Police arrest suspected drug dealer

TUESDAY
November 22, 2005
Holiday
Calendar, 3
YOU’RE NOW
READING
NEWS
S
’
Y
A
D
TO
!
DAY
Jr. Bulldogs Deny
Johnson County, 7
TO
Elizabethton Star
www.starhq.com
Northeast Tennessee’s Only Afternoon Newspaper!
www.starhq.com
50 Cents Daily
Vol. 75, No. 276
Roan Mountain Christmas Tree Ceremony
Police arrest
suspected
drug dealer
By Abby Morris-Frye
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
Over the weekend, police arrested a Carter County man
described in police reports as an “illegal narcotics trafficker”
and charged him with several drug charges.
Kenneth Patrick Carr, 39, 1664 Highway 19E, was arrested
Saturday night by Carter County Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Thomas Smith and charged with possession of Schedule II drugs (morphine) for resale, possession of Schedule II
drugs (OxyContin) for resale and possession of Schedule VI
drugs (marijuana) for resale.
According to police reports, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday,
Smith was contacted by an agent of the First Judicial District
Drug Task Force regarding a man behaving in a suspicious
manner in the parking lot of a local service station.
“According to the agent the driver, later identified as Kenneth Carr, made several trips to the pay phone and returned
n See ARREST, 14
Photo by Suzanne Galyon
The Cloudland Elementary High Notes were featured entertainers at last night’s Community Tree Lighting in Roan
Mountain. Although the weather was a little on the damp side, there was plenty of spirit inside, as those attending the
tree lighting were treated to hot chocolate and cider and a variety of Christmas tunes by the youngsters.
Mountains may
see
snow
today
Sewer leak at courthouse annex
From Staff Reports
From Staff Reports
The office of John Paul
Mathes, Carter County Circuit Court Clerk, has been
temporarily closed due to a
sewer leak.
“It must have happened
over the weekend, probably
Sunday afternoon,” said
Mathes. “Pure, raw sewage
came up out of the floor. I
think the tanks got full and it
backed up. Roto-Rooter
came and hopefully took
care of the problem. We have
the trusties back there working. It may be a couple of
days — it’s going to have to
be sanitized.”
Judge Robert Cupp has
ordered that the office be
closed until it has been professionally cleaned and then
inspected by a state agency.
“I’ve got a temporary
desk out here in the hall,”
said Mathes. “We’re doing
the best we can.”
The sewer leak was discovered by the first employees to arrive at work Monday. Employees said the
odor was unbearable.
Unlike previous incidents
in which prisoners have
flushed clothing and towels
down toilets to cause flooding to downstairs offices,
courthouse officials said the
current problem was caused
by a malfunction in the
plumbing system. Pressure
inside the line reportedly
blew off a cap in a bathroom.
All the sewage flushed from
the jail went out through the
opening rather than going
into the sewer system.
Although
the
office
closed, the clerks in the Circuit Court office will continue to maintain a work station in the hallway to take
care of those needing business done.
A winter storm watch is in
effect for the mountains
of Northeast Tennessee
today, including Roan
Mountain. Colder temperatures are expected to move into
the area today, and
any precipitation in
the mountains will
be in the form of
snow.
Precipitation in
the lower elevations will be
in the form of rain mixed
with snow. As much as 4 to 6
inches of snow is forecast for the mountains
of western North Carolina,
making
for
Thanksgiving
skiing at Ski
Beech and other ski resorts in
North Carolina.
“The rain is
going to be changing over
n See SNOW, 14
Community Thanksgiving Day
Dinner set for Thursday at First Christian Church
By Greg Miller
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
The Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Day
Dinner, sponsored by “Area
Churches Reaching Out to the
Community in Love,” will be
served at First Christian
Church, 513 Hattie Avenue,
on Nov. 24 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
In addition to meals being
served at the church, meals
will also be delivered to the
community’s needy residents.
The Rev. Marvin Slagle, pastor
of the Church of God of
Prophecy, estimates that 75-80
percent of the meals will be
delivered. Volunteers are
working hard to make the
project a success, according to
Slagle.
“I really like the fact that
the churches are coming together in unity to do something to send the love of
Christ to people in the community,” said Slagle. “The
people who will be delivering
will be there to give an encouraging word to people.”
Three planning meetings
have been held at the Roan
Street Church of God. Volun-
teers are preparing to work in
various areas of ministry. “We
usually have about 10-15 people in attendance,” Slagle said.
The volunteers, Slagle said,
“are really excited about
working and helping somebody.”
Betty Hudson, who is serving in her third year as a volunteer, was in charge of the
servers the first two years.
This year, she is in charge of
the kitchen. The food will be
prepared “in large quantities,”
Hudson said.
Hudson identifies with
many of those to whom
meals will be served. “I know
how hard it is for elderly people,” she said. “I’m retired
and elderly myself.
“The church needs to take
care of the people at home,”
Hudson said. “I’ve been in
the ministry for many years,
and I believe that we need to
take care of our own first. We
have just as many people
here in the city of Elizabethton that need our help, too.”
Hudson has pastored in
Virginia and has served as a
missionary in Costa Rica,
Haiti, Mexico and Canada.
Participating churches in-
Deaths
Sonny C. Buckles
Elizabethton
Andrew C.
Montgomery
Phoenix, Ariz.
Arthur Winters
Roan Mountain
clude the Church of God of
Prophecy, First Christian
Church, Valley Forge Free
Will Baptist Church, Roan
Street Church of God, Prayer
Tabernacle, and Freedom Fellowship.
“I saw the need several
years ago in our community
to do something to help people on this special day,” Slagle said. “I feel like I’m doing
my part, along with some of
the others on that day, to
make the day better for somebody. I think Thanksgiving is
more of a traditional family
holiday. A lot of people don’t
have families. A lot of people
are not able to have an enjoyable day because of their age,
or family members may have
died, or because of other reasons.”
Slagle says First Christian
Church “has been very cordial
in letting us use their facilities” for the annual event.
To have a meal delivered,
call Sandy Lyons at 547-0564
or Ava Patterson at 542-0573.
Names,
addresses
and
phone numbers of those
who want a meal delivered
are needed by Tuesday, Nov.
22.
Dow
Jones
Volunteers prepare food for the Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner hosted by First
Christian Church in 2004.
+53.95
10,820.28
√ Wall Street extended its
November rally with modest gains Monday
Index
Stocks . . . . . . . .Page 11
Classified . . . . .Page 12
Editorial . . . . . .Page 4
Obituaries . . .Page 5
Sports . . . . . . . .Page 7
Weather . . . . . .Page 14
Rising
grocery costs
√ Stocking the fridge and pantry
for a big feast at Thanksgiving is
never cheap. But consumers who
were braced for steeper costs
because of the recent spike in
energy prices can relax a little
when they head to the supermarket before the holiday. Page 6
Weather
Low tonight
26
43
High tomorrow
Page 2 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Harold McCormick kids give veterans Broadway-style salute
By Brian Graves
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
They filled the stage with
all of the star-spangled enthusiasm of a professional
troupe of singers and
dancers.
Yes, they had done it once
last week — but, it felt right.
Despite the rain and cold
wind outside, the students of
Harold McCormick Elementary School gave an all-out
salute to area veterans in a
performance at T.A. Dugger
Auditorium Monday night.
The audience, filled almost to capacity, roared with
cheers and applause as each
group filled their turn on the
stage singing the praises of
America and those who wore
and now wear the country’s
uniform.
“We honor their sacrifice,
we honor their names,”
opened the school’s show
choir and that was the theme
for the entire evening.
After the roaring start, a
more settled moment came
as faculty member Beth
Stevens sang “Color Me,
America” accompanied only
by the students’ voices and
the lone drum of student
Chase Blackwell, appropriately dressed in Revolutionary garb.
One of the real crowdpleasers was the group of
kindergarten
and
firstgraders who gave a real wallop to the standards “Yankee
Doodle,” “You’re A Grand
Old Flag,” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”
Filled with movement and
color, the youngsters got
some of the biggest ovations
of the evening.
The second and thirdgraders took their turn
dressed in the uniforms of
the different branches of the
Armed Forces.
“Gather around for a story
you can tell your children’s
children,” they sang in
hushed tones to a quite and
attentive audience.
They were then joined by
four local veterans as they
sang a medley of each of the
service branches’ anthems.
Local veterans Christine
Hunter (Army), Bill Armstrong (Navy), Frank Robinson (Air Force) and Sid
Hughes (Marines) joined
hands with their young
counterparts as each branch
was saluted.
The youngsters got into
the act as they saluted the
veterans and the vets saluted
back.
Fourth and fifth-graders
debuted behind the closed
curtain with each wearing a
state of the union.
“I Love America” told of
the perseverance and national togetherness America has
as a nation of unique individuals.
They ended their part in a
strong rendition of “We Appreciate You,” sung especially to all of the veterans in attendance.
One of the most moving
and poignant moments of
the evening came when the
song “God Bless America”
was played over a slide show
of soldiers, sailors, airmen
and Marines.
What made it so special
was each picture was captioned as being the grandfather, uncle, father, mother,
brother or other relative of
one of the students or teachers who helped with the production.
The emotions crescendoed
when all of the students
gathered for a mass rendition
of “God Bless the U.S.A.”
with many of the audience
adding their voices to the
newest patriotic standard.
No one left that auditorium without the warmth and
hopes that this next generation may understand what
they were singing and talking about, thereby leaving
America’s future in very
good hands.
Photo by Brian Graves
Harold McCormick students gave local veterans a Broadway-style salute in a performance
last evening at T.A. Dugger Junior High Auditorium. Second and third graders dressed in the
uniforms of the different branches of the Armed Forces were joined on stage by local veterans Christine Hunter (Army), Bill Armstrong (Navy), Frank Robinson (Air Force) and Sid
Hughes (Marines), who joined hands with their counterparts as each branch was saluted.
Tree Lighting
Photo by Brian Graves
Harold McCormick kindergarten and first grade students drew a rave review from the
audience for their performance last evening at T.A. Dugger Junior High Auditorium. The
youngsters in a tribute to veterans sang “Yankee Doodle” and “You’re A Grand Old Flag.”
Serious Backpain?
Elizabethton — A new free report has recently been
released that reveals an amazing new medical breakthrough research has proven 86% successful treating
debilitating back pain. Even with multiple herniated
discs. Find out how space travel solved astronauts back
pain and how this accidental discovery has lead to the
most promising back pain treatment today. For your
free report entitled, How Space Age Technology Is Solving
Back Pain Without Drugs Or Surgery!” call 1-800-413-3788
and listen to the toll-free 24 Hr. recorded message for all
the details or go to www.saynotobacksurgery.com.
Supplies are limited - call now.
Senior
Thanksgiving
dinner, dance
A Senior Citizens Dance and
Thanksgiving Dinner will be
held at the Elizabethton Elks
Club from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday.
The Rambling Rose Band
will provide the music. The
charge for the dinner and dance
is $10. A full-course Thanksgiving meal will be served.
IS YOUR HEARING AS
GOOD AS IT USED TO BE?
CALL…
Dr. Daniel R.
Schumaier
& Assoc.
Audiologists
106 E. Watauga Ave.
Johnson City
928-5771
…to our friends, families and customers.
SIEMENS - STARKEY
SONIC INNOVATIONS - PHONAK - RESOUND
Photo by Erica Yoon
The Elizabethton Woman’s Club in a brief ceremony last evening turned the lights on
for the Love Lights A Tree, located in front of Sycamore Shoals Hospital. The tree is an
annual fundraising project of the Woman’s Club, and lights can be purchased for $5
each in memory or in honor of someone.
Need Extra Cash?
No Payment
Until Feb. 06
VISIT OUR WEB SITE
Northeast Community Credit Union
www.starhq.com
423-547-3820
at
Have a safe and happy holiday!
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
DEADLINES
For Thursday, November 24 Edition - Wednesday by 10 a.m.
For Friday, November 25 Edition - Wednesday by 12 noon
DISPLAY ADVERTISING
DEADLINES
The season brings a new reason to show you care.
You choose the card and the personal message. Free return address if order is placed by November 25th.
For Friday, November 25 Edition - Monday by 5 p.m.
For Sunday, November 27 Edition - Tuesday by 5 p.m.
LIFESTYLES DEADLINES
Lifestyles for Sunday, November 27 - Tuesday Nov. 22 by 12 noon
CHURCH PAGE DEADLINES
For Friday, November 25 - Monday, November 21 by 5 p.m.
Elizabethton Star
300 Sycamore Street
Elizabethton, TN
423-542-4151
www.starhq.com
# Star Printing - 300 Sycamore Street - Elizabethton, TN • (423) 542-1543
STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - Page 3
Two professors rattling preparedness Holiday closings
for New Madrid earthquakes
measuring at least an estimated magnitude 6 have occurred
in the New Madrid zone —
one in 1843, another in 1895.
Moderately damaging quakes
have hit the zone every few
decades since 1900, and nondamaging earthquakes that
are barely felt on the earth’s
surface happen a couple times
a year, according to the U.S.
Geological Survey.
Scientists give a 7 percent
to 10 percent probability on
the likelihood of a New
Madrid quake the size of the
1811-12 temblors over the next
50 years, said Gary Patterson
of the University of Memphis’
Center for Earthquake Research
and
Information.
There’s a 25 percent to 40 percent probability for a smallerbut-still-damaging quake of
6.0 magnitude over the next
five decades, he said.
Still, experts have warned
that the quake that produced
last December’s deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean — and
the destruction of Hurricane
Katrina — should remind
Midwesterners to be proactive
in readying for natural disasters.
“It’s definitely prudent to
prepare,” Patterson said.
The possible stakes are
high: If the New Madrid fault
ruptures, geological and political officials have said the loss
of key Midwest roads, railways, power grids and
pipelines over the Mississippi
would likely choke off vital
supplies to distant cities for
months. Such a quake also
could threaten several densely
populated cities, where buildings often predate modern
building codes and are not reinforced.
Henson and Hodgson hope
to stoke awareness with “Suddenly ... On an Average Day,”
an updated version of the
PBS-aired video Hodgson
made in 1989 — just before
that year’s 6.9-magnitude California quake killed 63 people
and caused about $6 billion
dollars in damage to the Bay
Area.
The new video warns
viewers that “Mother Nature
can strike at any moment. Her
unpredictability has devastating effects on the unsuspecting.” The clip then asks,
“When it happens, will you be
prepared?”
It also shows a family’s life
turned upside down as a
quake rocks their home. A
Toy drive
underway
ceiling fan smashes to the
floor and dishes shatter as the
father smartly rides out the
temblor with his daughter under the kitchen table.
The spot offers suggestions,
from turning off all utilities
and open flames after the
quake. Other tips include bolting large furniture to walls before a quake hits and setting
aside a “kit” that has a flashlight, battery-powered radio,
canned food and bottled water.
Hodgson hopes the campaign that cost $160,000 gets
aired on the more than two
dozen PBS stations in the New
Madrid zone. He also wants to
use grants to help make an
hour-long video, with much
of their project available online, at schools, malls and other agencies.
State Rep. John Bradley, a
Marion Democrat, cheers the
effort.
“I was tickled to death to
hear they were taking steps to
do something like that,” said
Bradley, who recently met
with Williamson County, state
and local emergency officials
and politicians to talk about
his district’s preparedness for
a quake.
If the “big one” hits, he
said, individual readiness
could be crucial.
“There’s going to be a period of time, hopefully very
short, where people are going
to have to be their own first
line of defense,” he said.
———
On the Net:
U.S. Geological Survey
earthquake site, http://earthquake.usgs.gov
Southern Illinois University
quake site, http://www.science.siu.edu/geology/quakes
Center of Earthquake Research
and
Information,
http://www.ceri.memphis.ed
u
National Earthquake Information
Center:
http://
neic.usgs.gov
Tips for preparing
for an earthquake
The University of Memphis’ Center for Earthquake Research and Information offers these tips for preparing for
and dealing with an earthquake:
PREPARATION:
—Have an earthquake survival kit on hand, including
flashlights, battery-powered radio, bottled water and
canned food.
—Teach family members how to turn off gas, water and
electricity.
—Plan family emergency procedures, and make plans
for reuniting your family.
—Know emergency telephone numbers, including those
for a doctor, hospital, police and 911.
—Anchor heavy objects such as bookcases, wall units,
mirrors and cabinets to walls.
—Never place heavy objects over beds, and keep heavy
objects lower than the height of shortest member of family.
DURING A QUAKE:
—If you’re inside, stand in doorway or crouch under a
desk or table, well away from windows or glass dividers.
—If you’re outside, stand away from buildings, trees,
telephones and electrical lines.
—If you’re driving, drive away from underpasses and
overpasses. Stop in safe area, and stay in vehicle.
AFTER A QUAKE:
—Check for injuries and provide first aid.
—Check for gas, water or sewage breaks, as well as
downed power lines and shorts. Turn off appropriate utilities.
—Check for building damage and potential problems
during aftershocks.
—Clean up dangerous spills.
—Wear shoes.
—Turn on the radio and listen for instructions from public safety agencies.
—Use telephone for emergencies only.
Service Award
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Auxiliary is conducting a
toy drive for needy children.
The group is accepting donations of new or good, clean
used toys and bicycles for underprivileged children in the
area.
Last year, the auxiliary collected enough toys to give to
over 200 children, and this year,
they hope to do even better.
Toys will be distributed on
Saturday, Dec. 17. A list of children is obtained from area
schools for the toys to be distributed.
To make a donation or for
more information, call Lt. Don
Monteith at 279-6042 or the
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Dept.
at 279-7500.
Elizabethton
— With a Winterfest
theme of “The Night Before
Christmas,” the holiday season will feature a Christmas
tree exhibit and art show at
the Sycamore Shoals State
Historic Area. The exhibit
will open to the public on
Sunday, Dec. 4, with a reception.
The tree exhibit will feature Fraser fir Christmas
trees decorated by local organizations with handmade
ornaments.
The artists reception will
be held on Monday, Dec. 5 at
1:30 p.m. The park will be
open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and on Sunday from 1 to 4:30
p.m.
Kingsport
The Exchange Place in
Kingsport will have a Country Christmas on Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 3-4. Celebrate Christmas the old-fashioned way with foods, crafts
and entertainment reflecting
bygone days on the pioneer
farmstead.
The celebration on Saturday will be from 10 a.m. until
3 p.m. and on Sunday from
12 noon until 4:30 p.m.
Jonesborough
— A 1940s USO Christmas
Show featuring music, comedy and dance, will be held at
the Jonesborough Repertory
Theatre located at 125 Â1/2
West Main St., Jonesborough.
Performance dates are December 9 at 6 p.m. and 8
p.m.; December 10 at 2:30
p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.;
December 11 at 2 p.m., 3:30
p.m. and 5 p.m. All tickets
are $8 and may be purchased
at the Historic Jonesborough
Visitors Center on 117 Boone
Street or by calling (423) 7531010.
— At Home With Santa
will be held Saturday, Dec.
10, in Jonesborough. The free
holiday event for children
will feature games, making
holiday crafts, a visit with
Santa and Mrs. Claus, shopping for the family and carriage rides.
— Also, the annual holiday tree exhibit will be held
Dec. 1-31 at the Historic
Jonesborough Visitors Centers. For hours and more information, call the center at
753-1011.
— The Annual Christmas
Craft Show and Sale at the
Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25
and 26 . Hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days.
— Jonesborough Christmas Parade will be held at 6
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10.
The parade will start at
Boone Street and travel
through the beautifully decorated historic district. Santa
will be waiting for everyone
at the Courthouse immediately after the parade.
Bristol
The Highlands Youth Ensemble, under the direction
of Beth McCoy, and part of
the Mountain Empire Children’s Choral Academy, will
perform a holiday concert,
“Sweet Christmas Suite,” at 7
p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at First
Presbyterian Church, Bristol.
The performance will consist of a variety of secular
and sacred Christmas music.
Piney Flats
Celebrate an 18th century
Christmas with the William
Cobb family of Rocky Mount
in Piney Flats on Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3. Tours
begin at 4:30 p.m. each day
with the last tour going out at 8
p.m. Reservations recommended. For more information, contact: Reda Greene at (423) 5387396 web site: www.rockymountmuseum.com.
READ ALL ABOUT IT!
SUBSCRIBE
to the
The Elizabethton Star
Photo by Erica Yoon
Dr. Lee Miller, chairman of the Hampton Utility, was recognized at last week’s County
Commission meeting for his service to the utility. A resolution honoring Miller was
presented to him by County Mayor Dale Fair. Pictured at left is Richard Tester, a member of the Hampton Utility board.
PHOTO REPRINTS
available from
The Elizabethton Star
423-542-1542
Shirley’s
Tan Free all Day Friday
(11 AM - 6 PM)
Month Unlimited - $20
• Special Discounts • Gift Certificates
Available Friday
HOME COOKING
Closing Sunday, November 20th
For the Season
See You Next Year!
3266 Hwy. 321
Hampton, TN 37658
(423) 768-2092
(423) 542-5699
434 Railroad Street • Elizabethton
Winter Hours: Mon.-Thurs.
10 - 8 • Fri. 10 - 7 • Sat. 10 -5 • Sun. Closed
EVERY 1.75 LITER ON SALE EVERYDAY
HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES
Crown Royal.........................$39.99
Bacardi Rum.................................$21.49
George Dickel #12........................$26.99
Wild Turkey 80˚.............................$32.99
Wild Turkey 101˚...........................$35.99
Skyy Vodka...................................$21.99
Ballantine’s Scotch......................$22.99
Seagram’s VO...............................$23.99
Canadian Club..............................$19.99
701 W. Market St. • Johnson City
423-232-WINE
We have a large selection of wine for
Thanksgiving at our low warehouse prices.
M
MIIL
LIIT
TA
AR
RY
Y A
AN
ND
D A
AA
AR
RP
P D
DIIS
SC
CO
OU
UN
NT
TS
S
‘Scrooge’
coming to town
The Elizabethton High
School Drama Club will present the musical “Scrooge” on
December 1, 2, and 3rd at 7
p.m. at the Elizabethton Alliance Church in downtown
Elizabethton.
Tickets are $7 for adults
and $5 for students.
Holiday Calendar
M
MIIL
LIIT
TA
AR
RY
Y A
AN
ND
D A
AA
AR
RP
P D
DIIS
SC
CO
OU
UN
NT
TS
S
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP)
— Harvey Henson knows
people don’t worry much
about the prospect of Midwest
earthquakes.
But in this region, with one
of the nation’s most active underground faults, it’s that lack
of preparedness that can make
him tremble.
“It’s the nature of what
we’re dealing with — we
don’t get tested every 10 to 12
years like California does,”
said Henson, a Southern Illinois University geophysicist.
“Public interest wanes, and I
don’t think it’s a good thing.”
Henson and Scott Hodgson, an associate professor in
the school’s radio-and-television department, have created
short public-awareness announcements to begin airing
next month between programs on WSIU-TV in Carbondale.
The two educators hope to
get the spots aired on other
PBS stations around the New
Madrid seismic zone, which is
a network of fissures in the
earth’s crust from southern
Illinois near Cairo south
through parts of Missouri,
Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. The video warns that
residents in Mississippi and
Indiana also may feel the effects.
“If an earthquake hits and
you have to think for three
seconds what to do, that’s too
long. You may have a second,” Hodgson said. The
video spots should “provide a
visual reference, stuff that
would instantly just pop into
your mind if needed.”
Scientists have warned for
years that a powerful quake
could hit any time along the
New Madrid Fault.
That zone was blamed for a
series of some of the largest
quakes in U.S. history in 181112. According to many accounts, those temblors shook
the area around New Madrid,
Mo., causing the Mississippi
River to run backward for a
time, church bells to toll on the
East Coast, and formed
Reelfoot Lake — Tennessee’s
largest natural lake.
Though no instruments existed then to measure that
quake’s strength, estimates
put it at magnitude 8.0, near
the top of the earthquake
range. The Richter scale,
which measures earthquakes,
was developed in 1935.
Two other earthquakes
• The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Forestry Division will close Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24-25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Offices will re-open
Monday, Nov. 28.
• The Carter County Solid Waste Landfill will be closed
Thursday. The landfill will re-open on Friday.
• The Carter County Courthouse will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
• The City of Elizabethton offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, to observe Thanksgiving.
Tuesday and Wednesday garbage collection will be picked
up on Tuesday and Thursday and Friday will be picked on
Wednesday.
Brush for Zone 6 will be collected on Wednesday, Nov.
23.
• Offices of the Elizabethton STAR will be closed Thursday, however, a Thanksgiving paper will be published late
Wednesday evening.
• The Elizabethton Senior Center will be closed Thursday and Friday.
• The Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library will be
closed Thursday and Friday.
• All state and federal offices will be closed Thursday
and Friday.
• There will be no mail delivery on Thursday, as the Post
Office will be closed. Also, there will be no window service.
• All financial institutions in the city will be closed
Thursday, re-opening Friday for business.
• City and county schools will be closed Thursday and
Friday.
Page 4 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY
Straighten out the Part D maze
Looking for a reason to
feel good about yourself?
Help a Medicare recipient
navigate the tangled web of
competing prescription coverage plans that went on offer last week.
The enrollment period began last week, and it was instantly clear that senior citizens had been paying attention. They logged on to
www.medicare.gov,
they
called Medicare’s information hot line, 1-800-633-4227,
and they waited. And they
waited. And waited. And . . .
They were waiting for
guidance in deciding which
of the many plans offered by
private insurers — more than
40 just in Tennessee, for instance — would best suit
their needs. Medicare’s computer servers were overwhelmed by the traffic,
though. And since the phone
counselors at the federal
agency and at state and local
call centers around the nation
all use the same Web site,
they weren’t as much help as
they should have been, either.
Other frustrations awaited
those who managed to get
logged on: Information on
some plans was incomplete,
and people sometimes found
themselves referred to other
sources to get the informa-
tion they needed.
Some of those problems
can be chalked up to the inevitable start-up glitches of
any enterprise that would
try, on Day One, to serve an
estimated 43 million people.
Yes, it could have gone
much, much better, but if
everything had gone smoothly, it would have been a miracle.
OPINION
Medicare and the various
insurance providers must
work unceasingly to make
the plan evaluation and signup stage of the system as accessible,
understandable,
complete and current as it
can be.
Because George W. Bush
preferred offering a wide variety of choices rather than
one-size-fits-all convenience,
navigating this system will
probably never be easy.
While you’re waiting on hold
for the next available enrollment adviser, you can argue
whether that was the right
decision.
But the bottom line is that
at the end of this twisted
rainbow, eligible Medicare
recipients who persevere
may well find a pot of gold.
The government, howev-
er, should not be standing
back and admiring its work.
It should instead be increasing its capacity to assist applicants
for
this
new
Medicare Part D coverage in
a timely, efficient way. It
should be working already
on designing a better version
of the application and approval process.
Meanwhile, people to
whom the elderly go for advice — doctors, nurses, hospital workers, agencies on
aging and other nonprofit entities — should continue to
educate themselves about the
drug benefit, so they can take
some of the frustration out of
the application process.
It would be a mistake to
view Medicare recipients —
and the elderly in general —
as helpless in the face of this
new program’s complexities.
Sure, some will need a lot of
help, and many will want reassurance that the decisions
toward which they are inclined are indeed wise.
But what they need most
is an enrollment system that
quickly becomes easier to use
and gives them clearer and
more complete information
about their options. They’ll
make good choices if those in
charge of the system can get
the technical obstacles out of
their way.
WASHINGTON TODAY
Unease on Iraq is contributing to
growing GOP malaise on Bush agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Most presidents get a boost
from overseas trips. President
Bush, though, may return
from Asia wondering why he
left U.S. soil in the first place.
Caught off guard when
South Korea announced plans
to pull one-third of its troops
from Iraq, the president also
could look back on the home
front and find things have not
exactly been quiet.
Bush returned late Monday
to even more political acrimony than when he left eight
days ago. The corrosive debate over Iraq is eroding his
second term-agenda and challenging the ability of Republican leaders in Congress to
maintain discipline.
While Bush was away:
—The Senate signaled impatience with the war’s direction by voting 79-19 to require
regular reports on progress in
Iraq and urging that 2006 be
“a period of significant transition to full Iraqi sovereignty.”
—Increasingly rebellious
Republicans defied their leaders on domestic spending
cuts. House leaders narrowly
won approval of a five-year
budget cut plan in the wee
hours of Friday on a 217-215
vote.
—The top House Democrat
on military spending, Rep.
John Murtha of Pennsylvania,
withdrew his support for the
war and advocated a pullout
over six months. That brought
sharp criticism from the White
House and led to tumultuous
late-night battle when the
GOP leaders forced a vote on
an immediate pullout measure in hopes of trapping Democrats. It was rejected 403-3.
In a rare across-the-world
exchange of invective, the
White House traded daily
barbs with its Democratic crit-
ics. They accused Bush of manipulating prewar intelligence
and deceiving the nation in
starting a war he is unable to
end.
Bush and his aides said Democrats were irresponsible
and hypocritical, particularly
those who voted in 2002 to authorize the war and now oppose it.
So much for the old maxim
that “politics stops at the water’s edge.” In deference to a
president’s conduct of foreign
policy, even lawmakers opposed to his approach traditionally held their fire while
the chief executive was overseas,
especially
during
wartime.
Bush’s slumping approval
rating — 37 percent in an APIpsos poll, the lowest of his
presidency — and eroding
public support for the Iraq war
are taking a toll on the GOP.
Republicans fear losing
their majorities in next year’s
congressional elections. That is
spilling over and causing
problems in other areas, from
reauthorizing the Patriot Act
to trimming programs for education, health and the poor.
When the Senate passed a
$50 billion tax bill early Friday,
it left out one of Bush’s second-term priorities: an extension of tax cuts on dividends
and capital gains that are now
set to expire after 2008.
“My colleagues are getting
nervous,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. “We talk a lot
about the president’s unfavorable ratings. Have you noticed
the ratings of Congress lately?”
The AP-Ipsos poll showed
that only 32 percent of those
surveyed said they approved
of the job Congress was doing.
Discontent is growing
among Republicans, moder-
ates and conservatives, said
Norman Ornstein, an analyst
at the American Enterprise Institute who specializes in the
presidency and Congress.
“They probably wouldn’t
be angry if Bush were at 55
percent, or 65 percent, or even
45 percent,” he said.
“But put him down where
he is, with the growing public
unhappiness with them and
their nervousness over the
elections ahead, and it is a bad
combination,” Ornstein said.
In Bush’s first term, GOP
leaders prided themselves on
their unity and discipline.
They are hampered now, for a
variety of reasons: Bush’s
plunge in the polls; an unpopular war; the stepping aside of
Rep. Tom DeLay as House
majority leader after his indictment in Texas; and a federal investigation of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s stock
transactions.
Further contributing to that
anxiety are concerns that older
people — who make up an active voting bloc — will be
frustrated by the level of benefits under the new Medicare
prescription drug plan that
takes effect early in 2006.
The growing GOP restiveness is making it harder for
Bush to have his way.
“The congressional Republicans have put the president
in an awkward spot because
they seem to be changing their
minds on Iraq,” said Wayne
Fields, director of American
culture studies at Washington
University in St. Louis and a
specialist on presidential rhetoric.
While Bush takes strong
positions, he is not well
equipped to make persuasive
arguments with the public or
Congress or good at give-andtake, Fields said.
CAL THOMAS
Recovering from falling numbers
One of the reasons I prefer
to be known as a conservative and not a Republican is
that Republicans too often
compromise their ideals,
hoping
the
Left will like
them. It never
works.
The
Left despises
them anyway
and, in the
end, they’ve
sold out for
nothing.
Cal
Perhaps this
Thomas
explains
the
latest
CNN/USA Today/Gallup
survey that finds that just 37
percent of Americans approve of President Bush’s job
performance. Sixty percent
disapprove. That disapproval is up 2 percent and
the approval is down 2 percent from last month’s survey. The survey reveals that
the depth of dislike for the
president has increased substantially in the last six
months with 17 percent disliking him a little (16 percent
disliked him a little six
months ago), 27 percent disliking him a lot (up from 13
percent) and 6 percent hating
him (a 4 percent increase).
Considering that 57 percent
approved of his job performance after his State of the
Union Address last January,
the decline ought to trouble
him.
What he needs, in addition to visible progress in
winding down the war in
Iraq and fostering a stable
government that can take
care of the insurgents, is an
issue that will re-energize his
base and show that his administration is still relevant.
That issue should be immigration.
In light of the pictures we
have seen of the rioting in
France, the president should
re-shape his immigration
policy from one that works
best for immigrants, to one
that protects the life and culture of the majority (for now)
of us.
Paul Weyrich, chairman
and CEO of the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation and one of
the substantive brains behind the modern conservative movement, recently
wrote in an e-mail: “On no
issue have a Republican administration and a Republican House and Senate more
blatantly or more cynically
sold out the conservative
movement and our country
than on immigration.” He
calls the Bush administration’s proposal for “guest
workers,” which is nothing
more than amnesty for illegal immigrants and encouragement for more to come,
“a scandal and a disgrace.”
Weyrich wants to look beyond the Bush administration, while still trying to
make use of it whenever possible to advance conservative
causes. “The next conservatism,” he writes, “needs to
recognize that when it comes
to immigration policy neither the Republicans nor the
Democrats are our friends. .
The Democrats want open
borders because most of
them are cultural Marxists.
The Republicans agree because Wall Street wants
cheap labor. The next conservatism should not be in Wall
Street’s pocket. Our country
is more important than their
profits.”
No votes should be
bought at the price of destroying what attracts so
many to our shores. History,
language, culture and faith
are at the center of what it
means to be an American.
These are rapidly being watered down and compromised to meet the needs of
those coming here, often illegally. Does pluralism mean
we have to relinquish what
made us great? Surely that is
too high a price.
Conservatives, and the
Bush administration, if it
wants to save itself, should
get behind the TRUE Enforcement and Border Security Act introduced by Representatives Duncan Hunter,
California Republican and
chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee,
and Virgil Goode, Virginia
Republican.
The bill seeks to deter illegal immigration by enforcing
laws that sanction employers
for hiring illegals, ends the
automatic citizenship for
children of illegals born in
America (this might also
take some constitutional
reinterpretation
by
the
Supreme Court), and removes other incentives for
people who would break our
laws. If the Bush administration and Republican members of Congress fail to support this measure, it will
show how empty their rhetoric is on the subject and give
conservatives plenty of time
to find candidates for office
who do support it before the
next two elections.
Supporting real immigration reform would surely
raise the president’s job approval rating, especially if he
explained it as a national security and cultural issue that
gets to the heart of our identity.
Paul Weyrich said it best:
“As conservatives, we need
to make it clear that we will
not vote for any candidate
who refuses to close our borders to illegal immigration
and cut back on legal immigration, at least until we can
acculturate the immigrants
we already have.”
Are you listening, Mr.
President? Are you listening
Republican Party? If not,
those approval numbers can
still go lower and the disapproval numbers higher.
——————
In Chaucer’s Middle English, the “bumble” in bumblebee had much to do with
“humming” and nothing to do
with “bumbling” as we so well
know it.
——————
Am told Arabic has 350
words for sword.
——————
Historians claim to know
that Hannibal, even while he
crossed the Alps, wore his wig.
——————
We the people are wondrously slow to see the obvious, are we not? We wore eyeglasses for four centuries before
a London optician named Edward Scarlett in 1730 thought
of anchoring them to our ears.
MILD TALK
There were those in ancient
Greece who held a track meet
as a funeral ceremony. In the
fifth century B.C., that. Particularly, soldiers killed in war
were so commemorated. With
races mostly, some wrestling
matches, too.
——————
Lettuce used to be considered a weed.
www.starhq.com
Elizabethton STAR
Independently Owned and Operated
(USPS -172-900)
Published each morning, except Saturday, the
STAR is pledged to a policy of service to progressive
people, promotion of beneficial objectives and support
of the community while reserving the right to objective
comment on all its affairs.
Publication Office is at 300 Sycamore St., Elizabethton, Tenn. TN 37643. Periodical postage paid at
Elizabethton, Tennessee. Served by The Associated
Press.
POSTMASTER: Send address change
to Elizabethton Star, P.O. Box 1960, Elizabethton, TN 37644-1960.
r
(Printed on recycle paper)
Where we began …
How to reach us
Elizabethton Star …………………542-4151
Fax ……………………………...542-2004
Classified………………………....542-1530
Circulation……………………….542-1540
Advertising……………………….542-4151
Photography……………………...542-1542
Sports…………………………....542-1545
Star Printing……………………....542-1543
Subscription rates
Home-delivery 3 months
6 months
1 year
Daily/Sun.…………$23…………$42…………$80
Seniors 60 & older….$21…………$40…………$76
Military/Student……$21…………$40…………$76
Sunday only……….$18………….$36…………$72
Newsstand Price: Daily, 50 cents; Sunday, $1.25
Rates by Mail: 3 months
6 months
The history of the Elizabethton STAR traces
back to the Mountaineer, established in 1864. The
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.
Frank Robinson
Publisher
[email protected]
Harvey Prichard
Associate Publisher
[email protected]
Rozella Hardin
Editor
[email protected]
Delaney Scalf
Operations Manager
[email protected]
Charles Fitzsimmons
Circulation Director
[email protected]
Kathy Scalf
Circulation Manager
[email protected]
1 year
Daily/Sun.…………$30…………$60…………$120
Military/Student……$26…………$52…………$104
Sunday only………..$20…………$40…………..$78
(Must be paid in advance. No refunds)
Circulation Department………542-1540
STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - Page 5
OBITUARIES
Sonny C. Buckles
Sonny Clay Buckles, 62, of
Johnson
City,
died Sunday,
November
20, 2005, at
the James H.
Quillen VA Medical Center.
Mr. Buckles was a native
of Carter County. He was a
local Elizabethton businessman, having operated Sonny’s Sunshine Market for
several years. He attended
Parkway Baptist Church in
Bristol. He served in the U.S.
Air Force during the Vietnam Era.
Mr. Buckles was preceded
in death by his father, Clay
Robinson Buckles, who died
October 2, 2002.
Survivors include his
wife, Marcy Buckles; two
sons and a daughter-in-law,
Matt and Lora Buckles, Lexington, Ky., and Michael
Buckles, Johnson City; his
mother: Georgia Danner
Buckles, Elizabethton; two
grandchildren, Sydney Buckles and Logan Buckles; and
three sisters and brothers-inlaw, Carolyn Janette and
Robert Buck, Elizabethton,
Goldia Rebecca and John
Sommers, Johnson City, and
Sherry Anne and Gary Montgomery, Bristol. Several
nephews and one niece also
survive.
Funeral services for Mr.
Buckles will be conducted at
8 p.m. Tuesday, November
22, at Memorial Funeral
Chapel with Pastor Gary
Montgomery officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Parkway Baptist
Church. Graveside services
and interment will be at 1
p.m. Wednesday, November
23, in the National Cemetery,
Mountain Home. Pallbearers
will be nephews and friends.
Military Graveside Honors
will be conducted by the
Tennessee National Guard
Honor Detail, Kingsport. The
family will receive friends
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home. Family
and friends will assemble at
the funeral home at 12:15
p.m. Wednesday to go to the
cemetery. Condolences to the
Buckles family may be emailed to [email protected].
Memorial Funeral Chapel
is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur “Junior”
Winters
Arthur “Junior” Winters,
77, died Sunday, November
20, 2005, at Roan Highlands
Nursing Center, Roan Mountain, following an extended
illness.
Mr. Winters was a lifelong
resident of Carter County
where he was the eldest son
of the late Clyde and Reatha
Dugger Winters Jones. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son,
Jerry Winters, a sister, Judy
W. Nidiffer, and a brother,
Fred Winters.
Mr. Winters was a member of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Roan Mountain and
was loved by all who knew
him.
Survivors include two
daughters and a son-in-law,
Geraldine Winters and Joyce
and J.G. Hughes, all of Roan
Mountain; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; four sisters and
brothers-in-law, Goldie and
Millard Jones, Roan Mountain, Edith and Glenwood
Arrington, Martinsville, Va.,
Dimple and Larry Varney,
Frankfort, Ky., and Elizabeth
and W. Lock Davis, Naho,
N.C.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Betty
Winters, Roan Mountain.
Many nieces and nephews
also survive.
The funeral service for Mr.
Winters will be conducted at
2 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, in the Rhododendron
Chapel of Tetrick Funeral
Home, Roan Mountain, with
Rev. Charlie McKinney and
Mr. Gerald Holly, minister,
officiating. Music will be under the direction of Laura
Freire, Patsy Haywood and
Gloria Holly. Interment will
follow in the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be selected from
family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr.
David Kimmel, Dr. Alfred
Earwood, the staff of Roan
POLICE BEATS
Highlands Nursing Center
and Adventa Hospice. While
flowers are welcome, other
expressions of sympathy
may be made to The American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Wilson, 209 S. Riverside
Drive, Elizabethton, TN
37643. The family will receive
friends from 1 to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, prior to the service in the chapel, and anytime at the home of Goldie
and Millard Jones, 107 Orr
Street, Roan Mountain. Online condolences may be sent
to the Winters family through
our Web site at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home,
Elizabethton, is in charge of
arrangements.
Obituary
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office:
(423) 542-2232.
Andrew C.
Montgomery
Andrew C. Montgomery
passed away at the Huger
Mercy Living Center in
Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday,
November 20, 2005.
Mr. Montgomery was a
native of Lenoir City, Tenn.,
and a graduate of Milligan
College. He was the son of
the late A.C. and Margaret
Montgomery.
Survivors include his wife
of 57 years, Wilma Edens
Montgomery; three daughters, Sandra Peacock and Andrea McClain, both of
Phoenix, Ariz., and Donna
Bly, Tigard, Ore.; and a son,
Monty Montgomery, St.
Louis, Mo. Seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three sisters also
survive.
Services will be held in
Phoenix.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.
U.S. bans poultry from B. Columbia
after duck tests positive for bird flu
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials
need details on a Canadian case of bird
flu to decide whether to continue a ban
on poultry from British Columbia.
Canadian officials said the case of
flu, confirmed Sunday, wasn’t the virulent form in Southeast Asia blamed for
more than 60 human deaths. Still, the
U.S. on Monday banned imports of
poultry from mainland British Columbia to prevent the spread of the virus to
U.S. flocks.
Canadian officials plan to report to
the U.S. within 24 hours, according to
Canada’s chief veterinary officer, Dr.
Brian Evans.
Depending on the results, the U.S.
could restrict imports from a smaller,
regional area, U.S. Agriculture Department spokesman Jim Rogers said.
“We’re waiting to get more information from Canada, at which point we
could be able to scale back” the ban,
Rogers said. “We just need that infor-
mation.”
The governments of Taiwan, Japan
and Hong Kong indicated they would
take similar action.
The Canadian Food Inspection
Agency said Sunday that a duck at a
commercial poultry farm in British Columbia had tested positive for bird flu.
The virus was a low-pathogenic North
American form that doesn’t kill poultry
and is not a threat to people, officials
said. But the virus sickens and weakens
the birds, and entire flocks are destroyed to prevent its spread.
The virulent form of bird flu in Asia
has not been found in the U.S. and is
only now spreading into eastern Europe. Authorities there say that cooking
kills the virus; health officials in the U.S.
say that eating properly handled and
cooked poultry is safe.
The farm with the infected duck, in
Chilliwack outside of Vancouver, isn’t
licensed to export. Authorities have be-
gun killing about 56,000 birds on the
farm with carbon dioxide gas and have
quarantined four other farms within
three miles of the area.
An outbreak of bird flu in 2004 in
British Columbia prompted the killing
of 17 million birds.
Evans said Canada would have preferred that the U.S. take no action since
the virus found in the duck is different
from the one in Asia.
“That would have been consistent
with how we’ve treated low-path findings in the United States previously,” he
said. “But again, we’re working in an
extremely sensitive international environment at this point.”
The U.S. bans imports of poultry
from any country where the high-pathogenic virus from Asia has been found.
Those countries include Cambodia, Romania, China, Russia, Indonesia, South
Korea, Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan,
Turkey, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia.
JC developer cuts down old Beech trees
to make room for new condominium complex
JOHNSON CITY (AP) —
A popular grove of beech
trees has been cut down to
make room for condominiums, and the man who felled
the ancient trees says the
mayor is responsible.
Property owner Stewart
Taylor on Saturday cleared
the four beech trees that were
more than 100 years old. He
blamed their removal on the
Johnson City Commission’s
vote last week to deny a rezoning request that would
have allowed commercial development.
“It was (Mayor) Steve Darden’s swing vote that forced
me to build condos and cut
down the trees,” Taylor said.
The city had wanted to
turn the 8.5-acre plot formerly owned by the Tennessee
Valley Authority into a park.
But in 2003 Taylor outbid
the city and bought the land,
which is in the Med Tech
Corridor, a planning area targeted for medical and professional development.
The property, which is
zoned for high-density residential use, is centrally locat-
ed near East Tennessee State
University, Mountain Home
Veteran’s
Administration
Hospital and Johnson City
Medical Center.
Darden said he didn’t
want commercial development to have a negative effect on the adjacent 60 acres
of the ETSU’s Innovation
Park.
“My hope is that this land
will support some type of
medical, technical, life science or research related industry that will provide more
rewarding work than mini-
Kaine to take oath in Williamsburg
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) —
Gov.-elect Tim Kaine announced inaugural plans
Monday that include a ball
in southwest Virginia and
the first inauguration at the
Colonial
Capitol
in
Williamsburg since Thomas
Jefferson’s oath of office.
Because of renovations at
the state Capitol in Richmond, the General Assembly
decided to hold the January
inauguration in Colonial
Williamsburg. Jefferson took
his oath there in 1779.
“Holding the swearing-in
ceremony at the Colonial
Capitol gives us a wonderful
and unique opportunity to
celebrate Virginia,” Kaine
said in a news release.
The
inauguration
is
scheduled for noon on Jan.
14, followed by the inaugural parade and ball. The formal ceremony takes place
during a joint session of the
House of Delegates and the
Senate.
Kaine will also hold inaugural events in Abingdon on
Jan. 7 and in Richmond on
Jan. 14-15.
Williamsburg served as
Virginia’s capital from 1692
to 1780.
It was then moved to
Richmond, which was considered a more central location and less vulnerable to
British troops occupying
parts of Hampton Roads.
In 1776, Patrick Henry became Virginia’s first governor chosen by the legislature
and was sworn in three
times in Williamsburg.
mum-wage jobs,” Darden
said.
Wayne Robertson, a member of the ad hoc environmental committee ROOTS,
said many will be unhappy
about the trees being cut
down.
“When I saw that they
were gone, it was just disbelief that he did it,” Robertson
said. “This was a spite thing.
It had no other purpose than
that.”
Protesters had called for
preservation of the trees and
demonstrated at or near the
site.
No demonstrators were
present Saturday.
“I don’t think anybody
was expecting this,” Robertson said.
+
+
A Livingston
Hearing Aid Service
• Free Hearing Test
• Hearing Aid Sales
& Service
• Senior Discounts
Sally Livingston - Lic. Hearing Aid Dispenser
serving with 25 years of dedicated service
709 E. Elk Ave.
543-9109
Batteries
$2.50 Per Pack
Arrests
• Rickey Nathaniel Yelton, 20, 238 S. Broadway, Johnson
City, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Carter County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Tim Lowe on a capias charging him
with failure to appear in court.
• David Lynn Whitaker, 34, 139 Gilbert Lane, Bristol, was
arrested Saturday night by CCSD Deputy Michael Carlock
and charged with DUI, driving without a license and violation of the financial responsibility law.
• Teresa Ann Smith, 32, 139 Gilbert Lane, Bristol, was arrested Saturday night by CCSD Deputy Michael Carlock and
charged with two counts of possession of Schedule IV drugs.
• Joshua A. Hobbs, 19, 308 Peach Blossom Court, Johnson
City, was arrested Saturday night by CCSD Deputy Eric Buck
and charged with possession of Schedule VI drugs.
• Phillip Steve Presnell, 22, 343 Sims Hill Road, was arrested early Friday morning by CCSD Deputy Eric Buck on a
warrant charging him with violation of probation.
• Robert James Moffitt, 30, 340 Lovers Lane, was arrested
Friday night by Tennessee Constable Harvey Shaffer and
charged with first offense driving on a revoked license.
• Phillip Hamilton Ray, 21, 139 Elisha Garland Cemetery
Road, Roan Mountain, was arrested Friday morning by
CCSD Deputy Noah Tidwell and charged with possession of
Schedule VI drugs.
• Ryant Lee Pinnix, 30, 708 King St., Reedsville, N.C., was
arrested Wednesday by CCSD Deputy Amos Halava on two
capiases charging him with failure to appear in court.
• Krystal Nichole Huser, 21, 212 Jenkins Hollow Road, was
arrested Friday night by Tennessee Constable Bobby Canter
on a warrant charging her with violation of probation.
• Ralph Edward Taylor, 31, 1738 Red Brush Road, Mountain City, was arrested Saturday morning by CCSD Deputy
Kevin Cable on a capias charging him with failure to appear
in court.
Two arrested
after police pursuit
By Abby Morris-Frye
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
Two North Carolina men
were arrested early Saturday
morning following a police
pursuit on Highway 19E.
The driver of the vehicle,
Todd Dwight Henson, 19,
1264 Hickory Nut Gap Road,
Newland, N.C., was charged
with third offense DUI, felony
evading arrest, violation of the
light law, possession of a
handgun while under the influence, two counts of reckless
endangerment and aggravated assault on an officer.
The vehicle’s owner and
passenger, Allen Elvis Jenkins,
20, 255 Hughes Lane, Linville,
N.C., was charged with DUI
by consent, public intoxication
and possession of a handgun
while under the influence.
According to a police report on the incident, Constable Harvey Shaffer was on
routine patrol on Highway
19E headed south bound near
the upper intersection with
Rittertown Road when he observed a vehicle traveling
north bound with a headlight
out.
“I then turned on the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop.
After getting behind the vehicle I observed the tag number
on the vehicle... which was
previously
dispatched
through 911 Communications
Center to be on the lookout
due to a pursuit which occurred in Avery County,
N.C.,” states Shaffer in his report. “I followed the vehicle a
short distance while other
units could assist. When I
reached the intersection of
Highway 321 and Highway
19E the vehicle then began to
speed away.”
At that time, according to
the report, Shaffer activated
his vehicle’s emergency lights
and sirens in order to attempt
to initiate a traffic stop on the
vehicle but the driver continued to flee.
“The driver turned in the
Hampton Pharmacy parking
lot then back toward Highway 19E. The vehicle then
turned south on Highway
19E. At this time I still pursued the driver with the vehicle refusing to stop,” states
Shaffer in his report. “At this
In Loving
Memory Of
Bernice Byrd
Moore
time (Carter County Sheriff’s
Department) Deputy Chad
Grindstaff joined the pursuit
which continued into Roan
Mountain. The driver then
turned right onto Old Highway 19E. At this time the driver of the vehicle swerved,
striking my cruiser. I then
turned to the left and was
struck once again, nearly
striking a parked vehicle.
“At this time the vehicle
stopped with the driver fleeing on foot, which a foot pursuit ensued. The passenger remained in the vehicle and was
placed in custody by Deputy
Grindstaff. The driver was located by myself and other officers next to a creek in heavy
brush.”
After locating the driver,
officers identified him as Henson and took him into custody. During a search of his
person, officers located a pair
of brass knuckles in his jacket
pocket.
“Also, the driver had a
strong odor of an alcoholic
beverage about his person,”
states Shaffer in his report.
“While Deputy (Brad) Hamm
and myself were conducting
an inventory on the vehicle a
loaded
22-caliber
Lorcin
handgun was located under
the passenger front seat,
which neither would claim
the handgun’s ownership.
“The passenger, who was
identified as Allen Jenkins,
stated he owned the vehicle
and had picked Henson up at
a store in Newland and was
letting him drive to Statesville,
N.C. Mr. Jenkins also had a
strong odor of alcohol about
his person.”
At that time, both Henson
and Jenkins were transported
to the Carter County Jail. Both
men are scheduled to appear
in Carter County General Sessions Court today.
Pick 3 For Nov. 20, 2005
8-1-7
Pick 4 For Nov. 20, 2005
7-2-7-0
11-22-1950 — 4-13-1993
Your birthday reminds us
of happier times spent
with you. We love you
and miss you on your
birthday and every day.
Love, your
husband Fred
& your
Family
Lotto 5 For Nov. 18, 2005
01-20-26-27-28
Powerball For Nov. 19, 2005
08-15-20-41-54
Powerball # 22
Page 6 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Lifestyles …
Rising grocery costs not as bad
as feared as Thanksgiving nears
CHICAGO (AP) — Stocking the fridge and pantry for
a big feast at Thanksgiving is
never cheap. But consumers
who were braced for steeper
costs because of the recent
spike in energy prices can relax a little when they head to
the supermarket before the
holiday.
Thanks to stiff retail competition that keeps stores
from risking big markups,
prices for most food items are
only nominally higher than a
year ago, according to government data and survey results released this past week.
Even shoppers with full
carts weren’t grumbling in a
spot check at a Chicago supermarket,
finding
that
prices hadn’t shot up as was
feared in the aftermath of fall
hurricanes that wreaked havoc with transportation costs.
“I’d say things are up a little bit but not much,” said
Paul Stancy, who was loading up on food and beverages Thursday at the store on
the city’s northwest side.
That sentiment jibed with
monthly statistics reported
Wednesday by the U.S. Labor
Department showing that
food costs edged up 0.3 percent in October, only a slight
acceleration.
“I think we’re seeing higher food prices than we would
have absent the increases in
energy costs,” said Ephraim
Leibtag, food price analyst
for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. “But we haven’t
seen anything go off the
Cost of trimmings
Despite concerns about inflation
and higher energy prices, the
average cost of this year’s
Thanksgiving feast is just $1.10
more than last year, according
to an annual survey.
Price of basic Thanksgiving
food items for 10 people
$37
$36.78
36
35
34
$29.64
$35.68
33
32
31
30
29
’95
’97
’99
’01
’03
’05
NOTE: Items surveyed include turkey,
stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls, butter, peas,
cranberries, carrots, celery, pumpkin pie,
whipped cream, coffee and milk
SOURCE: American Farm
Bureau Federation
AP
charts price-wise.”
Food price inflation has
been relatively low in 2005,
he added, with costs estimated to increase about 3 percent
over last year.
That’s exactly how much
more a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings is likely to cost a shopper this year compared with
2004, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Based on results of informal
price checks conducted by
108 volunteer shoppers in 30
states, the average cost of this
year’s feast for 10 is $36.78,
up $1.10 from 2004.
Milk, pumpkin pie mix,
frozen vegetables, stuffing
and rolls were all higher in
‘Harry Potter’ dominates
weekend box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
The bespectacled boy wizard
has worked his biggest boxoffice magic to date.
“Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire” grossed $101.4
million in its debut weekend,
the best results yet for the
franchise, according to studio
estimates released Sunday.
The latest Potter movie led
a lineup that helped reverse
the Hollywood box-office
slump, with the top 12 films
raking in $171 million, up 19
percent from the same weekend last year when “National
Treasure” was No. 1 with
$35.1 million.
“Goblet of Fire” was the
fourth-best, three-day opening weekend ever, behind
“Spider-Man” at $114.8 million in 2002 and “Star Wars:
Episode III — Revenge of the
Sith” and “Shrek 2,” at $108
million apiece.
The fourth installment of
the adventures of Harry and
his curious classmates at the
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the first
Potter film to earn a PG-13
rating for its fantasy violence
and special effects. But that
did not deter audiences.
“The Potter franchise is
just irresistible to moviegoers,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office
tracker Exhibitor Relations.
“The combination of the Potter books and the love audiences have for the movies
conspired a big opening
weekend.”
Debuting in second place
was the Johnny Cash film
biopic “Walk the Line,”
which took in $22.4 million.
The film chronicles the early
musical career of Cash,
played by Joaquin Phoenix,
and also stars Reese Witherspoon as Cash’s lifelong love,
June Carter. Phoenix and
Witherspoon do their own
singing.
Disney’s
computer-ani-
mated film “Chicken Little,”
which held the top spot last
week, slipped to No. 3 with
$14.8 million. Jennifer Anniston’s
thriller
“Derailed”
ranked fourth with $6.5 million and the sci-fi fantasy
“Zathura: A Space Adventure” rounded out the top
five with $5.1 million.
Based on the best-selling
books by J.K. Rowling, “Goblet of Fire” follows 14-yearold Harry, who unwillingly
competes against three older
wizards in a dangerous Triwizard Tournament. The
movie features a dramatic
face-off between Harry and
Lord Voldemort — He-WhoMust-Not-Be-Named — the
dark warlock who killed Harry’s parents and who tried to
kill him when he was a baby.
Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros.,
which released “Goblet of
Fire,” said the results exceeded the studio’s expectations.
The third Potter film, “Prisoner of Azkaban,” premiered
last year at $93.7 million.
“As the audience has gotten older in time, faithful
readers of the Potter books
will remain faithful to the
movies,” Fellman said.
Estimated ticket sales for
Friday through Sunday at
U.S. and Canadian theaters,
according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures
were to be released Monday.
1. “Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire,” $101.4 million
2. “Walk the Line,” $22.4
million
3. “Chicken Little,” $14.8
million
4. “Derailed,” $6.5 million
5. “Zathura,” $5.1 million
6. “Jarhead,” $4.8 million
7. “Get Rich or Die Tryin,”
$4.4 million
8. “Saw II,” $3.9 million
9. “Legend of Zorro,” $2.3
million
10. “Pride and Prejudice,”
$2.1 million
YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS Only $15 /month
If you have no prescription coverage and annual income
below $31k couple / $19k individual, you probably qualify.
• Over 22 Million prescriptions, valued over $4 Billion, were
provided last year through Patient Assistance Programs.
• Over 1400 brand-name prescriptions are available.
•
price while sweet potatoes
and fresh cranberries were
among items that were lower,
thanks to more abundant
crops this year.
The slight overall increase
can largely be attributed to
higher energy prices which
affect processing, packaging,
refrigeration and shipping
costs, said Terry Francl, a senior economist at the federation.
Kraft Foods Inc., the
biggest U.S. food manufacturer, gave a similar explanation earlier this month in
boosting prices for its crackers, pizza, lunch meats and
some other items an average
3.9 percent. The entire packaged food industry, in fact,
has been hammered by the
price of oil, affecting plastic
packaging expenses and the
cost of energy involved in
running plants and transporting goods.
So why aren’t shoppers
facing sharply higher prices
across the board?
It’s the same reason why
the biggest U.S. airlines continue to offer bargain fares
even while losing money:
Customers will vote with
their feet if they don’t.
“Food manufacturers have
tried raising prices but every
time they do they lose market
share,” said Bob Goldin, an
analyst at the Chicago-based
food consultancy Technomic
Inc. “It’s intensely competitive out there.”
General Mills Inc. and
Campbell Soup. Co. both lost
sales by putting through
price increases that their
competitors didn’t follow.
Supermarkets, then, are
understandably leery about
imposing price rises beyond
the ones dictated by manufacturers.
“Grocery store owners
know energy prices have
risen a lot, so if they raise
their prices as well they’re
likely to see reduced sales,”
said Corinne Alexander, an
agricultural economist at
Purdue University. “It doesn’t make sense for a retailer
to raise prices in response to
a short-term energy spike.”
Another reason why the
impact on food prices hasn’t
been dramatic despite Katrina and other hurricanes is
that wholesale beef and dairy
prices have dropped from
last year’s record highs, giving retailers an extra cushion
to absorb some of the greater
energy-related costs, she
said.
This doesn’t mean grocery
bills are immune from higher
energy costs indefinitely. Experts say creeping increases
in food prices are more likely
to show up more and more if
oil prices don’t keep dropping.
“Consumers so far have
not had to pay up too much,”
said Diane Swonk, chief
economist at Mesirow Financial, a Chicago-based financial services firm. “But we are
starting to see some of the increased transportation costs
seep into food costs and that
will be somewhat apparent
this holiday season.”
Also, while the cost of
Thanksgiving dinner may be
going up only marginally,
getting there will be much
more expensive — gasoline
prices are up roughly 50 percent from a year ago.
Swonk joked that strong
consumer spending on alcohol might be linked to that.
“Apparently once they fill
up their tanks they need a
wine or beer to calm themselves down again,” she said.
Plan for seconds …
Freezer learn
A sizing buyers’ guide for
those hosting the holiday is a
general rule of thumb—one
pound per person.
Thawing the bird properly is
important to the cooking process. Frozen turkey average
thaw times:
WEIGHT
(LBS.)
8-12
12-14
14-18
18-20
20-24
NUMBER
OF PEOPLE
WEIGHT’ FRIDGE WATER
(LBS.) (DAYS) (HOURS)
4-12
12-16
16-20
20-24
8
12
14
18
20
1-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
2-6
6-8
8-10
10-12
Fixing it fresh
Fresh , nonfrozen turkeys
should be
refrigerated,
then cooked
within 1 to 2
days after
purchase.
Oven sit
Stuffed
turkeys
should
sit longer
to cook
the insides
thoroughly.
WGT.
(LBS.)
Serving it up
Allow the turkey to settle and
cool for at least 20 minutes
before slicing.
Slice it right
EMPTY
STUFFED
(IN HOURS)
8-12 2 3/4-3
3-3 1/ 2
3
12-14 3-3 /4
3 1/ 2 -4
3
1
4-4 1/4
14-18 3 /4 -4 /4
1
1
1
18-20 4 /4 -4 / 2 4 /4 -4 3/4
20-24 4 1/ 2 - 5 4 3/4 -5 1/ 2
Start by removing the drumsticks from the body. Slice or peel
meat from them after they have cooled a bit.
Slice
under
breast,
to middle
of the
turkey
SOURCE: United States Department of Agriculture, Butterball
Slice from
top to
bottom,
pull slice
away, then
cut again
Janet Hamlin • AP
DEAR ABBY
Rude cell phone use
requires new etiquette
DEAR ABBY: I’m writing
about cell phone conversations
in a public eatery. Granted,
most of the time it can be
avoided - and should be. However, there are exceptions, and
bystanders should not be so
judgmental. I’m a hospice
nurse and am often on call, yet
not at the office.
I must take the
calls I receive
and often work
through complex problems
on the phone,
no
matter
where we are or
what we are
doing. Sometimes the calls are quite
lengthy; sometimes there are
none at all.
Bystanders who might
judge my cell phone use do me
a great disservice, and likewise
people in other professions.
My family is just glad that I can
go out and enjoy time with
them, even when I’m “working.” They appreciate what I
do and are proud that I give
these worthy patients attention
when they need it. Please consider that when you are a bystander, you might not know
the “rest of the story.” —
NURSE IN ADA, OKLA.
DEAR NURSE: While your
cell phone use in restaurants
might be necessary, you know
as well as I do that most conversations aren’t. You are the
exception. Read on:
DEAR ABBY: After reading
about obnoxious cell phone
use in your column, I had to
share something I saw. I was
waiting in line at a bank while
a mother on a cell phone was
doing her transactions. Her 10year-old daughter was at her
side.
The mother was in not one,
but two conversations: “Yeah,
yeah, that’s right. No, no, I was
talking to HIM. OK, fine! No,
no, I was talking to HER.” Finally finished and still talking,
the woman walked outside,
and I went to the teller’s window.
I quickly finished my business and noticed the daughter
was still standing next to me. I
took her outside and found the
mother getting into a convertible, still on the cell phone, as
was the (male) driver. As the
child and I neared the car, I realized the two adults were
talking to each other! —
ANDY IN TUCSON
DEAR ABBY: I informed
my 17-year-old daughter that
when we are together, it’s of-
DEAR ABBY: I work in retail, and this has happened to
me. When a customer approaches me while talking on a
cell phone and tries to hand
me the merchandise, I smile
and say, “No, don’t give it to
me yet! Finish your call. It
must be important.” Then I
just stand there. I’m always polite and cordial, and you’d be
amazed how quickly they get
the “hint.” — LOVES MY JOB
DEAR ABBY: An old boss
invited me out to lunch; however, within only a few minutes of our being seated, he
took a cell phone call. I sat
there for 20 minutes trying not
to listen in, then finally I got
up, walked out and went
home. He called me later, upset that I had “abandoned”
him. My response: “I thought
we were having lunch together, but you were busy.” We’ve
had lunch several times since,
and he always turns his cell
phone off as we take our seats.
— READER IN THE SOUTHWEST
DEAR ABBY: I have a suggestion. If you notice someone
ignoring his or her dinner
companion and talking at
length on a cell phone, it might
be a kindness to invite the ignored person to join you. Not
only could you make a friend,
the rude person might get the
hint that such behavior is unacceptable. — TERI IN LYNN,
MASS.
——————
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com
or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
——————
What teens need to know
about sex, drugs, AIDS, and
getting along with peers and
parents is in “What Every Teen
Should Know.” To order, send
a business-size, self-addressed
envelope, plus check or money
order for $5 (U.S. funds only)
to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet,
P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL
61054-0447. (Postage is included.)
Research shows CPR can be
learned in just 20 minutes
DALLAS (AP) — Too busy
to take a four-hour CPR
course? New research shows
the lifesaving procedure can
be effectively taught in a little
more than 20 minutes.
The finding, presented
Sunday at an American
Heart Association meeting in
Dallas, could broadly expand
the number of Americans
who can perform CPR.
“It’s brilliant,” said Dr.
Lance Becker, director of the
Emergency
Resuscitation
Center at the University of
Chicago. “I think it’s going to
make our ability to train people much, much easier.”
The study, led by Dr.
Ahamed Idris, professor of
emergency medicine at the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in
Dallas, found that just five
minutes of training on defibrillator use and 20 minutes of
instruction in CPR was as effective as the standard fourhour course.
Idris said it makes sense
that the shorter course was
just as memorable: “The
more you have to remember,
the more likely you are to
forget,” he said.
The study used American
Airlines employees and compared standard training to a
short course taught by DVD.
Participants were tested by
performing
cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a
computerized
mannequin
that took data on chest compression and ventilation.
Their performance was also
reviewed and graded by instructors.
The 150 people who took
the short course did as well
or better than the 118 who received standard training.
More importantly, retention
rates of knowledge remained
similar six months later.
Defibrillators are becoming more common in schools,
airports and other public
places, but the key is having
people nearby who are
trained to use them.
Knoxville Expo
1st Annual Street Rod AUCTION
Saturday, December 3rd at 11am
Knoxville Expo Center - 5441 Clinton Hwy,
Knoxville, TN • 2 Big Events - Free Admission
Admission..
Event 1: “Auto Auction” - Pre 1980 Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Imports, Military vehicle, and Org.
Antique. Event 2: “Push, Pull or Drag” - Got that unfinished project? Turn it into cash now!
Now Taking Consignments. Call or visit our Web Site for more details and directions.
Ask about our car corral.
Have Prescription List and Income Ready
Call 1-877-331-0362 to see if you qualify
fensive and rude for her to be
on the cell phone. I don’t mind
a quick, “I’m having dinner
with my mom; I’ll get back to
you later.” I give her the same
respect, even when her father
calls me. In other words, all
members of this family extend
the same courtesy to each other. — THERESA IN SUGARLAND, TEXAS
TN Lic # F735/TAL # 1316
Folks this heavily advertised event will prove to
be the biggest, most entertaining auction the
Southeast has ever seen! If you are looking for
that dream car or next project, don’t miss this one!
865.938.3403 • 865.300.3623 • 800.676.9844 • www.powellauction.com
TUESDAY
November 22, 2005
Sports Editor: Jamie Combs
Daytime Phone: (423) 542-4151
Fax: (423) 542-2004
E-Mail: [email protected]
Reporting Scores:
To report a sports score call (423)
542-1545 after 9 p.m. SundayThursday and Saturday.
Scoreboard • 8
Lady Vols • 8
EHS Football • 9
www.starhq.com
Sports Spectrum
Tim Chambers
Game-ending FG lifts Vikings
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Minnesota’s offense isn’t dead. With the
steady hand of Brad Johnson, neither is the Vikings’ season.
For the second time this season,
Paul Edinger kicked a winning
field goal against Green Bay, a 27yarder as time expired that gave the
Vikings a 20-17 win Monday night
and keep their playoff hopes alive.
After struggling mightily on offense since quarterback Daunte
Culpepper was lost for the season,
the Vikings put together a solid
showing behind Johnson with 196
yards passing and running back
Mewelde Moore, who had 122
yards on 22 carries.
The 37-year-old Johnson set up
Edinger’s kick with a nine-play, 58yard drive in the final 3 minutes
and three seconds after Green Bay
tied it at 17.
Minnesota coach Mike Tice shuf-
fled his offensive line this week
hoping to inject some life into the
offense that struggled to just 137
yards last week against the Giants.
He started 380-plus-pound Toniu
Fonoti at left guard and Cory Withrow at center. It worked, for the
most part.
Johnson was sacked five times,
fumbling twice, and Minnesota
couldn’t muster much offense in
the first half. But just like last week
Best prep
sports fans
found in
Carter Co.
With the score tied 14-14,
Hampton reached down for a
little extra in the fourth quarter. The offensive line began
moving the orange and black
jerseys three yards off the ball.
Adam Townsend proved
himself as a legitimate all-state
running back by slithering
through every crease, crack
and cranny that he could find
en route to 184 yards rushing.
Jon Potter was unstoppable,
running like a monster truck
over wrecked cars, crushing
ever tackler that got in his way.
The coaching was superb, yet
one of the most important factors was overlooked by us media.
Thousands of Hampton
fans braved temperatures in
the low 20’s to cheer on their
beloved Bulldogs, yet many
fans were present from Cloudland, Happy Valley, Unaka
and Elizabethton. I’ve always
said that Carter County has the
best prep sports fans, and here
are my reasons why.
When Unaka boys won the
Class A state championship in
2004 a near-capacity crowd inside the Murphy Center stood
cheering for the Rangers down
the stretch, although some
were not dressed in maroon
and white. Several people
from rival schools made the
five-hour trip, hoping to see a
school from Carter County
win a state championship.
The same can be said for
Cloudland when it finished
runner-up in the BlueCross
bowl during the 2002 football
season. Everyone wanted the
Highlanders to bring back that
gold football back to Roan
Mountain, including all the
other local schools.
The same can be said about
Happy Valley’s 1974 Class A
championship or the Cyclones
when they advanced to the 4A football semifinals in 1997,
1998 and 1999 during the Jason
Witten era.
Whether on the gridiron,
hardwood or baseball diamond, it’s dog eat dog when
all five Carter County teams
compete against each other.
Community bragging rights is
also on the line for players,
coaches and fans.
But see one go down the
road without the other, and
watch how Ranger, Highlander, Warrior and Cyclone
backers become Bulldog supporters. It would be the same
for the other four schools if any
of them were playing this deep
in the playoffs.
Friday night, Hampton is
up against what most feel to be
the top Class A football team
across the state in Trousdale
County. Quarterback Dustin
Dillehay has already broken
the school’s career passing
record yet another record
needs to be broken Friday
night.
Every football fan in Carter
County needs to be in attendance at J.C. Campbell Stadi-
nSee SPECTRUM, 9
— when the Vikings returned a
punt, kickoff and interception for
touchdowns — they found other
ways to score.
With
Green
Bay
driving,
Dovonte Edwards intercepted Brett
Favre’s pass and returned it 51
yards for a touchdown with just
more than a minute left in the first
half.
“It was exciting,” Edwards said.
nSee VIKINGS, 8
Jr. Bulldog
teams deny
Johnson Co.
By Marvin Birchfield
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
Photo by Erica Yoon
Hampton’s Dylan Ward looks to dribble around Mikey Freeman of
Johnson County.
The Jr. Bulldogs experienced another close encounter
on their home floor Monday
night, but just as they did
against Happy Valley last
week, they fended off Johnson
County by a 24-22 score.
Hampton had to battle the
entire way in order to pull off
the winning bucket with under a minute left.
“We’re really struggling on
offense right now, and we
have become our own worse
enemy,” said Hampton coach
Leon Tolley. “We played hard
and good enough to win on
the defensive end, but when
you put up just 24 points, then
you’re not going to win many
ballgames.”
The ‘Dogs trailed by one after the first period of action, but
responded back to take a twopoint advantage into halftime.
Johnson County got a couple of buckets inside from post
player Wade Tugman, who led
the ‘Horns on the night with 12
points.
A rebound and putback inside from Tugman gave the
‘Horns an 8-5 lead midway
through the second period.
Hampton stormed back in
the final minutes with a basket
down low by Adam Taylor
and free throw coming from
Billy Berry.
Logan Andrews came up
with a buzzer-beating shot off
a rebound to give the ‘Dogs a
10-8 lead heading into the half.
Hampton captured the first
two baskets of the third period
when Zach Deyton came up
with a loose ball and executed
a drive inside.
Deyton scored six of the
nSee JR. BULLDOGS, 9
Hunter boys, girls quell Central
By Tim Chambers
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
Central had a Tiger by the tail in
the early going, but in the end it was
Hunter which prevailed. Holding on
down the stretch, the Tigers won the
boys game 58-52.
Hunter took the girls contest 48-19.
The boys game was nip and tuck
in the first quarter, with three lead
changes in the first six minutes. Central collected four points each from
Drew Clark, Derek Mann and Dustin
White in the period, but six points
apiece from Josh Peterson and Chris
Pierce helped Hunter lead 17-13 lead
after one.
The slugfest was tight-fisted
throughout the second period as the
score saw three ties, the last one at
25. Two consecutive three-point
plays by Chris Pierce enabled Hunter
to lead 31-25 at intermission.
“I thought our kids came out and
played Unaka High School style basketball,” said Hunter coach Chris
Collins. “That is the way we want
them to play.”
Hunter appeared to break the
game open in the third, outscoring
the Comets 17-8 with Dakota Waters
Lady Jr.
Rangers
post win
from staff reports
Riding a strong offensive
showing from Danielle Jones and
two decisive quarters, Unaka’s
Lady Jr. Rangers captured a 37-22
homecourt victory over Keenburg on Monday afternoon.
Unaka (2-2) trailed the Lady
Tigers 4-3 at the end of the first
quarter, but outscored Keenburg
12-1 in the second to go up 15-5.
Keenburg was still in the game
at the end of the third stanza,
trailing 24-17, then the Rangers
had their way down the stretch.
Jones scored a game-high 16
points, and Unaka got a solid 10point performance from Taylor
Nidiffer.
Tops for the Tigers was Connie
Harrell with nine points. Chelsea
Moore added eight.
Unaka was also victorious in
the boys game.
tossing down nine in the period.
Central got in serious foul trouble,
losing point guard White to fouls
while two other players had four
each.
Hunter suffered a severe blow
when Chris Pierce went down with a
shoulder injury with 52 seconds remaining in the third. At that point,
Central started its comeback.
nSee HUNTER, 9
TAD girls
too much
for Sevier
By Wes Holtsclaw
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
Photo by Danny Davis
T.A. Dugger’s Kadey Robinson tries to keep the ball from
Sevier’s J.C. Williams.
Jasmine Jefferson is well on her
way to becoming one of the top
girls basketball players in the
area.
But she’s got to finish middle
school first.
The T.A. Dugger forward tallied an impressive double-double
with 18 points and a whopping 16
rebounds to guide the Lady Cyclones to their second conference
win of the season, a 37-30 decision
over John Sevier.
“Jasmine has really stepped up
for us,” said T.A. Dugger coach
Angie Barker, whose team is now
5-1 with the 2-0 league mark.
“She’s playing hard. She had an
ankle injury, but she’s bounced
back and become a leader on this
team.”
nSee TAD, 9
Page 8 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
College Basketball
SCOREBOARD
New Orleans 2
FOOTBALL
Prep Playoff Glance
Friday’s Games
Division 1 Class 5A
Semifinals
Riverdale at Oak RIdge
Ridgeway at Ravenwood
Division 1 Class 4A
Semifinals
Maryville at Morristown West
Melrose at Hillsboro
Division 1 Class 3A
Semifinals
Notre Dame at Livingston Academy
Covington at David Lipscomb
Division 1 Class 2A
Semifinals
Tyner at Alcoa
Huntingdon at Good Pasture
Division 1 Class 1A
Semifinals
Trousdale Co. at Hampton
Union City at Jo Byrns
All-MLC Team
ALL-MOUNTAIN LAKES
CONFERENCE TEAM
Coach of the Year—Stacey Carter, Sullivan South
Player of the Year—Jake McMillin, Sullivan South
Athlete of the Year—Chris Frazier, Sullivan North
Offensive Player of the Year—Curt
Phillips, Sullivan South
Defensive Player of the Year—Justin
Dykes, Sullivan South
First Team
Offense
QB—Daniel Booher, Tennessee High, Sr.
FB—Josh Puckett, Sullivan North, Sr.
FB—Justin Miller, Sullivan Central, Sr.
HB—Brian Clarke, Sullivan Central, Sr.
HB—Michael Nidiffer, Sullivan East, Sr.
TE—Beau Hauldren, Sullivan South, Sr.
WR—Ryan Kennedy, Elizabethton, Sr.
WR—Chris Colley, Sullivan East, Jr.
WR—Shaud Johnson, Tennessee High, Sr.
C—Brooks Morelock, Sullivan South, Sr.
G—Austin Peterson, Sullivan East, Sr.
G—Seth Pearson, Sullivan South, Jr.
G—Brandon White, Sullivan North, Jr.
T—Ryan Collier, Sullivan South, Jr.
T—Russell Fogleman, Tennessee High, Jr.
T—Logan Cook, Sullivan North, Jr.
K—Nathan Miller, Tennessee High, Sr.
Defense
E—Chris Eads, Sullivan East, Jr.
E—Dustin Street, Sullivan North, Sr.
E—Brent Davis, Sullivan South, Sr.
T—Ryan Humphrey, Johnson County, Jr.
T—Nathan Bryant, Tennessee High, Jr.
T—Andrew Murray, Sullivan South, Jr.
MLB—Scott Crump, Tennessee High, Sr.
MLB—Andy King, Sullivan North, Jr.
MLB—Paul Wingfield, Sullivan South, Jr.
OLB—Jeff Brinker, Johnson County, Sr.
OLB—Josh Tester, Sullivan East, Sr.
OLB—Tyson McDaniel, Tennessee High,
Sr.
CB—Jesse Atwood, Johnson County, Sr.
CB—Andy Ollis, Unicoi County, Jr.
CB—Preston Smith, Elizabethton, Jr.
S—Tyler Stickley, Tennessee High, Jr.
S—Jordan Kitzmiller, Sullivan South, Jr.
P—Anthony Todt, Sullivan East, Jr.
———
Second Team
Offense
QB—Ryan Scott, Unicoi County, Jr.
FB—Ryan Shaw, Tennessee High, Sr.
FB—Daniel Bishop, Unicoi County, Sr.
HB—Colin Sandidge, Sullivan South, Sr.
HB—James Peterson, Elizabethton, Sr.
TE—Drew Rice, Unicoi County, So.
TE—Jeff Castle, Sullivan North, Jr.
WR—Hunter Compton, Sullivan South,
Sr.
WR—Jessee Lane, Sullivan Central, Sr.
WR—Jake Hicks, Sullivan South, Sr.
C—Miles Hite, Tennessee High, Sr.
G—Josh Bowman, Sullivan Central, Jr.
G—Horace Warden, Johnson County, Sr.
T—Scotty Shults, Unicoi County, Jr.
T—Logan Hyatt, Elizabethton, Sr.
K—Kevin Hudson, Sullivan South, Sr.
Defense
E—T.R. Smith, Johnson County, Sr.
E—Justin Connor, Elizabethton, Sr.
T—David Lyons, Elizabethton, Sr.
T—Dustin Jarrett, Sullivan North, Sr.
MLB—Nick Moore, Sullivan East, Sr.
MLB—Will Scheuer, Tennessee High, Jr.
MLB—Justin Harmon, Elizabethton, Sr.
OLB—Robbie Norton, Sullivan Central, Jr.
OLB—Brent Shaver, Elizabethton, Jr.
OLB—Charles Peters, Elizabethton, Sr.
CB—Drew Hyder, Elizabethton, Jr.
CB—Benji Farmer, Sullivan Central, Jr.
S—Jeff Baker, Tennessee High, So.
S—Tyler Leonard, Johnson County, So.
S—Jeremy Nash, Sullivan Central, Sr.
P—Josh Hutchins, Elizabethton, Jr.
———
Honorable Mention
Elizabethton—J.C. Atkinson, Weston
Jeffers, Michael Price, Austin Taylor, Chris
Hubbard, Zack Potter, Josh Arnold, Travis
Bishop, Thorne Potter, Lucas Deloach,
Chase Turley.
Johnson County—Luke Palladino, Cody
Bryant, Nathan Paisley, Thomas Moore,
Chip Gentry, Jesse Jenkins.
Sullivan Central—Micheal Crowder,
Ryan Lovelace, David Ball, John Gibson,
Tanner Looney, Jordan Shipley, Josh
Hughes, Morgan Winchell, Zach Brewer,
Brett Rodefer.
Sullivan East—Josh Reagan, Josh Trinkle, Brent Tester, Matt Miller, Justin Hicks,
Brad Boyles, Chris Ward.
Sullivan North—Titus Grizzle, Steve
Clifton, Jonah Arnold.
Sullivan South—George Quarles, Grant
Ramey, Andrew Hilton, Chance Morrell.
Tennessee High—Alec Turnbull, Anthony
Coleman, Carltan Bell, Blake Watson,
Jamie Stout.
Unicoi County—B.K. Marlowe, Dusty
Stephenson, Justin Bennett, Cody Hight,
Cody Armstrong.
NFL Glance
W
New England 6
Buffalo
4
Miami
3
N.Y. Jets
2
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Houston
W
10
7
2
1
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Baltimore
W
7
7
4
3
Denver
San Diego
Kansas City
Oakland
W
8
6
6
4
Dallas
N.Y. Giants
Washington
Philadelphia
W
7
7
5
4
Carolina
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
W
7
7
6
AFC
East
L T
4 0
6 0
7 0
8 0
South
L T
0 0
3 0
8 0
9 0
North
L T
3 0
3 0
6 0
7 0
West
L T
2 0
4 0
4 0
6 0
NFC
East
L T
3 0
3 0
5 0
6 0
South
L T
3 0
3 0
4 0
Pct
.600
.400
.300
.200
PF
227
152
162
121
PA
253
210
196
227
Pct
1.000
.700
.200
.100
PF
305
211
203
141
PA
152
170
262
292
Pct
.700
.700
.400
.300
PF
236
247
157
116
PA
161
179
170
184
Pct
.800
.600
.600
.400
PF
259
300
244
218
PA
169
202
214
229
Pct
.700
.700
.500
.400
PF
222
281
200
210
PA
164
184
201
232
Pct
.700
.700
.600
PF
253
206
244
PA
179
183
206
8 0 .200 159
North
W L T
Pct PF
Chicago
7 3 0 .700 169
Minnesota 5 5 0 .500 154
Detroit
4 6 0 .400 167
Green Bay 2 8 0 .200 201
West
W L T
Pct PF
Seattle
8 2 0 .800 272
St. Louis
4 6 0 .400 252
Arizona
3 7 0 .300 205
San Francisco2 8 0 .200 151
———
Monday’s Game
Minnesota 17, Green Bay 14
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
St. Louis at Houston, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Washington, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
New England at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Miami at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Jacksonville at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.
New Orleans at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 28
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 9 p.m.
266
Top 25 Capsules
PA
110
228
193
184
MEN
Texas ....................................................76
West Virginia ......................................75
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LaMarcus
Aldridge made a putback with 3.6 seconds left and blocked a last-second shot
to lift Texas over No. 13 West Virginia in
the semifinals of the Guardians Classic.
Wake Forest ........................................79
UNC-Asheville ....................................63
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Justin Gray
paced a balanced offense with 16 points,
Trent Strickland scored 14 and Wake Forest finally got a breather with a victory
over pesky UNC-Asheville.
Michigan State ....................................89
Chaminade ..........................................67
LAHAINA, Hawaii —Maurice Ager scored
23 points to lead the Spartans over
Chaminade on in the opening round of
the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Gonzaga .............................................. 88
Maryland ............................................76
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Gonzaga’s “Big
Three” took care of the offense and the
eighth-ranked Bulldogs’ zone took care of
the defense in their victory over Maryland
in the opening round of the EA Sports
Maui Invitational.
Indiana ..............................................100
Florida A&M ........................................63
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Marshall Strickland scored 18 of his 20 points in the first
half, and Roderick Wilmont added 17 to
help Indiana rout Florida A&M.
PA
187
300
268
290
BASKETBALL
Prep Glance
Land Air Transport Inc.
Tip-Off Basketball Classic
At Hal Henard Gym, Greeenville
First Round
Monday’s Games
Volunteer 59, Cloudland 40
Knox Powell 79, West Greene 32
Greeneville 64, Madison County 32
Clinton 73, South Greene 67
Today’s Games
4 p.m. — Sullivan Central vs. Murray
County, Ga.
5:30 p.m. — Bradley Central vs. Gatlinburg-Pittman
7 p.m. — Science Hill vs. Chattanooga
Arts & Sciences
8:30 p.m. — Chuckey-Doak vs. Knox
Bearden
———
Hardee’s Classic
At David Crockett High School
Today’s Games
First Round
4 p.m. — University High vs. Cherokee
5:30 p.m. — Hampton vs. Unicoi County
7 p.m. — Happy Valley vs. David Crockett
8:30 p.m. — Elizabethton vs. Sullivan
East
Prep Boxscore
Volunteer, 59-40
Land Air Classic
CLOUDLAND (40)
Stevens 7, J.Buck 4, Hughes 0, L.Buck 3,
Stocton 0, Johnson 3, Sparks 11, Winchester 4.
VOLUNTEER (59)
Browder 5, Cradic 13, Mauk 2, Mann 10,
Moore 9, Seal 3, Eidson 17.
Cloudland
14 13 5 8 — 40
Volunteer
11 15 13 20 — 59
3-point go als — Cloudland 5 (Sparks 3,
L.Buck, Stevens), Volunteer 6 (Eidson 3,
Cradic 2, Browder).
Middle School Boxes
Boys
Hampton, 24-22
JOHNSON COUNTY (22)
Tugman 12, Freeman 4, Cullop 2, Payne
2, Tester 2.
HAMPTON (24)
Andrews 9, Ward 6, Deyton 6, Taylor 2,
Berry 1.
Johnson County
4 4 6 8 — 22
Hampton
3 7 8 6 — 24
Girls
Hampton, 39-36
JOHNSON COUNTY (36)
Miller 17, Church 12, Boaum 3, Sexton 2,
Hill 2.
HAMPTON (39)
Lewis 14, Potter 13, Lambert 6, Bradley 2,
Townsend 2, Gobble 2.
3-point goals—Hampton 1 (Lewis)
Unaka, 37-22
KEENBURG (22)
Harrell 9, B.Moore 2, Carr 2, Tilson 1,
C.Moore 8.
UNAKA (37)
Jones 16, Nidiffer 10, Johnson 4, Wilson
3, Oliver 3.
Keenburg
4 1 12 4 — 22
Unaka
3 12 9 13 — 37
3-point goals—Unaka 1 (Oliver).
T.A. Dugger, 37-30
JOHN SEVIER (30)
McCaslin 2, McInturff 6, Lilley 10, Bailiff
7, Blair 5
T.A. DUGGER (37)
Kauffeld 2, Robinson 4, Jefferson 18, Fritz
9, Bowling 5
John Sevier
6 7 9 8 — 30
TAD
6 10 10 11 — 37
3-point goals: Sevier (Lilley, Bailiff).
John Sevier, 31-23
Seventh Grade
JOHN SEVIER (31)
Edwards 14, Frazier 9, Clark 6, Collette 2
T.A. DUGGER (23)
Gilmore 6, Simmons 5, Quintero 4, Reed
4, Hyatt 2, Kiser 2
John Sevier
6 13 11 1 — 31
TAD
7 5 4 7 — 23
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with
first-place votes in parentheses, records
through Nov. 20, total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s
ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (65)
3-0 1,793 1
2. Texas (6)
2-0 1,692 2
3. Connecticut
1-0 1,647 3
4. Villanova (1)
1-0 1,474 5
5. Oklahoma
1-0 1,454 6
6. Louisville
1-0 1,359 7
7. Kentucky
2-0 1,329 8
8. Gonzaga
1-0 1,262 9
9. Arizona
0-0 1,255 10
10. Boston College
2-0 1,164 11
11. Memphis
2-0 1,105 12
12. Michigan St.
0-1
915 4
13. West Virginia
2-0
775 14
14. Florida
4-0
754 —
15. Illinois
2-0
642 17
16. UCLA
3-0
612 18
17. Syracuse
3-1
545 16
18. Iowa
2-0
511 20
19. Alabama
2-1
400 15
20. Indiana
1-0
310 23
21. George Washington 0-0
305 21
22. Nevada
1-0
301 22
23. Maryland
1-0
289 24
24. Wake Forest
3-1
277 19
25. Washington
4-0
228 —
Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 227,
Stanford 189, N.C. State 107, Hawaii 96,
Georgetown 60, Kansas 59, LSU 48,
Ohio St. 45, Wisconsin 30, Michigan 26,
N. Iowa 26, Old Dominion 19, North Carolina 13, Oklahoma St. 12, Ohio 11, Miami 9, Temple 6, Arkansas 4, Bucknell 4,
Charlotte 2, Texas Tech 2, Harvard 1,
Houston 1, Mississippi St. 1, New Mexico
1, UC Irvine 1, Utah St. 1, Vanderbilt 1.
Women’s Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ women’s college basketball poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Nov. 20, total points
based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote
and preseason ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (23)
2-0 1,101 1
2. Tennessee (18)
1-0 1,082 2
3. LSU (3)
1-0 1,023 3
4. Ohio St.
0-0
956 4
5. Baylor (1)
3-0
937 6
6. Rutgers
0-0
900 5
7. North Carolina
1-0
860 7
8. Connecticut
4-0
837 9
9. Michigan St.
2-0
746 10
10. Maryland
2-0
653 14
11. Georgia
1-1
630 8
12. Minnesota
2-0
586 16
13. Notre Dame
2-0
516 15
14. Texas Tech
1-1
509 13
15. Stanford
1-1
500 11
16. Arizona St.
3-0
398 20
17. DePaul
2-0
386 18
18. Texas
0-1
370 12
19. Purdue
1-0
323 19
20. Vanderbilt
2-1
256 17
21. Temple
3-0
250 21
22. Oklahoma
3-1
193 25
23. Utah
1-0
190 22
24. Southern Cal
2-0
151 24
25. New Mexico
3-1
95 —
Others receiving votes: UCLA 59, N.C.
State 34, Louisville 27, Boston College
13, Virginia Tech 10, Wake Forest 7, Arizona 6, Virginia 6, TCU 4, Florida St. 3,
Saint Joseph’s 3, W. Kentucky 2, Bowling
Green 1, Kansas 1, Mississippi 1.
College Results
MEN
EAST
Drexel 72, Rider 60
Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 62, Binghamton 53
Niagara 101, St. Bonaventure 88
Penn 82, Siena 77
Providence 87, Vermont 77
Sacred Heart 63, Albany, N.Y. 61
Saint Joseph’s 72, Fairfield 41
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 51, Va. Commonwealth
47
Army 53, VMI 49
Clemson 102, Coppin St. 71
Coll. of Charleston 97, Lees-McRae 47
Florida St. 85, Alcorn St. 67
Georgetown 73, James Madison 66
Georgia Tech 81, Elon 69
High Point 110, Southeastern, Fla. 57
Jacksonville St. 82, Coastal Carolina 71
LSU 104, Nicholls St. 57
Liberty 88, Cincinnati Christian 54
McNeese St. 98, Louisiana College 46
Middle Tennessee 60, Utah St. 59
Mississippi St. 68, Arkansas St. 63
Portland St. 79, Bethune-Cookman 62
Tennessee St. 72, Fisk 63
Virginia Tech 71, Marshall 54
Wake Forest 79, N.C.-Asheville 63
Wofford 81, Toccoa Falls 15
MIDWEST
Cent. Michigan 67, Wis.-Green Bay 62
IPFW 65, SE Missouri 64
Indiana 100, Florida A&M 63
Loyola of Chicago 99, Evansville 86
Miami (Ohio) 58, Dayton 42
Northwestern 69, Florida Atlantic 59
Wis.-Milwaukee 93, Upper Iowa 64
SOUTHWEST
Sam Houston St. 76, Huston-Tillotson 46
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 116, Texas
A&M International 58
UTEP 97, Texas-Permian Basin 54
FAR WEST
New Mexico St. 83, W. New Mexico 51
Pacific 82, Savannah St. 37
TOURNAMENT
EA Sports Maui Invitational
First Round
Arizona 61, Kansas 49
Gonzaga 88, Maryland 76
Michigan St. 89, Chaminade 67
Guardians Classic
Semifinals
Texas 76, West Virginia 75
Paradise Jam
Championship
Wisconsin 84, Old Dominion 81
Third Place
Georgia 76, E. Kentucky 68
Fifth Place
Fordham 72, Norfolk St. 53
South Padre Island Invitational
First Round
Delaware St. 65, Kent St. 56
———
WOMEN
EAST
Boston U. 73, Northeastern 46
Providence 74, Yale 53
Stony Brook 87, Quinnipiac 61
SOUTH
Alabama 77, Santa Clara 71
Cal Poly 74, Mercer 66
Charleston Southern 68, Wofford 61
George Mason 71, Howard 49
McNeese St. 93, Belhaven 68
Mississippi 70, Clemson 66
Morehead St. 66, Coll. of Charleston 50
North Carolina 87, Liberty 36
Samford 54, Birmingham-Southern 49
South Alabama 84, Southern Miss. 72
Tennessee 92, Chattanooga 50
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 77, St. Francis, Pa. 55
Bradley 79, Valparaiso 71, 2OT
Chicago St. 79, Dayton 65
Nebraska 84, Creighton 50
Ohio St. 85, E. Kentucky 38
Weber St. 70, Saint Louis 60
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas 99, Memphis 53
Georgia 80, TCU 51
Oral Roberts 96, Jackson St. 70
Prairie View 67, Texas-Pan American 66
Rice 73, Texas Tech 70
Stephen F.Austin 82, Alcorn St. 58
Texas 83, Sam Houston St. 33
Texas A&M 77, St. Peter’s 36
FAR WEST
Boise St. 80, Sacramento St. 52
S. Utah 64, Western St., Colo. 58
Wyoming 66, Colorado 50
EXHIBITION
Northwestern St. 84, Texas A&M Commerce 74
College Boxscore
Women
Tennessee, 92-50
CHATTANOOGA (1-2)
Brown 3-15 4-6 11, Roberson 4-9 2-2 10,
Mattison 2-7 2-2 6, Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Gordon
0-0 0-0 0, Hand 0-3 0-0 0, Mohr 0-0 0-0 0,
Spann 0-0 0-1 0, Anderson 5-8 0-0 10,
McCoy 0-0 0-0 0, Huff 1-1 2-2 4, Moore 211 0-0 4, Ogan 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 19-59 1013 50.
TENNESSEE (2-0)
Zolman 6-12 4-4 20, Fluker 3-6 0-0 6,
Spencer 2-8 2-2 6, Redding 3-7 0-0 7,
Anosike 4-4 0-0 8, Dosty 3-5 2-3 8, Hornbuckle 1-5 2-2 4, Parker 4-8 6-7 14, Wiley-Gatewood 2-5 5-7 9, Fuller 1-1 2-2 4,
Moss 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 31-65 23-27 92.
Halftime—Tennessee
46-23.
3-Point
Goals—Chattanooga 2-16 (Ogan 1-2,
Brown 1-6, Mattison 0-1, Hall 0-1, Hand
0-1, Anderson 0-1, Moore 0-4), Tennessee 7-24 (Zolman 4-9, Moss 2-4, Redding 1-3, Spencer 0-2, Hornbuckle 0-3,
Wiley-Gatewood 0-3). Fouled Out—None.
Rebounds—Chattanooga 30 (Anderson
6), Tennessee 50 (Dosty 11). Assists—
Chattanooga 14 (Hall, Mattison 4), Tennessee 16 (Moss, Parker 3). Total Fouls—
Chattanooga 21, Tennessee 13. A—
11,398.
NBA Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
Philadelphia
7
5
.583
New Jersey
5
5
.500
Boston
4
5
.444
New York
3
7
.300
Toronto
1
9
.100
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
Miami
6
4
.600
Washington
5
4
.556
Orlando
3
6
.333
Charlotte
3
8
.273
Atlanta
0
9
.000
Central Division
W
L
Pct
Detroit
8
1
.889
Cleveland
8
2
.800
Indiana
6
3
.667
Milwaukee
5
4
.556
Chicago
4
5
.444
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
San Antonio
9
2
.850
Dallas
7
2
.778
Memphis
7
4
.636
New Orleans
4
6
.400
Houston
3
7
.300
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
Minnesota
5
4
.556
Denver
6
5
.545
Seattle
5
5
.500
Portland
3
5
.375
Utah
5
7
.485
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
L.A. Clippers
8
2
.800
Golden State
7
5
.583
Phoenix
4
5
.444
L.A. Lakers
4
6
.400
Sacramento
4
7
.375
———
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 103, New Orleans 91
Utah 100, Milwaukee 80
San Antonio 96, Sacramento 93
Golden State 100, New Jersey 97
Today’s Games
Denver at Washington, 7 p.m.
Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Utah at Seattle, 10 p.m.
GB
—
1.0
1.5
3.0
5.0
GB
—
0.5
2.5
3.5
5.5
GB
—
0.5
2.0
3.0
4.0
GB
—
1.0
2.0
4.5
5.5
GB
—
—
0.5
1.5
1.5
GB
—
2.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
NBA Game Caps
76ers ..................................................103
Hornets ................................................91
PHILADELPHIA — Playing with flulike
symptoms, Allen Iverson scored all 24 of
his points in the first half and then happily
sat out the fourth quarter of the 76ers’
victory over New Orleans.
Jazz ....................................................100
Bucks .................................................. 80
SALT LAKE CITY — Deron Williams had
10 points and 10 assists for his second
career double-double, helping Utah snap
a five-game losing streak with a win over
Milwaukee.
Spurs....................................................96
Kings ....................................................93
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tony Parker
scored 23 points for the Spurs, while Tim
Duncan totaled 22 points and 19 rebounds.
Warriors ............................................100
Nets ......................................................97
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jesse Richardson
gunned in 25 points for Golden State.
HOCKEY
NHL Glance
Monday’s Games
Nashville at Detroit, ppd., player seizure
Edmonton 2, San Jose 2, SO
Calgary 3, Colorado 2, SO
Today’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
NHL Game Caps
Oilers......................................................2
Sharks ....................................................1
EDMONTON, Alberta — Ryan Smyth
and Ales Hemsky scored shootout goals
Monday night, lifting the Edmonton Oilers.
Flames ..................................................3
Avalanche ............................................2
DENVER — Philippe Sauve stopped all
three shots in a shootout, helping Calgary
beat the team that traded him away last
summer.
SPORTSCAST
Television
GOLF
7 p.m. — (TNT) PGA Grand Slam of
Golf
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m. — (ESPN) EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinal
9 p.m. — (ESPN) EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinal
10 p.m. — (ESPN2) Guardians Classic
final
NBA
8 p.m. — (FoxSportsNet) — Portland
at Memphis
NHL
7 p.m. — (OLN) Tampa Bay at Philadephia
7:30 p.m. — (TSO) Atlanta at Montreal
---
Radio
AUTO RACING
7 p.m. — (WJCW 910-AM) NASCAR
Live
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — (WJCW 910-AM) ETSU at
Radford
Lady Vols
breeze past
Mocs, 92-50
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Chattanooga coach Wes Moore got
a sneak peek at the Tennessee
Lady Vols this summer. Nothing surprised him on Monday.
Shanna Zolman scored 20
points and Candace Parker
added 14 points and nine rebounds in second-ranked Tennessee’s 92-50 victory over
Chattanooga.
“It’s one of Pat’s best teams
ever,” Moore said. “You take a
Final Four team and add Candace Parker.”
The win was Tennessee’s
14th straight over the Lady
Mocs (1-2) from its sister
school in the university system
about 100 miles south.
The Lady Vols (2-0), who
beat Stetson 83-33 in their
opener Sunday night, were
playing in back-to-back games
to prepare for the three-day
Paradise Jam in St. Thomas later this week. They face No. 9
Michigan State on Thursday.
Parker, who won a dunk
contest for McDonald’s high
school All-Americans in 2004,
sat out last season to recover
from two knee surgeries. She
had chances to dunk several
times in the opener but didn’t
get as close Monday night.
Because
Chattanooga
would not have time to review
tape from the Stetson game,
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt
invited Moore to watch some
summer workouts. He saw
Parker dunk in one drill.
“I’ve been worried about
that for six months,” he said.
The teams were even in the
opening minutes until the Lady Vols broke a tie and went
ahead on a 10-0 run that included two 3-pointers by Zolman.
Tennessee pushed its lead to
12 and then put the game
away with a 17-2 run to go up
42-17 with three minutes left
before halftime. The Lady Vols
opened the second half with a
14-2 run to stretch the lead to
35.
Chattanooga was led by
Katasha Brown 11 points, and
Alex Anderson and Tiffani
Roberson each had 10 points.
Sybil Dosty added 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols. Zolman shot 4-of-9 from beyond
the arc.
The Lady Vols had the rebounding edge, 50-30.
Summitt used all 11 players
in various combinations, and
everyone scored at least four
points apiece.
“After our game Sunday I
just said we can’t play 11 people unless 11 people are going
to play a certain way and bring
a lot of energy,” Summitt said.
“I was pleased with the overall
intensity. I thought the energy
was good one through 11.”
College Volleyball
Earhart gains spot on
All-Region XII team
from staff reports
Milligan College Lady Buffs
volleyball junior middle blocker Tara Earhart was named to
the NAIA All-Region XII second team for the 2005 season.
She led the Lady Buffs with
3.1 kills per game as Milligan
finished the 2005 with an 18-12
record after a first round defeat
in the Region XII tournament.
Earhart, a co-caption on the
Lady Buffs’ team, was also
named to the 2005 All-AAC
first team and the All-AAC
Academic team. This marks
the second straight season that
she has been named to the AllRegion XII, All-AAC and AllAAC Academic teams.
Prep Basketball
Highlanders lose to
Falcons in Land Air
from staff reports
GREENEVILLE — With
Cory Eidson coming off the
bench to hit for 17 points, Volunteer handed Cloudland a 5940 loss on Monday in the opening round of the Land Air
Transport Inc. Tip-Off Basketball Classic at Hal Henard
Gym.
The Highlanders played
very good basketball in the
first two quarters, and went to
halftime holding a 27-26 lead.
However, the Falcons took
control by outscoring Cloudland 13-5 in the third period.
Keith Cradic and Jared
Mann both reached double
digits for Volunteer, scoring 13
and 10 respectively, while
Justin Moore chipped in nine.
Eidson converted three of
six Falcon three-pointers, with
Cradic accounting for two.
Leading the way for Cloudland was big man Luke
Sparks, who tallied 11 points
and had three of his team’s five
treys. Adam Stevens added
seven.
Volunteer advances to play
on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Cloudland takes part in a losers bracket game on Friday at
10 a.m.
Vikings
nContinued from 7
“I had a dream actually last
night that I would do something big today and it came
true. Mike Tice said you need
to dream, dream about making plays and that’s what I
did last night and it happened for me tonight.”
The play was reviewed after Edwards and intended receiver Andrae Thurman
crashed to the ground at the
same time. But officials ruled
Edwards was not down by
contact before he got up and
scored.
Favre atoned for the mistake seconds later, hitting
Donald Driver for a 53-yard
touchdown pass after the receiver beat defensive back
Antoine Winfield and outran
safety Darren Sharper —
who spent his first eight
years in Green Bay but was
not resigned. Green Bay led
14-7 at the half.
Green Bay couldn’t capitalize on Johnson’s fumble
early in the third quarter and
was forced to punt, pinning
the Vikings at their own 12.
But Minnesota put together
its best drive of the game,
aided by two defensive
penalties inside the Green
Bay 10-yard line.
The second, a pass interference call in the end zone,
put the ball at the 1-yard line.
Ciatrick Fason then plunged
into the end zone on his second attempt — Minnesota’s
first offensive touchdown in
nine quarters.
Favre finished the game
20-for-33 for 227 yards and
two touchdowns.
The win keeps the Vikings
(5-5) afloat in its hunt for the
postseason, two games behind NFC North leader
Chicago (7-3).
STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - Page 9
Eagles’ McNabb,
Sheppard likely
done for season
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
Now Donovan McNabb is
gone from the Philadelphia
Eagles, too.
The Eagles’ star quarterback will have surgery for a
sports hernia and is expected
to miss the rest of the season,
another crushing blow for a
team that had still hoped to return to the Super Bowl without suspended receiver Terrell
Owens.
All-Pro cornerback Lito
Sheppard also appears out for
the season with a severely
sprained ankle that will require surgery. The struggling
Eagles suspended Owens for
four games on Nov. 7, and told
him not to return to the team.
Monday’s announcements
came one day after the reigning NFC champions fell to 4-6
with their fourth straight loss.
McNabb didn’t play in Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the New
York Giants after he re-injured
his groin while trying to tackle
Cowboys safety Roy Williams
following an interception last
Monday night. Williams returned it 46 yards for a touchdown with 2:43 left to lead
Dallas to a 21-20 comeback
victory over the Eagles.
“Once the groin became an
issue, rest couldn’t help it
out,” Eagles coach Andy Reid
said. “There’s too much discomfort where Donovan can’t
run.”
Sheppard was injured in
the third quarter against the
Giants when he got tangled up
with wide receiver Plaxico
Burress on an incomplete pass.
He was taken off the field in a
cart and the Eagles originally
announced the ankle was broken. An All-Pro last year,
Sheppard had two interceptions and one sack this season.
“There’s quite a separation
between the ligaments,” Reid
said.
Neither McNabb nor Sheppard was placed on injured
reserve yet, meaning each
could return should the Eagles somehow make the playoffs.
McNabb
had
played
through several injuries and
hoped to delay surgery for
the sports hernia until after
the season. Last Thursday, Dr.
William Meyers recommended that McNabb have surgery
now. He got the same advice
from another doctor over the
weekend.
Reid said McNabb will
have surgery after Thanksgiving, and recovery time is eight
to 10 weeks.
Mike McMahon started for
McNabb against the Giants,
and completed 18 of 39 passes
for 298 yards, one touchdown
and one interception. He also
ran for a score and helped the
offense move the ball against
a tough Giants defense that
hadn’t allowed a TD for 13
quarters.
McNabb clearly wasn’t the
same quarterback who led the
Eagles to the NFC championship game the last four
years and went to five
straight Pro Bowls. He threw
a costly interception in the
fourth quarter in each of his
last three games, and has nine
picks this season.
Hunter
Ryan Kennedy
Preston Smith
Logan Hyatt
James Peterson
Justin Connor
David Lyons
Justin Harmon
Brent Shaver
Kennedy, Smith first-team choices
Nine other Cyclones
voted to second team
from staff reports
With
senior
Ryan
Kennedy and junior Preston
Smith leading the way, Elizabethton had 11 players voted
to this year’s All-Mountain
Lakes Conference football
team.
Kennedy, at wide receiver,
and Smith, cornerback, garnered first-team honors while
senior Logan Hyatt, offensive
tackle; senior James Peterson,
halfback; senior Justin Connor, defensive end; senior
David Lyons, defensive tackle; senior Justin Harmon,
Charles Peters
Drew Hyder
Josh Hutchins
middle linebacker; junior
Brent Shaver, outside linebacker; senior Charles Peters,
outside linebacker; junior
Drew Hyder, cornerback; and
junior Josh Hutchins, punter;
each earned a spot on the second team.
Honorable mentions for
the Cyclones were J.C. Atkinson, Weston Jeffers, Michael
Price, Austin Taylor, Chris
Hubbard, Zack Potter, Josh
Arnold,
Travis
Bishop,
Thorne Potter, Lucas Deloach
and Chase Turley.
For a complete all-conference list, see Page 8.
the boys from H-Town might
be able to take the sting out of
another group of Yellow Jackets.
Yankee Doodle Fight Song
changed.
Here is a song that all Vol
fans need to learn by the 2006
football season, sung to the
tune of Yankee Doodle:
Phillip Fuller hit the trail, recruiting on a pony
Searching for a quarterback, a
Peyton, Tee or Tony.
Phillip Fuller look real hard,
Phillip, we need a dandy
Because next year you could
be out if you go lose to Vandy.
Prediction
As a former Bulldog, some-
thing tells me that this team
has what it takes to reach the
BlueCross Bowl. Expect the
Bulldogs to run hog wild and
make Coach Campbell happier than a pig in slop.
Hampton 21, Trousdale
County 14
(Tim Chambers can be contacted at [email protected])
Spectrum
nContinued from 7
nContinued from 7
Mann connected on two treys while Landon South added five
points that cut a 15-point Hunter lead down to six with 1:01 remaining. But the Comets missed two easy inside buckets while
Hunter cashed in on a couple of free throws to hold off the
Comets’ comeback bid.
Chris Pierce led the Tigers offense with 16 while Waters
added 15 and Peterson 13. Mann led all scorers with 20, with
Landon South and Drew Clark chalking up 11 and nine points,
respectively.
“The press started to bother them and we basically wore them
down,” added Collins. “I just hated that Chris got hurt. Some of
our other players are going to have to step up with him out.”
Said Central coach Lamont Barnett: “When we had to set our
starters who got in foul trouble, it hurt us and they opened up
the lead. Without our point guard on the floor, we didn’t do a
good job with the press, and we’re not deep on our bench.”
Girls
Hunter..................................................................................48
Central ................................................................................19
Hunter girls had a much easier time with the Lady Comets,
racing to a 25-2 lead after one. Taylor Byars totaled eight points
in the quarter while the Comets had trouble scoring on the pesky
Tiger defense.
After his Hunter team led 33-9 at halftime, coach Chris
Collins emptied the bench during the second half, with all but
one player scoring.
Byars led the way with 12 while Chesnie Cox tossed in 11.
Jamie Andrews and Kat McInturff helped the cause with six
each.
Samantha Berry scored 11 for the Comets, all during the second half.
TAD
nContinued from 7
“We have a lot of kids that
are leaders on this team, that
lead day in and day out,” she
said. “The effort we got from
all of our starters tonight was
unbelievable.”
Each of the Lady Cyclones’
five starters — Jefferson, Kamra Fritz, Chelsea Bowling,
Kadey Robinson and Tara
Kauffeld — all made big plays
to contribute to the win. Especially on the defensive side of
the ball.
“As a team, we played
great,” said the coach. “The
girls underneath stepped up
and I can’t say enough about
the defense.”
Jefferson had all six of the
Lady Cyclones’ points in the
first quarter.
In the second stanza, Fritz
and Bowling each added a
bucket to the T.A. Dugger
cause, as their squad took a
three-point lead into the locker
room at the half.
In the second half, all five of
the starters contributed points
to stretch a four-point lead.
T.A. Dugger led by as much
as nine in the fourth quarter,
thanks to some key free throws
from Fritz, making it tough for
Sevier to stage a comeback.
Aside from Jefferson’s efforts, Fritz added nine points,
five assists and four steals to
the Lady Cyclone cause.
All-Mountain Lakes Conference Team
Bowling had five points, six
rebounds and four assists,
while Robinson had four
points and a solid 11 boards
and Kauffeld added two
points.
Overall, Barker is pleased
with the way the team has begun improving this year.
“This team’s pulling together,” Barker added. “One thing
we need to improve on is that
we need to get some of our
shots to fall under the basket.”
Seventh Grade
John Sevier ..........................31
T.A. Dugger ..........................23
The Lady Cyclones led by
one going into the second
quarter. Things began to turn
around after that.
Sevier outscored TAD 24-9
in the second and third quarters, doing just enough to hold
onto a win in the end.
Sherri Edwards dropped 14
points for Sevier, while Lesley
Frazier tallied nine and Haley
Clark contributed six.
Leading the way offensively
for the Lady Cyclones were
Dana Gilmore and Kelsey Simmons who had six and five
points, respectively.
Gilmore also pulled down
eight boards, while Simmons
had a solid 10 rebounds.
Also defensively, Erin Kiser
had eight steals for the TAD
ladies.
um, the day after Thanksgiving. Regardless in you’re a
Ranger, Warrior, Highlander
or Cyclone, the ‘Dogs are representing us all so all of us
should show our appreciation.
Hampton will likely be the
underdog, but if six or seven
thousand fans show up in
support of the Big Blue, then
Jr. Bulldogs
nContinued from 7
eight third-quarter points for
Hampton, as it held an 18-14
lead at the end of the period.
“We played pretty hard,
but we gave up a couple of
easy baskets during the second half, which hurt us,” said
Johnson County coach Chris
Mullins. “We struggling offensively, but these kids are
still trying to learn the system, which is the same as the
high school uses. I think by
Christmas they’ll start catching on pretty good and we’ll
start becoming more productive.”
Johnson County came back
to score the first six points of
the fourth period to take a 2018 advantage with 3:20 left.
Two free throws by Sam
Tester followed by a couple of
field goals from Tugman put
the ‘Horns back on top
briefly.
The ‘Horns held a twopoint lead with just over a
minute left, but a baseline
jumper from Dylan Ward tied
the contest at 22.
Just like at the end of the
first half, Andrews came up
with another big shot with 40
seconds left, giving Hampton
the final go-ahead points.
“They shot like we did,
and I told the guys there toward the end it was going to
come down to who ever
made the big play at the end,”
said Tolley. “Logan Andrews
finally got the big bucket we
needed at the end, but we’re
still needing someone to step
up on this team and take
charge.”
Johnson County had a
chance to tie the contest in the
final 13 seconds, but two
straight turnovers eliminated
its chances.
Hampton moves to 3-2, 3-0
on the season, while Johnson
Co. falls to 2-3, 0-2.
Girls
Hampton ........................39
Johnson County ..........36
It was a nip-and-tuck
game the entire way, but
when it came down to the
crunch time it was the Jr. Lady Bulldogs slipping past
Photo by Erica Yoon
Hampton’s Chelsey Weddle eyes the bucket as she’s guarded by a pair of
Lady Jr. Longhorns, including Amber Sexton (11).
Johnson County.
Hampton (3-2) trailed by
one-point after the first period, as Karlie Miller posted six
first-quarter points to give
the Lady ‘Horns (3-1) an 8-7
lead.
“We couldn’t stop the big
girls during the first half, and
then we started to double
down and do a better job on
them in the second half,” said
Hampton
coach
Ronnie
Street. “We finally decided
we wanted to play toward
the end, and we had to use
our quickness and speed
since we don’t have that
much size.”
The lead swapped hands
after two three-point goals
coming from Maci Lewis, but
the ‘Dogs were not able to
hold on going into the half,
after Johnson Co. went on a 72 run in the final two minutes.
Hampton came out to take
the early lead in the third period after shots fell from
Christina Potter and Emilee
Townsend, as it held the advantage until the final
minute.
Angie Church went three
of four from the line down
the stretch, and a fast-break
basket by Mandy Hill gave
the lead back to the ‘Horns.
The ‘Dogs stepped up
their full-court defense during the final period, which
caused the ‘Horns to commit
several turnovers.
“Their press killed us, and
we did all right with it up until that fourth quarter,” said
Johnson County coach Steve
Nave. “We turned the ball
over 10 times during the final
period, and when we turned
it over late, then Hampton
capitalized.”
A 15-foot jumper from
Lewis provided Hampton the
lead with 2:25 left to play.
Johnson County was able
to stay within one possession
during the final minutes, but
two key free throws from
Potter helped seal the victory.
“The defensive pressure
made a difference in the end,
and we really needed this
win coming into this game
tonight,” said Street. “It also
helped us when Christina
Potter hit them free throws
late in the game.”
MILITARY VETERAN?
Need more Education?
Free Services
if you qualify
•College
•University
•Tech Center
Call 865-974-4466
or toll free 1-877-656-8387
Veterans’ Pre-College Program
Page 10 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Annie
Sally Forth
Dilbert
Dick Tracey
Zits
Garfield
Blondie
Hi and Lois
Peanuts
Snuffy Smith
On The Lighter Side
Crossword Fun
By: Eugene Sheffer
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) Focus your time, attention
and energy today on situations
that could affect your prestige,
career or finances. If you’re
going to score at this time, it is
likely to be in one of these
areas.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Instead of putting
limitations on your thinking
today, try to envision things in
their broadest perspective.
Uncluttered horizons enhance
your ability to see far ahead.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) It would be wise today
to conduct important business
or career matters with as little
fanfare as possible. Also,
unless someone is directly
involved, don’t make this person aware of your affairs.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) If a good deal comes to
your attention today, take the
time to alert good friends or
associates who have been there
for you in the past when you
needed them to share in what
they discovered.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) A major objective can be
realized within the next few
weeks, but you might need
some strong allies to open a
couple of doors for you.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) Dame Fortune may have
something really big in mind
for you when she puts you in
touch with someone who
thinks progressively. Pay
attention to what others are
talking about today.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) You could do very well
today with either the financial
exchange or a flea market.
You’re particularly sharp at
buying, selling, bargaining or
being the middleperson in getting a good deal.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) Something mutually constructive can result today from
some kind of agreement
you’re apt to be negotiating at
this time. Conditions that are
acceptable to both parties can
be achieved.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) Better returns than you’re
presently receiving can be generated today if you put your
mind to it. Study the matter
with an eye toward reform.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Don’t be bashful about protecting your self-interests in an
important involvement today.
Pride and humility have their
place, but there are times when
they can prove to be counterproductive.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
When it comes to your commercial involvements today,
it’s wise to get a number of
price quotes first instead of
jumping at the first offer. It
could place you in a stronger
bargaining position.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Conditions in general are likely to be vastly improved for
you today. A number of opportunities may begin to present
themselves in the very areas
that looked rather dismal yesterday.
What’s On Tonight
Donald Duck
For Tuesday
November 22, 2005
Mickey Mouse
A Look at the Stars
Henry
Cryptoquip
STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - Page 11
After Katrina retailers
adjust store formats
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP)
— No other Wal-Mart in the
country looks like the one
that reopened here more than
two months after Hurricane
Katrina nearly wiped the
town off the map.
Pallets of space heaters,
box fans, mops and buckets
are stacked on the floor. Plywood walls hide workers still
repairing what used to be the
food department.
Wal-Mart is one of a handful of retailers along the Gulf
Coast that have tailored their
reopened stores to meet the
basic needs of their hurricane-weary customers, stocking shelves with large quantities of hardware, appliances,
no-frills clothes, dry food and
other post-disaster products.
“It’s a real uplifting
thing,” Jim Freeman, 60, said
as he and his wife, Nina,
filled a shopping cart with
food. “You take a lot of things
for granted until it’s all
gone.”
Best Buy on Friday
opened a first-of-its-kind
store in Gulfport, converting
a former grocery store into a
warehouse-style store with
roughly twice as much floor
space for appliances as a normal store. The rest of the
space is still for computers,
televisions and other electronics, but compact discs
and DVDs won’t be sold
there right away.
A Home Depot in eastern
New Orleans partially reopened Thursday, 81 days after the hurricane filled it with
six feet of water. The store
sells only building materials
and appliances and uses only
half of the original store’s
space.
Almost all of Waveland’s
stores are vacant and littered
with debris, but the WalMart’s parking lot was nearly
full Saturday when the store
opened for the first time
since the hurricane flooded it
with 14 feet of water.
Waveland’s
“Wal-Mart
Express” is roughly one-third
of the size of the original
205,800-square-foot “Supercenter.”
Store manager Ray Cox
said his inventory will
change as residents go from
cleaning up their homes to
rebuilding them.
“It’s quick, it’s easy and
we can change on the fly,” he
said.
Other retailers are sticking
to their standard format:
When Target reopens a hurricane-damaged store in Beaumont, Texas, it will look like
any other store in the chain,
said company spokeswoman
Lena Michaud.
“What our guests have
told us is that they like being
able to come into a place that
is back to normal and reminds them of life before the
hurricane,” she said.
Richard Hastings, a retail
analyst for Bernard Sands in
New York, said Wal-Mart
and other retailers have nothing to lose by opening these
experimental stores in hurricane-affected areas.
“They’re helping the community, no question about it,
and they’re going to recapture the market down there,”
he said.
Community Calendar
TUESDAY, NOV. 22
• The Carter County Democratic Women’s Club will meet
at the Great Wall Restaurant at
5:30 p.m.
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me”
meeting will be held at the
Watauga Association of Baptists office, across from Elizabethton Lumber, from 6-7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOV. 25
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• A Senior Citizens Dance
and Thanksgiving Dinner will
be held at the Elizabethton
Elks Club from 7-10 p.m. Rambling Rose Band will provide
the music. Charge for dinner
and dance is $10. A full-course
Thanksgiving meal will be
served.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26
• Authors Peggy Poe Stern
and Frances Henson VanLandingham will sign copies of
their books at Twigs on Roan
Exercise for the tech-savvy multitasker
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — With the
click of a mouse, Cassie Pap flips through
cable TV channels, her legs pumping
away on a recumbent exercise cycle.
She settles for MTV and reaches for the
mouse to turn up the volume during her
2-mile workout. On another day, Pap
might check e-mail or write a homework
assignment using a flexible keyboard that
will survive hundreds of sweaty fingers.
Her options are part of the latest technology upgrade on campus: computerequipped exercise equipment.
“It’s easier to work out with something
in front of you to keep you entertained,”
said Pap, a freshman at Minnesota State
University, Mankato. She credits the new
equipment with motivating her to exercise nearly every day instead of just once
in a while.
Campus officials, planning a renovation of the recreation building, hit on hightech as a way to get more students to exercise, and brought in the school’s technology staff to help out.
But when they went looking for the
equipment — treadmills, bikes and
stairsteppers with computer/TV capabilities — they couldn’t find it.
“We found exercise equipment with
TVs in front and others with computer
programs but not a complete computer,”
said Wayne Sharp, director of the university’s Academic Computer Center. “We
had to take it to the next step.”
So Sharp and his tech experts set up adjustable stands next to 40 pieces of exercise
equipment. Each stand has a computer,
keyboard and mouse; the student who uses it chooses his or her own way to pass
the time.
“Exercising can be monotonous and tedious at times,” said Todd Pfingsten, director of campus recreation. “The important thing is that it becomes habitual.”
Pfingsten sees that happening already:
Pap and other students fill up the machines almost all day, forcing students to
sign up in advance.
It’s not clear how many are using the
computers for homework; some students
have already found that it takes some coordination.
“I can’t run and type at the same
time,” fourth-year student Jessie Nelson
said as she checked her e-mail before getting on a cross-trainer machine. “I’d
probably fall over.”
Sarah Lerczak, a sophomore, said she’ll
probably stick to watching TV, but likes
the e-mail option. “If you have to check
your e-mail you don’t have to make two
stops. You can go right to the gym,” she
said. “It’s a big convenience.”
It will take time for students to get better at multitasking, said Kent Kalm, a professor in the university’s human performance department, which offers physical
education classes. Next spring, students in
one of his fitness classes will use the
equipment while watching video instruction, taking quizzes and logging their
workouts.
“As more and more faculty use a multimedia-based curriculum, I see this as a
great opportunity,” Kalm said. “I think as
students use the ’tech-rec’ equipment,
they’ll probably come up with even more
ideas.”
Some other campus directors said
they’d consider following Minnesota
State’s lead when it’s time to replace their
own old equipment. Students are ready
for it, they said.
“They’ve grown up with video games,
TV and Internet,” said Chris Oelling, associate director of recreation at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
Off campus, some major fitness chains
have moved toward individualized entertainment, letting people channel-surf on
their own TV screens. But nothing like
Minnesota State’s arrangement has
caught on yet.
“People aren’t really clamoring for that
sort of thing,” said Matt Messinger, a
spokesman for the national chain Bally
Total Fitness. “What they’re really looking
for is something to keep them interested
and entertained.”
That’s a relief to Stephanie Maks, who
worked with CEOs and other busy people
in 20-some years as a personal trainer. Maks
said she’s had to take people’s cell phones
away to get them to focus on the exercise.
in The Village Shops on Main
Street in Roan Mountain from
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Stern, a native of
Ashe County, N.C., details the
darker side of mountain life as
well as the bright side in her
books. VanLandingham, a
Carter County native, resides
in Poga. Her first book, “Back
on Nowhere Road,” is a memoir. Her just released book,
“Puttin’ up Vittles on Nowhere
Road,” describes the growing,
gathering, preserving and
preparing of food during the
Depression. The book also features recipes and stories.
• The Science Hill High
School Class of 1995 will hold
its 10-year reunion at Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens, 121
Covered Bridge Lane, Unicoi,
from 5-11 p.m. Anyone who is
a graduate of the Class of 1995
that has not been notified
should call 943-8388 or e-mail
[email protected] for details
and to register for the event.
SUNDAY, NOV. 27
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
MONDAY, NOV. 28
• Tri-Cities Survivors of Suicide Support Group meets
every fourth Monday at 6 p.m.
in the fifth floor conference
room at Johnson City Medical
Center. Please contact Dorothy
Gregory at 224-1300 for more
information.
TUESDAY, NOV. 29
• The Green Pastures Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous will
meet at 8 p.m. in the Conference Room at Crossroads, 413
E. Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me”
meeting will be held at the
Watauga Association of Baptists office, across from Elizabethton Lumber, from 6-7 p.m.
Classifieds
PUBLIC NOTICES
**********
********
*******
ELIZABETHTON
STAR
Newspaper
tubes
are the Property of
the
Elizabethton
STAR and are used
for the delivery of
our product. Any
unauthorized use of
Elizabethton
STAR
newspaper
tubes for distribution of any material
will result in a minimum $300 charge
to the responsible
party.
ELIZABETHTON
STAR
**********
**********
*****
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
APPLES, JOHNSON’S
ORCHARD located at
NC, TN state line on
19E. 1 mile on Buck
Mountain Road. Honeycrisp, Cortland, Virginia Beauty, Winesap, Cameo, Mountain
Cabbage.
(828)733-4766.
EXPERIENCED painters
needed. Good pay.
40hrs. wk. Must have
own transportation.
(423)542-6817
SHELLED
423-753-4429
CORN
WE slaughter age, cut,
wrap, and freeze beef
and pork, processing
deer. Potter Meats.
(423)543-6956.
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
Avon’s Christmas line
has arrived. Earn fifty
percent, only $10.00.
Call
Lisa
before
8:00PM! (423)542-0057.
HIGHSCHOOL or College Person with own
transportation
to
clean, shop, wrap
Christmas presence’s,
mail. (423)926-6902.
LOCAL FLAT BED COMPANY now hiring short
haul drivers, driver
friendly
company,
good home time.
1-800-331-5172.
3 ARTICLES
LOST & FOUND
POSTAL JOBS
BIG REWARD: Lost Boston Terrier, wearing orange, yellow collar
on Aviation Dr., behind
Airport.
(423)542-0557.
$15.94 to $22.56 /hr,
now hiring. For application and free government job info, call
American Asso. of Labor. 1-913-599-8220,
24hrs. emp. serv.
REWARD, Mixed Beagle Dog, black and
brown, answers to
Mandie. Long Hollow
Community.
(423)543-1858,
(423)512-1094.
WANTED: Experienced
carpenters, helpers,
general laborers, carpentry crews for framing, siding, etc. Transportation
must!
647-6897.
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
DENTAL OFFICE RECEPTIONIST, full-time, experience in filing insurance claims, computer skills.
Please
send resume: Box 585,
c/o Elizabethton Star,
P.O. Box 1960, Elizabethton, TN 37644.
12 WORK WANTED
GEN./PROF.
SOUTHERN COMFORTS:
Cleaning, hauling off,
organizing.
yards,
homes, offices, debris,
more.
References.
423-542-5309,
423-213-7937.
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
$25. REWARD, for any
sewing machine I
can't repair. Special:
Clean/oil/adjust tension. $4.99, Kuykendalls. 423-929-1082.
All types of carpentry,
masonry work. Drawn
on stone, brick, concrete work. 20yrs, experience.
(423)474-2882.
BACKHOE front loader,
septic systems, field
lines, land cleared,
basements. Demolition.
Affordable.
20yrs.
experience.
542-3002.
Computer Repair: Protect your computer
spyware popups. Fast
reliable service. Your
home,
pickup.
647-3430, 547-3430.
FOR INFORMATION ON STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUALFUNDS, CDs, AND IRAs CALLUS.
STOCK
REPORT
Edward Jones
TIFFANY PETERS
DAVID WORTMAN, AAMS
CURT ALEXANDER, CFP
www.edwardjones.com
401 Hudson Drive • 543-1181
Member New York Stock Exchange, Inc and Securities Investor Protection Corporation
504 East “E” Street • 543-7848
504 East “E” Street • 543-7848
THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
u
NYSE
7,676.64 +42.06
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
Medicis
BentleyPh
PepBoy
CVtPS
MidwGm
HeclaM
CrwfdB
FriedBR
ParTch
CrwfdA
Last
31.57
17.92
14.50
18.82
23.39
3.57
6.00
10.05
33.02
5.95
Chg
+3.82
+2.02
+1.40
+1.81
+2.02
+.30
+.47
+.79
+2.53
+.45
%Chg
+13.8
+12.7
+10.7
+10.6
+9.5
+9.2
+8.5
+8.5
+8.3
+8.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
CompSci
CooperCo
Mentor
PlaybyB
MedStaff
CarrSrv
Dillards
Feldman n
AtlasPpln
PlaybyA
Last
48.38
64.82
51.35
14.94
4.80
5.23
22.04
9.77
42.00
12.81
Chg %Chg
-6.47 -11.8
-7.78 -10.7
-4.79 -8.5
-.87 -5.5
-.26 -5.1
-.26 -4.7
-1.08 -4.7
-.48 -4.7
-2.00 -4.5
-.59 -4.4
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00)
Lucent
501472
GenElec 324584
LibtyMA 293285
GnMotr 288091
Pfizer
253132
TimeWarn 248212
FordM
243528
AT&T Inc 179883
MicronT 178447
ExxonMbl 174578
Last
2.91
36.20
7.69
23.58
21.74
18.09
8.32
24.37
14.20
59.37
Chg
+.07
+.45
-.04
-.47
+.14
+.06
-.08
-.01
+.02
+1.12
DIARY
Advanced
Declined
Unchanged
Total issues
New Highs
New Lows
Volume
2,054
1,230
163
3,447
181
118
2,069,561,660
u
AMEX
1,715.45 +13.13
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
Last
Metretek n 5.89
Bodisen n 9.84
ProPhrm 2.92
CoffeeH n 6.44
AllisChE 11.04
BadgerM s 41.04
Miramar
2.02
Palatin
2.68
EldorGld g 4.29
Yamana g 4.93
Chg
+1.84
+2.50
+.44
+.72
+1.21
+4.03
+.19
+.24
+.34
+.38
%Chg
+45.4
+34.1
+17.7
+12.6
+12.3
+10.9
+10.4
+9.8
+8.6
+8.4
u
NASDAQ
2,241.67 +14.60
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
Last
ChinaNRes 4.47
ChinAuto 8.23
Catuity h 8.56
CambDis n 10.55
Incyte
5.86
Trmfrd
2.18
IndSvAm 3.76
Expedia wt1 3.74
EvnSut
5.58
HlthExt
22.86
Chg
+1.43
+2.11
+1.91
+1.96
+1.06
+.35
+.57
+.56
+.73
+2.99
%Chg
+47.0
+34.5
+28.7
+22.8
+22.1
+19.1
+17.9
+17.6
+15.1
+15.0
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
Last Chg %Chg
Barnwell s 23.98 -2.47 -9.3
Gainsco rs 5.97 -.55 -8.4
I-Sector
4.40 -.35 -7.4
InvCapHld 3.02 -.23 -7.1
Uroplasty n 2.80 -.20 -6.7
AmOrBio n 5.43 -.38 -6.5
Adventrx 2.68 -.18 -6.3
AlphaPro 2.71 -.18 -6.2
Servotr
4.15 -.25 -5.7
Tarpon n 3.10 -.18 -5.5
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name
Last Chg %Chg
SanDisk 46.84 -9.36 -16.7
Progen
2.04 -.26 -11.4
MonPwrSy 13.35 -1.70 -11.3
Solexa n 7.90 -1.00 -11.2
DynacqHlt n 2.80 -.35 -11.1
Authentdte 2.17 -.25 -10.3
Allscripts 14.22 -1.59 -10.1
Hastings 4.96 -.54 -9.8
AbleEnr
8.24 -.84 -9.3
PacIntrnet 6.05 -.61 -9.2
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) Last Chg
SPDR
479874 125.76 +.63
iShRs2000 s284299 67.57 +.68
iShJapan 259782 12.63 +.08
SP Engy 167981 50.26 +1.22
SemiHTr 143980 36.32 -.16
OilSvHT
70845 123.95 +3.91
BemaGold 52734 3.02 +.11
DJIA Diam 50703 108.16 +.63
SP Fncl
49086 31.85 +.15
AmOrBio n 30408 5.43 -.38
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) Last Chg
SPDR
479874 125.76 +.63
iShRs2000 s284299 67.57 +.68
iShJapan 259782 12.63 +.08
SP Engy 167981 50.26 +1.22
SemiHTr 143980 36.32 -.16
OilSvHT
70845 123.95 +3.91
BemaGold 52734 3.02 +.11
DJIA Diam 50703 108.16 +.63
SP Fncl
49086 31.85 +.15
AmOrBio n 30408 5.43 -.38
DIARY
Advanced
Declined
Unchanged
Total issues
New Highs
New Lows
Volume
619
374
99
1,092
126
29
307,271,453
DIARY
Advanced
Declined
Unchanged
Total issues
New Highs
New Lows
Volume
1,891
1,156
157
3,204
161
41
1,688,851,106
Name
Ex
YTD
Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg
AT&T Inc NY 1.29
AMD
NY
...
Alamosa Nasd ...
Altria
NY 3.20
Amazon Nasd ...
Amgen Nasd ...
Anheusr NY 1.08
AppleC s Nasd ...
ApldMatl Nasd .12
ATMOS NY 1.26
BP PLC NY 2.09
BkofAm NY 2.00
BellSouth NY 1.16
Boeing NY 1.00
CSX
NY
.52
CpstnTrb Nasd ...
Chevron NY 1.80
Cisco
Nasd ...
Citigrp
NY 1.76
CocaCl NY 1.12
Comcast Nasd ...
Comc sp Nasd ...
DaimlrC NY 1.93
DellInc
Nasd ...
Disney
NY
.24
DowChm NY 1.34
eBay s
Nasd ...
EastChm NY 1.76
EKodak NY
.50
EmrsnEl NY 1.78
ExxonMbl NY 1.16
FstHorizon NY 1.80
FleetEn NY
...
FordM
NY
.40
GenElec NY 1.00
GnMotr NY 2.00
GlaxoSKln NY 1.53
GdyFam Nasd .12
HCA Inc NY
.60
Heinz
NY 1.20
HewlettP NY
.32
HomeDp NY
.40
HonwllIntl NY
.83
iShJapan Amex .04
iShRs2000 sAmex .84
Incyte
Nasd ...
Intel
Nasd .40
IBM
NY
.80
Interpublic NY
...
5.3
...
...
4.5
...
...
2.5
...
.7
4.7
3.1
4.4
4.3
1.4
1.1
...
3.1
...
3.6
2.7
...
...
3.7
...
1.0
2.9
...
3.2
2.3
2.4
2.0
4.6
...
4.8
2.8
8.5
3.1
1.3
1.2
3.4
1.1
.9
2.3
.3
1.2
...
1.6
.9
...
21
...
...
15
40
30
17
42
24
15
12
11
12
24
11
...
9
20
11
19
44
44
...
23
20
9
63
8
...
21
11
12
...
8
20
...
...
...
16
17
36
16
20
...
...
...
19
19
...
24.37
27.04
18.35
71.61
47.99
84.42
43.45
64.96
17.41
26.77
67.58
45.84
27.19
69.00
48.26
3.91
58.85
17.06
48.51
42.15
27.13
26.81
51.83
30.04
25.05
45.66
46.19
55.35
22.08
72.85
59.37
38.85
10.82
8.32
36.20
23.58
49.16
9.38
51.54
35.06
29.28
42.28
36.65
12.63
67.57
5.86
25.25
87.29
9.91
-.01 -5.4
+.30 +22.8
+2.09 +47.2
+.36 +17.2
+.01 +8.4
+1.20 +31.6
+.28 -14.4
+.40 +101.7
+.17 +1.8
+.36 -2.1
+1.15 +15.7
+.28 -2.4
-.17 -2.2
+2.05 +33.3
-.37 +20.4
+.26 +113.7
+.74 +12.1
+.04 -11.7
+.10 +.7
-.05 +1.2
+.21 -18.5
+.33 -18.4
+.74 +7.9
+.19 -28.7
-.15 -9.9
-.69 -7.8
+1.52 -20.6
+.12 -4.1
+.23 -31.5
+.34 +3.9
+1.12 +15.8
-.72 -9.9
+.01 -19.6
-.08 -43.2
+.45 -.8
-.47 -41.1
-.76 +3.7
+.03 +2.6
-.14 +29.0
-.02 -10.1
-.12 +39.6
-.16 -1.1
+.27 +3.5
+.08 +15.7
+.68 +4.4
+1.06 -41.3
-.05 +8.0
-.48 -11.5
+.06 -26.0
Name
Ex
DAILY DOW JONES
YTD
Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg
JDS Uniph Nasd ...
JohnJn NY 1.32
Kellogg NY 1.11
Kennmtl NY
.76
LSI Inds Nasd .48
Level3
Nasd ...
Libbey
NY
.40
LibtyMA NY
...
LowesCos NY
.24
Lucent
NY
...
McDnlds NY
.67
MeadWvcoNY
.92
Merck
NY 1.52
MicronT NY
...
Microsoft Nasd .32
Motorola NY
.16
Nasd100TrNasd .41
NortelNet NY
...
OCharleys Nasd ...
Oracle
Nasd ...
PepsiCo NY 1.04
Pfizer
NY
.76
ProctGam NY 1.12
Qualcom Nasd .36
QwestCm NY
...
SanDisk Nasd ...
SaraLee NY
.79
Schwab NY
.10
SemiHTr Amex .23
SiriusS Nasd ...
SnapOn NY 1.00
Solectrn NY
...
SwstAirl NY
.02
SprintNex NY
.10
SPDR
Amex 2.39
SP Engy Amex .57
SunMicro Nasd ...
Symantec s Nasd ...
TempleIn sNY
.90
TexInst NY
.12
TimeWarn NY
.20
TiVo Inc Nasd ...
Tribune NY
.72
VerizonCmNY 1.62
Viragen h Amex ...
WalMart NY
.60
Wendys NY
.68
Wyeth
NY 1.00
Yahoo
Nasd ...
...
2.1
2.5
1.4
2.7
...
3.5
...
.4
...
2.0
3.3
5.0
...
1.1
.7
1.0
...
...
...
1.8
3.5
1.9
.8
...
...
4.4
.7
.6
...
2.7
...
.1
.4
1.6
1.1
...
...
2.2
.4
1.1
...
2.2
5.1
...
1.2
1.4
2.3
...
...
20
19
18
24
...
49
...
20
12
18
...
15
53
24
15
...
...
16
22
25
20
21
37
...
27
33
34
...
...
24
...
26
20
...
...
...
40
23
25
32
...
17
10
...
19
...
51
39
2.25
61.99
44.85
55.29
17.55
3.80
11.36
7.69
66.38
2.91
33.07
27.50
30.47
14.20
28.16
23.90
41.55
3.10
14.37
12.44
58.40
21.74
57.64
46.08
5.05
46.84
17.96
15.17
36.32
7.13
37.50
3.70
16.45
25.17
125.76
50.26
3.79
17.96
40.55
31.80
18.09
5.50
32.41
31.77
.61
49.62
49.43
43.20
42.27
-.03
-.56
+.28
+.83
+.06
-.10
+.01
-.04
+.43
+.07
-.02
+.38
+.05
+.02
+.09
+.04
+.10
+.04
+.26
-.18
-.12
+.14
+.19
+.15
+.08
-9.36
...
+.21
-.16
-.15
+.22
+.17
-.09
+.23
+.63
+1.22
+.04
-.47
+.09
-.08
+.06
+.23
-.05
+.07
-.04
+.12
+.53
+.03
+.73
-29.0
-2.3
+.4
+11.1
+53.3
+12.1
-48.9
-17.6
+15.3
-22.6
+3.2
-18.9
-5.2
+15.0
+5.4
+39.0
+4.1
-10.7
-26.5
-9.3
+11.9
-19.2
+4.6
+8.7
+13.7
+87.6
-25.6
+26.8
+8.8
-6.4
+9.1
-30.6
+1.0
+1.3
+4.0
+38.4
-29.7
-30.3
+18.6
+29.2
-7.0
-6.3
-23.1
-21.6
-39.0
-6.1
+25.9
+1.4
+12.2
Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC.
n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt =
Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or
receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables
at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
11,000
Nov. 21, 2005
10,750
10,500
10,250
+53.95
10,820.28
Pct. change
from previous: +0.50
10,000
OCT
NOV
Record high: 11,722.98
10,835.33 10,761.05
Jan. 14, 2000
AUG
High
SEP
Low
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week
High
Low
10,984.46 10,000.46
4,141.79 3,348.36
438.74
315.03
7,667.64 6,902.51
1,752.21 1,186.14
2,234.30 1,889.83
1,249.58 1,136.15
730.17
623.57
688.51
570.03
12,508.27 11,195.22
Name
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE Composite
Amex Market Value
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 500
S&P MidCap
Russell 2000
Wilshire 5000
Last
Net
Chg
%Chg
YTD
%Chg
12-mo
%Chg
10,820.28
4,156.48
397.69
7,676.64
1,715.45
2,241.67
1,254.85
735.07
678.96
12,570.44
+53.95
+15.79
+1.23
+42.06
+13.13
+14.60
+6.58
+6.17
+6.74
+75.34
+.50
+.38
+.31
+.55
+.77
+.66
+.53
+.85
+1.00
+.60
+.35
+9.44
+18.73
+5.88
+19.60
+3.04
+3.54
+10.82
+4.20
+5.01
+3.15
+15.16
+20.30
+9.98
+25.45
+7.50
+6.59
+16.31
+9.24
+8.82
MUTUAL FUNDS
Name
American Funds A: IncoA p
American Funds A: ICAA p
American Funds A: WshA p
Fidelity Invest: Contra
Fidelity Invest: Magelln
Oppenheimer A: Disc p
Putnam Funds A: GrInA p
Putnam Funds A: VoyA p
Vanguard Fds: Wndsr
Vanguard Idx Fds: 500
Total Assets
Obj ($Mlns) NAV
MP 47,316
18.40
LV 64,884
32.05
LV 61,281
31.43
XG 54,996
65.51
LC 50,671 108.89
SG
570
...
LV 11,628
20.13
LG
6,814
17.69
XV 12,869
18.57
SP 68,144 115.90
Total Return/Rank
4-wk 12-mo
5-year
+2.0 +5.7/C
+55.1/A
+3.7 +8.3/C
+23.4/C
+4.0 +6.7/E
+31.5/B
+5.8 +20.4/A
+36.2/A
+5.0 +8.6/C
-6.3/C
NA
NA
NA
+4.4 +8.8/C
+16.3/D
+5.3 +10.3/D
-22.8/C
+4.4 +8.9/D
+46.5/B
+4.8 +9.1/A
+0.6/A
Pct Min Init
Load
Invt
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
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.
Page 12 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
Star
LINE AD DEADLINES
word rates:
15 WORDS OR LESS
1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00
6 DAYS - $10.00
542-1530
Classifieds
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
ELIZABETHTON:Construction, Trackhoe,
backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
2006 Electric Scooter 2
seater lots of storage
space $400. Beauty
shop
chair
$200.
(423)543-7678.
2BR, phone, cable in
each room, hardwood floor entrance.
W/D hook-up. No
pets.
$325.mth.
(423)542-9417.
1BR, 1BA, city limits.
$350.mo. 3BR, 1BA,
Stoney
Creek
$575.mo. 4BR, 3BA, on
Watauga
River.
$850.mo. 3BR, 1BA, in
Erwin.
$600.mo.
423-547-2871
Broome Real
Estate
542-4386
EXPERT tree trimming
of all types and stump
grinding.
Dependable. (423)957-9501,
(423) 543-5622.
GOOD-MAN-HOME
REPAIRS bathrooms,
plumbing, leaks, electrical, painting, int. &
ext., vinyl flooring. Licensed (423)542-3932,
647-6414.
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
Have an office overload?
Professional
secretarial and notary
service
available.
423-547-0600
HOME IMPROVEMENTS!
Sell, install metal roofing, shingle roofs, additions,
painting,
decks, pressure washing.
542-3763,
512-1387
Immaculate Mowing,
Leaf removal. Dependable
service,
reasonable
rates.
Free estimates. References
provided.
423-542-6911.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
Jones Tree Service.
Tree removal, topping
& trimming. Free estimates. Senior discount. 423-542-9705,
423-483-7076.
KY CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in finished
grade
work
and
demolition. All types
of front end loader
work. Dirt for sale.
Quality, honest work
at the best price. Will
beat any other estimates, guaranteed.
Keith
Younce,
(423)543-2816.
423-341-7782
PROFESSIONAL AUTO
DETAILING: Complete
inside & out. Reasonable prices. For appointment
call
957-9501, 543-5622.
16 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
3 rooms: All new. 8
piece solid wood bedroom suite with new
pillowtop mattress set.
8 piece dining, 3
piece leather living.
Retail $5,800. Must sell
$2,495! Will break up.
(423)217-4202.
8 piece master dining
room. NEW, elegant,
formal.
Elaborate
carvings. Cove glass
china cabinet with
touch lighting. Worth
$7,500.
Sacrifice
$3,395. (423)217-4245.
ANTIQUE 1/2 bed,
Cash Family Pottery.
Computer, Kay Guitar,
Washer.
(423)474-2874,
(423)213-7621.
BEDROOM: 6 piece
solid cherry wood.
English Dove Tail,
never used. List $2,300.
$795. (423)343-4601.
DINETTE: 5 piece solid
cherry. New, beautiful,
$145. (423)218-0755.
DOCK 1
Furniture-Mattresses
Cherry
dinette,
4
chairs $149. Queen
double pillow top
mattress $195. King
$295. Ashley stainproof
microfiber sofa and
loveseat $650. Beautiful 6 piece solid cherry
bedroom $750. Ashley
3 piece leather living
room $1,295. Bed
NASA Space Age.
New, in plastic $495.
(423)929-9465.
www.dock1.com.
1-888-883-6251
KING double pillow
top. Nice mattress set.
still in factory wrapper.
$295. (423)952-3876.
ORIGINAL
NASA
Space Age, mattress
set, BASF memory
foam. As seen on TV!
Brand new. $495. Sacrifice. (423)200-4664.
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
Complete dog grooming shop equipment
and supplies for $1500.
Set up, start grooming
today! 943-5765
FREE kittens to good
loving indoor home.
306-0340.
Pit Bull puppies, all colors.
$125.00
Call
542-8756.
To
see,
house beside Hampton Auto Parts.
26 COAL-OILWOOD
FOR SALE
1117 EAST MAIN
Very affordable 2BR,
2BA brick Condos,
with large living room,
wooden deck, fully
equipped
kitchen.
Make an offer on one
or all five of these
condos
today.
$77,500 Each!
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
FIREWOOD for sale, all
hardwood, split and
stacked. $40. pick-up
load.
213-6772.
213-8486.
LARGE pick-up load of
firewood. $60. Burning
barrel
$7.
(423)772-3584.
WOOD for sale. $60. a
load (423)772-3791
28 CHILD CARE
HELP/SERVICES
COMMUNITY
DAY
CARE & LEARNING
CENTER:
Openings
6wk.-5yrs. Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten readiness.
543-5900
.
30 ROOMS
FOR RENT
135 Jonesboro Rd.
Piney Flats.
Great visibility on 11E.
Unique. Across from
KFC/BK. 3050sqft retail
space with 2000sqft
living
space.
$499,900.
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
STEEL BUILDINGS
Factory Surplus, 2 remain. Never erected,
mint condition. Pay
less than clearance
price in exchange for
small deposit. Can
ship
immediately
1-800-222-6335 x6000
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
$1,350. 8 piece solid
cherry wood. Sleigh
bed set. All new, still in
boxes. Worth $3,000.
Sacrifice.
(423)
929-3626.
$159. mattress: Full size
double pillowtop with
boxspring. Brand new!
In factory plastic!
423-343-4412.
$195. Queen size double pillowtop mattress
set. Brand new in plastic.
Sacrifice.
423-343-4408.
$695. Ashley sofa &
loveseat. Stainproof
micro-fiber,
never
opened. Listed at
$1,300.
Sacrifice
(423)434-0603.
$695. Ashley sofa &
loveseat. Stainproof
micro-fiber,
never
opened. Listed at
$1,300.
Sacrifice.
(423)434-0603.
2 plots in Happy Valley
Memorial Park. Crown
Section. $1,000 each.
(423)542-6282.
LARGE room with private bath and entrance. Fully furnished
plus utilities. Weekly,
monthly.
(423)542-4475,
423-612-0132.
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
*SPACIOUS livingroom,
2BR,
ground floor,
minutes from town. No
pets.
References.
$325mth., $200.dep.
Jan, 542-0200.
1BR apartment, furnished, private lot. No
pets.
$400month,
$400deposit.
(423)926-1370.
1BR,
available
11-15-05.
Hampton
area.
Water and
laundry room furnished. (423)725-2277
between
5:30p.m.8p.m. 423-725-3678
1BR, between JC and
Elizabethton includes
appliances,
water,
trash pickup, no pets,
$280month, $200deposit. (423)543-7677.
1BR, or 2BR, 1BA, water, trash provided. On
site laundry. No Pets.
$225. -$300.mo. $150.
deposit.
(423)542-4029.
1BR, stove, refrigerator,
A/C, Washer,
dryer,
trash pickup
included.
$290.mo.
$150.dep. No pets.
542-6667.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
2 car Garage Apt.
Blue Springs, 1.5BR,
Clean. $300.month,
$250.
deposit.
423-957-8883.
2BR, stove, refrigerator furnished, W/D
hook-up, 409 Brandon
Street,
close
to
Watauga River, 3
blocks from downtown. $350.mth., $300.
deposit. No pets.
423-542-5726.
2BR, 1.5BA Townhouse.
W/D hookup, appliances, carpet, D/W,
deck, paved driveway. $450.mo. plus
deposit. 423-538-0458.
2BR, 1BA, between
J.C.,
Elizabethton,
W/D hookup, heat
pump, $420.mo., deposit, lease. No pets.
423-467-8480
2BR,
1BA,
From
$300.mo
includes
utilites $425. 3BR, 1BA,
$350.mo. 423-547-2871
2BR, 1BA, Hunter. W/D
hook-up,
No pets.
Non-smoking.
$380.month, deposit.
Ask about FREE gasoline. 895-1145.
2BR, CH&A, close to
Hampton Elementary.
543-7088
days,
725-2036 nights and
weekends.
2BR, CH&A, water,
garbage included in
rent. Convenient location.
$400mth.,
$600dep. 918 Stateline
Rd. 423-543-8400.
2BR, clean, quiet.
$295.-$300.mo.
deposit. First month rent
free.
Will
take
section-8. No pets.
423-833-2908.
2BR, Hyder Street, appliances,
garbage
pickup furnished. No
pets.
$360. month,
$350.
deposit.
(423)543-4365.
2BR, W/D hookup,
eat-in kitchen. $375.
plus security. Available
immediately. Section
8
accepted.
423-391-9352.
BILTMORE AREA: 2BR,
water,
garbage
pick-up and ground
care provided. $500.
month. (423)474-2888.
Alexander Apts. Upstairs, Large 2br. 2ba,
New carpets, new
paint
$425mo
$175dep. Efficiency
apt. New appliances,
downstairs, very quiet
complex
$230mo.
$150dep. Downstairs
2br, 1ba $360mo.
$175dep.
956-0068 or 542-8493
ALL Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the
Fair Housing Act which
makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin, or an intention, to
make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. ”Familial
status includes children under the age of
18 living with parents
or legal custodians;
pregnant women and
people securing custody of children under
18. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept
any advertising for
real estate which is in
violation of the law.
Our
readers
are
hereby informed that
all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on an
equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD
Toll-free
at
1-800-669-9777. The
Toll-free
telephone
number for the Hearing
Impaired
is:
1-800-927-9275
2BR home with basement. $400.mo. Siam
area 3BR Townhouse
$375.mo. Street’s Reality 543-4094
2BR, 1 1/2BA, CH&A,
W/D hook-up, newly
remodeled.
Call
(423)547-9803.
3BR, 1BA, appliances,
W/D hookup, garbage pickup. No pets,
drugs or drinking. Reference,
deposit.
542-4276
3BR,
2BA,
CH&A,
Keenburg Community,
nice yard, fenced dog
lot.
$575month,
$575deposit.
(423)542-2209.
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
Duplex, 2BR, nice, appliances,
W/D
hookup. Near Hunter
Community.
References,
no
pets.
423-543-4613.
FURNISHED BASEMENT
APARTMENT FOR RENT
712B Johnson Avenue.
1 queensize BR, laundry room with W/D,
carpet, 5-piece dinette,
appliances,
electric. $300 plus utilities, $150.dep. Lawn
care included. Available
immediately.
542-8827
Nice, Large 1BR,. W/D
hookup.
906
Old
Stateline Rd. No pets.
$325.mo. $325.dep.
542-8683, 647-3778
TOWNHOUSE: 2BR, 1
1/2BA, W/D hook-up,
$375.mth., $300. deposit. Townview Estates. (423)543-3896,
(423) 772-9452.
5.39
Acres.
All
wooded, mostly level.
There is a 40’ entrance beside Hamby
Road that goes approx. 400’ into property.
No
Signs.
$50,000.
38 LOTS
FOR SALE
WE have real estate
lots and land acreage
for sale in 4 counties.
Calvin, (423)542-2131.
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Broome Real
Estate 542-4386
1036 Gap Creek Rd. MLS# 222849 $122,000
Well maintained 3
BR brick home. New
roof, heat pump,
hot water heater,
light fixtures and
ceiling fans. Hardwood in Living room,
Hall and Bedrooms.
Fireplace in LR.
Kitchen/Dining
combo with new
built in range and
microwave, countertops and refinished cabinets. New
sheet rock walls.
One car attached
carport with utility
room that is vented
for heat and air.
Paved drive way
and 12 x 12 finished
storage
building.
Call Sondra
@423-957-5313
NEAR city. 2BR, 1BA,
CH&A, all appliances
furnished, some furniture furnished. No
pets. $450. month,
$450.
deposit.
(423)543-3071.
RENT TO OWN, 158 H
Heaton, Siam, 2BR,
1BA, TLC $500down,
$400month,
(423)647-2728 Carol.
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
2BR, 3BR. Possible rent
to own.
Close to
schools & town. Background check required. 543-7468
2BR, 14x70, private lot.
Garbage and lawn
care furnished. No
pets. (423)474-3351.
2BR, 1BA, appliances,
private lot. Section 8
accepted. $300.mo.
$200.dep. 542-8181 or
895-0517.
2BR, 2BA, completely
furnished, private lot.
No pets. $420. month,
$400.
deposit.
(423)725-3011.
2BR, Danner Subdivision. Very clean. $375.
month, W/D hook-up,
CH&A. (423)474-3893.
2BR, nice private lot.
Central Community.
No pets. 423-542-2449.
2BR, on 1.5 acre lot.
Gap Creek area.
CH&A,
carport.
$375.mo. plus deposit.
542-8683, 647-3778
3BR, 2BA. Happy Valley. 16x80. 2BR, 1BA.
$175.
423-543-2651,
423-257-2106
FURNISHED, 1BR, water, garbage, lawn
service, Hwy. 91. No
pets. $240mth., deposit. (423)542-4459
after 4p.m.
Buffalo Valley
Golf Course
1/2 acre lot located
on #8 fairway. Great
investment property.
Call Rick
$25,000.
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
1/2 ac +/- in Golf
Club Acres. Beautiful
land with tall trees &
road
frontage.
$29,900
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
40 LOTS
FOR RENT
LARGE lot. Singlewide
or doublewide. Happy
Valley. 2 months free.
$125mth plus deposit.
(423)543-2651,
257-2106.
MOBILE home lot, off
Swimming Pool Rd.,
Hampton. No outdoor
pets. $125. month.
$125. deposit. 14’
wide
minimum.
(423)895-0456.
ONE DOUBLEWIDE LOT
$150month and ONE
SINGLEWIDE
LOT.
$125month.
Gap
Creek area.
(423)
725-2770, 612-2847.
A foreclosure. Must
sell. Only $16,500. For
listings.
800-391-5228xH652
127 STONEBROOK
LOOP
146 CLOVER BRANCH
180 Lonesome
Dove Road
Custom brick stone
new construction in
Stonebrook. 5BD, 3BA
with master on main
with steam shower.
Home
features
kitchen with appliances and granite
counter tops, 2 car
garage and additional garage, full
basement and central vac. Top of the
line quailty
throughout. $349,900
109
Bumpus Cove Rd
Just off 107. 4BR, 2BA,
main level newly remodeled. Good Condition, 2 car garage,
$129,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Great home in East
side community with
4Br, 2ba! Large family
room. Great location.
Owner has done
some TLC. $73,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
Beautiful chalet on
23+ acres. 2,700 sq.ft.
of living, 3BR, 2.5BA,
eat-in kitchen, wrap
around deck, spectacular
views.
$390,000.
1528 Slimp Branch
MOTIVATED SELLER!!
BRING OFFER!!
Private and elegant
4BR, 2.5BA, with additions and ungrades.
Appx 2500 finished
sqft. of main level living with laundry on
main. Full unfinished
walkout basement on
2 +/- acres of beautiful land. Convenient
to Roan Mt. State
Park, Watauga Lake,
Elizabethton, Unicoi,
JC.
MLS 219173,
$198,000.00
Additional acreage for
$212,000. REDUCED
3BR 2BA home. Beautiful hdwd floors, privacy, full basement,
half acre site overlooking scenic rolling
countryside.
C21 Whitehead
Deborah Sutherland
$124,900
543-4663
158
PETERS HOLLOW
ROAD
3BR, 1BA, CH&A,
fenced in backyard
with outbuilding.
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Call Leslie Glover @
Realty Executives
(423)773-2758
Broome Real
Estate
542-4386
138 Woodland
Heights
Immaculate 2BR, 1BA
home on more than a
half acre level lot.
Brick fireplace. Den
and kitchen /dining
combination. Breathtaking views! $124,900
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
Charming 1BR condo,
all appliances, fully
furnished. fireplace,
crown molding. Great
mountain
retreat,
ready to move in!!!
$54,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
298
Rocky Branch Rd
Cute as can be! Like
new 2Bdrm log home,
hdwdflr,
beautiful
mountain views, level
lot. Must see $89,900
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
328 CEDAR
114 WEST H
3BR, 3BA, close to
Watauga River. Stone
fireplace with gas
logs, hardwood floor,
huge master bedroom, oversized garage. $189,900.
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
2BD, 1BA cottage on
level lot. Beautiful
backyard. House has
updated CH&A and
roof. Detached two
car carport. Priced
to sell. $59,800
118 Eastland Drive
4BR, 3BA mini-farm
with a beautifully situated house. 5.61
acres, large barn,
shed, attached carport, fully equipped
mother-in-law unit.
234,900.
229 TAYLOR AVE
Call
Teresa
Homeowners
Concept
423-434-0440 or
423-773-6843
CAREGIVER’S DREAM
HOME
One story living on
large level lot. 4BR,
3BA includes optional
separate living quarters.
Panoramic
mountain view. Near
Watauga River.
MLS#223925. $174,900
3BD, 1BA in peaceful
setting. Home has
been partially updated. A handyman
could make this cottage
gorgeous.
House sits on 1 acre
of scenic beauty. Detached
2
car
garage. Better hurry!
$62,500
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
RAINBOW REALTY
(423)547-2800
1 level condo in the
city. 2BR, 2BA, hardwood, tile.
A Must See!
$78,000
Call Leslie Glover @
Realty Executives
(423)773-2758
357 KEENE
Location!!
Biltmore Area,
162 Taylor Ave,
5BR, 2BA, approx.
2000 sqft., hardwood
& carpet floors, open
kitchen. Outside, vinyl
siding, insulated windows, good roof,
CH&A. Excellent condition both inside &
out. FHA or VA ready
$102,000.
Cape Cod 3 or 4BR,
2Ba, Dinning and Living Room Combo.
Fireplace With Gas
Logs. Den, Bonus
Room. Level yard.
$139900.00
C21WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
141 Forest Hill
Newer 3BR 2BA home
on private half acre
lot with mature trees.
Great Layout.
Must See!
1209 Ledford
Charming 1 level Brick
tastefully renovated
2BR, 1 1/2BA, Deck
With 3 levels, Outbuilding with concrete pad for storage.
$119,000.00
C21 Whitehead
Deborah Sutherland
$44,900
423-543-4663
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
1451 MILLIGAN HWY.
361Toll Branch
168
MAPLE TREE LANE
Gorgeous mountain
views!! Ranch 3BR,
2BA, fireplace, French
doors leading to enclosed patio. Outbuilding and workshop with electricity.
$132,500.00
3BD, 1BA on level lot.
Newer siding and windows. Detached one
car garage. Full basement. Large living
room. $67,500
122 TIMBER LANE
Magnificent views of
Watauga Lake, 5.01
acres level, cleared
building site, gated
community, Underground
utilities.
$159,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
BY OWNER
361 LONG HOLLOW
ROAD
5 miles to downtown
Elizabethton,
wooded country setting, 1.5 acres, 3BR,
2BA, basement, garage. $125,000.
SAM SHANKS
(423)854-6297
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
Wonderful 5BD, 3BA in
scenic neighborhood
near Watauga Lake.
Open great room
with kitchen, dining
room with cathedral
ceilings. Large covered porch overlooks
1.64 wooded acre lot
and mountains beyond.
2786 sq.ft.
$169,500
Farm House 2BR, with
hardwood floors. 2
car
garage
detached. Several outbuildings, 2 barns.
Gorgeous land, pasture,
timber.
$249,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
423-543-4663
Lovely 3BR Brick with
Fireplace, hardwood
floors, New windows,
completely remodeled throughout. Extra lot in back with
road
frontage.
$114,900.00
1011 NAVE STREET
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Hwy 67 Deer Ridge
Lot 1
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
134 Carver Crabtree
Hampton!
3BR, 3BA, 2 car attached
garage,
mostly new, large
level lot, Seller motivated.
$149,900.
(423)725-2183
Near Watauga Lake
with lake view. approx 14.85 acres. Timber, privacy, great for
development.
$139000.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
Completely remodeled, framed, 3BR,
1BA, sitting upon 1
1/2 acre, approximately 1040sq.ft., appliances, new heat
pump, large front
porch,
$79,850
(423)542-9714
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
Call Shar Saidla
mountainhomes
realty.com
(423)895-0430
Copley Branch Rd,
Butler,
104 CANDLE KNOB
ROAD
JOHNSON CITY
RARE FIND
GOLF COURSE
FRONTAGE
NICE 2BR, 2BA. Private
lot. 110 Warrior Lane.
No Pets.
$450.mo.,
$450.dep.
Lease
(423)543-4365.
RENT OR RENT TO
OWN 2BR, 1BA, 1970
12x60 New Moon on
rental lot, Green Acres
area, $600 down with
own
financing.
(423)895-0456.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
1302 LOWE STREET
STOP renting. Buy Hud
home. $16,500.
For
listings
call
800-391-5228xF738.
VALLEY FORGE AREA
2BR, appliances, deposit,
References.
$400.mth. 543-7008,
leave message.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
152 Mountain
View Lane
BLUE SPRINGS: 2BR,
Newly
remodeled,
washer, dryer. $350.
month, $300. deposit.
No
pets.
(423)542-4284,
957-8883.
BILTMORE: 2BR, appliances, water, trash included. References.
No pets. $200. deposit,
$300.
month.
(423)543-7677.
Duplex 2BR, W/D
hookup, appliances,
water,
garbage
pickup furnished. NO
PETS DRINKING OR
DRUG USE. Reference,
deposit. 423-542-4276
Sciota Road
In
Unicoi County.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
928-4151
MONDAY------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
TUESDAY-------------MONDAY 2:00 P.M.
WEDNESDAY--------TUESDAY 2:00 P.M.
THURSDAY------WEDNESDAY 2:00 P.M.
FRIDAY------------THURSDAY 2:00 P.M.
SUNDAY---------------FRIDAY 2:00 P.M.
1683 Silver Grove
$120,000
MLS # 222781
Nice 3BR, 2BAs home
on large lot in Bluff
City. Pool, hardwood
floors, heat pump,
storage barn.
Call Elwanda
676-8052
Realty Executives
952-0226
STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005 - Page 13
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
419 Bonnie Kate
Boulevard
3BR, 2BA, 1924 sq. ft.
Completely remodeled. Lot 100x150. Utility bldg. 16x30.
Reduced $167,900
543-3977
or
943-0151
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
ELIZABETHTON
3BR,
1BA,
brick
rancher, hardwood
throughout,
large
family room, 1400 sq.
ft. appliances included. Move in
condition,
quiet
neighborhood.
$69,500.
(423)383-4211,
(423)383-8973.
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
28x56
Clayton
$57,899
Too Many Features
To Mention!
Smith Homes
2625 Elizabethton
Highway,
Johnson City
(423)542-2131
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
SOLD
PRE-OWNED
1999 Honda Prelude
V.TEC, auto, sunroof,
loaded,
aluminum
wheels. Extra Nice
stk# 0074
Elizabethton
Auto Sales
423-543-7592
63 4X4 VEHICLES
FOR SALE
GOOD running 1985
GMC pickup truck,
4x4, 4cyl $2,000.00
423-543-1643,
423-512-0184
505 CRUMLEY STREET
REDUCED!
Wonderful Westside
location. One level
brick. 3BRs. 2BA. Fireplace.
Screened
porch. Huge family
room.
Hardwood
floors. Corner lot.
1,805 Sq. Ft. $139,500.
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
(423)543-5741
120 Tansie St.
Beautiful 3BR, 2BA,
home on cul-de-sac.
Hardwood floors, tile,
all appliances including dishwasher. Vinylprivacy fence, new
outbuilding.
$99,900.00
423-474-3114
or
423-213-9077
Much, Much For
Your Money!
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
Norris Sectional, 8’
Ceilings, 6/12 Roof
Pitch.
Too Many Features
To Mention!
Smith Homes
2625 Elizabethton
Highway,
Johnson City
(423)542-2131
PRE-OWNED
2000
Lincoln Navigator
4X4, V8, auto, 3rd.
row, leather, sunroof,
$10,900. stk# 5549
Elizabethton
Auto Sale
423-543-7592
Reduced!!
$91,900
520 JENA BETH DRIVE
2 level brick on 3.5
acres.
Mountain
views. 3BD, 2BA home
with CH&A. Main
bath has whirlpool
tub. Kitchen with all
appliances.
Large
deck.
Westside
school. Land is approved for apartments and could be
developed. $98,900
302 East H
New Clayton
Doublewide
3 or 4BR, 2BA, hardwood flooring, CH&A,
newer appliances.
3BR, 2BA
Call Leslie Glover
@ Realty Executives
773-2758
Whisperwood
Subdivision
Watauga
Custom built, 2600+
sq. ft., 4BR, 2.5BA, office, Hardwood floors
CH&A, 1 acre, hot
tub, & so much more,
convenient to Elizabethton & JC, EHS tuition free. $239.000.
By Owner
543-3093
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
*Thanksgiving Special:
2001 14x46 2BR, 1BA.
New carpet & appliances, oak cabinets.
Must See! 547-9190
188 Sarah Annie
SELLER WANTS OFFER,
will pay $1000 toward
buyers closing cost.
2BR, 11/2BA, all appliances. Reduced to
$27,900
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
614 West C Street
WHAT A BARGAIN!
OWN cheaper
than rent!
Newly
remodeled.
Convenient location.
Great view.
Secluded
backyard.
Decorative fireplace
for gas logs.
MLS#217379
Shar Saidla
895-0430
mountainhomes
realty.com
Priced To Sell !
$39,975.
2000
Chevy Z71
Financing Available
Extended cab, 4x4,
3DR, V-8, automatic,
loaded. $10,995.
stk# 3993
Smith Homes
2625 Elizabethton
Highway,
Johnson City
423-928-9224
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
607 Evergreen Lane
Elizabethton
MLS # 222974
$165,000
Beautiful 2BR, 2BA
home, one level in a
semi-private setting in
West
End.
Nice
kitchen with lots of
cabinets,
marble
floors, dining room
with built in shelves,
hardwood floors and
brick wood fireplace,
large family room with
electric
fireplace,
hardwood floors, sunroom off of dining
area, master bedroom with full bath,
hardwood floors, 2nd
bedroom , hardwood
floors, heat pump, all
appliances, 1 car carport.
Elwanda 676-8052
Realty Executives
952-0226
PRE-OWNED
NEW land home packaging,
Whispering
Meadows Subdivision,
Stoney Creek area.
Bank, owner financing.
(423)543-2578,
943-3418.
No down payment if
you own your lot. Call
Marcia
at
Smith
Homes. (423)542-2131.
Norris,
3BR,
2BA,
CH&A, with 1/2 acre
private lot, located off
Smalling
Road.
$34,900.
(423)474-6545.
WE are approved FHA
lender. Loans up to
$164,900. Easy qualification. 423-282-0343
or 1-800-545-5551
ALL Drivers Good Record SR-22. You’re in
good
company,
Wagner
Insurance,
604
E.
Elk.
(423)543-5522.
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1996 Z24 Cavalier,
5spd. 17” rims, new
tires, unique stereo.
$3,000. 423-213-0397,
213-0396
1984
Ford
T-Bird,
black, 5.0, loaded,
new tires, flowmaster
exhaust.
Must see!
$2,000.
O.B.O.
(423)474-6656.
$500! Police impound!
Cars / Trucks from
$500.
For
listings
800-391-5227x7359.
MUST SELL! 1996 Chevy
Cavalier, red, 5spd.,
4-cyclinder.
Runs,
look
good.
101K.
$1800.
FIRM.
(423)647-6448.
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
SOLD
Pre-Owned
2002
Mitsubishi
Eclipse Spyder
6cyl.
auto,
AC.
Loaded, Convertible,
Aluminum
wheels.
$12,995. REDUCED TO
$10,000. FIRM! Priced
wholesale. stk#9673
Elizabethton
Auto Sale
423-543-7592
RARE FIND.
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
1989 Ford Van
188 Sarah Annie
Extended Bed, Fully
Carpeted, drapes, TV.
Captain’s
Chairs.
Good for family van
or
work
vehicle
$1,200. O.B.O.
Call
423-542-4995
after 6:PM
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
985 Chestnut
Nice home in quiet
neighborhood,
Fenced large lot, 2
car garage with 2
outbuildings,
Well
maintained
and
cared for. $120,000.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
TERESA MUSICK
543-4663
2004 BLACK
CAVALIER
2.2 liter, 33,350 miles,
2DR, 5 speed, A/C,
tinted windows, CD
player with Fosgate
speakers and 1000
W-AMP. $12,000.
(423)768-0199
Pre-Owned
2000
Cadillac Escalade
Elizabethton
Auto Sales
423-543-7592
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
per
TCA 30-2-306
NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE'S SALE
WHEREAS, default has
occurred in the performance
of
the
covenants, terms, and
conditions of a Deed
of Trust Note dated
August 13, 2004, and
the Deed of Trust of
even date securing
the same, recorded
September 2, 2004, at
Book T713, Page 78 in
Office of the Register
of Deeds for Carter
County, Tennessee,
executed by James V.
Fair, and Sandra S.
Fair, conveying certain property therein
described to Robert
M. Wilson, Jr. as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee
for Full Spectrum Lending, Inc.; and the undersigned, Aaron L.
Squyres of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed
Successor Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given
that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an
agent of Aaron L.
Squyres of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as
Successor Trustee, by
virtue of the power,
duty, and authority
vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on
December 9, 2005 on
or about 2:15 P.M., at
the Carter County
Courthouse,
Elizabethton, Tennessee,
offer for sale certain
property hereinafter
described to the highest bidder FOR CASH,
free from the statutory
right of redemption,
homestead, dower,
and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the
Deed of Trust, said
property being real estate situated in Carter
County, Tennessee,
and being more particularly described as
follows:
SITUATE in the 6th Civil
District
of
Carter
County,
Tennessee
and being more particularly described as
follows: BEING all of
Lot 4 of the Stonebrook Subdivision, as
80 VENDING MACHINES
With Prime locations.
Includes Inventory. MUST
Sell Immediately! $11,990
investment. 800-639-2430
PROBATE NO. P-050009
ESTATE OF NOVELLA
JOHNSON CAMPBELL
DECEASED
Douglas Campbell
Administrator c.t.a.
4X4, V8, automatic,
aluminum
wheels.
$11,995. stk# 0609
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Per
TCA 30-2-306
Notice is hereby
given that on the 17th
WWW.MYFIR.COM
and
HYPERLINK
"http://WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM" WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM
11/15, 11/22, 11/29
"http://WWW.MYFIR.COM"
SOLD
IN THE CHANCERY
COURT, PROBATE
DIVISION OF CARTER
COUNTY, AT
ELIZABETHTON,
TENNESSEE
ESTATE OF DAVID NEAL
WOOD DECEASED
DSaleNoticeTN-Aaron
ccoger-_051108_-1015
Four bay garage,
downtown
Elizabethton.
$750.mo.
2000 sqft. store front
610 East Elk, $550.mo.
423-547-2871
53 INSURANCE
Monia M. Williamson
Executrix
Deceased:
David
Neal Wood
Gerald L. Gulley, Jr.
Attorney
By:
CHARLOTTE
MCKEEHAN
Clerk and Master
11/22, 11/29
Notice is hereby
given that on the 17th
day of November
2005; Letters of Administration, C.T.A, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk and
Master, Probate Division, of Carter County,
Tennessee.
All persons, resident and
non-resident, having
claims, matured or unmatured, against the
Estate of Novella
Johnson Campbell ,
are required to file the
same with the Clerk
and Master of the
above Court within (4)
months from the date
of the first publication
of this Notice; otherwise, their claims will
be forever barred.
All persons indebted
to the above Estate
must come forward
and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.
This the 17th day of
November, 2005.
FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT HYPERLINK
714 N. East St.
Looking for Privacy?
Check out this 2BR 1
1/2BA, all appliances.
Lots of trees, paved
driveway.
Storage
building with electricity. $29,900.00
PUBLIC NOTICES
day of November
2005; Letters of Testamentary, in respect to
the Estate of David
Neal
Wood
deceased, were issued
to the undersigned by
the Chancery Court
Clerk and Master, Probate Division, of Carter County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident
and
non-resident,
having claims, matured or unmatured,
against the Estate of
David Neal Wood are
required to file the
same with the Clerk
and Master of the
above Court within
four (4) months from
the date of the first
publication of this Notice; otherwise, their
claims will be forever
barred.
All persons indebted
to the above Estate
must come forward
and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.
This the 17th day of
November, 2005.
51 COMMERCIAL
SALE/LEASE
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
Beautiful home, over
400ft Watauga River
frontage. Park like 2.5
ac+/- 3BR, 2.5Ba, Bonus room. $349,000.
Elizabethton
Auto Sale
423-543-7592
PUBLIC NOTICES
shown by plat of record in Plat Cabinet B,
Slide 279, of the Register's Office for Carter
County, Tennessee,
reference to which is
here had and made.
BEING the same property conveyed to
James V. Fair and
wife, Sandra S. Fair
from Larn, LLC by Warranty Deed dated December 3, 2001, and
of record in Deed
Book D466, Page 298,
in the Register's Office
for Carter County, Tennessee.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 112
Stonebrook
Loop,
Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643
This sale is subject to
all matters shown on
any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines
that may be applicable; any statutory
rights of redemption of
any
governmental
agency, state or federal; any prior liens or
encumbrances as well
as any priority created
by a fixture filing; and
to any matter that an
accurate survey of the
premises might disclose. In addition, the
following parties may
claim an interest in the
above-referenced
property: James V.
Fair; Sandra S. Fair
The sale held pursuant
to this Notice may be
rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option
at any time. The right
is reserved to adjourn
the day of the sale to
another day, time,
and place certain
without further publication, upon announcement at the
time and place for the
sale set forth above.
W&A No. 726-94934
DATED TIME November 9, 2005.
WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,
Successor Trustee
By: Aaron L. Squyres
PROBATE NO. P-06
PUBLIC NOTICES
Novella
Campbell
Deceased
Johnson
Earl Hendry
Attorney
By:
CHARLOTTE
MCKEEHAN
Clerk and Master
11/22, 11/29
Notice of
Foreclosure Sale
All words and phrases
herein which have the
first letters thereof
capitalized are defined on the attached
Identifying Data of
Mortgage or Deed of
Trust, consisting of one
page.
The Real Estate to be
Sold will be sold at
public auction to the
highest bidder, in lawful money of the
United States at the
following date, time
and place:
Date of Sale: December 6, 2005
Place of Sale: Front
door of the Carter
County Courthouse,
Elizabethton, TN
Time of Sale: 10:00
a.m.
Attorney for Present
Mortgagee(s)
and/or Substitute Trustee Tennessee Attorney
Philip
M.
Kleinsmith
6035 Erin Park Drive,
Ste. 203
Colorado Springs, CO
80918
1-800-842-8417
Registration
No.
016987
Identifying Data of
Debt, the Collateral
and Collateral Instrument
The Debt:
Dated........:
1/16/2003
Original Principal Balance....: $42,000.00
Original Borrower(s):
Michael J. Kierych
Present Borrower(s):
Michael J. Kierych
Original Creditor(s): H
& R Block Mortgage
Corp.
Present
Creditor(s):
Countrywide Home
Loans Inc.
Defaults Causing Foreclosure: Non-Payment
of Periodic Payments
since: 5/1/2005
Present Principal Balance
Daily Interest
(i.e. as of 5/1/2005)
$40,942.97
after same date.........
$7.39
Estimated
Total
Costs... $1,800.00
Attorney Fees for
Completed
Default
Present Value
Foreclosure..................
$550.00
of
Collateral......... $Unknown
The Collateral:
Real Estate (Mortgaged Property or
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
Trust Property or Property):
Assessor's Tax Parcel #
:53-127.00
Common
Description..... : 3720 Hwy 321
Butler, TN 37640
Real Estate Records of
County Where Real Estate is Located or
other records where
Collateral Instrument
filed):
Dated......:
1/16/2003
Date Recorded or
Filed....: 1/22/2003
Recording
Data.......: BK T647, Pg
153
Original Principal Balance: $(see above)
Exhibit "A"
Legal Description
THE LAND REFERRED
TO IN THIS EXHIBIT IS
LOCATED
IN
THE
COUNTY OF CARTER
AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE IN DEED BOOK
458 AT PAGE 556 AND
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS.
SITUATE, LYING AND
BEING IN THE 1st CIVIL
DISTRICT OF CARTER
COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING
AT
A
CONCRETE RIGHT OF
WAY MARKER LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE OF STATE
HIGHWAY NO. 159
AND 321; THENCE
ALONG THE BOUNDARY WITH MARCELLA
LEWIS THE FOLLOWING
SEVEN CALLS AND DISTANCES: SOUTH 01°59’
WEST, 161.50 FEET TO A
POST; NORTH 88°43’
EAST, 62.80 FEET TO A
POST; SOUTH 10°56’
WEST, 243.0 FEET TO A
POST; SOUTH 69°28’
WEST, 37.0 FEET TO A
POST; NORTH 71°02’
WEST, 29.0 FEET TO A
POST; NORTH 49°40’
WEST, 85.0 FEET TO A
POST AND SOUTH
69°33’ WEST, 52.0 FEET
TO A POST IN THE
BOUNDARY
WITH
DONNA C. TEAGUE;
THENCE ALONG THE
BOUNDARY WITH TEAGUE NORTH 00°13’30”
WEST, 244.23 FEET TO A
POST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY
OF SAID STATE HIGHWAY NO. 159 AND
321; THENCE ALONG
THE SAID BOUNDARY
OF SAID HIGHWAY
NORTH 53°48’16” EAST,
205.01 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING,
CONTAINING 1.3837
ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
ALL PER SURVEY OF
WILLIAM
MICHAEL
GLASS,
TENNESSEE
REGISTERED
LAND
SURVEYOR NO. 927,
140
CABINDALE
ROAD,
GRAY,
TN
37615, FROM THAT
PLAT DATED MARCH 8,
1994, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HERE MADE.
BEING
THE
SAME
PROPERTY CONVEYED
TO MICHAEL J. KIERYCH, UNMARRIED
FROM DANNY G.
PASS, JR. AND WIFE,
ARIZONA LEE PASS BY
DEED RECORDED ON
11/29/00 IN BOOK 458
AT PAGE 556.
Collateral Instrument
(Mortgage, Deed of
Trust, or Trust Indenture
or Security Agreement
Being Foreclosed Per
Original Trustee: Priority Trustee
Original Mortgagee(s),
Beneficiary(ies)
Services of TN LLC
or Secured Party(ies):
H & R Block Mortgage
Corporation
Original Borrower(s),
Mortgagor(s),
Present
Mortgagee(s),
Beneficiary(ies)
Grantor(s)
or
Trustor(s):
or Secured Party(ies):
Countrywide Home
Loans
Michael J. Kierych
Inc.
Present Borrower(s),
Mortgagor(s)
Present Owner(s) of Collateral
Trustor(s) Names & Address(es)
Michael J. Kierych
3720 Highway 321
Butler, TN 37640
Names
and
Address(es)
Estate of Michael J. Kierych
3720 Highway 321
Butler, TN 37640
11/8, 11/15, 11/22
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received in the Purchasing Department of the
City of Elizabethton,
136 South Sycamore
St., Elizabethton, Tennessee, until Monday,
2:00 PM, November
28, 2005, at which
time they will be
opened and read
aloud. Bids will be on
the following:
6’’ DUCTILE IRON
WATER PIPE
Specifications and bid
sheets may be obtained
from
the
above office. The City
reserves the right to reject any and all bids
and to waive informalities. The City of
Elizabethton does not
discriminate on the
basis of race, creed,
color, national origin,
sex, religion, age or
disability status in employment or the provision of services.
This the 18th day of
November, 2005.
Gene A. DeLoach
Director of Purchasing
11/22
Statewide
Classifi
ed
Ads
REACHING 1,088,983 READERS EVERY WEEK!
For placement information, contact this newspaper’s classified advertising department.
Announcements
AN AFFORDABLE AND BEAUTIFUL
Wedding Chapel in The Smoky Mountains.
Christian ceremony, pictures, video, flowers,
music $165. Formal Wear rental also
available. www.weddingbellsinthesmokies.
com Call 1-800-922-2052
Auctions
AUCTION -MAKE YOUR AUCTION
Known across Tennessee! Call this
participating newspaper or go to www.
tnpress.com to place a 25-word ad in 76
TN newspapers for only $245.
Business Opportunities
GOLF -SERIOUS BUS. X-PGA Tour
Players seek Dealers. Yr round bus.
Dealers make up to $300K yr. Est co.
w/ success stories $69K invest req’d,
800-805-4583
ALL CASH CANDY ROUTE Do you earn
$800 in a day? Your own local candy route.
Includes 30 Machines and Candy All for
$9,995. 1-800-814-6047
Employment
SECRET SHOPPERS NEEDED POSE
as customers for store evaluations. Local
stores, restaurants & theaters. Training
provided. Flexible hours. Email Required.
Call Now! 1-800-585-9024 ext 6149
Equipment For Sale
SAWMILLS FROM ONLY $2,795.00
Convert your Logs To Valuable Lumber
with your Norwood portable band
sawmill. Log skidders also available.
www.norwoodindustries.com -Free
information: 1-800-578-1363 ext. 300N
Financial
$$CASH$$ IMMEDIATE CASH FOR
Structured Settlements, Annuities,
Law Suit, Mortgage Notes & Cash Flows.
J.G. Wentworth #1 1-(800)794-7310.
Health / Beauty
FA M I LY H E A LT H C A R E W /
PRESCRIPTION plan! $69.95/mo.
Nationwide Coverage, No limitations.
Includes: Doctors, Dental, Vision, Hosp.
& more. Everyone Accepted! Call: WCG
800-288-9214 ext. 2302
Help Wanted - Drivers
ATTENTION: FLATBED DRIVERS. WTI
Transport. Earn up to 30% company
& 77% O/O. 1 yr OTR 3 mos flatbed.
Home weekends. 1-800-828-6452.
www.wtitransport.com.
Help Wanted - Drivers
DRIVERS GUARANTEED HOMETIME
SIGN On Bonus, 44cpm top starting pay,
Earn over $50k first year, No Slip Seating,
6 Months Experience Required. 800-4414271 ext.-TN-100
D R I V E R S O W N E R O P E R AT O R
AVERAGING over $1.00 for all miles
plus fuel surcharge, Insurance, Tag and
Discount Purchase Program, Limited
Positions. Call 800-441-4271 ext.-TN100
$.41- $.44 PER MILE! Home 3 of 4
weekends! Miles! New Equipment! Health
Insurance! Prescription card! Co-pay
Dr. Visits! Dental! 401k! 95% no touch!
Heartland Express 1-800-441-4953
www.heartlandexpress.com
DRIVER- $2,750 SIGN ON! *Home 2
Nights Weekly *Earn up to $49,000 1st
year. *Benefits 1st of month after 30 days.
*Freightliner/International Conventionals.
Need CDL-A/6 months OTR. JDC Logistics.
877-687-5627, 7days/wk.
DRIVER- DRIVERS NEEDED- SHORT
Haul. Good Equipment, Good Miles. Call
888-637-4552.
DRIVERS -PAY INCREASE! $1,000 Sign
On For Experienced OTR. Dedicated &
Regional Available Also. Owner Operators,
Teams & CDL grads welcome. USA Truck
866-483-3413
DRIVER- COVENANT TRANSPORT.
REGIONAL Runs Available. Excellent
Pay & Benefits. Exp. Drivers, Teams,
O/O, & Students Welcome. Refrigerated
Now Available. 888-MORE PAY (888667-3729)
DRIVERS: OWNER OPERATORS;
TRACTORS $1.53+FSC, Straight Trucks
$1.15-$1.35+FSC. Free Qualcomm/Trip
Pak. Sign-On Incentives. Call Dean at:
615-289-9667
DRIVERS/ DRIVING SCHOOL
G R A D U AT E S w a n t e d . T u i t i o n
reimbursement. No waiting for trainers.
Passenger policy. No NYC. Guaranteed
hometime. Dedicated and regional
available. USA Truck 866-483-3413
NO EXPERIENCE -NO JOB??? No
Problem!!!! CDL Training - Job Placement.
$740 - $940 Wk. - No Money Down.
Lodging-Meals-Transportation. Hiring In
Your Area Today! 1-877-554-3800
Help Wanted - Drivers
CLASS A OTR DRIVERS. Flatbed &
53’ Box. Carrier for American Standard.
1 yr exp. Great pay/Benefits. Home
Most Weekends. Call Mon-Fri.
Commercial Drivers 800-321-1232 or
www.amstan.com
D R I V E R , O W N E R O P E R AT O R S ,
COMPANY: Average $1.30/mile. Home
weekends, during week. No forced
dispatch. Plate Program. Older trucks
welcome. Quick Start. Call Max at T&T!
1-800-511-0082
CFI PAYS PRACTICAL MILES effective
12/1! Weekly W. Memphis Orientation.
$0.05 NE Bonus Pay! XM Service. Class
A CDL Required. Apply 1-800-CFI-DRIVE
(1-800-234-3748); www.cfidrive.com
IF YOU CAN DRIVE you Can Buy.
New Lease Purchase program. Owner
Operators also needed. Run regional &
dedicated runs. If you have a Class A CDL
and the dream of owning your own Truck
call 800-895-0017 ask for Mike
Miscellaneous
STRAW: WHEAT AND BARLEY available
in 35 lb small squares. $2.00 each.
50 miles due north of Nashville. Call
(270) 726-3005
AIRLINE MECHANIC -RAPID TRAINING
for high paying Aviation Career. FAA
predicts severe shortage. Financial aid if
qualify - Job placement assistance. Call
AIM (888) 349-5387.
O F F I C I A L 2 0 0 5 D I R E C TO RY O F
Tennessee Newspapers on sale now!
Titles, addresses, circulation, publication
dates/sizes, staff phone/email, ownership,
and more for 130 Tennessee newspapers.
Map by county. Associate member info.
Only $40+tax! Call (865) 584-5761
Miscellaneous For Sale
FREE 4-ROOM DIRECTV SYSTEM w/
installation! Free DVR! Free DVD Player! 3
months Free HBO Cinemax! Access 225+
Channels. 100% Digital. Conditions apply.
Call now 1-800-474-5293
Sporting Goods
GUN SHOW NOV. 26-27 Sat. 9-5 &
Sun. 10-4 Knoxville Expo Center (Exit
108 off I-75 N) Over 500 Tables! Largest
Gun Show in Knoxville’s History! Info:
(563) 927-8176
Steel Buildings
STEEL BUILDINGS. FACTORY DEALS Save $$$. 40 x 60’ to 100 x 200’. Example:
50 x 100 x 12’ = $3.60/sq ft. 800.658.2885
www.rigidbuilding.com
Page 14 - STAR - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2005
MEDICAL CARE
LLC
401 E. Main Street (I-26 Exit 32)
Johnson City (423) 929-2584
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
437 Highway 321
Hampton (423) 725-5062
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Accepting new patients by walk-in or appointments. • www.medicalcarellc.com
“Medical Care with a Heart.”
AccuWeather 5-Day Forecast for Elizabethton
®
TODAY
1900 W. Elk Avenue
Elizabethton (423) 543-2584
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
National Weather for Nov. 22, 2005
SATURDAY
-10s -0s
0s
10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
Seattle
48/36
Billings
63/40
Minneapolis
41/34
MILD
CHILLY
Cloudy,
breezy and
chilly
Windy and
colder with
flurries
42°
49°
36°
43°
26°
Cloudy, a
shower in
spots
Mostly sunny
and cold
Partly sunny
San Francisco
69/47
Denver
62/32
30°
46°
®
35°
29°
47°
Bristol Almanac
RealFeel Temp
UV Index Today
Statistics are through 6 p.m. yest.
The patented RealFeel Temperature is
AccuWeather’s exclusive index of the effects
of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine,
precipitation and elevation on the human
body. Shown are the highest values for each
day.
8 a.m. .............................................. 0
Noon ............................................... 1
4 p.m. .............................................. 0
Temperature:
High yesterday ........................ 54°
Low yesterday ......................... 45°
Precipitation:
Today ........................................... 31°
Wednesday .................................. 36°
Thursday ...................................... 39°
Friday ........................................... 39°
Saturday ....................................... 42°
24 hrs. ending 6 p.m. yest. ... 0.30”
AccuWeather.com
0-2:
3-5:
6-7:
Low
Moderate
High
8-10:
11+:
Very High
Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2005
Tennessee Weather
Nashville
45/30
Camden
48/31
Knoxville
44/28
The State
Sunrise today ....................... 7:13 a.m.
Sunset tonight ...................... 5:17 p.m.
Moonrise today ................. 11:12 p.m.
Moonset today .................. 12:47 p.m.
City
Athens
Bristol
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Cleveland
Cookeville
Crossville
Erwin
Franklin
Greeneville
Johnson City
Moon Phases
Last
Nov 23
New
Dec 1
First
Dec 8
Full
Dec 15
Today
Hi Lo W
40 27 pc
42 26 sf
45 30 sh
46 32 pc
43 29 sf
40 28 pc
41 26 pc
43 27 sf
46 30 pc
43 27 sf
42 26 sf
Hi
46
45
50
64
49
49
45
44
57
44
45
Wed.
Lo W
39 pc
36 c
39 pc
44 pc
39 pc
40 pc
39 pc
35 pc
42 pc
35 c
36 c
Los Angeles
80/52
Atlanta
49/32
El Paso
70/40
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Kingsport
41 26 sf
Knoxville
44 28 c
Memphis
52 40 s
Morristown 43 28 c
Mountain City 40 24 sf
Nashville
45 30 pc
Newport
44 29 sh
Oak Ridge
45 29 c
Pigeon Forge 43 28 sf
Roan Mtn.
41 25 sf
Sevierville
43 28 sf
Hi
43
48
65
47
39
57
47
45
49
42
49
COOL
WARM
Houston
70/44
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
Miami
74/54
Showers
T-storms
Rain
Flurries
Snow
Ice
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.
Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures
are given for selected cities.
The World
The Nation
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Sun and Moon
Washington
49/32
Kansas City
51/37
A storm system will move northward into New England today,
spreading rain from Maryland to Maine. Colder air arriving in the
wake of this storm system will cause snow showers from western
North Carolina to western New York.
Murfreesboro
44/30
Waynesboro Chattanooga
45/30
48/32
Memphis
52/40
New York
49/34
Detroit
36/27
National Summary
Elizabethton
42/26
Union City
48/35
Chicago
38/29
Wed.
Lo W
36 c
38 pc
48 s
37 c
36 c
42 pc
36 pc
38 pc
38 pc
35 pc
38 pc
Today
City
Hi Lo W
Atlanta
49 32 pc
Boston
52 30 r
Charleston, SC 59 34 pc
Charlotte
52 30 pc
Chicago
38 29 sf
Cincinnati
40 27 pc
Dallas
68 47 s
Denver
62 32 s
Honolulu
85 72 pc
Kansas City 51 37 pc
Los Angeles 80 52 pc
New York City 49 34 r
Orlando
68 43 s
Phoenix
82 55 s
Seattle
48 36 c
Wash., DC
49 32 r
Wed.
Hi Lo W
53 45 s
39 30 pc
57 41 s
50 32 s
41 21 sn
44 33 sh
79 49 s
62 28 s
84 71 sh
64 36 pc
76 52 pc
40 33 pc
66 47 s
82 53 pc
48 37 c
42 35 pc
City
Acapulco
Amsterdam
Barcelona
Beijing
Berlin
Dublin
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Madrid
Mexico City
Montreal
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Singapore
Today
Hi Lo W
90 73 s
48 37 pc
59 39 sh
52 33 s
39 34 c
52 34 pc
72 61 c
59 43 pc
50 36 pc
57 41 pc
68 37 s
42 26 r
36 28 c
50 37 sh
48 36 s
86 75 c
Hi
87
48
52
51
37
52
77
64
48
52
71
31
39
46
52
81
Wed.
Lo W
74 pc
37 pc
36 pc
32 s
23 pc
41 pc
66 pc
45 s
39 pc
36 pc
39 s
19 sf
30 pc
39 r
32 pc
75 sh
Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
TODAY’S WEATHER BROUGHT TO YOU FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT
ELIZABETHTON ELECTRIC SYSTEM
www.eesonline.org
Sprint offers $10,000 reward
for vandalism information
Sprint officials on Monday
offered a $10,000 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved with
malicious acts of vandalism
to the company’s facilities in
Tennessee and Virginia on the
nights of Oct. 28 and Nov. 19.
Most recently, on Nov. 19,
vandals using hacksaws cut
copper and fiber cables and
damaged company facilities
in the Jonesborough and Erwin areas, temporarily affecting service for more than
3,000 customers for several
hours Saturday night and
Sunday morning.
“We will be working with
state and local authorities to
try to determine who is responsible for this,” Sprint
spokesperson Tom Matthews
said. “We hope this reward
offer will move the process
along even more quickly.”
As in previous vandalism
incidents in Abingdon, Va.,
and Limestone and Baileyton,
Tenn., it appears that the perpetrators’ acts “were not random. They knew what they
were doing,” Matthews said,
“in that they damaged the facilities in a particular way
that made repairs more difficult.”
It was unknown whether
the activity was strike-related. Sprint has reached tentative bargaining agreements
with bargaining units in
Hickory, N.C., Ocala, Fla.,
Evansville, Ind., and Butler,
Pa., and talks are scheduled
to resume next week with the
Communications Workers of
America unit representing
several hundred Sprint employees in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
The most recent damage,
which triggered Sprint network alarms at about 9 p.m.
Saturday, temporarily disrupted customer service in
the Sulphur Springs, Hairetown, Meadowview Farms,
Douglas Chapel and Leesburg, Tenn., communities
near Jonesborough, and the
Limestone
Cove,
Coffee
Ridge and Flag Pond communities near Erwin. Sprint
management
employees
were dispatched to repair the
damage, and most of the repairs were completed by 2:30
a.m. Sunday. Final repairs in
the Limestone Cove and Cof-
Guard let Hyattes talk on
phone weeks before escape
KINGSTON (AP) — A correction officer
has been placed on leave after authorities
learned that he let inmate George Hyatte
use a cell phone to call his wife weeks before the couple mounted a daring escape
at a county courthouse that killed another
guard.
Officer Randall Ridenour admitted during an internal affairs interview that he let
inmate George Hyatte use his phone to call
his wife, Jennifer Hyatte, prisons spokeswoman Amanda Sluss said Monday.
The call was made July 18 — three
weeks before the Hyattes’ “Bonnie and
Clyde”-style escape — as Ridenour escorted George Hyatte from Brushy Mountain
Correctional Complex to the Roane County Courthouse for a hearing, Sluss said.
Ridenour also made a personal call to
Jennifer Hyatte later that day, Sluss said.
A guard at Brushy Mountain since 1998,
Ridenour was relieved of duty last week
after the interview. He faced the charges at
an administrative hearing at the prison
Wednesday for violating a ban on personal
relationships with inmates.
“It is definitely grounds for termination.
These are some serious charges,” Sluss
said. The content of the phone conversations remains under investigation.
Jennifer Hyatte, 31, entered no plea at
her arraignment Monday.
Police say the former prison nurse, who
met and married her husband in prison,
ambushed two guards as they were leading George Hyatte, 34, to a prison van
Aug. 9 outside the courthouse.
She was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of prison guard Wayne
“Cotton” Morgan, 56, attempted murder
for allegedly shooting at Morgan’s partner,
Larry Harris, and with aiding an escape.
George Hyatte, serving a 41-sentence
for robbery and related offenses, yelled
“Shoot him” when he saw her, Harris testified at a previous hearing. Harris said he
emptied his revolver and fired several
shots from Morgan’s gun as the couple
fled. They were captured 36 hours later in
a motel in Columbus, Ohio.
George Hyatte also is charged with
first-degree murder.
District Attorney Scott McCluen says he
will seek the death penalty against both of
them. Circuit Judge Eugene Eblen set Jennifer Hyatte’s trial for July 25 and her husband’s for Aug. 8.
In a 34-page handwritten account titled
“A Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” Jennifer Hyatte allegedly compared herself
and her husband to the bank-robbing couple of the Depression era.
Prosecutors will likely use it against her,
her defense attorney John Eldridge said.
“We certainly are concerned about any
writings that she may have made that
were confiscated from her in jail,” Eldridge said. “I haven’t seem them.”
How important is the diary? “That is
the basis for the state indicting these two
individuals separately,” Eldridge said.
“They can use whatever that is against
Mrs. Hyatte without using it against Mr.
Hyatte.”
fee Ridge areas were completed Sunday afternoon.
“We will do what we can
to assist authorities in Tennessee and Virginia to ensure
that this kind of activity is investigated fully and to ensure
that anyone found to be involved with it is prosecuted
fully. We hope the reward offer will generate leads the authorities can use,” Matthews
said.
Sprint reiterated an appeal
for the public to help the
company avoid unnecessary
outages with their increased
vigilance, asking that the
public report any unusual activity near Sprint facilities to
local police and to Sprint Security at 800-877-7330. Calls
related to the Oct. 28 and
Nov. 19 incidents can be
made to the toll-free number
or to Sprint’s regional security manager at 914-935-7426.
Arrest
n Continued from 1
to his vehicle,” states Smith
in his police report on the incident. “Mr. Carr was known
to the agent as a known illegal narcotics trafficker.”
Smith states in his report
that the DTF agent asked that
he make contact with Carr
for further investigation into
the man’s suspicious behavior.
“Upon arrival, (I) spoke
with Mr. Carr who appeared
to be very nervous. When
asked for his identification
he fumbled around in his
billfold, (I) had to ask several
times for his registration and
proof of insurance and Mr.
Carr gave the wrong registration,” states Smith in his report. “Mr. Carr would look
from side to side and then
straight ahead without looking at (me).”
At that time, according to
the report, Smith returned
Mr. Carr’s personal papers to
him and then asked for permission to search Carr’s vehicle and Carr “voluntarily
and freely” gave consent for
Smith to search the vehicle.
“As Mr. Carr exited the
vehicle he began fumbling
with something in his right
hand and (I), concerned for
(my) safety grabbed Mr.
Carr’s right hand and he was
holding an unlabeled blue
pill bottle. Inside the bottle
was 17 60mg morphine
pills,” states Smith in his report adding that at that time
Carr was placed under arrest
and read his Miranda Rights
and Carr stated that he understood his rights. “A
search incident to arrest produced a prescription bottle
with an additional 57 60mg
morphine pills with his name
on the bottle. Another unlabeled blue bottle was located
in his right front pants pocket with five 80mg OxyContin. Also in plain view at the
center console was an 80mg
OxyContin and a 30mg morphine tablet.
“In a small cooler, 10 separate bags of green plant material suspected of being
marijuana was located. In
Mr. Carr’s possession was a
total of $1,201 and he said
that he was disabled and
drew a check. (I) asked Mr.
Carr if he dealt drugs and he
said yes.”
At that time Carr was
transported to the Carter
County Jail and booked in.
He is currently being held on
a $53,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Carter
County General Sessions
Court on Dec. 5.
Snow
n Continued from 1
to snow,” said Mary Black,
meteorologist for the National
Weather Service at Morristown.
While some accumulation
is expected at the higher elevations, the Tri-Cities will probably have to settle for snow
showers mixed with rain over
the next couple of days.
“There may be 1 to 3 inches in
the higher terrain,” the NWS
spokesman said.
Temperatures are expected
to be a little cooler in the coming days. Low temperatures
likely will drop into the 20s today and possibly Wednesday,
with highs hovering in the
middle to upper 30s.
Thanksgiving will be somewhat warmer, with temperatures in the 40s during the day
and a 30 percent chance of
showers mixed with snow
flurries.
The moisture will come
during the busiest travel season of the year as people hit
the highways for the long
Thanksgiving weekend.
“The rain on the roads
makes for slick conditions, so I
would recommend using caution driving across the area for
the holidays,” Black said.
Asphyxiated couple
were newlyweds
MEMPHIS (AP) — A
husband and wife who
were expecting their first
child died from carbon
monoxide poisoning while
polishing the floor of a business with a propane-powered buffer, Memphis police
say.
They were identified
Monday as Bobby Joe
Branch, 45, and Blanche
“Cookie” Thomas Branch,
32.
Officers patrolling a Cordova business park around
2 a.m. Sunday found the
man slumped in a corner on
the floor of La Petite Academy day care center. The
woman was found in a
chair behind the front desk
of the center.
The victims were contractors polishing the floor
at the time they were overcome. The buffer was still
running when police got inside the building, said
homicide Lt. Joseph Scott.
“We are absolutely devastated for this family. It is
an awful, awful tragedy,”
said La Petite Academy
spokesman Karen Craven.
Memphis
firefighters
tested where the victims
were found and discovered
carbon monoxide levels
three times higher than
what is considered safe,
Scott said.
Courthouse Flooding
Photo by Anthony Pervm Morse
This toilet was responsible for flooding that occurred at the Carter County Courthouse
over the weekend. Circuit Court Clerk John Paul Mathes was temporarily “forced out of
office” during the minor crisis.