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SPINDALE — Nearly 200 workers for Watts Water Technologies Inc. in Spindale will lose their jobs by the end of 2011 as the company ends manufacturing operations at the plant off U.S. 74 Business.

The cuts, which involve 199 workers, will begin in the final quarter of this year and continue through 2011, Watts President and CEO Patrick Greene O’Keefe said from the company’s headquarJean Gordon/Daily Courier ters in North Andover, Watts Regulator plant officials delivered the news to workers Wednesday morning. The Spindale plant Mass. has been operating since 1978.

Plant officials delivered the news to workers Wednesday morning. The Spindale plant has been operating since 1978.

Though manufacturing operations will end, about 75 workers will remain at the Spindale plant for distribution, logistics, commercial drainage products and customer service operations, O’Keefe said. Watts Deborah Baxter and Eric Regulator Co., or Regtrol, Wilson, Watts employees, is a division of Watts Water discuss the news of their Technologies Inc., an interjob losses. By the end of national manufacturer of next year, 199 employees plumbing supplies, includwill lose jobs when the ing valves, drains, water Spindale plant closes. softening and treatment systems, piping, faucets Jean Gordon/Daily Courier and controls.

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Ronald Earl Yelton, 66, of Forest City, was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after he crashed his 1994 Nissan Altima off U.S. 221 south of Danieltown on Wednesday afternoon. Yelton was traveling north when he crossed the center line and ran off the road into a yard. He traveled about 125 feet after he ran off the road, struck a culvert and began flipping end over end about 96 feet before landing in a ditch on the car’s roof.

He was pinned in the vehicle before Rutherford County Rescue Extrication Unit members freed him. Rutherford County Rescue, Rutherford County EMS and Sandy Mush firefighters responded at well. The wreck occurred in the construction area of the highway widening project. The speed limit has been reduced to 45 mph, and troopers are asking motorists to choose alternate routes.

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Candidate for Supreme Court visits Rutherford

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

Vol. 42, No. 222

FOREST CITY — Judge Barbara Jackson, a candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court, on Wednesday made campaign stops in Western North Carolina, including Forest City.

She is seeking the seat of Justice Edward Thomas Brady, who decided not to seek re-election. Jackson is opposed by Robert “Bob” Hunter of McDowell County.

Jackson, of Raleigh, is an N.C. Court of Appeals judge, as is

Hunter.

Jackson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill law school in 1990.

“I started my career at the Supreme Court with a clerkship for Burley Mitchell,” said Jackson, who visited the Daily Courier “I left there and went to Governor Martin’s office for a year, and was fortunate to fiTnd a position with an advocacy agency working for persons with disabilities. I spent four years there doing special education law, mental health law —

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pretty much all types of civil rights advocacy for persons with disabilities.

“I spent a good deal of that time visiting at Broughton Hospital.

We had an office, actually, at Broughton Hospital.”

Jackson left after four years there and went into private practice. “I continued doing some disability law but moved into local government and municipal law for city councils, county commissions, that sort of thing.

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Ellenboro pledges to keep park family friendly

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

ELLENBORO — Citing concerns about groups of teenagers gathering at the town park, aldermen Tuesday pledged to step up to keep it a familyfriendly area.

At the regular monthly town council meeting, board member Mike Rhyne raised the issue of large numbers of loud, unruly, older teens who “scare the little kids.” He said he has heard them at his house, which is several blocks away. Likewise, Mayor Teresa Whisnant Wood, who also lives near Town Hall, said she had heard the commotion from her home.

Mike Rhyne said the Fire Department, next door to Town Hall, complained, and a deputy had once asked the teens to leave. The board was told of up to 50 kids at the park at midnight.

Mayor Wood said she had “heard a young lady screaming,” and board member Jim Rhyne said he knew of one parent who complained about cursing there and then had left.

The mayor said she knew of instances in which teens were being taken to Ellenboro from all over the county in the back of pickups.

Alderman Lee Allen, who works with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s

Office, said the town could put a fence around the park and post hours the park is open. If a gate and lock were added, Allen said, going to the park after it was closed would constitute trespassing.

But the board members noted that it is a sensitive issue and agreed that they preferred less drastic steps for now.

Allen suggested trying to get names of the teens and then talking to their parents. “I’ll make an effort to stop and talk to them,” he said. “Some parents don’t care.”

Jim Rhyne noted that a fence would detract from the atmosphere at the park. “But that might be the end result,” he said. For now, though, board members agreed that they themselves will make efforts to talk with the teens about respect for other people. Also at the meeting, the board voted to begin the process of applying for a $75,000 Community Development Block Grant, which would be used to help people hook up to the town’s existing water system.

Jim Rhyne said the money would cover everything “except for the deposit.”

He said the grant will be pursued through the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission.

“Isothermal does the paperwork, and

we do the legwork,” he said. “It takes the burden off of us.”

The board Tuesday took the step of “applying for an application for the water grant.”

The town has scheduled a Sept. 27 public hearing on the CDBG effort.

The hearing will be held in Town Hall at 7 p.m.

The board would then be able to finalize the application at its regular meeting Oct. 12, to meet the late October deadline for applying.

Also at the meeting, Wood asked board members, who lead various town committees, to come up with names of citizens who would be willing to serve on those committees. She asked for a list of names by the next meeting. Wood said she would choose committee members too, and she added, “I would like to be part of the committees with you.”

The goal, she said, is, “I want more involvement between the board and townspeople.”

Jim Rhyne said the sticking point on committee meetings is that potential members would have to attend meetings on short notice, since town matters come up quickly at time. He said people serving on a particular committee would need to be knowledgeable about the subject matter with which the panel deals.

Board member Sandra Butler Weeks said, “If people were interested, they would come to the meetings.

What do we need committees for?”

Resident Bonita Whisnant, the may or’s sister, said she has heard people say, “Why should I go? If I say anything they won’t listen.”

In other action, the board: n Heard from Mike Rhyne about work to trim crepe myrtles along Main Street. The branches were cut back to prevent them from being a traffic hazard. The trees will be professionally topped so that they won’t get in power lines. n Agreed to change the cutoff time for town meeting agenda items. All agenda items must be in by Friday at 5 p.m., but Town Clerk Vivian Skipper will have discretion to add items later. n Agreed to work with three water line customers who had incurred large bills due to leaks. Jim Rhyne said such issues need to be handled in the office at Town Hall, not during town board meetings. n Proclaimed Sept. 17 to 23 Constitution Week in response to a Daughters of the American Revolution request. n Welcomed members of Boy Scout Troop 131 from Forest City who attended the meeting.

DSS meets, says adult services may face changes

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor

SPINDALE — The Rutherford County Department of Social Services Board received updates on adoption vendor payments, the responsible individuals list and more during its September meeting.

No action items were on Wednesday’s agenda.

During the board development portion of the meeting, members heard about the adult services department’s role in adult home specialist and facility monitoring, presented by Lori Hall.

The department, she said, evaluates, determines and implements rule compliance for facilities, as well as providing technical assistance and consultation as needed.

“Monitoring is done every other month,” Hall said. “Some of our homes we’re in every month. We are also there when we receive a complaint.”

Visits are unannounced and routine-

ly done during business hours, but if there has been complaint of something happening on third shift, “we have been in homes after midnight.”

Information done during monitoring is submitted to the state, which then assigns a start rating to the facility based on the findings.

The adult services department could be facing changes soon, DSS Director John Carroll said.

“One of the big issues in the Medicaid change plan is called the 1915 plan, and North Carolina is considering the 1915(i) plan,” he said.

“That would provide assistance and support for those who need nursing home care but are not in a facility.”

The 1915(k) does not require individuals to meet an institutional level of care in order to qualify for home and community-based services through the Medicaid State plan, according to a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

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from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The plan would provide the chance to offer services and support before individuals need institutional care and also provides a mechanism to provide state plan HCBS to those with mental health and substance use disorders. It would only serve people whose incomes did not exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level.

“If this plan happens, it will not only increase the work of our staff, but change the role of our adult-care workers,” Carroll said.

During the program updates, Lorie Horne, social work program manager, told the board of changes to the responsible individual list. The list currently includes the names of those who were reportedly responsible for abuse or neglect of a child.

“Now before names goes on the list those individuals have to be notified and the person can apply, but they only have 15 days,” Horne said.

The appeal would go before a judge, Carroll said, and DSS would have to provide evidence as to why the person should be on the list. The list can be accessed by certain groups, such as day cares that are doing background checks for potential employees.

“And the notification has to be done in person by a social worker,” Horne said.

Along that vein, Horne addressed the safety of social workers, following a recent disturbance in which a worke went to discuss placement of children in a home with relatives, and the man in the home-threatened suicide and then came at the worker with an ax.

The man was arrested.

“It was pretty traumatic to us,” Horne said. Since then, Forest City Police officer Chris Lovelace has conducted training for workers, and Horne said more is planned.

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

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local FIRE DESTROYS FORECLOSURE

Only the shell of a house off Maple Creek Road Rutherfordton remains after a fire swept through the structure at 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Chief Tommy Blanton said it “was on fire from one end to the other” when his department arrived. Spindale, Hudlow and Green Hill firefighters also responded with manpower and tankers. The cause of the fire and the origin remain under investigation and, according to tax records, American Finance, is the owner because of foreclosure. Firefighters battled the fire for several hours before leaving about 10 a.m. Blanton and Assistant Fire Marshal Charles Vassey are continuing investigation.

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KUDZU STARS ON UNC-TV UNC-TV’s “Our State” will air an episode tonight that includes Rutherford County residents Henry and Edith Edwards. The show will be on at 8 p.m.

The show’s website says, “In most places in our state, you can hardly go a mile in any direction without spotting the broad green leaves. It creeps along at a frighteningly fast pace. It envelops anything that won’t move out of its way. For most folks, kudzu is simply an agricultural import run amok.

But for the Edwards family of Rutherfordton, the kudzu covering their farm is a gem they’ve discovered and gladly share with us.” The episode also will air segments about lighthouses and wine country.

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Our Views Moderate voters closely watched

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fter Tuesday’s primary elections, which finalized most of the fields for the upcoming elections, the pundits and political observers are busy assessing how Republicans and Democrats will do in November.

As the election season began earlier this year, voter anger and a struggling economy had most pundits clearly picking the Republicans as favorites to gain seats in the Senate and House, possibly even to gain control of one or the other.

As the primaries have progressed, the picture might be changing.

The success of conservative candidates from outside the mainstream of the Republican Party has some fearing that the GOP is in trouble of blowing its advantages. In several primaries, candidates supported by the Party leadership have been eliminated. In others, GOP candidates known for their moderate positions, especially on social issues, have been ousted.

In the American political landscape today, political parties are wielding less influence than ever before. This has been true for some time. The largest political segment in the nation is not conservatives, nor is it liberals. The majority is solidly moderates.

These voters in the middle typically reject the idea of us versus them politics. They are also the voters who decide the outcome of most of our elections.

Yet this year, it is moderates who appear to be suffering most in the political battles. Many veteran politicians from the moderate camp chose not to run this year and others have been beaten in primary races by more strident candidates.

What political observers, and indeed all of us, will be watching this fall will be how moderates will react as the campaigns unfold. Will they embrace the more conservative candidates or will they reject them?

The answer to that question holds the key to determining the outcome of this year’s elections.

Our readers’ views Questions Sheriff ’s office parking policy To the editor: At the Rutherford County Sheriff Department in the lower parking lot, there has been a sign put up that said: “Do not enter, no parking, law enforcement only, all others will be towed immediately, strictly enforced.”

I am handicapped and went up there late at night to talk to the magistrate about taking out a warrant and did not see the sign.

I was told to move my car to one of the upper parking lots.

The citizens have always parked here, especially late at night and the handicapped for safety and ease for them to get in.

There were no cars in this parking lot at the time, it was just closer for me being handicapped. But, I can understand laws being laws, so I moved my car.

Now that it is election time, our sheriff has a pickup truck parked in the same lot with a campaign sign in the back of it.

Does the law not apply to him?

Is a campaign sign more important than a handicapped person?

Bruce Johnson Rutherfordton

Says thanks to all for reunion success To the editor: The 5th Annual Grahamtown Reunion was a great success.

There were more than 3,000 people in attendance.

Understandably so, monetary contributions and in-kind gifts were at a decrease from last year. However the 5th Annual Grahamtown Reunion was truly blessed.

This year we witnessed an increase in organizational collaboration, human capital investment and an overall atmosphere of unity and love.

As people traveled form New York, Washington D.C., Greensboro, High Point, Philadelphia, Atlanta and other places, a new attitude and a feeling of homecoming embraced them. The sharing of fun, food, laughter and social networking made the journey a worthwhile venture.

Although founders Lynetha Miller (Mookie), Greg Watkins and Stanley McEntire worried and prayed hard for good weather, peaceful spirits and a blessing of the food, we realize this would not have been possible without the support of community residents and other sponsors.

We truly appreciate the continued support of: Community Empowerment Project Community Development Corporation, Town of Forest City, Charles Watkins Automotive, Ingles, Central Tax Services, Smooth’s Barber Shop, Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Father’s Vineyard, Sisk Restaurant, Ryan’s, Abundant Life Christian Worship Center, Trina’s Beauty Shop. Ray & Tracy Steel, Mark Baxter, Melvin Watkins, Haley Jones, Threatha Price Bennings, Rosa Francis and Tanis Watkins.

We extend a special thanks to Richard Price, Curtis Carson (Carson), Sakima Miller, Steven Camp and the Forest City Cheerleaders. We would be remiss if we did not thank the Mayor of Forest City, Dennis Tarlton, for sharing his birthday with us as well as his many words of encouragement.

This coming together of people is truly an expression of God’s Love and the power of unity during hard economic times.

We pray that others embrace the spirit of the Grahamtown Reunion and continue to share the love.

Lynetha Miller Reunion Organizers Forest City

Says police corruption must be stamped out To the editor: As a long-time resident of North Carolina, I have deep concerns for the corruption in our police departments. I feel that a law should be passed that makes it mandatory for all police officers, old or new, and future, to take a lie detector test to find out if they have ever committed a crime with drugs, prostitution, violence or have ever given favors and overlooked speeding violations, prostitution, drugs, drunk driving, domestic violence or car accident violations.

These are serious concerns that should be detected and dealt with. We need good, honest men and women on our police forces who can be trusted and depended on.

John Price Cliffside

Says Dunn deserving of praises received To the editor: I have known Dr. Darlene Dunn for more than 20 years.

I have always found her to be knowledgeable about diagnosing and treating her patients and she does so with empathy and love.

She never rushes you, but makes you feel you are her only patient.

As a doctor, she is a genius.

As a friend, she is priceless.

Rutherford County is very blessed to have Dr. Dunn.

Joyce W. Zink Forest City

Regulating coal ash is an issue important to N.C. RALEIGH — The Environmental Protection Agency comes to Charlotte this week as officials with the federal agency wrestle with to do about power companies and their coal ash ponds.

A couple of years ago, the ponds were mostly out of sight and out of mind.

Then a pond at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant had its dam burst, flooding a nearby neighborhood with toxic sludge.

Forty homes were damaged or destroyed.

Responding to the disaster, North Carolina legislators and Gov. Beverly Perdue decided in 2009 that it would be a good idea to actually start inspecting the dams.

This year, state officials ordered Duke Energy and Progress Energy to test groundwater around the ponds.

Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham

The EPA, meanwhile, began its own inspecting and classifying, deciding which dams posed risks to neighbors.

The EPA also decided to consider additional regulation.

A hearing in Charlotte was being held Tuesday to allow for public input on two sets of proposals..

One would classify the coal ash as hazardous and require power companies to phase out the ponds over the next five years.

The other would require more monitoring and restrictions intended to keep arsenic, lead and other heavy metals found in the

Two ponds operated by Progress Energy — one in Asheville and one in Chatham County on the banks of the Cape Fear River — were given the worst safety ratings handed out by the agency. ash from getting into drinking water, but would classify the material as non-hazardous.

For North Carolina, the potential for problems is real.

An EPA review rated 49 coal ash ponds around the country as high hazard sites; 12 are in North Carolina.

In total, Duke Energy and Progress Energy have 14 of the storage ponds adjacent to coal-fired plants.

Two ponds operated by Progress Energy — one in Asheville and one in Chatham County on the banks of the Cape Fear River — were given the

worst safety ratings handed out by the agency.

Environmental groups say the tougher regulations aren’t only needed to prevent a disaster like that in eastern Tennessee. They want tougher rules to protect drinking water supplies.

They also say the weaker proposal will allow too much self-regulation by the power companies.

EPA estimates it would cost utility companies across the country nearly $1.5 billion a year if ash is regulated as hazardous waste, and $587 million if not.

Power company officials say the additional costs will be paid by consumers. They

argue that the hazardous designation would mean that more of the dry ash generated by the plants ends up in landfills instead of being used in building material like concrete.

In fact, the power companies recognize that they have a problem, that they can’t continue to operate coalfired plants using the same methods of coal ash storage that have been in place for decades.

Coal ash storage is one of the reasons that companies like Progress Energy are phasing out older coal-fired power plants in favor of natural gas turbine plants.

North Carolinians, though, need to know that, even as plants are mothballed, the coal ash pits won’t turn into ticking time bombs.

Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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obituaries/local

Obituaries Robert Vernon Greene Robert Vernon Greene, 70, of Forest City, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

He was a native of Rutherford County, a son of the late George Tew Greene and Willie Mae Grice Greene.

He served in the Army National Guard for over 22 years before his retirement. He worked as a supervisor for Coca-Cola Bottling and for Cone Mills before his retirement. He was an active member of Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church, where he served as a deacon.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Zennie Price Greene; three sons, Robert Vernon Greene Jr. of Forest City, James Michael Greene of Harris and George Thomas Greene of Gaffney, S.C.; two sisters, Annie Pearl Cole of Gilkey and Nancy Childers of Forest City; and three grandsons.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church with the Revs. Leon Brown, Roger Hudgins and George Whitmire officiating.

Interment will follow in the Alexander Mills City Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church.

At other times they will be gathered at 248 Jack McKinney Road.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Greene family.

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

Leonard L. Price Leonard L. Price, 79, of Harmon Street, Forest City, died Monday, Sept.

13, 2010, at Hospice House.

A native of McDowell County, he was a son of the late Albin Lee Price and Edna Gallion Price.

He was an independent truck driver. He was a member of the Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Betsy Staton Price; five daughters, Diane Hamilton and Lynn Hall, both of Marion, Angie Shytle of Ellenboro, Denise Condrey of Cliffside and Christie Hooper of Rutherfordton; three sons, Mike Price of Marion, Keith Price of Greenwood, S.C., and Tim Price also of Marion; one brother, Reece Price of Marion; three sisters, Betty White of Morganton, Billie Crump and Pat Warren, both of Marion; 20 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

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Police Notes ciating. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Leonard Price.

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Lena Mae White Lena Mae Kivett White, 80, of Asheboro, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Randolph Health and Rehabilitation.

A memorial service will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the home of Mark and Cindy Stinson.

She was a native of Randolph County, a daughter of the late William and Laura Routh Kivett.

She retired as a meat packer for IMASCOHardees.

She attended Concord Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by husband, Perry A. White Sr. Survivors include a daughter, Susan White Hill of Greensboro; a son, Perry Andrew White Jr. of Forest City; and nine grandchildren.

No visitation is scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Asheboro, PO Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204.

Forbis & Dick, Pleasant Garden Chapel is assisting the White family.

Online condolences: www.forbisanddick.com

Patricia Hunt Porter Patricia Hunt Porter, 93, of Union Mills, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at Hospice of Burke County.

A native of Pocahontas, Va., she was a daughter of the late Austin Hunt and Evelyn Bradley Hunt.

She was a member of the Eastern Star and Amarantz.

She volunteered in a nursing home ministry for 35 years and was with the State of Florida in the educational field for 45 years.

Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband, James Joseph Porter.

Surviving are a number of great nieces and great nephews; and a special friend, Howard Morgan.

A funeral service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Westmoreland Funeral

Lena Mae Kivett White Mrs. Lena Mae Kivett White, 80, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Randolph Health and Rehabilitation, Asheboro.

A memorial service will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, at the home of Mark and Cindy Stinson.

Mrs. White was born on July 8, 1930 in Randolph County. She retired as a meat packer for IMASCO-Hardees. Lena attended Concord Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by husband, Perry A. White, Sr.; parents, William and Laura Routh Kivett, and daughter, Diane White Stinson.

Survivors include daughter, Susan White Hill and husband Ron of Greensboro; son, Perry Andrew White, Jr. and wife Annette of Forest City; grandchildren, Sandy and Kristy Hill, Mark and Tommy Stinson, Bryan and Ashley White, Kellie, Julie and Ben. There is no visitation scheduled.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Asheboro, PO Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204.

Forbis & Dick, Pleasant Garden Chapel is assisting the White family.

Offer online condolences at www.forbisanddick.com Paid obit.

Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Morrison officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., prior to the service, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.

Onlinecondolences: www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com

Gladys Richards Gladys Smith Richards of 238 Shenandoah Drive, Spindale, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Worth Smith Sr. and Martha Logan Smith. She was a member of Gold Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Martha Richards Simpson of Spindale and Gladys Bonita Grant of Richmond, Va.; three grandsons; one granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Gold Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Fred Miller officiating.

Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour before the service.

Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 111 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Catina Evett Brown reported the theft of a firearm and other items. n Matthew Scott King reported the theft of a lawn mower and other items. n Nelson Long reported a breaking and entering.

Rutherfordton The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 24 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 17 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Lake Lure n Lake Lure Police Department responded to 12 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 35 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Arrests

n Ryan Donnell Davison, 25, of 240 Pangle Drive; charged three counts of obtain property by false pretense and two counts of uttering a forged instrument; placed under a $12,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Justin Lee Mulawka, 26, Dennise Shropshire of 2114 N.C. 108; charged Dennise Shropshire, 35, with attempted obtain propdied Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, erty by false pretense and in Tyner, Ky. insurance fraud; placed under A native of Spartanburg, a $30,000 secured bond.

S.C., she was the daughter (RCSD) of Gerald Daly of Tyner n Misty Dawn Mulawka, and Patricia Goodman 25, of 2114 N.C. 108; charged Daly. She was of the with false report to a police Baptist faith. station; released on a $1,000 Survivors include a son, unsecured bond. (RCSD) Justin Allen Hutches; a n Richard Cody Allen, 19, of friend, Jesse Hutches; and 507 McSwain Road; charged two brothers, Dennis Daly with simple possession of and Jerry Daly, both of schedule VI controlled subNorth Carolina.

Graveside services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Pacers Creek Cemetery in Clay County with James Wagers officiating.

Lakes Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Robert Vernon Greene Gail Tomblin Russ Gail Tomblin Russ of 139 Hickory St., Rutherfordton passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital September 11, 2010.

A native of Rutherford County, she was the wife of Perry Russ and the daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Tomblin. She was a member of Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale and was also preceded in death by a son, Shan Russ, and daughter-in-law Betty Lancaster.

She was a retired floral designer having worked for approximately thirty years at Blossom Flower Shop in Rutherfordton. She was a homemaker and attended Harris High School.

She is survived by three sons, Stanley Lancaster of Sandy Mush, Steve Walker and wife, Tina Walker of Cowpens, SC, and Scott Russ and wife, Charlotte Russ of Shelby. There are also ten grandchildren, Michelle Jolly and husband, Trevor Jolly of Bostic, Jennifer Lancaster of Sandy Mush, Travis Walker of Cowpens, SC, TJ Bailey of Chesnee, SC, Sandy and Scottie Russ of Shelby, Chelsie, Austin, and Cassidy Russ of Rockwell, NC, one sister Sandra Jones of Rutherfordton, and daughter-inlaw Tasha Russ of Rockwell.

She and her husband were avid campers upon retirement. She also enjoyed spending time with her loving children and grandchildren. She still enjoyed making flower arrangements for every occasion.

Crowe’s Mortuary and Crematory assisted the Russ family. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Robert Vernon Greene, age 70, of Forest City, NC, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital.

Robert was born September 19, 1939 in Rutherford County to the late George Tew Greene and Willie Mae Grice Greene. He served in the US Army National Guard for over 22 years before his retirement. He worked as a supervisor for Coca-Cola Bottling and for Cone Mills before his retirement. He was an active member of Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church where he served as a deacon. He lived for his family and his church. He also enjoyed NASCAR and fishing.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Joseph Greene.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Zennie Price Greene; three sons, Robert Vernon Greene, Jr. of Forest City, James Michael Greene and wife, Catherine, of Harris and George Thomas Greene of Gaffney, SC; two sisters, Annie Pearl Cole of Gilkey and Nancy Childers of Forest City. He is also survived by three grandsons, Michael Lee Greene, Dylan Terry Greene and Cody Robert Greene.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church with Reverend Leon Brown, Reverend Roger Hudgins and Reverend George Whitmire officiating. Interment will follow in the Alexander Mills City Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church. At other times they will be gathered at 248 Jack McKinney Road.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the Greene family.

An online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

stance and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $15,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Percell Edward Ledbetter, 27, of 2446 Bills Creek Road; charged with interfering with emergency communication and assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold.

(RCSD) n Danielle Nicole Crane, 23, of 233 Textile Ave.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $2,000 secured bond. (RPD) n George Randall Keith Camp, 20, of 320 Eastwood St.; charged with resist, obstruct or delay and two counts of resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (SPD) n Donna Kay Walker, 47, of 201 Elms St.; charged with assault on a handicapped person and resist a public officer; placed under a $4,500 secured bond. (Bondsman)

Citations n Kathey McKelvey Couch, 48, of 233 Whitesides Road, Rutherfordton; cited for driving while license revoked.

(RPD) n Kenneth Tracy Owens, no age listed, of 498 Old Gilbert Town Road, Rutherfordton; cited for failure to have a license to operate a motorcycle. (RPD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 24 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to two calls Tuesday.

Fire Calls n Lake Lure firefighters responded to a motor vehicle fire and to a motor vehicle accident.

Leonard L. Price Leonard L. Price, age 79, of Harmon Street, Forest City, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at Hospice House.

Leonard was born on December 24, 1930 in McDowell County, NC to the late Albin Lee Price and Edna Gallion Price. He was an independent truck driver and enjoyed gardening. He was a member of the Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Leonard Scott Price, a grandson, Jeff Price and sister, Joann Suttle.

Survivors include his wife, Betsy Staton Price; five daughters, Diane Hamilton, Lynn Hall and husband, Mickey, all of Marion, NC, Angie Shytle and husband, Dean, of Ellenboro, Denise Condrey and husband, Neil, of Cliffside and Christie Hooper of Rutherfordton; three sons, Mike Price and wife, Brenda, of Marion, Keith Price and wife, Sheila of Greenwood, SC and Tim Price also of Marion; one brother, Reece Price of Marion; three sisters, Betty White of Morganton, NC, Billie Crump and Pat Warren both of Marion.

He is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Lamar Hewitt officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family of Leonard Price.

A live webcast of the services and an online guest registry are available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit

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Calendar/Local Jobs Continued from Page 1A

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

Chase Corner Ministries: Declining bag sale beginning Sept.

20 with $5 per bag; ends Thursday with bring your own bag. Store closed Friday to restock for fall.

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

30.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-you-can-fit-in-abag 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-you-can-fit-in-abag for $1; bags will be provided.

Selections will vary each day of the sale as new books will be coming in.

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

Preschool story time: 10 a.m., Spindale Library; every Tuesday; for information, call 286-3879.

PWA meeting: Noon, M Squared, Spindale; Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; lunch is dutch treat; speaker this month is Lorie Horne with Rutherford County Department of Social Services Child Protective Services; for information, call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301-938-9966 or Nikki Carpenter, 286-7062.

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 Hosptail Board room; please call 828-894-2408 to reserve your space.

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

Wednesday, Sept. 22 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-you-can-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.

tions will move to Watts Water Technologies manufacturing facilities in Franklin, N.H., Kansas City, Mo., and other locations. Watts will continue to produce products at its manufacturing facility in nearby Chesnee, S.C., but it isn’t clear whether any of the Spindale workers will get jobs across the state line, plant manager Jacques Klopper said.

“The decision to consolidate our operations was made after carefully considering many options,” O’Keefe said. “This difficult choice is driven by our responsibility to continually improve our product costs and service levels, ensuring that Watts survives in a highly competitive marketplace.

While this move supports the future of our company, we regret its effect on our Regtrol employees and the local community.”

He said workers will get at least 60 days’ notice before their jobs are eliminated.

Audrey Greene, 53, of Ellenboro, has been at Watts for 31 years, arriving there six months after it opened in Spindale.

“I don’t know for sure what I’ll do,” Greene said as she finished her shift about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greene said she helped raise her two sons on her salary at Watts, but lived from “paycheck to paycheck.”

She and her husband, Michael, have a concession trailer they take to fairs and events. “But we don’t make a liv-

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“Cherie Berry (of Catawba County) was elected commissioner of labor, and I spent four years with her doing occupational safety and health, and wage and hour work, and all the things that the Department of Labor has control over — elevators, amusement devices.

“And I decided to try for the Court of Appeals, and was fortunate to be elected and took my seat in 2005 and have been there for 5 1/2 years. And Justice Brady decided to retire and let people know around Labor Day of last year, and I decided to throw my hat in the ring, and here we sit a year later.”

Hunter has made a campaign issue of the fact that none of the current Supreme Court justices is from the western part of the state.

But Jackson said that geography is not relevant in a judicial race.

“It is relevant for a legislative seat, or even an executive branch seat,” she said. “The Supreme Court doesn’t fund anybody. The Supreme Court is just there to make decisions about what’s fair and what’s not fair, and that’s not an issue of geography.

ing on that. We have to have this job to run the trailer.”

“The worst thing will be not having insurance,” Greene said. “And a lot of couples worked here together and now they won’t have insurance.”

“Hey, she turned the key to open the place,” 11-year employee Eric Wilson said of Greene. Wilson has been at the plant for 11 years, working in maintenance.

Wilson was laid off for about two months last year, and he wasn’t shocked by Wednesday’s news.

“I was surprised, but then I guess I figured it would come sooner or later because of the economy,” he said.

Deborah Baxter, 52, of Forest City came to the plant in 1980. She works in the assembly department. “I’m too old to go to school, and I’m too young to retire,” Baxter said. “I don’t know what I’ll do.”

Klopper joined employees on the plant’s deck as they were leaving.

“This is a sad day for all of us,” he said. “This will be a long-term plan.

“We will do all we can do to help people land on their feet.”

“This hurts the whole county,” Greene said, adding that Watts was one of the last manufacturing plants remaining in the county after the demise of textiles.

“The earliest we could have people leaving will be the fourth quarter of this year,” O’Keefe said, “with the wrap up completed by November 2011.

The news surprised Spindale Mayor Mickey Bland.

“That’s another devastating blow to

the town of Spindale, and our hearts go out to the employees, many who are citizens of the town of Spindale,” Bland said.

“We certainly appreciate them choosing Spindale, and we hate to see them leave. He said the plant’s closing won’t affect the town’s budget as much as the closing of the textile plants because Regtrol didn’t use as much water and sewer.

Rutherford County Economic Development Director Tom Johnson said, “We are all deeply saddened to hear the news that Watts Regulator will be ceasing operations ... This affects many Rutherford county families, and our hearts go out to them.”

Over the past several years, Johnson said, Rutherford County and the state have worked with Watts and, as recently as 2007, approved an incentive agreement with the plant to bring additional operations to the county.

In 2007, Gov. Mike Easley announced that Watts Regulator Co. was expanding its Spindale operations, adding 140 jobs and investing $2.05 million during the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $140,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.

Johnson said county and economic development officials worked with Watts again in 2009 to discuss bringing another division to Spindale.

“Unofficially and informally we discussed an incentive package to support that, but it didn’t work out.”

“We’re not running for the legislature. This is not representative government, and I think that whether you are in Asheville or Asheboro, you have the right to expect fair and impartial justice from a fair and impartial justice. And someone who is committed to the rule of law, and that’s my commitment to the voters.”

Jackson said, for example, that when she was in Catawba County recently some people talked about how Interstate 40 at one time stopped in that county. Such matters, she commented, are not Supreme Court material.

She also noted that she has work experience in Western North Carolina.

“I have practiced out here,” she said.

“When I worked for the Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities, I had clients in Henderson County, Buncombe, Burke. I was out here quite a bit working with those folks, going into the schools in those counties, going into Broughton Hospital. So I had a practice that extended not quite from Murphy to Manteo, but pretty close.”

Of her judicial philosophy, Jackson said, “I think it is real important for judges to be cognizant of their limited role. I think it is very important that

judges judge and legislatures legislate.”

She cited a recent example of the Supreme Court’s role.

“There have been some interesting separation of powers cases,” she said, “and the fascinating work the Supreme Court has to do resolving those issues of separation of power.

One of the cases is the Goldston case, involving Gov. Easley at the time. And I was on the Court of Appeals panel— I did not author the decision—that found that the legislature could tinker with the Highway Trust Fund, but the governor could not.

“And that case went before the Supreme Court last week. They’ve got some really heavy hitters arguing the case before the Supreme Court.

It’s going to be a very, very important decision when the Supreme Court comes down, no matter which way they rule, for the separation of powers in North Carolina.”

Jackson spoke at the bar luncheon in Asheville on Wednesday morning and was scheduled to end the day at a McDowell County meeting with supporters from McDowell and Rutherford counties.

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Lake Lure approves lease with chamber

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

LAKE LURE — Commissioners voted to approve a new lease with the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce as part of their September meeting on Tuesday night.

The new agreement is similar to the one from years past, except the deal is now extended to a five-year term instead of operating from yearto-year. The rate is $1 per year and the building will soon have a portion designated for exclusive use by the chamber.

In other business, the board approved the use of the Town Hall for a Republican Club meeting on Oct. 15 from 4 to 8 p.m. Some discussion was had about the meeting because

it involved only a single-party, and the group was asking for the general usage fee to be waived.

The final vote was 3-2 in favor, with mayor Bob Keith breaking the tie.

Keith rationalized his decision by saying the event is open to the public, town halls have traditionally been used for this purpose, and the building is supported by taxpayer dollars.

He also said the council will give the same waiver to any other club that wishes to hold a similar electioninformation session.

The board also received a progress report on the sewer joint wrapping project taking place in the lake. Representatives from Hobby Construction showed flow charts recording the 10-year average monthly flows of sewer in the town and aer-

ial photos mapping the main sewer line in the lake and the locations of manholes and lateral lines.

The numbers supported the idea that the wrapping project is helping stop lake water from flowing into the sewer system.

In September so far, the average flow was 600,000 gallons a day, versus the 1 million gallons a day from the last 10 Septembers.

Officials are hopeful that by October the average daily flow will be reduced by 50 percent.

The council also waived room rental fees for town hall for Emily Van Eman to teach yoga classes for the community.

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City Of Champions Heisman Trust: No 2005 winner NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no 2005 Heisman winner now that Reggie Bush has returned the award from that year.

The head of the Heisman Trophy Trust said Wednesday that the 2005 award will be vacated.

“We’ve determined that there will be no winner,” William Dockery said in an interview with ESPN. Bush announced Tuesday that he would forfeit the trophy after the NCAA ruled him ineligible for that season due for receiving improper benefits while he starred for Southern California.

The Heisman Trophy Trust requires players to be in good standing with the NCAA to be eligible for college football’s highest honor.

Former Texas quarterback Vince Young finished a distant second to Bush in the voting that year. There was speculation that Young might be given the award if it was taken from Bush.

Dockery said Bush, now with the New Orleans Saints, met in New York last week with some of the eight members of the trust. He did not disclose what was discussed in that meeting, but did say Bush was not given any notice of whether the trust intended to strip the former Southern California star of his trophy.

Members of the 2010 Forest City Golf Club proudly display the 2010 Challenge Cup after rolling to a win over Rutherfordton Golf Club, Sunday.

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Forest City wins 2010 Challenge Cup From staff reports

FOREST CITY — Forest City golfers turned in a dominating performance in Sunday’s Challenge Cup finale to defeat Rutherfordton, 18.5 to 5.5.

The win marked the 14th victory for the Forest City Golf Club over Rutherfordton in the 20 years of Challenge Cup play.

Forest City held a slim 4.5 to 3.5

lead after Saturday’s Best Ball matches. But, Forest City’s golfers rolled through the competition in match play, 14-2 Sunday.

Ryan Morrow, Tim Morrow, Johnny Sisk, Ronnie Harrill, Terry Osteen, Brian Henriquez, Bill Terry, Trent Jones, Freddie Jones, Brad Joyner, Rusty Wood, BJ Terry, Daniel Elkins and David Eaker earned wins for the Forest City Golf Club in match play.

The tandems of Wayne Matheny and

Trent Jones, BJ Terry and Ronnie Harrill, Tim Morrow and Brian Henriquez, Daniel Elkins and Johnny Sisk, and Rusty Wood and Billy Terry took wins in Saturday’s Best Ball.

For Rutherfordton, only Zach McKelvey and Brian McCraw notched wins on day two, while the tandems of McKelvey and Jeff Smith, Ricky Lewis and Richard Allen, and Al Lovelace and George Helton were victorous on day one.

Busch, Hamlin downplay feud

Sharpe on hiatus after restraining order

By JENNA FRYER

ATLANTA (AP) — CBS says former NFL player Shannon Sharpe is taking a break from football analysis after a woman obtained a temporary restraining order against him.

A hearing on the order is scheduled for Monday in Atlanta. Documents filed in Fulton County court show Sharpe was ordered not to come within 200 yards of the woman and not to have any contact with her or her family.

The Associated Press is not naming the woman because she says Sharpe forced her to have sex with him.

She also says he has threatened her life and is conducting surveillance of her.

LeslieAnne Wade, a spokeswoman for CBS Sports, says the ex-Denver Bronco and Baltimore Raven has decided to step aside as an analyst for NFL Today until the case is resolved.

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NEW YORK — The first sign of a lingering discord between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch came after their 1-2 finish at Richmond, when Busch made sure to point out how clean he raced his teammate with the win on the line.

A second verbal volley was lobbed during an episode of Busch’s ESPN weeklong reality special, when he made mention of how difficult it is to have a discussion with Hamlin. Fans for sure noticed the back-to-back jabs, and speculation mounted that Joe Gibbs Racing’s two championship contenders were at odds.

Turns out, it’s much ado about nothing.

“I was just making a point,” Busch said Wednesday during NASCAR’s annual visit to New York to promote the upcoming Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

“There was an opportunity for me to get in there and get dirty, knock him out of the

Local Sports CROSS COUNTRY 4 p.m. East Rutherford, R-S Central at North Henderson VOLLEYBALL 5 p.m. East Rutherford at R-S Central 5 p.m. TJCA at Polk County 5 p.m. Chase at Patton WOMEN’S TENNIS 4 p.m. East Rutherford at R-S Central JV FOOTBALL 7 p.m. West Lincoln at Chase 7 p.m. R-S Central at Tuscola 7 p.m. East Rutherford at Bessemer City 7 p.m. St. Joseph’s (SC) at TJCA

On TV 7:30 p.m. (WMYA) High School Football Riverside at Easley.

7:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Cincinnati at North Carolina State.

8 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball Finals, Game 3 — Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream.

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Chase’s Cesar Romero, left, drives the ball away from the Trojans’ goal during the game against R-S Central Wednesday.

Central, Chase knot at 1-all

By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter

CHASE — The Chase Trojans and R-S Central Hilltoppers played a marathon match on the pitch Wednesday — 100 minutes and two overtime periods found the county rivals knotted, 1-1.

Logan Cope scored for Central, while Rene Escalera posted the Trojans’ lone goal.

Chase had an opportunity to get on the board first in the fourth minute off a corner kick, but Luis Elias’ header was just wide. In the 12th minute, the Trojans used a beautiful counter-attack that found Clint McIntyre in the box.

Central keeper Lave Harrison made a tip save on McIntyre’s shot to keep the contest scoreless.

R-S went on the attack firing shotafter-shot at Chase’s Tyler Harth. But, the Trojans’ keeper was up to the task recording five saves in the first half.

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East Rutherford falls to Patton, 7-1

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford got on the scoreboard, but it wasn’t enough against Patton as they dropped a 7-1 decision, at Brian Harrill Stadium, Wednesday.

Jacob Duncan sparked the Panthers by posing a hat trick as the Panthers jumped out to a lead that the Cavaliers never threatened all game.

East Rutherford was out shot 42-6, but East finally pushed a goal into the nets during the second half to end a scoreless drought that lasted through the first five games of this season.

From the outset, Patton (6-2-2, 2-0) Please see Prep Report, Page 8A

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TE Saunders dismissed from Gamecocks COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has kicked tight end Weslye Saunders off the football team.

Gamecocks athletic director Eric Hyman announced the decision Wednesday.

“Weslye Saunders is no longer part of our football program,” he said in a statement.

“Beyond that, I will have no further comment.”

Saunders, from Durham, did not immediately respond to messages left by The Associated Press. Calls to his father, Barry, were also not immediately returned.

The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Saunders was South Carolina’s third leading receiver last fall with 32 catches for 353 yards and three touchdowns.

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 16, 2010

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League East Division

W L Pct Philadelphia 85 61 .582 Atlanta 83 63 .568 Florida 73 71 .507 New York 72 73 .497 Washington 61 84 .421 Central Division

W L Pct Cincinnati 82 63 .566 St. Louis 74 69 .517 Houston 70 75 .483 Milwaukee 66 78 .458 Chicago 64 81 .441 Pittsburgh 48 96 .333 West Division

W L Pct San Diego 82 62 .569 San Francisco 81 64 .559 Colorado 79 66 .545 Los Angeles 72 73 .497 Arizona 58 87 .400

GB — 2 11 12 1/2 23 1/2 GB — 7 12 15 1/2 18 33 1/2 GB — 1 1/2 3 1/2 10 1/2 24 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Arizona 3, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 2, Florida 1 N.Y. Mets 9, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 6, Atlanta 0 Houston 3, Milwaukee 2 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 2 San Diego 7, Colorado 6 L.A. Dodgers 1, San Francisco 0 Wednesday’s Games Washington 4, Atlanta 2 Milwaukee 8, Houston 6 Colorado 9, San Diego 6 Arizona at Cincinnati, late Philadelphia at Florida, late Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, late Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, late L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late Thursday’s Games Arizona (R.Lopez 5-14) at Cincinnati (Volquez 3-2), 12:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 1-11) at N.Y. Mets (Pelfrey 14-9), 7:10 p.m.

San Diego (Stauffer 4-3) at St. Louis (Westbrook 1-3), 8:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 8-10) at San Francisco (J.Sanchez 10-8), 10:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

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

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

American League East Division W L Pct 88 57 .607 87 57 .604 81 64 .559 73 72 .503 57 88 .393 Central Division

W L Pct Minnesota 86 58 .597 Chicago 79 65 .549 Detroit 72 73 .497 Cleveland 59 85 .410 Kansas City 59 85 .410 West Division

W L Pct Texas 81 63 .563 Oakland 72 72 .500 Los Angeles 70 74 .486 Seattle 55 90 .379

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — 1/2 7 15 31 GB — 7 14 1/2 27 27 GB — 9 11 26 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3 Baltimore 11, Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 8, Tampa Bay 7, 10 innings Texas 11, Detroit 4 Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 11, Oakland 3 Boston 9, Seattle 6 Wednesday’s Games Boston 5, Seattle 1 L.A. Angels 7, Cleveland 0 Baltimore 3, Toronto 1 N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, late Detroit at Texas, late Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, late Oakland at Kansas City, late Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels (E.Santana 16-9) at Cleveland

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way, but I thought better of it.

We all want momentum going into the Chase, not another something to be fighting about.”

The relationship between the two JGR stars will be critical to manage over the next 10 weeks.

The teams rely on each other for information and advice during at-track debriefs, and Busch’s crew gleaned an important tip from Hamlin’s crew right before Saturday night’s race at Richmond that contributed to the 1-2 finish.

Managing and maintaining that information flow will be the best shot either JGR driver has at dethroning four-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

But there’s no denying the relationship has had its swings, most notably earlier this season after a wreck between the two in the All-Star race and Busch vented over his radio “I swear to God, I am going to kill (him).”

It led to an immediate postrace closed-door meeting with owner Joe Gibbs, and the issue seemed to be settled. Then Hamlin fanned the flames a week later in one of the more entertaining press conferences in years.

(Carmona 12-14), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pavano 16-11) at Chicago White Sox (Buehrle 12-10), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

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

Oakland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL 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

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

Sunday’s Games 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’s Game New Orleans at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 26 Dallas at Houston, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m.

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

Oakland at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 27 Green Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with LHP Royce Ring.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Extended their affiliation agreement with Nashville (PCL) through the 2012 season.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Claimed RHP Cesar Carrillo off waivers from Philadelphia.

Designated RHP Craig Italiano for assignment.

American Association LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Traded C Benji Johnson to El Paso to complete an earlier trade.

Can-Am League SUSSEX SKYHAWKS — Released RHP Duaner Sanchez.

United League AMARILLO DILLAS — Exercised 2011 contract options on C Brian Bueno, C Kevin Butler, C Sam Palace, INF Joaquin Rodriguez, INF Jermel Lomack, INF Andrew Wong, INF Robert Recuenco, OF Cirilo A. Cruz, OF Adam DeLaGarza, OF Stephen Douglas, OF Julio Perez Martinez, RHP Corey Bass, RHP JR Boling, RHP Turner Brasher, RHP Ramon Geronimo, LHP Chris Ingoglia, LHP Ronald Lowe, RHP Ryan Mitchell, RHP Tyler Pearson, RHP Ralph Taylor and RHP Jermaine Van Buren. Declined club option on RHP Taylor Allen and INF Carlos Figueroa. Reinstated RHP Taylor Allen, RHP Chris Holguin and RHP Earl Oakes.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed G-F Pape Sy. NEW JERSEY NETS — Signed F Stephen Graham to a two-year contract. Named Doug Overton player development coach and Robby Hoenshel assistant trainer and director of sports rehabilitation.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Marcus Buggs to the practice squad. Terminated the contract of WR Greg Mathews from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB Thomas Clayton and DB DeAndre Wright to the practice squad. Waived RB Andre Anderson and DB DeAngelo Smith from the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed DB DaJuan Morgan. Waived OL Joe Reitz.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed LB Charlie Anderson. Placed LB Cameron Sheffield on injured reserve.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DL Lionel Dotson and LB Erik Walden. Waived DE Clifton Geathers and LB Micah Johnson.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed OL Dennis Landolt to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Placed NT Kris Jenkins on injured reserve. Signed DT Howard Green.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed LS David Binn on injured reserve. Signed TE James Dearth.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed WR Jason Hill. Signed CB Tramaine Brock to the practice squad. Released LB Bruce Davis from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with D Marc Staal on a multiyear contract.

Central Hockey League BLOOMINGTON PRAIRIE THUNDER — Signed D Matt Woodard, F Brent Clarke and F Jason Dale.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed associate general manager Derek Graham to a two-year contract and F Roger Vyse and assistant coach Duane Jacobs to one-year contracts.

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Signed M Junior Carriero.

COLLEGE ALBANY, N.Y. — Named Jessica Davos women’s assistant lacrosse coach.

BROWN — Named Sean Tabb and Abdul Abdullah men’s assistant basketball coaches.

MOUNT UNION — Named Sam King and Jeremy Basham men’s assistant basketball coaches.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — Named Shawn Swift assistant wrestling coach.

NORTH CAROLINA — Named Charlie Coiner defensive assistant football coach.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Dismissed TE Weslye Saunders from the football team.

“Each year I think Kyle’s going to grow up and he just doesn’t,” Hamlin said that day. “Until he puts it all together, that’s when he’ll become a champion, and right now he just doesn’t have himself all together.”

Gibbs helicoptered into the track to be present for qualifying later that day, and the teammates have been fairly quiet off the track since.

Hampshire as the top-seed.

Busch, a three-time winner this season, is 30 points behind Hamlin. Racing for the win Saturday night at Hamlin’s home track, Busch could have moved his teammate in an effort to win the race and grab the final 10 bonus points.

But he stayed in line, settled for second, and talked about it after the race.

During a visit Wednesday to The Associated Press headquarters, Hamlin said there’s no issues between the two.

“I think Kyle just has different ways of expressing the way he feels about things,” Hamlin said.

“We have personalities that can be difficult to get through to at times, and a lot of it is just you are afraid to go up to your teammate or another driver and talk about (racing issues).

Me and Kyle have never really had that talk, but I feel like except for the All-Star race, our on-track relationship has been good. Never been any altercations, never really raced each other that hard. And I think what he was doing was just trying to prove a point and show that he’s a clean teammate.”

Busch and Hamlin have been two of the best drivers all season.

Hamlin heads into the Chase opener Sunday at New

Would that change with the championship on the line?

“If it does, it’s going to be noholds barred,” he said. “If it comes down to me having to win the race in order to win the championship or if he wins the race he wins the championship, it’s going to be whatever happens.”

In the same breath, though, Busch revealed a clear understanding of the big picture.

“If it comes down to where he wins the race and I finish second, it’s going to be an awfully disappointing night for (my) team, but yet a very exciting one for (his).”

Both are quick to credit each other for where they are right now, and it will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next 10 weeks. The communication has never been better, and Busch credits Hamlin for helping him improve his short track program.

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R-S Central’s Patrick Simmons, above, heads the ball during the soccer game against Chase Wednesday.

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The constant pressure finally paid off for Central as Cope got behind the defense and fired a shot into the right corner for a 1-0 Central lead.

After the break, the Trojans came out with inspired play putting five shots on goal within the ten minutes of the 2nd half.

Each shot was close, but the toughest break for the home team came when Rene Escalera missed a shot off a set piece with 16 minutes left.

Escalera redeemed himself with four minutes remaining in the contest.

The speedy striker took nice pass and raced down the left sideline and was tackled from behind in the box setting up a penalty kick. He then calmly sent the equalizer into the back of the net and the score remained tied 1-1 at the end of regulation.

Both overtime sessions were physical affairs as the combatants were whistled for numerous infractions.

Each team came close to the net, but neither could competely breakdown the other for a win.

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was destined to find the net and they would on their fifth shot of the game during the seventh minute. Patton’s Adam Eldin lofted a 30-yard shot and place it beautifully over the head of East keeper, Justin McDaniel for a 1-0 Patton lead.

The Cavs put up its first shot a short time later with Logan Walker finding Sergio Lemuz in the 13th minute, but Lemuz shot skipped just wide right of the post.

East (0-6, 0-2) held on for a while on defense with Eldin again coming face-to-face with McDaniel on Patton’s seventh attempt. However, Eldin slid the ball wide past McDaniel and in effort to score, Eldin tried to hit the far post.

Luckily Mcdaniel recovered shortly thereafter to kick the ball out with his heal to keep thing a one goal game.

But soon, Patton would make it up in a big way.

Jose Vincente lifted a an assist over to Eldin, who scored for the second time on the day for a 2-0 lead in the 24th minute. Vincete set up the next Patton goal as well with Duncan netting the near post for a 3-0 lead in the 33rd.

The Panthers worked it up field again moments later as Duncan scored his second goal into the near post for a 4-0 lead. A nice give an go from Patton’s Kevin Stone to Julio Flores gave Patton a 5-0 lead at half.

Just after the half, Patton struck again with Flores gaining the nice assist this time. Khue Lane reached up with his right leg to punch an easy goal at close range.

It was then East Rutherford’s turn to take a swing at the scoreboard. Trevor Dobbins intercepted a pass deep in Patton territory. Dobbins swept between two defenders and around another to splash the right post for to cut the lead to five at 6-1.

Duncan earned his hat trick though in the 60th minute to finalized the scoring for both teams.

McDaniel came up with 18 saves and 14 pick ups in the box for the Cavs.

Thomas Jefferson 3, Madison 1 AVONDALE — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s soccer team took a 3-1 win over Madison in conference play Wednesday.

TJCA’s David Snyder scored two second half goals to lift the Gryphons to the win.

The Gryphons’ Levy Floyd scored midway through the first half to give TJCA a 1-0 lead that held to halftime. Snyder’s first goal pushed that lead to 2-0 and, following a goal by Madison, the forward added his second goal to secure the win.

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Hokies: Communication at root of their struggles

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Bud Foster gathered his defense together at 6:45 a.m., just like always.

Instead of splitting the players up by position, however, Virginia Tech’s defensive coordinator kept them together, dissecting what is going wrong for the reeling Hokies.

In a season that started with high expectations, time is already running short. Foster’s defense, with seven new starters, has been burned by fundamental miscues like missed tackles and missed assignments.

“We were going over the calls, communicating together, just so you could feel each other and you could feel how it’s supN.C. State QB Russell Wilson. posed to feel when you’re out there, how things were supposed to go,” cornerback Rashad Carmichael said. “He wasn’t really too much upset with us.”

Things weren’t expected to go like this.

Associated Press The Hokies are off to an 0-2 Virginia Tech’s Darren Evans rest his head as the clock runs down in their 21-16 loss to James Madison in an NCAA college football game at BOSTON (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney start for the first time since 1995, including their first loss Lane Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Blacksburg, Va. will know when it’s time to panic about the to a Football Championship Atlantic Coast Conference’s poor start.

“Commissioner Swofford hasn’t called to make a Subdivision team — James Madison — in Frank Beamer’s years ago. It came against the sometimes, we don’t get on the plea,” Swinney joked this week as he prepared to 24 years as coach.

They have Pirates, and while he knew what same page,” center Beau Warren defend the league’s honor on Saturday against No. fallen out of the Top 25 for the he was supposed to do, it wasn’t said. “After two losses like this, 16 Auburn. first time since late November always that simple. you have to come together. And ACC commissioner John Swofford might not 2008 and they play dynamic “I was in that position where execute.” need to pick up the phone yet, but there’s no doubt East Carolina (2-0) on Saturday I knew what I was doing, knew Getting the running game that the league is off to an awful start — and at Lane Stadium. what I was supposed to do, but going will help, tight end Andre things could get worse with Duke preparing to The Pirates will arrive havwhen guys started motioning Smith said. take host top-ranked Alabama. ing averaged 50 points and 482 around, stuff started moving, “I feel like the ability to just The ACC is 0-5 against the other BCS conferyards in victories against Tulsa your brain ties up your feet a punch them right in the mouth ences so far, and that doesn’t even count Virginia and Memphis, but first-year little bit,” he said of the 2008 has always been our way,” he Tech’s loss to James Madison of the Football Pirates coach Ruffin McNeill game.

“You’ve been studying so said. “We definitely need to start Championship Subdivision that sent the Hokies expects his team to be greeted much and watching so much, off that way.” plummeting from the Top 25. by a Hokies team that is turning and then it happens and you’re The Pirates would seem to be But the coaches and players around the league the corner. like, ’Man, I missed it.’

It all a good opponent to make that say they worry less about their national status “I know coach Beamer and comes with experience.” happen against. than the wide-open ACC schedule that looms as have known him since 1989,” It would help, too, to get the Now, Smith said, the Hokies their last chance at respect.

McNeill said this week.

“I had a offense that was supposed to need to begin imposing that “Conference play is a lot different,” Florida State chance to go up there and study carry the Hokies early in the identity on opponents. quarterback Christian Ponder said. “It kind of season to start doing what it “The consistency is a huge fachappens like this every year where guys are strug- with him and his staff when I was at Appalachian State.

Bud has been expected to do.

Even tor,” he said. “It’s not that we gling in nonconference, but once we get into ACC Foster, the defensive coordinawith a roster loaded with skill don’t care as much or people play everyone’s ready to play. are not putting in the effort, “It’s a tough conference to win, and we know it’s tor, is really a great, great coach. position players like dual-threat “I know those guys are not quarterback Tyrod Taylor, tailbecause everybody, especially going to be tough going into it. Hopefully we’ll be happy with where they are and backs Ryan William and Darren this front, and everybody on right in the mix.”

Evans and a big receiving offense are playing their hearts With a 2-10 record in BCS bowl games since the I know they will do a great job getting that team together.” corp led by Jarrett Boykin, the out. What we’ve been talking system was created in 1998 — the worst among To Carmichael, that means Hokies have struggled. about a lot is we’re not playing conferences with automatic bids — the ACC has continuing to boost the morale Much of that falls to the offenwell. ’Well’ can have a lot of difearned the reputation that it’s not as strong as the of the younger defenders the sive line, which is also having ferent meanings — consistency, Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten or the Big way his teammates did when he communications issues. executing. But I think most defi12. struggled in his first start two “We give a lot of effort. Just nitely that’s a vital thing.”

It came into this year with a record five teams in the top 20, but by Week 3 there was just one — No. 17 Miami, which is behind six SEC teams, three from the Big Ten and three from the Big 12.

“Things go in cycles. The Pac-10 will win it, then the SEC wins,” Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said. “It’s just a cycle right now that the ACC is having a tough time.”

Duke coach David Cutcliffe noted that the bad start could have gone the other way, with a little luck.

The Carolina Riverdogs Two of the losses were to top 3 teams in the 13- and under basecountry: Miami came up short against Ohio ball team were tournaState and Virginia Tech lost a thriller to Boise ment champions in the State. North Carolina was missing 13 key playNation’s Baseball Orange Crush Invitational NCI ers because of an NCAA investigation and still in Gastonia on August came within 6 yards of beating Louisiana State.

28-29. The Riverdogs Virginia traveled to the West Coast and lost to are: Matt Bridges, Elijah Southern Cal by a field goal.

Spurling, Austin Sain, “So it’s too early to make any kind of jump on A.J. Lombardo, Russ the table either way,” Cutcliffe said. “Let’s let the Branch, Riley Riffle, season play itself out and see what happens. I do Caleb Burnham, Reece know this: We’ve got a lot of really good football Oliver, Ethan Stewart and players and really good coaches in this league, and Matthew “Mo” Overton. there’s a lot of great football left to be played.”

Coaches are Brett Bridges, Chico Lombardo The good news for teams like Virginia Tech is and Brian Branch. that the Hokies’ 0-2 record, while devastating to their prestige and their national title hopes, Contributed Photo doesn’t hurt them in the ACC race. Virginia Tech was an overwhelming favorite to win the Coastal Division and play in the ACC championship for a berth in the Orange Bowl.

“These two losses are very detrimental to us,” Virginia Tech center Beau Warren said. But “we can still win the ACC championship, potentially, if we go game-by-game and work our butts off.

There’s still something to win. Not everything is lost.”

In fact, there has been only one conference game so far — Wake Forest beat Duke — with another this weekend when Georgia Tech plays at North Carolina.

“Everybody wants to write the history or deem everything after two weeks in the season. I’d let On the first Wednesday of every month, you the thing play out before we decided somebody’s are invited to a delicious lunch prepared by year is over or somebody’s season is done,” Georgia chef Ray at Carolina Event and Conference Tech coach Paul Johnson said.

Center. These monthly lunch club events will serve as a fundraiser for Hospice of Rutherford “By the time the thing plays out we’ll see. I would County, and the proceeds will benefit home think the conference is open, but I thought it was care hospice patients. Lunch Club events will open all along. I never thought there was one team be held the first Wednesday of every month at was preordained and was going to march through 4076 U.S. Hwy. 221-A 12 noon, and the cost is $10. If you would like and beat everybody. There still might be someone to participate, please call 245-0095 to reserve Cliffside, North Carolina 28024 that does that. But I think it’s still wide open.” a space. Reservations must be made no later Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe remembers simithan Wednesday the week before the event.

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Nation Today Arlington opens graves, finds 3 misplaced bodies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people were buried in the wrong graves at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army said Wednesday as it followed up an investigation into bookkeeping problems and burial mix-ups at one of the nation’s most hallowed sites.

After a report issued in June found that the problems could potentially affect thousands of graves, defense officials received about 1,100 calls from worried families.

One of those callers, the widow of an Army staff sergeant, led to the exhumation of three graves late last month.

The three remains in those graves, all former members of the armed forces, were found to be in the wrong place, said Gary Tallman, an Army spokesman.

DOT seeks tougher pipeline oversight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration called for tighter federal oversight of oil and

gas pipelines Wednesday in the wake of a deadly California gas explosion that raised alarms about the safety of the nation’s aging infrastructure.

In the meantime, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said the federal agency responsible for the regulation is too accepting of assurances from industry that its equipment and practices are safe.

Wisconsin prosecutor ‘sexted’ abuse victim CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — A prominent Wisconsin district attorney sent repeated text messages trying to spark an affair with a domestic abuse victim while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend, a police report shows.

The 26-year-old woman complained last year to police after receiving 30 texts from Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz in three days, according to the report obtained by The Associated Press.

Kratz was prosecuting Van Groll’s ex-boyfriend on charges he nearly choked her to death last year.

Notice of Public Hearing The Town of Ellenboro Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on September 27, 2010 beginning at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held at the Ellenboro Town Hall located at 163 Depot Street Ellenboro, NC. The purpose of the hearing will be to discuss funds available through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) specifically the Infrastructure Hook up program. The Town is considering applying for CDBG funds that if funded would provide assistance to LMI families who are identified in a targeted area with the opportunity and affordability to connect to the public water system.

CDBG funds are provided to the state by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). They are administered at the state level by the NC Department of Commerce through the Division of Community Assistance and the Commerce Finance Center.

The Public is invited to attend this meeting. Persons with disabilities who need assistance in order to attend or participate in the meeting should contact the Town at least 24 hours before the meeting, so that appropriate accommodations can be made.

Associated Press

Fishermen try to secure their boats as tropical storm Karl arrives in the town of Mahahual, southern Mexico, Wednesday. Karl is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical depression as it slogs across the flat peninsula before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week and threaten the central Mexican coast.

Tropical Storm Karl lashes Mexican coast CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A strong Tropical Storm Karl made landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, hitting a sparsely populated stretch of Caribbean coast, while two Category 4 hurricanes roared further out in the Atlantic.

Karl made landfall about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east-northeast of the Quitana Roo state capital of Chetumal, with winds of about 65 mph (100 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

The storm hit far south of Tulum, a beach town of eco-resorts and cliffside Mayan ruins, but close to the smaller tourist and fishing town of Xcalak.

It was expected to quickly weaken into a tropical depression as it slogs across the flat peninsula before heading back out over the Gulf of Mexico, where it could turn into a hurricane by the end of the week and threaten the central Mexican coast.

Authorities on the Yucatan warned of heavy rains but said they saw no

need yet for evacuations. The storm threw doubt over the area’s celebration of Mexico’s bicentennial anniversary of independence from Spain, although there was no immediate decision to cancel festivities.

Felipe Reyes, a receptionist at Las Ranitas hotel in Tulum, said guests were warned to prepare for heavy rains and winds overnight, but none had chosen to leave.

“For now everything is calm. The weather is pretty nice,” Reyes said.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Hurricane Julia rapidly intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm early Wednesday, and still far from land, Hurricane Igor’s top winds weakened slightly. Neither posed any immediate threat to land, though forecasters said Igor could hit Bermuda on Sunday.

Julia had maximum sustained winds of near 135 mph (215 kph).

Also far from land over the Atlantic, Hurricane Igor’s top winds weakened slightly to 145 mph (230 kph).

White House sends its spending wish list to Hill WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing a pre-election shopping list on its Democratic allies in Congress as they prepare must-pass legislation to prevent a government shutdown next month.

Republicans are protesting the spending requests, which include $1.9 billion for school grants, financial help for the Postal Service and more than $4 billion requested by the administration to finance settlements of long-standing lawsuits against the government.

A back-of-the-envelope tally by Republicans puts the price tag of the Obama requests at more than $25 billion, including $5.7 billion to prevent shortfalls in the popular Pell Grant program and $5.5 billion the cash-strapped Postal Service.

The White House is targeting a bill to continue funding the government past the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year to carry its spending requests.

The measure is needed because Congress is failing to pass the annual spending bills that fund the dayto-day operations of the government.

Such stopgap funding bills typically don’t carry controversial legislation or large spending initiatives.

But the stopgap measure is the last measure that Congress absolutely has to pass before the elections, and so it is a tempting target on which to add unfinished business.

“The Obama administration, Speaker Pelosi and Democrat leaders are going to try and use this (stopgap bill) as a ‘Hail Mary’ pass for more government spending and policy items in a frantic last dash before the election,” said Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.

The administration also wants to renew parts of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including $800 million for child care grants to states.

Some of the proposals, including $1.2 billion to remedy discrimination by the Agriculture Department against black farmers and $3.4 billion for mismanaging Indian trust funds, passed the House and Senate earlier this year as part of larger legislation but were stripped out due to cost concerns.

Woman dies in fire CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A woman has died in a fire at a home near the South Carolina coast and officials say the fire station closest to her home was empty at the time.

Multiple media outlets reported firefighters were called to a home near Conway about 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday.

Leslie Yancey with Horry County Fire Rescue says smoke and flames were coming from the mobile home when firefighters arrived.

Horry County Coroner Robert Edge says 51-year-old Angela Cannon died from smoke inhalation.

Chief Garry Alderman says a volunteer station about a half mile from the home was unmanned and Conway firefighters were the first to arrive.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 16, 2010 — 11A

Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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NYSE

7,179.79 +17.71

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last GlbSAllW n20.52 ChCBlood n 4.71 CalDive 5.74 TetraTech 10.36 IntraLks n 14.60 FrankCov 7.45 SupEnrgy 26.51 iShxUSInfo52.60 CapTr12 pf 2.35 GerovaFn 5.68

Chg +3.52 +.71 +.82 +1.24 +1.35 +.67 +2.33 +4.10 +.17 +.39

%Chg +20.7 +17.8 +16.7 +13.6 +10.2 +9.9 +9.6 +8.5 +7.8 +7.4

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg UnivTravel 3.86 -.91 Duoyuan n 2.49 -.58 ChNBorun n 8.52 -1.40 Mesab 30.30 -3.34 Molycorp n 20.91 -2.04 KV PhmB 2.50 -.24 MLSel10 7-125.97 -.53 AccoBrds 5.98 -.53 JPM FTLgC27.67 -2.34 BeazerHm 4.21 -.33

%Chg -19.1 -18.9 -14.1 -9.9 -8.9 -8.8 -8.2 -8.1 -7.8 -7.3

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 2246478 3.92 -.02 S&P500ETF1484281113.08 +.43 BkofAm 1286337 13.71 +.03 SPDR Fncl 727758 14.76 +.05 GenElec 662672 16.34 +.18 Pfizer 530761 17.27 +.19 FordM 528246 11.87 -.11 iShR2K 516203 65.36 +.37 DirFnBear 461874 12.91 -.20 iShEMkts 401994 43.31 +.06 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,611 1,424 113 3,148 145 8 3,476,268,610

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1,990.37 +11.19

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Geokinetics 6.80 GoldenMin 11.90 UraniumEn 3.12 BovieMed 2.55 DGSE 3.32 DocuSec 3.87 OpkoHlth 2.25 KodiakO g 3.00 MexcoEn 6.54 SL Ind 14.00

Chg +.93 +1.60 +.33 +.25 +.32 +.29 +.16 +.20 +.42 +.83

%Chg +15.8 +15.5 +11.8 +10.9 +10.7 +8.1 +7.7 +7.1 +6.9 +6.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last AlldDefen 2.36 EngySvcs 3.40 NewEnSys 5.66 Ever-Glory 2.25 CagleA 6.18 RareEle g 5.76 ChinNEPet 5.31 Servotr 9.18 PudaCoal n 6.93 LongweiPI 2.06

Chg %Chg -.18 -7.1 -.22 -6.1 -.37 -6.1 -.14 -5.9 -.32 -4.9 -.29 -4.8 -.26 -4.7 -.45 -4.6 -.31 -4.3 -.09 -4.2

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg NovaGld g 37774 8.56 ...

KodiakO g 34508 3.00 +.20 GoldStr g 26728 5.04 +.08 NwGold g 23287 6.02 -.03 UraniumEn 22497 3.12 +.33 VistaGold 19862 2.20 +.08 NA Pall g 18053 3.91 +.12 NthgtM g 17224 3.37 +.05 GrtBasG g 15485 2.45 +.01 VirnetX 13871 10.59 -.20 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

203 270 41 514 19 6 81,019,040

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Last 19.98 29.75 6.14 12.22 8.70 5.63 18.75 3.73 36.69 5.29

Chg +5.22 +5.75 +1.10 +1.79 +1.11 +.68 +2.03 +.38 +3.53 +.48

%Chg +35.4 +24.0 +21.8 +17.2 +14.6 +13.7 +12.1 +11.3 +10.6 +10.0

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Pansoft 3.75 BrooklyFd 2.11 Power-One 9.67 EOS pfD 18.50 XenithBc n 5.58 CarverBcp 3.07 Radware 34.79 ChinaMda 7.83 Lantronx rs 3.08 WVS Fn 11.91

Chg -.86 -.40 -1.49 -2.50 -.67 -.36 -3.80 -.83 -.33 -1.26

%Chg -18.7 -15.9 -13.4 -11.9 -10.7 -10.6 -9.8 -9.6 -9.6 -9.6

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) Level3 1201849 SiriusXM 1005674 Yahoo 883760 Cisco 596682 MicronT 590437 PwShs QQQ581945 Intel 545701 Microsoft 536298 Comcast 451478 ArenaPhm 430056

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 1.03 +.09 1.11 +.06 14.27 +.64 21.59 +.14 6.94 -.33 47.75 +.30 18.72 -.02 25.12 +.09 18.04 +.25 3.74 -.39

DIARY

1,478 1,104 173 2,755 77 26 2,035,199,082

DAILY DOW JONES

LOOKING FOR DIRECTION IN THIS 10,640 LET’S TALK. VOLATILE MARKET? Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,572.73 Change: 46.24 (0.4%)

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9,430.08 3,546.48 346.95 6,355.83 1,689.19 2,024.27 1,010.91 651.78 10,543.89 553.30

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11.49 28.03 27.29 48.64 60.46 33.66 15.91 103.38 104.04 25.61 95.75 32.76 38.70 11.49 24.95 2.09 25.92 11.49 16.68 28.04 32.91 12.38 29.50 104.07 14.63 103.39 27.70 72.38 21.40 30.55 35.86 10.44 3.00 16.83 15.11

+8.0/A +0.8/B +1.2/B +3.8/C +3.6/A +4.5/A +3.3/B +0.4/C +0.3/C +0.8/B -1.8/D +4.1/A +5.6/A +7.7/A +0.3/B +4.0/B +4.7/A +7.5/A +2.6/B +0.9/B +2.7/A +3.5/E +4.6/A +0.4/C +3.9/A +0.4/C +1.5/C +4.3/A +0.6/B +2.1/A +0.7/B +4.8/B -1.6/D +2.4/B -0.1/D

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House Dems sharply split on tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are confronting deep divisions within their nervous ranks over whether to support President Barack Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans — or just punt the entire matter until after voters go to the polls Nov. 2.

Democratic leaders committed to Obama’s proposal were hearing Wednesday from endangered lawmakers who fear that raising taxes on anyone in a weak economy could be politically lethal.

“Don’t raise taxes in a recession,” said Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Wednesday he was open to discussing alternatives to break the logjam, but he made it clear he supports the president’s plan.

“I’m always, as you know, prepared to discuss alternatives so that we can move forward,” said Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat.

The most sweeping tax cuts in a generation are due to expire at the end of the year, affecting taxpayers at every income level if Congress does not extend them. Obama wants to make the tax cuts permanent for individuals making less than $200,000 and married couples making less than $250,000.

Republicans and a growing number of Democrats want to extend all the tax cuts, at least temporarily.

House Democrats gathered together Tuesday night to discuss a poll showing that extending tax cuts for middle-income earners was a winning strategy for the party.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made the case that Obama’s plan was “good policy and good politics,” her spokesman said.

Not everyone was convinced. A group of moderate and conservative House Democrats was collecting signatures on a letter calling for Democratic leaders to offer a bill extending tax cuts for all Americans.

“We are in listening mode,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, who heads the House Democrats’ campaign committee.

A fuller discussion was expected at the House Democrats’ weekly meeting Wednesday, but it was canceled.

The rift among Democrats contrasts with strong unity among Republicans in supporting a full renewal of all tax cuts, regardless of income, despite a 10-year cost to the government of about $700 billion above Obama’s plan.

In this file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Associated press

Production news boosts stocks NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks overcame an early slide Wednesday and closed higher as investors tried to keep a September rally alive.

Major indexes had opened lower after a poor reading on factory activity in New York, but turned higher around midday after getting better news on U.S. industrial production. That report showed that the national industrial sector grew for the 12th time 14 months.

Better news on manufacturing was the main trigger behind the rally that began in early September and has now propelled stocks higher on nine out of the past 11 days. The Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 46 points Wednesday, is up 5.6 percent over that time.

In corporate news, MasterCard Inc. rose sharply after saying it expects its income to rise at least 20 percent this year. Shares rose $10.43, or 5.2 percent, to $210.18.

Kraft Foods Inc., known for brands like Nabisco and Maxwell House, rose after say-

ing its earnings would jump between 9 percent and 11 percent over the next three years thanks to growth in developing markets. Shares rose 53 cents to $31.58 and earlier hit a new high for the year.

Stocks rose sharply during the first half of the month, even though September is historically a weak period for the market.

A strong manufacturing report from the Institute for Supply Management set off the rally two weeks ago.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 46.24, or 0.4 percent, to close at 10,572.73.

Broader indexes also rose. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 3.97, or 0.4 percent, to 1,125.07 and the Nasdaq composite rose 11.55, or 0.5 percent, to 2,301.32.

Traders Wednesday focused more on the industrial production report, setting aside a disappointing reading on manufacturing activity in New York. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey Index, which measured activity in the state in September, came in well below

forecasts.

European markets were mainly lower, but stocks in Japan surged 2.3 percent after the country’s government stepped in to weaken the yen. The yen had been hitting 15-year highs against the dollar, which makes it harder for Japanese exporters to compete on global markets.

Japan sold an undisclosed amount of yen in foreign exchange markets to weaken its currency, which was threatening to endanger manufacturers like Toyota Motor Corp. and Sony Corp. that export goods around the world. The dollar rose 3 percent against the yen.

Treasury prices edged lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 2.72 percent from 2.67 percent late Tuesday. Its yield is often used to help set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans.

Rising stocks slightly outpaced falling ones on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 900 million shares.

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Nation/world Nation Today Peace talks round concludes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants and Israeli forces attacked each other Wednesday, forming a grim backdrop for the latest round of U.S.-driven peace negotiations.

The talks ended with no agreement on the most pressing issue: Jewish settlements.

Former Sen. George Mitchell, the U.S. envoy for Mideast peace efforts, emerged from an evening session between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to say the talks had been encouraging but fell short of a breakthrough.

“A serious and substantive discussion is well under way,” Mitchell told a news conference.

The leaders met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for about two hours and agreed to continue the search for a peace deal, he said. But it was not clear when they would reconvene. Lower-level officials will meet next week to work out a plan for the next meeting between Netanyahu and Abbas.

U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi security forces secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Basra, Iraq’s secondlargest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday.

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U.S. troops in firefight in Iraq

Pakistan offers more intel aid

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president said Wednesday that his nation’s intelligence services are willing to cooperate closer with Afghanistan to fight Taliban militants.

President Asif Ali Zardari told reporters after meeting the Afghan leader that the two nations’ cooperation had improved since Zardari took office and “we intend to enhance it further.”

“We need more security cooperation between our intelligence and their intelligence, which Pakistan is willing to offer,” he said.

It was not clear, however, if the offer was endorsed by Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment, which historically wields more power than its civilian rulers.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai described the men’s meeting as wide-ranging and productive.

BAGHDAD (AP) — For the second time in less than a week, U.S. forces were drawn into deadly fighting against insurgents — a reminder of the ongoing dangers American forces face well after President Barack Obama declared a formal end to combat.

With a persistent insurgency, ongoing sectarian tensions and no agreement on a new government after six months of wrangling, stabilizing Iraq before all American forces leave still seems a distant dream.

Wednesday’s raid, in which at least six people were killed, was in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah — highlighting the persistent danger that alQaida-linked militants still pose despite years of efforts by both Iraqi and U.S. forces to root them out.

Japan PM wins party vote

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan may have fended off a challenge from a powerful politician in his own party, but now he faces the more daunting task of reviving an economy that has sputtered under five premiers over the past four years.

Kan, who took office just three months ago, vowed to use the victory over Ichiro Ozawa, a party veteran and savvy powerbroker, to push ahead with efforts to cap spending, create jobs and build unity within the often fractious ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

The former finance minister won the vote for party chief 721-491 Tuesday, garnering strong support among the rank-and-file membership.

The victory means he remains prime minister because of the party’s superior numbers in the lower house of parliament.

Insurgents seem to have redoubled their efforts this summer to target Iraqi security forces taking over from the departing Americans — nine Iraqi soldiers died Wednesday in a roadside bombing while two police officers in Baghdad were shot and killed. The militants are trying to undermine the so-called “Sons of Iraq” — the anti-al-Qaida militia that was

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A White House spokesman referred requests for comment to local U.S. military officials.

Officials in Fallujah and Anbar province portrayed the raid in a different light.

Fallujah police chief Brig. Gen. Mahmoud al-Essawi said local police did not take part and were told by commanders of the joint U.S.-Iraqi unit that their help was not needed.

Iraqi forces sometimes bring in troops from outside an area to do raids or make arrests because they worry that the local forces, especially police, can be infiltrated by insurgents.

The city’s Municipal Council criticized the raid and said in a statement that seven civilians were killed, “including old men and children.” Five people were injured, the statement said, adding that the raiding force faced no resistance. Hospital officials confirmed the death toll.

“The people of Fallujah denounce this terrorist operation ... motivated by the deep hatred of this city and its people,” the statement said, referring to the distrust between the Shiite majority and the Sunni city.

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The anger with which Fallujah officials reacted to the raid — conducted by Iraqi troops from Baghdad instead of local forces — spotlights another persistent threat to Iraq’s security: deep divisions between the minority Sunnis in places like Fallujah and the Shiite majority that rules the country.

Details of the raid were murky.

U.S. officials described it as an Iraq-led mission targeting al-Qaida-linked militants with Americans in an advisory capacity. Officials in Anbar province railed against the raid, calling it a heavy-handed attack that left civilians dead.

American troops were helping Iraqi forces hunt down a senior al-Qaida operative when militants opened fire on Iraqi security forces as they and the U.S. soldiers were approaching a building in which the suspect was hiding, said U.S. Maj. Rob Phillips. He said Iraqi forces killed four suspected militants as well as two residents in nearby houses who came out of their homes with weapons drawn.

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Health Notes Rita Burch

Local experience mirrors national research

The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the results of a study that found lung cancer patients who received palliative care lived on average almost two months longer than those who received standard care. A 2007 study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management stated that Medicare beneficiaries who received hospice care lived about a month longer. Another study, conducted in 2004, looked at patients with 16 of the most common terminal diagnoses who received hospice care and determined that hospice patients lived between 20 and 69 days longer than their cohorts. Researchers also found that when patients received palliative care services, they were more likely to elect hospice services when the time came.

Palliative care does not require a six month or less prognosis, and patients can continue to receive aggressive treatment. Hospice care can be elected when the prognosis is six months or less according to a doctor, and the patient has decided not to continue to seek aggressive treatment.

There is an inaccurate perception among the American public that hospice means you’ve given up, but the aforementioned studies coupled with what we see locally every day, indicate that this is not the case at all. Since 1982 in Rutherford County, hospice and palliative care has improved and even prolonged the lives of people who are served.

For example, the very first patient served in the Hospice House in 2004 was given a very grim diagnosis by her physician. With the constant care and attention of staff and volunteers, this lovely lady was able to celebrate two more birthdays after her admission. She went from depressed to living every day to the fullest extent possible.

Why do some people seem to get better when receiving hospice and palliative care? Dr. Gary Schafer, pulmonologist at Rutherford Internal Medicine, has stated for several years that he feels his patients do live longer with this team approach. “The Hospice staff has more time to listen and spend time with patients than we do as doctors in offices, and it makes a difference,” Dr. Schafer said.

Dr. Larry Hedgepath, Hospice Medical Director, agrees with Dr. Schafer and believes patients do better for other reasons, as well.

“Some people in our society are dying from lack of care, and the introduction of increased visits from nurses, nursing assistants and physicians, along with the ability of social workers to help access other community resources, improves the well-being of patients and their caregivers,” he said. “I also think that the increased social interaction acts as a stimulant and motivator to patients and their loved ones.

Chaplains who affirm the spiritual journey, and volunteers who complete life review with patients, as well as the personal care provided by nursing assistants is all beneficial. This cumulative impact of the team tips the scales toward a better quality of life for patients.”

This year, Hospice of Rutherford County has served 520 hospice patients and 519 palliative care patients. There were presumably many more who could have received care had they not been apprehensive or thought they were giving up. With more education about the above research, more people hopefully will choose this team approach to care and live life to the fullest regardless of the time left.

Rita Burch, BSW, MBA, CFRE, is executive director of Hospice of Rutherford County.

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At 38 weeks of pregnancy, Ava Jayne Young was delivered stillborn. Her mother, Amanda Young, will be taking part in the “Scouting for Hope” event, for those who have experienced pregnancy loss, in Shelby, Oct. 1. Young is also a part of the Empty Arms Pregnancy Loss Support Group sponsored by Rutherford Hospital.

Remembering a loss ....

Remembering a life Grieving parents ‘scout for hope’

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor

Amanda Young will never paint her daughter, Ava Jayne Young’s, toenails or plan her wedding. But there is something she can do in Ava’s honor.

Young will be taking part in “Scouting for Hope,” an event planned to provide support and hope to families who have lost children via miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. The event is scheduled for Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Shelby. Keynote speaker will be Angie Smith, wife of Selah singer Todd Smith and author of the book “I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy.” At 38 weeks, following what Young described as a “great pregnancy,” she was three centimeters dilated and went to the doctor with contractions. Told she was not, Young was sent home.

“I woke up the next day and felt like something wasn’t right,” she said.

At the doctor’s office again, Young’s fears were confirmed when during an ultrasound the screen was turned away from her and she was told her baby had died. After calling her husband and mother, she called her assistant at school and then headed to the hospital for an induction.

“I felt like I was watching this,” she said.

Ava Jayne Young weighed 7 pounds, 1/2 ounce and was 20-1/2 inches long.

“There was a knot in the cord, and the doctor said ‘These things just happen’ and there was nothing I could’ve done,” Young said.

Rather than preparing to go home with their baby, the Youngs were thrust into making funeral arrangements and answering questions, Young said, she wasn’t prepared for.

“I was in a fantasy world,” she said. “I thought that after 12 weeks (of pregnancy) you were OK. All of a sudden, there we were with all these things – her room’s waiting and she’s not coming.”

Vonda Kay Rollins has experienced what Young has been feeling. At 40 weeks, daughter Maven Reece Rollins was stillborn. Rollins had experienced a miscarriage between the birth of her son, Jeffrey, and Maven.

She also had two miscarriages after Maven’s death, before the birth of her son, Noah.

“As soon as I delivered her they took her out,” Rollins said. Rollins knew something wasn’t right when Dr. Robin Pendleton and Dr. Jerald Delagarza entered her room with a third man, who she later learned was a chaplain.

“They told me sometimes babies just can’t breathe on their own,” Rollins said. “She’d had a bowel movement and swallowed meconium and more amniotic fluid than normal.”

Rollins, who is a teacher at R-S Middle School, returned to work a few weeks after Maven’s death – “The walls in my house were closing in on me.” A parent who did not know she’d lost Maven asked her how her little girl was doing. After responding Maven had died, Rollins said the parent cried and apologized.

Other people she encountered, she said, turned away if they saw her coming, later saying it was because they didn’t know what to say to her.

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This card is included in the front of memory boxes given by Rutherford Hospital to parents who have experienced pregnancy loss.

Empty Arms Support Group The Empty Arms Pregnancy Loss Support Group through Rutherford Hospital is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a child – whether it was early in the pregnancy, at birth or in infancy. The group was founded in 1997, said Lucy Calhoun, Childbirth/Women’s Health Coordinator for Rutherford Hospital.

“Pregnancy loss in general is more common than people realize,” Calhoun said. “Miscarriage is the number one cause of pregnancy loss.”

The group meets every other month on even numbered months on the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Glenn House adjacent to the hospital.

The group tackles topics such as what constitutes pregnancy loss, reactions of parents and family members to the loss, how to respond to grieving families, planning for and saying good-bye to the child and other information.

Rutherford Hospital gives those who experience pregnany loss a memory box for keeping hospital bracelets, a lock of hair and other mementos of their child. Parents are also encouraged to hold and bond with their babies too.

“We now know if you can hold your baby it helps with the grief process and gives closure,” Calhoun said.

Each October, which is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, a memorial service is held at St. Please see Arms, Page 8B

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Bans on fake pot do little to deter business

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in 13 states thought they were acting to curb a public health threat when they outlawed a form of synthetic marijuana known as K2, a concoction of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals.

But before the laws took effect, many stores that did a brisk business in fake pot had already gotten around the bans by making slight changes to K2’s chemical formula, creating knockoffs with names such as “K3,” ‘’Heaven Scent” and “Syn.” “It’s kind of pointless,” said University of Missouri sophomore Brittany May after purchasing a K2 alternative called “BoCoMo Dew” at a Columbia smoke shop.

“They’re just going to come up with another thing.”

Barely six months after Kansas adopted the nation’s first ban on K2, even police acknowledge that the laws are all but meaningless because merchants can so easily offer legal alternatives.

Until a year ago, products such as K2 were virtually unknown in the United States. Clemson University chemistry professor John Huffman developed the compounds in 1995 while researching the effect of cannabinoids, the active compounds found in marijuana.

Huffman had little reason to believe his lab work would morph into a commercial product. He calls users of K2 and its chemical cousins “idiots,” noting the lack of research into the substance’s effects, which include reports of rapid heartbeats and high blood pressure. It’s often labeled as incense with warnings against human consumption.

Yet Huffman has little faith that the bans designed to combat the problem will deter manufacturers or consumers.

“It’s not going to be effective,” he said. “Is the ban on marijuana effective?”

He also doubts that law

a “trickling” of K2 cases since legislators outlawed the product in May, said Dr. Gaylord Lopez, the center’s director.

Lopez, who visited several Atlanta stores that continue to sell K2, said he was not aware of an increase in knockoff products since the ban was enacted. He said the trade in K2 has just “gone underground” now that it’s illegal.

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In this Aug. 27 photo, herbal blends billed as aromatherapy incense are on display at BoCoMo Bay in Columbia, Mo. The new product is being sold to replace K2, the marijuana substitute, which has been made illegal.

enforcement agencies will be able to devote the necessary resources to identify such complex creations as “1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl) indole,” the substance’s scientific name. The compound sold as K2 is also known by the scientific shorthand of JWH-018, a nod to its creator’s initials.

“The guy in the average crime lab isn’t really capable of doing the kind of sophisticated tests necessary” to identify the substance, he said.

The bans were adopted by lawmakers or public health officials in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Tennessee.

Missouri state Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a Republican from Columbia, acknowledges that the marketplace has quickly adapted to his state’s ban. He also firmly believes that the new law, along with a wave of media reports, is an effective deterrent, especially for potential users under 18, and their parents.

“We’ve at least minimized the threat to public safety,” he said.

The Missouri statute identifies five synthetic cannabinoids by name, but leaves out many others.

Police and public health experts say that users seeking the more benign high associated with marijuana may be unprepared for the synthetic version. Users of K2 describe a more intense but shorter high, with effects lasting about 20 minutes as opposed to several hours.

Schaefer said lawmakers may consider a broader ban next year if the law proves ineffective. He also drew a sharp distinction between synthetic marijuana and the natural alternative.

“No one should confuse this product with marijuana,” he said. “This is guys standing around in a factory wearing rubber boots and spraying chemicals on dried leaves.”

The state bans were enacted starting in March.

Similar proposals are pending in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, New

Jersey and Pennsylvania.

And many local governments have enacted their own prohibitions.

But new laws have not prevented a seemingly brisk online business. The website K2Fast.com, for instance, touts its ability to “ship fast to any state” while noting its product does not contain JWH-018, the ingredient that was just made illegal.

Alternatives are widely available in head shops, gas stations, convenience stores and coffee houses.

Micah Riggs, owner of the Coffee Wonk in Kansas City, said his business is just as good, if not better, since Missouri’s ban took effect.

He says his newest blend is stronger and has a smoother taste than the banned form of K2. It’s been so successful that Riggs is considering expanding his operations to Florida and New York.

“I researched this stuff pretty heavily before I started selling it,” he said. “I’m not just going to take a risk with people’s health.”

The Georgia Poison Control Center has seen just

In Columbia, a smoke shop called BoCoMo Bay saw a surge of interest in K2 and its legal alternatives around the time legislators began discussing a ban.

Owner Kevin Bay said his loyal customers include factory workers, computer technicians, even soccer moms.

The substance is also popular with people who must submit to drug tests such as firefighters, police officers and people on probation.

Bay estimates that he sells an average of 80 bags a day of the various blends, which cost $25 for three grams — similar to the street price for low-end marijuana. Demand is so high, it takes four employees working four-hour shifts, three days a week, to package the 2.2-pound bulk shipments into smaller servings.

Bay, who testified against the K2 ban at the Capitol in Jefferson City, calls the effort to ban the substance another losing battle in the war on drugs. If lawmakers adopt a broader law, that will just promote more innovation in the laboratory, he predicts.

“You can’t prohibit something that hasn’t been invented yet,” Bay said.

Police in the college town offer similar observations.

Since there are no reliable field tests for K2 and its cousins, identifying the substance is “nearly impossible” unless it’s packaged with a K2 label or the person carrying it confesses, said Jill Weineke, a Columbia police spokeswoman.

Chuck E. Cheese recalls rings, glasses WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1.2 million Chuck E. Cheese light-up rings and toy eyeglasses were recalled Wednesday over concerns that children might swallow the small battery inside the toys.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the plastic on the toys can break, possibly exposing the button-type batteries inside. Ingestion could lead to stomach, intestine or esophagus problems or other damage.

The commission did not link the toys to any reported injuries. But it said two children were able to remove the battery from the light-up rings.

One child swallowed it; the other child put the battery up his nose.

There were no reported incidents with the toy eyeglasses.

The 1.1 million light-up rings were part of a promotional offering between April 2009 and June of this year or were offered during parent-teacher association conventions. They came in blue, green, purple, yellow and pink.

The 120,000 toy glasses, shaped like stars, were part of birthday packages.

All were made in China and imported by Texasbased CEC Entertainment Inc., operator of Chuck E. Cheese theme restaurants.

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Study shows benefits of smoking bans California Attorney General Jerry Brown announces lawsuits being filed against officials of the city of Bell, Calif., at a news conference in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — New research shows that smoking bans spare many children with asthma from being hospitalized, a finding that suggests smoke-free laws have even greater health benefits than previously believed.

Other studies have charted the decline in adult heart attack rates after smoking bans were adopted.

The new study, conducted in Scotland, looked at asthma-related hospitalizations of kids, which fell 13 percent a year after smoking was barred in 2006 from workplaces and public buildings, including bars and restaurants.

Before the ban, admissions had been rising 5 percent a year in Scotland, which has a notoriously poor health record among European countries.

Earlier U.S. studies, in Arizona and Kentucky, reached similar conclusions. But this was the largest study of its kind — and offered the strongest case that smoking bans can bring immediate health improvements for many people.

“The effects of smoke-free laws are way bigger than you would expect,” said Stanton Glantz, a University of California-San Francisco researcher who specializes in the health effects of smoking.

He was not involved in the new study, published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Cigarette smoke is a trigger for asthma attacks.

So researchers reasoned that tracking severe cases was perhaps the best way to measure a smoking ban’s immediate effect on children.

“Acute asthma is the tip of the iceberg,” more easily tracked than less severe breathing problems, ear infections and other problems seen in children that have been linked to a caregiver’s smoking, said Terry Pechacek of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s office on smoking and health.

About 40 percent of American children who go to hospitals because of asthma attacks live with smokers — a high proportion, given that only about 21 percent of U.S. adults smoke, according to CDC statistics.

Smoking bans have become increasingly common in the United States, where 35 states and the District of Columbia have laws that bar smoking in workplaces or restaurants and bars, or both.

And more than 3,100 cities and towns have their own restrictions, according to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation.

The push continues: This week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced city officials will pursue a broad extension of the city’s smoking ban to parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas throughout the city.

Many European countries — including Britain, France and Germany — forbid smoking in all public places. But Italy, Greece and some others have been slower to adopt the bans, sometimes simply limiting smoking in certain areas.

In the new report, researchers looked at emergency hospital admissions for asthma at all of Scotland’s hospitals from January 2000 through October 2009. The data was for kids age 14 and younger.

They found that hospital admissions for children’s asthma attacks were increasing by 5 percent per year before the ban, reaching about six admissions per day on average in January 2006.

But afterward, children’s asthma attacks declined by 13 percent a year, falling to below five admissions per day in October 2009.

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Calif. sues town over salaries LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California attorney general’s office sued eight former and current Bell city officials on Wednesday, accusing them of fraud, conspiracy and wasting taxpayers money by approving huge salary increases for themselves.

The suit demands city officials, including former City Manager Robert Rizzo and three current council members, return hundreds of thousands of dollars from the bloated salaries.

The legal action also calls for a reduction of pension benefits that were based on the high salaries.

Attorney General Jerry Brown told reporters the officials defrauded the public and enriched themselves by taking salaries he said were “enormous and obscene” and not anywhere in line with those paid to officials in cities of comparable size.

“You can’t just take the public’s money and give it to yourself or give it to your friendly employees or members of the city council just because you want to,” said Brown, a candidate for governor. “There’s a standard and that standard is that the pay must be commensurate with the duty and the work.”

The attorney general added that his investigators are also looking at other cities where the annual salaries of officials

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Rizzo was making nearly $800,000 a year. Spaccia collected $376,288 a year, and Adams was paid $457,000 a year. All three resigned after their salaries were disclosed.

Rizzo’s salary had been raised by the council 16 times since 1993, with an average increase of 14 percent a year, according o Brown. In 2005 alone, the council boosted his salary 47 percent.

Phone messages left for Rizzo and council members were not immediately returned.

Four of Bell’s five City Council members were paid nearly $100,000 a year before they took a recent cut. Cities of similar size pay their council members about $5,000 a year.

Three Bell council members — Hernandez, Jacobo and Mirabal — were named in Brown’s lawsuit. The fourth, Luis Artiga, is not, and Brown declined to say why.

Artiga, like the other three, is the target of a recall campaign in Bell. On Tuesday, he announced his support for the recall and said he would resign from the council if the others did.

A leader of the recall, Ali Saleh, said his organization was pleased with Wednesday’s developments but also wants to see the district attorney eventually bring criminal charges.

Wal-Mart brands cell phone service

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain’s own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers.

The Wal-Mart Family Mobile service will run on T-Mobile USA’s network. Unlimited calling and texting will cost $45 per month for the first line and The ban largely targets places where adults work $25 for each additional line for and socialize. But there seems to be a ripple effect: the family. The service will be offered starting next week in It made smoking less popular and led significant numbers of adult smokers to cut back or quit their most stores across the nation.

Since last year, Wal-Mart has habit at home, where the kids were, said Dr. Jill been the exclusive seller of the Pell, a study author.

Straight Talk service, which “People are choosing to protect their kids even runs on the Verizon Wireless when they don’t have to,” said Pell, a University of network. Wal-Mart is also tryGlasgow professor of public health. ing out another service from That’s consistent with U.S. research, which has Sprint Nextel Corp. called shown that smoking bans were followed by a Common Cents. decline in smoking at home, Pechacek said.

Those are both “prepaid” plans, under which customers pay in advance and don’t need Online: The New England Journal of Medicine: http:// www.nejm.org. to sign contracts.

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exceed $300,000 and will ask legislators to reform salary and pension practices.

On Wednesday, his office issued a subpoena ordering the small, neighboring city of Vernon to produce its employee compensation records. Those records “may pertain to possible violations of various state laws and the waste and misuse of public funds,” the subpoena stated.

The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the former administrator in Vernon, an industrial city with only about 90 residents, was paid more than $1 million a year.

Brown’s office and the Los Angeles County district attorney opened investigations after learning Bell had some of the highest-paid officials in the nation even though one in six residents of the city of 40,000 live in poverty. Bell also faces a federal probe into whether it violated the civil rights of Hispanics by deliberately targeting their cars for towing to raise revenue.

Along with Rizzo, those named in the lawsuit filed Wednesday are former assistant city manager Angela Spaccia; ex-Police Chief Randy Adams; council members Oscar Hernandez, Teresa Jacobo and George Mirabal; and former council members Victor Bello

Wal-Mart Family Mobile will be “postpaid” like conventional contract-based plans, so the family bill is paid at the end of the month. But in other ways it works much like prepaid service, and it won’t come with a contract requirement or early termination fees. Buyers also won’t need to go through credit checks.

Greg Hall, vice president of merchandising at Wal-Mart U.S., said there’s a perception among customers that prepaid service doesn’t offer access to the best phones or the best network quality. He said the postpaid nature of the plan is a way to avoid that.

Starting Monday, the chain plans to sell five phones, including a full-blown smart phone, the Motorola Cliq XT, which will cost $249. T-Mobile sells it for $329 without a contract, or gives it away to buyers who sign two-year contracts (with month-

ly fees that are higher than the no-contract option).

The cheapest phone for the service will be a simple Nokia phone for $35.

Straight Talk also costs $45 per month for unlimited calls and texting, but doesn’t offer a discount for additional lines.

And while Straight Talk offers unlimited free data, there are no smart phones available for it; the new Family Mobile plan includes only a small amount of free data. Common Cents is a basic pay-by-the-minute service.

“What we saw was an opening in the marketplace for really bringing family savings and a family plan and T-Mobile was a great partner there,” Hall said.

The plan undercuts T-Mobile USA’s own prices, but Jim Alling, its chief operating officer, said that Wal-Mart putting its own stamp on the brand name was a “tremendous endorsement.”

4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 16, 2010 SHOE by Chris Cassat and Gary Brookins

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Mother-in-law makes herself at home Dear Abby: My husband, son and I live next door to my in-laws. My mother-in-law, “Hazel,” has a set of keys to our house for emergency purposes. For some time she has been using the key to come and go as she pleases, “borrowing” food, dishes and toiletries when we’re not home. When we discover the items missing, she usually confesses.

I am really irritated about it and have frequent fights with my husband over this and other privacy issues. How can I talk to Hazel in a way that won’t hurt her feelings? She is very sensitive, and I don’t know how to confront her since my husband refuses to do so. — Missing Privacy Dear Missing Privacy: Try this: Take your mother-in-law to lunch and over a nice, leisurely meal say (SLOWLY AND QUIETLY), “Hazel, honey, I have a problem I need your help with. (Breathe.)

When you come into the house and take things without asking, it makes me feel violated. (Pause.) Do you think you could please refrain from doing that anymore? (Smile.) I’d really appreciate it.”

And if any more items turn up missing, quietly change the locks.

Dear Abby: I am being married soon and my father will be providing the alcohol for our reception. We

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

plan to serve beer, wine and champagne for the toast.

Because I will be wearing an ivory gown, I am opting to drink only champagne.

I have a favorite brand, but because of our modest budget, Dad cannot provide it for everyone to drink.

I was going to buy a couple of bottles to have at our table for my wedding party, but Dad feels it would be in poor taste and thinks our guests may feel slighted in some way.

My feeling is that it’s our special day and people will understand. Am I wrong for wanting a nicer champagne than we can provide for our guests? — Bubbly Ride Dear Bubbly: Let me put it this way — if there is a chance that your guests would feel slighted if you get caught, then drink what they’re drinking at the reception.

Afterward, have a bottle of your preferred brand waiting in an ice bucket by your “wedding bed” so you can enjoy a special toast with your new husband.

Dear Dr. Gott: My grandson, who is 15, was just diagnosed with type II Scheuermann disease of the spine. This was discovered when he had X-rays following a minor moped accident. His doctor has prescribed a muscle relaxant and an anti-inflammatory, along with having him go to physical therapy. What can you tell me about this disease?

Dear Reader: Scheuermann’s disorder of the spine is more commonly known as adolescent kyphosis, a humplike curvature caused by the wedging together of several vertebra in a row, commonly between the T7 and T9 levels of the spine. This can occur when the front of the upper spine fails to grow at the same rate as the back of the spine.

Normal thoracic curvature is between 20 and 50 degrees.

Scheuermann kyphosis is diagnosed if three or more adjacent vertebrae have wedged at least 5 degrees.

Diagnosis can be made through

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examination by a physician and X-rays of the spine.

When a tumor or neurological symptoms are present, a physician may choose to order an MRI for confirmation.

Treatment depends on the specific reason for the disorder.

If a tumor or infection is involved, surgery may be recommended.

If pain and pronounced curvature is involved, a brace and physical therapy might be appropriate.

The good news is that the disorder ceases when an adolescent stops growing. My guess is that his doctor is well informed and is providing appropriate care.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Sept. 16; Avoid making this an all work and no play year.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - Don’t allow yourself to get caught up in trying to do too much.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Replace negativity with a positive slant, and proceed forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be sure to to catch up on all your communications.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Don’t hesitate to step up to the plate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - If you feel you’ve been ineffective, it will weigh on you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Give of yourself whenever either duty or compassion calls.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Do something important that you wanted to do yesterday.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Don’t avoid challenges that might arise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Treat whatever occurs philosophically and you’ll be amazed.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Several job-related objectives could work out for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Be the one who makes things happen regarding things you share with partners.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Interesting developments can occur when you see the first glimmer of opportunity.

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Christopher Carella, a trader with Kellog Capital Markets, looks at a trading monitor from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A new CNBC poll shows that investors are wary of stock trading in the current volatile markets.

Associated Press

Volitility has investors wary of stock trading WASHINGTON (AP) — Wild gyrations on Wall Street have made U.S investors leery of buying individual stocks and skeptical that the market is a fair place to park their money.

In an Associated PressCNBC poll of investors, 61 percent said the market’s recent volatility has made them less confident about buying and selling individual stocks. And the majority of those surveyed — 55 percent — said the market is fair only to some investors.

The survey confirms that average investors have been growing more concerned about the stock market as a safe place to invest for retirement. And news about the market has been unsettling for ordinary investors of late: More than 60 percent of those surveyed said they had paid attention to news reports about swings in the stock market.

Perhaps as a result, investors have been moving their money away from stocks and into bonds, which are generally more conservative investments and less volatile.

Louise Pollard, 72, and her husband have decided to shift the bulk of their portfolio into bonds after the market nose-dived two years ago. The pair, a retired engi-

neer and computer systems librarian who live near Salt Lake City, remain comfortable financially. But they don’t foresee their finances climbing back to the level of three years ago.

“At this point, I would not want to get back into regular stocks,” Pollard said. “I don’t have any confidence in the stock market, to be honest.

It’s just a gut feeling.”

This shift among investors like the Pollards has been huge. From January 2008 through July 2010, investors pulled a net $244 billion out of stock mutual funds, according to the Investment Company Institute, which represents mutual funds that collectively hold about $11 trillion.

While all that cash was flowing out of stocks, investors put nearly $589 billion into bond funds over that 31-month period.

May’s “flash crash”, in which the Dow Jones industrial average plunged nearly 1,000 points in less than a half-hour, has added to investors’ worries. But those polled in the AP-CNBC survey blame Wall Street’s swings more on economic uncertainty and company news than on computerdriven trading. Few consid-

ered the move to high-tech transactions harmful.

Wealthier people assign more blame to computers for dramatic stock market moves. Among those with assets of at least $250,000, more than half blamed computerized trading for the big swings, compared with about a third of those with a net worth of less than $50,000.

The perception that the market is unfair is widespread. Nearly 90 percent of those with portfolios of less than $50,000 said the market is unfair to small investors. People with substantially more money agreed.

More than 75 percent of investors worth at least $250,000 say the market is unfair to the little guy.

Frank Schorr, 61, a computer network analyst from outside Atlanta, says the market’s downturn has confirmed his conservative approach to investing.

He has always kept about 70 percent of his retirement savings in bond funds and other stable assets, with the remainder in stock mutual funds. That’s kept him from suffering big losses.

“I’ve had too many friends over the years lose their shirts,” in the stock market, he said. “I’m getting too

close to retirement to go messing around too much with anything speculative.”

The poll also found widespread distrust in regulators’ ability to oversee the financial system. Just 8 percent expressed strong confidence in regulators. Half expressed little or no confidence, including 16 percent with no confidence at all.

Asked to rate six investment options as a way to build wealth, mutual funds were the favorite, with 62 percent calling them a good investment. Exchange traded funds — increasingly popular securities that track an index or basket of assets and can be traded throughout the day — finished at the bottom, endorsed by just over a quarter of those polled. About half had no feelings either way about these funds, perhaps indicating that little is still known about them among the general public.

Drawing the highest number of negative reviews were real estate and savings accounts. Both were considered bad investments by about 1 in 4 people.

Better-off individuals were more likely to give good grades to most investments than more modest investors. About three quarters

of those earning at least $100,000 annually rated mutual funds as good investments, compared with 58 percent of those making less than $50,000.

As for individual stocks, more than 60 percent of investors with assets of $250,000 or more favored them, compared with less than half of those worth under $50,000.

That sentiment switches for bank savings accounts.

Sixty percent of those with investments worth less than $50,000 liked savings accounts, compared with 35 percent with assets of $250,000 and up.

Americans appear to have heeded the advice of investment gurus who have long warned against reacting to short-term swings in the market. Nearly 80 percent of those surveyed said the best way to make money in the stock market is to buy stocks and hold them for a long time before selling.

The Associated PressCNBC poll on investing was conducted Aug. 26-Sept. 8, 2010 and is based on 1,035 interviews of adults who own stocks, bonds or mutual funds. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Source: Obama will tap Warren for consumer post WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will appoint Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren as a special adviser to oversee the creation of a new consumer protection bureau, a Democratic official said Wednesday.

Warren would report

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to both the Treasury Department and the White House in a role that would not require Senate confirmation. The 61-year-old Harvard University professor had been considered the leading candidate to head the bureau itself, but her lack of support in the finan-

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The official spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak ahead of the formal announcement.

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Warren has served as head of the Congressional Oversight Panel, charged with monitoring Treasury’s handling of the $700 billion bank rescue fund known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program. She has at times clashed with Treasury over her committee’s findings.

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6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, September 16, 2010 ROSEDALE PHASE II APARTMENTS 121 Holly Lane Forest City, NC 28043

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 10 SP 389 IN RE: TAMARA ANNETTE HILL AKA TAMARA ANNETTE KLAPAL and CHARLES W. HILL, FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST Dated October 15, 2001, RECORDED IN BOOK 645, AT PAGE 84 Preservation Notice Recorded in Book 951 at Page 124, IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated October 15, 2001, securing a Note and indebtedness of $77,400.00, which was executed by Tamara Annette Hill aka Tamara Annette Klapal and Charles W. Hill, and which is recorded in Book 645, at Page 84 Preservation Notice Recorded in Book 951 at Page 124, Rutherford County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note, the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 12:00 o’clock p.m. on the 28th day of September, 2010, at the Courthouse door in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, the real property at 381 S. Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC , 28139, which is more particularly described as follows: See attached exhibit A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying East of South Main Street, Highway 221, and being Lots 145, 146, 147 and parts of Lots 144 and 148, of the Lynch Park Subdivision as shown on Plat Book 5, Page 104, and being the same property as that described as the second tract in Deed Book 404, Page 655, see 90 E 434, and 91 E 358, and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated March 29, 1993 as follows: BEGINNING at an existing railroad spike located in the Eastern right of way edge of South Main Street, said beginning railroad spike being located South 14 degrees 30 minutes 27 seconds West 391.33 feet from NCGS Monument “McMahan”, said beginning railroad spike also being the common Westernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Welford Rogers property described in Deed Book 569, Page 554, and running thence from said beginning existing railroad spike along and with the Rogers boundary on the following calls: South 74 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds East 70.88 feet to an existing iron pin; thence North 16 degrees 17 minutes 45 seconds East 8.00 feet to an existing iron pin; thence South 74 degrees 03 minutes 02 seconds East 129.10 feet, passing a new iron pin at 99.82 feet, to a point on the Western edge of Cleghorn Creek, said point being located in the Western boundary of the Forrest Edwards property described in Deed Book 535, Page 474; thence leaving the Rogers boundary and running along and with the Edwards boundary South 15 degrees 12 minutes 39 seconds West 114.17 feet to a new iron pin, said new iron pin marking the common Easternmost corner of the tract described herein and the Flack property described in Deed Book 590, Page 733; thence leaving the Edwards boundary and running along and with the Flack boundary North 74 degrees 07 minutes 17 seconds West 200.11 feet to an existing iron pin; thence leaving the Flack boundary and running along and with the Eastern right of way edge of South Main Street North 15 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds East 106.45 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, and containing 0.51 acres, more or less. Part of Tax Map 63-1-12.

And being the same property as that described in deed dated March 14, 1997 from Richard Allen Klapal to Tamara Annette Klapal, recorded in Deed Book 687, Page 141, Rutherford County Registry.

The record owner of said property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this notice is: Tamara Annette Klapal.

Trustee, or Trustee’s agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §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 ten (10) days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights, please consult an attorney.

Although not required by statute, any and all bidders and purchasers at sale should understand that the property described in the subject foreclosure proceeding may or may not contain a structure of any kind. The Substitute Trustee in this matter makes no representation or warranty as to the type or existence of a structure situated on the subject property or whether or not said structure has been affixed in any way. Likewise, Substitute Trustee makes no warranties or representations of any kind as to whether title to the mobile/manufactured home(s) on the subject property, if any, has been properly cancelled or whether there are any outstanding liens thereon.

Said property will be sold subject to taxes, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. The Substitute Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. If no upset bid is filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

This the 2nd day of September, 2010. ______________________________________ Alan B. Powell Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 1550 High Point, NC 27261 (336) 889-7999

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of HAZEL GRIGG MCCURRY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said HAZEL GRIGG MCCURRY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th 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 9th day of September, 2010.

Melvin K. McCurry, Executor 1917 Oak Grove Church Rd. Ellenboro, NC 28040

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Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BLANCHE C. HUTCHINS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BLANCHE C. HUTCHINS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th 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 16th day of September, 2010.

Kenneth W. Hutchins, Executor 7029 Brookgreen Terrace Matthews, NC 28104

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of J.E. YELTON JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said J.E. YELTON JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th 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 9th day of September, 2010.

Alvin Bruce Yelton, Administrator 4803 NC Hwy 226 Bostic, NC 28018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of MCGEE DELBERT JONES of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MCGEE DELBERT JONES to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd 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 2nd day of September, 2010.

James McGee Jones, Executor 5107 Red Fox Trail Asheboro, NC 27205

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Town of Lake Lure The Lake Lure Board of Adjustment will hold its monthly meeting at the Town of Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., or shortly thereafter, to consider the following: (1) ZA-2010003, a petition for Appeal of Administrative Determination from Martha Jones and Lou Self regarding the Operation of a Residential Vacation Rental without a valid Vacation Rental Operating Permit.

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245-5703 or 286-8665 3BR/1.5BA in FC. Newly remodeled! $750/mo. + $750 dep. Ref's req. Call 289-4067 3BR/2BA 107 Cobra Dr., FC $650/mo. 704-472-4666 or 704-472-3100 Newly updated 2BR/1BA on golf course in FC. $465/mo. + sec. dep. Call 828-455-4673 Rfdtn: Nice clean priv 3BR/ 2BA $650/mo. + securities.

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Business Places/ Offices

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

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“I would rather someone say the wrong thing than avoid me,” she said.

Rollins and Young were connected with each through Lucy Calhoun, Childbirth/Women’s Health Coordinator at Rutherford Hospital, who is over the Empty Arms Pregnancy Loss Support Group (see sidebar). Rollins plans to try and attend “Scouting for Hope” with Young on Oct. 1.

Young said reading the book by Smith has helped her through the grieving process.

“It’s excellent – it’s a journey through her grief and joy,” she said.

Events like “Scouting for Hope” and support groups like Empty Arms have helped both Young and Rollins to cope with their losses.

“This can very much rock your faith,” Young said. Rollins said she didn’t know how anyone who isn’t a believer in God could cope with the loss.

“You have to take one day at a time and do what you can do,” Rollins said.

More information on “Scouting for Hope” can be found on the website scoutingforhope.wordpress.com.

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The Young’s son, Luke, knows about his younger sister’s death and visits her grave with his parents. Lucy Calhoun, Childbirth/Women’s Health Coordinator at Rutherford Hospital, said children and grandparents grieve for a pregnancy loss just like parents.

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Luke’s Chapel, which is across from the Rutherford Hospital Emergency Room entrance. The service is for those who are members of the support group or anyone else in the community who has experienced pregnancy loss.

This year the service will be held Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. Support group member Katie White, who has experienced 13 miscarriages since 2001, will be the featured speaker.

“I can get pregnant, but I can’t hold a preg-

Tips for responding to grieving families following a pregnancy loss nancy,” White said.

White approached Calhoun about speaking at the event after doing research on how people memorialized their babies.

“The service gives you physical things – a candle, a bookmark – you can take back with you,” White said. “The service is my time to grieve for my losses.

The support group also helps family members who may be at a loss as to what to say to comfort their loved one following the loss.

“Society as a whole doesn’t know what to say,” Calhoun said.

“The safe thing to say is ‘I’m sorry.’”

Saying “You can have another” or “It’s God’s angel” isn’t the right way to respond to someone who is grieving.

“Society in general thinks if you didn’t bring the baby home, it didn’t exist,” Calhoun said. “It is very real to the family who has experienced pregnancy loss.”

To have your child remembered during the memorial service, contact Lucy Calhoun at 286-5065 or e-mail lcalhoun@rutherfordhosp.org.

What you can say: I’m sad for you.

I’m sorry.

This must be hard for you.

What can I do for you?

How are you doing with all this?

You don’t have to say anything at all.

What not to say You’re young, you can have others.

You have an angel in heaven.

Calling the baby a fetus or it.

This happened for the best Better for this to happen now, before you knew the baby.

There was something wrong with the baby anyway.

This is God’s way of saying that something was wrong.

You should feel lucky that you’re alive.

Put it behind you and move on with your life.

I know how you feel. (Unless you’ve been through a similar experience.)

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