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SUNDAY 

JANUARY 6, 2008 

News 

Highlights 

Mandisa to sing 

at Winter Jam 

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Sports 

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down South Greene 

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Weather 

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Index 

Editorials 4A 

Obituaries 5A 

Sports 1B 

Stock 6B 

Classified 7B 

Weather 10A 

Obituaries 

Mary L. Boone 

Roan Mountain 

Johnny Bradley 

Elizabethton 

Shirley M. Caudle 

Johnson City 

Ruth E. Duncan 

Erwin 

Hunter F. Estep 


Marjorie L. Gass 

Jonesborough 

Joe Gouge 

Hampton 

Margaret L. Humphrey 


Betty J. Mink 

Mount Dora, Fla. 

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High tomorrow 

Dean T. Morgan 

Sudbury, Mass. 

Carrie D. Sossomon 

Johnson City 

Mildred E. Walker 


Heating unit breaks, sends smoke into 

courtrooms, sheriff’s department 

By Abby Morris-Frye 

STAR STAFF 

amorris@starhq.com 

A malfunctioning heating unit sent smoke into the 

ventilation system at the Carter County Justice Center 

and lead to the evacuation of the courtrooms and court 

clerks’ offices as well as putting the Carter County 

Sheriff’s Department on alert as the heating was out in 

the building until the boiler could be repaired. 

Members of the Elizabethton Police Department 

and Elizabethton Fire Department were dispatched to 

the Carter County Justice Center — which houses the 

Sheriff’s Department and county jail as well as court 

offices and courtrooms — around 11 a.m. on Friday to 

investigate smoke which had seeped into the building 

through the ventilation system. 

According to fire department officials, the building’s 

boiler unit, which is located on the roof of the 

building, was the source of the smoke as well as a 

strange odor which had been detected in the building. 

Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes stated that apparently 

ice had gotten into the boiler unit and caused 

the fans to freeze up and jam but that the motor of the 

unit continued to run which caused the motor to overheat 

and melt the fan belts, which is what caused the 

smoke and strange odor. The smoke and odor then got 

into the building through the ventilation system. 

Officials on the courthouse side of the building act- 

n See JAIL, 10A 

By Steve Burwick 

STAR STAFF 

sburwick@starhq.com 

With a new year rolling 

in, Carter County Mayor 

Johnny Holder is optimistic 

positive economic changes 

will be coming to the region 

as well. 

Holder has been working 

with Carter County Tomorrow 

President Don 

Hurst as well as city and 

Photo by Hannah Bader 

The Elizabethton Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the Carter County Jail on 

Friday morning after a heating unit for the building malfunctioned and began pushing 

smoke through the building’s ventilation system. 

County officials optimistic for area growth 

Don Hurst 

Report: 93 of 95 TN 

counties use DRE 

voting machines 

NASHVILLE — According to a soon to be released 

report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission 

on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), 93 of 

Tennessee’s 95 counties use Direct Recording Electronic 

(DRE) voting machines that do not produce a 

paper record that can be recounted and audited independent 

of the voting machine’s software. 

The report is based on a study of DRE use in Tennessee 

and other states, the problems that have arisen, 

methods for securing voting machines, and the 

ways that Tennessee and other states verify election 

results. Tennessee is one of only 12 states that does 

n See VOTING, 10A 

county officials to spur 

growth in the area and improve 

the standard of living 

for residents. 

“We’ve got some positive 

things happening, including 

some road projects 

we’re looking into,” said 

Holder. “If Okolona (Exit 

on Interstate 26) develops 

like we think it will, we’ll 

have a good road from 

there to Milligan. When 

Borla Company gets start- 


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Three Ohio men were arrested 

Thursday after city police 

reportedly found the men 

inside the old North American 

Rayon building attempting to 

steal copper from the site. 

Christopher Adam Boggs, 

19, 2610 Home Cross Road, 

Columbus, Ohio, was arrested 

around 11 a.m. on Thursday 

by Elizabethton Police Department 

Ptl. Patrick White and 

charged with criminal tres- 

Landscape, tree ordinances 

aim to improve communities 

Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield 

A new tree and landscape ordinance passed by the city 

council will help to “prevent unnecessary costs” associated 

with maintenance repairs to sidewalks, sewers and overhead 

wires due to the uncontrolled growth of roots and 

limbs of plants and trees. The branches of the trees shown 

here have been cut to keep the branches from interfering 

with the electrical wires just above them. 

By Ashley Rader 

STAR STAFF 

acarden@starhq.com 

Elizabethton’s City Council 

recently passed a new tree and 

landscape ordinance to be enforced 

within the city limits. 

The ordinances state that 

the purposes behind them are 

to provide for “esthetics, a 

clean, safe and healthful environment” 

and to protect citizens 

from “the possible risk of 

personal injury and/or property 

damage due to improper 

care.” 

Another purpose listed 

specifically by the tree ordinance 

was to “prevent unnecessary 

costs associated with 

utility maintenance of sewers, 

overhead wiring and sidewalk 

replacement” due to uncontrolled 

growth of limbs 

and roots. 

Until the December city 

council meeting, Elizabethton 

had not had a landscape or 

tree ordinance in place. Instead, 

the Elizabethton Regional 

Planning Commission 

decided those issues on a case 

by case basis. 

Both ordinances were approved 

by the planning commission 

in September 2007 be- 

ed, that industrial park will 

take off. Borla’s going to 

bring some other people 

with them — other businesses.” 

Borla Performance Industries, 

a leading designer 

and manufacturer of stainless 

steel performance exhaust 

systems, headquartered 

in Oxnard, Calif., recently 

bought the property 

on Okolona Road that was 

previously occupied by 

passing, possession of burglary 

tools and filing a false report. 

Lonnie Trisler, 38, 2063 

Myrtle Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 

was arrested around 11 a.m. 

on Thursday by EPD Ptl. 

Patrick White and charged 

with criminal trespassing. 

Jesse Stelzer, 21, 674 Wedgewood 

Drive, Apt. 3, Columbus, 

Ohio, was arrested 

around 11 a.m. on Thursday 

by EPD Ptl. Shane Darling and 

charged with criminal trespassing. 

According to police reports, 

EPIC Technologies. 

“I’ve talked to people 

about putting a Cracker 

Barrel there (at Okolona) 

and we’re looking into 

bringing in a hotel or motel,” 

Holder continued. 

“We’ve got some longrange 

plans going on. 

We’ve got opportunities to 

grow.” 

Hurst, who was hired 

3 Ohio men found on old NAR 

property seeking to get copper 

n See TREES, 10A 

n See GROWTH, 2A 

shortly before 11 a.m. officers 

of the Elizabethton Police Department 

were dispatched to 

the North American Rayon 

Power Plant 3rd Unit in reference 

to several male subjects 

acting suspiciously. 

“(I) was advised that the 

male subjects had parked a 

van with Ohio license plates in 

the parking lot of Lowe’s. The 

male subjects then walked to 

the Power Plant wearing backpacks 

and entered the fenced 

in area through a small hole 

n See ARREST, 10A 

Host families 

needed in county 

From Staff Reports 

Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive 

soon for academic semester homestay programs, and 

the sponsoring organization needs a few more local 

host families. The students are anxiously awaiting news 

of their new families. These young ambassadors are 

looking forward to fulfilling their life-long dreams. 

According to Pacific Intercultural Exchange Executive 

Director John Doty, the students are all between the 

ages of 15 and 18 years, are English-speaking, have their 

own spending money, carry accident and health insurance, 

and are anxious to share their cultural experiences 

with their new American families. PIE currently has 

programs to match almost every family’s needs, ranging 

in length from a semester to a full academic year, 

where the students attend local high schools. 

PIE area representatives match students with host 

families by finding common interests and lifestyles 

through an informal in-home meeting. Prospective host 

families are able to review student applications and select 

the perfect match. As there are no “typical” host 

families, P.I.E. can fit a student into just about any situation, 

whether it is a single parent, a childless couple, a 

retired couple or a large family. 

Families who host for PIE are also eligible to claim a 

$50 per month charitable contribution deduction on 

their itemized tax returns for each month they host a 

sponsored student. 

For the upcoming programs, PIE has students from 

Germany, the Former Soviet Union, Venezuela, Argentina, 

Brazil, Japan, Hungary, Korea, Mexico, Australia, 

Yugoslavia, China, and many other countries. PIE is also 

participating in two special government-funded programs 

to bring scholarship students from the Newly Independent 

States of the former Soviet Union as well as 

predominantly Islamic countries such as Yemen, Syria, 

n See FAMILIES, 2A

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Families 

n Continued from 1A 

Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, Iraq 

and Qatar to the United States. 

PIE is a nonprofit educational 

organization that has 

sponsored more than 25,000 

students from 45 countries 

since its founding in 1975. The 

organization is designated by 

the United States Department 

of State and is listed by the 

Council on Standards for International 

Educational Travel 

(CSIET), certifying that the organization 

complies with the 

standards set forth in CSIET’s 

Standards for International Educational 

Travel Programs. 

Doty encourages families to 

contact the program immedi- 

last summer to direct the city 

and county’s economic development 

efforts, said that 

growth takes time and cooperation. 

“Here at the Workforce Development 

Complex, our entire 

vision is about what we’re 

going to do that will be good 

for economic development for 

the long term, and it’s important 

for us to get on the same 

page,” said Hurst. “We did 

not have a list of things that 

we wanted to achieve within 

a certain number of days, because 

it never happens. We 

came in with a first-year plan. 

In year one, we’d obviously 

like to do some deals if they 

come up, but more important 

than doing deals is getting us 

ready for doing deals. 

“We’re trying to establish a 

Carter County Tomorrow visioning 

session that joins all of 

our members at the table to 

work on a program for 2008. 

We’re targeting a date in late 

January. We’ll invite everyone 

from the Chamber Board, the 

Tourism Council and people 

who are of interest in certain 

communities. We’ll try to be 

as inclusive as possible. The 

whole goal of that is to build a 

business plan to prioritize 

what we’re trying to do with 

economic development activities.” 

Hurst said that in his first 

five months on the job, he has 

heard positive comments 

about economic prospects for 

the region. 

“I see glimpses of conversations 

taking place that look 

like some good things are 

happening that will be good 

for the community longterm,” 

he said. “Unfortunately, 

we’ve had situations since 

I’ve been here that implied to 

me that maybe we weren’t 

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should have been making. 

One of them was the railroad 

situation. 

“I had heard that about 

four years ago the city and 

county could have bought the 

railroad for $300,000. The deal 

that’s going down now is in 

the neighborhood of $1.8 million, 

and it’s not going to the 

city and county. I understand 

that a lot of people don’t understand 

the (need for) rail, 

but we’re looking at it from a 

very long-term visioning 

process that says, from an economic 

development standpoint, 

the future of this country 

— not just this county — is 

going to depend on some rail 

activity. We cannot move 

goods as quickly and efficiently 

by truck as we can by rail.” 

Norfolk Southern Railroad 

has been looking into creating 

an intermodal site somewhere 

in East Tennessee, which 

could open up the region as a 

major distribution crossroads. 

Johnson City is still involved 

in negotiating a deal with 

Genessee & Wyoming for the 

railroad line that runs between 

Johnson City and Elizabethton, 

and their plans involve 

removing the rails and 

building a walking trail. 

Hurst and Holder remain optimistic, 

however, about the 

options that are still available. 

“We’re fortunate to be in a 

region where both CSX and 

Norfolk Southern serve. Johnson 

City still has the potential 

because the rails are there,” he 

said. 

Holder said that even if 

Elizabethton and Carter 

County should lose the rail 

connection, building bicycle 

and walking trails on the rail 

corridor would be a viable alternative. 

“When people talk about 

retirement, one of the questions 

they’re asking is ‘What 

kind of walking trails do you 

have?’” Holder said. “People 

are retiring younger, smarter, 

healthier and wealthier, and 

they need something to do. 

Now you’ve got a 55-year-old 

that’s retiring and wants to 

get out and take care of himself 

physically, and we’ve got 

to have something for him if 

we want him in our community.” 

Holder said a walking trail 

could be extended from the 

Washington County line, connecting 

to the trail at 

Sycamore Shoals Park and 

continuing along the linear 

park through Elizabethton to 

East Side and even further. He 

suggested that when water 

lines are put in to serve various 

areas of the county, funds 

spent for that work could be 

counted as in-kind contribution 

toward an 80/20 state or 

federal grant to build trails 

along the same corridor as the 

water lines. 

Hurst said the Elizabethton 

Municipal Airport, which has 

begun to expand in recent 

months, is a major economic 

asset for the area. 

“We’re getting a lot more 

‘Just-in-Time’ business, and if 

we can figure out a way to reduce 

the cost of air freight, or 

air delivery, I think we are in a 

unique position where we 

have a community college in 

Elizabethton and in 

Blountville, and in both cases 

they’re sitting right next to an 

airport,” he remarked. “We’ve 

got real opportunities for aviation 

training, aviation repair 

and other related issues. We’re 

sitting in a good position and 

we need to find a way to take 

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to locate here that will create 

jobs and investments in our 

community. 

“Let’s suppose there’s a 

private company that’s doing 

lots of flights in the eastern 

part of the country, and they 

need a repair shop that’s convenient 

to all flights. We could 

build our own repair shop 

next to the airport and they 

could taxi to that shop. Because 

of the flight pattern, 

we’re right in the middle of 75 

percent of the population of 

the United States. If you draw 

an X on a map of the eastern 

part of the country, we’re at 

the center of the X, and as we 

say, ‘X marks the spot.’” 

Hurst said education is another 

important focus for improving 

economic development. 

“From the outside, what’s 

the perception of Elizabethton 

and Carter County?” he 

asked. “That’s the thing we 

have to work on more than 

anything else. People have always 

had the feeling that the 

people of the Appalachian 

area are less educated, and to 

a degree that’s true. 

“A greater percentage of 

our students are graduating 

high school, our ACT and 

SAT scores are going up and a 

greater percentage are going 

to the community college and 

the technology center. We 

have a large, vibrant, welltrained, 

well-educated work 

force, and it will become easier 

to recruit companies because 

the image has changed. 

The only reason people used 

to come to East Tennessee was 

because they wanted cheap 

labor. We want the exact opposite. 

The counties that have 

the highest educational attainment 

numbers have the highest 

average income.” 

J.R. Campbell, director of 

the Carter County Parks and 

Recreation Department and 

principal at Little Milligan 

School, is also optimistic 

about growth, but wants to 

help ensure that it’s done with 

proper foresight. 

“Let’s go to Gatlinburg or 

Pigeon Forge or somewhere, 

and talk to people who were 

there 50 years ago and say 

‘What did you do right, and 

what did you do wrong?’ 

They had Silver Dollar City, 

and now they have Dollywood. 

Look what Dollywood 

has done for that area.” 

Campbell said the coming 

opportunities can benefit local 

residents in so many ways. 

“The world is trying to find 

us,” he said. “There’s people 

with money, and we’ve got 

places that will take their 

money. The locals need to decide, 

‘Should I sell, and do I 

benefit from this in my lifetime, 

or do I just stay the same 

and try to do like I’ve always 

done?’ A lot of times we don’t 

realize that we’ve got it made 

right here, but if somebody 

comes in and offers you a lot 

of money, that’s your decision. 

Roan Mountain is the 

gold mine, maybe of the Eastern 

Seaboard. It’s not developed, 

it’s wide open and it’s 

beautiful. And it’s the same 

up here (in the Little Milligan 

area).” 

Hurst pointed out that a 

large part of the local revenues 

come from sales and 

property taxes. He said that 

expanding the tax base will 

ease the burden on individual 

property owners. 

“Residential will drive 

commercial,” he said. “It will 

grow the businesses, because 

as new businesses grow, 

they’ve got to have new employees. 

We look at recruiting 

people first and recruiting 

companies second. Whether 

we like it or not, things are going 

to change. The question is, 

do we manage change or are 

we at the mercy of change? I 

am of the opinion that if we 

do certain things, then we can 

change our own future.” 

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Seeger Chapel 

Spiritual and cultural 

Center of Milligan College 

(Editor’s Note: The following article was 

reprinted from the Fall/Winter 2007 issue of 

MILLIGAN) 

The year 2007 marked the 40th anniversary 

of Seeger Chapel. A spiritual 

and cultural center on campus, this 

building has marticulated, graduated, 

educated, entertained, and inspired literally 

thousands of people over the past 

four decades. 

Seeger Memorial Chapel occupies 

the center of campus with its spire and 

12-foot Celtic cross - 192 feet above 

ground level - overlooking the campus. 

The Chapel points to the fact that the 

primary objective of Milligan College is 

to include Christian understanding and 

practice in all of life’s attitudes and activities. 

The Chapel was dedicated November 

4, 1967, and remains the most 

prominent building on campus. At 

31,000 square feet of floor space, there 

is still no structure of comparable 

quality and magnitude in the area. The 

main sanctuary-auditorium seats 

1,275. The George O. Walker Auditorium, 

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modates several hundred. The Chapel 

houses the college’s musical program 

and serve the campus and community 

in many purposes - worship, lecture, 

concerts, drama, and instruction. 

Structurally, the chapel features antique 

face brick, Indiana limestone, 

various grades of marble, bronze, 

granite, and Appalachian white oak. 

The structure and symbolism of the 

Chapel gives us a sense of the significant 

forethought then President Dean 

Everest Walker put into the construction 

of this facility and the message it 

embodies. 

It is through the generosity and support 

of many that this facility stands 

today as a significant part of Milligan’s 

campus. The chapel is named in memory 

of Mr. Ura Seeger. Mr. Seeger was 

the owner of several grain elevators in 

the Midwest and served as an Indiana 

state senator. An elder and Sunday 

School teacher at the West Lebanon 

Christian Church, Seeger financed 

many educational projects which now 

stand before the world as living memorials 

of a dedicated Christian life. 


A distinctive feature of Seeger Memorial Chapel is the stained glass windows. The upper 

windows on the east portray events from the era of the Old Testament; the windows on the 

west depict events representative of the New Testament. Each window below the balcony 

designates one of the 12 Apostles. The corner windows are symbolic of one of the four 

events in the life of Christ, which are unique in Him as the Son of God. 

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Seeger Chapel’sspire and 12-foot Celtic cross - 192 feet above ground level - overlooks 

the Milligan College campus. 

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First-time home buyer class 

JOHNSON CITY — Consumer 

Credit Counseling Service 

(CCCS) of East Tennessee 

announced today that it will 

offer a free-of-charge, firsttime 

home buyer class in partnership 

with First Bank and 

Trust Company in Johnson 

City. 

The class — set for Jan. 15 

and 17 (both class dates 

should be attended), from 6-9 

p.m. at the Comfort Suites Hotel, 

3118 Browns Mill Road, 

will cover topics central to 

home ownership that will enable 

attendees to learn about 

the home buying process, understand 

how much they can 

realistically afford, receive assistance 

in reviewing their 

credit and gain help as they 

prepare their credit for home 

ownership, develop a savings 

plan for their down-payment, 

and decide what kind of mortgage 

is right for them. 

To register, contact Anna 

Seale at CCCS’s Knoxville 

headquarters office, (865) 329- 

8006 by Jan. 11. Attendees will 

receive a certificate of completion. 

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Opinion 

Elizabethton Municipal Airport 

is growing; future looks great 

Wings Air Rescue has announced plans to 

move its primary base of operations from the 

Johnson City Medical Center to the Elizabethton 

Municipal Airport — a big move for both 

Wings and the airport. 

Wings will be the fourth aviation company 

to locate at the Elizabethton Airport, one of the 

fastest growing airports in the state. 

The Elizabethton Airport was commissioned 

in 1967 and for more than 35 years was 

where Moody Aviation trained pilots and aircraft 

mechanics for mission work. We can never 

over estimate the importance of the airport 

to the Elizabethton community. It is essential 

to our future growth and is a long-term asset 

benefiting both, the overall economy and 

quality of life. The airport is a hub of commerce 

and Elizabethton's front door to the 

world. From Elizabethton via the airport, we 

can go anywhere in the world. 

The Elizabethton Airport is an essential 

part of our infrastructure, serving a broad 

range of purposes. It is the main feeder airport 

for the Tri-Cities Airport and through the 

years has generated enough revenue to pay 

for itself. 

Presently in a growing phase, the Elizabethton 

Airport has become the airport of 

choice for Western North Carolina, with half 

of the airport's jet traffic being tourist-related. 

These are dollars that are coming into Elizabethton 

and Carter County. It has also generated 

jobs for the city and will continue to do so 

as an economic engine. Businesses don't come 

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calling in a Greyhound bus today — it arrives 

in a business jet. 

Beyond the economic and tourist dollars 

generated by the airport, it serves as a base for 

several turboprop aircraft and helicopters. The 

airport services a lot of industry in Johnson 

City and Erwin as well as local businesses, 

which have aircraft coming in and out every 

day. Very few of us are aware of the economic 

impact of the airport and the amount of air 

traffic that comes in and goes out daily at the 

airport. Whether or not we realize it, the airport 

has become a very vital part of this community 

and a major force in economic and 

tourism development. 

Recently the airport received an aeronautical 

grant from the Tennessee Department of 

Transportation to buy the last remaining pieces 

of property necessary for the extension of one 

of its runway, which will only aid in a greater 

and more efficient use of the existing runways. 

As business at the airport increases, there 

will be increasing pressure for more improvements 

and optimization of its use. 

Forty years ago when the airport was first 

envisioned, no one could realize the impact it 

would have on Elizabethton nor even know 

the number of students its partnership with 

Moody Aviation would bring to our community. 

Now, it is a transportation hub for organ donations; 

a classroom for student pilots; a parking 

garage for businesspeople; and now the 

base for Wings. We see a great future for the 

Elizabethton Municipal Airport. 

Supertsunami-Calioyorkshire 

Expialidoceous 

In about a month’s time, 

both parties likely will have 

chosen their nominees and the 

fields will have shrunk from 

eight Democrats and seven 

Republicans to two nominees. 

After the endless courtship 

and grind follows 

the shotgun 

wedding. 

RealClear- 

Politics.com 

HorseRace 

blogger Jay 

Cost calls the 

schedule “hy- 

Debra 

Saunders 

per-compacted.” 

No lie. Already 

— before 

a single vote 

has been cast 

— a group of former Beltway 

windbags are working on a 

summit with Republican New 

York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, 

who is flirting with running 

for the White House as an independent. 

A summit? The 

from-on-high swells aren’t 

even waiting for voters to pull 

a lever to be disillusioned with 

their choice. 

It started with the Iowa caucus 

Thursday and again with 

the New Hampshire primary 

this Tuesday. Then, after a few 

scattered caucuses and primaries, 

comes Tsunami Tuesday on 

Feb. 5, with contests in more 

than 20 states, including California. 

You may recall that supporters 

of a February presidential 

primary in California argued it 

would bring the candidates 

here for more than crass campaign 

fundraising. (That’s like 

Pamela Anderson expecting to 

be liked for her personality.) 

And they argued that Golden 

State voters would be the 

winners as candidates concentrated 

more on state issues, and 

California constituents would 

have a say in their parties’ 

nomination. But the addition 

of California and New York 

means that money does all the 

talking, because no candidate 

can win the primary without 

raising cruise ships-full of cash. 

“Better to be part of a 

flawed process than not participating 

at all,” Bob Stern, president 

of the Center for Governmental 

Studies, told me over 

the phone Monday. 

I can’t agree. Yes, Californians 

will get to vote in the presidential 

primary before it is settled. 

The cost for this highly diluted 

primary vote, however, 

will be an expected record low 

turnout in the state’s second 

primary, on June 6, for state 

and federal offices. Where their 

votes will count most, Californians 

will vote least. 

As blogger Cost observed, 

those of us who follow politics 

for a living “have this false 

premise in our head” that this 

state-heavy primary will involve 

more voters in the 

process. But in states such as 

Iowa and New Hampshire, 

there is a tradition of involvement. 

Voters get to meet the 

candidates, often spending 

months deliberating and even 

shaping the issues. 

With a tsunami primary, 

there will be no such tradition. 

And even winning a par- 

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much because the compacted 

schedule is so tight, there’s no 

time for momentum. With the 

compacted timetable, Cost 

noted, candidates “don’t have 

the time to parlay a win” from 

Iowa or New Hampshire, unless 

they already have the early 

money to buy TV ads in 

Los Angeles or New York. In 

which case, they’ve done so. 

As a result, if John Edwards 

or Mike Huckabee 

wins in Iowa, it might not 

help them. — “You need to 

start spacing these events 

out,” said Cost. — The greed 

of state politicians has turned 

what used to be an orderly 

process into a free-for-all, as 

politicos, hungry to inflate 

their own importance, elbow 

their states to the front of the 

line. 

I’m not saying the best candidates 

won’t win. It could be 

that the eventual nominees 

would have prevailed under a 

host of circumstances because 

they offer primary voters 

what they most want. But 

there has to be a better way to 

schedule early contests so that 

the field whittles down gradually, 

and successful candidates, 

who didn’t raise big 

money early on, have the opportunity 

to build momentum. 

Sure, with Tsunami Tuesday, 

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Joe Kennedy, Hugo Chavez 

and that free heating oil 

You’ve probably seen the 

TV commercials — former congressman 

Joseph P. Kennedy II 

beckons you to enjoy reducedprice 

heating oil if you are 

struggling to keep your house 

warm, thanks to “our good 

friends in 

Venezuela.” He 

then offers a 

few heartwarmingexamples 

of poor 

people who 

have taken ad- 

Mona 

Charen 

vantage of the 

program and 

offers the toll 

free number: 1- 

877-JOE-4-OIL 

(1-877-563-4645). 

So what if Joe Kennedy and 

Hugo Chavez get a propaganda 

bonanza, you may say, so 

long as poor people are benefiting? 

Kennedy himself has defended 

the program as “righteous.” 

So let’s see, the poor should 

accept charity from a would-be 

dictator who has formed an alliance 

with Iran and Cuba, who 

has denounced the United 

States as the greatest threat to 

peace and security in the world 

and called the U.S. president 

“the devil” and “a genocidal 

murderer.” They should permit 

themselves to be used by a 

man who attempted to subvert 

his country’s constitution, proclaimed 

his goal as “socialism 

or death,” and launched the 

most comprehensive assault on 

freedom of the press in Latin 

America this side of Castro? 

“Our good [friend] in 

Venezuela” just last month suffered 

a key rebuke from his 

own people when he attempted 

to amend the constitution. 

Chavez’s proposed “reforms” 

would have permitted him to 

serve for life, ended the autonomy 

of the central bank, per- 

Editor: 

Why is the City of Elizabethton building a 

new (top of the line $35,000) kitchen at the 

Elizabethton Electric System? It is my understanding 

that the city plans to remodel City 

Hall in order to move the payment center and 

all accounting functions from the electric 

building to City Hall. How much will that 

cost and who will pay? The move is apparently 

a big secret so they will probably have the 

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mitted the president to rule by 

decree, and given him broad 

powers to suspend civil liberties 

and seize private property 

under indefinite states of emergency. 

A broad spectrum of 

Venezuelan society united to 

oppose this “constitutional 

coup” and narrowly defeated 

the measure. With his characteristic 

good grace, Chavez 

called it a “s---t victory.” 

How can Mr. Kennedy reconcile 

the fact that Chavez has 

in the past pushed OPEC to reduce 

output to increase prices 

— which affects all Americans, 

but the poor most of all — with 

his pose as Mr. Bountiful? 

Gosh, is that the act of someone 

who truly cares about the 

world’s poor? 

It isn’t as if Chavez has improved 

life so much in 

Venezuela that he can now look 

abroad for charitable opportunities. 

According to the Associated 

Press, Venezuela’s inflation 

rate has now topped 22 

percent, Latin America’s highest. 

The government has imposed 

price controls in a bid to 

control inflation, which has led 

to shortages of basic items like 

milk, eggs and sugar. Consumers 

are also having trouble 

finding chickens, cooking oil 

and black beans in supermarkets. 

One can understand Mr. 

Kennedy’s desire to help the 

poor heat their homes in the 

winter. But to shill for a figure 

like Chavez? There are other 

options, including federal programs. 

Doesn’t Kennedy 

cringe when he reads accounts 

like this from CNN last May? 

“Venezuela’s most-watched 

television station — and outlet 

for the political opposition — 

went off the air after the government 

refused to renew its 

broadcast license . . . Police on 

Sunday used water cannons 

Readers Forum 

Where we began … 

The history of the Elizabethton STAR traces 

back to the Mountaineer, established in 1864. The 

Mountaineer was the first newspaper in Upper 

East Tennessee, changing hands and names numerous 

times over the years. On Oct. 1, 1955, 

Frank Robinson was named publisher. He purchased 

the paper in 1977. On Oct. 1, 1980, his 

son, Charles Robinson, was named publisher. 

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and what appeared to be tear 

gas to break up thousands of 

demonstrators protesting the 

government’s decision to close 

the country’s most-watched 

television station . . . Inside the 

studios of Radio Caracas Television, 

employees cried and 

chanted ‘Freedom!’ on camera.” 

Does it not cause Kennedy 

to question his association 

when he reads accounts like 

this mid-2007 report from the 

State Department and the Organization 

of American States? 

“Regarding Venezuela, the 

State Department report said 

the human rights situation for 

2006 was characterized by 

‘politicization of the judiciary 

and harassment of the media 

and of the political opposition.’ 

“The report said the human 

rights violations in Venezuela 

included unlawful killings, 

disappearances reportedly involving 

security forces, torture 

and abuse of detainees, harsh 

prison conditions, arbitrary arrests 

and detentions and attacks 

on the independent media. 

“The OAS report on 

Venezuela said it was concerned 

about the administration 

of justice in that country, 

the problem of sicariato (paid 

killings) and the ‘impunity 

that surrounds reports of extrajudicial 

executions at the 

hands of agents’ of the 

Venezuelan government. 

“Extrajudicial killings are a 

particular concern in 

Venezuela. More than 6,370 

people were victims of homicides 

committed between 2000 

and 2005 by the ‘agents’ of 

Venezuelan state security 

forces . . .” 

But what are a few homicides 

when you can claim to be 

helping the poor? 

Reader has questions about 

rumored remodeling projects 

remodeling done before anyone can say anything, 

just like the kitchen. 

At the last council meeting, there was a discussion 

about added traffic on Sycamore 

Street because of the new apartment complex. 

Just wait until you have an additional 25,000 

people paying their electric bill at City Hall. 

Elizabeth Shell 


Harvey Prichard 

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Operations Manager 

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Kathy Scalf 

Circulation Manager 

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Shirley M. Caudle 

Shirley Mackley Caudle, 61, 

of Johnson City, went home to 

be with her Lord on Friday, 

January 4, 2008, at her home 

following a courageous and 

lengthy battle with cancer. 

A native of Washington 

County, she was a daughter of 

the late Ethel Stanley and 

Bruce Mackley Sr. 

Shirley was a wonderful 

wife, mother and grandmother. 

She was president and owner 

of East Tennessee Office 

Supply for several years. 

Shirley was a member of First 

Freewill Baptist Church, Colorado 

Street, where she taught 

Sunday School for many years. 

In addition to her parents, 

she was preceded in death by 

two brothers, Jimmy and 

Bruce “Smokey” Mackley. 

Survivors include her husband 

of 43 years, James 

Michael “Mike” Caudle, Johnson 

City; a son and daughterin-law, 

Michael Wayne and 

Cyndi Butler Caudle, Erwin; 

two grandchildren, Cody Lee 

and Cadie Michelle Caudle of 

Erwin; three sisters and brothers-in-law, 

Betty M. Oler, 

Limestone, Thelma M. and 

Bob Greer, Jonesborough, and 

Glenda M. and Louie Blevins, 

Johnson City; a brother and 

sister-in-law, R.L. and Linda 

Mackley, Norfolk, Va.; a special 

uncle and aunt, John and Betty 

Mackley, Johnson City; and 

several nieces and nephews. 

A Celebration of Life service 

for Mrs. Caudle will be held at 

8 p.m. Monday, January 7, at 

Tetrick Funeral Services with 

Rev. Kenneth Grindstaff and 

Rev. Justin Deaton officiating. 

The family will receive friends 

at the funeral home from 6 to 

7:50 p.m. Monday. A committal 

service will be held at 11 

a.m. Tuesday, January 8, at 

Roselawn Memory Gardens. 

Pallbearers will be selected 

from family and friends. 

Everyone is asked to meet at 

the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. 

Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials 

may be given to the 

Shirley Caudle Library, c/o 

First Freewill Baptist Church, 

P.O. Box 444, Johnson City, TN 

37605. Condolences and memories 

may be shared with the 

family by signing the guestbook 

at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. 

Arrangements for the Caudle 

family are in the care of Tetrick 

Funeral & Cremation Services, 

3001 Peoples Street, 

Johnson City, (423) 610-7171. 

Marjorie L. Gass 

Marjorie Lyons Gass, 74, 

1982 Highway 81 South, Jonesborough, 

died Friday, January 

4, 2008, at Johnson City Medical 

Center following a threeyear 

illness. 

A native of Carter County, 

she was a daughter of the late 

Landon J. and Cora Heaton 

Lyons. 

Mrs. Gass was a member of 

Central Baptist Church, Johnson 

City. She had worked in 

the banking industry. 



five brothers, Roy, Earl, 

Clarence, Howard and Willie 

Lyons, and a sister, Armita 

Myers. 

Survivors include her husband, 

the Rev. Phil Gass, of the 

home; a daughter, Julie A. 

Gass, of the home; and two 

special nieces, Dr. Jane M. 

Jones and Jeannette Boswell. 

A Celebration of Life service 

for Mrs. Gass will be conducted 

at 7 p.m. Monday, January 

7, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick 

Funeral Home with Dr. 

Ron Murray and Rev. Bill 

Warfield officiating. The eulogist 

will be Hazel Campbell. 

Music will be under the direction 

of Bill Stoots, Debbie 

Odom, Barbara Stephenson, 

Judy Ramsey, Ambers Wilson, 

organist, and Rose Mary 

Lowe, pianist. The family will 

receive friends in the funeral 

chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, 

prior to the service. The 

graveside service and interment 

will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 

January 8, at Mountain 

Home National Cemetery. 

Those attending are asked to 

meet the family at the cemetery 

at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday for 

the service. Those who prefer 

memorials in lieu of flowers 

may make donations to the 

National Kidney Foundation, 

4450 Walker Blvd., Suite 2, 

Knoxville, TN 37917-1547. 

Condolences may be sent to 

the family by signing the 

guestbook at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com 

or by fax to 

(423) 542-9499. 

Tetrick Funeral Home of 

Elizabethton is serving the 

Gass family. Obituary Line: 

(423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 

542-2232. 

Carrie D. Sossomon 

Carrie D. Sossomon, 91, 710 

Hiwassee Hills, Johnson City, 

died Thursday, January 3, 

2008, at Johnson City Medical 

Center. 

A native of North Carolina, 

she had lived in Johnson City 

for many years. She was a 

daughter of the late Claude F. 

and Clyde V. Dickson. 



her husband, Joe B. Sossomon, 

in 1990; a grandson, James L. 

Gentry Jr.; two brothers, Carl P. 

Dickson and Cone F. Dickson; 

and two sisters, Connie D. 

Houck and Corine D. Winters. 

Mrs. Sossomon was a graduate 

of Virginia-Carolina High 

School. She also attended Appalachian 

State Teachers College, 

Boone, N.C., and graduated 

from Johnson City Business 

College. She had been 

Vice-President of Southern 

Piping and Erecting Company, 

which she and her husband 

had owned. 

Mrs. Sossomon was a member 

of Central Baptist Church, 

where she had taught Sunday 

School for many years and 

served on various committees. 

She was a member of the Seekers 

Sunday School Class and 

the Joy Choir. For many years 

she was active in the Johnson 

City PTA, serving as President 

of both Local and Council 

PTA. She had been a volunteer 

at the Johnson City Medical 

Center for many years. 

Survivors include three 

children, Mettie J. Johnson of 

Elizabethton, Dick B. Sossomon 

of Raleigh, N.C., and 

Jenny Kimbrough of Talbott, 

Tenn.; a sister, Clarice Dickson 

Reid of Richmond, Va.; six 

grandchildren, Lisa M. Light, 

Mettie L. Davidson, Branson 

Sossomon, Carrie A. McClain, 

Robert Sossomon and Ashley 

R. Brookshire; four greatgrandchildren, 

Jessica L. Holly, 

Niklas Sossomon, Kaitlyn M. 

Light and Madison E. Davidson; 

a great-great-grandchild, 

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Skyler J. Holly; several nieces 

and nephews; and a special 

companion, her beloved cat 

“Miss Anna.” 

The funeral service for Mrs. 

Sossomon will be conducted at 

2 p.m. Monday, January 7, at 

Central Baptist Church with 

Dr. Ronald Murray and Rev. R. 

Willard Warfield officiating. 

Graveside committal services 

will follow at Happy Valley 

Memorial Park. Pallbearers 

will be Michael Dickson, 

David Dickson, Robert Sossomon, 

Will Warekois, Branson 

Sossomon and Derek 

Moretz. The family will receive 

friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 

January 6, at Morris-Baker 

Funeral Home. For those who 

wish, memorial donations 

may be made to the Central 

Baptist Church Building Fund, 

300 N. Roan Street, Johnson 

City, TN 37601 or the Johnson 

City Public Library, 100 W. 

Millard Street, Johnson City, 

TN 37601. Memories and condolences 

may be sent to the 

Sossomon family via 

www.morrisbaker.com. 

Morris-Baker Funeral 

Home & Cremation Services, 

2001 Oakland Avenue,, Johnson 

City, (423) 282-1521, is 

serving the Sossomon family. 

Mary L. Boone 

Mary Lou Boone, 82, 305 

Stratton Street, Roan Mountain, 

died Thursday, January 3, 

2008, at Johnson City Medical 

Center following a brief illness. 



Murphy and Kate Fondren 

Potter. 

Mrs. Boone was a homemaker 

and a member of Lower 

Shell Creek Christian Church. 



her husband, Ernest Daniel 

Boone, two brothers, Maynard 

and Max Potter, and a sister, 

Mae Potter Brewer. 

Survivors include a daughter 

and son-in-law, Tonyia 

Boone Stanley and Steve Stanley, 

two grandchildren, Dakota 

Danielle Boone Stanley and 

Stephen Samuel Blake Stanley, 

one great-grandchild, Drake 

Neil Dickson Jennings, one 

step-son, Reece Boone, one 

step-granddaughter, Lisa 

Gwyn, all of Roan Mountain, 

and a very special nephew, 

Mike Potter, Newland, N.C. 

Several nieces and nephews also 

survive. 

The funeral service for Mrs. 

Boone will be conducted at 7 

p.m. Sunday, January 6, at the 

Lower Shell Creek Christian 

Church with Mr. Gerald Holly, 

minister, officiating. The family 

will receive friends at the 

church from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, 

prior to the service. 

Friends may also call at the residence 

of her daughter at anytime 

(205 Main Street, Roan 

Mountain). The graveside 

service and interment will be 

at 1 p.m. Monday, January 7, in 

the Johnson-Roanview Cemetery. 

Everyone is welcome to 

meet the family at the church 

at 12:30 p.m. Monday to go in 

procession to the cemetery. Active 

pallbearers will be selected 

from family and friends. Condolences 

may be sent to the 

family by signing the guestbook 

at www.tetrickfuneral- 

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Boone family. Obituary Line: 

(423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 

772-3928. 

Betty J. Mink 

Betty Jane Ramsey Mink, 

85, of Mount Dora, Fla., formerly 

of Hampton, passed 

away Thursday, January 3, 

2008. 

Betty was born in Old Butler, 

Tenn., on June 19, 1922. She 

was a daughter of the late 

Robert and Hazel Copenhaver. 

Betty was a graduate of the 

Watauga Academy, Old Butler, 

and was a member of Community 

Chapel Baptist 

Church, Hampton. She resided 

in Elizabethton for many years 

before moving to Atlantic City, 

N.J., in 1960. While in Atlantic 

City, she worked as head 

cashier at the Chalfonte Drug 

Store. It was there she met 

many celebrities including former 

President Lyndon B. Johnson, 

June Carter Cash and Ed 

McMahan. She returned to 

Hampton in 1983 and then in 

2003 relocated to Mount Dora, 

Fla. 



her husband of 63 years, Russell 

V. Mink (R.V.), and two 

brothers, Bobby and Jimmy 

Ramsey. 

Survivors include her son 

and daughter-in-law, Russell 

and Christine Mink of Mount 

Dora, Fla.; two sisters, Virginia 

Stout of Elizabethton and 

Mary Ann McNeil of Hampton; 

three grandchildren, Jeana 

Swanson of Bridgeport, W.Va., 

Joe and Jeff Mink of Bristol, 

Va.; six great-grandchildren, 

Kayleigh and Karley Swanson, 

Bridgeport, W.Va., Alex, Ben, 

Tyler and Hannah Mink of 

Bristol, Va.; many nieces and 

nephews; special former 

neighbors of Hampton; and a 

special friend, Rosie Smitley of 

Mount Dora, Fla. Special 

thanks to the Edgewater Atlantic 

Unit Staff at Waterman 

Village in Mount Dora and the 

Hospice Staff of Lake and 

Sumter County, Fla. 

The family will receive 

friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. 

Monday, January 7, at Memorial 

Funeral Chapel with a memorial 

service to follow with 

Rev. Stevie Guinn and Brother 

Jack Lyons officiating. Interment 

will be at Mountain 

Home National Cemetery on 

Tuesday, January 8. Memorial 

contributions may be made to 

the Building Fund of First 

Presbyterian Church of Mount 

Dora, 222 Sixth Avenue, 

Mount Dora, FL 32757-5512 or 

Hospice of Lake & Sumter, 

12300 Lane Park Road, 

Tavares, FL 32778-9600. Condolences 

to the Mink family 

may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. 

Memorial Funeral Chapel is 

in charge of the arrangements. 

Hunter F. Estep 

Hunter Franklin Estep, 82, 

111 Cecil VanHuss Road, Elizabethton, 

died Saturday, June 5, 

2008, at Ivy Hall Nursing 

Home. 

A year ago today, God took your pain away so you 

could sing & laugh & pray with Maw & Mom today. 

We miss you each and everyday but God loved you 

more and took you on this day Jan. 6, 2 7, so you 

could sing & laugh & pray with God’s angels today. 

We Miss You, 

Tony, Danny & Sandy 


Funeral arrangements are 

incomplete and will be announced 

later. 

Memorial Funeral Chapel is 

in charge. 

Joe Gouge 

Joe Gouge, 64, Fiddler’s 

Branch Road, Hampton, died 

Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at 

Johnson City Medical Center 

where he was being treated for 

complications of cancer and a 

recent heart attack. 

Joe spent most of his youth 

in the Limestone Cove Community 

of Unicoi County and 

had lived in the Simerly Creek 

area of Carter County for the 

past 44 years. He was born on 

May 31, 1943, to the late John 

and Oleta Carver Gouge. 

In addition to his parents, 

he was preceded in death by a 

son, Joel Gouge. 

Mr. Gouge was a skilled automotive 

mechanic, having 

first worked at Tennessee Motors 

for several years, then at 

Erwin Motors for 20 years, 

serving as Service Manager for 

the latter part of his tenure. He 

was self-employed until his 

sickness forced him into retirement. 

Survivors include his wife 

of 44-1/2 years, Bonnie Butler 

Gouge, of the home; children: 

Lisa Gouge of Johnson City, 

Deborah Hill and husband 

Harry of Unicoi, Air Force 

Master Sergeant Bobby Gouge 

and wife Jennifer of Vail, Ariz., 

Michelle Hill and husband 

Larry of Unicoi, Air Force First 

Lieutenant Rachel Gouge and 

husband David Perkins of 

Hampton, Va., and Sarah Banner 

and husband Haven of 

Summerville, S.C.; grandsons: 

Jade, Joseph and Jacob Gouge, 

Adam Hill, Matthew Hill and 

Joshua Gouge-Perkins; brothers: 

Jack Gouge and wife Thelma 

of Erwin, Jim Gouge and 

wife Jean of Montgomery, Ala., 

and John “Bud” Gouge and 

wife Judy of Unicoi; and sisters: 

Jean Keplinger and husband 

Wayne of Unicoi and 

June Messer of Hampton. 

The funeral service for Mr. 

Gouge will be conducted at 

2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 6, in 

the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick 

Funeral Home, Elizabethton, 

with Mr. John Culiver, pastor, 

officiating. Visitation will be 

from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 

prior to the service, in the funeral 

chapel. Interment will 

follow the service in the Gouge 

Cemetery on John Gouge 

Road in Limestone Cove. Active 

pallbearers will be Shane 

Clawsen, Warren Davis, Fred 

Gardner, Bobby Gouge, Charlie 

Tolley and Kenneth Woodby. 

Honorary pallbearers will 

be Jesus “Jessie” Almansa, 

Arnold Bailey, Kyle Bailey, 

Mike Blevins, Roy Cousins, 

Ronnie Cross, Gene Frye, Bill 

Gentry, Bud Grindstaff, Fred 

Hoilman, Myron Hyder, Ted 

Love, Gerald Powers, Richard 

Smith and J.D. Whitehead & 

Sons. In lieu of flowers, please 

make donations to the American 

Cancer Society, 415 Wash- 

TThhaannkk YYoouu 

ington Avenue, Elizabethton, 

TN 37643; the American Heart 

Association, SE Division, 1101 

North Chase Parkway, Suite 1, 

Marietta, GA 30067; or the 

Gideon’s International Erwin 

Camp, P.O. Box 398, Erwin, 

TN 37650. The family wishes 

to express deep gratitude to all 

the family and friends who 

have spent the last year in constant 

prayer for Joe’s health 

and happiness. We very much 

appreciate your kind and helpful 

words and deeds at a time 

when these things mean so 

much. Condolences may be 

sent to the family by signing 

the guestbook at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com 

or by fax to 

(423) 542-9499. 



Gouge family. Obituary Line: 

(423) 543-4917. Office: (423) 

542-2232. 

Margaret L. 

Humphrey 

Ms. Margaret Louise 

Humphrey, 75, 141 River 

Road, Elizabethton, went 

home to be with her Lord and 

Savior and her loving Family, 

on Thursday, January 3, 2008, 

at Johnson City Medical Center 

unexpectedly. 



Gurney and Gertrude Davis 

Humphrey. 

Ms. Humphrey was a member 

of Valley Forge Christian 

Church. 



two sisters, Nellie Crisp and 

Naomi Harrison. 

Survivors include two very 

special nephews, Buddy Crisp 

and Joel Crisp, Elizabethton; a 

special brother-in-law, Wayne 

Crisp, Elizabethton; and special 

friends, Judy Vines, Shirley 

Franklin and Judy Deloach, 

Elizabethton. 

The funeral service for Ms. 

Humphrey was conducted at 7 

p.m. Saturday, January 5, in the 

Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral 

Home, Elizabethton, 

with Mr. David Siebenaler, 

minister, and Mr. Clay Bailey, 

minister, officiating. Music was 

under the direction of Gail 

Campbell. The family received 

friends in the funeral home 

chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, 

prior to the service. 

Friends may call at other times 

at the residence of her brotherin-law, 

142 River Road, Elizabethton. 

The graveside service 

and interment will be conducted 

at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 

in the Jenkins Cemetery. Those 

who wish to attend are asked 

to meet at the funeral home at 

1:15 p.m. Sunday to go in procession 

to the cemetery. Active 

pallbearers will be Larry McKinney, 

Tom Franklin, Buddy 

Ward, Lester Guinn, Joel Crisp 

and Mike Malone. The family 

would like to express a special 

thank you to the staff of Ivy 

Hall Nursing Home, Judy Deloach, 

nurses, CNAs, house- 

n See DEATHS, 10A 

The family of Ricky Allen Pearce wish to 

express our love and appreciation to our family 

and friends for the thoughtful acts of kindness 

and love shown to us during our time of loss. The 

beautiful flowers, delicious food and many 

prayers are all a testimony to the wonderful people 

who knew and loved Rick. We will be eternally 

grateful and will hold the memories in our 

hearts forever. We would also like to give a special 

thanks for the skill and compassion shown by 

the Johnson City Medical Center, ER, 5th floor 

and ICU staff. 

LeAnn, Richard & June 

Children & Grandchildren


Marriage Licenses 

Joshua Curtis Branch and 

Misty Anne Loveless, 1022 

Dry Creek Road, Elizabethton. 

Joshua Stephen Capps and 

Amanda Kaine Cook, 220 Ingram 

Branch Road, Roan 

Mountain. 

Robert Bob Hardin and 

Mary Charlene Price Hardin, 

908 Cedar Ave., Elizabethton. 

Steven David King and 

Lesley Marie Hensley, 287 

Springfield Drive, Bristol. 

Ermal Liko and Sarah 

Marie Moore, 556 Jim Elliott 

Road, Johnson City. 

Jeffrey Dean McCrorey Jr. 

and Sybil Rebecca Terry, 123 

Stone Brook Loop, Elizabethton. 

Kevin Curtis McKinney 

and Cassie Denean Osborne, 

107 Jerome St., Johnson City. 

Gregory Allen Ruddlesden 

Jr. and Dolly Marie Alvarez, 

192 Lovers Lane, Elizabethton. 

Ambers Wayne Wagner 

and Jessica Joann Vanover, 

160 Carden Drive, Elizabethton. 

Ernest Michael Williams 

Wednesday, Dec. 19 

Bradley Hicks; assault under 

domestic violence: $25 

fine and costs, 11 months and 

29 days suspended, 11 

months and 29 days Crossroads, 

attend domestic violence 

counseling, no contact 

with victim. 

Friday, Dec. 21 

Veronica Nicole Addington; 

reckless endangerment: 

$50 fine and costs, 11 months 

and 29 days suspended, 11 

months and 29 days Crossroads; 

violation of open container: 

$10 fine and costs, 30 

days suspended. 

Candice Danielle Ball; no 

driver’s license on person: 

$25 fine and costs. 

Melissa Ann Baumgardner; 

theft under $500: dismissed; 

DUI, two counts of 

child neglect, driving on a 

suspended license: bound 

over to Grand Jury. 

Jason Lane Blackwell; possession 

of a weapon: $25 fine 

and costs, 5 months and 29 

days suspended, 5 months 

and 29 days Crossroads; assault: 

dismissed. 

Gregory B. Canter; violation 

of probation: dismissed; 

two counts of no driver’s license 

on person: on each 

count: $25 fine and costs, 30 

days suspended. 

Richie Caraway; driving 

on a revoked license: $50 fine 


days suspended except for 2 

days; possession of Schedule 

VI drugs: $250 fine and costs, 

11 months and 29 days suspended, 

11 months and 29 

days Crossroads; possession 

of drug paraphernalia: dismissed. 

Thomas Patrick Crowley; 

vandalism: $25 fine and 

costs, 11 months and 29 days 

suspended, 11 months and 29 

days Crossroads, serve 109 

days immediately. 

Bobby Lynn Dugger; domestic 

assault: dismissed. 

Randall Kirk Eaton; DUI: 


months and 29 days suspended 

except for 2 days, 11 


attend DUI school, 

SUNDAY, JAN. 6 

• 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, JAN. 7 

• The GFWC of Tennessee 

Elizabethton Woman’s Club 

will have its general meeting 

at 2 p.m. at the First United 

Methodist Church. The Art 

Department will host the 

meeting. The program will be 

presented by Rudolf Angelmaier. 

Members are asked to 

bring art supplies, crayons 

and coloring books, card 

fronts and stamps. There will 

be a board meeting one hour 

prior to the general meeting. 

• The Elizabethton Shrine 

Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at 

and Angela Marie Brand 

Teague, 425 Tollett St., Hampton. 

Realty Transfers 

Lillian Mae Babb to Justin 

D. Ciralsky, Dist. 15, $74,000. 

Bill Blankenship etux etal 

to Jeffrey L. Williams etux, 

Dist. 5, $88,000. 

Gerald Jones etal to James 

Blanchfield etux, Dist. 16, 

$145,000. 

Robert K. Grindstaff to The 

Robert K. Grindstaff Living 

Trust, quitclaim. 

Robert K. Grindstaff to The 

Robert K. Grindstaff Living 

Trust, quitclaim. 

Donald W. Tetrick etux to 

Walter C. Taylor etal, $516. 

Isaac Buchanan to Smith 

McEwen Enterprises Inc., 

Dist. 6 and Dist. 17, $65,000. 

Nancy Dianne Jarrett to 

Nancy Dianne Jarrett (trustee) 

The Nancy Dianne Jarrett 

Trust, Dist. 7, quitclaim. 

Sara D. Bowers etal to 

Willie E. Miller II etux, Dist. 

15, quitclaim. 

Nina Weaver etal to Gary 

Wayne Weaver etal, Dist. 6, 

no consideration. 

driver’s license suspended 

for 1 year. 

Angela Terry Fisher; theft 

under $500: capias. 

Stephen E. Fort; no driver’s 

license on person: $25 

fine and costs, 30 days suspended. 

Mary Evelyn Hammitt; 

second offense driving on a 

suspended license: $50 fine 


days suspended except for 2 

days. 

Deedee Harrison; domestic 

assault: dismissed. 

John Wayne Holman; burglary, 

vandalism: capias. 

Gladys Marie Mann; theft 

of services: dismissed. 

David A. Meade; driving 

on a revoked license: capias. 

Roger Keith Morefield; assault 

under domestic violence: 

dismissed. 

Karyi Nacos; telephone 

harassment: dismissed. 

Terri Deann Needham; 

driving on a suspended license, 

violation of financial 

responsibility: bound over to 

Grand Jury. 

Mark Steven Rigsby; driving 

on a suspended license: 

capias. 

Brian Russell; two counts 

of public intoxication, domestic 

violence: capias. 

Amber N. Salyer; driving 

on a canceled license: capias. 

Don Wayne Scalf; assault 

under domestic violence: 

capias. 

C. W. McCain Smith; vandalism: 

capias. 

Cody J. A. Smith; no driver’s 

license on person: $25 


David Kelly Tanner; simple 

assault: $50 fine and 


suspended except for 4 days, 

11 months and 29 days 

Crossroads. 

Eric Shaun Thomas; no 

driver’s license on person: 

$25 fine and costs. 

Paul Scott Toney; public 

intoxication: capias. 

William Charles Weeks; 

possession of a firearm: $50 


29 days suspended, weapon 

forfeited to TWRA; posses- 

Dashiell Lodge. All Shriners 

are urged to attend and to 

bring their fez. 

• The Watauga River Regional 

Water Authority Board 

of Directors will hold their 

monthly meeting at the Carter 

County Health Department’s 

Truman Clark Annex, 304 E. G 

St., Elizabethton, at 6 p.m. For 

more information, call 543- 

2400. 

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 

or TOPS, will meet at First 

Baptist Church, 212 East F St., 

Elizabethton, on Mondays 

with weighing in from 5:30 to 

6:30 p.m. Meeting begins at 

6:30 p.m. For more information, 

call 542-6540 or 542-4476. 

• The Mountain Empire 

Children’s Choral Academy 

will hold auditions for the East 

Tennessee Children’s Choir 

For Your Information 

Nina Weaver etal to Nina 

Weaver, Dist. 6, no consideration. 

Nina Weaver etal to Landon 

Lee White, Dist. 6, no 

consideration. 

Deutsche Bank National 

Trust Company to Dan Pigeon 

etal, $47,000. 

Michael G. Hensley to 

Thurman G. Hensley etux, 

Dist. 13, quitclaim. 

Robert Sluder etux to 

Ralph E. Cox etux, Dist. 1, 

$5,000. 

Robert Sluder etux to Anne 

G. Sluder, Dist. 1, $50,000. 

Ricky Pearce etux to 

Steven E. Helton etal, Dist. 7, 

$23,500. 

Kenneth R. Nave to Denise 

Summers etal, Dist. 15, 

$31,400. 

Jonathan Brewer to Terry 

Edward Baker etal, Dist. 11, 

$12,500. 

Jonathan Brewer to Terry 

Edward Baker, Dist. 11, 

$12,500. 

Mark Salguerio to Jeffrey 

James Henderson Jr., Dist. 9, 

$143,500. 

Heath M. Schnelle etux to 

Gary D. Porter etux, Dist. 6, 

$216,500. 

Wayne Holtsclaw etux to 

Donald R. Salley etal, Dist. 2, 

$182,500. 

Eleanor Childress Robinson 

to B. Frank Robinson, 

Dist. 6, quitclaim. 

Linda Price Sexton to Patricia 

L. Craig, Dist. 15, $87,500. 

Alvis L. Corum etux to 

Jackie W. Braswell etux, Dist. 

4, $100. 

Anthony C. Davis to Gary 

Arnold etal (trustee) T G and 

Grace Arnold Trust, Dist. 12, 

$100. 

Claude Dishmon to Gary 

Arnold etal, Dist. 12, $200. 

Carter County Wellness 

Center to Franklin Club, Inc., 

Dist. 6, $100. 

Carter County Wellness 

Center to L & H Inc., Dist. 6, 

$200. 

Daniel Lewis to Raymond 

E. Stansberry, Dist. 7, quitclaim. 

James Edward Neves etux 

to Ripshin Lake Corporation, 

Dist. 3, $124,270.97. 

William Keith Hart Jr. 

(trustee) The William K. Hart 

Family Trust to Christopher 

Jordan etux, Dist. 17, no con- 

General Sessions 

sion of Schedule VI drugs: 


months and 29 days suspended, 


days Crossroads, attend alcohol 

and drug counseling; 

possession of drug paraphernalia: 

dismissed. 

Charles Phillip Johnson; 

violation of probation: dismissed. 

Jeff Atwood; contempt: 10 

days. 

Benjamin Cody Boyd; contempt: 

10 days. 

Jeffery Dale Caudill; possession 

of drug paraphernalia: 





and drug counseling. 

Christopher Scott Davis; 

public intoxication: $50 fine 

and costs, 30 days suspended. 

Joe C. Horsley; violation 

of probation: 30 days. 

Angel Melvina Iuli; violation 


Jesse Taylor Timbs; contempt: 

10 days; contempt: 10 

days. 

Anderson Mark Walker; 

contempt: 10 days; contempt: 

10 days; theft of property: 

$50 fine and costs, 11 months 



attend Shoplifter’s Alternative 

class; possession of 

drug paraphernalia: $150 


29 days suspended, 11 


attend alcohol and 

drug counseling. 

Jason Blackwell; violation 



Christopher Blair; violation 


Richie L. Caraway; second 

offense violation of probation: 

218 days. 

Kennie Wright Darr; possession 

of Schedule VI drugs: 





and drug counseling; 

possession of drug paraphernalia: 

dismissed; contribut- 

Community Calendar 

and the Highlands Youth Ensemble 

from 4 to 6 p.m., on a 

first-come, first-serve basis, at 

Central Baptist Church, Roan 

Street, Johnson City. Auditions 

for the HYE will be from 7:30 

to 9 p.m., by appointment only. 

E-mail director@meccacademy.org 

or call (276) 628-9967. 

TUESDAY, JAN. 8 

• The Hampton Chapter 

No. 470 OES will be recognizing 

their 25-year and 50-year 

members during the regular 

monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. 

at the Hampton Lodge. For 

more information, call 725- 

2428. 

• The Carter County Parks 

and Recreation Board will 

hold its regularly scheduled 

monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. 

in the second floor conference 

room of the Carter County 

ing to the delinquency of a 

minor: $25 fine and costs, 11 



days Crossroads. 

Kenneth Fletcher; fugitive 

from justice: capias. 

Barry Andrew Glenn; violation 


Amy Sue Hatcher; second 


109 days. 

Cairol James Jacobs; possession 

of drug paraphernalia: 





and drug counseling. 

Amy Nicole Russell; second 


218 days. 

Deborah A. Scott; assault 

on an officer: $25 fine and 



days Crossroads; assault on 

EMS: dismissed; child neglect: 





Shannon G. Warren; public 

intoxication: $50 fine and 

costs, 30 days suspended; 

child neglect: $25 fine and 



days Crossroads, complete 

parenting classes. 

Michael Keith Whisenhunt; 

violation of probation: 

30 days. 

Melissa Kay Stout; violation 


Monday, Dec. 31 

Aaron Sean Barton; theft 

under $500: $50 fine and 



days Crossroads, attend 

Shoplifter’s Alternative class, 

stay out of Food City for 1 

year. 

Christopher Blair; assault, 

theft under $500: capias. 

Johnny Dewayne Kemp; 

assault under domestic violence: 




days Crossroads, attend domestic 

violence counseling. 

Mark Rigsby; contempt: 

Courthouse. For more information, 

call 542-1801. 

• The American Legion, 

Watauga Post No. 49, will hold 

their regular monthly meeting 

at the Post Home on Watauga 

Avenue. The Ladies Auxiliary 

will meet with the Post, and 

dinner will be served at 6 p.m. 

All Legionnaires and Auxiliary 

members are urged to attend. 

• The Elizabethton Area 

Chapter No. 1434 of AARP 

will have their regular monthly 

meeting in the fellowship 

hall of First United Methodist 

Church, E St., Elizabethton. 

Guest speakers will be Brent 

Dugger of the Elizabethton 

Electric System and Keith 

Hoffman of TVA. Discussion 

will include ways to save energy 

and save money in your 

sideration. 

Eastern Eight Community 

Development Center to Brian 

R. Blair etux, Dist. 2, 

$127,200. 

Mildred Buchanan McCall 

to Catherine B. Johnson etal, 

Dist. 11, $42,000. 

Leland C. Leonard etux to 

Ben Scharfstein etux, Dist. 3, 

$230,815. 

Charles H. Hyder IV etux 

to Donald J. Redmond etal, 

Dist. 6, $10. 

Marvin D. Snyder etux to 

Joshua Johnson etux, Dist. 

14, $76,750. 

Kristi Malone etal to Kristi 

Malone Demoss etal, Dist. 15, 

quitclaim. 

Tom D. Ashley etux to 

Leslie L. Storie etux, Dist. 2, 

$500. 

Watauga 81 LLC to 

Stephen G. Willard etux, 

Dist. 4, $91,300. 

Daniel Holder etal to Keith 

Lowe, Dist. 9, $22,000. 

Chancery Court 

Bobby Joe Kimble vs. 

Melissa Sue Eyre Kimble (divorce). 

Becky Ann Hopson 

10 days. 

Dwayne Calvin Blackwell; 

public intoxication: $50 


Eugene Dugger; public 


costs, 30 days suspended. 

Jeremy Farrell; violation 

of probation: 30 days; criminal 

impersonation: $50 fine 


days suspended; DUI: $350 

fine and costs, 11 months 

and 29 days suspended except 

for 5 days; driving on a 

suspended license: $50 fine 


days suspended; criminal 

impersonation: $50 fine and 


suspended. 

Darrell Wayne Dugger; 


and costs, 30 days suspended. 

Tommy Don Freshour; 

second offense DUI: $600 


and 29 days suspended except 

for 45 days, 11 months 

and 29 days Crossroads, attend 

MOP school, driver’s 

license suspended for 2 

years. 

Adam Lee Hannan; vandalism: 




days Crossroads, pay restitution. 

Joshua Lance Hilmon; 

second offense violation of 

probation: 109 days. 

Samuel Lyons; violation 


Penny Oliver; public intoxication: 

$50 fine and 


Rodney Pierson; criminal 

impersonation: $50 fine and 



days unsupervised probation; 

worthless check: $25 



months and 29 days unsupervised 

probation, pay 

restitution. 

Johnny Lee Price; contempt: 

10 days. 

Wednesday, Jan. 2 

Jimmy Ray Bowling; vio- 

home. Refreshments will be 

served. Everyone is welcome 

to attend and learn how to 

save. 

• The Carter County Amateur 

Radio Association 

(CCARA) will hold its next 

business meeting, and information 

sharing meeting, at 

7:30 p.m. in the Emergency 

Operations Center Meeting 

Room, 801 East Elk Ave. For 

more information, visit the 

CCARA Web site at 

www.kf4zqa.com or call Jerry 

Lake, CCARA President, at 

725-2662 or Mike Otis, Vice- 

President, at 474-3946. 

• The Green Pastures 

Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 

will meet at 8 p.m. in 

the Conference Room at 

Crossroads, 413 East Elk Ave., 

Elizabethton. 

Greenwell vs. James Hershell 

Greenwell (divorce). 

Stanley H. Bowers vs. 

Carter County Board of Education 

and Indiana Insurance 

Company (workers’ compensation). 

Circuit Court 

Laura Julian vs. Christopher 

James Julian (divorce). 

Briannah B. Chismar vs. 

Michael P. Crites (set support). 

Brittany D. Lowe vs. 

Calvin D. Honeycutt II (set 

support). 

Patricia A. DeJoode vs. 

Christopher DeJoode (set 

support). 

Angela D. Ashley vs. 

Jaime Ashley (set support). 

Tonya R. Taylor vs. 

Michael S. Walker (set support). 

Stephanie H. Scott vs. 

Jared F. Smith (set support). 

Racheal A. Bowling vs. 

Larry L. Bandarra (set support). 

Carter County Board of 

Education vs. Stanley H. 

Bowers (workers’ compensation). 

lation of implied consent: $50 


29 days suspended except for 

5 days; driving on a revoked 

license: $50 fine and costs, 5 

months and 29 days suspended 

except for 2 days; 

second offense DUI: $600 


29 days suspended except for 

45 days, 11 months and 29 


David Ross Davis; public 



Heidi Leeann Harney; 


and costs, 30 days suspended; 

vandalism: $25 fine and 



days Crossroads, pay restitution. 

Jamiean Christopher Huff; 

contempt: 10 days. 

David Earnest Lyons; violation 


Todd Patrick Macrae; domestic 

assault: $25 fine and 



days Crossroads, attend domestic 

violence counseling. 

Timothy Lee Powell; criminal 

trespassing: $25 fine and 


Timothy Michael Rosenbaum; 


dismissed. 

David Wayne Swift; contempt: 

10 days; second offense 


109 days. 

CORRECTION: 

In the Sunday, Dec. 30, 

2007, edition of the Elizabethton 

STAR in the General 

Sessions Court report it was 

incorrectly reported that a 

capias was issued for Katie 

Nicole Blevins after she 

failed to appear in court on a 

theft charge. According to 

the Generals Sessions Court 

Clerk’s office, the theft 

charge was an older charge 

and the capias was issued for 

Katie Nicole Blevins after she 

failed to appear in court on a 

Show Cause Order which 

had been issued on her. The 

STAR regrets this error and 

any inconvenience which it 

may have caused. 

• Al-Anon “Free to Be Me” 

meeting will be held at the 

Watauga Association of Baptists 

office, across from Elizabethton 

Lumber, from 6-7 

p.m. 

THURSDAY, JAN. 10 

• The Northeast TN-Southwest 

VA Chapter of the 

Alzheimer’s Association will 

meet at 6 p.m. at Wellington 

Place of Johnson City, 2003 

Waters Edge Drive. Guest 

speaker will be Johnson City 

Police Officer Bud Williams, 

who will be speaking on how 

caregivers should handle situations 

with their loved one 

living at home. Anyone dealing 

with Alzheimer’s disease 

or a related dementia is encouraged 

to attend. For more 

information, call (888) 800- 

8782 or 928-4080.

TVA 

Winter power 

record set 

KNOXVILLE (AP) — Wintry 

temperatures began to 

warm across the Southeast, but 

not before the Tennessee Valley 

Authority set a winter peak 

power demand record for the 

second day in a row. 

The nation’s largest public 

utility said Friday that power 

demand reached a new winter 

high at 8 a.m. CST Thursday 

when the average temperature 

was 17 degrees across the seven-state 

region. 

Preliminary estimates were 

31,854 megawatts — 1,317 

megawatts more than the previous 

mark set on Wednesday, 

which itself broke a record set 

last Jan. 31. 

TVA spokesman John Moulton 

said temperatures were 

warming and a third day of 

record demand was not expected. 

TVA tapped its entire fleet of 

coal-fired, nuclear, hydroelectric, 

pumped-storage and combustion 

turbine plants to meet 

demand. Only one of five boilers 

at the coal-fired Colbert fossil 

plant and one of three reactors 

at the Browns Ferry nuclear 

station, both in Alabama, 

were offline and unable to contribute. 

Winter demand still pales to 

summer at Knoxville-based 

TVA. The agency’s all-time 

peak power record of 33,482 

megawatts was set last Aug. 16. 

TVA supplies power to large 

industries and 159 power distributors 

that serve approximately 

8.8 million consumers 

in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, 

Kentucky, Georgia, 

North Carolina and Virginia. 

Parks & Rec 

meeting 

The Carter County Parks 



monthly meeting on Tuesday, 

Jan. 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the second 

floor conference room of 

the Carter County Courthouse. 

For more information, call 

542-1801. 

WRRWA will 

meet Jan. 7 

The Watauga River Regional 

Water Authority Board 

of Directors will meet Monday, 

Jan. 7, at 6 p.m. at the 

Carter County Health Department’s 

Truman Clark Annex, 

304 E. G St. 


543-2400. 

VOTE FOR 

EXPERIENCE & EFFICIENCY 

RONNIE B. 

TAYLOR 

ASSESSOR OF 

PROPERTY 

1. 12 years experience with over 5 years as 

Chief Deputy Assessor. 

2. Experienced in all operations of the Assessor’s 

Office and field appraisal. 

3. Experienced with qualifications and will not 

require extensive training. 

4. Experienced staff in place that can provide the 

same prompt, courteous and friendly service. 

5. Already proven as someone you can talk to 

with the ability to discuss any concern of the 

property owner. 

6. I have no other business interest nor do I hold 

any other positions. 

7. I will be a full-time experienced Assessor who 

can provide the fairest appraisals, the most 

accurate assessments, the highest level of office 

efficiency and lower taxes. 

EARLY VOTING STARTS JANUARY 16TH 

Pd Pol Adv. 


Pick-a-Pet 


This eight-month old female, domestic short-hair cat 

could make the list of Most Beautiful. Solid black and elegant, 

she is friendly and docile. For information on how to 

adopt a pet from the Elizabethton Animal Shelter, call 547- 

6359. 

CCARA will 

meet Jan. 8 

The Carter County Amateur 

Radio Association 

(CCARA) will hold its next 

business meeting, and information 

sharing meeting, on 

Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in 

the Emergency Operations 

Center Meeting Room, 801 

East Elk Ave. 

Amateur radio is a service 

to the community that when 

all else fails....a group of volunteer 

operators will be there 

providing necessary emergency 

backup communications 

in a professional manner. 

The Amateur Radio slogan, 

“When all else fails....” is 

more than just words and a 

catchy phrase to the hams. 

When all stated communications 

systems have failed, 

amateur operators demonstrate 

first hand that “ham radio 

works.” Start your New 

Year by joining with others 

who have discovered that 

Amateur Radio is not just a 

hobby anymore. 

For more information, visit 

the CCARA Web site at 

www.kf4zqa.com or call Jerry 

Lake, CCARA President, at 

725-2662 or Mike Otis, Vice- 

President, at 474-3946. 

GET RESULTS 

Advertise in 

The Elizabethton Star 

BRING YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS TO BURGIE DRUGS. 

LARRY PROFFITT 

OWNER 


These two white friends curled up together are a sight to see and would make a wonderful 

new addition to some family. They are a pitbull mix (left) and a lab mix (right). Both 

puppies are only seven weeks old and frisky. For more information about the pups or any 

other animal at the Elizabethton Animal Shelter, call 547-6359. 

You’ll be on your way home 

in a flash. We can fill your 

prescription now from a huge 

inventory of medicine. 

You Have A Friend At 

Burgie Drug 

MEDICARE 

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Having trouble with 

your insurance 

company? 

WE CAN HELP!!! 

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prescriptions to 

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KATHIE CLAWSON 

ATTENTION 

SENIOR CITIZENS 

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ALL PRESCRIPTIONS 

AND 

10% OFF 

ALL ITEMS 

IN THE STORE 

(Sale Items Excluded) 

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At Burgie Drugs 

1000 West “G” Street, Elizabethton, TN 

Antique Dolls & 

Madame Alexanders 

Victorian Items, 

Jewelry, 

Flow Blue, 

Majolica, 

Roseville, Etc. 

Smith, John 

Norma Proffitt (423) 542-4622 

BURGIE DRUG STORE 

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Store Hours: Monday thru Friday - 8:30 - 6:00 • Saturday 8:30 - 4:00 

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Elvis - live again for his birthday 

From Staff Reports 

This Tuesday, Jan. 8, is Elvis Presley’s 

birthday, and because of the extremely 

strong feedback WBEJ received last August 

from its 30th anniversary tribute to 

Presley, the Elizabethton radio station is 

presenting an all new never before broadcast 

special highlighting the king’s live 

concerts of the ’70s. 

WBEJ’s sales manager Barton Edens, 

who developed the special from Presley 

concert albums, says this special is five 

hours and should help a cold day go by 

faster this week just like last August’s special. 

“We were extremely pleased at the 

large number of phone calls and additional 

media coverage WBEJ received from the 

eight-hour special last August, so we 

thought the king’s birthday this year 

would be the perfect time to air another 

special provided it would be completely 

different and this one is.” 

Elvis returned to live concert appearances 

on July 31, 1969, to escape all those 

“silly movies” Colonel Parker had him exclusively 

locked into throughout the ’60s. 

The location was Las Vegas’s largest 

showroom. It was situated in what was at 

the time the newly built International Hotel, 

and as people would expect, Elvis sold 

out all 2,200 seats, and then performed to 

additional sell-out crowds for the duration 

of the Las Vegas contract, which was four 

FALL BRANCH — LampLight Theatre is opening its doors 

for spring auditions, Jan. 7 and 10. 

New productions have been added to the 2008 calendar 

with new roles available for talented actors, dancers, technical 

stage hands, seamstresses and more. 

Auditions held Jan. 7 will begin selection for dancers and 

cast members for the upcoming performance of Le Cadre’. Audition 

times are 6-9 p.m. Candidates attending this audition 

should be dressed and ready for a dance audition. 

A LampLight Theatre exclusive, Le Cadre’ is an allegorical 

parable, told through music and movement. Watch as this 

amazing tale of a young maiden and her prince embark on a 

magical adventure through “The Kingdom.” Le Cadre’ premieres 

at the Sweetheart Dinner Theatre Feb. 14 with additional 

performances Feb. 15-17. 

Looking to be part of one of the largest Easter passion 

plays in the Tri-Cities? Auditions will be held Jan. 10 as 

LampLight Theatre will select the cast of Once For All, Tri- 

Cities’ largest Easter musical of the passion. LampLight Theatre 

is looking for all levels of actors, dancers and volunteers 

Officers of the Johnson City Police Department on Thursday 

arrested Richard W. Franklin, 45, 224 Lovers Lane, Elizabethton, 

on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault. 

According to the investigating officer, Franklin is accused 

of brandishing a gun at two victims during an altercation at 

Hooters, 2288 N. Roan St., Johnson City. 

He was scheduled to appear in Washington County General 

Sessions Court Friday. 

Elvis Presley 

straight weeks. Miraculously, he performed 

not one, but two shows daily all 

seven days each week for those four 

weeks — something extremely rare, if not 

completely unheard of at the time. Elvis 

returned to Vegas each year under such 

grueling conditions for at least four years. 

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tures highlights from Elvis’s first two 

years in Vegas including the very first 

show. Hour two will feature an afternoon 

show in New York’s Madison Square Garden 

in June of 1972. Elvis was famous for 

providing afternoon shows as well as 

evening shows during his career and this 

program is just one of many examples. 

Hour three features the most famous 

concert of all — “Aloha from Hawaii” 

from January 1973. The concert was telecast 

live around the world via satellite enabling 

more than a billion people to watch 

simultaneously. Elvis was the first performer 

in history to top a billion viewers 

with this performance, which also features 

at least eight songs he had never before 

recorded. 

Hour four will air an Elvis concert 

recorded in his hometown of Memphis in 

1974 and includes at least two gospel 

songs. 

Hour five revisits the last concert tour 

in June of 1977 when CBS television captured 

two Elvis performances and mixed 

them into the “Elvis in Concert” TV special, 

popular enough — partially due to 

the emotion after the singer’s untimely 

death in August that year — for the network 

to air the special twice within a few 

short months. 

The WBEJ special presentation will air 

Tuesday on Elvis’s birthday at 10 a.m. and 

continue until 3 p.m. 

LampLight Theatre to hold auditions 

to make up a cast of more than 130 people. All ages are welcome 

for this performance with speaking and non-speaking 

roles available. Those who wish to audition for a singing role 

must come prepared with a song. 

Once for All will be held March 14-16, March 19-23 and 

March 26-30. Each evening performance begins at 7 p.m. with 

matinee performances on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 

3 p.m. No productions will be held on Mondays or Tuesdays. 

Also needed for both shows are stage hands and technical 

people. Please come to the auditions if you are interested in 

the technical aspects of theatre, as well as volunteering for 

parking, security, ticket office, wardrobe, ushering, concessions 

or gift shop. 

LampLight Theatre is a Christian Performing Arts Center, 

designed to help cultivate local talent and provide training resources 

to those who wish to use their gifts and talents for 

God. All roles and positions are volunteer-based. 

For more information, please contact the box office, 348- 

7610, or for a complete 2008 schedule of events, visit 

www.lamplighttheatre.com. 

Texas man charged with stealing car 


STAR STAFF 


Police have arrested a Texas 

man on theft and worthless 

check charges after he reportedly 

used a bad check to purchase 

a vehicle from a city 

business. 

John W. Clapp, 26, 3625 

Leon Road, Garland, Texas, 

was arrested on Thursday by 

officers of the Elizabethton Police 

Department on a warrant 

charging him with passing a 

worthless check and theft over 

$1,000. 

According to police reports, 

on Sept. 14, 2007, officers of the 

EPD began an investigation into 

a theft of property from City 

Motors, located at 509 Broad 

St. When officers arrived at 

City Motors, they spoke with 

the owner, Phillip Carpenter, 

who stated that on April 30, 

2007 he had sold a 2000 Dodge 

1500 pickup truck to John 

Clapp for the asking price of 

$6,995. 

“Mr. Carpenter stated that 

Mr. Clapp gave him a check in 

the amount of $1,800 and left 

the business with the truck. 

Mr. Carpenter stated that a few 

days later the check was returned 

for insufficient funds,” 

said EPD Inv. Jerry Bradley in 

a report on the incident. “Mr. 

Carpenter made several attempts 

to contact Mr. Clapp 

without success. Mr. Carpenter 

stated that Mr. Clapp made no 

payments on the vehicle since 

the date it was sold. 

“On Oct. 1, 2007, the vehicle 

was located abandoned in 

City man charged with 

aggravated assault 

Garland, Texas. (I) received information 

that a male subject 

identified as John Clapp had 

purchased a vehicle from a car 

lot in Dallas, Texas using a 

check from a closed account.” 

Bradley further states that 

he then took out a warrant for 

the arrest of John W. Clapp on 

the charge of passing a worth- 

Arrests 

• Jason Ray Ashby, 31, 447 

Summit Drive, Jonesborough, 

was arrested Wednesday afternoon 

by Carter County Sheriff’s 

Department Deputy Mike 

Townsend on a warrant charging 

him with violation of probation. 

• Lori Adkins McKinney, 

37, 3028 Siam Road, was arrested 

Thursday afternoon by 

CCSD Deputy Mike Townsend 

on a warrant charging her with 

violation of probation. 

• Larry Dale Hughes, 33, 

4173 Weaver Pike Road, Bluff 

City, was arrested Thursday afternoon 

by CCSD Deputy 

Mike Townsend on a warrant 

charging him with violation of 

probation. 

less check and theft over 

$1,000. 

According to reports, Clapp 

was arrested in Irvin, Texas, on 

unrelated charges and that 

Clapp then waived extradition 

and was returned to Carter 

County on Thursday where he 

was served with the arrest 

warrant. 

Police 

Beats 

• Steven Shane Bateman, 

27, 152 Webb Hollow Road, 

was arrested Wednesday afternoon 

by CCSD Deputy Larry 

Burrow on a warrant charging 


• Danny Ray Gunn, 35, 

Bristol Metals Road, Bristol, 

was arrested early Friday 

morning by CCSD Lt. Dean 

Jones on a capias charging him 

with failure to appear in court 

and a warrant charging him 

with violation of probation. 

• Joshua Adam Tester, 25, 

119 Pleasant Beach Road, was 

arrested early Friday morning 

by CCSD Deputy Chad Grindstaff 

on a warrant charging 


LM Dance 

The Elk Mills Fire Department 

will host a dance in the 

Little Milligan Elementary 

School gym on Saturday, Jan. 

26, from 7 to 10 p.m. 

Old Dogs, New Tricks will 

perform. The fun-filled event 

will also feature door prizes, 

cake walks, line dancing, 

food and refreshments. 

Former “American Idol” contestant Mandisa is part of the 

WinterJam lineup coming to Freedom Hall Civic Center on 

Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. 

Former ‘American 

Idol’ contestant 

Mandisa part of 

WinterJam lineup 

By Greg Miller 

STAR STAFF 

gmiller@starhq.com 

JOHNSON CITY — Former 

“American Idol” contestant 

Mandisa is part of the 

WinterJam lineup coming to 

Freedom Hall Civic Center 

on Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. 

“American Idol” has 

changed Mandisa’s life in 

many ways. “I’m doing what 

I love to do now,” said Mandisa, 

a contestant during the 

show’s fifth season. “I can’t 

imagine that I would have 

this opportunity if I hadn’t 

been on that television show. 

It changed pretty much 

everything about my life...” 

Mandisa says she feels she 

has already achieved her career 

goals. “I’m doing more 

than just entertaining people,” 

she said. “I know that 

what I am doing is actually 

having an impact. It’s encouraging 

people and giving 

them hope. It is helping them 

to know that there are better 

days to come.” 

Mandisa continued, “I try 

to measure my career and 

my life in general based on 

eternal things and not just 

temporary stuff that is going 

to pass away.” 

When she goes onstage, 

Mandisa says she is “really 

nervous.” 

“The worst part of the 

whole thing is immediately 

leading up to when they are 

introducing me,” she said. 

Once onstage, however, 

the nervousness subsides. 

“When I step onto the stage, 

it is just the joy in knowing 

that I am exactly where I am 

supposed to be, doing exactly 

what I’m supposed to be 

doing,” Mandisa said. 

She continued, “When I 

look out into the faces of the 

people there, when I see people 

singing my songs, when I 

see people crying, when I see 

people raising their hands in 

worship, it’s a connection 

with people that is hard to 

put into words, but it’s a feeling 

of knowing that I’m in 

the right place and I’m doing 

the right thing.” 

Mandisa does not separate 

her faith in her personal life 

and her professional career. 

“I can’t really separate the 

two,” she said. “My faith in 

God is really what I am all 

about.” 

Mandisa leads worship 

conferences and women’s retreats. 

“I talk about the 

Lord,” she said. “When we’re 

leading worship, it’s about 

lifting up the Lord...leading 

worship is just about focusing 

on Him.” 

As a child, Mandisa sang 

in the bathroom. Using her 

curling iron as a microphone, 

she sang Whitney Houston 

songs. Mandisa recalls, “She 

was the one I looked up to 

growing up. She was everything 

to me. I did a lot of 

Whitney Houston songs in 

the bathroom in those days.” 

Mandisa also sat at her 

desk and wrote imaginative 

stories. “I remember writing 

a story about what I hoped to 

achieve in my life, how I envisioned 

being Whitney 

Houston,” she said. 

One of her life’s highlights 

was joining Gladys Knight 

and other performers at the 

first Benefit Gala “Back to 

Harlem,” an event that 

raised hundreds of thousands 

of dollars for the Thurgood 

Marshall College Fund, 

Dress for Success and the 

Boys Choir of Harlem. 

Mandisa’s first recording 

project, “True Beauty,” was 

released last May. Her book, 

“Idoleyes,” was released last 

summer. 

Mandisa encourages those 

who have aspirations to follow 

through on those desires. 

“I would encourage 

people to dream big and not 

to limit themselves, especially 

based on what they think 

they can or cannot do,” she 

said. 

Mandisa says “there is no 

rhyme or reason” that her 

first album was nominated 

for a Grammy. “A lot of people 

won’t try to hope and 

they won’t try to reach for 

something beyond what they 

think they have available to 

them,” she said. 

She observes, “I don’t believe 

it’s all about talent and 

all about what I have available 

to me in my own naturalness. 

I really do believe 

that there is a God, and He 

chooses to bless who He 

wants to bless.” 

In addition to Mandisa, 

WinterJam performers will 

include Skillet, MercyMe, 

NewSong, and BarlowGirl. 

Pre-jam party performers 

will include Pure NRC and 

Group 1 Crew. Real Encounter’s 

Xtreme BMX skate 

team will also perform. 

Price of admission is $10 

at the door. For more information, 

call 461-4884. 

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Army Pvt. Jacob M. Honeycutt 

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Deal with holiday ‘debt hangover’ - face it headon 

NEW YORK (AP) — As the 

credit card bills start rolling in 

this month from the recent holiday 

season, many consumers 

are going to get that queasy feeling 

that they’ve overindulged. 

There are antidotes for “debt 

hangover,” experts say, but they 

require putting payment strategies 

in place — and sticking to 

them. 

“I think some people are 

afraid of even opening up their 

bills,” said personal finance expert 

Jennifer Openshaw. “But 

they have to stare Scrooge in the 

eye and tackle the problem 

head on. The more people do 

that, the more confident they’ll 

feel — and the more they can do 

about it.” 

Consumers have a lot of card 

debt to deal with. Even before 

the 2007 holiday spending sea- 

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son began, Americans added 

more than $50 billion to their 

credit cards in the first 10 

months of the year to reach a 

record total of $928.5 billion in 

October, according to the Federal 

Reserve. The additional 

spending in November and December 

undoubtedly pushed 

balances even higher. 

Dick Reed, regional counseling 

manager with the nonprofit 

Consumer Credit Counseling 

Service of Greater Atlanta, said 

that January and February are 

the agency’s busiest months. 

“A lot of people make a New 

Year’s resolution to get their financial 

house in order,” he said. 

“But often, it’s ‘I spent too much 

on the holidays’ that actually 

brings them in.” 

Reed said that the first step 

troubled borrowers have to take 

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Johnson graduates 

from basic training 

Army Reserve Pvt. Nicholas D. Johnson has graduated 

from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. 

During the nine weeks of training, Johnson studied the 

Army mission and received instruction and training exercises 

in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, 

military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first 

aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land 

navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat and 

field maneuvers and tactics. 

Johnson is a 2007 graduate of Elizabethton High School. 

Wilson graduates 

from combat training 

Army National Guard Pvt. Eric W. Wilson has graduated 

from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. 

During the nine weeks of training, Wilson studied the 

Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, 

and received instruction and practice in basic combat 

skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, 

drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, 

armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military 

courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot 

marches and field training exercises. 

The son of Jacky and Lisa Wilson, River Road, Elizabethton, 

Wilson is a 2005 Hampton High School graduate. 

Roark graduates from 

basic infantry training 

Army Pfc. Brandon W. Roark has graduated from basic infantry 

training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. 

During the nine weeks of training, Roark received training 

in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military 

courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and 

Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training 

included development of basic combat skills and battlefield 

operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various 

weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry 

crewman. 

The son of Selienna Presnell, W. Walnut St., Johnson City, 

Roark is a 2006 graduate of Science Hill High School. 

Jacob Honeycutt trains 

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is to make sure they’re current 

on their home mortgage or rent. 

“No matter how bad things 

get, you need a place to live,” 

he said. 

The next step may seem obvious, 

but a lot of people don’t 

take it, and that’s to stop charging 

on your credit cards. If you 

don’t do that, Reed said, “the 

bills will only get larger and the 

envelopes heavier and the 

stress greater.” 

Dealing with outstanding 

balances may require both increased 

cash flow and an aggressive 

repayment schedule, 

he said. 

People who are heavily in 

debt may have to consider 

steps such as selling their second 

car, taking a part-time job 

on the weekends and slashing 

expenses for dining out and 

other optional purchases, Reed 

said. That will free up more 

cash to apply to debt, he 

added. 

Payments should cover 

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money applied to the card with 

the highest interest rate, Reed 

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keep using that extra $100 on 

the next highest and the next, 

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off.” 

Openshaw, who is the author 

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said that consumers should 

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“Do they make you feel upset? 

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She suggests consumers pay 

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Local students receive 

degrees at Milligan 

GREENEVILLE — Three hundred and eighty-seven students 

were graduated during commencement ceremonies 

Dec. 15 at Tusculum College. 

Earning master of arts degrees in education (K-12 concentration) 

were Sara N. Chambers of Watauga and Kristie L. 

Shepard of Elizabethton. 

Shepard was a member of the Omicron-Psi National Honor 

Society. Members of Omicron-Psi are selected from students 

in master degree programs with GPAs of 3.5 or better. 

Savannah D. Maupin of Milligan College earned a bachelor 

of arts degree in business administration, accounting and 

general management concentrations. 

Tammy L. Markland of Elizabethton earned a bachelor of 

science degree in organizational management. 

New substation 

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Construction has begun on 

an Elizabethton Electric 

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will be located next to the 

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Lynn Avenue. The substation 

was built in 1946 and the 

present transformers were 

installed in 1956. The project 

is expected to be completed 

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fore being sent to city council. 

Director of Planning and 

Development David Ornduff 

stated there were several factors 

behind the decision to institute 

the landscape and tree 

ordinances. 

One of those reasons was to 

improve the “aesthetics” of the 

communities throughout the 

city. 

“If you drive through a 

community that has a landscape 

ordinance, it soon becomes 

evident, particularly in 

new developments,” Ornduff 

said. 

The landscape and tree ordinances 

will help to provide 

greenery in large developments 

and “break up the monotony 

of the hard surfaces.” 

According to Ornduff, 

many of the neighboring cities 

already have similar ordinances 

in place as do most areas 

throughout the country. 

“We didn’t do it just because 

they did,” he stated. 

“The developers told us that if 

there was an ordinance in 

place approved by city council 

about the requirements with 

part of the development 

process, it would make it easi- 

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body. Shown are the highest values for each 

day. 

Nashville 

64/54 

Murfreesboro 

64/50 

Waynesboro Chattanooga 

66/47 58/46 

The State 

Today Mon. Today Mon. 

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 

Athens 57 42 pc 64 51 c 

Bristol 56 39 pc 65 42 pc 

Chattanooga 58 46 pc 68 48 c 

Clarksville 66 53 c 71 58 c 

Cleveland 56 45 pc 65 49 c 

Cookeville 60 47 pc 65 53 c 

Crossville 58 48 pc 61 52 c 

Erwin 58 38 pc 62 42 pc 

Franklin 62 54 c 68 56 c 

Greeneville 58 40 pc 65 42 pc 

Johnson City 56 39 pc 65 42 pc 

WEDNESDAY 

Cooler with 

showers 

possible 

51° 32° 

Knoxville 

58/45 

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er for them to figure the cost 

into the development and 

know what it is up front.” 

Ornduff added that most 

developers were surprised to 

discover that Elizabethton did 

not already have these ordinances 

in place. 

However, the largest reason 

behind the ordinance is the 

positive impact the changes 

will have on the environment. 

“As you know, the more 

trees that are planted, the 

healthier the air is,” Ornduff 

said. 

He added that the regulated 

landscaping and tree additions 

would enhance citizens’ 

environmental enjoyment, 

safeguard property values, reserve 

and stabilize an ecological 

balance and limit water 

and noise pollution. 

Even though there was not 

officially an ordinance in 

place, the planning commission 

often set guidelines for 

landscaping for previous developments 

in the past. Ornduff 

said the Tennessee code 

allows the regional planning 

commission to make decisions 

on such areas that will have an 

impact on the “health, welfare 

THURSDAY 

Mild with 

clouds and 

sun 

54° 31° 

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM 8 a.m. .............................................. 0 

Noon ............................................... 2 

4 p.m. .............................................. 0 

0-2: Low 8-10: Very High 

3-5: Moderate 11+: Extreme 

6-7: High 

number, 

the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 

Forecasts and graphics provided 

by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2008 


59/39 

Kingsport 59 41 pc 64 45 pc 

Knoxville 58 45 pc 65 47 c 

Memphis 70 60 c 76 58 c 

Morristown 56 41 pc 63 45 pc 

Mountain City 56 39 pc 62 45 pc 

Nashville 64 54 c 68 56 c 

Newport 58 41 pc 65 46 pc 

Oak Ridge 57 42 pc 65 46 c 

Pigeon Forge 57 45 pc 65 47 pc 

Roan Mtn. 55 37 pc 62 43 pc 

Sevierville 58 45 pc 65 47 pc 

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Seattle 

42/34 

San Francisco Francisco 

52/42 

Los Angeles 

58/47 

Billings 

37/17 

and safety of residents.” 

The ordinances protect the 

“health, welfare and safety of 

residents” by placing rules on 

where plants and trees can be 

located, the height and width 

and other specifics that could 

have a bearing on those issues. 

By limiting the location and 

size of shrubbery and trees, 

the plants would be less likely 

to block rights-of-ways which 

could limit the view of traffic 

for motorists. 

The ordinances also specify 

acceptable and nonacceptable 

species of plants. These designations 

prevent developers or 

homeowners from including 

plants that could eventually 

damage sewer, water and 

storm drain lines, electric lines 

or sidewalks and driveways. 

The ordinance does not apply 

to single family homes. 

However, if a homeowner 

does decide to install trees or 

landscape their property, the 

guidelines set by the ordinance 

would have to be followed. 

Ornduff stated the ordinances 

apply to multifamily 

residences, such as apartment 

complexes, duplexes and condos, 

and commercial development 

which includes office 

buildings and shopping centers. 

City officials studied the 

Denver 

44/20 

El Paso Paso 

65/46 

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Warm front 

Stationary front 

National Summary 

Today Mon. 

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 

Atlanta 62 49 pc 70 52 pc 

Boston 46 36 pc 50 41 c 

Charleston, SC 70 47 pc 75 52 s 

Charlotte 63 42 pc 69 50 pc 

Chicago 54 46 sh 56 42 r 

Cincinnati 59 49 sh 65 52 c 

Dallas 75 62 pc 72 50 t 

Denver 44 20 c 35 11 sn 

Honolulu 81 68 s 81 67 s 

Kansas City 54 44 c 56 35 r 

Los Angeles 58 47 r 59 45 pc 

New York City 50 43 pc 57 48 pc 

Orlando 77 57 pc 79 58 s 

Phoenix 65 52 c 61 44 c 

Seattle 42 34 sh 41 37 c 

Wash., DC 56 43 sh 63 46 pc 

Kansas City 

54/44 

Houston 

76/64 

Minneapolis 

42/29 

Chicago 

54/46 

Showers 

T-storms 

Rain 

New York 

50/43 

Detroit 

48/44 

Washington 

56/43 

Atlanta 

62/49 

Miami 

77/67 

A series of powerful storms in the West will occur across the Four 

Corners area today with heavy amounts of low-elevation rain and 

high-elevation snow. Expect rain to drench already soggy areas of 

the Pacific coast. 

The Nation The World 

Flurries 

Snow 

Ice 

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. 

Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures 

are given for selected cities. 

Today Mon. 

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Acapulco 86 70 s 88 70 s 

Amsterdam 42 35 pc 43 37 pc 

Barcelona 59 44 pc 65 49 pc 

Beijing 37 21 pc 39 23 s 

Berlin 36 29 r 34 26 pc 

Dublin 43 36 pc 46 41 pc 

Hong Kong 72 59 s 72 63 c 

Jerusalem 51 35 s 51 34 s 

London 45 37 pc 46 41 pc 

Madrid 52 36 pc 55 36 pc 

Mexico City 73 37 s 77 39 s 

Montreal 44 32 c 39 35 c 

Paris 44 38 r 48 36 pc 

Rome 54 48 r 59 46 c 

Seoul 45 30 pc 41 28 s 

Singapore 85 77 t 84 75 t 

Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, 

r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 

TODAY’S WEATHER BROUGHT TO YOU FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT 

ELIZABETHTON ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT 

Trees 


Voting 


not have a paper record of all 

votes. 

Dr. Harry Green, TACIR’s 

executive director, noted, 

“DREs offer some definite advantages, 

especially in avoiding 

pre-printing paper ballots, 

but the inability to recount or 

audit the election without relying 

on the same computer 

that counted it in the first 

place is a serious flaw.” 

The report makes several 

recommendations, including 

implementing voter-verified 

paper audit trails (VVPAT) 

statewide within a reasonable 

time frame and adopting 

VVPAT systems that can be 

counted by hand, as well as 

by machine — machine tallies 

to support prompt reporting 

of results with hand counting 

for audit and recount purposes. 

Current VVPAT alternatives 

include optical scan machines 

and supplementing 

DRE machines with DRE 

printers. Optical scan voting 

systems, such as those currently 

used in Hamilton and 

542-1100 

(8 am - 5 pm) 

Pickett counties, use a paper 

ballot marked by the voter 

that is counted by a computer. 

It offers both the rapid tally of 

votes that voters, candidates 

and the media have grown 

used to and a voter-marked 

paper record that can be audited 

and recounted. Optical 

scan systems are the only ones 

that currently meet federal 

guidelines under consideration. 

Other report recommendations: 

• Adopt a standard for 

VVPAT that would meet federal 

guidelines. 

• Require voting machine 

vendors to subject proprietary 

software to review by experts. 

• Strengthen audit requirements 

of voting processes so 

that a random sample of machines 

is routinely tested by 

comparing hand counts to 

machine totals. 

• Test a Vote by Mail pilot 

program. 

• Strengthen security and 

pre-test requirements. 

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Jail 


ed quickly when the smoke 

and odor were detected and 

evacuated people from that 

side of the building. General 

Sessions Court was in session 

at the time of the evacuation. 

Mathes stated that members 

of the Elizabethton Police 

Department responded to the 

scene to assist Sheriff’s Department 

personnel in the 

event that the jail also had to 

be evacuated. Mathes stated 

that it was quickly determined 

that the smoke and 

odor were coming from the 

heating unit and that it was 

not necessary to evacuate any 

of the inmates. 

According to Mathes, he 

was upstairs in the jail working 

with jail staff when the incident 

began. “We were up in 

the jail doing some shakedowns 

and going from cellblock 

to cellblock,” he said. 

“We saw a black smoke com- 

542-1111 

(After Hours) 

concept for over two years before 

making a proceeding with 

the ordinances. Ornduff said 

similar ordinances from other 

communities, both in Tennessee 

and out of state, were 

examined before Elizabethton’s 

was drafted. 

For the past several years, 

the planning commission has 

required a landscape plan be 

submitted with the site plan 

for development. 

The commission used zoning 

ordinances and subdivision 

regulations to guide them 

in their decisions. The new ordinances 

do not differ greatly 

from the previous rulings. 

There have been several developments 

where the new 

guidelines have been applied 

to the landscaping and tree selection. 

Ornduff and the developers 

have been pleased with 

the results. 

“The curb appeal is so appealing 

that it does draw customers 

into a development or 

building,” Ornduff said. “It is 

not so bland and so sterile. It 

offers something environmentally 

friendly. 

“It is a natural thing that we 

are used to seeing as a part of 

our lives,” he added, referring 

to the additional plant growth. 

“It will benefit the community 

more as time goes by.” 

ing through the ventilation 

system.” Mathes stated that 

jail staff then began going to 

all the cellblocks to determine 

where it was coming from. 

At the same time, officials 

on the courthouse side also 

began to notice the smoke and 

odor and also began trying to 

determine the cause. A bailiff 

in the courtroom checked the 

boiler unit on the roof and reportedly 

found it vibrating 

and saw smoke coming from 

the unit. 

Once it was discovered that 

the boiler unit was the source 

of the smoke, the unit was 

quickly shut off, which left the 

building without any heating 

system. 

Mathes stated that maintenance 

personnel were called 

in and that the heating unit 

was repaired within a few 

hours and heat was restored 

to the building. 

Deaths 


keeping, therapists, laundry 

department and dieticians for 

all their tender loving care of 

Ms. Humphrey. Condolences 

may be sent to the family by 

signing the guestbook at 

www.tetrickfuneralhome.com 

or by fax to (423) 542-9499. 



Humphrey family. Obituary 

Line: (423) 543-4917. Office: 

(423) 542-2232. 

Ruth E. Duncan 

Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth 

Larimer Duncan, 76, 953 North 

Elm Street, Erwin, died Friday, 

January 4, 2008, at Unicoi 

County Memorial Hospital. 

A lifelong resident of Unicoi 

County, she was a daughter of 

the late Charlie Lawrence and 

Myrtle Taylor Larimer. 

Mrs. Duncan retired in 1995 

from Sprint Telephone Company 

of Bristol after 26 years of 

service. She was a member of 

Ninth Street Baptist Church 

where she had taught the LLL 

Sunday School Class for several 

years. 

Mrs. Duncan was a member 

of the Pioneer Club and the 

Speaker Bureau of Sprint Telephone 

Company. She had 

achieved the Avon Presidential 

Club award for over 15 

straight years. 



her husband, Rev. Edward E. 

“Gene” Duncan, in 2002, a 

brother, Lawrence T. Larimer, 

and a sister, Hazel T. Larimer. 

Survivors include a daughter 

and son-in-law, Mary Elizabeth 

and Terry Jones, Erwin; a 

grandson, Jordan Taylor Jones, 

Erwin; a sister-in-law, Chestine 

Larimer, Erwin; a nephew, 

Craig P. Larimer and his wife 

Lisa, Elizabethton; and special 

nephews, Patrick, Adam and 

Jason Larimer. Several other 

brothers and sisters-in-law, 

nieces, nephews, cousins and 

friends also survive. 

Funeral services for Mrs. 

Duncan will be held at 7 p.m. 

Monday, January 7, at the 

Ninth Street Baptist Church, 

319 Ninth Street, Erwin, with 

Rev. Kevin Watson and Rev. 

Rob Moor officiating. Committal 

services will be held at 11 

a.m. Tuesday, January 8, at 

Roselawn Memory Gardens. 

Nephews will serve as pallbearers. 

The family, ministers 

and friends are requested to assemble 

at the cemetery by 

10:50 a.m. Tuesday. The family 

will receive friends from 4 to 7 

p.m. Monday at the church 

and other times at the residence, 

953 North Elm Street, 

Erwin. Those wishing may 

make memorial contributions 

to Ninth Street Baptist Church, 

319 Ninth Street, Erwin, TN 

37650. Online condolences 

may be sent to the family at erwinmem@earthlink.net. 

Erwin Memorial Funeral 

Home, 1015 North Main Avenue, 

Erwin, (423) 743-1390, is 

in charge of arrangements. 

Dean T. Morgan 

SUDBURY, Mass. — Dean 

T. Morgan, 74, of Mossman 

Road, Sudbury, died Saturday, 

December 22, 2007, at Brigham 

and Women’s Hospital in 

Boston. 

Mr. Morgan was born in 

Banner Elk, N.C., the son of the 

late Thomas O. and Nancy 

(Houser) Morgan. 

A resident of Sudbury for 

the past 40 years, he was the 

husband of Ellen (Longfellow) 

Morgan for 46 years. They 

Arrest 


cut in the gate,” states White in 

a report on the incident. “Officers 

then entered the location 

and observed three male subjects 

walking down a stairwell 

inside the plant. Upon contact 

with officers, one of the male 

subjects, wearing a red sweatshirt 

and camouflage type 

jacket, fled from officers.” 

Officers were able to locate 

the man who fled and place 

him into custody along with 

the other two men. 

“Mr. Boggs told officers that 

he did not travel here in a van 

and did not know the subjects 

he was with,” states White in 

his report adding that “Mr. 

Boggs continued to give false 

statements” to officers. 

have a family residence in 

South Bristol, Maine. 

Mr. Morgan was a graduate 

of the University of Tennessee 

in 1955 and later earned his 

master’s and doctorate degrees 

at MIT in nuclear engineering. 

He was retired from 

Thermo Electron Corporation. 

In addition to his wife he 

leaves a daughter, Cecily Anne 

Field and her husband Timothy 

of Dundas, Ontario; two 

sons, Stephen Morgan and his 

wife Anna of Florence, S.C., 

and Douglas Morgan of 

Somerville; a sister, Phyllis 

Ann Homes and her husband 

James of Uniontown, Ohio; a 

nephew and a niece, and five 

beloved granddaughters, 

Grace Ellen Field, Anne Cecily 

Field, Felicity Barbara Field, 

Elena Morgan and Elisa Morgan. 

Funeral services were held 

Friday, December 28, at 

Fowler-Kennedy Funeral 

Home, Maynard, Mass. 

Memorial contributions may 

be made to the Multiple 

Myeloma Research Foundation, 

383 Main Avenue, 5th 

Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851. 

Fowler-Kennedy Funeral 

Home, 42 Concord Street, 

Maynard, Mass., (978) 897- 

7343, was in charge of arrangements. 

Mildred E. Walker 

Mrs. Mildred Elizabeth 

Walker, 95, of Elizabethton, 

Tenn., went to be with her 

Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, 

January 4, 2008. 

Mrs. Walker was born on 

January 8, 1912, in Rome, Ga., 

to the late Thompson Lumpkin 

Smith Jr. and Carrie Evalena 

Terry Walker. 

Mrs. Walker retired from 

W.T. Grant where she worked 

for many years in sales. She enjoyed 

reading, gardening and 

crocheting. She was a “people 

person.” 



her husband, Ira Taft Walker. 

Survivors include two sons 

and daughters-in-law, Albert 

and Ruth Walker of Elizabethton 

and Joann Walker of 

Milledgeville, Ga.; two daughters 

and sons-in-law, Ruby and 

Hiram Anderson of Grantville, 

Ga., and Carol and Ralph Parris 

of Covington, Ga.; two 

brothers and sisters-in-law, 

Henry and Evellyn Smith of 

Snellville, Ga., and Thompson 

L. Jr. and Jeannette Smith of 

Douglasville, Ga.; 12 grandchildren 

and 17 great-grandchildren. 

The family will receive 

friends at Wheeler Funeral 

Home, Covington, Ga., from 4 

to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 6. 

The funeral service will be held 

at 11 a.m. Monday, January 7, 

at Zion Baptist Church with 

Rev. Reese Sanders and Dean 

Walker officiating. Interment 

will be in the Ramah Baptist 

Cemetery in Palmetto, Ga. 

Wheeler Funeral Home and 

Crematory, Covington, Ga., 

(770) 786-7111, is in charge of 

the arrangements. 

Johnny L. Bradley 

We regretfully announce the 

death of Johnny Lee Bradley, 

53, 113 Church Street, Elizabethton, 

on Saturday, January 

5, 2008, at his residence. 

Arrangements are incomplete. 

Professional services provided 

by Birchette Mortuary, 

Inc., 219 East Millard Street, 

Johnson City, (423) 926 6013. 

Darling states in his report 

on the incident that Stelzer was 

taken into custody on the first 

floor of the building and was 

“cooperative” with officers. 

“He stated that he and his 

friends had assisted in the construction 

of Super Wal-Mart. 

During construction he had 

learned of copper in the old 

plant,” states Darling in his report. 

“He stated that he and his 

friends had come down from 

Ohio to obtain copper out of 

the building.” 

All three men were transported 

to the Carter County 

Jail following their arrest and 

are all scheduled to appear in 

Carter County General Sessions 

Court on Tuesday.

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SUNDAY 


Sports Editor Wes Holtsclaw 

Phone (423) 542-4151 

E- Mail sports@starhq.com 

Fax (423) 542-2004 


SAN DIEGO (AP) — 

There’s smash-mouth, and 

then there’s Shawne Merriman’s 

mouth. 

Sunday’s playoff game between 

the Tennessee Titans 

and San Diego Chargers 

wouldn’t be such an eagerly 

anticipated grudge match 

without the two. 

On Dec. 9 at Nashville, the 

Titans dominated the Chargers 

for three quarters in a virtual 

slugfest. The Chargers 

rallied from 14 points down 

in the fourth quarter to force 

overtime, then won it 23-17 

on LaDainian Tomlinson’s 

By Ben Davis 

STAR STAFF 

bdavis@starhq.com 

16-yard touchdown run. 

In the second quarter, 

Merriman, San Diego’s threetime 

Pro Bowl outside linebacker, 

collided with Tennessee’s 

Vince Young after he 

handed off, sending the QB 

to the sideline for a spell. 

Merriman hobbled off the 

field with a sprained left 

knee later in the period, the 

result of what he claimed 

was a retaliatory “hit” ordered 

by Titans coach Jeff 

Fisher. 

Merriman said his collision 

with Young was accidental. 

While lauding his 

The Cloudland Lady Highlanders and North Greene Lady 

Huskies both entered Friday nights contest with high hopes 

of competing for the Watauga Valley Conference championship. 

It was the Lady Highlanders who took a step in the right 

direction by beating the Lady Huskies 37-32 at the Sonny 

Smith Gymnasium. 

“It’s good to get a win like that,” said Lady Highlanders 

coach Matt Birchfield, whose squad was playing their first 

conference game of the season and is now 12-1 overall on the 

year. “To open up the conference with North Greene, who has 

been playing good and is 2-0 in the conference, and get a win 

is good. It’s good for our momentum.” 

The Lady Huskies (11-5, 2-1) came in with Watauga Valley 

wins against Unaka and University High, but Cloudland 

used a big third quarter to erase a five point halftime deficit 

and get the victory while preventing a feisty North Greene 

squad from remaining undefeated in conference play. 

The Lady Highlanders trailed 24-19 at the break, but they 

opened the third quarter with a 7-0 run to take a 26-24 lead. 

Rebecca Tolley had four points during the outburst while Jordan 

Miller added a three-pointer. 

By Brian Tester 

STAR STAFF 

btester@starhq.com 

It felt like winter outside of Bayless Gym Friday night. It was 

chilly inside to start the night as well. 

But Happy Valley warmed up and broke out its post-holiday 

funk by the third quarter against its conference rival Chuckey- 

Doak as the Lady Warriors shot the Lady Black Knights out of the 

Sports 

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teammates for coming back, 

Merriman took a swipe at the 

Titans. 

“We’re going to fight you 

to the end, regardless of what 

they do. There were a bunch 

of cheap shots out there, but 

they can get some cheap 

shots on the sofa at home 

while they watch us,” Merriman 

said. 

So imagine the reaction 

when the Titans (10-6) 

squeaked into the playoffs as 

the No. 6 seed, earning a trip 

to face AFC West champion 

San Diego (11-5). 

“If people missed the first 

one that we played, tune in,” 

Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck 

said after learning of the 

rematch. 

“Comments were made 

after that game that we 

would see them from our 

couch watching the playoffs,” 

Bulluck said. “They 

need to retract that statement. 

We’re coming to see 

them on Sunday.” 

Even though it’s a beat-up 

bunch of Titans who will 

travel west to what could be 

a wet and wild Qualcomm 

Stadium, the Chargers are 

trying to hold their tongues 

going into this one. 

“We know what we’re up 

against,” said Tomlinson, the 

two-time NFL rushing champion 

who is 0-2 in the playoffs 

in his brilliant career. 

“It’s not going to come easy.” 

Merriman, an excitable 

sort known as “Lights Out” 

for his punishing hits, has 

softened his stance about the 

“hit.” Fisher wrote it off to 

emotions, and said he even 

voted for Merriman for the 

Pro Bowl. 

“It’s going to be a physical 

game, and not because of 

what happened the first 


Elizabethton’s Hannah Fritz dribbles down the court as a South Greene defender follows 

during the Lady Cyclones win last night. 

By Rick Sheek 

STAR STAFF 

rsheek@starhq.com 

Justin Bentley sat most of 

the first quarter in foul trouble. 

When he returned to the 

court, the senior center 

seized advantage of the opportunity. 

Bentley cut loose for 29 

points and 14 rebounds on 

Friday night, spurring 

Hampton over University 

High 74-63 in Watauga Valley 

Conference basketball action 

at Van Huss-White 

Gymnasium. 

“I didn’t like really setting 

on the bench,” Bentley said. 

“They asked me to come out 

there and step up, and I did. I 

was just thankful I could. 

Fortunately we got the win.” 

The Bulldogs ran their 

record to 8-1 in winning their 

league opener. UH (12-4) 

cooled off to 1-1 in Watauga 

Valley play. 

Hampton trailed 10-7 after 

one quarter. Bentley then 

pumped in eight points and 

the Bulldogs surged to a 25- 

23 halftime advantage. 

“I thought he played very 

well,” Hampton coach Jerry 

White said. “We’d been 

pounding him inside there to 

make his moves and so forth. 

When he does that he’s a 

pretty good player. 

“When he goes back to his 

falling away, and those 

falling away shots, he doesn’t 

do near as well. We’ve been 

working with him. I was 

well-pleased with his second 

half. Having to set out a 

quarter, that’s not too bad I 

guess.” 

James tossed in 10 points 

in the third, and Bobby James 

hit six and the Bulldogs built 

a 47-42 cushion on Bentley’s 

put-back at the buzzer. 

“We played really erractic 

there starting out,” White 

said. “We weren’t running 

our offense, and weren’t 

playing real good defense. 

But I thought the second half 

we adjusted it, played a lot 

better defense and ran our offense 

a lot better. 

“Of course our free throw 

shooting was real good most 

of the night.” 

Bentley tacked on 11 

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Titans and Chargers primed and ready to go 

Cloudland sweeps 

North Greene in 

conference play 

n See CLOUDLAND, 10B 


Cloudland’s Rebecca Tolley puts up a bucket against North 

Greene. Tolley totaled six points and pulled down six 

rebounds. 

Lady Warriors pull 

away from C-D 

in second half 

n See WARRIORS, 10B 

Lady Cyclones hand South 

Greene first Watauga loss 

By Wes Holtsclaw 

SPORTS EDITOR 

wholtsclaw@starhq.com 

Elizabethton’s girls were able to take South 

Greene out of their element. 

Not even the long absence of standout post 

Mariah Pietrowski could take the Lady Cyclones 

out of theirs. 

Elizabethton handed the Lady Rebels their 

first Watauga Conference loss of the season 

Hampton takes two from 

UH in Watauga Valley 

Conference action 

n See HAMPTON, 2B 

with a 53-50 win Friday night at Treadway 

Gymnasium. 

“Who would’ve thought with Mariah sitting 

that long we would’ve beat South 

Greene? If there’s ever a definition of a ‘team 

win,’ it would be tonight,” said Elizabethton 

coach Len Dugger. “I told them that I thought 

tonight, they got their identity as a team. I cannot 

express how proud I am of them and how 

n See CYCLONES, 2B 

time,” said Merriman, who 

led the Chargers with 12 1/2 

sacks. “It’s going to be a 

physical game because whoever 

loses goes home. I think 

there’s more at stake now 

than it was four games ago.” 

And, he added, “We’re going 

to all give each other 

hugs before the game starts.” 

But they’re still going to 

try to knock off each other’s 

heads. 

“It’s definitely going to be 

an emotionally charged 

game,” Titans Pro Bowl de- 

n See TITANS, 10B 

Seahawks use 

big fourth 

Qtr to beat 

Redskins 

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle 

Seahawks weren’t about to 

play along with the sentimental 

favorite of this year’s playoffs. 

The Redskins rode the passion 

and momentum of the last 

month one more time, overcoming 

a 13-point, second-half 

deficit. Then the Seahawks 

came back with three touchdowns 

of their own for a 35-14 

NFC wild-card victory Saturday. 

Matt Hasselbeck hit D.J. 

Hackett with a 20-yard scoring 

pass, and Marcus Trufant and 

Jordan Babineaux picked off 

Todd Collins’ first interceptions 

in a decade, returning 

them for touchdowns. 

Seattle, 8-1 at home, beat a 

team that finished with a winning 

record for the first time 

since Week 1 and will travel to 

Green Bay next Saturday. 

“I think two teams that 

cared a lot slugged it out,” 

Seattle coach Mike Holmgren 

said. “And we won it.” 

The Redskins go home with 

their four-game winning streak 

over, their mission to play and 

win for slain teammate Sean 

Taylor coming to an emotional 

end. 

“I can’t believe it’s over with 

for us,” Washington linebacker 

London Fletcher said. “It just 

seemed our story was going to 

be written all the way to the 

Super Bowl for us.” 

It took 2 1/2 quarters for the 

Redskins to get going, but for a 

while they seemed impossible 

to stop. Down 13-0, they practi- 

n See SEAHAWKS, 10B 


Hampton’s Bobby James goes up for a score against 

University High last night. James had eleven points in the 

Bulldogs win.

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Hampton coach Jerry White instructs his players during a time out during the Bulldogs win 

over UH on Friday night. 

Hampton 

n Continued from 1B 

points in the fourth period, 

while Michael Lunsford 

added seven. Bentley was 7 

of 8 on free throws that quarter, 

11 of 15 on the evening. 

“I was just looking for it, 

trying to help,” Bentley said. 

“The team was excellent. 

They got me the ball.” 

Lunsford totaled 15 points 

and three steals. James had 

11 points and four steals. 

Lucas Andrews pulled 

down six boards. Hampton 

was 20 of 26 at the line. 

Main gun Josh Padgett 

paced the Junior Bucs with 

18 points, while grabbing six 

rebounds and making two 

steals. 

“He’s a player,” White 

said. “He can shoot the three, 

and he can take you off the 

dribble. He’s got the complete 

game. 

“We kind of had to sort of 

man up on him on his side, 

and I thought that helped us 

a little bit.” 

UH also got 15 points 

from Will Burton, 14 from 

Alex Denton and 11 from 

Josh Phillips. Denton had 

two steals, and the Junior 

Bucs were 11 of 17 at the line. 

“UH has got a very good 

ball club,” White said. 

“They’ll be to contend with, 

I’m sure, by tournament 

time.” 

Hampton, 66-39 (Girls) 

The Lady Bulldogs 

opened up their league 

schedule in impressive fashion. 

Freshman Chelsey Weddle 

scored 12 of her 14 points in 

the first quarter as Hampton 

surged in the early doubledigit 

advantage and was 

never challenged. 

“We switched our lineup 

up, and our young kids gave 

us a lot of energy,” Hampton 

coach Leon Tolley said. 

“Weddle has really come on 

for us in the last couple of 

games. It’s a good beginning 

to the new year for us.” 

The Bulldogs improved to 

5-5. UH is 3-10, 0-2 in the 

Watauga Valley. 

Juniors Mikki Oliver and 

Josie McKinney tossed in 15 

and 11 points, respectively. 

They combined for 15 points 

in the third period when 

Hampton increased its 12point 

half time lead to 52-33 

heading in the final period. 

“They just have to let the 

game come to them,” Tolley 

said. “We’ve been fortunate 

this year. That’s our game, 

up-tempo. 

“That’s the way we want 

it. They’re going to get those 

type of nights.” 

Oliver totaled 10 rebounds 

and three steals, while McKinney 

had six boards and two 

steals. Weddle hauled in 

eight rebounds and Mary 

Beth Ingram came up with 

two steals. 

The Bulldogs were 13 of 

20 on free throws and rocked 

the boards to a 42-27 advantage. 

UH was 9 of 18 at the 

line, and got 17 points from 

Liz Denton and 10 from 

Stephanie Davenport. 

“The first conference 

game, and it’s always good 

to win in the conference – especially 

at home,” Tolley 

said. “Any win for us is a 

good win. We’ve played really 

well the last three-four 

games. 

“We have to play as hard 

as we can, to have a chance, 

against who we play. We 

made a lot of mistakes 

tonight, but our effort was 

good enough and that’s what 

we had to do.” 

———— 

Hampton, 74-63 (Boys) 

UNIVERSITY HIGH (63) 

Padgett 18, E. Collins 2, Burton 15, S. 

Collins 0, Denton 14, Jones 3, Phillips 11. 

HAMPTON (74) 

James 11, Milhorn 2, Lunsford 15, Bentley 

29, Andrews 3, Hughes 7, Irick 0, 

Ward 5. Roberson 2. 

UH 10 13 19 21 — 63 

HHS 7 18 22 27 — 74 

3-point goals—UH 6 (Padgett 2, Burton 2, 

Jones 1, Phillips 1), Hampton 1 

(Lunsford). Rebounds—UH 17 (Padgett 

6), Hampton 42 (Bentley 14). 

Hampton, 66-39 (Girls) 

UNIVERSITY HIGH (39) 

Bentley 0, Davenport 10, Denton 17, 

Schnell 2, Patten 0, Blair 5, Allen 5. 

HAMPTON (66) 

Oliver 15, McKinney 11, Weddle 14, Ingram 

7, Lewis 2, Holtsclaw 2, Osborne 2, 

Hicks 9, Calhoun 0, Stout 4. 

UH 6 14 13 6 — 49 

HHS 18 14 20 14 — 66 

3-point goals—UH 0, Hampton 3 (Oliver, 

McKinney, Hicks). Rebounds—UH 37 

(Schnell 8), Hampton 52 (Oliver 10). 

Ohio State defense will have 

tough test with LSU offense 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Most of the season, 

Ohio State smothered opposing offenses. 

Led by All-America linebacker James Laurinaitis, 

and second-team All-Americans Vernon 

Gholston at defensive end and Malcolm Jenkins 

at cornerback, the Buckeyes ranked in the top 

three in the nation in just about every major statistical 

category. 

There was, however, this one game against 

Illinois in November... 

In the Buckeyes’ only loss, they allowed 260 

yards rushing and four touchdown passes 

against the Illini’s spread-option offense and 

didn’t force a turnover. 

What does that have to do with the BCS national 

championship game on Monday night, 

when the top-ranked Buckeyes play No. 2 LSU? 

“Illinois runs almost the exact offense that 

we run,” LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux said 

Saturday. 

Uh-oh, Ohio State. 

“They definitely have the ability to go with 

the two-back, zone option stuff that Illinois 

did,” Laurinaitis said during media day at the 

Superdome for the Buckeyes and Tigers. “They 

love to run the football, that’s what they’re going 

to do first. We have to stop that.” 

Illinois handed Ohio State (11-1) that 28-21 

loss in Columbus and Illini quarterback Juice 

Williams was the catalyst. He tossed four 

touchdowns and ran for 70 yards, much of it on 

the final, clock-killing drive that lasted more 

than eight minutes. 

Quarterbacks who run and throw well are 

problematic to any defense. How many teams 

stopped Florida’s Tim Tebow this season? And 

remember how Vince Young put on maybe the 

greatest single-game performance in college 

football history when Texas beat Southern California 

in the Rose Bowl for the 2005 BCS title? 

LSU (11-2) has two quarterbacks who pose a 

dual-threat in starter Matt Flynn and Perrilloux. 

Flynn’s running has been limited this season 

because of injuries. Perrilloux has mostly filled 

a role similar to what Tebow did for the Gators 

during their 2006 championship season — 

which ended with a 41-14 victory over Ohio 

State — but he’s far more advanced as a passer 

than the Heisman Trophy winner was last season. 

Perrilloux, a sophomore, has started twice, 

including the SEC title game against Tennessee, 

and passed for 541 yards and four touchdowns 

in games when Flynn was banged-up. 

When Flynn is fine, and he says time off has 

helped heal his sprained ankle and bruised 

throwing shoulder, Perrilloux mostly runs the 

type of keepers that Williams used so effectively 

against the Buckeyes. 

With Perrilloux designated the “running” 

quarterback, Flynn’s mobility has been overlooked. 

“Me and Matt are pretty much the same 

height, same speed, same weight,” Perrilloux 

said. “I’d rather go in there and take that lick for 

him so he can stay healthy.” 

It’s hard not to look at Perrilloux and Flynn 

and think about what Williams did to the Buckeyes. 

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock 

wasn’t about to get into the similarities 

and potential problems they could pose for the 

Buckeyes’ defense, which was tops in the nation 

in fewest points (10.7) and yards allowed 

(225) per game. 

“I know Juice was good against us,” Heacock 

said. “And we didn’t play as well as we 

needed to to win that football game. But as far 

as comparing, I really couldn’t do that.” 

While LSU does much of what Illinois does 

offensively, the Tigers aren’t primarily a spreadoption 

team like the Illini. To call LSU’s offense, 

which averages 39 points per game, multiple is 

an understatement. 

“They have so many ways that they can attack 

you,” Laurinaitis said. 

LSU coach Les Miles strives for a balanced 

offense, with a power running game as the 

foundation. This season the former Michigan 

offensive lineman brought in Gary Crowton as 

offensive coordinator, who added some spread 

offense to the mix. 

“We have a lot of physical play in our offense. 

It starts with our offensive line,” said 

Crowton, the former BYU coach. “From the 

same standpoint, we have the ability to go four 

wides with speed all over. I think it gives us 

some versatility. Hopefully we’ll be able to use 

some of that versatility.” 

Laurinaitis said it wasn’t the option or any 

particular issues the Buckeyes have with mobile 

quarterbacks that cost them against the Illini. 

“I don’t think it was a matter of scheme,” he 

said. “They were more physical, they ran the 

ball on us.” 

Cyclones 


happy I am for them.” 

Pietrowski led Elizabethton 

with 13 points despite sitting 

on the bench in foul trouble 

over two-third’s of the 

game. 

Her absence inspired her 

teammates to step up their 

game against the physical Lady 

Rebels, particularly senior 

Hannah Fritz, who had the 

best game of her senior season 

with 11 points, seven rebounds 

and five assists. 

“Hannah stepped up and 

had the game of her senior 

season tonight so far,” Dugger 

said. “I told her there 

would be more of those. She’s 

a difference maker and that’s 

the big thing tonight. She 

made a couple of shots and 

played well in all facets of the 

game.” 

Elizabethton pushed 

ahead early in the game behind 

buckets from Pietrowski 

and treys from Jasmine Treadway 

and Kelli Culler. 

Pietrowski left the game 

midway through the stanza 

with three fouls and wouldn’t 

return until the second half. 

The absence of Elizabethton’s 

post presence enabled 

South Greene to cut into Elizabethton’s 

lead by the top of 

the second quarter. The Lady 

Cyclones, however, played 

more physical and aggressive 

and it nearly cost the Lady 

Rebels. 

After Fritz hit a key trey, 

South Greene starter Brittany 

Kinser was ejected from the 

game following a flagrant intentional 

foul. Arin Anderson 

hit two clutch free throws and 

Fritz followed with her second 

trey of the stanza to make 

it an 11-point game. 

“(Coach Dugger’s) been 

telling us all week if we don’t 

go nose to nose with them 

and play as physical as we 

can, they were going to beat 

us,” Fritz said. “So we did.” 

Dugger knew a physical 

performance would work to 

his team’s advantage. 

“This was a big talk while 

the JV game was going on,” 

Dugger said. “I said ‘girls, if 

you go out there in the first 

three minutes and they put 

you in the bleachers and un- 

WASHINGTON (AP) — First, Roger 

Clemens issued denials through his lawyer 

and his agent. 

Then the seven-time Cy Young Award 

winner put a video statement on the Internet. 

Next? He sat down for a TV interview to 

be aired this weekend. 

And now, for the first time, the Rocket has 

been given the chance to tell his side of the 

story while under oath. 

Clemens, his pal Andy Pettitte and their 

former trainer, Brian McNamee, were 

among five people asked Friday to testify 

before a House panel looking into the 

Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball, nearly 

three years after the same committee heard 

from sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa 

and Rafael Palmeiro. 

Also invited to appear before the House 

Oversight Committee on Jan. 16 were ex- 

Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, 

whose allegations were central to the findings 

released last month by former Senate 

majority leader George Mitchell, and former 

major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch. 

The most anticipated witness would be 

Clemens. 

“Roger is willing to answer questions, including 

those posed to him while under 

oath,” said Clemens’ lawyer, Rusty Hardin. 

“We hope to determine shortly if schedules 

and other commitments can accommodate 

the committee on that date.” 

McNamee has said he injected Clemens 

with steroids and human growth hormone; 

Clemens has denied using performance-enhancing 

drugs. 

Although no one had agreed to show up 

for the hearing as of Friday, the committee’s 

announcement listed Clemens and others 

under the heading, “Witnesses will include.” 

Said the committee’s minority staff director, 

David Marin: “We always presume that 

invited witnesses will appear.” 

That session will take place one day after 

Congress is to hear testimony from Mitchell, 

along with baseball commissioner Bud Selig 

and union leader Donald Fehr. 

“The original hearing was called to examine 

the Mitchell recommendations and 

findings. The committee has decided to 

hold a second day of hearings for the very 

same reason — to invite people with varying 

perspectives on the Mitchell Report to 

shed further light on it,” Marin said. 

This is the group of lawmakers that convened 

the March 2005 hearing where McGwire 

refused to answer questions about 

whether he used steroids, repeatedly saying, 

der the goal, they’re going to 

walk on you all night. You’re 

going to have to go out there 

and establish yourselves.’ 

Then at halftime I said ‘ladies, 

you wouldn’t believe it but 

you’re in their heads right 

now — and they thought they 

were.” 

Elizabethton led by six at 

the break. 

In the third quarter, South 

Greene struck from beyond 

the arch with treys from 

Rachelle Dye, Brandy Crum 

and Ansley Ricker. But each 

time, Elizabethton responded 

on the other end of the floor. 

Late in the stanza, following 

a bucket from Culler, 

South Greene committed a 

costly turnover and Fritz 

made them pay with a threepoint 

play. 

Pietrowski returned in the 

fourth and put points on the 

board immediately. South 

Greene kept rallying within 

three points and even cut the 

Cyclone advantage to two behind 

Megan Clevenger. 

After a pair of turnovers 

on the opposite end of the 

court, South Greene had a 

chance to go ahead. But a 

costly turnover was followed 

with a big play from guard 

Kyla Jones, who drove 

through three Lady Rebel defenders 

before feeding 

Pietrowski with a big bucket. 

Elizabethton’s lead increased 

to six with 1:01 remaining, 

but Dye kept it a 

game with the first of two late 

treys to cut it to two. 

The Lady Cyclones made 

enough free throws down the 

final stretch to seal the win. 

Afterwards, Fritz gave 

credit to her teammates and 

noted the team’s practices 

helping their cause. 

“I think our practices have 

a lot to do with it because 

we’ve been going really, really 

hard in practice,” Fritz 

said. “We played really hard 

in the game and went after 

loose balls.” 

BOYS 

South Greene, 43-29 

The inability to score cost 

Elizabethton against South 

Greene. Ten first half 

turnovers didn’t help. 

Twelve of the Rebels’ 20 

first half points came off Cyclone 

mistakes. 

When Elizabethton’s defense 

created breaks of its 

own, its offense couldn’t capitalize. 

“There were turnovers, we 

couldn’t compete, we couldn’t 

score,” said Elizabethton 

coach Marty Street. “The only 

thing I thought we did a decent 

job of was defending. We 

didn’t have anybody on the 

floor that could score. You’re 

not going to win many doing 

that. 

“You can’t play this game 

if you can’t score and that’s 

where we were at tonight.” 

South Greene led Elizabethton 

20-11 at the half and 

increased their lead with a 

barrage of buckets in the third 

quarter. Shawn Martin, Cory 

Brown and Thom Mather 

each hit two deuces apiece to 

make it a 20-point game at 

one point. 

The Cyclones never quit, 

making a game of it in the final 

stanza. 

Brent Powell, Jordan Rapert 

and Julian Smith all contributed 

buckets to pull Elizabethton 

within reach, but free 

throws allowed South Greene 

to clinch their win. 

“I thought they played 

hard and stayed with it and 

knocked in some shots and 

probably earned some playing 

time in the future by doing 

that.” 

———— 

BOYS 

South Greene, 43-29 

SOUTH GREENE (43) 

Brown 10, Wright 9, Martin 8, Mather 8, 

van der Merwe 6, Redenour 2. 

ELIZABETHTON (29) 

Thomas 9, Powell 4, Rapert 4, Smith 3, Ky. 

Wash 3, Deloach 2, Bewely 2, Montgomery 

1, Carter 1. 

South Greene 10 10 14 9 — 43 

Elizaebthton 4 7 6 12 — 29 

3-point goals: none. 

———— 

GIRLS 

Elizabethton, 53-50 

SOUTH GREENE (50) 

Ricker 15, Clevenger 12, Dye 11, Kinser 5, 

Crum 4, Casteel 2, Hicks 1. 

ELIZABETHTON (53) 

Pietrowski 13, Fritz 11, Culler 9, Jefferson 

8, Treadway 5, Bowling 3, Anderson 2, 

Jones 2. 

South Greene 9 12 11 18 — 50 

Elizabethton 15 12 12 14 — 53 

3-point goals: South Greene 7 (Ricker 3, 

Dye 3, Crum), Elizabethton 4 (Fritz 2, 

Culler, Treadway). 

Clemens, McNamee, Pettitte 

asked to testify before congress 

“I’m not here to talk about the past.” Sosa 

testified that day he never knowingly used 

illegal performance-enhancing drugs. 

Palmeiro pointed his finger for emphasis 

and declared: “I have never used steroids. 

Period.” He was suspended by baseball later 

that year after testing positive for a steroid. 

Clemens, who ranks eighth in major 

league history with 354 career wins, and Mc- 

Namee, a former strength coach for the Yankees 

and the Toronto Blue Jays, have engaged 

in a public game of he-said, he-said — 

although neither has spoken under oath 

about the matter. 

“Congress is asking him to appear. In all 

likelihood, he will certainly appear,” said 

Richard Emery, one of McNamee’s lawyers. 

McNamee’s claims about Clemens were 

the most striking part of the Mitchell Report. 

He told Mitchell he injected Clemens with 

steroids in 1998 while they were with Toronto, 

and with steroids and human growth 

hormone in 2000 and 2001 while with New 

York. 

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” 

to be aired Sunday night, Clemens admits he 

was injected by McNamee but with 

painkillers and vitamin B-12 — not performance-enhancing 

drugs. Clemens also told 

CBS that McNamee’s accusation was 

“ridiculous” and said he “never” used 

banned substances. 

The 45-year-old Clemens put off retirement 

yet again in 2007, returning to the Yankees 

in June and going 6-6 with a 4.18 ERA. 

The right-hander hasn’t said whether he will 

pitch in the majors in 2008, although an indication 

he might retire came in November 

when his agent told the Houston Astros that 

Clemens is set to start his personal-services 

contract with the team. 

Pettitte, who has won 201 games and four 

World Series titles, acknowledged McNamee 

injected him with HGH twice while the 

pitcher was recovering from an injury. The 

35-year-old left-hander recently put off retirement 

and agreed to a $16 million, oneyear 

contract to play for the Yankees next 

season. 

McNamee told Mitchell he acquired HGH 

from Radomski for Knoblauch in 2001, and 

that he injected the 1991 AL Rookie of the 

Year and four-time All-Star with it. 

Knoblauch stopped playing in 2002. 

Radomski pleaded guilty in April to federal 

felony charges of distributing steroids 

and laundering money, and he is scheduled 

to be sentenced Feb. 8. 

Phone calls were not returned by Radomski’s 

lawyer or the agent who represents Pettitte 

and Knoblauch.

BASKETBall 

Prep Boys Standings 

Watauga Conference 

Conf. Overall 

W L W L 

Unicoi 5 0 14 2 

Chuckey-Doak 4 1 12 1 

Johnson County 4 1 8 6 

South Greene 4 1 8 3 

Sullivan North 2 3 7 7 

Elizabethton 1 4 2 9 

West Greene 0 5 1 7 

Happy Valley 0 5 0 13 

Watauga Valley Conference 

Conf. Overall 

W L W L 

Hampton 1 0 8 1 

Cloudland 1 0 6 8 

University High 1 1 12 4 

North Greene 1 2 5 9 

Unaka 0 1 6 7 

Thursday’s Games 

Unicoi County 59, Unaka 33 

Friday’s Games 

Hampton 74, University High 63 

Chuckey-Doak 74, Happy Valley 59 

Cloudland 77, North Greene 

South Greene 43, Elizabethton 29 

Tuesday’s Games 

Elizabethton at Sullivan North 

Happy Valley at West Greene 

Johnson County at Chuckey-Doak 

Providence Academy at Hampton 

Cloudland at University High 


Happy Valley at Unaka 


Happy Valley at Elizabethton 

South Greene at Johnson County 

Hampton at Cloudland 

Prep Girls Standings 

Watauga Conference 

Conf. Overall 

W L W L 

Unicoi 5 0 10 3 

South Greene 4 1 10 4 

Elizabethton 4 1 10 5 

Happy Valley 3 2 9 4 

West Greene 2 3 5 10 

Chuckey-Doak 1 4 3 10 

Johnson County 1 4 3 11 

Sullivan North 0 4 0 12 

Watauga Valley Conference 

Conf. Overall 

W L W L 

Cloudland 1 0 12 1 

North Greene 2 1 11 5 

Hampton 1 0 5 5 

Unaka 0 1 10 8 

University High 0 2 3 10 


Unicoi County 37, Unaka 35 


Hampton 66, University High 39 

Happy Valley 53, Chuckey-Doak 44 

Cloudland 37, North Greene 32 

Elizabethton 53, South Greene 50 

Tuesday’s Games 

Elizabethton at Sullivan North 

Happy Valley at West Greene 

Johnson County at Chuckey-Doak 

Providence Academy at Hampton 

Cloudland at University High 


Happy Valley at Unaka 


Happy Valley at Elizabethton 

South Greene at Johnson County 

Hampton at Cloudland 

College Results 

Men 

EAST 

Army 70, Portland 66 

Fairleigh Dickinson 65, Mt. St. Mary’s, Md. 62 

Georgetown 58, Rutgers 46 

Harvard 82, Dartmouth 56 

Kansas 85, Boston College 60 

Niagara 96, Manhattan 86 

Northeastern 64, Georgia St. 62 

Robert Morris 86, Quinnipiac 79 

Seton Hall 89, Morgan St. 81 

Syracuse 89, South Florida 77 

SOUTH 

Appalachian St. 63, The Citadel 50 

Chattanooga 77, Furman 60 

Coastal Carolina 83, Susquehanna 72 

Florida A&M 75, Warner Southern 62 

Jacksonville 74, Florida Gulf Coast 55 

Liberty 74, Nyack 57 

Marshall 67, Winthrop 62, OT 

Maryland 76, Charlotte 72 

Memphis 90, Pepperdine 53 

Mississippi St. 77, Lafayette 53 

N.C. State 50, Presbyterian 43 

UNC Greensboro 79, Georgia So. 67 

Wofford 81, W. Va. Wesleyan 61 

MIDWEST 

Butler 73, Valparaiso 65 

Purdue 65, Michigan 58 

W. Michigan 86, N. Illinois 69 

Wisconsin 64, Iowa 51 

Youngstown St. 71, Loyola of Chicago 61 

SOUTHWEST 

Oklahoma 61, Rice 49 

Sam Houston St. 60, UCF 58, OT 

Texas Tech 75, UTEP 68 

FAR WEST 

Arizona St. 72, Oregon St. 53 

Oregon 84, Arizona 74 

Utah 58, Air Force 36 

Friday 

EAST 

Brown 68, American U. 55 

Fairfield 69, Loyola, Md. 67 

Marist 81, Rider 80 

St. Peter’s 65, Canisius 54 

SOUTH 

Alabama 93, Chicago St. 79 

Savannah St. 61, Southern Miss. 56 

MIDWEST 

Nebraska 86, Md.-Eastern Shore 50 

FAR WEST 

Cal St.-Fullerton 93, UC Irvine 83 

Colorado 63, SMU 52 

UC Davis 58, UC Riverside 54 

Women 

Friday 

EAST 

Georgetown 65, Brown 46 

La Salle 70, Lafayette 54 

St. Bonaventure 69, Cornell 61 

SOUTH 

Savannah St. 74, Florida A&M 66 

Toledo 71, Memphis 68, OT 

MIDWEST 

Creighton 83, Wichita St. 47 

Drake 72, Missouri St. 42 

Kansas 62, Xavier 60 

SOUTHWEST 

Baylor 84, Texas St. 57 

TCU 97, Texas-Arlington 42 

Texas 91, Texas-Pan American 43 

Tulane 61, Rice 38 

UTEP 79, Houston 61 

FAR WEST 

Cal St.-Fullerton 69, UC Irvine 66 

California 57, Southern Cal 52 

Colorado 65, Pepperdine 53 

Montana 78, Montana St. 65 

Santa Clara 78, CS Bakersfield 75 

UCLA 69, Stanford 56 

Washington 61, Washington St. 46 

Top 25 Glance 

Men 

Saturday 

1. North Carolina (14-0) did not play. Next: 

at No. 19 Clemson, Sunday. 

2. Memphis (13-0) beat Pepperdine 90- 

53. Next: vs. East Carolina, Wednesday. 

3. Kansas (14-0) beat Boston College 85- 

60. Next: vs. Loyola, Md., Tuesday. 

4. Washington State (12-0) at Washington. 

Next: at No. 22 Southern Cal, Thursday. 

5. UCLA (14-1) beat California 70-58. 

Next: vs. Washington, Thursday. 

6. Michigan State (12-1) vs. Minnesota. 

Next: vs. Purdue, Tuesday. 

7. Georgetown (11-1) beat Rutgers 58-46. 

Next: at DePaul, Tuesday. 

8. Tennessee (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

No. 18 Mississippi, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

9. Duke (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cornell, 

Sunday. 

10. Marquette (11-1) did not play. Next: at 

West Virginia, Sunday. 

11. Indiana (12-1) did not play. Next: at 

Michigan, Tuesday. 

12. Texas A&M (13-1) vs. LSU. Next: vs. 

Colorado, Saturday. 

13. Pittsburgh (12-1) did not play. Next: at 

No. 17 Villanova, Sunday. 

14. Texas (13-2) beat Saint Mary’s, Calif. 

81-62. Next: at Missouri, Saturday. 

15. Vanderbilt (15-0) beat Massachusetts 

97-88. Next: vs. S. Carolina, Wednesday. 

16. Butler (13-1) beat Valparaiso 73-65. 

Next: at Loyola of Chicago, Monday. 

17. Villanova (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. 

No. 13 Pittsburgh, Sunday. 

18. Mississippi (13-0) did not play. Next: at 

No. 8 Tennessee, Wednesday. 

19. Clemson (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

No. 1 North Carolina, Sunday. 

20. Dayton (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. 

No. 23 Rhode Island, Wednesday. 

21. Arizona (10-4) lost to Oregon 84-74 . 

Next: at Arizona State, Wednesday. 

22. Southern Cal (9-4) at No. 24 Stanford. 

Next: vs. No. 4 Washington St., Thursday. 

23. Rhode Island (14-1) did not play. Next: 

at No. 20 Dayton, Wednesday. 

24. Stanford (11-2) vs. No. 22 Southern 

Cal. Next: at Oregon State, Thursday. 

25. Wisconsin (12-2) beat Iowa 64-51. 

Next: vs. Illinois, Thursday. 

Women 

Friday 

No. 1 Connecticut (12-0) did not play. 

Next: at Purdue, Sunday. 

No. 2 Stanford (12-2) lost to UCLA 69-56. 

Next: at Southern California, Sunday. 

No. 3 Tennessee (11-1) did not play. Next: 

at No. 14 Notre Dame, Saturday. 

No. 4 North Carolina (13-1) did not play. 

Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday. 

No. 5 Maryland (17-1) did not play. Next: 

vs. Clemson, Saturday. 

No. 6 Rutgers (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. 

St. John’s, Saturday. 

No. 7 Georgia (13-0) did not play. Next: at 

Xavier, Sunday. 

No. 8 Oklahoma (9-2) did not play. Next: 

at Iowa State, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 9 Baylor (12-1) beat Texas St. 84-57. 

Next: at Texas Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 10 California (11-2) at Southern Cal. 

Next: at UCLA, Sunday. 

No. 11 LSU (11-3) did not play. Next: at 

No. 25 Arkansas, Thursday, Jan. 10. 

No. 12 Duke (11-3) did not play. Next: at 

Miami, Saturday. 

No. 13 Texas A&M (12-2) did not play. 

Next: vs. Kansas St., Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 14 Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. 

Next: vs. No. 3 Tennessee, Saturday. 

No. 15 DePaul (11-2) did not play. Next: 

vs. Pittsburgh, Sunday. 

No. 16 Texas (12-2) beat Texas-Pan 

American 91-43. Next: at Nebraska, 

Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 17 West Virginia (10-2) did not play. 

Next: at South Florida, Saturday. 

No. 18 Auburn (12-3) did not play. Next: at 

No. 3 Tennessee, Thursday, Jan. 10. 

No. 19 Old Dominion (9-3) did not play. 

Next: at Georgia State, Sunday. 

No. 20 George Washington (11-3) did not 

play. Next: vs. Brown, Sunday. 

No. 21 Ohio State (10-3) did not play. 

Next: at Iowa, Sunday. 

No. 22 Wyoming (12-1) did not play. Next: 

at New Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 23 Colorado (11-2) beat Pepperdine 65- 

53. Next: at Missouri, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 24 Oklahoma State (12-1) did not 

play. Next: at Kansas, Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

No. 25 Arkansas (14-0) did not play. Next: 

vs. Texas Tech, Saturday. 

College Boxscores 

Men 

ETSU, 67-60 

S.C.-UPSTATE (2-13) 

Boros 1-6 0-0 3, Payne 2-13 6-7 11, 

Davis 4-8 2-3 10, Byrd 5-9 2-3 14, 

Uzochukwu 3-7 5-7 11, Brailsford 3-8 0-0 

7, Schneiders 0-0 0-0 0, Chavis 0-1 0-0 0, 

Houser 0-3 2-2 2, Preston 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 

19-56 17-23 60. 

ETSU (7-7) 

Swader 1-5 1-2 3, Reed 7-9 0-0 14, Tiggs 

3-7 3-3 9, Pigram 1-10 7-8 10, Strong 2-7 

6-8 11, Smith 3-4 6-8 13, Davis 1-2 2-4 5, 

Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Hubbard 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 

19-46 25-33 67. 

Halftime—East Tennessee State 39-27. 

3-Point Goals—S.C.-Upstate 5-28 (Byrd 

2-5, Boros 1-6, Brailsford 1-6, Payne 1-9, 

Chavis 0-1, Houser 0-1), ETSU 4-17 

(Smith 1-1, Davis 1-2, Strong 1-4, Pigram 

1-4, Reed 0-1, Tiggs 0-1, Swader 0-4). 

Fouled Out—Davis, Reed, Tiggs. Rebounds—S.C.-Upstate 

35 (Davis 11), ET- 

SU 36 (Reed 7). Assists—S.C.-Upstate 

10 (Byrd 3), ETSU 9 (Pigram 4). Total 

Fouls—S.C.-Upstate 23, ETSU 25. A— 

4,093. A—4,093. 

Milligan, 91-63 

BEREA (7-8) 

Britt 4, Hornsby 9, Turner 16, Wofford 9, 

Wandera 2, McCarty 6, Schlesinger 5, 

Mallory 3, Samuels 7, Peteson 2. 

MILLIGAN COLLEGE (12-2) 

Warner 8, Barnes 23, McKeehan 21, Estepp 

8, Nave 10, Rich 2, Dye 5, Terry 4, 

Kifle 4, Harris 4, Youmessi 2. 

Halftime—Milligan 50-34. 3-point goals: 

Berea 8 (Turner 4, McCarty 2, Mallory, 

Samuels); Milligan 3 (Warner, McKeehan, 

Dye). 

Women 

ETSU, 96-55 

USC-UPSTATE (4-8) 

Thompson 5-10 0-0 13, Powell 5-8 3-4 13, 

Hawkins 2-9 3-4 9, Wyant 2-4 0-0 5, Johnson 

1-5 2-4 4, Tranum 2-4 0-0 4, Bradley 

1-6 1-2 3, Westfield 1-3 0-0 2, Pitman 0-4 

2-3 2, Whiting 0-1 0-1 0. Totals: 19-54 11- 

18 55. 

ETSU (5-7) 

Turman 5-10 3-4 14, Thompson 5-8 2-3 

12, DeVault 4-6 0-0 11, Belcher 4-9 3-5 

11, Treakle 4-4 0-0 11, Daniels 3-4 4-6 

10, Wiles 3-11 2-2 8, Akers 3-6 1-1 7, 

Norman 2-4 2-2 6, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, 

Phillips 1-7 0-0 2, McClelland 0-3 2-2 2. 

Totals: 33-75 19-25 96. Halftime: ETSU 

54-19. 3-point goals: ETSU 7-11 (DeVault 

3-5, Davis 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Treakle 3-3, 

Turman 1-1), USCU 6-13 (Wyant 1-1, 

Bradley 0-3, Hawkins 2-5, Whiting 0-1, 

Thompson 3-3). Rebounds: ETSU 56 

(Belcher 12, Wiles 10), USCU 29 (Pitman 

7). Assists: ETSU 23 (Davis 7), USCU 8 

(Bradley 3). Steals: ETSU 15 (Treakle 5), 

USCU 8 (Bradley 3). 

Tennessee, 87-63 

TENNESSEE (12-1) 

Parker 9-14 2-3 20, Anosike 5-10 3-3 13, 

Bobbitt 2-6 0-0 6, Bjorklund 7-11 0-0 21, 

Hornbuckle 4-6 0-0 10, Smallbone 0-2 2-2 

2, Baugh 1-5 0-0 2, Auguste 4-7 1-1 9, 

Fuller 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 33-66 10-11 87. 

NOTRE DAME (12-2) 

D’Amico 0-0 0-0 0, Gaines 2-7 0-0 4, 

Allen 7-13 2-3 17, Barlow 3-9 2-5 8, 

Schrader 3-7 1-1 7, Peters 5-10 0-0 10, 

Mallory 1-5 0-0 2, Lechlitner 3-7 0-0 6, 

Bruszewski 2-3 0-0 4, Williamson 1-3 3-4 

5. Totals 27-64 8-13 63. 

Halftime—Tennessee 41-22. 3-Point 

Goals—Tennessee 11-20 (Bjorklund 7-9, 

Hornbuckle 2-2, Bobbitt 2-4, Auguste 0-1, 

Fuller 0-2, Smallbone 0-2), Notre Dame 

1-5 (Allen 1-1, Mallory 0-1, Lechlitner 0-1, 

Barlow 0-2). Fouled Out—Peters. Rebounds—Tennessee 

39 (Anosike 9), 

Notre Dame 35 (Peters 8). Assists—Tennessee 

23 (Bobbitt 6), Notre Dame 15 

(Barlow, Gaines, Lechlitner 3). Total 

Fouls—Tennessee 12, Notre Dame 14. 

A—11,418. 

NBA Glance 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division 

W L Pct GB 

Boston 28 3 .903 — 

Toronto 17 16 .515 12.0 

New Jersey 16 16 .500 12.5 

Philadelphia 14 19 .424 15.0 

New York 8 23 .258 20.0 

Southeast Division 

W L Pct GB 

Orlando 22 13 .629 — 

Washington 16 15 .516 4.0 

Atlanta 15 15 .500 4.5 

Charlotte 11 20 .355 9.0 

Miami 8 25 .242 13.0 

Central Division 

W L Pct GB 

Detroit 26 7 .788 — 

Cleveland 16 17 .485 10.0 

Indiana 16 18 .471 10.5 

Chicago 12 19 .387 13.0 

Milwaukee 12 20 .375 13.5 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Southwest Division 

W L Pct GB 

San Antonio 22 9 .710 — 

Dallas 22 11 .667 1.0 

New Orleans 22 11 .667 1.0 

Houston 16 17 .485 7.0 

Memphis 9 23 .281 13.5 

Northwest Division 

W L Pct GB 

Denver 20 12 .625 — 

Portland 20 13 .6060.5 

Utah 18 16 .529 3.0 

Seattle 9 23 .281 11.0 

Minnesota 4 28 .125 16.0 

Pacific Division 

W L Pct GB 

Phoenix 23 9 .719 — 

L.A. Lakers 20 11 .645 2.5 

Golden State 19 15 .559 5.0 

Sacramento 12 19 .387 10.5 

L.A. Clippers 10 20 .333 12.0 

——— 


Houston 96, Orlando 94 

Indiana 113, Atlanta 91 

Detroit 101, Toronto 85 

Boston 100, Memphis 96 

Cleveland 97, Sacramento 93 

New Jersey 102, Charlotte 96 

Denver 118, Minnesota 107 

San Antonio 97, New York 93 

Washington 101, Milwaukee 77 

Dallas 94, Miami 89 

L.A. Lakers 124, Philadelphia 93 

New Orleans 116, Golden State 104 

Saturday’s Games 

New Jersey at Atlanta, late 

Boston at Detroit, late 

Sacramento at Chicago, late 

New York at Houston, late 

New Orleans at Phoenix, late 

Utah at Portland, late 

Sunday’s Games 

Cleveland at Toronto, 1 p.m. 

Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m. 

Dallas at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. 

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. 

Miami at Memphis, 4 p.m. 

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 6 p.m. 

Philadelphia at Denver, 8 p.m. 

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. 

Monday’s Games 

Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m. 

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. 

NBA Game Caps 

Friday 

Pistons ..............................................101 

Raptors................................................85 

TORONTO — Richard Hamilton scored 

22 points, Rasheed Wallace added 20 

and the Detroit Pistons extended their 

winning streak to 11 games with a 101-85 

victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday 

night. 

Rockets ...............................................96 

Magic .................................................. 94 

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rafer Alston scored 

20 points, including the game-winning 

layup with 4 seconds left, and Houston 

narrowly escaped Orlando with a victory. 

Celtics ...............................................100 

Grizzlies ..............................................96 

BOSTON — Reserve Tony Allen filled in 

when Ray Allen struggled, scoring a season-high 

20 points to help Boston beat 

Memphis. 

Nets ...................................................102 

Bobcats ..............................................96 

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vince 

Carter scored 30 points and New Jersey 

won a season-high fourth straight game 

and handed Charlotte its 11th consecutive 

road loss. 

Cavaliers .............................................97 

Kings ..................................................93 

CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 

24 points and Daniel Gibson hit a daggerlike 

3-pointer with 12 seconds left as 

Cleveland avoided embarrassment by 

beating short-handed Sacramento. 

Pacers ...............................................113 

Hawks .................................................91 

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger tied a 

career high with 32 points, and Indiana 

beat Atlanta to snap a five-game losing 

streak. 

Spurs ..................................................97 

Knicks .................................................93 

SAN ANTONIO — Defensive specialist 

Bruce Bowen showed off his offense, 

scoring 15 points to help San Antonio 

beat New York. 

Michael Finley and Matt Bonner each 

scored 14 points for San Antonio, while 

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker had rough 

shooting nights, combining to go 10-of-29 

from the field and score 12 points apiece. 

Nuggets ............................................118 

T-wolves ............................................107 

MINNEAPOLIS — Allen Iverson scored 

33 points, Carmelo Anthony added 26 

and Denver beat Minnesota. 

Wizards .............................................101 

Bucks.................................................. 77 

MILWAUKEE — Antawn Jamison scored 

24 points and Washington shot 55 percent 

from the field to beat listless Milwaukee. 

FootBall 

Bowl Glance 

Thursday, Dec. 20 

Poinsettia Bowl 

At San Diego 

Payout: $750,000 

Utah 35, Navy 32 

——— 


New Orleans Bowl 

Payout: $325,000 

Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 

——— 

Saturday, Dec. 22 

PapaJohns.com Bowl 

At Birmingham, Ala. 

Payout: $300,000 

Cincinnati 31, Southern Miss. 21 

New Mexico Bowl 

At Albuquerque 

Payout: $750,000 

New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 

Las Vegas Bowl 

Payout: $1 million 

BYU 17, UCLA 16 

——— 

Sunday, Dec. 23 

Hawaii Bowl 

At Honolulu 

Payout: $750,000 

East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 

——— 

Wednesday, Dec. 26 

Motor City Bowl 

At Detroit 

Payout: $750,000 

Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48 

——— 

Thursday, Dec. 27 

Holiday Bowl 

At San Diego 

Payout: $2.25 million 

Texas 52, Arizona State 34 

——— 


Champs Sports Bowl 

At Orlando, Fla. 


Boston College 24, Michigan State 21 

Emerald Bowl 

At San Francisco 

Payout: ACC: $750,000; Pac-10: 

$825,000 

Oregon State 21, Maryland 14 

Texas Bowl 

At Houston 

Payout: CUSA: $500,000; MWC: 

$750,000 

TCU 20, Houston 13 

——— 

Saturday, Dec. 29 

Meineke Bowl 

At Charlotte, N.C. 

Payout: $750,000 

Wake Forest 24, Connecticut 10 

Liberty Bowl 

At Memphis, Tenn. 


Mississippi State 10, UCF 3 

Alamo Bowl 

At San Antonio 


Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 

——— 

Sunday, Dec. 30 

Independence Bowl 

At Shreveport, La. 


Alabama 30, Colorado 24 

——— 

Monday, Dec. 31 

Armed Forces Bowl 

At Fort Worth, Texas 

Payout: $750,000 

California 42, Air Force 36 

Sun Bowl 

At El Paso, Texas 


Oregon 56, South Florida 21 

Humanitarian Bowl 

At Boise, Idaho 

Payout: $750,000 

Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28 

Music City Bowl 

At Nashville, Tenn. 


Kentucky 35, Florida State 28 

Insight Bowl 

At Tempe, Ariz. 


Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33 

Chick-fil-A Bowl 

At Atlanta 


Auburn 23, Clemson 20, OT 

——— 

Tuesday, Jan. 1 

Outback Bowl 

At Tampa, Fla. 


Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 

Cotton Bowl 

At Dallas 


Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 

Capital One Bowl 

At Orlando, Fla. 


Michigan 41, Florida 35 

Gator Bowl 

At Jacksonville, Fla. 


Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 

Rose Bowl 

At Pasadena, Calif. 


Southern California 49, Illinois 17 

Sugar Bowl 

At New Orleans 


Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 

——— 

Wednesday, Jan. 2 

Fiesta Bowl 

At Glendale, Ariz. 


West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28 

——— 

Thursday, Jan. 3 

Orange Bowl 

At Miami 


Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21 

——— 

Saturday, Jan. 5 

International Bowl 

At Toronto 

Payout: $750,000 

Rutgers 52, Ball State 30 

——— 

Sunday, Jan. 6 

GMAC Bowl 

Mobile, Ala. 

Payout: $750,000 

Tulsa (9-4) vs. Bowling Green (8-4), 8 

p.m. (ESPN) 

——— 

Monday, Jan. 7 

BCS National Championship 

At New Orleans 


Ohio State (11-1) vs. LSU (11-2), 8 p.m. 

(FOX) 

——— 


Hula Bowl 

At Honolulu 

Aina (East) vs. Kai (West), 8 p.m. 

——— 


East-West Shrine Classic 

At Houston 

East vs. West, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) 

——— 


Senior Bowl 

At Mobile, Ala. 

North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) 

NFL Playoff Glance 

Wild-card Playoffs 


Seattle 35, Washington 14 

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, late 


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N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX) 

Tennessee at San Diego, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) 

——— 

Divisional Playoffs 


Seattle at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. (FOX) 

Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Tennessee at 

New England, 8 p.m. (CBS) 


San Diego, Pittsburgh or Jacksonville at 

Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS) 

Tampa Bay or N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:30 

p.m. (FOX) 

——— 

Conference Championships 


NFC 

TBD 

AFC 

TBD 

——— 

Super Bowl 

Sunday, Feb. 3 

Glendale, Ariz. 

TBD 

——— 

Pro Bowl 

Sunday, Feb. 10 

At Honolulu 

AFC vs. NFC 

hockey 

NHL Glance 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

Atlantic Division 

W L OT Pts GF GA 

New Jersey 23 14 3 49 98 93 

Pittsburgh 22 16 2 46 117 114 

N.Y. Rangers 20 17 4 44 100 101 

N.Y. Islanders 20 16 3 43 97 108 

Philadelphia 19 15 4 42 115 108 

Northeast Division 


Ottawa 26 10 4 56 144 113 

Montreal 20 13 8 48 126 117 

Boston 20 16 4 44 104 105 

Buffalo 19 17 3 41 118 112 

Toronto 16 17 8 40 118 133 

Southeast Division 


Carolina 21 18 4 46 134 140 

Atlanta 20 21 1 41 119 140 

Florida 19 19 3 41 104 112 

Washington 17 20 5 39 117 131 

Tampa Bay 15 22 4 34 118 140 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

Central Division 


Detroit 30 8 3 63 145 89 

Columbus 19 16 6 44 103 99 

St. Louis 19 14 5 43 96 99 

Chicago 19 18 3 41 117 119 

Nashville 19 18 2 40 108 116 

Northwest Division 


Vancouver 23 14 4 50 108 93 

Calgary 21 14 7 49 123 122 

Minnesota 23 15 2 48 109 110 

Colorado 21 16 3 45 117 117 

Edmonton 17 21 4 38 108 129 

Pacific Division 


Dallas 23 15 4 50 126 110 

San Jose 22 12 6 50 102 92 

Anaheim 21 17 5 47 105 114 

Phoenix 20 18 1 41 103 105 

Los Angeles 15 25 2 32 119 137 

Two points for a win, one point for overtime 

loss or shootout loss. 

——— 


New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0 

Ottawa 5, Buffalo 3 

Carolina 4, Atlanta 3 

Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 

Saturday’s Games 

Washington 5, Montreal 4, OT 

Detroit 3, Dallas 0 

Pittsburgh 3, Florida 0 

New Jersey at Boston, late 

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, late 

Philadelphia at Toronto, late 

Minnesota at Nashville, late 

Carolina at St. Louis, late 

Anaheim at Phoenix, late 

N.Y. Islanders at Colorado, late 

N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, late 

Columbus at San Jose, late 

Calgary at Los Angeles, late 

Sunday’s Games 

Buffalo at Atlanta, 2 p.m. 

Detroit at Chicago, 7 p.m. 

Monday’s Games 

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 

N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 9 p.m. 

Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 

NHL Game Caps 

Red Wings.............................................3 

Stars ......................................................0 

DALLAS — Dominik Hasek stopped 22 

shots for his 78th career shutout, Brian 

Rafalski scored a first-period goal and the 

Detroit Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars 

3-0 on Saturday. 

Hasek also reached 375 victories to 

break a tie with John Vanbiesbrouck for 

11th on the career list. Detroit has 31 

wins, the most after 42 games in the franchise’s 

82-year history. 

Detroit scored on its first shot on goal 

when Rafalski struck on a one-timer from 

the slot off Dan Cleary’s setup at 3:44. 

Cleary also scored, beating Mike Smith 

with a sharp-angled shot at 10:08 of the 

third period. Johan Franzen added an 

empty-netter with 19.8 seconds left. 

The streaking Red Wings are 16-2-2 in 

their last 20 games and moved to 5-0-1 

against Dallas over the past two seasons. 

The Stars have lost four straight. 

Capitals ................................................5 

Canadiens .....................................4, OT 

MONTREAL— Mike Green scored 1:27 

into overtime for his third point of the 

game to lead Washington to its third win 

in four games. 

Green, who also had two assists, redirected 

a pass from Michael Nylander past 

Carey Price for his 11th goal. Alexander 

Ovechkin had two goals and Nicklas 

Backstrom and Boyd Gordon also scored 

for the Capitals. 

Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn 

scored to give Montreal a 2-0 lead early in 

the second, but Washington rallied to take 

the lead with 1:09 left in the period. Roman 

Hamrlik and Alexei Kovalev also 

scored for the Canadiens. 

Penguins ..............................................3 

Panthers ...............................................0 

PITTSBURGH — Ty Conklin made 35 

saves for his second shutout and seventh 

victory in seven starts this season, helping 

Pittsburgh win its sixth in a row. 

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each 

had a goal and an assist, and Tyler 

Kennedy also scored an early goal for the 

Penguins, who are 15-5 in their past 20. 

Florida has lost four of five. 

Kennedy gave Pittsburgh all the offense it 

would need by scoring his eighth of the 

season 4:26 into the contest. The goal 

tied Kennedy for fourth among NHL rookies. 

Less than 2 minutes later, Malkin scored 

his team-high 19th of the season. Crosby’s 

goal came with only 2:41 left. 

Friday 

Devils.....................................................3 

Flyers.....................................................0 

NEWARK, N.J. — Martin Brodeur 

stopped 36 shots in his 96th regular-season 

shutout, and the New Jersey Devils 

beat Philadelphia 3-0 Friday night for their 

11th straight home win over the Flyers. 

Senators ...............................................5 

Sabres ..................................................3 

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dany Heatley and 

Daniel Alfredsson scored late in the third 

period, and Ottawa handed Buffalo its 

season-worst fifth straight loss. 

Hurricanes ........................................... 4 

Thrashers .............................................3 

ATLANTA — Cory Stillman scored the 

tiebreaking goal on a two-man advantage 

with 3:23 left, and Carolina overcame a 

pair of two-goal deficits to beat Atlanta. 

Ducks ....................................................2 

Blackhawks ..........................................1 

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Corey Perry and 

Chris Kunitz scored in the first and last 

minutes of the opening period, leading 

Anaheim over Chicago. 

CALENDAR 

BASEBALL 

• First Annual East Tennessee 

Father/Son Pitching Clinc presented 

by Instant Replay Sports; January 19, 

2008 — The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. 

until 3 p.m. for ages 8 thru 18 with lunch 

and a t-shirt provided for all participants. 

Rick Adair, a former Major League pitching 

coach with the Detroit Tigers and 

Cleveland Indians and currently the pitching 

coordinator with the Texas Rangers, 

will be the keynote speaker for the event. 

Current Texas Rangers minor league 

pitching coach Danny Clark, former Milligan 

College head coach and Elizabethton 

and ETSU standout, along with three additional 

collegiate coaches and a San 

Diego Padres scout will break down mechanics, 

common flaws and drills to help 

young pitchers and help fathers teamching 

their child. The cost is $100 for a team 

of a father and son. For more information 

call (423) 542-5925. 

BASKETBALL 

• SMSC New Year, New Game Classic; 

Jan 4-6, 2008 — Held at the new Smoky 

Mtn Sports Complex in Elizabethton, TN. 

Open to BOYS and GIRLS basketball 

teams in the 9u to 13u age divisions. 

Complex features 4 full size basketball 

courts, concessions, dining area w/HD 

TVs, arcade and sporting goods store. 

Entry fee is $150 with 3 game guarantee. 

Tournament will be Pool Play with 4 quarter 

games. Special time considerations 

can be made for out-of-state teams. Register 

via our website smokysports.com or 

call 423-213-7156. 

• SMSC Rumble In The Mountains ;Jan 

18-20, 2008 — Held at the new Smoky 

Mtn Sports Complex in Elizabethton, TN. 

Open to BOYS and GIRLS basketball 

teams in the 9u to 13u age divisions. 

Complex features 4 full size basketball 

courts, concessions, dining area w/ HD 

TVs, arcade and sporting goods store. 

Entry fee is $150 with 3 game guarantee. 

Tournament will be Pool Play with 4 quarter 

games. Special time considerations 

can be made for out-of-state teams. Register 

via our website smokysports.com or 

call 423-213-7156. 

TRANSACTIONS 

Friday’s Deals 

BASEBALL 

American League 

BOSTON RED SOX—Agreed to terms 

with LHP Jon Switzer and LHP Michael 

Tejera on minor league contracts and assigned 

them to Pawtucket (IL). Sold the 

contract of RHP Scott Atchison to Hanshin 

(Japan). 

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to 

terms with RHP Hideo Nomo on a minor 

league contract. 

TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS—Agreed to 

terms with INF Andy Cannizaro and OF 

John Rodriguez on minor league contracts. 

National League 

CINCINNATI REDS—Claimed OF Jeff 

Fiorentino off waivers from Baltimore. 

Agreed to terms with RHP Jim Brower, 

INF Jolbert Cabrera, INF Andy Green, 

LHP Adam Pettyjohn and INF Andy 

Phillips on minor league contracts. 

FLORIDA MARLINS—Agreed to terms 

with INF Chris Barnwell, INF Tagg Bozied, 

INF Jorge Cantu, INF Rex Rundgren, INF 

Jason Wood, OF John Gall, OF Alexis 

Gomez, OF Jorge Piedra, C Paul Hoover; 

RHP Tim Corcoran, RHP Marcus Gwyn, 

RHP Bobby Keppel, RHP Joe Nelson and 

RHP Doug Waechter on minor league 

contracts. 

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to 

terms with INF Aaron Miles on a one-year 

contract. 

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Bill 

Masse manager of San Antonio (Texas), 

Shane Spencer hitting coach of Lake Elsinore 

(Cal) and Darrell Sherman hitting 

coach of Eugene (NWL). 

BASKETBALL 

National Basketball Association 

NBA—Suspended New York F Zach Randolph 

one game without pay for throwing 

his headband and hitting an official in a 

Jan. 2 game. 

FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed G Ryan 

Keenan to the practice squad. 

HOCKEY 

National Hockey League 

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Assigned G 

John Grahame to Albany (AHL). 

DALLAS STARS—Assigned LW Chris 

Conner to Iowa (AHL). 

SPORTSCAST 

Television 

BOWLING 

Denny's PBA Tour, 

ConstructionJobs.com Championship, at 

Reno, ESPN, 1 p.m. 

BULL RIDING 

PBR Built Ford Tough Series, Versus Invitational, 

NBC, 4:30 p.m.; Versus, 8 

p.m. 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 

GMAC Bowl, Bowling Green vs. Tulsa, 

at Mobile, Ala., ESPN, 8 p.m. 

BASKETBALL 

Men 

Cornell at Duke, FSN, 5:30 p.m.; North 

Carolina at Clemson, FSN, 7:30 p.m. 

Women 

Connecticut at Purdue, CBS, 1:30 p.m.; 

California at UCLA, FSN, 3:30 p.m.; Tulane 

at Houston, ESPN2, 4 p.m. 

GOLF 

PGA Tour, Mercedes-Benz Championship, 

final round, The Golf Channel, 6 

p.m. 

NFL PLAYOFFS 

NFC wild-card game, New York Giants 

at Tampa Bay, Fox, 1 p.m.; AFC wildcard 

game, Tennessee at San Diego, 

CBS, 4:30 p.m. 

Radio 

NFL 

1 p.m. — (WXSM 640-AM) Giants at 

Buccaneers in NFC Wild Card 

4 p.m. — (WXSM 640-AM) Titans at 

Chargers AFC Wild Card


Jones’ gambles big reason for Cowboys success 

zIRVING, Texas (AP) — Of all the 

moves Jerry Jones made to shape the 

Dallas Cowboys this season, only one 

seemed like a sure bet: Swapping the 

No. 22 pick in the 2007 draft for 

Cleveland’s top pick in ’08. 

Funny thing is, that might be the 

only one that didn’t work out. 

Jones lived up to his gamblingman 

reputation last offseason with 

curious coaching hires, questionable 

free-agent signings and other debatable 

decisions. Yet, it turns out that 

the guy who built a fortune by 

drilling for oil where others saw nothing 

but dirt knew what he was doing 

— or just got really lucky. 

Decide for yourself. 

With the Cowboys having tied a 

franchise record with 13 wins, and 

getting ready to enter the playoffs as a 

No. 1 seed for the first time since their 

last Super Bowl victory, here’s a look 

back at the risks Jones took, the rewards 

he’s reaped ... and the one that 

got away. 

——— 

COACHES 

—On Feb. 8, Jones introduced 

Wade Phillips as the replacement to 

Bill Parcells. 

A bit of a surprise pick over Norv 

Turner, Jones went into salesman 

mode at the introductory news conference. 

There was some bluster 

about Phillips being a native Texan 

like Tom Landry and Jimmy Johnson, 

and the nugget of him having 

coached at the high school, college 

and pro levels in the Lone Star State. 

Jones also pushed Phillips’ winning 

career record, while glossing over the 

big playoff-0-fer on his resume. 

Jones even dropped a few tears. 

“We needed to get it right,” he 

said. “In my mind we got it right.” 

—When Phillips took over, his offensive 

coordinator already had been 

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — 

He’s built water heaters and 

installed anodes for $9.15 an 

hour. He’s got a swing — and 

a Southern drawl — that had 

European competitors on The 

Golf Channel’s “Big Break IV” 

chuckling. And he’s ready for 

somebody, perhaps even himself, 

to stand up to Tiger 

Woods’ dominance. 

PGA Tour, get ready for 

Tommy Gainey. 

“I’m just a good ol’ Southern 

boy, country as it gets,” 

Gainey said. “I earned everything 

I’ve gotten.” 

The 32-year-old Gainey’s 

down-home, straightforward 

approach has earned him the 

admiration of viewers from 

two “Big Break” appearances 

and, after seven tries, a PGA 

Tour card. 

Gainey tied for 19th at Qschool 

last month for his exemption. 

He expects to tee it 

up at the Sony Open in Hawaii 

next week. 

“I guess I’ll be nervous,” 

With an abundance of holiday 

cookies, candies and special 

dinners, it is easy to see how the 

waistline can expand during the 

holidays. Unfortunately these 

extra pounds can translate into 

decreased energy and a decline 

in overall fitness. As evidence, 

excess body fat has been linked 

with ailments like coronary heart 

disease, high blood pressure, 

osteoporosis, diabetes and others. 

Consequently, as we consider 

New Year’s resolutions, we 

must choose an exercise regimen 

that we can successfully 

maintain throughout the year. 

With the help of an exercise program, 

it is easier to lose weight 

or maintain a current weight level 

Decreasing Calorie Intake 

and Increasing Energy 

Output 

One of the first keys to successful 

weight loss is understanding 

your energy intake 

each day and balancing that 

against an energy output. This 

means looking at how much 

food you eat each day and evaluating 

how many calories are 

subsequently burned up during 

exercise and daily living. 

Experts often refer to this as the 

‘energy balance.” This means 

hired for him. 

Jones signed Jason Garrett on Jan. 

25 because of a now-or-never agreement 

with the Miami Dolphins that 

was part of the deal to even interview 

the former Cowboys backup quarterback. 

Garrett was hired to be either the 

head coach or the offensive coordinator. 

Once Phillips got the big job — 

and, because of his background, ownership 

of the defense — the offense 

was turned over to a guy who’d been 

a position coach for only two seasons 

and had never called plays or built a 

game plan. 

Jones was convinced the Princeton 

grad had a bright future. Now, the 

rest of the league agrees. Garrett is going 

to be highly sought this offseason 

after his unit set or challenged every 

significant offensive record in team 

history, with quarterback Tony Romo, 

receiver Terrell Owens and tight 

end Jason Witten shattering several, 

too. 

——— 

CONTRACTS 

—Since being the second overall 

pick coming out of college, Leonard 

Davis was known for two things in 

Arizona: Being big and being a bust. 

Yet, Jones was convinced that 

Davis would thrive in Dallas. So convinced 

he gave him a jumbo contract, 

nearly $50 million overall, almost $19 

million guaranteed. 

The Cowboys didn’t even know 

whether Davis would play guard or 

tackle. He wound up at right guard 

— and will wind up this season in 

Hawaii, having made the Pro Bowl. 

He’ll be joined there by safety Ken 

Hamlin, another free-agent signee by 

Jones who made the Pro Bowl for the 

first time in his career. 

—Terrell Owens was such a big 

part of the offense, it’s hard to imag- 

Gainey said recently. “But I’m 

not going to worry.” 

That’s pretty much how 

Gainey has led his life so far. 

He was a rising baseball 

player at Bishopville High 

when someone suggested he 

try golf. The 15-year-old was 

immediately hooked. He 

taught himself the game 

through playing, keeping his 

odd, 10-fingered baseball grip 

and continuing to wear gloves 

— hence, the nickname “Two 

Gloves” — on both hands. 

Gainey hoped to play college 

golf, but was too inconsistent 

to attract attention. He 

went to Central Carolina Technical 

College and earned an industrial 

maintenance certificate. 

“It involved a lot of valves,” 

he recalled. 

He caught on at the A.O. 

Smith Co.’s engineering lab, 

testing water heaters and 

moved on to a job at the plant’s 

assembly line wrapping insulation 

because it paid more. 

TO YOUR HEALTH 

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: 

WATCHING DIET AND EXERCISE 

that if you take in more calories 

a day than your body needs, the 

extra calories are stored as fat. 

If you do not take in enough 

calories to meet your body’s 

energy needs, your body will utilize 

the stored fat. Exercise 

plays a role in this equation 

because exercise will help 

ensure that stored fat, rather 

than muscle tissue, is used to 

meet the energy needs. 

Livening Your Lifestyle 

With the benefit of modern 

technologies, many Americans 

lead a passive lifestyle in their 

work and recreation environments. 

But exercise is one of 

the most important elements 

for overall fitness. If you don’t 

already have a regular exercise 

program, start one. If you lead 

a passive lifestyle, liven it up 

with more exercise. It is easy 

to supplement your exercise 

activities with a host of recreational 

pursuits such as gardening, 

bowling or social dancing. 

You can also put more 

steps into your day by walking 

to a nearby grocery store, parking 

several blocks from the 

office or using the stairs 

instead of the elevator. 

Continued next week 

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ine this season without him. 

Jones couldn’t. That’s why he never 

flinched at bringing T.O. back for a 

second season, despite all the drama, 

trauma and everything else that surrounded 

his first season on the club. 

Jones insisted he was keeping 

Owens even before Parcells decided 

whether to return. Then, when 

searching for new coaches, he asked 

candidates how they’d use him. 

Everyone told Jones what a huge asset 

he was. 

Phillips, Garrett and Romo made 

it happen, with Owens scoring 15 

touchdowns, the most in club history 

and tops in the NFC. He challenged 

his career bests in every category, setting 

the mark in yards per catch at 

16.7. 

—Romo’s status provided a case 

study in Jones-onomics. 

Having gone from backup to darling 

during in 2006, Romo came into 

’07 as the unquestioned starter, especially 

after Brady Quinn fell into the 

Cowboys’ lap at the draft and Jones 

opted to trade the pick instead. (More 

on that later.) 

Still, there were questions about 

whether Romo was a one-year wonder. 

Some wondered if his seasonending 

blunder in the playoffs would 

mess with his head. And if that didn’t, 

maybe the fact he was going into 

the final year of his contract would. 

Jones was willing to give Romo a 

new deal, but it wasn’t going to be for 

top dollar. He’d have to earn that. 

Distraction? How about motivation. 

Romo never griped about negotiations, 

he just upped the ante week 

after week, until getting a $67.5 million 

deal in late October. 

——— 

IN-SEASON DECISIONS 

—Greg Ellis was hurt, in many 

ways. 

Then came another step up, installing 

electrical parts. Golf 

was left to after work in the 

summer or weekend rounds 

with buddies. 

“Living in the moment, 

that’s about all I was doing,” 

Gainey said. 

Says Chip Chamberlin, general 

manager of the Hartsville 

Country Club where Gainey 

practices, “There are a lot of 

stories out there, but few like 

Tommy’s.” 

In 1997, Gainey’s friend, 

Cliff Wilson, bankrolled most 

of the $750 entrance fee to a 

TearDrop Tour event in Columbia. 

Gainey wound up 

winning his first pro start and 

$15,000. When he called to 

thank his friend, Wilson told 

Gainey he didn’t want any 

winnings, just for “Two 

Gloves” to give golf a full-time 

try. 

Gainey struggled for two 

years, chasing a career on mini-tours 

throughout the Southeast. 

When his parents were 

dealing with health problems, 

Gainey knew it was time to return 

to Bishopville. 

He moved furniture until 

an opening came through at 

A.O. Smith that got him back 

at the plant. Golf was as far 

from his plans as it could be, 

Gainey said. 

His life plan changed for 

good in late 2002. Friends 

pooled enough money for 

Gainey to play a Gateway Tour 

event in Myrtle Beach. He lost 

the title on the first playoff 

hole, but left thinking, “I can 

play with these guys.” 

His entrance to The Golf 

Channel’s reality competition 

came after he played in Monday 

After The Masters, an annual 

charity gathering put on 

by noted golf dudes Hootie 

and the Blowfish. Gainey’s 

manager, Paul Graham, used 

to manage the band during its 

mid-1990s hit-making heyday. 

Soon after, Gainey was part 

of the fourth installment of the 

“Big Break” and billed as a 

“small-town golfer hailing 

from small-town USA.” 

That “Big Break” featured a 

team is U.S. golfers against a 

group of Europeans at historic 

St. Andrews’ in Scotland. 

Gainey, with his baseball 

grip and unusual swing, 

looked like an easy mark to 

some of the classically trained 

players. 

“When they saw him with 

the swing, the two gloves, 

there was a little bit of laughing,” 

said Dan Higgins, the 

Golf Channel spokesman who 

Worried about the recovery from a 

torn Achilles’ tendon and concerned 

about his job status after Dallas drafted 

a rookie to replace him, Ellis’ saga 

turned into an Owen-like soap opera. 

Except it had a happy ending. 

Jones summoned Ellis into his office 

one day and settled all his fears, 

in part by picking up the tab on an insurance 

policy. He returned for the 

next game and was soon back in the 

starting lineup. He ended up with a 

career-high 12 1/2 sacks despite missing 

three games and starting only 10. 

—Always looking for a bargain, 

Jones checked out suspended defensive 

tackle Tank Johnson when other 

teams wanted nothing to do with 

him. 

Then nose tackle Jason Ferguson 

went down in the opener and the 

Cowboys signed Johnson a few 

weeks later. 

Johnson got a sack in his first game 

after his suspension ended, but has 

been somewhat unnoticed since. Still, 

the Cowboys are glad to have him — 

especially for the league minimum — 

as a backup newly minted starter Jay 

Ratliff. 

—Speaking of Ratliff, his play 

earned him a hefty new deal this season. 

Ditto for receiver Patrick Crayton, 

who had a breakout season as the 

No. 2 receiver in place of the injured 

Terry Glenn. 

—Ah, yes, Terry Glenn. 

Glenn had knee surgery during 

training camp, then was hurt again in 

his first practice back and headed to 

another surgery. 

As much as Parcells coveted every 

spot on his 53-man roster, it’s doubtful 

he would’ve held one open for a 

33-year-old guy known for his speed 

who was headed back under the 

knife. But Jones did and it paid off 

when Glenn suited up for the season 

was at St. Andrews with 

Gainey. 

Then they saw Gainey’s 

long drives and accurate irons. 

Gainey loved the experience, 

and his demeanor and 

game were transformed by the 

pressure that comes from having 

each shot dissected on TV. 

He says those lessons 

helped him get through second-stage 

qualifying when he 

struggled down the stretch. He 

needed birdies on his final two 

holes to guarantee his first trip 

to the final stage and got them. 

“It was one of my proudest 

moments,” he said. 

But it’s Gainey’s sincerity 

and forthrightness that endeared 

him to “Big Break” 

fans. Higgins said his appeal 

was a big reason Gainey was 

invited back for the show’s reunion 

edition, a competition 

Gainey won. 

Higgins admits he didn’t 

see a PGA Tour player when 

Gainey first showed up. But after 

the competition, “I, at least 

personally, saw a transformation,” 

Higgins said. “He began 

picking things up and taking 

things seriously.” 

So seriously, Gainey sounds 

like he’s ready to challenge the 

game’s best right away. If he 

gets the chance, he said he’ll 

finale. He didn’t catch a pass, but he’ll 

be active in the playoffs. And with 

T.O. getting over an injury, T.G. could 

become a vital weapon in the playoffs. 

If both turn out to be healthy, defenses 

better beware. 

——— 

THE ONLY ’OOPS’ 

—Jones was most in his element 

on draft day, when Quinn slid to Dallas 

at No. 22. 

Jones loves high-profile players, 

especially at quarterback, and a Notre 

Dame stud would’ve been great marketing. 

But the Cowboys were sold on 

Romo, so Jones began wheelin’ and 

dealin’. 

He knew Cleveland was interested 

in Quinn at the top of the draft, so he 

figured the Browns were still interested. 

He got them to surrender their top 

pick in ’08, which he was counting on 

being in the top 10, if not closer to the 

head of the class. 

It sure seemed that way when 

Cleveland lost its opener, traded its 

starting quarterback and went with 

an unheralded replacement instead of 

Quinn. Well, Derek Anderson turned 

out to be darn good, and so did the 

Browns. 

Cleveland didn’t make the playoffs, 

but won more games than two 

teams that did. Unless one of those 

teams, Tampa Bay or Washington, 

makes the Super Bowl, the Cowboys 

will wind up with the 22nd pick. 

Again. 

“How do you start off with a rookie 

quarterback and end up with 

maybe the (22nd) pick in the draft?” 

Jones said last week, laughing at his 

own misfortune. “I had plans for that 

pick. ... But we’ve got two picks, and 

one of the neat things is that that 

gives you a lot of ammunition. You 

can do a lot of things with two picks.” 

Gonna bet against him? 

Gainey’s travels take him from assembly line to PGA Tour 

NEW YORK (AP) — For all their 

achievements, past Most Valuable Players 

John Unitas, Dan Marino and Joe Montana 

never had a season like Tom Brady’s 

2007. 

The New England Patriots’ record-setting 

quarterback added The Associated 

Press NFL MVP award Saturday in the 

same manner his team romped through 

its schedule, going 16-0. On the way to the 

first unbeaten regular season since Miami 

went 14-0 in 1972, Brady put on a performance 

for the ages, which earned him 

all but one vote from a nationwide panel 

of 50 media members who regularly cover 

the league. 

“I have always been a huge football fan 

and will always have great respect for the 

history of this game,” Brady said. “I am 

flattered to join such an esteemed list of 

players, many of whom I consider the 

greatest of all time. I hope that I can set as 

great of an example for kids around the 

world as the previous MVPs did for me. 

“I am grateful to all of the voters for 

any consideration I was given. It is a 

tremendous honor and I am sure it is one 

that my family will one day look back on 

with great pride. 

The eight-year veteran who already 

has won three Super Bowls helped the Patriots 

tear through the record books by 

throwing for 50 touchdowns. He beat Peyton 

Manning’s league mark by one, and 

also threw 23 of those TD passes to Randy 

Moss, which lifted the receiver past Jerry 

Rice’s record of 22. 

New England scored 589 points, another 

record, as was the Patriots’ 75 touchdowns. 

Brady led the NFL with a 117.2 

passer rating — no, not another record, 

but close to Manning’s 121.1 in 2004. Only 

one full-time AFC starter, Jacksonville’s 

David Garrard, had fewer than Brady’s 

eight interceptions. And Brady threw 253 

more passes than Garrard. 

Brady also was tops with a 68.9 completion 

percentage, and his 4,806 yards 

were 383 more than runner-up Drew 

Brees of New Orleans. 

Brady joins a roster of AP MVPs that includes 

quarterbacks Unitas, Bart Starr, 

Fran Tarkenton, Marino, Montana, John 

Elway and Steve Young — all Hall of 

Famers. 

“As I have learned over the course of 

my time with the Patriots, the most meaningful 

accomplishments are always the 

ones I have celebrated with my teammates,” 

he said. “I am certainly proud of 

the success that we have enjoyed so far 

this season.” 

There also was plenty of praise to go 

around from teammates, Patriots owner 

Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick. 

“To be honest, I’m surprised it took so 

long for him to get this recognition because 

he’s sort of been our MVP since he 

stepped on the field in ’01, in my mind, 

and the way he just took over,” Kraft said. 

“He treats everyone in that locker room 

the same way he treats me or the coaches. 

“And the thing that I’ve found most interesting 

is if you talk to role players or 

backups how he talks to them and motivates 

them. He treats them like they’re going 

to the Pro Bowl, with that kind of respect.” 

Added Mike Vrabel, who has gone 

from a role player to a Pro Bowl linebacker 

over the years: 

“He’s our MVP. I think we’ve known 

do his best to beat the best in 

the world. 

“I’ve got nothing against 

Tiger Woods,” Gainey said, sitting 

in his golf cart. “But I’m 

tired of Tiger winning every 

tournament.” 

Gainey shrugs off those 

who knock his swing, which 

has a flatter takeaway than 

most. The important thing, say 

Gainey and PGA member 

Chamberlin, is that Gainey’s 

back on plane when it’s time to 

strike the ball. 

If you think Gainey will 

change should he have tour 

success, forget it. 

He’ll keep his recently purchased 

home in Camden, no 

matter his fortunes, to stay 

near his family. He’d rather 

practice by playing a round 

than spend his time on the 

range. If Gainey’s swing goes 

sideway, he’ll call up younger 

brother Allen for advice. “No 

one knows my game better 

than him,” he said. 

Ask a question and Gainey 

will give a straight answer. 

“No matter what happens, 

I’ll never change,” Gainey 

says. “I was raised to respect 

others and treat others the way 

I want to be treated. Tommy 

Gainey is a good ol’ country 

boy who likes everybody.” 

Brady’s big season earns him NFL MVP award 

that for quite some time. “I think his work 

ethic day in and day out (is most impressive). 

We get to practice against him, so I 

think that makes us better. I think it makes 

us a better defense. He puts a lot of time 

into it. It’s important to him. Going out 

there every week and then trying to play 

his absolute best is a priority for him.” 

Brady is the first Patriot selected NFL 

MVP. He drew 49 of the 50 votes from a 

nationwide panel of media members who 

regularly cover the NFL. Green Bay quarterback 

Brett Favre, the only three-time 

MVP, got the other vote. 

“He deserves it,” Belichick said. “I have 

thought for a long time that there is no 

past or present quarterback I’d rather 

coach than Tom Brady, and I am more certain 

of that every year he plays.” 

Only in one game, a 20-10 win over the 

Jets, did Brady not throw for a touchdown. 

He had 12 games with at least three 

TD passes. 

Those are great stats, but they hardly 

tell the entire story. Brady’s leadership 

skills overshadow just about everything. 

“Tom’s one of those guys that goes out 

there and tries to perform and compete 

every week,” center Dan Koppen said. 

“He gives maximum effort on every play 

and every game. What he did was outstanding, 

but I know he wants more than 

that. That’s what you need in your quarterback.” 

The previous two MVP awards went to 

running backs LaDainian Tomlinson 

(2006) and Shaun Alexander (2005). Before 

that, quarterbacks won four in a row: Peyton 

Manning in 2004 and in 2003, when he 

shared it with Steve McNair; Rich Gannon 

in 2002; and Kurt Warner in 2001.


Milligan’s Patrick Youmessi goes up for a short jumper 

against Berea College yesterday afternoon at the Steve 

Lacey Fieldhouse. 

By Ben Davis 

STAR STAFF 

bdavis@starhq.com 

Milligan took down Berea College on 

the road in an overtime thriller earlier this 

season. The two met again yesterday at 

the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse; and the result 

was the same, but the means were much 

different. 

The Buffs shot 76.9% from the floor in 

the first half as they built a sixteen point 

lead and they never slowed down beating 

the Mountaineers 91-63 in non-conference 

action. 

“Berea is an outstanding team,” said 

Milligan Coach Tony Wallingford, whose 

team is now an impressive 12-2 on the 

season. “We beat them in overtime at 

their place in a hard fought game earlier 

this season, so we knew we were in for a 

battle, so we are pleased we got the win.” 

The victory was the second in two 

days for Milligan since returning from 

Christmas break. The Buffs, who beat 

Southeastern Bible College on Friday 

night at home, will now turn their attention 

back to Appalachian Athletic Conference 

play with three straight home dates 

against Bryan College (Jan. 9th), 

Covenant College (Jan. 12th) and Union 

college (Jan. 15th). 

“We are really happy,” Coach Wallingford 

said of picking up the two wins before 

jumping back into AAC play next 

Wednesday. “We worked hard all week. 


Travis Strong pops a three-pointer for ETSU as USCU’s Jeremy Byrd tries to defend at the 

mini-dome yesterday. 

ETSU squeezes by USC-Upstate 


SPORTS EDITOR 


JOHNSON CITY — If East 

Tennessee State was expecting 

an easy, blowout victory in its 

Atlantic Sun opener, one of the 

newest Division I teams in the 

country made sure it didn’t 

happen. 

In fact, Saturday’s tilt was 

anything but a cakewalk for 

the Buccaneers. It was an ugly 

game for all the wrong reasons. 

The team that dealt the Atlantic 

Sun’s RPI a hefty blow 

with a loss to NAIA Bluefield 

made quite an impression in 

its conference debut. 

Either that or ETSU made 

league newcomer University 

of South Carolina-Upstate appear 

much better than their 2- 

13 record during a 67-60 win at 

Memorial Center. 

Perhaps it was a little bit of 

both. 

“We didn’t make shots and 

we didn’t execute at times. The 

second half was ugly,” said 

ETSU coach Murry Bartow. 

“Anytime you win a game, 

you take it and move on. 

You’ve got to work on things 

you didn’t do well. Offensively, 

we were out of sync a little 

bit, didn’t execute and turned 

it over a little bit.” 

The Bucs (7-7, 1-0 A-Sun) 

shot 50 percent from the field 

and committed 13 turnovers in 

the opening half. Things got 

worse in the second half as 

State shot 27.8 percent and 

committed an additional ten 

turnovers. 

“I think the most glaring 

thing was we didn’t make 

shots,” Bartow added. “I think 

if you’re not making shots, 

people think you’re not ready 

to play. We were ready to play. 

We just didn’t make clean 

looks. I thought Upstate had 

something to do with that.” 

The Spartans didn’t fare 

much better, shooting 34 percent 

from the field for the 

game with 20 turnovers of 

their own. But they were aided 

by an uncharacteristic performance 

from the Bucs. 

“We never really got going,” 

said ETSU guard Mike 

Smith. “You’ve got to give a lot 

of credit to them. They came in 

ready to play and we weren’t 

focused enough.” 

Smith had 13 points for the 

Bucs, who were led by a 14point 

performance from Andrew 

Reed, who spent the 

bulk of the game on the bench 

in foul trouble. 

Reed, coming off last 

week’s career performance 

against Appalachian State, cut 

loose early in the first half with 

ten consecutive points to give 

ETSU a 16-4 edge. 

The Buccaneer lead increased 

to 14 with a deuce 

from Tommy Hubbard, but 

sloppy play on ensuing possessions 

kept the cold shooting 

Spartans in the game. 

It was much of the same in 

the second half as the Bucs followed 

with their worst 20minute 

frame of the season after 

missing nine of their first 11 

attempts in the frame. 

“We kind of got slowed up 

a little bit,” Smith said. “We 

made some bad turnovers and 

never got rolling at a good 

pace.” 

On the other end of the 


SPORTS EDITOR 


JOHNSON CITY — From 

the opening tip, it was evident 

University of South 

Carolina-Upstate would 

have problems controlling 

East Tennessee State’s offense. 

The Lady Bucs hit 12 of 

their first 14 field goal attempts 

and opened Saturday’s 

conference opener with 

an 18-3 run en route to a 96- 

55 over the Division I newcomer 

at Memorial Center. 

It was quite a performance 

for the Lady Bucs, who 

were playing without standout 

Siarre Evans, who is day 

to day with a foot injury. 

“That’s probably as good 

of a start as I’ve seen in a 

long time,” said ETSU coach 

Karen Kemp. “They came 

out focused and shot the ball 

well. Without Sierre, our 

goal the last couple of days 

has been that everybody has 

to step up. 

“Everybody that stepped 

on the floor gave us more 

than what they’ve been giving 

us thus far. Hopefully, 

that’s a great sign for us.” 

The Lady Bucs had six 

players score in double figures, 

led by a 14-point effort 

from senior Kelly Turman. 

Senior Michele DeVault 

edged closer to her 1,000th 

point and tied the school’s 

three-point record with her 

third trey of the evening en 

route to 11 points. 

All three of her treys came 

within a four-minute span at 

the beginning of the game, 

pushing the Lady Buc lead to 

13-1. Nichelle Akers and 

freshman Sabrina Treakle 

added some easy buckets as 

the team increased their lead 

to 34-9. 

“I can’t remember the last 

time we started a game like 

that,” said DeVault. “Everybody 

was finding the hole 

early on and got us off to a 

great start.” 

Buckets from Turnman 

and Latisha Belcher continued 

State’s scoring prowess 

as they built a 54-19 advantage 

at the half. 

It only continued in the 

second half as ETSU 

outscored USC-Upstate 42- 

36 to roll towards their win. 

“I never thought it would 

be that lopsided,” Kemp 

added. “I think they may 

have been a little frustrated 

because they had a difficult 

loss at Radford and lost their 

best player (Oceana Jackson) 

with a knee injury. They’ll be 

a different team when we 

face them at the end of the 

year.” 

Belcher (11 points), Treakle 

(11 points), Devin Thompson 

(12 points) and Brittany 

Daniels (10 points) added 

double-figures to the Lady 

Bucs’ cause. 

Charale Powell and Kasey 

Thompson added 13 points 


Milligan beats Berea to 

improve to 12-2 on the year 

hardwood, a trey from Luke 

Payne and a deuce from Bobby 

Davis made it a seven-point 

game with 14 minutes remaining. 

The Spartans edged closer 

as a trey from Rashawn Brailsford 

made it a three-point 

game with less than ten minutes 

on the clock. 

Buccaneer forward Kevin 

Tiggs answered with a threepoint 

play of his own, and additional 

free throws pushed 

ETSU’s lead to ten, but the 

Spartans wouldn’t quit. 

ETSU senior Travis Strong 

hit a momentum-grabbing 

trey, but Brailsford, Payne and 

Mezie Uzochukwu quickly 

sliced the Buc lead to five. 

A quiet Smith answered 

with a deuce and pushed the 

ETSU advantage to nine from 

the charity stripe. 

The Spartans fought back 

within five on a Gabor Boros 

trey with 30 seconds remaining, 

but didn’t have enough 

time as the Bucs clinched the 

win with late free throws from 

Strong and Courtney Pigram. 

“We weren’t ready to play 

today,” Pigram said. “I’m glad 

we got the win, but we didn’t 

come ready to play. They were 

a very scrappy team.” 

Strong and Pigram added 

11 and 10 points, respectively, 

for the Bucs. 

The Spartans were led by a 

14-point effort from Jeremy 

Byrd, while Uzochukwu (11 

points), Payne (11 points) and 

Davis (10 points) all finished in 

double figures. 

Davis also added a gamehigh 

11 rebounds. 

The Bucs return to Memorial 

Center on Thursday against 

conference foe Campbell. 

We came alive today, and I was very happy 

to see that.” 

Milligan, who finished the night shooting 

66.0% overall, got outstanding performances 

from sophomore Danny McKeehan 

and junior center Jeff Barnes. 

McKeehan once again did it all scoring 

21 points, dishing out nine assists, grabbing 

four rebounds and coming up with 

two steals while Barnes finished with a 

team high 23 points to go with four rebounds 

and four assists. 

While McKeehan came up just one assist 

shy of a double-double, he was quick 

to give the credit to Barnes. 

“It’s kind of easy when you’ve got Jeff 

Barnes down there in the post,” McKeehan 

said. “He’s a monster and he’s been 

playing big for us all year. We really got 

out and ran tonight.” 

The Buffs took an early 12-10 lead on a 

dunk by Isaiah Harris and never trailed 

again. Six straight points by McKeehan 

put Milligan up 26-18 with 7:42 left in the 

opening half. They would finish the first 

stanza with a 14-2 run in which Barnes 

scored seven points to help the Buffs take 

a 50-34 lead to the break. 

“It was just good execution by the 

guys,” Coach Wallingford said. “We 

would go inside and then when they double 

and tripled teamed us we would go 

outside, and we got some open looks and 

were able to knock them down.” 

Milligan, who came up with 19 steals 

and forced 28 Berea turnovers in the 

apiece for the Spartans. 

Note: A pair of local players 

also contributed to USC- 

Upstate’s effort. Former Tennessee 

High standout Tara 

Tranum scored four points, 

while former Avery (N.C.) 

standout Kimberly Pitman 

added two. 

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game, didn’t let up in the second half. Former 

Elizabethton standout scored eight of 

his ten points after the break, and when 

the Buffs weren’t going inside to Barnes 

they were running the fast break to near 

perfection as they continued to pull away. 

“We really got out and ran tonight,” 

said McKeehan, who was guiding many 

of the fast break opportunities the Buffs 

converted. “I love being in the open court 

and having guys to my left and right. 

Everyone was just making the extra passes 

tonight. When it came down to some 

set plays, coach draws them up and we 

execute them. We go over them every day, 

so we know what’s going to be open. 

Everything worked out well tonight.” 

Davis Warner added eight points to go 

along with his game high six rebounds for 

Milligan. Tyler Estepp also had eight 

points while dishing out three assists and 

bringing in four steals. 

While the Buffs looked phenominal 

yesterday, the more important thing was 

gaining even more momentum heading 

back into the AAC schedule. Milligan is 

currently 3-1 in the conference and tied for 

first place with Bluefield and Montreat. 

“It’s big,” McKeehan noted of playing 

well as the AAC schedule gets ready to resume. 

“The league is completely different. 

Non-conference is good to get you ready, 

but when you get to the league everybody 

is aiming for you, and we are at the top 

right now. It’s good to get two wins before 

conference.” 

Lady Bucs dominate A-Sun opener 


ETSU’s Brianna McClelland fades away as she hoots a 

jumper against USC-Upstate yesterday afternoon. 

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Business & Commerce 

New Year’s Eve disclosures don’t offer much holiday cheer 

NEW YORK (AP) — The 

ball certainly did drop on 

New Year’s Eve for some investors. 

But instead of bringing 

them holiday cheer, it 

landed with a big thud. 

Many commentators 

blamed oil futures reaching 

$100 a barrel for putting investors 

on edge. But a convincing 

case could be made 

that the real hangover was 

triggered by announcements 

from H&R Block Inc., Zions 

Bancorporation and PHH 

Corp. after the stock market 

closed on the final trading 

day of 2007. 

Their news was all related 

to the current credit crisis 

gripping the financial 

world, suggesting the sting 

from that mess is far from 

over. 

H&R Block said it would 

pay its ousted CEO Mark 

Ernst $2.55 million in severance 

and allow options on 

three-quarters of a million 

shares to vest, even though 

he led the tax preparer dur- 

ing its failed expansion into 

subprime lending. Minutes 

later, Zions said it would 

take an additional $55 million 

charge to earnings because 

of a significant drop in 

the value of some of its 

mortgage-backed securities. 

And it wasn’t until just 

after midnight that PHH 

disclosed its pending $1.8 

billion buyout had collapsed 

because one of its proposed 

acquirers, Blackstone Group, 

failed to raise the cash needed 

to close the deal. 

By forcing investors to 

wait until the market reopened 

on Jan. 2 to react, all 

three companies likely won 

a host of new enemies on 

Wall Street, where lastminute 

surprises aren’t appreciated. 

That’s particularly 

true right now given how 

easily the housing and credit 

market malaise has gotten 

everyone spooked. 

H&R Block’s filing with 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission came at 4:31 

p.m. EST on Dec. 31. Company 

spokesman Nick 

Iammartino said the company 

typically releases news 

before or after the market 

closes, and with this announcement, 

“We did it 

when we could.” 

But that doesn’t make 

much sense given that the 

company says in its securities 

filing that its separation 

agreement with Ernst had 

been entered three days before 

on Dec. 28. 

Ernst resigned in November 

as chairman, CEO and 

president of the Kansas City, 

Mo., provider of tax, accounting 

and other financial 

services, which he had led 

since 2001. That came as 

losses related to subprime 

lending — an area that Ernst 

pursued for the company — 

mounted, and shareholder 

pressure for his departure 

intensified. Its stock tumbled 

19 percent last year. 

In the quarter ended Oct. 

31, H&R Block lost $502.3 

Virginia distributors latest 

in many to rejoin TVA system 

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — 

A decade after dropping the 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

in search of cheaper electricity, 

Bristol Virginia Utilities 

has rejoined the TVA system. 

With the start of the new 

year, the 16,000-customer 

distributor became the 159th 

municipal supplier or electric 

cooperative to hook up 

with TVA, the nation’s 

largest public utility. 

Bristol had been buying 

its power from American 

Electric Power Co., one of 

the nation’s biggest investorowned 

utilities. 

“The market has changed 

dramatically from what it 

was in the 1990s,” said 

Sandy Crusenberry, director 

of marketing and business 

development for the Bristol 

utility. “We wanted a longerlasting 

contract, and TVA 

made the best overall offer.” 

Bristol becomes the only 

distributor of TVA power 

based in Virginia and the 

first distributor to leave and 

later rejoin TVA in the 75year 

history of the Knoxville- 

based federal utility. 

In 1998, Cynergy Corp. offered 

Bristol Virginia Utilities 

a less-expensive contract 

to supply its power, allowing 

BVU to cut its rates below 

what TVA charged. 

But as energy markets 

tightened and fuel prices 

jumped, electricity costs in 

the deregulated wholesale 

market have risen. The Cynergy 

contract ended three 

years ago, and a new wholesale 

power contract from 

American Electric Power 

was priced 81 percent higher 

for BVU. 

TVA rates under the new 

20-year contract will be higher 

than what AEP charged, at 

least initially, but Bristol’s 

consultants project that TVAgenerated 

power will be 

cheaper over the long run, 

even with an anticipated 

TVA rate increase in 2008. 

To adjust to TVA, Bristol 

raised its customers’ rates 

about 8 percent in July and 

will raise them another 8 

percent in May. In addition, 

Bristol paid TVA $536,000 to 

build two new electric transmission 

lines to serve the city 

and paid a contractor 

$360,000 to remove an older 

line. 

In late 2006, TVA offered 

six other distributors planning 

to leave TVA a chance 

to rescind their cancellation 

notices at no additional cost. 

Three accepted — Shelbyville, 

Tenn.; Glasgow, Ky., 

and Bowling Green, Ky. 

The other three, all on the 

edge of TVA’s service area in 

Kentucky, are still planning 

to go. They are 22,000-customer 

Paducah (Ky.) Power 

System in 2009, nearly 4,000customer 

Princeton (Ky.) 

Electric Plant Board in 2010 

and 3,500-customer Monticello 

(Ky.) Electric Plant 

Board in 2008. 

TVA provides electricity 

directly to several dozen major 

industrial customers and 

through the 159 distributors 

to some 8.7 million consumers 

in Tennessee, Mississippi, 

Alabama, Kentucky, 

Georgia, North Carolina and 

Virginia. 

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AMD NY ... 6.25 -1.07 -14.6 -16.7 

Altria s NY 3.00 74.90 -1.06 -1.4 -.9 

Amgen Nasd ... 44.80 -2.26 -4.8 -3.5 

Anheusr NY 1.32 51.70 -1.15 -2.2 -1.2 

Apple Inc Nasd ... 180.05 -19.78 -9.9 -9.1 

ApldMatl Nasd .24 16.77 -1.10 -6.2 -5.6 

ATMOS NY 1.30 27.67 -.43 -1.5 -1.3 

BP PLC NY 2.54 73.67 -.28 -0.4 +.7 

BkofAm NY 2.56 39.85 -1.25 -3.0 -3.4 

BarrickG NY .30 47.93 +5.05 +11.8 +14.0 

Boeing NY 1.60 85.82 -2.43 -2.8 -1.9 

BrMySq NY 1.24 25.75 -1.11 -4.1 -1.8 

CSX NY .60 40.73 -3.54 -8.0 -7.4 

CVS Care NY .24 37.27 -2.73 -6.8 -6.2 

Chevron NY 2.32 93.35 -1.51 -1.6 ... 

CircCity NY .16 3.94 -.21 -5.1 -6.2 

Cisco Nasd ... 26.12 -1.44 -5.2 -3.5 

Citigrp NY 2.16 28.24 -1.05 -3.6 -4.1 

CocaCl NY 1.36 61.85 -.42 -0.7 +.8 

Comcast s Nasd ... 16.84 -1.56 -8.5 -7.8 

Comc sp s Nasd ... 16.75 -1.43 -7.9 -7.6 

CntwdFn NY .60 8.42 -.33 -3.8 -5.8 

Daimler NY 2.00 86.42 -10.53 -10.9 -9.6 

Dell Inc Nasd ... 22.09 -2.86 -11.5 -9.9 

Disney NY .35 31.13 -1.29 -4.0 -3.6 

DowChm NY 1.68 36.99 -3.10 -7.7 -6.2 

ETrade Nasd ... 3.23 -.31 -8.8 -9.0 

EMC Cp NY ... 16.99 -1.45 -7.9 -8.3 

EastChm NY 1.76 58.85 -2.51 -4.1 -3.7 

EKodak NY .50 19.76 -2.31 -10.5 -9.6 

EmersonEl NY 1.20 53.85 -3.18 -5.6 -5.0 

ExxonMbl NY 1.40 92.08 -2.92 -3.1 -1.7 

FstHorizon NY 1.80 16.33 -1.76 -9.7 -10.0 

FleetEn NY ... 5.65 -.15 -2.6 -5.5 

FordM NY ... 6.13 -.57 -8.5 -8.9 

GenElec NY 1.24 36.04 -1.30 -3.5 -2.8 

GnMotr NY 1.00 23.65 -1.65 -6.5 -5.0 

GlaxoSKln NY 2.06 50.29 -.46 -0.9 -.2 

Heinz NY 1.52 45.18 -1.69 -3.6 -3.2 

HewlettP NY .32 46.87 -4.49 -8.7 -7.2 

HomeDp NY .90 24.96 -1.72 -6.4 -7.3 

HonwllIntl NY 1.10 58.28 -2.92 -4.8 -5.3 

iShJapn nyaAmex .14 12.94 -.32 -2.4 -2.6 

iShEMkt nya Amex 1.95 144.67 -7.46 -4.9 -3.7 

iShR2K nya Amex .77 72.09 -4.47 -5.8 -5.0 

Intel Nasd .51 22.67 -4.09 -15.3 -15.0 

IBM NY 1.60 101.13 -8.96 -8.1 -6.4 

JPMorgCh NY 1.52 40.93 -1.95 -4.5 -5.4 

STOCK OCK 

REPOR EPORT 

Edward Jones 

www.edwardjones.com 

Member New York Stock Exchange, Inc and Securities Investor Protection Corporation 

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST 

million. Most of that came 

from its Option One Mortgage 

Corp., a subprime 

lending operation that H&R 

Block is in the process of 

closing after a planned sale 

to Cerberus Capital Management 

recently fell apart. 

Still, Ernst is walking 

away with a $2.55 million 

cash severance payment, as 

well as options on 762,925 

shares that will immediately 

vest. He will also receive the 

continuation of some insurance 

benefits. 

About 40 minutes after 

the H&R Block filing, Zions 

reported that it would take a 

pretax writedown of $33 

million related to an off-balance 

sheet investment vehicle 

known as a commercial 

paper conduit. That conduit, 

called Lockhart Funding, 

borrowed money short term 

in asset-backed commercial 

paper markets and invested 

the cash in longer-term assets 

like mortgage-backed 

securities and collateralized 

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Kellogg NY 1.24 51.17 -1.75 -3.3 -2.4 

Kennemtl s NY .48 33.31 -5.41 -14.0 -12.0 

LSI Corp NY ... 4.48 -.78 -14.8 -15.6 

LSI Inds Nasd .60 16.97 -1.43 -7.8 -6.8 

Level3 Nasd ... 3.01 -.05 -1.6 -1.0 

Libbey NY .10 15.01 -.99 -6.2 -5.2 

Lowes NY .32 21.08 -1.58 -7.0 -6.8 

MarvellT Nasd ... 12.31 -1.70 -12.1 -11.9 

McDnlds NY 1.50 57.05 -2.45 -4.1 -3.2 

MeadWvco NY .92 29.65 -2.07 -6.5 -5.3 

Merck NY 1.52 56.85 -1.86 -3.2 -2.2 

MerrillLyn NY 1.40 50.29 -2.68 -5.1 -6.3 

MicronT NY ... 6.40 -.87 -12.0 -11.7 

Microsoft Nasd .44 34.38 -1.74 -4.8 -3.4 

Motorola NY .20 15.07 -1.21 -7.4 -6.0 

OCharleys Nasd .24 12.76 -2.18 -14.6 -14.8 

Oracle Nasd ... 22.03 -.94 -4.1 -2.4 

PepsiCo NY 1.50 75.55 -1.48 -1.9 -.5 

Pfizer NY 1.28 22.83 -.07 -0.3 +.4 

PwShs QQQ Nasd .14 48.40 -3.46 -6.7 -5.5 

PrUShQQQ Amex 1.63 42.40 +5.18 +13.9 +11.6 

ProctGam NY 1.40 72.02 -2.23 -3.0 -1.9 

Qualcom Nasd .56 37.03 -2.54 -6.4 -5.9 

QwestCm NY .32 6.52 -.59 -8.3 -7.0 

RschMot s Nasd ... 103.35 -13.59 -11.6 -8.9 

RiteAid NY ... 2.15 -.66 -23.5 -22.9 

SLM Cp NY 1.00 16.67 -2.98 -15.2 -17.2 

SaraLee NY .42 15.93 -.30 -1.8 -.8 

SchergPl NY .26 25.56 -1.38 -5.1 -4.1 

SiriusS Nasd ... 3.12 +.06 +2.0 +3.0 

SnapOn NY 1.20 44.96 -3.17 -6.6 -6.8 

SwstAirl NY .02 11.42 -.81 -6.6 -6.4 

SprintNex NY .10 12.83 -.33 -2.5 -2.3 

SPDR Amex 2.73 141.31 -5.99 -4.1 -3.4 

SP Engy Amex .79 77.50 -2.87 -3.6 -2.3 

SP Fncl Amex .87 27.38 -1.56 -5.4 -5.4 

Starbucks Nasd ... 18.11 -2.02 -10.0 -11.5 

TempleIn s NY ... 18.82 +1.22 +6.9 -9.7 

TexInst NY .40 30.53 -2.96 -8.8 -8.6 

TimeWarn NY .25 15.91 -.74 -4.4 -3.6 

VerizonCm NY 1.72 42.60 -2.02 -4.5 -2.5 

Wachovia NY 2.56 35.46 -2.59 -6.8 -6.8 

WalMart NY .88 45.72 -2.36 -4.9 -3.8 

WA Mutl NY .60 13.07 ... ... -4.0 

WellsFargo NY 1.24 27.49 -2.60 -8.6 -8.9 

Wendys NY .50 23.34 -2.67 -10.3 -9.7 

Wyeth NY 1.12 44.27 +.10 +0.2 +.2 

Yahoo Nasd ... 23.16 -.29 -1.2 -.4 

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. 

debt obligations, or CDOs. 

In its filing — at 5:10 p.m. 

EST — Zions said it bought 

$840 million of securities 

from Lockhart because the 

conduit couldn’t get sufficient 

funding in commercial 

paper. The securities were 

bought below book value, 

which led to the writedown. 

Salt Lake City-based 

Zions also said it would take 

another $7 million writedown 

on a $25 million CDO 

it bought from Lockhart that 

had been recently downgraded 

by Fitch Ratings, as 

well as a $15 million pretax 

expense to record the fairmarket 

value of another recently 

downgraded CDO. 

The news spurred analysts 

to slash their earnings 

estimates; Goldman Sachs 

cut its fourth-quarter earnings-per-share 

forecast to 31 

cents, down from 62 cents. 

The stock, which lost more 

than 40 percent of its value 

in 2007, added to that decline 

with a 3 percent fall on 

401 Hudson Drive 

543-1181 

WEEKLY DOW JONES 

Wednesday to around $45 a 

share. 

Then at 12:18 a.m. on Jan. 

1, PPH said General Electric 

Capital Corp. and Blackstone 

had pulled out of their 

buyout of the Mount Laurel, 

N.J.-based vehicle lessor and 

mortgage lender. That was a 

result of Blackstone’s inability 

to secure debt financing 

for the deal. 

PHH’s shares, which 

were down about 40 percent 

last year, fell about 3 percent 

on that news to just over $17 

a piece. 

There isn’t anything illegal 

about these after-hours 

disclosures. Clark Hinckley, 

head of investors relations 

for Zions, said the company’s 

filing followed SEC 

rules to get the information 

out as soon as it became 

available. 

But this wasn’t just any 

night of the year. It’s hard to 

call that forthcoming when 

the news came out when no 

one was listening. 

Wal-Mart abandons online 

movie downloads less 

than a year after launch 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) 

— Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has 

closed an online movie 

download service it 

launched less than a year 

ago. 

The retreat for Wal-Mart, 

which accounts for about 40 

percent of all DVD sales, follows 

the company’s 2005 decision 

to abandon efforts to 

build an online DVD rental 

service. The world’s largest 

retailer instead turned its 

rental service over to Netflix 

Inc. 

Wal-Mart still operates a 

music download service and 

continues to sell CDs and 

DVDs at retail stores and 

over the Internet for shipping 

by mail. 

A message on Wal-Mart’s 

video download Web site 

said the store closed Dec. 21. 

The Web site said customers 

who already have bought 

movies could continue to 

watch them. 

In a statement, Wal-Mart 

spokeswoman Amy Collella 

said the company closed the 

store after Hewlett-Packard 

Co., which provided the software 

running the site, “made 

a business decision to discontinue 

its video download-only 

merchant store 

service.” 

Wal-Mart did not say 

whether it would attempt to 

start the service again using 

a different company’s software. 

Officials with HP did not 

immediately return a request 

for comment Friday morning. 

Launched in February, 

Wal-Mart’s video download 

service initially included 

3,000 films and television 

episodes for customers to 

buy and watch on their computers 

and in some cases a 

portable device. However, 

the movies do not work on 

standard DVD players or on 

the market-dominant iPod 

device from Apple Inc. 

Wal-Mart’s departure 

leaves Apple’s iTunes store 

and Amazon.com Inc.’s Unbox 

service among the options 

for movie downloads, 

which haven’t garnered as 

much consumer interest as 

online music sales. Last 

month, Time Warner Inc.’s 

AOL also scrapped its payfor-download 

movie service. 

Wal-Mart initially offered 

films from $12.88 to $19.88 

and individual TV episodes 

for $1.96 — 4 cents less than 

the iTunes store. Wal-Mart’s 

online store sold older titles 

starting at $7.50, compared 

with the $9.99 charged by 

iTunes. 

Many studios have resisted 

signing deals with iTunes 

in part because of Apple’s 

desire to sell movies at one 

price. Studios prefer variable 

pricing such as Wal-Mart offered. 

Curt Alexander CFP 

STOCK MARKET INDEXES 

52-Week Wk Wk YTD 12-mo 

High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg 

14,198.10 11,939.61 Dow Jones Industrials 12,800.18 -565.69 -4.23 -3.50 +3.24 

5,487.05 4,242.57 Dow Jones Transportation 4,260.39 -365.18 -7.89 -6.79 -7.63 

555.07 443.78 Dow Jones Utilities 532.08 -5.09 -.95 -.08 +18.86 

10,387.17 8,811.55 NYSE Composite 9,432.03 -371.86 -3.79 -3.17 +4.51 

2,562.20 1,993.91 AMEX Index 2,382.46 -45.76 -1.88 -1.13 +19.15 

2,861.51 2,331.57 Nasdaq Composite 2,504.65 -169.81 -6.35 -5.57 +2.89 

1,576.09 1,363.98 S&P 500 1,411.63 -66.86 -4.52 -3.86 +.14 

856.48 720.39 Russell 2000 721.60 -50.16 -6.50 -5.80 -6.99 

15,938.99 13,769.16 Wilshire 5000 14,210.85 -700.78 -4.70 -4.12 +.33 

4,017.40 3,302.45 Lipper Growth Index 3,666.58 -174.89 -4.55 -3.96 +8.42 

MUTUAL FUNDS 

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 

Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt 

American Funds GrowAmerA m LG 92,196 32.96 -2.6 +7.5/C +14.5/A 5.75 250 

American Funds IncAmerA m MA 67,112 19.00 -2.9 +1.7/D +12.0/A 5.75 250 

American Funds InvCoAmA m LV 74,763 31.96 -2.9 +2.7/A +11.5/C 5.75 250 

American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 67,283 32.54 -3.2 +0.7/B +10.5/D 5.75 250 

Fidelity Contra LG 80,863 70.76 -1.9 +15.6/A +16.7/A NL 2,500 

Fidelity Magellan LG 44,821 90.09 -2.5 +13.6/B +11.1/C NL 2,500 

Oppenheimer DiscoverA m SG 607 55.02 -1.3 +20.2/A +12.6/D 5.75 1,000 

Putnam GrowIncA m LV 10,105 15.08 -4.4 -9.6/E +8.5/E 5.25 500 

Putnam VoyagerA m LG 4,308 18.36 -2.9 -0.6/E +7.0/E 5.25 500 

Vanguard Wndsr LV 12,884 15.07 -5.5 -7.9/E +11.9/C NL 3,000 

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large 

Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV - Mid-Cap Value, 

SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, 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. Source: Morningstar.

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3 ARTICLES 

LOST & FOUND 

LOST Boston Terrier in 

Blue Springs area. 

423-474-6389. 

LOST in vicinity of Riverview 

Dr. Lab mix, 

long hair, black. Answers 

to Pepper. 

(423)543-1202. 

4 PERSONALS 

NEW ARRIVALS 

ABORTION? WHY? 

CONSIDER ADOPTION 

Warm, secure loving 

home available for 

newborn baby. Please 

call 1-800-606-4411. 

A-1081. 

5 SPECIAL 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

BUDGET Inn Unicoi: 

Monthly $550. Plus Tax. 

Weekly $140. Plus Tax. 

Extra person $20.00 

423-743-9181. 

FIRE DANGER 

Don’t burn your used 

Christmas tree in 

drought conditions. 

For safe disposal drop 

it off at 501 Dogwood 

Lane (Whisperwood 

Subdivision) Watauga. 

(423) 542-8149. 

CARTER County, Tennessee 

is now accepting 

bids for the items 

listed below. All bids 

must be submitted in 

writing and meet all 

specifications on or 

before January 25, 

2008 at 3PM at the 

Carter County Finance 

Office, Room 

203, 801 East Elk Avenue, 

Courthouse, Elizabethton, 

TN 37643. 

Carter County reserves 

the right to reject 

any and all bids, 

maintains the right to 

negotiate after bid, 

and waive any informalities. 

All bids must 

be received by the 

date indicated 

above, and should be 

mailed to: 

Jerome Kitchens 

Finance 

Department-Bid 

801 East Elk Avenue 

Elizabethton, TN 37643 

(423)547-4005 

Faxed bids are not acceptable. 

Further details/specifications 

are 

available on request, 

items for bids: 

Auditing services for 

internal school and 

cafeteria funds. 

5 SPECIAL 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

IF the legal registered 

owners of a 1964 

Dodge Polara Convertible 

VIN 

#205050447 does not 

legally claim the car 

by January 14, 2008 

then a title will be applied 

for with the state 

for the towing & storage 

bill. Anyone 

claiming this vehicle 

must have legal proof 

of ownership. R & D 

Finishing 423-543-1722. 

10 HELP WANTED 

GENERAL 

**JOBS!** 

**JOBS!** 

We currently need 

many people for the 

following temp to 

hire positions: Factory/Lt. 

Industrial 

$8.36/hr to start! will 

train! Saw operators. 

Experience required! 

pay negot. Local 

Class B Drivers-8/hr 

to start! Cook-Exp 

preferred! 7.50 to 

9/hr. doe. Housekeeper 

M/S dayshift. 

$6.00hr. 

A-1 WorkForce 

423-279-0788 

ATTENTION! DRIVER 

TRAINEES NEEDED! Excellent 

pay plus great 

benefits as a first year 

driver with Werner. No 

experience needed! 

15 day CDL training by 

C.D.I., 6201 Epps Mill 

Rd., Murfreesboro, TN. 

Get your career in 

gear! 1-888-892-7364 

BOONE Drug/Mountain 

City Oxygen Plant 

is hiring a Driver/Delivery 

Tech. Will require 

CDL with Hazmat and 

health Card. Must 

pass a thorough back 

ground check. Call 

423-727-4280 and ask 

for Jerry or Matt. 

EARN over $200.00 per 

month easily by donating 

Plasma. Call 

Plasma Biological 

Services @ 926-3169 

ELDERLY LADY in Johnson 

City looking for 

adult person to live 

with her in home. No 

medical experience 

needed will provide 

complete living expenses 

and nice 

home. Call 

423-794-0731. 

GET Paid to wave. 

Temporary oportunity. 

Must be outgoing and 

energetic. No experience 

necessary. 

948-9999. 

JOIN THE DISH 

NETWORK TEAM! 

START YOUR 

CAREER IN THE 

SATELLITE TV 

INDUSTRY. 

Now hiring employee 

and sub-contractor 

technicians. No experience 

necessary. 

Training is paid. Local 

work, weekly pay. 

Call for an interview 

1-866-321-4685 

Lone Star Steakhouse 

and Saloon, now hiring 

experienced bartender 

and servers. 

Apply in person between 

2 & 4, Monday 

thru Friday. No phone 

calls please. Elizabethton 

location only. 

LONG JOHN SILVER’S 

A&W 

West Elk Ave., Elizabethton 

is now hiring 

for day shift. Starting 

wages up to $6.50 per 

hour. Apply within. No 

phone calls please. 

NOW hiring full-time 

ASC mechanic. Must 

be dependable and 

have references. 

(423)543-5862. 

11 PROFESSIONAL 

HELP WANTED 

POLICE OFFICERS 

The City of Elizabethton 

is accepting 

applications for the 

position of Police Officer 

through Friday, 

January 25, 2008 at 

3:00 pm. Minimum Duties 

include but not 

limited to: security patrols 

on rotating shifts, 

traffic control, investigate 

and provide first 

aid at accident sites, 

detection investigation 

and arrest of persons 

involved in crimes 

and misconduct, pre- 

Immediate Openings! 

JC/Elizabethton/Jonesborough areas 

CNC, Assembly, Maintenance 

Forklift, General Labor, Packers 

Heavy & Entry Level Industrial 

$7 - $14 + 

Permanent Positions! 

Apply in person or online 

Johnson City Office 

3018 People Street, Ste. 105 

423-467-3535 

www.accuforce.com 

Classifieds 

542-1530 928-4151 


HELP WANTED 

pares reports and testifies 

in court. Minimum 

Requirements: Must 

be a U.S.. Citizen, possess 

a High School Diploma 

or GED and 

must be 21 years of 

age. Application 

process includes a 

written test, physical 

agility test and an extensive 

background 

review. Starting salary 

is $27,862.50 annually. 

Applications must be 

obtained from and returned 

to: Human Resources 

Department - 

City Hall - 136 South 

Sycamore Street, Elizabethon, 

TN 37643. 

- An Equal Opportunity 

Employer - 

ADON-RN 

As a Nurse at Ivy Hall 

Nursing Home you’ll 

experience the rewarding 

personal 

and professional satisfactions 

gained 

from providing a 

level of patient care 

that is second to 

none. Our Nursing 

staff are team members 

that successfully 

blend skill, commitment 

and compassion 

to our residents. 

When you join our 

team, you’ll enjoy 

competitive wages, 

health insurance 

and benefit package, 

and monthly 

bonuses. Apply in 

person at 301 

Watauga Ave., Elizabethton; 

fax resume: 

(423)542-9311 or 

email to: don@ivyhallnursinghome.co 

m. Joint Commission 

Certified. EOE. 

CNA 

Ivy Hall Nursing 

Home is looking for a 

full-time (2p-10p) 

compassionate and 

dedicated CNA. 

When you join our 

team, you’ll receive 

competitive wages, 

benefits package, 

plus shift and weekend 

differential pay 

and perfect attendance 

bonuses. Apply 

in person at 301 

Watauga Ave; Joint 

Commission Certified; 

EOE. 

SHIPPERS TRANSPORT 

COMPANY 

We need more OTR 

drivers for our 5x2 

program. Leave on 

Sunday morning return 

on Thursday pm 

or Friday am. Every 

Friday and Saturday 

home! Regular OTR 

runs available as 

well. Great pay, 

great benefits. 

CALL 

Stacey or Max 

866-841-7309 

423-438-0497 


HELP WANTED 

POST OFFICE NOW HIR- 

ING.Avg. Pay $20/ 

hour or $57K annually 

including Federal 

Benefits and OT. Paid 

Training, Vacations. 

PT/FT. 1-866-795-4072 

USWA 

POSTAL JOBS 

$17.33 to $27.58hr., 

now hiring. For application 

and free government 

job info, call 

American Asso. of Labor. 

1-913-599-8226, 

24hrs. emp. serv. 

Roan Highlands 

Nursing Center 

We realize it takes a 

team of dedicated, 

welltrained professionals 

to continually 

deliver a commitment 

to caring that our 

Residents deserve. 

Our Nursing staff are 

team members that 

successfully blend skill, 

commitment and 

compassion to our 

residents. We are recruiting 

for: 

RN………………………. 

PRN............................... 

. 

Earn up 

to………………..$28.65 

Now Hiring 

LPN’s 

Earn up 

to………………..$20.05 

Now Hiring C.N.A.’s 

Earn up 

to………………..$12.50 

If interested please 

apply in person at 146 

Buck Creek Road, 

Roan Mountain, TN. 

37687 

Joint Commission 

Certified/ EOE 

Martha Smith 

Human Resources 

Clerk 

Roan Highlands Nursing 

Center 

(423) 772-0161 

13 MUSICAL 

INSTRUMENTS 

FOR sale Baldwin piano, 

54’’ with bench. 

Excellent condition. 

$500. (423)543-1202 

leave message. 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

*Attic Insulation 

blown-in, energy savings 

guaranteed. Free 

estimates, 

423-389-2559, 

423-542-3963 leave 

message. 

*Handy Andy Home 

Improvements for all 

your interior, exterior 

repairs, pressure washing, 

painting, also gutter 

cleaning and leaf 

blowing. (423) 

543-1979, (423) 

895-0071. 

BRIAN’S STORAGE 

BUILDINGS! For sale. 

Display lot in Hunter 

on Hwy. 91. 647-1084. 

SUBSCRIPTION CLERK 

Elizabethton Newspapers, Inc. 

is currently accepting applications for a 

Full Time Subscription Clerk. 

Position includes but not limited 

to: Providing backup for Circulation 

Manager, maintenance of subscriptions, 

handling complaints, preparation 

of various reports. 

Candidate will be able to demonstrate 

accuracy and thoroughness, 

work well under pressure, speak clearly, 

listen and get clarification, follow policies 

and procedures and be highly 

dependable. High school diploma 

required. Great benefits. 

For consideration please come by 

300 N. Sycamore Street for application. 

EOE/HQ 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

ALL types of Home Repairs. 

Hauling, painting, 

gutters, landscaping, 

pressure washing... 

Mo’s Handyman 

Service 423-383-4211 

BACKHOE front loader, 

septic systems, field 

lines, land cleared, 

basements. Demolition. 

Affordable. 

22yrs. experience. 

542-3002. 

BULLDOG PLUMBING 

for all your plumbing 

needs. Tennessee 

state licensed, insured, 

725-2517, 895-0746. 

BULLDOG PLUMBING 

install Pex, water lines, 

guaranteed not to 

freeze and bust. 25yr. 

warranty. 

423-725-2517, 

ELIZABETHTON:Construction, 

Trackhoe, 

backhoe, frontloader, 

landcleared, 

site work septic systems, 

dirt, shale for 

sale. (423)547-0408, 

895-0499. 

GUTTERING seamless 

5” residential guttering, 

free estimates, 

423-335-4284, 

423-542-5364 

HAUL gravel for driveways, 

dirt for sale, 

also backhoe work of 

any kind. Call 

423-542-2909. 

HOMES & MOBILE 

HOME IMPROVEMENTS. 

Additions, sunrooms, 

textured ceilings, 

porches, carports, garages. 

Work guaranteed. 

(423)542-9483 

JLJ HOME IMPROVE- 

MENT, remodeling, 

room additions & vinyl 

siding. Licensed & 

Insured. 423-543-2101. 

KY CONSTRUCTION All 

types of excavation 

and demolition. Dirt 

and shale for sale. 

Specializing in finish 

grade work. Keith 

Younce 

(423)-341-7782 or 

(423)543-2816. 

Maid of Honor, Diane, 

reasonable rates. 

Elizabethton area. 

(423)926-5350, 

(423)747-3725. 

MAJOR minor plumbing 

repairs, burst pipes, 

septic problems. 24hr. 

services. Free estimates. 

Affordable 

prices. (423)773-2947. 

Shining Star Cleaning: 

Old fashion cleaning 

and prices. DETAIL 

cleaning. Homes and 

offices. Bonded. 

(423)833-7816. 

SHOEBOX RECEIPTS 

ORGANIZED. BOOK- 

KEEPING SERVICES US- 

ING QUICKBOOKS. 

JOB COSTING EXPERI- 

ENCE. (423)725-3878 

STONEY Creek Chimney 

Sweep and Rebuilding. 

Service in 

Tri-Cities, Free estimates. 

423-512-9014. 

Tolleys Mobile Home 

Moving. 1900 Bristol 

Hwy. Watauga. 

423-542-2533, Mobile 

360-0196 Bonded, Licensed, 

Insured, Certified. 

“While You’re Away’’ 

let me feed, water, 

walk your pets, water 

plants. Bring mail, 

newspapers in. Turn 

on/off security lights. 

Reasonable rates. 

(423)542-8863. 

15 SERVICES 

OFFERED 

BACKHOE WORK and 

SHALE FOR SALE. 

423-360-0196, 

(423)542-2533. 

Wing Chun Kung FU 

WINTER SPECIAL. 3 

months course $100.00 

1429 West G. 

(423)342-7726. 

16 BUSINESS 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Betsy Dairy Cream 

Next to downtown 

Elizabethton. In business 

for 40+ years. 

Features new patio, 

outside seating plus 

inside seating for 16. 

Call Pat Rogers 

677-6880 For More 

Information 

$149,900 

Northridge Ridge 

(423)282-1151 

19 BUILDINGS 

SALE/RENT 

13657 Hwy 67. 

DELI GROCERY 

Located on one of 

the main highways in 

Johnson County! 

GREAT CONDITION! 

Appliances and furnishings 

stay! 

C21 Whitehead 

Lisa Potter 

543-4663 

STEEL BUILDINGS 

Save thousands on 3 

canceled orders. Must 

move off of our books 

before tax time. 20x26, 

25x30, 35x50 Easy Payments! 

Call Today! 

20 ARTICLES 

FOR SALE 

$90 full/twin size Orthopedic 

mattress set, 

new in original plastic. 

552-1533. 

5 piece Cherry bedroom 

set, sleigh bed, 

beautiful wood finish, 

new in box. $495. 

(423)552-1533. 

PRE-OWNED 

Stk.#MB001 

YERF DOG RAIL 

BUGGY GO CART 

Excellent condition, 

one owner. 

MEREDITH BROTHERS 

AUTO SALES 

(423)543-8603 

American Water Heater Company, a division of A.O. Smith Corporation, is one 

of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-quality water heater products. 

We are currently searching for a qualified individual to join the 

Transportion Department 

TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Act as a liaison with customers for routing, planning, and 

resolving shipment issues, as well as schedule and secure 

deliveries for all shipping vendors. 

• Maintain bill of lading files and secure proof of deliveries as requested. 

• Maintain carrier rates and files. Publish rate comparison for various 

modes of inbound and outbound carriers. 

• Assist in resolution and reporting status of claims and freight loss. 

Preferred Qualifications include, but are not limited to 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics or related field. 

• Two years shipping and transportation experience. Must be familiar with 

DOT regulations. 

• Must be familiar with Microsoft Excel and Word. Working 

knowledge of MaxLoad or other Optimization Software 

considered a plus. 

Please fax or e-mail (preferred) your resume* and salary requirements to: 

American Water Heater Company 

Email: employment2@awhc.com 

Fax #423-434-1695 

Attn.: Employment 2 

*Resumes not accepted after January 20, 2008 

EOE M/F/V 

ADVANCED CALL CENTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 

If you have basic computer skills, enjoy helping people 

over the phone, have the flexibility to work nights and 

weekends, and enjoy a great team atmosphere – Here’s 

your career! Base hourly pay plus attendance bonus plan. 

In addition, monthly bonus potential!! We offer major 

medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, sick 

and vacation time and 401K retirement option. 

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW!! 

Apply on line at www.acttoday.com 

Or stop by our office at 

3043 Boones Creek Road, Suite 102 

423-283-5023 

20 ARTICLES 

FOR SALE 

A $119 Queen Pillow 

Top Mattress set, new 

in plastic, must sell, 

can deliver. 

(423)972-5514. 

KING size pillow top 

mattress, 3 piece set. 

New with warranty, 

delivery available. 

$200. (423)972-5512. 

4 SALE, Antique Art 

Deco Dining Room 

Suite, excellent condition, 

$1600. View by 

appointment. 

423-502-1535. 

MEMORY foam mattress 

set, same as 

NASA approved. Tempur-pedic, 

NEW, must 

move. $395. 

(423)972-5513. 

SLEIGH bed and mattress 

set, same as 

NASA approved Temper-pedic, 

NEW, must 

move. $395. 

(423)972-5513. 

SPECIAL, Lump Coal 

$88 ton, STOKER Coal 

$88 ton, FREE DELIV- 

ERY. 276-492-9590. 

276- 628-1573 

THOMPSON Center 

Hawken black powder 

rifle, 50 cal., like 

NEW asking $550. Jim 

423-474-2215 

25 PETS 

& SUPPLIES 

FOUND Beagle in vicinity 

of Gap Creek 

area. Call 

(423)542-3160. 

FREE AUSTRIA Herd 

Puppies. Veterinary 

check ups. 7wks. old. 

Ready to take home. 

(423)297-1055. 

26 COAL-OIL- 

WOOD 

FOR SALE 

SEASONED, ALL HARD- 

WOOD FIREWOOD. 

Split and delivered, 

(423)725-4721. 

28 CHILD CARE 

HELP/SERVICES 

IN MY HOME DAY 

CARE: 6wks & up, CPR 

and first aid certified. 

Jeannie 423-391-7070. 

Tennessee Tots Learning 

Center now enrolling 

children 2-5 year 

olds. Call for details. 

423- 543-3400. 

29 TOWNHOUSES 

CONDOS FOR 

SALE/RENT 

CHARMING Condo 

on Max Jett Road, 

2BR, 1 1/2 BA, no pets, 

(423)342-4237 

WEST END, new, corner 

of Williams and 

Happy Valley, 2BR, 

2BA, appliances, 

$138,000 

(423)543-5922 

30 ROOMS 

FOR RENT 

LARGE room with private 

bath and entrance. 

Fully furnished 

plus utilities. Monthly. 

(423)542-4475, 

(423)612-0132. 

31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

**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 


1693 Milligan Hwy 

Large 2BR, duplex all 

appliances plus dishwasher, 

Redecorated. 

$500.month 

423-282-6486 

1BR, stove, refrigerator, 

water, garbage 

pickup furnished, 

mini-blinds. Call 

(423)542-9200. 

LINE AD DEADLINES 

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31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

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 

1BR, very private, utilities, 

cable included. 

$385.mth. +dep. 

423-538-9481, 423-340- 

2309. 

1BR., washer/dryer 

hook-up, water furnished, 

(423)543-6611 

for more information. 

2224 West G Street, 

2BR, WD, AC, no pets, 

section 8 accepted. 

$400month 

423-725-2770, 

423-612-2847. 

2BR APARTMENT AND 

STORAGE BUILDING, 

W/D hook-up, no pets, 

$400month, $300deposit. 

references, 

credit check, 

(423)213-3500. 

2BR, 1BA. $375-$400. 

Security deposit 

$375-$400. Airport 

Apartments. 

547-2871. 

(423) 

2BR, newly remodeled, 

W/D hookup, 

CH&A. clean, quiet. 

$450.mth., no deposit 

required. Pets Welcome. 

423-791-1677 

ALEXANDER APTS 

Upstairs 

$325mo 

1bdrm 

Basement 

$350mo 

2bdrm 

water, hot water and 

garbage paid 

Very quiet, secure living 

ref's 

employed and 

NEWLY RENOVATED 

BRISTOL APTS 

2 & 3 bdrm units 

hardwood floors, new 

kitchen cabinets/appliances 

Electric heat/stove. 

Water,hot water and 

garbage paid 

Very quiet, secure living. 

2bdrm $350mo 

3bdrm$425mo 

$200deposit 

TALLADEGA APTS 

All Utitilities are paid 

for your convenience 

Effeciiency 

bdrm apts 

and 1 

Remodeled and updated 

Effeciency 

$200deposit 

$315mo 

1bdrm 

$200deposit 

$325mo 

You have to see them 

so call today 

956-0068 or 542-8493 

before 5 pm 

31 APARTMENT 

FOR RENT 

2BR, appliances, water, 

garbage furnished. 

Hampton 

$300dep., $425mth. 

423-725-9915, 

423-542-5025, 

423-895-2706. 

2BR, duplex, 1st floor 

near Elizabethton. WD 

hook-up, references, 

deposit. No 

pets/smokers. CH&A, 

dishwasher. 

(423)543-4131. 

LARGE 1BR, dishwasher, 

W/D hook-up, 

quiet neighborhood, 

close to town. 

$325month, 

423-677-3435 

5p.m. 

after 

NEW listing. New carpet, 

1BR, water, appliances, 

blinds, CH&A, 

no pets, garbage 

pick-up. 

213-9642. 

(423) 

NICE 2BR, large 

kitchen, appliances, 

W/D hook-up, CH&A, 

no pets, references, 

deposit, $400.mth. 

(423)474-2660. 

SINGLE room. Efficiency 

apartment. 

Fully furnished, W/D, 

light, water, wireless 

Internet provision. 

$550.mth., $350.dep. 

(423)213-0399. 

TOWNHOUSE: 502B 

West F. 3BR, 2BA. 

$650.mth., $400. dep. 

References. 1yr. lease. 

No 

(423)283-0027. 

pets. 

VARIETY of 1BR and 

2BR apartments available. 

Rent: 

$250month & up. Call 

Manager. 

423-547-2871. 

32 HOUSES 

FOR RENT 

122 OLD STATELINE 

ROAD, 2BR, 2BA, 

CH&A, fireplace, remodeled, 

furnished 

washer and dryer, 

$750month 

(423)282-6486. 

1234 Thomas Boulevard, 

3BR, 1 1/2BA, 

$685.mth., equal deposit. 

John S. Brookshire 

Real Estate. 

(423)543-6765. 

1810 West G Street, 

2BR, 1BA, CH&A, Westside 

School District, No 

smoking, 

$500month 

(423)213-8172 

pets. 

2BR, 2-1/2BA condo 

new development, 

garage, private, 

wooded area, located 

19E. $650mth., 

dep. 423-538-9481, 

423-340-2309. 

3BR, 1.5BA, CH&A, 

near Hampton High 

School, 

423-725-2036. 

contact 

3BR, 3BA, private, 

CH&A, Hunter Community, 

appliances, 

yard care included, 

no smoking, pets. 

$675month, 

(423)213-8172. 

ASSORTMENT of rentals: 

Farm, brick, frame, 

pets, rent to own, furnished 

and unfurnished. 

282-6486. 

33 MOBILE HOME 

FOR RENT 

16x80 3BR. 2BA. 

Happy Valley area, 

appliances, 

washer/dryer hook-up, 

private lot. 

423-257-2106 

423-416-0021. 

or 

2BR & 3BR. Close to 

schools & town. Background 

check. 

$375month, 

(423)677-3435 after 

5p.m. 

Hiring Event for LPNs 

$500 Sign On/Retention Bonus 

Gentiva Home Healthcare 

Is Currently Hiring Private Duty LPNs 

for the following areas 

Afton – 6A – 6P 

Morristown – 7A – 7P 

Rogersville – 7A – 7P 

Kingsport – 7A – 7P – pediatric 

Watauga – 7A – 7P 

Elizabethton – AM or PM 

Johnson City – AM or PM 

Blountville – flex hours 8 or 16 hour shift 

Unicoi – AM or PM 

Open House Hiring Event for LPNs: 

Where – Gentiva Health Service 

2004 American Way Kingsport, TN 

(behind Americourt Hotel) 

When – Wednesday, January 9, 2008 

Time – 10AM – 6PM 

• Qualified candidates will receive a free gas card!!!!!! 

• Excellent pay and benefits 

Any questions please contact Evelyn at 423-230-1000 

or apply online at www.gentiva.com/jobs 

great healthcare has come home 

EOE


VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT www.starhq.com 

FRED GOODWIN 

952-0226 - Office • 543-4063 - Home 

676-4063 - Mobile CAROL GOODWIN 

— FEATURED PROPERTY — 

595 Garrison Hollow Rd. • $124,900 

Beautiful country views from this home make for great setting. 

Home features hardwood floors, large living room with fireplace, dining 

room, cute eat-in kitchen, 2 bedrooms, large bonus room for 3rd 

bedroom or den, smaller room for great office. Home sits on .92 

acre. with room to add on, add. garage, has been used for mobile 

home with utility pole still in place. Great property. Call Carol 

Goodwin 676-4063 

REAL 

ESTATE 

BRAND NEW HOMES - 5 New 

Constructions in the city. Open floor 

plans, nice level lots. 2BD's. "photo 

similar." $97,500 & $99,900 

627 West C STR - 4 Unit Apt bld. 

in great location. Built in 1982 and 

within walking distance to shopping 

& schools. $159,900 

FRED GOODWIN 

Broker/Owner 

Silver Circle 

Award 

952-0226 - Office 

543-4063 - Home 

676-4063 - Mobile 

Questions About 

Buying or Selling? 

Call Fred or Carol 

676-4063 

423-543-5741 

112 South Armed Forces Dr. 

Elizabethton, TN 

Dean Blevins 542-2092 

Matt Zimemrman 342-8069 

705 N MAIN - Riverfront. 2BD/2BA. 

Beautiful home on historic street. 

Classic and remodeled. CH&A 

$115,900 

219 COAL CHUTE - 2BD/1BA. 

2 Car Garage. Well maintained 

home for a great price. 

$59,900 

CAROL GOODWIN 

Realtor/Owner 

NETAR 

Million $ Club 

2315 Eagle Drive • $389,900 

ONE OF A KIND PROPERTY!! Spectacular one owner custom built 

home all on one level with gleaming hardwood floors and ceramic tile. 

You can walk to Elizabethton Golf Course, enjoy private inground pool, 

relax in screened in porch that comes off very dramatic Master Suite or 

enjoy open family living area with gorgeous stone fireplace. Home offers 

5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, great sunroom and so much more. Wonderful 

kitchen with new appliances, new countertops accesses back deck and 

pool area for great entertaining. Wonderful home in Wonderful neighborhood. 

Call Carol for details and showings. 676-4063 

125 Lonestar Drive • $259,900 

Wonderful setting with great view. Beautiful 4 bedroom home with wrap 

around porch to enjoy yard and view. Hardwood floors on main level, large 

2 car garage, great master suite, 2 heat pumps, bonus room on 2nd level, 

Great screened-in porch, fireplace in living room, formal dining room, 

wonderful large eat-in kitchen with JennAir Range. Call Carol for more 

details 676-4063 

2207 Love Street • $339,900 

Wonderful spacious home in Golf Course Neighborhood. Property offers 4BRs, 3 

full BAs, and 2 half BAs. Home offers great spacious master suite, new appliances in 

kitchen and spacious family room and dining room. If you love entertaining or family 

time you will enjoy the large garden room which allows you to enjoy with screens or 

windows for winter enjoying. Yard is beautifully landscaped and also has great 

inground pool. Property has new architectural roof, 2 heating systems, corner lot and 

so much more. Call for all details of showing. Carol 676-4063 


FOR RENT 

2BR, 1BA, Blue Springs. 

$350.mth. or rent to 

own optional. Owner 

financing. $2,000 

downpayment. 

(423)542-8308. 

2BR, Trailer, furnished. 

$400. month, $200. deposit. 

Set up for handicapped 

person. No 

pets. 423-543-4155 

2BR, W/D hook-up, appliances. 

References 

required. No pets. 

$310. month, $250. deposit. 

(423)474-2945. 

4729 N. Roan St., Suite 1 (423) 282-1050 

Johnson City, TN 37615 info@netretn.com 

FEATURED PROPERTY: 

521 Jena Beth Drive $172,000 

This beautiful 3 BR, 2 BA Contemporary 

is close to everything! Huge stone fire- 

place & lots of windows in living room. 

Wood and tile flooring. Open kitchen. 

Your Realtors: Sandi Walters 

(423) 747-1858 swalters@netretn.com 

Michael Vickers (423) 202-2762 

easttnhomeseller@hotmail.com 

We always do what’s best for you! 

Tachelle Peters 

647-6088 

126 S. Main Street • Elizabethton 

www.rainbowrealtytn.com 

FEATURED PROPERTIES 

206 River Road • $66,900 

A very affordable home right on the river with a 

level yard and updates. This home is low maintenance 

and close to town. 

210 Black Bear Path • $215,000 

Move right in this fully furnished cabin mountain 

retreat, that borders the National Forrest. Home 

offers a large sitting room downstairs that could be 

used as a bedroom, with its own full bath, a loft, lots 

of living space, a beautiful wrap around porch, hot 

tub, and gorgeous surroundings. This home is a private 

get away in itself. 

Agent on duty today to assist you 

with all your real estate needs. 

AUCTION 

WHITEHEAD REALTY & AUCTION 

411 Bemberg Road - Elizabethton, TN 37643 

423-543-4663 

www.c21whitehead.com 

AUCTIONEER CLYDE STOUT LIC. #05159 • FIRM LIC. #3808 

HIGHWAY 91 TO 1ST TRAFFIC LIGHT PAST AIRPORT, TURN RIGHT, 

CROSS BRIDGE, FIRST ROAD TURN LEFT, HOUSE ON LEFT, SEE SIGN. 

Each office independently owned & operated. 


FOR RENT 

2BR, 2BA, den, CH&A, 

$400.month, $300deposit, 

no pets. 

(423)833-3432 

City of Watauga, 2BR, 

2BA, ideal for couple 

or couple with 1 child. 

Must furnish references. 

$300dep. 

$350mth., 

423-928-3418, 

423-929-1124, if no answer 

leave message. 

RENT TO OWN, remodeled, 

2BR, 2BA, downtown 

Elizabethton, 

rental lot, no pets, 

$1000down with 

owner 

$375month 

financing, 

(423)502-4215. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH • 11 AM 

123 LINCOLN DRIVE 

ELIZABETHTON, TN 37643 

HOUSE • LOT • PERSONAL PROPERTY 

Watauga River Property 

REAL ESTATE: 1400 sq. ft. stick built house. 5 years 

old, 3 BRs, 2 BAs, outbuilding, on 1.62 acres. Built by 

Whitehead Construction. 

PERSONAL PROPERTY: 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 

truck, 1980 Volkswagon Rabbit, 1984 Saab, several 

guns. For more information and photos visit our website: 

www.c21whitehead.com or call Tom Whitehead 

543-4663/213-8722. 

TERMS: Real Estate - 5% down; balance 30 days upon 

closing. 

Personal Property - Cash or Good Check Day of Sale. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE 

TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL OTHERS 


FOR RENT 

2BR, 2BA, private lot, 

new carpet, W/D 

hook-up, dishwasher, 

non-smoking, no pets. 

$450.mth, $400.dep. 

(423)543-4852. 

36 LAND 

FOR SALE 

BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN 

VIEWS (2) 1/2 acre lots 

in East Side, Elizabethton 

city limits. 

Priced for quick sell 

$14,000each or $26,00 

for both. Call 

423-773-3106 leave 

message. 

37 LAND W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

1279 Goose 

Bradley Road 

$209,900 

Watauga Lake front in 

a desirable location 

with investment potential. 

Water and 

electricity tap fees already 

paid. Great 

view and 187 feet of 

lakefront. 

RAINBOW REALTY 

423-547-2800 

129 Commodore 

$12,500 

Three minutes outside 

city limits in the Elizabethton 

High School 

zone.150x125 lot suitable 

for any mobile 

or stick built homes. 


(423)547-2800 

580 Whaley 

Town Road, Butler 

Serenity awaits you 

just 15 miles from 

Elizabethton. 13.9 

acres of rolling pasture, 

barns and outbuildings 

with a cute 

3 bedroom cottage. 

Call David Collins 

423-335-3078 

Realty Executives 

Julian Real Estate, 

LLC 

423-547-2740 

DRY HOLLOW 

ROAD 

$558,000 

46.5 acres of good 

lying land with flat 

grassy pastures and 

unsurpassed mountain 

views. Property is 

suitable for farming, 

retreats, or subdividing. 

A portion joins 

the U.S. National Forest. 


(423)547-2800 

37 LAND W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

Lakeview Drive 

$150,000 

184 feet of Watauga 

Lake Front, just 

across the street from 

the new development 

called The Retreat 

at Doe Mountain. 

This lot is a great 

investment! 


(423)547-2800 

MOUNTAIN 

MEADOWS 

Nice building lot in 

Mountain Meadows. 

Lovely cabins already 

built in this development 

and everything 

is first class. Three lots 

available, ranging 

from $18,900-$24,900. 


(423)547-2800 

Southside Sneedhill 

Road 

$30,000 

Nice lot located on 

the corner of Southside 

and Sneedhill 

Roads. 


(423)547-2800 

38 LOTS 

FOR SALE 

HAVE you ever 

thought of having 

the perfect place in 

the country to build 

your dream house? 

This is it! A beautiful 

restricted lot - two 

minutes from Elizabethton, 

ten minutes 

from Johnson City - 

125’x235’ - .6607 

acre. Hilton Hill 

Road, Range community. 

Fantastic 

view of Holston 

Mountain , country 

privacy, city water, 

septic approved for 

3 bedroom/2 baths. 

You must drive by 

and walk on lot to 

see for yourself. Call 

(423)929-1064 

PEARL BOWERS ROAD 

1 - 1.01 Acre lot, restricted. 

Bluesprings. 

Great views, peaceful 

settings. $23,000. 

Northeast TN. 

Rental Property 

Sales 

423-956-0478 

Shell & Associates 

308 WEST G STREET 

ELIZABETHTON, TENNESSEE 37643 

BUS: (423) 543-2393 

FAX: (423) 543-2135 

OPEN SUNDAY 1:30 - 5:00 

172 LAUREL HOLLOW RD — 

2 mobile homes on 5+ acres. 1 

mobile home is 3 BRs, 2 BAs 

and the other is 2 BRs, 2 BAs. 

Priced to sell! MLS#253606 

$85,500. 

39 LOTS W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

DEER CROSSING @ 

SHELL CREEK 

This is your chance 

to get in early on 

one of the newest 

gated developments 

in beautiful 

Roan Mountain, TN. 

Twenty-one lots 

priced from $32,900 

to $69,900. All lots 

are at least an acre 

in size, and most 

have excellent 

mountain views. 

Call Jason @ Randall 

Birchfield Real Estate 

423-543-5959 

Hwy. 91 

$79,000 

Commercial lot on 

high traffic county 

highway suitable for 

any small business. 

Septic and water tap 

installed and 216 feet 

of creek footage. 


(423)547-2800 

Lot 5 

Greene Street 

Property backs up to 

national forest. One 

of the few vacant 

lots in Cordell Acres! 

$18,000 

C21 Whitehead 

Stacey Whitson 

543-4663 

SMITH HOLLOW 

$28,500 

Building lot on Hwy. 

321 & Smith Hollow 

Road. Less than one 

mile from Little Milligan 

Boat Ramp on 

Watauga Lake and 

Mallard Cove Marina. 

Lot on Smith Hollow 

Road also available. 


(423)547-2800 

Wilshire Dr./Sunrise Dr. 

$34,900 

Upscale building lots 

with protective restrictions 

and an East 

Tennessee mountain 

views to die for. Add 

your new dream 

home to the beautiful 

neighborhood. Less 

than 5 miles to Elizabethton, 

20 miles to 

Watauga Lake, 60 

minutes to Boone, 

NC, 45 minutes to 

Abington, VA, and 20 

minutes to Bristol 

Race Track. 


(423)547-2800 

308 WEST G STREET — 

Professional office space available 

for lease. Rent is all - 

inclusive; includes water, electric 

and maintenance fees. 

Contact office to view property 

(owner-agent) MLS#238228 

1541 SOUTHSIDE ROAD — 4 

unit apartment building with 

excellent rental history. Each 

unit is 2 BRs, 2 BAs and all are 

single level living! GREAT 

INVESTMENT! Owner/Agent) 

MLS#242565 $239,900 

714 WEST C STREET — Office 

building in Elizabethton for sale 

with over 8,000 SF of finished 

space. At present, half of the 

building is leased. Owner will 

lease office spaces of approximately 

2000 SF for $1,000 

month. MLS#246963 $375,000. 

TOM BURD on duty. Call after hours 543-8703 

Stop in for additional information 

39 LOTS W/PHOTO 

FOR SALE 

250 CHURCH 

Nice level lot in city! 

All utilities present! 

Not many lots of this 

kind are still available!! 

$32,500 

C21 Whitehead 

Maddie Cox 

543-4663 

40 LOTS 

FOR RENT 

LEVEL lot space available, 

convenient location, 

3 minutes from 

downtown. $125. mth. 

423-543-6126. 

LEWIS MOBILE HOME 

ESTATES: Two mths. 

FREE. No drinking, 

drug use. $120.mth., 

423-474-2854. 

fied references. 

Quali- 

42 HOUSES 

FOR SALE 

4 SALE BY OWNER, 

100FT. + on Doe River, 

2BR, 2BA, brick, renov. 

inside and out, Elizabethton 

City School, 

614 Bravo Street, 

$171,700. View by appointment 

(423)502-1535. 

only. 

BANK FORECLOSURE! 

303 West G St. 3BR, 

2BA, 1938 sq.ft. 24x24 

apt. in back. Excellent 

rental potential. 100% 

financing. $145,000. 

543-5050, 282-9277. 

Thinking about selling 

your home call me today 

and get your free 

market analysis. David 

Collins, 423-335-3078. 

Realty Executives Julian 

Real Estate , LLC. 

Tired of calling and 

the house you want 

has already been 

sold. Let me help you 

get the most current 

info on new listings by 

all area Realtors at no 

cost to you. Call David 

Collins 423-335-3078 

Realty Executives, Julian 

Real Estate, LLC. 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

210 BLACK BEAR 

PATH 

$215,000 

Fully furnished cabin 

offering large sitting 

room, loft, wrap 

around porch, and 

hot tub. This home is 

a private get away in 

itself. 


(423)547-2800 

212 Dogwood 

Acres Road 

$139,900 

Beautifully updated 

and decorated 3BR 

2BA brick features 

fireplace, large 

decks, 2 car garage 

& convenient to 

schools, Watauga 

Lake, and Appalachian 

Trail. 


(423)547-2800 

416 CARTER BLVD. 

REDUCED 

$127,900 

3BR, 2FBA, hardwood 

flooring, master BR on 

the main level, 

fenced backyard 

with deck and gazebo. 

A Must See! 

CALL LESLIE GLOVER 

REALTY EXECUTIVES 

DIRECT:423-773-2758 

OFFICE:423-952-0226 

418 W E Street 


37643 

Great Location! 

3BRs, 3BA home. Formal 

Living & Dining 

Room, Den, 2 fireplaces, 

patio with 

grill, and level yard. 

Blue Ridge Properties 

423-282-5182 

Sheryl Garland 

423-895-1690

Star 

word rates: 

15 WORDS OR LESS 

1 DAY - $4.75 2 DAYS - $7.00 

6 DAYS - $10.00 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

107 Vista View Dr. 

"GREAT 

OPPORTUNITY" 

On This Lease To 

Own Option 

Brand New Cabin in 

Roan Mountain. 4,000 

ft. elevation. 

Call Sondra 

957-5313 

BRASWELL REALTY 

INC. 

(423)772-0100 

119 WILLIAMS 

Elegant and beautifully 

decorated, remodeled 

and immaculate. 

Great city 

location, excellent 

neighborhood, Nice 

yard, updates galore, 

including security 

system. 

$89,900.00 

C21WHITEHEAD 

PAM POPE 

423-543-4663 

1221 BROAD STREET 

3BRs, 2FBS, hardwood, 

tile, carpet, 

gas fireplace, 1709 

sq.ft. living space, 

1878 sq.ft. garage 

and basement. 1/2 

acre lot. $199,900. 

Must See! 

(423)542-3342 

1268 Gap Creek Rd. 

Beautiful Split Foyer, 

also a 14x70 Norris 

Mobile Home (like 

new). 

2 homes for $169,900. 

Call Sondra 

957-5313 


INC. 

(423)772-0100 

127 JOURNEYS END 

Sit on your porch 

and listen to Doe 

River rushing by 

across the street. 

Well maintained one 

level brick & vinyl 

home, situated on a 

large level lot 

on dead end street. 

Updates include replacement 

windows, 

refinished hardwood 

flooring, and ch&a. 

Open floor plan offers 

large living/dining 

combination, 

kitchen w/all appliances, 

and large 

bath. Attached carport. 

Partial basement. 

Security system. 

Barn outbuilding 

for mower storage. 

$74,900 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

104 Winner Street 

Hunter Area 

Completely Remodeled 

3BR, 2BA. Large 

Corner Lot, New Heat 

Pump, Roof, Siding, 

Windows, 

100% Financing For 

Qualified Buyers 

$104,000. 

423-213-8172 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

134 RUFUS TAYLOR 

RD. 

Nice 3BR, 2BA brick 

home on level 4.92 

acres. Land can be 

purchased separately. 

$192,000. 


423-547-2800 

138 Bill Lewis Road 

Beautiful 2BR, 2BA, 

Lrg Kit, Lrg LR ,New 

Heat Pump, Water 

Purifier System, Detached 

Garage. 

REDUCED $144,900. 

C21 Whitehead 

Linda Whitehead 

543-4663 

1523 COFFEE 

RIDGE LOOP 

HIDDEN AWAY IN THE 

MOUNTAINS BE- 

TWEEN ERWIN TN. 

AND ASHEVILLE, N.C. 

BREATH TAKING 

SCENERY AND A 

GENTLE FLOWING 

CREEK. THIS BRICK 

HOME FEATURES 3 

BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS, 

FORMAL LIVING AND 

DINING ROOM, EAT 

IN KITCHEN, DEN 

AND YOUR OWN 

HOME THEATER. 

BEAUTIFUL WORK- 

MANSHIP IN EVERY 

DETAIL. 

BLUE RIDGE 

PROPERTIES 

282-5182 

SHERYL GARLAND 

895-1690 

155 Pleasant Hill 

This 2 or 3BR home 

on 4.48 acres offers 

spectacular views of 

the surrounding valley 

and mountains, a 

beautiful yard, large 

horse barn, large 

decking for entertaining 

and a pool. 

$239,900. 


(423)547-2800 

1565 Southside 

Road 

2BR, 1BA cottage, 

close to downtown 

and in West Side 

School District. Completely 

remodeled 

inside! $84,900. 

C21 Whitehead 

Tom Whitehead 

543-4663 

203 Lina Harvey 

Road 

$450,000 

2BR, 2BA brick 

rancher perfect for 

vacation or retirement. 

Approx. 34 

acres with 834' bordering 

the National 

Forest with a southern 

exposure. 


(423)547-2800 

Classifieds 

542-1530 928-4151 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

206 MARION 

BRANCH 

Spacious home! 

Master on the main, 

2 bedrooms upstairs, 

2 full baths, 2 half 

baths, formal living 

and dining room, 

den, eat in kitchen. 

Plenty of storage inside 

and outside. 

workshop/barn with 

loft. Mountain views! 

BLUE RIDGE 

PROPERTIES 

282-5182 


895-1690 

209 ROOSEVELT 

Minutes from town, 

yet totally 

secluded, one level 

cedar shake home is 

ideal for those seeking 

privacy and a 

unique, custom 

home. Immaculate 

condition. The only 

views from this gorgeous 

home are of 

trees and mountains. 

Features open living, 

dining, kitchen with 

hardwood flooring, 

all appliances included, 

and rock 

fireplace in the dining 

area. Huge 

sunken family room 

with fireplace, wall of 

windows, built-ins 

and an office alcove. 

Two bedrooms and 2 

updated baths. Master 

offers a private 

glassed and heated 

sunroom. Trane 

CH&A and triple 

pane windows. Detached 

3 car carport 

with workshop. Beautiful 

home has been 

lovingly maintained 

and is reasonably 

priced. 12 Miles from 

the Bristol Speedway. 

$104,900. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

543-5741 

2149 Siam Road, 


MLS # 256887 

$87,500. 

4BRs, large kitchen 

and dining room, 2 

fireplaces bring about 

a little extra charm. 

All of this with a great 

view of surrounding 

mountains. 

The Owner Is Selling 

As Is 

Call David Collins at 

423-335-3078 


Julian Real Estate 

(423)547-2740 

215 E Cottage Ave. 

2BR, 2BA home in the 

heart of Elizabethton 

w/carport on a nice 

size lot. $62,500 

Penny, 

Century 21 

Whitehead Woodson 

725-4000 

240 BUNKER 

HILL RD. 

Log home nestled 

among the trees! 

3BRs, 2BAs, great 

room with stone fireplace, 

kitchen and 

sunroom looking out 

over your private 

backyard. 2 car garage 

and 

wrap-a-round porch. 

Close to shopping, 

lake, hiking trails and 

ski slopes. 

BLUE RIDGE 

PROPERTIES 

(423)282-5182 

Sheryl Garland 

(423)895-1690 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

2548 Bob Little 

Road 

$135,995 

Brick home close to 

town, move in condition. 

3BR, CH&A, 

beautiful hardwood, 

open kitchen, den 

area, fireplace, 

heated sunroom, 

double garage. 


(423)547-2800 

2652 Hwy 91 

$205,000 

Rare find with over 

2000 sq. ft. of living 

space, 4.31 acres of 

level land, 3BR & 2BA 

& a fenced yard. 


(423)547-2800 

303 Harbour View 

4BR, 3FBAS and two 

1/2BAs home with 

lots to offer! Over 

3300 sq. ft. $274,900. 

C21 Whitehead 

Deborah Sutherland 

423- 543-4663 

323 Pine Hill Rd. 

Location, Location 

Location! 6BR, 2BA, 

HWD FLRS, Tile in 

kitchen and baths. 

$215,000. 

C21 WHITEHEAD 

LINDA WHITEHEAD 

543-4663 

402 CALAB 

New condominium 

development in West 

Elizabethton. Classic, 

quality construction. 

9’ ceilings. Large living 

room and dining 

with tray ceilings. 

Custom kitchen with 

appliances. Master 

suite with private 

deck, walk-in closet 

and ceramic bath 

with whirlpool tub. 

Hardwood and tile 

flooring. Exterior is 

brick and stack stone 

with architectural 

roofing. Perimeter of 

lot will be surrounded 

by wood fencing and 

extensive landscaping 

for privacy. The 

location of this development 

is convenient 

to everything. 

$129,900. 

RUSS SWANAY 

REALTY 

423-543-5741 

409 Monument 

Place 

3BR, 1BA home in 

great location! HW 

throughout! Fenced 

in yard, hot tub, pool! 

$109,900. 

C21 Whitehead 

Lisa Potter 

423-543-4663 

4334 W Hwy 67. 

This 2BR, 3BA home 

features an open 

floor plan, 2 car garage, 

and great 

mountain views. 

$159,500. 

Tom, Century 21 

Whitehead Woodson 

725-4000 

43 HOUSES 

W/PHOTO 

502 WEST F 

STREET 

SPACIOUS END UNIT 

TOWNHOUSE WITH 

3BR, 2BA. GREAT CITY 

LOCATION! HARD- 

WOOD FLOORING, 

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Happy Valley’s Dustin Johnson tries to drive around a Chuckey-Doak defender last night at 

Bayless Gymnasium. 

Warriors 


gym with a 53-44 win. 

Happy Valley was tied at 13 

at the half as neither team was 

able to connect on a first half 

trey (0-of-11) while shooting a 

combined 10-of-42 (24 percent) 

from the field. Both teams 

erupted in the second half as 

the Lady Warriors drained five 

3-pointers to pull out to a 32-29 

lead to start the fourth then 

kept it going to the end. 

The Knights couldn’t keep 

up to the final gun as Happy 

Valley used a 9-0 run to start 

the fourth while scoring 40 after 

the break. 

“A lot of other teams played 

a bunch of Christmas tournaments 

and we didn’t,” said 

senior captain Hannah Banks. 

“We just tried to practice after 

Christmas to get back to the 

swing of things because everybody 

else had games.” 

It was the Lady Warriors’ 

(9-4, 3-2) first action since a 53- 

45 win over Hampton at home 

on December 21 and shots just 

weren’t falling in the first two 

frames. If it wasn’t for their patient 

half-court defense, missing 

their first seven shots of the 

second quarter would have 

buried them as would have a 

field goal drought that extended 

over eight minutes in the 

first half. 

Down 12-7 out of a timeout, 

Banks (19 points, six steals) 

found a backdoor lane underneath 

and freshman point 

Cara Bowling spotted her for 

an easy lay-in. Lyndsey Toney 

spotted Banks in the next halfcourt 

set to cut the lead to one 

at 12-11. 

Bowling hit two freebies to 

go in tied at 13 and head coach 

Ben Godsey had a stern but 

most likely soft-spoken message 

for them in the locker 

room. 

“I challenged some of 

them,” said Godsey.” I yanked 

three or four of them out of the 

game because they weren’t doing 

their job and in the second 

half they responded to it.” 

There might have been nobody 

that responded as well as 

Toney. After only taking one 

shot attempt before half, Toney 

got set and made three consecutive 

shots including two 

Seahawks 


cally ran downfield with the 

no-huddle offense behind 

mothballed quarterback 

Collins to score their first 

touchdown. Then came an interception 

by LaRon Landry, 

who took over at free safety after 

Taylor’s death, to set up another 

TD that gave Washington 

a 14-13 lead with 12:38 to play. 

Landry later picked off another 

pass when the Seahawks 

were trying to rally. 

But two special teams gaffes 

kept the Seahawks going. 

Shaun Suisham was wide left 

on a field goal from 30 yards 

after Seattle returner Nate 

Burleson misjudged a kickoff 

that was recovered by the Redskins. 

And a 33-yard punt by 

Derrick Frost gave Seattle 

good field position to set up 

the go-ahead touchdown. 

Taking over at Washington’s 

42, the Seahawks scored 

threes and a long two. Her 

buckets seemed to loosen up 

the defense for Banks and her 

last three extended the lead to 

four at 27-23. 

“Coach Shannon (Byers) 

was telling me to shoot the ball 

more and telling me to get my 

feet set and get ready to 

shoot,” said Toney (eight 

points). “When I took those 

first two it finally got my momentum 

going as a shooter.” 

Bowling had nine points inclucing 

7-of-10 from the stripe 

and junior post Summer Ward 

was active on the glass with 10 

boards to go with her seven 

points. 

Chuckey-Doak was led in 

scoring with Jessica Mathes 

with 13 points and nine boards 

and soccer specialist Victoria 

Baldwin tossed in 12 and 

grabbed 11. The Black Knights 

(3-11, 1-5) outrebounded Happy 

Valley 40-32, but had a seven 

minute drought without a 

field goal that started at the 

end of the third. 

“I think that Happy Valley 

just started hitting with their 

outside shooters,” said 

Knights’ coach Beth Frye. “We 

made some untimely 

turnovers and they scored off 

of them and we didn’t respond 

towards the end. They’re a 

very good team and well prepared.” 

The Black Knights host 

Johnson County on Tuesday 

while Happy Valley travels to 

West Greene. 

Boys 

Chuckey-Doak 74 

Happy Valley58 

Happy Valley got a moral 

victory Friday night against 

Chuckey-Doak. Too bad they 

can’t count that. 

Despite being undersized 

and under-experienced at 

nearly every spot on the floor, 

the Warriors refused to back 

down but in the end were 

overwhelmed by the Black 

Knights’ attack. 

Happy Valley fell 73-58 to 

Chuckey-Doak at Bayless 

Gym Friday night and fell to 0- 

13 and 0-5 for the year. Black 

Knight transfer Brad Dobner 

(25 points) proved to be worth 

the hype and word of mouth 

five plays later. Hasselbeck 

pumped right and threw left to 

Hackett, who had safety Pierson 

Prioleau beaten by 5 yards. 

A pass to tight end Marcus 

Pollard gave Seattle a 2-point 

conversion and a 21-14 lead 

with 6:06 to play. 

Then Collins, who engineered 

all four victories in the 

winning streak despite not 

having started a game since 

1997, finally had a pass land in 

the other team’s hands. When 

receiver Santana Moss appeared 

to give up on a route 

deep down the right sideline, 

Trufant easily hauled in the 

ball and returned it 78 yards 

for a score. 

With the Redskins desperately 

trying to catch up, 

Babineaux intercepted and returned 

it 57 yards for a score 

with 27 seconds left. Collins 

had not thrown an intercep- 

and the rest of his teammates 

proved that Chucky-Doak is a 

legitimate conference champion 

threat. 

The Knights (12-1, 4-1) 

drained 66 percent from the 

field (33-of-50), but couldn’t 

pull away from the Tribe until 

late. Happy Valley gave head 

coach Charlie Bayless outstanding 

effort for 32 minutes, 

but couldn’t match up with 6foot-3 

Dobner, 6-foot-4 post Jason 

Shelton (10 points, 11 

boards), or the sharpshooting 

of point guard Corey Ottinger 

(20 points). 

David Johnson (16 points) 

had an outstanding night from 

behind the arc for the Warriors, 

hitting five treys including one 

off a pass from Jake Hodge 

near the end of the first to cut 

the lead to 18-16. Brandon 

Burchfield (14) had some fearless 

drives to the basket as well 

including a steal and drive the 

distance that cut the lead to 24- 

18, but there was really no 

match for number 34 (Dobner) 

on the floor. 

Despite not yet coming 

away with a win, Johnson said 

that the team was in good spirits 

and still hopefully that good 

things will come. And despite 

the height disadvantage, the 

Tribe was only outboarded 28- 

26. 

“We’re doing real good,” 

said Johnson. “We haven’t really 

gotten blown out by anybody. 

It’s been rough, but I 

think we’ll pull through and 

pull out a few games.” 

———— 

Chuckey-Doak 73, Happy Valley 58 (boys) 

Chuckey-Doak 20 21 14 18 — 73 

Happy Valley 16 11 16 15 — 58 

CHUCKEY-DOAK (73) 

Fezell 6, Lady 5, Bradley 4, Ottinger 20, Dobner 

25, Moss 1, Sexton 1, Shelton 10. 

HAPPY VALLEY (58) 

Burchfield 14, Gouge 1, Da. Johnson 16, Du. 

Johnson 5, Whitson 14, Fleenor 5, Hodge 4. 

3-point goals: CD 3 (Ottinger 2, Bradley). HV 

8 (Da. Johnson 4, Burchfield 2, Fleenor, 

Hodge) 

Happy Valley 53, Chuckey-Doak 44 (girls) 

Chuckey-Doak 8 5 16 15 — 44 

Happy Valley 6 7 19 21 — 53 

CHUCKEY-DOAK (44) 

Baldwin 12, Frye 4, Johnson 3, Wees 2, 

Moss 5, White 5, Mathes 13. 

HAPPY VALLEY (53) 

Torey 8, H. Hughes 5, Bowling 9, Banks 19, 

Ward 7, Henson 5. 

3-point goals: CD 2 (Frye, Johnson). HV 5 

(Toney 2, Banks 2, ,Ward) 

tion since Nov. 30, 1997, when 

he played for Buffalo in a game 

against the New York Jets. 

As they have over the second 

half of the season, the Seahawks 

preferred the pass over 

the run. Hasselbeck finished 

20-for-32 for 229 yards with 

one touchdown and two interceptions. 

Hackett caught six 

passes for 101 yards. Partick 

Kerney and Leroy Hill were 

among Seahawks defenders 

who made life miserable for 

the Redskins. Collins was 

sacked three times and hit repeatedly. 

Collins went 29-for-50 for 

266 yards with two touchdowns 

and two interceptions. 

Clinton Portis, who had at 

least 100 yards from scrimmage 

in each game of the winning 

streak, ran 20 times for 52 

yards and caught four passes 

for 28 yards. 

Cloudland 


Defensively, Cloudland also 

did their part holding 

North Greene to just two 

points in the third period. 

Brooke Johnson nailed a 

three-pointer and Danielle 

Potter added a bucket in the 

final couple minutes of the 

frame to give the Lady Highlanders 

a 31-26 lead going into 

the fourth. 

“I thought the third quarter 

was big,” said Coach 

Birchfield. “North Greene 

played well, but our kids 

stepped up.” 

The Lady Huskies came 

out in the fourth quarter and 

tied things back up at 31-31 

on a three-point play by 

Samantha Weems; however, 

Potter would put the Lady 

Highlanders back on top 33- 

31 with a basket at the 2:52 

mark and Cloudland never 

trailed again. 

Sydnie Buchanan connected 

for two points and Miller 

added two free throws down 

the stretch to seal the win. 

Johnson and Miller led the 

Lady Highlanders with eight 

points a piece. Johnson 

added a team high eight rebounds 

and four assists. 

Brooke Hughes nailed two 

big three-pointers in the second 

quarter and finished 

with six points while Tolley 

had six points and six 

boards. 

Potter totaled five points 

for Cloudland while 

Buchanan and Shellie McKinney 

each had two. 

“I thought the kids did 

great,” Coach Birchfield said, 

adding he was happy with 

the production he got from 

the bench. “It’s good to have 

Titans 


fensive end Kyle Vanden 

Bosch said. “We feel like we 

let it slip when they were 

here, let it get away from us 

and we feel like we 

should’ve won the game. I 

think we’re looking forward 

to the rematch.” 

Titans Pro Bowl defensive 

tackle Albert Haynesworth, 

who has a sore hamstring, 

agrees. 

“I think that was one of 

our standard games,” he said 

of the first game with the 

Chargers. “One of our most 

physical games was probably 

against Jacksonville because 

they’re a physical team. I 

think I heard someone say 

that was a physical game for 

them. For us, that’s the 

norm.” 

Four players were fined a 

total of $32,500 by the NFL 

after the Dec. 9 game, including 

Titans linemen Kevin 

Mawae and David Stewart 

for a late hit on Merriman. 

The Titans’ offense has 

been weakened by the loss of 

tight end Bo Scaife and wide 

receiver Roydell Williams to 

injuries. Young reinjured his 

quad in Sunday night’s win 

at Indianapolis that got the 

Titans into the playoffs, and 

the team will decide at gametime 

whether he’ll start. 

“Whatever it takes to win 

the ballgame, that’s what I’m 

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) 

— Tennessee coach Pat Summitt 

thinks losing to Stanford 

may have been just what the 

third-ranked Lady Volunteers 

needed. 

Since then, the Lady Vols 

have put together back-toback 

complete-game efforts, 

beating No. 15 DePaul by 34 

on Wednesday and No. 14 

Notre Dame 87-63 on Saturday. 

“I think our loss to Stanford 

got our attention,” Summitt 

said. “I think our team 

had been a team that would 

come out and play hard and 

play well in spurts. But in 

terms of consistency and 

sense of urgency, I did not 

think we had played that way 

until DePaul. I thought De- 

Paul we had 40 minutes of intensity. 

I thought we had the 

intensity here today.” 

Angie Bjorklund matched 

a career high with seven 3pointers 

for 21 points and 

Candace Parker added 20 

points to pace the Lady Vols. 

Bjorklund said the Irish left 

her wide open because they 

kids come off the bench and 

help you, and Danielle (Potter) 

and Brooke (Hughes) 

both made some big shots. 

I’m real proud of all the 

girls.” 

Shaleen Pratt led North 

Greene (11-5, 2-1) with 14 

points including a buzzer 

beating three-pointer at the 

end of the first quarter that 

gave the Lady Huskies a 12-9 

lead. Dakota White added 

five points for the visitors. 

Boys 

Cloudland, 77-31 

After a slow start to the 

season, Cloudland is starting 

to look more like the team 

that has made two straight 

trips to Murfreesboro for the 

state tournament. 

The Highlanders put on 

an impressive performance 

as they beat North Greene 

77-31 to pick up their fifth 

straight victory in what was 

their first Watauga Valley 

Conference game of the season. 

“We got after it,” said 

Highlanders coach Ned 

Smith, whose team improved 

to 6-6 overall on the season. 

“We got some good buckets 

to get us going, and I thought 

our defense played well 

tonight.” 

Logan Morgan scored 

nine of his team high 17 

points in the first quarter as 

Cloudland built a 19-9 lead. 

Jordan Hughes and Randall 

Johnson both hit a threepointer 

and scored five 

points each in the second 

quarter as the Highlanders 

took a 35-11 lead to halftime. 

Cloudland, who had 

eleven different players score 

going to do,” Young said. 

“We’re going to go out, 

play our game try not to get 

into no pushing, shoving, 

fighting,” the quarterback 

added. “We just want to go 

out and have fun, give the 

fans out there a good game 

and let the best team win.” 

The Chargers spent the 

week preparing for both 

Young and his backup, Kerry 

Collins. 

“You just never know the 

extent of an injury and where 

a guy’s at,” Chargers coach 

Norv Turner said. “I would 

expect him to play and play 

the way he plays. A big part 

of his game is hauling and 

going and running and that’s 

what we have to prepare 

for.” 

Turner doesn’t buy the notion 

the Titans are depleted. 

“I’ve been in this league 

too long to answer a question 

about how depleted they 

are,” Turner said. “They’re 

going to have 11 real good 

players on the field. I don’t 

see them as being depleted. I 

see them as a very dangerous 

football team. I know it’s going 

to be a very physical football 

game, because it’s two 

very, very physical football 

teams.” 

The Chargers will be trying 

to end a four-game postseason 

losing streak going 

were double- and tripleteaming 

Parker. 

“I think it helps to have 

five players out there on the 

court every time who can 

score,” Bjorkland said. 

Still, Bjorklund was surprised 

how wide open the 

Irish left her. So was Notre 

Dame coach Muffet McGraw. 

“I think if I was that open 

I’d probably make them, 

too,” she said. “It’s a little easier 

when nobody’s around 

you.” 

The Lady Vols (12-1) took 

control from the start, forcing 

the Irish out of their normally 

pressing defense by making 

their first four 3-pointers, 

three of them by Bjorklund. 

Tennessee used a 22-2 run 

midway through the first half 

to open a 30-10 lead and were 

in control throughout. 

“I’m incredibly disappointed 

we weren’t able to 

play our game and certainly 

their defense was a big reason 

why,” McGraw said. 

Parker said she knew with 

the Irish focusing on her a 

teammate would step up. 

on the evening, exploded for 

26 third-quarter points as 

they extended their lead to 

61-20. 

Matthew Potter scored all 

nine of his points in the final 

quarter and the Highlanders 

never let North Greene (1-2, 

5-9) mount any sort of run. 

Hughes finished with 13 

points, five assists and four 

steals while Johnson chipped 

in twelve points for Cloudland. 

Brett Stockton added 

eight points, six rebounds 

and three blocks. 

“We got out to a comfortable 

lead there and I guess 

your confidence kind of goes 

up,” said Coach Smith, 

whose team didn’t seem to 

do much of anything wrong 

throughout the evening. “We 

shot the ball well tonight.” 

Chase Ellenburg and Andrew 

Tucker each had eleven 

points for North Greene. 

———— 

Box Scores 

Cloudland, 37-32 (Girls) 

North Greene (32) 

Pratt 14, Britton 4, N. McKinney 4, White 

5, S. Weems 3, N. Weems 2. 

Cloudland (37) 

B. Johnson 8, McKinney 2, Sy. Buchanan 

2, Miller 8, Tolley 6, Hughes 6, Potter 5. 

NG 12 12 2 6 — 32 

CHS 9 10 12 6 — 37 

3 — point goals: NG 2 (Pratt, Britton); 

CHS 6 (B. Johnson 2, Miller 2, Hughes 2). 

Cloudland, 77-31 (Boys) 

North Greene (31) 

Hopson 2, Ellenburg 11, Tucker 11, Johnson 

3, Mullins 2, Payne 2. 

Cloudland (77) 

Hughes 13, Stockton 8, Morgan 17, Johnson 

12, Honeycutt 5, Gouge 4, Clawson 

2, Clark 2, Chambers 3, Presnell 2, Potter 

9. 

NG 9 2 9 11— 31 

CHS 19 16 26 16 — 77 

3 — point goals: NG 4 (Ellenburg 2, Tucker, 

Johnson); CHS 11 (Hughes 3, Morgan 

3, Johnson 2, Honeycutt, Chambers, Potter). 

back 13 years. 

Tomlinson said the Chargers 

let their emotions get 

away from them in losing a 

wild-card game against the 

New York Jets after the 2004 

season. Last year, the Chargers 

were an NFL-best 14-2 

before committing unfathomable 

mistakes in a shocking 

playoff loss to New England. 

If the Chargers lose Sunday, 

they can’t blame Marty 

Schottenheimer. Long known 

for his playoff futility, Schottenheimer 

was suddenly 

fired in February due to 

front-office friction. 

The Chargers got off to a 

shaky 1-3 start under Turner, 

then won 10 of 12, including 

their last six. 

Turner has made it to the 

playoffs only once before as a 

head coach, going 1-1 with 

the Washington Redskins following 

the 1999 season. 

“I really believe one of our 

strengths throughout this 

year has been our poise, our 

composure, our discipline, 

our mental approach, and 

we’ll keep that the same 

way,” Turner said. “This is a 

totally new deal. It’s a different 

game and I don’t think 

what happened a month ago 

will have any effect on this 

football game.” 

Lady Vols outlast Notre Dame 

“I like to say, ’Pick your 

poison.’ Because if you’re going 

to double me then it’s going 

to leave someone else 

open and they’re perfectly capable 

of knocking down the 

shot or getting to the basket,” 

Parker said. 

Tennessee improved to 19- 

0 all time against the Irish (12- 

2), who had their winning 

streak stopped at 10 games. 

Nicky Anosike added 13 

points and nine rebounds for 

the Lady Vols and Alexis 

Hornbuckle had 10 points. 

Charel Allen led the Irish 

with 17 points and Devereaux 

Peters had 10 points 

and eight rebounds. The Irish 

shot just 27 percent in the first 

half and trailed 41-22 at intermission. 

“We played scared,” Mc- 

Graw said. “We looked like 

we were afraid to get our shot 

blocked most of the game 

and never really took the 

shots we normally take.” 

The Lady Vols were 33-of- 

66 from the field, the best performance 

by an opponent 

against the Irish this season.

C 

SUNDAY 


Lifestyles Editor Bryan Stevens 

Phone (423) 542-4151 

E-Mail bstevens@starhq.com 

Fax (423) 542-2004 


When WinterJam comes to Freedom Hall Civic Center on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., 

Skillet will be on hand to perform. Members of the group include John Cooper, Korey 

Cooper, Ben Kasica and Lori Peters. For more information, call 461-4884. 

A bubbling pot of fragrant chili on the 

stovetop is a delicious signal that cooler 

weather has arrived. Warm up with four fantastic 

new recipes, each a twist on the traditional, 

which are sure to surprise and satisfy. 

Blended organic tomatoes and green chiles 

add a smooth richness to Texas-Style Beef 

Chili, which tastes — and looks — great 

served over cornbread wedges. Mole Chicken 

Chili offers a balanced savory sweetness 

with hints of cocoa and cinnamon. Black 

Bean and Chorizo Chili features spicy 

sausage cut with crumbled white Mexican 

cheese. There’s also a Vegetarian Tortilla 

Chili that pairs fresh ingredients like zucchini 

and avocado with the convenience of canned 

fire roasted tomatoes in a colorful, flavorful 

presentation. 

Whether friends are dropping by on game 

day or you want to freshen up the weeknight 

dinner rotation — there’s something tasty in 

Smoke Signals Lead 

to Secret Ingredient 

You’ve heard about them on TV cooking 

shows and read about their one-of-a-kind 

flavor in food magazines, but what’s the 

big fuss over fire roasted tomatoes? 

Distinct fire roasted canned tomatoes 

are a convenient offering in the tomato 

aisle. Muir Glen takes its award-winning 

organic tomatoes and roasts them using a 

proprietary blend of natural hardwoods in 

an open-flame searing and smoking 

process to blacken the skins and deliver a 

signature smoky flavor. 

“Fire roasted organic tomatoes can be 

used in place of regular canned tomatoes 

in most recipes where you want to create a 

subtle yet rich, smoky tomato flavor,” explained 

Jennifer Kalinowski, test kitchen 

expert for Muir Glen. “They’re a flavorful, 

versatile option for chili, soup, salsa, pizza 

and pasta sauce recipes.” Look for Muir 

Glen convenient whole, diced and crushed 

fire roasted tomato varieties at your supermarket 

or natural foods store. 

Lifestyles 

store for chili fans of all ages! Visit 

www.MuirGlen.com for more recipe ideas. 

Texas-Style Beef Chili 

Prep Time: 25 Minutes 

Start to Finish: 1 Hour 55 Minutes 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

2 lb. boneless lean beef top round steak, 

trimmed of fat, cut into 3/4-inch pieces 

1 medium onion, chopped 

2 cloves garlic, chopped 

1 can (14.5 oz.) Muir Glen organic diced 

tomatoes, undrained 

1 can (4.5 oz.) chopped green chiles, 

undrained 

1 can (14 oz.) reduced-sodium beef broth 

2 tablespoons chili powder 

2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal 

1/2 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt 

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper 

(cayenne) 

Cornbread wedges, if desired 

Sliced green onions or chopped 

Fresh cilantro, if desired 

1. In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over 

medium-high heat. Add half of beef; cook 4 

to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until 

browned. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining 

beef. Return all of the beef to pan. 

Add chopped onion and garlic; cook 2 to 3 

minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are 

crisp-tender. 

2. Meanwhile, in blender, place tomatoes 

and green chiles. Cover; blend until smooth. 

3. To beef mixture in pan, add tomato mixture, 

broth, chili powder, cornmeal, salt and 

red pepper; stir well. Heat to boiling. Reduce 

heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour to 1 

hour 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until 

beef is tender. Serve over cornbread wedges; 

sprinkle with green onions. 

5 servings (1 cup each) 

Black Bean and 

Chorizo Chili 


Start to Finish: 45 Minutes 

1 lb. chorizo sausage, casing removed and 

crumbled, or bulk chorizo sausage 

1 large onion, chopped 

1 large yellow or green bell pepper, 

chopped 


2 cans (14.5 oz. each) Muir Glen organic 

fire roasted or regular diced tomatoes, 

undrained 

1 cup water 

1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed 

1 tablespoon chopped chipotle chiles 

in adobo sauce 

1 tablespoon chili powder 

n See CHILI, 6C 

★ 

By Greg Miller 

STAR STAFF 

gmiller@starhq.com 

When WinterJam comes to Freedom Hall 

Civic Center in Johnson City on Thursday, 

Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., Skillet will be among the 

acts on hand to perform. 

A Skillet performance, according to Skillet 

vocalist/bassist John Cooper, cooks up lots of 

adrenaline. “We do have a lot of adrenaline,” 

he said. “Usually, what people say about our 

show is that we have a lot of energy.” 

A big part of the show, Cooper says, “is 

whether I’m in a good mood, whether I’m in 

a bad mood. I’ve had to play while having a 

stomach virus, throwing up off stage and 

coming straight on the stage to do a really 

good show...You have to do the best show 

you can do, and sometimes you don’t feel 

like you have energy, but that’s part of the 

show and you have to. 

“We call ourselves Skillet because we’re all 

from different bands and from way different 

musical backgrounds,” said Cooper. 

The process was sort of like cooking, “taking 

all these different sounds and ingredients, 

throwing it all in a skillet and making 

something new,” Cooper said. 

Skillet’s latest recording project is “Comatose.” 

Issues like the ongoing war in Iraq, 

“senseless violence,” thoughts from Sept. 11, 

2001, cutting, teen suicide and teen drug 

abuse, and alcoholism brought Cooper to ask 

himself the question, “How much worse are 

Index 

Birthdays • 4 

Patty’s Point • 5 

School Menus • 6 

Skillet cooks up lots of adrenaline, 

will appear during WinterJam 

Black Bean and Chorizo Chili 

Texas-Style Beef Chili 

Mole Chicken Chili 

these things going to get and what can we do 

about it?” 

“Comatose” is about arising from sleep 

and “doing something to change someone’s 

life,” Cooper said. 

Skillet has been nominated for a Grammy 

Award for “Christian Rock Album of the 

Year” for “Comatose.” “I would really like to 

win that,” Cooper said. “That would be OK 

with me.” 

Loneliness is the topic that Cooper most 

enjoys writing songs about. “I seem to write a 

lot of songs about that, about someone that 

feels alone and feels that no one understands 

them,” he said. “I like to write a lot about 

that, put a few twists on it, that you’re never 

alone. God is always going to be near you, no 

matter how far down you feel that you’ve 

sunk, no matter how many times you may 

have turned your back on God...God is always 

going to be there. There’s always room 

for another chance.” 

In addition to Cooper, members of Skillet 

include Cooper’s wife, Korey, keyboardist; 

Ben Kasica, guitarist; and Lori Peters, drummer. 

In addition to Skillet, WinterJam performers 

will include former American Idol contestant 

Mandisa, MercyMe, NewSong, and 

BarlowGirl. Pre-jam party performers will include 

Pure NRC and Group 1 Crew. Real Encounter’s 

Xtreme BMX skate team will also 

perform. 

Price of admission is $10 at the door. For 

more information, call 461-4884. 

Vegetarian Tortilla Chili

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Baking 

Fun 

Elizabethton native Laura 

Hicks got the chance recently 

to participate in a fun activity 

during her extended family’s 

post-Christmas gathering. 

Her family enjoys baking 

and this year Laura got 

the honor of preparing some 

aromatic and tasty Rosemary 

Olive Bread. From mixing 

the ingredients to kneading 

the dough, she enjoyed every 

step in the process. The best 

part, of course, was sampling 

the freshly-baked bread. 

Photographs by Hannah Bader 

Laura kneads the dough for her homemade Rosemary 

Olive Bread. 

Elizabethton native Laura Hicks mixes her ingredients for homemade Rosemary 

Olive Bread for her extended family’s annual post-Christmas gathering. 

Laura shows off a ball of bread dough made specially for her 

extended family’s annual post-Christmas gathering. 

Jewelry 

sale at 

Cannon 

Memorial 

Hospital 

Linville, N.C. — Just in 

time for Valentine’s Day, 

jewelry designer and 

master artist, Gina Witten, 

will share her newest 

jewelry creations with the 

public on Feb. 4 and 5, 

from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. in 

the Linville Room at Cannon 

Memorial Hospital. 

Witten’s primary new 

designs, though one of a 

kind, are reasonably 

priced and include: earings, 

necklaces, rings, 

and bracelets made from 

pure silver, gemstone 

beads and dichroic fussed 

glass. 

Other handmade gifts, 

such as soap and paper 

art will be available and 

Witten will gladly discuss 

custom orders as well. 

This fundraiser is 

sponsored by the Cannon 

Memorial Hospital Volunteer 

Program and proceeds 

from this event will 

be used to support patient 

care service needs 

and healthcare career 

scholarships. 

For more information, 

call (828) 737-7538. 

Photo courtesy of Mark Armstrong 

An Allen’s Hummingbird rests in Marilyn McClellan’s hands 

after being banded by Mark Armstrong on Dec. 17 in 

Mountain City. 

Allen’s Hummingbird 

becomes number 

209 on list for 2007 

I tried down to the last day of the year to add to my 2007 

bird list for the five-county area of Northeast Tennessee. 

I did succeed in adding a single bird to the list, pushing 

my year’s total to 209 species. The last bird to make the list 

came as a bit of a surprise. I learned just before Christmas 

about the presence of a wintering Allen’s Hummingbird in 

Mountain City. During the frenzied pace of holiday activities, 

however, I concentrated on other matters. 

A post-Christmas phone call from Glen Eller helped persuade 

me to make an attempt to add this bird to the list. Glen, 

who is a long-time birder and fellow member of the Lee and 

Lois Herndon Chapter of Tennessee Ornithological Society, 

returned to the region this past summer after living for many 

years in Galax, Va. 

I admit I was surprised to learn that Glen did not have an 

Allen’s Hummingbird on his Tennessee list. Understandably, 

he was eager to add this bird to his list. So, I agreed to contact 

the couple hosting the bird and arrange a trip to Mountain 

City. 

Unlike the Rufous Hummingbird, which is another western 

species, the Allen’s Hummingbird is not a regular winter 

stray in the region. 

I saw my first Allen’s Hummingbird 10 years ago at the 

home of Bennette Rowan in Johnson City. I received a phone 

call from Bennette in November of 1997 to tell me she had a 

hummingbird at her feeder. I made a trip to her home and got 

my first look at an Allen’s Hummingbird. 

As it turned out, we had both attended a program on wintering 

hummingbirds presented by Bob and Martha Sargent 

in Bristol. So, when she detected a hummingbird at her feeder 

in November, she knew she had something unusual. 

At the time, however, we both suspected the bird was a 

Rufous Hummingbird. Bennette, who is an artist, provided a 

creative name for her visiting hummingbird. She called the 

bird “Rusty” for its rust-colored plumage. 

Word of Rusty spread and other birders visited to see the 

tiny visitor. On Dec. 3, 1997, I was present when Bob and 

Martha Sargent, founders of the Hummer Bird Study Group, 

arrived at Bennette’s Johnson City home to band, document 

and formally identify Rusty. 

Then, the surprise! After making some precise measurements, 

Bob Sargent declared, “It’s an Allen’s.” 

In honor of this unexpected identification, Bennette modified 

the visiting bird’s name to “Rusty Allen.” At that time, 

this was only the fourth Allen’s Hummingbird ever identified 

in Tennessee — and the first for Northeast Tennessee. 

Rusty Allen lingered at Bennette’s home for a few more 

weeks. He finally departed on Dec. 16, 1997. 

A decade later, on Dec. 27, 2007, I found myself in a vehicle 

bound for Mountain City to look for an Allen’s Hummingbird. 

Accompanying me were Gil Derouen, Glen Eller and 

Jerry Bevins. We also met Reece Jamerson prior to our arrival 

at the home of John and Marilyn McClellan, who have hosted 

the tiny bird since Oct. 15, 2007. 

John McClellan met us at his garage and escorted us into 

his dining room. He offered us seats around the dining table 

offering prime viewing of a feeder hanging from a hook on 

the deck outside sliding glass doors. 

We didn’t have to wait long at all. A small hummingbird 

zipped into view and we all lifted binoculars to focus on the 

bird. After feeding at the feeder, the bird perched on the deck, 

affording us a wonderful opportunity to study the little creature 

in detail. 

During our stay, which probably lasted only about 20 minutes, 

the bird arrived twice more to sip sugar water. We left, 

thanking our host for his hospitality. 

Writing about wintering hummingbirds has become an annual 

activity for me. This is the first year, however, I have 

been able to record three different species of hummingbirds 

— Ruby-throated, Rufous and Allen’s — on a year’s list for 

the Northeast Tennessee counties of Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, 

Unicoi and Washington. 

Back in December of 1997, I also added a hummingbird to 

my Tennessee list when I traveled with Rick Knight, Gary 

Wallace and Wallace Coffey to observe a Calliope Hummingbird 

in Nashville. The Calliope Hummingbird, which has the 

distinction of being the smallest bird in North America, is also 

a hummingbird species native to the western United 

States. To date, this observation remains my only sighting of 

a Calliope Hummingbird. 

Mark Armstrong, who banded the Allen’s Hummingbird 

in Mountain City, also banded two Rufous Hummingbirds in 

Jonesborough on Dec. 17. “It was unusual, but both birds 

were at the same house,” he informed me in an e-mail. “The 

host had two feeders out and the birds would use both feeders 

and occasionally chase each other.” 

•••••• 

So, in the closing days of 2007, thanks to a very cooperative 

hummingbird, I extended my total to 209. I had two candidates 

for the 210th bird on the list, but after much debate, I 

didn’t add them to the list. 

I didn’t add the Ruffed Grouse, which I flushed during a 

stroll in the woods. I didn’t get a good look at the bird, and 

all the other birds on my list for the year leave no room for 

n See HUMMINGBIRD, 7C

Wedding & Anniversary 

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Darrell Ward 

(Heather Leigh Parker) 

Parker - Ward 

Heather Leigh Parker and Jamie Darrell Ward were 

married Friday, December 21, 2007, at the home of Darrell 

and Sue Carol Ward of Butler. Pastor Alan Koch officiated 

the 6:30 p.m. exchange of vows. 

The bride is the daughter of James and Kathy Parker, 

Butler. She is the granddaughter of the late Leroy and 

Jean Miller and the late Bennie and Ida Belle Pleasant. 

The groom is the son of Darrell and Sue Carol Ward, 

Butler. He is the grandson of Ruth Williams, Butler, and 

the late James Williams and the late Charles and Opal 

Ward. 

The couple will reside in Butler. 

Five graduates of the 

Mountain Empire Children’s 

Choral Academy have recently 

achieved milestones 

in their college singing careers. 

Hilary Ginther and Chris 

Jennings, both students at 

the University of Southern 

Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 

have been cast in prominent 

roles in the Mississippi 

Opera’s production of 

Mozart’s “The Marriage of 

Figaro.” 

Ginther, a mezzo soprano, 

will sing the role of Cherubino 

in the production, which 

will be performed April 19 in 

Jackson, Miss. Cherubino is a 

young teenage boy who is in 

love with all the women. 

This part is always sung by a 

mezzo soprano. 

Jennings, a baritone, will 

sing the role of the drunk 

gardener Antonio. 

Nikki Fritts, a student at 

Union College in Barbourville, 

Ky., recently portrayed 

Bastienna in Mozart’s 

opera “Bastien and Bastienna” 

and plans to audition for 

a role in the college’s production 

of “The Marriage of 

Figaro.” 

Martha Eason, a student 

at the University of Virginia 

at Charlottesville, recently 

sang in a choir that performed 

Carl Orff’s Carmina 

Burana, and was hired to 

sing in a 10-member church 

ensemble. 

Sam Nolen, a student at 

Vanderbilt University in 

Nashville, is a member of 

three choral groups on campus, 

including an a capella 

group that formed this past 

fall. 

Ginther, a native of Bristol, 

was a member of the East 

Tennessee Children’s Choir 

until she finished eighth 

grade, at which point she began 

private vocal lessons 

with Beth Perkinson McCoy, 

artistic director of the MEC- 

CA. Ginther was selected for 

several OAKE (Organization 

of American Kodaly Educators) 

honors choirs before 

graduating from high school. 

Jennings, a native of Limestone, 

joined the ETCC in the 

fourth grade, eventually moving 

to the Highlands Youth 

Ensemble, singing with it until 

his senior year. While a 

member of MECCA, he was 

selected for several OAKE 

Mr. and Mrs. John Hardin 

Mr. and Mrs. John Hardin 

celebrate 30th anniversary 

John and Nyoka Hardin, 126 Nave Hollow Loop, Elizabethton, 

celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on 

Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. 

They were married Dec. 26, 1977, at the home of 

Nyoka’s sister, Jonnie Wilson, 130 Hyder St., Elizabethton, 

by the late Luther Boyd. 

Mr. Hardin is the son of the late Cecil and Ruby 

Hardin. He is a retired school teacher, having taught at 

Elizabethton High and Unaka High for 37 years. 

Mrs. Hardin is the daughter of the late Odess and 

Myra Lewis. She is also a retired school teacher, having 

taught at Unaka High for 33 years. 

The couple are the parents of Vikki and Richard 

Thomas, Heather Richardson, John-Claude and Jennifer 

Hardin, and Jeremy Hardin, all of Elizabethton. 

They have three grandchildren, Chandler and Kyndal 

Thomas and Mason Richardson. 

MECCA graduates achieve 

college accomplishments 

Chris Jennings Sam Nolen 

honors choirs, including the 

OAKE National Honor Choir, 

which he sang in while in 

sixth grade. That year, he was 

selected to sing the only solo 

of the concert. 

While a student at 

Greeneville High School, he 

was a member of the advanced 

chorus and show 

choir. He was first chair baritone 

for three consecutive 

years in the All-East/All-Tennessee 

choirs. 

He is a freshman at the 

University of Southern Mississippi, 

majoring in vocal performance. 

Fritts was a member of the 

ETCC and HYE from fourth 

grade through her senior year, 

and she was selected for several 

OAKE honors choirs. She 

is a sophomore at Union College, 

majoring in philosophy 

with a double minor in music 

and honors. She also is an ac- 

complished musician on the 

harp, piano and various percussion 

instruments. 

Eason also was a member 

of the ETCC and HYE from 

fourth grade through her senior 

year. She was selected as 

the first chair soprano in the 

All-State Choir in Virginia. 

She graduated from Abingdon 

High School, and is a 

freshman at U.Va. 

Nolen, who sings in the 

Vanderbilt University Concert 

Choir, for which he serves as 

treasurer; the Vanderbilt 

Chamber Singers, a small ensemble 

formed from members 

of the Concert Choir; and 

VOCE, the new a capella 

group, is a sophomore with a 

double major in computer science 

in math. In addition to 

singing, Nolen is a member of 

the Vanderbilt Honor Council; 

and Vanderbilt Students Volunteer 

for Science, in which he 

volunteers in a science class at 

an elementary school. He also 

plays intramural sports and 

has a part-time job with Vanderbilt’s 

Math Department as 

a teaching assistant and a 

grader. He recently was inducted 

into the Lotus Eaters, 

Vanderbilt University’s 

sophomore honor society 

founded on the principles of 

community involvement, 

leadership, service and academic 

excellence. 

About 30 students are selected 

each year for this honor. 

He is the son of Tim and 

Sharon Nolen of Kingsport. 

Hot chocolate that can knock your boots off 

By J.M. HIRSCH 

AP Food Editor 

Pastry chef Elizabeth 

Falkner developed this 

recipe for hot chocolate to be 

a cross between that favorite 

winter drink and chocolate 

sauce. She says it also has 

enough body to take on a 

shot of brandy or whiskey 

for an adult take on this 

drink. 

——— 

STRONG HOT 

CHOCOLATE 

Start to finish: 15 minutes 

Servings: 4 

1 1/2 cups whole milk 

1/2 cup heavy cream 

1/2 vanilla bean 

2 tablespoons unsweetened 

cocoa powder 

2 tablespoons packed dark 

brown sugar 

2 ounces bittersweet 

Hot chocolate can ward off the chill. 

chocolate (70 percent cacao), 

coarsely chopped (about 1/2 

cup) 

1 to 3 grains fleur de sel 

(French sea salt) 

8 marshmallows (or 

whipped cream) 

Off the heat, in a 1-quart 

saucepan, combine the milk 

and cream. Split the vanilla 

bean lengthwise and use the 

tip of your knife to scrape the 

seeds into the saucepan, then 

add the scraped pod. 

Whisk the cocoa powder 

and brown sugar into the 

milk, then place the saucepan 

over medium heat and whisk 

for 5 to 7 minutes, or until 

forthy and simmering. 

Place the chocolate in a 

heatproof bowl. Remove and 

discard the vanilla pod from 

the milk mixture, then pour 

the mixture over the chocolate. 

Add the salt and whisk 

until the chocolate is smooth. 

Divide the hot chocolate 

among cups and top each 

with 2 marshmallows or a 

dollop of whipped cream. 

Can be cooled, tightly covered 

and refrigerated up to 3 

days. 

..... 

(Recipe from Elizabeth 

Falkner’s “Demolition 

Desserts,” Ten Speed Press, 

2007, $35) 

STAR- SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008 - Page 3C 

Club News 

GFWC Woman’s Club 

will meet Monday 

The GFWC of Tennessee Elizabethton Woman’s Club will 

have its general meeting on Monday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. at the 

First United Methodist Church. The Art Department will host 

the meeting. The program will be presented by Rudolf Angelmaier. 

Members are asked to bring art supplies, crayons and coloring 

books, card fronts and stamps. There will be a board 

meeting one hour prior to the general meeting. 

Swinging Country Band 

to perform for dance 

The Elizabethton Senior Dance Club will hold a dance at 

the Elizabethton Elks Lodge, No. 1847, on Friday, Jan. 11, 

from 7-10 p.m. 

Music will be provided by Swinging Country Band featuring 

Betty and Gerald Nidiffer. Those attending are asked to 

bring refreshments to share. 

All senior citizens are invited to attend. There is a $6 door 

charge. 

Hampton OES meeting 

scheduled for Jan. 8 

The Hampton Chapter No. 470 OES (Order of Eastern Star) 

will be recognizing their 25-year and 50-year members during 

the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 

p.m. at the Hampton Lodge. 

For more information, call 725-2428. 

Elizabethton AARP 

sets meeting for Jan. 8 

The Elizabethton Area Chapter No. 1434 of AARP will 

have their regular monthly meeting in the fellowship hall of 

First United Methodist Church, 325 E St., Elizabethton. 

Guest speakers will be Brent Dugger of the Elizabethton 

Electric System and Keith Hoffman of TVA. Discussion will 

include ways to save energy and save money in your home. 

Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend 

and learn how to save. 

CCARA will meet Jan. 8 

The Carter County Amateur Radio Association (CCARA) 

will hold its next business meeting, and information sharing 

meeting, on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Emergency 

Operations Center Meeting Room, 801 East Elk Ave. 

Amateur radio is a service to the community that when all 

else fails....a group of volunteer operators will be there providing 

necessary emergency backup communications in a 

professional manner. The Amateur Radio slogan, “When all 

else fails....” is more than just words and a catchy phrase to 

the hams. When all stated communications systems have 

failed, amateur operators demonstrate first hand that “ham 

radio works.” Start your New Year by joining with others 

who have discovered that Amateur Radio is not just a hobby 

anymore. 

For more information, visit the CCARA Web site at 

www.kf4zqa.com or call Jerry Lake, CCARA President, at 

725-2662 or Mike Otis, Vice-President, at 474-3946. 

Alzheimer’s Association 

chapter to meet Jan. 10 

The Northeast TN-Southwest VA Chapter of the 

Alzheimer’s Association will hold their monthly caregiver 

support group meeting for area residents on Thursday, Jan. 

10, at 6 p.m. at Wellington Place of Johnson City, 2003 Waters 

Edge Drive. 

Guest speaker will be Johnson City Police Officer Bud 

Williams, who will be speaking on how caregivers should 

handle situations with their loved one living at home. Topics 

to be discussed will include combative behavior (abusive or 

by the person with dementia), exploitation, self-neglect, as 

well as how to handle driving issues with the PWD. 

Anyone dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia 

is encouraged to attend. Attendees can learn, ask questions 

and provide support for one another. 

For more information, call (888) 800-8782 or 928-4080. 

Lifestyles E-mail: 

bstevens@starhq.com

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Happy Birthday 

Jessa Hampton 

Jessa Hampton, daughter 

of Jesse and Stephanie 

Hampton, Elizabethton, celebrated 

her first birthday on 

Thursday, Jan. 3, with a “Dora 

the Explorer” party. Jessa 

is the granddaughter of Deborah 

Hampton and Steve and 

Judy Lipford, all of Elizabethton. 

Her great-grandparents 

are Joan and Glenn 

Wright and Eleanor Hampton, 

all of Elizabethton. 

Jayci Abigail 

Bowers 

Jayci Abigail Bowers, 

daughter of Michelle Bowers, 

Johnson City, turned three 

years old on Friday, Dec. 14. 

She celebrated her birthday 

with a train ride on The Polar 

Express in Bryson City, N.C. 

She also had a “Little Mermaid” 

party on Saturday, 

Dec. 15, with family and 

friends. Jayci is the granddaughter 

of J.C. and Roberta 

Bowers. She is the greatgranddaughter 

of Jay Bowers 

and China Wishon. 

SSaaddiiee PPeeaarrll WWiilllliiaammss 

Tracy and J.D. Williams II, 

Mill Creek Road, Elizabethton, 

announce the birth of 

their daughter, Sadie Pearl 

Williams, on Monday, Dec. 

31, 2007, at Johnson City 

Specialty Hospital. She 

weighed 6 pounds and 5 

ounces and was 18-1/2 inches 

long. 

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Kevin and Tonya Walker, 

Gap Creek Road, Hampton, 

announce the birth of their 

son, Kaleb Issac Walker, on 

Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at 

Sycamore Shoals Hospital. 

He weighed 6 pounds and 

13 ounces and was 19 inches 

long. 

MMeellooddyy AAnnnn MMaatthheess 

Michael and Angella 

Mathes, Siam Road, Elizabethton, 

announce the birth 

of their daughter, Melody 

Ann Mathes, on Friday, Dec. 

28, 2007, at Sycamore Shoals 

Hospital. She weighed 4 

pounds and 13 ounces and 

was 18 inches long. 

SSaammaanntthhaa KKaayy FFaaiitthh 

TToolllleeyy 

Timothy and Iva Tolley, 

Sheffield Circle, Gray, announce 

the birth of their 

daughter, Samantha Kay 

Faith Tolley, on Saturday, 

Dec. 29, 2007, at Sycamore 

Shoals Hospital. She 

MECCA adds fourth Chorister 

choir, third director to staff 

The Mountain Empire 

Children’s Choral Academy 

has hired a third director of 

its Chorister choirs program, 

bringing to four the number 

of singing groups for secondand 

third-graders in the 

greater Tri-Cities area. 

Patricia “Patty” Denmark 

of Kingsport joins Angelia 

“Angee” Woody and Valerie 

Pickard as directors of the 

MECCA’s Choristers. The 

Choristers were organized to 

extend MECCA’s outreach in 

musical education and performance. 

The East Tennessee 

Children’s Choir, which consists 

of fourth- through 

eighth-graders, and the 

Highlands Youth Ensemble, 

made up of eighth- through 

12th graders, comprise the 

rest of the MECCA’s vocal 

music education program. 

Currently, two Choristers 

choirs are meeting on a regular 

basis, both directed by 

Woody. The Johnson City 

Choristers meet from 4 to 5 

p.m., Tuesdays at Cherokee 

United Methodist Church in 

Johnson City. The Greeneville 

Choristers meet from 4 to 5 

p.m., Thursdays at Trinity 

United Methodist Church, 

Greeneville. 

Pickard and Denmark are 

organizing registrations for 

the Bristol Choristers and the 

Kingsport Choristers, respectively. 

The Bristol Choristers 

will rehearse from 6:30 to 7:30 

p.m., Thursdays at Woodlawn 

Baptist Church in Bristol. 

The Kingsport Choristers 

will rehearse from 4:15 to 5:15 

p.m., Mondays at St. Christopher’s 

Episcopal Church, 584 

Lebanon Road, Kingsport. 

The Choristers were developed 

as a way to meet a 

growing demand among parents 

of children too young to 

enter the ETCC to provide a 

singing outlet for their children. 

Since the MECCA is 

committed to quality vocal 

music education, however, 

the groups needed to be able 

to properly teach these young 

children. 

“It’s important that children 

learn proper vocal care 

at an early age in order to 

prevent permanent damage,” 

said Pickard. “Singing is an 

art form that most people use 

at some time during their entire 

life, be it in church or in 

the shower. Proper vocal instruction 

can improve one’s 

‘singing image,’ giving the 

individual an enjoyable hobby.” 

The three directors all 

have extensive music and 

music education backgrounds. 

Woody, who also serves as 

accompanist for the ETCC, 

graduated with honors from 

the University of Tennessee 

at Knoxville, with a bachelor 

of music degree with an emphasis 

in sacred music. She 

received the Grace Moore 

Memorial Scholarship and a 

Roy Acuff Scholarship in 

choral music. A member of 

Sigma Alpha Iota, Chorister’s 

Guild and the American 

Choral Directors Association, 

Woody studied with Dr. Dolly 

Hough Davis and Dr. 

David Stutzenburger while at 

UT-Knoxville. 

Woody has served as organist/choirmaster 

at Good 

Shepherd Lutheran Church 

in Morristown, director of 

music ministries at Westminster 

Presbyterian Church, 

Knoxville, and at First United 

Methodist Church in Alcoa. 

Most recently, she served 

as director of ministries with 

children and youth at Cherokee 

United Methodist 

Church, Johnson City. 

For 12 years, she served as 

a staff member with the Holston 

Conference of the United 

Methodist Church, directing 

Salt & Light, the conference’s 

ambassador youth ensemble. 

Woody and her family live 

in Greeneville and attend Asbury 

United Methodist 

Church, where her husband 

David serves as senior pastor. 

She co-owns The Main Event, 

an event planning business. 

Pickard grew up with musician 

parents and is no 

stranger to music or performing. 

She appeared in her first 

opera, “Amahl and the Night 

Visitors,” at age 5, and by the 

time she finished high school, 

she had already performed in 

many plays, musicals and operas. 

She received a bachelor of 

arts degree in music education 

from Western Kentucky 

University, where she earned 

her teaching certification. 

While at Western, she continued 

to perform in musicals 

and operas, including lead 

roles in “Carmen,” “Fiddler 

on the Roof” and “Faust.” In 

college, Pickard served as 

vice president of the Student 

Music Educator’s National 

Conference and sang with 

the WKU European Chamber 

Singers, which toured Europe 

performing Mozart’s “Requiem” 

conducted by Neville 

Mariner and accompanied by 

the Hungarian Philharmonic 

Orchestra. 

For the past 20 years she 

has taught private music lessons 

and directed numerous 

church youth and children’s 

choirs. In 2002, she lived in 

Taejon, South Korea, where 

she directed a high school 

string orchestra at Taejon 

Christian International 

School. In 2006, she directed 

the Vance Viking Voices and 

taught general music at 

Vance Middle School in Bristol, 

Tenn. She now serves as 

an adjudicator and Gold Cup 

chairman for the Bristol Virginia 

Music Festival. She 

Angelia “Angee” Woody 

Patty Denmark 

Valerie Pinkard 

lives in Bristol with her husband 

Simeon and their children 

Joshua, Jeremiah and 

Jonna. 

Denmark has been an avid 

participant in choral music 

and music education for 20 

years. She earned a bachelor 

of science degree in elementary 

education from Texas 

A&M University and, following 

additional coursework, 

received certification in All- 

Level Music Education 

through East Texas Baptist 

University. Before moving to 

Tennessee with her family, 

she taught music in grades 3- 

12 at Trinity School of Texas, 

Longview, which included 

the direction of middle and 

high school choirs. 

She has participated as a 

chorus member in the 

Carnegie Hall Professional 

Choral Workshop on several 

occasions and has attended 

three week-long workshops 

twice as a chorister under the 

leadership of the late Robert 

Shaw, once with Andre 

Previn and most recently as a 

choral alternate with Helmut 

Rilling. 

She currently serves as director 

of music at St. Christopher’s 

Episcopal Church in 

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weighed 6 pounds and 8 

ounces and was 19 inches 

long. 

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SShheellll 

Richard and Amanda 

Shell, Walker Street, Elizabethton, 

announce the birth 

of their son, Jonathon 

Richard Shell, on Sunday, 


Shoals Hospital. He weighed 

5 pounds and 12 ounces and 

was 19 inches long. 

Jonathon is the grandson 

of Barbara Simerly and the 

great-grandson of Ahna Lee 

Shell. 

He has a brother, Joseph 

Huskins. 

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WWhhiittaakkeerr 

Brad and Ashley Whitak- 

New 

Arrivals 

er, Greeneville, announce the 

birth of their son, Alexander 

Chase Whitaker, on Friday, 


Shoals Hospital. He weighed 

7 pounds and was 20 inches 

long. 

LLaaccyy KKaatteellyynn MMiinnttoonn 

Paul and Sarah Minton, 

Smalling Road, Watauga, announce 

the birth of their 

daughter, Lacy Katelyn 

Minton, on Friday, Dec. 28, 

2007, at Johnson City Specialty 

Hospital. She weighed 7 

pounds and 2 ounces and was 

19 inches long. 

EEmmiillyy GGiillbbeerrtt 

Larry and Jessica Gilbert, 

Pine Ridge Circle, Elizabethton, 

announce the birth of their 

daughter, Emily Gilbert, on 

FFiivvee GGeenneerraattiioonnss 

Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at Johnson 

City Specialty Hospital. 

She weighed 7 pounds and 8 

ounces and was 21-1/2 inches 

long. 

CChheeyyeennnnee AAuuttuummnn 

RRoossee CChhaammbbeerrss 

Richard and Kemberlee 

Chambers, East G St., Elizabethton, 

announce the birth of 

their daughter, Cheyenne Autumn 

Rose Chambers, on 

Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at 

Johnson City Specialty Hospital. 

She weighed 8 pounds and 

1 ounce and was 20-3/4 inches 

long. 

DDaakkoottaa MMaassoonn SSttiinneess 

Michael and Stephanie 

Stines, Elk Park, N.C., announce 

the birth of their son, 

Dakota Mason Stines, on Saturday, 

Dec. 29, 2007, in the 

New Life Center of Cannon 

Memorial Hospital, Linville, 

N.C. He weighed 6 pounds 

and 1 ounce and was 20 inches 

long. 

Grandparents are Jesse and 

Kathy Stines and Ronnie and 

Traci Hughes. Great-grandparents 

are Pauline Edwards, Jerry 

and Gladys Johnson, 

Pauline Dugger and Gene and 

Goldie Stines. 

Dakota has an older brother, 

Connor. 

Okie Campbell Reece (seated) is pictured in a five-generation photograph. Seated with 

Okie are her great-great-grandchildren, Kara and Kaleb Cole, and her great-granddaughter, 

Constance Cole. Standing, from left to right, are her son, D.W. Reece, and her grandson, 

Brian Reece. 

Conservationists want people to enjoy 

e-mail in its natural form - sans paper 

(AP) — Though intended 

to be a paperless communication 

medium, e-mail has 

felled more than its fair 

share of trees. 

To fight back, a group 

that includes bloggers and 

business folk has begun 

punctuating its electronic 

communications with a sentence 

that’s salutation, admonishment 

and battle cry 

in one. The message? Stop 

sending those memos to the 

laserjet. 

Chances are, you’ve received 

the appeal, even if 

you didn’t realize it. The line 

“Please consider the environment 

before printing this 

e-mail” and its variants have 

been gaining on that chestnut 

of electronic communications, 

“If you have received 

this e-mail in error, 

please delete it and notify 

the sender immediately.” 

And, some would wryly argue, 

the environmentally 

friendly line could become 

equally unmemorable — 

drowned out as more “background 

noise” or “clutter.” 

Fans of this conservationist 

creed say they were less 

likely to waste paper after 

first seeing it in a colleague’s 

e-mail, later rigging their 

own e-mail program to automatically 

paste the sentence 

alongside their phone number 

and title, typically in 

green font. As with many 

things viral, its origins are 

murky. 

And while it’s difficult to 

quantify its impact, the practice 

has caught on from the 

blogosphere to the boardroom. 

The e-mail tagline 

earned a plug in March from 

the blog TreeHugger. And 

after dozens of employees at 

project-management and 

construction company Bovis 

Lend Lease began adopting 

the message in the last year, 

the 10,000-person company 

made an exception to its rule 

requiring a standard style of 

e-mail signature, according 

to its sustainability chief. 

Kate Payne, a 27-year-old 

film publicist in L.A., adopted 

the tagline about a year 

ago after it made her think 

twice about printing a colleague’s 

e-mail. 

“In our office, there’s a lot 

of white paper that gets 

used up daily and it sort of 

stings my heart a little bit 

every time I see someone 

print out a 50-page e-mail 

correspondence,” she said. 

The average office worker 

in the U.S. prints 10,000 

sheets of copy paper pear 

year (or about 110 pounds), 

compared to about 8,800 

sheets by the average British 

worker, according to the 

nonprofit Metafore, which 

advises businesses on how 

to make their paper supplies 

more environmentally 

friendly. Adding in paper 

products used in the home 

and elsewhere, the U.S. 

ranks second in the world 

behind Finland in per capita 

consumption, at 686 pounds 

per person per year. 

Metafore chief executive 

David Ford said anything 

that raises awareness of people’s 

consumption habits is 

a positive step, although 

“hether it’ll actually save a 

lot of paper in the long run, 

I’m not sure.” 

Jennifer Hattam, lifestyle 

editor for the Sierra Club’s 

bimonthly magazine, said 

the taglines would be less 

meaningful than changes 

implemented by office decision-makers. 

“If individuals get the 

message and reduce their 

printing, that’s great,” she 

said. “But if someone’s in 

position for setting policy 

for a whole office ... then 

that’s going to have a magnified 

effect.” 

Bovis vice president and 

sustainability guru Paul 

n See PAPER, 7C

Smart ways to save 

How can I make dinner 

preparation less intimidating? 

Monday through Friday, 

making dinner can seem 

overwhelming. Beat the 

stress by having some things 

ready-to-eat or ready-tocook. 

You can prepare many 

items ahead to make weekday 

cooking a breeze. Convenience 

foods certainly help 

to shave time, but can be 

more expensive. When you’d 

rather save both time and 

money, try making some of 

your own convenience foods. 

I’ll start you off with some 

ideas — no doubt you’ll 

come up with some great 

combinations of your own as 

well. 

Frozen Vegetables: Make 

your own frozen vegetable 

combinations by buying 

bags of individual vegetables 

and combining your favorites. 

Re-package in resealable 

plastic bags and freeze. 

Try adding chopped onion, 

garlic or cooked pasta to the 

vegetable mixture as well. 

Salad Greens: Make your 

own lettuce or coleslaw mixture 

and package in resealable 

plastic bags for up to 2 

Seems to me we didn’t 

send or receive as many 

Christmas cards as in years 

past. Wonder if it’s e-mail or 

the fact long distance calls 

are not unusual? Good thing 

this was not the case when I 

was a teen because I made 

my Christmas money selling 

Christmas cards. 

For several years I signed 

up with a company in New 

York, received samples in October 

and began calling on 

friends, neighbors, schoolteachers 

and Yellow Cab 

drivers in order to sell personalized 

cards. However, 

my customer base was shortened 

one year when my father, 

owner of the cab company, 

invited me into his office 

for a conference. 

I knew something was 

amiss because Daddy never 

fussed at my brother and me 

at home. He never yelled or 

raised his voice. We had quiet, 

serious talks in his office. 

Believe me, it was not much 

fun. 

Anyway, on that particu- 

days. Wash and tear (cutting 

lettuce with a knife causes it 

to turn brown near where it 

was cut; tear by hand instead) 

lettuce making sure 

that leaves are dry before 

storing (they will stay 

crisper), using a salad spinner 

or paper towels. 

Fresh Vegetables: Wash 

and cut up vegetables for eating 

or cooking and store in 

cold water for up to 1 week 

or without water in resealable 

plastic bags for 2 to 3 

days. 

Coleslaw Mixtures: Shred 

cabbage and carrots and 

package in resealable plastic 

bags for up 2 days. 

Meat: Cut up chicken 

breasts or beef steak into thin 

Patty’s oint 

by Patty 

Smithdeal 

Fulton 

lar day he quietly and firmly 

told me, “Pat, I want you to 

stop making the drivers buy 

Christmas cards from you. 

They don’t make much money, 

probably don’t send 

cards, and I don’t want you 

to make them feel obligated 

to buy those cards. You have 

other customers, so I want 

you to leave the drivers 

alone.” I got the message. 

I don’t think children sign 

up to sell cards like we did in 

my day. In fact, I had trouble 

finding boxed cards this year. 

Maybe I looked in the wrong 

stores, but I finally bought a 

box at Office Depot — a 

beautiful red card I didn’t 

send. The envelope was dark 

Senior Citizens Schedule 

Schedule of activities for the week of Jan. 

7-11: 

Monday through Friday: Workout on Fitness 

Equipment; Billiards; Card Games; 

Board Games; Puzzles. 

Monday: Aerobics with Wylma, 9-10 a.m.; 

Freda Banks with “Medication Management,” 

9 a.m.; Keith Hart, Extension Agent, 

“The Green Industry and the Drouth,” 10 

a.m.; Lunch — Chili, 11:15 a.m.; Dancing, 1-3 

p.m. 

Tuesday: Personal Business with NET 

Trans - Shopping at Super Wal-Mart, 8 a.m.; 

Sing-a-long with Pauline Frazier, 10:15 a.m.; 

Lunch — Sliced Ham, 11:15 a.m.; Line Dancing 

Instruction by Ruth and Rick Barrie, 

3:30-5 p.m. 

Wednesday: Aerobics with Wylma, 9-10 

a.m.; Beth Street, Extension Agent, “Healthy 

Eating for Seniors,” 10 a.m.; Lunch — Soup 

Beans/Cornbread, 11:15 a.m. 

Ask Beth 

Beth 

Street 

strips for stir-frying and 

freeze (partially frozen meat 

cuts more easily). To freeze, 

place desired amount in resealable 

plastic freezer bags 

or containers with lids, label 

and date. Freeze up to 9 

months. Use partially frozen 

or thaw in refrigerator before 

using. 

Pancakes and Waffles: 

Don’t throw out extra pancake 

or waffle batter. Instead, 

make the pancakes or waffles 

and freeze them for another 

time. Cool the pancakes or 

waffles completely before 

storing. Stack pancakes or 

waffles and wrap tightly; 

store in freezer no longer 

than 2 months. Pancakes can 

be re-heated in the microwave 

oven. A stack of two 

frozen pancakes will take 

about 2 to 3 minutes, and a 

stack of four will take 3 to 4 

minutes. Waffles can be separated 

into sections and reheated 

in the toaster. 

————— 

If you have questions or 

need additional information, 

contact me at the UT Extension 

Office, 824 E. Elk Ave., 

Elizabethton, call 542-1818, or 

e-mail me at bbstreet@utk.ed. 

Christmas cards trending downward 

red and I knew the postman 

would not be able to read the 

address. My son said I 

should use a special ink. It 

was too late to mess with 

shopping for special ink, if 

there was such a thing. I finally 

got a few cards with 

white envelopes and sent 

them on their way. 

Now is the time to buy 

cards for next year — no 

doubt they are on sale for 

half price, or maybe half of 

half if people have stopped 

buying and sending, or if 

you can find a store that has 

cards and you plan to send 

next year. 

I just thought I would give 

you a brief lesson in Economics 

101 to start the New Year. 

•••••• 

Patty Smithdeal Fulton is 

the author of the books 

“...and Garnish with Memories,” 

“I Wouldn’t Live 

Nowhere I Couldn’t Grow 

Corn” and “Let the Record 

Show.” To contact her, send 

an e-mail to: pfulton@embarqmail.com 

Thursday: Armchair Aerobics, 9:30 a.m.; 

Devotions with Eric Heaton, Dungan 

Chapel, 10:15 a.m.; Lunch — Baked Chicken 

Breast, 11:15 a.m.; Grocery Shopping at 

noon. 

Friday: Aerobics with Wylma, 9-10 a.m.; 

Bingo with Hollis, 10 a.m.; Lunch — Baked 

Ziti, 11:15 a.m. 

* * Apple Butter for Sale: $8/quart. 

* * COME FOR LUNCH! The Elizabethton 

Senior Citizens Center provides lunch each 

day at 11:15 a.m. for a suggested contribution 

of $2. If you are 60 years old or over, we 

would like to encourage you to enjoy this 

service. Please call and make a reservation at 

543-4362. 

We need speakers for our devotions on 

Thursday. Please call Phyllis Gray at 474- 

2166 if you would like to volunteer. 

For more information on activities and 

events at the Senior Center, call 543-4362. 

NEW YORK (AP) — The travel gurus are 

looking into their crystal balls for the new 

year. Here are a few of their predictions. 

Terry Trippler, an airline analyst, says that 

while there will be fewer airfare increases, 

airlines will reduce the number of seats sold 

at the lowest prices. Also, Trippler says, more 

airlines will join the trend of only accepting 

credit or debit cards for on-board purchases, 

and many airlines will experiment with inflight 

Internet access and text-messaging. Just 

be prepared to pay for the privilege. 

Trippler also thinks the new “Open Skies” 

agreement, which takes effect at the end of 

March, could lead to stable or even lower 

fares between the U.S. and Europe. “Open 

Skies” allows a half-dozen carriers to add direct 

flights to Heathrow from Atlanta, JFK, 

Houston, Newark, Philadelphia, Dallas and 

Los Angeles. 

“A la carte ticketing” by airlines is predicted 

as a growing trend for 2008 by both Trippler 

and Stephanie Oswald, editor-in-chief of 

travelgirl magazine. Passengers may be 

asked to pay more for reserving specific seats, 

for every bag checked, and for amenities 

ranging from better food to blankets, socks or 


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toiletry kits. In the coming years, Oswald 

says, airlines may even start selling in-flight 

facials, manicures and other services. 

“I imagine the flying e-cafe isn’t too far 

away,” she said. 

Oswald also thinks domestic travel will increase, 

leading to more traffic at national 

parks and popular vacation spots like Cape 

Cod, Napa Valley, Las Vegas, and Ocracoke 

Island in North Carolina, which was named 

best beach in 2007 by Stephen Leatherman, a 

Florida professor who gives top honors to a 

different U.S. beach every year. 

Top 10 domestic destinations for 2008 from 

a survey of 555 Carlson Wagonlit Travel 

agents were Las Vegas; Orlando, Fla.; Honolulu; 

Maui, Hawaii; New York; 

Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz.; Anchorage, Alaska; 

Washington D.C.; Kauai, Hawaii, and Miami. 

Top five international destinations for 

2008 named by the Carlson agents were the 

Caribbean via cruise; Cancun and the Riviera 

Maya in Mexico; Rome; and the Mediterranean 

via cruise. Alaska was listed as the 

No. 1 cruise destination for 2008. It was the 

first time the state has taken the top spot in 

that category for the annual poll. 

Top hotels from top travel magazines 

NEW YORK (AP) — Two 

of the most influential travel 

magazines — Travel + 

Leisure and Conde Nast 

Traveler — are out with their 

annual lists of best hotels. 

Travel + Leisure’s January 

issue lists 500 of the “world’s 

best hotels,” ranked according 

to the results of the magazine’s 

readers’ survey. 

Top hotels from the Travel 

+ Leisure guide include regional 

favorites like the 

Madrona Manor in Healdsburg, 

Calif., as top hotel for 

the Napa-Sonoma, Calif. area; 

the Hay-Adams in Washington 

D.C.; the Marquesa Hotel 

in Key West for top hotel in 

Florida; the Bellagio for Las 

Vegas; the Four Seasons in 

Meadowview Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists 

Opening New Office In Elizabethton 

On January 7, 2008, Dr. Jeff Wallace and 

Dr. David Osterhus will begin seeing patients at 

their newest location in Elizabethton 

For 30 years the board certified physicians at Meadowview Ear, Nose & Throat 

Specialists have provided comprehensive ear, nose and throat services 

in the Kingsport and surrounding areas. Now these services are coming to 

Elizabethton, including surgical services at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. 

Treatment for all your ENT needs 

Hearing Aid sales and service 

Facial cosmetic surgery 

BOTOX ® and Juvederm ® filler 

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Austin for Texas; the Post Hotel 

& Spa in Lake Louise for 

top hotel in Canada; The 

Milestone for best in London; 

the Four Seasons Hotel 

George V for the top hotel in 

Paris; Il Falconiere in Cortona 

for top hotel in Italy; The Oriental, 

Bangkok, for top hotel 

in Thailand; La Casa Que 

Canta in Zihuatanejo for 

Mexico; and the Jamaica Inn 

for top hotel on that island. 

Conde Nast Traveler’s 

January issue features its annual 

“Gold List,” with 721 of 

the “world’s best places to 

stay.” The top three U.S. hotels 

in the service category 

were the Lodge on Little St. 

Simons Island in Georgia, the 

Tu Tu’Tun Lodge in Gold 

Dr. Carl Slocum 

Dr. Jeff Wallace, 

Dr. David Osterhus 

Audiologists: 

Dr. Gina Roberson & 

Toby Johnson, M.A., CCC-A 

Beach, Ore.; and the Bernardus 

Lodge in Carmel Valley, 

Calif. The top three U.S. hotels 

for food were the Inn at 

Thorn Hill, Jackson, N.H.; 

the Inn at Little Washington, 

Washington, Va., and Sundance 

Resort, Sundance, 

Utah. For activities, the toprated 

three hotels in the U.S. 

were the Four Seasons Maui 

at Wailea in Hawaii; the Sanctuary 

at Kiawah Island Golf 

Resort in South Carolina, and 

the Lodge on Little St. Simons 

Island. By location, the toprated 

trio were the Charlotte 

Inn in Martha’s Vineyard, 

Mass.; the Watermark Hotel 

& Spa, San Antonio, Texas; 

and the Four Seasons Maui at 

Wailea. 

Tips help find a quiet hotel room 

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever have your stay in a 

hotel ruined by noise? 

The January issue of the TravelSmart newsletter 

offers tips on how to find a quiet hotel room. 

First, select a quiet neighborhood. You don’t 

want a location next to a nightclub, fire or police 

station, or even the main street of a small town if 

that street is also the local highway. 

Second, ask whether there is any construction 

on the premises or nearby. If the hotel is remodeling, 

go elsewhere. 

Next, inquire about windows and soundproofing. 

“You’d be surprised how many luxury 

brand-name properties have single-pane windows,” 

writes Nancy Dunnan, the newsletter’s 

editor. 

Also, avoid party weekends by asking if there 

are any sports or college events booked; and request 

a room on a high floor to avoid street 

noise. You can also ask for a room far from the 

ice and vending machines, the elevators, the 

maid’s supply closet, the restaurant and bar. 

Before you turn in, check to make sure the radio 

and alarm clock aren’t set to go off from the 

previous stay, and that no wake-up calls are 

scheduled for your room. 

Dunnan notes that airport hotels are often 

“surprisingly quiet” because they’re designed to 

keep out jet engine noise. 

She recommends AmericInn properties - 

http://www.americinn.com - as “among the 

quietest in the U.S.” because they use the trademarked 

SoundGuard system, which includes 

solid masonry block, thick drywall and sounddeadening 

foam between rooms. 

You can also book rooms on “quiet zone 

floors” at Crowne Plaza Hotels - 

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com. This means 

that Sunday to Thursday, there are no vacuums, 

noisy carts or maintenance between 9 p.m. and 

10 a.m. unless requested by a guest. Also, the 

rooms have special doors that don’t slam shut, 

and children and groups are not booked on 

those floors. Amenities include eye masks, ear 

plugs and a drape clip. 

Finally, Dunnan notes, there are free “soundmasking 

machines” in all Loews Hotels. 

For a free copy of the newsletter, visit 

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800-327-3633. 

DR. OSTERHUS 

For an appointment with our physicians call: 

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1503 W. Elk Avenue, Suite 8 

Elizabethton, TN 37643 

423-542-3217 

Locations in Kingsport, Bristol, Elizabethton and Big Stone Gap


This traditional Southern 

dish, which dates back to the 

19th century, is served on 

New Year’s Day in homes 

across the country. When 

preparing this spicy and colorful 

side dish, it is customary 

to bury a dime among 

the black-eyed peas before 

serving. According to tradition, 

whoever receives the 

coin is assured good luck 

throughout the year. 

Black-eyed peas, also 

called cowpeas, form the 

base of this dish. These 

ivory-colored beans have a 

black spot in their center, often 

referred to as an “eye.” 

Originally brought to America 

with the slave trade, blackeyed 

peas are native to 

Africa. 

Beans are an excellent 

source of fiber. According to 

a landmark international report 

on diet and cancer prevention, 

there is probable evidence 

that foods containing 

dietary fiber — like beans — 

can reduce your chances of 

developing colorectal cancer. 

In addition, beans provide a 

cholesterol-free protein 

source and are loaded with 

disease-fighting phytochemicals. 

They are also a wonderful 

instrument in the weightloss 

toolkit, as beans help 

you feel fuller longer and 

1 teaspoon ground cumin 

Crumbled white Mexican 

cheese (such as queso fresco), 

if desired 

1. In 4-quart Dutch oven, 

cook sausage over mediumhigh 

heat 8 to 10 minutes or 

until browned; drain well. 

Add onion, bell pepper and 

garlic; cook 4 to 5 minutes, 

stirring frequently, until vegetables 

are crisp-tender. 

2. Stir in tomatoes, water, 

beans, chiles, chili powder 

and cumin. Heat to boiling. 

Reduce heat to low; simmer 

uncovered about 25 minutes, 

stirring occasionally, 

until slightly thickened. 

Serve with cheese. 


Mole Chicken Chili 




1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless 

may curb hunger. 

Although frequently 

cooked with a ham bone to 

add flavor, this recipe omits 

the meat in favor of additional 

seasonings. The cumin, 

thyme and garlic lend an exotic 

flavor, while the jalapeno 

pepper adds a real kick. Feel 

free to exclude or add seasonings 

to meet your own 

taste preferences. 

Hoppin’ John is traditionally 

accompanied by Swiss 

chard, a leafy green that is actually 

a member of the beet 

family. If serving sautéed or 

steamed chard, be sure to 

avoid overcooking it as this 

will result in the loss of some 

of its nutritional value. 

Hoppin’ John 

1/2 medium green bell 

pepper, chopped 

3 stalks celery, chopped 

1 jalapeno pepper, thinly 

sliced (optional) 

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 

leaves 

3/4 teaspoon ground 

cumin 

Salt and freshly ground 

black pepper, to taste 

chicken thighs, cut into 3/4inch 

pieces 

1 medium onion, 

chopped 

1 medium green bell pepper, 

chopped 


2 medium jalapeño chiles, 

seeded, chopped 

2 cans (14.5 oz. each) Muir 

Glen organic fire roasted 

diced tomatoes, undrained 

1/2 cup water 

2 tablespoons unsweetened 

baking cocoa or 1 oz. 

unsweetened baking chocolate, 

chopped 


1/2 teaspoon kosher 

(coarse) salt 

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

Roasted salted hulled 

pumpkin seeds (pepitas), if 

desired 

Soft corn tortillas, if desired 

Food 

Hoppin’ John brings good 

luck and good nutrition 

Chili 

n Continued from 1C 

Hoppin’ John 

4 green onions, sliced 

1 cup uncooked brown rice 

2 cups water 

1 large clove garlic, lightly 

smashed 

1 bay leaf 

2 (15-oz.) cans black-eyed 

peas, rinsed and drained 


1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes 

1 medium red bell pepper, 

chopped 

In a large, heavy pan, 

cook the rice in the water 

with the garlic and bay leaf 

for about 30 minutes, or until 

the rice is tender. 

Add the black-eyed peas, 

onions, tomatoes (and their 

juices), red and green bell 

pepper, celery, jalapeno pepper, 

thyme, cumin, salt and 

pepper. Cover and cook for 

another 10 to 20 minutes, 

adding an additional 1/4cup 

water if necessary, until 

the rice is tender and the vegetables 

have released their 

liquid. 

Stir in the sliced green 

onion. Serve with hot sauce, 

if desired. 


heat oil over medium-high 

heat. Add chicken; cook 5 to 

6 minutes, stirring frequently, 

until browned. Add onion, 

bell pepper, garlic and 

jalapeño chiles; cook 2 minutes, 

stirring frequently. 

2. Stir in tomatoes, water, 

cocoa, chili powder, salt and 

cinnamon. Heat to boiling. 

Reduce heat to low; simmer 

uncovered 15 to 20 minutes 

or until chicken is no longer 

pink in center and chili is desired 

consistency. Sprinkle 

individual servings with 

pepitas. Serve with corn tortillas. 


Vegetarian Tortilla Chili 





1 Anaheim or poblano 

DIRECTORS OF APPALACHIAN CHRISTIAN VILLAGE 

Seated L-R — Karen Long, CFO; Myra Zumwalt, Director of Finance; Tom Sexton, 

CEO. Standing L-R — Vilma Fair, Director of Human Resources; Terry Lyons, 

Director of Maintenance; Gwen Hendrix, Director of Health Services; Patricia 

Andrews, Director of Dining Services; Carla Dunn, Director of Assisted Living 

Services and Kitty Alexander Pickle, Director of Marketing. 

309 Princeton Road, Johnson City, TN 37601 • 423-610-8508 

Makes 10 servings, 1 cup 

per serving. 

Per serving: 150 calories, 

1.5 g total fat (0 g saturated 

fat), 29 g carbohydrate, 6 g 

protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 160 

mg sodium. 

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chile, seeded, chopped 


2 cans (14.5 oz. each) Muir 

Glen organic fire roasted or 

regular diced tomatoes, 

undrained 

1 can (15 oz.) pinto beans, 

drained, rinsed 

1 cup water 


1/2 teaspoon kosher 

(coarse) salt 

1 medium zucchini, 

chopped 

3 oz. yellow corn tortilla 

chips 

1 medium avocado, pitted, 

peeled and chopped 

1/2 cup shredded Monterey 

Jack cheese 

2 tablespoons chopped 

fresh cilantro 


heat oil over medium heat. 

Add onion, chile and garlic; 

cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring 

frequently, until tender. 

2. Stir in tomatoes, beans, 

water, chili powder and salt. 

Heat to boiling. Reduce heat 

to low; cover and simmer 20 

minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Stir in zucchini. Simmer 

uncovered 5 to 7 minutes 

longer, stirring occasionally, 

until zucchini is tender. 

3. To serve, place tortilla 

chips in individual serving 

bowls. Spoon chili over tortilla 

chips. Top with avocado, 

cheese and cilantro. 


•••••• 

All materials courtesy of: 

Muir Glen. 

Lifestyles 

Deadline Is 

Wednesday 

At Noon 

School lunch and breakfast menus for the week of Jan. 7-11 

for the Elizabethton City and Carter County Schools are as 

follows: 

Carter County 

Breakfast: 

Monday: French toast stix/syrup, cereal, fruit, orange 

juice, milk. 

Tuesday: Oatmeal, cinnamon toast, cereal, fruit, orange 

juice, milk. 

Wednesday: Cheese toast, cereal, fruit, orange juice, milk. 

Thursday: Pop-tarts, cereal, fruit, orange juice, milk. 

Friday: Scrambled eggs, toast, cereal, fruit, orange juice, 

milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Steak and gravy, creamed potatoes, peas, rolls, 

sliced peaches, milk. 

Tuesday: Tacos/shells, lettuce/tomato/cheese, Mexican 

rice, pear halves, milk. 

Wednesday: Baked chicken, whole potatoes, green beans, 

rolls, applesauce, milk. 

Thursday: Deli turkey sandwich, lettuce/tomato, low-fat 

cheetos, bananas, milk. 

Friday: Nacho chips, chili/cheese, corn, pineapple, milk. 

East Side Elementary and 

Early Learning Center 

Breakfast: 

Monday: Biscuit and gravy or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 

juice, and milk. 

Tuesday: Bagel/cream cheese or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 


Wednesday: Cinnamon raisin biscuit or cereal, pop-tart, 

fruit or juice, and milk. 

Thursday: Waffle sticks/syrup or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 


Friday: Sausage biscuit or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, 

and milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Chicken nuggets/roll or peanut butter and jelly 

sandwich, creamed potatoes, Florentine veggies, fruit. 

Tuesday: Pig in a blanket or turkey and cheese wrap, tater 

tots, baby carrots, fruit. 

Wednesday: Steak nuggets/roll or ham and cheese sub, 

baked beans, fresh veggies, fruit. 

Thursday: BBQ pork/bun or grilled cheese sandwich, 

slaw, french fries, fruit. 

Friday: Pizza or beans and wieners/toast, corn, salad, 

fruit. 

West Side Elementary 

Breakfast: 

Monday: Biscuit and gravy or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 


Tuesday: Bagel/cream cheese or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 


Wednesday: Waffle sticks/syrup or cereal, pop-tart, fruit 

or juice, and milk. 

Thursday: Cinnamon raisin biscuit or cereal, pop-tart, fruit 

or juice, and milk. 

Friday: Sausage biscuit or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, 

and milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Hot dog/chili/bun or turkey and cheese wrap, 

french fries, slaw, fruit. 

Tuesday: Sloppy Joe/bun or ham and cheese sub, tater 

tots, glazed carrots, fruit. 

Wednesday: Steak and gravy/roll or grilled cheese sandwich, 

creamed potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruit. 

Thursday: Chicken sandwich or bologna sandwich, broccoli, 

salad, fruit. 

Friday: Pizza or beans and wieners/toast, corn, salad, 

fruit. 

Harold McCormick Elementary 

Breakfast: 

Monday: Sausage biscuit or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, 

and milk. 

Tuesday: Donut or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, and milk. 

Wednesday: Breakfast pizza or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or 


Thursday: Yogurt or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, and 

milk. 

Friday: Pancakes/syrup or cereal, pop-tart, fruit or juice, 

and milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Spaghetti/meat sauce/roll or bologna sandwich, 

green beans, marinated veggies, fruit. 

Tuesday: Beef taco or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 

lettuce/tomato/cheese, tater tots, fruit. 

Wednesday: Corn dog nuggets or turkey and cheese wrap, 

peas, salad, fruit. 

Thursday: Meatloaf/roll or grilled cheese sandwich, slaw, 

creamed potatoes, fruit. 

Friday: Pizza or beans and wieners/toast, corn, salad, fruit. 

T.A. Dugger Junior High 

Breakfast: 

Monday-Friday: Breakfast served each day with choice of: 

Breakfast pizza, biscuit, sausage, chicken patty, gravy, breakfast 

burrito, bagel with cream cheese, yogurt, cereal, toast, donut, 

fruit or juice, milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Beef taco, lettuce/tomato/cheese, Mexican rice, refried 

beans, fruit; or second lunch choice: deli sandwich or 

wrap. 

Tuesday: Chicken fryz/roll, french fries, baked beans, fruit; 

or second lunch choice: crispy chicken wrap. 

Wednesday: Meatloaf/roll, creamed potatoes, Florentine 

veggies, fruit; or second lunch choice: deli sandwich or wrap. 

Thursday: BBQ pork/bun, french fries, slaw, fruit; or second 

lunch choice: ham and cheese wrap. 

Friday: Pizza, corn, salad, fruit; or second lunch choice: deli 

sandwich or wrap. 

Elizabethton High 

Breakfast: 

Monday-Friday: Breakfast served each day with choice of: 

Breakfast pizza, biscuit, sausage, chicken patty, gravy, breakfast 

burrito, bagel with cream cheese, yogurt, cereal, toast, donut, 

fruit or juice, milk. 

Lunch: 

Monday: Spaghetti/meat sauce/roll, green beans, marinated 

veggies, fruit; or second lunch choice: ham and cheese 

wrap or pizza. 

Tuesday: Sloppy Joe/bun, french fries, baby carrots, fruit; 

or second lunch choice: hamburger/bun or corn dog. 

Wednesday: Fish nuggets/cornbread, pinto beans, macaroni 

and cheese, slaw, fruit; or second lunch choice: crispy 

chicken wrap or pizza. 

Thursday: BBQ pork/bun, french fries, slaw, fruit; or second 

lunch choice: chicken sandwich or corndog. 

Friday: Pizza, corn, salad, fruit; or second lunch choice: 

turkey and cheese wrap or pizza.

Greetings From Hawaii The Elizabethton STAR 


How Far Can You Take The STAR? 


January 

2008 

Lea Cornett, Tammy Whitehead and Jonnie Wilson recently enjoyed a 

Hawaiian cruise on the Pride of America, Norwegian Cruise Line. They visited 

the islands of Hilo, where they toured Volcanoes National Park; Maui, where 

they had a day at the beach, time for shopping and a stop at the famous Old 

Lahama Luau; Kona, where they rode the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe; Kaua, 

where they enjoyed tubing the Ditch Expedition, horseback riding at 

Princeville Ranch Stables and repelling at the majestic Kalihiwai Water Falls. 

They also experienced Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial while visited 

Honolulu. Of course, they took a copy of the Elizabethton STAR with them 

on this great vacation. 

Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Lee Karney 

An Allen’s Hummingbird with its beak and head pushed into 

a flute-shaped blossom in search of nectar. The Allen’s 

Hummingbird is now a year-round resident of California, but 

this bird also migrates between Oregon and Mexico. Stray 

individuals have been observed in Tennessee and Virginia as 

well as Massachusetts and Mississippi. 

Hummingbird 


doubt. 

The same held true for the 

four or five Red-breasted 

Mergansers I thought I saw 

at Boone Lake on Dec. 30. 

These birds were too distant 

for me to feel comfortable 

with an identification. The 

more I strained through the 

spotting scope, the more 

wishful thinking interfered. I 

am convinced I saw a female 

merganser in the scope. The 

problem is that, considering 

the distance, the bird could 

just as easily have been a 

Common Merganser. The 

hens of these two ducks are 

remarkably similar, particularly 

when viewed from a 

great distance. 

••••••• 

In the final analysis, I did 

much better than last year’s 

total of 190 species. I fell 

short of the 220 species I observed 

in 2000. In addition to 

Ruffed Grouse and Redbreasted 

Merganser, I missed 

some species that I managed 

to see last year, including 

Summer Tanager and Blackburnian 

Warbler. On the other 

hand, I saw some thrilling 

new species this year, including 

Swallow-tailed Kites and 

Baird’s Sandpiper. 

I would like to impress on 

readers the amazing diversi- 

ty of birds that can be found 

in the region. It truly takes 

some effort to see 200 birds 

in a single year in this region, 

but seeing 100 or 150 is not 

too difficult. For some of the 

rare birds, observers may 

have to put forth some effort. 

In general, simply getting 

outdoors with a pair of 

binoculars during the spring 

and fall migrations can yield 

amazing results. Simply 

watching the parade of birds 

to backyard feeders can produce 

an unexpected tally of 

birds. 

Learn to expect the unexpected 

with birds. 

That’s part of the fun! 

•••••• 

Reece Jamerson, for the 

second year in a row, surpassed 

the 200 mark. In fact, 

with 219 species for the year, 

he achieved his personal 

best. 

For now, we are both insisting 

we will not be keeping 

a tally in 2008, but time 

will tell if we keep that resolution. 

•••••• 

To ask a question or share 

a sighting, give me a call at 

297-9077 or send e-mail to 

bstevens@starhq.com or 

ahoodedwarbler@aol.com. 

Check Out Our 

Web site: 


Parks & Rec 

Board will 

meet Jan. 8 

The Carter County Parks 



monthly meeting on Tuesday, 

Jan. 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the 

second floor conference room 

of the Carter County Courthouse. 


542-1801. 

Greetings From Puerto Rico 

The Elizabethton STAR 


January 

2008 

Elizabethton resident Rick Moore and Heritage High School head basketball 

coach Tony Hardin enjoyed a recent five-day trip to attend the ASORE 

Marketing Expo in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are pictured with Fino 

Hernandez, president of Able Sales, holding a copy of the Elizabethton STAR 

outside the Sheraton Resort and Casino in Old San Juan. 

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King said that, while the tagline isn’t a formal 

part of the company’s waste reduction 

initiatives, it’s useful if it gets people thinking 

about efforts that are. The company is 

greening its offices by reducing the ratio of 

printers to people and replacing paper cups 

with reusable china in its kitchens, among 

other moves. 

In a very unscientific survey of his e-mail 

inbox, King counted that 27 of 33 e-mails 

from Bovis employees received on a recent 

day included the sentence. 

“It spread very much virally. There was 

never any request from anyone in the company 

for this to be included. Nor was there 

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Similarly, Andrew Kalish, a 24-year-old 

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voluntary use of the tagline is common 

among its 2,100 employees, and attributes its 

popularity to word-of-mouth. Kalish began 

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But could the message become a victim of 

its own successful spread? 

Deborah Fallows, a senior research fellow 

at the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 

said that while the message is benign, 

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“Taglines become part of the ’clutter’ 

within e-mail and the Internet user experience 

in general that make it much more likely 

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by them,” she said in an e-mail. 

James Orsi, who runs an Internet gallery 

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“If that is going to be adopted by a lot of 

businesses, it’s going to become background 

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MECCA 


Kingsport. She sings soprano 

in the Civic Chorale and enjoys 

occasional opportunities 

to sing in smaller chamber ensembles. 

She is a member of 

the Dobyns-Bennett Orchestra 

Guild, the Choristers 

Guild and serves as sub-dean 

for the Northeast Tennessee/Southwest 

Virginia 

Chapter of the American 

Guild of Organists. She is employed 

as an instructional assistant 

for the Kingsport City 

Schools at Andrew Johnson 

Elementary School. 

Parents interested in registering 

their second- and thirdgraders 

for a Chorister choir 

may e-mail director@meccacademy.org. 

The tuition for 

choristers will be $150 for the 

year or $75 per term. Chorister 

choirs are open to secondand 

third-grade children; although, 

parents of mature 

first-graders may call or email 

about participating. 

Fourth-graders who are not 

able to sing in the ETCC may 

participate in the Choristers, 

as well. 

The Mountain Empire 

Children’s Choral Academy is 

under the artistic direction of 

Beth Perkinson McCoy. For 

general information about the 

MECCA program and schedule, 

visit www.meccacademy.org 

or e-mail McCoy at director@meccacademy.org. 

4-H 

News 

HVMS 4-H Club 

at work on 

‘trash model’ 

The fifth grade 4-H Club at 

Happy Valley Middle School 

enjoyed its November meeting, 

which came between 

holiday celebrations for 

Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

The class received a purple 

ribbon, which is the best ribbon 

a club can receive. 

For an upcoming project, 

4-H members were told to 

work on a “trash model.” The 

model will be made from 

stuff normally thrown out in 

the trash. The model will be 

unveiled at the January meeting. 

Officers for the class are 

Jade Gerhke, president; Autumn 

Bergendahl, vice president; 

Taylor Gill, secretary; 

Kinley Headrick, song leader; 

and Marie Peek, reporter. 

Doll Club 

to meet 

The Johnson City Fashion 

Doll Club will meet from 1:30 

to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 

at Kroger’s on State of 

Franklin Road. 

The monthly contest will 

be a doll dressed in winter 

apparel. Bring a show and tell 

item. For more information, 

call Pat Pennington at 928- 

2939. 

$ 1 99 

New Year’s 

Eve Angling 

On the final day of 

2007, local fishermen 

Richard Moore and Wes 

Sisk try their luck fishing 

at Watauga Lake 

from the boat ramp 

near the Watauga Lake 

Overlook. 

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Photo by Bryan Stevens 

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Ice art on display in Millennium Park 

CHICAGO (AP) — A colored ice wall and 

an ice painting you can skate on will be installed 

in Chicago’s Millennium Park as 

part of a new winter celebration in February. 

The “Museum of Modern Ice” installation 

will be on view Feb. 1-29. Both works 

will be created by Canadian artist Gordon 

Halloran. The ice wall, called “Paintings Below 

Zero,” will be 95 feet long and nearly 12 

feet tall and will be located on Chase Promenade 

behind the popular “Cloud Gate” 

sculpture. The work will be composed of 

brightly colored vertical sheets of ice. 

Halloran will also embed an abstract ice 

painting in the park’s ice rink. 

Free weekend activities will be offered in 

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79 ¢ 

Fresh Whole Boneless 

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$ 199 Fresh 

Mini 

Carrots 

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Deli Crisp 

Saltine Crackers . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Oz. Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 

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Crust Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.5 Oz. Pkg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Del Pino’s 

Pizza Sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Oz. Jar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Totino’s Original Crust Pepperoni, Supreme or Cheese 

Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.7 To 16.93 Oz. Pkg. . . . . . . . 

¢ 

99 ¢ 

2/$ 00 5 

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Lb. 

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Pepsi Cola Products 

12 Oz. Cans 

Fresh Boneless Beef 

Chuck Roast 

Family Pack 

Boneless Beef 

Chuck Steaks 

the park as part of the event, including art 

projects for kids and dancing. The Chicago 

Cultural Center across from Millennium 

Park will offer weekend cooking demonstrations, 

craft activities, concerts and films. 

Details at http://www.millenniumpark.org. 

Twenty-two Chicago hotels - including the 

InterContinental, the Best Western River 

North, the Amalfi, the Marriott Downtown 

Magnificent Mile, the Fairmont, Four Points 

by Sheraton, the Hyatt Regency, the W City 

Center and W Lakeshore, the Westin Chicago 

River North and Westin Michigan Avenue - 

are offering packages with discounted accommodations 

and other amenities for visitors interested 

in the ice display. Details at 877-244- 

2246, http://www.cityofchicago.org/tourism. 

Look Good...Feel Better scheduled for Jan. 21 

The American Cancer Society’s 

“Look Good...Feel 

Better” is a free program that 

teaches beauty techniques to 

women cancer patients in active 

treatment to help them 

combat the appearance-relat- 

ed side effects of cancer treatments. 

“Look Good...Feel Better” 

will be held in Johnson City 

at the American Cancer Society, 

508 Princeton Road, 

Suite 102, on Monday, Jan. 

$ 2 59 

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99 ¢ 

21, from 1-3 p.m. 

For more information 

about “Look Good...Feel Better” 

or cancer, call the American 

Cancer Society at 1-800- 

ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org. 

Lifestyles Deadline is Wednesday At Noon 

$ 2 49 

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Bag 

Maruchan Chicken or Beef 

Ramen Noodles . . . . . . . . .6 Pack Pkg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 

Aunt Jemima 

Pancake Syrup . . . . . . . . . .24 Fl. Oz. Btl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

¢ 

$ 29 2

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