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Physicians break ground for expansion — Page 2 Sports A good net result The Lady Trojans played host to visiting South Point in volleyball action Thursday

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JobsNow program accepting students By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE – A strategic plan by the North Carolina Community College System and the North Carolina Department of Commerce announced in May is getting ready to begin at Isothermal Community College. JobsNOW is an occupational training program designed to be offered in a six-month period to provide workers job skills needed to find employment in areas such as nursing assistant, plumbing and more. Funding for the project was supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Development and the Region C Workforce Development Board. Enrollment in the following courses is going on now: n Pipefitting; n Millwright; and n Nurse Assistant 1. Other courses, which will be offered on Isothermal’s Polk County Campus are Veterinary Equine Assistant, Equine Studies and Management, Sustainable Farming and Viticulture. “What you learn in the compressed class should be enough to make you employable in six months or less,” said Mike Saunders, industrial training specialist with the college. Before beginning training, participants will have to obtain the Career Readiness Certification. In order to qualify for the certificate, assessments must be taken in three areas. “It is comprised of reading for information, applied math and locating information,” Saunders said. Participants will also have to take human resource development courses. For information on courses

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Ashley Jones, above left, and Alysa Jones, right, look at a purse donated by Tanner Companies to Family Resources’ Fifth Annual Power of the Purse event Thursday night at First Baptist Church in Forest City. Both women (who are not related) used to work for Tanner Companies and are now both elementary school teachers. Alysa Jones has been attending the event each year and looks forward to the variety of purses offered, like this one fashioned to look like a high-heeled boot, right. Allison Flynn / Daily Courier

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FOREST CITY — Connie Walker started working for the U.S. Postal Service some 17 years ago, but she’s always stayed close to home. Now, the Union Mills native is the new postmaster here. “I’m very glad to be working close to

home again,” Walker said. “I had spent some time working at the post office in Shelby and before that I’ve been working on some daily assignments in places like Charlotte or Asheville.” Saturday will be Walker’s first official day at the post office, and it will be the first time in several years that a postmaster has been on station at the Forest City

office on Powell Street. “There were several hiring freezes and budget cuts which made it where there was no postmaster here for about three years,” Walker said. “But now I hope that people will see that we are doing whatevPlease see Postmaster, Page 6

Teen piles up 200 volunteer hours at library By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — When Gerson Navarro walked into Mooneyham Public Library on Main Street here in early summer requesting a volunteer job, he didn’t know he’d become so attached to books and the public. Over the summer, the 16-year-old East Rutherford High school student and New York native, compiled over 200 volunteer hours. He’ll submit his volunteer hours on applications in the McNair Education Foundation program at East. If his wishes come true next summer, he’ll have plenty more library volunteer hours to add to his applications for college. Please see Teen, Page 6

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Gerson Navarro checks books for a patron while Marion Michalove (back) chats with librarian Patti Brown.

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Breaking ground for the expansion of Rutherford Orthopaedics Tuesday afternoon at Rutherford Hospital are Vice President Facility Services Bill Chapman, CEO Dave Bixler, Dr. Chip Bond, Dr. Michael Roberts, Jason Glover, D.P.M.and Dr. Tom Jaski.

Dave “Cher RiAmore” Stanley

Jacob “J Lo the Po Po” Hoyle

Rodney ‘Rowdy Rondella’ Greene

Tony “King Latifah” Helton

Jared “Michaela Jackson” Guffey

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Physicians expanding facilities Womanless beauty By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — “People will always need good health care,” Dr. Chip Bond, Rutherford Orthopaedics surgeon told co-workers Tuesday afternoon during a ground breaking ceremony of the expansion of the medical practice. Owned by Rutherford Hospital, Inc., Rutherford Orthopaedics, is expanding its facilities and services as Bond, Dr. Mike Roberts and Jason Glover, D.M.P. and staff provide orthopedic care to a growing number of people, Bond explained. “These are uncertain times, economic downturn and health care reform, but people will always need good health care,” Bond said during the brief ceremony. He said as the practice has grown and more services provided, Bond said it is necessary to expand its facility. “As people are aging more,”

Bond said the need for orthopedic services will increase. “We had to look to future growth,” Bond said. “We have already outgrown the building,” he said. Two years ago Bond, Roberts and Dr. Rhett Rudolph joined the hospital system after much thought and consideration. Roberts said that was a good move for the community and hospital. He also said there is a possibility to add one to two more doctors in the practice in the future. Bond said he feels fortunate to have chosen the health field. Bond says he feels good about the future of Rutherford County and future of medicine. Dr. Roberts said the expansion will provide greater services to the community. He said with Glover’s expertise in foot reconstruction and surgery, the practice will be able to offer services here that “we have never had before and we will continue to

provide services to the community.” Glover joined the practice about a year ago and told the crowd at the conclusion of the ceremony, “let’s shovel some dirt.” Rudolph and his family moved to Charleston, S.C. last year, where he is continuing medical practice. Rutherford Hospital CEO David Bixler thanked the doctors, staff and the hospital trustees for their involvement in the community and health care. Dr. Tom Jaski, who serves on the hospital board of trustees, echoed other comments stating, “These are difficult times,” however, Jaski said the hospital board has been meeting over the past year and setting priorities regarding the greatest health needs in the county. “This is one of the priorities, Jaski said. He also said serving on the board is one way he can give back to the community.

pageant is Saturday RUTHERFORDTON — Eight contestants will be vying for the crown in the fourth annual Miss REMC Womanless Beauty Pageant on Saturday at R-S Central High School. The event, a benefit for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, will also include a barbecue dinner. The meal will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., with the pageant beginning at 7:30 p.m. Four of this year’s contestants are educators. Tony Helton (King Latifah) of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, Keith Ezell (KiKi LeFreak) of Mount Vernon-Ruth Elementary School, Tony Smith (Titillating Tonia) of East Rutherford High School and Rodney Greene (Rowdy Rondella) of Chase Middle School are entered. The other contestants are: Dave Stanley (Cher RiAmore), of Glassical Heirlooms; Jared Guffey (Michaela Jackson), a student at Western Piedmont Community College; Jacob Hoyle (J Lo the Po Po), of the Forest City Police Department; and Greg Hayes (Tia Turner), of Culinary Hearts Educational Foods. Tickets for both the barbecue and the pageant are $15 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under. To attend either the pageant or the dinner only, tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under. Children less than 3 years old are free.

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At Your Leisure Joe’s Place will host Bike Night on Thursday, Aug. 29, with Race & Ride Motorsports of Rutherfordton, from 6 to 9 p.m. Good food, fun and great prizes. Rain or shine. Joe’s Place is located at 657 Oak St., Forest City. For more information visit ilovejoesplace.com. “Ruff’Ton Live” will present Beach Bash ’09 featuring The Night Move Band on Thursday Sept. 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., on the courthouse lawn. Night Move performs R&B, Beach, Classic Rock, Funk, and country music. Ruff’Ton Live is sponsored by Rutherford Town Revitalization, Fox Distributing Co., Legal Grounds and Rutherford Weekly. Local bands will perform the first Thursday of each month through October. Bring the whole family, a children’s area is sponsored in part by Kidz Play. Bring lawn chairs. For more information call 2872071. Spindale Fall Festival: Starts Friday, Sept. 18, with a Street Dance and Classic Car Show from 6 to 10 p.m., on Main St. An old-fashioned Street Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a great assortment of arts, crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, gem mining, clowns, petting zoos, church yard sales and food. Highlights of the event will include the unveiling of Robin Lattimore’s new book on the history of Spindale. Books go on sale that day at the Spindale House with all proceeds going to support the Spindale Library. There will also be a pie eating contest on the lawn of the Spindale House from noon to 4 p.m., sponsored by Munchie Town (pies donated by Bi-Lo). Proceeds will benefit the goat parade/festival currently being planned. For additional information or vendor applications, call 288-4875 after 6 p.m. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Aug. 29 — Bear Wallow Bluegrass, 8 p.m. Sept. 2 — Ronnie Bishop Sept. 4 — Atomic Sauce Sept. 5 — Kriegs Marine Sept. 11 — Galen Kipar Project Sept. 12 — Braden Land Sept. 18 — Brittany Reilly & The Almost Acoustic Band Sept. 19 — Jef Chandler Band Sept. 25 — West End String Band Sept. 26 — Johnson’s Cross Road

Saturdays. For more information call 248-2223. Jake’s is located at 136 Music Row, Bostic. Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Memberships available (ages 25 and up). ABC permits. Wagon Wheel Country & Western Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Ellenboro area, hosts the following entertainment: Aug. 29 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $5. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10, $3 per person. Max Cruise (Ron McKinney) performs every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café, Rutherford County Airport. Weather permitting. Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the community with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pick-up basketball games and shoot-arounds. For more information visit unionmillslearningcenter.org. Naomi and The Segos will be in concert Saturday, Aug. 29, at Chesnee Gospel Music Center. Music begins at 7 p.m. Concessions available at 5:30 p.m. Spaghetti plates and hot dogs will be sold this weekend. The center is located on Greenlake Rd., Chesnee, S.C. Call 828-223-1514 for more information. The Hemphills will be in concert Sunday, Sept. 20, at South Marion Penecostal Holiness Church. Singing begins at 10:45 a.m. The church is located on Parker’s Chapel Rd., Marion. For information or directions, call 287-7800 or 289-4237.

Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Aug. 21 —Mad Tea Party Aug. 22 — GIRL

Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering League, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays — Dungeons & Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m. Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays — Magic the Gathering tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information visit nextlevelgamez.com.

Live music is played every Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. at Jake’s Barbecue (the former Golden Valley Music Park). Karaoke every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Loud & Proud Band plays on Fridays, and the Lonesome Road Band on

Bead and Jewelry Show: Sept. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, at the Asheville Civic Center, 87 Haywood St., Asheville. Admission $5 (Saturday) and $4 (Sunday). Visit www.beadshows.com for more information.

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Aug. 27 — Galactic Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 5 — Silk Ribbon Necklace, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 8 — Square Stitch Bracelet, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 — Oval Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 — Wire Wrapped Donut, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 15 — Byzantine Chainmaile Bracelet, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 — Wire Crochet Bracelet, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rick Flair For more information visit offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com. International Demolition Derby: Saturday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., at Bar H Arena in Boiling Springs (previously held at Cleveland County Fair); admission — adults $8, ages 6-12 $5, under six free; sponsored by Boiling Springs Rural Fire Department; for information call 704-434-2866 or visit www. barhevents.com. Farmer Jason will perform Sunday, Sept. 13, at The Grey Eagle Tavern, 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville. Doors open at 1 p.m. Admission $6 per person. For more information visit www. farmerjason.com.

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Rutherford County Rumble set for Sept. 12 FOREST CITY — The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department is bringing the smack down to R-S Central on Sept. 12 when The Nature Boy Ric Flair, Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner and many other stars descend for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling’s “Rutherford County Rumble.” Flair will join The Barbarian, The Rock-n-Roll Express, The Midnight Express, Rick Steiner, Buff Bagwell and many other stars as part of the event. A 16 time world champion, Flair will be present to emcee the event and will offer autographs for fans. Following his retirement match with Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24, the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer Flair has vowed not to compete in the ring any more. But that doesn’t stop The Nature Boy from thrilling casual and hardcore fans alike with his various wrestling appearances. Flair recently signed a new contract with MACW to solidify his appearances over the next few months. Current MACW Heavyweight Champion Buff Bagwell will defend his belt at the R.S. Central event, with top ranked contenders like Scott Steiner, J.W. Boss and Andru Bane vying for Bagwell’s title. The doors open at 6 p.m. with an 8 p.m. bell. Tickets are $20 for ringside row 2 and back, $12 general admission and a special $50 Super Ticket that guarantees a front row seat and a photo of Flair.

Ride to the Rock II: Saturday, Sept. 19, sign up 8 to 9:30 a.m., National Guard Armory, 126 Museum Rd., Rock Hill, S.C.; ride begins at 10 a.m., with a 100 mile police escort to Chimney Rock; for the Wounded Warrior Project and 178th (F.R.G.) Family Readiness Group; $30 per rider, incudes lunch, free T-shirt, Chimney Rock Park and concert admission; live music by the Jasmine Cain Band; pre-registration required (deadline Sept. 12); call 803-242-4451; rain date Sept. 26. Ride to the Rock II will arrive in Chimney Rock around 1 p.m. with wounded troops in the front and also uniformed troops in humvee’s and motorcycles. All the money raised goes to the wounded warrior project and national guard. If anyone would like to donate money please send to Ride to the Rock, 1668 Wakefield Way, Rock Hill, SC 29730. For more information FOREST CITY — The Rutherford Community contact Danny Edwards at 803Theatre will hold auditions for “Aaron Slick from 242-4451 or via email danny. Punkin Crick” by Lt. Beale Cormack on Monday, edwards@yorkcountygov.com. Aug. 31, and Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Union Mills Learning Center Auditorium, forCarolina Mountain Land merly Union Mills Elementary School. The story Conservancy has set the date has roles for three men and four women of various for the 9th Annual Conservation Celebration, Saturday, Sept. ages. Originally published in 1919, the play has become 26, at Taylor Ranch (between known as “the” grass roots American comedy clasFletcher and Fairview off of sic. Over the years, “Aaron Slick” has been seen Cane Creek Rd.). Silent auction, ranch tours, jazz, and a brief film by more people that have seen all Broadway proabout the saving of World’s Edge ductions for the last five years according to Life Magazine. It’s the story of a canny farmer who (a 1,600 acre tract in Hickory outwits a conniving, land grabbing speculator and Nut Gorge conserved in 1995 that adjoins Chimney Rock State wins the lady he loves. The RCT welcomes new actors with no previous Park). The CMLC is located in Hendersonville. For more infor- experience as well as veterans. For more information, call Les Beale at 447-4434. mation call 8280-697-5777.

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Our Views Kennedy made a huge contribution

f there is anything to take from Sen. Edward Kennedy’s life, it should be his passion and his determination. Kennedy died Tuesday of brain cancer at the age of 77. He spent 46 years in the U.S. Senate. Earlier in his life, he survived a plane crash and the assassinations of his brothers, John and Robert. Just two weeks ago, his sister, Eunice Shriver, who started the Special Olympics, died. During his speech at the 2008 Democratic convention he spoke passionately about the need for a health care system that was available to everyone. To that end, Kennedy knew his vote would be important to the passage of that issue, now being hotly debated across the United States. Before he died, he wrote a letter to the governor of Massachusetts, urging a change in state law that would give the governor the authority to appoint a replacement quickly. The Democrats have a majority in the Senate, but Kennedy’s seat, and vote, gave them a filibuster-breaking majority. Kennedy’s death is no reason to push the health care overhaul forward recklessly. But throughout his career, Kennedy made tremendous contributions to legislation that improved the treatment of races, women and the poor. In tributes to him upon his death, President Obama and his fellow senators all noted that Kennedy’s stamp appeared on some of the most important legislation of the last 40 years.

Kennedy suffered many disappointments and tragedies in his life, some of his own making, but no one can overlook the contributions he made to his country and the world in general. Truly, he was the lion of the Senate.

Our readers’ views Questions concerns on socialized medicine To the editor: I saw where Chuck Ross wrote about President Obama. Good report in that it shows what a big improvement the country has made in just six months. What do I mean? When Bush came into office the government had a balanced budget and surplus money. Ten months later $250 billion in debt. Economy, well went down hill to almost bottom. Got more to write about. Get the picture? Mr. Ross wrote about the wars about two years ago and said that the Democrats was going to make a mess of things in Iraq and then goes on to say we have forgotten about Afghanistan. I have not forgotten, neither has Obama. He is taking the fight where it should have been, killing one of the high leaders of the terrorist in that region. Now health care. I hope I can get this in. For people who are against Obama’s health plan. I will start at when I had to buy health insurance. In 1999, I bought a plan. It was $140 a month, in 2000 ($145), 2001 ($150) 2002 ($190) 2003 ($270) 2004 went to over $400, went to $2,500 deductible, 2005 ($415), 2006 I went with my wife’s insurance plan $350 deductible, $416 a month. Now it is $500 a month. Now people, really pay close attention to the years and the amount and see if you notice anything. And by the way I pay more out of my pocket when I go to the doctor.

Some say that they want to go to any doctor, you can with a company, but if it is not in their network you will pay a good amount more. Most companies will not accept pre-existing conditions but Medicare will with no strings attached. Most companies will drop you like a hot potato when you reach the ripe old age of 65 because they cannot cover you for $97 a month. So people, if you do not like government-run medicine, drop your Medicare and buy your coverage, no ands, ifs, buts about it. Mr. Ross, I told about what I have to do for health care, now will you tell the people about yours, because you do not believe in socialized medicine. I would like to know if you are retired from the military and if so do you use the VA for any medical purposes. I know that this might be personal and I apologize if it is. You see, I feel that the VA is government run and would be socialized medicine along with Medicare. I will make some mad, but if you use the VA or Medicare and disapprove of socialized medicine, then you have the choice not to use it. So get off of it and quit your bickering. Last thing. Social Security and Medicare are going bust. Why? They say of misuse. What about the last eight years under Bush. There was over $1 trillion taking out of SS while Bush was in office to help pay down the deficit and now it has come out that the deficit will be $2.7 trillion more than the Bush adminstration said. For the Tea Party

people, protest the conservatives raising your SS and Medicare taxes while lowering the income taxes and to quit taking money out of SS for their spending. Ronnie Wilson Rutherfordton

Thanks businessman for his integrity To the editor: I am writing to commend Larry Crowe who owns a peach stand/ orchard and Sunnyside Grill on U.S. 221S. He did an act of kindness which was not random ... and he would not accept a reward. My twin brother and I induldged in blackberry cobbler with ice cream, late Saturday, at Sunnyside Grill. We were traveling to my home in the mountains. When we arrived in Marion. I realized that I had left my billfold, containing a little cash, but especially my identification and important cards. I did not know the name of the Grill and was concerned that it would be closed before we drove back, about 6:30 p.m. I was never happier to see Mr. Crowe walk out with the billfold, intact, as I had left it. In different hands, the outcome could have been different. His honesty and pleasure in returning it to me was much appreciated. If anyone reads this letter, please go out to purchase peaches or ice cream. He is a man of integrity and you are fortunate to have him in your community. I will always stop when he is open. Joyce A. Lowder Elk Park, N.C.

Remembering a mother with a beautiful heart There have been many times that I’ve written about my mother and her battle with cancer in this column. Today I bring the news that my wonderful mother has finished her fight with that dreaded disease and has gone home to be with her Lord. I debated for a long time what I would write when this day finally came. It has been an almost foregone conclusion for me that my mother would die from cancer for more than seven years now. But one question always kept coming back to me. Would the death of Martha Baughman qualify as some good news? It’s hard to answer that. My whole goal for this column — which I’ve written at several newspapers over the years — is to show people that there is plenty of good news out there if you just make sure to look for it. The idea was to encourage a little optimism. Too often people would come

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to me and say, “I’d read the newspaper more often, but it’s always just the bad stuff. How come you never print any good news?” As a journalist, I try to make sure I report a mix of the two. I have to write about the plane crash at the Rutherford County Airport — but I can also write about the mission trip to Spindale helping repair people’s homes. I ask myself where that sense of duty comes from. Why do I want to point out the good things, too? Why not just chase down the most sensational stories and join what seems like a race to the bottom of good taste that leads to a race to the top of the sales/readership/ratings

chart? The answer is Martha Baughman. My mother always encouraged me in my desire to be a reporter. From watching Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street News, to working on the school news cast at Swansea Elementary, to getting my internship at the Baptist Courier in South Carolina — my mom was always there to tell me I could do anything I set my mind to. And she showed me the right and moral way was better than the quick and easy way. I could always make my mother smile. And she had a beautiful smile. When she passed away on Aug. 16, it was a Sunday morning and she died in her own bed with that wonderful smile on her face. She loved that I could always make her smile and sometimes when I was a child she even told me that she felt God had put me on this earth to help make people happy.

I took that to heart. What better way to make people happy than to share stories with them of things to be happy about? If just one person reads one of my articles about a church group helping their fellow man or about a man with muscular dystrophy starting his own online fudge business and feels optimistic as a result — that means more to me than any amount of money or award. Most of you didn’t know my mom, but you probably know someone like her. Someone who pushes for the right and moral way, regardless of personal cost. People like that serve as catalysts. They want to see others succeed. As a teacher, mom spent her days instilling knowledge in her young students. But she was really teaching them more about life with the way she handled not only her day-to-day routine, but how she handled the cancer that ravaged her body and eventually took her life. She trusted God, loved her family and still looked out

for others more than herself even in her final days. I’m deathly allergic to peanuts. My mom was a huge fan of Chex mix, especially the homemade kind and even liked eating it in her final week on earth. But, she made sure to warn me that the kind she was eating (made by my beautiful wife as a final gift) had the peanuts added so I should make sure to avoid it. She made the Reverend Baughman put it all away before I came to their house so I wouldn’t accidentally get some or even smell the nuts. Mom was drawing closer to God by the hour, but she was still looking out for her baby boy. So, does mom’s death qualify for this column? She lived a life modeled after Christ and always put others before herself. In the end, her Lord ended her suffering and took her to a reward so great we can scarcely imagine it. Friends, that’s some good news.

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Sarah Palin (center) with Dianne Weathers (left) and Pat Bland, touring Alaska with Christian Tours at the Wasilla Welcome sign.

Couple meets Palin during vacation trip to Alaska By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — The day after Sarah Palin resigned as Governor of Alaska and became just another Alaskan, she boarded a Christian Tours bus and shook hands with Jim and Dianne Weathers of Forest City. The couple was vacationing in Alaska in late July on an “Alaska By Land” tour when they met the former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Palin and her husband Todd Palin.

Dianne said the tourists had hoped to go to the site where Palin resigned her office on Sunday, July 26, but the tour company could not change its itinerary. However, on Monday morning on the drive to Anchorage, the bus was passing by Wasilla Welcome Center and the bus driver stopped so the travelers could shoot pictures. The police often discourage tour buses from stopping there, but the driver took a chance, Dianne said. As the driver pulled off the roadway, she saw a black vehicle pulling behind them. “At first we thought it was the police, “Dianne said. But walking toward the bus was Palin, dressed in a red jacket and running shorts, large sunglasses, and with a sweat band around her hair that was tied in a pony tail. She introduced herself, “I’m Sarah Palin” and welcomed the tourists to Alaska.

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Bobby Phillips Jr. Bobby Dean Phillips Jr., of Tucson, Ariz., died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. He was a son of Lovie Contributed photos Phillips of Henrietta, and the late Bobby Dean Phillips Sr. Jimmy Weathers with Sarah Palin in Alaska last month. He was a retired Air Force senior master sergeant. Dianne said when the She told the tourists she In addition to his mother, group told Palin they wanted he is survived by two sons, would be happy to sign any to make photographs, she autographs and would take Bobby Phillips of Fayetteville, said she didn’t have any time for pictures, if anyone and Byron D. Phillips of make-up on. wanted photos. Tucson; and a sister, Lisa M. She actually got on the bus Phillips of Forest City. “We told her we didn’t and talked to everyone, Funeral services will be care,” Dianne said. “She was conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday Dianne said. really gracious to us. She She visited the tourists at New Zion Baptsit Church looked like just a regular girl, with Dr. L.W. Jackson and about 20 minutes until all but a little girl. She is very photos were taken. the Rev. Ronnie L. Baxter small.” “She spoke to Jim first,” officiating. Burial will follow Dianne said. in the church cemetery. The Todd Palin stayed in the She told the crowd she body will lie in state one hour vehicle, but did not object to prior to the service. and her husband were on photos. their way jogging when they Thompson’s Mortuary has actually passed the bus and charge of arrangements. decided to turn around and Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com come back. Lillie Phillips

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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office radio report for Wednesday was unavailable.

n The Forest City Police Department radio report for Wednesday was unavailable.

n Renee Terry Gragg reported vandalism to a house. n Polly King Leonhardt reported the theft of a firearm and money. n Susan Green Crowe reported the theft of a license tag. n The theft of building materials was reported at Gilkey Service Center, 2310 U.S. 221 North, Rutherfordton.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department radio report for Wednesday was unavailable. n The theft of candy was reported by Food Lion No. 2626, 169 Railroad Ave.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department radio report for Wednesday was unavailable.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department radio report for Wednesday was unavailable.

Alfred Dillard Carroll, 84, of 219 Pleasant Ridge Church Rd., Shelby, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at Hospice at Wendover. A native of White County, Ga., he was a son of the late Elijah Bunyan Carroll and Lula Flora Gearin Carroll. He was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon, choir member, Sunday school superintendent, Sunday school teacher, RA leader, Brotherhood member and Senior Pleasanteers. He was also a Navy veteran serving in World War II. He was retired from JP Stevens Company and worked at JC Penney and AV Wrays & Six Sons in the men’s department. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mildred Humphries Carroll; two sons, Steve Carroll of Cliffside, and John Carroll of Shelby; one daughter, June Lail of Shelby; one sister, Olive Freeman of Shelby; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with Dr. Eric Davis and the Rev. Andy Oliver officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150; or to National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Office of Development, 1501 NW 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Rd., Miami, FL 33136-1494.

Arrests n Antonia Morrow, 28, of U.S. 221 South, Marion; arrested on a warrant for obtaining property by false pretenses; released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n James Kevin Giles, 54, of 403 Terrace Drive; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (LLPD) n Daniel Craig McEntyre, 21, of 2475 Cox Rd.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (NCHP) n Holly Mae Morgan, 40, of 3202 U.S. 64; charged with simple assault; no bond. (RCSD) n Addie Gordon Morgan, 42, of 3202 U.S. 64; charged with assault on a female; no bond. (RCSD) n William Cody Valls, 18, of 543 Newton Cole Rd.; charged with local ordinance consume alcohol by under 19; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Wilton Andre Park,

33, of 233 Whiteside Rd.; charged with resisting a public officer and simple possession of schedule III controlled substance; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

Lillie V. Phillips, 54, of Charlotte, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary.

John Littlejohn

John Luther Littlejohn, 69, of 289 Littlejohn Domain Rd., Forest City, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at n Tyler Rashon Gossett, 20, his home. of 332 Park St.; charged with resisting a public office, second-degree trespassing and THE DAILY COURIER simple possession of schedPublished Tuesday through Sunday ule VI controlled substance; mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC placed under a $2,000 dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, secured bond. (RCSD) NC. n Shane Obryan Fowler, Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. 20, of 137 Joan Drive; Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. charged with consume alcoPhone: (828) 245-6431 hol by 19/20; freed on a cusFax: (828) 248-2790 tody release. (RCSD) n Ricky Lee Sanchez, 43, of 219 Twelve Oaks Drive; charged with felony larceny and obtain property by false pretense; no bond listed. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS radio report for Wednesday was unavailable. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue radio report for Wednesday was unavailable.

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He was a son of the late Russell and Mozelle Boyd Littlejohn. He was a member of Wells Spring United Methodist Church and was a former employee of Reeves Brothers. Survivors include his wife, Linda Hooper Littlejohn of Irevington, N.J.; three sons, John Littlejohn Jr. of Rutherfordton, Kevin Littlejohn of Irevington, and John L. Littlejohn III of Forest City; three daughters, Valerie H. Powell of Hillside, N.J., and Doris and Cynthia Littlejohn, both of Irevington; two stepdaughters, Gloria McDowell and Jessie Washburn, both of Forest City; five brothers, Bill T. Littlejohn of Bostic, Jimmy Littlejohn, Von Eddie Littlejohn, Joseph Littlejohn, and Timothy Littlejohn, all of Forest City; three sisters, Lula Ann Littlejohn and Marcella Littlejohn, both of Forest City, and Mozella L. Hunt of Bostic; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Saturday at Wells Springs United Methodist Church with Dr. A. Everette officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Deaths Sergei Mikhalkov MOSCOW (AP) — Sergei Mikhalkov, an author favored by Stalin who wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers as part of the Soviet propaganda machine and fathered two noted film directors, has died at age 96. The death of a man whose life and achievements embodied most of Russia’s Communist era was mourned by Russian leaders and received extensive coverage on state television.

Grant Banks, Jr. Grant Banks, Jr., 86, of RoseCrest Retirement Center, Inman, SC, formerly of Spindale, died Tuesday, August 25 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Rockcastle County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Grant and Bertha Mae Cummings Banks. He was a retired science teacher for the Rutherford County Schools, having taught 32 years at R-S Central High School. He was active in the Spindale Rotary Club, where he held various offices and was a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of NEA and NCAE, was District Teacher of the Year in 1979, and was a member of Spencer Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher and deacon. Mr. Banks was a 1948 graduate of Berea College and in 1952 received a Masters degree from Appalachian State University. He did further graduate work at UNC, Marquette University, Converse College, Boston College, South Dakota School of Mines and Engineering and the University of Colorado. n additin ot his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Hardin Banks; two brothers, Edward and Homer; and two sisters, Irene and Jean. He is survived by one daughter, Susan Banks Burdine (Dewey) of Spartanburg, SC; one son, Kelly Grant Banks (Lesa) of Roebuck, SC; four grandchildren, Matthew Burdine, Dr. Steven Burdine (Laura), Laura Banks Masse (Ryan) and Grant Banks; one great grandchild, Charlotte Burdine, and one sister, Betty Joe Banks Farmer of Jonesborough, TN. Funeral services will be held at 12PM Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Spencer Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Vaughn and Rev. Bruce Caldwell officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:45AM in the Family Life Center at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Spencer Baptist Church, 207 North Oak Street, Spindale, NC 28160 or to the Bereu College Fund, CPO 2216, Berea, KY 40404. Online condolences at www.crowemortuary.com Crowe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Paid obit

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Carolina Today Neighbors unwittingly help burglars rob home

Hospice Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: Advance Care Planning Clinics: Offered the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m., and the third Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m., social workers help participants complete documents at the Hospice Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living. GRACE: For anyone caring for a loved one; conducted the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Rutherford Life Care, and the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Adult care services are available on Tuesday evenings. HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays for four weeks beginning Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., at the Center of Living. This group is for any adult who has lost a loved one. PROMISE Group: For anyone who has lost a child of any age. The fourweek educational group will be conducted by Chaplain Jim Johnston, every Monday in beginning in the fall. Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Meets the third Friday of each month at Spindale Restaurant. Dutch treat from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. For information or to register for any of the above events, call 245-0095.

STATESVILLE (AP) — Authorities say two men posing as IRS agents convinced neighbors to help them burglarize a North Carolina home. WCNC-TV of Charlotte reported that Statesville police said the men broke into the home earlier this month, telling neighbors the house had been foreclosed and they were repossessing all the property. The men said all the items in the house had to go and they told neighbors to “come help themselves.” Police said more than half a dozen neighbors made off with property in the home, while the two robbers stole a trailer from the backyard, hitched it to their sport utility vehicle and loaded it with a lawn mower, a hand gun and other items. Police were notified several hours after the robbers left. Neighbors returned most of the stolen items. Scott Baughman/Daily Courier

New Forest City Postmaster Connie Walker is hopeful that customers will see a new sense of purpose at the Powell Street post office downtown.

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Meetings/other Veterans meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; at The Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center, ICC; to learn more about the Veterans Health Clinic now under construction at 374 Charlotte Rd., Rutherfordton; representatives from the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville will be present; all veterans encouraged to attend. DAR Chapter meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR; Wednesday, Sept. 2, 3 p.m., at the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County Library, 319 Doggett Rd., Forest City. Open house: Hospice of Rutherford County will hold open house at its new facility, Carolina Event and Conference Center, on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hospice is located at 374 Hudlow Rd., Forest City.

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er it takes to deliver their mail in a timely and accurate manner.” Walker said that in the past few years she’s noticed a decline in postal system customers. “Coming from working at the office in Shelby back to Rutherford County I have noticed the number of people who come to our office in Forest City is down,” Walker said. “Traffic in Rutherfordton is still steady, but I want people to realize that they can come to this office. The post office in Forest City is still here and open for business.” As postmaster, Walker is in charge of scheduling the other clerks in the facility and — perhaps most importantly — overseeing the facility’s budget. “That is my big job these days,” she

Food sale: Friday, Aug. 28, begins at 10:30 a.m., St. Luke Church, Forest City; rib steak, fish or chicken, $6.50 per plate; desserts $1.50; call 245-3222 to place an order.

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Car wash: Saturday, Aug. 29, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Food Lion in Rutherfordton; cars $5, trucks $10; sponsored by the Trellborg Relay for Life team; proceeds for ACS.

being offered through JobsNOW, contact Dee Spurlin at 286-3636, ext. 229, or dspurlin@isothermal.edu. The college is also offering a series of “How to Get a Job” courses in collaboration with Isothermal Planning and Development Commission and the Workforce Development Board. Those courses are targeted at unemployed individuals. Set to begin Sept. 8, the courses

Yard sale, breakfast: Saturday, Aug. 29, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Temple of Jesus, Lake Lure; large number of yard sale items; rain date Sept. 19. Singing, supper: Benefit for Rev. and Mrs. Lonnie Evans Jr.; Saturday, Aug. 29, 4 to 7 p.m., Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church, 2490 Cove Rd., Rutherfordton; hot dogs and hamburgers; featuring The Crain Family, The Kinney Family and other local groups. Yard sale: Saturday, Aug. 29, begins at 6 a.m., at Walls Baptist Church; large number of yard sale items; sausage and livermush biscuits will also be sold; all proceeds will go toward Kay Luckadoo’s mission trip to India.

Miscellaneous Yokefellow Service Center will hold a half-price sale Aug. 31 - Sept. 12. The store will be closed Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. The center is located at 102 Blanton St., Spindale. Animal Shelter: Rutherford County Animal Shelter and CPC Office will be closed on Aug. 29 (staff volunteering at Olympiad), and Sept. 5 for Labor Day.

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“I just fell in love with this place,” he said. “That is my favorite, checking the books in and checking books out.” Librarian Patti Brown said the library has never had a volunteer like him since she’s been in Forest City. “He was here every day, all day during the summer,” she said. “He was committed and quick to learn,” she said. Gerson is bi-lingual and when the library consortium did a computer upgrade, “he was a huge help to us

Invasive Plant Education Workshop: Thursday, Sept. 24, Chimney Rock Fire Department, 109 Terrace Dr.; dinner (provided), meet and greet from 6:30 to 7 p.m.; workshop 7 to 9 p.m.; bring plants from your property in ziplock bags to be identified; RSVP no later than Sept. 22 if you plan to have dinner; contact Becky at 828-685-8798; sponsored by Friends of Hickory Nut Gorge. Art Exhibit: The works of Artist Pam Peters will be on display at Norris Library in Rutherfordton during August and September.

And while the offices in Rutherford County were not affected by the recent closings of facilities in Charlotte and Asheville, the cutbacks are a cause for concern for the employees at the post office. “We do think about it,” Walker said. “And we want our customers to come back to our post office. I want to encourage people to take advantage of our new services like our flat rate boxes that allow you to ship anywhere in the U.S. at any time for one flat rate. This will be useful for customers during the holidays. And I want people to know they can still purchase our forever stamps that are always good.”

GREENSBORO (AP) — A neo-Nazi group is hosting a regional conference in North Carolina and many Greensboro residents are protesting. The News & Record of Greensboro reported Thursday that churches are organizing a ribbon campaign to protest the National Socialist Movement’s regional 2009 meeting Saturday. Places of worship will hand out ribbons in support of diversity, rather than organizing an open protest.

NC interim audit: ex-first lady’s salary too high RALEIGH (AP) — State Auditor Beth Wood said Thursday former first lady Mary Easley’s $170,000 university salary was too high but probably shouldn’t have been as low as the $79,000 her staff calculated in a preliminary report.

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Wood released the interim findings a week after she testified before a grand jury looking at activities involving former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley, his wife’s job and their travel.

cover the basics, such as where to look for employment. “It will also provide suggestsions as far as proper dress and conduct during an interview,” said Mike Gavin, director of marketing and community relations. Those topics may seem silly, but for people who find themselves suddenly without work after years at one place, it could make all the difference, Saunders said. “I spent 26 years at Burlington and hadn’t done a resume for that long,” Saunders said. “I had to go look for

the old dates and employers. I was shocked.” Pre-registration for those courses is required; the registration fee may be waived, Saunders said. The schedule for “How to Get a Job” is Tuesdays, Sept. 8 and 22, Oct. 6 and Nov. 3, in Room 208 of the Lifeling Learning Center and Sept. 10 and 24, Oct. 8 and Nov. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 209 of the Lifelong Learning Center. To register, contact Dee Spurlin, 286-3636, ext. 229, or dspurlin@isothermal.edu.

with the program even though we had been to the class and he had not,” Brown said. “It was a pleasure to work with him and his enthusiasm.” Gerson and his family relocated to Rutherford County about six years ago after his parents made the decision to raise their family away from the city.

boy I guess, because I miss the noise,” he said. Although he fell in love with the library work, his long term goal is to attend Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte and become a dental hygienist. “I want to make everybody smile,” he said. “Some people say their teeth are horrible and they won’t smile. I say ‘brush and floss at least once a day’. That’s what I do. I want everyone to smile.”

His parents are Ruben and Claudia Navarro and he has a younger sister, Yanira and an older brother, Eric. His father owns his own business and his mother is employed by First Choice. “The city was loud and they wanted to go to a quiet place, but I am a city

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DeAngelo Williams returns to practice CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams has returned to practice on a limited basis, a day after sitting out with a sore knee. Coach John Fox said Williams will be a “game-time decision” for Saturday’s preseason game against Baltimore. Williams rushed for a franchise record 1,515 yards and 18 touchdowns last season. He had a 25-yard TD run in Carolina’s loss to Miami last week. No. 2 running back Jonathan Stewart missed his 15th straight practice Thursday with a sore left Achilles’ tendon. He’s expected to miss his third straight exhibition game. Linebacker Jon Beason (knee), safety Nate Salley (hand) and guard C.J. Davis (ankle) also did not practice and won’t play against the Ravens.

SEC issues new guidelines for press ATLANTA (AP) — Responding to a protest by three leading media organizations, the Southeastern Conference has put out new guidelines for media coverage of football games. The SEC issued another revision of its credential rules Thursday after discussions that involved commissioner Mike Slive and representatives of the Associated Press Managing Editors, Associated Press Sports Editors, the American Society of News Editors and the Radio and Television News Association. Those groups sent a letter to the SEC last week, complaining that new guidelines would hinder coverage of games through new media outlets on the Internet.

East Rutherford’s Ansley Henson, above, returns serve during the tennis match against Patton High Wednesday. Chase’s Sam Carpenter, far right, goes up high for a shot during the volleyball game against South Point, Wednesday. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Chase volleyball remains undefeated By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

CHASE — Chase volleyball set a tone early, using the service lane to earn a 25-20, 25-15, 14-25, 25-18 win in four sets over South Point on Thursday night. The Lady Trojans registered 28 aces and took advantage of the Lady Red Raiders’ miscues to beat them for the second time this week, improving Chase to a 2-0 start on the young season. “We played a pretty clean game and South Point is good at hitting down, but we consistently were able to set the ball back up,” Chase volleyball coach Jessica Beheler said. “Two games and two wins, that’s a nice way

to start out the season.” Chase who stormed out early to a five-point lead, held that advantage throughout game one. Euletha Davis had three service aces and two kills late for Chase in game one to take the set by five points. Chase raced out to another lead at 10-3, in the second set, with Sam Carpenter doing most of the damage. Carpenter had four aces during that time with Kristin Hutchins completing two more. The Lady Trojans easily finished off the second set with perfectly placed drop shots for the 10-point game two Chase decision. Things went a little rough in the third set as the Lady Trojans made

a few faults along with a South Point frontline of Caitlin and Jordan Wilson, who made Chase pay with multiple kills in the third frame. South Point, who jumped out to an 11-6 lead pulled away to a 25-14 victory in the third game. Luckily Chase found a second wind in them to complete the contest in the fourth set. Hutchins ran Chase out to a 5-1 lead in the fourth frame with two aces and Suzanne Earley made a couple of nice digs to keep the Trojans alive on a couple of different plays. Enriquez then reeled off two points on serves and then it was Carpenter on three Please see Prep, Page 8

Local Sports FOOTBALL 6 p.m. Saint Joseph at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy 7:30 p.m. East Henderson at R-S Central 7:30 p.m. Chase at Chesnee 7:30 p.m. East Rutherford at Forestview East Rutherford’s football team smashes through a banner prior to the Cavaliers first game of 2009 against Lincolnton, last Friday night.

On Radio FOOTBALL 6:45 p.m. (WCAB AM 590) The Countdown to Kickoff 7:30 p.m. (WCAB AM 590) Chase at Chesnee 10:15 p.m. (88.3 FM GardnerWebb Radio) The High School Scoreboard Show

On TV 12 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA Tennis U.S. Open Series — Pilot Pen — Semifinal. 4 p.m. (ESPN2) LPGA Tour Golf Safeway Classic — First Round. 7 p.m. (ESPN) High School Football Aplington Parkersburg (Iowa) vs. Dike-New Hartford (Iowa). 7 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA Tennis U.S. Open Series — Pilot Pen — Semifinal. 7 p.m. (FSS) MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds. 7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies. 8 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) NFL Preseason Football New England Patriots at Washington Redskins. 10 p.m. (ESPN2) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Randall Bailey vs. Juan Urango.

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Prep gridiron action heats up tonight By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

FOREST CITY — The second week of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s prep football season will find all four Rutherford County programs in action tonight. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy will open its 2009 season with its only home game of the season. The 1A Gryphons welcome in the Saint Joseph Knights, of Greenville, SC, for a 6 p.m., kickoff in Avondale. Chase heads to Chesnee. The Trojans and the Eagles will each be looking for their first win of the season when the two teams take to the field tonight. East Rutherford will visit Gaston County to battle Forestview. Forestview (1-0) committed four turnovers in a win over Nations Ford, last week, while the Cavs were clipped by Lincolnton, 28-21, in their opener. R-S Central will play host to East Henderson. The Eagles (1-0) dispatched Garrett Byers/Daily Courier of Chase, 25-7, in a long lightning R-S Central’s Jacob Kinlaw (9) barks out the calls from under center during the delayed game a week ago. The game against Bessemer City on Friday, August 21. The Hilltoppers will play host to Please see Football, Page 9 East Henderson tonight at the Palace.

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 73 51 .589 67 60 .528 66 60 .524 58 70 .453 45 82 .354 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 74 55 .574 Chicago 63 61 .508 Houston 62 65 .488 Milwaukee 61 66 .480 Cincinnati 55 71 .437 Pittsburgh 52 72 .419 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 75 52 .591 Colorado 72 55 .567 San Francisco 69 58 .543 Arizona 55 72 .433 San Diego 54 74 .422

Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

GB — 7 1/2 8 17 29 1/2 GB — 8 1/2 11 12 17 1/2 19 1/2 GB — 3 6 20 21 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1, 10 innings Florida 5, N.Y. Mets 3 San Diego 12, Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 9, Washington 4 St. Louis 3, Houston 2 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 1 San Francisco 4, Arizona 3 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 10, Florida 3 Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 5 Houston 4, St. Louis 3 Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 4 L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 San Diego at Atlanta, late Arizona at San Francisco, late Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Misch 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 9-8), 2:20 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 9-2) at Philadelphia (P.Martinez 2-0), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 12-7) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-4), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Correia 8-10) at Florida (Volstad 9-10), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 10-11) at Milwaukee (M.Parra 8-10), 8:05 p.m. Washington (Lannan 8-9) at St. Louis (Smoltz 1-0), 8:15 p.m. Houston (Bazardo 0-0) at Arizona (Scherzer 7-8), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Jimenez 12-9) at San Francisco (Lincecum 12-4), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Florida, 6:10 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. San Diego at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m. American League New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Detroit Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City

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Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Angels 4, Detroit 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Texas 2 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 5, Minnesota 1 Seattle 5, Oakland 3 Thursday’s Games Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Cleveland 5, Baltimore 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Boston 5 Kansas City at Seattle, late Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 11-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 15-7), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 3-8) at Baltimore (Berken 3-11), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Garza 7-8) at Detroit (Porcello 10-8), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Richmond 6-7) at Boston (Beckett 14-5), 7:10 p.m. Texas (Tom.Hunter 6-2) at Minnesota (Duensing 1-1), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Tomko 3-2) at L.A. Angels (T.Bell 1-1), 10:05 p.m. Kansas City (Bannister 7-10) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-5), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

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Thursday’s Games Jacksonville at Philadelphia, late St. Louis at Cincinnati, late Miami at Tampa Bay, late Friday’s Games New England at Washington, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Arizona, 10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Oakland, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 8 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Dallas, 8 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Baltimore at Carolina, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m. Monday’s Game Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m. Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m. End of Preseason

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This is a June 15, 2009, file photo showing Carolina Panthers’ Ryne Robinson at the teams training camp in Charlotte. The receiver and kick returner is locked in a tight competition for a roster spot.

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WR Robinson could lose numbers game

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Ryne Robinson reported to training camp determined to nail down three jobs with the Carolina Panthers: kickoff returner, punt returner and No. 4 receiver. WESTERN CONFERENCE Robinson is 0-for-3 as the preseason winds W L T Pts GF GA Houston 11 6 7 40 31 21 down, putting his spot on the 53-man regular-seaLos Angeles 8 4 11 35 27 23 son roster in jeopardy. Seattle 8 6 9 33 29 23 Chivas USA 10 8 3 33 23 23 “I think everybody is out here to prove themColorado 8 7 6 30 34 27 selves, and I’m still one of those guys,” Robinson Real Salt Lake 8 9 6 30 34 27 FC Dallas 6 11 5 23 31 35 said this week. “I have to come out on a daily basis San Jose 5 11 5 20 26 38 and show them I can still function and still play at Wednesday’s Games full speed.” Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 0 The 2007 fourth-round pick hasn’t shown that Saturday’s Games Toronto FC at Seattle FC, 4 p.m. since late in his rookie season, when the former San Jose at New England, 7:30 p.m. Miami of Ohio star shook off a shaky start to show D.C. United at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. potential as a return man. He had a 34-yard punt Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 11 p.m. return and a 42-yard kickoff return in a late-seaSunday’s Games son game against Dallas. Houston at Colorado, 3 p.m. Columbus at New York, 6 p.m. The 5-foot-9 Robinson even dreamed of following Saturday, September 5 the path of teammate Steve Smith, who went from Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. undersized return specialist to elite receiver. Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m. But then Robinson suffered two sprained ligaments in his left knee early in training camp last year. His recovery took longer than expected, and the Panthers ran out of patience and put him on injured reserve Oct. 8. When the Panthers didn’t re-sign replacement Mark Jones, it gave Robinson a chance to get his Nationals 5, Cubs 4 jobs back this year. Instead he’s fallen behind CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan younger and speedier competition. Zimmerman hit a two-run homFourth-round pick Mike Goodson has become er and Adam Dunn added a solo the No. 1 kickoff returner. Seventh-round pick shot to lead Washington. Captain Munnerlyn is the top punt returner. Catcher Josh Bard made a Second-year pro Kenny Moore has taken ownsuperb defensive play to help the ership of the No. 4 receiver job, and has also Nationals win a series at Wrigley returned kicks. Field for the first time since Saturday’s home exhibition game against 2005. Baltimore could be crucial for Robinson. If he can’t Aramis Ramirez homered, pull ahead in the return game or at the receiver singled twice and drove in three position, he could be one of 27 players on the roster runs but the Cubs still lost for to lose their jobs Sept. 5. the seventh time in 10 games. The Cubs have gone 6-15 since Aug. 5 to fall nine games behind St. Louis in the NL Central.

Pirates clip Phillies; Dodgers drop Rockies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Garrett Jones hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning against J.A. Happ, fellow rookie Andrew McCutchen also went deep and last-place Pittsburgh rallied for the second time in three nights to beat division-leading Philadelphia 3-2 on Thursday night. Charlie Morton shook off a rough first inning to limit the Phillies to two runs over six innings, Denny Bautista (1-0) pitched two shutout innings and Matt Capps earned his 24th save. Happ (10-3), who lost for the first time in four decisions, appeared to be cruising following McCutchen’s homer leading off the first. The left-hander allowed four hits over the next six innings. After pinch-hitter Ronny Cedeno singled to start the eighth, Happ got the next two batters on fly balls. Jones, who leads NL rookies with 15 homers, drove a 1-1 pitch to center to give the Pirates the lead.

Dodgers 3, Rockies 2

DENVER (AP) — Vicente Padilla, waived by Texas earlier this month after angering the

Rangers by throwing at hitters, had an impressive return to the National League. Padilla (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one. Rafael Furcal hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth and Matt Kemp hit his career-high 19th homer as the Dodgers took two of three in Colorado and opened a four-game lead in the NL West over the wild-card leaders. Jonathan Broxton got the last four outs for his 28th save. The Rockies put runners on first and second with one out in the ninth before Broxton struck out Eric Young Jr. and Seth Smith.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Keppinger hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning to help Houston avoid a three-game sweep. Jose Valverde (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings for the Astros, who won for the fifth time in their last 19 road games. They avoided a second three-game sweep in St. Louis this season. Matt Holliday homered for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who lost for the fourth time in 19 games.

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MIAMI (AP) — Tim Redding pitched 6 2-3 innings to give New York’s injury-ravaged staff a boost and snap a five-game skid. Redding (2-4), making his second start since July 2, allowed three runs — all on leadoff homers — and five hits. New York scored nine runs with two outs and tied a season high with 17 hits. Florida fielding lapses led to five runs. Fernando Tatis connected in the eighth to finish 6 for 13 in the series, and Angel Pagan also homered for the Mets.

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straight hits who powered Chase out to a 14-6 lead. South Point fought back and cut the deficit to 18-15, but a Sarah Wurzbach drop shot got Chase rolling again. Davis collected three more kills with two more coming from Carpenter and a South Point side out gave Chase all the points they needed to find victory. Davis ended up with seven aces and eight kills, Carpenter added seven aces, and Caroline Jolley quietly posted four aces. Chase will go for win number three on the season at home on Tuesday night when they face Burns.

Chase JV wins second straight CHASE — For the second time this week, Chase’s Junior Varsity volleyball team came up victorious with a 26-24, 25-19 win over South Point in straight sets. The younger Lady Trojans (2-0) bolted away in the second set after a 13-all tie, reeling off nine straight points in the win.

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R-S Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oddie Murray (44) was named The Daily Courier/Edward Jones Gridiron Great for the first week of the NCHSAA football season. Murray collected 194 total yards and scored three touchdowns in Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22-9 win over Bessemer City. Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cody Thomas (82) was named The Daily Courier/Edward Jones Lineman of the Week, by the coaches of Central, for his performance. Edward Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; David Smith (l to r), Central head coach Mike Cheek and Edward Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Frank Faucette presented the honors.

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Hilltoppers (1-0) started slowly but put away the Yellow Jackets, 22-9, for their first win of the season. Chase, East and Central will all kick off at 7:30 p.m.

Saint Joseph at TJCA

AVONDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Gryphons will play their very first varsity football game tonight and the entire program is excited and pumped up, according to head coach Tony Helton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is real neat,â&#x20AC;? said Helton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kids are jacked up and everybody from the faculty to the students are happy and tickled.â&#x20AC;? Rutherford Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first charter school will play host to Saint Joseph, a private Catholic school from Greenville, SC, in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever varsity game. The Knights are in a very similar situation to Thomas Jefferson, as both schools are new to prep football. Knights coach Joe Hyland will arrive with a group of mostly JV players (9th and 10th graders), but that should suit Helton just fine. TJCA only has 17 on the roster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are similar to us,â&#x20AC;? said Helton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He (Hyland) has three to four seniors and a handful of juniors.â&#x20AC;? In addition, both the Knights and Gryphons run similar spread offenses and mixed look 4-4 defenses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saint Joseph is a good football team, they played Blacksburg in a tight 13-12 game and Blacksburg runs a lot of two tight end sets, so Saint Joseph moved to more of a 6-2,â&#x20AC;? said Helton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen them in a true 4-4 yet, but I like where we are at. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a real sense of calm and I think the kids are confident. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a good week of practice and I think the kids are getting comfortable with what we are trying to do.â&#x20AC;? Key to the game: This has all the makings of an evenly matched game. If the Gryphons can dig a little deeper in key moments they could come away with the win at home.

Chase at Chesnee

CHASE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The learning will continue tonight in Chesnee for the youthful Trojans. Chase fell, 25-7, last week and made what coach Brad Causby called, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;young mistakes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Trojans allowed several penalties and missed blocking assignments to keep them from the end zone against the Eagles. Causby is hoping for a step forward by his charges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (Chesnee) are big and athletic and they have two really good running backs, but they are not onedimensional,â&#x20AC;? said Causby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had several Trojans at the JV game and we hope they get inspired a little bit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to control the clock and make some things happen for us.â&#x20AC;? The Eagles (0-0) are running wishbone, I-formation and spread sets on offense, while on defense Chesnee will run 4-4.

Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game will be the seasonopener for Chesnee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tyler is starting to get better, but we have kept him out of contact and he will see time on the field tonight,â&#x20AC;? said Causby. Key to the game: Limit mistakes. Young teams are going to make mistakes, it is part of the learning process, but tonight if Chase can play a solid mental game they can leave with a win.

East Rutherford at Forestview FOREST CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tyler Hamilton and Adrian Wilkins totaled 229 yards from scrimmage and yet East coach Clint Bland was brutally honest that his offensive line did not perform up to his standards. Tonight, that unit will get an excellent chance to correct its performance as the Cavs face Forestview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved Boyce Hart into center and Trey Jackson over to right tackle, really, just trying to add some beef up front,â&#x20AC;? said Bland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know we rode our line hard this week, maybe, with Forestview running a 50, like Lincolnton did, it will give our guys a chance to see the same defense two weeks in a row.â&#x20AC;? The Wolves used the 50 defense to create chaos in the East backfield and Forestview runs the same defensive front. The Cavs defense will be faced with an offense that also resembles Lincolntonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They run a dive or belly play with their fullback,â&#x20AC;? said Bland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like last week, we must stop that first. They have a lot of speed and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run an isolation with the fullback blocking on a linebacker and the tailback is fast enough, well, like our guys, to make big plays.â&#x20AC;? Key to the game: Full game effort. The Cavaliers looked very good at moments last week and very lost at others. East is very capable of going on the road and coming home with a win.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take Greg Paulus long to impress new Syracuse coach Doug Marrone, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to understand why. Listening to the former Duke point guard speak, he could pass for a cadet at West Point, Mike Krzyzewskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alma mater. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a common trait in many of Krzyzewskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players and one Marrone cherishes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes sir,â&#x20AC;? Paulus said with a confident smile when asked if he was progressing as rapidly as he had hoped after not playing football for four years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just keep trying to get better, keep trying to improve, just be more comfortable with the system. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to learn to the best of my ability.â&#x20AC;? Marrone didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see Paulus throw a pass in person until the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first practice on Aug. 10, when the coach said Paulusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; right arm looked good enough to compete for the position with sophomore Ryan Nassib, who was first on the depth chart after spring practice. Less than a week later, Marrone named Paulus the starter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thrown a football, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an athlete, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made quick decisions, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done a lot of things that correlate to the game of football for the last four years,â&#x20AC;? said Marrone, who quit his job as offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints in December to coach at his alma mater. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the people who question it, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been out on the field to see it.â&#x20AC;? Former Syracuse quarterback Don McPherson was one who greeted Marroneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision with skepticism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a little bit of an old school football guy. I know that no matter how many national championships you

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can play in in basketball, big games you can play in, no oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punching you in the mouth, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no fear of anyone punching you in the mouth,â&#x20AC;? said McPherson, who led Syracuse to an 11-0-1 season and a No. 4 national ranking as a senior in 1987. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like riding a bicycle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; once you do it once and you get back on it, you go, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;OK, I remember this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Once he gets hit in the mouth, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get used to that part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have success,â&#x20AC;? McPherson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to tell how quickly that success will come. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a matter of how quickly he can knock off the dust and get back into the form he was in four years ago.â&#x20AC;?

Zach Johnson hits from a sand trap on the 10th hole during the first round of golf for The Barclays golf tournament Thursday, in Jersey City, N.J.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Seven days ago, Sergio Garcia wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even sure if he would be eligible to play in The Barclays for the start of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. Suddenly, he has a splendid view from the top. Garcia took another important step toward recovering from a troublesome season Thursday with a 6-under 65 at Liberty National for a East Henderson share of the lead with Paul Goydos at R-S Central and Steve Marino. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are getting back into it,â&#x20AC;? Garcia RUTHERFORDTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week was nice. It was Hilltoppers (1-0) turned in what good to see ourselves ... getting that could be described as a lackluster feeling of being out there trying to performance against 1A Bessemer win a tournament and getting the City a week ago, but a win is a win and right now Central is undefeated. juices flowing a little bit. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just The task tonight will be to not allow looking forward to hopefully finishing the year well here, keep this good another lackluster performance to become a loss against an Eagles team momentum going.â&#x20AC;? At a different venue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Liberty that played into the fourth round of National â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Garcia stayed the course. the playoffs a season ago and is comHe is a two-time winner of this touring off a 25-7 win over Chase. nament, both times at tree-lined The big bright spot in last weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win over Bessemer City was the play Westchester. On a track with intimidating views inside the ropes and of Oddie Murray. Murray posted nearly 200 total yards and scored all gorgeous vistas of Manhattan, he three of the Hilltoppers touchdowns. wound up in a familiar spot. In some respects, so did Tiger Central coach Mike Cheek was Woods. unavailable for comment due to assisting the JV football team on The Best Thursday. Key to the game: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look ahead. Central must be focused on one of the better 3A teams the school will face all year long.

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Syracuse University QB Greg Paulus rolls out of the pocket during football practice Wednesday, in the Carrier Dome.

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The Barclays is the only tournament Woods has played at least three times without ever finishing in the top 10. He shot a 70. Most players would have taken such a score when they first saw Liberty National. The course played significantly shorter, however, with five tees moved forward, and it showed in the scoring. Nearly half the field was at par or better, and some two dozen players shot in the 60s. Goydos ran off five birdies in a sixhole stretch starting with the 16th hole, which he attributed to great putting, solid wedge play, and the PGA Tour rules staff for being gentle with hole locations and some forward tees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In theory, you have 125 of the best players on the PGA Tour here this week, someone is going to shoot a low round every day,â&#x20AC;? Goydos said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today was my chance.â&#x20AC;? Marino seized on his opportunity, too, getting to 7 under until a bogey on his last hole. They were one shot ahead of a group that included Charley Hoffman, who stumbled in by missing a 4-foot birdie putt on No. 8.

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Nation Today Nude model arrested

NEW YORK (AP) — It seems the only nudes allowed at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art are the ones in the collection. Police say they arrested a 26-yearold woman who was posing naked for a photographer, and in full view of visitors, in the museum’s arms and armor department on Wednesday. Model Kathleen “K.C.” Neill faces a charge of public lewdness. Defense attorney Donald Schechter says the museum is full of nude art, and to call what the model and her photographer were doing obscenity “is ridiculous.” Photographer Zach Hyman directed the shoot. He’s been getting some attention locally for photographing nude models on subways.

Solon defends comment

OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas congresswoman says a recent comment about fellow Republicans seeking a “great white hope” was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama’s political agenda. Rep. Lynn Jenkins said Thursday that she was making a comment about GOP leaders in the U.S. House. She says she was trying to reassure Republicans that there are bright leaders there. But Jenkins says she apologizes if anyone was offended by her remarks at the Aug. 19. forum. She says she was unaware of any negative connotation to the phrase. The phrase stems from the early 1900s when there was a campaign to find a white boxer who could defeat heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson, who was black.

Ex-cop charged in heists SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) —

Detroit-area fire leaps into gas storage silos By COREY WILLIAMS

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Winston-Salem 82/68

Associated Press

Hamtramck firefighters quickly pull a fire hose into place while fighting a fire at the Sterling Oil and Chemical Company in Hamtramck Thursday.

Police say a former Santa Rosa officer used his law enforcement experience to pull off four armored car holdups in Sonoma and Marin counties. Robert Stephen Starling was charged Wednesday with armed robbery and other felonies stemming from the yearlong series of robberies that allegedly netted him and an accomplice $400,000. The 35-year-old Santa Rosa resident spent 5½ years working for the city and Sonoma State University police departments. Police say he also worked briefly as an armored car carrier. Sgt. Steve Fraga says investigators had suspected the robbers had law enforcement training because they placed bogus crime calls before holdups to divert police.

Texas sheriff gets 5 years McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A former Texas sheriff was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison Thursday for helping Mexican smugglers move drugs through his county on the U.S.-Mexico border in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes. U.S. District Judge Randy Crane sentenced former Starr County Sheriff Reymundo “Rey” Guerra to 64 months in prison and four years of supervised release. The sentence was less than the eight to 10 years recommended under federal sentencing guidelines, but Guerra admitted his guilt early and cooperated with authorities, Crane said. FBI agents arrested Guerra at his office in October. Prosecutors termed Guerra a “minor participant” in a drug trafficking conspiracy busted by operation “Carlito’s Weigh.” Twenty-eight people have been indicted so far in the investigation stretching from South Texas to Houston and into Mexico.

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from the area. The fire at the Sterling Services Ltd. plant in Hamtramck broke out at about 11:30 a.m., and city officials quickly called in help from the Detroit and Highland Park fire departments. Hamtramck is surrounded by Detroit. An evacuation order was lifted at mid-afternoon as firefighters worked to put out remaining hot spots. The company stores gasoline, jet fuel and biofuels at the plant, so authorities evacuated residents from about a half-mile area around the fire, said Kevin Kondrat, executive director of the Hamtramck Housing Commission. That included a nearby complex of 36 buildings containing 300 apartments and some 700 to 800 residents, though Kondrat said not all were home at the time of the blaze.

Couple jailed in ’91 case SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A convicted sex offender and his wife have been arrested in the kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in 1991 who recently walked into a Northern California police station, authorities said Thursday. Phillip Garrido, 58, and his wife Nancy Garrido, 54, were arrested for investigation of kidnapping and conspiracy on Wednesday, police said. Phillip Garrido is also being held for investigation of rape by force, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and sexual penetration, said Jimmie Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department. Phillip Garrido has a conviction for rape by force or fear, according to the Megan’s Law database. The kidnapped woman was in good health when she came into a San Francisco Bay area police station and said she was Jaycee Lee Dugard, a blond, ponytailed girl when she was abducted as she headed to a school bus stop 18 years ago outside her South Lake Tahoe home, said sheriff’s Lt. Les Lovell of the El Dorado Sheriff’s Department. It was not immediately clear when she had surfaced. “We’re 99 percent sure it’s her,” he said. He said DNA tests were being conducted. Lovell said Concord police did an investigation after the woman surfaced, and he received a call Wednesday from investigators who had tentatively identified her as Dugard.

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“The evacuation went very, very, very smooth,” he said. There were no injuries reported, City Manager Bill Cooper said. He said it wasn’t known what caused the spark. Amtrak passenger rail service was suspended between Pontiac and Detroit, about 20 miles apart. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said passengers will be shuttled between the cities by charter bus. “I saw it burning out of the office window. It’s been burning since about 11 o’clock. There were a couple of pops, three pops now,” said Tom Lijana, who works at an office about 300 yards from the plant. Lutalo Sephers, 34, said police used loud speakers on his street to tell residents to leave the area. “I’ve lived here over 30 years and this is the first time that we’ve ever seen anything like this,” Sephers said. An evacuation center was set up at a nearby senior center, Kondrat said, with water available for evacuees. About 75 people were there about 4 p.m., shortly after the evacuation order was lifted. The plant is in an industrial area with several small factories, and workers from nearby businesses paused to watch the blaze.

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Her family has been contacted and they are in the process of arranging a meeting, said Lovell, who was a detective assigned to help investigate the kidnapping in 1991. “We are very confident at this point in time that it is her.” Lee said the suspects were being held in the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez. A house in the city of Antioch was cordoned off with police tape as it was being searched by FBI agents and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. Neighbor Helen Boyer, 78, described the Garridos as nice and friendly and said they cared for Phillip Garrido’s elderly mother. “If I needed something, they would be the first I would call on,” Boyer said. Dugard’s stepfather, Carl Probyn, said the news of the case was like winning the lottery. “To have this happen where we get her back alive, and where she remembers things from the past, and to have people in custody is a triple win,” he told the Sacramento Bee. Witnesses reported that a vehicle with two people drove up to Dugard and abducted her while her stepfather was watching on June 10, 1991. In media reports at the time, the girl’s stepfather said he heard Jaycee scream then jumped on a bicycle and frantically pedaled after the car in a failed effort to follow it up a hill. He then turned around and screamed at neighbors to call 911.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, August 28, 2009 — 11

Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,722.31 +34.37

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg MSDJEu0917.25 +3.79 AIntlGp rs 47.84+10.15 OshkoshCp34.20 +6.65 AmbacF pfZ19.49 +3.49 RTI IntlM 20.41 +3.61 GerberSci 4.56 +.76 MLSel10 7-124.65 +.71 MBIA 6.58 +.98 CIT Gp pfC 7.00 +1.01 FredM pfX 2.00 +.27

%Chg +28.2 +26.9 +24.1 +21.8 +21.5 +20.0 +18.0 +17.5 +16.9 +15.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last NCI Bld 2.64 ABN pfF 10.42 ABN pfE 9.31 RBSct prT 10.75 RBSct prH 10.79 RBSct prS 9.57 RBSct prF 12.50 RBSct prQ 9.80 ABN pfG 9.25 RBSct prN 9.14

Chg -.84 -1.91 -1.30 -1.46 -1.43 -1.24 -1.50 -1.17 -1.10 -.99

%Chg -24.1 -15.5 -12.2 -12.0 -11.7 -11.5 -10.7 -10.7 -10.6 -9.8

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 11651149 5.05 +.42 FannieMae h3469202 1.92 +.07 FredMac h 1852841 2.24 +.21 SPDR 1754491 103.40 +.23 BkofAm 1730656 17.92 +.13 CIT Gp 1515554 1.56 +.29 AIntlGp rs 1441226 47.84+10.15 AmbacF 1115263 1.80 +.57 SPDR Fncl 798722 14.73 +.15 DirFBear rs 728861 23.03 -.61 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,642 1,394 116 3,152 68 1 5,824,884,779

AMEX

1,692.47 +9.52

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last LGL Grp 3.50 ASpectRlty 14.75 PhrmAth 3.46 MastchH n 3.79 Richmnt g 2.81 ChNEPet n 5.17 NTS Rlty 4.95 MLIdxPl33 17.99 Ballanty 2.70 Rentech 2.02

Chg %Chg +.75 +27.3 +2.00 +15.7 +.30 +9.5 +.29 +8.3 +.17 +6.5 +.29 +5.9 +.25 +5.3 +.84 +4.9 +.12 +4.7 +.09 +4.7

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last InvCapHld 2.19 SL Ind 6.68 Invitel 5.50 MexcoEn 11.15 TrnsLx 2.00 Sinovac 5.85 ChinaGrn n12.58 UnivTrav n 11.33 IncOpR 6.99 ChiRivet 13.91

Chg %Chg -.34 -13.3 -.88 -11.6 -.50 -8.3 -.95 -7.9 -.17 -7.8 -.45 -7.1 -.80 -6.0 -.67 -5.6 -.41 -5.5 -.79 -5.4

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Rentech 147049 2.02 +.09 PSCrudeDL 104050 4.74 +.08 VantageDrl 73107 1.64 -.02 EldorGld g 48931 10.83 +.46 YM Bio g 42420 1.92 +.28 Hemisphrx 40323 1.98 -.07 InovioBio 36320 2.07 -.10 Sinovac 32641 5.85 -.45 Taseko 24393 2.58 -.03 NovaGld g 16973 3.73 +.16 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

267 251 64 582 10 ... 136,955,816

DAILY DOW JONES

NASDAQ

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last PeopEduc 2.30 Imunmd 6.84 CostPlus 2.95 EmmisC pf 3.65 BCSB Bcp 10.45 Compugn 3.04 MonrchFncl 8.00 Datawatch 2.39 WstptInn g 10.44 EDAP TMS 4.04

Chg +.90 +2.58 +.76 +.82 +2.19 +.59 +1.45 +.40 +1.65 +.63

%Chg +64.3 +60.6 +34.8 +29.0 +26.5 +24.1 +22.1 +20.1 +18.8 +18.5

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last FX Ener 3.58 CarverBcp 5.81 SevenArts n 3.41 SigmaDsg 14.65 Willdan 3.01 OSI Sys 17.75 CardioNet 7.38 FstBkshs 8.76 FstFrnkln 5.50 LSB Fn 11.50

Chg -.97 -1.13 -.59 -2.47 -.49 -2.53 -1.02 -1.20 -.70 -1.44

%Chg -21.3 -16.3 -14.8 -14.4 -14.0 -12.5 -12.1 -12.0 -11.3 -11.1

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ1101199 40.40 +.10 ETrade 953635 1.45 +.05 Dell Inc 605890 15.65 +.98 Intel 505774 19.47 +.04 Popular 495936 1.94 +.24 DryShips 468827 6.24 +.55 Microsoft 449563 24.69 +.14 Yahoo 301937 14.93 ... Cisco 297071 21.88 -.05 Imunmd 270826 6.84 +2.58 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,278 1,378 161 2,817 50 6 2,114,495,034

9,640

Dow Jones industrials Close: 9,580.63 Change: 37.11 (0.4%)

2,027.73 +3.30

52-Week High Low

9,360 9,080

9,600

10 DAYS

8,800 8,000

11,790.17 5,259.34 486.64 8,466.12 2,090.73 2,413.11 1,303.04 826.86 13,324.87 761.78

6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Dow Industrials 9,580.63 Dow Transportation 3,714.63 Dow Utilities 377.41 NYSE Composite 6,722.31 Amex Market Value 1,692.47 Nasdaq Composite 2,027.73 S&P 500 1,030.98 S&P MidCap 661.89 Wilshire 5000 10,623.22 Russell 2000 583.77

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Name

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Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

+.39 -.25 -.20 +.51 +.57 +.16 +.28 +.37 +.29 -.04

+9.16 +5.02 +1.79 +16.77 +21.10 +28.58 +14.14 +22.96 +16.90 +16.88

12-mo %Chg

-18.22 -27.73 -22.37 -20.60 -18.90 -15.92 -20.74 -19.77 -20.06 -21.93

CI LG IH WS LG LB MA LB LB LB FB LV LV FV WS FG MA LB CI CI CA MA LG LB LB FB LB MB LV LB LB LV GS SR LG

99,791 60,573 55,198 50,929 49,935 49,010 45,570 45,458 43,659 37,683 37,090 36,779 36,546 31,332 29,745 29,624 27,846 27,676 26,683 26,476 25,992 25,647 25,390 25,000 23,020 22,341 22,092 21,776 13,826 9,833 3,934 1,169 1,105 339 174

10.75 25.17 45.77 31.44 52.01 25.42 14.52 24.09 95.36 94.76 35.69 22.87 88.99 30.05 23.44 26.33 15.29 29.87 10.75 11.57 1.93 27.50 61.20 95.38 25.42 13.67 94.77 29.71 19.78 27.93 32.64 2.79 10.44 12.20 13.82

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

+2.5 +12.2/A +3.7 -17.1/C +3.7 -10.5/D +5.6 -12.6/B +2.9 -17.8/C +5.3 -17.1/C +4.9 -8.4/C +4.6 -13.6/A +5.2 -17.3/C +5.2 -17.2/C +5.2 -8.2/A +4.6 -18.1/D +6.4 -19.1/D +9.0 -12.0/C +5.3 -10.4/A +5.9 -18.5/D +4.4 -8.6/C +4.2 -18.0/D +2.5 +11.9/A +2.5 +0.4/E +3.9 -7.4/E +4.3 -5.0/A +3.2 -17.1/C +5.2 -17.2/C +5.3 -17.1/C +6.1 -12.5/B +5.2 -17.2/C +6.8 -9.7/A +7.3 -14.2/B +4.4 -18.1/D +3.7 -19.2/D +3.0 -18.1/D +0.3 +6.8/B +16.6 -31.5/D +4.4 -16.8/B

+6.6/A +3.3/A +4.8/C +7.4/A +4.9/A +1.4/B +3.0/B +1.7/B +0.6/C +0.7/C +9.2/A -0.1/D +0.6/C +8.2/A +6.5/B +5.8/C +2.0/C +4.5/A +6.3/A +2.4/D +3.4/B +5.1/A +5.0/A +0.6/C +1.5/B +7.3/A +0.7/C +5.1/A +1.4/B +4.8/A +1.4/B -1.2/E +4.5/A +0.6/C +0.6/D

NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 3.75 250 4.25 1,000 NL 10,000 NL 2,500 NL 100,000 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 1,000 5.75 1,000 4.25 2,500 1.50 1,000 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

Market slips then climbs as day progresses

Steve Costa of Barnstead, N.H., second from left, interviews for a job at GT Solar, during a job fair at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, host to NASCAR races in Loudon, N.H., Thursday. The latest reports show the economy is getting better, but jobs remain scarce.

By SARA LEPRO AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — The stock market’s rally plodded along Thursday, sustained by gains in financial and industrial shares. Major indexes overcame early losses and finished slightly higher, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which added 37 points to set a fresh 2009 high. The Dow has risen for eight straight days, its longest winning streak since April 2007. Trading lacked enthusiasm, however, as it has over the past week, with many investors shying away from making greater commitments to stocks. Volume has been extremely light as many traders go on vacation, adding to the market’s recent choppiness. Analysts say the market has been running on its own momentum more than anything else, adding that a lot of the improving economic data has already been priced into stocks. A lot of activity has also been driven by shortcovering, analysts say, which tends to amplify gains in the market. Short-covering occurs when investors have to buy stock after having earlier sold borrowed shares in a bet they would fall. Traders have been anticipating a pullback for weeks, but the dips that have occurred tend to be met with more buying. “There is just too much cash sitting on the sidelines,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors. After giving up as much as 84 points early on, the Dow rose 37.11, or 0.4 percent, to close at 9,580.63. The Dow’s eight-day advance totals 445 points, or 4.9 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2.86, or 0.3 percent, to 1,030.98, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 3.30, or 0.2 percent, to 2,027.73. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes have finished higher seven out of the past eight days, rising about 5 percent over that period. About eight stocks rose for every seven that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to 5.82 billion shares, compared with 5.10 billion shares on Wednesday. Despite the run-up in stocks, investors are nervous about overextending the market’s massive spring and summer rally, in which stocks have risen more than 45 percent off of 12-year lows since early March. “You tend to have those moves run out of steam at some time,” said Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. Energy stocks, which had weighed on the market early in the day, pulled off of their lows as oil prices turned higher. Like stocks, oil prices have been extremely volatile in recent weeks as investors try to determine whether current prices are warranted given still weak demand. Crude for October delivery added $1.06 to settle at $72.49 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Among the economic news Thursday, the Labor Department said first-time jobless claims fell 10,000 last week to 570,000, just shy of economists’ expectations. Workers continuing to file for benefits, however, fell more than expected, declining to 6.13 million from 6.25 million in the previous week. It was the lowest level for continuing claims since early April. Bond prices were mostly lower even after a strong auction of seven-year notes. The yield on the 10-year note rose to 3.46 percent from 3.44 percent. The dollar was mixed, while gold prices inched higher to $947.30. In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies slipped 0.25, or 0.04 percent, to 583.77.

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Analysts see positive signs WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy shrank at an annual rate of 1 percent in the spring, a better-than-expected showing and more evidence that the recession is drawing to a close. Many analysts believe the economy is growing in the current quarter, but they caution that any rebound will not be accompanied initially by rising employment. Jobless claims figures released Thursday were better than expected, but remain well above levels associated with a healthy economy. Americans may see little benefit from a recovery if jobs remain scarce and consumer spending stays too low to fuel a strong economic rebound. The Commerce Department’s new estimate for the gross domestic product was unchanged from the initial figure it released last month. The drop, while representing a record fourth consecutive decline, was far smaller than the previous two quarters. It also was stronger than the 1.5 percent decline that private economists expected. The report Thursday found that businesses slashed their inventories more than first reported and cut back more sharply on investment in new plants and equipment. But those reductions were offset by revisions that showed smaller dips in consumer spending, exports and housing construction. The 1 percent rate of decline in the April-June quarter followed decreases of 6.4 percent in the first quarter and 5.4 percent in the final three months of

2008, the sharpest back-to-back declines in a half-century. The four straight quarterly declines in GDP, which measures the country’s total output of goods and services, mark the first time that has occurred on government records that date to 1947. The recession that began in December 2007 is the longest since World War II, and the deepest in terms of the drop in the GDP, which is down 3.9 percent from its previous peak. But economists are heartened that the decline slowed to 1 percent in the spring. Many analysts think that the government’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan and the Cash for Clunkers program to boost car purchases will lift GDP growth to around 2 percent in the current JulySeptember quarter. However, the return to economic growth will not mean more jobs, at least at first. Economists believe the unemployment rate, currently at 9.4 percent, will keep rising through the spring of next year. The Labor Department said Thursday that first-time unemployment claims fell to a seasonally adjusted 570,000, from an upwardly revised 580,000 the previous week. The tally of those continuing to claim benefits dropped to 6.13 million from 6.25 million, the lowest level since early April. The weekly figures remain far above the roughly 325,000 that analysts say is consistent with a healthy economy. New claims last fell below 300,000 in early 2007. White House economic adviser

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Christina Romer earlier this week said the unemployment rate is likely to keep rising and hit 10 percent this year. That could discourage consumer spending and weaken any recovery. Economists expect the unemployment rate inched back up to 9.5 percent in August as another 220,000 jobs were lost, down a bit from 247,000 in July. That report is scheduled for release next week. On Wednesday, reports showed that new home sales jumped almost 10 percent from June, while orders for durable goods like appliances, planes and computers rose nearly 5 percent in July, the third increase in the past four months. Still, it remains unclear whether the growth can be sustained. Though the increases in housing sales and manufacturing last month were dramatic, they came from extraordinarily low levels and were fueled by temporary government programs like Cash for Clunkers and tax credits for home sales. The government makes three estimates of the economy’s performance for any given quarter. Each new GDP estimate is based on more complete information. Economists had expected that the second look at GDP for the spring would show the economy contracting at a 1.5 percent rate because they believed companies had cut back more sharply on their inventories. While inventories were cut more than initially estimated, that weakness was offset by upward revisions in other areas.

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WASHINGTON — With bank failures rising, the government’s deposit insurance fund fell 20 percent to $10.4 billion in the second quarter as U.S. banks lost $3.7 billion. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday that surging levels of soured loans at banks dragged down profits in the April-June period. The $3.7 billion loss compared with profits of $7.6 billion in the first quarter, and $4.7 billion a year ago. The FDIC also said the number of banks deemed to be in trouble jumped to 416 from 305 at the end of the first quarter. That’s the highest number since June 1994 during the savings and loan crisis. Total assets of troubled institutions surged to $299.8 billion from $220 billion in the first quarter. Eighty-one banks have failed so far this year, and hundreds more are expected to fall in coming years because of souring loans for commercial real estate. That threatens to deplete the FDIC’s fund, which guarantees deposits of up to $250,000 per account. The new level of the insurance fund puts the ratio at 0.22 percent, compared with the congressionally mandated minimum of 1.15 percent. The FDIC said nearly 66 percent of banks and savings and loans reported earnings below those in the second quarter of 2008, and more than a quarter posted a net loss. “While challenges remain, evidence is building that the U.S. economy is starting to grow again,” FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said in a statement.

Joe Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy, touches the hearse containing the casket of his uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., Thursday. Sen. Kennedy’s body was taken to the JFK Library in Boston where it will lie in state until funeral service are held on Saturday. Associated Press

Charges fly in health care overhaul By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — A key House liberal suggested Thursday that party moderates who have pushed for changes in health care legislation are “brain dead” and out for insurance company campaign donations. Moderate Blue Dog Democrats “just want to cause trouble,” said Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., who heads the health subcommittee on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. “They’re for the most part, I hate to say brain dead, but they’re just looking to raise money from insurance companies and promote a right-wing agenda that is not really very useful in this whole process,” Stark told reporters on a conference call. Kristen Hawn, spokeswoman for the Blue Dog coalition, said in response that the lawmakers “have played an active and productive role in this important debate” and “believe it’s more important to get it right than to rush legislation on this complicated and critical issue.”

Thursday’s call was hosted by the liberal group Campaign for America’s Future to release a report making the case for a strong new public health insurance plan to compete with private insurers as part of any health overhaul legislation. Health care legislation introduced in the House included a public plan with payment rates to providers modeled on Medicare rates. Doctors and hospitals say those rates are too low, but Stark and other liberals support the model, saying it would result in lower costs to the public. Stark’s Ways and Means Committee passed a version of the bill with Medicare-style rates. But in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Blue Dogs pushed successfully for changes that would have a public plan with payment rates negotiated by the Health and Human Services secretary. The Blue Dogs said this would mean fairer rates to providers but Stark and others say it would be more expensive to the government and costlier to

patients. The final form of the public plan in the House bill remains to be determined because versions passed by the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor committees must be reconciled once Congress returns from its summer recess after Labor Day. Any bill the House eventually passes would have to be meshed with legislation from the Senate. In the Senate the public plan faces tougher odds partly because minority Republicans who oppose it hold greater sway. A compromise being floated there would create nonprofit, member-owned health co-ops instead, along the lines of agricultural or electrical co-ops. The Obama administration has indicated some openness to this idea, but Stark dismissed it, saying there was no indication it would work and it was “a sop” to a few senators from largely rural states. “You might as well talk about unicorns,” Stark said.

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Republicans who voted no get stimulus funds By MONIKA MATHUR and RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press Writers

WASHINGTON — Georgia’s Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway. Their disdain didn’t stop them from later asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to steer $50 million in stimulus money to a constituent’s bio-energy project. Gates didn’t do it, but Chambliss, Isakson and other Republican opponents of the stimulus aren’t going empty-handed. Billions of dollars worth of Defense Department stimulus money is paying for repairs and construction at military installations in areas represented by lawmakers who said “no” to the legislation, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The request from Chambliss and Isakson isn’t the only one Gates and other top defense officials received before and after President Barack Obama signed the stimulus law in February. Their pitch stands out, though, because of the GOP’s staunch opposition. As Congress considered the legislation earlier this year, Republicans called it a par-

tisan bill bound to make the size of government grow, not the economy. Not a single House Republican voted in favor of the bill; only three Senate Republicans did so. Trashing the stimulus and also welcoming the money is a sore point for Democrats who say the GOP can’t have it both ways. But Republicans say there’s no inconsistency in opposing wasteful spending while also backing worthwhile projects. The Pentagon is staying out of the fight. Navy Cmdr. Darryn James, a Pentagon spokesman, said political considerations were not a factor as defense officials put together the department’s stimulus spending plan. The two main criteria were that projects could be started quickly to boost the economy and would also improve the quality of life for military personnel. In statements, Chambliss and Isakson said helping their constituents is an important part of their jobs. In this case, it was Bell BioEnergy of Tifton, Ga., which is developing a process to convert waste into fuel. Overall, Georgia is getting just over $200 million in defense stimulus money for work at installations that include the Army’s Fort Stewart and Fort Gordon, and Moody Air Force Base.

Just a few days after criticizing the “staggering” cost of the stimulus, Rep. Brett Guthrie, a Republican from Kentucky, urged Gates to consider using stimulus money to renovate a military hospital at Fort Knox, a sprawling Army base located in his congressional district. The Pentagon’s stimulus spending plan shows no money for the hospital repairs. But of the more than $159 million in military stimulus money slated for Kentucky, almost $38 million is for other repair work at Fort Knox. Most of the total, $110 million, goes to Fort Campbell, home to the Army’s 101st Airborne Division. It’s in Republican Ed Whitfield’s district. Oklahoma Republican Mary Fallin joined her Democratic colleague, Rep. Dan Boren, in asking Army Secretary Pete Geren to use $8.4 million in stimulus money for repairs to buildings at two Oklahoma National Guard sites. Fallin had called the stimulus a “Big Brother spending program” that didn’t do enough to finance needed infrastructure projects. The money she and Boren sought isn’t in the Pentagon’s spending plans. The Pentagon was allotted $7.4 billion in stimulus money, the bulk of it for

overdue base repairs and new construction. About $5 billion is going to 16 states that top the Pentagon’s stimulus spending list, including California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky, where the military has a significant presence. About $1.2 billion is for new hospitals at Fort Hood, an Army base in Texas Republican John Carter’s district, and Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base in California Republican Darrell Issa’s district. The two hospitals are the largest individual projects to be paid for with defense stimulus dollars. Carter voted against the bill, saying the stimulus would pile debt on future generations. But he hailed the $621 million hospital project as a victory for the economy in central Texas, where Fort Hood occupies more than 217,000 acres. Construction of the Fort Hood hospital is scheduled to begin in September 2010. Also planned for the base is $100 million more in stimulus money for work ranging from road repairs to replacing heating and cooling systems. John Stone, Carter’s spokesman, said the congressman has been pushing for several years to get a new

hospital at Fort Hood. The new hospital is also supported by Rep. Chet Edwards, a Texas Democrat who chairs the House subcommittee that controls military construction spending. Carter is also on the subcommittee. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is logging Republican names into a “Hypocrisy Hall of Fame,” an online catalog of GOP lawmakers who voted against the stimulus package yet are “celebrating the benefits of President Obama’s economic recovery bill in their districts.” One of the most recent names added to the Democratic list is Rep. Bill Young of Florida, whose congressional Web site contains a page with dozens of links to help Floridians “take advantage of federal stimulus money.” Another is Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, a top House Republican who supports a high-speed rail project that’s included in the bill. Brad Dayspring, Cantor’s spokesman, said the congressman has long backed the commercial rail project, which would connect Washington and Richmond, Va. On the Net: Defense Department Recovery Act: http://www.defenselink.mil/ recovery/

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Problem ends firing test of moon rocket

Marilyn Hallam at the health center at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, works behind a window marked with a sign about swine flu Tuesday. Colleges across the country are seeing spikes in the number of students with flulike symptoms as dorms fill up and classes begin for the fall semester.

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PROMONTORY, Utah — A mechanical failure forced a NASA contractor on Thursday to call off the first test firing of the main part of NASA’s powerful new moon rocket. The test has not been rescheduled. Alliant Techsystems Inc. called off the rocket burn with just 20 seconds left on the countdown clock. Operators cited failure of a power unit that drives hydraulic tilt controls for the rocket’s nozzle. The rocket was anchored to the ground in a horizontal position for the test. It was a setback for a carefully staged event that drew thousands of onlookers. Alliant hoped the routine test would prove the performance of a new program for space exploration that, like the test rocket, may not fly because of NASA budget problems. There was no indication anything was wrong with the rocket itself, which packs 1 million pounds of chemical propellant, enough to boost a 321-foot-long vehicle 190,000 feet into the atmosphere. Alliant and NASA officials were gathering at a news conference to provide a full explanation for the cancellation. The Ares rocket is the centerpiece of the plan started by President George W. Bush to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020 and then on to Mars. That plan, and all of NASA’s human space program, is under review by a special independent panel, which will make recommendations to President Barack Obama on Monday. Some space experts expect the Ares rocket program to be modified or canceled. But Thursday’s glitch won’t be a reason for that, experts said. Problems, delays and outright failures are common in tests of new rockets and is nothing to worry about, said two former top NASA officials. “The development of all launch vehicles is spotty and checkered at best,” said Scott Hubbard, once director of NASA’s Ames Research Center and now a professor of astronautics and aeronautics at Stanford University. “The fact that they are having troubles is not surprising at all.” Even after more than 125 flights, the space shuttle gets glitches like this that causes delays, Hubbard said. The shuttle Discovery has had its launch delayed twice this week. Once was because of a signal problem, the other due to weather. Former NASA associate administrator Alan Stern, now associate vice president of Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio, said the company was prudent in not pushing with the test.

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Students back, swine flu cases up By DORIE TURNER Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA — Colleges across the country are seeing spikes in the number of students with suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin for the fall semester. While the increases were expected and colleges say they were ready for the coughing, sneezing and feverish students before move-in day, health experts say hundreds more could get sick as the virus winds its way through college campuses. At Georgia Tech in Atlanta, classes are in full swing for the university’s 20,000 students, and so is the highly contagious H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. The university has had 150 suspected cases of the virus in the two weeks since students moved back to campus. Georgia Tech freshman Elise Woodall, 18, was met with a message scrawled on the bathroom mirror of her dorm when she moved in two weeks ago: “Wash your hands. Swine is not fine.” “Nobody wants to get sick because missing classes is a pain,” said Woodall, a biomedical engineering major from

Marietta. At the University of Kansas, almost 200 students have reported having flu-like symptoms in the last week or so, spokesman Todd Cohen said. University of Tennessee administrators are estimating about 100 suspected swine flu cases on campus, spokesman Jay Mayfield said. The University of Alabama had more than 50 cases of flu reported on the first day of classes last week. At Texas Christian University, 10 students were diagnosed with swine flu on the first day of class Monday. “We’re finding out for the first time in a long time how quickly a contagious disease can move,” said Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs at Texas Christian. To get ready for the expected outbreak, colleges stocked up on hand sanitizing gel and Tamiflu — an anti-viral pill — while others have designated empty dorms where sick students can be isolated. Some campuses have developed “flu kits” with items like tissues, thermometers and box lunches for students in isolation. Students have been getting

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Is chelation a hoax or real? Dear Dr. Gott: A friend of mine recently underwent chelation. It has something to do with filtering the blood in your system. I’m not sure whether this is a medical hoax or valid treatment. What is your opinion? Dear Reader: It depends on why he is having treatment and involves the administration of a synthetic amino acid known as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) into the veins. It is a recognized treatment for heavy-metal poisoning, particularly lead and mercury. The therapy works by binding the metals and creating a compound that is ultimately excreted in the urine. EDTA binds calcium, one of the components of atherosclerotic plaque. This led to speculation almost 50 years ago that EDTA could remove calcium deposits from buildups present in the arteries. Thus, chelation therapy was proposed both to treat atherosclerosis and prevent it. The American College

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of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and organized medicine as a whole oppose chelation for this purpose, citing insufficient evidence to justify it as valid treatment; therefore, if your friend has had heavymetal exposure, I can endorse the therapy. Otherwise, I don’t. And I would be surprised if his physician or cardiologist would consider it. While some people will show what appears to be significant improvement following therapy, chelation is not without risk. There is a danger of kidney failure, cardiac arrhythmias, bone-marrow depression, allergic reactions and more.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Aug. 28; Your material growth in the year ahead might be a bit unsettling for those who aren’t experiencing your success. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Try to be as tolerant and forgiving with your family as you are with your friends. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — As long as the time you allot for pleasurable pursuits isn’t snatched from your work schedule, this could be a pleasant day. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Be extremely careful about baring your sole to friends who are talkative, because what you say isn’t likely to stay with them. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A bright idea might not gain the desired support. Be more careful. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Respect the privacy of others, and you won’t get in trouble. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you play games with a close friend, it could lead to disappointment in the end. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Showboating could cost you points on the popularity scale. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Unfortunately, you could let the negative thinking of an associate affect your good spirits. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Substantial wisdom and shrewdness on your part will be required. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Be extremely careful not to let anyone rush you to judgment. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If there are rewards to be shared from a joint endeavor, make sure that the returns are equal. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Watch out. You might knowingly spend more than you should, hoping you’ll make up the shortage down the line.

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, August 28, 2009 16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, August 28, 2009

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U.S. pushing Yemen to help fight al-Qaida

U.S. Marine Cpl. Russell pays his respects to Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard during a memorial service at a forward operating base with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 2nd MEB, 3rd MEF, Thursday.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — American authorities are pressuring Yemen to counter a rising internal al-Qaida threat more aggressively and improve intelligence-sharing amid growing worries that the country could become the next significant terrorist staging ground. As insurgent attacks have spiked in the embattled Middle East nation over the past year, the U.S. has bolstered counterterrorism training there, including efforts to shore up Yemen’s borders and combat terror financing and arms trafficking. Al-Qaida’s increased strength at organizing and training new recruits in Yemen’s vast ungoverned spaces has also led the U.S. to consider boosting financial aid and sales of military equipment to Yemen’s government. Shari Villarosa, senior State Department counterterrorism adviser, said that the security situation in Yemen has “deteriorated significantly” and that the Yemeni government’s political will to battle al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations has shifted at times. “The U.S. wants to help Yemen because we do not want to see Yemen become another Afghanistan where al-Qaida can train, plan and execute terrorist actions against us,” Villarosa said. About a week after U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, met with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh late last month, Yemeni forces launched anti-terrorist operations in a tribal area known as an al-Qaida safe haven. But that operation was short-lived, as Yemeni forces were diverted days later in a protracted fight against Shiite rebels in the north — a battle that continues to escalate. U.S. officials said that in recent visits to Yemen, American authorities expressed frustration to Yemeni leaders about the sporadic attention paid to al-Qaida militants within their borders. The officials said the Yemenis acknowledged U.S. concerns, but remain preoccupied with the northern rebels and a secessionist threat in the south. Al-Qaida’s operatives in Yemen and Saudi Arabia merged early this year to become al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, a move that U.S. intelligence officials said was followed by more recruiting and efforts by those operatives — mostly unsuccessful — to cross the border from Yemen into Saudi Arabia. AQAP has also made it clear in communications through the Internet and by other means that it intends to target Western interests across the Arabian peninsula. Yemen, the ancestral homeland of Osama bin Laden, was the site of the 2,000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors. There have also been a spate of assaults on the U.S. Embassy in San’a, including a 2008 bombing that killed 10 Yemeni guards and four civilians.

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Afghan troop deaths on rise By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writer

KABUL — A roadside bomb and gunfire attack killed a U.S. service member in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, a death that pushed August into a tie with July as the deadliest months of the eight-year war. The death brought to 44 the number of U.S. troops who have died in Afghanistan this month with four days left in August. More than 60,000 U.S. troops are in the country — a record number — to fight rising insurgent violence. The number of roadside bombs deployed by militants across the country has skyrocketed, and U.S. forces have moved into new and deadlier areas this summer, in part to help secure the country’s Aug. 20 presidential election. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan released his new counterinsurgency strategy Thursday, telling troops that the supply of militants is “effectively endless” and that U.S. and NATO forces need to see the country through the eyes of its villagers. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said troops “must change the way that we think, act and operate.” McChrystal hopes to install a new approach to counterinsurgency where troops will make the safety of villagers the top priority. “An insurgency cannot be defeated by attrition; its supply of fighters, and even leadership,

is effectively endless,” the new guidelines said. When U.S. and NATO troops battle a group of 10 militants and kill two of them, the relatives of the two dead insurgents will want revenge and will likely join the insurgency, the guidelines say, spelling out the formula: “10 minus 2 equals 20 (or more) rather than 8.” “This is part of the reason why eight years of individually successful kinetic actions have resulted in more violence,” McChrystal said. He called on troops to think of how they would expect a foreign army to operate in their home countries, “among your families and your children, and act accordingly,” to try to win over the Afghan population. Violence is on the rise in Afghanistan even as it falls in Iraq, where nearly twice as many U.S. troops are still based. Five U.S. troops have died in Iraq this month, three fewer than in July. A statement from the NATOled force in Kabul said the U.S. service member died in southern Afghanistan when a patrol responded to the bombing and gunfire attack. No other details were released. Militants unleashed a wave of attacks in southern Afghanistan last week that helped suppress voter turnout there. Afghan election officials have released two batches of vote tallies that show President Hamid Karzai with 44.8 percent of the vote and top challenger

Abdullah Abdullah with 35.1 percent, based on returns from 17 percent of polling stations. The next partial results are expected Saturday. Meanwhile, U.S. and Afghan forces battled Taliban militants at a medical center in eastern Afghanistan after a Taliban commander sought treatment there, and a U.S. helicopter gunship fired on the clinic after militants put up resistance. Reports of the militant death toll from Wednesday’s firefight varied widely. The spokesman of the governor of Paktika province said 12 militants died, while police said two were killed. It wasn’t clear why the tolls differed. Hamidullah Zhwak, the governor’s spokesman, said the Taliban commander was wounded Aug. 20. Militants brought him and three other wounded Taliban to the clinic Wednesday. Afghan forces were tipped off to their presence and soon arrived at the scene, he said. Insurgent snipers fired from a tower near the clinic, and troops called in an airstrike from U.S. forces, Zhwak said. Fighting between some 20 militants and Afghan and U.S. forces lasted about five hours, and 12 Taliban were killed, he said. “After ensuring the clinic was cleared of civilians, an AH-64 Apache helicopter fired rounds at the building ending the direct threat and injuring the targeted insurgent in the building,” a U.S. military statement said.

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Motivated seller: 12 ac. in Polk Co. Access to the Green River. $69,000 Owner/broker 828-779-2244

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3.88 acres, Bostic, gated comm., breath taking views. $69,500 obo. 941-915-1048

Lots For Sale RIVERBEND at Lake Lure. Land/home turn key packages, Starting at $175,000 access to 2 private lakes and the Broad River. Ask for Martin 828-625-1289 RIVERBEND at Lake Lure. Fish, swim, canoe today, in your own backyard as you are purchasing your property. Lots starting as low as $15,000. Ask for Martin 828-625-1289

Rollback Services Cars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends extra 828-289-8346 We Clean Houses Honest & dependable. Good rates & ref’s. 245-8476 or 287-7819

Business Opportunity Seeking Seasoned Entrepreneurs New local bail bondsman Start up cost $3,165 (includes state license fees). Serious inquiries only. 866-255-9520

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Place your ad today! Call 828-245-6431 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II The McDowell Health Department is seeking qualified applicants for a PHN II position. This position will perform all clinical services such as family planning, child health, adult health, immunizations, communicable disease, STD and AIDS. Minimum requirements are an A.D.N plus one year of professional nursing experience, current N.C. RN license and CPR certification. B.S.N. plus one year of public health nursing experience are preferred; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Applicants must submit a current resume and state application (PD 107) to the address listed below. This position will remain open until filled. Applications can be obtained from our website at www.rpmhd.org/hr/employment or from the following address:

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4 FAMILY, FIRST TIME Gilkey area: Corner of 221 Hwy. and Mtn. Creek Rd. Saturday 7A-until Antiques, household, lots more!

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For Sale 2008 Kirby upright vacuum cleaner with attachments. Paid $1800 new, will take $750 obo. 429-0487 24” Pacific 1500P Burnisher (Electric floor polisher) $550 245-7277 or 289-4844 3 Spaces for Sale Roselawn Garden at Sunset Memorial Park Lot 36 Spaces 1 & 2 and Lot 37 Space 2 $2,100 615-364-9292 Like new wood burning fireplace insert. 44” wide, 30” high $400. 245-7743 Living Room Suite 3 cushion sofa, coffee & 2 end tables, 3 Broyhill chairs. Mint condition! $1,200 Call for appt. 828-287-3669

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ALLEN ROBINSON AND MARSHA BROADWELL DATED DECEMBER 10, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 988 AT PAGE 135 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 3:00 PM on September 9, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of those properties as described in Deeds to Ranches at Mountain Creek, LLC recorded in Deed Book 920, Page 130, Deed Book 938, Page 285, and Deed Book 910, Page 656, Rutherford County Registry, and being described herein as follows: Being all of Lot 13, a 3.63 acres tract of "Mountain Creek, Phase I" subdivision as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 28, Page 263-264, Rutherford County Registry, reference to said plat being made for a full metes and bounds description of said lot and the plat notes recited thereon. SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS of record which are recorded in Deed Book 944, Page 31, Rutherford County Registry. And Being more commonly known as: Ranches At Mountain Crk Lot 13, Stable Pl, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Allen Robinson and Marsha Broadwell. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-115777

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 SP 259

The date of this Notice is August 20, 2009.

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Spayed. Invisible fence incld. 828-863-0528 or 828-817-6055 Free to a good home! Pit bull and Black Lab mix puppies 6 wks. old Call 704-472-5706 if no answer, lv. msg. Free to a good home! Three mix puppies, tan in color. 2 girls, 1 boy. Good with kids! Call 286-8514

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2003 Oldsmobile Alero 4 door, silver, 53,000 miles. $3,975 287-8988 or 447-5047

Miniature Male Red Dachshund Black on tail, no collar. Lost 8/24 Washburn community in Bostic. 748-6078

Trucks 1999 Nissan XE (Red) V6, ext. cab, 4wd, 5 speed. Runs good! $6,200 obo. 429-0487

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

2 Cocker Spaniels One white, one blonde Lost 8/24 from Trojan Ln., FC. Reward! Call 429-6017 or 289-9125 Female Boston Terrier About 9 yrs. old. Lost 8/21 from 3282 Pea Ridge Rd. in Bostic Call 286-4889

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Mix breed Female dog w/tan points. Found 8/23 running on Hwy 74 near Old Macko Plant. Call 288-8106

Small black & brown Chihuahua w/very large ears. No collar. Found 8/22 Main St. in Spindale. 286-2232

BIG YARD SALE Rfdtn 110 Bechtler Ct. (Rutherford Towne) Sat. 7A-12P Summer/ winter clothes, toys, household, outdoor accessories and more! Community/Bake Goods Yard Sale Spindale: 450 West St. Creekside Crossing Apts. Sat. 7A-Noon Vintage furniture, clothes, books, glassware, antiques, cookware, tools! ESTATE SALE Lake Lure: 2556 Memorial Highway Sat. 7A-until DVD’s, clothes, tools, furniture, emphera, household items. Everything must go!

HUGE 3 FAMILY Rfdtn: 1953 US Hwy 221N (toward Gilkey) Saturday 7A-until Name brand clothing, furniture, bedding, household, baby items! HUGE K-Mart parking lot Saturday 7A Name brand clothes: maternity/women’s (6-plus), men’s (34-44)/Newborn & up, household, furniture, baby items, golf, train table, power wheel, other large toys

Huge Neighborhood Sale Ellenboro: Off of Old Hwy 74 Bus. Saturday 7A-until Christmas, junior clothes, household items, furniture, and more!

FC: Northland Cable Company Sat. 7A-til Relay for Life Team “Cuttin’ For A Cure” Yard sale items and homemade cakes!

MULTI FAMILY Union Mills: 6191 Hudlow Rd. (above Post Office) Saturday 7A-until Furniture, glassware, books, some clothes, and much more!

HUGE 2 FAMILY Oakland Community 160 Crowe Dairy Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Furniture, plus size clothes and more!

MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Spindale: 1509 Spindale St. Saturday 7A-until Kids clothes, game systems & lots more!

YARD SALE FC 166 Old Caroleen Rd. Sat. 7A-until Twin bed frame, glassware, books, table linens, misc. and much more!

YARD SALE Smith’s Drugs of Forest City RELAY FOR LIFE Team BB&T Parking Lot, East Main St., FC Sat. Aug. 29th 7A-til

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Notice Of Sale Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in Self-Storage Unit (s): 123 - Simpson; 211 Price, 301 -Melton and 316 - Gibson will be sold at public auction at Palmetto Storage on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at exactly 10:00AM; 903 W. Main St., Forest City, NC 28043. Sale is being made to satisfy the Self Storage Lien on said goods for storage charges due and unpaid. Due notice has been given. Management reserves the right to remove any unit from the sale list process prior to the commencement of the auction. Marie C. Eckard, Manager 248-3141 Palmetto Storage 903 W. Main St. Forest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of KENNETH DEAN GREEN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said KENNETH DEAN GREEN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of November 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 21st day of August, 2009. Dolly Louise Green, Executor 3652 Big Island Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139

18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, August 28, 2009 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF RESALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Danny C. Goforth and Donna M. Goforth to C. Andrew Neisler, Trustee for First National Bank, dated September 30, 2003, and Recorded in Book 0758 at Page 0007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned by an Order of the Clerk of Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated July 1, 2009, and an Order of Resale dated August 19, 2009, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. on the 15th day of September, 2009, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT NO. 1: (229 Friendship Drive, Ellenboro, NC) BEGINNING on a stone Grover Harrill’s corner, thence N. 21 S. 8 poles to a stone in Mrs. Lou Burn’s line; thence N. 8 W. 8 poles to a stone; thence S. 21 E. 8 poles to a stone in Grover Harrill’s line; thence S. 78 _ E. 8 poles to the Beginning, containing about two-fifths (2/5) of an acre. Title Reference: Deed Book 0821 Page 0872 of the Rutherford County Registry. This sale is subject to taxes and all other prior liens of record. The high bidder at the sale will be required to deposit at the time of sale 5% of the purchase price or $750.00, whichever is greater. This the 19th day of August, 2009. /s/ Robert H. Lutz Substitute Trustee Yelton, Farfour & Lutz, PA PO Box 1329 211 South Washington Street Shelby NC 28150 Phone: 704-482-7718 Fax: 704-482-6747 Publish: August 28 and September 11, 2009.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 09 SP 287

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAKE LURE ZONING REGULATIONS Town of Lake Lure, North Carolina Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Council of Town of Lake Lure in the Council Meeting Room of the Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on the 8th day of September, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter, for the purpose of considering an amendment to Title IX, Chapter 92, Zoning Regulations, Town of Lake Lure creating a new §92.042 regulating the use of residences as vacation rentals; providing definitions; deleting boarding and rooming houses, non-profit retreats and non-profit lodges as conditional uses in the R-2 zoning district; making residential vacation rentals a permitted use subject to special requirements in the R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, R-1D, R-2, M-1, R-3, R-4, C-1, CN, CTC, CG and S-1 zoning districts; providing for further study of the issue of the impacts of residential vacation rentals. The public is advised that it has the right to appear at said public hearing and present information with regard to the proposed amendment. A copy of the proposed amendment, identified as Ordinance Number 09-09-08, is on file in the Community Development Department’s Office for inspection by all interested persons.

DSS SEEKS CLAIMANT FOR BODY The Rutherford County Department of Social Services announced that they are looking for someone to claim the body of a Rutherfordton man who died of natural causes. Walter Langley age 58, a patient of Willow Ridge Nursing Center and who formerly resided at Hillcrest Rest home, passed away on Thursday August 13, 2009 and so far DSS has been unable to locate any of Mr. Langley’s relatives who might be able to claim the body. Mr. Langley was born on October 9, 1950 in Texas to Raymond and Geneva Seals Langley and was living in Texas prior to coming to North Carolina six to seven years ago. According to the information DSS has Mr. Langley’s parents are deceased. DSS has information that Mr. Langley may have daughters in Texas and a twin brother in California, but no identifying information on these relatives. Anyone with information or anyone wishing to claim Mr. Langley’s body for final arrangements should contact Vic Martin at 828-287-6282.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TONYA B. ENGLISH AND JOHN B. ENGLISH DATED JULY 26, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 971 AT PAGE 336 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

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Pursuant to a Court order and under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 3:00 PM on September 9, 2009 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN CAMP CREEK TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND LYING ON THE WEST SIDE OF STATE ROAD 1323 COMMONLY KNOWN AS CRUTCHFIELD ROAD, THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY BEING PORTIONS OF THOSE LANDS AS ARE DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 276 PAGE 67, BOOK 398 PAGE 430 AND BOOK 510 PAGE 743, ALL OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A NAIL LOCATED IN THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 1323, SAID NAIL LYING SOUTH 15 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST 272.64 FEET FROM A RAILROAD SPIKE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF STATE ROAD 1323, SAID RAILROAD SPIKE BEING THE NORTHEASTERNMOST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY AS IS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 699 PAGE 293 OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, BEING THOSE LANDS BELONGING TO JOHN MICHAEL HAVEL, SAID BEGINNING POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEASTERNMOST CORNER OF THE BEFORE REFERENCED HAVEL TRACT; RUNS THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 1323 SOUTH 15 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST 15 FEET TO A NAIL SET IN THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STATE ROAD; THENCE THE FOLLOWING 2 CALLS WITH THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STATE ROAD; SOUTH 20 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 70.79 FEET AND SOUTH 21 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 88.39 FEET TO A RAILROAD SPIKE SET IN THE CENTERLINE OF SAID STATE ROAD; THENCE LEAVING SAID ROAD SOUTH 75 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST 77.59 FEET (SAID LINE CROSSING AN EXISTING IRON PIN AT 30 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 70.48 FEET TO A POINT NEAR THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVEL DRIVE; THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 15.68 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE SOUTH 14 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST 9.98 FEET TO A POINT IN THE BEFORE REFERENCED DRIVE; THENCE SOUTH 42 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST 309.20 FEET TO A NAIL SET OVER THE TOP OF AN IRON PIN; THENCE A NEW LINE NORTH 73 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 46 SECONDS WEST 309.55 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE A NEW LINE NORTH 67 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 400.70 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, THE SAID LINES CROSSING SEVERAL EXISTING IRON PINS, ALL AS SHOWN ON SURVEY DATED AUGUST 6, 1998 WITH MAP NUMBER 0194B BY D.S. BOSTIC, LAND SURVEYING D. SCOTT BOSTIC, REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR. THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY CONTAINS 2.0 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AS SHOWN ON THE BEFORE REFERENCED SURVEY. THE GRANTORS HEREIN RETAIN UNTO THEMSELVES, THEIR HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, A RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF INGRESS, EGRESS AND REGRESS TO AND FROM THE GRANTORS' REMAINING PROPERTIES AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS A RIGHT OF EASEMENTS MAY BE LEGALLY UTILIZED, INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT OF UTILITIES, THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY BEING 15 FEET IN WIDTH WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 1323, SAID NAIL BEING THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED 2.0 ACRE TRACT, RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT SOUTH 67 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 400.7 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE. THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY BEING 15.0 FEET IN WIDTH SAID 15 FEET LYING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LINE. And Being more commonly known as: 493 Crutchfield Rd, Union Mills, NC 28167 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Tonya B. English and John B. English. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is August 20, 2009. Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-115298

8441.0000120 09-SP-258 Fannie Mae 1700668910 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 Tanya M Henderson and Joseph B. Henderson, as Wife and Husband, dated November 28, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on December 2, 2005, in Book 874 at Page 235; 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 undersigned 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 Tuesday, September 1, 2009, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Ellenboro, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Town of Ellenboro, Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the same and identical property as described in Substitute Trustee's Deed recorded in Deed Book 828, Page 580, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to Deed recorded in Deed Book 791, Page 17, Rutherford County Registry, as follows: Lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and lying on the West side of Short Drive, and being a part of Lot #63 of the Holt Subdivision, a plat of which is recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 137, Rutherford County Registry, and adjoining the lands of Grady Roland Fite, Annie Mae Williams, and others, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pin on the West side of Short Drive, Gray Roland Fite's Northeast corner of his house lot, said iron pin being located 250 feet South 11 East from the center of the Southern Railroad tract, and 100 feet South 11 East from the Southeast corner of the lot conveyed to Beacher B. Short and wife to Annie Mae Williams, and running thence with Fite's line South 79 deg. 25 min. West 190 feet to an iron pin in the old line, Fite’s Northwest corner of his house lot, said iron pin being located 400 feet North 11 West from an iron pin on the North side of Webb Road; thence with the old line North 11 West 100 feet to an iron pin, Annie Mae Williams' Southwest corner; thence with her line North 79 deg. 25 min. East 190 feet to an iron pin on the West side of Short Drive, Annie Mac Williams Southeast corner; thence with the Western edge of Short Drive, South 11 East 100 feet to the place of BEGINNING. Being the same and identical property conveyed by Special Warranty Deed from Household Realty Corporation, et als., to Charles Richard McCurry, said deed recorded December 31, 2003, in Deed Book 836, at Page 849, Rutherford County Registry. Address of property: 193 Short Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 Present Record Owners: Tanya M Henderson and Joseph B. Henderson 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 12, 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

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Neither claim could be independently verified. The attack was in a remote area of the tribal region, which is off-limits to journalists and largely under Taliban control. In the past, both the government and Taliban have passed on information that was not true.