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Pinnacle Elementary Principal Jason Byrd was recently named Principal of the Year for Rutherford County Schools. This is Byrd’s first year as the school’s principal; previously he served as principal at Cliffside Elementary and was assistant principal at Chase High School. Byrd is pictured with thirdgraders Bryson Phillips and Deonta McCluney.
Byrd is Principal of Year By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor
GILKEY — Jason Byrd has gone home. To add a cherry to the top of the ice cream sundae of being principal at the school in the community where he lives, Byrd was recently named Principal of the Year for Rutherford County Schools. Byrd, who is principal at Pinnacle Elementary, received the honor during the September meeting of the Rutherford County Schools Board of Education. Byrd was selected by his peers to receive the award. “We moved to this community when I was
6,” Byrd said. “I went to school at Gilkey and then Union Mills.” Byrd’s mother, Sybil, was a kindergarten teacher at Gilkey. Helping her in her classroom during free time from college led Byrd to decide to enter elementary education. “I left off to college (at Appalachian State) with big dreams of big bucks. I was going to get a degree in business administration,” he said. Coming home and seeing the impact that could be made on a child through education, Please see Byrd, Page 6A
FOREST CITY — “There’s nothing better than this,” Lane Anderson said Friday morning as he listened to the music of Backstep of Mt. Airy, prior to the official speeches at the 75th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Anderson of Santa Barbara, Calif., happened upon the festivities at Cumberland Knob by chance as he was traveling the Parkway on his way home from Portland, Maine. Cumberland Knob was the area of first construction for the parkway, Sept. 11, 1935. Hundreds of people from North Carolina, Virginia and across the country gathered to commemorate the anniversary and pledge support for its preservation. Anderson listened to music under a shade tree just a few feet from the speakers platform. The National Park Service hosted the 75th anniversary that included the ceremony Friday and other events all weekend. Among those addressing the more than 500 guests were Gov. Bev Perdue of North carolina and Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia. They and others paid tribute to the history of the parkway and its economic impact to the two states. Perdue said 75 years ago people in Alleghany County were living in hard times, “much harder than today and were stuck in the Depression” and received employment with the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Please see Parkway, Page 6A
Students’ quarters honor a teacher By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — Trinity Christian School students and teachers raised $1,200 to honor Sylvia Freeman — all in quarters. The school gave each student a tube of M&M’s Minis candies. After eating the chocolate, the children were asked to bring $10 worth of quarters to the school in each tube as a fundraiser for Relay for Life. “We found out the tubes actually hold $13.75 worth of quarters,” said Principal Tiffany Walker. “So, the kids kept bringing them back completely full.” The fundraiser was in honor of Sylvia Freeman, who lost her battle to cancer recently. She was the wife of former Trinity principal Lewis Freeman, who retired earlier this year to care for Sylvia. When she died Aug. 1, the school family formed a Relay for Life team in her memory. “This was a very last-minute thing for us to make a Please see Students, Page 6A
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Amber Marlowe hula hoops at the Rutherford County Employees booth during the 2010 Rutherford County Relay for Life fundraiser to fight cancer Friday night at R.S. Middle School. Scott Baughman/ Daily Courier
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Local
Cole is named Girl Scout CEO Jeanne Price of Forest City, president of the N.C. State Beekeepers Association, is shown here with Dr. John T. Ambrose of N.C. State University near beehives at the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh on Wednesday. Contributed photo
Honeybee month being observed
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s some 10,000 beekeepers, most of them hobbyists, join their colleagues around the nation this month in celebrating September as National Honeybee Month. “September’s celebration as National Honeybee Month is an important event in North Carolina,” said Gov. Beverly Perdue in an official proclamation. “The honeybee plays a critical role in our North Carolina agriculture economy. We should protect it.” “Honey valued at approximately $15 million is produced each year in the state by our industrious beekeepers and their hardworking bees, said Dr. David Tarpy, N.C. State University professor of entomology and state apiculturist. “More important is the pollination services that the bees provide, valued at more than $185 million each year in increased crop yields of cucumbers, blueberries, apples, melons and many other fruits and vegetables.” The N.C. State Beekeepers Association, in cooperation with NCSU Apiary Science Program and the N.C. Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, works to promote beekeeping. Important research at NCSU is under way to help beekeepers cope with the threat of two parasitic mites that have plagued colonies for the past two decades, and more recently the arrival of the small hive beetle. Until the arrival of these pests, farmers could depend on feral bees for their pollination needs. That is no longer the case. As result of fewer honeybees, farmers now have to rent pollinators. “We’re fortunate in North Carolina to have the support of a great research program at N.C. State University and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which provides six inspectors strategically located throughout the state to assist our beekeepers in keeping their colonies healthy,” said Jeanne Price, president of the N.C. Beekeepers Association. The association sponsors two meetings each year where workshops are offered to update members on the latest research and techniques for managing their colonies.
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that more than two million acres of U.S. fruit, vegetable, oilseed and legume seed crops depend on insect pollination. The honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of all crop insect pollination. Cucumbers and almonds are almost entirely dependent on honeybee pollination. Blueberries are 80 percent dependent upon honeybee pollination, and strawberries, apples, squash and pumpkins to a lesser extent. Honeybees are social insects. A colony of honeybees includes a queen, drones and workers. The queen is the largest bee in the colony and the only sexually developed female in the hive. Drones are male bees, which have no stingers, and the workers are sexually undeveloped females and the smallest in the colony. A colony contains one queen, a few hundred drones and 40,000 to 60,000 female workers. It takes 12 average workers their entire lifetime of foraging to make a single teaspoon full of honey.
FOREST CITY —Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Board of Directors announces Marcia Cole as its new CEO. Cole brings nearly 36 years of extensive experience in the non-profit industry to her new position. “Marcia is poised to step in as our organization’s leader and make an immediate impact,” said Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Board Chair Anne Watkins. “Her enthusiasm, vision and experience are exactly what Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont needs to Cole achieve our mission of building even more girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world, as well as central and western North Carolina, a better place.” Cole was selected following a national search conducted by Evergreen Executive Source, LLC. She brings a wealth of leadership experience and expertise to her new post. Most recently, she served as Director of Development and Community Relations at the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, where she directed and managed the development and community relations programs in an 18-county operation. During her tenure, she created a new 2,000,000-pound food drive campaign that added 85 new food sponsors and generated more than 100,000 additional pounds of food. She also developed and implemented the agency’s 2009 emergency food plan, generating $450,000 in new contributions and more than 50,000 pounds of food. Prior to that, she was the President of Sherwood Consulting, where she provided consultation services for area non-profit organizations. She served as the executive director of the Northwest North Carolina chapter for the American Red Cross from 1994 to 2006, when she implemented a staff reorganization and successfully increased the annual fundraising membership mailings. In addition, she was a Vice President of the United Way of Forsyth County, where she directed the annual United Way Campaign for 16 years. Cole will officially begin her position Oct. 4. The CEO position had been vacant since mid-January 2010. In October 2009, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont became the new council for Girl Scouting in central and western North Carolina, uniting four legacy councils.
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Carolina Today
Police Notes
Suspect in bomb posting held
Spindale porch fire is under investigation
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of describing how to make explosives to bomb an abortion clinic is being held without bond. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Lynne Klauer says the detention of Justin Carl Moose of Concord was ordered by a Greensboro federal court on Monday. The next step will be the presentation of evidence to a federal grand jury.
An FBI agent said in court documents last week that Moose was arrested after he collaborated with a confidential informant to help plan the bombing of a North Carolina abortion clinic. The FBI affidavit says the 26-year-old posted instructions on his Facebook page about how to make an explosive. An attorney for Moose did not return a call seeking comment.
Woman found dead behind home
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A North Carolina man has been arrested after the body of a woman was found in the back yard of a home. Multiple media outlets reported that 42-yearold James Michael Watson of Winston-Salem was arrested Sunday in Morganton and charged with first-degree murder. Winston-Salem Police Capt. David Clayton says the body was found Sunday afternoon in a shallow grave in some trees behind a house. Clayton says the body appears to have been buried several days ago.
An autopsy was planned Monday at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Chapel Hill to confirm the victim’s identity and how she died. Police say they received a report there was a body behind the house. Clayton says the victim’s apartment was near Watson’s home.
Suspect arrested in shooting
WACO (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the wounding of a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy. Multiple media outlets reported Cleveland County Deputy Tim Elmore was shot Sunday night after he and another deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person behind a convenience store in Waco, about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte. Sheriff’s Capt. Alan Norman says Elmore was shot in the arm and shoulder and has been released from Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. Sheriff Raymond Hamrick says 51-year-old Otis Lynn Short was picked up Monday morning in Bessemer City. Store clerk Jason Brown says he called deputies after a neighbor told him a suspicious person was hiding in woods nearby. Norman says one deputy went in the store and Elmore went behind the store. Witnesses heard several shots.
Rain a factor in fatal accidents
ASHEVILLE (AP) — Police say heavy rain in the North Carolina mountains may have been a factor in two fatal crashes that killed three people. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that five other people were hurt in the crashes Saturday, but those injuries were not considered lifethreatening. The Asheville Police Department says 18-yearold Daniel Lee Burchette of Buncombe County died after he was ejected from a Chevrolet Blazer that he lost control of and hit a guardrail. His passenger was injured. Police say 18-year-old Brittany Nicole Hampton of Candler and 22-year-old Kevin Richard Smith of Asheville died when the Mitsubishi Eclipse they were riding in collided with a Land Rover. Three others in the Mitsubishi and the driver of the Land Rover were injured in that crash.
Dead infant found
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Police and ity Daily Courier_Ruth People_1.833inx3in Planned ParenthoodCo officials say a dead infant
has been found in a blue storage bin outside one of the organization’s North Carolina offices. WRAL-TV in Raleigh reported that the body of a white female newborn was found Saturday morning. An autopsy was planned. Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Melissa Reed said in an e-mail statement that the container had no identifying marks. Police were asking doctors and hospitals to contact them if a woman is treated and shows signs of having recently given birth.
North Carolina is one of many states that allows the parent of a newborn to give the baby up within seven days of birth to a health care provider without being punished.
SPINDALE — A porch fire at vacant home at 1161 Old Ballpark Road, Spindale, is under investigation by the Spindale Fire Department. The fire burned the porch at a vacant house owned by Sandra P. Howard of Ellenboro. The fire was reported at 11 p.m. Sunday and Monday morning, fire investigator Jamie Keever was working the case. There was no electricity at the home.
Missing teen located; brother still missing FOREST CITY — A missing teenager that had been sought by the Forest City Police Department has been located. Amanda Blake Smith, 16, was found Monday off Race Path Church Road, Ellenboro, Forest City police said. Although Smith has been located her 15-year-old brother, Avery Jonathan Parker, who has been missing since Aug. 20, has not been located, Spindale police said Monday. Parker is 5 feet, 11 inches and 110 pounds. Tipton’s Childcare reported Parker missing about 4:15 p.m. on Aug. 20. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, gray shirt and plaid shorts. He left toward Forest City near Hudlow and Old WAGY Road area. Call 286-3464 with information regarding Parker’s whereabouts.
Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 219 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 47 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n An altered doctor’s prescription was reported at Rite Aid. n An attempt to steal four packs of steaks was reported at Food Lion. n Joshua Keith Fleming reported a lost wallet.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 45 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Lake Lure n Lake Lure Police Department responded to 21 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 132 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n An employee of Eaton Corporation reported damage to property. n An employee of Wal-Mart reported shoplifting. (See arrest
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Suspect surrenders to officers By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON —One of two men wanted in the theft of money and cigarettes from Key Largo No. 2 turned himself in over the weekend after arrest warrants were issued Friday. Brandon Eric Martin, 23, of 620 Worth Lane, Rutherfordton, is charged with breaking and/or entering and larceny after break/ enter. He is under a $40,000 secured bond in the Rutherford County Jail. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Martin Detective Sgt. Don Huckabee said Monday that Martin returned from West Virginia and turned himself in to officers. The detective said Martin also brought back a large amount of property, including some cigarettes and other merchandise, that had been taken from the store. No money was recovered, however. The incident report on the theft indicates that $12,541.87 in cash was taken, as were 102 cartons of cigarettes. Also wanted in the case is Joseph Edward Stone, who was an employee at Key Largo No. 2 when the thefts occurred. Investigators say the two men returned to the store, at 2795 U.S. 221A, after Stone’s shift and took the property, using a store key to enter the business. Stone is believed to have a Low Bridge Road, Caroleen, address. Officers are still looking for Stone. Huckabee said Stone also may be in West Virginia. Stone, too, will face felony counts of breaking and entering and larceny after break/ enter. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
of Jenkins.) n Donald Payne reported larceny and damage to property. n Tyrone Thompson reported a vehicle fire. n Robert Davidge reported an assault with a deadly weapon. (See arrest of Davidge.) n Clyde Humphries reported a lost or stolen cell phone.
Arrests n Buffy Davidge, 36, of Old Mooresboro Road, Mooresboro; charged assault with a deadly weapon; placed under a 48-hour hold. (FCPD) n Richard Lee Martin, 32, of 5822 U.S. 64/74; charged with communicating threats; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Ronald Dale Henry, 63, no address listed; charged with communicating threats; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n William Todd Scruggs, 44, of 387 Tom’s Lake Road; charged with domestic violence protective order violation; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Dawn Weathers Walker, 35, of 311 Leonard Lane; charged with assault and battery; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Clint Wesley McMurry, 36, of 508 Old Boiling Springs Road; charged with assault on a female, simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Michael James Hudson, 47, of 1003 Stonecutter St.; charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, disorderly conduct, and resisting a public officer; placed under a $3,000 secured bond. (SPD) n Donna Kay Walker, 47, of
201 Elms St.; charged with resisting a public officer and assault on a handicapped person; placed under a $4,000 secured bond. (SPD)
Citations n Carla Jenkins, 25, of Walker Store Road, Ellenboro; cited for shoplifting. (FCPD) n Dorothy Ledbetter Lytle, 56, of 126 Farmside Drive, Apt. 9, Forest City; cited for not having a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system while transporting a passenger less than 16 and displaying a fictitious registration number plate. (RPD)
EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 50 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 24 calls Saturday and Sunday.
Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a brush fire. n Lake Lure firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident, assisted by Chimney Rock firefighters. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle fire. n Hudlow firefighters responded to two motor vehicle accidents. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident, to an industrial fire alarm and to a grass fire. n Spindale firefighters responded to a structure fire.
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utherford Countians are a caring bunch of people and even in difficult economic times they do all that they can to help charitable causes. The desire to help was obvious last weekend as the county’s Relay for Life teams came together for their annual event. The Relay activities on Friday and Saturday culminate a year of fundraising activity in which teams around the county raise money for the American Cancer Society. This year’s efforts generated nearly $200,000 with the final accounting still to be completed. The Relay is just one example of how Rutherford County people help. Charities may not be getting the same levels of donations they got when the economy was stronger, but people are still contributing and that is something which we can be proud of as a community.
Our readers’ views Says child support changes are needed To the editor: I am once again speaking out about the child support system here in Rutherford County. The system needs a major overhaul. I have been monitoring the system for the past two years. There are so many issues unresolved. There are many things the court judges and DSS can do if they would. They tip toe around all the dead beat dads, as though they are not sure what to do with them. In my observation in the court room, most parents collecting or trying to collect child support are single moms. In one particular case a single mom is due thousands of dollars in arrears. The dead beat dad made a six-figure income in 2008 and 2009. The DSS continues to drag their feet. They claim they first must find a correct address to serve him, I personally have seen this father lots of times. Judges, it should be mandatory for you to see that these dead beat dads keep a current address for the courts. But, instead, this mom will have to miss another day of work sitting in court while the judges let him play his game. The dad will hire an out-oftown attorney. Yes, that’s right. Judges do you not take in to consideration, if he can hire an out-of-town attorney, he can pay his child support? He plays the courts, judges, DSS and they let him, He walks every time, proudly, he got off again. He also brags about it later.
Judges, this is one case I will be following closely. I am anxious to see what happens in this case. Judges, the ball is in your court. You must toughen up. He plays all of you every time he enters the courtroom. Get ready to be accountable to hold all these dead beat dads responsible for their child support. I intend to continue being an advocate for all children owed child support in Rutherford County. I will not be quiet. Judges, dead beat dads only continue to do what you allow them to do. Betty King Rutherfordton
Says thanks for all who helped at jubilee To the editor: Just wanted to, first of all, thank Jesus for being my Savior and blessing us all day this past Saturday. We had our first annual, Piney Mountain Baptist Church all day singing jubilee. It was a great success, to say the least. I wanted to thank all the groups that came to sing, and many traveled a great distance and none charged a dime. That in itself just shows that some people will do anything for the Lord, and to: the Hoppers, Angel McGinnis, Simple Faith, Far City Boys, Rick Strickland, the Eubanks, Stone River and Southern Sounds, I say Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Also, I wanted to send out a special thanks to the Pepsi Cola crew in Shiloh for donating our drinks! Thanks guys!
A special thanks to Food Lion in Forest City for donating hotdog and hamburger buns! Thanks! Last, but not least, to the people of Piney Mountain Baptist Church of Ellenboro, that passed out fliers, made phone calls, those who came out and showed their support, made donations and gave time and hard work, Thank You! You are wonderful people and I truly am blessed to be a part of a group that loves the Lord so much! Thanks to you all! Looking forward to next year. Brian Melton, pastor, Piney Mountain Baptist
Says changes at ICC are great for students To the editor: Often, people don’t take time to share good news. I’ve been around ICC since 1999, and I’ve been a REaCH student for the last two years. Now, I’m a junior. I’ve seen improvements in recent years. These improvements have made the campus friendlier for young people. This is important, since we need things to do in this county. I’m happy about the re-surfaced tennis courts, the pingpong table in the Student Center, and the open gym times for currently enrolled students. These changes are great for youth and all students as well. I appreciate ICC making the campus better for all ages and especially youth. Alexander Jones Rutherfordton
From determined effort, painful conflict comes good Last week on September 11 we marked two important, life-changing anniversaries. First, of course, was the remembrance of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. But there was another, happier celebration marking September 11, 1935, when the Durham-based Nello L Teer Company began construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It would be hard to find anybody who would argue that the Parkway is anything but one of North Carolina’s (and Virginia’s) great treasures. More than 17 million people drive on the Parkway every year, making it the most visited unit in the National Park System. We take the Parkway and the beautiful mountain scenery for granted. We don’t even ask how did this incredible road ever get constructed. First of all, the Depression made the Parkway possible. It was part of Roosevelt’s
One on One D.G. Martin
stimulus package. The connection to the Depression is just one of countless other compelling and instructive stories about the Parkway told by Anne Mitchell Whisnant in her book, Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History. My favorite of Whisnant’s stories is how North Carolina “stole” Tennessee’s share of the Parkway. This story is too rich and complicated to summarize, but I will give it a try. The Parkway links the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks. Both of the two final proposed routes took the Parkway from the Virginia line to a point near Linville. The “Tennessee route,” unanimously recommended
by an advisory committee appointed by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes, took the Parkway from Linville through Tennessee and down to Gatlinburg. The other proposal, ultimately approved by Ickes, takes the Parkway via Asheville to a Park entrance near Cherokee. Why did Ickes overrule his own advisory committee? Lots of reasons. The higher elevations and dramatic scenery on the North Carolina route. The passion of Parkway boosters in Asheville, which was desperate for more tourism. A passionate, well-prepared, and eloquent state employee named R. Getty Browning, who presented North Carolina’s case to people who might influence the decision. All of these factors helped North Carolina, but the key was an inside track North Carolina had to President Roosevelt. The Raleigh News & Observer’s Josephus Daniels had been Roosevelt’s boss
when both were part of President Woodrow Wilson’s administration. They became and remained good friends. Daniels was reluctant to use his friendship to ask for favors for his home state, but he finally did ask Roosevelt to get involved. The President saw that the North Carolina route had some advantages, and gave North Carolina and Daniels the nod. Don’t feel too sorry for Tennessee. Thanks to Roosevelt, it got the TVA. Not all the stories Whisnant tells are happy ones. The Parkway’s right of way divided small mountain farms and took some farms outright, driving families off lands their families had worked for generations. The National Park Service’s rigid limits on commercialization denied local businesses some of the anticipated benefits they hoped would come from Parkway visitors.
The Service’s approach to historic preservation along the Parkway has been inconsistent. In one case, an old farmhouse was stripped of its “improvements” to reveal an original log cabin for display. Later, persuaded that the true history of the farmhouse should show it as it existed in 1930s, those stripped-away improvements were restored. The conflict between maintaining and creating beautiful scenery and presenting “true history” with all its warts might make for an impossible challenge. Still, once on the Blue Ridge Parkway, who wants to worry about all these conflicts? Only those of us who always have to remember that many of the good things the past has left us came about only after determined effort and painful conflict. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Friday at 9:30 p.m.
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Local/Obituaries
Obituaries Leonard Price
Janet Tomblin
Leonard L. Price, 79, of Harmon Street, Forest City, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at the Hospice House. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
Janet Ligon Tomblin, 79, of Spindale, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Roddey Ligon Sr. and Zona Jones Cooper. She was a member of Spencer Baptist Church and office manager for Tomblin and Perry for many years. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Clyde Tomblin of the home; a daughter, Jennifer Spearman of Spindale; two sons, Toby Tomblin of Spindale and Dale Tomblin of Springboro, Ohio; a brother, Bill Ligon of WinstonSalem; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and six step great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. with the Rev. Billy Vaughn and Bruce Caldwell officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the family life center. Memorials may be made to Spencer Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, 207 N. Oak St., Spindale, NC 28160 or Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 379, Forest City, NC 28043.
Dural Terry
Dural Lee Terry, 79, formerly of Ellenboro, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at Beystone Manor in Fletcher. He was the son of the late C.B. Terry Sr. and Jeanette Davidson Terry. He is survived by one daughter, Kathy Arrowood of Bluffton, S.C.; one son, Rick Terry of Mars Hill; five sisters, Maxine Greene of Forest City, Nellie Condrey, Geraldine Gibson, Brenda Jackson and Carolyn Curtis, all of Ellenboro; two brothers, C.B. Terry Jr. and Bruce Terry, both of Ellenboro; and one granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home with the Revs. Ad Hopper and Steve Plemmons officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Corinth Batist Church Cemetery. Online condolences: www.washburndorsey.com
Mary Patterson
Mary Daves Patterson, 72, of Whiteside Road, Forest City, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Coran and Rosie Pope Daves. She was a member of Wilson Baptist Church where she had served on various committees, including the food committee, Bible School and was a member of the WMU, and was a former member of the church choir. She retired from Drexel Heritage Furniture in Morganton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Purnell Dalton. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Patterson of the home; a son, Kevin Dalton of Forest City; and a granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Wilson Baptist Church with the Revs. Cecil Lovelace, John Edwards, Ronnie Hodge and Darold Crawford officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Padgett and King Mortuary. The family will be at the home of her son, Kevin Dalton, Morgan Street, in the Sandy Mush Community. Online condolences: www. padgettking.com
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A.C. Burgess A.C. Burgess, 88, of 283 Debby Lane, Rutherfordton, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Albert C. Burgess and Ella Sisk Burgess. He worked in textiles for many years and also for General Fireproofing as a welder. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army during the battle of the Philippines. He was a member of the Caroleen United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Mary Sue Burgess. Survivors include one daughter, Laverne Randall Frietze of Annandale, Va.; two sons, Danny Burgess of Spindale and Randy Burgess of Forest City; seven grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Caroleen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phillip Park officiating. Burial will follow in the Caroleen-Henrietta cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until service time at the church. At other times they will be gathered at 481 Pleasant St., Spindale, NC.
Paul Koone Paul Koone, age 87, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, September 10, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County. A native of Rutherford County he was the son of the late Joe and Ola Mae Rollins Koone. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church, was retired from Stonecutter Mills and was a US Army Veteran of WWII. He was the widower of Doris Butler Koone. He is survived by one daughter, Dianne Shepherd of Rockwell, NC; a granddaughter, Angie Strode; a grandson, Adam Shepherd; a special friend, Thelma (Sis) Lyles; three sisters, Myrtle Padgett of Falls Church, VA, Ruby Cole of Hendersonville, NC and Daisy Daughtrey of Forest City, NC; three brothers, Joe Koone of Hendersonville, NC, Clyde Koone of Shelby, NC and Bill Koone of Forest City, NC. The family received friends on Monday September 13, 2010 from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM at Mount Vernon Baptist Church. The funeral service followed at Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 4 :00 PM with the Rev. Richard Bass officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com Paid obit.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Caroleen UMC general fund, P.O. Box 187, Caroleen, NC 28019. Harrelson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
Rosia Kennedy Rosia Beachboard Kennedy, 88, of Caroleen, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
Deaths Don Smith CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Former Pro Football Hall of Fame executive Don Smith died on Sunday in Tucson, Ariz., after a lengthy illness. He was 84. Smith began his career at the Hall of Fame in 1968 as director of public relations. He was promoted to vice president of public relations in 1979, a position he held until his 1997 retirement. Smith also held positions with the Denver Bears baseball team, the University of Denver athletic department, the Western Athletic Conference, the Denver Broncos and the New Orleans Saints. Kevin McCarthy HYANNIS, Mass. (AP) — The actor who played the frantic doctor trying to save his friends and neighbors in the science-fiction movie classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers has died in Massachusetts. Kevin McCarthy was 96. McCarthy was a prolific actor. His career took off in 1938 with his Broadway debut in Abe Lincoln in Illinois. His most lasting fame would came from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In the 1956 film he vainly tried to warn residents in his small town of the evil pod people from outer space who were quietly taking over the personalities of everyone on Earth. His frantic shouting of “You’re next” to those in approaching cars became so well known among science fiction fans he was often asked to spoof the role. Bill Wylie COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bill Wylie, a South Carolina lawmaker and former presi-
Mary Daves Patterson Mary Daves Patterson, age 72, of Whiteside Road, Forest City, North Carolina died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Rutherford County, North Carolina and a daughter of the late Coran and Rosie Pope Daves. She was a member of Wilson Baptist Church where she had served on various committees including the Food Committee, Bible School and was a member of the WMU, former member of the Church Choir and retired from Drexel Heritage Furniture in Morganton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Purnell Dalton, and sons Randy Dalton and Scott Dalton. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Patterson of the home; a son, Kevin Dalton and his wife, Teresa of Forest City, and a granddaughter, Ashley Dalton. Funeral services will be held at eleven o'clock Wednesday, September 15, 2010 in the Wilson Baptist Church with the Reverend Cecil Lovelace, Reverend John Edwards, Reverend Ronnie Hodge and Reverend Darold Crawford officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from six until eight o'clock Tuesday evening at The Padgett and King Mortuary. The family will be at the home of her son, Kevin Dalton, Morgan Street in the Sandy Mush Community. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com Paid obit.
dent of sportswear giant Umbro America in the late 1990s, has died of a massive heart attack while on vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyo., the Teton County coroner’s office said. He was 70 years old. Teton County deputy coroner Dave Hodges said Wylie, R-Simpsonville, died Saturday evening at the Jackson Lake Lodge. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Wylie and was a graduate of Stanford University. After he retired as president of Umbro in 1998, held the top post at Stone International and Cherith Valley Gourmet Preserves before becoming chief executive of Goodwill Industries from 2003-07. He ran for the South Carolina House in 2008. King Coleman MIAMI (AP) — Carlton “King” Coleman, a pioneer in American rhythm and blues, died Saturday morning from heart failure at a Miami hospice, his son said. He was 78. Coleman was known for providing the lead vocals on the 1959 hit “(Do The) Mashed Potatoes,” recorded with James Brown’s band. According to a 2003 Miami New Times article, Brown had initially planned to do the vocals himself, but a dispute with his record label made that impossible. To avoid any lawsuits from Brown’s label, a Miami producer had Coleman sing on the mostly instrumental track, while the group officially credited with the song was “Nat Kendrick and the Swans,” named for Brown’s drummer. Besides working with Brown, Coleman also released numerous singles of his own during his singing career, including “Mashed Potato Man” and “The Boo Boo Song.” Coleman also performed with many other rhythm
and blues legends, such as B.B. King and Jackie Wilson. He performed at venues all over the country. Bastion Booger MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A man from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who gained fame as a professional wrestler under such names as Bastion Booger and Norman the Lunatic has died at the age of 53. The Fassbender Funeral Home in Marquette says Michael Shaw died Saturday at his home in Skandia. Micky Burn LONDON (AP) — Micky Burn, a British journalist, novelist and World War II commando who flirted with fascism, embraced communism and helped save the life of Audrey Hepburn, has died at the age of 97. Capt. Michael Burn took part in one of the war’s most daring raids, an amphibious assault on the French port of St. Nazaire in March 1942 code-named Operation Chariot. The plan was for commandos to ram a destroyer into the dock and then blow the ship up, while the troops stormed ashore to destroy German installations. Burn was born into privilege in 1912, the son of a royal official, and educated at private Winchester College. He won a scholarship to Oxford University but dropped out after a year to travel around Europe — staying with assorted high-society figures, including Alice Keppel, former mistress of King Edward VII — before becoming a journalist.
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Janet Ligon Tomblin Janet Ligon Tomblin, 79, of Spindale, died Monday, September 13 at Hospice House. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Roddey Ligon, Sr and Zona Jones Cooper. She was a member of Spencer Baptist Church and office manager for Tomblin and Perry for many years. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Clyde Tomblin of the home; daughter, Jennifer Spearman and husband, Clint of Spindale; two sons, Toby Tomblin and wife, Sharon of Spindale and Dale Tomblin and wife, Lisa of Springboro, OH; one brother, Bill Ligon of Winston Salem; six grandchildren, Allison Lyles and husband, Will of Spindale; Josh Perry and wife, Corie of Rapid City, SD, Aaron Perry and wife, Haley of Rutherfordton, Faith Tomblin of Durham, Meredith Tomblin of Durham, and Caleb Tomblin of Springboro, OH; three great grandchildren, Jake and Ethan Lyles of Spindale and Isla Bren Perry of Rutherfordton; two step grandchildren and six step great grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters-inlaw, Alma Ligon of San Antonio, TX, Colleen Ligon of Charlotte, and Shirley Tomblin of Spindale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Sam Ligon, Tom Ligon, and Steve Ligon. A Memorial service will be held Tuesday, September 14 at 5:30 PM at Spencer Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Vaughn and Rev. Bruce Caldwell officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the Family Life Center. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spencer Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, 207 N. Oak Street, Spindale, NC 28160 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 379, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit.
A.C. Burgess, age 88, of 283 Debby Lane, Rutherfordton, NC, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Hospice House. A.C. was born on May 30, 1922 in Rutherford County, NC to the late Albert C. Burgess and Ella Sisk Burgess. He worked in textiles for many years and also for General Fireproofing as a welder. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army during the battle of the Philippines. He was a member of the Caroleen United Methodist Church. He enjoyed Atlanta Braves baseball, watching the history and military channels and talking about his military experience. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Mary Sue Burgess; one brother, Paul Burgess and three sisters, Estelle Earley, Gladys West and Cleo Randall Ford. Survivors include one daughter, Laverne Randall Frietze and husband, William, of Annandale, VA; two sons, Danny Burgess and wife, Lynn, of Spindale, NC and Randy Burgess of Forest City; seven grandchildren, William Eric Frietze of Kennett Square, PA, Kimberly Michele Frietze of Washington D.C., Maria Kristina Frietze of Brooklyn, NY, Justin Keith Burgess of Ellenboro, Megan Danielle Parris of Bostic, Brandon Burgess of Forest City, Joshua Burgess also of Forest City and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Caroleen United Methodist Church with Reverend Phillip Park officiating. Interment will follow in the Caroleen-Henrietta cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the church. At other times they will be gathered at 481 Pleasant Street, Spindale, NC. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Caroleen UMC general fund, PO Box 187, Caroleen, NC 28019. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of A.C. Burgess. An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfunerlhome.com Paid obit.
6A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: Half-off 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.
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 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-toFamily 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 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. TheGraceOfGodRescueMission. com.
Monday, Sept. 20 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.
team, but we wanted to do it for Sylvia and Lewis,” Walker said. “In addition to the M&M’s thing, we sold toys and other candy and had a skeeball game for prizes at our tent.” The coins weren’t counted by hand and, Walker said, a sorting machine at the N.C. State Employees Federal Credit Union counted up the $1,200 total. “I applaud their efforts,” Lewis Freeman said. “I had planned for my wife and I to walk in the survivors
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project of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. “To those people the road represented a paycheck” she said. The building of the road happened because people believed in a dream. She said as a young Appalachian daughter of a coal miner, the family had one vacation each year and loaded up in the car for a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., but always arrived on the Parkway. “Now this old Appalachian woman is still standing on this land God made for us. It’s a miracle. The dream lives on.” Perdue said the parkway is one of the greatest gifts “we can give the global population.” McDonnell called the parkway a “God-given Treasure” that has become a $20 billion industry for the area. “We’ll continue to preserve the parkway and will work together to
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he said, allowed education to “put a hook in me.” “I changed my major to elementary education my sophomore year,” he said. After graduation, Byrd returned to Rutherford County, teaching first at Ruth in an exceptional children’s class, then in fifth grade at Spindale Elementary. He obtained his master’s in school administration from Gardner-Webb and wound up as an assistant principal at Franklin High School. “I really wasn’t looking to be a principal,” he said. The values and work ethics he learned from his parents — his father, Bruce, worked in management for many years at Broyhill Industries — helped to shape his career decisions, Byrd said. “Like everyone else, there were jobs I applied for and didn’t get that I thought I needed,” he said. “But I really think the Lord opens and closes doors for you.” The opportunity at Pinnacle is bittersweet. Byrd had been principal at Cliffside Elementary for five years, becoming that school’s third principal in 72 years. “Mr. White was there for 34 years
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. Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Library Main Branch; for ages 2 to 5; free. Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Spindale Library; every Tuesday; for information, call 286-3879.
More fundraisers to help with the Relay for Life: The Little Warriors Relay for Life Team fundraiser, a motorcycle run, will be Saturday, Sept. 25. The motorcycle run will be held at the old Kmart building off U.S. 74A, Spindale beginning at 10:30 a.m. The last bike entry is at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $20 per person and $10 for passengers. Breakfast will be included and food will be sold in the afternoon. Music and door pries will also be a part
of the event, sponsored by Father’s Vineyard. The Little Warriors represent children with cancer, originated by family and friends of Jacob Jenkins, diagnosed with leukemia at age 5. The focus of the team is to raise money for children with cancer. The event on Saturday is a Motorcycle Run but you do not have to ride a motorcycle to participate. The winner receives half the funds raised. For more information call 429-4890 or 980-3197. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
preserve this area. We are very grateful for the marvels of the parkway.” The Rev. Charles Maynard referred to the Parkway as a national treasure for people to enjoy at a slower speed. In his invocation he reflected on the memories of picnics, trails, overlooks and the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. “Grant us today memory,” he prayed. Dr. Harley Jolley, a former CCC Worker and Parkway Historian, recalled how people were desperate for work in the depression years and the idea for the parkway was taken to FDR. “He wanted to built it in Vermont,” Jolley said, but was convinced to build it at its location. “We thank God today, as we join together and blow out 75 candles for our beloved scenic highway.” Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr and Representatives Heath Shuler and Rick Boucher also spoke, reflecting on the sacrifices people made to build America’s highway. “It’s truly an honor to be here and to celebrate with the two states, forever connected by the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The 469 miles serve as a showcase of our country’s natural resources,” Hagan said.
and Mr. Beatty for 34 before that,” he said. “It was a great school when I got there, and it was a great school when I left. The staff there believes in the community and puts their hearts and souls into the school and community.” Cliffside and Pinnacle have that in common, he added, as well as having similar morals and values. And even though coming home was thrilling, it was difficult to tell his staff at Cliffside he was leaving. “How do you tell the community you’re a part of and love that you’ll miss them, but not sound excited about a new opportunity too?” he asked. Byrd said he was proud of the work of the staff at Cliffside, saying their successes were rewarding. “To see their success on the end-ofgrade testing .... I know it’s because of the dedication that the teachers and staff put in that school,” he said. “I felt like a proud dad when his son hits a home run or his daughter is valedictorian.” RCS Superintendent Dr. Janet Mason said Byrd’s “no excuses” approach to improving student achievement also played into Cliffside’s successes. “I have been impressed by Mr. Byrd’s commitment to using student data to examine and improve instructional practice,” Mason said. “Mr. Byrd’s passion in his work is evident
to all who work with him.” Director of Elementary Curriculum Steven Helton agreed. “Mr. Byrd’s commitment to the success of his teachers and students is an example to others,” he said. “His instructional leadership is strengthened by his ability to collaborate effectively and maximize the potential of his team members.”
Park Superintendent, Phil Francis, praised school students attending from both states and challenged them to continue the preservation of the mountains. “We have to protect this (park) with partnerships for financial sustainability,” Francis said. First Gentleman Bob Eaves, attending with his wife said, “This is one of those days I wouldn’t want to miss.” The 75th anniversary celebration continued all weekend with special programs and music at the Blue Ridge Music Center where visitors enjoyed music and a concert Saturday night by Ralph Stanley. Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com Editor’s note: More pictures and additional coverage will be published Wednesday on page 1B.
At Pinnacle, Byrd won’t just have the opportunity to touch the lives of the children in the school. He’ll also, for the first time, be at the same school where his children are students. Sons Trevor and Brock and daughter Ellianna are all students at Pinnacle; oldest son Preston began sixth grade at R-S Middle this year. “They’ve never been to a school that daddy works in,” Byrd said. “One of the things I’ve enjoyed is instead of driving to their school to eat lunch with them, I can just go down to the lunchroom.” Byrd has been welcomed to Pinnacle with open arms, he said. “I came to a group who accepted me quickly and have been receptive to positive changes,” he said. “I’ve never really worked directly in the community where I’ve grown up. I feel like I’ve come home.” Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.
Lake Lure Commission will consider lease agreement From Staff Reports LAKE LURE – Commissioners will look at a lease agreement with the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce as part of their September meeting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at the Lake Lure Municipal Center. The chamber leases space at the Lake Lure Welcome Center on Memorial Highway in the heart of
downtown Lake Lure, splitting the use of the building with tourism operations. In other business, commissioners will look at adopting a new ordinance outlining the town’s water shortage response plan and consider a request from Aimee McGinley on behalf of the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy to suspend the town’s
peddling ordinance for a live and silent auction fundraiser at Firefly Cove on Oct. 17. Linda Long from the Community Pet Center will make a presentation. Commissioner John Moore will address the board regarding possible new tree regulations. Other items may be added to the agenda.
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113 on list of those eligible for Hall CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Deion Sanders, Curtis Martin, Marshall Faulk and Jerome Bettis are among the first-year eligible candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2011. In all, there are 113 modern-era nominees, the Hall announced Monday. From that list, Hall of Fame selectors will choose 25 as semifinalists; that group will be announced in November. The semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists and will be announced in early January. Election for the Hall takes place the day before the Super Bowl in February. Selected in August as senior nominees are former Redskins linebacker Chris Hanburger and former Rams linebacker Les Richter. Also on the modern era list as first-time nominees are Jimmy Smith, Willie Roaf and former coach Dick Vermeil. Also on the preliminary list are former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and longtime team owners Bud Adams Jr. of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and Art Modell of the Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens.
UNC’s Draughn cleared to return CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina tailback Shaun Draughn will return for this weekend’s game against Georgia Tech after sitting out a game due to the ongoing NCAA investigation. Draughn was one of 13 players who missed the opener against LSU due to the NCAA probe, which is looking at agent-related benefits and possible academic violations involving a tutor. The senior’s return will help the Tar Heels’ depth at tailback, though goal-line back Ryan Houston remains in question.
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Central’s Patrick Simmons (19) battles East Rutherford’s Miguel Vasquez (22) for the ball during the action Monday at R-S Central High School.
Central blanks East By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter
RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central and East Rutherford came into Monday’s contest winless, but the Hilltoppers took care of that in the second half to notch a 3-0 shutout of East at Hilltopper Stadium. Led by two goals from the speedy Tyler Jolley, the Central victory couldn’t have come at a better time as they opened the conference season with a young team on the right foot. “It always nice to get that first win and be able to carry things over from last week’s tie with Foard,” R-S Central coach Jason Hipp said. “I thought we possessed the ball well and played smart, but we still need to finish our opportunities when they are present.” The match was a physical first half as Central was hit with eight fouls and East five, but the Cavs were shown two yellow cards on their offenses. East held possession for most of the first five minutes of the contest, but that flipped over soon after.
Central out shot East, 15-6, in the first half, but every shot except four went wide or sailed over the net. Central’s best chance came in the 35th minute of the first half as Adam Russel sped away from the East defense, but he collided with East goalie, Justin McDaniel, who saved the ball after it glanced off of him in the box. Three of East’s six attempts in the first half came on shots from distance by Trevor Dobbins, but the game went to the half scoreless. Central finally got going in the second half. The Hilltoppers first scored in the 44th minute on a header by Jolley in the box. However, a Hilltopper foul nullified the goal. Exactly 33 seconds later, on a free kick, David O’Neil struck the net taking aim from the near post and into the far post for a 1-0 Central lead. East Rutherford’s Juan Escelera earned a long-range free kick in the 47th minute on a foul as Central goalie, Harrison Please see Central, Page 8A
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State isn’t only taking care of the ball. The Wolfpack are taking it away, too. Coach Tom O’Brien’s team leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in turnover margin. They’ve recovered three fumbles, have intercepted three passes and haven’t turned the ball over yet. Last year’s group forced a total 14 turnovers all year. That’s a big reason why the Wolfpack (2-0) are unbeaten.
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Local Sports VOLLEYBALL East Rutherford at Chase, 5 p.m. Mountain Heritage at TJCA, 5 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY Chase, R-S Central at Freedom 4 p.m.
On TV 2:30 p.m. (FSCR) UEFA Champions League Soccer Manchester United vs. Rangers. 7 p.m. (FSCR) MLB Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks at Cincinnati Reds. From Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. (TS) MLB Baseball Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball Finals, Game 2 — Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm.
GREENVILLE (AP) — East Carolina has beaten two Conference USA opponents and put up 100 points in doing so. Now comes an even bigger test for the Pirates (2-0): Their first road trip under Ruffin McNeill takes them to face a reeling Virginia Tech team that’s coming off one of the most humiliating losses in school history. McNeill said Monday that he’s trying to keep his unbeaten team level-headed as it prepares to face the winless Hokies (0-2). He doesn’t want them to be too timid or too overconfident. Virginia Tech’s national championship aspirations seemingly went up in smoke with losses to No. 3 Boise State and FCS member James Madison in a six-day span. The Pirates opened the McNeill era with consecutive wins over Tulsa and Memphis in which they scored 51 and 49 points, respectively. But they expect Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va., to be even more inhospitable with the Hokies having lost consecutive games. “The momentum is there,” McNeill said Monday. “I think the biggest thing is you like to have an even keel if at all possible, where each play you’re competing at the highest level, playing the best you possibly can on that particular play.” McNeill hopes his team has received a dose of confidence from its back-to-back wins — one of which came on a heave on the final play of the Tulsa game. “The first game was down to the wire and last week we had to fight through some things in the game, some lulls that are going to happen during the year. That helps us grow, and to be able to win the football game and grow at the same time is definitely a positive.” The Pirates have scored 100 points in their opening two games for the first time in school history.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Matt Moore throws a pass as he is rushed by New York Giants’ Justin Tuck (91) during the second quarter of an NFL football game at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday.
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach John Fox has no plans to turn to rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen just yet. Three end zone interceptions and a lost fumble won’t be enough for Matt Moore to lose his starting job — as long as he’s recovered from a concussion in time for Sunday’s home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fox said Moore was “feeling way better” on Monday, a day after he was knocked out of the game and sent to the hospital for evaluation following a hard, blindside hit by Osi Umenyiora in the final minutes of the New York Giants’ 31-18 win. But Fox said he may have suffered the concussion on the previous drive, when he lost a fumble after a hard hit by Mathias Kiwanuka, one of four times Moore was sacked. “I think he landed on the back of his head on a fumble play,” Fox said. “But I don’t know that for a fact.” It marked the second straight year of poor quarterback play in Week 1 for the Panthers. And just like last year, when Fox stuck with Jake Delhomme after five turnovers against Philadelphia, Fox provided no hesitation when asked if Moore would start against the Buccaneers if healthy. “Yes,” Fox said, defusing talk the Panthers might quickly turn to Clausen. But Moore, who didn’t speak to report Please see Panthers, Page 9A
8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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East Division W L Pct 84 61 .576 83 62 .572 73 70 .514 70 73 .490 60 84 .417 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 81 62 .566 St. Louis 74 67 .525 Houston 68 75 .476 Milwaukee 66 76 .465 Chicago 62 81 .434 Pittsburgh 48 94 .338 West Division W L Pct San Diego 80 62 .563 San Francisco 81 63 .563 Colorado 79 64 .552 Los Angeles 71 73 .493 Arizona 57 86 .399 Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington
GB — 1 10 12 1/2 23 GB — 6 13 14 1/2 19 32 1/2 GB — — 1 1/2 10 23 1/2
Sunday’s Games Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 1 Florida 6, Washington 5 Houston 7, L.A. Dodgers 4 Milwaukee 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Colorado 4, Arizona 2 San Francisco 6, San Diego 1 St. Louis 7, Atlanta 3 Monday’s Games Atlanta 4, Washington 0 Philadelphia 11 Florida 4 Arizona at Cincinnati, late. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, late Milwaukee at Houston, late Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, late San Diego at Colorado, late Tuesday’s Games Arizona (D.Hudson 5-1) at Cincinnati (Tr.Wood 5-2), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 10-10) at Florida (Mendez 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Duke 7-13) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 10-6), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Li.Hernandez 9-11) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 7-5), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Capuano 3-3) at Houston (Norris 7-8), 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 6-13) at St. Louis (Wainwright 18-10), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Garland 13-11) at Colorado (Hammel 10-7), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-10) at San Francisco (Zito 8-12), 10:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 2:05 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Arizona at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:05 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct 87 56 .608 86 56 .606 79 64 .552 73 70 .510 55 88 .385 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 85 58 .594 Chicago 79 64 .552 Detroit 72 72 .500 Cleveland 58 85 .406 Kansas City 58 85 .406 West Division W L Pct Texas 80 63 .559 Oakland 72 71 .503 Los Angeles 70 73 .490 Seattle 55 88 .385
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GB — 1/2 8 14 32 GB — 6 13 1/2 27 27 GB — 8 10 25
Sunday’s Games Detroit 6, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 6, Cleveland 2 Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4 Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City 6 Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0 Boston 5, Oakland 3 Monday’s Games Oakland 3, Kansas City 1 Toronto at Baltimore, late N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, late Boston at Seattle, late Tuesday’s Games L.A. Angels (Kazmir 8-13) at Cleveland (Tomlin 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Sh.Hill 0-1) at Baltimore (Arrieta 5-6), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Garza 14-8), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Bonderman 8-9) at Texas (D.Holland 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 13-7) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 13-10), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (G.Gonzalez 14-8) at Kansas City (Greinke 8-12), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Matsuzaka 9-5) at Seattle (French 4-5), 10:10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Boston at Seattle, 6:40 p.m. L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Miami 1 0 0 1.000 15 New England 1 0 0 1.000 38 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 South W L T Pct PF Houston 1 0 0 1.000 34 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 24 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 38 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 15 Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 24 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 Denver 0 1 0 .000 17 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Washington 1 0 0 1.000 13 N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 9 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 North W L T Pct PF Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 19 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 14 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 13
PA 10 24 0 15 PA 24 17 13 34 PA 9 0 38 17 PA 0 0 24 38 PA 7 18 13 27 PA 9 14 15 31 PA 14 20 19 14 PA 13 6 31 17
Thursday’s Games New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9 Sunday’s Games Chicago 19, Detroit 14 Tennessee 38, Oakland 13 Miami 15, Buffalo 10 Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9, OT Jacksonville 24, Denver 17 Houston 34, Indianapolis 24 N.Y. Giants 31, Carolina 18 New England 38, Cincinnati 24 Tampa Bay 17, Cleveland 14 Arizona 17, St. Louis 13 Seattle 31, San Francisco 6 Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20 Washington 13, Dallas 7 Monday’s Game Baltimore at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. San Diego at Kansas City, late 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.
GOLF BMW Championship Scores At Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Dubsdread Course, Lemont, Ill. Dustin Johnson Paul Casey K.J. Choi Kevin Na Matt Kuchar Ryan Moore Retief Goosen Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker Charlie Wi Camilo Villegas Marc Leishman Ernie Els Ian Poulter Nick Watney Tiger Woods Adam Scott Jim Furyk David Toms Zach Johnson Stewart Cink Tim Clark Justin Rose Tom Gillis Geoff Ogilvy Vijay Singh Robert Allenby Michael Sim Greg Chalmers
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Justin Leonard Bryce Molder Charley Hoffman Vaughn Taylor Carl Pettersson Brian Gay Bill Haas Brandt Snedeker Rory McIlroy Matt Jones Hunter Mahan Sean O’Hair Luke Donald Kevin Streelman Ryan Palmer Ben Crane Jason Dufner Rickie Fowler Fredrik Jacobson Anthony Kim Rory Sabbatini Heath Slocum Martin Laird Bubba Watson Brian Davis Jason Day Bo Van Pelt Stephen Ames Jeff Overton Tim Petrovic Andres Romero J.B. Holmes Stuart Appleby Angel Cabrera John Senden Y.E. Yang Brendon de Jonge Scott Verplank Ricky Barnes Jason Bohn D.J. Trahan
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RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders Through Sept. 11 Points 1, Denny Hamlin, 5,060. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 5,050. 3, Kevin Harvick, 5,030. 4, Kyle Busch, 5,030. 5, Kurt Busch, 5,020. 6, Tony Stewart, 5,010. 7, Greg Biffle, 5,010. 8, Jeff Gordon, 5,000. 9, Carl Edwards, 5,000. 10, Jeff Burton, 5,000. 11, Matt Kenseth, 5,000. 12, Clint Bowyer, 5,000. 13, Ryan Newman, 3,079. 14, Jamie McMurray, 3,050. 15, Mark Martin, 3,022. 16, Juan Pablo Montoya, 3,017. 17, David Reutimann, 2,986. 18, Kasey Kahne, 2,932. 19, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,908. 20, Martin Truex Jr., 2,884. Money 1, Jamie McMurray, $5,466,976. 2, Kurt Busch, $5,464,010. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,338,436. 4, Kevin Harvick, $5,164,351. 5, Kyle Busch, $4,861,478. 6, Jeff Gordon, $4,379,398. 7, Denny Hamlin, $4,292,228. 8, Tony Stewart, $4,269,900. 9, Carl Edwards, $4,096,479. 10, Matt Kenseth, $4,091,273.
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Selected the contract of LHP Rich Hill from Pawtucket (IL). Transferred 1B Kevin Youkilis to the 60-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Transferred OF-1B Conor Jackson to the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Named Jay Sartori assistant general manager. Activated 3B Edwin Encarnacion from 15-day DL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Purchased the contract of C Konrad Schmidt from Mobile (SL). Designated RHP Cesar Valdez for assignment. CINCINNATI REDS—Acquired INF-OF Willie Bloomquist from Kansas City for either a player to be named or cash. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed RHP Chris Leroux off waivers from Florida. Designated RHP Brian Bass for assignment. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Named Michael Reinsdorf president and chief operating officer. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Signed F Louis Amundson to a two-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Marques Murrell. HOCKEY National Hockey League ATLANTA THRASHERS—Re-signed F Niclas Bergfors. PHOENIX COYOTES—Named Richard Nairn senior director of media relations. COLLEGE BAYLOR—Announced junior basketball C J’mison Morgan has been granted an NCAA waiver that allows him to play at immediately without sitting out a season. BRIDGEPORT—Named Kate Backman women’s lacrosse coach. CASE WESTERN RESERVE—Named Doug Milliken men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach. DELAWARE—Named hiring Mark McCaleb women’s assistant coach and Allie Fedorowicz director of women’s basketball operations. NORTHWESTERN STATE—Announced women’s tennis coach Patric DuBois has stepped down and will be a volunteer assistant. Named Luc Godin women’s tennis coach. WAKE FOREST—Suspended junior basketball C Tony Woods indefinitely following a recent arrest. WRIGHT STATE—Named Katrina Merriweather women’s assistant basketball coach.
Braves keep pace with victory
ATLANTA (AP) — Derek Lowe set a career high with 12 strikeouts and combined with Billy Wagner on a six-hitter to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Monday night. The Braves began the day one game behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East. Lowe (13-12) was 0-3 with a 6.11 ERA in his first three starts against Washington this season before delivering an impressive win marked by two personal
milestones. He earned an ovation from the small crowd of 18,647 with his 1,500th career strikeout against Ian Desmond in the fourth. Lowe struck out Wilson Ramos in the eighth for his 12th of the game. The right-hander gave up six hits and no walks in eight innings. Wagner struck out the side in the ninth to complete a game that took just 2 hours, 13 minutes. The Nationals have lost six
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Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts after breaking the serve of Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, during the men’s championship match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York Monday.
Nadal wins U.S. Open title NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal won his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Monday in a thrilling final filled with fantastic shotmaking by both men and interrupted by a thunderstorm a day after it was postponed by rain. It’s Nadal’s third consecutive major championship and ninth overall. He is the seventh man in tennis history with at least one title from each Grand Slam tournament. Rain pushed the men’s final from Sunday to Monday for the third consecutive year, and play was interrupted for nearly two hours during the second set. When they resumed, Djokovic took that set, the only one Nadal lost in the tournament.
Boise State coach says proof on field BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State coach Chris Petersen says it’s up to his team to answer any lingering questions about whether the Broncos are good enough to be ranked No. 3 in the country. “For all that stuff, we just need to play more football,” Petersen said Monday. “People will know what they have, whether this is really a good team.” The Broncos (1-0), who were idle this past weekend, were riding high after a Sept. 6 victory over Virginia Tech. Then, the Hokies lost Saturday to second-tier James Madison. So when the new AP Top 25 came out, Virginia Tech suddenly didn’t seem like that big of a prize; Boise State held its rank but lost all but one of eight first-place votes from a week earlier. That’s prompted the question that Petersen, with a career 50-4 record, now expects but still won’t answer: Is Boise State, from an obscure little burg in the southern Idaho desert, really of the caliber to be ranked behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State. This kind of conjecture has become a popular parlor game for observers of the Broncos, who as members of the Western Athletic Conference — they’ll be moving to the Mountain West Conference in 2011 — are now semi-regular BCS crashers, having won two Fiesta Bowls, over Oklahoma in 2007 and TCU last January. Respect, it seems, is still hard to come by.
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Lave was able to back up just enough to make the catch and keep the Cavs off the scoreboard. The Cavaliers McDaniel continued an eventful night in goal as he came up with a save on a oneon-one encounter with Tracy Ross. Although,
McDaniel kept East around, it was the 72nd minute that eventually sealed the Cavs fate. A beautiful cross by the Hilltoppers’ Patrick Simmons was picked up by Jolley who found the net on a far post header to put Central up 2-0. Central put the finishing touches on the game, when East was flagged for a foul in the box. Jolley took the penalty kick and easily netted the near goal for a 3-0 decision. R-S Central (1-23, 1-0) out shot East Rutherford (0-5, 0-1) 36-11 overall. “This is the toughest, hard-fought game that they (East kids) have played so far this season,” East Rutherford assistant coach John Daulton said. Central’s Lave collected seven saves, while McDaniel had 11 saves on the day for the Cavs.
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, left, can’t quite reach a ball thrown in the end zone as St. Louis Rams cornerback Ronald Bartell defends during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday in St. Louis. Arizona won 17-13. Associated Press
Welker outshines Bengals duo The Associated Press
Randy Moss said he doesn’t think he’s appreciated in New England, and Terrell Owens apologized to Bengals fans. Wes Welker, however, stayed typically quiet and concentrated on scoring touchdowns. In a game that featured star receivers on both sides, Welker capped his speedy return from a serious knee injury by catching two TD passes from Tom Brady to help the Patriots beat Cincinnati 38-24 in their season opener Sunday. While the New England defense was holding Owens and teammate Chad Ochocinco in check early, Welker was darting through the Bengals’ secondary. He caught eight passes for 64 yards less than eight months after surgery to repair a knee ligament he tore in the final game last season. The Patriots also scored on defense with Gary Guyton’s 59-yard interception return and on special teams with Brandon Tate’s 97-yard runback of the second-half kickoff. Welker had the most impact of any receiver, surpassing Cincinnati’s much-hyped new tandem of Ochocinco and Owens. Ochocinco had 12 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown, and Owens added seven receptions for 53 yards. But much of that damage came in the second half with the Bengals way behind. “Apologies to Cincy fans,” Owens tweeted, “tough loss today, only week 1, we’ve a long season ahead, all of you be blessed, 1 luv.”
Redskins 13, Cowboys 7
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — DeAngelo Hall returned a fumble 32 yards for Washington’s only touchdown, and Donovan McNabb completed 15 of 32 passes for 171 yards in his Redskins debut. It also was the Washington curtain-raiser for Mike Shanahan, and the longtime Denver Broncos coach watched his defense keep the Cowboys at bay when it mattered. With 3 seconds left, and the ball at the 13-yard line, Dallas quarterback Tony Romo scrambled to find Roy Williams open in the end zone. But Alex Barron was called for holding.
Texans 34, Colts 24
HOUSTON (AP) — Arian Foster ran for a team-record 231 yards and scored three touchdowns to help Houston end a six-game losing streak against Peyton Manning and the defending AFC champions. Foster, an undrafted rookie who spent most of last season on
the practice squad, had 33 carries in gaining the most yards by a Colts opponent. He had the NFL’s second-best opening weekend rushing performance since 1933, topped only by O.J. Simpson’s 250 yards for Buffalo in 1973 against New England. Manning completed 40 of 57 passes for 433 yards and three touchdowns.
and two touchdowns, Vince Young threw for two scores and the Titans avoided any comparisons to last year’s 0-6 start with a season-opening rout. The Titans sacked new Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell four times and forced two turnovers they turned into 10 points.
Packers 27, Eagles 20
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — David Garrard threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Marcedes Lewis, and Jacksonville won a game the team called one of the most important in franchise history.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a pair of touchdown passes, Mason Crosby kicked a team-record 56-yard field goal and Green Bay won despite a vintage performance by Michael Vick. In their first game since trading McNabb to Washington, the Eagles started with Kevin Kolb and finished with Vick. Kolb left with a concussion at halftime, so Vick played meaningful snaps for an extended period for the first time in nearly four years.
Bears 19, Lions 14 CHICAGO (AP) — Jay Cutler threw for 372 yards, including a 28-yard TD pass to Matt Forte with 1:32 left to lift Chicago. The Lions, who lost quarterback Matthew Stafford with a right shoulder injury late in the first half, nearly pulled out the win, but Shaun Hill’s 25-yard pass to Calvin Johnson in the end zone with 25 seconds left was ruled incomplete after a review. Two incompletions later, the Lions walked off the field with their 21st straight road loss.
Seahawks 31, 49ers 6 SEATTLE (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Seattle gave new coach Pete Carroll a winning start. Jordan Babineaux and Marcus Trufant each intercepted 49ers quarterback Alex Smith.
Cardinals 17, Rams 13 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Larry Fitzgerald caught a 21-yard touchdown pass for the goahead score late in the fourth quarter, helping Arizona spoil the debut of No. 1 draft pick Sam Bradford. Derek Anderson passed for 297 yards in his first start as the replacement for the retired Kurt Warner. Steve Breaston caught seven passes for 132 yards for a Cardinals offense missing running back Beanie Wells (knee). Bradford was 32 of 55 for 253 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
Titans 38, Raiders 13 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Johnson ran for 142 yards
Jaguars 24, Broncos 17
Garrard completed 16 of 21 passes for 170 yards. Mike Thomas caught six for 89 yards, and Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 98 yards.
Steelers 15, Falcons 9, OT PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rashard Mendenhall ran 50 yards for a touchdown 2:35 into overtime and Pittsburgh overcame a shaky start by replacement quarterback Dennis Dixon and a missed field goal attempt late in regulation. With the Steelers leaning heavily on their running game and defense without suspended star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Mendenhall carried 22 times for 120 yards and the game’s only touchdown. Hines Ward made six catches for 108 yards in his club-record 26th career 100-yard game.
Dolphins 15, Bills 10 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Karlos Dansby and Miami’s new-look defense limited Buffalo to 166 yards on offense in Chan Gailey’s debut as Bills coach. Dansby, a linebacker who was the Dolphins’ top offseason freeagent addition, had a sack and eight tackles. Ronnie Brown scored on a 1-yard plunge and Dan Carpenter hit field goals from 32 and 43 yards.
Buccaneers 17, Browns 14 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Freeman returned from a threeweek layoff because of a broken thumb on his throwing hand and tossed a pair of TD passes as Tampa Bay overcame an 11-point deficit. Freeman threw a 3-yard scoring pass to Mike Williams late in the first half and found Micheal Spurlock in the end zone for a 33-yard score that put the Buccaneers ahead 17-14 with just under seven minutes to go. The Browns fell to 1-11 in openers since the club returned as an expansion franchise in 1999.
ers Monday, will have to pass numerous mandated tests under stricter concussion rules to be allowed back on the field, making it possible Clausen could make his first NFL start in Week 2. “I’m ready to go,” Clausen said. “Obviously, Matt is day to day right now. I’m going to prepare just like I prepared last week.” The former Notre Dame star, who fell to the Panthers in the second round of the draft, threw two incomplete passes from his own end zone with Carolina trailing by two scores in the final moments of Sunday’s loss after Moore was sidelined. “It was a tough situation, but that’s what we get paid to do,” Clausen said. Fox said he’d be confident if Clausen had to play against Tampa Bay. “That would be my expectation at any position with any backup,” Fox said. “He’s part of the football team and whether it’s injury or whatever, we expect them to step him and do a good job.” Moore, who finished 4-1 as a starter last season when Delhomme was sidelined with a broken finger, got off to a poor start in his first to open a season. He tossed an ill-advised, floating pass into a sea of Giants players in the end zone on Carolina’s second possession for an interception. His best work came on a 2-minute drive at the end of the first half, when he completed 4 of 5 passes for 50 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith to give Carolina a 16-14 halftime lead. But the Panthers’ only points in the second half came on a safety, and Moore threw two more picks in the end zone. He finished 14 of 33 for 182 yards and a passer rating of 32.6 while facing constant pressure. “We didn’t execute well enough in the pass game,” Fox said. “I thought there were opportunities, but there are a lot of moving parts to the pass game. We had some issues in a lot of different areas, whether it was protection, routes or where we went with the ball. We’ve got to do a better job with that. We’ve got to do a better job coaching and executing it.” It would help if Carolina got its vaunted running game in gear. The Panthers, who watched Jonathan Stewart rush for 206 yards against the Giants last season, managed just 89 yards on the ground on Sunday. They also abandoned the run for much of the second half — throwing three straight times on a first-and-goal from the 4 in the fourth quarter Sunday. The last pass was picked off. “I don’t know if everybody understands, but defenses can dictate that some,” Fox said. “It’s not all just that we want to throw. Sometimes the situation in a game, in a fourth quarter down 15 points, ripping off a 4-yard run is not really conducive to trying to win the game.” Notes: Ex-Panthers KO specialist Rhys Lloyd posted on Twitter Monday that he was flying to Charlotte. Todd Carter (back) was injured on Sunday, making it possible Lloyd could return. ... LS J.J. Jansen said a wet ball “just slipped out of my hand” on a punt snap that gave the Giants great field position before their touchdown to go up 24-16. It was the first bad snap in Jansen’s two seasons with Carolina. “Hopefully, there won’t be too much more to write about me from here on forward,” Jansen said.
Wake suspends Woods following assault charges WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest has suspended junior center Tony Woods indefinitely following a recent arrest. Coach Jeff Bzdelik (buzz-DEL’-ik) said Monday that Woods was suspended “in order to allow him to devote his time and effort to address the allegations that he is facing.” Woods was arrested last week and faces misdemeanor charges of assault inflicting serious injury, assault on a female and assault inflicting injury in the presence of a child. According to a report filed by Winston-Salem police, Woods is accused of kicking and pushing down the mother of his 1-year-old son, causing her to fracture her spine. Woods averaged about five points and three rebounds in 31 games last season. He faces a Sept. 30 court date.
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MIAMI (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Igor is roaring far out in the Atlantic and forecasters expect it to remain over open water at least through the end of the week. Igor is a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph (240 kph). The forecast track Monday showed it staying well south of Bermuda for the next five days. It’s too early to tell if it might threaten land beyond that. Also in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Julia is moving west, away from the southern Cape Verde Islands. Julia’s maximum sustained winds were near 50 mph.
Second Colo. fire erupts, destroys at least 1 home
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A new wildfire tore through northern Colorado Sunday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee and destroying one home just as residents 35 miles away returned to their scorched homes in Boulder after one of the most worst fires in state history. The wildfire near Loveland
quickly grew from just a few acres Sunday morning to more than 600 acres — or about a square mile — by the evening and it was pulling some of the resources from the fire in the foothills of Boulder that burned 10 square miles and destroyed 166 homes.
Wis. police: Street musician hit man with guitar MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police say a street musician apparently upset by criticism of his music bashed a man over the head with his guitar, slammed another person into a wall and wrestled with an officer before being arrested. Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain tells The Capital Times that 31-year-old Brandin Hochstrasser, known as “Bongo Jesus,” was performing Thursday when a 54-year-old man knocked his music. DeSpain says the two argued and police were called when Hochstrasser began hitting his critic with his guitar. DeSpain says Hochstrasser then charged the man, knocking him down.
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Residents, bottom right, witness the raising of a U.S. flag at the site of a gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., Monday.
Aging gas pipe poses risk across the nation SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it nationwide. Utilities have been under pressure for years to better inspect and replace aging gas pipes — many of them laid years before the suburbs expanded over them and now are at risk of leaking or erupting. But the effort has fallen short. Critics say the regulatory system is ripe for problems because the government largely leaves it up to the companies to do inspections, and utilities are reluctant to spend the money necessary to properly fix and replace decrepit pipelines. “If this was the FAA and air travel we were talking about, I wouldn’t get on a plane,” said Rick Kessler, a former congressional staffer specializing in pipeline safety issues who now works for the Pipeline Safety Trust, an advocacy group based in Bellingham, Wash. Investigators are still trying to figure out how the pipeline in San Bruno ruptured and ignited a gigantic fireball that torched one home after another in the neighborhood, killing at least four people. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the pipeline’s owner, said Monday it has set aside up to $100 million to help residents recover. Experts say the California disaster epitomizes the risks that communities face with old gas lines. The pipe was more than 50 years old — right around the life expectancy for steel pipes. It was part of a transmission line that in one section had an “unacceptably high” risk of failure. And it was in a densely populated area. The blast was the latest warning sign in a series of deadly infrastructure failures in recent years, including a bridge collapse in Minneapolis and a steam pipe explosion that tore open a Manhattan street in 2007. The steam pipe that ruptured was more than 80 years old. The section of pipeline that ruptured was built in 1956, back when the neighborhood contained only a handful of homes. It is a scenario that National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Christopher Hart has seen play out throughout the nation, as suburbs have expanded. “That’s an issue we’re going to have to look on a bigger scale — situations in which pipes of some age were put in before the dense population arrived and now the dense population is right over the pipe,” he said. Thousands of pipelines nationwide fit the same bill, and they frequently experience mishaps. Federal officials have recorded 2,840 significant gas
pipeline accidents since 1990, more than a third causing deaths and significant injuries. “In reality, there is a major pipeline incident every other day in this country,” said Carl Weimer, Pipeline Safety Trust’s executive director. “Luckily, most of them don’t happen in populated areas, but you still see too many failures to think something like this wasn’t going to happen sooner or later.” Congress passed a law in 2002 that required utilities for the first time to inspect pipelines that run through heavily-populated areas. In the first five years, more than 3,000 problems were identified — a figure Weimer said underscores the precarious pipeline system. Even when inspections are done and problems found, Kessler said, there is no requirement for companies to say if or what kind of repairs were made. And Weimer added industry lobbyists have since pushed to relax that provision of the law so inspections could occur once a decade or once every 15 years. Other critics complain that the pipeline plans are drafted in secret with little opportunity for the public to provide speak out about the process. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is the federal regulatory arm that enforces rules for the safe operation of the nation’s pipeline system. Most state public utility agencies have adopted the federal rules and carry out inspections and enforcement. But the system often relies on the pipeline operators like Pacific Gas & Electric to survey their own gas lines and to decide which pipelines are high-risk. The American Gas Association disputes the notion that it cuts any corners and says the industry is subjected to stringent state and federal regulations. The challenge of ensuring pipeline safety is compounded by the sheer enormity of the nation’s natural gas network. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration says the U.S. has more than 2 million miles of pipelines — enough to circle the earth about 100 times. The agency has only about 100 federal inspectors nationwide to ensure compliance, meaning there is no guarantee violators will be caught. Potential safety threats have grown as the pipeline network has expanded and age takes its toll on existing infrastructure. More than 60 percent of the nation’s gas transmission lines are 40 years old or older. Most of them are made of steel, with older varieties prone to corrosion. The more problematic pipes are made of cast-iron.
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You can have breakfast any time, and the entire month of September has been designated as All-American Breakfast Month.
Take a break from dinner .... Scramble up your day by serving the eggs and bacon at night By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor
Just in time for cooler weather and kids to return to their school routines comes a month that’s all about breakfast. September is All-American or Better Breakfast month, depending on who you’re talking to. According to MrBreakfast.com, it was a holiday created by school districts to promote eating breakfast because research indicates eating breakfast helps students focus more in class. MrBreakfast also points out various other breakfast holidays throughout the year – such as Oatmeal Month in January. According to a 2005 poll conducted by ABC News, 54 percent of people ages 45 to 54 ate
Try breakfast instead
breakfast; 53 percent of those 18 to 34 took time to eat in the morning. Among the foods consumed for breakfast by those polled were cold cereals, pizza, bacon and eggs, donuts and coffee. Cold cereal was more popular in the Northeast, and eggs and bacon reigned in the Southeast. Breakfast offerings vary even more widely around the world. In Costa Rica a common breakfast dish is gallo pinto, a mixture of spiced fried rice and beans. Whatever way you fry it, flip it or scramble it, breakfast is a meal with a lot of versatility. And you don’t just have to limit it to the morning hours. Here are some recipes to get you started:
Apple Waffles
2 cups milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 eggs 2 cups pancake mix 1/3 cup butter or margarine - melted 1 cup finely chopped apples Place milk, eggs, pancake mix and melted butter in bowl. Beat with mixer until batter is fairly smooth. Stir in apples. Bake in hot waffle iron until steaming stops. Makes six servings.
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French toast you’ll want to ‘challah’ about
Sunday is the day we splurge on a special breakfast in our house, and there are few bigger splurges than perfectly cooked French toast, with a crisp brown exterior and a creamy, soft interior. French toast is the perfect use for stale bread, but really, I do think that such an indulgence deserves bread that is particularly well suited to the dish. I am fond of the results I get from Challah bread, which my local grocer makes in their bakery. If yours doesn’t carry Challah, ask the baker what would be a good substitute. French toast is similar to a bread pudding, so you are looking for bread that is soft, with a fine crumb. I buy a loaf, slice it into oneinch thick slices, leave them on the counter to get a bit stale, and then pop them in a freezer bag and freeze them so I will have them on hand when the urge for French toast strikes.
Curious Cook Gail Prather
For six slices of bread, make a custard of: n three eggs n ½ cup of half and half, n ½ teaspoon salt n 2 tablespoons of some sort of sweetener. You can use regular sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup or even the agave syrup that is showing up in grocery stores these days. Now comes the fun part. Flavor the custard with any combination of flavors that strikes your fancy. I like to add the zest and juice from and orange with a teaspoon or so of nutmeg. Extracts like vanilla and almond work well to bring some additional flavor. Cinnamon
adds a warm, earthy flavor. Experiment with flavors you enjoy in quick breads, like ginger, cardamom, allspice or lemon. Heat your oven to 375. Dip the bread in the custard to thoroughly coat it with the mixture. Once the bread has been dipped in the custard, setting it on a wire rack for a few minutes will give the custard a chance to penetrate the bread, for that soft interior texture. Use that time to heat your non stick skillet or griddle to medium heat, and grease with just a touch of oil or butter. Cook the slices until they are golden brown, and put them on a pan in the preheated oven. Fifteen to 20 minutes in the oven will set the custard all the way through, which makes this a marvelous breakfast item for a crowd. That little rest in the oven gives you a few minutes to set the table, and prepare any other items you are serving, and everyone gets
French Toast made from challah bread
piping hot French toast. Be adventurous with your toppings. The traditional butter and maple syrup is great, but there are lots of options for a change of pace. Try jams and jellies, or fresh fruit and whipped cream. Mixed berries macerated in a little sugar and lemon juice
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makes a wonderful summer morning treat. Once you have the basics down, just follow your imagination. Gail Prather is a kitchen addict, cooking teacher, caterer and author of the food blog “Curious Cook in the Kitchen.” Visit the blog at curiouscookinthekitchen. blogspot.com.
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New ‘superbugs’ have been found in three states
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, addresses the Council on Foreign Relations, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in New York. Rauf is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over his plans for a multi-story
Imam questions whether mosque site is really on ‘hallowed ground’
NEW YORK (AP) — It is two blocks from ground zero, but the site of a proposed mosque and Islamic center shouldn’t be seen as “hallowed ground” in a neighborhood that also contains a strip club and a betting parlor, the cleric leading the effort said Monday. Making an ardent case for the compatibility of Islam and American values, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf reiterated that he is searching for a solution to the furor the project has created. But he left unanswered exactly what he had in mind. If anything, Rauf only deepened the questions around the project’s future, telling an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank that he was “exploring all options” — but declining to specify them — while also arguing that a highprofile site is necessary to get across his message of moderate Islam.
While opponents of the project see it as insulting the memories of the thousands killed by Muslim extremists in the 2001 terrorist attacks, Rauf said he doesn’t see the spot as sacred memorial space. “It’s absolutely disingenuous, as many have said, that that block is hallowed ground,” Rauf said, noting the nearby exotic dance and betting businesses. “So let’s clarify that mispercep-
tion.” Some Sept. 11 victims’ families and others view the proposed mosque site — in a building damaged by debris from the attacks — as very much part of the terrain of death and sorrow surrounding the trade center. “I just think he’s being very insensitive to say it’s not hallowed ground because of who’s occupying the buildings,” said Jim Riches, a former New York City deputy fire chief whose son, Jimmy, was killed at the trade center. “The strip club didn’t murder my son.” The project has become a flashpoint for worldwide debate about Islam’s place in America nine years after the Sept. 11 attacks. The controversy has colored the fall campaign season and cast a shadow on this past weekend’s commemoration of the attacks, with supporters and opponents of the mosque project holding rallies nearby. Rauf said a project meant to foster understanding has become unduly mired in conflict and what he described as misconceptions of a fundamental clash between Islamic and American values. The Kuwait-born Rauf said his own faith had been shaped by the sense of choosing one’s identity that American society provided, compared with the Muslim milieu from which he emigrated in 1965.
“I’m a devout Muslim ... and I’m also a proud American citizen,” said Rauf, noting that he was naturalized in 1979 and has a niece serving in the U.S. Army. “I vote in elections. I pay taxes. I pledge allegiance to the flag. And I’m a Giants fan.” He said the Islamic center’s organizers were surprised and saddened by the uproar and might not have pursued it had they known what was coming. But he declined to detail any strategy for quieting the clamor — or say whether that might include moving the project. “We are exploring all options as we speak right now, and we are working through what will be a solution, God willing, that will resolve this crisis,” Rauf said during a question-andanswer session following his speech. “Everything is on the table.” After months of growing tensions over the plan, some observers say it is time to move past deliberation to a decision. Public receptiveness toward Rauf’s idea of creating a hub of moderate Islam “is being undermined by his inability to take a quick decision,” said Muqtedar Khan, a University of Delaware political scientist and author of “American Muslims, Bridging Faith and Freedom.” ‘’It’s time for him to be very specific: Is it staying, or is it moving?”
BOSTON (AP) — An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday. The U.S. cases and two others in Canada all involve people who had recently received medical care in India, where the problem is widespread. A British medical journal revealed the risk last month in an article describing dozens of cases in Britain in people who had gone to India for medical procedures. How many deaths the gene may have caused is unknown; there is no central tracking of such cases. So far, the gene has mostly been found in bacteria that cause gut or urinary infections. Scientists have long feared this — a very adaptable gene that hitches onto many types of common germs and confers broad drug resistance, creating dangerous “superbugs.” “It’s a great concern,” because drug resistance has been rising and few new antibiotics are in development, said Dr. M. Lindsay Grayson, director of infectious diseases at the University of Melbourne in Australia. “It’s just a matter of time” until the gene spreads more widely person-to-person, he said. Grayson heads an American Society for Microbiology conference in Boston, which was buzzing with reports of the gene, called NDM-1 and named for New Delhi. The U.S. cases occurred this year in people from California, Massachusetts and Illinois, said Brandi Limbago, a lab chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three types of bacteria were involved, and three different mechanisms let the gene become part of them. “We want physicians to look for it,” especially in patients who have traveled recently to India or Pakistan, she said. What can people do? Don’t add to the drug resistance problem, experts say. Don’t pressure your doctors for antibiotics if they say they aren’t needed, use the ones you are given properly, and try to avoid infections by washing your hands. The gene is carried by bacteria that can spread hand-to-mouth, which makes good hygiene very important. It’s also why health officials are so concerned about where the threat is coming from, said Dr. Patrice Nordmann, a microbiology professor at South-Paris Medical School. India is an overpopulated country that overuses antibiotics and has widespread diarrheal disease and many people without clean water. “The ingredients are there” for widespread transmission, he said. “It’s going to spread by plane all over the world.”
Scientists: Oil is on Gulf floor NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Far beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, deeper than divers can go, scientists say they are finding oil from the busted BP well on the sea’s muddy and mysterious bottom. Oil at least two inches thick was found Sunday night and Monday morning about a mile beneath the surface. Under it was a layer of dead shrimp and other small animals, said University of Georgia researcher Samantha Joye, speaking from the helm of a research vessel in the Gulf. The latest findings show that while the federal government initially proclaimed much of the spilled oil gone, now it’s not so clear. At these depths, the ocean is a cold and dark world. Yet scientists say that even though it may be out of sight, oil found there could do significant harm to the strange creatures that dwell in the depths — tube worms, tiny crustaceans and mollusks, single-cell organisms and Halloween-scary fish with bulging eyes and skeletal frames. “I expected to find oil on the sea floor,” Joye said Monday morning in a ship-to-shore telephone interview. “I did not expect to find this much. I didn’t expect to find layers two inches thick. It’s weird the stuff we found last night. Some of it was really dense and thick.” Joye said 10 of her 14 samples showed visible oil, including all the ones taken north of the busted well. She found oil on the sea floor as far as 80 miles away from the site of the spill. “It’s kind of like having a blizzard where the snow comes in and covers everything,” Joye said. And the look of the oil, its state of degradation, the way it settled on freshly dead animals all made it unlikely that the crude was from the millions of gallons of oil that naturally seep into the Gulf from the sea bottom each year, she said. Later this week, the oil will be tested for the chemical fingerprints that would conclusively link it to the BP spill. “It has to be a recent event,” Joye said. “There’s still pieces of warm bodies there.”
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In this May 20 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran.
Jailed American’s family asking Iran to drop bail
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A day after Iran offered a detained American woman a chance for release on $500,000 bail, her family countered with a request Monday to drop or lower the sum because they are struggling to raise the cash. The appeal — delivered by Swiss diplomats, who handle U.S. affairs in Iran — was another potential snag in a process already complicated by political feuds among Iran’s leadership and questions over how a payment could be made for Sarah Shourd’s freedom without violating international sanctions. There’s been no immediate word from Iranian authorities on the bid by Shourd’s family to drop or reduce her bail, said her attorney, Masoud Shafiei. But it comes as powerful voices within Iran challenge the decision to grant bail to the reportedly ailing Shourd, who was detained along the Iraq border in July 2009 with two American friends who are also jailed and face spy charges. The Revolutionary Guard — the country’s military and economic powerhouse — used its allies in the Fars news agency to issue a sharply worded commentary decrying the move as a slap against Iran’s security and intelligence services. A lawmaker, Ahmad Tavakkoli, called the possible release a “bonus for Quran burners” in a clear reference to anti-Muslim factions in the United States. There was a time when no one in Iran dared question the country’s judiciary, which is directly under the wing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But now various groups are vying for a bigger slice of power after last year’s disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the unrest that followed. Pressure from the Revolutionary
Guard, which backs Ahmadinejad, could push the courts into a corner over Shourd’s case. Dropping or lowering the bail could bring even more anger and political skirmishes. Shortly after judicial officials announced the bail, Shourd’s lawyer predicted she could walk free in “two or three days.” On Monday, however, he described a complex back and forth between Iranian authorities and her family. “I am aware the Swiss are making this appeal,” Shafiei said. “I remain hopeful. God willing, she will be released.” Shourd’s mother says she has serious medical problems, including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells. The stage was set for her release last week when Ahmadinejad said he intervened as a gesture of Islamic compassion at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. However, the judiciary quickly humbled the president by saying it was in charge of the case and would set the rules — in the form of the largest known bail for any high-profile Westerner jailed in the past year. Iran indicted the three Americans on spy-related charges on Sunday, which could mean trials for the men — Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 28 — and proceedings in absentia for 32-year-old Shourd if she is freed. The families of the three claim they were innocent hikers in Iraq’s scenic Kurdish region and if they did stray across the border into Iran, it was inadvertent. Beyond the issue of raising bail money is the question of how to deliver it. U.S. sanctions put blanket restrictions on transactions with Iran’s main state bank, Bank Melli, which has been the channel for past bail payments to Iranian courts by foreign detainees.
Cuba to cut 500,000 government workers
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announced Monday it will cast off at least half a million state workers by early next year and reduce restrictions on private enterprise to help them find new jobs — the most dramatic step yet in President Raul Castro’s push to radically remake employment on the communist-run island. Castro suggested during a nationally televised address on Easter Sunday that as many as 1 million Cuban workers — about one in five — may be redundant. But the government had not previously laid out specific plans to slash its work force, and the speed and scope of the coming cutbacks were astounding. Cuba’s official work force is 5.1 million — meaning nearly 10 percent of all employees could soon be out of a government job. Workers caught off guard by the announcement said they worried whether the tiny private sector could support so many new jobs, a sentiment echoed by some analysts. “For me the problem is the salaries, that’s the root of it,” said Alberto Fuentes, a 47-year-old government worker. “If they fire all of these people, how can they all become selfemployed?” The layoffs will start immediately and continue through April 2011, according to a statement from the nearly 3 million-strong Cuban Workers Confederation, which is affiliated with the Communist Party and the only labor union allowed by the government. Eventually the state will only employ people in “indispensable” areas such as farming, construction, industry, law enforce-
ment and education. To soften the blow, the statement — which appeared in state newspapers and was read on television and radio — said the government would increase private-sector job opportunities, including allowing more Cubans to become self-employed. They also will be able to form cooperatives run by employees rather than government administrators, and increasingly lease state land, businesses and infrastructure. The announcement was short on details of how such a major shift could be achieved, but its intent appeared to deal a body-blow to the decades-old social safety net upon which the island’s egalitarian society is built. Castro has long complained that Cubans expect too much from the government, which pays average monthly salaries of just $20 but also provides free education and health care and heavily subsidizes housing, transportation and basic food. Because unemployment is anathema in a communist society, state businesses have been forced to carry many people who do almost nothing. “Our state cannot and should not continue supporting businesses, production entities and services with inflated payrolls, and losses that hurt our economy are ultimately counterproductive, creating bad habits and distorting worker conduct,” the union said. Even before the announcement, interviews with scores of workers across several government sectors showed that layoffs were already under way.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A plane carrying 51 people crashed Monday in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived while at least 14 were killed. The French-built ATR 42 from the state airline Conviasa slammed into a lot used by the state-run Sidor steel foundry, leaving its smashed and partly scorched fuselage among barrels and shipping containers. At least 14 people were killed and four others were missing after the crash about six miles (10 kilometers) from the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar state Gov. Francisco Rangel Gomez told reporters. Steel plant worker Oscar Crespo said he heard the thunderous noise of the impact and found the plane in flames. It was unclear what caused the crash. The governor said 33 people survived and were being treated at hospitals.
15 killed in Kashmir in deadly protests SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian forces fought Kashmiri demonstrators in street battles Monday that killed 15 people — including one police officer — in the deadliest day in a summer of violence challenging Indian rule in the disputed territory. Reports of a Quran desecration in the United States intensified the anger, with activists chanting “Down with America” and burning an effigy of President Barack Obama in a rare anti-U.S. protest here. The spasm of violence came even as Indian officials debated whether to make goodwill gestures to try to ease tensions in the war-wracked region, which is divided between India and Pakistan and claimed by both.
Japan frees 14 crew members of China ship TOKYO (AP) — Japan freed 14 crew members of a Chinese fishing ship Monday nearly a week after
their vessel and two Japanese patrol boats collided near disputed southern islets. But China lashed out at Tokyo’s decision to keep the captain in custody. Such collisions or close calls in disputed waters have frequently touched off nationalistic protests among the broader population about sovereignty and complicate efforts to improve ties between China and Japan — wary neighbors that are the world’s second- and third-largest economies and major trading partners. Beijing has said the confrontation could damage its relations with Japan, underlining the sensitivity of the territorial dispute in the East China Sea. The dispute has sparked antiJapanese activists in China and Taiwan, which also claims the islands in question, to sail to the area on their own protest missions — although both governments have sought to rein them in so as not to inflame tensions further. Japanese authorities sought to ease tensions Monday by allowing the 14 crew members to board a Chinese chartered plane that was sent to pick them up.
S. Korea sets aid plans for flood-hit NKorea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced plans Monday to send 5,000 tons of rice and other aid to flood-stricken North Korea in a sign of easing tension between the divided countries. The aid would mark South Korea’s first major aid shipment to North Korea since March’s deadly sinking of a South Korean warship, which was blamed on Pyongyang. That incident spiked tensions, but the two Koreas have exchanged conciliatory gestures in recent weeks. A senior U.S. envoy, meanwhile, huddled Monday with officials in Seoul during a trip focused on restarting the deadlocked negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program. South Korea is planning 10 billion won ($8.5 million) in aid to help the North recover from heavy flooding that swamped farmland, houses and public buildings in its northwest last month, the South’s Red Cross said Monday.
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THE MARKET IN REVIEW
STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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NYSE
7,156.18 +88.67
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg ParTech 6.00 +1.05 AaronsA s 16.95 +2.95 BkASP8-1211.14 +1.24 RBSc prP 15.11 +1.65 BkA BM RE 2.18 +.23 RBSct prN 15.27 +1.59 CobaltIEn n 8.77 +.89 RBSct prM 15.29 +1.54 RBSct prR 14.86 +1.47 GaGulf 16.79 +1.64
%Chg +21.2 +21.1 +12.5 +12.3 +11.8 +11.6 +11.3 +11.2 +11.0 +10.8
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Chg Duoyuan n 2.99 -3.60 DuoyGWat 12.10 -8.60 KV PhmB 2.62 -.64 KV PhmA 2.39 -.55 GlbSAllW n17.00 -2.86 MLSel10 7-125.95 -.79 DrxSOXBr 35.54 -3.88 ADairy 9.50 -.80 DirChiBear 23.45 -1.85 DirEMBr rs 29.93 -2.33
%Chg -54.6 -41.5 -19.6 -18.7 -14.4 -11.7 -9.8 -7.8 -7.3 -7.2
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 4313917 3.99 +.08 BkofAm 1526830 13.95 +.40 S&P500ETF1438470112.72 +1.24 SPDR Fncl 732057 14.84 +.31 iShEMkts 598391 43.27 +1.01 GenElec 540010 16.25 +.27 iShR2K 533636 65.27 +1.55 AMD 513895 6.18 +.37 Pfizer 449343 16.97 -.02 DirFnBear 410658 12.84 -.79 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
DIARY
2,370 692 89 3,151 237 4 3,795,438,121
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AMEX
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1,977.37 +10.73
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last Tofutti 2.47 IncOpR 5.25 Neuralstem 2.34 AmDGEn n 3.20 RareEle g 6.28 ContMatls 17.75 SondeR grs 3.25 VirnetX 11.16 ChinNEPet 5.14 BioTime wt 2.84
Chg +.37 +.65 +.27 +.36 +.70 +1.83 +.32 +1.07 +.45 +.24
%Chg +17.6 +14.2 +13.0 +12.7 +12.5 +11.5 +10.9 +10.6 +9.6 +9.2
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last ChiMetRur 2.10 NwGold g 5.87 PacGE pfI 20.00 SearchMed 2.38 EngySvc un 4.30 PcEn pfD 86.00 ChiArmM 3.35 AoxingP rs 2.29 Aurizon g 6.31 FieldPnt 3.08
Chg %Chg -.22 -9.5 -.40 -6.4 -1.25 -5.9 -.15 -5.9 -.20 -4.4 -3.99 -4.4 -.15 -4.3 -.10 -4.2 -.28 -4.2 -.13 -4.0
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NwGold g 49793 5.87 -.40 NovaGld g 41907 8.03 +.38 NthgtM g 32446 3.27 +.22 Taseko 24652 4.50 -.02 GoldStr g 23440 4.91 +.08 KodiakO g 22830 2.84 +.10 VirnetX 22218 11.16 +1.07 InovioPhm 17188 1.11 ... CheniereEn 16639 2.89 +.23 GrtBasG g 15542 2.39 -.04 DIARY
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
319 162 34 515 22 2 92,702,584
NASDAQ 2,285.71 +43.23
GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last OTIX Gl rs 8.34 GTSI 6.89 Bluefly 2.50 USA Tc pf 8.20 ZionO&G wt 3.00 OptCable 2.78 ArcSight 43.91 XenoPort 7.55 SthcstFn 3.49 CarverBcp 3.73
Chg +4.30 +1.71 +.60 +1.89 +.65 +.58 +8.81 +1.35 +.62 +.62
%Chg +106.4 +33.0 +31.6 +30.0 +27.7 +26.4 +25.1 +21.8 +21.6 +19.9
LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)
Name Last LiveDeal rs 4.60 SinoCkg n 8.55 AtlBcGp 2.96 BluDolp rs 2.60 BrooklyFd 2.66 ColonyBk 5.37 SeraCare 3.13 CarolTrBk 5.62 VocalT rs 22.09 InternetB 9.64
Chg -1.14 -1.71 -.46 -.40 -.34 -.67 -.39 -.62 -2.36 -1.02
%Chg -19.9 -16.7 -13.5 -13.3 -11.3 -11.1 -11.1 -9.9 -9.7 -9.6
MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)
Name Vol (00) Microsoft 1110744 Intel 708168 PwShs QQQ579928 Cisco 521792 Oracle 458405 MicronT 446385 SiriusXM 445163 Nvidia 250298 Dell Inc 245541 Yahoo 236429
Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume
Last Chg 25.11 +1.26 18.56 +.59 47.25 +.65 21.26 +.64 25.11 +.06 7.05 +.54 1.06 +.01 10.64 +.57 12.31 +.25 13.73 +.05
DIARY
2,118 543 136 2,797 102 22 1,912,280,499
DAILY DOW JONES
LOOKING FOR DIRECTION IN THIS 10,600 LET’S TALK. VOLATILE MARKET? Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,544.13 Change: 81.36 (0.8%)
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11,200 10,800
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11,258.01 4,812.87 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95
9,430.08 3,546.48 346.95 6,355.83 1,689.19 2,023.03 1,010.91 651.78 10,479.24 553.30
STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name
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10,544.13 +81.36 4,447.44 +46.26 396.11 +1.37 7,156.18 +88.67 1,977.37 +10.73 2,285.71 +43.23 1,121.90 +12.35 777.13 +13.34 11,771.59 +146.51 652.28 +15.82
YTD %Chg %Chg
+.78 +1.05 +.35 +1.25 +.55 +1.93 +1.11 +1.75 +1.26 +2.49
+1.11 +8.48 -.48 -.40 +8.35 +.73 +.61 +6.94 +1.93 +4.30
12-mo %Chg
+9.53 +11.12 +5.38 +4.01 +10.56 +9.27 +6.91 +13.14 +8.46 +8.71
MUTUAL FUNDS
10,000 9,600
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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV
Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt
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+0.3 +10.5/B +4.5 +10.3/A +4.2 +6.6/D +3.3 +8.1/C +5.2 +12.7/A +4.8 +5.8/D +3.0 +12.2/A +4.2 +9.8/B +4.2 +9.7/B +3.3 +6.5/D +4.4 +5.4/E +5.6 +5.6/A +5.2 +4.8/B +0.3 +10.2/C +3.4 +11.4/A -0.4 +15.2 +4.6 +6.9/C +0.3 +10.0/C +2.9 +10.5/A +4.5 +10.4/A +4.4 +9.3/B +0.1 +10.0/C +2.4 +9.1/B +4.2 +9.8/B +5.7 +4.9/B +4.2 +9.8/B +5.4 +2.1/C +6.6 +14.4/A +3.8 +9.5/B +3.8 +6.8/D +3.9 +8.6/C -0.1 +2.1/D +4.5 +7.7/C +7.4 +38.1/B +6.3 +6.6/D
11.48 27.95 27.22 48.45 59.99 33.43 15.87 103.09 103.74 25.50 95.53 32.50 38.37 11.48 24.94 2.07 25.69 11.48 16.75 27.96 32.99 12.36 29.45 103.77 14.52 103.10 27.47 71.95 21.43 30.44 35.71 10.43 2.99 16.73 15.07
+7.9/A +0.7/B +1.1/B +3.7/C +3.4/A +4.4/A +3.2/B +0.3/C +0.2/C +0.7/B -1.8/D +4.0/A +5.5/A +7.6/A +0.2/B +3.8 +4.6/A +7.4/A +2.5/B +0.8/B +2.7/A +3.4/E +4.5/A +0.3/C +3.8/A +0.3/C +1.4/C +4.1/A +0.6/B +2.0/A +0.5/B +4.8/B -1.7/D +2.3/B -0.3/D
NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 3.75 1,000 5.75 250 NL 100,000 5.75 250 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0
CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.
Buffett, Balmer see economic future as bright
BUTTE, Montana (AP) — Some of the biggest names in business said Monday that they see a bright future for the economy, with famed investor Warren Buffett declaring the country and world will not fall back into the grips of the recession. “I am a huge bull on this country. We are not going to have a double-dip recession at all,” said Buffett, chairman of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. “I see our businesses coming back across the board.” Buffett said the same things that worked for the country through a century of two world wars, a depression and more — all while increasing the standard of living — will work again. He said banks are lending money again, businesses are hiring employees and he expects the economy to come back stronger than ever. “This country works,” Buffett said during a question-and-answer session via video at the Montana Economic Development Summit. “The best is yet to come.” The likes of Buffett, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and General Electric Co. Chairman Jeff Immelt told the nearly 2,000 business leaders, government officials, aspiring entrepreneurs and others at the summit that things are getting better. They also offered some ideas for what needs to be done. Ballmer said there soon will be more technological advancement and invention than there was during the Internet era. That will help drive business growth, he said. “I am very enthusiastic what the future holds for our industry and what our industry will mean for growth in other industries,” said Ballmer, whose company is based in Seattle. He envisions new technologies that move beyond the Internet to tie together computers, phones, televisions and data centers to create amazing new products. And the pace of innovation will increase as technology makes workers more productive. “All areas of science today are moving forward more quickly,” Ballmer said. “The speed of scientific breakthrough is accelerating.” The conference was organized by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. The Montana Democrat said it leaves “bickering and name-calling” back in Washington, D.C., so leaders can find good ideas. Immelt said angry political rhetoric is not helpful and headlines are too focused on finding negative indicators. He said business at GE, one of the world’s largest companies, is improving. Immelt said the country is going to need to adjust, though. The economy since the 1970s has been driven by consumer credit and a misguided notion in building a “lazy” service economy, he said, and manufacturing, with an aim to reduce the trade deficit, is the key.
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In this file photo, traders and specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Associated Press
Markets continue upward run NEW YORK (AP) — Investors looking for reassurance about the health of the global economy received just that Monday. Stocks extended their rally into a third week after global regulators agreed to new rules for how much money banks must hold in reserves, China reported its economy remains robust and companies announced a flurry of takeovers. “The package of catalysts is a perfect backdrop for a market trying to confirm global economic growth,” said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist at Prudential Financial. Dealmaking and the expansion in China further reduced worries about the economy falling back into recession, Krosby said. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 81 points for its eighth gain in the past nine days. The Dow did close off its high after some traders pulled money out of retail stocks ahead of the government’s monthly retail sales report due out Tuesday. But overall sentiment remained positive, pushing major indexes to their highest closes in more than a month and the Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq composite indexes back into positive territory for the year. Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to purchase security software provider ArcSight Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. said it accepted Hertz Global Holdings Inc.’s acquisition offer. Acquisitions are often a sign that companies are confident
the economy is going to expand soon. Global regulators agreed to reforms that could help avoid another credit crisis like the one that plagued financial markets worldwide in 2008 and early 2009. Banks will gradually have to increase their reserves to protect against potential losses. “The agreement itself was a little lighter than expected,” said Mitch Schlesinger, managing director at FBB Capital. Because reserve requirements will be rolled out slowly and not be quite as strong as expected, it reduces short-term worries that banks would have to further cut back on lending and raise cash quickly to meet new standards, Schlesinger said. The new regulations have added to confidence in Europe’s banks, which have been slower than their U.S. counterparts to bolster reserves. European markets rose sharply Monday. Investors entered trading in the U.S. Monday already heartened by the latest signs of growth out of China. The country reported industrial production accelerated again in August when many had predicted slower growth. Strong expansion in China is considered vital to a global recovery because if demand remains high there, it will offset sluggish growth in the U.S. where economic expansion is not as strong. The Dow rose 81.36, or 0.8 percent, to 10,544.13. The S&P 500 index rose 12.35, or 1.1 percent, to 1,121.90, while the
Nasdaq composite rose 43.23, or 1.9 percent, to 2,285.71. More than three stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to 3.8 billion shares. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 1.2 percent, Germany’s DAX index gained 0.8 percent, and France’s CAC-40 rose 1.1 percent. Japan’s Nikkei stock average climbed 0.9 percent. JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. were among the biggest gainers in the financial sector. JPMorgan Chase rose $1.36, or 3.4 percent, to $41.12, while Bank of America rose 40 cents, or 3 percent, to $13.95. Andrew Neale, a portfolio manager at Fogel Neale Partners said the acquisition activity is “crucial for investors” because when companies are confident and investing money, it adds to investor confidence. Oil prices continued to rise as a leak in a pipeline that supplies oil to refineries in the Midwest remains closed. Benchmark crude rose 74 cents to settle at $77.19 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Treasury prices rose modestly, indicating not all investors were confident in the latest signs of growth. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, dipped to 2.75 percent from 2.79 late Friday. Its yield is often used to help set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Ahead of midterm elections likely to produce big Republican gains, President Barack Obama said Monday that conservative activists are right to be worried about the deficit and he foresees compromising with the GOP on that issue and others. Responding to a question at a backyard town hall with middle-class Virginians, Obama extended an unusual olive branch to tea party activists even as he implicitly acknowledged he’ll be confronting empowered congressional Republicans after November’s elections. Whether the GOP retakes the House or just makes big gains there and in the Senate, Obama’s comments indicated the president has been thinking about how to move forward without the large Democratic majorities he’s enjoyed since taking office. “Where I think we have a great opportunity to work together is on the issue of our long-term debt,” Obama told a resident who asked how he planned to work with a Congress heavier on Republicans. “I have to say I understand a lot of people who are upset on the other side, and some of them were rallying in D.C.,” Obama said, referring to a rally Sunday by the FreedomWorks group that attracted tea party adherents. “I do understand people’s legitimate fears about are we hurting our future because we’re borrowing so much to finance debt and deficits. I understand that. ... So I think there’s an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to come together and to say, ’What are the tough decisions we’ve got to make right now?”’ Obama has appointed a deficit commission to come up with ideas and report back after the election, and he said he hoped to move forward then. He also mentioned energy and immigration reform as areas of possible compromise with Republicans. Still, the president coupled the talk of compromise with familiar attacks on the GOP. He rapped Republicans for holding up a small business lending bill in the Senate and took a couple swipes at House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, with whom the administration has been sparring over Boehner’s support for an extension of tax cuts for the top 2 percent of income earners. “We could get that done this week, but we’re still in this wrestling match with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell about the last 2 to 3 percent,” said Obama, adding the Senate’s Republican leader to his list of targets. At issue is a year-end deadline to renew tax cuts enacted in 2001 under President George W. Bush. Obama wants to renew the tax cuts for couples making less than $250,000 a year. On Sunday, Boehner said he would support renewing tax cuts for the middle class but not the wealthy if that was his only choice. But a spokesman for McConnell said Monday that every Senate Republican would oppose efforts to extend only the tax cuts Obama is advocating, and even some Democrats oppose Obama’s approach. Obama spoke at the Northern Virginia home of John Nicholas and Nicole Armstrong, who saw their retirement and college savings for their two children diminish during the economic downturn. Amid unemployment that continues to hover near 10 percent, Obama is looking to refocus his efforts on the economy, seeking to ease the worries of anxious voters and Democratic lawmakers who fear that the sagging economy could lead to sweeping losses for their party. “We stopped the bleeding, stabilized the economy, but the fact of the matter is the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be,” Obama said.
In this Aug. 24 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio speaks in Cleveland.
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Showdown on tax cuts vowed WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama claims it’s still a “wrestling match,” but with Senate Republicans in uniform opposition, his plan to raise taxes on wealthier people while preserving cuts for everyone else appears increasingly likely to founder before Election Day. Both Republicans and Democrats are already using the looming expiration of Bush-era tax cuts as a defining battle in elections to determine control of Congress that are just seven weeks away. Gridlock appears to be an increasingly likely result in the Senate. Republicans said they had the votes to block legislation to extend the middle-class tax relief if Democrats follow through on their plan to deny tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. The issue is more likely to be decided in a postelection session. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the GOP whip, said Monday that his party was united in opposing Obama’s proposed tax hike on the wealthy. “Just before the recess we had a meeting and we discussed this, and every Republican was absolutely supportive of the idea that there shouldn’t be any increases in taxes,” Kyl said. Congressional analysts say renewing the tax cuts for everyone would cost the government $4 trillion over the next decade. With polls showing a broad public anger over spiraling federal deficits, Obama wants to exclude individuals earning over $200,000 and couples making over $250,000 — who account
for $700 billion of that total. They represent about 3 percent of taxpayers, according to the Tax Policy Center, a Washington think tank. “Only in Washington could someone propose a tax hike as an antidote to a recession,” GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said. McConnell has said a bill extending the tax cuts for only low- and middle-income earners cannot pass the Senate, but he declined to reiterate that threat on Monday. Republicans control 41 seats, the minimum needed for a successful bill-killing filibuster, though McConnell spokesman Don Stewart declined to say whether all 41 Republicans would support a filibuster. Some Democrats, like Sens. Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Jim Webb of Virginia and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, are siding with Republicans against raising taxes on anyone during a fragile economic recovery. “I don’t think it makes sense to raise any federal taxes during the uncertain economy we are struggling through,” Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent who aligns with Democrats, said Monday. “The more money we leave in private hands, the quicker our economic recovery will be. And that means I will do everything I can to make sure Congress extends the so-called Bush tax cuts for another year.” At issue is a year-end deadline to renew a variety of tax cuts enacted in 2001 — when the federal government was running a surplus. They include lower
rates, a $1,000 per-child tax credit, relief for married couples, and lower taxes on investments and large estates. On Sunday, House GOP leader John Boehner said he would support renewing tax cuts for the middle class but not the wealthy if that was his only choice. Though Boehner was clear that he supports extending the full range of tax cuts, the White House jumped on his remarks as a possible change of heart. Boehner has proposed a twoyear extension of the Bush-era tax cuts, which would push the question into the 2012 presidential election. Obama has declined to say that he’d veto such a plan. Democrats are worried that November elections could hand the GOP control of the House and perhaps the Senate. The White House and its Democratic allies hope to use the tax-cut fight to cast themselves as defenders of the middle class and Republicans as a party eager to revive the days of a still-unpopular former president, George W. Bush. “We’re going to take the next 50-some days to convince the public that’s exactly what the Republicans would do — back to the Bush policies,” said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said on NBC’s “Today” show. “We could get (tax cuts) done this week, but we’re still in this wrestling match with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell about the last 2 to 3 percent” of upper-income taxpayers, Obama said Monday.
Stimulus-aided production of car batteries revs up WASHINGTON (AP) — The first wave of massproduced advanced batteries funded by the Obama administration’s economic recovery program are starting to roll off assembly lines, setting the stage for new hybrid and electric vehicles. So how will consumers respond? Fending off criticism of the $787 billion stimulus program, the administration has cited the battery industry as one of the success stories. With new facilities coming online in the Midwest, battery manufacturers for the advanced vehicles are providing a test case for the government’s attempt to revive the economy. Battery maker A123 Systems Inc. planned to open a new lithium ion battery plant Monday in Livonia, Mich. About 300 workers, many formerly laid-off auto workers, were to join Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Michigan lawmakers to promote their production of battery cells and components. The Watertown, Mass.-based company received $249 million under the stimulus program and plans to open a second facility next year in Romulus, Mich. Automotive supplier Johnson Controls Inc. last week started shipping bat-
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An A123 Systems Inc. logo is seen in Livonia, Mich. The first wave of mass-produced advanced batteries funded by the Obama administration’s recovery program are starting to roll off assembly lines, setting the stage for new hybrid and electric vehicles.
teries that were made at a Holland, Mich., facility built with the help of $299 million in federal grants. The factory expects to employ 90 workers by late next year and could produce 75,000 to 150,000 batteries a year, depending on the mix of hybrid and electric vehicles it supplies. The Energy Department estimates that the 48 advanced battery and
electric drive projects announced last year under the $2.4 billion program could lead to the production of about 75,000 batteries by next year and 500,000 batteries annually by 2014. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina are the states with the largest share of the projects. Despite the fanfare, the battery industry faces many hurdles. Gas-electric hybrid
vehicles represent about 1 percent of new vehicle sales, and many plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars are just entering the market. Costs are high. The government has estimated that a battery with a 100-mile range costs about $33,000, although stimulus money could bring that down to $10,000 by the end of 2015. The federal money has raised questions about whether the projects could create more capacity to build the electric batteries than will be met with demand for the vehicles in the future. Mary Ann Wright, a Johnson Controls vice president, said if all of the battery companies follow through on plans to build up the industry, it could create more capacity than is needed in the short term. But she said the administration was working to address that by creating tax policies to encourage consumers to buy the vehicles and directing government fleets to adopt the technology. “The rapid buildup of production capacity by companies with limited experience for product with challenging market may prove wasteful,” said Menahem Anderman, founder and president of Total Battery Consulting. Anderman said by e-mail that if by 2013-14 the facto-
ries are profitable and running at full capacity, Obama officials will be able to claim success. “Unfortunately that scenario is pretty unlikely,” he said. Matthew Rogers, an Energy Department senior adviser who has overseen the battery grants, said the administration was “very confident” that the demand for the vehicles — both for typical consumers and commercial fleet customers — will keep the factories operating. The companies say the federal incentives played a major role in opening the plants in the United States. Without the money, they would have turned to Asia, where the vast majority of electronic batteries and components are now built. “This money was instrumental in the decision to put manufacturing in North America. We think that without this, it’s very unlikely that plants of this size and nature would have been happening in the U.S.,” said David Vieau, A123 Systems’s chief executive. With unemployment levels close to 10 percent across the nation and higher elsewhere, state governments say the battery program could create a transformative industry that could pay dividends for years.
6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins
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Widowed spouses find each other Dear Abby: “Just Wondering in the Bay Area” (July 26) asked about proper protocol regarding dating after a spouse’s death. A recently widowed man was dating a widow from his wife’s circle of friends. The women were appalled and now shun the couple. Many men and women who lose a spouse have finished grieving by the time their loved one dies, especially those who suffered through a long illness like cancer. Everyone grieves differently, some in private and some by sharing time with others. It is only natural that two people who have both lost a spouse would find comfort in each other’s company; each knows the other understands what they’ve been through. Those who shared friendship before the deaths of their spouses have even more in common — enjoying the fond memories without feeling threatened. TRUE friends would be delighted in knowing that friends who suffered such catastrophic losses had found comfort and happiness with each other. — Susan Dear Susan: Thank you for sharing your thoughtful viewpoint. Most of the responses I received suggested that these women should have put themselves in their friends’ shoes before shunning them. Read on: Dear Abby: My husband’s first
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wife died about a month after my first husband, and after each of us had been married for more than 40 years. As members of the same church, we shared our experiences and began dating about two months after his wife’s death. We didn’t stop grieving; we grieved together. We were married 11 months later. No one realizes how devastating the loss of a spouse is until they have experienced it. — Marion Dear Abby: My parents had been married more than 55 years when my father died this past May. Less than a month later, my mother was invited to lunch by a widower from her church. They are now an “item,” and I couldn’t be happier. My father was an emotionally and verbally abusive man who refused to change or get help for his obvious issues. My sibs and I are thrilled that Mom, at the age of 75, has finally found someone who will love and respect her and make her happy. — Happy For Mom
Developer of ‘gallbladder cleanse’ lied Dear Dr. Gott: I have a family history of gallbladder trouble, and I react badly to fatty foods. Have you heard of Dr. Hulda Clark’s recipe for a gall bladder cleanse? Dear Cautious Reader: During Dr. Hulda Clark’s lifetime, she claimed to cure cancer, AIDS and a number of other diseases. She claimed to have held a bachelor and master’s degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Minnesota. The Register of Ph.D. degrees from U of M, however, indicates that Dr. Clark actually held a doctorate in zoology and minored in botany. Dr. Clark claimed that many diseases and all cancers are caused by pollutants, parasites and toxins, and the body can be cured simply by ridding itself of these substances. In 1999, Dr. Clark was arrested in San Diego based on a fugitive warrant from Indiana, where she faced charges of practicing medicine without a license. She was apprehended in California and returned to
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IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 14; Some big opportunities may come your way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Instead of attempting to outrun your competition, outthink them. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Trying to force something could be like trying to push square pegs into round holes. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Only selfdoubt and negative thinking can impede you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Sometimes realistic thinking isn’t enough. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - An important lesson could take place. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Fitting yourself into a venture another has created isn’t easy. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - You don’t always feel comfortable in large groups. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Once you set the example, you’ll reap the returns. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Committees or group involvements aren’t likely to work. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Once you get rolling, you’ll gain momentum. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Don’t put off important discussions until later in the day. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Anything that affects your material wellness and/or security should be taken care of as quickly as possible.
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Poverty on track to post record gains
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama’s watch, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty. Census figures for 2009 — the recession-ravaged first year of the Democrat’s presidency — are to be released in the coming week, and demographers expect grim findings. It’s unfortunate timing for Obama and his party just seven weeks before important elections when control of Congress is at stake. The anticipated poverty rate increase — from 13.2 percent to about 15 percent — would be another blow to Democrats struggling to persuade voters to keep them in power. “The most important anti-poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there,” Obama said Friday at a White House news conference. He stressed his commitment to helping the poor achieve middle-class status and said, “If we can grow the economy faster and create more jobs, then everybody is swept up into that virtuous cycle.” Interviews with six demographers who closely track poverty trends found wide consensus that 2009 figures are likely to show a significant rate increase to the range of 14.7 percent to 15 percent. Should those estimates hold true, some 45 million people in this country, or more than 1 in 7, were poor last year. It would be the highest single-year increase since the government began calculating poverty figures in 1959. The previous high was in 1980 when the rate jumped 1.3 percentage points to 13 percent during the energy crisis. Among the 18-64 working-age population, the demographers expect a rise beyond 12.4 percent, up from 11.7 percent. That would make it the highest since at least 1965, when another Democratic president, Lyndon B. Johnson, launched the war on poverty that expanded the federal government’s role in social welfare programs from education to health care. Demographers also are confident the report will show: —Child poverty increased from 19 percent to more than 20 percent. —Blacks and Latinos were disproportionately hit, based on their higher rates of unemployment. —Metropolitan areas that posted the largest gains in poverty included Modesto, Calif.; Detroit; Cape CoralFort Myers, Fla.; Los Angeles and Las Vegas. “My guess is that politically these figures will be greeted with alarm and dismay but they won’t constitute a clarion call to action,” said William Galston, a domestic policy aide for President Bill Clinton. “I hope the parties don’t blame each other for the desperate circumstances of desperate people. That would be wrong in my opinion. But that’s not to say it won’t happen.” Lawrence M. Mead, a New York University political science professor who is a conservative and wrote “The New Politics of Poverty: The Nonworking Poor in America,” argued that the figures will have a minimal impact in November. “Poverty is not as big an issue right now as middle-class unemployment. That’s a lot more salient politically right now,” he said. But if Thursday’s report is as troubling as expected, Republicans in
the midst of an increasingly strong drive to win control of the House, if not the Senate, would get one more argument to make against Democrats in the campaign homestretch. The GOP says voters should fire Democrats because Obama’s economic fixes are hindering the sluggish economic recovery. Rightly or wrongly, Republicans could cite a higher poverty rate as evidence. Democrats almost certainly will argue that they shouldn’t be blamed. They’re likely to counter that the economic woes — and the poverty increase — began under President George W. Bush with the near-collapse of the financial industry in late 2008. Although that’s true, it’s far from certain that the Democratic explanation will sway voters who already are trending heavily toward the GOP in polls as worrisome economic news piles up. Hispanics and blacks — traditionally solid Democratic constituencies — could be inclined to stay home in November if, as expected, the Census Bureau reports that many more of them were poor last year. Beyond this fall, the findings could put pressure on Obama to expand government safety net programs ahead of his likely 2012 re-election bid even as Republicans criticize him about federal spending and annual deficits. Those are areas of concern for independent voters whose support is critical in elections. Experts say a jump in the poverty rate could mean that the liberal viewpoint — social constraints prevent the poor from working — will gain steam over the conservative position that the poor have opportunities to work but choose not to because they get too much help. “The Great Recession will surely push the poverty rate for workingage people to a nearly 50-year peak,” said Elise Gould, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute. She said that means “it’s time for a renewed attack on poverty.” To Douglas Besharov, a University of Maryland public policy professor, the big question is whether there’s anything more to do to help these families. The 2009 forecasts are largely based on historical data and the unemployment rate, which climbed to 10.1 percent last October to post a record one-year gain. The projections partly rely on a methodology by Rebecca Blank, a former poverty expert who now oversees the census. She estimated last year that poverty would hit about 14.8 percent if unemployment reached 10 percent. “As long as unemployment is higher, poverty will be higher,” she said in an interview then. A formula by Richard Bavier, a former analyst with the White House Office of Management and Budget who has had high rates of accuracy over the last decade, predicts poverty will reach 15 percent. That would put the rate at the highest level since 1993. The alltime high was 22.4 percent in 1959, the first year the government began tracking poverty. It dropped to a low of 11.1 percent in 1973 after Johnson’s war on poverty but has since fluctuated in the 12-14 percent range. In 2008, the poverty level stood at $22,025 for a family of four, based on an official government calculation that includes only cash income before tax deductions.
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Orange Honey Muffins 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup honey 1 large egg 3 Tablespoon vegetable or canola oil 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Prepare 12 regular muffin cups with muffin papers or a light coating of cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, beat the egg slightly. Add juice, honey, oil and vanilla. Mix well. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined and moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. If a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out dry (no batter), the muffins are done. Makes 12 servings.
Source:MrBreakfast.com
Peanut Butter and Jelly Stuffed French Toast 3 eggs a good splash of milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash of cinnamon Dash of nutmeg Pinch of salt Bread slices Peanut butter and jelly 2 to 3 tablespoons of butter for frying Make your peanut butter and jelly sandwhich. Mix up all the other ingredients and dip the whole sandwich down into the egg mixture being sure to coat both sides well. Fry over medium heat in askillet, flipping once and letting it get good and brown on the outside. Serve with a little syrup drizzled over the top.
Source: Pam Watt, Keepers of the Table Facebook Group
Breakfast Casserole 5 to 6 slices bread 1 pound bacon or other meat 2 cups chedder cheese 6 eggs 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon mustard powder 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon parsley Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bread on bottom of a 13-by9-inch pan and crumble meat over bread. Cover meat layer with cheese. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over layers. Bake 35-40 minutes. Makes four servings. Source: MrBreakfast.com
Hash Brown Casserole 1/2 cup butter, divided 1 small onion, chopped 16 ounces sour cream 10.5 ounces cream of celery soup 8 ounce package shredded Cheddar & Monterey Jack Cheese 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 30 to 32 ounces frozen shredded hash browns - thawed 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups crushed corn flakes Preheat oven to 350; lightly butter 13-by-9inch casserole dish In small skillet, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft. Pour mixture into a large bowl, add sour cream, cream of celery soup, cheese, garlic powder, hash browns and salt and pepper. Combine until well blended. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. In separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup melted butter and crushed corn flakes; mix together until moistened. Top casserole evenly with corn flakes and bake for 50-60 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Source: Lori Hill Marlowe, Keepers of the Table Facebook Group
Points To Ponder Lanny funchess
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HOSPICE
Hospice, in the earliest days, was a concept rooted in the centuries-old idea of offering a place of shelter and rest, or “hospitality” to weary and sick travelers on a long journey. Dame Cicely Saunders at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London first applied the term “hospice” to specialized care for dying patients in 1967. Hospice is a philosophy of care. The hospice philosophy recognizes death as the final stage of life and seeks to enable patients to continue an alert, pain-free life and to manage other symptoms so that their last days may be spent with dignity and quality, surrounded by their loved ones. Hospice affirms life and does not hasten or postpone death. Hospice care treats the person rather than the disease; it highlights quality rather than length of life. It provides family-centered care involving the patient and family in making decisions. Hospice care can be given in the patient’s home, a hospital, nursing home, or private hospice facility. Most hospice care in the United States is
given in the home, with a family member or members serving as the main handson caregiver. Rutherford County is fortunate to have an excellent hospice program that has provided care to many families in our community. Hospice of Rutherford County not only provides excellent care but has a world class facility that the community can be proud of. Community support is important to the maintenance of this exemplary program. Donations may be sent to P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC or those wishing to volunteer may call 245-0095.
“Quality Service with Compassionate Care”
Harrelson Funeral Home 1251 hwy. 221-a, forest city, nc
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 — 1C
Nation/world
In this photo released by Mexico’s Navy, Navy marines arrest alleged drug kingpin Sergio Villarreal Barragan, alias “El Grande,” center, in Puebla, Mexico, Sunday. Mexican marines captured Villarreal, a presumed leader of the embattled Beltran Leyva cartel who appears on a list of the country’s mostwanted fugitives, in a raid Sunday, the government said. Associated Press
Mexican Marines capture another drug kingpin
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragan, a presumed leader of the embattled Beltran Leyva cartel and one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives, in a raid Sunday in the central state of Puebla, the government said. The alleged capo known as “El Grande” did not put up any resistance when he was arrested along with two accomplices as they left a residence in Puebla city, according to government security spokesman Alejandro Poire. The raid involved 30 Navy marines, five vehicles and a helicopter. “This is a new and resounding blow by the federal government against crime, given the high rank and dangerousness of this person inside one of the country’s most extensive criminal organizations which has now been deeply weakened,” Poire said in a
statement. Villarreal’s capture is the fourth major blow delivered to drug cartels by the government of President Felipe Calderon in the past year. First came the death of Arturo Beltran Leyva, the top leader of Beltran Leyva cartel, in a raid outside Mexico City on Dec. 16, 2009. Then soldiers killed the Sinaloa cartel’s No. 3 capo, Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, on July 29. And on Aug. 30 federal police announced the capture of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias “La Barbie.” The two men are not related. Villarreal, “El Grande,” appears on an Attorney General’s Office list of Mexico’s most-wanted drug traffickers, with a reward of just over $2 million offered for his capture. He faces at least seven investigations for alleged drug trafficking and organized crime, Poire said. He is listed as one of the
top remaining leaders of the Beltran Leyva cartel following the death of Arturo, who was known as the “Boss of Bosses,” and the arrest of “La Barbie,” a former Beltran Leyva hitman and operative. Poire said the Beltran Leyvas “had constituted one of the groups with the largest presence in the country,” conducting operations in 32 Mexican states, including the capital. But trouble began when Alfredo Beltran Leyva was arrested in 2008. Then the death of his brother Arturo the following year splintered the cartel, launching a brutal war for control of the gang, involving mass executions and beheadings in once-peaceful parts of central Mexico. Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested a few days after Arturo’s death. The fight for the remains of the cartel pitted Hector Beltran Leyva and Villarreal against a faction led by “La Barbie.” Hector is the last
Beltran Leyva brother at large. The Beltran Leyva brothers once formed a part of the Sinaloa cartel, but broke away following a dispute. An indication of the problems they face is that three of the four main blows dealt to drug gangs in the past year involve Beltran Leyva leaders or operatives. More than 28,000 people have been killed in Mexico since December 2006, when Calderon launched a military offensive against the cartels soon after taking office. In the central state of Morelos, police discovered nine bodies in clandestine graves Saturday in the same area where four more were recently found. The Public Safety Department said in a statement that all 13 victims were believed to have been killed on the orders of “La Barbie” in his battle for control of the cartel. On Sunday, the military
announced that it filed charges against four troops for the Sept. 5 shooting deaths of a man and his 15-year-old son along the highway linking the northern city of Monterrey to Laredo, Texas. Authorities have said soldiers opened fire on the family vehicle when it failed to stop at a checkpoint, though relatives who were also in the car say they were shot at after they passed a military convoy. The mother and wife of the two victims was also wounded in the shooting. A captain, a corporal and two infantrymen are in custody in military prison and have been charged with homicide, the Defense Department said in a statement. Mexico’s military was already under scrutiny for this year’s killings of two brothers, ages 5 and 9, on a highway in Tamaulipas, a state bordering Nuevo Leon.
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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph P. Spado, Jr., Christina A. Spado, Matthew Piedmonte, and Kim M. Piedmonte (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Matthew J. Piedmonte, Kim M. Piedmonte, Joseph P. Spado and Christine A. Spado) to T. Thomas Kangur, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of October, 2006, and recorded in Book 927, Page 221, and Modification in Book 972, Page 209, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 21, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot 70 as shown on the Map of South Mountain Peaks, Phase Four, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 92 and 93, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 109 Azule Ridge Drive, Bostic, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1036951
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Paying $200 per vehicle.
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Very nice large remodeled 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhome Apts. Starting at $375/mo. Washer/dryer hookup and water included. Carriage House Apts.
3BR/2BA DW in quiet country setting $550/mo. Dep. & ref's req. Call 828-288-6876
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Junk Vehicles Wanted
3BR/2BA 107 Cobra Dr., FC $650/mo. 704-472-4666 or 704-472-3100
No title required. Paying $220 & up. Any size vehicles, Cash on the spot PLUS Free Large Pizza included. Picking up vehicles 24 hrs, 7 days/also buying catalytic converters $35 each, any amount.
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WILL BUY YOUR JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Pick up at your convenience! Call 223-0277
0563 Misc. Items for Sale FOR SALE: FOOSBALL TABLE Almost new condition! $150 Call 657-4976
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2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733
3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great
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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
2BR/1BA Cent. h/a, stove, refrig. $500/mo. + $400 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665
(828) 286-4194
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Call Jamie Fender
Farm Market
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 367
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Maytag Electric Dryer Digital, like new! $175 Can deliver. Cell 828-980-3690
4 free kittens to good homes. Litter box trained. Call 828-447-6094 before 10pm if no answer leave message
Office Help
HR Assistant Candidate must have prior HR experience. Must be familiar with DOL regulations. Payroll experience a plus. Must be able to work independently and have great customer service skills. Hours: 8:30- 5pm, M-F. Please send resume to: Box E, PO Box 1149 Forest City, NC 28043
People Seeking Employment
Will do bush hogging, driveway scraping and other backhoe and tractor work. Call 828-447-4717
Call Truck Service at 828-245-1637 ext. 125 & talk to Rita.
Kodak Camera in Tan Eco case No questions asked! Valuable child pictures on cards. 828-748-5566
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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. Call 286-1982 or 748-0658
Secluded cottage Gilkey comm. 2BR/1.5B, cen. H/A. No inside pets 828-437-6754
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2 Commercial buildings for rent
Located on W Main St., FC. Approx. 8,000 sq ft. & 2,000 sq ft. High visibility. $1,400/mo. & $600/mo.
Call 248-1681
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Business Places/ Offices
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
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Small 2BR/1BA on New House Rd. $49,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430
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50 +/- ac. on Hollis Rd. near Ellenboro. City water available! $140,000 Call 828-288-6876
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4BR DW on 3/4 acre Oakland area $64,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430 DW on 1 acre Close to Duke Power Plant $59,900 Owner financing with DP! 657-4430
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STAND ALONE BLDG 1800 sqft. (open space) Rfdtn. 828-287-0779
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2 grave sites at Sunset Park, Good Shepherd 3, Lot 79, $900 or obo. 910-619-7959 FOR SALE: Cemetery plot at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church $600 Call 245-2948
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'89 Sunbird Boat w/Galvinized trailer, 88 SPL Evinrude motor. $3,500 obo. 828-447-2346
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on private lot in
1997 Mazda 626 DX One owner, 155k mi., good cond.! $2,450 Call Mandy 286-2443
Call 828-248-1681
2000 Ford Focus 4 door, auto. 204K, great cond.! Must sell! $2,500 828-289-9503
Ellenboro area. Central h/a. No pets! $525/mo. + $525 dep. References req.
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 — 3C NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Co-Administrator of the estate of JAMES BOYCE ROBBINS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES BOYCE ROBBINS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of August, 2010.
Having qualified Collector of Affidavit of the estate of LULA BELL PARRIS HAMRICK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LULA BELL PARRIS HAMRICK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 14th day of September, 2010.
Joseph David Robbins Sr., Co-Administrator 331 Luckadoo Road Bostic, NC 28018
James Kenneth Hamrick, Collector of Affidavit 1053 Old Coventry Ct. Ovidedo, FL 32765
Roy Lee Robbins, Co-Administrator 705 Sulphur Springs Church Road Forest City, NC 28043
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10 SP 180 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF JENNIE SUE SURRATT,
SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 245-6431
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Grantor(s), NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY
To: TRSTE, INC., TRUSTEE, AND FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, BENEFICIARY,
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 364
As recorded in Deed of Trust Book 645, Page 345, Rutherford County Registry.
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY THEODORE LAMONTAGNE, JR. AND WIFE, BARBARA LAMONTAGNE DATED October 21, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 867, PAGE 285, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE.
See Substitution of Trustee as recorded in Deed Book 1000, Page 408, Rutherford County Registry, appointing Richard J. Kania as Substitute Trustee. AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE TO: Pauline Petty, Fiduciary P.O. Box 514 Henrietta, NC 28114
Veronica P. King 2595 Pea Ridge Road Mill Spring, NC 28756
John T. Surratt 155 Radford Road Ellensboro, NC 28040
Unknown Spouse of Veronica P. King 2595 Pea Ridge Road Mill Spring, NC 28756
Unknown Spouse of John T. Surratt 155 Radford Road Ellensboro, NC 28040
Occupant 108 Newline Road Henrietta, NC 28114
Pauline Petty P.O. Box 514 Henrietta, NC 28114
Unknown Spouse of Pauline Petty P.O. Box 514 Henrietta, NC 28114
Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed and delivered by the above-named Grantors to First Union National Bank, dated October 5, 2001, filed for record on October 23, 2001, securing indebtedness in the original principal amount of $20,416.50 as recorded in Deed of Trust Book 645 at Page 345, Rutherford County Registry (hereinafter, the “Deed of Trust”), and because of the default of in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the failure of to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Richard J. Kania, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on September 20, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the usual place of sale as designated by the Clerk of Court for foreclosure sales at the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina (including any improvements thereon), with the address of 108 Newline Road, Henrietta, NC 28114, and as described in the attached Exhibit A hereto. EXHIBIT A BEING all of that parcel, formerly known as lot 7 of the J.P. Burgess lands, and being the identical property as described in a deed to Cornell Surratt and wife, Dovie McDowell Surratt, said deed dated 4-23-1955 and recorded in Book 245, Page 424, Rutherford County Registry. Reference to said deed is hereby made for a more perfect description. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any. The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is: Pauline Petty An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the County Clerk of Superior Court. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007 may, after receiving this amended notice of the sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by THEODORE LAMONTAGNE, JR. AND WIFE, BARBARA LAMONTAGNE dated October 21, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 867, Page 285, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of those lands conveyed to Black Rock Land Company, LLC, by a Special Warranty Deed recorded in Deed Book 873 at Page 363, Rutherford county Registry, and being that portion shown as Lot 29 of the Black Rock Falls Subdivision Phase I as recorded in a plat of record in Plat Book 26 at Pages 206-207, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which plat is hereby made for a full metes and bounds description of said property. Subject to any and all restrictions of public record, including restrictions as found in Deed Book 873 at Page 363, Rutherford County Registry, and the Declaration of Restrictive and Protective Covenants of Black Rock Falls Subdivision as recorded in Deed Book 886 at Pages 29-39, Rutherford County Registry. Subject to any easements and rights of way of public record and as shown in Plat Book 26 at Pages 206-207, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 213 High Meadows Lane Rutherfordton NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: September 22, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Theodore Lamontagne, Jr. and Barbara Lamontagne TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.
Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. § 45-21.10(b), and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five per cent (5%) percent of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at the time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.Gen. Stat. § 45-21.30 (d) and (e).
(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.
This the 25th day of August , 2010.
This the 18th day of August, 2010September 1, 2010.
SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 ALM 97392723
Richard J. Kania Substitute Trustee 600-A Centrepark Drive Asheville, North Carolina 28805 (828) 252-8010 Publish: September 7, 2010, September 14, 2010
(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.
4C — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NO. 10-SP-194 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ranches At Mountain Creek, LLC to MTNBK, LTD, Trustee, dated September 25, 2007 and recorded in Book 977, at Page 691 in the Rutherford County Registry, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the Note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the aforesaid county, and the Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate: Generally described as certain real property, with any and all improvements thereon, located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as attached in Exhibit A. Exhibit “A” Description of Property Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 512, Page 541, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Situate, lying and being in Gilkey Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the west side of State Road #1373, also known as the Mogene Road, on the south side of State Road #1356, also known as the Roy Huskey Road, and being those two certain tracts of land described in Deed Book 295, Page 537 and Deed Book 297, Page 69 of the Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center line of State Road #1356, same being located at the point where the center line of said road is intersected by the center line of State Road #1373; runs thence with the center line of State Road #1373 South 19 deg. 43 min. 04 sec. West 145.39 feet to a point; thence continuing with the center line of said road South 15 deg. 49 min. 09 sec. West 375.05 feet to an iron pin set at the center line of the road and Mountain Creek; thence with the center line of Mountain Creek North 63 deg. 00 min. 11 sec. West 503.25 feet to a point; South 87 deg. 56 min. 19 sec. West 86.52 feet; North 03 deg. 48 min. 44 sec. West 42.75 feet; North 63 deg. 36 min. 06 sec. West 39.95 feet; and North 74 deg. 26 min. 29 sec. West 196.92 feet to a point, same being evidenced by an iron pin offset in the north edge of the bank of said creek, also being the line of Catawba Timber Company; runs thence with the line of Catawba Timber Company North 26 deg. 00 min. 00 sec. East 441.29 feet to an existing axle (sic) in a marked line runs thence North 29 deg. 25 min. 00 sec. East 212.32 feet to a point in the center line of State Road #1356, also known as the Roy Huskey Road; thence with the center line of said road South 55 deg. 08 min. 52 sec. East 114.89 feet; South 62 deg. 38 min. 23 sec. East 91.93 feet; South 68 deg. 22 min. 35 sec. East 91.73 feet; South 57 deg. 07 min. 07 sec. East 66.23 feet; South 41 deg. 23 min. 55 sec. East 118.43 feet; South 53 deg. 59 min. 37 sec. East 55.84 feet; South 62 deg. 30 min. 15 sec. East 91.64 feet; South 52 deg. 06 min. 03 sec. East 69.16 feet; and South 46 deg. 38 min. 13 sec. East 55.83 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 10.46 acres, according to survey by Roy E. Ander & Associates. Together with all additional rights, title, and interests of Grantor conveyed and described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 977, at Page 691 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. This is the same property described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 977, at Page 691 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. The current property Owner is Ranches at Mountain Creek, LLC. The sale is made subject to all taxes (including but not limited to any applicable transfer taxes), special and homeowners’ association assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record against the said property, unrecorded mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, and any recorded releases. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Foreclosure Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the Holder of the Note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00) may be required at the time of the sale. If no upset bid is filed within ten (10) days from the date the Report of Foreclosure Sale is filed, a Trustee’s Deed will be tendered to the highest bidder. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified funds at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a Trustee’s Deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he may remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 45-21.30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16A(b), in the event that this Notice of Foreclosure Sale relates to residential real property with less than 15 rental units, any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 378 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAMARIS PRIETO AND HUSBAND, DARRELL S. PRIETO DATED November 1, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 926, PAGE 143, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by DAMARIS PRIETO AND HUSBAND, DARRELL S. PRIETO dated November 1, 2006 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 926, Page 143, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in the Green Hill township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 728, Page 633, Rutherford County Registry, and being all of Lot No. 11 as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 28, Rutherford County Registry, and being described as follows: Being all of that 5.223 acres tract shown as Lot No. 11 of the Rainbow Ridge Subdivision as shown on plat of record in Plat Book 24, Page 28, Rutherford County Registry, to which plat is hereby referenced for a more full and complete description. Subject to restrictions of record and shown in Deed Book 818, Page 761, and amended in Deed Book 831, Page 62, Rutherford County Registry. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 11, Rainbow Ridge Subdivision, Lily Mae Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 DATE OF SALE: September 22, 2010 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Damaris Prieto and Darrell S. Prieto TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned SubstituteTrustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.
This the 18th day of August, 2010.
This the 25th day of August, 2010.
___________________________ Lance P. Martin For WASLAW, LLC Substitute Trustee BB&T Building, Suite 1403 1 West Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 Telephone: (828) 333-9470
SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. www.smithdebnamlaw.com _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97392746
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 — 5C NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Special Proceedings No. 10 SP 212 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Date of Sale: September 21, 2010 Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m. Place of Sale: Rutherford County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Ronnie D. Miller and Angie Miller a/k/a Angela B. Miller Address of Property: 154 Bedrock Trail Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Deed of Trust: Book: 919 Page: 662 Dated: September 20, 2006 Grantors: Ronnie D. Miller and wife, Angie Miller a/k/a Angela B. Miller Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee
SCHEDULE “A” Situate, lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the West side of North Carolina State Secondary Road No. 1111, and being that same property conveyed to Ronnie Lewis Miller and wife, Barbara G. Miller by Deed dated October 1, 1976, of record in Deed Book 378, Page 191, Rutherford County Registry, and being described by courses and distances according to a plat of survey made by Williams S. Callahan, Registered Land Surveyor, on September 22, 1976, as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the center of North Carolina State Secondary Road No. 1111 where the old line of the McKinney 91 acre tract as described in Deed of record in Deed Book 108, Page 185, crosses said road, said point being also the Northernmost corner of the Charles P. Grimes 3-1/5 acre tract as described in Deed of record in Deed Book 300, Page 433, and runs thence from said beginning point and with the old line of the aforesaid 91 acre tract North 24 deg 46 min West (passing an offset iron pin at 27.63 feet) 687.12 feet to an iron pin, old corner, thence with another old line of said 91 acre tract North 76 deg 30 min East 684.50 feet to a point in the center of said Road No. 1111 (said point being evidenced by an iron pin offset in said line at 41.41 feet). Said point being measured along the acre of a curve 594.34 feet from the point of curviture of said curve, the radius of said curve being 856.64 feet, and runs thence from said point and continuing along the curve to the left and with the center line of the road 150.48 feet to the point of tangency of said curve; thence continuing with the center line of the road South 10 deg 41 min West 248.13 feet to the point of curviture of a curve to the right, said curve having a radius of 566.16 feet, thence proceeding along the center line of said road and with the arc of the curve a total distance of 506.98 feet to the point of tangency of said curve; thence continuing with the center line of the road South 61 deg 59 min West 0.64 feet to the point and place of the BEGINNING, and containing 6.58 acres. RDMiller.dew CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax. A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Residential real property with less than 15 rental units: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Dated: June 23, 2010 /s/______________________________ Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. Posted on August 31, 2010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of OPAL GALLION MITCHEM of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said OPAL GALLION MITCHEM to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of August, 2010. Ruth Mitchem, Executor 7601 Hwy 24 Townville, SC 29689 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PAUL HUGH WATERS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PAUL HUGH WATERS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 24th day of August, 2010. Jonathan Darrell Waters, Executor 247 Club House Rd. Lake Lure, NC 28746 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CLYDE H. SEARCY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CLYDE H. SEARCY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 14th day of September, 2010. Sara S. Ledbetter, Executor 722 Chimney Rock Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139 INVITATION TO BID Forest City Housing Authority is taking bids on pest control of 176 apartments and grounds. Specifications are available and may be picked up at the Forest City Housing Authority Office at 147 East Spruce Street, Forest City, NC anytime during business hours. Proposals will be received by Forest City Housing Authority, until 2:00 pm, Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at which time the bids will be opened. Forest City Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Contact: Michelle Driver Phone: 828-245-1390 ext 102
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10-SP-384
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 08
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by ANNETTE LOGAN to REUBEN M. HARRIS, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of APRIL, 1993 and recorded in BOOK 426, PAGE 339, RUTHERFORD County Registry, North Carolina, Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned,
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steve Logan to First Priority Services, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 853, Page 701, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 21, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of RUTHERFORDTON, RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina at 11:00 O’CLOCK A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 29th, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of RUTHERFORD, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being on the south side of Church Road and on the east side of Forest Lake Drive in the Town of Forest City, North Carolina, and being Lot Number Five (5) in Block “E” of the subdivision of the Dr. G.E. Young Farm as originally shown on a plat of said subdivision, made by Jack H. Davis, Registered Surveyor, and recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 105, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, being more particularly described as follows: Lying on the south side of Church Road and on the east side of Broadus C. Names as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 401, Page 71, Rutherford County Registry, BEGINNING at an iron pin in the south margin of Church Road, said iron pin being the common northwest corner of the lot herein described and the northeast corner of Names, and runs thence with the line of Names South 20-40 East 187.6 feet to iron pin; thence North 69-23-53 East (passing through an iron pin at 20.43 feet in the line) 95 -feet to iron pin, southwest corner of Lot Number 6; thence with line of Lot Number 6, North 20-40 West 187.72 feet to iron pin in south margin of Church Road; thence with the south margin of Church Road South 69-19-31 West 95 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.41 acre, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated April 6, 1993. (Logan/D-15) Said property being located at: 652 Old Wagy Road, Forest City, NC 28043 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: ANNETTE LOGAN Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 1ST day of September, 2010. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND P A Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 PUBLISH: September 14, 2010 September 21, 2010
Being all of Lot 28 of Weatherstone #3 (revised) as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 9 at Page 6 in the Rutherford County Public Registry. Being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin, said iron pin lying on the Southeast side of Greenbriar Lane (SR 1612) said iron pin being the common Northernmost corner of Robert R. Kuehl as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 481, Page 511, Rutherford County Registry, and Common Northwesternmost corner of the tract herein described, said iron pin lying in the Southeastern boundary of Greenbriar Lane right of way and running thence from said beginning point with Southern margin of the Greenbriar Lane right of way, North 55 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East 125.01 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34 degrees 40 minutes 13 seconds East 174.97 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 degrees 16 minutes 31 seconds West 125 feet to an iron pin; thence North 34 degrees 40 minutes 19 seconds West 174.97 feet to the beginning, containing 0.50 acres, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated November 11, 1988. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at: 244 Greenbriar Drive, Forest City, North Carolina Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 17th day of August, 2010. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1025840
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NEW LISTINGS EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 363 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John Stump, Jr. to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2009, and recorded in Book 1056, Page 851, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on September 28, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Union Mills, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain parcel of land situated in Township of Union Mills, Rutherford County, State of North Carolina, being known and designated as metes and bounds property. By fee simple deed from Natalie Schwartz, husband and wife and Jack Schwartz as set forth in Book 935, Page 759 dated 06/19/2007 and recorded 06/19/2007, Rutherford County Records, State of North Carolina described as follows: Situate and lying and being Lot One in the subdivision New Forest Mountain, Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being the property described by a survey being completed by Donald R. McEntire, Professional Land Surveyor for Survey Dimensions on May 10, 2007. Also being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 545, Page 184, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Beginning at an iron pin bearing reference in Deed Book 672, Page 275 located on the south side of Western Meander Drive, set in the western line of the property running South 22.26 feet to an iron pin thence running S14 degrees 47’ 13” East for a total of 343.46 feet; to an existing iron pin running South 8 degrees 10’ 23 inches East for a total of 64.26 feet; South 53 degrees 43’ 52 inches West for a total of 44.89 feet to an iron pin; South 56 degrees 11’ 29 inches West for a total of 76.46 feet; North 84 degrees 18’ 56” West for a total of 78.41 feet to an iron pin; North 25 degrees 53’ 52” West for a total of 292.91 feet; North 38 degrees 35’ 57” East 37.10 feet to an iron pin; South 86 degrees 43’ 25” East for 14.04 feet to an iron pin; North 55 degrees 28’ 08” East for 41.21 feet to an iron pin; North 29 degrees 48’ 23” East for 79.66 feet to an iron pin; North 39 degrees 18’ 22” East for 39.75 feet; North 56 degrees 07’ 00” East for 50.38 feet; North 65 degrees 47’ 50” East to an iron pin to the point of Beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; Said property being located at 173 Serendipity Lane, Union Mills, North Carolina Subject to, a non-exclusive perpetual right of way across Western Meander Drive and Serendipity Lane Western Meander Drive being more particularly set out in the plat of New Forest Mountain Subdivision, Section One, Plat Book 15, Page 65; Section Four, Plat Book 17, Page 14 and Section Five, Plat Book 17, Page 13 Rutherford County Registry, and as said roads or drives are subsequently reflected in any revised plat of said subdivision, as well as any other roads presently shown in New Forest Mountain for purposes of ingress, egress and regress to an from State Road No. 1385. Also known as Atchley Road, to the Right of Way and Easement. Subject to protective covenants which are recorded in Rutherford County Registry. Being all that certain property conveyed to Jack Schwartz and Natalie Schwartz from David V. Robinson by Deed dated January 29, 1996 and recorded on June 17, 1996 in Deed Book 672, Page 275 in the Rutherford County Registry. Tax/Parcel ID: 16-23451 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This 7th day of September, 2010. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1036019
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NO. 10-SP-193 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ranches At Mountain Creek, LLC to MTNBK, LTD, Trustee, dated July 16, 2007 and recorded in Book 968, at Page 120 in the Rutherford County Registry, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the Note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the aforesaid county, and the Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate: Generally described as certain real property, with any and all improvements thereon, located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as attached in Exhibit A. Exhibit “A” Description of Property TRACT ONE: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 476, Page 741, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Lying and being located in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being part of the same lands conveyed to the grantors herein by Deed dated April 28, 1950 and recorded in Deed Book 209 at Page 535 of the Rutherford County Registry of deeds and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point said point being marked by an iron pin and being located at the Westernmost corner of the 1.25 acre tract retained by the grantor herein and also being located North 51 degrees 5 minutes 35 seconds West 333.39 feet from a nail in State Road 1356, which marks the Southernmost corner of the grantors aforementioned 1.25 acre tract, and proceeding thence along the common boundary with Roy Johnson North 19 degrees 14 minutes 7 seconds East 68.09 feet to an iron pin; North 83 degrees 59 minutes 46 seconds East 111.67 feet to an iron pin, thence proceeding along the common boundary with Donald L. and Peggy J. Warren North 5 degrees 50 minutes 7 seconds East 279.81 feet to an iron pin; South 82 degrees 24 minutes 5 seconds West 320.80 feet to an iron pin, thence along the common boundary with Bowaters Lumber Company South 16 degrees 2 minutes 48 seconds East 251.99 feet to an existing iron pin at a walnut tree, thence along the common boundary with D.F. Halford South 51 degrees 5 minutes 35 seconds East 111 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.72 acres, more or less. The above described metes and bounds description taken from a survey and plat by William S. Callahan, R.L.S., for Roy Johnson dated August 23, 1947. TRACT TWO: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 898, Page 837, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: BEGINNING at a stake on the South side of the Gilkey to Green Hill Road, said stake being a corner of the Amon Weaver home tract; and runs thence approximately with the road, South 77 1/2 East 8 poles to a stake on the North side of said road; thence with Amon Weaver’s line and with the line ditch, South 25 East 41 poles to a stake on the West bank of Mountain Creek; thence with the creek South 28 West 16 poles to a stake at the intersection of Hamilton Mills Creek with Mountain Creek; said stake being located on the West side of Mountain Creek and on the East side of Hamilton Mills Creek and at the intersection of said creeks; and runs thence with Hamilton Mills Creek North 28 West 12 poles to a stake on the Northeast bank of Hamilton Mills Creek, thence said creek North 60 West 34 poles to a point in the center of the bridge in the Gilkey to Green Hill Road where said road crossess Hamilton Mills Creek; thence along and with the center of said road North 13 1/2 East 31 poles to a stake on the northern margin of said road; thence leaving the road North 15 West 2 poles to an iron pin, Henry Alonzo Weaver’s corner; thence with Henry Alonzo Weaver’s line, North 58 West 23 1/2 poles to an iron pin near a large walnut, Weaver’s corner, thence with another of Weaver’s lines, North 15 West 45 poles to an iron pin, Weaver’s corner; thence with Frazier’s line, North 47 1/2 East 35 poles to an iron pin, an old corner near the old dead walnut stump corner, now marked by a stake; thence South 35 (v.2 1/2) East 30 1/2 poles to an iron pin, this being the old red oak corner (now gone); thence with Amon Weaver’s line South 56 East 28 poles to an iron pin and pointers, Weaver’s corner; thence with Tom Roberson’s line South 14 East 34 1/2 poles to a dogwood, Roberson’s and Amon Weaver’s corner; thence with Amon Weaver’s line, North 88 West 26 poles to a Hickory, Weaver’s corner, thence with Weaver’s line South 25 1/4 West 15 poles to the BEGINNING, and containing approximately 30 acres of land, more or less. This being a part of an 83 1/2 acre tract deeded by A.P. White and others to Amon Weaver about the year 1943, and being a part of the same 83 1/2 acre tract conveyed by Judson Lewis to William White by deed dated September 2, 1926, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County in Deed Book 131, Page 68, and being the same land conveyed by Amon Weaver and wife to Ralph Hagin and wife, Ruby Hagin. SAVE AND EXCEPT HOWEVER FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED property all of the properties described in the following deeds: 1. Deed Book 284, Page 230, Rutherford County Registry. 2. Deed Book 361, Page 475, Rutherford County Registry. 3. Deed Book 361, Page 477, Rutherford County Registry. Together with all additional rights, title, and interests of Grantor conveyed and described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 968, at Page 120 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. This is the same property described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 968, at Page 120 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. The current property Owner is Ranches at Mountain Creek, LLC. The sale is made subject to all taxes (including but not limited to any applicable transfer taxes), special and homeowners’ association assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record against the said property, unrecorded mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, and any recorded releases. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Foreclosure Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the Holder of the Note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00) may be required at the time of the sale. If no upset bid is filed within ten (10) days from the date the Report of Foreclosure Sale is filed, a Trustee’s Deed will be tendered to the highest bidder. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified funds at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a Trustee’s Deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he may remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 45-21.30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16A(b), in the event that this Notice of Foreclosure Sale relates to residential real property with less than 15 rental units, any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 18th day of August, 2010. ___________________________ Lance P. Martin For WASLAW, LLC Substitute Trustee BB&T Building, Suite 1403 1 West Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 Telephone: (828) 333-9470
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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, September 14, 2010 — 7C AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE FILE NO. 10-SP-195 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ranches At Mountain Creek, LLC to MTNBK, LTD, Trustee, dated March 19, 2007 and recorded in Book 947, at Page 158 in the Rutherford County Registry, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the Note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the undersigned having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of the aforesaid county, and the Holder of the Note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate: Generally described as certain real property, with any and all improvements thereon, located in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as attached in Exhibit A. Exhibit “A” Description of Property Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being all of the property as described in Deeds recorded in Deed Book 920, Page 130; Deed Book 910, Page 656; and Deed Book 916, Page 545, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said deeds herein as follows: PARCEL ONE: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 920, Page 130, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed to Hayden Burns, Jr. and wife, Joyce Burns as recorded June 18, 1991 in Deed Book 578, Page 87, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being part of the same lands conveyed to Roy Johnson and wife, Myrtle Johnson by Deed dated April 28, 1950, and recorded in Deed Book 209 at Page 535 of the Rutherford County Registry of Deeds and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, said point being marked by an iron pin and being located at the easternmost corner of the 1.25 acre tract retained by Roy Johnson and wife, Myrtle Johnson and also being located North 25 degrees 30 minutes East 171.53 feet from a nail in State Road 1356 which marks the Southernmost corner of the Roy Johnson and wife, Myrtle Johnson aforementioned 1.25 acre tract, and proceeding thence along the common boundary with J.E. Lane South 86 degrees 20 minutes 9 seconds East 173.65 feet to an iron pin ; thence along the common boundary with Amon Weaver South 88 degrees 10 minutes 50 seconds East 428.19 feet to an iron pin at a fence corner; thence proceeding along the common boundary with Hicks Lewis North 16 degrees 11 minutes 55 seconds West 610.97 feet to an iron pin; thence proceeding along the common boundary with Bowaters Lumber Company North 56 degrees 51 minutes 36 seconds West 444.89 feet to an iron pin; North 34 degrees 30 minutes 55 seconds West 476.14 feet to an iron pin; South 44 degrees 13 minutes 12 seconds West 572.06 feet to an iron pin; South 16 degrees 2 minutes 48 seconds East 438.21 feet to an iron pin; thence proceeding along the common boundary with Cecil Burnette North 82 degrees 24 minutes 5 seconds East 320.80 feet to an iron pin; South 5 degrees 50 minutes 7 seconds West 279.81 feet to an iron pin; thence along the common boundary with Roy Johnson and wife, Myrtle Johnson, North 87 degrees 21 minutes 25 seconds East 101.77 feet to an iron pin; South 35 degrees 57 minutes 53 seconds East 167.06 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 17.67 acres, more or less. The above metes and bounds description is taken from a survey and plat by William S. Callahan for Roy Johnson dated August 23, 1974. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Donald L. Warren and wife, Peggy J. Warren to Donald Leroy Warren, single, and Maria Etta Hatcher, single, by Deed dated September 27, 1988 and recorded in Deed Book 527 at Page 574, Rutherford County Registry. There is also conveyed herewith a Right of Way and easement to use that certain existing roadway running from North Carolina State Secondary Road #1356 across the lands of Roy Johnson and wife, Myrtle Johnson to the property hereinabove described which right of way and easement was acquired by Donald L. Warren and wife, Peggy J. Warren by Right of Way Agreement dated September 4, 1980, and of record in Deed Book 416 at Page 138, Rutherford County Registry. PARCEL TWO: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 910, Page 656, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all the property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 878, Page 133, Rutherford County Registry, the property herein conveyed being described according to a survey dated August-October/2005, revised July 6, 2006, bearing Drawing No. 398 and prepared by John W. Terry, II, PLS, of Tripod Land Surveying, PA, as follows: BEGINNING at a point located in the centerline of State Road 1356 (Roy Huskey Road), said beginning point located North 53 deg 22 min 55 sec West 443.97 feet from a 1 inch existing iron rod in the intersection of said road and Mogene Road, said beginning point also being located in the westerly southern corner of the Warren property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 476, Page 741, Rutherford County Registry, said beginning point also being located in the northeastern boundary of the Craig property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 512, Page 541, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point and with the centerline of Roy Huskey Road and with the northeastern boundary of the said Craig property North 58 deg 57 min 14 sec West 16.76 feet, North 70 deg 12 min 42 sec West 91.73 feet, North 64 deg 28 min 30 sec West 91.93 feet, and North 57 deg 18 min 21 sec West 117.26 feet to a point located in the northern corner of the said Craig property; thence leaving said road and running with the northwestern boundary of the said Craig property South 26 deg 55 min 09 sec West 15.68 feet to an existing iron rod, T-Post, South 26 deg 55 min 09 sec West 196.32 feet to a 3/4 inch existing iron pipe, South 24 deg 10 min 05 sec West 406.19 feet to a 1/2 inch existing iron rod, and South 24 deg 09 min 53 sec West 35.00 to a point located in West Branch, said branch being the northern boundary line of the Blecher property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 583, Page 780, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the centerline of said branch and with the northern boundary of the Blecher property North 33 deg 41 min 22 sec West 40.28 feet to a point located in the northwestern corner of the said Blecher property; thence leaving said branch and running with the western boundary of the said Blecher property South 39 deg 43 min 24 sec West 228.00 feet (passing a 1/2 inch iron rod set at 42.26 feet) to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the southwestern corner of the said Blecher property; and also being located in a corner located in the northern boundary line of the Hoy property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 593, Page 258, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the northern boundary of the said Hoy property South 11 deg 43 min 24 sec West 349.86 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, and North 89 deg 51 min 34 sec West 1,414.32 feet to a T-Post at rock pile located in the eastern boundary of the Lewis property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 860, Page 90, Rutherford County Registry, said T-Post being located North 67 deg 20 min 24 sec East 2,495.39 feet from NCOS Station “Green Hill” NAD 83,N-188,024.300 M,E-333,380.328 M; thence running with the eastern boundary of the said Lewis property North 03 deg 19 min 13 sec East 256.72 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post and North 31 deg 42 min 54 sec East 289.34 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the northeastern corner of the said Lewis property and also located in the southern boundary of the Moody and Mintz property described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 600, Page 53, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the southern boundary of the Moody and Mintz property North 78 deg 09 min 01 sec East 351.28 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the southeastern corner of the Moody and Mintz property; thence running with the eastern boundary of the Moody and Mintz property North 06 deg 30 min 31 sec East 601.40 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, North 35 deg 22 min 31 sec East 217.86 feet to an existing iron rod, axle at T-Post, North 82 deg 19 min 58 sec East 359.90 feet to a T-Post at cherry tree, North 05 deg 10 min 08 sec East 361.16 feet to a T-Post at rock pile, North 79 deg 59 min 06 sec West 358.45 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, North 25 deg 48 min 47 sec West 240.07 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, North 12 deg 08 min 26 sec West 157.02 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, and North 01 deg 51 min 33 sec East 681.43 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the southern boundary of the Koon property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 773, Page 726, Rutherford County Registy; thence running with the southern boundary of the said Koon property North 67 deg 04 min 03 sec East 517.54 feet to a 3 inch existing iron pipe located to the east of West Branch, North 66 deg 53 min 00 sec East 752.01 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, and North 67 deg 11 min 26 sec East 572.54 feet to a 1 inch existing iron pipe at T-Post located in the southeastern corner of the said Koon property; thence running with the eastern boundary of the said Koon property North 10 deg 33 min 46 sec West 1,654.33 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the southern boundary of the Taylor property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 596, Page 786, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the southern boundary of the said Taylor property North 68 deg 53 min 51 sec East 277.44 feet to a 2 inch existing iron pipe located in the western boundary of the Short property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 314, Page 631, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the western boundary of the said Short property South 13 deg 55 min 48 sec East 717.23 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the southwestern corner of the said Short property and also located in the western boundary of the Hipp property as described in Deed recorded in Will Book P, Page 112, Rutherford County Clerk of Superior Court; thence running with the western boundary of the said Hipp property South 13 deg 25 min 12 sec East 646.51 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post above branch, South 56 deg 32 min 00 sec East 251.33 feet, South 48 deg 32 min 06 sec East 129.59 feet, and South 34 deg 32 min06 sec East 245.44 feet to a point at intersection of small branch and Mountain Creek, said point being located in the southwestern corner of the Hipp property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 194, Page 4, Rutherford County Registry, said point also being located in the northwestern corner of the Hines property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 517, Page 230, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the western boundary of the said Hines property and with the centerline of Mountain Creek generally as it meanders along the following calls twenty-nine (29) calls: (1) South 22 deg 15 min 56 secWest 37.81 feet, (2) South 36 deg 25 min 12 sec East 70.29 feet, (3) South 00 deg 50 min 59 sec East 44.47 feet, (4) South 52 deg 06 min 02 sec East 83.63 feet, (5) South 01 deg 26 min 21 sec West 81.89 feet, (6) North 86 deg 59 min 13 sec East 34.07 feet, (7) South 48 deg 09 min 51 sec East 45.57 feet, (8) South 13 deg 03 min 20 sec East 101.75 feet, (9) North 76 deg 02 min 11 sec East 62.10 feet, (10) South33 deg 12 min 45 sec East 126.29 feet, (11) South 07 deg 19 min 50 sec East 155.08 feet, (12) South 52 deg 15 min 48 sec East 127.31 feet, (13) South 11 deg 02 min 23 sec West 73.98 feet, (14) South 27 deg 05 min 38 sec East 102.87 feet, (15) South 65 deg 59 min 26 sec East 68.87 feet, (16) North 62 deg 21 min 14 sec East 63.49 feet, (17) South 62 deg 11 min 51 sec East 26.98 feet, (18) South 11 deg 20 min 52 sec East 18.89 feet, (19) South 63 deg 57 min 25 sec West 53.73 feet, (20) South 04 deg 08 min 26 sec East 40.37 feet, (21) South 51 deg 47 min 30 sec East 70.29 feet, (22) North 40 deg 49 min 07 sec East 55.85 feet, (23) South 50 deg 06 min 10 sec East 50.69 feet, (24) South 06 deg 29 min 18 sec East 89.37 feet, (25) South 40 deg 12 min 12 sec East 153.15 feet, (26) South 02 deg 17 min 28 sec West 87.71 feet, (27) South 73 deg 30 min 42 sec East 34.53 feet, (28) North 85 deg 52 min 52 sec East 165.58 feet, and (29) South 54 deg 55 min 31 sec East 32.71 feet to a point located in a corner of the said Hines property; thence leaving Mountain Creek and continuing with the eastern boundary of the said Hines property South 49 deg 04 min 11 sec West 1,324.81 feet (passing a 1/2 inch iron rod set at 40.25 feet) to a 1 inch existing iron pipe located in a corner in the eastern boundary of the Burns property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 578, Page 87, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the northeastern boundary of the said Burns property North 54 deg 55 min 48 sec West 444.63 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, North 32 deg 33 min 03 sec West 475.95 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the northern corner of the said Burns property; thence running with the northwestern boundary of the said Burns property South 46 deg 04 min 14 sec West 572.60 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post; thence running with the western boundary of the said Burns property and thence with the western boundary of the above referenced Warren property South 13 deg 42 min 45 sec East 716.20 feet (passing a 1/2 inch existing iron rod at fence corner) to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 171.304 acres according to said survey without the below noted exception. THERE IS EXCEPTED, HOWEVER, from the above described property all of the Huskey property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 318, Page 166, Rutherford County Registry, and also all of the Frazier property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 854, Page 469, Rutherford County Registry, both of said properties being described in one consolidated boundary pursuant to the above referenced survey as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron rod T-Post located in the northeastern corner of the said Frazier property, said beginning existing iron rod T-Post being located South 57 deg 04 min 28 sec West 125.30 feet from the existing iron rod T-Post marking the terminus of the next to last call of the above described property and running thence from said beginning existing iron rod T-Post (1) South 28 deg 09 min 36 sec East 226.10 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (2) South 81 deg 20 min 24 sec West 412.50 feet (passing an iron rod set at 394.35 feet) to a point within the margin of Roy Huskey Road (3) North 23 deg 59 min 00 sec West 201.77 feet to an iron rod set, (4) South 81 deg 43 min 00 sec West 25.00 feet to an iron rod set, (5) South 25 deg 14 min 31 sec East 46.00 feet to a point within the margin of Roy Huskey Road, (6) South 86 deg 45 min 29 sec West 17.02 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (7) South 86 deg 45 min 29 sec West 217.98 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (8) North 14 deg 14 min 24 sec West 217.20 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (9) North 18 deg 07 min 19 sec West 99.55 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (10) North 14 deg 48 min 36 sec West 99.31 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (11) North 08 deg 05 min 49 sec East 135.04 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (12) South 87 deg 58 min 12 sec East 99.34 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (13) South 62 deg 49 min 48 sec East 468.45 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, (14) South 38 deg 49 min 46 sec East 266.46 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, and (15) North 49 deg 49 min 01 sec East 39.92 feet to the point and place of beginning. PARCEL THREE: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 916, Page 545, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows: Situate, lying and being in Green Hill Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all the property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 898, Page 880, Rutherford County Registry, and being described herein according to a survey dated August/05-September/06, bearing Drawing Number 398A, and prepared by John W. Terry, II, PLS, of Tripod Land Surveying, PA as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe located North 34 deg 21 min 14 sec East 2,451.86 feet from NCGS Station “Green Hill” NAD 83/2001, N-188,023.942 M,E-333,380.400 M, said beginning existing iron pipe also being located in the northern boundary of the Lewis property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 860, Page 90, Rutherford County Registry, said beginning existing iron pipe also being located in the southeastern corner of the Lewis property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 729, Page 503, Rutherford County Registry; and running thence from said beginning existing iron pipe and with the eastern boundary of the last referenced Lewis property North 22 deg 47 min 47 sec East 258.54 feet to an existing iron pipe and North 21 deg 30 min 50 sec East 301.22 feet to an existing iron pipe located in the northeastern corner of the said Lewis property and also located in the southeastern corner of the List property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 842, Page 309, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the eastern boundary of the List property North 26 deg 10 min 36 sec East 52.93 feet to an existing iron pipe, North 15 deg 11 min 03 sec East 424.81 feet to an existing iron pipe, North 76 deg 19 min 35 sec West 181.93 feet to an existing iron pipe, and North 37 deg 51 min 12 sec West 640.09 feet to a stone found at maples located in the southern boundary of the Crawford property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 302, Page 434, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the southern boundary of the said Crawford property North 50 deg 02 min 33 sec East 552.71 feet to an existing iron pipe, South 79 deg 50 min 16 sec East 28.97 feet, South 53 deg 32 min 42 sec East 27.28 feet, South 39 deg 04 min 53 sec East 35.78 feet, South 26 deg 30 min 08 sec East 84.81 feet, South 45 deg 31 min 43 sec East 94.33 feet, South 37 deg 29 min 54 sec East 118.55 feet, South 65 deg 31 min 19 sec East 64.92 feet, and South 59 deg 44 min 54 sec East 91.99 feet to a point located in the southeastern corner of the said Crawford property and also located in the southwestern corner of the Koon property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 773, Page 726, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the southern boundary of the Koon property South 67 deg 00 min 17 sec East 154.43 feet to a nail set in rock pile, and North 66 deg 55 min 53 sec East 885.42 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the northwestern corner of the Ranches at Mountain Creek LLC property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 910, Page 656, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the western boundary of the Ranches at Mountain Creek LLC property South 01 deg 51 min 33 sec West 681.43 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, South 12 deg 08 min 26 sec East 157.02 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, South 25 deg 48 min 47 sec East 240.07 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, South 79 deg 59 min 06 sec East 358.45 feet to a T-Post at rock pile, South 05 deg 10 min 08 sec West 361.16 feet to a T-Post at cherry tree, South 82 deg 19 min 58 sec West 359.90 feet to an existing iron rod, axle at T-Post, South 35 deg 22 min 31 sec West 217.86 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, South 06 deg 30 min 31 sec West 601.40 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post, and South 78 deg 09 min 01 sec West 351.28 feet to an existing iron rod T-Post located in the northeastern corner of the Lewis property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 860, Page 90, Rutherford County Registry; thence running with the northern boundary of this said Lewis property North 50 deg 00 min 17 sec West 412.41 feet to an existing iron pipe and North 69 deg 01 min 22 sec West 824.87 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 69.632 acres according to said survey. Together with all additional rights, title, and interests of Grantor conveyed and described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 947, at Page 158 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. This is the same property described in the Deed of Trust recorded in Book 947, at Page 158 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County. The current property Owner is Ranches at Mountain Creek, LLC. The sale is made subject to all taxes (including but not limited to any applicable transfer taxes), special and homeowners’ association assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record against the said property, unrecorded mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, and any recorded releases. The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Foreclosure Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the Holder of the Note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00) may be required at the time of the sale. If no upset bid is filed within ten (10) days from the date the Report of Foreclosure Sale is filed, a Trustee’s Deed will be tendered to the highest bidder. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified funds at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a Trustee’s Deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he may remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 45-21.30(d) and (e). In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16A(b), in the event that this Notice of Foreclosure Sale relates to residential real property with less than 15 rental units, any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This the 18th day of August, 2010. __________________________________________ Lance P. Martin For WASLAW, LLC Substitute Trustee BB&T Building, Suite 1403 1 West Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801 Telephone: (828) 333-9470
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