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Elizabethton Man hasShoot Out with Police

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Officers of the John-son City Police Departmentresponded to a domestic dis-turbance call at the Super 8Motel, 108 Wesley Street.Upon arrival, officers at-tempted to make contact witha white male subject who ex-ited his vehicle, brandishinga rifle. This subject was lateridentified as Roderick E. Col-baugh, 44 years of age, 216Lacey Hollow Rd., Elizabeth-ton, Tennessee.

The subject pointedthe rifle in the direction of theofficers. In order to protecthimself and others present,one of the officers fired hisservice weapon at the sub-ject, striking him. Emergencymedical services was calledto the scene, and Mr. Col-baugh was transported toJohnson City Medical Center,

where he is cur-rently listed incritical condi-tion.

I nkeeping withD e p a r t m e n tpolicy, the Ten-nessee Bureauof Investigationwas called in toconduct an in-dependent in-vestigation of this incident.The investigation is ongoingat this time, and further de-tails will be made available inthe future.

“Our officers aresworn to protect life andproperty, and we train andprepare them for such an oc-currence”, said Chief JohnLowry. “Based on what weknow now regarding this inci-dent, I am satisfied that ourofficers responded in an ap-

propriate manner to this situ-ation, protecting both them-selves and the public atlarge.”

The three officerswho responded to the scenewere placed on paid adminis-trative relief from duty, whichis standard procedure in anyofficer-involved shooting. Anyinquiries for further informa-tion regarding this incidentshould be directed to the Ten-nessee Bureau of Investiga-tion.

POLICE SHOOTING DO NOT CROSS

“A Silent Nite” inElizabethton

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It is that time of yearagain in the downtown area,cheerful lights brightening thenight sky to celebrate the Christ-mas Spirit. Cold crisp winterchills reminding us of theweather is starting to set in forthe new year. We are lookingforward to serve you next yearwith the best news and sportscoverage in our Saturday

Weekly Newspaper, so remem-ber to buy a home delivery atour East Elk office, online, orwith the order form in this paper.We here at the Carter CountyGazette wish you and yours avery Merry Christmas, and willsee you on New Year’s Day withour fresh New Year’s Edition.Remember to bundle up, andleave out the milk and cookiesfor Santa.

Winter WeatherSeems to be Here to

Stay for AwhileA True Friend

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The winter weather can be hazardousto drive in, and cause a damper in some plans,but it can be a beautiful sight too. Roan Moun-tain sunny rise over this last weather blastshows us how wonderful the snow is and re-minds us how to slow down and enjoy thescenery. So remember to slow down on theroad, stop and enjoy winter while it last, be-cause it all comes once a year.

By Joe SulderHave you

ever had a true friend?Most of us think wedo. But do we really? Iknow a lot of peoplebut I don’t have manytrue friends. If you cango through life andhave two or three truefriends you are lucky. I lost one of my realfriends this past week. A man I have knownfor a long time. I worked for and with thisman and I feel very lucky to have called hima friend. The man I am talking about is “Don-ald Treadway” or “Don-o” as I called him. Heserved 28 years on the County Commission.He was a professional photographer formost of his life. He probably has taken yourphoto or at least someone in your family’sphoto. He was a great person, husband, fa-ther, and grandfather. He would come byabout once a week and talk about football,basketball, and golf. Especially golf, he lovedgolf. Don was taken from us way too earlyand he will be deeply missed by a lot of peo-ple. All our prayers go out to his family. Don-o thanks for all the memories.

Donald J. TreadwayMay 26, 1941 – Dec. 7, 2010

Bad Weather Cause anElizabethton High

School Student to LoseControl of SUV

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A 16 year-old Eliza-bethton High School Studentlost control of his vehicle on Icyroad near Milligan College ispast week.

Joshua Saults of Eliza-

bethton was driving alongOkolona Rd near Milligan,when his SUV lost control andflip over into the snowy coveredembankment. According to thereport, Saults was transportedto the hospital were he receivedstitches and was released.

Quote For Today: Those who get toobig for their britches, will be exposed

in the end.Psalm 100, verse 1 reads:

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, allye lands.

I always interpreted that tomean anything in the form of music.And it is, but it could also mean anykind words you might say to someone.If you say a kind word to someone,pay them a compliment, or tell themsome good news; that is a joyful noiseto them. When you're in a check-outline, with a buggy full of items, and younotice the person behind you only hasone or two items, so you tell them togo ahead of you, that's a joyful noise.Sometimes you may pass someoneand smile at them and say Hi, that's ajoyful noise. Think about it. I had anemail this week from a lady namedShirley. She wanted to know if I hadany good recipes for Christmas.

The first one I thought of, wasCherry- Coke Salad. It's a nice colorfor the Christmas season. The ingre-dients are: 1 large (or 2 small) box Cherry Jello,

(or Raspberry, Cranberry, etc)1 (20 ounce can) Crushed Pineapple

8 ounce pkg. cream cheese(softened)

16 ounce jar Maraschino Cherries(chopped)

1 Cup Chopped Pecans12 ounces (or 1 and 1/2 cups) Coke

cola (I use Dr. Pepper)Drain the juice from cherries and set

cherries aside. Dissolve Jello inheated Cherry juice and pineapple.Stir in softened cream cheese whilewarm. Keepstirring until smooth. Chilljust until mixture starts to thicken. Addchoppedpecans and chopped cher-ries. Add cola last. Pour into mold or along dish(13" X 9") and chill. You may

also deco-rate the topwith pecanhalves.Once you trythis recipe, itwill soon be-come a fa-v o r i t eC h r i s t m a sgoody.Another Holiday favorite is TURKEYDRESSING. Ingredients are:

2 Eggs (slightly beaten)1 Cup Milk

3 Cups Cornbread Crumbs3 Cups Wheat bread Crumbs

1/2 Cup Chopped Onions1/2 Cup Chopped Celery

1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts (I useBlack Walnuts)

1/2 teaspoon Salt1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

2 Tablespoons Sage1/2 pound Pork Sausage

Fry sausage just good & done, but nothard. Drain off grease and set aside.Beat eggs; Add all ingredients, makingsure to add crumbed up sausage last.Add 3 Cups of turkey or chicken broth.Mix well. If you're going to stuff thedressing in the bird, use less broth;

Otherwise, pour into long baking dish,& bake at 300 degrees, until done.Yum, Yum.

KEEP YOUR EYEON THE EASTERN SKY

JESUS IS COMING BACK SOONARE YOU READY FOR HIS RE-

TURN?Bye now, until next time, Aunt Bertha

Send emails to: auntbertha@charter.net

We wish youa Merry Christmasand a Happy NewYear; I will see youin the New YearsEdition. And, re-member God loveyou and I do too.

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Mae’s Corner Aunt Bertha's HouseGod Lovesyou andI do too-Mae Pierson

T'was the night before...T'was the night before Christmas, Helived All...alone, In a One BedroomHouse - made of Plaster and Stone.I had came Down the Chimney withPresents to give, And... to see justWhom in this Home.. did live.I lookedAll about, a Strange sight.. I did see,No Tinsel, No Presents.. Not even aTree. No Stocking by Mantle, justBoots filled with Sand... On the wallhung Pictures of a Far Distant Land. With Medals and Badges, Awards of AllKinds.. A sober thought - came acrossmy mind. For... This house was Differ-ent, All Dark and Dreary... I Found theHome of a Soldier, After.. I seen itClearly. The Soldier lay Sleeping,Silent and Alone... Curled up on theFloor, in this One Bedroom Home.His Face was So.. Gentle, the room insuch .. Disorder, Not how I'd Pictureda United States ... Soldier. Is this theHero of Whom I'd just Read?Curled upon a Poncho, The floor for a Bed? I Re-alized... The Families that I saw thisNight,Owed.. Their lives to these Sol-diers... whom were willing to .. Fight!Soon 'round the World, the Childrenwould - play, And... Grownups would

Celebrate.. a Bright Christmas Day. We've All... enjoyed Freedom - eachmonth of the year, Because... Of theSoldiers, Like ..the one Lying here. I couldn't help Wonder - How manyLay.. alone, On a Cold.. ChristmasEve, in a Land - far from Home.The very Thought.. brought a Tear tomy Eye... I dropped to my Knees,And... started to Cry. The Soldier,awakened and I heard a Rough Voice,'Santa, Don't Cry... This life is - myChoice! I Fight for Freedom, I don'task for More...My Life is my GOD, myCountry.. my Corps' The Soldier rolledover and Drifted to Sleep..I couldn'tControl it, I continued to Weep. I weptfor hours, So... Silent and Still, As weBoth Shivered.. from the Cold Night'sChill. I didn't want to Leave on thisCold, Dark Night... This Guardian ofHonor, So... willing to Fight! Then...The Soldier rolled over, with a Voice,Soft and Pure, Whispering...... Carryon 'Santa, It's Christmas Day.. All is Se-cure' One look at my watch, I knew hewas Right... Merry Christmas myFriend... GOD Bless, And... GoodNight! Written by 'Santa

Facebook, is it Possible ItKeeps Your Mind Young?

By Tiger FrancisPondering in thought, I often

find myself debating the pros and consof Facebook. One day, I am ready topull off, maybe it is a waste of my time,I think. Then too, sometimes, folk canbe really nasty to one another (likefamily or husband and wives, do I nothave pain already without extending it,I ask myself. ) However, a few dayslater I find some great merit that willkeep me reading and posting. Today,I saw it with a totally new light ofthought. I realized I have kept a jour-nal most of my life until lately I hadstopped doing so M or had I?

I ask myself, “Self, has notFacebook become your journal?” Isnot FB a journal for most of us? I posta thought of my own site, or I reflectionon someone else’s thoughts, or I jotdown what I have done for the day andmake some comment about it.

For years I taught journal writ-ing. I always began the class by re-minding my students that researchshows 97 % of all highly successfulpeople(presidents, inventors, writers,poets, etc) kept a journal. Yet, findingsshow only 2% of the general public ac-tually keep a journal (at least when theresearch was done that was the case).Then we would break into a discussionas to why journal writing might producea groups of highly successful people.

With Facebook, and internetblogging one wonders if perhaps thatnumber of journal writers has gone upand if so does that mean more suc-cessful people. After all, sharing yourjournals benefits not just you but oth-ers too, with our minds each providessparks for the others minds.

I am reading a book today onhow to keep the mind young and moreintelligent. It is called Mozart’s BrainMUnleashing your Brains’ Potential.New York Times calls it a personaltrainer for your brain. Beside showing

the latest research findings on whatkeeps a brain young. It has many sug-gested activities for both raising the IQand for preventing dementia. Readinga lot and working puzzles are both onthe list along with many games to playwith your mind. But writing too is listedas good for the brain. It suggests writ-ing down 5 words and then listingeverything that comes to you mind witheach word.

I realized that this is exactlywhat I do when I read a quote on an-other’s site. I make comments aboutwhat comes to my mind as a result.

Today a friend wrote this�What is there to lose? What is there togain? If we gain something, it wasthere from the beginning. If we loseanything, it is hidden nearby.~ Ryokan

I was not sure what the personhad in mind by this thought but sud-denly it provoked some thoughts of myown. “Who is to say what lose or gainare. How many times have I thought Igained something but it turned out notso good after allM like the hybrid carthat got 60 miles to the gallon but thennearly killed me when it speeded up onits own and the brakes would not stop.I had it less than a year and sold it tak-ing a great loss, or take the time someother gal took my fellow, boo hoo. Butyippee, it turned out to be the greatestblessing in all the world. I found a bet-ter guy than the one I lost.

And my second thought onthis quote was: In reality is not all gainand loose actually a gain if it teachesus something about ourselves or evenmaybe a loss, if we refuse to learnfrom it.The bottom line is Facebookteaches us to think, reflect, perhaps toeven grow if we choose too. M andmaybe it keeps the mind young.~~Tiger Francis

Merry Christmas! Itwas magic, you be-lieved, no matter howcold it was, you nevergot cold, no matter howdeep the snow, youwanted to be out in it, amarvelous world, youwere allowed to believe,

and dream, and wish, and place yourhope in a power, or person, who, inyour mind, existed, that the worldcould not control. You woke up onChristmas morning, and glory of glo-ries, Santa had paid you a visit. Noone tried to talk you out of your magicworld, you were allowed to let yourmind be free. Oh, was'nt it wonderful.

The magic! Thats whats missing!Our lives have been subjected, to ourown personal limitations. Its OK to becontent with such things as you have,but don't stop dreaming. The Biblesays many of the heroes of the Faith,died, having never received theirdream, but they died, still dreaming.You want to find it easier to get up inthe morning, have something you arelooking forward to. It will make you adifferent person. A merry heart doesgood for you, like a medicine. All be-cause you dared to desire. It is impor-tant to talk about your dreams, thatkeeps them alive. Your wife, your chil-

dren, by example, help them to dream. I talk to the young people at the

schools, and they can be bold to say, Iwant to be this, or that, whatever it isthey have decided for themselves.They are not afraid to dream, to lookforward, to plan. I think our job, as theadults, is to encourage them to be allthey can be in life. Help them to deve-lope their dream, help them believethere is still magic in the world. Godwants to help them with the desires oftheir hearts. Help them to desire, todream, to purpose, to believe, andnever give up on themselves. Thereare no losers in the Kingdom of God,only quitters. Don't give up.

I believe the greatest gift we couldgive to each other this Christmas, is anew spirit. Have the kind of spirit thatyour wife, your husband, your children,enjoy being around. Have the kind ofspirit that makes the rest of the familylook forward to coming home. Havethe kind of spirit that makes it easier towork together as a community. Be themagic, that changes every part of theworld, you touch. Carry the spirit ofChristmas, as far through the NewYear, as you can, dare to give, the newyou, as a gift, to your family, friends,and community.

Merry Christmas, Peace on Earth,through the Holy Child, Jesus.

From Chaplain Ron

Weekends with RoweSo Be It!

THE LAW IS THE LAW So " if " the US government deter-mines that it is against the law for thewords "under God" to be on ourmoney, then, so be it. And " if " that same government de-cides that the "Ten Commandments"are not to be used in or on a govern-ment installation, then, so be it. I say, "so be it," because I would liketo be a law abiding US citizen. I say, "so be it," because I would liketo think that smarter people than I arein positions to make good decisions. I would like to think that those peoplehave the American public's best inter-ests at heart. BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'DLIKE? Since we can't pray to God, can't Trustin God and cannot post His Com-mandments in Government buildings ,I don 't believe the Government (Fed-eral, State and Local) and its employ-ees should participate in the Easterand Christmas celebrations whichhonor the God that our government iseliminating from many facets of Amer-ican life.

I'd like my mail delivered on Christ-mas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving &Easter. After all, it's just another day. I'd like the " US Supreme Court to bein session on Christmas, Good Friday,Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sun-days." After all, it's just another day. I'd like the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives to not have to worryabout getting home for the "Christmasbreak." After all it's just another day. I'm thinking that a lot of my taxpayerdollars could be saved, if all govern-ment offices & services would work onChristmas, Good Friday & Easter. Itshouldn't cost any overtime sincethose would be just like any other dayof the week to a government that istrying to be "politically correct." In fact.... I think that our government shouldwork on Sundays (initially set aside forworshipping God....) because, afterall, our government says that itshould be just another day.... What do you all think???? If this idea gets to enough people,maybe our elected officials will stopgiving in to the "minority opinions" andbegin, once again, to represent the"majority" of ALL of the American peo-ple. SO BE IT...........

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Rocky SpringsMissionary

Baptist Church3297 Rocky Springs RdPiney Flats, Tn 37686Pastor Greg Lovelace

Good News Fellowship Church1684 Weaver Branch

Rd.Piney Flats, Tn. 37686Sunday School 1:00pmWorship Service 2:00pmWednesday Service

7:00pmPastor Jeff Millsaps

New Hope Church OfChrist

4527 Bristol Hwy., Johnson City, TN.

Paul W. Peer, Minis-ter

423-610-1440parsonpeer@embarqmail.com

Faith Community Fellowship

2601 Volunteer ParkwayBristol, TN 37620

Pastor Patrick Parham968-3722 or 213-7205SS 10am Worship 11am

6pmWed. Youth club 6:30

The Lighthouse ofPrayer Christian

Church2401 Hickory Tree RoadBluff City, TN 391-7403

Pastor Wayne LambertSunday School 9:45am

Worship 11:00am Evening6:00pm

Prayer Meeting and BibleStudy Wednesday 6:30

First ChristianChurch

325 Parks Worley StreetBluff City, TN 37618423-538-7942

Sunday School 10amSunday Services 11am 6pm

Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pmRon Whitacre Minister

David Norvell, Youth Minis-ter

Pilgrim Independ-ent Missionary

Baptist 462 Sugar Hollow Road Piney

Flats, TN Pastor Eddie Smith

“God Is Good All the Time”You are Invited

Morning Worship 11 amSunday Services 6pm

Sweet Hour of Prayer Wed. 7

Bluff City UnitedMethodist Church468 Cedar StreetPastor: Todd Adams

538-7822www.bluffcityumc.com

Edgefield UnitedMethodist Church745 Pickens Bridge Road,

Piney FlatsEarly Service: 8:30 amSunday School: 9:45am

Morning Worship: 10:50amEvening Worship and UMYF: 7pm

Wed. Bible Zone Live for Kids: 6:30 til 8Evening Bible Study: 7pmPhone: 538-5940

Rev. Estel Williams

Tri Cities Church of God

238 Jonesboro Rd.Piney Flats, Tn423-612-3986

Pastor: Richard &Teresa Bawgus

Lick Creek Christian Church

(423) 538-8996 1172 Piney Flats Rd, Watauga, Sunday School 10:00amMorning Worship 11:00am

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pmPastor Leon Butka

Deerlick Union Church

793 Deerlick RoadPiney Flats, Tn

Pastor Don MorrellSunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 11:00amSunday Night 6:00 pm

------ Church Directory Church Directory ------Pleasant Beach Baptist Church108 Pleasant Beach Rd.

Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643Services: 10:00 AM-11:00am 7:00pmSunday 7:00PM-Wednesday

Rev. Bobby G. Stout, PastorRev. Charles A. Biggs,

Outreach Minister 423-542-5462www.pleasantbeachbaptist.com

River of Life ChurchP.O. Box 336 Piney Flats TN

37686423-538-4999Pastor DonnieHumphrey

Sunday School 9:45am Worship 10:45

Wednesday at 7pmEvening Service 6:00pmYou’ve got a friend at River of

Life

St. Paul United MethodistChurch

1665 Allison Road PineyFlats, TN 37686 423-538-

8026Pastor Daniel TheibenSunday School 10:00amWorship Service 11:00pmChild Care Availbale during

services

Bunker Hill ChristianChurch

Mark Smith PastorSunday School 10:00amSunday Worship 11:00amwww.bunkerhillchristianchurch.co

m538-5777

Piney FlatsUnited

Methodist225 Methodist Church st.

Sunday School 9:45 Worship10:45

Wed. Evening Program 5:30 Supper 538-6937

6:00 Activity Rev. Joseph W. Manis

Buffalo ChristianChurch

436 Buffalo Road Bluff City 37618

Minister: Derek Murphy423-534-4640

www.buffalocc.com

Elizabeth ChapelUnited Methodist 1041 Elizabeth Chapel Road

Bluff City, TN 37618Pastor: Tom Reed423-528-6311

www. elizabethchapel.comSS: 9am Worship 10:am

Lynnwood Christian Church2577 Watauga Road

Johnson City, TN 37601Phone: (423) 928-7740Sunday School 10:00 AMMorning Worship 11.00

AMEvening Worship 6:00 AMWed.Bible Study 7:00 PMwww.lynwoodchristianchurch.org

Church of Christ223 County Hill Rd P.O. Box

582Blountville, TN 37617

Assemblies:Wenesday 7:00pm Sunday 10 & 11am and 6pm“prove all things...” (1Thes 5:21)Free for the asking: Home BibleStudy; Bible Correspondence

courses via mail; (5 Lesson VideoJourney through the Bible at yourhouse or our meeting place.)

PINEY FLATSPRESBYTERIAN6140 Highway 11E(423) 538-6821

Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

Family Fellowship dinner - First Wednesday each monthRev. Scott Wise, Pastor

Visit us on line at www.pfpc.us

Holston BaptistChurch

275 Old Weaver Pike RdBluff City, TN(423) 538-6193

Gateway BaptistChurch(423) 538-7156

1000 Hendrickson LnBluff City, TN 37618 www.gwbchurch.com

Victory Bible Fellowshipof East

TennesseeDr. C. Dwayne Baird,

PastorBible.Pastor@charter.net

423.217-5615

Charity BaptistChurch

3020 Highway 126 BlountvillePastor Charles Brooks

423-323-2244Sunday School 9:30am Morning

Worship 10:30am Evening Worship 7:00 pm

Wed. AWANA & Youth 6:30 Wed.Prayer/Bible 7:00

Center Pointe Fellowship

"Adoring, Belonging,Caring"

(up the street fromFatz Cafe entrance atthe corner of Bluff City

Hwy)Bristol, TN 37620(423)844-0574www.cpfonline.usSenior Pastor: David Shinault

Sunday Worship @11:01am

Sunday Evening Worship@ 6:01 pm

Wednesday Evening Small Group Studies @

6:31pm

Piney Flats First Baptist ChurchDr. Allen Davis-Pastor

“A church grounded in thefaith, through the power of

love.”100 Cherry St. Piney Flats, TN 423-538-8304

LIGHTHOUSE OFPRAYER

CHRISTIANCHURCH

2401 Hickory Tree Rd, Bluff City, TN S.S. 9:45AM,

Morning Worship, 11:00AM Spe-cial Speaker, Daryl Cox. Dinnerwill be following the Worship

Service.Evening Service at 6:00PM

Chinquapin Grove BaptistChurch

1727 Chinquapin Grove RoadBluff City, TN 37618

Pastor. Rev. Jamie FergusonEarly Service 8:45 a.m.Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship 11:00 p.m. EveningWorship 6:00 p.m.

Fall Revival Oct. 3rd - 6thMonday - Wednesday revival

times 7:00 p.m.Rev. Eric Eggers

AT CHURCH THIS WEEK AT CHURCH THIS WEEK

At Church this WeekFree with Church Directory Ad!

Currently meeting Sundaysat 10:00 AM in the lower

level of Pardner’s Restaurant

Good News Jail &Prison Ministry Sullivan County Jail Chaplain Kent Pugh 423-279-6089

Bristol, VA City Jail Chaplain Tom Browder

276-645-7442Breaking the Cycle of

Crime One Life at a Time

Our Great-greatgrandfatherswould approve.Sunrise Baptist

Church217 MorrellCreek Rd.Bluff City

(Off Hickory TreeRd.)

Dr. Roy BransonPastor

423-366-3536

A sw ecel-

ebrate God’s love for us throughthe birth of Jesus, we invite youto be an angel to a child.

Here is how you canhelp. Visit a local store, pick upa paper angel, and enjoy pur-chasing the appropriate gifts de-scribed on the tag.

You can make thisChristmas one they will neverforget.

Be an Angel. ShareChristmas with a Child.

You may choose anAngel at the following locationsand return the gift to the samelocation. Make sure to include

Angel's info on gifts to ensurethe gifts get to the correct recip-ient.

Angel Tree LocationsJohnson City

The Mall at Johnson CityBoth Johnson City WalMart lo-

cationsElizabethtonWalMartBristol

Bristol MallWalMartK-Mart

Cracker Barrel Exit 19K-Mart- Abingdon

KingsportKingsport Town Center (For-merly Fort Henry Mall)

Both Kingsport WalMart loca-tionsKroger

Angel Tree gifts must be re-

turned by the following datesElizabethton -Friday, December

10Bristol - Sunday, December 12Kingsport - Sunday, December

12Johnson City - Friday, Decem-

ber 17You may return your gift to thesite where your Angel wasadopted.For more informationplease contact your local Salva-tion ArmyJohnson City- 423-926-2101Kingsport - 423-246-6671Bristol - 423-764-6156

Everyone is invited as Victory Bible Fel-lowship of East TN will host Dr. DallasBivins, Associational Missionary for theSullivan Baptist Association, on SundayJanuary 2, 2011 at 10:00 AM. Help set arecord attendance on this first Sunday of

the New Year!VBF meets in the lower level of Pard-

ners resturant on Hwy 11E in Piney Flats.

Gazette* page 4High School/Tech Center Dual Enrollment

By Bob RobinsonDean Blevins, director of the

Tennessee Technology Center at Eliz-abethton, is discussing opportunitiesfor high school students in the region toreceive dual credit for completing train-ing courses offered by TTC-Elizabeth-ton.

“TTC-Elizabethton is afford-able. It has small classes that meet 30hours each week, Monday-Friday, withhighly-individualized instruction. Train-ing programs provide intense, hands-on, competency-based and self-pacedtraining. For 2010, TTC-Elizabethtonhas a 77 percent student completionrate and an 86 percent job placementrate,” Blevins said.

Meeting with representativesfrom Tennessee High School recently,Blevins said dual enrollment opportuni-ties exist with online courses in DosageCalculation for Nurses, Nursing Trends& Issues, Medical Terminology, Busi-ness Systems Technology, Drafting andComputer-Aided Design, Computer In-formation, and Dietary Manager, aswell as Certified Nurse Assistant, an

on-ground course to be offered afterregular school hours at a location to bedetermined.

Blevins said a new hybridcourse in Applied Technology coveringElectricity, Mechanics, Thermodynam-ics and Fluids, topics suggested bylocal business and industry, will soonbe offered by TTC-Elizabethton. Thecourse has 16 instructional areas thatwill be taught over a period of 15weeks, Blevins said.

“High school students recom-mended by the CTE Director with theirrespective school system must com-plete an Admissions Application to en-roll at TTC-Elizabethton. Course workmust be completed during the nextterm, Jan. 3- April 20, 2011. We desirehigh school students who are self-dis-ciplined and self-motivated, with no at-tendance or disciplinary issues,”Blevins said.

Blevins said he plans to holdmeetings with CTE Directors and stafffrom other school systems in the regionto discuss dual enrollment opportuni-ties for high school students.

Dual enrollment opportunities at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabeth-ton (TTC-Elizabethton) for high school students in northeast Tennessee were dis-cussed at a recent meeting held at Tennessee High School (THS) in Bristol.Among attendees, pictured from left, are Dr. Blair Henley, director of Career Tech-nical Education (CTE); Dean Blevins, director of TTC-Elizabethton; from THS --Dave Collins, assistant principal; Miller Foutch, chair of the special education de-partment; and Beth Brown, counselor; from TTC-Elizabethton, Terri Blevins, RN,director of the Practical Nursing training program; Patricia Roark, RN, director ofonline Dietary Manager and Certified Nurse Assistant training; and Mike Cole,coordinator of Student Services.

God Gets Me ThroughBy Kate Stafford

It's cold! It's more than cold!!I dread seeing our electric bill thismonth and I'm sure a lot of other peo-ple do as well. I have to admit thatwhen it's cold and dreary I often feela little down and blue. No, it doesn'tlast very long, but still, sometimes thedarkness seems to loom; those arethe times I feel myself crawling intomy little hole where I want to hide fora while. I want to be alone, keep tomyself and wait until the sun comesout again. I used to wonder if otherpeople get this type of depression, thekind that happened on these drearydays.

Actually, after doing a little re-search, I found out that “SAD” or Sea-sonal Affective Disorder, affectsaround 6 of every 10 people in Amer-ica. Most of them are adult women al-though men are affected as well. Thisdisorder is also known as the “WinterBlues” although a small percentage ofpeople have some type of depressionin the late Spring and Summer. Atleast I found out I wasn't alone withthis

I am trying to learn how todeal with things differently . I amlearning to go to my “happy place”and leave my cares there...leavethem with God and NOT take themback. It is difficult for some people –like me - but I am trying to re-learnsome things that I have done for over40 years. It's a slow progress, but theLord will get me through..He alwaysdoes.

Here is a poem I found thatalso encourages me when I get the“Winter Blues.”

HOW THE LORD SUSTAINSChristian, when thy way seems dark-est, When thine eyes with tears aredim, Straight to God thy Father has-tening, Tell thy troubles all to Him.

Not to human ear confidingThy sad tale of grief and care,But before thy Father kneeling,Pour out all thy sorrows there.

Sympathy of friends may cheer thee,When the fierce wild storms have

burst,But God only can console thee,When it breaks upon thee first.

Go with words or tears or silence,Only lay thee at His feet:

Thou shalt prove how great His pity,And His tenderness how sweet.Far too well thy Savior loves thee

To allow thy life to beOne long, calm, unbroken summer,

One unruffled, stormless sea.He would have thee fondly nestling

Closer to His loving breast;He would have that world seem

brighter,Where alone is perfect rest.Though His wise and loving purposeClearly yet thou may’st not see,Still believe with faith unshaken,All will work for good to thee.

Therefore, when thy way is gloomyAnd thine eyes with tears are dim,Straight to God thy Father hastening,Tell thy sorrows all to Him.

That poem helps remind methat God can get me through even thedarkest days I face. He can do that foryou, too, if you'll let him. I pray eachof you have a wonderful week aheadand that you all stay warm and safe.We all need to remind our childrenthat Jesus is the Reason for the Sea-son. Thanks for reading! Til next time,Kate

Youngster writes poem aboutsnowflake

By Greg MillerMiss MerciMae, a fifth-grade

teacher, asked the youngsters in herclass to write a poem that describedtheir feelings about winter.

Marcus Mason penned the fol-lowing poem, which won first place inthe contest.

Once upon a time in the heartof the South Lived Icicle Snowflake,who had a real big mouth.“Look at me,”she seemed to say, As she gleamedand glistened with each new day. Sheshone in the sun and the blisteringwind. Her shimmering beauty couldnever offend. She was sent by hermaker to make people see That cre-ation’s beauty God designed to be.“God gave me my shape; He gave memy form. “I’m very unique, but I camewith the storm. “My true worth can’t bemeasured or weighed. “Except on theearth when a canvas I made.” “God isthe artist, and He uses His paint “Tomake things beautiful, and also soquaint. “I’m just a mere snowflake, butHe in His plan “Has a purpose for me,and a purpose for man.” “The plan forus both is to honor our maker. “All of usare to be movers and shakers.“Lifting our voices real high to the sky,“We’ll praise the Creator ‘till the daythat we die.” “Your poem was very elo-quent, Marcus Mason,” Miss MerciMaebragged to the class. “Thanks, MissMerciMae,” said Marcus Mason. “I be-lieve the Lord has given me a talent forwriting poetry, and I want to use it to

honor and glorify Him.”I’m going to give you an oppor-

tunity to use that talent in your home-work,” said Miss MerciMae. “From nowon, I challenge you to complete all ofyour homework assignments in theform of poetry. For each assignmentthat you complete in poetry form, I‘lladd 10 points to your grade.” “Thanks,Miss MerciMae,” said Marcus Mason.“That’s very nice of you to do that.” “Ijust want to make sure that you reallyuse your poetic ability as much as youcan to honor God,” said the teacher.Marcus Mason used poetry to completeall of his homework assignments. His-tory was his favorite subject, and hethoroughly enjoyed using poetry as alearning tool. In a paper about the his-tory of America, he wrote: “Throughoutour history, in God was our trust, so inour future trust Him we must.”

For a current events class proj-ect, Marcus Mason wrote: “The roadsare covered with ice and snow, and it’sonly by faith in God we can go!”

Marcus Mason realized thatGod was in control of everything, but herealized he was responsible for study-ing and doing his homework. At the topof a test paper, he wrote: “O, Dear Lord,help my mind to recall everything I’vestudied. Help me remember it all!”To contact the writer of this columnabout speaking engagements and/orpuppet ministry, please e-mail kid-

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Sammy Robert Mullis oncharges of theft over $1,000. Po-lice say Mullis took over $1,000from an Elizabethton resident as adown payment for granite counter-tops and installation. Police sayMullis failed to provide the coun-tertops and also failed to return themoney to the victim as he prom-ised. Mullis is also wanted byother law enforcement agencies inEast Tennessee for similar prac-tices.

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The East Tennessee State University De-partment of Intercollegiate Athletics andLady Buccaneer basketball team havejoined arms with the Second HarvestFood Bank of Northeast Tennessee thisholiday season to help feed the needy bycollecting canned food items at selectedhome basketball games.The next canned food drive is scheduledfor Monday, Dec. 20 when the Lady Bucssquare off against Campbell, and fanswho bring at least two canned food itemsto the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center re-ceive $1 admission in conjunction withthe “Can the Camels” promotion. Tip isset for 7 p.m.The Lady Bucs have all ready sent over650 pounds of food to the Second Har-vest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee,which was collected back on Nov. 19when ETSU faced Appalachian State.The generous donation helped enablethe Food Bank to distribute 499 meals to200 partner agencies such as the MobileFood Bank and Mobile Food Pantry,Food for Kids, and Summer Food ServiceProgram.“We are very excited to help the SecondHarvest Food Bank, and we hope thespecial $1 ticket promotion is somethingour fans really take advantage of Mondaynight,” said Sara Hacker, Assistant Direc-tor of Marketing, Promotions and EventManagement. “Not only will families be

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By Rocky DavenportRichard Ensor Tournament

Director is looking forward to the 28annual Arby's Classic held each yearafter Christmas at Viking Hall in Bris-tol. Ensor took over for Coach DaleBurns who had directed the tourna-ment for more than twenty years. Ten-nessee State Football ChampsGreenville will play the first game inthis years opener going up against Up-spring Germany. Carter CountiesHampton Bulldogs plays the secondgame against Wasilla Alaska. On thebench helping Legend Jerry White isMike Matheson, who was the firstCarter County player to make the All-Arbys team in 1983. Coach White isa member of the TSSAA Hall of Fame.White has taken the Bulldogs to theState Championship game.Local Teams in the tournament.Sullivan East with coach John Dyerjust finished up one of the Patriots bestyears ever. They won the District andregional Championship and set aschool record with 29 wins. The Patri-ots are fast but have lost a key playingin Jordan Cross in an early game thisseason. He will be out of the tourna-ment and maybe the entire season.Tennessee High had another twentygame winning season last year andlook to repeat this year. The host teamhas home court advantage in everygame, a big place in front of nearly10,000 people.Science Hill just like last year drawsone of the most talented teams in thetournament on opening night. South-wind East which has over 1700 stu-dents and won 26 games last year.The Hilltoppers won 27 last seasonwhile playing mostly freshman andsophomores. The Hilltoppers are ledby an outstanding pair of players inShannon Hale and Jaylen Allen. Sci-ence Hill is the only three-time champof the Arbys and the winner of thisgame will be the team to beat.Dobyns-Bennett, Coach Charlie Mor-gans Indians is always a team readyfor the court. Winning 22 games lastyear Coach Morgan has won coach ofthe year honors in Tennessee and Vir-ginia. Tyler Ailahie who was the re-gional tournament MVP last seasonreturns to lead the Indians.Other teams in the tournament areClear Creek out of League City, Texaswho won 24 games last year. Theyplayed in the Arbys in 2005 and fin-ished fourth.Columbia from Decatur, Georgia theywon the Georgia State Championshiplast year and were ranked 23rd in thenation. The Eagles is consider one ofthe top teams in the tournament asthey have won three state titles andmade nine final four appearances.Gate City, the Blue Devils won theClinch Mountain District last season.Jordan Potts returns from last yearsteam along with Paul Arnold, Tyler Birdand wes Hughes.Gatlinburg-Pittman won 22 gameswith only eight loses last season. TheHighlanders are considered one of thetop 2-A teams in East Tennessee.Jose Agoato and Morrease Barberhave been selected to play in the Mc-Donald’s All American game.Hunter Huss from Gastonia North Car-olina won 23 games last year and afinal eight appearance. Coach RonBray was selected to coach the Westall-Star team in 2010. No North Car-olina team has ever won the Arby’sClassic. Could this be the first?Mentor High from Mentor Ohio wasranked number two in Ohio last yearand won 23 games with only fourlosses. They return three starters fromlast year team that averages 80 pointsper game. Coach Bob Kriancic wasselected coach of the year in 2010.Mill Creek from Hoschton, Georgia,

nickname the Hawks won24 games last year andwill be led by Bran-don Hayman whois being re-cruited byPrincton, Har-vard, Riceand Furman.Coach ChadRogers is aBristol nativeand hasw a t c h e dmany gamesin the Arby’s.Southwind Highout of Memphis isconsidered the team tobeat this year. They playsome of the toughest talent in thestate in Memphis teams. They arebilled as “94 Feet of heat” and open upwith Johnson City Hilltoppers. This willbe one of the best games in the tour-nament, make plans to get to VikingHall early as this game will be sold out.Sumter High, Sumpter, South Car-olina, nicknamed the Gamecocks theyare coming off a four year 20-gamewinning seasons. They played in theelite eight last year and won 21games.Tabernacle Baptist, Freeport Bahamaswill be making their 12 appearance inthe Arby’s Classic. The Falcons werethe National Champions in the Ba-hamas last year.Upspring from Ulm, Germany returnsafter two years off from the Arby’s.This could be the year Coach RalphJunge takes the crown back to Ger-many.Wasilla High from Alaska will also bea team to watch in the Arby’s. Theywon in the finals of the 2009-10 Alaska4-A State Championship and won 21games last season. Coach Ryan En-gebreten was selected coach of theyear in Alaska last year.Beginning of Arbys ClassicDuring the 1982 basketball season,the Tennessee High Vikings traveledto Louisville, Kentucky to play in theKing of Bluegrass Tournament. Afterreturning to Bristol, Coach Dale Burnsdiscussed with then Athletic DirectorBill Bingham the possibility of having asimilar tournament to take advantageof Tennessee High's tremendous facil-ity, Viking Hall.The original goals were to promotebasketball in the region, and to ex-pose the fans to outstanding playersand teams in the country. The Arby'sClassic has accomplished those goalsand more. It has not only been a boostto basketball in Bristol and the region,it has been a boost to the area finan-cially. Exciting teams and individualplayers resulting in packed houseshave made the Arby's Classic one ofthe top high school basketball tourna-ments in the country. This is a tributeto Coach Dale Burn's astute selectionof talented teams.Originally called the Mountain EmpireClassic, the Arby's Classic has beensponsored by Arby's since it began.Don Shawl, President of Arbico East,Inc. has been instrumental in buildingthe tournament into what it is today.His hard work in funding and planningthe Arby's Classic has given the tour-nament that special edge in quality.Although many local groups have as-sisted in the growth the tournament,no organization has given more timethan the Viking Booster Club. Approx-imately fifty people volunteer their timewith many of them taking vacationsfrom work just to be part of the Arby'sClassic.

Another group ofpeople who havegiven specialtime to thed e v e l o p -ment ofthe tour-n amen tis theT e n -n e s s e eH i g hCoachingStaff. TheTennessee

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tournament. Their dedicationand hard work produce a class eventwith precision timing which appears tospectators to run effortlessly.Much of the credit for the growth of theArby's Classic has to go to our localmedia. Several visiting coaches havemade mention of the tremendous cov-erage in our area. This is a tribute toall media-newspapers, television andradio. In addition, tournament gamescan be heard live on local radio sta-tions.Through the combination of thesepeople, the Arby's Classic has becomeone of the most talked about highschool basketball tournaments in thecountry, truly living up to its name as aclassic.

Past winners1983 - Pulaski High School1984 - Daniel Boone1985 - Sullivan North1986 - Louisville Male, Kentucky1987 - Patrick Henry-Roanoke1988 - Dobyns-Bennett1989 - Whites Creek, Tennessee1990 - Whites Creek, Tennessee

1991 - Patrick Henry-Roanoke1992 - Dobyns-Bennett1993 - Science Hill1994 - Augusta Westside, Georgia1995 - Science Hill1996 - Miami Senior, Florida1997 - Wheeler, Georgia1998 - Northwest Christian, Florida1999 - Science Hill2000 - Louisville Male, Kentucky2001 - Louisville Ballard, Kentucky2002 - Wheeler, Georgia2003 - Bradley Central, Tennessee2004 - Benjamin Mays, Georgia2005 - Brentwood Academy, Ten-nessee2006 - Dr. Michael Krop, Florida2007 - Briarcrest Christian School,Tennessee2008 - Boyd Anderson, Florida2009 - Memphis Melrose, Tennesse

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Jumaine JonesDavid HarrisonPeter RamosJames StewartJason WittenIan Scott

Michael BushBryant StithDavid VaughnDesmond ClarkChris SladeCurtis StaplesBJ McKie

Brandan WrightMario ChalmersUdonis HaslemTim Dantas

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Sun. 11-4 Country Buffet Sun. 11-4 Country Buffet Tues. 4-8 Seniors 60 + $4.56 + Tax $5.00 Tues. 4-8 Seniors 60 + $4.56 + Tax $5.00 Wed. 4-8 Kids Night Buffet Kids eat freeWed. 4-8 Kids Night Buffet Kids eat freeThursday. 4-8 Italian Buffet with Pizza Thursday. 4-8 Italian Buffet with Pizza Sun. – Thur. Adult $9.11 + Tax $10.00Sun. – Thur. Adult $9.11 + Tax $10.00

Kids $4.56 + Tax $5.00Kids $4.56 + Tax $5.00Drinks IncludedDrinks Included

DAILY CARRY OUT SPECIALSDelivery AvailableWe are located just below

Hunter First Baptist Church on Hwy 91

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