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Vol. 76, No. 187
Budget committee approves
Battles rage
in S. Lebanon budget, tax rate of $2.26
By Steve Burwick
STAR STAFF
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Battles between Israeli forces
and Hezbollah guerrillas raged today across southern
Lebanon as diplomats at the United Nations struggled to
keep a peace plan from collapsing over Arab demands for
an immediate Israeli withdrawal.
Military planners in Jerusalem, meanwhile, said they
plan to push even deeper into Lebanon to target rocket sites.
Attempts to negotiate a cease-fire have come down to a
step-by-step proposal backed by Washington and Lebanon’s
insistence — supported by Arab nations — that nothing can
happen before Israeli soldiers leave the country. Arab diplomats and U.N. Security Council members were to meet later
today at the U.N. in New York to try to hammer out a compromise.
Lebanon has also put an offer on the table, pledging up to
15,000 troops to a peacekeeping mission in southern
Lebanon after Israel pulls back. The plan had added significance since it was backed by the two Hezbollah members on
Lebanon’s Cabinet — apparently showing a willingness for
a pact by the Islamic militants and their main sponsors, Iran
and Syria.
Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, today called the
proposed Lebanese troop deployment “interesting” and
said Israel would favor
leaving southern Lebanon
once it considers that
Hezbollah is no longer a direct threat.
Battles raged Tuesday in southern
But the rocky hills of
Lebanon as diplomats struggled
southern
Lebanon providto keep peace effort alive.
ed a different picture.
Israel strikes
Hezbollah strikes
Ground fighting continued
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to rage in villages and
strategic ridges near the IsMediterranean Sea
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raeli border, including sites
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et barrages that have
Masnaa
reached deep into Israel.
Ghaziyeh
Rashaya
Fierce skirmishes broke
Litani River
out around the village of
Nabatiyeh
Qassmieh
Bint Jbail, a Hezbollah
SYRIA
Tyre Houla
stronghold that Israel has
Aita alBint Jbail
Shaad
tried to control for weeks.
An Israeli solider and 15
Haifa
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Hezbollah guerrillas were
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killed in the fighting, the
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army said. The militant
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Deadly strikes
from both sides
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Commissioner John Lewis, who lost his re-election bid last
Thursday, objected to the proposed 30-cents increase in the
county tax rate, noting that taxpayers cannot continue to
carry such a heavy tax burden.
Feds may put hold on rising interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Federal Reserve may finally be ready to halt its twoyear campaign to raise interest rates, but with soaring
energy prices threatening to
make inflation worse any
pause may be temporary.
The central bank has not
missed a chance to boost interest rates since it started
the current credit tightening
campaign in June 2004, the
longest stretch of Fed rate
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The Carter County Budget
Committee voted Monday to
approve a motion to accept a
tax rate of $2.26 — adding 30
cents to the certified rate of
$1.96 (rounded up from
$1.9544) to cover the budget
previously approved at the
last budget workshop.
The tentative tax rate as
proposed is $.96 for schools,
$.82 for the general fund, $.38
for debt service and $.10 for
the highway department.
The approved budget will be
presented to the Carter
County Commission during
its scheduled session Aug.
28.
The committee also approved Carter County Tomorrow, the proposed corporation combining the chamber of commerce, tourism
and economic development
into one entity, by a five to
two vote.
The committee also dis-
cussed a letter received by
County Finance Director Jason Cody from Architect J.
Mark Rodgers, dated Aug. 4,
concerning his contract for
the county jail, in response to
the county’s request to extend his contract.
In the letter, Rodgers stated that to proceed with the
design previously recommended by the county
would be $440,000 to bid and
$167,000 in construction administration costs. He added
that such fees did not include
development of modular cell
construction bid alternates
beyond the work completed
so far.
Rodgers further stated
that he did not recommend
such options due to current
trends in construction costs.
He added that any new design or reworking of the
plans would add to his fees.
A public hearing on the
budget and the certified tax
rate was scheduled for
Thursday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m.
n See LEBANON, 14
hikes in recent history.
It has nudged the federal
funds rate up by a quarterpoint at each of 17 consecutive meetings, going from a
46-year low of 1 percent to
the current level of 5.25 percent.
That trend could change
today.
Many analysts believe Fed
Chairman Ben Bernanke and
his colleagues will decide
they don’t need to raise rates
further, at least for now, because of growing signs that
the economy is slowing.
Last week, the government reported a fourth
straight month of weak job
growth, with the unemployment rate rising from 4.6 percent to 4.8 percent in July.
Another report showed the
overall economy, after racing
ahead at an annual rate of 5.6
percent in the first three
months of the year, slowed
to less than half that pace —
2.5 percent — in the spring.
“I think the weakening
economy will trump the fear
of accelerating inflation and
they will pause,” predicted
Mark Zandi, chief economist
at Moody’s Economy.com.
Bernanke raised expectations of a pause when he delivered the Fed’s latest economic forecast to Congress
n See FEDS, 14
SWAT team demonstrates response in school shooting scenario at HHS
By Steve Burwick
STAR STAFF
sburwick@starhq.com
Photo by Larry N. Souders
Carter County Sheriff’s officers subdue a perpetrator in a mock school shooting exercise during the initial Teacher Inservice Program at Hampton High School Monday.
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The Carter County Sheriff’s Department (CCSD)
demonstrated its Rapid Response Immediate Deployment
program at the initial county-wide Teacher In-service Monday at the Hampton High School gymnasium.
The program involved a mock active shooter situation,
in which two “shooters” entered the school and confronted
two “victims” — shooting one and taking the other hostage
as officers entered the gym. One shooter was gunned down
during a shootout, and the other pulled his victim into a
separate room.
As officers attempted to negotiate with the second
shooter, a Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) unit entered the gym. When the hostage was freed, the SWAT
team tossed a “flash bang” into the room to stun the shooter and then disarmed and dragged the injured man out of
the room.
Officers set up the scenario beforehand and afterward
explained details of the event for teachers, staff and administrators who attended.
Sgt. Brian Fraley of the Elizabethton Police Dept. said
the program was started about four years ago at Elizabethton High School, involving meetings with school officials,
discussion and feedback on possible scenarios.
Fraley’s brother Mike, current CCSD training officer,
added that the current program began with a question.
“[DARE officer and Assistant Training Officer] Mike
Carlock came to me and said, ‘If we’ve got a shooting-in-aschool situation, what’s our plan?’” said Fraley. “At the
time, my train of thought was, ‘We’re going to call SWAT,
we’re going to surround the school and wait till the SWAT
team gets there.’
“A SWAT team takes anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes to
arrive on the scene. If you’ve got an active shooter in a
school, time is very critical.
“At Columbine High School, it was five hours before the
first teacher that was injured (Dave Sanders) received assis-
n See SWAT, 14
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Barry Manilow DEAR ABBY
to release CD Sweet memories of
of 60s music
young love last for a lifetime
NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Manilow had so much success
with the music from the 1950s, he’s taking on another decade.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Manilow said
he plans to release “The Greatest Songs of the Sixties” on Oct.
31, a follow-up to “The Greatest Songs of the Fifties,” which
debuted at No. 1 when it was released earlier this year and
sold more than one million copies.
Manilow thinks his upcoming album might be even more
popular than the first.
“I think these songs from the ’60s are more well known to a
lot of people than the songs of the ’50s,” he told the AP on
Thursday. “I really have a sense that these songs are even going to be more accepted to a bigger audience because everybody knows these songs.”
Manilow, whose own hits include “Mandy,” “Weekend in
New England” and “Copacabana,” said he recorded more
than 100 songs for “Sixties” album from various acts, including Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and Motown acts. But he found
that some songs just didn’t fit his style.
“For instance, the Motown catalog. Although I love the
Motown catalog more than any of them, I could not handle
any of them, because they are R&B songs, and they are relying
on the singer to do that R&B performance, and that’s not what
I do. No matter how I tried, I just sounded bad,” he laughed.
“Doing any of these Four Tops, Temptations, any of them ...
they weren’t right.”
But he found he had the right tenor for Burt Bacharach
songs, and Elvis Presley’s “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With
You,” which will likely be on the album. He even recorded
two Beatles tunes, “Yesterday” and “And I Love Her.”
Noting that he got his start in the industry as a musical
arranger, Manilow said: “When I get an opportunity to take a
classic beautifully written song and arrange them for singers
or myself, it’s great fun for me.
“I’m able to find different facets of each song that maybe
the public hasn’t heard.”
If this album is as successful as the first, Manilow said
might go into the ’70s — the decade when Manilow first
gained his fame.
“I gotta figure out a way to do it, and not just doing my
stuff!” he said.
DEAR ABBY: This is in
reference to the letter from
“Shannon
in
Houston”
(6/25), the mother who
thinks it’s inappropriate for
her 11-year-old son to tell his
girlfriend he loves her. I
agree with your answer, and
would like to
point out that
love at such a
young age is
devoid of the
ulterior
motives of more
mature love:
It’s not physical, and it’s
not social or
money-driven. It is untainted
love, love for love’s sake.
Besides, children learn to
love by being loved themselves. That mother must
have done something right,
as her young son knows how
to give someone love — a
skill many people never acquire during their lifetime. —
LOVING MOM OF LOVING
SONS
DEAR LOVING MOM:
Point well taken. I firmly
believe children are able to
feel love for each other —
because I was one of them.
Read on:
DEAR ABBY: You ran a
letter from a mom who felt
that her 11-year-old son
couldn’t know what love is.
While it may be true for
some kids, it’s not true for
all. Parents should let their
kids develop emotionally,
not belittle their feelings.
I fell in love with a boy in
my class when I was about
that age. Those feelings remained throughout grade
school and high school. He
was the first love of my life,
and I’ll always have special
feelings for him — even
though it has been years
since I last saw him.
Even if the girl doesn’t
turn out to be her daughterin-law, these relationships
will prepare her son to be
the man he will one day become. — CASSIE IN GRESHAM, ORE.
DEAR ABBY: That mother
missed an important teaching moment, an important
milestone in her son’s life.
She should have validated
his feelings because children
do feel deeply. When my
daughter was in love for the
first time at 13, we talked
about what love means. It
means wanting only the best
for the other person. You
care about the safety and
welfare of that person and
always treat him (or her)
with kindness and respect.
You would never encourage
someone you love to do anything unlawful, dangerous
or harmful. And you will
know he loves you if he feels
this way about you.
I repeated the same litany
as she was growing up. My
daughter is now 22, and still
talks to me about her romances and almost everything else. — BEEN-THERE
MOM, ENGLEWOOD, FLA.
DEAR ABBY: I am now
91. You gave that mother the
right advice. I wish someone
had told my mother the
same. She scoffed at my
“puppy love,” but it has endured — just as Charles
Schulz in his “Peanuts” strip
never forgot his “little redheaded girl.”
Eighty years have passed
since I fell in love with Margaret Ruprect back in
Dubuque, Iowa. I can still
remember her golden hair
shining in the sun and her
laughter. I only got to kiss
her once, but I’ll never, ever
forget her. If she’s still living, I hope she sees this and
knows I still love her. —
BOB C., ATASCADERO,
CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: I’d like to
address my comments to
“Shannon in Houston.” I am
confused. What are the most
frequent words you say to
your child? “I love you,”
again and again. You show
your son your love every
day. But as soon as he professes love for someone outside the family, you tell him
“he’s too young to understand what love is.”
How can that possibly be
true, if he has been raised in
a loving family? — JOANN
J., TAMPA, FLA.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TUESDAY, AUG. 8
• Yoga Class will be held at
the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center, 428 East G St.,
from 1-2 p.m. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call the Center at 5434362.
• The board of commissioners of the Hampton Utility District of Carter County, TN, Inc.,
will meet in regular session at
the utility office at 7 p.m.
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Confer-
ence Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me”
meeting will be held at the
Watauga Association of Baptists office, across from Elizabethton Lumber, from 6-7 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 10
• Any upcoming sixth, seventh or eighth grade student
who is new to Elizabethton and
will be attending county or city
schools for the first time this fall
is invited to a “Meet and Greet”
pool party at the Franklin Pool
in Elizabethton from 6-8:30
p.m. The event, which will provide an opportunity to make
new friends before the school
year starts, is sponsored by
First Baptist Church Junior
High Youth Group. To sign up,
call 547-9531.
• Tai Chi Class with Barbara
Webb will be held at the Elizabethton Senior Citizens Center,
428 East G St., from 1 to 2 p.m.
There is no charge if over 60,
with a $2 charge for those under 60. This class is suitable for
any age and fitness level. For
more information, call the Cen-
ter at 543-4362.
• The Roan Mountain 12
Step Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous will meet at 6 p.m.
at the McGill Presbyterian
Church, 194 Highway 143,
Roan Mountain.
FRIDAY, AUG. 11
• A dance will be held at the
Elizabethton Senior Citizens
Center, 428 East G. St., from 710 p.m. Music will be provided
by the Jerry Pierce Band. Cost is
$5 per person. Please bring refreshments to share. For more
information, call the Center at
543-4362.
• The Senior Citizens Dance
Club will hold a dance at the
Elizabethton Elks Club from 710 p.m. Music will be provided
by Earl Humphreys’ band, Music Memories. Those attending
are urged to bring refreshments
to share. Door charge is $6.
• The Women’s Easier Softer
Way Recovery Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet
from 6-7 p.m. in the Conference
Room at Crossroads, 413 East
Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• The Annual Cable Family
Reunion will be held at 5 p.m.
today and on Saturday at 9 a.m.
at Cranberry High School, Elk
Park, N.C. At 9 a.m. today,
everyone will meet at Arby’s
on 19E in Elizabethton to go to
family cemeteries. A covered
dish lunch will be served at
12:30 p.m. Saturday. For more
information, call Juanita at 5424430 or Marie at 477-3265.
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT
Monday, June 28
Bryan K. Boyd; driving on a
suspended license: capias.
Sara Geanne Canter; driving on a suspended license:
capias.
Judy Ann Culler; violation
of probation, show cause order: capias.
Johnny O. C. Dotson; driving on a revoked license: dismissed.
Crystal Godsey; two counts
of driving on a revoked license, possession of drug paraphernalia: capias.
Wayne Grindstaff; misdemeanor assault: $10 fine and
costs, 11 months and 29 days
suspended, 11 months and 29
days Crossroads, attend Anger
Management class, pay restitution.
Joshua A. Guess; assault,
DUI: capias.
Amy S. Hatcher; no driver’s
license on person: $25 fine and
costs, 30 days suspended.
Kenneth Eugene Hinson;
two counts violation of driver’s license: on each count:
$25 fine and costs.
Teddy D. Irick; no driver’s
license: $25 fine and costs, 30
days suspended.
Charles Kevin Lacy; no driver’s license on person: $25
fine and costs, 30 days suspended.
Charles Jason Lambert;
driving on a suspended license: capias.
Gregory Alan McKinney;
violation of probation: 30 days,
probation extended.
Timothy Dean Miller; two
counts of possession of drug
paraphernalia, criminal imper-
sonation, possession of Schedule VI drugs: capias.
Carolyn Morrer; violation
Michael Parlier; violation of
probation, show cause order:
capias.
Apryl Dawn Potter; driving
on a suspended license: $50
fine and costs, 5 months and 29
days suspended.
Sabin Travis Smith; theft
under $500: capias.
Kenneth Jack Street; violation of an order of protection:
capias.
Daniel Hubert Taylor Jr.; violation of probation: 109 days.
Tony Lee Taylor Jr.; violation of probation: 109 days.
Connie Elizabeth Tester; no
driver’s license on person: $25
fine and costs, 30 days suspended.
Roy Junior Tolley; second
offense DUI: $600 fine and
suspended except 45 days, 11
months and 29 days Crossroads, attend MOP school, driver’s license suspended for 2
years; violation of open container: fine and costs, 30 days
suspended; driving on a revoked license: $50 fine and
suspended except 2 days.
Kimberly Wise; violation of
capias.
Justin P. Bennett; contempt:
10 days; violation of probation:
30 days, probation extended 5
months and 29 days.
Ricky Andrew Bowers; disorderly conduct: $10 fine and
costs, 30 days suspended; pos-
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session of Schedule IV drugs:
$750 fine and costs, 11 months
and 29 days suspended, 11
months and 29 days Crossroads, attend alcohol and drug
counseling; possession of
Schedule VI drugs: $250 fine
and costs, 11 months and 29
days suspended, 11 months
and 29 days Crossroads, attend alcohol and drug counseling.
Lisa Marie Chismar; contempt: 10 days.
Joshua Clawson; violation
of probation: 109 days.
Melissa Kay Crites; did not
return to court as instructed: to
flatten - 109 days; violation of
probation: 30 days, probation
extended 11 months and 29
days.
Brandi Greene; violation of
probation: 109 days.
Heather N. Hall; contempt:
10 days.
Kenneth Wayne Jacobs;
leaving the scene: $25 fine and
costs, 30 days suspended;
stalking: $25 fine and costs, 11
months and 29 days suspended except for 10 days, no contact with victim.
Daniel Micah Robinson; violation of an order of protection: $25 fine and costs, 11
months and 29 days suspended except 12 hours, 11 months
and 29 days Crossroads, no
contact with victim.
Candy Ward; open container: $25 fine and costs; contempt: 10 days; contempt: 10
days.
Michael L. Wilson; second
offense driving on a revoked
license: $50 fine and costs, 11
months and 29 days suspend-
ed except for 45 days.
Tuesday, June 27
Aaron Todd Absher; driving on a revoked license, second offense DUI, speeding:
capias.
Jason William Ayotte; show
cause order: capias.
Randall Eric Bennett; violation of probation, show cause
order: capias.
Elizabeth Bordies; worthless check: $10 fine and costs,
11 months and 29 days suspended, 11 months and 29
days unsupervised probation,
pay restitution.
Denise Bowen; violation of
probation: dismissed; assault:
dismissed.
Steven Lee Butler; violation
of probation: 30 days, probation extended 11 months and
29 days.
Carter Campbell; violation
Christopher Scott Causby;
assault under domestic violence, possession of drug paraphernalia: capias.
Matthew Lee Clemons; violation of probation, show
Jeremy L. Collins; DWI:
$350 fine and costs, 11 months
and 29 days suspended, 11
months and 29 days unsupervised probation, driver’s license suspended for 1 year.
Jerry Richard Crum; disorderly conduct, public intoxication: capias.
Ricky Davis; violation of
capias.
John Thomas Doherty; driv-
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ing on a suspended license:
capias.
Valorie Amanda Dunkel;
sales of alcohol to an underage
person: capias.
Rafael Ortiz Florez; driving
on a suspended license: capias.
Samuel L. Francisco; violation of probation: 109 days,
probation extended 11 months
and 29 days.
Cassandra Berneice Garcia;
criminal trespassing: capias.
Preston S. Glover; driving
on a suspended license: capias.
Shawn Greene; violation of
days; possession of drug paraphernalia: dismissed.
James Lebron Holden; driving on a suspended license:
capias.
Donna L. Banner Hopson;
aggravated burglary, felony
reckless endangerment: bound
over to Grand Jury.
Thelma A. Teague Jones;
public intoxication: capias.
George Katembwa; evading
arrest while operating a motor
vehicle, DUI: bound over to
Grand Jury.
Misty Dawn King; violation
of probation: 109 days.
Charles Kevin Lacy; no driver’s license on person: $25
fine and costs.
Shannon David Long; violation of probation, show
Alonso Cigarroa Luna; violation of probation, show
Michael Wayne Lyons;
show cause order: capias.
Christopher M. Murden;
criminal trespassing: $10 fine
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and costs, 5 months and 29
days suspended; theft of property: $50 fine and costs, 11
months and 29 days suspended, 11 months and 29 days
Crossroads, pay restitution.
Bryan Nephew; violation of
protection: capias.
Michael Howard Palmer;
telephone harassment: dismissed.
Darrel W. Pearce; show
Ronald Dean Robison; violation of probation, show
Gary E. Sams; six counts of
worthless check: on each
count: $10 fine and costs, 11
months and 29 days suspended, 11 months and 29 days
Crossroads, attend Money
Management class, pay restitution.
Joshua Nathaniel Scalf; violation of probation, show
Dwight David Scott Jr.; violation of probation, show
Nicholas L. Shell; driving
on a suspended license: $50
fine and costs, 5 months and 29
days suspended.
David D. Stevens; aggravated burglary, theft of property
over $500: bound over to
Grand Jury.
Michael Shane Walker; violation of probation, show
Charles Weaver; violation
Judy L. Whitaker; attempted forgery counterfeiting: $50
fine and costs, 11 months and
29 days suspended, 11 months
and 29 days Crossroads, pay
restitution.
Donnua Sheymaine White;
reckless driving: $50 fine and
suspended.
Michelle Lockner; contempt: 10 days; violation of
days.
Shawn R. Greene; contempt: 10 days.
STAR- TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2006 - Page 3
Phoenix serial killings suspect denies involvement
PHOENIX (AP) — One of
two men arrested in a string
of serial shootings has denied
any involvement but says his
roommate may have used his
car and weapons to carry out
the attacks without his
knowledge.
“I am not a monster,” said
Dale S. Hausner in a jail interview Sunday with the St. Paul
(Minn.) Pioneer Press. “I feel
very sorry for the families of
the people who were hurt,
but I didn’t do it.”
Hausner, 33, said the other
man arrested for the crimes
— Samuel John Dieteman —
might have taken Hausner’s
car and guns to commit the
crimes.
Hausner said his brother
introduced him to Dieteman,
30, six months ago. About a
month ago, he said he let Dieteman move into his apartment because he felt sorry for
a guy with no job or home.
Dieteman, who formerly
lived in St. Peter and Mankato in Minnesota, refused to be
interviewed by the Pioneer
Press. The sheriff’s department has not yet responded
to requests from The Associ-
ated Press for interviews with
the men.
Hausner told the newspaper he believes Dieteman implicated him in the killings to
deflect blame, though he said
he’s not sure Dieteman is capable of such violence. Hausner said he had not suspected
Dieteman was involved.
Court records show Dieteman had almost 40 run-ins
with authorities in southern
and central Minnesota during
the 1990s, including drunken
driving and theft citations
and an assault arrest.
Hausner said Dieteman
didn’t have weapons of his
own, as far as he knows.
Now, Hausner said, he wonders and worries about
whether Dieteman used
Hausner’s firearms and car
during the killing spree.
Dieteman, 30, and Hausner, 33, face two counts each
of first-degree murder and 14
counts each of attempted
first-degree murder. A preliminary hearing is scheduled
Aug. 14.
Overall, they are being investigated in 36 shootings in
which six people were killed
and 17 were wounded. Other
shootings involved animals.
Police who interviewed
Dieteman said the two took
turns shooting people in the
city over the course of more
than a year.
They said Dieteman, a
burly electrician with a
ragged mop of jet black hair,
would blast at lone pedestrians from the window of a silver Toyota Camry in what he
called “random recreational
violence.”
Police said he told them
that on other nights the triggerman was Hausner, a babyfaced janitor and freelance
photographer.
After each shooting, the
car would drive slowly away,
leaving little evidence other
than the victim’s body on a
sidewalk.
“We are so confident that
these are the people,” Chief
Jack Harris told The Associated Press.
An expert on serial killers,
Katherine Ramsland, said it’s
common in team killings that
one person is “egging the other on” to join in.
Until last week, investiga-
tors had no idea who was responsible for the late-night attacks. They didn’t know if the
attacks were committed by
one person or more, and
grouped the attacks under
one name: the “Serial Shooter.”
The arrests are expected to
free up about 50 officers to
help track down another
shooter, dubbed the Baseline
Killer, who is believed responsible for eight killings,
some in the area of Baseline
Road.
While the Serial Shooter
investigation isn’t complete,
police believe the attacks
started just past midnight on
May 24, 2005, with the killing
of
56-year-old
Reginald
Remillard, who was shot in
the neck while he slept at a
bus stop.
The last shooting the men
are accused of occurred on July 30. Robin Blasnek was shot
in the back as she walked to
her boyfriend’s house in
Mesa. She was alive when a
neighbor found her, but died
later at a hospital.
In between, a probable
cause statement alleges, Di-
eteman and Hausner had taken turns driving while they
selected victims at random.
On May 2, the probable
cause statement said, Hausner pulled along the curb next
to Claudia Gutierrez-Cruz,
20, after she stepped off a bus
on her way home from work
at a Scottsdale restaurant.
Dieteman allegedly fired
one blast from a shotgun, hitting Gutierrez-Cruz on the
left side. She died later at a
hospital.
A few minutes later, police
say, the duo shot a 17-yearold in the back while he was
walking along a street.
After targeting people and
animals across Phoenix and
its suburbs on the west side,
the attackers moved east.
Early on the morning of
July 22, they found a man in
his 30s riding his bicycle in
Mesa. Dieteman told police
that Hausner pulled close in
the Camry, pulled the shotgun over the steering wheel
and fired out the driver’s side
window, according to the
probable cause statement.
The man survived but was
seriously injured.
Police say the last attack,
the one that killed Blasnek,
occurred less than three miles
away from the apartment
Hausner
and
Dieteman
shared. Hausner shot her
while driving, Dieteman
said, according to the statement.
“The circumstances of
Robin’s death tells us how
wicked this world has become,” Blasnek’s mother,
Sandra, said Saturday at her
daughter’s funeral.
Investigators had started
looking for Dieteman in July
as a suspect in arson fires in
June at two Wal-Marts in suburban Glendale, but didn’t
spot him until one day after
Blasnek was shot. They
found out where he lived and
kept him and his roommate
under surveillance for most
of the week.
Thursday night, police decided they had enough to
make the arrests in connection with the Serial Shooter
attacks. Authorities said their
evidence against the men included weapons and a map
marking the locations of
dozens of shootings.
Researcher warns of security
Bush administration pushing for
problem in electronic passports quick approval of cease-fire resolution
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Electronic passports
being introduced in the U.S. and other countries have a major vulnerability that could allow criminals to clone embedded secret code
and enter countries illegally, an expert warned.
A demonstration late Friday by German
computer security expert Lukas Grunwald
showed how personal information stored on
the documents could be copied and transferred to another device.
It appeared to contradict assurances by officials in government and private industry that
the electronic information stored in passports
could not be duplicated.
“If there is an automatic inspection system, I
can use this card to enter any country,” Grunwald said, holding up a computer chip containing electronic information he had copied
from his German passport.
The research is the latest to raise concerns
about the growing use of RFID, short for radiofrequency identification, which allows everyday objects such as store merchandise, livestock and security documents to beam electronic data to computers equipped with special antennas.
Countries such as Germany already use
RFID in passports to help border officials
guard against forgeries and automate the processing of international visitors. U.S. officials
plan to start embedding RFID in passports in
October.
A State Department spokeswoman said late
Saturday she did not have enough information
on the matter to comment.
The presentation was one of dozens delivered at the Defcon conference being held
through Sunday in Las Vegas. The conference,
attended by many of the world’s best-known
security experts, has become an annual showcase of the latest discovered weaknesses in
computers, phone equipment and other machines.
Another security professional showed how
people can have their phone numbers hijacked
when using certain types of equipment that
route calls over the Internet.
The research, from Arias Hung, a security
professional with Media Access Guard in Seattle, showed how to control the inner workings
of Internet phone routers made by Linksys,
which is owned by Cisco Systems Inc. of San
Jose, Calif.
Once the routers are accessed, a person can
change the device’s so-called media access
control address, which acts as a serial number
that Internet phone providers such as Vonage
Holdings Corp. use to verify the identity of
customers. A person exploiting the flaw could
intercept calls made to a legitimate Vonage
user and make calls that would appear to come
from the user’s phone number.
“The service providers should be very concerned,” Hung said. “The general consumer
should stay away from this router,” he said, referring to two models that Linksys designates
the WRTP54G and the RTP300.
Cisco spokeswoman Molly Ford said she
could not immediately comment on Hung’s research.
Although Defcon focuses largely on computers, not all the research focused on circumventing high tech gizmos.
Marc Tobias, a South Dakota lawyer who
authored a textbook for locksmiths, showed
how a simple technique can allow a person to
secretly pick the locks of most homes, businesses and post office mailboxes.
The method, known as bumping, requires a
person to file down a key and then gently tap it
into a lock.
“You can do this with virtually every lock,”
said Tobias, who is calling for a change to U.S.
postal regulations to prohibit the trafficking of
bump keys, which are advertised for sale on
the Internet.
Historic ghost ship to
get $1 million rehab
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) —
The Savannah, the world’s
first nuclear-powered cargo
and passenger ship, will be
rescued from the James River
“Ghost Fleet” and be restored by a Norfolk shipyard.
Colonna’s Shipyard won a
$995,000 contract to repair
and spruce up the maritime
relic, a national historic landmark that has been anchored
for years among the rusting
hulks of the Reserve Fleet.
The sleek white behemoth, launched in 1962, will
be towed to Colonna’s on
Aug. 15.
The work is the first step
in a larger government plan
to remove the inactive nuclear reactor, scrub all remnant radiation, and prepare
the ship for a new mission.
“Without a doubt, the Savannah, with all its history,
would be the most likely candidate for a successful museum,” said Shannon Russell, a
spokeswoman for the U.S.
Maritime Administration, a
federal agency that announced the contract with
Colonna’s last week.
The Savannah arrived at
the fleet near Newport News
in 1994, following a stint at a
maritime
museum
in
Charleston, S.C.
At Colonna’s, crews will
sample the thickness of its
hull and check for leaks, install a floodlighting system,
fix the onboard dehumidifying
equipment,
remove
moldy carpets, and clean the
interior.
The job will take 60 days
to complete, said Richard
Sobocinski, vice president of
contracts at Colonna’s.
The 596-foot Savannah,
with sleek lines like a yacht,
was a pet project of President
Dwight D. Eisenhower and
his Atoms for Peace program
in the 1950s. It was intended
to carry cargo but was largely a showpiece for nuclear
propulsion.
Its amenities included a
swimming pool, a movie theater, a library, an upscale dining room and cocktail
lounge, and 30 air-conditioned bedrooms for passengers.
The 22,000-ton ship could
sail at a top speed of 23 knots
maximum. It was laid up in
1972, the victim of fuel costs
and labor problems.
Once the Savannah leaves
the James River, it likely will
never return, officials said.
After Colonna’s, the Savannah next will head for another yard for more preparations and maintenance, then
will spend two years at a nuclear-capable shipyard where
the reactor core will be decommissioned, Russell said.
Contracts for those jobs
are pending, she said.
Congress first appropriated money for the ship’s
cleaning and purging in 2005
and has set aside about $5
million for the project to
date, Russell said. The Maritime Administration has
spent about $3 million of that
so far, and more will be needed.
The Savannah should be
ready for a new home and a
new purpose by 2010 or 2011,
she said.
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP)
— President Bush said Monday he recognizes that
Hezbollah and Israel are objecting to parts of a Mideast
cease-fire resolution but said
“we all recognize that the violence must stop.”
The president said the
United States and its allies
were pressing for a comprehensive solution that would
restore Lebanon’s sovereignty and provide a lasting
peace.
Bush and Secretary of
State
Condoleezza
Rice
spoke about the Mideast
during a meeting with reporters at his Texas ranch.
Rice is expected to go to the
United Nations for deliberations on twin resolutions for
a cease-fire and the establishment of a peacekeeping
force.
She called the resolutions
“a reasonable basis that I
think both sides can accept”
once details are worked out.
At the United Nations, the
United States and France delayed action on a cease-fire
measure to consider demands from Lebanon and
Arab states over the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
The proposed changes include a call for Israeli forces
to pull out of Lebanon once
the fighting stops and hand
over their positions to U.N.
peacekeepers.
“I don’t believe anybody
anticipates that there should
be
foreign
forces
on
Lebanese soil as a result of
what has happened here,”
Rice said.
Bush said he understood
that both parties “aren’t going to agree with all parts of
the resolution.” He said the
intent of the measure was to
strengthen the Lebanese government and address the root
cause of the violence, which
he said was the fact that
Hezbollah was acting as a
state within a state.
“Whatever comes out of
the resolution must address
the root cause,” the president
said.
“Whatever happens in the
United Nations, we must not
create a vacuum in which
Hezbollah and its sponsors
can move more weapons,” he
said.
Rice said there was wide
agreement on that point.
“I think there is room on
this issue to work on this issue because everybody has
the same vision,” the secretary said. “That its the
Lebanese army with support
from an international force
that can actually prevent that
vacuum from appearing
again in the south, so that
we’re not right back here
three or four or five months
from now in the same situation.”
Bush blamed Syria and
Iran for fomenting trouble by
supporting Hezbollah.
“Syria and Iran sponsor
and promote Hezbollah activities all aimed at creating
chaos, all aimed at using terror to stop the advance of
democracies,” the president
said.
Bush said the United States
has been in touch with Syria
through lower-level diplomats and “they know exactly
what our position is. The
problem is: Their response
hasn’t been very positive.”
As for Iran, Bush noted
that the United States and
other nations are pressing
Tehran to stop uranium enrichment. He said if Iran
agreed, the United States
would participate in talks
with Tehran.
On other points, Bush
said:
—The United States is in
the dark about what has
sidelined Cuba’s Fidel Castro, causing him to turn over
power to his brother, Raul.
“Our desire is for the Cuban
people to choose their own
form of government,” Bush
said, specifying that he was
talking about Cubans who
live on the island and not
those who have fled.
—Iraq has made considerable progress on the political front and that the Iraqi
people “decided against civil war when they went to the
ballot box.” Last week, Gen.
Peter Pace, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
Gen. John Abizaid, the top
U.S. commander in the Middle East, said the sectarian
violence in Iraq could lead to
a civil war.
Wednesday
August 23, 2006
Elizabethton Senior Center
428 East G Street
EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY
Flying the POW/MIA flag,
it’s the right thing to do
The man’s head is bowed in
silhouette. Above is a guard
tower; below are the words
“You are not forgotten.” And
three decades after a former
Army pilot first sketched the
stark image to commemorate
those missing in action in
America’s longest war, it has
become an enduring symbol
of Vietnam, a flag second in
popularity only to Old Glory
itself.
The POW/MIA flag, appearing almost always in
mournful black and white, has
flown over the White House
and the Super Bowl, at the
New York Stock Exchange and
at every post office. It has
grown beyond the wildest
hopes of its creators to become
a quiet yet persistent reminder
that not all the wounds of Vietnam have healed.
Today, the POW/MIA flag
flies in Elizabethton at the War
Memorial in downtown Elizabethton — but only after one
man’s
persistence.
Jerry
Campbell, a veteran of the
Vietnam War, remembers that
bitter war that divided America, and left so many of the
Vietnam veterans feeling the
scorn of the division. He has
never forgotten the POWs and
MIAs that the war claimed.
Among those Vietnamese veterans who were listed as MIAs
and whose names appear on a
black granite at the War
Memorial are Dale Johnson
and Billy J. Ellis.
The War Memorial Com-
OPINION
mittee voted last week to raise
the flag at the Memorial. There
was no ceremony. In fact, the
flag was quietly raised in the
darkness of the night. Early
the next day, a Vietnam veteran was seen at the Memorial,
tears in his eyes, as he watched
the flag fly below Old Glory.
War means different things
to different people. No two
wars are alike. But, the one
thing that every war has in
common is death. Not a war is
fought, but that young men
are killed and wounded. In
most cases, there are soldiers
who are taken as prisoners of
war. Some are shot down in
mid-air, some drown at sea,
and their bodies are never recovered. They are for a period
of time simply listed as Missing In Action.
The flag grew from Vietnam, but to veterans organizations it has come to represent
all the missing from U.S. Military actions dating back to
World War II, a group totaling
88,000. Most are from World
War II, fewer than 2,000 from
Vietnam.
The creator of the flag was a
former World War II Army Air
Force pilot named Newton
Heisley, now 80. He first
sketched the imagery in pencil
while working for an advertising agency contracted to design the POW/MIA flag. He
intended to add color to the
black and white image but
never got a chance before the
flag manufacturer started production. The silhouette was of
his son, a Marine. The words
“You are not forgotten” came
from Heisley’s memory of
long military flights across the
South Pacific, when he sometimes found himself imagining the terror of being
downed, captured, and forgotten. No doubt those are the
feelings of every man and
woman who has fought in
war or been stationed in a war
zone.
We are glad that the War
Memorial Committee decided
to fly the flag at the downtown Memorial Park. That
flag represents enough division, and more than enough
heartache, to cause a controversy among veterans in our
town. It was the right move. It
will always serve as a reminder of what war is about
— separation, heartache, the
unknown, fear and death.
The late, great governator
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed up 40 minutes
late for a lunchtime speech at
the Commonwealth Club in
San Francisco recently — and
he didn’t even apologize to
the hundreds of people who
took the time out from their
busy lives to
come see him.
In
May,
Schwarzenegger showed up
more than 45
minutes late
for a morning
naturalization
Debra
ceremony hon1,150
Saunders oring
new
Americans and their
families.
Yes, Schwarzenegger is not
the first politician to show up
late for an event. Yes, elected
officials have to deal with
crises and juggle schedules so
loaded that delays are inevitable. In a state as big as
California, air travel can present unforeseeable delays.
Spokesperson
Margita
Thompson noted, “The governor’s days are often packed
with 10 events a day. Sometimes delay is unavoidable.
You have events that pop
up.” Even as Schwarzenegger
held his big health-care summit, he packed in a press call
with Washington reporters
and an editorial board meeting with La Opinion.
She added, “His days are
jam-packed. He wants to do
as much as he can each day
for the people of California. If
that means waking up early
and working late, that’s what
he does.”
Still, it is rude to show up
40 minutes late for a speech
— and the governor’s failure
to apologize suggests that he
doesn’t think it is much of a
problem if he causes hundreds of people to wait for
him to show up.
Ditto his frequent late arrivals.
Former President Bill Clinton was notoriously late.
Friends of Bill like to think it
was because he lingered in his
enjoyment of other people,
not because he didn’t value
other people’s time.
President Bush is notoriously punctual — and believe
me, there are people who are
happy to frame Dubya’s consideration of others’ time as a
sign of weakness.
The last two California
governors, Democrat Gray
Davis and Republican Pete
Wilson, habitually ran late.
Bill Whalen of the Hoover
Institution, who used to work
for Wilson as his director of
public affairs, said he was
surprised
Schwarzenegger
didn’t make a self-deprecating joke about being late.
“Keep in mind, he’s the kind
of person people will wait
for.” Besides, Schwarzenegger is a star. He shines. He radiates. People are excited
about seeing him, Whalen
noted, whereas, if Democratic
rival Phil Angelides “were 40
minutes late, people might
leave.”
Garry South, who worked
as a campaign adviser for
Davis and other Democrats,
told me that after working
with politicians for 35 years,
“What you find with politicians, it’s not just occasionally
showing up tardy. It is a pattern.” It’s as if they need to be
late.
“A lot of it is intentional.
There is a certain part of the
psyche of these folks in politics
that posits that showing up
late makes you look more important.” South has seen candidates arrive to events on
time, then chat on the cell
phone so they could make a
dramatic, late entrance.
Let me admit, I can be late,
too. About once a year, I show
up really late for something,
and about once a year, I completely blow an appointment.
In fact, this year I blew a lunch
with Team Arnold’s communications director Katie Levinson after I somehow deleted
her last name and other info
from my Palm Pilot. At least,
however, I am duly mortified
when I make people go somewhere and wait for me.
Courteous remorse separates me from candidates who
show up more than half an
hour late for an editorial board
meeting but don’t even seem
to notice they were time-challenged.
Then they expect an endorsement.
As South noted, “If you had
an employee who kept showing up 40 minutes or an hour
late, he or she wouldn’t be
working there long.” In this
case, the governor does work
for the people.
You
can’t
imagine
Schwarzenegger or Davis or
Wilson showing that kind of
consideration for their staffers.
Likewise, I cannot imagine
Schwarzenegger
thinking
about other people’s schedules
— instead, he seems happy to
treat the public like a cast of
extras who are paid to wait.
ROBERT NOVAK
The fix in Colombia
WASHINGTON — An
obscure Colombian judge
has delivered a stunning decision that will threaten U.S.
relations with its best ally in
South America unless reversed. On July 19 in Cali,
Judge Oscar
Hurtado
turned over to
the
military
courts
an
Army colonel
and 14 officers
and men under his comRobert mand accused
of slaughterNovak ing 10 antinarcotics policemen earlier this year.
That points to acquittal by
the Colombian band of
brothers.
Hurtado’s ruling shatters
President Alvaro Uribe’s intent, expressed to U.S. officials during his visit to
Washington last month, to
bring to justice through
civilian courts Col. Bayron
Carvajal, leader of the
troops who killed the police
officers. When I reported
from Colombia late last
month, Attorney General
Mario Iguaran assured me
he would prosecute the accused military in civilian
courts as doing the bidding
of narcotics interests.
Scant word of this remarkable development has
reached Capitol Hill in the
slow flow of news from Bogota to Washington, limiting the early impact. It is an
ominous sign that U.S. aid
has not broken the sinister
Colombian link between the
military, the judiciary and
drug dealers. If the prosecution is vigorously pursued
against him, Col. Carvajal
has signaled he will expose
complicity by his superior
officers. All this is a boon to
left-wing congressmen led
by Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts,
who campaign against the
U.S.-financed Plan Colombia battling narco-terrorism.
On May 22, troops of the
3rd Brigade’s Mountain Battalion, commanded by Carvajal, killed 10 U.S.-trained
Colombian National Police
(CNP) officers and a civilian
informant at Jamundi, about
29 miles southwest of Bogota. On his visit to Washington June 14, President Uribe
told me he had “led the decision” to transfer jurisdiction over the case from military courts, where the conviction rate is 4 percent, to
civilian judges. “When we
have cases like this one,” he
said, “I need to proceed
with all severity. I have said
to them [the military] we
need to accept the policy.”
In Bogota the next week,
CNP officers told me the 3rd
Brigade, headquartered in
Cali, was notorious for its
drug connections. Carvajal
was noted for a high life that
is not commensurate with a
colonel’s pay. When I interviewed Attorney General
Iguaran in his heavily
guarded office in downtown
Bogota, he stressed civilian
control over the case.
Iguaran, a civil servant who
is independent of the executive branch, told me he has
evidence linking the officers
with the drug cartel.
Carvajal and his colleagues were scheduled for
routine arraignment in Cali
June 19 with the colonel and
his family present. Judge
Hurtado announced that
“ordinary justice” in Colombia was not competent to
handle this kind of case. He
consequently bound the case
over to the military courts,
and then ordained that his
verdict could not be appealed. Officers of the
Mountain Battalion present
in the courtroom stood up
cheering.
It was subsequently revealed that Hurtado himself
had been sentenced to
prison in a money laundering case under appeal, raising suspicions of an oldstyle Colombian deal. Under
pressure, the judge reversed
himself by saying his transfer of jurisdiction could be
appealed. It comes before a
military tribunal this week,
with nobody sure of the outcome. This is the argument
for
extraditing
accused
Colombians to the United
States for adjudication here.
Carvajal’s
defense
is
based on a “line of duty” argument that the Mountain
Battalion was following orders from above. A private
e-mail by a CNP general last
week said the colonel
“wants to involve others
and not take the culpability
on his own. He is very close
to many Army generals who
are in a power position.” He
called Carvajal “a very
smart guy who has much information about things that
power people want kept
quiet.” That puts the judicial tribunal under pressure
to suppress the case.
If it is suppressed, the
consequences will not be
pleasant. United States congressmen in Bogota for
Uribe’s second inauguration
on Aug. 7 gave him an earful. The pending U.S.Colombian free-trade agreement may be dealt a deathblow. McGovern and his allies in Congress will ignore
Uribe’s monumental efforts
and renew their campaign
for reductions in military
aid, which would be disastrous for Colombia.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thoughts about the VFW and POW flag
Editor:
I have been following the “flap” over
the POW/MIA issue for several weeks.
As of today, 8-02-06, it would appear to
me and other area veterans, that Deacon Bowers is now eating “crow”!
Mr. Bowers appears to assume that
he is “spokesperson” for all veterans.
State Sen. Marshall Nave, while in office, created a state paid position for
Mr. Bowers. As I recall, in the early
1970s, it was Commander Nave and
bartender Deacon Bowers that ran the
local VFW into the gutter. Our local
VFW had the largest membership in
the state. The number I recall was 1200
plus. How did this happen? Several
hundred were granted membership
even though they had not served in
any branch of the military. After the
raid to remove the illegal slot machines
and ban the illegal members the total
was now back down to its average 250300. Today as one drives by the VFW,
the building has a “FOR SALE” sign in
front.
Raymond Lowell Pierce
Army Veteran
Elizabethton
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Mountaineer was the first newspaper in Upper
East Tennessee, changing hands and names numerous times over the years. On Oct. 1, 1955,
Frank Robinson was named publisher. He purchased the paper in 1977. On Oct. 1, 1980, his
son, Charles Robinson, was named publisher.
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Wynell B. White
Wynell Barnes White, 60,
1182 Highway 91, Elizabethton, died Sunday, August 6,
2006, at the University of Virginia Hospital at Charlottesville.
A native, of Lazbuddie,
Texas, she was a daughter of
the late Wesley Ray and Lucille Crain Barnes.
Mrs. White had lived in
Carter County since 1973.
She was a 1964 graduate of
Lazbuddie High School,
Lazbuddie, Texas. She received her Bachelor’s Degree
in Science from West Texas
State University, Canyon,
Texas, and her Master’s Degree from Tusculum College,
Greeneville, Tenn. She was
employed by the Elizabethton Board of Education as a
Biology Teacher at Elizabethton High School and
had taught school for 18
years.
Mrs. White was a member
of the Tennessee Education
Association and the National Education Association.
She was a member of Oak
Street Baptist Church and
the Faith Sunday School
Class. She was also a member of the church choir.
Survivors include her
husband, Larry G. White; a
daughter and son-in-law,
Marcie and Dwayne Strong,
Ruckersville, Va.; a son,
Lance White, Smyrna, Tenn.;
two granddaughters, Sierra
and Mackenzie; a sister,
Maudine Buchanan, Paducah, Ky.; two brothers, Royce
Barnes, Lazbuddie, Texas,
and Wesley Barnes Jr., Hoisington,
Kansas;
three
nephews; four nieces; six
great-nieces and two greatnephews; and her brothers
and sisters-in-law, Lanny
and Tootie White and Gary
and Sandy White, all of Elizabethton.
Funeral services for Mrs.
White will be conducted at 7
p.m. Wednesday, August 9,
at Oak Street Baptist Church
with the Rev. Bruce Hendrich and the Rev. Bob Polk
officiating. Music will be by
Debbie Gouge, soloist, and
David
Arney,
organist.
Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, August 10, in the
Caldwell Springs Cemetery.
Active pallbearers, who are
requested to assemble at the
church at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday and also at the funeral
home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday,
will be Jeff White, Roman
White, Billy Murphy, Tom
Holly, Paul Strong, Ralph
Wheeler, Will Andrews and
Willie Church. Honorary
pallbearers will be the Stu-
dent Body, Faculty and Staff
of Elizabethton High School,
the Administrative Staff of
the Elizabethton City School
System, her church family,
the Unaka High School Class
of 1960, Dr. Jonathan Bremer,
Clyde Ashworth, Lois Myers,
Luke Hughes, Clinton Hughes, Coach Eddie and Anne
Dean, Janice Healer, Bobby
Tucker, Bill Byrd, the Barnes
and Crain Family members,
the Strong Family and her
neighbors. To those who prefer, memorials may be made
in memory of Mrs. White to
the Science Department of
Elizabethton High School.
The family will receive
friends following the funeral
service at the church. Friends
may also call at the residence. Family and friends
will assemble at the funeral
home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday
to go to the cemetery. Online
condolences to the White
family may be e-mailed to
mfc@charter.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of the arrangements.
Wal-Mart gives raises, changes
pay structure to keep competitive
By Marcus Kabel
AP BUSINESS WRITER
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its
raising wages at nearly a third
of its 4,000 U.S. stores and introducing wage caps at all
stores in an effort to remain
competitive with other retailers and meet a need for workers and managers as it continues to expand.
Workers at more than 1,200
stores will see their paychecks
grow by an average 6 percent,
and the world’s largest retailer
said it will begin introducing
wage caps for the first time on
each type of job in all stores.
The nation’s largest private
employer said Monday the
changes would help it remain
competitive with other retailers and meet a need for workers and managers as it continues to expand.
Wal-Mart has more than 1.3
million U.S. employees, which
it refers to as associates.
The announcement comes
less than two weeks after
Chicago became the largest
city in the nation to require
big-box retailers to pay a “living wage,” despite objections
from Wal-Mart and other businesses. Chicago’s City Council
adopted an ordinance requiring major retailers to pay at
least $10 an hour plus $3 in
fringe benefits by mid-2010.
Mayor Richard M. Daley could
veto the measure but would
need two aldermen to drop
their support in order to avoid
having his veto overridden.
Gerald Celente, director of
The Trends Research Institute
in Rhinebeck, N.Y., an independent think tank that follows economic and other
trends, said Wal-Mart appeared to be reacting to negative publicity about its pay following the Chicago ordinance.
“The increase in starting
salary is a very smart thing to
do,” Celente said.
Wal-Mart denied any connection to the Chicago vote.
The pay increases began before
the vote and have taken effect
at more than 1,200 stores
spread across the country, WalMart spokesman John Simley
said.
“It’s part of a wider effort
that’s been under way for
more than two years, not related to the Chicago ordinance,”
Simley said. He said the pay
restructuring started in June
2004 when Wal-Mart introduced new classifications for
Utah doctors separate
conjoined twins
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
Doctors have successfully separated 4-year-old twin sisters
born fused at the midsection,
with just one kidney and one
set of legs, and were continuing with reconstruction surgery.
The parents broke into tears
when doctors announced that
the separation had been completed at 10:50 p.m., and, at 11
p.m., one — Kendra Herrin —
was moved to a separate operating room.
“It’s just a new beginning
— and the end of a really good
one,” father Jake Herrin said.
Reconstruction was expected to take another 4-1/2
hours.
Doctors at Primary Children’s Hospital said it was the
first known surgical attempt to
separate twins with a shared
kidney.
Kendra and Maliyah Herrin were rolled into the operating room at 7:15 a.m. after a
tearful good-bye from their
parents.
“It was very emotional,”
said their father, Jake Herrin.
“They were more brave than
us.”
The operation was expected to last 12 to 24 hours, during which surgeons planned
to give each girl one leg and
Kendra the kidney. Maliyah
will be put on dialysis for
three to six months until she is
strong enough for a transplant
of a kidney from her mother,
Erin Herrin.
Surgeons also divided the
girls’ single liver and separated their intestines.
The twins were stable
through the first 12 hours of
the operation, the doctors said
earlier.
“Going great, no problems
whatsoever,” said Dr. Rebecka
Meyers, the hospital’s chief of
pediatric surgery. She said the
procedures surgeons performed on the twins are commonly done in many patients
— just not those who are attached to each other.
“What’s unusual is doing
them all in one single surgery,
in two separate girls, followed
by the physical separation of
the children,” hospital spokeswoman Bonnie Midget said.
The surgery included successfully separating the intestines, divided and reconstructed the twins’ two bladders.
Surrounded by family and
close friends, the girls’ parents
were being updated hourly by
the surgical team’s lead nurse
and tried to stay upbeat.
“We know going into this
surgery that angels are watching over our children, we feel
it,” Erin Herrin said.
Jake Herrin said they were
grateful for messages posted
on the North Salt Lake family’s Web site from well-wishers around the world.
The blue-eyed, sandyhaired girls were born locked
in an embrace, practically face
to face. Conjoined twins occur
about once in every 50,000 to
100,000 births. Only about 20
percent survive to become viable candidates for separation.
Monday’s surgical team included six surgeons, two
anesthesiologists, one radiologist, two urologists and 25 to
30 support staff members.
each type of job.
The retailer’s pay and benefits have been under fire from
union-backed critics, who call
them skimpy. Wal-Mart has
defended its average full-time
hourly wage of $10.11 and
launched lower-cost health
plans this year with premiums
as low as $11 a month in some
areas.
“We’ve
created
about
240,000 jobs in the last three
years and we are continuing to
grow. We need to ensure that
we have the most appropriate
classification and pay programs to meet our growth
needs,” Simley said.
The changes help in two
ways, Simley said. Higher
starting pay makes Wal-Mart
more attractive to new workers
and the wage caps give current
associates an incentive to move
up to higher positions if they
want to make more money.
Some associates are already
making more than the new
caps allow for their positions,
Wal-Mart said without providing numbers. But no one will
receive a pay cut as long as
they are in that position, the
company said in a statement.
Union-funded
campaign
group WakeUpWalMart.com
called the pay caps an effort to
drive out workers who had
been there longer, in order to
cut costs.
“Wal-Mart
should
be
ashamed,”
WakeUpWalMart.com
spokesman Chris Kofinis said.
Wal-Mart’s Simley said the
changes were not aimed at cutting costs and would not impact the company’s earnings.
Retail analyst Don Gher
from Coldstream Capital Management in Bellevue, Wash.,
which manages about $1 billion in assets including Wal-
Mart shares, said both the pay
raises and the pay caps were in
line with practices at many other retailers and in other businesses.
“It is nothing that is ground
breaking. It appears to be
something where they continue to tweak their system,”
Gher said.
The Bentonville, Ark.-based
retailer did not specify the new
starting rates or give examples
for the new pay caps. Simley
said the numbers vary too
much by local market conditions across the country to provide an accurate average figure.
The new caps come in the
form of pay ranges established
for each type of job.
Starting rates will be increased at more than 1,200
stores, with the average hike
about 6 percent, Simley said.
“This does not translate into
an across the board pay increase for all associates,” Simley said.
He said the pay changes
would not have an impact either way on Wal-Mart’s personnel costs for the year.
Susan Chambers, executive
vice president of the company’s People Division, said in a
statement that Wal-Mart remained competitive with benefits including health care, 401K
plans, profit sharing and annual incentives.
Chambers said that was
why “people stand in line to
apply for Wal-Mart jobs.”
As of July 31, the company
operated 1,146 Wal-Mart discount stores, 2,098 Supercenters that combine a supermarket with general merchandise, 567 Sam’s Clubs warehouse stores and 107 Neighborhood
Market
grocery
stores.
SHARE wants to start
new host organizations
The SHARE Food Program
wants to start new host organizations in this area.
SHARE is a community
program which distributes
food once a month and is
open to anyone who wishes to
participate. The purposes of
SHARE are to enable all of us
to stretch our food dollars and
to work together to strengthen
our communities with the
goal of making them a better
place for all of us to live.
Each participant pays $17
in cash or food stamps and
two hours of volunteer work.
Volunteer work may be done
at the local host organization
or any other volunteer or
church organization.
Host organizations can be
churches, civic or other community groups. SHARE has
information, training opportunities, promotional materials and lots of experience to
share with you.
If your group is interested
in working in partnership
with SHARE, call Joan Faulk
at (423) 354-0280.
Nidiffer’s Chapel
sets hotdog supper
Nidiffer’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church will host a hotdog supper on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 5-7 p.m.
The menu will include two hotdogs, cole slaw, potato
chips, and drink. The cost is $4, and dine-in and carry-out are
available.
For more information, call 474-3996.
Arrests
• Pamela Ann Curran, 51, 110 Rufus Taylor Road, was arrested Friday night by Carter County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Jeff Markland and charged with fifth offense DUI and
violation of the implied consent law.
• Bryan Kevin Boyd, 18, 199 Swimming Pool Road, was arrested early Monday morning by CCSD Deputy Thomas
Smith and charged with child neglect or endangerment.
• Jimmy Dean Cochrane, 43, 340 Silver Lake Road, Church
Hill, was arrested Saturday evening by CCSD Deputy
Thomas Smith and charged with DUI, violation of implied
consent, filing a false report, tampering with evidence and
the seat belt law.
• Jonathan Eric Sheperd, 29, 110 John Crowe Road, was arrested Friday night by CCSD Deputy Thomas Smith and
charged with theft over $1,000.
• Jesse Ryan Brown, 25, 347 Laurels Road, was arrested
Friday night by CCSD Lt. Mike Fraley and charged with public intoxication, possession of Schedule II narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Michael Greenwell, 45, 116 Gilbert Wilson Road, was arrested Friday morning by CCSD Cpl. Shane Watson on a
capias charging him with failure to appear in court.
• Richard Thomas Forrester, 48, 207 Nanny Goat Road,
was arrested Friday night by CCSD Cpl. Jesse Booher on a
warrant charging him with introduction or possession of
drugs in a penal facility.
• Michelle Lynn Peterson, 25, 915B Pine Ridge Circle, was
arrested Saturday morning by CCSD Cpl. Shane Watson on a
warrant charging her with violation of probation.
• Gumercindo Gonzalez, 31, 231 Highway 400, was arrested Saturday afternoon by CCSD Deputy Paul Morell and
charged with vandalism.
• Susan Marie Estep, 31, 168 McKeehan Road, Johnson
City, was arrested early Sunday morning by CCSD Deputy
Amos Halava on two warrants charging her with violation of
probation. She was additionally charged with evading arrest
and child endangerment.
• Michael Calvin Greenwell, 45, 116 Gilbert Wilson Road,
was arrested early Sunday morning by CCSD Cpl. Jesse
Booher on a warrant charging him with assault.
• Reggie Clevland Anderson, 28, 139 George Bowers Lane,
was arrested early Sunday morning by CCSD Cpl. Jesse
Booher on a warrant charging him with assault.
• Michael Kay Brunner, 27, 432 Laurel St., Mt. Carmel, was
arrested early Sunday morning by CCSD Cpl. Jesse Booher
on a warrant charging him with assault.
• Jonathan Michael Metros, 28, 2101 W. G St., was arrested
early Sunday morning by CCSD Cpl. Jesse Booher on a warrant charging him with assault.
• Melinda Lee Combs, 31, 254 Watauga Road, was arrested
early Sunday morning by CCSD Deputy Michelle Booth and
charged with vandalism.
• Robert D. Saltz Jr., 38, 6722 Earth Road, Meadowview,
Va., was arrested early Monday morning by CCSD Deputy
Amos Halava on a capias charging him with failure to appear
in court.
• Harley Benfield, 21, 854 Blue Springs Road, was arrested
early Saturday morning by Elizabethton Police Department
Cpl. Anthony Buck and charged with DUI and violation of
implied consent.
• Thomas McCabe, 59, Athens, was arrested Saturday afternoon by EPD Sgt. Michael Merritt and charged with public
intoxication.
• Christopher Murden, 30, 511 Well St., was arrested Saturday night by EPD Cpl. Anthony Buck and charged with driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident
with property damage and violation of the financial responsibility law.
• Jerron Jackson, 25, 1701 Daytona Court, Johnson City,
was arrested early Sunday morning by EPD Cpl. Anthony
Buck and charged with reckless driving, second offense driving on a suspended license and violation of the financial responsibility law.
Home-Grown
Tomato Fest II set
KINGSPORT — HomeGrown Tomato Fest ll will be
held at Glen Bruce Park, off
Church Circle in Kingsport, on
Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. This is a great opportunity to taste many, many
tomato varieties; lots are heirloom types that grandma
grew.
Competition is expected to
be fierce in contests to determine the best tasting tomato,
best homemade salsa, biggest
tomato, prettiest tomato, ugliest tomato, most bizarre tomato and the best-dressed tomato (outfit your tomato).
All tomato and homemade
salsa entries accepted from 910 a.m. on Aug. 19. For best
tasting entries, bring at least
three tomatoes of any variety
except cherry or grape varieties. Enter as many varieties
as you like. Amaze people
with your biggest, prettiest,
ugliest, most bizarre, and best
dressed tomato entries. There
are no fees to enter.
Come taste the many varieties of tomatoes, and learn
how to preserve tomatoes and
other foods. There will be
cooking demonstrations by
the chefs of Virginia Intermont
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Batteries
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Culinary School, and come see
the Tomato -Inspired Art
Show. Admission to the Tomato Fest is free. There will also
be music and refreshments.
Tomato Fest ll is sponsored
by the Southern Appalachian
Plant Society (SAPS), Downtown Kingsport Association,
and Kingsport Times-News.
For more information, call the
Downtown Kingsport Association, located at the corner of
Shelby and Main Streets, at
(423) 246-6550.
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Owens likely out for Dallas’ first preseason game
By The Associated Press
Terrell Owens’ sore hamstring
likely will land him on the bench for
the Dallas Cowboys’ preseason opener in Seattle.
An MRI exam over the weekend
showed no damage, but that didn’t
seem to matter to Owens when he
was asked whether he would play
against the Seahawks on Saturday.
“I doubt it,” he replied.
Owens sat out a sixth straight
practice Monday afternoon because
of soreness that set in Wednesday. He
also said he probably wouldn’t practice the rest of this week, either.
Hoping to speed things up,
Owens is shipping his healing-inducing hyperbaric chamber to his training camp hotel room. Owens’ person-
al medical staff is on its way from Atlanta, too.
“Not to discredit the training staff
here,” Owens said, “but I know my
body and how it responds to the
treatment that they give me and
what’s best for me.”
Owens said they include the people who helped him recover from a
severe leg and ankle injury far sooner
than anyone expected before the 2005
Super Bowl. Team vice president
Stephen Jones said the Cowboys are
OK with Owens bringing in his own
medical staff, which is common for
players.
Owens said the hamstring was
“just a little sore,” but he’s not taking
any chances.
“I’ve never really had it before so I
don’t know,” he said. “If I tried to re-
ally open it up, I may hurt it more, so
we’ll just see. It’ll be OK.”
After the team left the field Monday, Owens spent about 45 minutes
catching balls from a machine, starting far away and taking a step closer
after every one. He did the same drill
on his knees, too.
T.O.’s status report on himself had
to be news to coach Bill Parcells, who
responded in his daily news briefing
to most questions about Owens’
health with an “I don’t know.”
“I know everything I need to
know,” he said. “Well, there’s nothing
more to know. Maybe not knowing
exactly is all I’m capable of knowing
at this point.”
Parcells said all his information
about his new star receiver’s health
has come through the trainer, adding
that he’s always dealt with injuries
that way, even with players he’s
known for a long time.
Fellow starting receiver Terry
Glenn also missed practice Monday
with blisters on both feet. Parcells
said he expects Glenn to return Tuesday.
Broncos
Broncos rookie running back Mike
Bell and first-round pick Jay Cutler
have moved up the depth chart in
Denver.
Bell is No. 1, jumping ahead of
Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell — for
now. Cutler was officially promoted
to backup quarterback, replacing
Bradlee Van Pelt.
Cutler will now serve as Jake
Plummer’s backup.
Mike Bell will start Friday in Den-
ver’s preseason opener at Detroit.
“This is a dream come true,” said
Bell, an undrafted rookie out of Arizona. “To (get) the opportunity to be
the starter on a great organization like
this is a blessing.”
Mike Shanahan said there’s still
time for either Tatum Bell or Dayne to
play their way into the starting job.
“It is very close, and it could
change day by day, week by week,
but we felt like Mike deserves a
chance to work with the first team
and take a look to see if he can keep
it,” the coach said.
Patriots
The Patriots activated safety Rodney Harrison, defensive lineman
Richard Seymour, center Dan Kop-
n See NFL, 8
Young impressive
early with still much
to learn for Titans
CLARKSVILLE,
Tenn.
(AP) — Vince Young’s early
flashes of brilliance? Well, he’s
had plenty so far.
A 65-yard touchdown pass
thrown off his back foot, the
long completion after darting
around inside the pocket.
Sprinting past defenders and
even knocking down a 312pound defensive tackle with
his shoulder.
There’s also interceptions,
passes batted down at the line
and mishandled snaps under
center — all of Young’s growing pains and the reason the
Tennessee Titans are giving
the former Texas quarterback,
the first taken in the draft, as
much work as possible to
speed his development into
their starter of the future.
Blast from
the Past
“We’ve seen steady improvement on a daily basis
from the day he walked
through the door,” coach Jeff
Fisher said of the quarterback
drafted as Steve McNair’s
successor.
“His presence, his instinctive leadership qualities, his
desire, his competitiveness,
those things are going to take
him a long ways. He has the
tools. What he now needs is
the time and experience.”
That is why the Titans elevated the third pick overall to
backup quarterback the instant McNair was traded on
June 7. Young has taken at
least 30 percent of the snaps
through the first nine days of
Tim Chambers
‘83 Dogs
had plenty
of bark
n See YOUNG, 8
Landis: Tour officials
have an agenda
By JIM LITKE
AP Sports Columnist
Embattled Tour de France
champion Floyd Landis said
Monday the way his doping
case has been handled so far
makes him doubtful that he’ll
be able to clear his name.
“By what I’ve seen so far, I
don’t expect to get a fair
chance,” he said in a telephone interview from California. “But I’m hoping that will
change.”
Landis said the release of
test results to the media before
he had an adequate chance to
examine them made it difficult to defend himself. He offered no new explanation for
the elevated testosterone levels, or synthetic testosterone,
found in his system after a
stirring comeback ride to victory in Stage 17.
Speaking about officials
from both the international
cycling federation and the anti-doping agencies, Landis
added, “There are multiple
reasons why this could have
happened, other than what
they’re saying happened.
They’re saying that I added
testosterone to my body in
some way.
“I’m saying there are possibly hundreds of reasons why
this test could be this way ...
and it appears as though there
is more of an agenda here
than just enforcing the rules
— if you look at the big picture.”
Landis used the same
word, “agenda,” in a round of
interviews a day earlier. But
when asked who might be
manipulating the results or
the timing of the releases,
Landis replied, “I don’t have a
n See LANDIS, 8
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Elizabethton’s J.W. Wilson takes a cut during the Twins’ loss to Kingsport Monday night.
Mets one away from Twins sweep
By Wes Holtsclaw
STAR STAFF
wholtsclaw@starhq.com
The Kingsport Mets has found a way to
beat Elizabethton in the later innings.
Monday night’s contest between the two
squads was no exception.
Trailing on three different instances, the
Mets found a way to send the game into extra innings before Josh Thole delivered a
pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the
11th inning to lift the home team 8-7 in a
four-hour contest at Hunter-Wright Stadium.
The game was delayed an hour due to
Stadium pour outages. Once play began,
the timid pitching and frequent hitting
pushed the game past midnight.
Kingsport out hit Elizabethton 17-12 in
the contest that also saw ten different pitchers take the mound.
Matt Williams blew a save opportunity
for Elizabethton in the eighth inning, but
kept Kingsport from taking a lead with runners in scoring position.
Elizabethton had an opportunity at the
win, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth
inning.
With Aaron Craig on the mound, the
Twins gave Kingsport’s battery problems in
the bottom of the ninth and the tenth in-
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NE Tennessee Stars:
Not bad for a bunch of old guys
By Rick Sheek
STAR STAFF
rsheek@starhq.com
Northeast Tennessee Stars
Back Row: Mark Mason, Mike Vaughan, Bob Hornstein, Keith
Bowers, John Stephens. Front Row: Larry Stout, Teddy Rafalowski,
Chris Moreloc.
There’s a basketball power in the TriCities area, and they’re not bad for a
bunch of old guys.
The Northeast Tennessee Stars won
their fifth straight State Senior Olympics
championship last month.
The Stars qualify for the national tournament next year in Lexington, Ky. The
Stars are ages 53 to 57.
Northeast won the district tournament
in Johnson City to qualify for the state
event in Franklin. The nationals are held
each two years, and the Stars finished in
the top 8 last year in Pittsburgh.
Keith Bowers, a post player, is the
youngest team member at 53. A year from
now the rest of his teammates will move
up a division, so he plans to sit a year before rejoining them.
“We all played against each other in
high school,” Bowers said on Monday at
his auto salvage business in Stoney Creek.
Mark Mason was an all-state sharpshooter at Sullivan East. Bowers was a
force underneath for Unaka, where he
graduated in 1970 after a 20-plus win season.
Bob Hornstein and Teddy Rafalowski
each played for Dobyns-Bennett. Larry
Stout is from Unaka.
“Me and Mark Mason played a lot of
outside ball,” Bowers said. “We just
played basic old-time basketball – inside,
n See OLD GUYS, 8
It would be hard to say
which Hampton team was
the best over the years because so many have tasted
success and some have
overachieved.
Many will argue the
1969 undefeated squad led
by Bobby McClain and
Scotty Bunton was the best,
while others point to the
1996 12-0 team that lost to
state champion Knoxville
Webb in the quarter-finals
of the state playoffs.
The 2005 group had a
spectacular season going
12-2 before losing to Trousdale County in the semi-finals. They went on the following week to win by a
landslide in the state finals.
But the one Bulldog
team that holds a special
place in my heart was the
1983 squad led by Tim Andrews who now serves as
an assistant coach on the
staff.
Like the 2005 bunch, the
1983 group dropped a
heartbreaking 10-7 decision
to Johnson County in its
season opener. The ‘Horns
returned a fumble 63 yards
for the score after its offense was held in check for
most of the evening.
What could have been a
long season after the loss
turned out to be one of
Hampton’s finest.
The Dogs went on to reel
off eight straight wins, yet
none was more electrifying
than the Happy Valley and
Unicoi contests.
Needing to win its final
two game to clinch the conference championship the
Bulldogs had two huge obstacles that stood in the
way with the first being
cross-town rival Happy
Valley.
It was a fierce battle to
the finish with the game
tied at 3-3 going into overtime. The only scores during the first 48 minutes
were a 26-yard field goal by
Andrews and a 20-yard
boot from Dan Persinger.
Happy Valley wasted no
time scoring on its first possession. Jeff Dykes bulled
his way over from one-yard
out as Persinger tacked on
n See BULLDOGS, 8
Baseball
Appy League Glance
East Division
W
L
PCT
GB
Danville
27
19
.587
—
Burlington
24
12
.522
3.0
Pulaski
24
22
.522
3.0
Bluefield
21
24
.467
5.5
Princeton
20
23
.465
5.5
West Division
W
L
PCT
GB
Elizabethton
30
15
.667
—
Kingsport
23
21
.523
6.5
Johnson City
20
25
.444 10.0
Greeneville
20
26
.435 10.5
Bristol
16
28
.364 13.5
———
Monday’s Games
Bluefield at Princeton, ppd.
Pulaski 10, Danville 6
Bristol 8, Greeneville 2
Johnson City 3, Burlington 0
Elizabethton 7, Kingsport 7, 11th inning
Today’s Games
Bluefield at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Burlington at Johnson City, 7 p.m.
Danville at Pulaski, 7 p.m.
Elizabethton at Kingsport, 7 p.m.
Greeneville at Bristol, 7 p.m.
MLB Glance
American League
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
66
42
.611
—
Boston
65
45
.591
2.0
Toronto
59
53
.527
9.0
Baltimore
50
63
.442 18.5
Tampa Bay
47
65
.420 21.0
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Detroit
76
36
.679
—
Chicago
65
45
.591 10.0
Minnesota
65
46
.586 10.5
Cleveland
47
63
.427 28.0
Kansas City
38
73
.342 37.5
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oakland
60
51
.541
—
Los Angeles
58
54
.518
2.5
Texas
56
56
.500
4.5
Seattle
53
57
.482
6.5
———
Monday’s Games
Toronto 8, Baltimore 1
Detroit 9, Minnesota 3
L.A. Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Oakland 4, Texas 3
Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 4
Today’s Games
Minnesota (Radke 10-8) at Detroit
(Robertson 10-7), 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-0) at Cleveland
(Sowers 3-3), 7:05 p.m.
Baltimore (D.Cabrera 4-7) at Toronto
(Marcum 1-1), 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Wang 13-4) at Chicago
White Sox (Garcia 10-7), 8:05 p.m.
Boston (Lester 5-1) at Kansas City
(L.Hudson 4-3), 8:10 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 10-7) at Oakland
(Komine 0-0), 10:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Seo 1-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-9), 10:05 p.m.
National League
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
66
44
.600
—
Philadelphia
54
57
.486 12.5
Atlanta
51
60
.459 15.5
Florida
51
60
.459 15.5
Washington
49
62
.441 17.5
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
St. Louis
61
50
.550
—
Cincinnati
57
55
.509
4.5
Houston
53
58
.477
8.0
Milwaukee
52
59
.468
9.0
Chicago
47
64
.423 14.0
Pittsburgh
42
70
.375 19.5
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Diego
58
53
.523
—
Arizona
56
55
.505
2.0
Los Angeles
56
55
.505
2.0
Colorado
54
56
.491
3.5
San Francisco 53
58
.477
5.0
———
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 6
St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 1
San Francisco 7, Arizona 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Colorado 1
Tuesday’s Games
Florida (Nolasco 9-7) at Washington (Armas 7-7), 7:05 p.m.
San Diego (Williams 4-3) at N.Y. Mets
(Trachsel 10-5), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Marquis 12-9) at Cincinnati
(Milton 7-7), 7:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Hamels 4-5) at Atlanta
(T.Hudson 8-10), 7:35 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Marmol 4-5) at Milwaukee
(Ohka 3-2), 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Maholm 4-9) at Houston
(Backe 2-1), 8:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Wright 6-9) at Arizona
(Cruz 4-6), 9:40 p.m.
Colorado (B.Kim 7-6) at L.A. Dodgers
(Maddux 10-11), 10:10 p.m.
MLB Game Caps
American League
Blue Jays...............................................8
Orioles ...................................................1
TORONTO — Lyle Overbay homered
and drove in five runs, and Brian Tallet
and two relievers combined on a two-hitter in place of injured starter Ted Lilly to
lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 Monday.
Lilly was scratched just before his scheduled start because of a stiff neck. Vernon
Wells hit a three-run homer for the Blue
Jays, who have won two straight following
a season-high seven-game losing skid.
Tallet tossed the first 2 1-3 innings, allowing just an unearned run. He was followed
by Jeremy Accardo (1-0), who gave up
both Baltimore hits in 2 2-3 scoreless innings. Brandon League earned his first
major league save by pitching the final
four innings.
Fernando Tatis singled in the third and
Miguel Tejada doubled in the fourth for
Baltimore, which was outhit 14-2.
Reed Johnson went 3-for-4 with a walk
for Toronto.
Orioles starter Russ Ortiz (0-3) gave up
six runs and nine hits in three-plus innings.
Tigers ....................................................9
Twins ....................................................3
DETROIT — Zach Miner won a matchup
of impressive rookies and the Tigers
roughed up Francisco Liriano again in a
win over Minnesota.
Liriano (12-3) has a 7.63 ERA against
Detroit this season, more than five times
higher than his ERA (1.39) against the
rest of the majors. He struggled after
missing his last start with forearm inflammation. Liriano gave up four runs and a
season-high 10 hits with four walks. He
struck out five.
Miner (7-2) allowed three runs and seven
hits in 6 1-3 innings.
Marcus Thames hit a long homer and
Magglio Ordonez drove in a pair of runs
for the Tigers, who have won four straight
and six of seven. The Twins had their
four-game winning streak snapped and
now trail Detroit by 10 1/2 games in the
AL Central.
Angels ..................................................6
White Sox .............................................3
CHICAGO— Vladimir Guerrero homered
and Kelvim Escobar earned a rare win
against the White Sox.
Robb Quinlan and Jose Molina also connected off struggling Chicago starter
Mark Buehrle, dropping the White Sox 10
games behind first-place Detroit in the AL
Central.
Angels starter Escobar (8-9) gave up two
runs and six hits in six innings to improve
to 2-9 against the White Sox, including 17 as a starter. Francisco Rodriguez
pitched a perfect ninth for his 27th save in
30 chances.
Jim Thome hit his 34th homer for Chicago.
Buehrle (9-10) lost his sixth straight decision and has not won since June 27. The
three-time All-Star yielded all three solo
shots — Quinlan’s sixth homer in the
third, Guerrero’s 24th in the fourth and
Molina’s third in the fifth.
National League
Cardinals .............................................13
Reds.......................................................1
CINCINNATI — Yadier Molina homered
during a five-run first inning Monday night
and drove in four runs overall, leading the
St. Louis Cardinals to a 13-1 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds and the early advantage in their pivotal matchup.
Chris Duncan, Scott Rolen and Scott
Spiezio also homered for the NL Central
leaders, who extended their lead over
second-place Cincinnati to 4 1/2 games.
The rivals play seven times — four in
Cincinnati, three in St. Louis — during the
next two weeks.
Right-hander Jeff Weaver (2-2) delivered
his best performance since joining the
Cardinals in a July 5 trade with the Angels. He allowed six hits, including Javier
Valentin’s solo homer, in six innings on a
muggy night.
St. Louis set a season high with 10 extrabase hits in a game that will stand as a
measuring stick for both teams — the
Cardinals’ most lopsided victory of the
season, the Reds’ worst home drubbing
since a 16-7 loss to the Cubs on opening
day.
Cincinnati starter Elizardo Ramirez (4-8)
matched his career high by giving up seven runs in only 1 2-3 innings. The Cardinals didn’t waste time against him, getting
hits on four of his first eight pitches. They
needed only a dozen pitches to score
those five first-inning runs.
Phillies ..................................................9
Braves ...................................................6
ATLANTA — Ryan Howard hit his 39th
homer to surpass 100 RBIs, and Philadelphia scored five runs in the fifth inning
during a victory over Atlanta.
Howard’s two-run shot in the fourth was
Philadelphia’s first hit of the night and
marked the 16th straight game in which
the Phillies have gone deep, tying the
franchise record set in 2002.
Howard, last year’s NL Rookie of the
Year, tied Greg Luzinski at No. 10 on the
team list for homers in a season. He’s got
51 games to catch the guy at the top, Hall
of Famer Mike Schmidt with 48 in 1980’s.
MLB Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING—Mauer, Minnesota, .365; Jeter,
New York, .348; ISuzuki, Seattle, .333;
Tejada, Baltimore, .330; DeRosa, Texas,
.322; Morneau, Minnesota, .321; VWells,
Toronto, .321; Matthews, Texas, .321.
RUNS—Sizemore, Cleveland, 88; DOrtiz,
Boston, 84; Thome, Chicago, 83; Hafner,
Cleveland, 81; ISuzuki, Seattle, 77;
Glaus, Toronto, 77; Tejada, Baltimore, 77;
Damon, New York, 77; ARodriguez, New
York, 77.
RBI—DOrtiz, Boston, 109; Morneau, Minnesota, 98; Hafner, Cleveland, 94;
MRamirez, Boston, 89; Ibanez, Seattle,
87; Giambi, New York, 87; VGuerrero, Los
Angeles, 86.
HITS—ISuzuki, Seattle, 156; Tejada, Baltimore, 149; MYoung, Texas, 144; Jeter,
New York, 144; Loretta, Boston, 138;
Sizemore, Cleveland, 135; Matthews,
Texas, 135.
DOUBLES—MYoung, Texas, 39; Sizemore, Cleveland, 37; Lowell, Boston, 37;
Matthews, Texas, 35; Teixeira, Texas, 32;
CGuillen, Detroit, 30; DeRosa, Texas, 30;
OCabrera, Los Angeles, 30.
TRIPLES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 11;
Sizemore, Cleveland, 8; JoLopez, Seattle,
7; Teahen, Kansas City, 6; ISuzuki, Seattle, 6; Podsednik, Chicago, 6; 5 are tied
with 5.
HOME RUNS—DOrtiz, Boston, 40; Hafner, Cleveland, 33; Thome, Chicago, 33;
Giambi, New York, 32; Glaus, Toronto, 31;
MRamirez, Boston, 31; Dye, Chicago, 30.
STOLEN BASES—Figgins, Los Angeles,
40; CPatterson, Baltimore, 36; ISuzuki,
Seattle, 34; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 33;
Podsednik, Chicago, 32; BRoberts, Baltimore, 28; Jeter, New York, 24.
PITCHING (12 Decisions)—Liriano, Minnesota, 12-2, .857, 1.96; Halladay, Toronto, 13-3, .812, 3.21; Garland, Chicago,
12-3, .800, 4.99; Verlander, Detroit, 14-4,
.778, 2.79; Schilling, Boston, 14-4, .778,
3.78; Wang, New York, 13-4, .765, 3.58;
Mussina, New York, 13-4, .765, 3.46.
STRIKEOUTS—JoSantana, Minnesota,
168; Bonderman, Detroit, 146; Schilling,
Boston, 142; Kazmir, Tampa Bay, 139;
Liriano, Minnesota, 137; Mussina, New
York, 136; Lackey, Los Angeles, 129.
SAVES—TJones, Detroit, 31; Papelbon,
Boston, 30; Jenks, Chicago, 30; MRivera,
New York, 28; Ray, Baltimore, 27; FrRodriguez, Los Angeles, 26; Street, Oakland, 25; BRyan, Toronto, 25.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING—FSanchez, Pittsburgh, .339;
CJones, Atlanta, .333; Utley, Philadelphia,
.330; MiCabrera, Florida, .327; Garciaparra, Los Angeles, .327; Berkman,
Houston, .325; Pujols, St. Louis, .324.
RUNS—Utley, Philadelphia, 93; Reyes,
New York, 91; Rollins, Philadelphia, 85;
Beltran, New York, 84; ASoriano, Washington, 83; HaRamirez, Florida, 82; Pujols, St. Louis, 79.
RBI—Howard, Philadelphia, 99; Berkman,
Houston, 97; Beltran, New York, 97; AJones,
Atlanta, 95; Pujols, St. Louis, 89; Wright,
New York, 83; CaLee, Milwaukee, 81.
HITS—Utley, Philadelphia, 147; Holliday,
Colorado, 135; Reyes, New York, 132;
FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 131; Furcal, Los
Angeles, 131; MiCabrera, Florida, 130;
Pierre, Chicago, 129; ASoriano, Washington, 129.
DOUBLES—LGonzalez, Arizona, 39;
FSanchez, Pittsburgh, 36; Zimmerman,
Washington, 35; Atkins, Colorado, 35; MiCabrera, Florida, 34; NJohnson, Washington, 34; Rolen, St. Louis, 34.
TRIPLES—Reyes, New York, 13; Pierre,
Chicago, 9; DRoberts, San Diego, 9;
SFinley, San Francisco, 9; Sullivan, Colorado, 8; Lofton, Los Angeles, 8; Vizquel,
San Francisco, 8.
HOME RUNS—Howard, Philadelphia, 38;
ASoriano, Washington, 35; Pujols, St.
Louis, 34; Dunn, Cincinnati, 33; Beltran,
New York, 33; Berkman, Houston, 30;
CaLee, Milwaukee, 28.
STOLEN BASES—Reyes, New York, 45;
Pierre, Chicago, 39; DRoberts, San
Diego, 34; HaRamirez, Florida, 32;
FLopez, Washington, 30; ASoriano,
Washington, 28; Furcal, Los Angeles, 26.
PITCHING (12 Decisions)—Webb, Arizona, 12-4, .750, 2.74; CZambrano,
Chicago, 12-4, .750, 3.42; TGlavine, New
York, 12-4, .750, 3.96; Penny, Los Angeles, 11-5, .687, 3.50; Trachsel, New York,
10-5, .667, 5.12; PMartinez, New York, 84, .667, 3.48; Olsen, Florida, 9-5, .643,
3.92; CYoung, San Diego, 9-5, .643, 3.78;
MBatista, Arizona, 9-5, .643, 4.87;
Smoltz, Atlanta, 9-5, .643, 3.54.
STRIKEOUTS—CZambrano,
Chicago,
158; Harang, Cincinnati, 146; Peavy, San
Diego, 145; Smoltz, Atlanta, 145; Capuano, Milwaukee, 132; Schmidt, San
Francisco, 129; Arroyo, Cincinnati, 127.
SAVES—Hoffman, San Diego, 30; Isringhausen, St. Louis, 29; Gordon, Philadelphia,
27; Lidge, Houston, 24; Turnbow, Milwaukee, 24; BWagner, New York, 24; Fuentes,
Colorado, 22; Borowski, Florida, 22.
Football
NFL Preseason Glance
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T
Pct PF
Buffalo
0 0 0 .000
0
Miami
0 0 0 .000
0
New England 0 0 0 .000
0
N.Y. Jets
0 0 0 .000
0
South
W L T
Pct PF
Houston
0 0 0 .000
0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000
0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000
0
Tennessee 0 0 0 .000
0
North
W L T
Pct PF
Baltimore
0 0 0 .000
0
Cincinnati
0 0 0 .000
0
Cleveland
0 0 0 .000
0
Pittsburgh
0 0 0 .000
0
West
W L T
Pct PF
Oakland
1 0 0 1.000 16
Denver
0 0 0 .000
0
Kansas City 0 0 0 .000
0
San Diego 0 0 0 .000
0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T
Pct PF
Dallas
0 0 0 .000
0
N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000
0
Washington 0 0 0 .000
0
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 10
South
W L T
Pct PF
Atlanta
0 0 0 .000
0
Carolina
0 0 0 .000
0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000
0
Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000
0
North
W L T
Pct PF
Chicago
0 0 0 .000
0
Detroit
0 0 0 .000
0
Green Bay 0 0 0 .000
0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000
0
West
W L T
Pct PF
Arizona
0 0 0 .000
0
San Francisco0 0 0 .000
0
Seattle
0 0 0 .000
0
St. Louis
0 0 0 .000
0
———
Thursday’s Games
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Indianapolis at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
10
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
16
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0
Basketball
WNBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Connecticut 24
6
.800
x-Detroit
21
9
.700
x-Indiana
19
11
.633
x-Washington 16
15
.516
Charlotte
9
22
.290
New York
9
22
.290
Chicago
4
26
.133
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
x-Los Angeles 23
9
.719
x-Sacramento 20
11
.645
Houston
17
14
.548
Seattle
17
14
.548
Phoenix
14
16
.467
San Antonio
12
19
.387
Minnesota
10
21
.323
x-clinched playoff spot
———
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.
Connecticut at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Seattle at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
GB
—
3.0
5.0
8.5
15.5
15.5
20.0
GB
—
2.5
5.5
5.5
8.0
10.5
12.5
Auto Racing
Nextel Cup Glance
Feb. 19 — Bud Shootout, Daytona Beach,
Fla. (Denny Hamlin)
Feb. 16 — Gatorade Duel, Daytona
Beach, Fla. (Elliott Sadler, Jeff Gordon)
Feb. 19 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach,
Fla. (Jimmie Johnson)
Feb. 26 — Auto Club 500, Fontana, Calif.
(Matt Kenseth)
March 12 — UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400,
Las Vegas (Jimmie Johnson)
March 19 — Golden Corral 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kasey Kahne)
March 26 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
(Kurt Busch)
April 2 — DirecTV 500, Martinsville, Va.
(Tony Stewart)
April 9 — Samsung/RadioShack 500, Fort
Worth (Kasey Kahne)
April 22 — Subway Fresh 500, Avondale,
Ariz. (Kevin Harvick)
April 30 — Aaron's 499, Talladega, Ala.
(Jimmie Johnson)
May 6 — Crown Royal 400, Richmond,
Va. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
May 13 — Dodge Charger 500, Darlington, S.C. (Greg Biffle)
May 20 — NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
May 28 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
(Kasey Kahne)
June 4 — Neighborhood Excellence 400,
Dover, Del. (Matt Kenseth)
June 11 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.
(Denny Hamlin)
June 18 — 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Kasey Kahne)
June 25 — Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Jeff Gordon)
July 1 — Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Tony Stewart)
July 9 — USG Sheetrock 400, Joliet, Ill.
(Jeff Gordon)
July 16 — New England 300, Loudon,
N.H. (Kyle Busch)
July 23 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond,
Pa. (Denny Hamlin)
Aug. 6 — Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis (Jimmie Johnson)
Aug. 13 — Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
Aug. 20 — GFS Marketplace 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 26 — Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 3 — Sony HD 500, Fontana, Calif.
Sept. 9 — Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 17 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 24 — Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 1 — Banquet 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 8 — UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 14 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 22 — Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 29 — Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500,
Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 5 — Dickies 500, Fort Worth
Nov. 12 — Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 19 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
Busch Series Glance
Feb. 18 — Hershey's Kissables 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 25 — Stater Bros. 300, Fontana,
Calif. (Greg Biffle)
March 5 — Telcel-Motorola 200, Mexico
City (Denny Hamlin)
March 11 — Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas
(Kasey Kahne)
March 18 — Nicorette 300, Hampton, Ga.
(Jeff Burton)
March 25 — Sharpie Mini 300, Bristol,
Tenn. (Kyle Busch)
April 8 — O'Reilly 300, Fort Worth (Kurt
Busch)
April 15 — Pepsi 300, Lebanon, Tenn.
(Kevin Harvick)
April 21 — Bashas' Supermarkets 200,
Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick)
April 29 — Aaron's 312, Talladega, Ala.
(Martin Truex Jr.)
May 5 — Circuit City 250, Richmond, Va.
(Kevin Harvick)
May 12 — Diamond Hill Plywood 200,
Darlington, S.C. (Denny Hamlin)
May 27 — Carquest Auto Parts 300, Concord, N.C. (Carl Edwards)
June 3 — StonebridgeRacing.com 200,
Dover, Del. (Jeff Burton)
June 10 — Federated Auto Parts 300,
Lebanon, Tenn. (Carl Edwards)
June 17 — Meijer 300, Sparta, Ky. (David
Gilliland)
June 24 — AT&T 250, West Allis, Wis.
(Paul Menard)
June 30 — Winn Dixie 250, Daytona
Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
July 8 — USG Durock 300, Joliet, Ill.
(Casey Mears)
July 15 — New England 200, Loudon,
N.H. (Carl Edwards)
July 22 — Goody's 250, Martinsville, Va.
(Kevin Harvick)
July 29 — Gateway 200, Madison, Ill.
(Carl Edwards)
Aug. 5 — Kroger 200, Indianapolis (Kevin
Harvick)
Aug. 12 — Zippo 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19 — Michigan 250, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 — Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 — Ameriquest 300, Fontana,
Calif.
Sept. 8 — Emerson Radio 250, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 23 — Dover 200, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 — Yellow Transportation 300,
Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 13 — Dollar General 300, Concord,
N.C.
Oct. 28 — Sam's Town 250, Memphis,
Tenn.
Nov. 4 — O'Reilly Challenge, Fort Worth
Nov. 11 — Arizona.Travel 200, Avondale,
Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford 300, Homestead, Fla.
Formula One Glance
March 12 — Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir,
Bahrain (Fernando Alonso)
March 19 — Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia (Giancarlo Fisichella)
April 2 — Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia (Fernando Alonso)
April 23 — San Marino Grand Prix, Imola,
Italy (Michael Schumacher)May 7 — European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany (Michael Schumacher)
May 14 — Spanish Grand Prix,
Barcelona, Spain (Fernando Alonso)
May 28 — Monaco Grand Prix, Monte
Carlo, Monaco (Fernando Alonso)
June 11 — British Grand Prix, Silverstone,
England (Fernando Alonso)
June 25 — Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Quebec (Fernando Alonso)
July 2 — U.S. Grand Prix, Indianapolis, Ind.
(Michael Schumacher)
July 16 — French Grand Prix, MagnyCours, France (Michael Schumacher)
July 30 — German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, Germany (Michael Schumacher)
Aug. 6 — Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest,
Hungary (Jenson Button)
Aug. 27 — Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul,
Turkey
Sept. 10 — Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy
Sept. 17 — Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
Oct. 1 — Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai,
China
Oct. 8 — Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka,
Japan
Oct. 22 — *Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao
Paulo, Brazil
*-tentative
Indycar Glance
March 26 — Toyota Indy 300, Homestead, Fla. (Dan Wheldon)
April 2 — Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Helio Castroneves)
April 22 — Indy Japan 300, Motegi, Japan
(Helio Castroneves)
May 28 — Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis
(Sam Hornish Jr.)
June 4 — Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix,
Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Scott Dixon)
June 10 — Bombardier Learjet 500, Fort
Worth (Helio Castroneves)
June 24 — SunTrust Indy Challenge,
Richmond, Va. (Sam Hornish Jr.)
July 2 — Kansas Lottery Indy 300,
Kansas City, Kan. (Sam Hornish Jr.)
July 15 — Firestone Indy 200, Gladeville,
Tenn. (Scott Dixon)
July 23 — ABC Supply/A.J. Foyt 225,
West Allis, Wis. (Tony Kanaan)
July 30 — Firestone Indy 400, Brooklyn,
Mich. (Helio Castroneves)
Aug. 13 — Meijer Indy 300, Sparta, Ky.
Aug. 27 — Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma,
Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 10 — Peak Antifreeze Indy 300,
Joliet, Ill.
NHRA Glance
Feb. 9-12 — Carquest Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. (Top Fuel:
Melanie Troxel, Funny Car: Robert Hight,
Pro Stock: Greg Anderson)
Feb. 24-26 — Checker Schuck's Kragen
NHRA Nationals, Phoenix (Top Fuel: Rod
Fuller, Funny Car: Tommy Johnson Jr.,
Pro Stock: Warren Johnson)
March 16-19 — Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. (Top Fuel:
David Grubnic; Funny Car: Ron Capps;
Pro Stock: Tom Martino; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Angelle Sampey)
March 31-April 2 — O'Reilly NHRA Spring
Nationals, Houston (Top Fuel: Brandon
Bernstein; Funny Car: Ron Capps; Pro
Stock: Mike Edwards; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Angelle Sampey)
April 6-9 — NHRA SummitRacing.com
Nationals, Las Vegas (Top Fuel: Melanie
Troxel; Funny Car: Cruz Pedegon; Pro
Stock: Kurt Johnson)
April 28-30 — O'Reilly NHRA Thunder
Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. (Top Fuel:
Doug Kalitta; Funny Car: Ron Capps; Pro
Stock: Jason Line)
May 4-7 — Summit Racing Equipment
NHRA Southern Nationals, Commerce,
Ga. (Top Fuel: Doug Kalitta; Funny Car:
Tony Pedregon; Pro Stock: Danny Connolly; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Antron
Brown)
May 18-21 — Pontiac Performance NHRA
Nationals, Hebron, Ohio (Top Fuel: Brandon Bernstein; Funny Car: Tony Pedregon; Pro Stock: Jim Yates: Pro Stock
Motorcycle: Craig Marshall)
May 25-28 — O'Reilly NHRA Summer
Nationals, Topeka, Kan. (Top Fuel: Doug
Kalitta; Funny Car: Ron Capps; Pro
Stock: Dave Connolly)
June 8-11 — Carquest Auto Parts NHRA
Nationals, Joliet, Ill. (Top Fuel: Doug Kalitta; Funny Car: Jon Force; Pro Stock: Kurt
Johnson; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Ryan
Schnitz)
June 15-18 — K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals, Englishtown, N.J. (Top Fuel:
Rod Fuller; Funny Car: Ron Capps; Pro
Stock: Jason Line; Pro Stock Motorcycle:
Matt Smith)
June 23-25 — Sears Craftsman NHRA
Nationals, Madison, Ill. (Top Fuel: Tony
Schumacher; Funny Car: Tony Pedregon;
Pro Stock: Mike Edwards; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Chip Ellis)
July 14-16 — Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Morrison, Colo. (Top Fuel: J.R.
Todd; Funny Car: Gary Scelzi; Pro Stock:
Dave Connolly; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Andrew Hines)
July 21-23 — NHRA Northwest Nationals,
Kent, Wash. (Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher; Funny Car: Whit Bazemore; Pro
Stock: Allen Johnson)
July 28-30 — FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals, Sonoma, Calif. (Top Fuel: J.R.
Todd; Funny Car: Eric Medlen; Pro Stock:
Jason Line; Pro Stock Motorcycle: Chip
Ellis)
Aug. 10-13 — Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 18-20 — O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South
Nationals, Millington, Tenn.
Aug. 30-Sept. 4 — Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Clermont, Ind.
Sept. 14-17 — Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, Mohnton, Pa.
Sept. 21-24 — O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals, Ennis, Texas
Oct. 6-8 — Virginia NHRA Nationals, Dinwiddie, Va.
Oct. 26-29 — ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA
Nationals, Las Vegas
Nov. 9-12 — Automobile Club of Southern
California NHRA Finals, Pomona, Calif.
Flag/Tackle Football Registration
The Boys & Girls Club of Johnson
City/Washington County is registering
youth for flag football (ages 5-7; 8-9) and
tackle football (ages 10-12). Age as of
Aug. 1. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6
p.m., at the Johnson City Club, 2210,
West Market Street.
451-4560, ext. 15. jhartley@gokidz.org.
Coaches also needed, as well as sponsors.
Calendar
Fall Baseball Registration
The Elizabethton National Little League
will hold registration for its fall season
baseball league Saturday August 12 and
19 at the league office at Lions Field lo-
cated across from the Elizabethton Golf
Course.
Players who will be 9 years old by May 1,
2007 and players who are not 13 before
May 1, 2007 are eligible to play.
Registration hours are 10:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m. Registration fee is $20.00 and
players need to bring a birth certificate.
For more information call Dale Bowling at
(423) 791-2324
Fall Softball Registration
The Elizabethton National Little League
will hold registration for its fall season
softball league Saturday August 12 and
19 at the league office at Lions Field located across from the Elizabethton Golf
Course.
Players who will be 9 years old by May 1,
2007 thru age 12 and ages 13-16 are eligible to play.
Registration hours are 10:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m. Registration fee is $20.00 and
players need to bring a birth certificate.
For more information call Dale Bowling at
(423) 791-2324
Transactions
Monday’s Deals
BASEBALL
American League
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Extended
their affiliation contract with Arkansas of
the Texas League through the 2008 season.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Optioned
LHP J.P. Howell to Durham of the IL. Activated RHP Dan Miceli from the 60-day
DL. Transferred RHP Tyler Walker from
the 15- to the 60-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Recalled RHP Edinson Volquez from Oklahoma of the PCL.
Optioned LHP John Koronka to Oklahoma.
National League
CINCINNATI
REDS—Acquired
RHP
Ryan Franklin from Philadelphia for cash
and a player to be named. Placed RHP
Gary Majewski and RHP Jason Standridge on the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP
Matt Belisle to Louisville of the IL. Activated LHP Kent Mercker from the 15-day DL.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated
2B Jeff Kent from the 15-day DL. Placed
RHP Elmer Dessens on the 15-day DL.
WASHINGTON
NATIONALS—Traded
RHP Livan Hernandez to Arizona for RHP
Garrett Mock and LHP Matt Chico.
National Basketball Association
WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Announced
they will not match the New York Knicks’
five-year offer sheet to F Jared Jeffries.
National Football League
NFL—Named Ray Anderson senior vice
president of football operations.
BUFFALO BILLS—Released LB Jeff
Posey.
DALLAS COWBOYS—Released QB Jeff
Mroz. Signed QB Matt Baker.
GREEN BAY PACKERS—Released LB
Byron Santiago.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed DL
Shane Burton.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Placed S Tank
Williams on injured reserve. Signed DB
Ahmad Treaudo. Activated DT Pat
Williams from the physically unable to
perform list.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Activated S
Rodney Harrison, DL Richard Seymour, C
Dan Koppen, DB Randall Gay and DL
Johnathan Sullivan from the physically
unable to perform list. Placed S Mel
Mitchell and WR Matt Shelton on injured
reserve.
COLLEGE
BUFFALO
STATE—Named
Susan
Roarke women’s basketball coach.
PENN STATE—Signed Ed DeChellis,
men’s basketball coach, to a two-year
contract extension through the 2010-11
season.
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Bulldogs
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the PAT to put the Valley on
top 10-3.
It took Hampton three
plays to hit paydirt as Andrews bulldozed in from six
yards out to pull Hampton
within one at 10-9. Coach J.
C. Campbell elected to go for
the win and a wise decision it
proved to be. Mike Matheson
would find the late Mike
“Moonpie” McKinney all by
his lonesome for the twopoint conversion giving
Hampton a 11-10 victory.
Needing a win the following week over Unicoi County
to clinch the conference
championship, the ‘Dogs
were giving little chance at
knocking off the state’s #5
ranked AA Blue Devils.
“I didn’t know if we could
play with them,” said Campbell after the game. “Those
boys were more confident
than I was.”
It was McKinney who set
the stage for what might go
down as one of the biggest
wins in Bulldog history.
Trailing 14-12 with 2:05 remaining, the ‘Dogs were
faced with third and 11 at the
Blue Devil 16.
Calling time-out, Campbell walked slowly on the
field pondering what to run.
Catching the Blue Devil defense by surprise, the master
of the quick-kick called a razzle-dazzle fake reverse pass
which surprised everybody
in Gentry Stadium.
After Greg Holsclaw took
the second hand-off, he
found a wide-open McKinney in the corner of the end
zone putting Hampton on
top 18-14.
“Moonpie Mania” would
strike again with 1:12 remaining when McKinney
picked off a Robert Foster
pass to preserve the upset
win.
Tommy Shingleton scored
the first touchdown of the
game on a 5-yard quarterback sneak after Hampton
had marched 67 yards on its
opening drive.
Shingleton and McKinney
would hook up on a touchdown pass just before intermission giving Hampton a
12-7 lead at the half.
The ‘Dogs were faced with
shutting down speed merchant Calvin Holiman who
caught two touchdown passes from Foster that covered
21 and 46 yards.
Five weeks earlier, Andrews had told Sports Editor
Bill Jenkins not to count the
‘Dogs out of the race. On that
night he helped prove that
statement by rushing for
over 100 yards.
An illness would later
take the life of McKinney at a
young age but the memories
of the boy they called
“Moonpie” still lives on
among the Bulldog faithful
today. Sadly his brother, a
standout quarterback for the
Dogs, would lose his life in
an automobile accident at the
age of 19.
The Dogs finished the regular season with a 30-14 win
over Cloudland. The following week they defeated a 100 Rutledge team 14-7 in the
first round of the state playoffs.
Matheson would score the
first touchdown on a quarterback bootleg with Andrews
taking on the two-point conversion. Andrews, the “Buntontown Stallion” would later add a 13-yard score on the
opening drive of the third
quarter to put Hampton on
top 14-7.
It was all they needed as
the defense yielded nothing
the entire contest. Campbell
singled out Sam Holcomb,
Leonard Pate, the late Randy
Guess, Harley Horton, Shingleton and Danny Oliver for
their outstanding play.
Andrews carried the ball a
whopping 36 times for 177
yards.
“Tim’s a good college
prospect, he was super today,” Campbell would say.
“If some college doesn’t
want him then they don’t
want to win.”
The following week the
dropped a 39-6 decision to a
very talented Austin East
team. The Roadrunners had
several players who went on
to perform at the college level.
Still, the ‘83 Bulldogs will
always be remembered as
one of the elite among
Hampton football. To quote
the famous author Mark
Twain, “it’s not the size of the
dog in the fight, it’s the size
of the fight in the dog.”
(Tim Chambers can be
reached via e-mail at tchambers@starhq.com)
Twins
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nings. But in the 11th stanza,
Kingsport quickly loaded the
bases, setting up Thole’s late
heroics.
It gave Dusty Childress
his second win of the season
in 2.1 innings of work for the
K-Mets.
Kingsport took the initial
lead in the game in the bottom of the first inning.
Sean Henry singled and
crossed the plate on an RBI
double from D.J. Wabick.
Elizabethton responded
with a three-spot in the top
of the second.
Garrett Olson singled and
crossed the plate on an errant
throw from the bat of
Michael Lysaught. Following
a walk to Yancarlos Ortiz,
J.W. Wilson delivered a big
two-run single for Elizabethton.
Kingsport quickly responded, as Brahiam Maldonado rocked starter Brian
Kirwin with a two-run home
run to even the contest in the
bottom of the stanza.
Jeff Christy delivered an
RBI single for the Twins in
the third, while Ortiz singled
and scored on a wild pitch in
the fourth inning.
Wabick tallied an RBI sac-
rificed fly for the K-Mets in
the bottom of the stanza.
In the fifth, Elizabethton
cranked out two additional
runs to make it a three-run
contest. Daniel Berg doubled
and scored on an RBI single
from Richard Sojo, with
Christy walking and reaching on sacrificed fly from
Lysaught.
Kingsport got within two
thanks to an RBI double from
Christian Ryes in the fifth.
The squad made it a one-run
contest in the bottom of the
sixth with an RBI single from
Junior Contreras.
Wabick and Alejandro
Zuaznabar led Kingsport
with three hits apiece in the
game, while Henry, Contreras and Reyes each had two
hits.
Wabick had a team-high
three RBIs batted in during
the contest.
Four E-Twins tacked on
two hits in the contest. Ortiz,
Berg, Olson and Sojo each
reached base twice on hits.
The Twins will try to salvage one win from the threegame series tonight in
Kingsport beginning at 7
p.m.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeff
Fisher had some help Monday morning
waking up his Tennessee Titans.
Instructors of the air assault school at
Fort Campbell went through the dormitories at Austin Peay State University and
herded the Titans onto buses for a short
trip to their home Army post on the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
Fisher had worked the past two
months to arrange the surprise visit after
the team finalized plans to spend the first
two weeks of training camp so close to the
post. He said the trip was good for both
players and the families of about 20,000
soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division
who are currently deployed in Iraq.
“Most importantly, it’s the people on
the base,” Fisher said. “They potentially
house 29,000 people. As we speak, 20,000
are deployed. That’s a lot of families sit-
ting and waiting behind. We got to visit
with the soldiers that are there and most
importantly the families that are there.
“I thought it was a great experience,”
he said.
The shock of the 4:30 a.m. CDT wakeup had some thinking it was a prank being pulled on the rookies, and Fisher said
one player wandered out into the hall and
back into his room where he fell asleep.
But the Titans shared their coach’s feelings.
“We got to sit with some guys that
were going to be deployed here next week
to Iraq, and you know they’re kids going
over there,” left guard Zach Piller said.
“It’s a crazy situation ... We’re just really
blessed and fortunate we had people like
that defending our freedom ...”
The threat of push-ups in the parking
lot had players sprinting to load onto the
buses.
Once at the post, they watched a
demonstration before going through 70
minutes of basic training, then breakfast
with the soldiers. The Titans broke off into
groups with some signing autographs at
the PX and others going to the range to
shoot weapons.
“We had to drag them out of there,”
Fisher said. “All told, it was a great experience, really a great way to spend the
morning.”
The basic training, led by a woman
with a 7-month-old baby, may have been
the most humbling.
“She was stronger than everybody out
there,” receiver Tyrone Calico said. “We
were doing the same exercises she was
doing, but you could tell we were tapped
out. She could go for another 20 or 30 minutes doing those exercises.”
Young
n Continued from 6
training camp, and he’s being
given occasional work with
the first-team offense.
As a leader Young has been
instantly noticeable.
When he makes a mistake,
he immediately wants to fix it.
He isn’t afraid to talk to a
teammate or pat someone on
the back and takes the blame
when at fault himself. After
one mishandled snap, he
kicked the ball back over the
Titans watching the drill.
Young also responded
when encouraged by offensive
coordinator Norm Chow not
to hide his personality by deferring to starter Billy Volek.
“He wanted to see me out
there slapping hands and being excited and being goofy
like I’ve always been,” Young
said. “It’s not that I’m not focused. That’s just me to get
everybody going and practice
real hard, so we can get
through the day.”
His athletic abilities have
had fans cheering his every
move and his teammates talking.
“You’ve got to stay on your
man because he can throw on
the run,” cornerback Adam
“Pacman” Jones said. “That’s
what I admire about him, how
he throws the ball on the run.”
The first few days were
rough coming out of college to
a new system.
“I thought he was incredible for a rookie,” defensive
tackle Albert Haynesworth
said. “With all the pressure
and all the expectations, I
think he lived up to it. He
could do a little better, but he’s
a natural leader on the field. I
think he’s going to be really, really good for this franchise.”
And those mistakes?
The Titans are using a playclock to help Young get in and
out of the huddle quicker, and
he had only one delay of game
in such drills. The batteddown passes? Fisher said
those aren’t a reflection of
Young’s quick release but the
linemen being taught to combat the three-step drop.
With most of the offense installed, Young has been working to absorb everything.
Chow said Young has an
understanding of the offense
but sometimes confuses terminology with what he used at
Texas where he led the Longhorns to the national championship.
“You can’t blame him. It’s a
lot longer, a lot more verbal
telling everybody what to do.
Once he gets that, I think he
understands what we’re trying
to get done conceptually, and
that’s the most important
thing,” Chow said.
But the question of when
Young will start remains.
This franchise started McNair twice in his rookie season
but didn’t give him the fulltime job until his third season.
Young joins a team that has
been rebuilding the past two
seasons, and Fisher isn’t sure
when this quarterback will realize his potential.
“He has no intention of sitting and watching very long,
which is good,” Fisher said.
“One of the difficult things
we’re going to be dealing with
is the temptation to play him
sooner. He’s going to play
soon. Billy’s our starter, but
Vince is going to play early.
When I say that, it doesn’t
mean we’re going to hand him
the keys, but he is going to get
very valuable experience.”
terview Sunday. “I was tested
eight times at the Tour de
France, four times before that
stage and three times after, including three blood tests.
“Only one came back positive. Nobody in their right
mind would take testosterone
just once. It doesn’t work that
way.”
Landis said the media knew
the result of each of his urine
samples before he did, including the original July 27 revelation of the “A” sample positive. On Saturday, cycling’s
world governing body announced that the backup “B”
sample also was positive.
Landis also gave interviews
Monday on all four network
morning shows.
“I don’t know exactly what
the truth is,” Landis said on
NBC’s “Today” show. “The
problem here, though, from
the beginning was the fact that
the people doing the testing
didn’t follow their own rules
and their own protocols and
made this public before I had a
chance to figure out what was
going on, and I was forced in
the press to make comments
before I could get educated on
this.
“Had they followed their
own protocols, this never
would have happened in the
first place.”
Landis defended his stage
17 effort, saying the comeback
was less of an oddity than the
positive sample.
The 30-year-old rider said
his biggest mistake was reacting to media reports when the
news broke, saying it gave an
impression he was coming up
with new explanations and excuses each day.
“I was just overwhelmed
and I felt like I needed to say
something,” Landis said. “It’s
the first time I’ve been through
something like this, so yeah, in
hindsight, it was a mistake.”
The Bills also released linebacker Jeff Posey after the
eight-year veteran lost his
starting job to Angelo Crowell.
Vikings
The Vikings activated Pat
Williams from the physicallyunable-to-perform list, and the
defensive tackle was back on
the field practicing with the
team.
Williams worked out with
trainers for the first week of
camp, after coach Brad Childress decided he wasn’t in
good enough condition to
practice. Williams missed
meeting the weight the
Vikings targeted for him.
Listed at 317 pounds in
team publications, Williams
normally plays much heavier
than that and didn’t appear to
be any bigger than he was last
season.
Giants
Linebacker LaVar Arrington missed his third consecutive practice with knee
swelling.
Arrington
had
arthroscopic surgeries in 2004
and 2005 while with the Washington Redskins to clean out
loose cartilage and has insisted
his knees are fine.
Guard Chris Snee (knee),
defensive
tackle
William
Joseph (leg bruise) and running back Derrick Ward (broken foot) also missed practice.
Coach Tom Coughlin said Snee
doesn’t need surgery but will
miss valuable practice time.
Ward was hurt when he accidentally slipped while walking between two rooms. He is
scheduled to have surgery
Tuesday night and miss several weeks. Meanwhile, running
back Brandon Jacobs returned
to practice after sitting out
Sunday with an irregular
heartbeat.
Rams
Rams top pick Tye Hill and
safety Dwaine Carpenter got
into a fight on the sideline,
with Carpenter throwing
punches. Coach Scott Linehan
downplayed the brawl.
“They got into a little thing
on the sideline and it’s over,”
he said. “They kissed and
made up and it’s time to move
on. It’s nothing personal.
They’re two fiery competitors.”
Running back Steven Jackson was pulled from practice
early with a strained Achilles
heel. Linehan said the move
was simply precautionary. “It
bothered him last week and
he’s been taping it,” Linehan
said. Seahawks
Holmgren said tight end
Jerramy Stevens, who had surgery on his left knee April 25,
was scheduled to make his
camp practice debut Wednesday.
“I talked to him today and
he’s a little uncertain, but he’s
uncertain because he hasn’t
done anything,” Holmgren
said. “As far as our training
staff, he’s ready to come back.
We’ll ease him into it.”
Holmgren was not sure
when Stevens would play in
his first exhibition game.
Landis
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theory on that. All I’m saying
is that circumstantial evidence
points to something other than
just clearly enforcing the
rules.”
After a horrible stage 16,
Landis won stage 17 in the
Alps, a remarkable comeback
that put him back in contention to win cycling’s biggest
race. He said he won that stage
and wrapped up the race because of hard work — and
nothing else.
“I put in more than 20,000
kilometers of training for the
Tour. I won the Tour of California, Paris-Nice and the Tour de
Georgia,” Landis said in an in-
NFL
n Continued from 6
pen, defensive back Randall
Gay and defensive lineman
Johnathan Sullivan from the
physically-unable-to-perform
list.
Safety Mel Mitchell and
rookie wide receiver Matt
Shelton have been placed on
injured reserve and will sit out
the entire 2006 season.
Harrison missed most of
last season after tearing three
ligaments in his left knee in
September. Seymour missed
the first 10 days of camp with a
tight quadriceps. Koppen
(shoulder) and Gay (ankle)
missed the last seven games of
the 2005 regular season.
Bills
It didn’t take long for Bills
rookie safety Donte Whitner to
start spending part of his new
signing bonus.
The No. 8 draft pick’s first
purchase? Negotiating what
Whitner would only describe
as a five-figure deal to buy the
No. 20 jersey from running
back Shaud Williams.
Whitner, who wore No. 36
during minicamps in Buffalo,
debuted the new number
Monday when he took the
field for the first time in training camp after signing a fiveyear contract Saturday.
Whitner said he didn’t want
to wear the same number as
his
predecessor,
veteran
Lawyer Milloy, who was released in March. New jersey
number aside, Whitner is focused on catching up after his
stalled negotiations led him to
missing the first eight days of
camp.
“Right now, I don’t feel far
behind, maybe a little in conditioning,” Whitner said. “I
know my job, now I need to
figure out what everybody else
is doing around me.”
Old Guys
n Continued from 6
out and shoot the 3.”
The other Stars are Mike
Vaughan, John Stephens (who
coached Sullivan Central’s
girls to the Class AAA state
tournament in the early 1990s),
and Chris Morelock.
And winning the state involved getting past Tennessee’s hot bed of basketball.
“The team out of Memphis,
they put three different teams
together to beat us and we
won it three years with the
same team,” Bowers said.
“They’ve had two ex-NBA
players, and three players at
Memphis State. We went up
there and we beat them all.
“A team out of Chattanooga, they got together and
tried to beat us.”
Obviously, the strength
with this bunch is chemistry.
We got real good strong
play inside, and Mason shooting outside,” Bowers said.
“Mark Mason, everybody
nows who he is.”
Bowers pointed out he
played in the local church
league just last season.
”I still like to play,” he said.
“Those younger guys are a little bit too quick for me. I still
enjoy it.”
Bowers mentioned his team
showed their stuff at a major 3on-3 tournament in Knoxville,
featuring the best of the Southeast, three years ago.
“We played every division,
and came in third,” Bowers
said. “We won our division,
and finished third in the tournament. We played everybody.”
Mason is the oldest player,
and most efficient from the
perimeter.
“He can fire it,” Bowers
said. “He can shoot it. He hit
99 out of a 100, down there
shooting
and
practicing
threes.”
Annie
Sally Forth
Dilbert
Dick Tracey
Zits
Garfield
Blondie
Hi and Lois
Peanuts
Snuffy Smith
On The Lighter Side
Crossword Fun
By: Eugene Sheffer
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
When it comes to decisionmaking, be mindful of how
your judgment calls might
affect other persons who are
also involved.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Using flattery to win support
of your viewpoints could result
in the opposite of what you’re
hoping for. Should associates
suspect manipulation, they’ll
rebel.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
In order to impress others, you
could be rather wasteful where
your resources are concerned.
Sadly, your extravagance may
be looked upon as foolishness
instead of nonchalance.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) Even though you might
feel it is your turn to be first,
aggressively putting yourself
out in front of everybody could
be interpreted as too self-serving and selfish. Be more laidback.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Be sure to face up to
your problems as they really
exist, and stop daydreaming
about how you would like to
solve them. If you attempt to
kid yourself, it will do you far
more harm in the long run.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) Be extra cautious in
joint ventures that might
require a cash outlay on your
part. Unfortunately, some
things that look like winners
on paper could be bummers in
practice.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) Unfortunately, in your eyes
Lady Luck might look as if she
is being supported, when in
reality she may not be. So
when it comes to anything that
has elements of chance, pass
on the action.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) Don’t believe everything
you hear, especially if a few
negative remarks come from
someone you know from
experience tends to make
much of little. Have more logic
than s/he.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) It behooves you to be a bit
more careful in whom you
place your trust. Even someone who has proven his/herself
might place you in a vulnerable position if handled poorly.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) There is always a strong
possibility of suffering disappointment when you’re
inclined to count on someone
more than you should. Be realistic regarding your expectations about others.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) Don’t make the mistake of
thinking a philosophy that
serves another comfortably is
also tailored to fit your own
requirements. It may be like
forcing a square peg into a
round hole.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) Be gracious with everybody in your social interactions, even those who rub you
the wrong way. Bad manners
or thoughtlessness will reflect
poorly on you, not the other
guy/gal.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT
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For Tuesday
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A Look at the Stars
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BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Judge approves
Winn-Dixie’s
disclosure statement
Buyer steps forward for W. Va.
hospital HCA planned to close
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)
— A federal bankruptcy judge
on Friday approved the disclosure statement that will allow
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. to attempt to emerge from bankruptcy protection in mid-October if creditors and vendors accept the proposal.
The once dominant grocery
chain in the South now must
get unsecured creditors, vendors and landlords to approve
the plan, which generally calls
for them to be paid from 53.2
cents to 95.6 cents on the dollar
with new stock in the company, according to the disclosure
statement which lays out
Winn-Dixie’s reorganization
plan.
Some analysts question
whether the supermarket
chain will be able lure back its
customers and fend off challenges from Wal-Mart Stores
Inc., Publix and other competitors. Beset with competitive
pressures and hurricane damages, Winn-Dixie has posted
operating losses for the first
three quarters of its fiscal year.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry
Funk gave the Jacksonvillebased company approval to
mail out 20,000 ballots, seeking
approval of the plan, developed after being under Chapter 11 protection for 18 months.
The company plans to issue
50 million shares in new stock.
Funk set an Oct. 13 confirmation hearing on the plan,
giving voters time to approve
or reject it. The votes must be
submitted by Sept. 25.
Attorneys for the creditors’
committee that helped draft
the plan refused to comment.
If the plan is confirmed,
Winn-Dixie attorney Steve
Busey said it would take about
a month to issue stock, get a
new board of directors and get
the new company up and running.
“Court approval of the disclosure statement and authorization to begin the solicitation
of creditor approval of our
plan of reorganization are two
important steps on our path to
emergence from bankruptcy.
Our momentum continues to
build in our business,” said
Peter Lynch, president and
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Charleston Area Medical Center’s parent company plans to purchase Putnam General Hospital from HCA Inc., saving hundreds of jobs in the only acute care
hospital in Putnam County, a CAMC spokesman said Monday.
Terms of the sale weren’t released, although Putnam General
will remain “a regular, full-service hospital, just the way it is right
now,” CAMC spokesman Dale Witte said.
CAMC Health System Inc. has signed a letter of agreement to
buy the contents and real estate assets of Putnam General and
will ask the state Health Care Authority for emergency approval
to complete the acquisition and operate the hospital.
Upon approval, CAMC would then begin the full Certificate
of Need process.
“CAMC is pleased to be part of the solution for Putnam County,” said David L. Ramsey, president and CEO of CAMC Health
System. “We intend to work with the community to ensure its
health care needs are met.”
CAMC and HCA, Putnam General’s parent, announced the
agreement Monday afternoon.
Local business leaders and politicians had opposed HCA’s
chief executive officer of WinnDixie.
H. Jay Skelton, chairman of
the Winn-Dixie Board of Directors, said, “The plan of reorganization and disclosure
statement represent the culmination of a concerted effort by
a large number of people to
get Winn-Dixie out of Chapter
11 and maximize its value to
creditors.”
The plan establishes 21 different classes of claimants and
gets rid of its current stock.
The largest current shareholder is the Davis family, which
founded the company in 1925
and owns 51.7 million shares,
or 36.7 percent. The Davis
family had holdings worth
$3.5 billion when the stock
peaked in 1998.
A key element of the plan
would leave the company
with minimal long-term debt
after reorganization and $725
million in exit financing from
Wachovia Corp.
The company has not released its final 2006 earnings,
although its fiscal year ended
June 30. Since it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in February 2005, it has reported net
profit in only two months. It
reported net income of $23
million in June and $1.6 million in January.
“If the company could not
compete under bankruptcy
protection, how it going to
compete now?” said Burt P.
Flickinger III, managing director of Strategic Resources
Group, which tracks the supermarket industry.
Flickinger predicted WinnDixie will secure enough
votes. He said the company
should do well in Alabama,
but will find increasing competitive pressure in Florida
and Louisiana.
“The company will go sideways once it emerges from
bankruptcy,” he said.
The chain now has 520 supermarkets and about 55,000
employees and operates stores
in Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana. The
company said store closings
and measures to slash overhead led to a $100 million reduction in annual costs.
plans to close Putnam General, eliminating about 350 jobs, and
convert it into an urgent care center.
Putnam County is one of the fastest-growing areas in the state,
with three of the state’s top 10 communities in population gains,
according to recent U.S. Census figures.
“We’re delighted that CAMC, a well-respected regional health
care provider, is committed to continuing hospital operations at
Putnam General,” said Margaret Lewis, president of HCA’s Capital Division, based on Reston, Va.
Last week, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA said its plans to shut
the hospital were based on plummeting patient intakes, high
staff turnover and a $2.4 million operating loss in 2005. HCA
blamed the hospital’s problems on Dr. John King, an osteopath
targeted by a flood of malpractice lawsuits.
Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston and St.
Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington also had expressed interest
in Putnam General, which had stopped admitting patients for
overnight stays on Friday night.
CAMC has more than 5,000 employees and 893 beds at facilities in the Charleston area.
Martha Stewart will pay $195,000 to
settle civil insider trading charges with SEC
By DAN CATERINICCHIA and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
AP Business Writers
Homemaking
diva
Martha Stewart will pay
about $195,000 and cannot
serve as the director of a public company for five years
under a settlement announced Monday on civil insider trading charges with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Under the settlement, the
founder of Martha Stewart
Living Omnimedia Inc., a
multimedia empire dedicated to stylish living, agreed to
make a payment relating to
losses the government said
she avoided on her sale of
ImClone Systems Inc. stock
in December 2001.
Stewart agreed to pay
$45,673, the amount of losses
she avoided from her insider
trading, plus $12,389 in interest. But the bulk of the payment comes from the maximum civil penalty of
$137,019, three times the
amount of losses avoided.
In addition to accepting a
five-year ban on being a
company director, Stewart
agreed to limits for five years
on her service as an officer or
employee of a public company. During that period, she
will be prohibited from participating in financial reporting and disclosure, internal
controls, audits, SEC filings
and monitoring compliance
with the federal securities
laws.
The terms go into effect on
the date the court ratifies the
settlement.
Her broker Peter Bacanovic agreed to pay a
penalty
totaling
about
$75,000, the SEC said Monday. In a previous order, the
SEC barred Bacanovic, a former Merrill Lynch employee,
from associating with a broker, dealer or investment adviser.
In settling the charges,
Stewart and Bacanovic neither admitted nor denied
the allegations in the SEC
complaint.
“This brings closure to a
personal matter and my personal nightmare has come to
an end,” Stewart said in a
statement.
In March 2005, Stewart
completed a five-month
prison term for lying to federal investigators about why
she made the stock sale. She
was convicted of the criminal charge in June 2004.
“This case sends a strong
message that the commission will not tolerate insider
trading, especially where
brokers tip their clients with
confidential
information
that insiders of companies
are selling their stock,” said
Bruce Karpati, assistant re-
tremendous asset to this
company.”
Stewart’s personal legal
woes date back to June 2002
when news surfaced of
Stewart’s questionable sale
of ImClone stock.
The SEC had filed the
complaint charging Stewart
with insider trading the
same day she was indicted
on June 4, 2003 on criminal
charges. But the SEC stayed
the complaint, only lifting it
in April after criminal appeals were exhausted. A federal appeals court upheld
both Stewart’s and Bacanovic’s convictions in January.
Initially, Stewart sought
to fight the SEC charges, filing an 11-page response to
the SEC complaint in May,
defending that she “acted in
good faith.”
In settling the case with
the SEC, Stewart avoids yet
another public trial, which
some analysts say could have
stalled a turnaround that the
company has made over the
last year. Many analysts have
maintained that it was in
Stewart’s interest to settle the
charges since she will still be
able to wield considerable influence over her media empire.
Martha Stewart Living
shares rose 22 cents to $17.10
in afternoon trading on the
New York Stock Exchange.
gional director for the SEC’s
Northeast Regional Office in
New York.
Stewart sold ImClone
shares a day before the Food
and Drug Administration
announced it had declined
to review ImClone’s application for its cancer drug Erbitux. The stock fell about 16
percent in the wake of that
FDA announcement. Her defense was that she had an
agreement with her broker
to sell ImClone shares when
it fell to $60 per share.
The payment Stewart
agreed to settle the case
make
includes
$45,673,
which is the amount of losses the government said she
avoided by selling the stock
before the FDA announcement. The payment also includes $12,389 in interest
and a civil penalty of
$137,019, three times the
amount of losses avoided.
Elizabeth Estroff, spokeswoman at Martha Stewart
Living, said in a statement
Monday that the company
“is very happy that the SEC
action has been resolved.”
“The settlement allows
Martha to continue in her
role as founder and as the
creative force behind the
brand,” Estroff continued.
“With her strategic vision in
design and style as well as
in expanding our business
opportunities, she is a
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3.1
3.2
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3.3
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16 17.32
14 75.52
... 2.15
17 63.27
19 47.86
8 52.30
21 14.37
... 3.44
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15 28.65
16 2.07
34 18.00
16 35.53
41 25.63
16 40.84
20 24.22
12 23.10
20 19.92
... 36.71
... 2.01
30 16.09
23 14.62
25 63.16
18 26.05
22 59.40
25 34.60
... 8.66
36 10.92
32 17.00
... 3.81
30 41.81
21 17.69
30 16.94
... 127.95
... 58.45
43 30.80
... 4.52
68 17.11
19 17.77
15 44.25
29 16.38
30 69.05
27 29.77
14 33.30
16 44.82
57 60.18
17 48.62
32 27.08
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-.17
-.39
-.01
-.26
-.42
-.41
-.12
-.12
-.19
-.13
-.01
-.53
+.12
+.30
-.51
-.07
...
-3.09
-.24
...
-.25
...
-.01
+.07
-.05
-.71
-.06
-.46
-.03
-.13
-.19
-.28
-.60
-.25
+.61
+.19
-.01
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+.64
+.45
-.18
-1.03
-.23
-.47
-.05
-.29
-.18
+.09
+3.9
-30.6
-8.1
-8.9
+5.3
+10.7
+2.5
-8.2
+19.9
-34.1
-14.0
-22.2
-35.8
+5.4
-8.6
+28.4
-7.4
+2.3
-.2
-9.2
-34.3
+3.7
+19.7
+6.9
+11.7
+2.6
-19.7
+53.3
-32.6
-10.1
-43.1
+11.3
+7.7
-20.1
+2.8
+16.2
+2.6
+7.9
-2.2
-3.9
-1.3
-6.1
-.9
-1.6
+10.6
-4.2
+8.9
+5.5
-30.9
Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC.
n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt =
Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or
receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables
at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Aug. 7, 2006
11,750
11,500
11,250
11,000
10,750
-20.97
10,500
JUL
AUG
Record high: 11,722.98
11,245.95 11,190.56
Jan. 14, 2000
11,219.38
MAY
High
Pct. change
from previous: -0.19
JUN
Low
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week
High
Low
11,670.19 10,156.46
5,013.67 3,550.55
440.38
378.95
8,651.74 7,211.14
2,046.65 1,555.08
2,375.54 2,012.78
1,326.70 1,168.20
818.87
665.23
784.62
614.76
13,472.98 11,630.20
Name
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE Composite
Amex Market Value
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 500
S&P MidCap
Russell 2000
Wilshire 5000
Last
Net
Chg
%Chg
YTD
%Chg
12-mo
%Chg
11,219.38
4,316.43
430.37
8,238.53
1,993.68
2,072.50
1,275.77
738.54
696.05
12,767.12
-20.97
-62.13
-3.68
-32.39
+2.78
-12.55
-3.59
-4.52
-5.21
-44.48
-.19
-1.42
-.85
-.39
+.14
-.60
-.28
-.61
-.74
-.35
+4.68
+2.87
+6.24
+6.25
+13.34
-6.02
+2.20
+.07
+3.39
+1.99
+6.48
+15.78
+10.86
+10.54
+22.27
-4.25
+4.30
+4.78
+5.53
+4.54
MUTUAL FUNDS
Name
American Funds A: GwthA p
American Funds A: IncoA p
American Funds A: ICAA p
American Funds A: WshA p
Fidelity Invest: Contra
Fidelity Invest: Magelln
Oppenheimer A: Disc p
Putnam Funds A: GrInA p
Putnam Funds A: VoyA p
Vanguard Fds: Wndsr
Total Assets
Obj ($Mlns)
XG 78,183
BL 52,048
LV 69,153
LV 62,576
XG 64,903
LC 46,615
SG
582
LV 11,525
LG
5,812
XV 13,227
NAV
31.15
19.38
33.11
32.53
65.07
84.31
42.01
20.10
16.17
17.36
Total Return/Rank
4-wk 12-mo
5-year
-1.0 +7.7/A
+28.3/A
+1.8 +10.6/A
+52.7/A
+0.6 +10.1/B
+30.8/B
+1.0 +7.8/D
+27.0/C
-0.5 +10.7/A
+56.5/A
-2.3 +2.0/D
+2.5/D
-5.4 -2.6/D
+7.6/D
-0.3 +5.4/E
+17.3/D
-1.4 -4.2/D
-12.6/D
-1.7 +4.4/E
+29.9/D
Pct Min Init
Load
Invt
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
5.75
1,000
5.25
500
5.25
500
NL
3,000
BL -Balanced, GL -Global Stock, IL -International Stock, LC -Large-Cap Core, LG -Large-Cap Growth, LV -Large-Cap
Val., XC -Multi-Cap Core, XG -Multi-Cap Growth, XV -Multi-Cap Val.Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund. NA = Not avail. NE = Data in question. NS = Fund not in existence. Source: Lipper, Inc.
STAR - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2006 - Page 11
Administration announces review of duty-free trade program
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Russia, Brazil, India and 10
other countries could lose
preferential trade benefits under a review announced Monday by the Bush administration.
U.S. Trade Representative
Susan Schwab said the administration wanted to determine
whether certain countries
should be excluded from the
Generalized System of Preferences program which grants
duty-free treatment for goods
from 133 developing countries.
“One of the concerns that
Congress has raised is that GSP
benefits go largely to a few
countries, while many developing countries are not trading
much under the program. We
want to ensure that we are operating the program as Congress intended,” Schwab said
in a statement.
The administration’s review
follows complaints from some
in Congress that countries such
as Brazil and India, which get
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ABORTION? WHY?
CONSIDER
ADOPTION
Warm, secure loving
home available for
newborn baby. Please
call 1-800-606-4411.
A- 998.
5 SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2
graves
spaces,
Southview section at
HVMP. Headstone allowed. $2500. for
both.
423-946-7387
leave message.
PLAYSTATION Learning
Center is now accepting new enrollments
for ages 1-5. 547-0466
TENNESSEANS ownership program. Bottling
plant,
restaurant
chain, opening Elizabethton, start 4166.
Secure your future.
423-542-4344
TWO burial plots for
sale. Happy Valley
Memorial Park, Devotion Section. Call:
543-1981
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
EARLY APPLES and
RASPBERRIES JOHNSON’S SMALL FRUITS,
984 Buck Mountain
Road, Elk Park, NC
(828)733-4766
FREESTONE
South
Carolina Peaches, local blueberries available:
Davis
Girls
Peach Shed, Hwy. 19E
Roan Mountain.
SWEET CORN, Goodwin Brothers Farm,
Lynn Valley $3.00
dozen. (423)542-8786,
(423)542-4284.
TAKING orders for Red
Raspberries. $3.00 per
quart. Picking now.
543-4993
9 ANTIQUES
/COLLECTIBLES
LATE
50’s
CHINA
HUTCH, 3 glass doors,
3 drawers, 3 bottom
doors.
$350.
(423)543-2559
NOW OPEN, OLD
FINDS ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES, 365 West Elk
Avenue, Hours: Friday
and
Saturday,
9:30AM-4:00PM.
try judged to no longer meet
the eligibility requirements.
In the Reagan administration, Hong Kong, Singapore,
South Korea and Taiwan lost
their eligibility to participate in
1989 because of the growth of
their economies, and Malaysia
was graduated from the program in 1997 during the Clinton administration.
Consumer borrowing rises sharply in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their borrowing in June at a much
faster pace than expected, with the rise
led by higher credit card debt.
The Federal Reserve reported Monday
that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in June, up sharply
from a 3.3 percent increase in May.
The June advance reflected a rise in
consumer debt of $10.27 billion at an annual rate, much larger than the $3.7 billion
increase economists had been expecting.
Analysts are expecting consumer borrowing to slow in coming months, reflecting the slowdown that has already oc-
curred in consumer spending.
For June, borrowing on revolving credit — the category that includes credit card
debt — rose at an annual rate of 9.8 percent, following an even bigger 11 percent
gain in May.
Borrowing for auto loans and other
types of non-revolving credit rose at an
annual rate of 3.2 percent in June after
having fallen at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in May.
Consumer spending, which accounts
for two-thirds of the total economy,
slowed abruptly in the April-June quarter,
pushing overall growth down to an annu-
al rate of 2.5 percent, far below the 5.6 percent growth rate in the first three months
of this year.
Analysts are predicting that growth for
the rest of the year will hover around the
2.5 percent level as consumers struggle to
cope with higher interest rates, soaring
energy prices and a cooling housing market.
The increase in borrowing in June
pushed total consumer credit to a record
annual rate of $2.19 trillion. The Fed’s
measure of consumer credit does not include mortgages or other loans that are
secured by real estate.
Classifieds
928-4151
MONDAY------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
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WEDNESDAY--------TUESDAY 2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY------WEDNESDAY 2:00 P.M.
FRIDAY------------THURSDAY 2:00 P.M.
SUNDAY---------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
AMERICOURT HOTEL
of Elizabethton is now
accepting applications for position of
housekeeper. Please
apply in person at
1515, Hwy. 19E. ByPass.
NO
PHONE
CALLS PLEASE!
EXPERIENCED masons
foremen’s, masons, laborers for Tri-Cities
area. 423- 247-4487,
423- 202-0854, 423552-8544.
PHYSICIAN office looking for lab tech /
nurse, detailed, computer skills fax resume
to 722-2052
PIANO tuning and repair over 30 years experience, also used pianos. (423)474-4375
MOTEL Size Refrigerator with ice maker,
$80, electric tread mill
$60, compound bow
$60, (423)547-9123
1BR, West End, appliances, water furnished.
No
Pets.
$295.mth.,
plus
$200.dep.
423543-5515.
1BR duplex, Siam
area. Private. Appliances, $250. month,
$125. deposit. (423)
543-5638.
APPLEBEE’S
1010 Overmountain
Drive, Now taking applications
Monday
thru
Thursday
2:00PM-4:00PM
No
calls please.
ASPLUNDH Tree Expert
has immediate openings for various positions. We offer an attractive benefit plan
including life and
health
insurance,
401K, vacation and
holidays. Call Rodney
at 423-446-0052 or
Sammy 276-708-6998.
CAREERS IN HELPING
PEOPLE WITH MENTAL
RETARDATION LIVE
MEANINGFUL LIVES IN
THE COMMUNITY
4 PERSONALS
NEW ARRIVALS
Romania, Russia, South Africa,
Thailand,
Turkey
and
Venezuela, according to information supplied by Schwab’s
office.
Schwab asked that public
comments be returned by
Sept. 5. Under current law, the
president has the authority to
withdraw eligibility for the
duty-free benefits to any coun-
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
COMCARE, INC.
COME GROW WITH US
LOST black and white
cat
near
Harold
McCormick School,
burgundy collar, very
friendly (423)543-2014
Reward.
economy by the World Bank in
2005 or the country’s total exports in 2005 equaled 0.25 percent or more of all global exports.
The countries currently participating in America’s GSP
program that meet those
guidelines are Argentina,
Brazil, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Kazahstan, Philippines,
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
AVON can pay for
your summer vacation- and gas! Only
$10.00 to join. Lisa
(423)542-0057.
3 ARTICLES
LOST & FOUND
Monday for public comments
on whether the duty-free trade
benefits should be limited or
withdrawn from countries
whose shipments to the United
States exceeded $100 million in
2005 and met one of two other
criteria.
The other two criteria were
that the country was classified
as an upper-middle-income
LINE AD DEADLINES
word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
PUBLIC NOTICES
duty-free benefits from the
United States, have not been
helpful in efforts to achieve
agreement in the Doha Round
of global trade talks.
Those talks, under the auspices of the 149-nation World
Trade Organization, collapsed
last month when the United
States and other nations were
not able to break an impasse
over ways to lower barriers to
agricultural goods.
Senate Finance Committee
Chairman Charles Grassley
said in July that the current
GSP program, which expires
Dec. 31, should not give benefits to countries such as India
and Brazil.
“Countries that don’t want
to give us access to their markets in the WTO negotiations,
why should we continue to
give them preferential treatment?” asked Grassley, whose
committee would have jurisdiction over any legislation to
extend the GSP program.
The administration asked
The following Full Time
Direct Support Positions are available.
Day Position
(35 hours) $8.55 hour
Working Monday - Friday 8:00am - 3:00pm
Weekday
Shared
Sleepover Position (40
hours) $10.55 hour
Working Monday-Friday
2:30
p.m.-10:30p.m.
And sleeping over in
our home every other
week.
Applicants must be 19
years of age, have a
clean driving record,
and pass pre-employment physical, drug
test, TB test and FBI/TBI
background check.
Comcare is a Drug
Free Workplace and
we have an excellent
benefit plan. Apply on
THURSDAY, Aug. 10th
from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. and bring TN
Driver License, Proof of
Vehicle Liability Insurance, Social Security
Card or Birth Certificate and High School
Diploma or GED COMCARE
VOCATIONAL
TRAINING
CENTER, 3018 South
Roan Street, Johnson
City, TN (EOE) No
phone calls please.
Positions are also
available in Greeneville.
FAST Paced Internet
Company looking for
3 Warehouse Workers
who are Dependable
and Self motivated to
sort /pack books and
scan inventory. MUST
HAVE warehouse experience.
Starting
Rate $8.00 per hour.
Hours
M-F
8:30AM-5:00PM. Qualified applicants must
apply at TN Workforce
Development Center.
FULL-TIME
position
available at Farm Supply Company downtown. Indoor, outdoor
work. Heavy lifting required. Apply in person only at 515 East E
St. No Phone Calls.
LABORER,
mobile
home set up person.
Work with delivery
crew to set homes on
customer’s land. Must
carry blocks and other
set up materials. Will
train. Starting wage
$8/ hour and up. Apply at Art’s Finer
Homes for interview
appointment
(423)543-1531
or
(423)282-8505.
MOBILE home service
person needed to
perform service and
repair work on new
and used homes. Carpentry experience required. Must have a
valid TN driver’s license & a good driving record. Good pay,
holidays, 401K, and
vacation available.
Apply at Art’s Finer
Homes, 1581 19E ByPass, Elizabethton, TN.
MOUNTAIN ELECTRIC
COOPERATIVE
now
accepting applications Mountain Electric
Cooperative is seeking
dependable individual to fill Meter Reading Technician position in the Newland
office for the next two
years. The primary
duty of the position is
meter reading and
performing
meter
change outs. The
wage rate is $11.51
per hour. IMPORTANT
NOTE: Due to the
probable implementation of an automatic meter reading
system, the position
will be eliminated and
employment will end
in the mid to late 2008
time frame. Competitive benefits including
company paid medical, life insurance, 401
(k) savings, paid holidays, vacation and
others. As a minimum,
applicants must have
a high school diploma
or equivalent and
valid vehicle driver’s license. Applicants for
positions
are
accepted at the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, located at 175
Linville Street in Newland or mail to P.O.
Box 939, Newland,
N.C.
or
call
(828)737-7230. Applications will be accepted
through
August 15, 2006.
MOWING HELPER must
have drivers license,
transportation,
personal
phone,
(423)542-6911.
PHYSICIAN office looking for receptionist,
telephone operator,
pleasant,
reliable,
computer skills fax resume to 722-2052
PLUMBING
SERVICE
TECH.
International
Plumbing Company
has immediate openings for plumbing repair technicians. Call
for a confidential interview. (423)538-9917
Monday-Friday
10:00AM-3:00PM.
R.T. for physician office. CT experience
(preferably GE), reliable, computer skills,
fax
resume
to
722-2052
RACE week. Part-time
energetic and outgoing managers & Associates
needed.
August
11th-13th,
21st-26th.
Call
423-213-4199.
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
RELIEF
COOK/AIDE
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,
Elizabethton, TN 37643 or
fax
resume
to:
(423)542-9311, Attn:
Human Resources,
EOE
12 WORK WANTED
GEN./PROF.
MR. Oddjob. minor repairs, carpentry, yard
work, haul away,
cleaning, screens repaired, exterior painting. 474-2360
SOUTHERN COMFORTS:
Cleaning, hauling off,
organizing.
yards,
homes, offices, debris,
more. References. Licensed. 423-542-5309,
423-213-7937.
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
ASPHALT
PAVING:
Commercial & residential, patch work.
Free
estimates.
(423)348-6939,
(423)742-0403
BRIAN’S
BUILDINGS!
Display lot
on Hwy. 91.
STORAGE
For sale.
in Hunter
647-1084.
Rainbow Home Improvements. Vinyl siding, soffit, windows,
patios. Licensed and
Insured. Free Estimates. 423-543-5773
423-895-0908
STUMP removal. Free
estimates.
Sample
price, 12’’ stump $30.
Ground 10’’ deep.
(423)474-6464.
Teel’s Lawn Care, Tree
work & Stump removal. Free Estimates!
213-7529, 213-9010
VINES Pressure Washing, Painting Barns
and
Metal
Roofs,
Staining and Sealing
Services: Free estimates. (423)772-0290
WILL MOW AND LANDSCAPE YARDS in the
Tri-Cities area, call for
free
estimates,
(423)474-3668
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
Bridgeman Excavating. Paving, driveways, grading, septic
systems, dirt, rock
hauling,
basement
ceiling, land clearing.
423-725-3487.
BUSINESS and Residential Cleaning Services: Trustworthy, dependable, reasonable
rates. Call for free estimate. 512-1226.
CAREGIVER, CPR certified, sit with elderly or
disabled,
call
(423)335-0273. Ask for
Leigh
ELIZABETHTON:Construction, Trackhoe,
backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
5560 Highway 19E
Hampton, TN
Back Lot Overlooks
Doe River
Handy Andy Home
Improvements for all
your interior & exterior
repairs, pressure washing, painting. Home:
543-1979
Cell:
423-242-8187.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
KY CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in finished
grade
work
and
demolition. All types
of front end loader
work. Dirt for sale.
Quality, honest work
at the best price. Will
beat any other estimates, guaranteed.
Keith
Younce,
(423)543-2816.
423-341-7782
L&T ROOFING METAL &
SHINGLE ROOFS. All
home improvements.
Lawn
mowing.
(423)542-2011.
NEED a Baby Sitter?
My home/ yours, own
transportation, CPR
certified, references,
(423)213-9161
after
7:00PM
Oak table, 6 chairs
$250, Oak bedroom
suit $500, new green
sectional $600, misc.
423-543-5638.
WHITE PINE LUMBER
FOR SALE, 2x4’s, 2x6’s
and 1” lumber $350
per
1000
ft.
(423)768-2604
XI Compound Hunting
Bow and case $125,
7.63 SKS Rifle and case
$125. 423-213-2613.
23 YARD
SALES
MOVING SALE! Friday,
Saturday. 113 Lynnview Circle, off Echo
Dr. Futon, blinds, curtains, stationary bike,
mens, womens, childrens clothes. Everything Must Go!
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
FREE TO GOOD HOME,
SEAL-POINT
HIMALYIAN CAT, will help
with
spay.
(423)943-7673,
(423)547-3031.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
29 TOWNHOUSES
CONDOS FOR
SALE/RENT
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
2BR, 1.5BA Townhouse.
W/D hookup, appliances, carpet, D/W,
deck, paved driveway. $460.mo. plus
deposit. 423-538-0458.
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
For Sale By Owner
1429, 1431, 1433
WEST G ST.
Great Business
Opportunity !
Large lot in back.
Priced to sell! $49,500.
FIRM.
(423)543-6120
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
HOMES & MOBILE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
Additions, sunrooms,
textured
ceilings,
porches, carports, garages. Work guaranteed. (423)542-9483.
NEW 12x22x9 metal
storage building, garage. 10x8 roll up garage
door.
Must
move.
$2300.
(423)542-6911.
Multi-purpose commercial building. High
traffic area. Possibilities limitless, warehouse, manufacturing
retail or wholesale.
FREE ESTIMATES! Heating, A/C, remodeling,
vinyl siding, roofing,
ceramic, hardwood
flooring, plumbing,
electrical. 543-7975,
335-0841.
GOOD-MAN-HOME
REPAIRS: Bathrooms,
plumbing, leaks, electrical, painting, int. &
ext., vinyl flooring. Licensed (423)542-3932,
213-0792.
NEW 12x22x9 metal
storage building, garage. 10x8 roll up garage
door.
Must
move.
$2300.
(423)542-6911.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
275 feet highway
frontage on 19E.
29x27 store with new
roof and well zoned
commercial a steal
at $20,000.
Call for details
(423)725-4145
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
BABY Grand piano
with bench. Excellent
condition.
Walnut
wood. $1,200. (423)
542-9363, 647-6289 after 10:00a.m.
LUMBER FOR SALE: For
sale to the public,
hemlock and white
pine building lumber.
3X and 1X. Also
feather-edge siding,
mulch wood chips
and sawdust. Contact Warren Pritchard
at Classic Sales, 1551
Elk Park Hwy, Newland,
NC
28657,
828-733-3332 or stop
by
**2BR, stove, refrigerator, garbage pick-up
furnished. References.
No pets. $350.mth,
$200.dep. Airport Apts.
(423)474-3704,
213-8207.
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1320 Charity Hill Rd.,
1BR, dishwasher, W/D
hook-up, quiet neighborhood, close to
town. (423)543-7468.
1BR efficiency. Blue
Springs area. Appliances, CH&A, lights
and water furnished.
$350. month, deposit.
(423)474-2700.
1BR, 1BA, W/D provided, background
check,
no dogs.
$325.mo.
$350.deposit, 12 month lease.
423-538-7817
1BR, downstairs, furnished. Water furnished. Good location. No pets. References.
$265.mo,
$265.dep.
(423)542-6433.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
210-214 Price Road,
large 2BR, water furnished, $350month.
135 Pleasant Beach
Road, 2BR, $350month
(423)282-6486
2BR, 1BA, West C St.
Walking distance to
schools, Very conveniently
located.
$350.mth, $350.dep.
(423)542-6133.
2BR, newly remodeled, W/D hookup,
very clean, very quiet.
$450.mo. plus deposit.
423-791-2010
3BR,
upstairs,
$450.mo. $200.dep.
2BR,
downstairs
$350.mo. $200.dep.
Willow Springs Rd.
(423)773-6122.
3BR, 1BA, Hunter. W/D
hookup. No pets.
Non-smoking.
$475.month, deposit.
Ask about FREE gasoline. 895-1146.
Alexander Apts. 2br.
2ba. upstairs $425mo,
$200dep. Must be employed and have ref's
542-8493 or 956-0068
before 5 pm
Alexander
Apts.
ground level 3br 2ba
$465mo $200dep.
Must have ref's and
be employed. Will be
avail 8/15
112 Watauga Ave
542-8493 or 956-0068
before 5 pm
3BR, 1.5BA level lot,
Unaka Area, clean,
garage,
covered
porch,
CH&A. NO
PETS.
$650.mth.
(423)542-0090.
3BR, 1 1/2BA, den,
H&A, laundry room,
water included, no
pets,
$750month,
$700deposit,
(423)543-0838
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
Southside 3BR, 1BA,
basement, storage,
appliances.
References.
257-2106,
543-2651
WATAUGA ROAD: 2BR,
1BA, H&A, washer/
dryer hookup, deck,
$425month $425deposit,
no
pets
(941)457-0959,
(423)647-6384.
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
2BR,
appliances,
walk to schools, bank,
supermarkets, Hampton. Garbage, Lawn
maintenance.
No
pets. (423) 725-4792.
3BR, 1BA, Range, well
water. Roan Mtn.
Area. No calls after
9pm.
423-772-3702,
423-957-1935
MILLIGAN COLLEGE
16x80 3BR, 2BA,; 2BR
2BA, 14X70 REFERENCES
REQUIRED
257-2106,
(423)543-2651.
RENT TO OWN: 2BR,
1BA, downtown Elizabethton, rental lot, no
pets, $700down with
owner
financing,
$300month
(423)895-0456
ROAN Mountain on
Ripshin. 2BR, newly remodeled,
washer,
dryer. No inside pets.
References.
(423)
725-3880.
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
BILTMORE: Nice 2BR,
2BA with lot, 2 covered decks, 2 storage
buildings,
CH&A.
$29,900. (423)542-8218
BROOKVIEW APARTMENT AND STORAGE.
2BR, appliances, W/D
hook-up. NO PETS.
$350mth.,
deposit.
(423)543-2632, (423)
543-4671.
Brownlow
Apts.
ground level 2br 1ba
$365mo
$175dep.
Must have ref's and
be employed 425
West
G
Street
542-8493 or 956-0068
before 5pm
EXCEPTIONALLY nice,
2BR, Lynn Valley, W/D
hookup, trash pickup,
water
furnished.
(423)928-5771
Happy Valley, 2BR,
appliances, private
drive, private entrance.
257-2106,
543-2651
LYNN VALLEY: at Lynn
Valley Driving Range,
2BR, Section 8 approved, W/D hookup,
carpet. 423-360-1621
MOUNTAIN
VIEW
APARTMENTS,
large
2BR, 1BA, nice country
setting but minutes
from town. coin W/ D
on premises, water
and
garbage
included, $350month
plus deposit hurry only
a
couple
left.
(423)474-2814.
Talladega Apts 2br.
furnished, utils pd.
$350mo
$175dep.
Must be employed
and have ref's
542-8493 or 956-0068
before 5 pm
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
BANJO RIDGE
NESTLE YOUR HOME
ON 1.42 ACRES. IN
BEAUTIFUL
MOUNTAINS OF BUTLER. MINUTES FROM WATAUGA
LAKE
WITH
BOAT
DOCK ACCESS. UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
$45,000.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
HIGHWAY 11-E
Perfect for a new
business, 2.5 acres
with 546.91 feet of
road frontage.
$255,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
HWY. 19E
ELIZABETHTON, TN
9 Miles To Bristol
Motor Speedway
68.53 acres, beautiful
level farm land and
lush mountains and
tall timbers. 1000’
road frontage. Water
at road.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
BROOME
REAL ESTATE
542-4386
205 DRY BRANCH
1.6 acres, open and
wooded land with
small stream at front
of property. Beautiful
setting! Septic, well,
utility water on property. $26,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
TRISH GRAYBEAL
543-4663
Siam Area
Off Hamilton Road, 4
acres,
mostly
wooded.
Several
building sites. Creek,
water meter on property. Very Private.
$39,500.00
TESTER ROAD
ATWOOD ROAD
Butler, TN
Breathtaking
Seasonal Water Views
12.4 acres, unspoiled,
undeveloped, near
“The Harbour’s’’ at
Watauga Lake.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
Beautiful 7.68 acres,
very secluded, great
for developers, Couple of different locations to build the perfect dream home.
$69,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
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37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
134 RUFUS
TAYLOR ROAD
104 Lane Hill
127 LaFayette
Circle
1200 19E Bypass
4.4 +/-acres in Hunter
Community.
Level
land and easy access.
MLS#233748.
$150,000.
Immaculate
3BR
home with Mountain
views & creek. 2 outbuildings and carport.
Must see!
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
C21 Whitehead
Teresa Musick
$119,900
543-4663
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Huge home, offering
4BRS, 3.5BAS, formal
livingroom, sunroom,
den, in conveniently
located
Colonial
Acres. MLS#232675
$209,900.
5BR., 3.5BA., garage
attached. On Doe
River. Great for kids &
Trout fishing. 5 minutes
from
WalMart,
Church, schools.
For appointment
423-342-8484
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
166 WOODLAND
HEIGHTS
Southside &
Sneed Hill
1.02 Acres, level lot
located in the city
limits. Property could
be subdivided.
$31,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
108
Cedar Grove Road
134 Carver Crabtree
Owner Wants
Offer !
Only $139,000
A Must See!
MOTIVATED SELLER!
This all brick home is
what you have been
waiting for! Room for
everyone! 3BRs, 2BAs,
huge eat in kitchen,
huge laundry room
that is large enough
for an office or craft
room. 2 car carport,
one car drive under.
A Great den in the
basement with a gas
fireplace.
Extras Too Numerous
To List Here
4BR, 2.5BA ranch sitting on 2 acres with a
great view.
Motivated sellers. MLS#
225022 $189,900
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
New home, 3BR,
2BA, stone fireplace,
gas logs, cathedral
ceilings, hardwood
floors, double car
garage. Beautifully
landscaped.
$177,500
ERA Golden Key
952-4950
Call Lora
677-6606
This Home Is Waiting
For You!
Call Today!
Treadway Dr.
Lot 7
Level building lot with
quiet country setting.
Approx. 3.4 acres,
mostly cleared and
ready to build!
Blue Ridge Properties
(423)282-5182
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
GREAT LOCATION!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$59,000
543-4663
WEST ELK AVE LOTS
Great
commercial
property, wonderful
potential,
located
near large home improvement
warehouse, nation’s largest retailers, and several restaurants.
147
SARAH ANNIE DRIVE
$35,900
For Home &
Lot
110 Old Lacy Hollow
Road
Spacious living 3 BR, 3
BA. Second kitchen
in the lower level.
$109,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
Home features 2BR,
1BA,
livingroom,
eat-in kitchen. Great
lot that is landscaped
and partly fenced.
Priced to sell. Powder
Branch Rd., left on
Sarah Annie Drive.
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
SINGLE WIDE LOT UP
TO 70’ GAP CREEK
AREA. No outside pets.
$125month
(423)725-2770,
(423)612-2847._
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
Extremely nice home!
Gazebo with Jacuzzi,
3 tier decking, Beautiful décor, Tilt windows, Great yard, 2
car garage, Outbuilding. $146,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
BRENDA THOMPSON
543-4663
For Sale
By Owner
423-543-5855
or
423-213-8406
BUILDING
A
NEW
HOME? Call for the
lowest prices, economy
homes,
(423)773-5041,
(423)928-3984
Nice family home in
country setting. 3BD,
1BA, master bedroom
has sink with vanity
and walk-in closet.
Full basement with 1
Car drive under garage. CH&A. Built in
1990. 1,232 SF. Open
floor plan with large
covered front porch.
$85,000
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
118 Sharp
1007 OAK STREET
Adorable 2BD, 1BA
home in the city.
Huge walk in closet.
Large Laundry room.
New heat pump, new
windows, fresh paint.
Appliances include
washer, dryer, stove
and refrigerator. A
dollhouse for $64,900
3BR 2BA home on .75
acres in Hunter area.
Home offers newer
roof, carpet and windows! Very clean.
1499 HWY 133
House on large lot
with beautiful backyard, garden spot,
storage shed, beauty
shop and full basement.
MUST
SEE!
$99,900.00
118 Wedgewood
Well maintained brick
ranch, just outside
city. Spacious floor
plan, 3BR, FP and
outbuilding
with
electricity.
C21 Whitehead
Lisa Potter
$114,000
543-4663
$189,900
WOW! You must see
the views from the
deck! This home has
room for the whole
family. You will not
believe how much
square footage you
get for the price.
3BRs, 2FBAs, 2 half
BAs. Formal living and
dining, den, office.
Frank Lloyd Wright
design! You will have
a blast decorating this
home. 3BRs, 3BAs,
greenhouse off the
kitchen. Huge yard to
entertain.
Hurry, Call Today
This One Will Not Last
(423)282-5182
151
SARAH ANNIE DRIVE
Only $59,900
4Br, 2Baths, single
wide with an addition
that boast large open
kitchen, living room
and Den. Sunroom
leads out to the wonderful decking that
surrounds the above
ground pool. 2 car
garage, workshop, 2
car carport. The lot
next door is also available with the single
wide or lot only. This
home has so much to
offer! Call today!
Charming older home
with lots of character
in nice quiet neighborhood. 2BR, 1BA,
possible 3rd bedroom.
Hardwood
floors, fireplace in LR.
A little TLC will make
this a great home.
Asking $77,900. Make
an offer!
Call Jonathan
542-4630
Shell & Associates
543-2393
SOLD!
190 ECHO DRIVE
LYNN VALLEY
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Custom Built
Cape Cod
3BR, 2BA, living room,
tray ceiling, fireplace,
gas logs,
double-garage.
Shown by
appointment,
100% financing to
qualified applicant.
Call after 5 o’clock
for leave message.
$165,500.
(423)543-8995
Immaculate home in
desirable West Links
Estates. 5BR, 4.5BA
home convenient to
JC and Eliz. Formal
entry, hdwd floors,
cathedral
ceilings,
master on main.
Much more!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
517 WASHINGTON
AVE.
Charming 3BR, 2BA
home in convenient
location on level lot. 2
car detached garage. MLS# 230731
$120,000.
3BR, 2BA home walking distance to TA
Dugger and the High
School. Located on a
quiet,
tree
lined
street. $89,900.
Custom built 2 story
home, 3 or 4br, 2ba, 2
car garage, outbuilding, very secluded,
option to buy 7.68
acres $179,900.00
4BR home on 5.44
acres. Newer carpet,
apartment and outbuilding with mobile
home on property
that conveys!
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
623 Johnson
Avenue
LITTLE DRY RUN
RD.
BUTLER
Enjoy this 4BR, 2BA,
100 year old, two
story, traditional farm
house inside city, on
double lot with 1900
sq. ft. of living space.
MLS#
230896.
$109,900.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
3BR, 2 1/2BA, CH&A,
ceramic, 4,000 sq.ft.
10.4 acres. Open floor
plan, walk-in closets,
barn. Double garage.
$285,000.
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
REAL ESTATE
(423)543-2393
DEMPSEY SHELL, JR
(423)547-9377
659 MACK BRANCH
209 OLD SIAM
Remodeled cottage
with
views
large
kitchen with island,
4-car carport with
workshop
garage,
Hot tub, large wrap
around covered and
screened
deck.
$127,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
Enjoy country living in
this 3BR, 2.5BA, 2448
sq.ft. Tri-level home.
Great room with 16’
cathedral ceiling and
a rock fireplace.
MLS#
230367
$149,900.
3BR, 2BA, Cape Cod,
hardwood, ceramic,
carpet. Bonus room
over garage. One
level. Large front
porch.
519 JOHNSON
MOTIVATED SELLER!
NICE 2BR, Level lot. IN
CITY.
CLOSE
TO
TOWN. SELLER WILL
PAY CLOSING COST
AND DOWN PAYMENT
WITH
ACCEPTABLE
OFFER!! $59,900.00
3500 NORTH
HIGHWAY
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
213-9611
557 Lowell Stalcup
Butler
Super nice farmhouse, 17 beautiful
landscaped
acres
with stocked pond!
Totally
updated,
workshop, tool house,
spring house all with
electricity $289,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
NICE 2005 HOME ON
LEVEL LOT, 3BR, 2BA,
HWF,
ALL
APPLIANCES, VIEWS, DECK.
A
MUST
SEE!!
$138,500.00
351 Lyons Rd.
Beautiful 3BR, brick
ranch,
completely
updated. 7 acres,
large utility building
and
barn.
MLS#227843A
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
2732 SIAM ROAD
3BRs, 2BAs, large
kitchen with lots of
cabinets, den, dining
area. Outbuildings,
garage, grape vine,
garden space, lots of
flowers. New heat
pump, on approximately 2 1/4 acres.
721 Fairway Drive
Walk
from
your
backyard to Tee #3 Elizabethton
Golf
Course. 4 BR, 3 FBA.
$229,000
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
2002 Repo singlewide.
3BR,
2BA.
Easy
financing.
Small
downpayment. Call
(423)282-2700.
2005, 3BR, 2BA on 7/10
of an acre. Financing
available.
(423)
282-4112.
ALL new. Exclusive
Finance
program.
Credit issues are OK.
Call
for
info
(423)282-2700.
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
814 Deerfield Lane
522 Golf Course Drive
Over 1 Acre - City
Schools. 3 BR, 2 BA.
Hardwood
floors.
Brick fireplace.
$179,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
Country Cottage with
3.95 acres, in beautiful Mountain City. 2br,
1ba, some updating.
Basement, fruit tree.
Private but Convenient. $82,000.00
259 SAMPS HOLLOW
Beautiful Views!!
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Erwin
Remodeled
4BR,
2.5BA bath home located in the Central
Community. Could
be 5 or 6 bedroom
home. MLS#233004
$120,900.
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
3BR, 2BA ranch, carpet, ceramic, hardwood. 2 car detached carport, deck,
mud room, workshop.
$139,500.
326 Crosswhite Lane
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
VALLEY FORGE
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
212
CONSTITUTION AVE
2504 Elizabethton
Highway
C21 WHITEHEAD
JEFF SMITH
543-4663
305 Hampton
View Drive
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
Custom built brick
ranch,
hardwood
floors, ceramic tile,
kitchen adjoined by
dining room with gas
log fireplace, 2 Car
garage. $149,900.00
Perfect
getaway!
Great views, Unfinished 4br cabin on 23
acres
close
to
Watauga Lake and
the Appalachian Trail.
$76,900.00
Gayle Eggers
423-342-8801
Remax Checkmate,
Inc. Realtors
423-282-0432
ask for Barbara
423-341-8760
590 LAURELS
RD.
$186,900
This is the one! Spacious
open
living
room, 3BRs, 2BAs the
best lot around. A
wonderful
flowing
creek in the back. An
awesome barn. Quality built home. Call today before it is too
late, be the first to live
in this home.
Beautiful 5BR, 2.5BA
home with over 3000
sq.ft.
Close
to
Watauga Lake. RV
carport & Apt doesn’t
convey. MLS#222048
$250,000.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
934 FAIRVIEW RD.
123 RIVERVIEW
AVENUE
- WATAUGA Mobile home in almost new condition.
Permanent foundation. Lot is very nice
and well landscaped
with beautiful flowers.
2 Storage buildings
plus a garden spot.
Located in an area
convenient to Johnson City and Elizabethton. 3BD, 2BA
$69,900
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
TWO Homes on 13.81
acres, 3br, 2ba 2003
Doublewide and 1BR,
1BA, Farm house.
Separate well, spring
$224,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
1420 Charity Hill
3BR, 2BA doublewide
on permanent foundation with view of
mountains. Includes
outbuilding and is on
0.36 acre.
HAMPTON
Three level brick with
three plus level
acres, 11 BRS, 3
Baths, oak floors and
trim, creek frontage;
explore the uses!
$220,000
DEAN BLEVINS
(423)542-2092
(423)213-6738
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
(423)543-2393
C21 Whitehead
Kathryn Turner
$75,000
543-4663
3 Singlewides
Must Be Sold
(2)16x80’s
(1)14x70
Best Price Guaranteed!
3BR, 3BA, 2 car garage. Remodeled
with new addition.
pantry in kitchen,
huge walk-in closet,
laundry room. New
heating
&
air,
plumbing, electric.
Big deck. 1/3 acre
flat lot. MUST SEE!
Owner
anxious.
$105,500.
FIRM
423-725-2183
501 Burbank,
Roan Mtn.
197 Buck Mountain
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
304 West G
Street
(423)725-2627
leave message
152 SHALOM DRIVE
Cute 2BR, 1BA house
with lots of kitchen
cabinets, hardwood
floors, fenced yard,
workshop with generator and fenced
yard. MLS# 229317
$77,900.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
Gayle Eggers
423-342-8801
3BR, 2BA, cabin style
home, 5acres, open
floor plan, HWF, Full
basement,
fully
fenced with barn.
$249,900.00
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
1517 Siam Road
City Schools. Brick
ranch 3 BR, 1 BA.
Hardwood floors in
den and hallway. 2
Outbuildings.
$84,900
Jason Blevins
RANDALL BIRCHFIELD
REAL ESTATE
543-5959
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
502 Dennis Cove
Road
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
188
Woodland Heights
Looking for doll house
all on one level? 3br,
backyard has privacy
galore with porch,
patio and gazebo.
$94,900.00
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
It Is A Must See!
Call Today!
2549 SIAM RD
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$129,900
543-4663
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
1036 Gap Creek
2808 HWY 67W
179 ARLINGTON
DRIVE RD.
1170 RITTERTOWN
ROAD
—HAMPTON—
3BR, 1BA, LR, Kitchen
with lots of cabinets.
In
ground
pool.
$90,000.
206 MARION
BRANCH ROAD
C21 WHITEHEAD
DEBORAH
SUTHERLAND
543-4663
Priced To Have
Money Left
Over To Decorate!
C21 WHITEHEAD
TERESA MUSICK
543-4663
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
1202 Arney Street,
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
$119,500
116 HILTON HILL
ONE private trailer
space for mobile
home or RV, Charity
Hill Road. $125 month.
(423)725-2634.
2.78acres, private setting,
Breathtaking
views, stone fireplace,
wood beamed ceilings, Large wood
deck, Many updates
$169,900.00
Lot Can Be Purchased
Separately For
$16,500
C21 WHITEHEAD
JONATHAN FULMER
543-4663.
40 LOTS
FOR RENT
178 MELODY LANE
Splendid Chalet
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
Well built 3BR, 2BA
one level home with
basement, hardwood
flooring,
spacious
rooms, spring water,
sitting at almost 4000’
elevation.
MLS#
222371 $114,000.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
(423)282-5182
www.artsfinerhomes.com
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
ART’S FINER
HOMES
KING RICHARD BLVD.
Sherwood Forest
Elizabethton, TN
(423)282-8505
Motivated
Seller!
618 WEST C STREET
Brand new one level
home with unique
layout, on a 75 x 130
level lot and a view of
west end and the surrounding mountains.
2BD,
2BA.
Open
kitchen, dining, great
room. Living room has
a deck and overlooks
level back yard. Neutral colors. CH&A.
Country front porch.
Walk to shopping and
restaurants. $89,900
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
5,000+/- sq. ft, 4/5
BRs, 4FBAs. Priced at
approx. $73.00 sq.ft.
High ceilings and
skylights, lush landscaping.
A Must See!
$364,000
$1,000 Bonus To
Selling Agency
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
(423)342-8801
CLAYTON 32x76
Priced to Sell Today!
3 large bedrooms,
2BAs, huge kitchen
opens to den with fireplace and dining
room.
ART’S FINER
HOMES
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-1531
STAR - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2006 - Page 13
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1987 S-10 Chevrolet
motor, 4 cylinder, 2.5L,
95,000 miles. $300
(423)647-7122
CLAYTON
MODULAR
28X64
SALE PRICE
$116,713.00
($65.13 sq. ft.)
Includes delivery and
set-up, block foundation, guttering, heat
pump,
washer
&
dryer!
2003 Honda CRF 450R,
runs
great,
new
graphics, rebuilt motor. $2,800 O.B.O.
423-426-3398.
1988
Chevrolet
pick-up,
cold
air,
good
tires.
Looks
good. $2,000 O.B.O.
(423)647-3566.
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
ART’S FINER
HOMES
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-1531
STOCK #1821
Pre-Owned
2005 Lexus
RX 330
All wheel drive, one
owner,
sun
roof,
loaded, 25K. $33,900.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
CLAYTON
RUTLEDGE
423-543-7592
28x72, 3BR, 3BA. Incredible master suite,
dining room with built
in hutch & column.
Kitchen with work island, large utility
room.
STOCK #1708
Pre-Owned
ART’S FINER
HOMES
2000 Ford
Mustang
Elizabethton, TN
(423)282-8505
White, V-6, 5-speed,
GT wheels. $7,995.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
Norris 32x72
Sport’s entertainment
room, complete with
big screen TV, surround sound and
small kitchenette!
ART’S FINER
HOMES
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-1531
STOCK #1591
Pre-Owned
2002 CHEVY
MONTE CARLO
Maroon, one owner,
extra
nice,
49K.
$8,995.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
(423)543-7592
61 CAMPERS &
RV’S
RUTLEDGE 28x64
3BR, 2BA, 5/12 roof
pitch, finished drywall, high end appliances, ceramic edging
& backsplash, big
screen TV with DVD,
living and dining furniture included!
ART’S FINER
HOMES
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-1531
47 WANTED
TO BUY
WANTING TO BUY: Saw
logs, contact Warren
Pritchard at Classic
Sales, 1551 Elk Park
Hwy, Newland, NC
28657, 828-733-3332 or
stop by the sawmill.
58 MOTORCYCLES
W/PHOTO
NO GAS NEEDED!!
2006 Honda
Scooter/ Motorcycle
1993 Terry, 35’. 2BR,
A/C, awning, self-contained. Good condition.
(423)772-4777,
957-9636.
63 4X4 VEHICLES
FOR SALE
1995 Ford F150, Ext.,
300, 6 cylinder, needs
radiator,
some
front-end damage.
$2,500 O.B.O. 213-6772
1994 GMC 4x4 extended cab, automatic, (423)543-1459,
cell (423)542-8121
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
1999 Toyota
4Runner SR5
V6 3.4 liter
Great condition,
1 Owner, Automatic
4WD, Clean Interior,
127,000 miles.
Air conditioning & Tilt
Wheel, power steering & power sunroof,
AM/FM Stereo & Cassette ABS (4 wheels) &
Dual front air bags,
Cruise control & Privacy glass, wide tires,
power windows &
door locks, running
boards.
For Sale $9,995.
Call: 423-895-1711
Battery
operated.
60MPH.
Helmet,
glasses, gloves included. All new.
**WOW!!**
Will sacrifice for.
$580.00
423-773-3006
423-773-1996
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1995 Ford Escort LX,
156K, automatic, ac,
runs good. $1,200.
Must
Sell!
423-957-1382.
1996 Dodge Neon,
automatic,
2DR,
needs fuel pump,
55,000 miles. $1,000
(423)647-7122
or
(423)647-1599
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S
SALE
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, August
30, 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:
of Bargain and Sale
by Special Warranty.
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.
day of August, 2001,
recorded in Trust Book
594, page 159, Carter
County, Tennessee,
default having been
made in the payment
of
indebtedness
thereby secured, the
undersigned Substitute
Trustee, at the request
of the holder of said
Note, Superior Financial Services, Inc., will
offer for sale at public
auction at the front
door of the Courthouse in Elizabethton,
Carter County, Tennessee, on the 22nd
day of August, 2006,
at 11:00am (ET), the
following described
parcel of land and improvements :
paid in full, in cash,
within thirty (30) days
after sale. Purchasers
shall pay all recording
fees, examination of title, settlement fees,
and all costs of conveyance,
including
preparation of a Substitute Trustee’s Deed.
The Substitute Trustee
shall apply the proceeds of the sale in
accordance with the
provisions set forth in
the referenced Deed
of Trust.
length of time;
5. To reject all bids;
6. To postpone or set
over the date of sale
as hereinafter set
forth; and,
7. Should the highest
bidder fail to comply
with the terms of the
bid at public sale,
then the Substitute
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.
Sale at public auction
will be on August 22,
2006, at 12:00 PM, local time, at the front
door on Main Street
door, Carter County
Courthouse,
Elizabethton, Tennessee
pursuant to Deed of
Trust executed by
Valerie Redd, an unmarried woman, to
Priority Trustee Services
of Tennessee, L.L.C.,
Trustee, on August 26,
2005 at Book T748,
Page 745 and conducted by Joe M.
Kirsch or Denise Griffin,
Substitute Trustee, all
of record in the Carter
County Register's Office.
Owner of Debt: U.S.
Bank, National Association, as trustee for
J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition
Corp.
2005-OPT2
Asset
Backed Pass-Through
Certificates
Series
2005-OPT2
The following real estate located in Carter
County, Tennessee,
will be sold to the
highest call bidder
subject to all unpaid
taxes, prior liens and
encumbrances of record:
Described property located in the 15th Civil
District
of
Carter
County, Tennessee, to
wit:
Beginning on an iron
rod in the north line of
Church Street, a corner to Robert Bradley;
thence with Robert
Bradley, north 3 degrees 48 minutes east
190.0 feet to an iron
rod in the south line of
Poplar Street; thence
with the south line of
Poplar Street, north 85
degrees 55 minutes
west 107.95 feet to an
iron rod, a corner of
Pauline
Neeley;
thence with Neeley,
south 3 degrees 49
minutes west 190.0
feet to an iron rod in
the north line of
Church Street; thence
with the north line of
Church Street, south
85 degrees 55 minutes
east, 108.0 feet to the
beginning corner.
Street Address: 107
Church Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643
Owner(s) of Property:
Valerie Redd
The street address of
the above described
property is believed to
be 107 Church Street,
Elizabethton, TN 37643,
but such address is not
part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in
the event of any discrepancy, the legal
description
herein
shall control.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory
and otherwise, and
homestead are expressly waived in said
Deed of Trust, and the
title is believed to be
good, but the undersigned will sell and
convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to
adjourn the day of the
sale to another day,
time, and place certain without further
publication, upon announcement at the
time and place for the
sale set forth above.
If the highest bidder
cannot pay the bid
within twenty-four (24)
hours of the sale, the
next highest bidder, at
their highest bid, will
be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being
sold with the express
reservation that the
sale is subject to confirmation by the lender
or trustee. This sale
may be rescinded at
any time.
This office is a debt
collector. This is an attempt to collect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
Joe M. Kirsch or
Denise Griffin,
Substitute Trustee
Law Office of Shapiro
& Kirsch, LLP
6055 Primacy Parkway, Suite 410
Memphis, TN 38119
Phone 901-767-5566
Fax 901-767-8890
File No. 06-2915
8/1, 8/8, 8/15
Special Price.
1993 Oldmobile Cutlass Supreme, One
owner. Good condition. $1750. Can be
seen
locally
(919)376-8700.
PUBLIC NOTICES
STOCK #3133
Pre-Owned
2001 Grand
Cherokee Jeep
Loredo
4x4, lift kit, V-8, automatic, sun roof, 48K.
$10,900.
ELIZABETHTON
AUTO SALES
423-543-7592
STOCK # 0440
PRE-OWNED
2001 Suzuki Vitara
V-6, 4x4, 67K. $6,995.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
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 September 27,
2004 by Shirley Ann
Craig, A Single Person,
Jerry McClintick and
Denice McClintick to
Robert D. Beam as
Trustee, as same appears of record in the
office of the Register
of Carter County, Tennessee, in Book T716
Page 180, and the undersigned
having
been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in
the said Register's Office, and the owner of
the debt secured,
SouthTrust Mortgage
Corporation, having
requested the undersigned to advertise
and sell the property
described in and conveyed by said Deed
of Trust, all of said indebtedness having
Situated in County of
Carter, State of Tennessee.
Situated in the 14th
Civil District of Carter
County, Tennessee,
and being more particularly described as
follows, to -witt: Being
Lots 1, 2 and 6 of the
Floyd J. Bowers Property as shown by Plat
of record in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 221 in the
Register’s Office for
Carter County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made.
Property Address: 1436
Charity Hill Road, Elizabethton, TN
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 # 2655-063418-FC
8/8, 8/15, 8/22
TRUSTEE'S SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
OF AUTHORITY vested
in the undersigned
Trustee, and in execution of that certain
Deed of Trust made
by MICHAEL E. McKINNEY and wife, MARY
JO McKINNEY, dated
the 5th day of July
1993, and recorded in
Trust Book 427, Page
688, at the Register's
Office
of
Carter
County, Tennessee,
default having been
made in the payment
of
indebtedness
thereby secured, the
undersigned Trustee,
at the request of the
holder of said Note,
will offer for sale at
public auction at the
front door of the
Courthouse in Carter
County, Tennessee on
the
22nd
day of
August 2006 at 10:00,
a.m. (EDT) the following described parcel
of land and improvements:
SITUATE in the Eleventh
(11th) Civil District of
Carter County, Tennessee, and being
more particularly described as follows:
"BEGINNING on a
White Oak in Hyders
line on the East side of
Doe River on the spur
of Fork Mountain;
thence up the River
and with the Mountain South to the Lee
Moore's line (now Willian (sic) Gouge);
thence down and
with the meanders of
the River to I. T. Townsend's line; thence
with Townsend's line to
the beginning, containing 2 (two) acres,
more or less."
"Now it is agreed and
understood that the
said Townsend is not
to put in a wall so as
to prevent water running around the old
bed in time of unreasonable flood."
BEING the same property conveyed to Michael E. McKinney
and wife, Mary Jo
McKinney by Warranty
Deed dated July 5,
1993, from John T. Edney and wife, Audra
Edney, of record in
Deed Book 401, Page
427, Register's Office
for Carter County,
Tennessee. See also
Quitclaim
Deed
dated November 3,
1995, from Mary Jo
McKinney to Michael
E. McKinney, of record
in Deed Book 418,
Page 341, Register's
Office
for
Carter
County, Tennessee.
ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:
5620 Highway 19E
Hampton, TN 37658
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
within 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 Deed
ELIZABETHTON ROUTE
Executive Level Income.
Absolutely No Selling.
$12,950 Investment for
Inventory & Accounts.
(800) 373-5470
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
unfiled (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 of any
suit to enforce same.
The Trustee reserves
the right:
1. To waive the deposit requirement;
2. To extend the period of time within
which the Purchaser is
to make full settlement;
3. To withdraw the
property from sale at
any time prior to the
termination of the bidding;
4. To keep the bidding
open for any length of
time;
5. To reject all bids;
6. To postpone or set
over the date of sale;
and
7. 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
Every lien or claimed
lien of the United
States with respect to
which the provisions of
26
U.S.C.
Section
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
or claim of the United
States and every lien
or claim of the State
of Tennessee with respect to which the
provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated
Section
67-1-1433(b)(1) require
notice to be given to
the State of Tennessee
in order for the sale of
the land as advertised
not to be subject to
such lien or claim of
lien of the State of
Tennessee has been
given to the United
States or the State of
Tennessee,
respectively.
In the event there is a
lien or a claim of lien
by the United States or
the State of Tennessee, the land herein
advertised will be subject to the right of the
United States or the
State of Tennessee to
redeem the land as
provided for in 26
U.S.C. Section 7425(b)
or Tennessee Code
Annotated, Section
67-1-1433(c)(1),
respectively.
Listing of known parties in interest:
Michael E. McKinney
Dickies Industrial Wear
Watauga Lake Real
Estate & Development, Inc.
Walter and Marion
Burke
Citizens Bank
Internal Revenue Service
Tennessee
Department of Revenue
Tri-State Growers, Inc.
CITCO TITLE CO., INC.
TRUSTEE
8/1, 8/8, 8/15
TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF
SALE
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
OF AUTHORITY vested
in the undersigned
Substitute Trustee, by
virtue of Substitution of
Trustee of record in
Misc. Book 120, page
744, Register’s Office
for Carter County,
Tennessee, and in
execution of that certain Deed of Trust
made by Norma Jean
Baumgardner
and
Clarence Baumgardner dated the 27th
SITUATED in the 9th
Civil District of Carter
County, Tennessee,
and more particularly
described as follows,
to wit :
BEGINNING at an iron
pin in the northerly
side of the Bishop Hollow Road, corner to
property of David Wilson; thence with the
David Wilson line,
North 20-06-29 East,
277.589 ft. to an iron
pin, corner to Clarence
Markland;
thence with the line of
Clarence Markland,
South 83-55-40 East
92.98 ft. to an iron pin;
thence South 80-49-50
East, 58.02 ft. to an
iron pin, corner to
property this date being conveyed simultaneous herewith to
Charlotte
Jenkins;
thence
with
the
Jenkins line South
19-15-18 East 277.53 ft.
to an iron pin in the
northerly side of the
Bishop Hollow Road;
thence along the
northerly side of the
Bishop Hollow Road
155.00 ft. to the point
of BEGINNING, containing .9558 of an
acre, more or less, according to survey of
Hale Land Surveying,
dated August 9, 1985.
BEING the same property conveyed to
Norma Jean Baumgardner and husband,
Clarence Baumgardner, by Deed dated
August 15, 1985, and
recorded August 15,
1985, in Book 349,
page 625, Register’s
Office
for
Carter
County, Tennessee.
ADDRESS OF PROPERTY
315 Bishop Hollow Rd.
Elizabethton, TN 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
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, judgements
or unpaid taxes, if any.
This sale is further subject to valid filed or
unfiled
(if
any)
mechanic’s and materialmen’s
liens.
There are no representations made by the
Substitute Trustee as to
the validity or enforceability of any memorandum
of
mechanic’s or materialmen’s liens or of any
suit to enforce same.
The Substitute Trustee
reserves the right :
1. To waive the deposit requirement;
2. To extend the period of time within
which the Purchaser is
to make full settlement;
3. To withdraw the
property from sale at
any time prior to the
termination of the
bidding;
4. To keep the bidding open for any
In the event the Substitute 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 Substitute Trustee.
Every lien or claimed
lien of the United
States with respect to
which the provisions of
26
U.S.C.
Section
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
or claim of the United
States and every lien
or claim of the State
of Tennessee with respect to which the
provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated
Section
67-1-1433(b)(1) require
notice to be given to
in order for the sale of
land as advertised not
to be subject to such
lien or claim of lien of
has been given to the
State of Tennessee, respectively.
In the event there is a
lien or a claim of lien
by the United States or
the State of Tennessee, the land herein
advertised will be subject to the right of the
State of Tennessee to
redeem the land as
provided for in 26
U.S.C. Section 7425(b)
or Tennessee Code
Annotated, Section
67-1-1433(c)(1),
respectively.
Listing of known interested parties : Norma
Jean Baumgardner
and Clarence Baumgardner.
_
THOMAS R. BANKS ,
Substitute Trustee
clg/Norma
Baumgardner notice of sale
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72/58
Billings
99/61
Partly sunny,
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86°
84°
66°
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86°
68°
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t-storm in
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66°
86°
66°
86°
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precipitation and elevation on the human
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8 a.m. .............................................. 1
Noon ............................................... 6
4 p.m. .............................................. 4
Temperature:
High yesterday ........................ 89°
Low yesterday ......................... 69°
Precipitation:
Today ........................................... 98°
Wednesday .................................. 99°
Thursday ...................................... 89°
Friday ........................................... 92°
Saturday ....................................... 91°
24 hrs. ending 6 p.m. yest. ... 0.94”
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3-5:
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Tennessee Weather
Nashville
94/72
Camden
93/71
Knoxville
89/71
The State
Sunrise today ....................... 6:41 a.m.
Sunset tonight ...................... 8:28 p.m.
Moonrise today ................... 8:21 p.m.
Moonset today ..................... 5:20 a.m.
City
Athens
Bristol
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Cleveland
Cookeville
Crossville
Erwin
Franklin
Greeneville
Johnson City
Moon Phases
Full
Aug 9
Last
New
First
Aug 15 Aug 23 Aug 31
Today
Hi Lo W
89 70 t
87 66 t
95 72 t
92 69 pc
93 71 t
90 69 pc
86 68 t
86 66 t
94 72 pc
87 66 t
87 67 t
Hi
88
86
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87
91
88
85
85
92
85
86
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72 t
69 t
74 t
70 t
72 t
71 t
69 t
68 t
74 pc
68 t
69 t
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Kingsport
85 67 t
Knoxville
89 71 t
Memphis
97 78 pc
Morristown 88 69 t
Mountain City 85 65 t
Nashville
94 72 pc
Newport
89 71 t
Oak Ridge
89 70 t
Pigeon Forge 89 72 t
Roan Mtn.
84 64 t
Sevierville
89 71 t
Hi
85
90
97
88
81
92
88
89
90
83
90
Detroit
82/60
Chicago
80/62
San Francisco
74/58
Denver
92/64
Los Angeles
84/66
Washington
87/68
Kansas City
87/70
HOT
Atlanta
94/75
El Paso
92/71
Houston
92/76
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Warm front
Stationary front
Miami
89/78
Showers
T-storms
Rain
Flurries
Snow
Ice
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The Nation
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Sun and Moon
New York
85/68
Thunderstorms along a stationary front today will extend from the
Carolinas into the central Plains. Some storms in the central
Plains will be severe. A tropical wave will bring thunderstorms to
southeastern Texas.
Murfreesboro
93/71
Waynesboro Chattanooga
95/72
94/72
Memphis
97/78
NICE
Minneapolis
84/61
National Summary
Elizabethton
86/66
Union City
94/74
WARM
Wed.
Lo W
69 t
72 t
78 pc
71 t
66 t
74 t
70 t
72 t
72 t
66 t
72 t
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Hi Lo W
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94 75 t
Boston
81 63 s
Charleston, SC 93 76 t
Charlotte
93 72 t
Chicago
80 62 s
Cincinnati
84 66 pc
Dallas
98 79 s
Denver
92 64 s
Honolulu
88 76 s
Kansas City 87 70 t
Los Angeles 84 66 pc
New York City 85 68 s
Orlando
94 75 s
Phoenix
105 87 pc
Seattle
72 58 c
Wash., DC
87 68 t
Wed.
Hi Lo W
90 73 t
81 63 s
91 74 t
87 68 t
84 64 pc
80 64 pc
99 79 s
95 63 pc
88 76 s
94 71 pc
88 68 pc
85 68 s
94 75 t
106 86 t
72 54 c
84 68 s
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Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Dublin
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London
Madrid
Mexico City
Montreal
Paris
Rome
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91 77 pc
68 54 sh
80 68 pc
91 72 pc
72 56 sh
68 54 c
90 79 pc
88 68 s
77 58 pc
90 63 s
72 55 t
77 55 s
74 52 pc
84 66 sh
90 73 pc
88 79 t
Hi
88
70
77
87
75
64
90
80
73
88
73
79
70
82
91
90
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Lo W
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57 pc
66 pc
77 c
59 pc
54 pc
79 pc
59 s
54 pc
61 s
52 r
62 s
54 pc
64 c
73 pc
79 t
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r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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Lebanon
last month, saying the central
bank believed that a slowing
economy would lower inflation pressures over the next
two years.
Before those comments, financial markets were putting
odds of an 18th rate hike as
high as 90 percent. By Monday, that expectation had
fallen to 20 percent, as
judged by a federal funds futures contract traded on the
Chicago Board of Trade.
But there is still some uncertainty over the Fed’s next
move because while the
economy has been slowing,
inflation pressures have been
rising.
The 5.25 percent federal
funds rate, the overnight rate
banks charge each other,
stands at the highest point in
more than five years. The
funds rate influences other
interest rates — including
mortgage rates, indirectly —
and is the Fed’s main tool for
influencing economic activity.
Commercial banks’ prime
lending rate — for certain
credit cards, home equity
lines of credit and other loans
— has moved up step-bystep with the funds rate and
is currently 8.25 percent.
The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, which is tied to
consumer spending, showed
core inflation — excluding
energy and food — rose by
2.4 percent in the 12 months
ending in June, the fastest
clip in 11 years, and above
the Fed’s comfort zone of 1
percent to 2 percent.
There was more bad news
on the inflation front this
week when an oil pipeline
shutdown in Alaska sent
crude oil prices soaring by
more than $2 per barrel to
close at $76.98 in New York
trading, near the record of
$77.03 set July 14.
Many economists believe
the rising inflation pressures
will mean the statement issued at the end of today’s
meeting will spell out that
the central bank stands ready
to push rates higher if inflation threatens to get worse.
Some analysts are forecasting that the Fed could
raise rates one or two more
times this fall.
“It is our view that they
are going to have to hike
again because there are going
to be some pretty unpleasant
surprises in the inflation
numbers,” said Nariman
Behravesh, chief economist
at Global Insight, an economic forecasting firm. “Inflation
is likely to get worse in the
next few months and the Fed
can’t sit on its hands.”
David Jones, chief economist at Denver-based DMJ
Advisors, said if higher oil
prices prompt the Fed to
raise the funds rate three
more times to 6 percent, that
would greatly increase the
chances that the economy
could tumble into an outright recession next year.
“What will be crucial will
be the negative impact on the
economy of the tightening
moves that have already occurred,” Jones said.
David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s in
New York, said he believed
the Fed has not overdone the
tightening moves and that a
slowing economy will bring
inflation back to a more moderate level in the coming
year.
Wyss predicted that the
Fed’s next move will be a
rate cut, probably sometime
next summer, as it responds
to the moderating inflation
and a slowing economy that
he expects will occur over
the next year.
SWAT
n Continued from 1
group was not immediately
available for comment.
Hezbollah TV also reported pre-dawn attacks on Israeli forces near the Mediterranean city of Naqoura,
about 2-1/2 miles north of
the border. The report
claimed there were Israeli casualties.
The Israeli army confirmed clashes and casualties
in western Lebanon, but did
not say whether it or Hezbollah had suffered losses.
Israel
also
expanded
airstrikes around Lebanon,
including the Hezbollah
heartland in the Bekka Valley.
The clashes followed one
of the bloodiest days of the
four-week-long conflict. At
least three Israeli soldiers and
49 Lebanese died Monday —
including 10 in a rocket attack in a Beirut suburb just
hours after Arab League foreign ministers wrapped up a
crisis meeting that threw its
full diplomatic weight behind Lebanon.
The group set a baseline
demand for the Security
Council: a full Israeli withdrawal or no peace deal is
possible. The message was
given in a tearful address by
n Continued from 1
Lebanon’s prime minister,
Fuad Saniora, and carried to
the United Nations by Arab
League envoys.
Saniora’s government voted unanimously to send
15,000 troops to stand between Israel and Hezbollah
should a cease-fire take hold
and Israeli forces withdraw.
The move was an attempt
to show that Lebanon has the
will and ability to assert control over its south, where
Hezbollah rules with near autonomy bolstered by channels of aid and weapons from
Iran and Syria. Lebanon has
avoided any attempt to implement a 2-year-old U.N.
resolution calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, fearing it could touch off widespread unrest.
But now the prospect of a
protracted war with Israel is
even more worrisome.
The coming days should
offer signs on whether a
cease-fire plan has a chance.
The original proposal,
drafted by the United States
and France, demanded a “full
cessation of hostilities” on
both sides and a buffer zone
in southern Lebanon patrolled by Lebanese forces
and U.N. troops. But the plan
did not specifically call for a
withdrawal. Critics said it
would give room for Israeli
defensive operations.
France’s U.N. ambassador,
Jean-Marc de La Sabliere,
promised Monday to take into account Lebanon’s stance.
But he did not say whether
France was prepared to add
such language to the text.
Washington and Paris
were expected to circulate a
new draft in response to
amendments proposed by
Qatar, the only Arab nation
on the 15-nation Security
Council, and other members,
diplomats said. A vote is not
expected before Wednesday
at the earliest.
The proposed changes include a call for Israeli forces
to pull out of Lebanon once
the fighting stops and hand
over their positions to U.N.
peacekeepers. Arab states also want the U.N. to take control of the disputed Chebaa
Farms area, which Israel
seized in 1967.
Qatar’s foreign minister,
Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani,
warned of “a civil war in
Lebanon” between Hezbollah and government forces if
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Two dead Timber Rattlesnakes, a male and a female, were found near a mailbox on
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the Security Council does not
make changes to the U.S.French draft resolution. “This
is what we don’t want to happen and Lebanon won’t bear
it,” he said, speaking on the
Al-Jazeera network.
In Texas, President Bush
said Monday that any ceasefire must prevent Hezbollah
from strengthening its grip in
southern Lebanon, asserting
“it’s time to address root
causes of problems.” He
urged the United Nations to
work quickly to approve the
U.S.-French draft resolution.
Israel, meanwhile, sent
mixed signals.
Olmert said the government
was
studying
Lebanon’s pledge to contribute troops to a potential
peacekeeping force.
But hours earlier, Defense
Minister Amir Peretz outlined plans to drive deeper
into Lebanon to try to destroy
Hezbollah rocket batteries —
which have kept up a near relentless barrage on northern
Israel and forced people in
some areas to only venture
out of bomb shelters for supplies.
Peretz said a new Israeli
push — expected to be approved by Israel’s Security
Cabinet on Wednesday —
would extend as far as the
Litani River, about 18 miles
north of the border.
The Israeli army said it declared an indefinite curfew
on the movement of vehicles
south of the Litani. Humanitarian traffic would be allowed, but other vehicles
would be at risk if they ignored the order, the army
said.
Besides Hezbollah’s rocket
arsenal, Israel also is facing
new threats.
On Monday, the Israeli air
force shot down a Hezbollah
drone for the first time, sending its wreckage plunging into the sea, the army said. Israeli media reported that the
unmanned aircraft had the
capacity to carry 90 pounds
of explosives, nearly as much
as the more powerful rockets
Hezbollah has been firing into Israel.
Unlike the rockets, the
drone has a guidance system
for accurate targeting.
n Continued from 1
tance, and that was not good
enough. Had this training
been in place, I think it
would have been different,”
Fraley said.
Fraley himself was seriously injured about 12 years
ago in a shootout with a man
in Hampton, who was later
killed by sheriff’s deputies at
a roadblock in Roan Mountain.
Carlock then addressed
the audience, reviewing
some of the shootings that
have occurred in schools and
other public places across the
country over the years.
“The active shooter is not
necessarily confined to a
school setting; however, 83 to
87 percent are occurring in
our school systems. It’s not
reducing; it’s getting worse,”
Carlock said.
“Through the Rapid Response Immediate Deployment platform, our officers
are trained on the tactics,
techniques and issues that
surround this type of incident. If you have an individual come walking into this
school and their primary
purpose is to cause death
and destruction and severe
bodily injury, we are on our
way.
“The Carter County Sheriff’s Department has been
committed constantly to being proactive in their training,” he continued. “We
want to be prepared, as opposed to coming up on a situation like this and saying,
‘What do we do now?’”
He also explained what
school administration and
staff should do in such a crisis.
“Obviously, notify the police. Call 911. There will be a
mobile radio that administrators can use for immediate
contact between 911 and the
sheriff’s department. Make
sure that you implement
your armed-intruder procedures through your crisis
management plan. Protect
the lives of your teachers,
staff and children. Also make
sure that you provide followup counseling to the children. That’s after everything
has happened.”
Carlock explained that
there has been some debate
about whether to lock down
or evacuate a school during
an active shooter situation.
“The preferred response
for us is to lock them down,”
he said. “When we respond,
the contact team that moves
into your school will be focused on one thing — the
primary aggressor who is
causing death and destruction. Their job is to stop the
deadly behavior.
“There will be additional
police officers and other
agencies responding. If you
are going to use a code, make
sure that everybody understands what that code is.
Lock your doors and account
for your students and your
staff. Don’t open the door
until the police arrive.
“Call 911 and stay on the
phone,” Carlock continued.
“Get yourself out of harm’s
way because you are our
contact. Who’s there, what
kind of clothing are they
wearing, what kind of
weapons do they have, when
did this start, why did it
start, where are they now?
All that is information we
need.
“Make sure your crisis
management plan is working
for your school and make
changes if need be. If you do
make changes, make sure the
central office knows because
they are working with us. We
need to know what you’re
doing just as much as you
know what we’re doing.”
“Our first line of defense
is you,” added CCSD Investigator Brad Johnson. “All of
our schools have first response policy and procedures. If you’re doing your
job, it lessens the liability of
these officers.”
County School Supervisor
Kevin Ward addressed the
teachers and staff following
the demonstration.
“We are concerned about
your safety and we’re going
to do everything in our power to work and try to prepare
ourselves for anything that
comes up,” said Ward. “Ideally we will never have to
deal with it and let’s all hope
to God that we won’t. But the
intent of this program was to
make you aware.”

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