<br />
these questions are not meant to<br />
make them feel bad that they<br />
didn’t clean their plate/lunch<br />
box. But it helps them make adjustments<br />
to how much and what<br />
they pack the next time.<br />
—————<br />
If you have questions or<br />
need additional information,<br />
contact me at the UT Extension<br />
Office, 824 E. Elk Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
call 542-1818, or<br />
email me at bbstreet@utk.ed<br />
ª<br />
A weekly schedule of events<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Senior<br />
Citizens Center<br />
Schedule of activities for the week of Aug. 22-26:<br />
Monday through Friday: Workout on Fitness Equipment; Billiards;<br />
Card Games; Board Games; Puzzles.<br />
Monday through Friday: The Breakfast Club: Enjoy a homemade<br />
breakfast and hot coffee with Jerry, 7-8-30 a.m.<br />
Monday: “Just Keep Movin’!” with Wylma Wagner, 9-10 a.m.;<br />
Bowling with Leanne, 10 a.m.; Lunch — Beef Stroganoff, 11:15<br />
a.m.<br />
Tuesday: Personal Business with NET Trans — Shopping at Super<br />
Wal-Mart, 8 a.m.; Sing-a-long with Pauline Frazier, 10:15 a.m.;<br />
SALT Council is hosting a Health/Safety Fair at the Carter County<br />
Health Department. Come by and browse through the large variety<br />
of booths and receive free items and health screenings, 10 a.m.-1<br />
p.m.; Lunch — Tuna Noodle Casserole, 11:15 a.m.; Line Dancing,<br />
1-2:30 p.m.<br />
n See SENIOR CITIZENS, 6B<br />
Novel<br />
n Continued from 1B<br />
a great example of how people of<br />
different color should work, play<br />
and live together.”<br />
Two other works — Larry Mc-<br />
Murtry’s Lonesome Dove and<br />
Sol Stein’s Stein on Writing<br />
— influenced him during the<br />
writing process.<br />
Nave said that Stein’s book,<br />
which is a much-revered guide<br />
to writing, is a work that he<br />
highly recommends.<br />
“It’s a book every writer<br />
needs before putting pen to paper,”<br />
he said.<br />
McMurtry influenced Nave’s<br />
choice to build the book around<br />
the lives of three close friends.<br />
“I got the idea for a core of<br />
three friends from Lonesome<br />
Dove,” he said. “I liked what<br />
McMurtry did, but wanted to<br />
take it a step farther.<br />
Lords of Autumn revolves<br />
around a trio of friends: Will<br />
Scott, Zack Morrison and Jim<br />
Hall, much like McMurtry’s<br />
work revolved around the characters<br />
of as <strong>August</strong>us McCrae,<br />
W.F. Call and Jake Spoon.<br />
If there’s a character in the<br />
book based on Nave’s own life and<br />
experiences, it’s Will Scott.<br />
“He’s pretty rowdy, a typical<br />
teenager,” Nave said. “And his<br />
escapades cost him the love of his<br />
life.”<br />
All the characters grow over<br />
the course of the novel.<br />
“Will eventually gets the girl<br />
back and becomes a great businessman,”<br />
he said.<br />
The character of Will Scott is<br />
named in honor of Nave’s stepgrandfather,<br />
Henry Scott.<br />
“Jim, the iron man, goes from<br />
a ladies man to become a general,”<br />
Nave said.<br />
“Zack is a first-round draft<br />
pick for the Dallas Cowboys, but<br />
he would never have played football<br />
if not for Will,” Nave added.<br />
For a larger-than-life novel,<br />
Nave felt he could not go wrong<br />
with using Texas as the main setting<br />
for the book.<br />
“The road to glory runs<br />
through Beaumont, Texas,” he<br />
said.<br />
Of course, there are plenty of<br />
twists and turns along the way.<br />
Among the conflict introduced<br />
into the novel is a murder.<br />
“I tried to deal with greed,<br />
revenge, lust, any of the deadly<br />
sins,” Nave said.<br />
There’s also a villain named<br />
Landon McCord, a Texan that<br />
Nave likened to television’s fictional<br />
J.R. Ewing, the dastardly<br />
oil tycoon at the center of the<br />
classic prime-time soap, Dallas.<br />
There’s also an oil fortune<br />
at stake in Nave’s Lords of Autumn.<br />
Among the many Tennessee<br />
connections that surface in the<br />
novel is the complicated story of<br />
the Pelham Oil fortune.<br />
“My wife and two kids are<br />
heirs to that fortune, so I thought<br />
I ought to write a story about it,”<br />
Nave said. “My wife’s grandmother<br />
was the great-granddaughter<br />
of Pelham Humphries.”<br />
He said he didn’t have to do a<br />
lot of research for his novel, but<br />
he did do some homework into<br />
the early history of the Texas oil<br />
industry.<br />
The book also focuses on four<br />
important female characters:<br />
Leslie Ann Thomas, Mary Kate<br />
Carter, Lucy Jo Kensington and<br />
Skylar Sloan. Two of the women<br />
are also connected with the Pelham<br />
Oil fortune.<br />
“I’ve heard about the Pelham<br />
Humphries story for the last 50<br />
years, and that’s why I sent Will,<br />
Jim and Zack to Beaumont to play<br />
football in Texas,” Nave said.<br />
He noted that in the book,<br />
Zack becomes the first black athlete<br />
to receive a scholarship in the<br />
Southwest Conference.<br />
Nave has received positive<br />
feedback from readers that have<br />
bolstered his belief that the book<br />
would translate readily for adaptation<br />
to the big screen.<br />
“I’m 100 percent convinced<br />
it could be a movie project,” he<br />
said.<br />
Among the feedback from<br />
readers has been indications of<br />
favorite characters in the book.<br />
“Some like Zack, others like<br />
Will,” Nave said. “A lot of readers<br />
like Zack’s father, the mechanic/<br />
philosopher Silas.”<br />
If a movie is ever made based<br />
on the novel, Nave said actor<br />
Morgan Freeman could play the<br />
role of Silas.<br />
During the writing process,<br />
Nave received help from several<br />
people.<br />
“A writer needs a mentor,” he<br />
said. “Mine was Mary Ann Artrip,<br />
a writer from <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Mary<br />
Ann put more red ink on my<br />
manuscript than all my college<br />
professors combined.”<br />
Nave considers Artrip a gifted<br />
author and acknowledges that<br />
she was a great source of encouragement<br />
for him.<br />
When his father retired from<br />
the U.S. Navy in 1962, the family<br />
moved to the town of Watauga,<br />
which gave Nave his Tennessee<br />
roots.<br />
Nave graduated from the University<br />
of Tennessee with a degree<br />
in mechanical engineering. A licensed<br />
professional engineer for<br />
more than 27 years, he retired<br />
from Eastman Chemical Company<br />
in 2001.<br />
He and his wife, Diana, reside<br />
in Piney Flats.<br />
Explaining how he met his<br />
wife, Nave said, “Diana is the<br />
sister of one of my friends, Jack<br />
Phipps.”<br />
They are the parents of two<br />
children, Leslie Webb and Jeff<br />
Nave. Jeff played football for<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> High School coach<br />
Dave Rider in fall of 1982.<br />
The couple are interested in<br />
raising American Quarter Horses.<br />
“I bought an appaloosa stallion<br />
in 1974 and bought Diana<br />
a mare in 1975,” Nave said. “We<br />
started raising horses after that.”<br />
Nave said they owned one of<br />
the finest appalosa stallions in<br />
the country in 1999.<br />
“He got Lyme disease, which<br />
crippled him, and we went out<br />
of the appaloosa business,” Nave<br />
said. “I bought a palomino AQHA<br />
stallion a few years after that, and<br />
we raised quarter horses until<br />
last year. I sold the stallion to a<br />
breeder in Oklahoma in April of<br />
last year and ended a long run<br />
of raising foals. We have seven<br />
horses now.”<br />
When he graduated from University<br />
of Tennessee, Nave had<br />
two interesting career offers, one<br />
in Tennessee and the other in<br />
Texas.<br />
“I graduated from UT and<br />
went to Eastman right out of college,”<br />
he said. “My wife wanted to<br />
live in East Tennessee, so I took<br />
Eastman’s offer, which was a few<br />
bucks less than Mobil Oil offered<br />
me to go to Beaumont.”<br />
Now that he has his first novel<br />
under his belt, Nave intends to<br />
complete a sequel to Lords of<br />
Autumn. He said the title of the<br />
next novel is Sons of Autumn. A<br />
couple of completed chapters of<br />
the sequel appear as an appendage<br />
at the conclusion of Lords<br />
of Autumn, providing readers a<br />
sample of what is yet to come in<br />
the saga.<br />
“People can’t believe a mechanical<br />
engineer could write,”<br />
he said.<br />
Nave is a believer in the adage<br />
that every person has a<br />
story.<br />
“I believe every one of us has<br />
a memory of a time, place or<br />
person,” he said. “Sometimes,<br />
that memory surfaces as a story<br />
to tell. It still takes a lot of time<br />
and skill.”<br />
Nave said one goal in writing<br />
the book was “to have a little<br />
fun with it.”<br />
In return, he is confident<br />
readers will enjoy a fun, fastpaced<br />
read. The 476-page Lords<br />
of Autumn is available at major<br />
bookstores as well as a book<br />
for Kindle and other e-book formats.<br />
HELLO<br />
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 5B<br />
MY NAME IS… ªReunions<br />
Gatherings & get-togethers around the region<br />
Shell Family Reunion<br />
The Shell Family Reunion will<br />
be held at Roan Mountain State<br />
Park , Picnic Shelter No. 3, beginning<br />
at 1 p.m. on <strong>Sunday</strong>, Aug.<br />
<strong>21</strong>.<br />
Those attending are asked to<br />
bring a covered dish and family<br />
memorabilia. Lunch will be<br />
served at 1:30 p.m. All members<br />
are encouraged to attend.<br />
For more information, call<br />
Marsha Ward at 794-7992 or Jack<br />
McKinney at 474-3493.<br />
Gouge-Collins Family<br />
Reunion<br />
The descendants of Ruby and<br />
Addie Birchfield Gouge and Emmert<br />
and Bettie Gouge Collins<br />
will hold their annual reunion<br />
on <strong>Sunday</strong>, Aug. <strong>21</strong>, at Little Doe<br />
Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship<br />
Hall.<br />
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.<br />
Those attending are asked to bring<br />
a covered dish to share.<br />
For more information, call Sonia<br />
at 725-4591.<br />
Knight Cemetery<br />
Decoration<br />
The Knight Cemetery Decoration<br />
will be held on Saturday,<br />
Aug. 27, at the Knight Cemetery<br />
on Hampton Creek Road in Roan<br />
Mountain. The decoration will follow<br />
a covered dish meal at noon at<br />
Gray’s Presbyterian Church Fellowship<br />
Hall on Hampton Creek<br />
Road. A cousin from Canada, Ellen<br />
Wendt, will be present for the<br />
reunion.<br />
Those attending are asked to<br />
bring covered dishes, dessert and<br />
drinks.<br />
Please RSVP by calling Larry at<br />
547-0764 or Patsy at 542-4940.<br />
Finney Family<br />
Reunion<br />
The annual family reunion<br />
for descendants of Phillip and<br />
Catherine Greenwell Finney will<br />
be held Saturday, Aug. 27, at Elk<br />
River Baptist Church Fellowship<br />
Hall, Highway 3<strong>21</strong>, Butler.<br />
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.<br />
Those attending are asked to bring<br />
a covered dish and drink to share.<br />
For more information, call<br />
542-8992 or 768-3387.<br />
TENITE Reunion<br />
A reunion for all Eastman<br />
TENITE and Specialty Plastics<br />
retirees and former and current<br />
employees will be held Saturday,<br />
Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
at Eastman Picnic Shelter No. 9,<br />
Bays Mountain Park, Kingsport.<br />
Attendees are asked to bring a covered<br />
dish and a drink. Families<br />
are welcome to attend.<br />
For more information, call Lugene<br />
Bragg at 349-6484.<br />
Bunton Family<br />
Reunion<br />
The Bunton and related fami-<br />
Dancer’s Dream<br />
Performing Arts Academy<br />
Amy Simmons, Instructor<br />
(Former Ms. American Clogger)<br />
Unique Dance Classes<br />
• Baby Ballerina’s - 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm<br />
(Beginner tap, ballet, creative movement)<br />
• Sassy Steppers - 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm<br />
(Beginning clogging!)<br />
• Mystic Grace - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm<br />
(Beginner Belly Dance)<br />
lies will hold a reunion on <strong>Sunday</strong>,<br />
Aug. 28, at the Buntontown<br />
School from 12:45 to 3 p.m. Take<br />
a covered dish and some good<br />
memories to share.<br />
Brad Bunten will attend and<br />
recount his experience portraying<br />
Chief Dragging Canoe during<br />
the recent season of “Liberty: The<br />
Saga of Sycamore Shoals.”<br />
HHS Class of 1955<br />
Members of the Hampton<br />
High School Class of 1955 will<br />
hold their annual get-together<br />
at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, at<br />
Hampton Christian Church Fellowship<br />
Hall.<br />
For more information or reservations,<br />
call 725-2236 or 957-<br />
2571.<br />
HHS Class of 1956<br />
Hampton High School Class<br />
of 1956 will hold its 55th class<br />
reunion on Saturday, Sept. 3, at<br />
Rittertown Baptist Church Fellowship<br />
Hall, 822 Rittertown Road,<br />
Hampton.<br />
Attendees will gather for light<br />
refreshments from 9 to 11 a.m.<br />
Later, in the same location, they<br />
will meet promptly at 5 p.m. for<br />
class pictures. A buffet dinner will<br />
follow at 6 p.m.<br />
For more information, call<br />
Charlotte Babb Law at 543-2847<br />
or Faye Oaks Perry at 647-6424.<br />
HHS Class of 1971<br />
Members of the Hampton<br />
High School Class of 1971 will<br />
have a reunion at 6 p.m. on<br />
Friday, Sept. 16. The dinner will<br />
be held at The Coffee Company<br />
in downtown <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. The<br />
price is $20 per person. Spouses<br />
and guests are welcome. Confirmation<br />
of attendance is requested<br />
by Sept. 3.<br />
Please call Ben or Joy Williams<br />
at 512-0865 or 542-3952 to<br />
make reservations. All classmates<br />
are urged to attend this 40th year<br />
reunion.<br />
EHS Class of 1966<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> High School<br />
Class of 1966 Reunion Committee<br />
is planning a 45th reunion<br />
on Saturday, Sept. 24. A gathering<br />
will take place starting at 4<br />
p.m. at the lakehouse of David<br />
and Cathy Mills in Butler.<br />
Those wishing to carpool are<br />
asked to meet in the parking lot<br />
of First Baptist Church in <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
or Butler Baptist Church<br />
in Butler at 2 p.m. as there is very<br />
limited parking at the lakehouse.<br />
All classmates are invited to attend<br />
and may bring their spouse<br />
or a guest.<br />
To RSVP or for more details,<br />
call any Reunion Committee<br />
member or email ehs66committee@yahoo.com.<br />
Classmates can<br />
also follow plans at “EHS ’66” on<br />
Facebook.<br />
Classes Begin Thursday, September 8, <strong>2011</strong><br />
No experience needed!<br />
Family & Multi-Class Discounts!<br />
<strong>21</strong> Years in Business at the VA location!<br />
Show Teams Forming<br />
2012 Group Performing Tour to Mexico<br />
on Carnival Cruise Lines<br />
Call “Miss Amy” at 540-392-9138 To Register Today!<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Parks and Recreation<br />
300 Mill Street • <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee<br />
540-392-9138 • wednc4u@aol.com
Page 6B - STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Cloudland students attend<br />
FCCLA Leadership Conference<br />
Tyler Dyer and Drew Henson,<br />
both of Roan Mountain, recently<br />
participated in STAR Events (Students<br />
Taking Action with Recognition)<br />
at Family, Career and<br />
Community Leaders of America’s<br />
(FCCLA) <strong>2011</strong> National Leadership<br />
Conference.<br />
Tyler and Drew, who are<br />
graduating seniors at Cloudland<br />
High School, are the sons of Denise<br />
and Johnny Dyer and Kathy<br />
and Arland Henson.<br />
They received perfect scores<br />
for their presentation speech in<br />
Food Innovation, one of 28 national<br />
STAR Events available to<br />
FCCLA students. The young men<br />
received a Bronze medal which<br />
was presented at a recognition<br />
session honoring all participants<br />
at the Anaheim Convention Center<br />
on Thursday, July 14. More<br />
than 6,300 members, advisers,<br />
alumni and guests from across<br />
the nation attended the meeting.<br />
Approximately 3,500 students<br />
advanced from the local, regional<br />
and state level of STAR Events<br />
to the national meeting.<br />
Food Innovations is an event<br />
which recognizes participants<br />
who demonstrate knowledge of<br />
the basic concepts of food product<br />
development by creating an<br />
original prototype formula, testing<br />
the product through focus<br />
groups and developing a marketing<br />
strategy. Tyler and Drew developed<br />
an entrée which was low<br />
in fat and sodium and high in<br />
protein which they called Bowtie<br />
Pasta with Mushrooms and Spinach.<br />
Senior Citizens<br />
n Continued from 5B<br />
Wednesday: “Just Keep Movin’!”<br />
with Wylma Wagner, 9-10<br />
a.m.; “Glaucoma and You,” a<br />
video presentation featuring<br />
baseball superstar, Willie Mays,<br />
Anna Broome<br />
Gilbert, M.D.<br />
Tyler Dyer and Drew Henson<br />
FCCLA’s STAR Events are<br />
based on the belief that every<br />
student is a winner. Competition,<br />
evaluation and recognition<br />
all stress cooperation as the<br />
basis of success. Both youth and<br />
adults work together to manage<br />
the events and serve as evaluators<br />
of the participants.<br />
Family, Career and Community<br />
Leaders of America<br />
(FCCLA) is a dynamic and effective<br />
national student organization<br />
that helps young men<br />
and women become leaders and<br />
address important personal,<br />
family, work and societal issues<br />
through Family and Consumer<br />
Sciences education. FCCLA has<br />
over 190,000 members and over<br />
6,500 chapters from 50 state associations,<br />
Puerto Rico and the<br />
Virgin Islands. The organization<br />
has involved more than ten<br />
Kenny Lou Heaton, a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at<br />
Cloudland High School in Roan Mountain, recently returned from<br />
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) <strong>2011</strong><br />
National Leadership Conference held July 10-14 in Anaheim, Calif.,<br />
where she received an award for demonstrating excellence in<br />
modeling FCCLA character in helping students achieve success.<br />
Heaton received the <strong>2011</strong> Spirit of Advising Award. This is an<br />
honor bestowed on only one FCCLA chapter adviser from each<br />
state. She was nominated for this award by Sandy Gregory, Tennessee<br />
state adviser for her exemplary advising.<br />
The criterion that this award is based upon is the ability to<br />
recognize chapter advisers who are constantly faithful and often<br />
quietly working behind the scenes to ensure the success of their<br />
students. These are the advisers whose patience, good humor, flexibility<br />
and skill form the foundation of FCCLA at the local and<br />
state levels. Heaton serves as a wonderful example of what the<br />
Spirit of Advising Award is all about.<br />
Without capable adult leaders, students could not take advantage<br />
of the many opportunities offered through FCCLA. Being an<br />
effective adviser takes special skills and a tremendous commit-<br />
and actress/singer, Diahann<br />
Carroll. You will hear the stories<br />
of how they have coped<br />
with glaucoma and get practical<br />
advice from expert eye doc-<br />
Aimee Elliott,<br />
ANP<br />
tors on testing and treatment.<br />
This is of special interest to African-Americans<br />
because they<br />
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million youth since its founding<br />
in 1945.<br />
FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership<br />
Experience is unique<br />
among youth organizations because<br />
its programs are planned<br />
and run by members. It is the<br />
only career and technical inschool<br />
student organization<br />
with the family as its central<br />
focus. Participation in national<br />
programs and chapter activities<br />
helps members become strong<br />
leaders in their families, careers<br />
and communities. Out of<br />
87,994 students from across the<br />
country, 55 percent of students<br />
believe that FCCLA has a positive<br />
impact on their academic<br />
performance.<br />
While in California, the boys<br />
and their sponsor, Kenny Lou<br />
Heaton, were privileged to attend<br />
an Anaheim Angels base-<br />
ball game which ended with a<br />
Dierks Bentley concert. They<br />
took a tour of Los Angeles and<br />
Hollywood which took them to<br />
the Hollywood sign, the Hollywood<br />
Bowl, Graumann’s Chinese<br />
Theater, the Walk of Fame,<br />
Farmer’s Market, The Grove and<br />
La Brea Tar pits. They saw the famous<br />
Hollywood Hard Rock Café<br />
and Kodak Theater. They also<br />
drove the famous streets of Hollywood<br />
Boulevard, Rodeo Drive,<br />
Melrose and the Sunset Strip.<br />
Most memorable was a stop and<br />
shopping at Olvera Street, the<br />
original street where Los Angeles<br />
was first settled.<br />
Tyler and Drew visited three<br />
famous California beaches: Laguna,<br />
Huntington which is Surf<br />
City, and Newport. They walked<br />
through tidal pools, saw the<br />
cliff-side homes of Hollywood<br />
stars and rode through the famous<br />
canyons outside the artist<br />
colony of Laguna Beach. They<br />
also found time to visit Knott’s<br />
Berry Farm, the oldest amusement<br />
park in America, and were<br />
only blocks from Downtown Disney<br />
and Disneyland, where they<br />
spent a day.<br />
The experience was one of a<br />
lifetime and would not have been<br />
possible without the generous<br />
support of the Roan Mountain<br />
and Carter County community.<br />
The boys gave a stellar performance<br />
because, as Tyler told the<br />
judges, “We owe it to our community<br />
to do our best because of<br />
all the support and contributions<br />
they gave to get us here.”<br />
Local teacher receives award at FCCLA national conference<br />
ment of time and energy. Exceptional advisers motivate their<br />
chapters to take advantage of opportunities beyond the local level,<br />
use a wide variety of resources available to them and encourage<br />
student involvement.<br />
FCCLA is a dynamic and effective national student organization<br />
that helps young men and women become leaders and address important<br />
personal, family, work and societal issues through Family<br />
and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 190,000 members<br />
and over 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto<br />
Rico and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more<br />
than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.<br />
FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among<br />
youth organizations because its programs are planned and run<br />
by members. It is the only career and technical in-school student<br />
organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in<br />
national programs and chapter activities helps members become<br />
strong leaders in their families, careers and communities. When<br />
utilizing national programs, 65 percent of FCCLA advisers report<br />
teaching community service and 74 percent report teaching career<br />
preparation.<br />
Soup Beans/Cornbread, 11:15<br />
a.m.; Super Sizzlin’ Zumba<br />
Gold with Instructor, Cindy<br />
Gober, 3-4 p.m.<br />
Thursday: Devotions with<br />
Eric Heaton, Dungan Chapel,<br />
10 a.m.; Lunch — Baked<br />
Chicken Breast, 11:15 a.m.;<br />
Grocery shopping on the way<br />
home (those who ride the van);<br />
Massage Therapy, 12:45-3:15<br />
p.m., with Debra Defrieze, $15<br />
for 30 minutes. By appointment<br />
only. Call 543-4362.<br />
Friday: “Just Keep Movin’!”<br />
with Wylma Wagner, 9-10 a.m.;<br />
Bingo with Hollis Cable, 10<br />
a.m.; Lunch — Beef Pot Roast,<br />
11:15 a.m.<br />
* * Almost time to make<br />
apple butter! Please start bringing<br />
in jars and lids (quarts and<br />
pints) and 5-pound bags of<br />
sugar. We need your help with<br />
these items. This is a big fundraiser<br />
for our Center.<br />
* * COME FOR LUNCH! The<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Senior Citizens<br />
Center provides lunch each day<br />
at 11:15 a.m. for a suggested<br />
contribution of $2. If you are 60<br />
years old or over, we would like<br />
to encourage you to enjoy this<br />
service. Please call and make<br />
a reservation three days in advance<br />
at 543-4362.<br />
For more information on the<br />
Senior Center, call 543-4362.<br />
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On the Menu<br />
Listing for the schools of Carter County & <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
School and breakfast menus<br />
for the week of Aug. 22-26 for the<br />
Carter County and <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
City Schools are as follows:<br />
Carter County<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Cinnamon rolls, cereal,<br />
fruit, orange juice, milk.<br />
Tuesday: Sausage gravy, biscuit,<br />
cereal, fruit, orange juice,<br />
milk.<br />
Wednesday: Oatmeal, cinnamon<br />
toast, cereal, fruit, orange<br />
juice, milk.<br />
Thursday: Pop-tart, cereal,<br />
fruit, orange juice, milk.<br />
Friday: Muffins, cereal, fruit,<br />
orange juice, milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Popcorn chicken,<br />
baked beans, coleslaw, biscuit,<br />
pineapple tidbits, milk.<br />
Tuesday: Pizza, corn cobbie,<br />
bananas, chocolate chip cookie,<br />
milk.<br />
Wednesday: Grilled cheese,<br />
lettuce/tomato, baked doritos,<br />
melon, milk.<br />
Thursday: Hamburger, lettuce/<br />
tomato, french fries, sliced peaches,<br />
milk.<br />
Friday: Nacho chips, chili/<br />
cheese, tossed salad, corn, melon,<br />
milk.<br />
Breakfast: Full Price, $1.25;<br />
Reduced, $.30<br />
Lunch: High School, Full Price,<br />
$2; Reduced, $.40; Elementary,<br />
Full Price, $1.75; Reduced $.40<br />
East Side Elementary<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of pancakes,<br />
cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Tuesday: Choice of oatmeal,<br />
cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of fruit/yogurt<br />
parfait, cereal, toast, pop-tart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of biscuit<br />
and gravy, cereal, toast, pop-tart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of waffle sticks,<br />
cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Beef-a-Roni or crispy<br />
chicken sandwich, mixed vegetables,<br />
baked sweet potato, watermelon.<br />
Tuesday: Hot dog/chili/bun or<br />
egg salad sandwich, baked beans,<br />
tater tots, grapes.<br />
Wednesday: Meatloaf/roll or<br />
turkey bacon melt, creamed potatoes,<br />
peas, peaches.<br />
Thursday: Chicken fryz/roll or<br />
tuna salad pita, oven brown potatoes,<br />
carrot-raisin salad, fresh<br />
pear.<br />
Friday: Pizza sticks/sauce or<br />
crispy chicken salad, corn, celery<br />
sticks, honeydew.<br />
Early Learning Center<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of cereal, poptart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Tuesday: Choice of cereal, poptart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of cereal,<br />
pop-tart, fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of cereal,<br />
pop-tart, fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of cereal, poptart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Beef-a-Roni or crispy<br />
chicken sandwich, mixed vegetables,<br />
baked sweet potato, watermelon.<br />
Tuesday: Hot dog/chili/bun or<br />
egg salad sandwich, baked beans,<br />
tater tots, grapes.<br />
Wednesday: Meatloaf/roll or<br />
turkey bacon melt, creamed potatoes,<br />
peas, peaches.<br />
Thursday: Chicken fryz/roll or<br />
tuna salad pita, oven brown potatoes,<br />
carrot-raisin salad, fresh<br />
pear.<br />
Friday: Pizza sticks/sauce or<br />
crispy chicken salad, corn, celery<br />
sticks, honeydew.<br />
West Side Elementary<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of sausage biscuit,<br />
cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Tuesday: Choice of bagel/<br />
cream cheese, cereal, toast, poptart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of breakfast<br />
pizza, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of chicken<br />
biscuit, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of pancakes, cereal,<br />
toast, pop-tart, fruit or juice,<br />
and milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Baked ziti/Texas toast<br />
or turkey pita, green beans, baby<br />
carrots, mixed fruit.<br />
Tuesday: Sloppy Joe/bun or<br />
mini burgers w/pickle, sweet potato<br />
fries, pork and beans, banana.<br />
Wednesday: Teriyaki chicken/<br />
rice or steak nuggets/roll, snap<br />
peas, salad, tangerine.<br />
Thursday: Pig-in-a-blanket<br />
or chef salad, au-gratin potatoes,<br />
fresh veggies, pineapple.<br />
Friday: Turkey burger or crispy<br />
chicken wrap, macaroni and<br />
cheese, pinto beans, coleslaw,<br />
cornbread, orange.<br />
Harold McCormick<br />
Elementary<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of waffle<br />
sticks, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Tuesday: Choice of scrambled<br />
eggs, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of English<br />
muffin w/cheese, cereal, toast,<br />
pop-tart, fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of sausage<br />
biscuit, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of french toast<br />
sticks, cereal, toast, pop-tart, fruit<br />
or juice, and milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Taco salad or bologna<br />
and cheese sandwich, corn, kidney<br />
beans, pear halves.<br />
Tuesday: Beans and wieners/<br />
roll or deli sandwich, baked potato,<br />
glazed carrots, fruit salad.<br />
Wednesday: Grilled chicken<br />
sandwich or BLT salad w/egg and<br />
cheese, sweet potatoes, fresh veggies,<br />
apple wedge.<br />
Thursday: Beef and bean burrito<br />
or veggies/cheese wrap, Mexican<br />
rice, peas and carrots, celery<br />
sticks, clementine.<br />
Friday: Pizza or tuna melt,<br />
corn, fresh veggies, raisins.<br />
T.A. Dugger Junior High<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of biscuit and<br />
gravy, cereal, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Tuesday: Choice of waffle sticks,<br />
cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, and<br />
milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of scrambled<br />
eggs, cereal, pop-tart, fruit or<br />
juice, and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of English<br />
muffin w/cheese, cereal, pop-tart,<br />
fruit or juice, and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of sausage biscuit,<br />
cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice,<br />
and milk.<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Mini burgers w/pickle<br />
or Sloppy Joe/bun, sweet potato<br />
fries, pork & beans, banana.<br />
Tuesday: Spaghetti/meat<br />
sauce/Texas toast or peanut butter<br />
and jelly sandwich, green beans,<br />
marinated veggies, banana.<br />
Wednesday: Cheese flatbread<br />
or oriental chicken salad, corn,<br />
salad, pineapple.<br />
Thursday: Beef-a-Roni/roll or<br />
crispy chicken sandwich, mixed<br />
veggies, baked sweet potato, watermelon.<br />
Friday: Hot dog/chili/bun or<br />
egg salad sandwich, baked beans,<br />
tater tots, grapes.<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> High<br />
Breakfast:<br />
Monday: Choice of oatmeal/<br />
toast, bagel w/cream cheese, yogurt,<br />
cereal, pop-tart, juice and<br />
milk.<br />
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How Far Can You<br />
Take The STAR?<br />
Greetings<br />
From<br />
Florida<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Alexis and Rowan Longmire of Knoxville and Gavin Peters of <strong>Elizabethton</strong> recently<br />
spent the week of July 23-30 at Mexico Beach, Fla. The last time the cousins went<br />
on vacation together was in 2005 when they were almost four, five and six years<br />
old. Now, they are almost 10, 11 and 12. In fact, Gavin got to celebrate his 11th<br />
birthday on the beach! The cousins also had fun playing in the sand and riding their<br />
boogie boards in the ocean together. This photo was taken at the Mexico Beach<br />
Pier. They traveled 583 miles and are pictured with the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR as well<br />
as the local newspaper of Mexico Beach, which is also called The <strong>Star</strong>.<br />
Greetings<br />
From<br />
New Orleans<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Members of Grace Baptist Church recently took a mission trip to New Orleans,<br />
where they helped make repairs to a small community church heavily damaged<br />
by Hurricane Katrina. Their group is pictured at the church with a copy of their<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR. In front row are Danny Birkner, David Johnson, Lynne Hamilton<br />
and Alyce Birkner. In back row are Jennifer Nelson, Amanda Sheppard, Vicki Ray, John<br />
Ross Smith, Jordan Adams and Sam Adams.<br />
Greetings<br />
From<br />
Michigan<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN<br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
While spending time at the Grand Hotel<br />
on Mackinac Island, Mich., Dr. and Mrs.<br />
Ted Jenkins are on the famous porch with<br />
their <strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR. All automobiles<br />
are banned from the island. A ferry<br />
was taken to arrive at the island, where<br />
a horse-drawn carriage was waiting to<br />
transport them to the Grand Hotel. This<br />
famous hotel opened on July 10, 1887. The<br />
gracious hotel invites visitors to enjoy the<br />
grandeur and lavish interior decor on display<br />
within its walls. As guests approach<br />
the island from Lake Michigan, the world’s<br />
longest porch with its great white pillars<br />
and Victorian architecture greets them.<br />
The movie “Somewhere in Time” starring<br />
Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour<br />
was filmed at this historic location. The<br />
hotel and grounds are such a beautiful,<br />
romantic place that it is truly like taking a<br />
step back somewhere in time. Of course,<br />
the couple took time to have their photo<br />
made with their hometown newspaper.<br />
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 7B<br />
Jennie Clark and Lucas Tipton<br />
receive 4-H Vol State Award<br />
Jennie Clark and Lucas Tipton<br />
were recently recognized at<br />
Tennessee 4-H Roundup at UT<br />
Martin with the Vol State award,<br />
the highest level of recognition<br />
a Tennessee 4-H member may<br />
achieve. Vol State is presented<br />
to high school juniors and seniors<br />
in recognition of excellent<br />
in all phases of 4-H work,<br />
as well as service and leadership<br />
rendered in their communities.<br />
Jennie is a senior 4-H<br />
member at Happy Valley High<br />
School. She is a member of the<br />
Tennessee 4-H Honor Club and<br />
is a 4-H All-<strong>Star</strong>. Currently she<br />
serves as the Carter County 4-H<br />
Honor Club president. Lucas<br />
is a senior 4-H member in the<br />
Eagles 4-H Club. He is also a<br />
member of the Tennessee 4-H<br />
Honor Club and is a 4-H All-<br />
<strong>Star</strong>. Lucas currently serves as<br />
the Carter County 4-H Honor<br />
Club vice president. Both Jennie<br />
and Lucas are members of<br />
the Appalachian Fair Youth<br />
Board. They both competed on<br />
state level in their 4-H projects<br />
at Tennessee 4-H Roundup at<br />
UT Martin this summer.<br />
For more information on 4-H<br />
East Tennessee Ballet Academy<br />
students Eliza Cheney, of<br />
Asheville N.C., and Alexis Allison<br />
of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, participated in<br />
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s<br />
summer programs.<br />
CPYB, under the direction of<br />
Marcia Del Weary, is internationally<br />
recognized for the outstanding<br />
training of young dancers.<br />
Eliza Cheney, 13, took four ballet<br />
classes a day during the five-week<br />
workshop and three per day during<br />
the two-week intensive.<br />
Alexis Allison, 10, participated<br />
in the intensive course, taking two<br />
classes a day. Both students are<br />
members of the East Tennessee<br />
Youth Ballet, ETBA’s performing<br />
company.<br />
East Tennessee Ballet Academy,<br />
under the direction of Cynthia<br />
Bernshausen, offers a preschool<br />
program, a dance enrichment<br />
program for students with a love<br />
of ballet but limited time to commit,<br />
and an aggressive schedule<br />
for the student with an interest in<br />
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Tuesday: Choice of fruit/yogurt<br />
parfait, bagel w/cream cheese,<br />
yogurt, cereal, pop-tart, juice<br />
and milk.<br />
Wednesday: Choice of biscuit<br />
and gravy, bagel w/cream<br />
cheese, yogurt, cereal, poptart,<br />
juice and milk.<br />
Thursday: Choice of waffle<br />
sticks/syrup, bagel w/cream<br />
cheese, yogurt, cereal, poptart,<br />
juice and milk.<br />
Friday: Choice of scrambled<br />
eggs/toast, bagel w/cream<br />
cheese, yogurt, cereal, poptart,<br />
juice and milk.<br />
and 4-H activities, call 542-1818<br />
or 542-1842, or check out Face-<br />
obtaining a college scholarship or<br />
to dance professionally.<br />
Classes begin Sept. 6. For<br />
Lunch:<br />
Monday: Chicken fryz/roll<br />
or tuna salad pita, oven brown<br />
potatoes, carrot/raisin salad,<br />
fresh pear.<br />
Tuesday: Pizza sticks/sauce<br />
or crispy chicken salad, corn,<br />
celery sticks, honeydew.<br />
Wednesday: Fish sandwch<br />
or turkey and cheese sub,<br />
Great Northern beans, coleslaw,<br />
baked apples.<br />
Thursday: Taco salad or<br />
bologna and cheese sandwich,<br />
corn, kidney beans, pear<br />
halves.<br />
Photo Contributed<br />
Jennie Clark and Lucas Tipton<br />
book at: http://www.facebook.<br />
com/utextcartercounty.<br />
Local students attend<br />
summer ballet program<br />
Eliza Cheney and Alexis Allison<br />
more information, call 512-1722<br />
or visit www.easttennesseeballetacademy.com.<br />
Friday: Grilled chicken<br />
sandwich or BLT salad w/<br />
cheese and egg, sweet potatoes,<br />
fresh veggies, apple.
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Monday - Friday<br />
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br />
Closed Daily for<br />
Lunch 1 p.m.-2 p.m.<br />
Saturday<br />
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.<br />
ªBirth<br />
Announcements<br />
New arrivals to the area<br />
Samuel Andrew Guy<br />
Rebecca Guy, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, announces the birth of her son, Samuel<br />
Andrew Guy, on Thursday, July 28, <strong>2011</strong>, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He<br />
weighed 9 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19-1/2 inches long.<br />
Grandparents are Richard and Robin Guy, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. His greatgrandfather<br />
is Jack Clemons, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>.<br />
Samuel has an older sister, Sydney Cowden.<br />
Axel Glenn Matherly<br />
Billy and Danielle Matherly, Hampton, announce the birth of their son,<br />
Axel Glenn Matherly, on Thursday, Aug. 11, <strong>2011</strong>, at Sycamore Shoals<br />
Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce and was 20 inches long.<br />
Grandparents are Jim and Melissa Williams, Hampton, Bobbie Lynn<br />
Matherly, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, and the late Bobby Glenn Matherly.<br />
Candace DellaMarie Potter<br />
AJ and Jessica Potter, Butler, announce the birth of their daughter, Candace<br />
DellaMarie Potter, on Monday, Aug. 15, <strong>2011</strong>, at Sycamore Shoals<br />
Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.<br />
Zachariah Michael Ray Bullins<br />
Christian Bullins, Johnson City, announces the birth of her son, Zachariah<br />
Michael Ray Bullins, on Thursday, Aug. 11, <strong>2011</strong>, at Sycamore Shoals<br />
Hospital. He weighed 9 pounds and 1 ounce and was 22 inches long.<br />
Audrey Jean Brown<br />
Noah Aaron and Stephanie Brown, Johnson City, announce the birth of<br />
their daughter, Audrey Jean Brown, on Thursday, Aug. 11, <strong>2011</strong>, at Franklin<br />
Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City. She weighed 6 pounds and<br />
13 ounces and was 19-1/4 inches long.<br />
Abigale Mae Fink<br />
Daniel and Lauren Fink, Jonesborough, announce the birth of their<br />
daughter, Abigale Mae Fink, on Monday, Aug. 8, <strong>2011</strong>, at the Center for<br />
Women’s Health of the Johnson City Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds<br />
and 2 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long.<br />
Brylee Grace Prudhomme<br />
Bryan and April Prudhomme announce the birth of their daughter,<br />
Brylee Grace Prudhomme, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, <strong>2011</strong>, at the Center<br />
for Women’s Health of the Johnson City Medical Center. She weighed 6<br />
pounds and 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.<br />
Emma Grace Danner<br />
Ronnie and Patria Danner, Johnson City, announce the birth of their<br />
daughter, Emma Grace Danner, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, <strong>2011</strong>, at Franklin<br />
Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City. She weighed 7 pounds and 8<br />
ounces and was 20 inches long.<br />
Hudson Mark Honeycutt<br />
Mark and Kara Honeycutt, Jonesborough, announce the birth of their<br />
son, Hudson Mark Honeycutt, on Monday, Aug. 15, <strong>2011</strong>, at Franklin<br />
Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City. He weighed 7 pounds and 9<br />
ounces and was 20-3/4 inches long.<br />
Cole Michael Newman<br />
Megan and Steven Newman announce the birth of their son, Cole Michael<br />
Newman, on <strong>Sunday</strong>, Aug. 14, <strong>2011</strong>, at Franklin Woods Community<br />
Hospital, Johnson City. He weighed 8 pounds and was <strong>21</strong> inches long.<br />
Gordon teams with AARP<br />
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Distinction as a Judge’s Notable went to Patsy Reading, Erwin,<br />
for “Watercolor Sisters.”<br />
Winners<br />
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Jenkins, Bristol, for “Arizona<br />
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Awards of Excellence were<br />
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Bristol, for “Remnants of the<br />
Emerald Isle,” Barbara “Jake”<br />
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Honorable Mentions were given<br />
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Jim Stagner, Johnson City, for<br />
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Erwin, for “Still Water;” and Jean<br />
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Distinction as Judge’s Notables<br />
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“Watercolor Sisters” and Karen<br />
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place through Aug. 26 and is free<br />
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Ball runs wild in<br />
Warriors’ victory<br />
by tim cHambers<br />
star staff<br />
tchambers@starhq.com<br />
Sullivan Central must have<br />
hought it was inside Times Square<br />
o start the New Year on Friday instead<br />
of atop Warrior Hill to kick<br />
off the <strong>2011</strong> football<br />
season.<br />
After 48 minutes<br />
of countdown, Happy<br />
Valley dropped the “Big Ball” on<br />
them. Zack Ball ran for 191 yards<br />
and five touchdowns on seven carries,<br />
leading the Tribe to its 39-13<br />
victory.<br />
Happy Valley amassed 400 yards<br />
on the ground on 36 attempts, averaging<br />
better than 11 yard per pop.<br />
Pure Michigan 400 lineup<br />
Top 10<br />
(Car number in parentheses)<br />
. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford<br />
. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford<br />
. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet<br />
. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota<br />
. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet<br />
. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge<br />
. (6) David Ragan, Ford<br />
. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet<br />
. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet<br />
0. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet<br />
Biffle up<br />
front at<br />
Michigan<br />
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) —<br />
reg Biffle is still annoyed with<br />
oris Said after their run-in at<br />
atkins Glen.<br />
That hasn’t stopped him from<br />
ocusing on this weekend’s Sprint<br />
up race in Michigan.<br />
Biffle won his first pole in over<br />
hree years Friday at Michigan<br />
nternational Speedway, posting<br />
qualifying lap of 190.345 mph<br />
n his No. 16 Ford. It was an important<br />
step in the right direction<br />
after he finished 31st at Watkins<br />
Glen on Monday, then confronted<br />
Said in the pits afterward and gave<br />
him a couple of quick hits while<br />
Said was still in his car.<br />
Said had touched off a wild<br />
crash at the end of the road race.<br />
“Our deal is over with,” Biffle<br />
said. “We had our differences on<br />
the race track, that one instance,<br />
I told him I wasn’t happy with it<br />
on the race track and then I didn’t<br />
go around him the rest of the day.<br />
We talked about that on the phone<br />
and it is over.”<br />
Said is racing in Montreal this<br />
weekend, so he wasn’t anywhere<br />
near Biffle during Sprint Cup<br />
qualifying.<br />
“We’ve settled our differences,”<br />
Said explained. “I won’t be going<br />
to Christmas dinner with him,<br />
that’s for sure.”<br />
Biffle is 13th in the points<br />
standings but without a win this<br />
year. A victory would be a significant<br />
boost to his hopes of reaching<br />
the Chase for the Sprint Cup.<br />
He hasn’t finished higher than<br />
fourth this year.<br />
“We have to have a win to get<br />
in the Chase, that is obvious,” Biffle<br />
said. “Here, Bristol and Atlanta<br />
are good tracks for us. I think this<br />
is probably our best, and this may<br />
be our best opportunity — here<br />
or Atlanta. This is a huge deal for<br />
us and huge momentum for us<br />
going into <strong>Sunday</strong>.”<br />
Matt Kenseth was second in<br />
n See BIFFLE, 10C<br />
Happy Valley 39<br />
Sull. Central 13<br />
It would have been more, but two<br />
fumbles behind the line of scrimmage<br />
reduced it a few.<br />
“We were a little rusty at the<br />
start trying to figure out how to attack<br />
the defense, but once we got it<br />
clicking we ran off some big plays<br />
which were demoralizing<br />
for their defense,”<br />
said Happy Valley head<br />
coach Larry Shively.<br />
“If you’re a defensive coordinator,<br />
you’ve got to stop the dive first. We<br />
know that and Jaylen (Simmons)<br />
knows that. He helps open up so<br />
many avenues of attack because<br />
he’s such a good kid and under-<br />
n See WARRIORS, 10C<br />
by ivan sanders<br />
sports editor<br />
isanders@starhq.com<br />
In one of the most emotional season openers<br />
in recent prep football history, the <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Cyclones came out on the field during<br />
warm-ups and gathered around the number<br />
75 painted on the field near the Cyclone tuffy,<br />
bowed their heads in prayer and then went to<br />
work in honoring their teammate who wore<br />
that number 75 — Adam Martin.<br />
The result was a crowd-pleasing 31-3<br />
victory over a tough Daniel Boone team that<br />
mustered only five first downs for the entire<br />
contest as <strong>Elizabethton</strong>’s defensive front<br />
manhandled the Blazer backfield every time<br />
it tried to come between the tackles.<br />
“It was a great effort by our guys,” said a<br />
pleased Cyclone head coach Shawn Witten.<br />
“We have waited a long time for this, and<br />
I am extremely proud of the way the guys<br />
came out and played.<br />
“We made some mistakes, especially offensively.<br />
We got a lot of plays going in and<br />
a lot of personnel changing out. As long as<br />
our defense keeps playing the way they’ve<br />
been playing and the special teams stay<br />
solid, we’ve got some big play capabilities<br />
<strong>Sunday</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />
Photo by Matt Hinkel<br />
Happy Valley’s Zack Ball churns out some of his 191 rushing<br />
yards as teammate Jaylen Simmons looks to block.<br />
on offense.<br />
“We’ve just got to tighten things up.”<br />
The Cyclones wanted to prove to the<br />
overflow crowd of over 3,000 people that<br />
they are serious about making another deep<br />
run toward the playoffs.<br />
Taking the opening kickoff, ’Betsy<br />
marched relentlessly down the field after<br />
by Wes HoltsclaW<br />
star staff<br />
wholtsclaw@starhq.com<br />
ANDREWS, N.C. — For three<br />
quarters, Cloudland’s football<br />
team had a senior-laden Andrews<br />
team reeling.<br />
The Wildcats, however,<br />
had the biggest<br />
difference maker.<br />
Andrews senior<br />
tailback Jordan Collins broke a<br />
tie game with a 54-yard touchdown<br />
run on the first play of the<br />
fourth quarter, and led the Wildcats<br />
to a 22-8 win in the season<br />
opener at Hugh Hamilton Stadium.<br />
“The effort was there,” said<br />
Cloudland coach Robbie Turby-<br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>’s Zach Treadway tries to escape Boone’s Jacob Littleton (7) and Josh Bacon after catching a pass.<br />
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<strong>Elizabethton</strong> tailback<br />
Terrence<br />
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scores.<br />
Cyclones<br />
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way, who returned to the lineup after missing<br />
2010 with a broke arm. A nice 39-yard run by<br />
Zach Moore, who also has been fighting the injury<br />
bug, helped to set up the score.<br />
Christine Hardin connected on the pointafter<br />
attempt and the Cyclones jumped out front<br />
7-0.<br />
Boone simply couldn’t find an answer for the<br />
Cyclone defense in the first half as the Blazers totaled<br />
only 10 yards of offense and no first downs<br />
in the first 24 minutes of play.<br />
Meanwhile, the Cyclones were their own<br />
worst enemy as Berry was intercepted on one offensive<br />
series and fumbled on another — or the<br />
score would have possibly been more lopsided<br />
than what it was.<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> added a second score in the eary<br />
moments of the second quarter after taking<br />
he ball on the its own 36-yard line. Turner had<br />
big run, picking up 19 yards on a third-and-6<br />
ituation. A flag on the play gave the Cyclones 15<br />
ore yards on a facemask call, moving the ball<br />
o the Boone 26.<br />
The speedy back would pick up eight more<br />
ards on two carries, and Adam Bowers hauled<br />
n a six-yard completion.<br />
Like a sure-eyed seammaster, Berry threw a<br />
all that split the eye of a needle when he conected<br />
with senior wide out Wes Montgomery for<br />
12-yard scoring pass. Montgomery was draped<br />
y a Boone defender, but the pass was of pinoint<br />
accuracy.<br />
Hardin booted the extra point and the Cylones<br />
were up 14-0.<br />
The junior placekicker would later prove that<br />
he camp she attended at Alabama during the<br />
ummer was going to pay dividends in a big way<br />
or her team. With 12 seconds before the half,<br />
he trotted on the field and calmly booted first<br />
25-yard field goal straight and true, but a flag<br />
oved her five yards back — setting up a 30ard<br />
attempt that wouldn’t even bring a sweat to<br />
he young lady, who she nailed it perfectly again<br />
or a 17-0 halftime Cyclone lead.<br />
Boone’s only sustained drive of the contest<br />
ame on the opening series of the second half.<br />
Utilizing the running of junior Cliff Sanders,<br />
oach Jeremy Jenkins team took the ball from<br />
heir own 34-yard line and moved it all the way<br />
o the Cyclone 5 before the drive imploded, forcng<br />
a 24-yard field goal by Zach McCracken.<br />
The attempt was good and Boone had their<br />
irst points of the new season, but still trailed 17-3.<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> then proceeded to take the reins<br />
f the game from that point as it would cross the<br />
oal line two more times before the final horn.<br />
The first score came just a few ticks into the<br />
inal period after Moore returned a punt from<br />
he Boone 46 to the 39.<br />
Another big-time Berry to Treadway connecion<br />
(34 yds.) placed the ball at the 5. After a<br />
oone timeout, Turner carried for a three-yard<br />
ain before finally bursting into the end zone<br />
rom two yards out for the score.<br />
Hardin hit her third PAT of the night and the<br />
coreboard read 24-3 EHS.<br />
The icing on the cake came with 4:50 reaining<br />
to play when nose guard Adam Mulins<br />
bullrushed his way into the backfield, forcng<br />
Blazer quarterback Jacob Littleton to rush<br />
is pass.<br />
Littleton’s pass glanced off the hand of his<br />
ntended receiver and landed in the waiting<br />
rms of sophomore defensive back Eric Carter,<br />
ho picked up a block from defensive end Matt<br />
mith and took it to the house down the Cyclone<br />
ideline.<br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
Photo by Danny Davis<br />
Cyclone coach Shawn Witten poses behind the No. 75 painted atop Dave Rider Field.<br />
The number was placed on the surface in honor of the late Adam Martin.<br />
Hardin’s extra point put the exclamation<br />
point on the evening for the Cyclone faithful.<br />
Witten’s earlier assessment that the defense<br />
would be ahead of the offense proved true as<br />
the Cyclone defensive squad allowed Boone a<br />
measly 54 yards rushing on 29 carries. Littleton<br />
and Dustin Chandler’s passing numbers weren’t<br />
anything to crow about as they connected on 8<br />
of 13 passes for only 34 yards and the interception.<br />
Had it not been for kickoff return yards, the<br />
final yardage count would have been under 100<br />
yards total offense for Boone with only the five<br />
first downs.<br />
Defensive line coach Jordy Harrison said his<br />
guys finally displayed what they have been working<br />
on in preparation for the season.<br />
“They were just unreal tonight — they finally<br />
got what we’ve been working on,” said<br />
Harrison. “The squeezing, hitting, and tackling<br />
— they did all the stuff you need to do.<br />
“It was a joy watching them out there tonight.<br />
I’m proud of those guys because they<br />
have worked tremendously hard. 55, 58, 67, 70<br />
— they are all a great bunch of kids who have a<br />
lot of upside to them.”<br />
Ian Glover was all smiles in talking about the<br />
effort given by the defensive line.<br />
“We’ve got swag,” said a beaming Glover.<br />
“There was a lot of emotion out there, and we<br />
have just got to keep our heads and stay level<br />
headed.<br />
“It felt great getting my varsity time. Coach<br />
Harrison is the best coach that I have ever had in<br />
my life. We’ll just have to go practice hard this<br />
week and get ready for Science Hill.”<br />
Carter was another young player that is getting<br />
his first taste of varsity action as a starter<br />
and he made the best of it.<br />
“I was scared to death when I saw the ball<br />
come at me,” stated Carter. “I just caught it and<br />
Matt Smith made a block and I headed down the<br />
sideline. I was just super excited.”<br />
Witten was very complementary of his defensive<br />
coaching staff and the job they’ve done with<br />
the <strong>2011</strong> defensive unit.<br />
“Stan (Ogg) and the defensive staff do such<br />
a great job,” added Witten. “It all starts up front<br />
with Matt (Smith), Ian (Glover), Dustin (Phillips),<br />
and Adam (Mullins). They did a good job<br />
of controlling the line of scrimmage.”<br />
Witten was also beaming about his place-<br />
kicker Hardin.<br />
“You could tell during pre-game that she<br />
was kicking the football really well,” continued<br />
Witten. “She’s got her leg stronger, and I think<br />
you’ll find a lot more consistency.<br />
“That’s why she’s here — she’s a big weapon<br />
for us.”<br />
The celebrating will last for a night and then<br />
the Cyclones have a tough task to prepare for as<br />
they travel to Johnson City next week for a headknocker<br />
with the Hilltoppers of Science Hill,<br />
which dropped a 26-18 decision to Greeneville<br />
in another Zero Week slobber knocker.<br />
“We’ve got to get better because they have a<br />
great atmosphere at Science Hill,” stated Witten.<br />
“We’ve not been very good against Stacy Carter<br />
anyway.<br />
“It was a good start for us tonight. The kids<br />
worked hard, and we were able to get a lot of kids<br />
on the field. I liked the way we came out tonight<br />
in the second half and put the game away.”<br />
The Cyclones finished the night with 10 first<br />
downs racking up 175 yards on 37 carries, with<br />
Turner accounting for 75 yards and two scores.<br />
Berry was 9-of-16 passing for 134 yards and the<br />
scoring strike.<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> was penalized five times for 30<br />
yards while the Blazers were flagged six times for<br />
45 yards.<br />
Defensively, Stephen Holtsclaw had five stops<br />
from his inside linebacker slot while Mullins had<br />
five stops, including two sacks from his noseguard<br />
position. Glover and Carter added four<br />
stops apiece while Phillips, Smith (one sack),<br />
Luke Nidiffer, and Trey Ryan added three each.<br />
Chad Pritchard added a fumble recovery after<br />
a Littleton bobble for the Cyclones.<br />
**Editor’s Note: Pre-game festivities included<br />
a proclamation by Mayor Curt Alexander<br />
marking Aug. 19 Adam Martin Day while Martin’s<br />
pastor, Randy Johnson of Valley Forge Freewill<br />
Baptist Church, made remarks about the life<br />
that Martin lived.<br />
EHS Athletic Director Mike Wilson presented<br />
a framed number 75 jersey that will hang in the<br />
display case at the school in remembrance of<br />
Martin.<br />
Former Cyclone head coach Dave Rider was<br />
scheduled to be recognized with a plaque recognizing<br />
his achievements, but that ceremony was<br />
put off to a later date.<br />
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 3C<br />
Prep results,<br />
box scores<br />
Prep Standings<br />
Region 1-AA<br />
Three Rivers Conference<br />
Conf. Over.<br />
W L W L PF PA<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> 0 0 1 0 31 3<br />
Happy Valley 0 0 1 0 39 13<br />
Sullivan East 0 0 1 0 46 13<br />
Sullivan North 0 0 1 0 35 25<br />
Johnson Co. 0 0 0 1 0 52<br />
Unicoi Co. 0 0 0 1 0 35<br />
Region 1-A<br />
Mountain East Conference<br />
Conf. Over.<br />
W L W L PF PA<br />
Hancock Co. 0 0 1 0 38 0<br />
North Greene 0 0 1 0 37 0<br />
Cosby 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Hampton 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Cloudland 0 0 0 1 8 22<br />
Unaka 0 0 0 1 6 54<br />
— — —<br />
Friday’s Games<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> 31, Daniel Boone 3<br />
Happy Valley 39, Sullivan Central 13<br />
Chuckey-Doak 54, Unaka 6<br />
Andrews, NC 22, Cloudland 8<br />
Enka, NC 47, Sullivan South 44<br />
Dobyns Bennett 14, Farragut 7<br />
Tennessee High 52, Johnson County 0<br />
South Greene 35, Unicoi County 0<br />
Sullivan East 46, David Crockett 13<br />
Sullivan North 35, Volunteer 25<br />
North Greene 37, Tri-Cities Christian 0<br />
Hancock County 38, Oakdale 0<br />
Hampton, Cosby idle<br />
Box scores<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> 31, Boone 3<br />
Daniel Boone 0 0 3 0 — 3<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> 7 10 0 14 — 31<br />
Scoring<br />
First Quarter<br />
EHS—Turner 8 run (Hardin kick), 9:44<br />
Second Quarter<br />
EHS—Berry 12 pass to Montgomery<br />
(Hardin kick) 9:19<br />
EHS—Hardin 30-yd FG :12.6<br />
Third Quarter<br />
Boone—McCracken 24-yd FG 3:57<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
EHS—Turner 2 run (Hardin kick) 10:30<br />
EHS—Carter 30-yd INT return (Hardin<br />
kick) 4:38<br />
Team Statistics<br />
DBHS EHS<br />
First Downs 5 10<br />
Rushes/Yds 29-54 37-175<br />
C-A-I 8-13-1 9-16-1<br />
Passing yards 34 134<br />
Total offense 88 309<br />
Fum/Lost 2-1 1-1<br />
Punts/Avg 6-28.7 3-40<br />
Return Yards 65 39<br />
Sacks 0 3<br />
Total Yds 153 348<br />
Penalties/Yds 6-45 5-30<br />
Individual Statistics<br />
Rushing<br />
DBHS — McLemore 6-16, Littleton 9-(-<br />
10), Sanders 12-45, Chandler 1-1, Bacon<br />
1-2.<br />
EHS — Moore 7-45, Berry 3-14, Turner<br />
15-75 2 TD’s, Woodby 3-6, Smith 4-11,<br />
Pearson 4-8, Thomas 1-16.<br />
Passing<br />
DBHS — Littleton 7-11-27-1 INT, Chandler<br />
1-2-7.<br />
EHS — Berry 9-16-134-TD.<br />
Receiving<br />
DBHS —Jenkins 2-6, Dickerson 1-6, Seal<br />
2-5, McLemore 1-(-1), Mitchell 1-7, Green<br />
1-11.<br />
EHS — Bowers 1-6, Turner 1-<strong>21</strong>, Moore<br />
1-(-5), Montgomery 1-12 TD, Treadway<br />
2-66, Pritchard 3-34.<br />
Kick Returns<br />
DBHS—Seal 2-49, McLemore 1-16.<br />
EHS — Moore 3-23, Holsclaw 1-16.<br />
Tackles<br />
EHS—Carter 4, Treadway 2, Arnett<br />
1, Montgomery 1, Ryan 3, Slagle 2,<br />
Holtsclaw 5, L. Nidiffer 3, Walters 2, Smith<br />
3 (sack), Mullins 5 (2 sacks), Glover 4,<br />
Phillips 3, C. Smith 1, Woodby 1, Miller 2,<br />
Nunley 1, Z. Nidiffer 1, Andes 1.<br />
Interceptions<br />
EHS — Carter 30-yd TD return.<br />
Andrews 22, Cloudland 8<br />
Cloudland 0 0 8 0 — 8<br />
Andrews 0 8 0 14 — 22<br />
Scoring<br />
Second Quarter<br />
A—Collins 4 run (Collins run), 3:52<br />
Third Quarter<br />
C—Safety, Curtis -25 run stopped by<br />
Harrison, 7:54<br />
C—Benfield 3 run (run failed), 3:07<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
A—Collins 54 run (Collins pass from Curtis),<br />
11:37<br />
A—Collins 3 run (kick failed), 4:33<br />
Team Statistics<br />
C A<br />
First Downs 11 14<br />
Rushes-yards 43-176 31-241<br />
Passing (C-A-I) 3-5-0 4-12-2<br />
Passing Yards 7 43<br />
Total Offense 183 284<br />
Return Yards 154 26<br />
Total Yards 337 310<br />
Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0<br />
Penalties-yards 13-124 10-82<br />
Punts-avg. 5-30.6 0-0<br />
Individual Statistics<br />
RUSHING: Cloudland - Childress 14-59,<br />
Benfield 10-46, Lacy 9-34, Gwyn 3-20,<br />
Carnett 7-17; Andrews - Collins 27-236,<br />
Gillespie 1-23, Curtis 4-(-)18.<br />
PASSING: Cloudland - Benfield 3-5-0 7;<br />
Andrews - Curtis 4-12-2 43.<br />
RECEIVING: Cloudland - Childress 2-5,<br />
Lacy 1-2; Andrews - E. Arreaga 3-24, A.<br />
Arreaga 1-19.<br />
RETURNS: Cloudland - Lacy 5-144,<br />
Childress 1-10; Andrews - Gillespie 1-14,<br />
Collins 1-12.<br />
INTERCEPTIONS: Cloudland - Childress,<br />
Whitehead.<br />
SACKS: Cloudland - Harrison 2.<br />
FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Cloudland -<br />
Benfield.<br />
TACKLES: Cloudland - Harrison 8, Gwyn<br />
8, Carnett 7, Childress 5, Benfield 5, Arnett<br />
4, Nelson 4, Hicks 2, Lacy 2, Brock 2,<br />
Whitehead 2, Julian 1, Rhinehart 1, No.<br />
73 1, No. 3 1.<br />
HV 39, Sullivan Central 13<br />
Sullivan Central 0 0 6 7 — 13<br />
Happy Valley 7 26 6 0 — 39<br />
Scoring<br />
First Quarter<br />
HV—Ball 70 run (Vestal kick) 1:54<br />
Second Quarter<br />
HV—Simmons 32 run (kick failed) 11:38<br />
HV—Ball 70 run (pass failed) 8:53<br />
HV—Ball 34 run (Vestal kick) 5:15<br />
HV—Ball 56 run (Vestal kick) 1:54<br />
HV—Ball 29 run (Vestal kick) 0:00<br />
Third Quarter<br />
SC— G. Smith 39 run (kick failed) 9:58<br />
HV—Ball 3 run (kicked failed) 2:20<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
SC—G. Smith 4 run (Edwards kick) 2:38<br />
Team statistics<br />
SC HV<br />
First downs 11 16<br />
Rushes-yards 48-156 36-400<br />
Passes 4-8-0 2-5-1<br />
Passing yards 66 28<br />
Total offense 222 428<br />
Fumbles-lost 4-2 5-3<br />
Punts-avg. 2-28 0-0<br />
Penalties-yds. 4-25 3-35<br />
Individual statistics<br />
RUSHING—SC, M. Smith 13-34, Buckner<br />
12-22, G. Smith 5-52, Hollowell 8-31,<br />
Coates 5-17. HV, Ball 7-191, Simmons<br />
9-73, Mathes 8-71, Vestal 5-25, Davis<br />
6-25, Haun 1-0 .<br />
PASSING—SC, Buckner 3-7-0 77, Edward<br />
1-1-0 minus 11, HV, Davis 2-4-1 28,<br />
Simmons 0-1-0 0<br />
RECEIVING—SC- Bunn 2-41, Ga. Smith<br />
2-25. HV- Mathes 2-28<br />
FUMBLE RECOVERIES—HV, Garland<br />
Byers<br />
INTERCEPTIONS—HV, None<br />
LEADING TACKLERS—HV, Baker 6,<br />
Vestal 5, Lowe 5, Garland 5, Hartley 5,<br />
Marlowe 5.<br />
Chuckey-Doak 54, Unaka 6<br />
Chuckey-Doak 14 14 13 13 — 54<br />
Unaka 6 0 0 0 — 6<br />
Scoring<br />
First Quarter<br />
U—Rasnick 65 pass from Wilson (pass<br />
failed)<br />
C-D—Coe 5 pass from Collins (McNabb<br />
kick)<br />
C-D—Montgomery 20 run (McNabb kick)<br />
Second Quarter<br />
C-D—B.Malone 16 run (McNabb kick)<br />
C-D—Alexander 8 pass from Collins (Mc-<br />
Nabb kick)<br />
Third Quarter<br />
C-D—Montgomery 79 kickoff return (Mc-<br />
Nabb kick)<br />
C-D—Montgomery 49 run (kick failed)<br />
Fourth Quarter<br />
C-D—GeFellers 7 run (Crews kick)<br />
C-D—Sandstrom 9 run (kick blocked)<br />
Team statistics<br />
C-D U<br />
First downs 8 4<br />
Rushes-yards 27-262 27-25<br />
Passes 4-6-0 6-11-0<br />
Passing yards 62 105<br />
Total offense 324 130<br />
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-0<br />
Punts-avg. 1-41.0 8-31.1<br />
Penalties-yards 7-45 6-55<br />
Individual statistics<br />
RUSHING—C-D, Montgomery 9-123,<br />
B.Malone 5-43, Sandstrom 4-52, Coe<br />
4-45, J.Malone 2-6, Collins 2-(-14), Ge-<br />
Fellers 1-7. Unaka, Wilson 7-(-1), Dellinger<br />
7-(-9), Pierce 6-28, Perry 4-17,<br />
Nave 2-(-7), Davis 1-(-3).<br />
PASSING—C-D, Collins 4-6-0, 62 yards.<br />
Unaka, Nave 5-10-0, 40 yards; Wilson<br />
1-1-0, 65 yards.<br />
RECEIVING—C-D, Alexander 2-<strong>21</strong>, Britton<br />
1-36, Coe 1-5. Unaka, Pierce 3-20,<br />
Rasnick 2-82, Dellinger 1-3.<br />
KICK RETURNS—C-D, Montgomery<br />
1-79. Unaka, Harding 3-38, Wilson 2-27,<br />
Crawford 1-3.<br />
PUNT RETURNS—C-D, Montgomery<br />
2-48, B.Malone 1-45.<br />
INTERCEPTIONS—None.<br />
FUMBLE RECOVERIES—Unaka, Rasnick.<br />
SACKS—C-D, Jennings 0.5, J.Malone<br />
0.5. Unaka, Appleton 1.0. Greene 0.5,<br />
Davis 0.5.<br />
TACKLES—C-D, Musgrove 9, Gray 7,<br />
J.Malone 7, Cole 6, Alexander 5, Coe<br />
3, Bowman 3, R.Greene 3, B.Malone 2,<br />
Montgomery 2, Britton 2, Martinez 2, Ridlin<br />
2, Johnson 1, Collins 1, J.Greene 1,<br />
GeFellers 1, Lamb 1, Smith 1, Jennings<br />
1, Kelley 1, Thompson 1, Sandstrom 1,<br />
Tinch 1, Thompson 1, Frye 1. Unaka, Appleton<br />
7, Greene 6, Anderson 5, Hatfield<br />
4, Smith 4, Wood 3, Perry 3, Pierce 2,<br />
Wilson 2, Rasnick 2, Harding 2, Crawford<br />
2, Wilson 1, Dellinger 1, Hill 1, Munday 1,<br />
Harold 1, Rutter 1, Davis 1.<br />
State results<br />
Clarksville 34, Ft. Campbell, KY 20<br />
Enka, NC 47 , Sullivan South 44<br />
Horn Lake, MS 44 , Munford 23<br />
Lake Coromant, MS 16 , Sheffield 12<br />
Warren Central, KY 42 , Trousdale County<br />
22<br />
Williamsburg, KY 58 , Jellico 0<br />
EAST<br />
Baylor 48, Soddy-Daisy 0<br />
Boyd Buchanan 27, Chattanooga Christian<br />
7<br />
Bradley Central 34, Polk County 12<br />
CAK 47, Anderson County 28<br />
Cherokee 59, West Greene 28<br />
Cocke County 33, Claiborne County 0<br />
Copper Basin 51, Whitwell 6<br />
Cumberland Gap 36, Wartburg Central<br />
12<br />
Dobyns Bennett 14, Farragut 7<br />
East Ridge 39, Walker Valley 17<br />
Franklin County 42, Howard 30<br />
Gibbs 31, Scott County 0<br />
Greeneville 26, Science Hill 18<br />
Gordon Lee, GA 25, Silverdale 7<br />
Grainger 41, Union County 0<br />
Greenback 34, Oneida 31<br />
Hardin Valley 32, Bearden 0<br />
Jefferson County 31, Heritage 7<br />
Kingston 35 , Oliver Springs 31<br />
Knoxville Grace 49 , Knoxville Carter 25<br />
Knoxville Halls <strong>21</strong>, Clinton 12<br />
Knoxville West <strong>21</strong>, Austin-East 8<br />
Lookout Valley 42, Midway 6<br />
McMinn County 29, McMinn Central 7<br />
Meigs County 26, Upperman 14<br />
Notre Dame 61, Chattanooga Grace 48<br />
Ooltewah 41, Brainerd 7<br />
MIDDLE<br />
Beech 17, Portland 7<br />
BGA 29, Smyrna 26<br />
Blackman 14, Independence 9<br />
Bledsoe County 34, Cumberland County<br />
14<br />
Brentwood <strong>21</strong>, Cookeville 7<br />
Cascade 22, Mt. Pleasant 14<br />
Clarksville Academy 33, Montgomery<br />
Central 14<br />
Clarksville Northwest 34, Summit 12<br />
Clay County 33, Taft Youth Center, TN 8<br />
Columbia 49, Lawrence County 12<br />
Columbia Academy 56, Ezell-Harding 0<br />
Community 34, Mt. Juliet Christian 7<br />
CPA 35, Goodpasture 14<br />
DCA 28, Friendship Christian 20<br />
DeKalb County 26, Warren County 7
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Highlanders<br />
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in a game that was even statistically<br />
otherwise.<br />
The Highlanders totaled 27<br />
more yards overall, than Andrews<br />
and were on the receiving end of<br />
the game’s two turnovers.<br />
But 124 yards in penalties negated<br />
some of the opportunities<br />
Cloudland could have had.<br />
The Highlander pass defense<br />
held an offense that gained over<br />
1,500 yards through the air behind<br />
quarterback Ian Curtis one<br />
year ago to 43 yards with interceptions<br />
from Luke Childress and<br />
Devin Whitehead.<br />
Caleb Harrison led a charge at<br />
the line of scrimmage with two<br />
sacks and a safety, while Highlander<br />
defenders charged the<br />
backfield the entire game on Andrews’<br />
4-for-12 passing night.<br />
“I thought our pass defense<br />
tonight looked as good as any<br />
I’ve seen at Cloudland,” Turbyfill<br />
said. “I don’t know if we’ve<br />
played the pass as well as we did<br />
tonight and that’s a testament to<br />
our coaches, the passing and stuff<br />
we’ve done in practice.<br />
“Coach (Jon) Overbay and all<br />
of the defensive coaches, (Kevin)<br />
Kendall, (Justin) Bowling, (Travis)<br />
Chambers — they did a good<br />
job getting them ready. I thought,<br />
scheme-wise, we were there. We<br />
just didn’t make a couple of tackles<br />
here or there and it cost us.”<br />
It was Collins, a 2,000-yard<br />
rusher one year ago, that gave<br />
them fits.<br />
The Highlanders had multiple<br />
opportunities at stopping the<br />
talented runner in the backfield,<br />
but, more often than not, the senior<br />
was able to juke and jive his<br />
way through missed tackle opportunities<br />
throughout the game.<br />
“Everybody played as hard as<br />
they could, but that back that Andrews<br />
had, (Collins), was the best<br />
back I’ve ever played against,”<br />
said Cloudland fullback/linebacker<br />
Luke Childress. “He was<br />
slippery. We couldn’t tackle him.<br />
We went out and played as hard<br />
as we could, they were just a better<br />
team tonight.”<br />
After both teams fell silent in<br />
their opening drives, Andrews<br />
made a charge with two first<br />
downs on its second series.<br />
Childress put a stop on the<br />
drive with a red-zone interception<br />
to swing the momentum towards<br />
the Highlanders.<br />
Cloudland picked up four first<br />
downs on the ground as it moved<br />
the ball into the Andrews side of<br />
the field, but two penalties stalled<br />
the drive and the ‘Landers turned<br />
it over on four downs just inside<br />
the red-zone.<br />
Andrews took possession from<br />
their own 19 and made a serious<br />
move after a 20-yard run from<br />
Collins and 19-yard pass completion<br />
from Curtis to Eric Arreaga.<br />
A 13-yard run from Collins,<br />
that included two broken tackles<br />
in the backfield, set up a fouryard<br />
scoring run with 3:52 remaining<br />
in the first half for the<br />
game’s first points.<br />
Penalties cost Cloudland<br />
again on its next series following<br />
a first down gain, with a holding<br />
and false start call forcing a punt<br />
situation.<br />
The kick didn’t do the Highlanders<br />
any favors, advancing the<br />
football six yards and giving the<br />
Wildcats possession at their own<br />
32. The Highlander defense rose<br />
to the occasion with two big stops,<br />
then a 17-yard holding penalty<br />
negated an Andrews completion<br />
and set up a third-and-28.<br />
On that play, Collins took a<br />
handoff, evaded two tackles and<br />
darted towards the end-zone, but<br />
a block in the back penalty gave<br />
Andrews possession in the redzone.<br />
With 7.8 seconds left in the<br />
half, the Highlanders took some<br />
momentum into the locker room<br />
with a big stop on Collins at the<br />
one to keep Andrews’ advantage<br />
at 8-0.<br />
The Highlanders were forced<br />
to punt on their opening series of<br />
the second half, but the defense<br />
rose to the occasion again.<br />
After Collins was stuffed with<br />
a one yard gain, the Highlanders<br />
— led by a big pass break-up<br />
from Lacy — forced Andrews’<br />
first punting situation.<br />
The snap flew over the head of<br />
Curtis, who was stuffed by Harri-<br />
son in the end-zone for a 25-yard<br />
loss and a safety.<br />
A 55-yard kickoff from the 20<br />
was returned in a big way by Lacy,<br />
who picked up 32 yards to put the<br />
Highlanders at their own 43.<br />
Freshman quarterback Zac<br />
Benfield took the team on his<br />
shoulders with two first down runs<br />
to move the chains as Cloudland<br />
inched closer. An 11-yard run<br />
from Lacy put the ball inside the<br />
five and Benfield called his own<br />
number with a three-yard keeper<br />
into the end-zone to tie the game<br />
at eight all after the conversion<br />
run failed.<br />
An unsportsmanlike conduct<br />
penalty on the Highlanders on<br />
the kickoff added 30 yards to the<br />
Andrews cause on the following<br />
drive, giving the home team possession<br />
at their own 39.<br />
But Cloudland’s pass protection<br />
rose again, this time with<br />
Whitehead taking a tipped pass<br />
for the game’s second interception.<br />
The Highlanders weren’t able<br />
to take advantage of their opportunity<br />
and were forced to punt.<br />
Collins took over from there.<br />
On the Wildcats’ first play of<br />
the next drive, Collins began the<br />
fourth quarter with a bang, taking<br />
a pitch and speeding past the<br />
Highlanders with a 54-yard run<br />
to paydirt.<br />
On the conversion try, Curtis<br />
broke a sack with a wild pitch to<br />
Collins, who crossed the goal-line<br />
to make it a 16-8 ballgame.<br />
The Highlanders regained<br />
possession with a 35 yard return<br />
to the 45, but an unsportsmanlike<br />
conduct penalty set the squad<br />
back 15 yards.<br />
Cloudland picked up two<br />
first downs on the ground, but a<br />
fumbled snap and a false-start<br />
penalty stalled the drive on four<br />
downs and gave the home team<br />
possession at their own 50.<br />
Collins gained 19 yards for a<br />
first down on the opening play,<br />
then gained 10 yards to move the<br />
chains in a fourth-and-four situation.<br />
He added a 3-yard score with<br />
4:33 remaining to put the game<br />
in doubt.<br />
The Highlander offense had<br />
no answer for the Wildcats in its<br />
final drive and Andrews took a<br />
knee to wrap the game.<br />
Offensively, Childress led the<br />
Highlanders with 59 yards on the<br />
ground, while Benfield added 46<br />
rushing yards, completed three<br />
of five passes and ran the team’s<br />
lone score in his debut.<br />
Turbyfill was pleased with the<br />
effort of his freshman quarterback,<br />
who did a sound job managing<br />
the offense without any<br />
turnovers on the night.<br />
“I can’t say enough about Zac<br />
Benfield running the offense the<br />
way he’s picked it up,” the coach<br />
said. “He’s got a good group<br />
around him, too. All of the guys<br />
believe in Zac and know what he<br />
can do. I think they kind of bond<br />
around him.”<br />
Losing the first game was<br />
tough, Benfield said, adding the<br />
team can do nothing but get better<br />
from this point forward.<br />
“You’ve got butterflies the<br />
first game and I’ve been thinking<br />
about it the whole week,” said<br />
Benfield, who also had five tackles<br />
on the defensive end. “The<br />
way we lost, we could’ve won, you<br />
know. We’ve got to work on tackling<br />
and stuff.<br />
“You can’t work on playing<br />
hard, because we played hard.<br />
But you can work on tackling and<br />
things we did wrong. I thought we<br />
did a real good job hustling, but<br />
we will tackle better.”<br />
Overall, Lacy picked up 144<br />
yards on five returns, added 34<br />
yards on nine carries and two<br />
yards on a pass reception to lead<br />
Cloudland with 180 all-purpose<br />
yards on the game.<br />
Harrison and Colby Gwyn also<br />
had eight tackles apiece for the<br />
Highlander defense, with Mason<br />
Carnett adding seven stops.<br />
“We’re young,” Turbyfill added.<br />
“We got some experience tonight.<br />
We played hard, we played<br />
well and I can’t say enough about<br />
how Zac Benfield handled himself.”<br />
The Highlanders face another<br />
tough test this week with a trip to<br />
former conference and playoff rival<br />
Coalfield on tap for a Friday<br />
kickoff.<br />
By Jamie ComBs<br />
AssistAnt sports Editor<br />
jcombs@starhq.com<br />
The tale of the tape clearly favored Chuckey-<br />
Doak. Unaka will have better games to measure<br />
its worth.<br />
Outmanned, outsized and outgunned, the<br />
Rangers were overwhelmed by the Black Knights<br />
54-6 in Friday night’s Week Zero affair at Goddard<br />
Field.<br />
“It’s just like I’ve been telling the papers all<br />
year, we’re young, we’re behind because we had<br />
kids who came out late and we’re not in real good<br />
shape right now,” said Unaka coach Steve McKinney.<br />
“We’re young up front, we’re young everywhere.<br />
These kids play hard. We do a good job getting<br />
in position, but we don’t make tackles.<br />
“Daggone, Chuckey-Doak is a good football<br />
team. When we got to the second and third quarters,<br />
we just kind of got worn down because we<br />
had to play so many kids both ways. I wish it had<br />
been better.”<br />
Julius “The Juice” Montgomery piled up 250<br />
all-purpose yards and three touchdowns, Logan<br />
Collins unloaded a pair of first-half TD throws<br />
and Chuckey-Doak scored on eight of its 10 possessions.<br />
“I was pleased with the effort,” said Knights<br />
coach Ben Murphy. “I thought we got after them<br />
on both sides of the ball. We were a little shellshocked<br />
with the first play, but we responded<br />
well.”<br />
Eleven seconds into the contest, Doak was<br />
actually trailing 6-0. Instead of lining up at tailback<br />
on the opening play, Joseph “Mook” Wilson<br />
took a shotgun snap from Weston Colbaugh<br />
and fired a 65-yard TD pass to a streaking Eli<br />
Rasnick.<br />
The ball was tipped by coverman Dalton Gray,<br />
but perfectly dropped into Rasnick’s hands.<br />
“We kind of worked on that all week, trying<br />
to give the kids a positive thing,” McKinney said<br />
of the play. “We got excited, the defense came<br />
out and stuffed them three times. They had to<br />
punt, and then it’s kind of like I told the kids at<br />
halftime, we were kind of deflated after that —<br />
after the first two minutes.”<br />
Indeed going three-and-out on their first<br />
possession, the Knights then forced a punt that<br />
Bryce Malone returned 45 yards to Unaka’s 11.<br />
Four plays later, Collins rolled to his left and delivered<br />
a 5-yard scoring toss to Tyler Coe.<br />
Joe McNabb’s extra point made it a 7-6 game,<br />
and the floodgates were open.<br />
Getting a 20-yard Montgomery touchdown<br />
run, a 16-yard scoring dash by Malone and an<br />
8-yard TD pass from Collins to Nic Alexander,<br />
Doak went to the half with a 28-6 advantage.<br />
The last of those scores came one play after Josh<br />
Britton went up for a 36-yard reception.<br />
“I think it’s a numbers game, really,” Murphy<br />
said. “Unaka’s kind of low on numbers, and<br />
we kept rotating people in.”<br />
Montgomery opened the second half by taking<br />
a kickoff 79 yards to paydirt. Less than three<br />
minutes later, he produced a 31-yard punt return<br />
that he instantly followed with his second<br />
rushing score — a 49-yarder.<br />
A hefty running back blessed with speed,<br />
Montgomery finished with nine carries for 123<br />
yards. He totaled 127 yards on three kick/punt<br />
returns.<br />
“Julius Montgomery, my goodness, he’s like a<br />
man among boys,” McKinney said. “He’s got a lot<br />
faster than he was last year, and he looks like he’s<br />
a lot stronger. He just ran through our tackles. We<br />
didn’t wrap up good on him. We’ve still got some<br />
injured people, so we’ve got to reload and just look<br />
forward to getting better next week.”<br />
Fourth-quarter rushing scores by Chris Ge-<br />
Fellers (7 yds.) and Nick Sandstrom (9) capped<br />
the scoring.<br />
Asked if it would be best to not dwell on<br />
the lopsided outcome, Rangers fullback Corey<br />
Pierce conveyed he would rather use the game<br />
for motivation.<br />
“I do want to remember it, but it’s in the past<br />
now,” he said. “We’ve just got to look forward to<br />
next week, and practice hard this week and get<br />
all of our stuff down right. Just go get our stuff<br />
done and be able to play next week.”<br />
Sandstrom chipped in 52 rushing yards (4<br />
carries), Coe 45 (4) and Malone 43 (5) as the<br />
Knights outgained Unaka 324-130 from scrimmage.<br />
Murphy praised Joey Malone (7 tackles) and<br />
Patrick Cole (6) for their defensive work. Matt<br />
Musgrove had a game-high nine hits, with Gray<br />
contributing six.<br />
Dylan Appleton topped Unaka with seven<br />
Photo by Matt Hinkel<br />
Using a stiff<br />
arm, Rangers<br />
fullback Corey<br />
Pierce slows the<br />
advancement<br />
of the Black<br />
Knights’ Patrick<br />
Cole.<br />
No match for Knights<br />
photo contributed<br />
Dan Gould, left, and Jack Frye were the senior division winners.<br />
Annual ETCHA golf event<br />
held at <strong>Elizabethton</strong> course<br />
from staff reports<br />
Seventy-eight players registered<br />
n the East Tennessee Christian<br />
ome and Academy’s Seventh Annual<br />
Golf Tournament on Saturday,<br />
Aug. 13, at <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Golf<br />
Course.<br />
Proceeds benefit the operational<br />
expenses for the residential<br />
and academic programs for at-risk<br />
adolescent girls.<br />
The twosome of Chris Guy and<br />
Andrew McKeehan won the men’s<br />
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Andy Muray<br />
was a little better at surviving.<br />
The Scotsman overcame a pair<br />
f break points late in the second set,<br />
hen another in the tiebreaker, beating<br />
American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (8)<br />
Saturday and advancing to the final at<br />
the Western & Southern Open.<br />
Murray will play No. 1 Novak<br />
Djokovic after the Serb advanced<br />
when Tomas Berdych withdrew<br />
from their semifinal. He’ll be trying<br />
for only his second tournament win<br />
this season, to go with his title at the<br />
Queen’s Club in June.<br />
He held on during a 2-hour,<br />
18-minute match on a hot, humid<br />
afternoon that took a toll on both<br />
players. Murray repeatedly bent<br />
over and grabbed the back of his<br />
legs during a close second set that<br />
Returning to the football<br />
field is tough after the<br />
months of pool-side lounging.<br />
Undoubtedly, all the time spent<br />
in the pool on sunny, warm<br />
days was probably not used to<br />
stay in shape for football. So,<br />
as you practice in sweltering<br />
heat, you should take some<br />
precautions to avoid injuries.<br />
Once your physician and<br />
physical therapist has conducted<br />
the annual spot physical<br />
and cleared you to participate,<br />
you, your parents, and your<br />
coaches and athletic trainer are<br />
responsible for practicing good<br />
habits that should ensure a<br />
safe season. While recognizing<br />
the importance of strength<br />
training, aerobic exercise and<br />
agility drills, nutrition plays just<br />
as large a part of the team.<br />
An important area of nutrition<br />
is fluid intake. Drinking water<br />
and liquids is important since<br />
muscle cramps and dehydration<br />
usually take their toll on a<br />
number of athletes practicing in<br />
the sweltering heat.<br />
When considering nutrition<br />
and athletic performance,<br />
water intake is an issue of seri-<br />
TENNIS<br />
to your health<br />
avoiding cramps during<br />
football season<br />
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division with a 15-under par 57.<br />
Keegan Lahr and David Tedder<br />
shot a 60 for second place while<br />
Jordy Broyles and Tyler Estep came<br />
in third with a 72.<br />
Estep also won the closest-tothe<br />
hole competition on No. 10.<br />
In the mixed Division, Howie<br />
Alexander and his daughter, Madison,<br />
came in first with a 59, which<br />
beat all other scores. Dan Gould<br />
and Jack Frye won the senior division<br />
by carding a 72.<br />
Murray outlasts Fish to<br />
reach Cincinnati final<br />
included six service breaks.<br />
The fourth-ranked Murray lost<br />
his opening match in Montreal<br />
last week, but recovered quickly in<br />
Cincinnati, where he reached the<br />
semifinals for the fifth time in his<br />
past six tournaments.<br />
Now, he gets a chance for his<br />
second title in Cincinnati — he<br />
also won it in 2008, his first Masters<br />
series championship.<br />
This one was a struggle.<br />
Fish has gotten the better of his<br />
matches against Murray lately, beating<br />
him three times last year. Plus,<br />
he’s on one of the best spurts of his<br />
career, winning 14 of his last 16<br />
matches coming in. He reached the<br />
semifinals with one of the best wins of<br />
his career, beating No. 2 Rafael Nadal<br />
for the first time in seven matches.<br />
ous concern. Water is involved<br />
in all of our body functions,<br />
ranging from digestion to<br />
temperature regulation. As a<br />
result of this, athletes should<br />
consume six to ten glasses<br />
of water a day. With exercise<br />
contributing to the loss of one<br />
to two liters of water an hour,<br />
athletes should remember<br />
to drink water before, during<br />
and after practice as well as<br />
extra water the night before.<br />
When high temperatures and<br />
humidity influence training, a<br />
cup of cool water should be<br />
consumed more frequently.<br />
Experts advise athletes against<br />
waiting until they are thirsty to<br />
drink, because this can affect<br />
your athletic performance.<br />
In addition to consuming<br />
an adequate amount of<br />
water, athletes should also<br />
maintain adequate sugar levels<br />
for active muscles, obtain<br />
adequate carbohydrate stores<br />
for training and competition<br />
and build proteins to build and<br />
repair tissues such as muscle,<br />
internal organs, skin, hair and<br />
blood.<br />
(Continued next week)<br />
BASEBALL<br />
MLB standings<br />
AMERICAN LEAGUE<br />
East Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
New York 76 47 .618 —<br />
Boston 76 48 .613 1⁄2<br />
Tampa Bay 67 56 .545 9<br />
Toronto 64 61 .512 13<br />
Baltimore 47 75 .385 28 1 ⁄2<br />
Central Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Detroit 66 58 .532 —<br />
Cleveland 62 59 .512 2 1 ⁄2<br />
Chicago 61 63 .492 5<br />
Minnesota 54 70 .435 12<br />
Kansas City 51 75 .405 16<br />
West Division<br />
W L Pct GB<br />
Texas 73 53 .579 —<br />
Los Angeles 67 59 .532 6<br />
Oakland 56 69 .448 16 1⁄2<br />
Seattle 53 70 .431 18 1 ⁄2<br />
———<br />
Friday’s Games<br />
Detroit 4, Cleveland 1<br />
Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 2<br />
Boston 7, Kansas City 1<br />
N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 1<br />
Texas 7, Chicago White Sox 4<br />
L.A. Angels 8, Baltimore 3<br />
Oakland 2, Toronto 0<br />
Saturday’s Games<br />
Cleveland at Detroit, late<br />
Boston at Kansas City, late<br />
N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, late<br />
Seattle at Tampa Bay, late<br />
Texas at Chicago White Sox, late<br />
Baltimore at L.A. Angels, late<br />
Toronto at Oakland, late<br />
Today’s Games<br />
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Biz Bits<br />
What to do if you’ve been laid off NEW YORK (AP) — Stores are<br />
TIP OF THE WEEK<br />
It’s critical to understand what you should do after being told<br />
that your job has been eliminated. Here are some tips from Find-<br />
Law.com on what you should do if you’re laid off.<br />
— Don’t wait. If layoff rumors are running rampant throughout<br />
your organization, don’t wait to find out if you’re part of the<br />
headcount or not. Get your resume updated and in shape. <strong>Star</strong>t<br />
looking at various online job boards, attend local professional society<br />
meetings — do anything you can think of to kick-start your<br />
networking into high gear.<br />
— Negotiate your layoff package. It’s important to make sure<br />
you receive everything you are entitled to, including compensation<br />
for unused vacation. It may be useful to employ an attorney<br />
specializing in employment law to help you negotiate your package.<br />
— Track job search costs. If you are seeking employment, it’s<br />
crucial to keep track of your job search expenses. Some of these<br />
costs may be tax deductible. If you’ve been unemployed recently,<br />
you also will need to report your unemployment compensation as<br />
income.<br />
BBB WATCH<br />
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to beware of<br />
websites and businesses claiming to provide assistance with immigration<br />
services. The BBB recently became aware of an increase<br />
in operations claiming to provide passport, citizenship and immigration<br />
services, in particular the website www.usaimmigrationsupport.com.<br />
In July alone, the BBB received 32 complaints filed by consumers,<br />
which eclipses all other months this year. The BBB has a<br />
total of 46 complaints since January <strong>2011</strong>, when consumers began<br />
contacting the BBB in earnest with their concerns. In 24 of those<br />
complaints, consumers allege US Immigration Organization, the<br />
business that operates the website www.usaimmigrationsupport.<br />
com, misrepresented itself as a government entity.<br />
“Immigrants who may speak little to no English can easily<br />
fall prey to unscrupulous businesses” said Steve J. Bernas, president,<br />
& CEO serving the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago<br />
and Northern Illinois. “Businesses are willing to take advantage<br />
of anything from a language barrier to someone who is short on<br />
time, and scam innocent people out of their money.”<br />
“It is very important for people to fully read and understand<br />
any website and its disclaimers before doing businesses on it,”<br />
Bernas added. “This is particularly necessary when a person is<br />
seeking assistance involving personal identification or government<br />
programs.”<br />
For more advice, visit www.bbb.org.<br />
THE LIST<br />
Here are the top-earning towns in the U.S., according to CN-<br />
NMoney:<br />
1. Great Falls, Va.<br />
2. Hillsborough, Calif.<br />
3. Scarsdale, N.Y.<br />
4. Weston, Mass.<br />
5. Los Altos Hills, Calif.<br />
NUMBER TO KNOW<br />
$26,000: Amount of a black diamond BlackBerry you can get<br />
from jeweler Alexander Amosu. The BlackBerry contains 1,400<br />
diamonds and is set in gold.<br />
TECH TALK<br />
Ahead of its September price increase, Netflix is improving its<br />
children’s content and now offers a “Just For Kids” tab of streaming<br />
videos.<br />
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iP LEVixMt 49.30 +9.75 +24.7<br />
ChiZenix n 5.59 +.88 +18.7<br />
CSVS2xVxM69.66 +9.66 +16.1<br />
C-TrCVOL 60.79 +7.05 +13.1<br />
Ann Inc <strong>21</strong>.70 +2.43 +12.6<br />
SemiMfg 2.37 +.25 +11.8<br />
PrUltSTel rs49.01 +4.91 +11.1<br />
CSVS2xVxS59.94 +5.89 +10.9<br />
ProSUltSilv241.57+22.32 +10.2<br />
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LDK Solar 5.06 -1.51 -23.0<br />
NY&Co 3.35 -.86 -20.4<br />
HewlettP 23.60 -5.91 -20.0<br />
BarnesNob 9.98 -2.11 -17.5<br />
iPLEEafe 87.65 -14.95 -14.6<br />
Aeropostl 10.71 -1.78 -14.3<br />
ZaleCp 3.65 -.50 -12.0<br />
GMot wtB 8.92 -1.20 -11.9<br />
FstBcPR rs 2.81 -.37 -11.6<br />
Teavana n <strong>21</strong>.90 -2.85 -11.5<br />
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)<br />
Name Vol (00) Last Chg<br />
S&P500ETF3684174112.64-1.87<br />
BkofAm 2793281 6.97 -.04<br />
SPDR Fncl1193912 12.13 -.25<br />
HewlettP 1129454 23.60 -5.91<br />
iShR2K 902872 65.28 -1.17<br />
FordM 856698 9.99 -.39<br />
GenElec 785520 15.09 -.25<br />
Bar iPVix rs722315 42.55 +2.08<br />
iShEMkts 713996 39.68 -.50<br />
PrUShS&P603774 26.74 +.85<br />
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS<br />
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />
Name Last Chg %Chg<br />
ContMatls 15.69 +1.19 +8.2<br />
GrtBasG g 2.02 +.15 +8.0<br />
PacGE pfI 20.65 +1.53 +8.0<br />
HMG 3.67 +.27 +7.9<br />
GoldStr g 2.20 +.14 +6.8<br />
GtPanSilv g 3.04 +.19 +6.7<br />
InstFnMkts 2.20 +.13 +6.3<br />
NA Pall g 3.69 +.<strong>21</strong> +6.0<br />
VistaGold 3.14 +.15 +5.0<br />
CagleA 4.05 +.18 +4.7<br />
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />
Name Last Chg %Chg<br />
OrientPap 3.11 -.23 -6.9<br />
FlexSolu 2.68 -.19 -6.6<br />
CTPtrs n 5.33 -.37 -6.5<br />
SaratogaRs 5.79 -.40 -6.5<br />
Sifco 18.71 -1.25 -6.3<br />
<strong>August</strong>a g 3.58 -.23 -6.0<br />
EllieMae n 4.40 -.28 -6.0<br />
PionDrill 11.19 -.72 -6.0<br />
QuestRM g 4.05 -.26 -6.0<br />
SynergyRs 3.16 -.20 -6.0<br />
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)<br />
Name Vol (00) Last Chg<br />
NwGold g 44351 12.47 +.12<br />
NA Pall g 39041 3.69 +.<strong>21</strong><br />
GoldStr g 32620 2.20 +.14<br />
GrtBasG g 31656 2.02 +.15<br />
CFCda g 29411 25.82 +.61<br />
GtPanSilv g 270<strong>21</strong> 3.04 +.19<br />
NovaGld g 26376 9.56 +.15<br />
CheniereEn 23004 7.11 -.26<br />
NthgtM g 20236 3.17 +.03<br />
YM Bio g 16826 1.82 -.10<br />
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Clearwire 3.01 +.70 +30.3<br />
Cytori wt 2.38 +.50 +26.6<br />
SilicGrIn 15.10 +3.17 +26.6<br />
ChinaJoJo 2.15 +.38 +<strong>21</strong>.5<br />
S&WSeed 4.78 +.57 +13.5<br />
CVD Eqp 13.27 +1.45 +12.3<br />
MentorGr 9.89 +1.04 +11.8<br />
Cogo Grp 2.61 +.26 +11.1<br />
AsureSoft 3.75 +.35 +10.3<br />
OverldStrg 2.50 +.23 +10.1<br />
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />
Name Last Chg %Chg<br />
Hollysys 4.57 -1.12 -19.7<br />
ParkBcp 2.64 -.53 -16.7<br />
WashFd wt 5.04 -.96 -16.0<br />
HampRB rs 5.61 -.88 -13.6<br />
H&E Eq 7.83 -1.16 -12.9<br />
Lihua Intl 6.40 -.94 -12.8<br />
WCA Wste 4.23 -.62 -12.8<br />
Vitran g 5.92 -.82 -12.2<br />
Autodesk 23.41 -3.10 -11.7<br />
Francesc n 19.99 -2.63 -11.6<br />
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)<br />
Name Vol (00) Last Chg<br />
NwGold g 44351 12.47 +.12<br />
NA Pall g 39041 3.69 +.<strong>21</strong><br />
GoldStr g 32620 2.20 +.14<br />
GrtBasG g 31656 2.02 +.15<br />
CFCda g 29411 25.82 +.61<br />
GtPanSilv g 270<strong>21</strong> 3.04 +.19<br />
NovaGld g 26376 9.56 +.15<br />
CheniereEn 23004 7.11 -.26<br />
NthgtM g 20236 3.17 +.03<br />
YM Bio g 16826 1.82 -.10<br />
DIARY<br />
DIARY<br />
DIARY<br />
Advanced<br />
Declined<br />
Unchanged<br />
Total issues<br />
New Highs<br />
New Lows<br />
732<br />
2,324<br />
79<br />
3,135<br />
7<br />
280<br />
Advanced<br />
Declined<br />
Unchanged<br />
Total issues<br />
New Highs<br />
New Lows<br />
181<br />
282<br />
35<br />
498<br />
4<br />
18<br />
Advanced<br />
Declined<br />
Unchanged<br />
Total issues<br />
New Highs<br />
New Lows<br />
716<br />
1,862<br />
116<br />
2,694<br />
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THE MARKET IN REVIEW<br />
YTD<br />
Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg<br />
AT&T Inc NY 1.72 6.1 8 27.99 -.47 -4.7<br />
AMD NY ... ... 5 5.98 +.19 -26.9<br />
AlcatelLuc NY ... ... ... 3.33 -.07 +12.5<br />
Alcoa NY .12 1.1 12 11.<strong>21</strong> -.30 -27.2<br />
Altria NY 1.52 5.9 16 25.71 +.01 +4.4<br />
Amgen Nasd1.12 2.2 11 51.98 +.54 -5.3<br />
Annaly NY 2.59 14.6 6 17.79 -.31 -.7<br />
Apple Inc Nasd ... ... 14 356.03-10.02 +10.4<br />
ATMOS NY 1.36 4.3 14 31.75 -.19 +1.8<br />
BP PLC NY 1.68 4.4 ... 38.46 -.86 -12.9<br />
BkofAm NY .04 .6 ... 6.97 -.04 -47.8<br />
Bar iPVix rs NY ... ... ... 42.55 +2.08 +13.1<br />
Boeing NY 1.68 2.9 12 57.54 -1.39 -11.8<br />
CSX s NY .48 2.4 13 20.40 -.78 -5.3<br />
Chevron NY 3.12 3.3 8 93.29 +.05 +2.2<br />
Cisco Nasd.24 1.6 13 15.08 +.07 -25.5<br />
Citigrp rs NY .04 .1 8 26.77 -1.<strong>21</strong> -43.4<br />
Clearwire Nasd ... ... ... 3.01 +.70 -41.6<br />
CocaCola NY 1.88 2.8 13 67.10 -.66 +2.0<br />
Comc spcl Nasd.45 2.3 15 19.80 -.27 -4.4<br />
Corning NY .20 1.4 7 14.32 -.08 -25.9<br />
Dell Inc Nasd ... ... 7 14.00 +.24 +3.3<br />
DrSCBr rs NY ... ... ... 57.90 +2.66 +23.6<br />
DrxFnBull NY ... ... ... 12.01 -.63 -56.9<br />
DirxSCBull NY ... ... ... 36.24 -1.93 -50.0<br />
Disney NY .40 1.3 13 31.85 -.70 -15.1<br />
DowChm NY 1.00 3.8 12 26.26 -.63 -23.1<br />
EMC Cp NY ... ... <strong>21</strong> 20.28 -.31 -11.4<br />
EastChm NY 2.08 2.7 9 76.00 -1.41 -9.6<br />
EKodak NY ... ... 18 3.04 -.01 -43.3<br />
EmersonEl NY 1.38 3.3 14 42.46 -.49 -25.7<br />
ExxonMbl NY 1.88 2.7 9 69.80 -1.14 -4.5<br />
FstHorizon NY .04 .6 38 6.43 -.15 -45.4<br />
FordM NY ... ... 5 9.99 -.39 -40.5<br />
GenElec NY .60 4.0 13 15.09 -.25 -17.5<br />
GenMot n NY ... ... 6 22.16 -1.44 -39.9<br />
GlaxoSKln NY 2.17 5.3 ... 40.82 -.46 +4.1<br />
Hallibrtn NY .36 .9 14 38.04 -2.81 -6.8<br />
Heinz NY 1.92 3.7 17 51.85 -.22 +4.8<br />
HewlettP NY .48 2.0 6 23.60 -5.91 -43.9<br />
HomeDp NY 1.00 3.1 14 31.88 -.28 -9.1<br />
HonwllIntl NY 1.33 3.2 12 42.19 -.57 -20.6<br />
iShJapn NY .17 1.8 ... 9.43 -.09 -13.6<br />
iShSilver NY ... ... ... 41.68 +2.02 +38.1<br />
iShEMkts NY .84 2.1 ... 39.68 -.50 -16.7<br />
iS Eafe NY 1.68 3.3 ... 50.17 -.87 -13.8<br />
iShR2K NY .94 1.4 ... 65.28 -1.17 -16.6<br />
Intel Nasd.84 4.4 9 19.19 -.58 -8.7<br />
IBM NY 3.00 1.9 13 157.54 -6.29 +7.3<br />
Business<br />
Higher prices: The trend for back-to-school<br />
trying everything they can think of<br />
to disguise the fact that you’re going<br />
to pay more for clothes this fall.<br />
Some are using less fabric and<br />
calling it the new look. Others are<br />
adding cheap stitching and trumpeting<br />
it as a redesign. And the buttons<br />
on that blouse? Chances are you’re<br />
not going to think it’s worth paying<br />
several dollars more for the shirt just<br />
to have them.<br />
Retailers are raising prices on<br />
merchandise an average of 10 percent<br />
across-the-board this fall in an<br />
effort to offset their rising costs for<br />
materials and labor. But merchants<br />
are worried that cash-strapped customers<br />
who are weighed down by<br />
economic woes will balk at price<br />
hikes. So, retailers are trying to raise<br />
prices without tipping off unsuspecting<br />
customers.<br />
“Let the consumer trickery begin,”<br />
said Brian Sozzi, Wall Street<br />
Strategies retail analyst<br />
Retailers have long tried to mask<br />
price hikes — for instance, jacking<br />
them up more than needed so that<br />
they can offer a “sale” on the higher<br />
price. But the new strategies come as<br />
merchants’ production and labor<br />
costs are expected to rise 10 percent<br />
to 20 percent in the second half of<br />
the year after having remained low<br />
during most of the past two decades.<br />
Costs can quickly add up: Raw materials<br />
account for 25 percent to 50<br />
percent of the cost of producing a<br />
garment, while labor ranges from<br />
20 percent to 40 percent, analysts<br />
estimate.<br />
Stores already have passed along<br />
their rising costs to customers by<br />
raising prices on select items. The<br />
core Consumer Price Index, which<br />
includes spending on everything<br />
except food and energy, rose 0.2 percent<br />
in July, the Labor Department<br />
said Thursday. But now that production<br />
costs are going up even higher,<br />
merchants are increasing prices on<br />
a broader range of merchandise.<br />
Because of their concern that shoppers<br />
will retreat, though, retailers are<br />
treading the line between style, quality<br />
and price.<br />
Some merchants are making<br />
inexpensive tweaks __ additional<br />
stitching, fake button holes, fancy<br />
tags __ to justify price increases.<br />
Those embellishments can add pennies<br />
to $1 to the cost of a garment,<br />
STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST<br />
but retailers can charge $10 more<br />
for them, said Marshal Cohen, chief<br />
industry analyst with market research<br />
firm The NPD Group.<br />
“We’re not seeing deflation or inflation;<br />
we’re seeing con-flation,” he<br />
said. “Stores are making consumers<br />
believe they’re getting more for their<br />
money.”<br />
After the price of the fabric for its<br />
girl’s corduroy pants almost doubled,<br />
catalog retailer Lands’ End, based in<br />
Dodgeville, Wis., raised the price of<br />
the pants by $7 to $34.50. The company,<br />
a unit of Sears Holdings Corp.,<br />
also added buttons and stitching on<br />
the pockets to dress them up.<br />
“Consumers are going to notice<br />
the price differences,” said Michele<br />
Casper, a Lands’ End spokeswoman.<br />
“But they are also going to get a<br />
lot of added benefits so they know<br />
they’re not getting short-changed.”<br />
Others are taking away things,<br />
but marketing it to customers as the<br />
latest trend.<br />
Spencer Elmen, owner of Cupid’s<br />
Lingerie, which operates five<br />
stores in Arkansas, said he is seeing<br />
more items in his store that are even<br />
skimpier than usual, from under-<br />
Muddy<br />
waters<br />
YTD<br />
Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg<br />
JPMorgCh NY 1.00 2.9 7 34.35 -.84 -19.0<br />
JohnJn NY 2.28 3.6 14 63.14 -.02 +2.1<br />
Kellogg NY 1.72 3.3 16 52.26 -.54 +2.3<br />
Kennamtl NY .48 1.6 11 30.77 -.82 -22.0<br />
LSI Ind lf Nasd.20 3.0 15 6.59 +.04 -22.1<br />
Lowes NY .56 2.9 13 19.31 -.27 -23.0<br />
MGM Rsts NY ... ... ... 9.50 -.50 -36.0<br />
MarvellT Nasd ... ... 10 12.68 +.71 -31.6<br />
McDnlds NY 2.44 2.8 18 87.23 +1.62 +13.6<br />
MeadWvco NY 1.00 4.0 14 25.23 -.52 -3.6<br />
Merck NY 1.52 4.9 11 31.26 +.20 -13.3<br />
MicronT Nasd ... ... 9 5.25 -.39 -34.5<br />
Microsoft Nasd.64 2.7 9 24.05 -.62 -13.8<br />
MorgStan NY .20 1.3 35 16.00 -.20 -41.2<br />
MotrlaMo n NY ... ... ... 37.86 +.01 +30.1<br />
NewsCpA Nasd.19 1.2 14 15.56 -.63 +6.9<br />
NokiaCp NY .55 9.5 ... 5.80 +.06 -43.8<br />
OCharleys Nasd ... ... ... 4.58 -.33 -36.4<br />
Oracle Nasd.24 1.0 15 24.78 -.41 -20.8<br />
PepsiCo NY 2.06 3.3 16 62.07 -1.02 -5.0<br />
Pfizer NY .80 4.5 12 17.67 -.04 +.9<br />
PhilipMor NY 2.56 3.7 16 68.83 +.33 +17.6<br />
PwShs QQQ Nasd.42 .8 ... 50.03 -.92 -8.1<br />
PrUShS&P NY ... ... ... 26.74 +.85 +12.5<br />
ProUltSP NY .35 .9 ... 37.73 -1.24 -<strong>21</strong>.5<br />
ProctGam NY 2.10 3.4 16 60.96 +.10 -5.2<br />
Qualcom Nasd.86 1.8 20 46.52 -1.43 -6.0<br />
RegionsFn NY .04 1.0 ... 3.86 -.33 -44.9<br />
RschMotn Nasd ... ... 4 26.69 +.93 -54.1<br />
SpdrGold NY ... ... ... 179.95 +2.23 +29.7<br />
S&P500ETF NY 2.44 2.2 ... 112.64 -1.87 -10.4<br />
SaraLee NY .46 2.7 23 17.25 -.35 -1.5<br />
Schwab NY .24 2.1 19 11.17 -.63 -34.7<br />
SiriusXM Nasd ... ... 59 1.77 -.01 +8.6<br />
SnapOn NY 1.28 2.8 11 45.92 -.49 -18.8<br />
SwstAirl NY .02 .3 12 7.89 -.15 -39.2<br />
SprintNex NY ... ... ... 3.42 -.07 -19.1<br />
SP Engy NY 1.06 1.7 ... 63.24 -1.14 -7.3<br />
SPDR Fncl NY .18 1.5 ... 12.13 -.25 -23.9<br />
SP Inds NY .67 2.3 ... 29.13 -.46 -16.5<br />
SP Tech NY .35 1.6 ... 22.52 -.56 -10.6<br />
TempleInld NY .52 2.1 14 24.97 -.47 +17.6<br />
TimeWarn NY .94 3.4 11 27.90 -.68 -13.3<br />
VangEmg NY .82 2.0 ... 40.74 -.63 -15.4<br />
VerizonCm NY 1.95 5.6 15 34.71 -.36 -3.0<br />
WalMart NY 1.46 2.8 12 52.30 +.51 -3.0<br />
WellsFargo NY .48 2.1 9 23.36 -.36 -24.6<br />
Wendys Co NY .08 1.8 ... 4.57 -.09 -1.1<br />
Yahoo Nasd ... ... 15 12.92 -.04 -22.3<br />
Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC.<br />
n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt =<br />
Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or<br />
receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables<br />
at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.<br />
wear to mini dresses. He says that’s<br />
because designers are finding clever<br />
ways to conceal the fact that they’re<br />
clothes have less fabric.<br />
Elmen said $39.99 teddies,<br />
which are $5 more than that they<br />
were last year, feature a studded<br />
heart that gathers up the material<br />
to disguise the fact that less fabric<br />
is being used. He also noted that<br />
the corsets with fishnet patterns<br />
are priced about 5 percent more at<br />
about $49, even though they also<br />
have less material.<br />
“They’re just being more creative<br />
with less fabric,” Elmen said.<br />
Teen retailer Abercrombie &<br />
Fitch is advertising “Redesigned<br />
2012” jean collection in its stores<br />
and on its website, touting that the<br />
jeans are “softer, with the perfect<br />
amount of stretch.” They’re also<br />
mostly priced between $78 and<br />
$88, about $10 more than last year,<br />
according to Jennifer Black, who<br />
heads up research firm Jennifer<br />
Black & Associates.<br />
Sozzi, the Wall Street Strategies<br />
retail analyst, examined the jeans<br />
and believes they are “thinner” and<br />
of “cheaper quality.” That extra<br />
12,500<br />
12,000<br />
11,500<br />
11,000<br />
10,500<br />
Dow Jones industrials<br />
Close: 10,817.65<br />
DAILY DOW JONES<br />
11,560<br />
STOCK MARKET INDEXES<br />
Curt Alexander CFP ®<br />
Financial Advisor<br />
Change: -172.93 (-1.6%)<br />
11,060<br />
10,560<br />
10 DAYS<br />
13,000<br />
F M A M J J A<br />
52-Week Net YTD 12-mo<br />
High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg<br />
12,876.00 9,936.62 Dow Industrials 10,817.65 -172.93 -1.57 -6.56 +5.91<br />
5,627.85 4,010.52 Dow Transportation 4,2<strong>21</strong>.60 -77.95 -1.81 -17.33 +.29<br />
442.01 381.43 Dow Utilities 416.67 -3.22 -.77 +2.88 +8.05<br />
8,718.25 6,594.95 NYSE Composite 6,970.10 -109.31 -1.54 -12.48 +2.30<br />
2,490.51 1,830.65 Amex Market Value 2,202.13 -25.26 -1.13 -.28 +18.10<br />
2,887.75 2,099.29 Nasdaq Composite 2,341.84 -38.59 -1.62 -11.72 +7.44<br />
1,370.58 1,039.70 S&P 500 1,123.53 -17.12 -1.50 -10.66 +4.84<br />
1,018.65 709.20 S&P MidCap 787.86 -14.26 -1.78 -13.16 +6.97<br />
14,562.01 10,877.63 Wilshire 5000 11,802.12 -186.55 -1.56 -11.66 +5.15<br />
868.57 588.58 Russell 2000 651.70 -10.81 -1.63 -16.84 +6.70<br />
MUTUAL FUNDS<br />
stretch, he says, simply could mean<br />
the retailer is saving costs by using<br />
less denim.<br />
Eric Cerny, an Abercrombie &<br />
Fitch spokesman, declined to comment.<br />
But Cerny reiterated what<br />
executives told investors in recent<br />
months: the bulk of increases on<br />
items will start to happen in September<br />
and the chain will not sacrifice<br />
quality to achieve cost reductions.<br />
Bill Melnick, director of strategic<br />
planning at SAI Marketing,<br />
which studies consumer behavior<br />
at major consumer brands, said<br />
most shoppers may not notice retailers’<br />
tactics to disguise prices. But<br />
he says shoppers won’t buy if they<br />
can’t afford it.<br />
“Shoppers are being pragmatic,”<br />
he says, nothing that they<br />
think “’If it fits into my budget,<br />
then it’s a sale.’”<br />
Rhonda Sayen, a Stephens City,<br />
Va., resident, said she checked out<br />
prices on new fall items and noticed<br />
jeans that were about $40 a year ago<br />
are now closer to $60. She also said<br />
she’s spotted lower quality T-shirts at<br />
some of the stores.<br />
Four days of relative calm in the stock market vanished Thursday<br />
and were replaced by the volatility that had sent stocks plunging since<br />
late July. Financial analysts say investors can’t figure out what is happening<br />
with the economy. So they focus on whatever is the latest economic<br />
or earnings report.<br />
Earlier this week, merger announcements from companies like<br />
Google and strong earnings from Cisco and others gave traders reasons<br />
to stop worrying about another recession. A disappointing report<br />
on manufacturing from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on<br />
Thursday revived those worries. “Economic data continues to be very<br />
muddled,” says Rob Lutts of Cabot Money Management.<br />
Economic and earnings reports have caused the Dow’s big swings this month<br />
AUG. 1<br />
12,500<br />
2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18<br />
Aug. 10 close Aug. 17 close Aug. 18 close<br />
12,000<br />
11,500<br />
July 29 close<br />
10,720<br />
-12%<br />
11,410<br />
+6%<br />
10,991<br />
-4%<br />
11,000<br />
12,143<br />
10,500<br />
AUG. 1-AUG. 10<br />
The big worry: debt problems in the<br />
U.S. and Europe. Investors fear<br />
that Spain and Italy will be the next<br />
nations to need a bailout. In the<br />
U.S., the nation’s AAA credit rating<br />
is downgraded because of concerns<br />
about the ability of Congress<br />
to cut the budget. Traders also<br />
react to two disappointing reports:<br />
Economic growth in the first half of<br />
the year was the weakest since the<br />
recession ended in 2009, and<br />
manufacturing weakened in July.<br />
AUG. 11-AUG. 17<br />
Earnings and economic news turns positive. Tech giant Cisco<br />
Systems says revenue could grow faster this quarter than<br />
analysts expected. A strong retail sales report suggests that<br />
consumer spending remains healthy. Google, Time Warner<br />
Cable and Cargill make merger announcements. And Target,<br />
Staples and Dell report earnings above analysts’ forecasts.<br />
AUG. 18<br />
Economic concerns return. The number of people seeking<br />
unemployment benefits rose last week. Manufacturing is weaker<br />
in the mid-Atlantic states. Sales of previously occupied homes fall<br />
for the third month in four. Japan’s exports fall for a fifth month.<br />
SOURCE: FactSet Chip Cutter, Elizabeth Gramling • AP<br />
Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init<br />
Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt<br />
American Funds IncAmerA m MA 52,940 15.84 -7.6 +7.5/A +1.8/C 5.75 250<br />
American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 46,376 24.89 -13.7 +3.1/D -1.5/C 5.75 250<br />
American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 38,653 25.35 -12.9 +8.2/A -0.7/A 5.75 250<br />
Fidelity Contra LG 61,125 62.05 -14.3 +9.1/B +2.3/A NL 2,500<br />
Fidelity Magellan LG 16,268 60.64 -17.6 +2.3/E -3.1/E NL 2,500<br />
Oppenheimer DiscoverA m SG 1,016 50.95 -23.5 +19.1/A +3.9/A 5.75 1,000<br />
PIMCO TotRetIs CI 142,222 11.05 +0.3 +4.1/D +8.5/A NL 1,000,000<br />
Putnam GrowIncA m LV 4,536 11.72 -14.1 +1.0 -3.9 5.75 500<br />
Putnam VoyagerA m LG 3,693 18.89 -17.8 -5.4 +3.0 5.75 500<br />
Vanguard Wndsr LV 7,380 11.53 -16.1 +2.8/D -2.9/C NL 3,000<br />
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign<br />
Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV -<br />
Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.<br />
others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 7C<br />
JM Smuckers lowers US coffee prices<br />
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — J.M. years — most recently in May — tions lines.<br />
$2.46.<br />
in cutting prices as their costs melother 9 percent that <strong>August</strong>, then 10<br />
Smucker Co. announced Tuesday as it faced higher cost for beans, fuel Coffee prices have soared in re- When prices were on the rise, low.<br />
percent in February this year and 11<br />
that it has lowered its US coffee pric- and packaging.<br />
cent years due to growing demand, <strong>Star</strong>bucks Corp., Peet’s Coffee and Kraft declined to comment on percent on top of that in May.<br />
es, though not enough to make up J.M. Smucker said it is now cut- harsh weather and speculation. Tea Inc., Green Mountain Coffee whether it would follow suit. <strong>Star</strong>- The company said Tuesday that<br />
for several recent increases. ting its U.S. coffee prices by 6 per- Coffee futures, trading at $1.17 a Roasters Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc., bucks did not respond to requests for it could not discuss the move in de-<br />
The company, which sells cofcent on average to reflect the lower pound in early 2009, rose to $1.45 which makes Maxwell House and comment.<br />
tail because it is in a so-called “quiet<br />
fee under the Folgers, Millstone and prices it’s paying for beans. The cuts in 2010, then to $2.40 in January of Yuban, all raised their prices.<br />
J.M. Smucker’s cuts won’t make period” before it reports its earnings<br />
Dunkin’ Donuts brands, has raised primarily affect its Folgers, Dunkin’ <strong>2011</strong>. They peaked in April at nearly It’s unclear whether any of those up for all its recent hikes. It increased on Thursday. But it’s expected to dis-<br />
its coffee prices four times in two Donuts and Folgers Gourmet Selec- $3 and have fallen since to about companies will follow J.M. Smucker prices 4 percent in May 2010, ancuss prices then.<br />
PUBLIC NOTICES<br />
LEGAL NOTICE<br />
Purs. Sec. 6 32 108 TCA Summary<br />
Eliz. City Council Reg. Sess.<br />
08/11/<strong>2011</strong>Passed Motions:<br />
7/14/11/<strong>2011</strong> Reg. Sess. Minutes;<br />
POW/MIA Recognition Day On<br />
Sept. 16; Hands On The Wall Event<br />
On Sept. 3; Agenda Amendment To<br />
Move FY <strong>2011</strong>/12 Budget Ordinance<br />
To End Of Agenda; TML<br />
Property Insurance Invoice In The<br />
Amt. Of $53,867.00; TML Liability<br />
Insurance Invoice In The Amt. Of<br />
$144,<strong>21</strong>1.00; TML Liability Insurance<br />
Invoice For The Electric Dept.<br />
In The Amt. Of $74,518.00; Purchases,<br />
Expenses And Bids In The<br />
Amt. Of $207,053.11. Held Public<br />
Hearings: FY 2010/11 Year End<br />
Budget Ord. Amendment; <strong>2011</strong><br />
Property Tax Ord.; FY <strong>2011</strong>/12<br />
Budget Ord.; 1305 Broad Street Annexation;<br />
202 And 204 Williams<br />
Avenue Rezoning. Passed Ord.<br />
2nd: An Ordinance To Amend The<br />
Budget Appropriations For The Fiscal<br />
Year Beginning July 1, 2010 And<br />
Ending June 30, <strong>2011</strong> And Further<br />
Referenced As Fiscal Year<br />
2010/<strong>2011</strong> Budget Appropriations<br />
Ordinance Amendment; An Ordinance<br />
To Annex Certain Territory<br />
And To Incorporate The Same<br />
Within The Corporate Boundaries<br />
Of The City Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee,<br />
The Same Being The Property<br />
Of Jon K. Shell, Sr., Located At<br />
1305 Broad Street In <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
Tennessee, Under Tennessee Code<br />
Annotated Section 6-51-102; An Ordinance<br />
Upon The Recommendation<br />
Of The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Planning<br />
Commission, To Rezone A Parcel<br />
Of Land, The Same Being The<br />
Property Of Terry E. Nave, Joyce<br />
Nave Savage And Alice Nave Bunton<br />
In The Sixth (6th) Civil District<br />
Of Carter County, Tennessee,<br />
Within The Corporate Limits Of The<br />
City Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee,<br />
From Designation R-2 Medium Density<br />
Residential District To B-2 Arterial<br />
Business District By Amending<br />
The Zoning Ordinance Of The City<br />
Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee, Dated<br />
July 8, 1971, As Adopted And Enacted<br />
By Ordinance No. 7-19, And<br />
Amending The Zoning Map Dated<br />
<strong>August</strong>, 1971, Attached And Made<br />
A Part Of Ordinance No. 7-19; An<br />
Ordinance Upon The Recommendation<br />
Of The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Regional<br />
Planning Commission To Rezone A<br />
Parcel Of Land, The Same Being<br />
The Property Of Mary Evelyn Davis,<br />
In The Sixth (6th) Civil District Of<br />
Carter County, Tennessee, Within<br />
The Corporate Limits Of The City Of<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee, From<br />
Designation R-2 Medium Density<br />
Residential To B-2 Arterial Business<br />
District By Amending The Zoning<br />
Map Dated <strong>August</strong>, 1971, Attached<br />
And Made A Part Of Ordinance No.<br />
7-19; An Ordinance Establishing Expenditure<br />
Appropriations For The<br />
Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, <strong>2011</strong><br />
And Ending June 30, 2012 And Further<br />
Approving The City Manager's<br />
Proposed Budget With Such Modifications<br />
As Deemed Necessary Or<br />
Desirable By The <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee<br />
City Council For The Fiscal<br />
Year <strong>2011</strong>/2012; Passed Res: A<br />
Resolution Adopting A Post-Issuance<br />
Compliance Policy For<br />
Tax-Exempt Obligations Issued By<br />
The City Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee,<br />
And The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Electric<br />
Department; A Resolution Approving<br />
Work Order No. 11 Pursuant To<br />
The Master Services Agreement<br />
Previously Entered Into With AMEC<br />
Earth And Environmental, Inc. To<br />
Provide Compliance Assistance To<br />
The City Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, For The<br />
City Of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>'s Mandatory<br />
Phase II (MSR) Storm Water Program<br />
At A Cost To The City Of<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> Of Ten Thousand One<br />
Hundred Thirty Four ($10,134.00); A<br />
Resolution Authorizing The City Of<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> To Participate In The<br />
TML Risk Management Pool “Safety<br />
Partners” Loss Control Matching<br />
Safety Grant Program. Motion<br />
Failed: 1st Consideration Of The<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Property Tax Rate; 1st Consideration<br />
Of The FY <strong>2011</strong>/12 City<br />
Budget.<br />
Jerome Kitchens,<br />
City Clerk<br />
8/<strong>21</strong><br />
Public Notice<br />
The Carter County Commission<br />
meeting in regular session Monday<br />
September 19, <strong>2011</strong>, at<br />
10:00am will seek to temporarily<br />
fill the vacated 1st District Commissioner<br />
position. Boards/Committee<br />
Application may be obtained<br />
at http://www.cartercountytn.gov/employment/<br />
or by contacting<br />
the County Mayor's Office<br />
at 801 E. Elk Avenue, Suite 201,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN, Monday<br />
through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.<br />
Deadline for submitting applications<br />
is September 9th at 4:00<br />
pm. Applicants will be given 5<br />
minutes to address Commissioners<br />
at the September 19th County<br />
Commission meeting.<br />
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LOST & FOUND<br />
FOUND Husky Mixed female golden<br />
brown with collar in North Unicoi<br />
County near the Carter County Line.<br />
(423)743-2262<br />
5 SPECIAL<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
INVITATION to Bid –<br />
Interior Painting<br />
First TN Human Resource Agency<br />
now accepting bids for exterior<br />
building painting. All bids must be<br />
submitted in writing on or before<br />
8/26/11 at 2 p.m. at FTHRA, Attn:<br />
Jason Cody – Painting Bid, 2203<br />
McKinley Rd., Ste. <strong>21</strong>0, Johnson<br />
City, TN 37604 . FAXES NOT AC-<br />
CEPTABLE. FTHRA reserves right<br />
to reject any & all bids & maintains<br />
right to negotiate after bid. Work involves<br />
painting of apprx. 5,300 sq ft.<br />
consisting of: Interior walls & ceilings<br />
of 12 unoccupied offices<br />
(apprx. 2,300 sq ft) located at 704<br />
Rolling Hills Dr., Johnson City, TN.<br />
~ 5 interior hallway walls & ceilings<br />
(apprx 1,400 sq ft.) ~ 1 foyer area;<br />
walls/ceilings (apprx. 230 sq ft.) ~ 1<br />
break room area; walls/ceilings<br />
(apprx, 1000 sq. ft) ~ 5 restrooms<br />
area; partial wall/ceiling (apprx. 375<br />
sq ft.). Paint color is to be chosen by<br />
owner, but will be a neutral shade<br />
for walls & white for ceilings. Paint<br />
should be a semi-gloss latex interior<br />
with no less than a 20 year rating.<br />
Minor drywall patchwork may be required<br />
in a few areas. Contractor<br />
must be appropriately licensed,<br />
bonded, & insured. Contractor responsible<br />
for verifying measurements.<br />
JOB SHOULD BE BID AS<br />
LUMP SUM – FIXED PRICE. MUST<br />
BE COMPLETED BY 9/19/11. To<br />
arrange site visit or for additional<br />
info, contact Jason Cody, Dir. of Finance<br />
at 423-461-8283.<br />
INVITATION TO BID<br />
First TN Human Resource Agency<br />
now accepting bids for items below.<br />
All bids must be submitted in writing<br />
& meet all specs on or before<br />
8/31/11 at 2 p.m. at FTHRA, 2203<br />
McKinley Rd, Ste <strong>21</strong>0, Johnson<br />
City, TN 37604. FTHRA reserves<br />
the right to reject any & all bids &<br />
maintains right to negotiate after<br />
bid. Details available on request;<br />
contact Jason Cody, Dir. of Finance<br />
423-461-8283. COMMERCIAL<br />
CARPET INSTALLATION, at 704<br />
Rolling Hills Dr, Johnson City, TN.<br />
Entire project TO BE COMPLETED<br />
NO LATER THAN 9/19/11. CON-<br />
TRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR:<br />
clean-up & disposal of any waste,<br />
must provide any applicable written<br />
warranty for workmanship & product.<br />
Must be appropriately licensed,<br />
bonded & insured. Must provide 3<br />
references. All measurements provided<br />
are to be verified by contractor.<br />
Floor plan & detailed dimension<br />
available on request. Project consists<br />
of: Installation of commercial<br />
grade carpet in 12 offices, approximately<br />
2,300 sq ft. Installation will<br />
be a glued type with no padding on<br />
concrete flooring. Existing carpet<br />
has been removed by owner. Prefer<br />
to use existing baseboards. No furniture<br />
needs to be moved. 10 yr<br />
wear warranty minimum. Prefer<br />
stain & fade resistant. Color selection<br />
to be made by owner, vendor<br />
should provide samples & state fiber<br />
type, secondary backing, gauge,<br />
pile density, stitches, width, & pile<br />
weight. JOB SHOULD BE BID AS A<br />
LUMP SUM – fixed price & state<br />
brand name & style line for reference<br />
purposes & any applicable<br />
warranties.<br />
CARTER County, Tennessee is<br />
now accepting bids for the items<br />
listed below. All bids must be submitted<br />
in writing and meet all specifications<br />
on or before September<br />
2nd at 1:15PM at the Carter County<br />
Finance Office, Room 203, 801 East<br />
Elk Avenue, Courthouse, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
TN 37643. Carter County<br />
reserves the right to reject any and<br />
all bids, maintains the right to negotiate<br />
after bid, and waive any informalities.<br />
All sealed bids must be received<br />
by the date indicated above,<br />
and should be mailed to:<br />
Finance Department-Bid<br />
Courthouse Suite 203<br />
801 East Elk Avenue<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />
Attention: Bid Item<br />
Items for bid: 30x36 Greenhouse<br />
with 6’ Sidewalls Installed<br />
For additional information<br />
contact: Ingrid Deloach<br />
(423) 542-1803 or visit our website.<br />
http://cartercountytn.gov/publicdocuments/<br />
5 SPECIAL<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
ELIZABETHTON SHRINE<br />
CLUB ANNUAL CORN SALE<br />
$3.00 dozen Phone<br />
(423)<strong>21</strong>3-4265 or (423)895-6363<br />
$1,000 REWARD!<br />
Dell Inspirion Laptop stolen<br />
from SAS Computer Services,<br />
Stoney Creek. Reward for<br />
pictures or computer. Many<br />
pictures are of deceased<br />
mother. No questions asked<br />
don’t care it you stole it,<br />
just want pictures.<br />
All Leads Welcome!<br />
423-400-5910<br />
CARTER County, Tennessee is<br />
now accepting bids for the items<br />
listed below. All bids must be submitted<br />
in writing and meet all specifications<br />
on or before September<br />
2nd at 12:30PM at the Carter<br />
County Finance Office, Room 203,<br />
801 East Elk Avenue, Courthouse,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643. Carter<br />
County reserves the right to reject<br />
any and all bids, maintains the right<br />
to negotiate after bid, and waive any<br />
informalities. All sealed bids must<br />
be received by the date indicated<br />
above, and should be mailed to:<br />
Finance Department-Bid<br />
Courthouse Suite 203<br />
801 East Elk Avenue<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />
Attention: Bid Item<br />
Items for bid: Auditorium Style<br />
Seating for the Courtroom at<br />
Main Courthouse<br />
For additional information<br />
contact: Ingrid Deloach<br />
(423) 542-1803 or visit our website.<br />
http://cartercountytn.gov/publicdocuments/<br />
CARTER County, Tennessee is<br />
now accepting bids for the items<br />
listed below. All bids must be submitted<br />
in writing and meet all specifications<br />
on or before September<br />
2nd at 12:15PM at the Carter<br />
County Finance Office, Room 203,<br />
801 East Elk Avenue, Courthouse,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643. Carter<br />
County reserves the right to reject<br />
any and all bids, maintains the right<br />
to negotiate after bid, and waive any<br />
informalities. All sealed bids must<br />
be received by the date indicated<br />
above, and should be mailed to:<br />
Finance Department-Bid<br />
Courthouse Suite 203<br />
801 East Elk Avenue<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />
Attention: Bid Item<br />
Items for bid: Courtroom Carpet<br />
For additional information<br />
contact: Ingrid Deloach<br />
(423) 542-1803 or visit our website.<br />
http://cartercountytn.gov/publicdocuments/<br />
PUBLIC HEARING<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Housing and<br />
Development Agency, Inc., will<br />
hold a Public Hearing on<br />
Wednesday, September 7, <strong>2011</strong> at<br />
10:00 A.M. for the purpose of accepting<br />
comments on its Public<br />
Housing Agency Annual Plan for<br />
2012. The hearing will be held in<br />
the Community Room of the Administration<br />
Building, 910 Pine<br />
Ridge Circle, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee.<br />
Kelly Geagley<br />
Equal Housing Opportunity<br />
423.543.3571 TDD<br />
QUALITY<br />
NEWSPRINT<br />
COMMERCIAL<br />
WEB PRINTING<br />
Is available for organizations<br />
such as churches, schools,<br />
civic groups, companies retails<br />
businesses or other institution<br />
who need to print newsletters or<br />
periodicals.<br />
Contact<br />
Delaney Scalf<br />
(423)542-4151<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
<strong>Star</strong><br />
6 GOODS TO EAT<br />
& SELL<br />
SCOTT UNAKA MOUNTAIN<br />
BLUEBERRIES FOR SALE in<br />
Unicoi at farm location<br />
call (423)743-7511 for availability<br />
now on facebook<br />
\SCOTT FARMS has runner beans<br />
and sweet corn for sale in Unicoi<br />
at the farm. Call for availability or<br />
check web site at<br />
www.scottfarmstn.com<br />
(423)743-7511 or (423)929-10<strong>21</strong><br />
10 HELP WANTED<br />
GENERAL<br />
EARN with Avon. Just $10<br />
gets you started. Call Brenda<br />
423-440-4799 Avon<br />
Independent Sales Rep.<br />
10 HELP WANTED<br />
GENERAL<br />
COVINGTON Credit seeking a full<br />
time customer service rep. in the<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> area. Excellent<br />
benefits, rapid advancements,<br />
monthly bonuses, will train.<br />
Apply in person at<br />
505 Broad Street or<br />
fax resume: 423-542-6092<br />
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE<br />
DRIVERS: Great Pay, Bonuses<br />
& 100% PAID Health Ins! CDL-A,<br />
1yr TT Exp. w/Tank-Haz End.<br />
Req. Martin Transport:<br />
866-293-7435<br />
DRIVERS: OTR & Regional. Great<br />
Pay & Excellent Benefits. 401K +<br />
Bonuses. Miles & Guaranteed<br />
Hometime! CDL-A 6 mos. OTR<br />
exp. Req. (866)265-3715<br />
EXPERIENCE PAINTERS<br />
needed for Banner Elk<br />
NORTH CAROLINA Area.<br />
423-297-4969<br />
EXPERIENCED Male caregiver<br />
needed in Hampton or<br />
surrounding area. 35 hrs/wk<br />
mainly dayshift with 1 hour split<br />
evenings. Serious inquiries only,<br />
call for details. 423-926-2959<br />
INTERNET Copy Writer<br />
Internet retailer seeks someone<br />
capable of writing short product<br />
entries about automotive<br />
products. You will also make blog<br />
and Facebook posts for company<br />
and products. We can train the<br />
right person if you can write.<br />
This is a part time job with<br />
flexible hours. Applicants must<br />
possess excellent skills in written<br />
communication. Automotive<br />
aftermarket experience or<br />
personal interest is desirable.<br />
No telecommute resumes will be<br />
considered. Please submit your<br />
resume to<br />
jobs@performanceparts.com<br />
MARKETING & Sales Agent Like<br />
cars and computers?<br />
Responsibilities include<br />
developing email marketing,<br />
processing orders received<br />
from company websites,<br />
Amazon, and E-bay, and phone<br />
and online support of customers<br />
of various websites. No outcalls<br />
required. Applicants must<br />
possess strong computer skills,<br />
a desire to learn and grow in<br />
their marketing abilities, excellent<br />
skills in written & oral<br />
communication. We can train the<br />
right person, automotive<br />
aftermarket experience or<br />
personal interest is desirable.<br />
This is a full time hourly position<br />
w/ full benefits. Please submit<br />
your resume to<br />
jobs@performanceparts.com<br />
MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC<br />
COOPERATIVE<br />
NOW ACCEPTING<br />
APPLICATIONS FOR A<br />
PART-TIME<br />
CUSTOMER SERVICE<br />
REPRESENTATIVE<br />
Mountain Electric Cooperative is accepting<br />
applications for the position<br />
of a Part-time Customer Service<br />
Representative in the Newland office.<br />
Excellent telephone skills, tact<br />
in dealing with the public, balancing<br />
cash drawers and the ability to use<br />
computers and as well as other office<br />
equipment is preferred.<br />
Applicant must be available to work<br />
on-call as needed. The wage rate is<br />
$8.50 per hour<br />
Applications for the position are accepted<br />
at the Employment Security<br />
Commission of North Carolina, located<br />
@ 428 Pineola St. in Newland<br />
(behind SanDees) through September<br />
9th, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
BOOKKEEPER Position<br />
Carter County, Tennessee<br />
Carter County is accepting resumes<br />
for the position of Bookkeeper in a<br />
fast pace office environment. This<br />
position includes the following duties:<br />
• Accounting, budgeting, purchasing,<br />
accounts payable, cash management,<br />
report preparation and<br />
• Any other responsibilities as assigned<br />
by the Administrator.<br />
Minimum requirements are:<br />
• BS Degree from an accredited college<br />
or university with a minimum of<br />
18 hours in accounting, or<br />
• Applicant not having a Bachelor of<br />
Science Degree or sufficient number<br />
of hours in accounting must<br />
have at least 2 years of acceptable<br />
experience in a related position or<br />
an equivalent number of other related<br />
courses.<br />
Compensation is negotiable depending<br />
on experience and qualifications.<br />
Applicants may submit resumes and<br />
salary history by fax to<br />
423-542-9279 no later than 3:00<br />
p.m. <strong>August</strong> 22nd, <strong>2011</strong> to the<br />
County Mayor’s Office, 801 El Elk<br />
Avenue, <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, Tennessee<br />
37643. EOE<br />
10 HELP WANTED<br />
GENERAL<br />
EAST TENNESSEE GOLD<br />
EXCHANGE now hiring.<br />
Background check, drug screen<br />
required. Hours 10a.m.-6p.m.<br />
We pay more for your gold.<br />
276-639-1472.<br />
PART time position available for<br />
a Busy Office. Duties include:<br />
Filing, Customer Service and<br />
Computer Experience a must.<br />
Fax Resume to 423-547-0033.<br />
The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Senior Center<br />
partnering with Area Agency on Aging<br />
& Disability is accepting applications<br />
for a Full-Time Position as the<br />
Carter County and Johnson County<br />
Service Coordinator. Responsibilities<br />
include administering in home<br />
assessment/reassessments, maintaining<br />
files, and completing service<br />
plans. Travel will be required with<br />
mileage reimbursement. A Bachelor's<br />
degree in Social Work, Psychology,<br />
related field or certification<br />
as an LPN is required. No insurance<br />
benefits with this position.<br />
Please apply by bringing or mailing<br />
your resume to the <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
Senior Center, 428 East G Street,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN For more information<br />
please call 423-543-4362 or<br />
423-722-5111.<br />
11 PROFESSIONAL<br />
HELP WANTED<br />
$2000.00 Sign On<br />
Bonus<br />
ROAN HIGHLANDS NURSING<br />
CENTER<br />
has an immediate opening for:<br />
Assistant Director of Nursing<br />
Full-time management position<br />
with Company paid Health InsuranceCandidate<br />
must have a valid<br />
Tennessee RN License Long<br />
Term Care Experience and knowledge<br />
of the MDS 3.0 helpful.<br />
Wages will be based upon<br />
experience.<br />
Apply in person or send a resume<br />
to:<br />
Roan Highlands Nursing Center<br />
146 Buck Creek Road<br />
Roan Mountain, TN 37687<br />
Fax: 423-772-3481<br />
E.O.E / Joint Commission<br />
Certified<br />
IVY Hall Nursing Home,<br />
long-term care facility, is<br />
recruiting for a<br />
Director of Social Services.<br />
This position will plan,<br />
organize, direct, implement and<br />
evaluate Social Services and<br />
Admissions within accepted<br />
professional standards<br />
and current<br />
regulations. Candidate must<br />
have a through working<br />
knowledge of all state and<br />
federal guidelines<br />
in order to maintain individual<br />
Residents’ physical, cognitive<br />
and social status. Experience in<br />
Long Term Care preferred, with<br />
1-3 years experience in Social<br />
Services. We offer a competitive<br />
salary and an excellent benefits<br />
package. For consideration,<br />
send resume and salary<br />
requirements to: Ivy Hall<br />
Nursing Home, Attn: Asst.<br />
Administrator, 301 Watauga<br />
Ave., <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />
Fax: 423-542-9311; Email:<br />
astadm@ivyhallnursinghome.<br />
com EOE<br />
ROAN HIGHLANDS NURSING<br />
CENTER<br />
has an immediate openings for:<br />
PT RN<br />
Full-time position with excellent<br />
benefits to include<br />
Health Insurance<br />
Candidate must have a valid<br />
Tennessee LPN License<br />
Wages up to: $ 29.50 an hour<br />
Based on experience<br />
FT LPN<br />
Full-time position with excellent<br />
benefits to include<br />
Health Insurance<br />
Candidate must have a valid<br />
Tennessee LPN License<br />
Wages up to: $ 20.90 an hour<br />
Based on experience<br />
CNA<br />
First & Second shift positions<br />
Candidates must be a certified<br />
nursing assistant or be enrolled<br />
in an approved class<br />
Wages up to: $ 13.15 an hour<br />
based on experience<br />
Apply in person or send a resume<br />
to:<br />
Roan Highlands Nursing Center<br />
146 Buck Creek Road<br />
Roan Mountain, TN 37687<br />
Fax: 423-772-3481<br />
E.O.E / Joint Commission<br />
Certifieed<br />
15 SERVICES<br />
OFFERED<br />
*Attic Insulation blown-in, energy<br />
savings guaranteed. All fiberglass,<br />
Free estimates, 423-389-2559,<br />
423-542-3963 leave message.<br />
*HANDY ANDY HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENTS<br />
Pressure washing, painting, staining,<br />
driveway sealing, guttering<br />
cleaning, clean out house.<br />
(423)543-1979, (423) 895-0071.<br />
HOMES & MOBILE HOME IM-<br />
PROVEMENTS. Additions, sheetrock<br />
work, textured ceilings, wheelchair<br />
ramps, garages. Guaranteed.<br />
(423)542-9483<br />
HONEST, Dependable, Christian<br />
lady would like to sit with elderly.<br />
Will also do housekeeping or do<br />
errands. Call (423)571-3665<br />
anytime.<br />
JOHNNY HUFFMAN ROOFING<br />
siding, guttering, painting,<br />
remodeling, licensed,<br />
insured, work guaranteed,<br />
free estimates. Reasonable rates<br />
25 years experience.<br />
(423)342-6482 (423)543-4368<br />
N-L Appliance Parts and Repair in<br />
shop repair only. Location<br />
Captains Avenue, Biltmore Area<br />
(423)547-9123<br />
WE SPECIALIZE in residential<br />
building, custom built homes,<br />
porches, additions, decks,<br />
remodeling, garages,<br />
replacement windows,<br />
pressure washing, lawn care,<br />
(423)330-4197<br />
WOULD like to clean houses,<br />
churches, office.<br />
(423)967-6399<br />
20 ARTICLES<br />
FOR SALE<br />
<strong>21</strong> FT. MOTOR HOME 64,000<br />
miles, cold air, 13.4 M.P.G.,<br />
new tires, new tune up, auto<br />
trans., over drive $5900.00<br />
(423)543-6362<br />
ENERGY efficient vinyl replacement<br />
windows, (4) <strong>21</strong> 3/4 x 351/2,<br />
and (8) 28 1/2 x 35 1/2. $950.<br />
O.B.O. (423)<strong>21</strong>3-2747.<br />
HAPPY Valley Memorial Park,<br />
Mausoleum of Peace. Two people<br />
can be buried in crypt. 3rd row<br />
level. (423)725-4792,<br />
(423)440-45<strong>21</strong><br />
HAY FOR SALE! 4x5 rolls. $20.00<br />
a roll. Call (423)914-5406 or<br />
(423)291-9287. May deliver.<br />
HAY FOR SALE square or round<br />
bales (423)725-2946<br />
SUMMER CLEARANCE! Only a<br />
few sizes left! Huge Savings<br />
available on our Steel Buildings!<br />
Amazing Discounts offered<br />
through our Display Program!<br />
Call Now! 1-866-352-0469<br />
WOODCHIPPER, B&S engine,<br />
2 way feed. $300. O.B.O.<br />
(423)<strong>21</strong>3-2747<br />
26 COAL-OIL-WOOD<br />
FOR SALE<br />
SEASONED 10-12 months Red<br />
Oak, . $80. load for<br />
8 miles radius<br />
$85. for 10 to 12 miles radius<br />
or $155 for one cord of wood.<br />
(423) 542-3494 or (423)474-2207<br />
27 LIVESTOCK<br />
& BREEDING<br />
5 quarter horse Mares. 3 broke,<br />
one has male mule coat, 2 year<br />
old female mule and one male<br />
donkey. Make a good deal. 5th<br />
wheel horse trailer. $1500.<br />
Serious inquires only.<br />
(423)772-3179.<br />
28 CHILD CARE<br />
HELP/SERVICES<br />
JEANNIE In Home Day Care<br />
accepting children Infants to<br />
6 years. Fun, educational and<br />
reasonable rates. CPR and First<br />
Aide Certified<br />
(423) 391-7070.<br />
LITTLE FEET LICENSED<br />
DAYCARE has a few limited<br />
spaces available. Must be<br />
walking ages . Two hot meals<br />
and two snacks provided daily.<br />
(423)895-8601, ask for<br />
Angie Odom<br />
29 TOWNHOUSES<br />
CONDOS FOR SALE/RENT<br />
1 level, 2 bedroom , 2 bath, tile,<br />
hardwood, on G Street, all<br />
appliances, no smoking, no pets.<br />
$750. month, $500. deposit.<br />
(423)543-87<strong>21</strong>, 895-0032.<br />
2 BEDROOMS, 1.5 bath<br />
Townhouse. washer, dryer<br />
hookup, appliances, dishwasher,<br />
deck, $475 month, deposit.<br />
423-483-4875<br />
CHARMING Cabin on Max Jett<br />
Road, 2 bedrooms, no pets,<br />
(423)297-0649<br />
Max Jet Rd.: Nice 2 bedroom,<br />
1 1/2BA, W/D hook-up, large<br />
deck. NO PETS. $495. month, +<br />
deposit. (423)956-4503.<br />
30 ROOMS<br />
FOR RENT<br />
Budget Inn<br />
$150+ tax (single) Weekly<br />
$450 + tax monthly<br />
all utilities included<br />
423-743-9181<br />
NICE ROOM FOR RENT, lights,<br />
water, garbage furnished<br />
$375. month plus deposit.<br />
(423)773-7510
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31 APARTMENT<br />
FOR RENT<br />
***** <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Apts. *****<br />
$400 Month, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath<br />
Sewer, Garbage, Mowing Paid 4 U<br />
AIRPORT APARTMENTS<br />
343 HWY. 91, ELIZABETHTON<br />
(423) 547-2871<br />
**All Real Estate advertising in this<br />
newspaper is subject to the Fair<br />
Housing Act which makes it illegal<br />
to advertise “any preference limitation<br />
or discrimination based on race,<br />
color, religion, sex, handicap, familial<br />
status, or national origin, or an intention,<br />
to make any such preference,<br />
limitation or discrimination.<br />
”Familial status includes children<br />
under the age of 18 living with parents<br />
or legal custodians; pregnant<br />
women and people securing custody<br />
of children under 18. This<br />
newspaper will not knowingly accept<br />
any advertising for real estate which<br />
is in violation of the law. Our readers<br />
are hereby informed that all<br />
dwellings advertised in this newspaper<br />
are available on an equal opportunity<br />
basis. To complain of discrimination<br />
call HUD Toll-free at<br />
1-800-669-9777. The Toll-free telephone<br />
number for the Hearing Impaired<br />
is: 1-800-927-9275<br />
1 bedroom, oak cabinets,<br />
washer, dryer, refrigerator.<br />
CH&A, water, garbage pickup,<br />
$315. mth, $300. dep. No pets.<br />
(423)543-3960<br />
1 Bedroom, refrigerator and<br />
range, W/D hook-up.<br />
No pets, near<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> (South).<br />
$280. month plus deposit.<br />
Call (423)<strong>21</strong>3-2560 leave msg.<br />
1 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, water,<br />
garbage pickup furnished,<br />
mini-blinds. Call (423)542-9200<br />
1-2-3 bedrm apts<br />
West G St<br />
541-8493 or 956-0068<br />
BEFORE 5 PM<br />
409 Brandon<br />
2 bedroom apartment, located<br />
near Watauga River in town,<br />
stove, refrigerator furnished,<br />
W/D hook-up,<br />
$375.mth., $375. deposit.<br />
No pets (423)791-4523<br />
AIRPORT Apt. 2 bedroom, 1 bath,<br />
baseboard heat, window air,<br />
$400 rent-$550 rent,<br />
$400-$550 deposit. Garbage<br />
pick-up included. Some<br />
units remodeled<br />
Call about move in special!<br />
Call N.E.T.R.P. and Sales<br />
(423)547-2871<br />
APPLICATIONS for persons<br />
62+ or mobility impaired are<br />
being taken for Village Eas<br />
t Apartments. Well maintained<br />
building, convenient to grocery<br />
store and drug store. Pick up an<br />
application at 200 North East<br />
Street M-F<br />
8:00AM-noon,<br />
For further<br />
information call (423)542-5478.<br />
EOE.<br />
HAMPTON: Newly<br />
remodeled garage apartment<br />
1 bedroom, private, W/D hookup,<br />
No pets non-smoker,<br />
$275. deposit.<br />
$425. month. Water, garbage<br />
pickup included. (423)741-2361<br />
HAMPTON: Nice 2 BEDROOM,<br />
1.5 bath, W/D hookup, water<br />
furnished. $425. month,<br />
$425. deposit. (423) <strong>21</strong>3-0348<br />
call after 3:00PM.<br />
Hwy. 91N Midway Apartments,<br />
2 bedrooms, plus water,<br />
$350 month plus $350 deposit,<br />
$400 month plus $400.00 deposit,<br />
no pets. (423)543-3146<br />
MILL RACE: 2 bedroom, no pets,<br />
$450-$550 month., $400 deposit<br />
Credit check, references.<br />
423-543-2632, 423-543-4671<br />
NICE one and two bedroom<br />
apartment with W/D hook-up and<br />
water. $400 month and $450 plus<br />
$300 deposit (423)542-2918,<br />
(423)525-3417<br />
Keeping the Tri-Cities Working!<br />
ADVANCED CALL CENTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC<br />
32 HOUSES<br />
FOR RENT<br />
3 bedroom, 1/ 1/2 bath, CH&A, no<br />
pets, drinkers or drug users.<br />
Background check. $550. month,<br />
$300. deposit. (423)542-4276.<br />
3 bedroom, furnish water and<br />
garbage. No pets. $575. month.<br />
$350. deposit. (423)833-2477,<br />
(423)833-3432,<br />
4 bedroom, 2 bath, newly<br />
remodeled, $700. deposit, $900.<br />
Call (423)773-3556.<br />
Between Eliz. and JC<br />
2 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator<br />
and range, CH&A, carport<br />
no pets, no smoking, $550 month<br />
+ deposit. 423-<strong>21</strong>3-2560<br />
leave message.<br />
33 MOBILE HOME<br />
FOR RENT<br />
28x60 3 bedroom,<br />
East Side Community.<br />
$600 month, no pets.<br />
423-335-0045, 423-335-1964.<br />
Rent or Rent to Own<br />
2, 3 & 4 bedroom on private lot,<br />
references required. No pets,<br />
starting at $350. month + deposit.<br />
423-440-7180, (423)<strong>21</strong>3-4432<br />
RENT or rent to own: 2<br />
bedroom singlewide, on rental<br />
lot, Valley Forge area, references<br />
required. Some pets allowed.<br />
$350. plus deposit.<br />
(423)502-4<strong>21</strong>5.<br />
34 TOWNHOUSES<br />
SALE/RENT<br />
506 West F Street<br />
Price Reduced to $94,500<br />
Located in the heart of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>,<br />
this well kept 2 bedroom,<br />
1.5 bath, townhouse has<br />
just under 1600 finished square<br />
feet, updated windows and<br />
HVAC, recently replaced refrigerator,<br />
and the washer dryer<br />
stays. This townhouse is located<br />
on a dead end street with<br />
little traffic and no association<br />
fees.<br />
100% Financing Available<br />
Estimated payment $544.<br />
Buy Cheaper Than<br />
You Can Rent<br />
Jay Crockett<br />
341-6884<br />
Realty Executives<br />
(423)952-0226<br />
37 LAND W/PHOTO<br />
FOR SALE<br />
143 WATER<br />
TANK ROAD<br />
$49,900<br />
Hank Johnson<br />
Subdivision.<br />
Watauga Lake Access.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
Howard<br />
Johnson<br />
423-895-0465<br />
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We offer great benefits including:<br />
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Job hotline 423-283-5023<br />
37 LAND W/PHOTO<br />
FOR SALE<br />
4.4 miles northeast on 19E towards<br />
Bristol. 68 acres zoned<br />
A-1, can be rezoned to B3. Lot<br />
of flat acreage, good for apartments,<br />
convenience store,<br />
shopping center or mobile<br />
home park. $299,900.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
HOWARD<br />
JOHNSON<br />
423-895-0465<br />
38 LOTS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Lot in Colonial Acres,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
on Bunker Hill Rd. $30,000.<br />
Call 895-0351<br />
39 LOTS W/PHOTO<br />
FOR SALE<br />
104 SHILO<br />
$69,900<br />
.658 Acres of wooded lot with<br />
lake access and an 8’ x 28’ boat<br />
slip. Call Howard Johnson at<br />
895-0465 for more information.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
HOWARD<br />
JOHNSON<br />
423-895-0465<br />
HEARTWOOD<br />
STARTING AT $29,900<br />
You want private living and<br />
awesome views of Grandfather<br />
Mountain or Watauga Lake.<br />
Look no further Heartwood has<br />
it all. Close to Mallard Cove and<br />
Fish Springs Marina you will fall<br />
in love with this subdivision.<br />
Call Howard Johnson at<br />
895-0465 for more information.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
HOWARD<br />
JOHNSON<br />
423-895-0465<br />
42 HOUSES<br />
FOR SALE<br />
**All your real estate needs<br />
Call Matt Zimmerman 342-8069.<br />
Personal service!<br />
(Realty Executives)<br />
2 bedrooms, 2 baths, newly<br />
remodeled brick home, all new<br />
hardwood floors, appliances<br />
included, great location<br />
in West Side School District.<br />
Call Bryan (423)360-6651<br />
506 SUMMIT AVENUE,<br />
ELIZABETHTON,<br />
newly remodeled 2 bedrooms,<br />
1 bath, hardwood floors, dining<br />
room, level lot, new CH&A,<br />
$42,900. (423)895-0826 or<br />
(423)895-0827<br />
CONDO FOR SALE: 106 TownviewEstates,<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, 3<br />
bedroom, 2.5 bath, 3 levels,<br />
appliances offered, furnished or<br />
unfurnished. $90,000. Additional<br />
acreage available.<br />
Serious inquires. 423)542-9127<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
103 CARDEN DR<br />
Beautifully maintained home, on<br />
a double lot. New architectural<br />
roof, updated siding and all new<br />
windows. 3BD/2BA. Garage.<br />
CH&A. Large deck. $129,900<br />
RUSS SWANAY<br />
423-543-5741<br />
105 Heather Lane<br />
Valley Forge, $35,000. 2 bedrooms,<br />
2 baths, 1 acre. Needs<br />
repairs.<br />
Call Elwanda 423-676-8052<br />
Realty Executives 423-952-0226<br />
126 LEXINGTON AVENUE<br />
ELIZABETHTON<br />
$145,000<br />
4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 2,085 sq.<br />
ft. Screened-in sunroom, den<br />
with fireplace, formal dining.<br />
Shar Saidla<br />
Realty Executives<br />
Johnson City<br />
www.johnsoncitybristol.com<br />
(423)895-0430<br />
(423)952-0226, ext. 132<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
1457 Highpoint Ave.<br />
Kingsport $65,000<br />
Totally remolded, 3 bedrooms, 2<br />
baths, new carpet, heat pump,<br />
large lot 50x277, 1180 sq.ft.,<br />
basement and garden area.<br />
Call Elwanda at 423-952-0226<br />
or direct at 423-676-8052<br />
151 DARK RIDGE ROAD<br />
BUTLER, TN<br />
$295,900<br />
Private living at its best. Great<br />
views of the mountains. Walking<br />
distance to the Cherokee Nat’l<br />
Forest and the Twisted Falls. 3<br />
bedroom and 2 baths on the first<br />
floor. Living room, formal dining<br />
room and a 16’x28’ kitchen. Down<br />
stairs there is 1 bedroom, 1 bath,<br />
living room, kitchen, storage area<br />
and a 12’x12’ walk-in closet.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
HOWARD<br />
JOHNSON<br />
423-895-0465<br />
160 & 162 Woodland<br />
Heights - <strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />
$399,900<br />
Pool Your Resources<br />
to Acquire This Estate!<br />
160 is 4 bedroom, 3 bath. 3,320<br />
sq. ft. 162 is 3 bedroom, 2 bath,<br />
2,734 sq. ft<br />
Shar Saidla<br />
Realty<br />
Executives<br />
Johnson City<br />
www.johnsoncitybristol.com<br />
423-895-0430<br />
423-952-0226, ext. 132<br />
1604 East Unaka<br />
Johnson City<br />
$54,900<br />
Cute cottage home offers 2 BR,<br />
1 BA, level lot and affordable.<br />
Purchase for student and used<br />
as a tax credit.<br />
Call Elwanda 423-676-8052<br />
Realty Executives 423-952-0226<br />
1607 SCENIC DRIVE<br />
FOR SALE BY OWNER<br />
Very Nice! Completely renovatd<br />
3 bedroom, 1 bath in quiet Eastside<br />
neighborhood. Hardwood<br />
floors, CH&A, fireplace, large<br />
eat-in kitchen, new appliances<br />
& large laundry room. Owner<br />
will pay closing costs. $84,000.<br />
423-773-1585<br />
Drivers<br />
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New Pay Increase!<br />
Up to .44¢/Mile<br />
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1-866-269-<strong>21</strong>19<br />
www.landair.com<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
3.57 LEVEL ACRES<br />
MOUNTAIN VIEWS!<br />
161 BIG SANDY -<br />
ELIZABETHTON<br />
$195,900<br />
Small creek! 3 bedrooms, 2<br />
baths, 1,954 sq. ft. Den w/fireplace,<br />
garages. Fenced dog lot.<br />
Shar Saidla/Realty<br />
Executives<br />
Johnson City<br />
(423)895-0430,<br />
(423)952-0226,<br />
ext. 132<br />
www.johnsoncitybristol.com<br />
<strong>21</strong>4 East K<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, $124,000. 3 bedroom,<br />
3 bath, corner lot. This<br />
rustic contemporary home offers<br />
1684 sq. ft., new appliances,<br />
fireplace, hardwood floors, 2<br />
masters, laundry on 1st floor.<br />
Call Elwanda 423-676-8052<br />
Realty Executives 423-952-0226<br />
242 Culver Road<br />
Limestone<br />
$139,000 This beautiful 3 bedrooms,<br />
2 bath home has hardwood<br />
floors and tile flooring in<br />
baths. Large level lot, HP, lots of<br />
flowers, 2 car garage.<br />
Call Elwanda 423-676-8052 or<br />
Realty Executives 423-952-0226<br />
253 OLLIE COLLINS RD<br />
One level ranch on a large, level<br />
to rolling lot. Extensive exterior<br />
updates, including siding, architectural<br />
roof and windows. Interior<br />
offers large living room and<br />
eat-in kitchen w/appliances, 2<br />
bedroom, 1 bath, CH&A. Hardwood<br />
under carpet. Carport. Exceptional<br />
buy. $64,900.<br />
RUSS SWANAY<br />
REALTY<br />
423-543-5741<br />
2530 BOB LITTLE ROAD<br />
$95,000<br />
3 bedrooms, 2 baths<br />
With almost 1300 sq ft this<br />
home offers gleaming hardwood<br />
floors, an updated kitchen<br />
and baths & french doors that<br />
open onto a covered back<br />
porch. Huge 25x18 living room.<br />
CH&A. Breathtaking views!<br />
North East TN Real Estate<br />
282-1050<br />
Julz Roberts 423-416-6412<br />
Call or text me!<br />
www.NETRETN.com<br />
602 N. MAIN STREET -<br />
REDUCED!<br />
Truly a beautiful 4 bedroom, 4.5<br />
bath, historic home on an acre<br />
lot that is ready to move into.<br />
Don’t miss your opportunity to<br />
own a piece of <strong>Elizabethton</strong> history.<br />
$375,000.<br />
RAINBOW REALTY &<br />
AUCTION, LLC<br />
(423)547-2800
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
658 POGA ROAD<br />
A STEAL AT $129,900<br />
Your search stops here!<br />
Whether you are looking for a<br />
permanent residence or a quiet<br />
retreat, you fill find it here. This<br />
home offers 1500 sq. ft. of<br />
country charm with 3 bedrooms<br />
and 2 bathrooms. Enjoy this<br />
completely refurbished home<br />
while you bask in the view of<br />
the surrounding mountains.<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> and Boone, NC are<br />
easily accessible.<br />
Call Howard Johnson at<br />
895-0465 for more<br />
information.<br />
CENTURY <strong>21</strong><br />
PRO SERVICE,<br />
REALTORS<br />
HOWARD<br />
JOHNSON<br />
423-895-0465<br />
BARKER STREET<br />
3 bedrooms, 2 baths, family<br />
room, nice kitchen with snack<br />
bar and appliances, sunroom,<br />
hardwood floors, deck, CH&A,<br />
level lot, $109,900.<br />
STREET’S REALTY<br />
(423)543-4094<br />
EAST SIDE<br />
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, fireplace<br />
in den, 2 kitchens with customized<br />
cabinets, deck off master<br />
bedroom, hardwood floors with<br />
carpet, CH&A, 2 car garage,<br />
$154,900.<br />
STREET’S REALTY<br />
(423)543-4094<br />
GREEN ACRES<br />
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, new<br />
cabinets in kitchen, appliances,<br />
new insulated windows, fireplace<br />
in livingroom and den,<br />
new floor covering thru-out, garage,<br />
$79,900. Owner/Agent<br />
STREET’S REALTY<br />
(423)543-4094<br />
HUNTER<br />
4 bedrooms, 2 baths, den, 2<br />
decks, nice garage, $49,900.<br />
STREET’S REALTY<br />
(423)543-4094<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
SUN., AUG. <strong>21</strong> • 2 - 4 PM<br />
509 Bryant Avenue<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN • $119,900<br />
Charming 3 bedroom, riverfront home on<br />
large level lot. Enclosed patio will entice<br />
your eyes to the surrounding countryside.<br />
Freshly remodeled and ready for<br />
entertaining. Go white water raftig or<br />
fly fish on Watauga River at your own<br />
backyard.<br />
Directions: <strong>Elizabethton</strong> to Broad Street,<br />
through the 19E and Broad Street light,<br />
approx. 1 mile. Left on Bryant, follow to<br />
river, home on left.<br />
Team Haynes/Workman<br />
CHECKMATE INC.<br />
REALTORS<br />
Office: (423) 282-0432<br />
Team: (423) 833-3023<br />
904 Sunset Drive Ste 1 • Johnson City, TN 37604<br />
35+ Years of Service<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
Move In Ready!<br />
116 Park Court<br />
$129,900<br />
Located on a very quiet street<br />
convenient to Johnson City and<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong> this one level brick<br />
ranch is completely move in<br />
ready and sits on a great level<br />
corner lot. This 3 bedroom<br />
home feature various updates<br />
including recently replaced windows,<br />
recently replaced heat<br />
pump, and architectural shingle<br />
roof. This home has hardwood<br />
floors under carpet and has<br />
lovely living room with brick<br />
fireplace with gas logs. Another<br />
added bonus is the den and<br />
covered back porch.<br />
100% Financing With Rural<br />
Development<br />
Estimated Payment $668.<br />
Jay Crockett<br />
341-6884<br />
Realty Executives<br />
(423)952-0226<br />
POOL PARTY!<br />
MOUNTAIN VIEWS!<br />
125 ABE LINCOLN COURT<br />
ELIZABETHTON<br />
$249,850<br />
4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 3,012<br />
sq. ft. Each bedroom has its own<br />
bath! RV carport. Garages.<br />
Workshop.<br />
Shar Saidla/Realty<br />
Executives<br />
Johnson City<br />
(423)895-0430,<br />
(423)952-0226,<br />
ext. 132<br />
www.johnsoncitybristol.com<br />
PRICE D TO SELL!<br />
$100,000<br />
CHECK ON<br />
PRE-QUALIFICATION<br />
MORTGAGE INVESTORS<br />
GROUP<br />
(423)283-4702<br />
1<strong>21</strong>8 HILLSIDE DRIVE<br />
3 bedrooms, 2 baths, sunroom,<br />
swimming pool with decking all<br />
around, beautiful landscaping,<br />
two car carport, new pavement<br />
driveway, 1700+/-square footage,<br />
ceramic tile and hardwood<br />
flooring, storage building.<br />
(423)512-0751<br />
FredandCarol.net<br />
FEATURED PROPERTY<br />
423-952-0226<br />
161 HEATHER LANE • $204,900<br />
Beautiful setting in Stanmore Estates with easy access to Johnson CIty or<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Property offers great private backyard that backs up to woods,<br />
mature trees, lots of landscaping, 3 BRs and 2 1/2 BAs w/large bright kitchen<br />
with Corian-like counters. Kitchen opens to huge den w/beautiful brick FP w/<br />
gas logs. Many recent improvements include new water heater <strong>2011</strong>, new<br />
heat pump 2010, new cooktop and shed 2009, new roof and deck 2006 and<br />
many more. Excellent condition and on dead-end road. Nice neighborhood.<br />
Call Carol for appointment.<br />
SERVICE GUIDE<br />
BUSINESS<br />
INSURANCE<br />
CHARLIE LONG<br />
Kimbrel-Long Insurance Agency<br />
100 B East Elk Avenue<br />
<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />
(423) 543-7700<br />
Elwanda Shelton<br />
Call 423-676-8052<br />
Offi ce 423-952-0226<br />
Visit us on the web at www.realestate-jc.com eshelton2@comcast.net<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
Elwanda Shelton<br />
Call me for any of your real estate needs<br />
Pro Service, REALTORS ®<br />
#3 Limited Centre Johnson City, TN 37604<br />
Office (423) 282-1885<br />
Toll Free (888) 200-6081<br />
Fax ((423) 282-1103<br />
mtnhomes2@gmail.com<br />
Howard<br />
Johnson<br />
423-895-0465<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
330 E Fifth Ave, Watauga TN<br />
Brick ranch on 9.66+/- acres!<br />
$169,900<br />
This brick ranch home is over<br />
1900 sq ft on 9.66+/- acres of<br />
beautiful land! 3 bed, 1.5 bath,<br />
CH&A, Hardwoods under carpet.<br />
Covered patio for outside<br />
entertaining. There are grape<br />
vines, walnut trees and cherry<br />
trees to enjoy on the property.<br />
Julz Roberts<br />
North East TN Real Estate<br />
423-282-1050<br />
Call or text me! 423-416-6412<br />
www.netretn.com<br />
VERY Private well-kept 3bed 1bath<br />
house in Stoney Creek. Paved<br />
driveway, large deck,<br />
garage, shed. $88,000<br />
Call: 474-2674<br />
WATAUGA LAKE!<br />
1052 Highway 3<strong>21</strong><br />
Hampton<br />
$59,900<br />
3 bedroom, 1,232 sq. ft. Level<br />
lot. TOTALLY new kitchen &<br />
bath with granite, hardwood<br />
floors<br />
Shar Saidla<br />
Realty<br />
Executives<br />
Johnson City<br />
(423)895-0430,<br />
(423)952-0226, ext. 132<br />
HIGHLIGHT<br />
YOUR BUSINESS IN THE<br />
LOCAL SERVICE GUIDE<br />
423-543-1530<br />
Shar Saidla<br />
<br />
(423) 543-4094<br />
43 HOUSES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
WEST H STREET<br />
3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, fireplace<br />
in living room, formal dining<br />
room, nice kitchen with appliances,<br />
insulated windows,<br />
wrap-a-around porch, CH&A,<br />
nice level lot, $114,900.<br />
STREET’S REALTY<br />
(423)543-4094<br />
45 MOBILE HOMES<br />
W/PHOTO<br />
130 Teresa Inez<br />
$33,000<br />
Powder Branch<br />
2/3 bedroom, 2 bath, lot 171x<br />
105, culdesac, 2 car detached<br />
garage, storage barn.<br />
Call Elwanda 423-676-8052<br />
Realty Executives 423-952-0226<br />
55 BOATS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
2007 Pro Team 175 TX Bass<br />
Tracker, 65Hp ,4 stroke Mercury<br />
Engine. 423-<strong>21</strong>3-2818.<br />
59 AUTOS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
HONDAS, HONDAS, HONDAS!<br />
We sell Hondas for less. Other<br />
make and models available.<br />
Busy Bee Auto Mart.<br />
(423)542-9055, (423)542-2958<br />
Sharron “Shar” Saidla<br />
Direct (423) 895-0430 or Toll-Free (877) 725-2263<br />
Realty Executives Johnson City<br />
423-952-0226, Ext. 132<br />
Check out all properties on our local MLS:<br />
www.johnsoncitybristol.com<br />
sharsaidla@realtyexecutives.com<br />
“Selling houses is my specialty.<br />
Serving people is my passion.”<br />
Serving Buyers and Sellers in NE, TN<br />
Streets Realty<br />
407 NORTH MAIN STREET<br />
ELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE 37643<br />
<br />
CELL (423) 647-1916<br />
<br />
(423) 542-8025<br />
STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong> - Page 9C<br />
59 AUTOS<br />
FOR SALE<br />
THE BONE YARD we buy cars.<br />
Free pick-up. 423-791-1384,<br />
423-928-4469.<br />
AUCTION<br />
SATURDAY, AUG. 27 TH • 10:00 AM<br />
TBD OFF OF LICK CREEK ROAD, WATAUGA, TN<br />
DIRECTIONS: From <strong>Elizabethton</strong>: Take old Bristol Hwy., cross new<br />
bridge and turn left onto U.S. 400. Follow thru Watauga and turn right<br />
onto Piney Flats Road. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left onto Lick Creek<br />
Road. Follow till you see sign on left.<br />
REAL ESTATE: 7.74 Acres of wooded land situated in the Watauga<br />
Community. This tract is ideal for hunting or having a little private<br />
getaway. Property has a small driveway leading into it.<br />
TERMS: 10% Down Day of Sale by Cash or Good Check. Balance Due<br />
In Cash Within 30 Days.<br />
SALE TO BE CONDUCTED AT CARTER COUNTY COURTHOUSE<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHERS<br />
2694 Boones Creek Road<br />
Johnson City, TN 37615-4430<br />
423-952-0226<br />
1620 HILLVIEW $138,000<br />
Looking to live in west side of <strong>Elizabethton</strong>?<br />
Large great room w/large dining room area.<br />
Great kitchen with lots of cabinets. Lots of hardwood<br />
on the main level. 2 car garage. Half bath<br />
on main level. Upstairs features 3 BRs and 2<br />
full BAs. Covered front porch. Lawn landscaped<br />
and includes fish pond.<br />
LOT ON WESTWOOD DR. • $59,900<br />
Great level building lot in Golf Club Acres. This<br />
level building lot is a rare find indeed! Approx.<br />
177’ X155’. Call Carol 676-4063<br />
102 FIRST SCOTT ST. • $137,900<br />
Great home on large lot with detached 2<br />
car garage. Home offers 3 bedrooms, large<br />
master, 2 full baths, large den with fireplace,<br />
large eat-in kitchen, dining room, corner lot<br />
and property in great condition. Lots of storage<br />
Located close to Milligan and ETSU in<br />
Pinecrest.<br />
RANDALL<br />
BIRCHFIELD<br />
REAL ESTATE & AUCTION<br />
501 East E Street • <strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643 (423)543-5959 TFL 2458<br />
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD<br />
JASON BLEVINS TN LIC. #6030<br />
TN LIC. #2744<br />
APPRENTICE AUCTIONEER<br />
NC LIC. #3165<br />
ASHLEY BLEVINS TN LIC. #6029<br />
www.birchfieldauctions.com<br />
Fred & Carol<br />
Goodwin<br />
423.676.4063<br />
952-0226 - Office<br />
543-4063 - Home<br />
676-4063 - Mobile<br />
FredandCarol.net<br />
www.fredandcarol.net<br />
www.realtyexecutives.com<br />
628 WOODLAND DRIVE • $229,900<br />
West Side School District, Walk to <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Golf<br />
Course, Wonderful Neighborhood, Great house with<br />
4 bedrooms, large Master, open kitchen, updated 2<br />
1/2 baths, split floor plan to accommodate large family,<br />
3200 Sq Ft finished , 2 rooms upstairs to include<br />
bedroom and library. 4 fireplaces. Large lot, almost 1<br />
acre. Carport and 1 car garage. Don’t miss this one. Call and make appointment to see<br />
great inside. 676-4063<br />
161 HEATHER LANE • $204,900<br />
61 CAMPERS & RV’S<br />
20FT. camper for sale. Sleeps 4,<br />
full bath, good air, gas stove &<br />
refrigerator, $1,200 423-647-9779.<br />
1975 25’ Wilderness travel trailer,<br />
sleeps 4-6, self-contained, new<br />
tires, new battery, new lights, tow<br />
bar. Great condition. $3,500.<br />
(423)<strong>21</strong>3-2747.<br />
Beautiful setting in Stanmore Estates with easy access to Johnson CIty or <strong>Elizabethton</strong>. Property<br />
offers great private backyard that backs up to woods, mature trees, lots of landscaping, 3 BRs and<br />
2 1/2 BAs w/large bright kitchen with Corian-like counters. Kitchen opens to huge den w/beautiful<br />
brick FP w/gas logs. Many recent improvements include new water heater <strong>2011</strong>, new heat pump<br />
2010, new cooktop and shed 2009, new roof and deck 2006 and many more. Excellent condition<br />
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newton ineffective as carolina bows to Miami<br />
MIAMI (AP) — Cam Newton lofted a<br />
long pass that fell incomplete on the final<br />
play of the first half Friday night, and that’s<br />
the closest he came to reaching the end<br />
zone.<br />
The top pick of the NFL draft was shut<br />
out in his first exhibition-game start, and<br />
Newton’s Carolina Panthers lost to the Miami<br />
Dolphins 20-10.<br />
Newton played the entire first half,<br />
when the Panthers managed only three<br />
first downs, had the ball for less than eight<br />
minutes and fell behind 17-0. Newton went<br />
7 for 14 for 66 yards, and he ran four times<br />
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stands his role. He’s always going to get his<br />
touches, and so is Ball.<br />
“They’re special players and they compleent<br />
each other well. We’re fortunate to have<br />
hem both.”<br />
The Warriors got off to a rough start on<br />
heir first drive, turning the ball over on the<br />
ifth play. Tyler Bunn picked off Seth Davis<br />
fter his third-down pass attempt got tipped.<br />
Central had little luck moving the football<br />
ainly due to Happy Valley’s interior defenive<br />
front.<br />
Senior nose guard Travis Lowe sacked<br />
entral quarterback Charlton Buckner for<br />
five-yard loss that stopped the Cougars on<br />
ourth down.<br />
From there the “Ball” got rolling, breakng<br />
free for a 70-yard touchdown with 1:54<br />
emaining in the first quarter. Cody Vestal’s<br />
AT gave them a 7-0 advantage.<br />
“It took us a little time to get going and<br />
ork out the kinks, but once we settled down<br />
thought we played pretty well,” said Davis.<br />
We still got a lot to work on to get where we<br />
eed to be.”<br />
It didn’t take long for the Warriors to<br />
egain possession and they turned to the “Jrain”<br />
to keep them on track. Simmons cut<br />
cross the grain for a 32-yard touchdown<br />
ith only 42 seconds elapsed in the second<br />
rame.<br />
“Zack and I have a little thing going on,”<br />
aid Simmons. “I call him White Lighting<br />
nd I’m Chocolate Thunder. I’m pounding<br />
t inside and he’s running wild outside. I just<br />
ant to thank Coach Shively, Coach Cruze,<br />
oach Watts, Coach Ferrell and Coach Jarrett<br />
or getting everyone ready. The offensive line<br />
as awesome tonight and showed up ready<br />
o play. We made a couple of mistakes, but<br />
t’s okay because we’re young and still got a<br />
ot to work on.”<br />
While the offense kept clicking, the deense<br />
continued to provide them good field<br />
osition.<br />
Sophomore lineman Andrew Byers<br />
ounced on a fumble after Central had drivn<br />
to the Warriors’ 30-yard line.<br />
Just like the previous drives, the Warriors<br />
asted no time getting their third score.<br />
Simmons continued to draw attention<br />
ith a couple of five-yard carries before Ball<br />
tuck again.<br />
On the next play Davis made a beautiful<br />
all fake to Simmons that drew a sea of ornge<br />
which allowed Ball to scamper around<br />
ight end untouched for a 24-yard touchown<br />
run at the 8:53 mark.<br />
“I wasn’t sure what the defense was going<br />
o do, but it was obvious they were keying to<br />
top Jaylen,” said Ball. “We figured that out<br />
for 18 yards.<br />
Carolina crossed midfield for the first<br />
time when Newton ran for 7 yards on the<br />
next-to-last play of the half.<br />
Reggie Bush, another former Heisman<br />
Trophy winner, played for the first time<br />
since joining the Dolphins and totaled 81<br />
yards from scrimmage in three series. He<br />
ran eight times for 48 yards, including a<br />
17-yard burst up the middle, and caught<br />
two passes for 33 yards.<br />
Miami’s Chad Henne played the entire<br />
first half and led the Dolphins to 17 points<br />
in five possessions, including 10 points in<br />
Photo by Matt Hinkel<br />
Happy Valley quarterback Seth Davis barks out the signals as he prepares to take a snap from center Travis Lowe. Also<br />
pictured for the Warriors are Zack Miller (61), Eli Hyder (54), Jake Griggs (62) and Christian Mathes (12).<br />
and finally got the hang of what we needed<br />
to do. It’s not just me or Jaylen, it’s the whole<br />
team. It all starts with the line because they<br />
make our job easier. I thought everyone came<br />
out ready to play and did a good job.”<br />
Leading 19-0, the Tribe kept turning to its<br />
defense to make big plays and kept passing<br />
the test with flying colors.<br />
Back-to-back bone crushing sacks from<br />
Zack Miller and Vestal put the Cougars in<br />
another fourth-and-long situation, allowing<br />
the Tribe to regain another possession.<br />
This time, Ball broke free for a 56-yarder<br />
to the end zone with 5:31 showing.<br />
Trailing 26-0, the Cougars tried to run the<br />
clock out — but the Warriors defense forced<br />
them to punt with 47 seconds remaining in<br />
the half.<br />
Simmons reeled off a 17-yard run getting<br />
them within striking distance at the 29. From<br />
that point, Shively called timeout opting to<br />
go with his bread and butter.<br />
Ball got the call on the final play and<br />
darted his way through some orange traffic,<br />
getting blocks from Lowe and Zack Hyder for<br />
a 29-yard score — followed by Vestal’s e xtra<br />
point — to close the half.<br />
Happy Valley took a 33-0 lead into the<br />
locker room at the half.<br />
“I want to thank coach Justin Cruze<br />
for getting the line ready tonight and<br />
Zack Ball for running his rear end off for<br />
us,” said Lowe. “I’m just happy we got a<br />
win. It feels great to beat a 5-A school or<br />
whatever they are. It’s a wonderful feel-<br />
Truck Series: Harvick wins again<br />
BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Kevin Harvick sped<br />
ast Mark Martin and Parker Kligerman on the inside<br />
o take the lead, moving into the clear just before the<br />
ther two drivers brushed against each other, starting<br />
five-car wreck.<br />
“I had cleared them about three quarters of the<br />
ay through the corner, and by the time I got to the<br />
all, I saw the 32 (Martin) sideways and wrecking,”<br />
arvick said. “It was just a big plume of smoke in the<br />
irror.”<br />
Harvick stayed out of danger after that, holding off<br />
imothy Peters to win the NASCAR Truck Series race<br />
Biffle<br />
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qualifying, and Ryan Newman was third. Denny Hamlin,<br />
who held off Kenseth to win in Michigan in June, was<br />
fourth.<br />
Kenseth will start in the top 10 for the sixth time this<br />
year. He’s fifth in the points standings.<br />
“We had a lot of speed, and honestly I wish I wouldn’t<br />
have watched Greg’s lap and saw his lap time,” Kenseth<br />
said. “If I hadn’t tried so hard I might have had a shot at<br />
it. That is pretty fast.”<br />
Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified eighth, and points leader<br />
Kyle Busch was 17th.<br />
Busch finished third here in June.<br />
“Wish we would have had a better lap, but we will<br />
at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday. It<br />
was his second consecutive win in the series and the<br />
11th of his career. Harvick, who won at Pocono Raceway<br />
earlier this month, has finished in the top five in<br />
all four of his <strong>2011</strong> races on this circuit.<br />
Immediately after Harvick passed Martin and<br />
Kligerman in his No. 2 Chevrolet, Kligerman made<br />
contact with Martin, and Austin Dillon was also<br />
caught up in the crash. Moments later, Kligerman<br />
apparently had a hard time seeing out of his car because<br />
of damage to the front of it, and he rear-ended<br />
Dillon.<br />
work on it tomorrow in race trim and hope we can run<br />
like we did here in June and have a shot to win,” Busch<br />
said.<br />
Newman posted his ninth top-10 start of the season<br />
— and when he showed up for his news conference afterward,<br />
he couldn’t avoid being dragged into the Biffle-<br />
Said dispute.<br />
“I’ve never had an issue with Boris,” Newman said. “I<br />
read some of the things that he said. I don’t think he’s out<br />
of line in the things that he said, and I agree with some of<br />
the things that Biffle said as well. But, it’s a competition<br />
out there, and it becomes a more sensitive issue when you<br />
have somebody who isn’t full time in this series.”<br />
NFL Preseason<br />
two series against Panthers reserves. Henne<br />
went 15 for 24 for 194 yards, and he had a<br />
17-yard scramble.<br />
Packers 28, cardinals 20<br />
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers<br />
topped off a sharp performance with a 20yard<br />
touchdown pass to Greg Jennings for<br />
the defending Super Bowl champions.<br />
Rodgers played into the second quarter,<br />
completing 9 of 12 passes for 97 yards<br />
and the touchdown. Matt Flynn took over<br />
for Rodgers and led the Packers to another<br />
ing doing it at home in our first game of<br />
the season.”<br />
Happy Valley had racked up 277 yards on<br />
the ground by intermission, with Ball gathering<br />
177 of them.<br />
The Warriors started the third quarter a<br />
little lackadaisical, allowing Garrett Smith to<br />
break free for a 39-yard touchdown run on<br />
Central’s first drive — which was aided by a<br />
roughing-the-passer call on a third-and-13.<br />
It was one of few defensive miscues by the<br />
Warriors.<br />
Landon Baker was a one-man wrecking<br />
crew on Central’s next drive, stopping Buckner<br />
in his tracks for a no-gainer — then laying<br />
the wood to Smith on his next rushing<br />
attempt.<br />
To top that off, a host of Warriors sniffed<br />
out a trick play on fourth down deep in Cougar<br />
territory, resulting in an 11-yard loss and<br />
them getting the ball at the 16.<br />
Ball broke free for 11 yards on the first<br />
play, then scored from three yards out just<br />
moments later.<br />
Shively would flood the field with reserves<br />
as Ball and Simmons sat out the entire fourth<br />
quarter.<br />
The Cougars tacked on a late touchdown<br />
with Garrett Smith, who scored from 4 yards<br />
out.<br />
Mathes had a big night, running for 71<br />
yards on seven carries in addition to passes<br />
for 24 more.<br />
Simmons added 78 yards on nine carries.<br />
Vestal tacked on 25 in five attempts while Da-<br />
touchdown before halftime, a 2-yard run<br />
by rookie Alex Green.<br />
ravens 31, chiefs 13<br />
BALTIMORE — Backup quarterback<br />
Tyrod Taylor directed two fourth-quarter<br />
touchdown drives for Baltimore, the first<br />
ending with Jalen Parmele’s go-ahead 10yard<br />
touchdown run with 7:16 remaining.<br />
Taylor later added a 5-yard TD run of<br />
his own, a dive to the right pylon that withstood<br />
a video review. He finished 5 for 11<br />
for 88 yards.<br />
Jaguars 15, falcons 13<br />
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Third-string<br />
vis netted 25.<br />
The starting o-line consisting of Lowe,<br />
Zack Hyder, Jake Griggs, Eli Hyder and Zack<br />
Miller helped pave the way to HV’s mammoth<br />
400 yards on the ground.<br />
Shively complimented his squad, but was<br />
quick to point out that much work was still<br />
needed in order for them to become a good<br />
team.<br />
“Ball is faster than he looks and he had a<br />
great game tonigh,t but let’s give the offensive<br />
line credit, too,” added Shively. I give them a<br />
3.5 on a scale from 1-5 because I see so many<br />
areas we need to improve in.”<br />
Baker led the Happy Valley defense with<br />
six tackles while Vestal, Lowe, James Hartley,<br />
Tyler Marlowe and freshman Phillip Garland<br />
were in on five each.<br />
“I saw a lot of people flying to the football<br />
and getting off blocks,” said Shively.<br />
“I’m proud of the players and my assistant<br />
coaches for shutting down Central’s offense.<br />
We made some mistakes and we’re going to<br />
make mistakes because we’re such a young<br />
team, but if we stay healthy and keep running<br />
and lifting I believe we can become a<br />
pretty good.”<br />
Central head coach Jeff Fox indicated his<br />
team ran in to a buzzsaw.<br />
“We came in worrying about Simmons,<br />
but knew they had other weapons, too,” said<br />
Fox. “We had a hard time doing anything<br />
with Ball and they ran the veer to perfection.<br />
We didn’t tackle very well and their backs<br />
made us look bad at times.”<br />
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quarterback Luke McCown connected with<br />
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for a 12-yard score with 6:19 remaining,<br />
putting the Jaguars ahead 15-13.<br />
redskins 16, colts 3<br />
INDIANAPOLIS — One week after Rex<br />
Grossman’s impressive performance, John<br />
Beck answered by leading the Redskins to<br />
four straight scores in the first half.<br />
lions 30, Browns 28<br />
CLEVELAND — The Lions trailed by 10<br />
entering the fourth, but got a 20-yard TD<br />
pass from Drew Stanton and Dave Rayner’s<br />
48-yard field goal.<br />
opener in<br />
doubt for<br />
Manning<br />
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Count<br />
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay<br />
among those worried about<br />
Peyton Manning’s neck.<br />
On Saturday morning, Irsay<br />
used his Twitter account to acknowledge<br />
there is a possibility the<br />
Colts will start the season without<br />
their No. 1 quarterback.<br />
“We r evaluating the QB<br />
sitch,(hash)18 healing but we<br />
must 2 b prepared 4 early season<br />
possibility without him,defense<br />
has 2 pick it up,big time!,” Irsay<br />
wrote.<br />
It’s a notion that will undoubtedly<br />
make Colts fans cringe and,<br />
until now, seemed inconceivable.<br />
Manning, who signed a fiveyear,<br />
$90 million contract last<br />
month, is the only four-time MVP<br />
in NFL history.<br />
Since being the No. 1 overall<br />
pick in the 1998 draft, Manning<br />
has started all 208 regular-season<br />
games and 19 more in the playoffs.<br />
His streak of 227 consecutive<br />
games is the second-longest for a<br />
quarterback in league history behind<br />
only Brett Favre.<br />
But the recovery from May<br />
surgery, the second operation on<br />
his neck in 15 months, has been<br />
slow. Manning attributed part of<br />
the problem with not being able<br />
to work out with team officials<br />
during the 4 1/2-month lockout.<br />
The only other time one of<br />
his starts appeared to be in jeopardy<br />
was in 2008 when Manning<br />
needed two operations to remove<br />
an infected bursa sac from his left<br />
knee. He missed all of training<br />
camp and the entire preseason,<br />
then struggled early in the regular<br />
season before winning his third<br />
MVP Award.<br />
With Manning, the Colts have<br />
been a perennial Super Bowl contender.<br />
Without him, well, the Colts’<br />
hopes of becoming the first team<br />
to play the NFL’s title game in<br />
their home stadium would certainly<br />
take a hit.<br />
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