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Vol. 76, No. 224
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Filling the doughnut hole expensive
for seniors, Democrats report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most seniors and the disabled
selected Medicare drug plans with a significant gap in coverage and Democratic lawmakers say that’s because bridging it would have cost them, on average, nearly $40 a
month more.
Contending that’s far too much money, Democrats on
the House Ways and Means Committee were issuing a report today estimating that 88 percent of the Medicare beneficiaries with stand-alone coverage opted for plans with a
coverage gap.
Scores of people upset about the gap, nicknamed the
“doughnut hole,” have called Rep. Debbie Wasserman
Schultz. The Florida Democrat recalled during a news conference Wednesday the experience of one constituent.
“She takes Nexium for her acid reflux, and the shortterm solution for her is that she had to ask her siblings for
handouts,” Wasserman Schultz said. “That’s the reality of
one individual’s life who fell into the doughnut hole.”
Under the standard Medicare plan, the government subsidizes the drug costs for seniors and the disabled. But after
costs reach $2,250, the subsidy stops until a beneficiary has
paid out $3,600 of his or her own money. Then, the government will start picking up 95 percent of each purchase.
The gap that opens when the subsidy stops and closes
when the subsidy resumes is the “doughnut hole” — the
point where a consumer picks up the entire cost of his or
her medicine while still continuing to pay monthly premiums. Those who choose a plan that fills the doughnut hole
can do so — but at the cost in higher insurance premiums.
Beneficiaries qualifying for a low-income subsidy are not
included in the Democrats’ estimate of those facing hardship, nor are those who enrolled in Medicare Advantages
programs, which work like an HMO.
The analysis includes a breakdown by state showing
how much more money residents would have to pay annually if they switched to a plan that had no doughnut hole.
The nationwide average was $458. Residents of New Jersey
would have to pay, on average, an additional $298. Residents of seven states would have to pay, on average, an additional $721. Those states are Iowa, Minnesota, Montana,
North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
“As this report shows, the opportunity to purchase plans
that fill the hole is a mirage,” said Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif.
“Beneficiaries are no more able to afford expensive, fullcoverage plans than minimum wage Americans are able to
afford a Mercedes.”
County schools serious about wellness
By Steve Burwick
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Carter County Schools
are taking their new wellness initiative and running
with it, coming up with several programs to ensure that
students get the exercise
and healthy nutrition they
need.
Over the years, physical
education has taken a back
seat to academics due to the
increased emphasis on testing, and as a result of this
and other factors our children and youth are faced
with health risks such as diabetes and heart disease.
“For a while in the high
schools, they took out most
of the physical education
classes and there was such
an emphasis on academics,
which is not bad, but I think
they have seen that physical
education is as important as
any class you take,” said
Mike Lunsford, wellness instructor at Hampton High
School.
“Our society has given
kids the opportunity not to
be bored while just sitting
around. I ask kids what
they do when they go
home, and I get three answers: video games, cell
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Jail crowding prompts
talks of putting
prisoners in tents
CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Jail crowding prompted a
Hamilton County judge to suggest putting prisoners in
tents, an idea Tennessee’s jail regulators said they frown on.
General Sessions Judge David Bales suggested the tent
city for prisoners during a discussion by the County Commission Public Safety Committee.
Commission Chairman Larry Henry said he would instruct Greg Beck, chairman of the commission’s Security
and Corrections Committee, to look into the suggestion.
“I don’t think we need to make it too comfortable for (inmates),” Henry said.
The Tennessee Corrections Institute decertified the
Hamilton County Jail in December because of overcrowding. The jail, with a capacity of 489 prisoners, had 574 last
month when the institute conducted its annual inspection.
The inspector did not recommend recertification.
The corrections institute would not recommend putting
prisoners in tents and “they (Hamilton County) would not
meet standards by doing that,” spokeswoman Peggy
Sawyer said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
“No one that I know of in Tennessee does this,” Sawyer
said.
“They have a very good facility. Seldom do we find deficiencies that amount to anything,” Sawyer said. “Their only
problem is overcrowding.”
Bales said Wednesday that the corrections institute rules
should be changed so tents can be used for nonviolent offenders to reduce costs and save taxpayers money.
“As far as I’m concerned they need to get their act together,” the judge said. “They need to get with the program
and get with the taxpayers and not be so concerned about
the criminal element.”
He said “citizens are tired of having to pay increased taxes to take care of citizens who don’t do the right things.”
Institute records show about 25 jails in Tennessee were
not certified in 2005. That number has dropped to 18 currently.
The state Department of Correction has never put in-
Photo by Larry N. Souders
Yeah, I like ketchup. It makes the food taste better. These students at Range
Elementary School are discovering a wider variety of healthy choices on this year’s
lunch menu.
phones and computers.
Their minds are being occupied.
“Last year it was like
pulling teeth to get them to
participate in anything, and
it took a while,” said
Lunsford. “In orientation,
we talked to them about
what we would be doing.
We told them if anyone can
jog a mile, we’d give them a
‘Dog Dollar.’ They can use
those to buy things.”
“I think it’s pretty cool
because [Coach Lunsford]
lets us come outside and
play football and play basketball, and lets us do what
we want to in the gym, as
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Hampton High School student Mari Vannoy grabs a pass despite stiff opposition from
fellow freshman Brandon Hodges. The county school system is implementing a new wellness program this year, involving several exercise programs as well as new nutritional
guidelines.
long as we’re actually doing
something,” said freshman
Mari Vannoy.
“When we had our first
meeting, we talked about
how much better the kids
did when they had phys-ed
or some kind of fitness program,” said Lunsford. “I’ve
read study after study
about incorporating some
type of fitness program in
the workplace — 15 minutes in the morning, letting
people go out and walk.
“People are learning
that the more you exercise,
the better off you are. If
you get some exercise
every day you will do a
better job in the workplace
or in school. They seem
happier and they produce
more and better products.”
“We also think that with
exercise and having them
out there in the fresh air,
they’ll be healthier and
there will be less absenteeism,” said Marisa Potter, director of nutrition for
the
county schools.
“They’re working out and
they’re having fun. If every
teacher can just take five
minutes out of their class
to do calisthenics or do a
dance, or anything like
that... we’re working on
that.”
“We spent a couple days
exercising,” said Lunsford.
“We lined them up and
taught them calisthenics
and stretches. We said you
have to do it. If you have a
physical problem, you can
get a doctor’s excuse, but
it’s just like a math class;
you don’t choose not to do
math.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew
Kisber is in Hong Kong and
Beijing to participate in a trade
show and meetings aimed at
building economic ties between Tennessee and China,
state officials said Wednesday.
Kisber is representing the
state at the American Real Estate and Services Show in
Hong Kong this month. He’ll
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Chinese leaders on Wednesday
announced efforts to repair the
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have soured as China’s trade
surplus has increased and critics in Washington accuse Beijing of keeping its currency undervalued to make Chinese exports cheaper. Washington also
wants China’s help in restarting suspended world trade
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Tennessee companies last
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Business with China accounted
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ranking third among Tennessee’s trading partners behind Canada and Mexico.
Gov. Phil Bredesen said he’s
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that market even more for Tennessee companies and to mimic efforts the state has made in
growing its trade relationship
with Japan.
Japanese companies such as
Nissan Motor Co., Bridgestone
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Toshiba Corp. have had a presence in Tennessee for decades,
making them the largest international business group in the
state with more than 40,000
employees.
Tennessee businesses in
Japan, however, don’t come
close to matching the impact
of 160 Japanese-owned operations in the Volunteer State,
and state and local officials
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companies
are
entering
Japanese markets.
“We’ve seen the fruits of
Tennessee’s effort to grow its
trade relationship with Japan
over the past two decades.
The potential for our China
trade relationship is just as
great,” Bredesen said.
The governor earlier this
year joined the city of Memphis in hosting a visit from
Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi
and also met with Chinese
Ambassador to the U.S.
Zheng Zeguang in 2006.
Chinese customers purchased more than $1 billion in
Tennessee goods and services
last year, up from less than
$200 million five years ago,
Kisber said.
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China has shown a remarkable upward trajectory and
Governor Bredesen believes
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Nursing home owners
indicted with negligent
homicide, cruelty
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) —
The owners of a nursing home
where 35 patients died in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
were indicted Wednesday on
charges of negligent homicide
and cruelty to the infirm.
A St. Bernard Parish grand
jury took about four hours to
return the indictment on 35
counts of negligent homicide
and 64 counts of cruelty to the
infirm against Salvador and
Mabel Mangano, who were arrested about two weeks after
the Aug. 29, 2005, storm. Their
nursing home, St. Rita’s, is in
the rural St. Bernard Parish
community of Poydras.
The Manganos’ arrest represented the first major criminal
prosecution arising from Katrina, which flooded 80 percent of
New Orleans and virtually
wiped out neighboring St.
Bernard Parish. The Louisiana
death toll was nearly 1,600.
Attorneys in the case, which
arises from one of the most notable Katrina tragedies, were
prevented from commenting
by a gag order imposed by
Judge Jerome Winsberg.
The Manganos remained
free on bond Wednesday. They
had originally been arrested on
34 counts of negligent homicide, but the grand jury added
a 35th count in its indictment,
representing a body that was
found later. The grand jury also
added the cruelty counts. The
Manganos will be formally
booked on the cruelty charges
on Oct. 4, Winsberg said.
Since their arrests, the
Manganos’ attorney, James
Cobb, has gone on the offensive, recently filing a legal demand seeking to have a judge
name several public officials
and agencies as co-defendants
in a civil lawsuit pending
against St. Rita’s. Cobb has
stressed that the facility never
flooded before Katrina and the
Manganos worried that an
evacuation would kill some of
their elderly and frail patients.
The district attorney’s office
and the judges in tight-knit St.
Bernard Parish recused themselves from the case. Winsberg
is a retired criminal court judge
from New Orleans. Louisiana
Attorney General Charles
Foti’s office is handling the
prosecution.
Cobb had asked Tuesday
that Foti and his office be removed from the case, in part
because the Manganos have
filed a civil suit against Foti and
other state officials. But Winsberg rejected Cobb’s request
Wednesday.
Investigators focus on 9 California
farms for source of tainted spinach
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health authorities hunting the source of a nationwide E. coli outbreak are focusing
on nine California farms after discovering what could be a crucial clue: an
opened bag of spinach left in the refrigerator of someone sickened by the
bacteria.
The bag of tainted Dole baby
spinach is the “smoking gun” that has
allowed investigators to zero in on
three counties in California’s greater
Salinas Valley, said Dr. Mark Horton,
the state public health officer. Authorities also were checking processing
plants, Horton said.
Officials said consumers still
shouldn’t eat bagged spinach, even as
they closed in on the source of the bacteria as likely somewhere in Monterey,
San Benito or Santa Clara counties.
The bag of fresh spinach that tested
positive for E. coli was found in New
Mexico, and other bags recovered elsewhere in the country also were being
tested.
“It’s certainly premature to say only
this bag is going to test positive,” said
Dr. David Acheson of the Food and
Drug Administration’s Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
“There are others in the works.”
New Mexico Department of Health
officials confirmed the tainted bag of
spinach was found after a person who
ate some of the leafy greens became
one of 146 people in 23 states sickened
by the outbreak. One person has died.
The spinach tested positive for the
same strain of E. coli linked to the outbreak, Acheson said. Dole is one of the
brands of spinach recalled Friday by
Natural Selection Foods LLC of San
Juan Bautista, Calif.
The tainted greens — conventionally grown spinach and not organic —
came from one of the farms that supplies spinach to Natural Selection,
said Samantha Cabaluna, spokeswoman for Natural Selection.
Government and industry officials
were working on how to allow
spinach grown elsewhere back on the
market, Acheson said.
New Jersey Democratic Sens.
Robert Menendez and Frank R. Lautenberg urged the FDA to assure the
public spinach grown in their state
was safe.
“As the nation’s fourth-largest
spinach producer, spinach farming is a
multimillion-dollar industry for the
Garden State,” Menendez said. “That is
why we are imploring the FDA to move
quickly in identifying the source of the
infected spinach.”
Investigators began visiting farms in
the Salinas Valley on Tuesday, seeking
signs of past flooding or cases in which
contaminated surface areas had come
into contact with crops. They also were
looking for potential sources of bacteria
inside packing plants.
California produces 74 percent of the
nation’s fresh spinach crop. The Salinas
Valley accounts for roughly three-quar-
ters of the state’s share, and it has been
the focus of the investigation. The area
has links to both Natural Selection
Foods and a second company that also
recalled fresh spinach products, River
Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas.
A third company, RLB Food Distributors of West Caldwell, N.J., has recalled Balducci’s and FreshPro brand
spinach products distributed to East
Coast states because some of the
spinach could have come from Natural
Selection Foods.
Arizona and Colorado on Wednesday joined the list of states reporting E.
coli cases. The others are California,
Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada,
New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Wisconsin has
reported the most cases, as well as the
lone death.
Among those sickened, 71 percent
were women. Among those victims
who could provide a date, they reported falling sick between Aug. 19
and Sept. 5, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
New Mexico’s public health laboratory isolated E. coli from the bag of
opened spinach and then completed
“DNA fingerprinting” tests late Tuesday. State and federal officials then
matched it to the strain of the bacteria
— E. coli O157:H7 — implicated in the
outbreak.
Bond set for women
charged in text
message rescue case
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) —
Bond was been set at $5,000
each Wednesday for two
women accused of helping a
Kershaw County man who
police say abducted and assaulted a 14-year-old girl who
eventually was able to send a
text message for help.
The mother and commonlaw wife of Vinson Filyaw,
who is being held without
bond on kidnapping and rape
charges, are accused of providing food and supplies to
Filyaw, helping him elude authorities and survive in an
elaborate system of bunkers in
the woods near his home.
Filyaw’s mother, 55-yearold Ginger Nell Cobb, and his
common-law wife, Cynthia
Hall, 33, each face a charge of
hindering an officer serving a
warrant.
Police said Filyaw has been
hiding from authorities since
he was charged in the November rape of a 12-year-old girl.
Hall also faces a neglect
charge because she knew the
12-year-old girl was being
abused in her home but did
nothing about it, police said.
In the most recent case, the
14-year-old girl was missing
10 days before being rescued
Saturday after she sent a text
message to her mother using
her captor’s cell phone,
deputies said. The text message, which included a vague
description of where she was
being held in an underground
bunker, helped authorities locate the teen in a thick, wooded area.
Filyaw, 36, was captured
early Sunday and also faces
charges of possession of an incendiary device and impersonating an officer.
Police say Filyaw, wearing
a shirt with the image of a
sheriff’s badge on it, abducted the teen as she walked
home from a school bus stop
Sept. 6. The teen was found in
a booby-trapped, roughly 8foot-deep hole carved out of
the side of a hill.
Several members of the 14year-old victim’s family were
present but chose not to
speak at the hearing. Afterward, Zack Atkinson, the
family’s attorney, said he was
grateful that neither woman
was allowed to be released on
her own recognizance and
that both were ordered not to
have any contact with the girl
or her family.
But had the authorities
been able to locate and arrest
Filyaw after the November
charge, there’s a chance his
client would never have been
abducted or assaulted, Atkinson said.
The teen is doing well two
weeks after her abduction.
She even wanted to appear at
Wednesday’s bond hearings
but was advised not to do so,
Atkinson said.
“She’s a very, very tough
girl. She’s resilient,” he said.
“She wanted to be here again
today, but I just didn’t think
that was something she needed to do. That just shows how
strong of a person she really
is.”
The girl was in the courtroom Monday when Filyaw
was denied bond.
“It was an emotional time
when she saw him, a very difficult time for her, but she handled it well,” Atkinson said.
“She felt that that was something that she needed to do.”
Cobb was represented
Wednesday by Kris Hines,
who said she works with Columbia defense attorney Jack
Swerling. Todd said he would
arrange for a public defender
to meet with Hall, who did
not have a lawyer at her hearing.
If convicted, each woman
could face up to a year in jail.
Bredesen: State better off
without federal pre-K funding
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program is better off without the headaches that come with federal funding, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday.
A hypothetical federal grant of $5,000 per pre-K pupil
would likely come with a 400-page manual about how the
money could be spent, Bredesen told a group of educators
and pre-K supporters at Vanderbilt University.
Bredesen said if he is re-elected, he would work to expand
eligibility of the program to all students whose parents want
to send their children to pre-K. Currently the program is limited to poor and at-risk 4-year-olds.
The governor said he would most likely propose the
broader eligibility levels in the 2008 legislative session.
A major challenge will be to keep state lawmakers enthusiastic about adding more funding to the program over the
years, Bredesen said.
“I think the test will come the first time it’s a tight budget
year,” he said. “We’ll really find out whether this is at the top
or at the bottom of people’s priority lists.”
Bredesen got a $20 million increase in pre-K funding
passed by the Legislature this year, good for 227 new classrooms — or 5,000 more 4-year olds — and bringing the total
funding up to $55 million per year.
About a third of the state’s 75,000 eligible pre-K students
are already enrolled in the program, Bredesen said.
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EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY
State needs to make
college more affordable
As if Tennessee college students and their families needed more evidence, a new report gives the state higher education system an “F” for affordability. There’s really not
much point in talking about
the need for a better educated
work force if higher education
costs keep spiraling beyond
the reach of more and more
households.
Tennessee flunked affordability in the latest report card
prepared by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing access to college. Tennessee received a C
minus in preparation and participation and I for learning.
The report says the state’s
underperformance in preparing its young adults for and enrolling them in college could
limit the state’s access to a
competitive work force and
weaken its economy over time.
The report further notes that
since the early 1990s, the state
has seen a double-digit drop in
the proportion of 9th graders
graduating from high school in
four years — Tennessee now
ranks among the lowest states
in the country on this measure.
However, the affordability
of college is a key issue, and it
has been exacerbated in past
years by declining state sup-
port for Tennessee’s public colleges and universities.
At a time when global competition is taking a severe toll
on the state’s core industry, the
OPINION
report offered a discouraging
view of higher education in
Tennessee.
On the affordability issue,
the report noted that net college costs for low- and middleincome students to attend
community colleges represent
35 percent of their annual family income. For these students
at public four-year colleges
and universities, net college
costs represent 38 percent of
their annual family income.
These families earn an average
$17,620 annually.
The report also said that the
state makes a very low investment in need-based financial
aid compared with top-performing states, and Tennessee
offers no low-tuition college
opportunities.
Also, the report says that
despite substantial improvement over the past 12 years, a
fairly low percentage of residents have a bachelor’s degree,
and this weakens the state
economy.
In the category of participation, the state received a C minus. According to the report,
compared with other states,
the chance that a Tennessee 9th
grader will enroll in college
within four years is low, primarily because the proportion
of high school students graduating is among the lowest in
the country. Also, the report
states that a very low proportion of working-age adults enroll in college-level education
or training. “Over the past
decade, the state has experienced one of the steepest declines in the nation on this
measure,” the report said.
Some of Tennessee’s problems in supporting higher ed
are clearly tied to the state’s
sagging economy of past years.
But it also means more costs
are being shifted to families at
a time when their ability to pay
is also declining.
The proof is in the pudding
that you can’t turn out college
graduates if they cannot afford
it. Universities have a role to
play in keeping costs down,
but they also can’t keep up
with the demand for more
high-tech graduates without
more support from the state.
If higher education is indeed such a priority for Tennessee’s future, more needs to
be done to keep it accessible in
the present.
MICHELLE MALKIN
The Associated (with terrorists) Press
The Associated Press
proudly calls itself the “essential global news network”
and a “bastion of the people’s right to know around
the world.” But when it
comes to the “people’s right
to know” whether Associated Press employees are cooperating with terrorists overseas, the “essential global
news network’s” motto is:
Bug off.
On April 12, I learned
from military sources that an
Associated Press photographer in Iraq, Fallujah native
Bilal Hussein, had been captured in Ramadi in an apartment with insurgents and a
cache
of
weapons. This
was news. I
asked the AP
for confirmation. Corporate
spokesman
Jack Stokes informed
me
Michelle that
company
Malkin officials were
“looking into
reports
that
Mr. Hussein was detained by
the U.S. military in Iraq but
have no further details at this
time.” After reporting the alleged detention on my blog
(michellemalkin.com/archiv
es/005941.htm), I followed
up several more times with
AP over the past five months
for status updates on Hussein. No reply.
On Sept. 17, the Associated Press finally acknowledged that Hussein was being detained. The AP’s overdue revelation was likely
part of an attempt to drum
up sympathy for Hussein,
who has made critical public
statements
against
our
troops in Fallujah, and undermine Bush administration interrogation efforts involving military detainees.
The AP article not only confirmed Hussein’s capture, it
also revealed (buried deep in
the story) that it knew of
Hussein’s capture from at
least May 7 — when it received an e-mail from U.S.
Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner revealing bombshell details:
“The military said Hussein was captured with two
insurgents, including Hamid
Hamad Motib, an alleged
leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
‘He has close relationships
with persons known to be responsible for kidnappings,
smuggling, improvised explosive device (IED) attacks
and other attacks on coalition forces,’ according to a
May 7 e-mail from U.S.
Army Maj. Gen. Jack Gardner, who oversees all coalition detainees in Iraq.”
In fact, the Pentagon said
on Monday, after three separate independent reviews,
the military had deemed
Hussein a security threat
with “strong ties to known
insurgents . . . involved in activities that were well outside the scope of what you
would expect a journalist to
be doing in that country.”
Hussein “tested positive for
traces of explosives.”
Let me repeat that: An Associated (with terrorists)
Press journalist gets caught
with an alleged al-Qaida
leader and tests positive for
bomb-making
materials.
That. Is. News. How does a
news organization explain
away its decision to sit on it
for five months? Like this:
“The AP has worked quietly
until now, believing that
would be the best approach.”
The best approach to journalism? No. The best approach to suppressing a
damning connection to terrorists.
The mainstream media enjoys mocking bloggers as
journalistic wannabes who
don’t do any “real” reporting
and have no concern for the
“public interest.” But as in the
case of the Reuters photo-faking debacle this summer, it is
bloggers in their little home
offices — not the professionals on the ground thousands
of miles away — who
smoked out a war story with
profound national security
implications. Well before I reported on Hussein’s capture,
military bloggers and media
watchdog
bloggers
had
raised persistent questions
over the past two years about
Hussein’s relationship with
terrorists in Iraq and whether
his photos were staged in collusion with our enemies. (For
a thorough overview, see
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/ar
chives/cat_bilal_hussein.php
.)
Hussein’s
up-close-andpersonal insurgent propaganda photos include a Pulitzer
Prize-winning image of four
terrorists in Fallujah firing a
mortar and small arms at our
troops in November 2004,
several chilling photos with
terrorists before, during and
after the Iraqi desert execution of kidnapped Italian
civilian hostage Salvatore
Santoro, and repeat images
of Sunni locals in Theater of
Jihad poses.
In an investigation of war
photo staging and fakery
earlier this spring, National
Journal’s Neil Munro exposed another dubious Hussein photo taken in October
2005 of a purported funeral
image outside Ramadi. An
accompanying
article
claimed the U.S. had bombed
the crowd including 18 children. But according to the
military, video footage of the
air strike against terrorist
roadside bombers in that incident showed only what appeared to be grown men
where the bomb struck.
Munro reported: “AP officials declined to make Hussein available for an interview.”
CAL THOMAS
Red meat for everybody
Make your selection: President Bush needlessly took
us into an unwinnable war in
Iraq based on false intelligence, which he later hyped
as trustworthy, leading to the
deaths (as of Sept. 8) of 2,656
service members and the
maiming of many thousands
more; or, President Clinton
was so preoccupied with his
groin, politics
and legacy that
it
prevented
him from adequately
responding
to
the
growing
terrorist challenge on his
Cal
watch, leading
Thomas to the slaughter of nearly
3,000 Americans five years
ago.
There is enough red meat
in the release of the initial report by the U.S. Senate Committee on Intelligence to support the conclusion about
President Bush for those who
never trusted him and believe he was illegitimately
elected in 2000. And there is
enough red meat in the twopart ABC miniseries to support the second conclusion
that President Clinton and
his team fiddled while alQaida plotted to burn down
America.
Suppose both sides are
right: President Bush is a liar
and is so sick that he would
jeopardize American lives
for an illogical crusade to establish his view of democracy in a place that has known
nothing but dictatorship,
murder and mayhem for as
long as history has been
recorded; and Bill Clinton
cared nothing about the safety and security of his fellow
Americans and deliberately
put both in jeopardy in favor
of personal gratification.
You have to be somewhat
twisted to believe that any
president cares so little about
his responsibilities and the
trust and hopes the citizens
place in our land’s highest
office that he would let us
down in such ways.
Neither position is completely credible, yet there are
people on both sides who
embrace these beliefs. That is
because the object of modern
politics is not to say and do
things that benefit the country and promote the general
welfare but to gain or maintain political power. Gaining
power, including the means
to getting it, is all that matters.
After Pearl Harbor, some
questioned whether President Franklin D. Roosevelt
deliberately ignored warnings about the Japanese
threat so he could use an attack to isolate the isolationists and declare war not only
on Japan, but grant Winston
Churchill’s wish for the United States to join Britain in the
war against Hitler.
In his book, “Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR
and Pearl Harbor,” Robert
Stinnett, a Research Fellow at
the Independent Institute in
Oakland, writes that on Nov.
25, 1941 Japan’s Admiral Yamamoto sent a radio message to the group of Japanese
warships that would attack
Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7.
Naval records, released a few
years ago, prove (says Stinnett) that from Nov. 17 to 25
the United States Navy intercepted 83 messages that Yamamoto sent to his carriers.
Part of the Nov. 25 message
read: “The task force, keeping its movements strictly secret and maintaining close
guard against submarines
and aircraft, shall advance
into Hawaiian waters, and
upon the very opening of
hostilities shall attack the
main force of the United
States fleet in Hawaii and
deal it a mortal blow.”
Since World War II, there
have
been
suspicions
whether the Roosevelt administration knew the attack
was coming. But here’s the
interesting part in light of the
carpet bomb politics of today. Stinnett writes, “When
Thomas Dewey was running
for president against Roosevelt in 1944 he found out
about America’s ability to intercept Japan’s radio messages, and thought this
knowledge would enable
him to defeat the popular
FDR. In the fall of that year,
Dewey planned a series of
speeches charging FDR with
foreknowledge of the attack.
Ultimately, Gen. George
Marshall, then chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, persuaded Dewey not to make
the speeches. Japan’s naval
leaders did not realize America had cracked their codes,
and Dewey’s speeches could
have sacrificed America’s
code-breaking
advantage.
So, Dewey said nothing, and
in November FDR was elected president for the fourth
time.”
When one considers contemporary politics, how
many politicians come to
mind that would place the
welfare of their country
ahead of themselves? It matters less which “side” is right
in this Clinton vs. Bush debate than it does whether
Iraq can become a fully stabilized beachhead for democracy in the region and terrorism can be dealt a mortal
blow.
We can’t afford to play the
blame game now that we are
in these wars. There is no alternative to winning them.
MILD TALK
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
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Tablecloths were originally meant to be
served as towels with which dinner guests
could wipe their hands and faces after eating.
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The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the
fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave
them off.
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There are 18 different animal shapes in the
Animal Crackers cookie zoo.
—————
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
—————
In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for
most trips of less than 50 minutes.
—————
The average person has over 1,460 dreams
a year.
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Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500.
—————
Saturday mail delivery in Canada was
eliminated by Canada Post on February 1,
1969.
—————
Tourists visiting Iceland should know that
tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult.
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O b i t u a r i e s
Mont Richardson
Mont Richardson, 82, 104
Twin Fork Ridge, Roan
Mountain (Shell Creek Community), died
Wednesday,
September
20, 2006, at
Johnson City
Medical
Center after a brief illness.
Mr. Richardson was the
son of the late Ed and Oma
Guinn Richardson. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a son,
James Michael Richardson,
two brothers, Ray Richardson and J.C. Richardson, and
a sister, Maria Dugger.
Mr. Richardson was a construction worker and was of
the Baptist faith. He was a
veteran of both World War II
and the Korean War, having
served in the Army Air
Corps and the Air Force.
During his 19 years of service
he was the recipient of the
Purple Heart and two Bronze
Stars as well as several other
ribbons and decorations.
Survivors include four
daughters and sons-in-law,
Brenda Kay and Sam Oliver,
Cindy Jean and Dan Fields,
Teresa Ann and Bobby Douglas, all of Michigan, and
Wilma Lee and Ray Travis of
Weaverville, N.C.; three sons,
Teddy Joe Richardson, Rick
Lane Richardson and Terry
Lynn Richardson, all of Michigan;
a
daughter-in-law,
Wendy Richardson of Michigan; his sister, Geraldine Oaks
of Roan Mountain; two broth-
ers and a sister-in-law, Burdell
Richardson of Erwin and Larry and Glenda Richardson of
Lake Lure, N.C.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He is also survived
by his former wife, Billie Shell
Richardson of Michigan; his
special nieces, Doneva Hughes of Roan Mountain and
Janet Stahl of Elizabethton;
and his special friend, Ronnie
Miller of Roan Mountain.
The funeral service for Mr.
Richardson will be conducted
at 8 p.m. Thursday, September
21, in the Rhododendron
Chapel of Tetrick Funeral
Home, Roan Mountain, with
Rev. Bobby Stout and Rev.
Keith Gwynn officiating. The
graveside service and interment will be conducted at 10
a.m. Friday, September 22, at
the Richardson Cemetery in
Roan Mountain with Military
Honors being provided by
the
Tennessee
National
Guard. Active pallbearers,
who are requested to meet at
the cemetery at 9:45 a.m. Friday, will be Randal Hughes,
Charlie Stahl, Eugene Ellison,
Derek Ellison, Ronnie Miller
and Jackie Dugger. The family will receive friends at the
Rhododendron Chapel from 6
to 8 p.m. Thursday, prior to
the service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com.
Tetrick Funeral Home,
Rhododendron Chapel, Roan
Mountain, is serving the
Richardson family. Obituary
Line: (423) 543-4917. Office:
(423) 542-2232.
DA being investigated by TBI
says he shouldn’t be suspended
COOKEVILLE (AP) — A
district attorney general being
investigated by the Tennessee
Bureau of Investigation for
contacting a defendant he
was prosecuting for murder
argued Wednesday that his
law license shouldn’t be temporarily suspended.
William E. Gibson is the
district attorney general for
Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb,
Overton, Pickett, Putnam and
White counties.
Gibson has declined to discuss many specifics of the investigation, except to say that
it centered on the case of inmate Christopher B. Adams,
34, who was accused in a fatal
2003 home invasion and robbery.
Cookeville attorney Phil
Parsons, who is representing
Adams, said Gibson wrote
letters to his client in early
2004 and July 2006 without
Adams’ attorneys’ knowledge and discussed the
man’s possible guilty plea.
Adams was convicted of
second-degree murder and
especially aggravated robbery and sentenced to 35
years in prison.
“To me, it looked like a
conspiracy to rig his postconviction
proceedings,”
Parsons, one of several people calling for the suspension, said Wednesday.
In a response filed
Wednesday with the Tennessee Supreme Court, Gibson’s attorney said his
client’s license shouldn’t be
suspended because “the petition does not support a
risk of substantial harm and
injury to the general pub-
lic,” as spelled out in Court
rules.
Gibson acknowledged in
an affidavit that he communicated with “a represented
party” and that the nature
of the communication was
“clearly a violation.” But he
called the incident isolated
and said it “will never be repeated.”
“It is my belief ... that
temporary suspension would
serve no necessary purpose in
protecting the public,” he
said. “I further believe that
the disruption of leadership
of this office, my duties, and
these
ongoing
activities
would be detrimental to the
public good.”
Copies of the letters obtained by The Tennessean
showed Gibson offered both
spiritual and legal advice to
Adams, who is now in the
state prison in Pikeville, Tenn.
“I have been moved, sometimes to tears, at the evidence
of God’s hand on you and
your situation,” Gibson wrote
in one letter dated “Saturday
7/23.”
Gibson said in an e-mail to
The Tennessean last weekend,
“If the worst thing I have
done in all those years (as
prosecutor) is to write to a
guy in prison and tell him I
didn’t think his case was being defended right and about
trusting God, I will call it a
good career.”
TBI spokeswoman Jennifer
Johnson said the probe was
launched at the request of
state Attorney General Paul
Summers, but she would not
elaborate. The attorney general’s office declined comment.
Health Resources Center offers classes
JOHNSON CITY — The
Health Resources Center,
Johnson City Medical Center’s outreach facility in The
Mall at Johnson City, is offering several classes and other
programs.
• “Exploring Our Options
as We Age,” a free educational program, will be held
Wednesday, Sept. 27, from
12:30-1:30 p.m. with Karen
Cober, RN, MSN, and April
Collins, BSW, MSHA. Discussion will include what the
choices are for long-term
care — including assistance
at home. Learn what questions to ask when choosing a
facility (including nursing
home and assisted living facilities), what payment resources are available and
what you can do now to pre-
pare for the future for yourself or a loved one. Pre-registration is required.
• “Express Workout,” a
free educational class, will be
held Wednesday, Sept. 27,
from noon-1 p.m., with Bob
Watkins, Fitness Director,
MSHA. Featured are easy exercises that can be done on
the job or on the go, in a
short amount of time, but
with beneficial results. Come
prepared to participate, if
you wish. Wellness Center
guest passes for all who attend! Classes will be in the
Annex Classroom. Pre-registration is required.
• “MomSense,” a free program, will be held Thursday,
Sept. 28, from 10:30-11:30
a.m., with Joanna Swinehart,
representative of The Chil-
Two arrested for theft
and forgery of checks
dren’s Hospital at JCMC.
Join this free support group
for new moms for a time of
celebrating the group’s first
birthday. Refreshments will
be served and a fall fashion
show for baby preview will
be presented by Gymboree,
located in The Mall. Babies
up to 18 months are welcome. Meeting will be in the
Annex Classroom. Due to
limited seating, pre-registration is required.
• “Sleep Disorders Support Group,” a free program,
will be held Thursday, Sept.
28, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., with
Charles Cole, MD, and Kim
Nielssen, FNP with Sleep
Lab at JCMC. Learn more
about sleep apnea and treatment options — including
CPAP. Get questions answered. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required.
• “CPR — Healthcare
Provider
Recertification,”
will take place Saturday,
Sept. 30, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Obtain re-certification in
Healthcare Provider CPR.
Bring current CPR card and
come prepared to take the
test and demonstrate skills.
Class size limited; pre-registration required. There will
be a fee for this class, which
will be held in the Annex
Classroom. Due to limited
seating, pre-registration is required.
The Health Resources
Center offers free or low-cost
health screenings and classes, direct access to The
Health Professionals for free
health
information
and
physician referral, service referral by RNs and other
health professionals, physician-directed medical lectures, health programs for all
ages and a medical research
and reference library including Internet access.
To register for any of these
classes and programs, or for
more information, call The
Health Professionals, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. at
(423) 952-3700 or (800) 8885551.
Johnson City Police Wednesday arrested Amber Gerwer,
23, 109 Oscar Banks Road, No. 30, and Joshua Byrd, 18, 2521
Park Ave., Johnson City, and charged each with seven counts
of forgery and seven counts of theft of property under $500.
The arrests were the result of an investigation into seven
stolen checks being passed at Peoples Bank, 300 Sunset Drive,
Johnson City. The checks were taken in a burglary at a residence on Fulton Drive in Johnson City.
The two are scheduled to appear in Washington County
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — A Gwinnett County man is acGeneral Sessions Court today.
cused of marrying six women from African countries so they
could stay in the country legally.
Alvin Murdock, 38, was arrested Monday and charged
with five counts of bigamy, all felony offenses. He also faces a
misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana.
Gwinnett County Police Department spokesman Cpl. Darren Moloney said Murdock remained in jail Wednesday on
$7,200 bond.
Moloney said police received a tip from a Superior Court
From Staff Reports
judge and investigators paid a visit to Murdock, and said they
A meeting of the Carter County Jail Task Force, scheduled found proof of multiple marriage certificates.
for Thursday at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room of
“Based on statements he made to officers, he was marrying
the Carter County Courthouse, has been canceled. A work- them so that they could become U.S. citizens,” Moloney said.
shop will be scheduled for a later date.
Georgia man accused
of having six wives
Jail Task Force
meeting canceled
Reception Friday
will honor McKeehan
A reception honoring Charlotte McKeehan will be held
Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Free Will Baptist
Church Christian Life Center across from the Courthouse.
Entrance is on E. Second Street across from Courtyard
Apartments.
McKeehan retired as Clerk and Master of the Carter
County Chancery Court in August after working 56 years
in the office, the last 24 as Clerk and Master.
The reception is being hosted by Chancellor and Mrs.
Richard Johnson.
TAD bean supper
scheduled Sept. 29
The T.A. Dugger Junior
High School will have its
annual bean supper on Friday, Sept. 19, the night of
Elizabethton High School’s
homecoming football game.
The bean supper will be
held in the Junior High
Cafeteria. Eat-in time is 4:30
to 6:30 p.m. and carryouts
are from 4 to 6:30 p.m.
There will be two menus
to choose from: soup beans,
coleslaw, cornbread, cookie
and drink; or corndog,
chips, cookie and drink.
Proceeds from the supper will go to classroom
and technology upgrades.
Tickets are $3.50 and
may be purchased at the
door.
Arrests
• Jeremy Paul Blevins, 32, 166 Muddy Branch Road, was
arrested Tuesday night by Constable Harvey Shaffer and
charged with DUI, violation of the implied consent law, possession of Schedule I drugs, possession of Schedule III drugs
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
• James Lloyd Milsaps, 38, 828 Hickory St., was arrested
early Wednesday morning by CCSD Deputy Eric Buck on a
warrant charging him with violation of probation.
• Michall Jameson Trivette, 23, 192 Lovers Lane, No. 1,
was arrested Tuesday evening by CCSD Sgt. Keith Range and
charged with public intoxication.
• Keith L. Brummitt, 23, 2235 E. Fairview Ave., Johnson
City, was arrested Tuesday evening by CCSD Deputy Eric
Buck on a warrant charging him with violation of probation.
• Donald Eugene Bowman, 39, 1817 W. Market St., Johnson City, was arrested Tuesday morning by CCSD Deputy
Fred Sluder on a capias charging him with failure to appear
in court and a warrant charging him with violation of probation.
• Jean Max Edouard, 32, 120/121 Rosenbaum Private Drive, was arrested early Wednesday morning by CCSD Sgt.
Keith Range on two outstanding capiases.
• Nicole Shipley, 22, 230 W. F St., was arrested Tuesday
morning by Elizabethton Police Department Sgt. Charles
Moreland on an outstanding warrant out of Washington
County.
• Charles Bowers, 36, 194 Roy Bowers Road, was arrested
early Wednesday morning by EPD Ptl. Dennis Brown on a
capias charging him with failure to appear in court.
• Phillip Edwards, 21, 300 South View Circle, was arrested
Monday afternoon by EPD Ptl. Dennis Brown and charged
with criminal trespassing.
Civil Service testing
scheduled for Oct. 7
The Carter County Civil
Service Board will be testing
Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. in
the Circuit Court Room of
the Justice Center.
A completed Carter County Sheriff’s Department application for employment is
required in order to take the
test.
Bristol park to host
‘Wildlife Weekend’
From Staff Reports
A prominent author of
North Americanbird books
will headline Wildlife Weekend at Steele Creek Park in
Bristol, Sept. 22-23.
Dr. Fred Alsop, author of
the “Smithsonian Birds of
North America,” will present
a free talk to the public Friday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. in the
park’s lodge.
His talk, “Appalachian
Bird Adventures,” will include color slides taken
throughout these mountains
and will feature many of
North America’s most beautiful species.
Alsop is a professor of biology at East Tennessee State
University in Johnson City
and a member of the Lee &
Lois Herndon Chapter of
Tennessee Ornithological Society.
“His intimate knowledge
and bird research positioned
him to author the most comprehensive series of field
guides to North American
birds ever,” said Jeremy
Stout, park nature center
manager. “He is recognized
as one of the most accomplished wildlife photographers in America.”
The Friday evening lecture will be the first of two
days of naturalist events,
which will include bird
hikes, bird banding, nature
hikes and Saturday afternoon talks by area authorities, college faculty and government wildlife biologists.
All events are free. Programs will be held in the
main room of the Steele
Creek Park Lodge.
An owl prowl is set for
Friday, Sept. 22, at 9 p.m.,
immediately following Alsop’s presentation. This easy
walk will allow participants
to hear and see the park’s
wild owls. This prowl has
been a popular flashlight
event for all ages.
“This weekend is an annual event sponsored by our
membership,” said President
Becky Wilkerson of the
Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park. “We
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have room for everyone.”
The Bristol Bird Club will
sponsor Alsop’s program
and Saturday morning bird
banding.
A bird hike begins at 8
a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, followed by a U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service bird banding
demonstration at 9 a.m. A nature hike gets under way at
11 a.m.
“Conservation Efforts in
Central Africa,” will highlight an afternoon of talented
speakers. Ayres Christ will
speak at 4 p.m. about his experiences studying gorillas
in Africa.
Other Saturday presentations include:
• “Butterfly Beauties” by
Elizabethton resident Nancy
Barrigar at noon.
• A herpetological talk by
Vince Cobb of Middle Tennessee State University at 1
p.m.
• A talk on “The Natural
History of Steele Creek Park”
by Wallace Coffey at 2 p.m.
• Tennessee Valley Authority naturalist and researcher Allan Trently of
Norris will speak on “Woody
Plants of Steele Creek Park”
starting at 4 p.m.
For more information
about Wildlife Weekend, call
the park’s Nature Center at
989-5616 between 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. or the Bristol Tennessee
Department
of
Leisure Services at 764-4023.
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DEAR ABBY
U.S. happily untouched by
hurricanes so far, but season not over Flag flown over
MIAMI (AP) — After Katrina, Wilma and Rita headlined
last year’s brutal hurricane
season, relieved Americans
have so far been spared a sequel. Forecasters credit a string
of meteorological changes, but
caution the luck can still run
out with more than two
months left in the season.
Two main factors have contributed to the coastline calm.
A high-pressure system in the
Atlantic known as the Bermuda High last year was centered
close to the territory for which
it is named, but now is positioned hundreds of miles east.
That, in turn, has made room
for a low pressure system to
develop in the Atlantic between the Carolinas and
Bermuda.
“Instead of high pressure
pushing hurricanes toward
the United States there has
been low pressure that repels
hurricanes,” said Lixion Avila,
a forecaster at the National
Hurricane Center here.
Unlike a high pressure system’s clockwise swirling, the
low pressure circulates counterclockwise and is associated
with winds that help push
storms to the north and northeast. It has been in place since
late August and has contributed to keeping Hurricanes Florence, Gordon and
Helene away from American
shores.
Beyond that, though, Pennsylvania State University meteorologist Paul Knight explains that the season has simply not been as frenzied as last
year. And fewer Atlantic
storms mean fewer chances
one will actually strike the U.S.
Last year was the busiest
Atlantic season on record,
with 28 named storms, 17 of
which had already formed by
berto and Ernesto hit Florida
this year, but did little damage.
Federal scientists have said
that weak El Nino conditions
this year have also inhibited
hurricane development by increasing crosswinds over the
Caribbean. The winds can rip
storms apart or stop them
from forming.
Knight notes other factors
have also contributed to the
“Instead of high pressure
pushing hurricanes toward
the United States there has
been low pressure that
repels hurricanes.”
— Lixion Avila, NHC forecaster
this point. Two hurricanes —
Dennis and Katrina — had already struck by this time last
year, and Rita hit on Sept. 24.
This year, forecasters originally estimated up to 16
named storms and later
trimmed their projection by
one. There have been eight
named storms so far, though
September and October are
typically among the busiest
months. Tropical Storms Al-
positive outcome, such as
cooler ocean temperatures.
But he and others say westward movement of the
Bermuda High or dissipation
of the Atlantic low-pressure
front could change everything.
“Don’t be fooled by anybody that they know what’s
going to happen in two
weeks,” Avila said. “We don’t
know if this pattern is going to
go or stay.”
Already, Knight said, a
changing configuration of jet
streams in this hemisphere
have changed weather in the
Midwest. That same shift
could move the Bermuda
High closer to its namesake
islands, which would make
the potential for a hurricane
hitting the U.S. more likely.
“But even if the Bermuda
High backs up, it doesn’t
seem to be the ingredients
that would produce, at least
the number of storms, as last
year,” Knight said. “It is possible that we could get one
odd one.”
Knight said most of the
East Coast, from the Outer
Banks of North Carolina to
Maine, should be safe from a
hurricane this year.
But Florida, hit hard by
the previous two hurricane
seasons, is a different story.
“You’re really never safe until late November,” Knight
said.
For now, though, meteorologists say they don’t think
many people are interested
in why a hurricane hasn’t hit.
They’re simply glad none has
this season, which ends Nov.
30.
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happy that we’re being
spared,” Avila said, “and I
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DEAR ABBY: Your advice
to “Proud of My Friend” in
Wisconsin (8-7), to give their
friends
who
have just become U.S. citizens an American flag, was
great. To make
the gift “extra”
special,
“Proud” could
first have the
flag
flown
over the U.S. Capitol building, and then present it to
their friends with a certificate
stating the day it was flown.
All congressional offices
provide this service for their
constituents, charging only
for the cost of the flag and
shipping. (Flags can be purchased for as little as $15.)
Please encourage these folks
— and any others who
would like to mark a special
occasion, memorial or honor
— to contact their congressional representative. And if
they are not sure who their
representatives are, they
should “fire up their computers”
and
visit
www.house.gov and enter
their ZIP code. (Most representatives have forms and information on flags on their
Web sites.) — FORMER
CONGRESSIONAL
STAFFER IN SAN FRANCISCO
DEAR
FORMER
STAFFER: Thank you not
only for your kind words,
but for providing so much
information for Dear Abby
readers about how to order
these special keepsakes.
While many of the readers
who commented about that
letter agreed that an American flag is an appropriate
gift for any new citizen, I also received some other
worthwhile
suggestions.
Read on:
DEAR ABBY: While your
idea was a good one, a more
appropriate gift than a flag
might be a copy of the Declaration of Independence or
the Bill of Rights. These can
be purchased as posters and
framed, or found on the Web
in a form suitable for hanging. If someone is handy with
Print Shop, it can be produced on his or her own PC.
I believe that people tend
to forget that it’s not the flag
that we pledge to uphold
when we swear in for public
office, military duty or as
new U.S. citizens, but the
Constitution. While the flag
is a common symbol, it is not
truly what America is all
about. — REMEMBERS DUTY TO THE CONSTITUTION
DEAR ABBY: I would consider it a nice gesture if someone were to make me a scrapbook containing a few
“Americana
mementoes”
(images of America or pictures with historical significance) sprinkled with a few
traditions or family cooking
and baking recipes. Romanians have a deep appreciation
for the culinary arts, so one
could never go wrong with
giving them an all-American
cookbook, or better yet, an
all-American dessert cookbook! — RIGHT HAND
RAISED IN LOMA LINDA,
CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: “Proud of
My Friend” asked about a
suitable gift for friends who
have just become U.S. citizens. The oak is our national
tree, so if they have the
space, perhaps an oak tree
for their yard would be a
lasting reminder of their new
country. — LINDA IN
TUSTIN, CALIF.
DEAR ABBY: I loved your
idea about giving the newly
sworn U.S. citizens an American flag. The family can
hang it proudly, or buy a triangular display case to keep
it in. The cases are advertised
in catalogs and are very
handsome. — DONNA A. IN
THE USA
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for one of my friends. Although I had a gift, I had not
considered buying a card to
go with it. My mother said it
is rude to give gifts without a
card. What do you think? —
DANA IN SAN DIEGO
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including a card or note
with it; it is impractical to do
so without identifying the
giver. How else will the recipient know whom to
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fun for all! It’s Oktoberfest at Sonny’s Marina Runabout Café
on Friday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Todd Burleson Clean
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The Todd Burleson Memorial Cleanup at Roan Mountain will be held on Saturday,
Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. until
noon at the Roan Mountain
State Park.
The
Clean
Streams
Cleanup is now in its 10th
year and is sponsored by the
Overmountain Chapter of
Trout Unlimited in memory
of the man who began it.
Todd Burleson was an outdoorsman, who enjoyed fishing and nature.
Persons participating in
the cleanup are asked to meet
at the Roan Mountain Community Park at 9 a.m. for assignments. At noon, following the cleanup, lunch will be
enjoyed.
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Plans made for seventh annual EHS
Sports Hall of Fame ceremony
By Wes Holtsclaw
SPORTS EDITOR
[email protected]
Tim Chambers
Longhorns’
stellar
season talk
of county
Neither Trade Days nor the
Cranberry Festival has generated as much excitement in
Johnson County as the
Longhorn football team in
2006.
Coach Mike Atwood’s
‘Steers’ are currently 3-1 on
the season with its only loss
being a 14-10 nailbiter to preseason Mountain Lakes Conference favorite Sulllivan
South.
With four games under its
belt, the maroon machine has
scored 113 points in a conference where opponent’s enrollment are much larger than
the pint size boys from tiny
town.
Atwood is the perfect motivator for a group of kids
who sometimes are undersized and don’t have the
depth of most of its opponents. But the heart displayed
by the boys from Johnson
County is second to none
when playing football.
Tomahawk Sports Editor
Matt Hill senses something
special about this Longhorn
team. “This team is more balanced than in the past. They
throw the ball well, run the
ball well behind a good offensive line.”
Another Atwood is also
making some noise in the
Mountain Lakes Conference.
Jesse Atwood is the top rusher in the league with 517
yards on 65 attempts, averaging nearly eight yards per
contest.
He currently leads the conference in scoring with 54
points while his sophomore
sidekick, Christian Prudhomme has tallied 41.
Atwood is hard to wrap up
and at times appears slicker
than a mole’s rear when going up the gut.
The thunderfoot Prudhomme, has booted 14-of-15
extra points and three field
goals. He also doubles as a receiver with six catches for 155
yards.
His 25.83 average per catch
leads the league in that category as does his 18 yard average per punt return. He has
hauled in three touchdown
receptions, his longest one a
70-yarder.
But these are just a few of
the high-powered weapons
that the Longhorns possess.
Austin Phipps has thrown
for 498 yards, which places
his second behind South’s D-I
prospect Curt Phillips. And
the best part of all he’s only a
sophomore.
The other big threat is senior Robbie Moody. Moody
ranks fourth in receiving with
nine catches for 204 yards.
His 22.67 yards per reception
is second behind Prudhomme.
One
of
the
biggest
weapons has been the play of
defensive senior tackle, Ryan
Humphrey. The (6’5, 275)
man-child has been a force to
reckon with for the opposition.
Humphrey has accounted
for 22 tackles in the past two
n See JOHNSON CO., 8
Plans have been made for the seventh annual Elizabethton High School
Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will take place Thursday, September 28th at 7 p.m. at
Treadway Gymnasium.
The following outstanding coaches
and athletes, who have brought great
honor to the school and the City of
Elizabethton will be inducted:
• Chris Jenkins — Won the 1600-
meter State Championship in 1985
with a school record time of 4:17.4
and later signed a full track scholarship to Memphis State University.
He was selected as the Most Outstanding Performer at the Kingsport
Times-News relays his senior year,
winning the Conference and District
in the 800 and 1600, with a Regional
title in the 1600.
• Phil Pierce — Pierce was a
standout on the baseball diamond
and basketball courts.
In basketball, he scored over 1,100
points for the Cyclones and scored
double-figures in 43 consecutive
games, earning numerous accolades.
He stood out in baseball, where he
was a four-year starter. He was
named All-State in 1979 and 1980 and
led Elizabethton to a Big 7 Conference
title over Science Hill as a junior.
He finished his high school career
with a 1.20 ERA and earned a scholarship with East Tennessee State.
Pierce was named the number one
starter his last three seasons at State,
and his Bucs won an NCAA Regional
game against Wichita State after he
struck out future Baseball Hall of
Famer Joe Carter twice.
• Chris Reddick — Reddick was a
three year starter on the Cyclone football squad, who finished with over
2,000 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns. He was also an outstanding
jumper and relay-team member for
the track team.
• Scott Rider — Rider had a passion to compete and hated to lose.
One of the most versatile athletes
ever at Elizabethton, he started in six
different sports at the school: Football
n See HALL OF FAME, 9
Lady Buffs have
way with Montreat
By Ben Davis
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
The Lady Buff’s soccer
team got a victory last night
at Milligan College with a 7-0
route of conference foe Montreat.
Megan Elrod put Milligan
on the board early in the first
half when she booted one in
after tracking down a loose
ball out in front of the goal. A
few minutes later Dagmar
Arnardottir scored her first of
three goals on the night from
about 10 yards out after getting a beautiful pass from
Kristin Zutt.
Katie Kiebler then kicked a
ball into the net that had been
deflected by the Montreat
goalie to put the Lady Buff’s
up 3-0 with 22:00 left in the
first half.
The highlight of the night
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Milligan’s Dagmar Arnardottir kicks in her first of three goals in a game against Montreat was provided by Milligan’s
on Wednesday night.
Elrod and Hanna Lovbrand.
Elrod kicked a lofted pass
from about thirty-five yards
out that Lovbrand ran under
and head butted it into the
goal.
“That was a great play,”
said Milligan coach Dave
Dixon. “We have been working on that long pass in practice the past couple of days
and the girls (Elrod and
Lovbrand) tried it and it
worked out well. It was nice
to see the team thinking
about what we have worked
on in training and taking it to
the game field.”
Lovbrand added another
goal just before the half when
she got possession and handled the ball down the field
on a break away and then
kicked it just out of the
goalie’s reach to give Milligan
a 5-0 lead.
Arnardottir knocked in her
second goal of the game less
n See MILLIGAN, 9
Kevin Harvick
Lady Cyclones’ banner season
prepared to handle led by four important seniors
cheating allegations STAR
By Rick Sheek
STAFF
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
Kevin Harvick is so hot right
now that the competition clearly is concerned — so much so
that Harvick believes a rival intentionally spread false allegations of cheating to rattle his
team.
After Harvick’s win last
week in New Hampshire, a
Speed TV report claimed that
Harvick and teammate Jeff
Burton were manipulating
their wheels to gain a performance advantage. NASCAR and
Richard Childress Racing
strongly denied the accusation,
but Speed TV stands by its report.
With no one sure what to believe — and the report has led
many teams to believe Harvick
indeed is cheating — the driver
is pretty confident he knows
what’s going on.
“I absolutely think it was a
plant from another team,” Harvick
told
MRN
Radio.
“NASCAR didn’t say anything,
so it’s pretty obvious to me
where it came from. It’s an attempt to try and distract us
from what we’re doing, but
they’re going to have to do a lot
better than that.”
Ahh, the games they play in
NASCAR, where the competition is tighter than ever and
everyone is wondering just
what it is that Harvick and his
n See HARVICK, 9
Fisher: Volek lied
to him, repeatedly
asked to be traded
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
Coach Jeff Fisher lashed out at
critics of the Tennessee Titans’
dealings with Billy Volek, saying Wednesday that Volek lied
to him and never took advantage of the opportunity to be
the starter.
The Titans finally traded
Volek on Tuesday to the San
Diego Chargers for a sixthround draft pick that could become a fifth-rounder depending on playing time. Fisher
said Volek asked to be traded
the day the Titans signed Kerry Collins late last month.
“I never at anytime in my
career have gone into such detail (about a trade). But I felt
the responsibility, as Billy felt
he was thrown under the bus,”
Fisher said. “Billy threw this
organization under the bus,
along with a number of his
teammates.”
It was unprecedented public criticism by Fisher, who repeatedly has protected his
players.
Volek inherited the quarterback job when the Titans traded Steve McNair to Baltimore
in June, and Fisher claimed it
was in the first week after
Volek was made the starter
during the offseason that the
quarterback lied to the coach.
n See VOLEK, 9
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Elizabethton’s soccer team
is having a banner season,
and anchored by four senior
girls who are guiding the Cyclones.
Goalkeeper Sophia Murillo, midfielder Bri Gouge and
defenders Chassie Hodge and
Rachel Oliver are four-year
starters for the Lady Cyclones
(4-1-1).
“I think as far as uniting
this team, we have to pull the
team together,” Hodge said
after the team took a run on
Wednesday and were preparing for a workout on the practice field. “We want to set a
good example, be leaders for
the team. All of our seniors
have been four-year starters,
so I think that this year we’re
going to have a good team —
– a strong season, a lot of
good freshmen. So we should
be good.”
Coach Bill McClay stresses
that Murillo has been the cornerstone of the team.
“This is the only year that
the seniors have really taken
charge,” Murillo said. “You
feel like you can be more
open with your team, because
your opinion matters. When
you’re a freshman your opinion doesn’t really matter.
When you’re a senior, that’s
all that really matters.”
Gouge says there is a certain amount of teamwork that
is proving effective.
“I’m having a really great
year,” Gouge said. “This year
is probably my best year so
far. We’re all working really
well together, and we get
along.
Sophia Murillo
“It’s coming together. It
needs to. I’m real excited and
anxious to see how this year
works out.”
The coach points out this
has been a unique group of
seniors.
“Last year we had a very
small senior class, so last year
they were important as juniors,” McClay said. “They’ve
done a pretty good job, and
having that kind of continuity
— Sophia especially in the
goal — and Chassie and
Rachel being defenders, that’s
added
some
continuity
through four years. It helps
bring along some of the
younger players.”
Murillo defending the net
is a major strength for the Cyclones.
“Sophia has been a big reason for a lot of the success
that we’ve had, because she’s
just an outstanding goalkeeper,” McClay said of the team
MVP the past two falls. “She’s
pretty tough.”
The coach said he couldn’t
ask for a more reliable bunch
to lead this team.
”This is a pretty decent
four,” McClay said. “What
we’re getting though now is
freshmen that have a lot more
Chassie Hodge
Brianne Gouge
Rachel Oliver
soccer experience. We didn’t
always have that luxury.”
The Cyclones lost to Science Hill in non-conference
action, and in Region 1-
n See SOCCER, 9
Page 10 - STAR- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006
Sports In Brief
Football
Prep Leaders
Carter County Prep Leaders
SCORING
PLAYER:
TEAM: POINTS:
Adam Townsend
Hampton
78
Brandon Medina
Unaka
30
Jonathan Lyons
Hampton
18
Tyler Blevins
Happy Valley 18
Nick Sluder
Cloudland
18
Shane Heaton
Unaka
18
Justin Fuqua
Elizabethton 18
Aaron Pierce
Unaka
13
Jeff Peters
Unaka
12
Logan Morgan
Cloudland
12
Lucas Clawson
Cloudland
12
E.J. Newbern
Hampton
8
Drew Hyder
Elizabethton
6
Donayle Watson
Elizabethton
6
Jordan Lewis
Unaka
6
Jordan Hughes
Cloudland
6
Dustin Milhorn
Hampton
6
Wendell Loving
Elizabethton
6
Jesse Richardson Happy Valley
6
Michael Westberry Happy Valley
6
Garrett Dykes
Happy Valley
6
RUSHING
PLAYER:
TEAM:
Adam Townsend Hampton
Brandon Medina
Unaka
Preston Smith
Eliz.
Nick Sluder
Cloud.
Tyler Blevins
H.V.
Dylan Yankee
Unaka
Logan Morgan
Cloud.
Dustin Taylor
Unaka
Michael Lunsford Hampton
Aaron Pierce
Unaka
Jordan Hughes
Cloud.
Dustin Milhorn
Hampton
ATT/YDS
62-708
57-360
51-220
34-214
40-183
24-181
7-120
24-119
17-101
24-101
20-100
4-100
PASSING
PLAYER:
TEAM:C/A/INT
Tyler Blevins
H.V. 45-87-2
Preston Smith
Eliz. 36-77-6
Michael Lunsford
Hamp. 23-43-2
Michael CarpenterUnaka 20-42-2
Wes Anderson
Eliz. 12-21-1
Logan Buck
Cloud. 11-22-1
RECEIVING
PLAYER:
TEAM
Drew Hyder
Elizabethton
Justin Fuqua Elizabethton
Michael Westberry H.V.
Jonathan Lyons Hampton
Adam Townsend Hampton
Daniel Shankle
H.V.
Wendell Loving Elizabethton
Shane Heaton
Unaka
Brooks Price Elizabethton
Brian Jenkins Elizabethton
Jordan Lewis
Unaka
Wendell Loving Elizabethton
Jared Irick
Hampton
Jordan Hughes Cloudland
YDS.
442
482
390
359
123
100
REC/YDS
12-125
11-158
10-114
9-187
8-134
8-102
6-134
6-90
6-40
6-70
4-117
4-112
3-64
3-61
Baseball
MLB Game Capsules
American League
Blue Jays...............................................3
Yankees .................................................2
TORONTO (AP) — The New York Yankees
clinched their ninth consecutive AL East title when the second-place Boston Red
Sox lost to the Minnesota Twins on
Wednesday night.
The Yankees began the day needing one
win or a loss by the Red Sox to wrap up
the division championship — and their
12th straight playoff berth. New York lost
3-2 in Toronto on Wednesday, but Boston’s
game went final about 30 minutes later.
Last season, New York clinched the AL
East title with a win in Boston on the penultimate day of the regular season.
Bengie Molina homered for Toronto and
Davis Romero (1-0), who replaced starter
Roy Halladay who left with a strained forearm, pitched 2 1-3 innings for his first major league win.
Yankees starter Sean Henn (0-1) gave up
three runs and four hits in 3 2-3 innings.
Tigers.....................................................6
White Sox ..............................................2
CHICAGO (AP) — Curtis Granderson had
three hits and Magglio Ordonez and Ivan
Rodriguez homered to help Detroit Tigers
maintain its slim lead in the AL Central.
With their second win in the three-game
series against the White Sox, the Tigers
remained one-half game ahead of second-place Minnesota, which defeated
Boston 8-2 Wednesday night.
The defending World Series champion
White Sox lost for the fifth time in six
games.
Jeremy Bonderman (13-8), 1-4 in his 10
previous starts, allowed five hits in six innings.
The Tigers had three straight hits to open
both the third and fifth innings and built a
four-run lead against Jon Garland (17-6),
who failed for a second straight start to get
his 18th win and match his total of last
season.
Twins .....................................................8
Red Sox .................................................2
BOSTON (AP) — Torii Hunter hit a threerun homer in the eighth inning for Minnesota in the win that allowed the Yankees
to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title and the Twins to remain one-half game
behind Detroit in the AL Central.
Boof Bonser (6-5) allowed two runs and
seven hits in seven innings to win his third
consecutive decision. Michael Cuddyer
had three hits of Minnesota’s 16 hits and
scored two runs.
David Ortiz hit his 50th homer to tie Jimmie Foxx’s 1938 franchise record. It was a
solo shot that gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead
after six. But Cuddyer led off the eighth
with a double, Justin Morneau walked and
Hunter hit the first pitch he saw from Craig
Hansen (2-2) over the Green Monster
seats. Rondell White doubled to chase
Hansen, who faced four batters and did
not record an out.
Athletics ................................................4
Indians...................................................3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Milton Bradley
homered and singled in the tying run, and
Frank Thomas hit a go-ahead double to
lead Oakland.
Esteban Loaiza (11-8) pitched 7 2-3 strong
innings to win for the seventh time in nine
starts. The A’s stayed 6 1/2 games ahead
of Los Angeles in the AL West after the
Angels won 3-0 at Kansas City.
The division rivals play seven times in the
last 10 games of the season, starting Friday with a series in Oakland.
Bradley hit his 11th homer leading off the
sixth to pull the A’s to 2-1. Thomas lined a
two-run double to center in the seventh off
Fernando Cabrera (3-3).
Mariners ................................................6
Rangers .................................................3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cha Seung
Baek allowed two runs and four hits over 6
2-3 innings and Raul Ibanez homered as
Seattle eliminated Texas from the AL West
race.
The Rangers had already been eliminated
from wild-card contention.
Baek (4-1) struck out five and walked one,
beating the Rangers for the second time
since he was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 22. J.J. Putz got the last three
outs for his 34th save.
Nelson Cruz had a two-run homer and
Michael Young hit his 50th double for the
Rangers, tying Juan Gonzalez’s club
record set in 1998.
Devil Rays .............................................4
Orioles ...................................................2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ty Wigginton helped Tampa Bay snap a seasonhigh, nine-game losing streak, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning.
Greg Norton drew a one-out walk from Rodrigo Lopez (9-17) before Wigginton made
it 4-2 with his 21st homer. Lopez leads the
majors in losses.
Seth McClung (6-12) pitched 1 1-3 innings
for the win.
Chris Gomez pulled the Orioles even at 2
in the top of the eighth with an RBI single
off Jae Seo, who allowed two runs and
seven hits in 7 2-3 innings. He is 0-1 with
seven no-decisions in eight starts since
July 29.
Angels ...................................................3
Royals....................................................0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kelvim Escobar combined with two relievers on a fivehitter and Orlando Cabrera drove in three
runs for Kansas City, which learned manager Buddy Bell will be taking a leave of
absence for medical tests.
In a statement issued during the top of the
ninth inning, the Royals said a growth had
been discovered near Bell’s left tonsil and
the manager will seek a second opinion at
the Mayo Clinic in Arizona on Thursday.
Bell managed the entire game.
Los Angeles, which remained 6 1/2 games
behind Oakland in the AL West, won for
the 12th time in 17 games. The Athletics
and Angels play seven times in their final
10 games.
Escobar (11-13) allowed four hits in seven
innings. Francisco Rodriguez pitched the
ninth for his major league-leading 44th
save.
Odalis Perez (2-4) gave up one run and six
hits in seven innings.
National League
Diamondbacks......................................8
Padres ...................................................2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Edgar Gonzalez held
San Diego to six hits over seven innings to
lead Arizona to a victory Wednesday night.
The NL West-leading Padres remained a
half-game ahead of the Los Angeles
Dodgers, who lost 6-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Arizona tied its season high with 18 hits.
Luis Gonzalez, Conor Jackson, Johnny
Estrada and Alberto Callaspo each had
three hits, and Callaspo’s bases-loaded
triple highlighted the five-run seventh.
Edgar Gonzalez (2-3) got his first win as a
starter since his major league debut on
June 1, 2003, when he beat San Diego. It
was his fourth start this season and the
17th of his career. He allowed one run,
struck out three and walked none.
David Wells (0-2) gave up four runs and a
season-high 11 hits in 6 1-3 innings, losing
his second straight start.
Pirates ...................................................6
Dodgers.................................................4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NL batting leader
Freddy Sanchez matched a career high
with four hits and Pittsburgh’s Shawn Chacon outpitched Greg Maddux.
The Dodgers lost for the 11th time in 17
games and fell into a tie with Philadelphia
for the NL wild-card lead. They remained
one-half game behind first-place San
Diego, which lost 8-2 to Arizona, in the NL
West.
Sanchez had two doubles and two singles
in five at-bats in Pittsburgh’s fifth consecutive win.
The four-hit game was the fourth for
Sanchez, who raised his average to .346.
Chacon (2-3) limited the Dodgers to six
hits and two earned runs in 6 2-3 innings.
Salomon Torres got the last four outs for
his 10th save. With runners on second and
third and one out, Torres struck out pinchhitter Matt Kemp, walked Nomar Garciaparra and struck out Jeff Kent on a 3-2
pitch.
Maddux (13-14) allowed seven hits and
three runs in five innings.
Brewers .................................................1
Cardinals ...............................................0
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Geoff Jenkins
homered leading off the bottom of ninth
and rookie Carlos Villanueva combined
with two relievers on a four-hitter for Milwaukee.
The Cardinals lost for the sixth time in 11
games, but their magic number to clinch
the NL Central for a third straight year
dropped to five with Cincinnati’s loss to
Houston.
Jenkins hit his 16th homer of the season,
a drive to right off Tyler Johnson (0-3). It
was the Milwaukee’s fourth game-ending
home run this season and the second of
Jenkins’ career.
Villanueva, who earned his first major
league victory in relief on Friday against
Washington, made his fourth big league
start. He allowed three hits in seven innings, struck out five and walked one.
Chris Spurling allowed one hit in the
eighth, and Francisco Cordero (3-0) threw
a perfect ninth.
Phillies...................................................6
Cubs ......................................................2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Myers
pitched his first complete game in 13
months and Chase Utley hit a two-run
homer to lead Philadelphia.
The Phillies, who have won seven of nine,
moved into a tie for the wild-card lead with
Los Angeles, which lost 6-4 to Pittsburgh.
Myers (12-6) gave up two runs, six hits and
tied his career high with 12 strikeouts in
winning his fourth straight decision. He is
6-1 in 10 starts since losing to Florida on
July 28. It was his sixth career complete
game and first since Aug. 20, 2005,
against Pittsburgh.
Utley hit his career-best 29th homer in the
sixth for a 5-1 lead.
Les Walrond (0-1) allowed two runs and
three hits, striking out six in three-plus innings in his second career start.
Astros ....................................................7
Reds.......................................................2
HOUSTON (AP) — Roger Clemens
pitched six scoreless innings in his final
home start of the season for win No. 348
to lead Houston.
Luke Scott had a bases-loaded triple and
solo homer and Craig Biggio hit a threerun homer as the Astros won for the third
time in 10 games.
Clemens (7-5) struck out six and allowed
three hits with three walks. He did not yield
an earned run for the fourth time this season and allowed fewer than three for the
15th time in 17 starts.
Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (14-10) lost
for first time in five starts, giving up seven
hits and striking out four in 5 1-3 innings.
Giants ....................................................7
Rockies..................................................4
DENVER (AP) — Barry Bonds’ pinch-hit,
run-scoring single in the eighth broke a tie
game and helped San Francisco snap a
four-game losing streak.
The Giants moved within four games of
first-place San Diego in the NL West and 3
1/2 game of Los Angeles and Philadelphia
in the wild-card race. They had lost six of
their last eight.
The Giants entered the eighth trailing 3-2,
but scored five times on six hits off four
Colorado pitchers.
Ray Durham’s double scored Todd Linden
to tie the game and Bonds’ single brought
home pinch-runner Fred Lewis.
Brian Wilson (2-3) got the win and Manuel
Corpas, who hadn’t given up a run in his
last eight outings, took the loss. Corpas (12) gave up three runs without recording an
out.
Mike Stanton worked the ninth for his
eighth save with the Giants.
Marlins...................................................6
Mets .......................................................3
NEW YORK (AP) — Dontrelle Willis hit two
home runs and pitched into the ninth inning to lead Florida.
Willis also had a run-scoring single in Florida’s three-run sixth. His strong effort
helped Florida snap a four-game losing
streak and kept alive its dwindling hopes of
winning the NL wild card. moving within
four games of Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Willis (12-11) allowed three runs and seven hits to improve to 3-1 against the Mets
this season and 11-2 in his career.
Mets starter Oliver Perez (3-12) allowed
with three runs and five hits over 5 1-3 innings.
Braves ...................................................7
Nationals ...............................................3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian McCann,
Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur homered to lead Atlanta.
The Braves’ magic number to be eliminated from the playoffs remained at seven.
They have been in the postseason every
year since 1991.
McCann hit a three-run homer in the third
and Jones, who had an RBI single in the
first, hit a solo shot in the fifth, both off Ramon Ortiz (10-15). Francoeur added a solo
homer in the sixth.
Lance Cormier (4-5) allowed two runs and
six hits in 6 1-3 innings. He walked four
and struck out five.
Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman hit his
19th homer in the first. His 99 RBIs are
tops among NL rookies.
Auto Racing
Nextel Cup Glance
The 10 drivers competing in NASCAR’s
Chase for the Nextel Cup championship, in order of points:
Kevin Harvick
TEAM: Richard Childress Racing
CAR: No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: First, 5,230
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 2
WHAT HAPPENED: Harvick totally dominated at New Hampshire International
Speedway while winning for the second
consecutive week, and third time in six
races. He used an aggressive three-wide
pass early in the race to prove he’s going
to run hard for his first championship. He
now heads to Dover, where he’s got five
top-10 finishes in 11 career starts.
SPEAKING: “We sure have the momentum right now. We just have to keep doing
what we’re doing. If we keep winning
races, we’re not going to get outscored in
points,” Harvick said.
Denny Hamlin
TEAM: Joe Gibbs Racing
CAR: No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: Second, -35
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 2
WHAT HAPPENED: Hamlin finished an
impressive fourth, and needed a terrific
save to keep from wrecking his car when
Harvick used his three-wide move to get
past him. He knows he’ll need to stay at
this level to have any chance of winning
the title.
SPEAKING: “I think the competition level
this year — a bad day is going to be in the
20s or something happens and you get
caught off sequence. I just think that these
top-10 guys run top 10 every single week. I
just think you’re not going to be allowed to
finish 40th,” Hamlin said.
Matt Kenseth
TEAM: Roush Racing
CAR: No. 17 DeWalt Tools Ford
CHASE POINTS: Third, -41
POSITION CHANGE: Minus 2
WHAT HAPPENED: Despite a problem
with his brakes, Kenseth still managed to
finish 10th. He now heads to Dover, his favorite race track, and the place where he
made his first career Cup start. Kenseth
won at the Monster Mile in June.
SPEAKING: “Dover is a tough racetrack
and one of the most physically demanding
tracks we race at. It seems we’ve been real hit or miss there. Sometimes we’re real
good and finish in the top 10, other times
something freak will happen and ruin our
day. Hopefully, we can hit on the setup
again this weekend, with the same car we
won with in June, and maybe pull out another top-five finish,” Kenseth said.
Jeff Gordon
TEAM: Hendrick Motorsports
CAR: No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: Fourth, -50
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 5
WHAT HAPPENED: Gordon finished third,
and said he needed a really long greenflag run to have any shot at the win because his tires weren’t as good as Harvick’s on restarts. He goes back to Dover,
where his last three finishes were 12th,
37th and 39th.
SPEAKING: “We were involved in two
wrecks there last year, and one of those
was while we were running in the top five
early in the race. In June of this year, we
led a lot of laps (81) but just couldn’t get
the car adjusted to where it needed to be
at the end of the race,” Gordon said.
Jeff Burton
TEAM: Richard Childress Racing
CAR: No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: Fifth, -64
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 3
WHAT HAPPENED: Burton was good —
just not as good as teammate Harvick
was. He finished seventh. He’s excited to
go back to Dover, where he finished fourth
in June.
SPEAKING: “We have very high expectations. We thought we were a little bit off at
the end of the race last time. We led a lot
of laps and ran really well in June. Hopefully we’ve improved our program a little bit
since then and can capitalize on the opportunity,” Burton said.
Mark Martin
TEAM: Roush Racing
CAR: No. 6 AAA Ford
CHASE POINTS: Sixth, -75
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 1
WHAT HAPPENED: Martin considered
himself lucky to finish 11th at New Hampshire, a track he’s never been overly successful at. Now he’s moving on to one of
his favorite tracks, Dover, where he has
four career victories.
SPEAKING: “I love racing at Dover and it’s
definitely one of my favorite tracks on the
circuit. We had a good car at Loudon and
we really didn’t finish as well as we could
have, but we had a solid finish and we didn’t lose that many points,” Martin said.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
TEAM: Dale Earnhardt Inc.
CAR: No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: Seventh, -81
POSITION CHANGE: Minus 1
WHAT HAPPENED: Earnhardt climbed as
high as fifth at New Hampshire, but faded
late and was furious with his 13th-place
finish.
SPEAKING: “We have to do better than
that as a team if we want to win this championship. People have taken shots at me
saying I don’t care about winning, but I can
tell you nobody else wants to win more
when I’m in that race car,” Earnhardt said.
Kasey Kahne
TEAM: Evernham Motorsports
CAR: No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge
CHASE POINTS: Eighth, -110
POSITION CHANGE: Plus 2
WHAT HAPPENED: Kahne had an early
flat tire that put him two laps down, and after he got back on the lead lap he had trouble on pit road. He still managed to finish
16th.
SPEAKING: “I still thought we could get a top
10, but the car was just too tight at the end
and we couldn’t go anywhere,” Kahne said.
Jimmie Johnson
TEAM: Hendrick Motorsports
CAR: No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: Ninth, -139
POSITION CHANGE: Minus 7
WHAT HAPPENED: Johnson had an early
engine problem that mired him back in the
field, where the racing is a little bit dicey.
He was wrecked midway through the race
and finished 39th.
SPEAKING: “We just need to get to work
and go racing. We’ve got a great race
team. We’ve been able to score a lot of
points all year long. We definitely got off to
a start that we didn’t want — that’s racing,
stuff happens,” Johnson said.
Kyle Busch
TEAM: Hendrick Motorsports
CAR: No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet
CHASE POINTS: 10th, -146
POSITION CHANGE: Minus 6
WHAT HAPPENED: Busch wrecked with
Jeff Green moments into the race, and
had a second accident later that relegated
him to a 38th-place finish.
SPEAKING: “I’m just disappointed we didn’t have a chance to go get them. We
made a lot of changes and just hurt it and
got really, really tight at the end. It was just
a really frustrating day,” Busch said.
Transactions
Wednesday’s Deals
BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Sent RHP Colby
Lewis outright to Toledo of the IL.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Recalled INF
Angel Sanchez from Wichita of the TL.
Purchased the contract of OF Mitch Maier
from Wichita. Transferred RHP Brandon
Duckworth from the 15-day to the 60-day
DL. Signed a two-year player development
contract with Wilmington of the Carolina
League.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled
OF Scott Hairston and INF-OF Robby
Hammock from Tucson of the PCL.
ATLANTA BRAVES—Agreed to terms with
RHP Bob Wickman on a one-year contract
extension for the 2007 season.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Activated 1B-OF
Ryan Klesko from the 60-day DL. Placed
RHP Doug Brocail on the 60-day DL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Announced
two-year player development contracts
with Columbus of the IL and Hagerstown
of the South Atlantic League.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Signed G Olu
Famutimi.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed G Kyle
Takavitz to the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed OT Brad
Bedell and CB Derrick Johnson. Released
CB Kevin Garrett.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Placed G Bennie Anderson on injured reserve. Signed G Will
Whitticker.
NEW YORK JETS—Released G Isaac
Snell and FB Jamar Martin. Signed TE
Zach Hilton from the practice squad.
Signed LB Matt McChesney to the practice
squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned C Ryan
Carter, LW Trevor Gillies, RW Shane
Hynes, G Nathan Marsters, RW Pierre
Parenteau, D Brian Salcido, D Nathan
Saunders and D Clay Wilson to Portland of
the AHL. Returned D Brett Festerling to
Vancouver of the WHL and G J.P. Levasseur to Rouyn-Noranda of the QMJHL.
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Assigned LW
Jordan LaVallee and D Nathan Oystrick to
Chicago of the AHL. Returned G Ondrej
Pavelec to Cape Breton of the QMJHL and
D Jon Awe to Gwinnett of the ECHL.
CALGARY FLAMES—Assigned G Leland
Irving to Everett of the WHL.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned
F Petr Pohl, F Tim Konsorada, D Trevor
Hendrikx, D Mark Flood and G Dan LaCosta to Syracuse of the AHL.
DALLAS STARS—Returned F Richard
Clune to Barre of the OHL, F James Neal
to Plymouth of the OHL and F Perttu Lindgren to Ilves of the Finnish Elite League.
LOS ANGELES KINGS—Assigned C Konstantin Pushkarev, C Matt Ryan, RW Tim
Jackman, RW John Zeiler, LW Jeff Giuliano, LW Dany Roussin, LW Ned Lukacevic, D Brendan Buckley, D Peter Harrold, D
Joey Mormina to Manchester of the AHL.
Returned G Jonathan Bernier, D Joe Ryan,
C Trevor Lewis and C Frazer McLaren to
their junior teams.
Sportscast
Television
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m. — (ESPN) Virginia at Georgia
Tech
GOLF
3:30 p.m. — (GOLF) LPGA: Longs
Drugs Challenge
4 p.m. — (ESPN) PGA: Valero Texas
Open
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 p.m. — (ESPN2) Minnesota at Boston
8:30 p.m. — (TBS) Atlanta at Colordao
Radio
3 p.m. — (WJCW-910) Sportsline with
Bill Meade
8:25 p.m. — (WJCW-910) Atlanta
Braves baseball
GOLF
STRAFFAN, Ireland (AP) — Tiger Woods was outraged at
an Irish magazine and a tabloid that linked photos of his wife
to various pornography sites.
The publisher, Dubliner Media Limited, issued an apology
saying it was a satire and didn’t expect anyone to take it seriously.
The Dubliner magazine wrote in its September issue about
Elin Nordegren, Woods’ Swedish wife of nearly two years.
The Irish Daily Star reprinted photos of Nordegren in a
bikini, along with a nude photo of a woman purported to be
Nordegren. Woods vehemently denied it was his wife when it
first came out three years ago.
BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals manager
Buddy Bell is taking a leave of absence to treat a growth discovered near his left tonsil.
The Royals announced the move during the ninth inning of
a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, a game Bell managed.
The 55-year-old Bell will seek a second opinion at the Mayo
Clinic in Arizona on Thursday at the direction of his doctor,
who found the growth during a routine examination Tuesday.
Bench coach Billy Doran will serve as interim manager.
FOOTBALL
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Thanks to the timing of the bye
week, Terrell Owens might not miss any games because of his
broken hand.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday.
Although Owens’ hand was swollen and aching Wednesday,
Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he’s optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a
week from Sunday against Tennessee.
Owens did not speak with reporters, but said Sunday he’d
be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be
13 days after the surgery.
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Advocates for the deaf are suing
the Washington Redskins to get them to offer closed-captioning during games at FedEx Field.
The National Association of the Deaf filed the class-action
lawsuit Aug. 31 in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on behalf
of three Maryland fans who regularly attend home games.
They contend the team is violating the Americans With
Disabilities Act by failing to provide captioning for the deaf
and hearing-impaired. It asks the court to order the Redskins
and stadium officials to provide and display captioning on
scoreboards and video monitors for all announcements, plays
and penalties.
NFL teams are not required by law to do so.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Frank “Muddy” Waters, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who had a successful run at
Hillsdale College and finished his long career at Michigan
State, has died. He was 83.
Waters died of congestive heart failure in Saginaw, where
he had lived several months at an assisted living facility after
moving from the Lansing area, Hillsdale spokesman Brad
Monastiere said.
Waters coached at Hillsdale from 1954 through 1973, spent
the following five seasons at Saginaw Valley State, then was
head coach at Michigan State from 1980 through 1982.
Hillsdale won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship in each of Waters’ first seven years there.
His 1955 team went 9-0 and gained national recognition for
refusing to play in the Tangerine Bowl when bowl officials
said the team’s black players couldn’t dress for the game in
Orlando, Fla.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was suspended indefinitely for a second violation
of the school’s substance-abuse policy, leaving the fifthranked Gators without their top pass rusher.
Coach Urban Meyer said Thomas, a senior from Jacksonville who leads the team with three sacks, will miss at least
Saturday’s game against Kentucky.
Thomas spent part of Wednesday in meetings with school
officials to appeal the suspension he received earlier this week
for marijuana use, his mother, Sheila Mote said.
Mote said her son ingested marijuana at a party this summer.
According to the school’s drug policy, Thomas could be
suspended for 50 percent of the season.
BASKETBALL
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers forward
Zach Randolph was cleared of a sexual assault allegation after
prosecutors said there is no testimony or evidence to corroborate the story of the woman who accused him.
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk announced that he will not prosecute the case against Randolph,
who was never named as a suspect by police.
Prosecutors released details from the complaint, filed Aug.
14. The woman said Randolph assaulted her Aug. 11 in a hotel
room while she was asleep or passed out drunk after he offered her $500 to perform a sex show with another woman in
the room.
A friend of Randolph’s who was also in the room that night
said the sex was consensual.
HOCKEY
MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Evgeni Malkin was
injured during his first NHL exhibition game when he collided with Pittsburgh teammate John LeClair early in the second
period of the Penguins’ 5-4 win over Philadelphia.
The team said the Russian rookie center was taken to a hospital for further evaluation of an upper-body injury. Penguins
general manager Ray Shero said Malkin will be re-evaluated
Thursday in Pittsburgh.
Malkin, the No. 2 overall pick behind Alexander Ovechkin
in 2004, was making his much-anticipated debut after his controversial departure from Russia. The matter remains in the
hands of lawyers on both sides of the ocean because he signed
a contract with Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk before
also signing a three-year deal with the Penguins.
Johnson County
n Continued from 7
outings and doubles as the
starting tackle in the offensive line. His dad “Mark”
was the a standout running
back for the Horns during
the 70’s, winning the conference scoring title during the
76 season.
According to Hill, special
teams have accounted for
several wins over the past
few seasons. With a kicker
like Prudhomme its easy to
see why.
The community has rallied around this football
team as evident in last
week’s loss to South.
“You could sense something special was going on
during the game,” added
Hill. “The fans were standing
for most of the game.”
Just like the Johnson
County crowd, expect the
Longhorn football team to
make some noise when playoff times rolls around. Because these Steers are the
true “Thundering Herd.”
(Tim Chambers is a sports
writer of the Elizabethton Star.
He can be reached via e-mail at
[email protected])
STAR- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 - Page 9
Buffs squeeze by Montreat
By Ben Davis
STAR STAFF
[email protected]
The Milligan men’s soccer team got a 1-0 win
at home last night after outlasting Montreat College in a very well played Appalachian Athletic
Conference game.
The Buffalo’s scored the lone goal of the game
less than 5:00 into the opening half when Kyle
Wilcox booted a ball passed the outstretched
arms of the Montreat goalie.
Milligan offense was aggressive and they
were on the attack for most of the first half but
were unable to come up with any more goals.
The Buffalo’s took two shots on goal in the
opening half that barely missed going in. One hit
the upright on the goal and the other skimmed
just over the crossbar.
Despite the two near misses Milligan’s coach
Dave Dixon was very pleased with his teams effort in the first half.
“We played really well in the first half,” said
Buffalo’s coach Dave Dixon. “We were able to
get some nice shots but we just have to get a little
better at finishing and putting the ball in the
goal.”
The second half was much of the same with
several Milligan players attacking the Montreat
goal almost non-stop. After some great passes
and individual moves several Buffalo shots just
missed going into the net.
“We did a good job when we had possession,” said Coach Dixon. “We created a lot of
good scoring opportunities. We had some good
passes, we just need to get a little sharper with
our shots.”
When Montreat was able to get the ball down
the field Milligan’s defense was very tough. Defenders Kofi Frimpong, Marcus Loef, Michael
Johnson and Justin Fuller put the clamps on
most scoring threats that the Cavaliers were able
to muster. When Montreat did get clean shots at
the goal Buffalo goalkeeper Jordan Fode made
excellent saves.
“I was very pleased with our defenders,” said
Coach Dixon. “They brought a lot of balls at us
and we did a good job battling and stopping
them.”
Milligan improved to 4-2 on the season with a
2-1 record in the AAC.
The Buff’s now face two tough upcoming
games on the schedule. They will play at home
tomorrow night against the 2004 NAIA champion Lindenwood University Lions. On Saturday
they travel to Spartanburg, SC to take on USCUpstate who recently moved up to number seven in the NCAA Division II rankings.
Coach Dixon knows these upcoming games
will be very challenging but he feels Milligan is
ready.
“We have our work cut out for us but I think
if we get a little sharper on finishing off goals I
like our chances.”
Volek
n Continued from 7
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield
Milligan’s Jenna Zutt kick’s the ball teammate during the Buffalo’s 7-0 victory over
Montreat on Wednesday night.
Milligan
n Continued from 7
than three minutes into the
second half. Arnardottir’s
third goal might have been
the most impressive one she
had all night. She got the ball
just outside of the goalie’s
box and made a couple of
spectacular moves to free
herself from three Montreat
defenders and then scored to
give Milligan their final lead
of the evening at 7-0.
“The girls played well.
They knocked the ball
“Montreat has had some
good results early this season
so this was a good win for
our team and I am very happy for the girls,” said Coach
Dixon.
The win moves the Lady
Buff’s to 4-4 on the season
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ence. Their next game will be RCR team have zeroed in on.
With two consecutive wins, and three in the
Monday, September 25th,
last
six races, the No. 29 team is clearly on fire.
when they travel to Brevard
Sunday’s
win in New Hampshire moved HarCollege.
vick to the top of the points standings for the
first time in his career, and put car owner
Richard Childress out front for the first time
since March 1999.
Now they are the team to beat in the Chase
for the championship, which heads into Round
2 this weekend in Dover, Del.
player that later became a great coach, Turner
That’s left several rival teams unsettled, paris one of the few Cyclones to earn All-State ticularly after the Speed TV report claimed that
honors as an athlete and later be named NASCAR’s post-race inspectors discovered the
Northeast Tennessee Coach of the Year.
Childress teams were operating in a gray area of
He led the orange and black in scoring his the rule book. NASCAR dismissed the report as
senior year on the 1983 team that made it to “sheer fantasy” and criticized anyone who
the second round of the State Tournament, bought into the allegations.
“Any team who believes or says that those
earning All-State honors.
He signed a scholarship with Tennessee
Tech in basketball and played on the 1985
OVC Championship squad that participated
in the NIT Tournament.
As a coach, he became the All-time winningest boys coach at Unicoi County and saw
his Blue Devils reach the Sub-State three
times.
• David Wetzel — Wetzel lettered in basketball, football and baseball at Elizabethton.
He helped the Cyclone baseball team win
three District and two Region championships
with an appearance in the State Baseball
Tournament.
He signed with Wake Forest, but finished
his collegiate career at Carson-Newman.
He later coached football and baseball at
Knox Carter, and later served as a Principal,
high school supervisor, college professor and
Superintendent of Schools over a period of 45
years.
———
The general public is invited, and all of the
previous inductees are strongly urged to attend.
around very well and they
made some great goals,”
Coach Dixon said. “I am very
pleased with their performance.”
Milligan’s defense was as
impressive as their offense
throughout the game. Goalie
Rosanna Couture and defenders Jenna Zutt, Laurie
Selman, Rachael Butz and
Erin Herrmann helped shut
down Montreat’s offensive
attack all evening.
Hall of Fame
n Continued from 7
(four years), baseball (two years), basketball
(two years), track (two years), golf (one year)
and swimming (one year).
Rider played various positions on the football field and was named first team All-State
as a junior and a senior. He was a high school
All-American following his senior year and
signed a scholarship with Virginia Tech as a
receiver.
He earned the Mule Brown Award as the
Most Outstanding Athlete at Elizabethton his
senior year.
• Maynard “Mutt” Ryan — Ryan was a
four-year starter in baseball, football and basketball for the Cyclones.
He scored the first touchdown for an Elizabethton High football team and was named
All-Upper East Tennessee as a junior and senior. He was team captain on the hoops team,
later playing semi-pro basketball for the Bemberg Eagles.
He made his mark in baseball, where he
was a four-year starter as a catcher. Ryan later
signed to play professional baseball with the
Chattanooga Lookouts.
• Mark Schlaff — A two-year starter for
Elizabethton’s football team, Schlaff earned
All-State honors as a lineman and earned a
football scholarship to the University of Kentucky, where he played four years.
He was named to the All-Academic team
during his senior year.
• Keith Turner — A standout basketball
Fisher wouldn’t say what the lie was.
“He was untruthful with me, untruthful
with his head coach, about where he was and
what he was doing. So we started off on the
wrong page there, and that did not sit well
with me,” Fisher said.
Fans have been vehemently critical of the
Titans for not giving Volek the chance to start
the season, and the team is 0-2 with Collins as a
starter.
Fisher said he met with Volek in his office
Tuesday and was told the quarterback had no
hard feelings.
Volek told several reporters on his way to
the airport that he got a raw deal and didn’t
know why he went from starter to thirdstringer before the season.
“He felt compelled to set a record straight,
which is not accurate,” Fisher said. “His record
and his comments were not accurate.”
Fisher said Volek was told he was the starter
and that Collins was brought in for his experience and to create competition with Volek. But
Fisher said Volek came to his office and went to
general manager Floyd Reese the same day
asking to be traded.
The coach also charges that Volek never
took advantage of his opportunities once told
he was the starter.
“There’s a difference between assuming a
role as a starter and a backup role. There’s a
distinct difference between those two positions. In the club’s opinion based on what transpired, he was not suited to be the starter,”
Fisher said.
Volek was busy enjoying what he called a
good start Wednesday in his first practice with
the Chargers. He said Fisher’s comments surprised him and he had no clue why his former
coach would say such things.
For now, the Titans have only Collins and
rookie Vince Young on the roster going into
Sunday’s game at Miami (0-2).
Matt Mauck was signed Wednesday to the
practice squad after spending most of last season on the roster.
Harvick
two teams did anything wrong is giving an excuse for losing,” spokesman Jim Hunter
sneered. “It’s sour grapes, that’s all. Nobody
gets beat anymore, it seems. They all lost because somebody else cheated.”
So, fairly or not, Harvick heads to Dover in
the center of a firestorm. All eyes will be on him,
his team and crew chief Todd Berrier, who isn’t
exactly immune to the NASCAR inspectors and
was suspended twice last season for bending
the rules.
If anyone can handle it, though, it’s Harvick.
This is the guy who was introduced to Cup
racing under the most trying of circumstances,
forced to replace Dale Earnhardt just days after
he was killed in a 2001 accident. He couldn’t escape the attention then, and admittedly didn’t
always handle it well.
Soccer
n Continued from 7
A/AA tied Chuckey-Doak, defeated South
Greene twice and disposed of University
High. Next up is a rematch in Afton with
Chuckey-Doak.
Winning on Tuesday or defeating UH will
assure the Cyclones of the regular-season
championship.
“One of the goals we had this year was to
win the regular season, win the conference,”
McClay said. “So we could have that first regional game at home. We want to get to that
regional final, so that’s a big advantage to
play that first regional game at home.
“That’s huge. We get that game at home.
We don’t have to travel.”
McClay said he has always counted on his
goaltender to guide this team.
“Sophia is probably the most outspoken,”
the coach said. “She gets a lot of leadway
with being able to express her opinion. She’s
the goalkeeper. It just lends itself to that.
Everybody listens to her.
“She’s been a strong influence, probably
ever since her sophomore year. She’s found a
way to be critical in an helpful way, and
without destroying everybody’s psyche.”
The coach points out this is a large
matchup approaching.
“They would really like to beat ChuckeyDoak,” McClay said. “That’s something this
group has not done yet. For along time we
couldn’t get past UH, and we finally did
that.
“Last week (against Chuckey-Doak) we
did everything but win the game. We actually gave them opportunities to win it.
“I think that was a mental thing, because I
think right now we’ve got the better side. It
doesn’t show unless you put it up on the
board, because part of the game in psychological. Right now, I’m hoping we’ll break
through that this week.”
Photo by Hannah Bader
Prep Golf
Elizabethton’s Blake Hopson putts for par during Wednesday’s prep golf match at the
Elizabethton Golf Course.
Elizabethton, Hampton, Unaka and Happy Valley hosted South Greene, among others,
in their weekly conference match.
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Records released showing GOP activists’ access
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republican activists Grover
Norquist and Ralph Reed
landed more than 100 meetings inside the Bush White
House, according to documents released Wednesday
that provide the first official
accounting of the access and
influence the two presidential allies have enjoyed.
The White House released
the Secret Service visit
records to settle a lawsuit by
the Democratic Party and an
ethics watchdog group seeking visitors logs for the two
GOP strategists and others
who emerged as figures in
the Jack Abramoff lobbying
scandal.
Earlier this month, the
White House suggested to
the judge in that lawsuit that
such records need not be disclosed because the information was privileged and
might reveal how Bush and
his staff get private advice,
according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.
White House officials said
Norquist, who runs the nonprofit Americans for Tax Reform, was cleared for 97 visits to the White House complex between 2001 and 2006,
including a half-dozen with
the president.
Reed, former executive
director of the Christian
Coalition and an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant
governor in Georgia earlier
this year, got 18 meetings, including two events with
Bush.
Officials said they believe
all appointments with Bush
involved larger group settings, such as Christmas parties or policy briefings for
GOP supporters.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said,
however, it was possible
some of Norquist’s meetings
might have been directly
with Karl Rove, the presi-
dent’s longtime confidant
and political strategist.
“He is one of a number of
individuals who worked to
advance fiscal responsibility,
which is one of the key aspects of the president’s agenda,” Perino said.
Both Reed and Norquist
became
involved
with
Abramoff, the once highpower GOP lobbyist who
has pleaded guilty to fraud
and is now cooperating with
prosecutors in an influence
peddling investigation that
has rocked Capitol Hill.
Norquist’s group advocates lower taxes and less
government and he built it
into a major force in the Republican Party. Along the
way he became friends with
Abramoff and Rove.
E-mails obtained this
summer by AP show
Norquist facilitated several
administration contacts for
Abramoff’s clients while the
lobbyist simultaneously solicited those clients for large
donations to Norquist’s
group. Americans for Tax
Reform
acknowledged
Norquist helped Abramoff
but said he did nothing improper.
Reed rose to prominence
as an organizer of evangelical Christian groups, including the Christian Coalition,
inside the Republican Party
before moving into business
ventures where he did work
for
Indian
tribes
at
Abramoff’s request.
Documents unearthed by
congressional investigators
showed Abramoff and business partner Michael Scanlon routed about $4 million
from Indian tribes to Reedcontrolled entities for grassroots work aimed at blocking rival casinos.
The White House also released records showing
White House appointments
landed
by
some
of
Abramoff’s former lobbying
associates. Among them:
—Neil Volz, a former aide
to Ohio Republican Rep. Bob
Ney, had 18 appointments,
including one to attend a
large event featuring Bush
on Sept. 11, 2001, that was
canceled because of the terrorist attacks. Volz has
pleaded guilty to conspiring
to corrupt Ney and others
with trips and other largess.
—Lobbyist Shawn Vasell
also had 18. Two were Bush
events, likely a February bill
signing and a Ford’s Theatre
gala, that occurred this year,
when Vasell was no longer
working with Abramoff.
—Abramoff
business
partner Scanlon, a former
aide to then-Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, may have had
one appointment; the White
House couldn’t say for certain whether the name in the
Secret Service log was the
same person. Scanlon has
pleaded guilty to conspiring
to bribe public officials while
lobbying on behalf of Indian
tribes.
—Former DeLay aide and
Abramoff lobbying team
member Tony Rudy had 13,
none with Bush. Rudy has
pleaded guilty to conspiring
with Abramoff.
Former
Abramoff lobbying associate
Kevin Ring, a former aide to
California Republican Rep.
John Doolittle, had 21, none
with Bush.
—Two former Abramoff
lobbying colleagues who
joined Bush’s administration, David Safavian and
Patrick Pizzella, show up in
the appointment logs many
times. Pizzella, an assistant
secretary of labor, had 48
meetings scheduled, none
with Bush. Among numerous meetings for Safavian, a
former Bush administration
procurement official who
pleaded guilty to trying to
hide his dealings with
Abramoff, just one was with
Bush, probably an employee
holiday reception in 2004.
The release of the visitor
records settles lawsuits by
the Democratic Party and
Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics in Washington.
In a court filing earlier
this month while settlement
discussions were ongoing,
Justice Department lawyers
representing the administration said information about
the Norquist and Reed visits
should be protected from
public disclosure under the
doctrine of “deliberative
process privilege.”
That privilege lets the
president and executive
branch officials seek advice
and deliberate policy decisions in private without having to disclose such information under the Freedom of
Information Act.
It is similar to executive
privilege, a power made famous by President Nixon,
that lets a president keep information secret even from
Congress or the courts on
the grounds that it would
hurt his ability to get candid
advice.
Executive privilege was
the focal point of major legal
battles in the Watergate and
Clinton impeachment cases.
Bush
administration
lawyers wrote that Norquist
and Reed were “prominent
advocates of particular tax
policies and other conservative policies” and that releasing information about their
White House visits would
“inherently reveal the structure and nature of deliberative processes.”
“In making decisions on
personnel and policy, and in
formulating legislative proposals, the president must be
free to seek confidential information
from
many
sources, both inside the government and outside,” the
lawyers wrote in citing a favorable court ruling from
2005 involving Vice Presi-
Venezuela leader takes aim
at Bush, calling him ‘the devil’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush “the devil” in a fiery speech to
the United Nations, but later reached out
to an audience of Americans, saying he
sees himself as a friend of the United
States.
The leftist leader, long at odds with
Washington, appeared to be making one
of his boldest moves yet to coalesce international opposition to the Bush administration. Chavez began Wednesday’s
speech noting that Bush spoke from the
same podium a day earlier.
“The devil came here,” Chavez said.
“Right here. Right here. And it smells of
sulfur still today, this table that I am now
standing in front of.”
He then made the sign of the cross,
brought his hands together as if praying
and looked up to the ceiling.
Chavez’s words drew tentative giggles
at times from the audience, but also some
applause.
He later spoke to hundreds of New
Yorkers who filled a college hall Wednesday night, saying he hopes Americans
choose an “intelligent president” in the future.
“I’m not an enemy of the United States.
I’m a friend of the United States ... the people of the United States,” Chavez said during his speech to an audience including
union organizers and professors. “They’re
two very different things — you the people of the United States, and the government that’s installed there.”
He drew a standing ovation when he
said Bush committed genocide during the
war in Iraq.
“The president of the United States
should go before an international tribunal,” Chavez said as applause filled the
hall at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He compared the
Bush administration’s actions to those of
the Nazis.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
said earlier that Chavez’s remarks in the
United Nations were “not becoming for a
head of state.”
“I am not going to dignify a comment
by the Venezuelan president to the president of the United States,” Rice told reporters.
The main U.S. seat in the United Nations was empty as Chavez spoke, though
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said a “junior note-taker” was present, as is customary “when governments like that speak.”
The Venezuelan has become Latin
America’s leading voice against the U.S.
government, and his speeches were reminiscent of crusading addresses by his mentor Fidel Castro of Cuba and the late Ar-
gentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
Chavez accused the U.S. of planning
and financing a failed 2002 coup against
him, a charge the U.S. denies. And he said
the U.S. tries to impose its vision of democracy militarily in countries such as Iran
and Iraq.
He called U.S. consumerism “madness” at a marathon news conference, saying Americans have wasteful habits in using oil and energy. He held up a satellite
photo showing the world at night, with
bright light emanating from the U.S. and
other wealthy countries.
The United States continues to be the
top buyer of Venezuelan oil, bringing the
South American country billions of dollars
in earnings that help fund Chavez’s popular social programs.
Accusing Bush of neglecting the poor,
Chavez started a program last winter for
Venezuela’s U.S.-based oil company Citgo
to sell discounted heating oil to poor
American families. It distributed more
than 40 million gallons of oil last winter to
low-income Americans, and Chavez announced a doubling of that this winter.
Singer and activist Harry Belafonte introduced Chavez at the event, while former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark
also attended, among supporters who
waved Venezuelan flags and chanted
Chavez’s name. The Venezuelan leader
signed autographs as a crowd rushed to
him after the speech.
He also referred to his past threats that
he could cut off oil exports to the U.S. if it
tries to oust him.
“Believe me, if I were to decide tomorrow to stop sending oil to the United States
... the price would go up to $150, $200 a
barrel. But we don’t want to do it, and we
aren’t going to do it,” Chavez said. “We
ask only for respect.”
Chavez lambasted the U.S. government
for trying to block Venezuela’s campaign
for a seat in the U.N. Security Council. He
said if chosen over U.S.-favorite
Guatemala in a secret-ballot U.N. vote
next month, Venezuela would be “the
voice of the Third World.” The U.S. argues
that Venezuela — closely allied with Iran,
Syria and Cuba — would be a disruptive
force.
He also said the U.N. in its current system “doesn’t work” and is “antidemocratic.” He called for the world body to be
overhauled, saying the U.S. government’s
“immoral veto” had allowed recent Israeli
bombings of Lebanon to continue unabated for more than a month.
Israel’s foreign minister, meanwhile,
warned on Wednesday that Iranian leaders pose the biggest threat to the world’s
values because they “speak proudly” of
their wish to destroy Israel and pursue
weapons to achieve that objective.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said at the
General Assembly session that the international community must stand up against
Iran, which she claimed is pursuing the
weapons to destroy Israel, a reference to its
suspect nuclear program. Chavez, for one,
has backed Iran’s nuclear program, saying
it has a right to peaceful nuclear energy.
Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians also was on the agenda. The Security Council was scheduled to hold a ministerial
meeting today that Arab leaders hope will
help revive the peace process.
The African Union said it will extend
the mandate of a peacekeeping force in Sudan’s Darfur region through Dec. 31,
avoiding a showdown for now over Sudan’s refusal to permit the United Nations
to take over the mission.
Sudan’s government vehemently opposes the introduction of U.N. forces in
Darfur, where fighting between rebels and
government-backed militias has killed
more than 200,000 people and displaced
2.5 million since 2003. The U.N. has called
it the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.
FAA building burglarized
From Staff Reports
Police are investigating the burglary
of a building located on Holston Mountain belonging to the Federal Aviation
Administration.
According to police reports, on Tuesday an official with the Federal Aviation Administration, Bill T. McClellan,
reported to police on Tuesday morning
that a building housing an FAA radio
repeater located at 6161 Panhandle
Road had been broken into and some
property taken.
The FAA official reported that the
building had last been visited on Sept. 5
and that when he arrived at the building
on Tuesday he discovered that the gates
to the building had been pulled open
and destroyed and that the door to the
building had been forced open.
Several items were stolen from the
building including: a Micron brand computer and monitor; a Craftsman 120
piece socket set; a set of Craftsman nut
drivers; two sets of Craftsman open end
wrenches; a red metal stackable tool
chest; and miscellaneous other tools.
dent Dick Cheney.
Democratic
National
Committee
spokeswoman
Karen Finney said she saw a
pattern of the White House
trying to avoid answering legitimate questions.
“By trying to extend a
special privilege typically reserved for U.S. government
employees, to protect their
Abramoff
cronies
like
Grover Norquist, and Ralph
Reed, the Bush administration showed just how willing they are to manipulate
the law to hide the truth and
protect their political interests,” Finney said.
The
administration
lawyers, meanwhile, also argued against releasing information about the White
House visits of former feder-
al
procurement
official
David Safavian on the
grounds that it would violate Safavian’s privacy. Safavian was recently convicted
of trying to cover up his
dealings with Abramoff.
Administration officials
said the Justice Department
never invoked the privilege
mentioned in the court filings because a settlement
was reached.
Former White House
lawyer Lanny Breuer, who
handled many of President
Clinton’s privilege claims,
said that administration routinely released White House
entry records to the public
and never “came close to
making a claim like the one
being suggested in this instance.”
Atlantis glides
to a safe landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
(AP) — Space shuttle Atlantis
and its six astronauts glided to
a safe landing in darkness early
today, ending a 12-day mission
whose smooth success was
briefly upstaged by the high
drama caused by mysterious
floating debris.
“Nice to be back. It was a
great team effort,” said commander Brent Jett immediately
after touchdown at Kennedy
Space Center at 6:21 a.m. EDT.
From 220 miles above Earth,
astronaut
Jeff
Williams
watched from the space station,
where Atlantis had departed
on Sunday after its astronauts
did the first construction work
on the station since the Columbia disaster 3-1/2 years ago.
“Spectacular lightning flashes just below the orbiter,”
Williams said as the space shuttle slowed from traveling at
17,000 miles an hour and entered Earth’s atmosphere about
an hour before landing. “The
glow of the orbiter itself is getting dimmer but the contrail is
still pretty bright.”
The landing 48 minutes before sunrise was a day later
than planned because NASA
ordered up more inspections of
the spacecraft’s delicate skin to
make sure it was safe to come
home. The fear was that a mysterious piece of debris spotted
floating nearby on Tuesday
might have hit the spacecraft.
Astronauts later saw other debris.
“We’ve seen a new standard
in NASA vigilance,” said shuttle program manager Wayne
Hale.
After numerous cameras
took pictures above and below,
some of them maneuvered robotically by the shuttle astronauts, NASA proclaimed the
spacecraft damage-free.
The unplanned drama
threatened to overshadow
what had been a nearly flawless mission filled with strenuous spacewalks and rigorous
robotics work that placed the
international space station back
on a path to completion after its
long hiatus.
”Assembly is off to a good
start,” Atlantis’ commander
said upon his return home.
NASA officials said their
best guess was that the most
worrisome object was a plastic
filler placed in between thermal tiles which protect the
shuttle from blasting heat. Four
other pieces of debris, including a possible garbage bag,
floated near the shuttle over the
next day.
Atlantis’ return avoided a
near traffic jam at the space station, as a Russian Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the space station less than two days after Atlantis had departed.
It was the 21st landing in
darkness of 114 successful
landings.
The Atlantis mission was
the first of 15 tightly scheduled
flights needed to finish constructing the half-built space
lab by 2010.
The shuttle delivered a 171/2-ton truss addition with
two massive solar arrays that
opened like gleaming golden
wings. The solar panels will
eventually provide a quarter of
the station’s power when it is
finished in 2010.
In three highly choreographed spacewalks, astronauts hooked up cables, re-
moved bolts and opened up a
radiator over the solar arrays.
NASA had described the 11day schedule as one of the
busiest and most challenging
ever for a shuttle crew.
“We’re back in the assembly
business,” said Hale. “We
achieved a new record in assembling a new component in
a minimum number of spacewalks.”
NASA and its international
partners of Russia, Europe,
Canada and Japan must finish
building the space station before the U.S. space agency ends
the shuttle program in 2010
with plans to return to the
moon in a new vehicle. The
massive, 25-year-old shuttles
are the only spaceships large
enough to haul construction
parts to the space lab.
The next shuttle flight in the
construction sequence is set for
December.
Before Atlantis’ mission, the
space station hadn’t been expanded since late 2002. The Columbia disaster in 2003
grounded the three remaining
shuttles for two years, and
NASA devoted another year to
test flights in an effort to keep
insulation foam from falling off
the space shuttle’s external
tank — the problem that
doomed Columbia and its seven astronauts.
The Atlantis astronauts
started work right away upon
arriving at the space station last
week. The massive $372 million addition was handed from
one giant robotic arm to another — from the shuttle to the
space station.
Astronauts Joe Tanner and
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
served as cosmic electricians
and carried out two of the mission’s three challenging spacewalks. Dan Burbank and Steve
MacLean of the Canadian
Space Agency performed the
other. Both teams lost a few
bolts.
The mission was bookended
by delays. At first, it seemed as
if Atlantis never would get off
the ground. The launch was
scrubbed four times in two
weeks because of a launch pad
lightning bolt, Tropical Storm
Ernesto and problems with the
electrical system and a fuel
gauge.
With all the postponements,
NASA negotiated with the
Russians to squeeze out one
last chance in its launch window. The Russians were worried the trip would interfere
with their Soyuz trip to the
space station with a paying
customer, Iranian-born space
tourist Anousheh Ansari, a
Dallas businesswoman. The
Soyuz lifted off Monday, just
hours after Atlantis had undocked from the space station.
Less than 24 hours after Atlantis undocked, an oxygen
generator on the space station
overheated and spilled a toxic
irritant, forcing the three-man
crew to don masks and gloves
in the first emergency ever declared aboard the 8-year-old orbiting outpost.
Correction
An article which was
printed in Wednesday’s
edition of the STAR quoted the City tax rate as
$1.87. The tax rate is $1.78
instead of $1.87.
STAR — THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 — PAGE 11
Annie
Sally Forth
Dilbert
Dick Tracey
Zits
Garfield
Blondie
Hi and Lois
Peanuts
Snuffy Smith
On The Lighter Side
Crossword Fun
By: Eugene Sheffer
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Remember objectives that may
be of great importance to you
might not be to your associates. If the interest isn’t there,
they’ll be incompetent helpers
at best.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Usually, you’re a very diplomatic person in your dealings
with others, but this might be
one of those rare days where
you’ll speak before you think
and, regrettably, say things
you’ll bemoan.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) Give a wide berth to a
friend whose present affairs
are rather calamitous. If you
get too close, your pal could
draw you into the nasty business and make it your cataclysm, too.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) Whether you desire it
or not, there’s a strong chance
your personality could make
you the center of attention.
This can have its disadvantages, especially if you’re not
mindful of your behavior.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) If your views are more
emotional than logical, keep
them to yourself. If exposed,
they could cause a fiery
brouhaha and go up against
someone who feels differently.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) Think carefully before
involving yourself in the
affairs of a friend today. No
matter how well-intentioned
you are, if things don’t work
out to his/her satisfaction, hard
feelings could result.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) If it is left to you to make a
hard decision that affects others, be sure you have the backing of the majority. If there
isn’t harmony of purpose, wait
until there is.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) How people treat you in
return all depends upon on
what your attitude is toward
others. If you appear to be
friendly, they’ll be, too. But if
you’re brusque, expect gruff
treatment in return.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) Take care not to come on
as possessive of someone you
love because it will backfire on
you. If your good intentions
are smothering instead, this
person will take a hike.
GEMINI (May 21-June
20) You know better than to air
a disagreement between you
and your mate in public; yet,
unless you keep a lid on your
temper, that’s exactly what
could happen. It’ll add fuel to
the fire.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) For the sake of expediency,
you could be tempted to convince others about an idea
you’re not completely sold on.
Don’t advocate premises that
you are not ready to endorse
yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Impatience on your part today
could cause you to attempt to
launch a new endeavor before
you’ve tested it out. Beware:
You might find yourself in hot
water.
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT
Donald Duck
For Thursday
September 21, 2006
Mickey Mouse
A Look at the Stars
Henry
Cryptoquip
Page 12 - STAR- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006
Community Calendar
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21
• Tai Chi Class with Barbara Webb will be held at the
Elizabethton Senior Citizens
Center, 428 East G St., from 12 p.m. There is no charge if
over 60, with a $2 charge for
those under 60. For more information, call the Center at
543-4362.
• The Elizabethton Board
of Education’s regular meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
in the gymnasium of East
Side Elementary School, 800
Siam Road, Elizabethton.
• The Community Arts
Center at the Bonnie Kate
Theatre announces open auditions for its fall musical
from 4-6 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. at
Elizabethton Alliance Church,
533 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton. Previous musical theatre
experience is helpful but not
required. Please come prepared to sing a brief familiar
song or hymn and read a portion from the script. Bring
your own music if you prefer.
An accompanist will be available. Messages can be left at
the Arts Center at 542-5983 or
e-mail
[email protected].
• The Roan Mountain 12
Step Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous will meet at 6
p.m. at the McGill Presbyterian Church, 194 Hwy. 143,
Roan Mountain.
• There will be a neighborhood watch meeting for Central community at 7 p.m. in
the
Central
Community
Building and Fire Hall. Anyone wishing to start a watch
program in their community
is welcome to attend.
• A free evening garden
lecture will be presented at 7
p.m. at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center. Popular
author and lecturer Richard
“Dick” Bir will present a program on “Growing and Propagating
Native
Woody
Plants.” The program is sponsored by the Southern Appalachian Plant Society, University of Tennessee Extension Service and East Tennessee Nursery Association.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 22
• The Elizabethton Senior
Citizens Dance Club will
have a dance at the Elizabethton Elks Club from 7 to 10
p.m. Music will be provided
by the Rambling Rose Band.
Refreshments will be served.
There will be a door charge.
• Country and Bluegrass
Dance Hall, located at the
Outdoorsmen Building, 4535
Highway 11W, Kingsport,
will host Jack Willis and the
Countrymen Band from 710:30 p.m. Tickets are adults
$5, children $1. For more information, call 968-9637.
• The Countrymen Band,
playing classic country music,
will perform at Food Country
in Duffield, Va., from 7-9 p.m.
as part of Duffield Days. Admission is free.
• The Women’s Easier
Softer Way Recovery Group
of Alcoholics Anonymous
will meet from 6-7 p.m. in the
Conference Room at Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave., Elizabethton.
• The Green Pastures
Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. in
the Conference Room at
Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave.,
Elizabethton.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
• The Childers, Burleson,
Taylor and Williams Family
Reunion will be held at
Hunter First Baptist Christian
Life Center at 2 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring an item
for a silent auction and also
family photos. Dinner will
start at 2:30 p.m. Each family
attending
should
bring
enough food for themselves;
drinks, bread and utensils
will be provided. For more in-
formation, call Lula Childers
at 542-4858.
• The Countrymen Band,
playing classic country music,
will
perform
at
the
Greeneville Moose Lodge
from 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission is free.
• The Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road, Kingsport, will
hold its 34rd Fall Folk Arts
Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sunday, Sept. 24, from
noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call 288-6071.
• An all-breed open horse
show will be held at the upper arena at The Crumley
House Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center in Limestone.
Gates open at 9 a.m. and the
show starts at 11 a.m. The
show is sponsored by the
Crumley House Equestrian
Club. Admission for adults is
$5, children 6-8, $2, and five
and under, free. All proceeds
go toward The Crumley
House. For show bill information call Tatina Ricker at 4226700
or
e-mail
[email protected].
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
• The Tolley Family Decoration will be held at 2:30
p.m. at the Mack Tolley
Cemetery. Services will be
conducted by the Rev.
Stephen Tolley.
• 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, SEPT. 25
• The Carter County Democratic Executive Committee will meet at 6 p.m. at party headquarters at 108 Armed
Forces Drive to finalize plans
for an open house scheduled
from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on
Sept. 30. All interested persons are invited to attend. For
more information, call 5434019 or 543-5354.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly will meet at First Baptist
Church, 212 East F St., on
Mondays with weigh-in from
5:30-6:30. Meeting begins at
6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 928-1594 or
542-4476.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 26
• The Carter County Library Board will meet at 10:30
a.m. at the Elizabethton/
Carter County Public Library.
• 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.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27
• The public is invited to a
Bath and Body Products Sale
in the classrooms of Sycamore
Shoals Hospital from 11 a.m.,4:30 p.m. This sale is sponsored by the Hospital Auxiliary and proceeds will be used
to buy needed items for the
hospital.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 28
• The public is invited to a
Bath and Body Products Sale in
the classrooms of Sycamore
Shoals Hospital from 6 a.m.1:30 p.m. This sale is sponsored
by the Hospital Auxiliary and
proceeds will be used to buy
needed items for the hospital.
• The Range neighborhood
watch meeting will be held at 7
p.m. at Range Elementary
School. Anyone wishing to
start a watch program in their
community is welcome to attend.
• The Roan Mountain 12
Step Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous will meet at 6
p.m. at the McGill Presbyterian
Church, 194 Hwy. 143, Roan
Mountain.
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35
...
27
25
19
23
27
21
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...
32
80
20
31
...
...
...
84
38
20
14
12
17
28
6
15
19
61
18
30
73.29
19.49
83.42
2.18
64.19
49.50
55.84
17.52
5.36
10.63
28.31
2.28
37.78
26.50
41.94
27.18
25.25
40.43
2.32
19.00
122.51
17.93
65.12
28.47
61.63
38.11
15.20
34.32
3.96
44.30
5.60
16.77
17.48
132.51
50.90
5.16
20.95
14.67
10.29
40.91
32.34
17.61
30.69
48.39
36.67
48.87
64.03
50.89
25.64
+.97
+.07
+1.55
+.03
+.01
-.11
+.49
-.36
+.18
+.06
-.25
...
+.20
+.59
+.76
+.32
+.32
+.58
+.02
+.05
-4.64
+1.80
+.35
+.27
+.72
+1.01
+.22
+.33
+.10
+.25
+.42
+.06
+.14
+.70
-1.40
+.04
+.88
-.08
+.07
+.53
+.54
+.22
+.08
-1.71
+.67
+.37
+.76
+.34
-.11
+9.8
-21.9
+1.5
-7.6
+6.8
+14.5
+9.4
+11.9
+86.8
+4.0
-15.1
-14.3
+12.0
-5.5
+31.8
+3.9
+11.8
0.0
-24.2
+22.5
-4.9
+46.8
+10.2
+22.1
+6.5
-11.5
-5.5
-6.3
-40.9
+17.9
+50.5
+2.1
-17.5
+6.4
+1.2
+23.2
+19.7
+14.4
-5.6
-8.8
+.8
+1.0
+1.4
-6.2
+21.7
+4.4
+15.9
+10.5
-34.6
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 $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Sept. 20, 2006
11,750
11,500
11,250
11,000
10,750
+72.28
11,613.19
Pct. change
from previous: +.063
10,500
AUG
SEP
Record high: 11,722.98
11,628.88 11,542.20
Jan. 14, 2000
JUN
High
JUL
Low
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
52-Week
High
Low
11,670.19 10,156.46
5,013.67 3,550.55
443.49
378.95
8,651.74 7,211.14
2,046.65 1,555.08
2,375.54 2,012.78
1,326.70 1,168.20
818.87
665.23
784.62
614.76
13,472.98 11,630.20
Name
Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
Dow Utilities
NYSE Composite
Amex Market Value
Nasdaq Composite
S&P 500
S&P MidCap
Russell 2000
Wilshire 5000
Last
Net
Chg
%Chg
YTD
%Chg
12-mo
%Chg
11,613.19
4,414.72
424.26
8,391.84
1,933.86
2,252.89
1,325.18
753.38
734.48
13,259.63
+72.28
+7.90
-1.85
+44.27
+2.96
+30.52
+6.87
+4.51
+9.03
+72.33
+.63
+.18
-.43
+.53
+.15
+1.37
+.52
+.60
+1.24
+.55
+8.36
+5.21
+4.73
+8.23
+9.94
+2.16
+6.16
+2.08
+9.10
+5.93
+11.90
+22.73
+.59
+11.67
+11.69
+6.94
+9.50
+8.19
+13.01
+9.84
MUTUAL FUNDS
Name
American Funds A: GwthA p
American Funds A: IncoA p
American Funds A: ICAA p
American Funds A: WshA p
Fidelity Invest: Contra
Fidelity Invest: Magelln
Oppenheimer A: Disc p
Putnam Funds A: GrInA p
Putnam Funds A: VoyA p
Vanguard Fds: Wndsr
Total Assets
Obj ($Mlns)
XG 78,878
BL 54,387
LV 70,545
LV 63,702
XG 64,437
LC 45,004
SG
530
LV 11,457
LG
5,537
XV 13,270
NAV
31.90
19.73
33.83
33.35
65.84
87.08
44.02
20.91
17.07
18.31
Total Return/Rank
4-wk 12-mo
5-year
+0.4 +9.3/B
+67.2/A
+1.3 +12.5/A
+67.6/A
+1.0 +12.5/B
+55.9/B
+1.8 +11.7/C
+49.7/C
-0.1 +9.6/B
+80.5/A
+0.6 +5.7/E
+30.1/D
+2.5 +1.8/E
+37.9/D
+3.1 +9.4/D
+44.1/D
+4.1 +2.4/D
+16.5/D
+3.2 +11.2/C
+66.0/C
Pct Min Init
Load
Invt
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
5.75
250
NL
2,500
NL
2,500
5.75
1,000
5.25
500
5.25
500
NL
3,000
BL -Balanced, GL -Global Stock, IL -International Stock, LC -Large-Cap Core, LG -Large-Cap Growth, LV -Large-Cap
Val., XC -Multi-Cap Core, XG -Multi-Cap Growth, XV -Multi-Cap Val.Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund. NA = Not avail. NE = Data in question. NS = Fund not in existence. Source: Lipper, Inc.
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Classifieds
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3 ARTICLES
LOST & FOUND
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
10 HELP WANTED
GENERAL
11 PROFESSIONAL
HELP WANTED
12 WORK WANTED
GEN./PROF.
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
FOUND on Browns
Branch, male brown
puppy on 9/13/06.
Please identify and
claim.
725-2322,
737-6506
ASSISTANT manager
needed by the Elizabethton Branch of
World Finance, valid
drivers license, auto
required,
this is a
manager trainee position an a career opportunity that offers
excellent salary and a
complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to manager possible within 15 months,
no experience necessary, for appointment
phone (423)542-9886.
AVON’s Christmas line
has arrived. Earn $$
Do your shopping at
50%
off.
Lisa,
(423)542-0057.
SERVERS, BARTENDERS,
KITCHEN
STAFF,
needed immediately.
Apply in person at
Bridges Cafe, 630
Broad St, between 2 4 pm.
LOCAL construction
company seeks Field
Coordinator. Duty’s include
hiring
field
crews, coordinating
OSHA training, maintaining personnel and
safety records. Must
have good organizational skills, Word & Excel knowledge preferred.
Call
423-543-7331
to
schedule interview.
MR. Oddjob. minor repairs, carpentry, yard
work, haul away,
cleaning, screens repaired, exterior painting. 474-2360
CONTRACTOR
PLUS
carpentry, painting,
roofing, plumbing, siding, decks, ceramic
tile. No job too small.
(423)384-3795
HAUL gravel for driveways, dirt for sale,
also backhoe work of
any
kind.
Call
423-542-2909.
SOUTHERN COMFORTS:
Cleaning, hauling off,
organizing.
yards,
homes, offices, debris,
more. References. Licensed. 423-542-5309,
423-213-7937.
ELECTRICAL
work
wanted. 15 years experience, low rates.
Free estimates. Any
type job. TN#51232.
(423)957-8215.
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
AUTO DETAIL
person needed immediately. See Gary at
Puckett's Auto Sales in
Hampton. 725 5016
New career?? Looking
for motivated sales
person; no sales experience
necessary.
$30K-$50Kyr. For interviews. 423-232-7098
NOW HIRING: companies desperately need
employees to assemble products at home.
No selling, any hour.
$500 weekly potential
Info. 1-985-646-1700
Dept. TN-138.
PYRAMID
Masonry
seeking masons for a
job in Boone, NC. Call
Darrel
@
(704)
496-1419.
LPN position available
in a long term care facility. Excellent pay
and benefits, apply in
person at Hillview
Health Center, 1666
Hillview Drive, EOE
INTERIM cosmetology
teacher for Carter
County School System. State Cosmetology Instructors license
required. Please contact Pat Hicks or Merri
Trott, 423-547-4000.
ELIZABETHTON:Construction, Trackhoe,
backhoe,
frontloader, landcleared,
site work septic systems, dirt, shale for
sale. (423)547-0408,
895-0499.
LOST Echo weedeater
in Lynn Valley Area.
REWARD. 647-3682
REWARD: Lost white
male dog. 10mths.
old, weighs about
60lbs.
Vicinity
of
Fletcher
Rd.
423-474-6667.
5 SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FREE Baldwin Organ
needs tuning up.
Please
call
(423)725-2539.
WANT to buy 2 acres
+. With or without
building. Suitable for
church. Elizabethton
area or building to
rent. (423)725-3935.
6 GOODS TO EAT
& SELL
APPLESJOHNSON’S
SMALL FRUITS, 984
Buck Mountain Road,
Elk
Park,
NC
(828)733-4766
BEST WESTERN HOTEL
in Johnson City is currently accepting application for the banquet department. If
you have reliable
transportation
and
can work a flexible
schedule please apply 2:00P.M.-4:00PM
any day. No phone
calls please. EOEMF.
16-20 hours, after
school & Saturday.
Yard work, maintenance, painting. etc.
Call Jim 423-768-3105,
423-768-2518.
EXPERIENCED help for
convenience
store
and restaurant. Pay
upon
experience.
423-768-3333
STUFF YOUR WALLET!
Earn $250-$400 a
week part time. Positions are filling fast so.
Call
now!
(423)283-4759.
WANTED
IMMEDIATELY
Carrier for the
Stateline Road and
Valley Forge Areas
Must Have:
* Valid driver’s
license
* Liability insurance
* Small dependable
automobile
Apply at:
Circulation
Department
300 Sycamore St.
Monday-Friday
8:00am-5:00pm
A BRICK, STONE MASON: Walls, walks,
mailboxes, fireplaces,
columns, fences, etc.
POND
SPECIALIST.
(423)367-6880.
Dependable
ARE you tired of your
cleaning service? If so,
Call Jo (423)547-3222.
BRIAN’S
BUILDINGS!
Display lot
on Hwy. 91.
STORAGE
For sale.
in Hunter
647-1084.
CARPENTER, HANDY
MAN, make a list, give
me
a
call.
(423)232-1846,
(423)483-7511.
Handy Andy Home
Improvements for all
your interior, exterior
repairs, pressure washing,
painting.
(423)543-1979,
(423)242-8187.
HOMES & MOBILE
HOME IMPROVEMENTS.
Additions, sunrooms,
textured
ceilings,
porches, carports, garages. Work guaranteed. (423)542-9483.
JLJ HOME IMPROVEMENT, remodeling,
room additions & vinyl siding. Licensed &
Insured. 423-543-2101.
KY CONSTRUCTION
Specializing in finished
grade
work
and
demolition. All types
of front end loader
work. Dirt for sale.
Quality, honest work
at the best price. Will
beat any other estimates, guaranteed.
Keith
Younce,
(423)543-2816.
423-341-7782
L&T ROOFING METAL &
SHINGLE ROOFS. All
home improvements.
Lawn
mowing.
(423)542-2011.
MOWING TRIMMING
& GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE.
Residential & Commercial. Licensed, Insured. 15 yerrs experience.
833-2313
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6 DAYS - $10.00
542-1530
Classifieds
15 SERVICES
OFFERED
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
23 YARD
SALES
Rainbow Home Improvements. Vinyl siding, soffit, windows,
patios. Licensed and
Insured. Free Estimates. 423-543-5773
423-895-0908
A Cruise for 2 adults,
$400. PSP with 4 movies, $175.
Yamaha
trumpet,
$500.
(423)543-7678.
MULTI family Yard Sale.
Valley
View
7-11
Stateline Rd. Fri & Sat.
Will do home maintenance and repair. Any
work inside the house
and out. 423-542-6628,
423-213-6122
WILL sit with elderly,
Johnson City or Elizabethton. CNA certified. References, experienced.
(423)474-3073, leave
message.
16 BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
1427 W. G. St.
Investment Opportunity!
Commercial
building with 8,231 sq
ft in prime location
with
high
traffic
count!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$112,000
543-4663
2 apartment buildings
for sale. 3 units each.
Very nice. $2700.mo.
income. 423-547-0408,
423-895-0499
2014 W Elk Ave.
Investment Opportunity! Car lot and office with prime road
frontage and strip
mall with access to W.
Elk.
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
2234 WEST G STREET
Valuable commercial
property, located in
the high visibility area
of West Elizabethton.
Existing building was
constructed as a service station, but, with
1,960 square feet, offers many numerous
possibilities for conversion. Gas tanks have
been removed from
site. Property fronts on
three streets, with 175'
of frontage on West
G Street, 150' frontage on Gap Creek
Road and 300' frontage on Caleb. Rarely
does business property of this size, with
existing zoning in
place, plus high density traffic county and
visibility
become
available. $225,000
RUSS SWANAY
(423)543-5741
456 W Elk Ave
Commercial property
with over 7,000 sq. ft
available with prime
road frontage. Business and Building for
sale!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
800Sq. Ft., convenient
West Elk Avenue behind Sammons Restaurant. $690month, deposit, (423)542-2322
leave
message.
(423)342-7415.
19 BUILDINGS
SALE/RENT
STEEL BUILDINGS
3 buildings left 20x28,
42x60. great for hay
storage or any storage
need.
Call today
about our Display Program- Limited time offer! 1-866-352-0716
20 ARTICLES
FOR SALE
1,000 sq.ft. modular.
Can be taken apart,
moved. Good for storage, business, home.
$5,500. (423)772-4356.
2 burial in Masonic
Garden, Happy Valley
Memorial Park. $2,400
for
both.
(423)
928-1310, 483-5588.
2 woodburning stoves,
range. (423)543-7322.
4 acres land, partially
built house, Lewis Blevins Rd. Rocky Branch
$55,500. 1989 Bayliner.
342-7948
CEDAR lumber for sale.
Sassafras lumber for
sale. (423)725-3151.
FALL decorations, antiques,
collectibles,
furniture,
387
Watauga Rd., Trisha’s
Garden of Gifts. Friday,
Saturday
9a.m.-3p.m.
MONITOR
441
oil
heater with pump.
Heats up to 2000 sqft.
$500. Delivery available. 423-543-5367
RARE single space inside Chapel of Mausoleum of Peace Happy
Valley Memorial Park.
895-3326
SINGER sewing machine, trash compactor, antique half bed,
antique stereo, Carnival
glass,
(423)474-2874,
213-7126, 7a.m.-3p.m.
23 YARD
SALES
1099 Glenview Drive,
Saturday, 8:30AM-?
Rain or shine! Furniture, gym equipment,
Christmas
decorations, antiques, books,
clothing, odds and
ends.
1113 Lynndale Drive,
Friday, 9:00AM-? Rain
No Sale! Most items
50¢.
12
family.
Name
brand clothes, infant
thru adult plus size.
Misc. items, dining set.
Rain No Sale. Thur-Sat.
9:00-4:00
Watauga
City, 5th Avenue
1508 Stateline, Friday
and
Saturday
9:00AM-3:00PM 2000+
clothing items, all sizes,
baby to adult, including plus-size. L/XL/2X
scrubs, stroller, highchair, changing table,
baby and toddler
toys, dishes, more! No
Earlybirds.
160 Carden Drive in
Warrior Estates, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 8:00AM-? Unbelievable Multi- Family
Sale!
1845 Bristol Hwy., Friday and Saturday
8:00AM-4:00PM. FIRST
TIME YARD SALE. LITTLE
BIT OF EVERYTHING!
240 Big Sandy Rd.
Stoney Creek. Friday
8a.m.-4p.m, Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m. Rain, no
sale.
3-FAMILY:THURSDAY,
Friday 8a.m-? 1516
Gap Creek Rd., next
to new water office.
Home Interior, tools.
316 Cedar Avenue,
Saturday, 8:00AM-?
Christmas items, ladies
clothes, home decorations, lots of merchandise.
350 Pine Hill Road, Friday and Saturday,
8:00AM-?
389 Cripple Creek
Loop in Watauga. 3
person sale. A little of
everything, baby stuff.
Thur, Fri, Sat.
521 Golf Course Acres,
Fri 8-12. Too many
items to mention
6934 Hwy 19-E Roan
Mountain, Fri & Sat.
Washer, dryer, refrigerator, misc. items.
BENEFIT YARD SALE for
Carter County Foster
Care Association, Boys
and Girls Club, Saturday 8:00AM-?
10
Families, also selling
Magical Knight of Giving Tickets.
FRI., Sat., 8am-? 101
Becca Circle, Ridgefield
S/D/
Mens,
womens clothes, vacuum cleaner, household items, plants, etc.
From Milligan Hwy.
take Powder Branch
Rd. for approx. 2 miles,
turn right on Max Jet
Rd., go 1/2 mile, turn
right on Ridgefield Rd.,
to 1st, rd. on right.
Becca Circle.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, Hunter Community turn right off Danner Road onto Holston
View Road. Toys, lawn
furniture and more.
GARAGE sale Friday
8a.m.-5p.m, Saturday
8a.m.-2p.m. Midnight
Drive, Lynn Valley. Variety of Good Items.
HUGE Yard, Bake Sale.
Military Families Support Group. 703 S.
Lynn Ave. Fri, Sat. 7-?
Homemade BREADS,
CAKES,
COOKIES.
Come out and help
support MILITARY in
IRAQ & AFGANISTAN
LAST three days of
sale. Harley parts,
Army surplus and
ammo, tools, clothing,
two crates of German
Beer
Steins
and
glasses. Everything reduce to sell. 1238 Dennis Cove Rd. four miles
up mountain from the
bank. Thurs-Sat.
MOVING SALE, 1213
LEDFORD STREET off
Bluefield, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
8:00AM-5:00PM.
Something for everyone!
“THURSDAY Madness
Auctions” Sept. 21st,
6:30p.m, Oak buffet,
bedroom set,
telephone booth, Eagle
bench, furniture, lots
more furniture, lots of
old glassware. 1036 Rittertown Rd., Hampton,
423-342-8744424-725-5572.
TN438-FIRM4853
YARD Sale, Car Wash
940 Dry Creek Road,
Sat 8-1.
Laurels
Church of God. Come
find your TREASURE
while getting your car
washed. Proceeds go
to youth.
25 PETS
& SUPPLIES
CUTE male puppy,
Beagle mixed,
3
months old, has shots,
needs a good home.
(423)773-1002.
FOUND large friendly
dog near Blue Hole
09/17/06
call
(423)968-7797.
GREAT PYRENEES PUPPIES. 2 male. Available
now. Wormed and all
shots.
$175.
(423)474-3386.
JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES
for sale, 1 female, 2
males, $150 each.
available
now.
(423)342-7726,
JACK RUSSELL Terrier
puppies.
Available
September 24. First
shots, wormed. $125.
Call (423)542-2310.
Seven Rat Terrier, Poodle mix puppies. Black
& white. Seven weeks
old. Call 423-474-2459
31 APARTMENT
FOR RENT
**ALL Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the
Fair Housing Act which
makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial
status, or national origin, or an intention, to
make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. ”Familial
status includes children under the age of
18 living with parents
or legal custodians;
pregnant women and
people securing custody of children under
18. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept
any advertising for
real estate which is in
violation of the law.
Our
readers
are
hereby informed that
all dwellings advertised in this newspaper
are available on an
equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD
Toll-free
at
1-800-669-9777. The
Toll-free
telephone
number for the Hearing
Impaired
is:
1-800-927-9275
1320 Charity Hill Rd.,
1BR, dishwasher, W/D
hook-up, quiet neighborhood, close to
town. (423)543-7468.
1BR, washer, dryer
hook-up, $300month,
$200deposit, no pets,
references, one year
lease, (423)547-9819
1BR, livingroom, diningroom, kitchen, appliances,
W/D
hook-up, water, garbage pick-up.
No
pets, drinkers, drug users. References. Deposit. (423)542-4276.
1BR, CH&A, appliances, water furnished. No pets. References
required.
$275. month, $150. deposit. (423)543-8939.
1BR,
Front porch.
Washer, dryer, water
provided. New paint,
carpet. Background
check.
$350.dep.,
$295.mth.
(423)538-7817.
1BR, Hampton area,
CH&A. $255. month,
$200. deposit. No pets.
(423)895-0456.
1BR, spacious, clean,
quiet, W/D hook-up,
A/C,
$310.mth.,
$200.dep. Ask about
W/D
rental.
www.home.earthlink.n
et/~shermanlb
423-772-4089.
2BR apt. 114 Lynn Avenue, deposit required.
$375.mth.
423647-6176, 543-3890
2BR,
washer,
dryer hook-up, $425.
month, $250. deposit,
no pets. References,
one
year
lease,
(423)547-9819.
2BR,
1.5BA,
W/D
hookup. Includes all
utilities except phone.
$550.mo. $275.dep.
No
Pets.
Quiet.
423-213-5362
2BR, 1BA, between
J.C.,
Elizabethton,
W/D hookup, heat
pump, $420.mo., deposit, lease. No pets.
423-467-8480
2BR, 1BA, CH&A, appliances,
W/D
hookup, 800sq.ft., 5yrs.
old, $450.mth. References.
No
pets.
423-773-3281,
547-0408.
1BR, stove, refrigerator, water, garbage
pickup
furnished,
mini-blinds.
Call
(423)542-9200.
3BR, 1BA, West H. St.
$450.mth., $350.dep.
(423) 542-0254
3BR, spacious apartment, large deck,
CH&A, utilities furnished, $800 month,
$750deposit,
(423)
542-2843,
(423)
542-8221.
BROOKVIEW APARTMENT AND STORAGE.
2BR, appliances, W/D
hook-up. NO PETS.
$350mth.,
deposit.
(423)543-2632, (423)
543-4671.
DISCOUNT FOR LEASE
nice quite neighborhood, 1BR, good storage, private laundry
room. $300month, deposit, (423)512-1119.
LARGE 1BR, Lynn Valley. water furnished.
$235. month. 543-5822,
542-2845.
S Watauga & G Street
Large 3bdrm 2ba
Downstairs W/D hookups. Newly Remodeled, hardwood floors
New
Appliances,
paint & more
$450mo $200Dep
542-8493 956-0068 Before 5 pm
STONEY CREEK: 2BR,
fully furnished. Private
entrance. No drugs,
drinking.
$300.mo.
$275.dep. References,
required.
(423)474-2854.
Unaka Area: 2BR, Appliances, water, garbage furnished. References
required.
$300.mth.. $300.dep.
(423)543-6862, leave
message.
VARIETY of 1BR and
2BR apartments available. Rent starts at
$225month. Call property
manager,
(423)547-2871.
32 HOUSES
FOR RENT
37 LAND W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
526 Poga Rd.
2 LOTS,
IDLEWYLDE
ADDITION,
ELIZABETHTON
Set in a mountain valley along the Elk River,
River frontage, privacy. Great for hunting
and
fishing.
$149,900
C21 WHITEHEAD
Joshua Irick
543-4663
559 Long Hollow
Over 8 acres of beautiful land in great
area. Lots of road
frontage and possibilities are endless.
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
43 HOUSES
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43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
108
Cedar Grove Road
1209 BLUEFIELD
AVENUE
2BR, 1BA, city home,
within walking
distance to Eastside
School. 2 acres.
Asking $64,900.
CALL RAYMOND
(423)914-8195
SHELL AND
ASSOCIATES
(423)543-2393
164 Dawn Drive
Only $139,000
This all brick home is
what you have been
waiting for! Room for
everyone! 3BRs, 2BAs,
huge eat in kitchen,
huge laundry room
that is large enough
for an office or craft
room. 2 car carport,
one car drive under.
A Great den in the
basement with a gas
fireplace.
BROOME REAL
ESTATE
(423)542-4386
Siam Area
Off Hamilton Road, 4
acres,
mostly
wooded.
Several
building sites. Creek,
water meter on property. Very Private.
$39,500.00.
Call Today!
Blue Ridge Properties
(423)282-5182
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
BUCK MOUNTAIN
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
Level building lot, Water available at road.
Creek runs in behind
property.
Garage.
$13,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
40 LOTS
FOR RENT
LARGE LOT’s 70’, 80’
OR
DOUBLEWIDE,
GAP CREEK AREA. No
outside
pets.
$125.-$150.month
(423)725-2770,
(423)612-2847.
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
Tri-level with extensive
renovations applied
in 1997. Main level
features living room,
large kitchen, family
room
with
2nd
kitchen, 2BD, 2BA.
Upper level features 3
more bedrooms and
another full bath.
CH&A, House is set up
as large family home
but could easily be
converted to a two
family
dwelling.
Mountain
Views.
$155,500
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
A foreclosure. 3BR, .
Only $19,616! For listings.
800-391-5228xH652
ELIZABETHTON,
3BR,
2full
baths, CH&A,
brick, full basement,
$95,500.
(423)416-2687.
43 HOUSES
W/PHOTO
102 DONNA
AVENUE
3BR, 2BA, near Westside School, detached
garage,
hardwood
floors
and carpet. New
windows and roof.
$115,000.
Phone 543-6242
2BR,
appliances,
walk to schools, bank,
supermarkets, Hampton. Garbage, Lawn
maintenance.
No
pets. (423) 725-4792.
3BR, 2BA, Roan Mountain partially furnished,
utility building, private
lot,
$400month,
$200deposit,
(423)772-4278
.
MILLIGAN COLLEGE:
16x80, 3BR, 2BA, 2BR
2BA, 14X70. References
required.
257-2106,
(423)
543-2651.
RENT or rent to own
new 2007 28x40 Giles,
3BR, 2BA, on semi private rental lot on
State Line Road. $2500
down with owner financing
(423)895-0456.
RENT to own 2002
24x44 Giles, 3BR, 2BA,
heat pump, on rental
lot near city limits, no
pets, $2000 down with
owner
financing.
(423)943-3418.
RENT TO OWN, 1974
12X60 2BR, 1BA, on
rental lot Green Acres
Area. $400 down with
owner
financing.
(423)895-0456.
36 LAND
FOR SALE
39 acres. $351,000. 115
acres $300,000. 102
acres
$450,000.
Dewey
Woolbright,
Castle Real Estate.
(423)854-2121.
Gently sloping to the
waters edge. Has
been perked for 3br,
and is located in a
cove. $120,000.000
C21 WHITEHEAD
KATHRYN TURNER
543-4663
1305 CIRCLE DRIVE
Great location in
town, 3 bedroom, 1
bath, central air, gas
heat, carport, laundry room, utility shed
with electricity, new
vinyl siding, level lot
$84,000.
(423)542-2660
C21 WHITEHEAD
PENNY WOODSON
543-4663
1439 Southside Rd.
114 EAST K STREET
Tastefully
updated
brick in a walk to
town location. Lovely
hardwood floors, fireplace with gas logs
surrounded
with
built-in
bookcases.
Updated
custom
kitchen. Huge dining
room with lots of windows. Extra room in
back could be third
bedroom or office.
Laundry room and
Basement. 2BD, 1BA,
walk-in closet in the
master
bedroom.
1,300 SF. $87,900
148 Crestview
3BR 2BA home on 1
acre level lot. Lots of
storage, sunroom, appliances stay, garage
and outbuilding.
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$144,500
543-4663
2Br, 2Baths, single
wide with an addition that boast large
open kitchen, living
room and Den. Sunroom leads out to
the wonderful decking that surrounds the
above ground pool.
2 car garage, workshop, 2 car carport.
The lot next door is
also available with
the single wide or lot
only. This home has
so much to offer!
Call today!
119 Lincoln Drive
Scenic Location in
Lynn Valley! Brick
Ranch. LR, DR, FP, 3BR,
2BA.
STEAM PLANT ROAD,
Watauga
Move-in Condition
With Many Updates!
Beautiful 14.60acres
with 1550ft of river
frontage overlooking
the Watauga River!
Quiet location. Tract
has many possibilities!
$425,000
$REDUCED $145,900.
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
39 LOTS W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
2BR, 1.5BA,
city
home. A-1 condition.
Lots of lights, outlets
and extra wide doors.
Monthly electric $35.
Asking $69,900 but
ready to make a
deal. Check it out
and make an offer.
Call Jonathan
(423)-542-4630
Shell & Associates
(423)-543-2393
1 Acre Improved lot
with water & septic.
Close to town, mountain views
Call 542-9220
Three bedroom two
bath home on corner
lot in the heart of
downtown. This property could be used for
business, professional
office, or a lovely residence once restored
to its original splendor.
Convenient location
offers many possibilities. Call Matt Zimmerman for more information 423-342-8069.
$55,000
Russ Swanay
Realty
543-5741
RUSS SWANAY
REAL ESTATE
543-5741
Very private 2 story
perched on 1.57
wooded acres in a
nice subdivision. Approximately 5 miles
from
Elizabethton.
4BD, 2BA, large walk
in closet and an extra
storage room, 1 car
detached
garage
and laundry room off
kitchen. Great family
home. $129,000
1035 Berry Road
203 DRY BRANCH
3BR, large living, dining room, porches
covered.,
Monitor,
wood stove, range,
refrigerator, window
treatments, Extra lot
available. $49,500.00
423-543-6234
102 EMERALD HILLS
DRIVE
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Beautiful Brick on 1.91
acres with wraparound porch. Huge
kitchen, formal dining,
bonus room, and office, 3 car garage
and pool!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
151
SARAH ANNIE DRIVE
Only $59,900
LAKE DRIVE
LAKE FRONT
PROPERTY
188 Slemp Lane
Just outside city limits.
3BR, 1LBA. livingroom
kitchen combo, utility
room, carport, paved
drive on nice level lot.
$114,500.
33 MOBILE HOME
FOR RENT
2BR mobile home.
Appliances,
W/D
hookup. Private lot.
$325.mo.,
deposit.
(423)791-4610.
3BR, 2BA, on 1acre
lot, minutes above
Roan Mountain State
Park. New flooring in
kitchen & carpet
throughout. $85,000.
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS!
114
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CIRCLE
HAMPTON
$369.00 month! 4BR,
2BA. home, 4% down,
30years, at 8.5% Foreclosures! For listings
800-391-5228xF738.
HORSESHOE COVE
Beautiful 0.93ac located directly on the
shores of Watauga
Lake. Horseshoe cove
offers a coded security gate. $149,900.00
1279 Hwy 143
423-725-4628
42 HOUSES
FOR SALE
Fantastic building site
on 4.3+/- acre tract.
Water (well), septic,
and electric already
on property. Wonderful mountain views.
$63,500.00
BY OWNER
FOR APPOINTMENT
423-543-7934,
423-957-9258,
423-213-8607
Must sacrifice
due to health
DRY BRANCH
Well
maintained,
Cozy, 3Br, 2Ba, .75
acre lot 1400sqft.
cherry HW floors with
tile throughout. Custom cherry cabinets.
Detached
garage
with workshop & electric. Mature landscaping, Huge backyard.
This Home Is Waiting
For You!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$87,000
543-4663
2BR cottage, in town.
new paint, carpet.
No smoking, No pets.
$475.mo., Deposit, references
required.
423-542-5624,
423-542-5643
3BR, 1BA, appliances.
Valley Forge country
setting with garden
space.
$450month,
$350deposit.
References, (423)543-5249.
5BR, 2BA, heat pump,
convenient location,
pets
considered,
$790month, deposit.
(423)725-3958
or
(423)542-2322 leave
message.
ASSORTMENT of rentals: Farm, brick, frame,
pets, rent to own, furnished and unfurnished. 282-6486.
Available 2BR near
Watauga Lake. All appliances
including
W/D, water furnished.
$350month, deposit,
references.
(423)542-6982
EASTSIDE, 913 Charlie
Street,
3BR,
1BA,
CH&A, den, dining
room, laundry room,
appliances furnished.
$600month $600deposit. Available Oct.
1st (423)213-7149 or
(423)213-9286.
UPPER Gap Creek, 2 or
3BR, 1BA, appliances
furnished. $375mth.,
$350.dep.
(423)782-7746, (423)
725-3343
Nice lot on dead end
street located in
beautiful area between Elizabethton
and Johnson City.
Public water and
electric already ran
to the end of street.
Lot is wooded, 100 x
150 and adjoins second lot of same size
that can be purchased for less if
bought
together.
Zoned for sight built
homes only. Name of
street has changed to
Wild Rose Lane. See
attachments for all
protective covenants.
$16,000
928-4151
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Century 21
Whitehead Realty &
Auction
Lisa Potter
Blue Ridge Properties
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
Beautiful 3BR, 2BA,
Clayton Home in
Siam. Fenced 1/2
acre lot, nice views,
covered front porch,
small deck, patio,
heat pump, 12x20
storage
building.
$87,500.00
423-547-9515
Cute 2BD, 1BA cottage nestled on 2
acres in the country.
Very private, this
would be ideal for
summer home or
starter home for small
family. $63,000
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
206 MARION
BRANCH ROAD
$214,000
1638 Charlotte Dr.
Like New!
Completely remodeled home with 4BR,
3BA, eat-in kitchen,
garage & West Side
School district.
120 Hamilton Rd.
FSBO
205
Davis Hollow Road
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$179,000
543-4663
WOW! You must see
the views from the
deck! This home has
room for the whole
family. You will not
believe how much
square footage you
get for the price.
3BRs, 2FBAs, 2 half
BAs. Formal living and
dining, den, office.
It Is A Must See!
Call Today!
Blue Ridge Properties
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
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44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
STOCK #3773
Pre-owned
STOCK #0775
Pre-owned
2004 CHEVY
TAHOE
1998 Cadallic
FHA Loans for 1st time
home buyers. Easy to
qualify. 423-283-0579,
Government Loans,
No credit, no problem!
We
finance.
Call
423-282-0343.
211 Ranger
3BR 2BA Ranch in
Ranger Estates. Eat-in
Kitchen, All appliances and window
treatments
stay,
beautiful Views of
mountains.
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
$114,000
543-4663
386
JUDGE BEN ALLEN
New
Construction!
Beautiful 3BR 2BA log
cabin with peaceful
country setting. Estimated completion
date
10/01/2006.
$139,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
LINDA WHITEHEAD
543-4663
Reduced!
240 Bunker Hill Rd.
$168,500.
Immaculate
Log
Home. This home
looks brand new! 3br,
2ba, Great reading
loft overlooking the
great room with stone
fireplace. Sunroom off
the dining area. 2 car
garage, wrap around
porch. This property is
located on a dead
end street surrounded
with woods. Wonderful Private Backyard.
3BR, 2BA Brick ranch,
Lynn Valley, inground
pool, outbuilding,
16x24 detached garage,
workshop,
fenced in backyard,
large laundry room,
window treatments,
appliances stay.
400 EAST K STREET
4br,
4ba
Home.
Country
setting,
panoramic views of
National
Forest,
Watauga River, and
minutes
from
Watauga
Lake.
$219,900.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
296 Rocky Branch
Immaculate one level
home on a nice lot.
House is in excellent
condition, featuring
updated wiring, heat
pump and replacement windows. Living
room, formal dining
room, large laundry
room, eat in kitchen
with all appliances included,
updated
bathroom, two large
bedrooms. Full size
basement offers room
to expand. Attached
carport. CH&A. It is
hard to find a house
in this good of a condition in a nice neighborhood. Reasonably
priced at $89,900
3BR 1.5Bath, 1 car attached garage, bonus room, could be
used for workshop,
family room, etc.
Hardwood through
out, new vinyl in
kitchen and bath.
Large walk-in closet in
Master Bdrm. Gorgeous
columned
archway between living room and dining
room, living room has
gas log fireplace. Relax on large full front
porch. Corner lot
75X153 with mature
plantings.
Very
charming home in
Great
location!
$89,900.00
RUSS SWANAY
REAL ESTATE
543-5741
Call Jonathan
(423)542-4630
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
(423)543-2393
300 Daytona Place
6BR, 2BA home in city.
Detached garage.
Lots of original wood.
Great neighborhood.
Close to everything.
Asking $185,000.
Call Jonathan
423-542-4630
Shell & Associates
423-543-2393
Century 21
Act 111
423-282-1200
Ready To Move In!
912 OAK
$30,000
Neat and Petite is this
darling 1BR, LR, DR,
Kitchen and utility
room. Walking distance to downtown
Elizabethton.
$39,900.00
423-725-4668
423-725-3209
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
KEYSTONE
Johnson City
4br, 2ba Nice Home,
Great City Location!!!
Completely remodeled, Gleaming hardwood floors, new 6
person hot tub on
deck. $142,500.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
JOSHUA IRICK
543-4663
553 Long Hollow
929 NOAH
SNYDER ROAD
Description: 3 bedrooms, 2 bath Chalet.
Only minutes from
Watauga Lake! Great
room with stone fireplace. Screened in
porch, balcony and
acreage too! Hurry
and call today!
$184,900
DEAN BLEVINS
(423)542-2092
213-6738
SHELL & ASSOCIATES
(423)543-2393
A Must See!!!
GAP CREEK
ROAD
4BR, 2.5BA, with over
2600 fin. Sq ft. Remodeled with beautiful woodwork, cherry
cabinets, hardwood
flooring. It has a great
screened in porch
with swing and skylights. Great location
that is minutes from
Johnson
City. A
great buy for only
$229,900.
Call Tina Smith at
612-1725,
State of Franklin
Real Estate
MLS#233416
Located in S. JC with
Stainless appliances,
3br, 1ba, Full unfin.
Basement and sits on
a beautiful lot with
Mountain
Views.
$129,900.
Call Tina Smith
612-1725
Owner/Agent MLS
# 230855
State of Franklin
Real Estate
329 COAL CHUTE
ROAD
ELIZABETHTON, TN
Beautiful one owner
home featuring 3 BR,
1.5
BA,
LR,
Kitchen/Dining, Den
in BSMT, garage plus
2 car carport located on large lot.
State of Franklin Real
Estate, Inc.
Kaye Carroll
Matheson
423-914-1092 Cell
423-247-2600 Office
$186,900
This is the one! Spacious open living
room, 3BRs, 2BAs the
best lot around. A
wonderful
flowing
creek in the back. An
awesome barn. Quality built home. Call today before it is too
late, be the first to live
in this home.
Country Cottage with
3.95 acres in beautiful
Mountain Ci
ty. 3br, 1ba, some updating.
Basement,
fruit tree. Private but
Convenient.
$82000.00
C21 WHITEHEAD
SHERREE HOLT
543-4663
Walking distance to
Harold McCormick
School. 3BR, 1.5BA, LR,
with Berber over
hardwood, large den
with natural wood
walls, also large sun
room with gas log
fireplace, CH&A, new
vinyl, Anderson windows, 1 car drive-under, plus paved driveway from rear alley
entrance.
V.A. & FHA Ready
$98,500.
3BR., 2BA, brick
ranch, recently updated. 1855 sq. ft.,
great views! A must
see.
$139,000.
C21 WHITEHEAD
LISA POTTER
543-4663
Amazing Value!
Clayton, 16x80, 3BR,
2BA, nice kitchen with
upgraded cabinets
and lots of counter
space, separate tub
and shower in master,
large walk-in closet,
living room and dining room furnished.
$39,900.
Includes Delivery
And Set-up
SMITH HOMES
(423)542-2131
(423)928-9224
51 COMMERCIAL
SALE/LEASE
59 AUTOS
FOR SALE
1989 Grand AM GT,
2DR,
automatic,
loaded, new tires, runs
great.
$850.
(423)282-6528.
1996 Ford Contour,
V-6, 113K, automatic,
new tires, fully loaded,
like new condition.
$2,100. (423)282-6528.
1985 Buick Park Avenue. Runs good, new
tires,
transmission
needs work. $500.
O.B.0. 547-9123
60 AUTOS
W/PHOTO
(423)213-5115
to view by
appointment
BLUE RIDGE
PROPERTIES
(423)282-5182
Gayle Eggers
423-342-8801
(423)543-1531
542-2798 or
957-0600 cell
anytime
STOCK #7377
PRE-OWNED
2005 CHRYSLER
TOWN & COUNTRY
2001 Ford Explorer 4X4
4DR, 22mpg. 124K,
rear air, power Everything, garaged. $6500.
423-725-3096,
423-957-9427
PRE-OWNED
Stock # S-4222
1992 Ford Ranger 4x4,
low miles. $2650. For
more
info
call,
423-725-3581
2001 FORD F-150 XL
4X4, 4.2 Liter Automatic, 55K. GREAT
CONDITION. $11,900.
OBO
423-543-5096,
423-512-1337
64 4X4 W/PHOTO
FOR SALE
2002 Dodge Intrepid
V-6, automatic, air,
new
tires,
alloy
wheels, PW, PDL,
clean. Below NADA.
$6,500.
2001 FORD RANGER
FLARESIDE
Pre-owned
Stock B-9588
4DR, 4x4, automatic,
A/C, AM/FM, CD,
Edge package, bedliner, alloy wheels,
yellow. $10,500.
BOWERS AUTO SALES
STOCK #6122
PRE-OWNED
1023 Old Bristol Highway
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-2890
2006 CHEVY HHR
Automatic,
factory
warranty.
Was
$15,995, now $13,995.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
2003 Chevrolet
Tracker
Stock B-9778
Pre-owned
NORRIS
32X64
Serial #17839
44 MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE
5% Down Payment
1990 Kent mobile
home, 14x65, Take
over payments. For
more information call
(423)725-4095,
6473748.
$586. a Month
2004 FORD
FREESTAR VAN SES
LOADED
Pre-Owned
Stock #B-1306
Art’s Finer
Homes
Automatic, front rear,
air condition, one
owner, AM/FM, CD,
alloy wheels, sharp.
$9,495.
1998
FLEETWOOD
28x52, 3BR, 2BA, newly
remodeled,
CH&A,
$28,500
including
set-up. (423)542-2533,
(423)360-0196.
2005, 3BR, 2BA. Owner
financing available.
Call (423)282-0343.
3BR, Only $12,500.!
Foreclosures!
More
homes available, For
listings 800-391-5228
G-179
V-6, automatic, air,
cruise control, power
windows
&
door
locks, CD, 34 MPG,
31,000 miles. $9,850.
2006 CHEVROLET
IMPALA
Big Family
Art’s Finer
Homes
2005 Chevrolet
Impala
63 4X4 VEHICLES
FOR SALE
2 Baths
RUBY AVENUE
Wonderful Home!
Gleeming hardwood
floors, crafted cabinets and wood work.
3BR, 2BA with detached garage and
storage
building.
Level lot, matured
trees. $139,500.
Default having been
made in the terms,
conditions, and payments provided in a
certain Deed of Trust
dated MARCH 20,
2000, executed by
PHILLIP J. GRINDSTAFF
AND
JENNIFER
R.
GRINDSTAFF TBTE WITH
ROS, to FLMS, INC.,
Trustee, of record in
BOOK T554, PAGE 132
in the Register's Office
for CARTER County,
Tennessee and to J.
PHILLIP JONES OR I.
DYKE TATUM, EITHER
OF WHOM MAY ACT,
appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in
the Register's Office
for CARTER County,
Tennessee, to secure
the indebtedness described, the entire indebtedness having
been declared due
and payable by AMSOUTH BANK, J. PHILLIP
JONES OR I. DYKE TATUM EITHER OF WHOM
MAY ACT will by virtue
of the power and
authority vested in me
as Substitute Trustee,
on FRIDAY OCTOBER
13, 2006 AT 10:00 A.M.
FRONT DOOR OF THE
CARTER
COUNTY
COURTHOUSE IN ELIZABETHTON,
CARTER
COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from
the equity of redemption, homestead, and
dower, and all other
exemptions which are
expressly waived, and
subject to any unpaid
taxes, if any, the following
described
property in CARTER
County, Tennessee, to
wit:
STOCK #8368
PRE-OWNED
BOWERS AUTO SALES
1023 Bristol Hwy.
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-2890
Affordable Pricing
Phone
543-2632 days or
543-4671 evenings
and week-ends.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
(423)282-8505
65 TRUCKS &
SEMI’S
PUBLIC NOTICES
4DR, stow & go seating, automatic, CD.
$11,995.
owner.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
2000 CHRYSLER
SEBRING
CONVERTIBLE
Silver with black top,
88k miles, $6,500.00.
57 MOTORCYCLES
FOR SALE
2005 SUZUKI Savage
Boulevard, black with
extras. 700miles. Must
see to appreciate.
$4,500.
FIRM.
(423)474-3182.
Leather, automatic,
all power. $5,995.
1994 F150, white, after
market tool boxes,
ladder rack, 6 cyl.,
5spd., runs great,
needs nothing. Dylan
(423)246-1715.
REFINANCE rates from
1.25 % 0 down financing available on purchases.
Call
(423)726-0171.
17K,
one
$13,995.
Beautiful 1800 sq.ft.
Clayton home with
lots of storage! 3 large
bedrooms
with
walk-in closets, 2
linen closets, coat
closet, walk-in pantry,
lots of upgrades.
ELIZABETHTON AUTO
SALES
(423)543-7592
(423)542-2131
(423)928-9224
4 Bedroom
Sheryl Garland
(423)895-1690
Ranch 3BR, 3BA, dazzling kitchen with
stainless steel appliances, Jacuzzi tub,
1.83ac quiet country
setting and more!!
$219,900.00
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
OWNER FINANCE
BROOME
REAL ESTATE
542-4386
Blue Ridge Properties
(423)282-5182
692
PLEASANT GROVE
Cute double wide on
table top level lot at
end of dead-end
street. Overlooking
creek, this lot has just
the right amount of
trees. Nice neighborhood with well maintained homes. Home
has 3BDR, 2BA, 1,120
Square feet, faux
stone fireplace, Nice
deck.
Hot
water
heater, CH&A and
laminate flooring all
less than one year
old. $65,000
4 wheel drive, 20’’
wheels, 3rd row seat.
$16,995.
SMITH HOMES
Special
BY OWNER
103 AVIATION DRIVE
3500 NORTH
HIGHWAY 421
165 HOLSTON VIEW
2 bed 1 bath app.
1000 sq.ft 2 carport
good
Elizabethton
area $2500 Down.
$585. month Bad
Credit OK
516 Cedar Ave
590 LAURELS
RD.
Open floor plan, 3BR,
2BA, walk-in closets,
large kitchen, lots of
cabinets, big living
room with fireplace
sliding glass door in
dining room. Ashley
furniture, upgraded
GE appliances. Less
than $500. per month.
52 LOANS
& FINANCE
SMITH HOMES
(423)542-2131
(423)928-9224
(423) 967-8829
This 28x52
Shows Big!
800Sq. Ft., convenient
West Elk Avenue behind Sammons Restaurant. $690month, deposit, (423)542-2322
leave
message.
(423)342-7415.
Reasonably Priced
At $29,900.
Blue Ridge Properties
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
Cozy 4BR 2BA home
on level lot, clean,
well-maintained, &
in-ground pool. Must
see!
C21 Whitehead
Linda Whitehead
543-4663
$95,000
2000 Clayton doublewide 28x56. 3BR, 2BA.
New hardwood floors,
2Lg. porches. Must be
moved. Owner will
pay $1000. toward
moving. $30,000.
2BR cottage with new
windows, cabinets,
plumbing and paint.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
NOW READY TO
MOVE IN
413 West C
118
Hazelwood Hollow
895-0856
Nice 1/2 acre lot, in
Hampton with 14x70
mobile home with
large porches and
outbuilding.
You Gotta See It!
100% Financing
Available
First time on the market. Ready for immediate
occupancy.
Brick and vinyl. VA
approved home features 3BR and 1.5
baths, has bonus
room and a den.
Level lot, country setting. Won't last long at
only $115,000.
45 MOBILE HOMES
W/PHOTO
For Sale By Owner
Almost
complete.
New
construction.
3BR, 2BA log cabin,
No sheetrock. 100%
wood! Too much to
say here.
Asking $139,000,
Make an offer!
259 Ollie Collins
Road
RUSS SWANAY
REALTY
543-5741
Must see! $199,900.
423-512-1394,
423- 512-1393
Blue Ridge Properties
282-5182
Sheryl Garland
895-1690
240 STEEL BRIDGE
ROAD
907 FAIRVIEW STREET
One Owner, 4x4,
automatic, air, PW,
PB,
AM/FM,
CD
player, extra nice. Below NADA value.
$9,895.
BOWERS AUTO SALES
1023 Old Bristol Hwy.
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-2890
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
PROPERTY LOCATED IN
THE COUNTY OF CARTER, TENNESSEE:
SITUATE, LYING AND
BEING IN THE FIFTEENTH
(15TH) CIVIL DISTRICT
OF CARTER COUNTY,
TENNESSEE AND IS
MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT:
BEGINNING AT AN
IRON PIN IN THE
NORTHERLY SIDE OF
WEST H. STREET, CORNER TO D.E. JACOBS;
THENCE LEAVING SAID
STREET AND WITH THE
LINE OF JACOBS N. 11
DEG. 50 MIN. 00 SEC.
W., 131.00 FEET TO AN
IRON PIN IN THE LINE
OF PATSY K. MCKINNEY; THENCE WITH THE
LINE OF MCKINNEY, N.
83 DEG. 12 MIN. 00
SEC. E. 57.50 FEET TO
AN IRON PIN IN THE
LINE
OF
CAROL
SPARKS; THENCE WITH
THE LINE OF SPARKS , S.
11 DEG. 50 MIN. 00
SEC. E., 131.00 FEET TO
AN IRON PIN ON THE
NORTHEASTERLY SIDE
OF WEST H. STREET;
THENCE WITH SAID
STREET, S. 83 DEG. 12
MIN. 00 SEC. W. 57.50
FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING,
AS
SHOWN BY SURVEY OF
STEVEN C. LYONS, RLS
#1608,
FREE
HILL
ROAD, GRAY, TENNESSEE 37615, DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1994, TO
WHICH REFERENCE IS
HERE MADE.
BEING
THE
SAME
PROPERTY CONVEYED
TO PHILLIP J. GRIND-
PUBLIC NOTICES
STAFF AND WIFE, JENNIFER R. GRINDSTAFF,
BY
DEED
DATED
MARCH 20, 2000, OF
RECORD IN THE OFFICE
OF THE REGISTER OF
DEEDS FOR CARTER
COUNTY, AT ELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE,
IN BOOK D453, PAGE
15.
MAP 041I GROUP F
PARCEL 011.00
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ANY
UNPAID
TAXES, IF ANY, ANY
PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES,
EASEMENTS AND ALL
OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE
PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY/ INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE, THE
STATE OF TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS
INTERESTED PARTIES IN
THE ADVERTISEMENT,
THEN THE NOTICE OF
THIS FORECLOSURE IS
BEING GIVEN TO THEM,
AND THE SALE WILL BE
SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO
REDEEM THE PROPERTY,
ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26
U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A.
67-1-1433.
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.
THE
TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO RESCIND THE
SALE
IN THE EVENT THE
HIGHEST BIDDER DOES
NOT
HONOR
THE
HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24
HOURS,
THE
NEXT
HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE
NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL
BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.
INTEREST
PARTIES:
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INC.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO
COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY
INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
This day, SEPTEMBER 8,
2006.
This is improved property known as 605
WEST “H” STREET, ELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE
37643.
J. PHILLIP JONES/ I.
DYKE TATUM,
Substitute Trustee
J. PHILLIP JONES
ATTORNEY FOR
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
SUITE C-205,
NASHVILLE HOUSE
ONE VANTAGE WAY
NASHVILLE, TN 37228
(615) 254-4430
9/14,9/21,9/28
REQUEST FOR
BIDS
Sealed bids will be received in the Purchasing Department of the
City of Elizabethton,
136 South Sycamore
St., Elizabethton, Tennessee, until Thursday,
2:00 PM, October 19,
2006, at which time
they will be opened
and read aloud. Bids
will be on the following:
FRONT LOADER
GARBAGE TRUCK
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
September. 2006.
Gene A. DeLoach
Director of Purchasing
9/21
FREE
BOWERS AUTO SALES
1023 Old Bristol Hwy.
Elizabethton, TN
(423)543-2890
WOODEN PALLETS
Stop Renting
PRE-OWNED
Stock # B-2499
Great For Kindling
Payments Starting At
1997 Jeep Wrangler
$350. A Month
New
top,
tires,
AM/FM, CD, automatic, 6 cylinder, air.
$6,995.
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Elizabethton
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Nextel Cup
NEXTEL CUP SERIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Matt Kenseth
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Burton
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kasey Kahne
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch
5,230
- 35
- 41
- 50
- 64
- 75
- 81
- 110
- 139
- 146
BUSCH SERIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Kevin Harvick
Carl Edwards
Denny Hamlin
Clint Bowyer
J.J. Yeley
Paul Menard
Kyle Busch
Greg Biffle
Johnny Sauter
Reed Sorenson
-
4,460
- 619
- 659
- 845
- 902
1,103
1,223
1,270
1,457
1,524
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Todd Bodine
Johnny Benson
David Reutimann
Rick Crawford
David Starr
Ted Musgrave
Ron Hornaday
Jack Sprague
Terry Cook
Mike Bliss
2,784
- 124
- 263
- 315
- 334
- 334
- 413
- 429
- 439
- 468
MBNA 400
June 4
Dover 400
Sept. 24
FINISH START
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PIT ROAD
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NEXTEL CUP
Race: Las Vegas 350
Where: Las Vegas
(Nev.) Motor Speedway
(1.5 mi.), 146 laps/219
miles.
■ When: Saturday, Sept.
23
■ Last year’s winner:
Todd Bodine
■ Qualifying record:
Mike Skinner, Toyota,
165.320 mph, Sept. 25,
2004.
■ Race record: David
Starr, Chevrolet,
135.394 mph, Oct. 13,
2002.
■ Last race: Johnny Benson drove a Toyota to
his fourth victory of the
season in the New
Hampshire 200.
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Veteran drivers Ted Musgrave
and Rick Crawford clashed during the Craftsman Truck Series.
After a full-speed accident, Musgrave used his damaged truck
as a battering ram on Crawford’s under caution. Musgrave’s
old enough to know better.
Carl Edwards takes exception
to the notion that a couple of
his own temper outbursts have
detracted from his image. “I
don’t know when it becomes AllAmerican not to stand up for
yourself and get upset when
someone takes something from
you,” he said. “That’s as American as it gets, as far as I’m concerned, and I’m not proclaiming
myself to be anything other than
a guy who works for what he
gets. With some things that
happened, I felt like something
was taken from me.”
Who’d have believed that it
would be the rookie, Denny
Hamlin, not the two-time champion, Tony Stewart, who represents Joe Gibbs Racing in the
Chase for the Nextel Cup?
Jimmie Johnson and Mark
Martin have combined for six
second-place finishes in the
Cup points standings. Neither
has ever won a title.
New Hampshire, even though
it’s the first race, played a crucial role in the Chase in each of
the format’s first two years. Kurt
Busch won the title after winning at Loudon in 2004, and
Stewart began his successful
Chase last year with a runner-up
finish in the Sylvania 300.
Once again, Edwards and Greg
Biffle are chasing Tony Stewart.
This year, however, it’s a battle
for 11th place. They were at the
top of the overall standings in
2005.
Ryan Newman hasn’t won
since he outdueled Stewart in
New Hampshire on Sept. 18,
2005.
Kasey Kahne’s ace in the hole
is the fact that all five of his victories this year were at “intermediate tracks.” That type of
track — 1.5-2.0 miles, moderate banking, no restrictor plates
— comprises five of the 10
Chase races.
DOVER DATA
■
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4
Las Vegas 350,
9 p.m., Saturday
Race: Dover 200
Where: Dover (Del.)
International Speedway
(1.0 mi.), 200
laps/miles.
■ When: Saturday, Sept.
23
■ Last year’s winner:
Ryan Newman
■ Qualifying record:
David Green, Chevrolet,
157.916 mph, June 6,
2004.
■ Race record: Dale
Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,
130.152 mph, May 30,
1998.
■ Last race: Kevin Harvick, in a Chevrolet, won
the Emerson Radio 250
at Richmond.
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Truck Series
■
■
3
Dover 200,
3 p.m., Saturday
Johnson and Busch. Johnson, who
led the points standings for most
of the year, had to withstand a sick
engine and a crash. Somehow he
finished, albeit 39th and 67 laps
behind. Busch, Johnson’s Hendrick
Motorsports teammate, wound up
38th, 24 laps down. On Aug. 26,
Johnson led Matt Kenseth by seven points and Harvick by 321. He
fell to second behind Kenseth a
week later. The Chase format first
tightens the points artificially, then
unleashes the standard operating
procedures. On Sunday morning
Johnson was five points behind
Kenseth and five ahead of Harvick.
After a race that took 3 hours, 6
minutes and 21 seconds, Johnson
found himself trailing Harvick by
139. Busch woke up 15 points out
of the lead and went to bed Sunday night 146 behind. The top 10
were separated by 45 points at the
race’s beginning and 146 at its
end.
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Busch Series
Race: Dover 400
Where: Dover (Del.) International
Speedway (1.0 mi.), 400
laps/miles.
■ When: Sunday, Sept. 24
■ Last year’s winner: Jimmie
Johnson
■ Qualifying record: Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 161.522 mph, June
4, 2004.
■ Race record: Mark Martin, Ford,
132.719 mph, Sept. 21, 1997.
■ Last week: The Chase for the
Nextel Cup giveth, and the Chase
taketh away. For proof of the former, ask Kevin Harvick. For the latter, query Jimmie Johnson or Kyle
Busch. Harvick’s dominating victory
in the Sylvania 300 drew attention
to the rather drastic gearshifts inherent in a format that reduces the
Nextel Cup championship to 10
races. New Hampshire marked the
first stop in NASCAR’s race-offs.
Witness the erratic path in two of
the notable losers, the unfortunate
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Dover 400,
1 p.m., Sunday
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2
9º
Banking in
straights
Distance:.......................1 mile oval
Length of frontstretch:. ...1,076 ft.
Length of backstretch:. ...1,076 ft.
Miles/Laps:.....400 mi. = 400 laps
24º
Banking in
turns 1-4
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KEN SCHRADER
NEXTEL CUP SERIES
NO. 21 LITTLE DEBBIE FORD
Harvick
E
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M. Waltrip
Kevin Harvick vs.
Michael Waltrip
Harvick’s most crucial moment
en route to a New Hampshire victory
may have been a bruising confrontation between him and Waltrip when
the driver who is 36th in Nextel Cup
points tried to remain on the lead
lap. “If he’d raced that hard at the
beginning of the race,” said Harvick,
“he wouldn’t have been a lap down.”
NASCAR This Week’s Monte Dutton gives his take: “The performance
of Michael Waltrip in his first year as a
driver-owner has been truly abysmal.
Perhaps that will change when the
nameplate changes to Toyota.”
Ford out to help fans live
a dream in driving contest
John Clark/NASCAR This Week
Ken Schrader, currently one of NASCAR’s elder statesmen, came up with his second top-10 finish of the season at Richmond. With Dover
approaching this week, Schrader is sticking with his tested method of racing for the track — turn good and come down on the throttle.
Tried and true
Busy Missourian keeping it simple as Cup season wraps up
By Monte Dutton
NASCAR This Week
LOUDON, N.H. — Ken Schrader has
been around a while. At age 51, he is
the oldest driver still competing fulltime in the Nextel Cup Series. He may
also be the busiest man in racing.
Like only a handful of his contemporaries, Schrader, from Fenton, Mo., is a
throwback to an earlier era when drivers showed up at almost every possible
opportunity. Schrader won at the dirt
track in DuQuoin, Ill., on Labor Day.
He owns his own track in Pevely, Mo.
And he drives the No. 21 Ford fielded
by the famed Wood Brothers team,
which has been racing in NASCAR
longer than Schrader has. On Sept. 9,
Schrader finished seventh in the Chevy
Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond. It was his
second top-10 finish of the season.
Schrader is also a throwback in that
he places a lot of stock in loyalty and
“It doesn’t make any difference if
it’s Loudon or any place. It’s all
the same thing. The cars have got
to be able to turn and be able to
get on the throttle. You’ve got to
be able to turn good and come
down on the throttle.”
Ken Schrader
personal considerations. New Hampshire International Speedway has
been an important stop for Schrader
because of his regard for Bob Bahre,
the track’s owner, and his family.
“They come by and talk to you,” said
Schrader, “and they just care. Some of
the others, you don’t ever see. They
built a family room when they first built
the track. Ann (Schrader’s wife) actually went out there and helped buy toys
for it. The Bahres just actually care.”
In an age in which racing seems increasingly complex, Schrader keeps it
simple.
“It doesn’t make any difference if
it’s Loudon or any place,” he said. “It’s
all the same thing. The cars have got
to be able to turn and be able to get on
the throttle. You’ve got to be able to
turn good and come down on the throttle. That’s the two things we fight for
Loudon and everywhere else.
“You watch what people are doing,
and people move from team to team.
When you hire somebody, you learn
stuff. Everybody talks. You just find
out what everybody is doing.”
Simple as that, huh?
“Yep,” said Schrader.
Contact Monte Dutton
at [email protected].
Are you a Ford fan? Ford Trucks is
hosting the “Race to the Dream Ultimate Fan Experience.” Nine finalists
will compete in a driving competition,
using NASCAR Ford Fusions and Ford
production trucks, to win a “dream
weekend” at Homestead-Miami
Speedway Nov. 14-20. One of the
nine will win a grand prize: being an
honorary member of a NASCAR pit
crew, honorary starter of the Ford 300
Busch Series race and having a
chance to talk about the experience
live on national television. Fans can
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NASCAR and Ford-product questions.
“R” in NASCAR has changed
...I was born and bred in Daytona
(and) grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I
do not believe that I missed a lap run
at DIS (Daytona International Speedway) during that time. My heroes were
Petty, Pearson (probably the best ever,
just ask Richard), the Allison brothers, Yarborough, Foyt and, later, Earnhardt. My view and passion for
NASCAR is affected accordingly.
... Unfortunately the sport slowly,
but surely, is disintegrating before
our eyes because the Chase has taken the racing out of NASCAR. The
“R” now stands best for riding.
... The pioneers who built the
sport, created the legends and
brought the fabric of the South to
the rest of the nation were tough,
ornery men of character. They were
“racers.” Whether it was Turner or
Baker running ‘em’ till they blew, or
Pearson biding time till the end,
these guys were all about racing and
winning. Today’s crowd is about riding around and finishing. The product
is mediocre, at best, and with the exception of Stewart, R. Gordon, Biffle
and a few others, the personalities
reflect the mediocrity. They are bland
because they have a bland objective:
accumulating top-10s. As the newness of the product wears off to
viewers and spectators, it will suffer
because it will be exposed to what it
is: a boring alternative to the “door
handle to door handle” (where are
you, Ken Squier?) action we had before NASCAR sold its soul to sponsors and TV. ...
David Boudreau
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
You have what many modern fans
lack: historical perspective.
Rookie favorite Hamlin getting good help from Stewart
Who’s hot
— Brian Vickers scored
his first top10 finish in a
span of seven
races and his
first ever at
New HampVICKERS
shire.
...Dave
Blaney has two top-10s all
year: his past two races.
Who’s hot — If not for the
Chase, it would be impossible
to drop from second to ninth
in the standings, as Jimmie
Johnson did. ...Kyle Busch fell
from fourth to 10th, thanks to
his Loudon misfortune.
By Monte Dutton
NASCAR This Week
LOUDON, N.H. — Denny
Hamlin isn’t widely perceived as
the favorite to win the Nextel
Cup championship. The common
view is that Raybestos Rookie of
the Year remains, well, about his
speed. Hamlin was also considered the driver most likely to
miss the Chase — that is, until he
made it. He isn’t bitter, though.
He understands the level of the
surprise he has quietly sprung
on NASCAR this year.
“I try to stay as humble as I
can,” he said.
Humility has to be hard for a
driver who wasn’t even the
rookie favorite when the season
started, who climbed into a car
that didn’t perform well in 2005
and who is overshadowed by
having the reigning Nextel Cup
champion as a teammate. Tony
Stewart continues to reign buthe
is defending his title no longer,
as he didn’t make the Chase.
“Week to week, I can be
there to kind of help him out
and do the things that it’s going
to take to keep his mind focused on the task at hand and
not let the other distractions
get to him,” said Stewart.
Of Stewart, Hamlin said: “I
think he’s happier now that the
stress is off, and now he can just
go out there and race. That’s
what he loves to do.”
■
Different pressure — Dale
Earnhardt Jr.’s recent record is
solid. His average finish in the
six races leading up to the Chase
was 8.67. In retrospect, it
seemed like more of a struggle
than it was, but Earnhardt failed
to make the Chase in 2005, which
probably created more pressure.
“Now we can replace the pressure of making the Chase with
the pressure of winning a championship,” he quipped. “I want to
win a championship bad, and be-
ing in the Chase is the first big
step in doing that. I’m honored to
be in the Chase. I’m happy for
my team, because they gave me
such great effort all year. They
deserve this. My fans deserve it.
My sponsors deserve it. Everyone who stuck with us through
last year deserves being a part
of this Chase for the championship, so I hope they soak it up,
because I know I am.”
In case you haven’t noticed,
there are a lot of people who
“stuck with” Earnhardt Jr.
■
Fait accompli — If anyone
goes into the Chase having al-
ready fulfilled his goals, it’s
Kasey Kahne, who found what it
took to be routinely consistent
and successful. Few expected
the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the
Year to make the Chase. It was
less surprising that he won the
most races (five) during the regular season. This was the year
Kahne matured, and now he’s
ready for the logical next step.
“We’ve accomplished the goal
we set for this team at the start
of the season: ‘Make the Chase.’
That’s the only way you can win
the Nextel Cup,” said Kahne.
“Now it’s the start of another season as we have our sights set on
doing everything we can to challenge for the championship.”
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Seattle
64/46
Billings
63/41
Clouds and
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in the p.m.
Sunny most
of the day
and nice
73°
75°
50°
A couple of
showers and
a t-storm
79°
60°
A couple of
showers and
a t-storm
64°
Chance of a
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afternoon
57°
78°
47°
70°
Minneapolis
64/50
Chicago
66/54
San Francisco
73/54
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Denver
66/40
Washington
73/51
Kansas City
65/54
Los Angeles
78/60
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Atlanta
79/60
El Paso
87/69
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of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine,
precipitation and elevation on the human
body. Shown are the highest values for each
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4 p.m. .............................................. 3
Temperature:
High yesterday ........................ 66°
Low yesterday ......................... 52°
Precipitation:
Today ........................................... 79°
Friday ........................................... 76°
Saturday ....................................... 79°
Sunday ......................................... 76°
Monday ....................................... 70°
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Nashville
76/59
Camden
74/62
Knoxville
77/57
The State
Sunrise today ....................... 7:16 a.m.
Sunset tonight ...................... 7:28 p.m.
Moonrise today ................... 6:24 a.m.
Moonset today .................... 7:09 p.m.
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Bristol
74 51 s
Chattanooga 79 57 s
Clarksville
76 61 pc
Cleveland
77 57 s
Cookeville
75 58 pc
Crossville
75 57 pc
Erwin
73 51 s
Franklin
75 59 pc
Greeneville 73 51 s
Johnson City 74 51 s
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Knoxville
77 57 s
Memphis
77 68 pc
Morristown 75 54 s
Mountain City 71 51 s
Nashville
76 59 pc
Newport
75 55 s
Oak Ridge
78 57 s
Pigeon Forge 77 57 s
Roan Mtn.
71 50 s
Sevierville
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Miami
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south Florida. Rain and strong thunderstorms are in store for the
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76/59
Waynesboro Chattanooga
79/57
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Memphis
77/68
Houston
90/76
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74/65
New York
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72 57 pc
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Denver
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Honolulu
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Orlando
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Phoenix
95 70 s
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64 46 c
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avoided estimating how
many seniors and the disabled will hit the doughnut
hole this year. Federal officials have also hesitated to
make such an estimate, but
CMS Administrator Mark
McClellan has cited a potential range of 3.4 million to 6.9
million, which is based on estimates from outside organizations.
Democrats contend that
one solution to filling the
doughnut hole would be to
let the government negotiate
drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries, instead of having
fragmented insurance companies doing that. Then, the
government could use the
savings achieved to do away
with the gap.
But Nelligan replied that
all of the Democratic proposals that have been scored by
the Congressional Budget
Office had cost projections at
least twice as high as the cost
of the current drug benefit.
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Still, the government estimates that the average participant in a drug plan will
save $1,100 on their medicine
this year. Supporters of the
program note that surveys of
beneficiaries indicate that a
large majority are happy
with their drug coverage.
Jeff Nelligan, a spokesman
for the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services, notes
that the poorest of seniors
don’t have to worry about a
gap in coverage. For those
with somewhat limited incomes, 21 states offer assistance programs that help pay
for their medicine. Also,
most of the major drug makers provide free medicine to
many low-income seniors.
Add it all and only a small
percentage of Medicare beneficiaries will be responsible
for expenditures within the
doughnut hole, Nelligan
said.
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mates in tents, a spokeswoman said.
Hamilton County officials
pointed to Maricopa County,
Ariz., where Sheriff Joe
Arpaio said he used 70 donated Korean War tents for
prisoners in 1993. The tent
city, near a dump and waste
disposal plant, accommodates 2,000 inmates who are
serving sentences of up to a
year, he said.
Arpaio said a thermometer he takes into the tents
during visits registered 140
degrees earlier this year.
“The philosophy I had
was if you build a hotel, people will check in,” Arpaio
said Tuesday.
He said he also has used
pink handcuffs for prisoners
and required them to wear
pink underwear. Arpaio’s jail
policies have been criticized
by groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and
Amnesty International.
Both Henry and Arpaio
said soldiers often live in
tents in the middle of the
desert.
“Sometimes prisoners are
treated better than they are,”
Henry said.
Sawyer said insurance
costs for some counties with
uncertified jails do “sky rocket because they are at risk.”
ment, and because we’re doing that we’re getting kids
more excited about participating in play times.”
Students seem to be responding quite well to the
changes.
“I had several kids last
year who did not want to do
it,” said Lunsford, referring
to the added level of physical activity. “They’re back
again this year, and every
single one is doing what’s
expected and they’re not
missing class. It’s a sad situation that we have to push
students to enjoy playing.
When I was in elementary
school — I can remember
this so well — if we did
good all week on our
grades, we got to go out and
play for two hours on Friday. I loved those two
hours.”
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drinks,” she added. “They
told us the kids would be
upset at first with the new
program, but they eat and
drink what is there. We
started serving one-percent
milk, and I asked the cooks
how things were going with
that. The only kids that had
said anything about it were
the older boys. Some of
them said the taste was different. I think that’s something they’ll get used to.”
“The food is not great,
but it’s pretty good,” said
sixth grader James Grindstaff. “I like their spaghetti
and the chicken patties, and
they give you a pretty good
amount of food. If you take
everything they give you,
you’ll have a good lunch.”
“We can tell the changes,”
said seventh grader Grace
Whaley. “I like the hamburgers more this year. The french
fries taste like Pal’s fries.
There’s more wheat bread
and different things.”
“It’s better, more nutritious, healthier,” said eighth
grader Hannah Denney. “I
like the ravioli and spaghetti.”
“I like it because it’s actually giving us more energy,”
said sixth grader Sarah
Boone, who especially likes
the breakfast pizza. “One
thing that has really surprised me is that it’s healthy
for you and it tastes good
too.”
“We don’t have trans-fat
or salt in our french fries,
our pizzas and muffins are
whole wheat, and we have
fresh fruits every day,” said
June Bailey, cafeteria manager at Hampton High
School. “Today we’re having watermelon, peaches,
apples and canteloupe. We
cut out a lot of the butter
and oil. We do put seasoning on the fries. The students have not complained
one bit. They want extra
every day.
“We don’t fry any meat at
all. We bake everything.
We’ve had some that didn’t
even know what some of
the food is, like lasagna.
One asked me what canteloupe is. We do side salads
if the students want them.
We ran out of salads yesterday.”
“Every school in the state
of Tennessee now has to
come up with a planning
guide or how they’re going
to grade themselves in particular areas like nutrition,
physical education and
health safety in their building,” said Delp. “We talked
about proper handwashing,
because with all these epidemics going around, it’s
important that they don’t
share drinks and all that.
“The cafeterias have done
a great job getting one percent chocolate milk and two
percent white milk, and a
lot of fruits and vegetables.
We’re just trying to help the
community become more
health-conscious. We had a
12-year-old in the county
that had to have a coronary
catheterization. Something’s
not right.”
“We are part of the ‘Walking
Works’
program
through Blue Cross-Blue
Shield,” said Banks. “In addition to the 30 minutes of
P.E., we also have an extra
five minutes of walking
every day. If they do it every
day and are consistent, our
school will be a Walking
Works school and the students will get awards.
“We have a woman,
Casey Hamilton, with Fit
Kids program from East
Tennessee State University,
who comes and does Pre-K
through fifth grade twice a
week. The other days, the
teachers are in charge of
their own programs.”
“After we read, my class
will walk around the blacktop or around the whole
playground,” said Grace,
the seventh grader. “Sometimes, if it’s raining or it’s
too cold, we’ll just walk in
the gym.”
The ideas are spreading
beyond the classroom as
well, getting teachers and
parents involved, for their
own sake as well as for the
students.
“We’ve set up a voluntary health program for the
teachers,” said Banks. “We
are modeling as well as
telling kids what to do. Each
day we can earn three
points. We get one point for
exercising, one point for eating healthy and one for
reading an article on health.
“I’ve been working with
Juli Nave, who is the family
resource director. She’s contacted the U.T. Extension
Agents to have classes for
parents. The idea is to
spread from the schools to
the community, to the
churches and homes. I want
parents to value education
so that the students will value education.
“With this emphasis on
health, [Director of Schools]
Dallas Williams said that we
could use the classroom
money for the benefit of the
students,” Banks continued.
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“We spent time getting
them oriented into why
we’re doing what we’re doing. I had several kids who
were non-active, who said,
‘What can I do? Show me
what I can do.’ We’ll do
something just to get them
moving. Mr. Nave, the Agriculture teacher, came by the
other day when we were doing calisthenics and he said,
‘It does my heart good to see
these kids moving, to get involved in things.’ We’ve got
a lot of kids who are hyperactive, and they are doing
better in class now.”
Brian Delp, physical education instructor at Happy
Valley Middle School, is
helping coordinate several
programs to encourage students to become more active.
“We’ve got the ‘Taking a
Step for Tennessee Youth’
program for K-5,” said Delp.
“They have to walk about
five to 15 minutes a day for
12 weeks. They’re doing it
each semester and then they
get a certificate and a bracelet
for their participation. We’ve
had a lot of response from the
teachers. They know how important it is.
“We also do the Walk for
Diabetes each year. The diabetes rate in youth is alarming. We’re teaching nutrition. If you drink one soda a
day for a whole year, you’ll
put on an extra 15 pounds. It
doesn’t have to be every day
but just very regularly.
We’ve taken every soda and
snack machine out of the
building. We have water and
juices in the cafeteria.”
“Nutrition is quite a bit
different this year,” said
Elizabeth Banks, principal at
Range Elementary. “Some
things are just so traditional
and second-nature to us as
teachers, that it’s been a
hard transition — not only
for the children but for us.
“I’m used to teaching
with a pocketful of candy.
They would get an answer
right or say something that
I’m delighted with and I’d
throw them the candy. Now
I’m doing more verbal rewards. I have little prizes for
my students, like the plastic
bracelets that are so popular.
If they have perfect attendance, we reward them.
“Now there’s water in the
machines instead of sweet