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Vol. 78 • No. 180
THURSDAY
July 31, 2008
Good
Afternoon from
Lyndsay Taylor
Elizabethton
Highlights
CoverKids will provide dental benefits
MEMPHIS. (AP) — Jackie Liggins faced what appeared to be an impassable
barrier to finding medical
insurance so her 3-year-old
son could get physical therapy for an arm nearly paralyzed by nerve damage.
“Everybody turned us
down,” Liggins said. “We
were getting comments
like, ‘As soon as he no longer requires therapy, we’ll
be happy to cover you.”’
But Liggins found help
through CoverKids, a state
program that began earlier
this year to supply medical
coverage for children whose
families can’t afford insurance or are denied coverage for other reasons. And
now those families have
more help available: Gov.
Phil Bredesen announced
Wednesday that CoverKids
will also cover dental services ranging from emergencies to routine cleanings.
Liggins and her son Dan-
The
Superintendent
Search Committee spent
Wednesday interviewing
the first two of four candidates for the director of
schools position. Interim
Director Ed Alexander was
the first candidate to face
the board. The board spent
the afternoon interviewing
the second candidate, Dr.
Chester Mummau of Spotsylvania, Va.
Both candidates were
asked an identical listing of
42 questions, which covered
topics ranging from interpersonal skills and board
relations to communication
and long range planning for
the system.
Both candidates began
their interviews by explaining their philosophy of education.
Reading is Fun
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Sports
Photo by Eveleigh Stewart
Dr. Chester Mummau of Spotsylvania, Va., was interviewed by
the City School Board Wednesday afternoon for the position of
Director of Schools.
Dan’s the man
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Weather
Low tonight
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High tomorrow
Photo by Brandon Hicks
Index
Obituaries...................... 4
Editorials.................... 5
Sports...........................8
Stock..........................13
Classified................... 14
Weather.....................16
Obituaries
Glen H. Woodby
Hampton
iel, now 4, were at Gov. Phil
Bredesen’s side as he made
the announcement. Bredesen also announced a statewide effort to recruit thousands of children who need
insurance.
“We’ve tried to make
signing up as easy as it can
possibly be,” Bredesen said
at Le Bonheur Children’s
Medical Center. “If you can
check out a library book,
you can sign your children
up for CoverKids.”
CoverKids began last
year for children from families who can’t afford private
health insurance or obtain
it for other reasons. So far,
just less than 25,000 children are on the CoverKids
rolls, though there is room
under current funding for
40,000.
An important part of the
program, which requires
modest co-pays for services,
is covering routine doctor’s
visits and preventive health
care. Coverage for eye exams and glasses also was
added early this year.
“CoverKids is about going beyond just treating
illnesses,” Bredesen said.
“It’s about keeping kids
healthy.”
Bredesen also said the
state is increasing efforts to
get parents to sign up for the
program — even if it means
increasing funding.
n See COVERKIDS, 16
Alexander, Mummau interviewed
for City Director of Schools
By Ashley Rader
STAR Staff
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Interim School Director Edwin Alexander pounds his fist to
make a point during Wednesday’s interview for the school director’s job. Alexander was the first of four candidates to be interviewed for the position.
“Public education is the
backbone of the country,”
Alexander said. “Besides
spiritualism, it is what holds
the country together. We
are all on a mission to bring
the best education possible. I am public educationminded and will always be
for public education. I have
always spoken on the behalf
of the classroom teacher. I
am here to look after that
interest and promote the
good of the schools.”
Mummau explained that
he came from humble beginnings and was public
education “all the way.”
“I think learning should
be for all and teaching and
learning should be the
focus,” he said. “I am an
advocate for kids and supportive of teachers.”
He added that he liked to
implement strong literacy
and math programs early
in a student’s education to
provide a strong foundation in other subjects.
The committee wanted to
know what characteristics
the applicants would exhibit as director and how they
would make their presence
known in the community.
Alexander also explained
that good communication
and visibility is key to the
role of director of schools.
He stated he had an open
door policy and that he felt
it important to reach out
to the community. He also
said that when hiring new
personnel he always chose
those who were willing to
reach out to the community.
As a part of being more
visible, he said that he does
attend every city council
meeting possible in case
a representative from the
schools is needed. Alexander added he regularly
visits the schools to interact
with the faculty and staff as
well as the students.
Mummau stated he always had an open door and
that when serving as principal he would often be in
the school until 6 or 7 p.m.
n See DIRECTOR, 16
Photo by Eveleigh Stewart
Making fun while the sun shines
Brooke Thurman takes Cheyenne Shephard down the slide at
Cat Island Park Wednesday as the lazy days of summer head
toward August. Today is the last day of July. Soon school bells
will be ringing and except for the smallest of kids, the park will
be empty during the day.
‘History on A Stick’
debuts today in STAR
From Staff Reports
Tennessee historical markers are scattered all across
the state — from east to west. The markers recognize
Tennessee’s rich cultural history. Made of cast aluminum, these signposts provide a tangible record of Tennessee’s history.
In Carter County, from the historic Covered Bridge to
the historic train display at the Chamber of Commerce,
these markers have transformed the county and state’s
landscape into a constellation of interesting places, people and events. Some of the markers in Carter County
are well known, others can be found hidden around the
county on country roads.
The markers, according to the Tennessee Historic
Preservation Commission, cost $1,400 to $1,500 depending on the text. The markers are funded three ways: 100
percent by the commission; 50 percent by the commission and 50 percent by the applicant or 100 percent by
the applicant.
The commission says it approves 12 to 15 markers a
year. Tennessee initiated its highway historical markers
program in 1950, and since then more than 1,600 signs
have been erected.
One unique way to describe the highway historical
markers in Tennessee is “History on A Stick.”
n See HISTORY, 16
Wide-ranging bill aims to rein in college costs
By JUSTIN POPE
AP Education Writer
Congress wants to blow the
whistle on colleges that raise tuition
sharply, while helping students pay
less for textbooks and making Pell
grants available year-round — part
of a wide-ranging bill designed to
address concerns about rising college costs.
Under the legislation, students
could get earlier warning about
which textbooks they’ll need for
class, giving them more time to shop
around, while professors would see
more information on prices when
they’re choosing which books to
assign.
Colleges that impose severe tuition increases, meanwhile, could
be shamed on a government watch
list.
The sprawling Higher Education
Act that the House is considering
today contains mostly small and
midsize steps aimed at addressing
college costs. Lawmakers refrained
from bigger steps like price controls, instead hoping more transparency will lead to lower prices.
Will it do much good? Depends
on whom you ask.
Experts say students probably
will benefit more overall from the
steps Congress took last year — cutting interest rates on student loans,
raising Pell Grants for low-income
students and redirecting billions
of dollars from lender subsidies to
programs targeting students more
directly.
Still, when lawmakers finally got
around to reauthorizing the main
federal law overseeing higher education — it was first due for renewal
in 2003 — they seemed determined
to go beyond simply boosting student aid dollars. Among a range of
measures affecting everything from
training teachers and nurses to fire
safety, the bill includes rewards for
colleges that keep prices down.
House and Senate negotiators
n See COLLEGE COSTS, 16
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Lawsuit against TVA
pollution wraps up
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge began deciding
Wednesday whether the Tennessee Valley Authority must
better control its coal-fired power plant emissions, which
North Carolina officials complain are drifting across its border and harming the state’s economy and health.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a 12-day trial
wrapped up in the lawsuit filed against TVA by North Carolina’s attorney general. U.S. District Court Judge Lacy Thornburg heard the case without a jury. It was unclear when she
would make a decision.
North Carolina asked in its lawsuit that the TVA be required to cap sulfur dioxide and other pollutants that cross
into the state from its coal-burning plants in Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
The lawsuit said the state’s economy and health have been
affected. It was the first suit of its kind filed over the coal plant
emissions by a state in the TVA region, which also includes
Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia as well as North Carolina.
TVA witnesses testified the utility works hard to abide
by emission regulations and emissions from its plants don’t
cause health problems.
“Clean air is critical to our health and economy and I believe we have presented an excellent case that shows why
and how TVA can cut the pollution coming into North Carolina,” said North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper.
Experts testified during the trial that emissions generated by the TVA plants were linked to asthma and premature
deaths in downwind states. State witnesses also testified that
emissions damaged the economy by decreasing tourism.
“TVA’s emissions have created a nuisance that is going
on today,” argued Senior Deputy Attorney General James
Gulick. “Those emissions are causing harm to public health
throughout the region. The nuisance is happening now and
North Carolina is entitled to relief.”
Gulick said the state wants “a mandate, a schedule and a
firm deadline.”
But TVA lawyer Frank Lancaster countered that the utility
already is working to control pollution.
“TVA’s approach is steady reductions over time,” Lancaster said. “That’s TVA’s history and that’s TVA’s future.”
Lancaster asked that Thornburg dismiss the lawsuit because there was no proof it won’t continue cutting emissions.
Showers, then hot
NASHVILLE (AP) — Showers and thunderstorms were
expected to give only temporary relief to Tennessee residents before a hot beginning for August.
Temperatures on Tuesday reached 101 in Memphis and
Somerville, while Nashville hit 95 degrees.
Bobby Boyd of the National Weather Service office in
Nashville said a high pressure ridge now building from
the Southwest will move eastward, bringing the possibility of triple-digit readings from the Rockies into the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys over the weekend and into
the start of next week.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson
said that the summer sizzling heat that has been helping to
fuel wildfires in California will envelop much of the country by the weekend. “Some of the hottest air of the summer
will be on the move this week. The hottest air will spread
into the Midwest by Friday, the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Saturday, then finally the Middle Atlantic by Sunday
and early next week. “Afternoon temperatures within this
air mass during the weekend will top out in the upper 90s,
but when you factor in the humidity it could feel as high as
110 degrees,” Anderson said.
Before that happens, showers and thunderstorms were
possible, beginning Wednesday afternoon and becoming
more likely today.
Watercolor show opens Saturday
On Saturday, Aug. 2, the
annual Newell-Hendershot
Watermedia
Exhibition
starts with a day of art demonstrations and the Awards
Reception. The day-of-art
will be from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. and the public is invited. Bring a bag lunch and
spend the day at Sycamore
Shoals State Historic Park
with other artists.
Jim Stagner, watercolor
artist from Johnson City,
will began the day at 10 a.m.
with the first watercolor
demonstration followed by
a video in the auditorium
of the Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 2008 Exhibit
in Knoxville. At 11:15 a.m.,
Sharon Neuhaus will do a
presentation about “How to
Develop a Series.” At noon
there will be a gathering at
the picnic tables for lunch.
The judge for 2008 is
Victoria Lenne from Knoxville. Lenne is an honored
watercolorist, art teacher,
juror and past president of
the Tennessee Watercolor
Society.
Lenne will share her latest artistic expression at 1
p.m. in her demonstration.
This day is a way to spread
the love of water media. All
who love art in any media
are encouraged to come
and enjoy this day of free
demonstrations, art tips,
the Awards Reception and
meet-the-artists.
The Awards Reception
to honor those chosen from
the 50 entries begins at 2
p.m.
All artists entering the
exhibit must belong to one
of these four art organizations: Bristol Art League,
Kingsport Art Guild, Tennessee Watercolor Society or Watauga Valley Art
League. This year’s show
is the fourth annual Newell
Hendershot Watermedia
Exhibition and is sponsored
this year by the Watauga
Valley Art League. Each
year one of the four organizations steers the exhibit.
The Newell-Hendershot
Watermedia
Exhibition
was conceived to honor
two women whose passion for watermedia and
dedication to the arts continues to influence art in
East Tennessee. A memorial fund was established in
Carol Hendershot’s name
to help support this exhibit
and award a stipend to an
art student each year. This
year’s chosen student is
Heidi Lynn Christiansen
from Elizabethton, who is
studying to be an art theraHeidi Lynn Christiansen of Elizabethton is the 2008 Chosen
pist at Cedarville University Student Stipend Recipient for this year’s Newell-Hendershot
in Ohio. She is studying art
Watermedia Exhibit.
this summer in Australia
but three of her pieces are two years in watercolor, tion about the exhibition is
shown at the exhibit.
to continue to pursue the available from Show ChairChris Newell Kwasig- joy of watermedia. Polly is person, Barbara Jernigan,
roch
has
established still fondly remembered by at 483-3041, or Patsy Kelley
awards for those budding numerous area artists, and Reading at 743-779. Other
artists starting in water- her influence continues to information is available on
color after the age of 50 in show in their artwork. Six the WVAL Web page www.
honor of her mother, Polly beginning watercolor art- watauga-valley-artists.com
Newell, who started enter- ists entered this part of the under “Exhibits.”
ing art shows and teaching show. They may be new to
The show will continue
later in her life. The awards watercolor, but some are at Sycamore Shoals State
are designed to encourage proficient in oil or pastel.
Historic Park through Authese artists, with less than
Additional
informa- gust.
Reading Fun…
Suspect in NC soldier’s
death was baby’s father
FAYETTEVILLE,
N.C.
(AP) — Spc. Megan Touma
and a married Sgt. Edgar Patino began their relationship
when both were stationed in
Germany.
Patino transferred in
January to Fort Bragg, and a
pregnant Touma followed six
months later. A day after she
arrived, police said, the two
met in a motel room near the
North Carolina base.
Touma’s
decomposing
body was found in the room’s
bathtub a week later.
Patino was in court on a
first-degree murder charge
Wednesday, a day after he
was arrested in Touma’s
death at his home in nearby
Hope Mills. Police said he
admitted fathering 23-yearold Touma’s unborn baby.
Patino acknowledged being in Touma’s hotel room
June 13, the last day her hotel room key was used, police
said. He asked for a public
defense attorney at his first
court appearance, but one
Continue
progress
in
Carter County
RE-ELECT
Kent
Williams
State
Representative
Pd. Pol. Adv. by Kent Williams Campaign, Etta Perry, Treasurer
was not immediately assigned.
Police also believe Patino was the author of letters sent to The Fayetteville
Observer and police from a
person who claimed to be a
serial killer responsible for
Touma’s death. Patino purPhoto by Brandon Hicks
chased a typewriter the day
I can do it
Never too young for golf
before the letters were sent,
Sierra
Horton carefully places the rings on the bottles while
Zakary
Laroche
has
a
fun
time
learning
the
game
of
golf
during
police said. The newspaper
playing
a
game at the picnic marking the end of the summer readthe
picnic
this
week
marking
the
end
of
the
Summer
Reading
gave its letter to police.
ing program at the Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library.
The letter featured a cir- Program at the Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library.
cle-and-cross drawing that
was the same as one used a
generation ago by San Francisco’s infamous Zodiac Killer. Authorities said a similar
symbol had also been drawn
in lipstick on the motel room
mirror.
“We feel there was significant evidence that Patino published those letters,
mailed those letters to throw
off the investigation,” said
police Sgt. Chris Corcione.
Police said Patino lived
with his wife at the house
where he was arrested. No
one answered the door there
Wednesday afternoon. Several neighbors said they
didn’t know Patino, and one
neighbor, who asked not to
be named, said she barely
saw him.
HEARING LOSS?
HELP IS AVAILABLE
CALL
Dr. Daniel R.
Schumaier
& Assoc.
Audiologists
106 E. Watauga Ave.
Johnson City
928-5771
www.schumaieraudiogotist.com
When I get older...
Reid Bishop practices his golf swing while playing games during the picnic for the Summer Reading Program celebration held earlier
this week.
STAR - THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2008 - Page 3
History on A Stick
Photo by
Eveleigh Stewart
80832913.Z
GOP blocks action
on tax, renewable
energy package
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the fourth time this summer Republicans stopped the Senate from taking up wideranging legislation that extends tax breaks for teachers,
businesses and parents and provides tax credits to an array of renewable energy entrepreneurs.
Major business groups, usual GOP allies, have implored
Congress to act on the tax credits, many which expired at
the end of last year or will run out at the end of this year.
But for many Republicans, it’s a matter or principle and
politics: many oppose what they say are new tax increases
to pay for parts of the package and nearly all say the Senate’s only business now is acting on an energy bill that
promotes drilling and other measures to boost domestic
oil supply.
The White House, citing new taxes and other objections
to the bill, threatened a presidential veto.
The vote Wednesday was 51-43, nine short of the 60
needed to begin floor debate.
“All the Republicans want to do is not pay for anything
and we know the House would not accept that,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., anticipating the
defeat.
But Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said his party sees a
“need to dispose of the pending energy bill to help bring
down the price of gas at the pump before turning to other
matters.”
The bill would extend some $18 billion worth of renewable energy tax credits, helping out investors in wind and
solar power, clean coal, plug-in electric vehicles and a variety of others.
Last month more than 300 high-tech and manufacturing companies warned Congress that failure to act quickly
“will bring investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to a standstill.”
Greg Wetstone of the American Wind Energy Association said Tuesday that his industry risks losing $11 billion
in investment and 75,000 jobs if the tax credit expires next
year.
The bill also would extend the research and development tax credit that expired last December, and would
revive tax credits for the deduction of state and local general sales taxes, higher education tuition and teacher expenses.
It includes a one-year fix for the alternative minimum
tax that is supposed to only affect the very wealthy but
could hit some 25 million taxpayers unless Congress takes
preventive action.
To attract more Republicans, Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., added new provisions to
this version to give tax breaks to those hit by natural disasters in the Midwest and elsewhere and to require private
insurance plans to offer mental health benefits equal to
other medical benefits under their coverage.
The bill also adds $8 billion to the federal highway trust
fund to make up for an anticipated shortfall next year that
could stop new infrastructure projects and result in the
loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Baucus also removed a tax break in previous versions
of the legislation that assisted trial lawyers — a provision
Republicans disliked, and took out Davis-Bacon wage requirements for federal projects that Republicans generally
object to. This long-standing law requires that wages paid
to people doing federal contract work be equal to the prevailing wage in the area where the work is done.
The Baucus package would cover the cost of the tax
breaks by raising some $54 billion over 10 years by preventing hedge fund managers and others from deferring
certain overseas profits and by delaying a tax break for
multinational corporations.
There is no offset for fixing the alternative minimum tax,
which will cost the Treasury $61.2 billion over 10 years.
7/25/08
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Covered Bridge — best known
landmark in Elizabethton
The Elizabethton Covered Bridge, which spans the Doe
River, is located in downtown Elizabethton and is one of the
city’s best known landmarks.
In the post Civil War era as Elizabethton began to experience growing pains, there was nowhere to go. Lynn Mountain hemmed it in to the east and the Watauga River lay to
the north. The Doe River flooded often and limited growth to
the south. To span westward, to the site of the current downtown, the city needed a bridge over the Doe River. After extensive debate, in 1882 the County Court approved $3,000 for
the bridge and $300 for approaches. The court appointed a
committee to select a site for the bridge. However, the committee encountered an unexpected problem — the men could
not find a qualified contractor to erect the bridge.
After county officials were unable to find a bridge contractor, a local doctor, E.E. Hunter, accepted the contract and
hired experienced people to work on the bridge. Hunter selected Thomas Matson, who had been an engineer for the
Narrow Gauge (Tweetsie) Railroad, as an engineer and architect. Hunter referred to the bridge as his “$5 bridge” since
he made a profit of $5 as contractor.
Although logs from a lumber operation and a barn were
thrown against the bridge and its supports during a disastrous flood in 1901, the Covered Bridge was the only major
bridge in the area to survive.
Most of Elizabethton’s downtown is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places for its historical and architectural
merits. The Elizabethton Historic District contains a variety
of properties ranging in age from the late 1700s through the
1930s. However, the Elizabethton Covered Bridge is the focal
point of the district.
Structurally, the bridge contains one span, a covered
wooden Howe Truss that is 137 feet long. The total length is
154.3 feet. The bridge contains one traffic lane and a single
walkway. The curb-to-curb width is 16.4 feet and the out-toout width is 20.4 feet. The substructure is masonry stone and
concrete. Each end of the bridge features a projecting truncated gabled roofline.
A grant has been received by the city to refurbish the
bridge in the near future.
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Obituaries
County, N.C., he was a son
• Cody Higgins, 18, 2111 Knob Creek Road, Johnson City,
of the late Oscar and Lydia
was arrested Tuesday night by Elizabethton Police DepartMiller Woodby.
ment Ptl. Timothy Matthews and charged with driving on a
Mr. Woodby had lived
suspended license, speeding and violation of the financial
most of his life in Carter
responsibility law. He is scheduled to appear in General
County. He was a retired
Sessions Court on Aug. 1.
employee of Watauga In• James Abe Wishon, 25, 1101 Claiborne St., Johnson City,
dustries and was a memwas arrested Tuesday morning by Carter County Sheriff’s
ber, Deacon and Sunday
Department Dep. Billy Harrell on a warrant charging him
School teacher of the Piney
with burglary. He is scheduled to appear in General SesGrove Free Will Baptist
sions Court on Aug. 1.
Church.
• Ernest C. Easterly, 28, 309 Anderson Road, Johnson City,
Mr. Woodby served in
was arrested Tuesday afternoon by CCSD Lt. Keith Range
the United States Navy
and charged with driving on a revoked license. He is schedduring World War II.
uled to appear in General Sessions Court on Aug. 4.
In addition to his par• Heather Honey Collins, 23, 153 Pinnacle Drive, Elizaents, he was preceded in
Glen H. Woodby death by two brothers, Claybethton, was arrested Tuesday evening by CCSD Dep. HarGlen Hayes Woodby, 80,
mon Duncan on a warrant charging her with violation of
ton and Emmett Woodby.
106
Stone
probation. She is scheduled to appear in General Sessions
Survivors include his
M o u n Court on Aug. 4.
wife, Lennie Hill Woodby;
tain
Road,
• Jenny Anita Hensley, 48, 1876 Powder Branch Road,
a daughter and son-in-law,
Hampton,
Johnson City, was arrested Tuesday night by CCSD Dep.
Angie Woodby Fair and
passed away
Dennis Brown on a warrant charging her with assault under
John Fair, Hampton; a son
Wednesday,
domestic violence. She is scheduled to appear in General
and daughter-in-law, Steve
July 30, 2008, at Sycamore
Sessions Court on Aug. 4.
and Gaylene Woodby,
• Jonathan David Ward, 23, 495 Piney Flats Road, Piney Shoals Hospital.
Hampton; two grandchilA native of Mitchell
Flats, was arrested early Wednesday morning by CCSD Lt.
Patrick Johnson and charged with public intoxication. He is
scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on Aug. 4.
• Charlton Spencer Ward, 21, 6508 Precious Lane, Corryton, Tenn., was arrested early Wednesday morning by
CCSD Lt. Patrick Johnson and charged with public intoxication. He is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court
KNOXVILLE (AP) — An injured victim of Sunday’s church
on Aug. 4.
shooting rampage said the tragedy has shaken his support for
the death penalty, even after an old friend was killed and three
family members were wounded.
Hit by more than 20 shotgun pellets in the back, neck and
head, 76-year-old Joe Barnhart said Wednesday from his hospital room that he had always supported capital punishment.
But after the gunman attacked the Tennessee Valley UnitarCLARKSVILLE (AP) — 5-year-old and two 3-yearian
Universalist Church on Sunday, killing two and wounding
Clarksville police charged olds alone, but unharmed.
six,
the retired college professor said the death penalty doesn’t
a woman with child neglect
Twenty-eight-year-old
seem
the answer for “this kind of evil.”
after finding three children Leia Johnson was charged
If
suspect
Jim D. Adkisson, 58, is convicted, he should “nevalone in a sport utility ve- with three counts of child
er
see
the
light
of day in an orderly society” again, Barnhart
hicle.
neglect.
said
The police report said
City police said it was
“This murderer came in and just killed a woman he did not
officers received a tip the seventh such case this
know,
and probably had not met,” he said. “It was not perWednesday morning that year.
sonal,
it
was wholly impersonal. He cared nothing for any of
the children were in a vehiOn July 8, police said a
these
people.”
cle in a Kmart parking lot.
3-month-old girl died after
Adkisson is being held on $1 million bond on one count of
The report states the being left in a hot car for six
first-degree
murder — a crime that could carry the death penwindows were down and hours.
alty
in
Tennessee.
He faces a preliminary hearing Aug. 5 and
the engine was running
Evidence in that case will
more
charges
are
expected.
when officers found the go to a grand jury.
The Rev. William Sinkford, president of the 1,000-congregation Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston, said it officially opposes the death penalty. But the local congregation
is divided, according to congregation president Ted Jones.
Barnhart’s longtime friend, Linda Kraeger, 61, died in the
attack. Barnhart convinced her to move back to his boyhood
home of Knoxville last year after both retired from college
teaching jobs in Texas. The two once wrote a book together
CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. “all what we want students
and had long debated capital punishment.
(AP) — Four people killed to be.”
“I believed in capital punishment, but not for revenge,”
in a fiery car crash in northShe said Jackson enjoyed Barnhart said.
central Kentucky during wrestling and running.
But he said Kraeger warned that “once you start down the
the weekend were identiLee was a first-year capital punishment road, you are going to make mistakes,
fied Wednesday as former counselor at a YMCA camp
and you will commit a killing that is unjust.”
schoolmates from Tennes- in Nashville. The YMCA set
see.
up a memorial fund in her
The four were south- name, and a grief counselor
bound on Interstate 71 in was talking with her colHenry County on Sunday leagues at the camp.
night when their vehicle
A Nashville State ComWASHINGTON (AP) — the FDA’s conclusion that
crossed the center line and munity College instructor The salmonella strain linked the source of the salmonella
hit a tractor-trailer going told WSMV-TV that Wil- to a nationwide outbreak has outbreak had been located
the other way. Police say liams had computer talent, been found in irrigation wa- in the Mexican farm’s irrigaboth vehicles erupted into and the station quoted a ter and in a sample from a tion water.
flames after the collision.
friend of Currey’s as say- batch of serrano peppers at a
“The farm unit in question
The county coroner’s of- ing Currey was going to Mexican farm, federal health ended its harvest more than
fice said three of those who the University of Tampa in officials said Wednesday.
a month ago, so the sample
died were from Nashville, Florida this fall.
Dr. David Acheson, the they say they have lacks sciTenn.: the driver, Jackson
The high school was Food and Drug Adminis- entific validity” because the
Scott Harris, 19; Caitlin planning a candlelight vigil tration’s food safety chief, sample “was taken recently
R. Currey, 18; and Cait- later this week.
called the finding a key from a tank holding rain walin Christine Lee, 20. The
breakthrough in the case, as ter that was not used in profourth was Ryan Keith Wildid another health official.
duction,” the statement said.
liams, 19, of Pegram, Tenn.
“We have a smoking gun,
“The government reiterThe victims were recent
it appears,” said Dr. Lonnie ates its call for the FDA to
students of East Literature
King, who directs the center use information responsiMagnet School in Nashfor foodborne illnesses at the bly and, above all, to base it
ville, where they had beCenters for Disease Control on scientific evidence,” the
come friends.
and Prevention.
statement concluded.
Principal Frances Stewart
Acheson said the farm is
Acheson and other ofsaid her staff was terribly
in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Pre- ficials were grilled at a conupset to learn of the deaths,
GATLINBURG (AP) — viously, the FDA had traced gressional hearing about
saying the youngsters were A burned-out building in a contaminated jalapeno why the investigation origithe middle of the Smoky pepper to a farm in the Mex- nally focused on tomatoes.
representatives
Mountain tourist area re- ican state of Tamaulipas. Industry
mains gutted seven months Both farms shipped through complained that they have
a packing facility in Nuevo lost more than $300 milafter the fire.
Gatlinburg city officials Leon, raising the possibil- lion and had to dump tons
say they cannot act on the ity that contamination could of perfectly good tomatoes
they could not sell because
former Jim Gray Gallery at have occurred there.
The FDA advised con- of government warnings.
the intersection of Parkway
and Highway 321 because it sumers to avoid raw serrano The probe was slowed even
is not a safety or health haz- peppers from Mexico, in ad- more because FDA investidition to raw jalapeno pep- gators were unfamiliar with
Pick 3 For July 30, 2008 ard.
The
gutted,
roofless pers from Mexico, and any the workings of the tomato
6-5-9 (Evening)
industry and were reluctant
building still looks much as foods that contain them.
In a statement Wednes- to share information, they
it did shortly after the fire
day, Mexico’s Agriculture said.
last December.
“For weeks and weeks,
Officials said an archi- Department said it “rejects”
tect for the building owner
Pick 4 For July 30, 2008 is working on plans to re0-9-0-2 (Evening)
build.
Some residents have sugATLANTA (AP) — Flight Jackson Atlanta International
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body of a 61-year-old woman woman Keyra Johnson said.
in the restroom of a plane Atlanta police were notified
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dren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Avenell
Arnett, Ailene McKinney
and Alma Jean Phillips, all
of Hampton; and five brothers, Van Woodby, Elizabethton, Conley, McKinley,
Dennis and Alvin Woodby,
all of Hampton. A number
of nieces and nephews also
survive.
Funeral services for Mr.
Woodby will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 31,
at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with the Rev. Charlie Trivette, the Rev. John Stockton
and the Rev. B.F. McKinney
Jr. officiating. Music will
be provided by the Piney
Grove Church Singers and
Charlotte Clark. Graveside
services and interment will
be at 11 a.m. Friday, August
1, in the Woodby Family
Cemetery. Active pallbearers, who are requested to
assemble at the cemetery at
10:50 a.m. Friday, will be Burl
McKinney, Doug Woodby,
B.J. Fenner, Earl Jones, Paul
Vance, Ross Woodby, Dennis Clark, Jacky McMahan,
Jim Woodby and Danny
Cole. Honorary pallbearers
will be the Ministers of the
Jacks Creek Association,
members of Piney Grove
Free Will Baptist Church,
Stanley Hill, Dean Hill and
Van Davis. The family will
receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may also
call at the residence. Family
and friends will assemble at
the cemetery at 10:50 a.m.
Friday. Condolences to the
Woodby family may be emailed to mfc@chartertn.
net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Shooting victim reflects on church rampage
Woman charged after kids
found in running vehicle
Authorities identify
4 killed in Ky. car crash
“The only thing wrong with that argument is that it makes
sense,” he said he told her. “So I don’t have a good answer.”
He does now: “She might be right.”
Barnhart, dressed in a hospital gown and hooked to medical instruments, was by turns jovial and serious: Appreciative for the community’s support and awed by the horror of
what happened three days before.
The gunman entered the back of the sanctuary, where 200
people were watching a musical staged by 25 children, including Barnhart’s 16-year-old granddaughter.
The Barnharts and Kraeger belonged to another Unitarian church in the area. They were seated near the door when
“this man came in and there was this horrendous explosion.
You knew it wasn’t fireworks, but you didn’t know what it
was.”
With the first of three shotgun blasts, Kraeger fell to the
floor. Barnhart said he moved to help her and was wounded
with the second or third blast. Daughter Linda Chavez received extensive wounds to her hands when she held them
up to block the shooter’s view of her 6-year-old daughter sitting in her lap. Brother Jack Barnhart suffered wounds to his
bladder, colon and back. His sister-in-law, Betty, was treated
and released.
The next thing Barnhart remembered was being carried
out of the church and worked on by doctors in the hospital.
“I was one of the lucky ones,” he said.
Also killed was Greg McKendry, 60, the hero usher who
died blocking a shotgun blast.
Police found a four-page letter written by Adkisson suggesting he targeted his ex-wife’s former congregation out of
hatred for its liberal policies, including its acceptance of gays.
“I wish this man had understood that most of us know we
make mistakes and have learned from them,” Barnhart said.
“The liberals that I know are like the conservatives I know.
They may criticize each other, but they don’t go around shooting each other.”
FDA finds salmonella strain at Mexican farm
Burned-out
Gatlinburg
building still
not restored
investigators were on the
trail of the wrong product,”
Thomas Stenzel, president
of the United Fresh Produce
Assn., told the House Agriculture Committee.
But federal officials insisted that tomatoes still cannot be ruled out and that it is
quite possible the outbreak
was caused by several different kinds of contaminated
produce.
“I don’t think we can say
that (tomatoes) were needlessly dumped,” Acheson
told reporters after the hearing. “The early part of the
investigation clearly implicated tomatoes.”
The outbreak has sickened more than 1,300 people
since April.
Tomatoes had been the
prime suspect in the nationwide outbreak for weeks. But
last week, the FDA said only
jalapeno peppers grown in
Mexico were currently implicated in the nationwide
salmonella outbreak. The
FDA said then it had found
the same strain of salmonella
responsible for the outbreak
on a single Mexican-grown
jalapeno in a south Texas produce warehouse. The agency
explained that any contaminated tomatoes would be out
of the food supply chain by
now.
For now, the focus of
the investigation is on the
two farms in Mexico, which
Acheson said are quite far
from each other.
The Tamaulipas farm also
grew tomatoes and peppers,
said Acheson. But the tainted
pepper traced to that farm was
found at a warehouse facility
in McAllen, Texas, raising the
possibility it could have been
contaminated along the way.
Acheson said samples have
been taken from the Tamaulipas farm, and lab results are
pending.
The Nuevo Leon farm did
not grow tomatoes.
Lawmakers are considering a range of reforms to
prevent future outbreaks and
speed their investigation.
These include improving
communication between investigators and the industry,
imposing standards for good
agricultural practices and improving traceability.
“You could describe our
current food safety system
as ’outbreak roulette,”’ said
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., chairman of the subcommittee holding the hearing.
“One spin of the outbreak
wheel, and your industry
may be bankrupt, your loved
ones sickened.”
Delta: Body of woman, 61, found in plane bathroom
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$2.50
tion Crime Lab in suburban
Atlanta for an autopsy scheduled today, said GBI spokesman John Bankhead. Authorities were awaiting the results to
determine the cause of death,
Bankhead said.
Bankhead said Carnahan
was on her way from her home
in Ventura, Calif., to Florida for
a wedding.
Atlanta police stationed at
the airport respond to calls
about dead bodies on airplanes
a couple of times a year, said
Officer Eric Schwartz, a police
spokesman. Talton said the
situation was rare, but flight
crews are trained to handle
“a number of situations on
board.”
Airlines are not required to
track or report the medical incidents they handle, so an exact
tally of in-flight deaths is hard
to determine. MedAire, an
Arizona-based company that
staffs doctors on the ground to
advise flight crews in a medical
emergency, counted 89 deaths
for the flights they handled in
2006, which represents about
one-third of the world’s commercial flights.
Opinion
How do you deal with vandalism,
and young juvenile offenders?
Two juveniles have been taken into custody and charged
in the July 4th flag burning at Big John’s Closeouts. According to the authorities the boys are 14 and 16 years of age. One
of the boys is in an Elizabethton foster home.
The burning of the large flag displayed on the side of the
building stirred the emotions of many in the town, especially
veterans, who threatened to “hunt” the culprits down.
The two are also charged with breaking into a local market
and stealing several cartons of cigarettes, which they tried to
sell to other youth in the Covered Bridge Park.
Also, this week, the Carter County Sheriff’s Department
arrested four other juveniles and a 19-year-old for vandalizing mailboxes and stealing a number of signs from lawns.
This summer, the Elizabethton Police Department has
practically had to stand guard at the historic Covered Bridge
and Covered Bridge Park to keep the bridge from being torn
down by young people who hang out in the park. Boards
on the bridge have been kicked out from the inside. Some
weeks, city crews are called to the park three or four times a
week to remove boards from the fish ladder in the Doe River.
The boards are placed in the fish ladder in an attempt to dam
it up.
It’s not unusual for parents to bring underage children to
the park and leave them unsupervised for hours at a time. In
the words of one policeman on duty at the park, “Once they
leave, they do not know where their kids go or what they are
doing.”
Vandalism of public property costs taxpayers. When dealing with teens caught vandalizing property, checkbook justice often enters the picture. Mom and Dad pay the cost of
repair and come to court all lawyered-up with the defense
that young Mr. or Ms. So-and-So has a bright and productive
future that would be seriously jeopardized if they should be
convicted and tagged with a criminal record.
And, then there are those young people who have parents
that don’t care.
First, regarding the young men who burned the flag, we
think their punishment should entail them standing every
morning and pledging allegiance to the flag. They should
have to learn the Preamble to the Constitution. Then, they
should have to visit the VA Center and talk to some of those
men and women who are hospitalized there and come often
for treatment. They should have to listen to their stories of
war and sacrifice.
Perhaps, it would not be a bad idea for them to come to
City Hall or the Courthouse every day and raise and lower
the flag for the next year.
We would be interested in hearing what our readers
think should happen to someone who maliciously damages
the property of others, which apparently, has become a big
problem in this community.
We’d like to hear from folks who have been in the victim’s
shoes as well as people who have been on the other side,
such as parents and former delinquents who might shed
some light on their reasoning.
How do you deal with vandalism and how do you deal
with the offender after he or she is caught?
Should the offender be given the chance of restitution and
some community service, or should he or she be sent to jail
and booked? Do you think upper-income families have an
advantage when it comes to court dispositions?
Let us know what you think.
A most unusual letter from a ‘born loser’
By ROZELLA HARDIN
STAR STAFF
rhardin@starhq.com
A few days ago a fellow
by the name of Jack Johnson
brought in a Letter to the
Editor. It was a different kind
of letter. It didn’t endorse a
candidate nor was he complaining about anything. He
had just got caught in a “tight
spot” and found some humor
in it.
Johnson, who lives on Echo
Drive in the Hunter community, had gone to the VA the
day before to see the doctor.
He wrote: “After bad news
about my blood pressure and
blood test and the pharmacy
having to back order my pills,
I visited a restroom.” Guess
what? Johnson got locked in
the bathroom — just a small
room, about 4 ft. by 6 ft. with
only a commode and a sink.
It took an engineer and two
locksmiths to get the door
open. “When I couldn’t get
the dead bolt to turn, I began pounding on the door,
which was a big steel door.
The engineer came and tried
to open the door, and when
he couldn’t, he said he would
get a locksmith. I just knew
I was going to get out soon.
That locksmith couldn’t get
the door open with his keys,
so a second one was called.
He had to take the face plate
off the front of the door,
screws and inter-workings,”
Johnson said, noting he was
locked up about 20 minutes.
“They told me to sit down
stairs, he makes sure there is
a push bar on the doors leading to the stairwell.
Johnson describes himself
as a widower, a veteran, and
a stock market loser. “I don’t
want another 77 years like
these,” he wrote.
However, life has not been
Thimble Thoughts
and relax, which I did. I called
my stockbroker,” the jovial
Johnson said.
Johnson went on to note
in his letter that the thing that
came to his mind was “I’m a
born loser.”
He said several years ago
while working at Cape Canaveral, he got stuck on an
elevator and in a stairwell.
That was in the days before
cell-phones and in a 15-story
building that was under construction. “The door to the
stairwell had no push-bar
and I pounded and pounded
on a 14th floor fire door. Finally, someone heard me and
came to the rescue,” Johnson said. Now, if he takes the
so bad for the man, who has a
tendency to get stuck in tight
places. Johnson said he had
never been hospitalized. “I
have high blood pressure and
a thyroid problem,” he said.
Johnson migrated to Elizabethton several years ago
when his job played out in
the space program. He took
a job as a sales engineer
with Siemen’s and traveled
all over East Tennessee and
Southwest Virginia making
contacts with contractors.
A native of Wisconsin,
Johnson is the holder of three
engineering degrees. He began working at the age of 13,
selling vegetables and eggs
at a roadside produce stand.
“That was in about 1947 or
so. I got a dollar for a bushel
of tomatoes. I hauled scrap
metal in an old wheelbarrow.
The money I made, I used it
to help my dad pay his bills,”
Johnson said.
He has worked in various
places, and served for a time
with the U.S. Army at Fort
Monroe, Va., where he attended intelligence school.
It was there, Johnson said he
met his wife, who brought
three boys into the marriage.
“I’ve outlived my wife and
the three boys. I don’t have a
relative,” he said.
In addition to being a very
learned person, Johnson has
dabbled in watercolors, has
had some poetry published,
describes himself as a pretty
good bowler — a 170 average
— and a “used-to-be golfer.”
And, he likes to dance.
Johnson said when he lived
in Boston, he taught dancing
for Arthur Murray. He is also
a coin collector, has fished
some, and likes horses.
I guess you could say that
Jack Johnson is a rocket scientist, who has a record for getting locked up in the wrong
places. He just can’t figure it
out.
Readers Forum
Writer:
Just
saying
‘pro-life’
is
not
enough
Central Community Neighborhood
Editor:
on their campaigns by way of ads, mailToday, I received yet another Carter ings, phone calls and commercials. This is
County State Representative campaign money that they have had to raise here in Watch endorses smaller commission
mailout. This one had a little baby on one
side, and beside it said, “Who do you trust
to protect the unborn?”
I find that question very interesting considering that both candidates running for
office have argued back and forth about
who is more pro-life. The only reason they
would be doing this is because they must
feel pro-life is one of the more important
things voters are looking for in a candidate.
But, if that is true, is pro-life only a statement, or is it an action?
A few months ago I visited Abortion
Alternatives in Elizabethton. There I saw
first-hand how they help mothers and girls
who are seeking abortion. They are taking action instead of just saying they are
against abortion by providing support and
supplies to make the right choice. We all
need to ask ourselves how many times we
have offered a hand to a young lady or even
bought diapers for a mom that choose life.
I think it’s sad that our churches have had
to receive an e-mail about Abortion Alternatives being in desperate need of funds,
when all our candidates have done is argue
over who is more pro-life.
Both candidates have spent thousands
Carter County. It’s time for Carter County
voters and candidates to put their money
where their mouth is. The true people to
trust in protection of the unborn are already working daily, providing free help to
young ladies of our community. If you go to
the Elizabethton office, you will not just see
pictures of some baby, you will see many
pictures of our own Carter County babies
that were not aborted. Will you help, or will
you just be a pro-life person? A suggestion
to our candidates: stop the mailouts, stop
buying funeral fans, and stop throwing
around the pro-life words, HELP!
Put the campaign dollars to work here
in Carter County. I would be interested in
which, if any candidate, has spent any time
working at the Elizabethton Abortion Alternative or has spent time worrying over
where funding will come from to keep the
doors open right now? Or will they just
continue to say, “I am pro-life.” Actions
speak louder than words to the voters — at
least on this one. I encourage everyone to
consider getting involved.
Lisa Crowder
Elizabethton
Editor:
The officers and members of the Central Community Neighborhood Watch are
circulating a petition to reduce the current
24-member Carter County Commission to
nine members and to do so at the earliest possible time. We cite the demonstrated difficulties, confusion, and the lack of cohesiveness,
lack of cooperation and their repeated failures
at governing and government oversight.
We think it significant that during the last
election for county mayor, at least two candidates supported the reduction of the commission.
Carter County taxpayers are funding, at a
cost of approximately $60,000 per year, local
government oversight and control through
regular commission meetings and called
committee meetings. By reducing the number of commissioners from 14 to 9, a savings
of approximately $40,000 per year could be
realized, just from meetings alone. It is open
to one’s imagination just how much more
efficiency could be realized once a sincere,
manageable, cooperative number of citizens
comprise our governing body. Because of our
Neighborhood Watch Charter and reasons
for organizing, we readily see where such a
savings can be utilized by the sheriff in adding patrol cars and purchases of gasoline to
provide a response to our communities when
needed. The age-old terminology “routine
patrol” is not understood in our county and
has resulted in higher crime rates, loss of
property, personal injury and a sense of not
feeling secure in our communities.
We further point out that our volunteer fire
departments struggle daily to keep trained
and effective members on call as well as to
provide effective operational equipment.
It is time for our county commission to find
ways to reduce spending, be better managers, search out methods that work well for
other government agencies and comply with
the laws of the land. We haven’t done well in
these areas.
The Central Neighborhood Watch supports the efforts to downsize our county commission and will work diligently toward facilitating this goal.
Signed:
Scott Whaley, president
Willie Mathes, vice president
Frank VonCannon, treasurer
Charles D. VonCannon, secretary
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DEAR ABBY: The letter
from “Paw-Paw and MawMaw in Alabama” (May 13),
whose son has cut off contact with their 5-year-old
grandson to “protect” the
boy from Grandpa’s eventual
death,
left me feeling intense
sorrow for all
concerned.
In 1996, my
grandfather
was ecstatic
that I was
pregnant and
anxiously
awaited the
arrival of his triplet greatgrandchildren. At age 102,
he was with us at the hospital when they were born,
and remained an integral
part of their lives until his
death five years later.
We believe Grandpa’s
loving involvement with the
children extended the quality and length of his life.
In exchange, the kids’ first
years were blessed with the
special love and adoration
of a great-grandparent.
Abby, the day “PawPaw’s” letter was published, I picked up my now12-year-olds from school.
They told me their writing
assignment that day was
an essay relating a favorite
memory. Be it serendipity, providence or coincidence, two of the triplets
had written about “G.G.”
(Great-Grandfather). One
of the stories ended with
“although G.G. is no longer
with us, he will always be in
my heart.” — JAN IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
DEAR JAN: Thank you
for sharing that story. Response to “Paw-Paw’s” letter was huge. Many readers wrote to describe the
importance of grandparent
memories in their lives.
Read on:
DEAR ABBY: We lost my
father 16 months ago after a
long illness. My small children spent two days a week
with him and my mother,
and were a significant part
of the joy in his life.
We never hid his illness
from them. We did just
the opposite. My son was
a great help to his Nana
and Pop-Pop, bringing him
lunch and helping to move
the medical equipment
back and forth across the
house.
I am convinced that allowing the children to be a
part of their grandfather’s
life through the end of it has
given them a sense of compassion and a life skill that
all of us will need at some
point in our lives. Children
grieve, too, and it is our job
as parents to help them
learn to cope with life’s disappointments, not to shelter them from the realities
they will face as adults. —
NANCY IN ALLENTOWN,
PA.
DEAR ABBY: As a
hospice chaplain, I have
worked with many children
and many levels of maturity. In my experience, it is
important to listen carefully
to children and let them
“self-select.” If they seem
comfortable or choose to be
with a family member who
is passing, it is best to let
them be there. If it appears
to be traumatic or they verbalize that they don’t wish
to be there, honor that as
well and perhaps find a
parallel way in which they
can share in the transition.
And bear in mind that the
age of the child does not
necessarily indicate his/her
preparedness for confronting end-of-life issues. —
ARTHUR IN DERRY, N.H.
DEAR ABBY: Months after my granddaughter Kacie
was born in 2000, I found
out I have a rare cancer. As
long as the medicine I take
works, I am fine except for
occasional pain. We see Kacie every day, before and
after school. I really don’t
think I would still be here
if I couldn’t see her. Kacie
is the light of our lives and
gives me something special to live for. — GRANDMOTHER IN OHIO
DEAR ABBY: When our
grandfather died, my sisters
and I were upset that we
didn’t get more time with
him. Years later, we found
out that our parents had decided to shelter us from his
last few weeks of life. This
form of “protection” wound
up “killing” Grandpa for us,
before he was dead.
Please don’t do this. Allow them to spend every
moment they have left.
If you have had love and
laughter to the end, you will
grieve but with the knowledge that you did all you
could to honor Grandpa
and preserve his memory.
Regret perpetuates itself —
and my parents now realize
they did the wrong thing. —
SHEILA IN MANHASSET,
N.Y.
—————
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mother, Pauline Phillips.
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U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) was on the other side of the dais Tuesday, July 29, as he testified
on behalf of the Tennessee music industry at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Music
and Radio in the 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules across Platforms.” Corker urged the
Committee, which is considering legislative action that would drastically affect the recording industry, to remember the creators and performers who bring us this music. “Without them,” Corker
said, “there would be no music for webcasters to play and build their businesses around.” From left
to right: U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR).
Corker testifies on behalf
of Tennessee Music Industry Lamplight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator
Bob Corker (R-TN) was on the other side
of the dais on Tuesday, July 29, as he testified on behalf of the Tennessee music industry at a Judiciary Committee hearing
entitled “Music and Radio in the 21st Century: Assuring Fair Rates and Rules Across
Platforms.” Corker urged the Committee,
which is considering legislative action that
would drastically affect the recording industry, to remember the creators and performers who bring us this music. “Without them,” Corker said, “there would be
no music for webcasters to play and build
their businesses around.
“The growth of radio on different platforms has been tremendous, and we can
only imagine what offerings await us
around the corner. But one basic fact we
simply cannot ignore is that the fundamental element — the reason we all tune in
— is the music,” Corker said at Tuesday’s
hearing.
“We often take it for granted. We turn
the knob, hit the button, click the mouse,
and our favorite songs are there … It is so
easy to forget what goes into creating music. In fact, these works are the product
of countless people and countless hours
of hard work. There are very few places
where the power of music is as strong and
evident as it is in Tennessee. Our state has
been blessed with numerous songwriters,
musicians, and small and large business
entities that work to bring us the music we
listen to on a daily basis. During my time in
the Senate I have had numerous briefings
to learn how the music industry works. It is
a complex and multi faceted industry. It is
also an industry that is in severe crisis. Due
to advances in technology, this industry
faces numerous challenges, most dramatic
of which has been the impact of piracy and
the evolution of technology affecting the
revenue streams of the various industry
entities.
“When debating these issues I believe
it is very important to keep in mind that
without the songwriters, performers, and
various businesses that create the music
there would be no music for us to listen to
over our radios.” The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering legislation that would lower royalties paid to sound recording copyright owners, featured performers, and non-featured
performers who are compensated under
royalties paid by “webcasters.” Should this
new rate formula come into effect, Tennessee musicians and copyright holders would
ultimately be compensated less under the
proposed formula rather than the existing
rate structure established by the Copyright
Royalty Board in March 2007.
Former Carter Countian to lead
Bristol, Va. Utilities marketing
BRISTOL, Va. — Kyle
Hollifield, a 25-year veteran
of the telecommunications
industry, is the new vice
president of marketing and
business development at
Bristol Virginia Utilities, a
municipal electric company
known for being a global pioneer in triple-play, all-fiber
broadband.
In his new position, Hollifield will oversee development strategies for the
utility and its OptiNet division. His position will also
include business oversight
of BVU FOCUS, a unit of
OptiNet that provides advanced telecom consulting
and management services
to other municipal entities
seeking to launch broadband networks.
“We
are
extremely
pleased to have someone
with Kyle’s background and
expertise joining our executive team,” says BVU President and CEO Wes Rosenbalm. “He brings a wealth
of knowledge and will be
a tremendous asset as we
build our telecommunications functions and expand
the client base for BVU FOCUS.”
A native of Carter County,
Tenn., Hollifield co-founded
KS Telecom Inc., a successful West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Kyle Hollifield
telecommunications company that achieved $10 million in annual revenues after
just four years. The business
was restructured in 2007 as
Atlas Telecom Product Inc.,
with Hollifield named president and chief executive
officer. Atlas Telecom has
more than 800 resellers and
100,000 installations in all 50
states, connecting millions
of phone calls daily.
With his return to the
Tri-Cities, Hollifield looks
forward to helping BVU
achieve its goals.
“What attracted me was
the utility’s ‘Leading the
Way’ approach to serving its
customers,” he says. “At this
time in my life, I’m interested in building something
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During his career, Hollifield has worked in several
other key positions, including serving as executive vice
president for Standard Telephone and Cable, based in
Deerfield Beach, Fla., and
as division vice president
of Thomson-CSF, based in
White Plains, N.Y.
In addition to serving in
the U.S. Air Force, Hollifield
studied business management and marketing at East
Tennessee State University
in Johnson City, Tenn. He
later completed a business
degree at the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville in
2007.
While living in Florida,
Hollifield served on the
Palm Beach County Business Development Board
and on the board of directors for the University of
Tennessee South Florida
Alumni Association. For
the latter, he spearheaded a
committee to establish and
award scholarships to students wishing to attend the
University of Tennessee.
BVU is a city-owned
public utility that provides
electric, water, wastewater, cable and advanced
fiber-optic
broadband
services to customers in a
125-square-mile area that
includes Bristol, Abingdon
and Washington County,
Va. The utility also manages cable and phone services
for CPC OptiNet, serving business customers in
Dickenson, Tazewell, Buchanan and Russell counties
in Virginia, as well as cable
and broadband services
for MI-Connection, serving the towns of Davidson,
Mooresville and Cornelius
in North Carolina.
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Carver Recreation Center’s annual Back to School
Block Party will be held
Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5 to
8 p.m. The party is free and
open to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
During the festivities,
school supplies will be distributed to youth who sign a
“Stay in School Pledge” and
promise to strive for higher
grades and participate in
Carver’s Homework Helpers
program on a regular basis.
The event is sponsored by
the Johnson City Parks and
Recreation and the NAACP.
Carver Recreation Center is
located at 322 W. Watauga
Ave., in Johnson City.
Chattanooga
hears report
on rapid rail
CHATTANOOGA (AP) —
A study for a proposed highspeed train route between
Chattanooga and Atlanta is
looking into 24 possible types
of alignments for connecting
the two cities.
Chris Brady, principal of
Commonwealth
Research
Associates LLC, told the
Chattanooga City Council,
“When we end up with this
study, we will have a preferred alignment, a preferred
technology, how to phase the
different segments, where to
start, and have hopefully a
good idea of what the costs
are.”
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orientation at Elizabethton
High School will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m.
Orientation will be held in
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Bogart, Holtsclaw find success in Senior Games
I wanted this week’s
Tackle Box to focus on river
fishing, but all the so-called
experts I spoke with were
full of crappie.
So river fishing gets nothing more than a little plug
this week because all my
time was spent at Watauga
Lake and Wilber Dam.
Trying to come up with
a good fishing story is a
lot like playing baseball.
Sometimes
you
strikeout but every
now and then
you’ll come
Tim
up with a suChambers per catch.
Bass fishing has picked
up over the past few weeks
according to Joe Davis of
Bristol. He had just loaded
his boat on the trailer at Watauga Lake early Tuesday
morning when he took the
time to stop and chat.
Davis was proud to show
off two largemouth bass
that were caught while using a crankbait and plastic
lizards.
“I was fishing in about
25 foot of water near some
brush,” Davis said. “I
hooked a couple earlier that
might have been larger,
but I lost them after getting
tangled up. Overall, it was a
good night of fishing.”
I proceeded to walk
down near the boat ramp
where Ricky Blankenship of
Johnson City was more than
willing to show off his prize
lake trout before getting into
his truck.
“I believe this one will
weigh over 10 pounds,” said
Blankenship. “I was fishing
near the dam, close to those
concrete supports using
night crawlers.”
Blankenship added he
hadn’t had much luck up till
that point.
“I had only got a few nibbles before reeling this one
in. We were afraid he might
get away while trying to reel
him in. A couple of us managed to get him inside the
net. I was finally able to get
him inside the boat.”
Not everyone had the
luxury of a fishing boat so
some chose to camp and
make a night of it near the
Dam on the Siam side.
Amazingly, some of the
best fishing can be found on
the banks before generating
takes place.
Jason Manis of Bristol
was ribbing his buddies
about the walleye he had
caught while camping. He
gave credit to KFC for the
four-pound catch.
“I stopped and bought
some crickets, night crawlers and corn on the way up,
but I wasn’t having much
luck,” Manis said. “I had a
few KFC chicken livers left
over from supper in my
lunch bag so I decided to
give them a try.
“I had used one before
to catch a catfish but never
dreamed a walleye this size
would take the bait. If I had
of known the livers worked,
I might have thrown in an
eight piece meal.”
My last stop was near
Hampton High School
where some young teenagers were fishing for fun.
Jacob Crowe had driven
from Avery County because
a buddy had told him about
the spot he was at and how
good the fishing was.
He showed me a brown
trout that probably was less
than a pound. Crowe decided against throwing it back
it.
The one thing that came
to mind when I saw the size
of his fish was the game
show “Deal or No Deal.”
Like many of those contestants he came to the river
with nothing and departed
with very little in his case.
By Ben Davis
Star Staff
bdavis@starhq.com
A pair of women from Carter County
have once again qualified for the National
Senior Games.
Barbara Bogart and Willie Holtsclaw
recently competed in the 2008 Tennessee
State Senior Olympics and earned spots in
the 2009 National Games which will be held
next August in the San Francisco Bay area.
Bogart and Holtsclaw both participated
in the 2007 Senior National Games in Louisville, KY. The nationals are held every
other summer at different locations across
the country.
This time around Bogart dominated at
the state level, helping her qualify for several events in the nationals.
The Elizabethton resident earned eight
first place gold medals in the state games,
which were held in Franklin, TN from July
18th-July 24th. She also brought home six
second place medals and two third place
awards.
“I had a real good time; it’s always a lot
of fun,” Bogart said of the state games, also
noting she tried to compete in as many
events as she could. “One of the guys down
there said, ‘Is there anything you’re not
competing in?’,” she laughingly added.
Bogart, who competed in the 65-69 age
group, won the 5k Cycling Time trial and
the 20K Cycling Road Race, along with the
100 (yard) Backstroke, 50 Backstroke, 200
Breastroke, 100 Freestyle, 100 Breastsroke
and 50 Backstroke swimming events.
n See SENIOR GAMES, 10
Barbara Bogart
Willie Holtsclaw
Already a
great player,
LeBron James
emerges as
US leader
MACAU (AP) — LeBron
James was already one of
the NBA’s best players by
the time he slipped on USA
jerseys in 2004 and ’06.
Problem was, the United
States had enough good
players. What the Americans
really needed was someone
to be a strong leader, but
King James wasn’t quite
ready yet.
Now, one of the biggest
reasons the United States
is the favorite for the gold
medal is because James
has realized that this team
doesn’t just need him to
be the player he is for the
Cleveland Cavaliers.
It needs him to be comfortable with taking over a
game or taking control of a
timeout.
“I feel like I have to raise
my leadership level to a new
height when I get with these
guys. It’s just how I am as
a person and as a player,”
James said Wednesday before practice.
“I’m a born leader, so I
do whatever it takes for our
Photo by Larry N. Souders team to understand what it
Elizabethton’s Dan Osterbrock fires a strike during Wednesday’s game at Greeneville. The lefty struck out 12 Astros for the second means to win.”
It wasn’t always that way,
time this season during the Twins’ win.
though. The player who
once would have allowed
veterans such as Jason Kidd
and Kobe Bryant to be the
team leaders now shares
that role with them.
“There’s a lot of respect
for LeBron,” coach Mike
ing to keep the team in the game,” pett are the reason we’re in the posi- Krzyzewski said. “I think
By Wes Holtsclaw
said Osterbrock. “My biggest thing is tion we’re in,” said Twins manager LeBron these last two years,
Sports Editor
wholtsclaw@starhq.com
keeping hitters off balance and mak- Ray Smith. “They’ve given us quality as good as he was, he’s reing sure they can’t get a good hack.”
starts.”
ally grown to be a very comGREENEVILLE — Dan OsterGreeneville certainly could not do
Osterbrock reached double-digit plete basketball player.”
brock’s had his share of success on the
that for quite some time Wednesday.
numbers in strikeouts for the third
After the disappointment
mound this season.
The southpaw was spotless with consecutive game — a feat he accom- of the 2004 Olympics, when
He’s truly found his rhythm, howthe exception of allowing multi-base plished just once at Cincinnati.
he played little following his
ever, at the expense of Greeneville.
hits in the fifth and seventh innings.
He struck out ten against Villanova rookie season on the team
While the Elizabethton bats proHis off-speed and change-up selec- as a sophomore with the Bearcats, but that won the bronze medal,
duced a 10-4 outcome, Osterbrock
tions kept the Astros off balance and didn’t achieve the mark again until a James could have let the exdelivered his second consecutive
increased his Appalachian League meeting with Pulaski two weeks ago. perience sour him on inter12-strikeout performance against the
leading strikeout totals to 64 on the Then, he struck out 12 Astros last national play.
Astros en route to his fourth win of
season.
Thursday at home — a feat that was
Instead, he quickly comthe season.
“He and (fellow starter Brad) Tipmitted to join the team again
“I’m staying consistent and tryn See TWINS, 10
when Jerry Colangelo began
assembling the program in
late 2005, then became one
of the loudest American
voices telling everyone that
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. nitely come a long way. I’ve
But the 10-6 record came next year and the next year. kind of flop won’t happen
(AP) — Get ready for Vince still got some work to go.”
more from a great run game There’ll be a time he gets again this time.
Young, version 3.0.
The pressure is on Young and a stingy defense. Young bored meeting with me, but
Then last summer he
The quarterback who to do just that and take his had more interceptions (17) that’s way down the line,” spent all offseason working
waltzed into the NFL as the Titans back to the playoffs than touchdowns (nine) said Heimerdinger, who left to correct of the few weakoffensive rookie of 2006 us- for a second straight year.
with two games where he Denver to return to the job nesses in his game, an ining his sheer physical ability
Of the 53 quarterbacks couldn’t throw for more than he held between 2000 and consistent jumper that the
watched as the league’s de- drafted in the first round be- 78 yards last season, which is 2004.
San Antonio Spurs forced
fenses adapted and slowed tween 1983 and 2006, Young why coach Jeff Fisher fired
Heimerdinger has fo- him to take — and too often
him down during his second became the 11th to take his Norm Chow and brought cused on improving Young’s miss — during their sweep
season even as he became team to the playoffs in either back Mike Heimerdinger as footwork, trying to make of the Cavaliers in the NBA
the youngest in franchise his first or second season offensive coordinator to help sure the 6-foot-5, 233-pound finals.
history to lead a team into and joined the ranks of Dan Young tap more into his tal- quarterback has his feet set
“You don’t always have
the playoffs.
Marino, John Elway, Peyton ent.
properly to improve his ac- to speak as a leader,” Kidd
Now coming into his third Manning, Michael Vick, Ben
Heimerdinger said Young curacy. So far, the coordina- said. “You can show by exseason, Young is ready to Roethlisberger and Eli Man- has a lot ahead of him in tor sees Young being more ample and I think he’s doshow off how hard he has ning at the age of 24 years, what will be a long career.
accurate than what he saw ing both by putting the
worked to improve.
233 days.
“For the next couple years, on film from last year.
work, extra shooting, and
“I’m feeling more comYoung now is 17-11 as a there’s going to be stuff he’s
Fisher said the Titans also then also, when it’s needed,
fortable reading the defens- starter, and he did manage never seen. We’re throw- studied how defenses ap- he speaks up.”
es a little faster, getting the to improve his passing per- ing a new offense at him. proached Young over his
James strode onto the
ball out of my hand, making centage from 51.5 percent We’re throwing new ideas first two seasons.
court for practice Wednesgood throws,” Young said. as a rookie to 62.3 percent in at him, so that’s going to be
“I’ve come a long way, defi- 2007.
a growing situation that’ll go n See YOUNG, 10
n See JAMES, 10
Dan’s the man
Osterbrock fans 12, offense errupts as Twins roll
Young eager to prove how hard he has worked
BASEBall
Appy League Glance
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10
p.m.
Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
East Division
W
L
Pct GB
25 16 .610 —
23 19 .548 2.5
18 23 .439 7.0
15 22 .405 8.0
14 26 .350 10.5 West Division
W
L
Pct GB
Elizabethton
24 16 .600 — Kingsport
23 19 .548 2.0
Bristol
18 17 .514 3.5
Johnson City 21 20 .512 3.5
Greeneville
19 22 .463 5.5
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Wednesday’s Games
Burlington at Bristol (DH), postponed
Bluefield 16, Kingsport 3
Elizabethton 10, Greeneville 4
Johnson City 14, Princeton 11
Danville 4, Pulaski 3
Thursday’s Games
Burlington at Bristol
Bluefield at Kingsport
Elizabethton at Greeneville
Princeton at Johnson City
Pulaski at Danville
Friday’s Games
Burlington at Bristol
Bluefield at Kingsport
Elizabethton at Greeneville
Princeton at Johnson City
Pulaski at Danville
Saturday’s Games
Bluefield at Princeton (DH)
Bristol at Greeneville
Burlington at Johnson City
Danville at Pulaski
Elizabethton at Kingsport
Sunday’s Games
Bluefield at Princeton
Greeneville at Bristol
Burlington at Johnson City
Danville at Pulaski
Elizabethton at Kingsport
National League
East Division
W
L
Pct GB
Philadelphia
58 49 .542 — New York
58 50 .537 1/2
Florida
57 51 .528 1 1/2
Atlanta
49 58 .458
9 Washington
38 69 .355 20 Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Chicago
64 44 .593 — Milwaukee
60 48 .556
4 St. Louis
61 49 .555
4 Cincinnati
51 58 .46813 1/2
Houston
50 57 .46713 1/2
Pittsburgh
50 58 .463 14 West Division
W
L
Pct GB
Arizona
54 52 .509 — Los Angeles
53 53 .500
1 Colorado
49 60 .450 6 1/2
San Francisco 44 62 .415 10 San Diego
42 66 .389 13 ———
Tuesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 6, Colorado 4
N.Y. Mets 4, Florida 1
St. Louis 8, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 2, Washington 1
Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 1
Houston 6, Cincinnati 2
Arizona 3, San Diego 0
L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 0
Wednesday’s Games
Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 4
Florida 7, N.Y. Mets 5
St. Louis 7, Atlanta 2
Philadelphia 8, Washington 5
Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 2
Cincinnati 9, Houston 5
Arizona at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10
p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Chicago Cubs (Harden 0-1) at Milwaukee (Bush 5-8), 2:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Pineiro 3-4) at Atlanta (Hampton 0-0), 7:10 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa 5-5) at Florida
(Volstad 2-1), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Kendrick 8-5) at Washington (Lannan 6-10), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (Webb 14-4) at L.A. Dodgers
(Lowe 8-8), 10:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.
Colorado at Florida, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Cincinnati at Washington, 7:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:40 p.m.
Pulaski
Danville
Bluefield
Princeton
Burlington
Appy Box Score
Elizabethton 10, Greeneville 4
Mariners 000 310 501 -- 10 14 2
Astros 010 010 200 -- 4 9 1
W: D. Osterbrock (4-2, 3.23); L: H. Villar
(1-4, 4.67)
Hitting
Elizabethton
Player AB R H RBI
De La Osa 2
2
2 0
Severino 5
1
4
3
Waltenbury 5
0
2 2
Bigley 5
1
2 2
Harrington 5
1
0 0
Rams 5
2
2 3
Morales 3
0
1 0
Hanson
5
1
1 0
Beresford 3
2
0 0
2B: Waltenbury (16, Lucati).
HR: Rams 2 (5, 4th inning off Villar, 1
on, 0 out; 7th inning off Urckfitz, 0 on, 0
out), Bigley (8, 5th inning off Villar, 0 on,
0 out).
TB: De La Osa 2; Severino 4; Waltenbury
3; Bigley 5; Rams 8; Morales; Hanson.
RBI: Rams 3 (19), Severino 3 (6), Bigley
2 (21), Waltenbury 2 (25).
Greeneville
Player Austin
Tello
Almonte Hinze Rosario Montas Hernandez Cartwright De Leon Garcia
Infante
AB 4
5
4
4
4
0
3
3
3
1
4
R
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
H RBI
1 0
0 0
1 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
1 2
1 0
1
0
2
1
2B: Hernandez, F (6, Osterbrock), De
Leon, J (4, Osterbrock).
3B: Cartwright (2, Osterbrock).
TB: Austin; Almonte; Hinze; Hernandez,
F 2; Cartwright 3; De Leon, J 2; Garcia;
Infante 2.
RBI: Cartwright 2 (8), Infante (4).
Pitching
Elizabethton
Player
Osterbrock 12
Rondon 2.0 3 0 0 1 2
Greeneville
Player Villar Dinelli
Urckfitz Romero Lucati IP H R ER W SO
4.0 9 4 4 3 2
1.2 0 0 0 4 1
1.1 4 5 2 1 1
1.0 0 0 0 1 0
1.0 1 1 1 1 2
IP H R ER W SO
7.0 6 4 3 1 MLB Glance
American League
East Division
W
L
Pct GB
Tampa Bay
63 44 .589 — Boston
61 48 .560
3 New York
59 48 .551
4 Toronto
54 54 .500 9.5
Baltimore
51 56 .477 12 Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
Chicago
60 46 .566 — Minnesota
59 48 .551 1.5
Detroit
54 52 .509
6 Kansas City
50 59 .459 11.5
Cleveland
46 59 .438 13.5
West Division
W
L
Pct GB
Los Angeles
67 40 .626 — Texas
56 52 .519 11.5
Oakland
53 54 .495 14 Seattle
40 67 .374 27 ———
Tuesday’s Games
L.A. Angels 6, Boston 2
Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 6
Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0
Texas 11, Seattle 10
Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Kansas City 5, Oakland 2
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2
N.Y. Yankees 13, Baltimore 3
Kansas City 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings
L.A. Angels 9, Boston 2
Texas 4, Seattle 3
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota 3
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Detroit (Verlander 8-10) at Cleveland
(Carmona 4-3), 12:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Garland 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 12-7), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle (Dickey 2-6) at Texas (Harrison
2-1), 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 8-4) at Minnesota (Baker 7-3), 8:10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Oakland at Boston, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
MLB Caps
Rays 3, Blue Jays 2
TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Pena homered and Edwin Jackson won consecutive starts for the first time since April
as Tampa Bay beat Toronto 3-2 on
Wednesday.
The Rays won for the fourth time in six
road games after losing seven straight
away from home earlier this month.
Jackson (7-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in five innings. The right-hander
had not won consecutive starts since his
first two outings of the season.
Four relievers each worked a scoreless
inning with Troy Percival getting his 23rd
save. It was the 346th of his career, tying
him with Randy Myers for eighth on the
all-time list.
Making his major league debut, Toronto
right-hander Scott Richmond (0-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3
innings.
Carl Crawford put Tampa Bay in front
with an RBI triple in the first. Lyle Overbay’s two-run homer in the bottom half
put Toronto up 2-1. Pena tied it with a
leadoff homer in the fourth, his 18th. The
winning scored that inning on a double
play grounder by Gabe Gross.
Yankees 13, Orioles 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Abreu hit two
homers and Alex Rodriguez also went
deep as New York avoided a three-game
sweep.
Abreu also doubled and had three RBIs
as the designated hitter. Rodriguez and
Xavier Nady both had two hits for the
Yankees. New York had been outscored
20-10 the first two games of the series,
but still hasn’t been swept by the Orioles
in a three-game set at Yankee Stadium
since 1986.
Joba Chamberlain won consecutive
starts for the first time. He gave up two
runs — one earned — and five hits in six
innings, striking out six without a walk.
Chamberlain (4-3) has allowed two
earned runs over his last three starts
covering 19 innings.
Baltimore starter Dennis Sarfate (4-2), a
career reliever, left after four innings, allowing five runs — three earned — and
two hits with three walks.
Royals 4, Athletics 3, 10 innings
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jose Guillen
drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice
fly in the 10th and Kansas City completed its first three-game sweep in Oakland
in 20 years.
The Royals last swept the A’s in a series
in 1999 in Kansas City, but had not done
so in Oakland since June 1988.
The A’s fell to 2-10 since the All-Star
break, the worst record in the majors,
and fell under .500 (53-54) for the first
time since April 6.
Pinch-hitter Esteban German walked to
lead off the 10th against closer Huston
Street (2-4), then took third when Mike
Aviles doubled. After an out and an intentional walk, Guillen’s fly ball to center
scored German.
Ramon Ramirez (2-1) pitched 1 1-3
scoreless innings, while Joakim Soria
pitched a perfect 10th for his 30th save.
Angels 9, Red Sox 2
BOSTON (AP) — Garret Anderson went
4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs, Joe
Saunders earned his 14th win and Los
Angeles swept Boston 9-2 on Wednesday night.
It was the second three-game sweep in
two weeks by the Angels over the Red
Sox, who showed little spark during their
fifth loss in six games. Reports of trade
talks focusing on a disgruntled Manny
Ramirez didn’t make the night any better
for Boston.
First baseman Mark Teixeira went 0-for-4
in his debut with Los Angeles after being
obtained from Atlanta on Tuesday.
The Angels improved baseball’s best
record to 67-40 with their 12th win in 14
games. The Angels finished 8-1 against
Boston this season, winning the final
eight meetings.
Josh Beckett (9-8) gave up seven earned
runs and the Red Sox matched a season
high with four errors — three in a five-run
sixth when the Angels took an 8-2 lead.
Saunders (14-5) allowed two runs and
five hits in six innings.
White Sox 8, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Quentin
had a home run and four RBIs for Chicago.
Gavin Floyd (11-6) held the Twins to
one run and five hits over 7 2-3 innings,
and Alexei Ramirez added a three-run
homer.
The White Sox, who stretched their division lead over Minnesota to 1 1/2 games,
are 34-11 this year when homering two
or more times and 55-23 when they connect once.
Livan Hernandez (10-8) allowed a solo
shot to Quentin with two outs in the first,
and the All-Star padded Chicago’s lead
with a three-run double in the fourth.
Perfect through three innings, Floyd gave
up an RBI double by Justin Morneau in
the fourth but retired 12 of the next 13
batters.
Hernandez dropped to 8-2 at the Metrodome this year after giving up nine hits,
five runs and two walks.
Rangers 4, Mariners 3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton hit his team-leading 25th homer and
collected his major league-best 104th
RBI for Texas.
Michael Young had the go-ahead RBI
with a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth
and rookie Brandon Boggs homered for
the Rangers, who have won seven of
their last nine against the Mariners.
With the game tied at 3, Seattle reliever
Arthur Rhodes (2-1) loaded the bases in
the eighth with one-out walks to David
Murphy, Hamilton and Marlon Byrd.
Young, out of the starting lineup because
of a fractured right ring finger, lifted a fly
ball to center, and Murphy scored the goahead run.
Eddie Guardado (2-2) pitched a perfect
eighth for the win, and C.J. Wilson got
three outs for his 24th save.
Texas starter Vicente Padilla gave up
three runs and 10 hits in seven innings.
Mariners starter Miguel Batista allowed
three runs — two earned — and seven
hits in six innings.
Phillies 8, Nationals 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chase Utley
homered in a five-run fifth inning and
Philadelphia beat Washington 8-5 on
Wednesday night to move back atop the
NL East with its fourth straight victory.
Shane Victorino had three hits and three
RBIs, including a solo homer, to help
Jamie Moyer (10-6) win his third straight
decision.
The 45-year-old Moyer earned his 240th
career victory, tying him with Frank Tanana for 12th place among left-handers
in major league history.
Moyer went six innings, allowing three
runs — on first-inning homers by Willie
Harris and Jesus Flores — and six hits.
Brad Lidge pitched around a leadoff double in the ninth for his 26th save in as
many chances.
The Phillies took a half-game division
lead over the New York Mets, who lost to
the Florida Marlins 7-5.
The Nationals, a majors-worst 38-69,
have lost their past eight games.
Tim Redding (7-6) faced five batters in
the fifth and all five scored.
Cubs 7, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Dempster
pitched seven superb innings, Ryan Theriot tripled to break open a close game
and Chicago beat Milwaukee again.
After arriving at Miller Park with a onegame lead over the Brewers in the NL
Central, the Cubs now lead Milwaukee
and St. Louis by four games.
Dempster (12-4) struck out nine and
gave up one run and five hits. He won
consecutive road starts in the same season for the first time since 2001.
The Brewers have lost a season-high
four straight at home. Chicago has handled Milwaukee’s top starters so far, getting the better of reigning AL Cy Young
winner CC Sabathia on Monday, fourtime All-Star Ben Sheets on Tuesday
and emerging left-hander Manny Parra
(9-4) on Wednesday.
Alfonso Soriano had three hits and two
walks, and is 6-for-12 in the series that
ends Thursday. He has scored five runs
and stole three bases, helping Chicago
improve to 7-2 in its last nine games at
Miller Park.
Up 2-1, the Cubs opened a comfortable
lead in the sixth when Dempster and
Soriano singled before Theriot’s triple
chased Parra. An RBI single by Reed
Johnson made it 5-1 and the Cubs added
two runs in the ninth.
Prince Fielder hit his 21st homer for Milwaukee.
Marlins 7, Mets 5
MIAMI (AP) — Josh Johnson pitched 6
2-3 innings for his first victory in almost
two years for Florida.
Jeremy Hermida and Cody Ross both
tripled in a five-run fourth inning against
Mike Pelfrey (9-7), who lost for the first
time in his past eight decisions.
Johnson (1-0) allowed eight hits and four
runs in his fourth start since returning
from reconstructive elbow surgery in August 2007. Johnson, who doubled home
a run, last won on Aug. 28, 2006.
Pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a threerun homer off Johnson in the seventh to
cut the Mets’ deficit to 5-4.
But Dan Uggla hit a two-run homer in the
eighth for Florida.
Kevin Gregg allowed three consecutive
two-out singles in the ninth, the third by
Ramon Castro to drive in a run, but got
the final out for his 23rd save.
Cardinals 7, Braves 2
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Carpenter
pitched four solid innings in his first start
since April 2007 for St. Louis.
Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run
in the seventh for the Cardinals and Joe
Mather put the game out of reach with a
two-run homer in the eighth.
Carpenter, who won the NL Cy Young
Award in 2005, spent the past year recovering from ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow. He allowed one
run and five hits. He threw 67 pitches,
striking out two and walking two.
The Braves left the bases loaded three
times and stranded 14 runners overall.
St. Louis broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh
against Jair Jurrjens (10-6) when Adam
Kennedy singled with two outs and Pujols doubled into the left-field corner.
Brad Thompson (4-2) went 2 2-3 innings
for the win and Ron Villone got the final
four outs for his first save since 2005.
Rockies 7, Pirates 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Cook won
his 14th game and Troy Tulowitzki had
three hits as Colorado avoided a sweep.
Chris Iannetta hit a three-run homer and
Garrett Atkins, Matt Holliday and Willy
Taveras had two hits each for Colorado,
which improved to 10-3 since the All-Star
break.
Cook (14-6) pitched seven solid innings
to tie Arizona’s Brandon Webb and
Cleveland’s Cliff Lee for the major league
lead in wins. Cook allowed four runs and
nine hits to win his third straight start. He
had never won more than nine games in
any of his first six seasons.
Tulowitzki went 3-for-4 with a double
and an RBI. Since coming off the 15-day
disabled list on July 21, he has raised
his average from .166 to .241 by going
20-for-36 (.556).
Brian Fuentes pitched a scoreless ninth
for his 18th save.
Zach Duke (4-9) went five innings, allowing six runs and eight hits, and dropped
to 0-5 in his past nine starts.
Reds 9, Astros 5
HOUSTON (AP) — Adam Dunn homered
twice, Ken Griffey Jr. added a three-run
shot and Cincinnati snapped an eightgame losing streak against Houston.
Edinson Volquez (13-4) allowed one
earned run and six hits, but the Astros
chased him in the seventh with four unearned runs after two errors by shortstop
Jeff Keppinger. Volquez struck out five
as the Reds ended a five-game overall
losing streak.
Dunn recorded his second multihomer
game of the month — and season — and
Edwin Encarnacion added a solo shot for
the Reds, who beat Houston for just the
fourth time in the last 17 meetings.
Griffey’s homer was his 608th, moving him within one of Sammy Sosa for
fifth all-time. Griffey extended his hitting
streak to 12 games and has 1,139 extrabase hits, one behind Ty Cobb for 10th
all-time.
Wandy Rodriguez (6-4) gave up the
homers to Dunn and Griffey and lost for
the first time in four starts.
Auto Racing
NASCAR Glance
Schedule
Feb. 9 — x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona
Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
Feb. 17 — Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Ryan Newman)
Feb. 24 — Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif.
(Carl Edwards)
March 2 — UAW-Dodge 400, Las Vegas
(Carl Edwards)
March 9 — Kobalt Tools 500, Hampton,
Ga. (Kyle Busch)
March 16 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
(Jeff Burton)
March 30 — Goody’s Cool Orange 500,
Martinsville, Va. (Denny Hamlin)
April 6 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth,
Texas (Carl Edwards)
April 12 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 27 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala.
(Kyle Busch)
May 3 — Dan Lowry 400, Richmond, Va.
(Clint Bowyer)
May 10 — Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington, S.C. (Kyle Busch)
May 17 — x-NASCAR Nextel All-Star
Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Kasey Kahne)
May 25 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord,
N.C. (Kasey Kahne)
June 1 — Best Buy 400, Dover, Del.
(Kyle Busch)
June 8 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.
(Kasey Kahne)
June 15 — LifeLock 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
(Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
June 22 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Kyle Busch)
June 29 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301,
Loudon, N.H. (Kurt Busch)
July 5 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach,
Fla. (Kyle Busch)
July 12 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill.
(Kyle Busch)
July 27 — Allstate 400 At The Brickyard,
Indianapolis (Jimmie Johnson)
Aug. 3 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond,
Pa.
Aug. 10 — Centurion Boats At The Glen,
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 17 — 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 23 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Aug. 31 — Sprint Cup 500, Fontana,
Calif.
Sept. 6 — Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 14 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 21 — Dover (Del.), 400
Sept. 28 — Kansas 400, Kansas City
Oct. 5 — AMP Energy 500, Talladega,
Ala.
Oct. 11 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 19 — TUMS QuikPak 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 26 — Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 2 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 9 — Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 16 — Ford 500, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
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Driver Standings
1. Kyle Busch, 3,004
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,751
3. Jeff Burton, 2,733
4. Jimmie Johnson, 2,689
5. Carl Edwards, 2,684
6. Jeff Gordon, 2,544
7. Greg Biffle, 2,460
8. Denny Hamlin, 2,453
9. Kasey Kahne, 2,441
10. Tony Stewart, 2,399
11. Matt Kenseth, 2,366
12. Clint Bowyer, 2,362
13. Kevin Harvick, 2,360
14. David Ragan, 2,306
15. Brian Vickers, 2,230
16. Ryan Newman, 2,218
17. Martin Truex Jr., 2,146
18. Kurt Busch, 2,081
19. Bobby Labonte, 2,020
20. Jamie McMurray, 1,973
Upcoming Races
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Pennsylvania 500
Site: Long Pond, Pa.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (ESPN2,
3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (ESPN, 1
p.m.).
Track: Pocono International Raceway
(triangular oval, 2.5 miles, 14 degrees
banking in turn 1, 8 degrees in turn 2, 6
degrees in turn 3).
Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.
Last race: Jimmie Johnson held off Carl
Edwards in a seven-lap sprint to win his
second Brickyard in three years. It was
Johnson’s second victory of the season
and first since April 12 at Avondale, Ariz.
Last year: Kurt Busch dominated Pocono Raceway from the opening lap and
snapped a 51-race losing skid.
Fast facts: Six of the last 10 Brickyard
winners have gone on to win the Cup, including Johnson in 2006. ... Jeff Gordon,
who has four career victories at Pocono,
has yet to win in 20 races this season. He
has won at least two events every year
since 1994. ... Two-time Pocono winner
Denny Hamlin is expected to make his
100th career Cup start this weekend. ...
Kasey Kahne won this season’s first Pocono race on June 8. ... Petty Enterprises
will use three different drivers in the No.
45 Dodge over the next three races as it
continues to evaluate the slumping team.
Chad McCumbee will attempt to qualify
the car this weekend. Kyle Petty will try to
qualify the car the next week at Watkins
Glen, and Terry Labonte will drive it at
Michigan.
Next race: Centurion Boats At The Glen,
Aug. 10, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR NATIONWIDE
Napa Auto Parts 200
Site: Montreal
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2,
12:30 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 3 p.m.).
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (road
course, 2.71 miles, 15 turns).
Race distance: 200.54 miles, 74 laps.
Last race: Kyle Busch led all but three
laps to win the Kroger 200 for Toyota’s
15th victory in 22 Nationwide races this
season. Busch won his 15th race of
the season spanning NASCAR’s three
series, breaking the record of 14 set by
Kevin Harvick in 2006. He has six Nationwide wins in 20 starts this year.
Last year: Kevin Harvick won the inaugural Nationwide race at Montreal, even
though Robby Gordon insisted he did.
Gordon refused to forfeit his position on
the track when ordered to by NASCAR
late in the race, officials said he intentionally knocked then-leader Marcos Ambrose out of the race, and then refused
to pull off the track as ordered. NASCAR
fined Gordon $5,000 for his conduct.
Fast facts: This will be the third nonAmerican event in series history. The
first came in Mexico City in 2005. ... Joey
Logano, the 18-year-old who finished in
the top two in his previous three Nationwide starts, was eighth at Indianapolis.
... Standings leader Clint Bowyer did not
compete in last year’s event and has
never raced at Montreal. ... The track is
named for the father of former Formula
One champion Jacques Villeneuve and
also hosts that circuit’s Canadian Grand
Prix.
Next race: Zippo 200, Aug. 9, Watkins
Glen, N.Y.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Hungarian Grand Prix
Site: Budapest
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed
Channel, 8 a.m.); Sunday, race (Speed
Channel, 7:30 a.m.).
Track: Hungaroring (road course, 2.465
miles).
Race distance: 172.55 miles, 70 laps.
Last race: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton
won the German Grand Prix for his fourth
victory this year and sole possession of
first place in the standings.
Last year: Hamilton won the Hungarian
Grand Prix for his third victory of 2007,
but his McLaren team was penalized after it was deemed to have hindered his
qualifying efforts.
Fast facts: The 10 F1 teams created an
association Tuesday to safeguard their
interests in response to rule changes proposed by motor sports’ governing body.
Ferrari said in a statement that the meeting at its headquarters had produced an
unanimous decision to establish a new
“Formula 1 Teams Association” to work
with the Federation Internationale de
l’Automobile (FIA) “to agree upon regulations and commercial conditions which
will provide a framework for a strong and
dynamic sport.” ... Hamilton’s victory at
Germany pushed him four points ahead
of main rival Felipe Massa, who settled
for third. ... Nelson Piquet Jr. earned his
first career top-three finish after starting
17th at Germany. It was Renault’s first
top-three finish of the season. ... Timo
Glock was hospitalized during the German Grand Prix after an accident, but he
was not seriously injured. He returned to
the track days later for a testing session.
... Jenson Button won his first career F1
race in the 2006 event.
Next race: Mediterranean Grand Prix,
Aug. 24, Valencia, Spain
On the Net: http://www.formula1.com
TRANSACTIONS
Wednesday’s Deals
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Purchased the contract of C Dane Sardinha from Toledo
(IL).
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed INF Alexi
Casilla on the 15-day DL. Activated SS
Adam Everett from the 15-day DL.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Traded RHP
Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for C Ivan
Rodriguez.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Optioned INF
Wes Bankston and INF Eric Patterson to
Sacramento (PCL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Claimed RHP
Luis Munoz off waivers from Pittsburgh
and optioned him to West Tennessee
(SL).
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS—Sent RHP Daniel
Barone outright to Albuquerque (PCL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Acquired RHP
LaTroy Hawkins and cash from the New
York Yankees for INF Matt Cusick.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Activated
RHP Chris Carpenter from the 60-day
DL. Optioned LHP Randy Flores to Memphis (PCL).
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Agreed to terms
with F Luol Deng on a six-year contract.
DETROIT PISTONS—Signed G Will Bynum.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Waived F
Josh Powell.
NEW JERSEY NETS—Named Roy Rogers assistant coach.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed CB Chris
Roberson. Waived CB Scorpio Babers.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed S Craig
Dahl. Waived-injured S Terrance Springer. Activated OL Jonathan Palmer from
the physically-unable-to-perform list.
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS—Claimed
P Paul Ernster off waivers from Detroit.
Released WR Kevin Marion.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Signed F
Drayson Bowman to a three-year contract.
CHICAGO
BLACKHAWKS—Signed
an affiliation agreement with Fresno
(ECHL). Named Jordan Horst media relations assistant.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Resigned G Pascal Leclaire to a three-year
contract.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed F Valtteri Filppula to a five-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD—Bought out the
remaining three years of their contract
with F Mark Parrish, making him a free
agent.
Calendar
BASEBALL
• The Carter County American and the
Elizabethton National Little Leagues will
be conducting registration for fall baseball on Saturday August 2.
Sign-ups will be held from 10 a.m. until
12 p.m. at the American League Field
while the Nationals will take place from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The cost will be 25.00 per player and parents are asked to bring a birth certificate
copy if they didn’t play Little League this
season. No proof of address is needed
for fall baseball.
• The Boys & Girls Club of Johnson City/
Washington County will be hosting a
tee-ball tournament from July 28th thru
August 2nd. The Entry fee is $60.00. For
more information call 461-4560 ext. 3 or
4.
• The 12U AA East TN Wolfepack is
looking for several experienced baseball players to join our travel team for
the 2009 season. We are based out of
the Gray/Jonesborough Tennessee area
and will play the majority of our tournaments in the Tri-cities. We will be holding
tryouts, Thursday, August 7th, 2008 from
6:00 - 9:00 PM at Harmony Field. If you
need directions please go to our website
at www.wolfepack-baseball.com or call
Kevin Breuel at 423-426-3934.
• The Carter County American and
Elizabethton National Little Leagues will
hold registration for Carter County Fall
Baseball Saturday, August 2nd from 10
a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Elizabethton National Little League office across from the
Elizabethton Golf Course. The league is
open to players ages 8 to 11 and must be
eligible to play in Spring 2009. The registration fee is $25. For more information
call (423) 791-2324 or 542-7380.
BASKETBALL
• SmokySports.com 3 on 3 ChallengeAugust 8-10, 2008. Held at Smoky Mtn
Sports Complex in Elizabethton, TN.
Available divisions are 5th-6th graders,
7th-8th graders, 9th-10th graders, 11th12th graders, Men’s Open (18+) & Over
40 division. Entry is $100 per team/3
game guarantee. Trophy awarded to
winning team in each division. Register
via our website smokysports.com or call
423-747-6651 for more info.
• Applications are now being evaluated
for the Ten Star All-Star Summer Basketball Camp. The camp is by invitation
only. Boys and Girls ages 10-19 are eligible to apply. Past participants include:
Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Vince
Carter, Jerry Stackhouse, Grant Hill and
Antawn Jamison. Players from 50 states
and 10 foreign countries attended the
2007 camp. College basketball scholarships are possible for players selected to
the All-American Team. For more information call 704-373-0873.
FOOTBALL
• The CYCLONE TOUCHDOWN CLUB
will hold their 1st Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 23rd at the
Elizabethton Golf Course. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. with a Shotgun start. Cost is $240 per team of 4
(includes one mulligan & one throw per
team). All proceeds go to Cyclone Football. There will be awards for the winning
Team, Closest to pin & Longest Drive.
Lunch is provided. Contact Wayne Kelley at 423-571-1880 or Tony Briggs at
276-608-5553 to register.
• Unaka Jr. High Football practice will
begin on Monday, August, 4th from 3:00
to 5:00 at Hunter Elementary for Boys in
Grades 6-8 at Unaka, Hunter, and Keenburg. Call 794-0277 for info.
• Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/
Carter County is holding football signups now thru July 31st for boys and girls
ages 5-12. The registration fee is $40 per
child. For more information contact Billy
Etter at 543-2946.
• Fall Flag Football League: Registration is under way for teams that would
like to participate in the 2008 Elizabethton Parks & Recreation fall flag football
league. If you’re interested please call
547-6440. Deadline to enter is August
19th, 3:00p.m. Coach’s meeting is set
for August 19th at 6:00pm. Information
packets are available now. You may
pick up a packet at our office 300 W. Mill
Street or on the web @ eprsports.com
GOLF
• The 3rd Annual Tillinghast Invitational
will be held at the Johnson City Country
Club on August 2nd & 3rd. The tournament will consist of a Championship
Flight, 3 Senior Divisions and other flights
to be pre-flighted. Verizon Wireless will
be sponsoring the tournament, which
will once again use the EGolfScore.com
scoring system that was used last year.
The Entry-Fee is $125.00 per player and
includes two rounds of golf plus a practice round and lunch both days.
VOLLEYBALL
• Coed Volleyball Registration: Registration for the Elizabethton Parks & Recreation 2008 Fall Coed Volleyball is currently underway. Divisions A, B should
register their team by the deadline date
of August 21, 3:00 p.m. “A” league will
be limited to the first six teams to register. Call 547-6440 for more information.
Coach’s meeting is set for August 21st
at 6:00pm. Information packets are available now. You may pick up a packet at
our office 300 W. Mill Street or on the
web @ eprsports.com.
SPORTSCAST
Television
BASKETBALL
8 p.m. -- (ESPN2) Team USA vs Turkey
exhibition
GOLF
6:30 p.m. -- (GOLF) PGA Tour RenoTahoe Open
8:30 p.m. -- (GOLF) PGA Tour WGCBridgestone Invitational
Carter County / Elizabethton
FALL BASEBALL REGISTRATION
Saturday, August 2, 10a.m.– 1p.m.
At the
Elizabethton National Little League Office
across from the Elizabethton Golf Course
Ages 8 to 11, must be eligible to play LL in Spring 2009
Registration Fee is $25.00
For more information call
423-791-2324 or 542-7380
This is a league conducted by the Carter Co. American and Eliz. National Little Leagues.
Kevin Harvick takes
hit in Chase standings
CHARLOTTE,
N.C.
(AP) — When Kurt Busch
wrecked out of the race at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he just might have taken Kevin Harvick’s championship hopes with him. A
victim of Busch’s slip, Harvick finished 37th and fell
to 13th in the Chase for the
championship.
Of course, he’s been out
of the top 12 before this
season, and he’s well within striking distance now at
just two points out of the
final qualifying spot.
At the same time, there
are just six races to go to decide the field and Harvick
and the rest of the drivers
on the bubble can’t afford
any more slip-ups.
Harvick, who was on the
bubble last year and still
made the Chase, won’t let
his precarious spot change
his strategy.
“It doesn’t really matter — you just race as hard
as you can every week,”
Harvick said. “We have
had some really good cars
since Sonoma, but haven’t
been able to capitalize every weekend. We have had
some bad weeks that have
been out of our control. I
am very confident in my
team and I think we will
do everything we can do to
make the Chase.”
If the Chase began this
weekend, the field would
consist of Kyle Busch, Dale
Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton,
Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Greg
Biffle,
Denny
Hamlin,
Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, and Clint
Bowyer.
But the standings are so
close from seventh to 15th
that the field could change
weekly between now and
the Sept. 6 “regular season”
finale at Richmond.
For example, Hamlin
used a third-place finish
last week at Indianapolis
to move off the bubble and
gain a bit of breathing room.
Ranked 12th before Indy,
he moved up four spots to
eighth.
Kahne gained two spots
and moved up to ninth.
Now he heads back to Pocono with the same car he
won with in June, intent on
solidifying his spot in the
Chase.
“We saved the same car.
The car was brand new for
the first Pocono race and it’s
been waiting to go back,”
he said. “I don’t see why we
can’t have a shot at another
win. As good as it was the
first race, if we do the right
things, we should have another shot.”
Bowyer was the beneficiary when his Richard
Childress Racing teammate
fell out of the top 12. Bowyer
is now in the final qualifying spot, albeit with a mere
two-point advantage over
Harvick.
Kenseth was the biggest
victim of the tire problems
that plagued Indianapolis.
He blew a right rear fairly
early in the race, and the explosion tore a chunk of the
quarter panel off his Ford
before it went spinning
through the grass.
He finished 38th and
dropped three spots in the
Chase standings to 11th.
He’s only six ahead of Harvick now, in position to fall
out at any time.
“Last weekend was a
huge disappointment for
us,” he said. “We unloaded pretty good, with high
hopes for a good finish. So,
blowing a tire like we did
and tearing up our car was
pretty embarrassing. This
weekend we’re looking to
bounce back at Pocono,
which has really been one of
our tougher tracks.
“A solid finish at Pocono
would go a long way toward
gaining some momentum in
this stretch run leading up
to the Chase.”
So who does that leave
on the bubble?
Well, Harvick for one. He
was in a similar position last
year when he hovered at the
bottom of the top-12 during
the stretch run. Although he
grew weary of being asked
about strategy, he never
changed a thing and earned
a spot in the field.
Now he’s vowing to do
the same.
“I am planning on just
going out there and racing
as hard as I can,” he said. “I
mean, you might not take
a chance on fuel or a different pit strategy to win a
race, but you really don’t do
much different.”
Right behind Harvick is
David Ragan, the surprise
of the Chase contenders.
The second-year Roush
Fenway Racing driver is
having a remarkable season
considering his rookie year
struggles, and he’s just 56
points out of 12th.
But Pocono could be the
make-or-break race for Ragan, who has qualified 30th
or worse in his three starts
there and has never finished
higher than 24th.
“I’ve struggled,” he admitted. “But we’ve had
some good runs recently, so
hopefully we can build off of
that momentum. We need
to go there and get a good
run — it’s all about points
and having solid finishes at
this point in the season.”
Behind Ragan is Brian Elizabethton’s Danny Rams (25) watches his first home run
Vickers, who is 132 points Greeneville.
out after engine issues in
Indy led to a 42nd-place finish. But Vickers can make
some ground when the series returns to Pocono and n Continued from 8
Michigan over the next
month. He was second at easily duplicated last night. left field wall. Severino folOn the offensive side of lowed suit later in the frame
Pocono in June and followed
things,
right fielder Adan with an RBI single.
it with a fourth-place finish
Severino
paced ElizabethBigley added a solo blast
in Michigan.
ton’s
14-hit
parade
with
a
of
his
own in the fifth — his
Beyond Vickers, the last
season-high
four
hits
and
eighth
of the season — to
driver with a chance — albethree
RBI’s.
make
it
a 4-1 game.
it an outside one — is Ryan
Severino,
who
entered
Elizabethton
truly caught
Newman. The Daytona 500
the
game
batting
.154
on
fire
in
the
seventh
after
winner is 16th in the standthe
season,
was
joined
by
Rams
led
off
with
a
solo
ings with significant ground
two-hit
efforts
from
Domidrive
towards
right-center.
to make up.
He’s also got to deal with nic De La Osa, Jonthan Severino plated two runs on
Waltenbury, Evan Bigley a single, Waltenbury drove
finding a new job for next
and Danny Rams, who de- a run across on a sacrifice
season: Newman said two
livered his first professional fly and Bigley capped things
weeks ago he’s leaving Penmulti-homer game.
with an RBI single of his
ske Racing at the end of the
“I tried some new meth- own.
year, and he’s believed to
ods at the plate,” Severino
“I was a little more spread
be the top candidate to join
said. “The coaches have out (at the plate) today,” said
Stewart’s new team.
helped me out a lot. And it Rams. “Coach (Jeff) Reed
But Newman, who finfeels great to know (our of- gave me a lot of suggestions
ished 13th in Indy, also
fense is) coming together and I could read every pitch
wants a strong close to his
collectively once again.”
I saw today.”
Penske career.
Rams began the Twins
Elizabethton added an
“We had a really good
scoring in the fourth inning additional run in the ninth
points day at Indianapolis,
with a two-run shot over the on an RBI double from Waland that’s what we need
right now,” he said. “Our
goal is to get the No. 12
Dodge into the Chase, and
to do what we can to have
solid runs without any is- n Continued from 8
sues for the next several
Her second place finishes said Bogart, who noted
races. We have to take that
were
in the Power Walk, 200 Tennessee doesn’t offer trimentality and the momenM
Run,
Long Jump, High athlons at the state games
tum we have into this weekJump,
5
K
run and 10 K Run. and that is why she has to
end’s race and have another
She
placed
third in the 100 qualify at other sanctioned
good one.”
M run and Badminton.
events in the area in order
Even more impressive to compete in triathlons at
with Bogart’s gold medal is the nationals.
the fact that she just learned
“I have done three alposure to sunlight and wear and tear may to swim within the last year. ready and I’m doing three
change the amount of lead that could be In addition to the Cycling next month. That’s really
released from the turf, and the commis- races, she has aspirations my favorite thing to do.”
sion considered particles on a child’s hand, to compete in Triathlons at
Holtsclaw, who like Bogthen transferred to their mouth, would be the national level if she can art qualified for the states
the most likely route of exposure.
qualify beforehand by com- after good showings at the
Still, it determined young children peting at certain sanctioned local and district games,
wouldn’t be at risk.
events.
placed second in singles
As an overall guideline, the commission
“I just learned how to bowling in Franklin to claim
recommends young children wash their swim in October and I have her spot in San Francisco.
hands after playing outside, especially be- started doing triathlons,”
“I’ve never won in the
fore eating.
A California environmental watchdog group, the Center for Environmental
Health, reported last month that it found
excessive amounts of lead in several
brands of artificial turf. It warned some of n Continued from 8
the biggest manufacturers and sellers that
it would sue unless they recall or reformu- day sporting the baseball than Carmelo Anthony and
cap of his favorite team, the Dwyane Wade.
late their products.
“Offensively, he really
It was unconvinced by the commission’s New York Yankees, only
this one had a red brim. wasn’t as comfortable,” asfindings.
“My quick take is that the CPSC study is It wasn’t long ago that he sistant coach Jim Boeheim
fatally flawed and we’re going to continue didn’t look nearly as com- said. “There were a couple
to pursue our case because lead is a threat fortable wearing red, white of games I don’t think he
got many shots up at all
to children playing on artificial field,” said and blue.
James averaged 13.9 during that whole thing,
Charles Margulis, a spokesman for the
points two years ago in the where Carmelo was more
center.
Turf manufacturers have insisted their world championships, but of a go-to guy, Dwyane
the team’s most talented Wade was more of a go-to
products are safe.
Rick Doyle, president of the Synthetic player was too content guy. LeBron was not a guy
Turf Council, an industry trade group, to be a third option. He who was anywhere near
has said the lead in turf is encapsulated in never led the Americans understanding the game
the blades and neither leaches out nor be- in scoring in any of their and where he gets the ball
nine games, scoring some and how he plays today.”
comes airborne.
six points per game fewer
He figured it out in a
Twins
tenbury.
Added Smith: “It’s a
typical Twins game for this
year. We kept attacking.”
Greeneville took an initial lead in the second with
an error and sacrifice fly.
A pair of doubles added a
second run in the fifth.
An RBI triple from Albert Cartwright and a wild
pitch capped their offensive
output in the bottom of the
seventh.
While Osterbrock improved to 4-2 on the season
with the win, Greeneville
starter Henry Villar sank to
1-4 for the year on the losing end.
Wilton Infante led the
Astros with two hits.
The two squads meet
again tonight at Pioneer
Field with a seven o’clock
start.
Senior Games
Feds: No risk to children from synthetic fields
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Children aren’t
at risk for lead exposure from synthetic athletic fields, according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The commission evaluated synthetic
athletic fields after lead was detected on
some New Jersey fields, raising worry
about exposure to children.
But the commission said no tested field
released amounts of lead that would be
harmful.
“A variety of artificial turf products were
evaluated for risk exposure to lead and the
bottom line is parents should not be concerned about harmful levels of lead in artificial turf,” said Julie Vallese, a commission
spokeswoman. “Go out and play.”
While the evaluation found no harmful
lead levels, the commission is asking that
voluntary standards be developed for synthetic turf to preclude the use of lead in future products.
The commission said its study showed
newer fields had no lead or generally had
the lowest lead levels. Although small
amounts of lead were detected on the surface of some older fields, none of these
tested fields released amounts of lead that
would be harmful to children.
Lead is present in some synthetic turf
products to give the turf its various colors,
but can cause brain damage and other illnesses, particularly in children.
Conditions such as age, weathering, ex-
Photo by Larry N. Souders
fly in the fourth inning against
nationals, but I’ve got there
every time so that makes me
feel good,” Holtsclaw said.
“We had a great time in
Louisville last year. I think
there were 12,000 or 14,000
people there.”
Holtsclaw, who is from
Roan Mountain, competed
in the 75-79 age group. She
has been a participant in
senior games at the local,
district, state and national
levels for several years and
encourages others to do the
same.
“I love it,” she said. “I
thoroughly enjoy it. It’s just
really great and more people
should get involved in it.”
James
hurry. James averaged 18.1
points and made 76 percent of his shots from the
field on the U.S. team that
went 10-0 in the Olympic
qualifier. And he proved
that his jumper is no longer a weakness, hitting 62
percent of his 3-point attempts.
What’s more, he joined
Bryant in showing a commitment to become a defensive stopper, something
he can’t demonstrate in the
NBA because the Cavaliers
need him to focus on his offense.
Young
n Continued from 8
“We’ve had sessions out
here on the practice field
where we’re working with
those types of things, and
we’ll continue to do that. We
have a pretty good idea of
how people want to defend
him and where the problems lie so we address them
to make it easier on him,”
Fisher said.
Young is working to better recognize different blitzes
and throw the ball downfield
more.
“And when it’s not there,
definitely do what they do by
drafting me, and that’s using
my legs and making something happen with that as
well,” Young said.
Young has 10 touchdowns
rushing in his first two seasons, leading all NFL quarterbacks in that time. But he
ran for fewer yards on more
carries in 2007 than as a rookie, hampered by a strained
quadriceps suffered Oct. 14
in an injury that lingered.
He’s healthy now in an
offseason that watched him
go back to college at Texas
and continue working on
his degree while unveiling
a new shoe with Reebok —
the VY Electrify — complete
with his own commercial. He
also had to deal with photos
that showed up on the Internet last spring that showed
him shirtless and apparently drinking from a liquor
bottle.
That didn’t stop him from
flying into Nashville from
Austin frequently to work
with Heimerdinger on his
own skills and learning a
new offense.
“I want to get better,”
Young said.
His teammates have taken notice.
Receiver Justin McCareins, signed last offseason
to give Young a new target,
called the quarterback smart
and confident with a strong
arm.
“He loves to throw it deep.
... He’s a complete quarterback, and you’ve got to be
ready for it at any position
on any play. He may go up
to you,” McCareins said.
Left tackle Michael Roos
said Young seems more confident at the line of scrimmage, making checks and
changing calls and in charge
of the offense.
Veteran center Kevin
Mawae sees a quarterback
ready to retaliate with his
own counter-punch for opposing defenses.
“Everybody sees it. Anytime your quarterback can
bring that temperament into
the huddle, it only makes
for a better chance of having success. There’s never
been a doubt in our locker
room or in our huddle that
Vince is the guy that can get
the job done. He’s shown it
over and over again, and this
is just going to add to him,”
Mawae said.
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Jimmie Johnson, gunning for a
third consecutive championship,
is in better position than he was
a year ago. In 2007, the eventual champion left Indianapolis
ninth in the standings. Now he’s
fourth.
he survived. It was a race plentiful in pit stops and caution
flags and scarce in excitement.
The end of the race earned a
chorus of booing, and it had little to do with who won. Sixteen
drivers led, and the lead
changed hands 26 times, but
you couldn’t have proved it by
those who watched. Many of
the passes were under caution
and on pit road. Johnson started on the pole, and his qualifying position was one of the major reasons he ended up in the
same position he started. During the sixth and final “competition caution,” Johnson used
his advantageous pit stall to
get out of the pits a bit faster
than Carl Edwards. That was it.
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second.
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Race: NAPA Auto Parts
200 Presented by Dodge
� Where: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec
(2.710 mi.), 74 laps/200.9
miles.
� When: Saturday
� Last year’s winner: Kevin
Harvick, Chevrolet.
� Qualifying record: Patrick
Carpentier, Dodge, 95.531
mph, Aug. 4, 2007.
� Race record: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 64.671
mph, Aug. 4, 2007.
� Last week: Kyle Busch, in
a Toyota, won for the sixth
time this season, winning at
O’Reilly Raceway Park in
Clermont, Ind.
Race: Toyota Tundra 200
Where: Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.,
(1.333 mi.), 150
laps/199.95 miles.
� When: Saturday, Aug. 9.
� Last year’s winner: Travis
Kvapil, Ford.
� Qualifying record: Erik
Darnell, Ford, 162.116
mph, Aug. 12, 2006.
� Race record: Scott Riggs,
Dodge, 132.466 mph, Aug.
10, 2001.
� Last week: Toyota driver
Johnny Benson won for the
third time in the past four
races, at O’Reilly Raceway
Park in Clermont, Ind.
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Race: Pennsylvania 500
Where: Pocono Raceway,
Long Pond, Pa. (2.5 mi.), 200
laps/500 miles.
� When: Sunday
� Last year’s winner: Kurt
Busch, Dodge.
� Qualifying record: Kasey
Kahne, Dodge, 172.533 mph,
June 11, 2004.
� Race record: Rusty Wallace,
Ford, 144.892 mph, July 21,
1996.
� Last week: Jimmie Johnson
wasn’t exactly apologetic, but
he was sheepish after winning
his second Allstate 400 in
three years. It isn’t Johnson’s
place to apologize for winning
any race, even one that even
he referred to as “long and boring.” Johnson won, but a more
appropriate reference was that
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Sprint Cup
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Distance: 2.5 mile oval
Length of frontstretch:. ....3,740 ft.
Length of backstretch:.....3,055 ft.
Length of shortstretch:. ...1,780 ft.
Miles/Laps:.....500 mi. = 200 laps
Turn 2, 8º;
turn 3, 6º
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The tire problems at Indianapolis were inexcusable, as was evident among fans. Those who
didn’t leave early, booed the
race’s outcome, and Johnson’s
victory had nothing to do with
the boos.
JAMIE MCMURRAY
SPRINT CUP
NO. 26 CROWN ROYAL FORD
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To their credit, Ryan Newman
and Brian Vickers stood up for
the disappointed fans. Newman
said the sorry spectacle was
“disrespectful to the fans,” and
Vickers said he was “embarrassed” and that the race had
been “ridiculous.”
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Newman
S
R. Wallace
Ryan Newman vs.
Rusty Wallace
These two didn’t speak when
they were teammates, and after
Newman announced he would be
leaving Penske Racing at year’s end,
Wallace took it upon himself to say
that Newman had been fired. Newman returned the fire, saying Wallace
was wrong and suggesting that he
wasn’t sure which of Wallace’s multiple personalities he had been using.
NASCAR This Week’s Monte
Dutton gives his take: “In terms of
rivalry that spans the years, this one
may end up rivaling Bobby Allison vs.
Darrell Waltrip, and Wallace isn’t
even a driver anymore.”
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Kyle Busch’s crew chief, Steve
Addington, called it “a sorry excuse for a race.”
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Even the second-place finisher,
Carl Edwards, called the race “a
debacle.”
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The last time a race was so
laughable, it took place on Saturday morning, when Penelope
Pitstop outdueled Dick Dastardly in The Wacky Races.
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Goodyear’s problems evoked
memories of the 2005 United
States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, when all but six teams
pulled out of the race. In that
event, though, Michelin provided
free tickets for disgruntled fans
to the following year’s race.
�
Thankfully, since the tires
brought in for precautionary purposes weren’t used, there will
be plenty of Goodyear rubber for
Pocono. But is that a good
thing?
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Asked if fans could be assured
this disaster wouldn’t happen
again, Goodyear’s Greg Stucker
replied with two words, “Can’t
help.” Asked about the lack of
full-scale testing, he said, “We
had full-scale testing as far as
we’re concerned.”
� The
only thing that could've
made the post-race remarks of
NASCAR's Robin Pemberton and
Stucker more ab-surd would've
been the presence of a huge
"Mission Accomplished" banner.
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Who’s hot — Jimmie Johnson has finished second and
first in the past two races.
...Carl Edwards has finished
second in two of the past
three.
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Who’s not — Kevin Harvick
lost four positions in the
points and fell out of the top
12. ...Another crash relegated
Michael Waltrip to last place
and 32nd in the points, 1,407
behind Kyle Busch.
THE POINTS RACE
SPRINT CUP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Kyle Busch
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Jeff Burton
Jimmie Johnson
Carl Edwards
Jeff Gordon
Greg Biffle
Denny Hamlin
Kasey Kahne
Tony Stewart
Matt Kenseth
Clint Bowyer
NATIONWIDE SERIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Clint Bowyer
Brad Keselowski
Carl Edwards
David Reutimann
David Ragan
Mike Bliss
Kyle Busch
Mike Wallace
David Stremme
Jason Keller
3,004
- 253
- 271
- 315
- 320
- 460
- 544
- 551
- 563
- 605
- 638
- 642
3,216
- 173
- 180
- 290
- 331
- 378
- 388
- 598
- 629
- 682
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Johnny Benson
Ron Hornaday
Matt Crafton
Rick Crawford
Mike Skinner
Todd Bodine
Erik Darnell
Terry Cook
Jack Sprague
David Starr
2,071
- 15
- 31
- 155
- 157
- 204
- 225
- 246
- 284
- 322
Don’t let NASCAR,
Goodyear off the hook
John Clark/NASCAR This Week
Jamie McMurray came away from the Brickyard Sunday with a sixth-place finish. The Roush Fenway Racing driver is still taken aback by
the tire difficulties between NASCAR and Goodyear at the race. McMurray says he feels bad for the fans, but he was happy to be there.
Out Of The Chaos
Amid tire disaster, Jamie McMurray has best showing of the season
By Monte Dutton
NASCAR This Week
INDIANAPOLIS — Jamie McMurray’s sixth-place finish in the Allstate
400 at the Brickyard was his best
since a victory at Daytona in July
2007.
Circumstances left McMurray with
little to cheer about, however.
NASCAR’s 15th visit to Indianapolis
Motor Speedway was a disaster. Tires
failed on a grand scale. NASCAR had
to resort to so-called competition cautions — the appropriate term would’ve
been “lack of competition” — every 10
laps or so to reduce the incidences of
exploding tires.
Drivers had warned of the potential
for disaster during practice sessions
the day before the race. Goodyear
trucked in rubber earmarked for this
week’s race at Pocono Raceway to be
used if the Indy supply was insufficient. Insufficient it was, but the tires,
which weren’t the same compound,
didn’t have to be used.
The longest green-flag segment of
the entire race was 13 laps in duration, and 52 of the 160 laps were run at
a reduced, yellow-flag speed.
“It’s just frustrating,” said McMurray, the Joplin, Mo., native. “They said
the track was getting better in ‘happy
hour’ (the final practice session), but
we didn’t see that and it never really
did take rubber. I got really mad in
the middle (of the race) because they
were letting us run until the tires
were blowing up and I’m, like, ‘You
can’t put us in that situation.’
“You’ve got to throw the caution before we blow a tire because, if someone gets hurt, we could have prevented that. Thankfully, they let us run
about 12 laps and they’d throw the
caution. Just about every time the
caution would come out, the lap before I’d be, like, ‘I’m done. Here it is.’
That’s an odd way to race.”
Somehow, the 32-year-old McMurray managed to make it to the end and
salvage a solid finish. Not so fortunate
was Roush Fenway teammate Matt
Kenseth, whose right-rear tire exploded on the 47th lap.
“I feel bad for the fans,” said
Kenseth. “We’re running three-quarters speed because we’re worried of
the tires blowing out, and they got
blown out every eight laps.”
At the end, McMurray was happy to
be there.
“I’m just shocked that they did a
tire test and this is what they ended
up with,” said McMurray.
Read more from Monte Dutton at
www.gastongazette.com.
Dear NASCAR This Week,
… Please hold Goodyear and
NASCAR’s feet to fire on this one
(not that I expect either of them to
admit anything is wrong).
This race was biggest piece of
(junk) I have seen in nearly 30 years
of following the sport. At least we
weren’t treated to the fiction of “debris” cautions, but come on — every
10 laps?
I had hoped that near the end
they might put it in the driver and
crew chief’s hands. Alas, that was
not to be.
… If somebody at Goodyear or
NASCAR wanted to show real responsibility, they should do what Big Bill
(France) did at Talladega in 1969
and Michelin did after the F1 mess
at Indy in 2005: offer the fans a refund and/or a free ticket to next
year’s race.
It is probably time for a new supplier in NASCAR …
Bobby Padgett
Gastonia, N.C.
Your remarks speak for themselves. We’d like to do what NASCAR
and Goodyear didn’t: apologize.
Toyota All-Star Showdown
move to help exposure
NASCAR has moved its short-track
showcase, the Toyota All-Star Showdown to an early, as opposed to a
post-season, date. The event will be
hosted by Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on Jan. 23-24, 2009. The
race includes protected starting spots
for the champions of each of the
NASCAR Developmental Series. The
move “allows for increased preparation and provides greater exposure for
the teams and drivers,” according to
a NASCAR release. Joey Logano won
the 2007 race at Irwindale.
Stewart carries ‘The Pride of Indiana’ to the Brickyard
By Monte Dutton
NASCAR This Week
INDIANAPOLIS — This was
a typical Indianapolis Motor
Speedway week for Tony
Stewart.
No one wanted to win the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
more. That’s fairly indisputable. So much does Stewart
want to win here that it drives
him a bit nuts. This is where he
shoved a photographer. It was
also where he’d won two of the
previous three races, and when
he won for the first time, in
2005, it was, for Stewart, somewhat akin to being cured of the
seven-year itch, though it was,
in fact, a six-year itch.
Whatever.
Stewart’s friend, Dale Earnhardt Jr., conceded that the
two-time Sprint Cup champion
is almost always the man to
beat here.
“Home-field advantage, and
being from here and carrying
that confidence in on the weekend can help you,” said Earnhardt. “Every driver has a
track that he really enjoys and
looks forward to going to. Definitely, having that attitude going into the weekend is a big,
big plus, so it helps Tony here.
“I think it benefits him quite a
bit. He does have that edge, and
having the pride of Indiana on his
side and his past history here.”
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Indy, as usual – Jeff Gordon
is the only man ever to win four
NASCAR races at the Brickyard. Stewart and Jimmie Johnson have split the past four.
No one has ever won the
Brickyard’s NASCAR race in
consecutive years. Johnson
won the pole, which meant he
became the second pole winner
to go on to win the actual race.
Kevin Harvick did it in 2003.
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What a crock — Perhaps the
year’s most absurd statistical
issue is the alleged “record”
being sought by Kyle Busch for
victories in one year over
NASCAR’s three national touring series. So far, Busch has
won 15 times: seven times in
Sprint Cup, six in Nationwide
and twice in Craftsman Truck.
The alleged record had been
shared with Kevin Harvick,
who won 14 times in 2001.
First of all, there have only
been three national touring series since 1995. Secondly, no
one else has ever attempted (or
even wanted) to compete at
least semiregularly in the
three series. And, thirdly,
there’s the little matter of the
27 races won by Richard Petty
in Grand National (now Sprint
Cup) alone back in 1967.
Petty won 27 races in 48
tries. That’s much more comparable to the number of races
in which Busch will compete
this year.
His record is impressive, but
a bit less so simply because he’s
setting records no one else has
been interested in attempting.
�
Appropriate — At the track
where his uncle, Rick, won the
Indianapolis 500 four times,
Casey Mears made his 200th
career start in NASCAR’s premier series.
“It’s perfect,” said Mears.
“This place is so important to
my family and to me, personally. Every time I walk into the
track, I think about my dad
(Roger) racing in the Indy 500.
Then I think about my Uncle
Rick winning the Indy 500. All
of our memories here are good
ones.”
Mears finished 26th.
�
The golden winners — The
six drivers who won the (now)
Allstate 400 en route to the Cup
championships are Jeff Gordon
in 1998, Dale Jarrett in ’99,
Bobby Labonte in 2000, Jeff
Gordon in ’01, Tony Stewart in
’05 and Jimmie Johnson in ’06.
�
Concentrating on Montreal
— Gillett Evernham Motorsports named Terry Labonte as
its Sprint Cup driver for the
upcoming race at Pocono. Regular driver Patrick Carpenter,
who is Canadian, is concentrating on the Nationwide Series
scheduled for Montreal on
Aug. 2.
�
Ho-hum— As reported and
predicted, Stewart announced
that his Chevy would carry No.
14 and the colors of Office Depot and Old Spice next year.
Stewart’s choice of number
was least surprising of all. The
37-year-old, two-time Sprint
Cup champion was carrying
the number made famous by
the great A.J. Foyt, whom he
counts as both friend and idol.
“In addition to being quick,
he’s always told it how it is,”
said Foyt of Stewart. “I don’t
think there’s anyone better to
carry the No. 14.”
Stewart, in turn, said Foyt
“will always be No. 1 on my
hero list.”
The second Stewart Haas car
will carry No. 4, though no
driver has yet been determined.
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On The Lighter Side
Crossword Fun
By: Eugene Sheffer
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) If
you waffle or buckle under at
the first sign of trouble, you
won’t be able to use the necessary assertiveness required to
avert a problem or take advantage of an opportunity at hand.
Stay strong.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
If you offer to help another,
don’t do so with a lot of strings
attached. It will only make the
recipient feel hostile toward
you, and you could even end up
losing a friend.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Playing politics is always a
dangerous game, especially
when it involves a social or
work-related situation. You’ll
get a lot further handling
things aboveboard; don’t be
manipulative.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) Wishful thinking may help
you establish goals, but it won’t
gain anything until it is accompanied by a realistic plan of
action and assertiveness. Only
then can your dreams come
true.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Take care that some
hot information you possess is
used constructively, not
destructively. If you decide to
use it as a weapon, you could
start an un-winnable war.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) Believing that the
world owes you a free ride
won’t furnish the transportation
you need to the reach your
dreams. You’re going to have
to work for each and every
desire — the same as everyone
else.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) Be careful that an interloper doesn’t try to use you to
support a position that would
oppose a family member. Your
loved one would be deeply
wounded in the process.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) Usually you’re a responsible person willing to do much
for others, but you might try to
get someone to do a dirty job
that you feel is beneath you. It’s
not like you to be a user, so
don’t start now.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) No matter how juicy the
gossip, forgo temptations to
spread it further, especially if it
involves a close friend. The
sooner it is shut down, the less
damage it will do.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) If you find yourself having
suspicions about another, keep
it under wraps until you have
the real facts at hand. You could
read more into someone’s
intentions than actually exist.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Chances are you’ll be a harsher
critic of yourself than others
will be, which will stop you
from seeing all the good points
you have to offer. Don’t be
your own worst enemy.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) Financial matters should
not be treated indifferently,
whether they are good or bad.
Acknowledge the facts and you
will be able to take advantage
of the good and make any
necessary corrections.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT
Donald Duck
For Thursday
July 31, 2008
Mickey Mouse
A Look at the Stars
Henry
Cryptoquip
Community Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 31
• The Buladeen Citizens Club will have its regular scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend. For
more information, call 474-3598.
• The Carter County Civil Service Board will be testing at
7 p.m. in the Criminal Court Courtroom of the Carter County
Justice Center. A completed Carter County Sheriff’s Department application is required in order to take the test. Persons
taking the test are asked to bring a photo identification with
them.
• David O’Roark and the Southern Countrymen Band will
perform on State Street in Bristol from 7-9 p.m. For more information, call 913-3205.
• The Roan Mountain 12-Step Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. at Magill Presbyterian Church, 296
Highway 143, Roan Mountain.
FRIDAY, AUG. 1
• The Elizabethton Band Boosters Club will hold a public
meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the EHS Band Room. This meeting
provides a chance to meet the officers, sign up for events and
receive this year’s schedules as well as other important information. Refreshments will be served. The high school band
will perform selections from this year’s show at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Pam Egeler at
547-9531.
• Hampton Lodge #750 F.&A.M., 509 First Ave., will meet
in stated communication, at 7 p.m., in their Lodge Hall. Those
members who have not paid their 2008 membership dues
may do so at this meeting. Visiting brethren are invited to attend.
• David O’Roark and the Southern Countrymen Band will
perform at the Outdoorsman’s Building, 4535 Highway 11W,
Kingsport, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and
$1 for children. For more information, call 913-3205.
• The Green Pastures Group of Alcoholics Anonymous
will meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads,
413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
SATURDAY, AUG. 2
• The Firecatz Band from Asheville, N.C., will perform for
a dance at the Elizabethton VFW Post #2166. There will be a
$7 cover charge.
• The descendants of Emmert “Doc” and Wilda Deloach
will hold their annual reunion at the home of Ray and Brenda
Loveless. For more information, call Albert Deloach at 7253754 or Gaye Loveless at 542-8129.
• The Watauga Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will hold a meeting at Sycamore Shoals State Historic
Park at 2 p.m. The guest speakers will tell the “Story of the
Overmountain Men and their Victorious March to King’s
Mountain.” All persons wishing to have information on the
SAR and those who would like to hear the story are invited to
attend. The meeting and story presentation will be in held in
Historic Fort Watauga on the grounds of the park.
• Elizabethton Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. until
noon in the parking lot at Farm Bureau Insurance, located at
the corner of Elk and Lynn Avenues. Shoppers can find a variety of home-grown fruits and vegetables as well as canned
good, bread, jellies, sweets and handmade crafts. Anyone
wanting to bring locally produced items to sell is welcome.
The Farmer’s Market is held each Saturday.
SUNDAY, AUG. 3
• The Ritchie Family Reunion will be held at Unaka Baptist
Church Fellowship Hall beginning at 1 p.m. All family members are urged to attend and bring a covered dish to share.
For more information, call JoAnn Ritchie at 474-2043.
• The Hendrix Family Reunion will be held at the Central
Church of Christ’s fellowship building located just off Smalling Road in Carter County. Bring a covered dish to share
and join relatives for a family meal at 1 p.m. Drinks and
eating utensils will be provided. Call 928-9492 or 926-8516
for more information.
• The Hatley and Davenport Family Reunion will be
held at Elk River Baptist Church beginning at 1 p.m.
Please bring a covered dish and drink to share. Friends
are welcome. For more information, call Dean Garland at
768-3106; Liddie Lewis at 928-7598; or Smith Davenport
at 725-2606.
will meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads,
413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
MONDAY, AUG. 4
• The Elizabethton Shrine Club will meet at 6:30 p.m.
at Dashiell Lodge.
• Dashiell Lodge No. 238 F.&A.M. will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Members and visiting brethren are welcome and encouraged to attend.
• A planning meeting for the Old Butler Days Festival
will be held at the Butler Volunteer Fire Department on
Piercetown Road. Potluck supper starts at 6:30 p.m. and
the meeting follows. Any individuals or organizations are
encouraged to attend and become involved with planning the festival, which will be held Aug. 8-9. For more
information, call 768-2913, 768-3159 or 768-2252.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, will meet at First
Baptist Church, 212 East F St., Elizabethton, on Mondays
with weighing in from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meeting begins at
6:30 p.m. For more information, call 542-6540 or 542-4476.
TUESDAY, AUG. 5
• The Elizabethton Area Chapter No. 1434 AARP will
have an observance of the 50th anniversary of the AARP.
Members are urged to be present at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, E Street, Elizabethton, at the
12:30 p.m. meeting time.
• American Legion Watauga Post No. 49 and the Ladies
Auxiliary will meet at the Post Home on Watauga Avenue
at 6 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
• Hampton Lodge #750 F.&A.M., 509 First Ave., Hampton, will meet in called communication, at 5 p.m., in order
to confer two M.M. Degrees. Courtesy work for Watauga
Lodge #622 F.&A.M. will be performed for one of the candidates. Visiting brethren are invited to attend.
• The Carter County Amateur Radio Association (CCARA) will hold its monthly business and information sharing meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Elizabethton Municipal
Airport meeting room. Following the meeting an organizational session will be held to create a Carter County
ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) disaster communications team. Amateur operators interested in joining the ARES Team are encouraged to attend. For more
information, visit the CCARA Web site at www.kf4zqa.
com, or call Jerry Lake, CCARA President, at 752-2662 or
Mike Otis, Vice President, at 474-3946.
• The Watauga Association of Genealogists will meet
at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson City Public Library, 100 W.
Millard St., Johnson City. The program speaker will be
Dorian Jones, owner of the Clinchfield Railroad Station.
He has restored a number of historic buildings across the
country, including several in Johnson City. Jones will discuss the history and the renovation process of the historic
train station and its general relationship in the founding
and economic development of the original Johnson City.
Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend. For
more information, call Glenn Stroup at 753-7896.
will meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
Fed takes steps to break through credit clogs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Focused on getting the nation’s credit gears smoothly working again, the Federal
Reserve is letting Wall Street firms draw emergency
loans into next year and giving financial companies
more options to help them overcome credit problems.
The Fed’s announcement on Wednesday marks its
latest effort to get credit — the economy’s oxygen —
flowing more freely. A global credit crisis that erupted
last August has hobbled the U.S. economy, already reeling from a housing meltdown.
As financial companies have racked up multibillion
dollar losses on soured mortgage investments and credit problems spread to other areas, firms have hoarded
cash and clamped down on lending. That has crimped
spending by people and businesses, which in turn has
weighed on the national economy — a vicious cycle the
Fed wants desperately to break.
To that end, the Fed announced that investment houses can now tap the central bank for a quick source of
cash through Jan 30. Originally the program, started on
March 17, was supposed to last until mid-September.
Another program, where investment firms can temporarily swap more risky investments for super-safe
Treasury securities also will continue through Jan. 30,
the Fed said. And, it also will let commercial banks, in a
separate program, bid on cash loans that last longer —
for 84 days, besides the 28-day loans now available.
The Fed said it was taking these steps “in light of continued fragile circumstances in financial markets.”
Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch & Co. announced
plans to write down another $5.7 billion tied to bad
mortgage debt, raising fears that other banks and financial firms will follow.
Merrill Lynch said it would sell repackaged mortgagebacked securities for just $7 billion — only a few weeks
after they had been valued at $31 billion. The decision
gave the securities a current value of about 22 cents
on the dollar and set a new, low benchmark that other
Wall Street banks — including Citigroup Inc., Lehman
Brothers Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan
Chase & Co. — might have to meet when valuing their
own investments.
“This is no time to pull the liquidity rug out from under financial companies,” said Ken Mayland, president
of ClearView Economics.
Although Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the
central bank’s efforts thus far have helped ease some
stresses, he also has said markets remain fragile and
that it will take time to return them to good health.
Now that inflation worries have forced the Fed to
halt a nearly yearlong campaign of bracing rate cuts,
the central bank will be looking for other ways — such
as those announced Wednesday — to help ease financial problems. The Fed is expected to leave its key rate
steady when it meets next week.
“Ramping up the liquidity facilities, while at the same
time keeping benchmark borrowing rates steady, looks
like the best strategy for dealing with the twin threats
(financial stresses and inflation fears) at this particular
juncture,” said Brian Bethune, economist at Global Insight.
Investment houses were given similar, emergency
loan privileges as commercial banks after a run on Bear
Stearns pushed the nation’s fifth-largest investment
bank to the brink of bankruptcy. The situation raised
fears that other Wall Street firms might be in jeopardy.
In the swap program, which began on March 27, investment firms bidding on the Treasury securities can
put up as collateral more risky investments. These include certain mortgage-backed securities and bonds secured by federally guaranteed student loans.
The program is intended to make investment companies more inclined to lend to each other. A second goal is
providing relief to the distressed market for mortgagelinked securities and for student loans.
The Fed also said it will let Wall Street firms place
bids on an option to borrow the Treasury securities. Up
to $50 billion would be made available for this. The Fed
didn’t say when the first auction of this type would be
conducted. The notion here is to give firms — unsure
whether they might need the Treasury securities — an
insurance policy of sorts.
Starting on Aug. 11, the Fed will give banks the option
of bidding on 84-day cash loans from the Fed, besides
the 28-day loans now available. Specifically, the Fed
will conduct biweekly auctions. They will alternate between making available $75 billion in 28-day loans and
$25 billion in 84-day loans. The steps expand a program
started in December aimed at helping banks overcome
their credit problems so that they can keep lending to
customers.
The European Central Bank and the Swiss National
Bank have informed the Fed that they also will make
available to their banks similar 84-day cash loans. To
help on this front, the Fed also boosted its credit line
with the ECB to $55 billion from $50 billion.
On the other side of the Atlantic, the ECB and the
Swiss National Bank announced Wednesday they will
make billions of U.S. dollars available to banks still
starving for the currency. The ECB — the central bank
for the 15 countries that use the euro — said it will make
84-day loans available starting on Aug. 8. The Swiss
National Bank said it would start making 84-day loans
available on Aug. 12.
Housing bottom delayed by supply, pessimism
NEW YORK (AP) — people keep thinking, if
too late.
More than 800,000 vacant they keep looking they’ll
“This isn’t going to put
Chart data for reference only
homes for sale stand be- find something better,
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2006.
the bottom is still many
is
also
playing a significant
normally
high
number
of
S&P/Case-Shiller Composite 20 Home Price Index
In fact, nine cities post- months away, and maybe
role,
said
Dan Ariely, a beforeclosures,
could
widen
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percentage
of vacant U.S. Nearly 2.8 million U.S. fessor at Duke University’s
repurposing
or editing it for publication
Sharon McKenney, 55, and homes for sale sits just be- households will either face Fuqua School of Business
her husband are trying to low a record high.
foreclosure, turn over their and author of “Predictably
sell their four-bedroom,
“The key thing is the homes to their lenders or Irrational.”
waterfront home.
number of unsold homes sell their houses for less
The boom and bust of
They
were
asking out there,” said Patrick than the mortgage’s value home prices, driven in
$550,000 for their home Newport, a U.S. economist by the end of next year, ac- part by scandalous lending
in Palmetto Bay, a bar- at Global Insight. “That cording to Moody’s Econo- practices, have led to an
gain, McKenney thought, number has to come down my.com.
erosion of consumer concompared to neighboring significantly before things
That number even takes fidence and loss of trust in
properties listed around can get better.” And that into account the estimat- market forces, Ariely said,
$625,000. But there have won’t be until 2010, he pre- ed 400,000 homeowners adding it might take “subbeen no offers, so they cut dicts.
who could benefit from stantial regulation” to rethe price to $545,000.
About 2.1 million homes the housing bill President store their faith.
“I’m frustrated, howev- were vacant and on the Bush is expected to signed
“People are depressed
er I still feel like it’s priced sales block at the end of this week, and goes into ef- because they lost an unvery well, and I don’t see the second quarter. In nor- fect Oct. 1.
derstanding of the order
myself lowering it,” McK- mal times, there would be
While regarded as the of their world,” he said.
enney said. “The thing only 1.3 million homes for most significant hous- “Everything the market
of it is, there’s so many sale.
ing legislation in decades, told them turned out to be
(homes) on the market,
That gulf, swollen by many think it’s too little wrong.”
*QOGRTKEGUFTQR
*QOGRTKEGUFTQR
Nissan offering buyouts to Tennessee employees
NASHVILLE (AP) — Nissan North America Inc. said
Wednesday it will offer buyouts to about 6,000 employees
at the company’s two Tennessee plants and eliminate a
night shift at one plant because rising fuel prices and the
economic downturn have slowed sales of trucks and sport
utility vehicles.
The technicians and salaried employees at the assembly plant in Smyrna and powertrain plant in Decherd will
be offered a lump sum of $100,000 or $125,000 depending
on tenure, as well as medical and car purchase benefits,
the company said.
Nissan spokesman Fred Standish said that even though
the company is ending night shift truck production effective Aug. 11, it does not plan any layoffs.
“We’ve never laid off anybody in Smyrna and we don’t
intend to do it now,” he said.
Standish said employees on the shift that is being eliminated are expected to either take buyouts or move into
jobs made vacant from other workers taking the buyouts.
“There’s going to be a lot of movement and realignment,” he said.
Standish said the company hopes to reduce the number
of employees by about 1,200 from the two plants.
About 775 employees at the two plants took a buyout offered last year. That package included a $45,000 lump sum
payment and $500 for every year of service.
Of the more generous package being offered this year,
Standish said, “More incentive speaks for itself. We need
to get our size of employment right vis-a-vis the market.”
Employees who accept the buyout before the Sept. 12
deadline can chose whether they would like to participate
in 2008, 2009 or 2010, according to a news release from the
company. Employees will also have the opportunity to
sign up again in 2009 and in 2010 but the benefit levels will
not be as generous.
Standish said the company has no immediate plans to
increase car production in Smyrna, about 20 miles southeast of Nashville, but he added, “Our plants are very, very
flexible. If everybody wants an Altima tomorrow we can
certainly crank it up.”
Nissan employs about 5,500 hourly and salaried employees at its Smyrna plant, which builds the Altima coupe,
sedan and hybrid, the Frontier pickup, Xterra sport utility vehicle, Pathfinder SUV and Maxima sedan. Between
4,500 and 5,000 workers there are eligible for the buyouts,
Standish said.
About 1,000 of the 1,100 hourly and salaried employees
who work at the powertrain assembly plant in Decherd,
about 60 miles northwest of Chattanooga, are eligible.
The announcement comes a week after Nissan dedicated its new North America headquarters in Middle Tennessee.
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NYSE Composite
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Total Assets
Name
Obj ($Mlns)
American Funds GrowAmerA m LG
84,779
American Funds IncAmerA m MA 59,349
American Funds InvCoAmA m LV 62,804
American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 55,201
Fidelity Contra
LG 74,126
Fidelity Magellan
LG 37,618
Oppenheimer DiscoverA m
SG
562
Putnam GrowIncA m
LV
6,752
Putnam VoyagerA m
LG
3,341
Vanguard Wndsr
LV 10,171
NAV
30.94
17.06
28.92
29.47
64.55
77.93
54.54
13.01
17.18
12.92
Total Return/Rank
4-wk 12-mo
5-year
-2.5
-7.0/C
+10.4/A
-0.5 -9.3/D
+8.3/A
+0.2 -11.8/B
+8.0/B
+1.0 -13.0/B
+7.0/C
-2.9 -2.1/A
+12.7/A
-2.7 -7.3/C
+6.8/C
+0.9 +5.6/A
+8.3/C
+0.3 -23.2/E
+3.7/E
-0.2 -8.8/D
+3.7/E
-0.1 -22.5/E
+6.0/D
Pct Min Init
Load
Invt
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
5.75
1,000
5.75
500
5.75
500
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.
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542-1530
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 March
7, 2005, executed by
David L. Powell and
Laura Powell, conveying certain real property therein described
to Wesley D. Turner, as
Trustee, as same appears of record in the
Register's Office of
Carter County, Tennessee recorded on
March 11, 2005 at
Book/Instrument No.
T730, Page 463-481;
and
WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said
Deed of Trust was last
transferred and assigned to Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. as Trustee
on behalf of the Certificateholders
Park
Place Securities, Inc.
Asset-Backed
Pass-through Certificates
Series
2005-WCW1 who is
now the owner of said
debt; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned, Everett L. Hixson, Jr., 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, Everett L.
Hixson, Jr., 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 August
21, 2008 at 11:00 AM
at the CARTER County
courthouse
door
where the foreclosure
sales are customarily
held at the CARTER
Courthouse, located
Elizabethton, Tennessee, proceed to sell at
public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the fol-
542-1530
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lowing
described
property situated in
Carter, County, Tennessee, to wit:
it is subject to confirmation by the lender
or Substitute Trustee.
This sale may be rescinded at any time.
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.
All right and equity of
redemption, statutory
or otherwise, homestead, and dower are
expressly waived in
said Deed of Trust,
and the title is believed to be good, but
the undersigned will
sell and convey only
as Substitute Trustee.
The Property is sold as
is, where is, without
representations
or
warranties of any kind,
including fitness for a
particular us or purpose.
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE'S SALE
ING TO PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK
4, PAGE 48, IN THE
REGISTER'S OFFICE FOR
CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH
REFERENCE IS HERE
HAD AND MADE.
scinded at any time.
expressly waived in
said Deed of Trust,
The Property is sold as
is, where is, without
representations
or
warranties of any kind,
including fitness for a
particular us or purpose.
CWABS,
INC.,
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5
CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-5, the current
owner and holder of
said Deed of Trust,
(the
"Owner
and
Holder"), appointed
the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute
Trustee by instrument
filed for record in the
Carter County, Tennessee, with all the
rights, powers and
privileges of the original Trustee named in
said Deed of Trust;
and
Harris; thence with
Harris North 64 degrees 30 minutes 12
seconds East 173.10
feet to the point of
beginning, containing
.4546 acres, more or
less.
A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE.
that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in
said Deed of Trust by
the
Owner
and
Holder, and that the
undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services,
Inc., Substitute Trustee,
or his duly appointed
attorneys or agents,
by virtue of the power
and authority vested
in him, will on Thursday, August 28, 2008
(having been postponed from the previous sale date of April
24, 2008), commencing at 1:00 PM at the
front steps of the Main
entrance of the Carter
County Courthouse,
highest and best bidder for cash, the following
described
Carter County, Tennessee, to wit:
Situate in the 7th Civil
District
of
Carter
County,
Tennessee
and being more particularly described as
follows:
Being the property
conveyed to D.L. Hopson and wife Tammy
Hopson, by warranty
deed from Teresa J
McConnell aka Teresa
J McConnell Creek
and husband Ruben
Creek dated January
31, 2007 and recorded
February______ _2007
in Deed Book 509
Page 630 in the Carter
County Register of
Deeds Office
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
1980 Siam Road, Elizabethton, TN 37643
CURRENT OWNER(S):
DL.Hopson
and
Tammy Hopson
SITUATED IN THE 12TH
CIVIL DISTRICT OF
CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
PUBLIC NOTICES
Classifieds
LINE AD DEADLINES
MONDAY------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
TUESDAY-------------MONDAY 2:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY--------TUESDAY 2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY------WEDNESDAY 2:00 P.M.
FRIDAY------------THURSDAY 2:00 P.M.
SUNDAY---------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
BEING ALL OF LOT 4 IN
BLOCK A OF THE TIMBERLANE SUBDIVISION,
SECTION 1, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 4,
PAGE 48, IN THE REGISTER'S OFFICE FOR CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE HAD
AND MADE.
BEING
THE
SAME
PROPERTY CONVEYED
TO HORACE Q. JONES
AND WIFE, MARGARET
S. JONES, BY WARRANTY DEED FROM
ROSS SMITH, DATED
JUNE 3, 1977 AND RECORDED JUNE 3, 1977
IN BOOK 303, PAGE
550, IN THE REGISTER'S
OFFICE FOR CARTER
COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
BEING THE PROPERTY
CONVEYED TO DAVID
L. POWELL AND WIFE,
LAURA POWELL BY
WARRANTY
DEED
FROM MARGARET S.
JONES, DATED MARCH
7, 2005 AND RECORDED MARCH 7TH,
2005 IN DEED BOOK
492, PAGE 467 IN THE
CARTER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
The street address of
the property is believed to be 116 Forrest Crest Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 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):
David L. Powell and
Laura Powell
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
(TAX LIENS / DELETE IF
NONE/
SEPARATE
PARAGRAPH
FOR
EACH LIEN )
In addition this sale
shall be subject to the
right of redemption by
the TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, TAX ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, pursuant
to
T.C.A..
67-1-1433C(1) by reason of the following
tax lien(s) of record in:
Book, Page. Notice of
the sale has been
given to the State of
Tennessee in accordance
with
T.C.A.67-1-1433b(1).
In addition this sale
shall be subject to the
right of redemption by
the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, pursuant to
26 U.S.C. 7425(d)(1) by
reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Book, Page.
Notice of the sale has
been given to the
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA in accordance with 26 U.S.C.
7425(b).
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT
OBTAINED
PURPOSE.
Everett L. Hixson, Jr.,
Substitute Trustee
Adorno & Yoss, LLP
One Park Place-Suite
380
6148 Lee Highway
Chattanooga,
TN
34721
WWW.ADORNO.COM
/ATLDOCS/SALES.HTML
Tel: (888)890-5309
Fax: (423)296-1882
7/24, 7/31, 8/7
WHEREAS, default has
occurred in the performance
of
the
covenants, terms and
conditions of a Deed
of Trust dated March
7, 2005, executed by
David L. Powell and
Laura Powell, conveying certain real property therein described
to Wesley D. Turner, as
Carter County, Tennessee recorded on
March 11, 2005 at
Book/Instrument No.
T730, Page 463-481;
and
transferred and assigned to Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. as Trustee
on behalf of the Certificateholders
Park
Place Securities, Inc.
Asset-Backed
Pass-through Certificates
Series
2005-WCW1 who is
now the owner of said
debt; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned, Everett L. Hixson, Jr., having been
appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument to be filed for
record in the Register's
Office
of
Carter
County, Tennessee.
that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Everett L.
Hixson, Jr., 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 August
21, 2008 at 11:00 AM
at the CARTER County
courthouse
door
where the foreclosure
sales are customarily
held at the CARTER
Courthouse, located
highest and best bidder for cash, the following
described
Carter, County, Tennessee, to wit:
SITUATED IN THE 12TH
CIVIL DISTRICT OF
CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEING ALL OF LOT 4 IN
BLOCK A OF THE TIMBERLANE SUBDIVISION,
SECTION 1, ACCORD-
BEING
THE
SAME
PROPERTY CONVEYED
TO HORACE Q. JONES
AND WIFE, MARGARET
S. JONES, BY WARRANTY DEED FROM
ROSS SMITH, DATED
JUNE 3, 1977 AND RECORDED JUNE 3, 1977
IN BOOK 303, PAGE
550, IN THE REGISTER'S
OFFICE FOR CARTER
COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
BEING THE PROPERTY
CONVEYED TO DAVID
L. POWELL AND WIFE,
LAURA POWELL BY
WARRANTY
DEED
FROM MARGARET S.
JONES, DATED MARCH
7, 2005 AND RECORDED MARCH 7TH,
2005 IN DEED BOOK
492, PAGE 467 IN THE
CARTER COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
The street address of
the property is believed to be 116 Forrest Crest Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643. 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):
David L. Powell and
Laura Powell
OTHER
INTERESTED
PARTIES:
Argent
Healthcare by Assignment from Johnson
City Medical Center &
Johnson City Specialty
Hospital;
Argent
Healthcare by Assignment from Johnson
City Medical Center;
Midland Funding LLC
Assignee of Wells
Fargo Financial; Premier Financial Funding
The sale of the
above-described
shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines
to any matter that an
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 re-
OBTAINED
PURPOSE.
Everett L. Hixson, Jr.,
Substitute Trustee
Adorno & Yoss, LLP
One Park Place-Suite
380
6148 Lee Highway
Chattanooga,
TN
34721
WWW.ADORNO.COM
/ATLDOCS/SALES.HTML
Tel: (888)890-5309
Fax: (423)296-1882
7/31, 8/7, 8/14
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S
SALE
WHEREAS, default having been made in the
payment of the debts
and obligations secured to be paid by
that certain Deed of
Trust executed on
January 31, 2007, by
DL
Hopson
and
Tammy Hopson to
Transcontinental Title,
Carter County, Tennessee, under Book
Number T794, Page
930, ("Deed of Trust");
and
transferred and assigned to THE BANK OF
NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS, CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-5
CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2007-5; and
WHEREAS, THE BANK
OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS,
Beginning on an iron
rod, said iron rod being on the Southwesterly side of Siam Road
and a Southeasterly
corner to property of
William Harris; thence
with Siam Road South
38 degrees 39 minutes
33 seconds East 101.02
feet to an iron rod being a new corner to
property of Mark Shaffer on the Southwesterly side of Siam Road;
thence through the
property of Mark Shaffer two new courses:
1) South 56 degrees 16
minutes 23 seconds
West 180.00 feet to an
iron rod; 2) North 33
degrees 43 minutes 37
seconds West 125.43
feet to an iron rod being a new corner to
Mark Shaffer on the
property line of William
Being the same property conveyed to
Teresa J. McConnell
aka Teresa J. McConnell Creek, by quitclaim deed from Michael W. McConnell,
dated August 27, 2005
and recorded August
29, 2005 in Book D497,
Page 87, in the Register's Office for Carter
County, Tennessee.
The sale of the
above-described
shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines
any matter that an
premises might disclose.
SUBORDINATE
LIENHOLDERS: N/A
OTHER
INTERESTED
PARTIES: N/A
expressly waived in
said Deed of Trust,
Nationwide
Trustee
Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee
c/o ampengelly
Nationwide
Trustee
Services, Inc.
1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, Ga 30329
(770) 234-9181 (ext. )
MSP File No.:
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IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
§TCA 30-2-306
PROBATE NO. P080080
ESTATE OF
J.N. MARKLAND
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given
that on the 29th day
of July, 2008, Letters
of Administration, in
respect to the Estate
of
J.N. Markland
who died June 16,
2008, were issued to
the undersigned by
the Chancery Court
Clerk and Master, Probate Division, of Carter County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident
and
non-resident,
having claims, matured or unmatured,
against the estate of
J.N. Markland 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 decedent’s date of
death, otherwise, their
claims will be forever
barred.
All persons indebted
to the above Estate
must come forward
and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.
This the 29th day of
July, 2008.
Wayne Markland and
Harold
Dean
Markland
Co-Administrators
Deceased:
J.N. Markland
Allen, Nelson & Bowers
Gregory H. Bowers,
John L. Bowers, Jr.
Attorneys
Melissa Moreland
Clerk and Master
7/31, 8/7
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beagle.
Hunter,
Stoney Creek areas.
Answer’s to Buster
Brown.
Call
(423)543-8187.
5 SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WATAUGA LAKEFRONT
CABIN RENTAL. Sleeps
5, use of boat dock.
Weekly $400., sec.
dept. (423)768-3165
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
BLUEBERRIES:
Buladean, North Carolina. You pick, $6.00
for
5
quarts.
(828)688-2777.
BLUEBERRIES:
Johnson’s Small Fruits, 19E
at North Carolina, Tennessee
Stateline,
Buck
Mtn.
Rd.
1-828-733-4766.
FREESTONE peaches
are in.
Davis Girls
Peach Shed, Hwy. 19E,
Roan Mountain.
TAME
Blackberries
$8.00 per gallon. Taking
orders.
(423)542-5661
9 ANTIQUES
/COLLECTIBLES
DON’T miss the 21st
Annual Valley Beautiful Antique Show &
Sale going on July
28th-Aug. 3rd at the
Valley Beautiful Antique Mall, 109 S. Main
St. in downtown Erwin,
TN. All items discounted 20% to 50%
off. We feature a
huge collection of antique smalls, Glass
China, Pottery, etc. Including a 5000 pc.
collection of Blue
Ridge & Cash Family
Pottery, plus Roseville,
Hull, Weller, McCoy,
Shawnee, Fiesta, Watt,
Fostoria, Jewel Tea,
Fenton, Carnival and
Depression
Glass,
Jadite, pattern & cut
glass, Flow Blue, Goebels, Royal Doulton,
Hummels,
Nippon,
much
European
China, Toys, Quilts, Advertising,
Baseball
cards. Too much to
list. No junk, just good
quality antiques and
collectibles.
Monday-Saturday
9:00a.m.-5p.m.; Sunday 1:30p.m.-5p.m.
Call (423)743-4136 or
(423)743-4895 for info.
In Erwin, take I-26 to
Exit 37, left off ramp,
cross RR tracks, then rt.
at light onto Main St.
Look for red OPEN
signs.
10 HELP WANTED
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Young-Minded
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Y-Gen Welcome, Phil
888-890-2070 Travel,
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ATTENTION!
DRIVER
TRAINEES NEEDED! Excellent pay plus great
benefits as a first year
driver with Werner. No
experience needed!
15 day CDL training by
C.D.I., 6201 Epps Mill
Rd., Murfreesboro, TN.
Get your career in
gear! 1-888-892-7364
AVON, EARN extra
cash. Only $10.00 to
start. (423)741-5461,
Melissa.
CARPENTERS and carpenter
helpers
needed.
Call
(423)741-2075
after
7p.m.
DRIVER TRAINEES 75
NEEDED! Local training, home weekends.
$975. weekly plus
benefits. CDL & guaranteed job in 15 days.
Major carriers hiring.
1-877-725-7321.
EARN over $200.00 per
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IMMACULATE MOWING:
Landscaping,
unique designs, renovation, maintenance.
Free estimates. 423)
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MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR
PART-TIME CLERICAL
POSITION
Mountain Electric Cooperative is seeking
dependable individual
to
provide
part-time on-call services for office staff primarily at the Roan
Mountain office. Necessary skills include excellent public relations, PC operations,
bookkeeping, typing.
The wage rate is $8.50.
As a minimum, applicants must have a
high school diploma
or equivalent. Applications for the position
are at the Mountain
Electric Cooperative
at 1373 Elk Park Hwy.,
Newland and the
Mountain Electric office at 8371 Hwy. 19E,
Roan Mountain, TN.
Application’s will be
accepted
through
August 1, 2008.
NEED kitchen help.
Apply in person at
Highlander Barbecue,
Roan
Mountain.
(423)772-0016.
NOW HIRING: COMPANIES
DESPERATELY
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ASSEMBLE PRODUCTS
AT HOME. NO SELLING,
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INFO. 1-985-646-1700
DEPT. TN-138
WOLF TREE INC. Now
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crew leaders, tree
trimmers, etc. for immediate area. Great
pay and benefits, drivers license required,
CDL helpful. Call
David
at
(423)237-0466 or Brad
at (423)489-7922.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
KITCHEN remodeling,
carpentry,
flooring,
ceramic tile, additions, garages, decks,
30 years experience.
Free
Estimates,
(423)474-6464.
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types of excavation
and demolition. Dirt
and shale for sale.
Specializing in finish
grade work. Keith
Younce
(423)-341-7782
or
(423)543-2816.
NEW & used appliance parts. In shop repairs only. Free estimates. N-L Appliance
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RETIRED
Carpenter
seeks small renovation
and home repair projects.
Reasonable,
honest, dependable.
(423)
213-7540,
(423)542-2600.
WARNER HANDYMAN:
Home repairs, flooring,
pressure
washing,
decks, Free estimates.
Prompt job completion.
Jerry
(423)895-8082,
11 PROFESSIONAL
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FULL time office staff in
sales, computer, excellent verbal skills.
Please fax resume to
(423)202-7024.
JC
area
PART-TIME
day-shift
L.P.N. position available in a long-term
care facility. May
eventually become
full-time. Apply in person at Hillview Health
Center, 1666 Hillview
Drive, Elizabethton.
PART-TIME night shift
C.N.A. position available in a long-term
care facility. May later
become full-time. Apply in person at Hillview Health Center,
1666 Hillview Drive,
Elizabethton.
POST Office Now Hiring! Avg. Pay $20/hr,
$57K/yr. Includes Fed
Ben, OT. Placed by
adSource, Not USPS
who
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1-866533-3807.
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$57K/yr. Includes Fed
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1-866-533-3807.
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leave
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washing,
painting,
gutter
cleaning.
(423) 543-1979, (423)
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BACKHOE front loader,
septic systems, field
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basements. Demolition.
Affordable.
22yrs.
experience.
542-3002.
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backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
HANDYMAN Express.
Siding, decks, painting, hauling, moving.
No job too big or
small.
Licensed.
(423)543-3836.
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS!
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shingle roofs, additions, painting, decks,
pressure
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423-845-1522,
423542-6537,
HOMES & MOBILE
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garages.
Guaranteed.
(423)542-9483
YOUNCE’S, garages,
remodeling, flooring,
all types of building
construction, siding,
windows.
423335-4284.
16 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
23 YARD
SALES
146 EARL AVENUE, 2
FAMILY, July 25, & 26,
Aug. 1 and 2nd.
1ST time sale. Everything cheap. Friday,
Saturday 9a.m.-4p.m.,
1st house on left going
into landfill.
2 Family Yard Sale, 175
Mountain View Circle,
off Rittertown Road,
Hampton, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday
7:00AM-?
2-FAMILY Friday, Saturday 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
Unaka View Rd., Off
Milligan Hwy. Large
variety 023of clothing,
misc.
2-FAMILY. 1st time
yard
sale.
Friday
8a.m0.-2:00p.m. Off
Lover’s Lane. Lots of
plus size namebrand
clothing,
purses,
shoes, jewelry, curtains, nursing uniforms
(size L-2x), household
and decorative items.
Sharp Lane, Friday
and Saturday
4 FAMILY, 919 Elliott
Street. Friday, Saturday across street Food
City behind J.C. Press
Building.
Midnight Drive, Lynn
Valley, 8:00AM-Noon
Boys and girls clothes,
toys.
505 ONTARIO DRIVE,
Friday
Evening
4:00PM-8:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-? MOVING SALE Variety of
everything. Clothes,
womens 6-12, girls
1-2T, mens medium,
baby items, household
and decorating items.
Too much to list.
Priced to sale. If rain
no sale.
760 Ridgefield Rd., off
Southside Rd. Friday,
Saturday 7:30a.m.-?
Vintage curio, furniture, toys, boys school
clothes 4-6. Priced to
sell.
6152 W HWY 67
Well
established
business already in
full swing. 1.55 acres.
Paint Booth, a two
post lift w/a 9200
pound capacity, include a 60'x 74' barn
on .58 acres of land.
$275,000
Daniel
Century 21
Whitehead Woodson
725-4000
APPROX. 60x90 garage, huge lot, steel
beams,
concrete
flooring, block front,
air, tools, equipment.
(423)957-9084.
Charming
retail
business for sale!
Great opportunity to
own your own business! Offers prime
location with heavy
traffic count, business name, fixtures,
office equipment,
and inventory only.
Sale does not include the land or
building. Business
only!
Blue Ridge Properties
423-282-5182
Sheryl Garland
423-895-1690
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
2 burial plots, Happy
Valley Memory Gardens, Last Super Section.
$1949
both.
(423)483-2511, (423)
477-7114
2 grave spaces with
crypts
included.
HVMP, Freedom Section. Reg. $4,850, sell
$3,000. (423)772-3750.
A
full-size
bed,
boxpspring, mattress,
19 inch Magnavox
color TV, old dresser
with
mirrow.
(423)543-3060
DLX Total Trainer, low
miles in excellent condition, made a great
clothes
hanger.
Comes with all the paperwork and instructional CD’s. $300. and
will deliver anywhere
in Tri-Cities. For more
information contact
Jerry
Wilson
(423)929-0962.
STEEL Buildings Discounted
Custom
Commercial Design
Big or Small, No Middleman Factory Direct
to Site Can Erect,
Cheap
Freight
www.scg-grp.com #
OQN (423)343-4288
23 YARD
SALES
157
CONSTITUTION
AVENUE, COLONIAL
ACRES
7:30AM-?
Clean adult and
namebrand
junior
clothing,
riding
mower, outdoor tables and chairs.
BIG CARPORT SALE!
160 Hamilton Road, off
Siam Road near Water
Department, Friday
and
Saturday
9:00AM-?
Furniture,
name brand clothes
and shoes, women
leather jackets, Home
Interior, welder/ generator and other tools,
jewelry, cell phone,
camera, 2 fish tanks
with stand, fish and
accessories. Rain or
shine!
BIG YARD SALE! 313
West H Street (corner
of Holly Ln. & H. Street)
Fri. 8-1-08, Sat. 8-2-08.
Like new brand name
clothes (adult and
children),
scrubs,
crafts & collectibles,
furniture, etc.
EXTRAVAGANZA YARD
SALE, ONE DAY ONLY,
4 FAMILY YARD SALE,
furniture,
clothes,
kitchen and other
household items. 1
day only, Friday Aug.
1, 221-225 Sunrise
Drive (Hunter Community)
FIRST ONE IN YEARS,
bedding, dishes, what
nots, pots and pans,
lots of items. Friday
and
Saturday
8:00AM-3:00PM
Mill
Race Apt., across
Family Dollar.
FRIDAY 8-2, Sat. 8-3.
1000 Walker Street,
East Side. 5 family yard
sale. Tons of baby boy
clothes, baby items,
boys clothes (4T-10),
misses, womens, plus
womens & mens,
household items, furniture, toys, movies,
something for everyone.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 8a.m.-? 144 Melody Lane, Stoney
Creek, Furniture, computer, tools, household. Everything must
go!
FRIDAY EVENING SALE
3:00PM-8:00PM
511
Parkway Blvd. Something for everyone!
Furniture, miscellaneous, motor home, etc.
FRIDAY,
Saturday
7a.m.-2p.m. 120 Abe
Lincoln Court, Lynn
Valley.
Clothing,
household items, misc.
GARAGE sale Friday,
Saturday 8a.m.-2p.m.
Clothing nice! Tillers,
edger,
plumbing,
electrical, books, videos, jewelry. 1002 Riverview Dr.
GARAGE sale Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
438 Toll Branch Rd.,
above Milligan College. Watch for signs.
GARAGE SALE, Friday
and
Saturday
8:00AM-3:00PM
1/4
mile up Stoney Creek
turn right on Old
Stoney Creek Road.
Yellow house on right.
First time ever garage
sale. (423)213-5054
GARAGE sale. 3-Family. Furniture, clothing,
washer, dryer, Home
Interior, misc. items. Friday,
Saturday
8a.m.-2p.m.
144
Camelot
Court,
Hunter Community, off
Sunrise Dr. NO EARLY
SALES!
23 YARD
SALES
FRIDAY,
Saturday
8a.m.-3p.m. 3-Family.
708 West C St. Namebrand adult, boys, girls
clothing, household
and misc.
HAMPTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH YARD
SALE, First Avenue behind Dollar Store, Saturday 8:00AM-2:00PM
Household items, electronics,
exercise
equipment, furniture,
and lots more. Also
sausage biscuits, coffee, Kristy Kreme donuts, home made
baked goods, snow
cones and popcorn
for the kids.
HUGE CLEANING OUT
SALE! Little bit of everything! 1534 Hwy. 91
Friday and Saturday
9:00AM-?
HUGE YARD SALE, 133
Swimming Pool Road,
Hampton, Friday and
Saturday 8AM-? DVDS,
VHS, dishes, mirrows,
pictures, misc. household items.
HUGE yard sale, Friday
and Saturday, 194
Echo Drive, Lynn Valley, 6:00AM-2:00PM
Tons of boy baby
clothes, preemie to
toddler size, large
baby equipment, rain
or shine.
JOHNSON
CITY,
Martindale Subdivision. Lots and lots of
Teacher Resources,
misc. household items,
toys. FRIDAY ONLY,
1p.m.-6p.m.
3503
Chelsea Lane. Turn at
Pinecrest Storage off
Milligan Highway, follow signs, 3rd house
on left past pool.
MISC.
household
items, clothing, Turn
on Sunnyview Court,
off Dave Buck Rd. Follow signs. Friday, Saturday 8a.m.-4p.m.
MOST ITEMS $1.00 116
Beryl Fletcher (Behind
Sunoco in Hunter) Friday and Saturday
10:00AM-6:00PM
MOVING SALE! FRIDAY,
Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m.
611
Beech St. Odds and
ends. Everything must
go!
MULTI-FAMILY
yard
sale. 1731 West G
Street, Fri. 1st 8-?, Sat.
2nd, 8-1. Furniture, refrigerator, clothing, &
more.
PRAYER
Tabernacle
Church, 907 Cedar St.,
Elizabethton, Pastor Israel Ochoa. BIG yard,
bake sale Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m. Furniture,
Home Interior, clothes,
pictures, curtains, 10
speed bikes, Angels
and hundreds of other
items.
RELOCATING
SALE,
Three family “Lazy
Boy” Sofa, and recli/
loveseat, rugs, old
quilts, antiques, wicker
set, N/ B clothes, lots
of household stuff. Friday and Saturday
8:00AM-? E.L. Bowers
Road, Lynn Valley, at
123 Robert Lincoln
Road.
REMODEL yard sale.
Behind
Moores
Chapel Church, Hwy.
91, Stoney Creek. Fri.,
Sat. 7-2. Collectibles
Coke, UT, Home Interior, porcelain dolls,
adult, kids clothes,
toys, video games.
SALVATION
ARMY
THRIFT STORE PARKING
LOT SALE, Friday and
Saturday
9:00AM-5:00PM Lots of
bargains.
Shoes,
purses, books, and
Christmas items.
SATURDAY 8:00AM-?
952
RITTERTOWN
ROAD, Namebrand
girl (10-12) women
clothing,
shoes,
purses, toys, too much
to list. Rain or shine!
SUNSHINE Circle. Turn
at Nancy’s Kitchen.
Friday, Saturday. Cash
Family, movies, scrubs,
knives, lunch boxes,
model cars, ladies
namebrand clothes,
Victorian Couch, Hoosier Cabinet. (Consignment buyers welcome)
YARD Sale. 407 Airport
Road. Fri., Sat., Sun.
7p.m.-? Check it out.
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
GREETINGS,
My
name is Roxanne &
I’m half great pureness & Brittany spaniel, & I’m in need of
a loving home, I
have a wonderful
dispassion, my parents say that if I were
bred with a border
collie I would have
bountiful puppies, I
love to run & play & I
adore cats & other
dogs, I would love to
live on a farm, Also
IM free to a loving
family
Please call my parents at 423-768-0719
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
FREE to good home.
Adorable
German
Shepherd mix puppies.
Call
(423)
474-3205.
Puppies to give away
1/2 German Shepherd
& 1/2 Labrador Retriever.
360-1621,
292-2808.
28 CHILD CARE
HELP/SERVICES
JEANNIE Day Care accepting children 6
weeks to 12 years.
Good rates. (423)
391-7070.
30 ROOMS
FOR RENT
LARGE room with private bath and entrance. Fully furnished
plus utilities. Monthly.
(423)542-4475,
(423)612-0132.
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
1BR, oak cabinets,
washer/ dryer, refrigerator. CH&A, water,
garbage
pickup,
$315.mth, $300.dep.,
No
pets.
(423)543-3960.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
1BR, washer and
dryer, air, water furnished, $350. month
(423)612-1687.
2BR, storage building,
W/D hook-up, no pets,
$425. month, $300. deposit.
references,
credit
check,
(423)542-2918.
2BR, 1BA apt. baseboard heat, air, includes garbage, water, cable. Countrymen Apartments. 605
West E Street. $377
mth. $300 dep. Call
NETRP
and
Sales
547-2871.
2BR, 1BA. $390.-$450.
month. Security deposit $390.-$450. Airport Apartments. Call
423-547-2871, NETRP &
sales.
2BR, second floor, no
pets, references. Between
JC,
Elizabethton. $330. month,
$200.
deposit.
(423)543-7677,
BRISTOL APTS
431 West G Street
First floor & upstairs,
2BR, 1BA, $350. month,
$200. deposit. with
utilities. $425. month,
$300. deposit.
ALEXANDER BLDG.
112 S. Watauga Ave.,
ground floor & first
floor, 2BR, 1 BA, $400.
month, $200. deposit.
(423)956-0068,
or
542-8493 BEFORE 5PM.
EXTREMELY
NICE
LARGE 2BR, 2BA. Secure.
Water,
$520.mth. Corner of
Watauga.
&
F.
(423)543-6238,
(423)512-1555.
LARGE 2BR, newly
renovated, no pets
or smoking. $450.
month,
(423)895-8312,
(423)543-1649.
PRIVATE, remodeled
garage 1BR apartment, storage, laundry
hook-ups,
Good
neighborhood, parking. $375. month.
(423) 512-1119.
VARIETY of 1BR and
2BR apartments available.
Rent:
$250month & up. Call
Manager.
423-547-2871.
LINE AD DEADLINES
542-1530
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
2BR,
1BA,
W/D
hook-up,
$475.
month, deposit. No
pets. (423)542-6133.
205 DAWN DRIVE REDUCED!
606 WALNUT STREET
Brand new Condos
in Hunter Community. Cathedral ceilings, 2BD/2BA, hardwood, carpet and
ceramic
floors.
Level, corner lot.
$94,900
New cottage style
home in the City. 2
large
bedrooms,
huge bath with double vanities, CH&A.
Gorgeous level lot.
Come by today and
take a look. $97,500.
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
423-543-5741
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
(423)543-5741
2BR, dining, CH&A, in
town. $500. month,
$200. deposit. No
drinkers, drugs, pets.
References.
(423)542-4276.
2BR, Elizabethton, appliances,
W/D
hook-up, basement.
References, No pets,
smokers.
deposit,
$435.mth.
(423)543-4613.
3BR,
2BA,
ROAN
MOUNTAIN,
heat
pump, W/D, carport,
freezer, furnished, non
smoking, 423-542-8849
or 423-542-9066.
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
CITY
LIMITS.
3BR,
$475.mth plus deposit.
References and lease
agreement.
(423)
772-3341
days,
(423)772-4690 night.
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
2BR, Trailer, furnished.
$400. month, $200. deposit. Set up for handicapped person. No
pets. 423-543-4155
3BR, 2BA & 1BR, 1BA
$200. Happy Valley.
References, deposit,
appliances.
423257-2106,
423543-2651.
REFERENCES
REQUIRED, NO PETS.
STONEY CREEK AREA.
$375MONTH
PLUS
DAMAGE
DEPOSIT.
423-474-3808,
423-277-9545.
RENT TO OWN: New
28x52, 3BR, 2BA, on
1/3 acre lot, upper
Stoney Creek. $2,000
down with owner financing. 423-895-0678
2BR, 2 1/2BA, 2 car
garage, CH&A, W/D
hook-up. no smoking
or pets. Water included. References
preferred.
423-725-4251.
402 CALAB
REDUCED!
New condominium
development in West
Elizabethton. Classic,
quality construction.
9 Foot ceilings. Large
living room and dining w/tray ceilings.
Custom
kitchen
w/appliances. Master suite w/private
deck, walk-in closet
and ceramic bath
w/whirlpool
tub.
Hardwood and tile
flooring. Exterior is
brick and stack
stone w/architectural roofing. Perimeter of lot will be surrounded by wood
fencing and extensive landscaping for
privacy. Location is
convenient to everything. $119,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
5473-5741
36 LAND
FOR SALE
5 acres, newly remodeled mobile home.
Large decks, outbuilding. Hwy. 19E. Reduced to
$52,000.
(423)895-1159.
Property for sale in
Lynn
Valley.
423-360-1621.
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
436 DIVISION STREET
ATTENTION OUT
OF STATERS
NEW HOME IN
ROAN MOUNTAIN
Asking $249,000.
Call for detials
(423)725-2770
(423)612-2847
GAP Creek. 2BR, 1BA,
hardwood floors, 1.4
acres.
$73,900.
423-571-5299.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
1505 GARDEN
ROAD
West End
Level ranch, CH&A,
3BR, 2BA. Abundant
storage. Private office. Large level
fenced lot. Outbuilding. Well maintained.
$119,900.
RUSS SWANAY
REAL ESTATE
(423)543-5741
4BR 3BA brick home
in
the
Westside
School District. All
living space located
on 1 floor. Full unfinished basement. 2
Garages
$229,900
(423)543-1632
3BR 2BA Spacious
Home with 2 Car Attached & 3+ Car
Detached. with 1.22
acres $220,000
Patsy Century 21
Whitehead Woodson
725-4000
965 BLUE SPRINGS
RD,
2BR, 1.5BA home
with nice mountain
views.
Hardwood
flooring in kitchen
and Dining area,
CH&A with extra gas
stove. Roomy with
1,325 Square Feet.
Two car detached
garage with mechanics pit and 720
SFT. Covered front
porch and side
patio. Clean and
ready to sell. $89,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
(423)543-1632
NEAR ROAN
MOUNTAIN STATE
PARK.
601 HOLLY LANE
Great location! 3
bedroom, 2 bath, living room, dining
room, kitchen and
laundry room. The
kitchen has beautiful
cabinets
and
counter tops. Ceramic floor and
stainless steel appliances. Open spacious living room
with fireplace and
built in shelves. Wonderful level yard with
landscape and detached garage with
lots of space for a
workshop. Covered
porch to the side to
relax and enjoy the
day.
Blue Ridge Properties
423-282-5185
Sheryl Garland
423-895-1690
4 PLUS ACRES. 2/3
BR
11/2 BATH.
LARGE
PORCH.
POND. 4 OUTBUILDINGS ALSO 640 SQ FT
UNFINISHED HOUSE.
$98,000
423-772-4542
NEW
112 S.J. OLIVER
SIAM
3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage, 1568 sq. ft.,
large rooms, huge
deck,
hardwood,
ceramic tile, concrete drive, minutes
from lake.
$160,000.
423-512-1135
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
28x56 3BR, 2BA with
fireplace, heat pump.
$29,500 delivery & set
up
included.
423-360-0196,
423-542-2533.
604 PARKWAY
REDUCED!
1769 SYLVAN HILL
ROAD
6177 Hwy 67
3BR 2BA brick home
located in Westside
School
District.
CH&A. $129,900
2 story Colonial style
house, great location
715 West H Street, has
been converted into 4
unit apartment, can
be converted back
into house. $89,500.
(423)773-6122
West End. Large family home is not a
drive by. Completely
updated
custom
kitchen. 3 or 4BR,
2BA, huge laundry.
Upstairs is new w/private study, bath &
huge master or large
media room. New
plumbing,
wiring,
and
architectural
roof. Concrete basement. Garage. Carport. $159,900 .
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
423-543-5741
2BR 2BA new heat
pump, 2 covered
decks,
refrigerator,
stove,
$3000.
(423)833-2477,
(423)833-3432.
FOR sale or rent to
own. Land home
packages,
late
model doublewides
set up on 1/3 acre
lots. Many extras.
Owner
financing.
$2,000
down.
(423)291-9319.
55 BOATS
FOR SALE
1997 Fisher Marsh
Hawk, 18’, Fisher Trailstar trailer, Mercury
40HP outboard, fish
finders.
$5,200.
(423)725-2763.
1973 Rustler 16’ fiberglass boat and trailer.
50HP Johnson, and
trolling motor. $1,450.
cash. (423)768-2006.
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
1BR, 1BA, CH&A, on
private property, no
pets. Gap Creek.
$525month, $525.deposit
423-542-7336,
423-361-4862.
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199 BUD MILLER
ROAD
ROAN MOUNTAIN, TN
4 bedroom home, 4
acres land, new 30
year roof, private,
borders
forrestry
service. $140,000.
(919)429-0747
(423)543-5892
(423)543-4251
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
JUNK CARS, QUICK
CASH. Paying top dollar. Any condition
make or model. Cash
paid on the spot. Immediate
pick-up,
(423)791-2778,
(423)502-1485.
NEED your car detailed or waxed call
(423)543-3074.
MEDICAL CARE
LLC
Flu
Shots
Available
Now!
$25
(Cash)
Elizabethton - 1900 W. Elk Avenue (423) 543-2584 • Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Stores and shoppers gear
Johnson City - 401 E. Main Street (I-26 Exit 32) (423) 929-2584 • Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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72 t
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64 t
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65 t
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93
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93
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91
88
Knoxville
87/70
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63 t
70 s
67 s
69 s
68 s
65 s
63 t
73 s
63 t
63 t
Los Angeles
82/64
Hi
90
90
97
92
86
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92
94
90
86
90
Atlanta
87/72
El Paso
100/73
Houston
95/78
Miami
91/79
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Kingsport
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Knoxville
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Memphis
92 75 t
Morristown 85 66 t
Mountain City 81 63 t
Nashville
86 71 t
Newport
86 66 t
Oak Ridge
86 70 t
Pigeon Forge 87 70 t
Roan Mtn.
81 62 t
Sevierville
87 70 t
Kansas City
93/71
Denver
99/63
New York
92/74
Washington
91/73
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to the mid-Atlantic and Southeast today. Thunderstorms in the
Tennessee and middle Mississippi valleys pose an elevated risk of
flash flooding.
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Detroit
87/64
Chicago
86/65
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Elizabethton
85/66
Nashville
86/71
Minneapolis
93/74
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Boston
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Charleston, SC 94 74 t
Charlotte
93 71 t
Chicago
86 65 s
Cincinnati
88 64 t
Dallas
100 79 pc
Denver
99 63 pc
Honolulu
87 74 s
Kansas City 93 71 s
Los Angeles 82 64 pc
New York City 92 74 pc
Orlando
91 74 t
Phoenix
111 87 s
Seattle
68 54 c
Wash., DC
91 73 t
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85 68
92 75
93 70
90 69
92 71
102 77
102 63
89 74
97 75
85 64
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92 74
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81 64 sh
81 68 s
87 77 t
84 68 s
66 55 sh
90 81 t
84 64 s
77 63 r
95 64 s
73 54 t
74 65 r
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88 68 s
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87 78 c
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88
87
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88
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91
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77
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Fri.
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57 c
69 pc
74 pc
63 pc
54 r
82 t
65 s
61 pc
63 pc
52 t
64 t
59 r
67 s
74 t
78 t
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r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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to make sure all phone calls
were returned and issues
resolved. He added that he
sent out weekly e-mails detailing the happenings in
his school and if chosen he
would do the same for the
school board.
He continued that it is
the director’s job to “get the
good news out” about what
is happening in the schools
using a variety of media;
newspapers, TV and radio.
Mummau also said that
if chosen he would attend
city council meetings to get
to know the community. He
continued that it is important for administrators to
attend extracurricular activities of the schools.
Part of the interview focused on problem-solving
skills to which Alexander
responded that person-toperson communication is
important to avoid any misunderstandings about what
is really occurring.
“I involve them in person to get as much information as possible and to give
them a chance to respond,”
he said.
When Mummau listed
his problem solving methods, all incidents included
involving other groups or
gaining assistance to help
make sure that all the information concerning the topic
was known and considered
before reaching a decision.
He said one major issue
he faced was the opening
of a new middle school.
He formed a committee to
determine the name, mascot and color of the school.
The committee consisted of
members from various stations in the community as
well as some fourth and fifth
grade students who would
attend the new school.
“It took some time before
we could bring the short list
to the board,” Mummau
said. “Once the board voted
on the name, there were no
major issues. People may
have wondered why their
name wasn’t chosen but
they accept the choice and
we moved on.”
The
committee
also
wanted to know how the
applicants felt about the future of public education.
“Public education is
what stands between civilization and the lack of one,”
Alexander said. “These are
exciting times and through
education we can make a
contribution that can save
this country.”
Mummau stated he is excited about the future and
felt that each school and
system would need a longterm plan to be successful.
Political issues were
a big area of concern for
the committee when they
were drafting the questions. There were specific
questions for the candidates questioning how they
would deal with factions in
the community.
“No one here is oblivious to what happened to
me and with my predecessor,” Alexander said. “We
can’t ignore it. Everyone
knows that we live in a political world. I try to do my
job to the best of my ability
and if there is support for
me in the community then
I hope it is because I do my
job well.”
“I will work with everyone in the community,” Mummau said. “That
is what we do in public
schools. I come with the
pledge to work with everyone and I come with an
open mind.”
The final question of the
interview was why do the
candidates want the director of schools position
for the Elizabethton City
Schools.
Alexander
responded
that he wanted the position
because he wanted to make
a difference. He stated encountering bad educators
while in school made him
want to be involved in education to make a better
situation.
“Public education is a
place where we are on a
mission and we are making a moral contribution in
these children’s lives,” he
said. “We make thousands
of decisions every day that
affects them. If we do this
with good intentions we
can make a positive impact
on that child’s life.”
Mummau
explained
that while working on his
doctorate he decided that
he wanted to be a superintendent in a smaller
school system. However,
he said he “got involved in
life” and the decision got
pushed to the back burner. He explained that now
that his youngest child
had graduated from high
school he is free to pursue
his dream again.
“This area is attractive to
me because it is similar to
where I grew up,” he said. “I
want to be a superintendent
in a small system so I can be
involved in the schools and
can know people by name. I
have no desire to work in a
large system and I have no
further goals to move on to
the state department.”
The committee will interview Dr. Rodney Ryan at
9 a.m. and James Francis at
1 p.m. today.
After the interviews are
complete the group will
meet to discuss the candidates and will work toward
a decision.
may not want or need. Critics say the practice is a big
reason textbooks cost so
much — about $900 per student per year, according to
a 2005 government study.
—Forcing colleges to
report more information
about their own costs and
prices. The Education Department will publish lists
of some that raise tuition
sharply.
—Providing more protections and disclosure for
students taking out private
loans. The bill also begins
streamlining the complicated process of applying for
federal student aid.
As to be expected with a
1,200-page bill, reaction has
been mixed. College groups
welcome the changes to Pell
Grants, for instance, but not
new requirements on data
they report to Washington,
which they say will cost
them — and by extension,
students.
The plan for lists of tuition-increase
offenders
reflects the influence of
a 2006 national commission on higher education,
which called for more accountability and transparency from colleges on costs.
But it probably won’t have
much effect on the core issues driving price increases.
Those include competition
among colleges for the best
faculty and facilities; families’ willingness to pay for
big-name schools; and the
declining share of public
university budgets picked
up by the states.
“It will certainly be a list
that no college or university president will want to
be on,” said Terry Hartle,
senior vice president of the
American Council on Education. “However, if they
are on it, my guess is they
will have very good explanations for why — for example, big budget cuts for
state appropriations.”
Luke Swarthout, of the
group U.S. PIRG, which
lobbies for a range of student causes, said the textbook provisions are important for solving the problem
of rising textbook prices.
Bruce Hildebrand, executive director for higher education for the Association
of American Publishers,
which represents several
big textbook companies,
said most publishers already are doing what the
bill requires, but his group
backed the changes in their
up for sales tax holiday
Retailers and shoppers alike are getting ready for this weekend’s sales tax holiday.
The first weekend of August marks back-to-school savings
on clothing, school supplies and computers, as consumers
avoid paying sales tax for those items.
Under the terms of the sales tax holiday, the items need
not be purchased for a student specifically, so long as they are
included on the exemption lists. However, items for use by a
trade or business are not exempt.
Clothing is limited to items with an individual sale price under $100. It includes apparel but not jewelry or sporting goods
like baseball gloves. Layaway items will be considered tax exempt if final payment is made during the sales tax holiday or if
the item is placed on layaway during the sales tax holiday.
School supply items with a purchase price under $100 are
also exempt from sales tax. The list includes items like binders, backpacks and pens, along with art supplies like drawing
pads, paints and paintbrushes. However, items like reference
books and school computer supplies like CDs and printers are
not exempt.
Computers with a sale price of $1,500 or less are included.
For software and peripherals like printers, monitors, etc. to
be exempt, they must be part of a package sale with a CPU.
Layaways and later deliveries will also be tax exempt under a
similar arrangement to the one outlined for clothing above.
“Getting ready to go back to school is a busy, important
time for families to prepare their children for success,” said
Gov. Phil Bredesen. “This Sales Tax Holiday is an opportunity
for families to enjoy savings on those items that kids need to be
ready for a successful school year.”
The sales tax holiday starts one minute after midnight Friday, Aug. 1, and runs through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3.
Coverkids
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If enrollment outstrips current funding, “I’ll take care
of that,” he said.
Families can now sign up their children online at www.
CoverTN.gov, and public schools across Tennessee will be
passing out CoverKids fliers for youngsters to take home.
Young Daniel Liggins and his parents will be featured in TV ads the state will be running soon to promote
CoverKids.
Wearing a red trimmed baseball uniform and a red cap,
Daniel stood beside Bredesen as the governor wrapped
up his announcement. With therapy provided through
CoverKids, Daniel has gained almost full use of his damaged left arm.
“As you can probably tell, he loves to play baseball,” the
governor said. “I’ve seen video of him swinging a bat, and
I can assure you he’s going to be a great baseball player.”
History
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During the next few weeks we hope to tell you about
these markers in Carter County in our weekly “History on
A Stick,” which can be found each Thursday in the STAR.
Take time to read about the people and places that have
made Carter County the great place that it is.
Today’s ‘History on A Stick” features the Covered Bridge
and can be found on page 3.
President Bush declares
progress in Iraq war
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Bush declared significant progress in the Iraq
war today, saying terrorists
“are on the run” and that
generally improved security
likely will permit further
U.S. troop reductions.
Standing on the Colonnade outside the Oval Office of the White House,
Bush also announced that
effective today, the duration
of troop tours in Iraq will
be cut from 15 months to 12
months.
Bush said this reduction
“will relieve the burden on
our forces and it will make
life easier for our wonderful
military families.”
The president’s updated
report on Iraq was delivered on short notice to the
White House press corps
and it came with the war in
its sixth year and violence
on the ground substantially
decreased in recent weeks.
He said that commanding Gen. David Petraeus
and U.S. Ambassador Ryan
Crocker, however, “caution
that the progress is still reversible, and they report
that there now appears to be
a degree of durability to the
gains that we have made.”
“We are now in our third
consecutive month with reduced violence levels holding steady,” Bush said.
Blood drive today at Oak Street Bapt.
A blood drive will be held at Oak Street Baptist Church
today from 4-8 p.m.
College Costs
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agreed on a final compromise Wednesday, with final
votes from both chambers
expected within days.
The provisions most likely to affect students directly
include:
—Making Pell Grants,
the government’s main
support program for lowincome students, available
year-round, not just for fall
and spring semester. That
would enable students to
finish coursework more
quickly by using summer
term.
—Expanding
requirements for textbook publishers to share pricing information with professors.
Publishers also face the first
federal limits on their ability
to “bundle” textbooks with
supplementary materials,
such as CDs, that students
final form.
Ultimately, though, both
sides agree that new technologies like e-books will
play a far bigger role in determining whether prices
fall.
Rep. Howard “Buck”
McKeon of California, the
senior Republican on the
House Education and Labor Committee, said earlier this week the final
agreement “recognizes the
remarkable power of sunshine and transparency to
empower consumers” and
“holds schools accountable
for driving up prices” while
recognizing those that improve access.
Rep. George Miller,
D-Calif., chairman of the
House panel, said in an interview that transparency
will help students make
better decisions.
He also praised one of
the bill’s most controversial provisions — the final
sticking point this week
— which allows states access to a small, new grant
program only if they maintain their own spending
on higher education. The
states fought it strongly,
arguing that Washington
shouldn’t tell them how
to spend their money. But
Miller said it established an
important principle.
“We found it unacceptable that the federal government would continue
to make more and more
resources available ... and
have the states walk away
from their responsibilities,”
he said. “We put money
on the top and they take it
from the bottom.”

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