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August 14, 2006
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City man killed in late night wreck
Keeping combatants in check
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was created
to confirm Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 1978. Its posts
monitors violence in the area.
Current UNIFIL forces
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From Staff Reports
A 22-year-old Elizabethton man, Matthew W. Walsh,
was killed last night in a car
accident on the Big Springs
Road near Eze Street.
According to the report of
the investigating officer,
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Could Downtown Elizabethton become a center for
the fine arts?
There is a group who is
taking that belief and have
begun the first steps of
making it a reality.
Work began in earnest
Saturday morning to turn
the Bonnie Kate Theater into “The Community Arts
Center at the Bonnie Kate.”
“Opening in September
2006, this nonprofit community arts center will offer
a host of classes in art,
crafts, and music and will
showcase the formation of a
brand new community theater,” said project coordinator Marcia Ross.
The paint brushes came
out this weekend to prepare
for the first classes to be
held the week of Sept. 11.
Those classes include preschool art, quilting, beginner mandolin, sculpture,
guitar, and calligraphy.
Prices for the classes
range from $10 per lesson to
$45 for six weeks of classes.
“Classes will be held in
the storefront room of the
Bonnie Kate,” Ross said.
“Saturday workshops will
feature artists teaching oneday classes on various media. The fees will be collected to cover instructors’
services and rental space at
the Bonnie Kate.”
Ross said that in addition
to the theater’s regular
movie schedules, the theater will become the home
to a new community theater
that will showcase area drama and musical productions.
So those plans can come
to fruition, the group hopes
to rebuild the stage and upgrade the production capabilities of the theater.
“We are now hoping to
produce a theatrical production during the Covered
Bridge Festival,” Ross said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese civilians streamed
back to their homes today after a U.N. cease-fire halted fighting in a month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
guerrillas that has claimed more than 900 lives and sent people fleeing on both sides of the border.
Lines of cars — some loaded with mattresses and luggage
— snaked slowly around bomb craters and blasted bridges as
people tried to reach southern Lebanon for their first view of
what is left of their homes and property.
The rush to return and rebuild came despite the fragility of
the cease-fire. Just hours after the truce, Israeli troops opened
fire on a group of armed Hezbollah fighters approaching
them “in a threatening way,” the army said. One of the fighters was hit, but the army did not say if he had been killed or
wounded.
Some 30,000 Israeli forces remained in Lebanon and
Hezbollah’s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, said the militia
would consider them legitimate targets until they withdraw
from the country. The next step — sending in a peacekeeping
mission — still appeared days away.
A Lebanese cabinet minister told Europe-1 radio in France
that Lebanese soldiers could move into the southern part of
the country as early as Wednesday. The U.N. plan calls for a
30,000-member, joint Lebanese-international force to move
south of the Litani River, about 18 miles from the Israeli border, and stand as a buffer between Israel and Hezbollah militia.
“The Lebanese army is readying itself along the Litani to
cross the river in 48 to 72 hours,” said Lebanon’s communications minister, Marwan Hamade.
But implementation of the hard-won agreement was already in question Sunday night when the Lebanese Cabinet
indefinitely postponed a crucial meeting dealing with plans to
send Lebanon’s half of the contingent to the region.
Lebanese media reported that the Cabinet, which approved
the cease-fire plan unanimously Saturday, was sharply divided over demands that Hezbollah surrender its weapons in the
south.
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Cherokee Lake drowning
victim recovered
MORRISTOWN (AP) — Police say a man drowned and
four others were injured after a boating accident Saturday
on Cherokee Lake.
Neal A. Ricker, 22, of Greeneville, fell overboard just after midnight on Saturday when an 18-foot bass boat
owned by his father, Larry N. Ricker, collided with a 23foot cabin cruiser near a boat dock, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
The agency has not said who owned the cruiser or who
was operating either boat.
Rescue crews from around the region spent most of the
day searching the lake for Ricker’s body, and discovered it
around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, more than 20 hours after he
drowned in the early morning boating accident.
Larry Ricker was taken to the University of Tennessee
Medical Center in Knoxville, where he remained in serious condition.
Three people aboard the cruiser were injured, TWRA
officials said. Mike Riddle was taken to UT Medical Center in critical condition, while Gary Laymon and Sheila
Riddle were treated for injuries at another area hospital.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Archie S. Clawson
Elizabethton
Charles E. Shipley
Elizabethton
Walsh, who reportedly
was not wearing a seat belt,
was ejected from the vehicle
and came to rest beside the
car.
According to the investigating officer’s report, alcohol was a factor.
bgraves@starhq.com
AP
Dow
Jones
Walsh’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole
and flipped several times before striking two trees. The
vehicle continued to flip and
crossed two driveways before striking a third tree and
coming to a rest.
By Brian Graves
STAR STAFF
Lebanese go
home after
fighting halted
Deaths
Trooper Joe Lunceford of the
Tennessee Highway Patrol,
the accident occurred around
11:45 p.m. when Walsh, traveling west on the Big Springs
Road in a 2006 Volkswagen,
lost control of his vehicle.
The wreck report stated that
New arts center being readied
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SOURCES: United Nations; ESRI
Vol. 76, No. 192
Photo by Hannah Bader
Meg Foster was one of the volunteers Saturday helping ready the Bonnie Kate Theater
to become the home of The Community Arts Center at the Bonnie Kate.
“A fine group of community leaders are volunteering time and talent, working hard to make the Community Arts Center a success,” Ross said.
However, the center
needs $10,000 to cover the
first year’s rent, publicity
costs and start-up expenses.
The group is now accepting tax deductible contributions which can be made
out
to
“KEEP-CAC.”
Brochures with more detailed information are also
being made available at
downtown merchants.
“We are excited about
promoting the arts in the
Elizabethton area, enhancing the quality of life for our
citizens and providing opportunities which will attract visitors to our area,”
Ross said.
The center can be contacted by mail at 117 S.
Sycamore St., Elizabethton,
or by phone at 542-5984.
New air travel rules ease some restrictions,
toughens others after terror scare
WASHINGTON (AP) —
As the U.S. government continues to adjust the list of
things that airline passengers
can carry, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
reassured Americans that
things would only go so far.
“I don’t see us moving to
a total ban on hand baggage
at this point,” he said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
The Transportation Security
Administration
announced new rules Sunday
giving airline passengers
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permission to carry up to 4
ounces of liquid nonprescription medicine. TSA had
previously banned all liquid
medications.
TSA also said all passengers will be instructed to remove their shoes during security checks. The shoes
have to be placed on an Xray belt for screening before
passengers can put them
back on. Until now, the
agency had strongly suggested putting shoes on the
screening belt but hadn’t re-
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quired it.
Later Sunday, the Homeland Security Department reduced the threat level from
red, for “severe,” to orange,
for “high,” for flights from
Britain bound for the United
States. All other flights operating in or destined for the
United States remain at orange.
“The security measures already taken have allowed us
to address an imminent
threat of attack for flights between the United Kingdom
and the United States,”
Chertoff said in a statement.
“Let me be clear: This does
not mean the threat is over.
The investigation continues
to follow all leads.
“In particular, we are remaining vigilant for any
signs of planning within the
U.S. or directed at Americans,” Chertoff said.
The eased restrictions on
medicine and the mandatory
shoe removal were among
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Conjoined Twins
Breathing On Own
√ Conjoined twins separated during a 26-hour surgery
were breathing on their own Saturday, a milestone just
days after the operation.
Kendra and Maliyah Herrin, 4, were removed from ventilators about 3:45 p.m., said Primary Children’s Medical
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ELIZABETHTON STAR
BUSINESS REVIEW
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Nailworks & Tanning celebrating
their second anniversary
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
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Nailworks & Tanning is
celebrating their second anniversary.
“We are very pleased with
how our business has grown
during the past two years.”
said Kim Nguyen, who along
with Angie Cook, owns the
business. “We appreciate our
customers and their continued support.”
“Our goal is to make our
shop a restful and relaxing retreat,” said Cook.
Nailworks & Tanning offers pedicures and manicures
for both men and women.
Cook describes the pedicure
procedure. “While clients are
getting their pedicures, they
relax in a rolling massage
chair, which also vibrates. We
have whirlpools with six jets,
so your feet are massaged by
the jets as they soak. We remove the polish, clip the nails
and file them, trim the cuticles, buff and polish the nails.
We then give a massage for
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For customers who have
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Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Nailworks & Tanning is celebrating their second anniversary. Pictured, owners Angie
Cook (left) and Kim Nguyen (right), along with a client, Cindy Collins. For more information,
call 543-6630.
tains a disinfectant. We use alcohol during the pedicure to
keep feet and instruments
sanitized. The feet are
sprayed with disinfectant at
the end. All the instruments
are scrubbed with anti-bacterial soap before they are placed
in a Barbasol solution which
kills bacteria, fungi and viruses, including HIV (AIDS)
virus. They are then placed in
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“We also offer a variety of
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acrylic nails, the health of the
nail is a top priority. To maintain a healthy nail, the nails
should be filled in every two
weeks and replaced every 2-3
months. Gel nails are becoming more and more popular.
Gel nails are transparent, very
durable and can be made thin
to give the nail a truly natural
look.”
The shop also offers tanning bed service and gift certificates.
Nailworks & Tanning is located at 137 Hudson Drive in
the West Towne Shopping
Center. The shop is open
Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-8
p.m. and Saturday from 9
a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, call 543-6630.
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Humphrey: Rainbow system is ‘air
purifier and vacuum cleaner combination’
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
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1432 Broad Street • Elizabethton
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Old Butler Days …
DEAR ABBY
Woman shrinks from
stares that bigger
breasts may bring
Photo by Larry N. Souders
The Army National Guard was on hand over the weekend at the Old Butler Days celebration offering information about the Guard as well as free rides in a Humvee
similar to those deployed in Iraq.
Tristan Robinson, a student at Little Milligan
Elementary, spent his Saturday in the dunk tank to help
raise funds for Johnson County’s First District Fire
Department. The event was part of the Old Butler Days
celebration. At the time of this photo Tristan said he’d
been dunked about a dozen times.
John Cartwright (L), a gold and silversmith, shows off
some of his wares to Dane Owens and Gail Floyd, from
Smyrna, Tenn., were in the area for the H.O.G. Rally and
ventured up to Butler to check out the Old Butler Days
celebration on Saturday.
Pinnacle Club
schedules events
sponsored
by
Mountain
States
Health
Alliance
(MSHA) with an emphasis on
healthy, happier lifestyles.
Pinnacle Club members enjoy
numerous benefits and savings, including health screenings and seminars, exercise
classes, educational and social programs, travel opportunities and numerous other
discounts. The annual membership fee is $15 per person
or $25 for two individuals at
the same address.
For more information or to
join The Pinnacle Club, contact Sharon Cameron at (423)
431-1312.
MSHA names Calhoun
General Recruiter
Johnson City native Whitney Calhoun has been named
General Recruiter in Human Resources for Mountain States
Health Alliance. Calhoun has been with MSHA since September 2005, working as a Special Events Coordinator. She graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2005 with a
bachelor of arts in mass communication and is currently
pursing a master’s of public health with a concentration in
Health Service Administrations.
Prior to MSHA, Calhoun worked as a physician liaison at
Wilson Pharmacy and Home Health. In 2005, she served as an
intern at Indian Path Medical Center, where she worked in
the marketing and event planning branch.
In her new position, Calhoun will be responsible for the recruitment of nurses of MSHA. She will specifically focus on
college campuses, technical schools and metropolitan areas in
the Southeastern region. In addition, Calhoun will assist with
career fairs, radio remotes, and other recruitment related
events.
An active volunteer in the community, Calhoun reads to
children, assists in political campaigns, and is a member of
First Christian Church in Johnson City.
DEAR DIANE: You might
say, “Why, thank you for
noticing,” and change the
subject. But you should be
aware that many women consider breast augmentation to
be such an uplifting experience that they feel compelled
to share every detail, including “show-and-tell.” So don’t
be shocked if your attitude
changes after you have it
done.
—————
DEAR ABBY: My wife of
five years has three sisters.
She is the second oldest, and
ever since I have known her,
she has felt like she doesn’t
“belong” in her family. These
feelings get worse during holiday get-togethers. She feels
isolated by her sisters and her
mother.
I thought she would eventually grow out of it, but since
they have all had kids, it has
only gotten worse. She cries
every time we leave her parents’ house, and I know it is
affecting our son.
What can I do to help her
get over these feelings of not
being liked or loved by her
own family? It is starting to affect our marriage. — CARLA’S HUSBAND
DEAR HUSBAND: There
is nothing you can do to
“help” your wife get over the
feeling that she doesn’t
measure up. But there is
something SHE can do: start
talking to a licensed psychotherapist about her feelings.
Because I do not know the
family or their “dynamic,” I
can’t offer a judgment about
During the Old Butler Days celebration Saturday afternoon, Pat Widener (R) cooks up cinnamon apple butter
the old-fashioned way in a kettle over an open fire.
The Pinnacle Club of
Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) has scheduled
orientation for new and renewing members as well as
blood work on Thursday,
Aug. 24, at Indian Path Medical Center (IPMC). Beginning at 8 a.m., participants
will be welcomed to the sixth
level dining room at IPMC.
Registration is required.
Call The Health Professionals
at 1-800-888-5551 (Press 4) to
register or for more information.
The Pinnacle Club is a
membership program for
people 50 and older and is
DEAR ABBY: Due to childbirth, menopause and various
surgeries, my breasts aren’t
what they used to be, so at 54
years of age, I and my husband agree that it’s time for
me to have breast augmentation. I’m not looking to be another Pamela Anderson; I just
want to replace what I’ve lost
so my clothes
will fit better.
I’m a bit selfconscious about
this and fear the
stares,
comments
and
questions from
family
or
friends
who
think it’s their
right to ask me about it. What
is a tactful response to the
comments? — DIANE IN
KESWICK, VA.
At the celebration of Old Butler Days on Saturday afternoon, Ashley Ashline and her dog Pepper show the whole
world that Butler is home of some of the Vols’ biggest and
best-dressed fans. Pepper is modeling the latest in Vols’
fashions for the fall.
DEAR
SCATTERBRAINED: Would it help
you feel less “scatterbrained”
to know that your feelings
are normal? All of them? At
one time you committed
yourself fully to the man you
married and to the dream of
“happily ever after.” Signing
the divorce papers severs
your last tie to your husband
and closes the door behind
you, even though you exited
the marriage three years ago.
Please do not be afraid to
sign the papers. Look at it
from this perspective: One
door closes, another one
opens, and it is the door to
your future. I wish you the
best of luck and happiness in
the years to come.
—————
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also
known as Jeanne Phillips, and
was founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
—————
What teens need to know
about sex, drugs, AIDS, and
getting along with peers and
parents is in “What Every
Teen Should Know.” To order,
send a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check
or money order for $6 (U.S.
funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen
Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount
Morris,
IL
61054-0447.
(Postage is included.)
Red Cross sets
health-and-safety fair
sault on a police officer.
She is being held in the
Washington County Jail, and
will appear in court today.
JOHNSON CITY — The First Annual American Red Cross
Family Health and Safety Fair will be held on Saturday, Aug.
19, at the Centre at Millennium Park from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The
event is free, and everyone is welcome.
There will be 54 vendors from the area showcasing their
products and services in an effort to help make our community healthier and safer. A variety of door prizes ranging from
gift baskets, certificates, luggage, T-shirts, an IPOD from Food
City and much more will be available. There will also be
health screenings, message therapists, health, wellness, and
fitness experts, as well as healthy eating and cooking experts.
Finger printing, face painting, disaster preparedness information, first aid kits, an ambulance, fire truck, and Food City’s
big shopping cart will be part of the event.
“I’m very excited about the First Annual Red Cross Family
Health & Safety Fair. There will something of interest to individuals of all ages from children to senior citizens. This event
gives us an opportunity to collaborate with various businesses and organizations in the area; helping educate people
about living healthier lifestyles,” said Mark Reynolds, Chairman for the Washington County Advisory Council.
The event is sponsored by Food City and Mountain States
Health Alliance. All donations and funds raised for this event
will remain here helping to provide vital services to residents
of this area. American Red Cross is available 24 hours a day to
provide disaster response services and emergency military
messages for families in need. Additionally, the Red Cross
provides CPR, First aid, Swimming, and Babysitter training
as well as other community services. The American Red Cross
is a partner with the United Way.
HEARING EVALUATIONS
FOR ALL AGES
“Last Monday, I was scared…my back
hurt so much I couldnt’t walk…
JC man arrested
for burglary early today
Officers of the Johnson City Police early today arrested
Kenneth Wayne Barnett, 38, 209 W. Fairview Ave., Johnson
City, for burglary. The officers observed Barnett enter Robinson Plumbing, 501 W. Walnut St., and after a short period of
time he exited a fenced-in area with two buckets and a trash
bag filled with copper plumbing fittings.
Officers said Barnett had entered the building to obtain the
stolen items. He was placed under arrest and charged with
burglary and taken to the Washington County Detention
Center, where he is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond. He is
scheduled to appear in Washington County Sessions Court
Tuesday.
City woman arrested
Christina R. Greene, 29,
Elizabethton, was arrested
by Johnson City Police on
Sunday afternoon after responding to a disorderly
conduct call at 429 W. Walnut
St.
Greene was attempting to
leave the scene after reportedly starting a fight. She was
arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Upon arrival at the jail,
Greene reportedly became
even more belligerent and
spit in the office’s face twice
for which she was charged
with two counts of felony as-
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EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY
Medicare formula busted
Just about every aspect of
Medicare is desperate for an
overhaul. The most recent
case in point is the program’s
payment to physicians.
The Bush administration
has proposed a 5.1 percent
cut in Medicare’s payments
to doctors. It had little choice.
In 1997, in an attempt to control soaring Medicare costs,
Congress passed a law that
established a growth formula
for Medicare called the Sustainable Growth Rate. The
law mandates that any time
Medicare spending exceeds
that formula, doctor reimbursements must be cut.
The rate wasn’t sustainable at all. In most years since
the law’s passage, Medicare
spending has gone over the
prescribed formula, and Congress has responded by ignoring the mandated reductions, dipping into the
Medicare reserve fund and
enacting slight increases in
doctor reimbursements.
So as Congress applied a
yearly Band-Aid to doctors’
OPINION
payments, the actual gap between the payments allowed
by the system and the cost of
the services provided by doctors to Medicare patients has
grown. The issue has become
acute because physicians do
more in-office diagnosis and
treatment than ever before.
At the same time that doctors face a payment cut,
Medicare enrollees face another year of double-digit
premium increases.
The White House and
Congress realize that the reimbursement system is busted. They’ve been talking for
years about retooling it; this
year, discussion has centered
on ways to tie doctor reimbursement to quality of care.
What they need to do first
is tie doctor reimbursement
to common sense. The formula is a farce. Without a
major overhaul, doctors will
desert Medicare, and the elderly will be paying high premiums for low-quality health
care.
—The Nashville Tennessean
The reuterization of war journalism
“What’s the big deal over
a little faked smoke?” That
seems to be the prevailing attitude among media poohbahs irked by bloggers who
exposed the crude Photoshoppery of a Reuters photographer over the weekend.
The cameraman, prolific
Lebanese stringer and chronicler of Hizballah Adnan Hajj, was fired.
But
the
black cloud of
truth-distorting photo fakery,
jihadisympathizing
news staging
and
sloppy
photo captionMichelle ing in the MidMalkin dle East hangs
over American
journalism
thicker than anything Hajj
could conjure.
Charles Johnson of littlegreenfootballs.com, who was
instrumental in debunking
the faked National Guard
memos that disgraced CBS
News and Dan Rather during the 2004 presidential
election, led an Army of
Myth Busters who exposed
Hajj’s digital cloning of
smoke clouds over a Beirut
bombing scene. The Jawa Report (mypetjawa.mu.nu), another War on Terror blog,
dissected a second Hajj photo of cloned flare smoke in
an image of an Israeli F-16
fighter jet over the skies of
Lebanon. A Reuters caption
falsely identified the manipulated flares as “missiles
during an air strike on
Nabatiyeh.” My video news
site, HotAir.com, continues
to track the latest developments.
The Internet graphics ex-
pert brigade zeroed in on an
obvious Photoshop technique used in the billows of
Hajj’s smoke known as the
clone stamp tool. It’s also
known as the rubber stamp
tool, fitting for a news service that seems to have made
its mark rubber stamping
pro-Hizballah propaganda.
Indeed, the day after Reuters
’fessed up to the doctored
photos, the wire service
falsely blamed the Israeli Defense Forces for bombing a
funeral procession, according to Arutz Sheva.
Hajj provided perhaps the
lamest excuse in photojournalistic history for his image
manipulation since Dan
Rather’s “fake but accurate”
rationalization — telling his
bosses that he was quote trying to “remove dust marks
and that he made mistakes
due to the bad lighting conditions he was working under.” Among his many other
dubious
shots:
several
Hizballah-embedded
images, an artfully burning Koran and an iconic photo of a
dead child paraded around
Qana by unknown handlers.
Watch now for braying,
rationalizing and messengershooting from the journalistic elite. You will hear them
complain about the bloodthirsty blog mob. You will
see MSM editors rally
around Reuters and dismiss
this debacle as a lone event.
Adnan Hajj, the new international Jayson Blair/Mike Barnicle/Janet
Cooke/Mary
Mapes/Walter Duranty, will
end up with a book contract
and a job at Al Jazeera. Media
veterans will hope that their
professional apathy will snuff
out probing questions like
baking soda on a pan fire. Af-
ter all, it’s “old news” already.
In a sense, they are right.
Whether from sloppiness,
laziness, incompetence or
ideological bias, American
journalists
have
played
dupes or worse to jihadi propagandists for decades. Just a
few weeks ago, a New York
Times photography editor
raved over her photographer
Joao Silva’s image of an alSadr army sniper posing in a
window firing at U.S. troops.
“Incredible courage,” she
panted. It’s not clear whether
she was talking about the
photographer or the terrorist.
The Associated Press has
failed to respond to my repeated questions about one of
its Iraqi stringers, Bilal Hussein, who was detained by
the U.S. military in April after
being captured in a Ramadi
building with a cache of
weapons, according to my
sources. Hussein was part of
a Pulitzer Prize-winning AP
photography team.
From the fake “massacre”
in Jenin, to the false accusations against Israel in the
shooting of Palestinian boy
Mohammed al-Dura, to the
dissemination of “Pallywood” terrorist video productions, to the false labeling
of executed Shiite fishermen
in a Haditha sports stadium
as victims of U.S. Marines,
the Reuterization of war journalism goes far beyond
Reuters.
Reuters can kill a few pictures, but it does not kill persistent doubts about the
American media’s ability to
cover this war through anything but a distorted lens. The
blogosphere can help clear
the bogus smoke. Only the
Old Media itself can stamp
out the toxic fire.
CAL THOMAS
The West’s language problem
Why has Iran decided to
play its Lebanese card now?
That is a question asked by
Iranian-born journalist Amir
Taheri in the July 23 London
Sunday Times. Part of the answer, he writes, “lies in Washington’s decision last May to
reverse its policy towards
Iran by offering large concessions on its nuclear programme. Tehran interpreted
that as a sign of weakness.”
If expanded
terrorism, unprovoked attacks
and
threats to dominate the Middle East and
the world are
the
consequences of perCal
weakThomas ceived
ness,
what
might the benefits be for exhibiting
strength? Peace through
strength was more than a slogan during the Reagan years.
Instead of talk about “appropriate” responses to unprovoked attacks, “proportional” military action and
worrying about our “image,”
what might be the result of
sustained, unremitting and
effective military might that
neutralizes Hezbollah and
teaches a lesson to those who
would kill us?
Imagine if we had been
concerned about a proportional response at the beginning of World War II. Instead,
America nuked Japan and
firebombed Germany. We
weren’t after a “sustainable
cease-fire,” nor did we speak
in diplomatic niceties or worry about “civilian casualties.”
Our goal was the enemy’s
unconditional and complete
surrender. There haven’t
been any dictators in Germany or Japan since.
There will be no diplomatic solution to this war. President Bush has asserted that
democracy burns in every
human heart. I want to believe that, but am growing
skeptical.
What we have is a problem that diplomacy cannot
solve. It is a language problem, but even more than that.
Languages can be learned
and communication established. This is a religious divide. The president thinks
people we see in bondage
want to be as free as we
Americans. In fact, many of
them regard us as the ones in
bondage and, in their religion, they see themselves as
free. They regard our ways as
decadent and our culture corrupt. They want no part of it.
They are welcome to their
7th-century ways, but they
are not welcome to impose
those ways on the rest of the
world.
In order to feel superior,
one must be able to look
down on others. It is difficult
for these fanatics who have
never invented, discovered or
created anything but chaos
and bloodshed to look up
from the bottom of their pile
of rubble to see that the
world has long ago passed
them by.
Their region of the world
has taken in huge amounts of
money from petroleum sales
to the developed world. Has
that money been used to upgrade people from their
squalid lives? Have great universities been constructed,
cures for diseases discovered,
products invented to benefit
all humankind, music composed and art created that the
world envies and admires?
They have not, so they blame
their miserable existence on
the Jews and the West who
have done such things and
more.
Unable to cope with their
failings and to justify their
guilt, they seek to bring others down to their level. They
will not be stopped by diplomatic appeals, or reason.
They have taken up the
sword and they must be
made to die by the sword in
sufficient numbers that even
they will see the futility of
their ways and be forced to
engage in less warlike pursuits.
As Amir Taheri notes, the
stakes could not be higher:
“The mini war that is taking
place between Israel and
Hezbollah is, in fact, a proxy
war in which Iran’s vision for
the Middle East clashes with
the administration in Washington. What is at stake is not
the exchange of kidnapped
Israeli soldiers with Arab
prisoners in Israel. Such exchanges have happened routinely over five decades. The
real issue is who will set the
agenda for the Middle East:
Iran or America?”
Right now, America doesn’t appear to be in the lead.
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Reader upset with Carter County drivers
Editor:
When my husband and I
moved to the area less than a
year ago for a position he
took in Johnson City, we were
warned about Carter County
drivers. Why, people asked,
would you want to live in
Carter County? For us, living
in a smaller community surrounded by beautiful mountains was the answer. Carter
County is indeed a beautiful
part of the country, and
Carter Countians are very
friendly people...until one
drives in Elizabethton.
Of all the places I have
lived in this country, I have
never experienced as aggressive (and sometimes rude)
driving as I have seen in Elizabethton. I have been cut off
by people eager to speed
around me in a turning lane,
not noticing that I have my
turn signal on too. I have
been cut off multiple times as
folks cut across the parking
lot at Ingles, not seeing me or
ignoring me, as if following
an unstated rule that the person who doesn’t look has the
right of way. I have been tail-
gated nearly every time I
drive through town. And I
am afraid to take my toddler
for a walk on the dead-end
street we live on because people drive so fast on it.
It seems that folks here feel
entitled to break the traffic
rules, and angry if you call
them on it. How can road
rage thrive in such a small
town? I have never seen any
statistics on traffic accidents
here, but surely a large number of them could be attributed to aggressive driving.
Carter County would do well
to institute a series of friendly-driving public service announcements.
One
that
would be at the top of my list
might read something like “If
you’re close enough to see the
carseat in the vehicle in front
of you, please back off. New
moms are very territorial.”
Perhaps a few well-shot
home videos of county drivers in various acts could
make a fun TV segment
called “How Not to Drive.” I
offer these ideas humorously,
but I am serious when I write
that Carter County could do a
lot for its reputation by being
more friendly on the roads.
Why perpetuate the stereotype that makes people in
Johnson City roll their eyes
when they hear the phrase
“Carter County Drivers"? I really enjoy living here, and I
hope that Carter Countians
show what a great place this
is to live and work by being
as courteous behind the
wheel as they are when they
step out from behind it.
Jessica Turner
Elizabethton
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O b i t u a r i e s
Charles E. Shipley
Charles E. Shipley, 81, 803
Siam Road, Elizabethton,
died Saturday, August 12,
2006, at his residence following an extended illness.
A native of Carter County,
he was a son of the late
Melvin and Sarah Blevins
Shipley.
Mr. Shipley was a member
of East Side Christian
Church, Elizabethton. He retired from Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, and previously
worked at North American
Rayon Corporation.
Mr. Shipley was very active in his church and was a
coach in community baseball
and football.
Survivors include his wife,
Juanita Hicks Shipley, of the
home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Barbara Shipley, of Illinois, and
Terry and Laura Shipley, of
Florida; four grandchildren;
two step-grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren;
four
step-great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Nancy
Utsman, Bluff City, and Viola
Gentry, of Illinois. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mr.
Shipley will be conducted at
7:30 p.m. Monday, August
14, in the Chapel of Peace of
Tetrick Funeral Home with
Mr. John Smith, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30
p.m. Monday, prior to the
service in the chapel. The
graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
August 15, at Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Those who
plan to attend the graveside
service are asked to meet at
the funeral home at 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday to go in procession
to the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from
family and friends. Honorary
pallbearers will be Bobby
Kennedy, Gerald Utsman
and Jeff Hicks. The family
would like to extend a special thank you to the doctors
and nurses who cared for Mr.
Shipley, Adventa Hospice,
the members of East Side
Christian Church and his
friends and neighbors. Those
who prefer memorials in lieu
of flowers may make donations to East Side Christian
Church, 1400 Siam Road,
Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the
Shipley family through our
Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, is in charge of
the arrangements. Obituary
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office:
(423) 542-2232.
Archie S. Clawson
Archie S. Clawson, 74, 110
Abe Lincoln Court, Elizabethton, died Sunday, August
13, 2006, at James H. Quillen
VA Medical Center.
A native of
Carter County, he was a son of the late
William and Edna Guy Clawson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a granddaughter,
Rachel Clawson, and by two
brothers and a sister.
Mr. Clawson was retired
due to disability from the
Power House of North
American Rayon Corporation. He also transported cars
for several local dealers in
the area.
Mr. Clawson was a member of Valley Forge Christian
Church, where he served as
teacher of the Adult Men’s
Sunday School Class. He
served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife,
Ilene Arnold Clawson; two
sons and daughters-in-law,
Charles and Kathie Clawson,
Elizabethton, and Michael
and Sherry Clawson, Hampton; a daughter and son-inlaw, Joan and Baltazar Rincones, El Paso, Texas; six
grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren, with the third
expected in February; two
sisters, Pina Anderson and
Brenda Pollak, both of New
Jersey; a brother, Maynard
Clawson, Butler; several
nieces and nephews; and a
special friend, Doug Tolley.
Funeral services for Mr.
Clawson will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 15,
at Memorial Funeral Chapel
with Mr. Jason Burchfield officiating. Music will be provided by Joel Crisp. Entombment services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
August 16, in the Mausoleum
of Peace at Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Active pallbearers, who are requested to
assemble at the funeral home
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, will
be Shane Clawson, Seth
Clawson, David Lund, Eddie
Clawson, Jason Clawson and
Bill Lyons. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Bridges,
Steve Thornberry, Dwayne
Calhoun, Carl Cable, Ken
Caswell, Douglas Tolley, the
Adult Men’s Sunday School
Class of Valley Forge Christian Church and the staff of
ICU and PCU of the James H.
Quillen VA Medical Center.
To those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory
of Mr. Clawson to the Ronald
McDonald House, 418 N.
State of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37601 or the
Good Samaritan Ministries,
100 N. Roan Street, Johnson
City, TN 37601. The family
will receive friends from 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home. Friends may also call at
the residence. Family and
friends will assemble at the
funeral home at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday to go to the cemetery. Online condolences to
the Clawson family may be emailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of the arrangements.
Separated 4-year-old
twins breathing on their own
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
Conjoined twins separated
during a 26-hour surgery
were breathing on their own
Saturday, a milestone just
days after the operation.
Kendra and Maliyah Herrin, 4, were removed from
ventilators about 3:45 p.m.,
said Primary Children’s
Medical
Center
spokeswoman Laura Winder, who
called
it
“wonderful
progress.”
“It’s a little sooner than
perhaps we expected, but
(doctors) said all along we
would listen to how they
were responding and follow
their lead,” she said.
Doctors also reported no
evidence of post-surgery infections, Winder said.
The twins, who were born
joined at the mid-torso, remain in critical but stable
condition. They were separated during surgery that
ended Tuesday.
Their father, Jake Herrin,
said Maliyah’s ventilator
was removed about 10 minutes before Kendra’s “but
we’ll call it a tie.”
“They are doing great,” he
said on the family’s Web site.
“They have woken up but
are still really drugged, so
they really don’t know
what’s going on.”
On Friday, it seemed
Kendra might be the first to
come off the ventilator. But,
as with each step in their recovery, when one twin
shows
improvement
or
change, the other seems to
keep pace.
“They are probably trying
to have a little race between
them,” Herrin wrote at the
time.
Fluctuations in the twins’
vital signs have also re-
U.S. reporter details abduction
that let to 82 days of captivity in Iraq
BOSTON (AP) — At one
of the most desperate moments of her captivity in
Iraq, fearing she was about
to be beheaded, reporter Jill
Carroll pleaded with one of
her captors for a quick
death by pistol, saying: “I
don’t want the knife.”
In her first public account of her 82-day hostage
ordeal, Carroll said she had
feared the worst when her
captors said they planned
to use her in a second propaganda video. The kidnappers, however, seemed confused when she made her
request and said they didn’t plan to kill her.
Carroll describes the terror she felt, even at times
her captors were civil to
her, in the first segment of
an 11-part series on the kidnapping. It was published
Sunday on the Web site of
The Christian Science Monitor, where she is a staff
writer.
Carroll said within hours
of her abduction at gunpoint in Baghdad, she was
taken to two homes,
dressed in new clothes, fed
a chicken and rice meal and
invited to watch television
with the family of one of
her captors.
“They all seemed concerned that I think they
were good, or at least that
they were treating me
well,” Carroll wrote.
“It sounds hospitable.
But in my mind every second was a test — the choice
of food, TV program,
everything — and they
would kill me if I gave the
wrong answer.”
The 28-year-old journalist was kidnapped Jan. 7
and her Iraqi interpreter,
Alan Enwiya, was shot
dead. She was released near
a Sunni Arab political party
office in Baghdad 82 days
later and returned to the
United States on April 2.
The Web site also contains video clips of Carroll
describing her abduction,
detention and survival. It’s
the first time Carroll, who
was a freelance writer
when she was abducted,
has told her story.
“In the first few minutes
after my abduction, my
captors peppered me with
questions in Arabic,” she
wrote. “I played dumb,
fearful that they would
think I understood too
much and kill me.”
She said her kidnappers,
a
previously
unknown
group calling itself the Revenge Brigade, took her to
two different homes on the
first day, starting with a
tiny, three-room house in
Baghdad’s outskirts.
“It was a poor place,
built of cinder blocks. My
captors gave me a new set
of clothes, and I changed in
the bathroom while the
stern-faced woman of the
house looked on.”
At the second home, she
was questioned about her
job, religion, whether anyone in her family drank alcohol and whether her
computer had a device to
signal the government or
military, she recalled.
“Then in a slightly gravelly voice, the interpreter
explained the situation,”
she said.
Her kidnappers wanted
all female detainees in Iraq
to be freed, and threatened
to kill Carroll if they
weren’t. U.S. officials did
release some women but
said the decision was unrelated to the demands.
Carroll said she was offered food and invited to
watch television with the
family of one of her kidnappers.
“How do you channel
surf with the mujahideen? I
asked myself that question
as I flipped from one show
to another, trying to act casual. Politics was out. News
was out. Anything that
might show even a flash of
skin was out. Finally, I
found Channel 1 from
Dubai, and Oprah was on.”
Carroll, a graduate of the
University of Massachusetts who grew up in Michigan, was moved at least a
dozen times during her
captivity, according to an
introduction to the series.
She attracted a huge
amount of sympathy during her ordeal, and a wide
variety of groups in the
Middle East, including the
Islamic
militant
group
Hamas, appealed for her release.
Last week, the Pentagon
announced that U.S. troops
had arrested four Iraqi men
in connection to her kidnapping.
mained remarkably similar.
Since birth, the blonde,
blue-eyed girls from North
Salt Lake have shared a liver,
kidney, bladders and a single
pelvis. They had only two
legs, each one controlled by
one girl.
A team of six surgeons
separated their torsos, liver,
bladders and pelvis, leaving
each girl with one leg.
Kendra kept the kidney,
and Maliyah has been placed
on dialysis. In the months
ahead, she is expected to get
a kidney transplanted from
their mother, Erin Herrin.
Veterans homes chief
quits amid problems
in nursing home care
NASHVILLE (AP) — The
executive director of Tennessee’s veterans nursing
homes has resigned amid
health problems at the facilities.
Rod Wolfe stepped down on
Friday after meeting with Veterans Affairs Commissioner
John Keys and Grover Poteet,
chairman of the state veterans
homes board, said state spokeswoman Lola Potter.
Deputy Gov. Dave Cooley
spoke by phone with Keys and
told him there needed to be a
management change, which
prompted the meeting that resulted in Wolfe’s resignation,
Potter said.
A search for a new executive
director is expected to begin
immediately.
The state manages the nursing homes for veterans in
Humboldt and Murfreesboro,
where the state health depart-
ment earlier this year found a
number of health problems —
including a resident who had a
bedsore infested with maggots.
The state legislature’s committee on veterans affairs met
last month to discuss the problems. The Tennessee Department of Health on Wednesday
issued a letter to the Humboldt
home that cited several problems and suspended further
admission of residents, Potter
said.
The Humboldt home —
which was built in 1995 and
has rooms for up to 120 — was
also barred from admitting
new residents after failing an
inspection nearly two years
ago. A report by the state
health department said problems included procedures for
keeping residents from falling
and general cleanliness of the
home.
Woman dies after fall
from interstate bridge
NASHVILLE (AP) — Nashville police say a woman died
after either jumping or falling Friday from a bridge over Interstate 24.
The woman, who has not been identified, fell from the
Claylick Road bridge over eastbound lanes of the interstate
around 4 p.m. and was struck by a vehicle, according to police spokesman Don Aaron.
“At this point in the investigation, it would appear that she
either fell from the bridge over the interstate onto the pavement below or intentionally jumped,” Aaron said.
The woman’s car was found parked near the bridge, Aaron
said. Eastbound traffic was diverted off the highway for several hours while police investigated the death.
Knox County school
official cleared
of sex allegation
KNOXVILLE (AP) — An
assistant principal has been
cleared of allegations she had
a sexual relationship with a
student.
“I’m pleased that representatives from Knox County
schools have admitted that
the sexual allegations made
against me are unfounded,”
Kim Kallenberg said Friday.
“My family and I have been
devastated by the falsehood of
these allegations.”
Kallenberg, 36, has been on
administrative leave with pay
from Powell High School
since July 14.
She remains under investigation for “inappropriate con-
duct” and grade tampering,
deputy Knox County law director Marty McCampbell
wrote her attorney, Greg
Isaacs.
The student allegedly involved with Kallenberg denied it in a signed affidavit.
The student’s name was
blanked out on a copy of the
affidavit released by Isaacs.
But The Knoxville News Sentinel identified him as 2006
Powell High graduate Lee
Smith, 18.
Smith, a star football player
signed to play for the University of Tennessee, was dismissed from the team after a
drunken driving arrest Aug. 2.
Two persons hospitalized
after high-speed chase
The Tennessee Highway
Patrol (THP) advises two
suspects are under guard at
two northeast Tennessee hospitals after leading the THP,
Kingsport Police Department
and Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department on a violent
chase through two eastern
Tennessee
counties
that
eventually ended in gunfire.
Around 2 a.m. EDT, the
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) attempted
to stop a white 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra with West
Virginia tags after receiving
complaints of disorderly behavior and reckless driving
by the occupants of the car.
SCSD pursued the suspects
southbound along Interstate
81 to Exit 57 in Washington
County where the suspects
exited and began traveling
eastbound on I-26. The suspects then turned around at
the Boones Creek Exit on I-26
and lead deputies back to I81 where the THP and
(KPD) joined in the pursuit
at the Eastern Star Road Exit
at approximately 2:30 a.m.
The agencies pursued the
men northbound on I-81
back into Sullivan County.
Using the box-in method, the
agencies stopped the sus-
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pects at the Barr Road Bridge
(approx. MM 68) and two
THP Troopers exited their
vehicles. At that time the
driver of the suspect vehicle
rammed a patrol car and attempted to strike the two
THP Troopers that were on
foot. The two Troopers and a
KPD officer fired at the suspects striking them both. The
driver again fled the scene
and was again stopped utilizing the box-in method at
the exit 69 off-ramp along I81 northbound.
Both the driver and passenger sustained non-life
threatening injuries in the
shooting. The driver was taken to Holston Valley Medical
Center and the passenger
was taken to Bristol Regional
Medical Center where they
are both under guard by law
enforcement officers.
Charges against both suspects are pending.
The Tennessee Highway
Patrol, Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation
(TBI),
and Sullivan County Sheriffs
Department are conducting a
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criminal acts of the West Virginia men.
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shooting by the TBI is under
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Twins drop a 13-inning
affair to Burlington
By Tim Chambers
STAR STAFF
tchambers@starhq.com
Like the Grinch that stole
Christmas,
Burlington
snatched away a win over Elizabethton in 13 innings after the
Twins squandered a golden opportunity to win the game in
the twelfth.
Felipe Garcia blasted a tworun homer giving the Indians a
7-5 win Sunday night at Joe
O’Brien Field.
The attendance was announced at 742 but after the
four hour marathon was completed, only a fourth remained
in the stands to see the final
outcome.
Matt Williams absorbed the
loss although the righty from
Midland, Texas pitched his best
baseball of the season. Williams
held the Burlington scoreless
for five innings before giving
up the homer in the sixth.
“Matt is our setup man but
he came on and pitched his best
ball of the season,” stated
Twins manager Ray Smith. “He
gave us every opportunity to
win the game and said he felt
good going into the 13th.
“We had two or three opportunities to win but couldn’t get
that big hit to drive in that run
when we needed it.”
One inning Smith made reference to was the 12th. Daniel
Valencia led off with a single
but was cut down trying to
take third on a base hit by Gregory Yersich.
“You have fine line between
being aggressive and being
overly aggressive and you
don’t want to take yourself out
of the inning with nobody out.
The cardinal rule is never make
the first out of an inning at
third base.
“This is an instructional
league so we’ll be talking about
this come tomorrow morning.
It was a hustle play that didn’t
go our way.”
Yersich was left stranded at
third after a strikeout and pop
fly ended the inning.
Burlington took the early
lead on a solo home run by
Carlos Rivero but Elizabethton
rallied to tie the game in the
third. Richard Sojo singled,
stole second and score on a RBI
base hit by Brian Dinkelman.
Elizabethton grabbed a 4-1
advantage in the fourth after
scoring three times in the inning. Yersich led off with a single and scored on a RBI base hit
by Josh Dean.
Back-to-back run scoring
doubles from Sojo and Steven
Singleton gave the Twins its
three-run cushion.
Burlington added another
run during the fifth but a 6-4-3
double play helped Elizabethton stay on top at 4-2.
The Indians took the lead in
the seventh after scoring three
times in the inning off Twins reliever Matt Fox. Richard Martinez tied the game with a tworun double scoring Garcia and
Aregenis Tavarez, then Alfred
Ard gave them the lead with a
run scoring single.
Elizabethton knotted the
game in the seventh after a critical two-out error allowed
Land to score who had singled.
Williams relieved Fox in the
eighth and silenced the bats
of Burlington like laryngitis
does to a loud mouth individual.
But the Twins inability to
score in the late innings
proved fatal in the end.
Yersich and Dean had
three hits each for the Twins
while Dinkelman and Sojo
collected two each.
The Twins hold a 3 1/2
game lead over Kingsport in
the West Division, and close
their series with Burlington
tonight at 7 p.m.
Photo by Hannah Bader
Twins catcher Greg Yersich avoids a pickoff attempt at first during Elizabethton’s lateinning loss to Burlington Sunday night.
Harvick passes Stewart
to win at The Glen
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The No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet team cheers on Kevin Harvick after their win at
Watkins Glen International.
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — With a lot of
skill and loads of luck, Kevin Harvick stole a
road race at Watkins Glen International that
seemed to be Kurt Busch’s from the start.
Harvick, who moved into contention when
Busch was penalized for pitting too soon midway through the 90-lap race, passed Tony
Stewart with three laps to go Sunday and won
the caution-plagued AMD at The Glen.
It was Harvick’s first road win and his second victory of the year driving for resurgent
Richard Childress Racing. And it was stunning
because Stewart had won three of the previous
four races here.
“I knew my only shot to get him back was
getting into (Turn) 1,” said Harvick, who
moved up one spot to third in the points standings. “I knew I was only going to have a couple
of chances, so I took my chance, it stuck, and I
went on by.”
The pass was made coming out of 11th turn.
Harvick outbraked Stewart through the turn,
edged past him on the front straightaway and
completed the pass entering the first turn, a 90degree right-hander. He then pulled away over
the final two laps over the 11-turn, 2.45-mile
layout.
The race changed midway on an error by
Busch’s crew. Joe Nemechek spun off course
and brought out a caution for debris. Busch,
with instructions from crew chief Roy McCauley, entered the pits for tires and fuel in
what would be his last stop. But he crossed the
commitment line a split second before the pits
opened and was forced to go to the rear of the
field on the restart.
He was, but not for long. Seconds after the
race restarted, Busch was caught in a multicar
crash that also involved Matt Kenseth. Busch’s
No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge sustained front-end
damage, and his chances for a victory vanished
for good.
The top 10 drivers in the standings qualify
for the 10-race Chase, now in its third year. And
Busch, 13th and fighting for the last spot with
Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt
Jr., appeared set to make a big jump. Instead, he
remained 13th, 172 points behind Earnhardt,
who remained 10th after an 18th-place finish.
The top 10 in the standings will be reset in
four weeks — after the 26th race of the season
— into five-point intervals. Those 10 drivers
will then race for the Nextel Cup title over the
final 10 races of the season.
Busch, fresh from his stirring victory over
Robby Gordon in Saturday’s Busch Series race
at The Glen, began from the pole. And he was
the class of the field from the start, leading 36 of
the first 53 laps.
Neither Jeff Gordon, Stewart, nor Robby
Gordon, who had combined to win 16 of the
previous 18 races on NASCAR’s two road
courses, had anything for Busch in the first half
of the 220.5-mile race.
Stewart ran second much of the time, and
every time there was a caution, Busch had a
rearview mirror full of Stewart’s bright-orange
Chevrolet. But Stewart, one of the best in Cup
on restarts, was unable to snooker Busch on
three tries.
Harvick, who pitted just before the crucial
caution, gained the lead when Stewart and the
rest of the leaders pitted the next time around
and led the next 23 laps.
Stewart had been unable to track down Harvick during the previous green-flag run. But
when Casey Mears spun out to bring out a caution with 11 laps left, it gave Stewart a chance.
Titans mascot KO’s Saints QB; Bush shines in New Orleans win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
— Of all the problems the
New Orleans Saints have
faced in the past year, no one
could have imagined their
woes would be compounded
by a reckless driving mascot.
“T-Rac,” the Tennessee Titans’ raccoon-like mascot,
hit Saints quarterback Adrian McPherson with a golf
cart as he walked onto the
field for the second half Saturday night, bruising him
and knocking him out of
New Orleans’ 19-16 victory
in the teams’ exhibition
opener.
“He got run over by the
mascot,” coach Sean Payton
said. “I don’t know what to
do. We’ve got to play the Titans. The mascots and all the
other stuff going on, it’s
crazy.”
The good news for New
Orleans: Reggie Bush needed all of two carries to show
why New Orleans took him
with the second pick overall.
On his second carry, the
Heisman Trophy winner
was stopped behind the line
while going to his left, but
bounced out, turned right
and zoomed past two Titans
up the sideline for 44 yards
to the Tennessee 24. He finished with 59 yards on six
carries.
Payton said McPherson,
who was attended by a
trainer on the sideline before walking off to the locker room, had a bruise. He
did not say where the quarterback — fourth on the
Saints’ depth chart — was
hurt.
The incident was part of
an unusual exhibition that
was supposed to feature the
NFL debuts of Bush, Vince
Young and LenDale White.
Bush looked every bit as
good in the NFL as he did at
Southern California. Young,
who drew cheers when he
took the field, demonstrated
that he still needs to learn
when to throw the ball
away. White was forced to
watch, part of his discipline
for spitting on a teammate
Thursday.
Those events overshadowed Todd Bouman’s 22yard touchdown pass to
Lance Moore with 3:30 left
for the victory in Payton’s
coaching debut.
Young, the No. 3 pick
overall, showed off his
strong arm by throwing a
pass 50 yards in the air into
the hands of Roydell
Williams — who couldn’t
hold on. He was 4-of-11 for
56 yards and ran four times
for 28 yards.
The star out of Texas also
failed to throw away the
ball as he scrambled right
looking for a receiver and
ran out of bounds for a 6yard loss in the fourth quarter for one of two sacks.
He then scared the fans
still left after Saints end
Javon Norton yanked him
down from behind. Young
walked gingerly to the bench
with a mild ankle sprain and
was examined by a team
doctor; he watched the rest
of the game from the bench.
Rob Bironas kicked three
field goals, including a 48yarder, and Travis Henry
added a 1-yard touchdown
for Tennessee. But with the
Titans’ defense unable to
stop the Saints in the second
half, it wasn’t enough.
White, the third member
of the trio from last January’s Rose Bowl, didn’t even
dress. Fisher said White will
return to work Monday.
Billy Volek filled in well
enough in his first start as
the Titans’ starter of the moment with Steve McNair
now in Baltimore and Young
waiting his turn. Volek was
4-of-7 for 55 yards and left
early in the second quarter
with a 10-6 lead.
Chris Brown, whose agent
has threatened a walkout
without a trade or extension,
carried only nine times for
47 yards for Tennessee.
New Saints starter Drew
Brees looked a little rusty
early and settled down in
completing 5 of 9 passes for
60 yards.
Brees tossed a 9-yard pass
to Bush when the Saints got
an assist from Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones.
The cornerback celebrated
stopping Bush at the sideline
by jumping in the rookie’s
face, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct even
as Titans coach Jeff Fisher
tried to intervene. Jones
broke up a Brees pass to
Chris Horn on third-and-7 at
the Tennessee 8 to hold the
Saints to a 26-yard field goal
by John Carney.
Lewis wins gold in AAU Olympics
Baseball
MLB Game Capsules
Sunday’s Games
American League
Whites Sox ............................................7
Tigers.....................................................3
CHICAGO (AP) — Freddy Garcia won for
the first time in six weeks, Alex Cintron drove
in three runs and the Chicago White Sox
beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and move within
5 1/2 games of the AL Central leaders.
A sellout crowd chanted “Sweep! Sweep!”
as it saw a White Sox team that was a season-high 10 games behind Detroit on Monday win its fourth straight.
The Tigers, still with the best record in the
majors, have lost five in a row for the first
time this year. Chicago is 9-3 against Detroit this season, with the teams meeting
seven more times.
Bobby Jenks got two outs for his major
league-leading 33rd save in 35 chances.
Garcia (11-7) allowed three runs and eight
hits, struck out six and walked none in seven innings to earn his first victory since
beating Pittsburgh on June 28.
Tigers starter Zach Miner (7-3) threw 113
pitches in 5 1-3 innings, allowing four runs
and five hits.
Angels ...................................................5
Yankees .................................................3
NEW YORK (AP) — Unbeaten rookie
Jered Weaver won his eighth straight decision and Chone Figgins led off the game
with a home run for the Angels.
Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi hit consecutive home runs with two outs in the
Yankees’ ninth. Francisco Rodriguez relieved and got the last out for his 30th
save.
Weaver (8-0) earned his sixth victory on
the road and became the first pitcher to
win his first eight career decisions since Livan Hernandez did it with Florida in 1997.
Weaver pitched six innings, allowing just
three hits to the AL East leaders while
striking out eight and walking three.
Los Angeles bunched six hits for three
runs against Chien-Ming Wang (13-5) in
the first inning.
Red Sox ...............................................11
Orioles ...................................................9
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Lowell hit a grand
slam in the first inning and made a gamesaving play for the final out to help the Red
Sox complete the three-game sweep.
Manny Ramirez had his hitting streak end
at 27 games and Jonathan Papelbon got
his 31st save in 36 chances, thanks to
Lowell.
The Orioles scored twice in the ninth, on
an error by shortstop Alex Cora and a
bases-loaded walk to Brian Roberts, but
Lowell backhanded Melvin Mora’s sharp
grounder down the third-base line and
threw him out with the bases loaded.
The Red Sox moved within one game of
AL East-leading New York.
Jon Lester (6-2) allowed four runs in five
innings and won for the first time in five
starts.
Daniel Cabrera (5-8) gave up seven runs
in four innings for the Orioles.
Indians.................................................13
Royals....................................................0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Hafner hit his
sixth grand slam in Cleveland’s 11-run first
inning to tie Don Mattingly’s single-season
record.
Hafner put Cleveland ahead 11-0 with his
35th homer of the season and tied Mattingly’s mark set with the New York Yankees in 1987.
Twins .....................................................5
Blue Jays...............................................0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brad Radke
pitched seven innings and Jason Tyner
had three hits and two RBIs to help the
Twins snap a three-game losing streak.
Michael Cuddyer also hit his 17th homer
for the Twins, who had lost five consecutive games at home.
Shaun Marcum (1-2) yielded four runs and
eight hits in five innings for Toronto. He
struck out two and walked two in his fifth
career start.
Radke (12-8), who is battling soreness in
his right shoulder, yielded five hits and
struck out three to help the Twins avoid being swept at home in the four-game series.
Justin Morneau finished with two hits and
two RBIs for Minnesota.
Bengie Molina had two hits for the Blue
Jays.
Athletics ................................................3
Devil Rays .............................................1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eric Chavez hit
his first homer in nearly a month, a two-run
shot in the seventh inning that sent the
Athletics to the three-game sweep.
Esteban Loaiza (6-7) pitched eight strong
innings as the AL West-leading A’s won for
the ninth time in 10 games. Tampa Bay
lost its sixth in a row.
Rangers ...............................................10
Mariners ................................................6
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michael
Young hit a tiebreaking two-run triple, Gary
Matthews Jr. drove in three runs and the
Texas completed a four-game sweep.
Carlos Lee also drove in three runs for
Texas, which won its fifth straight game
and remain five games behind divisionleading Oakland in the AL West. The
Rangers have scored 51 runs during their
winning streak.
National League
Pirates ...................................................7
Cardinals ...............................................0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Maholm
pitched 6 2-3 shutout innings, Jason Bay
and Joe Randa hit consecutive homers
and the last-place Pirates finished off a
three-game sweep of division leader St.
Louis.
Maholm (5-10) became the latest left-hander to give the Cardinals problems, allowing eight hits but getting key outs when
needed in the third consecutive effective
start by a young Pirates starter in the series. Zach Duke pitched a complete game
in winning 7-1 Friday and Ian Snell lasted
seven innings in a 3-2 decision Saturday
night.
The Cardinals looked to build on their NL
Central lead when the weekend began after winning 19 of their previous 25 against
the Pirates the last two seasons, only to be
swept in a three-game series in PNC Park
for the second time since 2004. They have
lost five of six, 13 of 17 and are two
games under .500 since the All-Star break.
The Cardinals have lost eight of their last
nine to left-handers, including Duke and
Maholm in the Pirates’ series, and 10 of
12 over the last month.
Jason Marquis (12-11) allowed two runs
and three hits in six innings for the Cardinals.
Mets .......................................................3
Nationals ...............................................1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Tucker hit
a solo home run on the only pitch he saw
to break an eighth-inning tie and lift the
Mets to the win.
Alfonso Soriano hit his 38th homer for
Washington and the 200th of his career.
Tucker’s first homer of the season came
off Jon Rauch (3-3). Jose Valentin added
a sacrifice fly off Rauch in the ninth.
Tucker was released by the Nationals at
the end of spring training after hitting .158
in exhibition games, and the Mets signed
him to a minor league deal in late April. He
was brought up from Triple-A Norfolk on
Wednesday, when Cliff Floyd went on the
disabled list.
Chad Bradford (4-2) got the win and Billy
Wagner pitched the ninth for his 28th save.
Braves ...................................................7
Brewers .................................................4
ATLANTA (AP) — Brian McCann homered
and drove in four runs to help the Braves
get the win.
Chipper Jones, returning from the disabled
list, hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh and Jeff Francoeur hit his 22nd homer
for Atlanta, which took two of three in the
series.
Tony Graffanino hit a two-run double in the
top of the seventh to help the Brewers rally
from a 4-1 deficit to tie it, but his error in the
bottom half helped the Braves take the lead
with three unearned runs.
Matt Wise (5-6) got the loss.
Matt Diaz had four hits for Atlanta and Chad
Paronto (1-0) recorded one out in the seventh to earn his second major league win.
Bob Wickman pitched the ninth for his seventh save in seven chances with Atlanta.
Dodgers ...................................................1
Giants...................................0, 10 innings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Martin
homered to lead off the 10th inning after
Greg Maddux and Jason Schmidt matched
zeros for eight innings.
Martin drove a 1-0 pitch from Vinnie Chulk
(0-1) over the fence in left field for his sixth
homer.
Takashi Saito (5-2) intentionally walked Barry Bonds with one out and nobody on in the
top of the 10th, then retired Moises Alou
and Shea Hillenbrand.
The NL West-leading Dodgers have won 15
of 16 games, making their 1-13 skid after
the All-Star break a distant memory.
The Giants have dropped 16 of 19 and 13
of 14 on the road. They are a season-worst
nine games under .500, and have slipped 7
1/2 games off the pace.
Reds.......................................................7
Phillies ...............................5, 11 innings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Juan Castro and
Ken Griffey Jr. drove in runs in the 11th inning for Cincinnati.
Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard hit a two-out
RBI single in the ninth to tie it at 5. He earlier hit his 41st home run, matching him
with Boston’s David Ortiz for the major
league lead.
Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Dunn and Rich
Aurilia hit consecutive home runs in the
sixth that put the Reds ahead 5-1.
The Reds held their NL wild-card lead by
winning two of three at Philadelphia. They
also pulled within 1 1/2 games of St. Louis
for the NL Central lead.
Bill Bray (3-2) pitched the final two innings
to earn the win.
Ryan Madson (10-8) allowed two runs and
three hits in one inning to get the loss.
Padres ...................................................7
Astros ....................................................2
HOUSTON (AP) — Woody Williams
pitched seven strong innings in another
successful homecoming, leading the
Padres to the win.
Mike Cameron hit a two-run homer and finished with three hits for the second straight
game for San Diego, which won two of
three in the weekend series.
Williams (5-4), who was born in Houston
and went to the University of Houston,
scattered eight hits, struck out three and
walked none. He upped his career record
against the Astros to 11-6, his second
most wins against any team.
Williams improved to 9-3 at Houston’s current home, which is the most victories by
an opposing pitcher.
Brandon Backe (3-2) lasted five innings for
Houston, allowing three runs and nine hits.
Adam Everett hit his third home run of the
season for the Astros.
Cubs ......................................................8
Rockies..................................................7
DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Ryan Theriot hit a three-run double in the eighth inning and the Cubs overcame 10 walks to
snap a four-game losing streak.
Aramis Ramirez hit his 28th homer, Cesar
Izturis had a two-run single and the Cubs
rallied against Colorado’s bullpen to avoid
their first sweep at Coors Field since dropping four straight July 24-27, 1997.
Garrett Atkins hit a grand slam for Colorado.
Robert Novoa (2-0) gave up a run and two
hits in two innings to pick up the win and
Ryan Dempster pitched the ninth to convert his 11th straight save opportunity and
his 23rd in 28 chances overall.
Manuel Corpas (0-1) failed to record an
out in the eighth and was charged with two
runs and three hits.
Marlins...................................................6
Diamondbacks......................................5
PHOENIX (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his
18th homer and drove in four runs during
his seventh consecutive multihit game for
the Marlins.
Dan Uggla doubled, tripled and scored
three runs for the Marlins, who took two of
three from Arizona.
Rookie Ricky Nolasco (11-7) went 7 1-3 innings, giving up three runs and six hits. He
improved to 5-1 in his last six starts.
Arizona rallied for two runs in the ninth off
Joe Borowski. Conor Jackson hit an RBI
triple and scored on a groundout before
Borowski got his 26th save in 29 chances.
Stephen Drew and Luis Gonzalez hit solo
home runs for the Diamondbacks, whose
4-5 homestand cost them a chance to take
over the NL wild-card lead.
Enrique Gonzalez (3-4) pitched six innings
for Arizona.
MLB Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—Mauer, Minnesota, .361; Jeter,
New York, .341; DeRosa, Texas, .331; Dye,
Chicago, .327; Tejada, Baltimore, .325;
ISuzuki, Seattle, .324; MRamirez, Boston,
.323.
RUNS—Sizemore, Cleveland, 96; Thome,
Chicago, 87; Hafner, Cleveland, 86; DOrtiz,
Boston, 86; Glaus, Toronto, 83; ARodriguez,
New York, 82; Youkilis, Boston, 81.
RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 110; Hafner, Cleveland, 104; Morneau, Minnesota, 103; Ibanez,
Seattle, 93; MRamirez, Boston, 93; Giambi,
New York, 92; VGuerrero, Los Angeles, 89.
HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 162; MYoung, Texas,
156; Tejada, Baltimore, 154; Jeter, New York,
149; Sizemore, Cleveland, 145; Matthews,
Texas, 144; Loretta, Boston, 142.
DOUBLES—MYoung, Texas, 41; Sizemore,
Cleveland, 39; Matthews, Texas, 38; Lowell,
Boston, 37; Teixeira, Texas, 36; Overbay,
Toronto, 32; DeRosa, Texas, 32.
TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 12; Sizemore, Cleveland, 9; JoLopez, Seattle, 7; Teahen, Kansas City, 7; ISuzuki, Seattle, 6;
Podsednik, Chicago, 6.
HOME RUNS—DOrtiz, Boston, 41; Hafner,
Cleveland, 35; Thome, Chicago, 35; Giambi,
New York, 34; MRamirez, Boston, 32; Glaus,
Toronto, 31; Dye, Chicago, 31.
STOLEN BASES—Figgins, Los Angeles, 43;
CPatterson, Baltimore, 37; Crawford, Tampa
Bay, 36; ISuzuki, Seattle, 34; Podsednik,
Chicago, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 31; Jeter,
New York, 26.
PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Halladay, Toronto, 14-3, .824, 3.23; Liriano, Minnesota, 12-3,
.800, 2.19; Garland, Chicago, 12-4, .750,
5.16; Verlander, Detroit, 14-5, .737, 2.95;
Schilling, Boston, 14-5, .737, 3.89; Contreras,
Chicago, 11-4, .733, 3.53; Wang, New York,
13-5, .722, 3.84; JoSantana, Minnesota, 135, .722, 3.24; Mussina, New York, 13-5, .722,
3.50.
STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota, 178;
Bonderman, Detroit, 151; Schilling, Boston,
149; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 145; Liriano, Minnesota, 142; Mussina, New York, 142; Lackey, Los Angeles, 135.
SAVES—Jenks, Chicago, 33; Papelbon,
Boston, 31; TJones, Detroit, 31; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 30; MRivera, New
York, 30; Street, Oakland, 29; Ray, Baltimore, 27.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—FSanchez, Pittsburgh, .346;
MiCabrera, Florida, .340; CJones, Atlanta,
.331; Pujols, St. Louis, .329; Hatteberg,
Cincinnati, .328; Berkman, Houston, .327;
Holliday, Colorado, .326.
RUNS—Utley, Philadelphia, 96; Reyes,
New York, 95; Rollins, Philadelphia, 92;
ASoriano, Washington, 88; Pujols, St.
Louis, 87; Beltran, New York, 87;
HaRamirez, Florida, 86.
RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 106; Berkman, Houston, 100; AJones, Atlanta, 100;
Beltran, New York, 98; Pujols, St. Louis,
93; Wright, New York, 86; MiCabrera,
Florida, 82.
HITS—Utley, Philadelphia, 153; Holliday,
Colorado, 145; MiCabrera, Florida, 143;
FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 141; Reyes, New
York, 140; Pierre, Chicago, 140; Furcal,
Los Angeles, 140.
DOUBLES—FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 41;
LGonzalez, Arizona, 40; MiCabrera, Florida, 39; Zimmerman, Washington, 37;
Rolen, St. Louis, 36; Atkins, Colorado, 35;
NJohnson, Washington, 35.
TRIPLES—Reyes, New York, 15; Pierre,
Chicago, 9; DRoberts, San Diego, 9;
Lofton, Los Angeles, 9; SFinley, San Francisco, 9; Sullivan, Colorado, 8; Vizquel,
San Francisco, 8.
HOME RUNS—Howard, Philadelphia, 41;
ASoriano, Washington, 38; Dunn, Cincinnati, 35; Pujols, St. Louis, 35; Beltran, New
York, 33; Berkman, Houston, 32; AJones,
Atlanta, 29.
STOLEN BASES—Reyes, New York, 49;
Pierre, Chicago, 42; HaRamirez, Florida,
36; DRoberts, San Diego, 35; FLopez,
Washington, 31; Furcal, Los Angeles, 29;
ASoriano, Washington, 28.
PITCHING (13 Decisions)—Webb, Arizona, 13-4, .765, 2.77; Penny, Los Angeles, 13-5, .722, 3.48; CZambrano, Chicago, 12-5, .706, 3.54; TGlavine, New York,
12-5, .706, 3.92; PMartinez, New York, 94, .692, 3.42; Trachsel, New York, 11-5,
.687, 4.84; MBatista, Arizona, 10-5, .667,
4.79; Smoltz, Atlanta, 10-5, .667, 3.41.
STRIKEOUTS—CZambrano,
Chicago,
162; Harang, Cincinnati, 154; Peavy, San
Diego, 154; Smoltz, Atlanta, 153; Schmidt,
San Francisco, 140; Capuano, Milwaukee,
136; Pettitte, Houston, 136.
SAVES—Hoffman, San Diego, 31; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 29; BWagner, New
York, 28; Gordon, Philadelphia, 27; Lidge,
Houston, 26; Borowski, Florida, 26; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 24.
Football
From Staff Reports
All the hard work and
long hours in the gym paid
off for 12-year-old Haley
Lewis.
Haley competed in the
2006 AAU 40th Junior
Olympic Games in tumbling
and trampline events at the
Hampton
Coliseum
in
Hampton Roads, Virginia
from July 27-31.
At the Junior Olympics, it
takes a 10th or better qualifying effort to compete in
the finals, which according
to
Haley,
“Sometimes
proves to be a hard challenge when you have to
compete against so many
competitors as good as you
are or better.”
“This is not just a regular
meet for me. The girls who
make the Junior Olympic
team are very talented athletes. In this meet, you have
to be on your toes and at
your best every minute.”
There were over 400
competitors of all ages from
12 different states.
Lewis gave the best performance of her gymnastic
career winning a gold
medal in her first event, the
double-mini.
“It was such an honor to
have accomplished this
goal,” Lewis said. “Just to
know that all my hours in
the gym and all the hard
work was not for nothing.
“This being my best
event, I knew if I won gold
it would be in this event. I
am glad to have won this
representing the state of
Tennessee and the city of
Haley Lewis (pictured) won a gold medal at the AAU 40th
Junior Olympic Games
Elizabethton.”
Haley finished the event
with a bronze medal in
tumbling
and
finished
tenth overall in the trampoline.
Haley attended the event
with her mother, Sherri,
Coach Tracy Taylor and her
best friend Kelsey McNeil.
Haley has qualifited for
an opportunity to try out for
the AAU National Team,
Dean Wilson
wins first
PGA Tourney
NFL Preseason Caps
Sunday’s Game
Bengals ...............................................19
Redskins ...............................................3
CINCINNATI (AP) — One series into its
first preseason game, the Washington
Redskins’ revamped offense took a significant jolt.
Running back Clinton Portis partially dislocated his left shoulder Sunday night during
a 19-3 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, giving the Redskins a major concern for the
regular season.
Portis ran for a club-record 1,516 yards last
season, when Washington made the playoffs as a wild-card team, and was counted
on to steady an offense retooled by assistant coach Al Saunders in the offseason.
Instead, Washington is wondering how
long it will be without its best running back.
Portis opened the game with an 8-yard carry, then blocked for Mark Brunell’s passes.
He helped tackle cornerback Keiwan Ratliff
on an interception return that ended Washington’s first possession, then left the game
to get his shoulder examined.
An MRI test detected the injury, which involves the bone popping out of place temporarily in the shoulder socket. Standard
treatment involves rest and strengthening
exercises. There was no immediate indication how long he will be sidelined.
Saturday’s Late Games
Chargers..............................................17
Packers..................................................3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Philip Rivers era
began with a bang.
San Diego’s new quarterback, cool in the
pocket and crisp with his passes, threw for
169 yards and led the Chargers on two
early scoring drives in a victory over Green
Bay.
Packers quarterback Brett Favre, pressured by the San Diego defense for most
of the four series he played, was unable to
generate much offense. The loss spoiled
the head coaching debut of Green Bay’s
Mike McCarthy.
The 36-year-old Favre, who pondered retirement in the offseason but decided to
return, completed 5 of 10 passes for 66
yards and was sacked twice on consecutive plays in the first quarter. He came out
of the game early in the second.
Aaron Rogers, Green Bay’s first pick in the
2005 draft and Favre’s heir apparent, was
9-of-11 for 124 yards while playing nearly
half the game.
Rivers, who became the Chargers’ starter
when they let Drew Brees leave for New
Orleans, played all but one play of the first
half and completed 15-of-21.
Cowboys .............................................13
Seahawks ..............................................3
SEATTLE (AP) — Dallas backup Tony Romo played the entire game and completed
19 of 25 passes for 235 yards and one
touchdown in a win over sloppy Seattle.
Starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe
watched from the sidelines wearing a full
uniform, simply because coach Bill Parcells wanted to see Romo play.
The fourth-year veteran was especially
sharp in the first half, going 12-of-15 for
154 yards on scoring drives of 12 and 15
plays.
Wide receiver Terrell Owens stayed back
in training camp with other injured Cowboys.
Romo completed 12 passes in a row, including six on Dallas’ 15-play, 89-yard
drive that ended with a 9-yard touchdown
throw to Patrick Crayton late in the opening quarter.
Reigning league MVP Shaun Alexander
rushed six times for 13 yards before leaving with the rest of Seattle’s starting offensive backs and receivers early in the second quarter. Matt Hasselbeck was 4-of-6
for 43 yards passing.
scheduled for February of
2007 in Tampa, Florida.
Haley is the 12-year-old
daughter of David and
Sherri Lewis. She is the
granddaughter of Eddie and
Janie Sams, and Lester and
Shirley Lewis, adnd the
great-granddaughter
of
Harry and Mildred Sams
and Robert Perkins.
She has an older brother,
Joshua.
15-year-old Shaleia Whitehead proudly salutes displaying
her silver and bronze medals. Saleia, from Team Tri-Cities,
recently competed in the 2006 AAU Junior Olympic Games.
She fared well in her first Junior Olympic competition, winning second place in the trampoline, third place on the double-mini and fifth place on the floor routine.
Shaleia is the daughter of Vince and Anita Whitehead of
Johnson City. Grandparents are Bud and Betty Whitehead of
Johnson City and Ralph and Pearl Fletcher of Elizabethton.
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP)
— Dean Wilson earned his first
PGA Tour win with a birdie on
the second hole of a suddendeath playoff, topping Tom
Lehman at the International at
Castle Pines on Sunday.
After
Lehman
barely
missed wide on a 30-foot putt
for birdie, Wilson sank a 6-footer to win the $990,000 firstplace prize. His best previous
finish was a tie for third at the
2004 Valero Texas Open.
Lehman would’ve vaulted
into seventh place in the Ryder
Cup standings with a win. He
is captain of the U.S. team that
will travel to Ireland next
month to try to bring home the
cup for the first time since 1999.
Under the special Stableford
scoring system that is used
nowhere else on the PGA Tour,
golfers at the International get
five points for eagles, two for
birdies, nothing for pars and
minus-one for bogeys and minus-three for double-bogeys or
worse.
Sportscast
Television
BASEBALL
7 p.m. — (TSO) MLB: Atlanta Braves
vs. Washington Nationals
8 p.m. — (ESPN2) Little League: World
Series Regional Final
FOOTBALL
8 p.m. — (ESPN) NFL Preseason:
Oakland Raiders at Minnestoa Vikings
Radio
3 p.m. — (WJCW-910) Sportsline with
Bill Meade
6:45 p.m. — (WBEJ-1240) Elizabethton
Twins Pregame with Jay Sandos
7 p.m. — (WBEJ-1240) Elizabethton
Twins vs. Burlington Indians
Unaka Cheerleaders attend UCA Camp
The Unaka High School Cheerleaders recently attended a UCA camp held at the University
of Tennessee. They were awarded a Spirit Stick, 10 Outstanding ribbons, a Spirit trophy, Most
Improved Small Varsity, Most Improved Overall and 2nd Place Small Varsity Cheer.
Tiffany Buckles was named to the All-Star squad.
Pictured (L-R): Back — Whitley Grindstaff, Ashley Campbell, Taylor Pritchard, Victoria
Bowers and Tabitha Campbell; Front — Kayla Grindstaff, Charice Richardson, Tiffany Buckles
and Samantha Medina.
Annie
Sally Forth
Dilbert
Dick Tracey
Zits
Garfield
Blondie
Hi and Lois
Peanuts
Snuffy Smith
On The Lighter Side
Crossword Fun
By: Eugene Sheffer
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Disappointment is highly possible if you only depend on
Lady Luck to see you through
chancy situations. You must
assure your own outcome with
positive action.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
It’s always possible you could
get away with bluffing your
way through a subject you
know nothing about, but it isn’t
likely. Play it straight.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Don’t think others won’t be on
their toes and take advantage
of carelessness just because the
week’s activities haven’t really
gotten started. They’ll whack
you at the first chance.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) It could be one of those
days when, no matter what you
do, you’ll find it difficult to
please people. However, it
isn’t likely you’ll be off base;
others are having a hard time
being congenial, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Be ready to jump into
the job at hand with skill and
competency or else you could
start off the week with compounding difficult problems
that will take you all week to
resolve.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) It may be important to
be on top of your game, but
don’t try to upstage your
friends in order to be the best
around. You may win the contest, but you’ll lose the
acknowledgement for it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) You better make the most
of opportunities that present
themselves to you, because if
you do a sloppy job at handling
them, they are likely to be
withdrawn again without hesitation.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) Unless you check your
sources carefully, you are likely to seek counseling or advice
from the very people who want
to work against you. Go only
to proven sources you can
trust.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) There are indications you
could be a bit more careless
than usual when it comes to
things you treasure. Knowing
this, take extra care in handling
your prized possessions.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) Your demeanor always has
a strong effect on others, but it
could be more pronounced
today. So it behooves you to be
on your best behavior and not
leave a bad impression on anybody.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) Chances are you could
have a case of the Monday
blues and find many excuses to
duck out of tackling jobs that
take more effort than you’re
willing to exert. Take control
of yourself.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) Having an optimistic
frame of mind is always an
advantage, but only when your
hopes are realistic and practical. It’ll do you no good to
build upon false premises.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT
Donald Duck
For Monday
August 14, 2006
Mickey Mouse
A Look at the Stars
Henry
Cryptoquip
STAR - MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2006 - Page 9
Community Calendar
MONDAY, AUG. 14
• Adult, child, and infant
CPR and standard first aid
classes will be taught from 610 p.m. at the American Red
Cross Building, located at 116
Holston Ave. To register for
the classes, call 542-2833.
• The Jonesborough Metal
Detecting Club will meet at 6
p.m. at Persimmon Ridge
Park (Wet Lands Water Park)
in Jonesborough. A treasure
hunt will be put on for club
members. The public is invited. For more information, call
Gary Fowler at 753-3151 after
5 p.m.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly will meet at First Baptist
Church, 212 East F St., on
Mondays with weigh-in from
5:30-6:30. Meeting begins at
6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 928-1594 or
542-4476.
TUESDAY, AUG. 15
• Sycamore Chapter #163
Order of the Eastern Star will
have a stated meeting at 7:30
p.m. at Dashiell Lodge. Visiting members are welcome.
• Mothers Against Drunk
Driving (MADD) will hold a
meeting at Dino’s at 6 p.m.
For more information, call
342-7440.
• Adult, child, and infant
CPR and standard first aid
classes will be taught from 610 p.m. at the American Red
Cross Building, located at 116
Holston Ave. To register for
the classes, call 542-2833.
• E-Z Yoga Class will be
held at the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center, 428 East
G St., from 1-2 p.m. The class
will be taught by certified instructor, Barbara Webb. There
is a $2 charge. The public is
invited to attend.
• The Green Pastures
Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in
the Conference Room at
Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave.,
Elizabethton.
• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me”
meeting will be held at the
Watauga Association of Baptists office, across from Elizabethton Lumber, from 6-7
p.m.
• The Compassionate
Friends of Tennessee Valley, a
national self-help organization for families that have had
a child die, will hold its
monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at
Jonesborough
Presbyterian
Church, 128 W. Main St.,
Jonesborough. Parking is
available behind the church.
Call Zel Hester at 913-1214
for more information.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16
• Commissioners of South
Elizabethton Utility District
will meet at 3 p.m. at the office at 1520 Gap Creek Road
for the regular monthly meet-
ing.
THURSDAY, AUG. 17
• The Elizabethton Board
of Education regular meeting
will be held in the Mack
Pierce Board Room in the offices of the Elizabethton
Board of Education, 804 S.
Watauga Ave., at 6:30 p.m.
• Former employees of the
Knitting, Dyeing and Finishing Departments of North
American Rayon will have
their annual picnic at 6 p.m.
at the picnic pavilion behind
the Twins Ball Park in Elizabethton (Blackbottom). All
former NAR employees are
invited to attend.
• Tai Chi Class with Barbara Webb will be held at the
Elizabethton Senior Citizens
Center, 428 East G St., from 12 p.m. There is no charge if
over 60, with a $2 charge for
those under 60. This class is
suitable for any age and fitness level. For more information, call the Center at 5434362.
• The Carter County Civil
Service Board will be testing
at 7 p.m. in the Circuit Court
Room of the Justice Center. A
completed Carter County
Sheriff’s Department application for employment is required in order to take the
test.
• The Roan Mountain 12
Step Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous will meet at 6
p.m. at the McGill Presbyterian Church, 194 Hwy. 143,
Roan Mountain.
FRIDAY, AUG. 18
• The Women’s Easier
Softer Way Recovery Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous
will meet from 6-7 p.m. in the
Conference Room at Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
Elizabethton.
SATURDAY, AUG. 19
•
The
56th
Von
Cannon/Von
Canon/Vuncannon Reunion will be held
at noon with a covered dish
lunch at the Bluff City First
Christian Church Fellowship
Hall, 325 Worley St., Bluff
City. For more information,
call Charles B. Von Canon at
(828) 898-5565 or Charles D.
Von Cannon at 543-6204.
• The 13th annual Shell
Creek Reunion will be held at
the fellowship hall of Lower
Shell Creek Christian Church
at Roan Mountain. Come early to visit. A covered dish
meal will be served at 5 p.m.
For more information, call
542-5474 or 542-4430.
• Free scrapbooking classes will be held at Sycamore
Shoals Historical Park from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call 542-4703.
SUNDAY, AUG. 20
Elizabethton.
MONDAY, AUG. 21
542-4476.
TUESDAY, AUG. 22
Elizabethton.
p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 24
• The Roan Mountain 12
Step Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous will meet at 6
p.m. at the McGill Presbyterian Church, 194 Hwy. 143,
Roan Mountain.
FRIDAY, AUG. 25
• The Women’s Easier
Softer Way Recovery Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous
will meet from 6-7 p.m. in the
Conference Room at Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
Elizabethton.
SUNDAY, AUG. 27
Elizabethton.
MONDAY, AUG. 28
542-4476.
TUESDAY, AUG. 29
Elizabethton.
p.m.
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.06 13.45
.73 67.60
.40 17.41
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... 2.13
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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC.
n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt =
Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or
receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables
at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
12,000
11,500
For the week ending
Friday, Aug. 11
11,000
-152.32
10,500
11,088.03
Record high: 11,722.98
J A S O N D J F M A M J A S
Jan. 14, 2000
10,000
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week
High
Low
11,670.19 10,156.46
5,013.67 3,550.55
440.38
378.95
8,651.74 7,211.14
2,046.65 1,555.08
2,375.54 2,012.78
1,326.70 1,168.20
784.62
614.76
13,472.98 11,630.20
3,360.57 2,822.20
Last
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Chg
Wk
%Chg
11,088.03
4,141.62
432.96
8,163.28
1,971.72
2,057.71
1,266.74
679.04
12,641.21
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-152.32
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-107.64
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Name
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Dow Jones Transportation
Dow Jones Utilities
NYSE Composite
AMEX Index
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 500
Russell 2000
Wilshire 5000
Lipper Growth Index
YTD 12-mo
%Chg %Chg
+3.46
-1.30
+6.87
+5.28
+12.09
-6.69
+1.48
+.86
+.99
-4.55
+4.60
+10.51
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+20.42
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+2.88
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+.67
MUTUAL FUNDS
Total Assets
Name
Obj ($Mlns)
American Funds A: GwthFdA p XG 77,404
American Funds A: IncoFdA p BL 53,188
American Funds A: InvCoAA p LV 69,548
American Funds A: WshMutA p LV 63,207
Fidelity Invest: Contra n
XG 63,846
Fidelity Invest: Magellan n
LC 44,468
Oppenheimer A: DiscFd p
SG
538
Putnam Funds A: GrInA p
LV 11,404
Putnam Funds A: VoyA p
LG
5,535
Vanguard Fds: Wndsr n
XV 13,099
NAV
31.05
19.26
32.93
32.25
64.40
83.28
40.96
19.85
15.86
17.22
Total Return/Rank
4-wk 12-mo
5-year
+0.7 +5.9/A
+30.5/A
+2.9 +9.1/A
+52.0/A
+1.9 +8.2/B
+31.0/B
+2.3 +6.1/C
+26.0/C
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+55.7/A
-0.3 -0.4/E
+2.5/D
-3.6 -5.9/D
+5.7/D
+1.4 +2.5/E
+16.6/E
0.0 -7.0/E
-12.8/D
+1.1 +2.6/E
+29.4/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
5.25
500
5.25
500
NL
3,000
BL -Balanced, GL -Global Stock, IL -International Stock, LC -Large-Cap Core, LG -Large-Cap Growth, LV -Large-Cap
Val., XC -Multi-Cap Core, XG -Multi-Cap Growth, XV -Multi-Cap Val.Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund. NA = Not avail. NE = Data in question. NS = Fund not in existence. Source: Lipper, Inc.
LINE AD DEADLINES
word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
PUBLIC NOTICES
371
752
53
89
1,175
52
1,514,949,131
Chg
+2.54
+5.21
+1.01
+1.49
+1.10
+.76
+1.90
+.70
+.94
+.54
Name
Wk Wk YTD
Div Last Chg %Chg %Chg
542-1530
Classifieds
928-4151
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.
3 ARTICLES
LOST & FOUND
5 SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
LOST in Downtown
Tuesday August 8. a
Jericho Fez in case.
Call 474-3766
PELHAM descendants,
your success is guaranteed in writing.
(423)542-4344.
PELHAM descendants,
incorporated themselves and are becoming wealthy, you
can too. Act quickly.
423-542-4344
PLAYSTATION Learning
Center is now accepting new enrollments
for ages 1-5. 547-0466
FREESTONE
South
Carolina Peaches, local blueberries available:
Davis
Girls
Peach Shed, Hwy. 19E
Roan Mountain.
ASE Certified Mechanic Wanted apply
in person at Hampton
Repair Shop, 102 Williams Street, Hampton.
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
CONSTRUCTION helpers needed immediately. Local work.
423-677-8529.
CAPTAIN D’s now hiring for counter positions. Must be able to
work nights and weekends. Starting pay
$6.50 per hour. Apply
in person. No phone
calls please.
Pro Careers Inc., an in
home care agency is
seeking personal &
respite care aids to
care for elderly and
disabled. In need of
caregivers for Johnson
County area. Please
call 423-926-2959 or
1-800-538-2840
RACE week. Part-time
energetic and outgoing managers & Associates
needed.
August
11th-13th,
21st-26th.
Call
423-213-4199.
TAX
Preparers
needed, or learn to
prepare your own.
Classes starting September 11th. 547-0097
LPN needed for physician office send resume to PO Box 640,
Elizabethton, TN 37644.
PART-TIME
experienced
Floral Designer, flexible hours,
(423)538-9201
between 9:00AM-9:00PM
and leave message.
ROAN Mountain Medical Center is accepting resumes for a
part-time
housekeeper. The hours will
be no more than
three hours nightly, after our normal business
hours. If interested,
please mail resume to:
RHSC, Attn: H.R. Department, P.O. Box
850, Rogersville, TN
37857. All resumes
must
be
posted
marked by August
18th. EOE/MF
LOCAL HVAC company now hiring experienced installers and
helpers. We offer
competitive wages,
health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, paid vacations,
holidays, and 401K retirement plan. Call
(423)928-6168. Valid
drivers license and
drug testing required.
4 PERSONALS
NEW ARRIVALS
ABORTION? WHY?
CONSIDER
ADOPTION
Warm, secure loving
home available for
newborn baby. Please
call 1-800-606-4411.
A- 998.
I will not be responsible for any debts
other than my own,
Matthew Hilton
5 SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADOPT: A devoted
loving couple will devote their life to your
child & provide a lifetime of security & endless love. Expenses
paid. Please Call
Karen
&
Ed
@
1-888-268-3111
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
EARLY APPLES and
RASPBERRIES JOHNSON’S SMALL FRUITS,
984 Buck Mountain
Road, Elk Park, NC
(828)733-4766
AVON can pay for
your summer vacation- and gas! Only
$10.00 to join. Lisa
(423)542-0057.
BORING People Need
Not
Apply!
Earn
$250-$400 / week
working Part Time
hours. 1st or 2nd Shift.
Call 423-283-4759
CARPENTERS and carpenter crews needed.
Must be experienced.
Have own transportation.
Call
(423)647-6897.
EXPERIENCED
LINE
COOKS!! APPLY IN
PERSON. CARTER AT
MAIN RESTAURANT 829
E.
ELK
AVE.
TUESDAY-THURSDAY
2P-4P
MOBILE home service
person needed to
perform service and
repair work on new
and used homes. Carpentry experience required. Must have a
valid TN driver’s license & a good driving record. Good pay,
holidays, 401K, and
vacation available.
Apply at Art’s Finer
Homes, 1581 19E ByPass, Elizabethton, TN.
MOWING HELPER must
have drivers license,
transportation,
personal
phone,
(423)542-6911.
NEED immediately 3 to
4 sales delivery drivers.
Must be 21 years of
age with valid drivers
license. All company
trucks and training
free. If you’re not willing to work, do not
apply.
$100-$300
days. (276)669-1002.
NOW hiring delivery
drivers, management
Apply in person: Papa
Johns, Elizabethton.
NO PHONE CALLS
PLEASE.
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
EXPERIENCED flooring
helper needed. Must
have own transportation.
Call
(423)543-2471.
12 WORK WANTED
GEN./PROF.
MR. Oddjob. minor repairs, carpentry, yard
work, haul away,
cleaning, screens repaired, exterior painting. 474-2360
SOUTHERN COMFORTS:
Cleaning, hauling off,
organizing.
yards,
homes, offices, debris,
more. References. Licensed. 423-542-5309,
423-213-7937.
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word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
542-1530
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
A Cut Above Mowing
Service. For all your
yard work needs. Free
estimates. 213-6663,
418-4738.
ASPHALT
PAVING:
Commercial & residential, patch work.
Free
estimates.
(423)348-6939,
(423)742-0403
Bridgeman Excavating. Paving, driveways, grading, septic
systems, dirt, rock
hauling,
basement
ceiling, land clearing.
423-725-3487.
CAREGIVER, CPR certified, sit with elderly or
disabled,
call
(423)335-0273. Ask for
Leigh
ELIZABETHTON:Construction, Trackhoe,
backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
Handy Andy Home
Improvements for all
your interior & exterior
repairs, pressure washing, painting. Home:
543-1979
Cell:
423-242-8187.
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
HOMES & MOBILE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
Additions, sunrooms,
textured
ceilings,
porches, carports, garages. Work guaranteed. (423)542-9483.
Immaculate Mowing,
Weekly yards only. Dependable
service,
reasonable rates, references,
(423)
542-6911.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
KY CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in finished
grade
work
and
demolition. All types
of front end loader
work. Dirt for sale.
Quality, honest work
at the best price. Will
beat any other estimates, guaranteed.
Keith
Younce,
(423)543-2816.
423-341-7782
L&T ROOFING METAL &
SHINGLE ROOFS. All
home improvements.
Lawn
mowing.
(423)542-2011.
MCs your the star people, pets, houses.
Come in for love care.
Call 423-926-3588.
PIANO tuning and repair over 30 years experience, also used pianos. (423)474-4375
Rainbow Home Improvements. Vinyl siding, soffit, windows,
patios. Licensed and
Insured. Free Estimates. 423-543-5773
423-895-0908
Teel’s Lawn Care, Tree
work & Stump removal. Free Estimates!
213-7529, 213-9010
16 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
103 EMILY DRIVE
HUNTER
Tri-plex
apartment
building located in
Hunter Community.
Unit #1 features 3BR,
& rents for $450. 2
Units are 2BR, 1BA
units and rent for $360
each. This investment
property has been
well maintained, has
a good rental history
and is situated on a
level lot with paved
parking in the popular
Hunter Community of
Elizabethton. $124,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
Multi-purpose commercial building. High
traffic area. Possibilities limitless, warehouse, manufacturing
retail or wholesale.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
29 TOWNHOUSES
CONDOS FOR
SALE/RENT
2BR, 1.5BA Townhouse.
W/D hookup, appliances, carpet, D/W,
deck, paved driveway. $460.mo. plus
deposit. 423-538-0458.
For Sale By Owner
1429, 1431, 1433
WEST G ST.
Great Business
Opportunity !
Large lot in back.
Priced to sell! $49,500.
FIRM.
(423)543-6120
FOR SALE BY OWNER
275 feet highway
frontage on 19E.
29x27 store with new
roof and well zoned
commercial a steal
at $20,000.
Call for details
(423)725-4145
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
1 King size double pillow top mattress set
–New, still in factory
plastic, only $295. Full
mattress and Box
$149. Original packaging. 343-4412
100% Leather Sofa
and Loveseat. Ashley
Millenium. Brand New,
never used. Still has
original
warranty.
Worth $2500. Sacrifice
$899 for both. Call
217-4202
3 ROOMS– All NEW.
Microfiber
Sofa/
Loveseat, 5pc Solid
wood bdrm. suite,
5pc. Solid Wood Dining Set, Retail $3,500.
Sell $1,595! Will break
up. 929-3626
6PC Bedroom SetBrand
New,
solid
wood, high quality. Still
in boxes. Beautiful! Retail $2300, Sacrifice
$795. Call 343-4601
7PC BDRM Set. Cherry
Sleigh Bed set, Solid
Wood, Brand new,
never opened. MUST
SEE! Worth $3200, Must
sell
$1295.
Call
423-218-0755
A
Couch
and
loveseat, neutral color
Microfiber, very comfortable! New in plastic. Sacrifice $595 for
both 434-0603
A Queen size double
pillow top mattress
and box spring set.
Brand new, in original
plastic w/ warranty.
Only
$195.
Call
343-4408
A Truck Load of Furniture. Brand new furniture and mattresses,
Mint condition, Brand
names, 60%-70% below retail. First come,
first serve. Must sell
everything!!!
Call
423-217-4245
LUMBER FOR SALE: For
sale to the public,
hemlock and white
pine building lumber.
3X and 1X. Also
feather-edge siding,
mulch wood chips
and sawdust. Contact Warren Pritchard
at Classic Sales, 1551
Elk Park Hwy, Newland,
NC
28657,
828-733-3332 or stop
by
MEMORY foam mattress and foundation.
Brand name. New,
never
used.
Very
Comfortable!
MUST
SEE!!! Retail $1499, Sell
$595
OBO.
423-200-4664
NEW 12x22x9 metal
storage building, garage. 10x8 roll up garage
door.
Must
move.
$2,300.
(423)542-6911.
NEW 12x22x9 metal
storage building, garage. 10x8 roll up garage
door.
Must
move.
$2300.
(423)542-6911.
SELL or trade 220v Air
Conditioner for 110v
Air Conditioner. Call
423-542-8879
or
423-943-9943
5560 Highway 19E
Hampton, TN
Back Lot Overlooks
Doe River
Classifieds
VALUE Villa Thrift Store.
Household Merchandise. Thursday, Friday,
Saturday 10a.m.-6p.m.
Sunday 1p.m.-5p.m.
(423) 542-2322.
WHITE PINE LUMBER
FOR SALE, 2x4’s, 2x6’s
and 1” lumber $350
per
1000
ft.
(423)768-2604
XI Compound Hunting
Bow and case $125,
7.63 SKS Rifle and case
$125. 423-213-2613.
ZENITH 27” floor model
$75. in perfect condition. (423)543-2905
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
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131 CAPTAIN AVENUE,
2BR, 1BR,
Elizabethton. Available immediately. Deposit required. Quiet neighborhood.
(423)
926-2738.
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
2BR,
appliances,
walk to schools, bank,
supermarkets, Hampton. Garbage, Lawn
maintenance.
No
pets. (423) 725-4792.
2BR, located on Gap
Creek, (423)542-5060
or (423)213-8699.
3BR, 2Bath Mobile
Home
in
country
$400month
and
$300deposit.
Reference (423)543-3979
For Rent 2BR, 2BA,
Roan Mountain. References
required.
$200. deposit, $350.
month. 423-772-3515.
HAPPY VALLEY: Doublewide on 1/2 acre
lot. 2BR, 2BAs,
den
with fireplace, full
basement. $500month
$500deposit.
Absolutely
no
pets.
(423)542-8659
MILLIGAN COLLEGE
16x80 3BR, 2BA,; 2BR
2BA, 14X70 REFERENCES
REQUIRED
257-2106,
(423)543-2651.
RENT TO OWN: 2BR,
1BA, downtown Elizabethton, rental lot, no
pets, $700down with
owner
financing,
$300month
(423)895-0456
ROAN Mountain on
Ripshin. 2BR, newly remodeled,
washer,
dryer. No inside pets.
References.
(423)
725-3880.
210-214 Price Road,
large 2BR, water furnished, $350month.
135 Pleasant Beach
Road, 2BR, $350month
(423)282-6486
2BR, 1BA, appliances,
wash facility. $325.mo.
deposit & references
required. Off Hilton
Road,
Watauga.
423-764-3105
2BR, upstairs, $250. deposit, $250. month. No
pets. Stove, refrigerator,
heat,
air.
(423)772-3472.
434-9272, weekends.
Brownlow Apts 425
West G St Ground
floor 2br 1ba. Quiet
$375.mo $175.dep
542-8493
956-0068
before 5 pm
FOR RENT, 2BR condo.,
1
1/2Bath,
W/D
hook-up, appliances
furnished,
outside
barn, more information. (423)542-6217
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Stoney Creek 2BR, fully
furnished. Private entrance. No drugs,
drinking. $325.mo. References, $300.dep. required. 474-2854
Talladega Apts 1br.
furnished Upstairs
Utils. paid $360.mo
$175.dep
542-8493
956-0068 before 5 pm
HIGHWAY 11-E
Perfect for a new
business, 2.5 acres
with 546.91 feet of
road frontage.
$255,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
68.53 acres, beautiful
level farm land and
lush mountains and
tall timbers. 1000’
road frontage. Water
at road.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
WATAUGA ROAD: 2BR,
1BA, H&A, washer/
dryer hookup, deck,
$425month $425deposit,
no
pets
(941)457-0959,
(423)647-6384.
FOR Sale or Rent To
Own: 3BR, 2BA doublewide, on rental lot
near city limits. $2,000
down with owner financing. $550. month.
342-1190.
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43 HOUSES
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1170 RITTERTOWN
ROAD
—HAMPTON—
118 Sharp
179 ARLINGTON
DRIVE RD.
Nice family home in
country setting. 3BD,
1BA, master bedroom
has sink with vanity
and walk-in closet.
Full basement with 1
Car drive under garage. CH&A. Built in
1990. 1,232 SF. Open
floor plan with large
covered front porch.
$85,000
115 Saratoga
Circle
2 ACRES+/This is a nice building
lot in Colonial Acres,
just outside Elizabethton. Beautiful timbers set the stage for
a great log home. An
entrance road already
exists.
No
building allowed on
the lots behind this
property insuring privacy on a quiet
cul-de-sac.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
Beautiful 7.68 acres,
very secluded, great
for developers, Couple of different locations to build the perfect dream home.
$69,500.00
TRAILER LOTS FOR
RENT, off Ruby Avenue. $145 month.
1-804-647-4113 (owner
in town)
1007 OAK STREET
Adorable 2BD, 1BA
home in the city.
Huge walk in closet.
Large Laundry room.
New heat pump, new
windows, fresh paint.
Appliances include
washer, dryer, stove
and refrigerator. A
dollhouse for $64,900
118 Wedgewood
Immaculate home in
desirable West Links
Estates. 5BR, 4.5BA
home convenient to
JC and Eliz. Formal
entry, hdwd floors,
cathedral
ceilings,
master on main.
Much more!
12.4 acres, unspoiled,
undeveloped, near
“The Harbour’s’’ at
Watauga Lake.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
1036 Gap Creek
Well maintained brick
ranch, just outside
city. Spacious floor
plan, 3BR, FP and
outbuilding
with
electricity.
C21 Whitehead
Lisa Potter
$114,000
543-4663
Southside &
Sneed Hill
1.02 Acres, level lot
located in the city
limits. Property could
be subdivided.
$31,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
Immaculate
3BR
home with Mountain
views & creek. 2 outbuildings and carport.
Must see!
C21 Whitehead
Teresa Musick
$119,900
543-4663
Only $139,000
WEST ELK AVE LOTS
Great
commercial
property, wonderful
potential,
located
near large home improvement
warehouse, nation’s largest retailers, and several restaurants.
ONE private trailer
space for mobile
home or RV, Charity
Hill Road. $150 month.
(423)725-2634.
LARGE LOT’s 70’, 80’
OR
DOUBLEWIDE,
GAP CREEK AREA. No
outside
pets.
$125.-$150.month
(423)725-2770,
(423)612-2847.
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
This all brick home is
what you have been
waiting for! Room for
everyone! 3BRs, 2BAs,
huge eat in kitchen,
huge laundry room
that is large enough
for an office or craft
room. 2 car carport,
one car drive under.
A Great den in the
basement with a gas
fireplace.
This Home Is Waiting
For You!
Call Today!
Blue Ridge Properties
(423)282-5182
1200 19E Bypass
5BR., 3.5BA., garage
attached. On Doe
River. Great for kids &
Trout fishing. 5 minutes
from
WalMart,
Church, schools.
For appointment
423-342-8484
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
197 Buck Mountain
4BR home on 5.44
acres. Newer carpet,
apartment and outbuilding with mobile
home on property
that conveys!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
3BR, 1BA, LR, Kitchen
with lots of cabinets.
In
ground
pool.
$90,000.
Wonderful
family
home in nice area just
outside the city limits.
4BD, 2BA. 2 woodburning
Fireplaces.
Split Foyer design with
3BR, Living Room with
fireplace, Bathroom
and Large eat in
Kitchen on upper
level. Lower level features 1BR, 1BA, den
with fireplace and 1
car drive under garage. Oversized deck
overlooks semi private
back yard. Roof is less
than a year old.
$118,000
1517 Siam Road
City Schools. Brick
ranch 3 BR, 1 BA.
Hardwood floors in
den and hallway. 2
Outbuildings.
$84,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
127 LaFayette
Circle
Huge home, offering
4BRS, 3.5BAS, formal
livingroom, sunroom,
den, in conveniently
located
Colonial
Acres. MLS#232675
$209,900.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
C21 WHITEHEAD
BRENDA THOMPSON
543-4663
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
A Must See!
Extras Too Numerous
To List Here
4BR, 2.5BA ranch sitting on 2 acres with a
great view.
Motivated sellers. MLS#
225022 $189,900
206 MARION
BRANCH ROAD
$189,900
WOW! You must see
the views from the
deck! This home has
room for the whole
family. You will not
believe how much
square footage you
get for the price.
3BRs, 2FBAs, 2 half
BAs. Formal living and
dining, den, office.
Custom built 2 story
home, 3 or 4br, 2ba, 2
car garage, outbuilding, very secluded,
option to buy 7.68
acres $179,900.00
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
209 OLD SIAM
166 WOODLAND
HEIGHTS
New home, 3BR,
2BA, stone fireplace,
gas logs, cathedral
ceilings, hardwood
floors, double car
garage. Beautifully
landscaped.
$177,500
ERA Golden Key
952-4950
Call Lora
677-6606
178 MELODY LANE
Splendid Chalet
Extremely nice home!
Gazebo with Jacuzzi,
3 tier decking, Beautiful décor, Tilt windows, Great yard, 2
car garage, Outbuilding. $146,900.00
3BR, FP, new windows. Private backyard, short walk to Historic Downtown.
$117,900.00
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
116 HILTON HILL
Sweet house,
low price!!
152 SHALOM DRIVE
Owner Wants
Offer !
134 Carver Crabtree
110 Old Lacy Hollow
Road
Spacious living 3 BR, 3
BA. Second kitchen
in the lower level.
$109,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
204 WEST G
Sweet and Low!!
It Is A Must See!
Call Today!
MOTIVATED SELLER!
For Sale
By Owner
423-543-5855
or
423-213-8406
2BR, 1BA, Refinished
HW floors, double garage with apartment.
109 Sunrise Hunter.
Owner,
Agent.
$74,900.423-213-0030
4Br, 2Baths, single
wide with an addition that boast large
open kitchen, living
room and Den. Sunroom leads out to
the wonderful decking that surrounds the
above ground pool.
2 car garage, workshop, 2 car carport.
The lot next door is
also available with
the single wide or lot
only. This home has
so much to offer!
Call today!
126
OLD CHARITY HILL
ROAD
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
1202 Arney Street,
NESTLE YOUR HOME
ON 1.42 ACRES. IN
BEAUTIFUL
MOUNTAINS OF BUTLER. MINUTES FROM WATAUGA
LAKE
WITH
BOAT
DOCK ACCESS. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
$45,000.00
Frank Lloyd Wright
design! You will have
a blast decorating this
home. 3BRs, 3BAs,
greenhouse off the
kitchen. Huge yard to
entertain.
C21 WHITEHEAD
TERESA MUSICK
543-4663
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
104 Lane Hill
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
BANJO RIDGE
House on large lot
with beautiful backyard, garden spot,
storage shed, beauty
shop and full basement.
MUST
SEE!
$99,900.00
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
40 LOTS
FOR RENT
Breathtaking
Seasonal Water Views
Priced To Have
Money Left
Over To Decorate!
TESTER ROAD
C21 WHITEHEAD
JONATHAN FULMER
543-4663.
ATWOOD ROAD
Butler, TN
$119,500
Hurry, Call Today
This One Will Not Last
151
SARAH ANNIE DRIVE
Only $59,900
134 RUFUS
TAYLOR ROAD
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$129,900
543-4663
1499 HWY 133
108
Cedar Grove Road
4.4 +/-acres in Hunter
Community.
Level
land and easy access.
MLS#233748.
$150,000.
3BR 2BA home on .75
acres in Hunter area.
Home offers newer
roof, carpet and windows! Very clean.
(423)282-5182
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
38 LOTS
FOR SALE
3BR, 1.5BA, level lot,
Unaka Area, clean,
garage,
covered
porch,
CH&A. NO
PETS.
$600.mth.
(423)542-0090.
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
A foreclosure. 4BR,
2BA. Only $39,900! For
listings.
800-391-5228xH652
HWY. 19E
ELIZABETHTON, TN
9 Miles To Bristol
Motor Speedway
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
508 Bryant St. 3BR,
CH&A,
appliances,
W/D hookup, great
neighborhood.
No
pets. Lease,
reference & deposit required. Available 9/1
$575.mo. 423-543-7485
9.25acres, 3BR, 1BA,
farmhouse,
CH&A,
gas/ log fireplace,
fenced
pasture,
spring, barn, $140,000.
(423) 474-3933.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
LARGE 2BR, 2BA. Secure. Water, laundry
room
furnished.
$495.mth. Corner of
Watauga.
&
S.
(423)543-6238.
LYNN VALLEY: at Lynn
Valley Driving Range,
2BR, Section 8 approved, W/D hookup,
carpet. 423-360-1621
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
34 TOWNHOUSES
SALE/RENT
Alexander Apts Large
Upstairs 2br 2ba,
Formal dining, new
carpets. Great View
Employed
& ref's
$425mo $220 dep
542-8493
956-0068
before 5 pm
BROOKVIEW APARTMENT AND STORAGE.
2BR, appliances, W/D
hook-up. NO PETS.
$350mth.,
deposit.
(423)543-2632, (423)
543-4671.
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
3BR Hud home! Buy for
$21,000! Stop Renting!
For
listings
800-391-5228xF738.
2BR mobile home.
Appliances,
W/D
hookup. Private lot.
$325.mo.,
deposit.
(423)791-4610.
1BR, West End, appliances, water furnished.
No
Pets.
$295.mth.,
plus
$200.dep.
423543-5515.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
928-4151
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2.78acres, private setting,
Breathtaking
views, stone fireplace,
wood beamed ceilings, Large wood
deck, Many updates
$169,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
Remodeled cottage
with
views
large
kitchen with island,
4-car carport with
workshop
garage,
Hot tub, large wrap
around covered and
screened
deck.
$127,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
212
CONSTITUTION AVE
Custom built brick
ranch,
hardwood
floors, ceramic tile,
kitchen adjoined by
dining room with gas
log fireplace, 2 Car
garage. $149,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
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SOLD
2504 Elizabethton
Highway
326 Crosswhite Lane
Remodeled
4BR,
2.5BA bath home located in the Central
Community. Could
be 5 or 6 bedroom
home. MLS#233004
$120,900.
3BR, 2BA, Cape Cod,
hardwood, ceramic,
carpet. Bonus room
over garage. One
level. Large front
porch.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Erwin
522 Golf Course Drive
Over 1 Acre - City
Schools. 3 BR, 2 BA.
Hardwood
floors.
Brick fireplace.
$179,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
814 Deerfield Lane
Beautiful 5BR, 2.5BA
home with over 3000
sq.ft.
Close
to
Watauga Lake. RV
carport & Apt doesn’t
convey. MLS#222048
$250,000.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
929 NOAH
SNYDER ROAD
Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath Chalet.
Only minutes from
Watauga Lake! Great
room with stone fireplace. Screened in
porch, balcony and
acreage too! Hurry
and call today!
$184,900
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
STOCK #1591
Pre-Owned
2002 CHEVY
MONTE CARLO
Maroon, one owner,
extra
nice,
49K.
$8,995.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
(423)543-7592
557 Lowell Stalcup
Butler
2524 Beechwood,
Quail Hollow
3BR 2BA home on lg
landscaped lot in
choice
neighborhood.
Amenities:
pool, clubhouse, and
tennis courts.
C21 Whitehead
Sarah Presnell
$209,000
543-4663
3500 NORTH
HIGHWAY
Country Cottage with
3.95 acres, in beautiful Mountain City. 2br,
1ba, some updating.
Basement, fruit tree.
Private but Convenient. $82,000.00
934 FAIRVIEW RD.
Super nice farmhouse, 17 beautiful
landscaped
acres
with stocked pond!
Totally
updated,
workshop, tool house,
spring house all with
electricity $289,900.00
TWO Homes on 13.81
acres, 3br, 2ba 2003
Doublewide and 1BR,
1BA, Farm house.
Separate well, spring
$224,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
213-9611
VALLEY FORGE
STOCK #1708
Pre-Owned
3BR, 2BA ranch, carpet, ceramic, hardwood. 2 car detached carport, deck,
mud room, workshop.
$139,500.
White, V-6, 5-speed,
GT wheels. $7,995.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
2000 Ford
Mustang
423-543-7592
Gayle Eggers
423-342-8801
590 LAURELS
RD.
2549 SIAM RD
NICE 2005 HOME ON
LEVEL LOT, 3BR, 2BA,
HWF,
ALL
APPLIANCES, VIEWS, DECK.
A
MUST
SEE!!
$138,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
351 Lyons Rd.
Beautiful 3BR, brick
ranch,
completely
updated. 7 acres,
large utility building
and
barn.
MLS#227843A
Remax Checkmate,
Inc. Realtors
423-282-0432
ask for Barbara
423-341-8760
$186,900
This is the one! Spacious open living
room, 3BRs, 2BAs the
best lot around. A
wonderful
flowing
creek in the back. An
awesome barn. Quality built home. Call today before it is too
late, be the first to live
in this home.
EAST SIDE
COMMUNITY
1017 Walker St.
2BR, 1BA brick home,
CH&A
hardwood
floors, full size basement (partially finished). $61,400.
(423)542-0094
Appointment Only
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
(423)282-5182
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
259 SAMPS HOLLOW
Beautiful Views!!
3BR, 2BA, cabin style
home, 5acres, open
floor plan, HWF, Full
basement,
fully
fenced with barn.
$249,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
267 Piercetown
Completely
remodeled
3BR, 2BA, Den with FP,
oak cabinets, new
heat pump, deck,
minutes from beautiful Watauga Lake!!
$132,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
3BR, 3BA, 2 car garage. Remodeled
with new addition.
pantry in kitchen,
huge walk-in closet,
laundry room. New
heating
&
air,
plumbing, electric.
Big deck. 1/3 acre
flat lot. MUST SEE!
Owner
anxious.
$105,500.
FIRM
423-725-2183
501 Burbank,
Roan Mtn.
Well built 3BR, 2BA
one level home with
basement, hardwood
flooring,
spacious
rooms, spring water,
sitting at almost 4000’
elevation.
MLS#
222371 $114,000.
618 WEST C STREET
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
502 Dennis Cove
Road
3BRs, 2BAs, large
kitchen with lots of
cabinets, den, dining
area. Outbuildings,
garage, grape vine,
garden space, lots of
flowers. New heat
pump, on approximately 2 1/4 acres.
Cute 2BR, 1BA house
with lots of kitchen
cabinets, hardwood
floors, fenced yard,
workshop with generator and fenced
yard. MLS# 229317
$77,900.
(423)725-2627
leave message
Enjoy this 4BR, 2BA,
100 year old, two
story, traditional farm
house inside city, on
double lot with 1900
sq. ft. of living space.
MLS#
230896.
$109,900.
Charming 3BR, 2BA
home in convenient
location on level lot. 2
car detached garage. MLS# 230731
$120,000.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
305 Hampton
View Drive
Enjoy country living in
this 3BR, 2.5BA, 2448
sq.ft. Tri-level home.
Great room with 16’
cathedral ceiling and
a rock fireplace.
MLS#
230367
$149,900.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
3BR, 2BA home walking distance to TA
Dugger and the High
School. Located on a
quiet,
tree
lined
street. $89,900.
Charming 2br home.
New carpet, Cozy eat
in kitchen with stove
and
refrigerator.
Beautiful back yard
offers
privacy.
$42,000.00
NICE 2BR, Level lot. IN
CITY.
CLOSE
TO
TOWN. SELLER WILL
PAY CLOSING COST
AND DOWN PAYMENT
WITH
ACCEPTABLE
OFFER!! $59,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
5,000+/- sq. ft, 4/5
BRs, 4FBAs. Priced at
approx. $73.00 sq.ft.
High ceilings and
skylights, lush landscaping.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
123 RIVERVIEW
AVENUE
- WATAUGA Mobile home in almost new condition.
Permanent foundation. Lot is very nice
and well landscaped
with beautiful flowers.
2 Storage buildings
plus a garden spot.
Located in an area
convenient to Johnson City and Elizabethton. 3BD, 2BA
$69,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
46 WANTED
TO RENT
All wheel drive, one
owner,
sun
roof,
loaded, 25K. $33,900.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
47 WANTED
TO BUY
WANTING TO BUY: Saw
logs, contact Warren
Pritchard at Classic
Sales, 1551 Elk Park
Hwy, Newland, NC
28657, 828-733-3332 or
stop by the sawmill.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
423-342-8801
$580.00
423-773-3006
423-773-1996
Call Lora
For More Details
423-677-6606
STOCK
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1990 Honda Accord
$650.
Police
Impounds! For listings
800-391-5227 ext 7395
1988
Chevrolet
pick-up,
cold
air,
good
tires.
Looks
good. $2,000 O.B.O.
(423)647-3566.
1993 Oldmobile Cutlass Supreme, One
owner. Good condition. $1750. Can be
seen
locally
(919)376-8700.
1991 CHEVY CAPRICE
CLASSIC, 4DR, 88K,
clean in and out, runs
great.
$3250.
(276)492-8711
1995 Ford Contour GL,
1 owner, 42K, good
condition,
$3000.
(423)543-1661
or
(423)213-0240.
Clerk and Master
8/7, 8/14
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
TCA 30-2-306
PROBATE NO. P060127
ESTATE OF
VIRGINIA FIELDS
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given
that on the
10th day of August,
2006 Letters of Testamentary, in respect to
the Estate of
Virginia Fields
deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk and
Master, Probate Division, of Carter County,
Tennessee.
All persons, resident
and
non-resident,
having claims, matured or unmatured,
against the Estate of
Virginia Fields
are required to file the
same with the Clerk
and Master of the
above Court within
four (4) months from
the date of the first
publication of this Notice; otherwise, their
claims will be forever
barred.
All persons indebted
to the above Estate
must come forward
and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.
This the 10th day of
August , 2006.
Douglas J. Carter
Attorney
CHARLOTTE MCKEEHAN
Clerk and Master
8/14, 8/21
PUBLIC NOTICE
STOCK #3133
Pre-Owned
2001 Grand
Cherokee Jeep
Loredo
4x4, lift kit, V-8, automatic, sun roof, 48K.
$10,900.
2006 Honda
Scooter/ Motorcycle
Special Price.
CHARLOTTE MCKEEHAN
Deceased:
Virginia Fields
NO GAS NEEDED!!
Battery
operated.
60MPH.
Helmet,
glasses, gloves included. All new.
William J. Byrd
Attorney
Reba Harrison and
Sonja Fox
Co-Executrices
423-543-7592
Will sacrifice for.
3.5 fenced level acres
with creek frontage.
One
level,
1850
sq.ft. finished, plus 750
sq.ft. Finished (not
heated) with 2BR's
Possible 3. New Heat
Pump, windows, and
newer roof. 4 Car Detached,
Carport,
2-two story storage
buildings,
20X40
Greenhouse.
Well
and Public water.
$1500 DOWN.
Great condition,
1 Owner, Automatic
4WD, Clean Interior,
127,000 miles.
Air conditioning & Tilt
Wheel, power steering & power sunroof,
AM/FM Stereo & Cassette ABS (4 wheels) &
Dual front air bags,
Cruise control & Privacy glass, wide tires,
power windows &
door locks, running
boards.
For Sale $9,995.
Call: 423-895-1711
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
**WOW!!**
OWNER FINANCING
At 8% INTEREST
1999 Toyota
4Runner SR5
V6 3.4 liter
55 BOATS
FOR SALE
58 MOTORCYCLES
W/PHOTO
3BR, 2 1/2BA, CH&A,
ceramic, 4,000 sq.ft.
10.4 acres. Open floor
plan, walk-in closets,
barn. Double garage.
$285,000.
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
WOULD like to rent 1 or
2BR apartment or
house for individual.
Good
references.
(423)543-0521
COVERED BOAT SLIP
AND WITH LIFT on
Watauga Lake private
access. $5000 call
(423)725-4593.
C21 WHITEHEAD
PATSY WOODSON
543-4663
721 Fairway Drive
Walk
from
your
backyard to Tee #3 Elizabethton
Golf
Course. 4 BR, 3 FBA.
$229,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
2005 Lexus
RX 330
1995 Ford F150, Ext.,
300, 6 cylinder, needs
radiator,
some
front-end damage.
$2,500 O.B.O. 213-6772
LITTLE DRY RUN
RD.
BUTLER
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
REAL ESTATE
(423)543-2393
DEMPSEY SHELL, JR
(423)547-9377
519 JOHNSON
MOTIVATED SELLER!
Motivated
Seller!
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
706 FAIRVIEW
304 West G
Street
KING RICHARD BLVD.
Sherwood Forest
$364,000
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
517 WASHINGTON
AVE.
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
(423)543-2393
$1,000 Bonus To
Selling Agency
623 Johnson
Avenue
2732 SIAM ROAD
HAMPTON
Three level brick with
three
plus
level
acres, 11 BRS, 3
Baths, oak floors and
trim, creek frontage;
explore the uses!
$220,000
A Must See!
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
STOCK #1821
Pre-Owned
63 4X4 VEHICLES
FOR SALE
DEAN BLEVINS
(423)542-2092
(423)213-6738
Brand new one level
home with unique
layout, on a 75 x 130
level lot and a view of
west end and the surrounding mountains.
2BD,
2BA.
Open
kitchen, dining, great
room. Living room has
a deck and overlooks
level back yard. Neutral colors. CH&A.
Country front porch.
Walk to shopping and
restaurants. $89,900
2005, 3BR, 2BA on 7/10
of an acre. Financing
available.
(423)
282-4112.
3BR, Foreclosure. Only
$19,616! For listing
800-391-5228
ext
G-179.
Jerry Lynn Boling
Administrator
Deceased:
Madeline Nell Boling
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
2002 Repo singlewide.
3BR,
2BA.
Easy
financing.
Small
downpayment. Call
(423)282-2700.
PUBLIC NOTICES
day of August, 2006
Letters of Administration, in respect to the
Estate of
deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk and
Master, Probate Division, of Carter County,
Tennessee.
All persons, resident
and
non-resident,
having claims, matured or unmatured,
against the Estate of
are required to file the
same with the Clerk
and Master of the
above Court within
four (4) months from
the date of the first
publication of this Notice; otherwise, their
claims will be forever
barred.
All persons indebted
to the above Estate
must come forward
and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.
This the 2nd day of
August , 2006.
The Technical Committee of the First Tennessee Rural Planning
Organization, which is
responsible for comprehensive transportation planning in Carter, Greene, Hancock,
Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan,
Unicoi
and
Washington Counties,
will meet on August
22, 2006 at 2:00 p.m.
at the First Tennessee
Development District
office,
207
North
Boone Street, Suite
800, Johnson City, TN.
Topics include the prioritization of transportation projects within
the RPO and approval
of Technical Committee members.
STOCK # 0440
PRE-OWNED
2001 Suzuki Vitara
V-6, 4x4, 67K. $6,995.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
65 TRUCKS &
SEMI’S
REFINANCE take over
payments 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 4.3,
5speed, 2wheel drive,
56K,
(423)542-5684,
(423)791-3779.
PUBLIC NOTICES
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
TCA 30-2-306
PROBATE NO. P060123
ESTATE OF
MADELINE NELL BOLING
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given
that on the
2nd
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PUBLIC NOTICES
If you would like a
complete
agenda,
please contact the
First Tennessee Development District at
(423) 722-5121. If you
need assistance or
accommodation for a
disability, please contact the Development
District
by
Friday,
August 18, 2006.
8/14
UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT
OF TENNESSEE
AT GREENEVILLE
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
V
JAMAL LLOYD,
also known as
Rahmantull Redman
2:05-CR-99
JUDGE GREER
NOTICE OF
FORFEITURE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, that on July 13,
2006, the Honorable J.
Ronnie Greer, United
States District Judge
for the Eastern District
of Tennessee, entered
an Agreed Preliminary
Order of Forfeiture
condemning and forfeiting the following
properties
to
the
United States of America: One 2005 GMC
Yukon,
VIN
#
1GKEK63U05J132568.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the United
States intends to dispose of said property
in such manner as the
United States Attorney
General may direct.
Pursuant to Title 21,
United States Code,
Section 853(n)(2), if
you have a legal interest in any of said properties, WITHIN THIRTY
(30) DAYS of receipt of
this notice, you must
petition the United
States District Court for
the Eastern District of
Tennessee for a hearing to adjudicate the
validity of your alleged legal interest in
said properties. If a
hearing is requested, it
shall be held before
the Court alone, without a jury.
THE PETITION must be
signed by the petitioner under penalty
of perjury, as established in Title 28, United
States Code, Section
1746, and shall set
forth the nature and
extent of your right, title or interest in said
properties, the time
and circumstances of
your acquisition of the
right, title or interest in
said properties and
any additional facts
supporting your claim
and the relief sought.
Pursuant to Title 21,
United States Code,
Section 853(n)(2), NEITHER THE DEFENDANT
IN THE ABOVE-STYLED
CASE NOR HIS AGENT
IS ENTITLED TO FILE A
PETITION.
ANY HEARING on your
petition shall, to the
extent
practicable
and consistent with
the interests of justice,
be held within thirty
(30) days of the filing
of your petition. The
Court may consolidate your hearing on
the petition with any
other hearings requested on any other
petitions filed by any
other person other
than the defendant
named above.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
at the hearing to testify and present evidence and witnesses
on your own behalf
and cross examine
witnesses who appear
at the hearing.
IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A
PETITION TO ASSERT
YOUR RIGHT, TITLE OR
INTEREST
IN
THE
ABOVE-DESCRIBED
PROPERTIES,
WITHIN
THIRTY (30) DAYS OF
THIS NOTICE, YOUR
RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTIES SHALL BE LOST
AND FORFEITED TO THE
UNITED STATES.
THE
UNITED STATES THEN
SHALL HAVE CLEAR TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES
HEREIN
DESCRIBED
AND MAY WARRANT
GOOD TITLE TO ANY
SUBSEQUENT
PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE.
The petition shall be
filed with the United
States District Court
Clerk for the Eastern
District of Tennessee
at 220 West Depot
Street,
Suite
200,
Greeneville, Tennes-
PUBLIC NOTICES
see, 37743. A copy of
this petition also shall
be served upon the
United States as follows:
GUY W. BLACKWELL
Assistant United States
Attorney
United States Attorney=s Office
220 W. Depot Street,
Suite 423
Greeneville, TN 37743
Presented by:
GUY W. BLACKWELL
Assistant U.S. Attorney
8/14, 8/21, 8/28
NON-RESIDENT
NOTICE
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT FOR
CARTER COUNTY
AT ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
Delmar Paul Combs,
Ellen Sue Combs
and Jason C. Jones,
Plaintiffs
VS.
The Known and Unknown Heirs of Ray
Taylor including but
not limited to Mike
Taylor and Teresa
Taylor, The Known and
Unknown Heirs of
Faye
B. Campbell including
but not limited to
Charles Campbell
and
Hurley Campbell;
and
The Known and Unknown Heirs of Billie
Joe Taylor including
but not limited to Bernice Taylor, Bobby
Joe
Taylor and Shane
Taylor and any person or
entity claiming any
Plaintiff Delmar Paul
Combs’ Real Property
consisting of approximately 23 years, Ellen
Sue Combs’ Real
Property consisting of
approximately 1.39
aces and Jason C.
Jones Real Property
consisting of approximately 0.68 acres, all
in the 3rd Civil District
of Carter County, Tennessee, Defendants
CIVIL ACTION
NUMBER 26512
In this cause it appearing from the
Plaintiff’s bill, which is
sworn to, and an attachment
having
been issued, by Judicial Fiat, and levied
on the real property
as described in the
original
Complaint,
that the Defendants,
The Known and Unknown heirs of Ray
Taylor including but
not limited to Mike
Taylor and Teresa Taylor, The Known and
Unknown Heirs of Faye
B. Campbell including
but not limited to
Charles
Campbell
and Hurley Campbell;
and the Known and
Unknown Heirs of Billie
Joe Taylor including
but not limited to Bernice Taylor, Bobby Joe
Taylor and Shane Taylor and any person or
entity claiming any
Plaintiff Delmar Paul
Combs Real Property
consisting of approximately 23 acres, Ellen
Sue Combs’ Real
Property consisting of
approximately
1.39
acres and Jason C.
Jones Real Property
consisting of approximately 0.68 acres, all
in the 3rd Civil District
of Carter County, Tennessee, are nonresidents of the State of
Tennessee, it is ordered by me that
publication be made
for four successive
weeks, as required by
law, in the Elizabethton Star, a newspaper published in
Elizabethton, Tennessee, in said County,
notifying said nonresident Defendants to
appear before our
said Chancery Court,
at the Courthouse in
Elizabethton
within
thirty (30) days after
this notice has been
published for four successive weeks in said
newspaper,
and
make defense to said
complaint, or the allegations thereof will be
taken for confessed
and this cause set for
hearing ex parte as to
the Defendants.
This the 2nd day of
August, 2006.
CHARLOTTE
MCKEEHAN
CLERK AND MASTER
8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28
FREE
WOODEN PALLETS
Great For Kindling
Pickup In Alley
Behind
Elizabethton
Newspapers
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MEDICAL CARE
LLC
“Medical Care with a Heart.”
Texas men arraigned
No
Appointment
Necessary!
Elizabethton - 1900 W. Elk Avenue (423) 543-2584 • Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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. on terror charges
Hampton • 437 Highway 321 (423) 725-5062 • Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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76/54
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Billings
87/57
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Minneapolis
80/60
Sunny
intervals, a tstorm; humid
An afternoon
t-storm in
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86°
85°
62°
84°
66°
An afternoon
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Mostly sunny
and nice
64°
Chance for
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t-storm
64°
85°
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Thursday ...................................... 92°
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Nashville
92/68
Camden
92/67
Knoxville
89/68
The State
Sunrise today ....................... 6:46 a.m.
Sunset tonight ...................... 8:21 p.m.
Moonrise today ................. 11:26 p.m.
Moonset today .................. 12:47 p.m.
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91/69
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91/71
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96/74
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Lebanese
n Continued from 1
The deployment of the
Lebanese troops and U.N.
peacekeepers was a cornerstone of the cease-fire resolution passed Friday by the U.N.
Security Council. France, Italy,
Turkey and Malaysia have signaled a willingness to contribute troops, but consultations are still needed to hammer out the force’s makeup
and mandate.
Officials said Israeli troops
would begin pulling out as
soon as the Lebanese and international troops start deploying to the area. But it appeared Israeli forces were staying put for the moment. Some
exhausted
soldiers
left
Lebanon early today, but were
being replaced by fresh troops.
Israel also would maintain
its air and sea blockade of
Lebanon to prevent arms from
reaching Hezbollah guerrillas,
army officials said.
Prime
Minister
Ehud
Olmert gave the order Sunday
to halt firing as of this morning, his spokesman Asaf
Shariv said. However, “if
someone fires at us we will fire
back,” he added.
Isaac Herzog, a senior minister in the Israeli Cabinet, said
it was unlikely all fighting
would be silenced immediately. “Experience teaches us that
after that a process begins of
phased relaxation,” in the
fighting, he said.
Meanwhile, both Hezbollah and Israel claimed they
had come out ahead in the
conflict.
Hezbollah
distributed
leaflets
congratulating
Lebanon on its “big victory”
and thanking citizens for their
patience during the fighting,
which began July 12 when
guerrillas killed three Israeli
soldiers and captured two others in a cross-border raid.
Israeli Foreign Ministry
spokesman Mark Regev said
Hezbollah’s “state within a
state” had been destroyed,
along with its ability to fire at
Israeli soldiers across the border.
Lebanon said nearly 791
people were killed since the
fighting began. Israel said 116
soldiers and 39 civilians were
killed in fighting or from
Hezbollah rockets.
In Beirut — where Hezbollah strongholds in southern
suburbs came under relentless
Israeli attacks — street life cautiously returned today. Traffic
was heavier and some stores
reopened.
Thousands of vehicles,
meanwhile, crept south along
bomb-blasted highways. At
one intersection, traffic was
backed up for more than a half
mile as police tried to direct
vehicles around bomb craters.
Many parts of southern
Lebanon have been virtually
deserted for weeks after a
huge wave of residents fled to
Beirut and other places to escape the fighting.
It was unclear how Israel
would respond to the flood of
traffic. Israeli officials said
they would keep travel restrictions in place, which
banned all but humanitarian
convoys across much of
southern Lebanon to try to
choke off Hezbollah supply
lines.
Lebanon’s interior ministry
issued a statement urging
civilians to stay away from
their homes until army engineers could inspect them for
unexploded cluster bombs or
artillery. At least one child was
killed and 15 people were
wounded today by ordnance
that exploded as they returned to their homes in south
Lebanon, security officials
said.
Northern Israel remained
virtually empty in comparison. The streets of Haifa, Israel’s third-largest town,
which has been peppered by
Hezbollah missiles, were quieter than normal.
Restaurant owner Ronen
Ginsburg said the cease-fire
“doesn’t make an impression
on anyone. ... It will take
about a week without a
Katyusha rocket for people to
go back to their routine.”
More than half the 22,000
residents of the border town
of Kiryat Shemona had fled in
the fighting, and those who
remained stayed holed up in
their homes. Only a few businesses — most selling food —
opened for a few hours.
“People are still scared,”
said Haim Biton, 42. “You
don’t know what’s going to
happen.”
Fighting had remained
fierce right up to the implementation of the cease-fire.
Early today, Israeli warplanes
struck a Hezbollah stronghold
in eastern Lebanon and a
Palestinian refugee camp in
the south, killing two people,
and Israeli artillery pounded
targets across the border
through the night.
The airstrikes continued
until 15 minutes before the
truce went into force, destroying an antenna for Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television
southeast of Beirut.
Israel’s army said seven
soldiers were killed on Sunday, a day after 24 died in the
highest single-day death toll
for the army since the conflict
began. Hezbollah reported
one of its fighters killed, but
did not say when.
Also Sunday, Israeli warplanes attacked gas stations in
the southern port city of Tyre
on Sunday, killing at least 15
people, Lebanese officials
said.
Two Israeli air raids on
houses in the eastern village
of Brital killed at least eight
people and wounded nearly
two dozen, civil defense official Ali Shukur said. More
people were feared trapped
under the rubble, he said.
Israeli jets also pounded a
Hezbollah stronghold in
south Beirut with at least 23
missiles, most coming in a
two-minute period. An Associated Press photographer
who reached the area saw the
body of a child being removed
from the wreckage.
Hezbollah fired 250 rockets
Sunday, killing an Israeli man
and wounding 53 people, rescue officials said. Cars were
set afire in the northern city of
Haifa.
Before the cease-fire went
into effect, Israeli aircraft
dropped leaflets on central
Beirut, warning it will retaliate against any attack
launched on it from Lebanon.
More than 4,000 Hezbollah
rockets reached deep into
northern Israel — including
the vital port of Haifa — and
forced thousands of Israelis to
flee or pack bomb shelters
during the fighting.
One leaflet said Hezbollah
serves the interests of its Iranian and Syrian patrons and
has “brought destruction,
Lebanon against the State of
Israel.”
Addressed
to
Lebanon’s citizens, it said,
“Will you be able to pay this
price again?”
Terror
n Continued from 1
several measures ordered
Sunday in response to the
thwarted terror plot involving airplanes bound from
Britain to the U.S.
The alleged conspirators
had planned to blow up as
many as 10 planes flying
from Britain to the U.S. using
liquid explosives, which
TSA’s security equipment
cannot detect in carry-on luggage.
In other measures, TSA
said it would let flyers carry
treatments for low blood
sugar, including glucose gel
for diabetics; solid lipstick;
and baby food. But it said all
aerosols are prohibited.
On Saturday, the TSA
added mascara to the list of
banned items, which includes baby teethers containing gel or liquid, children’s
toys containing gel and gel
candles.
Chertoff said the government was putting “less emphasis on the nail clippers
and the nail scissors” and
more on training additional
screeners “specifically to
look for modern-type deto-
nation equipment that might
be concealed in baggage.”
He said a ban on carry-on
luggage was “unlikely at this
point.”
“I think that we can do the
job with our screening, training and our technology without banning all carry-on luggage,” Chertoff said on “Fox
News Sunday.” “And we
don’t want to inconvenience
unnecessarily.”
Airport travelers also
should expect to see broader
use of police-trained sniffing
dogs, TSA said, along with
random gate inspections and
bag searches. But the TSA is
limited by law to 45,000
screeners at the 450 commercial airports.
TSA chief Kip Hawley
said the latest changes were
based on feedback from security officers and the public.
“We are maintaining the
same level of security while
clarifying interpretations in
the field,” he said Sunday.
“These tweaks are aimed at
making a smoother process
at the checkpoint.”
DALLAS (AP) — The wife of one of three Texas men arraigned on terrorism-related charges in Michigan says her
husband and his relatives are not terrorists, but are simply
trying to make money by reselling cell phones.
“They’re locked up in jail for something that they didn’t
do,” 20-year-old Lina Odeh told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Her husband, Louai Abdelhamied Othman of Mesquite,
along with his brother, Adham Abdelhamid Othman of Dallas, and their cousin Maruan Awad Muhareb of Mesquite, are
charged with collecting or providing materials for terrorist
acts and surveillance of a vulnerable target for terrorist purposes.
Police found about 1,000 cell phones in the men’s minivan.
Authorities have not said what they believe the men intended
to do with the phones, most of which were prepaid TracFones. But the police chief in Caro, Mich., where they were arrested, said cell phones can be used as detonators, and prosecutors in a similar case in Ohio have said that TracFones are
often used by terrorists because they are not traceable.
Odeh said the men were buying the phones to sell to a man
in Dallas for a profit of about $5 per phone. She said they
were in Michigan because so many people in the Dallas area
are doing the same thing that the phones are often sold out.
Odeh said she thought her husband and her relatives were
targeted because of their Arab descent. The men’s families
come from Jerusalem, she said.
The men were stopped early Friday about 80 miles north of
Detroit after purchasing 80 cell phones from a Wal-Mart. Police said they found about 1,000 phones in their minivan. The
men were arrested Friday afternoon.
No pleas were entered at the arraignment Saturday at a
District Court in Caro. A magistrate set bond at $750,000
apiece and the men were being held at the Tuscola County
Jail, police said.
“All we did is buy the phones to sell and make money,”
Louai Othman told the magistrate. He said authorities had
previously stopped the group in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Muhareb told the magistrate: “This is a misunderstanding.” He said he was selling the phones to earn money to help
pay for his brother’s college education.
Tuscola County Prosecutor Mark E. Reene told The Saginaw News in Michigan that investigators believe the men
were targeting the Mackinac Bridge, which connects Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsulas. He declined to say what
led investigators to that belief.
Reene and the FBI did not return phone messages Saturday
from The Associated Press.
Odeh said the family is working to get an attorney for the
men.
“I just want everyone to know that they’re innocent and
they shouldn’t be locked up in jail without any evidence,” she
said.
Her husband is a college student and they have a 2-monthold baby, Odeh said.
A pretrial hearing has been set for Friday and a preliminary exam for Aug. 24.
The arrests in Michigan came three days after two men
were arrested in Marietta, Ohio, where police said they
aroused suspicions when they acknowledged buying about
600 phones in recent months at stores in southeast Ohio.
Ali Houssaiky and Osama Abulhassan, both 20 and from
the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, have been charged with two
felonies — money laundering in support of terrorism and soliciting or providing support for acts of terrorism — and misdemeanor falsification. A preliminary hearing on the felony
counts was set for Tuesday.
Defense lawyers said Houssaiky and Abulhassan planned
to resell the phones simply to make money. They say the men
were targeted only because they are of Arab descent.
Checkpoints catch 115
truck safety violations
NASHVILLE (AP) — Three Homeland Security hazardous
materials checkpoints have found 115 safety defects on trucks
traveling on Tennessee interstates, including two trucks
found to be carrying contaminated seafood bound for the
Nashville area, officials said Thursday.
A total of 5,084 trucks were inspected at checkpoints held
near Knoxville, Chattanooga and Manchester in the last two
weeks.
Of those, 312 trucks were given detailed inspections, 19
drivers were taken out of service for logbook violations, and
two were removed for not having proper commercial driver’s
licenses.
Seventeen trucks had safety defects severe enough to be
taken off the road until they could be repaired on site.
State troopers pulled the trucks carrying the seafood over
after spotting them trying to bypass the inspection site. The
trucks were sealed and sent back to Georgia, where U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors oversaw the destruction of
the contaminated food.
“More trucks travel through Tennessee than any other state
in the Southeast, and most states in the country,” Interim
Safety Commissioner Jerry Nicely said in a release. “These
Homeland Security Checkpoints are vital in ensuring the
safety of these hazardous materials trucks and trucks carrying overseas containers.”
Each checkpoint was held from early morning through the
early evening, and involved officials from state, federal and
local agencies.
Lawsuit seeks overtime for
Dollar General employees
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two lawsuits have been
filed against Dollar General stores accusing the retailer of intentionally misclassifying about 2,500 current and former employees as managers to keep them from receiving overtime.
The lawsuits, which name several Tuscaloosa County residents as plaintiffs, allege the employees only spent five to 10
hours a week performing management duties.
However, they spent between 20 and 50 hours a week performing many duties that should have qualified for overtime,
according to the lawsuits filed today in U.S. District Court.
The lawsuits said the practices date back at least three
years and violate the Fair Labor Standards Act, which outlines how overtime should be paid. The case seeks the overtime owed to the plaintiffs, damages, legal costs and any other relief a jury deems appropriate.
A spokeswoman for Dollar General could not be immediately reached for comment.
Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., is a discount
retailer with 8,164 stores, according to the company’s Web
site.

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