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    Hunter Hills Theater near Gatlinburg had a seating capacity of 2,501. Upland Chronicles: Amphitheater once a popular fixture around Gatlinburg
    The outdoor drama “Chucky Jack” premiered at Gatlinburg’s Hunter Hills Theater in 1956 and ran for four consecutive seasons.
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    Ellen Brown: Join the fight against Alzheimer’s
    On Thursday, I went to cover the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk Kick-off. The Memory Walk is something I’ve been covering each year at The Mountain Press, and it’s no coincidence.
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    Carl Mays: Water the flowers, eliminate the weeds
    One of the responses I received from last week’s column titled “Do the best you can with what you have where you are” was from a reader who wrote: “Your article reminded me of something I have tho...
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    The 1953 Pigeon Forge Smokies. From left in front are Bob Trentham, Billy Woodruff, Bill Barnes, Jere Loveday, Gary Whaley, Ronnie Joe Whaley, Don Pickel and Ted Loveday; second row, Larry Sims, Carl Parton (visiting and not a member of the team), John Dale Trotter, Bobby Quarrels, Martin Roberts, Larry Whaley, Jerry McCarter and Jerry Pickel; back row, Coaches Bert Whaley and Robert Pickel. Upland Chronicles: Pigeon Forge youth baseball team is remembered
    An old classmate and long-time Pigeon Forge florist, Ted Loveday, recently e-mailed me a photograph of the 1954 Pigeon Forge Smokies, of which he was a proud member — and rightly so.
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    Do the best you can with what you have where you are
    High school football in Tennessee kicks off this weekend. The beginning of the college and professional football seasons will soon follow.
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    <b>Ann Pickel is lifted by the trunk of circus elephant Modac.</b> Upland Chronicles: Pickel really did run away to join the circus
    “I’m going to run away and join the circus” has been proclaimed by millions of disgruntled children. For most youngsters the threat was idle chatter; however, Ann Pickel of Pigeon Forge surprised...
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    <b>Melinda Hyder</b> Mayes: Former ‘Survivor’ Hyder thriving as Realtor, singer
    Melinda Hyder has a dysfunctional family. They have names like Boston Rob, Big Tom and Jonny Fairplay. There’s Richard Hatch, who spent time in jail for not paying his taxes, and the notorious Rus...
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    Carl Mays: Gain some positive control in a negative situation
    “Got Milk?” is an advertising campaign that began in 1993 and is still running, though not as frequently.
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    Carl Mays: Gratitude brings joy and laughter
    Apparently, readers really enjoy the Mark Twain quotes and stories I frequently share.
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    This old Swinging Bridge in Emert’s Cove Center no longer exists. Upland Chronicles: Swinging bridges recalled
    Until about 1900, most travel was by foot or horseback. Roads were so scarce and poor that even horse-drawn wagons were limited in where they could go, as most early roads were along creeks and r...
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