daily courier september 08 2010

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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By JOHN TRUMP Daily Courier News Editor

By ALLISON FLYNN

The line at the elevator to the top of Chimney Rock snaked halfway down the tunnel Saturday, as visitors chose the mechanical climb over the steep and numerous steps.

The view from the top of the rock is breathtaking, no matter how one get’s there. Visitors stood at the rail and looked to the east on the near perfect day. Nearly a half-mile toward the sky, they posed for pictures in gusty winds and looked over Hickory Nut Gorge and the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. They looked down at a shimmering Broad River and Lake Lure.

The parking lots filled as travelers from North Carolina, Georgia and Florida completed the narrow, winding drive to the park’s entrance. People shopped, they hiked and played in the waterfalls.

Crowds at Chimney Rock Park over the weekend approached record levels, park officials said.

“We are pleased to share that this past Labor Day weekend was one of our busiest weekends in many years,” said Rob Young, marketing and sales manager.

“In fact, Sunday was the busiest day the park has seen since October of 2003.

“The combination of perfect weather, our guests’ desire to vacation closer to home and our uplifting outdoor experiences made for a wonderful holiday weekend.”

People filled the streets and shops just outside the park gates as traffic crawled along past Lake Lure, where people waited for the beach to open and waited their turns to rent boats. The spike in travel was expected, according to AAA,

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FOREST CITY — Tuesday night’s meeting of the Rutherford County Board of Education included good news in a variety of ways.

The system named its Outstanding Secondary Math Teacher as well as its Principal of the Year. Dr. Renn Dominguez, director of secondary education, presented Misti McDaniel as the system’s Outstanding Secondary Math Teacher. A teacher at R-S Middle School, McDaniel will also be recognized at the state math conference in Greensboro, Dominguez said.

Rutherford County native Jason Byrd was named the system’s Principal of the Year. In presenting the honor, Superintendent Dr. Janet Mason said Byrd taught at Spindale Elementary School and then served as an assistant principal outside of Rutherford County for four years before returning to the system several years back as an assistant principal at Chase High School, and then as principal at Cliffside Please see Board, Page 6A Photos by John Trump/Daily Courier

People peer over the rail at the top of Chimney Rock, nearly a half mile up. Crowds at the park over the weekend approached record levels, park officials said.

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and he was an avid fisherman,” Blanton said.

“He spent all kinds of time in Cherokee fishing and enjoying the outdoor life.

“He really lived life to the fullest.”

During the funeral for Wells, Southern Baptist Church in Rutherfordton was filled to capacity, and dozens of cars packed the parking lot. Dancy has many fond memories of Wells.

“We were extremely close

RUTHERFORDTON — A candidate for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court visited Rutherford County on Tuesday.

Robert C. “Bob” Hunter, a Court of Appeals judge from Marion, visited the Rutherford County Courthouse and Isothermal Community College to talk about his candidacy.

Supreme Court incumbent Edward Thomas Brady did not seek re-election for the only open seat this campaign season.

Hunter is running against Barbara Jackson.

If elected, Hunter said, he would be the only state Hunter Supreme Court justice from west of the GreensboroCharlotte region.

Three of the seven justices currently seated on the Supreme Court are residents of Wake County. Hunter’s opponent is also a Wake County resident, a news release said.

North Carolina judicial candidates are restricted as to what they can say in political campaigns, but Hunter said he would decide on the facts in determining the law to be applied. He said he would “use common sense and do what’s right.”

Hunter, a lifelong resident of Marion, served nine terms in the N.C. House of Representatives and has been a Court of Appeals judge for

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Vol. 42, No. 215

High Court candidate visits county

By LARRY DALE

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Visitors step into the Moonshiner’s Cave on Saturday morning at Chimney Rock Park.

Rutherford loses a ‘cornerstone’

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — With the death of Rutherfordton Mayor and Fire Chief William “Bill” Wells on Sunday, “We’ve lost a cornerstone of our community,” said Mayor Jimmy Dancy.

Wells was 79.

A Navy veteran from the Korean War, Wells was the first county fire marshal for Rutherford County before moving on to a life in public service.

“Bill was quite a character and an excellent fire chief,” said Rutherfordton Fire Chief Tommy Blanton. “For the short time we worked together he taught me a great deal, and he was a real asset. I started in 1988 and he retired in 1989. I was the last person he hired before he retired.”

Wells was chief for 10 years.

Before serving as mayor from 1995 to 1997, Wells served as a town council member from 1991 to 1995.

“He loved practical jokes

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Justices hear case on governor’s powers

RALEIGH (AP) — Attorneys used pails of cash and paper cups as visual aids for the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday as the justices weighed whether the governor has power under the state constitution to shift money between government funds and agencies to balance the annual budget, or if the Legislature must sign off first.

Two former governors, three exchief justices and current legislative leaders were in the courtroom as attorneys argued over what authority the state constitution grants the governor during a fiscal emergency.

The justices’ ruling, likely to be months away, could give a governor nearly unfettered power to decide how to spend money raised by the Legislature, or determine the chief executive is essentially powerless to avoid widespread furloughs or elimination of services, according to lawyers arguing the case.

“The power has to reside somewhere at any given time,” former Chief Justice Burley Mitchell, who filed a brief on behalf of three former governors who agree with state attorneys that a lower court ruling be overturned.

The case focuses on then-Gov. Mike Easley’s February 2002 executive order to transfer $80 million from the Highway Trust Fund to pay for other government operations so a shortfall that ultimately reached

$1.6 billion that year could be closed.

Gov. Beverly Perdue also siphoned money from several sources last year to narrow a deficit that was twice as large.

Former state Sen. Bill Goldston and ex-Transportation Secretary Jim Harrington, who helped create the trust fund in 1989, sued to challenge Easley’s shift. They argued the fund’s revenues must be used solely for the purposes laid out in state law — in this case, to build urban loops, widen four-lane highways and improve secondary roads. A majority on a Court of Appeals panel last year agreed.

The constitution directs the governor to administer the budget approved by the Legislature. It says the governor is supposed to continually survey state revenues and “effect the necessary economies in state expenditures” to close a shortfall. That means the chief executive can only reduce expenses to close a budget gap, and not move cash from other funds to make up the difference, said Bob Orr, another former Supreme Court justice, arguing for Goldston and Harrington.

“It’s the power of the General Assembly to transfer those funds, not the power of the governor or the executive branch to unilaterally transfer that money, either without the authority or approval of the General Assembly,” Orr told the

court. Orr brought out two plastic beach buckets, then filled them with wads of cash he pulled from his jacket pocket to symbolize his arguments that only the Legislature can approve shifting cash from the state’s general fund to the operating funds.

Associate Justice Robin Hudson questioned whether Orr’s argument ties the governor’s hands. “What’s the point of requiring the governor to continually survey the revenue if he can’t do anything with it in his administration of the budget?”

Hudson asked Orr. Chris Browning, the state’s solicitor general, said voters approved a 1977 constitutional amendment giving the governor broad powers for a limited period time to keep the budget balanced, including moving money around to pay for essential state services. Having to wait for the Legislature to reconvene to make revenue changes, he said, would create “a horrendous situation.”

Browning provided his own visual aids by setting out paper cups on the lectern.

Lawmakers could produce so many “cups” of money under Orr’s arguments they could thwart the governor’s responsibility to balance the budget, he said.

“The governor would be completely unable to cut nonessential items in order to keep our schools, our courts

and our prisons open,” he said. “That cannot be what the people of this state envisioned.”

Associate Justice Ed Brady asked Browning whether moving funds around shifted power from the legislative to executive branch: “Haven’t you actually shifted then the power of the purse?”

Browning said the people granted that power to the governor in 1977, but only in times of emergency.

Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson recused herself from the case, leaving six justices to decide. She is not obligated to give an explanation.

While a Court of Appeals judge, Timmons-Goodson did participate in a 2005 ruling on a procedural question in the case.

Also in the gallery were former Govs. Jim Hunt and Jim Holshouser; former Chief Justices Henry Frye and Beverly Lake Jr.; and current House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange. Hackney and several legislative leaders filed a brief agreeing Easley crossed the line with the Highway Trust Fund transfer.

Courts already have ruled on similar actions by Easley during the budget crisis nearly a decade ago.

They decided Easley could withhold expected tax reimbursements to balance the budget but couldn’t intercept state employee pension funds.

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — The State Bureau of Investigation confirmed Tuesday that it’s looking into allegations that employees at one North Carolina school system violated state laws about reporting possible crimes.

The Winston-Salem Journal first reported the investigation Tuesday.

Justice Department spokeswoman Noelle Talley later confirmed that the SBI is looking into the allegations about how the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County school system reports possible crimes, including allegations of sexual misconduct.

District Attorney Jim O’Neill requested the SBI’s help, Talley said.

School officials are cooperating with O’Neill’s office, Superintendent

Don Martin said. The system plans to hold meetings with principals and law enforcement officials to review reporting policy, he said. The school board also scheduled a special session for Tuesday evening. Martin declined to specifically comment about the meeting, saying it was a personnel matter.

The system’s administration will allow prosecutors to examine “several of our investigation files from the past. We will cooperate with the DA in every way possible we have nothing to hide and welcome the opportunity to clear up any concerns,” Martin said.

State law requires that law enforcement to be notified immediately of potential criminal acts on campus.

Retired District Attorney Tom Keith said prosecutors have had difficulty getting information from school officials on incidents involving sexual misconduct.

Those cases include complaints against Dan Piggott, a former principal at Carver and Atkins high schools who pleaded guilty in 2009 to two counts of assault on a female after two female former employees said he had fondled and groped them. They also include a case involving a teacher at East Forsyth who videotaped himself having sex with students in 1998 and an investigation into allegations of misconduct lodged against a teacher at Lewisville Elementary School in 2006.

The Lewisville principal at the time

was suspended with pay for a few months over his handling of those allegations before returning to work in January 2007.

“In the past, we learned that (school officials) have been less than forthcoming with us,” said Keith, who was the DA from 1990 to 2009.

Winston-Salem police Chief Scott Cunningham said in an e-mail that the department has “concerns about past reporting practices and interpretations of guidelines. At this time, we have been and will continue to conduct meetings that we believe will clarify the issues and ensure that law enforcement is fully aware of everything that occurs on school property so that our children can be as safe as possible.”

School system investigated for crime reporting

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nation

Expect wide-open race in U.S. House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country.

Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.

The party could become a victim of its own successes during the past two elections, when candidates were swept into power by antipathy for President George W. Bush and ardor for Obama.

Now, eight weeks from Election Day, the Democrats are bracing for the virtual certainty of lost House seats and scrambling to hold back a wave that could hand the GOP the 40 it needs to command a majority Obama, grasping for a way to turn the tide, on Wednesday plans to propose $30 billion in new investment tax breaks for businesses to go along with tens of billions in spending he called for on Labor Day to invigorate the slow recovery. But even if Congress acts on the requests — a long shot in a highly charged political season — there’s little time left for Democrats to salvage their election chances.

With Obama’s popularity slumping and the party demoralized, dozens of first- and secondterm Democrats as well as longer-serving congressmen who haven’t faced serious challenges in years are toiling to hold onto their jobs in places that tend to prefer Republicans.

And polls show independent voters leaning toward the GOP. When asked which party they want to control Congress, voters are split or leaning toward Republicans, national surveys say.

Perhaps even more ominously for Democrats, voters are overwhelmingly sour about national issues,

especially the economy.

More than 60 percent said the nation was in a state of decline and on the wrong track in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, in which voters likely to turn out in November gave Republicans a gaping 9-point edge when asked which party they wanted to control Congress.

Much can change between now and Election Day, and a GOP House takeover is far from sure.

The political parties, individual campaigns and outside groups that spend heavily to influence elections have scarcely begun to distribute the hundreds of millions of dollars they plan to pour into key congressional districts across the country for advertising and on-the-ground organizing that can turn out crucial voters. And most voters have yet to focus on the contests.

Still, Republicans are confidently predicting Democrats’ defeat.

“Republicans have the intensity,” said Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., head recruiter for House GOP candidates. “The map is growing by the day.”

Democrats acknowledge the strong headwinds but counter that, with a solid fundraising advantage over Republicans and years worth of preparation for what they always knew would be a brutal election, they can fight off the GOP onslaught.

“We’ve got some very, very tough political territory on an off year with a weak economy, so it’s a major challenge in a difficult political environment.

Associated Press

In this undated image provide by the journal Science, microbes degrade oil, indicated by the circle of dashes, in the deepwater plume from the BP oil spill in the Gulf, as documented in a study by Berkeley Lab researchers.

The newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe, which is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico, was discovered by scientists studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

Microbes eating BP oil without using oxygen WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating “dead zones” where fish cannot survive.

Outside scientists said this so far vindicates the difficult and muchdebated decision by BP and the government to use massive amounts of chemical dispersants deep underwater to break up the oil before it reached the surface.

Oxygen levels in some places where the BP oil spilled are down by 20 percent, but that is not nearly low enough to create dead zones, according to the 95-page report released Tuesday.

In an unusual move, BP released 771,000 gallons of chemical dispersant about a mile

deep, right at the spewing wellhead instead of on the surface, to break down the oil into tiny droplets. The idea was to make it easier for oileating microbes to do their job. But the risk was that the microbes would use up the oxygen in the water. So BP had to perform a delicate balancing act.

“Has it hit the sweet spot? Yes. Was it by design? Partly,” said Steve Murawski, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration senior scientist who headed the federal team of researchers. One reason that oxygen levels didn’t drop too low was the natural mixing of water in the Gulf, which kept bringing in oxygen from other areas, Murawski said. Oxygen levels would have had

to fall by three-quarters for the water to be classified as a dead zone, he said.

The Gulf of Mexico already has a yearly major problem with a natural dead zone — this year, it is the size of Massachusetts — because of farm runoff coming down the Mississippi River.

Fertilizer in the runoff stimulates the runaway growth of algae, depleting the oxygen in a giant patch of the Gulf every summer.

Federal officials had been tracking oxygen levels and use of dispersants since the spill, which spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf between April and July.

Had the oxygen plummeted near dangerous levels, the dispersant use would have been

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While dispersants make it easier for bacteria to degrade the oil, they tend to hide oil below the surface.

There have also been concerns about the chemicals’ toxicity and the long-term effects on marine life.

In May, the federal government convened about 50 scientists for advice on whether to continue using the dispersants.

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Our Views Upcoming vote must be studied

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here is a lot of anger in the American political scene right now and that is certainly going to play a significant role in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Few of the experts disagree. The Republican Party appears to be in a position to make strong gains in both the House and Senate.

The shifting currents of our politics is not surprising.

The GOP, stung by its defeat in 2006 when the Democrats took charge on Capitol Hill and its loss in 2008 in the presidential sweepstakes, is putting a lot of effort in trying to regain some clout this fall and set the stage for completing their comeback in the presidential race in 2012. They are benefitting from the public anger that has swelled since the economic crisis began.

Democrats, on the other hand, are paying a price for being the party in power during an economic crisis.

When you add to these political currents the normal drop in election participation in the off-year elections, the stage is clearly set for changes on Capitol Hill.

The question voters need to get answered between now and November is whether they will get the change that will be meaningful.

The answer to that question lies in determining whether the vote being cast is for candidates with a commitment to doing what is right for the nation, or whether the vote is being cast for candidates as a protest of the status quo.

This is far too important an election for the latter. Our nation now needs informed leaders who are dedicated to making tough decisions.

Voters need to challenge candidates on the issues and be convinced that the person they are voting for is capable of doing the job.

We can continue to vote for the Republicans when we are mad at the Democrats and vice versa, but that will never solve anyone’s problems.

Our readers’ views Says commissioners should act on shelter To the editor: Well, no thanks to our Commissioners, our animals are temporarily safe from destruction.

It took caring people from 3 states to save these poor creatures from your miserable hands. You probably do not realize it, but there are a lot of voters who are very concerned about all of God’s Creations ... not just humans.

And, you might just discover that fact very soon, like in November. They don’t care if you are Republican or Democrat .. just whether or not you have a heart.

Wise up and pay attention.

People have real concerns about the proper treatment of defenseless animals. Do you?

I know money is tight right now, but this has gone on for several years, so you cannot use that as an excuse any longer.

You have wasted a lot of the taxpayers’ money over the years.

Now get busy and do something worthwhile.

You have set Rutherford County back 100 years in the eyes of our neighbors and made us look really bad to others.

Pat Harris Forest City

Offers thoughts on animal shelter issues To the editor: Kudos to the Courier and the coverage given to the Animal Shelter regarding the plight of those helpless animals that were to be put down last Friday.

And thanks to the compassion-

ate people who came to their rescue.

This has to be the “story of the year” in our local newspaper (or any other publication)!

My husband and I are so grateful to the volunteers of the CPC for their dedication and caring.

The volunteers were surprised that there was such an outpouring of public support.

Many people know in their hearts, that these animals are being destroyed, but when they are faced with a timeline, reality hits home.

Please contact the County Commissioners, and let them know that we have to have a new pet shelter.

Madeline Mitchell Rutherfordton

Says we must treat animals humanely To the editor: Although I had been aware of the horrible practices going on at the animal shelter, to once again read them described in The Daily Courier just sickened me.

Most of these animals have but a few days left to live once they arrive at the shelter, many after having suffered years of abuse.

Is it really too much to ask that in their last few days, they be treated lovingly and humanely – be given care and made comfortable before being put to death?

Would we do the same to people? Instead of providing them wonderful hospice care at the end of their life, to cram them into crowded blazing hot or freezing cold concrete floored pens, exposed to the elements, with aggressive or sick people crammed in around them?

As hurt, bewildered and terrified as these animals are, this

is how we want them to spend their last days.

And to have county staff actually be the ones to administer the horrible types of treatment described in the State Examiners report is nothing short of revolting.

Those in this position should be the first ones to offer love, care and compassion to these animals. If you’re going to try to convince me that there’s a difference between the treatment of people and the treatment of animals, save your breath.

I am speaking strictly of acting humanely – and humane is humane for all of Gods’ creatures.

This type of environment and mindset cannot continue. We must all join with the many other people, including the CPC volunteers who have spoken so eloquently on the subject in recent days, in demanding that the County provide a) a clean, safe and comfortable facility to house these animals and b) the proper staff to oversee the facility - a staff that is loving and compassionate towards these animals.

It is the bare minimum that we should be doing.

All the floor re-sealing in the world is not going to make a bit of difference.

And please don’t bring Daniel Road into the discussion. Like so many others who feel compassion for these animals, I don’t care about Daniel Road. I don’t care where it’s built – just that it’s built and maintained by caring and compassionate people.

I beg you all to find some compassion in your hearts and to help to get this accomplished.

Kit Nevin Rutherfordton

We will all soon see impact of no-stimulus world RALEIGH -- Less than a year from now, the tea partiers and other conservatives who say the federal stimulus was too much, or even unneeded, will get to see what a post-stimulus world looks like.

One of the more intriguing aspects of state government over the past two years is that, subjected to an economy that was far worse than that of the last recession, cuts to state services were largely of the same magnitude.

The reason: the more than $4 billion of federal stimulus money that poured into state coffers since the spring of 2009.

It would be hard to argue that those cuts haven’t damaged some areas of state government, and in turn some folks who depend on government services.

Both in 2001 — during

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the last recession — and in 2010, public universities dramatically increased tuition. Decade-old promises of reform to a state system of psychiatric hospitals and mental health services, once given short shrift by legislators, have only partially been kept because of financial woes then and now.

Still, unless you depend on some specialized state services, you probably haven’t noticed much difference in the ways that state government touches your life. The roads are still passable, the public schools still open.

The roads and schools should still be there in 2011.

Gov. Perdue’s spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said state government was preparing for a surgical cut with a very large knife, and that the governor wasn’t looking for indiscriminate, across-the-board reductions.

But Gov. Beverly Perdue just served notice that cuts to state government are about to get worse.

The stimulus buffer will soon disappear, and a stillsluggish economy means that a dip in tax collections won’t reverse itself anytime soon.

Perdue notified state agency heads recently to prepare for budget cuts as high as $3.3. billion.

A memo from her budget director, Charlie Perusse, ordered agency heads, university chancellors and community college officials to begin putting together cuts

in the range of 5, 10 and 15 percent.

Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said state government was preparing for a surgical cut with a very large knife, and that the governor wasn’t looking for indiscriminate, across-theboard reductions.

That rhetoric sounds pretty familiar. But in the past, across-the-board cuts, combined with tax hikes, have been the state’s main answer when the economy and tax collections faltered.

Contrary to the stereotypes, one of the little secrets of state government is that some bureaucrats will

welcome the significance of the level of spending reductions being discussed.

Mostly working on the legislature’s permanent staff or in Perusse’s office, they know where waste in state government lurks.

They also know that generating the political will to get rid of the pet program of a powerful politician or an entrenched interest requires the kind of cuts now being discussed.

But no one should kid themselves.

Cutting another 10 percent of state government might eliminate some waste. It will also mean fewer government services. This time around, many more of us will notice the difference.

And cuts to public dollars will ripple through the private sector economy.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 129 E-911 calls Monday. n Randy Lewis Edwards reported the theft of a television and other items. n Jeffery Todd Burgess reported the theft of a handgun. n Charles William McDowell reported the theft of a lawn mower. n Javier Alrjandro Medrano reported the theft of a pressure washer and other items. n Sandra D. Greene reported the theft of a heat pump. n Jonna Prescott reported the theft of prescription medication and other items. n Larry Philbeck reported the theft of aluminum wheels and other items. n Larry V. Crocker reported the theft of an all-terrain vehicle. n Alan Chris Branch reported the theft of an air compressor and other items.

n Mark Allan McEntire, 20, of Mountain View Street, Forest City; charged with driving while impaired and unsafe movement; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

(FCPD) n Terry Lee, 42, of Silver Plate Grill Road, Rutherfordton; arrested on warrants for obtaining property by false pretenses and two counts of larceny; released on an $11,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Jerry Wayne Gilbert, 34, of 2307 Cherokee Ave.; charged with three counts of failure to comply, misdemeanor larceny and unauthorized use of motor vehicle; placed under a $2,500 secured bond and a $1,000 cash bond. (RCSD) n Michael Ray Sprouse, 39, of 110 Crow Dairy Road; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/enter and simple assault; placed under a $30,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Terry Scott Lee, 42, of 234 Silver Plate Grill Road; charged with obtain property by false pretense and two counts of misdemeanor larceny; released on an unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Sara Lynn Toms, 19, of 2226 Harris Henrietta Road; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Lewis Samuel Clark, 38, of 210 W. Church St.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Ronda Lynn Pruitt, 46, of 212 Tiney Road; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $1,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Christopher Jamell Joiner, 25, of 244 Hamrick Drive; charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon; placed under a $75,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Ruth Davis

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 40 E-911 calls Monday. n Portia Nero Watkins reported a breaking and entering. n Joshua Keith Fleming reported a lost wallet. n Ursula Mohr Thompson reported vandalism to a mailbox. n Christina Marie Kelley reported an incident of communicating threats. n Rhonda Ross Lola reported that a dog killed her cat. n William Michael McClelland reported being attacked and bitten by a cat. n A found bicycle was reported to the Rutherfordton Police Department. n Matthew Stanley Bostic reported the theft of an X-Box 360 and a laptop computer.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 32 E-911 calls Monday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Monday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 64 E-911 calls Monday. n Sheila Scott reported an incident of larceny. n An employee of Chili’s, on Sparks Crossing reported a larceny. n Danny Petty reported an incident of communicating threats. n An employee of Radio Shack, on Hilltop Way, reported a larceny.

Citations n Jeremy Tate, 23, of Flack Road, Forest City; cited for false report to a law enforcement officer; released on a written promise to appear.

(FCPD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 24 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to no calls Monday.

Thelma Ruth Webb Davis, 89, of Ellenboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County.

A native of Townsend, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Robert and Maude Phillips Webb. She was a graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan College, where she received a BA in education.

She was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, where prior to her declining health she was a Sunday School teacher.

She was active in the Ellenboro Woman’s Club and Home Extension, and worked as the home/school coordinator for Rutherford County Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Mike H. Davis.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Davis of Ellenboro and Tim Davis of Morganton; one brother, Ray Gordan Webb; and five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove United Methodist

Church with the Rev. Dave Hawkins officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church fellowship hall.

Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 1491 Oak Grove Church Road, Ellenboro, NC 28040 or Hospice House of Rutherford County, 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Dot Hoppes Doris “Dot” Hughey Hoppes, 73, of 146 Leon Road, Ellenboro, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at Hospice of Rutherford County.

Born in Gaffney, S.C., she was the wife of Ray Hoppes.

She was first married to the late Harland E. Hughey and was the daughter of the late Noah L. Lewis and Rosa Mae Wilson Lewis.

She was retired from tex-

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — A Marion man has been charged with taking overthe-counter medication from Rite Aid and CVS pharmacies.

Justin Brent Allman, 28, of 160 Maple Ave., was charged Friday with two counts of larceny.

He was booked at the Rutherford County Jail and was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond.

Allman was charged with taking Primatene Mist units or refills from both Rite-Aid, at 121 Railroad Ave., and CVS, at 111 S. Main St. According to a Rutherfordton Police Department report, a Rite-Aid worker Friday morning approached a man who had been looking at Primatene Mist.

The man walked off, and the worker saw that the shelf was empty.

As the man left the store, he put down one Primatene Mist. The worker followed the man and asked him if he was going to pay for what was in his pocket.

The man continued walking away, got into a silver pickup with a woman passenger and drove away.

The store employee got a partial license-plate number.

The theft of Primatene Mist also was reported at CVS on Friday.

Before noon Friday, an RPD officer made a traffic stop on a 1994 Toyota pickup because the tag was partially concealed by the vehicle’s tailgate, a traffic violation.

In reviewing the vehicle registration card, the officer said he realized the vehicle and driver were linked to the medication thefts.

When the officer spoke

Former S.C. House member Holmes Conrad Dreher dies

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Holmes Conrad Dreher, a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and longtime member of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Fire Calls Commission, has died. He was 89. n Bostic firefighters Cathy Trzcinski (terresponded to a smoke report.

ZIHN’-skee) says her father n Lake Lure firefighters responded to a smoke report. passed away on Monday of

racial segregation in the nation’s public schools.

After Gov. Orval Faubus sent National Guard troops to block Thomas and eight other students from entering the school, President Dwight Eisenhower ordered in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division.

Soldiers stood in the school halls and escorted the students as they went from classroom to classroom.

Each of the Little Rock Nine received Congressional Gold Medals shortly after the 40th anniversary of their enrollment. President Bill Clinton presented the medals in 1999 to Thomas, LaNier, Melba Patillo Beals, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Terrence Roberts and Thelma Mothershed Wair.

Clinton issued a statement Monday, calling Thomas “a true hero, a fine public servant, and profoundly good man.”

“Jefferson and I had a long visit when he came to my Presidential Center for the 50th anniversary in 2007, and I was struck again by his quiet dignity and kind-

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m.

Thursday at Temple Baptist Church. Memorial services will follow at the church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Sam Henderson and Chaplain Terri Honeycutt of Hospice House officiating.

Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 368, Henrietta, NC 28076 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Blakely Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Man charged with taking nasal spray

natural causes at his home in Lexington.

Dreher graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1942 and joined the U.S. Army Air Forces, where he served in the Pacific.

Dreher was elected to the House in 1948, serving one term before being elected Clerk of Court in Lexington County, where he served

Little Rock 9 member Jefferson Thomas dies in Ohio

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jefferson Thomas was fast and athletic and often played pickup basketball with white students while growing up in Little Rock in the 1950s.

But when Thomas became one of nine black students to integrate Arkansas’ largest high school, many of his basketball buddies weren’t happy to see him in their classes.

“One of them said, ’Well I don’t mind playing basketball or football with you or anything. You guys are good at sports. Everybody knows that, but you’re just not smart enough to sit next to me in the classroom,”’ Thomas recalled years later.

The pioneer in school desegregation died Sunday at an extended-care living facility in Columbus, Ohio, of pancreatic cancer at age 67, according to Carlotta Walls LaNier, who also enrolled at Central High School in 1957 and is president of the Little Rock Nine Foundation.

The integration fight was a first real test of the federal government’s resolve to enforce a 1954 Supreme Court order outlawing

tiles and was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Henrietta. She was also a member of the Moose Lodge in Rutherfordton.

In addition to her husband, she is also survived by two sons, Steven Hughey and Michael Hughey, both of Gaffney, S.C.; two daughters, Janice Hughey and Rebecca Hughey, both of Gaffney; a sister, France Branch of Gaffney; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

ness. America is a stronger, more diverse, and more tolerant nation because of the life he lived and the sacrifices he made,” Clinton said.

In 2008, then Presidentelect Barack Obama sent Thomas and other members of the Little Rock Nine special invitations to his inauguration as the nation’s first black president. During his campaign, he had said the Little Rock Nine’s courage in desegregating Central High helped make the opportunities in his life possible.

“Even at such a young age, he had the courage to risk his own safety, to defy a governor and a mob, and to walk proudly into that school even though it would have been far easier to give up and turn back,” Obama said in a statement Monday. “Our nation owes Mr. Thomas a debt of gratitude for the stand he took half a century ago, and the leadership he showed in the decades since.”

Thomas played a number of sports and was on the track team in junior high school. Beals said he was nicknamed “Roadrunner, because he was so fast. You

could sometimes avoid danger by running fast.”

She said by phone from her home in California that Thomas always seemed to bring a light moment to the crisis.

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with driver, Allman, “He admitted he had been to Rite Aid and stole a few items,” according to the RPD arrest report.

The report continues, “When I asked where the items were, he stated that he had just got rid of them over there and pointed to the Spindale area.”

The passenger was asked about her involvement.

She told the RPD that she was not involved and said the merchandise was behind the seat.

Officers report that they found 16 small boxes containing inhalers and refills in a white plastic bag.

Allman is charged with one count of larceny for the thefts at Rite-Aid and with one count for the thefts at CVS. A Sept. 29 trial date is scheduled in Rutherfordton.

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Doris “Dot” Hoppes Doris “Dot” Hughey Hoppes, 73, of 146 Leon Road, Ellenboro, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 6, 2010 at Hospice of Rutherford County.

Born in Gaffney, she was the wife of Ray Hoppes, was first married to the late Harland E. Hughey and was the daughter of the late Noah L. Lewis and Rosa Mae Wilson Lewis. She was retired from textiles and was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Henrietta, NC. Mrs. Hoppes was also a member of the Moose Lodge in Rutherford, NC where she was a faithful worker.

In addition to her husband, also surviving are two sons, Steven Hughey and wife, Sara, and Michael Hughey and wife, Julie, all of Gaffney; two daughters, Janice Hughey and Rebecca Hughey, both of Gaffney; a sister, Frances Branch of Gaffney; eight grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Noah Lewis, Jr. and Johnny Lewis and three sisters, Lottie Gowan, Nellie Hughey and Floy Henderson.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Temple Baptist Church in Henrietta, NC. Memorial services will immediately follow at 2:00 PM at the Church with Rev. Sam Henderson and Chaplain Terri Honeycutt of the Hospice House officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, “Building Fund”, P.O. Box 368, Henrietta, NC 28076 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

The family will be at the residence, 146 Leon Road, Ellenboro, NC. On online guest register is available at: www.blakelyfuneralhome.com Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC Paid obit.

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Calendar/Local/state Board 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.

Yokefellow Service Center: Storewide half price sale through Sept. 13; closed on Sundays; 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 posed 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.

Storewide closing sale: Shepherd’s Care Thrift Store will close Sept. 30.

Washburn Community Outreach Center: Porch bag sale for $5; hours Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603.

Wednesday, Sept. 8 Free Prostate Screening: 3 to 6 p.m., Cancer Resource Center; includes prostate exam by a physician and PSA blood test; registration required, 245-4596.

Thursday, Sept. 9 Prime of Life Festival: 9 a.m. to noon, Carolina Event and Conference Center; lifestyles fair for adults 50-plus and their families.

Back Street barbecue: 4 to 7 p.m., Court Street parking lot across from Rutherfordton Post Office; sponsored by Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild; music provided by South Mountain Connection, food prepared by Sid Jennings; tickets are $8 and must be purchased in advance; proceeds will help fund the guild’s annual Celebration of the Arts.

Friday, Sept. 10 Rutherford County Relay for Life: 6 p.m., R-S Middle School track; ends Saturday morning with closing ceremony.

Saturday, Sept. 11 Third Annual Cheer Clinic: 8:30 a.m. registration, clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; cost is $20 per girl and includes a T-shirt; for girls in kindergarten through sixth grades; they will performa t the Bessemer City home game at East High School.

“Nourish Your Community” Food Drive: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hopewell Hollis Community Club House, Elelnboro; bring non-perishable items for needy families, such as canned goods, cereals, rice, flour, sugar, pasta, bottled water, corn meal, etc.; free hot dog with chips and drink; for information, call Joyce, 453-8495.

Low-cost vaccine clinic: Noon to 1 p.m., Thunder Road Animal Hospita; rabies and other discounted vaccines available.

Fish fry: 4 to 8 p.m., Concord Community Clubhouse.

Fundraiser hamburger/hot dog sale: 4:30 to 7 p.m., American Legion Post No. 423, Boss Moore Road; hot dog and hamburger plates, $5.

Piedmont Pleasant Hill Community Club meeting and supper: 7 p.m.; potluck style supper, so bring a well-filled basket; silent auction with homemade canned and baked goods.

Monday, Sept. 13 Fireside Book Club: Every second Monday at 5:30 p.m., Fireside Books and Gifts; for ages 25 ad older.

Rutherford County Quilt Guild Meeting: 7 p.m., First Baptist in Rutherfordton; more information, visit www.RutherfordQuiltGuild. org.

Tuesday, Sept. 14 Continuing education for health care professionals and others: 9 to 11 a.m., Carolina Event and Conference Center; featuring endof-life expert Stan Goldberg; for information, call Hospice at 2450095.

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Elementary. Byrd moved this year to Pinnacle Elementary, where he is principal.

“I’m honored and humbled by the recognition of my peers,” Byrd said after receiving the honor. “My mother was a teacher in Rutherford County for most of her career ... and my dad was in the management career, and I guess that’s where I got my people skills. Thank you to my colleagues.”

The only action item on the September meeting’s agenda was a request by the Rutherford Early College High School (REaCH) to take senior students on a senior trip to Hawaii.

“We originally wanted to go to Disney World for grad night but the date conflicted with our college finals,” said Principal Dr. Laura Thomas.

Thomas continued, saying there was a donor who was willing to help cover cost of the trip, even offering to help pay for those students who could not raise the estimated $900 to $1,000 it would cost per student to make the trip.

“Many of our students have not crossed the borders of North Carolina, and we feel like this is a great opportunity for them,” Thomas said.

Board Member Sherry Bright asked if there would be any liabilities attached to the trip, asking the opinion of the board’s legal counsel.

“We would be no more liable than if they were going to Disney World, Atlanta or New York City,” said board attorney Dean Shatley, adding that the board was not responsible for anything that might happen related to air travel.

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12 years. As an Appeals judge, more than 3,600 appellate cases have been decided, and he has authored more than 1,200 opinions.

Hunter said Tuesday he has been endorsed by every group that has offered endorsements so far, including the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys, law enforcement, educators, and both plaintiff and defense attorneys.

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friends,” Dancy said. “Our first house in Rutherfordton was right beside Bill. He and Margie kind of adopted us as that was the first home Ginger and I ever bought. One of the saddest times in our lives was when we went to their home and had to tell them we were moving to a new house.”

A love of sports also brought the two

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partly because of falling gas prices. It also was bolstered because Hurricane Earl, which could have been a problem, merely brushed the Outer Banks.

“The further we get away from home, though, there is more chance for mischief, and that’s where good, old-fashioned supervision comes in. I don’t think it increases our liability in respect of travel, but we’ve always got to maintain adequate supervision.”

Board Chair Dr. John Mark Bennett said the board would take the request under advisement, and tabled the issue until the October meeting.

“In the past we have not allowed overseas travel, so we’ve got to think about this in terms of the precedent we’ve set,” Bennett said. “We will consider action on the request in the next meeting.”

Thomas asked if the school could continue fundraising efforts toward the trip, should it be approved, and Bennett said that would be fine.

The board also had a first reading on the system’s five-year strategic plan, which Mason said was and would continue to be a work in progress.

The plan will be brought back to the board, she said, in October for a second reading and approval.

During her superintendent’s report, Mason told the board the system had been awarded a second part of a 21st Century Learning Grant, which would allow for expansion of the “Playing for Keeps” Program offered through the system in partnership with the Rutherford County Arts Council.

“This will provide approximately $1.4 million over a four-year period to work in the elementary schools and establish an After-school of the Arts Program at the old Rutherfordton Elementary,” Mason said.

“Playing for Keeps” is currently in place at all three middle schools and several of the elementary schools, and the program will now expand to

include all the elementary schools in the system.

Mason also said she was sharing good news for the entire district, and that was the system had exited improvement status under No Child Left Behind.

“In order to exit improvement status a district has to reach target goals in an area, which for us was reading, for two years. For Rutherford County Schools for third through fifth grades we hit the targets, and that’s good news for us as district,” Mason said.

In closing, Mason thanked the board for approving a lease agreement with Apple to begin the first phase of the 1:1 Laptop Initiative.

“This lease will provide laptops for all our middle and high school teachers,” Mason said.

“Not only will it provide the laptops, but also software and professional development, and this will complete our wireless infrastructure in our middle and high schools.”

Mason said the first phase of the initiative would be critical for teachers, and the goal is to roll out the laptops to the teachers on the Oct. 13 professional development half-day event.

“We know it will be an important day in Rutherford County Schools as we move to an even more digital learning environment,” she said.

“It will give us the power to transform not only students but the lives of other families when we provide this equal access. I think we truly are going to make such a huge difference in Rutherford County, and I can’t wait to be a part of it.”

The board will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting Oct. 3.

were part of a statewide RV tour that will span the state from the mountains to the beach. The tour officially began on Labor Day at Hendersonville’s Apple Festival.

Judge Hunter’s tour will make stops at many of the state’s courthouses and city halls.

He also will be visiting colleges, universities and law schools throughout the state.

“In my 2006 re-election to the Court of Appeals,” he said in a news release, “I conducted a similar tour and had the pleasure to visit all 100 counties. I was honored to carry 99 of

those 100 counties in that re-election, and I believe getting out and talking with North Carolinians across the state played a large part in generating that level of support.

“I look forward once again to traveling throughout the state to speak with North Carolina residents and to inform them of why it is I am running for the Supreme Court.”

For more information on Hunter, visit judgebobhunter.org or contact judgebobhunter@gmail.com.

mayors together.

“I thought the world of Bill and Margie both,” Dancy said. “Not only were we friends but we enjoyed the fruits of the University of North Carolina. He was a big Tar Heel fan, and so were we. He was respected in the community, and I always looked up to him and cherished that I could always call him my friend.”

Dancy said Wells’ influence would be felt for years to come.

“A strong community is built on cor-

nerstones, and I think Bill Wells was one of those cornerstones on which our town was built,” Dancy said. “We can always give thanks to what he has done in our community and what he has stood for. He’s one we can always look back to and remember what a strong person he was. Because of that strength, he made our community stronger.”

Prior to the holiday, AAA forecast an 8.1 percent increase in travel, which included an estimated 70,000 more people who were expected to vacation more than 50 miles from home this year. About 930,000 North Carolinians were expected to travel during the long holiday weekend,

despite continued high unemployment and economic uncertainty, AAA said.

The roads around Rutherford County were relatively quiet over the holiday weekend, according to the Highway Patrol, which reported two wrecks with only minor injuries.

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Lumbee Indian tribe opens office in recognition bid PEMBROKE (AP) — The Lumbee Indians of North Carolina are not slowing down in their effort to win federal recognition by January.

The Robesonian of Lumberton reports that a new campaign office devoted to winning recognition is slat-

ed to open this week in Pembroke.

Tribal Chairman Purnell Swett says the tribe has also surpassed its fundraising goal of $120,000 to help pay for lobbyists working for federal recognition.

The 55,000-member tribe has been

recognized by North Carolina since the 1880s.

The federal government granted partial recognition in 1956, but denied the benefits that accompanied it.

A bill giving the Lumbees full recognition has passed the U.S. House of

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By AARON BEARD

Owls’ Matt Hayes will be back for 2011 FOREST CITY — Coastal Plain League Coach of the Year, Matt Hayes has signed on to coach the Forest City Owls in 2011.

In 2010, Coach Hayes led the Owls to their second straight Petitt Cup championship. The Owls finished with a 43-21 record, including a 6-2 mark in the Petitt Cup Playoffs.

For the Hayes third straight year, Hayes guided Forest City to the West Division first half championship with a 19-9 record.

The Owls finished the 2010 season ranked 4th in the county by PG Crosschecker. The 2009 Owls finished the season as the top-ranked team in the country after compiling a 51-9 record.

“We couldn’t be more excited to have Matt back in 2011, said Forest City Owls Managing Partner, Jesse Cole. “He has proved to be one of the best coaches in all of college summer baseball and continues to bring in not only great players but great people into the Forest City community.”

Said Hayes, “I’m happy to be back and look forward to a great summer in 2011.”

ACC honors UNC QB T.J. Yates GREENSBORO (AP) — North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates and two Maryland players are among the Atlantic Coast Conference’s players of the week.

The league on Tuesday announced that Terrapins defensive lineman Joe Vellano was honored, as was defensive back Kenny Tate. Florida State’s Zebrie Sanders, Georgia Tech’s Sean Bedford and Virginia’s Oday Aboushi were chosen co-offensive linemen of the week.

Miami’s Lamar Miller is the rookie of the week, and Clemson’s Dawson Zimmerman is its top specialist.

Yates threw for a career-high 412 yards in an opening-weekend loss to LSU. Tate stopped Ricky Dobbs at the 1-yard line with 34 seconds left to preserve Maryland’s win over Navy.

Georgia, S. Carolina await NCAA rulings COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgia coach Mark Richt and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier don’t yet know if they’ll have benched starters for each side back when they open Southeastern Conference play this week.

Local Sports SOCCER 6 p.m. TJCA at Mitchell

On TV 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals.

7 p.m. (ESPN) MLB Baseball Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis U.S. Open, Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals.

7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates.

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AVONDALE — The old sports adage, ‘you can’t teach size,’ is normally used in reference to basketball.

On Tuesday, Avery County showed that it can be applied to volleyball as well, riding a big front line to a sweep of Thomas Jefferson, 3-0, with commanding scores (6-25, 13-25, 14-25).

“Avery is a good team in a great volleyball conference,” said TJCA coach Nick Longerbeam. “And when you play a team like that, you can’t come out the way, we did in the first game. We played much better the rest of the way so we are improving, but we still need to put a whole game together.”

Avery raced to a 7-0 lead in game 1, a streak that was only broken by a service error. The visitors relied on their front-line to record several spikes and blocks, jumping out to a 24-4 lead, before winning 25-6.

The Gryphons showed much more fire in the second set, diving on the floor to record several impressive digs. Caroline Longerbeam and Danielle Bouchard provided early

RUTHERFORDTON — Following a close first set win by R-S Central, the Lady Hilltoppers completed the waxing of Shelby during the final two sets to sweep a 25-23, 25-15, 25-19 win at home in volleyball, Tuesday, Despite over half of Shelby’s first set points coming on attack errors, R-S Central composed themselves enough on the court to take care of business at the end of each game.

“We didn’t play to our potential in the first set and at times in the third,” R-S Central volleyball coach Megan Radford said. “But we got the sweep and had a number of good hits from a variety of players.”

Central claimed a promising start in the first set on back-to-back kills

by Taylor Crowder and Mackaulie Prescott added a point on a free ball that landed in the middle for a 3-0

CHAPEL HILL — In a normal year, T.J. Yates would prefer to build off his strong passing performance in North Carolina’s opener by playing right away instead of having an early off week.

Then again, these aren’t exactly normal times for the Tar Heels.

After 13 players were sidelined against LSU amid an ongoing NCAA investigation, North Carolina won’t play again until its home opener against Georgia Tech on Sept. 18.

That could give the Tar Heels more time to find out the status of players still entangled in the NCAA probe focused on agent-related benefits and potential academic misconduct.

“With our situation right now and everything going on,” Yates said Tuesday, “it’s probably the best thing for us.”

The Tar Heels had suffered through a bumpy few days that began when they learned who would travel to Atlanta and who wouldn’t to face the Tigers.

North Carolina nearly rallied from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit in the 30-24 loss Saturday. Then, on Sunday, associate head coach John Blake resigned after his longtime friendship with California-based agent Gary Wichard became part of the NCAA probe and led to what Blake called “a distraction” for the program.

Coach Butch Davis said linebackers coach Art Kaufman and Norris McCleary, a support staffer in player development and former NFL player, would take over some of Blake’s coaching duties on the defensive line.

In addition, Davis will become more involved with some of the day-to-day coaching and meetings than in the past.

“I know he likes coaching, he likes kids,” Davis said of Blake. “There was an awful lot of pressure on him. There was a lot with his family and stuff, and he just felt it was in his best interest to do that.”

Defensive end Tydreke Powell said he didn’t believe Blake had become a distraction for the Tar Heels.

“It’s going to take a couple of days to get over this situation, but we’ve got to move on and that’s what Coach Blake would want us to do,” Powell said.

“We’ve got to take what he taught us for years and move on from that.”

The list of players who sat out the opener included several NFL prospects on defense in end Robert Quinn, cornerback Kendric Burney and safety Deunta Williams. On offense, the Tar Heels were without top receiver Greg Little and top tailbacks Shaun Draughn and Ryan Houston. Davis said those players are all practicing with the team as they await word on whether they’re cleared to return.

But defensive tackle Marvin Austin remains suspended indefinitely for violating team rules and isn’t practic-

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Thomas Jefferson’s Megan Gillis, left, goes up at the net during the volleyball game against Avery County Tuesday. The Lady Gryphons’ Caroline Longerbeam (6) and Olivia Hankinson (2) stay alert during the action.

Avery sweeps Gryphons

By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter

Lady Hilltoppers roll past Shelby

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

NFL should provide usual surprises There is just a small nip in the air, high school and college football teams have already played their first games and the NFL kicks off the 2010 season Thursday night.

That can add up to only one thing: It’s time for the bald-headed guy to make his Super Bowl picks. I love getting it wrong.

National Conference NFC East: Washington Redskins, 11-5. Mike Shanahan and Donovan McNabb have an awful lot of winning experiences. Add 2010 to the list.

Dallas Cowboys, 10-6. The problem is that Tony Romo should be dating Lindsey Lohan by October and that alone spells doom.

New York Giants, 9-7. The hangover in the Big Apple continues.

Philadelphia Eagles, 8-8. The Kevin Kolb Era gets off to a bland beginning.

NFC North: Green Bay Packers, 12-4. Mr. Rodgers, Aaron to his friends, is en fuego.

Minnesota Vikings, 9-7. Brett Favre’s last (maybe) go around hits

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some bumps.

Detroit Lions, 7-9. The Lions are climbing.

Chicago Bears, 6-10. The Bears are not.

NFC South: Atlanta Falcons, 10-6. No team wins the NFC South in back-to-back years, so, it must be the Falcons’ turn.

New Orleans Saints, 8-8. Injury bug bites the Big Easy — karma, baby.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 5-11. The Bucs just clip the Panthers.

Carolina Panthers, 4-12. Tough times in the Queen City as Matt Moore struggles and Jimmy Clausen isn’t ready.

NFC West: San Francisco 49ers, 10-6. Mike ‘Mad Eye’ Singletary has the 49ers in the right place.

Arizona Cardinals, 9-7. I got a little

feeling that Derek Anderson surprises.

Seattle Seahawks, 7-9. A bit better than 2009, but not by much.

St. Louis Rams, 3-13. The Rams are still a work in progress.

American Conference AFC East: New York Jets, 11-5. With Revis on board, Jets soar.

New England Patriots, 11-5. Randy Moss whines a little, but Pats hang on for Wild Card.

Miami Dolphins, 8-8. Chad Henne?

Enough already.

Buffalo Bills, 5-11. See CJ run. See CJ catch passes. See CJ is the only Bill that matters.

AFC North: Pittsburgh Steelers, 11-5. Big Ben returns, Troy Polamalu stays healthy and the Steelers roll.

Cincinnati Bengals, 10-6. IF Carson Palmer doesn’t shoot T.O. (13-3, if he does).

Baltimore Ravens, 8-8. Remember when the Ravens had a defense?

Check out the Ravens secondary. Not

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Scoreboard BASEBALL

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

National League East Division W L Pct 79 59 .572 79 60 .568 70 67 .511 67 71 .486 60 78 .435 Central Division

W L Pct Cincinnati 79 58 .577 St. Louis 72 63 .533 Houston 64 73 .467 Milwaukee 63 74 .460 Chicago 60 78 .435 Pittsburgh 46 91 .336 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 77 59 .566 San Francisco 77 61 .558 Colorado 73 64 .533 Los Angeles 69 69 .500 Arizona 56 82 .406

Atlanta Philadelphia Florida New York Washington

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Thomas Jefferson’s Haley Stepp (15) returns the ball during the volleyball game against Avery County Tuesday.

TJCA Continued from Page 7A

offense for the home team in the second set with aces and by the time Hailey Stepp’s tip shot found the floor, TJCA had grabbed a 10-9 lead.

After an Avery timeout, however, they went on a 10-1 run to seize control of the set and TJCA could not overcome that momentum, falling 25-13.

Bouchard gave her team a 2-0 lead to begin the 3rd set with a pair of aces. After Avery had tied the score, Stepp and Maci Nicholas unleashed kills that gave the Gryphons a 6-4 lead.

That lead was short-lived, as Avery once again used their size to go on another long run to gain a 15-6 lead. The Gryphons continued to fight, as Bouchard smashed an ace that barely nicked the in line. Moments later, Longerbeam’s kill landed on the same spot, as TJCA pulled to within six, 15-9.

But in the end, Avery proved to be too much for the Griffs as they dropped the final set 25-14.

The loss drops TJCA to 0-2 in conference play.

Report: Reggie Bush might lose Heisman

NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday that 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is expected to be stripped of the award by the end of the month The former Southern Cal running back would become the first player in the 75-year history of the award to have the Heisman Trophy taken away. The report also said the award would be left vacant for ‘05. The NCAA found major violations in USC’s football program and levied serious sanctions against the school in June.

“I can tell you the Heisman Trophy trust has made no decision regarding the Reggie Bush situation,” Robert Whalen, executive director of the Heisman Trophy Trust, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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ing. Davis said he met with Austin for about an hour Monday for a “healthy conversation” with the senior, who was at the center of the NCAA’s agents review that led to similar probes at South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.

The Tar Heels had several positives to take away from the LSU game, most notably Yates’ careerhigh 412 yards passing and receiver Jheranie Boyd’s big game (six catches, 221 yards). They also saw several young players thrown into the lineup on defense perform capably in place of those suspended starters.

Now, with the speculation leading up to the first game finally behind them, the Tar Heels are hoping for a few quiet days to focus on practice.

“One thing that’s beneficial about the extra week and after playing a game is that maybe people will just stop talking about it so much,” tight end Zack Pianalto said of the NCAA probe. “That’s more substantial than anything, just having something else to talk about besides this whole mess. Because now, it’s about football. It’s not about a guessing game.”

FOOTBALL GB — 1/2 8 1/2 12 19 GB — 6 15 16 19 1/2 33 GB — 1 4 1/2 9 22

Monday’s Games Florida 7, Philadelphia 1, 1st game Washington 13, N.Y. Mets 3 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1 St. Louis 8, Milwaukee 6 Chicago Cubs 5, Houston 4 Colorado 10, Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 2, Arizona 0, 11 innings Philadelphia 7, Florida 4, 2nd game San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Pittsburgh, late, rain delay Florida at Philadelphia, late N.Y. Mets 4, Washington 1 Houston at Chicago Cubs, late St. Louis at Milwaukee, late Cincinnati at Colorado, late San Francisco at Arizona, late L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, late Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Dickey 9-6) at Washington (Li. Hernandez 9-10), 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta (D.Lowe 11-12) at Pittsburgh (Duke 7-12), 7:05 p.m.

Florida (A.Miller 1-0) at Philadelphia (Hamels 9-10), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Myers 10-7) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-12), 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis (J.Garcia 13-6) at Milwaukee (Capuano 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-9) at Colorado (Cook 5-8), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 8-11) at Arizona (D.Hudson 4-1), 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-8) at San Diego (Luebke 0-1), 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

American League East Division W L Pct 86 52 .623 83 54 .606 77 61 .558 71 66 .518 52 86 .377 Central Division

W L Pct Minnesota 81 57 .587 Chicago 77 60 .562 Detroit 68 70 .493 Kansas City 57 80 .416 Cleveland 56 82 .406 West Division

W L Pct Texas 75 62 .547 Oakland 68 69 .496 Los Angeles 66 72 .478 Seattle 54 84 .391

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — 2 1/2 9 14 1/2 34 GB — 3 1/2 13 23 1/2 25 GB — 7 9 1/2 21 1/2

Monday’s Games Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit 4, 10 innings Toronto 7, Texas 2 Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4 Oakland 6, Seattle 2 Boston 12, Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 2 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, late Detroit 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Toronto 8, Texas 5 Tampa Bay at Boston, late Kansas City at Minnesota, late Cleveland at L.A. Angels, late Seattle at Oakland, late Wednesday’s Games Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-9) at Detroit (Bonderman 7-9), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (D.Holland 2-3) at Toronto (Rzepczynski 1-3), 7:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Garza 14-7) at Boston (C.Buchholz 15-6), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Greinke 8-11) at Minnesota (Duensing 7-2), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 13-8), 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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Central lead.

Central then began to stumble as Shelby took a 10-9 lead in a set, which the Lady Golden Lions earned just five points without Central fault. However, the opener watched as the two teams tied on six different occasions as the last time came at 23-all.

From there, Central benefited on a service error and then Haley Drabek smacked a power alley kill that ended the first set with Central winning by two points.

Katie Yelton was monumental in the first game as she had five

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 South

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

W Buffalo 0 Miami 0 New England 0 N.Y. Jets 0

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

Thursday’s Games Minnesota at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at New England, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

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

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

Green Bay at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 10:15 p.m.

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

Record 1. Alabama (47) 1-0 2. Ohio St. (4) 1-0 3. Boise St. (8) 1-0 4. TCU 1-0 5. Texas (1) 1-0 6. Nebraska 1-0 7. Oregon 1-0 8. Florida 1-0 9. Iowa 1-0 10. Oklahoma 1-0 11. Wisconsin 1-0 12. Miami 1-0 13. Virginia Tech 0-1 14. Arkansas 1-0 15. Georgia Tech 1-0 16. Southern Cal 1-0 17. Florida St. 1-0 18. Penn St. 1-0 19. LSU 1-0 20. Utah 1-0 21. Auburn 1-0 22. Georgia 1-0 23. West Virginia 1-0 24. South Carolina 1-0 25. Stanford 1-0

Pts 1,484 1,412 1,399 1,256 1,192 1,105 1,077 1,065 1,044 917 881 877 782 572 555 520 504 418 384 365 362 353 226 164 96

Pv 1 2 3 6 5 8 11 4 9 7 12 13 10 17 16 14 20 19 21 — 22 23 25 — —

Others receiving votes: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon St. 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, BYU 30, Missouri 25, Fresno St. 24, Kansas St. 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma St. 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan St. 2, East Carolina 1.

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League

sets during that time.

Momentum continued for the Lady Hilltoppers in the second set as they jumped out to a 7-3 lead on Crowder’s kill, Courtney Ledbetter’s backline ace, Drabek’s flip over the net and Prescott’s free ball loft which landed between Shelby players.

Shelby staged a comeback and took a two-point lead at 8-6, but Central had one of those as well that wouldn’t be overmatched in the set.

Eight Central kills and four aces closed out a 19-7 run that allowed the Lady Hilltoppers to take game two with Drabek’s easy middle kill for a 10-point decision.

A lead of 5-0 in the third set left little doubt that R-S Central

Fair Haven

BALTIMORE ORIOLES_Reinstated RHP David Hernandez from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Troy Patton from Norfolk (IL) LHP Pedro Viola from Bowie (EL).

BOSTON RED SOX_Recalled RHP Michael Bowden from Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Recalled RHP Carlos Torres and INF Dayan Viciedo from Charlotte (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Extended their player development contracts with Wilmington (Carolina), Idaho Falls (Pioneer) and Burlington (Appalachian) for two seasons through 2012.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Selected OF Jeremy Hermida from Sacramento (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS_Agreed to a two year player development contract extension for the 2011 and 2012 seasons with Lansing (MWL) and a four-year working agreement with Bluefield (Appalachian).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS_Recalled OF Cole Gillespie from Reno (PCL).

CHICAGO CUBS_Activated RHP Carlos Silva from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Justin Berg, RHP Jeff Samardzija and OF Sam Fuld from Iowa (PCL). Selected the contracts of INF Bobby Scales and OF Brad Snyder from Iowa. Transferred LHP John Grabow and RHP Esmailin Caridad to the 60-day DL. COLORADO ROCKIES_Recalled RHP Edgmer Escalona from Colorado Springs (PCL).

Purchased the contracts of OF Jay Payton and C Paul Phillips from Colorado Springs.

Designated RHP Taylor Buchholz for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Recalled RHP Brad Lincoln, INF Pedro Ciriaco, LHP Justin Thomas and C Jason Jaramillo from Indianapolis (IL).

Selected the contracts of OF Alex Presley, OF Brandon Moss, RHP Brian Bass and RHP Steven Jackson from Indianapolis. Moved RHP Ross Ohlendorf and 1B Jeff Clement from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. Designated 2B Aki Iwamura and C Erik Kratz for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES_Recalled OF Luis Durango from Portland (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Recalled RHP Yunesky Maya from Syracuse (IL). Selected RHP Joe Bisenius from Syracuse. Reinstated LHP Ross Detwiler from the 15-Day DL. Designated C Carlos Maldonado for assignment.

Northern League JOLIET JACKHAMMERS_Signed manager Chad Parker to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS_Waived F Sean May. ORLANDO MAGIC_Named Adonal Foyle director of player development.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS_Waived LB David Veikune and OL Billy Yates. Claimed OL Steve Vallos off waivers from Seattle. Signed DB Derrick Roberson.

HOUSTON TEXANS_Signed QB Matt Leinart to a one-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS_Announced Bill Parcells will turn over control of the team to general manager Jeff Ireland and will retain a role as a daily consultant.

NEW YORK JETS_Re-signed FB Tony Richardson. Signed RB Chauncey Washington, DT Jarron Gilbert and LB Cody Brown to the practice squad. Released LB Ricky Foley and DB Donovan Warren from the practice squad.

Released WR Patrick Turner.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS_Named Mark Bruener college scout. Signed DL Al Woods to the practice squad. Released DL Doug Worthington from the practice squad.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS_Acquired G Kelly Bates from Saskatchewan for an undisclosed 2014 draft pick.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS_Promoted Stan Bowman to vice president/general manager, Jay Blunk to executive vice president, Kevin Cheveldayoff to assistant general manager/senior director of hockey operations, Al MacIsaac to vice president/assistant to the president and Chris Werner to vice president of ticket operations and customer service.

MONTREAL CANADIENS_Signed C Jeff Halpern to a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Named Frantz Jean goaltending consultant.

RODEO Professional Bull Riders PBR_Named M. Dockery Clark chief marketing officer and Kevin Camper chief partnership and sales officer.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS_Suspended Chicago D Gonzalo Segares one game and issued an additional $250 fine for his actions, which resulted in a red card, against LA Galaxy D Leonardo in a Sept. 4 game.

COLLEGE BIG SKY CONFERENCE_Announced Cal Poly and UC Davis have accepted invitations to join the conference as football-only schools.

COLUMBIA_Named Mike Magpayo director of men’s basketball operations.

FELICIAN_Named Drew Mellon women’s assistant soccer coach.

KANSAS_Announced the retirement of athletics director Lew Perkins.

was going to sweep, although Shelby cut it to three at one time.

Central’s Kenya Logan pasted three kills, Crowder and Prescott added dead ball points and Sydney Griffin’s ace that skipped past the Shelby defense was the difference in the final set for match.

R-S Central moves to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in the South Mountain Athletic Conference.

East Rutherford 3, Freedom 1 MORGANTON — The Lady Cavs dispatched of Freedom in four games — 25-14, 25-17, 22-25 and 25-11 in volleyball action Tuesday.

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Woods picked for Ryder

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods was a nobrainer as a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup. Rickie Fowler?

That required a little more than deep thought.

“It just came down to feelings,” captain Corey Pavin said. “I had a gut feeling about Rickie.”

Fowler, the 21-year-old mop top who only turned pro 11 months ago, made history Tuesday as the first PGA Tour rookie on the American team and the first captain’s pick to have never won on tour.

He was the only big mystery when Pavin announced his four picks at the New York Stock Exchange. Pavin also chose a pair of major champions, Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, both of whom have played the Ryder Cup on the road.

The matches will be held Oct. 1-3 at Celtic Manor in Wales.

Fowler will be the youngest American to play in the Ryder Cup since Woods in 1997, but only the second-youngest player at Celtic Manor. Rory McIlroy, the 21-year-old from Northern Ireland, earned his way onto the European team.

“I can bring a little bit of color to the team, I can bring some youth to the team and hopefully, get the guys pumped up a little bit,” Fowler said.

“But as I said, we’re all going over there to win, so we’re all going to be getting each other pumped and focusing on our main goal, bringing home the cup.”

The Americans won two years ago in Kentucky, and will try to win for the first time overseas since 1993 at The Belfry.

This will be the sixth Ryder Cup team for Woods, but the first in which he needed to be picked. Woods had finished first in the standings every time, including in 2008 when he spent the second half of the year recovering from knee surgery.

“It’s great to be a part of this team,” Woods said.

“I’m honored to be selected ... and looking forward to going back and having a great time with the team and hopefully, bring the Cup back.”

The eight Americans who qualified after the PGA Championship were Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson and Jeff Overton.

European captain Colin Montgomerie said Pavin used his four picks “to good effect.”

“Like my European team, the American side has an excellent blend of youthful talent alongside some seasoned Ryder Cup campaigners, and I am delighted to see Tiger Woods amongst Corey’s selections,” he said. “The Ryder Cup is a better event with him in it.”

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Querrey ousted at US Open NEW YORK (AP) — Stanislas Wawrinka beat Sam Querrey in five sets to put two Swiss men in a Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in the Open era — and keep the Americans out of the U.S. Open quarters for the second straight year.

Wawrinka won 7-6 (9), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to join a countryman whose presence this deep in a major tournament is just assumed: Roger Federer.

Not so for Wawrinka. The 25-year-old had been 0-5 in the round of 16 at Grand Slams.

The U.S. men, meanwhile, had at least one quarterfinalist at their home major each of the first 41 years of the Open era.

That changed in 2009, and now it’s happened again.

Querrey himself is still searching for his first Grand Slam quarterfinal berth. He had his chances Tuesday. So did the 25th-seeded Wawrinka, as momentum swung back and forth as quickly as the wind whipped around Arthur Ashe Stadium. The two players traded mistakes and big shots for nearly 4 1/2 hours.

No. 20 Querrey wasted three break points in the third game of the final set, which seemed headed to another tiebreaker until Wawrinka made one final push leading 5-4.

Querrey fought off one match point with a lob that was just high enough to force deuce. But after Querrey hit a forehand into the net, Wawrinka made the most of his second chance.

In the first two sets, each player went up 3-0 to start a tiebreaker only to go on to lose it.

Querrey was fortunate to even be in that second tiebreaker after saving four set points at 4-5. He appeared to be in control in the third set, going up a break, but Wawrinka rallied to break him twice and close out the set.

The 22-year-old Querrey was in the midst of a breakthrough season, reaching the fourth round at a second straight Grand Slam.

He entered the top 20 in the rankings for the first time in July and had won four titles this year; only No. 1 Rafael Nadal has more.

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Sam Querrey returns the ball to Stanislas Wawrinka during fourth round play at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday.

With Wawrinka upsetting fourth-seeded Andy Murray in the third round, the draw seemed to be opening up for Querrey to make a deep run.

His quarter of the bracket didn’t have a top-10 seed left.

In contrast, Wawrinka didn’t come into the Open looking like a future quarterfinalist. A former top-10 player, his ranking had slipped to No. 27, the lowest in more than two years.

But Wawrinka had the experience of a 13-7 record in five-set matches. Querrey was just 1-2.

Wawrinka will next face Mikhail Youzhny, who briefly slowed Spain’s march through the U.S. Open bracket.

The 12th-seeded Russian beat Tommy Robredo, the lowestranked man left in the draw, 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

The 41st-ranked Robredo was

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NFC Playoffs

Wild Card: Falcons over Vikings; 49ers over Cowboys.

Divisional: Packers over 49ers, Falcons shock Redskins.

NFC Championship: Packers blast Falcons at chilly Lambeau Field.

Wild Card: Steelers over Texans, Patriots spill Raiders.

Divisional: Steelers upend Jets, Colts rip Patriots.

AFC Championship: Colts clip Steelers.

Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers 37, Indianapolis Colts 26.

The women’s quarterfinals opened Tuesday with two appealing matchups: No. 2 Kim Clijsters, the defending champion, against No. 5 Sam Stosur, and No. 3 Venus Williams against No. 6 Francesca Schiavone.

Life without Roethlisberger begins for Steelers

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben ning and so forth,” coach Mike Roethlisberger loves to be the Tomlin said Tuesday. “There’s guy who gets his team out of not any last-minute adjusttrouble, throws the big touchment.” down pass, makes the play that What they’re dealing with is changes a season. an awkward, unenviable situaOnly this time, Roethlisberger tion that could force the Steelers can’t bail out the Steelers of a to adopt a late-season, win-orpredicament he put them in. else mentality in September.

Instead of being the leader who The months of turmoil rallies his teammates during Roethlisberger created with tough times, he can’t even talk his indiscretions ultimately to them about football as he may be viewed in the context serves a four-game suspension of what the Steelers do durfor off-field misconduct. ing their month of uncertainty His team captaincy? That’s without him. Should they thrive gone, too. with the playmaking Dennis Continued from Page 7A The Steelers knew for months Dixon at quarterback and get Roethlisberger would be absent off to a fast start, the impact of pretty, without Ed Reed. when the season began, but the Roethlisberger’s missteps may Cleveland Browns, 4-12. Jake, Jake he’s our man reality of his punishment struck be relatively minimal. if he can’t throw a pick then maybe that Colt kid them as they reported for pracHowever, if the Steelers can! Yea, team. tice this week and found his No. flop with their No. 3 quarterAFC South: 7 locker vacant. back in charge — No. 2 Byron Indianapolis Colts, 13-3. Ho hum, another typi“We’ve been anticipating this Leftwich is injured and out — cal Peyton Manning year. moment for some time, planRoethlisberger might be rememHouston Texans, 10-6. Houston, you’ll make the playoffs.

Tennessee Titans, 7-9. Vince Young remembers that he is Vince Young.

Jacksonville Jaguars, 6-10. The Jags can’t seem to get on track.

GREENVILLE (AP) — Ruffin McNeill’s first AFC West: game at East Carolina wound up being one of the Oakland Raiders, 10-6. Ladies and gentleman, most memorable victories in school history, won Da’Raaaders are back. on a last-second heave into the end zone.

San Diego Chargers, 9-7. Phillip Rivers will pout He says the first step toward a successful encore until December. comes with humility.

Kansas City Chiefs, 9-7. The Chiefs, like the McNeill said Tuesday that he’s “pretty good Raiders, surprise some folks. about bringing them down, bringing them back to Denver Broncos, 5-11. The pony boys are in big Earth.” trouble without Elvis. Er, Dumervil not Presley (he’s still dead).

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one of a record six Spanish men to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.

Two will make the quarters: Nadal faced 23rd-seeded Feliciano Lopez and eighthseeded Fernando Verdasco took on No. 10 David Ferrer in a pair of all-Spanish matchups later Tuesday.

“They have a lot of courts.

They have a lot of good facilities to practice well,” Youzhny said.

“I think it’s not really expensive to practice in Spain for Spanish people. In Russia now it’s much expensive to practice in Moscow.

Not everybody can do this one.”

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bered as the man who brought down a season before it started.

“It’s very tough, kind of emotional,” Roethlisberger said before leaving the team. “I’ve just got to go do what I’ve got to do.”

The bigger question is what the Steelers will do without him.

Dixon, picked by Tomlin over the more experienced Charlie Batch to start Sunday against Atlanta, is fast, athletic and an exceptional runner. But the former Oregon star has started only one NFL game, and a championship-contending team almost never goes so far down its depth chart at quarterback to begin a season.

Mostly because of their quarterback quandary, the Steelers — winners of 24 games the last two seasons — find themselves home underdogs against Atlanta.

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College offers literature class on zombies

BALTIMORE (AP) — Call it Zombies 101.

The University of Baltimore is offering a new class on the undead.

The course is being taught by Arnold Blumberg, the author of a book on zombie movies, “Zombiemania,” and the curator of Geppi’s Entertainment Museum,

which focuses on American pop culture.

Students taking English 333 will watch 16 classic zombie films and read zombie comics. As an alternative to a final research paper they may write scripts or draw storyboards for their ideal zombie flicks.

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Dee Spencer, center, who lost her home in a wildfire near Boulder, Colo., on Monday is comforted by Paul and Jean Gatza after a briefing on the fire in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday. Firefighters are fighting the blaze that forced the evacuation of over 3,000 people.

Colorado firefighters stepping up their attack BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters planned to ramp up their battle Tuesday against a wildfire that forced about 3,000 people to flee their homes as the windwhipped blaze filled the surrounding canyon with heavy smoke and spit flames.

The 3,500-acre fire in the foothills outside Boulder has destroyed dozens of homes, according to a fire marshal, including some that belonged to firefighters. No injuries have been reported.

Calmer winds were in the forecast and authorities hoped to dump two to three times the amount of fire retardant from the air than they did Monday, when gusty winds grounded air tankers for much of the day, Boulder County sheriff’s Cmdr.

Rick Brough said. However, most tankers were still grounded at midday because heavy smoke made it difficult for pilots to see their targets although at least one was spotted dropping slurry earlier in the day.

Brett Haberstick, a fire marshal with the Sunshine Fire Protection District, said Monday the fire destroyed dozens of homes, but Brough had no exact figures Tuesday.

The blaze broke out in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder and rapidly spread across 5 1/2 square miles, or 3,500 acres. Erratic 45-mph gusts sometimes sent the fire in two directions at once.

Brough said there is no indication it was intentionally set.

Crews managed to save the historic town of Gold Hill, including an Old West grocery store and structures once used for stagecoach stops.

Firefighters had to relocate their engines and equipment several times to avoid the flames.

Four homes belonging to firefighters were destroyed. Those firefighters were allowed to leave to attend to their families and personal affairs, said Laura McConnell, a spokeswoman for the fire management team.

Nancy Engellenner and husband Philip Helper assume their house was lost because so much was destroyed in the surrounding area.

“The way the wind was, it was just spitting flames everywhere,” Engellenner said.

Resident David Myers also feared his house burned after he fled. At one point, he said heavy smoke obscured flames from the fire but he could still hear it, sounding like a cross between a freight train and a long roll of thunder.

“You can hear the crackling, you can hear just this consumption of fuel, just crackling and burning. And at that point, it was time to go,” he said.

The lack of information about the fire damage frustrated residents who gathered for a morning briefing.

After the briefing, evacuees stood in small groups exchanging stories and information. Some hugged; others wiped away tears.

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Chicago’s Daley says he will not run for mayor

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided over the nation’s thirdlargest city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a seventh term, saying the time “just feels right.”

Daley, 68, said he had been thinking about not running for several months and became comfortable with his decision over the last several weeks.

“It just feels right,” Daley said at a news conference, his smiling wife Maggie standing by his side. “I’ve always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it’s time to Associated Press move on. For me, that time is now.”

Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided He called the over the nation’s thirdannouncement “a perlargest city for 21 years, sonal decision, no more, announced Tuesday that no less” and said he and he will not run for a sevhis family now begin a enth term. “new phase of our lives.”

The announcement was made with little warning, but was not a surprise to everyone.

Daley had refused to say whether he would run again, fueling speculation that he might not, and his wife has been battling cancer.

“It’s a surprise because there’s been a Daley in the political system for so long,” said Alan Gitelson, a Loyola University of Chicago political science professor. “There’s always been this presence. It’s been really part and parcel of the identity of the city to have a Daley in the mayor’s office.”

Daley was first elected mayor in 1989, following in the footsteps of his father, Richard J. Daley, who died of a heart attack in 1976 at age 74 during his 21st year in office.

Cook County Clerk David Orr said he did not think anyone would have seriously challenged Daley if he had run for re-election, but Tuesday’s announcement means “the whole political landscape changes enormously.”

“All of a sudden now many of the political people will be focused on the mayor’s seat. February is so close,” Orr told WBBM radio in Chicago. “ Daley’s announcement leaves an open door for White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who said in April during a television interview that “it’s no secret” he’d like to run for mayor of Chicago someday.

Afghans burn an effigy of Dove World Outreach Center’s pastor Terry Jones during a demonstration against the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday.

Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama’s death at a rally in the capital Monday to denounce the American church’s plans to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11.

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Gen. Petraeus: Quran burning could put U.S. troops in danger KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday an American church’s threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

Meanwhile, NATO reported the death of an American service member in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday.

The comments from Gen. David Petraeus followed a protest Monday by hundreds of Afghans over the plans by Gainesville, Florida-based Dove World Outreach Center — a small, evangelical Christian church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy — to burn copies of the Quran on church grounds to mark the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States that provoked the Afghan war.

“Images of the burning of a Quran would undoubtedly be used by extremists in Afghanistan — and around the world — to inflame public opinion and incite violence,” Petraeus said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen echoed those sentiments Tuesday, saying any burning “would be in a strong contradiction with the all the values we stand for and fight for.”

Muslims consider the Quran to be the word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect, along with any printed material containing its verses or the name of Allah or the Prophet Muhammad. Any intentional damage or show of disrespect to the Quran is deeply offensive.

In 2005, 15 people died and scores were wounded in riots in Afghanistan sparked by a story in Newsweek magazine alleging interrogators at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay placed copies of the Quran in washrooms and flushed one down the toilet to get inmates to talk. Newsweek later retracted the story.

Responding to Petraeus’ comments, Dove World Outreach Center’s senior pastor Terry Jones acknowledged Petraeus’ concerns as legitimate but said the church still planned to go

ahead with the burning.

“We are at this time not going to cancel it. We’re still considering it and praying about it,” Jones told The Associated Press.

“We are also just also concerned and wondering, when do we stop? How much do we back down? ... Instead of us backing down, maybe it’s to time to stand up.”

The church, which made headlines last year after distributing T-shirts that said “Islam is of the Devil,” has been denied a permit to set a bonfire but has vowed to proceed with the burning.

The congregation’s website estimates it has about 50 members, but the church has leveraged the Internet with a Facebook page and blog devoted to its Quranburning plans.

The American’s death brings to at least six the number of U.S. forces killed in Afghanistan this month, along with at least four other non-American members of the international coalition.

Engagements with insurgents are rising along with the addition of another 30,000 U.S. troops.

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Nation/world Nation Today Gunman kills two U.S. soldiers BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq.

A military statement says the Americans were among a group of U.S. soldiers meeting with Iraqi security forces Tuesday at an Iraqi army compound near the city of Tuz Khormato, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) north of Baghdad.

They were the first U.S. military deaths since President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations on Aug. 31.

Castro blasts Ahmadinejad

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A worker dry rice grains as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic smoke in the background in Tanah Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday. The eruption of the volcano that has been dormant for 400 years last week caught many scientists off guard and left the region on high alert. The volcano shot volcanic ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away.

Indonesian volcano erupts again

TANAH KARO, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian volcano shot a towering cloud of black ash high into the air Tuesday, dusting villages 15 miles (25 kilometers) away in its most powerful eruption since awakening last week from four centuries of dormancy.

Some witnesses at the foot of Mount Sinabung reported seeing an orange glow — presumably magma — in cracks along the volcano’s slopes for the first time. Vast swaths of trees and plants were caked with a thick layer of ash.

“There was a huge, thunderous sound. It sounded like hundreds of bombs going off at one,” said Ita Sitepu, 29, who was among thousands of people staying in crowded emergency shelters

well away from the base. “Then everything starting shaking. I’ve never experienced anything like it.”

Mount Sinabung’s first eruption last week caught many scientists off guard. With more than 129 active volcanoes to watch in this vast archipelago, local vulcanologists had failed to monitor the long-quiet mountain for rising magma, slight uplifts in land and other signs of seismic activity.

Indonesia is a seismically charged region because of its location on the so-called “Ring of Fire” — a series of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and Southeast Asia.

There are fears that current activity could foreshadow a

much more destructive explosion in the coming weeks or months, though it is possible, too, that Sinabung will go back to sleep after letting off steam.

More than 30,000 people living along the volcano’s fertile slopes have been relocated to cramped refugee camps, mosques and churches in nearby villages.

But some have insisted on returning to the danger zone to check on their homes and their dust-covered crops.

The government sent dozens of trucks to the mountain to help carry them back before Tuesday’s eruption, which sent ash and debris shooting three miles (5,000 meters) into the air, said Surono, who heads the nation’s volcano alert center.

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HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and questioned his own actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during interviews with an American journalist he summoned to Havana to discuss fears of global nuclear war.

Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, and Julia Sweig, a Cuba-U.S. policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, met with Castro and attended the dolphin show at Havana’s aquarium, but the blog was the first to reveal details of what they discussed.

He said Castro, who himself has been a fierce critic of Israel, “repeatedly returned to his excoriation of anti-Semitism,” chiding Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust. Castro said that Iran could further the cause of peace by “acknowledging the ’unique’ history of anti-Semitism and trying to understand why Israelis fear for their existence.”

Goldberg also said he revisited the Cuban Missile Crisis with Castro, asking if once “it seemed logical for you to recommend that the Soviets bomb the U.S.” Castro’s answer surprised him: “After I’ve seen what I’ve seen, and knowing what I know now, it wasn’t worth it all.”

EU calls stoning ’barbaric’ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday condemned the stoning to death sentence passed against an Iranian woman convicted for adultery, saying it was “barbaric.”

In his first State of the Union address to the European parliament in Strasbourg, France, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he was “appalled” by the news of the sentencing, and called it “barbaric beyond words.”

Women, kids among 17 dead PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 14 women and children and three officers, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

The dead were the wives and children of police officers, said Khalid Omarzai, the city’s top government official.

Another 94 people were wounded, he said, adding that they had been taken to hospitals after rescuers cleared rubble of over two dozen collapsed houses and shops.

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Total Momsense Allison Flynn

No buts about it, son is very loving There are two words Nathan’s stringing together lately I’d really like to erase from his vocabulary: “But, Mommy!” .... or this variation .... “But, Daddy!”

Anytime he’s not getting what he wants, out comes the “But, Mommy/Daddy” phrase to try and show us just how completely unjust we’re being.

“But, Mommy, I want to watch more Spongebob!” (No, you’ve watched it for 30 minutes too long already.)

“But, Mommy, I’m not tired.”

(Despite the fact he’s been yawning, rubbing his eyes and it’s getting close to bedtime.)

On Monday, however, the “but, mommy” really got to me.

As we were packing the back of the van full of clothes and toys Nathan’s outgrown to take to WeeRuns (which starts Sept.

18, for those of you who mark it on your calendars), a box with a musical toy began to play.

Peering inside, Nathan glanced past the noisy toy and saw a stuffed Elmo.

“But, Mommy, that’s my Elmo!!”

I explained to him that he’d outgrown Elmo and that he really hadn’t played with it in a year’s time. And then came the tears.

“But, Mommy, I love him and he might miss me.”

Normally I can somewhat ignore histrionics from my very dramatic four year old. But this time it wasn’t something I could ignore.

Nathan’s been extremely compassionate and sweet toward all things living lately – and in his mind, his stuffed animals are very much living things.

He’s begged us not to squash bugs, he cried as though he’d lost his best friend when his daddy and pawpaw tried to clean fish they’d caught and he absolutely can’t stand the thoughts of anything being in harm’s way.

Seeing him so upset over Elmo almost made me pull it back out of the box. Almost.

I hugged him and explained to him that he could always love Elmo, but that it was time for Elmo to go live with another family with another little boy or girl who could spend more time playing with him.

Because as much as Nathan thinks he loves Elmo, it’s his best pal Froggy who he’d really be distraught without. (And me too.)

He finally calmed down, forgetting about Elmo and moving through the rest of his day.

And in order to help my sweet little boy learn to take care not only of himself but other living – truly living, this time – things, I bought him a houseplant for his bedroom.

Welcome to our house, Jolly.

Nathan’s going to water you, fertilize you, provide opened blinds for sunlight for you and probably breath enough carbon dioxide on you talking to you you’d be dizzy if that were possible.

I just hope you’ll live. Because getting rid of you might be a bit more emotional than Elmo.

Allison Flynn is The Daily Courier’s Lifestyles Editor. Contact her via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier. com.

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DragonCon is also home to tons of tournament gaming for Star Trek Customizable Card Game, second edition, Star Wars Trading Card Game, Settlers of Catan and many others.

Annual event draws several from Rutherford County Text by Scott Baughman Contributed photos

Heroes, villains, ghouls, spacemen, aliens and Jedi all descended on Atlanta Labor Day weekend for the annual DragonCon, one of the largest sci-fi and fantasy conventions in the world.

The four-day event was headlined by legendary comic book creator Stan Lee this year and fans stood in line for hours to hear Lee’s thoughts on the status of the comic book industry, movies and other topics. There was also a long line to get the autograph of the man who created Spider-man, the X-men, the Avengers and many more iconic comic characters.

“This has been a spectacular convention,” Lee said at a press conference for the event. “It’s always wonderful to meet the fans and hear their stories.”

With thousands of hours of programming over the weekend, no one can attempt to do and see it all in one year. But for first time visitor Charlie Miller of Bostic, it was almost overwhelming.

“There were so many people there,” Miller said. “I never believe there were that many geeks in the world. The costumes were amazing, we played a lot of great games in the tournament hall and I got my photo taken with Lou Ferigno from the’ Incredible Hulk.’”

Several world record attempts were made over the weekend, including most people in superhero costumes in one room at the same time and most people in “Star Trek” costumes in the same room at the same time. Unofficially, the Trek record was broken with 571 attendees. Guinness Book of World Records representatives are in the process of verifying the event and it may be included in a future publication.

“I think one of my favorite parts was seeing all the things in the dealer hall,” said Travis Kesterson of Mooresboro. “There was a great collection of stuff from swords to classic comics to incredible autographed posters.”

Kesterson’s wife, Heather, agreed and added, “Just seeing all the people walk by was amazing.”

Hundreds of artists, musicians and actors of TV and movie fame crammed the Walk of Fame at the convention to sign autographs and have photographs taken with fans.

“Meeting our fans is probably the best part,” said Gil Please see DragonCon, Page 8B

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Above, DragonCon’s 2010 celebration featured two self-controlled, free-roaming R2-D2 robots from Star Wars. Below, the annual DragonCon parade saw many famous actors and comic book characters, such as Ghost Rider, gallivanting down Peachtree Street in Atlanta.

2B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 8, 2010

local/REGION

Grants available for North Carolina farmers Throughout my years of service with Cooperative Extension, I have met many interesting folks. Many of these people are farmers who have tons of ideas that could improve the operation of their farms and make them much more profitable. Most of these new ideas require them to take risks, which are normally in the form of monetary investments.

When farmers have to take these type of financial risks, they tend to keep their ideas in their heads and keep doing what they have always done.

Extension News Jeff Bradley

Through its Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund, the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) is offering close to $2 million in costshare grants for individual farmers and for farmer groups. The funding provides cost-share support for farmers’ to take these risks and try new production, marketing, and processing strategies in order to earn more income on the farm.

Supported by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the grant program is designed to keep farmers in farming and to maintain the economic base of North Carolina’s rural communities. Priority is given to projects that provide opportunities for a new generation of farmers and to applicants who had tobacco income at the time of the Master

Settlement Agreement. Deadline for applicants in our region is December 20, 2010. The application process is competitive. High priority will be given to innovative projects that show a new direction or opportunity in farming. All farmers who make an income from agriculture are eligible to apply. Grants of up to $10,000 are available for individual farmers and up to $30,000 for farmer groups.

In cooperation with Rutherford County Cooperative Extension, RAFI-USA will conduct a “how to apply” grant workshop at the Rutherford County Extension Center on Wednesday, October 13th at 2 pm. The purpose of the workshop is to help potential applicants understand the application guidelines and process. The workshops also give farmers some face time to get specific questions about their projects answered. The Rutherford County Extension Center is located at 193 Callahan-Koon Road in Spindale.

For more information, please contact Jeff Bradley or Jan McGuinn at 287-6010.

Beef cattle management sessions are scheduled for September 25

Cattle producers are constantly seeking ways to improve their operations and to improve their knowledge in various aspects of beef cattle management. On September 25 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., there will be an educational field day at Hilltop Farms off Old Caroleen Road in Forest City.

Livestock agents and representatives from the NC Cooperative Extension Service and NCSU will be presenting educational sessions on pasture management and fencing as well as a session on bull management and selection.

There will also be a session on marketing cattle with explanations of the cattle grading system and what buyers look for when purchasing cattle.

Additionally, there will be vendors from several animal health and livestock-related companies to talk about products they have to offer.

There will be a sponsored meal and door prizes for folks attending this field day. This will be a great opportunity to learn new management strategies as well as visit with fellow producers from our region.

For more information contact Jeff Bradley at the Rutherford County Extension Center at 287-6022.

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Is it safe to swim in Lake Wylie & Norman?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s really no reason to be afraid to swim in Lake Norman or Lake Wylie. Or is there?

On the one hand, the wildlife swimming in our lakes isn’t nearly as wild as the man-eating piranhas terrorizing spring breakers on fictional Lake Victoria in “Piranha 3D,” the campy gore-fest that made $10 million at the box office last weekend.

On the other, toothy fish do lurk beneath the surface of our lakes.

And some locals are afraid to get their feet wet.

“I’ll go to about my ankles, but that’s it,” says Stephanie Sawyer, 35, of Matthews, who has been petrified of lake swimming since her childhood. “(It) definitely has to do with the creatures’ in the water. Absolutely.”

Lake Norman resident Whitney Dainko’s fear cropped up more recently.

“I was running about a month ago near my house when I noticed an animal lying in the sand trap,” she recalls. “As I got closer, I realized it was a turtle. It was huge probably two feet. When it saw me, it freaked and ran a lot faster than I thought a turtle could move and jumped in the lake. I have to say, I’m not that psyched about swimming in Lake Norman anymore.”

I once caught a fish this big’ It is against state law to own piranhas and several other species of exotic fish. But people occasionally get their hands on them, and in rare cases, release them into the wild because they can no longer keep them.

In 2007, state wildlife officials identified a fish caught in the Catawba River as a piranha but later they determined it was a pacu also illegal, but not as menacing-sounding. In recent years, two other predatory nonnative fish have turned up: In 2007, a man caught a snakehead in Lake Wylie; another was caught there in 2009.

Chris Wood of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says that even if a piranha got into a lake, a single one could cause little harm. The problem with snake-

One is a gar, which has an elongated jaw filled with sharp teeth.

They can grow 2-3 feet long and weigh 6-7 pounds. The other is a bowfin, which also has sharp teeth and can grow more than three feet long, weighing as much as 20 pounds. Both might bite anglers as they unhook them, but they’re otherwise docile.

Nope, experts say, there’s not a fish around that will attack a human.

“No man-eaters in the lakes,” says Ken Manuel, Duke Power’s head aquatic biologist. “But watch out for alligators.

Is something fishy going on?

Manuel is kidding, of course.

But a handful of people are convinced there’s a beast of some sort in Lake Norman. Most of them can be found trolling LakeNormanMonster.com, which features a cartoon dinosaur as its mascot and hawks T-shirts, key chains and a “monster hunting call.”

The site includes reader “sightings” like this one, from “Jacob” of Denver: “Me and my dad were on our boat and we saw a 30-foot fish.

It swam away as fast as lightning.”

Gus Gustafson, a longtime Lake Norman fishing guide and Observer columnist, spins the Lake Norman Monster story as well as anyone: It’s a tale about a genetically engineered superfish that escaped from a fishing farm in the ’60s.

Asked if it’s true, he laughs, then says with tongue in cheek “Uh, I’m not sure.”

Ultimately, though, he gets serious: “I don’t wanna frighten anybody. Your bigger concern really should be the boat traffic and the jet skis. That’s a real danger. It’s not what these fish are gonna do to you.”

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

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6,959.94 -95.09

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

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Chg -2.81 -1.38 -3.02 -.36 -.88 -.28 -1.40 -1.02 -.47 -1.68

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DAILY DOW JONES LOOKING FOR DIRECTION IN THIS 10,520 LET’S TALK. VOLATILE MARKET? Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,340.69 Change: -107.24 (-1.0%)

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Obama offers business tax cut proposals WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposed tax breaks for business sound like ideas that have enjoyed broad Republican backing in the past. But in today’s toxic political atmosphere, he’s unlikely to get much — if any — GOP help.

Still, his plans put Republicans on the spot, making it harder for them to say no to legislation they once embraced.

In a speech on Wednesday in Cleveland, Obama will ask Congress to let businesses quickly write off 100 percent of their spending on new plants and equipment through 2011.

Its part of a raft of new Obama proposals to spur job creation and help businesses — and to try to give his party a much-needed boost ahead of November elections that will determine which party controls the House and Senate.

Clearly frustrated by the halting economic recovery and mindful of polls showing Republicans poised to make big midterm gains, Obama had his economic advisers come up with a fresh set of proposals with job-creating potential.

Among them: a $50 billion program to rebuild roads, railways and airports and to create a new infrastructure bank to oversee long-term projects.

Legislation containing multiple public works projects has usually been popular in Congress across party lines.

The administration has not spelled out exactly how it would pay for all the new proposals, but suggested it would offset tax cuts by closing various corporate loopholes and levying targeted tax hikes on big business, particularly on the oil and gas industry and on multinational corporations.

Some of these tax proposals were included in the budget Obama submitted to Congress earlier this year but were never acted on by Congress.

Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the senior Republican on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, called Obama’s business tax measures serious proposals worthy of consideration. But he said that “raising taxes to cut taxes is at best a zero sum game.”

The proposed tax break for research and development has been around in one form or another since 1981 and in the past has drawn bipartisan support. However, Congress previously extended it just for short periods of time, usually just for one or two years, with frequent lapses that make it hard for businesses to plan. The credit most recently lapsed in 2009.

Obama has long advocated making the credit permanent.

His proposal to let companies quickly write off 100 percent of their investments in new plants and equipment is similar to proposals advanced several times by President George W. Bush — with considerable GOP support at the time.

The idea is to give companies an incentive to spend and invest now, rather than later. The administration claims the change would put nearly $200 billion in the hands of businesses over the next two years.

Under the current law, a company gets to deduct 50 percent of the costs upfront, and the remainder over three to 20 years.

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Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders, right, gestures while speaking during a media conference after a meeting of EU finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday.

European finance ministers met Tuesday to discuss taxes on banks.

Seated left is European Commissioner for Economy Olli Rehn.

Associated Press

EU debt fears stall stock prices NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower Tuesday following new worries about Europe’s debt problems. Treasury prices rose and gold settled at a new high as investors sought out safe assets.

U.S. stocks followed European markets lower after news reports said banks in Europe may have more risky government debt on their books than was disclosed during “stress tests” earlier this year. That could mean fees from regulators and more capital-raising by the banks to bolster their balance sheets.

Shares of major European banks including Barclays PLC and UBS fell, and the dollar rose against the euro.

“The soundness of stress tests are, and continue to be, in question,” said Brian O’Reilly, president of the Collingwood Group.

Uncertainty about the tests could be a drag on the market until European regulators provide some more transparency about exactly what figures were included in the test, O’Reilly said.

The reports renewed worries about European government debt, which had flared up earlier this year following a fiscal crisis in Greece that spread to other weak European economies and helped bring stocks down worldwide.

Stocks had been doing well last week, rallying on improved news about job growth and gains in manufacturing in the U.S. and China. The better eco-

nomic news helped the market end higher for the week, breaking three straight weeks of losses.

Many investors still have faith the economy is growing, but the pace of that growth is in question.

Economic reports have been inconsistent, leaving traders overreacting to every bit of news, said James Angel, professor of finance at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

“What it’s going to take to keep (a rally) going is more good news,” said Angel said.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 107.24 points, or 1.0 percent, to close at 10,340.69.

Broader indexes also fell, making for a weak start to a week shortened by the Labor Day holiday on Monday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 12.67, or 1.1 percent, to 1,091.84, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 24.86, or 1.1 percent, to 2,208.89.

About three stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume was very light at 3.2 billion shares.

Volume often starts to pick back up after Labor Day when traders return from summer vacations.

But Brian Peardon, a wealth adviser at Harrison Financial Group, said many investors might continue to stay out of the market even when they get back because of uncertainty about the

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global economy.

“It’s very tough for the public to decipher what’s happening,” Peardon said.

Uncertain investors continue to pour money into Treasurys.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 2.60 percent from 2.71 percent late Friday. Its yield is often used as a gauge to set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans.

Gold also rose as investors took money out of stocks and sought out other assets seen as having more stable value. Gold for December delivery rose $8.20 to settle at $1,259.30 an ounce.

Several reports later this week could shed more light on the U.S. economy including the “beige book” report from the Federal Reserve coming out on Wednesday and weekly unemployment numbers due out on Thursday.

Shares of Swiss bank UBS dropped 53 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $17.52. Spanish bank Banco Santander fell 48 cents, or 3.8 percent, to $12.20.

Barclays fell $1.15, or 5.7 percent, to $19.13. The British bank also announced Robert E. Diamond Jr., who built the company’s global investment bank, will take over as CEO next year.

European markets ended lower. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.6 percent, Germany’s DAX index dropped 0.6 percent, and France’s CAC-40 fell 1.1 percent.

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4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

DILBERT by Scott Adams

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Transplant finds too many implants Dear Abby: I am a 46-year-old man who has been divorced for six months. I recently moved down to South Florida for a new job. I am trying out the dating scene.

Abby, it’s hard to find decent, intelligent women down here. All the women I have dated so far have had breast implants. These not only look strange, but also feel uncomfortable during intimate moments. These women get a lot of looks from other men who gawk at their chests when we’re together.

Would it be wrong of me to ask a woman, say within the first few dates, if her breasts are real? I don’t care if they’re big or small, I just want them real. — Needs a Real Woman Dear Needs a Real Woman: I do not recommend asking women you have just met if their breasts are “real.” It could lead to a punch in the nose. I am recommending you visit some dating sites and, in the area where you are asked to list “interests,” you state “intelligent women who have not had plastic surgery.”

I’m sure you’ll find many. Of course, whether you have what THEY’RE looking for remains to be seen.

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married for two months and together for two years. While we were dating, I learned that “Mario”

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cheated on me during our first year of dating. A few days ago I discovered that not only did he cheat on me with several women, but also with several men. Mario says he didn’t know how to tell me about his past because it was “disgusting” to him so he blocked it out of his mind.

Had he told me all this before we married, I would not have gone through with it. I am now totally confused about his sexuality. Mario says it was “just a phase” — it was in the past. Please help me. — Confused Dear Confused: The first thing you need to do is get checked for STDs and HIV, because you may have been exposed to some of them during the “phase” your husband “blocked out of his mind.”

Whether Mario admits it or not, he is bisexual. Next, go online to www.

StraightSpouse.org and you will find the help and support you are looking for. Because you can’t trust your husband to be honest, you will have to take care of yourself now.

Causes for a white tongue Dear Dr. Gott: I have a problem with my tongue turning white. I brush the coating off each morning, but by nighttime, I have to do it again. I can’t understand why this happens. It is worse when I eat a lot of sweets. What do I need to do? I like a pink tongue.

Dear Reader: The white coating to which you refer is the result of inflammation of the tiny projections on the surface of your tongue, caused by dead cells, bacteria and debris.

There are several reasons for this generally harmless condition. The first is dehydration.

Then there’s excessive alcohol consumption and smoking. You may be a mouth breather, have a bacterial infection, geographic tongue, oral lichen planus, oral thrush or leukoplakia.

Or you may have been placed on a medication that has white tongue as a side effect.

Oral lichen planus is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder. Oral thrush is a candida infection that causes lesions

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott on the tongue, inner cheeks, roof of the mouth, gums and back of the throat. Your symptoms don’t appear to fit the profile for geographic tongue.

Leukoplakia is commonly the result of tobacco use, smoked, chewed or used in other forms. It is generally a benign condition but could be precancerous.

See your physician, who will examine you and might choose to order testing to determine whether an underlying cause, such as diabetes, is at the root of the problem.

Once specific conditions and infections can be ruled out, medication or other treatment might be appropriate. Or he or she might suggest you follow up with your dentist.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 8; Do all that you can to keep pace with the latest.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - If there is some kind of project you’re anxious to get going, don’t wait.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Your productivity could behurt if you allow your activities to be governed by outside influences.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - This is a perfect day to start that new project.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Being in the public eye has a certain appeal to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Don’t discount what you have to offer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Individual activities can work out well for you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Make sure that you are as cooperative with other parties as they are.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Make it a point to get some physical exercise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you find yourself in a gregarious mood, make some plans.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Domestic issues could occupy the greater portion of your time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Mental restlessness can be gratified through spending some time with friends who also have a strong need for intellectual expression.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Much to your credit, you’ll make sure the resources you have at your disposal aren’t depleted or wasted.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 — 5B

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 391

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 320

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DARRELL A. PADGETT DATED APRIL 27, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 838 AT PAGE 789 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy B. Miner and Catherine M. Miner to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated June 21, 2007, and recorded in Book 963, Page 300, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

NOTICE OF SALE

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 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:

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 21, 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:

And Being more commonly known as: 297 Plain View Dr, Ellenboro, NC 28040

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 99 of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, (“the Plat”), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen’s Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.

Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as “the Plat”.

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Darrell A. Padgett.

Said property is commonly known as: 99 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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.

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.

Being all of Lot 48 of that property as described in that Plat for Plan View Subdivision, Phase II, as shown on a plat recorded at Plat Book 21 at Page 85 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina. Reference being hereby made for a more particular description of said lot.

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 31, 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/ 07-92734

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 TIMOTHY B. MINER AND CATHERINE M. MINER. 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.: 432.1001770NC /NW Publication Dates: 09/08/2010, 09/15/2010

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 371

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 298

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Salma Arefi to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated October 06, 2006, and recorded in Book 922, Page 89, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Manuel J. Montanez and Mary K. Montanez to Williams Martelle Attorneys at law, Trustee(s), dated March 14, 2003, and recorded in Book 718, Page 472, and re-recorded in Deed Book 726 and Page 547, 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 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Lying in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina: Being all of Lot 124, Phase 1B, as shown on subdivision plat for GreyRock at Lake Lure Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 206, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, Pages 205 through 208, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry (hereinafter “Declarations”). Together with and subject to easements for the installation, repair and maintenance of a community water system as set forth in the declarations, said water system to consist of a shared system of wells and water line to be installed upon the lots. Each lot is conveyed together with appurtenant easements for all shared water line and wells marking up the water system as the same may or will be installed in the reserved easement areas as set forth on all recorded plats and described in the declarations. Also being the same property as described in a deed recorded in Book 899 at Page 461 of the aforesaid registry.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 124 Grey Rock, 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.

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 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina being bound on the Northwest by North Main Street (SR 1920), on the northeast and east by the lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 550, Page 297, Rutherford County Registry, on the southwest and west by the lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 586, Page 108, Rutherford County Registry and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin, said iron pin being the northernmost corner of the tract herein described, said iron pin lying South 29 degrees 55 minutes 13 seconds East 18.61 feet from a pk nail lying in the centerline of North Main Street (SR 1920), said beginning point also lying North 39 degrees 28 minutes East 38.4 feet from the northernmost corner of the story frame residence located on the tract herein described and running thence from said beginning point South 29 degrees 58 minutes 55 seconds East 196.68 feet to an iron pin; thence South 54 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds West 78.59 feet to an iron pin, thence North 41 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 205.46 feet to an iron pin; thence North 58 degrees 51 minutes 24 seconds East 119.74 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.46 acres, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying and Engineering Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated April 15, 1997. Being the same lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 215, page 89, Rutherford County Registry, See also Rutherford county Tax Map 411/1/22.

Said property is commonly known as: 366 North Main Street, Henrietta, NC 28114 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 Ronald Berg, Individually and as Trustee of the 124B Greyrock Trust.

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 Manuel J. Montanez.

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.

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.: 158.0928573NC /LMS Publication Dates: 9/8/10 9/15/10

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0716730NC /MDN Publication Dates: 09/08/2010, 09/15/2010

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 8, 2010 NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, State of North Carolina, various items of personal property contained in warehouse(s) #3, 5, 8, 28, 46 & 65 will be sold at public auction at Bob's Storage Center, 502 U.S. Highway 74 Business East, Forest City, NC Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 2:00PM. Sale is being made to satisfy the warehouse lien on said goods for storage charges due and unpaid. Due notice has been given.

Unit #3 Carlos Garcia, #5 Curtis Jones, #8 Warren Knapp, #28 Doug Jernigan, #46 Jerry Daly, #65 John Williams Bob's Storage Center Robert A. Fields, owner 502 U.S. Hwy. 74 Business East P.O. Box 704 Forest City, NC 28043

QUALITY ENGINEER Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc. has an immediate opportunity in our Rutherfordton, NC facility to become part of a worldwide leader in the industrial coated fabrics and printing blanket markets. This position reports to the Quality Assurance Manager and is responsible for customer quality issues, investigations, resolution and reporting.

Successful candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in related field and a minimum of 4 years applicable experience including quality system knowledge. Must demonstrate proficiency in AS400, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Access as well as participate in daily customer interaction. Successful candidate must also possess excellent oral and written communication skills. This is a salaried position that would prefer ASQ certifications, but not required. Salary will depend on skills and experience.

Send resume to: dale.owens@trelleborg.com or apply in person at: Employment Security Commission East Trade St. • Forest City, NC 28043 EOE M/F/V/H

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Valuable child pictures on cards. 828-748-5566 Small M Beagle w/scar on back, multi-color collar. Last seen 8/27 near Moose Lodge, East High area. 289-2384

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 10 SP 336 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY JOSHUA LAMAR CRISP and AMANDA HUDSON CRISP, Recorded in Book 566, Page 238, Rutherford County Registry NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed by JOSHUA LAMAR CRISP and AMANDA HUDSON CRISP to Richard P. Williams, Trustee, dated May 13, 1999 and recorded in Book 566, Page 238 in the Rutherford County Registry of North Carolina.

RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owners of the subject real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice is or are Joshua Lamar Crisp and Amanda Hudson Crisp.

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on September 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina.

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseen” is located in Rutherford County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 115 Cherry Mountain Road, Bostic, NC 28018 and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: Because the legal description is too voluminous to publish in the newspaper, reference is made to the subject legal description recorded as part of the subject Deed of Trust as described in the case caption of this proceeding.

Included is a 1999 Gold Medal manufactured home bearing serial number GCW232199NCAB. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase price” so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase price” shall be defined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as defined in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise. For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase price” shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be defined as a letter from the Trustee to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit.

As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any.

ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that 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. Take further notice that 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, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

___________________________________________ Jay B. Green Attorney for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797

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FREE: BUGS Boston Terrier/Pug Mix Cute as a button Call 828-625-1579 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 358 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John M Restrepo and Ruby Restrepo to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated January 15, 2008, and recorded in Book 991, Page 817, 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 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the properties described in deeds recorded in Deed Book 669, Page 575, and Deed Book 702, Page 486, Rutherford County Registry, and being all of Lot 27 of the proposed Section Two of Twelve Mile Post Subdivision, said Lot 27 being described herein by metes and bounds according to a survey dated December 11, 1999, bearing Drawing Number 960111F-C and prepared by K. Scott Walker, R.L.S., as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin located in the Westernmost corner of Lot 20 as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 29, Rutherford County Registry, and said new iron pin also being located in the Northernmost corner of the property of Ursula K. Harris as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 731, Page 264, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point and with the said Harris line South 42 deg. 06 min. 36 sec. West 121.22 feet to an existing iron pin; thence leaving the said Harris property and running new lines as follows: South 51 deg. 43 min. 23 sec. West 182.31 feet to a new iron pin, South 07 deg. 09 min. 16 sec. West 238.08 feet to a new iron pin, South 31 deg. 00 min. 16 sec. West 178.21 feet (passing a new iron pin at 155.99 feet) to a point located at the terminus of a 40 foot wide right of way for a private lane; thence running with the centerline of said private lane South 56 deg. 34 min. 34 sec. West 123.47 feet and South 64 deg. 29 min. 56 sec. West 38.08 feet to a point located in the centerline of a 45 foot wide right of way for a private road constructed or to be constructed; thence running with the centerline of the said private road the following seven (7) courses and distances: (1) North 07 deg. 51 min. 27 sec. East 61.51 feet; (2) North 01 deg. 40 min. 18 sec. East 43.38 feet; (3) North 07 deg. 45 min. 52 sec. West 39.85 feet; (4) North 12 deg. 39 min. 27 sec. West 92.21 feet; (5) North 12 deg. 32 min. 39 sec. West 93.33 feet; (6) North 14 deg. 38 min. 25 sec. West 89.25 feet and (7) North 24 deg. 32 min. 33 sec.

West 37.08 feet; thence leaving said right of way and running a new line North 40 deg. 25 min. 43 sec. East 581.14 feet to an existing iron pin; thence running South 57 deg. 14 min. 07 sec. East 205.80 feet to a new iron pin, and South 04 deg. 17 min. 34 sec. East 99.96 feet to the point and place of beginning, and containing 5.000 acres, according to said survey. There is also conveyed herewith a 45 foot wide right of way and easement for purposes of regress, ingress and egress to and from the above described property and US 64/74A over and across McOwenben Pass as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 29, Rutherford County Registry, and also over and across that private road referenced in the description of the property described above, said private road bordering the Northern boundary of Lot 23 and the Eastern Southern and Western boundaries of Lot 25 of the proposed Section Two of Twelve Mile Post Subdivision. Subject to the right of others an easement for the purpose of ingress, regress and egress over and across that 40 foot wide private lane referenced in the description of the above described property over and across that private road a portion of which the centerline is the thirteen calls referenced in the description of the above described property. Subject to restrictions of record recorded in Deed Book 729, Page 459, Rutherford County Registry. Also subject to the following restrictions: 1.

Minimum building setbacks are as follows: Distance from street right of way lines 20 feet Distance from side lot lines 15 feet Distance from rear lot lines 20 feet 2. Easement for underground utilities along the rights of ways of all roads. 3. There is a 10 feet utility easement to be reserved along the side lot lines. 5 feet either side of line. 4. All roads have a 45 feet right of way unless otherwise noted. 5, Where a lot is traversed by a watercourse, drainway, channel or stream, there shall be provided a storm water easement or drainage right of way conforming substantially with the lines of such watercourse (10 feet from each bank) and such further width or construction, or both, as may be adequate for the purpose of maintaining adequate drainage. And being that same property as conveyed by deed dated June 20, 2005, from Gerry W. Pearson and wife, Erin Elam Pearson to Richard J. Zaintz and wife, Alison G. Zaintz and of record in Deed Book 876 at Page 624. Rutherford County Registry.

Said property is commonly known as: 27 Rock Ridge Rd. (Lot 27, Sec. 2 Twelve Mile Post), 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 John M Restrepo and Ruby Restrepo.

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.: 158.0932627NC Publication Dates: 09/08/2010, 09/15/2010

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Lawn & Garden Equipment

Sears Chain Link Fence Fencing 46"x163.5ft. in 4 different pieces. 1 Gate 37.5" wide, painted. 2 Gates 5ft each, not painted. Other than wide gate, all are painted black but could use a touch up. 23 poles and top rail.

Fencing is in place and will need to be removed by buyer. $300 worth of fencing for $175. Call 248-5658 lv. msg.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BETTY J. TATE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BETTY J. TATE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of December, 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 1st day of September, 2010.

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2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733

NOTICE The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Leon Buren Mauney, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before December 1, 2010, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 1st day of September, 2010.

Rutherfordton area: 2 Bedroom/1.5 Bath $400/mo. + deposit

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Motorcycles

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Cars for Sale

1997 Mazda 626 DX One owner, 155k mi., good cond.! $2,450 Call Mandy 286-2443 2000 Ford Focus 4 door, auto. 204K, great cond.! Must sell! $2,500 828-289-9503

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Monuments/ Cemeteries

2 grave sites at Sunset Park, Good Shepherd 3, Lot 79, $900 or obo. 910-619-7959

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Cent. h/a, range, refrig. No Pets! $450/mo. + ref's and dep. Call 429-4323

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LOCAL

Reunions Miller/Lynch

The descendants of Amos Miller and Carrie Lynch will hold a reunion Sept. 10-12 in Polk County. For information, call Velma Logan, 828863-2997, or Cynthia Logan, 247-0726. Please RSVP by Aug. 25.

Morrow

The Morrow family reunion will be held Sept.

11 from 9 a.m. until at Crowe Park in Forest City.

Those related to James Monroe Morrow Sr. from Bostic or affiliated with the families buried at the Morrow Curve Cemetery in Sandy Mush are invited to attend and bring a covered dish. For more information, call Beverly Morrow Gordon, 2454766, or Lillian Morrow Coffey, 245-3346.

East Rutherford Class of 2000

The East Rutherford Class of 2000 will hold a reunion Sept. 18. For details, please contact Amber Guffey Fowler at 289-1766 or visit the class’ Facebook page.

Taylor

The annual Taylor reunion will be held Sept.

19 at Gilkey United Methodist Church at 1 p.m.

Family and friends are encouraged to attend and bring well filled food baskets. Contact Kim Beam, 429-8169, for further information.

R-S Central Class of 1970

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The R-S Central High School Class of 1970 will hold its 40th reunion Sept. 25 at the Rutherfordton Clubhouse. Any classmates who have not been contacted should call Delores Greene Hill at 287-7192 (day) or 286-4315 (night).

Chase Class of 2000

The Chase High School Class of 2000 will hold its 10 year reunion Sept. 25 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Water Oak Restaurant in Rutherfordton (near Tanner Outlet). Tickets are $40 per person and includes food and entertainment. For more information, RSVP to chasehighreunion2010@gmail. com by Sept. 17.

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Gerard of “Buck Rogers” fame. “It’s amazing to me that people still remember what we did on Buck Rogers 28 years ago, and there’s a growing list of people that recognize me from my work on ‘Star Trek: New Voyages.’”

By the time Labor Day rolled around, most con-attendees were exhausted, but elated.

“I was so tired, I could barely stay awake on the ride home,” Miller said.

“But this has probably been the best weekend of my life!”

Harris Class of 1953

The Harris High School Class of 1953 will hold its 57th reunion Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. at Ryan’s Steakhouse. Please RSVP by Sept. 20; for information, call Joan R. Benfield, 245-2658.

County Line / Round-Up Neighborhood

If you grew up on the Rutherford/Cleveland County line near the old Round Up Store or played on the Mooresboro Rebels ball team coached by Mott Lynn, there is a reunion planned for Saturday, Sept. 25, from 1 p.m. until at Dove’s Cove Restaurant in Forest City.

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

Chase High Band Alumni

The Chase High School Trojan Band will hold an alumni reunion Nov. 5 during the last home football game. There will be a registration form on the band’s website at www.trojanmarchingband.org.

Former band directors are also invited. Former members are invited to bring their instruments and play pep music in the stands. For information, contact Band Director Michael Henderson at mhenderson@rcsnc.org.

This fan’s Lex Luthor as Orange Lantern featured an orange glowing chest piece and was all hand-made. The popularity of Iron-Man 2 was evident with many fans attending in costumes from Black Widow to Warmachine (above) and various other characters from the films and comics.

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East Rutherford High Class of 1980

The East Rutherford High Class of 1980 is planning its 30th reunion for Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Forest City Clubhouse. Any classmates who have not been contacted should call Angela Flack, 2458821.

Alexander Mills

The Alexander Mills reunion will be held Saturday, Oct. 9, at noon at Four Seasons Farm, 1031 Doggett Road, Forest City; covered dish.

Reunion is for anyone who lived or attended church in the old Alexander Mills community. For more information, call 248-1116.

R-S Central High Class of 1965

The R-S Central High School Class of 1965 will hold a 45 year reunion Oct. 16 at the Water Oak Restaurant in Rutherfordton. class members who have not received information about the event should contact Pat Nanney, 245-2246, or Jack Huss, 287-2190. A planning meeting is scheduled for Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. at Spindale Restaurant.

Chase High Class of 1965

Chase High School Class of 1965 is planning its 45th reunion for Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Rutherfordton Clubhouse.

If you have not received an invitation, please contact one of the following people and give them your address: Ronnie Holland, 245-1516; Donna Hughes, 286-2710; Donnis Baynard, 704-4825753; or Janice Swing, 657-6180.

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East Rutherford Class of 1985

East Rutherford Class of 1985 will hold its 25th reunion Oct. 15 and 16. For more information, call Tracy L. Fuller, 287-0943, or Penni Keyes, 704995-6915.

Cool Springs Class of 1960

The Cool Springs High School Class of 1960 will hold its 50th reunion Oct. 22 and 23. For information, call Barry Jones, 704-300-1824 or jones4842@yahoo.com.

East Class of 1965

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The East Rutherford High School Class of 1965 is having its 45th class reunion at the VFW in Shelby Oct. 23. If you have not been contacted or received your invitation, call Sandra Bumgardner at 286-3754 or Janice Haynes, 245-0052.

Planning a reunion?

Let your classmates know the details by sending reunion announcements to The Daily Courier. Here’s how: n E-mail: lifestyles@thedigitalcourier.com n Fax: 248-2790 n Mail: P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043 n In person: 601 Oak St., Forest City