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State SAT score average unchanged — Page 6A Sports On the court East Rutherford and Chase battled on the volleyball court in a conference match-up Tuesday

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Members of the Henderson County Dive Team searched the Broad River under the Big Island Road bridge Tuesday for a gun. “We’ve got a case involving a stolen firearm,” said Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt. Ricky McKinney. “Through some intelligence coming in from our narcotics officers, we suspect someone possibly took a firearm and threw it over the bridge at Big Island.

So we contacted the Henderson County Dive Team to search for this stolen firearm. They have been here numerous times and assisted us on firearms searches. The divers’ equipment Tuesday included a metal detector that can operate under the water. Searchers calibrated it for objects the size and weight of a gun. Sheriff Jack Conner said late Tuesday that the team did not find any guns.

Thieves steal lawnmowers

By LARRY DALE

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FOREST CITY — The Police Department is looking for at least two people who stole six lawn mowers from Lowe’s early Tuesday morning.

The store, at 184 Lowe’s Blvd., just off U.S. 74A, reported that six John Deere riding mowers were stolen. The mowers are valued at $10,594.

Forest City Police Department Lt. Chris Lovelace said Tuesday afternoon, “This morn-

ing (Tuesday) we received a call from Lowe’s in reference to some stolen lawn mowers.

Management said the lawn mowers were parked outside, secured by a cable and lock.

“Surveillance cameras showed that sometime around 2 o’clock, two what appear to be males, possibly white, show up and come around from the side of the building. They stay real close to the side of the building, go around and start messing with the mowers.”

Please see Thieves, Page 5A

RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Airport Authority board members voted unanimously to accept a settlement in the only appeal on their tree height ordinance as part of their September meeting Tuesday night.

The Board will pay $12,000 to Julius and Wanda Owens in exchange for an easement across their property and the right to remove any trees that are too tall on their property.

“We have also agreed to remove any stumps from their property and to return it to its former condition,” board attorney Beth Miller said.

“Is there a time-table for this completion?” Chairman Alan Guffey asked.

Miller replied, “The survey for the easement was completed by W.K. Dickson last Thursday and I expect to have draft documents for the easement to Mr. Owens’ counsel next week. We did agree to not begin cutting any trees or topping any trees until after Nov. 1.”

The board voted unanimously to accept the settlement

Please see Tree, Page 3A

Artists Guild show opening today

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SPINDALE — The Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild will sponsor their fourth annual Celebration of the Arts Show and Sale at Isothermal Community College beginning today at 9 a.m. and lasting until Sunday.

Hours for the event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

This year’s show will see 61 artists participate with mediums including painting, pottery, metal work, wood work, glass, textiles, jewelry and sculpture.

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

The silent auction will also include a number of works, including three paintings done by participants in the young peo-

Ralph Berger’s metalurgy is one of the artistic styles on display at the fourth annual Celebration of the Arts Show and Sale sponsored by the Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild and at the Foundation, Isothermal Community College.

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By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — While delicately threading a Pfaff overlocking sewing machine in her shop, Mary Lou Hodge recently talked about her 52 years on Main Street in Spindale.

She’s repaired sewing machines for the young and old and for those who could sew and many who couldn’t.

At this stage of her life — she celebrates her 89th birthday Sunday — she’s adamant to help others learn the trade of sewing machine repair. “I’m not going to be here forever, you know,” she said.

In 1958 Hodge and her husband, Deuron Hodge, moved to Rutherfordton, his hometown, where they opened the sewing Jean Gordon/Daily Courier

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Mary Lou Hodge on the job,at Spindale Sewing on Main Street.

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Etheridge has been in Congress for more than a decade, and he carried two-thirds of the vote in 2008. This year he faces Sarah Palin-backed candidate Renee Ellmers, a nurse who got into the race in part because of President Barack Obama’s health care bill.

Shuler, who represents a district covering western North Carolina including Asheville, won his seat in 2006 and was re-elected with more than 60 percent of the vote. He has $1.4 million to spend as he tries to turn aside a challenger from Hendersonville businessman Jeff Miller.

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Thousands split pay raise pool

Local/State get some more equipment and Tree men out here to catch up on Continued from Page 1A

with Mike Price absent from the meeting.

In other business, the Board RALEIGH (AP) — State employees haven’t gotgot an update on the western ten a raise for two years, but more than 2,300 workers who were promoted, gained new skills, or hangar development project took on added duties this spring pocketed an extra and a relocation of the airport’s well as a result of the expansion $8.23 million. from James Luther of consulting Legislators said Tuesday the information conengineering firm W.K. Dickson. tained in the first report of its kind is sobering.

“The tank is here for your porLawmakers ordered the pay raise report produced table use of water,” Luther said. quarterly to keep track of who is getting salary “The well is still in place, there’s increases and why. a connection to the tank. The Deep layoffs are in the offing next year unless contractor for the site prep has lawmakers can find some other way to close a started site excavation through shortfall already projected at more than $3 bilthis area, and he did cut the lion, said Rep. Jim Crawford, a co-chairman of line, but it has been repaired the House budget-writing committee.

“The whole idea is that we don’t have any money, and there has been no water and raises will get us into a worse position for the service interruption to the airport.” next budget than we’re in now,” said Crawford, While the well project was D-Granville. “We’re going to have to let a lot of moving along, the overall hanpeople go, it looks like to me, and we wanted to gar project is behind. keep the raises to a minimum so that we could “We are about 21 days behind keep as many employees as possible.” schedule due to some wet soil The raises paid to 2,314 state workers between conditions,” Luther said. “I’ve April and June don’t necessarily mean state govbeen pushing the contractor to ernment is spending more since agencies still must live within their budgets.

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Chairman Guffey brought up replacing the well house as the existing concrete block structure will have to be demolished and cannot be moved.

Guffey presented a bid for a new well house from T.P. Smith Construction in Forest City. A pre-engineered metal building would be $5,600 while a new concrete building with metal roof would be $5,960.

Guffey recused himself from the vote since he has a business relationship with T.P. Smith Construction.

The board voted to accept the metal building bid contingent

upon it being acceptable by state standards.

Finally, the board also voted to approve spending $2,224 to repaint the fuel tanks at the airport. Max Burns Painting of Spartanburg, S.C. was approved to blast away the rust on the current fuel tanks and apply primer, part A and part B of a new coat of epoxy paint.

“We have about $24,000 in the airport maintenance budget,” Board member Rob Bole said.

“As of August we’ve spent $77. I think we have the money to do this.”

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Our Views Education just part of picture

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ehind the scenes of the current ongoing debate about the nation’s shattered job market is a new twist that at first glance appears to go against the traditional American theory that better education is the key to economic success.

First glances can be misleading, and that is certainly the case here. Some experts and pundits have reportedly proclaimed that better education is not the way to improve job prospects.

On closer examination, that is not exactly what they are saying. This is an argument that has to be considered in its entirety, not in a scroll headline on cable news or a 30-second bit in the news broadcast.

The argument in this new debate thread is not really about education, it is about the amount of emphasis placed on education as a panacea for unemployment. The proponents do not eschew education itself, but call for government policies that develop the workplace as well as the workforce.

When examined in that context, the point made is one that our policy makers need to take seriously.

One has to wonder what good it will do us to have a well-educated workforce if we are not creating the workplaces that will utilize those better educated workers.

Simply getting a more educated workforce will not assure that people will get jobs and our economy will climb out of the hole it has been in for the past couple of years.

Rebuilding the American economy is going to require both a better educated workforce and an effort to spur employers to develop new products and services that can take advantage of those workers’ skills.

In short, our strategy for economic growth has to place a strong emphasis on education and at the same time develop policies that will inspire the private sector to develop new ideas.

One of these without the other will yield minimal results.

Our readers’ views Says public should not fund irresponsibility To the editor: The recent letters of Madeline Mitchell and Kit Nevin are fine letters. I agree with their urge for compassion.

However, the assumption is that if people would rather not pay taxes to ensure this county enforce compassion, that somehow makes them insensitive or lacking compassion.

If a person acts responsibly to take care of that which is his or hers, and takes into account the cost of such care, then that person has acted both compassionately and responsibly.

For example, I had an Australian Shepherd that stepped in front of a car, basically because its herding instinct caused it to rush onto the highway to run another dog out of the road.

It cost me hundreds of dollars to fix that heroic dog’s hip, and I did it because I had the money to do it, and acted to look ahead and save the money necessary for emergency. That was both compassionate and responsible.

I had the money to do that precisely because I believed it was necessary to take care of my own, and to be empowered, whether others liked it or not, to avoid “humane” demands by others to take more tax money out of my pocket in order to pay for those who are neither compassionate nor responsible.

They used to call it robbing Peter to pay Paul, but it’s basically legalized theft from those who choose to be responsible in

order to provide for those who are not.

Ralph Haulk Forest City

Thanks all who helped with design showcase To the editor: Recently I was honored to be chosen to participate in the Designer House at Saluda Cottages in Flat Rock.

Twenty-two designers from as far away as Knoxville, Tenn., combined their efforts to transform the 7,000-square-foot home into a spectacular display of talent and creativity.

BlueRidge Design was assigned to the Master Bedroom Suite.

I would like to thank the talented people who helped make our rooms noteworthy.

John Fulton of Summitt Design Cabinetry custom fabricated two beautiful pieces of furniture that are now on display in our showroom in The Firehouse Inn in downtown Rutherfordton.

Jill Alexander used her superb skills to transform the lackluster cabinetry in the bathroom into a work of art.

Bostic Florist created a magnificent floral design that brought the room to life.

Lowe’s donated elegant cabinetry and state of the art lighting to be used in the closet that created a magnificent backdrop for a superb merchandising display

by Doncaster.

Ralph Berger loaned us one of his creative metal floor sculptures and Daryl Toney prepped and applied paint and wallcovering.

Norma Williams fabricated the draperies exactly to our vision.

I can not thank everyone enough for the hard work.

But it did not end there. The Flat Rock Historic Society, who sponsored the event, put out an invitation to the media to preview the event.

To my delight, both Rutherford Woman’s Magazine and The Daily Courier sent reporters and photograpers, who arrived announcing to all that they were there looking for BlueRidge Design from Rutherford County.

The show of support did not go unnoticed by event co-ordinators as well as other designers.

Then on Aug. 18th, what excitement I felt when the beautiful article by Allison Flynn dominated the Spotlight section of The Daily Courier.

The show was a tremendous success.

Preliminary numbers show over 2,700 people visited the home with over $60,000 raised for Historic Flat Rock.

BlueRidge Design has had an influx of people who toured the Showhouse (one couple from Baltimore) and then made their way to Rutherfordton to shop at BlueRidge Design and Doncaster, discovering our beautiful little town and restaurants while they were here.

But wait, most importantly let me thank Sita, David, and Sandi, the dedicated staff of BlueRidge Design and The Fire House Inn and last, but not least, my husband Keven, who is always taking care of details and picking up the debris from my sometimes scattered life.

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Sheriffs’ bid for drug database access questionable RALEIGH -- Imagine law enforcement officials wanting access to computer records identifying people being given prescriptions for powerful pain killers.

It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?

After all, that kind of thing has never happened before in this state.

Oh yeah, that’s right. Law enforcement already gained access to the records of people buying over-the-counter cold medicine.

You wouldn’t have known that little bit of past history from the hornet’s nest stirred up recently when the state’s sheriff’s association urged state legislators to give law enforcement access to a state database identifying those prescribed powerful painkillers and controlled substances.

The database was begun in 2007 to try to help doctors avoid prescribing medication to drug abusers who

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go from doctor to doctor to shop for prescriptions.

Sheriffs say, with a little look-see, they could better monitor who is abusing the system. They point out that more people die of drug overdoses than murder.

Of course, there is the little issue of invading the privacy of the law-abiding citizen who might actually need a painkiller after falling off a ladder and wrenching a back, or breaking a bone in a car accident.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 30 percent of state residents received at least one

One woman told legislators that her use of painkillers shouldn’t cancel her right to privacy. Other privacy advocates say releasing the information to law enforcement could deter people from seeking needed medication. prescription for a drug on the list during the first six months of 2010. Nearly 2.5 million people filled prescriptions in that time for more than 375 million doses.

The computer database currently has 53.5 million prescriptions in it.

With that many people’s medical information collected, it should come as no surprise that the sheriff’s association proposal elicited some strong objections.

One woman told legislators that her use of painkillers shouldn’t cancel her right to privacy. Other privacy advocates say releasing the information to law enforce-

ment could deter people from seeking needed medication.

Sarah Preston, a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union, said her group opposed similar legislation in 2007 and would likely oppose any new push to open up the database for law enforcement review.

In 2005, the public outcry wasn’t so loud when both Congress and the legislature approved laws requiring people purchasing that powerful cold medicine pseudoephedrine to sign a log that could then be perused by police.

The intent of that law was

to curb illegal methamphedimine labs. Once acquired in large quantities, pseudoephedrine can be cooked into the illegal drug, known better as crystal meth.

At the time of the law’s passage, the number of labs were growing here and elsewhere.

But some of the law’s advocates also argued that pseudoephedrine would never have been sold over-thecounter had its potential to be turned into crystal meth been known.

Maybe those folks were right.

But if it was sold only by prescription, judging from the reaction over this latest attempted foray into people’s medical record, the privacy rights of law-abiding citizens might better be protected.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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Obituaries Rosa Mae Kennedy

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This image, taken from a surveillance camera at the Lowe’s store in Forest City, shows two suspects who are wanted in connection with the theft of six lawnmowers from the store. The pair apparently made two trips to the store to make off with the mowers, leaving each time with three.

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He said the men apparently cut the mowers loose from the cable. Each mower had a lock.

“They appear to have used some kind of reciprocating saw,” he said. “It appears they sawed off the back hitch

area of the lawn mowers and removed the locks.”

Video from the store shows that the two had hoods on as they passed by a surveillance camera.

Lovelace said that the gaps in the tape showed that the thieves made a couple of trips in order to get all six mowers. The pair took three mowers and were gone about 30 minutes, according to the

tapes. They then returned and took three more mowers.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the FCPD at 245-5555 or the confidential Tip Line at (828) 245-7771 or contact mytip@forestcitypd.com Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

Three auto accidents reported

FOREST CITY — Cody Wayne Queen, 18, of Bostic was charged Monday afternoon with driving left of center after he drove his 2000 Pontiac left of center and struck a 1992 Honda, traveling north on Bostic Sunshine Highway.

Haley Brooke Henson, 18, also of Bostic, was injured in the wreck but did not go to Rutherford Hospital by ambulance.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Queen was traveling south when he crossed the center line and struck Henson’s vehicle.

Queen continued south on

the highway, but returned to the scene of the collision.

On Sunday, a Lake Lure man was taken to Rutherford Hospital Sunday night after he crashed his 1996 Pontiac on Memorial Highway.

Joseph Anthony Maurer, 40, told officers he was traveling west on Memorial Highway when a deer ran out in front of his vehicle.

Maurer said he swerved to miss the deer and ran off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail causing about $900 in damages.

He was charged with driv-

ing while impaired and failure to reduce speed.

On Friday, a 23-year-old Forest City man was taken to Rutherford Hospital after he wrecked his 1994 Honda off Old Ballpark Road in Spindale.

J. Flack was traveling west when he crossed the center line twice before running off the road where he struck a tree. The car overturned onto its top.

He was charged with exceeding safe speed and unsafe tires.

He was taken to Rutherford Hospital for treatment.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 162 E-911 calls Monday. n Bobby Lowery and Reid Hill each reported vandalism to a mailbox from fireworks. n Martha Crotts Smith reported the theft of a checkbook. n Cynthia Downey Roach reported the theft of John Deere tractor power wheels. n Frances Juanita Stoudemayer reported the theft of barbed wire and other items from an outbuilding and barn. n Marie Celeste Papisarda reported the theft of a tool box and other items. n Keith Edward Hunter reported the theft of political signs.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 27 E-911 calls Monday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 26 E-911 calls Monday.

Lake Lure

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

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 48 E-911 calls Monday. n An employee of Butler’s Pawn Shop reported an incident of obtaining property by false pretense. n Kimberly Gregory

EMS crewman suffers smoke inhalation LAKE LURE — A Hickory Nut Gorge EMS crew member sustained smoke inhalation Tuesday morning after the ambulance he was driving caught fire under the driver’s seat.

There was a wiring problem under the seat that ignited.

The fire was minimal, said Lake Lure Fire Coordinator Ron Morgan.

“The fire was extinguished when we got there,” Morgan said. “The crew put it out.”

The crew member, whose identify was not disclosed, is doing fine, another crew member said from the Hickory Nut Gorge base.

Morgan said the ambulance was driven away from the scene to the garage, after everything was clear. reported lost or stolen property. n Crystal Horn reported an incident of fraud.

Arrests n Lisa Jane Tuccicaselli, 42, of 1601 W. Sugar Creek Road; charged with driving while license revoked and possess/ display altered/ fictitious/ revoked driver’s license; placed under a $1,000 secured bond.

(NCHP) n Paul Dean Watkins, 47, of 273 S. Broadway St.; charged with probation violation; no bond listed.

(Probation) n Justin Bryce Franklin, 35, of 191 Roberson Creek Church Road; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold.

(RCSD) n Joshua Scott Gibson, 28, of 105 Big Island Road; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Justin Brent Allman, 28, of 160 Maple Ave.; charged with driving while license revoked and rear lamps

violation; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (SPD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 34 E-911 calls Monday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to five calls Monday.

Fire Calls n Bostic firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Cherry Mountain firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n SDO firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Spindale firefighters responded to a gas leak.

Rosa Mae Kennedy, 88, of Caroleen, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Elisha Beachboard and Mamie Owensby Beachboard.

She worked at Florence Mill for many years and was a member of the Sisk Memorial Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Harold Lawson Kennedy.

Survivors include three daughters, Brenda Kennedy Dobbins of Forest City, Gayle Kennedy Jenkins of Spindale and Martha Kennedy of Ellenboro; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Snyder officiating. Burial will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Online condolences/live webcast: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Fern McEntire Fern Watkins McEntire, 85, of Forest City, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Hospice House.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Pansey Morris Watkins.

She was a homemaker and member of Piney Knob Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in

death by her husband, Louis McEntire.

She is survived by her daughter, Janice Owens Jones of Rutherfordton; three sons, Eddie Lynn Watkins and Charles Leslie Owens, both of Rutherfordton and David Lee Owens of Asheville; one stepdaughter, Diane Whisnant of Caroleen; two sisters, Levyelle McDaniel of Cornelius and Rachel Haynes of Green Hill; 11 grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Piney Knob Baptist Church with the Rev. Steven Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Crowe Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com

Lois Johnson Lois G. Johnson, 83, of Rutherfordton, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Crowe’s Mortuary.

James Twitty James Twitty, 78, of 129 Mercury St., Forest City, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Hospice of Rutherford County.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Thompson’s Mortuary.

Carolina Today Former Marine pleads guilty to killing FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A former Camp Lejeune Marine will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife, an Army nurse, officials said.

Multiple media outlets reported that Cpl. John Wimunc pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the 2008 death of his wife, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Lynn Wimunc, 24, of Dubuque, Iowa.

Firefighters found Wimunc’s charred remains in a shallow grave in a woods near Camp Lejeune. The nurse at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg had been reported missing two days after investigators found her apartment had been set on fire.

Holley Wimunc had been shot and dismembered before her remains were burned and wrapped in an air mattress, an autopsy said.

Court-martial delayed for soldier FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Army officials say a military judge has agreed to delay the court-martial of a North Carolina soldier accused in a series of rapes and break-ins.

The Fayetteville Observer reported court dockets indicated the court-martial of 23-year-old Aaron Pernell of Tulsa, Okla., had been scheduled to begin Sept. 27. Instead, a pretrial hearing is now scheduled for that day.

A spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division says Pernell’s lawyers requested the delay from the judge, Col. Gary Brockington. The spokesman says Brockington also denied a request to move the trial to another military base.

Doctor: Infant found dead was born alive WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A medical examiner says an infant found dead outside a Planned Parenthood office in North Carolina was alive when she was born.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Dr. Donald Jason says the infant girl had no bruising on her body when she was found Saturday outside the Planned Parenthood office in Winston-Salem.

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American Red Cross 838 Oakland Road, Spindale

Call 828-287-5916 for more information.

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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: Half-off almost everything in the store.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TheGraceOfGodRescueMission. com.

Monday, Sept. 20 Used book sale: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rutherford County Library; movies, cassettes, paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction books (excluding children’s books and cookbooks) will be sold all-youcan-fit-in-a-bag for $1; bags will be provided. Selections will vary each day of the sale as new books will be coming in.

Tuesday, Sept. 21 Free screening to detect early dementia: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Hospital Medical Park; please call 828-894-2408 to make an appointment.

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

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

machine shop. The couple met at a Singer Sewing factory in Knoxville, Tenn., where they were both employed. He was a salesman and also repaired machines.

“I don’t like the new overlocking machines,” she said. “They are very hard to thread,” she said, winding thread through difficult passages on the machine.

Married in 1954, the Hodges had three children, Deurlene Toney, Rodney Hodge, Dudley Hodge.

“I raised my three children in this shop, right back there,” she said, pointing toward a curtain separating the back shop from the repair shop.

(Mr. Hodge passed away about 17 years ago.)

“Back then we’d put them to bed back there in the shop at noon everyday,” she said. “We also had a television set up back there.”

“I’d run back there when they needed something,” she said.

She recalled a day when a very young Rodney hollered for her from the back as she was demonstrating a sewing machine up front.

“He was about 4-years old, and I won’t tell you what he hollered,” she laughed.

Hodge started sewing at home when she was 11-years old and in the back of her mind she figured she’d be a home economics teacher some day.

She learned to sew on a Treadley Round Bobbin machine by watching her mother and grandmother.

She made clothes for her siblings and later sewed for the public. She made clothes for her children and suits for her husband.

Hodge remembered the Christmases she didn’t complete the childrens’ outfits.

“Even if I didn’t get them finished for Christmas, I would wrap them up and give it to them for Christmas and maybe finish it later, but sometimes I didn’t,” she said.

After high school, Hodge attended Tennessee Wesleyan, a junior college, and by then her thoughts had changed to becoming a secretary.

There was just one problem. She didn’t know how to type. “Daddy bought me a typewriter, but I never learned to type. The day I went to

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ple’s Summer Art Camps and a wooden train made by six members of the Wood Workers group. Local sculptor Gary McCall has a more than 12 inches tall sculpture of a Native American brave entered in the show. The piece depicts a tribesman trying to start a fire with sticks and is made of clay with a bronze like glaze.

“It took me about five months, working off and on and waiting for it to cure, to make this piece,” McCall said as he set up Tuesday. “This is the

Candidate’s “Meet and Greet” Event: 6 to 9 p.m., Leitner Auditorium on the campus of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in Henrietta; candidates will be given questions to answer in two minutes; organized

by Rutherford and Cleveland Counties 4-H. Living with Alzheimer’s: 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Hospital Board room; please call 828-894-2408 to reserve your space.

person. “I charge enough to pay my taxes.

“This is a lot better than sitting at home,” she said. “I enjoy the people.”

“I have worked hard all my life,” she said. “When I got home from school, we had to hoe cotton and hoe corn that grew along the river. I remember digging holes in the dirt so we could put our feet in the holes, because it was so hot.”

There were some farm chores, such as driving a tractor, she didn’t learn.

She knew whatever jobs she learned, that would be her new responsibility.

She made the mistake of asking her daddy to teach her to milk the cows.

“I only wanted to milk one cow,” she said. “Milking became my new job, morning and nights.”

She treats all sewing machines as if they were her own and repairs them accordingly.

Hodge said if she comes across a difficult problem, she often leaves the machine for a while to work on another one, to avoid frustration. “I’ll work on these machines all night (in her sleep) and I’ll get it figured out and then I go in the next morning and get the problem fixed.”

For anyone thinking about buying a sewing machine, Hodge says, “You need to know something about a sewing machine.” She advises people to purchase older models, rather than new ones.

If a machine continues to give problems, she suggests, “throw it away and get another one.”

Business neighbor and friend, Erwin “Cue Ball” Rhymer of Spindale Press stopped by to chat. Struggling with physical problems, Rhymer said, “I wouldn’t be here without her.” The two chatted a bit before Rhymer said good day and Hodge got back to work.

The shop is open MondayFriday with a half-day of work on Wednesday.

She has been working half days on Wednesday since the days of mill closings on Wednesday at noon a long time ago.

Although Hodge stays busy, she wants to teach her customers more about their respective machine. “I can tell them what’s wrong, but I also want to teach them.”

second one I’ve done since the 1970s when I made one of a man’s head. We still have that one on display in our living room.”

The juror this year will be Connie Bostic, a native of Rutherford County. She holds a B.A. in art from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a Masters degree in studio art from Western Carolina University. Bostic has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is owned by the Asheville Art Museum and the State of North Carolina.

From 1990 to 2000, she owned and operated the ‘zone one’ contempo-

rary gallery in Asheville. For many years Bostic has served on the board of Directors of the Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center.

Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.

The Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild was established in 2000. It now has 125 members and operates the Visual Arts Center on Main Street in Rutherfordton. The Visual Arts Center offers classes and workshops for youth and adults and maintains a gallery where members display and sell their work.

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

State SAT score average unchanged RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The average SAT score for college-bound North Carolina students was almost unchanged this year even though more took the most common entrance test, according to a report released Monday.

North Carolina’s average total score on the SAT was 1485, just one point off the total for the three-part exam of 1486 last year and four points below the 2008 mark of 1489.

The national average for students was 1509 on the test that combines separate scores for critical reading, mathematics and writing.

A writing section added to the test five years ago made the maximum total score 2400.

Officials with the College Board, which administers the test, warned against reading too much into slight year-to-year movement.

The report showed 57,841 graduating seniors in North Carolina public and private schools took the SAT this year, more than any other class in the state’s history and an increase of 1,399 over two years ago.

Almost two out of three North Carolina students took the SAT this year, compared to almost half nation-

ally.

The state’s students averaged 511 on the math section of the SAT this year, unchanged from last year. The composite writing score of 477 was three points down from 2009, while the average critical reading score rose two points to 497.

The state’s combined score for math and critical reading has narrowed to 9 points from what was a 53-point gap with the rest of the country a decade ago. Only Colorado improved more over the decade among states in which the percentage of SAT-takers was more than 10 percent.

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typing class, the teacher wasn’t there.”

Home economics entered the picture again, but she became a bit discouraged when her home economics teacher couldn’t sew. She taught the teacher and students.

After finishing junior college, Hodge transferred to the University of Tennessee, which was 50 miles away from home.

“I rode the bus 50 miles a day there and back.”

Tuition was $50 per quarter. A part of the home economics major was to work in a day care three months so she had to get an apartment in Knoxville. But taking care of a lot of children wasn’t her favorite thing to do.

She needed one more quarter of studies to receive her degree, but “school got on my nerves” and she didn’t return to finish her degree.

She got a job in Knoxville at Singer Sewing where she made clothes for models and that’s where she met her husband. They fell in love, married and moved to Asheville before coming to Rutherford County.

Hodge and her husband opened the shop. He traveled as a sewing machine salesman and Hodge did the majority of repairs.

“Every machine is different,” she said.

“I will not touch a Singer Touch and Sew,” she said.

“I am asked a lot of things about machines, but I do not put in gears,” she said. To change gears, a person has to take the machine apart and she’s doesn’t do that.

Recently a woman took her machine into the shop that had not been used regularly for a long time. It was a gift from her husband in the early 1980s.

She said the machine “just felt like it needed a good cleaning, oiling and adjusting and I don’t know much about them,” Bobbie Greene said.

Hodge told Greene everything on the machine was “frozen up” because it had not been used. “She got everything working. It is just like a brand new sewing machine. I can do all the neat stitches now I didn’t have time to do before. It sews like a dream.”

The machine was repaired in less than a day and the repair bill was very minimal.

“I’m not going to get rich in here,” Hodge said. She charges minimal fees, depending on the jobs and the

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Wake Forest planning to start Price at QB WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Wake Forest plans to start freshman Tanner Price at quarterback for Saturday’s game at No. 19 Stanford.

Price threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s home win against Duke.

He also ran for a touchdown.

He replaced injured starter Ted Stachitas, who bruised his nonthrowing hand in the first half.

Coach Jim Grobe says Price has earned the opportunity to start, while Stachitas is scheduled to have another precautionary X-ray on his left hand.

Grobe says he expects Stachitas will be able to play in some role against Stanford if needed, though the Demon Deacons will learn more about his status as he goes through practice this week.

Kickoff specialist Lloyd joins Panthers CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have brought back kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd after an injury to his younger, cheaper replacement.

Lloyd was signed on Tuesday after a brief audition that his agent Frank Murtha says “went well.” The Panthers then waived Todd Carter after reaching an injury settlement.

Carter’s lone kickoff in Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants landed at the 10-yard line before he was sidelined with the back spasms.

Lloyd led the NFL in touchbacks with 30 in 2008 for Carolina. He had 21 last year, tied for fourth-most in the league, but the Panthers decided not to re-sign him.

Lloyd signed with Minnesota, but was released in final cuts.

ACN reaches deal on Nagurski Trophy CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Touchdown Club has struck a four-year, $500,000 deal with ACN that makes the telecommunications company the title sponsor of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

The award is presented annually to college football’s top defensive player.

Tuesday’s announcement includes plans to televise the awards banquet through a syndication package starting in 2011 and ends a nearly decadelong search for a sponsor.

The deal with the Concord, N.C., based company will also allow the Charlotte Touchdown Club to fully fund its $1 million endowment by next year. That money goes to support high school and collegiate athletes and sports programs across the Carolinas.

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Even his fellow competitors are wondering if this is the year Johnson will be beaten.

“Superman has not lost his cape, but it’s shorter than it was in years past,” said Clint Bowyer, who just earned his Chase berth Saturday night at Richmond. “Hopefully we’ll all be able to give him a run for his money this year.”

The overruling thought has always been that the championship is Johnson’s to lose, and he’s done very little to give any indication that he won’t make a realistic run at becoming the only active driver with five titles. He’s crossed winning at Bristol and winning on a road-course off his to-do list Garrett Byers/Daily Courier this season, and despite an East Rutherford’s Kaziah Miller (21) sets up for uncharacteristic four DNFs the return as team mate Jaclyn Boever (1) readthis year — two of them ies for action during the volleyball game against

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By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

HARRIS — A battle, a rivalry — it was all that and more.

An intense, playoff-type atmosphere filled the Chase auxiliary gym as the Lady Trojans’ volleyball team outlasted East Rutherford in a 3-2 match (23-25, 27-25, 16-25, 25-19, 21-19), leaving both teams spent Tuesday night.

After splitting with East Rutherford through the first four sets, the two teams tied on seven different occasions, only to see Chase end it with Sam Carpenter’s sideline kill after over two hours of play.

Carpenter led all players with 17 kills and two aces on the night.

Jaclyn Boever led East Rutherford with 11 aces.

With the win, the Lady Trojans move to 4-0 in SMAC play and Chase coach Ashley Buchannan couldn’t be any prouder of her team.

“With it being East Rutherford Please see Chase, Page 8A

Chase Tuesday at Chase High School.

Please see Champ, Page 9A

Duke defenders Tony Foster (80), Jordon Byas (38), Tyree Glover (50) and others chase Wake Forest wide receiver Devon Brown, right, during last week’s game. The Blue Bevils now face No. 1 Alabama.

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Duke defense faces No. 1 Alabama DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke gave up 400 yards to an FCS team and 50 points to Wake Forest.

Now here comes No. 1 Alabama this week, perhaps with a Heisman Trophy winner back in the lineup.

But the Blue Devils say things aren’t as bad as they appear.

That’s why Duke’s coaches aren’t scrapping the defense that through two games has given up lots of yards and points. The Blue Devils say the problems look more severe to observers than they actually are.

“It’s not really anything deep. With football, you never want to recreate the game or do anything too different,” linebacker Abraham Kromah

said Tuesday. “From the outside looking in, it’s really hard to see really specific things that go on. But ... it may be little, really nitpicky things that lead to a touchdown. One person can be out of position, and those types of things can lead to a touchdown or a big play.”

They’ve certainly added up for Duke (1-1), which ranks 105th nationally in total defense and 114th in scoring defense, giving up averages of 453 yards and 40 1/2 points. In both categories, they’re last in what appears to be a weak Atlantic Coast Conference.

Those aren’t encouraging numbers entering a matchup against

the defending national champion Crimson Tide (2-0), who hope regain running back Mark Ingram. The 2009 Heisman winner has been sidelined so far this season with a knee injury, but they’ve still averaged 500 total yards without him.

Whether Ingram plays or not, Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy doesn’t expect the same Duke defense that allowed the Demon Deacons to gain 500 total yards and match a school record with four touchdowns in one quarter.

“One week you can go out and have a great week and (as a defense)

Please see Duke, Page 9A

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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Scoreboard BASEBALL

FOOTBALL

National League

East Division

W L Pct Philadelphia 84 61 .579 Atlanta 83 63 .572 Florida 73 70 .510 New York 72 73 .497 Washington 61 84 .417 Central Division

W L Pct Cincinnati 82 63 .569 St. Louis 74 68 .521 Houston 69 75 .479 Milwaukee 66 77 .462 Chicago 63 81 .438 Pittsburgh 48 96 .333 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 81 62 .566 San Francisco 81 63 .563 Colorado 79 65 .549 Los Angeles 71 73 .493 Arizona 58 87 .396

GB — 1 1/2 10 12 23 1/2 GB — 6 1/2 13 15 1/2 19 34 GB — 1/2 2 1/2 10 1/2 24 1/2

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

Milwaukee (Bush 7-12) at Houston (Happ 6-2), 2:05 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 12-7) at Colorado (De La Rosa 7-4), 3:10 p.m.

Arizona (J.Saunders 2-5) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Halladay 18-10) at Florida (Sosa 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Maholm 7-14) at N.Y. Mets (Mejia 0-4), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 8-6) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 15-6), 8:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 11-9) at San Francisco (M.Cain 11-10), 10:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Arizona at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.

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

San Diego at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

American League

East Division W L Pct 87 56 .608 87 57 .604 80 64 .556 73 71 .507 56 88 .389 Central Division

W L Pct Minnesota 85 58 .594 Chicago 79 64 .552 Detroit 72 72 .500 Cleveland 59 85 .406 Kansas City 58 85 .406 West Division

W L Pct Texas 80 63 .559 Oakland 72 71 .503 Los Angeles 70 74 .490 Seattle 55 89 .382

Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — 1/2 7 1/2 14 1/2 31 1/2 GB — 6 13 1/2 27 27 GB — 8 10 25 1/2

Monday’s Games Oakland 3, Kansas City 1 Baltimore 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0, 11 innings Boston 5, Seattle 1 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3 Toronto at Baltimore, late N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, late Detroit at Texas, late Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, late Oakland at Kansas City, late Boston at Seattle, late Wednesday’s Games Boston (C.Buchholz 15-7) at Seattle (Pauley 2-7), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Jer.Weaver 11-11) at Cleveland (J.Gomez 3-3), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Drabek 0-0) at Baltimore (Bergesen 6-10), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 16-7) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 13-12), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Galarraga 4-5) at Texas (C.Lewis 10-12), 8:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Duensing 8-2) at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 10-12), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Cahill 16-6) at Kansas City (Chen 9-7), 8:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

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coming in here, we knew it would be a war,” Buchannan said. “This is the first time we have played five games all season and it came down to heart and who wanted it more.”

Chase grabbed the final set lead by eight points after Carpenter and Sarah Wurzback claimed four points each, but the Lady Cavs refused to go away. Using four aces, three

by Deanna Lowery, and some Chase mistakes, East fought back and tied it 12-12. From there, nobody could gain the two-point advantage needed to win the set.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF Miami 1 0 0 1.000 15 New England 1 0 0 1.000 38 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 9 South

W L T Pct PF Houston 1 0 0 1.000 34 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 24 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 38 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 24 North

W L T Pct PF Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 10 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 15 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 24 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 West

W L T Pct PF Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 21 Denver 0 1 0 .000 17 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF Washington 1 0 0 1.000 13 N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 7 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 South

W L T Pct PF New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 14 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 17 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 9 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 18 North

W L T Pct PF Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 19 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 27 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 14 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 9 West

W L T Pct PF Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 17 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 31 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 6 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 13

AP prep football poll for N.C. The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of Sept.14 PA 10 24 15 10 PA 24 17 13 34 PA 9 9 38 17 PA 14 24 38 21 PA 7 18 13 27 PA 9 14 15 31 PA 14 20 19 14 PA 13 6 31 17

Thursday’s Games New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9 Sunday’s Games Chicago 19, Detroit 14 Tennessee 38, Oakland 13 Miami 15, Buffalo 10 Pittsburgh 15, Atlanta 9, OT Jacksonville 24, Denver 17 Houston 34, Indianapolis 24 N.Y. Giants 31, Carolina 18 New England 38, Cincinnati 24 Tampa Bay 17, Cleveland 14 Arizona 17, St. Louis 13 Seattle 31, San Francisco 6 Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20 Washington 13, Dallas 7 Monday’s Games Baltimore 10, N.Y. Jets 9 Kansas City 21, San Diego 14 Sunday, Sept. 19 Chicago at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

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

Houston at Washington, 4:15 p.m.

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

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

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

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

The AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press

Record Pts 1. Alabama (52) 2-0 1,466 2. Ohio St. (5) 2-0 1,410 3. Boise St. (1) 1-0 1,306 4. TCU 2-0 1,235 5. Oregon 2-0 1,172 6. Texas (1) 2-0 1,150 7. Oklahoma 2-0 1,123 8. Nebraska 2-0 1,083 9. Iowa 2-0 1,037 10. Florida 2-0 1,036 11. Wisconsin 2-0 855 12. Arkansas 2-0 755 13. South Carolina 2-0 642 14. Utah 2-0 627 15. LSU 2-0 595 16. Auburn 2-0 538 17. Miami 1-1 530 18. Southern Cal 2-0 481 19. Stanford 2-0 446 20. Michigan 2-0 437 21. West Virginia 2-0 197 22. Penn St. 1-1 171 23. Houston 2-0 169 24. Arizona 2-0 138 25. Oregon St. 0-1 75

poll: Pv 1 2 3 4 7 5 10 6 9 8 11 14 24 20 19 21 12 16 25 — 23 18 — — —

Finally, East (4-2, 3-1) killed a ball too long and Carpenter blasted a kill down the near sideline for match point to send Chase (4-2, 4-0) into celebration.

In the first set, it was Chase that jumped out to a 12-7 lead by way of Blair White and Kaitlyn Smart play at the net.

East had the answer with three Paige Campfield kills. Later, aces by the Lady Cavs’ Lowery and Makayla Harrelson tied it at 23-23.

East Rutherford, which had six first set aces, scored the last two on the rocket aces of Boever to take the first set, 25-23.

Carpenter did exactly what Chase needed in the second set, despite five aces, a block, a kill and a dig for points by East’s

Class 4-A 1. Matthews Butler (15) (3-0) 2. Mallard Creek (3-0) 3. Fayetteville Britt (4-0) 4. Greensboro Dudley (4-0) 5. Richmond County (3-1) 6. Wake Forest-Rolesville (4-0) 7. Asheville Reynolds (3-0) 8. Harnett Central (4-0) 9. Durham Hillside (4-0) 10. W-S Mt. Tabor (3-1) Class 3-A 1. West Rowan (13) (4-0) 2. Fayetteville Byrd (4-0) 3. Charlotte Catholic (2) (4-0) 4. Marvin Ridge (4-0) 5. Shelby Crest (3-0) 6. Eastern Alamance (3-0) 7. Lenoir Hibriten (4-0) 8. Northern Guilford (3-1) 9. Lawndale Burns (2-1) 10. Asheville (1-1) Class 2-A 1. Reidsville (13) (4-0) 2. SW Edgecombe (1) (4-0) 3. Tarboro (1) (3-0) 4. Lincolnton (3-0) 5. Kinston (4-0) (tie) Polk County (4-0) 7. Boonville Starmount (3-0) 8. Newton-Conover (3-0) 9. Shelby (2-1) 10. Thomasville (4-0) Class 1-A 1. Wallace-Rose Hill (12) (3-0) 2. Southwest Onslow (2) (4-0) 3. Pender County (3-0) 4. Albemarle (1) (3-1) 5. Plymouth (4-0) 6. Avery County (4-0) 7. Hendersonville (3-0) 8. Mt. Airy (2-2) 9. Hobbton (4-0) 10. McGuinness (3-0)

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1 2 4 5 3 6 8 7 10

146 115 107 100 79 75 65 38 25 19

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In this 2005 photo, Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush of the University of Southern California smiles while posing for photos after a news conference in New York.

Bush forfeits his Heisman

NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Bush took the unprecedented step of giving back his Heisman Trophy on Tuesday, saying the scandal over BASEBALL improper benefits while he was a star running Major League Baseball MLB—Suspended Texas 2B Ian Kinsler one back at Southern California should not stain “the game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions during and immediately following a dignity of this award.”

Sept. 10 game against the New York Yankees.

The New Orleans Saints’ star won the Heisman American League CLEVELAND INDIANS­—Called up INF Drew — symbol of the best player in college football — Sutton from Columbus (IL). in 2005.

National League Returning the trophy has no practical effect on FLORIDA MARLINS—Recalled RHP Brett Sinkbeil from New Orleans (PCL).

Bush since he’s already in the pros and a member ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Extended the player development contract with Quad Cities (MWL) of a Super Bowl championship team. However, it through the 2012 season. is the first time in the award’s 75-year history that BASKETBALL a player has forfeited it.

National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived C Erick USC was hit with heavy sanctions by the NCAA Dampier.

FOOTBALL this summer after it determined Bush and his National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Waive C Rob family had received hundreds of thousands of dolBruggeman. lars in gifts from two fledgling California-based CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed K Rhys Lloyd. marketing agents. The NCAA ruled that Bush was Waived-injured K Todd Carter.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed DB Nathan Vasher. ineligible for the 2005 season, which opened the Placed DB Aaron Berry on injured reserve.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Placed RB Ryan Grant possibility that the Heisman Trophy Trust would and DL Justin Harrell on injured reserve. Signed take back the award.

RB Dimitri Nance and DE Jarius Wynn.

One of the few guidelines given to Heisman NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Traded RB Laurence Maroney to Denver for undisclosed Trophy voters is that a player must be in complidraft considerations.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Bear Pascoe ance with NCAA rules to be eligible for the award. off the practice squad. Released LB Bryan Kehl.

“The persistent media speculation regarding NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed WR David allegations dating back to my years at USC has Clowney. Waived RB-WR Danny Woodhead.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed G Max Unger been both painful and distracting,” Bush said in a on injured reserve. Reinstated LB Leroy Hill to the active roster. Released CB Kennard Cox statement released through the Saints. “In no way and CB Ross Weaver from the practice squad.

Re-signed G-OT Mansfield Wrotto to the practice should the storm around these allegations reflect squad. Signed CB Cord Parks to the practice in any way on the dignity of this award, nor on squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Activated CB Aqib any other institutions or individuals.

Talib. Waived DE Erik Loriq. Signed G Brandon “For the rest of my days, I will continue to strive Carter to the practice squad. Released P Brent to demonstrate through my actions and words Bowden.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Waived TE Carson that I was deserving of the confidence placed in Butler. Signed FB Jack Corcoran to the practice me by the Heisman Trophy Trust.” squad.

HOCKEY Shortly after USC was sanctioned, the eightNational Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed F Bobby Ryan to a member trust, based in New York, said it was five-year contract. considering what to do about Bush, who won in PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed C Eric Belanger a landslide vote over Texas quarterback Vince to a one-year contract.

SOCCER Young.

Major League Soccer The trust met Tuesday; it had no comment.

D.C. UNITED—Signed MF Carlos Varela.

RED BULL NEW YORK—Acquired MF Mehdi Whether the 2005 Heisman will be vacated or Ballouchy from Colorado for F Macoumba Kandji.

Announced the retirement of MF Seth Stammler given to Young remains to be seen. after the season.

“Reg will continue to be the 2005 Award recipiTORONTO FC—Fired coach Preki Radosavljevic and director of soccer Mo Johnston. Named Nick ent and I will continue to be honored to have been Dasovic interim coach. in the 2005 Heisman campaign with such a talented athlete,” Young posted on Twitter.

Allegations of improper benefits to Bush and his family were first reported by Yahoo! Sports in Boever, Carpenter’s sixth kill September 2006, months after Bush had already off a set by Caroline Jolley gave Chase a 27-25 win in the frame. been drafted No. 2 overall by the Saints.

The NCAA and Pac-10 began investigating him Following a Chase 2-0 lead and the USC football program soon afterward, to start game three — East and Bush immediately denied any wrongdoing.

Rutherford rallied quickly to One of the marketing agents, Lloyd Lake, sued easily win the set.

Bush in trying to recoup nearly $300,000 in cash Kaziah Miller had a short kill for the lead and Jessica Dotson’s and gifts. Eventually, the case was settled and Bush never had to publicly tell his side of the story. two aces pulled East away.

In handing out its penalties, the NCAA cited USC for a lack of institutional control. Its report Chase returned the favor cited numerous improper benefits for Bush and following East’s initial 2-0 former basketball player O.J. Mayo, who spent just lead in the fourth set. Jessica Alexander’s power alley kill tied one year with the Trojans.

The penalties included the loss of 30 football the game at 5-5. Carpenter’s scholarships over three years and vacating 14 vicback-to-back cross court kills pushed Chase out to a 10-8 lead. tories in which Bush played from December 2004 through the 2005 season. USC, under coach Pete An Alexander ace and kill ran Carroll, beat Oklahoma in the BCS title game on Chase out to a 15-9 lead and Jan. 4, 2005, and won 12 games during Bush’s Wurzbach’s major middle kill ended the set with Chase claim- Heisman-winning season, which ended with a loss to Texas in the 2006 BCS title game. ing it by six.

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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Driver Jimmie Johnson climbs out of his car after practicing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., recently.

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came in a three-race span â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he still knocked down 14 top-10 finishes through 26 races.

He went bumper-to-bumper with Kevin Harvick, who built an impressive points lead during the â&#x20AC;&#x153;regular season,â&#x20AC;? and was tied with Denny Hamlin for the top seed in the Chase until Hamlin surged ahead with his series-best sixth win of the year Saturday night at Richmond.

What did Johnson do? He grabbed his second straight third-place finish to roll into New Hampshire running very well.

Yet he still canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shake the perception that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vulnerable this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can draw conclusions however they want, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been one to play into any of that stuff,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said.

He learned that lesson in 2005, when he went battled Tony Stewart for the championship. He was mathematically in contention to win in the season finale at Homestead, but a blown tire knocked him out of the race, ending his title hopes with a thud after a tense 10 weeks that nearly destroyed his working relationship with crew chief Chad Knaus.

In the years since, Johnson has focused only on his program and doing what he needs to do on the track. By letting it play out that way, Johnson has collected the last four titles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If guys think we are vulnerable, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my job to show up at Loudon, qualify on the pole and win the race,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not concerned about what people think of my race team and where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at and what kind of threat we are for the championship. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just more concerned about going out and getting the damn job done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With two good runs going into the Chase, my guys are ready, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ready. We have got our mojo back.â&#x20AC;?

That confidence should send shivers through the garage, but it so far has not.

Instead, the challengers are headed into the Chase with their own game plans, and knocking off Johnson is the top priority.

First up is Hamlin, who notoriously wrecked while leading at California last season when he saw Johnson in his rearview mirror. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made strides since then to toughen up, and if reliability doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become an issue, Hamlin has shown he can compete with Johnson.

Harvick has given Johnson pause this season, as well. With all of Richard Childress Racing running much improved, Harvick grabbed three wins and showed the consistency and confidence needed to take command of the points standings.

The re-seed following Richmond dropped him to third in the standings, 30 points behind Hamlin and 20 behind Johnson, but he likes his chances and has adopted Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude of a singular focus on only his race team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on the top of my mind this year is (Harvick), doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter the track, they have been quick,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said.

Johnson should be challenged from within Hendrick Motorsports by teammate Jeff Gordon, who although winless this year, was consistent enough to hold down the second spot in the standings for most of the season. He dropped 60 points behind Hamlin at the re-seed.

So did Carl Edwards, who has gotten very hot of late and famously won three of the final four races in 2008 to give Johnson a run for his money.

In a sense, the idea that Johnson is vulnerable has more to do with how far the competitors have come than it does with any flaws in Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. Guys are tired of watching him collect the hardware each November, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve adjusted accordingly by staring down the target Johnson has on his back.

As always, he plans to just do his own thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been awfully tough to win four in a row, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll show up and give 100 percent and at the end of the 10 races, if we give 100 percent and get beat, then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go home and be proud of what we did,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if we squandered it away and do something stupid and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give it our all,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be disappointed. We just want to do our best.â&#x20AC;?

LEMONT, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Leave it to the PGA Tour to find the upside of Tiger Woods missing out on the Tour Championship.

In a press release Monday promoting the 30-man field at East Lake, it notes that Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; failure to qualify for the last playoff event guarantees there will be a new FedEx Cup champion this year.

Phil Mickelson said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;absolutelyâ&#x20AC;? will be strange not having the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 player at the Tour Championship, although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing new.

Woods has only played East Lake twice in the past five years, skipping in 2006 after a long year coping with his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death and in 2008 when he was recovering from knee surgery.

The difference, of course, is that Woods couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play the Tour Championship even if he wanted. He needed to shoot 65 in the final round of the BMW Championship, and it took him until the 17th hole just to get under par for the final round, and the tournament.

In an explanation he offered three times Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to NBC Sports, XM Radio and the rest of the media â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he blamed only himself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play well in the beginning of the year and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play well in the middle of the year,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He said he is starting to play well now, but that only shows how far he had fallen. Woods tied 12th at The Barclays, tied for 11th at the Deutsche Bank Championship and tied for 15th at the BMW Championship.

Three straight weeks out of the top 10 used to be called a slump.

Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called progress?

But there are other examples of Woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weird year on the golf course.

He has gone seven consecutive tournaments out of the top 10, the longest stretch of his career. His previous worst was five straight tournaments out of the top 10. That was in 2001, between victories at the Memorial and Firestone.

And to get an idea of how he is playing, just look at when he is playing.

Woods is typically among the last to arrive because he is in or close to the lead so often. This year, he has teed off before noon in the final round at eight of his 12 tournaments.

The exceptions were the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open. The other tournament was Quail Hollow, where he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it to the final round after missing the cut with the highest 36-hole score of his career.

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allow very few points, and you go out another week and lay an egg and allow a whole bunch of points and a whole bunch of yards,â&#x20AC;? McElroy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just kind of depends on the opponent youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing, and you never know which opponent weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We understand weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably going to get Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best shot.

Regardless of what they did last week, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a

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Tiger Woods swing coach Sean Foley, right, talks to Tiger as they watch a video after his tee shot on the fifth hole of a Pro Am round at the 2010 BMW Championship golf tournament in Lemont, Ill.

As he walked down the eighth hole at Firestone on Sunday, Woods could look to his left at the back nine that was empty.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never happened before.

Then again, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been the second group off on Sunday.

Another first came at Ridgewood in the opening playoff event. Because of his FedEx Cup ranking â&#x20AC;&#x201D; No. 112 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Woods teed off so early that he was the first player to hit a shot in the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how far Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve fallen,â&#x20AC;? he said, a rare glimpse of his selfdeprecating humor.

On Saturday morning at Firestone, caddie Steve Williams saw a reporter and asked the whereabouts of another golf writer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never thought this would happen,â&#x20AC;? came the reply, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but he actually has a later tee time today than Tiger.â&#x20AC;?

Should anyone find this the least bit shocking?

This is no time to take pity on Woods. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one who created this mess heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in. But only Woods knows whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on inside his head and with his swing.

He split with swing coach, Hank Haney, in May and spent the next three months working out the settlement in a split with his wife.

Woods appears ready to take on a new coach with a new concept. Previous swing changes have taken Woods some 18 months before he figures it all out. Even then, he still managed to win at least one tournament, threaten in a couple of others and have time to eat lunch before his final round, not after it.

Perhaps the only shock is that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still No. 1 in the world ranking. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as much a reflec-

tion of Mickelson, who has had 11 tournaments with a mathematical chance to take over.

The next comes at the Tour Championship, and the scenario for Lefty to be No. 1 will not depend on Woods because he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be there.

They played together in the final round at Cog Hill for the first time all year, tied at even par. Mickelson was five shots ahead after seven holes, as Woods walked with his head down, not looking the least bit like he was having any fun.

Woods rarely does unless heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can tell that his game is inches from turning because his speed is back and his putter looks great,â&#x20AC;? Mickelson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, his game is not far off at all. It looks very close to being right there.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another measure of how far Woods has fallen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his biggest rival can only offer an encouraging word.

They might still meet again, though certainly not as a partnership at the Ryder Cup. That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work even in good times.

Mickelson is the defending champion in Shanghai at the HSBC Champions, where a year ago he took a two-shot lead into the final round and buried Woods.

For Woods, the HSBC Champions is more meaningful than ever. It will be his last chance this year for a PGA Tour victory (this World Golf Championship only counts as one if a PGA Tour member wins it). Woods has gone 14 consecutive seasons with at least one tour victory, three years away from the record held by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.

And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a streak that Woods can start over.

plan in place to take away some things we do well, and it should make it difficult for us.â&#x20AC;?

The Blue Devils can only hope their best shot is good enough to keep things competitive against a defending national champion thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favored by more than three touchdowns. Duke hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beaten a ranked team since 1994, hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t defeated a top-five program since 1960 and is 0-10 against No. 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main thing this week that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focusing on defensively is understanding that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about Alabama. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about what they do,â&#x20AC;? safety Matt

Daniels said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about what we do as a defense. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything that Wake Forest did. It was what we did. We allowed busted assignments and mental errors left and right. And we gave Wake Forest those points.

They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t earn them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the thing this week that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really emphasizing is â&#x20AC;&#x2122;assignment alignment,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and understanding what your responsibility is,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You worry about your what responsibility is, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about anyone else. As long as you do what you have to do, everything else will fall into place.â&#x20AC;?

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Nation Today Pats fan who left game in ambulance later dies

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Officials say the New England Patriots fan who needed medical attention on the field shortly before the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals later died.

Foxborough Fire Chief Roger Hatfield said the man was taken to Caritas Norwood Hospital on Sunday, where he was pronounced dead of an apparent heart attack.

Twenty more acres added to national park

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has grown by 20 acres.

National Park Service spokesman Bob Miller told The Knoxville News Sentinel the opportunity to buy the two 10-acre parcels came about in the last couple of weeks.

The Foothills Land Conservancy and the Friends of the Smokies provided the $775,000 to buy the land.

It’s purchase prevents further development on the land off of U.S. 321 near Pittman Center.

No crime in deaths of bodies found in S.C.

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say natural causes were

responsible for the deaths of two people found in a South Carolina apartment.

Multiple media outlets report Lexington County authorities concluded there was no crime in the deaths of a Columbia woman and her 49-year-old son this past weekend.

The bodies of 73-year-old Betty Switzer and Harry Christopher Switzer were found Sunday night in their apartment after relatives asked officers to check on them.

Coroner Harry Harman says the woman had a history of heart disease and died in an upstairs bedroom. The time of death is uncertain.

Harman says Harry Switzer died Saturday after he fell in the kitchen. Harman says the death was an accident.

SC trooper fired after being charged with DUI COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina trooper has been fired after he was charged with drunken driving following a single-car crash.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news release issued Monday that 24-year-old Joseph Buchwald was arrested after Sunday’s crash in Columbia.

No one was injured in the crash and Lott says Buchwald was offduty at the time of the accident.

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Powerful Igor headed on track for Bermuda MIAMI (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Igor is moving westnorthwest across the Atlantic on a track that could take the Category 4 storm toward Bermuda.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says swells from Igor will begin affecting the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and reach into Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

Igor’s maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph (215 kph) and the storm is expected to remain a dangerous hurricane through Thursday.

Also in the Atlantic, Hurricane Julia has formed becoming the fifth hurricane of the season.

Julia has maximum sustained winds Tuesday near 75 mph (120 kph) with some additional strengthening expected during the next day or so.

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330 miles (535 kilometers) west of the Cape Verde Islands and is moving west-northwest near 12 mph (19 kph).

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Karl has formed in the northwestern Caribbean, heading on a path expected to take it over the Yucatan Peninsula.

Forecasters say the storm has maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph (65 kph) and is located about 270 miles (435 kph) east of Chetumal, Mexico. It’s moving westnorthwest at 15 mph (24 kph).

Mexico’s government has issued a tropical storm warning for the peninsula from Chetumal northward to Cabo Catoche. Parts of Belize are under a tropical storm watch.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is expected to strengthen, and its center could be over the Yucatan on Wednesday.

Small business credit bill clear of filibuster WASHINGTON — In a win for President Barack Obama and his political allies, Senate Democrats on Tuesday won a crucial vote to clear the way for a bill to create a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses.

Democrats cracked a GOP filibuster of the bill with the help of two Republicans: Sens. George Voinovich of Ohio and George LeMieux of Florida.

The 61-37 tally sets the stage for a final vote later this week to return the measure to the House, which is likely to approve it for Obama’s signature.

The bill is probably the last piece of Democrats’ ambitious jobs agenda that would become law before midterm elections, which will determine whether Democrats keep their majorities in the House and Senate.

Democrats started the year with ambitious plans for a series of bills designed to boost the economy and job creation but have relatively little to show for it. The nationwide unemployment rate ticked up to 9.6 percent last month.

The new fund would be available to community banks with less than $10 billion in assets to encourage lending to small businesses. The bill would combine the fund with about $12 billion in tax breaks aimed at both large and small businesses over the coming decade.

Democrats say banks should be able to use the lending fund to leverage up to $300 billion in loans, helping to loosen tight credit markets.

Some Republicans, however, have

likened it to the unpopular bailout of the financial industry.

Democrats say the measure is needed to help small businesses cope with a credit crunch that worsened dramatically after the financial crisis two years ago.

“This bill is about righting a wrong that was done to small business when Wall Street closed Main Street down and cut off access to capital,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.

“Small businesses are holding off on hiring while they wait for us to act,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “Banks large and small are holding onto their capital while they wait for us to act.”

On Tuesday, Republicans focused their attention on amendments to ease a requirement in Obama’s health care overhaul bill that businesses file tax forms called 1099s for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods. Business groups say it would create a paperwork nightmare for small businesses.

Competing Democratic and GOP measures to address the matter each failed.

The small business tax cuts in the bill include breaks for restaurant owners and retailers who remodel their stores or build new ones. Larger businesses could more quickly recover the costs of capital improvements through depreciation. Long-term investors in some small businesses would be exempt from paying capital gains taxes. And loan caps under the Small Business Administration’s chief lending program would be significantly raised.

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Shoppers carry purchases from a CCS store in Santa Monica, Calif. Retail sales post 0.4 percent increase, best gain in five months, despite drop in auto sales.

Retail sales post best showing in five months WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales rose in August by the largest amount in five months, adding to evidence that a late spring economic swoon was temporary and not the start of another recession.

Retail sales increased 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. It was the second straight monthly increase and the biggest gain since March.

Excluding a decline in autos, retail sales increased 0.6 percent. That followed two relatively flat months and a sharp drop in May. A separate Commerce report said inventories held by businesses jumped in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two months of declines. The rebound in sales was an encouraging sign that consumer demand is rising after two weak months. Businesses build up their stocks when they anticipate stronger retail demand in the months ahead.

The strength in August retail sales came in a number of areas from department stores to clothing stores and sporting goods outlets. However, bigger-ticket items such as furniture and electronics fell last month.

Best Buy said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter net income rose 60 percent. The retailer’s standalone mobile stores helped to boost profits.

Shoppers bought cell phones, appliances and tablet computers. Still, sales of televisions, video game consoles, video games, music and movies all fell.

Retail sales rose a revised 0.3 percent in July after posting backto-back declines in May and June.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A September rally faltered on the stock market Tuesday as worries returned about Europe’s economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index both closed with slight losses, breaking a four-day winning streak. Stocks are still up strongly this September, a historically weak month for the market.

Stocks had edged higher for much of the day following positive reports on U.S. retail sales and business inventories, but retreated in the final 10 minutes of trading as investors’ enthusiasm waned.

Disappointing news from overseas hung over the market all day.

European markets struggled to end barely higher after reports that German investor confidence fell sharply in September and industrial production unexpectedly stagnated during July in the countries that use the euro. Stocks in Tokyo also fell after the yen touched another 15-year high against the dollar, which is bad news for Japanese exporters.

In other signs that investors remain cautious, gold climbed to another record and Treasury prices rose, sending interest rates lower.

The Dow fell 17.64, or 0.2 percent, to close at 10,526.49 and the S&P 500 lost 0.8 point, or 0.1 percent, to end at 1,121.10.

The Nasdaq edged up 4.06, or 0.2 percent, at 2,289.77.

Signs of modest growth have been enough to get traders to put more money into stocks in September and shake off malaise about the economy that dogged the market for most of August.

However analysts caution that the gains have come amid very light volume, a sign that many investors aren’t participating in the market and may still be skeptical about how well the economy is doing.

The losses Tuesday for the Dow and S&P 500 were only the second so far this month. The earlier loss on Sept. 7 was also triggered about renewed worries over Europe after news reports questioned the health of European banks.

September is usually a weak month for stocks but this year has been an exception. Even after Tuesday’s losses the Dow is still up 5.1 percent in September, but 6.1 percent below its 2010 high reached on April 26. For the year to date it’s up 0.9 percent.

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ing strength and that a second recession was possible. Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of total economic activity.

Even with the sales rebound in July and August, economists expect 2 percent growth in the second half of this year. That would be better than the 1.6 percent growth rate in the April-to-June quarter. But it would be well below the January-toMarch quarter’s 3.7 percent growth rate and not enough to lower the 9.6 percent unemployment rate.

Analysts cautioned that the August retail sales figures may not indicate a trend. Discounts on back-to-school merchandise helped drive gains of lower-priced items, such as clothing, they note. At the same time, the weak housing market has dampened demand for more expensive items.

Furniture sales were down 0.5 percent, the fourth decline in the past five months.

Part of the boost in August reflected tax-free shopping days offered as an incentive by several states to spur sales.

“The incentive-driven gain in retail sales in August is unlikely to be repeated in September,” said Sal Guatieri, an economist at BMO Capital Markets. “Real consumer spending will likely continue to grow at a subdued rate ... until job growth improves.”

Economists said it was not surprising that consumer spending is not growing at a faster pace given all the problems facing households.

“Jobs are not readily available, wages are stagnant and income growth is mediocre,” said Joel Naroff, chief economist at Naroff Economic Advisors.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — HarleyDavidson Inc. agreed Tuesday to keep open its two Wisconsin production facilities, saying it gained the cost savings it needed when union members agreed a day earlier to a concession-laden contract.

The Milwaukee-based motorcycle company had warned that it would move the production to another state if its three Wisconsin unions rejected the deal. A move would have eliminated about 1,350 jobs.

After reviewing the results of the unions’ votes, the board of directors agreed to call off the search for replacement sites.

“Change is never easy, and we have asked our employees to make difficult decisions. However, we are pleased to be keeping production operations in our hometown of Milwaukee and in Tomahawk,” company President and Chief Executive Keith Wandell said in a statement.

The seven-year contract freezes employees’ pay, slashes hundreds of production jobs and assigns large volumes of work to part-time workers.

Some 1,140 union members from the suburban Milwaukee plant voted, approving the contract by a 55 to 45 percent margin. Almost 300 ballots were cast at the Tomahawk plant in northern Wisconsin, where workers approved the deal by a margin of 73 to 27 percent.

A number of workers who voted to approve the deal said they did so grudgingly, accepting Harley’s ultimatum for the sake of saving jobs.

Others said they voted against it because the terms were too harsh.

Harley said it had to play hardball because its labor costs at the two plants were too high. The concessions made the costs more manageable, it said.

Under the previous rules, it could take as long as three months to let go of unneeded workers or recall laid-off workers, Wandell told analysts this summer. Harley’s goal was to gain the ability to hire and lay off workers more quickly to better adjust to seasonal business fluctuations, he said.

The company got what it wanted, but it’s unclear whether the contract will lead to any lingering animosity.

The company has been focused on cutting costs and streamlining its business. Last year, it announced the shutdown of its Buell sport-bike line.

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American woman freed from Iran is grateful TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison said she was grateful to Iran’s president for her freedom shortly before she boarded a flight to the Gulf sultanate of Oman where her mother greeted her with a warm embrace.

Iran freed Sarah Shourd, 32, after arrangements were made to satisfy Iran’s demand for a $500,000 bail.

American officials said neither the U.S. government nor the family put up the money for the bail and they thanked U.S. ally Oman, which they said had played a critical, behind-the-scenes role in securing Shourd’s release.

However, the case that has deepened strains between the U.S. and Iran was still far from resolved.

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Sarah Shourd, 32, of the U.S., poses for a photograph at Mehrabad airport prior to leaving Tehran, Iran, Tuesday.

Shourd’s release, Iranian authorities said they are not considering the immediate release of the two Americans

arrested with Shourd — her fiance Shane Bauer and their friend Josh Fattal. Iran has charged all three with spying, though their families say they were innocent hikers arrested in a scenic mountain area along Iran’s border with Iraq.

“I want to really offer my thanks to everyone in the world, all of the governments, all of the people, that have been involved, and especially, particularly want to address President Ahmadinejad and all of the Iranian officials, the religious leaders, and thank them for this humanitarian gesture,” Shourd told Iran’s English-language Press TV at the airport before she flew out.

“I’m grateful and I’m very humbled by this moment,” she added. “I’ve learned a lot from women in the Middle East in this part of the world

and I have a lot of respect for women and the tradition that surrounds them. I just want to assure you that my commitment to truth will not change. You know, when I go back to my country and I will never say anything but the truth to media and I will not succumb to any pressure.”

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Shourd was being released on compassionate grounds because of health reasons. Her mother says she has serious medical problems, including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells.

Shourd arrived in Oman on a private government jet after a flight of about two hours. She was greeted with an embrace from her mother and then, looking relaxed and smiling, they strolled arm-in-arm on their way

out.

President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both thanked Oman for its assistance and U.S. officials said Omani negotiators were key in the release. The Omanis worked with Swiss diplomats and the Iranian judiciary to win her freedom, particularly in resolving the issue of bail, the officials said.

Oman “in recent days and weeks became a key interlocutor to help us work this case with the Iranian government,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said.

“And we are very grateful to the role that Oman has played.”

Tehran’s chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said a $500,000 bail had been paid to Iran’s Bank Melli in Muscat, Oman but did not say who paid it.

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It’s time for a mish-mash from me ....

“I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date. No time to say good-bye, hello! I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.”

I once portrayed the White Rabbit in a production of “Alice in Wonderland.” But as a sixthgrader whose biggest responsbility was getting my homework done before “The Wonder Years” came on, I didn’t understand the Rabbit’s frustration of running around insanely trying to get everything done.

And although I don’t wear a lot of watches in my coat like the Rabbit did, I do have everything on a calendar and to-do lists scattered around my desk.

I’m pretty busy this week too, and as a result, my dear readers, you’ll be getting a dose of “Total Momsense Nonsense.” n Nathan truly is 4 going on 14. With mood swings that would rival any teen’s, one minute he wants to be sweet and loving and the next he’s in tears over something as simple as being told to get his clothes off for bath time. And apparently his little hormones may be raging too. Last week during the kick off event for the NFL season, I walked into the living room to find my family watching Taylor Swift perform. I commented, “I like her eye makeup.” Very seriously, with his mouth agape, Nathan said, “Mommy, I like her whole body.” n Here’s more on my sweet boy and his desire that no living thing come to harm: We have army worms in our yard. Lots and lots and lots of them. As Stephen and I discussed how to treat them during a recent car ride, Nathan piped up from the back seat. “Mommy, those worms just want to eat. Let them eat the grass. Or catch them in a jar and put them in someone else’s yard to eat the grass.” Hmm..... wonder just how many Mason jars it’d take to get rid of the pests? Turns out, according to Cooperative Extension Director Jeff Bradley, they are near the end of their life cycle and I can probably just wait them out. Stephen’s mom suggested “special food” – which I’m happy to say has slowed them down quite a bit.

n As a mother with a small child, small children don’t really bother me. However, illbehaved small children’s parents do. (As a side note, I think the restaurant at the coast who put up the sign “No screaming children will be allowed” should prepare themselves to shutter their doors because expecting your kids NOT to scream in public is ridiculous.) Two different times last week I witnessed children running around being disruptive in places they should not be screaming banshees.

And both times the parents did nothing – or at least very little – to stop the situation. I reiterate: I have a small child. Who has been known to scream and yell in public places. But I have also been known to take him to the bathroom or outside to scream and yell back at him a little more privately. Please have the same courtesy.

Leslie Shelor spinning yarn in the meadows at Cumberland Knob.

‘America’s highway’ turns 75 Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates birthday with special ceremony

as interested in speeches as he was the mountain music, he said.

A Vietnam veteran, Anderson was taking a long leisurely journey home from Portland, Maine, where he led workshops for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Text and photos by Disorder. He was camping along his Jean Gordon route, including areas of the Blue Ridge.

Sitting under a shade tree a few He was among the millions of travfeet away from the speaker’s platelers who journey along the parkway form at the 75th Anniversary each year, experiencing the peaceCommemorative Ceremony of fulness and beauty of America’s the Blue Ridge Parkway Friday, a highway.

California man shared his love of the Anderson is the adjutant, Disabled mountain music and the beauty of American Veterans Chapter 37 and the mountains. lifetime member of Vietnam Vets Lane Anderson of Santa Barbara, of America, VFW and Veterans For Calif., was riding along the Blue Peace.

Ridge Parkway Friday morning, Seated beside Anderson was unaware of the ceremony, when he 75-year-old Betty Patton, born near arrived at Cumberland Knob and Piper’s Gap about five miles north realized a festival was underway.

Cumberland Knob. “I’m as old as “There’s nothing better than this,” the parkway,” she said, listening and Anderson said, as he listened to the chattering all at the same time. music of Backstep of Mount Airy, “My great-grandmother Jestin prior to the official speeches about Crouse is buried up there at Pipers the parkway’s beginning. He wasn’t Gap,” she said. She’s not sure of the

exact location because graves were not marked with monuments, only piles of rocks.

Her parents ran a country store at Piper’s Gap and fed Civilian Conservation Corps workers, Crouse said. “They’d come in for sardines, potted meat, cheese and crackers,” she said.

Others in the area, she said, who had jobs would “moonlight” with CCC after getting home from their first job. “They’d haul gravel and rocks,” she said.

Guest speakers for the commemoration ceremony include historian, former CCC worker and Pearl Harbor survivor, Dr. Harley Jolley, who talked about the “marvel” of the building project.

North Carolina’s First Gentleman, Bob Eaves, who grew up near Harris, accompanied his wife, Gov. Bev Perdue and said “this is one of those events, I wouldn’t want to miss.”

In addition to speakers, guests included Blue Ridge Parkway Please see Parkway, Page 8B

n I’m on a kick of reading autobiographies of late. I started with Patrick Swayze’s (which is actually quite complimentary to the Hickory Nut Gorge area) and have moved on to Melissa Anderson’s. Melissa was Mary Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie,” and if you’re a fan of the show, you’ll enjoy it. Each chapter is framed around episodes of the show and she gives a behind-the-scenes look at life on the set.

That’s all for now, folks. I’m going to check my calendar to see which assignment I need to tackle next!

Flynn is The Daily Courier’s lifestyles editor. Contact her via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

The National Park Service Ranger Honor Guard presents colors for the opening ceremony at Cumberland Knob in North Carolina, just south of the Virginia line.

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Not all lawmakers persuaded on crime lab future GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. — Critics of North Carolina’s crime lab want it independent of state investigators in the wake of a blistering review, but some legislators preparing to study the idea aren’t yet persuaded by a separation.

Members of a General Assembly commission formed last year to examine more technical evidencepreservation procedures will turn its attention Thursday to recommending ways to ensure the work of the State Bureau of Investigation’s crime laboratory can be trusted, panel leaders said.

The panel would make recommendations to the Legislature to consider when it reconvenes in January.

Sen. Ed Jones, D-Halifax, co-chairman of the Joint Select Study Committee on the Preservation of Biological Evidence, said he’s

not so much in favor of moving the lab to another agency: “We just need to have better quality control.”

“I’m open to any suggestions,” Jones said Monday.

“I’m going in with an open mind to find out what happened and to keep it from happening again.”

Last month’s independent review of lab blood testing from 1987 to 2003 directed further examination of 190 cases in which suspects were charged. The report found final lab reports omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence.

Attorney General Roy Cooper and new SBI Director Greg McLeod have ordered audits of other parts of the lab and pushed out the previous lab director, who was replaced with a former appeals court judge in the interim.

The state’s leading trial attorney’s association

and Senate leader Marc Basnight, D-Dare, have suggested confidence in the forensic lab would be restored by making it independent of the SBI. The change could remove any perception that lab workers are in the pockets of prosecutors seeking evidence to build their cases.

“There is a cloud hanging over the SBI and the only way to remove that cloud is to remove the crime lab from the SBI,” Basnight said in a statement. Spokesman Schorr Johnson said separately Basnight, who is not a committee member, is open to alternatives but an independent lab is his preference.

House Minority Leader Paul Stam, a committee member, said he wants more information before deciding on lab independence but said there has to be some working relationship between lab

workers and law enforcement because their charge is to solve crimes with integrity.

Jones suggested that lab reports could be doublechecked for accuracy by other people within the SBI lab.

Other government agencies — such as building inspectors — manage to investigate potential wrongdoing in one part of its organization, while another part decides whether punishments or other actions should be taken, said Stam, R-Wake.

“These are the practical problems,” Stam said. “We want the final work product of the SBI lab to be beyond reproach all the time.”

McLeod and Cooper are members of the legislative committee, as are a current and former district attorney and the state courts administrator. Cooper said last month he wouldn’t support changes to the lab that he

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A separate panel organized by McLeod to help set qualifications for the next permanent lab director will be watching the legislative committee. At its first meeting last week, Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said he was concerned that it may be unsettling to director applicants if they don’t know whether the lab will remain under Cooper’s oversight or become independent.

Phil Baddour, president of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the state’s leading trial attorney group that supports making the lab independent, said the right choice for director can’t hinge on where the Legislature wants the lab to operate.

“We need to pick someone who has the ability to run this lab no matter where it ends up,” he said.

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 — 3B SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

THE GRIZZWELLS by Bill Schoor

BROOM-HILDA by Russell Myers

DILBERT by Scott Adams

GIL THORP by Jerry Jenkins, Ray Burns and Frank McLaughlin

THE BORN LOSER by Art and Chip Sansom

ARLO AND JANIS by Jimmy Johnson

FRANK AND ERNEST by Bob Thaves

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Drunken romp leads to “pickle” Dear Abby: I have gotten myself into a “pickle” and I don’t know how to get out of it.

I rent a house with two roommates (both males) and have always followed a strict rule of not dating roommates or co-workers. One night, I came home after having a few drinks with friends. One of my roommates was up and we started talking. Then he started kissing me. I wasn’t thinking clearly, and didn’t object when he trotted me off to my room.

I do like him, but only as a friend.

There are no sparks for me as there are for him. I don’t want this to happen again, but I don’t want to hurt him either. In an ideal world, I’d like to remain friends and roommates, not lovers. Do you have any suggestions?

— Can’t Believe I broke my rule Dear Can’t Believe: Yes, I do. You need to quit drinking or institute another “rule” that you’ll stop at two.

Inform your amorous roommate that in the cold sober light of day you regret what happened and don’t want to repeat it. It won’t “hurt” him; it will let him know where things stand, and it’s important that he get that message. If you do remain roommates, maintain some distance — and don’t come home “pickled” again because you know what could happen if you do.

Dear Abby: I am a girl in high

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

school and have a friend, “Joey,” who is gay. Joey saw another guy, “Eric,” who he thought was cute, and he made me go over and ask Eric’s friend if Eric is gay. His friend told me he is straight.

Eric lives in my neighborhood and we became good friends. He has asked me out and I would say yes, except that Joey said he likes him. Joey has never spoken to Eric and only likes him in an “appreciating” sense. And of course, there’s the fact that Eric isn’t gay. What should I do? Does the “girl code” apply to your gay friends, too?

—Coflicted Dear Conflicted: With the “girl code,” girls agree not to date men another girl has her sights set on — theoretically, because there is the possibility that he can be snagged if there’s no interference. But in a case like this, where a gay person “appreciates” someone who is straight, the chance is remote to nonexistent. Out of consideration for Joey’s feelings, talk with him about this. I’m sure he will appreciate your concern for his feelings — and give you his OK.

Fighting against oral cancer Dear Dr. Gott: I follow your column in our local paper religiously, and your “No Flour-No Sugar” plan has made a big difference in the hypoglycemia condition that I seem to be prone to. Sadly, I don’t stick to it nearly often enough.

I also have a history of oral cancer, despite not having smoked for more than 20 years. The only ENT doc available to me has decided that the “cut it out and biopsy it” approach every three months or so is the proper one. I am barely healed up by the time I need to go see him again. Do you have any suggestions?

Dear Reader: My approach to weight loss expects that you might falter. That’s the beauty of it. If you choose to go out for a great pasta dinner, do it. There shouldn’t be any guilt involved, but simply a wish to diversify briefly. You can get back on track and take up where your diet left off. Unfortunately, pounds have a way of creeping back on rather quickly, so it’s important you don’t splurge too often.

Puzzle

Ask Dr. Gott Dr. Peter M. Gott If you think you “may be” an alcoholic, you probably are.

Oral cancer can form in any part of the mouth. The risk of acquiring it increases with tobacco use, the consumption of alcohol, in males over the age of 40, for those with a family history; for those with HIV and those exposed to radiation.

A dentist may choose to perform a painless oral brush biopsy that involves taking a sample of tissue for analysis.

Present these options to your surgeon or dentist for his or her review. If you disagree with what you are told, locate the nearest teaching hospital, make an appointment, get a second opinion and carry on from there.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Sept. 15;

It would be smart to insulate your business contacts from social.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - Guard against strong inclinations to take any material risks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - It might seem clever to let subordinates handle it, but be self-sufficient.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Don’t do anything that could greatly weaken you financially.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - More losses will naturally occur if you are impractical.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - You might see yourself possessing advantages, face the facts.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Know how to use your ample opportunities.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Be particularly careful when it comes to financial dealings you have with friends.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Follow what your common sense tells you to do.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - It’ll be hard to unwind something that goes awry.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Miscalculations are possible, owing to your questionable judgment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Don’t place your faith in the very people who have disappointed you in the past.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Anything you allow to slip between the cracks will crowd you into a corner.

4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 391 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DARRELL A. PADGETT DATED APRIL 27, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 838 AT PAGE 789 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00 PM on September 21, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 48 of that property as described in that Plat for Plan View Subdivision, Phase II, as shown on a plat recorded at Plat Book 21 at Page 85 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina. Reference being hereby made for a more particular description of said lot.

And Being more commonly known as: 297 Plain View Dr, Ellenboro, NC 28040 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Darrell A. Padgett.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser.

Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is August 31, 2010. /s/________________________________ Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 07-92734

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 322 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Glen Petri to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated May 18, 2007, and recorded in Book 957, Page 199, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 29, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 67 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled Grey Rock Subdivision Phase 1A as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 168, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 165 through Page 169 then revised by Plat Book 25, Pages 188 through 192 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Subject to a grading easement which runs the full length of Cold Mountain Road. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and an non-exclusive appurtenant easement 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 the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192, plats for 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25 at Pages 205 through Page 208, plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 114 through Pages 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Grey Rock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764, of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816, of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County NC Registry.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 67 Buffalo Shoals Rd off Cold Mountain Rd, GreyRock Sub, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

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Male Hunting Dog 7 mo. old, long legs, yellow w/floppy ears. Found 9/4 in FC. Call 447-6469 to describe Small mixed breed female dog Found 9/13 on West Main St., Forest City near Hickory Log BBQ. Call 429-3914

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 320 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timothy B. Miner and Catherine M. Miner to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated June 21, 2007, and recorded in Book 963, Page 300, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 99 of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, (“the Plat”), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.

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

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

Said property is commonly known as: 99 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are TIMOTHY B. MINER AND CATHERINE M. MINER. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001770NC /NW Publication Dates: 09/08/2010, 09/15/2010

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 318 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lawrence A Bard and Louise Heath-Bard to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated April 07, 2005, and recorded in Book 834, Page 316, and re-recorded in Deed Book 880 and Page 392, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 29, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 135 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 1B as recorded in Plat Book 25 at Page 206, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 205 through 208 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said record plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 135. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 135 Buffalo Shoals Road at Grey Rock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are 67 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, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Lawrence A Bard and Louise M. Heath-Bard.

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

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

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0931597NC /MDN Publication Dates: 09/15/2010, 09/22/2010

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0935171NC /MDN Publication Dates: 09/15/2010, 09/22/2010

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 — 5B PART TIME WEEKEND COOK NEEDED Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds frequently, professional appearance, kitchen experience, background test, drug test required.

Apply in person at the Carolina Event and Conference Center 374 Hudlow Rd., Forest City or send resume to heowen@hospiceofrutherford.org

ROSEDALE PHASE II APARTMENTS 121 Holly Lane Forest City, NC 28043

62 or older or persons with disabilities 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Units For Persons with Disabilities Available

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Payroll experience a plus.

Must be able to work independently and have great customer service skills.

Hours: 8:30- 5pm, M-F. Please send resume to: Box E, PO Box 1149 Forest City, NC 28043

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Part time Choir Director Rehearse and direct adult chancel choir and hand bell choir. Rehearsals on Wednesday evenings, services on Sunday, 8:45 and 11am. Bachelor's degree and exp. req. First UMC www. fumcrutherfordton.org, 264 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Email resume to: firstchurchadmin@ bellsouth.net

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 358 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John M Restrepo and Ruby Restrepo to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated January 15, 2008, and recorded in Book 991, Page 817, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the properties described in deeds recorded in Deed Book 669, Page 575, and Deed Book 702, Page 486, Rutherford County Registry, and being all of Lot 27 of the proposed Section Two of Twelve Mile Post Subdivision, said Lot 27 being described herein by metes and bounds according to a survey dated December 11, 1999, bearing Drawing Number 960111F-C and prepared by K. Scott Walker, R.L.S., as follows: Beginning at an existing iron pin located in the Westernmost corner of Lot 20 as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 20, Page 29, Rutherford County Registry, and said new iron pin also being located in the Northernmost corner of the property of Ursula K. Harris as described in deed recorded in Deed Book 731, Page 264, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence from said beginning point and with the said Harris line South 42 deg. 06 min. 36 sec. West 121.22 feet to an existing iron pin; thence leaving the said Harris property and running new lines as follows: South 51 deg. 43 min. 23 sec. West 182.31 feet to a new iron pin, South 07 deg. 09 min. 16 sec. West 238.08 feet to a new iron pin, South 31 deg. 00 min. 16 sec. West 178.21 feet (passing a new iron pin at 155.99 feet) to a point located at the terminus of a 40 foot wide right of way for a private lane; thence running with the centerline of said private lane South 56 deg. 34 min. 34 sec. West 123.47 feet and South 64 deg. 29 min. 56 sec. West 38.08 feet to a point located in the centerline of a 45 foot wide right of way for a private road constructed or to be constructed; thence running with the centerline of the said private road the following seven (7) courses and distances: (1) North 07 deg. 51 min. 27 sec. East 61.51 feet; (2) North 01 deg. 40 min. 18 sec. East 43.38 feet; (3) North 07 deg. 45 min. 52 sec. West 39.85 feet; (4) North 12 deg. 39 min. 27 sec. West 92.21 feet; (5) North 12 deg. 32 min. 39 sec. West 93.33 feet; (6) North 14 deg. 38 min. 25 sec. West 89.25 feet and (7) North 24 deg. 32 min. 33 sec.

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

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

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0554 Wanted to Rent/Buy/ Trade Junk Cars Wanted

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0610

Unfurnished Apartments

3BR/2BA single level town home, with attached garage, great

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2 Commercial buildings for rent

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Boats for Sale

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NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 225 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Harold Pentheny and Ana Pentheny to Peter E. Lane Atty at Law, Trustee(s), dated November 21, 2003, and recorded in Book 0766, Page 0355, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 29, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: SITUATED, LYING AND BEING IN HIGH SHOALS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING THE SAME AND IDENTICAL PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN TRUSTEE’S DEED RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 824, PAGE 269, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO SAID DEED AS FOLLOWS: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN HIGH SHOALS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEING LOTS 25 AND 26 OF TROJAN HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 8, AND BEING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 540, PAGE 107, AND LYING SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHESTNUT DRIVE WITH TROJAN LANE, SR 2270, AND BEING DESCRIBED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SURVEY DONE

BY PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES DATED 09/20/95 AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A NEW IRON PIN LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY EDGE OF TROJAN LANE, SAID BEGINNING NEW IRON PIN BEING LOCATED SOUTH 56 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST 75.75 FEET FROM AN EXISTING PK NAIL SET IN THE CENTERLINE OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHESTNUT DRIVE WITH TROJAN LANE, AND RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING NEW IRON PIN ALONG AND WITH THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY EDGE OF TROJAN LANE SOUTH 79 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST 160.00 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN, SAID PIN MARKING THE COMMON NORTHERNMOST CORNER OF LOT 25, AND LOT 22 BELONGING TO JOLLEY, DEED BOOK 525, PAGE 505; THENCE LEAVING THE SOUTHERN RIGHT OF WAY EDGE OF TROJAN LANE AND RUNNING ALONG AND WITH THE JOLLEY BOUNDARY SOUTH 10 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 175.48 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN, SAID PIN BEING THE COMMON EASTERNMOST CORNER OF LOT 25 AND LOT 24; THENCE LEAVING THE LOT 22 BOUNDARY AND RUNNING ALONG AND WITH THE LOT 24 NORTHERN BOUNDARY NORTH 79 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 27 SECONDS WEST 200.00 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON PIN LOCATED ON THE EASTERN RIGHT OF WAY EDGE OF CHESTNUT DRIVE; THENCE LEAVING THE LOT 24 BOUNDARY AND RUNNING ALONG AND WITH THE EASTERN RIGHT OF WAY EDGE OF CHESTNUT DRIVE NORTH 10 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 49 SECONDS EAST 135.00 FEET TO A NEW IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH 55 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 56.57 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, AND CONTAINING 0.79 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Said property is commonly known as: 27 Rock Ridge Rd. (Lot 27, Sec. 2 Twelve Mile Post), Lake Lure, NC 28746

Said property is commonly known as: 113 Gemini Lane, Forest City, NC 28043

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are John M Restrepo and Ruby Restrepo.

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

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

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

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0932627NC Publication Dates: 09/08/2010, 09/15/2010

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0807046NC /MDN Publication Dates: 09/15/2010, 09/22/2010

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY

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

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 298

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

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Manuel J. Montanez and Mary K. Montanez to Williams Martelle Attorneys at law, Trustee(s), dated March 14, 2003, and recorded in Book 718, Page 472, and re-recorded in Deed Book 726 and Page 547, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Lying in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina: Being all of Lot 124, Phase 1B, as shown on subdivision plat for GreyRock at Lake Lure Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 25, at Page 206, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 25, Pages 205 through 208, all of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said plats being made for a more particular description of said lot. Together with and subject to all easements, restrictions and rights of way of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above described plats and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock at Lake Lure as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry (hereinafter “Declarations”). Together with and subject to easements for the installation, repair and maintenance of a community water system as set forth in the declarations, said water system to consist of a shared system of wells and water line to be installed upon the lots. Each lot is conveyed together with appurtenant easements for all shared water line and wells marking up the water system as the same may or will be installed in the reserved easement areas as set forth on all recorded plats and described in the declarations. Also being the same property as described in a deed recorded in Book 899 at Page 461 of the aforesaid registry.

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 124 Grey Rock, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ronald Berg, Individually and as Trustee of the 124B Greyrock Trust.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Lying and being in High Shoals Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina being bound on the Northwest by North Main Street (SR 1920), on the northeast and east by the lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 550, Page 297, Rutherford County Registry, on the southwest and west by the lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 586, Page 108, Rutherford County Registry and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin, said iron pin being the northernmost corner of the tract herein described, said iron pin lying South 29 degrees 55 minutes 13 seconds East 18.61 feet from a pk nail lying in the centerline of North Main Street (SR 1920), said beginning point also lying North 39 degrees 28 minutes East 38.4 feet from the northernmost corner of the story frame residence located on the tract herein described and running thence from said beginning point South 29 degrees 58 minutes 55 seconds East 196.68 feet to an iron pin; thence South 54 degrees 50 minutes 26 seconds West 78.59 feet to an iron pin, thence North 41 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 205.46 feet to an iron pin; thence North 58 degrees 51 minutes 24 seconds East 119.74 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.46 acres, according to map and survey by Professional Surveying and Engineering Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor, dated April 15, 1997. Being the same lands described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 215, page 89, Rutherford County Registry, See also Rutherford county Tax Map 411/1/22.

Said property is commonly known as: 366 North Main Street, Henrietta, NC 28114 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

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

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

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

___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 158.0928573NC /LMS Publication Dates: 9/8/10 9/15/10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This the 4th day of August, 2010. ___________________________________________ Jay B. Green Attorney for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10sp331 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MARY A. GRANT AND L. THOMAS BURNETT DATED AUGUST 25, 1999 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 575 AT PAGE 535 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:30 AM on September 28, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate in the County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, being shown on that Survey entitled “Survey for Lowell Thomas Burnett” dated August 9, 1999 drawn by D.S. Bostic Land Surveying, said survey being incorporated herein by reference, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of the right of way of New Hope Road (SR 1164) and running with the common line of T.H. Jackson and wife, Juanita Jackson, now or formerly, N 59-39-46 W 22.44 feet to an iron pipe found; thence running N 38-36-48 W 160.09 feet to an iron pipe set; thence running N 46-41-17 E 190.32 feet to an iron pipe set; running thence with the common line of the property of the Trustees of Little Bethel Church of God, now or formerly, S 28-25-23 E 187.38 feet to a point in the centerline of the Right of Way of New Hope Road (SR 1164); thence running with the centerline of the right of way of New Hope Road S 46-41-17 W 148.97 feet to the point and place of beginning.

And Being more commonly known as: 188 New Hope Rd, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Mary A. Grant and L. Thomas Burnett.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser.

Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is September 7, 2010. /s/__________________________ Grady I. Ingle Or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 10-005437

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NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BETTY J. TATE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BETTY J. TATE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 1st day of September, 2010.

Please take notice that the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on a proposed Rutherford County Fire Prevention Ordinance.

The public hearing will be held at the Rutherford County Office Building, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC in the County Commissioner's Meeting Room on October 4, 2010 at 6:00PM.

Leonard E. Tate, Executor PO Box 1287 Ellenboro, NC 28040

The proposed amendment is on file in the Office of the Clerk to the Board at the Rutherford County Office Building, 289 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC and is available for public inspection upon request. The public is invited to attend.

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

This the 1st day of September, 2010.

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

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were challenged by Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Continued from Page 1B Francis to continue preservation of the parkway. He praised Partners, includthe schools for bringing representatives ing them and said it from Chimney Rock will be up to the youth State Park. Penn to provide stewardship Dameron of Union for the continuation of Mills, Grandfather the parkway and surMountain’s Foundation rounding lands in years Director, represented to come.

Grandfather Mountain, also a Blue Ridge Parkway Partner. Vicki “May the travels and Dameron captured the journeys of the next 75 event on camera. years be as enjoyable Students from the and as interesting as North Carolina and the first 75 years along Virginia schools sat America’s Highway,” on a grassy area for National Park Service, the ceremony and Southeast Regional

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Rutherford Countians can access at several places,including Milepost 382, off US 74 or I-40 near Asheville.

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Photos will be displayed for review at the Foundation Wednesday and at the Rutherford Visual Artists Guild after next Tuesday.

graphs will be marked after the announcement Wednesday, as well as posted on the website by Thursday.

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