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Thursday, April 22, 2010 • Volume 80 - No. 95 ONLINE: Visit www.starhq.com for more photos, video and local news 

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Gov’t goes high-tech 

to redesign $100 bills 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The folks who print America’s money 

have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It’s part of 

an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes 

more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve 

Chairman Ben Bernanke says. 

The makeover, unveiled Wednesday by Bernanke and Treasury 

Secretary Timothy Geithner, may leave people wondering if there’s 

magic involved. 

Benjamin Franklin is still on the C-note. But he has been joined 

by a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell and a bright blue security 

ribbon composed of thousands of tiny lenses that magnify 

objects in mysterious ways. Move the bill, and the objects move in 

a different direction. 

The new currency will not go into circulation until Feb. 10 of 

next year. That will give the government time to educate the public 

in the United States and around the world about the changes. 

“We estimate that as many as two-thirds of all $100 notes circulate 

outside the United States,” said Bernanke, who stressed that 

the 6.5 billion older-design $100 bills now in circulation will remain 

legal tender. 

The $100 bill, the highest value denomination in general circulation, 

is the last bill to undergo an extensive redesign. The Bureau 

of Engraving and Printing began the process in 2003, adding 

n See MONEY, 16 

Tenn. schools see growth 

in zero tolerance offenses 

NASHVILLE (AP) — A new report shows the number of Tennessee 

schoolchildren committing zero tolerance offenses has increased 31 

percent during the last decade, but there’s been improvement in the 

last couple of years. 

Those offenses include drug possession or use, firearms possession 

and battery against staff members and generally result in transfer to 

alternative school, expulsion or suspension. 

The report from the state comptroller’s office looked at data from 

1999 through 2008 and found that ninth-graders made up the majority 

of offenders. 

The offenses peaked in the 2005-2006 school year at a rate of 3.7 offenses 

per 1,000 students, but that number has been dropping since. 

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An inmate crew from the Carter County Work Camp has spruced up the grounds and painted the exterior of the historic Carter 

Mansion on Broad Street Extension in Elizabethton. 

Inmates paint historic Carter Mansion 

BY ROBERT SORRELL 

STAR STAFF 

rsorrell@starhq.com 

Some spring cleaning took 

place this week at one of Elizabethton’s 

most historic buildings 

when inmates from the 

Carter County Work Camp in 

Roan Mountain spruced up the 

Carter Mansion, Tennessee’s 

oldest frame structure. 

FROM STAFF REPORTS 

The South Elizabethton Utility Board 

briefly discussed the upcoming Highway 

362 Improvement Project (Gap Creek Road) 

during Wednesday’s board meeting. Utility 

Manager Earl Birchfield said the Tennessee 

Department of Transportation will let bids 

for the project March 2, 2011. 

The new road has been planned for several 

years. One of the reasons for rerouting 

Highway 362 was the number of collisions 

on the current two-lane road, which has 

The home, operated by Sycamore 

Shoals State Historic Area, 

has been closed for the past week 

as a work crew from the Carter 

County Annex painted and 

caulked the exterior of the structure. 

The men coated the building 

with a fresh coat of white 

paint, as well as the trim and 

doors. The crew has not worked 

inside the home. Inmates also 

South E. Utility discusses new Gap Creek Road project 

NASHVILLE (AP) — 

Handgun permit holders would 

not be able to carry weapons 

into establishments that predominantly 

serve alcohol under a proposal that passed 

a key legislative committee this week and is headed 

for a full House vote. 

The proposal sponsored by Republican Rep. Curry 

Todd of Collierville was approved 20-6 by the House 

Emma J. Shell 


spread fresh mulch around the 

mansion’s property. 

Officials with Sycamore 

Shoals say the historic home, located 

on Broad Street Extension 

in Elizabethton, has suffered 

from weather and age and was in 

need of a fresh coat of paint. Previous 

to this week’s work, patches 

of brown wood showed through 

the fading white exterior. 

several winding curves and limited visibility. 

Several auto accidents have occurred on the 

road over the years, some with fatalities. 

Birchfield said the project will cost the 

utility some money, but added that the utility 

can handle the matter without a rate 

increase. 

“There will be some upgrades to the district,” 

Birchfield said. 

Board member Jeff Chambers, who was 

chosen last month to replace Birchfield as 

the board’s representative on the Watauga 

“Everything is blooming most 

recklessly; if it were voices instead 

of colors, there would be an 

unbelievable shrieking into 

the heart of the night.” 

- Rainer Maria Rilke 

The Carter Mansion was 

built between 1775 and 1780 by 

Landon Carter, the namesake of 

Carter County. The mansion’s 

interior features hand-carved 

panels and crown moulding, 

which was exquisite for its time. 

The state of Tennessee purchased 

the Carter Mansion in 1973 and 

n See MANSION, 16 

River Regional Water Authority, asked if he 

should provide copies of that board’s agenda, 

minutes and other records for review 

by the utility board. Birchfield, along with 

Chairman Ray Lyons, suggested Chambers 

bring his copy to the utility office for review, 

stating that there is often too much paperwork 

to warrant making several copies. 

No official action was taken by the 

board. 

The board has invited WRRWA members 

to attend the utility’s future meetings. 

Advancing House bill would ban guns from bars 

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for a vote on the House floor. The companion bill is 

also awaiting a Senate floor vote. 

Todd’s original proposal sought to allow handgun 

owners to carry weapons where alcoholic beverages are 

served unless posted otherwise. 

But the measure was amended to require establishments 

whose food sales are less than 50 percent to prohibit 

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Antique Farm 

Show this 

GRAY — The Tri-State Antique 

Power Association will host 

its 17th Annual Appalachian Antique 

Farm Show on April 23-25 

at the Appalachian Fairgrounds 

in Gray (located 1 mile off Interstate 

I-26). The show will feature 

exhibits, circa 1990-1960, of antique 

tractors, antique engines, 

steam engines, threshing machines 

and gristmills from Tennessee 

and surrounding states. 

Friday the exhibits and vendors 

will open at 8 a.m. to the 

public. The weekend will feature 

farm toys, antiques, commercial 

vendors, memorabilia, arts & 

crafts, new and used farm equipment, 

parts vendors, a variety of 

food concessions and the everpopular 

Parade of Power, where 

owners and drivers can show off 

their “works of art.” Also featured 

will be the Tractor Olympics, 

where you can compete and 

show off yours driving skills with 

these antique jewels (a very popular 

event with the spectators, as 

they cheer for their favorite make 

and model). There will also be 

Equipment Demonstrations with 

these rare classics, a Petting Zoo, 

Cow Pie Bingo, Kiddie Tractor 

Pedal Race & Pull, Quilt Exhibit 

by the Appalachian Heritage 

Quilters, and a Dead Bolt Tractor 

Pull for the farm stock show 

tractors. Church services will be 

held Sunday morning for show 

participants and is open to the 

public. 

TSAPA is proud to feature 

Allis-Chalmers tractors and 

equipment at this year’s show 

along with the “Gathering of 

the Orange.” All Allis-Chalmers 

collectors are welcome to come, 

participate and support the “OR- 

ANGE” machines. The show is a 

great family event for all ages. 

Gates open each day at 8 

a.m. Admission is $5 for adults, 

ages 12 and under free. Limited 

camping available on site. 

TOWNSEND (AP) — It was a 

long, hard winter in East Tennessee, 

and the black bear cubs have 

been especially hit hard. 

Appalachian Bear Rescue in 

Townsend is housing 14 cubs that 

endured lack of food, the harsh 

winter and other circumstances 

that left them malnourished and 

dehydrated. 

WBIR-TV reports the cubs were 

born in January 2009 and should 

weigh 40 to 50 pounds, but some 

of them are only 8 to 10 pounds. 

The rescue is looking to its 

supporters to help pay for the 

cubs’ food and other needs. More 

information is available at http:// 

www.appalachianbearrescue.org. 

House GOP joins in opposing end of sales tax cap 

NASHVILLE (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday announced 

they are joining their Senate counterparts in opposing Gov. Phil Bredesen’s 

proposal to lift a cap on sales taxes charged on big ticket items. 

The Democratic governor has said removing the sales tax exemption 

would raise $85 million needed to help plug a shortfall for the budget 

year that begins July 1. 

“Small businesses can and will be the driving force behind economic 

recovery, so we cannot put them in the crosshairs of this massive tax increase,” 

House Republican Caucus Chairman Glen Casada of Franklin 

said in a release. 

Bredesen this week challenged Republicans to come up with their 

own way to bridge the budget gap. 

“You may feel these things are not appropriate and that’s fine, but 

you can’t just be against things,” Bredesen told reporters earlier this 

week. “My question is: OK, what’s your solution?” 

Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville has said Republicans 

would present an alternative way to balance the budget by the end of this 

week, though details have not yet been released. 

The state currently caps sales taxes on most items sold for more than 

$3,200 at 7 percent. Local governments can charge up to an additional 

2.75 percent on the first $1,600, and the state then substitutes a 2.75 percent 

“single article” tax on any amount between $1,600 and $3,200. 

The governor’s proposal would extend the single article tax to items 

costing more than $3,200. Taxes on vehicles, boats and manufactured 

homes would remain capped. 

If the state were to lift the cap, sales taxes on items costing $5,000 

would increase by $50; $187 more on $10,000 purchases; or a $600 hike 

on purchases of $25,000. 

VFW officer 

election today 

weekend in Gray The Veterans of Foreign 

Hard winter 

leaves bear 

cubs hungry 

Spaghetti 

supper 

Women of Faith of Stoney 

Creek Baptist Church will 

have a spaghetti supper on 

Saturday, April 24, from 5-7 

p.m. 

The meal is available either 

carry-out or eat-in. The 

cost is $6 per person. 

For more information, call 

474-3273. 

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Casting Crowns win artist of the year at Dove Awards 

NASHVILLE (AP) — For Casting 

Crowns, the Lord giveth and the 

Lord taketh away. 

Shortly after having its five-year 

winning streak as group of the year 

snapped at the 41st annual Dove 

Awards on Wednesday, the topselling 

Christian supergroup won 

the night’s biggest award, the fanvoted 

artist of the year. 

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the fans were voting,” Casting 

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song of the year, “The Only Hope.” 

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“I spent my youth raising my 

babies,” she said. “It’s just amazing 

God has me here at this late 

date.” 

Sidewalk Prophets waged a 

grassroots campaign on the way to 

winning the awards’ other fan-voted 

category, new artist of the year. 

The band has logged 31,000 

miles in a touring van so far this 

year and aren’t about to stop. 

“The coolest thing is we get to 

go to Disney World in five days and 

I’m stoked about that,” Dave Frey 

said. “So I can truly say, ‘I’m going 

to Disney World!’” 

There were several inspiring 

performances during the show, 

which was taped and will air Sunday 

on GMC. 

Grant, who co-hosted the show 

with MercyMe’s Bart Millard, 

opened the show with a duet of 

“Human” with “American Idol” 

winner Jordin Sparks. Battistelli 

made a quick change from a black 

and white knee-length dress into a 

long, red number shortly after winning 

female vocalist and sang her 

“Beautiful, Beautiful.” 

Two of Christian and gospel 

music’s longest-running acts also 

sang new material. BeBe and CeCe 

Winans sang their song “Grace” 

and Amy Grant played “Better 

Than A Hallelujah.” 

A couple of collaborations 

turned up the volume. Former 

Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch 

joined modern rock band Red for 

a flaming rendition of the medley 

“Fight Inside”/“Death of Me,” 

which brought half the crowd to its 

feet and left the other half stunned, 

and David Crowder joined MercyMe 

on another medley, “All of 

Creation”/“How He Loves.” 

Casting Crowns was joined on 

stage by a children’s choir, which 

shouted through small plastic 

megaphones at the end of “Until 

The Whole World Hears.” 

It was a fitting matchup. 

Despite its widespread success 

— the band’s four albums have 

sold more than 5 million copies 

and they’re one of the top touring 

acts — Casting Crowns remains 

rooted in the youth ministry that 

spawned it. All seven members 

work with young people and 

their parents and limit touring to 

Thursday through Saturday. 

There’s little question they 

could fill those other four days 

up with concerts. Casting Crowns’ 

message is rooted in the Bible, 

flavored with rock ‘n’ roll and 

delivered with an earnestness that 

clearly connects with its audience. 

The band’s latest album, also 

called “Until the Whole World 

Hears,” opened at No. 4 on the 

Billboard 200 with 167,000 sales 

in November and was certified 

gold with 500,000 albums sold in 

just four weeks. It was the highest 

Nielsen SoundScan debut for any 

Christian music act. 

In the end, though, it’s not 

about album sales or tour revenue 

for Hall and his bandmates. 

“Songs come from what we’re 

teaching,” Hall said in an earlier 

interview with The Associated 

Press. “All these songs start out 

as Bible studies, messages, things 

that have come up in conversation. 

They all start out in ministry 

and sort of evolve into these 

songs.” 

Hall and three other members 

of the band are active in youth 

ministry at the Eagle’s Landing 

First Baptist Church and the other 

three minister at nearby churches. 

The bus is always in the parking 

lot well before Sunday service. 

“People ask me all the time, 

‘Do they really go to church 

there?’” Eagle’s Landing pastor 

Tim Dowdy said. “They don’t just 

go to church here, they’re serving 

and teaching and leading every 

time they’re here. They’ll be here at 

4 on Sunday morning, sleep on the 

bus till 6, take showers and at 9:30 

they’re leading Bible studies with 

students and at 11 they’re leading 

worship and at 4 they’re in discipleship 

with kids and at 7 they’re leading 

the parents meeting. That’s just 

what they do.”


The First Tennessee Area 

Agency on Aging & Disability will 

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Police 

Beats 

• William Edward Kade, 42, 217 Echo Drive, Elizabethton, was 

arrested Tuesday by Carter County Sheriff’s Department Dep. Travis 

Ludlow on a warrant charging him as a fugitive from justice. 

• Heather Lorraine Taylor, 25, 189 Chambers Hollow Road, Elizabethton, 

was arrested Monday by CCSD Dep. Travis Ludlow on a warrant 

charging her with failure to appear. 

• Patsy Jean Norwood, 32, 320 Lewis Cole Loop, Elizabethton, was 

arrested Tuesday by CCSD Dep. Travis Ludlow on an attachment for 

contempt out of Chancery Court. 

• Mark Steven Whitney II, 26, 911 Pine Ridge Circle, Apt. C, Elizabethton, 

was arrested Wednesday by CCSD Dep. Wayne Pritchard and 

charged with DUI and violation of implied consent. He is scheduled to 

appear in General Sessions Court on May 7. 

• Sarah Beth Buchanan, 21, 304 Carter St., Elizabethton, was arrested 

Wednesday by CCSD Dep. Wayne Pritchard and charged with 

public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. She is 

scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on May 7. 

• Morgan Clayton Ratliff, 27, 608 Bingham Road, Elizabethton, 

was arrested Tuesday by CCSD Dep. Danny Wilson on warrants charging 

him with three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, burglary 

and theft under $500 and violation of probation. 

Pet food taken 

from animal shelter 


Assorted dog and cat food has been reported missing from the exterior 

of the Carter County Animal Shelter. 

Gina McGee of Elizabethton said she dropped off 25 bags of dog 

and cat food at the facility on Monday evening. The shelter was closed 

at the time, so she left the bags outside of the building. McGee contacted 

the shelter the next morning and was told that the donation 

was not at the shelter. 

Carter County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Reagin said there are no suspects 

at this time. The donation was valued at $250. The shelter recently 

held a pet food drive. 

Elizabethton man pleads guilty 

to threatening others with rifle 

BY RoBeRt SoRRell 

STAR STAFF 

rsorrell@starhq.com 

An Elizabethton man pled 

guilty Wednesday to threatening 

to shoot another individual in 

July of 2008. 

Adam Shane Williams, 24, 

712 Blevins Ave., Elizabethton, 

received three years of probation 

for aggravated assault and possession 

of Schedule II drugs for 

resale. Williams was also ordered 

to pay $50 a month in fines. 

Williams was originally 

charged with three counts of aggravated 

assault by Elizabethton 

Police officers, but was indicted 

on one charge by a Carter County 

grand jury. 

EPD Patrol Officer Sarah Ellison 

reported that the incident 

occurred at 714 S. Watauga Avenue 

on July 12, 2008 after 2 a.m. 

Police were called to a report of 

vandalism to vehicles, but while 

en route dispatchers advised that 

the subjects were threatening the 

residents. 

On arrival, Ellison spoke to 

the victim, James Williams. The 

victim stated that he and two 

other people were in the yard 

checking on vehicles that had 

tires vandalized. James Williams’ 

nephew, the defendant Adam 

Williams, approached the three 

individuals and was brandishing 

a rifle described as an AK-47 assault 

rifle. 

The defendant was accompanied 

by an unidentified black 

male, Ellison reported. The officer 

wrote in a report, “He then 

related that he ...been waiting a 

long time to blow (James Williams) 

away. The black male 

then reportedly related ...shoot 

this cracker.” 

James Williams asked the 

other two individuals to call 

911. The defendant and the unidentified 

male then went to 712 

Blevins Ave. 

Officers went to the second 

residence, where Adam Williams 

lives, but did not find the defendant. 

Williams was later apprehended 

and charged in the 

incident. 

Annual Conference on Aging 

scheduled April 27 in JC 

on Aging on Tuesday, April 27, at 

the Millennium Centre in Johnson 

City. 

The Conference on Aging 

seeks to build the skills of professionals 

and volunteers who work 

with and advocate for the 60+ 

population and for adults with 

disabilities in the eight counties 

of Northeast Tennessee. The 

conference is part of our celebration 

of Older Americans Month, 

which takes place throughout the 

month of May. This year’s theme 

is “Age Strong! Live Long!” 

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Ethel B. Clark 

Mrs. Ethel Bingham Clark, 

85, of Elizabethton, passed away 

Thursday, April 15, 2010, at her 

residence. 

Mrs. Clark was a native of 

Watauga County, N.C., and a 

daughter of the late James H. and 

Verna Wilson Bingham. In addition 

to her parents, she was preceded 

in death by her husband, 

Paul Fredrick Clark, in 1971; a 

son, Dr. Kenneth H. Clark; and a 

sister, Laura Lee Manning. 

Mrs. Clark was the last charter 

member of Westside Christian 

Church in Elizabethton where 

her father served as minister until 

his death in 1956. She served 

as Church Organist for over 50 

years. She was a member of 

Boones Creek Christian Church 

since 2001 where her son David 

serves as Minister. 

Mrs. Clark retired as Deputy 

Clerk and Master for Carter 

County. 

Survivors include two sons, 

Robert Clark, Elizabethton, and 

Minister David Clark and wife Jill, 

Johnson City; a daughter-in-law, 

Gaye Clark Fulks, Elizabethton; 

four grandchildren, Matt Clark, 

Johnson City, Ashley Clark Ransom, 

Durham, N.C., Kelly White, 

Orlando, Fla., and Paul Clark, 

St. Louis, Mo.; two sisters, Mary 

Manning and Emma Jean Lowry, 

both of Elizabethton; a brother, 

Hoyle Bingham, Johnson City; 

six great-grandchildren; and 

several nephews and nieces. 

Celebration of Life Services 

for Mrs. Clark will be conducted 

at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at 

WASHINGTON (AP) — 

About two dozen members of 

Congress on Wednesday condemned 

a federal judge’s ruling 

that the National Day of Prayer 

is unconstitutional, saying prayer 

has long been part of the country’s 

history. 

“The American people believe 

in prayer. The American 

people believe that prayer changes 

things,” said Rep. Mike Pence, 

R-Ind., as he urged the Obama 

administration to use “all means 

at its disposal” to challenge the 

decision. 

Several of the lawmakers also 

called on the Justice Department 

to appeal the ruling. 

Boones Creek Christian Church 

with Minister David Clark and 

Minister Mike Koruschak officiating. 

Memorial donations may be 

made to House of Hope Orphanage 

Port Au Prince, c/o Boones 

Creek Christian Church, 305 

Christian Church Road, Johnson 

City, TN 37615. Condolences may 

be sent to the Clark family online 

at www.dillow-taylor.com. 

Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home 

& Cremation Services, Jonesborough, 

(423) 753-3821, is in 

charge of arrangements. 

Howard P. Gibson 

Howard Preston Gibson, 84, of 

Elizabethton, passed away Sunday, 

April 18, 2010, at Sycamore 

Shoals Hospital. 

Mr. Gibson 

was a lifelong 

resident of 

Elizabethton. 

He was the son 

of the late John Pierce Gibson 

and Sarah Carr Gibson. In addition 

to his parents, one son, 

Donnie Gene Gibson; two sisters, 

Iva Jean Canova and Elizabeth 

Gibson; eight brothers, William 

Blain “Bill” Gibson, Paul Gibson, 

Henry “Hoot” Gibson, Bobby 

The government has yet to 

make a determination as to 

what its next step will be, said 

Charles Miller, a Justice Department 

spokesman. The ruling is 

still being reviewed. 

A federal judge in Wisconsin 

ruled last week that the National 

Day of Prayer is unconstitutional 

because it amounts to a call for 

religious action. The judge did 

not bar any observances until 

all appeals are exhausted. 

Congress established the day 

in 1952 and in 1988 set the 

first Thursday in May as the 

Obituaries 

Gibson, Billy Joe Gibson, Daniel 

Gibson, Jim Gibson and Clifton 

Gibson; one great-grandson, 

Brandon Cope; and one son-inlaw, 

Joe Johnson, preceded him 

in death. 

Mr. Gibson was a U.S. Navy 

veteran of World War II. He retired 

from the Maintenance Department 

at East Tennessee State 

University in 1990. 

Mr. Gibson was of the Pentecostal 

faith. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Judy Gibson, of the home; three 

daughters, Mary Johnson of 

Springfield, Ohio, Carolyn Howington 

and her husband Joe of 

Erwin and Sandra Price and her 

husband Tony of Elizabethton; 

three sons, Roger Gibson and 

his wife Edna of Johnson City, 

Dale Gibson and his wife Linda 

of Elizabethton and Johnny H. 

Gibson and his wife Donna of 

Hampton; 11 grandchildren; 21 

great-grandchildren; five greatgreat-grandchildren; 

and numerous 

nieces, nephews, greatnieces 

and great-nephews also 

survive. 

The funeral service for Mr. 

Gibson was conducted at 8 p.m. 

Wednesday, April 21, in the 

Morris-Baker South Chapel with 

Rev. Clarence Taylor and Rev. 

Jay Blyth officiating. The graveside 

committal service will be 

conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, 

April 22, in the Mountain Home 

National Cemetery. Active pallbearers 

will be grandsons. The 

Boone Dam Post No. 4933 and 

the Tennessee Natonal Guard 

will accord military honors. The 

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day for presidents to issue proclamations 

asking Americans to 

pray. 

Matt Lehrich, a spokesman 

for President Barack Obama, 

said Wednesday the president 

still plans to issue a proclamation 

for the upcoming prayer 

day. 

The Freedom From Religion 

Foundation, a Madison, Wis.based 

group of atheists and 

agnostics, filed a lawsuit against 

the federal government in 2008 

arguing the day violated the 

separation of church and state. 

ministers, family and friends are 

requested to meet at the funeral 

home by 1:15 p.m. Thursday to 

go in procession. The family received 

friends from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Wednesday, prior to the service. 

Memories and condolences may 

be sent to the Gibson family via 

www.morrisbaker.com. 

Morris-Baker Funeral Home 

and Cremation Services, 2001 

Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, 

(423) 282-1521, is serving the 

Gibson family. 

Lorena E. Dance 

Mrs. Lorena E. Dance, 88, of 

Elizabethton, has gone home to 

be with her Lord, Tuesday, April 

20, 2010. 

Funeral arrangements are incomplete 

and will be announced 

later. 

Arrangements for the Dance 

family have been entrusted to 

Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. 

Hazel M. Robinson 

Hazel Marie Robinson, 93, 

279 Minton Hollow Road, Elizabethton, 

died Wednesday, April 

21, 2010, at her residence. 

Arrangements are incomplete 

and will be announced by Tetrick 

Funeral Home, Elizabethton. 

Emma J. Shell 

Emma Jane Shell, 94, 256 

Coal Chute Road, Elizabethton, 

died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 

at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. 

Arrangements are incomplete 

and will be announced by Tetrick 

Funeral Home, Elizabethton. 

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Ruby is a three-month-old brindle mix. She is a sweet little girl and is looking for a new home. George is a six-to-eight-month-old 

Jack Russell mix. He was recently saved from being put down and would love to find a new home before his time runs out again. 

He is a very friendly dog who loves to play and has lots of energy. He would make a great family pet. Both George and Ruby are 

being temporarily cared for at the Elizabethton Animal Shelter and are available for adoption. To adopt a pet at the animal shelter 

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KINGSPORT (AP) — Hiking and mountain bike trails at Bays 

Mountain Park have been reopened after park officials recaptured a 

wolf that escaped. 

The Kingsport Times-News reported employees of the city-owned 

park had searched for Kawoni — a female wolf — since Saturday 

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She was found on a farm just outside the park and tranquilized. 

Park officials said the wolf was not harmed. 

The Obama administration has 

countered that the statute simply 

acknowledges the role of religion 

in the United States. 

In her ruling, U.S. District 

Judge Barbara Crabb wrote that 

the government can no more 

enact laws supporting a day of 

prayer than it can encourage 

citizens to fast during Ramadan, 

attend a synagogue or practice 

magic. 

Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., 

said the National Day of Prayer 

proclamation doesn’t force anyone 

to pray. 

“It’s an opportunity for us to 

do what we’ve done historically, 

what our historic underpinnings 

are and understanding the precedent 

that has been set,” said 

McIntyre, co-chairman of the 

Congressional Prayer Caucus. 

Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, 

has introduced a resolution in 

support of the National Day of 

Prayer, calling it constitutional 

and “a fitting acknowledgment 

of our nation’s religious history.”

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Protesting the protestors — a right to disagree 

“I am sick and tired of people who say 

that if you debate and you disagree with 

this administration, somehow you’re 

not patriotic, and we should stand up 

and say, ‘We are Americans and we have 

a right to debate and disagree with any 

administration.’” 

Was that a tea party protestor seeking 

to rile up white men and incite them to 

violence? 

No, that was Hillary Clinton in 2003. 

The administration she was criticizing 

was that of George W. Bush. 

She was right then. Protest can be 

patriotic, and no one should be thought 

less of an American because that person 

opposes the policies of a particular administration. 

But now that the (left) shoe is on 

the other foot, we hear nothing about 

protest being patriotic. Instead, we hear 

from the left that it is dangerous and 

might lead to another Timothy McVeigh 

blowing up a federal building or trying 

to assassinate a president. 

The left invented the modern protest 

movement. I recall covering some of 

the demonstrations against the Vietnam 

War in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Conservatives 

were on the side of American 

troops in Vietnam. They criticized the 

critics of presidents Johnson and Nixon. 

Conservatives believed it was unpatriotic 

to criticize a president fighting communists. 

Many conservatives supported 

Nixon almost to the very end in 

the Watergate scandal. Some 

said it was unpatriotic to belittle 

the president of the United States 

and that the media and Nixon’s 

enemies were conspiring to “get 

him.” That sounds like the “right- 

wing conspiracy” charges leveled 

against conservatives by the modern 

left. 

No one suggested at the time 

that the protestors encouraged twisted 

minds that might lead to an attempt on a 

president’s life. 

People like William Ayers, Tom 

Hayden, Eldridge Cleaver, Sam Brown and 

Jane Fonda, and groups like SNCC, were 

seen by the mainstream media and liberal 

cultural commentators as exercising free 

speech and assembly, even when that assembly 

sometimes turned violent. Fonda’s 

Opinion 

Earth Day 2010 — A lot has 

been done, but still more to do 

A look back to the 1960s shows 

that the United States has made 

a lot of environmental progress 

since the first Earth Day, held on 

April 22, 1970. Still, although the 

nation’s rivers and streams are 

cleaner, the use of toxic chemicals 

is strictly regulated and recycling 

and energy conservation are 

mainstream, the country — and 

the world — face the largest environmental 

threat yet, in the form 

of climate change. 

Because the threat is so dispersed 

and its effects aren’t crystal 

clear, combating climate change 

is proving more difficult than banning 

DDT or passing the Clean Air 

Act. Passing laws that will reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions, in the 

U.S. and around the world, should 

be the focus of this Earth Day, and, 

likely, many of those to come. 

Before 1970, there were no 

federal regulations to stop the 

dumping of waste and toxins into 

the nation’s water and air. There 

was no Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

It was not until the Clean Air 

Act was amended in the 1970s that 

the federal government set limits 

on air pollution. Previous versions 

of the law simply required monitoring. 

Since passage of the act, emissions 

of toxic lead have dropped 98 

percent and emissions of carbon 

monoxide have dropped by nearly 

a third even though driving has 

more than doubled. 

In 1972, Congress passed the 

Clean Water Act, again with advocacy 

from Sen. Muskie. The Ocean 

Dumping Act was also passed that 

year and the Safe Drinking Water 

Act in 1974. 

These bills, like environmental 

legislation before and since, faced 

stiff opposition from corporations 

that would have to change their 

practices. 

Such struggles between protecting 

water, air and earth and 

corporate profits have continued 

through the decades, culminating 

in the current debate over climate 

change. 

Industry-funded campaigns 

have planted doubt about the extreme 

changes in weather in recent 

years and, more pointedly, sought 

to prove that rising temperatures, 

increasingly devastating storms 

and widespread drought are part 

of a natural cycle, not the result of 

human activities. 

A conference on climate change 

in Copenhagen last year was a 

disappointment, ending with little 

progress. A major area of concern 

is who will pay for the changes 

needed to reduce emissions. 

Poorer nations rightly argue 

that they often face the most dire 

results of climate change — such 

as droughts and flooding, which 

leads to widespread famine and 

the displacement of millions of 

people — but are not the major 

cause of the problem. In addition, 

they don’t have the financial 

resources to pay for significant 

changes. 

A challenge for coming climate 

talks is to develop a system that 

helps developing nations reduce 

their emissions while improving 

the quality of life for their residents; 

this likely will include large cash 

payments from wealthier nations 

to the world’s poorest countries. At 

the same time, to be taken seriously 

countries such as the United States 

must lead by example. 

Passing climate change legislation 

today would be as significant 

as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water 

Act of four decades ago. 

—Bangor (ME) Daily News 

Cal 

Thomas 

trip to Hanoi was treated by some on the 

left as legitimate protest. 

Many on the left explained that protests 

— even when they became violent 

— were the result of pent-up emotions 

brought on by an “illegitimate” war 

about which the demonstrators could 

do nothing and so they had to 

protest in sometimes the most extreme 

ways. Now when the right 

becomes angry about what it sees 

as the systematic dismantling of 

the country through higher taxes, 

misspending (by both parties) 

and tone deafness, it is supposed 

to be setting the stage for the next 

Timothy McVeigh and is somehow 

illegitimate and outside 

constitutional boundaries. 

If you don’t like President Obama’s 

policies, you are a racist who is setting 

him up for assassination by a neo-Nazi 

who is waiting in the (right) wings for 

sufficient inspiration. You should be lying 

down and taking it, because Obama 

wants only the best for all Americans. 

If you don’t like what courts are doing 

— legitimizing behavior that used 

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to be called sinful before that word fell 

into disrepute — you are a fundamentalist 

wacko who wants to impose your 

religion on the country. 

If you think the Founders wanted to 

restrict the power of the federal government 

and that your taxes on hard work 

and initiative are too high, you are a 

greedy, uncaring person who disregards 

the poor and needy. If you think many 

of the poor and needy made wrong decisions 

about their lives which contributed 

to their poverty, and that by making right 

decisions they could better their circumstances, 

this proves you are insensitive, 

judgmental and a religious nut. 

In this way of thinking, everything 

done by government when it is headed 

by leftists (though not by conservatives) 

is noble, righteous and good. If you disagree 

with any of it, you are opposing God, 

though of course to the left there is no real 

God. Government is God. 

The left conveniently forgets people 

like the 1960s black-power apostle H. Rap 

Brown, who said, “Violence is American as 

cherry pie.” No it isn’t, but peaceful protest 

is. 

Reader questions ‘fairness’ claim of deputy 

Editor: 

I am replying to a letter written by Officer Chad 

Grindstaff of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department 

dated Tuesday, April 13, concerning the 

respect and fair treatment of the department to 

everyone. 

I have a question. What does respect and fair 

treatment mean? Officer Grindstaff writes that 

people are treated that way by all officers. 

I recall one time the officers came to my mom’s 

house. They drove three different cars in different 

places through her flower garden and lawn. Four 

good running steps would take you from the road 

to her porch. They exited their cars and with guns 

drawn went upon her porch. This frightened my 

mom badly. She was only 90 years old. They said 

they were looking for a parole violator. They went 

through my mom’s house, then to my brother’s 

home. He was not at home, but the door was unlocked. 

They entered, did their dirty work. They 

also went to her granddaughter’s home, and no 

one was home there. They knocked her door down 

and went inside, knocking things around. 

Does this seem like being fair and respectful of 

everyone? 

Orah Lee Andrews 

Butler 

Reader suggests looking beyond the rumors 

Editor: 

I am writing this letter to express my distaste with 

the Carter County sheriff’s election. I am extremely 

grateful to Chris Mathes for keeping the county safe for 

my family. Mr. Mathes has helped turn our jail around 

from the desolate place it once was to a more respectable 

facility. He also helps the inmates who desire to 

change to get into programs, which will help them. Listening 

to the rumors that are circulating about all the 

candidates reminds me of a high school gossip crowd. 

It seems like people would have better things to spend 

their time at rather than trying to make others look 

bad. These rumors not only hurt their opponents, but 

also hurt the families of those individuals. 

My main point is I do not care who someone is 

involved with, how many children they have, or how 

much money is in their bank account. What I do care 

about is whether the candidate is qualified for sheriff, 

knowledgeable and committed to the improvement 

of the county. Mr. Mathes has achieved all of these requirements. 

I would just like my fellow citizens to look past all 

the rumors and focus on what is important, the facts. 

As citizens of Carter County, do your homework, go 

out there and find out the truth. This person will be in 

charge for the next four years. It is not about the name, 

it is about the respect, the commitment someone has 

for law enforcement and the desire to help the county 

become better every year. 

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The Bible is 

clear: God 

created the 

universe 

Dear Rev. Graham: Where 

did the world come from? My junior 

high school science teacher 

says that it just happened, but my 

Sunday school teacher says God 

made it. They can’t both be right, 

can they? — M.N. 

Dear M.N.: 

No, they can’t 

both be right; 

you can’t say on 

one hand that the 

world happened 

by accident, but 

then say on the 

other hand that 

it was created by 

a deliberate act 

of God — not if 

you’re going to 

be logical. 

But the Bible is clear: God created 

the universe. It didn’t just 

happen, nor was it an accident; 

it was created by a deliberate and 

purposeful act on the part of God. 

And God didn’t just form it out of 

a shapeless mass of material that 

somehow already existed; He created 

it from nothing. Think of it: 

God willed for the worlds to come 

into existence — and they did! God 

spoke — and it happened! The 

Bible says, “By the word of the Lord 

were the heavens made, their starry 

host by the breath of his mouth” 

(Psalm 33:6). God is that great and 

that powerful! 

The Bible doesn’t tell us, however, 

exactly how God brought 

about the universe as we know it 

today. Many devout scientists, for 

example, believe God may have 

taken billions of years to bring it to 

its present form. But never lose sight 

of the Bible’s central truth: “In the 

beginning God created the heavens 

and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). 

The greatest truth of all, however, 

is that God loves us, and He sent 

His Son into the world to save us. 

By faith put your life into Christ’s 

hands, because in Him alone “are 

hidden all the treasures of wisdom 

and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). 

———— 

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c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham 

Evangelistic Association, 1 

Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, 

N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRA- 

HAM, or visit the Web site for the 

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: 

www.billygraham.org.) 

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ASU’s Todd Wright guest performer 

for Milligan College Jazz Ensemble show 

By Bryan StevenS 

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The Milligan College Jazz Ensemble will 

present a spring concert on Monday, April 26, 

at 7:30 p.m. in Milligan’s Seeger Memorial 

Chapel. 

The concert will feature guest alto saxophonist, 

Todd Wright, with the 22-piece ensemble 

under the direction of Rick Simerly, 

associate professor of music at Milligan. 

“This ensemble has prepared some fine selections 

for our spring concert,” Simerly said. 

“Add to that the alto saxophone virtuosity of 

Todd Wright, and you have a great concert.” 

Wright has been director of jazz studies for 

the past 20 years at Appalachian State University 

in Boone, N.C. He is an active professional 

musician and jazz clinician, who has 

performed with jazz greats Benny Golson, 

Clark Terry, Eddie Daniels, Dr. Billy Taylor, 

Jon Faddis, Jason Marsalis, Louis Bellson and 

numerous others. 

Wright, during a brief phone interview 

with the Elizabethton STAR, spoke about his 

eagerness to perform again at Milligan College. 

“I performed at Milligan some years ago,” 

he said. “It’s really exciting to work with the 

students there. I am looking forward to get- 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — 

Evangelist Billy Graham returned 

to the North Carolina library that 

bears his name to celebrate its 

reopening after it was closed for 

months for upgrades and additions. 

Multiple media outlets reported 

that Graham’s appearance 

Tuesday night was his first public 

appearance in Charlotte since 

May 2007, when three former 

presidents — Jimmy Carter, Bill 

Clinton and George H.W. Bush 

— joined him in dedicating the 

Billy Graham Library. 

At the dinner Tuesday night, 

Graham thanked everyone, said 

a prayer and spoke about how 

memories of his Charlotte childhood 

are still with him: “I still 

dream about milking cows,” he 

said to laughter from the crowd. 

“The other night I woke up and I 

was milking cows!” 

The library, which has at- 

ting back over there.” 

Wright has performed internationally in 

the Caribbean, Mexico, Italy, France, Germany 

and Switzerland. Wright performs regularly 

with his jazz quartet and has taught jazz 

clinics in Freiburg and Alpirsbach, Germany. 

“It will also be a pleasure to work with 

Rick (Simerly) again,” Wright said. “He’s always 

a consummate professional and one of 

the best trombonists I have ever heard.” 

Wright said he is glad that his work is also 

something that he greatly enjoys. “It’s a joy to 

be involved in the music scene,” he said. “I’ve 

always enjoyed playing jazz. It’s a hobby, but 

I get paid for it.” 

Wright said he started playing the saxophone 

his sophomore year of high school, 

which he noted is rather late to start playing. 

He was influenced by some of his class- 

tracted about 288,000 visitors, 

traces Graham’s journey from 

son of a dairy farmer in Charlotte 

to a preacher to presidents and 

millions around the world. 

The library has been closed 

since January for upgrades and 

additions. It was scheduled to reopen 

to the public Wednesday. 

The 91-year-old Graham, 

whose hearing and eyesight are 

failing, got a private tour Monday 

night of the renovated library, 

then attended the dinner Tuesday 

night at the Billy Graham Evangelistic 

Association next door. 

Those with him Monday night 

said he liked the changes, which 

included improving the sound, 

displaying many of the 12,000 

books in Graham’s personal library 

and showcasing his first 

desk and Dictaphone machine. 

They said they left him alone as 

he lingered in “Ruth’s Room,” 

a section devoted to his late wife, 

Todd Wright 

and then sat by her grave. 

Whatever he said in those 

private moments, son Franklin 

reported Tuesday, “is between 

the Lord and my mama. Daddy 

misses her very much.” 

After he left the graveside, 

Graham told his longtime assistant, 

David Bruce, that’s he’s 

pleased that the library was being 

used as a continuation of 

his ministry rather than just a 

memorial to him. 

“He said he left with the feeling 

that the Gospel permeates the 

library,” Bruce said. “That was 

his wish: that it be a testimony to 

all that he preached about.” 

At the dinner, Graham got 

a kiss from his younger sister, 

Jean Ford of Charlotte, and the 

two held hands during the before-meal 

prayer. 

Graham was determined to 

make the dinner and “share 

a few words from his heart,” 

mates. 

“My best friend was a trumpet player, and 

he was always staying after school to practice 

with the marching band,” Wright said. “I 

went on to make a career of it.” 

Wright performs often in different locations 

in western North Carolina. 

“I play regularly with the Todd Wright 

Trio at the Canyon’s Jazz Brunch in Blowing 

Rock, N.C.,” he said. 

He also plays with the Todd Wright Duo 

on Thursdays at the Italian restaurant Casa 

Rustica in Boone, N.C. 

The Milligan Jazz Ensemble consists of 

Milligan students as well as students and 

adults from throughout the region. They 

will be performing a variety of songs from 

the libraries of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, 

Wayne Shorter, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones 

and others. 

In addition to Wright, the following outstanding 

ensemble soloists will be featured: 

Mark Thie, piano; Dick Davis and Ben Tiller, 

saxophone; Mike Boggs and Will Outlaw, 

trombone; Steve Cooper, Sloan Hill, Jason Bailey, 

Brad Eastridge and Shane Ladd, trumpet; 

Tim Wasem, guitar; Jake Merrick, bass; and 

Eddie Dalton and Zach Nicol, drums. 

The concert is free and open to the public. 

For more information, call 461-8723. 

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Sunday, May 9 

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Bruce said. 

“I think he’s doing very well,” 

Bruce said. “He does deal with the 

challenges of advanced age. But 

he’s sharp of mind and heart.” 

Graham’s last crusade was in 

2005 in New York. Since his wife’s 

death nearly three years ago, he 

has spent most of his time at his 

home in Montreat. 

Public appearances have been 

rare. He attended his own 90th 

birthday party, at a West Virginia 

resort, in 2008. Last year, he was 

in Asheville to help celebrate the 

100th birthday of George Beverly 

Shea, the soloist at Graham crusades. 

Driver’s license 

checkpoints 

The Tennessee Highway Patrol 

will be conducting driver’s license 

roadside safety checkpoints during 

the week of April 25 on Highway 

143 in Carter County. 

Recognizing the danger presented 

to the public by unqualified 

drivers, troopers will concentrate 

their efforts on vehicles 

being operated by drivers who 

would violate the driver’s license 

laws of Tennessee. 

The Tennessee Highway Patrol 

has found these driver’s license 

roadside safety checkpoints to be 

an effective means of enforcing 

driver’s license laws of Tennessee 

while ensuring the protection of 

all motorists. 

Cleaning their plates could 

be hazardous to kids’ health 

DEAR ABBY: “Milwaukee 

Grandma” (Feb. 16) was “appalled 

to see the number of 

adults who forced their children 

to eat” in restaurants. 

“Grandma” is absolutely right. 

Children will 

eat when hungry 

and stop 

when they have 

had enough. 

The old saying 

“Clean your 

plate” is contributing 

to 

the obesity epidemic. 

Children are born with 

the ability to self-regulate their 

food intake. Notice how many 

babies move their heads away 

from the bottle or breast when 

they are full. 

Eating out is expensive, and 

restaurants tend to serve portions 

that are larger than necessary 

for a child’s small stomach. 

Instead of forcing the child 

to finish, parents should take 

half the dinner home for a later 

time. 

The obesity epidemic is based 

on many factors, including excessive 

meal portions, decreased 

physical activity, abundance of 

junk food, and lack of available 

and affordable healthy foods in 

some areas of the country — to 

name a few. 

Parents can make a difference 

by involving their children 

in the shopping for and preparation 

of meals, eating as a 

family with the TV shut off and 

making activity fun and a part 

of the everyday routine. — DI- 

ETITIAN IN GARDNER, MASS. 

DEAR DIETITIAN: Thank 

you for enlightening me 

regarding the obesity epidemic. 

A number of other 

readers weighed in on the 

topic with interesting insights. 

Read on: 

DEAR ABBY: I was raised 

by parents who forced me to 

“clean my plate or else.” They 

were the ones who fixed my 

plate or decided what to order 

us kids in restaurants. Eating 

became a negative experience 

as I was growing up. 

It wasn’t until I got counseling 

prior to my gastric bypass 

surgery that I learned to 

stop eating when I was full 

instead of feeling guilty unless 

I cleaned my plate. In counseling, 

I was told it was OK to 

leave food on my plate — but 

Dear Abby 

by then I weighed 400 pounds. 

It’s better to teach children 

to eat at mealtime, be responsible 

when it comes to snacking 

and “listen to your body” when 

it says, “I’m full.” — HAPPY 

WITH MY WEIGHT NOW 

DEAR ABBY: As a family and 

consumer sciences educator, 

one of the courses I teach in 

child development is “division 

of responsibility.” This means 

it’s the parents’ responsibility 

to offer nutritious food choices 

to their children, and the children’s 

responsibility to decide 

how much to eat. 

By forcing children to “clean 

their plate,” we are overriding 

the natural programming they 

are born with that tells them 

when they are full and to stop 

eating. When we teach children 

to eat past natural satiation, 

obesity is the natural consequence. 

— LAURA IN MOS- 

COW, IDAHO 

DEAR ABBY: We have one 

child with severe food allergies 

and two others who have ADD 

and emotional issues. Their 

medications decrease their appetites, 

which makes it difficult 

for them to gain weight and 

grow. We may be the parents 

“Milwaukee Grandma” is referring 

to as we urge our children 

to eat more. 

There are many children out 

there with medical challenges 

that make getting enough nutrients 

difficult. Other illnesses 

require some kids to consume a 

certain number of calories. For 

some, being in the “Clean Plate 

Club” is critical to their health 

and well-being. — MOM TO 4 

SKINNY KIDS 

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as Jeanne Phillips, and was 

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at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. 

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Author and storyteller Steven 

James to teach class at Milligan 

Best-selling author and storyteller Steven James will bring his 

art to the classroom during May Term, May 10-28, at Milligan 

College to teach a class titled, “Innovative Biblical Storytelling.” 

This college-level, Christian storytelling class is available 

to current college students and to high school students seeking 

dual enrollment credit. It will meet Monday through Friday, 

from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in Milligan’s Hardin Hall. 

James is one of the nation’s most innovative storytellers. He has 

written more than 19 books and is a full-time speaker, having appeared 

more than 1,500 times throughout North America, Europe 

and Asia since 1996. With a master’s degree in storytelling, James 

shares his unique blend of drama, comedy and inspirational storytelling 

at events across the country. 

James’ debut novel of psychological suspense, “The Pawn,” 

reached No. 10 on the CBA fiction best-sellers list and was a finalist 

for the 2008 Christy Awards. Additionally, he has written 

numerous critically acclaimed nonfiction books and hundreds of 

articles and stories that have appeared in more than 80 different 

publications. 

For more information or to register for the class, contact the 

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Southern Accent, a Christian country-rock band based in Gate City, Va., has experienced a 

revival of sorts. Members of the original group that played together in the 1990s have rejoined, 

adding a few more to the fold and booking engagements in the Tri-Cities area. Pictured are 

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Steve Thornburg, Larry Dockery, Jimmy Gibson, Earl Sullivan, Nils Cruz, Billy Dorton and Jerry 

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Southern Accent, a Christian country-rock band 

based in Gate City, Va., has been revived in recent 

months after breaking up due to the loss of one of its 

members. 

“We formed the band back in the early ’90s,” 

said Jimmy Gibson, who plays bass and rhythm and 

sings lead. “Me and Larry Dockery, our one-armed 

drummer, we are two of that original band. Our 

lead guitar player, David Strong, got killed at a 

young age in a car accident and we just fell apart 

as a band, but we’ve come back together and we’ve 

got these guys to help us. We decided to get back 

together to honor David.” 

“Jim and Larry and I have known each other 

for 10 or 15 years,” said Jerry Hunley (lead singer, 

rhythm guitar). “Jim came to me and asked if I 

wanted to do this, and I was like ‘Yeah!’” 

“It’s not easy,” said Dockery, in describing his 

one-armed drumming style. “I was a drummer 

when I lost an arm on March 4, 1988. My passion 

was always playing drums, and after I lost it I met 

with another one-armed drummer, Rick Allen (of 

Def Leppard). We got to know each other and he 

told me what I needed to do. I use my left foot as a 

left hand. I’ve got a snare drum on the floor. I’ve 

got two snares, I’ve got my toms in front of me and 

a tom on my right, and then my cymbals and my 

cage. I’ve got a nice set of drums, but it took me 

about two years to learn it.” 

Rounding out the band are Steve Thornburg 

(lead and backup singer), Earl Sullivan (lead/ 

backup and rhythm guitar) and Billy Dorton (lead 

guitar). 

“We’ve been together about three months now,” 

said Gibson. “We had played gospel for years, me 

and Jerry, and I’ve made some CDs with gospel 

music also. I’ve played gospel since I was about 13 

On Tuesday, April 27, Lees- 

McRae College’s prize-winning 

historian will provide a glimpse 

into his creative process. Dr. Allen 

Speer will present his program 

“My Little Postage Stamp of Native 

Soil” in the Stafford Room of the 

Carson Library at 3:30 p.m. as part 

of the Stephenson Center for Appalachia 

Lecture Series. 

Based on the three volumes of 

his survey of his family heritage, 

his presentation will focus on the 

final volume recently published 

by Overmountain Press, “From 

Boonville to Banner Elk.” Speer’s 

personal memoir draws together 

his heritage and his life in a moving 

account of his growing up 

surrounded by physical and emotional 

monuments to the past in 

his family’s homeplace in Boonville, 

N.C. 

Speer’s trilogy has won a total 

of eight awards, including the 

prestigious American Association 

for State and Local History Award. 

In “From Banner Elk to Boonville,” 

Speer recounts the story of 

his growth and development by 

vividly narrating his personal his- 

tory as well as by retelling tales 

told by his forebears, the Speers, 

whose voices continue to speak 

from Cemetery Hill. He shows 

how genetics, family and community 

mythology, and his own 

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the way to heavy metal, but right now we’re playing 

southern rock, country, and we can also play some 

bluegrass and old-time rock and roll. We will be doing 

some of the old-time gospel and old-time music 

later on. We do a lot of original stuff too.” 

Southern Accent is performing Saturday at a 

cancer benefit show in Midway, Va., along with a 

couple of other bands. 

“It’s Clinch River Fishers Chapter of Relay 

for Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society,” 

said Gibson, who previously played bass guitar for 

Shenandoah. “We’re doing an all-day event with 

a horseshoe pitching contest, a turkey shoot, and 

they’re selling tickets on old quilts and things like 

that. They’re having an old-time cake walk and 

other things. We’ll be doing a live show with probably 

a couple more bands that evening to help raise 

money for cancer. Copper Ridge Band is going to 

play with us and Hunter Lane and his band. It’ll be 

at A.C. Compton’s farm in Midway, Va., on Highway 

72 outside of Gate City. We’ll have signs out so 

people can come and listen to us. The event starts 

at 10:00 Saturday morning and will end probably 

about 6 or 7:00 that evening.” 

Gibson said Southern Accent will also be playing 

at Natural Tunnel State Park in Virginia on June 26. 

“We’re playing in different areas of the Tri-Cities. 

Down Home called me last week.” 

The group may be seen performing on WCYB-TV 

at noon on June 3, promoting their Natural Tunnel 

appearance. 

“I’m producing a film in which these fellows will 

show up in costumes of the ’40s and ’50s,” said Nils 

Cruz, a producer and “mouthpiece” for the group. 

Cruz said he couldn’t reveal any further details on 

that project just yet. 

“We’re all local. We’ve got three guys from Tennessee 

and three guys from Virginia,” said Gibson. 

“...And one guy from Brooklyn,” said Cruz. 

Lees-McRae program will feature Speer 

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GREENEVILLE — INFUSION 

215, an evening of music and 

spiritual celebration, has been 

set for May 1 on the Tusculum 

College campus. The event will 

feature musical groups and inspirational 

speakers to inspire 

the audience to celebrate the love 

of God. 

Sponsored by the Tusculum 

College Fellowship of Christian 

Athletes, the event will begin at 

5:01 p.m. and will be held at the 

Pioneer Park baseball stadium. 

The event is free of charge and 

open to the public. 

Scheduled entertainment 

includes Tusculum alumnus 

Roger Williams, the Crossroads 

Band, Eleventh Step, Chris 

Haymes, Scott Galyon and the 

Curtis Band. 

“The students are excited 

about what God is doing in their 

lives and wanted to find a way 

to share that with their friends 


Tusculum College’s ‘Infusion 215’ 

to bring music, speakers to region 

BRISTOL — A pinning ceremony for 52 graduates 

of the Practical Nursing Program at the Tennessee 

Technology Center at Elizabethton was held 

Tuesday, April 20, in the Monarch Auditorium of 

Bristol Regional Medical Center (BRMC) before a 

capacity crowd of family and friends. 

Annie McQueen of Carter County received an 

award for having the highest grade point average, 

99, in the graduating class. McQueen and Wendy 

Lee, also of Carter County, and Robert Harman 

and Sandra Williams, both of Washington County, 

received Perfect Attendance Awards. 

Scott Collier of Kingsport, licensed practical 

nurse at BRMC, keynote speaker, encouraged 

graduates to always be professional in serving patients 

and to seek advice and counsel from superiors 

when in doubt on health care issues. Collier, 

a 2008 graduate of TTC-Elizabethton practical 

nursing program, is the first LPN to be appointed 

and the community,” said Sarah 

Brooks, assistant athletic trainer 

at the college and staff sponsor of 

the college’s FCA organization. 

“We want people to be moved 

and have lined up a program of 

music, speakers and inspiration 

that will allow people to feel the 

spirit of God,” she added. 

All aspects of planning and 

organizing of the event, as well 

as choosing the name was done 

by the students at Tusculum College. 

INFUSION 215 is a combination 

of the definition of infuse 

— “to inject a substance into 

the body for the purpose of good 

usually through the veins” and 

from a Bible verse — “Philippians 

2:15: so that you may be 

blameless and pure, children 

of God who are faultless in a 

crooked and perverted generation, 

among whom you shine 

like stars in the world.” 

The line up of the event includes 

former NFL standout 

Scott Galyon who grew up in 

Seymour, Tenn. Galyon played 

for the University of Tennessee 

Volunteers before being drafted 

by the New York Giants. He 

played four years for the Giants 

and then played an additional 

three years after being traded 

to the Miami Dolphins. Galyon 

currently works for the national 

FCA organization. 

Several music groups are also 

on the program, including Eleventh 

Step, a Christian rock band 

based in Morristown, Tenn. 

The event is also being financially 

supported by Watauga 

Sports Medicine Foundation 

which is a sponsor of the event, 

and by the Tusculum College 

Student Government Association. 

According to Brooks, several 

local churches have also 

provided assistance. 

TTC nursing program graduates 52 

to the board of directors of the Tennessee Center 

for Nursing, the research arm of the Tennessee 

Board of Nursing. 

Ron Owens, chaplain, and Larry Crawford, 

volunteer chaplain, both at Indian Path Medical 

Center, and Steve Playl, chaplain at BRMC, prayerfully 

blessed the hands of each nursing graduate 

during the ceremony. Toby Ritenour, graduate 

from Carter County, gave the benediction. 

Eddie Pless, assistant director of TTC-Elizabethton, 

expressed appreciation to the families 

for supporting the graduates the past 12 months 

while they completed the study of nursing. Classroom 

and clinical training at TTC-Elizabethton 

prepare graduates for the Tennessee Board of 

Nursing exam to become a Licensed Practical 

Nurse. The current licensure pass rate for graduates 

of the nursing program at TTC-Elizabethton 

is 93 percent. 

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Steve Playl, chaplain at Bristol Regional Medical Center (BRMC), is pictured prayerfully blessing 

the hands of the 52 nursing graduates of the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton during a 

pinning ceremony held in the Monarch Auditorium of BRMC on Tuesday, April 20, before a capacity 

crowd of family and friends. Ron Owens, chaplain, and Larry Crawford, volunteer chaplain, both at 

Indian Path Medical Center, also participated in the ceremony. 

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Jimmy Gentry: A simple man with a profound story 

By Steve Burwick 

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Jimmy Gentry kept quiet for 

40 years about a profound experience 

in his younger days. Now 

in his 80s, he’s been telling the 

story of his life to appreciative 

audiences for several years. 

Gentry, an American veteran 

who served among the foot soldiers 

in the 42nd Infantry of the 

232nd Infantry Division who 

liberated prisoners at Dachau 

Concentration Camp in Germany 

during World War II, spoke 

about his experiences last week 

to a combined group of Elizabethton 

Kiwanis and Rotary Club 

members. 

Gentry, who retired from 

teaching after 55 years, wrote a 

book about his life in and out of 

the military called “An American 

Life.” He is currently working 

with a screenwriter on a film 

about his experiences. 

Occasionally choking up as 

he recalled certain images from 

the past, Gentry had the audience 

hanging on every word as 

he related his tale. 

“During World War II, I considered 

myself to be an average, 

normal foot soldier like any other, 

and I also considered myself 

as having average, normal experiences 

like any other foot soldiers 

would have during a war, 

with the exception of one,” said 

Gentry, who grew up in Franklin, 

Tenn. “That one experience happened 

on April 29, 1945, and it 

made such an impression on me 

as a 19-year-old foot soldier that I 

thought ‘Well... I don’t ever want 

to remember this again as long 

as I live.’ I took the position that 

if I didn’t talk about it, it would 

go away, so I went 40 years without 

talking about what happened 

on that day.” 

But a series of later events 

led Gentry to consider that his 

story had to be told. When he was 

coaching football at Brentwood 

Academy south of Nashville, a 

woman who knew he had been 

at Dachau asked him to speak 

publicly about the experience, 

but he refused. The woman was 

persistent and called again, ask- 

ing Gentry if he would record his 

experience on tape rather than 

speaking to a live audience. He 

agreed, and this led to further 

encounters. 

A former prisoner from the 

camp, who heard the recording, 

told Gentry that keeping things 

bottled up was only hurting him 

and that he would take the story 

with him when he died. 

“When he said that, he made 

me think of my mother who used 

to tell the most wonderful little 

stories about her childhood,” 

Gentry recalled. “She died at the 

age of 94. Had she not told me 

those little stories, I wouldn’t enjoy 

them even today.” 

So Gentry spoke at Vanderbilt 

University about the war. As he 

did then, he also shared stories 

from his childhood to the club 

members last week. 

Growing up during the Great 

Depression, Gentry — who was 

one of nine children — said 

everybody in Franklin knew one 

another. 

“Even the telephone operator 

knew who you were by your 

phone number, and what you 

were doing on a given day...,” he 

noted. 

“I said ‘Lillian (the operator) 

give me number 79,’ and 

she said, ‘Jimmy, they’re not at 

home. They’ve gone to the grocery,’” 

Gentry said, relating a 

typical phone call. “She not only 

knew my voice, she knew who I 

wanted and where they were.” 

Gentry said life was much 

simpler back then. 

“You didn’t do too many mischievous 

things because it would 

beat you home,” he recalled. 

After his father died in 1937, 

Gentry said his family was so 

poor that they learned to catch 

rabbits and squirrels and even 

fish with their hands. 

“Every day was an adventure 

for us to go out and search for 

our food,” he said. “We were 

happy... not because we didn’t 

have anything, but we didn’t 

know there was anything better. 

We just had a wonderful time. 

We lived off the land.” 

Gentry recalled his first job 

when he earned $2 a week, and 

Home sales expected 

to rise in March 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home sales are expected to rise 5.2 percent 

in March, reversing three months of declines, as government incentives 

juiced the housing market and kicked off what’s expected to be a 

strong spring selling season. 

Economists polled by Thomson Reuters forecast the National Association 

of Realtors will say sales of previously occupied homes rose last 

month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.28 million, up from 

5.02 million in February. That was the weakest month since last July. 

“The spring selling season will be a success and probably the most 

active we’re seen in years,” said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at 

PNC Financial Services Group. 

Sales nationally declined over the winter, eroding gains made last 

fall and summer. The downward direction troubled economists because 

the government has taken unprecedented steps to support the 

housing sector. 

Home shoppers have felt less rushed after lawmakers extended the 

deadline to qualify for tax incentives. The government is offering an 

$8,000 credit for first-time buyers and a $6,500 credit for current homeowners 

who have lived in their property for the past five years. 

But now time is running out. Buyers must sign contract offers by 

April 30 to qualify, and real estate agents say that’s spurring sales. 

“Many people who otherwise wouldn’t be on the market for a 

home want to take advantage of these tax credits,” said Kathi McLeod, 

sales manager for Windermere Real Estate in Boise, Idaho. “You have 

buyers who have been looking and looking at properties and realizing 

that it’s almost too late, so they’re really scrambling and jumping 

into deals.” 

Still, some housing market experts predict the market will take a 

dramatic “double-dip” once the government’s supports are gone. But 

others argue that there is enough pent-up demand to keep the market 

chugging. And prices have fallen dramatically since the boom years 

— as much as 50 percent in some places. So buyers can pick up 

bargain-priced foreclosures. 

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two cents was taken out for Social 

Security. 

He said he learned to trap animals 

and made extra money selling 

the pelts. He was able to buy 

clothing and help his mother 

with his earnings. 

“Whatever I have in my character 

today that I’m proud of, it 

came from my mother,” Gentry 

said. 

One day he found a dog with 

its leg trapped in a fence. Thinking 

the dog had starved to death, 

he realized it was still alive, so 

he freed it. After regaining its 

strength, the dog took a few steps 

and turned back to look at Gentry 

before staggering off. 

“A dog can’t talk, but I know 

what his eyes were saying,” said 

Gentry. The memory of that experience 

would come back to 

him at Dachau. 

Hearing of the Pearl Harbor 

attack on the radio, Gentry said 

he witnessed “the greatest display 

of patriotism this country has 

ever seen” as young men volunteered 

for the service. His brother, 

David, died during the war, and 

Gentry, 16, waited for his own 

turn to volunteer. Having never 

been outside of Tennessee, he 

soon found himself boarding a 

ship in New York City. 

Landing in England and then 

crossing the channel to France, 

Gentry found himself marching 

to the front lines of combat in the 

bitter cold. He prayed as he and 

his fellow soldiers prepared to 

fight in the famous Battle of the 

Bulge. The men were told not to 

strike a match at night because a 

German pilot would mark their 

position and alert the artillery. 

After walking all day and all 

night, the soldiers fought the 

Germans for another full day, 

without sleep. 

“That’s war,” he said. 

As the war in Europe was 

winding down, Gentry said the 

troops arrived at Dachau, where 

the smell of death was heavy in 

the air. 

“We saw bodies that were skin 

and bone,” he recalled. A fellow 

soldier told him they were Jews 

— those who had been slaughtered 

by the Nazis. He then saw a 

sea of faces. 

“They appeared to be dead, 

but they were alive,” he recalled. 

“I looked at those people’s eyes 

and they looked at me, and I 

thought of that dog... They had 


World War II veteran Jimmy Gentry told a story last week at a combined meeting of the Rotary 

and Kiwanis Clubs — a story he had kept to himself for 40 years but was finally persuaded to share, 

to the appreciation of many audiences. 

the same look, and the eyes of 

that dog came right back to me 

again. We let them out, and they 

would kiss you on your legs and 

kiss your boots.” 

Soon after, the war was over. 

Returning home to Franklin, 

Gentry said he learned that seven 

out of 13 boys in his high school 

graduating class had died in 

the war. He still remembered all 

their names, 65 years later. The 

small town had lost a total of 110 

young men. 

Gentry said he learned of the 

persecution and mass murder of 

the Jews much later. Many were 

saved from sure death by Gentry 

and his fellow soldiers. 

From the U.S. Holocaust 

Museum, Holocaust History 

(www.ushmm.org): 

On April 26, 1945, as American 

forces approached, there 

were 67,665 registered prisoners 

in Dachau and its subcamps; 

more than half were in the 

main camp. Starting that day, 

the Germans forced more than 

7,000 prisoners, mostly Jews, 

on a death march from Dachau 

to Tegernsee far to the south. 

The Germans shot anyone who 

could not continue; many also 

died of hunger, cold, or exhaustion. 

On April 29, American 

forces liberated Dachau. Nearing 

the camp, they found more 

than 30 railroad cars filled with 

bodies brought to Dachau, all 

in an advanced state of decomposition. 

In early May 1945, 

American forces liberated the 

prisoners who had been sent on 

the death march. 

The number of prisoners 

incarcerated in Dachau between 

1933 and 1945 exceeded 

188,000. The number who died 

in the camp and the subcamps 

between January 1940 and 

May 1945 was at least 28,000, 

to which must be added those 

who perished there between 

1933 and the end of 1939, as 

well as an uncounted number 

of unregistered prisoners. The total 

number of victims who died 

in Dachau will likely never be 

known. 

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Besides not being able to out-score Sullivan East, 

toss in eight errors and Elizabethton was in a real 

hole. 

East prevailed 18-10 on Wednesday evening in 

freshmen baseball action. 

“East is a good hitting team,” Elizabethton coach 

Josh Boatman said. “From freshmen to varsity, they’re 

a solid hitting team. They’re going to get their hits, but 

I’d say we made a few errors tonight that gave them 

some runs – and against a good hitting team, you 

can’t do that.” 

The Cyclones’ Austin Smith batted 3 for 5, including 

a triple to lead off the seventh. Chris Lanthorn was 

2 for 4. 

The Patriots (3-6-1) had surged to a 7-0 advantage 

in the second inning, before Elizabethton (10-8) rallied 

within a run in the third. A runner crossed on a 

hit batter, Smith stole home, Tony Ward plated a run, 

two runs were walked in and a runner crossed on a 

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Bucs take 

22nd 

golf title 

FROM STAFF 

REPORTS 

BRASELTON, Ga. — ETSU 

senior Seamus Power carded a 

final round score of 5-under-par 

67 to lift the No. 31-ranked ETSU 

men’s golf team to the 2010 Atlantic 

Sun Conference championship 

Wednesday at the Legends at Chateau 

Elan. 

The win marks the 22nd conference 

title in the men’s golf 

program’s history and the second 

time the Buccaneers have captured 

the Atlantic Sun Conference 

title (2007, 2010). In addition, the 

Bucs set a school record with their 

fourth team championship of the 

spring season, and ETSU will now 

receive the league’s automatic bid 

to the NCAA Regionals in May. 

After Power became one of four 

Bucs to post a score of bogey or 

worse on the 452-yard, par 4 8th 

hole, the senior played the final 

10 holes at 4-under par to seal the 

individual title. He becomes the 

fifth player in the 32-year history 

of the championship to earn medalist 

honors twice joining 1983 

PGA Championship winner Hal 

Sutton of Centenary (1979-80), 

Southeastern Louisiana’s Oliver 

Thomson (1992, 1994), Troy’s 

Josh Broadaway (1999, 2000) and 

Jacksonville’s Duncan Stewart 

(2005-06). Power won as a freshman 

in 2007. 

“It was a great one to win,” 

said Power, who now has five individual 

tournament titles since 

coming to ETSU. “This was the 

first time in four years we were not 

the favorites going in, so to be the 

underdog and get it done is a great 

feeling. I just tried to go out there 

and not worry about everyone else. 

I worried about myself and decided 

I would look at the leaderboard on 

the 18th green. 

“It was a great performance 

from our entire team. We’re starting 

to get more consistent and we 

want to carry that over to regional 

and nationals.” 

Three other ETSU players finished 

in the Top 10, with sophomore 

Paul O’Kane and junior 

Rhys Enoch tying for sixth, while 

n See GOLF, 10 

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tops Cloudland 14-2 

hit them,” Boatman said. “Then giving them some 

runs, you just hurt yourself. It’s the mental toughness 

thing. 

“It’s knowing you’re facing a good hitting team 

and stepping up in the field. We let down just a little 

bit tonight.” 

The Patriots had gone up 12-6 in the fourth, before 

a pair of Cyclones were walked in to make it 12-8. East 

extended its cushion to 15-8 in the fifth, before a Cyclone 

crossed on a wild pitch to make it 15-9. 

The Patriots carried an 18-9 lead into the bottom 

of the seventh. After Smith’s triple, Isaiah Vaughn 

slugged a run-scoring double. The affair ended on a 

double play. 

“I’m still proud of the way we hit the ball,” Boatman 

said. “We still scored nine runs. We’re averaging 

above seven runs a game this year, so if we can step up 

the defense we’ve got a good ball team on our hands.” 

Smith hurled the first 3 1/3 innings, yielding nine 

hits and seven earned runs. He struck out five and 

walked three. 

Ward took the mound for 2 2/3 innings, allowing 

four hits and five earned runs. He fanned three and 

n See FRESHMEN, 10 

NFL 

draft 

Players see 

sights, GMs 

ponder 

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam 

Bradford chucked footballs to Pop 

Warner players. Ndamukong Suh 

posed for dozens of cameras. Gerald 

McCoy surveyed the Central 

Park landscape. 

While the top prospects enjoyed 

New York on Wednesday, general 

managers and personnel directors 

throughout the NFL pondered the 

most unique draft in years. 

Not only is this year’s crop 

stocked with players such as Nebraska 

defensive tackle Suh, Oklahoma 

quarterback Bradford and 

Sooners teammate Gerald McCoy, 

but the three-day setup is new. 

The draft kicks off Thursday night 

in prime-time for the first time. 

The second and third rounds are 

Friday night, with the final four 

rounds on Saturday. 

Bradford, Suh and McCoy figure 

to go 1-2-3 overall. No wonder 

they were all smiles during a variety 

of league-staged events. 

“It’s fun and it’s important,” 

Suh said as he watched dozens of 

youth players scramble around a 

makeshift artificial turf field. 

The real scramble begins at 

7:30 p.m. Thursday, and the All- 

American considered the best defensive 

tackle coming out of college 

in more than a decade has no 

clue where he will land. 

“I have no idea what’s going to 

happen,” he said. “I haven’t had 

anyone tell me that they want to 

draft me. There could be a lot of 

trades. There could be someone a 

team really wants.” 

They pretty much all want Suh. 

And Bradford. And McCoy. 

“I hope so,” McCoy said. 

“If I walk into the room having 

no idea, my heart’s going to 

be going,” 2008 Heisman Trophy 

winner Bradford admitted. 

Bradford is projected to go No. 

1 to St. Louis, which released incumbent 

Marc Bulger and comes 

off a 1-15 season in which it managed 

all of 175 points. 

“I hope Sam goes one,” McCoy 

said. “That’s a statement you can 

write down and pencil it in. I hope 

Sam goes one. Sam is my boy.” 

And then McCoy can sack him 

when they meet in the pros? 

“After he gets picked, then I’m 

(going to) kill him. That’s how it 

goes.” 

Oklahoma tackle Trent Wil- 

n See DRAFT, 10


QB Roethlisberger banned 6 games 

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL cracked 

down on one of its stars Wednesday, suspending 

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger 

for not just a few games but the 

first six of the season, even though he avoided 

sexual assault charges in Georgia. 

The two-time Super Bowl winner was 

banned without pay for violating the NFL’s 

personal conduct policy and was ordered to 

undergo a “comprehensive behavioral evaluation 

by professionals.” 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell handed 

down the punishment a week after prosecutors 

decided not to charge Roethlisberger in 

a case involving a 20-year-old college student 

who accused him of sexually assaulting 

her in a Milledgeville, Ga., nightclub last 

month. 

“I recognize that the allegations in Georgia 

were disputed and that they did not result 

in criminal charges being filed against you,” 

Goodell said in his letter to the six-year veteran. 

“My decision today is not based on a finding 

that you violated Georgia law, or on a 

conclusion that differs from that of the local 

prosecutor. That said, you are held to a higher 

standard as an NFL player, and there is 

nothing about your conduct in Milledgeville 

that can remotely be described as admirable, 

responsible, or consistent with either the values 

of the league or the expectations of our 

fans.” 

Goodell said team offseason activities were 

off limits to the quarterback until he completes 

the evaluation and is cleared by the 

league to rejoin the Steelers. 

“Your conduct raises sufficient concerns 

that I believe effective intervention now is the 

best step for your personal and professional 

welfare,” Goodell wrote. 

Trade rumors immediately swirled, and 

while the Steelers declined to address the 

speculation, they were privately weighing 

whether they should consider dealing their 

franchise quarterback for a Top 10 draft pick 

if one were offered. 

Sitting out all six games would cost Ro- 

ethlisberger an estimated $2.8 million of his 

$102 million total deal, though the penalty 

could be shortened to four games for good 

behavior. 

Roethlisberger is the first player suspended 

by Goodell under the conduct policy 

who hasn’t been arrested or charged with a 

crime. 

Roethlisberger also is being sued by a 

woman who accused him of raping her at a 

Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008. He denied 

the allegation and wasn’t charged. 

“In your six years in the NFL, you have 

first thrilled and now disappointed a great 

many people,” Goodell wrote. “I urge you to 

take full advantage of this opportunity to get 

your life and career back on track.” 

Goodell said the league’s conduct policy 

gave him the right to impose discipline regardless 

of whether Roethlisberger broke the 

law. 

Before acting, Goodell said he interviewed 

Roethlisberger on April 13 and talked to 

current and former players and the players’ 

union. He also reviewed information from the 

Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Milledgeville 

police and talked privately with Georgia 

district attorney Fred Bright. In addition, 

Goodell said he listened to recommendations 

from the quarterback’s representatives, and 

took into account information learned by the 

NFL office regarding the alleged assault. 

The Steelers said Roethlisberger was unavailable 

for comment. His agent, Ryan Tollner, 

said he planned to respond later. 

In a statement to police, the college student 

said Roethlisberger encouraged her, and 

her friends, to take numerous shots of alcohol. 

Then one of his bodyguards escorted her 

into a hallway at the Capital City nightclub 

in Milledgeville, Ga., sat her on a stool and 

left. She said Roethlisberger walked down the 

hallway and exposed himself. 

“I told him it wasn’t OK, no, we don’t 

need to do this and I proceeded to get up and 

try to leave,” she said. “I went to the first door 

I saw, which happened to be a bathroom.” 

According to her statement, Roethlisberg- 

er then followed her into the bathroom and 

shut the door. 

“I still said no, this is not OK, and he then 

had sex with me,” she wrote. 

Two of her friends said they saw a bodyguard 

lead her into the hallway and then saw 

Roethlisberger follow. They said they couldn’t 

see their friend but knew she was drunk and 

were worried about her. 

The statements were among hundreds of 

pages of the case file made public last week 

by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania state trooper Ed 

Joyner can no longer work as a personal assistant 

to Roethlisberger because he was present 

when the alleged assault took place. 

Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday 

that Joyner’s outside work exceeded the scope 

of what was permitted. They also said “he is 

alleged to have demeaned the image” of the 

state police. 

Steelers president Art Rooney II was on the 

phone call with Goodell to inform Roethlisberger 

of the suspension. Previously, Rooney 

said the team was prepared to discipline Roethlisberger 

had Goodell not acted. 

“When the commissioner acts under the 

league conduct policy, it is the commissioner’s 

decision,” Rooney said. “Clearly in this 

case we had an opportunity to have input in 

a number of conversations about what was 

going to happen. We certainly were able to 

coordinate on what was the final outcome.” 

Goodell has aggressively dealt with players 

who violated the personal conduct policy 

throughout his 3 1/2 years as commissioner. 

He banned the Titans’ Adam “Pacman” Jones 

for one year, and suspended Chicago’s Tank 

Johnson and Cincinnati’s Chris Henry eight 

games each in 2007. Henry died last year of 

a head injury after falling off the back of a 

truck. 

Last year, Michael Vick was suspended for 

six games, later shortened to two games, after 

serving 18 months in jail for his role in a 

dogfighting ring. 

In all, 16 players have been suspended 

under the conduct policy by Goodell. 

Johnson, Kenseth, Biffle already locks for Chase? 

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) 

— Congratulations, Jimmie 

Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Greg 

Biffle. History is on your side. 

Sure there are 18 races and 

five months left before the Chase 

for the championship field is 

set, but the top three drivers in 

the points after the spring race 

at Texas have always made NA- 

SCAR’s postseason since it was 

implemented in 2004. 

“Hopefully, it’ll be true this 

year,” Biffle said. 

Take that Texas theory a little 

further, and there may be only 

three spots left in the championship 

Chase for drivers who aren’t 

already in the top 12. 

Over the past six years, 74.2 

percent of the drivers (49 of 66) 

who left Texas in April positioned 

for a spot in the Chase made it 

into NASCAR’s season-ending, 

10-race playoff. 

“Momentum has a lot to do 

with it,” said Biffle, who has 

finished outside the top 10 only 

once this season. “Just like you 

see a guy win a race or get a pole, 

the next week, for some reason, 

they run well or better. Being in 

the top 10 or top 12 after this race 

certainly means that, one, the 

odds are with you. You’re above 

all the rest of the cars, so you obviously 

have to go down and they 

have to come up to pass you. ... It 

does provide an indication. “ 

The rest of the top 12 after 

eight races are Kevin Harvick, Jeff 

Gordon, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt 

Jr., Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, 

Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin and 

Joey Logano. 

Even so, all the drivers know 

that a lot can happen to help 

them maintain a spot or keep 

them from capitalizing on their 

early position. 

“That’s set after the Richmond 

race, I believe, yes?” Earnhardt 

said when told about the 

post-Texas standings often forecasting 

the Chase contenders. 

“Really? I don’t think that’s 

how it works,” he said, before 

adding with a laugh that if it 

does, “I’m in the Chase if I can 

finish this race!” 

Earnhardt finished eighth at 

Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR 

Odds are in favor of Matt Kenseth (left) making the Chase after a solid start to the 2010 season. 

Texas and is seventh in points 

heading to Talladega this weekend. 

“It’s a long summer. I don’t 

buy it at all,” he said. “I ain’t going 

to be relaxing after this week 

at all. I can tell you that.” 

OK, but there is another factor 

that favors Earnhardt in 2010. 

He has qualified for the Chase 

three times — making it in the 

even-numbered years and missing 

it in the odd ones. 

Even the hobbling Denny 

Hamlin, who is 11th in points, 

seemingly increased his odds of 

making the Chase for the fifth 

consecutive season by winning 

at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked 

Texas track; every winner of the 

spring race at Texas has gone on 

to make the Chase. 

But Hamlin’s 973 points are 

only 32 more than Logano, who 

would get the final Chase spot 

even though he has the same 

number of points as Tony Stewart 

going into Talladega. 

There is a 307-point gap 

separating four-time defending 

Sprint Cup champion and points 

leader Johnson from Logano 

and Stewart. It is a much tighter 

margin for the drivers below that 

trying to get into the top 12. 

Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, 

Ryan Newman and Martin Truex 

Jr., in the 14th through 17th 

spots, are all within 23 points of 

Logano and Stewart. 

“It’s an exceptionally close 

battle for 12th right now,” Burton 

said. “I think that is because 

it’s more competitive.” 

Even 22nd-place Kasey Kahne, 

in his final season with Richard 

Petty Motorsports and already set 

for a future with Hendrick Motorsports, 

is only 120 away from being 

in the top 12. Maybe he can 

have a reversal of fortune. Kahne 

is a two-time Chase participant, 

but also the only driver to twice 

miss the Chase after being in position 

to make it after Texas. 

Logano finished 28th in 

Texas to maintain his spot in the 

top 12. The 19-year-old driver 

has already been in and out of 

the top 12 a couple of times this 

season, but that is far better than 

what his position as a rookie last 

year. 

“I think we’re good enough. I 

know my team is good enough,” 

Logano said. “I’m so happy from 

where we were last year. Last year, 

I think we were trying to stay in 

the top 35 and this year I’m in 

the top 12. I’m pretty pumped up 

about all that.” 

Hamlin, still recovering 

from knee surgery he had less 

than three weeks ago, took 

the lead on the final restart at 

Texas and held off Johnson in 

a 12-lap sprint after avoiding a 

race-changing nine-car crash. 

He moved up seven spots in the 

points after his second victory in 

three races — the other being 

another rain-delayed Monday 

race, at Martinsville, two days 

before his surgery. 

Hamlin returned from surgery 

after the Easter break to 

drive 376 miles at oddly shaped 

Phoenix International Raceway 

where braking is often at a premium. 

He bypassed a chance to 

let a relief driver take over even 

though he was two laps down 

and eventually finished 30th. 

Then came another grueling 501 

miles at the fast Texas track. 

“I didn’t feel like we were that 

good where we could just give 

up a month and still make the 

Chase,” Hamlin said. “I knew we 

still had to perform well, but I 

did it for the long run.” 

He took a gamble that he’d 

be able to come back so quickly 

from surgery. Now the odds appear 

to be in his favor. 

Kemp receives extension 


JOHNSON CITY — On Tuesday 

night the Lady Buccaneer 

women’s basketball team held 

its end of the year banquet, and 

ETSU Director of Athletics Dave 

Mullins announced head coach 

Karen Kemp received a three-year 

contract extension which lasts 

through the 2014-15 season. 

Kemp, who directed ETSU to 

a program-best 23 wins in 2009- 

10, has guided the Lady Bucs to 

three straight NCAA Tournament 

appearances and two Atlantic 

Sun regular season crowns in the 

last three years. 

“We are pleased that coach 

Kemp has agreed to remain in 

place as the head coach of the 

Lady Bucs,” said Senior Associate 

Athletic Director and Senior 

Woman Administration Barbie 

Breedlove. “Under her guidance 

we have experienced an incredible 

amount of success by winning 

three straight conference 

championships and advancing 

Draft 

n Continued from 9 

liams, another likely high pick, 

also believes Bradford is the wise 

choice for the Rams. 

“Sam? You know, the question 

is what doesn’t he do well,” 

Williams said. “I’m his teammate 

and I’ve really rarely seen a mistake 

out of Sam.” 

Making a mistake in the first 

round of a draft can damage a 

franchise for years. This time, 

though, the collection of talent is 

so deep that many players ranked 

by some teams as opening-round 

quality could be on the board Friday. 

And with as many as 18 hours 

to analyze them even more closely, 

the second round just might be 

wild. 

Suppose quarterbacks Colt Mc- 

Coy and Tim Tebow, consummate 

winners in college, are around. 

Or Oklahoma State wide receiver 

Dez Bryant, whose off-field issues 

could scare away suitors on 

Thursday. Or a slew of running 

backs, from Jonathan Dwyer of 

Georgia Tech to Jahvid Best of Cal 

Golf 


sophomore Michael Stewart finished 

eighth. 

“It was a tough today because 

this is a very good golf course, and 

it took its toll at times,” said ETSU 

head coach Fred Warren. “We got 

off to a good start and then had 

a few hiccups along the way, but 

Seamus was just great the entire 

tournament and he carried us 

with a 67. Rhys, Paul and Michael 

also played well under pressure 

and we’re just glad to get another 

championship for ETSU.” 

The Bucs needed every birdie to 

fend off the hard-charging FGCU 

Eagles, who closed to within two 

strokes of the team lead late in the 

final round. Brandon Pena signed 

for a 7-under par 65, the lowest 

third round total in A-Sun Championship 

history, to help lead the 

rally. Over a seven-hole stretch 

from No. 7 to No. 13, Pena posted 

five birdies and an eagle to vault 

from a tie for 18th up to second 

in the individual standings. The 

amazing hot stretch helped propel 

the Eagles back into contention 

before the FGCU settled for a runner-up 

finish, four strokes behind 

the champs. 

Freshmen 


walked three. 

Jesse Clark was roughed up for 

five hits and two earned runs in his 

one inning of work He fanned one. 

East’s Austin White pitched 2 

1/3 innings, serving up four hits 

and yielding four earned runs. He 

walked one and hit two batters. 

Alex Shaffer, in 2/3 of an inning, 

allowed an earned run and 

fanned one with two walks, a wild 

to the NCAA Tournament three 

times. Coach Kemp was recruited 

by other major programs, but she 

chose to stay at ETSU and build 

on her successes. We are very 

glad she did.” 

Kemp is the all-time winningest 

coach at ETSU, and has 

averaged 21 wins per year since 

the start of the 2006-07 campaign. 

Overall, the 2008 A-Sun 

Coach of the Year has won 237 

games in her 16 seasons at the 

helm with the Lady Bucs, while 

posting a mark of 76-18 (.809) 

against conference foes in the 

last five seasons. 

“This is the place where I 

want to end my career and continue 

on with the success we 

have built,” added Kemp, who 

has guided ETSU to all five of its 

postseason appearances. “I want 

to thank Dr. Stanton, Dr. Bishop, 

Dave, Barbie, and the ETSU community 

for giving me the support 

over the years and having faith in 

me as a coach.” 

to Ryan Mathews of Fresno State 

to Toby Gerhart of Stanford. 

It all could lead to lots of trades 

— or paralysis by analysis. 

“Again, because this is a strong 

draft and there are some very good 

picks, we feel, in that 19 to 32 area 

as well as definitely into the second 

and third round, it’s definitely 

worthy of discussion,” Falcons GM 

Thomas Dimitroff said of moving 

up or down. 

“It’s a slow process,” new Bills 

GM Buddy Nix said of rebuilding 

through the draft. “We’ve got nine 

picks. We need to hit on all nine, 

and that’s hard to do sometimes. 

We’ve got holes to fill.” 

Filling holes this year could 

be easier than in most in such a 

loaded draft. 

“Every team is going to improve 

by next weekend,” Patriots 

coach Bill Belichick said. “Whatever 

teams draft and whatever 

moves they make they will be a 

better team than they were right 

now. That’s obvious.” 

No. 20 UNF slipped back into 

third place despite Jordan Gibb’s 

1-under 71 which helped him finish 

in a tie for fourth overall. 

USC Upstate’s Josh Gallman 

(third) and Campbell’s Matt Moot 

(tied for fourth) joined Power, 

Pena and Gibb in the top-five 

and on the All-Tournament team. 

Both players shot a 3-under 69 in 

the final round to make the big 

move into the top-five. Wednesday 

proved to be a volatile day for the 

leaderboard as five players went 

from outside the top-10 to at least 

a tie for 10th. 

ETSU earns the conference’s 

automatic bid into NCAA Regional 

play while UNF expects to receive 

an at-large selection when the 

NCAA Championship field is announced 

on Monday, May 10. 

“This adds a lot to our history,” 

Warren said. “This was a 

record-setting win in a lot of ways. 

It was our fourth win of the spring 

which is a school record, and 

Seamus made it four individual 

wins in a row for us which is a 

conference record. To do that in a 

tournament where we weren’t the 

favorite makes it pretty special.” 

pitch and hit batter. 

Justin Jackson finished up, scattering 

five hits, surrendering three 

earned runs, fanning two and 

walking three. 

The Patriots’ Will Ellis batted 4 

for 5 with five RBIs and two doubles. 

Tanner Whitaker was 4 for 4 

with a double and three RBIs. 

Christian Watson went 3 for 4 

with three RBIs. White was 3 for 6.


Time to cut ties with Roethlisberger, no matter what 

I’m not so sure what “comprehensive 

behavioral evaluation” 

means, though the last 

time I remember one being ordered 

for a star athlete they came 

back with the conclusion that, 

yes, Mike Tyson 

did have some 

psychological issues. 

My guess is 

they’ll find Ben 

Tim 

Dahlberg 

Roethlisberger 

has some issues, 

too, though we 

may never know 

to what extent. But, at the risk of 

sounding presumptuous, I would 

suggest the psychological evaluation 

NFL commissioner Roger 

Goodell ordered Wednesday for 

the Steelers quarterback begin 

with this question: 

Why, in a Georgia bar crowded 

with young women who might 

relish the chance to spend some 

time alone with a football star, 

would you be so interested in one 

who says she tried her best to say 

no? 

The answer to that surely 

would interest the attorney for a 

woman who accused Roethlisberger 

of luring her up to a Lake 

Tahoe hotel room and raping 

her two years ago. Indeed, Roethlisberger’s 

whole mental state 

should be of great interest in that 

case, if only because attorneys 

for Roethlisberger have insisted 

all along that it was the alleged 

victim who had mental issues, 

not him. 

They played hardball, writing 

in one court filing that the lawsuit 

was “based on the fantastical 

imaginings of a desperate woman 

with significant credibility issues.” 

Unlike her, they said, “Mr. 

Roethlisberger is armed with the 

truth.” 

The Steelers apparently accepted 

that — so much that 

coach Mike Tomlin and the 

Shell takes Pennzoil 

brand to Penske 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Several dominoes in 2011 team alignments 

fell into place Wednesday in a flurry of NASCAR activity triggered by Shell 

Oil Company’s decision to transfer its sponsorship from Kevin Harvick to 

Kurt Busch starting next season. 

Shell’s move to partner its Pennzoil brand with Busch forced a shuffle 

at Penske Racing, which will shift its Miller Lite sponsorship to Brad Keselowski 

next season. Busch has driven the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge since 2006, 

when he first joined Penske. 

“Brad is one of the hottest young drivers in NASCAR, and we’re thrilled 

to welcome him to the Miller Lite Racing family,” said Andy England, 

chief marketing officer at MillerCoors. 

“Rarely in this sport are you presented with the opportunity to build a 

relationship with a top-tier driver at the start of his career.” 

Keselowski is in his first full season of Sprint Cup racing and his first 

season with Penske. Miller has sponsored Penske cars for more than 20 

years, first with Rusty Wallace then Busch. 

Meanwhile, ExxonMobil announced it is ending its relationship with 

Penske after this season. Mobil 1 sponsors Penske NASCAR driver Sam 

Hornish Jr. Penske is working to line up a deal for Hornish and remain a 

three-car team. 

“It has been a long and successful relationship, and we wish the Penske 

team continued success on the track,” ExxonMobil said in a statement. 

Penske’s new deal with Shell was a conflict with Mobil1. The new partnership 

makes Pennzoil the primary sponsor for Busch, who will move to 

the No. 22 Dodge. Pennzoil also will be an associate sponsor for Penske’s 

IndyCar drivers: Helio Castroneves, Will Power and Ryan Briscoe. 

It’s not clear what Penske will do to fill the gap for Hornish created by 

ExxonMobil’s withdrawal. 

All the shuffling at Penske creates a void at Richard Childress Racing, 

which has used Pennzoil as Harvick’s sponsor since 2007. 

Harvick is a free agent at the end of this season, and became the mostwatched 

driver after Kasey Kahne announced last week he had signed a 

deal to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2012. Kahne must still find a seat 

for next season. 

Harvick, who many assumed would leave RCR, has not commented 

on his future. 

But team owner Childress indicated Wednesday that he’s proceeding as 

if Harvick will be back in 2011. 

Capel to coach ASU 

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Appalachian State turned to a familiar coaching 

family on Wednesday, making Jason Capel the youngest men’s basketball 

coach in NCAA Division I. 

At 30 years, three months, Capel, who was born in 1980, is three months 

younger than Wisconsin-Green Bay coach Brian Wardle. 

Capel replaces Buzz Peterson, who left for UNC Wilmington last week 

after his second stint with the Mountaineers lasted just one season. Capel 

was an assistant to Peterson last year — his only experience as a coach. 

It didn’t stop athletic director Charlie Cobb from promoting Capel, 

whose older brother, Jeff III, coaches Oklahoma. His father, Jeff Jr., is an 

assistant with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats. 

“Coach Capel’s wealth of life experiences have led to him developing 

many of the qualities that we were looking for in a head coach, including 

maturity, humility and a presence that impresses anyone that comes in 

contact with him,” Cobb said. “I look forward to Coach Capel helping us 

achieve the championship aspirations that we have.” 

Capel played at North Carolina and was a two-time all-Atlantic Coast 

Conference selection. He led the Tar Heels in scoring at 15.6 points as a 

senior in 2001-02. 

After playing professionally in the NBA Development League and in 

Serbia, Japan and Italy, Capel worked as a television analyst for ESPNU 

and Raycom Sports for two years before joining the Mountaineers’ staff 

last season. 

“We have a great group of guys in place in our program and I’m really 

proud to be able to coach them,” Capel said. “I know that we’re all in this 

together and I’m ready to work hard.” 

It marks the second time Appalachian State will have the nation’s 

youngest coach. Bobby Cremins was 28 when he was hired in 1975. 

Capel was selected for the job ahead of longtime Appalachian State assistant 

Matt McMahon. Peterson said Wednesday that McMahon will join 

his staff at UNC Wilmington. 

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team’s director of football operations 

lined up with Roethlisberger 

at a press conference where he 

angrily denied the accusations. 

The fans did, too, cheering 

him on as if nothing had happened. 

Now, with sordid allegations 

of a different night of debauchery 

fresh in their minds, some 

fans apparently have issues of 

their own. I found that out the 

other day when I suggested in a 

column that they would welcome 

back Roethlisberger with open 

arms from any suspension. 

Seems like the people of Pittsburgh 

are now taking the whole 

thing personally. 

And that might make it easier 

for the Steelers to do what they 

should have done by now — get 

rid of Roethlisberger while the 

getting is still somewhat good. 

“You are right — we supported 

Ben the first time around 

because the details were sketchy, 

the allegations came so late after 

the incident itself and the accuser’s 

credibility was questionable 

at best,” Steelers fan Ian Riggins 

wrote in an e-mail. “This second 

allegation, though, throws the 

first into a different light. Suddenly, 

Ben is no longer a superstar 

athlete who makes poor decisions 

that allow him to be ripe 

for cash grabs.” 

BASEBall 

MLB Glance 

AMERICAN 

Tuesday’s Games 

Toronto 4, Kansas City 3 

Boston 7, Texas 6 

Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1 

Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 1 

L.A. Angels 6, Detroit 5 

N.Y. Yankees 7, Oakland 3 

Seattle 3, Baltimore 1 

Wednesday’s Games 

Kansas City 4, Toronto 3, 10 innings 

Boston 8, Texas 7, 12 innings 

Minnesota 6, Cleveland 0 

Tampa Bay 12, Chicago White Sox 0 

Detroit at L.A. Angels, late 

N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, late 

Baltimore at Seattle, late 

Today’s Games 

Cleveland (Talbot 1-1) at Minnesota 

(S.Baker 2-1), 1:10 p.m. 

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-0) at Oakland 

(Braden 2-0), 3:35 p.m. 

Texas (C.Wilson 0-1) at Boston (Buchholz 

1-1), 7:10 p.m. 

Tampa Bay (J.Shields 1-0) at Chicago 

White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 8:10 p.m. 

Detroit (Verlander 0-1) at L.A. Angels 

(Saunders 1-2), 10:05 p.m. 

NATIONAL 

Tuesday’s Games 

Colorado 10, Washington 4 

Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 1 

N.Y. Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0 

Cincinnati 11, L.A. Dodgers 9 

Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3, 10 innings 

Houston 7, Florida 5 

Arizona 9, St. Louis 7 

San Diego 1, San Francisco 0 

Wednesday’s Games 

San Diego 5, San Francisco 2 

Washington 6, Colorado 4 

Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 0 

Chicago Cubs 9, N.Y. Mets 3 

L.A. Dodgers 14, Cincinnati 6 

Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 0 

Houston 5, Florida 4 

St. Louis at Arizona, late 

Today’s Games 

Milwaukee (Wolf 1-1) at Pittsburgh 

(D.McCutchen 0-1), 12:35 p.m. 

Colorado (Jimenez 3-0) at Washington 

(L.Hernandez 2-0), 4:35 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 0-1) at N.Y. 

Mets (J.Santana 1-1), 7:10 p.m. 

L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 1-1) at Cincinnati 

(Leake 0-0), 7:10 p.m. 

Philadelphia (Moyer 1-1) at Atlanta 

(D.Lowe 3-0), 7:10 p.m. 

Florida (A.Sanchez 0-1) at Houston 

(F.Paulino 0-1), 8:05 p.m. 

Auto Racing 

Sprint Cup Glance 

Feb. 6 — x-Budweiser Shootout (Kevin 

Harvick) 

Feb. 11 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Jimmie 

Johnson) 

Feb. 11 — x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Kasey 

Kahne) 

Feb. 14 — Daytona 500 (Jamie McMurray) 

Feb. 21 — Auto Club 500 (Jimmie Johnson) 

Feb. 28 — Shelby American, Las Vegas 

(Jimmie Johnson) 

March 7 — Kobalt Tools 500 (Kurt 

Busch) 

March 21 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. 

(Jimmie Johnson) 

March 28 — Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 

500, Martinsville, Va. (Denny Hamlin) 

April 10 — Subway Fresh Fit 600, Avondale, 

Ariz. (Ryan Newman) 

April 18 — Samsung Mobile 500, Fort 

Worth, Texas (Denny Hamlin) 

April 25 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. 

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2010 Driver Standings 

1. Jimmie Johnson, 1,248 

2. Matt Kenseth, 1,140 

I’ll leave the last part for the 

psychologists and the attorneys 

to figure out. I do know this: Roethlisberger 

is an awfully lucky 

man right now even if he misses 

a few games next season and 

loses $2.8 million from his $102 

million contract. 

Not that Goodell should have 

come down harder on him. The 

commissioner went about as far 

as he could considering Roethlisberger 

doesn’t face criminal 

charges in suspending him for 

up to six games to begin the season. 

A better punishment might 

have been starting the suspension 

in the middle of the season 

when it really counts. But that 

would have been penalizing the 

Steelers when their only crime 

was believing in their quarterback. 

Now that Goodell has acted, 

it’s time for the Steelers to take 

some action of their own. The 

talk about the Rooneys being a 

family of integrity determined to 

run a team with integrity has to 

be more than just talk. 

There’s no need to wait for a 

psychological evaluation to figure 

out what to do. No need to 

groom another quarterback to 

take his place. 

No need to con some other 

team out of high draft picks to 

3. Greg Biffle, 1,120 

4. Kevin Harvick, 1,107 

5. Jeff Gordon, 1,028 

6. Kyle Busch, 1,020 

7. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,013 

8. Jeff Burton, 1,005 

9. Kurt Busch, 999 

10. Mark Martin, 994 

11. Denny Hamlin, 973 

12. Joey Logano, 941 

(tie) Tony Stewart, 941 

14. Clint Bowyer, 940 

15. Carl Edwards, 937 

16. Ryan Newman, 932 

17. Martin Truex Jr., 918 

18. Paul Menard, 869 

19. Brian Vickers, 835 

20. Scott Speed, 831 

FootBall 

NFL Draft 

No. 1 Selections 

The first choice in the annual selection of 

college players by professional football 

with player, team, position and college: 

2009 — Matthew Stafford, Detroit, QB, 

Georgia. 

2008 — Jake Long, Miami, OT, Michigan. 

2007 — JaMarcus Russell, Oakland, 

QB, LSU. 

2006 — Mario Williams, Houston, DE, 

North Carolina State. 

2005 — Alex Smith, San Francisco, QB, 

Utah. 

2004 — Eli Manning, San Diego, QB, 

Mississippi. 

2003 — Carson Palmer, Cincinnati, QB, 

Southern California. 

2002 — David Carr, Houston, QB, Fresno 

State. 

2001 — Michael Vick, Atlanta, QB, Virginia 

Tech. 

2000 — Courtney Brown, Cleveland, DE, 

Penn State. 

1999 — Tim Couch, Cleveland, QB, 

Kentucky. 

1998 — Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 

QB, Tennessee. 

1997 — Orlando Pace, St. Louis Rams, 

T, Ohio State. 

1996 — Keyshawn Johnson, New York 

Jets, WR, Southern California. 

1995 — Ki-Jana Carter, Cincinnati, RB, 

Penn State. 

1994 — Dan Wilkinson, Cincinnati, DE, 

Ohio State. 

1993 — Drew Bledsoe, New England, 

QB, Washington State. 

1992 — Steve Emtman, Indianapolis, 

DE, Washington. 

1991 — Russell Maryland, Dallas, DL, 

Miami. 

1990 — Jeff George, Indianapolis, QB, 

Illinois. 

1989 — Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB, 

UCLA. 

1988 — Aundray Bruce, Atlanta, LB, 

Auburn. 

1987 — Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, 

QB, Miami. 

1986 — Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay, RB, 

Auburn. 

1985 — Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DT, Virginia 

Tech. 

1984 — Irving Fryar, New England, WR, 

Nebraska. 

1983 — John Elway, Baltimore, QB, 

Stanford. 

1982 — Kenneth Sims, New England, 

DT, Texas. 

1981 — George Rogers, New Orleans, 

RB, South Carolina. 

1980 — Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma. 

1979 — Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, 

Ohio State. 

1978 — Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, 

Texas. 

1977 — Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, 

Southern California. 

1976 — Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay, 

DE, Oklahoma. 

1975 — Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta, QB, 

California. 

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ease the pain of him leaving. 

Just send him packing and 

spare an entire city any more of 

its pain. 

“Believe me Pittsburghers are 

very proud of their city, the Steelers, 

and the Rooneys, and are 

willing to do what it takes to wait 

for a new leader even if it means 

losing,” Dr. Glenn Bickert, a 

Pittsburgh native who now lives 

in California, wrote in another email. 

“I know it’s hard for people 

to understand the disapproval of 

Ben’s behavior by the average 

Pittsburgher, but you’ll see that 

1974 — Ed Jones, Dallas, DE, Tennessee 

State. 

1973 — John Matuszak, Houston, DE, 

Tampa. 

1972 — Walt Patulski, Buffalo, DE, Notre 

Dame. 

1971 — Jim Plunkett, New England, QB, 

Stanford. 

1970 — Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB, 

Louisiana Tech. 

1969 — O.J. Simpson, Buffalo (AFL), 

RB, Southern California. 

1968 — Ron Yary, Minnesota, T, Southern 

California. 

1967 — Bubba Smith, Baltimore, DT, 

Michigan State. 

1966 — Tommy Nobis, Atlanta, LB, 

Texas. 

1966 — Jim Grabowski, Miami (AFL), 

RB, Illinois. 

1965 — Tucker Frederickson, N.Y. Giants, 

RB, Auburn. 

1965 — Lawrence Elkins, Houston 

(AFL), WR, Baylor. 

1964 — Dave Parks, San Francisco, 

WR, Texas Tech. 

1964 — Jack Concannon, Boston (AFL), 

QB, Boston College. 

1963 — Terry Baker, Los Angeles, QB, 

Oregon State. 

1963 — Buck Buchanan, Kansas City 

(AFL), DT, Grambling. 

1962 — Ernie Davis, Washington, RB, 

Syracuse. 

1962 — Roman Gabriel, Oakland (AFL), 

QB, North Carolina State. 

1961 — Tommy Mason, Minnesota, RB, 

Tulane. 

1961 — Ken Rice, Buffalo (AFL), G, Auburn. 

1960 — Billy Cannon, Los Angeles, RB, 

LSU. 

1959 — Randy Duncan, Green Bay, QB, 

Iowa. 

1958 — King Hill, Chicago Cardinals, 

QB, Rice. 

1957 — Paul Hornung, Green Bay, HB, 

Notre Dame. 

1956 — Gary Glick, Pittsburgh, DB, Colorado 

A&M. 

1955 — George Shaw, Baltimore, QB, 

Oregon. 

1954 — Bobby Garrett, Cleveland, QB, 

Stanford. 

1953 — Harry Babcock, San Francisco, 

WR, Georgia. 

1952 — Bill Wade, Los Angeles, QB, 

Vanderbilt. 

1951 — Kyle Rote, New York Giants, 

HB, SMU. 

1950 — Leon Hart, Detroit, WR, Notre 

Dame. 

1949 — Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia, 

C, Pennsylvania. 

1948 — Harry Gilmer, Washington, QB, 

Alabama. 

1947 — Bob Fenimore, Chicago Bears, 

HB, Oklahoma A&M. 

1946 — Frank Dancewicz, Boston, QB, 

Notre Dame. 

1945 — Charley Trippi, Chicago Cardinals, 

HB, Georgia. 

1944 — Angelo Bertelli, Boston, QB, 

Notre Dame. 

1943 — Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, HB, 

Georgia. 

1942 — Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh, HB, Virginia. 

1941 — Tom Harmon, Chicago Bears, 

HB, Michigan. 

1940 — George Cafego, Chicago Cardinals, 

HB, Tennessee. 

1939 — Ki Aldrich, Chicago Cardinals, 

C, TCU. 

1938 — Corbett Davis, Cleveland, FB, 

Indiana. 

1937 — Sam Francis, Philadelphia, FB, 

Nebraska. 

1936 — Jay Berwanger, Philadelphia, 

HB, Chicago. 

sportlight 

This Day In Sports 

April 22 

1876 — The first official National League 

Ben Roethlisberger 

their resentment runs deep.” 

If it really does, the people 

of Pittsburgh deserve a big pat 

on the back for choosing character 

over wins. If it really does, 

then the Rooneys only have one 

choice: 

Get rid of Roethlisberger now. 

Otherwise, the fans may end up 

running him out of town themselves. 

———— 

Tim Dahlberg is a national 

sports columnist for The Associated 

Press. Write to him at 

tdahlberg(at)ap.org 

baseball game is played with Boston 

beating Philadelphia 6-5. 

1945 — The Toronto Maple Leafs edge 

the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the 

Stanley Cup in seven games. 

1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors, behind 

Joe Fulks’ 34 points, beat the Chicago 

Staggs 83-80 in Game 5 to win the 

first Basketball Association of America 

title. 

1962 — The Toronto Maple Leafs capture 

the Stanley Cup in six games with 

a 2-1 triumph over the Chicago Black 

Hawks. 

1993 — Chris Bosio pitches a no-hitter 

as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston 

Red Sox 7-0. 

1993 — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 

victory over the New Jersey Devils extends 

their NHL playoff record to 14 

straight wins. 

1994 — Shannon Miller wins the 

women’s all-around title for the second 

straight year at the World Gymnastics 

Championships in Brisbane, Australia. 

The last woman to win consecutive allaround 

titles was Ludmilla Tourischeva 

of the Soviet Union in 1970 and 1974. 

1994 — Michael Moorer outpoints 

Evander Holyfield to win the IBF and 

WBA titles and become the first lefthanded 

heavyweight champion. 

2000 — The Suns-Spurs playoff opener 

ties an NBA playoff record for fewest 

points. Phoenix beats San Antonio 72- 

70. The 142 points tie the record set by 

Atlanta and Detroit on May 12, 1995. 

2003 — Minnesota and Vancouver become 

the first teams since 2000 to come 

back from 3-1 series deficits and win. 

The Wild take Game 7 in Colorado on 

Andrew Brunette’s overtime goal for a 

3-2 win. The Canucks oust St. Louis with 

a 4-1 win. 

2006 — New Jersey scores a playoff-record 

five power-play goals in its 6-1 win 

over New York. 

2006 — Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris 

Byrd in the seventh round of a one-sided 

fight to gain the IBF heavyweight title in 

Berlin. 

2007 — The Boston Red Sox tie a major 

league record by hitting four straight 

home runs in a 7-6 win over the New 

York Yankees. Manny Ramirez, J.D. 

Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek 

connect in a span of 10 pitches during 

the third inning against Chase Wright. 

2008 — John Smoltz of Atlanta becomes 

the 16th pitcher in major league history 

to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in 

the Braves’ 6-0 loss to Washington. 

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For Friday 

April 23, 2010 

TAURUS (April 20-May 

20) Try to seek refuge from the 

demands of the outside world. 

If this means retreating into 

your own world and avoiding 

others, so be it. You can 

do so without being rude or 

unfriendly. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 

20) Hopefully a lesson you've 

learned from a past painful 

experience will come to mind 

when you find yourself in a 

similar situation. If you're quick 

enough, you won't repeat it. 

CANCER (June 21-July 

22) If you fall into making 

some unexpected money 

today, remember that old saying: 

"Easy come, easy go." 

Instead of treating your windfall 

frivolously, put it toward 

something useful. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 

Make sure there is something 

in it for others if you want 

them to do your bidding today. 

If they can profit in the same 

manner as you, no regrets will 

be had. If they don't, it'll be 

another story. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 

Don't think you need a good 

reason to be well organized 

today. If you fail to arrange 

your chores or assignments 

with a plan in mind, you won't 

feel the fulfillment you normally 

would. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 

23) Be careful that you don't 

unthinkingly give one friend 

more attention than you do 

another. If a good pal begins to 

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feel rejected, s/he might try to 

give you the same treatment. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

22) An important objective 

can be achieved today, but not 

without a script or organization. 

If you first lay out a game 

plan and stick to it, amazingly, 

the job will seem to be easy. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 

23-Dec. 21) When you least 

expect it, you will be tested on 

knowledge you claim to have, 

so don't pretend to possess 

facts or figures that you don't 

have at your fingertips. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- 

Jan. 19) Should you be subjected 

to some undesirable 

changes today, don't fight it. If 

you're inflexible, it will work 

against you, but if you accept 

what occurs, you'll go with 

the flow. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

19) Others will have little hesitation 

to chip in and lend a 

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to accomplish a task 

today, but it'll be a different 

story if you simply don't want 

to do the job. 

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 

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don't try to cram it down 

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of it. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19) Just relax and be yourself, 

because it is likely to be far too 

difficult for you to hide your 

true feelings today. If some 

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Cowlitz rs 7.50 +2.04 +37.4 

CybrSrce 25.72 +6.28 +32.3 

AmrSvFin 2.49 +.49 +24.5 

JksvllBcIL 13.85 +2.35 +20.4 

PacMerc 4.99 +.81 +19.4 

CadenceFn 3.26 +.50 +18.1 

ParkvFn 10.64 +1.54 +16.9 

Cytori wt 3.40 +.48 +16.4 

PacCapB 4.06 +.54 +15.3 



Vitacost n 9.54 -3.02 -24.0 

Radcom 4.47 -1.18 -20.9 

GenFin un 3.01 -.74 -19.7 

ParkBcp 4.16 -.84 -16.8 

CdnSolar 18.26 -3.07 -14.4 

IntriCon 4.00 -.57 -12.5 

Reeds 2.06 -.26 -11.2 

GileadSci 40.76 -4.31 -9.6 

Rdiff.cm 2.93 -.31 -9.6 

Inventure 3.30 -.34 -9.3 



NA Pall g 67927 4.92 -.34 

NwGold g 41389 5.26 +.02 

Talbots wt 39875 4.18 ... 

GoldStr g 24960 3.95 ... 

VantageDrl 23798 1.71 +.01 

Taseko 22711 5.85 -.10 

RexahnPh 22365 2.36 -.16 

TwoHrbInv 20389 8.85 -.13 

YM Bio g 20292 1.42 -.14 

Rentech 19550 1.11 -.01 

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PUBLIC NOTICES 

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S 

SALE 

Sale at public auction will be on 

May 5, 2010 at 12:00 PM Eastern 

Standard Time, at the front door on 

main street door, Carter County 

Courthouse, Elizabethton, Tennessee 

pursuant to Deed of Trust executed 

by Ruben G. Creek, Teresa J. 

Creek and Dula M. Hensely, to J. 

Phillip Jones, Trustee, on September 

16, 2005 at Book T754, Page 

416; conducted by Shapiro & 

Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all 

of record in the Carter County Register's 

Office. 

Owner of Debt: The Bank of New 

York Mellon, as Successor Trustee 

under NovaStar Mortgage Funding 

Trust, Series 2005-3 

The following real estate located in 

Carter County, Tennessee, will be 

sold to the highest call bidder subject 

to all unpaid taxes, prior liens 

and encumbrances of record: 

Described property located in the 

Seventh (7th) Civil District of Carter 

County, Tennessee, more particularly 

described as follows: 

Beginning at an iron rod, said iron 

rod being the Southwesterly corner 

of Lot 5, Block 19 of the Lilly Land 

Addition to the City of Elizabethton, 

and being at the intersection of Locust 

Street and Wood Avenue; 

thence North 28 degrees 34 minutes 

West 75.00 feet to an iron rod; 

thence a new corner to Broome on 

Locust Street; thence with Broome a 

new line North 64 degrees 15 minutes 

East 177.69 feet to an iron rod, 

a new corner to Broome on the 

Westerly side of a 12 foot alley; 

thence with the Westerly of a 12 

foot alley; thence with the Westerly 

side of said alley South 25 degrees 

45 minutes East 89.03 feet to an 

iron rod, corner to said alley on the 

Northerly side of Wood Avenue; 

thence with the Northerly side of 

Wood Avenue South 68 degrees 44 

minutes West 179.70 feet to the 

point of beginning. 

Being Parcel "A" of replat of Lots 5, 

6, 7, and 8, Section 19 of Lilly Addition 

to the City of Elizabethton as 

shown of record in Slide Cabinet A, 

Slide 374. 

Street Address: 1010 Paris, Elizabethton, 

TN 37643 

Current Owner(s) of Property: 

Teresa J. Creek and Husband Ruben 

G. Creek and Dula M. Hensley, 

Unmarried 

Other interested parties: Holston 

Valley Imaging Center c/o T.D. Hall, 

Medical Collection of The Tri-Cities 

and Firstsource Healthcare by Assignment 

from Sycamore Shoals 

Hospital c/o Richard L. Norris, Attorney 

The street address of the above described 

property is believed to be 

1010 Paris, Elizabethton, TN 37643, 

but such address is not part of the 

legal description of the property sold 

herein and in the event of any discrepancy, 

the legal description 

herein shall control. 

SALE IS SUBJECT TO 

TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSES- 

SION. 

Dustin Jackson 


FOR INFORMATION ON STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUAL FUNDS, CDs, AND IRAs CALL US. 

David Wortman 

337 E. Elk Ave. 

543-7848 

Dustin Jackson 

504 East “E” Street 


543-8811 

All right of equity of redemption, 

statutory and otherwise, and homestead 

are expressly waived in said 

Deed of Trust, and the title is believed 

to be good, but the undersigned 

will sell and convey only as 

Substitute Trustee. 

The right is reserved to adjourn the 

day of the sale to another day, time, 

and place certain without further 

publication, upon announcement at 

the time and place for the sale set 

forth above. 

If the highest bidder cannot pay the 

bid within twenty-four (24) hours of 

the sale, the next highest bidder, at 

their highest bid, will be deemed the 

successful bidder. 

This property is being sold with the 

express reservation that the sale is 

subject to confirmation by the lender 

or trustee. This sale may be rescinded 

at any time. 

This office is a debt collector. This 

is an attempt to collect a debt and 

any information obtained will be 

used for that purpose. 

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute 

Trustee 

www.kirschattorneys.com 

Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 

6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 

Memphis, TN 38119 

Phone 901-767-5566 

Fax 901-767-8890 

File No. 10-002875 

4/8, 4/15, 4/22 

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE 

Sale at public auction will be on 

May 13, 2010 at 2:00 PM Eastern 

Standard Time, at the front door on 

main street door, Carter County 

Courthouse, Elizabethton, Tennessee 

pursuant to Deed of Trust executed 

by Angela Kay Wills & Jason 

Wills, to Valley Title Co., Trustee, on 

October 5, 2007 at Book T814, 

Page 652; conducted by Shapiro & 

Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all 

of record in the Carter County Register's 

Office. 

Owner of Debt: First Horizon Home 

Loans, a division of First Tennessee 

Bank National Association 

The following real estate located in 

Carter County, Tennessee, will be 

sold to the highest call bidder subject 

to all unpaid taxes, prior liens 

and encumbrances of record: 

Described property located in the 

Tenth (10th) Civil District of Carter 

County, Tennessee, more particularly 

described as follows: 

Beginning at a locust corner to Harmon, 

and on the Easterly side of a 

12 foot strip; thence with the line of 

said strip, North 28 degrees West, 

135.5 feet to a stake corner to Heaton; 

thence with Heaton's line North 

60 degrees East, 439.9 feet to a 

stake at the side of the County 

Road; thence with the said road 

South 35 degrees East 105 feet to a 

stake; thence with road South 61 

degrees East, 135 feet to a stake; 

thence a new line South 61 degrees 

West, 160 feet to a stake in the 

original A.B. Buckles line; thence 

with Buckles lines, North 15 degrees 

30 minutes West, 95 feet to a 

stake corner to Harmon; thence with 

Harmon's line South 58 degrees 

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BkofAm NY .04 .2 87 18.28 -.33 +21.4 

Boeing NY 1.68 2.3 41 74.16 +2.75 +37.0 

CSX NY .96 1.7 18 55.49 +.28 +14.4 

Chevron NY 2.72 3.3 16 81.92 -.13 +6.4 

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Intel Nasd.63 2.6 22 23.80 -.32 +16.7 

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IBM NY 2.20 1.7 13 128.99 -.70 -1.5 

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JohnJn NY 1.96 3.0 15 65.39 -.60 +1.5 

Kellogg NY 1.50 2.8 17 53.87 +.26 +1.3 

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Keycorp NY .04 .4 ... 8.94 +.36 +61.1 

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Lowes NY .36 1.4 22 26.66 +.04 +14.0 

MGIC NY ... ... ... 11.25 +.19 +94.6 

MGMMir NY ... ... ... 15.09 +.09 +65.5 

MarshIls NY .04 .4 ... 9.94 +.63 +82.4 

McDnlds NY 2.20 3.1 17 70.36 +.02 +12.7 

MeadWvco NY .92 3.3 35 27.80 +.63 -2.9 

Merck NY 1.52 4.4 9 34.74 -1.32 -4.9 

MicronT Nasd ... ... 67 10.74 -.01 +1.7 

Microsoft Nasd.52 1.7 17 31.33 -.03 +2.8 

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Motorola NY ... ... ... 7.34 -.08 -5.4 

NokiaCp NY .56 3.7 ... 14.95 -.22 +16.3 

OCharleys Nasd ... ... ... 8.86 -.15 +35.3 

Oracle Nasd.20 .8 23 26.29 +.14 +7.2 

PepsiCo NY 1.92 2.9 18 65.98 +.08 +8.5 

Pfizer NY .72 4.3 9 16.60 -.16 -8.7 

PhilipMor NY 2.32 4.5 16 51.99 +.07 +7.9 

Popular Nasd ... ... ... 3.99 +.08 +76.5 

PwShs QQQ Nasd.21 .4 ... 50.03 +.28 +9.4 

PrUShS&P NY ... ... ... 29.07 +.10 -17.1 

ProctGam NY 1.93 3.0 17 63.63 +.44 +4.9 

Qualcom Nasd.76 1.8 34 42.63 -.66 -7.8 

QwestCm NY .32 6.1 13 5.24 +.06 +24.5 

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SwstAirl NY .02 .1 ... 13.58 -.16 +18.8 

SprintNex NY ... ... ... 4.10 -.07 +12.0 

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TempleInld NY .44 1.8 13 23.81 +.61 +12.8 

TimeWarn NY .85 2.6 16 33.08 -.09 +13.5 

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WalMart NY 1.21 2.2 15 54.47 -.05 +1.9 

WeathfIntl NY ... ... 57 16.62 -.59 -7.2 

WellsFargo NY .20 .6 13 33.01 -.68 +22.3 

WendyArby NY .06 1.1 34 5.44 +.01 +16.0 

YRC Wwd h Nasd ... ... ... .73 +.07 -13.1 

Yahoo Nasd ... ... 31 17.45 -.93 +4.0 

Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. 

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 = 

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 

receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables 

at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial. 

11,200 

10,800 

10,400 

10,000 

9,600 

401 Hudson Drive 

543-1181 

Member New York Stock Exchange, Inc and Securities Investor Protection Corporation 


West, 370 feet to the beginning. 

Street Address: 180 Rainbow Circle, 

Elizabethton, TN 37643 

Current Owner(s) of Property: Angela 

Kay Wills and husband Jason 

Wills 

The street address of the above described 

property is believed to be 

180 Rainbow Circle, Elizabethton, 

TN 37643, but such address is not 

part of the legal description of the 

property sold herein and in the 

event of any discrepancy, the legal 

description herein shall control. 

SALE IS SUBJECT TO 

TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSES- 

SION. 

All right of equity of redemption, 

statutory and otherwise, and homestead 

are expressly waived in said 

Deed of Trust, and the title is believed 

to be good, but the undersigned 

will sell and convey only as 

Substitute Trustee. 






forth above. 

If the highest bidder cannot pay the 

bid within twenty-four (24) hours of 

the sale, the next highest bidder, at 

their highest bid, will be deemed the 

successful bidder. 

This property is being sold with the 

express reservation that the sale is 

subject to confirmation by the lender 

or trustee. This sale may be rescinded 

at any time. 

This office is a debt collector. This 

is an attempt to collect a debt and 

any information obtained will be 

used for that purpose. 

Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 

Substitute Trustee 

www.kirschattorneys.com 

Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 

6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410 


Phone 901-767-5566 

Fax 901-767-8890 

File No. 10-001920 

4/22, 4/29, 5/6 

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE 

TRUSTEE`S SALE 

WHEREAS, default has occurred in 

the performance of the covenants, 

terms and conditions of a Deed of 

Trust dated October 26, 2007, executed 

by John H. Lewis and Donna 

Lewis, conveying certain real property 

therein described to Arnold M. 

Weiss, Attorney, as Trustee, as 

same appears of record in the Register's 

Office of Carter County, Tennessee 

recorded November 5, 

2007, in Deed Book T816, Page 

606-616, ; and 

WHEREAS, the beneficial interest 

of said Deed of Trust was last transferred 

and assigned to BAC Home 

Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide 

Home Loans Servicing, LP 

who is now the owner of said debt; 

and 

WHEREAS, the undersigned, Rubin 

Lublin Suarez Serrano TN LLC, 

having been appointed by as Substitute 

Trustee by instrument to be 

filed for record in the Register's Office 

of Carter County, Tennessee. 

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is 


hereby given that the entire indebtedness 

has been declared due and 

payable, and that the undersigned, 

Rubin Lublin Suarez Serrano TN 

LLC, as Substitute Trustee or his 

duly appointed agent, by virtue of 

the power, duty and authority vested 

and imposed upon said Substitute 

Trustee will, on April 29, 2010 at 

11:00 AM at the CARTER County 

courthouse door where the foreclosure 

sales are customarily held at 

the CARTER Courthouse, located in 

Elizabethton, Tennessee, proceed 

to sell at public outcry to the highest 

and best bidder for cash, the following 

described property situated in 

Carter County, Tennessee, to wit: 

BEING ALL OF LOT 8, BUFFALO 

VIEW SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, AS 

SHOWN BY PLAT OF SAME, OF 

RECORD IN PLAT CABINET B, 

SLIDE 131, IN THE REGISTER`S 

OFFICE FOR CARTER COUNTY, 

TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFER- 

ENCE IS HERE MADE. ACCORD- 

ING TO 

SURVEY OF MCCOY LAND SUR- 

VEYING, RLS #1430, DATED 

AUGUST 27,1997. 

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY 

CONVEYED TO JOHN H. LEWIS 

ON 09/26/1997, BY DEED FROM 

NEW HOMES INC., FILED FOR 

RECORD ON 10/01/1997, IN BOOK 

D432, PAGE 433, REGISTER`S 

OFFICE FOR CARTER COUNTY, 

TENNESSEE. 

ALSO BEING THE SAME PROP- 

ERTY CONVEYED TO JOHN H. 

LEWIS AND WIFE, DONNA LEWIS 

ON 10/26/2007 BY DEED FROM 

JOHN H. LEWIS, FILED FOR RE- 

CORD SIMULTANEOUSLY HERE- 

WITH IN BOOK D516, PAGE 550 

REGISTER`S OFFICE FOR CAR- 

TER COUNTY, TENNESSEE. 

PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street 

address of the property is believed 

to be 5 State Place, Johnson City, 

TN 37601. In the event of any discrepancy 

between this street address 

and the legal description of 

the property, the legal description 

shall control. 

CURRENT OWNER(S): John H. 

Lewis and Donna Lewis 

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: 

The sale of the above-described 

property shall be subject to all matters 

shown on any recorded plat; 

any unpaid taxes; any restrictive 

covenants, easements or set-back 

lines that may be applicable; any 

prior liens or encumbrances as well 

as any priority created by a fixture 

filing; and to any matter that an accurate 

survey of the premises might 

disclose. This property is being sold 

with the express reservation that it 

is subject to confirmation by the 

lender or Substitute Trustee. This 

sale may be rescinded at any time. 






forth above. All right and equity of 

redemption, statutory or otherwise, 

homestead, and dower are expressly 

waived in said Deed of 

Trust, and the title is believed to be 

good, but the undersigned will sell 

and convey only as Substitute Trus- 

Dow Jones industrials 

Close: 11,124.92 

Change: 7.86 (0.1%) 

DAILY DOW JONES 

11,160 

11,000 

10,840 

O N D J F M A 

STOCK MARKET INDEXES 

52-Week Net YTD 12-mo 

High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg 

11,154.55 7,791.95 Dow Industrials 11,124.92 +7.86 +.07 +6.68 +41.06 

4,758.19 2,904.70 Dow Transportation 4,670.47 +14.23 +.31 +13.92 +52.15 

408.57 324.39 Dow Utilities 384.42 +.16 +.04 -3.41 +17.88 

7,743.74 5,177.30 NYSE Composite 7,644.67 -24.44 -.32 +6.40 +44.50 

1,984.72 1,336.87 Amex Market Value 1,951.46 -13.07 -.67 +6.93 +43.32 

2,517.82 1,598.93 Nasdaq Composite 2,504.61 +4.30 +.17 +10.38 +52.15 

1,213.92 826.83 S&P 500 1,205.94 -1.23 -.10 +8.15 +42.96 

833.93 517.03 S&P MidCap 831.78 +3.21 +.39 +14.46 +54.63 

12,743.55 8,441.04 Wilshire 5000 12,666.82 -1.17 -.01 +9.68 +46.60 

725.13 448.93 Russell 2000 726.19 +4.64 +.64 +16.12 +54.28 

MUTUAL FUNDS 

Curt Alexander CFP ® 


10 DAYS 

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 

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

American Funds IncAmerA m MA 50,104 16.06 +2.4 +37.1/B +4.2/B 5.75 250 

American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 49,629 27.39 +3.2 +39.7/D +3.5/B 5.75 250 

American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 39,096 26.12 +3.0 +38.2/E +2.2/C 5.75 250 

Fidelity Contra LG 58,318 62.06 +3.8 +42.2/C +6.5/A NL 2,500 

Fidelity Magellan LG 22,631 69.64 +4.6 +43.7/C +1.8/E NL 2,500 

Oppenheimer DiscoverA m SG 757 49.38 +6.6 +50.8/D +4.8/C 5.75 1,000 

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 125,962 11.10 +0.9 +15.3/C +7.5/A NL 5,000,000 

Putnam GrowIncA m LV 5,008 13.06 +4.3 +47.6/B +0.5/E 5.75 500 

Putnam VoyagerA m LG 3,312 22.22 +6.2 +66.9/A +7.8/A 5.75 500 

Vanguard Wndsr LV 8,594 13.02 +4.1 +49.6/A +1.8/C NL 3,000 

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign 

Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - 

Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. 

others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. 


tee. The Property is sold as is, 

where is, without representations or 

warranties of any kind, including fitness 

for a particular us or purpose. 

THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING 

TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN- 

FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE 

USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 

Rubin Lublin Suarez Serrano TN 

LLC, Substitute Trustee 

119 S. Main Street, Suite 500 


www.rubinlublin.com/property-listings.php 

Tel: (888) 890-5309 

Fax: (404) 601-5846 

04/08, 04/15, 04/22 

IN THE CHANCERY COURT, 

PROBATE DIVISION OF CARTER 

COUNTY, AT ELIZABETHTON, 

TENNESSEE 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

ESTATE OF: 

IVAN EDWARD MORLEY 

DECEASED 

PROBATE NO: P-100057 

Notice is hereby given that on the 

13th day of April, 2010, Letters of 

Testamentary in respect to the Estate 

of Ivan Edward Morley who 

died February 25, 2010, were issued 

to the undersigned by the 

Chancery Court Clerk and Master, 

Probate Division of Carter County 

Tennessee. 

All persons, resident and non-resident, 

having claims, matured or 

un-matured, against the Estate of 

Ivan Edward Morley are required to 

file the same with the Clerk and 

Master of the above Court within the 

earlier of four (4) months from the 

date of the first publication of this 

notice or twelve (12) months from 

the decedents date of death, otherwise, 

their claims will be forever 

barred. 

This the 13th day of April, 2010. 

J.B. Morley 

Personal Representative 

Deceased: Ivan Edward Morley 

Frederic H. Brandt 

Attorney 

By: 

MELISSA MORELAND 

Clerk and Master 

4/15, 4/22 


NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE 

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated 

March 6, 2008 Clearwater Properties 

did convey in trust to Johnson 

City Title Company, Trustee, a certain 

tract of land to secure payment 

of a debt in the principal sum of 

$510,000.00 (the “Original Note”), 

payable to Alan Moss, of record in 

Book T824, Page 555, et seq., in 

the Carter County, Tennessee Register 

of Deeds Office. Said Deed of 

Trust (the “Original Deed of Trust”) 

is incorporated herein by reference; 

WHEREAS, Alan Moss is the true 

and lawful owner and holder of the 

Note, secured by the Deed of Trust 

and; 

WHEREAS, by instrument recorded 

March 29, 2010, in Book 54, Page 


840 in the Register of Deeds Office 

of Carter County, Tennessee, Alan 

Moss exercising his authority as 

such owner and holder appointed 

Andrew F. Tucker as Substitute 

Trustee; and 

WHEREAS, default has been made 

in the payment of debts and obligations 

secured by said Deed of Trust 

and the owner and holder of the 

Note has declared the entire balance 

due and payable and has instructed 

the undersigned Trustee to 

foreclose said Deed of Trust in accordance 

with its terms and provisions; 

NOW THEREFORE, by authority 

vested in me as Trustee under said 

instrument, I will, on May 5, 2010 at 

1:00 p.m. at the front entrance of 

the Carter County Courthouse, 

Carter County, Tennessee, offer 

for sale at public auction to the highest 

and best bidder for cash in bar 

of all rights and equities of redemption, 

statutory and otherwise, homestead, 

dower and all other rights or 

exemptions of every kind, all of 

which are expressly waived in said 

Deed of Trust, the property therein 

conveyed which is situated in the 

State of Tennessee, Carter County 

and is described as follows: 

SITUATED, lying and being in the 

Third (3rd) Civil District of Carter 

County, Tennessee, to wit: 

BEGINNING on an iron rod on top 

of a ridge, said rod bears North 55 

deg. 01 min. 38 sec. West 93.73 

feet from an iron rod in the line of 

Johnson (D.B. 434, Page 279); 

THENCE with Johnson, North 38 

deg. 13. min. 22 sec. East 1045.13 

feet to a 10” Maple on top of the 

ridge corner to Blevins (D.B. 60, 

Page 202), and Hicks (D.B. 121, 

Page 166); THENCE with the top of 

the ridge and Hick's line South 48 

deg. 59 min. 47 sec. East 246.71 

feet to an iron rod; THENCE South 

17 deg. 53 min. 11 sec. East 124.81 

feet to a fence post; THENCE South 

22 deg. 44 min. 38 sec. East 126.79 

feet to a post West of a road bed; 

THENCE South 26 deg. 23 min. 59 

sec. East 128.87 feet to a post West 

of a road bed; THENCE South 46 

deg. 55 min. 08 sec. East crossing 

the centerline of said road bed at 

82.89 feet, a total distance of 

584.21 feet to an iron rod at the 

base of a 44” Chestnut Oak on top 

of the ridge; THENCE South 67 


feet to an iron rod at the base of a 

16” Birch on top of the ridge; 


sec. East 432.22 feet to an iron rod 

at the base of a 18” Red Oak on top 

of ridge; THENCE South 80 deg. 19 

min. 22 sec. East 203.29 feet to an 

iron ros at the base of a 24” Chestnut 

Oak on top of the ridge; 


sec. East 304.27 feet to a planted 

stone United States Forest Service 

Corner #8 Tract #69; THENCE with 

the United States Forest Service 

line South 89 deg. 08 min. 17 sec. 

East 258.21 feet to a monument, 

United States Forest Service Corner 

#7; THENCE continuing with the 

government line South 22 deg. 15 

min. 00 sec. West 1878.27 feet to 

an iron rod in the government line 

and corner to Shoun (D.B. 326, 

page 360); THENCE with Shoun, 

North 88 deg. 18 min. 42 sec. West 

648.72 feet to an iron road corner to 

Shoun (D.B. 397, page 311): 

THENCE continuing with the Shoun



line North 23 deg. 22 min. 46 sec. 

West 1615.38 feet to a point on a 

large rock above a road bed; 

THENCE North 33 deg. 44 min. 21 

sec. West 865.41 feet to a 25” Hickory 

on top of the ridge marked with 

four hacks corner to Shoun and 

Roberts (D.B. 421, page 167); 

THENCE with Roberts, South 55 


feet to the BEGINNNG, containing 

89.761 acres, more or less, all per 

survey of Steven G. Pierce, Tennessee 

Registered Land Surveyor No. 

1564, 176 Low Gap Road, Elizabethton, 

Tennessee 37643, dated 

January 27, 2006, entitled Stephen 

K. & Terry Lynne Haynes, to which 

reference is here made for a more 

complete and accurate description 

thereof. 

There is an existing dirt road leading 

from an unnamed county road 

sometimes referred to as Hicks 

Road through the Banks property 

(D.B. 136, page 373); and the Hicks 

property (D.B. 121, page 166) that 

leads to the above described property, 

that is recorded in Miscellaneous 

Book 21, Page 477, from two of 

the Woodrow Hicks heirs, the centerline 

of the existing dirt road grade 

being more particularly described as 

follows: BEGINNING on a point in 

the centerline of the unnamed 

county road and in the property line 

of Banks; THENCE with the centerline 

of said road grade South 18 

deg. 35 min. 34 sec. East 75.01 to a 

point; THENCE South 22 deg. 43 

min. 12 sec. East 95.15 feet to a 

point; THENCE South 34 deg. 17 

min. 45 sec. East 40.57 feet; 


sec. East 68.74 feet to a point; 




sec. West 42.22 feet to a point; 

















THENCE 18 deg. 17 min. 55 sec. 

East 74.96 feet to a point; THENCE 

South 25 deg. 07 min. 56 sec. East 

116.36 feet to a point; THENCE 

South 31 deg. 14 min. 39 sec. East 

82.28 feet to a point; THENCE continuing 

wit the centerline of said 

road South 21 deg. 27 min. 14 sec. 

East 162.73 feet to a point; 







THENCE North 71 deg. 33 min. 26 




THCNE South 65 deg. 41 min. 18 















sec. East 242.14 feet to a point in 

the line of the above described 

property; said point bears South 46 

deg. 55 min. 08 sec. East 82.89 feet 

from a post in the line of Hicks (D.B. 

121, page 166). 

BEING the same property conveyed 

from Danny Triplett to Clearwater 

Properties, LLC by deed dated the 

19th day of January, 2007, recorded 

in the Register's Office for Carter 

County, Tennessee in Deed Book 

509, Page 46, to which reference is 

here made. 

This property has an address of Off 

Stanley Hollow Road, Roan Mountain, 

Tennessee 37687. 

Said sale shall be made for cash in 

bar of all right and equity of redemption, 

homestead, dower, and all 

other rights of exemptions of every 

kind, all of which are expressly 

waived in said Deed of Trust, but 

subject to the following: 

Any unpaid taxes against the property; 

and 

Any recorded easements, conditions, 

covenants, rights-of-way or 

subdivision plats affecting the property 

and; 

Any dedication of roads affecting 

the property and any governmental 

zoning and subdivision ordinances 

or regulations in effect; and 

Any prior or superior liens, judgment, 

deeds of trust or other interests 

of record. 

In addition, the following parties 

may claim an interest in the 

above-described property: Clearwater 

Properties, LLC; Larry Eggers 

Construction. 

Mortgagee has complied with the 

notice provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 

7245(c) and Reg. §§ 301.7425-1 

and, T.C.A. 67-1-1433(b)(2). 

The failure of any high bidder to pay 

the purchase price and close this 

sale shall, at the option of Allen 

Moss, cause for rejection of the bid, 

and if the bid is rejected, Allen Moss 

shall have the option of making the 

sale to the next highest bidder who 

is capable, and willing to comply 

with the terms thereof. The proceeds 

derived from the sale of the 

property will be applied as provided 

for in said Deed of Trust and are 

made a part hereof as if set forth 

verbatim herein. 

This notice of Sale has been posted 

and published accordance with T.C. 

A. § 35-5-101 et seq. and any provisions 

of the Deed of Trust affecting 

same beginning April 15, 2010. 

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM 

A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS IS 

AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A 


DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB- 

TAINED WILL BE USED FOR 

THAT PURPOSE. 

Andrew F. Tucker 

Law Office of Andrew F. Tucker 

385 2nd Avenue, Suite 1 

Dayton, Tennessee 37321 

(423) 570-0506 

4/15, 4/22, 4/29 

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3 ARTICLES 

LOST & FOUND 

HAVE YOU SEEN ME? 

My name is Carmelita 

Some bad doggies ran mom 

and I off at the end of March. 

Mom went home. I'm in the 

woods, and afraid of doggies 

and of people. If chased I will 

run, don't try to lasso me. I was 

last seen near Willow Springs, 

and Price roads. Please call my 

if owner if you see me 

423-474-3337, 

5 SPECIAL 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

CARTER County, Tennessee is 

now accepting bids for the items 

listed below. All bids must be submitted 

in writing and meet all specifications 

on or before May 14, 2010 

at 2PM at the Carter County Finance 

Office, Room 203, 801 East 

Elk Avenue, Courthouse, Elizabethton, 

TN 37643. Carter County 

reserves the right to reject any and 

all bids, maintains the right to negotiate 

after bid, and waive any informalities. 

All sealed bids must be received 

by the date indicated above, 

and should be mailed to: 

Finance Department-Bid 

Courthouse Suite 203 

801 East Elk Avenue 


Attention: Bid Item 

Items for bid: Screen and Finish 

Gym Floors 

For additional information contact: 

Jerome Kitchens 

(423)547-4005 

QUALITY 

NEWSPRINT 

COMMERCIAL 

WEB PRINTING 

Is available for organizations 

such as churches, schools, 

civic groups, companies retails 

businesses or other institution 

who need to print newsletters or 

periodicals. 

Contact 

Delaney Scalf 

(423)542-4151 

Elizabethton, TN 

The Elizabethton 

Star 

7 BEAUTY & BARBER 

Kim Miller is now associated with 

Ladies and Gents. Now 

accepting new clientele. 

Call Ladies & Gents at 

(423)542-8307. 

8 OFFICE SPACE 

LEASE/RENT 

Building for lease. 

800 sq. ft. Retail or Office Space. 

Hwy. 19E. Beside Lonestar. 

Available May 1st. Call 

(423)543-8603 before 5:30 p.m. 

10 HELP WANTED 

GENERAL 

EARN with Avon. Just $10 gets 

you started. Call Brenda McNeill 

423-972-3660 Avon Independent 

Sales Rep. 

EASY STEPS TO EARN MORE 

CASH CALL MELISSA - 

AVON INDEPENDENT SALES 

REPRESENTATIVE 423-741-5461 

FANTASTIC CUTS now hiring hair 

stylists. Apply at salon, 

423-542-0059. 

JUST OPEN DOWNTOWN 

KCB INK is looking for part-time 

and full-time employee. 

(423)297-1223 www.kcbtn.com 

LOCAL company seeking 

general laborer full time position 

with paid time off and great 

benefits. Valid driver’s license 

required. Small equipment 

operator experience a plus. Drug 

free workplace. Pre-employment 

drug screen and background 

check. Apply in person at 

Workforce Development Career 

Center. 386 Highway 91, 

Elizabethton, TN EOE 

10 HELP WANTED 

GENERAL 

CUSTOM MUFFLER SHOP in 

Hampton has opening for General 

Auto Mechanic. Must have own 

tools. Call (423)725-3110 for 

more information. 

NEED mature christian lady to 

live in with homebound elderly 

lady, references required, 

background check, free room 

and board to qualified person. 

(423)647-2554 

ROOFERS and foreman needed. 

Call KW Roofing 

at 423-257-6469. 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

***MAKE A 

NAME FOR 

YOURSELF! 

ADVERTISE 

YOUR 

BUSINESS 

OR SERVICE 

HERE. CALL 

423-542-1530 

**HOME Improvements, repairs, 

painting, decks, complete 

remodeling, free estimates, 

small jobs welcome. Cliff 

Alexander (423)895-8420, 

(423)946-5234. 

*Attic Insulation blown-in, energy 

savings guaranteed. All fiberglass, 

Free estimates, 423-389-2559, 

423-542-3963 leave message. 

*HANDY ANDY HOME 

IMPROVEMENTS: pressure washing, 

painting, staining, driveway 

sealing, guttering cleaning 

(423)543-1979, (423) 895-0071 

***BRICK block, stone, We do 

fireplaces, patios, retaining walls, 

sidewalks, mail boxes. Licensed, 

insured. Repairs. 423-895-9341. 

A Cut Above Mowing Service. 

For all your yard work needs. Free 

estimates. Senior Citizens Discount. 

423-512-2360 

AFFORDABLE Mowing: Weedeating, 

pressure washing, driveway 

sealing, painting, staining and odd 

jobs Free estimates. 

(423)213-2170. 

ANDERSON Concrete: Driveways, 

bobcat work and more. Free 

estimates. 17yrs, experience, 

(423)446-0083. 

BOWER’S LAWN CARE, Services: 

MOWING, HEDGE TRIM- 

MING, BRUSH REMOVAL, GUT- 

TERING CLEANING, FREE ESTI- 

MATES 

(423)895-1530 

BRIAN’S STORAGE BUILDINGS! For 

sale. Display lot in Hunter on 

Hwy. 91. Financing available. 

647-1084. 

ELIZABETHTON:Construction, 

Trackhoe, backhoe, frontloader, 

landcleared, site work septic systems, 

dirt, shale for sale. 

(423)547-0408, 895-0499. 

FRESH CUT 

LAWN CARE 

Mowing, weedeating, edging. 

Free estimates. (423)342-7361. 

HOMES & MOBILE HOME IM- 

PROVEMENTS. Additions, sheetrock 

work, textured ceilings, 

wheelchair ramps, garages. 

Guaranteed. (423)542-9483 

IMMACULATE MOWING mowing, 

landscaping, unique designs, renov., 

maintenance, shrubbery. Free 

estimates. 423-542-6911. 

JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, 

remodeling, room additions & 

vinyl siding. Licensed & 

Insured. 423-543-2101. 

K&M MOWING, Landscaing AND 

PRESSURE WASHING SERVICE. Call 

for rates. (423) 474-3682 or 

(423)291-1918 

LAWN BUSTERS Complete Lawn 

Care. Free estimates, cheap 

rates. No overhead. 

423-213-8089, (423)512-0578 

LOGGIN BUYING 

TIMBER 

AND CUTTING 

(423)291-9252 or 

(423)291-2004 

LUKE CARRIER 

MOWING AND LANDSCAPING 

ONE LESS THING TO 

WORRY ABOUT, 

FREE ESTIMATES (423)400-5910 

Mowing and Bobcat Services: 

Free estimates. $35. per hour for 

Bobcat Services, can haul small 

load of mulch or gravel. 

(423)794-6393 

N-L APPLIANCE PART’S. Dryer 

belts $12. and up, dryer elements 

$25 and up, 4 prong dryer and 

range cords $12. Washer belts $8. 

and up, 4’ inlet hose $4. each, bake 

and broil elements $25. and up, single 

refrigerators vales $25 and up, 

double refrigerator vales, $40. and 

up. Location corner of Captain’s 

Avenue and Old Bristol Highway in 

the Biltmore area. Free estimates 

on in shop repair, In Shop repair 

only. Need parts or services after 

hours call and leave message. 

(423)547-9123. 

Need odd jobs done? Have your 

odd jobs done by a locally 

licensed and insured business. 

Please call us at 423-895-9024. 

PRESSURE washing, landscaping, 

concrete work and all other odd 

jobs. FREE ESTIMATES 

423-647-5900. 

SIDING, Soffitt, windows, metal 

and shingle roofing, seamless 

guttering, over 15 years experience. 

YOUNCE (423)895-6269 

STAMPER LANDSCAPING: Most 

lawns $30 or less. Unbeatable 

prices, mulch and plants. 

Licensed and Insured 

(423)213-3572. 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

Free Tupperware! Ask me how? 

276-466-2152 or 

www.tri-tpwre.com 

HOLT’S GENERAL 

CONSTRUCTION: 

Carpentry, roofing, flooring, 

remodeling, siding, welding, 

masonry. No job too small. 

(423)213-7028 

Wing Tsun Kungfu 

Free uniform with 3 months 

membership. Ages 10 to adult. 

423-342-7726 

16 BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

BUSINESS FOR SALE! Local DVD 

rentals store for the cost of 

inventory only. Lease optional. 

Over 1500 registered customers, 

40K + annual sales. $14,000. 

Curious inquires only. 

(423)895-2355. 

20 ARTICLES 

FOR SALE 

! $ BEDROOM SET - Solid Wood, 

brand new still in box. 

Retail $2300, sale $695. 

(423)202-4255 

!$249 KING and $135 FULL 

Luxury Pillow Top mattress sets. 

Both new, still in plastic. 

423-366-2632 

$150 QUEEN Pillow top mattress 

set, brand new, still in plastic. 

Retail $600. (423)366-2632 

COLOR TV 13” MGA excellent 

working condition asking $25. 

(423)474-2688 

23 YARD 

SALES 

511 Jobe Road, Friday, April 23rd, 

Saturday, April 24th 8:00-1:00. 

Rain or Shine. Inside home sale. 

All ready moved and parked 

estate sale. Different items to be 

out Saturday. Must clear to 

make empty house! 

To Visit Visited 

633 WEST D STREET, Friday 

8:00AM -? Glassware, quilts, 

home decor, furniture 

8452 HWY 19E CORNER of Orr St. 

and 19E beside Tetricks 

Rhododrendon Chapel, 

Saturday, 9-? Three families 

ELIZABETHTON, 610 SOUTH 

ROAN STREET, ESTATE SALE, 

Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM Saturday 

8:00AM-2:00PM Household items, 

something for everyone! 


Elizabethton, 612 N. Roan Street. 

Friday, April 23rd ONLY 8:00-?. Gazelle 

Sprint Master Exercise Machine, 

Scuba Gear, Papasan Chair 

and Ottoman, Concrete Stamps, 

lamps, pictures, etc., large women’s 

clothing (16-1X), concrete bird bath, 

desk top computer, and more. 

ERWIN, Huge 8 FAMILY YARD 

SALE on Friday, April 23rd 15 

Family Yard Sale on 

Saturday, April 24th 

RAIN OR SHINE! 

Guns, Pocket Knives, 

Fresh Produce 

Tools of all kinds, Snap-On, 

Craftsman, Dewalt, Milwaukee, 

Generators, Weedeaters, Riding 

Lawn Mowers, Pressure Washer, 

Power Tools, Barbie Dolls, Hot 

Wheels, Coke Collectibles 

Too much stuff to mention in 

between Erwin & Unicoi at 

2207 North Main Avenue 

Erwin, TN 37650 

at Old Dry Creek 


Recreation Center 

HAMPTON, 136 MORTON ROAD, 

Friday and Saturday 8:00AM-? 

MOVING SALE toward Watauga 

Lake, household items, tools, 

toys, lots of baby clothes, too 

much to list. Rain or shine. Everything 

must go! 


HUNTER, 141 ARROW DRIVE, 

Friday 7:30AM-4:00PM 

Junior Girls clothes and 

miscellaneous items 


VALLEY FORGE, 1st house past 

Valley Forge School 

Friday and Saturday 

7:00AM-4:00PM 


25 PETS 

& SUPPLIES 

AKC Registered English Bulldog 

Puppies, 11 weeks old, shots, 

good condition, $600 each 

readyfat@yahoo.com 

German shepherd 

puppies(M/F,AKC Reg.for 

free)needs a new home,contact 

>> ddgills11@gmail.com 

29 TOWNHOUSES 

CONDOS FOR SALE/RENT 

2 BEDROOMS, 1.5 bath Townhouse. 

washer, dryer hookup, 

appliances, dishwasher, deck, 

$490 month, deposit. 

423-483-4875. 

30 ROOMS 

FOR RENT 

Budget Inn 

$140 + tax (single) Weekly 

$450 + tax monthly 

all utilities included 

423-743-9181. 

31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

**All Real Estate advertising in this 

newspaper is subject to the Fair 

Housing Act which makes it illegal 

to advertise “any preference limitation 

or discrimination based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, familial 

status, or national origin, or an intention, 

to make any such preference, 

limitation or discrimination. 

”Familial status includes children 

under the age of 18 living with parents 

or legal custodians; pregnant 

women and people securing custody 

of children under 18. This 

newspaper will not knowingly accept 

any advertising for real estate which 

is in violation of the law. Our readers 

are hereby informed that all 

dwellings advertised in this newspaper 

are available on an equal opportunity 

basis. To complain of discrimination 

call HUD Toll-free at 

1-800-669-9777. The Toll-free telephone 

number for the Hearing Impaired 

is: 1-800-927-9275 

1 bedroom, CH&A, appliances, 

water furnished. No pets. 

References required. 

$325. month, $175. deposit. 

423-543-8939. 

1 bedroom, A/C, washer and 

dryer and water furnished. $350 

month, $350 deposit 

423-612-1687. 

2 bedroom, W/D hook-up, appliances, 

no pets. Shown by 

appointment only! $475. month. 

References. (423)547-9819. 

2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator 

furnished, W/D hook-up, 

409 Brandon Street, close to 

Watauga River, 3 blocks from 

downtown. $375.mth., $400. 

deposit. No pets. 423-542-5726. 

AIRPORT Apt. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 

baseboard heat, window air, 

$400 rent-$425 rent, water 

included. $300 deposit. 

Call about move in special! 

Call N.E.T.R.P. and Sales 

(423)547-2871 

EFFECIENCY & 1 BDRM APTS 

TALLADAGA BLDG ON WEST G 

STREET. $315 & UP 

2&3 BDRM BRISTOL BLDG WEST 

G STREET $350 & $425 

2 BDRM 2 BATH BASEMENT APT 

ALEXANDER BLDG $375 

$250 SECURITY DEPOSIT 

542-8493 OR 956-0068 

BEFORE 5PM. 

Hampton: 1 bedroom. 

(423)725-4143. 

HAMPTON: Nice 2 BEDROOM, 

1.5 bath, W/D hookup, water 

furnished. $450. month, 

$450. deposit. (423) 213-0348 

call after 3:00PM. 

NICE 2 bedroom, Spring Street, 

Hampton, appliances, 

W&D hook-up, CH&A. No pets, 

smoking, drugs, references. 

$350 month plus deposit. 

(423)542-5123 

NICE large 2 bedroom apartment 

with washer and dryer hook up 

and water and garbage, 

stove and refrigerator. 

$445 month $300 deposit 

(423)542-2918 

VARIETY of 1 bedroom and 2 

bedroom apartments available. 

Rent: $250 month & up. Call 

Manager. 423-547-2871. 

32 HOUSES 

FOR RENT 

2 bedroom, electric heat, W/D, 

nice yard. $500 month $500 deposit. 

(423) 725-3098 9a.m.-9p.m. 

3 bedroom, 1 bath, CH&A, 

handicap accessible, Circle Dr. 

$650 month plus deposit. 

No pets. (423) 292-2785. 

3 bedroom, 1 large bath, CH&A, 

fireplace, no pets, Biltmore 

community, $650 month plus 

deposit, references required, 

(423)647-2620, (423)647-7473 

3 bedroom, 2 bath for rent or 

lease. East Side Community. 

$600 month, $300 deposit. 

References required. 

423-213-0425. 

ASSORTMENT of rentals: 

Farm, brick, frame, pets, rent to 

owns, furnished and unfurnished. 

282-6486. 

East Side: 3 bedroom, living 

room, dining room, 1 bath, CH&A, 

back deck, no pets, drinkers or 

drug users. References. 

$300. deposit, 

$500. month. (423)542-4276 

33 MOBILE HOME 

FOR RENT 

16’ wide, nice private lot, 2 

bedroom, 2 bath, washer, dryer. 

$400 month, $350 deposit, 

No pets. (423)542-2798, 

(423)957-0600. 

2 bedroom, 1 bath, on private lot. 

$300. month, $150. deposit. 

(423)542-8257, (423)512-0597. 

3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home 

on 3/4 acre private lot. $500 

month, $350 deposit, references 

required. 423-213-1581. 

Elizabethton, 2 bedrooms, 

1 bath. Water, garbage pickup 

furnished, lawn mowed. 

$450 month, (423)547-3216, 

(423)440-1272 

33 MOBILE HOME 

FOR RENT 

RENT or rent to own: 

Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 

28x66, fenced in yard, on 1/3 acre 

lot. Upper Stoney Creek. $700. 

month plus deposit. 502-4215. 

RENT 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath on 2.8 

acres 16x80, appliances 

furnished, $700 month, 

$500 deposit. small pets allowed 

(423)542-5691 

36 LAND 

FOR SALE 

SOLD LAND 

IN SIX DAYS 

Spectacular views 15.75 acres 

Mountain land, located on Hwy. 

143. Just before entering Roan 

Mountain State Park. $79,000. 

Contact Larry Jarrett, 

(423)772-4936. 

38 LOTS 

FOR SALE 

WATAUGA 

Lakefront on Lot #22 for sale. 

Point 8 Pines. $398,000, 

863-608-1855 

39 LOTS W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

00 Quail Ridge Court, 

Elizabethton MLS 266489 

$41,500 

HUGE REDUCTION! 

Build on this one acre lot in 

prestigious Quail Hollow Subdivision. 

Mountain views, community 

clubhouse, pool, and tennis 

courts. On cul-de-sac for maximum 

privacy. Firm price. 

Ginger Holdren 

(423)360-7150 

Realty Executives 

423-952-0226 

Saratoga Circle 


MLS 290352 

$20,000 

Priced below tax appraisal. 

Large wooded lot in Colonial 

Acres off Bob Little Road. On 

cul-de-sac. 


(423)360-7150 


(423)952-0226 

42 HOUSES 

FOR SALE 

Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath, garage, 

CH&A, west 

Elizabethton. $150,000. 

Possible $8,000 government 

refund. (423)341-0071. 

FOR SALE BY OWNER! 

710-712 W. H Street 

2000 sq. ft, 3 bedroom, 2 bath 

home and 2 unit apartment next 

door (good monthly income). 

Recently updated. Move in condition. 

New kitchen, hardwood, 

tile, sunroom, 3 FPS, unfinished 

basement, finished attic, new 

heat pump. Great location. 

$226,900. 

929-7680, 202-0732 

IN TOWN 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 

new CH&A, needs work, EXTRA 

LARGE WORKSHOP, $78,500 

(423)543-5922 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

MLS # 284584 

108 Furches # 6 

$214,900 

Luxury condo on the lake, 2 bedrooms, 

3.5 baths. Unit features 

designer kitchen cabinets, granite 

counters tops, stainless steel 

appliances and fixtures, exotic 

hardwood flooring, glass tile in 

all wet areas, pella windows with 

blinds, whirlpool tub, great vacation 

home with lake access, 

pool, complete outdoor activity 

center with kitchen area, BBQ 

grill, wet bar, dining area and so 

much more 

eshelton2@comcast.net 

For more photos 

Elwanda at 423-676-8052 direct 

or office at 423-952-0226 

Realty Executives

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

112 West Doe Avenue 

$79,900 

Great starter home with a large 

laundry room, hardwood floors, 

completely remolded kitchen 

and conveniently located. 

RAINBOW REALTY & 

AUCTION, LLC 

(423)547-2800 

125 Page Avenue 

$129,900 

Reduced! Immaculate 3 bedroom, 

2 bath home nestled on 

1.22 acres with beautiful landscaping, 

concrete driveway and 

large rear patio for entertaining. 


AUCTION, LLC 

(423)547-2800 

1302 Bristol Hwy 

$123,700 

Seller willing to pay up to $2000 

in closing. 3 bedroom, 2 bath 

home with full basement, eat in 

kitchen, large master suite, on 

almost an acre lot. 


AUCTION, LLC 

(423)547-2800 

154 E L Bowers Road, 


$174,900 

REDUCED 

3 bedroom, 3 bath home in Lincoln 

Subdivision in Hunter. 

Large deck and level fenced 

yard. Above-ground pool and 

storage building too! Clean, updated, 

tons of storage, large 

2-car garage, new water heater, 

stable neighborhood. 


(423)952-0226 


(423)360-7150 

156 Bulldog Hollow 

$42,000 MLS # 288493 

Serious inquires only when 

viewing the home, mobile home 

and 4 lots and driveway have 

been surveyed , lot 1 with home 

is 124x105x141x125 and lot 2 is 

165x134x77x156, 3rd lot is 

162x97x162x82, 4th lot is 

134x102x153x82 and two have 

water meters plus the single 

wide. All level land with a running 

creek in front of property. 

Call Elwanda at 423-676-8052 

Realty Executives (423)952-0226 

257 Estep Hollow Road 

156,900 

Home situated on over 6 acres 

has much to offer; mountain 

views, a garage, greenhouse, 

and an RV storage garage. 


AUCTION, LLC 

(423)547-2800 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

914 Dejarnette 

Cozy & Quaint 3 bedroom, 1.5 

bath, "One Level Living" Beautiful 

hardwood floors and lots of 

original woodwork. Great backyard 

with covered back porch & 

storage building. Excellent 

starter or retirement home in 

move in condition! $89,900. 

895-3463 

962 Smalling Road, 

Johnson City 

MLS 289011 

$97,000 

Located in central community 

within walking distance to 

school. One level! 3 bedroom, 1 

bath. New appliances, some 

new flooring, and fresh paint 

make this cozy home move-in 

ready! 


(423)360-7150 


(423)952-0226 

BROOME 

REAL ESTATE 

423-542-4386 

213 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 

ELIZABETHTON, TN 

History, once again, is for sale 

in this 4 bedroom, 2 bath home 

overlooking Doe River in 

downtown Elizabethton. 

Built by Dr. E.E. Hunter in 1901, 

this home is full of natural 

charm and has most of its 

original woodwork. 

With approx 1780 sq. ft. of 

living area on the main floor, 

and approx 700 sq. ft. on 

the second floor, this home is 

in need of updating and 

a little TLC. 

With right touch, could be 

beautiful home in 

scenic historical district. 

Asking price reflects the work 

needed for remodeling. 

Shown by appointment only. 

FOR SALE BY OWNER 

300 McQueen Street 

Like new with historic charm, 

beautifully restored, brick, hard- 

wood, new kitchen, baths, granite, 

basement, detached double 

garage. $149,000. 423-571-3305, 

423-612-9550. 

HARTSELL, ELIZABETHTON 

Located on a level lot at the end of 

a cul-de-sac in a quiet family 

neighborhood in city limits. 

MAIN STREET REALTY 

423-542-4630 

MAINSTREETREALTYTN.COM 

OPEN HOUSE CANCELLED 

CONTRACT PENDING 

144 Vaughn Road 

Hampton 

$69,900 

Mountain Views and Privacy! 3 

Bedroom 2 Bath home. 1,202 sq. 

ft. 2007 home in like-new shape! 

CH&A Shar Saidla, Realty Executives. 

423-895-0430, 

423-952-0226, ext. 132. 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

Home with 8 Ac. for $70,000 

MLS# 289948 

Use your talents and turn this 

home into a nice private place with 

good Mountain View, has several 

building sites, home owner is willing 

to walk the grounds with you 

and tell you all about it. Huge 

home with lots of possiblites.Seller 

wants an offer. 

Call Elwanda 423-676-8052 

Realty Executives 423-952-0226 

REDUCED!!!!!! 

161 JUDGE BEN ALLEN, ELIZ. 

BRICK HOME ON 6.2 

ACRES FORMAL LIVING/DIN- 

NING. 5/6 BEDROOMS, 3 

BATHS, STORAGE GALORE, 

DEN W/FIREPLACE. COVERED 

PATIO W/FIREPLACE & HOT 

TUB. THREE CAR GARAGE. 

SHED & BARN. $319,000. 

SHERREE HOLT 

@ 

CENTURY 21 

423.213.9635 

RIVERVIEW DR., 

ELIZABETHTON 

Beautifully landscaped and well 

maintained home next to Valley 

Forge school and across form the 

Doe River 


423-542-4630 


ROCK HILL RD., WATAUGA 

Lovely two story home with acreage 

and great features that are 

ready for you to enjoy. 


423-542-4630 


Stoney Creek dollhouse!! Never 

smoked in, 3 bedroom, 1 full 

bath, new roof, new 3 ton heatpump, 

new lifetime water 

heater, new flooring, flat top 

stove, new carport, outbuilding, 

paved driveway, large 

deck, beautiful entry door, all 

appliances stay, walking distance 

to Unaka Elementary, 

Move in ready..... must see to 

appreciate. $110,000.00 

423-895-9757. O.B.O. 

TIGER CREEK RD., 

ROAN MOUNTAIN 

Charming home in the country 

with plenty of yard and nestled between 

the mountains. 


423-542-4630 


WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE 

OF DOWNTOWN 

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal living 

room, den and sunroom, appliances, 

CH&A, level lot. 

$114,900. 

STREET’S REALTY 

(423)543-4094 

44 MOBILE HOMES 

FOR SALE 

1978 North 14x65 in park. 

Beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath lots 

of upgrades, 1 extra large shed, 

1 small shed plus double carport. 

Asking $24,500. 423-895-2740, 

Agent Maddie 

51 COMMERCIAL 

SALE/LEASE 

210 Rogosin Drive, 


MLS 284884 

$1000/month lease 

1000 square feet of office/retail 

space for lease next door to 

pharmacies, doctors' offices, 

banks, and other businesses. 

Signage and parking available. 

Brick exterior, carpeted interior, 

relatively open with front 

counter, and handicap-accessible 

restroom. One-year lease 

minimum. 


(423)360-7150 


(423)952-0226 

SEVERAL NEW OFFICE UNITS 

FOR LEASE IN HAMPTON 

with over 1300 Ft of U.S Highway 

road frontage. Close to Elizabethton, 

Johnson City and 

Watauga Lake. Great for new and 

established small business's. 


423-542-4630 


59 AUTOS 

FOR SALE 

SUPER JUNK CARS 

We buy cars, trucks, vans, 

batteries, catalytic converters, 

free pick-up, (423)543-3577 

60 AUTOS W/PHOTO 

2009 CHEVY MALIBU LS 

PRE-OWNED 

STK. # 6606 

6 cylinder, automatic, loaded, 

one owner, 34 miles per gallon, 

$10,995. 

ELIZABETHTON AUTO SALES 

319 Broad Street 


423-543-7592 

2007 FORD FUSION SE 

PRE-OWNED 

STK. # 3476 

6 cylinder, automatic, loaded, 

extra nice, 63K, $12,995. 




423-543-7592 

2002 MUSTANG 

CONVERTIBLE 

PRE-OWNED 

STK. # 4915 

6 cylinder, 5 speed, loaded, 

87K $7,995. 




423-543-7592 



2006 CHRYSLER CROSS- 

FIRE CONVERTIBLE 

PRE-OWNED 

STK. # 2727 

6 cylinder, 6 speed, loaded, 

only 29K, $16,995. 




423-543-7592 

SOLD 

2000 Toyota 4 Runner 

Limited 

STOCK #0120 

Pre-Owned 

Leather, sunroof, extra nice, 

$6,995. 

LEWIS USED CARS 

226 W. ELK AVENUE 

423-542-9306 

2008 CHEVY COLBALT LT LEV 

Stk. #K-22 

Pre-owned 

(Maroon) PW, door locks, CD 

player, 43K miles. $7850. 

BIRKNERS AUTO SALES 

Smalling Road 

@ Maple Tree Lane 

CALL ANYTIME 

(423)542-2798 (423)957-0600 

2009 SATURN AURA 

Stk. #K-24 

Pre-owned 

(Silver)PW, door locks, cruise, 

radio & CD, controls in sttering 

wheel, Onstar, 40,000 miles. 

Lowered to $10,300. 


Smalling Road @ 

Maple Tree Lane 

CALL ANYTIME 

(423)542-2798, (423)957-0600 

2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT 

Pre-Owned 

Stik#MB252 

Local one owner, 4 cylinder, 

automatic, sunroof, 15K, factory 

warranty. 

MEREDITH BROTHERS 

1441 HWY. 19E 

(423)543-8603 

2004 MERCURY 

MOUNTAINEER AWD 

Pre-Owned 

Stk. #MB258 

Luxury Pkg., V-6, automatic, 

leather, extra clean, local 

trade-in. 

MEREDITH BROTHERS 

1441 HWY. 19E 

(423)543-8603 

REDUCED! 

2002 Hyundai Sonata 

STOCK #7844 

Pre-Owned 

V6, automatic, loaded, sharp 

car, aluminum wheels, $3,995. 



423-542-9306 


2000 Ford Focus 

STOCK #1344 

Pre-Owned 

4 cylinder, 5 speed, gas saver, 

extra nice for 1st car, $4,995. 



423-542-9306 

2004 Chevrolet Malibu 

STOCK #5342 

Pre-Owned 

Automatic, power windows & 

locks, aluminum wheels, $4,995. 



423-542-9306 

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 

Stk. #K-7 

Pre-owned 

(silver) 4 door, PW, Door locks, 

cruise, CD player, 

29,000 miles, 

Lowered to $13,200. 

Also have 3-2009 Altimas 


Smalling Road 


CALL ANYTIME 

(423)542-2798, 957-0600 

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S 

Stk. #L2 

Pre-owned 

Keyless, pushbutton start, tilt & 

telescopic wheel, cruise, CD, 

Power: Windows, Door Locks, 

23,000 miles, dark blue 

$14,800 


Smalling Road 


CALL ANYTIME 

(423)542-2798 (423)957-0600 

2009 CHEVY IMPALA LT, 

Stk. #K-21 

Pre-owned 

Navy, power windows, seats, 

door locks, remote start, alloy 

wheels, cruise-control, CD 

player, 38K miles. 

Lowered to $11,500 


Smalling Road 


CALL ANYTIME 

(423)542-2798 (423)957-0600 

64 4X4 W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

2003 NISSAN X TERRA SE 

PRE-OWNED 

STK. # 3544 

6 cylinder, 4x4, automatic, 

91K, $10,995. 




423-543-7592 

SOLD 

1998 Chevrolet Tahoe 

STOCK #5268 

Pre-Owned 

Leather, loaded, 4x4, special, 

$4,995. 



423-542-9306


Today's Weather 

Local 5-Day Forecast 

Thu 

4/22 

67/48 

Few showers. Highs 

in the upper 60s and 

lows in the upper 

40s. 

Sunrise Sunset 

6:46 AM 8:08 PM 

Fri 

4/23 

75/55 

Times of sun and 

clouds. Highs in the 

mid 70s and lows in 

the mid 50s. 


6:45 AM 8:09 PM 

Sat 

4/24 

75/59 

Partly cloudy with a 

stray thunderstorm. 


6:43 AM 8:10 PM 

Tennessee At A Glance 

Memphis 

81/62 

Nashville 

73/54 

Chattanooga 

68/52 

Sun 

4/25 

79/54 

A few thunderstorms 

possible. 


6:42 AM 8:11 PM 

Knoxville 

71/51 

Mon 

4/26 

74/48 

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possible. 


6:41 AM 8:12 PM 


65/45 

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Athens 71 51 pt sunny Greeneville 69 48 pt sunny Milan 77 55 t-storm 

Bristol 66 48 rain Jackson 78 56 t-storm Morristown 70 49 pt sunny 

Chattanooga 68 52 pt sunny Jamestown 68 51 rain Nashville 73 54 rain 

Clarksville 75 53 rain Jefferson City 69 51 pt sunny Oak Ridge 70 51 pt sunny 

Columbia 75 53 rain Johnson City 66 47 rain Paris 76 53 rain 

Cookeville 70 51 rain Kingsport 69 50 rain Pulaski 75 53 pt sunny 

Crossville 66 51 cloudy Knoxville 71 51 pt sunny Savannah 80 54 t-storm 

Dayton 73 52 pt sunny Lewisburg 72 52 pt sunny Shelbyville 73 53 rain 

Dyersburg 76 57 t-storm McMinnville 71 53 pt sunny Sweetwater 71 51 pt sunny 

Gatlinburg 67 43 rain Memphis 81 62 t-storm Tullahoma 72 54 pt sunny 

National Cities 

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Atlanta 77 54 pt sunny Houston 80 68 t-storm Phoenix 61 49 t-storm 

Boston 63 44 rain Los Angeles 61 50 rain San Francisco 63 48 rain 

Chicago 54 45 mst sunny Miami 83 71 pt sunny Seattle 59 43 mst sunny 

Dallas 82 67 t-storm Minneapolis 72 50 sunny St. Louis 76 59 pt sunny 

Denver 61 40 t-storm New York 68 48 pt sunny Washington, DC 72 49 pt sunny 

Moon Phases 

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Last 

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Thu 

4/22 

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4/23 

9 

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Sat 

4/24 

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The UV Index is measured on a 0 - 

11 number scale, with a higher UV 

Index showing the need for greater 

skin protection. 

Sun 

4/25 

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4/26 

9 

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ELIZABETHTON 

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT 

Interested in TVA Electric Heat Pump Financing? 

CALL: 542-1101 

Former priest posts bond in N.C., is released 

MARION, N.C. (AP) — A 

former Catholic priest accused 

of molesting a boy in North 

Carolina has been released from 

jail. 

The Asheville Citizen-Times 

reported that 76-year-old William 

Casey posted a $5,000 bond 

Wednesday after a hearing in 

Marion. 

Casey is charged with crimes 

against nature. He was arrested 

Monday in Greene County, Tenn. 

His next hearing is May 12. 

McDowell County authorities 

began investigating Casey 

last fall after Warren Tucker, of 

Jeffersonville, Ind., said he was 

molested by the priest in Tennessee 

and North Carolina in 

the late 1970s. The Associated 

Press does not identify sex abuse 

victims, but Tucker agreed to let 

his name and hometown to be 

used. 

Diocese of Knoxville Bishop 

Richard Stika banned Casey 

from the priesthood after he 

acknowledged the credibility of 

the allegations last week. 

Bill would give governor control on outside lawyer 

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee governor 

could decide to hire an outside attorney without the 

consent of the attorney general under a bill advancing 

in the Senate. 

The measure sponsored by Republican Senate 

Speaker Ron Ramsey, a gubernatorial candidate 

and a vocal critic of the new federal health care law, 

was unanimously approved by the State and Local 

Government Committee on Wednesday. 

Ramsey wants state Attorney General Bob Coo- 

per to join more than a dozen states in challenging 

the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s 

health care overhaul. 

It’s unclear whether the bill would have any immediate 

impact if it becomes law, as Democratic 

Gov. Phil Bredesen has said he supports Cooper’s 

legal opinions on whether to challenge the measure. 

The term-limited governor leaves office in January 

2011. 


The Elizabethton Historical Zoning Commission Monday evening approved a certificate of appropriateness 

to Security Federal Bank, which will allow the business to install solar panels on its roof. 

The panels will not be visible from the street. 

Bristol Palin: Hacked e-mail 

meant harassing calls 

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Bristol 

Palin said she received countless 

phone calls and hundreds 

of text messages when her cell 

number was posted online after 

her mother’s e-mail account was 

hacked. Only one really scared 

her. 

Palin testified Wednesday 

that she was 17 and pregnant 

in 2008 when her mother Sarah 

Palin’s Yahoo! account was invaded 

after the former Alaska 

governor was picked as the Republican 

vice presidential candidate. 

Bristol Palin said she 

worried when a bunch of boys 

called, claiming they were at 

her front door and wanted in. 

“We live in the middle of nowhere 

in Alaska ... in the middle 

of the woods,” Palin said during 

the trial of a 22-year-old former 

college student accused of 

hacking the account. The trial 

continues today and could last 

more than a week. Sarah Palin 

also was subpoenaed to testify 

but it was unclear if and when 

she would. 

Bristol Palin said her number 

was included with a photo 

she snapped of her brother Trigg 

taking his first bite of solid food 

and e-mailed to her parents 

while they were away during the 

2008 presidential campaign. 

“I saw a screen shot on the 

TV,” she said. 

“I think it was Fox News,” 

she said of the station for which 

her mother is a paid political 

analyst. 

David Kernell was an economics 

major at the University 

of Tennessee when he was accused 

of hacking the account. 

He is on trial on charges of iden- 

Mansion 


spent several years restoring the 

structure. Tours of the mansion 

are given seasonally. 

Inmates with the Tennessee 

Department of Corrections 

regularly work on churches, 

schools and other government 

Guns 


guns. Other establishments that 

predominantly serve food could 

still “choose to prohibit guns in 

their establishments.” 

Nashville Chancellor Claudia 

Bonnyman ruled in November 

that the law was “fraught with 

ambiguity.” The previous law 

sought to exclude establishments 

that predominantly serve alcohol, 

but Tennessee makes no legal 

distinction between bars and 

restaurants. 

“We’ve made the posting lan- 

Money 


splashes of color to spruce up 

first the $20 and then the $50, 

$10 and $5 bills. The $1 bill 

isn’t getting a makeover. 

The changes are aimed at 

thwarting counterfeiters who 

are armed with ever-more sophisticated 

computers, scanners 

and color copiers. 

The $100 bill is the most 

frequent target of counterfeiters 

operating outside of the United 

States while the $20 bill is the 

favorite target of counterfeiters 

inside the country. 

The redesigned $100 bill 

had originally been expected 

to go into circulation in late 

2008 but it’s introduction was 

delayed to give the government 

time to refine all the new security 

features. 

The government has prepared 

education resources in 25 

languages to inform the public 

about the design changes and is 

tity theft, wire fraud, intentionally 

accessing Palin’s e-mail 

account without authorization 

and obstructing an FBI investigation. 

If convicted, he could 

be sent to prison for up to 50 

years. 

Kernell has not been accused 

of the harassing calls, e-mails 

and text messages that Bristol 

Palin and a former aide described 

to jurors. Kernell’s attorney 

Wade Davies claims the email 

intrusion was just a prank 

and has attempted to show the 

account was accessible to other 

people, was sometimes used for 

political and official messages 

and was not just private. 

Testimony with Tennessee 

ties was given by Sarah Palin’s 

aide. Frank Bailey of Anchorage, 

Alaska, a former Palin 

campaign aide who also worked 

in her state administration, 

testified he set up the e-mail 

account for Palin just after she 

was picked to be the running 

mate of Republican presidential 

nominee John McCain. 

Bailey said after being notified 

about someone breaking in Palin’s 

e-mail in September 2008, 

he had to act quickly to block 

further intruders. Bailey testified 

that he acted on a suggestion by 

his wife that he build a new password 

out of Peyton Colts. 

“Just like Peyton Manning?” 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Weddle 

jokingly asked Bailey. 

Bailey said his wife is more a 

sports fan than he is and he at 

the time didn’t realize any connection 

between Manning and 

the state where the Indianapolis 

Colts quarterback remains beloved 

since his years as a star at 

and public facilities throughout 

Carter County. State and county 

inmates provide free labor. 

The supervising officer at 

the Carter Mansion site said 

there are regularly several inmate 

crews working at various 

guage more clear,” said Rep. Harry 

Tindell, a Knoxville Democrat 

and sponsor of the amendment. 

Several other attempts to 

amend the bill were defeated, 

including a measure that would 

have increased the penalty for 

consuming alcohol while carrying 

a weapon in such establishments. 

“We need to send a message,” 

said House Minority Leader Gary 

Odom, a Nashville Democrat and 

sponsor of that amendment. 

giving people a chance to view 

the new bills on its Web site. 

“We wanted the changes to 

be very obvious, visible and easy 

to see,” Larry Felix, director of 

the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, said in an interview 

with The Associated Press. 

The new blue security ribbon 

will give a 3-D effect to the micro-images 

that the thousands 

of lenses will be magnifying. 

Tilt the note back and forth and 

you will see tiny bells on the 

ribbon change to 100s as they 

move. 

But that’s not all. Tilt the 

note back and forth and the images 

will move side to side. Tilt 

the note side to side and the images 

will move up and down. 

In addition, to the right of 

Franklin’s portrait will be an 

inkwell that will change color 

from copper to green when the 

note is tilted. The movement 

the University of Tennessee. 

“I’m embarrassed to say I did 

not,” Bailey said. 

Authorities say Kernell answered 

personal security questions 

about Palin, such as her 

having met her husband, Todd, 

in Wasilla, Alaska. Kernell is accused 

of resetting the e-mail account 

password, making screenshots 

of contents and posting 

some information on public Web 

sites. 

Bristol Palin testified that she 

had to turn her phone over to investigators 

and went without cell 

phone service for weeks because 

she couldn’t sign a new contract 

as a 17-year-old. 

She said her number 

“wouldn’t have been posted if it 

hadn’t been hacked into.” 

After court ended for the day, 

Kernell was asked by WMC-TV 

of Memphis what he thought of 

Bristol Palin. 

He replied, “She’s not my 

type.” 

Ivy Frye, a longtime friend 

of the Palin family in Wasilla, 

Alaska, and former special assistant 

to Palin when she was governor, 

testified that the posting of 

the screen shots led to numerous 

“vile” and “vulgar” e-mails being 

sent to the accounts of Palin’s 

children and other relatives 

and friends. Frye said all their email 

addresses were exposed. 

Jurors also have heard from 

a records manager with Yahoo! 

and from Kernell’s former University 

of Tennessee roommate, 

who said Kernell was politically 

opposed to Palin, but never said 

anything about wanting to hurt 

her and her running mate, Sen. 

John McCain. 

sites around the county on a 

daily basis. Crews do various 

construction, maintenance and 

clean-up projects. 

About 10 men have worked 

on the Carter Mansion for the 

past week. 

Last year’s law was opposed 

by the state’s police chiefs, sheriffs 

and the restaurant industry. 

Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen 

vetoed the bill, but both chambers 

easily voted for an override. 

Lawmakers agreed to leave 

out provisions that would impose 

an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew 

for carrying handguns where 

alcohol is served and to keep a 

handgun ban in place for bars 

that restrict entry to people over 

21 years old. 

will also make a Liberty Bell 

appear and disappear inside the 

inkwell. 

“As with previous U.S. currency 

redesigns, this note incorporates 

the best technology 

available to ensure we’re staying 

ahead of counterfeiters,” 

Geithner said. 

Franklin will remain on the 

front of the $100 bill and Independence 

Hall in Philadelphia 

will remain on the back of the 

currency although both have 

been modified in ways aimed 

at making it harder to produce 

counterfeit copies of the bills. 

“The new security features 

announced today come after 

more than a decade of research 

and development to protect our 

currency from counterfeiting,” 

said U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, 

whose signature along with 

Geithner’s will appear on the 

new currency.

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