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Chase falls at Patton — Page 7 Sports Central wins R-S Central beat countyrival East Rutherford 24-0 in the conference opener for both teams Friday night

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Ten feeder pigs will be auctioned at the R-S Central High School farm on Oct. 31 at 9 a.m. The 14-week-old pigs are half Ossabaw Island and either half Landrace or half Hampshire.

Jimmy Johnson takes the pole position at Dover Page 7

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School will hold auction

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Ten feeder pigs that are the offspring of the Ossabaw Island pig introduced into the farm operation at R-S Central High School will be auctioned in October.

The pigs, which will be 14 weeks old by then, are half Ossabaw Island and half Landrace or half Hampshire.

Auction proceeds will go to the school’s

FFA, which will also hold a farm tour the day of the auction. The farm is located off Westbrook Drive, by the baseball field.

The Ossabaw Island hog is a descendent of the pigs brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadors.

“The Spaniards left these pigs on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, like the Outer Banks of Georgia,” R-S Central agriculture teacher Please see Farm, Page 6

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate for August remained the same as July, holding steady at 15 percent.

The county bucked the trend – most other counties saw their rates drop.

Locally, the labor force for August was 31,379 with 26,659 of those having employment. The workforce decreased in August — a trend that was echoed in many counties in the state.

“I was looking at the numbers and we actually lost about 500 from our labor force,” said Sandra Miller, Economic Security Commission manager in Forest City. “I believe a lot of the counties experienced that.

It may be people moving to different areas and looking for work and some may have given up.”

North Carolina had 45 counties that were at or below the state unemployment rate of 10.7 percent.

“Rates have decreased in many of these counties for various reasons,” said ESC Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “Most counties experienced some loss in the labor force. People moving away and looking for work in other areas, students returning to school, or some people exhausting their benefits, are reasons for such declines.

This can have an impact on the unemployment rate.”

Currituck County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate in August, at 5.1 percent. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 16.5 percent.

Please see Jobless, Page 6

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FOREST CITY — Listeners to WAGY’s Swap ‘n Shop program might find deals on some unique items in recent episodes. Host Malcolm Watson says he thinks it is a sign of tough economic times.

“It is not uncommon now for people to have old jewelry and other antique items these days,” said Malcolm Watson, who’s also WAGY president. “I had a guy who had old money things like $50 bills, $2 bills. Along those lines, we’ve seen a difference in what people are selling, more antiques and collectibles — Elvis, Dale Earnhardt and that kind of thing. More of that has come to our attention in the last six months.”

Similar radio programs across the country have noticed an upswing in big ticket items for sale over the airwaves.

Used cars, industrial tools and even con-

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struction equipment have all been sold as quickly as a new puppy or a faded pair of jeans.

And while he hasn’t heard any bulldozers being advertised yet, Watson said there have been some unexpected things coming along with the collectibles.

“A little while ago, someone called and said they had an entire array of carpet cleaning equipment,” Watson said. “And sometimes when stores close down we have folks call and sell convenience store coolers or the stuff from that business.

Someone called a few days ago and said they had all the stuff to start your own nail salon.”

With county unemployment rates still in double-digits, the radio host doesn’t think the increased usage of Swap ‘n Shop will stop any time soon.

“People use the show along with Please see Traffic, Page 6

FOREST CITY – Smith’s Drugs is kicking off pharmacy month, which is in October, today by offering the community a free health fair complete with a variety of health screenings and informational booths for people of all ages.

Held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Smith’s Drugs Director of Development Karen Marshall said the main goal of the fair is to provide education and informational resources as an outreach to the community.

“We really want people to have a better understanding and know more about health and wellness,” Marshall said. “We tried to challenge our vendors to provide screenings and interactive, educational tools.”

Those screenings, which will be held in the church’s classroom hallway, include prostrate and breast exams, body fat analysis, pulmonary lung function, feet evaluation, ear wax and vision screenings, bone density and medication review. Additional screenings, offered on the vendor floor, are blood glucose, blood pressure, spine assessment and cancer risk.

Marshall said there will also be special presentations. At 11 a.m., Dr. Gary Schafer will present “Living with Asthma,” followed at noon by Smith’s Drugs Jennifer Thompson speaking on understanding medicare coverage of home medical equipment. Rutherford OB-GYN Associates newest physician, Dr. Sharai Amaya, will be speaking on women’s health issues.

Kids fitness and a nutrition toss game are among activities that will be held outside. For those who want to spend the day Please see Fair, Page 6

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Church News Lifestyles seminar with Chef Clinel Walker FOREST CITY — Seventh-day Adventist Church of Forest City will host a lifestyle seminar “Health For Life” on October 3 and 4. The guests are Chef Clinel Walker and Walker Debbie Davis, RN. Walker, a co-founder of Home Health Consultants, Inc., is an executive chef with 27 years of experience in culinary arts and holds three culinary degrees including Cross Culture Cuisines. He is also a certified Vegetarian Food Instructor from the NAD Health Division.

Walker is a successful lifestyle coach with training and experience in the use of foods and lifestyle changes, which help to prevent and overcome western Debilitating Lifestyle Diseases. Debilitating Lifestyle Diseases include arthritis, cancer, diabetes, fibroids and tumors, gallbladder dysfunction, heart disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, Irritable Bowl Syndrome, obesity and renal failure.

Davis has been a registered nurse for 26 years. She holds an associate’s degree in nursing and also completed medical missionary training.

This seminar promotes the message of “health is by choice, not by chance.” The seminars are designed to educate people on having good health, and how to assume responsibility for your choices and your health. The sessions begin on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., addressing cholesterol; God’s natural remedies at 11 a.m.; and diabetes will be discussed after lunch. The seminar

Music/concerts Singing: Sunday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m., Bostic Missionary Methodist Church; featuring Servants Call.

Singing: Saturday, Sept.

26, 7 p.m., Faith Baptist Church, 149 West Main Drive Ext., Forest City; featuring Set Apart By Christ.

The Voices of Inspiration will be in concert

concludes on Sunday at 2 p.m., with cooking classes.

The church is located at 559 South Church St., Forest City. Those who are interested may RSVP to Gloria Ballard, 287-9272.

Ladie’s Night Out at The Foundation, ICC SPINDALE — Ladies night out “Restoration of Hope” will be hosted by Sister Chicks in Christ on Monday, Sept. 28, at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College. Kellie Williams Williams of Fort Myers, Fla., will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by Larry Lawson and Celebration Worship Team, and drama by Jennifer Bishop.

Kellie is the founder of !Living, which was begun out of a desire to inspire women to live passionate, purposeful lives through the power of the Holy Spirit and the authority of the Bible. !Living’s mission is to teach believer’s how to live a victorious life by becoming rooted and established in God’s Word thereby giving it preeminence in their everyday lives. Only then will believers be able to reach out and teach others these same principles for victorious Christian living which will bring a great reward not only in this life but also for the eternal life to come!

A native of Detroit, Mich., Kellie has ministered to women around the country in a very real and transparent way encouraging and inspiring them to pursue the abundant, effective, spirit-filled life that God has in store for every believer. She is pas-

Saturday, Sept. 26, at Jesus Lighthouse Tabernacle, 143 Old Wagy Rd., Forest City.

Music begins at 4 p.m.

Singing: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2 p.m., Harris First Baptist Church; featuring Darin and Brooke Justice Aldridge of Cherryville.

Singing: Sunday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road,

Harris; featuring Truly Blessed of Clover, S.C. Singing: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Blood Bought Trip from Forest City.

Singing program: Saturday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m.; Angel Divine Faith Church, Rutherfordton; different groups on program.

sionate about His Word and His people and desires to see believers walk in victory.

Kellie is married to Grant Williams and they have two children, Zac, who is in high school, and Paige, who is in junior high. Kellie and Grant are currently on staff at First Assembly Ministries in Fort Myers under the leadership of Dan Betzer.

A light supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Music at 6 p.m., and program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person and available at Spindale Drug/Coffee Shop or by calling Janice Morrow, 245-9994; Susie Eury 625-4833; or LeeAnn Critcher, 429-6608.

For information about Kellie, visit www.exclamationpointliving.com.

Shepherd’s Care will host public forum on poverty Lake Lure — Shepherd’s Care invites the community to a forum on poverty to discuss causes and effects and a call to action to help eliminate poverty in our community. The forum will be held Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, 112 Mountains Blvd., Lake Lure.

A panel of speakers from various organizations will speak on poverty issues and address various ways we can all work together to come up with solutions to eliminate poverty in our community. The panel includes Sally Cook, Faith Link; Deva Faith, counselor; Jim Barrett, Pisgah Legal Services; Ted Alexander, Mayor of Shelby; Daniel Harris, Job Links; Joshu Stack, Manna Foodbank; Nancy McNary, community member; Judith Long, The Free Clinics; Michael Moore, City of Hope; Carolyn Hardin, Yokefellow; Amy Byars, Carolina First; and David White, WCCA. The cost is $15 per person (includes box lunch, refreshments, and handCrossPoint String Band will be in concert Sunday, Oct. 18, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Mooresboro, during the 11 a.m. The church is located on North Academy Street (at the caution light) in Mooresboro.

Special services Miraculous Healing and Prophetic Ministries 124 Soco Gap Rd. Ellenboro NC

out materials). Scholarships are available if needed. RSVP by Oct. 6 by calling 625-4683 or email mransom1@bellsouth.net.

For more information visit our website www.shepherdscarehng.org.

Make checks payable to Shepherd’s Care, P.O. Box 634, Lake Lure NC 28746 by Oct. 6.

Advent Lutheran to hold ‘Blessing of the Children’ SPINDALE — On Sunday, Sept.

27, the Advent Lutheran Church will hold a “Blessing of the Children” service during the 11 a.m. worship hour.

The service will feature scripture lessons and music related to children.

During the prayers, children are encouraged to come to the altar for a blessing. Included in the prayer for each child is a request that God bless this child and guide this child’s life. Parents may accompany their child(ren) to the altar.

The Rev. Ronald W. Fink, pastor of Advent, says, “The prayer for guidance is appropriate for all children, from babes-in-arms to college students still undecided about a career.

Participants in previous congregations have found this service particularly meaningful and moving.”

The prayers of the Church include petitions specifically for all children. These petitions are based on “A Prayer for Children” that Ina J. Hughes wrote. The public is invited to attend and non-members are welcome to bring their children to the altar for a blessing. Fink said that he hopes this “Blessing of the Children” becomes an annual observance.

Advent Lutheran Church is located at 102 Reveley St. Spindale, next to Spindale House. Sunday Church School begins at 9:15 a.m. Visitors are welcome at both Sunday School and worship.

will be hosting a Birthday Musical and Black and White Attire Birthday Party on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. for Bishop Marcus Strong.

Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 27, worship service 11 a.m.; Temple of Jesus Church, Lake Lure; guest speaker, Pastor Leslie Hines of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Asheville; lunch will be served at 1:30 p.m.

Don’t Lord It Over Others

Pastoral Forum: Sunday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. at New Forest Chapel Church, 137 Chapel St., Forest City.

For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

New K.J.V. John 13:15

Revival: Sept. 27-29, services begin each night at 7 p.m., Gilkey United Methodist Church; kick off singing tonight at 6:30; featuring The Servants Quartet from Hayes; various speakers on program.

Do we enjoy being the boss, telling others what to do, or directing them as if we are a mighty king?

Although this may be necessary in some occupations or in situations when someone has to take charge in order to get things done, it is

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generally a poor way in which to interact with others.

Even children can be asked to do things in a nice way and taught to comply with requests rather than simply being ordered around. It is natural for humans to enjoy being “mighty kings.”

But, this is not the way it should be in the spiritual realm. Consider the lesson Jesus taught at the last supper by washing His disciples’ feet. It was a Jewish custom for a host to wash his guests’ feet if he was honored by their presence, presumably because the guests were considered socially superior to the host.

In John’s account of the washing of the feet, Jesus laid aside His garments and girded Himself with a towel, as a servant might do, and then proceeded to wash His disciples’ feet and wipe them with the towel. ( John 13:4-5) When Peter initially refuses, saying “You shall never wash my feet,” he is suggesting that he will not let Jesus play the role of servant, but Jesus responds by saying, “If I do not wash you, you have no part in me.” To which Peter responds, “then not just my feet, but my hands and head as well.”

We have all heard this story many times, and know what it means, i.e., that we should serve one another and not refrain from doing the lowliest of servile duties. If Jesus could get on His hands and knees and wash His disciples’ feet, surely we can do likewise.

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Revival: Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 7 nightly, Pleasant View Community Church, 129 Michael Dr., Forest City; Rev. Randy Bane, guest speaker.

Revival: Oct. 4-8, Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church, 1938 Hwy. 221-A, Caroleen; different preacher each night; Sunday service at 6 p.m.; MTWTh, 7 nightly.

Homecoming: Sunday, Oct. 4, worship service 11 a.m., Presbyterian Church, 6130 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills; a covered dish meal will follow.

Revival: Oct. 4-7, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 130 Pleasant Grove Rd., Rutherfordton; Sunday services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; MTW, 7 nightly; guest speaker, Rev. Donald Hollifield; special music each night.

Revival: Oct. 4-8, 7 nightly; Crestview Baptist Church, Forest City; The Rodrigo Family missionaries will Go Win Ministries will be at all services; guest speaker, Rev. Anton Roos of Lake Lure; Rev. Tim Frashier of Calvary Baptist will speak on Wednesday night.

Fundraisers

Benefit supper, singing: For Sheena Hagan (cancer patient); Saturday, Oct. 3, at Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church; spaghetti supper 4 to 6 p.m.; music starts at 7 p.m., featuring The Kinney Family and The Eubanks; proceeds to help with medical expense.

Country ham supper: Saturday, Oct. 3, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, 1658 Duncan’s Creek Rd., Ellenboro; adults $9; children $4.50; under 6 free.

Barbecue supper: Southern-style smoked barbecue supper: Friday, Oct. 2, 4 to 8 p.m., Golden Valley United Methodist Church, 1269 Golden Valley Church Rd.; adults $8, children $4.

Yard sale: Oct. 3, begins at 7 a.m., at Jim’s Trim Shop, corner of Arlington and Broadway, Forest City; sponsored by the youth of Robertson Creek Free Will Baptist Church, Bostic.

Other Clothes Closet: Saturday, Sept. 26, 8 a.m. to noon; Cane Creek Baptist Church; large selection of clothing for men, women and children, (summer and winter); all free.

Jesus Jam this weekend: Temple Baptist Church will host the Jesus Jam on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Cliffside Park, Hwy. 120; music, barbecue, lots of activities for children and adults throughout the day, everything is free.

Outreach Festival: Saturday, Sept. 26, noon to 2 p.m., at Amity Apartments in Forest City; music, food, singing and fellowship; sponsored by New Dimension Church, Rutherfordton.

Fall Festival: Saturday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m., Walls Baptist Church, Bostic; barbecue plates and sandwiches (donations only), snow cones, candy apples, hay rides, inflatables, music and games; all proceeds to fund the community Thanksgiving dinner in November.

Yard sale: The yard sale scheduled for today at East Rutherford Church of God, has been changed to next Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 7 a.m. Large number of items; hot dogs, chips, drinks and desserts will be sold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Seminar: “Finding Your Voice as a Caring Professional: Patient Advocacy”; Thursday, Oct. 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; 2-hour event open to health care workers and community.

Bazaar: Saturday, Oct. 3, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton; sausage biscuits and donuts; frozen entrees, canned goods, handmade crafts and baked goods.

C.A.T.S.: (Children’s Activities on Tuesdays) meets every Tuesday at Caroleen First United Methodist Church from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For ages 2 and up. Bible stories, music, games and a light supper.

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Feds: Terror plot targeted for Sept. 11

DENVER (AP) — An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs to coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday.

Tim Neff told a federal judge that Najibullah Zazi “was in the throes of making a bomb and attempting to perfect his formulation.”

“The evidence suggests a chilling, disturbing sequence of events showing the defendant was intent on making a bomb and being in New York on 9/11, for purposes of perhaps using such items,” Neff declared in arguing for Zazi’s transfer to New York.

Ken Deal, the chief deputy U.S. marshal in Denver, said Zazi was put on a U.S. government plane and flown out of southern Denver’s Centennial Airport at 12:15 p.m. MDT — little more than an hour after U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer ordered Zazi transferred to New York City to face charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

Deal said it was possible Zazi could appear in federal court in Brooklyn late Friday. The charge against Zazi carries a possible life sentence upon conviction.

Zazi, a 24-year-old Afghan-born coffee cart owner in New York and Denver airport shuttle driver, sat expressionless during the Denver court hearing, staring at a decanter on the defense table.

Zazi’s attorney, Arthur Folsom, argued at the hearing that Zazi should be released on bond with electronic monitoring. He said Zazi has family ties in Colorado: His parents and five siblings.

“If that’s not an indication of strong family ties to the state of Colorado, I don’t know what is,” Folsom said.

Shaffer disagreed, saying Zazi had been in Colorado less than a year.

The U.S. indictment says Zazi received explosives training from al-Qaida and bought large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and nail-polish remover at beauty supply stores to make bombs, possibly to detonate on New York City commuter trains.

Investigators have fanned out across the Denver area and New York City, going to beauty shops, home improvement stores and neighborhoods Zazi frequented looking for possible accomplices, while the government issued national terrorism warnings for sports complexes, hotels and transit systems.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday that Zazi had associates in New York who were in on the plot.

Fountain Place, center, a 60-story glass office tower is shown in Dallas Thursday. A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb the downtown Dallas skyscraper, federal officials said.

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Two charged with bomb plots =DALLAS (AP) — Two men were in custody on Friday after each tried to blow up what they thought were vehicles packed with explosives outside a Texas skyscraper and an Illinois courthouse, authorities said.

The two cases were unconnected to each other and to the investigation that set off the most intense flurry of national terrorism warnings since the aftermath of Sept. 11.

Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, a Jordanian who lives in Texas, appeared in court Friday after federal officials said he parked what he thought was an explosive-laden truck in a parking garage beneath the 60-story Fountain Place office tower in Dallas.

Michael C. Finton, 29, who also went by the name Talib Islam and idolized John Walker Lindh — the American-born Taliban fighter — was arrested Wednesday in Springfield, Ill., after federal officials said he attempted to detonate what he believed to be explosives in a van outside a federal courthouse in the Illinois capital.

In both cases, decoy devices were provided to the men by FBI agents posing as al-Qaida operatives. Both are charged with

trying to detonate a weapon of mass destruction and face up to life in prison if convicted. Finton also is charged with attempting to murder federal officers or employees.

Smadi, who federal prosecutors said lived and worked in the north central Texas town of Italy, came to the United States in 2007 with his brother, Hussein, on student visas, their father Maher Hussein Smadi told The Associated Press in Jordan. The father said Hussein Smadi, 18, was arrested in California, but would not elaborate. That arrest could not immediately be confirmed by officials in the U.S. The FBI had been keeping tabs on Smadi since an undercover agent discovered him in an online extremist group, according to an affidavit in the case.

Undercover agents communicated and met with Smadi over several months, posing as members of an al-Qaida sleeper cell, the affidavit said. The agents provided Smadi with what he believed was a car bomb but was actually an inert device, it said.

Smadi on Thursday parked a vehicle containing the device in a garage beneath the Dallas office tower and set the device’s timer, the affidavit said. Smadi

then met with an agent, who drove several blocks away and Smadi dialed a cell phone in an attempt to detonate the bomb, according to the affidavit, which said he picked the Fountain Place because it housed banks.

A similar scenario played out the day before in Illinois. Finton also had been closely monitored by federal agents including in the months leading up to his arrest, according to an affidavit in that case. It said an FBI agent who posed as an al-Qaida operative presented Finton on Wednesday with a van containing materials he described as explosive but which actually were harmless.

The two men parked the van at the courthouse and close to the office of U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., which Finton allegedly hoped also would be damaged. They then drove a short distance to where Finton twice used a cell phone to try to detonate the explosives, the affidavit said. He was arrested immediately.

Finton appeared in federal court in Springfield on Thursday and said he was an unmarried, part-time cook at a fish and chicken restaurant in the central Illinois city of Decatur.

NC suspects targeted military RALEIGH (AP) — Two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to attack government and military installations “in Virginia and elsewhere” as part of their plan to kill U.S. military personnel, according to an updated federal indictment released Friday.

Prosecutors said that Daniel Patrick Boyd and Hysen Sherifi discussed potential targets and believed that violent jihad was obligatory. Boyd conducted “reconnaissance” at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va., in June and then two weeks later reviewed maps “to plan and coordinate an attack on Quantico,” according to court documents.

Authorities have previously said the men went on training expeditions in

the weeks leading up to their arrest in July, practicing military tactics with armor-piercing bullets on a property in rural North Carolina.

Investigators believe Boyd conducted the reconnaissance two days after one of those training sessions.

The indictment says he had a weapon and ammunition to use in the attack, reporting on the day of a second training day that that the weapon was “for the base.”

Prosecutors have said that Boyd had armor-piercing bullets “to attack the Americans.” The FBI has said agents seized some two dozen guns and more than 27,000 rounds of ammunition from Boyd’s home.

Seven men have been arrested in connection with the case.

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Our Views KidSenses shows our potential

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f one wants to see first-hand the possibilities of dreams, they can find no better example than the KidSenses Interactive Children’s Museum on Main Street in Rutherfordton.

The success of the museum project is a classic example of what can be achieved if one person with a good idea pursues that idea diligently and convinces others to buy into the vision.

KidSenses is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a gala this weekend. They are approaching the 250,000 visitor mark, and along the way the musuem has provided hours of education and entertainment for children, parents, grandparents and other visitors.

It would be easy to try to write this success off as just a quirk in what has been an admittedly dim landscape in Rutherford County over the past deacade. Those who insist on doing that would be making a huge mistake.

KidSenses is a success not because of some freaky series of events that coincides with the planets lining up just so.

It is a success because the people who believed in the project refused to give up and devoted their time, energy and expertise to the effort.

Further, there are other examples of the same type of success in Rutherford County. There are the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy charter schools.

There is the REaCH High School.

There is the Forest City Owls baseball team. And we could probably find others if we spent a bit more time thinking about it carefully.

KidSenses and all these other successful projects are proof that people in Rutherford County can achieve extraordinary things when they put forth the effort that it takes.

Great things can be achieved when people work hard, get others to join the effort and refuse to let negative attitudes and a few hurdles derail them.

Our readers’ views Takes issue with writer on health reform bill To the editor: I take issue with a previous letter writer who basically said if anyone does not support the current health care reform, they do not know the facts.

We have the best care possible here in the USA proven by the fact that so many come here from other countries to “get fixed.” In addition, we are one of the only countries where you may go to an emergency room for free.

The roughly 47 million (not 50 million) without health insurance or under-insured consist mostly of illegal immigrants, young people who think they are immortal, and those who would rather spend their money on flat screen TVs. Health care is like any other commodity, you pay for it. It is most often paid for through “insurance” because it is expensive. That’s why one should invest in insurance. Maybe then they would not go bankrupt.

I do fear government takeover from free enterprise where rationing, increased costs and discrimination are distinct possibilities.

I do not want to hear about how insurance companies are spending so much to lobby against the health care reform. To be fair, take a good look at how much our administration is spending to promote it. To say insurance companies make nothing and produce nothing is a lie. They provide services to keep people

from going bankrupt. If they did not have government interference, they could do a much better job because competition has always led to efficiency and cost savings.

I’m glad the insurance companies make profits and provide services to people who of their own free will desire those services.

I also take issue that the writer refers to “Republicans” as the cause of his strife, and in the same breadth says that health care debate should be nonpartisan.

I am first an American who wants the best for our people. I do not expect the government to provide it to me.

He goes on to say Republicans are not voting against health care reform; they are voting against the President to bring him down.

I wonder how he can read so many minds?

He suggests no further debate by the President getting all Democrats together, forgetting about anyone else who has a different voice, and cramming it down our throats. Sounds fair and Christian to me. What do you say? Jesus said there will always be the poor. That is a fact of life. The Bible is talking about believers in Christ taking care of the poor, sick and downtrodden.

It is not a function of the government, but of those who love and reach out. You cannot legislate that.

I suggest praying for our nation and its leaders. If we had more belief, so many more could

become children of God and we would not have this problem.

A nation that relies on government for the love and outreach worships the wrong God and has lost its soul.

Carl Matthews Rutherfordton

Says health care bill affects all Americans To the editor: I am writing in response to Ray Crawford’s letter dated 9-23-09.

I want you to know that I am concerned about the 50 million uninsured Americans; however, I feel you are implying that if you do not support the Obama reform bill you are a nonChristain and are turning your back on uninsured people.

This view seems a bit extreme.

I do agree that something has to be done for the uninsured.

This bill does not just affect 50 million Americans. It affects 305 million Americans.

Mitch Harrill Bostic

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It’s back to school on illegal immigration again RALEIGH – The North Carolina community college system seems bound and determined to admit illegal aliens. And once again, hotheads on both sides are doing their best to complicate a tough subject with irrelevant claims.

Let’s walk our way through the immigration thicket one more time.

First, virtually no one thinks it practical, and few would think it proper, to expend huge amounts of taxpayer resources to round up all the illegal aliens and deport them. If you hear someone on either side of the debate promising or warning against such a policy, ignore him.

Second, not very many people think it would be practical or proper for Congress simply to legalize all the current illegal aliens.

The public would never stand for it.

And whatever immigration policy you think America should adopt, you can’t possibly believe that current illegal residents should be

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allowed to remain in the country even if they have 1) felony convictions, 2) severe drug addictions or mental illnesses, 3) ties to criminal gangs or terrorist groups, 4) serious communicable diseases, or 5) no obvious means of support save government entitlements.

Third, given the first two propositions, and the manifest need to rationalize the nation’s immigration policies for the 21st century, the only feasible federal policy right now is a targeted enforcement policy that reduces the number of illegal aliens over time, by focusing law enforcement efforts on those who violate other laws while refusing to treat illegal residents as if they were legal residents.

Only after the ranks of

illegal aliens shrink, through gradual self-deportation, can immigration reformers in Congress rewrite the laws to allow more people to immigrate legally into the country to work and become Americans the right way.

Now, combine these three propositions and the following reality becomes inescapable: for the foreseeable future, there will remain significant numbers of people residing in North Carolina illegally. For state policymakers, the question becomes how to respond to this reality sensibly, affordably, and fairly.

To start with, pretty much everyone agrees – and the courts already require – that North Carolina governments must provide emergency services to all residents, regardless of their immigration status, and that they cannot withhold services such as public education to minors who are in the state illegally through no fault of their own.

The reasoning isn’t hard to fathom. Violating the nation’s

immigration laws is a serious offense, but it hardly justifies being denied police protection after an assault or an ambulance ride to the hospital after a car crash. As for public education and other services to children, it would be wrong to punish them for their parents’ misdeeds.

Once you get past these two exceptions, however, it becomes very difficult to justify the extension of any other government services to illegal aliens.

For one thing, while illegal residents do pay some taxes, their status prohibits them from shouldering the same tax burden that legal residents do.

Extending services to them essentially compels taxpayers to subsidize lawbreakers.

That’s wrong – and they’ll never stand for it.

And don’t feed me any bunk about how illegal residents would have to pay out-of-state tuition to attend colleges, thus fully covering their costs. Very few of them will enroll on such terms.

The clear intention, already

well telegraphed, is to charge out-of-state tuition for a while and then push for instate tuition status.

Second, extending services such as higher education to adults residing illegally in the United States makes it less likely that they will do the right thing – comply with current law, move to their countries of origin, and then take their proper place in line.

Third, extending such services to illegal residents is so outrageous to the majority of voters that it has the effect of postponing the date at which it will ever be possible to get comprehensive immigration reform through Congress.

Self-styled “immigration reformers” are doing themselves and their cause tremendous harm by continuing to insist on indefensible ideas such as admitting illegal aliens to state colleges.

But the state is going to do it, anyway. Phooey.

Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

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states in the past few weeks, and the e-mails in each state claim that the photograph was taken locally.

Over the past several years there have been at least three such mountain lion hoaxes and, in each case, the same photographs are passed around by e-mail and cell phone with text claiming that the photographs were taken locally.

One such hoax involves a photograph of a man posing with a dead mountain lion. The mountain lion was actually killed by a vehicle in Arizona and the man in the photograph is an Arizona Public Safety officer.

Another is a series of photographs showing a

mountain lion on a porch, but the home is actually in Wyoming.

There is no physical evidence to support the existence of a wild mountain lion population in North Carolina.

The only mountain lions that have been recovered in the state over the past 50 years were two adults that were shot and killed at a dumpster in eastern North Carolina in the 1980s.

Examination of the two animals revealed that they had identification tattoos, indicating that they were illegally held captive animals that either escaped or were released.

Burnsville man shoots two, kills himself

BURNSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The daughter of a North Carolina man who killed himself after fatally shooting his neighbor and wounding his estranged wife says her father became violent after cancer treatment.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday that Kim

Duncan of Green Mountain said 61-year-old Richard Lee Buchanan was diagnosed with throat and tongue cancer in May. Duncan says Buchanan developed a short temper, grew paranoid about his radiation treatments, and become violent.

Yancey County sher-

iff’s deputies responded to Buchanan’s home near Burnsville late Wednesday after his estranged wife reported she’d been shot.

Deputies found 52-year-old neighbor Thomas Griffith dead in his driveway.

Officers say Buchanan shot himself in the head.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 184 E-911 calls Thursday. n Chad Wall reported vandalism to a fence. n Joe William Griffey reported the glass broken out on the windows of a 1997 Chevrolet Malibu. n Doyle Tate reported the theft of an air compressor and other tools. n Idy April Lamb reported the theft of mail. n James Wilbur Greene reported the theft of an allterrain vehicle.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 23 E-911 calls Thursday. n Broken glass in three windows was reported at R-S Middle School, 545 Charlotte Rd.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 28 E-911 calls Thursday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to six E-911 calls Thursday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 47 E-911 calls Thursday. n An employee of Murphy USA reported the theft of gasoline. n An employee of WalMart reported an incident of shoplifting/concealment. n Dean Barron reported a larceny. The incident occurred at Wal-Mart.

Arrests

n Lance Guffey, 35, of McDowell Street, Mooresboro; charged with driving while impaired and no helmet; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

(FCPD) n Christopher Michael Calhoun, 32, of 534 Pilgrim Rd.; charged with driving while impaired and driving while license revoked; released on an unsecured bond. (NCHP) n Steven Patrick Kelley, 59, of 326 Mid Atlantic Rd.; charged with driving while impaired and open container/ consume in the passenger area of a motor vehicle.

(NCHP) n James Wendell Hargett, 40, of 178 Elm St.; charged with misdemeanor probation violation and driving while license revoked; placed under a $2,000 secured bond.

(Probation) n Jason McKinley Lynch, 23, of 225 Wilkins St.; charged with felony proba-

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Wildlife agency: Reports of Obituaries WNC mountain lion a hoax

RALEIGH – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is warning the public that a photograph of a mountain lion purported to be taken in western North Carolina is actually from Texas.

A photograph that has been circulating, mainly via e-mail in the western counties of the state, shows a mountain lion dragging a deer. Some report that the photo was taken in the Marion area, while others say it was taken in Old Fort or Burnsville.

In reality, the photo was taken by a trail camera on a ranch in south Texas, where mountain lions are common.

It is one of several mountain lion hoaxes that have circulated through several

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tion violation; placed under a $25,000 secured bond.

(Probation) n Carlos Laturm Lisenby, 17, of 251 Peppertown Rd.; charged with assault on a female; placed under a$1,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Eric Scott Moore, 19, of 315 Missouri St.; charged with communicating threats, common law false imprisonment, assault on a female, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and injury to personal property; placed under a $3,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Donna Lynn Byers, 46, of 729 W. Main St.; charged with obtain property by false pretense and misdemeanor larceny; released on a $16,000 unsecured bond.

(RCSD) n Allison Marie Davis, 32, of 111 Quinn Rd.; charged with failure to appear and driving while license revoked; placed under a $6,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Kelly Patrick Aaron, 43, of 2391 N.C. 226; charged with assault on a female; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Tyshonna Melissa Carter, 32, of 295 Kelly Rd.; charged with second-degree trespassing and injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

(RCSD) n Charles Albert Self, 23, of 115 Troth Lane; charged with misdemeanor stalking, assault on a female and injury to personal property; placed under a 48-hour hold.

(RCSD) n Patricia Dawn Shires, 44, of 127 Ledford Rd.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Thomas Ervin Shires, 46, of 1627 Hollis Rd.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Donna Lynn Dixon, 39, of 257 S. Church St.; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed under a $500 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Ricky Dewayne Ingle, 48, of 119 Way Fare Trail; charged with communicating threats; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Billy Joe Russell, 34, of 525 Hemphill Rd.; charged with reckless driving to endanger, aid and abet driving while license revoked and injury to personal property; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Charles Ray Hemphill, 35, of 624 Hemphill Rd.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under

a $1,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Terrell Dwayne Hipp, 45, of 153 New Town Rd.; charged with intoxicated and disruptive and resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Daniel Warren Lancaster, 26, of 1642 Harris Henrietta Rd.; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $2,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n David Chad Lancaster, 28, of 729 Old U.S. 221; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of schedule VI controlled substance; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Anthony Dominick Camp, 29, of 137 Levi St., Rutherfordton; charged with assault on a female; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

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SFC Jack Clarence Flynn, 72, of Bostic, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Sayville, Long Island, N.Y., he was a son of the late Ervin and Audrey Seaman Flynn.

He was retired from the Army.

He is survived by his wife, Christine Cogdell Flynn of the home; three daughters, Cynthia Parker and Joan Saumenig, both of Albany, Ga., and Carol Alfonzo of Merritt Island, Fla.; one son, James Flynn of Lincolnton; one stepdaughter, Karen Smith of Forest City; one stepson, Edward Wall of Rutherfordton; one brother, Jimmy Flynn of Patchoque, N.Y.; two sisters, Carol Shehan of Sayville, Long Island, and Joan Beaudry of Needmore, Penn.; 18 grandchildren; and 28 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Cogdell and Hubert Street officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fork Creek Baptist Church, 2741 Camp Creek Rd., Union Mills NC 28167 Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

James Scism James Cicero Scism, 88, of Rehobeth Church Rd., Shelby, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at Crawley Memorial Hospital in Boiling Springs.

Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Clem Dixon Scism and Beulah Mae Dedmon Scism.

He was a retired farmer

and a member of Double Shoals Baptist Church, Shelby, where he served as a former deacon and chairman of the deacons, a choir member and adults men’s Sunday school teacher for 38 years.

He also served in the Marine Corps during World War II, Pacific Theater, and he two purple hearts.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Katherine Louise Hambright Scism.

He is survived by three sons, Philip Scism of Kinston, and Larry Scism and Thomas Scism, both of Shelby; two brothers, Clyde Scism of Shelby, and Joe Scism of Lawndale; two sisters, Elizabeth Carpenter of Hickory, and Dorothy Seagraves of Charlotte; two granddaughters; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life service will be conducted at 3 p.m.

Sunday at Double Shoals Baptist Church with Dr. Brian Johnson and Dr. Eric Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m., prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be made to Double Shoals Baptist Church, 318 Old Mill Rd., Shelby, NC 28150.

Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.

Condolences may be made online at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.

Deaths Timothy Joseph Russert BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The father of the late “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert, the inspiration for his son’s best-selling book, has died. Timothy Joseph Russert was 85.

The younger Russert, who died of a heart attack at 58 in June 2008, paid tribute to his father’s blue-collar values and eternal optimism in the 2004 best-seller Big Russ & Me.

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 23 E-911 calls Thursday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 12 E-911 calls Thursday.

Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a house fire, assisted by Ellenboro and Sandy Mush firefighters. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a fire alarm. n Spindale firefighters responded to two smoke reports and to a gas leak. n SDO firefighters responded to a fire alarm.

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Vivian Henson Blanton

Vivian Henson Blanton, age 68, of Ellenboro, NC, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at her residence after an extended illness.

Vivian was born August 20, 1941, in Rutherford County to the late Phillip Luther Henson and Jessie Rice Henson. She worked as a Battery Filler at Cone Mills and the Haynes Plant. She enjoyed water skiing and growing plants.

She was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Jerry Ronald Blanton; one sister, Andrea Tucker and one brother, Spence Dale Henson.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Greene and his wife, Donna, of Ellenboro and Todd Greene of Mooresboro; four brothers, Steve Henson of Gaffney, SC, Hoyle Henson of Rutherfordton, Doug Henson and Randy Henson both of Forest City; two sisters Mary Ann Burgess of Forest City and Linda Sue Reid of Mooresboro. She is also survived by six grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be conducted at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Marty Reid officiating. A private inurnment will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be sent to Harrelson Funeral Home, PO Box 335, Caroleen, NC 28019 in order to help defray funeral costs.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com PAID OBIT

SFC Jack Clarence Flynn

SFC Jack Clarence Flynn, age 72, of Bostic, NC died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Sayville Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Ervin & Audrey Seaman Flynn and was retired from the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife Christine Cogdell Flynn of the home; three daughters, Cynthia Parker of Albany, GA, Joan Saumenig of Albany, GA and Carol Alfonzo of Merritt Island, FL; one son, James Flynn of Lincolnton, NC; one step daughter, Karen Smith of Forest City, NC; one step son, Edward Wall of Rutherfordton, NC; one brother Jimmy Flynn of Patchoque, NY; two sisters, Carol Shehan of Sayville Long Island, New York and Joan Beaudry of Needmore, PA.; 18 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren also survive.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Jody Flynn.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Monday, September 28, 2009, at Fork Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Cogdell and the Rev. Hubert Street officiating. Mr. Flynn will lie in state one hour prior to the services. Concluding services will be held in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM, Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Crowe’s Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Fork Creek Baptist Church 2741 Camp Creek Road Union Mills NC 28167.

Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary. com PAID OBIT

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Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: Sept. 28 — Isothermal Community College gym, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., contact Cindy Martin at 286-3636, ext. 353 for an appointment.

Oct. 9 — Word of Faith, 210 Old Flynn Rd., Spindale, 4 to 9:30 p.m., call Holly Morris at 287-9100 for an appointment; Oct. 22 — Corinth Baptist Church, 767 Pinehurst Rd., Ellenboro, 4 to 9 p.m., call Linda McCurry at 453-1775 for an appointment; All presenting donors (in October) will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of three pairs of Delta Airlines tickets. For more information call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit redcrossblood.org.

Health/education Health Screening: Thursday, Oct. 1, 9 to 11 a.m., at Plum Natural, 213 Oak St., Forest City; call 245-6578 for more information.

Health Fair: Friday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Lake Lure Town Hall; sponsored by Lake Lure Lions Club; vision screening (Lions Vision Van), hearing tests, blood pressure, blood sugar testing, chiropractor, acupuncture, Hospice, diabetic education and general wellness/health care education.

Lifestyle seminar: “Health For Life”; Oct. 3-4, Seventh-day Adventist Church of Forest City, 559 South Church St., Forest City; Saturday’s sessions begins at 9:30 a.m., with the topics of cholesterol, God’s natural remedies, and diabetes; Sunday at 2 p.m., cooking classes; guests, Chef Clinel Walker, and Debbie Davis, RN; RSVP to Gloria Ballard, 287-9272.

Meetings/other Democrat meeting: Rutherford County Democrat Club will meet Monday, Sept. 28, at Democrat Headquareters in downtown Forest City. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Free workshop: Grassroots Leadership Workshop; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., Community Empowerment Resource Center, 129 First St., Forest City; facilitator, Pastor John McCluney; topics on leadership; limited space; RSVP/ Information call 247-4142 or email smcentire@ceponline.org.

CPC: Rutherford County Animal Control Facility and the Community Pet Center will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 3. Please visit their booth at Rutherfordton’s Hilltop Festival.

Reunions Alexander Mills reunion: Saturday, Oct. 3, covered dish meal at 3 p.m.; Four Seasons Farm, 1013 Doggett Rd., Forest City; for anyone who lived or attended church in the old Alexander Mills community; for information call 248-1116.

Gettys family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, covered dish lunch 1 p.m.; Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, Ellenboro; for more information call 704-487-5480.

Rollins family reunion: Sunday, Oct. 4, Mountain View Baptist Church fellowship building, Hwy. 221 south, Rutherfordton; lunch will be served at 1 p.m.; bring a well-filled basket; contact Todd Rollins at 287-9748 for more information.

Bridges family reunion: Descendants of D.C. and Georgia Bridges; Sunday, Oct. 4, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., Corinth Baptist Church FLC, Ellenboro.

35-year reunion: R-S Central Class of 1974; classmates will meet Oct. 9 at the homecoming game, then go to Barley’s in Spindale for food, music and socializing. Contact Steve Neely at 287-0323 for more information.

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Brandon Higgins explained Friday.

“So they left those pigs there, and they became more of a feral-type pig.

Originally they were Iberian.”

As the pigs adapted to the island environment, they developed a unique system of fat metabolism, enabling them to store a larger proportion of fat.

“So it is a fatty-type pig,” Higgins said, “but it is also high in omega 3 fatty acids, which is good for us. The whole point of the intermixing is a lot of people don’t know what to do with such a fatty hog. But by getting only half Ossabaw, you’re only getting half the fat. And the fat there, A, is good for you and, B, it adds to the flavor of the meat.

“It is one of the reasons a lot of the pork chops you buy in the grocery store are so dry. We’ve moved our commercial pig producers to a more lean meat, and they’ve gotten so lean, they took out so much of the fat that they shrivel up, they shrink real bad and they are real dry. Pork produced by a Berkshire or an Ossabaw Island is going to be a lot juicier pork chop or sausage or whatever.”

Also, the Ossabaw Island mixed pigs are pasture-raised, Higgins noted, and they are accustomed to electric fences.

“We’re also looking for sponsors to offset the cost of the auction for the sausage and the auctioneer,” the teacher said. “So if anybody would like to sponsor, we’re looking for sponsorship, basically give them an ad, have a sign printed up for the auction with their name on it saying they were sponsoring the auction. We’re also looking at giving them a plaque to post in their place of business to show that they are a supporter of R-S Central FFA.” The school also has a new greenhouse on campus. It is 28 feet by 60 feet.

“We’ve got stuff going in it right now,” Higgins said. “We’re picking up strawberries tomorrow. We’re working with N.C. State on growing the strawberries for the wintertime.

Right now, N.C. State is working a

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yard sales and flea markets to supplement what income they have,” Watson explained. “I’ve seen a big uptick in numbers of calls. You have your regulars, but in the last two years I’ve heard many new voices.”

For Watson, the change in sellers and customers isn’t that surprising, given the economy.

“I’ve been doing the show about nine years now,” Watson said. “It is a little bit different these days, in terms of

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at the fair, the First Baptist Church Relay for Life Team will be selling healthy lunch items.

“We have just had so much support,” Marshall said. “It’s been a cooperative effort.”

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“It is not a bad sign that we stayed the same as far as the unemployment rate,” Miller said. “We just haven’t seen a lot of hiring. The number of people coming in and filing claims has leveled off and the number of

Miscellaneous Dulcimer Music Night: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., at the Visual Arts Center, 173 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; bring your dulcimer and join Richard Beard and Dot Lane for an informal evening of making music.

Foothills Harvest Outreach Ministries will hold a half price on all women’s clothing through Oct. 2.

The store is located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City.

lot with high-tunnel growing on the back side of the season. You can get strawberries when no one else has strawberries.

“With this production model, they’re saying I’m going to have some strawberries by Christmas. So those will be offered up to markets in Charlotte through the Farmers Fresh Market Web site. So that’s another real big thing that we are looking at. We’re going to be planting 100 Strawberry Festival variety, 50 day neutral, one Albion and one Chandler. We’re going to plant several varieties and see which one grows the best in the greenhouse.

“Right now, N.C. State is doing test trials on their Mountain Research Station. And they are trying a lot of different varieties where they have a quarter-acre high tunnel. They are growing all these strawberry varieties in high tunnels, in Salisbury.

So they donated these to try in our greenhouse and see how it goes in a greenhouse, where they are doing it in more of a high-tunnel structure.”

Wintertime strawberries could be a good crop for Rutherford County, Higgins noted. “It could be real profitable, especially here in the isother-

mal region, to have the ability to grow strawberries in the off-peak times.

“Other than that, we are growing spinach, arugula, broccoli, all in raised beds on the floor of the greenhouse, where we can produce all winter long. The kids can also take the things they learned inside the greenhouse in the wintertime and apply them to outdoor production in their own gardens or farms.”

The R-S Central agricultural department has expanded this year, with the addition of Lisa Higgins, Brandon’s wife, as an agriculture teacher.

items that you hear and the number of people. People seem to be selling things at a bargain a lot quicker. If you hear a really good deal, they usually sell it the same day.”

But the show hasn’t lost its small town atmosphere.

“The owner of Thera-ssage recently began advertising on swap and shop, but her number was one digit different than someone who wanted to sell a billy goat,” Watson recalled. “She got calls all day from people wanting to buy her goat. But the volume has really picked up and the 24-hour swap and shop hotline has the most

recent items and numbers because we get many calls asking for those numbers.”

One more category of ads on the show has seen an increase as well.

“Things that people usually hang on to — their memorabilia — that is where we’ve seen the big increase,” Watson said. “And you get probably three to six calls per day from people saying they’ll do odd jobs as a handyman or paint or whatever. That has certainly been a lot more than in years past.”

There is a cost for lunch, but all other activities and screenings are free.

“It all goes back to why we are doing this,” she said. “As an outreach to the community.”

With vendors ranging from Hospice to the Red Cross to Tri-City Animal Clinic, there is something for everyone.

“I had a lady call me this week –

she’s one year away from getting Medicare and has no health insurance. She wanted to come and get information on being healthy,” she said.

For more information about the fair, contact Smith’s Drugs at 245-4591.

companies hiring right now is very low except for Shaw Construction.”

and keep networking,” Miller said.

“Hopefully things will pick up in the next few months. I don’t know that this year’s Christmas season will be as good as in year’s past, but normally some of the retail shops will hire extra workers.”

Miller was hopeful that those who were thinking of giving up their search for work would hang in there.

“To those who are thinking of giving up and dropping out of the system, I would say to keep checking with us, use the Internet, use the newspaper

Higgins is looking forward to a good day for the auction, which is being called the “Spanish Pig Invasion.” “It’s going to be a good fun day to come out and have a grill, have sausage biscuits and coffee and tea for people to purchase, and observe what’s going on,” he said.

For more information about the auction or about sponsorship, contact Higgins at 289-5439 or by e-mail at bhiggins@rcsnc.org Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

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Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

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

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VFD fundraiser: Saturday, Oct. 3, begins at 7 a.m., Bill’s Creek Volunteer Fire Department; large number of yard sale items; sausage biscuits, and gravy; hot dogs and hamburgers go on sale at 10 a.m.; proceeds for fire department needs.

Breast Cancer Awareness: Off The Beaded Path Bead Store in Forest City will hold a Breast Cancer Awareness earring drive during the month of October. Proceeds from this benefit will go to the ACS, Look Good Feel Good Program. For more information visit offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com.

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R-S Central High School has a new greenhouse on campus. The school plans to try raising strawberries, among other things, in the greenhouse this winter in raised beds on the greenhouse floor.

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Patton gets past Trojans

’Toppers prevail Hilltoppers JV takes down East, 41-20

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — R-S Central’s Dustin Atchley rushed for 235-yard, three touchdown as the Hilltoppers’ JV football team defeated East Rutherford, 41-20, on Thursday at Bryan Harrill Stadium.

Central’s Taylor Ledbetter threw for 105-yards and two touchdowns in the contest.

Central’s Jahrri Miller and Johnny Hunt each caught touchdown passes.

Miller also intercepted two Cavaliers’ throws in the win to give Central an overall 5-0 record and 1-0 conference start.

Central’s Cameron Green (35) pushes forward with the ball as East Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) attempts to halt the advance during the action at R-S Central High School Friday.

Busch says 1 day with crew chief enough DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kurt Busch says preparation for the Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway went “maybe better than normal” because having only one day to meet with his crew chief forced his team to focus.

Pat Tryson was asked by Penske Racing to only visit the race shop during the weekly competition meeting because he’s leaving at the end of the season. The team doesn’t want him part of the planning for 2010.

Busch says there was more attention to detail at Tuesday’s meeting with Tryson. Instead of stringing out meetings over a week, Busch says everybody was sharp and focused with only one day to plan for the race.

Busch is fifth in the Chase for the championship stand-

On TV 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Portsmouth vs. Everton.

10:30 a.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Dover 200 — Qualifying.

12 p.m. (WBTV) (WLOS) College Football North Carolina at Georgia Tech.

12 p.m. (WSPA) College Football LSU at Mississippi State.

(ESPN) (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 12 p.m. (FSS) College Football Southern Mississippi at Kansas.

1 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals.

2 p.m. (WYFF) PGA Tour Golf The Tour Championship — Third Round.

3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Football Arkansas at Alabama.

3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Dover 200.

3:30 p.m. (FSS) College Football Texas-El Paso at Texas.

4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Regional Coverage — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers.

6 p.m. (WMYA) College Football Furman at Western Carolina.

6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (FSS) College Football Teams TBA. 8 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) (ESPN) College Football Teams TBA. 9:15 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Texas Tech at Houston.

10 p.m. (HBO) Boxing Cristobal Arreola vs. Vitali Klitschko.

10:15 p.m. (FSS) College Football Washington State at USC.

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Central shuts out Cavs

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

RUTHERFORDTON — There’s a new King of the Hill.

R-S Central’s defense dominated in a 24-0 shut out of East Rutherford Friday, as the Hilltoppers opened conference play with a win and broke the long-standing stranglehold the Cavaliers held over the Palace.

The Hilltoppers (5-1, 1-0) held East (2-4, 0-1) to just 120 yards of offense from scrimmage, including holding the county’s leading rusher, Adrian Wilkins to negative three yards on five carries.

Central used four scoring drives — three of which produced touchdowns — to notch the win over their rival. The

Hilltoppers fullback Cameron Green scored on runs of eight and nine yards, while quarterback Jacob Kinlaw added a 21-yard dash to pay dirt in the win.

The Hilltoppers took the night’s opening kick off and began play at their own 22-yard line. Central assembled a powerful 12 play drive that covered 69 yards before settling for a Cody Owens 26 yard field goal to take an early 3-0 lead.

Central’s Oddie Murray (16 carries, 90 yards) keyed the drive with a 29 yard rumble that moved the ball into East territory before the Cavs defense stiffened.

Following Murray’s kick off, East began play at its 35 yard line. The Cavs moved Please see Central, Page 9

As rain pours Central’s Oddie Murray (44) makes a rush with the ball against East Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) Friady at R-S Central High School.

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MORGANTON — Patton turned back a gutsy secondhalf effort by Chase Friday night to take a 13-6 win in the conference opener for both teams.

Brandon Bethel scored two touchdowns for the Panthers, one in each half, and that would be all the Panthers needed to win their homecoming game. Bethel finished the game with 174 yards on 13 rushes.

Chase was stymied for most of the first half, gaining just 25 yards on offense. They did much better in the second half, but fell short.

“We just couldn’t get anything going on offense in the first half,” Chase head coach Brad Causby said. “We didn’t play badly on defense, they just had better field position all night.”

Patton scored late in the opening period after a Chase punt. Starting at their own 31, the Panthers needed four plays to score. Bethel raced 49-yards on a sweep for the touchdown. The point after kick by Kevin Stone was good and Patton led 7-0.

Bethel had 137 yards on 10 carries in the first half.

The Trojans trailed just 7-0 at the half, but it could have been worse.

Chase had two pass interceptions to thwart Patton scoring threats in the first two periods.

On their first possession of the night, the Panthers drove to the Trojans’ 22.

Chase’s Raheem Hampton snuffed out that threat when he picked off Trevor Buchanan’s pass, intended for Cody Pressley in the end zone.

The Panthers, later, marched to the Trojans’ 4-yard line with 5 minutes remaining in the first half. From there, Buchanan tried to connect with Pressley in the end zone but Hampton was there again and snared the pass out of the air for the Trojans.

Meanwhile, the Patton defense was up to the task and the Panthers played the entire first half on Chase’s side of the midfield stripe.

Patton stretched its lead to 13-0 early in the second half, scoring on its first possession after an interception.

Chase opened the half with the ball at its own 20. The Trojans gained 21 yards in its Please see Trojans, Page 9

Un-special teams: Coverage woes hurt Panthers CHARLOTTE (AP) — A blocked punt, another returned for a touchdown, fewer touchbacks on kickoffs and damaging starting field position for the opposition.

While Jake Delhomme’s Week 1 turnover festival and Julius Peppers’ 2-tackle performance a week later are popular targets in the Carolina Panthers’ 0-2 start, don’t forget the woeful special teams.

Carolina ranks last in the NFL in punt coverage and secondto-last in defending kickoffs.

Punter Jason Baker has the worst net average in the NFL. Kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd is well off his 2008 league-best touchback pace. Newcomers on the return teams have struggled to block and close gaps.

It’s no surprise special teams coach Danny Crossman spent extra time at the end of Friday’s practice with key members of his Associated Press units.

Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox looks on from the sidelines during their NFL foot“If you look at all the special ball game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Sunday, Sept. 20, Please see Panthers, Page 9

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 89 63 .586 83 70 .539 82 72 .536 66 88 .425 52 101 .342 Central Division

W L Pct St. Louis 89 64 .582 Chicago 79 73 .520 Milwaukee 75 78 .490 Cincinnati 72 81 .471 Houston 71 81 .467 Pittsburgh 56 95 .371 West Division

W L Pct Los Angeles 92 61 .601 Colorado 86 67 .562 San Francisco 82 71 .536 San Diego 71 83 .461 Arizona 66 87 .431

Philadelphia Atlanta Florida New York Washington

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Duke football coach David Cutcliffe is seen during practice in Durham, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.

Another chance against the FCS for Blue Devils

DURHAM (AP) — Duke can erase some of the sting of its season-opening loss to Richmond if the Blue Devils beat North Carolina Central on Saturday night.

Bowl eligibility rules state that a team may count only one victory per season over a Championship Subdivision team toward the six wins necessary to reach the postseason. Duke (1-2) lost to the Spiders in Week 1, but that means a win over Central (0-3) would count.

Coach David Cutcliffe says the Blue Devils “can’t consistently make errors and be as good as we can be.”

No. 22 UNC-Georgia Tech

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech’s spread option offense won’t be new to North Carolina.

That won’t make it easy to defend.

The No. 22 Tar Heels, 3-0 for first time in 12 years, will look for their second straight win over the Yellow Jackets on Saturday. North Carolina has lost five straight at Georgia Tech since its last win in Atlanta in 1997.

North Carolina coach Butch Davis says he knows last year’s 28-7 win in Chapel Hill didn’t mean his Tar Heels shut down the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech was the ranked team — also at No. 22 — when it rushed for 326 yards but was shut out for the first three quarters by North Carolina last season. The Yellow Jackets were hurt by two lost fumbles, an interception, two missed field goals and two failed fourth-down conversions.

Davis says his Tar Heels gave up a lot of yards, but no big plays, until Jonathan Dwyer’s 85-yard touchdown run with 6 minutes remaining.

The first month of the season has been difficult for Georgia Tech (2-1 overall, 1-1 ACC).

N.C. State-Pittsburgh

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina State hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday in the Wolfpack’s final nonconference game.

The Wolfpack (2-1) struggled offensively in its 7-3 season-opening loss to South Carolina, but has followed that with consecutive easy wins against Football Championship Subdivision teams Murray State and Gardner-Webb. Now N.C. State will find out if those games helped fix its offensive woes against the Panthers of the Big East before heading into Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The Wolfpack has scored 110 points in the past two games.

Pitt is 3-0 for the first time since 2000 after easy wins against Youngstown State, Buffalo and Navy.

East Carolina

GREENVILLE (AP) — East Carolina has been getting every team’s best shot so far. That won’t change Saturday when the defending Conference USA champions open league play.

The Pirates (1-2) have lost two straight to revenge-minded power-conference teams. Now they expect nothing less than Central Florida’s full attention when the Knights (2-1, 0-1 C-USA) visit.

Coach Skip Holtz says his team isn’t going to sneak up on anybody, and other teams are “going to come back with vengeance.”

Central Florida already has lost to East Division heavyweight Southern Mississippi, and is coming off a come-from-behind victory over Buffalo.

GB — 7 8 1/2 24 38 GB — 9 1/2 14 17 17 1/2 32 GB — 6 10 21 1/2 26

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 1 L.A. Dodgers 7, Washington 6 Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 4 San Diego 5, Colorado 4 Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 2 Friday’s Games Atlanta 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 1 Cincinnati at Houston, late Philadelphia at Milwaukee, late St. Louis at Colorado, late San Diego at Arizona, late Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games Atlanta (Hanson 10-4) at Washington (Mock 3-9), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 6-2) at San Francisco (Zito 10-12), 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Lehr 4-2) at Houston (F.Paulino 2-10), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 11-6) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 8-9), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (P.Martinez 5-1) at Milwaukee (Looper 13-7), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Maine 6-5) at Florida (West 7-6), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (LeBlanc 2-1) at Arizona (Haren 14-9), 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 18-8) at Colorado (Jimenez 14-11), 8:10 p.m.

American League East Division

W L Pct y-New York 97 56 .634 Boston 91 61 .599 Tampa Bay 78 75 .513 Toronto 70 84 .451 Baltimore 60 93 .395 Central Division

W L Pct Detroit 82 70 .539 Minnesota 79 73 .520 Chicago 73 80 .477 Kansas City 63 90 .412 Cleveland 62 91 .401 West Division

W L Pct Los Angeles 90 62 .592 Texas 84 69 .546 Seattle 80 74 .523 Oakland 73 80 .477

GB — 5 1/2 18 1/2 28 36 1/2 GB — 3 9 1/2 19 1/2 21 GB — 7 10 1/2 17 1/2

y-clinched playoff berth Thursday’s Games Oakland 12, Texas 3 Detroit 6, Cleveland 5 Seattle 5, Toronto 4 Boston 10, Kansas City 3 Friday’s Games Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2 Boston at N.Y. Yankees, late Toronto 5, Seattle 0 Texas 8, Tampa Bay 3

Minnesota at Kansas City, late Detroit at Chicago White Sox, late Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Saturday’s Games Seattle (Snell 5-2) at Toronto (Purcey 1-2), 1:07 p.m.

Boston (Matsuzaka 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 18-7), 4:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Berken 5-12) at Cleveland (Sowers 6-10), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (N.Robertson 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Garcia 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (S.Baker 13-9) at Kansas City (DiNardo 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Garza 8-10) at Texas (Millwood 11-10), 8:05 p.m.

Oakland (Eveland 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Lackey 11-8), 9:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 2 0 0 1.000 40 New England 1 1 0 .500 34 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 57 Miami 0 2 0 .000 30 South

W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 2 0 0 1.000 41 Houston 1 1 0 .500 41 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 29 Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 41 North

W L T Pct PF Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 69 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 27 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 38 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 26 West

W L T Pct PF Denver 2 0 0 1.000 39 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 50 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 33 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 34 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 2 0 0 1.000 56 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 65 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 60 Washington 1 1 0 .500 26 South

W L T Pct PF Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 47 New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 93 Carolina 0 2 0 .000 30 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 41 North

W L T Pct PF Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 61 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 32 Detroit 0 2 0 .000 40 West

W L T Pct PF San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 43 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 38 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 47 St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 7

PA 16 40 45 46 PA 35 55 45 47 PA 50 27 36 61 PA 13 51 34 51

PA 48 54 58 30 PA 27 49 66 67 PA 33 46 35 72 PA 26 23 37 37

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

Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New England, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.

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

Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Carolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Indiana 2, Washington 0 Indiana 88, Washington 79 Indiana 81, Washington 74, OT Detroit 2, Atlanta 0 Detroit 94, Atlanta 89 Detroit 94, Atlanta 79 WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix 2, San Antonio 1 San Antonio 92, Phoenix 91 Phoenix 106, San Antonio 78 Phoenix 100, San Antonio 92 Los Angeles 2, Seattle 1 Los Angeles 70, Seattle 63 Seattle 75, Los Angeles 74 Los Angeles 75, Seattle 64 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit 72, Indiana 56 Indiana 79, Detroit 75, series tied 1-1 Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix 103, Los Angeles 94, Phoenix leads series 1-0 Los Angeles at Phoenix, late x-Saturday, Sept. 26: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-AAA 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Dover International Speedway (Car number in parentheses) 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 157.356.

2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 156.699.

3. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 156.393.

4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 156.284.

5. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 155.979.

6. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 155.871.

7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.777.

8. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 155.555.

9. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 155.494.

10. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 155.434.

11. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 155.373.

12. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 155.353.

13. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 155.192.

14. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 155.045.

15. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 154.992.

16. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 154.905.

17. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 154.832.

18. (71) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 154.639.

19. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 154.633.

20. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 154.606.

21. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 154.573.

22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 154.533.

23. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 154.48.

24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 154.407.

25. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 154.288.

26. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 154.136.

27. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 154.07.

28. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 153.879.

29. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 153.807.

30. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 153.557.

31. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 153.44.

32. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 153.387.

33. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 153.211.

34. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 153.107.

35. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 153.074.

36. (09) Mike Bliss, Dodge, 153.029.

37. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 152.938.

38. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 152.873.

39. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 152.62.

40. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 152.046.

41. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 152.001.

42. (37) Tony Raines, Dodge, 151.547.

43. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 151.388.

Woods leads by one at Tour Championship ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods had a chance to pull away from the field. He had to settle for a one-shot lead Friday in the Tour Championship.

and Peter Hanson 3 and 2, and Anthony Wall and Chris Wood beat Miguel Angel Jimenez and Soren Kjeldsen 3 and 2 in Britain and Ireland’s other victories.

Over the final four holes, Woods missed consecutive putts from about 4 feet — one putt for eagle, the other for birdie — and closed with a bogey for a 2-under 68 in sweltering conditions at East Lake to lead Padraig Harrington and Sean O’Hair.

Woods was at 5-under 135 and in great position to capture the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus. None of the other players among the top five seeds — who can win the FedEx Cup with a victory at East Lake — were among the top 10 on the leaderboard.

Continental Europe won the other two matches, with Francesco Molinari and Anders Hansen beating Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy 3 and 1, and Gonzalo FernandezCastano and Robert Karlsson topped Robert Rock and Steve Webster 1-up.

SAS Championship

Vivendi Trophy

Tiger Woods

SAINT-NOM-LA-BRETECHE, France (AP) — Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson beat Henrik Stenson and Alavaro Quiros 2 and 1 in fourball play to help Britain and Ireland take

a 6-4 after two days in the Vivendi Trophy matches against Continental Europe.

Ross Fisher and Nick Dougherty edged Soren Hansen

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Russ Cochran and Denis Watson shot 6-under 66s in windy and wet conditions to share the first-round lead in the SAS Championship.

Joey Sindelar, Larry Mize, R.W. Eaks, Dan Forsman, Jim Thorpe and Tom Pernice Jr., making his Champions Tour debut, were a stroke back on the Prestonwood course. Leonard Thompson shot a 74 in his 1,000 career start on the PGA and Champions tours.

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sports Prep Scores Albemarle 48, Chatham Central 0 Alexander Central 37, Newton Foard 21 Asheville 10, Elizabethton, Tenn. 3 Avery County 14, Black Mountain Owen 7 Bertie County 41, Edenton Holmes 21 Boonville Starmount 14, Ashe County 7 Bunn 19, Nash Central 13 Canton Pisgah 31, East Henderson 9 Catawba Bandys 41, Vldese Draughn 7 Charlotte Ardrey Kell 48, South Mecklenburg 27 Charlotte Berry Tech 40, West Stanly 34 Country Day 56, Raleigh Ravenscroft 21 Charlotte Garinger 27, Charlotte Waddell 17 Charlotte Independence 35, East Mecklenburg 13 Charlotte Latin 52, Elkin 7 Charlotte Olympic 21, Charlotte Catholic 14 Davie County 10, Salisbury 7 Durham Jordan 32, East Chapel Hill 0 East Bladen 51, Fairmont 20 East Burke 44, Claremont Bunker Hill 29 East Duplin 36, Clinton 6 East Lincoln 56, Southlake Christian 6 East Surry 19, Surry Central 14 East Wilkes 56, West Wilkes 19 Fayetteville Britt 36, Cape Fear 27 Fayetteville Pine Forest 20, Seventy-First 14 Fayetteville Sanford 27, Hope Mills South View 14 Forsyth County Day 21, Hickory Grove 14 Harrells Christian Academy 24, Q Foundation 21 Hickory St. Stephens 24, South Caldwell 7 Holly Springs 21, Cary 14 Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 33, Fayetteville Byrd 20 Ragsdale 42, Winston-Salem Parkland 0 Kernersville Glenn 21, Northwest Guilford 20 Kernersville McGuinness 55, North Surry 21 Mallard Creek 41, Mooresville 21 Manteo 43, Williamston 21 Marshville Forest Hills 45, Monroe Piedmont 7 Marvin Ridge 52, North Lincoln 0 Matthews Butler 56, Charlotte Myers Park 13 Monroe 69, Cuthbertson 0 Monroe Parkwood 44, Monroe Central 8 Monroe Sun Valley 28, Wilmington Hoggard 14 Morganton Patton 13, Forest City Chase 6 Mt. Airy 60, West Stokes 21 Newton-Conover 53, Maiden 12 North Forsyth 13, Winston-Salem Atkins 6 North Mecklenburg 24, Lake Norman 20 North Rowan 16, South Stanly 14 North Stanly 22, Union Academy 12 North Stokes 48, South Stokes 0 Northeast Guilford 35, South Granville 7 Northwest Cabarrus 42, Concord 15 Providence Grove 35, Eastern Randolph 34 R-S Central 24, East Rutherford 0 Raleigh Broughton 16, Raleigh Millbrook 7 Raleigh Leesville Road 34, Raleigh Enloe 7 Richmond County 18, New Hanover County 6 Robbinsville 39, Swain County 0 Rocky Point Trask 14, Lakewood (Salemburg) 0 Scotland County 28, Greenville Rose 19 Jordan-Matthews 36, Burlington Cummings 18 South Columbus 42, West Bladen 19 Southeast Raleigh 41, Knightdale 7 Southern Durham 12, Durham Hillside 7 Southern Guilford 34, Trinity 6 Thomasville 21, Asheboro 0

Mitchell slams TJCA, 77-6

SPRUCE PINE — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was dismantled, 77-6, by Mitchell Friday.

The Gryphons (0-5, 0-1) were playing in their first conference game as a member of the Western Highland 2A/1A Conference.

TJCA’s Will Beam threw a 21 yard touchdown pass to Ryan Spurlin, in the second quarter, that narrowed the Mountaineers lead to 19-6.

But the Mounties ruled the night from that point.

TJCA will face Avery next Friday.

College Football

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East Rutherford’s Chris Petty (6) makes a fast break around Central’s Dorrien Goode (22) and Justin Dean (55) during the final minutes of the game Friday at R-S Central High School.

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the ball to the Central 43-yard line where they faced a 4th and 2. The Cavs’ Justin Barksdale sought the needed yardage for the first, but was stopped at the line of scrimmage by a swarm of Hilltoppers.

It would prove to be the deepest penetration into Hilltoppers’ territory by the Cavaliers.

Central needed just seven plays to crash into the end zone. The Hilltoppers’ Murray blasted for eight, followed by five more to open the drive. A 13-yard run

by Kinlaw was followed up with a 21yard scoring scramble just one play later.

Kinlaw broke around the left end of his offensive line, with a pitch man in tow, but the junior signal-caller simply tucked the ball and headed into the East end zone. Owens was true on his point after and the Hilltoppers held a 10-0 lead in the waning moments of the first.

Central had out-gained East 127 yards to 24 yards in the quarter and controlled the clock for nearly nine minutes.

East’s next drive ended in near disaster.

The Cavs, starting from their own 34-yard line, pushed to their own 46 with a 10-yard completion from Mikhail Baxter to Ray Ray Wilkins. Baxter, one play later, looked for Wilkins, but Central’s William Brown stepped in front of Baxter’s toss and intercepted the ball.

Brown tried to move the ball forward, but was hit from behind and lost the handle on the football. A large pile-up ensued and East came away with the football and a fresh set of downs, but back at their own 30.

The Cavs attempted three plays, but Central forced them into a punt. East’s Ryan Bailey booted the ball 17 yards and

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first four plays.

Tyreece Gossett got 14 of those yards on a quarterback keeper.

The Trojans faced a second and 8 at their own 41 and Gossett looked for Keyshon Crawford with a pass at the left sideline. Patton’s Laine Moody stepped in front of the receiver and intercepted the pass at the Trojans’ 43-yard line.

It took four plays for the Panthers to get on the board again. Bethel covered the final 31 yards on a run to get the score. Kevin Stone’s point

after kick was blocked by Carlos Watkins.

Chase did put together one good drive late in the third period.

The Trojans got the ball at their own 45-yard line after a Panthers punt. Chase kept the ball on the ground with Julius Miller carrying the ball six straight times, for a total of 31 yards, to get the Trojans down the Patton 25.

On fourth and eight, Gossett’s pass to Gaffney bounced off the receiver’s hands and the Panthers took over.

Both teams also had turnover problems. Chase gave up another interception early in the fourth quarter, but Patton gave the ball back two

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teams, the guys are young,” said seven-year veteran Dante Wesley, who ranks in the top 10 in team history in special teams tackles. “Once we get the young guys to turn their minds around and just realize, ’Hey, this is my job. I enjoy this. I want to go out and make a play,’ I think we’re going to turn everything around.”

There’s a lot of fixing to do.

In the opener against Philadelphia, DeSean Jackson returned a second-quarter punt 85 yards for a touchdown.

On Sunday in Atlanta, Baker took too long adjusting the ball to face nose down for a rugbystyle kick. Gary Barnidge missed a block and Brian Williams smothered Baker’s punt.

Kickoffs haven’t been much better. Opponents are averaging 29.4 yards per return.

“It’s a combination of things — the kick, the coverage — and we didn’t execute as well as they did,” Fox said.

Last year the Panthers often didn’t have to worry about covering kickoffs. Lloyd’s 30 touchbacks were the most in the NFL since the introduction of the so-called K-Ball in 1999. Lloyd has only three touchbacks on eight kickoffs this season, even as he claimed Friday he’s kicking the ball just as well.

There are some bright spots. John Kasay is 3-for-3 on field goals, including a 50-yarder.

Rookie Captain Munnerlyn ranks seventh in the NFL with a 12.5-yard punt return average.

But the coverage problems are causing the Panthers fits. Consider Baker ranks No. 1 in the NFL with a gross punting average of 54.8 yards, yet is by far last in the league with a 21.3 net average.

“We need to do a better job on our punt coverage,” Wesley said. “I need to do a better job in talking to the guys and working harder to eliminate some of the big plays.”

the Hilltoppers took over at the 50.

The Hilltoppers needed just seven plays to find the end zone for the final time in the half. Kinlaw connected with Darrian Watkins for an 18-yard gain and, one play later, Green bulldozed his way into the end zone from nine yards out.

Owen punched through the extra and the Hilltoppers held a 17-0 advantage.

The two teams swapped possession twice more before halftime, and Central came closest to scoring. The Hilltoppers used an eight-play drive that set up Owens with a 32-yard field goal attempt.

Owens boot sailed wide right and East prevailed, but still trailed, 17-0, at the break.

Central had pushed the Cavs around for 211 yards in the first, while holding the East offense to a meager 43 yards.

In the second half, heavy rains forced tough conditions on both teams and each would fumble once in the frame. Central’s lone scoring drive of the second half came mid-way through the 4th quarter.

The Hilltoppers, following an East punt that landed at the Central 35, marched 65 yards on a time-consuming, power running drive. A trio of ’Toppers — Green, Leon Brown and William Lynch — handled the bulk of the carries on the drive.

With just under two minutes remaining, Green punched into the end zone from eight yards out. Owens was true on his point after and Central took the 24-0 lead.

East’s final turn with the football ended when Jonathon Fuller recorded Central’s second sack of the night on a 4th and 3.

The win, for Central, was the program’s third over East Rutherford in the last four seasons. In addition, it was the first time the Hilltoppers had defeated the Cavaliers since moving from Central High Hill to ‘The Palace,’ in the early 1990s.

Central will face Chase, next Friday. plays later with a fumble recovered

by Terrell Smith for the Trojans.

Chase had the ball at their own 38 with under nine minutes to play in the game. The Trojans then put together a scoring march of 14 plays.

Gossett and Miller continued to pound the Patton defense with runs.

At the Patton 27, Gossett carried the ball around end for 13 yards and a first down at the Panthers 14.

Chase got the ball to the 3-yard line for a first and goal. A run for no gain and consecutive losses of threeand four yards left the Trojans with a fourth and goal situation at the Patton 9.

On that play, Gossett rolled to his

EAST Rhode Island at Connecticut, Noon Dartmouth at New Hampshire, Noon Buffalo at Temple, Noon Cornellat Yale, Noon Princeton at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.

Marist at Bucknell, 1 p.m.

Wake Forest at Boston College, 2 p.m.

Howard at Georgetown, 2 p.m.

W. Kentucky at Navy, 3:30 p.m.

Northeastern at Villanova, 3:30 p.m.

Fordham at Colgate, 6 p.m.

Penn at Lafayette, 6 p.m.

Maine at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Iowa at Penn St., 8 p.m.

SOUTH South Florida at Florida St., Noon North Carolina at Georgia Tech, Noon LSU at Mississippi St., 12:20 p.m.

Marshall at Memphis, 1 p.m.

Butler at Morehead St., 1 p.m.

North Greenville at Charl Southern, 1:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern at Elon, 1:30 p.m.

Arkansas at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.

Samford at Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m.

TCU at Clemson, 3:30 p.m.

UCF at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m.

Rutgers at Maryland, 3:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.C. State, 3:30 p.m.

VMI at Richmond, 3:30 p.m.

Florida A&M vs. Tennessee St., 3:30 p.m.

McNeese St. at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.

Miami at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alabama A&M, 4 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe at Florida Atlantic, 4 p.m.

Towson at Morgan St., 4 p.m.

Jacksonville St. at Nicholls St., 4 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk St., 4 p.m.

Alabama St. at MVSU, 5 p.m.

Wofford at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.

Delaware St. at Hampton, 6 p.m.

Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Monmouth, N.J. at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.

Winston-Salem at S. Carolina St., 6 p.m.

Furman at W. Carolina, 6 p.m.

Ball St. at Auburn, 7 p.m.

E. Illinois at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.

N. Carolina A&T at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

N.C. Central at Duke, 7 p.m.

Toledo at Fla. International, 7 p.m.

Arizona St. at Georgia, 7 p.m.

James Madison at Liberty, 7 p.m.

Alcorn St. at Southern U., 7 p.m.

SE Missouri at Tenn.-Martin, 7 p.m.

Ohio at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Presbyterian at The Citadel, 7 p.m.

Delaware at William & Mary, 7 p.m.

E. Kentucky at Murray St., 8 p.m.

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Akron at Cent. Michigan, 3:30 p.m.

Idaho at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.

Illinois at Ohio St., 3:30 p.m.

Boise St. at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.

Army at Iowa St., 7 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Kent St., 7 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Nebraska, 7 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Hofstra at W. Michigan, 7 p.m.

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Troy at Arkansas St., 4:30 p.m.

Northwestern St. at Baylor, 7 p.m.

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Grambling St. at Oklahoma St., 7 p.m.

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UAB at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

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Sam Houston St. at Tulsa, 7 p.m.

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California at Oregon, 3:30 p.m.

Colorado St. at BYU, 6 p.m.

Montana at N. Arizona, 6:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oregon St., 7:30 p.m.

Louisville at Utah, 7:30 p.m.

Cal Poly at San Jose St., 8 p.m.

S. Utah at Utah St., 8 p.m.

Washington at Stanford, 9 p.m.

W. Oregon at UC Davis, 9 p.m.

New Mexico St. at New Mexico, 10 p.m.

Washington St. at Southern Cal, 10:15 p.m.

right and rifled a pass between two Panthers defenders and into the hands of Gaffney for a touchdown.

The point after kick was missed.

Chase attempted an onside kick, but the Panthers recovered.

The Trojans held Patton to a third and long, and forced a punt with a minute remaining in the contest.

Chase got the ball back at their own 13-yard line. Gossett completed a six-yard pass to Crawford. Then the Chase quarterback attempted a run around end where he was met

by Panthers defenders and fumbled.

Gage Davis fell on the ball for the Panthers, sealing the win for the home team.

Johnson claims pole at Dover

Associated Press

Driver Jimmie Johnson climbs out of his car after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series AAA 400 auto race Friday at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole.

Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to win at the Monster Mile.

“A pole today will make the start of the weekend much better and give us a lot of direction and momentum moving into tomorrow,” Johnson said. “It does carry you, and there is an aspect of momentum. But at the same time, you’ve got to go out and perform.”

The top four spots at qualifying spots for Sunday’s race all went to Chase for the championship drivers. Juan Pablo Montoya was second, Ryan Newman third and Greg Biffle fourth.

“When Jimmie ran those laps in practice, I knew unless he did a huge mistake, we’re not going to get that pole,” Montoya said. “There was no way I was going to get any more out of the car. I didn’t have anything else.”

Johnson has four career victories at Dover and had one of the more dominating performances of his career on the concrete track the last time out.

He led the majority of the race until a poor pit stop dropped him back in the field and he had to chase down Tony Stewart before pulling into Victory Lane a winner.

“You kind of hope things end up your way with pit strategy,” Johnson said. “It’s important to have a fast and stable race car so that you can come up through the pack if you lose track position. I think it was real helpful for us in the spring race.”

The remainder of the Chase drivers were scattered among the field.

Kasey Kahne was sixth and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon seventh. Brian Vickers was 12th and Denny Hamlin 13th. Points leader Mark Martin qualified 14th and Kurt Busch was 16th.

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Nation Today Child flu death reported

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina health officials are reporting the first child flu death since the swine flu came into the state during the spring.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that the child died last weekend of complications from influenza.

Officials declined to release other details except to say that the child had underlying medical conditions.

Health directors have said that most healthy children and adults who get the flu will recover without needing a doctor. Health officials say 11 people have died from the flu since the spring.

North Carolina is already reporting flu activity that rivals the winter peak of other flu seasons this decade.

Vaccine to arrive Oct. 5

ATLANTA (AP) — The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors’ offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday.

These early batches of vaccine will protect 6 million to 7 million people.

Over time, the government expects to have a total of 250 million doses of the new vaccine, although 10 percent of that has been promised to other countries.

The U.S. vaccine shipments will go directly to doctors, clinics and other providers designated by each state,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said

Ginsburg back to work WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.

The 76-year-old justice was released from Washington Hospital Center in the morning and was at her desk by early afternoon, the court said.

Ginsburg became lightheaded in her office Thursday afternoon after receiving treatment for anemia.

Although she was found to be stable after an examination, the court said she was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Regulators close bank WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have shut down Atlantabased Georgian Bank, the 95th U.S. bank to fail this year amid the recession and rising loan defaults.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Georgian Bank, with about $2 billion in assets and $2 billion in deposits as of July 24. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., based in Columbia, S.C., agreed to assume the assets and deposits of the failed bank.

Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden hugs Evelyn Brummage, of Austell, Ga., who lost everything in a recent flood, as he tours a Red Cross disaster relief center set up in Marietta for victims of the flood Friday in Atlanta.

Biden visits victims of southern flooding MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Friday pledged the federal government would help Georgia recover from the severe weather that swept through the Southeast, even as rain and the threat of more flooding was forecast for the weekend.

Biden toured the metro Atlanta area by helicopter and saw portions of the city still underwater from the deluge earlier this week. At least 10 deaths in Georgia and Alabama were blamed on the storms.

“We know we can’t make it all right, but we’re going to do everything we can,” Biden said.

President Barack Obama was closely monitoring the situation from the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, Biden said. After touring the devastation that washed out roads and highways, the vice president visited residents who have been staying at a Red Cross shelter in Cobb County.

Latoya Smith, 28, was in her car when the storms hit, and the mother of five managed to get her children

out just before rushing water swept it away.

Smith greeted Biden at the shelter with her 3-year-old daughter Paris and 2-year-old son Lacarlo Clincy in tow. The vice president hugged the family and said help was on the way.

“I’m so glad he came and reassured us that, no matter what the situation is, we’re going to be taken care of,” Smith said. “I was so concerned but he made me feel like we’re blessed, and it’s going to be a better day.”

Deanna Grabett, 41, said she made it out of her mobile home in Austell, one of the hardest-hit areas, with her work clothes, orange juice and milk.

“I’ve lost everything I have,” she said. “I only lived there a year. It was only a little tin can but I made it look like something.”

Meanwhile, the region braced for another round of rain.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the metro Atlanta area and parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, warning the ground was still soaked.

Ex-mayor pleads guilty in Katrina fraud case GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A former Gulfport mayor was sentenced to probation Friday in a plea deal on charges that he defrauded a program to help Hurricane Katrina victims rebuild their homes, allowing him and his wife to walk out of court with no prison time.

Brent Warr pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport to one felony count for receiving disaster money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he wasn’t entitled to, Warr’s attorney, Joe Sam Owen, told The Associated Press.

The Warrs were accused of wrongly seeking a homeowners assistance grant for a house they owned but did not live in. Prosecutors originally charged that the couple defrauded the government and insurance companies out of $222,798.

Under the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped 19 other charges against Brent Warr and all 20 against his wife, Laura. Brent Warr was sentenced to three years probation and was ordered to pay $9,558 in restitution.

“From the beginning, I’ve said that protecting my family was my number one priority ... So, this evening, my children can go to bed and say their prayers knowing that their mother and father will be tucking them in

tonight and every night for the rest of their childhood,” Brent Warr said in a statement.

“Since Katrina, we haven’t had a chance to even take a breath. Now, we can breathe a little easier. And I can begin to rebuild the damage done to my family’s good name,” Warr said in the statement.

U.S. Attorney Stan Harris said Friday in a statement that Brent Warr admitted that it was not true when he and his wife told FEMA that the entire family was living in the home at the time of the storm.

“It is of particular concern when a public official — in this case, then a sitting mayor — engages in theft through deceit, of government funds for personal benefit. This case is an example that no one is above the law,” Harris said.

Warr, who was the highest ranking public official accused of defrauding the government after the 2005 storm, didn’t seek re-election.

Owen said he’s pleased the Warrs “walked out of the courtroom and can put it behind them and move on with their two young children.”

Owen has said the charges arose from a misunderstanding about the Warrs’ living arrangements and a beachfront home they were renovating when the storm hit.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a new burger in town, and it’s got Michelle Obama’s name on it.

The “Michelle Melt” turkey burger at Good Stuff Eatery was unveiled Thursday by chef Spike Mendelsohn, a former contestant on Bravo’s “Top Chef” competition.

What makes a turkey burger qualify as a “Michelle Melt?”

Fresh, organic, locally grown ingredients that promote healthier eating, and the same herbs that are found in the White House garden started by Mrs. Obama.

The recipe: free range turkey burger, caramelized onions,

Swiss cheese, ruby red tomato, crisp lettuce, South Lawn herb garden mayo, freshly baked wheat bun.

At the suggestion of Sam Kass, an assistant White House chef, Mendelsohn plans to donate proceeds from the burger’s sale to D.C. Central Kitchen, which distributes food to homeless people.

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Markets down for the third straight session

NEW YORK (AP) — Investor confidence suffered another knock Friday as disappointing reports on manufacturing and home sales stirred worries that the economy will struggle to recover.

Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday to post their biggest weekly losses since early July. The reports on durable goods and sales of new homes reminded investors that while the economy might be improving, it may not do so in a straight line.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 42 points, bringing its three-day loss to 165 points.

Durable goods orders, a key indicator for the manufacturing industry, fell unexpectedly in August. The Commerce Department said orders for goods expected to last at least three years slid 2.4 percent, after rising 4.8 percent in July.

Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast an increase of 0.5 percent.

It was the second drop in three months and the latest sign that any rebound inside the nation’s factories is likely to be slow.

Meanwhile, the government also reported that new home sales inched up to 429,000 last month from 426,000 in July.

The week’s economic reports have hit shares of industrial companies, which have been logging big gains as investors pile into stocks of companies that could see big jumps in profits if the economy improves.

Technology shares took a blow Friday after quarterly results from BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. fell short of expectations.

The day’s losses — and even those for the week — are still modest considering how far stocks have rocketed since major indicators tumbled to 12-year lows on March 9. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which is the basis for many mutual funds, is up 54.4 percent since then. Analysts have been calling for a break in the advance so the economy can catch up with investors’ expectations.

On Friday, the Dow fell 42.25, or 0.4 percent, to 9,665.19. The index hasn’t fallen three straight days since the first week of the month.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.40, or 0.6 percent, to 1,044.38, and the Nasdaq fell 16.69, or 0.8 percent, to 2,090.92.

Falling stocks narrowly outpaced those that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.2 billion shares compared with 1.4 billion Thursday.

For the week, the Dow lost 1.6 percent. It was the biggest slide since the week of July 10 and only the third losing week of the last 11. The S&P 500 index slid 2.2 percent for the week, while the Nasdaq fell 2 percent.

In other trading, bond prices were mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.32 percent from 3.38 percent late Thursday.

The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell for a third day.

Oil rose 13 cents to settle at $66.02 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as tension mounted over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still supported a federal lending program that could press the dollar.

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In this April 30 file photo, the first Boeing 787 plane that will fly, already decked out in the Boeing blue and white livery, sits in a paint hanger at the plant in Everett, Wash. The Commerce Department said Friday orders for goods expected to last at least three years fell unexpectedly in August due mainly to a drop in demand for commercial aircraft.

Associated Press

Durable goods orders decline WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for durable goods like aircraft and electronics fell unexpectedly in August, while sales of new homes rose less than expected. The weak reports renewed concerns about whether the economy can sustain a recovery with consumer spending held back by job losses, tight credit and falling home values.

Still, economists said the figures — which follow weakerthan-expected data on existing home sales Thursday — also reflect a volatile economy emerging from the worst recession since the 1930s.

“No one said this would be a smooth recovery,” Benjamin Reitzes at BMO Capital Markets, wrote in a note to clients.

Orders for durable goods dropped 2.4 percent in August, after rising a revised 4.8 percent in July, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Economists had expected a 0.5 percent increase, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters.

It was the second drop in three months in orders for goods expected to last at least three years.

A category known as “nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft,” a gauge of business investment in machinery and other items, fell 0.4 percent, its second straight drop. It fell 1.3 percent in July.

Some economists said they were concerned that the two straight declines show businesses aren’t confident enough in the recovery to boost their investment in equipment.

Kurt Karl, chief U.S. economist at Swiss Re, said businesses likely are just replacing worn-out

equipment, rather than investing in new capacity. Most factories are running at near record-low levels, and extra capacity isn’t needed, he said.

But several economists noted that the three-month average of business spending, which smooths volatility, is rising.

“Business equipment spending is still on track to post a solid gain in the third quarter, but perhaps not quite as robust as earlier thought,” Brian Bethune at IHS Global Insight, said.

The department also said new U.S. home sales inched up 0.7 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 429,000 from a downwardly revised 426,000 in July.

Economists had expected a pace of 440,000.

Sales have risen 30 percent from the bottom in January, but are off about 70 percent from the peak of four years ago.

The report was the second straight disappointing sign for the U.S. housing market. The National Association of Realtors on Thursday said sales of previously occupied homes, which make up the bulk of the market, dipped 2.7 percent last month.

Builders continue to make severe cuts in prices to attract buyers. The median sales price of $195,200 was 9.5 percent below July’s $215,600. That was the largest monthly drop on records dating to 1963.

Orders for commercial aircraft and parts, an especially volatile category, sank 42.2 percent in August after nearly doubling in July.

Excluding aircraft and other transportation goods, orders were flat in August — below analysts’ expectations of a 0.5

percent rise. Transportation goods orders dropped 9.3 percent.

The Boeing Co. said earlier this month that its August orders fell 11 percent, as weaker demand for air travel forces airlines to scale back plans to buy new planes.

The Chicago-based airplane maker also said commercial jet deliveries tumbled 22 percent last month compared with August 2008. Still, Boeing says it remains on track to deliver 480-485 planes this year, up from 375 in 2008.

Autos and auto parts orders posted a 0.4 percent gain in August, after rising 1.6 percent in July, according to the government data. The sector received a major boost last month from the Cash for Clunkers program, which gave consumers rebates of up to $4,500 for trading in older cars for newer, more fuelefficient models. The program, which ended last month, boosted auto sales 30 percent in August.

Several other categories posted weak results. Orders for computers and electronic products dropped 0.7 percent, after rising for two straight months.

Electrical equipment and appliance orders fell 0.5 percent, after jumping 4.2 percent in July.

Still, other recent measures of manufacturing output have been positive. The Federal Reserve said last week that industrial production rose for the second straight month in August.

And the Institute for Supply Management, a trade group, said earlier this month that its gauge of manufacturing activity signaled growth in August for the first time in 19 months.

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Nation

House passes bill to prevent a shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal programs at current levels, while boosting lawmakers’ office budgets by more than 8 percent.

The House passed the measure by a 217-190 vote.

It would keep the government running for another month and it also patches over problems in the financially struggling Postal Service and funds soon-to-expire highway programs for another month as well.

But in an unusual step, those measures were tacked onto a $4.7 billion House-Senate compromise bill that will fund Congress’ own budget. That measure was chosen because it can’t be amended before being presented to President Barack Obama, which saves time — and spares Democrats politically difficult votes on both the House and Senate floors.

The one-month stopgap spending measure is needed because Congress has failed to complete work on any of the 12 annual spending bills for agency budgets that it passes each year.

It’s not unusual for Congress to tack such stopgap bills onto other spending bills to speed them along.

But by choosing the legislative branch funding bill to be the first measure presented to the president, majority Democrats opened themselves to GOP criticism that they were putting their own budget ahead of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security.

“Instead of actually doing our work and fulfilling the security needs of our nation, we’re placing a ’priority’ on Congress’ own budget, putting the homeland security spending bill on ice,” said Kentucky Rep. Harold Rogers, top Republican on the homeland security funding panel.

Democratic Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey of Wisconsin said Republicans had used similar approaches in the past to advance stopgap bills.

Obey added that other spending bills had been hung up over a House-Senate dispute on whether to subject lawmakers’ so-called earmarks to forprofit companies to a competitive bidding process.

Earmarks by House members would be subject to competitive bids under a compromise reached Thursday evening, Obey said.

The underlying House-Senate compromise on the congressional operations budget was non-controversial. All told, Congress is rewarding itself with a 6 percent budget boost, though the $51 million increase for the House office budget account represents an 8 percent increase.

The Senate rewarded itself with a 6 percent boost for its office accounts.

The financially struggling Postal Service would be allowed to delay $4 billion in payments due next month to a health care fund for retirees. Some $5.4 billion is supposed to be paid into the Retiree Health Benefits Fund, but Postal officials say they don’t have enough money to make the payment.

The measure would also extend the federal highway program for one month. Congress is working on a three-month extension.

Given the controversy swirling about ACORN, officially the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Democrats inserted language saying the group could not receive funding under the stopgap measure or any prior legislation.

The stopgap funding measure would extend funding for the operating budgets of Cabinet departments and other agencies at current levels through Oct. 31. Exceptions would be made for the Census Bureau, which gets a big infusion to prepare for next year’s count, and politically sacrosanct veterans medical programs, both of which would operate at increases.

Several other spending bills, including measures funding the departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs are in House-Senate talks.

Senate Finance Committee members, from left, Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday before the start of the markup of the health care legislation.

Associated Press

House Dems eye insurance tax WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are considering an insurance tax to help pay for their health care overhaul plan, even though such a funding scheme is bitterly opposed by labor unions that are among the party’s most loyal constituencies.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday a tax on high-cost health insurance plans is “under consideration” as Democrats search for consensus within their ranks before taking a bill to the House floor later this fall.

“We just have to see how much money we need for what,” Pelosi said. “And if we’re taking the bill down in cost, there are other provisions in the Senate bill that bend the (costs) curve that might be more palatable. We’ll see.”

Pelosi didn’t specify what other provisions she might find more acceptable. An aide said that if the House does incorporate an insurance tax in its plan, it would probably be a more modest one than what Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., has proposed.

The House Democratic plan calls for raising income taxes on upper-income people to pay for covering the uninsured. Baucus has instead proposed a tax on high-cost insurance plans worth more than $8,000 for an individual policy and $21,000 for family coverage.

Proponents of the insurance tax, which President Barack Obama has endorsed, say it would help to lower health care costs by encouraging people to become more cost-conscious health care consumers.

Some of the high-cost plans are so expensive because they come with no co-payments or deductibles, and cover every dollar spent for health care. Not all

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age to millions of people who lack it, employing a new system of federal subsidies for lowerincome individuals and families and establishing an insurance exchange in which coverage would have federally guaranteed benefits. Insurance companies would be prohibited from refusing to sell insurance based on an individual’s health history, and limits would be imposed on higher premiums based on age.

Not yet determined is whether final legislation would contain any version of a new public plan to compete with private insurers and sign up middle-class workers and their families.

The Senate panel’s bill does not include a government-run option and the conservativeleaning committee is preparing for a showdown on the issue next week.

Although all the House bills include some version of a public plan, there’s no final decision on how it will be structured. House liberals are pushing for provider payment rates tied to Medicare rates but 5 percent higher, but moderates say those rates are too low and would hurt struggling hospitals and other providers. Moderates would give the Health and Human Services secretary the ability to negotiate rates instead.

Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Friday that the Medicare rate structures saves about $85 billion more over 10 years than the negotiated rate structure.

A complicated dispute over how to address regional disparities in Medicare payment rates also continued to be a major sticking point for House Democrats.

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of them provide such “Cadillac” benefits, however. Some are very expensive because they’re sold to companies with older employees, or workers in high-risk occupations.

Unions say they’ve given up higher pay to secure better health care benefits that they’re determined to hang on to.

Insurers are likely to try to pass on the cost of the tax through higher premiums.

If House Democrats adopt the insurance tax, it may help them to reduce the income tax increase that they’ve proposed.

Paying for their plan is only one of several nettlesome issues House leaders are trying to hash out as they struggle to merge three committee-approved bills into a single piece of legislation.

They hope to finish that process next week.

House Democrats are struggling with getting their 10-year, $1 trillion-plus bill down to the $900 billion price tag Obama prefers. Major cuts could be required, but Democrats want to protect the subsidies their plan offers to low-income Americans to help them buy coverage.

Those subsidies are the most costly part of the bill.

Meanwhile, Baucus’ Finance Committee adjourned Friday without coming close to finishing its health care bill, even though that had been his goal when he convened the session on Tuesday. Hundreds of amendments and contentious debates over issues large and small, often initiated by Republicans, slowed progress. The panel will resume work Tuesday. It’s the last of five committees in Congress to act on health care legislation.

At their core, all the health overhaul bills are designed to expand health insurance cover-

Paul G. Kirk Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. has taken over for the late Edward Kennedy in the Senate.

Vice President Joe Biden swore in Kirk on Friday hours after a Massachusetts judge rejected a Republican request to delay it.

The GOP had argued that Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick exceeded his constitutional authority by appointing Kirk before a traditional 90-day legislative waiting period had expired. State lawmakers passed a bill this week giving Patrick the power to choose an interim senator.

Kirk gives Senate Democrats a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority with the health care fight at a

critical point.

He will serve in the interim post until voters pick a replacement in a Jan. 19 special election.

The state GOP had argued that Gov. Deval Patrick — a Democrat — exceeded his constitutional authority by appointing Paul G. Kirk Jr. on Thursday.

Lawmakers passed a bill this week giving Patrick the power to choose an interim senator, but laws usually take effect in 90 days.

Patrick got around that delay by signing a letter that declared the bill emergency legislation.

The appointment is critical to his fellow Democrats, who need Kirk’s vote to restore their 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin.

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G20 sets ambitious goals but gives few details

PITTSBURGH (AP) — World leaders lined up Friday behind sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns.

For now, they said, they would keep stimulus programs going “until recovery is assured.� “We will need to work together as we manage the transition to a more balanced pattern of global growth,� the leaders of 20 wealthy and developing nations said in a draft statement as they wrapped up two days of talks.

In the first international summit hosted by President Barack Obama, the G-20 moved to give China and other fast-growing economies a bigger say in decisionmaking and to crack down on greedy bankers.

They agreed to make themselves the lead group for tackling international economic issues in the future, eclipsing the older, Westerndominated Group of Eight.

They moved to require members to subject their economic policies to the scrutiny of a peer review process that would determine whether they were “collectively consistent� with sustainable global growth. They promised tighter and more coordinated financial regulation.

And, repeating pledges from G-20 summits in November and April, when financial panic was rampant, they vowed anew to “reject protectionism in all its forms.� They also went along with Obama’s push for a pledge to withdraw government subsidies for fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas believed to contribute to global warming.

While issuing the lofty vows, the leaders failed to define how to accomplish many of them and were quickly back to bickering

Associated Press

Masked protesters shout slogans during a march through Pittsburgh Friday World leaders are in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit.

over details.

They did not suggest, for instance, how the peer review process would be enforced. And they failed to mention that previous pledges to avoid protectionism had been ignored by nearly all 20 members.

Disagreements over whether China should gain voting strength in the International Monetary Fund at the expense of European nations and over global warming language marred the summit.

The final statement said voting powers in the IMF “should reflect the relative weights of its members in the world economy, which have changed substantially in view of the strong growth in dynamic emerging market and developing countries.�

Now, developed industrialized nations wield about 57 percent of the voting rights

in the IMF to about 43 percent for developing nations.

The G-20 leaders called for shifting shares from developed powers to emerging ones by at least 5 percentage points. They called for a similar shift at the World Bank. European countries, particularly France and Britain, have been resisting such changes.

Despite these disputes, participants were quick to proclaim success. “The old system of international economic cooperation is over. The new system, as of today, has begun,� declared British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, referring to the enhanced status for the Group of 20. “I have the impression that we are on a successful path,� said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, before leaving Pittsburgh to fly back

to Berlin, where she faces German voters on Sunday.

The summit partners did heed a warning, sounded frequently by Obama, to resist unwinding stimulus programs too quickly to avoid relapses. “In the short-run, we must continue to implement our stimulus programs to support economic activity until recovery clearly has taken hold,� the draft said.

Summit partners held a series of discussions Friday on difficult problems still confronting the economy.

Obama circulated among the leaders before the talks began, speaking to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Said Hu: “The foundation of an economic rebound is not yet solid, with many uncertainties remaining. A

full economic recovery will take a slow and tortuous process.�

In an apparent reference to a recent trade spat in which the United States imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese tire imports, Hu called on the leaders to “resolutely oppose and reject protectionism in all forms.�

Leaders papered over differences on the executive bonus issue by avoiding language for specific caps, something that France had pushed for but that the United States had opposed.

A U.S. push for stronger requirements for bank capital — the cushion that banks hold against loan losses — was included, but with many of the specifics over how the capital would be determined left to set at later meetings.

The leaders also agreed to a U.S. proposal for a “framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth� to deal with such issues as China’s huge trade surpluses and the soaring U.S. budget deficit.

The streets of Pittsburgh were generally calm. A few thousand demonstrators pledging nonviolence banged drums, danced and held signs advocating assorted causes. The march had a city permit and organizers pledged to keep it nonviolent. On Thursday, a march without a permit and other demonstrations ended with clashes with police and nearly 70 arrests.

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Classmate’s criticism stuns into silence Dear Abby: I’m one of the smartest people in my seventh-grade class.

Sometimes it’s hard being that person. Once, when I was in fifth grade, someone came up to me and told me, “No offense, but I think you’re a know-it-all.” Let me tell you, that did not feel good! What should I do? I know almost all the answers in class, but I don’t want to answer because of what people will think. Please help me. — Smart Seventh-grader Dear Smart Seventh-grader: Talk to your teacher and also your school counselor about your feelings. If you know all the answers in class, it’s possible that you would qualify for advanced classes — or even for skipping a grade. Of course, your parents would have to agree, but it’s worth a try. One thing is certain, you should not refrain from participating to the fullest extent you can in class. And the classmate who called you a knowit-all in fifth grade was out of line.

Dear Abby: My parents go to bed at 9 or 9:30, so they make my brother and me go to bed at the same time.

I’m 13, and my brother is 17. I have no problem waking up in the morning, and I make good grades. So why do they insist on an early bedtime for us? Most of the kids in my grade have a bedtime of 10 to midnight.

What are your feelings on this? — Frustrated Teen Dear Frustrated Teen: While

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

most individuals have different biorhythms, I have read over the past few years that many people in this country are not getting enough sleep.

This has a negative impact on their ability to concentrate, learn, drive and work efficiently. It can also affect the immune system. Regardless of what “most” of the kids in your grade are doing, your parents are doing what they feel is right for you and your brother.

Dear Abby: I am getting married next month. It’s a first marriage for both of us, and I love “Evan” with all my heart. I’d do anything and everything for him — but I’m scared.

A few days ago, Evan said he wanted to move back the date of the wedding. It just about killed me.

Abby, how do I know if Evan wants to marry me?. — Worried Bride Dear Bride: Tell Evan that you were shaken when he told you he wanted to postpone the wedding.

Then tell him that if that’s how he really feels, you agree it would be a good idea to wait. If he seems relieved, you will have your answer.

Independent octogenarian avoids doctors Dear Dr. Gott: My father is approaching 80, and he takes a daily vitamin and supplemental C. He is a regular blood donor and claims the monthly blood-pressure readings they take are the entire checkup he needs for his health. I know he hasn’t had an exam from a primary-care physician in 30 years or better. He has lost around 20 pounds in the past year, but his eating habits have changed because he has a number of teeth in need of work or extraction.

He’s very active, mows his own yard with a push mower, keeps his garden in prime shape all summer, and generally gets around fairly well. He is, however, adamant about not getting a checkup. He’s stubborn, and nothing any loving family members have said changes his mind.

Because he’s spoken recently about his will and property disposition, I’m worried he feels something may not be going well. Do you have any advice for me on how to handle this

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Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott

situation?

Dear Reader: It’s not uncommon for someone approaching 80 to begin to get things in order. The action releases a great deal of stress and isn’t always related to failing health.

So let’s keep things simple. Rather than gather family members who can appear intimidating and overpowering, sit down alone with your father to express your concerns. Ask him whether he feels his health is failing. Don’t conclude with promising to make an appointment with a primary-care physician, as this appears exactly what he is attempting to avoid. It’s important you meet him on his terms.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 26;

Your leadership qualities and executive assets are likely to be far more pronounced.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t be surprised if your place becomes the designated meeting spot.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You might require lots of activity to satisfy an abundance of energy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Spending time evaluating your resources or assets could pay off handsomely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your strong personality will be in evidence.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — The two most effective tools you possess are a sense of humor and brilliant subtlety.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Engaging in work and fun will refurbish your outlook and attitude.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Work-related goals aren’t likely to be denied if you’re bold enough to go after what you want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Recognize when wiser people are speaking, and be attentive to them. It’ll pay off in the long run.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You will be patient about receiving pertinent data. You’ll be glad you were.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Adopting a spirit of cooperation always enhances your assets and amplifies your appeal to others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Although you might prefer to work with your head rather than your hands, use both of them for a perfect union.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Instead of following routine, take time to have fun with good friends.

Quality time with timeless relationships will stimulate your communal senses.

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Call 828-659-8614 or 245-4851

2BR/2BA on 2 ac. in Lake Lure on Rumbling Bald Resort. Wood burning fireplace, screen porch, overlooking 200’ of a spring fed bold running creek. Cent. h/a, w/d $750/mo. Call Eddy Zappel 828-289-9151 or Marco 954-275 0735

3BR/1.5BA Fernwood Circle in Rfdtn. Lots of updates, big backyard! $139K Call 305-0555

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RENT TO OWN: 3BR/1.5BA in Spindale Central h/a, new paint. $550/mo. + $300 dep.

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 315

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 311 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SAIDAH B. NAIM aka Saidah Naim and husband Mohammad Naim aka Mohammed Niam to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated November 19, 2007 and recorded on November 26, 2007 in Book 985 at Page 540, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 29, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 431, Phase 3A as shown on subdivision plat for GREYROCK AT LAKE LURE SUBDIVISION PHASE 3A recorded in Plat Book 26, at Page 234, revised in Plat Book 27, Page 150 said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 231 through 234 revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 147 through 150, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot.

SUBJECT TO a grading easement the full length of Logan Falls Lane.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 431 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are 431 Grey Rock Trust.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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 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 Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-14134-FC01

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Glenn E Lewis and Ramona B Lewis aka Ramona Lewis, Husband and Wife to David B Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated December 30, 2004 and recorded on January 18, 2005 in Book 823 at Page 394, 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, Lisa S. Campbell, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 30, 2009 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF RUTHERFORDTON TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED FROM EDWARD LEWIS, WIDOWER, TO GLENN E. LEWIS DATED JULY 22, 1986, AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 489, PAGE 484. RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE AND INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR A FULL AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GLENN E. LEWIS BY DEED RECORDED 7-20-00 IN BOOK 757, PAGE 774.

12-01269 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1000 Old US 221 North Highway, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Glenn E. Lewis.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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 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. Lisa S. Campbell Substitute Trustee PO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406 PHONE: 910-392-4971 FAX: 910-392-8051 File No.: 08-04439-FC01

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, September 26, 2009 Homes For

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Rent or Sale

For Rent

Newer Modern Log Home on fenced wooded acreage in Gated Community near RSHS. 2BR/2BA at

2BR/2BA Rfdtn on Taylor Rd. Stove, refrig., washer & dryer. $350/mo + $350 dep.

No pets! Call 287-2511

828-286-9171

RENT or RENT TO OWN! 3BR/2BA in good condition!

Call 287-8558

Mobile Homes For Rent 12x60 Central H/A, 2BR/1 BA, No pets!

Section 8 Welcome 828-247-1976 3BR/2BA in Rfdtn.

Spacious, private, $650/mo. + securities.

286-1982 or 748-0658 3BR/2BA completely renovated on 1/2 acre plot. All utilities including fireplace. $450/mo. Owner resides on property.

Large Camper suitable for 2. $350/mo Free electric, utilities and Direct TV. 245-8734

Single wide Shiloh: 2BR/2BA No Pets! $400/mo. + $300 dep.

245-5703 or 286-8665

Lots For Sale 1 - 2.5 ACRE LOTS near Chase High. City water taps provided.

Starting at $6,000!

864-909-1035

Misc.

For Rent FC/Ellenboro area Workshop/garage $380/mo. + utilities.

828-582-0943

Business Services

Check the Classifieds for Bargains EVERY DAY!

FUNDRAISING: 50% profit on candle sales Contact Sue Hamrick 828-245-1558

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Help Wanted Musician/Minister of Music New Vernon Baptist Church, Rev. J.K. Miller, is seeking a musician/minister of music. If interested please contact Deacon Joe Hunt 245-1100 or Lena Wilkerson 287-2471

For Sale GE Side by side white refrig. Ice maker, 22

cubic, 5 yrs. old. Great cond.! $350 288-8117 Local Natural Beef for Sale 1/4 or 1/2 $1.75/lb 453-0396 or 223-3397

Help Wanted Community agency is seeking Mental Health QPs and Licensed Therapists (must be NC Board Eligible). If interested please e-mail resume to esherlin@umhs.net

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PEARLE NASH MCBRAYER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 12th day of September, 2009.

Having qualified as Ancillary Executor of the estate of BASIL KENNETH PRICE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BASIL KENNETH PRICE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 19th day of September, 2009.

Ramona M. Ross, Executor 105 Hillside Dr. Gaffney, SC 29340

Lisa Catherine Price Green, Ancillary Executor 5111 Williamsburg Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22207

2004 Honda Elite 80 cc scooter.

Black, 3200 miles.

Call 288-1434

Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!

Call 223-0277

2005 Mercury Sable Auto, a/c, pw, pl, cd, cruise. Excellent condition! 88,000 miles $5,200 Call 287-0057

Trucks 1967 Ford Custom pickup, great cond. $7,500 obo. It’s a Looker! 828-582-0943 1994 GMC Pick Up P/w, p/l, good a/c, new tires. Runs good!

Call 828-305-3627

Want To Buy WILL BUY YOUR GOLD AND SILVER We come to you!

Get more for your gold!! 289-7066

Motorcycles

WILL BUY YOUR JUNK

Autos Occasional maid service and more needed. Leave mess.

828-429-8982

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Vans 2000 Dodge Caravan, Nice van. $2,500 obo Must sell Call Todd 286-8623, 447-3715

Motorcycles 1980 Harley Sportster, 1,000 cc, $2,200 obo.

828-305-4951

Found

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Female Gray Calico Spayed, 1 1/2 yrs. old Found August 15th around Hollis area.

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Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A, various items of personal property contained in warehouse numbers: D-7, F-10, G-10, K-25, G-7 and G-25 will be sold at public auction at Rutherford Self Storage on Tryon Road, Rutherfordton at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2009.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of RALPH D. REID JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said RALPH D. REID JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of December 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 26th day of September, 2009.

D -7.........Donna Macopson F-10........Greg Ledford G -10......Sharon Goode K-25 .......Steve Hughes

David Earl Reid, Executor 107 Pintail Court Moore, SC 29369

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 310 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by SALMA AREFI, unmarried to PRLAP,INC, Trustee(s), which was dated November 17, 2006 and recorded on November 28, 2006 in Book 929 at Page 210, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 29, 2009 at 2:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 432, Phase 3A, as shown on subdivision plat for Grey Rock at Lake Lure Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 234, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 23, Pages 231 through 234, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot.

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easements for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for Grey Rock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858 at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry (herein "Declarations").

TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO easements for the installation, repair and maintenance of a community water system as set forth in the Declarations, said water system to consist of a shared system of wells and water line to be installed upon the lats. Each lot is conveyed together with appurtenant easements for all shared water line and wells marking up the water system as the same may or will be installed in the reserved easement areas as set forth on all recorded plats and described in the Declarations.

ALSO BEING the same property as described in a Deed recorded in Book 903 at Page 210 and Book 910 at Page 85 of the aforesaid Registry.

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 297 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by HENRY DAVID RUSS, A MARRIED MAN AND WIFE PAMELA EMORY RUSS to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee(s), which was dated December 28, 2004 and recorded on January 3, 2005 in Book 821 at Page 787, 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, Brock & Scott, PLLC, 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 of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 30, 2009 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the northwest side of Melody Lane in the Town of Forest City, North Carolina, and being in Lot 21 of Block E of the Dr. G. E. Young Farm Subdivision as shown on Plat recorded in Plat Book 7 at page 105 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, but being herin more particularly described according to current plat of survey by Charles D. Owens, Registered Land Surveyor, on April 6, 1981, as follows; BEGINNING on an iron pin located South 50 deg. 07 min. East 34.38 feet from the northeasternmost corner of the residence located on the lot herin conveyed, said beginning point also being located North 32 deg. 55 min. East 69 feet from the northeast corner of Lot 22 of said subdivision owned by Larry Earl Ross and wife, Wanda S. Ross and described in Deed Book 367 at page 397, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point, North 65 deg. East 36.70 feet to a new iron pin, the southeast corner of Lot 20 of the aforesaid subdivision; thence with the dividing line of Lots 20 and 21, North 57 deg. 06 min. 30 sec. West 219.50 feet to a new iron pin; thence South 32 deg. 55 min. West 100 feet to another new iron pin, the northwest corner of Lot 22 of the aforesaid subdivision; thence with the dividing line between Lots 21 and 22, South 57 deg. 05 min. East 200 feet to a new iron pin, the northeast corner of said Lot 22; thence North 32 deg. 55 min. East 69 feet back to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 0.466 acres.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 432 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property is commonly known as 197 Melody Lane, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (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. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ronald Berg and 432A Grey Rock Trust.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Henry David Russ and wife, Pamela Emory Russ.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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 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 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 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 Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-14136-FC01

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-15068-FC01

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Obama joined the leaders of Britain and France in accusing the Islamic republic of clandestinely building an underground plant to make nuclear fuel that could be used to build an atomic bomb. Iranian officials acknowledged the facility but insisted it had been reported to nuclear authorities as required.

“Iran’s action raised grave doubts” about its promise to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes only, Obama told a news conference at the conclusion of a G-20 summit whose focus on world economic recovery was overshadowed by disclosure of the Iranian plant.

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Unbowed, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country had done nothing wrong and Obama would regret his accusations.

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