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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 />

Prep Football:<br />

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Adam Martin<br />

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<strong>Sunday</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />

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Obituaries Quote of the Day Weather<br />

Rosa P. Glover<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />

Ross R. Potter<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />

Community Matters<br />

www.starhq.com<br />

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 />

n See JAIL, 12A<br />

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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More than two dozen people were also arrested<br />

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STAR STAFF<br />

rsorrell@starhq.com<br />

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 />

“If you don’t risk anything,<br />

you risk even more.”<br />

- Erica Mann Jong<br />

“Love is not what the mind thinks,<br />

but what the heart feels.”<br />

- Greg Evans<br />

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Photo by Brandon Hicks<br />

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 />

n See HEARING, 12A<br />

Constable Ross Potter<br />

succumbs to wreck injuries<br />

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and serving Carter and Unicoi Counties


Page 2A - STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />

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 />

SCHooL DAy<br />

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 />

eTSu PRIDe DAy<br />

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 />

http://www.AppalachianFair.com<br />

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 />

HEARING LOSS<br />

CAN BE TREATED…<br />

CALL<br />

Dr. Daniel R.<br />

Schumaier<br />

& Assoc.<br />

Audiologists<br />

106 E. Watauga Ave.<br />

Johnson City<br />

928-5771<br />

www.schumaieraudiogotist.com


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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Markland on warrants charging him with violation of probation and<br />

two counts of failure to appear.<br />

• Terry Lee Williams, 42, 630 N. Center St., Johnson City, was arrested<br />

Thursday by CCSD Dep. Larry Vaughn on a warrant charging<br />

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 />

Thursday by <strong>Elizabethton</strong> Police Department Ptl. John Bulla and<br />

charged with shoplifting and possession of Schedule III drugs. He is<br />

scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on Sept. 20.<br />

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 />

— NOTICE —<br />

WILSON CEMETERY<br />

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 />

plots before January 1, 2012 should call<br />

423-542-8114 or 423-474-<strong>21</strong>75<br />

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 />

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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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<strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR or mail it to Editor, <strong>Elizabethton</strong> STAR, P.O. Box<br />

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Reading the Bible together in <strong>2011</strong><br />

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United Way board,<br />

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 />

campaign. The annual kick-off held at the Joe<br />

O’Brien Field was a complete success. Although a<br />

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(Mr. Bill), Wal-Mart for all the gifts, Hale Ministries<br />

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 />

www.starhq.com<br />

How to reach us<br />

J’s Corner<br />

102 S. Lynn Ave.<br />

423.547.3300<br />

Meredith Bros. Collision Specialists<br />

700 State Line Rd.<br />

423.<strong>21</strong>3.5507<br />

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2890 Boones Creek Rd., Gray<br />

423.328.0862<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 />

Lynn Valley Decorating<br />

1432 Broad Street Ext.<br />

423.543.5062<br />

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(Must be paid in advance. No refunds)<br />

Newsstand Price: Daily, 50 cents; <strong>Sunday</strong>, $1.50 Circulation Department………542-1540<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 />

Delaney Scalf<br />

Operations Manager<br />

dscalf@starhq.com<br />

Billy Graham’s<br />

My Answer<br />

— Sponsored by —<br />

First Baptist Church<br />

<strong>21</strong>2 East F Street<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN<br />

(423) 543-1931<br />

www.fbcelizabethton.com<br />

Nathan C. Goodwin<br />

Publisher<br />

ngoodwin@starhq.com<br />

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Editor<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 />

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“The Big Taste Grill is a great<br />

tool that gives Johnsonville another<br />

way to support the communities<br />

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be on Saturday, Aug. 27.<br />

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 />

Jackee Taylor Johnston<br />

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Visit Jackee to discuss your<br />

insurance and financial needs<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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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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Today's Weather<br />

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Sun<br />

8/<strong>21</strong><br />

85/66<br />

A few thunderstorms<br />

possible. Highs in<br />

the mid 80s and<br />

lows in the mid 60s.<br />

Sunrise Sunset<br />

6:51 AM 8:12 PM<br />

Mon<br />

8/22<br />

85/63<br />

Times of sun and<br />

clouds. Highs in the<br />

mid 80s and lows in<br />

the low 60s.<br />

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 />

Tennessee At A Glance<br />

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 />

6:53 AM 8:08 PM<br />

Knoxville<br />

88/69<br />

Thu<br />

8/25<br />

84/65<br />

Scattered thunderstorms<br />

possible.<br />

Sunrise Sunset<br />

6:54 AM 8:06 PM<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong><br />

85/66<br />

Area Cities<br />

City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.<br />

Athens 89 70 t-storm Greeneville 87 67 t-storm Milan 92 70 t-storm<br />

Bristol 85 66 t-storm Jackson 93 72 t-storm Morristown 87 67 t-storm<br />

Chattanooga 83 69 t-storm Jamestown 85 66 t-storm Nashville 91 71 t-storm<br />

Clarksville 91 69 t-storm Jefferson City 88 69 t-storm Oak Ridge 87 70 t-storm<br />

Columbia 90 70 t-storm Johnson City 85 66 t-storm Paris 91 69 t-storm<br />

Cookeville 88 67 t-storm Kingsport 86 68 t-storm Pulaski 91 70 t-storm<br />

Crossville 82 67 t-storm Knoxville 88 69 t-storm Savannah 93 71 t-storm<br />

Dayton 88 70 t-storm Lewisburg 90 69 t-storm Shelbyville 90 69 t-storm<br />

Dyersburg 94 72 t-storm McMinnville 88 69 t-storm Sweetwater 88 69 t-storm<br />

Gatlinburg 83 62 t-storm Memphis 94 73 t-storm Tullahoma 88 70 t-storm<br />

National Cities<br />

City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.<br />

Atlanta 90 73 t-storm Houston 98 76 mst sunny Phoenix 100 80 mst sunny<br />

Boston 82 67 t-storm Los Angeles 75 62 pt sunny San Francisco 62 55 pt sunny<br />

Chicago 81 64 pt sunny Miami 90 80 t-storm Seattle 79 61 mst sunny<br />

Dallas 103 82 mst sunny Minneapolis 81 64 mst sunny St. Louis 88 69 t-storm<br />

Denver 86 63 t-storm New York 83 70 t-storm Washington, DC 89 73 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 />

Jail<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 />

Hearing<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 />

Funds<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 />

n See WINNERS, 8B<br />

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 />

n See NOVEL, 6B<br />

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 />

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eye, like it seems to every year, and<br />

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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 />

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fun and fabulous Surprise Prize<br />

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These frosted cupcakes will be<br />

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When you’re planning special<br />

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bake with the kids after school, take<br />

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1-1/3 cups water<br />

3 large eggs<br />

1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />

1 package (16.5 ounces) Nestlé<br />

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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 />

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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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Photo by Susan Hamilton<br />

“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 />

The <strong>Elizabethton</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

wants to help you celebrate… greetings<br />

will appear in the <strong>Elizabethton</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

on <strong>Sunday</strong>, September 11, 2001<br />

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Picture<br />

Limit<br />

1 Child<br />

Per Photo<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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PLEASE<br />

GirL BOY<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 />

are at especially high risk for<br />

glaucoma, 10 a.m.; Lunch —<br />

Looking for a provider<br />

that is easy to see when<br />

you are sick?<br />

We offer SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS<br />

for our established patients.<br />

Anna Broome Gilbert, MD,<br />

and Aimee Elliott, ANP, with<br />

MSMG Internal Medicine,<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, are accepting<br />

new patients.<br />

423-542-7400<br />

1497 W. Elk Ave, Suite 20<br />

<strong>Elizabethton</strong>, TN 37643<br />

internal medicine<br />

www.myMSMG.net<br />

Do you have a Mountain States Medical Group physician?<br />

Photo Contributed<br />

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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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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scores.<br />

Cyclones<br />

n Continued from 1C<br />

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 />

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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


Page 4C - STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Highlanders<br />

n Continued from 1C<br />

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 />


Page 6C - STAR - SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2011</strong><br />

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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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />

Name Last Chg %Chg<br />

TRC Cos 4.44 +.92 +26.1<br />

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 />

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />

Name Last Chg %Chg<br />

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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GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)<br />

Name Last Chg %Chg<br />

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 />

5<br />

316<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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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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 />

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The Master Services Agreement<br />

Previously Entered Into With AMEC<br />

Earth And Environmental, Inc. To<br />

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Phase II (MSR) Storm Water Program<br />

At A Cost To The City Of<br />

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8/<strong>21</strong><br />

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meeting in regular session Monday<br />

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position. Boards/Committee<br />

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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 />

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is September 9th at 4:00<br />

pm. Applicants will be given 5<br />

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3 ARTICLES<br />

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 />

Want a great job?<br />

We are now accepting applications<br />

for several departments.<br />

We offer great benefits including:<br />

Medical, Vision & Dental<br />

Paid time off your 1st year<br />

Paid training<br />

All full-time positions<br />

Advancement Opportunities<br />

We are in need of bi-lingual representatives!!<br />

Apply in person from 8 am - 3:30 pm @<br />

3043 Boones Creek Rd Suite 102<br />

Or<br />

@ 2238 East Fairview Avenue<br />

Or<br />

Online at Acttoday.com<br />

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 />

TN Regional Runs<br />

New Pay Increase!<br />

Up to .44¢/Mile<br />

Class A CDL + 1 Yr. OTR Exp.<br />

Solutions from the Ground Up<br />

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 />

Warriors<br />

n Continued from 1C<br />

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 />

n Continued from 1C<br />

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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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 />

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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 />

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possibility without him,defense<br />

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It’s a notion that will undoubtedly<br />

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Manning, who signed a fiveyear,<br />

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Since being the No. 1 overall<br />

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His streak of 227 consecutive<br />

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But the recovery from May<br />

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season before winning his third<br />

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With Manning, the Colts have<br />

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