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Passed soldiers honored at local march Ellen Larson Staff Writer
Tenn. priest admits abuse; at least 1 victim KNOXVILLE — A retired Roman Catholic priest has acknowledged sexually abusing a boy at his Kingsport church more than 30 years ago and said there may be other victims, the bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville said Thursday. Bishop Richard Stika said Thursday the Rev. Bill Casey told church officials that molestation allegations made public a day earlier by Warren Tucker of Jeffersonville, Ind., are credible. Casey, 76 and now a resident of Greene County, has been permanently suspended from Catholic ministry, meaning he will never again be able to present himself as a priest, wear clerical garb or to serve as a priest in any capacity.
Soldiers who have died in war will be honored Saturday at the UT ROTC’s third annual Mountain Man Memorial March in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The event involves three types of marathons. 300 marchers in three divisions participate in either a 26.2, 13.1 or 6.25 mile hike through the Smoky Mountains. They are grouped into three divisions: heavy (military backpacks), light (without military backpacks) and civilian. “This is a military event, but it is open to anyone that wants to do it,” Capt. Brandl Bell, operations officer of the UT Army ROTC Rocky Top Battalion, said. The hike involves all types of difficulty levels through natural forests. Bell said the hike goes up to 2,000 feet elevation on a dirt road up the side of the Smoky Mountains. “It’s going to be a heartbreaker,” he said. Bell said the Lady Vols participated in the march last year, and this year the chamber of commerce and sheriff department is participating in the event. The Mountain Man Memorial March gives trib-
ute to soldiers lost in any war, but it began with UT alumnus 1st Lt. Frank Walkup. Walkup was killed in Rashaad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in 2007. He was serving as a platoon leader. Walkup graduated from UT in 2005 with a degree in sociology. After his graduation, he was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. He then went on to graduate from Airborne, Air Assault and Ranger school. “He was outgoing, motivated and strong-willed,” Bell said. “He is one of the few to be airborne, air assault and ranger qualified.” “Mrs. Walkup will be at the event, and an award will be given to her,” Amanda Hollis, senior in journalism and electronic media and battalion executive officer, said. In addition, Walkup’s two brothers are in the battalion at UT, and one of them is marching. A large portion of the weekend-long tribute goes to the American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. On Friday night, they will be honored at a ceremony held at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. The American Gold Star Mothers is a national organization that began in the 1940s as a mourning group for mothers who had lost their children in
Renfroe leads UT past Arkansas
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MOSCOW — A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that adoptions of Russian children by U.S. families had been suspended, although other Russian and U.S. officials disputed this. Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said during a briefing that new adoptions by Americans are on hold pending a visit in the next few days by a U.S. delegation to reach an accord on future placement of Russian children. The U.S. hopes to resolve a bitter dispute that broke out last week, when an American woman sent her 7year-old adopted son back to Russia on a plane by himself. Hotel guest spots python in toilet
Shovels, axes found at home of Calif. sex offender LOS ANGELES — Authorities recovered shovels and pickaxes from the home of a registered sex offender charged with murdering a 17-year-old San Diego County girl, according to documents obtained by KFI radio. Documents posted Thursday on the station Web site show San Diego County sheriff’s investigators found three pickaxes and 11 shovels at the residence of John Albert Gardner III in early March. The documents have been sealed by a judge. — The Associated Press
HOPE for Victims hosts walk to remember those killed by violence Donesha Aldridge
Russia suspends all adoptions to US families
LA VISTA, Neb. — A woman reported finding a python in the toilet of her La Vista hotel room. Officials with the Nebraska Human Society estimate the python found Thursday morning at the Hampton Inn was about 3 years old. They said pythons aren’t typically found in the wild, so it’s likely this python was a pet. Hotel officials declined to comment.
war. “Last year, American Gold Star Mothers who had lost sons or daughters from the Vietnam War and from Afghanistan and Iraq came from across the country to our event,” Bell said. This year, they expect 20 mothers from the organization to participate in the march. Bell said the event is growing each year, so they expect to have 40 gold star mothers next year. This event has become the largest gold star mother recognition ceremony in the Southeast and is gaining national recognition. At the actual march, each mother will present a Gold Star Flag to a team marching in honor of her son or daughter. The team will carry the flag and will return it to the mother at the completion of the march. Money is also raised to go to wounded veterans through this event. It gives 20 percent of the proceeds raised at the march to the Wounded Warrior Project, Bell said. On Friday, the ceremony for the American Gold Stars Mothers starts at 7 p.m. The opening ceremonies start Saturday at 8:30 a.m., and the march starts at 9 a.m.
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UT’s Ivy Renfroe throws a pitch in a game earlier this season. Renfroe and the Lady Vols won two road games against Arkansas over the weekend.
Lauren Kittrell Staff Writer With a doubleheader Wednesday evening in Fayetteville, Arkansas, freshman pitcher Ivy Renfroe paced the Lady Vol softball team by picking up her 20th and 21st win of the season. Freshmen outfielders Raven Chavanne and Kat Dotson helped Renfroe as No. 16 Tennessee won the opener in Bogle Park 3-1. With a record of 13-4 in the Southeastern Conference and in front of 665 fans, the Lady Vols improved to 35-8 overall and 14-4 in the SEC with a 5-3 victory in the second game from the doubleheader. “Arkansas is a much
improved team, and we had to battle tonight over 14 tough innings,” Lady Vol co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. The coaches reiterated to the team that with a three-game road series at Auburn last weekend and a mid-week doubleheader at Arkansas, five tough games were ahead. “I’m proud that we won four of those five,” Weekly said. “I thought our pitching was good most of the time tonight. We had a couple of lapses, however, that made the games interesting.” With her eighth perfect game at the plate in 2010, Chavanne went 3-for-3 with an intentional walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases in the opener.
Chavanne led off Tennessee’s initial at-bat of the contest for the 20th time this season with a first-inning single on the left side of the infield. In game two, Chavanne walked and quickly advanced to second on a groundout. In the second game, Arkansas was unable to manage a base runner against Big Orange starter Cat Hosfield until there was only one down in the bottom of the second. The Razorbacks eventually got on the board in the bottom of the third when pitcher Layne McGuirt drove a solo home run to right center and cut the Razorbacks’ deficit to 5-1. See SOFTBALL on Page 5
Founded in memorial of a UT alumnus, HOPE for Victims will sponsor the fourth annual Victims’ Remembrance Walk on Sunday. “I started this walk after my daughter was murdered there,” Joan Berry, founder of the Victims’ Remembrance Walk, said. Berry’s daughter, Johnia Berry, was brutally stabbed to death in her apartment in 2004. “This is not an event that is easy to go to,” she said. “It’s for family members that have lost love ones due to violent crimes.” The walk kicks off the start to National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2010. The week is sponsored by the Office of Victims of Crime through the Office of Justice Programs. Gail Calloway is a participant in the Victims’ Remembrance Walk. “My brother-in-law was murdered three years ago,” Calloway said. “He was a Walgreens truck driver, and he was working when he was killed.” David Lindsey was shot outside of the Walgreens on Clinton Highway in Powell in 2006. “I want people to know that violent crimes don’t only happen in bad neighborhoods,” Calloway said. “It could happen anywhere to anyone. David was on his way to work.” Calloway said she participated in the event for the first time last year. “It was moving,” she said. “It is important for families to know they are not alone. With all these families coming together, you don’t feel alone. It’s incredible.” Calloway said experiences like these are difficult to endure. “I can say the process of losing someone is not like you see it on TV,” Calloway said. “I can’t describe in words how it feels.” Berry said the families of these victims need support. “They should know that they have not been forgotten,” Berry said. Berry asked that those who want to participate bring a framed photograph of the lost loved one. She said there will be a table set up to place the photos in order to honor those lost. Berry also said special tributes will be given from families and friends of the victims. Several ministers will attend and give prayers. Congressman John Duncan, Sen. Jim Burchett and Rep. Joe Armstrong will attend as well. Calloway said Berry had a new law put into place where all criminals arrested for violent crimes must have DNA samples taken. The Johnia Berry Act of 2007 was signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen and took effect in January 2008. According to the Johnia Berry Web site, “the law requires anyone arrested for a violent crime to give a DNA sample.” Calloway said the walk is still incredible even though she does not want others to endure a hardship similar to the loss of her brother-in-law. “You can take something horrible and make something good out of it,” she said. The walk will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. at Volunteer Landing Park. For additional information, visit the Johnia Berry Web site at http://www.johniaberry.org.