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Rutherford Senior Center certified for excellence — Page 6A Sports Kicking away Chase and East Rutherford hit the pitch on Wednesday with both schools looking for non-conference wins

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Thursday, September 2, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

STATE

Council approves fees for Crestview By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

Earl bears down on East Coast, N.C. Page 3A

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RUTHERFORTON — Little League and the Rutherfordton Raiders will have use of ball fields at Crestview Park free of charge during their regular seasons, Town Council reiterated Wednesday night at its regular business meeting. After nearly 70 minutes of discussion, the council also agreed on a fee schedule for the other teams playing at the field. Rental fees for tournament and daily use will be $150 per field per day, or

$500 for the use of all fields for a day. Before a fee of $150 was agreed, Councilman Bob Jones suggested a fee of $200, and Council member Christy Bare suggested $75 per field, with the board finally agreeing on $150. There will also be a $10 fee for using lights. The Little League and Raiders are exempt from paying for lights because of their monetary donation toward purchasing them, as well as agreements to help maintain the fields. Also approved was an hourly field use

of $10 per hour up to four hours. After the four hours, the user will pay the daily fee of $150. The park curfew is 11 p.m. Town Attorney David Lloyd will write a policy for park facility use by nonprofit groups, such as Rutherfordton Women’s League, and council will consider the policy at its next meeting. Also Wednesday night, council gave unanimous approval to the Rutherford Please see Fees, Page 2A

Money for schools Refinancing could save $700,000

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Owls GM James Wolfe has resigned Page 1B

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DEATHS Rutherfordton

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Students at the Ellenboro Elementary school computer lab engage in a global game of chess against an Australian school in this file photo. The bond for the construction of the school was recently approved for refinancing in a move officials hope will save the school capital reserve fund close to $700,000.

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FOREST CITY — Rutherford County Schools officials are looking forward to a potential $700,000 from bond refinancing, and they hope it will help their bottom line in the capital fund. County commissioners voted Monday night to accept a proposal for refinancing of school bonds from 2002 and 2003. The bonds in question were used to build Spindale Elementary, Ellenboro Elementary, Chase Middle and Sunshine Elementary. The initial calculation said savings would be about $600,000 over the course of the financing, but that number has gone up as interest rates have fluctuated. “After meeting with the banks, and checking the current rates on the market, we can probably save over $700,000 now,” said County Finance Director Julie Scherer. “It really all depends on the rates at the time we go to market.” Scherer said reworking would result in saving about 3.5 percent over the life of the bond on about $16 million. She said the way the bonds would be re-structured would allow the county to realize that $700,000 savings sooner. “Instead of over the 12 years we have left on that debt, they’ll let us take a lot of it in the first five years, which will be a big help to the school capital reserve fund,” Scherer said. She said the money saved will be used for that fund and nothing else. The county plans to sell bonds in November, after receiving approval from the Local Government Commission on Nov. 2. The refinancing of the school bonds was tied to borrowing up to $6 million for future building projects — including a possible EMS Satellite Station in Henrietta. Condrey said that since the

Traffic lights are erected on Oakland Road in Spindale at Oakland and Poors Ford roads. The Department of Transportation project, funded by federal stimulus money, is expected to be completed next month and is designed to eliminate the bottleneck at Adaville Baptist Church and American Red Cross chapter house. After the project is completed, Poors Ford will intersect Oakland at the Red Cross building. Curbing and guttering projects also continue at the site. Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

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Local/Carolinas

Advisers warn Perdue against waiting to hire

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Rutherfordton Town Council members Christy Bare (left) and Terry Cobb during a lengthy discussion of rental fees at Crestview Park.

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County Visual Arts Guild to hold a barbecue fundraiser Sept. 9 off Toms Street, beginning at 4 p.m. Deborah Gadol, president of the guild, made the presentation and told council she expects to receive the ABC permit by the first of next week to sell beer at the function. A town police officer will be hired during the hours beer is sold, and the guild will be responsible for paying the officer. Gadol said she was unaware an officer was needed at the event. “When you have alcohol sales on the streets, you need to have an officer,” Bare said. She said she fully supports the fundraiser and the guild. Money raised at the barbecue event will pay for the upcoming

Celebration of the Arts, Sept. 17-19 at Isothermal Community College. n Council said it will ask the Department of Transportation to close Main Street on Oct. 2 for the Hilltop Fall Festival from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. n Council also passed a resolution supporting the state’s Public Alcoholic Beverage Control system. The resolution supports local control of the ABC system and opposes any efforts to privatize the system, diminish local control or to diminish the local government revenue stream from the ABC store profits. The law specifies that profits from ABC store sales are returned to local governments. Last year, the town of Rutherfordton received $7,000 in revenues from the ABC profits. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com

RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue should avoid putting the leadership of the embattled Highway Patrol into “indefinite limbo” and select its next commander under current rules that prevent an outsider from being appointed, an advisory group recommended Wednesday. The patrol Leadership Advisory Group’s report also suggested several policy changes to ensure patrol officers conduct themselves honorably after repeated problems involving troopers and their behavior. The six-member panel said it needed more time to determine whether the misconduct resulted from rogue officers or systemic issues within the patrol that required more reform. The group’s report was made public one day after Col. Randy Glover’s final day as commander. Perdue announced in mid-July Glover was stepping down after a year on the job marked by continued scrutiny of the trooper scandals. Current state law narrows the field of candidates for commander to people within the agency. The panel said Perdue should act now to replace Glover rather than wait until she can get the General Assembly to change that rule when it convenes next January. If she waited, the group wrote, the “patrol would be in an ’indefinite limbo’ in leadership and critical decision-making pending potential legislative action possibly for a period up to 18 months, if not longer.” Perdue said the patrol and Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Reuben Young would carry out the recommendations and that she would give the board more time to do more work. She said she would consider naming an interim commander while the search for a permanent commander is carried out. “The ship isn’t going to be rudderless,” Perdue told reporters. “You can rest assured that we’ll have a complete management control system in place and I will busily work on making sure there’s continuity in command and the patrol runs smoothly.”

The group looked at other states before outlining a process for selecting a commander that appears to widen the candidate pool without changing the law, as well as separate political considerations that critics argue hold too much weight. The report said all patrol members with a rank of lieutenant or above should declare whether they are seeking the post. Candidates would be subject to a through background investigation performed by an outside law enforcement agency or private firm. Unsolicited external contact or recommendations on behalf of a potential candidate “shall be documented as part of the process,” according to the recommendation. Young would offer at least one finalist for Perdue to consider. Perdue organized the advisory group after a string of ethical lapses in the patrol that caused her to meet with the patrol’s top officers this summer. Some troopers have resigned or been fired for problems ranging from drunken driving arrests to sending inappropriate text messages. Perdue has said repeatedly the overwhelming majority of the 1,800 troopers are performing their jobs with integrity. The report proposed updating rules on troopers who want to moonlight, the use of personal cell phones and patrol vehicles. The advisory group recommended that troopers be required to notify the patrol communications center when a member of the opposite sex is placed in the patrol car for official business. In recent years, some troopers have been caught having sex in their patrol cars. Troopers also should live in the county in which they serve so they can respond quickly in an emergency. The patrol also should create a process in which citizens can make complaints, possibly through its Web site. The panel’s members included law professor Julius Chambers, former Chief Justice Burley Mitchell and Chris Swecker, a former FBI assistant director who co-authored a recent review of the State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab.

Deputies find stolen ATMs, empty POWDERSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff ’s deputies in South Carolina have found two stolen automated teller machines, both empty. Multiple media outlets reported the two ATMs were taken from separate banks in Anderson County early Monday. The ATMs were found in a field in Piedmont on Tuesday afternoon along with the stolen trucks used to carry away the machines. Deputies say the robbers left a

stolen forklift at each bank parking lot in Powdersville, where they lifted the ATMs onto the trucks for the getaway. Deputies say they think at least four people were involved in the thefts, which occurred within minutes of each other. Chad McBride with the sheriff ’s office says the thieves knew how to drive the forklifts stolen from the Powdersville High School construction site. Still no word on how much money was taken.

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Jay Farley, top, installs covers to a homeowner’s oceanfront window as Jason Wheeler, bottom, looks on as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach. Associated Press

Island evacuations start as Earl nears coast

NAGS HEAD (AP) — Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm’s predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm’s way. Vacationers along North Carolina’s dangerously exposed Outer Banks took advantage of the typical picture-perfect day just before a hurricane arrives to pack their cars and flee inland, cutting short their summer just before Labor Day weekend. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland declared states of emergency, sea turtle nests on one beach were scooped up and moved to safety, and the crew of the Navy’s USS Cole rushed to get home to Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday ahead of the bad weather. The destroyer was supposed to return later this week from a sevenmonth assignment fighting piracy off Somalia. Farther up the East Coast, emergency officials urged people to have disaster plans and supplies ready and weighed whether to order evacuations as they watched the latest maps from the National Hurricane Center — namely, the “cone of uncertainty” showing the broad path the storm could take. Earl was expected to reach the North Carolina coast late Thursday and wheel to the northeast, staying offshore while making its way up the Eastern Seaboard. But forecasters said it could move in closer, perhaps coming ashore in North Carolina, crossing New York’s Long Island and passing over the Boston metropolitan area and Cape Cod. That could make the difference between mod-

estly wet and blustery weather on the one hand, and dangerous storm surge, heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on the other. “Everyone is poised and ready to pull the trigger if Earl turns west, but our hope is that this thing goes out to sea and we’re all golfing this weekend,” said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. As of Wednesday afternoon, Earl was a powerful Category 4 hurricane centered more than 680 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., with winds of 135 mph. The only evacuations ordered were on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on the Outer Banks and low-lying areas of Carteret County to the south. The North Carolina National Guard also is deploying 80 troops to help. Just a light breeze was stirring and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky along the Outer Banks — a ribbon of barrier islands a dozen miles or more off the mainland, connected to the rest of the world by a couple of bridges and a ferry. Along the lone highway, hundreds of cars backed up at one of the bridges. Brittany Grippaldi and her family took advantage of the good weather to pack up their Ford Explorer in Hatteras and head home to New Jersey. “It’s sad because reality hasn’t really set in because it is so beautiful out. It’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to leave this,’ but it’s like the calm before the storm,” said Grippaldi, who hoped to beat the traffic. Chuck Costas also wasn’t taking any chances, interrupting his two-week vacation to move inland from the cottage he rented on Nags Head on the Outer Banks. Large waves already crashing ashore uncomfortably close to the home.

“It is what it is,” he said. “We have no control over it. If we lose a couple days, it’s not a huge loss.” Hurricane warnings were posted for most of the North Carolina coast, with a hurricane watch extending to Delaware and part of Massachusetts. In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell activated the National Guard and sent 200 troops to the Hampton Roads area on Chesapeake Bay. The area was not expected to get the brunt of Earl, but many remember the surprise fury of Hurricane Isabel, which killed 33 people and caused $1.6 billion in damage in September 2003. “I’d rather be safe and get our troops and state police in place by Thursday night,” the governor said. Red Cross officials in New York prepared to open as many as 50 shelters on Long Island that could house up to 60,000 people in an emergency. No evacuations were issued, but officials were going to re-examine the situation Thursday morning. Emergency officials on Cape Cod braced for their first major storm since Hurricane Bob brought winds of up to 100 mph to coastal New England in August 1991. Marinas encouraged people to take their boats out of the water now instead of waiting for Labor Day. Also on Wednesday, the seventh tropical storm of the season formed far out in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Gaston had sustained winds of 40 mph and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane this weekend as it moves toward the Leeward Islands. Tropical Storm Fiona remained north of the Caribbean with winds of 60 mph and is expected to move toward Bermuda over the next several days.

Henderson named CFO of Girl Scout group

From staff reports FOREST CITY —Steve Henderson has been named chief financial officer for Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. Henderson has more than 30 years’ experience in accounting and finance for a variety of businesses, including several Fortune 50 companies. Most of his experience is in nonprofits. Rutherford County is included in the Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Council. Henderson will be a member of the council’s senior leadership team, and primarily be responsible for the development, implementation and management of all finance, accounting, internal control and budgeting functions; ensuring compliance with all local, funding agency, state, federal and Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. regulations and guidelines. Henderson will report directly to the council’s CEO, assisting with the achievement of the organization’s mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. “Said Anne Watkins, board chair. “With his proven track record in operations management, his focus on business process improvement, his strong financial acumen and his commitment to the Girl Scout mission, I look forward to his many contributions.” Henderson was a controller at New York Farm

Bureau Inc. and has served as CFO at Ordway Research Institute, Inc. and CFO at Healthcare Association of New York State, Inc. and Subsidiaries. He has additional experience as an accounting manager at Albany International, director of operations at Capital District YFC and a CPA at Deloitte Haskins and Sells. Henderson helped these companies consolidate billing and collection functions, implemented a new review process to find duplicate liabilities, as well as grew assets and investments. “I’m thrilled to be joining the Girl Scouts at such a pivotal time in the history of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont,” Henderson says. “I am moti-

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Our Views Drug training should be a help

here was a time when a wellstocked medicine cabinet contained aspirin, band-aids, gauze and tape, perhaps some castor oil, and maybe a concoction or two for stomach ailments. Today, thanks to the efforts of the pharmaceutical industry the contents of our medicine cabinets have changed dramatically and with those changes come some risks. The American reliance on a pill to cure everything has flooded our homes with drugs that serve real purposes, but which can also pose serious threats. Prescription drug abuse is one of the biggest problems facing our community now. Not only are those people who rely on drugs at risk with some medications, these same medicines have become part of the illegal drug culture. When the Community Engagement Team organized, the first issues it chose to take on was the problem of substance abuse in Rutherford County. The CET is now planning a training program to teach people about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. It is a program that is needed, and one we hope will get a large turnout. When we think about substance abuse, we usually think about illegal drugs. That is a mindset we have to change.

Our readers’ views Responds to writer on taxes, mosque To the editor: So, Harry Hallman thinks that “poor people don’t pay taxes.” Well, let’s take a look. If a poor person is fortunate enough to have a job, they pay payroll taxes, that is, Social Security and Medicare. If they own a car, they pay personal property taxes and gas taxes on every gallon they buy. If they own real property, they pay property taxes. If they buy anything, they pay sales taxes. So I don’t understand where the “don’t pay taxes” is coming from. The poverty level of a family of four is about $22,000 a year. So I guess Mr. Hallman would ask that these people not get any tax credits and just hunker down. pay full income taxes, and feed a family of four on about $15,000 a year. As far as the mosque in New York is concerned and the fact that mentioning Christianity will get you thrown in jail in some countries, may I remind him that this is not some other country. This is America and my copy of the Constitution allows freedom of religion for all faiths.

points regarding the animal shelter. I have volunteered with the Community Pet Center (CPC) for over 12 years. The trailer, our current office, was there when we started volunteering. Time after time, we have witnessed animals coming into the Animal Control Facility abused, neglected, sick, not wanted, and dying. Clearly, animal control officers’ duties are law enforcement and help was needed to address education, abuse, and care of animals. Thus, the CPC, formally the Rutherford County Animal Protection Alliance, was formed. In 2006, the CPC along with two private donors raised funds to have an assessment done with the hope and desire that Rutherford County would build a new animal shelter. An animal shelter, not an adoption center. Let me repeat that, an animal shelter. It has never been the intent of the CPC to “have” the County build a shelter for us. Our countless hours of partnering with Animal Control has been for the sole purpose of providing humane and financial

help and care for the animals who have the misfortune of coming through these gates. Rutherford County needs a new animal shelter, in fact it is the responsibility of the County to provide a place for the intake and housing of animals. The CPC just happens to be the non-profit that has stepped up to work in concert with Animal Control and the Sheriff’s Department Unfortunately, we can’t save them all and if more responsible pet ownership was practiced, there wouldn’t be a need to house so many unwanted animals. Again, it is the responsbility of the County to build an animal shelter. The adoption center was not our idea. And, I believe that it is ridiculous for the County to continue pouring money into an aged facility that will always need upgrading to meet state regulations. That is a waste of everyone’s taxpayer dollars. We need something better for the animals. Lynne Faltraco Union Mills

I am astounded that so many people are basically saying that they believe in religious freedom, but only for Christians, not for Muslims. If we allow this type of hatred to thrive, then the Constitution means nothing. Mike McCraw Bostic

Offers comments on animal shelter To the editor: I would like to address several

Politics as entertainment yields some real gems RALEIGH – Sometimes the entertainment value of government and politics outweighs any public policy implications. More than a few episodes have splashed their way to surface lately. It’s worth taking a look at a few n Gov. Beverly Perdue recently named Fred Eshelman to the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. No big deal, right? Eshelman, founder and chairman of drug-testing firm PPD, has been a big contributor to the UNC system. The pharmacy school over at UNC-Chapel Hill is named for him. But Eshelman is also a big financial backer of conservative political causes. His

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

RightChange.com ran one of the more notorious ads of the 2008 election, showing the smoldering World Trade Center twin towers while questioning Barack Obama’s commitment to fighting terrorism. Eshelman is also among the big contributors to something called Real Jobs NC, which though it claims to be nonpartisan seems pretty intent on trying to help Republicans gain majorities in the state House and Senate. The group’s Web site

includes a graphic entitled “The Problem” next to a picture of the old Capitol Building. Now, who works in that building? n One of Real Jobs NC’s big targets this fall is House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman. The group recently sent out a mailer accusing the Davidson County Democrat of “WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS on Pork Projects.” The flier looks a lot like an ad or menu for a barbecue restaurant, complete with a cartoon figure of a pig wearing a chef’s hat. Perhaps the political consultant who came up with this idea realized that he or she was sending the mailer out to Lexington, the capital of western-style barbecue.

That might seem cute to some. But some folks in and around the town might take offense to having their claim to fame dragged into mud puddle that is politics. But I’m sure those highlypaid political consultants know more than I ever will about voter sentiment and such. n As for government waste, some turned up recently at the Employment Security Commission. A state audit found that a systems and operations analyst working at the agency had been spending his days installing unauthorized software and burning DVDs – perhaps in violation of federal law -- on his state computer. Asked for an explanation, the worker said that he needed something to

do to “pass the time.” Now he has something else to do to pass the time – look for a new job. He was fired. His boss, also found with pirating software on his computer, was only suspended without pay for 10 days. Given this little episode, won’t it be fun next year when an ESC official has to make the case to state legislators that they shouldn’t slash computer analyst jobs in the agency? Surely inquiries would never be made about the position code for a certain supervisor. At least agency workers should be familiar with the process of filing for unemployment. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Prss Association.

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obituaries/local/state

Police Notes

Obituaries

Sheriff ’s Reports

Ruth Melton

Herman Ramsey

Ruth Goode Melton, 92, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at home. A native of Rutherford County, she was the eldest daughter of William Waltes Goode and Louetta Carpenter Goode. Ruth was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School and Asheville Normal and Teachers College. She was an elementary school teacher for three years at Sunshine and Golden Valley elementary schools, and then moved to Charlotte. She retired after teaching in the Mecklenburg County Schools for 33 years at Nivens, Thomasboro and Allenbrook elementary schools. She was a member and past president of the Rutherford County Extension Homemakers Society. She continued to teach at Isothermal Community College, after her retirement, in the adult education programs and in Sunday School, at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, where she is a member. She is survived by two sisters, Mattie Bowers and Lucille Biggerstaff; and one brother, Francis Goode. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Family will receive friends at 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 2676 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Herman Elbert Ramsey, 57, of Bostic Sunshine Highway, Sunshine, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. He was the son of the late John Crawford Ramsey, and is survived by his mother and stepfather, Bertha Buff Ramsey Hutchins and Elbert Hutchins of Rutherfordton. He was a 1972 graduate of East Rutherford High School and attended Isothermal Community College. He held several certificates pertaining to the forestry industrial, including Hardwood Lumber Grading and Pro-Logger Safety Practices. Herman was a member of the Cherry Mountain Ruritan Club, N.C. Forestry Association and the National Hardwood Association. He was a stockholder and the timber buyer/cruiser for Ramsey’s Hardwood Mill Inc. for more than 25 years He resided in the Sunshine area all of his life. In addition to his mother and stepfather, he is survived by a brother, David Ramsey of Sunshine; four sisters, Bernice Kaut, Mae Freeman and Loyce Snider, all of Rutherfordton, and Carolyn Brackett of Carolina Beach; a stepbrother, Larry Hutchins; three stepsisters, Patricia Rhodes, Debbie Condrey and Kathy Corozza; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church. The Revs. Scott Houston and Kevin Towery will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to 3:45 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Memorials may be made

n The Rutherford County Sheriff ’s Department responded to 129 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Donald Owens reported $300 damage to a split rail fence. n Elizabeth Snyder reported the theft of home electronics worth over $1,300. n Dawn Wease reported the theft of a 1994 Nissan Maxima worth about $1,500.

Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 25 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Rachel Rumfelt reported the theft of a handgun. n The Spindale Police Department responded to 24 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Lake Lure n Lake Lure Police Department responded to nine E-911 calls Tuesday.

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 51 E-911 calls Tuesday. Stacy Adorno reported an incident of identity fraud. n Police responded to Noah’s House, reporting a runaway juvenile.

Arrests n Benjamin Lee Sane Jr., 40, 422 Pleasant Hill Road, Rutherfordton, felony probation violation; in jail under a $15,000 bond. (RCSD) n Lynne Lowery Potter, 63, of 126 Maryland Drive, Spindale, two counts worthless checks; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Kevin Gregory Killingsworth, 28, 272 Washington St., charged with felony probation, sexual battery; financial card fraud; released on a $25,000 bond. (RCSD) n Kavon Corade Price, 16, 160 Gypsy St., Forest City, charged with indecent exposure. (RPD) n Freddy Onofre Valasquez, 35,of 265 Spurlin Road, driving while license revoked; failure to heed light or siren, in jail under a $300 bond. (NCHP) n Robert Scott Blankenship, 48, of 856 Old U.S. Highway 221, Rutherfordton, assault with a deadly weapon; in jail under a 48-hour hold. (RPD) n Cornelius Isaiah Edgerton, 41, 337 Hollis Road, Ellenboro, misdemeanor probation viola-

Pets allowed on restaurant patios in N.C. RALEIGH (AP) — Pet owners across North Carolina don’t have to worry about doggy bags anymore. They now can take their furry friends to join them at some of the state’s outdoor restaurants. A new public health rule that took effect Wednesday gives food service establishments the option to permit dogs and cats in outdoor dining areas. Those pets must be restrained, can’t come into contact with food or food preparers and can’t come inside. A state panel last month signed off on the rule designed to make clear the presence of cats and dogs won’t lower a restaurant’s health inspection grade. The previous rule only allowed patrol dogs and service animals, but it wasn’t always interpreted that way. The updated rule got approved after many restaurants and bars began advertising “pet-friendly” patios.

tion; released from custody. (RCSD) n Pamela Ruth Hill, 44, 707 Flynn Road, Rutherfordton, simple worthless check; released from custody; (RCSD) n Mona Lisa Arrowood, 36, 119 Oak Ridge Drive, failure to appear, resisting public officer; released from custody. (RCSD) n James Franklin Ray, 45, driving while license revoked; released under a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Ray Himawshu, 57, driving while impaired, speeding; released from jail. (RPD) Wanda Lynch, 50, 344 Owens Chapel Road, Rutherfordton, failure to appear, driving while impaired; placed in jail under a $5,000 bond. (RCSD) n Lacey Neal, 24, charged with assault and trespass; released from jail. (RCSD) n Brian Wayne Wood, 27, charged with assault and trespass; released from custody; (RCSD). n Cary Locklear, 26, 10913 Deep Branch Road, Maxton, revoked license; placed in jail under a $3,000 secured bond. (NCHP) n Tabitha Kay Broyles, 20, Pea Ridge Road,Bostic, felony probation violation; placed in jail under $10,000 bond. (RCSD). n Fahim Feroz Ali, 37, 141 St, John’s Street, Rutherfordton, driving while license revoked; placed in jail under a $2,000 bond. (RCSD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 23 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to one rescue call Tuesday.

Fire calls n Forest City Fire Dept. was dispatched to an industrial fire alarm. n Spindale Fire Dept. was dispatched to a residential fire alarm. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a vehicle fire. n SDO firefighters responded to a brush fire and a gas leak.

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City may shoot wild dogs FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Authorities in one North Carolina city say they may have to shoot wild dogs that are roaming near neighborhoods if they’re not able to capture the animals. The Fayetteville Observer reported that Cumberland County authorities say at least seven packs of wild dogs are roaming near neighborhoods in Fayetteville. The county animal services director says trapping doesn’t work because the dogs are wary, and authorities often can’t get close enough to the dogs to shoot them with tranquilizers. Director John Lauby says sometimes the dogs are

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Tommy Wease Mr Ray Thomas “Tommy” Wease, 52, of 2655 Harris Henrietta Rd., Henrietta died Tuesday August 31, 2010 at his residence. He was the son of Ruleen Wells Wease of Henrietta and the late Marvin Ray Wease He was retired from textiles as a dye mixer. He was of the Holiness Faith. Mr. Wease is survived by his wife Virginia “Jenny” Self Wease of the home; a daughter, Amanda Snyder and her husband, Phillip of Gastonia; a son, Jason Wease and wife, Ashton of Henrietta; brothers, Mike Wease and wife, Carolyn of Henrietta, Dale Wease and wife, Kim of Cliffside and Jerry Wease of Henrietta and a granddaughter, Alexis Snyder of Chesapeake, VA Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:00 pm at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service. McKinney-Landreth is serving the Wease family. A guest online register is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

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able to run into the brush before the sedation takes affect. Lauby says shooting the dogs may become necessary to solve what’s become a critical public safety issue.

Ruth Goode Melton Ruth Goode Melton, 92, of Rutherfordton, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at home. A native of Rutherford County, she was the eldest daughter of William Waltes Goode and Louetta Carpenter Goode. Ruth was a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and Asheville Normal and Teachers College. She was an elementary school teacher for three years at Sunshine and Golden Valley Elementary Schools, and then moved to Charlotte, NC. She retired after teaching in the Mecklenburg County Schools for 33 years at Nivens, Thomasboro and Allenbrook Elementary Schools. She was a member and past president of the Rutherford County Extension Homemakers Society. She continued to teach at Isothermal Community College, after her retirement, in the adult education programs and in Sunday School, at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, where she is a member. She is survived by two sisters, Mattie Bowers and Lucille Biggerstaff and one brother, Francis Goode and preceded in death by three Sisters, Elma Tate, Edith Elliott, and Katherine Goode, and Brother James Goode. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00AM at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Family will receive friends at 10:30AM prior to the service. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2676 Hudlow Rd. Forest City, NC 28043 or the Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336 Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences may be made at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit

to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.washburndorsey.com

Tommy Wease Ray Thomas “Tommy” Wease, 52, of 2655 HarrisHenrietta Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, at his home. A son of the late Marvin Ray Wease and Ruleen Wells Wease, he was retired from textiles as a dye mixer. He was of the Holiness faith. Survivors include his wife, Virginia “Jenny” Self Wease, of the home; a daughter, Amanda Snyder of Gastonia; a son, Jason Wease of Henrietta; and three brothers, Mike Wease and Jerry Wease, both of Henrietta, and Dale Wease of Cliffside. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at the Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Online condolences: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

Herman Elbert Ramsey Mr. Herman Elbert Ramsey, 57, of Bostic Sunshine Highway, Sunshine, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Hospice House, Forest City. He was the son of the late John Crawford Ramsey, and is survived by his mother and stepfather, Bertha Buff Ramsey Hutchins and Elbert Hutchins of Rutherfordton. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, John C. Ramsey, and a sister, Joyce Lovelace. He was a 1972 graduate of East Rutherford High School, and attended ICC. He held several certificates pertaining to the forestry industrial, including Hardwood Lumber Grading and Pro-Logger Safety Practices. Herman was a member of the Cherry Mountain Ruritan Club; NC Forestry Association, and the National Hardwood Association. He was a stockholder and the timber buyer/cruiser for Ramsey's Hardwood Mill, Inc., for over 25 years. He resided in the Sunshine area all of his life. In addition to his mother and stepfather, he is survived by a brother, David Ramsey (Diane) of Sunshine; four sisters, Bernice Kaut (Tom), Mae Freeman (Alfred), Loyce Snider (Sidney), all of Rutherfordton, and Carolyn Brackett (John) of Carolina Beach,NC; a step brother, Larry Hutchins (Jewell), three step sisters, Patricia Rhodes (Clyde), Debbie Condrey (Stan), and Kathy Corozza (Fred). He has nine nephews and five nieces, Donnie Haulk, Chris Haulk, Anthony Haulk, Jeremy Haulk, Rodney Freeman, Michael Freeman, John Brackett, Jr., Cindy Brackett, Shannon Yarboro, Chad Ramsey, Wendy Robinson, Christy Houser, Jennifer Arrowood, and Clay Lovelace. He has 23 great nieces and nephews and 2 great great nieces. The Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Cooper Springs Congregational Holiness Church. Rev. Scott Houston and Rev. Kevin Towery will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Visitation will be from 2 PM until 3:45 PM Thursday at the church prior to the service. The body will lie in state during the visitation hours. His family would like to sincerely thank the wonderful people in the Golden Valley/Sunshine area and Hospice of Rutherford County for the support and kindness they have shown toward Herman. Donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Friends may sign the online guest book at: www.washburndorsey.com. Paid obit

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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: $5 plastic grocery bag sale, $7 tall kitchen bag sale, $9 30-gallon trash bag sale; bags can be filled with clothes and shoes. Hospice Resale Shop: Storewide half price sale Sept. 2-4; includes clothing, collectibles, housewares, books, furniture and more; also includes selected clothing priced at 25 cents. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

county was preparing to borrow money anyway, they could realize some cost savings by bundling the two items. But debate on the refinancing gave way to another discussion on the possibility of a new animal shelter in the county. “This would not be a political issue had it been put on the ballot for taxpayers to vote on,” Commissioner Susan Crowe said Monday. Many in the crowd at the County Annex

Monday night applauded Crowe’s response. “After being provided this information and seeing the potential savings now of over $700,000 in cash as of market figures today; I could not find any negative for (RCS),” RCS Chief Operating Officer Benny Hendrix said in an e-mail to County Manager John Condrey. “Actually it will save the school capital fund; and also save the district from having to loan the fund as much as previously anticipated.” Hendrix said he understood the properties would still have a lien on them for the same number of years as

before. “The properties currently have a lien on them and will continue to have until paid down accordingly and my understanding is the time line for this will not change,” Hendrix wrote. “I also understand that the Sunshine lien will be released in 2014 as the total loan balance will be secured by the other properties. I also saw that the accounting for the school debt and county debt would be separate so there will be no confusion as to balances and payments.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com

Yokefellow Service Center: Storewide half price sale Sept. 3-13; closed on Sundays and for Labor Day; store hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Silent auctions for Relay for Life: Held weekly through Sept. 10. Photos and details will be posted on the Rutherford County government website at www. rutherfordcountync.gov. Items will be posted each Monday and bids end each Friday at noon. For information or to place a bid, e-mail Debra Conner, debra.conner@ rutherfordcountync.gov. Luminaria sale and can food drive: Relay for Life Rutherford County is selling luminarias, which will be lighted Sept. 10 at Relay for Life, for $10; luminarias may be purchased online at www. relayforlife.org/rutherfordnc or by calling Gail Strickland, 245-2156 or 233-1735. In addition, canned foods will be used to weigh down the luminarias. After Relay, the canned foods will be donated to Communities in Schools and Grace of God Rescue Mission; cans should be 11 to 15 ounces to best fit in the luminarias. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Entire store apparel halfprice; hours Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603. Celebration of the Arts applications: Will be accepted through Sept. 8 at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; guidelines and information available at www. rcvag.com.

Thursday, Sept. 2 Relay for Life fundraiser: Between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m., 10 percent of total sales at Tuscany Italian Grille will be donated to Relay for Life of Rutherford County. American Legion Post 74 meeting: 6 p.m., National Guard Armory; meal followed by meeting.

Friday, Sept. 3 Rutherford County Animal Control: The facility will close today at 2 p.m. for repairs and reopen at noon Sept. 13. Officers will be available for law enforcement issues only; no animals will be taken into the facility during this time. The Community Pet Center will also be closed. Rutherford 912 Group meeting: 6:30 p.m., N.C. Cooperative Extension Center on Callahan Koon Road; for more information, call Jennifer Naskov, 288-8058, or visit rutherford912.org.

Saturday, Sept. 4 Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the public and geared toward children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet. Fundraiser: 11 a.m. until, Carver parking lot, sponsored by Unionville Lodge No. 729; fish and rib plates, $8 each (includes drink and dessert), fish sandwich $4, can soda, $1 and bottled water $1.

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Barbara Hill, activity coordinator, Patsy Wilson, director, and Louise Allison, administrative assistant, display a Certificate of Excellence, which the Rutherford County Senior Center received from the state Division of Aging and Adult Services.

Senior center is certified for excellence From staff reports

RUTHERFORDTON — The Rutherford County Senior Center is a Center of Excellence. The award is from the state Division of Aging and Adult Services, and the certification will be effective until June 29, 2015. This is the first time the center has applied for this award, a news release said. Centers can be named either a Center of Merit or a Center of Excellence. The centers also can claim ownership of the needlework, stitchery, and art groups, for example. In July 2010, 162 senior centers in North Carolina were eligible to enter the application and certification process. Six are at the Merit level and 70 are at the level of Excellence. The certification criteria are broken down into five sections: Information and Referral, Assistance, Publicity and Marketing; Activities, Volunteer Opportunities, Advocacy and Transit; Planning, Evaluation and Input From Older Adults; Staff — this includes training, personnel policy and scheduling — and other Operational Issues — such as hours of operation, fire inspection, accessibility and signs. “Becoming a Center of Excellence is a tribute to the hard work of the staff at the Senior Center,” County Manager, John Condrey said. “On any

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two U.S. Marines accused of knocking a gay Savannah man unconscious will face only misdemeanor charges in the attack after the Justice Department declined to prosecute them for hate crimes, authorities said Wednesday. Savannah-Chatham County police arrested the Marines on June 12 after finding 27-year-old Kieran Daly unconscious on a downtown sidewalk. Witnesses said the Marines got upset because they thought Daly winked at them and attacked him as he tried to walk away. The FBI launched a preliminary investigation into whether the attack

Relay for Life fundraiser: 10 percent of all proceeds today at Courtside Steaks will be donated to Relay for Life of Rutherford County. Chase Athletic Boosters meeting: 6 p.m., high school conference room.

warranted charges as a federal hate crime. Stephen Emmett, spokesman for the FBI in Atlanta, said Wednesday the Justice Department opted against pursuing hate-crime charges after reviewing the case. “The matter now rests with local authorities,” Emmett said. The Marines accused of attacking Daly — Cpl. Keil Joseph Cronauer, 22, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Charles Stanzel, 23, — have been charged with misdemeanor battery in state court. A judge is scheduled to hear the case Sept. 9. Chatham County prosecutors determined Daly’s injuries weren’t serious enough to seek felony charges against

the Marines, said Alicia Johnson, spokeswoman for District Attorney Larry Chisolm. Daly said the Marines are getting off light. The attack left him with $30,000 in unpaid medical bills, he says, and he still gets frequent headaches — though he doesn’t know if they come from stress or a lingering injury. Daly said he’s certain he was attacked because he’s gay, saying they used slurs. “I don’t have scars, I didn’t lose a limb,” Daly said. “Psychologically it’s done a lot of damage to me. I can’t go downtown and walk around by myself even in the daylight without looking over my shoulder.”

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GRACE: For anyone caring for a loved one, held the first Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutherford Life Services; today’s topic is “Legal issues for caregivers” with attorney John B. Crotts; hosted by Hospice of Rutherford County.

through this process, we found ways to improve the services and opportunities for older adults of Rutherford County. It will help in our planning and delivery of services. When the General Assembly appropriates money for senior centers; because of the certification, we are now eligible for more funding.” The center has six full time employees and 19 part-time workers. The center has five sites in the county. The main center is on Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale and is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The other four are satellite locations at the Shingle Hollow Community Center, Southern Baptist Church in Ruth, Henrietta Baptist Church in Henrietta and Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro. The satellite locations are open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. All five locations serve a hot lunch daily. September is Senior Center Month, and the local center has daily activities planned throughout the month. The Center has found it is successful to “sell” the programs, and not the center in general, he release said. Many seniors consider themselves a part of the exercise classes: Fun Time Cheerleading, tai chi, aerobics, Silver Striders, jazz, tap, line dance and senior games. Call (828) 287-6409 for more information.

Marines won’t be charged with hate crime, FBI says

Solid waste and Rutherford County Convenience Centers: Closed today for Labor Day holiday; reopen Tuesday for regular hours.

HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays beginning today for four weeks at 10 a.m. at the Hospice Center of Living; for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one; offered at no cost.

given day seniors can go to the center and enjoy various opportunities to socialize with their peers, have a nutritious meal, or maybe take a day trip. The Senior Center program is enhanced through many volunteers. Many help at the center and others deliver meals to home-bound senior citizens across the county. This award will help enhance our program and increase the center’s reach.” The certification enhances a center’s professionalism, provides accountability, assures quality, improves credibility, markets the organization, identifies excellence, provides a snapshot of the organization and promotes consistency and a uniform standard, the release said. The Division of Aging and Adult Services links funding to the level of certification. Prior to the certification, the center was able to get one source of state funding. Now, the center can access three different sources. The center can also market itself as a “Center of Excellence,” with recognition from the DAAS. This will be help with grant applications. The center will be listed on the DAAS website, which is often consulted by people in other states when researching places to move in North Carolina, the release said. “This is a prestigious honor,” said Patsy Wilson, director. “By going

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Nation Today Conn. driver falls from car on I-95; car goes on

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers say they’re not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police say Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital. State police say Craig fell onto the highway but wasn’t struck by any vehicles. They say other motorists stopped to help him and get him to safety.

Man arrested in 2005 shooting death of man

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a South Carolina man at a restaurant nearly five years ago. Multiple media outlets reported that 23-year-old Raymond Groves was arrested at a house in Anderson. Groves is charged with murder in the shooting death of James “Pete” Wells at an Anderson restaurant in 2005, where he had gone to pick up some takeout food. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said Tuesday that foren-

sic evidence analyzed by the State Law Enforcement Division linked Groves to the shooting. Skipper says someone may be eligible for $40,000 in reward money offered for information about the case. He did not elaborate. The sheriff says another arrest is possible.

Bus vanishes, NY transit impostor arrested again NEW YORK (AP) — A man infamous in New York City for repeatedly posing as a transit worker has been arrested again on charges he stole a coach bus. Police say 45-year-old Darius McCollum (DEHR’-ee-uhs muhKAHL’-luhm) was arrested Tuesday in Queens on charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. The empty New York Trailways bus had been reported stolen from a maintenance facility in Hoboken (HOH’-boh-kehn), N.J. McCollum is awaiting arraignment. His mother says from her home in Winston Salem, N.C., he’s autistic and she doesn’t believe he stole the bus. McCollum has been arrested 26 other times and served jail time for posing as a transit worker. He has donned transit agency uniforms, collected fares and put out underground fires. He commandeered a subway at age 15.

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A Montgomery County police officer puts up police tape to keep people away from the scene of the Discovery Channel networks headquarters building in Silver Spring, Md., Wednesday. Police say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage in the building.

Gunman shot by police at TV network’s office SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network’s programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company’s headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Police spent several hours negotiating with the gunman, who was upset about the network’s programming, after he burst into the suburban Washington building about 1 p.m. waving a handgun and with canisters strapped to his body. Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said one explosive device detonated on the gunman’s body when they shot him, and they were working to determine whether two boxes and two backpacks he also had with him were explosives. The 1,900 people who work in the building were able to get out safely. Manger said officers were monitoring Lee on building security cameras and tactical officers moved in when they saw him pull out the handgun and point it at one of the hostages. A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing said authorities had identified James J. Lee as the likely suspect. A different official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for the same reason, said Lee previously protested outside the building, where he was arrested and charged with disorderly

conduct in February 2008. Police reports indicate he paid homeless people to join his protest and carry signs outside the building. He gave one individual $1,000 for what he considered a prize winning essay. At one point, a crowd of more than 100 people gathered around Lee, 43, who referred to money as “just trash” and began throwing fistfuls of it into the air. At the trial, The Gazette of Montgomery County reported, he said he began working to save the planet after being laid off from his job in San Diego. He said he was inspired by Ishmael, a novel by environmentalist Daniel Quinn and by former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” A lengthy posting which could be seen Wednesday on a website registered to Lee expressed anger against the Discovery Channel and said it promoted overpopulation. He said it and its affiliates should stop “encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants.” Instead, he said, the network should air “programs encouraging human sterilization and infertility.” “NO MORE BABIES! Population growth is a real crisis,” he wrote. He also railed against “programs promoting War” and said solutions should be found for global warming and automotive and factory pollution.

Alaska senate race is a big win for tea party ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Backed by the Tea Party Express and Sarah Palin, a little-known conservative lawyer from Alaska became the latest newcomer to the national political stage to take down an incumbent in 2010. In arguably the biggest political upset of the year, Joe Miller claimed the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate when incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded Tuesday evening. Murkowski gave up after failing to gain much ground in an count of outstanding absentee ballots. Miller will be the favorite in November in strongly Republican Alaska against Democrat Scott McAdams, the mayor of Sitka. But Senate Democrats moved quickly to see whether Miller’s victory could give them an opening in an otherwise difficult campaign season, conducting a poll to gauge the potential competitiveness of the race. Even

before Murkowski conceded, Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, chairman of the Democrats’ campaign committee, said in an interview his organization might come into the state behind McAdams. Any attempt to elect McAdams would involve gaining the support of independents, disappointed Murkowski supporters and other voters fearful that Miller’s calls for cuts in government spending would hurt a state that as long benefited from federal largesse. Miller’s win was a major victory for the tea party movement and marked the first time it had defeated a sitting senator in a primary. Tea partiers had knocked off Utah Sen. Bob Bennett at a state convention in May, and emboldened organizers now have their sights set on Delaware, where they are backing Christine O’Donnell against the more moderate Rep. Mike Castle in the GOP Senate primary.

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,910.98+206.83

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last SunriseSen 3.67 KronosWd 35.99 VersoPap 2.52 BurgerKing18.86 BrkfldH 7.33 Xerium nh 11.48 ProUPR2K 81.74 DirLatBull 29.42 KB Home 11.45 Stonerdg 9.59

Chg +1.46 +5.53 +.38 +2.41 +.93 +1.42 +8.44 +3.01 +1.14 +.96

%Chg +66.1 +18.2 +17.8 +14.7 +14.5 +14.1 +11.5 +11.4 +11.1 +11.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg Goldcp wt 5.29 -.74 PrUPShR2K50.08-6.42 DrSCBear rs34.11-4.30 DirLatBear 29.39 -3.63 DirFnBear 14.90 -1.83 DirxDMBear13.00 -1.57 DrxEBear rs51.50 -6.16 DirEMBr rs 34.37 -4.01 DirMCB3x 17.38 -1.90 PrUPSM40052.68-5.77

%Chg -12.3 -11.4 -11.2 -11.0 -10.9 -10.8 -10.7 -10.4 -9.9 -9.9

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 5159042 3.85 +.14 S&P500ETF2263273108.46+3.15 BkofAm 1999890 13.21 +.76 SPDR Fncl 1254258 14.08 +.53 iShEMkts 813902 41.47 +1.41 FordM 801939 11.61 +.33 GenElec 756745 15.01 +.53 DirFnBear 572337 14.90 -1.83 iShR2K 563913 62.51 +2.33 WellsFargo 521047 24.66 +1.11 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

2,666 428 72 3,166 233 10 4,530,718,503

AMEX

1,922.41 +45.12

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last NTS Rlty 4.00 EngySvc un 5.00 Kemet 2.98 BowlA 14.30 Chrmcft 2.18 KodiakO g 2.69 HallwdGp 37.95 SondeR grs 3.03 AmDGEn n 2.80 Augusta g 2.62

Chg +.50 +.49 +.28 +1.33 +.19 +.23 +3.04 +.24 +.22 +.20

%Chg +14.3 +10.9 +10.4 +10.3 +9.5 +9.3 +8.7 +8.6 +8.5 +8.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Bcp NJ 11.09 CaracoP 5.17 Gainsco 6.95 CagleA 6.11 AlmadnM g 2.14 CoreMold 4.53 WellsGard 2.42 SeabGld g 29.10 BovieMed 2.12 ChinaNet 4.03

Chg %Chg -.99 -8.2 -.33 -5.9 -.40 -5.4 -.28 -4.4 -.08 -3.6 -.16 -3.4 -.08 -3.2 -.94 -3.1 -.06 -2.8 -.11 -2.7

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 26784 4.75 +.03 NovaGld g 25989 7.28 -.15 KodiakO g 23641 2.69 +.23 GranTrra g 19847 6.59 +.29 VantageDrl 17032 1.40 +.03 AmO&G 15979 7.28 +.43 Taseko 13583 4.51 +.12 NwGold g 12436 6.30 -.10 LibertyAcq 12038 10.07 +.02 NthgtM g 11583 2.97 -.04 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

335 158 34 527 26 3 73,038,347

DAILY DOW JONES

NASDAQ 2,176.84 +62.81

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Salary.com 4.08 APhyG 32.46 Novavax 2.34 G-III 28.01 PGT Inc 2.29 JosABnk s 41.12 Local.com 3.84 NN Inc 8.35 CarolTrBk 5.94 ConcurCptr 5.82

Chg +1.22 +6.16 +.33 +3.87 +.29 +4.69 +.44 +.95 +.66 +.63

%Chg +42.7 +23.4 +16.4 +16.0 +14.5 +12.9 +12.9 +12.8 +12.5 +12.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last ZionO&G wt 2.53 EssexRnt n 4.49 ChrmSh 2.96 EastVaBk 3.01 BrdwyFn 2.33 AmbasInt rs 2.35 SmtStB CA 6.40 CarverBcp 4.23 BkVA 2.50 PostRock n 2.99

Chg -.45 -.71 -.41 -.42 -.32 -.30 -.80 -.50 -.25 -.29

%Chg -15.1 -13.7 -12.2 -12.2 -11.9 -11.3 -11.1 -10.6 -9.1 -8.8

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg PwShs QQQ788873 44.76 +1.30 Cisco 783221 20.26 +.28 Intel 711288 18.14 +.48 Microsoft 617615 23.90 +.44 Comcast 415069 17.94 +.85 MicronT 311644 6.73 +.27 ApldMatl 301496 10.71 +.34 Oracle 281383 22.62 +.78 Qualcom 270253 39.60 +1.30 Apple Inc 241998 250.33 +7.23 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

2,194 472 88 2,754 45 44 2,108,029,519

LOOKING FOR DIRECTION IN THIS 10,440 LET’S TALK. VOLATILE MARKET? Dow Jones industrials 10 DAYS Close: 10,269.47 Change: 254.75 (2.5%)

10,160

9,880

11,600 11,200 10,800

52-Week High Low

11,258.01 4,812.87 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95

9,252.93 3,546.48 346.95 6,355.83 1,656.23 1,958.04 991.97 633.40 10,212.82 552.27

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Last

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According to preliminary calculations, the Dow gained 254.75 points, or 2.5, percent to close at 10,269.47. Broader indexes also had large gains. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 30.96, or 3 percent, to 1,080.29, and the Nasdaq gained 62.81, or 3 percent, to 2,176.84. About six stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.2 billion shares. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 2.58 percent from 2.47 percent late Tuesday.

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-1.52 +4.48 -.16 -3.81 +5.34 -4.07 -3.12 +2.65 -1.87 -.06

12-mo %Chg

+10.65 +18.76 +8.20 +6.74 +14.11 +10.66 +8.60 +17.16 +10.60 +12.44

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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.

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

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11.50 26.88 26.19 47.40 32.24 57.86 15.57 99.82 99.19 24.62 91.51 37.02 31.21 24.22 11.50 2.05 24.82 31.84 26.89 16.36 28.82 99.84 11.50 12.40 14.01 99.20 26.46 68.84 20.68 29.29 33.35 10.44 2.88 16.31 14.27

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

Stocks begin month with strong gains

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global economy in recent weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 255 points on the first day of September. With investors pouring into stocks, Treasury prices fell and interest rates rose. The new reports snapped a string of disappointing economic data that sent stocks slumping in August. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the benchmark most widely used by professional investors, lost 4.7 percent in the month, its worst August performance since 2001. The Institute for Supply Management said manufacturing activity in the U.S. rose in August, in contrast to regional reports from recent weeks that pointed to a slowdown in growth. Economists had expected a decline. Some analysts have said in recent weeks that the slowdown in economic growth could eventually push the country back into recession. Industrial stocks got a big lift from the strong manufacturing report including General Electric Co. and Eaton Corp. Daniel Penrod, senior industry analyst at the California Credit Union League, said manufacturing reports have become increasingly important because they are a leading indicator for whether companies might start adding new jobs. Investors will be closely watching the Labor Department’s monthly employment report on Friday. The pace of growth in China’s manufacturing sector also picked up in August, while economists expected a pullback. Overseas markets rose after Australia said its economy grew in the second quarter at the fastest pace in three years.

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YTD %Chg %Chg

MUTUAL FUNDS

10,000 9,600

10,269.47 4,283.41 397.36 6,910.98 1,922.41 2,176.84 1,080.29 745.96 11,332.15 624.99

Net Chg

Patti Burkel, left, and Tasha Livingston install wiring in a car door at General Motors’ Lordstown Assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio in this file photo. An industry trade group said Wednesday manufacturing companies grew faster in August as the industrial sector continues to lead the recovery. Associated Press

Manufacturing lifts economy WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturing is growing in the United States and abroad, easing fears that the economy might be on the verge of a second recession. The U.S. sector expanded for a 13th straight month in August, coinciding with gains in Chinese manufacturing and auto sales. The news gave Wall Street a boost, with investors overlooking dismal reports on U.S. auto sales and construction spending. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 253 points up. China’s robust growth raises hopes that it will step up its consumption of U.S. exports and help sustain the U.S. economic recovery. “Companies that have established distribution capabilities in big markets such as China, India and Brazil are doing well,” said Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist at IHS Global Insight. “These markets are pretty much the main game in town until the American household gets out of the intensive care unit.” In the U.S., manufacturing has helped lead the economy out of the worst recession since the 1930s and factories kept churning out goods last month.

The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its manufacturing index rose to 56.3 in August from 55.5 in July. A reading above 50 indicates growth. The trade group’s index has surged since late 2009 and hit a six-year high in April. U.S. factories have seen rising demand for exports and from businesses that are investing in capital equipment and supplies. That has given the economy a lift at a time of uncertainty for the recovery. Jobs are scarce, the unemployment rate is near double digits, home sales are at the lowest level in 15 years, and the American consumer is not spending enough to give businesses confidence to hire. Construction activity dropped 1 percent in July, the third straight monthly decline, the Commerce Department said. Government revisions showed much weaker activity than previously reported for May and June. The auto industry was bracing for its worst August in 27 years. General Motors Co.’s sales fell 7 percent last month from July. Ford saw sales slip 5 percent from July. Subaru also suffered. August is typically a strong

month. Total industry sales could fall below 1 million new vehicles once automakers finish reporting sales on Wednesday. The government is expected to report Friday that the economy added a net total of only 41,000 private-sector jobs, which would mark the fourth straight disappointing month. Job gains at industrial companies have made up about 30 percent of net hiring by businesses and other private organizations in 2010. Manufacturing makes up roughly 10 percent of private-sector jobs. Employers at factories are eager to add jobs. The August survey showed managers’ desire to hire increased to 60.4 — the strongest level since December 1983. Lori Jenks, president of a small San Diego company that makes parts for gas turbines, said she is desperate to add a salesperson. She wants to hire someone to help find new business after lowering her sales expectations for the year. Even with fewer sales this year, she has doubled her sales from the same point in 2009. Wednesday’s report suggests that moderate growth in manufacturing will continue.

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Son’s ‘no secrets’ bugs mother Dear Abby: My son “Clay” has been married seven years. There are times I like to discuss things of a personal nature with him having to do with our family, and I have asked him not to mention our talks with his wife. These discussions have nothing to do with her. The problem is whatever he tells her, she repeats to her whole family. I do not want our personal problems and other matters to be known by everyone. My other son has no trouble keeping our talks just between us, but Clay says he and his wife have “no secrets” from each other. Abby, is it OK to ask a married son or daughter not to divulge things to a spouse that have nothing to do with her or him? — Confidentially Dear Confidentially: It’s OK to ask; it’s also OK to say no. When Clay married his wife, she became part of your family. Now that you know your son keeps no secrets from his wife, and that she leaks like a sieve, the better part of wisdom would be to stop confiding in him. Don’t you think? Dear Abby: As a therapist and regular reader, I was surprised and dismayed by your advice to “Hubby in Purr-gatory” (June 30). Apparently, “Hubby” has grown annoyed with his wife’s preoccupation with her two cats.

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

Whatever blocks to closeness have been created for this couple are not likely to be removed by his demanding affection and threatening infidelity — even in jest. (Re: your comment, “He may adopt a ‘kitten’ of his own.”) People turn to excessive engagement with animals because animals provide warmth in easy, reliable ways. Spouses would often do well to watch what animals give and offer the same things — especially uncritical pleasure in each other’s company. At the least, you could have suggested “Hubby” open a dialogue with his wife about why she chooses the cats’ company and what he can do to be equally appealing. — Julie Dear Julie: I’m sorry you were dismayed. If you read “Hubby’s” letter again you will see that he tried “opening a dialogue” with his wife and got nowhere. What I was trying to convey was that when a spouse feels ignored it is not uncommon for him or her to seek validation elsewhere.

Making excuses for obesity Dear Dr. Gott: My 38-year-old granddaughter is convinced that because she has polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), she cannot lose weight. She is grossly overweight, and I am concerned about her future. Can she be helped? Thank you for your consideration of this serious problem. Dear Reader: PCOS is a hormonal disorder that commonly begins when a female begins menstruation; however, it can develop later in life. Obesity presents in nearly half of all patients with PCOS and is often the initial complaint. Abnormalities in the menstrual cycle, infertility, pre or type II diabetes and the presence of polycystic ovaries diagnosed through ultrasound are but a few of the other symptoms. It should be noted, however, that having polycystic ovaries is not a firm indication of PCOS. There is no specific testing for diagnosis. Rather, it is one of exclusion, meaning that a physician

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will rule out a number of related possibilities prior to deciding on PCOS. When was she diagnosed? Could the PCOS be a result of her obesity? Is that issue under control? I cannot tie in high-cholesterol levels with her excess weight; however, thyroid disorders are often linked with obesity, elevated cholesterol and menstruation abnormalities. There is help and hope that focuses primarily on her major symptoms. She should exercise and become involved with a regular weightcontrol program. Diet modification appears essential. She should continue to see her primary-care physician and endocrinologist regularly.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 2; You could find yourself entering into a partnership in the year ahead. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Everything is going your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Now is the time to take another shot. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — By all means, do not simply coast. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t be so quick to ignore a friend’s unconventional idea. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll find that you’re resourceful, and you could come up with an ingenious idea. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Some kind of spontaneous activity will occupy your time and be fun and productive. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You’ll achieve exactly what you want by following your game plan. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Check out everyone you know who might have the missing pieces. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — It will still be up to you to recognize your opportunities. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Do a little reorganizing. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Take advantage of this brief cycle, and focus on everything it has to offer, because these good periods are meant to make progress. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll have a far better chance to realize your goals if you aren’t hesitant to include some new ideas.

10A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 2, 2010

Nation/world World Today Bombs kill 25 at Shiite march

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said. The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shiites they consider infidels. Allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban, the bombers are also seeking to destabilize Pakistan’s U.S.backed government. The blasts were the first major attacks since Pakistan was hit by devastating floods more than a month ago. Lahore, the country’s political capital and home to much of its military elite, has been regularly targeted by militants over the past two years. The bombs exploded at three separate sites Wednesday evening as 35,000 Shiites marched through the streets of Lahore in their traditional mourning procession for the caliph Ali, one of Shiite Islam’s most respected holy men.

Rape probe reopened

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A senior Swedish prosecutor is reopening a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other. The Australian has denied the allegations and suggested they are part of a smear campaign by opponents of WikiLeaks — an online whistleblower that has angered Washington by publishing thousands of leaked documents about U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. The case was dismissed last week by Eva Finne, chief prosecutor in Stockholm, who overruled a lower-ranked prosecutor and said there was no reason to suspect that Assange had raped a Swedish woman who had reported him to police. The woman’s lawyer appealed the decision and on Wednesday Director of Public Prosecution Marianne Ny decided to reopen the case.

Gunmen fire on aid workers

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American medical agency says gunmen in eastern Congo fired on a private plane carrying international aid workers who have escaped into the forest and are in hiding. The Los Angeles-based International Medical Corps says U.N. peacekeepers are en route to save the three Americans and one Georgian who were on the aircraft and two Congolese staff who were at the landing strip outside Walikale mining town when the shooting erupted. The agency’s regional director Miel Hendrickson says Wednesday’s attack comes a few weeks after a pilot was kidnapped at Walikale airport.

President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walk out of the Oval Office of the White House together following their bilateral meeting in Washington Wednesday. Associated Press

Hamas rejects talks with Israel GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip rejected compromise with Israel in a fiery speech Wednesday, a day after gunmen killed four Israelis in a strong reminder that the Islamic militant group cannot be ignored in any Mideast deal. President Barack Obama denounced the West Bank ambush as he launched a twoday summit marking the first Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in nearly two years. “The message should go out to Hamas and everyone else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us,” he said after greeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Hamas has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s shootings, a vivid reminder that the Iranianbacked group may be locked out of the peace negotiations but remains a key player in determining their outcome. Late Wednesday, gunmen wounded two Israelis in a driveby shooting in the northern West Bank, the military said. Assailants in a car overtook an Israeli vehicle and opened fire, seriously wounding an Israeli man. The vehicle crashed, injur-

ing a woman. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The method resembled the fatal shooting on Tuesday in the southern part of the territory. In an interview with AP Television News just before the Wednesday shooting, Gaza strongman Mahmoud Zahar indicated that more attacks could be expected. “Our resistance is continuous,” he said. “We have to concentrate on the West Bank in order to achieve (its) liberation.” Earlier, in an address to Hamas members, Zahar said the movement would resist peace efforts and criticized the Palestinian president for joining the negotiations. “Today marks the start of direct negotiations between someone who has no right to represent the Palestinian people and the brutal occupier, to provide a cover for Judaizing Jerusalem and stealing the land,” Zahar said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been locked in a fierce rivalry with Hamas since the group seized Gaza from his forces in a violent takeover in 2007, leaving him only in control of the West Bank.

In a swift response to the shooting, Abbas’ forces rounded up 250 low and midlevel Hamas supporters throughout the West Bank in what the group said was the largest sweep in recent memory. Hamas officials called the roundup arbitrary and an act of treason. Abbas and Netanyahu are in Washington for a series of talks aimed at creating an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel within a year. Negotiations are to focus on core issues of the conflict, including the status of east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as capital of their future state but Israel also claims. Chances for a deal appear slim, both because Abbas and Netanyahu are far apart on key issues, and because Hamas is increasingly entrenched in Gaza. In the past year, some Hamas leaders have hinted that the group would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem. The group also had a previous understanding with Abbas that he could negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians, provided he presents any deal to a referendum.

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Owls GM James Wolfe resigns organization this week. Cole, 26, will overFOREST CITY — James Wolfe, see the day-to-day who played a role in not only bringing operations of both baseball back to Forest City, but also teams and will in making it a success, has resigned name a replacement as general manager of the Forest City general manager Owls. for Wolfe. Cole will own less than five Wolfe turned in his resignation to percent of the comOwls’ owner Ken Silver, last Tuesday. James Wolfe pany, according to Silver and his wife, Bette are the published reports in majority owners of Silver Baseball, the Gaston Gazette. which owns and operates the Forest In those same reports, Cole said he City Owls and Gastonia Grizzlies. Silver Baseball named Grizzlies GM wouldn’t hire a new general manager for Gastonia, but would be looking at Jesse Cole managing partner of the By SCOTT BOWERS

Daily Courier Sports Editor

Cavaliers run strong in Lawndale LAWNDALE — The East Rutherford cross country team claimed second place Tuesday as they traveled to Burns High School. East’s Cody Danner crossed the finish line with a time of 22:09, while teammates Hayden Trull (22:11), Mason Jolley (22:15), Magdiel Flores (23:36), Tripp Hamrick (23:30), and Collin Henson (23:45) all finished within the top 15 overall at the Burns Invitational, which helped the Cavs finish second overall beating out R.S. Central and Burns. The Lady Cavs’ Rebekah Hunt finished 8th overall and Susan Dodson finished 12th overall.

adding two to three new employees with each club. “He (Wolfe) did a tremendous job in building baseball in Forest City,” said Cole. “Forest City is one of the best baseball towns I’ve ever seen. I feel like we are in the perfect scenario with the ball club in Forest City and the club in Gastonia. “We are so close that fans from Gastonia travel to Forest City to see games and fans from Forest City come down to Gastonia to see games. I think that gives us an opportunity to do some unique things.”

Please see Owls, Page 3B

Stony Brook in the Big South? Partnership extended CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Big South and Stony Brook have announced a four-year extension that will keep the Seawolves as a football-only member of the conference through 2015. While the Long Island school in a Southern league is hardly a natural fit, both sides need each other. Stony Brook joined the Big South in 2008 after rejecting the Northeast Conference’s new scholarship restrictions. The Big South needed to expand to have enough teams to get an automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Big South champion is guaranteed a postseason berth for the first time this year. Stony Brook shared the 2009 Big South title with Liberty after upsetting the Flames in the season finale. Stony Brook competes in the America East in other sports.

Local Sports

VOLLEYBALL 5 p.m. Patton at R-S Central 5 p.m. Burns at East Rutherford 5 p.m. Chase at Shelby 5 p.m. TJCA at Mitchell

WOMEN’S TENNIS 4 p.m. Patton at R-S Central 4 p.m. Burns at East Rutherford

JV FOOTBALL 7 p.m. Chase at Bessemer City 7 p.m. McDowell at East Rutherford 7 p.m. R-S Central at Polk 7 p.m. TJCA at Cherokee

On TV 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Basketball FIBA World Championship: Tunisia vs. United States. 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Second Round. From the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Second Round. 7:30 p.m. (WSPA) NFL Preseason Football Carolina Panthers at Pittsburgh Steelers. 7:30 p.m. (WMYA) High School Football Dixie at Palmetto. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Southern Mississippi at South Carolina. 8 p.m. (FSCR) College Football Northern Illinois at Iowa State. 8 p.m. (TS) College Football West Texas A&M at Grand Valley State. 11 p.m. (ESPN) College Football USC at Hawaii.

Chase’s Ryan Price (14) moves the ball forward during the soccer game against East Burke Wednesday. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Chase, East fall on pitch By KEVIN CARVER and JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporters

CHASE — After a 5-1 win over Kings Mountain on Tuesday, the Chase Trojans looked to build momentum against East Burke Wednesday at home. But the Cavaliers netted two goals in the final two minutes to down the Trojans, 2-1. Chase had an early scoring opportunity in the eighth minute as Rene Escalera stole the ball at midfield and raced toward the goal. His pass in the box, however, was cleared by an East Burke defender. Two minutes later, off a set piece, Clint McIntyre’s header clanged off the top post to keep the Trojans off the Please see Prep Report, Page 2B

Chase’s Clint McIntyre (12) battles for possession during the soccer game against East Burke Wednesday.

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Big game for QBs Cantwell, Pike By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — Carolina’s starters will barely break a sweat Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Some may not play at all to avoid injury. But while the final week of the NFL preseason has been called everything from a sham to a snoozer as fans pay full price to watch the stars stand on the sidelines wearing baseball caps, it could define several players’ careers. It could end some, too. “It’s a big game,” Panthers rookie quarterback Tony Pike said. “For me, it’s like going into a Super Bowl or something.” Long after starter Matt Moore plays part of the first quarter against the Steelers and backup Jimmy Clausen perhaps makes a brief appearance, Pike and Hunter Cantwell will take the reigns of Carolina’s struggling offense. The guy who plays better could end up with the No. 3 job. The other could be unemployed on Saturday when the Panthers trim 22 players from the roster. “You don’t really know what the Associated Press coaches are thinking and the decisions they’ve already made,” said the undraft- Carolina Panthers quarterbacks, from right, Matt Moore, Tony Pike, Jimmy Clausen, and Hunter Cantwell, practice handoffs during the NFL football team’s ed Cantwell, who spent most of last Please see Panthers, Page 8B

training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., in this Aug. 10, 2010, file photo. Cantwell and Pike are both competing to become the Panthers’ No. 3 QB.

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 77 55 .583 74 58 .561 66 65 .504 65 67 .492 57 76 .429 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 77 55 .583 St. Louis 69 62 .527 Milwaukee 62 70 .470 Houston 62 71 .466 Chicago 57 77 .425 Pittsburgh 44 89 .331 West Division W L Pct San Diego 76 55 .580 San Francisco 73 60 .549 Colorado 69 62 .527 Los Angeles 68 65 .511 Arizona 54 79 .406

Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington

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Chase’s Victor Fabian (5) pushes the ball forward during the soccer game against East Burke Wednesday.

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board. Chase kept the pressure on, firing shot-aftershot at the opposing keeper. The constant barrage finally paid off in the 12th minute as Escalara fired a missile from 35-yards out that settled in the back of the net as the Trojans drew first blood with a 1-0 lead. Chase kept the ball on the East Burke half of the field for much of the rest of the half and had an excellent scoring chance in the frames final seconds. McIntyre brought in a beautiful pass just outside the box and was one-on-one with the Cavaliers’ goalie, but his shot was just wide and Chase settled for the 1-0 half time lead. The Trojans open the 2nd half in much the same way they began the first, as Escalera maneuvered down the far side in the 45th minute, but the shot sailed just wide. From that point the game took on a frantic pace as East Burke began to push their defenders in an attempt to tie the score. Chase keeper Tyler Heath made several spectacular saves during that span. The Trojans had opportunities for counterattacks, but Chase could not take advantage and it would come back to haunt the Trojans. The Cavs first goal came off a penalty kick, while the second came with just seconds remaining in stoppage time. The loss drops Chase to 1-3 on the season.

West Henderson 3, East Rutherford 0

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford performed better in game number three of the soccer season, but was held scoreless, again, in a 3-0 loss to West Henderson Wednesday. The Cavaliers played much more cohesively, especially on defense and despite West Henderson’s domination of possession, East Rutherford kept the margin at one goal for 70-plus minutes. “We played with much more heart and tonight we showed much improvement,” East Rutherford soccer coach Neil Van Dyke said. “We are not where we need to be, but defensively we played well and I was impressed with Justin McDaniel’s leadership tonight in goal.” East’s keeper McDaniel had another 21 saves (53 on the season) Wednesday and made some key plays during those saves to keep the score as close as it was. Despite West Henderson’s 18-4 advantage on shots, it took nearly the entire first half to score. Mostly due to McDaniel, but Miguel Vasquez and Juan Escelera proved big defensively in the first half with needed clears in or around the box. The Falcons broke through for two late goals that pushed the score to its final outcome. In the 73rd minute, West’s Tyler Pederson struck a line drive that smacked off McDaniel and into goal for a 2-0 Falcons advantage. Pederson added a free kick goal to wrap up a 3-0 decision.

GB — 3 10 1/2 12 20 1/2 GB — 7 1/2 15 15 1/2 21 33 1/2 GB — 4 7 9 23

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 4 Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 2 Florida 1, Washington 0, 10 innings Pittsburgh 14, Chicago Cubs 7 Houston 3, St. Louis 0 Arizona 7, San Diego 4 Philadelphia 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 San Francisco 5, Colorado 2 Wednesday’s Games Houston 5, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 5, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 5, San Diego 2 Milwaukee at Cincinnati, late Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 1 Washington at Florida, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 10-9) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 15-5), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 6-6) at Colorado (J.Chacin 7-9), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct 82 50 .621 81 51 .614 74 58 .561 69 63 .523 49 83 .371 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 76 56 .576 Chicago 73 60 .549 Detroit 65 67 .492 Kansas City 56 76 .424 Cleveland 53 80 .398 West Division W L Pct Texas 74 58 .561 Oakland 65 66 .496 Los Angeles 64 69 .481 Seattle 52 80 .394 New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — 1 8 13 33 GB — 3 1/2 11 20 23 1/2 GB — 8 1/2 10 1/2 22

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 5, Boston 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 9, Oakland 3 Toronto 13, Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Kansas City 10, Texas 9 Seattle 3, L.A. Angels 1 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 4 Boston at Baltimore, late Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, late Toronto at Tampa Bay, late Detroit at Minnesota, late Texas at Kansas City, late L.A. Angels at Seattle, late Thursday’s Games Oakland (Braden 9-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 18-5), 1:05 p.m. Boston (Matsuzaka 8-4) at Baltimore (Bergesen 6-9), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 14-8) at Minnesota (S.Baker

12-9), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 2-3) at Seattle (Fister 4-10), 10:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF PA 1 0 .667 86 83 1 0 .667 43 49 1 0 .667 90 70 2 0 .333 36 50 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 1 2 0 .333 59 64 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 72 68 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 49 45 Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000 62 130 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 64 25 Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 64 58 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 82 84 Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 71 78 West W L T Pct PF PA Oakland 2 1 0 .667 73 54 Denver 1 2 0 .333 78 75 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 60 62 Kansas City 0 3 0 .000 42 60 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 57 66 Washington 2 1 0 .667 61 51 Dallas 2 2 0 .500 48 61 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 58 64 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 46 44 New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 98 68 Carolina 1 2 0 .333 30 33 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 40 44 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 110 75 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 62 35 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 67 70 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 36 71 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 80 51 Arizona 2 1 0 .667 43 49 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 62 80 Seattle 1 2 0 .333 57 69 W Buffalo 2 Miami 2 New England 2 N.Y. Jets 1

Thursday’s Games St. Louis 36, New England 35 Green Bay 59, Indianapolis 24 Friday’s Games Atlanta 16, Miami 6 Washington 16, N.Y. Jets 11 New Orleans 36, San Diego 21 Philadelphia 20, Kansas City 17 Saturday’s Games Detroit 35, Cleveland 27 Buffalo 35, Cincinnati 20 Baltimore 24, N.Y. Giants 10 Jacksonville 19, Tampa Bay 13 Houston 23, Dallas 7 Carolina 15, Tennessee 7 Minnesota 24, Seattle 13 Arizona 14, Chicago 9 San Francisco 28, Oakland 24 Sunday’s Games Denver 34, Pittsburgh 17 Thursday, Sept. 2 Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. New England at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Recalled OF Nolan Reimold, INF Brandon Snyder and INF Robert Andino from Norfolk (IL). Designated OF Lou Montanez for assignment. BOSTON RED SOX_Reinstated INF-OF Eric Patterson and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Dustin Richardson from Pawtucket (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Recalled C Tyler Flowers and OF Alejandro De Aza from Charlotte (IL) and RHP Gregory Infante from Birmingham (SL). CLEVELAND INDIANS_Recalled RHP Carlos Carrasco, RHP Jensen Lewis and INF-OF Jordan Brown from Columbus (IL). DETROIT TIGERS_Called up C Max St. Pierre and RHP Robbie Weinhardt from Toledo (IL). Sent RHP Enrique Gonzalez outright to Toledo. KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Reinstated RHP Gil Meche and INF Josh Fields from the 60-day DL. Recalled C Lucas May from Omaha (PCL). Transferred RHP Luke Hochevar and OF David DeJesus to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS_Reinstated RHP Jason Bulger and RHP Brian Stokes from the 15-day DL. Acquired RHP Loek Van Mil to complete an earlier trade with Minnesota. TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Recalled C J.P Arencibia from Las Vegas (PCL). Reinstated LHP David Purcey from the 15-day DL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Recalled 1B Brandon Allen, INF Tony Abreu and RHP Carlos Rosa from Reno (PCL). Reinstated RHP Leo Rosales from the 60-day DL. American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS_Exercised the 2011 contract options on RHP Mitch Arnold, RHP Greg Krause, RHP Jose Obispo, RHP Carlos Peralta, RHP Ryne Tacker, RHP Geivy Garcia, RHP Chris Martin, RHP Ben Paxton, RHP Marcus Salmon, C Cody Merrell, INF Ernie Banks, INF Daniel Berg, INF Steve Carillo, INF David Espinosa, INF Antoin Gray, INF Michael Hollimon, OF Greg Porter and OF Thomas Incaviglia. Eastern League READING PHILLIES_Announced C John Suomi was promoted to Lehigh Valley (IL). Midwest League QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS_Announced OF Ross Smith was transferred to the team from Batavia (NYP). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS_Signed G Delonte West. FOOTBALL Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS_Added WR Greg Carr to the practice roster.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS_Acquired F Ian McKenzie from Nashville for D Grant Lewis. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS_Named D Steve Poapst assistant coach for Rockford (AHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS_Announced Greg Jamison is relinquishing his duties as president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. American Hockey League AHL_Promoted Lauren Peterson to director of hockey administration/AHL central registry, and Melissa Caruso to executive assistant to the president. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS_Announced the retirement of D Mike Petke at the conclusion of the season. COLLEGE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION_ Promoted Scott Meyer to assistant commissioner for football, Niki DeSantis to assistant commissioner for creative services-communications, and Kelly Bowmaster to assistant commissioner for creative services-video. CONNECTICUT_ Announced sophomore basketball F Ater Majok has withdrawn from school. KING, TENN._Named Ramin Mazaheri women’s assistant basketball coach. LA SALLE_Named Brendan Armstrong athletic services manager. NORTH CAROLINA_Suspended senior DT Marvin Austin indefinitely for violating team rules. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN_Named Patrick Sullivan women’s tennis coach.

Optimism running high in ACC CHAPEL HILL (AP) — Things are finally looking up for the Atlantic Coast Conference with a league-record five football teams ranked 20th or higher in the preseason poll and some traditional powers poised for breakout years. Or maybe it’s merely another chance for the beaten-down conference to disappoint. The ACC is at a crossroads. The league is in great position to generate some positive buzz about its football prowess. However, to start changing the perception that it is nowhere near as tough as the Southeastern Conference, Big 12, Pac-10 or Big Ten, the ACC needs to get off to a fast start. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer says the ACC is legit. “I think the league is for real. I think the coaching, the play, it’s for real,” said Beamer, who’s Hokies are No. 10 in the preseason poll. “If we play enough games, I think we’ll win our share. ... You don’t base a league

particularly on one ball game or a couple of ball games. I think you base a league over a period of time, but I don’t think there’s any question the ACC’s for real. “It’s a very competitive, very good football league.” Beamer is right, there seems to be no shortage of ACC teams capable of competing on the national stage — at least on paper. “We’re all starting to get a lot of big games starting off early, in the beginning of the year,” North Carolina linebacker Bruce Carter said. “I think our conference is rising, and guys are starting to rise to the occasion. “It gives us a chance to say we can compete with anybody in the country, rather than just playing ACC contenders throughout the season.” Maybe, but one bad weekend will generate more of that “same old ACC” chatter. To avoid that, ACC teams need to win more than a few of those early interconference matchups, beginning with the

Top 25 matchups between No. 18 North Carolina and No. 21 LSU on Saturday in Atlanta and Monday when Virginia Tech meets No. 3 Boise State. It won’t be easy. It hardly ever is for ACC teams. The Tar Heels have been dealing with the distraction of an NCAA investigation: A dualpronged investigation into possible improprieties concerning agent-player benefits and potential academic misconduct. Then, key defensive tackle Marvin Austin was suspended indefinitely for violating undisclosed team rules. In the coming weeks, nearly every ACC team plays a marquee matchup against a bigname nonconference opponent, from Miami vs. Ohio State to Duke vs. Alabama. But if North Carolina and Virginia Tech can’t set a strong tone early, the big games that follow might wind up being viewed as less attractive merely by association.

Offense to lead Hokies into opener vs. Boise State BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The presence of quarterback Tyrod Taylor and numerous skill players has made Virginia Tech’s offense the unit to watch for the 10th-ranked Hokies this season.

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Defensive coordinator Bud Foster says it’s good to see, especially heading into their season opener against third-ranked Boise State on Monday night in Landover, Md. The Hokies’ 15-year stay in the college football elite has been accomplished largely on the strength of Foster’s usually stingy defense and a lot of dazzling special teams play. But while the defense has seven new starters, Taylor has a group of accomplished wide receivers to throw to and a pair of tailbacks who set freshman rushing marks in the ACC.

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sports Owls Sharks Return To Water Continued from Page 1B

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The Sharks Aquatic Club had 13 swimmers, ages 14 and under, compete in the 2010 NC Age Group State Swim Championships in Charlotte on July 15-18. The team placed 15th out of the 26 teams participating in the meet. The Sharks are: Davis Kennedy (front, l to r), Kaitlyn Moss; Parker Campbell (middle, l to r), David Roby, Austin Toney, Ben Waldrep, Garrett Simpson; Lindsey Martelle (back, l to r), Annie Shirk, Abbey Bragg, and Alexandra Martelle.

Cole began work with the Silvers in 2007, as an assistant general manager with the Spartanburg Stingers. Wolfe was then the general manager of the Stingers. When the Stingers moved to Forest City, Cole was promoted to general manager of the Gastonia Grizzlies. This past season, the Grizzlies’ attendance improved from roughly 300 per game to just over 1,500 per game. Under Wolfe, Forest City lead the CPL in attendance in 2008 and finished second in attendance in 2009. The Owls finished third in average attendance in 2010. Cole hopes to reverse that trend with new promotions and marketing ideas. “We have a lot of fun and I feel like we can come up with some new promotions and games that will be fun for fans — a lot of that is in the beginning phases of course,” said Cole. Wolfe has set his sights on the future. “I have enjoyed my time here,” said Wolfe. “But, I feel like it is time for me to pursue other interests.”

The resignation of Wolfe may also cloud the return of Head Coach Matt Hayes. “I’m still a part of this organization as of today,” said Hayes. “We will be meeting this week and we’ll see where I fit in the new direction of the Forest City Owls.” Hayes has won back-to-back Coastal Plain League titles at the helm of the Owls, while racking up 122 wins in three years. In addition, the team of Wolfe and Hayes won the 2009 national title after finishing first in the Perfect Game/ Crosschecker poll, which ranks all wooden college baseball teams in the Vania King returns nation. The Owls finished 51-9 in the ball to Daniela 2009. Hantuchova at the U.S. Cole stated that Hayes would be Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday. back to guide the 2011 Forest City Owls. “He signed a two-year deal, last Associated Press year,” said Cole. “He is locked-andloaded. Hayes is a winner and his recruiting has been incredible. He has several young players like Kevin Mahoney and Kevin Mailloux that fans still follow even though they are across her legs and yelled to the side- playing minor league ball now.” line to bring water. After a few minCole also declared his intent to utes on the ground, being sheltered keep the Owls at the top of the CPL. by an umbrella and with an ice pack “Goal number one is a championon her neck, Azarenka was helped ship,” said Cole. “Winning will be the into the wheelchair and moved off main focus.” the court. A trainer placed his hand on her neck to check her pulse. “I was scared,” said Dulko, who advanced to the third round. “She went to the floor. I was worried for PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan her. I went to see her, brought some ice, did whatever I could do to help.” Newman is about out of time to make the Chase field. Dulko said the conditions were, Newman is 15th in the standings, indeed, brutal. For the second 118 points behind Clint Bowyer for straight day, tournament officials the final spot with two races left put in place their extreme-weather policy, meaning women could ask for to qualify for the 12-driver, 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championa 10-minute break if they split sets. In other action Wednesday, former ship. Jamie McMurray is 13th — 100 points behind Bowyer — and Mark world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic defeated Martin is 14th — 101 points back — 21st-seeded Zheng Jie, 6-3, 6-0 in a heading into the race Sunday night match that took 56 minutes. at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Later, No. 3 Venus Williams The field well be set after the Sept. defeated Rebecca Marino 7-6 (3), 11 race at Richmond. 6-3. “It’s a legit shot,” Newman said, Other winners included No. “But it’s not the shot we would have 20 Sam Querrey, who defeated preferred.” American Bradley Klahn in four Newman won in April at Phoenix sets. Klahn, who was limping around during the end of the fourth set, said International Raceway to snap a 77-race Cup winless streak, but has the heat didn’t bother him at first. had only five other top-five fin“I don’t know if I was just caught up in the moment or just kind of not ish since, putting the Stewart-Haas Racing driver in the precarious posithinking about it, then all of a sudtion. den the cramps just kind of hit me,” He finished sixth in the last race Klahn said. at Bristol Motor Speedway and will Other winners included No. 14. likely need at least that type of finNicolas Almagro and No. 4 Andy ish — along with some misfortune Murray, who defeated Lukas Lacko from the drivers ahead of him — to of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Seventhget to 12th. He won’t use previseeded Tomas Berdych lost. Ryan ous success as a guide the next two Harrison, an 18-year-old American weeks. Newman has one career win qualifier, defeated No. 15 Ivan and six top fives in 34 career races at Ljubicic.

Azarenka collapses at US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Azarenka collapsed and had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair Wednesday, an accident that resulted from a concussion she endured after falling and hitting her head while warming up for her U.S. Open match. The 10th-seeded Belarusian was trailing Gisela Dulko 5-1, 31 minutes into her match on another steamy day at Flushing Meadows, when she stopped running and crumpled to the ground. She was taken to the hospital for tests, diagnosed with a mild concussion. A scary scene on a day in which the temperature had already reached 90 degrees when the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. However, the 21-yearold released a statement saying it was a head injury, not the heat, that set her up for the fall. “I was warming up in the gym prior to my match against Gisela Dulko when I fell while running a sprint,” she said. “I fell forward and hit my arm and head. I was checked by the medical team before I went on court and they were courtside for monitoring. I felt worse as the match went on, having a headache and feeling dizzy. I also started having trouble seeing and felt weak before I fell.” Wearing an all-black tennis dress, Azarenka had been moving slowly throughout the match. Before she served the second point in the seventh game, she hesitated and winced in pain. After the point, she kneeled down. A point later, while trying to run on the baseline, she stopped and crumpled to the ground. Medical personnel rushed out, draped a towel

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Forest City Owls Head Coach Matt Hayes is under contract with the team through the 2011 season. Silver Baseball Managing Partner Jesse Cole indicated no changes were planned in the Owls coaching staff.

Hayes offered a different response to his goals with the Owls. “I will say that without a general manager in Forest City ... it hasn’t been my first goal to win the Petitt Cup year-after-year,” Hayes said. “My goal is to be competitive, to be good citizens, to represent Forest City and Rutherford County in a positive manner, and to give college baseball players a chance to compete at a high level. “The reason my ultimate goal isn’t to win the Petitt Cup, is so that I can be part of a first-class organization that puts an emphasis on being quality people in the community.” Forest City Commissioner Steve Holland, who was instrumental in bringing the Owls to Forest City, was saddened to learn the news. “James was one of the first people I met when we first talked about bringing baseball to Forest City,” Holland said. “I am very sad that James is leaving. I think James has done a good job with the Owls. James and Kim are dear friends of mine and my wife, Denise and I truly wish them both the best. “James will be missed in Forest City.”

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Atlanta and Richmond. If the pressure is building inside the No. 39, Newman won’t show it on the outside. “I don’t change the way I race because of it. I don’t change my approach,” Newman said. He sure won’t change his car, although it was tempting to pluck one of the more than 60 racing sports cars Wednesday on his tour at a Philadelphia museum. Newman, a classic car collector, showed great appreciation and knowledge at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. The museum boasts it has the “rarest and most significant racing sports cars ever built.” “You’ve got the sickness, too,” a smiling Newman said to collector, retired neurosurgeon Frederick Simeone. Simeone led Newman on a tour of cars that range from a 1909 American Underslung to a 2002 NASCAR Dyno Mule. A curious Newman took a closer peek at the tire on one of the cars. Yup, that was a Penske Alltel Dodge marking on the rear passenger tire — one Newman identified on his own, likely from the 2000 or 2001 season with Roger Penske Racing.

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3 FAMILY FC: 484 S. Broadway Saturday 7A-until Children, adult clothes, appliances, pressure washer, toys, books, games and much more!

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BIG YARD SALE Caroleen: 164 Spencer St. (behind post office) Saturday 7A-until Knick knacks, clothes, golf accessories, tools and more!

3 FAMILY YARD SALE Rfdtn: Fox Meadow Drive (off Thompson Rd.) Sat. 7A-1P Crystal, toys, small appliances and much more!

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CKL Electrical is hiring experienced residential and commercial crew leader and service tech. Min. of 5 yrs. experience, helpers min. 2 yrs. experience. Send resume to: 334 Ridgeview Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or lanc2353@bellsouth.net Experienced CNC machinist needed. Able to do own set up. Knowledge of G-code programming, CAM system, and manual machining a plus. Contact Nathan at 828-657-1611

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NOTICE OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RECEIPT OF THE 2011 RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHEDULE OF VALUES, STANDARDS AND RULES Notice is hereby given that the 2011 Rutherford County Schedule of Values, Standards and Rules were submitted to the Board of Commissioners on August 30, 2010. These Schedules (real true value and present-use value) are available for public inspection at the Rutherford County Tax Office located at 229 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. There will be a public hearing on this matter on September 23, 2010 at 6:00 PM at the County Annex, located at 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC.

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Wastewater Technician An area industrial manufacturer is seeking an experienced "Wastewater Technician" for hands on technical operation of a 1.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility. The technician will be part of a team performing daily wastewater operations including laboratory testing, minor maintenance and other environmental tasks. The operator must possess a thorough knowledge of biological, physical & chemical wastewater treatment methods and the ability to operate a personal computer. Special requirements: Three years working experience in a wastewater environment, current NC Wastewater Operator Certifications for Grade II Wastewater & Grade I Physical Chemical Treatment also a valid driver's license. Company offers starting pay of $17.54 per hour including a benefit package with medical/dental and life insurance, 401K & defined contribution retirement plan. Interested candidates should submit their resume to: Box C, PO Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 2010 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 12th day of August, 2010. Sharon H. Eakett, Collector of Affidavit PO Box 364 Lake Lure, NC 28746

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 2, 2010 — 5B IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 376 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CRAIG A. MCFARLAND AND CINDY MARIE MCFARLAND DATED JULY 30, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 971 AT PAGE 827 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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 12:00 PM on September 15, 2010 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: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: TRACT ONE: Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same property as that described in deed dated May 2, 1969, recorded in Deed Book 317, Page 112, Rutherford County Registry, and being described hereinafter by metes and bounds according to survey dated March 7, 1997, By Charles D. Owens, Jr., Registered Surveyor, as follows: Lying on the north side of State Road No. 2159 (Doggett Road), Beginning at an existing iron pin (rebar) in concrete curb at end of fence same being in line of Jeanett G. Jones, Deed Book 618, Page 518, and being Jones’ southwest corner, said existing iron pin being also located South 7428-32 West 202.25 feet from an existing iron pin marking the southeast corner of the property of Evangeline Bumgardner and Carol Dean Bumgardner, Deed Book 283, Page 47, and from the beginning proceeding thence with the Jones line North 10-48-46 West 192.80 feet to an existing iron pin (3/4 inch pipe); thence with the Lois L. Robinson line, Deed Book 462, Page 748, South 30-07-25 West, crossing over an existing iron pin (rebar) at the end of fence at 213.92 feet, a total distance of 237.41 feet to a point in the centerline of State Road No. 2159; thence with the centerline of said road four calls and distances as follows: South 79-16-39 East 51.80 feet to a point; South 87-27-15 East 52.85 feet to a point; North 83-47-05 East 25.79 feet to a point and North 80-38-08 East 30.25 feet to a point; thence leaving said road and running North 10-48-46 West 20.60 feet to the point and place of Beginning, according to said survey to which reference is hereby made. And Being more commonly known as: 1461 Doggett Rd, Forest City, NC 28043 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Craig A. McFarland and Cindy Marie McFarland. 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 25, 2010. /s/_______________________________ Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-006209

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 43 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Christopher A. Walker and Amara Walker to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated November 09, 2005, and recorded in Book 871, Page 136, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 08, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 241 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 115, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 241. Together with and subject to all easements restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 241 Greyrock at Lake Lure, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher A. Walker. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001694NC /M Publication Dates: 08/26/2010 09/02/2010

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10SP383 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIE FRANKLIN THOMPSON AND DEBORAH L. JACKSON THOMPSON DATED APRIL 30, 1993 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 427 AT PAGE 306 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE 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 12:00 PM on September 15, 2010 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 Cools Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being known as Lot #5 of the Riverhills II Subdivision of the Charles D. Owens Property as shown on a plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 11, at Page 63, Rutherford County Registry, and being more particularly described by courses and distances as follows: Beginning on an iron pin in the Northern right of way line of Rollins Road, the southwesternmost corner of Lot #5 and the southeasternmost corner of Lot #4 of the above referenced subdivision, from said Beginning point thence North 11 degrees 49 minutes 45 seconds East 149.94 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 78 degrees 18 minutes 45 seconds East 124.95 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 11 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds West 150.06 feet to an existing iron pin in the right of way line of the road; thence with said right of way line North 78 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West 125.36 feet to the place of Beginning, containing .431 acres more or less. The courses and distances above given all according to map and survey by Burnt Chimney Surveying dated April 28, 1993. And Being more commonly known as: 486 Bob Rollins Rd, Forest City, NC 28043 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Willie Franklin Thompson and Deborah Lynn Jackson Thompson. 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 25, 2010. /s/________________________________ Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells Susbtitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-005965

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6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 2, 2010 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 386 Foreclosure of Real Property Under Deed of Trust from ROBERT L. YOUNG, JR. and DALE H. YOUNG in the original amount of $477,750.00, payable to CLOVER COMMUNITY BANK, dated May 21, 2009 and recorded on May 22, 2009 in Book 1044, Page 525, Rutherford County Registry Current Owners(s): Dale H. Young and husband, Robert L. Young, Jr. Peter E. Lane, Trustee NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered August 25, 2010, by the Assistant Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (the “Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE DOOR IN RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 AT 12:00 NOON the real estate and the improvemens thereon, if any, secured by the Deed of Trust, the real estate lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Exhibit “A” Description of Property Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 861, Page 815, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: BEGINNING on a railroad spike located in the center of Freeman Town Road (N.C.S.R. #1337), said railroad spike being South 41 deg 47 min 57 sec East 125.00 feet from a one-inch pipe which is the terminus of the 26th call as shown in the description of the Deed to M. Ralph Terceira and wife, Diane Terceira, recorded in Deed Book 563 at Page 212 of the Rutherford County Registry; and running thence from said railroad spike, as located, and with the lines of Bass and Omni Vision Farms four calls as follows: North 41 deg 47 min 57 sec West 125.00 feet to an iron pin; North 41 deg 47 min 57 sec West 729.44 feet to an iron pin; North 33 deg 59 min 41 sec East 734.35 feet to an axle; and North 38 deg 04 min 28 sec East 1053.30 feet too an axle; thence with the line of George Humphries two calls as follows: North 35 deg 03 min 21 sec West 1160.52 feet to an iron pin; and South 58 deg 11 min 00 sec West, crossing an iron pin in line at 725.39 feet, a total distance of 765.39 feet to a point in the center of Cove Creek; thence with the center of Cove Creek eighteen calls as follows: South 21 deg 38 min 13 sec West 144.44 feet to a point; South 24 deg 14 min 50 sec West 132.87 feet to a point; South 38 deg 09 min 31 sec West 234.89 feet to a point; South 24 deg 43 min 09 sec West 201.46 feet to a point; South 10 deg 30 min 15 sec West 183.18 feet to a point; South 60 deg 11 min 15 sec West 256.69 feet to a point; South 45 deg 37 min 09 sec West 247.63 feet to a point; South 46 deg 27 min 50 sec West 360.52 feet to a point; South 54 deg 37 min 28 sec West 171.30 feet to a point; South 78 deg 11 min 49 sec West 131.69 feet to a point; South 85 deg 42 min 30 sec West 283.59 feet to a point; South 86 deg 5 min 40 sec West 131.07 feet to a point; South 48 deg 53 min 33 sec West 155.49 feet to a point; South 26 deg 16 min 40 sec West 140.58 feet to a point; South 24 deg 56 min 22 sec West 183.87 feet to a point; South 33 deg 47 min 42 sec West 285.66 feet to a point; South 19 deg 49 min 54 sec West 221.18 feet to a point; and South 00 deg 50 min 44 sec East 266.47 feet to a point in the center of the bridge crossing said Cove Creek; thence leaving said creek and bridge and running with the center line of N.C.S.R. #1337 (locally known as Freeman Town Road) forty-four calls as follows: South 68 deg 00 min 50 sec East 487.94 feet to a point; South 67 deg 37 min 20 sec East 58.32 feet to a point; South 66 deg 58 min 48 sec East 47.85 feet to a point; South 66 deg 23 min 12 sec East 50.33 feet to a point; South 65 deg 08 min 35 sec East 53.52 feet to a point; South 62 deg 19 min 19 sec East 49.70 feet to a point; South 56 deg 54 min 51 sec East 50.23 feet to a point; South 53 deg 24 min 53 sec East 51.05 feet to a point; South 56 deg 13 min 58 sec East 51.44 feet to a point; South 61 deg 55 min 20 sec East 55.57 feet to a point; South 68 deg 37 min 22 sec East 50.39 feet to a point; South 72 deg 33 min 44 sec East 58.56 feet to a point; South 75 deg 31 min 41 sec East 48.47 feet to a point; South 80 deg 04 min 24 sec East 51.54 feet to a point; South 89 deg 46 min 43 sec East 48.32 feet to a point; North 79 deg 04 min 56 sec East 48.63 feet to a point; North 70 deg 25 min 32 sec East 49.09 feet to a point; North 63 deg 28 min 49 sec East 54.42 feet to a point; North 60 deg 37 min 32 sec East 67.36 feet to a point; North 63 deg 10 min 14 sec East 50.19 feet to a point; North 71 deg 14 min 10 sec East 48.84 feet to a point; North 83 deg 46 min 14 sec East 52.00 feet to a point; South 84 deg 43 min 06 sec East 51.85 feet to a point; South 78 deg 42 min 54 sec East 67.33 feet to a point; South 75 deg 49 min 50 sec East 235.12 feet to a point; North 50 deg 37 min 32 sec East 79.25 feet to a point; North 54 deg 27 min 50 sec East 50.48 feet to a point; North 47 deg 19 min 31 sec East 48.34 feet to a point; North 46 deg 54 min 37 sec East 69.60 feet to a point; North 50 deg 25 min 52 sec East 75.25 feet to a point; North 60 deg 51 min 49 sec East 74.99 feet to a point; North 69 deg 40 min 24 sec East 74.35 feet to a point; North 75 deg 51 min 08 sec East 74.29 feet to a point; North 79 deg 02 min 47 sec East 99.08 feet to a point, North 78 deg 18 min 40 sec East 70.43 feet to a point; North 75 deg 09 min 40 sec East 73.13 feet to a point; North 71 deg 13 min 14 sec East 73.35 feet to a point; North 70 deg 34 min 07 sec East 73.80 feet to a point; North 72 deg 19 min 18 sec East 74.58 feet to a point; North 74 deg 22 min 15 sec East 58.12 feet to a point; North 79 deg 51 min 16 sec East 78.69 feet to a point; South 88 deg 37 min 54 sec East 72.12 feet to a point; South 76 deg 29 min 45 sec East 70.41 feet to a point and South 64 deg 44 min 25 sec East 47.74 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 135.96 acres, more or less. Reference in aid of the foregoing description is hereby made to a plat entitled “Survey for: Diane Terceira and Ralph Terceira,” Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated July 10, 1993, as prepared by Lavender, Smith and Associates, Inc., Land Surveyors and Mappers, Spartanburg, South Carolina. LESS AND EXCEPT: BEGINNING at a point which point can be found by beginning at a railroad spike in the intersection of Freeman Town Road (SR 1137) and Rainbow Rapids Road (SR 1340) and running thence North 09 deg 21 min 1 sec East 287.82 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and from that point, running South 78 deg 12 min 08 sec West 353.91 feet to a point; thence North 01 deg 47 min 34 sec West 156.97 feet to a point; thence South 86 deg 47 min 55 sec East 349.86 feet to a point; thence South 01 deg 47 min 34 sec East 79.01 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 1.00 acres as shown on that plat entitled “Survey for Dale H. Young & Robert L. Young, Jr.” by Robert C. Watts, RLS, and dated June 2, 1998, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. This tract is a portion of a tract deeded to Dale H. Young and husband, Robert L. Young, Jr. by deed recorded in Deed Book 681, Page 815, Rutherford County Registry. Conveyed with this lot is an easement for access and ingress, regress, and egress, which easement is described as follows: The easement runs along and with the centerline of an existing 12 foot gravel road, the following calls and distances: The beginning point of the easement is determined by beginning at a railroad spike in the intersection of Freeman Town Road (SR 1137) and Rainbow Rapids Road (SR 1340) and running thence South 89 deg 05 min 43 sec West 215.62 feet to a nail in the center of Freeman Town Road; thence North 80 deg 14 min 38 sec West 17.31 feet to a point in the centerline of the easement and being the point and place of Beginning of the easement; running thence South of the centerline, running South 78 deg 13 min 13 sec West 1370.01 feet to a point; thence North 83 deg 36 min 41 sec West 156.86 feet to a point; thence North 16 deg 47 min 48 sec West 51.15 feet to a point; thence North 16 deg 18 min 17 sec East 56.44 feet to a point; thence North 31 deg 33 min 59 sec East 188.41 feet to a point; thence North 32 deg 55 min 23 sec East 72.52 feet to a point; thence North 52 deg 55 min 10 sec East 82.16 feet to a point; thence North 78 deg 12 min 34 sec East 15.58 feet to a point near the Northwestern corner and on the Western property line of the property conveyed above. This easement shall be appurtenant to and run with the tract of land granted above, and shall be binding on the successors, heirs and assigns of the Grantors. LESS AND EXCEPT: Situate, lying and being in the Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 681, Page 815, Rutherford County Registry, said portion herein conveyed being described in Deed of Trust recorded in Deed of Trust Book 715, Page 1, Rutherford County Registry and being described according to said Deed of Trust as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of a gravel drive, said gravel drive being 12 feet in width, said BEGINNING point being located North 38 degrees 04’ 28” East 295.70 feet from an axle, said axle being the terminus of the third call in Deed Book 681, Page 815 recorded in the Rutherford County Registry, and North 51 degrees 55’ 32” West 35.22 feet; thence from said BEGINNING point following the center-line of the gravel drive 12 feet in width the following courses and distances; South 22 degrees 07’ 24” West 41.57 feet, South 62 degrees 28’ 37” West 34.40 feet, South 61 degrees 12’ 06” West 60.34 feet, South 48 degrees 38’ 47” West 98.49 feet, South 52 degrees 08’ 09” West 100.08 feet, South 58 degrees 23’ 00” West 41.64 feet, South 75 degrees 17’ 30” West 39.70 feet, North 89 degrees 57’ 13” West 38.84 feet, North 85 degrees 55’ 55” West 133.69 feet, North 83 degrees 32’ 05” West 42.67 feet, North 72 degrees 36’ 04” West 68.36 feet, North 80 degrees 26’ 21” West 47.63 feet, South 85 degrees 57’ 17” West 37.88 feet, South 71 degrees 25’ 18” West 45.15 feet, South 72 degrees 53’ 47” West 79.00 feet, South 59 degrees 09’ 10” West 54.72 feet, South 82 degrees 01’ 01” West 65.49 feet, North 86 degrees 24’ 36” West 42.01 feet, North 73 degrees 28’ 12” West 32.22 feet, North 50 degrees 43’ 13” West 25.04 feet, North 31 degrees 46’ 24” West 106.84 feet and North 43 degrees 03’ 29” West 60.39 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 19 degrees 10’ 26” East 41.50 feet to a point; thence North 39 degrees 40’ 18” East 43.23 feet to a new iron pin; thence continuing with the center of a 10 foot wide gravel drive North 85 degrees 17’ 57” East 51.71 feet, North 88 degrees 14’ 25” East 36.26 feet, North 89 degrees 52’ 05” East 31.84 feet, North 72 degrees 59’ 24” East 14.17 feet, North 47 degrees, 54’ 00” East 18.03 feet, North 35 degrees 59’ 32” East 26.05 feet, North 40 degrees 32’ 29” East 53.47 feet, North 50 degrees 49’ 22” East 27.83 feet, North 62 degrees 57’ 33” East 44.74 feet, North 40 degrees 20’ 59” East 12.37 feet, North 34 degrees 06’ 07” East 40.26 feet, North 56 degrees 14’ 03” East 119.66 feet, North 65 degrees 41’ 29” East 20.87 feet, North 79 degrees 07’ 39” East 30.51 feet, North 84 degrees 26’ 15” East 34.32 feet, South 87 degrees 52’ 38” East 31.26 feet, South 86 degrees 51’ 54” East 23.31 feet, North 81 degrees 40’ 57” East 74.18 feet, North 75 degrees 21’ 08” East 23.27 feet, North 69 degrees 53’ 10” East 42.96 feet, South 84 degreees 23’ 51” East 20.46 feet, South 68 degrees 51’ 12” East 20.36 feet, South 37 degrees 12’ 14” East 32.52 feet, South 57 degrees 23’ 51” East 25.24 feet, South 63 degrees 30’ 32” East 13.14 feet, South 71 degrees 21’ 17” East 20.07 feet, South 88 degrees 23’ 42” East 42.78 feet, South 82 degrees 18’ 18” East 92.14 feet, South 78 degrees 39’ 59” East 21.80 feet, South 63 degrees 09’ 47” East 97.96 feet, South 57 degrees 27’ 52” East 30.23 feet, South 45 degrees 09’ 03” East 7.74 feet, South 30 degrees 30’ 17” East 18.09 feet, South 12 degrees 13’ 16” East 20.14 feet, South 08 degrees 52’ 51” East 56.13 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 8.32 acres, more or less, as shown on a survey for Dale H. and Robert L. Young, Jr. by G. Darrell Taylor registered land surveyor, dated June 8, 2000. Together with and subject to a right-of-way for ingress, egress, and regress said right-of-way being 45 feet in width and running from State Road 1337 at a point located South 68 degrees 00’ 10” East 555.21 feet from the intersection of the centerline of SR 1337 with the center of Cove Creek to the above described property and running the following courses and distances: North 08 degrees 29’ 24” East 106.23 feet, North 02 degrees 24’ 27” East 29.59 feet, North 07 degrees 38’ 20” West 39.33 feet, North 20 degrees 14’ 18” West 41.42 feet, North 28 degrees 04’ 59” West 59.00 feet, North 13 degrees 02’ 52” West 28.12 feet, North 08 degrees 04’ 17” East 35.26 feet, North 28 degrees 09’ 29” East 32.88 feet, North 43 degrees 14’ 06” East 42.91 feet, North 53 degrees 33’ 58” East 41.38 feet, North 62 degrees 10’ 23” East 82.40 feet, North 59 degrees 39’ 14” East 44.27 feet, North 51 degrees 28’ 44” East 68.51 feet, North 44 degrees 30’ 26” East 63.52 feet, North 41 degrees 27’ 05” East 132.55 feet, North 53 degrees 45’ 06” East 50.09 feet, North 57 degrees 21’ 55” East 37.20 feet, North 44 degrees 49’ 12” East 33.98 feet, North 37 degrees 23’ 58” East 64.84 feet, North 43 degrees 58’ 23” East 23.27 feet, North 54 degrees 24’ 32” East 41.31 feet, North 60 degrees 11’ 47” East 58.83 feet, North 50 degrees 05’ 19” East 36.56 feet, North 37 degrees 48’ 00” East 33.87 feet, North 27 degrees 45’ 40” East 29.04 feet, North 24 degrees 04’ 05” East 65.98 feet, North 29 degrees 42’ 24” East 49.24 feet, North 40 degrees 38’ 31” East 62.26 feet, North 46 degrees 28’ 48” East 184.05 feet, North 50 degrees 44’ 49” East 102.18 feet, North 43 degrees 02’ 39” East 84.02 feet, North 32 degrees 28’ 33” East 52.94 feet, North 26 degrees 21’ 22” East 56.33 feet, North 30 degrees 00’ 48” East 52.91 feet, North 42 degrees 21’ 54” East 31.24 feet, North 55 degrees 22’ 57” East 37.94 feet, North 73 degrees 36’ 38” East 41.32 feet, North 86 degrees 23’ 30” East 136.85 feet, North 76 degrees 18’31” East 39.78 feet, North 66 degrees 10’ 44” East 30.57 feet, North 36 degrees 19’ 59” East 27.03 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 19 degrees 10’ 26” East 41.50 feet, North 39 degrees 40’ 18” East 43.23 feet to an iron pin at the intersection of the centerline of the 12 foot gravel drive with the centerline of a 10 foot wide gravel drive. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that Tract 1, 9.77 acres, and that Tract 2, 6.78 acres, as are shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 31, Rutherford County Registry. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that 1.64 acres, as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 30, Page 30, Rutherford County Registry. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that 9.35 acres, as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 38, Rutherford County Registry, and recorded in Deed Book 1001, Page 92, Rutherford County Registry. ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT that 1.12 acres, as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 31, Page 82, Rutherford County Registry, and recorded in Deed Book 1009, Page 512, Rutherford County Registry. The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Dale H. Young and husband, Robert L. Young, Jr. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by non-warranty deed. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS”. There are no representations of 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. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid ad valorem taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. 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 bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commission in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum of $500.00), required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order of possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This 25th day of August, 2010. By: Peter E. Lane, Trustee 131 East Court Street PO Box 1519 Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Tar Heels suspends DT Marvin Austin indefinitely CHAPEL HILL (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Carolina coach Butch Davis suspended defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely on Wednesday for violating unspecified team rules. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This decision is not a result of the ongoing NCAA review,â&#x20AC;? Davis said in a brief statement issued by the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvin has violated team rules and has neglected his responsibilities to the team.â&#x20AC;? Austin, a senior, has been projected as a possible NFL firstround pick. He will not play Saturday night when the No. 18 Tar Heels face No. 21 LSU in Atlanta. The suspension marks the latest twist during a turbulent Associated Press summer for North Carolina. The NCAA made two trips Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen to Chapel Hill this summer to tosses the ball between Baltimore Ravens tackles look into whether Austin and Lamar Divens, left, and Terrence Cody, right, during receiver Greg Little received an NFL preseason football game in Baltimore, in this Aug. 12, 2010, file photo. improper benefits from agents. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement did not address Littleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status. Both players had been working with the second team for much of Continued from Page 1B training camp and havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spoken with reporters. season on Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice squad and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t South Carolina tight end played in a regular-season game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just know Weslye Saunders, who also has that every rep is important, not only for the been at the center of NCAA Carolina Panthers in evaluation, but other teams inquiries for possible improper around the league.â&#x20AC;? agent contact, has been susCantwell entered training camp as Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pended by the Gamecocks. backup, but was quickly overtaken by Clausen, Saunders will not play Thursday Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second round pick. Cantwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work in night against Southern practice then reduced significantly. While the Mississippi, though South second-year player out of Louisville has a strong Carolina coach Steve Spurrier arm, the Panthers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use a draft pick on him said Saundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; suspension was like they did Pike, a sixth-round choice from not connected to the NCAA Cincinnati. probe. Neither has had much of a chance to do anyThe investigation at North thing in the first three preseason games in which Carolina expanded last week to Carolina has yet to score an offensive touchdown. include possible academic misCantwell is 6 of 17 for 68 yards. Pike has thrown conduct, with school officials one pass, an incompletion. saying it involved an unknown Offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I number of players and a woman wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to tell you right now,â&#x20AC;? when who previously worked as a asked last week who will be the No. 3 QB. tutor for Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son. The school â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of those guys have gotten minimal reps,â&#x20AC;? coach John Fox said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will probably be the most significant playing time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll both get. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll evaluate that during the game, after the game, and go from there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think for a lot of guys, especially the bottom half of the roster, this is a big weekend.â&#x20AC;? There are other crowded races. Kenny Moore, David Gettis, Trent Guy and Charly Martin are likely fighting for the final one or two receiver spots on the 53-man roster. There may only be room for one of Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh-round picks at cornerback, R.J. Stanford or Robert McClain. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncertainty with backups on both lines. But quarterback will be one of the toughest calls. The 6-foot-4 Cantwell may have the best arm on the team. The 6-6 Pike is even bigger, but fell behind in his transformation from a spread offense QB when wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed to participate in Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organized team activities because classes were still in session at Cincinnati. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was kind of hard because the first day I got here we were installing 2-minute and no-huddle,â&#x20AC;? Pike said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just playing catch-up. But once OTAs broke and you got the chance to go back and look at everything and then start fresh at camp, you really get back up to the level you want to be at.â&#x20AC;? Yet Pike has appeared in just one preseason game. Cantwell played briefly in the first two, but sat out Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Tennessee. Fox on Wednesday said Moore and the starters will play up to a quarter against the Steelers before the reserves take over. Cantwell said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; important not to press when he finally gets signifThe ink starts at Chris Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s icant playing time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to go out and create something out neck, with wings tattooed just above his collarbone, reminding of nothing. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when you get yourself in trouthe world that he is the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ble,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see that, most recent member of the very they just want to see you run the offense, that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re efficient with the ball and you can move the rare club of 2,000-yard rushoffense up and down the field. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ers. The Tennessee running back also has â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cause IM A Starâ&#x20AC;? looking for.â&#x20AC;? perched just above a red star in Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the Panthers may try to stash the the middle of his chest. quarterback they cut on the practice squad. But Dream big, then run faster that player could also sign with another team. than anyone else in the NFL. Getting some good tape from Thursday night Johnson used that combinawould help. tion to rush his way to NFL â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your last test is Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game,â&#x20AC;? Pike said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a third-string quarterback, that might be the Offensive Player of the Year in 2009, becoming only the sixth last action you see for the year.â&#x20AC;? man in league history to run for Notes: Fox said WR Steve Smith (arm) and RB at least 2,000 yards. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back Jonathan Stewart (heel) will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;game-time decifor his third season with goals sionsâ&#x20AC;? against the Steelers. set even higher than a year ago:

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North Carolina defensive tackle Marvin Austin claps during the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first day of practice in Chapel Hill, in this Aug. 6, 2010, file photo. Austin was suspended indefinitely by UNC on Wednesday.

has declined to specify how many players could be involved or are in jeopardy of missing the LSU game. The NCAA also has looked at a cross-country trip involving Austin and former Tar Heels player Cam Thomas, and the friendship between assistant coach John Blake and California-based agent Gary Wichard. The investigation led to disruptions in game preparations for the opener. The team did not issue a depth chart earlier this

week, a break from customary game-week protocol, and Davis said he has used using a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fluidâ&#x20AC;? informal depth chart during practice. Earlier Wednesday, Davis said during the Atlantic Coast Conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teleconference that the Tar Heels were â&#x20AC;&#x153;in a holding mode.â&#x20AC;? Team officials canceled all scheduled media availability with players in advance of the LSU game. Players had been scheduled to talk with reporters Wednesday afternoon.

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Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson (28) carries the ball against the Arizona Cardinals in the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Associated Press

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Run right past Eric Dickersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL rushing record of 2,105 yards all the way to 2,500. That would make him the first ever to run for 2,000 yards twice in a career with the added twist of doing it back-to-back. Dickerson didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. Neither did Barry Sanders, Jamal Lewis, O.J. Simpson or Terrell Davis. Johnson calls it his chip on his shoulder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives me something to look forward to. People might be like, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oh you run for 2,000 yards so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content or whatever like that.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t broken the record, so I still have something on my shoulder and something to work hard for,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. Being voted the Offensive

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Player of the Year? Nice, but MVP is his target again. If he runs for 2,000 yards again, he reasons voters canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny rewarding such a historic performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m never satisfied,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m coming back in with the same mindset that I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done anything yet.â&#x20AC;? Brash statements coming from a guy so soft-spoken that reporters have to push to get microphones close enough to hear him. But Johnson has the tools to back them up. A native of Orlando, Fla., he finished second in the 100-meter dash in a state meet to eventual 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix.

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