The Daily Courier September 8, 2009

High schoolers work on electric car — Page 3 Sports Another upset Alabama teenager continues her upset run in the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Forest City, N.C.

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Relay set for Friday

Promoting fitness

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

Obama’s speech to schoolkids set today Page 12

SPORTS Associated Press

A fitness room at Isothermal Community College is available for use by students, faculty and staff members.

Companies pushing wellness

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

Stricker wins Deutsche Bank Championship Page 7

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FOREST CITY — As health care reform is on the minds of legislators, local businesses and organizations are focusing on the health and well-being of their employees by offering them incentives to take care of themselves.

Tanner Companies in Rutherfordton offers its employees a certain allotment each year to cover the cost of gym memberships or to use for Weight Watchers. Additionally, management said, employees are offered basic flu shots and a health fair is held annually.

At Rutherford Hospital, employees and their spouses, physicians, board members and volunteers are eligible to take advantage of the Rutherford Hospital Wellness Program, said Sarah Hinson, wellness coordinator.

“The goal of the Rutherford Hospital Wellness Program is to enhance the quality of life for our employees and our community through health and wellness education, by providing them with all the tools possible to achieve their best health,” Hinson said.

The hospital offers access to the cardiopulmonary rehab facility and OneSource Rehab Facility to exercise at no charge, Hinson said.

For those who like to work out in a team environment, there are classes and a fit lunch program where employees an work out on their lunch breaks.

“A new program was introduced in July 2009 called the RutherfordTON Challenge,” Hinson said, “challenging employees to lose a ‘ton’ of Please see Wellness, Page 6

FOREST CITY — Hundreds of cancer survivors and their spouses, friends and supporters will gather at R-S Middle School for Friday’s 2009 Relay for Life American Cancer Society event.

The opening ceremony is set for 6 p.m., and will include the singing of the National Anthem, presentations, a release of doves and the Survivors Ceremony.

Cancer survivors ranges from age 85 to 8, men women, boy and girls, will make the first lap around the track to the cheers of supporters.

Dozens of teams will begin arriving at the football stadium Friday 8:30 a.m. and by 6 p.m. the former R-S Central football stadium will be transformed into a huge campground with people focused on raising awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society.

The event is the culmination of months of fundraising events to help the Rutherford County Chapter raise more than $200,000 for research, education and financial assistance for cancer patients.

Rutherford County’s Relay for Life has received numerous accolades for being one of the most successful Relays Please see Relay, Page 6

Social Security payments will not grow

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN

Low: $2.33 High: $2.56 Avg.: $2.44

DEATHS Rutherfordton

Hazel Dover

Forest City

Howard Hill Elsewhere Eddie M. Rowe Page 5

Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — As the federal government prepares to announce there will be no cost of living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefit checks for the next two years, local seniors are trying to deal with the news.

The checks generally have seen a COLA every year since 1975, when the automatic adjustments were introduced.

But since inflation has been stagnant or even shown negative results for the past

No COLA for two years Federal officials have announced that there will not be a cost of living adjustment for Social Security payments for the next two years. few months, the COLA would have been negative. By law, the benefits cannot decrease.

Making the matters worse for seniors

are the large amounts they spend each month on health care and the fact their home values have declined.

“I hardly notice my Social Security,” said Jim Parton, a 76-year-old retired Duke Power worker. “I do have some retirement from Duke Power that helps me out each month. But we’ve only seen an increase in that one time since I retired. I used to take some odd jobs or haul logs from my land to make some money on the side.

Please see COLA, Page 3

Skyline Trail is reopened

WEATHER

From staff reports

High

Low

85 62 Today, mosty cloudy.

Complete forecast, Page 10

INSIDE Classifieds . . . 14-17 Sports . . . . . . . . 7-9 County scene . . . . 6 Opinion . . . . . . . . 4 Vol. 41, No. 214

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The reopening of the Skyline Trail in Chimney Rock offers visitors a view of the Hickory Nut Gorge from the Park’s highest peak, Exclamation Point.

Now on the Web: www.thedigitalcourier.com

CHIMNEY ROCK — Officials at Chimney Rock State Park have reopened the Skyline trail.

The trail ascends from the Chimney approximately seven-tenths of a mile past the Opera Box and Devil’s Head lookout points to Exclamation Point, the highest point in the Park at an elevation of 2,480 feet.

“We’re thrilled to bring guests back to Exclamation Point,” says Mary JaegerGale, general manager, Chimney Rock Management LLC. “This viewpoint offers simply spectacular panoramic views of Hickory Nut Gorge Please see Trail, Page 6

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Learning about t he Lemur c A lemur is a small primate which ranges in size from that of a cat to a squirrel. The lemur has a very small, natural habitat. They are found primarily on the island of Madagascar and the four-island chain, the Comoros. These five islands off the coast of Africa are the only places that these animals are found in the wild, and they are now considered an endangered species. The lemur lives mainly in forestland, and human destruction of these lands, which are essential to their survival, has caused their numbers to decrease significantly. The word lemur comes from the Latin word, lemures, which means “ghost.” It is believed that this name was given to the group of lemurs, but it was based on a nocturnal species. Its stealthy nature in the forest would be reason enough to create the comparison between the animals and a ghost.

Ring-tailed lemurs are the most well-known type of lemur. These animals have catlike ears, large yellow eyes, and long, striped tails of black and white. All other lemur species have solid tails. The lemur’s tail is often used to help the animal balance, but it is not used to climb or hang from trees. The tail is long in comparison to the animal’s body, usually several inches longer than the body itself, and it boasts thick, wooly fur.

Some lemurs are active during the day and sleep in trees, as a group, called a troop, at night. Other lemur species are nocturnal. Their diet consists of mainly fruits and leaves, but also includes insects and very small vertebrates. At birth, they are carried on the mother’s belly and stay close to her for several weeks.

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6. Specific type of lemur with black and white.

8. Lemurs live in groups called what? down cLueS: 1. Animal that sleeps during the day is what?

3. Chain of islands where lemurs live.

5. Lemurs eat fruits and what?

7. Lemur comes from Latin, meaning what?

3.____________________ 4.__________________

5.____________________ 6.__________________ Types of Lemurs:

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Ghost

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Local/state

I hardly notice it, as that check goes into my account automatically. But I do have other sources of income, thankfully.

— Jim Parton

This is terrible, because if your personal insurance bill goes up, your benefits will decrease in effect because you’ll be getting less money to take home.

— Patty Eisenhardt,

I don’t think it will affect me at all. There won’t be an increase for the next two years and I think that is just a sign of the times with the way the economy is right now. ­— Maurice Huskey

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But as I’m now recovering from cancer surgery I really don’t think I’ll be able to do things like that for extra income any more.”

For 85-year-old Maurice Huskey, the Social Security check isn’t a huge concern personally. And he’s not surprised.

“While I don’t think it will

affect me at all, it does make sense,” Huskey said. “With the way the economy is now a days this is just a sign of the times.”

About 50 million retired and disabled Americans receive Social Security benefits. The average monthly benefit for retirees is $1,153 this year. All beneficiaries received a 5.8 percent increase in January, the largest since 1982.

“It is important to many

people,” said Margaret Bartlet, 73. “What really worries me is those younger people who depend on it to help educate their children.

It is discouraging to hear that the check you count on is not going to go up at all for the next two years. I don’t know how they’ll make it, and the economy is bad right now, too. I have a great-niece who is in college studying to be a teacher and there may not be a job for her when she graduates.”

It is important, yes and what bothers me is how it will affect younger people with children who are depending on their benefits to help educate their children and all of that.

That will really hurt many people who depend on their social security benefits.

If that is their only income this is going to be very noticeable for them.

—Argio Alberghini

— Margaret Bartlet

More than 32 million people are in the Medicare prescription drug program.

Average monthly premiums are set to go from $28 this year to $30 next year, though they vary by plan. About 6 million people in the program have premiums deducted from their monthly Social Security payments, according to the Social Security Administration.

Millions of people with Medicare Part B coverage for doctors’ visits also have their

premiums deducted from Social Security payments.

Part B premiums are expected to rise as well.

But under the law the increase cannot be larger than the increase in Social Security benefits for most recipients.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.

N.C. high schoolers working on an electric car

By BROCK LETCHWORTH The Daily Reflector of Greenville

LITTLEFIELD (AP) — An instructor at Ayden-Grifton High School has found an eco-friendly way for students to get some hands-on experience in the classroom.

Ronnie Bowen says his automotive technology students are nearing the completion of a class project in which they have converted a 1997 Saturn SL from a

gasoline-powered engine to a rechargeable electric vehicle.

The project involves the removal of a 1.9-liter gasoline engine and its replacement with a 48-volt electrical system. Students have been responsible for all of the work, Bowen said, including the wiring, custom mounts and preparation for painting.

Bowen said Ayden-Grifton is the first high school in the area to take on such a proj-

ect. The car can reach speeds up to 72 mph and its charge is good for about 80 miles, he said.

“We have heard the new president talk so much about saving the environment and being eco-friendly so we wanted to get on board,” Bowen said. “At the same time, maybe we can convince a few people in the community to do it. This really is a perfect commuter car and

if everybody in Pitt County would do this for their commute, look how much we could save in a year’s time.”

The car will be painted and ready to show off for the first time during the Ayden Collard Festival parade in mid September, Bowen said.

The class will also have it on display at the school’s annual car show.

Costs for the project have been covered by a $2,500

educational grant from the town of Ayden, battery donations from NAPA Auto Parts and fundraisers such as the car show. The car was donated by Ayden Middle School Principal Seth Brown, who did his principal internship at the school.

Students began work on the project during the second half of last school year, and some worked with Bowen on it during the summer.

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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Our Views Politics poses greater risks

P

eople in America have been struggling now for many years.

Our current economic crisis is just the latest story in a long running saga that has left people questioning our past, our present and our future.

The levels of fear and anxiety are tremendous. Yet, efforts to face our problems continue to run aground and often do nothing but add to our sense of fear and our feelings of despair.

The barrier that continually traps the ship of America is the ongoing battle between our political extremes.

Political discourse in America has become a shouting match. There is no civil dialogue. The far right and the far left draw their lines in the sand and stand behind them like two boys in a school yard fight.

There is in this political atmosphere a real danger that strikes at the very heart of the American political system. The true wisdom of our Founding Fathers was that they recognized that there were differences and competing interests among the states that came together to form this nation. They devised a political structure designed to bring leaders together in a great forum to discuss, debate and deal with the many issues that affected everyone. The idea being that when people put their heads together, they can arrive at reasoned solutions that take into account a wide variety of perspectives.

The current political atmosphere in this country negates that ideal. Instead of bringing political perspectives to the table and discussing how to solve a problem, politicians are bringing rhetorical clubs and beating each other with them.

Ours has never been a perfect political system, no such system is ever likely to exist, but throughout our history, the ability of political leaders to strike compromise and to work together to get things done has served us well. That service is currently in jeopardy.

Our readers’ views Says both Dems and GOP going wrong way To the editor: A recent letter writer has charged former President Bush with robbing a trillion dollars from the Social Security fund, adding to the prejudice and ignorance of some of your frequent contributors concerning health care.

No president is singly responsible for the social security fund.

Almost from its inception, social security funds collected have outnumbered the dollars paid out.

This “surplus” is not tied to an account. Instead, it has usually been used to buy treasury bills and “loaned” back to the governments general treasury.

It is the U.S. Senate which passes appropriations on how this money is used and the President signs these into law.

Over my lifetime both Democrats and Republicans have used this system to squander social security collections.

True that Bush signed these appropriations into law, but he could not have done so without the help of a Democratic controlled senate.

This is why I voted for neither a Republican nor a Democrat in the 2008 presidential elections.

Bush greatly disappointed me with his reckless budgets and deficits.

However, fiscally errant as Bush was, Obama has taken deficits to new heights, or rather new lows.

The CBO, which typically predicts numbers conservatively, is estimating the current adminis-

trations appropriations will more than double the deficit accumulated in the eight years of the Bush Administration.

Obama will accomplish in less than a year what Bush did over two terms. Wow! And that’s not a good wow.

That is a draw dropping, heart stopping wow.

I hope that many Democrats will awaken to the fact as this former Republican has that party loyalty will be the death nail in the coffin that buries this country.

Leadership on both sides of the aisle is and has been ruining the financial stability of our heirs. I’m not sure the dollar will survive as it is but one thing I’m certain of.

If the Dems pass a health care initiative as currently proposed, they will lead us to ruin on a jet plane verses the rickety old bus the GOP is driving.

But they’re both headed in the same direction.

The only way a nationalized health program can not lead to financial depravity is to ration services. This is what we are now seeing in Canada and the U.K. Either way, all of us outside the political elite will loose. We need reforms. Or we’ll all be riding in U-Hauls.

Bruce Duncan Lake Lure

Chastise impatient drivers in school zone To the editor: I was driving home yesterday from Chesnee, S.C., with my two small children.

Not paying attention to what time it was, I was surprised by a long line of cars at a stand-still in front of Cliffside Elementary.

I did not realize that it was three o’clock and I was in school traffic.

My car was stopped behind two others waiting to turn left into the school.

I knew that the line would eventually get moving, so I busied myself by talking to my children. The next thing I know, a huge transfer truck that was behind me squeezed itself in between the two lines of traffic and then made the right turn to go towards the highway.

For the next few minutes, several other cars, a motorcycle, and yet another transfer trailer followed.

I was horrified.

Not only is it absolutely illegal to pass on a double yellow line period, there were children out walking along the side of the road with their parents.

How reckless and selfish of someone to have no care whatsoever for traffic laws and the safety of little children.

You should be absolutely ashamed of yourself that you are so impatient that can not wait a few minutes to move.

I will have you know I waited a total of about five minutes and the buses were released and then I was through the traffic immediately.

Maybe some people should really get a clue before they kill someone.

Marie Moore Forest City

Fall line-up on Bookwatch will be a grand finale Save the best for last. Isn’t that what we always say?

If you read this column regularly, you know I enjoy my role as host of UNC-TV’s program, North Carolina Bookwatch.

After this season, (my 10th) concludes next year, I plan to step down. The fine authors and timely books coming up make it possible for me to “go out” with the best season ever.

For instance, if you are appalled by the kidnapping and confinement of Jaycee Lee Dugard, read John Hart’s latest book, The Lost Child. It will take you into the backyard of a sex offender who has imprisoned a young girl just like Jaycee. (On UNC-TV’s NC Bookwatch, 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 13) The sudden loss of a beloved child, the damning sentence of an incurable cancer, the indiscretions of a husband she adored, how

One on One D.G. Martin

does Elizabeth Edwards deal with this triple set of slammers? She lays it all out powerfully in her bestselling book, Resilience. (Sept. 27) During his lifetime, Archie Graham, brother of UNC President Frank Porter Graham, was virtually unknown outside the Minnesota town where he was a respected physician.

But Archie, also known as “Moonlight Graham,” has become an icon.

Find out why in Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham” by Brett Friedlander and Robert Reising. (Oct. 4) Michael Malone is North Carolina’s Charles Dickens.

His new book, The Four Corners of the Sky, takes a North Carolina woman, who is a top Navy pilot, on a journey like Dorothy’s trip to the Land of Oz. (Oct. 11) Coincidently, the title story in N.C. State’s John Kessel’s new book, The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and other Stories is also inspired by Dorothy and Oz. Kessel takes his readers from the North Carolina Mountains to human colonies on the moon, and from the present day to 100 years ago or 100 years from now.

(Oct. 18) Beginning with the publication of A Long and Happy Life almost 50 years ago, readers all over the world have admired the works of Reynolds Price.

At last we have the story of how that first wonderful story of Rosacoke Mustian came to be. It is all a part of his new book, Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming

Back. (October 25) The Gothic architecture Duke University campus is a perfect setting for Alexandra Sokoloff’s The Unseen, a tale of mystery and the supernatural based on the extrasensory perception experiments of Dr. J.B. Rhine. (Nov. 1) UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Barry Popkin’s new book, The World is Fat, explains why changes in lifestyle and eating habits across the globe have made the food we eat our number one public health problem. (Nov. 8) If you read Erica Eisdorfer’s The Wet Nurse’s Tale, you risk falling in love with a 19thCentury English servant girl, whose role is to nurse the children of upper class women. Plain and plump though she may be, her tenacity and resourcefulness will win your admiration. (Nov. 15) Kate Betterton’s Where the Lake Becomes the River captures the spirit and the

spirits of growing up in the South. It also captured the prestigious Novello Literary Award. (Nov. 22) More than 150 years after the end of slavery in North Carolinians, its legacy still haunts the land, still surrounds us, intertwined with family and personal history. That legacy is the theme of literary icon Shelby Stephenson’s award winning book Family Matters: Homage to July, The Slave Girl. (Nov. 29) Ron Rash’s new novel, Serena, establishes him as one of America’s leading authors. New York Times book reviewer Janet Maslin named it one of her 10 Favorite Books of 2008.

(Dec. 6) Hope you will watch on Sundays at 5 p.m.

Last chance.

D.G. Martin is the host of UNCTV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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Delores Hansen of Bostic spent part of her Labor Day holiday raking hay at the home of some friends off Bostic-Sunshine Highway. She said she volunteered to help the friends after their horses got out of the pasture and they were rounding them up as she raked the hay.

Police Notes Man intentionally strikes pedestrian

KANNAPOLIS (AP) — A North Carolina man is jailed under $2 million bond after he told authorities that that he hit and killed a pedestrian because he was tired of people being in the road.

Multiple media outlets reported that Kannapolis police said 28-year-old Berry Cook Jr. is charged with attempted murder. Officials say Cook used his 15-yearold Oldsmobile to try to kill 51-year-old Jimmy Douglas Mauldin.

Cook was being held in the Cabarrus County jail. The jail Web site said Monday that the charge against Cook was still attempted murder.

The victim was standing across the street from the assisted living center where he stayed when he was struck. He died Saturday evening.

Kannapolis police Lt. Ken Jackson said Cook’s car

crossed the center line and hit Mauldin.

Cop shoots man in domestic dispute WILMINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a 49-year-old North Carolina man has been killed by a Brunswick County deputy responding to a domestic violence call.

Sheriff John Ingram told the Star-News of Wilmington that Alton Walters was shot Sunday night at his home in Supply by officer Bradley Hardee.

Ingram refused to release any more details and said the case has been turned over to the State Bureau of Investigation.

Cabbie says teen was robbing him CHARLOTTE (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina cab driver has shot and killed a teen in what the driver says was a rob-

Police Notes Teenager is facing robbery charges

RUTHERFORDTON — A 17-year-old Rutherforton teen is in the Rutherford County Detention Facility under a $151,000 bond.

Jamal Michael Gray, of 571 Poors Ford Road, is charged with first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and resisting a public officer.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department arrested Gray Saturday at approximately 11 p.m.

Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 302 E-911 calls during the weekend.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 76 E-911 calls during the weekend.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 40 E-911 calls during the weekend.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to 22 E-911 during the weekend.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 105 E-911 calls during the weekend.

Arrests

n Duane Ray Lamb, 37, of 441 Cleghorn Mill Road, Rutherfordton; charged with

communicating threats/ violation of court order; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Jessica Anne Hodge, 24, of 317 Pinkwood Drive, Rutherfordton; charged with misdemeanor larceny, driving while impaired and failure to burn head lamps; placed under a $1,000 bond.

(SPD) n Bobbie Jean Nalley, 33, 158 Costner Lane; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $2,000 bond.

(RCSD) n Marvin Darryl Browning, 44, of 1181 Piedmont Road, Rutherfordton; charged with resisting public officer, communicating threats; placed under a $1,500 bond. (RCSD) n Thomas Roger Rabb, 41, of 144 Chrystal Lane; charged with misdemeanor child abuse; placed in jail under a $1,000 bond; (RCSD) n Brian Micahel Whitener, 24, 189 Rock Corner Road, Forest City; charged with felony probation violation; placed under a $10,000 bond (RCSD) n Sylvia Kay Hargett, 36, 948 Room 5 W. Main Street, Forest City; charged with violating domestic protection order; placed under a 48-hour hold (RCSD) n James Ricky Hamrick, 47, 948 Room 5 W. Main Street, Forest City; charged with violating domestic protection order; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Walden Edgar Searcy, 40, 701 Jonestown Road; charged with resisting public officer; placed under a $5,000 bond. (RPD) n Larry Lee Jackson, 48, 124 W. Spruce Street, Forest City; charged with second-

bery attempt in southwest Charlotte.

Multiple media outlets reported that 17-year-old Renaldo Smith died shortly after the shooting around 10 p.m. Sunday.

Investigators say the cab driver told them the teen pulled out a gun shortly after he picked him up after being called to an apartment complex.

Authorities say the driver was able to get his own gun and shoot the teen.

Howard Wayne Hill, 51, of 3213 Hudlow Road, Forest City, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at the Hospice House.

A native of Rutherford County, he was a son Gertie Fincannon Hill and the late Roland Hill.

He was a diesel mechanic, a member of Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, an avid dirt track racing fan, and a motorcycle enthusiast.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Amanda Lindsey Hill; son, Jason Roland Hill; daughter, Carmen Elaine Jeffords; stepdaughter, Kriston Taylor Causby, all of Forest City; one brother, Floyd Hill of York, S.C., three sisters, Grace McDaniel of Ellenboro, Ruth Womack of Sandy Mush and Joyce Shires of Harris; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dennis Tomlinson officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday at the Harrelson Funeral Home.

An online guest register is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Hazel Dover Hazel Martin Dover, 76, of 527 Long Street, Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Rutherford Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McMahan’s Funeral Home.

Eddie M. Rowe

Man killed in bar shooting incident

Eddie Mack Rowe, 76, of 643 Ted Smith Rd., Rutherfordton, died on FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A Sept. 5, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital.

31-year-old man has been He was the widower of the shot and killed outside a late Wilma Hawkins Rowe North Carolina bar. and the son of the late John Albert Rowe and Odessa Multiple media outlets report that police say Lonnie Amos Rowe. He retired from Gregory was shot once in the J.H. Montgomery in maintenance and served in the Air chest at the Rocky Top Bar Force. before stumbling across the He is survived by two street and collapsing early sons Mitchell Rowe Sunday morning. and Keith Rowe, both of Rutherfordton; one brother Clinton Rowe of Spartanburg; one sister Sylvia Rowe Jenkins of Spartanburg; three granddegree trespass; placed children; six great-grandunder a $1,000 bond. (FCPD) children; and a very special n David Leon Hollifield, friend Sylvia Johnson. He 17, 412 Nebraska Street, was preceded in death by one Spindale; charged with sister Ruby Kay Honeycutt. resisting public officer; Visitation was held Monday placed under a $1,000 bond. at Eggers Funeral Home of (SPD) Chesnee. n Hayden Eugene Wilson, Graveside Services will 50, 5327 Painters Gap Road, be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Rutherfordton; charged 2:00 pm at Sunset Memorial with driving while impaired, Park with the Rev. David reckless driving to endanHunsinger officiating. ger, driving while license The family will be at the revoked; hit/run fail stop residence. property damage; placed under a $5,000 bond.

Online condolences may be posted (NCHP) at www.eggersfuneralhome.com n Bryan Keith Rogers, 41, 153 Andy Drive; charged with assault on female; placed under a 48-hour hold.

(RCSD) n Derrick Keith Duffy, 48, of 341 New Hope Road, Rutherfordton; charged with misdemeanor larceny, failure to appear on two counts of misdemeanor; placed under a $5,000 bond. (RCSD)

Fire Calls n Bill’s Creek, Cliffside, Ellenboro and SDO responded to smoke report calls during the weekend. n Chimney Rock and Lake Lure responded to a motor vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Lakeside Pizza; at least one person was transported to the hospital. n Forest City, Hudlow, and Rutherfordton fire departments responded to motor vehicle crashes over the weekend. n Chimney Rock, Ellenboro, Hudlow and Spindale were dispatched to fire alarm calls. n Ellenboro Fire Dept. also responded to a mulch fire.

Deaths Wycliffe Johnson NEW YORK (AP) — Wycliffe Johnson, a keyboardist and producer known as “Steely” who helped to steer Jamaican music for nearly two decades and to modernize the dancehall genre, has died. He was 47.

Johnson died Tuesday at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue, New York, following a heart attack, longtime friend and fellow producer Cleveland Browne said Sunday.

Johnson, who lived in Kingston, Jamaica, had been diagnosed with kidney failure last December while in New York City, where he had sought specialized medical care, Browne said.

Although Johnson was best known for helping to produce numerous hits in Jamaica during the 1980s and 1990s, he first drew acclaim as a keyboardist on Sugar Minott’s 1978 album “Ghetto-ology,” and later as a member of Roots Radics, a pioneering early

1980s dancehall band. As an 18-year-old, he played keyboards on Bob Marley’s recording of “Trench Town.”

Johnson then joined with Browne, and the duo became known as “Steely & Clevie.”

They went on to help transform dancehall — a rawer, more sparse variant of reggae — with their early embrace of digital studio technology.

Besides working with top Jamaican talent, the duo collaborated with global acts such as No Doubt and Heavy D. They also helped Sean Paul and Sasha on their 2004 chart-maker “I’m Still in Love With You.” Johnson was born Aug. 18, 1962, and had 10 brothers and sisters. He began playing the piano when he was 9 or 10, but had no formal musical training, said his mother, Alice Johnson.

By the time he was about 14, he was already playing in concerts with a band,.

Ron Raikes ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — Former state Sen. Ron Raikes, who oversaw major changes in rural and urban school districts, has died after an accident on his farm in Saunders County.

Raikes died Saturday night after getting caught in a haybuster, or grinder, Saunders County Sheriff Kevin Stukenholtz said. Raikes was 66.

Raikes was appointed to the Legislature in 1997 after the death of Jerome Warner and was elected in 1998.

Raikes served 11 years, until he was forced out of his District 25 seat because of term limits.

Richard Cunningham Jr. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Richard F. Cunningham Jr., a dynamic New Jersey labor leader who helped found an organization for low-wage, immigrant workers and started a punk rock record label, has died. He was 32.

Cunningham graduated with a labor studies degree from Rutgers University in 1999 and help found New Labor in 2000. The group’s organizational model garnered national attention by unionizing mostly young, low-wage immigrant workers while offering them community services such as Englishas-a-second-language classes and computer training.

Cunningham founded the punk rock label Happy Days Records in 2005 while still in college.

Jesse Mahelona KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — Former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona has died after being involved in a car accident. He was 26.

Mahelona was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Titans, where he played in 10 games as a rookie. He also spent time with the Miami Dolphins before playing his last NFL game with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.

Stan Hyman MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Western Illinois University says head baseball coach Stan Hyman has died after a monthlong battle with leukemia. He was 50.

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Health/education Health Fair: Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Lake Lure Town Hall; sponsored by Lake Lure Lions Club; vision screening (Lions Vision Van), hearing tests, blood pressure, blood sugar testing, chiropractor, acupuncture, Hospice, diabetic education and general wellness/health care education.

Dylan Thrift, 10, takes advantage of his Labor Day away from school to wet a hook at Toms Lake in Danieltown Monday afternoon. Dylan, a fifth grader at Forrest Hunt Elementary, was accompanied by his grandmother Pat Pruett. His parents opted to go shopping, but Dylan’s choice was to fish before heading back to school today.

Community Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, wellness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare.

Call 245-0400. The Medication Assistance Program provides access to medications at reduced rates or free of charge to those who qualify, call 288-8872.

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Red Cross The following Red Cross classes are scheduled.

Adult, Child, Infant CPR: Saturday, Sept. 12, begins at 8:30 a.m.

Adult CPR: Monday, Sept. 14, begins at 6 p.m.

Child, Infant CPR: Tuesday, Sept.

15, begins at 6 p.m.

First Aid: Preventing Disease Transmission; Saturday, Sept. 26, begins at 8:30 a.m.

Babysitting Class: Friday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All classes must be paid in advance.

Call 287-5916 for further information.

Meetings/other Bostic town meeting: The Town of Bostic will meet Monday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m.

Chase Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m., in the office conference room.

SWEEP meeting: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) meets on the first Friday of each month at noon at GDS at 141 Fairgrounds Rd., Spindale. Those interested in promoting recycling in Rutherford County, are invited to attend. For more information visit www.sweeprecycles.com.

Fundraisers Community-wide yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 12, at Union Mills Learning Center, in conjunction with the all-you-can-eat breakfast; the public is also invited to tour the Computer Center and gymnasium.

Annual fashion show: Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m., Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure; featuring fashions by Chico’s of Asheville; advance tickets $25; reservations required; contact Nancy Kessel at 625-8115 or Carol Root at 625-4350; sponsored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel.

Reunions Beaver family reunion: Saturday, Sept. 12, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., Big Springs Baptist Church, 534 Big Springs Rd., Ellenboro; for more information contact Donna Beaver Walker at 657-6385.

Vickers family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 13, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., Mt. Vernon Clubhouse; bring wellfilled basket.

Taylor family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 20, Gilkey United Methodist Church; covered dish lunch 1 p.m.; for more information contact Kim Beam at 287-9480.

Rollins family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, Mountain View Baptist Church fellowship building, Hwy. 221 south, Rutherfordton; lunch will be served at 1 p.m.; bring a well-filled basket; contact Todd Rollins at 287-9748 for more information.

35-year reunion: R-S Central Class of 1974; classmates will meet Oct. 9 at the homecoming game, then go to Barley’s in Spindale for food, music and socializing. Contact Steve Neely at 287-0323 for more information.

40-year reunion: R-S Central High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 10.

Classmates who have not received information, contact Kathy McDonald at 429-2366, or Tom Miller at 429-0048.

40-year reunion: East Rutherford High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 10.

Classmates who have not received information, contact Linda H. Lovelace at 245-2267 or Max Champion at 245-9243.

30-year reunion: R-S Central Class of 1979; classmates will meet Oct. 9 at the homecoming game, and Oct. 10 at Water Oak Restaurant; for information contact Susie Lane King at 286-0129.

30-year reunion: East Rutherford Class of 1979; Nov. 7, at the Forest City Clubhouse; for more information contact A. Elliott at 245-0361; or via email mcelliott@bellsouth. net.

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for Life, per capita, in the nation.

Among festivities Friday night will include The Relay Idol finals at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Rutherford County Employees team. During the past two years, the team has raised over $30,000 with the event. The winner will be announced at 10:30 p.m.

The Luminary Ceremony will be held at 9 p.m. as friends and relatives walk silently around the track, reading hundreds of luminaries placed in memory of lost family and friends.

Luminaries can be purchased this week by calling the ACS office in Rutherford County, 828-221-2066.

Luminaries are $10 each.

ACS is honoring Alan Metcalf, who lost his fight against cancer this year, with the placement of the luminaries on the bleachers.

Other events will include the chicken dance, entertainment by the Encore Elite, bingo, a balloon toss,

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weight by July 2010.”

The challenge includes physical activity, weight management and education.

Isothermal Community College is also offering a place for full-time employees to exercise during their free time.

A storage area next door to the pool in the student activities building was renovated to accommodate weight machines. The room will also be used for additional PE classes, said Isothermal’s Director of Marketing

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and the walk along the trail to the summit offers guests an invigorating workout.”

The project took approximately 11 months to complete and was a collaboration of state parks system staff, contractors, Chimney Rock Management LLC trail staff and a work crew with the Isothermal Youth Summer Work Project Planning Crew.

a scavenger hunt at 10 p.m., a cake walk, limbo and electric slide dancing, a 3-legged race, doing the Hokey Pokey, a game of musical chairs, a Hula Hoop contest and much more.

In addition to all the fun and games, the Relay for Life Teams will offer dozens of varities of food.

AGI’s In-store is returning with literally hundreds of grab bags, wrapping paper, gifts and other items for sell throughout the evening.

There will be shuttle service to and from the event provided by Rutherford County Transportation.

Among food items and other items up for sale by respective teams: Cutting Up On Mane — Ice cream, Icee’s, popcorn; D&M Lodging — hotdogs, hamburgers, trimmings; First Baptist, baked goods, ice cream sundaes, root beer and Cokefloats’ Goode’s Creek: baked goods, Oak Grove UMC — hot fudge cakes, cake slices, afghan raffle tickets, cancer awareness bracelets;

REACH — magnets, window decals, Go-Fish game; REMC — cookbooks; Rollins Cafeteria — grilled corn-onthe cob, Kids Glow in the Dark items; Salem UMC— barbecue sandwiches, trimmings; SECU “Fat Cat” — gift basket Smith’s Drug — raffle tickets, drinks, Gatorade St. Francis— Hissy Fits, coffee Rutherford OB-GYM — cause shirts; Tanner – silent auction for Tanner apparel Thomas Jefferson — Pink Ribbon items Trelleborg – barbecue plates, snow cones, raffle ticket Saturday morning events also include the 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Service and the wrap-up report/awards and closing from 7:45 a.m to 8 a.m.

For other information or questions contact Debbie Buchanan, Community Manager-RutherfordPolk. 828-221-2066 or via e-mail at debbie.buchanan@cancer.org.

and Community Relations Mike Gavin.

“If and when money becomes available we have the room to add more equipment such as cardio machines like stationary bikes and elliptical machines,” Gavin said.

Employees learned about the wellness room during their convocation; orientations and trainings were held in the past few weeks. Many have already taken part in the trainings and received a key card to access the room, said PE Teacher Jim Garren.

“We’ve had a lot of people ask about when they can use it,” Garren said.

Having the facility is an asset to those on campus who now can work-

out after work without having to leave.

“I’ve had a few people off the cuff say to me ‘I pay $40 or $50 to go somewhere else to work out,’” he said.

College Registrar Kelly Metcalf is one of the employees already enjoying using the room.

“It’s very convenient,” she said. “I think its harder to get motivated if you have to get in your car and drive somewhere.”

Garren said enthusiasm about the room will spread as more utilize it.

“After a year we’ll be able to see them reaping the benefits,” he said.

“Working out is one of the best health policies you can invest in.”

Improvements began by removing some boardwalks and stairways so that they could be replaced with more natural trail elements. Then, a retaining wall ranging in height from one to four feet was built and the trail was filled in with gravel. A new wood and cable fence was also installed along the trail and at Exclamation Point.

“The biggest challenge in a project of this scope is the location of trail work,” said Donnie Tessneer, trails supervisor for Chimney Rock. Work crews transported all construction

materials, including more than 125 timbers and 25 tons of gravel, to the work site using motorized wheelbarrows and an off-road utility vehicle.

A master plan to guide long-term development at Chimney Rock State Park is being developed by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and its planning consultant, Greenways Inc. That plan will assess the existing trails at Chimney Rock as part of a comprehensive trails system for the park.

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Defense shines for UNC

Chargers LB says he didn’t harm TV star

ing it out,” Stricker said as he tried again to fight back tears.

Stricker in tears after a victory is as predictable as Woods wearing a red shirt on Sunday, and the 42-year-old from Wisconsin has been going through plenty of tissue this year.

He won a playoff at Colonial and he won by three shots at the John Deere Classic.

This might have been the toughest of them all.

Eight players had at least a share of the lead at one point, and Stricker was the sixth player over the final hour to came to the 18th hole with hopes of winning.

Dufner, who had to go through two stages of Q-school last year, two-putted from 40 feet for birdie at a 65 to become the first player to post at 16-under 268.

Verplank birdied his last four holes, and his eagle putt from the fringe grazed the edge of the cup. He wound up with a 67 and thought he might be headed for a

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina’s defense is dominating teams with its speed — and its smarts.

“Everybody has some experience, so we know what to do,” linebacker Quan Sturdivant said Monday.

“That makes it easier out there for us to go make plays.”

With an Atlantic Coast Conference-best nine starters back, the 21st-ranked Tar Heels (1-0) knew their defense would be the strength of the team. But allowing just 30 yards rushing to The Citadel and forcing four turnovers caught even North Carolina’s players by surprise.

After their first touchdownfree game since 2000, the job gets somewhat tougher this week — slowing a Connecticut team that must replace star running back Donald Brown.

The Huskies (1-0) had a pair of 100-yard rushers in their opener, with Jordan Todman running for 157 yards and a touchdown and Andre Dixon adding 100 yards in a 23-16 victory over Ohio.

Part of the job of slowing them falls to Sturdivant, a junior who led the nation in unassisted tackles in 2008 and had a team-high seven stops in the opener.

He’s adjusting to a new position this season after moving inside to middle linebacker. But six of his fellow starters on defense have at least 15 starts in their career, and everyone on the starting unit but freshman Zach Brown had played a significant amount of snaps before this season.

“Some of these guys, now that they’ve got 18 to 20 to 25 games of starting, the picture isn’t as big as it was last year or two years ago,” coach Butch Davis said. “The game has slowed down a little bit more, and they have a lot more recognition.”

A prime example came at the end of the first half against The Citadel. The Bulldogs trailed 23-0 when they intercepted a pass by T.J. Yates and returned it to

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman says he did not harm reality TV star Tila Tequila at his home early Sunday and added he was concerned for her safety because she appeared to be intoxicated.

Merriman was arrested and accused of choking and restraining Tequila as she tried to leave his suburban home.

Tequila signed a citizen’s arrest warrant, and Merriman spent about 2 1/2 hours in the downtown jail.

Merriman practiced with the San Diego Chargers on Monday, then said he’s convinced he’ll be cleared.

“I think when it all surfaces, it will be a different situation.

Period,” Merriman said.

Pole vaulter dies after hitting his head LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California San Diego pole vaulter who died after hitting his head during practice followed family tradition by becoming a pole vaulter and died doing what he loved, his sister said Monday.

Leon Roach, 19, fell and hit his head on a cement floor Thursday during a practice drill on a rope swing at the La Jolla campus. He died at a hospital Saturday afternoon.

“There were two spotters, and they had mats,” said his sister, Christyn Hendrick of Huntington Beach. “It was just the upper half of his body that didn’t make it. His head hit the ground, and he went straight to heaven. The doctors said he was gone instantly because of the brain damage.”

Hendrick, 27, said her family takes comfort in the fact that Roach went peacefully and died doing what he loved. His organs were donated.

She added that the family doesn’t blame anyone for the accident. Pole vaulting — like motorcycle touring, horseback riding and other activities Roach and his close-knit family enjoyed — carries inherent risks, Hendrick said.

Roach’s father was a pole vaulter, and his older brother made it to state finals in high school.

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Steve Stricker pumps his fist after a birdie on the 18th hole gave him the win in the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Monday.

Stricker ekes out win

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Given another chance to win a playoff event, Steve Stricker delivered back-to-back birdies to cap off a wild Labor Day finish and win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, moving past Tiger Woods to the top of the FedEx Cup standings.

One week after missing a 10-foot par putt to force overtime, Stricker rolled in a 15-foot birdie on the 17th hole, then hit a delicate chip to tap-in range on the par-5 18th for a 4-under 67 one-shot victory over Jason Dufner and Scott Verplank.

The victory was his third of the year, and moved Stricker to a career-high No. 2 in the world ranking.

Better yet, he has a 909-point lead over Woods in the FedEx Cup with two tournaments remaining. Because the points will be reset after next week in Chicago, Stricker is assured of being no worse than the No. 2 seed and will have a chance at the Tour Championship to go after the $10 million prize.

“It’s been a blast, and I want to keep rid-

Oudin’s Open upset run continues

VOLLEYBALL Chesnee at Chase, JV 4:30, Vasity 6 p.m.

R-S Central at Shelby, JV 4:30, Vasity 6 p.m.

Freedom at East Rutherford, JV 4:30, Vasity 6 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson at Avery, 5 p.m.

SOCCER Fred T. Foard at R-S Central 6 p.m.

East Rutherford at East Henderson 6 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS Freedom at East Rutherford, 4 p.m.

On TV 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open — Men’s Round of 16 and Women’s Quarterfinals.

7 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open — Men’s Round of 16 and Women’s Quarterfinals.

8 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros.

8:30 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Colorado Rockies.

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Melanie Oudin of the United States reacts after her 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 upset victory over Nadia Petrova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Melanie Oudin wakes up each morning these days, sharing a king-sized hotel bed with her mother, she’s basically your average teen visiting the big city.

Then the 17-year-old from Marietta, Ga., gets out on court at the U.S. Open in those pink-and-yellow sneakers with the word “BELIEVE” stamped near the heel, and there is nothing ordinary at all about her.

No higher-ranked or more-accomplished opponent is too intimidating. No deficit is too daunting.

Yes, the comeback kid did it again Monday.

Five points from a straight-set loss, Oudin kept plugging away with her perpetual-motion defense and pick-her-spots offense for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

“It’s kind of hard to explain how I’ve done it,” Oudin said. “It’s, like, now I know that I do belong here. This is what I want to do, and I can compete with these girls, no matter who I’m playing. I have a chance against anyone.”

Can’t argue with that. The upset of Petrova follows comebacks from a set down against three-time major champion Maria Sharapova in the third round, and No. 4 Elena Dementieva — a two-time Grand Slam finalist and Beijing Olympics gold medalist — in the second.

“I don’t actually mean to lose the first set,” explained a smiling Oudin, 17-4 this season in three-setters. “I sometimes just start off slowly, I guess. Maybe I’m a little nervous.”

She is the story of the tournament so far, already drawing comparisons to Tracy Austin (a U.S. Open champion at 16) and Chris Evert (a semifinalist at 17), and giving U.S. tennis fans hope that there is someone coming up in the women’s game behind the Williams sisters.

“This is going to do a lot,” Oudin said. “I think it’s good for American tennis.”

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Sports

Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 77 58 .570 72 65 .526 70 67 .511 62 75 .453 47 90 .343 Central Division

W L Pct St. Louis 82 57 .590 Chicago 69 67 .507 Houston 67 70 .489 Milwaukee 66 71 .482 Cincinnati 63 74 .460 Pittsburgh 54 82 .397 West Division

W L Pct Los Angeles 82 57 .590 Colorado 78 60 .565 San Francisco 76 62 .551 Arizona 61 78 .439 San Diego 61 78 .439

Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

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Colorado Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta, left, celebrates with relief pitcher Frnaklin Morales after the Rockies’ 4-3 victory on Monday.

Pirates break unwanted mark

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates were assured of a record-breaking 17th straight losing season, falling to the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Monday on Derrek Lee’s two homers.

By losing their 10th in 11 games, the Pirates dropped to 54-82 and will finish below .500, just as they have every season since 1993. The string of losing seasons is the longest for any team in the four major North American pro team sports. Only the Phillies (1933-48) have had as many as 16 losing seasons in a row.

Cardinals 3, Brewers 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Carpenter pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a clean double to Jody Gerut in the fifth inning, and struck out 10 as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers.

Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 2

PHOENIX (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit his 17th home run of the season before being ejected and late-season acquisitions Vicente Padilla and Ronnie Belliard helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Giants 9, Padres 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pumped-up Brad Penny dazzled in his home debut and Juan Uribe homered twice, tripled and drove in five runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres, 9-4.

Rockies 4, Reds 3

DENVER (AP) — Ian Stewart broke a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Colorado Rockies over Cincinnati, ending the Reds’ seven-game winning streak.

Astros 4, Phillies 3

HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Pence homered and drove in three runs as the Houston Astros completed a four-game sweep of the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies.

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Buehrle won for the first time since pitching a perfect game on July 23, ending his eight-start drought by leading the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox 5-1.

Royals 6, Angels 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Billy Butler homered twice and had four RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals ended a nine-game losing streak to the Los Angeles Angels with a 6-3 win.

Yankees 4, Rays 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter went 0 for 4 and remained three hits behind Lou Gehrig, and Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a three-run eighth inning of the opener of a daynight doubleheader.

Twins 6, Blue Jays 3

TORONTO (AP) — Major league batting leader Joe Mauer got three more hits and keyed a fiverun first inning.

GB — 6 8 16 31 GB — 11 1/2 14 15 18 26 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 5 1/2 21 21

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 2, 12 innings Washington 5, Florida 4 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 Houston 4, Philadelphia 3 Milwaukee 2, San Francisco 1, 12 innings Colorado 13, Arizona 5 San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 2 Houston 4, Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 2 San Francisco 9, San Diego 4 Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Dempster 8-8) at Pittsburgh (Duke 10-13), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (P.Martinez 3-0) at Washington (Lannan 8-10), 7:05 p.m.

Florida (VandenHurk 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Redding 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (J.Vazquez 11-9) at Houston (F.Paulino 2-7), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Smoltz 1-1) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 10-10), 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Maloney 0-3) at Colorado (Marquis 14-10), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-9) at Arizona (Buckner 2-6), 9:40 p.m.

San Diego (Correia 10-10) at San Francisco (Lincecum 13-5), 10:15 p.m.

American League East Division

W L Pct New York 88 50 .638 Boston 79 58 .577 Tampa Bay 72 65 .526 Toronto 61 76 .445 Baltimore 56 81 .409 Central Division

W L Pct Detroit 75 61 .551 Minnesota 69 68 .504 Chicago 69 70 .496 Cleveland 60 76 .441 Kansas City 52 85 .380 West Division

W L Pct Los Angeles 81 55 .596 Texas 76 60 .559 Seattle 72 66 .522 Oakland 61 76 .445

8 15 26 31

GB — 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

GB — 6 1/2 7 1/2 15 23 1/2 GB — 5 10 20 1/2

Sunday’s Games Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1 Toronto 14, N.Y. Yankees 8 Baltimore 7, Texas 0 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 7, Kansas City 2 Oakland 5, Seattle 2 Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game Minnesota 6, Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston 1 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 3 Texas at Cleveland, ppd Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 2nd game, late Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay (Price 7-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Gaudin 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (McCarthy 6-2) at Cleveland (Laffey 7-4), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Duensing 2-1) at Toronto (R.Romero 11-7), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 4-6) at Boston (Buchholz 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 12-8) at Kansas City (Chen 1-6), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Tomko 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (C.Torres 1-0), 8:11 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 14-5) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-8), 10:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 North

W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0

West

W L T Pct PF Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 South

W L T Pct PF Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 North

W L T Pct PF Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 West

W L T Pct PF Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0

PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 0

Thursday’s Games Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game Buffalo at New England, 7 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 10:15 p.m.

Women’s National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Indiana 21 10 .677 — Atlanta 17 15 .531 4 1/2 Detroit 16 15 .516 5 Chicago 15 17 .469 6 1/2 Connecticut 15 17 .469 6 1/2 Washington 15 17 .469 6 1/2 New York 12 19 .387 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Phoenix 22 10 .688 — Seattle 19 13 .594 3 Los Angeles 15 16 .484 6 1/2 San Antonio 14 17 .452 7 1/2 Minnesota 13 18 .419 8 1/2 Sacramento 11 21 .344 11 Sunday’s Games Indiana 72, Washington 61 Detroit 84, Chicago 75 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Indiana at New York, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 10 4 9 39 34 25 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 28 D.C. 7 5 12 33 37 36 New England 9 7 6 33 28 30 Toronto FC 8 9 7 31 30 34 Kansas City 6 10 6 24 24 31 New York 4 16 4 16 20 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 7 7 40 31 22 Los Angeles 9 4 11 38 28 23 Colorado 10 7 6 36 36 27 Seattle 8 6 10 34 29 23 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 27 Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 24 FC Dallas 6 11 6 24 33 37 San Jose 5 12 5 20 27 40 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at D.C. United, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.

Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.

Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m.

GOLF PGA Tour-Deutsche Bank Championship At TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.

63-72-65-67 — 66-69-68-65 — 65-68-68-67 — 65-69-70-65 — 68-65-70-66 — 67-67-67-68 — 66-68-70-66 —

63-67-73-68 — 66-64-70-71 — 65-67-68-71 — 70-67-72-63 — 69-64-70-69 — 66-69-67-70 — 69-66-66-71 — 69-66-72-66 — 70-62-72-69 — 65-71-68-69 — 68-65-69-71 — 71-64-72-67 — 68-71-67-68 — 68-66-72-68 — 65-68-72-69 — 67-73-69-66 — 68-65-72-70 — 69-66-70-70 —

271 271 271 272 272 272 272 273 273 273 273 274 274 274 274 275 275 275

Champions Tour-Walmart First Tee Open Pebble Beach and Del Monte Golf Course Jeff Sluman Gene Jones Tom Lehman Mark O’Meara David Eger Olin Browne Loren Roberts Fred Funk Tom Watson Tom Jenkins Mark McNulty Gary Hallberg John Cook Scott Simpson Tom Kite Keith Fergus Joe Ozaki Andy North Lonnie Nielsen Nick Price John Jacobs Jerry Pate Fulton Allem Mike Goodes Andy Bean Tim Simpson Allen Doyle Mark Wiebe Bob Gilder

65-73-68 — 68-70-70 — 71-65-73 — 67-67-75 — 68-73-69 — 66-73-71 — 66-66-78 — 69-71-71 — 70-69-72 — 72-66-73 — 68-70-73 — 69-72-71 — 68-71-73 — 68-74-71 — 67-72-74 — 70-75-69 — 73-70-71 — 69-71-74 — 72-70-73 — 68-72-75 — 73-73-70 — 71-74-71 — 75-69-72 — 71-71-74 — 72-70-74 — 71-69-76 — 71-69-76 — 70-70-76 — 69-68-79 —

206 208 209 209 210 210 210 211 211 211 211 212 212 213 213 214 214 214 215 215 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216

RACING

BASKETBALL

Steve Stricker Jason Dufner Scott Verplank Angel Cabrera Dustin Johnson Padraig Harrington Geoff Ogilvy

Jim Furyk Sean O’Hair Retief Goosen Tiger Woods John Senden Jerry Kelly Kevin Na Bill Haas Marc Leishman Matt Kuchar Kevin Sutherland Charlie Wi Zach Johnson Jason Day Justin Leonard Stephen Ames Mike Weir Jeff Overton

267 268 268 269 269 269 270

NASCAR Sprint Cup—Pep Boys Auto 500 At Atlanta Motor Speedway (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Kasey Kahne, Dodge 2. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 3. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 4. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota 5. (7) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 6. (10) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 7. (8) Brian Vickers, Toyota 8. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 9. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 10. (26) Greg Biffle, Ford 11. (12) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 12. (15) Matt Kenseth, Ford 13. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota 14. (9) David Stremme, Dodge 15. (41) Paul Menard, Ford 16. (29) Robby Gordon, Toyota 17. (31) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 18. (25) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 19. (17) David Gilliland, Ford 20. (35) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge 21. (21) Elliott Sadler, Dodge 22. (34) Joey Logano, Toyota 23. (11) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 24. (32) Scott Speed, Toyota 25. (33) Casey Mears, Chevrolet 26. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 27. (13) Reed Sorenson, Dodge 28. (27) Jamie McMurray, Ford 29. (20) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 30. (42) Erik Darnell, Ford 31. (40) John Andretti, Chevrolet 32. (19) Michael Waltrip, Toyota 33. (16) David Ragan, Ford 34. (24) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 35. (30) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 36. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 37. (14) Carl Edwards, Ford 38. (6) Kurt Busch, Dodge 39. (43) Terry Labonte, Toyota 40. (39) Max Papis, Toyota, 41. (38) Mike Bliss, Dodge 42. (36) Joe Nemechek, Toyota 43. (37) Dave Blaney, Toyota

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 134.033 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.766 seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 42 laps.

Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers.

Lap Leaders: M.Truex Jr. 1-38; K.Kahne 39-41; M.Truex Jr. 42-61; Ky.Busch 62-71; J.Johnson 72-83; M.Kenseth 84; Ky.Busch 85-95; M.Truex Jr. 96-105; M.Waltrip 106; Ky.Busch 107-109; D.Hamlin 110-127; J.Johnson 128-132; J.Gordon 133-135; D.Hamlin 136-138; J.Gordon 139-165; D.Hamlin 166-167; K.Harvick 168-188; B.Vickers 189-190; K.Harvick 191-202; R.Newman 203; K.Harvick 204-207; K.Kahne 208-227; K.Harvick 228-229; K.Kahne 230; K.Harvick 231-247; G.Biffle 248; K.Kahne 249-269; J.Montoya 270; K.Kahne 271-274; J.Montoya 275-304; K.Harvick 305-314; K.Kahne 315-325.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex Jr., 3 times for 68 laps; K.Harvick, 6 times for 66 laps; K.Kahne, 6 times for 60 laps; J.Montoya, 2 times for 31 laps; J.Gordon, 2 times for 30 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 24 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 23 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 17 laps; B.Vickers, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; G.Biffle, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. T.Stewart, 3,694; 2. J.Gordon, 3,457; 3. J.Johnson, 3,404; 4. D.Hamlin, 3,296; 5. C.Edwards, 3,162; 6. K.Kahne, 3,153; 7.

Ku.Busch, 3,152; 8. J.Montoya, 3,145; 9.

R.Newman, 3,138; 10. M.Martin, 3,126; 11.

G.Biffle, 3,125; 12. M.Kenseth, 3,077.

Wolfpack offense seeks improvement RALEIGH (AP) — With just one field goal and six quarterback sacks to show for the offense, Tom O’Brien is putting emphasis on points and protection for North Carolina State.

O’Brien, who lost his third straight season opener at N.C. State in a 7-3 defeat against South Carolina, said the Wolfpack did not protect quarterback Russell Wilson the way O’Brien wanted. Nor did it move the ball effectively.

“We have to protect the quarterback better and we have to have a better performance up front,” O’Brien said.

The Wolfpack (0-1) allowed six quarterback sacks.

Murray State (1-0) will not have the same athletic ability and depth that South Carolina threw at the Wolfpack so that

should help N.C. State work out some of the deficiencies from its first outing.

“We have to bounce back,” Wolfpack offensive tackle Jeraill McCuller said. “I didn’t have the best outing but it’s something you have to learn from. I think we had a great plan going into the game but if all 11 players aren’t on the same page then the play will fail.

“We had too many plays where we had 10 guys doing the right thing and one player doing it wrong,” McCuller said.

The Wolfpack defense made a strong showing. It surrendered an early touchdown after the offense fumbled away the ball over deep in its own end. N.C. State linebacker Alan Michael Cash said he was especially happy with how the Wolfpack

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played the run.

“We’re a good run-stopping team,” Cash said. “If teams think they can come in here and run then we’re going to stop them.”

That defense might have had even more to be pleased with had it not recorded 21 missed tackles.

“There are no excuses for that many missed tackles,” Cash said.

Saturday’s game against Murray State will be the first meeting between the two schools. Cash said getting ready for the next game is the best way to get over losing to South Carolina.

“We still have 11 games left in the season and we just have to focus on Murray State,” Cash said. “We’re going to have to be a team that will bounce back and one that will be more focused.”

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playoff.

Stricker split the middle of the 18th fairway with his tee shot and then went just over the green. His chip came out perfectly, stopping 2 feet from the cup, the easiest birdie putt he had all day.

He finished at 17-under 267 and won $1.35 million, pushing him over $6 million for the year.

Padraig Harrington recovered from two poor drives that cost him three penalty strokes and had a chance to join Dufner and Verplank until he narrowly missed a 10-foot eagle putt. He shot 68 and tied for fourth with Masters champion Angel Cabrera, who missed the 18th fairway and made par for a 65; and Dustin Johnson, who failed to get up-and-down from behind the 18th green and shot 66.

Johnson can only hope his performance was enough to earn a captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pick for the Presidents Cup team.

Woods also was part of the fun, although briefly.

He holed out for eagle on the sixth hole and tied the tournament record with a 30 on the front nine.

He got within one shot of the lead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but that was when the leaders still were on the practice range. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly, from where I was at, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the tournament, even if I shot 60 or something like that,â&#x20AC;? Woods said.

Really, the only suspense was whether he could go after a 59, and that ended with a par on the 16th. Woods wound up with a 63, the best score of the day. He tied for 11th, five shots behind.

In this July 30, file photo, Danica Patrick, a driver in the IndyCar Series, listens to a question during a news conference at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. Associated Press

Patrick dancing with NASCAR

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Kahne closer to Chase with win

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Four the 3. guys are in the Chase for the After an incomplete pass on first down, Bart Championship. Ten others are Blanchard rolled to his right and threw back across sweating it out. the field to tight end Alex Sellars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who was On to Richmond! blocking and was supposed to sneak unguarded Kasey Kahne greatly improved into the end zone. his chances of making the seaInstead, two Tar Heels were waiting for him. son-ending Chase with a victory Kendric Burney tipped the ball, and Deunta Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Williams intercepted it to help the Tar Heels Speedway, pulling away from thwart the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best chance at a touchdown.

Kevin Harvick after a fortunate â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probably for sure, two years ago thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a touchyellow flag late in the race. down,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of those guys, it was just Kahne leaped five spots in the a matter of which one of them was going to get Sprint # "

Cup standings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from a there first to try to intercept it because they anticitenuous 11th to more comfortpated it. So you hope with all of these experienced able sixth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ready to guys that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see that kind of continued count himself in just yet. growth.â&#x20AC;?

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field will be finalized Saturday night at Richmond, and those are the only ones whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a shot at the Cup over the final 10 races.

So far, only Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have clinched a spot in the Chase. The next 10 spots are separated by a mere 122 points.

Kevin Harvick, who won the Nationwide race at Atlanta, was in position for a weekend double until teammate Clint Bowyer spun with 15 laps to go, bringing out the final caution of the

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He held on for second, matching his best performance in a disappointing season. Juan Pablo Montoya finished third and solidified his odds of making the Chase for the first time.

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LAFAYETTE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say three people have been shot to death at a mobile home in Tennessee.

WSMV-TV reports the shooting happened early Monday morning at a home about five miles from Lafayette, which is 65 miles northeast of Nashville. The station says the sheriff’s department received a call from a person who witnessed the shooting.

Authorities found two people dead of multiple gunshot wounds, while a third person was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

The station reported a person of interest was arrested in Sumner County, but officials there referred calls to officials in Macon County.

Six vehicles collide

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a highway pileup near the Smoky Mountains has critically injured three people and at least 10 others have been taken to the hospital.

Sevierville (Sa-VEER’-ville), Tenn.,

police spokesman Bob Stahlke (STALL’-key) says the six-car Labor Day wreck happened at about 11:30 a.m. EDT in one of the southbound lanes of Tennessee 66. Traffic was blocked about four hours, including northbound lanes for a time.

Stahlke says an adult and two children were taken to University of Tennessee Medical Center with critical injuries after their car ended up under a pickup truck towing another car.

Stahlke says it’s not believed any of the other injuries are life-threatening.

Astronauts have last job CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station will soon part company.

The 13 space travelers have one last job to accomplish together before the hatches between their spacecraft are closed late Monday.

A moving van holding a ton of trash and discarded equipment will be moved back aboard Discovery. The shuttle will undock Tuesday.

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In this Aug. 2007 photo provided by Michael Chekevdia, Richard Chekevdia poses at a wedding in West Frankfort, Ill. Authorities say the boy, allegedly abducted in a custody dispute two years ago, has been found alive, hidden behind a wall at his grandmother’s southern Illinois home.

Grandmother defends hiding boy behind wall MARION, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois grandmother said Monday that she hid her 6-year-old grandson and his mother in a crawl space in her home for two years during a custody dispute with the boy’s father to keep the youngster safe.

Diane Dobbs, 51, spoke to “Good Morning America” from Marion, Ill. She’s out on bond after being charged Friday with aiding and abetting.

Dobbs is accused of helping to hide her grandson, Richard “Ricky” Chekevdia, since his father was awarded temporary custody two years ago.

Ricky and his mother, 30-yearold Shannon Wilfong, vanished in November 2007. They were found Friday hiding in a small crawl space in Dobbs’ two-story home by police who were responding to a tip.

Wilfong is charged with felony child abduction and was being held on $42,500 bond.

Dobbs said Monday that authorities haven’t fully investigated allegations that Ricky’s father, Mike Chekevdia, sexually abused him, and she was trying to protect the boy from his

father. She said she doesn’t plan to plead guilty.

“We were on our own and we had to do what we had to do and that was make sure our grandson was safe,” Dobbs said.

Chekevdia, a 48-year-old former police officer who’s a lieutenant colonel in the Illinois Army National Guard, has denied any wrongdoing.

“I was investigated three times, and I complied with everybody’s desires and wishes in those investigations, and every one of those investigations were unfounded,” Mike Chekevdia told “Good Morning America.”

The boy has been staying with one of his father’s relatives while state child-welfare workers continue to investigate the abuse claims.

Authorities have said the boy, who turns 7 on Sept. 14, was in good spirits and physically fit.

Dobbs said Ricky and his mother didn’t live in the crawl space full time at her rural home in southern Illinois’ Franklin County, about 120 miles southeast of St. Louis. She said the pair spent less than 5 minutes there during the past two years.

Police have a ‘person of interest’ in serial killings MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee newspaper reported Monday that local police had arrested a suspect in connection with the killings of seven women, including six suspected prostitutes, over a 21-year period that started in 1986.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the suspect, a 49-yearold Milwaukee man, was arrested Saturday and booked on a temporary felony warrant.

Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz would not confirm an arrest Monday, telling The Associated Press only that police were talking with a “person of interest” in connection with a number of cold-case homicides.

Terry Williams, a brother of one of the victims, said Monday that the family has carried a great burden since his sister, Joyce Mims, was strangled in 1997 at the age of 41.

Williams, 49, of Madison, said the

family thinks the killer might have been related to his sister’s boyfriend at the time. That man has since died.

“We just hated that it had taken so long for them to find her killer, those women’s killer. But you know, justice one day is better than no justice at all,” he said.

Police Chief Edward Flynn and Milwaukee County district attorney John Chisholm announced a new investigation four months ago after DNA evidence linked the women’s deaths to one person.

Police said then that they never stopped investigating the cases, but scored a major breakthrough when DNA technology suggested the same person killed six of the women and had sex with the seventh.

The victims were six black women between the ages of 19 and 41 and a white 16-year-old runaway. Their bodies were found within a 3-squaremile area of Milwaukee’s north side between 1986 and 2007.

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Meltdown: A year later, tough questions, choices

By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer

NEW YORK — Where do we go from here?

A year after edging dangerously close to free fall, there are signs the economy is regaining a foothold. But Americans’ sense of financial security is badly shaken and the nation confronts questions that defy quick or comfortable answers.

Without easy credit, what does life hold for a nation of consumers?

With nest eggs broken, will older workers need to rethink retirement?

With old institutions gone — and the government propping up others — what will replace them?

The anxieties reach deeper than those stirred by all other recessions since World War II, when businesses, workers and consumers took reassurance from signs economic life was returning to normal. Instead, the U.S. is at an unsettling economic moment, facing the possibility that some old expectations may no longer apply.

After more than a decade of building dreams atop a bubble — first in technology stocks, then in housing — there is no clear route forward. Moving on, economists say, the country will have to redefine expectations, accepting that the bubblefueled growth the country became accustomed to is neither something to aim for nor count on.

“The problem is we’re longing for something we shouldn’t have even wanted,” said Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors.

If a slow climb out of recession is in store, as many economists believe, it could take years to answer questions about the future. Until then, the greatest comfort may be in knowing that we are far from alone in our doubts.

That much is clear to Stephen Sullivan, a Metuchen, N.J., accountant who lost his job last fall and at 62 is still searching for work. He sees it in the faces of others like him who meet each week for his church’s unemployment ministry.

“If misery loves company, this is it,” Sullivan said.

“There’s like a big unknown here and nobody knows from reading it, trying to study it ... what will happen. What’s next?”

The Great Recession was years in the making. But while the downturn began at the end of 2007, the economy sidestepped a meltdown until last fall.

Despite eight months of efforts by federal policy makers, the collapse in housing prices had continued rippling through the financial system. Credit markets— the economic lifeblood for businesses and consumers — were freezing up. In early September, the government seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the federally chartered companies at the heart of the mortgage markets.

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This Sept. 8, 2008 file photo shows Anthony Campagna, left, Donald Himpele Jr., and Chris Enright, right, all of Spear, Leeds, & Kellogg Specialists, gathering around the post where their firm trades Fannie Mae prior to the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Then, with the distractions of summer a memory, the bottom dropped out.

In a weekend of desperate dealmaking, Merrill Lynch & Co. — the nation’s biggest brokerage brought low by billions in losses on bad mortgage investments — signed itself over to Bank of America. By sunrise Monday, Sept. 15, another one of Wall Street’s most storied firms, Lehman Brothers, had collapsed into bankruptcy.

Investors sent the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting 504 points in the biggest single-day loss since the aftermath of Sept.

11, 2001.

In recent months, stocks have regained more than a third of the ground lost since their peak. But unemployment has soared, costing 6.9 million jobs since the start of the recession. Some 14.9 million people are out of work.

The hit to incomes has coincided with a painful blow to Americans’ wealth, not just in stocks but to the equity in their homes.

While the dot-com bubble was somewhat larger in dollar terms, the collapse of the housing bubble has been much more far-reaching, and it has depleted public confidence as well as resources.

The crisis has had a pronounced impact on the nation’s economic psychology. Consumers have cut back sharply on spending, stepped up saving and begun reexamining lifestyles financed with borrowed cash.

It’s unclear, though, whether that mindset will last, and if so what it might mean.

“We’re at a cusp,” said Keith Campbell, who studies U.S. consumer psychology and is co-author of The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement. ‘’This is an unstable environment and it’s really hard to predict which way it’s going to go.”

The answer is critical. As U.S. manufacturing has continued to move overseas in recent decades, consumer spending has sustained the economy, accounting for more than 70 percent of the gross domestic product.

That spending grew even as pay stagnated, because of increased reliance on credit and debt. At the same

time, homes were touted not just as places to live, but as investments whose prices could only rise.

That economic myth retains much of its power.

“We are finding that most homeowners just think of this (the collapse of the bubble in home prices) as a temporary glitch,” said Robert Shiller, a Yale University economist. “They seem to think it’s going to go up again. This idea that we’re running out of land and this is a good investment is still a popular view.”

But those views are evolving. Some consumers will be so chastened by what has happened that even if they have the capacity to return to old ways, they’ll continue new patterns of spending and savings. Others may not have a choice.

“The economy will never really recover to the way it was before and that’s not necessarily a bad thing,” said Robert Manning, an expert on consumer credit and debt.

“It was based on consumers getting deeper and deeper into consuming ... and that’s a disaster.”

But with lines of credit to consumers cut this year to half of their 2006 peak, even consumers who want to return to spending will be constrained.

That sets the scene for an economy that will grow much more slowly than in the past, creating fewer jobs and keeping unemployment high. But the economy is made up of many different actors, and the uncertainty ahead raises unique questions for each one.

Some of the most daunting are those set out for young adults, now exiting school and joining the job market.

Employers have cut millions of jobs they were destined for. Economic uncertainty has made middle-aged and older workers reluctant to change jobs or retire.

“I’m trying to warn people it’s going to be different coming out (of school), that they’re going to have to prepare themselves differently,” said Phil Gardner, director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University.

In a survey by the National

Association of Colleges and Employers in May, fewer than 20 percent of the new graduates who applied for a job said they actually had one, down from 51 percent a year earlier. Young adults have remained among the most optimistic, with some seeing a chance to explore different economic paths.

Applications to the Peace Corps are up 16 percent.

But Gardner believes the job market for new graduates will not turn around until 2011, and wonders whether the optimism is misplaced.

The calculus is complicated by the mindset of workers ahead of them. Adults in late middle-age suffered the biggest losses when the stock market collapsed, a recent survey by the Pew Research Center found, and 75 percent said this recession will make it harder to retire.

Workers were retiring later even before this recession, partly because of the withering of traditional pensions and the raising of the age for full benefits under Social Security, said Steve Sass, associate director at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.

But the setback of the recession intensifies the pressure on many more people to work longer, potentially pushing the average retirement age to 67.

To keep working, though, people will have to find a path across a shifting economic landscape.

For most of the past two decades, U.S. workers have heard repeatedly that the future lay in claiming a role in a new economy based on services. Much of the country’s manufacturing was ceded to countries with low-cost labor.

But a huge part of the service economy was the financial sector, which has been devastated by the meltdown.

At the same time, other countries have grown into economic rivals not just by offering low costs, but by improving the education of their workers and their technological infrastructure.

The U.S. economy’s reliance on borrowing has resulted in a gradual shift of wealth to other parts of the world, most notably to China.

In every previous recession since World War II, policy makers found a route to recovery by cutting interest rates and unleashing pentup demand for cars, homes and other purchases. But with interest rates at historic lows and over-consumption part of what got us here, this downturn defies such an approach, said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Economists say the U.S. will have to re-examine policies that have kept the value of the dollar high. A strong dollar keeps the cost of imported goods low for home consumers even as it drives domestic manufacturing overseas. The nation may have to rethink its reliance on cheap imports and abandonment of many manufacturing jobs.

But the difficult choices ahead are fraught with hazards in an economy that derives much of its strength from the freewheeling nature of the marketplace. In the heat of this crisis, the federal government has seized a much larger economic role — moving toward stronger regulation of financial markets, propping up companies that were poised to fail and, arguably, picking winners and losers.

Those actions raise serious questions about government’s long-term role, said Rajshree Agarwal, a University of Illinois economist focused on entrepreneurship. The Obama administration has promised that many of these moves are temporary. But it is setting precedents and regulations that risk interfering with an economy whose chief strength is innovation.

Others see it very differently, arguing the government must move more aggressively. A more decisive Washington could set and fund priorities in education and technology for an economy lacking direction and up against increased global competition. It could force banks to reduce the balance homeowners owe on their mortgages.

Without the latter, Manning said, millions of Americans will be so saddled with debt they will have no chance of accumulating the savings to send their children to college, start small businesses or finance their retirement.

“What Americans don’t understand is that the international context is changing,” he said. “It’s almost as if all sectors of American society are going to have to make some pretty big changes, but most of them are in denial.”

The confusion of this economic crossroads does little to clarify which choices U.S. consumers, businesses and policymakers should make.

But it does highlight the opportunity and risks.

In China, India and other nations, economic players are already considering those choices and trying to figure out which direction is the way forward. That leaves the U.S. little choice, said Baker.

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Senator offers an alternative health care idea

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Max Baucus on Monday pushed a new health care plan including an industry fee to help pay for covering the uninsured as President Barack Obama said insurance companies must share accountability for the troubled system.

The Finance Committee is the last best hope for a bipartisan bill since four of five congressional committees have produced partisan proposals. Baucus, D-Mont., has said he would move forward on his own if there’s no agreement by Sept. 15.

Meanwhile, Obama said in a Labor Day speech in Cincinnati that a health insurance system should work as well for all Americans as it does for the insurance industry.

Baucus, who is chairman of the Finance panel, is part of a six-member bipartisan group trying to craft a bill satisfactory to both parties, and the group is set to meet Tuesday as Congress returns from its August recess and the president prepares for his prime-time speech on Wednesday.

It’s unclear whether the fee, designed to create competition in the insurance market, would win support of two key Republicans in the group: Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Mike Enzi of Wyoming. The Baucus proposal reflected many of their priorities, chief among them the decision not to include a government-run plan to compete with private insurers.

Democratic sources close to the negotiations, who were not authorized to be quoted by name, disclosed the fee and other details of the Baucus proposal. One source said the proposal included suggestions from all six members.

The fee is only a piece of a Baucus plan that would establish a new way to purchase coverage for Americans who have trouble getting and keeping health insurance. Americans could keep their own doctors.

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U.S. Secret Service agents stand watch as President Barack Obama, center, is embraced as he greets union workers and their families after speaking at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati Monday,

Obama will tell kids to take responsibility for education

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama is telling the nation’s schoolchildren he “expects great things from each of you.”

“At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachUnder the Baucus, plan health insurance ers, the most supportive parexchanges, with information on different plans ents, and the best schools in the and prices, would allow small groups and individu- world,” Obama said. “And none als to buy policies at lower rates. Medicaid would of it will matter unless all of you be expanded to cover more low-income people. fulfill your responsibilities.”

Nonprofit cooperatives would be established as an alternative to for-profit insurance companies, The White House posted giving consumers more choices. Tax credits would Obama’s remarks on its Web site allow low-and-middle income Americans to buy at midday Monday. He’s schedprivate coverage. uled to deliver the talk from The package would cost under $900 billion over Wakefield High School in subur10 years. ban Arlington, Va., Tuesday.

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Obama’s planned talk has proven controversial, with several conservative organizations and individuals accusing him of trying to pitch his arguments too aggressively in a local-education setting. White House officials, including Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have said the allegations are silly.

In a Labor Day speech in Cincinnati, Obama mentioned his upcoming address. “I’m going to have something to say tomorrow to our children telling them to stay in school and work hard ’cause that’s the right message to send.”

“It’s a sad state of affairs that many in this country politically would rather start an “Animal House” food fight rather than

inspire kids to stay in school, to work hard, to engage parents to stay involved, and to ensure that the millions of teachers that are making great sacrifices continue to be the best in the world,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday. “It’s a sad state of affairs.”

In the prepared remarks, Obama tells young people that all the work of parents, educators and others won’t matter “unless you show up to those schools, pay attention to those teachers.”

Obama made no reference in his prepared remarks to the uproar surrounding his speech.

Nor did he make an appeal for support of tough causes like health care reform.

He used the talk to tell kids about his at-times clumsy ways as a child and to urge them to identify an area of interest, set goals and work hard to achieve them.

The president also warned students that if they quit on school, “you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country.”

Obama acknowledged that “being successful is hard,” but told the students the country badly needs their best effort to cope in an increasingly competitive global economy.

“What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country,” Obama says. “What you’re learning in school today will deter-

mine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.”

The president noted that he was raised by a single mother, who made him buckle down and work harder at times. He said he’s glad she did.

Some conservatives have urged schools and parents to boycott the address.

They say Obama is using the opportunity to promote a political agenda.

Schools don’t have to show the speech. And some districts have decided not to, partly in response to concerns from parents.

Duncan’s department has also taken heat for proposed lesson plans distributed to accompany the speech.

On Sunday, the secretary acknowledged that a section about writing to the president on how students can help him meet education goals was poorly worded. It has been changed.

“We just clarified that to say write a letter about your own goals and what you’re going to do to achieve those goals,” Duncan said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

Former Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush delivered similar speeches to students, the White House has said.

The full text of Obama’s prepared speech is available at the White House Web site: www.whitehouse.gov.

N.Y. man nears blood donor record

Less Pain.

Less Scarring.

Faster Recovery.

WOODBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man is donating his 320th pint of blood this week, making him one of two people in the U.S. who has given 40 gallons.

Seventy-five-year-old Al Fischer of Massapequa (mass-ah-PEE’-kwah) plans to reach the milestone Tuesday,

Join Brian Rosenberg, MD and Jeremy Pettit, PA of Rosenberg Bone & Joint to find out how you can

Walk without pain.

Learn about the latest advancements in orthopaedics now being offered at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 4 p.m In the Great Room of Laurel Hurst (across the street from St. Luke’s Hospital) 1064 West Mills St., Columbus Call 894-2408 to reserve your spot.

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Refreshments and tours will be available.

58 years after he started giving blood.

According to a New York Blood Center official, only 83-year-old Maurice Wood has donated more blood than Fischer. Wood is a retired railroad inspector from St. Louis.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 8, 2009 — 13 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

DILBERT by Scott Adams

GIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

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Mother-in-law nurses grievance Dear Abby: During the 10 years I have been with my husband, I have called my mother-in-law “Martha.” I have just learned that she has been harboring resentment about it because she hadn’t given me “permission” to call her by her first name. Apparently she would like me to call her “Ms. Smith.” I didn’t hear it from her, but from my new sister-in-law who does call her Ms. Smith and has been instructed to continue doing so.

I don’t remember when I started calling her Martha. I had no idea she has been offended this entire time. Should I ask her about it? We’re not particularly close, and it would be an awkward conversation. My husband is no help.

He thinks we’re both being silly.

— The Other Ms. Smith Dear O.M.S.: Martha appears to be not only off-putting, but also intimidating. Rather than speak her mind and make her preferences known, she nurses grievances in silence and talks behind people’s backs. Your cowardly husband should admit there’s a problem and try to build bridges instead of dismissing your concerns as “silly.”

Call Martha. Tell her what your sister-in-law said and calmly ask if it’s true. If she says yes, ask why she didn’t tell you herself years ago — because if she had, you would have respected her wishes. Then, with a smile in your voice, assure her that “Ms. Smith” is what she’ll be hearing in the future.

Dear Abby: My husband and I have

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

been happily married for 16 years. We have one son, age 12. While writing our wills, my husband told me that his wish is to be cremated and his ashes scattered in the ocean off the beach near where he grew up.

I’d like us to be together after we have both passed on, but his beach holds no fond memories for me. I would much prefer to be buried in our local cemetery with a headstone so our son can come to “visit” both of us. I don’t want to spend eternity in a cemetery plot without my husband. Any suggestions?

— Planning Ahead Dear Planning: Yes, one would be that you and your spouse continue talking about this until you can reach a meeting of the minds regarding the disposition of your remains. If you can’t agree, then what happens to them will be the decision of the surviving spouse.

Another thought: You are basing your preference on what your son may — or may not — want to do after he reaches adulthood. While many people find comfort in visiting their parents’ graves, others find it depressive.

Ask physician for answers Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 78-year-old female. A couple of years ago, my family doctor sent me to an oncologist. He said my bone marrow is producing too many red blood cells for no reason. My hemoglobin is 16, which is comparable to a man’s reading, and mine should be 14 or 15. He wants to watch it closely. He also wants me to have a bone-marrow blood test. I would like to know what he suspects or what he is looking for.

It really has me worried. I’ve heard this test is painful. I’ve enclosed my last blood work for your review.

Dear Reader: According to the paperwork you provided, your white and red blood cells, hemoglobin, and platelets are all within your lab’s normal limits. I am, therefore, at a loss as to why you are being urged to undergo invasive testing.

As I have said many times in the past, patients MUST talk with their physicians and ask questions. Just because they are specially trained in

PUZZLE

Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott

healing doesn’t mean that they can’t make mistakes. If you don’t understand something or aren’t comfortable proceeding with the doctor’s advice, speak up.

There may be a perfectly good reason for the oncologist’s recommendations of which I am unaware because I do not know your medical history.

Return to the specialist, and ask your questions. If he is unable or unwilling to answer satisfactorily, seek out a second opinion from another hematologist/oncologist. You do not have to follow a physician’s advice because he says so. But be aware that if he has a sound, logical reason, it may be appropriate.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Sept. 8

As you continue to enlarge your interests in new activities, more opportunities will steadily present themselves.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Be a good listener because you’ll pick up on more than a few ways to handle your affairs.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Handling shifting currents of uncharted waters will seem like a snap.

Have faith in yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You have a gift for dissecting the ideas of others and reorganizing them in ways that succeed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You’re clever enough to assert yourself without being abrasive, hostile or demanding.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Participate in a fun activity that requires brainpower as well as muscle power.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Work on concluding a matter that has been hanging fire for far too long.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your enthusiasm is contagious, so if you need others to join your efforts, now is the time to ask.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Focus your energies and intellect in areas that hold some potential for substantial growth.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Don’t hesitate to respond to demands being made on your leadership qualities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Act on your hunches, especially those that involve financial or business concerns.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Co-workers may talk what they hope to do, but you’re the one who knows how to get things done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — There will be no need to duck challenging developments; you have more than enough smarts.

14 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, September 8, 2009

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 182 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Julia Ann Copeland and Delbert H. Copeland by Julia Ann Copeland, Attorney-in-Fact (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Julia A. Copeland (Julia A. Copeland, deceased) (Heirs of Julia A. Copeland: Delbert H. Copeland, Mark Copeland and Unknown Heirs of Julia A. Copeland) (Mark Copeland, deceased) (Heir of Mark Copeland: Mark Hunter Copeland and Unknown Heirs of Mark Copeland) to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 974, Page 22, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on September 22, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Chimney Rock, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being Lot Number 15 of Phase 1 of The Peaks at Lake Lure, LLC, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 71, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at 197 Boulder Ridge, Lake Lure, North Carolina

Mobile Homes

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Call 828-288-1026

Private decks, washer/dryer hook up Water included! $375, $475 & $550/mo

828-289-2700 Richmond Hill Senior Apts. in Rfdtn 1BR Units w/handicap accessible units avail.

Sec 8 assistance avail.

287-2578 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Thurs.

7-3. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity.

Income Based Rent.

Homes For Sale For Sale By Owner Charming 2BR/1BA Near downtown Rfdtn $88,000 Call 429-9611

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

Homes

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1004979

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For Rent

Several 2BR & 3BR mobile homes for rent in Sandy Mush area. $280/mo. + dep. No pets! Call 657-4430

Outside material workers Pay $10.00 and up per hour, depending on exp.

RV or Trailer space on priv. lot. All utilities avail. Walking distance to Dogwood Valley Golf Course. $125/mo.

Call 704-434-5821 ask for Don

Heavy equipment operators, persons with CDL driver’s license or torch cutting exp. Only persons with a good work record apply.

2BR/2BA SW

in Rutherfordton!

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704-806-6686 2 & 3BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld. $260-$350/mo. + dep.

No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078

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3BR/1.5BA off Hwy 9 in Sunnyview near Lake Lure & Ingles. $700/mo. 828-329-4577

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lot. Chase area.

Water & appliances furnished! $525/mo. + $525 deposit.

References required.

Call 248-1681 Nice, Clean, Private 3BR/2BA in Rfdtn. $650/mo. + securities.

286-1982 or 748-0658

Commercial Property Garage/Shop For Rent: 60’x25’, cement floors. Main Street in Bostic $200/mo. 1 yr. lease. Call 447-3634

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Also taking resumes for local sales and office work, pay salary plus commission.

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Services Rollback Services Cars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends extra 828-289-8346

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For Sale New Eljer Corner Toilet (141-4510) Pd over $300 Asking $250 obo 657-4265 Sunset Memorial Park Good Shepherd I Lot 109 Spaces 3 & 4 $1,400 obo for both Call 336-623-1376 Whirlpool Top loader washing machine 5 yrs. old. White $175 Call 453-1849

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1995 Landrover Discovery All wheel drive. Exc. cond.! Must sell! $4,200 980-8009

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Black & Tan Toy Party Poodle. 5 yrs. old Have papers, shots up to date, sweet & loving, house broken $200 Call 247-1716

Lost Female Calico Cat Approx. 1 yr. old, no collar. Lost 8/5 from Lawing Mill Rd. Reward! 288-9591 2 Cocker Spaniels One white, one blonde Lost 8/24 from Trojan Ln., FC. Reward! Call 429-6017 or 289-9125

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, September 8, 2009 — 15 700.0000095 09-SP-286 Conventional-No PMI 0060026291

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD NOTICE OF SALE File No: 09 SP 192

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Quentin Edward Twitty, dated May 1, 2000 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on May 5, 2000, in Book 592 at Page 626; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Forest City, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being Lots 10, 11 and 12 of the Longview Subdivision No. 2 as shown on Plat recorded in Plat Book 6 on Page 136, Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and bounds according to a survey by Jack H. Davis as follows: BEGINNING on an existing iron stake on the South side of Longview Drive, which point is the Northwest corner of Lot 10 of said subdivision as shown in Plat Book 6, on Page 136, Rutherford County Registry, and runs thence with the Southern side of the right of way for Longview Drive South 85 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 75 feet to a new iron stake; thence with the Eastern line of Lot 12, South 05 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. West 116.77 feet to a new iron stake; thence with the Southern lines of Lots 10, 11 and 12m North 82 deg. 48 min 21 sec. West 75,06 feet to an existing iron stake; thence with the western line of Lot 10, North 05 deg 00 min. 00 sec. East 113.90 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.19 acre, more or less.

Being the same and identical property conveyed by Roy H. Twitty and wife, Eula M. Twitty and Quentin Edward Twitty and wife, Barbara Ann Twitty to Quentin Edward Twitty and wife, Barbara Ann Twitty by deed dated June 17, 1996 of record in Deed Book 672, on Page 721, Rutherford County Registry.

Address of property: 160 Crescent Drive, Forest City, NC 28043

TAKE NOTICE THAT: Raintree Realty and Construction, Inc., Substitute Trustee, has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and by under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above County, will sell the below described property at public auction as follows: 1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Walter J. Budzinski and wife Jerri-Ellen Budzinski, original mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 817, at Page 892. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: Walter J. Budzinski and Joshua Michael Budzinski 2. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 1:15 p.m. on the 10th day of September, 2009 at the Rutherford County Courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

3. The real property to be sold is generally described as Lot 43, Phase 1 A Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 and described as follows: BEING all of Lot 43 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 1A as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 189, being one of multiple pages recorded in Plat Book 188 through 192 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 43.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

Present Record Owners: Quentin Edward Twitty The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Dated: August 27, 2009

Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not being offered for sale is described as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Registry.

4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale.

5. The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00).

6. All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee.

7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments.

8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust.

9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896- Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective May 20, 2009.

THIS the 11th day of August, 2009.

David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:_________________________ Attorney at Law Kellam & Pettit, P.A. Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee Posted: _____ Witness: _____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: RAINTREE REALTY AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. By:__________________ A. Robert York, President P.O. Box 8942 Asheville, NC 28814 Phone: 828-253-9063 Dates: September 1, 2009 and September 8, 2009

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 262 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RONALD W. LEHTONEN AND WIFE ROSARIA LEHTONEN DATED March 15, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 831, PAGE 406, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by RONALD W. LEHTONEN AND WIFE ROSARIA LEHTONEN dated March 15, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 831, Page 406, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot 28 as shown on the Map of The Summit, Phase One (sheet two of two), as recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 16, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot No. 28, The Summit, Phase One, Bostic, NC 28018 DATE OF SALE: September 16, 2009 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Ronald W. Lehtonen

Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the estate of MILDRED HORTON REID of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MILDRED HORTON REID to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 1st day of September, 2009.

Cynthia C. Moore, Administrator CTA 164 Azalea Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD NOTICE The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Charles Ross Melton, late of Rutherford County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of November, 2009, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 18th day of August, 2009.

Charles Randall Melton - Executor 1636 S. Marblehead Road Lewisville, North Carolina 27023 Robert L. Mebane - Attorney HAMRICK, BOWEN, MEBANE & LLOYD, LLP Post Office Drawer 790 Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139

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TERMS OF THE SALE: (1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2). The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3). The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4). At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5). Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6). An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

This the 19th day of August, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Adam M. Gottsegen, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM 97391582

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 251 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LAWRENCE G. BATES AND WIFE, MARY E. BATES DATED October 7, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 864, PAGE 684, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by LAWRENCE G. BATES AND WIFE, MARY E. BATES dated October 7, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 864, Page 684, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot 159 as shown on the Map of Yellowtop Estates, Phase Ten (Sheet 1 of 2), as recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 211, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot #159 Yellowtop Mountain Estates, West Ridge Dr., Bostic, NC 28018 DATE OF SALE: September 16, 2009 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Lawrence G. Bates & Mary E. Bates TERMS OF THE SALE: (1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2). The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property.

Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3). The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4). At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5). Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

(6). An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

This the 19th day of August, 2009.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Adam M. Gottsegen, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 CBM 97391572

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CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 289 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Todd C. Bomer to Byers, Martelle & Williams, Attys at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of June, 2005, and recorded in Book 846, Page 829, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina at 1:30 PM on September 15, 2009 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Cool Springs, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being Lot Number 16 of the Charles D. Owens Company property, Cautus McDonald Tract, as shown on map and survey made by John F. Padgett, Registered Land Surveyor, and recorded in Plat Book 9, at Page 75, Rutherford County Registry, and being the same and identical property which

by Barry M. Baldwin and wife, Kathy S. Baldwin to Garland Lee Lavender and wife, Cecilia Tate Lavender, by deed dated April 12, 1978, and of record in Deed Book 392, at Page 291, Rutherford County Registry, but being herein more particularly described as according to a plat of survey made by Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor on December 15, 1992, revised and updated by actual field survey on February 6, 1995, as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin in the Western right of way line of State Road Number 2267 (Michael Drive) said existing iron pin located 30.10 feet from the centerline of State Road 2267 (Michael Drive), and being the Easternmost corner of Lot Number 17, as shown on the subdivision plat hereinabove referred to and the property of Melvin L. Digh and wife as described in deed of record in Deed Book 545, at Page 95, Rutherford County Registry, and runs thence from said existing iron pin and with right of way line of State Road Number 2267 (Michael Drive), South 35 degrees 00 minutes, 45 seconds East (passing a concrete drive) 100.02 feet to an existing iron pin located in the Northernmost corner of the property of Marshall R. Oliver and wife as described in deed of record in Deed Book 477, at Page 270, Rutherford County Registry, and being Lot 15 as shown on subdivision plat hereinabove referred to; said existing iron pin being located North 73 degrees 53 minutes East 52.2 feet from the Easternmost corner of the residence building located on the property herein described; and runs thence from said existing iron pin and with line of the property of Marshall R. Oliver hereinabove referred South 55 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds West (passing to the South of a power pole on the property hereinabove described) 200.37 feet to an existing iron pin located in the line of property of Boyce Grindstaff and wife as described in deed of record in Deed Book 481, at Page 467, Rutherford County Registry, and being the Westernmost corner of the property of Marshall R. Oliver hereinabove referred to; and runs thence from said existing iron pin and with line of Boyce Grindstaff, North 34 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds West 100.02 feet to an existing iron pin in the property of Boyce Grindstaff hereinabove referred to and being the Southernmost corner of the property of Melvin L. Digh hereinabove referred to; and runs thence from said existing iron pin and with line of Melvin L. Digh, North 55 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East 199.62 feet to the point and place of the beginning and containing 0.46 acres more or less.

Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at 159 Michael Drive, Forest City, North Carolina Being the same and identical property to Garland Lee Lavender and wife, Cecilia Tate Lavender by a deed recorded in Deed Book 645 at Page 599, Rutherford County Registry.

Parcel ID Number: 04-30348 Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 25th day of August, 2009.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1011877

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide attackers struck near a Shiite mosque north of Baghdad and a checkpoint west of the capital on Monday as bombings killed at least 17 people nationwide.

The violence was concentrated in former Sunni insurgent strongholds that have seen a sharp decline in violence after local tribal leaders turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. Despite the relative calm, a series of deadly bombings have raised concerns about a resurgence of violence as the U.S. military scales back its presence, with a full withdrawal planned by the end of 2011.

The attacks — which mainly targeted checkpoints and Iraqi policemen — also highlighted the weaknesses in the Iraqi security forces, which are struggling to prove they are ready to take over from the Americans.

The deadliest attack was a suicide car bomber who struck a line of vehicles waiting to

be inspected before crossing a bridge near the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi, police said.

The blast set half a dozen other vehicles ablaze, killing three policemen and five civilians and wounding 16 other people, according to police and hospital officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to release the information.

A farmer riding in a pickup truck not far behind the attacker’s car ran toward the scene, where he described seeing a child who had been blown by the blast onto the roof of a car.

“I tried to approach him to see whether he was alive or dead, but the police started to open fire in all directions and we had to run away,” he said. Iraqi police frequently fire into the air at bombing sites to disperse the crowd and scare away other potential attackers.

Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, was once

one of the most dangerous cities in Iraq before the U.S.-funded Sunni revolt against al-Qaida more than two years ago.

Hours later, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up at the gate of a Shiite mosque in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, killing at least five people — three policemen and two worshippers — and wounding 20, according to police and hospital officials.

Maj. Ghalib al-Karkhi of the provincial police said the bomber was forced to detonate his explosives prematurely after guards stopped him and asked for his ID card.

In Baghdad on Monday, a bomb destroyed a police car, killing one officer and two civilians and wounding eight, police said. Another bomb killed a driver as he approached a military checkpoint in the Sadr City district.

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World Today Strong quake hits Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of the main Indonesian island of Java.

Sutiyono from Indonesia’s Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said there were no reports of causalities or damage. He also said no tsunami warning was triggered. Sutiyono, like many Indonesians, uses only one name.

Mexico: 4 gunned down at motel CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Attackers shot four men to death in a motel parking lot in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s deadliest city.

The victims were standing outside a vehicle drinking alcohol Sunday when they were shot multiple times, said Arturo Sandoval, spokesman for the regional North Zone prosecutor’s office.

Suspected U.S. missile kills 5 MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S missile struck a Pakistani militant stronghold near the Afghan border late Monday, killing five people, officials and a resident said.

The missile hit a compound in Machi Khel village in the North Waziristan tribal area — a region home to Taliban and Taliban-affiliated militant groups, some of which are suspected in attacks on Western troops stationed in Afghanistan.

The U.S. has fired scores of missiles from unmanned drones into Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions over the past year.

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40 - 1/4 lb Hamburger Patties • 50 Hot Dogs • 5 lb Chili All Items Good Thru 9/30/09

145 Rollins Rd. Forest City

828-245-5544

Mon.-Fri. 8am-6pm Sat. 8am-5pm

Actual Size of Ad 3.264 x 3” (As Shown Above)

Mail or Bring Ad with Payment to:

The Daily Courier 601 Oak St • Forest City, NC 28043 Monday thru Friday 8 AM to 5 PM.

All ads must be prepaid. No phone calls please.