City Council hears concerns about jail site, East Side

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plans to vote on the matter at
their Jan. 17 meeting.
Lowrance noted he had
never received so many
phone calls in his life.
“It rings in the morning,
in the evening and in the afternoon,” Lowrance said.
“I know the county has
not made you a proposal, but
I can pretty well tell you they
are going to try to trade you
the five acres at the Elks Club
for that ball field,” he continued. “I want to encourage
you to buy that land. That’s a
good deal.”
He said when people stop
at his store, he encourages
them to stop to see the sights
and businesses downtown.
“I hate to say ‘Go down
and take a tour of the jail because we’ve got a real nice
jail — about $17 million
worth we can’t afford,’”
Lowrance said.
Main Street resident Elizabeth White told council there
Carter County Finance Director Jason Cody displayed extraordinary patience at the County Budget Committee meeting Thursday evening, as a verbal dispute escalated into a
shouting match between Tom “Yogi” Bowers and Jeff Treadway.
Bowers claimed there was a complete turnaround from
the County Commission’s consensus at a meeting two years
ago, when he said they voted unanimously to build a new
jail offsite.
“Apparently y’all are riding this horse pretty hard,” Bowers said. “We were asked, ‘What do you favor — building on
to [the current jail], building back here in the ball park or
building offsite?’ Unanimously, it was offsite.
“These people who took the core samples recommended
it not be built here because it would be cost-prohibitive.
You’d have to dig it out below water level, and you’d have to
fill back in with shale and build on top of that. I don’t know
what has changed in the last two years to turn a few heads
around and say this is a good site, when it wasn’t two years
ago.”
Treadway replied that the architect will explain the details
when he speaks to the County Commission next Tuesday.
“I believe that he can answer those questions about the
core sampling,” Treadway said. “At the time we had that
workshop to get input, we didn’t have all the information
that we have today. We had no firm cost figures for longterm operation of the jail, and we’re starting to hone in on
that as we come up with designs. There are several issues,
but when the architect presents the four areas that we looked
at, hopefully that will answer most if not all the questions
that the Commission has.”
Bowers repeated his claim that nothing substantial has
changed since they voted two years ago, and asked if anyone
who had participated could tell him why the site is okay for
consideration now.
“We didn’t have any firm numbers or any figures at that
time, Yogi,” said Treadway. “Can you not understand that?
The man has them now. He’s got information.”
“As I understand, this land is below water level and it’s
cost-prohibitive,” Bowers countered.
“How do you know that?” Treadway asked, raising his
voice. “Where is your engineer to tell us that? Where do you
get your information? What about our architect and engineer? Let him talk to us, okay?”
Bowers re-emphasized that they had agreed to build the
jail at another site, to which Treadway replied that it was only a workshop and there was no vote. Bowers implied that
Treadway had no satisfactory answers, stating, “I’ll let somebody that’s got some sense tell me. Thank you.”
Bowers said that some people “want to run this project
down our throats. That’s what has been in the heads of people for the last two years, who apparently think that they’re
in control.”
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Residents crowded the city council chambers Thursday night in opposition to the proposed jail expansion into Cat Island
Memorial Park.
City Council hears concerns
about jail site, East Side
By Brian Graves
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East Side Elementary Principal Randy Lacy explains to
Elizabethton City Council the importance of expansion to his
school and the Cat Island Memorial Park to the school’s students.
“I’ll fight this until the last
dog leaves the porch,” said
County Commissioner Steve
Lowrance in whose district
the proposed county jail expansion would all but eliminate the Cat Island Memorial
Park.
Lowrance was one of six
residents who addressed the
Elizabethton City Council
concerning the jail expansion
situation at Monday’s regular council session.
Mayor Janie McKinney
opened the meeting telling
the audience that the city
had yet to receive any formal
proposal from the county.
“There is nothing to actually vote on tonight on the
agenda,” McKinney said,
“but, we will do what is best
for this city.”
She noted the item would
be on next month’s agenda
since the county commission
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morning in Blountville as part of a statewide effort to bolster support for ethics
legislation.
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Gov. Phil Bredesen said Thursday he
supports keeping the current school director selection process and opposes the
idea of returning to elected superintendents.
The governor responded to a question on the subject during a visit to the
Tri-Cities area as part of a statewide effort to push ethics legislation now being
debated in Nashville.
Both local legislators, State Sen.
Randy Crowe and State Rep. Jerome
Cochran, say they plan to push a return
to elected school directors during this
session.
The STAR asked Bredesen if, in light
of recent area school director controversies, would he support revisiting the
1992 Education Improvement Act that
transferred much of a school system’s
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Legislators: Elected school directors on agenda
students, teachers and parents
in the community — the way
they react and listen to them
and work with them — with
the way they approach their
responsibilities to the boards of
education,” Crowe said.
He said that legislation does
not seem to be there right now
and he’s not sure superintendents understand their relationships with school boards and
vice versa based on the current
law which Crowe defined as
“vague.”
There have been at least
three controversies on that
subject in this region and
Crowe has a strong message
for constituents.
“We have heard you very
clearly,” Crowe said. “We have
heard you loudly and we are
going to work to see what we
can do about the situation.”
Crowe recently formed an
education advisory committee
to discuss those concerns as
well as other pertinent education issues.
“I have always supported
the election of school superintendents and that has not
changed,” Cochran said. “I
think that provides more confidence in a director by the par-
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series speaking with local state legislators regarding the upcoming
legislative year and the current
special session on ethics.
The area’s two state legislators, State. Sen. Rusty Crowe
and State Rep. Jerome
Cochran, heard a lot this past
year about the role of directors
of schools and they say they
are prepared to introduce legislation that will respond to the
public’s concerns that the Education Improvement Act of
1992 may have taken away
some public accountability
from that office.
EDUCATION
Both Cochran and Crowe
support taking a second look
at the Education Improvement
Act of 1992 which stripped
elected school board members
of many of the operational decision powers and placed them
solely on the director of
schools.
“We are trying to find the
best way to balance the way
our superintendents approach
ents and makes the director
more answerable to them
every four years.”
“I know the people want an
elected superintendent and
there are different ways to do
that,” Crowe said.
He suggested one way
would be for the boards to select a director who would then
have to go on a public ballot
every four years.
“That way, you are sure you
have the right quality and credentials, but if they don’t respond to the people they
would be voted out,” Crowe
said. “We are going to support
something in Nashville that
creates that balance so the superintendents hear a whole lot
about what out parents, teachers and students feel as well as
reporting to the boards.”
On
school
funding,
Cochran said there will be
more scrutiny of changes in
the formula for funding education.
“I think we will take a second look at that,” Cochran said
of changes that have already
been made. “Carter County
did well (with the previous
changes), but the city schools
took a hit and I think we want
Friday the 13th lucky or unlucky?
By Brian Graves
STAR STAFF
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If today is the day you find yourself being a
little more careful, you may be one of the persons who suffer from triskadeckaphobia —
the fear of the number 13.
So, anyone with that fear certainly dreads
those times when Friday intersects with that
number on a calendar.
Actually, the fear of that dreaded day stems
from two separate fears — the fear of Friday
and the fear of 13.
The number 13 is a significant one to Christians because it represents the number of people who were at the Last Supper of Christ. The
apostle who betrayed Jesus, Judas, was the
13th member of the party to arrive.
Additionally, Christians see Fridays as the
day Jesus was crucified.
So, just how unlucky is Friday the 13th?
In 1993, the British Medical Journal published a study entitled “Is Friday the 13th Bad
For Your Health.”
The authors of the study compared the ratio of traffic volume to the number of automobile accidents on two different days, Friday the
6th and Friday the 13th, over a period of years.
In a remarkable finding, the study found
that consistently fewer people chose to drive
their cars on the 13th. But, the number of admissions to the hospital due to vehicular accidents was significantly higher than on normal
Fridays.
Their conclusion: “Friday the 13th is unlucky for some. The risk of hospital admission
as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent. Staying at
home is recommended.”
But the fear in Friday the 13th alone may be
unfounded.
Superstitions abound about Friday itself.
They include:
• Never change your bed on Friday; it will
bring bad dreams.
• Don’t start a trip on Friday or you will
have misfortune.
• If you cut your nails on Friday, you cut
them for sorrow.
• Ships that set sail on a Friday will have
bad luck.
Most experts agree these fears are mostly
psychological in nature and have no real scientific proof.
Besides, there are worse things to worry
about than Friday the 13th.
Like, perhaps, Saturday the 14th?
KNOXVILLE (AP) — A jury Thursday night found a
man guilty of first-degree
murder in the death of a
woman riding in a sport utility vehicle that was struck by
a 10-pound rock dropped
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learned real quickly when
TWRA tried to come in and
say Mr. Smith’s grandson can’t
fish with worms in his backyard on the river on his property. We learned how people
feel about property rights real
quick.”
This new ruling, according
to Crowe, would allow for
“private companies to come in
and take people’s homes.”
“That’s not what we want,”
Crowe said. “Jerome and I
have already drafted legislation and there will probably be
another 30 or 40 bills concerning this. Property rights are
akin to religious rights in this
county. That’s what you fight
for.”
TROOPERGATE
Both legislators say they are
not happy with the way the
Bredesen administration has
handled the state trooper hiring scandal that caused the resignation of former Department
of Safety head Fred Phillips.
“I think the governor has
passed the buck in forcing former Safety Commissioner Fred
Phillips out of office,” Cochran
said. “I thought with (Phillips’)
background, he would be the
right man for the job, but the
governor chose a different direction.”
Cochran said he had some
doubts about the governor’s
commitment to the problem as
there has been no ramifications
to Deputy Governor Dave
Cooley, who allegedly participated in some of the promotions that have been termed as
mainly political in nature.
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and joyriding with two co-defendants who will be tried
separately later.
But he said he never intended to hurt anyone.
The jury returned the verdict around 9 p.m. EST after
deliberating for more than
eight hours, The Knoxville
News Sentinel reported.
Morgan receives an automatic life sentence and must
serve at least 51 years before
being eligible for parole. He
also faced 12 lesser counts.
The rock crashed through
the window of a Pontiac
Aztec and killed front-seat
passenger, Barbara Weimer,
69, of Knoxville, as she returned from her grandson’s
high school graduation in
West Virginia. She died on
the way to the hospital.
Prosecutors argued that
throwing the rock from the
overpass at a moving vehicle
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charge Morgan with first-degree murder.
The defense claimed during the three-day trial that the
death was an accident and
that the rock could not legally
be considered a weapon.
“If Morgan went up to
Barbara Weimer and hit her
in the face with it, would you
question his intent?” Assistant District Attorney William
Crabtree asked the jury of 10
women and two men in his
closing statement.
Morgan’s lawyer, Russell
Greene, argued the act was
reckless homicide.
Morgan told officers in a
videotaped interview played
in court that after dropping
the rock that he and his
friends jumped into their van
laughing and drove away.
They later learned Weimer
had died.
“I killed somebody. I let
my friends pressure me into
throwing the rock off the
bridge. I threw it out and it
hit the car,” Morgan said on
the videotape.
Co-defendants Jeremy D.
Kelley, then 22, and Matthew
J. Carter, then 19, will be tried
later.
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proactive on this problem, if
not the legislature will have to
take a more active role in reform,” Cochran said.
He added that the governor’s move in placing Tennessee Department of Transportation
Commissioner
Gerald Nicely temporarily
over the safety department
“does nothing for stability.”
“It was the governor’s decision to make and he made
it and we’ll see what happens,” Cochran said.
Crowe said he felt Phillips
had the law enforcement
background that qualified
him to help rectify the department’s situation.
“I think that there is
blame on both sides,” Crowe
said. “Most of those appointments go through the governor’s office. All of it goes
through the commissioner as
well. It’s a dual responsibility.”
Crowe said Phillips was
“new relative to the problems that were taking place
for years and years.”
He also noted that Phillips
is from this local region and
“we fight for our own.”
“You mess with our welltested law enforcement, and
we are going to war with
you,” Crowe said. “He’s one
of our own and he’s one of
the best and he should have
had the opportunity to fix his
own problems.”
He noted that the governor probably saw how Nicely had made TDOT more responsive to the public and
that had influenced him to
have Nicely help with the
troubled department.
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to strike a balance there.”
Cochran also wants to pursue a pilot school voucher program, much like the one in
Washington, D.C., that would
allow parents to take their children to a different school if the
current one is not performing
up to ‘No Child Left Behind”
standards.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Cochran said he continues
to work closely with County
Mayor Dale Fair and Elizabethton Mayor Janie McKinney on giving assistance in
bringing economic development to the area.
“I tell them to let me know
what I can do to help with economic development because
they are the ones on the front
line,” Cochran said. “I try to
stay in touch and help them in
Nashville all I can.”
He added that it is becoming more necessary to work on
development not just on a focused county, but utilizing an
entire two or three county area.
“The days of competing
counties is over,” Cochran
said. “It’s more about regional
competition now.”
PROPERTY RIGHTS
The legislators both say
they are extremely interested
in getting legislation passed
concerning property rights in
light of a recent Supreme
Court ruling that allowed governments to take property to
allow for private commercial
use.
The Carter County Commission recently passed a resolution encouraging such a
move.
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BEATS
Arrests
• Terry Dale Mounts, 21,
4645 Deaton Road, Trinity,
N.C., was arrested late
Wednesday night by Carter
County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Thomas Smith on a
capias charging him with
failure to appear in court.
• Johnny Ray Berry, 61,
1218 Bluefield Ave., was arrested Wednesday night by
CCSD Sgt. Keith Range on a
warrant charging him with
violation of probation.
• Paul Anson Disbro, 35,
427 W. G St., was arrested
Wednesday night by CCSD
Sgt. Keith Range on a warrant charging him with violation of probation.
• Eric Raymond Saults,
39, 305 Orchard Road, was
arrested Wednesday night by
CCSD Sgt. Keith Range on a
capias charging him with
• Kathryn Nicole Thompson, 25, 517 Washington Ave.,
was arrested Wednesday
night by officers of the CCSD
on a capias charging her with
• Michael Jay Brunner, 26,
432 Laurel St., Mount
Carmel,
was
arrested
Wednesday afternoon by
CCSD Sgt. Patrick Johnson
on a warrant charging him
with violation of probation.
• Thomas Dewey Perry,
47, 3306 Highway 321, Butler,
was arrested Wednesday afternoon by CCSD Deputy
Ivan Sluder on a capias
charging him with failure to
appear in court.
• Phyllis Nelson, 54, 908
Hopson St., Johnson City,
was arrested Wednesday
morning by Elizabethton Police Department Ptl. Jonathan
Street and charged with DUI.
• Bradley Miller, 23, 221
Hidden
Acres
Road,
Kingsport, was arrested
Wednesday afternoon by
EPD Ptl. John Lunceford and
charged with DUI and driving on a suspended license.
• Donnie Blevins, 26, 1293
Bluefield Ave., Apt. B2, was
arrested Wednesday afternoon by EPD Ptl. Jonathan
Street on a warrant charging
him with violation of probation.
• Steven Andes, 34, 301 W.
G St., was arrested Wednesday night by EPD Capt. Matt
Bailey on a warrant charging
him with violation of probation. He was additionally
charged with simple possession of Schedule II drugs and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Matthew Starr, 36, 2236
Catherine Lake Road, Richlands, N.C., was arrested by
EPD Capt. Matt Bailey and
charged with being a fugitive
from justice out of Fulton
County, Ky., where he is
wanted on charges of possession of a controlled substance.
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Carter County Finance Director Jason Cody explains details of the proposed jail extension to members of the County Budget Committee Thursday evening. He said that only
one ball park would be affected by the extension, and that this was the most cost-effective plan.
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The driver of this vehicle was extricated and transported to a local hospital for treatment following a two-vehicle crash on Stateline Road at the intersection with Arney
Street. According to police, the vehicle was struck in the driver’s side by a vehicle turning from Arney Street onto Stateline Road.
“You throw this stuff out,
and nobody wants to hear it,”
said Treadway. “If you’ve got
some facts and figures, bring
them out and let’s talk about
them.”
Cody respectfully restored
order to the committee, and
they went on to discuss other
items on the agenda. Previous to the dispute, he had
outlined details of the proposed jail expansion.
“The architect evaluated
the four sites and the Jail Task
Force (JTF) recommended, as
did the architect, to use the
existing site and expand out
into the ball field,” Cody explained. “That recommendation was the most cost-effective. The JTF is going to bring
that to the full Commission.
They’re going to ask you as a
committee to confirm the site.
The majority of the new construction will be on our existing property. We need that
one ball field for future expansion. It would set us up
for about 30 years.
“Cosmetically, jail construction has changed a lot.
Mr. Rogers (the architect) is
coming to our County Commission meeting to explain
the process we used and
what his recommendations
were. He can match that
building to look like a municipal building.
“On the outside, the days
of razor wire and all that,
which looks like a jail, are
gone,” Cody continued. “Basically, they’re self-contained
units. The rec yard is inside,
and the inmates will be inside
the whole time for recreation,
and being taken to and from
court. We’re looking at working with the city, and we
hope they will, to reduce the
tax impact.
“At best, you’re looking at
early fall before this construction would start, so it wouldn’t interfere with any play
over here in this ball field for
the summer season. With that
said, we do have an option
for the Elks [Club] property.
They are willing to take it off
the market until Wednesday
so we can make a decision.
They’re willing as well to
give us a month option for
$2,000 so we can present
something to the city for an
exchange. That $2,000 can be
applied to the purchase.”
The property in question is
the old Elks Club building
and land on North Sycamore
Street, along the Watauga and
Doe Rivers. It is being considered in a trade for the city to
build another ball park. The
property is listed at $350,000,
with a 14,000+ square-foot
building.
After much debate, it was
decided to extend a hold on
the property through next
Wednesday. Bowers noted
that another location, already
owned by the county, was
available for a ball park in the
Watauga Industrial Park.
In another action, the committee voted to approve a
grant request for a biodiesel
tank at the county garage for
school buses. After some debate, they also approved requests for five new vehicles
for the sheriff’s department, a
computer in each front line
vehicle and an Inmate Medical Contract, all previously
approved by the Law Enforcement Committee.
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Revise, enforce, respect rules
Once again, a politics-andmoney scandal in Washington has spurred lawmakers
to talk about ethics rules —
whether they ought to be revised and whether they
ought to be enforced more
rigorously. The answer to
both of these questions is obvious: yes.
In the end, though, no
ethics code for members of
Congress and Washington
lobbyists is going to work
very well unless it is genuinely respected by those it is
supposed to govern. And
that — a lack of respect for
basic ethical principles — is
what the latest affair revealed.
The long-smoldering scandal broke into the open last
week, when Jack Abramoff, a
flamboyant Washington lobbyist, pleaded guilty to
fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials with sporting events,
foreign trips and other freebies. Then, over the weekend, one of Abramoff’s closest associates, former House
Majority Leader Tom DeLay
(R-Texas), announced he
would not seek to regain his
leadership position.
Existing House and Senate
ethics rules have long sought
to regulate the acceptance of
meals and other gifts from
lobbyists and others. However, there appear to be at least
two problems with these
rules. First, as the Abramoff
disclosures show, they are
flagrantly ignored. Second,
like the federal tax code, they
are lengthy, complicated, am-
OUR
OPINION
biguous and readily capable
of evasion. (One rule, for instance, limits the cost of a
meal or other gift from a lobbyist to less than $50 on a single occasion, prompting
restaurants in Washington to
offer them for $49.99.)
House Speaker Dennis
Hastert (R-Ill.) has asked
Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.)
to draw up legislation to curb
the influence of lobbyists. But
at least one reform bill has already been drafted. Sens.
Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.)
and John McCain (R-Ariz.)
have proposed a law that
would require, among other
things, members of Congress
to pay their own way if they
attend sports events or receptions in skyboxes as a lobby-
ist’s guest.
Enactment of reform legislation of this kind might be
useful as a way to close loopholes in the existing rules. It
would also make sense to reduce and simplify, if possible, the present regulations
so they are more understandable and workable. The
House and Senate Ethics
Committees also need to do a
better job of enforcing the
rules. Rep. Ron Kind (DWis.) suggests that ethical
questions about a lawmaker
be automatically referred to a
special prosecutor if, as often
happens, the committee is
deadlocked.
Another Wisconsin lawmaker, Republican Paul
Ryan, says more transparency and accountability in the
lobbying system are required, and he endorsed a
suggestion by former House
Speaker Newt Gingrich, who
proposed creation of an Internet site on which all government officials would have
to post their interactions with
lobbyists.
In the end, though, honesty needs to prevail. In general, a lawmaker ought to
live on his or her salary. Period.
— Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal
Sentinel
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Writer opposed to ball field
and park being used for jail
Editor:
I am writing this letter to
express the opinion of a family who wants to keep the
park along 19-E. I am a 26year-old mother of four. My
children spend every warm
day possible at that park just
as I did when I was a child. I
celebrate birthdays with my
children there in the summer. I cannot count all the
picnics, family reunions and
other get-togethers we have
been to there.
The park is not only for
children. The walking-bike
path, tennis courts and ball
fields also provide recreation
not only for our children, but
for adults. I have to ask the
Jail Task Force and County
Commissioners: How often
have you used these facilities? Do none of you remember how cool that river feels
to bare feet in the heat of the
summer? Have you ever
touched a blue August sky
from your swing? How
many sand castles have you
built there? My guess is that
if any of you ever did any of
these things, they have been
long forgotten.
I also wonder if you take
this park from our children,
can they come to your homes
to play? Surely, one of you
can draw a baseball diamond in your backyard.
Maybe one of you can give
out assigned picnic spots in
your yard for all these families. Have none of you
thought about the costs of relocating this park? Furthermore, has anyone stopped to
examine our criminal justice
system and methods of punishment? I put 75 percent of
the blame for this mess on an
over-eager judge and justice
system. What about all these
misdemeanor
offenders?
Many of them could serve
their sentences on house arrest, doing community serv-
ice, or why not enforce stiffer
fines?
Rumor has it this new jail
will hold 350 inmates. When
the justice system here crams
500 people in there, it will
again be overcrowded. What
will be done then? Tear out
the Covered Bridge Park to
expand more? When will it
end?
In closing, I never thought
a bunch of money hungry
morons would override
what the majority of people
here want. I can’t name a single person I have spoken
with who is in favor of taking that park or softball field
for a jail. Let’s stand up for
what we want and believe
in. We pay the taxes, let’s
have the say. Or, maybe we
can just all play on the courthouse lawn.
Sincerely,
Jessica Christian
Elizabethton
Writer: Don’t take ball field for jail
Editor:
I am against taking away
one of our best playgrounds
and our ball field for a jail!
As one man stated: “If you
take everything from the
youth, there will most likely
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more get into trouble and
end up in jail.” We need to
create more things for the
youth to do.
Build a skating rink, a
bowling alley and a community theater. Our youth will
be the future leaders of
America “the Great.” We
need to teach them honesty,
to teach them about Jesus
Christ and how to be saved
to build up their self-esteem
and to make jobs for them.
I believe in jail, and I
know criminals have to be
punished, but just because
somebody made a big mistake, they shouldn’t have to
wallow in filth and disease.
Find some big acreage in the
county and build a new jail
and then put somebody in
charge of maintenance and
keep closer watch on the
prisoners so that they will
not destroy the one thing
they have — a warm place to
sleep!
Goldia Ward Scott
Elizabethton
ROBERT NOVAK
Shooting blanks at Alito
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
Edward M. Kennedy, the 73year-old liberal lion of the
Senate, did not so much roar
as huff and puff Tuesday, as
he faced Judge
Samuel Alito.
He and other
Democrats on
the Senate Judiciary Committee
who
had
spent
weeks preparRobert ing for Alito’s
Novak Supreme
Court confirmation hearing seemed to be shooting
blanks at President Bush’s
nominee.
Sen. Kennedy appeared
to have lost his fastball in
the 19 years since he eviscerated nominee Robert Bork.
But Alito is a deceptively
more difficult target. While
Bork appeared a flamboyant
scholar eager to expound his
worldview, Alito came over
as a cautious lawyer dealing
in fine print and footnotes.
Republican senators had
feared the nominee’s uninspiring style would undo
him, but they now feel it actually carried the day.
Failure to make a direct
hit on Alito suggests a transcendent defeat for the Democratic judicial confirmation strategy crafted by
Kennedy. It did not block all
conservatives for appellate
courts and failed to dissuade
Bush from naming conservatives to the Supreme
Court. To stop Alito required an auto wreck at this
week’s hearings, which always was unlikely considering his style.
It was not that Teddy
Kennedy did not try his best
on Tuesday. His legal aide,
James Flug (an expert on judicial assassination), had
stocked the senator with
multiple
scripts.
But
Kennedy seemed bogged
down with his material, flitting from one subject to another, without focus. That
seemed a generic problem
for most Democratic senators. Sen. Joseph Biden spent
11 minutes in the preamble
before he got around to his
opening question.
Republicans
were
amused at Democrats stressing Alito’s membership in
the Concerned Alumni of
Princeton (CAP) because of
the organization’s alleged
fight against admission to
the university of women
and African-Americans. Alito testified he could barely
remember his connection
with CAP, but said he joined
to protest Princeton’s expulsion of the ROTC from campus.
What had worried Alito’s
strategists in advance was a
concerted attack on his civil
rights decisions that might
erode support among moderate Republicans. But Alito’s bland, lawyerly style
prevailed when Biden raised
the 1995 decision on a lawsuit by Barbara Sheridan
against the DuPont Co.
charging sex discrimination.
Alito was outvoted 11 to one
when the court ruled in
Sheridan’s favor. “After listening to Alito,” said Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham,
“you think the other 11
judges missed the boat.”
Alito’s dry style encouraged the pretense that the
Judiciary Committee Democrats were engaged in a
serious inquiry into the
nominee’s judicial philosophy. Actually, liberal special
interest groups demanded a
response to this nominee
that was more vigorous than
the passive opposition to
John Roberts as chief justice.
As a result, the only Democ-
ratic senator who now can
be counted on to vote for Alito is Sen. Ben Nelson, running for re-election this year
in the very red state of Nebraska.
In this week’s hearing,
Biden typically did not disguise the political stakes involved in this confirmation
process: the conservative Alito replacing Justice Sandra
Day O’Connor, a swing voter who usually has swung
left. Biden asserted that O’Connor was “the fulcrum on
an evenly divided court,” so
that filling this seat is more
important than Roberts replacing
Chief
Justice
William Rehnquist.
Sens. Charles Schumer
and Richard Durbin, two of
the Senate’s most partisan
Democrats, have tried this
week to escalate the intensity level of the hearings by
asserting that the burden of
proof was on Alito to show
that he deserves to be on the
Supreme Court. Just how he
was supposed to do that
was not spelled out. But that
extraordinary heightening
of the standards of confirmation would relieve the
senatorial inquisitors from
responsibility for measuring
a nominee’s fitness.
Schumer, at the end of the
committee table in seniority,
had to spend the entire day
Tuesday watching his colleagues shooting blanks before he got his chance to fire
the real thing. Schumer was
well prepared, with a senatorial third degree of Alito
demanding repeatedly to
know whether he believed
in a constitutional protection
of abortion. That question
led off a harsh, carefully
scripted interrogation of the
nominee. It made Chuck
Schumer look mean and
nasty, but that hardly derailed Sam Alito.
birds in the Western world?
A: Pigeons. Raised near the
Mediterranean for food.
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It’s a matter of ecclesiastical record that St. Bernard of
Clairvaux once excommunicated the flies in a monastery.
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There is a town in Texas
called Ding Dong.
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The average person falls
asleep in seven minutes.
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The microwave was invented after a researcher
walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his
pocket.
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Human birth control pills
work on gorillas.
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In England, the Speaker of
the House is not allowed to
speak.
MILD TALK
A baby eel is called an
elver, a baby oyster is called a
spat.
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Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a
fear of roses.
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Thelma B.
Whitehead
Thelma Babb Whitehead,
80, formerly of 211 E. Cottage
Avenue, Elizabethton, entered her heavenly home
Thursday, January 12, 2006,
at Sycamore Shoals Hospital.
Mrs. Whitehead had been
a resident of Life Care Center
of Elizabethton for six years.
She was a native of
Greeneville and had lived
most of her life in Elizabethton. She was a daughter of
the late Clarence and Mattie
Guess Babb. In addition to
her parents, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Whitehead was formerly employed by North
American Rayon Corporation and Beaunit Fibers. She
was a member of Taylor’s
Chapel United Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Whitehead is survived by her husband of 58
years, Harlan, of the home;
two daughters and a son-inlaw, Brenda and Darrell Cannon, Elizabethton, and Sandra Whitehead, of the home;
special grandsons, Chris
Cannon and Eric Cannon and
his wife Kristen, all of Elizabethton; two brothers and
five sisters-in-law, Harold A.
and Juanita Babb, Elizabethton, Harley and Helen Babb,
Mosheim, Eva Babb, Mabel
Babb and Kathleen Babb, all
of Johnson City; two sisters
and a brother-in-law, Anna
Hilton, Gray, and Helen and
Douglas Cross, Talbot; Mr.
Whitehead’s
sisters-in-law
and brother-in-law, Jean and
Archie Hammitt, Elizabethton, and Grace Whitehead,
Johnson City; several nieces,
nephews, uncles, aunts and
cousins; and special friends,
Ruth Williams, Ruth Dean,
Norman and Bonnie Loveless, Ione Anderson, Sandy
Stevens, Barbara and Fred
Shoun, Mary Ellen Williams,
Margaret Jones and Oscar
and Bobbie Kitchens.
The funeral service for
Mrs. Whitehead will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
January 13, in the Chapel of
Peace of Tetrick Funeral
Home with Dr. Richard
Hilton and Rev. Norman
Loveless officiating. Music
will be provided by nieces
and nephews. The family will
receive friends at the funeral
home from 6 until 7:30 p.m.
Friday, prior to the service.
Friends may also call or visit
at the home of a daughter
and son-in-law, Brenda and
Darrell Cannon, 799 Allen
Avenue, Elizabethton, or at
Mrs. Whitehead’s residence,
211 E. Cottage Avenue, Elizabethton. The graveside service and interment will be at
10 a.m. Saturday, January 14,
at Happy Valley Memorial
Park. Everyone is invited to
meet at the funeral home at
9:15 a.m. Saturday to go in
procession to the cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
Chris Cannon, Eric Cannon,
Tim Babb, Jerry Pierce, Sam
Babb, Randy Humphries,
David Hilton, Carson Babb,
Arch Babb and Rich Burchett.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Darrell Cannon, Dr. Richard
Hilton,
Sandy
Stevens,
Harold A. Babb, Harley Babb,
Douglas Cross, nephews,
nieces and cousins. The family would like to extend special thanks to the entire staff
of Life Care and Sandy
Stevens, third floor staff of
Sycamore Shoals Hospital,
Jill Hart, Mandy Lewis,
Christy Baggett, Sharon Messer, Elitha Spock and Dr. Rebecca Paris. Condolence messages may be sent to the
Whitehead family at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, is in charge of
Lois Clark
Lois Clark, 74, 705 Poplar
Street, Elizabethton, died
Thursday, January 12, 2006, at
Life Care Center of Elizabethton.
Mrs. Clark was a native of
Mitchell County, N.C., and the
daughter of the late Fred and
Maude Stafford Lyons. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Clark, in 1990,
and by seven brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Clark retired from
Shelby Quilting after 15 years.
She was a member of Keenburg Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include two
daughters, Angela Ray and Patricia Patterson, both of Elizabethton; three granddaughters,
Sudann Ray, Christi Patterson
and Jessica Clark; two grandsons, Brandon Scott and Roger
Clark; a great-grandson, Darion Lash; a sister, Jean Frady,
Marion, N.C.; and a brother,
Rev. Harold Lyons, Marion,
N.C. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Clark will be conducted at 1
p.m. Saturday, January 14, at
Memorial Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Mark Street and Rev. Rick
Birchfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt.
Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in Spruce Pine, N.C. Pallbearers will be selected from
family and friends. The family
will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 noon to 1
p.m. Saturday, prior to the
service hour. Friends may also
call at the residence of her
daughter, Angela Ray, 712
Johnson Avenue, Apt. B, Elizabethton, at anytime. Online
condolences to the Clark family may be e-mailed to
mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is
in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn G. Vaughn
Evelyn Glass Vaughn, 70,
103 Sugar Maple Lane, Johnson City, died Thursday, January 12, 2006, at Sycamore
Shoals Hospital following a
brief illness.
Mrs. Vaughn was a native of
Elizabethton and a daughter of
the late Vernon Daniel and
Amanda Ellen Bible Glass. In
addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by a
son, Ricky Vaughn, two brothers, Albert and Bill Glass, and a
sister, Nancy Younce.
Mrs. Vaughn was a member
of C Street Church of Christ
and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Arlie Vaughn, of the
home; a daughter and son-inlaw, Sherry and Doug Vanderventer, Elizabethton; two sons,
Dennis Vaughn and Steve
Vaughn, both of Elizabethton;
a
daughter-in-law,
Diane
Vaughn, Endicott, N.Y.; a special
great-granddaughter,
Danielle Vaughn, of the home;
three sisters, Lucille Greene,
Fort Worth, Texas, Jane Isaac
and Frances Childress, both of
Elizabethton; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
The funeral service for Mrs.
Vaughn will be conducted at 7
p.m. Saturday, January 14, in
the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick
Funeral Home with Mr. Eddie
Craft and Mr. Robbie Ellis,
ministers, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5
to 6 p.m. Saturday, prior to the
service in the chapel, or friends
may visit at the residence at
anytime. The graveside service
and interment will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January
15, at Happy Valley Memorial
Park. Everyone will meet at
the funeral home at 1:15 p.m.
Sunday to go in procession to
the cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Chris Jordan, Ken
Shepard, Bart Walker, Dan
Bowman, Willie Holtsclaw,
George Ellis, Dale Fair and Jeff
Holtsclaw. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of C Street
Church of Christ. Those who
prefer memorials in lieu of
flowers may make donations
to the C Street Church of
Christ Building Fund, 137 East
C Street, Elizabethton, TN
37643. Condolences may be
sent to the Vaughn family
through our Web site at
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of
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542-2232.
Lt. Col. Louis H.
“Mac” McElroy,
USAF (Retired)
Lt. Col. Louis H. “Mac”
McElroy, USAF (Retired), 72,
419 West F Street, Elizabethton,
died Thursday, January 12,
2006, at his residence, following an extended illness.
Mr. McElroy was a native
of
Asheville, N.C.,
having lived in Elizabethton
since 1992. He was the son of
the late Louis H. McElroy Sr.
and Frances Brackett McElroy.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother, John Edward McElroy.
Mr. McElroy was an active
member of First United
Methodist Church. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Air Force,
retiring after 40 years of service, and serving during the Korean Conflict. He was in the
honor guard six years under
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration.
Mr. McElroy was an active
member of the Elizabethton
Chamber of Commerce, the
Elizabethton Kiwanis Club
and a former Chaplain of the
Captain Lynn H. Folsom VFW
Post #2166.
Survivors include his wife
of 53 years, Barbara Heaton
McElroy, of the home; two
daughters and a son-in-law,
Pamala and Eric Litz, Tallahassee, Fla., and Debra McElroy,
Boston, Mass.; three granddaughters, Amy Litz and her
husband Scott Lato, Tallahassee, Fla., Rebecca Litz, Atlanta,
Ga., and Grace McElroy,
Boston, Mass.; and a sister,
Dorothy Sanders, Hendersonville, N.C. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
A Celebration of Life Service for Mr. McElroy will be
conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday,
January 15, in the Chapel of
Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, with Rev. Buford
Hankins officiating. The family
will receive friends from 1:30
to 3 p.m. Sunday, prior to the
service, or at the residence, 419
West F Street, Elizabethton, at
anytime. Interment will follow
at Happy Valley Memorial
Park. Active pallbearers will be
Eric Lutz, Scott Lato, Richard
Estep, Greg Bowers, Jerry Cannon and Jason Cannon. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill
Holden, Don Tetrick, Dr.
Jonathan Bremer, Dr. Jeff Farrow, Jeff Fenvyus, Richard
Grindstaff,
Dr.
Theodore
Bouchard and many other special friends. Those who prefer
memorials in lieu of flowers
may make donations to the
First United Methodist Church,
325 East E Street, Elizabethton,
TN 37643 or Johnson City Medical Center Hospice Foundation, 101 Med-Teck Parkway,
Suite 100, Johnson City, TN
37604. Condolences may be
sent to the McElroy family
through our Web site at
www.tetrickfuneralhome.com
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is in charge of arrangements. Obituary Line: (423)
543-4917. Office: (423) 542-2232.
Bruce G. Potter
Bruce Glenn Potter, 70, of
Laurel Bloomery, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at James
H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
Mr. Potter was a native of
Johnson County
and the son of
the late Jacob
Curtis and Virgie Bell Potter.
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in
death by a brother, Lloyd Potter, a sister, Annabell Potter,
and a half sister, Ethel Mains.
Mr. Potter was self-employed as a contractor. He honorably served his country in the
U.S. Army during the Korean
Conflict.
Survivors include a daughter, Regina Greene, Elizabethton; a son and daughter-in-law,
SFC David Glenn and Trudy
Potter, Radford, Va.; a sister-inlaw, Dorothy Potter, Butler; a
brother
and
sister-in-law,
Claude and Betty Jo Potter,
Johnson City; four grandchildren, Davina Younce, Miranda
Isaacs, Amanda Burleson and
Leticia Potter; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews; and special friend,
Delores Johnson, Johnson City.
The Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Potter will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 15, at Dyson Grove Baptist
Church, Butler, with full military honors, with Pastor Bruce
Simcox officiating. Friends may
call at the home of his daughter, Regina Greene, at anytime.
It was Mr. Potter’s wish that his
body be donated to James H.
Quillen College of Medicine for
scientific research. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
American Heart Association,
208 Sunset Drive, Suite 356,
Johnson City, TN 37604. A special thank you to the VA Clinic
in Mountain City, to Dr. Shine,
Kathleen and Connie, and to
the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center.
Courtesy of Tetrick Funeral
and Cremation Services, 3001
Peoples Street, Johnson City,
(423) 610-7171.
Axie M. Hicks
Mrs. Axie Mae Hicks, 84, of
Johnson City, passed away
Wednesday, January 11, 2006.
Mrs. Hicks was born in
Washington County and was a
daughter of the late Elbert and
Martha Shipley Lyons.
Mrs. Hicks attended Bunker
Hill Christian Church in her
youth, where she met her late
husband, Rollin K. Hicks. They
married in 1946, soon after
Rollin returned from the war,
and resided in Bluff City. While
Rollin was in the military, Mrs.
Hicks worked in the shipyards
during the war. For more than
20 years they lived in
Kingsport, on Otari Drive.
They were actively involved at
Oakwood Forest Christian
Church.
Mrs. Hicks served in many
service clubs including the Garden Club and Contact Concern.
She was a member of the Eastern Star Liberty Chapter #198
for 50 years. Axie and Rollin enjoyed many years in the Friendship Dance Club. Her latest involvements included the Dilettante Book Club and the Musical Voices, a senior singing
group. Axie had a passion for
growing flowers, and shared
many of them. She was also an
accomplished artist.
Preceded in death were her
siblings, Mamie Lyons, Launa
Lyons Haynes, Denton Lyons,
Edna Lyons, Clinton Lyons and
J. Lee Lyons.
Axie leaves behind two
daughters, Valda Hicks Jones
and husband Tim Jones of
Johnson City, and Daryl Jean
Hicks Fowler and husband
Dan Fowler of Hendersonville,
N.C. Grandchildren include
Angie Fowler Reid and husband Ronnie Reid of Hendersonville, N.C., Wendi Fowler
Carter and husband John
Carter of Johnson City, and
Lauren Jones of Johnson City.
Great-grandchildren Meghan
and Daniel Reid. Grandchildren by marriage, Derby Jones
and wife Cassie, Courtney
Jones Fussell and husband
Shawn, Kathryn Jones Link
and husband Hardy, Erin Jones
Ross and husband Andy, and
all of their children. She also
had many special nephews
and nieces.
Axie cherished her beloved
Yorkie, Ebby, who never left
her side.
She found her final illness
with firm faith, undiminished
spirit, and calm courage.
Hicks will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 14, from the
East Chapel of Appalachian
Funeral Home with Rev. Brian
Taylor officiating. Graveside
committal services will follow
in the Morrell Cemetery. For
those who prefer, memorials
may be made to the Dawn of
Hope, 500 E. Oakland Avenue,
Johnson City, Tenn. Pallbearers,
who are asked to meet at the
funeral home by 12:45 p.m. Saturday, will be Grant Haynes,
Mark Haynes, Brad Haynes,
Jordan Castle, Ronnie Reid and
John Carter. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, January 13, in the East
Parlor of the funeral home.
Appalachian Funeral Home
and Cremation Service, 800 E.
Watauga Avenue, Johnson City,
(423) 928-6111, is in charge of
arrangements.
Patty G.
Henson-Morefield
Patty Gail Henson-Morefield, 62, 943 Harbin Hill
Road, Mountain City, passed
away on Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at her residence
following an extended illness.
Patty was born on December 1, 1943 in Johnson County, Tenn., the daughter of the
late Ken and Hattie Johnson
Henson. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, R.D.
Henson and Joe Henson, and
a sister, Elizabeth Richardson.
Patty was a homemaker
and a huge Atlanta Braves
and Vols Fan. She enjoyed
working puzzle books and
spending time with her family, especially her grandkids.
She was a member of Dewey
Christian Church.
Patty is survived by two
daughters and a son-in-law,
Frances Graybeal, Elizabethton, and Tammy and Jimmy
Jennings, Mountain City;
four sisters, Shirley Fredell,
Gladys Absher and Hazel
Gentry, all of Mountain City,
and Mae Neal, Bluff City;
three brothers, Ray Henson,
Otis Henson and Kemp Henson, all of Mountain City;
five grandchildren, Cassandra Greer, David Greer and
Austin Greer, all of Elizabethton, and Craig and
Jayme Jennings, both of
Mountain City; three greatgrandchildren,
Dillion
Colon, Bronson Greer and
Patty Elizabeth Paige Lipford; several nieces and
nephews; and her many special friends of Dewey Christian Church.
Funeral services for Patty
will be conducted at 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 14, from
the Dewey Christian Church
with Mr. Bud Gentry officiating. Committal services and
interment will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 15,
in the Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be family and friends of Patty. Those
who are attending the committal services and interment
are asked to assemble by 1:30
p.m. Sunday at Hux-Lipford
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At other times, friends may
call at the residence, 943
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City. Condolences may be
sent to the family through
our Web site at www.hux-lipford.com.
Arrangements for the
Morefield family are in the
care of Hux-Lipford Funeral
Home, 300 W. Main Street,
Mountain City, (423) 7279221.
Lucy M. Milhan
Lucy Mink Perone Milhan, 87, of Mountain City,
passed away on Tuesday,
January 10, 2006, at Mountain City Care Center.
Mrs. Milhan was born on
April 25, 1918 in Johnson
County, the daughter of the
late David and Margaret
Vaught Mink. In addition to
her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Mink LedBetter
and Vada Mink Lethco, and
four brothers, Ralph Mink,
Kelly Mink, Russell Mink
and John Mink.
Lucy was a member of
the Senior Citizens Club
and a member of Locust
Gap
Freewill
Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Floyd S. Milhan;
two daughters and a sonin-law, Barbara and Tony
Bertelin, Shreveport, La.,
and Joann Owens; a sister
and brother-in-law, Ella and
Fred Schipsi, Margate, N.J.;
two brothers,
David
Colonel Mink, Elizabethton, and Arley Mink,
Mountain City; her beloved
grandson, David Bertelin
and his wife Debbie; grandchildren, James Owens Jr.,
Bonnie Owens and Mark
Owens;
several
greatgrandchildren;
several
nieces and nephews; special
friends, Dove and Odell
Guinn; and many other special friends.
Milhan will be conducted at
4 p.m. Sunday, January 15,
from the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. Ted Lewis, Rev. Rex
Johnson and Rev. Shannon
Courtner officiating. Music
will be under the direction
of the Locust Gap Freewill
Baptist
Church
Choir.
Graveside services and interment will follow in the
Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
Jack Cress, Patrick Mink,
Jeff Wilcox, Ed Walker, Mike
Trivette and James Brewer.
Honorary pallbearers will
be Hugh Walker, Staff of
Mountain City Care Center
and Dr. Whitlock. The family will receive friends from
5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, January 14, at Hux-Lipford Funeral Home. Condolences
may be sent to the Milhan
family through our Web site
at www.hux-lipford.com.
Arrangements for the
Milhan family are in the
care of Hux-Lipford Funeral
Home, 300 W. Main Street,
Mountain City, (423) 7279221.
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RELIGION & FAITH
Detroit bishop reveals he was
abused by priest as teenager
By Carrie Spencer Ghose
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —
The first U.S. Catholic bishop to
say that he was a victim of sexual abuse by clergy put his support behind legislation that
would remove time limits that
have prevented past victims
from suing the church.
Detroit Auxiliary Bishop
Thomas Gumbleton, 75, who
said that he was touched inappropriately by a priest when he
was a teenager, spoke at a news
conference Wednesday in support of an Ohio bill.
“I regret that we need this
kind of legislation, but I insist
we do need it,” Gumbleton said
before meeting with House
lawmakers who are undecided
on the bill.
Ohio bishops agree with extending the time limits for future abuse cases but have vigorously lobbied against a provision allowing a one-year window for victims to sue over
abuse that happened up to 35
years ago.
Gumbleton said he was a 15year-old seminary student in
Detroit when a priest took him
and other boys to a cabin northeast of the city. Gumbleton said
the priest started wrestling with
him playfully, then put his hand
down the back of Gumbleton’s
pants. He said he quickly removed himself from the situation; he did not elaborate.
Even 60 years later, Gumbleton said he’s embarrassed talking about the incident, which he
said explains why some victims
never brought lawsuits within
legal time limits, which in most
states are two to five years.
“I understand why victims
of sexual abuse need this new
window of opportunity,” he
said. “For many of them, probably almost all of them, it would
be very difficult to come forward and speak.”
Gumbleton said he thought
about bringing up the incident
at meetings of bishops, but the
timing was never right. The
Ohio bill, which unanimously
passed the Senate, prompted
him to come forward.
Officials at the Archdiocese
of Detroit and the Catholic Conference of Ohio said they were
saddened to learn of Gumble-
CHURCH OF THE WEEK
ton’s alleged abuse. Both said
the church is handling abuse
cases appropriately through
counseling.
Time limits on lawsuits have
“served our society well in protecting the rights of everyone,
especially after a long passage
of time,” Monsignor Ricardo
Bass, Detroit delegate for clergy
matters, said in a statement. The
archdiocese is the country’s
fifth-largest with about 1.5 million Catholics in six counties.
Ohio bishops have suggested a church-created registry of
both perpetrators and those
who have participated in coverups and insist that internal reforms are adequate.
“Healing is not achieved by
lawsuits but by working with
those who have suffered abuse,
ministering to them pastorally
and helping to meet their individual needs,” said a statement
from the conference, which represents the Ohio church in public matters.
Gumbleton, who is near retirement, is known internationally for his leadership in the
Catholic peace movement Pax
Christi.
Photo by Jason Harville
Union Baptist Church,
1511
Highway
321,
Hampton, is more than 100
years old. Services include
prayer room, 9:45 a.m. and
6:15 p.m.; Sunday school,
10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.
and 7 p.m.; and discipleship
training, 6 p.m.; and
Wednesday’s service, 7
p.m. The Rev. Peter Pollard
is the pastor. Paul Leonard
is the chairman of the deacons. Scott Tester is the
Sunday school director.
Gary Shingleton is the discipleship training director.
For more information, call
725-2382.
CHURCH
APOSTOLIC
FAITH APOSTOLIC CHURCH
800 N. Roan St. Elizabethton, TN 37643
Pastor David Lang - Phone 423-474-6464
Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. - Thursday 7 p.m.
SINKING CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
2313 Eliz, Hwy. J.C. - 423-928-3222
Rev. Reece Harris, Pastor - S. S.- 9:45 a.m.
Sun. Evening 6:30 P.M. -Wed. Evening 7 p.m.
“The Oldest Church in Tennessee”
CHURCH OF GOD
IMMANUEL BAPTIST
205 Hunter Ave. - 543-5633
Sun. 9:45 a.m. - 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wed. 7 p.m. - Awana 6:45 p.m.
“We Care About You”
Deaf Ministry - Morning Worship
Interpreted for the Deaf
ROAN STREET CHURCH OF GOD
113 N. Roan Street
S.S. 10 a.m. -Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wed. Evening 7 p.m.
Rev. Kenneth Bewley - 543-5336
CALDWELL SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH
1509 Blue Springs Road - Phone 474-3316
Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 10:55 a.m.
Discipleship - 6p.m. - Evening Worship 7 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7p.m.
FREEWILL BAPTIST
LYNN VALLEY
1367 Broad St. Elizabethton
Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m.
Worship & Missions, Wed. 7 p.m.
Phone:543-6171 - Fax 543-6184
Rev. Dennis Wilson, Pastor
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
19-E Bypass
EAST SIDE
Siam Road, Eliz.
KEENBURG FREEWILL BAPTIST
Keenburg Road
SOUTHERN BAPTIST
DOE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH
113 Avon St., Off Hwy. 19E
Elizabethton - 543-2408
Sun. School - 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
212 E. F. St. - Elizabethton- 543-1931
S.S. 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m.
Evening Prayer Service 6p.m.
Wed. Fellowship Meal 5:30 p.m.
Wed Worship - Service 6:30 p.m.
Website: fbcelizabethton.com
GRACE
1114 Broad St., Eliz. 542-5551
Worship:10:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Pastor Chris R. Hughes - graceelizabethton.com
HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH
130 Keenburg Road
S.S. 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wed. 6 p.m. - Bible Study
Jim “Butch” Stout, Pastor - Phone 647-3590
NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
Fitzsimmons Hill Road, Elizabethton
Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m.
Gordon K. Welch, Jr. Pastor - 543-1456
EAST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH
1509 Siam Road, Elizabethton - 542-5921
Pastor - Dale Holcomb
EST.
1950
HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH
309 East F. Street - 543-3303 / 360-7569
“An Old Fashioned, Separated, Fundamental,
Soulwinning Church.”
Pastor - Dale Greenwell -Home 538-6022
PLEASANT BEACH
108 Pleasant Beach Road
Elizabethton 543-1700
Pastor: Bobby G. Stout
19-E
Bypass
2020
W. Elk
Ave.
$1.29 Big Chief (every Tuesday)
79¢ Hot Dog (every Wednesday)
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
1551 Broad St. Extension - Eliz.,TN
S.S. 10 a.m. - Morning Service 11 a.m.
Sun. Evening 6:30 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m.
“ A Church Thats Changing Lives
One Family At A Time”
Pastor Bobby Burrow - 423-474-2808
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
Hwy. 19E - Box 100 Roan Mountain 37687
Pastor Jerry Honeycutt
SS 10 a.m. - Preaching 11am - Sun. Night 6 p.m.
Wed. night 7 p.m. - 423-772-3848
SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1610 Southside Road Elizabethton
S.S - 10:00 a.m. - Morn. Worship 10:45 a.m.
Even. 7:00pm, Wed. 7:00pm 542-2234
UPPER SHELL CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Teaberry Road, Roan Mountain
Sunday School - 10 a.m. - Worship - 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6 p.m. - Wednesday 7 p.m.
Bedford Motley, Minister - 926-1951
LOWER SHELL CREEK
Hwy 19 E, Roan Mountain
Sunday: S.S. 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.,
Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
Gerald Holly, Minister - 542-6359
CHRISTIAN
OAK GROVE CHRISTIAN
Powder Branch/Jim Elliott Rd
S. S. - 10:00 a.m. Church - 11 a.m.
Dr. Robert Shannon, Pastor
RANGE COMMUNITY
175 Hart Rd. Elizabethton, TN. 37643
Sunday 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Sun. School 10:30 & Bible Study Wed. 7 p.m.
For more info. 542-3938
EAST RIVER PARK CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1207 Broad Street, Eliz. - 542-8783
Sunday Worship-9:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Sunday School - 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study - 7 p.m.
Youth Groups - Sun. 6 p.m., Wed. 7 p.m.
VALLEY FORGE
114 VFCC Rd. (South on 19E)
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. S.S 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6p.m. Wed 7p.m.
542-4856 - vfcc114@aol.com
SIMS HILL CHRISTIAN
206 Sims Hill Road Elizabethton, TN
S. S. - 10:00 a.m. Preaching - 11 a.m.
Children’s Church - 11:00 a.m.
Sun. - 6:00 p.m. - Wed. - 7:00 p.m.
BORDERVIEW
1138 Bristol Hwy. Eliz. 542-6685
S.S. 10 a.m.; Morn. Worship 10:45am
Sun. Even. 7 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Kirk Langston-Minister
Eric Spaulding -Youth Minister
BRICK CHRISTIAN CHURCH
815 Hwy. 400 Watauga Road, Watauga, TN
Pastor Dr. Don Marshall - Sun. Worship-9:30 a.m.
- Sun. School-10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship
6:00 p.m. - Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m.
ELIZABETHTON CHURCH OF CHRIST
137 East C. Street - 542-5131
Minister Robert Ellis
WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN
1307 West G St., Eliz. - 542-4532
S.S. 10 a.m., Sun. Worship 10:45 a.m.,
Sun. Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.
EAST SIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1400 Siam Rd. John H. Smith Minister
Morn. Worship-10 a.m. S.S.-11:15a.m.
Even. 7 p.m. Wed. 7 p.m. Call 543-5344
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MEMORIAL
100 East F St. Elizabethton
SS 9:30 Worship 11:00 a.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
119 West F. Street, Eliz.,TN 423-543-7737
www.1stpres-eliz.org/
Sunday School 9:45, Worship 11:00 a.m.
Rev. John Shuck, johnashuck@earthlink.net
“A Progressive Christian Community”
CATHOLIC
ST. ELIZABETH
510 West C Street
Daily Mass Tues & Wed 6:00 p.m.
Thurs. & Fri. - 10 a.m. - Sat. Mass - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 10 a.m. - Phone 543-3412
EPISCOPAL
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL
815 North Second St., Eliz.
Fellowship & Coffee Time 10:30 a.m.
Children’s S. S. / Holy Communion 11:15 a.m.
For More Information Call 543-3081
Adult Bible Study 10:00 a.m.
Nursery Available - Eucharist/Healing Service
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
METHODIST
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
325 East E St. Eliz. 543-3505
Worship: Sunday 9:55 a.m.
Fellowship: 11:-11:15 a.m. - SS 11:15-Noon
Bible Study: Wed. 7 p.m.
Pastor: Rev. Buford Hankins
VALLEY FORGE UNITED METHODIST
3974 Hwy 19-E - Phone: 423-543-2446
Rev. Paul G. Humphrey, Pastor
-A Church With Your Family In MindWebsite: www.valleyforgeumc.org
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CENTERVIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST
376 Coal Chute Rd. Elizabethton
543-1872
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
513 Hattie Avenue - 542-5651
Brent Nidiffer, Minister
Sunday-Praise Time 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.
B.S. 11:00 a.m., Evening Worship 6:00pm
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
HOPWOOD MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN
Milligan College, TN - 926-1194
Sun. Morn. Worship - 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sun. Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
GAP CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1840 Gap Creek Rd (Hwy. 362)
542-3750
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
1215 Broad St. Ext., 542-9188
“A Church With A Missionary Heart”
Pastor: Jim Murray
BILTMORE BAPTIST CHURCH
1181 Bristol Hwy. Eliz. 543-6192
Sun. School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m. - Wed. 7 p.m.
Mark Grubb, Pastor
800 WEST ELK AVE.
CEDAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
353 Cedar Grove Road
1 Mile off Milligan Highway
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
Fellowship Meal Last Sunday Each Month
Children’s Activities Provided During
All Services
Rev. William E. McDaniel, Pastor
913-9263 - www.cedargrovebaptist.net
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
LUTHERAN
REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH
234 West F. Street - Phone: 543-1132
Jack McWhirter, Vacancy Pastor
Sun. 10:30 a.m. - Bible Study 9:30 a.m.
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
200 W. I St. Eliz. - 542-5152
Rev. Kenley Knight, Pastor
INTER-DENOMINATIONAL
BETHEL CHURCH
674 Gap Creek Road- 423-543-4419
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WATAUGA POINT UNITED METHODIST
Gap Creek Road/G Street
“A Small Town Church With A Big Vision”
Sunday School 10 a.m. - Worship 11 a.m.
Nursery Available - Rev. Jared Wood
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
ROAN MOUNTAIN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
265 Heaton Creek Rd., Roan Mtn., TN.
Sabbath S.School - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath Worship
11 a.m. - 1-888-527-0596 ( Elizabethton)
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CHURCH BRIEFS …
lish will preach during the 11
a.m. service. The Rev. Charles
Russell is the pastor. For more
information, call 543-6902.
First U-M
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Chuck Wagon
Gang
GREENEVILLE — The
Chuck Wagon Gang and other groups will perform at
Annie Hogan Byrd Auditorium, Tusculum College, on
Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available at Kiser
Funeral Home, 401 W. Main
Street. For more information,
including ticket price, call
638-3121 or 257-5628.
The Rev. Buford “Boo”
Hankins, pastor, will preach a
message entitled “You Are Important to God” on Sunday,
Jan. 15, at the 9:55 a.m. worship
service at First United
Methodist Church. The Scripture reading is from Psalm
139:1-18. The Chancel Choir
will present special music,
Hymns from the United
Methodist Hymnal, “God of
Grace & God of Glory” and
“Because He Lives.” Coffee
and light refreshments will be
served during fellowship time
between worship and Sunday
school.
Bethlehem
JOHNSON CITY — Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 201 E.
Watauga Avenue, will have the
Second Sunday after the
Epiphany on Sunday, Jan. 15.
Sunday school and Bible study
will begin at 9:15 a.m. “Come
and See,” based on John 1:4351, will be the sermon theme
for Sunday’s 10:45 a.m. worship service. Divine Service II
with
Holy
Communion.
Epiphany Vespers will be held
Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.
The sermon theme is “Here I
Am,” based on First Samuel
3:1-10. The Rev. Steven Harmon is the pastor.
Rev. Robert Polk
Willow Springs
Willow Springs Baptist
Church will observe “Baptist
Men’s Day” with an 8 a.m.
prayer breakfast on Sunday,
Jan. 15. The Rev. Bob Polk will
preach during the 11 a.m. worship service and an all-male
choir will sing. The Rev. Doug
Hardin is the pastor. For more
Oakdale FWB
Oakdale Free Will Baptist
Church will host Blood Bought
in concert on Sunday, Jan. 15,
at 10 a.m. The Rev. Shane Eng-
East River Park
Continuing his series of sermons on prayer, Minister Joel
D. Stauffer’s message at the
Sunday’s 9:45 a.m. worship
service at East River Park
Christian Church, 1207 Broad
Street, will be “When Prayers
Go Unanswered, Examine
Yourself.” His text will be taken
from Joshua 7:6-13. The praise
team will lead the congregation
in worship. Junior worship for
children in grades K-5 will begin at 10:30 a.m. During the
worship service, Juan Villalba
will be ordained as an elder.
Charles Baker, Phil Hennings,
Rick Milligan and Fred Rector
will be ordained as deacons.
After the service, a brief congregational meeting will be held.
Sunday school classes for all
ages will then begin. During
the 6 p.m. service, Stauffer will
conclude the study in the book
of Revelation, covering chapter
22. Choir rehearsal will begin at
7 p.m. Wednesday’s service begins at 5:45 p.m. with the meal.
Prayer and Bible study in Romans begin at 7 p.m. The youth
will meet at 6:30 p.m. Classes
for grades K-5 are provided at
the evening services. A Friendship Circle meeting will be
held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. A
potluck lunch will be held for
the “young-at-heart” on Friday
at 12 p.m. For more information, call 542-8783.
Roan Street
The Rev. Roger Boone,
Weaverville, N.C., will be the
guest speaker on Sunday, Jan.
15, at Roan Street Free Will
Baptist Church, 820 N. Roan
Street, Elizabethton. He will
speak during the 10:45 a.m.
and 7 p.m. worship services.
Sunday school will begin at 10
a.m. The Rev. D.C. Byrd is the
interim pastor.
Photo by Erica Yoon
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Roan
Mountain
church to
host singers
Fork Mountain Free Will
Baptist Church will host Jeff
McKinney and Singers in
concert on Sunday, Jan. 15, at
10 a.m.
The Rev. Ronald Stevens is
the pastor. For more information, call 772-3918 or 7253677.
By Greg Miller
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Lindsey Evans has returned home to Carter County following a recent trip to
mainland China.
“I really liked it there,”
Evans said. “I feel at home
wherever I am usually.”
Evans traveled to a
said. “We went to an English
corner and met a bunch of
people one night. Then we
decided we wanted to throw
a Christmas party so we invited some of them over to
our hotel room. That night,
we sang Christmas carols,
they watched ‘The Jesus
Film.’ Then we went back
over to the other room and
answered questions and ex-
willing to show you what
they can, if we can somehow
make them understand what
we need.”
Evans says the trip
showed her “how much the
people there need the Lord
because they have never
heard His name. They didn’t
even know who He was. Another group went to a deaf
school, and they had never
First Christian
First Christian Church’s
praise team will open the service on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The
worship service will begin at 10
a.m. Mr. Brent Nidiffer, minister, will continue his sermon series on “Seizing the Moment.”
He will speak on “Seizing the
Moments of Grief,” taking his
Scripture from the 23rd Psalm.
Following the worship service,
Sunday school will be held for
all ages. Fred Meredith will
speak on Angel Food Ministries
on Sunday at 6 p.m. The adult
choir will then practice. The offices will close Monday for the
holiday, however the ladies
Bible study will meet at 10 a.m.
Wednesday’s prayer meeting
and Bible study will begin at 7
p.m. The praise team will then
practice. The youth will attend
a Knoxville concert on Saturday. For more information, call
542-5651.
Angie Odom, the director of Abortion Alternatives
& Women’s Center, will
speak at Hunter First Baptist Church’s 10:25 a.m.
service on Sunday, Jan. 15.
Hunter Memorial Baptist
Church will host Odom and
her daughter, Bethany, on
Sunday at 6 p.m. Odom will
speak, and she and her
daughter will sing. On
Thursday, Jan. 19, Odom will
also talk to the students in
grades 7-12 at Mt. Mission
School
orphanage
in
Grundy, Va., about the abstinence program.
Church sets
candlelight
service
Evans returns from
recent trip to China
Lindsey Evans (second from left) has returned home to Carter County following a recent trip
to mainland China. Pictured with Evans are Emily Buck, Heather Hutchinson, and Tammy Chow.
megacity in central China.
She traveled to China under
the auspices of the Southern
Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board.
“The project was called
Christmas in China,” she
said.
“Our group went out to
the university to meet people
that spoke English,” Evans
Food for the Multitude
Food for the Multitude will serve lunch at St. Thomas’
Episcopal Church, Elizabethton, tomorrow, from 10:30 a.m.noon.
All needy, elderly and lonely citizens of the community are
invited to share in the meal. In addition to St. Thomas,’ participating churches include First Presbyterian Church, First
United Methodist Church, Southside Christian Church, St.
Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Valley Forge United Methodist
Church, Memorial Presbyterian Church and Hampton Christian Church.
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“We had them back again
another night right before
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RELIGION & FAITH
Hampton resident returns CCMA holds January meeting
from ministry in Thailand
From Staff Reports
Just before Christmas, Al
Meehan returned from another missionary journey to Thailand. In January of 2005, Meehan was working with a large
mission organization south of
Bangkok helping them with
security issues faced with the
growing al-Qaida threats.
While there, a news release
states, he became aware of the
thousands of poor children
and women at risk of being
exploited sexually by tourists
mainly coming from Western
release, a young Thai woman,
Tongjon, had been widowed
at age 20 and her nine-monthold daughter, Airada, was orphaned. Economic realities
forced Tongjon to move far
from her village to earn money to send back to her aged
mother, who cared for Boppie.
In December 2004, Tongjon
was working in Phuket, Thailand with pick and shovel in
construction when the tsunami struck. She ran for her life
to escape but many of her coworkers died. Alone, broke
came aware of the situation
and encouraged Tongjon to
leave her work and move
back to her village with the
promise of financial assistance. The Meehans have
been supporting Tongjon and
Airada monthly, and in December, Meehan traveled to
the village of Tharaiwittaya to
see first-hand the family living conditions. He was appalled at what he found,
bought Tongjon a piece of
land to build her own house
and committed to rebuild the
aged parents’ house which
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
gmiller@starhq.com
The Rev. Bruce Hendrich, the president
of the Carter County Ministerial Association (CCMA) and the pastor of Oak Street
Baptist Church, on Wednesday reminded
those attending the CCMA meeting the
biggest activities in which the CCMA is traditionally involved are the annual Community Thanksgiving Service and the local observance of the National Day of Prayer.
Hendrich asked attendees to begin
thinking about the National Day of Prayer.
This event will be held the first Thursday
in May.
The Rev. Phil Poston, the pastor of First
Free Will Baptist Church, Elizabethton, explained the Charity Check program to the
ministers.
Mr. Brent Nidiffer told the ministers that
the church he serves, First Christian
Church, is becoming a distribution site for
Angel Food Ministries.
Hendrich said a group of men from Oak
Street Baptist is going to Louisiana to put a
roof on a church. “If you have some folks in
your churches that would like to go with
us, we would be more than happy to have
them come,” Hendrich said. “We have to
take off all the old roof and put on the new
roof. We could probably use as many as
about 20 or 30 people. Right now, we’ve got
about 10 from our church.”
The group is planning to leave Saturday,
Feb. 11, and is planning to return to Elizabethton on Saturday, Feb. 18. The workers
will replace the roof on both the church’s
sanctuary and the educational building.
For more information about CCMA, call
542-4022.
Rays of Light
By: Greg Miller
There’s No Such Thing as Luck
Tongjon and Airada look at their new land with the hope of having their own home.
societies. “These victims were
being recruited from poor rural areas of the country,” the
release states. “He decided to
get personally involved to
work towards the prevention
of such activity that is so
widespread through Southeast Asia.”
Briefly, Meehan involved
himself in the lives of some
poor tribal families who live
in small rice villages in Northeast Thailand near the Laos
border. According to the news
and far from home, she was
recruited to train in the art of
Thai massage and quickly
landed a job in a popular
tourist town. While the money was good, her employer
wanted her to engage in questionable practices to earn
more money. Tongjon did not
want to, but always dreamed
of rebuilding her parents run
down house and to have her
own home for her and Boppie.
In July of 2005, Meehan be-
leaked badly and was in danger of collapse from termites
and rot.
When the parents’ house is
rebuilt around the end of February, Meehan will seek funding to build Tongjon and
Airada a home, which is very
near to her parents. He will
return to Thailand Jan. 18 to
work with a mission organization with security then
travel back to the village to
check on progress of the parents’ house.
Community health care leaders
to address health-related issues
JOHNSON CITY — The
Johnson City District of the
United Methodist Church, in
partnership with the Tennessee
Department
of
Health, and Healthy Upper
East Souls, is sponsoring
“What’s Health Got to Do
with It? Congregations Supporting Healthy Communities,” on Monday, Jan. 23,
from 6:30-9 p.m.
The event will be held at
Wesley Memorial United
Methodist
Church,
225
Princeton Road.
The Rev. Dr. Hilda Davis,
Director of the Tennessee
Faith Based Initiative of the
State Department of Health,
will bring the keynote address. A panel of community
health care leaders will address the health resources
that are available, the needs
that exist, and the ways that
congregations can assist in
creating healthy communities. The evening will conclude with a reception from
8:30-9 p.m., featuring 24
community health care ex-
hibitors who will be available to answer questions and
provide information about
their particular programs.
The event is open to the
community and is designed
to assist congregations and
health care professionals in
developing partnerships that
address personal and community health in a holistic
way.
For more information and
pre-registration, call Paula
Postai, RN, MPH or the Rev.
Paul Seay at 282-6722.
“Today is Friday the 13th!”
exclaimed Noah’s wife. “You
should declare today an extra
vacation day because of the
negative influences!”
“Oh, rubbish!” said Noah.
“I have been working extra
hard to build the ark because
you have already taken 10 of
your 300 vacation days! Besides, there is no such thing
as luck.”
“No such thing as luck?
What in the world are you
talking about? Do you remember that huge rock you
bumped your head on last
week? Wouldn’t you say that
was bad luck?”
“That wasn’t bad luck,”
Noah stated matter of factly.
“I only bumped my head because I wasn’t watching
where I was going and
tripped on that banana peel
Shem left lying on the
ground.”
“What about the waterfall
that we luckily found a couple of weeks ago? Now we
are able to use the world’s
first shower. Wouldn’t you
call that discovery a wonderful piece of good luck?”
“Luck had nothing to do
with it!” Noah exclaimed.
“The Lord told me where to
find the waterfall. Ham was
with me when I first saw it.”
“You’re always trying to
blame others for your lack of
luck,” Mrs. Noah chided.
“Why won’t you just admit
luck, both good and bad, is a
very real part of our lives?”
“Darling,” Noah said
sweetly, “when you prepare
one of your home-cooked
meals and everything goes
wrong with the meal, is that
bad luck?”
“It certainly is,” Mrs. Noah
replied.
“And if everything goes as
planned, all the food is delicious, and we all have extra
helpings of your famous
sweet potato casserole...is
that good luck?”
“Noah, you know luck
plays a factor in every aspect
of life. But you also know that
when my meals turn out well
luck has very little to do with
it. Luck, however, even plays
a part in you building that
ark for God.”
“What luck are you talking
about?” Noah asked. “The
Lord gave me the command
to build the ark. God gave me
the ability to build the ark.
My sons are proving to be the
only help I need in constructing the ark. And your delicious meals are giving me the
strength I need.”
“With your attitude, Noah,
you are very lucky I continue
to prepare those meals for
you.”
“You must get very tired
cooking
those
exquisite
meals,” Noah said.
“It’s nothing, Dear. I do
love you. And you must
grow weary building the
ark.”
“Oh, I do get pretty tired,”
Noah admitted. “But I hope
to have some extra time for a
nap during the flood. I hear a
great time to sleep is when it
is raining!”
“Noah, you’re all wet!” his
wife exclaimed.
Archbishop says church will
resist judge’s property ruling
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roman
Catholic Archbishop John Vlazny says the
church will follow its own internal law on
property ownership, defying a federal bankruptcy judge’s ruling on how to satisfy
claims by victims of alleged priestly sex
abuse.
Vlazny told the Catholic Sentinel, the
archdiocesan newspaper, that he considers
church buildings and land the property of individual parishes, not the archdiocese. In a
Dec. 30 ruling on the Portland Archdiocese,
which filed for bankruptcy in 2004, U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Perris said the
archdiocese controlled these properties.
Vlazny said the church will follow its internal law on property ownership “no matter
what obstacles confront it.”
The ruling means parish and school prop-
erties, worth “hundreds of millions of dollars” according to the Sentinel, would be included when the court decides how much to
pay plaintiffs.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams
issued a similar ruling regarding the
Spokane Diocese’s bankruptcy. Both bankruptcy judges said the church agreed to
abide by federal law in filing for bankruptcy
and cannot claim that property ownership is
determined by church law.
The Spokane ruling is being appealed and
the Portland Archdiocese is also considering
an appeal.
An attorney for alleged victims rejected
the Portland archdiocese’s offer of more than
$40 million to settle cases. The archdiocese
and its insurers had paid $53 million to settle
more than 130 claims before the bankruptcy.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT Church to
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Tuesday, January 10th
and Friday, January 13th
from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
She will be available to answer any questions for those
who may be unsure or unhappy with their current plan.
Also, she will provide assistance for people desiring to
enroll for the first time as well as those desiring to
change their current plan.
Don’t miss out on your chance to sit down with a
Medicare Part D enroller and discuss any last minute
questions, concerns, or possible changes concerning
your plan.
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Luther King Jr.
First
Presbyterian
Church of Elizabethton, 119
West F Street, will celebrate
the life and witness of the
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. at the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday,
Jan. 15.
The sermon is entitled,
“What Have We Been
Dreaming Lately?” and
will focus on the connection between spirituality
and activism. On Sunday
from 7-8:30 p.m., the first
section of Sallie McFague’s
book, “Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and
Economy for a Planet in
Peril,” will be reviewed.
For more information,
call 543-7737 or visit the
church’s
Web
page,
www.1stpres-eliz.org.
Greater Heights (pictured) and The Brotherhood Quartet will sing at Valley Forge Free
Will Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. A love offering will be received for a family who is experiencing excessive medical bills due to illness. The church is located adjacent to Valley Forge Elementary School. For more information, call 542-5344.
ABBY
The Creek Restaurant menu
offers Middle Eastern selections Big fish in little
DEAR
The Creek Restaurant, an
Elizabethton eatery near Milligan College, offers the standard family eatery menu
items, including burgers,
sandwiches and daily lunch
specials.
Beyond that conventional
menu, however, The Creek
Restaurant offers some welcome surprises, including
Middle Eastern cuisine offerings such as souvlaki and
falafel as well as several specialty pizzas.
Open for breakfast, lunch
and dinner, the restaurant is
owned and operated by Fadi
Oliami, a native of Jordan.
I’ve enjoyed two recent
meals at the restaurant, partaking of one of the specialty
pizzas as well as some of the
Middle Eastern menu offerings.
The server, who helped
acquaint my dining companion and me with the Middle
Eastern dishes, provided polite and attentive service
throughout both meals.
Among the Creek’s specialties are Houmas, Baba
Ganouge, Falafel, Tabooleh,
Zater Bread, Souvlaki and
Gyros.
During my first visit we
also enjoyed musical entertainment provided by Anthony Morse, a student at
Emmanuel School of Religion and a former photographer for the Elizabethton
STAR. The dining area where
entertainers
perform
is
known as “The Barn,” and
consists
of
rough-hewn
wood walls that enhance the
restaurant’s atmosphere.
We started our meal with
an order of Houmas, also
known as houmous, hommus or hummus, which is a
dip made of chickpea paste
with various additions, such
as olive oil, fresh garlic,
lemon juice, paprika, and
tahini, or sesame seed paste.
We enjoyed this delicious
dip with some pieces of flatbread.
Our server, wanting us to
experience some of the other
offerings, also brought us a
small plate of Falafel, which
is basically small deep-fried
balls of chickpeas and other
ingredients. A garlic dipping
sauce
accompanied
the
Falafel, which is also known
as ta’amia.
For our main dishes, my
dining companion and I
chose the Gyros and Chicken
Souvlaki, respectively.
Gyros, pronounced correctly as “yee-rohs,” is a
sandwich of Greek origin
served on pita bread with
thin strips of beef or lamb accompanied by grilled onions,
sauce and seasonings. This
dish makes a light and tasty
meal, and The Creek’s version lives up to expectations.
Souvlaki, which is very
similar to gyros and can also
be served on pita bread, is
traditionally made from
pork. The Creek offers chicken, pork and vegetable souvlaki. The grilled chicken,
flavored with garlic, onions
and other spices, made quite
a tasty dish.
These dishes are served
pond will soon be
swimming at sea
with french fries at The
Creek, but I would welcome
the choice to also order the
dishes with rice. For those
ordering the Friday and Saturday special of Kufta,
which is basically a large
meatball or perhaps the Middle Eastern version of meat
loaf, rice is offered as a side
option.
I thoroughly recommend
any of the Middle Eastern
cuisine at The Creek for diners searching for something
new to sample.
In addition, I found myself quite pleased with a pizza I shared with a lunch companion during a return visit.
Pizzas on the menu include Barbecue Chicken,
Veggie Lovers, Meat Lovers
and Margherita. We selected
the Creek Gourmet Pizza,
which consisted of a pizza
topped with pesto sauce,
fresh spinach, sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, chicken
strips and mozzarella cheese.
Not only did the pizza look
bright and colorful fresh
from the oven, its medley of
ingredients added up to a
pizza that tasted delicious.
Made from scratch, the
pizzas take a little longer to
prepare, but they’re worth
the wait.
The menu offers several
salads, including Chef Salad,
Cobb Salad and Greek Salad.
For dessert, the restaurant
offers a variety of Hershey’s
ice cream and other frozen
desserts.
Based on my initial successes, I will definitely be
making future visits to The
Creek Restaurant to try some
of the other Middle Eastern
items on the menu.
•••••
AT A GLANCE: The
Creek Restaurant, 1941 Milligan Highway, Elizabethton. 543-0500. Open daily
from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Entrees
range from $3.75-$14.99. Carryout available. Credit cards
accepted. Smoking and nonsmoking dining sections
available.
Ralph Stanley coming to Barter Theatre
ABINGDON, Va. — The
real deal, Dr. Ralph Stanley
and his Clinch Mountain
Boys, will be performing at
Barter Theatre on Sunday,
Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to
this special concert are $25
and are on sale now. Call
Barter’s Box Office at (276)
628-3991.
Dr. Ralph Stanley has been
called the grandfather of
bluegrass and for one night
only, he and the Clinch
Mountain Boys will grace the
stage of the State Theatre of
Virginia. This is not Dr. Stanley’s first visit to Barter. Stanley attended Barter’s hit production “Man on Constant
Sorrow” more than a few
times. Written by Doug Pote,
“Man of Constant Sorrow,”
depicts the journey of Ralph
and his brother Carter Stanley of finding an audience for
their music and their struggle
to remain true to their Appalachian roots. In 2002, their
commitment paid off when
Ralph was catapulted into
national stardom with the release of the soundtrack for “O
Brother, Where Art Thou?”
“This concert by Ralph
himself is a good lead in for
Barter’s 2006 Season,” commented Richard Rose, Producing Artistic Director of
Barter Theatre. “Here we
have a local legend and a legendary stage.” Can it get any
better? Rose further commented, “In [Barter’s] effort
to promote all great things of
the region and amplify the
Appalachian
cultural
tourism, this is an important
event in which great, historical entities come together.
See two legendary icons of
the region, Dr. Ralph Stanley
and Barter Theatre, on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Call
Barter’s Box Office today at
(276) 628-3991 for tickets. Early reservations are encouraged.
Ralph Stanley and Clinch Mountain Boys
‘Hoodwinked’ & ‘Fun With Dick And Jane’ play at Bonnie Kate
Now playing Jan. 13-19:
“HOODWINKED.” An updated re-telling of the classic
Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” The
satire begins where the fable
last left off, as there’s always
more to every tale than meets
the eye! Furry and feathered
cops from the animal world,
Chief Grizzly and Detective
Bill Stork, investigate a domestic disturbance at Granny’s cottage, involving a girl, a wolf
and an axe. The charges are
many: breaking and entering,
disturbing the peace, intent to
eat, and wielding an axe without a license. Not to mention,
this case might be tied to the
elusive “Goody Bandit” who
has been stealing the recipes of
goody shops everywhere. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Glenn
Close, James Belushi, Anthony
Anderson and Patrick Warburton. Rated PG.
Also playing Jan. 13-19:
“FUN WITH DICK AND
JANE.” Dick and Jane are in
love and living the American
dream — until one day it becomes an American nightmare. When the company Dick
works for becomes involved in
an Enron-like scandal and he
takes the rap, Dick and Jane
are forced with the prospect of
losing everything. After playing by the rules and getting
burned, Dick has an idea: If
stealing was good enough for
his boss, then it's good enough
for him.... Starring: Jim Carrey,
Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin,
Richard Jenkins and Angie
Harmon. Rated PG-13.
Showtimes for both features: Monday-Saturday: 1
p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and
9 p.m.; Sunday: 3 p.m., 5 p.m.
and 7 p.m.
Admission: Adults $6, Children 11 & Younger $4; Senior
Citizens $4; College Students
$4; Matinees Before 6 p.m. $4.
DEAR ABBY: I am a 12year-old girl in the sixth grade.
At my school, the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders all
have classes together.
Lately, I’ve noticed the
eighth-graders
seem to think
they are better
than us sixthgraders. They
make a point of
letting us know
that they are
bigger, cooler
and
more
grown-up than
we are.
I am fed up. They were
sixth-graders once, too. How
do I handle them? They are
only two years older, but they
seem to think they’re practically adults and that we’re only
about 4. Please help. — ANNOYED IN ASHLAND, ORE.
DEAR ANNOYED: My
advice is to be patient and
bide your time. Two catchphrases come to mind. They
are, “Big fish in a small
pond,” and “Time wounds all
heels.”
Next fall, those snobbish
eighth-graders will be headed for high school. No longer
will they be the “most grownup” students in school. On
the contrary, they will be insignificant minnows in a
much larger pool. They’ll receive from the sophomores,
juniors and seniors the same
treatment they are giving
you. Remember that when
you’re in the eighth grade
and interacting with students
in the lower grades. It’s a lesson in humility.
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DEAR ABBY: My husband
and I were married in a small,
intimate ceremony and reception in 2004. We were living in
a condominium complex and
had become close friends with
one of our neighbors and her
boyfriend, so we invited them
to our wedding. Afterward, I
opened their card. It read: “We
are happy to share your day
with you, but we are strapped
for money right now and can’t
afford a gift at this time. As
soon as we’re back on our feet,
we’ll make sure you get your
wedding gift.”
We are now invited to their
wedding. We never did receive a gift from them, nor has
it ever been mentioned. These
neighbors have a history of being “cheap,” so it’s not the first
time.
My husband and I are at
odds. I think we should attend
the wedding and buy them a
nice gift. He says we should
just give them a card with no
gift. Or should we simply not
attend at all? I know that wedding gifts are just that — gifts.
But I’d feel strange not giving
them anything. I would also
feel strange giving them anything under the circumstances.
How should we handle this?
— MIFFED IN MONTANA
DEAR MIFFED: The rule
of etiquette is: When someone attends a wedding, a gift
is in order. Your former
neighbors broke that rule,
and it has affected the relationship. Please don’t stoop
to retaliation. The real question is whether you plan to
attend or send your regrets —
and only you can answer that.
——————
DEAR ABBY: When does a
stepparent stop being a stepparent? My father passed
away a few years ago, and I
have been wondering ever
since if my stepmother is still
my stepmother. What happens if she remarries?
We do not have a warm
relationship, but we do make
contact on birthdays and
holidays. We live in different
states. — JUST WONDERING IN GEORGIA
DEAR JUST WONDERING: I have always believed that what binds people together has more to do
with what is in their hearts
than official titles. If you
are not close to the woman,
it really doesn’t matter if
she’s your “stepmother” or
not. She’s your dad’s widow. Period.
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New nickel to have
Jefferson face forward
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Coming soon to a cash register
near you — a smiling Thomas
Jefferson looking straight at you
from a new nickel that will end
nearly a century of tradition for
U.S. coins.
The Mint planned to begin
shipping 80 million of the new
5-cent coins on Thursday to the
12 regional Federal Reserve
Banks. They will be the first of
an estimated 1 billion new nickels which will be put into circulation over the next year.
Since 1909 when Abraham
Lincoln became the first president depicted on a circulating
coin, all the presidential images
have been in profile.
But in a break with that tradition, the new nickel has an
image of Jefferson taken from a
1800 Rembrandt Peale portrait
in which the nation’s third president is looking forward, with
just the hint of a smile. The
word “Liberty” in Jefferson’s
handwriting is also shown as is
the phrase “In God We Trust.”
On the opposite side, the
nickel features Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia home. Jefferson and Monticello had been
on the nickel without change
for 66 years until 2004.
In that year, the Mint began
the “Westward Journey Nickel
Series” to commemorate the
200th anniversary of the
Louisiana Purchase and the exploration of the new territory
by Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark.
For two years, Monticello
was replaced with images commemorating their journey including a keel boat, a buffalo
and a view of the Pacific.
What you can get for a nickel
Revenues for the Westward Journey Nickel Series were $169.4
million, returning $19.1 million to the Treasury General Fund.
Westward Journey Nickel ‘Return to Monticello’ series
Buying nickels from the Mint
Face value
$2.00
$25.00
$50.00
Amount
Cost
40 coins
500 coins
1,000 coins
$8.95
$45.95
$79.95
Profit to the U.S. Treasury
$6.95
$20.95
$29.95
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running once again. Pass Christian was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Profit from sales of collecter series coins
Fiscal year ending:
Profit generated (millions)
Sept. 30, 2003
Sept. 30, 2004
Sept. 30, 2005
$600.0
$665.0
$775.0
SOURCE: United States Mint
AP
The new nickel with a smiling Jefferson is the perfect way
to complete the series, said Acting U.S. Mint Director David
Lebryk.
“This nickel features a forward-looking President Jefferson who recognized that the
Louisiana Purchase and Lewis
and Clark expedition would expand our horizons in numerous ways,” Lebryk said. “This
is a hopeful, positive image,
emblematic of a bright future
for our nation.”
The redesigned nickel is expected to be around for quite a
while with no current plans for
further changes. The next circulating coin that will undergo
changes will be the Sacagawea
dollar. Beginning in 2007, twothirds of those coins produced
each year will feature images
of deceased presidents in the
order they held office. Four
past presidents will be honored each year.
Congress has also directed
the Mint to bring out a redesigned penny in 2009 to
commemorate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.
The image of Lincoln on the
coin will remain in profile although the Lincoln Memorial
on the other side will be replaced with various images of
Lincoln’s life.
Mint officials predicted that
the new Jefferson nickels will
start showing up in change
drawers over the next four to
six weeks. People who can’t
wait that long can order bags
and rolls of the 2006 nickels at
the Mint’s Web site or by calling
1-800-USA-MINT.
Man auctions Elvis memorabilia
to try to win back lost love
DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A man
who auctioned off thousands of
pieces of Elvis Presley memorabilia to try to win back his girlfriend may still be headed for
Heartbreak Hotel.
Jim Curtin has put up for
sale what may be the world’s
largest private collection of
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Elvis memorabilia: 50,000
items, including a mirrored
white jumpsuit that he says
“The King” gave him in a private meeting in Las Vegas.
The collection could net $1.5
million, said David Kols, president of Regency-Superior Auctioneers in Beverly Hills. Nearly
two-thirds of the first 1,209
items were auctioned off last
weekend, including a twopiece blue outfit for $125,000.
But apparently it’s not about
the money, honey. Renata Ginter, Curtin’s 35-year-old ex-girlfriend, wants nothing to do
with him. In fact, she’s engaged
to someone else.
Ginter declined to speak
publicly about their relationship, but she said she was surprised that Curtin was selling
his beloved collection.
“I thought he would keep it
forever,” she said. “After all
those years of housing it, collecting it, he was a prisoner to it.
It ruled his every move.”
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collection as a child with Presley’s record “Return to Sender.”
The obsession grew from
there. Curtin said he first met
Elvis backstage in Las Vegas in
1974.
“We’re on the sofa and Elvis
is in the middle and I’m on one
side and I deliberately put my
knee up against his knee. I had
to do it, and I’m not gay,” he
said.
After 90 minutes, Elvis
hugged him goodbye. “I can
feel the warmth of his face on
my face to this day,” he said.
“No human being in the
world could love someone as
much as I loved Elvis,” said
Curtin.
Ginter won’t say what drove
her away after 12 years with
Curtin. It could have been financial troubles, Curtin said,
noting he owes $250,000 in back
taxes, liens on his house, and
other debts.
In the last three years, he has
called Ginter, written letters,
contacted her boss, even taken
a lie-detector test to prove his
sincerity.
All to no avail.
“I’m brokenhearted. I love
this woman,” he said. “Maybe
she’s waiting for the auction results.”
Bush makes first visit
to Gulf Coast in three months
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP)
— President Bush, visiting the
hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast
Thursday for the first time in
three months, hailed marked
improvement despite warnings
to lower his expectations about
the pace of recovery.
“I will tell you, the contrast
between when I was last here
and today is pretty dramatic,”
Bush said. “From when I first
came here to today, New Orleans is reminding me of the
city I used to visit.”
The president met privately
with small business owners
and local government officials
in the New Orleans visitors bureau, located in the Lower Garden District neighborhood that
was not flooded. The area suffered little impact from the
storm, and his motorcade
passed stately homes with very
little damage.
Bush praised the city’s success in bringing much of its infrastructure back. He touted it
as a “great place to have a convention” and as an attractive
tourist destination.
“It’s a heck of a place to
bring your family,” said Bush,
seated before a colorful mural
depicting jazz musicians, a river boat, masked Mardi Gras
revelers and crawfish. “It’s a
great place to find some of the
greatest food in the world and
it’s a heck of a lot of fun,” he
said.
After meeting with Mayor
Ray Nagin and other elected officials, Bush was restating his
commitment to rebuild during
a speech in the crumbled town
of Bay St. Louis, Miss. There,
trees still lay snapped in half,
debris is strewn across the
landscape and people are living
in tents and trailers in front of
homes with missing roofs and
shattered windows.
Many commercial buildings
were destroyed. Some of those
still operating among the
wreckage displayed yard signs
that said, “We are staying!”
Bush’s message was that although recovery will be long
and expensive, the federal government is in it for the long
haul, said White House
spokesman Trent Duffy.
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Orleans-related projects. “Congress needs to restore that $1.4
billion,” he said.
Bush hasn’t been to the coast
since a trip to Louisiana and
Mississippi Oct. 10-11.
He was initially criticized for
a slow federal response to the
disaster, then made eight trips
to the region in six weeks, and
the White House hardly went a
day without an event or mention of the challenges there.
Then Bush shifted his focus
to Iraq and a series of recent
speeches designed to defend
against growing criticism of the
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Hundreds of historic structures were destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina.
Card said the Gulf Coast
economy is struggling and only
about half of the 90 million tons
of debris from Hurricane Katrina in August has been cleared.
In New Orleans, many
neighborhoods are still abandoned wastelands, with uninhabitable homes, no working
street lights and sidewalks
piled with moldy garbage. The
levee system is as vulnerable as
ever. Barely a quarter of the
400,000 people who fled have
come back, demographers estimate.
Bush said from the visitor’s
bureau that the federal government has made $85 billion
available so far to hurricane recovery, $25 billion of which has
been spent.
war. Eager to show that his attention to Katrina victims continues, the White House announced last month that the
government would pay to rebuild New Orleans’ shattered
levee system taller and stronger
than before.
Before returning to Washington Thursday night, Bush
planned to attend a Republican
National Committee fundraiser
at the sprawling oceanfront estate of Dwight Schar in Palm
Beach, Fla. Schar is CEO of
NVR Homes, a major homebuilder and mortgage banking
company, and co-owner of the
Washington Redskins football
team. He raised more than
$200,000 for Bush’s re-election
campaign.
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yesterday,” Duffy said. “It’s
easy for people outside the region to forget the challenges
they still face.”
White House chief of staff
Andy Card said Wednesday
that although the emotions
from the immediate aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina have
passed, there is still need for
government help. He said he
warned Bush to be prepared to
see lingering destruction.
“I had to manage his expectations this morning, because
while there has great progress,
there continues to be great need
— indescribable need,” Card
said in a speech to the U.S.
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held from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
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Robert L. Hughes of the state organization.
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More Americans find being overweight not so attractive
By Associated Press
Thin is still in, but apparently fat is nowhere near as
out as it used to be.
A survey finds America’s
attitudes toward overweight
people are shifting from rejection toward acceptance. Over
a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said
they find overweight people
less
attractive
steadily
dropped from 55 percent to
24 percent, the market research firm NPD Group
found.
With about two-thirds of
U.S.
adults
overweight,
Americans seem more accepting of heavier body types, researchers say. The NPD survey of 1,900 people representative of the U.S. population
also found other more relaxed
attitudes about weight and
diet.
While body image remains
a constant obsession, the national preoccupation with being thin has waned since the
late 1980s and early 1990s,
said the NPD’s Harry Balzer.
Those were the days when
fast food chains rushed to install salad bars. In 1989, salads as a main course peaked
at 10 percent of all restaurant
meals. Today, those salad bars
have all but vanished and salads account for just 5-1/2 percent of main dishes.
“It turns out health is a
wonderful topic to talk
about,” Balzer said. “But to
live that way is a real effort.”
Fewer people said they’re
trying to “avoid snacking entirely” — just 26 percent in
2005, down from 45 percent
in 1985 — while 75 percent
said they had low-fat, no-fat
or reduced fat products in the
last two weeks, down from 86
percent in 1999, according to
the survey.
At 5-feet-6 and 230
pounds, Lara Frater likes her
body just fine and turns up
her nose at trendy diets.
“I don’t beat myself up if I
have a piece of cake,” said
Frater, a 34-year-old New
Opinions on weight
Americans’ attitudes toward
overweight people have
changed significantly in the
past two decades.
Percentage of
people who agreed
with the statement:
60
50
People who
are not
overweight
are more
attractive.
40
30
20
10
0
1985
1990
2000
2005
SOURCE: NPD Group
AP
Yorker and author of “Fat
Chicks Rule.”
The survey’s findings
aren’t that surprising, as attitudes about weight constantly shift, said John Cawley, as-
sociate professor at Cornell
University’s College of Human Ecology.
While heavy women were
idealized at times — think
“Rubenesque,” a term born of
17th century painter Peter
Paul Rubens’ full-figured
women — corseted women
with tiny waists were preferred in other eras.
“I don’t think we’re going
to go back to worshipping
obese women, but it’s interesting to see how attitudes
change as more people become overweight,” Cawley
said.
Others argue that people
are merely becoming more
politically correct and that
bias against fat people is actually growing sharper.
“These studies don’t pick
up on implicit, unconscious
bias,” said Kelly Brownell,
head of the Rudd Center for
Food Policy and Obesity at
Yale University.
“It’s like if you asked people around the country if they
had racial bias. There’s a difference between what people
say and what actually happens,” Brownell said.
Researchers at Cornell also
found that negative attitudes
about obesity persist.
The NPD study results
may simply be a sign of “resignation from overweight
people,” Brownell said, noting that it’s likely a majority
of survey respondents are
overweight.
The survey, to be published in February in the journal Rationality and Society,
also found obese boys and
girls were half as likely to
date as normal weight kids.
At an obesity doctors
meeting in 2003, a University
of Liverpool study indicated
that just standing next to a
large woman can be bad for a
guy’s image. The study had
young women look at one of
two pictures: One of a trim
young man standing next to a
svelte woman, and the other
showing the same man next
to a heavy woman.
When the man was shown
standing by the large woman,
he was rated 22 percent more
negatively by the study volunteers than when he was
next to the thin woman.
When seen with the large
woman, he was more likely to
be described as miserable, depressed, weak and insecure.
Marilyn Wann, board
member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, said fat people are the
target of a witch hunt in a fitness-obsessed nation.
“Everyone thinks it’s OK
to make fun of fatties,” said
Wann, who won’t use the
word “overweight” because
she says it’s judgmental.
Even if people say they are
more accepting of overweight
people, many still yearn to be
thin. The NPD survey shows
the number of people who
said “I would like to lose 20
pounds” jumped from 54 percent in 1985 to 61 percent last
year.
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Ms. Storie’s kindergarten class at Cloudland Elementary enjoys a story read by Judy
Presnell of the Roan Mountain branch of Carter County Bank. Employees of the bank
have read all week in the library to kindergarten, first, and second grade classes in celebration of RIF (Reading Is Fun) week. Mrs. Presnell brought books for the library and
prizes and treats for the students.
Winter Garrison this weekend at park
The Winter Garrison at
Fort Watauga will be held
January 14 and 15, beginning
at 10 a.m. at Sycamore Shoals
State Historic Area.
The public is invited to
join Hardin’s Rangers, a
French and Indian War reenactment group at Fort
Watauga, for a living history
look into the 18th century.
Also, there will be a variety
of frontier life demonstrations for the public to participate in.
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Lady Buffs nab Cyclones’ Robinson
By Tim Chambers
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Dreams do come true, just ask Jessica Robinson. The
Cyclone standout fulfilled her dream by signing scholarship papers with Milligan College on Thursday afternoon at Elizabethton High School.
It also fulfilled the aspiration of one proud dad who
no doubt was watching from above.
“I’ve got mixed emotions about today because Charlie Robinson was a great friend of mine and I know he’s
looking down from above,” said Milligan head coach
Wes Holly Sr. “It’s a day of joy, yet it’s also a day of sorrow. Best of all, it was his and Jessica’s desire that she
play softball at Milligan College.”
Holly tutored Jessica Robinson before her high
school days and looks to add some much-needed depth
to his pitching.
“We’re looking for Jessica to come in and strengthen
our pitching staff,” he said. “She also could see a dual
role in the infield or outfield because she a very good
athlete. She has the talent to play.”
Robinson has been a standout on the diamond for
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During her sophomore campaign, Robinson batted
.317 while compiling a pitching record of 8-5 with a 2.20
ERA. She was named to the all-conference and all-district teams, plus received the pitching award.
Robinson pitched in 20 games as a junior against
some brutal opposition, finishing with an ERA of 2.37,
winning nine games. She was again voted all-conference, all-tournament and received the pitching award
for the second consecutive season.
Playing at Milligan was a goal that Jessica has had
for quite some time.
“This means so much to me because it’s always been
my dream to be a part of the Buffalo softball program,”
Robinson said. “Coach Holly has worked with me for
four years, and I really wanted to play softball for him.”
Jessica touched on her late dad (Charlie) as having
the biggest influence on her life.
“Dad always was there for me, believed in me and
pushed me as far as I could go,” she said. “I still think of
the many hours we spent working together on the soft-
nSee ROBINSON, 15
Elizabethton senior Jessica Robinson signed in softball with
Milligan College on Thursday. Seated with Jessica is her mother,
Angie. Standing are (from left) brother Jeremy, Lady Buffs coach
Wes Holly Sr., grandfather Frank Robinson, Lady Cyclone coach
Kenny Hardin, grandmother Ann Robinson and brother Josh.
Unicoi
avoids
Unaka
upset
Bush
to skip
senior
season
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Reggie Bush was ready to bolt.
The decision to pass up his
senior season at Southern California was a difficult one, but
the Heisman Trophy winner
said he’s eager for a new challenge — such as playing for a
losing team.
The Houston Texans, coming off a 2-14 record and without a winning season in their
four-year existence, own the
No. 1 pick in April’s draft. Bush
could be their choice.
“If they were to pick me, I
wouldn’t have a problem with
that. I’m just excited to have an
opportunity to make my mark
at the next level, just to play for
an NFL team,” Bush said
Thursday at a news conference
on campus.
“Whatever team I go to,
whether it’s the Texans or another team, I hope I can build
the same kind of relationships
that I did with my teammates
here.”
Bush is expected to be one of
the first players taken in the
draft along with teammate
Matt Leinart and Texas quarterback Vince Young.
Houston general manager
Charley Casserly likes the way
things have shaped up for the
Texans.
“All we can say is what has
happened here with Reggie
Bush and Vince Young declaring, with the addition of Matt
Leinart among other players, is
that you have a real strong top
of the draft,” Casserly said. “I
think it’s much stronger than it
was a year ago. So what’s that
mean?
“It means we’re going to get
a real good player if we keep
the pick, and if we trade the
pick, we’ve got certainly a very
valuable commodity to trade.”
USC coach Pete Carroll, a
former head coach with the
New York Jets and New England Patriots, called Bush a
“once-in-a-lifetime talent.”
“He’s a game-changer, with
his speed, instincts, vision and
competitiveness. He’s just so
much fun to watch,” he said in
a statement. “He’ll take that talent to the NFL and wow them
there as a runner, receiver and
as a returner. Now the Reggie
Bush Show goes to Sundays,
and I can’t wait to watch him.”
He was in Northern California to attend the funeral of the
father of USC linebacker Rey
nSee BUSH, 14
By Tim Chambers
STAR STAFF
Photo by Danny Davis
’Betsy’s Garrett Johnson posted a state-qualifying effort in the boys’ 200 freestyle.
Johnsons star for EHS
Team results fall in
favor of Abingdon
By Rebecca Pierson
STAR STAFF
rpierson@starhq.com
The Elizabethton Cyclone swim
teams struggled Thursday evening
against Abingdon (Va.), but ‘Betsy’s
best swimmers still turned out to be
shining spots.
On the boys’ side, Garrett Johnson has always been a tough competitor, but when head coach Jonell
Johnson decided to put him in a
longer event he doesn’t normally
swim in, Garrett proved that he
could be competitive no matter
what event he swims, despite being
out for nearly a month with a shoulder injury.
Garrett not only nabbed the only two wins for the boys’ team, but
he also came out with state qualifying time in the 200 freestyle with a
time of 2:08.43. He also won the
100 backstroke with a time of
1:19.58.
“Normally I swim the 50 and the
100,” he explained. “But then coach
said that I was going to swim in
something I had never swam in before. She told me what I had to
swim and I trained for it. I have on-
ly been back four days, so I think
that is pretty great. I was really surprised.
“I didn’t know how to pace myself and I really didn’t know what I
was doing. I got out and they told
me what my time was. I thought,
‘Well, state must be 10 seconds
faster than that.’ I looked and state
was 2:10.”
While the girls’ team had to forfeit six events being down a few
swimmers, Ruth Ann Johnson came
out with first place in the 200
freestyle with a time of 2:23.579. The
girls team lost to Abingdon, 81-11,
mainly due to a lack of participants.
nSee JOHNSONS, 14
ERWIN — Unaka basketball
is very simple. Play your butts
off for 32 minutes and expect to
win the basketball game. Few
expected the Rangers to make it
close on Thursday night, but
Unicoi County head coach John
English was not one of them.
Trailing 58-57 with 3:10 remaining, Unicoi went on a 13-6
run to capture a 70-64 slugfest
Thursday night at the Blue Devil Gymnasium.
“I just can’t say enough about
the Unaka kids, their coaches
and the way they play,” stated
English. “The atmosphere was
like a tournament game because
both teams played well and the
fans got into the game.
Unicoi raced out to a 9-3 lead
thanks to six points from Ike
Weaver and a long three by
Jesse McCormick. Unaka got an
early three from Andrew
Church and didn’t score until
the 3:30 mark, when Brandon
Roper drained a deuce.
Ryan Scott’s basket and another three by McCormick extended the lead to 14-5, but four
points by Jon Grindstaff and a
solo bucket from Joey Sheets cut
the lead to 14-11.
A 6-0 run capped off by
Colton White’s three and a tri-
nSee UNAKA, 14
Cyclones bow to Trojans, Hurricanes
’Betsy’s Potter ups record to 26-2
By Kevin Lewis
STAR Correspondent
“We expected to win,” said Cyclone
assistant coach Adam Wilkin about the
dual wrestling meet at EHS Thursday
night versus Morristown East and West
high schools.
The Cyclones lost both matches, dropping their record to 12-7.
Bill Potter’s Cyclones first faced the
Morristown West High Trojans, and got
off to a good start.
EHS’s Dalton Williams pinned Ashley
Dalton in 1:46 to win the 119-pound
match. After building an 8-4 lead, the Cyclones’ Josh Bremerman pinned Justin
Yardley at 4:54 in the 125 division.
After a forfeit awarded to MW’s
Joseph Burns at 130, the Cyclones’ Steven
Pierce pinned Brandon Jarnagin in :49 to
win the 135 bout.
The streak ended with a loss by Jake
McQuade at 145. Following a takedown
and a three-point nearfall situation,
Dustin Price had McQuade in a 5-0 hole
after one period.
McQuade’s one-point escape was the
lone score in period two. Price scored a
two-point reversal with seven seconds
elapsed in period three.
McQuade narrowed the lead to 7-5 by
1:47 by scoring a one-point escape, a twopoint takedown and one point for
stalling.
nSee CYCLONES, 13
Elizabethton’s Zack Potter works on Greg Southerland
of Morristown East.
Lady Rangers succumb
to Blue Devils’ ambush
By Tim Chambers
STAR STAFF
Elizabethton
freshmen top
Happy Valley
By Steve Wilhoit
STAR Correspondent
Whenever Elizabethton hooks up with Happy Valley
there’s sure to be no shortage of intensity. Thursday night’s
matchup in freshmen basketball certainly filled that bill.
Both squads were tenacious for four quarters, with the
Cyclone frosh pulling away in the second half for a 62-48
win at Bayless Gym.
Elizabethton coach Lynn Dugger expressed appreciation for his team’s play.
“I’m tickled with the effort and so proud of all these
kids,” he said. “Happy Valley played extremely hard, too.
“We had a little bit of a lull in the first half but came out
early in the second half pounding the boards, running the
floor and playing better defense — and that set the tone.”
Warriors’ coach Jeremy Maddox said he was equally
pleased with the effort his team showed.
“Everyone played hard and contributed, especially
against a team as well-coached as Elizabethton,” he said.
“We can take a lot of positives out of this game. Our transition defense was poor at times, but if we compete this hard
we can get better.”
The ‘Betsy freshmen moved to 9-2 for the campaign,
with the Happy Valley frosh falling to 3-2.
Skylar Dugger and Julian Smith co-paced the winners
with 12 points apiece. Smith also hauled down eight rebounds.
For Happy Valley, Brandon Birchfield fired home a
game-high 18 markers, including a trio of 3-pointers. Chris
Richardson added 13. Birchfield and Eric Norman
grabbed six boards each on the night.
The Happy Valley freshmen hurt their cause at the freethrow line with an 11-of-30 performance.
There were five lead changes and two ties early in the
game, including an 8-8 deadlock after a defensive-minded
first period.
Although the Warriors stayed close throughout much
of the second stanza, the sixth and final lead change of the
evening came with 6:45 remaining in the half. The Cyclones’ Dugger canned a trey for an 11-8 advantage,
though Happy Valley twice climbed within a single point.
The Warriors nudged to within 15-14 on a short jumper by
Birchfield and 18-17 on two free throws by Norman.
Elizabethton finished the half strongly with a 9-1 run,
jettisoning its advantage to 27-18. A Zach Montgomery 3pointer and pair of Daniel Wilson hoops (a transition drive
and tough banker) helped the Cyclones built their spread.
Beautiful Happy Valley execution closed the half as the
host school pulled to within 27-20 at the break. With 5.4
seconds left, the Warriors went length-of-the-court to score
as Matt Gouge fed Logan Bowling for a baseline jumper at
the buzzer.
The decisive moments in the contest came early in the
third quarter as the Cyclones made a statement with an 114 start to the period. Smith was the major force for EHS
with two low-post baskets and three quick rebounds during a stretch of 2:34.
The Warriors missed out on a golden opportunity to
close in on Elizabethton with 2:33 left in the quarter. HV
managed just one point out of a sequence, which included
a one-and-one chance, two charity tries on a technical and
a subsequent possession, making it a 38-31 Cyclones’ advantage.
Elizabethton quickly turned the tables at the 1:19 mark.
Jarrod Payne converted a three-point play after a block
was called on a heavily-pressured lean-in. Payne also
dropped in both free tosses when a technical foul was
whistled and the margin was 43-31 for the visitors.
Happy Valley pulled within 44-36 on a three-point play
from Birchfield to start the fourth quarter, but from there
the lead grew to double figures when Casey Crapps
scored in the lane. From that point on, it was never again a
single-digit margin with the largest lead being 17, 60-43
with 2:31 left.
Barnett had a game-high 15,
followed by Engle’s 12 and
Hill with 10.
Chambers didn’t place all
the blame on his team for the
poor start.
“It was just as much my
fault as it was the team,” he
said. “I approached it as just
another game to try and get
ready for the conference
schedule. Unicoi came out and
took it to us in the first nine
minutes. From that point we
could have given up, but our
kids played well the rest of the
way.
“You just can’t get down by
that many and expect to win.”
Note: Unicoi won the junior varsity game, 37-33.
Kayleigh Elsea led Unaka with
11 points while Kayla Winters
and Hannah Colbaugh tossed
in six points each.
Andrea Lewis helped the
cause, scoring five.
Cyclones
nContinued from 12
Price scored a two-point reversal with :04 left to win the
match 9-5.
EHS’ Chris Hubbard hit a
road block in the person of Ben
Jarnagin.
Jarnagin set Hubbard back
on his heels early, leading 4-0
at 1:27 in period one. At 1:55,
Hubbard scored a point on an
escape, making the score 4-1
after period one.
Hubbard cut the lead to
one, 4-3, following a twopoint reversal at 1:44 of period
two. Jarnagin led 5-3 after two
periods after scoring a onepoint escape. Jarnagin scored
four points in period three to
win the 152-pound contest, 93.
The
Cyclones’
Josh
Richardson dominated the
160 match versus Carl Kimmell for the first 3:30, leading
5-0. Richardson became a bit
careless as Kimmell tied the
match at 1:50 of period three
with a near-fall situation.
However, Richardson won
the match 6-5 by scoring a
one-point escape with :05 seconds left in the match.
MW’s
Travis
Thomas
pinned a stunned Zach Coggins at 1:31 of period one to
win at 215. EHS’s Zack Potter
pinned Clinton Haun in 1:46
to win the 275 division.
MW was awarded wins by
forfeit in the following classifications: 103, 130, 171 and
189. A double forfeit was
awarded in the 112 category.
MW won the match 42-27.
The loss dropped EHS record
to 12-6.
The Cyclones then faced
the Morristown East Hurricanes.
Williams was being dominated by Steven Bishop, who,
following a two-point takedown at 1:19 of period three,
led 14-5. Pulling a rabbit out
of a hat, Williams pinned
Bishop with :26 left in the 119
match.
Randall Dalton dispatched
Steven Pierce of the Cyclones has the advantage on Morristown West’s
Brandon Jarnagin.
Bremerman in the 125 category, pinning him at 1:09 of period one.
The 130 match pitted Pierce
versus Frankie Guarneros.
Pierce took charge midway
through the second period,
and led 17-6 when Pierce
pinned Guarneros at 1:11 of
period three.
McQuade faced Adam
Bednardzyk in the 152 match.
McQuade fell behind early,
but led 3-2 after period one in
a very competitive match. McQuade was up 6-4 after two
periods.
McQuade was awarded
one point for a locking hands
violation and one point for an
escape to lead 8-4 at 1:35 of period three. Guarneros scored a
two-point takedown to make
the final score 8-6.
Hubbard dispatched Tim
Jefferson at :46 of period one
to win the 160 match.
Richardson scored a technical
fall at 5:20 in the 171 match
over Brandon Moss.
Richardson was winning
16-0 when the match was
stopped.
It was a tough night for
Coggins. He was pinned for
the second time as ME’s Dylan
Thomas pinned him at 1:13 of
period two.
Zack Potter won his second
match, pinning Greg Southerland at 1:34 of period one. It
improved Zack’s record to 26-2
with 24 pinfalls this season.
The
Hurricanes
were
awarded forfeits in the following classifications: 103, 112,
135, 140 and 189. EHS was
awarded a forfeit in the 145
category.
ME won the match 42-38.
It was a tough night for the
Cyclones, especially since they
were short a couple of
wrestlers, namely captain
Tyler Ross, who is in Florida at
a soccer tournament according
to Coach Potter.
There were some high
points for EHS.
“Dalton Williams’ two wins
was a big confidence booster
for him. He never gave up,”
Wilkin said.
Zack Potter was another
high point for EHS. His confidence is very high.
“ I’m a pretty confident person... I expected competition,”
Zack said. “We didn’t wrestle
well against Morristown West.
We did better against Morristown East.”
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from staff reports
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the 2006 baseball and softball season.
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Unaka girls down Keenburg
from staff reports
Taylor Nidiffer’s 10 points led a balanced attack for Unaka on
Thursday as the Lady Jr. Rangers dealt Keenburg a 42-24 loss on
the Tiger floor.
Sylvia Whittaker, Taylor Wilson and Danielle Jones added
eight points apiece for Unaka, which upped its record to 5-0 in
the conference and 11-4 overall.
Trailing 21-10 at the half, the Lady Tigers were within single
digits of the Jr. Rangers in the third quarter. Unaka, however, denied any sort of a successful comeback.
“It was a close game into the third quarter,” said Unaka coach
Bobbie Blevins. “We were able to put it away in the fourth quarter. Both teams played really hard.”
Connie Harrell was a bright spot for Keenburg, netting 14
points.
foot bank shot at the buzzer,
giving the Blue Devils a 27-14
lead at intermission.
The misery continued in the
third as Lynsey Canady got a
shooter’s bounce from the outside while Alicia Mainer was
scoring in the paint. Tiffanie
Babb’s three-point play cut the
lead in half at 34-17.
The Rangers managed to
pull with 14 on a three by
Megan Johnson, but the lead
would increase to 17, thanks to
Rachel McNabb’s trey. Unicoi
led 41-24.
Unaka (11-7) managed to
get within 13 on another trey
from Taylor, but Engle would
answer the challenge with a
three-ball off the wing. From
there the Blue Devils cruised
over the final six minutes to
even the season series.
Babb led the way for Unaka
with 12 points while Taylor
followed closely with 11.
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Cyclone points.
ERWIN — During the final
three quarters Unaka played
virtually even with Unicoi
County, but the first quarter
was like the game show “Press
your Luck,” with the Rangers
getting nothing but whammied.
Outscoring the Creekers 160 during the first eight minutes, Unicoi earned a 52-35
win at the Blue Devil Gym,
avenging an earlier one-point
loss at Unaka.
Unicoi (11-3) rode the sizzling shooting of Paige Barnett
to surge in front 7-0. After
Kala Hill’s putback that increased the lead to 9-0, then
Unaka head coach Kenneth
Chambers pulled every starter
and opted to play his reserves
the final four minutes.
The Blue Devils collected
nine offensive rebounds during the first quarter, including
seven which led to the massive
changes.
Another statistic that hurt
Unaka was 10 turnovers in the
first nine minutes. The
Rangers didn’t score until the
6:12, thanks to a foul-line
jumper from Kayla Winters.
“We didn’t come out ready
to play and they were killing
us on the boards,” Chambers
said. “Certain games you use
as a learning tool, and I chose
to use this one.”
What appeared to be a
blowout at 25-2 got closer as a
three from Emily Asher and
two more by Sallee Taylor
helped cut the lead to 25-12.
Taylor’s steal and layin pulled
Unaka within 11 with 23 seconds remaining.
The 12-0 Unaka run ended
when Barnett slung in a 18-
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First A-Sun stumble for Lady Bucs
By Rick Sheek
STAR STAFF
rsheek@starhq.com
JOHNSON CITY — The undefeated run in the Atlantic Sun Conference ended. East Tennessee State’s
women crashed to earth.
Florida Atlantic prevailed over
the Lady Bucs 79-71 on Thursday
night at Memorial Center. ETSU remains atop the league’s basketball
race at 5-1 with a half-game lead, 9-4
overall.
“It’s easy to get to the top, and it’s
hard to stay at the top,” senior guard
B.J. Banjo said. “I do believe that the
teams are definitely coming out for
us, and it gives them a lot of momen-
tum to beat us seeing that we were 50.
“We’ve just got to come out and
play. We can’t underestimate anybody, and our minds just weren’t in
it tonight.”
Atlantic is 4-1 in the A-Sun, 5-7
overall.
Candace Gibson gave the Lady
Bucs the 66-65 lead on a put-back
with 4:17 remaining. ETSU had rallied from eight down earlier in the
quarter.
The Owls went back up by six. A
pair of Alisha Holmes free throws
and a Gibson bucket cut the deficit to
72-70 with 1:40 to go.
Atlantic then iced it at the line,
plus scored off a steal for the game’s
final points.
“We didn’t come ready to play
mentally,” ETSU coach Karen Kemp
said. “We stepped out on the floor
expecting them to just show up I
guess. I’ve tried to preach to them
the last few days that we’re the hunted now. We’ve got to be ready to
play every night we step out on the
floor, and we were not.”
Gibson, the senior forward, paced
the Lady Bucs with 21 points and 14
rebounds despite battling cramping.
“We kept on turning the ball over,
and not coming out focused to play,”
Gibson said. “Those were the main
things. We will benefit from this,
making better decisions coming out
ready to play from the jump.’
Sophomore guard Kelly Turman
erupted for 19 points and grabbed
seven boards off the bench.
“It’s always hard to be at the top,
because everybody is gunning for
you,” Turman said. “I think this is
good for us, because we got a little
mad in our playing. We can come
out and play hard, because everybody is coming after us.”
Banjo played he full 40 minutes in
tossing in 13 points. She struggled in
shooting 2 of 11 from the field and
made five turnovers.
The Lady Bucs shot 34.9 percent
from the field, 30 percent in the first
half when they led 35-34 at the
break.
ETSU
committed
22
turnovers.
Unaka
Bucs swallow
tough loss to
Kennesaw St.
nContinued from 12
fecta at the buzzer by Drew Rice gave Unicoi a 2011 lead after one.
The Rangers came out quick in the second
quarter, getting five points from Roper, a threepoint play by Michael Bowers and a Grindstaff
bucket which cut the margin at 29-23 with 3:45 remaining in the half.
McCormick and Lowe swapped three-point
shots while Church chimed in with his second trey
to pull the Creekers within three. After a Weaver
basket, Lowe drilled a trey, then followed with a
putback to cut the deficit to 36-34 at the 1:16 mark.
Hunter Taylor’s jumper in the closing seconds
kept Unaka within two at the half, 38-36.
Unicoi looked like it might break the game
open in the third, getting five quick points, but
twos from Taylor and Grindstaff closed the gap to
one at 43-42.
The Rangers then went on a 6-1 run in the final
minute, capped off by Lowe’s trey and buckets
each from Grindstaff and Taylor, pushing the lead
to 49-44 after three.
The fourth quarter was like a prize fight as each
team trading hard punches. However, neither one
would throw in the towel. A three-point play by
Rice tied the score at 49, then Lowe answered with
a baseline move.
For the next four minutes, two ties and three
lead changes would take place. Unaka’s final lead
was 58-57 on a long trey by Roper, but Scott’s putback gave Unicoi the lead for good, 58-57, with
3:05 remaining in the contest.
Unaka got three opportunities after the Blue
Devils went up by five in the final 1:35, but missed
its next three trips down the floor. McCormick
made some clutch free throws down the stretch to
preserve the Unicoi win.
Lowe had a game-high 21 points while Grindstaff and Roper added 13 and 12, respectively.
The Blue Devils (17-2) placed three men in double figures, led by McCormick’s 18. Hensley
added 13 and Weaver 11.
Free-throw shooting played a big role in the
outcome as Unicoi shot 19-of 29 from the free
throw line while the Rangers (6-14) connected on
7-of-11.
“We started the job but didn’t finish it,” said
Unaka head coach Johnny Ensor. “We played hard
for 29 minutes, but blew some defensive assignments in the final two minutes. Plus their guards
broke us down off the dribble.”
Ensor added: “We did take better care of the
basketball in this game, and I thought we rebounded well. We were excited about getting the
opportunity to play here in this type of setting.
“Hopefully it will make us a better team the
next time we take the floor.”
Atlantic shot 49.1 percent from
the floor, 50 percent in the second
half. Guard Missy Glaser led the
Owls with 19 points. Backcourt mate
Shontavia added 18.
“We had opportunities, but we
didn’t take advantage of those opportunities and that’s why we got
the loss,” Kemp said. “Hopefully
this will be an eye-opener for us, and
let us know we’ve got to be ready to
play every time we step on the floor.
No one is just going to lay down and
die because we’re at the top of the
league.”
The Lady Bucs continue A-Sun
play on Monday night at Kennesaw
State, before returning home to meet
Campbell next Thursday.
from staff reports
KENNESAW, Ga. — Senior guard Tim
Smith made the game-tying free throw but
missed two attempts at the game winner in
regulation, as the Kennesaw State Owls overcame a five-point deficit in the overtime period
and dropped the Bucs 78-72 Thursday night at
the KSU Convocation Center.
Smith, who became the Bucs' No. 2 all-time
leading scorer, scored 31 points in all, but was
unable to connect on the critical free throw after being fouled on a 3-point attempt with .4
seconds left in the game. Smith now stands at
1,992 points for his career, overtaking former
Buc great Keith "Mister" Jennings (1987-91),
who scored 1,988 points in his career.
ETSU (6-7, 3-3) jumped out to an early 12point lead as Smith scored 10 of the Bucs’ first
16 points, pacing them to a 16-4 advantage.
The Owls (7-8, 5-1) weathered the onslaught
however, and slowly chipped away at the lead
over the next 13 minutes to pull within two at
the half at 33-31.
Kennesaw State carried the momentum into
the second half, claiming its first lead at 37-35
on Ronell Wooten's dunk with 17:42 remaining. The Owls held the lead for the next 16minutes of action, eventually stretching to as
much as an eight-point advantage at 62-54 on
Ryan Nelson's three-pointer with 5:22 to play.
The Bucs rallied with a 12-2 run, reclaiming
the lead on Smith's layup with 1:45 remaining.
The Owls answered on their next possession,
retaking the lead on Wooten's three-pointer.
The teams traded possessions over the next 90
seconds before Smith tied the contest at the
end of regulation.
In the overtime period, the Bucs jumped out
to a 72-67 lead with 3:30 remaining, but Golden
Ingle scored seven of his team-high 24 points
during an 11-0 Owl run to close out the game
and lift Kennesaw State to the six-point victory.
Smith finished with a game-high 31 points,
and junior Brad Nuckles fought his way to
double-digit rebounds for the third consecutive contest, grabbing 16 in the losing effort.
The Bucs return home Saturday to face-off
with Atlantic Sun foe Jacksonville at 4 pm in
the Memorial Center.
Ruth Ann Johnson of EHS placed first in the girls’ 200 freestyle.
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“It wasn’t my fastest 200 but this week
is the first full week back,” Ruth Ann
said. “Not everybody has been coming
and we have some girls who have
dropped out because of injuries. It is a little disheartening but we keep on keeping
on.”
Ruth Ann, Mara LaPorte and
Bethany Fair hung in there being a
three-girl team. Johnson also took a
second-place finish in the 100 butterfly
with a time of 1:26.57. LaPorte finished
in third place in both the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke.
Fair also nabbed third-place finishes in
both the 50 freestyle and the 100
freestyle.
The boys’ team had the manpower
to be competitive, unlike the girls, but
came up just shy in a handful of events
to take hits in points.
The team of Gerritt Coetzee, Louie
Trivette, Jared Jordan and Will Johns
took second place in the 200 medley
with a time of 2:28.06. Marcus Hill and
Justin Stanley finished in third and
fourth, respectively, in the 200 individual medley.
Johns finished the 50 freestyle with a
time of 25.25 for second place, just
1/100 of a second behind first. Justin
Conway and Jordan placed second and
third, respectively, in the 100 butterfly
— with Conway finishing at 1:19.275.
Coetzee placed third in the 100
freestyle, and Marcus Hill also finished
in third place in the 500 freestyle.
The team of Conway, Hill, Johns
and Johnson finished in second in the
200 freestyle relay with a time of
1:50.64. Coetzee finished third in the
100 backstroke, but with a good time
of 1:22.76.
Johns and Jordan place third and
fourth in the 100 breaststroke while
Hill, Stanley, Conway and Johnson finished in second in the 400 freestyle.
The boys’ team took a 58-34 loss.
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Maualuga. Talatonu Maualuga died after a long
illness.
Bush, who turns 21 in March, made his announcement a day after running mate
LenDale White made his decision to leave
school early to go to the NFL. The elusive
Bush had been the Trojans’ Lightning to the
power-running White’s Thunder in the USC
backfield.
With Leinart out of eligibility and Bush
and White leaving early, All-America receiver
Dwayne Jarrett will be USC’s highest-profile
offensive star going into next season.
Jarrett said it’s hard to see Bush go.
“But he has nothing else to prove in college
football,” Jarrett said. “And I know he is going to do well up there (in the NFL).”
The 6-foot, 200-pounder Bush, from the
San Diego suburb of Spring Valley, had 1,740
2006
yards rushing and 2,890 all-purpose yards
this season for the Trojans, denied an unprecedented third straight national title by a
41-38 loss to Texas in the Rose Bowl last
week.
“I almost feel like I’m in debt to this program — the opportunity to win two national
championships back-to-back and compete
for a third, win the Heisman Trophy, and the
opportunity to play close to home,” said
Bush, who wore San Diego’s 619 area code
painted underneath his eyes during USC
games.
Bush said he was the first member of his
family to go to a four-year college. The political science major said emphatically, “I will get
my degree, and I will get it at USC.”
Asked about the probability of becoming a
multimillionaire when he signs an NFL con-
Civic SI
tract, Bush laughed and said, “It hasn’t sunk
in yet. I don’t think it will until I get that first
check.”
Bush’s uncanny agility, speed and ability
to change direction has drawn comparisons
to Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders, Tony Dorsett
and Marshall Faulk.
Bush averaged an amazing 8.9 yards per
carry this season, caught 37 passes for 478
yards and led the nation in all-purpose yards
with 222.3 per game.
How will all that translate to the NFL?
“There are all those questions: Are you big
enough, strong enough, fast enough, tough
enough?” Bush said. “I’ll have to position
myself to have an impact right away, and that
will take a lot of hard work. It’s not going to
come easy.”
He hopes to prove he will be durable
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enough to play every down, and “show I can
be the guy they can depend on when the
game is on the line.”
Bush was a runaway winner of the Heisman, with Young far back in second place.
Leinart, Bush’s teammate the past three years
and the 2004 Heisman winner, was third.
Those players could very well go 1-2-3 in the
NFL draft on April 29.
The Texans already have a young quarterback in David Carr, so they could opt for
Bush and pass on Young, who is from Houston. The Texans have 3 1/2 months to make a
decision.
Bush shared the tailback position for three
years with White, and the two combined for
99 career touchdowns to breaking the NCAA
record of 97 set by Army’s Glenn Davis and
Felix “Doc” Blanchard from 1943-46.
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KNOXVILLE (AP) — Even
as top-ranked Tennessee remained undefeated, coach Pat
Summitt fretted over the Lady
Vols’ defense.
Tennessee beat No. 13
Georgia 94-85 on Thursday
night with Candace Parker
leading the way with a careerhigh 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lady Bulldogs (11-4, 21 Southeastern Conference)
came very close to ending Tennessee’s home winning streak
against league opponents. Instead, the Lady Vols (16-0, 2-0)
won their 62nd straight SEC
home game.
“I wanted to put on a uniform for the first time in a long
time to go play defense. Y’all
believe that? I just got really
frustrated with our transition
defense and halfcourt defense,” Summitt said.
Defense is always a focal
point for Summitt, and the Lady Vols often looked exposed
by Georgia.
The Lady Bulldogs were
the last to win in ThompsonBoling Arena in December
1996, and they seemed ready
to end the drought.
Georgia trailed by nine
points with 8 1/2 minutes left
but cut it to 77-76 on two free
throws by Sherill Baker with
3:53 to go.
Tennessee answered with a
quick 7-0 run. Georgia wasn’t
finished and got within five after Baker made two more free
throws with 1:20 remaining.
Parker followed with a fadeaway jumper, but that didn’t
put it away. Alexis Kendrick
hit a 3 for Georgia to make it
88-84 with 43 seconds left.
That was the Lady Bulldogs’ last field goal. Shanna
Zolman and Sidney Spencer
each made two free throws in
the final 39 seconds, and Alexis Hornbuckle got a rebound
and drove for a layup with 8
seconds to go.
“We were never worried
about the game or anything
like that. We stayed calm,”
Parker said.
Summitt warned the Lady
Vols would not stay undefeated for long if they didn’t get
better. Tennessee’s next four
games are on the road, including No. 2 Duke on Jan. 23, and
Summitt promised practice
would center on defense.
“We’re living on the edge.
We’ve been living on the edge,
and there’s going to be nights
we’re not going to score 94
points or 85 points,” she said.
“They’re a very confident
team, but I think they have to
be a very realistic team. If they
don’t step up their defensive
intensity and do a better job in
their transition defense and
one-on-one defense, then
they’re going to get beat.”
Spencer and Zolman each
scored 17 points, and Hornbuckle added 12 despite getting into foul trouble late in
the game.
Parker, who was 10-of-15
from the field, had six assists.
“As much fun as it was
sometimes, we still knew that
we weren’t playing very well
defensively,” Zolman said.
“Hopefully throughout the
course of the season we will
improve.”
One player the Lady Vols
had trouble stopping was Baker, who tied her career high
with 25 points on 10-of-20
shooting and had six rebounds.
Tasha Humphrey added 23
points and Kendrick had 11
for the Lady Bulldogs, who
had a four-game winning
streak snapped.
Georgia came in averaging
a league-best 84.2 points per
game, and Tennessee was second at 81.1.
Tennessee shot 56.5 percent
(35-of-62) from the field, and
the Lady Bulldogs shot 44.6
percent (29-of-65). Georgia got
25 points off Tennessee’s 12
turnovers.
“I thought both teams were
very good offensively. We each
had problems with some
matchups and each team went
to those problem matchups
and capitalized fairly well,”
Georgia coach Andy Landers
said. “The thing that’s difficult
about Tennessee is they have
so many weapons.”
SCOREBOARD
FOOTBALL
NFL Playoff Glance
Wild-Card Playoffs
Washington 17, Tampa Bay 10
New England 28, Jacksonville 3
Carolina 23, New York Giants 0
Pittsburgh 31, Cincinnati 17
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
Washington at Seattle, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
New England at Denver, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 15
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
AFC game, 3 p.m. (CBS)
NFC game, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
Detroit
AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30
p.m. (ABC)
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 12
At Honolulu
AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
College Bowl Glance
Saturday, Jan. 14
Las Vegas All-American Classic
9:30 p.m. (CSTV)
Saturday, Jan. 21
East-West Shrine Classic
At San Antonio
4 p.m. (ESPN2)
Hula Bowl
At Honolulu
7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
4 p.m. (ESPN)
BASKETBALL
Prep Glance
BOYS
Thursday’s Game
Unicoi County 70, Unaka 64
Today’s Games
Elizabethton at Happy Valley
Hampton at Cloudland
University High at David Crockett
Unicoi County at Chuckey-Doak
West Greene at Johnson County
Sullivan North at South Greene
J. Frank White Academy at North Greene
Saturday’s Game
South Greene at West Greene
GIRLS
Thursday’s Game
Unicoi County 52, Unaka 35
Today’s Games
Elizabethton at Happy Valley
Hampton at Cloudland
University High at David Crockett
Unicoi County at Chuckey-Doak
West Greene at Johnson County
Sullivan North at South Greene
J. Frank White Academy at North Greene
Saturday’s Game
South Greene at West Greene
Prep Boxscores
BOYS
Unicoi County, 70-64
UNAKA (64)
Taylor 6, Grindstaff 13, Lowe 21, Church
7, Roper 12, Buckles 0, Bowers 3, Sheets
2, J. Smith 0, Colbaugh 0.
UNICOI COUNTY (70)
McCormick 18, Rice 9, Scott 8, Hensley 13,
White 9, Weaver 11, Shultz 2, Hardin 0.
Unaka
11 25 12 16 — 64
Unicoi County
20 18 6 26 — 70
3-point goals—Unaka 7 (Lowe 4, Church
2, Grindstaff), Unicoi 7 (McCormick 3,
Rice 2, Hensley, White).
Elizabethton, 62-48
Freshmen
ELIZABETHTON (62)
Dugger 12, Wash 3, Wilson 6, Payne 8,
Smith 12, Montgomery 8, Crapps 4, Deloach 6, Hoilman 3, Simpson 0, Hitchcock 0.
HAPPY VALLEY (48)
Birchfield 18, Gouge 1, Hyder 3, Miller 1,
Richardson 13, Norman 3, Nave 2, McVey
1, Bowling 6, Lyons 0, Dykes 0.
Elizabethton
8 19 17 18 —62
Happy Valley
8 12 13 15 —48
3-point goals—Elizabethton 4, (Montgomery 2, Payne, Dugger), Happy Valley
3 (Birchfield 3).
GIRLS
UNAKA (35)
Bowman 4, Johnson 3, Taylor 11, Winters
2, Asher 3, Babb 12, Elsea 0, Lewis 0,
Colbaugh 0, Lowe, Lunceford 0.
UNICOI COUNTY (52)
Mainer 6, Engle 12, Barnett 15, Canady 2,
R. McNabb 4, Hill 10, Edwards 3.
Unaka
0 14 10 11—35
Unicoi County
16 11 14 11—52
3-point goals—Unaka 4 (Taylor 2, Asher,
Johnson), Unicoi 5 (Engle 3, Barnett, R.
McNabb).
Junior Varsity
UNAKA (33)
Lewis 5, Colbaugh 6, Elsea 11, Lowe 2,
Winters 6, Asher 1, Anderson 2, Jones 0,
Babb 0.
UNICOI COUNTY (37)
Gardner 2, Banks 4, Meadows 1, Trivette
5, Anders 6, Banks 6, Vanhoy 7, Edwards
2, Lynch 4.
Unaka
8 5 9 11 — 33
Unicoi County
8 8 13 8 — 37
3-point goals—Unaka 2 (Lewis, Elsea) ,
Unicoi 2 (Vanhoy, Trivette).
Middle School Box
GIRLS
Unaka, 42-24
UNAKA (42)
Johnson 2, Jones 8, Wilson 8, Oliver 6,
Nidiffer 10, Whitaker 8, Lunceford 0, Espinoza 0, Farmer 0, McCoury 0.
KEENBURG (24)
B.Moore 6, Harrell 14, Tilson 4, J.Moore
0, Saults 0, Carr 0.
Unaka
10 11 9 12 — 42
Keenburg
4 6 8 6 — 24
3-point goals — none.
College Results
MEN
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 53, Boston U. 47
Binghamton 71, Maine 53
Long Island U. 73, St. Francis, Pa. 70, OT
Loyola, Md. 95, Canisius 80
Monmouth, N.J. 61, Cent. Connecticut St.
57
Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 78, Sacred Heart 69
N.C.-Wilmington 66, Drexel 60, OT
Niagara 78, Fairfield 73
Northeastern 73, Delaware 71
Pittsburgh 73, DePaul 65
Quinnipiac 102, Fairleigh Dickinson 81
Robert Morris 73, St. Francis, NY 71
Towson 94, Hofstra 91
Vermont 65, Hartford 63
SOUTH
Chicago St. 67, Centenary 63
E. Kentucky 65, Morehead St. 63
George Mason 65, William & Mary 46
High Point 100, VMI 90
Kennesaw St. 78, ETSU 72, OT
Louisiana Tech 65, Hawaii 62
Middle Tennessee 77, Arkansas St. 68
Murray St. 67, Austin Peay 56
New Orleans 79, Troy 75
Old Dominion 77, Georgia St. 62
Samford 68, Tennessee St. 48
South Alabama 61, Louisiana-Lafayette 51
Tennessee Tech 79, Jacksonville St. 67
Va. Commonwealth 76, James Madison 48
W. Kentucky 74, Ark.-Little Rock 70
MIDWEST
Cleveland St. 59, Detroit 53, OT
E. Illinois 80, Tenn.-Martin 70, OT
IUPUI 68, UMKC 62
Wright St. 64, Youngstown St. 60
SOUTHWEST
Lamar 70, Stephen F.Austin 65
McNeese St. 60, Sam Houston St. 57
North Texas 90, Fla. International 81
Texas-Arlington 83, Texas St. 64
FAR WEST
N. Arizona 88, Weber St. 82
Nevada 70, Idaho 44
New Mexico St. 73, Fresno St. 70
Oregon 67, Arizona St. 53
Oregon St. 75, Arizona 65
Sacramento St. 107, Idaho St. 106
UCLA 63, Washington St. 61
Utah St. 75, Boise St. 69
Washington 86, Southern Cal 77
WOMEN
EAST
Canisius 76, Iona 59
Connecticut 92, Cincinnati 71
Fairfield 73, St. Peter’s 65
Manhattan 62, Siena 49
Rider 49, Niagara 43
Vermont 74, UMBC 60
SOUTH
Austin Peay 83, Murray St. 66
Belmont 75, Stetson 55
Campbell 60, North Florida 49
Coastal Carolina 94, Morris 44
Florida Atlantic 79, ETSU 71
Gardner-Webb 64, Jacksonville 52
Kentucky 80, Florida 65
LSU 79, South Carolina 46
Louisiana-Lafayette 60, South Alabama 56
Louisiana-Monroe 66, Nicholls St. 64
McNeese St. 57, Sam Houston St. 53
Mercer 50, Lipscomb 46
Miami 74, Clemson 52
Morehead St. 62, E. Kentucky 58
Northwestern St. 67, SE Louisiana 53
Radford 82, S. Virginia 51
Samford 67, Tennessee St. 42
Tennessee 94, Georgia 85
Tennessee Tech 95, Jacksonville St. 64
Troy 93, New Orleans 53
Vanderbilt 87, Mississippi St. 48
MIDWEST
Detroit 71, Butler 69
E. Illinois 67, Tenn.-Martin 58
Illinois 66, Penn St. 57
Indiana 69, Northwestern 56
Indiana St. 70, Bradley 59
Michigan St. 69, Wisconsin 63
Missouri St. 69, S. Illinois 52
N. Iowa 75, Illinois St. 69
Ohio St. 72, Iowa 62
Purdue 60, Minnesota 56, OT
Valparaiso 69, IPFW 52
Wichita St. 67, Evansville 61
Wis.-Green Bay 66, Cleveland St. 51
Wis.-Milwaukee 64, Youngstown St. 59
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 64, Auburn 60
Denver 56, North Texas 54
Middle Tennessee 66, Arkansas St. 65
Stephen F.Austin 80, Lamar 58
Texas-Arlington 88, Texas St. 54
W. Kentucky 80, Ark.-Little Rock 59
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 44, Oregon 43
Boise St. 70, Utah St. 38
Fresno St. 68, New Mexico St. 52
Idaho 69, Nevada 56
Idaho St. 79, Sacramento St. 76
Loyola Marymount 77, Portland 66
N. Arizona 73, Weber St. 46
Oregon St. 64, Arizona 48
Pepperdine 59, Gonzaga 58, OT
San Jose St. 84, N. Dakota St. 78
Southern Cal 81, Washington St. 60
Washington 96, UCLA 75
College Boxscores
MEN
Kennesaw State, 78-72
Overtime
ETSU (6-7)
Sneed 6-7 0-4 12, Strong 4-6 1-2 11,
Nuckles 2-4 4-6 8, Pigram 4-12 0-0 9,
Smith 12-27 5-7 31, Williams 0-0 0-0 0,
Thomas 0-4 1-2 1, Keaton 0-0 0-0 0,
Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-60 11-21 72.
KENNESAW STATE (7-8)
Wooten 9-21 1-5 21, Ragsdale 5-12 5-6 15,
Nelson 4-12 1-2 10, Morgan 2-8 2-2 6,
G.Ingle 9-19 2-4 24, Heramb 0-0 0-0 0,
Cruz 1-3 0-0 2, I.Ingle 0-0 0-0 0, Knight 0-0
0-1 0. Totals 30-75 11-20 78.
Halftime—East Tennessee State 33-31.
End Of Regulation—Tied 67.
3-Point
Goals—ETSU 5-21 (Strong 2-3, Smith 2-9,
Pigram 1-8, Nuckles 0-1), Kennesaw State
7-29 (G.Ingle 4-11, Wooten 2-10, Nelson 13, Morgan 0-2, Ragsdale 0-3). Fouled
Out—None. Rebounds—ETSU 43 (Nuckles 16), Kennesaw State 44 (Wooten 14).
Assists—ETSU 15 (Pigram 5), Kennesaw
State 18 (G.Ingle 7). Total Fouls—ETSU
19, Kennesaw State 17. A—1,105.
WOMEN
Florida Atlantic, 79-71
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (5-7, 4-1)
Crenshaw 4-6 1-3 9, Anderson 4-6 1-2 9,
Glaser 5-8 8-10 19, Brayboy 1-8 0-0 2,
Williams 6-15 4-7 18, youn 1-3 2-2 4,
Randolph 3-5 2-2 10, Beauzil 0-0 0-0 0,
Cox 2-3 0-1 4, N’Diaye 0-0 0-0 0, Riekeberg 0-0 0-0 0, Bulin 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 2857 18-28 79.
EAST TENNESSEE STATE (9-4 5-1)
Gibson 8-16 5-10 21, Norman 0-0 0-0 0,
Azubuike 0, Banjo 2-11Akers 0-5 2-4 5,
Moring 0-1 0-0 0, Wilhoit 0-2 0-0 0,
Holmes 3-8 4-5 10, DeVaul 2-4 0-0 6, Turman 7-14 5-7 19. Totals 22-63 24-36 71.
Halftime—ETSU 35, FA 34. 3-point
goals—ETSU 3-8 (Azubuike 0-1, Banjo 13, Wilhoit 0-1, DeVault 2-3), FA 5-14
(Glaser 1-2, Brayboy 0-1, Young 0-1,
WIlliams 2-5, Randolph 2-4, Bulin 0-1).
Rebounds—FA 37 (Brayboy 7, Williams
7), ETSU 47 (Gibson 14). Assists—FA 15
(Williams 4), ETSU 13 (Akers 4.. Fouls—
FA 24, ETSU 22. Fouled out—Akers.
Tennessee, 94-85
GEORGIA (11-4)
Darrah 3-7 0-0 8, Humphrey 7-13 8-10
23, Baker 10-20 5-6 25, Chambers 3-6 00 9, Kendrick 3-7 3-4 11, Taylor 0-3 1-2 1,
Hardrick 3-9 0-0 8, Bostice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 17-22 85.
TENNESSEE (16-0)
Spencer 5-8 4-4 17, Parker 10-15 6-7 26,
Anosike 4-7 1-1 9, Zolman 6-11 4-4 17,
Hornbuckle 5-13 2-2 12, Redding 3-4 0-0
7, Moss 0-0 0-0 0, Fuller 0-0 0-0 0, Fluker
2-4 2-2 6. Totals 35-62 19-20 94.
Halftime—Tennessee
43-38.
3-Point
Goals—Georgia 10-26 (Chambers 3-5,
Kendrick 2-4, Hardrick 2-6, Darrah 2-6,
Humphrey 1-2, Taylor 0-1, Baker 0-2),
Tennessee 5-12 (Spencer 3-5, Redding 12, Zolman 1-3, Hornbuckle 0-2). Fouled
Out—Chambers, Darrah. Rebounds—
Georgia 30 (Humphrey 8), Tennessee 37
(Parker 10). Assists—Georgia 19 (Darrah,
Kendrick 5), Tennessee 16 (Parker 5). Total Fouls—Georgia 19, Tennessee 15.
A—13,772.
NBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
GB
New Jersey
19
13
.594
—
Philadelphia
17
18
.486
3.5
Boston
14
21
.400
6.5
New York
12
21
.364
7.5
Toronto
12
24
.333
9.0
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Miami
21
15
.583
—
Washington
14
19
.424
5.5
Orlando
13
20
.394
6.5
Charlotte
11
24
.314
9.5
Atlanta
9
24
.273 10.5
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Detroit
28
5
.848
—
Cleveland
20
13
.606
8.0
Indiana
19
14
.576
9.0
Milwaukee
18
15
.545 10.0
Chicago
15
20
.429 14.0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Antonio
27
9
.750
—
Dallas
26
10
.722
1.0
Memphis
22
11
.667
3.5
New Orleans
15
19
.441 11.0
Houston
12
22
.353 14.0
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Utah
19
17
.528
—
Denver
18
18
.500
1.0
Minnesota
16
17
.485
1.0
Seattle
15
20
.429
3.5
Portland
11
24
.314
7.5
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Phoenix
23
12
.657
—
L.A. Clippers
18
14
.563
3.5
L.A. Lakers
19
17
.528
4.5
Golden State
17
18
.486
6.0
Sacramento
14
20
.412
8.5
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Thursday’s Games
Detroit 83, San Antonio 68
Phoenix 112, Golden State 99
L.A. Lakers 99, Cleveland 98
Today’s Games
Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Sacramento vs. New Orleans at Norman,
Okla., 8 p.m.
Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.
Miami at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Denver at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Miami at Utah, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
NBA Game Caps
Lakers ..................................................99
Cavaliers ............................................ 98
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored
six of his 27 points in the final 90 seconds
including the go-ahead basket with 8.6
seconds left, and the Lakers beat LeBron
James and Cleveland.
Pistons ................................................83
Spurs ....................................................68
SAN ANTONIO — Rasheed Wallace
scored 27 points and Detroit again held
San Antonio to a season low in points,
beating the defending NBA champion.
Suns .................................................. 112
Warriors .............................................. 99
PHOENIX — Steve Nash had 20 points
and 16 assists and the Suns won for the
eighth time in 10 games.
HOCKEY
NHL Glance
Thursday’s Games
Phoenix 2, Buffalo 1, SO
Los Angeles 6, Boston 0
Florida 3, St. Louis 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Calgary 2
N.Y. Rangers 5, Edmonton 4, OT
San Jose 2, Ottawa 0
Detroit 6, Philadelphia 3
Dallas 4, Washington 1
Today’s Games
St. Louis at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Dallas at Boston, 2 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 2 p.m.
Colorado at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.
San Jose at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
NHL Game Caps
Rangers ................................................ 5
Oilers .............................................. 4, OT
NEW YORK — Jaromir Jagr scored just
14 seconds into overtime to lift the
Rangers to a win over Edmonton on Mark
Messier night at Madison Square Garden.
Stars ......................................................4
Capitals ................................................1
DALLAS — Jason Arnott had two goals
and an assist and the Stars beat Washington for their fifth straight win.
Islanders ................................................3
Flames....................................................2
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Rick DiPietro made
28 saves in his return to goal for the New
York Islanders to help Brad Shaw win his
first game as an NHL head coach.
Sharks .................................................. 2
Senators................................................ 0
OTTAWA — Evgeni Nabokov got his first
shutout of the season and San Jose extended its winning streak to five games
with a win over the Senators.
Kings ....................................................6
Bruins ....................................................0
BOSTON — Alexander Frolov scored the
second hat trick of his career to help Los
Angeles win at the Bruins.
Coyotes ................................................2
Sabres ............................................1, SO
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Geoff Sanderson
scored the only goal in the shootout to
give the Phoenix a victory over the
Sabres.
Panthers ................................................3
Blues ....................................................1
SUNRISE, Fla. — Olli Jokinen and Joe
Nieuwendyk scored in the first period,
leading Florida past St. Louis.
Red Wings ............................................ 6
Flyers ....................................................3
DETROIT — Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel
Datsyuk each scored twice in Detroit’s
win over Philadelphia.
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County at Dobyns-Bennett
Milligan ready to open indoor track season
from staff reports
The Milligan College track and
field teams will open the 2006 indoor
season this weekend at the Virginia
Tech Invitational, Jan. 13-14, in the
confines of Rector Fieldhouse.
The Hokie facility continually attracts some of the strongest collegiate
fields on the east coast.
Five-time All-American Megan
Lease (Camden, N.C.) will lead the La-
dy Buffs when she toes the line in the
5,000 meters. She will look to earn her
fourth-straight trip to the NAIA indoor
national championships when they roll
around this March on East Tennessee
State University's Dave Walker Track.
In addition to Lease, former Tennessee state champion Jacklyn Talbert
(Mt. Carmel) will chase the school
record and a national qualifier in the
1,000 meter run.
Also lining up in the 1,000-meter
run in search of a national mark will
be sophomore Kortney Goulds (Johnson City).
Joining Lease in the 5,000 meter
run will be sophomore Erika Fox
(Gambrills, Md.)
Milligan's women will also seek an
NAIA indoor qualifier in the distance
medley relay, made up of Goulds, Talbert, Ashley Pearce (St. Cloud, Fla.)
and Brittany Bales (Kingsport).
The lone male athlete competing
for Milligan is senior Brandon Talbert
(Mt. Carmel). Talbert, who's coming
off the best cross country season of his
career, will compete in the 5,000 meters.
Both teams will compete Jan. 20-21
at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational
before traveling to Appalachian State
University on Jan. 28.
Robinson
nContinued from 12
ball field. Without dad and
Angie, I wouldn’t have been
able to do any of this.”
“This is probably the most
bittersweet memory of my
life,” said her mother, Angie
Robinson. “It was definitely a
dream of mine and Charlie’s.
Her dad was her rock, her salvation and I just hope he able
to see all this and I believe he
does. As a mother, I’m just extremely proud of Jessica.
She’s worked really hard for
this.”
“She and I are much more
than mother and daughter. I’m
as proud of parent as there
could be. I’ll also be attending a
lot of Milligan softball games.”
Jessica was much appreciated to her grandparents, Frank
and Ann Robinson.
“They’ve always been supportive in everything I do and
I’m looking forward to seeing
them at my home games,” Jessica said. “They have been
very special in my life.”
Miss Ann was all smiles
when told that the softball
field was not very far from her
home in Golf Course Acres.
Frank just sat back and enjoyed the moment like on
proud papaw.
Cyclone head softball coach
Kenny Hardin talked about
what Jessica has meant to the
Cyclone program.
“She’s been a big part of
turning this program around
and getting us to where we
need to be,” he said. “Having
kids like Jessica sign with Milligan means so much for our
team and the school. Jessica
and Charlie meant so much to
our program. They just had
that special father, daughter re-
lationship and I know he
would really be proud of her
today.”
Hardin looks for Robinson
to lead the pitching staff plus
play a big role in the offense as
a hitter and the defense as an
infielder.
Jessica has two older
brothers, Josh and Jeremy,
who attended the signing. All
of her teammates were pres-
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Robinson hopes to leave her
mark on Cyclone softball.
“I think we’re going to be a
good team this season,” she
said. “Our goal is getting to the
state tournament.”
Hopefully come late May or
early June, another Robinson
milestone will have been
reached — a Cyclone softball
state championship.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JAN. 13
• The Dusty Road Band will
perform for the Senior Citizens
Dance Club from 7-10 p.m. at
the Elizabethton Elks Lodge.
There will be a $6 door charge.
• Country and Bluegrass
Dance Hall, located at the Outdoorsman’s Building, 4535
Highway 11W, Kingsport, will
host Eddie Trent, Jack Willis
and the Countrymen Band
from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are
adults $5, children $1. For more
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
host Jack Willis, Terry Gross
and the Tennessee Ramblers
SUNDAY, JAN. 15
• The Watauga Valley Art
League will meet at 2 p.m. at
the Johnson City Senior Center,
607 E. Myrtle Ave., Johnson
City. The program will be the
installation of the 2006 board
members. For more information contact Patsy Reading at
743-7799. Visitors are always
welcome.
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
MONDAY, JAN. 16
• A meeting will be held at
the National Guard Armory at
7 p.m. Anyone interested in
forming a hunting and fishing
club in Carter County should
attend. For additional information, call John Snyder at 5426701.
• The American Cancer Society’s “Look Good...Feel Better” program will be held in
Johnson City at the American
Cancer Society, 508 Princeton
Road, Suite 102, from 1-3 p.m.
For more information, call 1800-ACS-2345.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly,
or TOPS, will meet each Monday at First Baptist Church, 212
East F St. Weigh-in is from 5:156:30 p.m. with meetings to follow. For more information,
please call 928-1594 or 5424476.
• The Buffalo Creek Water-
shed Alliance will meet at 7
p.m. at the NRCS Office in Elizabethton. The alliance is an organization dedicated to improving water quality and
habitat of Buffalo Creek. A program will be presented by Tennessee State Forester Martin
Miller on the status of the
threat posed by the hemlock
adelgid to native hemlock
trees. The public is invited. For
more information, call Gary
Barrigar at 543-7576.
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
• 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.
• The First Tennessee Advisory Council on Aging will
meet in the First Tennessee Development District Conference
Room, 207 N. Boone St., Suite
800, Johnson City, at 1:30 p.m.
For more information, call 9280224.
E. 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.
THURSDAY, JAN. 19
• The Carter County Board
of Education will meet at 4
p.m. at the Administration
Building, 305 Academy St.,
Elizabethton.
• The regular scheduled
January 12 meeting of the Disabled American
Veterans
Chapter #17 has been re-sched-
uled for Jan. 19.
• The Elizabethton Board of
Education will hold a regular
meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the
Mack Pierce Board Room at the
Elizabethton Board of Education offices at 804 S. Watauga
Ave., Elizabethton. The public
is welcome.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
host Eddie Trent, Jack Willis
and the Countrymen Band
• Hampton Lodge #750
F.&A.M., 509 First Ave., will
meet in stated communication
at 7 p.m. Visiting brethren are
invited to attend.
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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 $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Jan. 12, 2006
11,250
11,000
10,750
10,500
-81.08
10,250
10,962.36
Pct. change
from previous: -0.73
10,000
DEC
JAN
Record high: 11,722.98
11,045.84 10,951.23
Jan. 14, 2000
OCT
High
NOV
Low
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week
High
Low
11,047.76 10,000.46
4,306.09 3,348.36
438.74
323.79
8,068.17 6,902.51
1,816.76 1,388.80
2,332.92 1,889.83
1,294.90 1,136.15
773.09
623.57
711.19
570.03
13,016.59 11,195.22
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Amex Market Value
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Russell 2000
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%Chg
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%Chg
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4,148.38
412.81
8,008.09
1,792.82
2,316.69
1,286.06
767.04
706.79
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+17.40
+25.21
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+11.89
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Name
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American Funds A: IncoA p
American Funds A: ICAA p
American Funds A: WshA p
Fidelity Invest: Contra
Fidelity Invest: Magelln
Oppenheimer A: Disc p
Putnam Funds A: GrInA p
Putnam Funds A: VoyA p
Vanguard Fds: Wndsr
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Obj ($Mlns) NAV
XG 71,536
32.00
MP 48,074
18.49
LV 66,546
32.23
LV 62,683
31.64
XG 58,486
67.27
LC 51,336 110.56
SG
590
46.92
LV 11,876
20.32
LG
6,943
18.00
XV 13,275
17.79
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4-wk 12-mo
5-year
+2.9 +21.2/B
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+17.3/D
+1.3 +11.2/C
-17.8/C
+3.2 +11.6/D
+39.1/B
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5.75
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5.75
250
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2,500
5.75
1,000
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500
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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.
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BioanlyS 6.01 -.58 -8.8
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4.59 -.41 -8.2
word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
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d
AMEX
DAILY DOW JONES
!DRIVER
TRAINEES
NEEDED! $975 weekly
plus
benefits. CDL
and guaranteed job
in sixteen days. TN
trucking company hiring, motel, meals and
transportation
provided, no money
down 1-800-973-2191.
DON Johnson’s Door
Service now hiring experience, residential
and commercial installers. (423)968-9320
FT
Laundry
Aide,
split-shift. Please apply
in person. Life Care
Center
of
Elizabethton, 1641 Hwy.
19E., Elizabethton, TN
37643. EOE.
LOCAL FLAT BED COMPANY now hiring short
haul drivers, driver
friendly
company,
good home time.
1-800-331-5172.
MACHINE operator,
machinist, tool maker
openings available.
Will train. Apply at
Wright Tool Inc. 120
Parkview
Circle,
Tri-County Industrial
Park, Piney Flats.
37686. 538-5133, fax:
538-7133.
Classifieds
928-4151
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WEDNESDAY--------TUESDAY 2:00 P.M.
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10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
Avon can help pay
those Christmas bills.
Sell Valentine’s Day.
Call
Lisa
before
8:00PM! (423)542-0057.
DO You Desire to Work
in a Family-Like
Atmosphere? Four
Oaks Health Care and
Rehab Center is now
Accepting
Applications For:
team, you’ll enjoy
competitive wages,
shift and weekend
differential pay and
biweekly
attendance bonuses. Apply in person at 301
Watauga Ave., Elizabethton;
Fax resume: 423-542-9311
EOE
SEEKING a Medical
Records Clerk & Supply Clerk. This position
will be responsible for
the proper maintenance and confidentiality of active and
closed clinical records
in accordance with
current State and Federal guidelines as well
as facility policies and
procedures.
Prior
medical records and
computer experience
preferred. For consideration, send resume
& salary history to: Box
560 % Elizabethton
STAR. P.O. Box 1960
EOE
$25. REWARD, for any
sewing machine I
can't repair. Special:
Clean/oil/adjust tension. $4.99, Kuykendalls. 423-929-1082.
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
SEW HAPPY ALTERATIONS. Ask for Pat
(423)768-2572.
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
DO You Desire to Work
in a Family-Like
Atmosphere? Four
Oaks Health Care and
Rehab Center is now
Accepting
Applications For:
Office Manager/
Bookkeeper
& must have
experience with
Medicare/ Medicaid/
Private Insurance
Billing
If interested, please
apply
in
person.
Qualified applicants
will be called for in
person interviews. We
offer an excellent and
comprehensive benefits package as well as
highly
competitive
wages.
Four Oaks Health Care
and Rehab Center,
1101 Persimmon Ridge
Road,
Jonesborough, TN
37659
(Proudly Serving
Tennessee’s Oldest
Town)
EOE/Title VI, Section
504 Compliance
Night Shift
Charger Nurse
If interested, please
in
person.
apply
Qualified applicants
will be called for in
person interviews. We
offer an excellent and
comprehensive benefits package as well as
highly
competitive
wages.
Four Oaks Health Care
and Rehab Center,
1101 Persimmon Ridge
Road,
Jonesborough, TN
37659
(Proudly Serving
Tennessee’s Oldest
Town)
EOE/Title VI, Section
504 Compliance
LPN’S up to
$17.25/hr.
AS a Nurse at Ivy Hall
Nursing Home you’ll
experience the rewarding
personal
and professional satisfactions
gained
from providing a
level of patient care
that is second to
none. Our Nursing
staff are team members that successfully
blend skill, commitment and compassion to our residents.
We are recruiting for:
LPN’s...... part-time,
full-time and PRN
when you join our
Family and Consumer
Science Interim teaching position, Carter
County Schools. Pat
Hicks (423)547-4023.
PART TIME DIETARY
AIDE: This position will
be responsible for assisting the cook in the
preparation of meals
and
subsequent
cleaning and maintenance. Must have
knowledge of food
preparation, sanitation, and hygienic
methods. We offer
competitive wages.
Must be able to work
flexible hours. For consideration, apply in
person
at
301
Watauga
Avenue,
or fax resume to:
(423)542-9311, EOE
PRO Careers Inc, an in
home care agency is
now seeking personal
and respiratory care
aides to care for the
elderly and disabled.
Applicants must have
own transportation.
Training is available.
Personnel needed for
Roan Mountain and
Mountain City areas.
Serious inquires only.
For
more
info.
423-926-2959
or
1-800-538-2840 .
WEEKEND SUPERVISOR
Weekend supervisory
responsibility for six
homes in Johnson
City, Erwin and Greeneville that are serving
developmentally disabled adults. Supervisory experience and
experience with people with developmental disabilities required.
Comcare is a Drug
Free workplace. Mail
or fax resume to:
Comcare, Inc., P.O.
Box 1885, Greeneville,
TN
37744-1885-Fax
number 423-638-1105
(EOE)
12 WORK WANTED
GEN./PROF.
SOUTHERN COMFORTS:
Cleaning, hauling off,
organizing.
yards,
homes, offices, debris,
more.
References.
423-542-5309,
423-213-7937.
BACKHOE front loader,
septic systems, field
lines, land cleared,
basements. Demolition.
Affordable.
20yrs.
experience.
542-3002.
BRIAN’S
STORAGE
BUILDINGS! For sale.
Display lot in Hunter
on Hwy. 91. 10%-20%
off. 647-1084.
Bridgeman Excavating. Paving, driveways, grading, septic
systems, dirt, rock
hauling,
basement
ceiling, land clearing.
423-725-3487.
ELIZABETHTON:Construction, Trackhoe,
backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
FIRE WOOD Slabs Saw
Up, Small pickup $10.
Large pickup $20. 2
Ton Truck load $100.
Also custom sawing,
lumber all sizes, saw
dust by pickup loads
or 2 ton Truck load.
Black Snake Lumber,
Fork Mountain Road,
Roan Mountain, TN
Call (423)725-2921.
GOOD-MAN-HOME
REPAIRS bathrooms,
plumbing, leaks, electrical, painting, int. &
ext., vinyl flooring. Licensed (423)542-3932,
213-0792.
HOMES & MOBILE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
Additions, sunrooms,
textured
ceilings,
porches, carports, garages. Work guaranteed. (423)542-9483.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
Jones Tree Service.
Tree removal, topping
& trimming. Free estimates. Senior discount. 423-542-9705,
423-483-7076.
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&L Cleaning Services,
Professional reliable
services, office and
residential with afford
rates. (423)677-0377
NOW Open Wing
Chun Kung FU. Accepting Ages 6 to
Adult. 1431 West G.
423)342-7726.
REMODELING
work
wanted. Small jobs
only. Specialize in
kitchen
&
baths.
(423)957-0288. Free estimates.
16 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
ELKS LODGE,
1000 N. SYCAMORE
14139 sq. ft. building
in excellent condition
on approx. 5 acres
that
borders
Watauga River. Club
charter does not convey. $350,000 MLS#
224004
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
6 APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH 32 2BR
UNITS. AVG $300.MO.,
UNIT. HWY 91 JUST
OUTSIDE CITY. 700FT
ROAD FRONTAGE.
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
213-9611
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LINE AD DEADLINES
word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
542-1530
Classifieds
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
30 ROOMS
FOR RENT
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
38 LOTS
FOR SALE
LEASE or SALE: 2 bay
garage, 14 bay shed.
High traffic location.
Call (423)-895-0208.
LARGE room with private bath and entrance. Fully furnished
plus utilities. Weekly,
monthly.
(423)542-4475,
423-612-0132.
1BR,
available
11-15-05.
Hampton
area.
Water and
laundry room furnished. (423)725-2277
between
5:30p.m.8p.m. 423-725-3678
2002 16x80, inside city,
3BR, 2BA, dishwasher,
CH&A,
water
included. $450month
$350deposit,
references (423)547-0418.
107 Estal Drive
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
COOKWARE - We
stopped doing dinner
parties! Have some
beautiful 17 - piece
sets left! Heavy 7 - ply
surgical stainless steel!
Waterless and Greaseless! Brand new! Were
$2000, first 7 callers
buy
$368!
1-800-434-4628.
CTX old computer, 17”
monitor,
Lexmark
printer, desk & chair
$75.00 Tan leather recliner,
like
new.
$200.00 423-542-6019
ELECTRIC hospital bed,
new mattress, used
one
week.
423-474-3355
GAS heat furnace
with 4 ton electric air.
2,000 sq.ft. house or
smaller.
$300.
(423)542-5726.
KENMORE Refrigerator
$125, GE Washer $100,
GE Dryer $75, Guaranteed (423)547-9123.
METAL FOR ROOFING
OR SIDING. DIFFERENT
LENGTHS AND COLORS. $1.25 PER FOOT.
423-542-6110
OR
423-542-0424.
23 YARD
SALES
INDOOR FLEA
MARKET
Saturday, Sunday
Rasnick’s Flea Market
19E Beside Stateline
Market
Washers, dryers, refrigerator, couch, chairs,
end, coffee tables,
glass top table, small
appliances,
glassware. Lots of yarn.
New nurses shoes 2 for
$5.00.
MULTI-FAMILY INDOOR
YARD SALE, 400 East
Watauga, JC; Saturday 8:00AM-1:00PM.
Coke items and much
more.
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
Adorable Lab puppies
AKC registered, vet
check & first shots
given. 6 weeks on Jan
16. $250. 423-543-6267,
757-343-2776
NEED male to breed
with
full
blooded
Yorkie Terrier. Call
(423)542-9040.
TO good home puppies, Lab Shepherd
Mix, 12 weeks, spay,
neutered assistance.
After
5:00PM
(423)725-3070.
28 CHILD CARE
HELP/SERVICES
COMMUNITY
DAY
CARE & LEARNING
CENTER:
Openings
6wk.-5yrs. Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten readiness.
543-5900
.
29 TOWNHOUSES
CONDOS FOR
SALE/RENT
COMPLETELY furnished,
3BR, 1 1/2BA, new
washer and dryer,
lease, financial reference,
deposit,
$600month
(423)542-9127.
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
LIKE new 2BR, CH&A,
W/D hookup. Very
quiet area. All single
story
apartments.
$375.mo, $300.dep.
No pets. (423)542-5726
2BR, stove, refrigerator furnished, W/D
hook-up, 409 Brandon
Street,
close
to
Watauga River, 3
blocks from downtown. $350.mth., $300.
deposit. No pets.
423-542-5726.
**2BR, stove, refrigerator, garbage pick-up
furnished. References.
No pets. $325.mth,
$200.dep. Airport Apts.
(423)474-3704.
BILTMORE: large 2BR,
upstairs, appliances,
water, trash included.
No pets. $200.deposit,
$300.month.
(423)543-7677.
1BR, 1BA, inside city,
great neighborhood,
water and garbage
included, references,
$275months, $275deposit. (423)547-0418.
HIDDEN Oaks, New
1BA, CH&A, electric
and water furnished.
New stacked washer,
dryer, stove, refrigerator, loveseat and
chair. Porch and side
deck. Beautiful view.
private drive, private
lot.
No
pets.
$525month, $400deposit, (423)926-1370.
1BR, spacious, clean,
quiet, W/D hook-up,
A/C, $320.mth., $200
dep. Ask about W/D
rental. (423)772-4089.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
2BR Duplex, newly
built, near Unaka HS,
W/D hookup, water,
trash
included.
$350.mo.
deposit.
423-213-9427
2BR, 1.5BA Townhouse.
W/D hookup, appliances, carpet, D/W,
deck, paved driveway. $450.mo. plus
deposit. 423-538-0458.
2BR, 1BA, between
J.C.,
Elizabethton,
W/D hookup, heat
pump, $420.mo., deposit, lease. No pets.
423-467-8480
LARGE 1BR, off G
Street, WD hook-up,
CH&A,
water
included. $295month,
no pets (423)929-0506
LEASE: Elizabethton’s
newest luxury apartments. 2BR, 1.5BA,
W/D hook-up, dishwasher,
disposal.
(423) 512-1251, leave
message.
NICE
2BR,
large
kitchen, appliances,
W/D hook-up, CH&A,
no pets, references,
deposit,
$400.mth.
(423)474-2660.
SPECIAL: $375 - $400.
2BR, 1- 1.5BA, attractive. Near Milligan,
ETSU, North Johnson
City, (423)426-2605.
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
2BR,
CH&A,
W/D
hookup. No pets.
$375.mo plus deposit.
423-725-4068.
423-725-5946
2 to 3BR, 1BA, appliances furnished, remodeled, Hampton.
$475. month, $300. deposit. (423)725-3861.
2BR, CLOSE TO TOWN,
quiet street, French
doors, new paint, references
required,
$325month $325deposit. (423)542-9719.
2BR,
Blue Springs.
garbage
furnished
$325.
plus deposit.
423-725-4065,
423-773-4416
2BR, Hyder Street, appliances,
garbage
pickup furnished. No
pets.
$360. month,
$350.
deposit.
(423)543-4365.
BILTMORE AREA: 2BR,
water,
garbage
pick-up and ground
care provided. $500.
month. (423)474-2888.
ALL Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the
Fair Housing Act which
makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin, or an intention, to
make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. ”Familial
status includes children under the age of
18 living with parents
or legal custodians;
pregnant women and
people securing custody of children under
18. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept
any advertising for
real estate which is in
violation of the law.
Our
readers
are
hereby informed that
all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on an
equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD
Toll-free
at
1-800-669-9777. The
Toll-free
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Impaired
is:
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We Have
Good
Things
in
2BR, 1BA, Keenburg
area. 1 Car Garage,
storage building $375
month, $400 deposit
(423)543-4526.
2BR, 1BA, Valley Forge.
Carpet, large lot, nice
clean neighborhood.
Call and leave message. 543-8978
3BR 2.5BA,
Golf
Course Acres. Fireplace, sunroom, deck,
double car garage.
NO PETS. $750.mo.
423-542-0090
3BR, 1BA, Valley Forge
country setting with
garden
space.
$425month, $425deposit.
References,
(423)543-5249.
3BR, CH&A, all appliances, Westside Dist.,
No Smoking. $500.mo
+ deposit. Call for
appt. 895-4522
3BR, CH&A, big yard,
picnic shed by the
creek, Stoney Creek.
$650month, $500deposit. (423)543-4087.
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
BLUE SPRINGS: 2BR,
Newly
remodeled,
washer, dryer. $350.
month, $300. deposit.
No
pets.
(423)542-4284,
957-8883.
Rent to own, 609
TRUDY STREET, 2BR, no
pets, electric heat,
$400month, $400deposit. (423)542-4600,
957-1767.
STOP renting. Buy Hud
home. $16,500.
For
listings
call
800-391-5228xF738.
VALLEY FORGE AREA
2BR, appliances, deposit,
References.
$400.mth. 543-7008,
leave message.
2BR, stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer,
front and back deck,
water and electric furnished, private lot, located in Hidden Oaks.
$525month, $200deposit. (423)926-1370
3BR 2BA. 16x80. 3BR
2BA
14X70
423-543-2651,
423-257-2106. OWNER
FINANCE.
CLEAN 2BR, 2BA. 1/2
acre, detached garage, private. Pets negotiable. $400. month,
$200.
deposit.
(423)542-8415.
DOUBLEWIDE:
Furnished, water & garbage
pick-up
included, private lot. No
pets. $450.mth., $400.
dep. (423)725-3011.
RENT OR RENT TO
OWN 2BR, 1BA, 1970
12x60 New Moon on
rental lot, Green Acres
area, $600 down with
owner
financing.
(423)895-0456.
Rent or rent to own
2BR, on rental lot in
city limits. No pets.
$325.mo. $175.dep.
895-0456, 543-2578
SOUTHSIDE
Elizabethton, 2BR, 1BA, private lot, on White
Road.
$150month,
$150deposit.
(423)543-2651,
(423)257-2106.
SOUTHSIDE Road, 2BR,
1BA,
CH&A,
$350month, $250deposit. (423)542-2984,
(423)543-3720.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Broome Real
Estate 542-4386
Here’s what you get: Competitive salary, vacation
pay, growth opportunities, employee discounts.
An equal
opportunity
employer
M/F/D/V
1364 BROAD STREET
One level living in this
2BR, 2BA nearly new
ranch home in West
Side School District.
Large lot and open
floor
plan.
MLS#225492. $94,900.
1/2 acre lot located
on #8 fairway. Great
investment property.
Call Rick
$17,500.
40 LOTS
FOR RENT
FREE FIRST MONTH,
ONE DOUBLEWIDE LOT
$150month
Gap
Creek area.
(423)
725-2770, 612-2847.
C21 WHITEHEAD
543-4663
1125 STAGE ROAD
Awesome potential,
6Br, 3Ba, large log
home, 8+/- acres.
Wonderful views, 2
master suites, basement, 2 car drive-under. Needs some TLC.
$299,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663.
Custom Built brick,
3BR 2.5BA, full basement,
hardwood
floors, screened in
porch, large rooms,
cul-de-sac. $239,000
Realty Executives
952-0226
Jennifer Lipford
773-6020
1 1/2 story home on
2.2 acres, near ETSU
and VA. Land has
583.58 feet of road
frontage. 3BD, 1BA
with
charm
that
needs updating. Land
could be subdivided.
$110,000
Move in condition,
3BRs, 2BA home, updated
throughout.
New CH&A, plumbing, paint, windows,
wiring and refinished
floors. MLS#225169.
$90,000.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
A foreclosure. Must
sell. Only $16,500. For
listings.
800-391-5228xH652
BUY A HOME FOR
NOTHING DOWN, call
Dan (423)929-0222 ext.
105.
COMPLETELY remodeled. 428 Willowsprings
Rd. 3BR, den, appliances, W/D hookup,
carpet.
$90,000.
(423)542-3663.
307 3RD STREET
200 Hart Rd.
Close-in
location,
clean and in good
condition. 3BR, 2BA,
LR,
Den,
Eat-in
kitchen, Large laundry room. $99,900.00
2br Bungalow on
large lot! Great location
minutes
to
Watauga Lake, 1car
carport, 3 sheds, covered front porch!
$54900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
213-9611
MOBILE home lot, off
Swimming Pool Rd.,
Hampton. No outdoor
pets. $125. month.
$125. deposit. 14’
wide
minimum.
(423)895-0456.
144 View Bend
1209 LEDFORD
STREET
Maintenance
free.
Recently
updated,
2BRs, 1.5BA brick
home. Beautiful hardwood floors, ceramic
tile and plenty of
cabinets.
MLS#225428. $95,000.
Lovely condo in NE
Johnson City. 3BR
and 2BA and 2 half
baths.
Community
pool
and
tennis
courts.
C21 Whitehead
Wayne Stockton
$112,000
543-4663
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
392 Reynolds Rd.
204 West G. Street
Character Counts!
City Schools, 2/3 BR,
Gas Logs. Gleaming
Hardwood, Tile in
BA & Kitchen. Level
Lot.
$117,900.
Call Ashley @
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
New 4BR, 3 1/2BA on
1.3 acres in Highland
Hills subdivision. Completion date 3/15/06.
$304,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA OR TOM
WHITEHEAD
543-4663
(423)543-5959
1614 Hwy 91
120 Acres $270,000.00
Mountain Land adjacent to U.S. Forestry
Dewey
Woolbright
Castle Real Estate
423-854-2121
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Location!! Gorgeous
8.7 acres, Spring Fed
Pond with Fish. Barn,
shed and outbuilding.
Beautiful mountain
views. Nice house on
property. $185,000
2646 HIGHWAY 91
1813
TRIANGLE ROAD
141 Quail Ridge
36 LAND
FOR SALE
BEAUTIFUL wooded lot.
Restricted neighborhood. Located on
Quail Run in Ridgefield
Estates.
$32,000.
(423)543-8584,
773-5704.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
Buffalo Valley
Golf Course
127 STONEBROOK
LOOP
102 Cedar Street
Johnson City
Tri-level home features 3 bedrooms, 1.5
baths, 27X24 detached garage, living room with hardwood floors and fireplace. $136,000.
MLS# 225092.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
Custom brick stone
new construction in
Stonebrook. 5BD, 3BA
with master on main
with steam shower.
Home
features
kitchen with appliances and granite
counter tops, 2 car
garage and additional garage, full
basement and central vac. Top of the
line quailty
throughout. $349,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Character
and
Charm describes this
3BR 2200+ sqft farm
house. Downstairs offers LR with FP, Dining
room with French
Doors, Unique rock
wall in Kitchen with
walk in pantry. Large
Dinette, Full Bath,
Master BR with 2 closets, Den, Extra Large
Laundry.
Upstairs:
2BR’s plus Walk-in
Floored Attic with
Vaulted Ceiling perfect to finish out.
New Carpet. Wrap
Around Porch, .46
Acre Corner Lot.
$119,500
Call Lora
677-6606
419 Bonnie Kate
Boulevard
2246 WEST
G STREET
Gorgeous one level
brick in West End.
This 2BD, 1BA home
has custom kitchen,
fireplace with tile facade, bathroom with
granite countertops,
level big backyard
and much more.
Call to see inside this
top of the line home.
$139,000
3BR, 2BA, 1924 sq. ft.
Completely remodeled. Lot 100x150. Utility bldg. 16x30.
$167,900
543-3977
or
943-0151
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
422 West C. Street
Broome Real
Estate
542-4386
659 MACK BRANCH
Hunters paradise with
awesome
views!
Large rustic cabin
situated on 48+/- forested acres, appliances
incl.
washer/gas
dryer,
Two storage sheds.
$146500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
111
ISAAC LINCOLN
PLACE
3BD, 2BA, one level
home in Lynn Valley.
Split bedroom design
offers privacy. Open
kitchen/ dining/ living
room is perfect for entertaining. Oversized 2
car garage. $170,000
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Open meadows and
panoramic
views,
newer 4br, 3ba home,
all appliances, 20X28
family
room,
big
wood deck, 2car garage. $182,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663.
Off Blevins Rd.
Office 952-0226
Mobile 676-4063
Call Ashley @
Randall Birchfield
Real Estate
& Auctions.
(423)543-5959.
2506
BEECHWOOD CRT
Biltmore Area,
162 Taylor Ave,
5BR, 2BA, approx.
2000 sqft., hardwood
& carpet floors, open
kitchen. Outside, vinyl
siding, insulated windows, good roof,
CH&A. Excellent condition both inside &
out. FHA or VA ready
$102,000.
134 Carver
Crabtree
C21 Whitehead
Trish Graybeal
$129,900
543-4663
Walking distance to
Elizabethton High and
T.A. Dugger. 5BR, 2
full BA. Apartment or
in-law suite.
130
GREENE MEADOWS
Approx. 57 acres of
beautiful
wooded
mountain land with
stream! Perfect property for hunter`s paradise.
REDUCED!
BEAUTIFUL
TUDOR
HOME WITH 6BRS,
3.5BAS. GREAT ROOM
WITH FIREPLACE, SUNROOM, FULL BASEMENT WITH DRIVE UNDER 2-CAR GARAGE.
MUCH
MORE
$284,900.00
$194,900
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
605 SOUTHVIEW DR
OFF MILLIGAN
HIGHWAY
3 bedroom, 2.5 bath
ranch with approx.
1950 sq ft. Fireplace,
sun room, pool, hot
tub, deck and storage building.
$139,900
NORTHRIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-1151
Mint condition home
with 4 bedrooms, 2.5
baths located on 2.15
acres. Plentiful cabinets. To many extras
to
list.
$198,000.
MLS#225022.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
CAROL GOODWIN
FEATURED PROPERTY
REDUCED
FREE
WOODEN PALLETS
Here’s what you need: High school diploma or
equivalent; ability to work all scheduled hours; valid
driver’s license; appropriate vehicle insurance.
Apply at: The Sherwin-Williams Company
417 W. Elk Ave.
Tel: 423-543-7282 Fax: 423-543-6142
102 RAY CLARK
ROAD
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Sales Associate
FRED GOODWIN
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
Store.
Sherwin-Williams, a leader in the paint and coatings
industry, has an opening at our Elizabethton store for
a part-time Sales Associate. In this position, you will
assist customers, stock and price products, maintain
store displays and tint and mix paint. Position
requires 20 hours per week.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
89 X 104 lot has septic, water and electricity in place. Suitable for singlewide,
doublewide or house.
$18,000. MLS# 22517.
3BR, 2BA, on rented
lot,
Stoney Creek.
$475.mth., includes lot
rent. References. No
pets. (423)542-6574.
AVAILABLE now 2BR,
1BA,
private
lot.
Hunter Community.
$300.deposit,
$350.
month. 213-6362 or
213-8093.
928-4151
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511 SOUTH ROAN STREET • $54,900
Close to town. Good condition. CH&A,
large eat-in kitchen, large room upstairs.
Priced to sell. Call Carol 676-4063.
Great For Kindling
Pickup In Alley
Behind Elizabethton
Newspapers
Or Call
542-4151
Elizabethton Newspapers, Inc.
Is Looking For You
Elizabethton Newspapers, Inc is currently seeking a highly motivated
individual to work in the mailroom
department.
The individual should possess a high
school diploma or G.E.D., be available and willing to work varying
hours and must be team player.
The position is part-time.
If you meet the qualifications and are
interested in becoming a part of our
team, come by 300 N. Sycamore Street
and pickp up an application.
EOE/HQ
STAR - FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006 - Page 19
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
905 Beechwood,
Bristol
Located on quiet
street near King College! Cozy 3BR home
with great floor plan
& full-size basement.
53 INSURANCE
ALL Drivers Good Record SR-22. You’re in
good
company,
Wagner
Insurance,
604
E.
Elk.
(423)543-5522.
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1993 Chevy Lumina
Z34. 2DR, all power,
automatic on floor.
Good
car.
$800.
O.B.O. 542-4417.
65 TRUCKS &
SEMI’S
1988 GMC Truck, 305
automatic, 2 wheel
drive,
$1500.
(423)547-9123.
1994
Mitsubishi
pick-up truck, clear,
runs excellent. 181,000
miles.
423-543-5621
$1200.00 O.B.O.
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
C21 Whitehead
Deborah Sutherland
$73,500
543-4663
STOCK #1476
PRE-OWNED
2001 Dodge
Van Ram
STOCK # 8750
PRE-OWNED
2005 CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
Blue Springs
Road
Minutes from town.
Large lot, heat pump,
new range hood, new
paint, new plumbing,
and other improvements.
$67,000.
O.B.O.
2 TO CHOOSE FROM
Convertible,
5,000
miles, under factory
warranty.
Priced
Wholesale! $14,900.
White, V-8, automatic,
loaded, AM/FM cassette, 62K, cruise, 15
passenger van, low
miles. $8,995.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
Call Jonathan
423-542-4630
STOCK #6083
PRE-OWNED
Shell & Associates
423-543-2393
2003 Chevy
S-10
BROOME
REAL ESTATE
(423)542-4386
STOCK #3649
PRE-OWNED
2000 Cadillac
Deville
Maroon, 4DR, keyless
entry, V-8, automatic,
loaded, AM/FM CD,
leather, cruise, local
trade, alloys. $8,995.
1010 NAVE STREET
EAST SIDE AREA
2 bedrooms, 1 bath,
gas heat, central air,
hardwood
under
carpet,
fireplace,
unfinished
basement, good condition
in a great
neighborhood.
$65,000.
715 Well Street
3BR, 1BA, fenced
yard. $39,000. Possible
owner financing with
adaquate downpayment.
Owner wants offer
STOCK #7270
PRE-OWNED
2003 DODGE
RAM 3500
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
Black, 4DR, 6 cylinder,
automatic,
loaded, leather, tilt,
cruise, local trade,
one owner. $14,995.
PUBLIC NOTICES
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
FOR sale or rent.
Cheap. 12x55 mobile
home.
2BR.
(423)542-0008.
NEW land home packaging,
Whispering
Meadows Subdivision,
Stoney Creek area.
Bank, owner financing.
(423)543-2578,
943-3418.
WE are approved FHA
lender. Loans up to
$164,900. Easy qualification. 423-282-0343
or 1-800-545-5551
STOCK #9305
PRE-OWNED
2002 Cabriolet
Volkswagen
Black, convertible, 4
cylinder, automatic,
loaded, leather, low
miles, like new. Alloys. Local trade.
$6,995.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
2003
Mercury Grand
Marquise
191 Cash Hollow
2BR, 2BA on beautiful
lot with formal living
room, kitchen, dining
combo and new carpet. Must see!
C21 Whitehead
Teresa Musick
Deb Cochran
$52,900
543-4663
Loaded,
leather
seats, very clean, excellent
condition,
new
tires,
extra
chrome, tinted windows, CD, cassette
player. 38K. $11,500.
FIRM.
423-943-6630
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
SOLD!
248 Jenkins Hollow
1997 3 bedroom, 2
bath Clayton doublewide with view of
river. Super nice &
ready to move into!
$64,900
Realty Executives
952-0226
Jennifer Lipford
773-6020
Diesel, 4 Door, Dually,
loaded, crew cab.
$23,900.
2002 Chevy
Trailblazer
(423)542-2322
East TN Homes! Reduced! Come See!
Come Save! 1999
Brigadier 14x76, 2001
Champion
14x46.
547-9190
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
STOCK #1544
PRE-OWNED
Move in Condition
3DR, silver, extended
cab, keyless entry,
V-6,
automatic,
loaded, AM/FM CD,
tilt, cruise, bedliner.
$8,995.
STOCK # 5081
PRE-OWNED
1999 Cadillac
Escalade
V-8, 4x4, leather,
loaded,
chrome
wheels. $11,900.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
CONCURRENT
NOTICE
NOTICE OF FINDING
OF NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO
REQUEST RELEASE OF
FUNDS
January 13, 2006
Elizabethton, Tennessee
136 S. Sycamore Street
423-542-1507
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
OF FUNDS
These notices shall satisfy two separate but
related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken
by the City of Elizabethton.
On or about January
28, 2006 Elizabethton
will submit a request to
the Department of
Economic and Community Development
for the release of Title I
of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, as
amended, to undertake a project known
as Water Line Rehabilitation Project for the
purpose of rehabilitating
water
lines
throughout the City to
address water loss
problems. The project
will be within the city
limits of Elizabethton.
FINDING OF NO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Elizabethton has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the
human environment.
Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) is not required.
Additional project information is contained
in the Environmental
Review Record (ERR)
on file at the Mayor’s
Office, 136 S. Sycamore Street, Elizabethton, TN
37643
and may be examined or copied weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group,
or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to
comment on the project may submit written comments to the
Mayor. All comments
received by January
28, 2006 will be considered by Elizabethton
prior to authorizing
submission of a request for release of
funds.
Comments
should specify which
Notice they are addressing.
RELEASE OF FUNDS
Elizabethton certifies
to the Tennessee Department of Economic
and Community Development that Janie
McKinney in her capacity as Mayor con-
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
sents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action
is brought to enforce
responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process
and that these responsibilities
have
been satisfied. The
Tennessee
Department of Economic
and Community Development (ECD) approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA
and related laws and
authorities.
dant
Jennifer Ann
Flora Sparks is unknown; 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
Defendant to appear
before our said Circuit
Court, at the Courthouse Annex in Elizabethton, Tennessee
within (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
Defendant.
This 11th day of January, 2006.
if any, which are prior
in right to the lien of
the deed of trust subject of this foreclosure
and declared to be in
default by the lawful
holder thereof.
The right is reserved to
adjourn the day of the
sale to another day,
time, and place certain without further
publication, upon announcement at the
time and place for the
sale set forth above. If
the highest bidder
cannot pay the bid
within twenty-four (24)
hours of the sale, the
next highest bidder
will be deemed the
successful bidder.
This is an attempt to
collect a debt and
any information obtained will be used for
that purpose.
This 11th day of January, 2006.
States and every lien
or claim of the State
of Tennessee with respect to which the
provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated
§ 67-1-1433(b)(1) require notice to be
given to the State of
Tennessee in order for
the sale of land as advertised not to be subject to such lien of
claim of lien of the
State of Tennessee
has been given to the
United States or the
State of Tennessee, respectively.
Listing of known Subordinate
Lienholders:
Mountain
States
Health Alliance
DATED the 4th day of
January, 2006
Information for Bidders.
JOHN PAUL MATHES
Circuit Court Clerk
William Timothy Hill,
Substitute Trustee
1/13, 1/20, 1/27
32 sec. East 19.60 feet
to a point; thence
continuing with Bud
Roberts Loop North 78
deg. 10 min. 39 sec.
East 23.54 feet to an
iron rod set; thence
continuing with Bud
Roberts Loop North 73
East 27.58 feet to the
BEGINNING, containing 0.735 acres, more
or less, as shown on
Survey of Steven G.
Pierce,
Tennessee
Registered Land Surveyor, titled “A Portion
of the Edward R. &
Corrine E. Roberts”,
dated March 18, 1998.
AND BEING the same
property conveyed to
Timothy A. Hicks and
wife, Beverly Kathleen
Cable Hicks by Warranty Deed from Edward R. Roberts and
Corrine E. Roberts, as
Trustees of the Edward
R. Roberts and Corrine
E. Roberts Living Trust
U/A/D, December 16,
1996, dated the 17th
day of August, 1998
and of record in Deed
Book 439, Page 301,
Register’s Office for
Carter County, Tennessee. The said Timothy A. Hicks is now deceased.
See also
Warranty Deed from
Beverly Kathleen Cable Hicks to Beverly
Kathleen Cable Hicks
and
son
Timothy
Shane Hicks dated the
2nd day of June, 2001
and of record in Deed
Book 462, Page 564,
Carter County, Tennessee.
The address of the
above-described
property is 106 Bud
Roberts Loop, Elizabethton, Tennessee
37643.
Terms of Sale: Cash.
A bidder’s deposit of
ten percent (10%) will
be required. The entire amount of the successful bid must be
paid in full, in cash
with thirty (30) days after sale.
Purchaser
shall pay all recording
fees, examination of title settlement fees,
and all costs of conveyance,
including
preparation of a Trustee’s Deed. The Trustee shall apply the
proceeds of the sale
in accordance with
the provisions set forth
in the referenced
Deed of Trust.
The sale is subject to
conditions, restrictions,
rights-of-way
easements and reservations contained in the
Deeds forming the
chain of title to this
property.
Any improvements on subject property will be
sold in “as is” condition without warranty
of any kind.
Sale is made in bar of
all homestead, dower,
and curtsy, and in bar
of the right of equity
of redemption and
the statutory right of
redemption, all of
which are expressly
waived in the Deed of
Trust.
It will be the responsibility of the successful
bidder to obtain possession of the property
at his expense. The
successful bidder shall
be responsible for any
damage, vandalism,
theft, destruction, etc.
of the property occurring subsequent to the
date of sale.
This sale is subject to
prior liens, judgments
or unpaid taxes, if any.
This sale is further subject to valid filed or
unfilled
(if
any)
mechanic’s and materialmen’s
liens.
There are no representations made by the
Trustee as to the validity or enforceability of
any memorandum of
mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens or any
suit to enforce same.
The Trustee reserves
the right:
To waive the deposit
requirement;
To extend the period
of time within the Purchaser is to make full
settlement
To withdraw the property from sale at any
time prior to the termination of the bidding;
To keep the bidding
open for any length of
time;
To reject all bids;
To postpone or set
over the date of sale
as hereinafter set
forth; and
Should the highest
bidder fail to comply
with the terms of the
bid at public sale,
then the Trustee shall
have the option of accepting the second
(2nd) highest bid, or
the next highest bid
with which the buyer is
able to comply.
In the event the Trustee deems it best for
any reason at the time
of sale to postpone or
continue this sale from
time to time, such notice or postponement
or setting over will be
in a manner deemed
reasonable by the
Trustee.
Every lien of claimed
lien of the United
States with respect to
which the provisions of
26 U.S.C. § 7425(b) require notice to be
given to the United
States in order for the
sale of land thus advertised not to be subject to such lien of
claim of the United
OBJECTIONS TO
RELEASE OF FUNDS
The Tennessee Department of Economic
and Community Development will accept
objections to its release of funds and
Elizabethton’s certification for a period of
fifteen days following
the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is
later) only if they are
based on one of the
following reasons:
(a)
The certification was not executed
by the Certifying Officer of Elizabethton;
(b)
Elizabethton
has omitted a step or
failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58;
The grant recipient
has committed funds
or incurred costs not
authorized by 24 CFR
Part 58 before approval of a release of
funds by the Tennessee Department of
Economic and Community Development;
or
Another
Federal
agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part
1504 has submitted a
written finding that the
project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint
of
environmental quality.
Objections must be
prepared and submitted in accordance
with the required procedures (24 CFR Part
58) and shall be addressed to the State of
Tennessee,
Department of Economic
and Community Development, Program
Management, William
R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 10th Floor,
312 Eighth Avenue
North, Nashville, Tennessee
37243-0405.
Potential
objectors
should contact the
Program
Management Office to verify
the actual last day of
the objection period.
Janie McKinney
Mayor
1/13
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
TCA 30-2-306
PROBATE NO. P060022
ESTATE OF
ROBERT L. MCCLURE, SR.
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given
that on the 9th day of
January, 2006 Letters
of Testamentary, in respect to the Estate of
Robert L. McClure, Sr.
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 9th day of
January, 2006.
Robert L. McClure, Jr.
Executor
Deceased:
William J. Byrd
Attorney
CHARLOTTE MCKEEHAN
Clerk and Master
1/13, 1/20
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT AT
ELIZABETHTON,
CARTER COUNTY,
TENNESSEE
Jesse Lee Sparks
vs.
Jennifer Ann Flora
Sparks
Civil Action
No. C10045
In this cause it appearing, from the
Plaintiff’s Bill that the
address of the Defen-
1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3
NOTICE OF
EXPLANATION
Elizabethton intends to
relocate a water
transmission line that
transports water from
the Hampton Spring
Water Treatment Plant
to Elizabethton. Portions of the project are
located in a 100 year
floodplain. This proposed project cannot
be undertaken in any
other location. There
is, therefore no practical alternative to the
proposed project.
The proposed actions
will not affect natural
or beneficial floodplain values as it represents an improvement of an existing
area.
Other agencies involved in this project
are the State of Tennessee with funds from
the Community Development Block Grant
program.
1/13
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
AND SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE'S SALE
Default having been
made in the terms
and conditions of payments, pursuant to a
certain Deed of Trust
executed by Randy
G.
Harrison
and
Brenda Harrison, tenants by the entirety, to
Susan E. Fuerst, Trustee, dated the 25th
day of August, 1997
and being of record in
Book T744, page 555,
Register's Office for
Carter County, Tennessee, referred to
herein as the deed of
trust, which conveyed
certain real property,
appurtenances, estate, title and interest
therein in trust to secure the indebtedness
described
therein,
which indebtedness is
now due and unpaid
and has been declared in default by
the
lawful
owner
thereof, Household Financial Center, Inc.
Appointment of Substitute Trustee having
been duly executed
by the holder of the
note and beneficiary
of said Deed of Trust,
and appointing William Timothy Hill as
Substitute Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
William Timothy Hill,
Trustee, pursuant to
the said Deed of Trust,
having
been
requested by the owner
and holder of said indebtedness so to do,
by virtue of the
authority and power
vested in me by said
deed of trust and appointing of Substitute
Trustee will on the 6th
day of February, 2006,
at 12:00 noon, on the
front door of the Carter County Courthouse, Elizabethton,
Carter County, Tennessee, sell at public
outcry to the highest
bidder for cash (or
credit upon the indebtedness secured,
if the holder is the successful purchaser) the
following described
property located in
Carter County, Tennessee, to wit:
All that certain piece
or parcel of land situate in the 5th Civil District of Carter County,
Tennessee, and being
more particularly described as follows,
to-wit:
Being all of Lot No.
Forty-two (42) of the
Idlewylde Subdivision,
Section 11, as shown
by a plat of record in
Plat Book 2, page 157,
Register’s Office, Carter County, Tennessee.
BEING the same property conveyed to
Randy Harrison and
Brenda Harrison, tenants by the entirety,
by deed from Mary E.
Humphrey, recorded
9/1/94, in Deed Book
409, page 646, Register’s Office of Carter
County, Tennessee.
This is improved property known as 1013
Idlewylde Circle, Johnson City, TN 37061.
The sale is subject to
liens, easements, encumbrances, property
tax and other matters,
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, Timothy S.
Hicks and Beverly K.
Hicks, by Deed of Trust
(the “Deed of Trust”)
dated May 29, 2001,
of record in Trust Deed
Book 586, Page 621,
Carter County, Tennessee, conveyed to
Shirley G. Hughes, Trustee, the hereinafter
described real property to secure the
payment of a certain
Promissory Note (the
“Note”) described in
the Deed of Trust,
which Note was payable to Elizabethton
Federal Savings Bank;
WHEREAS, said Shirley
G. Hughes, Trustee, is
unable to act as Trustee under the Deed of
Trust, and I have been
appointed Substitute
Trustee by the owner
and holder of the
Note by an instrument
of record in Miscellaneous Book 117, Page
752, Register’s Office
for Carter County,
Tennessee.
WHEREAS, default has
been made in the
payment of the Note;
and
WHEREAS, the owner
and holder of the
Note has demanded
that the hereinafter
described real property be advertised
and sold in satisfaction
of indebtedness and
costs of foreclosure in
accordance with the
terms and provisions
of the Note and Deed
of Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given
that I, Eric Reach, Substitute Trustee, pursuant to the power, duty
and authority vested
in and conferred upon
me by the Deed of
Trust, will on February
3, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
at the front door of
the Carter County
Courthouse in Elizabethton, Tennessee,
offer for sale to the
highest bidder for
cash, and free from all
legal, equitable and
statutory rights of redemption, exemptions
of homestead, rights
by virtue of marriage,
and all other exemptions of every kind, all
of which have been
waived in the Deed of
trust, certain real property located in Carter
County, Tennessee,
and described as follows:
SITUATED in the Tenth
(10th) Civil District of
Carter County, Tennessee and more particularly described as
follows:
BEGINNING at an iron
rod set in the southerly
line of Bud Roberts
Loop, said point of beginning being corner
to Roberts; thence
with Roberts South 13
East 212.61 feet to an
iron rod set in Stoney
Creek; thence with
Stoney Creek North 81
West 78.97 feet to a
point; thence continuing with Stoney Creek
North 86 deg. 07 min.
23 sec. West 140.94
feet to a point;
thence North 10 deg.
00 min. 17 sec. West
19.47 feet to a point in
the branch corner to
Ritchie; thence with
Ritchie and with the
branch as it meanders
to a point in the
branch; thence continuing with Ritchie
and with the branch
54 sec. West 27.01 feet
to a point in the
branch; thence continuing
with
the
branch North 30 deg.
59 min. 27 sec. East
39.91 feet to a point
corner
to
Pierce;
thence with Pierce
and with the branch
to a point in the
branch and the westerly line of Bud Roberts
Loop; thence with Bud
Roberts loop South 15
East 38.39 feet to a
point; thence continuing with Bud Roberts
Loop South 28 deg. 34
min. 30 sec. East 16.66
feet to a point;
thence
continuing
with Bud Roberts Loop
South 62 deg. 15 min.
s/s Eric Reach
Eric Reach,
Substitute Trustee
P.O. Box 118
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604
423-926-8300
1/13, 1/20, 1/27
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
TCA 30-2-306
PROBATE NO. P050017
ESTATE OF
Sherry Jean Ritchie
DECEASED
Notice is hereby given
that on the 10th day
of January, 2006 Letters of Testamentary,
in respect to the Estate of
Sherry Jean Ritchie
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
Sherry Jean Ritchie
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
January, 2006.
Scotty Wayne Ritchie, Jr.
Executor
Deceased:
Sherry Jean Ritchie
Keith Bowers, Jr.
Attorney
CHARLOTTE MCKEEHAN
Clerk and Master
1/13, 1/20
Invitation To Bid Infrastructure
Extension
Separate sealed bids
for the construction of
the Watauga Industrial Park Infrastructure
Extension consisting of
approximately 450 LF
of roadway, 480 LF of
gravity sewer and 480
LF of waterline with
appurtenances will be
received by Carter
County, TN at the Carter County Courthouse, 801 E. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN
37643, until 10:00 AM,
local time on January
27, 2006, and then at
said office publicly
opened and read
aloud.
Information for Bidders, Form Bid, Form of
Contract, Plans, and
Specifications,
and
Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other
contract documents
may be examined at
the following:
Mattern & Craig, 429
Clay Street, Kingsport,
TN; Knoxville Builders
Exchange, 300 Clark
St., Knoxville, TN; AGC
Plan Room, 249 Neal
Dr., Blountville, TN; F.W.
Dodge Division, 400
Bearden Park Circle,
Knoxville, TN
Copies may be obtained at the office of
Mattern & Craig located at 429 Clay St.,
Kingsport, TN 37660
upon payment of
$250.00 for each set.
Any unsuccessful bidder, upon returning
each set within 10
days and in good
condition, will be refunded his payment,
and any non-bidder
upon so returning such
a set will be refunded
$125.00.
A pre-bid conference
will be held at the office of the County
Mayor, at the Carter
County Courthouse,
801 E. Elk Avenue,
at 10:00 AM local time
on January 24, 2006.
The owner reserves
the right to waive any
informality or to reject
any and all bids. Each
bidder must deposit
with his bid, security in
the amount, form and
subject to the conditions provided in the
Attention of bidders is
particularly called to
the requirements as to
conditions of employment to be observed
and minimum wage
rates to be paid under
the contract
No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60
days after the actual
date of the opening
thereof.
1/13
SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE'S SALE
Default having been
made in the payment
of the debts and obligations secured to be
paid by a certain
Deed of Trust executed November 29,
2000 by Terry Taylor
and Kim Taylor, Husband and Wife to
Transcontinental Title,
as Trustee, as same
appears of record in
the office of the Register of Carter County,
Tennessee, in Book
T570, Page 427, and
the undersigned having been appointed
Substitute Trustee by
instrument recorded in
the said Register’s Office, and the owner of
the debt secured, National City Bank of Indiana,
having requested the undersigned to advertise
and sell the property
described in and conveyed by said Deed
of Trust, all of said indebtedness having
matured by default in
the payment of a part
thereof, at the option
of the owner, this is to
give notice that the
undersigned will, on
Wednesday, January
25, 2006 commencing
at 2:00 PM, at the
Front Door of the
Courthouse,
Elizabethton,
Carter
County,
Tennessee
proceed to sell at
public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the following
described
property, to wit:
Situated in County of
Carter, State of Tennessee.
SITUATED IN DISTRICT
NO. FOURTEEN (14) OF
CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND MORE
PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT AN
IRON PIN, CORNER TO
PROPERTIES OF LOVELESS AND CARTER;
THENCE FOLLOWING
THE LINE OF CARTER
AND
HATHAWAY,
SOUTH 35 DEG 14 MIN
WEST, 750.17 FEET TO
AN IRON PIN, CORNER
TO
HATHAWAY;
THENCE SOUTH 46 DEG
00 MIN EAST, 50.0 FEET
TO AN IRON PIN;
THENCE SOUTH 41 DEG
00 MIN WEST, 96.0 FEET
TO AN IRON PIN;
THENCE SOUTH 62 DEG
45 MIN EAST, 24.25
FEET TO AN IRON PIN;
THENCE SOUTH 35 DEG
45 MIN EAST, 156.75
FEET TO AN IRON PIN,
WHERE THE COUNTY
ASPHALT ROAD STOPS;
THENCE SOUTH 52 DEG
15 MIN EAST, 136.62
FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE SOUTH 41 DEG
00 MIN EAST, 160.0
FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE SOUTH 71 DEG
TO A POINT; THENCE
SOUTH 78 DEG 15 MIN
EAST, 148.50 FEET TO A
POINT; THENCE NORTH
88 DEG 15 MIN EAST,
82.50 FEET TO A POINT;
THENCE SOUTH 66 DEG
TO A POINT; THENCE
SOUTH 66 DEG 15 MIN
EAST, 139.29 FEET TO
AN IRON PIN AT THE
OLD ROAD; THENCE
NORTH 41 DEG 15 MIN
POINT; THENCE NORTH
43 DEG 00 MIN EAST,
115.50 FEET TO A
POINT; THENCE NORTH
48 DEG 30 MIN EAST,
66.0 FEET TO A POINT;
THE NORTH 54 DEG 30
MIN EAST, 99.0 FEET TO
A
POINT;
THENCE
NORTH 46 DEG 45 MIN
POINT; THENCE NORTH
32 DEG 00 MIN EAST
59.75 FEET TO A IRON
PIN, CORNER TO PROPERTY OF LOVELESS;
THENCE FOLLOWING
THE LINE OF LOVELESS,
THE FOLLOWING TWO
CALLS: NORTH 51 DEG
46 MIN WEST, 337.65
FEET TO A FOUR (4)
INCH OAK; THENCE
FOLLOWING
THE
FENCE NORTH 38 DEG
17 MIN WEST, 784.53
FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
Property Address: 189
Chambers
Hollow
Road, Elizabethton,
TN.
Other Interested Parties: A to Z Rental, Inc.;
Dal-Tile Corporation
All right and equity of
redemption, homestead and dower
waived in said Deed
of Trust, and the title is
believed to be good,
but the undersigned
will sell and convey
only as Substitute Trustee.
ARNOLD M. WEISS,
Substitute
Trustee
Weiss Spicer, PLLC
208 Adams Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
38l03
90l-526-8296
File # 2349-061295-FC
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Elizabethton (423) 543-2584
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52/40
Billings
45/30
Minneapolis
34/18
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Windy and
colder with
snow, 1-3”
Chance of an
afternoon
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59°
42°
35°
Partly sunny;
nice in the
afternoon
46°
24°
Times of sun
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28°
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37°
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Saturday ....................................... 30°
Sunday ......................................... 38°
Monday ........................................ 47°
Tuesday ....................................... 47°
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Nashville
58/32
Camden
54/32
Knoxville
59/35
The State
Sunrise today ....................... 7:40 a.m.
Sunset tonight ...................... 5:35 p.m.
Moonrise today ................... 4:49 p.m.
Moonset today ..................... 7:28 a.m.
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Chattanooga
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Erwin
Franklin
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Johnson City
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44/25
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72/52
El Paso
62/33
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58 34 t
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59 35 t
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52 34 s
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58 32 t
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59 36 t
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57 35 t
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58 34 t
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59 35 t
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67/35
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70/36
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80/61
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50/29
Washington
62/46
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Thunderstorms will erupt across the Deep South. More rain and
mountain snow will fall in the Northwest.
Murfreesboro
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Memphis
52/34
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New York
54/48
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59/35
Union City
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Chicago
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69 38 t
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58 30 r
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64 36 s
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50 29 s
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81 68 pc
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78 52 t
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76 50 s
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52 40 r
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was an understanding about
the need for a new jail and
offered support to the county
in that endeavor.
“We want to point out
there are other options that
are not residential areas or a
public park,” White said.
She said homeowners in
the area were concerned
about privacy, property values and traffic.
“These are not just houses,
they are homes that we have
put every cent into to raise
our children and to retire,”
White said. “We chose Main
Street because of the park,
the serenity and the accessibility to the stores, churches
and historic downtown.
“If a new jail is put in this
location,” she continued, “we
will not be watching ballgames, we will be watched
by the occupants of the jail
while playing with families
in our yard. Our view will
not be of ballparks, it will be
of a multi-level brick building surrounded by a fence.”
White also noted the plans
do not call at this time for using the entire park, but she
rhetorically
asked
what
would happen if the jail ever
needed another expansion.
“Will it take the rest of the
ballpark and the park, too?”
White asked.
Jamie Roberts, another
Main Street resident, said the
issues raised were moral and
ethical as much as they were
about dollars and cents.
But, he added, he saw a
good opportunity within the
situation.
“I really am optimistic
about what can happen with
the overcrowding of this jail.
There is an opportunity to remove a blemish that sets on
the corner of the entrance of
our historic downtown instead of adding to it,”
Roberts said. “And, we can
take it as far away now with
this opportunity as we can
from the downtown area.”
He noted the scenery of
streams
and
mountains
around the town, then added
that when people enter the
town “they see this eyesore
that’s already setting there.”
“We don’t need to add to
it,” Roberts said. “We really
don’t.”
School Board member
Matt Cooter changed the
subject to address council
about the need for expansion
at East Side.
The school system has
asked for a $750,000 line of
credit to help get the project
under way as they await
funds from the county bond
issue.
Cooter began his remarks
by acknowledging the problems that the school district
has experienced in the last
year.
“2005 was a tough year for
all of us,” Cooter said “We
have an opportunity to start
out 2006 really good and do
something really good for the
children at East Side.
“We have a great school
district and we need to give
those kids the best tools possible,” Cooter said. “I think
we need to put education
first and not politics.”
McKinney had earlier noted the reason the East Side financing was not on Monday’s agenda is because
council packets had gone out
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prior to a complete review of
the school system’s proposal
by Finance Director Brad
Moffitt and members had not
had sufficient time to review
the figures involved.
“We do have a workshop
coming up and, I promise
you, if we need to have a
called meeting that will not
be a problem whatsoever because we do want to move
forward on this and I know
you East Side parents especially do,” McKinney said.
East Side Principal Randy
Lacy’s comments encompassed both the jail and
school expansion issues.
“East Side is affected by
both issues,” Lacy explained.
“We use the Linear Path
and walk to that playground,” Lacy said. “Even if
a piece of property that was
worth tenfold were found, I
doubt seriously it would be a
piece of property that Harold
McCormick Elementary and
East Side Elementary could
walk their students to.”
He noted that even if
property for another park
were to be found, the stu-
dents at East Side would
have extra expenses forced
upon them in order to use a
park in a different area of
town.
“We would love to continue to be able to walk to a nice
facility which a lot of towns
don’t have which our students can use,” Lacy said.
He added he was encouraged by council’s attitude toward helping East Side and
praised all of the city’s agencies in their willingness to
help the school when needed.
The one major item of
business approved Monday
night by council was to vote
to keep the two parcels of
land
fronting
South
Sycamore and sell the historic home located at 604
Hattie Drive.
The city will place the
house for sale at $102,000 minus a three percent commission.
Whoever buys the home
will have to get approval for
any plans for the house because it sets in the city’s historic district zone.
Bredesen
n Continued from 1
operational powers to school
directors.
“My personal feeling is
that the system we have today of an elected school
board that oversees a superintendent hired for their professional abilities — I think
that is a much better system
than having elected superintendents,” Bredesen said. “I,
for my part, would like to
continue with that.
“The public interest and
their input is certainly available to who they choose to be
on the school board and who
they choose to re-elect to the
school board,” he added. “I
think superintendent of
schools has become such a
detailed, professional kind of
position, that the idea of a
school board interviewing
people for that job and looking at their credentials and
being able to spend the time
to do that is a healthier way
to run the system.”
Concerning the current
special session on ethics, Bredesen said he was pleased
with what he has seen dur-
ing the first two days.
“I met yesterday with the
leadership of both parties in
both state houses and came
away very encouraged,” Bredesen said. “They are moving forward very quickly and
very efficiently to pass this
legislation.”
He said the reason he
called for a special session
was to give the subject “focus
and concentration” on making changes.
Bredesen said the relationships with lobbyists is something that has been an issue
for a long time and “it’s time
to address it.”
“I really want to regularize that relationship,” Bredesen said. “Lobbyists are a
part of government — people whose businesses and
personal lives are affected by
the legislature certainly have
the right to employ people to
look after their interests. But,
it needs to be done across the
conference table and in public committee rooms, not on
golf courses and other states
and restaurants.”
Beauty
n Continued from 1
where Dan could find the
woman of his dreams. Also,
Dan had always wanted to
visit the Grand Ole Opry.
Dan became obsessed
with the thought, dreaming
at night of meeting a beautiful woman and dancing and
dining with her in the fine
Nashville restaurants. He
told Joe he was ready and
they set up the trip.
They
arrived
in
Nashville and Dan’s
eyes were alive with
excitement.
They
drove through the
streets of Nashville,
where there were
music bars and any
number of beautiful
women on the
streets.
He
knew this
was
the
place to be
and
he
couldn’t
wait for
evening so that they
could get out and meet
the woman who he just knew
would be the love of his life.
Joe, on the first night in
Nashville, took Dan to a
small restaurant near Printers Alley, an area famous for
beautiful
dancing
and
striptease girls. He told Dan
this was where he could
meet a woman. Dan was
dressed to the hilt, white
shoes shining and bright red
suspenders matching the red
band on his straw hat.
In the restaurant, Dan
looked eagerly around, but
was disappointed that there
were no single women, just a
few stripteasers and customers with escorts sitting
around the room. He became
absorbed in conversation
with Joe and it was about an
hour later and after a couple
of drinks he looked up and
saw the blond-haired woman
sitting alone across the room.
With her shimmering
blond hair and bright dress,
even in the dim light Dan
thought she was the most
beautiful woman he had ever
seen. She saw Dan looking
and smiled.
Dan pointed her out to Joe
and Joe told him that he
could have the first chance to
meet her. Dan looked at her
again and she gave him a
smile so bright that the
whole room seemed to become lighter. Dan knew it
was time to make a move.
He introduced himself
and the woman invited him
to sit down. He noticed that
her voice was deep, but didn’t think much about it. He
was too excited.
Looking back at Joe, he
was struck by the strange
smile on Joe’s face. It was just
a passing thought and he
turned his attention to the
blonde. She seemed friendly
and he knew he was striking
paydirt. As they talked he
looked her over and noticed
that her dress stopped just
above the knee.
The shimmer of nylon
gave him ideas and he let his
hand rest idly on her knee.
She didn’t seem to mind.
Dan noticed that she had
rather board shoulders for a
woman, but the knee took his
attention away from that
thought.
They had a few more
drinks and talked and Dan
moved his chair closer to her.
It was time to move in. She
seemed willing to be even
friendlier. He noticed
several people in the
room looking his
way, and he felt secure that they were
jealous because he
was the one with
the blonde
woman.
During
the conversation, Dan excused
himself to visit
the men’s room.
He heard someone enter the
room, but not
looking around, continued to wash his hands.
When he finished and turned
to leave, he noticed under
one of the stalls that lined the
room clothing that matched
that of his blonde lady.
He bent over, looking under the door, and saw that
the legs in the stall were
hairy, and assumed the resemblance in clothing was
just coincidence.
Back at his table, the
blonde was missing, but returned as he was sitting
down. He looked over at
Joe’s table, and for some reason, Joe was laughing uncontrollably. He turned to the
blonde again and recalled the
resemblance of her clothing
and that in the stall.
He knew something was
going on and suddenly it
dawned on him. As he
looked at his blonde lady he
remembered the deep voice,
the wide shoulders and the
hairy legs beneath the stall.
Was she or wasn’t she what
he thought she was? He
turned toward Joe’s table,
but Joe had disappeared.
Everyone in the restaurant
was laughing.
Dan turned to the blonde
and told her he had to make
a phone call. Instead he
sneaked out the door and left
the place. He still wasn’t sure
of what was going on, but he
wasn’t about to find out if
the blonde was, indeed, a
woman.
Joe and Dan didn’t see
each other as often after that
night, but when Joe sees Dan,
he always asks him, “Want to
make
another
trip
to
Nashville?” Dan cringes, but
has never admitted the joke.
In truth, though, he knows
the greatest practical joke
was played on him, and now
he doesn’t play practical
jokes on Joe anymore. He
told Joe that God must love
stupid people, He made so
many of us.
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