Tennessee Smoky Mountains Area News

Duggar Family Pigeon Forge Tennessee- The Duggar family, form TLC’s 18 Kids and Counting, flipped the switch for the cermonial lighting of the Pigeon Forge Winterfest lights.  They will be attending the ever popular “Cowboy Church” ,at Country Tonite Theater, this Sunday.

If you can’t make it to Country Tonite’s “Cowboy Church,” look up their live broadcast http://smokymountaincowboychurch.com/ or on satellite radio.

Kodak Tennessee - Kodak Library will host two free teen movies.  The movie “Smoke Signals” will show Nov. 7th, this Saturday, 2p.m. while Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas” will show Nov 21st at 2p.m. .  Interesting is,  ”Smoke Signals” was the first film written, directed, and acted completely by American Indians.

Dolly Parton- BBC Series On Faith.  Dolly will join with Tony Blair, England’s former Prime Minister, on a BBC series that will explore the roles in which belief plays in the lives of high-profile figures.  Dolly Partonwill share how she balances her flirtatious stage image with her religious faith. 

Exit 407 Flea Market Get Boost - Sevierville Tennessee - Sevierville brought in more industrial growthto the area, along with this growth is the need to expand the road lanes on Dumplin Valley Rd to 12 feet each way and add 4 foot gravel shoulders on each side.  This makes access to the Flea Market easier for Smoky Mountain visitors and deliveries.  There was no mention of placing a light at the intersection where Dumplin Valley Rd. and Hwy 66 intersect, but I am sure that will follow shortly, if it doesn’t happen before the road widening.

Christ In The Smokies- Gatlinburg Tennessee -  According to The Mountain Press, Christ In The Smokies will offer free admission during November and December.  Local residents are asked to bring nonperishable food items or a near new coat for the Sevier County Food Ministries.  For more information call (865)436-5155.

Life of Christ Attraction Gatlinburg TN

New Life of Christ Attraction
to Open in Gatlinburg

After a one-year absence, a Christ In The Smokies Museum and Gardens is returning to Gatlinburg with an entirely new exhibition, responding to popular demand from visitors who mourned its loss.

For over 49 years the popular Christus Gardens in Gatlinburg entertained and informed visitors about the life of Christ. But in 2008, the wax figure collection was sold to a Christian TV network and left Gatlinburg. The location had been marked for a condo development; however the impact of the economy for the past year, forced the development to be postponed for the foreseeable future.

Hundreds, even thousands of visitors have expressed their sorrow about losing this major religious attraction. We are pleased to announce that the entire visitor and local citizens’ request and concerns will be satisfied with an entirely new Christ In The Smokies Museum and Gardens exhibition. Gatlinburg is very fortunate to have local people with the vision and financial commitment to re-open this type of attraction in town.

There is a lot of interest from church groups and tour companies that wish to add this to their itinerary,” said Joe Waggoner, manager of Christus Gardens for the last 25 years. Joe will continue to assist in the new adventure.

In talking with local Gatlinburg residents, we found everyone to be very excited about us bringing an attraction of a religious nature back to Gatlinburg,” said Charlie Moore, a long time local business person and principal of the project. Also joining Mr. Moore with the project will be Billy Proffitt, both men being long time residents of Gatlinburg.

The developers have been acquiring items from around the country for the exhibition. Several local artists are now helping to mold and design the new attraction. Mark Pedro, who has a vast knowledge in this subject matter, is now working along with Dale Gillespie, another local artist who sculptured the bronze Veterans Eagle statue that now stands with Dolly Parton’s statue on the front lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse.

Renovations to the building and grounds of the River Road location in Gatlinburg are already underway. “We expect to have a soft opening in early fall with a grand opening in Spring 2010,” said Joe Waggoner.

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  The IRS audits Grandpa ! The IRS decides to audit Grandpa, and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, ‘Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that believable.’ I’m a great gambler, and I can prove it,’ says Grandpa. ‘How about a demonstration?’ The auditor thinks for a moment and said, ‘Okay. Go ahead.’ Grandpa says, ‘I’ll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.’ The auditor thinks a moment and says, ‘It’s a bet.’ Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor’s jaw drops. Grandpa says, ‘Now, I’ll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye.’ Now the auditor can tell Grandpa isn’t blind, so he takes the bet. Grandpa removes his dentures and bites his good eye. The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Grandpa’s attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. ‘Want to go double or nothing?’ Grandpa asks ‘I’ll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.’ The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again. Grandpa stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can’t make the stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the auditor’s desk. The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Grandpa’s attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. ‘Are you okay?’ the auditor asks. ‘Not really,’ says the attorney. ‘This morning, when Grandpa told me he’d been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and pee all over your desk and you’d be happy about it.’

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