Daily Courier September 12, 2010

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The annual survivors lap marks those who continue to win their fight against cancer and those who have beaten the disease.

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Hundreds of cancer survivors take to the track at R-S Central Middle

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — With more than 59 teams set up on the field, the 15th annual Rutherford County Relay for Life was one of the largest ever, according to co-chair John Condrey.

Hundreds of cancer survivors made the first lap around the R-S Middle track to begin the night long event as family and friends gathered to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

J.C. Allen, recently diagnosed with cancer, cut the ribbon for all the other survivors as he and daughter Pam Allen Jones, also a cancer survivor, made the first lap in a golf cart, followed by others walking or in wheelchairs. Allen has just begun treatments and was overcome with emotion at the outpouring of support from residents who gathered for the event.

“He couldn’t believe this,” Jones said of the crowds.

The Tapestry Group founder, Sharon Decker, spoke during the Luminary Ceremony, reminding people to keep on keeping on. She relayed the story of the Little Engine That Could, ‘I think I can, I think I can,” she said. She offered them words of encouragement and hope. “God bless all of you,” she said.

Condrey, who has chaired the event since its inception, is also a cancer survivor.

“And this is the first time I remember us having to set up tents in the middle of the track to make Scott Baughman/Daily Courier room for more teams.”

Although rain early on Friday evening threatened to put damper on the celTraditional tents and campsites ringed the track ebrations at the Relay for Life fundraiser to fight cancer, thea shower was followed at R-S Central Middle School on Friday night up with a rare double-rainbow over the football field at R-S Middle School in Please see Relay, Page 6A Rutherfordton.

Firefighters pay tribute

Pat Mitchell will speak to Roundtable

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RUTHERFORDTON — Pat Mitchell will undoubtedly answer questions from members of the Rutherford County Roundtable on Wednesday.

Mostly, though, she is coming to the county to Mitchell help, and to spur members of the community to ask some pretty important questions of their own.

Mitchell is director of Economic Development in Ashe County and an adjunct professor at Appalachian Please see Mitchell, Page 6A

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Clayton Turner posts the colors during the Patriot Day memorial service at the Forest City Fire Department, Saturday morning.

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FOREST CITY — Forest City Fire Chief Mark McCurry paid tribute during a special ceremony Saturday morning to the 343 firefighters lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

“Why so many firefighters?” McCurry asked of those lost.

“Because it is an honor and a responsibility to be a firefighter, and it means you rush in where others don’t.”

Each year during their memorial ceremony to honor the memory of those lost in the attacks, the fire department chooses one person or group amongst the victims for special recognition. For this ninth anniversary, the department recognized the firefighters who died at the World Trade Center site.

“It has always been the strongest and fastest men that were chosen to be firefighters for their community,” McCurry said. “In the early days, Please see Tribute, Page 6A

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nation/state

Obama observes 9/11 with tolerance appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. “We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust,” the president declared.

Speaking at the Pentagon, where nine years ago a hijacked plane smashed into the west side of the building and killed 184 people, Obama conjured a solemn remembrance of that horrible day but also spoke strongly in defense of religious freedom.

“As Americans we are not — and never will be — at war with Islam,” the president said. “It was not a religion that attacked us that September day — it was al-Qaida, a sorry band of men which perverts religion.”

His comments came on a Sept. 11 anniversary unlike others. In years past, the day was devoted to remembrances of the nearly 3,000 who died in jetliner attacks here, in New York City and in Pennsylvania, and to vows to serve in their honor and con-

tinue to pursue the terrorists behind the attacks.

This year, the common bonds rekindled by the memory of the attacks threaten to fray amid growing suspicion of Muslims in this country and controversies about a mosque planned near ground zero in New York and a pastor’s threat to burn the Muslim holy book.

As Obama, joined by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, laid a wreath at the Pentagon memorial where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed, New York City braced for protests for and against the proposed Islamic cultural center. The Rev. Terry Jones called off his widely denounced plans to burn copies of the Quran, but damage was already done. In Kabul, Afghanistan, protesters set fire to tires in the streets and shouted “Death to America.” Obama and Gates had warned that Jones’ planned Quran burning threatened U.S. servicemembers and interests abroad. Against that backdrop Obama spoke forcefully.

“The highest honor we can pay those we lost, indeed our greatest

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A plane flies over the Pentagon as President Barack Obama speaks at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Saturday.

weapon in this ongoing war, is to do what our adversaries fear the most,” the president said. “To stay true to who we are, as Americans; to renew our sense of common purpose; to say that we define the character of our country, and we will not let the acts of some small band of murderers who slaughter the innocent and cower in caves distort who we are.”

Obama did not mention the New

York City mosque, or the Florida pastor, but his message was clear.

“We champion the rights of every American, including the right to worship as one chooses — as service members and civilians from many faiths do just steps from here, at the very spot where the terrorists struck this building,” he said. The Pentagon houses a chapel where people of different religions can pray.

Captain’s star continues to shine after his death

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The U.S. flag that draped Capt. ople_1.833inx3in Daniel Whitten’s coffin is carefully folded away in a shadow box that sits on one end of the living room table.

The case also holds his military awards and decorations.

Whitten was scheduled to return home Aug. 26 from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. The following day, he and his wife would have celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary.

His death changed all — because the boys are that, leaving his wife, going to be back,” she Starr, a widow at the Page said.

1 of 1“Sept. 11 is a big age of 27. day in history to begin “We’re a growing with. So, I thought, number,” she said, “and what better way to I wish that weren’t the honor Dan than on case.”

Sept. 11.”

Starr Whitten and Soldiers with the members of her husArmy Wounded band’s unit — Company Warriors program are C of the 1st Battalion expected to bike from of the 508th Parachute the Iron Mike statue on Infantry Regiment Fort Bragg to the origiof the 82nd Airborne nal Iron Mike statue Division — will that keeps sentry in remember Whitten on front of the museum, Sept. 11 during a paver arriving in time for the stone dedication at the ceremony.

Airborne and Special Whitten was a cadet, Operations Museum in school at West Point downtown.

Military Academy, “That’s kind of the when the terrorist reason I picked the day attacks on New York

and Washington crippled this country on Sept. 11, 2001.

“Dan’s philosophy was always to complete the mission,” she said. “So, since 2001, part of our mission has been to protect our nation from something like this ever happening again. His death, I guess, was part of the mission.”

It has been more than seven months since Starr Whitten heard the knock on the couple’s front door the evening of Feb. 2.

“I didn’t answer the door,” she said. “I knew who it was.”

Whitten had been killed that morning in

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the Zabul province of southern Afghanistan.

A homemade bomb, the Pentagon reported, hit his Humvee.

Whitten and Pfc. Zachary Lovejoy, a soldier in his company, were up front.

Both were killed by the blast from the improvised explosive device.

Another soldier, Cpl. LeGrand Strickland, ended up losing both legs.

For security reasons, Starr Whitten said she learned only that they were on a mission near the Pakistan border.

“The details of the mission, I don’t know,” she said from her Fayetteville home. “I don’t know that I would ever know.”

The couple last talked on Jan. 28, less than a week before the accident. “He said he was going to be ’off grid,’ “ she recalled, tears glazing her blue eyes. “He used to say his Ranger tab made him invincible, and I shouldn’t worry.”

Daniel Preston Whitten was 28.

On the dashboard of her car, Starr keeps another Ranger tab that he gave her. “He said I earned it, too,” she said softly. “Yeah, so it made me invincible.”

Pictures of the two together grace her home. He loved to read, and a collection of his books fills a couple of bookshelves. Even her two dogs, Copper and Nilla, were picked out by her husband.

The occasional tear trickles down a cheek, and she sometimes smiles as she weeps.

“I like to go down memory lane,” she said.

It was Starr’s older brother, Rick, who introduced her to her future husband.

Six years ago, as

Starr was beginning her senior year at the University of Georgia in Athens, Rick brought Daniel along to help her move into her apartment. The men had both graduated from West Point in 2004, but had become close friends during infantry officer basic course at Fort Benning, Ga. “I remember first thinking, ’Beautiful.

He’s a really good-looking man.’ For some reason we got to talking about Harry Potter,” she said. “I had read all the Harry Potter books, and Dan had read them all, too. My roommate pulled me into the bedroom and she was like, ’Starr! That one! That one’s a Starr boy. You go get him.’ “ They married a year later, on Aug. 27.

Six days after that, Daniel shipped out on his first deployment, to Iraq.

“Dan loved the 82nd.

That’s where he wanted to be,” she said. “Dan was doing exactly what he loved.”

Though she has no family here, Starr said she’s fortunate to have a circle of close friends.

Last month, she started her second year teaching at SeventyFirst Classical Middle School.

“Everything I’ve done since Dan’s death is — what I like to think — would be Dan’s decision for me had he been able to make them,” she said. “I think he would be pleased I stayed in Fayetteville.

Pleased that I bought this house.” The paver stone bearing his name will be placed on the entrance to the museum, where 1,437 other inscribed bricks have been installed. Most, but not all, are dedicated to fallen soldiers.

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Family members of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center wipe tears from their eyes during a memorial service commemorating the ninth anniversary of the attacks Saturday in New York.

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Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events

NEW YORK (AP) — Politics threatened to overshadow a day of mourning Saturday for nearly 3,000 Sept.

11 victims amid a polarizing national debate over a planned mosque blocks from the site where Islamic extremists attacked America.

Chants of thousands of sign-waving protesters both for and against the planned Islamic center were expected after — and perhaps during — a ceremony normally known for somber church bells ringing and a sad litany of families reading their lost loved ones’ names.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were to attend separate services in Washington and Shanksville, Pa., for the victims of hijacked jetliners that hit the Pentagon and a rural field in 2001.

But the rallies planned in New York embroiled victims’ family members in a feud over whether to play politics on the ninth anniversary of the attacks.

Nancy Nee, whose firefighter brother was killed at the World Trade Center, is bitterly opposed to the Park51 proposed mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero.

But she didn’t plan to join other family members at an anti-mosque rally hours after the anniversary ceremony.

“I just wanted to be as at peace with everything that’s going on as I pos-

sibly can,” Nee said. Even nine years later, she said, her brother George Cain’s death “is still very raw. ... And I just don’t have it in me to be protesting and arguing, with anger in my heart and in my head.” Jim Riches planned to pay respects at ground zero to his firefighter son, Jimmy, then rally.

“My son can’t speak anymore. He’s been murdered by Muslims. I intend to voice my opinion against the location of this mosque,” Riches said. “If someone wants to go home, that’s their right. I have the right to go there.” The heated mosque debate — pitting advocates of religious freedom against critics who say that locating an Islamic center so close to ground zero disrespects the dead — led Obama to remind Americans on Friday, “We are not at war against Islam.” A threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book on the anniversary — which had set off international protests — was on hold, although the Florida pastor who made the threat flew to New York on Friday night, declining to comment to a throng of reporters waiting for him. “I’m talked out,” Terry Jones said.

Jones’ son in Gainesville, Fla., confirmed that his father would not — at least for now — burn copies of the Quran, a plan that inflamed much of

the Muslim world and drew a stern rebuke from Obama.

Jones, pastor of a 50-member Pentecostal church, backed off the threat on Thursday after a call from the secretary of defense and impassioned pleas to call off the plan from religious and political leaders and his own daughter. Jones previously had said he would cancel his plan if the leader of the proposed Islamic center, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, would agree to move the project to another location and had said he wanted to meet with Rauf in New York. Rauf said Friday he was “prepared to consider meeting with anyone who is seriously committed to pursuing peace” but had no such meeting planned with Jones. In Afghanistan, shops and police checkpoints were set in fire Saturday as thousands of people protested Jones’ plan and chanted “Death to America” in Logar province. At least 11 people were injured Friday in similar protests in Badakhshan province.

In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, cleric Rusli Hasbi told 1,000 worshippers at Friday prayers that whether or not Jones burns the Quran, he already has “hurt the heart of the Muslim

world.” Activists in New York insisted their intentions were peaceful. More than 1,000 protesters on both sides of the issue were expected to converge at the mosque site, a former clothing factory two blocks north of the trade center site.

“It’s a rally of remembrance for tens of thousands who lost loved ones that day,” said Pamela Geller, a conservative blogger and host of the anti-mosque demonstration. “It’s not a political event, it’s a human rights event.” John Bolton, who was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, was expected to send a videotaped message of support to the anti-mosque rally, as was conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. Anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who advocates banning the Quran and taxing Muslim women who wear head scarves, planned to address the crowd in person, as do a handful of Republican congressional candidates who have made opposition to the mosque a centerpiece of their campaigns. Muslim prayer services are normally held at the site but it was padlocked Friday and would be closed Saturday, the official end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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Our Views Computers are not magic bullet

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utherford County schools are trying to put together a technology program that could put high technology into a whole new light in the public schools.

The program, One to One, would put laptop computers in the hands of all teachers and students. The plan, properly implemented, could open many new avenues for improving the quality of education. Yet, it would be a mistake to expect this program to suddenly make all county youngsters better students overnight.

Giving students personal computers is like giving them pencils. The pencil is a tool that the student has to learn to use.

The pencil does not write letters and words, the student still has to do that.

The experiences other schools have had with programs like this have been mixed. Some have actually dropped the program and the overall analysis to date is not overwhelmingly favorable to these computer initiatives. The impacts on standardized test scores are far from certain. The costs, especially with heavy repair bills, has plagued some efforts.

This project is one that has to be approached with an understanding of the potential gains and of the pitfalls.

First, parents and educators must not expect magic. Second, plans must be in place to secure the computers and to control maintenance costs. And finally, teachers must be trained so that they can effectively integrate the computer into their classroom activities.

The computer is a tool. What it can do for any student will be determined not by what the computer can do, but what the student can do with the help of the computer.

Here comes instant runoff voting RALEIGH­— Who will be more confused, voters or elections officials?

Let’s hope it’s voters, as their confusion is just about guaranteed.

When voters enter the election booth on Nov. 2, something completely new will stare them in the face. For the first time, North Carolina will use what’s known as an instant runoff to decide an election.

The race in question will decide Jim Wynn’s replacement on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Wynn was recently appointed to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The timing of Wynn’s appointment and confirmation — the U.S. Senate confirmed him in August — means that the state will use the instant runoff, where voters rank their top three choices for an office, for the first time since legislators approved the method in 2006.

That 2006 legislation only allowed for instant runoffs in narrow circumstances. Those circumstances came to pass because Wynn’s appointment was made after the May primary but before an appointee could hold his former seat for another two years.

An instant runoff works like this: Voters look down the list of candidates, ranking their three

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

choices. If no candidate receives 50 percent of the first-choice votes, election officials look to the ballots of voters whose firstchoice candidate was eliminated.

They then count how many of those voters made one of the top two voter-getters their next highest choice. Those votes are added to the first-round totals to determine the winner.

The potential for confusion is especially great because the court vacancy has generated a ton of interest.

Thirteen candidates have filed for the seat.

They are Raleigh lawyer and former State Bar president Cressie Thigpen, appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue to fill the rest of Wynn’s term; former Court of Appeals Judge Doug McCullough; former legislator and state Labor Commissioner Harry Payne; Superior Court Judge Mark Klass, who lost in the May primary for another Court of Appeals seat; state Assistant Attorney General Anne Middleton; Greensboro lawyer Jewel Ann Farlow,

who lost to Wynn in 2008; Greensboro lawyer John Bloss; Greensboro lawyer Stanley Hammer; Wake Forest lawyer Daniel Garner, who lost a race for a Superior Court judgeship in 2006; Wilmington lawyer and CPA Wesley Casteen; Raleigh lawyer Chris Dillon, a vice president at CapStone Bank; Raleigh lawyer John Sullivan; and Raleigh lawyer Pamela Vesper.

The idea behind instant runoff voting is that it will generate more voter involvement and save voting jurisdictions — in this case, the state — the added expense of holding a special election.

Holding an earlier special primary would, no doubt, create about as much interest as C-SPAN broadcast of a congressional debate on monetary policy and the Chinese Yuan.

So, having voters decide the appeals court contest, essentially by holding two elections at once, will mean more voter participation.

Of course, it could also mean some chaos in tallying the results.

Perhaps the outcome will be further proof that North Carolina could benefit from an appointed judiciary.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

Greater persecution of Christians, Jews coming Nine-eleven is now engrained in the psyche of America and the world.

The 9th anniversary of that tragedy is here. President Roosevelt’s famous line, “a day that will live in infamy” is forever applicable to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but could just as well be applied to what happened Sept. 11, 2001.

Hate is wrong no matter where it originates and Christians are not exempt.

Our alignment with the nation of Israel is a sure promise of continued vitriol as Arabic nations still call for Israel’s destruction.

It is impossible to understand the strife and hostility between hostile Arabs and the Jews without understanding that the hostility is being realized prophetically.

As I have stated before, if America were to turn her back on Israel, revere the Quran as the Old Testament, and recognize Mohammed as relevant as Christ or Moses, the Arabs would embrace America wholeheartedly. This will not happen as Christianity is the outgrowth of Judaism and not Islam. Islam comes much later on the scene as Mohammed is not even born until 570 A.D.

Sunday Conversation Fr. Jonathan Lankford

The Arabs and Jews are half-brothers, Abraham being the father of both.

Abraham was married to his beloved Sarah but Sarah was barren.

Unable to bear Abraham a son, and impatient in waiting on God, she invited Abraham to have relations with her Egyptian handmaid. God has promised them a child even in their old age and this child born from Sarah’s loins would be the promised heir and also the lineage from which Christ would come.

Abraham complied with Sarah’s request and went unto Hagar. The child born from this union was named Ishmael.

The Quran records and Arabs keenly acknowledge that Ishmael is Abraham’s son and that Ishmael is Abraham’s rightful heir, Ishmael being the firstborn.

The Quran wrongly records that Abraham offered up Ishmael as a sacrifice to God

rather that Isaac.

You now see why most Arabs say Palestine belongs to the Arabs and not the Jews, since Ishmael is the older brother to Isaac and the legitimate heir, which by the way, is not according to Scripture.

As antagonism increases against Christians and Jews, prophecies are coming to fruition. The story of Ishmael and Isaac can be read in Genesis chapter 16.

After the birth of Ishmael to Hagar, Hagar flees from the presence of her mistress Sarah. Hagar and the child are then prophesied over that gives inviolable insight. Consider this verse, “And he (Ishmael) will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren,” Genesis 16:12.

Ishmael will have an intractable, untamable nature. This is plainly spoken in Scripture.

Reading the history of the beginning of Islam and its spread, one can readily see the violence that undergirded the beginning of this religion. Yes, Christianity has had its crusades and that too was, in part, a

response to the violence levied upon Jerusalem and its people, and the great number of Christians residing in that area. Not excusing the Crusades, it must be known why the Crusades began, especially the issues occurring in Byzantium and the threats against Constantinople.

I have studied numerous commentaries on Genesis 16:12 regarding Ishmael.

Sadly, the verse means what it says. Genesis 21:12 says, “In Isaac shall thy seed be called.” Romans 9:7 says,” In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”

Consider this Scripture in Galatians 3:16 “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.”

Here again, we see Jesus Christ as coming from the genealogic line of Abraham and Sarah, through the 12 tribes of Israel and specifically the tribe of Judah.

The Promised Seed is Christ and His spiritual descendants are Jew and Gentile, bond and free, male and female. Being born again by the Spirit, one becomes a member of God’s spiritual family, and as St. Paul states,” heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ” Romans 8:17.

Ishmael was placed outside the covering and household of Abraham.

In other words, Ismael and his descendants were outside of the original covenant of blessing given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the triune Patriarchs of Israel. You now see why the maniacal hostility against the Jews, even though most Jews rejected Christ as God in the flesh and the redeemer of the world. Arabs, Gentiles, Jews, and all, must come to God through Jesus Christ.

This is the crux of the New Testament so greatly revealed by the Apostle Paul.

Christianity has no roots in Islam and never can.

But looking at the scriptures, one sees a panorama unfold and a making sense of the world around us, especially the hostility against Christians and Jews.

God told Abraham in Gen. 12:3, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

Be not discouraged in what lies ahead, for all these things must come to pass.

Fr. lanford can be contacted at 286-8078 or revjlankford@ gmail.com

The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, September 12, 2010

Obituaries

Sheriff’s Reports

Margaret Arrowood

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 34 E-911 calls Friday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 21 E-911 calls Friday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to seven E-911 calls Friday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 45 E-911 calls Friday.

Arrests

n Mark Anthony Stafford, 33, of 138 Avery Drive; charged with obtaining property under false pretenses; released on a $10,000 bond. (FCPD) Jonathan Landon Parker, 19, of 29 West Southwood Drive; charged with four counts of obtaining property under false pretenses; released on a $20,000 bond.

(RCSD) Devanta Marques Hill, 18, of 198 Oakridge Road; charged with four counts of felony probation violation;

released on a $35,000 bond.

(RCSD) John Baker, 20, of 128 Philbeck St.; charged with possession of marijuana up to one and half ounces and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $500 bond. (FCPD) n Jerry Dean Arrowood, 38, of 470 Old Henrietta Road; charged with seconddegree trespassing; released on a $2,000 bond. (RCSD) n Carla Womack, 36, of 221 U.S. 221 South; charged with second-degree trespassing; released on a $1,000 bond. (RCSD) n Patrick Maurice Littlejohn, 33, of 1010 Young Street; charged with having no operator’s license and failure to heed light or siren; released on a $1,000 bond.

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

Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a downed tree. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Spindale firefighters responded to a gas leak.

Margaret Louise Arrowood, 86, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Hospice House.

A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Sam Shelton and Ida Belle Redden and the widow of Elvis Arrowood.

She is survived by four daughters, Wanda Jenkins, Doris Ebert, Maxine McKinney and Dorlis Roberts; three brothers, Henry Shelton, Charles Shelton, Sam Shelton, Jr.; and two sisters, Gladys Hillard and Katherine Champion.

Services will be held at Fellowship Holiness Church on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. with the Reverends Leon Brown, Roger Hudgins and Terry Howell officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 28043.

Online condolences may be sent at www.crowemortuary.com

Bobbie Frashier

Bobbie Morgan Frashier, age 74 of Big Island Road, Rutherfordton died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Hospice of Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of Mildred Green Morgan of Rutherfordton, and the late Charlie G. Morgan, and widow of the late Marvin Frashier. She was a retired seamstress having worked at Skyland Textiles and the Doncaster Company, was a homemakAnd they will continue to er, and a member of Holly think about it day and night Springs Baptist Church, as long as I’m president.”

Rutherfordton. She was also Getting bin Laden, said preceded in death by her Obama, though extremely brother, Charles L. Morgan important to the country’s In addition to her mother, national security, would she is survived by two sons, hardly solve all problems.

Aaron Frashier and Mark He said homeland secuFrashier; a brother, James rity has improved in the Ray Morgan; two sisters, past nine years. But, with Carolyn McCraw of Greer, a nod to the foiled Dec. 25 S.C., and Rose Dodson of attempted airliner attack Ellenboro, N.C.; five grandand the botched Times children and five greatSquare car bombing in May, grandchildren.

Obama added, “There is The funeral service will be always going to be the potenheld at 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. tial for an individual or a 12, in the Holly Springs small group of individuals, if Baptist Church with the they are willing to die, to kill Revs. Wade Huntley and other people. Some of them Jerry Ruppe officiating. are going to be very well Interment will follow in the organized and some of them church cemetery. Memorials are going to be random.” may be made to Hospice of A report issued Friday by a Rutherford County, P. O. group led by the two former Box 336, Forest City, N.C. 9/11 Commission chairmen 28043. The family will be at said the terror threat has the home of her son, Mark become more complex, as alFrashier, 389 Dale Summey Qaida and an array of affiliRoad, Rutherfordton. ates and allies in countries like Yemen and Somalia take The Padgett & King Mortuary is on a broader strategy. in charge of arrangements and “I think the American rela- an online guest registry is availtionship with the Islamic able at www.padgettking.com world is one of the really great foreign policy challeng- Paul Koone es of the next decades,” said Paul Koone, age 87, of former 9/11 co-chairman Lee Forest City, died Friday, Hamilton. “We’re not going to solve it in a year or two or Sept, 10, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford five or even 10 years.”

County. A native of He said the “debates we’re Rutherford County, he was having today in New York the son of the late Joe and City and Florida and other places reflects that. How do Ola Mae Rollins Koone. He we get right, how do we line was a member of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church, was up this relationship better retired from Stonecutter than we do.”

While Hamilton warned the nation not to become complacent, Obama struck a slightly different tone.

Americans, he said, must COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — not overreact or live in fear.

A South Carolina man has Their strength, he added, pleaded guilty to federal comes from the nation’s charges of sexually exploiting resilience. children.

“We go about our busiU.S. Attorney Bill Nettles ness. We are tougher than said 39-year-old Michael them,” Obama said. “We are Alexander Pearson of Rock going to have this problem Hill admitted to taking picout there for a long time to tures of naked children and come, but it doesn’t have to filming them engaging in sex completely distort us and addicts. it doesn’t have to dominate As part of his plea deal, our foreign policy. What we Pearson agreed to a sentence can do is to constantly fight of 30 years with no possibility against it.” Obama said the of parole. Pearson was already country should observe the a registered sex offender as a Sept. 11 anniversary as a result of a 1999 conviction for day of “service and rememcommitting a lewd act on a brance.” Americans should find a way to serve their fel- child younger than 16. This low citizens and rekindle the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a spirit of unity and common nationwide initiative designed purpose felt in the wake of to protect children from the 2001 terror attacks, he online exploitation and abuse. added.

Bin Laden pursued, ‘deep underground’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine years after the Sept.

11 attacks, President Barack Obama said the U.S. has forced Osama bin Laden “deep underground” but Americans will face an expanded terror threat for years to come from other alQaida extremists “willing to die to kill other people.”

The government is no less determined to kill or capture the 9/11 architect, he said.

But the nation must remember the fight is with al-Qaida terrorists, not the much wider world of people of Muslim faith.

On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 2001 attacks, a day magnified by heightened tensions over a planned mosque near ground zero and a Florida pastor’s threat to burn Qurans, Obama sought on Friday to reinforce the nation’s founding belief of religious tolerance.

Saturday, he said, should be a day not only to mourn but to show that “we are not at war against Islam. We’re at war against terrorist organizations that have distorted Islam or falsely used the banner of Islam to engage in their destructive acts.”

Speaking to reporters in the White House East Room, Obama was blunt about the enduring terror threat that has gripped the nation since al-Qaida terrorists slammed planes into New York’s World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon in suburban Virginia and the central Pennsylvania countryside.

“It’s just a reality of today’s world that there are going to be threats out there,” Obama said. “I think, ultimately, we are going to be able to stamp it out. But it, it’s going to take some time.” Conceding that efforts to capture or kill bin Laden have so far failed, Obama said that al-Qaida leaders are “holed up” in a way that has made it difficult for the group to operate.

Counterterrorism officials concur that the core alQaida leadership — believed to be in hiding in Pakistan along the mountainous border — has been hurt and degraded over the past nine years, and has been struggling for funding.

Obama, describing the pursuit and pressure on bin Laden, said that “we have the best minds, the best intelligence officers, the best special forces, who are thinking about this day and night.

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Mills and was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII. He was the widower of Doris Butler Koone.

He is survived by one daughter, Dianne Shepherd of Rockwell; a special friend, Thelma “Sis” Lyles; three sisters, Myrtle Padgett of Falls Church, Va., Ruby Cole of Hendersonville, and Daisy Daughtrey; three brothers, Joe Koone of Hendersonville, Clyde Koone of Shelby, and Bill Koone; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Monday Sept. 13, 2010, from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 4 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Bass officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

McMahan’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be made at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com

Gladys Richards Gladys Smith Richards, 77, of Spindale died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Thompson’s Mortuary is serving the Richards family.

Gail Russ Gail Tomblin Russ, 71, of 139 Hickory St., Rutherfordton, died Sept.

11, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was a native of Rutherford County and a retired florist.

She is survived by her husband Perry L. Russ, three sons, Scott D. Russ of Shelby, Stanley A. Lancaster of Sandy Mush and Steve L. Walker of Cowpens, S.C.; a sister, Sandra Jones and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Bertha Tomblin, and one son Shane L. Russ.

Funeral services will be private and held at a later date.

Online Condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary. com

Etrreyure Starnes Etrreyure “Tiny” Crain Starnes, 73 of 120 Brock Drive Apt. 1, Forest City died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at her home.

She is survived by her husband Richard “Wipe Out” Starnes; four sons, Albert Stewart, Titus Stewart, Rich Starnes and John Starnes; two daughters, Cindy Stewart and Ann Laughter; two brothers, Sammy Newton and the Rev. Lynn Byers; one sister, Dollie Wishon; 31 grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday at Community Worship Church, 400 Church St. Spindale, with the Rev. J.R. Jeffries and the Rev. Billy Cogdell officiating.

The family will receive friends at the home following the service.

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Ruth Sulc Ruth Evelyn Sulc, 79, of Swannanoa, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Hugh Emmanuel Hennessee and Myrtle Hastings Hennessee.

Sulc was an active member of Swannanoa Valley Presbyterian Church and was a retired first-grade teacher from Asheville Christian Academy.

She was a beloved wife, mother, teacher and friend.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel Sulc; three daughters, Gail Chubb of Parker, Colo., Katherine Birnbaum of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and Dana Sharpe of Weddington, N.C.; a brother, Earl Hennessee of Bostic; a sister, Peggy Ballew of Morganton, and one granddaughter.

A Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The Rev. Dean Turbeville will officiate.

A Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Swannanoa Valley Presbyterian Church, 115 Rockdale Ave., Swannanoa.

The Rev. Edwin H. Olson, Jr. will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Asheville Christian Academy, PO Box 1089, Swannanoa, NC 28778, or http://acacademy.org.

Washburn & Dorsey is in charge of arrangements.

Bobbie Frashier Mrs. Bobbie Morgan Frashier, age 74 of Big Island Road, Rutherfordton died Friday, September 10, 2010 at Hospice of Forest City. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of Mildred Green Morgan of Rutherfordton, and the late Charlie G. Morgan, and widow of the late Marvin Frashier. She was a retired seamstress having worked at Skyland Textiles and the Doncaster Company, was a homemaker, and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church, Rutherfordton. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Charles L. Morgan In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sons, Aaron Frashier and his wife Martha of Cowpens, SC, and Mark Frashier and his wife Mary of Rutherfordton, NC; a brother, James Ray Morgan of Rutherfordton, NC; and two sisters, Carolyn McCraw of Greer, SC, and Rose Dodson of Ellenboro, NC. There are also five grandchildren, Marsha Kay Frashier, Katie Doherty, Kellie Ann Patrick, Dillon Aaron Frashier, and Madison Page Frashier and five great grandchildren, Devin Rabon, Andrew Rabon, Taylon Doherty, Heather Ashton Greene and Zanna Sky Patrick.

The funeral service will be held at three o’clock in the afternoon, Sunday, September 12, 2010 in the Holly Springs Baptist Church with Reverend Wade Huntley and Reverend Jerry Ruppe officiating.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation was held from six until eight o’clock Saturday at The Padgett & King Mortuary.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P. O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. The family will be at the home of her son, Mark Frashier, 389 Dale Summey Rd, Rutherfordton. The Padgett & King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www. padgettking. com.

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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: Halfoff almost everything in the store.

Yokefellow Service Center: Storewide half price sale through Sept. 13; closed on Sundays; store hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

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.

HHS Alumni and Friends Breakfast Club bimonthly meeting: 9 a.m., Turner’s Restaurant, Chesnee, S.C.; for more information, call Joan, 245-2658.

Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Library Main Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.

Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional information.

Wednesday, Sept. 15 Preschool story time: 11 a.m., Rutherford County Library Haynes Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.

Thursday, Sept. 16 Preschool story time: 10:30 a.m., Rutherford County Library Mountains Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free.

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family-to-Family Education Class: 6:30 to 9 p.m., 668 Withrow Road, Forest City; classes are free and will be held for 12 weeks. For information, call Betty Frye at 704-583-0845.

Friday, Sept. 17 Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.; for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse.

Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in order to reserve lunch. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County.

Saturday, Sept. 18 Rutherford County Republican party: Community barbecue at Crestview Park with candidates and constituents. Tickets can be picked up at Republican Party headquarters on Main Street in Rutherfordton.

Sunday, Sept. 19 Second annual Apple Butter Festival: Starts at 4 p.m. at Grace Acres (Six Points - Take U.S. 74 to Exit 189 and follow signs). For sale, apple butter and sandwiches.

Live music with the Grassabillies and the Holloway Sisters and the Outta the Blue Band. Love offering. For more information or to donate online, visit www.

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as community groups, churches, businesses and collections of friends gathered to raise money to fight cancer. The total as of late Friday night was around $154,000 raised. The final number won’t be available until later in the week. The 2009 total was $224,000, with a goal of $226,000 this year.

Denise Gavin, Condrey’s co-chair, said the teams she saw seemed to be larger groups than in year’s past.

Her husband Mike Gavin, led the Isothermal Community College team.

“We sold crafts and other items to help raise money,” Mike Gavin said.

“And we had a bunch of our health

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there were many fire companies, and sometimes when two different ones arrived at the same fire they would fight amongst themselves to see who would get to put it out. They were that competitive.”

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State University. She also has worked as a faculty member in the political science department at East Carolina University in Greenville.

Frankie McWhorter, who coordinates the Roundtable, said Mitchell is not visiting Rutherford as economic developer for Ashe County.

Rather, as an academic clinician, Mitchell has been engaged in various elements of economic development for 30 years.

Her presentation, which will include various models for economic development, was funded by a grant to the Roundtable from the N.C. Department of Commerce and the Appalachian Regional Commission.

“Dr. Mitchell was recommended to us as a professional with broad-based academic and practical knowledge on the subject,” McWhorter said. “She has graciously agreed to speak to the group. She is highly respected in Western North Carolina and across the state and nation, and we are so pleased she shares her expertise.”

Tourists primarily visit Rutherford County to see Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, scenic treasures unique to North Carolina. The key, though, is promoting attractions throughout Rutherford and steering visitors east to Forest City, Rutherfordton and Spindale.

The issue ­— the differences within the county — isn’t exclusive to the Rutherford. But, Mitchell said, to be successful the community must continue to ask the right questions and to seek the right answers. In an e-mail, Mitchell cited a case-study published by the N.C. Rural Center and the School of Government, which was researched and compiled

by Will Lambe. It’s called “Small Towns/Big Ideas.”

“It does an excellent job of presenting — I think — the need for a community to recognize ‘capacity,” she said.

That can mean many things.

“The western part of Rutherford obviously has great capacity in natural assets,” she said. “What is the capacity in the rest of the county?

What kind of capacity do you need first? Do you need financial capacity so that you can do other things, or do you need leadership capacity so that you can develop other types of capacity? If you have infrastruc-

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Used book sale: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rutherford County Library; movies, cassettes, paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction books (excluding children’s books and cookbooks) will be sold all-youcan-fit-in-a-bag for $1; bags will be provided. Selections will vary each day of the sale as new books will be coming in.

After the final performances, audience members were asked to vote for their favorite performer by making donations in the jar with their name on it. The act that raised the most money would be declared the winner.

Teams got creative to try and raise even more money with the Alan Metcalf memorial group hosting a dunking booth. R-S Middle Principal John McSwain was one of the first volunteers to sit in the booth and taunted students that they couldn’t dunk him. He finally was felled by an elementary student, but said he didn’t mind getting wet for a good cause.

During the ceremony, Clayton Turner presented the colors and posted the American flag at the head of the FCFD garage. A slide show of images and videos from the day of the attack on the World Trade Center was shown. The small crowd of about 20 people sat in stony silence as Greg Ruppe tolled the bell for each of the lost firefighters. The bell was run in five long strokes — or dashes from the

Morse code tradition — three times to signal that a firefighter had been lost in the line of duty.

“On Sept. 11, those bravehearts — firefighters, police and EMS — and many other brave Americans went the distance for their fellow man and for America,” McCurry said.

ture capacity — good schools, roads, hospitals etc. — does that help you create other kinds of capacity? It is an interesting discussion for communities to engage in, because communities are going to be very different entities. So how do you determine what you have and what you don’t have, and then how do you get to where you want to be.

“That takes a great deal of insight and discussion and, if done well, most times leads to positive results.”

The Roundtable continues to collect suggestions and seek guidance.

So far, the Roundtable has sought advice from similarly driven people and groups in an effort to discuss best practices and to cull ideas for economic development. Roundtable members agree that the value in nurturing small business and entrepreneurship cannot be overstated.

A community development credit union, a system of micro-finance that would distribute small loans to business people, is in the works here. The credit union would not compete with banks and will not seek to turn a profit.

Loans won’t be based primarily on assets or creditworthiness, and would give potential businesses an option to, for example, apply for a Small Business Loan.

“This question raises an ongoing discussion in economic development today,” Mitchell said. “Small business is a key sector of a community’s economy, and many communities are struggling with what do we do for small business. How do we retain it, how do we encourage it, and how can we develop entrepreneurs?

“In my community, we are going through this analysis as well. The Chamber is developing a Small Business Alliance that has a consulting group component, and I’m attempting to put some things together in my department that I don’t want housed in the Chamber, though they would be a part of it.

“Small business and entrepreneurship are serious components of economic development, and it is a discussion that communities need to have. I believe that looking at ‘best practices’ and programs developed by other organizations are worth of our attention.”

Economic development and community leaders agree that for a community to move forward it must work to push aside politics and disparate agendas.

Claudie Burchfield chairs GREAT

— Graham Revitalization and Economic Action Team. She and Rick Davis, the executive director, traveled from Graham last month to talk with the Roundtable. GREAT, which is following a strategic plan approved by the county commissioners, has, said Davis, secured about $1.6 million for community programs, projects and initiatives.

Burchfield was eloquent in her assessment in regard to dealing with politics and competing factions. Burchfield remembers a local leader telling her, “The heads may roll, but the body stays the same.”

The community, she said, has to go on, regardless of who is elected to lead it.

“Every community has ‘politics,’” Mitchell said in the e-mail. “They have the official politics of elected bodies and jurisdictions, and they always have a great deal of the ‘unofficial politics’ of how things get done, who is doing them, who is going to get something out of it, and who gets credit.

“The unofficial is usually the ‘messier’ kind of politics. In the past 30 years, I’ve lived in at least six different communities in two states, and every one of them had unofficial ‘politics.’ Many times it is because of ‘turf’ issues — who gets to do what, who has the authority, etc. But also, and even with the turf issues, ‘politics’ get messy because there is a great deal of emotion attached to the issues. People care and they want good things for their communities, and they see other communities getting more of the good-stuff.

“People often have strong opinions how things should get done and who should do it. And as with any other area of human interaction, we don’t always agree and we don’t see things the same way. That is human nature and that isn’t going to change. But recognizing that, having individuals that demonstrate leadership who remain professional and keep themselves above the ‘fray,’ who listen to other opinions and ideas and treat people and ideas with respect ... I believe you can make progress in lessening the ‘politics’ and in creating good things for your communities.”

The Roundtable will meet at 1:30 p.m. at Rutherford County Office Building on N. Main Street. The meetings are open to the public.

Senior reporter Jean Gordon contributed to this story.

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A smattering of rain couldn’t dampen the spirit of the gathering, and later in the evening, when a storm had passed a double-rainbow appeared over the field, many took it as a good sign. Lesley Ann Wells, vocalist, raised the most money for Relay’s Got Talent. All the finalists performed in a stage area set up on the field.

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Business Notes S.C. auto auction will move to N.C.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — They’ve hit the brakes on an auto auction on the South Carolina coast because of a little-known state law and will be heading to North Carolina instead.

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that Wayne Fogelson of Muscle Car Auctions in Greensboro, N.C., was forced to cancel a classic car show and auction that was to start Thursday and continue through the weekend.

The event at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center was expected to mean millions for the local economy.

But a 1976 state law prohibits anyone who is not a licensed automobile dealer in the state from auctioning vehicles to the public. Dealers can only hold auctions at their place of business.

Fogelson has rescheduled the show and auction for December in Wilmington, N.C.

Consumers cut back on credit card use

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer borrowing fell again in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained rebound.

Borrowing dropped at an annual rate of $3.6 billion in July, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. That marked the 17th drop in credit in the past 18 months.

Americans did boost borrowing for auto loans in July but this gain was offset by further reductions in the category that includes credit cards.

The latest drop in overall borrowing was slightly higher than economists’ expectations and followed a $1.02 billion decline in June, which was revised from an initial estimate that total credit had dropped by $1.3 billion that month.

The July decrease represented a 1.8 percent decline in percentage terms and followed a 0.5 percent drop in June. The only increase in credit that has occurred since January 2009 was a small 1 percent rise in January of this year.

Borrowing in the category that includes auto loans rose 0.6 percent in July after gains of 3.2 percent in June and 1.2 percent in May. The three monthly increases reflected a revival of auto sales this summer after automakers endured slumping sales during the recession.

Borrowing on credit cards fell by 6.3 percent in July after a bigger 7.5 percent June decline.

This category has now fallen for a record 23 consecutive months as Americans have struggled to repair their household finances after the worst recession since the 1930s.

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In this file photo,a variety of gift cards for use at various stores and restaurants are displayed at a convenience store in Brunswick, Maine.

Despite new rules, some pitfalls remain with gift cards

By EMILY FREDRIX AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK — New federal rules for gift cards mean you have longer to use them and don’t face as many costs up front. But many problems remain.

For starters, the rules that went into effect last month don’t cover all gift cards. And the Americans who spend tens of billions of dollars each year on gift cards — $23.6 billion last November and December alone — still have to pay fees for not using them, and those fees aren’t capped.

Here’s what you need to know: Deadlines: The rules put more time on your side. You now have at least five years to spend your balance on most cards, while many used to be good for only one year.

But a key improvement — retailers must now wait a year before charging an inactivity fee — could lead stores to charge higher fees later to make up the difference, says Laura Lane, vice president for unclaimed property services at The Keane Organization Inc., which advises companies on risk management.

“It could be good for consumers in that they have a year before fees are charged,” she says. “However once

that year is up, who knows how good for consumers that will be.”

LOSS: More time means more chances to lose gift cards in wallets, household junk drawers and wherever gift cards go.

The National Retail Federation recommends spending gift cards as soon as you can and registering them whenever that’s possible.

Some retailers, including Starbucks, let you keep your balance if you lose a registered card.

Also, if you’re giving a card, include the gift receipt in case of problems, says J. Craig Shearman, the trade group’s vice president for government affairs.

Fees: There’s no limit on the monthly fee issuers can charge after the first year, and Lane says it’s likely they’ll charge as much as shoppers tolerate — perhaps $5 a month.

Retailers also are still allowed to charge a fee when you buy a card and a fee to replace it if it’s lost or stolen.

Loopholes: Not all gift cards are treated equally, so learn the differences.

The new rules don’t cover reloadable prepaid cards that carry logos for MasterCard, Visa, American Express and other lenders. Those cards are used like debit cards, are often bought at banks and can be

New gift card guidelines: http://www. federalreserve.gov/consumerinfo/wyntk— giftcards.htm

Weather is factor for business plans

By WAYNE FAULKNER StarNews of Wilmington

Rebates to be offered for first electric cars

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday that Tennessee will offer a $2,500 rebate on the first 1,000 electric vehicles sold in the state.

The Democratic governor announced the rebate program in a speech to a Tennessee Valley Authority forum in Nashville. The Tennessee rebate will be in addition to a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

“This it makes it just a little bit easier for Tennesseans to be pioneers in trying out electric cars and making them accessible and affordable in the state,” Bredesen said.

used anywhere the credit cards are accepted.

Also not covered: governmentissued cards for food stamps, for example, and rebates or refunds disguised as gift cards.

Reward cards — such as a $5 gift card you may receive for buying a certain amount of merchandise or a $50 rebate back for signing a cell phone contract — can still expire much sooner than the 5-year minimum on other cards.

Lane says more companies are giving rebates through these electronic cards because they make it easier for companies to track how much is yet to be redeemed. So watch out for them.

Fine print: While card issuers soon must print expiration dates, inactivity fees and other restrictions on their cards, that rule doesn’t take effect until Jan. 31, Shearman says. (The retail group asked for the delay, saying it would have been difficult to ensure cards without the fine print were removed from circulation.)

That means it’s more important than ever to know the rules this holiday season.

Associated Press

Chief hurricane forecaster James Franklin shows the projected path of Hurricane Earl up the east coast of the U.S. during a live broadcast from the National Hurricane Center in Miami. North Carolina’s coastal weather is a factor for businesses looking to locate in the state.

WILMINGTON— When hurricanes and tropical storms hit the North Carolina coast, it can give pause to residents and also to those considering moving close to the ocean.

But does it do the same thing to businesses?

Coastal geography “is always a consideration for any site,” said Mike Mullis, who owns the J.M. Mullis site selection business based in Memphis.

Verizon Wireless was no exception when it eyed bringing a call center to Wilmington.

“This was a point we took into consideration when making our selection of the Wilmington area, which led us to ensure we have back-ups and redundancies,” said Tony Garcia, associate director of business service center operations in Wilmington. “We do this for all our buildings whether in hurricane, earthquake, snowstorm and other areas.

“We reviewed historical data on occurrences, impact, cost, etc., that ultimately brought balance to the other factors for choosing this area,” he said.

Being on a storm-vulnerable coast is almost never the lone deciding factor when businesses consider locating an operation, Mullis said.

Please see Weather, Page 8A

8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, September 12, 2010

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“At the same time, there are many reasons projects are on the coast, to be next to port access,” he said.

Wilmington has its share of business heavyweights — GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, PPD Inc. and Verizon, for example — that have not only located here but have expanded and plan further expansion.

Such firms have elaborate emergency plans to keep their businesses and facilities operating through a hurricane. GE has operated here for more than 40 years and shows that complicated business operations can rebound from a hurricane.

GEH “has a preparation procedure that evaluates storm conditions with respect to strength and direction, and we then implement accordingly,” said Lori Butler, general manager of environment, health and safety at GEH. “This procedure includes preparing personnel and the site based on storm conditions,” she said When locating on the coast, Mullis said, “You simply design your facilities (for storm resistance) and put in precautionary measures.”

“We have projects going on in Miami,” he continued. “We take double protections one facility within another.”

That kind of built-in protection is needed, for instance, for a food service center, Mullis said. “You hope that the food will be clean and fresh.”

Extra protections also are needed for a customer support center, he said, citing Verizon’s call center at Independence and Shipyard boulevards.

Verizon’s Garcia said its building

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on Shipyard Boulevard is heavily fortified.

In addition, he said, “We have a stand-alone generator capable of supplying full power to our building. We have routing capabilities and redundancy built in, and our customers would be serviced by our network of call centers located throughout the country.”

Sometimes it’s not the reality of tropical storms but the perception of them that influences a company’s decision to locate in Southeastern North Carolina or other coastal areas.

“With companies moving here, it’s the fear and perception that it could completely cripple your business,” said Jonathan Rowe, director of the Entrepreneurship Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. “That perception is one of the top issues.

“The threat to data is a concern on the coast,” he said, “but many companies store their data at servers away from the coast.

“Nowadays, with the fact that you can keep a lot of data off site, hurricanes become less relevant, more of a perception thing than realitybased,” Rowe said.

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Recalls This Week

NEW YORK (AP) — Flying discs, exposed wires and adapters that overheat. It’s fortunate that many of the faulty products recalled this week haven’t yet resulted in injuries.

However, Black & Decker says it received dozens of reports of a plastic disc flying off one of its sanders.

Here are the recalled items this week: SANDERS DETAILS: The Black & Decker random-orbit sanders were manufactured in China by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. of Towson, Md. The sanders were sold at home center, hardware and discount stores, as well as by authorized Black & Decker dealers, nationwide from January 2007 through July 2009.

WHY: The plastic disc can fly off or break apart while in use.

INCIDENTS: The company has received 73 reports of incidents and 15 reports of injuries, including one report of serious facial lacerations.

HOW MANY: About 192,000.

FOR MORE: Call 866-220-1767; visit http://www.blackanddecker. com or http://www.cpsc.gov.

BAMBOO BLINDS DETAILS: The bamboo roll-up Even though one negative of residblinds with valance were manufacing along the coast is the rising cost of homeowners insurance, the insur- tured in China and distributed by ance cost to businesses “doesn’t come Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores of Hudson, Ohio. The blinds were sold up as much as you’d think,” Rowe at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores said. nationwide between April 2009 and Whether a company actually has inventory on site is a factor in coast- December 2009.

WHY: They pose a strangulation al locations, Rowe said. hazard.

Companies with inventory on site INCIDENTS: None reported. feel the most insurance pain. If HOW MANY: About 1,800. inventory is destroyed, especially for FOR MORE: Call 888-739-4120; small businesses like shops, “it can visit http://www.joann.com or http:// ruin the business. www.cpsc.gov.

SPOTLIGHTS DETAILS: The FIXIT One Million Candlepower rechargeable spotlights were manufactured in China didn’t pick up on the subtlety. His and imported by Innovage LLC of tone was not angry — more baffled Foothill Ranch, Calif. The spotand even a bit bemused. lights were sold at Walgreens, Rite “I continue to think that Goldberg Aid, Bealls, Tuesday Morning, Ace is a great journalist. He doesn’t Hardware, Boscov’s and Winn-Dixie invent phrases, he transmits them stores nationwide from October and interprets them,” Castro said.

2003 through October 2009.

Julia Sweig, a Cuba expert at WHY: The adapter can overcharge the Washington-based Council on the battery causing it to leak acid.

Foreign Relations who accompanied INCIDENTS: The company has Goldberg on the trip, had confirmed received 13 reports of burns to skin, Castro’s comment. clothing, carpeting or upholstery.

She told The Associated Press this HOW MANY: About 1.4 million. week it seemed to be in line with FOR MORE: Call 888-408-1140; calls by Raul Castro, Fidel’s brother visit http://www.cpsc.gov. and successor, for gradual but widespread reform on the island.

VEGGIE TOYS DETAILS: The Play With Your Goldberg also missed the intended Veggies toys were manufactured irony in another statement, Castro in Nepal by The Land of Nod of said, when he wrote Tuesday that the Northbrook, Ill. The toy vegetables former Cuban leader questioned his were sold through the Land of Nod own actions during the 1962 Cuban catalog and website, as well as in Missile Crisis.

Castro says comment misinterpreted

HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro said Friday that his comments about Cuba’s communist economic model no longer working were misinterpreted by a visiting American journalist — taking back an admission that had caused a stir around the globe.

The 84-year-old ex-president said he was not misquoted by Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine, but in fact he meant “exactly the opposite.”

Goldberg wrote Wednesday that he asked Castro over lunch and wine if Cuba’s communist system was still worth exporting to other countries.

He quoted Castro as replying: “The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore.”

Castro read from the blog during an event at the University of Havana, before saying that he intended the remark to be ironic and Goldberg

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This product image released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows the Sand & Water Transportation Station Toys. The toys are being recalled because they can pose a choking hazard.

Land of Nod stores in Illinois and Washington.

WHY: A wire in the toy asparagus can be exposed and pose a risk of cuts.

INCIDENTS: The company has received one report of an exposed wire but no reports of injuries.

HOW MANY: About 2,100.

FOR MORE: Call 800-933-9904; visit http://www.cpsc.gov.

WADING STAFFS DETAILS: The staffs to assist in wading rivers and streams were manufactured in the United States and recalled by Simms Fishing Products of Bozeman, Mont. The staffs were sold by authorized dealers around the country from March 2010 through June 2010.

WHY: They can collapse and pose a fall hazard.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 3,000.

FOR MORE: Call 877-789-6555; visit http://www.simmsfishing.com or http://www.cpsc.gov.

TRANSPORTATION TOYS DETAILS: The Sand & Water Transportation Station Toys were imported by Step2 Company, of Streetsboro, Ohio. The toys were sold at Target and other major retailers, specialty stores and by online retailers from December 2008 through June 2010.

WHY: The toys pose choking concerns. The light blue plastic wheels on the train cars, which are part of the station, can detach.

INCIDENTS: None reported.

HOW MANY: About 56,000.

Another 7,700 are being recalled in Canada.

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Crews search ash-covered homes after blast kills 4

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Crews searched still smoldering ruins of homes for more victims after a gas line blast fueled a raging inferno that devastated this suburban San Francisco neighborhood. City leaders called for a town hall meeting to start San Bruno’s healing process.

Officials were trying to determine what led up to the conflagration that killed at least four people, injured dozens of others and raised questions about the safety of similar lines that crisscross towns across America.

“It looks like a moonscape in some areas,” Fire Chief Dennis Haag said Friday. At least 50 people were hurt, with seven suffering critical injuries in the explosion Thursday evening that left a giant crater and laid waste to dozens of 1960s-era homes in the hills overlooking San Francisco Bay. The city will hold a Saturday town

hall meeting at a local church.

The utility that operates the 30-inch diameter line said it was trying to find out what caused the steel gas pipe to rupture and ignite.

Federal pipeline safety inspectors were also on the scene Friday afternoon.

“It was just an amazing scene of destruction,” National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Christopher Hart said.

At an evacuation center, residents anxiously awaited word on the fate of their homes. Others, like Freddy Tobar and his wife Nora, thought about the house they lost. He saw flames shooting up outside his window and then through his home. He grabbed his chihuahua and ran outside, getting second degree burns on his arms and the side of his face.

The couple saw the house burn-

ing to the ground on the news, and returned Friday to find it completely destroyed.

“We have to start from zero again.

When you start remembering it gets too sad,” Nora Tobar said.

“But the most important thing is that we’re alive,” she said.

Some residents said they smelled gas in the neighborhood over the past several weeks. The utility said it was checking its records for the complaints, but added that none of its crews were at work on the line Thursday. State Assemblyman Jerry Hill, who represents San Bruno and surrounding cities, said he has heard multiple reports from constituents who had alerted PG&E of gas odors in the neighborhood before the disaster.

The residents “deserve to know if PG&E used the correct procedures in

the days and weeks leading up to this disaster,” Hill said.

PG&E President Chris Johns said the company has heard the reports of a gas odor in the area before the blast.

“Right now, we haven’t got confirmation about that, but we have records that we are going back right this minute to try to confirm what exactly those phone calls look like and when they occurred, and we will report back as soon as we know something,” he said.

By mid-afternoon Friday, the utility could not confirm the residents’ reports of gas odors, but said it was “looking into it.” Federal investigators will analyze the pipeline’s condition, along with its maintenance history, pressure levels and the safeguards put in place to prevent pressure from building up, Hart said.

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SALINA, N.Y. (AP) — A doubledecker bus traveling off its usual route slammed into a low railroad bridge in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday in a wreck that killed four passengers and critically injured others, authorities said.

The Megabus was carrying 27 people, including the driver, when it rammed the bridge around 2:30 a.m. on the Onondaga Lake Parkway in Salina, a suburb of Syracuse in central New York.

The bus lay on its side after the crash. Twenty-four people were taken to hospitals, most suffering from minor injuries, officials said. A handful remained hospitalized Saturday afternoon.

The bus was too tall to make it under the low-hanging span, said Larry Ives, supervisor of dispatch operations for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department.

It struck the bridge between two large signs warning that the clearance was 10 feet, 9 inches, photographs from WSYR-TV showed. The top level of the bus was crushed and partially peeled back in the front.

The driver of the bus had head injuries but was speaking to investigators, Onondaga County sheriff’s

deputy Herb Wiggins told The PostStandard newspaper of Syracuse.

The dead included three men and a woman in her teens or early 20s, Sheriff Kevin Walsh told the newspaper. He said there was no indication the driver had been drinking or using drugs. The bus left Philadelphia at 10 p.m. Friday and was headed for Toronto with stops in Syracuse and Buffalo, said Don Carmichael, a senior vice president at Coach USA, which operates Megabus.

Normally, the bus enters Syracuse on Interstate 81 and heads straight for a depot for a 30 minute rest stop, Carmichael said, but on this night, the driver left his usual route and was on a lakeside parkway that might have been unfamiliar.

“We don’t know why,” he said. Asked if the driver might have been lost, Carmichael said, “He had driven the route before.” He said the company began offering the daily trip on July 21 and the driver had been making it regularly since then. An investigation was under way to determine why he had left the highway, he added.

The bus normally arrives in Syracuse at 2:10 a.m. and idles there until 2:40 a.m., so it was late getting in but not terribly so.

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Onondaga County authorities investigate a fatal bus crash on Onondaga Parkway at the railroad bridge in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday. The double-decker bus traveling off its route hit a low railroad bridge overhead and flipped on its side early Saturday, killing four people and critically injuring others, authorities said.

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Off The Wall Scott Bowers

The value of good scar tissue I have nine scars that dot the manscape of my epidermis. All come with memories.

The one on my thumb was caused by a .44 Magnum in north Florida. One of the three above my left eye was caused by a 1970 Zenith console television set. The other two came courtesy of a grand slam by Sid Bream that lifted the Braves past the Pirates (yes, there is more to that story).

Those are the visible scars.

There are others.

The ones that hide behind the surface of both heart and soul.

Those dark places where we bury pain and regret, hurtful words and bad decisions. Those places where we hide those memories of nights we should have known better and the nights when we should have been somewhere, anywhere, else.

Everyone carries their own set of scars — the visible and the hidden.

Some are ashamed of them; others wear them with pride.

A kind of personal banner of who they are and where they have been. I fall into the latter group.

For the longest time, I have held mixed emotions about the football program at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.

I think I have expressed those reservations publicly and privately.

Let’s face it, you get a little cynical as you age. It comes from a variety of experiences — mostly involving let downs, put downs, turn downs, slow downs and just being down.

Optimism is often tightly guarded; held close to one’s chest like a pair of aces and sixes.

With age, memories are often flooded by fog or sunshine; depending upon one’s point of view and recollection of events.

Recently, Joe Montana slightly slammed the film, ‘Rudy.’

He challenged the perception of key scenes; the way in which those scenes played out.

Hollywood is shameless.

It doesn’t make Montana right or wrong — he just remembers things differently from the way Hollywood told Rudy’s story.

If someone came along and decided to turn the story of TJCA football, or Chase football, or Shelby football into a movie — well, there would be differences of opinion; different versions of events based on where one stood.

The Gryphons story does lend itself to the ‘little train that could,’ variation that Hollywood and countless Americans love. But, that is from a vantage point well removed from the daily goings on in Avondale.

Will Beam’s version might be quite different than Tony Helton’s, whose version would be different from David Mendez’s, or mine.

The 25 or so young men that suit up for TJCA will all have some scars when they leave the program.

Scars that will have been earned in battle.

Those scars will be similar to the ones worn by Hilltoppers, Cavaliers and Trojans. Defeat is still defeat, and victory is always sweet.

I don’t know when, or if, the Gryphons will taste victory, but they have earned my respect.

They taught an old dog a new trick, or maybe reminded me of one long forgotten.

And, man, someday they will have some great stories to tell.

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Thomas Jefferson’s David Mendez (25), Adam Harris (55), Ryan Spurlin (23), Scott Martin and Joe Maimone run past a line of students and through a banner prior to the Friday night football game against West Lincoln. The 1A charter school played its first ever NCHSAA home game at Harmon Field at Gryphon Stadium.

East, RS climb to .500; Chase, TJ fall From staff reports

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford and R-S Central came away with important wins from the Friday night football action, while Chase took a hard loss in Cherryville.

In Avondale, Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was left with mixed emotions after opening up Harmon Field at Gryphons Stadium before a large, mostly partisan crowd.

But, the Griffs ended the night with their 14th straight loss, 48-21, to West

Lincoln.

The Cavaliers took the bus ride up the Saluda grade and into Hendersonville, Friday, to face the Falcons of West Henderson High.

East (2-2) used a suffocating defense that held the power-running game of the Falcons in check and another great performance by tailback Adrian Wilkins to secure the non-conference win.

“The defensive staff did a great job this week in getting our kids ready

to play,” said East Head Coach Clint Bland. “We moved some kids around and gave them some different looks and it helped.”

The Hilltoppers’ bus headed north on Friday to McDowell High. After losing two in a row, Central (2-2) had little sympathy for a struggling Titans’ program as they pounded McDowell in a 38-7 win.

Central’s Jacob Kinlaw rushed Please see Football, Page 4B

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Ted Stachitas (13) of Wake Forest runs 23 yards for a touchdown during first quarter action between Duke and Wake Forest at BB&T Field of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, Saturday.

Wake tops Duke, 54-48

By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

WINSTON-SALEM — Backup quarterback Tanner Price threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Wake Forest held off Duke 54-48 on Saturday for its 11th straight victory in the series.

Price was 12 of 19 for 190 yards with scoring passes covering 13, 38 and 23 yards and an early 1-yard scoring run for the Demon Deacons (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Wake Forest posted the first consecutive 50-point games in school history, outgained the Blue Devils 500-487 and won the second highest-scoring game in ACC history.

During an early 5-minute stretch, the teams combined for three touchdowns of at least 60 yards.

Sean Renfree was 28 of 44 for 358 yards with four touchdowns for Duke (1-1, 0-1). Conner Vernon caught two of those, covering 70 and 51 yards.

Renfree’s second scoring pass to Vernon made it a six-point game with 1:39 remaining, but Marshall Williams recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Renfree had touchdowns covering 9 yards to Cooper Helfet and 13 yards to Austin Kelly. Vernon Please see Wake, Page 3B

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith walks the sidelines in street clothes in the second half of the NFL preseason football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.

Panthers WR Smith vows to smile more

By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE — It’s been two years since Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith sucker-punched a teammate, was suspended for two games and stripped of his role as team captain.

Now the four-time Pro Bowl pick is determined to reinvent himself — again. The oldest position player left on the NFL’s youngest team, Smith has regained his captaincy, vows to be a happier guy and even apologized for feuding with an opposing player, something as routine as acrobatic catches in his 10-year career.

“Just smile. I have these nice colorful braces. Just smile and have fun,” Please see Smith, Page 4B

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 82 61 .573 82 61 .573 72 69 .511 70 72 .493 60 82 .423 Central Division

W L Pct Cincinnati 80 61 .567 St. Louis 73 66 .525 Houston 67 74 .475 Milwaukee 65 75 .464 Chicago 61 80 .433 Pittsburgh 47 93 .336 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 80 61 .567 San Francisco 80 63 .559 Colorado 77 64 .546 Los Angeles 70 72 .493 Arizona 57 84 .404

Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington

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Roger Federer reacts after breaking the serve of Novak Djokovic and winning the third set of a men’s semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday.

Djokovic upsets Federer n Novak

Djokovic will face Rafael Nadel for U.S. Open title

NEW YORK (AP) — So much for Rafa vs. Roger in the U.S. Open final.

Novak Djokovic prevented what would have been the eighth Grand Slam championship match between tennis’ top two men — and first such showdown at Flushing Meadows — by saving two match points and coming back to stun Roger Federer 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 in Saturday’s semifinals.

“One of those matches,” Djokovic said, “you’ll always remember.”

It means that the third-seeded Djokovic will be standing between No. 1 Rafael Nadal and a career Grand Slam in the final Sunday. Nadal owns eight major titles but never had been past the semifinals at the U.S. Open before beating No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 earlier Saturday.

Federer had reached six consecutive finals at the U.S. Open, winning five trophies from 200408, but he repeatedly let leads slip away this time.

Federer took the first set against Djokovic, then the third. And even after Djokovic forced a fifth set, Federer twice was a single point from winning.

With the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium trying to will Federer to victory — probably because of the tantalizing prospect of a final between him and Nadal — the owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles couldn’t close the deal.

“They all pretty much feel the same: You feel so empty at the end, I guess, because you tried everything,” said Federer, who hadn’t dropped a set all tournament before Saturday, but was hurt by 66 unforced errors, 28 more than Djokovic.

“You feel like you left something out there if you lose a match having had match point,” Federer added. “It wasn’t a final, so I’m not as disappointed if it would have been a final.”

This setback comes after losses in the quarterfinals of both the French Open and Wimbledon, and Federer closes the 2010 Grand Slam season having played in one major final — the first year since 2003 that he hasn’t reached at least two.

Nadal, meanwhile, will be bidding Sunday to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same season. The 24-year-old Spaniard also can become the seventh man in tennis history to own at least one championship from each Grand Slam tournament.

“I won’t watch,” Federer said, “but I hope he wins.”

Moore leads at BMW

GB — — 9 11 1/2 21 1/2 GB — 6 13 14 1/2 19 32 1/2 GB — 1 3 10 1/2 23

Friday’s Games Florida 3, Washington 1 Philadelphia 8, N.Y. Mets 4 Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3, 12 innings Atlanta 8, St. Louis 6 L.A. Dodgers 4, Houston 2, 11 innings Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 13, Arizona 4 San Francisco 1, San Diego 0 Saturday’s Games Florida 4, Washington 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Philadelphia 3 San Diego 1, San Francisco 0 Atlanta 6, St. Louis 3, 12 innings L.A. Dodgers at Houston, late Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, late Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, late Arizona at Colorado, late Sunday’s Games Philadelphia (Oswalt 11-13) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 9-7), 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burres 3-3) at Cincinnati (Cueto 12-5), 1:10 p.m.

Florida (Volstad 9-9) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-0), 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Padilla 6-5) at Houston (Figueroa 5-2), 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Coleman 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-7), 2:10 p.m.

Arizona (I.Kennedy 9-9) at Colorado (J.Chacin 8-9), 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 13-9) at San Diego (Latos 14-5), 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lohse 2-7) at Atlanta (T.Hudson 15-7), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Arizona at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

American League East Division W L Pct 87 54 .617 86 55 .610 78 63 .553 72 70 .507 54 87 .383 Central Division

W L Pct Minnesota 83 58 .589 Chicago 78 63 .553 Detroit 71 71 .500 Cleveland 58 83 .411 Kansas City 57 83 .407 West Division

W L Pct Texas 78 63 .553 Oakland 70 70 .500 Los Angeles 68 73 .482 Seattle 55 86 .390

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — 1 9 15 1/2 33 GB — 5 12 1/2 25 25 1/2 GB — 7 1/2 10 23

Friday’s Games Baltimore 6, Detroit 3 Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0 Tampa Bay 9, Toronto 8 Texas 6, N.Y. Yankees 5, 13 innings Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 3 Oakland 5, Boston 0 L.A. Angels 4, Seattle 3, 14 innings Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 13, Toronto 1 Baltimore at Detroit, late Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, late Minnesota at Cleveland, late N.Y. Yankees at Texas, late Boston at Oakland, late Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Sunday’s Games Baltimore (Tillman 1-4) at Detroit (Verlander 15-8), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Slowey 11-6) at Cleveland (Talbot 9-11), 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Niemann 10-6) at Toronto (Marcum 12-7), 1:07 p.m.

Kansas City (O’Sullivan 2-5) at Chicago White Sox (Harrell 1-0), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Moseley 4-2) at Texas (Cl.Lee 10-8), 3:05 p.m.

Seattle (J.Vargas 9-9) at L.A. Angels (Haren 2-4), 3:35 p.m.

Boston (Beckett 4-4) at Oakland (Braden 9-11), 4:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Oakland at Kansas City, 3:10 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Moore figured the BMW Championship would be his last tournament for a while. He shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday, which could put his vacation on hold.

Moore eliminated the mistakes that held him back the previous day, making only one bogey to reach 8-under 205 and take a one-shot lead over Dustin Johnson (68), Matt Kuchar (70) and Charlie Wi (70).

Tiger Woods finally broke par with a 3-under 68, but he needed much more. Woods was tied for 22nd at even-par 213, some seven shots behind where he needs to finish to advance to the FedEx Cup finale. Otherwise, it will be his last PGA Tour round of the year in America.

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 New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 Carolina 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 1 0 .000 9 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 9 0 0 0 PA 0 0 0 14 PA 0 0 0 0

Thursday’s Games New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9 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.

Sunday, Sept. 19 Chicago at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m.

Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 20 New Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

PREP FOOTBALL Friday’s scores Andrews 40, Asheville School 20 Anson County 26, Chesterfield, S.C. 8 Apex Middle Creek 28, Holly Springs 21 Asheville Erwin 42, North Henderson 20 Asheville Reynolds 37, Canton Pisgah 10 Avery County 43, Cloudland, Tenn. 24 Ayden-Grifton 26, Farmville Central 21 Belmont South Point 27, Roberson 23 Bessemer City 36, Gastonia Highland Tech 21 Boonville Starmount 44, East Bend Forbush 3 Bunn 43, Oxford Webb 16 Burlington Cummings 45, S. Alamance 31 Mountain Heritage 26, Robbinsville 23 Cameron Union Pines 35, North Moore 12 Carrboro 44, East Chapel Hill 28 Chapel Hill 28, Pittsboro Northwood 24 Charlotte Berry Tech 28, Forest Hills 19 Charlotte Catholic 21, Charlotte Latin 14 Charlotte Country Day 36, Charlotte AFC 0 Cherryville 6, Forest City Chase 0 China Grove Carson 28, West Davidson 7 Choctaw Central, Miss. 33, Cherokee 28 Claremont Bunker Hill 34, Newton Foard 13 Clinton Union 35, Jones County 0 Concord Robinson 50, South Rowan 32 Cox Mill 35, South Stanly 14 Croatan 8, East Carteret 6 Davie County 41, Greenville Rose 27 Dunn Midway 13, Rosewood 0 Durham Hillside 48, Fayetteville Smith 0 Durham Jordan 18, Greensboro Grimsley 13 East Bladen 49, Clinton 14 East Henderson 36, Enka 31 East Lincoln 30, East Gaston 10 East Montgomery 26, Wheatmore 14 East Rutherford 21, West Henderson 8 Eastern Randolph 21, Asheboro 12 Eastern Wayne 39, Greene Central 21 Edenton Holmes 39, Perquimans County 18 Northeastern 21, Pasquotank County 6 Elkin 21, East Wilkes 0 Erwin Triton 19, Western Harnett 14 Fayetteville Britt 34, Scotland County 21 Fayetteville Byrd 20, Southern Durham 13 Fayetteville Seventy-First 38, Southern Lee 0 Fayetteville Westover 38, Pine Forest 21 Forsyth County Day 25, North Christian 14 Franklin 29, Swain County 3 Franklinton 23, Granville Central 8

Fuquay-Varina 35, Cary 17 Garner 42, Durham Riverside 0 Gastonia Huss 8, Concord 7 Goldsboro 35, Pikeville Aycock 13 Greensboro Dudley 39, Raleigh Wakefield 13 Smith 35, High Point Central 29, OT Halifax County, Va. 14, Person County 9 Harnett Central 35, Spring Lake Overhills 7 Harrells Academy 62, Cannon School 20 Hendersonville 61, Rosman 0 Hickory Ridge 14, East Rowan 0 High Point Andrews 15, Southwest Guilford 3 Cedar Ridge 28, Southern Vance 18 Hobbton 25, North Duplin 7 Hoke County 27, Hope Mills South View 6 Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 14, Cape Fear 7 Indian Trail Porter Ridge 51, Waddell 0 Jamestown Ragsdale 38, Greensboro Page 35 McGuinness 49, South Davidson 22 First Flight 56, Currituck County 20 Kings Mountain 39, Hickory 38 Kinston 32, Southern Wayne 12 Lake View, S.C. 7, Fairmont 0 Lakewood 30, Seven Springs Spring Creek 6 Lawndale Burns 48, Asheville 26 Lee County 29, Apex 3 Lenoir Hibriten 55, East Burke 12 Lexington 32, North Rowan 18 Lincolnton 53, North Gaston 13 Louisburg 33, Southeast Halifax 12 Lumberton 42, Whiteville 14 Madison County 59, Hayesville 14 Martinsville, Va. 37, Eden Morehead 7 Marvin Ridge 48, Central Cabarrus 0 Monroe 48, Monroe Central 12 Monroe Piedmont 35, Union Academy 0 Monroe Sun Valley 33, Charlotte Vance 19 Mooresville 33, Alexander Central 21 Morganton Freedom 13, Vldese Draughn 6 Morganton Patton 34, West Caldwell 27 Mt. Airy 42, Monroe Parkwood 21 Murphy 48, Sylva Smoky Mountain 20 New Bern 42, Jacksonville Northside 14 New Hanover County 13, Southeast Raleigh 12 Newton-Conover 28, Hickory St. Stephens 14 North Brunswick 34, East Columbus 20 North Buncombe 14, Brevard 8 North Davidson 42, Central Davidson 6 North Johnston 65, Princeton 7 North Lenoir 34, South Lenoir 12 North Lincoln 42, North Iredell 34 North Pitt 28, Greenville Conley 18 North Surry 55, Ashe County 21 North Wilkes 24, Alleghany County 16 Northern Guilford 25, Northwest Guilford 24 Northern Nash 14, South Central Pitt 12 Northwest Halifax 18, KIPP Pride 12, 2OT Panther Creek 31, Raleigh Sanderson 0 Pender County 38, South Robeson 8 Pfafftown Reagan 49, North Forsyth 21 Plymouth 36, Northampton-West 15 Polk County 29, Landrum, S.C. 12 R-S Central 38, McDowell County 7 Raleigh Athens Drive 41, Green Hope 6 Raleigh Broughton 30, Fayetteville Sanford 27 Cardinal Gibbons 29, Raleigh Ravenscroft 15 Raleigh Enloe 20, Knightdale 0 Raleigh Leesville Road 34, East Wake 12 Raleigh Millbrook 27, Northern Durham 7 Raleigh Christian 31, Lake Norman Charter 21 Randleman 23, Providence Grove 6 Richlands 51, Lejeune 13 Roanoke Rapids 27, Southern Nash 21 Rocky Mount 21, Hertford County 20 Rocky Point Trask 34, West Columbus 12 Shelby Crest 21, Shelby 0 South Brunswick 40, N. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10 South Caldwell 35, Gastonia Ashbrook 7 South Granville 50, Northern Vance 36 South Iredell 45, Statesville 36 South Johnston 44, Smithfield-Selma 6 Southeast Guilford 55, Rockingham County 21 Southern Pines Pinecrest 24, W. Johnston 11 Southlake Christian 39, Christian Academy 6 SouthWest Edgecombe 23, Wilson Hunt 16 Southwest Onslow 20, White Oak 6 Southwestern Randolph 21, East Davidson 0 St. Pauls 27, West Bladen 13 Surry Central 36, Trinity 19 Swansboro 28, Dixon 7 Tarboro 41, North Edgecombe 0 Thomasville 20, Albemarle 13 Wake Forest-Rolesville 27, Clayton 0 Wallace-Rose Hill 16, East Duplin 10 Watauga County 10, West Stokes 9 Weldon 6, Warren County 0 West Brunswick 42, Wilmington Laney 39 West Craven 40, Pamlico County 21 West Forsyth 37, East Forsyth 28 West Iredell 36, Lake Norman 14 West Montgomery 21, Jordan-Matthews 13 West Rowan 28, Salisbury 0 West Stanly 27, Mt. Pleasant 20, OT Western Alamance 35, Graham 27 Western Guilford 35, Eastern Guilford 14 Wilkes Central 46, West Wilkes 14 Wilmington Ashley 17, Topsail 14 Wilmington Hoggard 23, Q Foundation 0 Wilson Fike 7, Wilson Beddingfield 6 Winston-Salem Carver 39, Reynolds 14 Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 43, Glenn 9 Winston-Salem Parkland 46, Atkins 14 Word of God 43, Cary Christian 13

TRANSACTIONS Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS_Activated LHP Jose Mijares from the 15-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Exercised the club option on manager Bob Geren for the 2011 season.

TAMPA BAY RAYS_Extended their player development contract with Bowling Green (MWL) through the 2012 season.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES_Waived C Greg Stiemsma.

FOOTBALL National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS_Placed WR Jarett Dillard on injured reserve. Promoted WR John Matthews from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS_Signed TE Vernon Davis to a five-year contract extension.

Kevin Harvick has to start over when Chase begins RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick started Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway with a firm hold on the Sprint Cup Series standings.

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The 10-race Chase format

jumbles the 12-driver field, and all points are reset and padded by the bonuses earned through victories. Regardless of where Harvick finished, his 219-point lead over Jeff Gordon will evaporate and he won’t be the leader headed into next week’s Chase opener at New Hampshire.

Even if Harvick won Richmond, he’d at best be seeded third in the Chase standings, behind four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin, who went into Richmond with five wins each.

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South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore (21) runs for a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.

Lattimore, Gamecocks run over Bulldogs, 17-6

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier brought in Marcus Lattimore to run the ball.

And Spurrier let his prize freshman do it all game against No. 22 Georgia.

Lattimore rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns to lead the 24th-ranked Gamecocks (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) to a 17-6 victory Saturday.

The Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1) played without star receiver A.J. Green, penalized four games by the NCAA for selling a game jersey for $1,000.

Lattimore carried 37 times in his first SEC game, punching in two

2-yard TDs and sealing things during a long, fourth-quarter field goal drive.

“I’m a little sore,” Lattimore said.

He’ll let the cheers at WilliamsBrice Stadium soothe any lingering pain. The fans chanted his name at the end as Lattimore pounded the Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1) again and again.

Get used to it, SEC, because Spurrier sounds ready to ground it out all season.

“Marcus has a knack for finding a little crease,” Spurrier said.

It’s what he can do after hitting the hole that has him leading South Carolina’s offense.

Gardner-Webb upends Zips in OT

AKRON, Ohio – Juanne Blount scored from four yards out in overtime to tie the game, and Ryan Gates booted home the extra point to lift Gardner-Webb to a 38-37 win at Akron Saturday afternoon.

Senior cornerback Bryce Nixon gave Gardner-Webb (2-0) a chance to win in overtime on the previous possession, blocking a PAT attempt after Akron scored to start the extra period.

The win for Gardner-Webb was its first ever over a team from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

“Obviously we are very excited as a football team right now,” said GWU head coach Steve Patton. “I was most proud of the way our kids did not quit in this game and kept fight-

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finished with eight catches for 181 yards — his second straight 100-yard game — and Desmond Scott rushed for 122 yards including a 63-yard score.

Will Snyderwine kicked field goals covering 46 and 38 yards for the

ing. [The win] was a direct result of those kids playing for 60 minutes.

We’ve come close before, down at Georgia Tech [in 2008] comes to mind, so this is a great result for us.

We’re showing improvement and playing hard, and that’s all you can ask for.”

Redshirt freshman quarterback Chandler Browning led the comeback charge, tossing two touchdowns in the second half to James Perry III. The Raleigh native’s first scoring pass came with 18 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the Akron lead to 31-24.

That score capped a seven-play, 82-yard drive that included a key, 51-yard strike to tight end Josh Miller early in the drive.

Blue Devils, with the second pulling them to 48-41 with 8:45 remaining.

Price then led them on a 13-play, 79-yard drive that chewed up nearly 6 minutes and ended with Devon Brown’s 6-yard touchdown run.

Price, who played the entire second half after sharing time in the first with Ted Stachitas, put the Demon Deacons ahead to stay midway through the third quarter.

Ohio State and Oklahoma won their BCS championship game rematches and showed that a couple of former powerhouses from the Sunshine State are not quite ready to return to elite status.

Behind the running of Terrelle Pryor and a ball-hawking defense, the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 12 Miami 36-24 on Saturday at the Horseshoe in Columbus.

The last time the teams met was in the 2002 national championship game at the Fiesta Bowl, with the Buckeyes taking a dramatic and controversial 31-24 victory in doubleovertime.

In Norman, Okla., Landry Jones bounced back from a sluggish opener and led the 10th-ranked Sooners to an easy 47-17 victory over No. 17 Florida State.

That was a rematch of the 2001 Orange Bowl that brought home the Sooners’ most recent national championship, but it quickly turned into a blowout as Oklahoma (2-0) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions.

Jones finished 30 for 40 for 380 yards without an interception. He had 321 yards by halftime, the second-most in a half in Oklahoma history. Ryan Broyles caught 12 passes for 125 yards and a score.

Christian Ponder was just 11 for 28 for 113 yards with interceptions on back-to-back throws in the third quarter for Florida State (1-1).

At Ohio Stadium, Pryor ran for 113 yards and a touchdown and passed for another score and the Buckeyes (2-0) intercepted four of Jacory Harris’ passes.

But this one was no work of art, with numerous sloppy plays and bad tackling. Miami returned a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns.

In what was billed as a Heisman showcase, Pryor completed just 12 of 27 passes for 233 yards but added 20 carries, scoring on a 13-yard run.

Harris was 22 of 39 passing for 232 yards and a touchdown but had the four interceptions — three of which could easily have been caught.

The last interception was particularly costly for the ‘Canes.

Trailing 26-17 at the half, Miami (1-1) took the second-half kickoff and drove to a first down at the Ohio State 6. But on third-and-goal, Harris’ pass over the middle was wide of the mark and intercepted

by burly Buckeyes defensive end Cameron Heyward, who rumbled 80 yards. That set up Pryor’s touchdown run.

James Madison 21, No. 13 Virginia Tech 16 BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Drew Dudzik ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and James Madison stunned Virginia Tech, the Hokies’ second loss in six days.

The Hokies (0-2) began the season with national championship aspirations, but the offense that was supposed to be their strength did less against the Dukes than against No. 3 Boise State on Monday night. They lost that game 33-30 on a TD with 1:09 remaining.

No. 6 Nebraska 38, Idaho 17 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Taylor Martinez ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Nebraska’s defense intercepted five of Nathan Enderle’s passes and had seven sacks.

No. 8 Florida 38, South Florida 14 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Demps ran for a career-high 139 yards and a touchdown, Justin Trattou returned an interception for a score and Florida pulled away from South Florida in the second half.

No. 9 Iowa 35, Iowa State 7 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Adam Robinson rushed for a career-high 156 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries as Iowa beat Iowa State for the third straight time.

No. 11 Wisconsin 27, San Jose State 14 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Clay ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Wisconsin beat San Jose State, but lost receiver David Gilreath early in the game with a concussion.

Kansas 28, No. 15 Georgia Tech 25 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jordan Webb threw three touchdown passes and Kansas rebounded from last week’s humiliating loss to North Dakota by beating Georgia Tech.

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sports Cherryville 6, Chase 0 Chase 0000—0 Cherryville 6000—6 First quarter CV — Thomas Bess 1 run (kick blocked), 9:18.

RUSHING Chase: Tyler Gaffney 5-17, Davon Hines 14-91, Tyreece Gossett 7-7, Blake Martin 4-18, Carlos Watkins 8-49, Thomas Camp 2-minus 7, Tajae McMullens 10-42.

Cherryville: Thomas Bess 10-42, Shane Harvell 8-68, Markeith Redd 5-39, Alex Burns 8-36.

PASSING Chase: Tyler Gaffney 2-5-1 23; Tyreece Gossett 0-1-0 0.

Cherryville: Thomas Bess 2-5-0 30.

RECEIVING Chase: Shane Pearson 1-5, Thomas Camp 1-18.

Cherryville: Alex Burns 1-6, Dashaun Brooks 1-24.

TJCA WR Travis Waldroup-Rodrigues hauls in a pass during the football game against West Lincoln Friday.

R-S Central 38, McDowell 7

RS — 14 10 14 0 — 38 MD — 0 7 0 0 — 7 First Quarter RS — M. Carson 5-yard run; C. Owens PAT RS — J. Kinlaw 68-yard run; C. Owens PAT Second Quarter RS — C. Green 1-yard run; C. Owens PAT Mc — N. Dunham 19-yard pass to Randall Conley; A. Huendo PAT RS — C. Owen 35-yard field goal Third Quarter RS — D. Watkins 30-yard Interception returned for a touchdown RS — J. Kinlaw 35-yard run

RUSHING RS — J. Kinlaw 8-100-2 TD, C. Green 19-91-TD, J. Smith 7-76, D. Atchley 5-52, M. Carson 2-15TD, Nate Murray 2-2 PASSING RS — J. Kinlaw 1-2-9, T. Ledbetter 2-2-13 RECEIVING RS — D. Watkins 1-9, C. Green 1-8, T. Abrams 1-5

West Lincoln 48, TJCA 21 WL — 14 27 0 7 48 TJ — 6 0 0 15 21

First Quarter WL — C. Beal 22 yard pass to E. Lopes (Bumgarner PAT) TJ — W. Beam 11 yard pass to T. WaldroupRodrigues (PAT failed) WL — A. Harkey 50 yard punt return (Bumgarner PAT) Second Quarter WL — C. Beal 5 yard pass to J. Sullivan (Bumgarner PAT) WL — J. Beal 36 yard pass to A. Harkey (Bumgarner PAT) WL — D. Travis 29 yard run (PAT failed) WL — J. Beal 25 yard pass to J. Sullivan (Bumgarner PAT) Fourth Quarter WL — G. Self 70 yard run (Bumgarner PAT) TJ — W. Beam 13 yard pass to T. WaldroupRodrigues (M. Martin 2-pt. conversion) TJ — W. Beam 24 yard pass to M. Gullatte (Snyder PAT)

PASSING TJ — W. Beam 21-48-2 INT-299-3 TD RUSHING TJ — W. McCraw 12-27; W. Beam 3-(-1) RECEIVING TJ — T. Waldroup-Rodrigues 8-113-2 TD; M. Gullatte 4-44-TD; C. Thompson 3-78; R. Spurlin 2-16; A. Conner 1-25; M. Martin 1-13; E. Borders 1-6; A. Helton 1-4.

East Rutherford 21, West Henderson 8 East — 7 14 0 0 21 West — 0 0 8 0 8

First Quarter ER — A. Wilkins run (PAT) Second Quarter ER — A. Wilkins run (PAT) ER — A. Wilkins run (PAT) Third Quarter WL — D. Baker pass to K. Thomas (2-point) note: individual stats were unavialable.

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for 100 yards on eight carries, with two touchdowns. The senior tossed only two passes — one of which was dropped in the end zone, while the other went for a nine yard gain.

The Trojans bus ride home from Cherryville was certainly more painful than the ride there. Chase (1-3) fell, 6-0, to the Ironmen after failing to score with four shots at the end zone in the final minute of the game.

Friday Night Lights n R-S Central’s Kinlaw lead all Hilltoppers with 100 yards.

Kinlaw’s teammate Cameron Green added 91 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. n R-S Central’s Justin Dean recorded four sacks in a stellar defensive effort. n Chase’s Davon Hines lead all rushers with 91 yards on 14 carries for the Trojans. n Thomas Jefferson WR Travis Waldroup-Rodrigues hauled in eight passes for 113 yards, including two touchdowns. Rodrigues, 6-foot-6, pulled in three passes with just one hand and missed a fourth one-handed grab when he was unable to keep his footing along the sideline. n East’s Adrian Wilkins now leads the 3A/2A South Mountain Conference with 10 touchdowns after scoring three times in Friday’s win over West.

Wilkins had a 40-yard touchdown run called off after an East penalty — the third TD in two weeks wiped out for Wilkins.

Warts and all n Central committed two turnovers, which brings the team’s total to 18 in four games this season. n Thomas Jefferson turned

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East Rutherford’s Adrian Wilkins (21), in this file photo, now has 10 touchdowns in four games for the Cavaliers.

the ball over four times — twice on INTs and twice on fumbles.

In addition, the Gryphons twice failed to convert fourth-and-1 situations. n Chase was unable to crack the scoreboard against Cherryville. The Ironmen surrendered 42 points a week earlier to West Henderson, and Chase had four shots at the end zone in the final minute.

Just saying “It’s no secret — he’s outstanding,” said Clint Bland, about senior tailback Adrian Wilkins.

“That’s one talented kid. At times, we couldn’t even hem him up in a phone booth,” said West Henderson coach Paul Whitaker, on East’s Wilkins.

“We talked about it all week as

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Smith said of his new philosophy. “Instead of frowning and getting upset, just smile and be glad at what’s going on.

“The season, it’s not permanent or temporary, it kind of comes and goes. You can’t hang your hat on it too much. You can’t allow it to dig you down too much. The next thing you know it’s 10 games, or 10 years, and you haven’t enjoyed it as much.”

The New Steve, version 7.0 or so, might elicit chuckles from some who have closely followed the career of the speedy, tough, 5-foot-9 receiver. He talked at length about being concerned about his

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“We are not satisfied, but we are improving. West Lincoln has a good ball club and we were honored to play them. The story was the 2nd quarter. To be technical, the wheels fell off,” TJCA’s Tony Helton said.

On tap Chase at West Lincoln.

Bessemer City at East Rutherford Tuscola at R-S Central Thomas Jefferson at St. Joseph’s

legacy in 2008, a week before he punched Ken Lucas in the face while Lucas was on one knee without his helmet during practice. It marked the second time in his career he was suspended for attacking a teammate.

Smith came to camp last year reflecting about turning 30 and the importance of becoming a leader.

Yet his teammates, still remembering the Lucas incident, didn’t vote him a captain, a position he held in 2007.

The 31-year-old Smith took over as one of Carolina’s union representatives this offseason.

“I’m going to conduct myself in a manner that continues to earn the respect of my teammates,” Smith said, “and of my opponents as well.”

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Ryan Leaf quietly returns home to build a life

By BETSY BLANEY Associated Press Writer

Ryan Leaf is up early each day and often out the door before his parents get up. He wants to stay busy, see people if he can. It’s a routine he needs.

Life hasn’t turned out the way Leaf expected.

He struggled with fame. That led to infamy. He struggled with drugs.

That led to shame.

About a decade ago, the ex-quarterback was among the biggest stories in the NFL. When he was drafted in 1998, the debate was over whether he or Peyton Manning should be the No. 1 pick.

Then he turned into one of the biggest busts in league history. He was booed and benched in San Diego, where he lost 14 of his first 18 starts.

He lashed out at fans, journalists and teammates who criticized him.

And in the years after he washed out of football, his life got worse — ending in a criminal conviction.

But here’s the thing: Leaf gets it that he fell short, how he disappointed, and how he rubbed people the wrong way with his arrogance.

And now in the relative calm of his Montana hometown, under the eyes of his parents, he’s trying to mount a comeback at the age of 34, nine years after his last NFL pass.

It’s not about a return to football.

It’s about being accepted, about a return to normalcy.

“I would like to be able to walk into a room ... introduce myself and be the person I am now and have people make their judgments from that,” Leaf says. “That’s all I can do.”

Leaf camped out in front of the television to watch NFL games before he was 4. He’d toss the ball around with his father. The Pittsburgh Steelers were his favorite, Terry Bradshaw, his hero.

He’d pretend to be a quarterback, stuffing a kitchen towel inside the waistband of his sweat pants and using his collection of football trad-

ing cards to build defenses in the living room. Little kid stuff, the stuff of dreams.

“He’d lean them up against the couch on the floor, and then he would be the whole offense,” said his mother, Marcia Leaf. “He would set the timer on our microwave for the 2-minute drill.”

All three Leaf boys were good athletes in Great Falls, in north-central Montana. Ryan, the oldest, played flag football until seventh grade when he moved up to tackle.

From the start, John Leaf remembers, his son was “very, very competitive.” At 12, Leaf listed goals: playing football on scholarship at a big college, winning the Heisman Trophy and playing in the NFL. That desire to win came with a price, even early on.

His parents and Leaf recall his struggles to make friends back then, often buddying up to foes more than teammates. He figured if he got to know them on the field he’d know how to react to them off the field.

“When do you realize when you’re a kid that you’re going to be great and everybody else doesn’t understand that?” Leaf told The Associated Press in a rare series of interviews.

“I don’t know. I just felt I could beat everybody.”

He led C.M. Russell High to a state championship his junior year; an injury early the following season caused him to miss a third of the season.

Though she saw her son’s talent, Marcia Leaf had concerns.

She remembers coming home from her job as a registered nurse when Leaf was about 4 and finding his first football helmet — the Steelers one he’d just gotten for Christmas — in the trash.

“And I said, ’Ryan, what’s wrong?

Why’s the helmet in the garbage?’

And he said, ’They lost.’ At a very young age he was all about business and winning.”

His high school football coach saw it, too. Leaf was fiercely competitive.

“He just couldn’t control his emo-

tions and let that stuff go,” longtime Russell coach Jack Johnson said.

Leaf got a scholarship at Washington State, but didn’t get his first college start until late in the 1995 season, when he nearly led the Cougars to a win at No. 22 Washington in the Apple Cup. The Cougars lost 33-30 in front of about 74,000 in Husky Stadium.

Mike Price, then the Cougars coach, said Leaf could be “flighty” and “a challenge.”

They hollered at each other more than a few times, but always put it behind them, said Price, who now coaches at UTEP. Like most anybody, he said, Leaf could have used “a few more doses of humility” and he could be brutal in how he told the truth.

“At times it got him in trouble. He had a temper,” Price said. “It wasn’t always easy but he did a great job.”

Leaf blossomed as a junior, leading Washington State to a 10-2 record, a No. 8 ranking and its first Rose Bowl in 67 years. That’s when his father realized, “Well, maybe something can come out of this deal.”

He finished third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy and gave up his senior year to join the NFL, finishing his Cougar career with 7,433 yards and 59 touchdowns.

It was Manning who went first in the 1998 draft, and Leaf went to the San Diego Chargers at No. 2.

The 6-foot-5 Leaf got a four-year contract worth more than $31 million. His dream of playing NFL football was coming true.

“I was hungry,” he said. “I wanted to be good.”

And he was — for the first two games his rookie season. Then came the game he calls “the root of all evil.” He was 1 of 15 for 4 yards, lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions in a 23-7 loss at Kansas City.

The press pulled no punches. Leaf didn’t either, unleashing profanities toward one reporter in the locker room the next day.

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Carry: When I first got married, I too had a habit of leaving clothes on the floor. My wife, though, took a sneaky approach to solving the problem. She hid everything I left on the floor.

Finally when I had to go to work in my pajamas, I learned the value of a laundry hamper!

“I was fighting a war on two fronts.

I was fighting the best defenses in professional football and I was fighting the media,” he said. “At that level you just cannot do that. You just cannot do it. I couldn’t stop it, and I didn’t try to stop it.”

He understood fans’ high expectations. He had them, too.

“You go from being the most loved player in the country to two weeks later being one of the most hated. I just couldn’t believe how quickly and out of control it got and how poorly I handled it,” he said. “And it’s been my identity ever since — as a floptype of thing.”

Though his family reached out to try to help him — his father and youngest brother, Brady, drove to San Diego — Leaf didn’t let them in.

“I just felt I needed to do this all on my own,” he said. “I didn’t need anybody’s help and I didn’t need anybody’s advice on how to do it because I’d always been successful doing it the way I knew I could do it.”

In a 15-month span, Leaf was released by San Diego, Tampa Bay and Dallas. Seattle gave him a shot but a wrist injury led him to decide to retire in 2002.

His career stats: 14 touchdowns, 36 interceptions, 3,666 yards.

Leaf checks his e-mail each day and draws inspiration from prayers he gets from his sponsor for a 12-step program.

“For me it was an isolation thing.

It was almost running and hiding,” Leaf said. “I just didn’t want to have to deal with anybody or any of those demons of failure or disappointment that I let people down.”

His behavior, not a love of drugs, brought him to addiction, he said.

“What I can do is live every day what I’m talking about,” he said.

“Life is life and there are always going to be struggles. But when you’re doing the next right thing it seems to make everything a little easier, a little bit better and a lot happier.”

Fast Facts Birds of a Feather

Duane “Cash” Holze & Todd “Carry” Holze 09/12/10 ©2010 The Classified Guys®

Cash: As for your lovebirds, they actually just need some space to solve their problems. Lovebirds like to be in pairs, but two pairs can begin to cause problems like you are seeing.

Carry: Imagine the difficulty you and your husband might experience if two more people moved into your house.

Cash: Lovebirds are very similar.

They like to be in one pair, or actually in three pairs. Adding one more set to the mix can sometimes alleviate the controversy. Of course, then you have the added responsibility of more birds.

Carry: A simple solution would be to just separate the pairs. Keep them in

separate cages and in different rooms.

Each pair of lovebirds should have about 35 cubic feet of space. If you have all the birds in one small cage, that could be adding to your dilemma.

Cash: It's important that you rectify the situation quickly. The birds will not resolve the issue on their own. In fact, if left alone, one bird could peck the other to death.

Carry: Consider yourself like a marriage counselor. If you step in now, you can still save the relationship.

Cash: And then when you're done, you'll have more time to work on your husband's bad habits!

Many famous cartoons and characters have been designed around birds, including Daffy Duck, Donald Duck and the loveable Tweedy Bird. But one of the most famous oversized birds of all appears on Sesame Street. The popular Big Bird stands eight feet two inches tall. Although most of us refer to him as a big yellow canary, he admitted during a special appearance on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood that he is in fact a "Golden Condor". The oversized costume is comprised of more than 4000 yellow-dyed turkey feathers.

Tipping the Scale Birds, like many other animals, have found their way into some of the expressions we use every day. "She eats like a bird" is one people might use to describe someone who eats very little. On the contrary, "eating like a horse" tends to describe a person who can pack away a good size meal. In reality these phrases should be reversed. A typical bird can actually consume its own body weight in food every day. A horse, on the other hand, consumes only about 2% of its body weight during the course of a day.

So all told, you could say that the average bird eats like a horse!

Reader Humor Hole in One

My friends and I are not very good at golf, but we love to play every weekend. Last Saturday I couldn't make our tee time so I met up with the guys at the clubhouse after the round.

"How did you guys do?" I asked as they all sat around joking.

"Not bad," my friend Joel snickered. "Peter here even got a birdie."

"Really?" I questioned in disbelief.

Sitting back in his chair, Pete sighed, "Unfortunately, that poor little robin never saw the golf ball coming!"

(Thanks to Jim P.)

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We offer competitive wages & benefits. Applications taken at the plant or send resume to: IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC 135 Old Boiling Springs Rd., Shelby, NC 28152 or fax to: (413)-215-9869 or email to: susan@imc-ma.com NO PHONE CALLS Equal Opportunity Employer

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Lake Lure prof. bus. apts in private B&B resort, free satellite & wireless. Pool, hot tub & sauna. short & long term lease German rest. on site.

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2BR Spindale area, $450/mo + dep. Central h/a. Call 423-773-6302 2BR/1BA Cent. h/a, lg. kitchen $450/mo. + dep. & ref's. No pets! Call 828-245-5035 2BR/1BA Cent. h/a, stove, refrig. $500/mo. + $400 dep.

245-5703 or 286-8665 2BR/1BA in Spindale Appliances furnished $400/mo., first & last.

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3BR/2BA 107 Cobra Dr., FC $650/mo. 704-472-4666 or 704-472-3100 3BR/ 1 BA 163 Edwards St. Spindale, Nice Area, Cent.

H/A, new carpet $500 mo. + Deposit 828-287-7462

Newly remodeled 2BR Stove, refrig. $400/mo. + $400 sec. dep. 6 mo. lease. 447-6424 Newly updated 2BR/1BA on golf course in FC. $465/mo. + sec. dep. Call 828-455-4673 Rfdtn: Nice clean priv 3BR/ 2BA $650/mo. + securities.

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2 Commercial buildings for rent

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Mobile Homes for Rent

2BR/2BA Cent. h/a, stove, refrig. No pets. $425 + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665

3 Bedroom/2 Bath on private lot in

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3BR/2BA DW in quiet country setting $550/mo. Dep. & ref's req. Call 828-288-6876 Hawthorn Lane, FC 2BR/1BA Washer/dryer, stove, refrig. $300/mo. + $300 dep. No pets. Call 287-2511

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Great Rental 3BR/1 BA 163 Edwards St. Spindale, Nice area, Cent. H/A $41,000 obo. 828-287-7462 Small 2BR/1BA on New House Rd. $49,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430

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4BR DW on 3/4 acre Oakland area $64,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430

Located on W Main St., FC. Approx. 8,000 sq ft. & 2,000 sq ft. High visibility. $1,400/mo. & $600/mo.

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Commercial property for lease 3.9 ac. off US 74A in Ruth former Henson Timber location 3800 sf. SR & Office (AC) 18,000 sf. warehouse For further info call 1-478-955-9442 ask for Jerry Newton

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICE OFFICER TOWN OF LAKE LURE The Town of Lake Lure is accepting applications for a police officer with a starting salary of $30,367. Preferred applicants will have good knowledge of modern police practices, laws relating to arrest, search and seizure, apprehension of criminals and traffic control.

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1997 Mazda 626 DX One owner, 155k mi., good cond.! $2,450 Call Mandy 286-2443

Application and resume may be received in person at the Lake Lure Police Department or by contacting Michelle Lancaster at (828) 625-4685.

2000 Ford Focus 4 door, auto. 204K, great cond.! Must sell! $2,500 828-289-9503

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Send application and resume by Friday, September 17, 2010 to: Chief Eric Hester PO Box 195, Lake Lure, NC 28746

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NFL features good storylines for Sunday, Monday BARRY WILNER

San Diego (minus 5½) at Kansas City (Monday night) Chargers could be vulnerable — in another division. But this won’t be a rout.

CHARGERS, 22-17

AP Pro Football Writer

NEW ORLEANS — Following the NFL’s primetime Thursday night event between the defending Super Bowl champion, New Orleans Saints and the Brett Favre-lead Minnesota Vikings — the real openers come today.

ESPN will carry its usual two game, season opening Monday Night Football games, but Sunday is still jam-packed with interesting story lines and compelling games.

Carolina (plus 7) at New York Giants Panthers tend to play very well in Meadowlands against Giants, but Big Blue is officially opening Big Gray — the New Meadowlands Stadium (until a sponsor claims naming rights to the $1.6 billion venue).

GIANTS, 17-16

Miami (minus 2) at Buffalo Beware the road favorite early in the season? Not in this matchup, where Miami going to Orchard Park late in the season would be an equalizer, but not in September.

BEST BET: DOLPHINS, 21-10

Detroit (plus 7) at Chicago So tempting to go with Lions here against a troubled Bears squad.

Detroit’s last road win was in October 2007 — at Soldier Field.

LIONS, 20-7

Baltimore (plus 3) at New York Jets (Monday night) The Jets talk about Super Bowls.

The Ravens play like a team headed to a Super Bowl.

UPSET ALERT: RAVENS, 17-13 Associated Press

Dallas (minus 3) at Washington Is Donovan McNabb still haunted by visions of the Dallas defense after moving from Philly to DC? His last two games with the Eagles were lopsided losses to the Cowboys. This should be closer.

COWBOYS, 20-16

Pittsburgh Steelers S Troy Polamalu, above in this file photo, will return to the field of play after missing 11 games last season with a knee injury. The Steelers are hoping the return of Polamalu and DE Aaron Smith give the team’s defense a big lift during the four-game suspension of QB Ben Roethlisberger.

are offset by the Colts’ dominance of this rivalry. Peyton Manning heads for a fifth MVP trophy.

COLTS, 30-20

Cincinnati (plus 6) at New England Fans of playmaking wideouts have to love a matchup of T.O. and Ochocinco against Randy Moss and a stunningly fit Wes Welker coming off major knee surgery.

PATRIOTS, 31-28

Green Bay (pick) at Philadelphia Are these teams headed in opposite directions? Green Bay has a chance to be special this year, while the Eagles are in something of a transition.

PACKERS, 21-14

Indianapolis (minus 3) at Houston Concerns about the offensive line and the defense as a whole in Indy

Atlanta (pick) at Pittsburgh

First match of the critical fourgame stretch for the Steelers without Ben Roethlisberger. Can the Steelers at least go 2-2 in that span? Tough way to start.

FALCONS, 14-10 San Francisco (minus 1) at Seattle Under normal circumstances, Pete Carroll gets his players all fired up.

In his return as an NFL head coach, the Seahawks could take off over Puget Sound by themselves.

SEAHAWKS, 21-20

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Cleveland (plus 1) at Tampa Bay Not so tempting with the Browns in matchup of coaches on the hot seat.

BUCCANEERS, 10-6 Denver (plus 1½) at Jacksonville How much action does Tim Tebow get in his hometown in his NFL debut? Not enough to make a difference.

JAGUARS, 13-10 Oakland (plus 7) at Tennessee Titans believe they are ready to make noise again after a streaky 2009. Better start with a W here.

TITANS, 23-17 Arizona (minus 3½) at St. Louis Cardinals suddenly seem like Team Turmoil. They’re still far too good for Rams.

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Ron Rash, a native of Boiling Springs and graduate of Gardner-Webb University, will return to campus Oct. 1 and 2 for the Southern Appalachian Culture Series inaugural event. For information on the event, visit www.soappculture.com.

Keeping one foot in Boiling Springs Ron Rash returns to GWU for first Southern Appalachian Culture Series event

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor

FOREST CITY – A local literary figure will be honored with a day all his own during Gardner-Webb University’s first event in a new culture series.

The Southern Appalachian Culture Series, which will be held bi-annually, will this year honor Gardner-Webb graduate and New York Times’ best-selling author Ron Rash. The inaugural event of the series will be held on the university’s campus Oct. 1 and 2.

The idea for the festival came out of a conversation in the LOTS (Life of the Scholar) committee, said Dr. Matt Theado, lead coordinator of the event.

“We have a regular series of lecturers who come to campus, some of whom are nationally known,” Theado said. “We began to think about Southern Appalachian culture and decided to create an event to celebrate that, that will be held ever two years. We’d like

to make it a real destination event.”

The first event will honor “our favorite son,” Theado said.

“Not only did Ron Rash go to school here, but he grew up in Boiling Springs,” he said. “His father taught here and Ron was on the track team here.”

Rash, who received his undergraduate at GWU and his graduate degree at Clemson University, is author of “One Foot in Eden,” “Saints at the River” and “Serena,” a 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award finalist.

He is also Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University. He comes back to the GWU campus frequently, Theado

said, and several of his books have been used as common readers for students.

“He is one of our more famous graduates,” said Theado.

A variety of Rash-related events will be held throughout the weekend; on Friday night an honorary dinner with reminiscences and a roast with Rash’s brother and sister will be held. Saturday’s events include the Rash Rush 5K, bluegrass and folk music, regional arts and crafts persons and an all-day literary conference featuring Rash as well as Margaret Bauer, Cathy Smith Bowers, Pamela Duncan, Silas House and others.

“During Saturday’s literary conference there will be a one-on-one interview with Ron Rash by Bill

Koon, who was one of Ron’s professors at Clemson,” Theado said.

Winners of a fiction and poetry contest held in conjunction with the event will also present their works during Rash’s public reading Saturday night.

The event has been in the planning stages for a year and a half, Theado said.

“We’ve never done this before,” Theado said, “and we wanted to see what people would like and come here for.”

The focus on Southern Appalachian culture, Theado said, was decided because many of the stereotypes about the culture are being lifted.

“It’s not all hillbilly culture and stills in the hills,” Theado said, adding that many technological developments have come out of Appalachia.

In two more years when another event is held, he said, a literary conference, 5K and music will definitely be a part of it.

“We will focus on another aspect of Southern Appalachian culture,” Theado said. “We want to be very inclusive.”

All events are open to the public, Please see Rash, Page 8C

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Out & About A glimpse of the blimp

‘Icee’ treat for a hot first week

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The Goodyear Blimp floated along the Cleveland-Rutherford County line Tuesday morning.

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Students at Harris Elementary celebrated the first full week of school with Icees. The Harris PTO Committee provided icees for all students to kick off the new year. Third grade students from Mrs. Dotson’s third grade class enjoyed these cool treats in the courtyard on Friday afternoon.

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The Lake Lure Lions Club recently held a vision screening for 17 first-grade students at Lake Lure Classical Academy. The screenings include checking eyes for external and internal conditions as well as testing vision for distance and working together. The screenings were offered free of charge.

The Lake Lure Lions Club, in conjunction with Dr. Haley Perry of Tri-City Optometric in Rutherfordton, provided free vision screenings for students in first grade at Lake Lure Classical Academy.

Seventeen students in Ms. Harper’s class took part.

Each child was tested for clearness of vision for distance, making sure both eyes work together, healthy external eyes and screening for internal eye health conditions. Only three of the 17 children required a follow-up examination to determine their visual needs.

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bers who volunteered their time are: Mary Gregg, Ruth Marsh, Linda Ratschan, Diane Goodwin, Anne Gundel, Penny Watkins, Helena Facchini, Ellie Miller, Linda Gledura, Sue Lewis, Mary Nelon and Diane Barrett.

Dr. Matt Theado, a professor at GardnerWebb University, explained the naming of a 5K event that will coincide with the university’s first-ever Southern Appalachian Culture Series event Oct. 1 and 2. The inaugural event will feature a literary festival in honor of GWU alumni

and New York Times best-selling author Ron Rash.

“We could’ve called it the ‘Ron Run,’ but thought Rash Rush sounded better,” Theado said.

Rash was on the track team during his time at GWU.

Rutherford County Schools Board Attorney Dean Shatley commented to a Daily Courier reporter during Tuesday night’s meeting that it was cold in the board room.

“It gives new meaning to the ‘Cool’ Springs Administrative offices.”

Natural beauty pageant set at Cleveland County Fair The Cleveland County Fair will present the Naturally Breathtaking Natural Beauty Pageant for youngsters at this year’s Cleveland County Fair. The pageant will be held Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in Weathers Arena. Registration will be held at 5 p.m. outside of the Arena.

The pageant is looking for a pretty face with a sparkling personality and no pageant experience is needed.

Attire is a T-shirt and denim pants. No pageant attire is needed.

You may decorate your T-shirt if you wish.

Make up is allowed, but not required. All contestants will receive an embroidered sash, tiara and great gifts for just participating.

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be from 0-2/3-4 and 5 and up. Girls age groups will be 0-18 months/19-35 months/3 years/4 years/5-6 years/7-8 years/9-10 years and 11-12 years.

There will be a crowning after each age division. Pageant judging will be based on facial beauty, personality and overall impression. No contestant will go home empty handed.

You may enter at the pageant from 5 to 7 p.m. at Weathers Arena or you may enter early by mailing your entry to: Naturally Breathtaking Beauty Pageant, 235 Bob White Run, Salisbury, NC 28147. For more information, you may call Debra Hall at 704242-2601. Visit the website at www.pageantbrats@bellsouth.

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The congregation of St. Francis Episcopal Church held worship at St. John’s Historic Church, located on North Main Street in Rutherfordton, on Sunday, Sept. 5. Conducting and assisting with the service were (l-r) Darby Williams, Madeline Demas, Alex Spence, the Rev. Robin S. Lattimore – President of the Rutherford County Historical Society, the Rev. Dee Ann deMontmollin – Rector of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Lee Roberts and Gerry Roberts.

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St. Francis Episcopal holds remembrance service

The congregation of St. Francis Episcopal Church of Rutherfordton celebrated a day of remembrance and reflection on Sunday, Sept. 5, by holding a worship service at St. John’s Historic Church on North Main Street.

St. John’s Church, completed in 1848, was the original seat of Episcopal worship in Rutherford County. The small frame building served

as the site of worship for the Episcopal congregation for more than 50 years.

When St. Francis Episcopal Church was constructed in 1899 the congregation moved to the new facility but continued to use the older structure for church school and mission activities until 1935. Today, the building is owned by the Rutherford

County Historical Society.

It is recognized as the oldest standing church building in Rutherford County.

It was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

The Rev. Dee Ann deMontmollin, rector of St. Francis Episcopal Church, conducted the worship service which was taken from the 1789

Book of Common Prayer. The order of service from 1789 was still in use at the time of the founding of the Episcopal community in Rutherford County in the 1840s. Rev. Robin S. Lattimore, official Rutherford County Historian and President of the Rutherford County Historical Society, delivered the sermon which focused on the heritage of Episcopal

worship in this county.

The service concluded with the blessing of a pair of red liturgical kites to be used occasionally in worship by the congregation.

The kites were crafted by Mary Gregory, Mary Anne Hamilton, and Susan Keith.

Following the worship service the congregation enjoyed a picnic lunch at the Rutherfordton Kiwanis Park.

Five generations

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The Avis Hines Bradley family has five generations twice. Above are Bradleigh Nicole Searcy, Avis Hines Bradley, the Rev. Robert Hines Bradley, Crystal Bradley Tate and Jessica Tate Searcy.

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Baby Hallie Mae Seagle makes five generations for the Avis Hines Bradley family. Also pictured are the Rev. Robert Hines Bradley, Robert Kevin Bradley and Megan Bradley Seagle.

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Engagements

Reunions

Earley, Holland

East Rutherford Class of 2000

Jefferson B. Earley Jr. and Luann H. Powell of Forest City announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Elaine Earley of Raleigh, to Bryan Edwin Holland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie B. Holland of Caroleen.

An Oct. 2, 2010, wedding is planned for 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Forest City.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Clark G. Hoyle and the late Betty S. Hoyle and Sarah R. Earley and the late Jefferson B. Earley Sr. She is a graduate of N.C. State University with a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and is a current student working on her masters in Biochemistry at NCSU. The future bridegroom is the grandson of Benny Watson and the late Ruth Watson and Kathryn Earley and Bryan Holland the late Mr. and Mrs. Gene Holland. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a BS in Business Management and is employed by Mattress Firm in Raleigh as a manager.

New Arrivals

RUTHERFORDTON – The following babies were born recently at Rutherford Hospital: Mr. and Mrs. T. Brian Smith of Spindale, a daughter, Keira AnnGrace Smith, Aug. 19.

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Yelton of Rutherfordton, a daughter, Hayden Addison Yelton, Aug. 26.

Angela Archer of Forest City, a daughter, Abigail Rose Bridwell, Aug. 29.

Tiffany Jones of Bostic, a daughter, Ryleigh Paigre Jones, Aug. 29.

Allison and James Miller of Spindale, a daughter, Katlynn Jamyiah Miller, Aug. 30.

William Jeffery Wilson and Ashley N. Walker of Ellenboro, a son, William Isaiah Wilson, Aug. 30.

Casey L. Ledford of Lake Lure, a son, Krystchan Dayze Ledford, Aug. 30.

Jarvis Tate and Brandi Humphries of Ellenboro, a daughter, Karsyn Jade Tate, Aug. 31.

Sonia D. Head of Forest City, a son, Kaleb Elijah Head, Aug. 31.

Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Ledford of Polk County, a son, Raylan Hunter Ledford, Aug. 31.

Martin Lipscomb and Felicia Petty of Rutherfordton, a daughter, Shaniyah Summer Lipscomb, Aug. 31.

Ben and Jeanne Burgin of Rutherfordton, a son, Benjamin Ferren Burgin, Sept. 1.

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Giltz III of Forest City, a daughter, Alexandria Faith Giltz, Sept. 1.

Tierra Ledbetter and Shyroan Mcallister of Spindale, a daughter, Shaniyah Unique Mcallister, Sept. 1.

Daniel McCraw and Brandy Hudson of Ellenboro, a daughter, Alaina Jane McCraw, Sept. 2.

Joseph and Connie Shires of Rutherfordton, a son, Adam Ray Shires, Sept. 2.

Ashley and Dwain Lattimore of Forest City, a son, Nichoas Dwain Lattimore, Sept. 2.

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hardin of Rutherfordton, a son, Cayden Isaiah Hardin, Sept. 2.

Joyceann M. Keever and Jason R. Mock of Forest City, a daughter, Kailynn Michele Novda Mock, Sept.

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Brad and Julia Mathis of Caroleen, a son, Cody Glenn Mathis, Sept. 4.

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.

Camby

The Camby reunion will be Sept.

19 at 1 p.m. at the Green Hill Baptist Church Family Life Center.

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

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.

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, 2452658.

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.

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.

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, 245-8821.

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, 704-482-5753; or Janice Swing, 657-6180.

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, 704-995-6915.

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

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.

Area Happenings Thrift store will close Sept. 30

Shepherd’s Care Thrift Store will close as of Sept.

30, 2010, and a storewide closing sale will be going on throughout the month.

The Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach organization volunteer hours after the store closes will be used to expand the agency’s food pantry, senior gorgers program and outreach service programs, a press release from the organization stated.

The new Website, www. hickorynutgorgeoutreach. org, will be up and running

by Oct. 1.

“Our Board thanks the community for its support during our transition. As we work to expand our services, we ask you for your continued financial support to help our agency reach out and make a difference in the

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 those who attend. This Field day for cattle for will be a great opportunity producers Sept. 25 to learn new management strategies as well as visit A field day for cattle prowith fellow producers from ducers will be held Sept. the region. For more infor25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. mation, contact Jeff Bradley at Hilltop Farms off Old at the Rutherford County Caroleen Road in Forest City.

Extension Center at 287Livestock agents and rep6022. resentatives from the NC Cooperative Extension Service and NCSU will be NAMI to offer presenting educational seseducation class sions on pasture manageA free 12-week Familyment and fencing as well as a session on bull management to-Family education class will be sponsored by NAMI and selection. There will (National Alliance for the also be a session on marketMentally Ill) Rutherford ing cattle with explanations lives of those in need that live in our community,” said the organization’s President, Mary Ann Ransom.

For more information, contact HIckory Nut Gorge Outreach, 828-625-4683 or e-mail mransom1@bellsouth.net.

County beginning Sept. 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

The free course will be held at IUnited Way of Rutherford County, 668 Withrow Road, Forest City.

More than 150,000 people in the US, Canada and Mexido have completed the course. The class is limited to 20 participants.

Illnesses covered will be major depression, biploar disorder (manic depression), obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, panic disorder, borderline personality disorder, cooccurring brain disorders and addictive disorders.

For information or to register, call affiliate president Betty Frye at 704-583-0845.

Preschool story time starts Tuesday The Rutherford County

Fair Haven

Libraries’ Story Times will begin again Sept. 14.

Jeannie Smith, or “Miss Jeannie” as she is known to the children, will be leading the educational sessions each week in Spindale at the main library on Callahan-Koon Road at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, 11 a.m. on Wednesdays in Henrietta at the Haynes Branch, and 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays in Lake Lure at the Mountains Branch.

Preschool Story Times are designed for children ages 2-5 and younger homeschoolers, and consists not only of interactive, theatrical reading of stories, but also games, activities, songs, crafts, puppetry and snacks designed around a weekly educational theme where children learn as they have fun. They are free and open to the public as a service of Rutherford County to its citizens.

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Class Notes

‘Grits for Grandparents’

Mikhail Baxter

Nicole Bradley

Christian Glover

Kinsey Williams

Allison Flynn/Daily Courier

Floyd and Juanita Toney (far left and right) attended the “Grits for Grandparents� event at Forrest Hunt Elementary Wednesday with their granddaughter, Taylan Roach, and great-granddaughter, Lainey Ramsey, and their “adopted� granddaughter Mackenzie Greene.

‘Celebration of the Arts’ starts Sept. 15

The Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild will present the 2010 Celebration of the Arts Show and Sale at the Foundation Performing Arts Center at Isothermal Community College in Spindale Wednesday, Sept. 15 through Sunday, Sept. 19. Hours are daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.

An event reception will be held Sept. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. with presentation of awards, closing of the silent auction and raffle of a pottery vase donated by 2009 Celebration winner Daniel Bair.

Hundreds of works by regional artists will be on display and offered for sale. The 2010

Celebration of the Arts features painting, pottery, metalwork, glass, textiles, woodwork, sculpture and jewelry. Works by youthful participants in the Guild’s Summer Arts camp will also be on display.

In addition to works in the Celebration Exhibit, an “Art Boutique� will offer additional pieces for purchase. Three collages created by students in the Summer Art Camp will be among the featured items in the silent auction which will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. and close on Friday, Sept.

17, at the event reception.

Celebration juror this year will be Connie Bostic, a native of Rutherford County. She holds a BA in art from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a masters degree in studio art from Western Carolina University. Bostic has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is owned by the Asheville Art Museum and the State of North Carolina. From 1990 to 2000, she owned and operated the ‘zone one’ contemporary gallery in Asheville. For many years Bostic has served on the board of directors of the Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center.

Area Happenings DAV holds brick fundraiser

FOREST CITY – Rutherford County Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 25, with the National Guard Unit based in the Forest City Armory, have joined together to honor the men and women who served in the military from Rutherford County.

Memorial bricks — to honor those who are deceased or living who served in the military — can be purchased for $50. The mission of the sale is to remove grass from around the Armory and replace it with memorial bricks honoring veterans.

Monday _ Pepperoni pizza, corn on the cob, tossed salad, dressing (low-fat Ranch), milk.

Tuesday — Corndog, baked beans, broccoli, cheese sauce, milk.

Wednesday — Spaghetti and meat, tossed salad, peaches, roll, milk.

Thursday — Chicken filet sandwich, baked potato, green beans, milk.

Friday — Cheeseburger, shoestring fries, carrot sticks, dress-

The Women’s Community Conference Committee of the Doggett Grove Community recently awarded four scholarships to local students. The scholarship supports high school seniors who will be attending an institution of higher learning.

Recipients are: Mikhail Baxter, a student at East Carolina University Nicole Bradley, a student at the University of North Carolina at Asheville Christian Glover, a student at Gardner-Webb University Kinsey Williams, a student at Isothermal Community College

Lipsey named to NSCS

Kelli Lipsey of Forest City has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate purchase a golf ball for $20; Each brick consists of three the club hopes to sell 1,000 golf Scholars (NSCS). Kelli engraved lines, each with up to balls. There will also be a second will be honored during 13 characters. and third prize, with $1,000 and an induction convocaTo receive an order form, call tion this fall on the $500 respectively.

288-1595 and leave your name campus of Winstonand address and a form with Salem State University.

Yellow five-by-seven registrainstructions will be mailed to NSCS is a member tion cards have been placed in you. of the Association of the Lake Lure Visitors Center, College Honor Societies the Lake Lure, Apple Valley and and is the nation’s only Rumbling Bald golf courses, interdisciplinary honors Mountains Branch Library and organization for firstother business locations. and second-year college Kelli Lipsey The Lake Lure Lions Club will The golf ball drop is sponsored students. membership hold a unique fundraiser Nov. 6

by Lake Lure Lions Club, and is by invitation only, at 3:30 p.m. at Rumbling Bald beneficiaries include Shepherd’s based on grade point average and class standing.

Golf Course.

Care, juvenile diabetes and other NSCS has more than 750,000 lifetime members The club plans to “rain� golf local charities. and 270 chapters in all 50 states, the District of balls on the course. The ball that For more information, contact Columbia and Puerto Rico. drops into the cup or is closest Lion Paul Galletti at 828-625to the hole will win up to $5,000 1048 or Lion Diane Barrett at in cash. To participate, you may 828-625-2812.

Lions Club to hold golf fundraiser

Military Notes

Lunch Menus Sept. 13-17

Four students receive community scholarships

ing (low-fat Ranch), peanut butter bars, milk.

Sept. 20-24

Monday _ Chicken nuggets, baked beans, broccoli, cheese sauce, milk.

Tuesday — Sub sandwich, lettuce and tomato, shoestring fries, peaches, milk.

Wednesday — Tacos, corn, cheese, apple cobbler, chocolate chip cookie, milk.

Thursday — Sloppy Joe, carrot sticks, dressing (low-fat Ranch), black eyed peas, brownies, milk.

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Army Spec. John L. Taylor has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He earned distinction as an honor graduate.

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Mike Gilbert, president of the Rutherford County Homebuilders Association and owner of A&G Construction, congratulates David Cooper and Dave Saunders as this year’s recipients of the association’s scholarship for Construction Trades students at Isothermal Community College. Chester Melton, Construction Trades instructor, helped coordinate the effort. Pictured (from left to right) are Cooper, Saunders, Gilbert and Melton.

Scholarship benefits Construction Trades students

SPINDALE – David Cooper and Dave Saunders, students in the Construction Trades program at Isothermal Community College, are this year’s recipients of the Rutherford County Homebuilders Association Scholarship.

Two years ago, the association decided to sell its old headquarters building off of Withrow Road. It decided to use the proceeds to set up a scholarship

program, said the association’s president, Mike Gilbert.

“We wanted to give back to the community and show support for the college and these fine students,” said Gilbert, the owner of commercial builder A&G Construction. “Chester Melton is doing a lot of good over here with this program and we wanted to give these students some help as they learn more about the construction business.”

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Both men have worked in the construction field for years, but recently came to Isothermal to increase their skills. Saunders plans to become a licensed general contractor while Cooper is working toward becoming a building inspector.

FOREST CITY – Hospice of Rutherford County announces the following upcoming events. To register, please call 245-0095. n Hospice Remembrance Service: Remembering patients who have died and those who cared for them, Thursday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at Carolina Event and Conference Center. n GRACE support group: For anyone caring for a loved one. The group is offered the first Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutheford Life Services and co-sponsored by Hospice. Adult day care services are available if you RSVP to Hospice at 2450095. Call Joey Revis at Hospice for more information. n HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays beginning Sept. 7 for four weeks at 10 a.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost. n PROMISE Support Group: Conducted for four weeks beginning Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. This group is for any parent who has lost an adult

Colfax Fair begins Sept. 21

The Colfax Free Fair is set for Sept. 21-25, and this year’s theme is “American Mixture.”

Held annually on the old Ellenboro School Fairground, the carnival features rides, CHARLOTTE – Open through twelfth grade games and food as well for “Coppelia.” auditions for the 2010 as live music on Friday Dancers chosen from “The Nutcracker” and and Saturday nights at these auditions will per- 7 and 8 p.m.

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child The group will also be conducted next quarter, so call to register. Offered at no cost. n Volunteer training: Available on DVD and taking place Oct. 18-20 at the Hickory Nut Gorge office in Lake Lure from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Oct. 11-14 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Carolina Event and Conference Center. n Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch Meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse.

Topics for these upcoming meetings include information about the following: Finding new hobbies Zand interests, personal safety, grief and loss, setting goals for the rest of our lives, advanced care planning, volunteerism, Alzheimer’s disease, how to start dating again, getting remarried, Hospice overview, exercise and it’s benefits on our health and Is it grief or depression?

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contest will be held Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m.; trophies will be presented at 6.

Competitive exhibits – which could earn first, second or third prize – include canned goods, horticulture, field crops, potted plants and cut flowers, clothes, all types of sewing, needlework, baked goods and candies, miscellaenous and youth division. Exhibits should be brought to the gym on Monday, Sept. 20, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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Harassed worker won’t make waves in tough job market Dear Abby: I work six days a week at a minimumwage job. My boss is constantly finding reasons to hug or touch me. Last week he even tried to kiss me. I left work that night feeling violated and upset.

It’s really hard to find jobs right now. I can’t afford to quit or get fired. What do I do to get this man to leave me alone and still keep my job? Please help! — Grossed Out Dear Grossed Out: Tell the man you don’t like what he’s doing and to stop it.

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sexual harassment policy, you should follow it or go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or equivalent state agency office nearest you and file a claim. Your job will be protected during the investigation that will follow.

Dear Abby: My family and I recently spent time with my parents at their home in another state. After we returned, my 10-year-old son and his 14-year-old sister told me they don’t like

going to visit them. My mom loves us, but she is a negative and depressed person. She doesn’t love Dad and doesn’t bother to disguise that fact.

I mentioned this to a friend and she said I should tell my mother what my son said. She thinks it could make Mom “see the light” and change for the better.

Considering my mother’s depressed state, should I tell her? —Undecided Dear Undecided: Perhaps.

But if you do, be diplomatic.

You might begin by telling her you could see how “down” she was when you all came to visit, and that she could get so much more out of life if she sought profes-

sional help for her depression.

Dear Abby: I have been a social worker in two skilled nursing homes for the past six years. I often hear visitors approach patients with dementia and say, “Do you know who I am?” or “Do you know who this is?” It’s like giving the person with dementia a test, one which the person will often fail.

It would be more effective to approach the person and say, “It is so nice to see you.

I am (whomever) and knew you (in whatever circumstances).”

Persons with dementia do not need to be reminded that they don’t recall some-

thing. Most of them know it.

Even relatives — brothers, sisters, sons and daughters — may need to introduce themselves to their loved ones. Rather than giving the person with dementia a test when you visit, set up the visit to succeed by making simple introductions. — P.B. Dear P.B.: Because increasing numbers of individuals are being diagnosed with dementia, I hope your suggestion will be taken to heart by my readers. In cases like this, the visitor should expect to be the one who guides the conversation.

It’s important to keep visits positive, loving and stressfree.

Will the real Dr. Gott stand up?

In memory of a pup named Iris

Dear Dr. Gott:Someone is using your name and photo to earn income at the website www.dr-gott.com.

It is not clear until you get to their contact page that it’s not your official site.

You can see by looking at the posts that people think they are sending you a message. You may not want to spend a lot of money going after these people, but it is very illegal for them to use your photo without your permission. A letter from your lawyer demanding that they remove your photo and state in large type on their home page that it is not your official site would be a great service to your readers and also protect your privacy and legal rights.

Dear Reader: Unfortunately, for every website that uses my name and photo that I take action against, there are 12 more behind it waiting to take its place. I appreciate you informing me of this imposter, and I have printed your letter as a warning to my readers in the hopes that it will make the rounds. My only official website is www.

AskDrGottMD.com. I can also be found on Facebook.

There, I (or rather, my office staff) share links back to my website and welcome comments from my readers. I cannot

We have had a wonderful change in the weather recently with cool mornings and evenings.

However, as we all know, summer isn’t over yet.

Don’t be fooled by the recent break in the weather as far as your pet’s health and well-being are concerned. Here are some general pet safety and first aid tips to help you get through the remaining hot summer days and prepare you for winter.

Remember that your pet is part of your family.

Just like other family members, pets can become ill or injured. Would you know how to care for your pet in an emergency? Following are a few tips.

• Know what “normal” behavior is for your pet so you can detect signs when something is amiss.

• First of all for your own safety, approach a sick or injured animal slowly and cautiously even if you think you know it well enough to predict its behavior. Even your own pet can be aggressive when in pain or frightened.

Do not use quick, jerky or loud movements.

• Use towels or blankets to cover the eyes to calm or subdue cats or small dogs when necessary.

• Keep phone numbers and address of your veterinarian in a convenient location. Call ahead to alert clinic staff know you are coming.

• Remember that heat stroke can be fatal for pets as well as people. An overheated pet can suffer brain and organ damage after only 15 minutes of exposure.

Signs of heat stroke include: body temperature of 104 – 110 F; heavy panting, rapid heartbeat, glazed eyes, dark or bright red tongue and gums, excessive thirst and/or salivation; lethargy, fever, dizziness, lack of coordination; staggering, stupor or seizures; bloody diarrhea or vomiting; unconsciousness.

• If you travel with your pet, check out local vet clinics in the area you plan to visit so that you are prepared in an emergency. Take this information along

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answer any questions posed on Facebook, just as I cannot respond to every letter or e-mail I receive. It is not a matter of not wanting to. It is a matter of sheer volume. I would also like to take this opportunity to let my readers know that, over the coming weeks, you will notice some changes to my website. This is because I have brought on a new web designer to help spruce things up. We will work together to liven up my website and ensure that it is easy to navigate. We plan to address several concerns that have repeatedly come up in e-mails, including improving the search function and making the Health Report order form easier to access. It is currently located on the Health Report page, but the link is small, so I ask that all my website visitors please bear with us while we make these changes. I would also welcome any suggestions from you, my readers, about what you would like to see on the site. Send your suggestions to me through my website “Medical Inquiries” contact form.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 12; Experiences are likely to come in many shapes and sizes in the year ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - You’re likely to be happiest spending your time on arrangements or projects you personally direct.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Wait until the other guy makes the first move when it comes to negotiating something.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - It doesn’t have to be just a so-so day. Plan something serene and special to do with someone who means a lot to you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - There is little need to be fearful of challenging conditions. In fact, they could bring out the smarts you didn’t know you possessed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Even though you might not be aware of it, you could have more than a few admirers observing you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - In situations where you are more motivated to achieve something than others might be, you’ll easily come out the winner.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Your successes can be considerably enhanced simply by treating others as you would wish to be treated.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Don’t think you have to live with something that has been unproductive for too long.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you care enough to be an astute observer, you can learn something about handling abrasive issues.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Even though this might be a day of rest, you won’t be content with failing to utilize your time and talents productively.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Even if you have to take it upon yourself to make plans for the entire family, do it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - The bargains are out there if you’re inclined to go shopping, and you should be able to make some good buys.

with other important information when you travel away from home.

• If your pet must travel by airplane, be to plan off -peak flights to avoid delays.

Early morning or evening flights will be more comfortable for your pet • Flea & tick control and heartworm prevention are essential all year round in the south but particularly in the hotter months.

—Choose flea and tick control products recommended by your veterinarian. Some over-thecounter products can be toxic even when used according to package instructions. Check your pet for ticks often.

—Check with your veterinarian to find out if your dog should be on heartworm prevention treatment. This disease transmitted when mosquitoes bite your pet can be fatal if left untreated.

• Keep your pet leashed while outdoors.

• Be sure your pet always has a collar and identification tag or a microchip.

• Spay or neuter your dog or cat. This simple surgery which offers many benefits to owners as well as their pets, provides many health advantages and may prevent your pet from roaming and/or becoming lost or hit by a car.

For a more extensive listing of pet safety tips, please visit www.hsus.org or www.aspca.org or simply use a search engine like Google if you have more specific concerns.

Also, remember that the volunteers at the Community Pet Center are always willing to answer your questions or provide information.

Call 287 – 7738.

The Pet Project Produced by Jo-Ann Close and Lynne Faltraco Community Pet Center

Make eating at home easier Eating out is a common way to overspend. The tip can cost more than an entire meal cooked at home. It’s easy to rely on grabbing takeout or dining at a restaurant as a quick solution. Homemade meals aren’t always cheaper.

You need to do some work and be a smart shopper. But even if you spend a bit more money, cooking at home is a surefire way to control ingredients, so it can be healthier. What makes you eat out more often?

What is your strategy to overcome that obstacle?

Here are a few common challenges and how to combat them.

OBSTACLE: If you’re single, it can be a challenge to motivate yourself to cook. It seems like many recipes serve an army. Frustration can cause you to eat out or make unhealthy choices.

SOLUTION: Most recipes can be made, portioned and frozen into individual servings.

Slow cookers work great for make-ahead meals. You can repackage your meat and poultry when you bring it home from the store. Some recipes can be scaled down. For some recipes, you’ll need to use a conversion calculator. Rice and pasta are a better buy than a bag of white potatoes for a single person. But you can still buy a single baked or sweet potato. Planning your meals is the key. Go to your local library and borrow cookbooks that are written for single people, or visit recipe websites such as www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/cooking-for-2-recipes/, which lists many recipes designed to serve two people, or www.food.com, which scales recipes up or down for you.

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You can invite a friend to eat with you or cook two meals together and swap.

OBSTACLE: Dirty dishes or a messy kitchen can make you not want to cook. It’s too frustrating when you don’t have any space to work on, and it can seem more trouble than it’s worth because every task takes more effort.

SOLUTION: Ask for help.

You can cook and have your partner or kids clean. Or make it a point to take time to declutter and organize your kitchen so you aren’t overwhelmed, and other people can help. Gather some boxes and make decisions about what you want to keep, toss, store, sell and donate.

OBSTACLE: When you’re too busy, sick or tired, you just want to relax and get some rest. Or maybe you don’t even know what to make.

SOLUTION: Create a menu plan. Have quick and easy emergency meals planned, such as breakfast for dinner, frozen ravioli, soup and sandwiches, or keep some tortillas in your refrigerator to make easy sandwich wraps, quesadillas or fajitas in a flash. You don’t have to cook meals on a schedule, but create a list of meals your family enjoys. This will save you from struggling to decide what to cook, and you’ll have a written reminder that tells you not only what to buy, but what to defrost, too.

Write down all your favorite takeout foods, and try to replicate some of them at home.

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Non- Fiction “Credit 911: Secrets and Strategies to Saving Your Financial Life” by Rodney Anderson “Debt-Free U: How I Paid for An Outstanding Education Without Loans” by Zac Bissonnette “Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity” by Drew Brees “The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths” by Pat Brown “Stevia: Naturally Sweet Recipes for Desserts, Drinks and More” by Rita DePuydt “How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Contributed photo Plans” by Carl Ekarius “100 Best Gluten-Free Recipes” by The Gardner-Webb Concert choir will perform at the North Carolina American Choral Directors Association’s Conference.

Carol Lee Fenster “The Boys of the Dark: A Story of Betrayal and Redemption in the Deep South” by Robin Fisher “The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes” by Bob Greene “Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century” by Sam Kashner “Off the Grid: Inside the Movement BOILING SPRINGS – The bership is composed of over 500 for More Space, Less Government” Gardner-Webb Concert Choir will choral musicians from school, colby Nick Rosen be one of only four groups who have lege, university, church, community, “Edible: A Celebration of Local received the honor to perform at the professional groups and the music Foods”

by Tracey Ryder North Carolina American Choral industry.

“Always Been There: Roseanne Directors Association’s (NC-ACDA) The groups (from across the state) Cash” by Michael Streissguth Conference. This is the first time in performing at the conference were “Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life GWU’s history that a choral ensemselected by audition. Etter says the ble has been chosen to sing at a pro- selection took place after he was first and Faith on Death Row” by Linda Strom fessional musicians’ organizational contacted by NC-ACDA. Besides “Southern Living Homestyle conference. The two-day event takes GWU’s Concert Choir, only a college Cookbook” by Elizabeth Taliaferro place at UNC-Greensboro Sept. chamber ensemble, a community 17-18. choir, and a children’s choir will be

The GWU Concert Choir is under featured at the event. Etter is also Fiction the direction of Dr. Paul Etter, who excited about the public relations “Burn: An Anna Pigeon Novel” by serves as director of choral activities opportunity this could provide for Nevada Barr and coordinator of sacred music for GWU and the Department of Fine “Assassin” by Ted Bell the GWU Department of Fine Arts.

Arts. During their 30-minute per“The Last Illusion” by Rhys Bowen The group consists of 40 singers and formance, the GWU Concert Choir “Bearers of the Black Staff” by features accompanist (GWU alumni) will sing a variety of music.

Terry Brooks Timothy Scruggs. The auditioned As part of the choir’s preparation “Cat in a Ultramarine Scheme” by choir has performed throughout the for the conference, they will sing Carole Douglas Carolinas and the Southeast, as well an informal pre-concert at Poplar “April’s Hope” by Robert Elmer as in New York, Europe, and Costa Springs Baptist Church of Shelby on “Dark Peril” by Christine Feehan Rica. Performances have taken place Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 6:45 p.m. at schools, churches, and University This event is open to the public. functions.

The N.C. Chapter of the American More information about this event Choral Directors Association is a and the Department of Fine Arts is non-profit organization whose mem- available at 704-406-4448.

GWU Concert Choir receives honor

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For a complete schedule of events for the Southern Appalachian

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Submissions being taken for Broad River Review

Submissions are now being taken for The Broad River Review, a publication of Gardner-Webb University.

Submissions of original and unpublished poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction are welcomed. Artists and photographers are also encouraged to submit samples of their work for possible cover art.

The Broad River Review is an annual literary magazine sponsored by the Department of English Language and Literature at GardnerWebb University. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged, as long as the publication is notified if your work is accepted elsewhere; submissions in multiple genres is accepted.

Please limit poetry to five poems (up

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