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Tuesday, October 5, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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(From Top) Dressed in period clothing Overmountain Man storyteller Steve Ricker addresses eighth graders from R-S Middle Monday at the Gilbert town historical site. (Middle left) Painter Richard Luce talked about the technique of field sketching.

(Middle right) Jerry Mustin, Shirley Walters, Bill Walters and Blair Keller take a moment to chat around the fire. (Bottom left) Storyteller Alan Bowen speaks with students from Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy about the significance of what the Overmountain Men to America’s independence.

(Bottom right) Janet Pyatt displays examples of traditional clothing worn around 1780.

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RUTHERFORDTON – Rutherford County students are among what will total to more than 11,000 people who will hear the story of the Overmountain Men and their march to the battle of Kings Mountain, following a presentation by the group on the historic trail at Gilbert Town Monday.

While marchers have been coming through the area since 1975 when a group came together to to keep the history of the trail

Please see Marchers, Page 6A

Please see County, Page 3A

AMPHITHEATER DEDICATED With a backdrop of Chimney Rock State Park, the Bat Cave Boys (pictured) and the Hickory Nuts entertained more than 125 people last week at the dedication ceremony of the Chimney Rock Village Amphitheater. The amphitheater was constructed with funds from NC Step and Handmade in America. Located near the village fire department, the amphitheater will be the location of concert, picnics, reunions and other events.

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alive, this year is only the second the group has provided presentations to students.

“Y’all have something to be proud of with this trail,” Alan Bowen, a member of the association told students.

Bowen said since marchers began on this year’s trip down the trail, they’d talked to more than 7,000 people about the Overmountain Men; 80 percent of those are school students.

Marchers educate students

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By JEAN GORDON

RUTHERFORDTON — Meeting for nearly four hours Monday night, including a closed session to discuss legal matters, County Commissioners approved incentives for a company already in Rutherford County and took action to possibily further entice another company to Forest City.

The board approved $300,000 in incentives for Diamondback Tactical, the former First Choice Armor in Spindale.

Economic Development Commission director Tom Johnson and Jerry Flynn from Diamondback Tactical appeared before the board.

Diamondback Tactical recently purchased First Choice Armor and is considering moving its Arizona operation to Spindale or moving the Spindale plant to Arizona.

If the plant stays in Spindale, it will add 115 jobs in its first year; 35 jobs the second year and 35 jobs the third year, for a total 314 jobs at the plant.

“The incentive agreement will play a large part in moving here,” Johnson said.

After Monday night’s meeting, Johnson said the plant’s CEO Dan Walsh would begin the process of making decisions.

In another industry related matter, Commissioners voted to abandon Commerce Drive at Rutherford 74 Corporate Center, due to a potential site for a new industry. If the company chooses to locate here, company officials have asked the road be abandoned as they will need the

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Town votes to proceed with water line

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — By a 3-2 margin Monday, commissioners voted to proceed with a Morningstar Lake Road water project.

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Commissioners Shawn Moore and Dee Dee Bright voted against the project.

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At the last board meeting, when the possibility of pursuing the project came up, Bright had asked Finance Director Scott Webber to return at the October meeting with project figures that included the cost of the pipe. Forest City already owns enough pipe to do the work there.

The original project cost presented to

the board was $66,500. The cost including the pipe expense is $109,000.

At the revised cost, including $43,000 in pipe cost, the years to payback is 16.22, instead of 9.90. Likewise, return on investment falls from 10.11 percent to 6.17 percent Please see Town, Page 6A

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Motorists traveling U.S. 221 and U.S. 74 Monday saw an unusual sight.

The “Girls Gone Wild” tour bus, known in relation to the infamous DVD video series, was stalled for a while on the ramp at the U.S. 221 exit. Those motorists hoping to catch a glimpse of scantily clad ladies were disappointed, The only show to be seen was that of a grease-covered mechanic working hard to get the bus back on the road.

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Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 286 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 56 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

n Michael Ricardo Greene reported the theft of a ladder. n William Fisher McBrayer reported the theft of a motorcycle and an allterrain vehicle.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 41 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to 16 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 82 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n William Keeter reported a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle and larceny. The incident occurred on Lowes Boulevard. n Scott Dennis reported a larceny. n An employee of Ingles Grocery Store, on South Church Street, reported an incident of concealment. (See arrest of Craft.) n An officer of the Forest City Police Department assisted a victim to report an assault on a handicapped person.

The incident occurred on Sherrill Street. n An officer of the Forest City Police Department assisted a victim to report an assault with a deadly weapon.

The incident occurred on West Main Street. (See arrest of Logan.) n Jessica Parker reported a larceny.

The incident occurred on Poplar Street.

Arrests

n William Leon Boykins Jr., 22, of Abby Lane, Spartanburg; arrested on warrants for possession with intent to sell/ deliver cocaine and sell/ deliver cocaine placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (FCPD)

n Robbie Hardin, 36, of Riverhills Drive, Forest City; charged with possession with intent to sell/ deliver marijuana; released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Shemel Wilkie, 47, of Hill Street, Forest City; arrested on warrants for possession with intent to sell/ deliver

cocaine and sell/ deliver cocaine; placed under a $30,000 secured bond.

(FCPD) n Allison Craft, 20, of Honey Haven Farm Road, Shelby; charged with shoplifting/ concealment; released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD) n Lisa Logan, 36, of Ohio Street, Spindale; charged with assault with a deadly weapon; placed under a 48-hour hold. (FCPD) n Debra Brown Ferguson, 47, of the 100 block of 23rd St.; charged with driving while impaired, speeding and driving while license revoked; freed on a $1,500 bond and a custody release.

(NCHP) n Leslie Denise Bunnell, 32, of the 1200 block of Henson Road; charged with true bill breaking and/or entering and larceny after breaking/ entering; placed under a $20,000 secured bond.

(RCSD) n Barry Wayne Robbins, 53, of the 100 block of Cantrell Farm Road; charged with driving while impaired, possession of open container/ consume alcohol in passenger area and driving while license revoked; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Ashley Nicole Crawford, 26, of the 1700 block of Ellenboro Henrietta Road; charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Joshua Jermaine Goldsberry, 24, of the 100 block of Jerico Drive; charged with assault on a handicapped person; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Janet Lynn Gandy, 53 of the 100 block of Mode Road; charged with communicating threats and assault on emergency personnel; placed under a $12,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Quinneisha Layette McDowell, 22, of the 400 block of Webb Church Road; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on an unsecured bond.

(RCSD) n Jarius Veanelle Logan, 29, of the 100 block of Woodland Drive, Rutherfordton; charged with communicating threats; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RPD) n Larry Alfred Monteith, 33, of the 1400 block of U.S. 221 North, Rutherfordton; charged with harassing phone calls; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RPD) n Nelson Stuart Boykins, 20, of the 200 block of Second Street, Rutherfordton; charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and sell/ deliver cocaine; placed under a $30,000 secured bond.

(RPD) n Elizabeth Crooks Goode, 41, of the 100 block of Maple St.; charged with reckless driving to endanger and driv-

ing while impaired; freed on a custody release. (RPD) n Everlette Ramona Logan, 48, of the 500 block of Poors Ford Road; charged with two counts of communicating threats; placed under a $1,000 bond. (SPD) n Coy Eugene Goins, 56, of the 200 block of Mill Street; charged with trafficking opium or heroin and possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver schedules II and IV controlled substance; placed under a $30,000 secured bond. (SPD) n Frankie Edward McKinney, 36, of the 200 block of Bobby McKinney Road; charged with misdemeanor larceny; placed under a $500 secured bond. (SPD) n Thelma Lynn Edwards, 28, of the 100 block of Bush Lane; charged with two counts of driving while license revoked and failure to wear seat belt by driver; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (SPD)

Citations n Dawn Shameka Miller, 35, of the 200 block of North Ridgecrest, Rutherfordton; cited for not applying to the DMV for a new certificate of title, for not having vehicle registered and for displaying a revoked registration plate. (RPD) n Perry Alexander Hughes, 31, of the 200 block of Hardin Store Road, Rutherfordton; cited for speeding 61 in a 35 mph zone and for displaying an expired registration plate. (RPD) n Serafin Fuentes, 30, of the 100 block of Sugar Hill Loop, Marion; cited for driving without a license. (RPD)

EMS n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services responded to 58 E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to five E-911 calls Saturday and Sunday.

Fire Calls n Forest City firefighters responded to a brush fire and to a smoke report. n Green Hill firefighters responded to a smoke report. n Lake Lure firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a residential fire alarm and to a motor vehicle accident. n Spindale firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Sandy Mush firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident.

FOREST CITY — When the Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy board meets today at 5:15 p.m. at the grammar school on S. Broadway Street, it will receive its nominating committee reports with a suggestion for the 2010-11 officers and will also receive financial reports.

The board will also receive updates from the Challenge Foundation, a Forum Update, the Gryphon Club and the finance committee. An update regarding the acquisition of property from the town of Forest City will also be presented.

The testing report, summer reading policy and new textbooks for adoption are also on the agenda.

The board also has a closed session to discuss legal matters.

Town Council will honor Bill Wells RUTHERFORDTON — When Rutherfordton Town Council meets at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, the board will reflect on the life of former mayor, council member and former fire chief, Bill Wells.

Wells passed away last month. A book will be placed in the Norris Public Library in his memory.

The meeting will begin with a public hearing to discuss funds available through the Community Development Block Grant program, especially from the Small Business Entrepreneurial Assistance program.

Council will also set a public hearing for a Community Development Block Grant and receive requests for additional handicapped parking spaces on Central Street.

Town Attorney David Lloyd will present a policy for park facility use by nonprofit groups for consideration.

Council will also review and possibly adopt the revised solid waste fee schedule.

Corrections Ashley Wright was among the 68 students inducted as a New Century Scholar Thursday night during a ceremony at Isothermal Community College. Ashley’s name was inadvertently left off the list published in Friday’s newspaper.

United Way’s Community Engagement Team has been awarded year-one funding of a $30,000 North Carolina Community Initiative grant through Wake Forest University. This is a two-year capacity building grant, and the Community Engagement Team must complete the training and strategic planning requirements of year one to become eligible to apply for the second year of funding.

At this stage, the grant application for substance abuse prevention programs in Schools is still undergoing the review process by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Grant Review Board.

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property.

‘We’re still moving forward with this new industry. It is getting warming and it looks positive,” County Manager John Condrey said.

Before a packed house, eight members of the public expressed strong opposition to the Daniel Road project asking county commissioners not to take citizens into debt for the proposed construction projects and improvements to the site.

Citizens spoke during a public hearing that lasted more than an hour.

Last week, bids were received on several of the proposed construction projects, pending approval by the Local Government Commission on Nov. 2.

The board did not accept any of the bids Monday night, but will meet Monday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. to consider awarding the construction bids with stipulation of LGC approval and also to adopt the resolution for financing terms. The refinancing resolution will also save the county about $1.4 million in school construction debt.

Jim Brewer asked commissioners not to take “us further in debt” especially since jobs are continuing to be lost. He called the project, a “bad, bad deal.”

Jamie Lou Padgett told the commissioners the public should have been able to vote on the project. She called the Daniel Road project, a “dream project” that might not bring one nickle to the county’s economy.

Others asked why there was not a special election to consider the overall project.

Jesse Brown said he was totally against the project and although the bids received last week do not include a pet center, Brown suggested the Community Pet Center volunteers use the donations received since 2007 to build a shelter and suggest the county donate the land.

Bids received include Daniel site property improvements, $1,077,651; for a Livestock Arena, $1,696,166; for a Farmers Market, $1,003,004; Emergency Services Facility, $1,470,583; and four parks: Shiloh Community Park, $97,444; Frank West Park, $207,419; Ray Henson Park, $499,214; and Bechtler Mint Site, $198,544.

Chamber of Commerce executive Rick Austin spoke in favor of the Bechtler Mint Site, stating it would bring tourism dollars and would be a boost for the county.

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Perdue: No crimes with flights RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday she’s confident another state investigation stemming around previously unreported private flights she took over the years won’t turn up intentional criminal wrongdoing by her and her campaign.

Wake County District Colon Willoughby confirmed late last week he had asked the State Bureau of Investigation to examine issues surrounding the campaign flights and review air travel and review details raised in a State Board of Elections probe.

Perdue told reporters after a flu season news conference her campaign staff is cooperating and “we all feel very comfortable that the outcome will be the same as with the Board of Elections.”

The elections board fined her campaign $30,000 on Aug. 24

for failing to report in a timely fashion private flights going back to 2005, but a majority of the board found no deliberate effort to break the law.

Willoughby said Friday his concerns didn’t involve Perdue specifically.

“There is no hint that I’m being investigated,” Perdue said.

Perdue, a Democrat, and state election officials determined her campaign failed to report more than 40 flights, going as far back as her first campaign for lieutenant governor in 2000.

The governor and her staff have said for the past year the flights were uncovered during an internal review that began last year while moving to a new campaign reporting system in 2007 and pointed out voluntarily the potential problems to the board long ago.

The board’s investigation, however, found the campaign

had information on 37 flights in mid-2007 but only reported 18 of them before Election Day of the following year. Perdue’s committee attorney couldn’t explain why the campaign information was withheld.

Perdue said she didn’t manage the mechanics of her campaign office.

“My campaign ... has been very direct in saying there were some mistakes made but you know I’m the one who chose to do the self-audit and find flights and give them out to the public,” Perdue said. “I can’t explain what happened.”

The board’s investigation report also found some inconsistencies, such as a donor who said that he contributed to Perdue’s campaign but that he didn’t make an in-kind contribution of $3,049 for air travel in late 2007 as campaign committee records indicated he did.

Carolina Today Police: Bible college student killed

pets out of homes while business owners ripped ruined sheet rock out of their stores and offices.

ELIZABETH CITY (AP) — A student at a Bible college in North Carolina was shot and killed in his dorm room, and school officials say another student is responsible.

Mid-Atlantic Christian University says on its website that sophomore Jonathan Schipper was shot and killed Sunday.

The school’s statement said the shooting appeared to be a personal matter between two students. The statement also said the person believed to have shot Schipper surrendered to police. A police dispatcher in Elizabeth City in northeastern North Carolina said no additional information was available Monday night.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Four children and four adults have been hurt after a sports utility vehicle collided with a preschool bus in Charlotte.

The emergency medical service told multiple media outlets that there were no serious injuries in Monday morning’s crash. All eight people were being treated at Carolinas Medical Center.

Eastern N.C. begins flood cleanup

Man kills woman, shoots self

WINDSOR (AP) — State damage assessment teams will be going through eastern North Carolina this week as residents and business owners begin recovering from last week’s downpour and floods.

Emergency Management spokeswoman Julie Jarema said Monday rivers will remain at flood stage in several parts of the state this week.

Waterways near Windsor, Burgaw and Kinston are especially swollen.

In Windsor, residents were tearing soaked car-

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Police say six children escaped injury in a Charlotte home when a man shot and killed the mother of some of them, then shot and killed himself.

Multiple media outlets reported 31-year-old Rebecca Ann Robertson was shot and killed early Sunday by 39-year-old Barry Lyndell, who then killed himself. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Robertson’s three children and her sister’s three children, all under the age of 12, were in the home during the shooting.

Eight hurt in bus-SUV crash

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say the bus was taking 22 students to the Amay James Pre-K program when it collided with the SUV.

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Our Views Money habits must change

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f there is one thing that should be learned from the current economic crisis that will help the average American it is how to be smarter with money.

There was a time when Americans knew how to do this. They practiced thrift. They planned for purchases and saved money. They used credit wisely.

At some point, those good money habits changed. Many people today do not even know what thrift means.

The free flowing credit and spending era has left many families facing mountains of debt even as they have lost jobs or seen their incomes dramatically reduced.

Making good decisions about money takes planning. People have to set budgets. They have to set goals. Then they have to stick to them. They also have to have plans for dealing with emergencies and financial setbacks.

Those basic financial management skills, which once were so common, are lacking today. After what has happened in the past couple of years, we would hope to see them make a comeback.

Our readers’ views Questions what the definition of poor is To the editor: I just had to write. I have been feeling somewhat financially deprived for the last couple of months. I knew I had to come up with a budget and live within my means. I knew I had to be thriftier than I have been.

Then, I got today’s paper and learned that I am actually living in what our government defines as poverty. I quickly felt depressed and I truly thought that I would cry.

Then, I thought of all I have. I have a home I love (all paid for).

I have a truck and an old car (both paid for). I have my church and my God, Who loves me. I love him, too!

So, am I really poor? I don’t think so. I just have to carefully and prayerfully spend my money.

Peggy Dyer Rutherfordton

Says everyone should be sure to cast a vote To the editor: It’s that time again. Election time is just around the corner.

I know they call this a midterm election, but this election is very serious. We have to elect three new county commissioners. Not to mention school board members, clerk of court, state representatives and last, but not least, a sheriff.

I sure hope more people turn out for this election than there was for the primary.

We all need to vote in every election, and we all must do all we can to get as many registered voters to get out and vote.

Don’t think your vote does not count. Every vote is very important. Remember, if you do not

vote, then you do not have the right to complain about the job the county commissioners are doing. You don’t have the right to complain about anything because your vote could have made a difference on who is elected to public office. So get out and vote.

Johnny Lowery Henrietta

Says judicial candidate makes a strong point To the editor: I wish to thank Mr. Marvin Sparrow for his letter to the editor dated Sept. 2. I could not agree with him more when he said vote for me based on my past performance, not because of aspersions cast based on innuendoes and half truths. I applaud that he stood up for himself and defended his name and reputation.

I do not know Mr. Sparrow, and doubt that our paths will ever cross, but with his letter, I will sincerely review his credentials and past performance on the bench as I consider voting in November.

Frank Talley Forest City

Says we should honor KM battle’s fighters To the editor: This Oct. 7th is the anniversary of the victory of the American patriots at the battle of Kings Mountain, in 1780, during the American Revolution.

In a final effort to end the Revolution, the British sought to subdue resistance in the South, with the assistance of Loyalist forces. This engagement in the southern Piedmont delayed and even halted the movement of the

British Army in the South, commanded by Lord Cornwallis.

The spirit and morale of the American patriots rose and their resistance to the British in the campaign which followed led to the British surrender at Yorktown, Va., about one year later.

The sudden uprising of southern Appalachian backwoodsmen, known as the Overmountain Men, is considered by many historians to be the turning point of the American Revolution.

On Thursday, let us all honor these brave patriots by attending the ceremony of this event at Kings Mountain National Military Park, S.C. Russell S. “Rusty” Davis, Jr Charlotte

Agrees that political discourse uncivil To the editor: If a sufficient number of readers have been persuaded by your Sept. 26 editorial, we might experience a noticeable decline in the kind of behavior you so cogently described.

I and other contributors to Our readers’ views have deplored the kind of unmannerly conduct which has been exhibited almost consistently at public meetings — most of it on the part of some who regularly attend such meetings.

As a very senior citizen, I can personally affirm your contention that previous generations (especially in these parts) would find the behaviors that you describe to be “abhorrent.”

Perhaps we should all heed Goethe’s admonition that manners “are a mirror in which (we) show our portrait.”

Sam W. Ayers Rutherfordton

Female governors — more fuel for Carolinas debate North Carolina and South Carolina are arguing again.

This time it is not about whether Andrew Jackson was born in the South Carolina or the North Carolina section of the Waxhaw region that crosses the borderline between the two states.

And it is not about whether or not “Carolina” refers to the University of South Carolina or to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This new argument has to do with which state has or is going to have the first female governor.

That argument ought to stop right now. North Carolina has its first woman governor, and South Carolina, even if it elects Nikki Haley next month, will be second to us again.

But wait a minute, the South Carolinians say. Bev Perdue was born and raised in Virginia. North Carolina

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may have elected her, but if you are talking about a woman governor born and bred in the state, South Carolina will beat North Carolina if, as expected, Hailey wins next month.

And, the South Carolinians continue, Hailey will be the first woman governor of Asian heritage. Although she was born in South Carolina, her parents came from India. No way North Carolina can top that.

Or, so they say.

But wait a minute.

What about Alex Sink, the North Carolina native who is running for governor in Florida this fall. Born in

Mount Airy, educated at Wake Forest, and a part of the NCNB/Bank of America management team that sent her to Florida about 25 years ago, she is proud to claim her North Carolina roots.

One more thing, South Carolina: The Florida governor takes office on “the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January.”

It is a few days before “on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January” when the South Carolina governor takes office. So if both Hailey and Sink are elected, Sink will be the first to serve. That way North Carolina will have beat South Carolina in electing a woman governor and in having one of its native daughters be the first to serve as a state governor.

Well, say the South Carolinians, their state will still beat us by having a South Carolina-born woman of Asian-American heritage

serve as a governor.

Again, not if Sink wins in Florida.

Her ancestor (reportedly her great grandfather) was one of America’s most famous Asian immigrants, Chang Bunker. Chang and his Siamese twin brother Eng settled in Surry County after a long career in show business that took them all over the world.

Chang and Eng were born in Siam (now Thailand) to parents of Chinese heritage.

They married sisters, and both couples had large families. More than 1500 people, including Sink, are their descendants. Many of them still live near Mount Airy.

North Carolina wins all these arguments with South Carolina if Alex Sink wins.

Right now a victory for her is a big “if.” One recent poll shows the Democrat Sink trailing her Republican opponent by about five or six

percentage points. Another poll has it a little closer — just two points behind. She has to buck a Republican trend that is as strong in Florida as it is here in North Carolina. She has been closer in other recent polls — even ahead in some.

Nobody is counting her out. Lots of North Carolinians of all political persuasions will be pulling for her.

But if she loses, what do we say to those South Carolinians who want to claim all these firsts?

We’ll tell them that no matter what else they take from us, they will always have to admit that we elected a woman governor before they did and ...

They can never take away our claim to Chang and Eng. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Fridays at 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m.

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Local/Obituaries

Obituaries Cleo Teague Elsie Cleo Hill Teague, 73, of 274 North Cleghorn St., Rutherfordton, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a member of Second Baptist Church and a retired office manager.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Teague, and her parents, Gladden and Sara Beatrice Crain Hill.

Survivors include her children, Wendell Ray Teague of Gilkey, Katrina Ann Abell of Collegeville, Pa., and Sherrie Lynn Owens of Union Mllls; sisters, Jessie Whiteside of Asheville and Dorothy Helen Gillespie of Etowah; brother, Robert Hill of Shingle Hollow; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at Second Baptist Church in Rutherfordton.

The family received friends one hour before the service, and burial was at Rutherfordton City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church Rutherfordton. The family will be at the home of a daughter Sherrie Owens, 493 Crutchfield Road, Union Mills, NC 28167 Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com

Jack Ryan John “Jack” Ryan, 70, of Lake Lure, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010.

A native of Ireland, he was a son of the late John and Catherine Walsh Ryan.

He immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland in 1966 to serve as a Catholic priest in Mississippi.

He served in the priesthood for seven years, first, as assistant pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs, Miss., then as assistant pastor of St. Peter’s Co-Cathedral in Jackson, Miss., and then appointed pastor of St. Michael’s Church in Vicksburg, Miss. He left the priesthood in 1973 to marry and have a family.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Z. Ryan; a daughter, Heather Ryan Curtis of Lake Lure; two grandchildren; brothers, Pat and Tom Ryan of Ireland; sisters, Mary McGree, Brigid Whitty and Peggy Coffey of Ireland.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave with the Rev. Mickey Mugan officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church’s fellowship hall.

Memorials may be made to the Well Spouse Association, 63 West Main St., Suite H, Freehold, NJ 07728 or at www.wellspouse.org.

Shuler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences: www.shulerfuneralhome.com

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Oct. 2, 2010, at White Oak Manor.

A native of Charlotte, she lived in Lake Lure for 75 years and was retired from CP Clair of Fairview.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Dalton, and her parents, Jim and Georgie Davis.

Survivors include two daughters, Gail Dalton Boone and Sandra Dalton Hughes; two sons, Jimmy Dalton and Scott Dalton; brother George Davis, all of Rutherfordton; seven grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Bills Creek Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Activity Department of White Oak Manor, 118 Oscar Justice Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139.

Online condolences: www. crowemortuary.com

Sue Gettys Sue Owens Earls Gettys, 97, of Rutherford County, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain.

A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Lillie Mae Lovelace Owens.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Blaine Earls, and her second husband, Benny A. Gettys.

She was of the Baptist faith and taught Sunday school for many years. She worked in textiles and farming and retiring from Rutherford County Schools, having worked as a custodian and in the cafeteria.

Survivors include her daughters, Cathy Corn, Mattie Scoggins of Kings Mountain and Alice Gettys of Shelby; her sons, Jim Earls of Ellenboro, Tommy Earls of Shelby, Ben Gettys of Tampa, Fla., and Raymond Gettys of Kings Mountain; 24 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and seven great-greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m.

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at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs. David Hawkins and James Lockridge officiating. Visitation will be held two hours before the serve at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Online condolences: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

Jimmy Wells Sr. Jimmy Craig Wells Sr., 49, 171 Cascade Drive, Caroleen, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at his residence.

A native of Cleveland County, he was a son of Bobby Gene Wells and Joyce Melton Wells Lowery.

He was a welder and a carpenter and worked in construction most of his life, and was of the Pentecostal faith.

Survivors include one son, Jimmy “Craig” Wells Jr. of Cliffside; one daughter, Joanie Wells of Spartanburg, S.C.; his mother, Joyce Lowery of Caroleen; two sisters, Tammy McMahan of Ellenboro and Kim Lee of Rutherfordton; and one brother, Tim Wells of Ellenboro.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Kanipe officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial donations are suggested to Harrelson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 335, Caroleen, NC 28019 to help defray funeral costs.

Online condolences: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Tammy Ledbetter Tammy Lynn Dunn Ledbetter, 44, of Ellenboro, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

A native of Dickson, Tenn., she was a daughter of Thomas Ardell Dunn and Elsie V. King Dunn Graybill.

She was the office manager for Yelton Family Health

Sue Owens Earls Gettys Sue Owens Earls Gettys, 97, of Rutherford County, died Saturday October 2, 2010, at White Oak Manor, Kings Mountain.

A native of Rutherford County, She was born October 18, 1912, a daughter of the late Alonzo and Lillie Mae Lovelace Owens.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Richard Blaine Earls; her second husband, Benny A. Gettys; and brothers and sisters, Yates Owens, Lettie Owens, Thelma Williams, Pear Parker and Carrie Vel Stehens.

Sue was of the Baptist Faith and taught Sunday School for many years. She was a devout Christian and loved serving her Lord. She was known for her hard work having worked in textiles and farming. She retired from Rutherford County Schools, having worked as a custodian and in the cafeteria.

She is survived her daughters and sons in law, Cathy and Houston Corn, Mattie and Bobby Scoggins, all of Kings Mountain and Alice Gettys of Shelby; her sons and daughters in- law, Jim and Lucy Earls of Ellenboro, Tommy and Cathy Earls of Shelby, Ben and Laurice Gettys of Tampa, Florida and Raymond and Sandra Gettys of Kings Mountain; 24 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren; and 7 greatgreat grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Reverends David Hawkins and James Lockridge officiating.

Visitation will be held from 1 until 3 p.m. prior to the service at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.

Burial will follow in Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Gettys Family.

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Care for 18 years.

In addition to her mother and stepfather, Wayne Graybill, of Forest City, survivors include her husband, Timothy Ledbetter; one son, Andrew Pack; a stepson, Rodi Ledbetter of Cliffside; one grandchild; and three brothers, Clay Graybill, Rusty Graybill, Guy Graybill, all of Forest City.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Dale Austin, James Jennings and Jerry Hames officiating. Burial will follow at Brittain Presbyterian Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Harrelson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 335, Caroleen, NC 28019 to help defray funeral costs.

Online condolences: www.harrelsonfunerahome.com

into a cornerstone of the blue-collar city’s identity, has died. He was 85.

Mondor bought the franchise in 1977, and despite its financial problems was determined to keep the team fan-friendly and familyaffordable. The top ticket price last season was $11.

Most parking is still free.

Nelson Rivera SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador under-20 footballer Nelson Rivera has died in hospital two weeks after being shot in the head during an attack in the east of the country.

The 19-year-old defender played for current champion Isidro Metapan.

The player was injured when unknown assailants shot at the vehicle he was traveling in with two teammates, who were unharmed, on Sept. 18. The three were returning to the capital after a domestic league match against Universidad.

Deaths Ben Mondor BOSTON (AP) — Ben Mondor, the longtime owner of the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket, who rescued the moribund franchise from bankruptcy and turned it

Mamie Elizabeth Davis Dalton Mamie Elizabeth Davis Dalton, 82 years old, of Bills Creek Community, passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at White Oak Manor.

Mamie was a native of Charlotte, NC but resided in Lake Lure for 75 years. She retired from CP Clair of Fairview, NC. She was preceded in death by husband, Jack Dalton, son Perry Dalton, parents Jim and Georgie Davis and brother Melvin Davis.

Surviving are two daughters, Gail Dalton Boone and Sandra Dalton Hughes, two sons, Jimmy Dalton and Scott Dalton, and brother George Davis all of Rutherfordton, NC. There are also seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Services will take place on Tuesday, October the 5th, at 3 p.m. at Bills Creek Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Interment will follow at Bills Creek Baptist Church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Activity Dept. of White Oak Manor, 118 Oscar Justice Rd, Rutherfordton NC 28139.

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

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Cleo Hill Teague Elsie Cleo Hill Teague, age 73, of 274 North Cleghorn St. Rutherfordton died Friday, October 1, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital.

Cleo was a native of Rutherford County, a member of Second Baptist Church and a retired office manager. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Teague; parents, Gladden and Sara Beatrice Crain Hill, brothers Leon, Roger and Boyd Hill and sisters, Gerthie Ferguson and Annie Faye Hill Surviving are children, Wendell Ray Teague of Gilkey, Katrina Ann Abell of Collegeville, Pa. and Sherrie Lynn Owens of Union Mllls; sisters, Jessie Whiteside of Asheville and Dorothy Helen Gillespie of Ettawa; a brother, Robert Hill of Shingle Hollow; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Services were 11 AM Monday, October 4 at Second Baptist Church Rutherfordton with Rev. Keith Stephenson and Rev. Brandon Wood officiating. Burial followed in the Rutherfordton City Cemetery. The family received friends from 10 -11 AM prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church Rutherfordton. The family will be at the home of a daughter, Sherrie Owens, 493 Crutchfield Rd., Union Mills, NC 28167.

An online guest register is available at: www.crowemortuary.com Paid obit.

John “Jack” Ryan John “Jack” Ryan, 70, of Lake Lure, passed away early Saturday morning, October 2, 2010, en route to Mission Hospital in the MAMA helicopter, flying over the mountains.

Born in Ireland, he was a son of the late John and Catherine Walsh Ryan.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Ryan and a sister, Josie Ryan.

Jack, as he was known to his friends and family, immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland in 1966, to serve as a Catholic priest in Mississippi. He served in the priesthood for 7 years, first, as Assistant Pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs, Miss., then as Assistant Pastor of St. Peter’s Co-Cathedral in Jackson, Miss., and then he was appointed Pastor of St. Michael’s Church in Vicksburg, Miss.

Jack left the priesthood in 1973 to marry and have a family, but remained a good and faithful servant of God throughout his life.

Jack was an avid golfer and especially enjoyed playing with his nephew, Andrew Whitty, when he and Sharon would go home to Ireland. He was an accomplished cook and enjoyed preparing meals for his family and friends.

Jack was blessed with a quick Irish wit and was a great story teller. Jack had a strong faith in God and prayed daily even though he was unable to attend Mass during the last year of his life. He and Sharon shared a last communion together and Jack made his last confession shortly before he died.

He is survived by his loving wife, Sharon Z. Ryan; a daughter, Heather Ryan Curtis of Lake Lure; grandchildren, Corey Michael Curtis and Emily Ryan Curtis; brothers, Pat and Tom Ryan of Ireland; sisters, Mary McGree, Brigid Whitty, and Peggy Coffey of Ireland; and numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins, all of Ireland.

He was the love of his wife’s life and her best friend. Jack cherished Sharon and their daughter, Heather, and they will miss him immensely, but will take comfort in knowing that he is no longer suffering and is with his Savior.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Bat Cave.

The Reverend Mickey Mugan will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church’s fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Well Spouse Association, 63 West Main Street, Suite H, Freehold, NJ 07728 or at www.wellspouse.org.

To sign an online register book, visit www.shulerfuneralhome. com.

Shuler Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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6A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Calendar/Local/state

Ex-House speaker leaves fed prison Ongoing Town of Forest City smoking lines for infiltration: Through Oct. 13; to check for damaged sewer lines, the Town of Forest City will be smoking the lines. You may see smoke in your house; it is not harmful and will not damage anything, but if you have smoke in your house let the town and fire department know by calling, 245-0149, or Forest City Fire Department, 245-2111.

Hospice Resale Shop: Storewide half price sale Oct. 7-9; save half on entire stock, including clothing priced at 25 cents; store hours 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Washburn Community Outreach Center: Hours ThursdaySaturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; volunteer training Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 5 CarFit program: 9 a.m., Rutherford County Senior Center; program is designed to provide a quick but comprehensive check of how well you and your vehicle work together.

Christmas Cheer applications: 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., DAV Buildin, Withrow Road, Forest City; applicant must present original photo ID, Social Security card, Social Security card or birth certificate for each child, Social Security card for other adults and older age children living in the home and copies of previous month’s bills. For more guidelines, call 704-482-0375.

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.

GRACE: For anyone caring for a loved one, held the first Tuesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Rutherford Life Services; hosted

by Hospice of Rutherford County.

Meet the Candidates Forum: 6 to 9 p.m., Foundation at Isothermal; sponsored by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.

Understanding tax requirements for your business seminar: 6 to 9 p.m., Isothermal Community College, Communication Technology building room 108; to register, call 286-3636 ext.

229 or e-mail dspurlin@isothermal.edu.

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 information.

Political forum: 7 p.m., Leitner Auditorium at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy; questions will be asked by students and the public, time permitting.

Wednesday, Oct. 6 Christmas Cheer applications: 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., DAV Buildin, Withrow Road, Forest City; applicant must present original photo ID, Social Security card, Social Security card or birth certificate for each child, Social Security card for other adults and older age children living in the home and copies of previous month’s bills. For more guidelines, call 704-482-0375.

Making memories craft class: 10 a.m., Rutherford County Senior Center; all supplies will be furnished; cost is $1 each; call the Senior Center at 287-6409.

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

Lunch club: noon, first Wednesday of the month, Carolina Event and Conference Center; the event serves as a fundraiser for Hospice of Rutherford County and proceeds will go to the care of home care hospice patients; cost is $10 and includes an entree, vegetable, dessert and tea (please call for menu selection for the month); to reserve a space, please call 2450095; reservations must be made one week before the event.

Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter meeting: 3 p.m., Isothermal Community College Blue Room.

Thursday, Oct. 7 Christmas Cheer applications: 9:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., DAV Building, Withrow Road, Forest City; applicant must present original photo ID, Social Security card, Social Security card or birth certificate for each child, Social Security card for other adults and older age children living in the home and copies of previous month’s bills. For more guidelines, call 704-482-0375.

RALEIGH (AP) — Former state House Speaker Jim Black was released Monday from a federal prison where he was serving time for a corruption-related conviction six months before finishing his sentence.

Black left the prison in Jesup, Ga., Monday and will complete his sentence, which ends April 1, at a Charlotte-area halfway house or under house arrest, prison spokeswoman Erin Chalfant said.

The release was the result of Black completing a 500-hour program designed to help people with drug or alcohol problems, which also shaved a year off the Mecklenburg County Democrat’s original sentence, Chalfant said.

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Marchers decided to begin sharing the story of the trail in order to preserve the history – the story of Patriot militia who gathered to help defeat Major Patrick Ferguson, a leader of the Loyalist militia, at the Battle of Kings Mountain.

“Walking was great, but we needed to start educating,” Bown said.

A grant from the National Parks Service, he said, allowed the organization to pay schools some of the costs associated with making a field trip to the historic site in Gilbert Town.

“We’re trying to keep this story alive,” he said. “It’s the story of the American spirit.”

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Webber noted that the pipe had been purchased in spring 2009, and some of it had already been used, as needed.

He noted that the town could save some money on the project by using smaller pipe or by not including fire hydrants. But he added that the town has always tried to provide fire protection with hydrants every 2,000 to 3,000 feet.

Webber commented that Morningstar is “still a strong project.”

Moore said with people always asking about running water lines, the town must have a set criteria, then he added, “A 16-year payback is stretching it too far. I couldn’t support this at a 16-year payback.”

Forest City traditionally has looked at a 10-year payback in deciding whether to do water projects.

Moore also commented, “The pipe (on hand) is not making us any money, but it is not costing us, either.”

Commissioner Chris Lee commented, “I think we have to seriously look at this,” noting that the town must either expand its water lines or raise water rates. He said he preferred expanding.

The Morningstar project data provided by Webber shows 75 potential connections, with 16 having expressed interest in getting on the line, or 21 percent.

Webber said estimating interest is “more art than science, but I think we will pick up a lot more than 16.”

Lee agreed. “That 16 is not a true number,” he said.

Commissioner David Eaker made a motion to proceed with the project, and commissioners Lee and Steve Holland also voted yes.

Things got off to a contentious start during the public comments portion of the meeting. Town resident Seable Grant asked for details from the board on a proposed property trade between him and the town that did

The halfway house’s operators, who have a contract with federal prison authorities, will decide if or when the 75-year-old Black has the income and family support needed to allow him to complete his sentence under house arrest, Chalfant said.

“Being separated from my family, friends, and loved ones since 2007 has been difficult,” Black said in the statement released by his attorney.

Black pleaded guilty in federal court in 2007 to taking thousands of dollars from chiropractors while pushing their agenda at the General Assembly.

Black, who led the House for eight years as speaker or co-speaker, also entered an Alford plea to state charges of bribery and obstruction of

justice a week after his federal guilty plea. The Alford plea allowed Black to acknowledge that the state’s evidence could result in his conviction without having to admit any guilt.

State prosecutors accused Black of giving former state Rep. Michael Decker, R-Forsyth, as much as $58,000 in cash and campaign contributions to switch parties in 2003, a move that helped Black remain cospeaker. Black repeatedly denied that he bribed Decker.

The story of the Overmountain Men isn’t one that’s found in history books, said County Historian Chivous Bradley.

“They teach a little on the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Kings Mountain and Cowpens are mentioned,” he said.

than Charlotte,” Bradley said.

The site – which was the only location on the trail to be used for encampment by both Patriot and Loyalist militia – has remained virtually untouched since it’s turn in history.

The property is privately owned, Bradley said, but the owners have been very cooperative in allowing it to be used to share the trail’s history.

“There are 19 National Historic Trails,” Bowen said. “And one of them comes right through here.”

But the historical significance of the Overmountain Men and of Gilbert Town, Bowen and Bradley agreed, isn’t always understood.

“Gilbert Town was a crosroads for every settlement in Western North Carolina,” Bradley said.

Various roads – going to Lincolnton, Rutherfordton and even toward Charleston – came together at Gilbert Town.

“It was even more important in 1780 not come to fruition.

Grant had a 2008 survey, paid for by the town, that maps the site in question. Grant asked who authorized the survey, commenting, “Come on.

Talk up.”

When board members did not provide any further information on the matter, Mayor Dennis Tarlton said, “We met in closed session (at the last meeting) and chose not to pursue any activity on it.”

Grant asked to be put on the agenda for the next meeting. The mayor said Grant would have to go through the proper procedure for getting on the agenda, then added he would not be the one to put it on the agenda.

Town Manager Chuck Summey is one of the other people at Town Hall to see about getting something on the agenda.

Grant noted, “I know Chuck’s not going to put it on the agenda. I’m going to ask to fire him.”

Summey had earlier responded to a remark from Grant by saying, “That’s a lie.”

The town manager told Grant that the town does not need the right of way easement that the land swap would have entailed.

“We’ve got right of way all over this town,” he said. “You’re asking to trade for land (right of way) we already own. We own 30 feet.”

Also at the meeting, the board unanimously agreed to allow Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy to play eight baseball games at McNair Field in the spring of 2011 at a rate of $500 per day. Thomas Jefferson normally plays a five inning JV game and a seven inning varsity game on the same day.

Lee commented that the planned eight games do not interfere with anything the Forest City Owls have in mind, and do not conflict with the April 25-28 Easter Tournament that the town puts on, on behalf of East Rutherford High School.

Lee said the $500 charge matches the price paid for Legion baseball games.

Moore asked if the Easter Tourna-

Black also satisfied a $1 million fine in state court. An 11- to 14-month state prison sentence running simultaneously with the federal sentence was completed Sept. 14.

For more information on the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, visit www.ovta.org.

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

ment was a moneymaker for East Rutherford. Lee said the Owls get the concession money and East gets the gate. But he added that East also pays expenses and helps with cleanup, so it does not make a lot of money on the tournament.

In other matters, the board: n Heard from Mayor Tarlton that a public hearing will be held on changes to the sign ordinance on Oct. 18. n Heard from resident Shirley Mapp about a water runoff problem at her home on Greenwood Street.

The mayor said he would put making a decision on the issue on the agenda for the next council meeting. n Heard a request from Howard Curtis for sidewalk repair and maintenance of curb strips on streets within the Forest City Housing Authority.

Summey noted that the town only has $225,000 for such work in the entire city, so the town’s options are limited.

Summey offered whatever help the town could provide, such as sending over people to help edge sidewalks whenever the Housing Authority maintenance crew is doing edging, and trying to repair the worst sidewalks if they are marked by Curtis. n Named Charles Z. Flack III as Forest City Fire Department chairman on the Firemen’s Relief Fund.

Flack replaces his father, Charles Z. Flack Jr., who died last month. n Approved a budget amendment ordinance to move $379,199.67 to the Fund Balance. The amendment budgets receipt of monies from Crown Castle for a permanent easement for a cell tower at the Trade Street water tank. n Asked Webber to come to the next meeting with recommendations for reconnect fees for utilities. n Delayed considering an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Forest City ABC Board. n Went into closed session to consider economic development incentives for a possible project.

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 — 7A

Inside Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . Page 8A Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8A NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9A

Owls introduce a new GM

By SCOTT BOWERS

Daily Courier Sports Editor

Playoffs will feature some intriguing plots NEW YORK (AP) — Start with playoff newcomers Roy Halladay and Tim Lincecum.

Throw in rocket-armed rookies Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel. Add a dash from pickups Cliff Lee and Lance Berkman. Mix in bangedup Josh Hamilton and Evan Longoria.

Sounds like a pretty tasty October pie.

With all the matchups set after Game No. 162 — no tiebreakers necessary this year — baseball launches into the postseason Wednesday.

“Words can’t describe it,” San Francisco second baseman Freddy Sanchez said. “This is what I’ve played for ever since I was a little kid.”

Tampa Bay ace David Price will throw the first pitch against the Texas Rangers, the only current major league franchise that’s never won a playoff series.

The afternoon opener will be played under new rules — Major League Baseball made a change Monday, saying popups that hit the two highest catwalks at Tropicana Field are now dead balls, rather than in play.

Next up, the two-time defending NL champion Phillies host Cincinnati. Halladay starts Game 1 against Edinson Volquez, with Philadelphia aces Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels to follow in a formidable rotation.

The Reds are making their first postseason appearance since 1995. They rewarded manager Dusty Baker on Monday with a two-year contract extension through 2012.

The World Series champion New York Yankees visit Minnesota on Wednesday night for the first postseason game at Target Field. No need to worry about playing outdoors, either — it’s supposed to be sunny with temperatures in the mid70s this week.

CC Sabathia, a workhorse throughout the last postseason, starts against Twins lefty Francisco Liriano. After his numbers dropped this year, Derek Jeter hopes to be at his best in October, as he often is.

On Thursday, the wild-card Atlanta Braves and retiring manager Bobby Cox begin their best-of-five division series at San Francisco. Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, pitches for the Giants against Derek Lowe.

The Giants and Braves clinched their playoff spots Sunday, eliminating San Diego.

“This is what it’s all about,” Atlanta closer Billy Wagner said. “You play all year long and it comes down to the last game and you get the champagne shower.”

New Owls GM Jeremy Boler.

FOREST CITY — The Forest City Owls introduced the club’s new general manager, Jeremy Boler, at a press conference at McNair Field Monday.

Boler, 23, who currently lives in Shelby, is a graduate of GardnerWebb University and comes to the Owls from the Winston-Salem Dash.

“I am very excited to be here,” said Boler. “Excited to be part of this fine organization. I am looking forward to getting to know the fans, and just getting out into the community and getting to know the people of Forest

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Trojans dominate Cavaliers, 5-0 Gryphons fall in overtime

By JACOB CONLEY Sports Reporter

CHASE — The Chase soccer team used a hat trick from Rene Escalera and two goals by Jorge Mendoza to notch an important conference win over East Rutherford Monday.

With the win, the Trojans improve to 1-3-2 in SMAC play.

Chase got on the board in the first minute on a corner kick that Escalera snuck past East goalie Daniel Johnson.

Chase kept the pressure on by putting three shots on goal in a flurry of action but Johnson was up to the task making several nice stops during that span.

The Trojans also kept the ball on the Cavs’ side of the pitch for much of the half. That constant pressure paid off as Escalera scored his second goal, this time on a breakaway that he put in the far corner of the net.

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East Rutherford’s Tony Tran (6) controls the ball during the game against Chase Monday.

AVONDALE — Owen’s Hunter Foreman scored his second goal in the second overtime period of a bizarre boys soccer as the Warhorses beat Thomas Jefferson, 3-2, Monday night.

The Gryphons took a shortlived lead in the first overtime period, but Owen forced a second overtime and claimed victory after a goal in the 98th minute.

Following the game, Thomas Jefferson soccer coach, Brian Espinoza was pleased with his team, but not the result.

“Tonight we left it all on the field,” Espinoza said. “The effort was outstanding tonight, even though we are not happy to lose, I think we learned some things tonight.”

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Biffle gets a win; Johnson tops chase

VOLLEYBALL Burns at R-S Central, 5 p.m.

East Rutherford at Shelby, 5 p.m.

Madison at TJCA, 5 p.m.

Chase at Freedom, 5 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY Chase at R-S Central, 4 p.m.

LADIES TENNIS Burns at R-S Central, 4 p.m.

East Rutherford at Shelby, 4 p.m.

Mountain Heritage at TJCA, 4 p.m.

8 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football Troy at Middle Tennessee State.

Hayes, who has guided the team to back-to-back Coastal Plain League titles, was enthusiastic about the addition of Boler to the Owls’ front

Chase’s Kelyn McDowell (5) makes a quick advance up-field with the ball during the soccer action against East Rutherford Monday at Chase High School.

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Boler was joined at the podium by Owls Owner Ken Silver, Managing Partner Jesse Cole and Head Coach Matt Hayes.

“We wanted to find the best possible person for this job,” said Cole.

“We conducted a national search and after I saw Boler’s resume I felt we had found our guy.”

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Greg Biffle celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan. Biffle’s win keeps his Chase hopes alive.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Greg Biffle refused to dismiss his title chances despite two poor races to start the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

He needed to start winning races, though, and that’s exactly what he did Sunday.

Biffle clawed his way back into the title picture on the same day Jimmie Johnson resumed his normal spot atop the NASCAR leaderboard. As expected, Kansas Speedway again played a major role in the Chase, which got a whole lot tighter after Sunday’s race.

Biffle was the first of seven in the Chase to cross the finish line, pulling himself out of a deep hole with seven races remaining to determine the championship.

“Everybody asked us if we’re out of the Chase, have we given up?” the Roush-Fenway Racing driver said. “The 16 team will never give up. A win here propelled us up there. Maybe we’ll go do the same next week.”

That was widespread thinking as nine drivers left Kansas separated by 101 points. It’s the closest the Chase field has been after three races since NASCAR switched to the format in 2004.

But there’s another telling stat that could mean trouble for everyone besides Johnson and Denny Hamlin: Only once in Chase history has the eventual champion been ranked lower than second after Kansas.

8A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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Scoreboard BASEBALL National League Final standings

East Division W L Pct 97 65 .599 91 71 .562 80 82 .494 79 83 .488 69 93 .426 Central Division

W L Pct x-Cincinnati 91 71 .562 St. Louis 86 76 .531 Milwaukee 77 85 .475 Houston 76 86 .469 Chicago 75 87 .463 Pittsburgh 57 105 .352 West Division

W L Pct x-San Francisco 92 70 .565 San Diego 90 72 .559 Colorado 83 79 .512 Los Angeles 80 82 .494 Arizona 65 97 .401

x-Philadelphia y-Atlanta Florida New York Washington

GB — 6 17 18 28 GB — 5 14 15 16 34 GB — 2 8 1/2 11 1/2 26 1/2

x-clinched division y-clinched wild card

American League Final standings

East Division W L Pct 96 66 .593 95 67 .586 89 73 .549 85 77 .525 66 96 .407 Central Division

W L Pct x-Minnesota 94 68 .580 Chicago 88 74 .543 Detroit 81 81 .500 Cleveland 69 93 .426 Kansas City 67 95 .414 West Division

W L Pct x-Texas 90 72 .556 Oakland 81 81 .500 Los Angeles 80 82 .494 Seattle 61 101 .377

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Friday, Oct. 8 Cincinnati (Arroyo 17-10) at Philadelphia (Oswalt 13-13), 6:07 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10 Philadelphia (Hamels 12-11) at Cincinnati (Cueto 12-7) Monday, Oct. 11 Philadelphia at Cincinnati, if necessary Wednesday, Oct. 13 Cincinnati at Philadelphia, if necessary San Francisco vs. Atlanta Thursday, Oct. 7 Atlanta (Lowe 16-12) at San Francisco (Lincecum 16-10), 9:37 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 8 Atlanta (Hanson 10-11) at San Francisco (Cain 13-11), 9:37 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10 San Francisco (Sanchez 13-9) at Atlanta (Hudson 17-9) Monday, Oct. 11 San Francisco at Atlanta, if necessary Wednesday, Oct. 13 Atlanta at San Francisco, if necessary

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Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 2 Florida 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 14 innings Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 7 Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 0 St. Louis 6, Colorado 1 San Francisco 3, San Diego 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1

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GB — 1 7 11 30 GB — 6 13 25 27 GB — 9 10 29

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Sunday’s Games Detroit 4, Baltimore 2 Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5 Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 2, 12 innings Toronto 2, Minnesota 1 L.A. Angels 6, Texas 2 Oakland 4, Seattle 3 MLB Playoffs DIVISION SERIES American League

Tampa Bay vs. Texas Wednesday, Oct. 6 Texas (Lee 12-9) at Tampa Bay (Price 19-6), 1:37 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 7 Texas (Wilson 15-8) at Tampa Bay (Garza 15-10), 2:37 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 9 Tampa Bay (Davis 12-10 ) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 5:07 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay (Shields 13-15) at Texas (Hunter 13-4), if necessary Tuesday, Oct. 12 Texas at Tampa Bay, if necessary

Minnesota vs. New York Wednesday, Oct. 6 New York (Sabathia 21-7) at Minnesota (Liriano 14-10), 8:37 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 7 New York (Hughes 18-8 or Pettitte 11-3) at Minnesota (Pavano 17-11), 6:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 9 Minnesota (Duensing 10-3) at New York (Pettitte 11-3 or Hughes 18-8), 8:37 p.m Sunday, Oct. 10 Minnesota (Blackburn 10-12) at New York (Burnett 10-15), if necessary Tuesday, Oct. 12 New York at Minnesota, if necessary National League

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W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 106 New England 2 1 0 .667 90 Miami 2 1 0 .667 52 Buffalo 0 4 0 .000 61 South

W L T Pct PF Houston 3 1 0 .750 108 Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 71 Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 117 Tennessee 2 2 0 .500 98 North

W L T Pct PF Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 61 Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 86 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 79 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 68 West

W L T Pct PF Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 68 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 113 Denver 2 2 0 .500 87 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 76 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF Washington 2 2 0 .500 73 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 72 Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 95 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 54 South

W L T Pct PF Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 93 New Orleans 3 1 0 .750 79 Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 50 Carolina 0 4 0 .000 46 North

W L T Pct PF Chicago 3 1 0 .750 69 Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 106 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 43 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 82 West

W L T Pct PF Arizona 2 2 0 .500 58 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 77 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 75 San Francisco 0 4 0 .000 52

PA 61 82 51 125 PA 102 111 92 68 PA 55 50 78 77 PA 38 71 85 107

PA 79 88 79 53 PA 60 72 59 87 PA 68 73 38 106 PA 118 52 77 103

Sunday’s Games Denver 26, Tennessee 20 Green Bay 28, Detroit 26 N.Y. Jets 38, Buffalo 14 St. Louis 20, Seattle 3 Atlanta 16, San Francisco 14 Baltimore 17, Pittsburgh 14 New Orleans 16, Carolina 14 Cleveland 23, Cincinnati 20 Houston 31, Oakland 24 Jacksonville 31, Indianapolis 28 San Diego 41, Arizona 10 Washington 17, Philadelphia 12 N.Y. Giants 17, Chicago 3 Open: Kansas City, Dallas, Minnesota, Tampa Bay Monday’s Game New England at Miami, late.

Sunday, Oct. 10 St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

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

Green Bay at Washington, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

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

Tennessee at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Miami, New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle Monday, Oct. 11 Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

Continued from Page 7A The AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (58) 5-0 1,497 1 2. Ohio St. (1) 5-0 1,401 2 3. Oregon 5-0 1,379 4 4. Boise St. (1) 4-0 1,341 3 5. TCU 5-0 1,250 5 6. Oklahoma 5-0 1,183 8 7. Nebraska 4-0 1,172 6 8. Auburn 5-0 1,045 10 9. Arizona 4-0 898 14 10. Utah 4-0 860 13 11. Arkansas 3-1 825 15 12. LSU 5-0 819 12 13. Miami 3-1 769 16 14. Florida 4-1 681 7 15. Iowa 4-1 670 17 16. Stanford 4-1 663 9 17. Michigan St. 5-0 607 24 18. Michigan 5-0 555 19 19. South Carolina 3-1 450 20 20. Wisconsin 4-1 316 11 21. Nevada 5-0 286 25 22. Oklahoma St. 4-0 173 — 23. Florida St. 4-1 162 — 24. Missouri 4-0 99 — 25. Air Force 4-1 94 — Others receiving votes: West Virginia 83, Kansas St. 69, Southern Cal 52, Texas 33, Northwestern 25, Oregon St. 12, Baylor 10, UCLA 8, Virginia Tech 8, N.C. State 4, Penn St. 1.

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Price Chopper 400 Results At Kansas Speedway (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford 2. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 3. (24) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 4. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 5. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 6. (31) Carl Edwards, Ford 7. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford 8. (2) Paul Menard, Ford 9. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 10. (30) A J Allmendinger, Ford 11. (22) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 12. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 13. (9) Kurt Busch, Dodge 14. (28) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 15. (27) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 16. (10) David Ragan, Ford 17. (4) Joey Logano, Toyota 18. (23) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 19. (33) Scott Speed, Toyota 20. (25) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 21. (19) Kyle Busch, Toyota 22. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 23. (26) Brad Keselowski, Dodge 24. (37) Casey Mears, Toyota 25. (11) Bill Elliott, Ford 26. (13) Regan Smith, Chevrolet 27. (36) Patrick Carpentier, Ford 28. (15) Elliott Sadler, Ford 29. (7) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 30. (34) Reed Sorenson, Toyota 31. (43) Dave Blaney, Ford 32. (38) David Gilliland, Ford 33. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford 34. (32) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 35. (16) David Reutimann, Toyota 36. (18) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 37. (1) Kasey Kahne, Ford 38. (41) Kevin Conway, Toyota 39. (42) Tony Raines, Chevrolet 40. (29) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet 41. (17) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet 42. (39) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet 43. (35) Landon Cassill, Toyota Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.077 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 54 minutes, 2 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 7.638 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps.

Lead Changes: 20 among 12 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K.Kahne 1-27; J.Gordon 28-43; M.McDowell 44; J.Gordon 45-55; M.Kenseth 56-80; T.Stewart 81-94; M.Kenseth 95; J.Gordon 96-97; P.Carpentier 98-107; T.Stewart 108-145; K.Harvick 146; J.Burton 147-148; T.Stewart 149155; K.Harvick 156-170; T.Stewart 171-187; G.Biffle 188; J.McMurray 189-195; P.Menard 196-206; G.Biffle 207-236; C.Edwards 237-238; G.Biffle 239-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): T.Stewart, 4 times for 76 laps; G.Biffle, 3 times for 60 laps; J.Gordon, 3 times for 29 laps; K.Kahne, 1 time for 27 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 26 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 16 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 11 laps; P.Carpentier, 1 time for 10 laps; J.McMurray, 1 time for 7 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Burton, 1 time for 2 laps; M.McDowell, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson, 5,503; 2.

D.Hamlin, 5,495; 3. K.Harvick, 5,473; 4.

C.Edwards, 5,450; 5. J.Gordon, 5,445; 6.

Ku.Busch, 5,433; 7. Ky.Busch, 5,423; 8. G.Biffle, 5,418; 9. J.Burton, 5,402; 10. T.Stewart, 5,376; 11. M.Kenseth, 5,354; 12. C.Bowyer, 5,251.

Europe hangs on to win Cup

NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Graeme McDowell capped off an unforgettable year for himself — and for Europe.

In a Ryder Cup that came down to the very last match Monday, McDowell rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, then closed out Hunter Mahan to give Europe the 14 1/2 points it needed to reclaim the precious gold trophy.

It was the first time since 1991 that the Ryder Cup was decided by the final singles match, a thriller made possible by the Americans getting big wins from its best players and a stunning comeback by 21-year-old rookie Rickie Fowler.

Under far greater pressure than he faced at Pebble Beach,

McDowell turned back the American rally with a birdie putt that seemed to take forever to reach the hole until it tumbled into the cup and set off a ground-shaking roar.

Europe, ahead by three points going into the final round, took the early lead in eight of the nine matches and appeared on its way to another rout on home soil. It all turned so quickly.

Tiger Woods holed out from the fairway for eagle during a seven-hole stretch that he played in 7-under par. Steve Stricker won the opening match and Phil Mickelson built a big lead to win late. Then came Fowler, the first PGA Tour rookie to play in the Ryder Cup, winning the last three holes with 15-foot

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That gave the Americans 13 1/2 points, and they only needed a halve in the last match to retain the cup. Just as Fowler was being mobbed by his teammates, Mahan made a nervy birdie putt on the 15th to cut McDowell’s lead to 1 up.

For U.S. captain Corey Pavin, it was a week where everything seemed to go wrong.

That changed in a two-hour window that shifted momentum, and almost the Ryder Cup, to his side.

“We nearly got there today,” he said. “We started off a little slow. We came back hard. We almost got there.”

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chance with the Trojans Tyler Harth, but the Chase keeper made a leaping save to keep his team up 2-0 at the half.

The Trojans did not seem satisfied with that lead as Clint McIntyre had a shot early in the 2nd half but the attempt sailed high.

Moments later, Escalera fired a missile from 25 yards out for the hat trick and a 3-0 lead.

Not to be outdone, teammate Jorge Mendoza fired and hit two shots in quick succession as Chase took a commanding 5-0 lead.

From that point, Chase put extra defenders in front of the goal to preserve the shutout.

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office.

“I am totally behind Jeremy,” Hayes said. “I think when he walks into the ballpark on opening day, he’ll feel just how special a place this is — Forest City is a special place and I think he will find that out.”

Boler will work with the front office staff of the Forest City staff to come up with new promotions, and he brings to the job the idea that families matter to baseball.

“When I was in Winston, we used to say that family entertainment was our number one goal,” said Boler. “I look forward to sitting down with the staff and coming up with some exciting promotions.”

The event, which was attended by Forest City officials, citizens and members of the Owls booster club, was warm in their reception of Boler and questions asked of the new GM included whether or not NCAA baseball would be back at McNair.

“Right now, we have six games on tap including Western Carolina,” Boler said. “I will sit down with Denise (Holland) and Keva (Fuller) and we will continue to work on that schedule.”

Boler was reared in Charlotte and moved to Boiling Springs during his time at GWU. Boler worked with the information office of the Big South Conference before moving to WinstonSalem to work for the Dash. The Dash are a Single A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and the town recently built the team a $47 million stadium, BB&T Park.

Boler’s girlfriend, Adrienne Smith, is a teacher at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and the couple is planning to wed.

Hurricanes fall 5-3 in exhibition ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Maxim Sushinskiy scored twice in the third period and SKA St. Petersburg defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in an exhibition game Monday.

The loss at the Palace came in Carolina’s final warmup before opening the NHL regular season Thursday against the Minnesota Wild in Helsinki, Finland.

The Wild beat Ilves of Tampere 5-1 in Finland also on Monday.

The Hurricanes kept Eric Staal out in the third period but said he was not injured.

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Thomas Jefferson (3-5-1) fought for a score in both halves, and got a lucky break when Owen (12-4) was cited for a handball in the box during the second half. The play gave the Gryphons a penalty kick during the 79th minute of regulation.

Michael Mellnik took the shot to tie the game at 1-all, which sent the contest into overtime for 10 more minutes.

Thomas Jefferson scored quickly in the first overtime period when Heath Thompson blasted a line-drive outlet pass that Alan Colnot received and pushed ahead and away from the defense before putting the ball into the nets from 25 yards out.

The goal put the Gryphons up 2-1 just two minutes into overtime, but the lead was short-lived.

Owen’s Matt Brouwer hit a shot two minutes later that rang the near post for a 2-2 tie.

The game went to a second overtime period and Foreman scored off a squibbed corner kick for the Warhorses for the game-winner.

Both teams put up seven shots each during the overtime session, but Owen outshot TJCA 21-20 on the night.

In the first half, both teams combined for 16 shots, but Owen made the only goal of the half count on a Foreman’s nearside goal for the 1-0 lead in the 37th minute.

Thomas Jefferson goalkeeper Richard Petty had nine saves in the match.

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Houston Texans safety Troy Nolan (33) celebrates an interception during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Calif., Sunday.

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Colts, Rams see 2-2 differently Broncos 26, Titans 20

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Progress for the St. Louis Rams at 2-2 is distress for the Indianapolis Colts, who surprisingly have the same mediocre record.

While the Rams were pretty happy after surpassing their win total from last season by beating the Seattle Seahawks 20-3 on Sunday, the Colts wondered how they’re one of 12 teams sitting at .500 after four games.

“It’s not what we want to be, it’s not what we set out to be, but it’s what we are,” quarterback Peyton Manning said after a 31-28 loss at Jacksonville. “We have to find a way to dig ourselves out of a hole. We are in a hole.”

Indianapolis was put there by Josh Scobee’s 59-yard field goal on the final play — the eighthlongest in NFL history and the longest in franchise history. The Jaguars (2-2) rebounded from back-to-back, 25-point losses — the worst consecutive setbacks in team history — and handed the six-time defending AFC South champion Colts their second division loss.

Meanwhile, St. Louis won consecutive games for the first time in two seasons, snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Seahawks (2-2) and ended a 15-game drought against NFC West opponents. They’re also tied for first in the division.

The Rams last won consecutive games in Weeks 5 and 6 of 2008 under interim head coach Jim Haslett. Before this surge, they had lost 27 of 28.

Jackson played through a groin injury and passed Marshall Faulk for second on the franchise rushing list to complement rookie Sam Bradford, who was 23 for 41 for a season-best 289 yards and two touchdowns.

“It feels great,” Bradford said. “To get ourselves to 2-2 and just be in the conversation for the division lead, I think that’s big for this team.”

Chicago and Pittsburgh were also knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving the surprising Kansas City Chiefs — on a bye in Week 4 — as the NFL’s only team without a loss.

The New York Giants knocked out the Bears’ Jay Cutler with a concussion in a nine-sack first half, sent his replacement, Todd Collins, to the sideline late in the fourth quarter and limited previously unbeaten Chicago (3-1) to 110 total yards in a 17-3 victory.

Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown against a defense that had allowed 119 yards on the ground in its first three games and Lawrence Tynes kicked a 22-yard field goal as the Giants (2-2) snapped a two-game losing streak.

New York limited the Bears to six first downs, did not allow a third-down conversion in 13 attempts and forced three turnovers in addition to 10 total sacks.

The Steelers were close to being 4-0 without Ben Roethlisberger. But Joe Flacco withstood a late go-ahead touchdown and goal-line stand to throw an 18-yard scoring pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining, and the Ravens won 17-14 at Heinz Field.

A worst-case scenario for the Steelers (3-1), Roethlisberger’s four-game suspension, nearly became a perfect one. Nearly.

Even without Roethlisberger and his two injured backups, Byron Leftwich and Dennis Dixon, they were within seconds of being 4-0 for the first time since 1979.

Redskins 17, Eagles 12

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donovan McNabb threw for 125 yards and one touchdown, leading Washington to a victory in his first game against his former team.

Michael Vick was forced out in the first quarter with chest and rib injuries in his first start in front of the hometown crowd. He will need an MRI on Sunday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Despite being sacked six times, Kyle Orton completed 35 of 50 passes for 341 yards and two TDs to overcome a measly 19 yards rushing as Denver improved to 2-2. His 6-yard TD pass to Correll Buckhalter with 1:33 left rallied the Broncos, who got four field goals from Matt Prater.

Packers 28, Lions 26 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw three TD passes and Charles Woodson returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown, but the Packers (3-1) barely held on against the pesky Lions (0-4).

Staked to a 28-14 lead after Woodson’s score early in the third quarter, the Lions’ Jason Hanson kicked four field goals before Green Bay managed to control the ball for the final 6:32.

Jets 38, Bills 14 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — LaDainian Tomlinson cruised through Buffalo’s defense for 133 yards and two TDs, and Dustin Keller caught two TD passes from Mark Sanchez.

With his best game in nearly two years, LT passed Tony Dorsett for seventh place on the NFL’s career rushing list with 12,831 yards — and counting.

Texans 31, Raiders 24 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Arian Foster, benched for the first 23 minutes due to an undisclosed off the-field behavior issue, ran 74 yards for one touchdown and caught a 10-yard pass from Matt Schaub for another score in the second half to spark Houston (3-1).

Foster finished with 131 yards on 16 carries and added 56 yards receiving.

Chargers 41, Cardinals 10 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Antonio Gates became the seventh tight end in NFL history with 500 catches, including touchdown receptions of 33 and 26 yards from Philip Rivers, to lead the Chargers.

It was a big day all around for San Diego (2-2).

Rookie running back Ryan Mathews scored his first NFL touchdown on a 15-yard run late in the third quarter. Fullback Mike Tolbert ran 16 times for 100 yards — his first 100-yard game in three seasons — and one score.

Browns 23, Bengals 20 CLEVELAND (AP) — Peyton Hillis rumbled for 102 yards and a touchdown, Phil Dawson kicked three field goals and the Browns finally held a fourth-quarter lead, surviving a big day by Terrell Owens for their first win.

The Browns (1-3) had lost their first three games by a total of 12 points, failing to finish down the stretch.

But this time, they overcame a costly penalty, made a crucial sack of Carson Palmer in the closing minutes and withstood a 10-catch, 220-yard performance by Owens, who also moved into second place on the NFL’s career list for yards receiving.

Falcons 16, 49ers 14 ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Bryant kicked a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to lift the Falcons over winless San Francisco.

The Falcons (3-1) got a big break to set up the winning points when receiver Roddy White forced the 49ers’ Nate Clements to fumble away an interception and keep Atlanta’s drive alive.

San Francisco (0-4) blew a 14-0 first-quarter lead due in part to a pair of interceptions by Alex Smith.

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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Jimmy Clausen was better. There were no bobbled snaps, he threw his first NFL touchdown pass and the Carolina Panthers doubled their offensive output from a week earlier.

It just wasn’t enough to produce that elusive first win. And the chaotic, failed final drive in New Orleans Sunday that included gaffes with clock management, communication and blitz recognition provided painful lessons for the Carolina rookie.

This NFL quarterback thing isn’t easy.

“There was a lot of stuff that was happening,” coach John Fox said Monday.

“Guys not lined up right, not getting the call. You’ve got a lot of young people out there.”

In his second start, the former Notre Dame standout was close to engineering one of the league’s biggest surAssociated Press prises this season.

Carolina Panthers’ lineTrailing the Super backer Dan Connor (55) and Bowl champions safety Charles Godfrey (30) 16-14, with 3:50 left, break up a pass intended for Clausen nearly put New Orleans Saints tight end the Panthers in posi- David Thomas (85) Sunday. tion for a possible game-winning field goal. On fourth-and-4 from his own 46, he kept a busted play alive and threw a perfect pass to rookie David Gettis along the sideline for 16 yards.

After DeAngelo Williams gained 2 yards on the next play, the Panthers were at the Saints 36 and at the edge of kicker John Kasay’s range.

“Get three yards in three downs and have an attempt at kicking the winning field goal,” Fox said.

One play changed everything.

Williams, who had a 39-yard touchdown on a cutback run earlier in the game, tried the move again. This time he was stuffed by Usama Young for a 4-yard loss, dropping the Panthers out of field goal range.

Suddenly the Panthers had to pass as they faced earsplitting noise at the Superdome.

It didn’t help that Clausen’s only reliable target and non-rookie receiver, Steve Smith, was sidelined in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle.

The play clock was nearing zero when Clausen finally dropped back and was slow to pick up a blitz. Malcolm Jenkins took him down for another 4-yard loss.

Now the Panthers faced desperation, fourthand-16 from the 44 with less than a minute left.

But because of more confusion, the team huddled instead of going into the hurry-up offense.

Fox on Monday incorrectly said it was fourthand-14, and Clausen’s pass intended for Dwayne Jarrett may not have been a first down if it was caught. It didn’t matter because Clausen wasted nearly 40 seconds before taking the snap and Jarrett would’ve been tackled inbounds to end the game.

“I think when the ball was snapped there were 8 seconds left,” Fox said. “What we needed was a miracle.”

Instead, the Panthers (0-4) are off to their worst start since 1998 as they try to speed up Clausen’s maturation.

He went 11 of 21 for 146 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Stewart. He had no interceptions and no fumbles.

Still, there’s much to be learned.

Clausen won’t have to worry about an opposing crowd Sunday when Julius Peppers returns to Carolina with Chicago (3-1). But Clausen will likely be without his main target, Smith.

That would leave a rookie quarterback throwing to as many as three rookie receivers.

“Going into an environment like that, playing under those circumstances against the defending world champs,” Clausen said, “it’s only going to make us get better quicker.”

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Nation Today ‘Naked Cowboy’ has ambition: presidency

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s most famous cowboy has been seized by naked ambition.

Robert Burck, known far and wide as the Naked Cowboy, intends to announce on Wednesday that he plans to enter the 2012 presidential race.

Burck is a tourist attraction known for strumming his guitar in Times Square while wearing only white underwear, boots and a cowboy hat.

Fla. student’s message in bottle found in Ireland

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A message in a bottle sent by a Florida high school student as part of his marine science class has come ashore in Ireland.

Corey Swearingen put the bottle into the Atlantic Ocean in April 2009 and it followed the current all the way to a small fishing village in Ireland. A 17-year-old boy and his father found the bottle during a family vacation.

Swearingen’s former teacher, Ethan Hall, says the bottle’s trip probably lasted about 16 months or so.

In Ireland, the boy and his father responded to the letter, which urged the reader to write with details of the bottle’s location.

17 stuck on Wisconsin Ferris wheel rescued

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Emergency crews in Wisconsin used a ladder truck to rescue 17 people trapped on a Ferris wheel.

The ride was one of the attractions at Party on the Pavement in Racine, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee.

Officials say emergency crews were called about 1 p.m. Saturday after it appeared the ride fell out of alignment and got stuck.

No one was hurt, but it took about two hours to stabilize the wheel before the rescues began.

Two killed when car, ambulance collide NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Two women have died and five people were injured after their car collided with an ambulance in Newberry County.

Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bryan McDougald told The State newspaper of Columbia that the women died Friday night. They were 22 and 23 years old and had addresses in Germany. Their names were withheld.

McDougald says three people in the car and the ambulance’s two medical workers were injured in the crash and taken to a local hospital.

The ambulance was traveling with its lights and siren on.

NJ school holds vigil for student who killed self NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University held a silent vigil Sunday night to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with a man in his dormitory room was secretly streamed online.

The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi drew a few hundred people, many holding candles, to the school’s campus in New Brunswick.

While some area religious officials briefly addressed the crowd during the hour-long vigil, few words were spoken by the participants. Most in attendance took the time to reflect on what had happened to Clementi, sharing hugs and holding hands with others in a show if unity.

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In a March 5 file photo, VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor is pictured at the casino in Shorter, Ala. McGregor, owner of Alabama’s largest casino, along with four state senators and several top lobbyists have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of vote buying on a bill to legalize electronic bingo. The indictment was released Monday.

Casino owners, solons charged in bingo case MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After the governor began raiding the state’s electronic bingo halls, casino owners sent lobbyists to the Capitol with orders to make their Vegasstyle parlors legal. Part of the plan, federal authorities said Monday, was to offer lawmakers millions of dollars in bribes.

The Justice Department unveiled an indictment accusing the owner of Alabama’s largest casino, four state senators and several lobbyists of a scheme to buy and sell votes in the Legislature. One defendant has pleaded guilty to offering a senator $2 million to vote for a bill to keep the bingo machines operating.

Since Republican Gov. Bob Riley began his raids nearly two years ago, the issue has set off angry statehouse rallies and complaints by local officials that casino closures cost poor counties much-needed jobs. Against this backdrop and with the pro-gambling bill on the verge of passage, the Justice Department announced last spring that it was looking into corruption at the statehouse.

On Monday, federal agents spread out across the state to arrest 11 people on federal charges of conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud.

The head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, Lanny Breuer, said the corrupt scheming was “astonishing in scope ... a full-scale campaign to bribe legislators and others.”

Electronic bingo games, which have flashing lights and sound effects similar to slot machines, were a rapidly growing business in Alabama until Riley formed his task force to shut them down.

The task force raided bingo halls, seized machines and won court battles that resulted in the closure

of all privately operated electronic bingo casinos. Three operated by the Poarch Creek Indians, who aren’t under state control, have thrived amid the shutdowns.

State legislators tried to pass bills in 2009 and 2010 to allow the games to operate, but both bills failed.

Behind the scenes, federal prosecutors said, operators of the two largest private casinos and teams of lobbyist were offering millions in campaign contributions, benefit concerts by country music artists, free polling and hidden $1 million-a-year payments in return for votes.

Milton McGregor, owner of VictoryLand casino in Shorter, and Ronnie Gilley, developer of the Country Crossing casino in Dothan, were indicted along with three of their lobbyists and state Sens. Harri Anne Smith of Slocomb, James Prueitt of Talladega, Larry Means of Attalla, and Quinton Ross Jr. of Montgomery.

All four senators voted for an unsuccessful bill to legalize the machines.

McGregor’s lawyer, Joe Espy, said his client is innocent and looks forward to proving it.

Smith called the indictments “a nakedly political move, coordinated by prosecutors in cahoots with the governor’s office” to influence November elections. All except Preuitt are seeking re-election.

Federal authorities said Monday that a 12th defendant — an employee of one of the indicted lobbyists — pleaded guilty Sept. 28 to conspiracy. Jennifer Pouncy of Montgomery admitted that at Massey’s direction, she offered Preuitt $2 million for his vote and that Massey authorized her to offer $100,000 to Means for his vote.

Emanuel off and running CHICAGO (AP) — Last week, Afghanistan. This week, parents protesting the proposed demolition of a park field house.

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel hit the campaign trail on Monday and got a sudden taste of the vastly different agenda he’d face as Chicago’s mayor — and the hurdles he must overcome to be elected.

A day after unveiling his campaign on a new website, Emanuel hit the streets vowing to “hear from Chicagoans — in blunt and honest terms” about what they want from their next mayor. Many were happy just to shake hands, exchange hugs, or drink coffee with President Barack Obama’s hard-charging former right hand man.

But he also faced skepticism about his intentions, loyalties and whether he even has the legal right to run for mayor in a city he hasn’t lived in for nearly two years.

The blunt talk during one part of Emanuel’s visit to a bustling street in the mostly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood was that he wasn’t listening enough.

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There, a group of parents protesting the planned demolition of a park field house briefly surrounded Emanuel’s car. They said he’d promised to talk with them on the sidewalk, but instead, after entering a restaurant to shake hands with patrons, he quickly headed to his car without stopping.

Michelle Palencia, whose 6-yearold son attends a school that uses the field house as a library, said the group confronted Emanuel because no one else is listening.

Skeptics and well-wishers alike greeted Emanuel as he campaigned at a downtown train station, a South Side restaurant and along Pilsen’s busy 18th Street.

Outside Izola’s restaurant, a bastion for Chicago’s black leaders and a favorite of the city’s first black mayor, Harold Washington, a fair number of curiosity seekers said they’d never even heard of Emanuel.

One thing Emanuel may have in his favor as he looks for votes among South Side black voters is his connection to Obama, who once worked as a community activist in the area and remains immensely popular.

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Business Notes Belk stores get new logo

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

Stock futures retreated to kick off a busy week that culminates with the government’s monthly report on employment. Traders were skittish Monday ahead of readings on August factory orders and pending home sales.

Associated Press

Stocks stumble to open week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Monday as investors took a pause from a historic rally in September and held back ahead of a busy week of economic and earnings reports.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 80 points after factory orders fell slightly more than expected in August and contracts for new homes remained far below last year’s pace.

Analysts say the market was due for a pullback following a 10.4 percent gain in the Dow last month. The monthlong rally has come on relatively low volume, a sign that many investors are still waiting on the sidelines.

In corporate news, American Express Co. sank 6.5 percent after the Justice Department hit the credit card company with an antitrust suit. The government also sued MasterCard and Visa but announced proposed settlements with those two.

Doug Roberts, chief investment strategist at Channel Capital Research, said the market has been trading in a broad range over the past six months.

With it approaching the high end of that range, a pullback is not surprising, he said.

The market has been “alternating between euphoria and despair,” Roberts said of the wide trading range dating back to late April, when stocks hit their high for the year.

This week brings a number of potentially important news events for stocks, including

Friday’s monthly jobs survey in commercial aircraft orders. and earnings on Thursday from Excluding transportation, orders Dow industrials component rose 0.9 percent.

Alcoa Inc., a report that marks The number of buyers that the traditional kickoff to the signed contracts to purchase quarterly earnings season. homes rose more than expectFrance’s Sanofi-Aventis ed in August. The National launched an $18.5 billion hosAssociation of Realtors pending tile takeover offer for Genzyme home sales index rose 4.3 perCorp. Sanofi-Aventis’ previous cent, slightly better than the 2.5 offer was rejected by Genzyme’s percent jump economists preboard, so it is now taking the dicted. offer directly to shareholders.

The housing market remains The offer, at $69 per share, is weak after a home buyer tax unchanged from Sanofi-Aventis’ credit expired at the end of original offer in July.

April. The pending home sales The Dow Jones industrial index is 20 percent below where average fell 78.41, or 0.7 percent, it was just a year ago. to close at 10,751.27 The week’s blitz of economic The Standard & Poor’s 500 reports and the start of earnings index fell 9.21, or 0.8 percent, to season should provide insight 1,137.03. The Nasdaq composite into the economy and help give index fell 26.23, or 1.1 percent, the market direction. With to 2,344.52. unemployment still at 9.6 perThe S&P 500 again came cent, traders will be most closely within two points of hitting watching Friday’s monthly jobs 1,150. The index has come that report. close or crossed 1,150 each of the Sanofi-Aventis shares fell past sevenForest daysCity during trading.

25 Co cents to $32.87. Genzyme Daily Courier_Ruth People_1.833inx3in However, it has been unable to shares rose 13 cents to $71.01. close above the key level during American Express fell $2.73 to that stretch. $39.05.

Mike Shea, managing partner Cautious investors continued at Direct Access Partners LLC, to pour money into bonds, sendsaid optimistic profit outlooks ing Treasury prices higher and from companies as they report their yields lower. The yield earnings in the next few weeks on the 10-year Treasury note, would “absolutely get us through which helps set interest rates on 1,150.” loans, fell to 2.48 percent from Factory orders fell 0.5 per2.51 percent late Friday. cent in August, slightly worse About three stocks fell for than the 0.4 percent drop preevery one that rose on the New dicted by economists polled by York Stock Exchange where Thomson Reuters. But the drop consolidated volume came to 3.7 was largely due to a steep falloff billion shares.

Apple may become most valuable

NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s something to think about the next time you pick up a call on your iPhone: the device you’re holding may soon be the signature product of the most valuable company in the world.

Thanks to its line of gadgets that combine the ability to make calls, send email, read books, watch movies and listen to music, Apple Inc. is on a path to overtake Exxon Mobil Corp. as the largest company by market capitalization.

While Apple CEO Steve Jobs will no doubt be happy about his new perch atop the business world, there’s more at stake here than mere

bragging rights. As soon as the total value of the company’s shares edges above Exxon’s, Apple will take over the top spot in the Standard and Poor’s 500, the market index used by most professional money managers.

That means that billions of dollars invested in funds that track the index will have to shift their holdings to reflect Apple’s new weighting.

Exxon, meanwhile, may see its share price fall from the same effect. That slide could be accelerated by hedge funds and technical traders who make bets based on the rebalancing of major indexes and would be primed to short the shares of Exxon.

RALEIGH (AP) — Charlotte-based Belk is looking to update its 122-year-old image.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Sunday that the iconic Southern department store chain will spend about $70 million to change its logo to a more modern look and rebrand itself.

Belk last changed its script logo 43 years ago.

The new logo will be all lowercase letters. The first wave of about 60 stores to get the new signs will be in larger cities of Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte and Raleigh. The rest of the company’s 300 stores get the signs over the next year.

Belk opened its first store in Monroe in 1888 and has since spread beyond its Carolinas base and the traditional South to Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Indiana.

Two companies bring 241 NC jobs RALEIGH (AP) — Two companies plan to create 241 jobs over the next four years in North Carolina as they expand production of a new insulin device for people with diabetes.

Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Monday that Novo Nordisk and Nypro Inc. will expand plant employment in Johnston and Buncombe counties through a $161 million investment. Novo Nordisk will add 85 jobs at its Clayton plant to increase production of an insulin delivery device. Nypro will hire more people in Asheville to make plastic and assemble the device.

Call center expands with 600 jobs RALEIGH (AP) — A Dallas-based subsidiary of Xerox Corp. says it plans to hire 600 agents and supervisors for a Raleigh call center.

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said Monday it would begin hiring immediately for people who would handle incoming technical support and consumer relations calls.

The company said it needs to hire hundreds of new employees quickly to serve a consumer electronics company.

Xerox spokesman Bill McKee said the 11-monthold Raleigh call center now employs 450.

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God And deAth(PArt 2)

C.S. Lewis in his book, “A Grief Observed”, wrote, “Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.” Lewis was describing his journey through the grieving process after losing his wife to cancer. In an earlier article, I pointed out that there perhaps is never a time that God is closer than at the time of death. The Bible tells us that the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning (Eccl. 7:4). The difference from those who go on from losing a loved one and those who do not, is that at the end of the “long valley” some find hope and others don’t.

One of the blessings in being a Christian is that God promises us that we will see our loved ones again if they have accepted his plan of redemption. As a seventeen year old young man, I was faced with my mortality and my sin and at that moment I trusted Christ as my Savior.

According to God’s Word, I will see my Christian grandparents

and family members once again.

This is the hope that brings the peace to a heart that is hurting.

One of the greatest gifts we can give our families is not a big inheritance or a famous legacy, but the calm assurance that at the moment we die, we will be in God’s presence. Yes, death brings much pain, but not knowing whether we will see our loved one again hurts even more and leads to hopelessness. Let me encourage you to examine your life and prepare for the inevitable. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)

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Celebrating Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus, the son of a wool merchant and weaver, was born in Genoa, Italy. At the young age of 14, he set sail for the first time. On one of his voyages in 1470, there was a shipwreck off of the coast of Portugal. He was able to swim to the shore, and he made that country his home.

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain became interested in his very adventuresome voyage ideas. On August 2, 1492, Columbus set sail in search of the East Indies. The voyage was financed by the King and Queen. Columbus and a 90-man crew traveled aboard three ships on the trip to the New World. The ships were named The Nina, The Pinta, and the largest ship which Columbus commanded, The Santa Maria. Columbus never actually arrived on the mainland of the Americas, which he believed to be the Indies, until his third voyage to the new world. On Christmas Day of 1492, the Santa Maria sank off of the coast of Hispaniola. On January 16, 1493, Columbus set sail back for Spain aboard the Nina, arriving there on March 4 of the same year. His second voyage departed for the New World in September of 1493 with 17 ships. The ships carried people and supplies to begin colonization. Columbus would sail back and forth between the New and Old Worlds two more times before his death in Valladolid, Spain, on May 20, 1506. He was 55 years old.

Columbus Day is celebrated in honor of the voyages that Columbus made. Although he was not the first person to discover the Americas, he is recognized as one of the most important contributors to colonization. He was the first European successful in efforts to colonize the New World. He explored parts of the Caribbean and discovered the mainland of South America on his third voyage. He never actually found North America, or a passage to China, which he hoped to find. This was because what he believed to be the Indies was actually the Continent of South America. aCross Clues: 2. One ship in Columbus’ fleet of three.

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Curious in the Kitchen Gail Prather

Nothing says fall like apples

Apples are delicious any time of year, with their crisp white flesh and their ability to store for long periods. But they are never better than they are in the fall. I especially enjoy apples in savory dishes, which usually means pork in my house, because pork and apples are especially good together.

Last night, that meant that some bone-in pork chops were destined to meet up with some apple/sage dressing.

The dressing couldn’t be easier. For four pork chops, start with one large or two smaller apples, cored and cut into chunks; half a large onion; and a couple of stalks of celery, with the leaves on, if you have them.

Fairly firm, sweet/tart apples are the best choice to include in a dressing. Some good choices are Duchess, Cortland, McIntosh, Jazz or even Granny Smith.

All of the vegetables and apples get chopped fairly small.

If you have a food processor, a few pulses will give you a nice dice.

Melt a heaping spoonful of butter in a sauté pan, and add the chopped vegetables and apple. Saute over medium heat, just until the onions are translucent, and the vegetables have begun to soften a bit.

For the bread element of the dressing, I prefer a hardy white bread, such as a boule or French or Italian loaves.

For four pork chops, use about three cups of cubed bread. I toast the slices lightly, and leave the crusts on, because I like the slightly heartier texture of the crust – if you don’t, simply trim off the crusts before cubing the bread.

After the veggies are sautéed, the cubed, toasted bread can be stirred in, as well as a couple of tablespoons of fresh sage (or about half that much dried sage), and salt and pepper to taste.

Once the mixture has cooled, add an egg to bind, and moisten with chicken broth if it seems a little dry. I like, at this point, to toss in a handful of chopped, toasted pecan pieces, but that is certainly optional.

Cut a pocket in fat, bone-in chops, or sandwich the dressing between two thinner chops.

Once the chops are stuffed, brown them lightly on top of the stove, and slide them into a 350 oven for about 20 minutes to finish cooking. The stuffing should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

A quick pan sauce can be made with the drippings by adding a bit of chicken broth, maybe a bit of wine and reducing by half, then stirring in a last minute tablespoon of butter, off the heat.

For a quick short-cut, sautéed diced apples, onions and sage can be added to ready-made stuffing for additional flavor.

If you are watching your carbs, then just slice up your apples and an onion, and sauté them in the pan, right along with the pork chops, and sprinkle in a bit of sage along with the salt and pepper. To make a sauce, add a bit of white wine, chicken broth or even apple cider to the pan, reduce it by half, and enrich the sauce with a little bit of cream.

Nothing says fall like the crisp, tender sweetness of apples added to a savory dish.

Gail Prather is a kitchen addict, cooking teacher, caterer and author of the food blog “Curious Cook in the Kitchen.” Visit the blog at curiouscookinthekitchen.blogspot.com.

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An apple a day in a variety of ways

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Lifestyles Editor

We’ve all heard an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but are apples really that good for you?

Yes, says Tracy Davis, a family and consumer agent with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Rutherford County Center.

“They really are,” she said. “They are full of fiber, vitamins and minerals and a medium size apple provides about four ounces of water, which can count toward your daily requirements.”

To maximize the health benefits of the juicy fruit – which is plentiful right now because it’s in season – you should eat it with the peel intact, Davis said.

Most of the fiber is in the peel.

“If you don’t really like the peel, you can get varieties with thinner skins,” she said. One popular thinskinned variety is Gala, not just for it’s taste but also because it’s long shelf-life.

“Galas will last longest at 55 degrees,” Davis said.

“If you have somewhere such as a basement or carport where you can keep insects out, those are the best places to store them.”

Thicker skinned varieties include Golden and Red Delicious. Tart apples, such as Pink Lady or Granny Smith, are good for making crisps or pies.

While there aren’t any apple orchards in Rutherford County, because of the county’s location to other apple producing counties like Lincoln and Henderson, it shouldn’t be a problem to find a variety of varieties.

“There are places you can go and visit orchards to get apples too,” Davis said, “like Orchard at Altapass.”

To preserve fall’s bounty, you can dry, can or even freeze fresh apples.

“If you are freezing them, the texture won’t be great just for eating, but will be good for cooking,” Davis said. “You may can apples by themselves or as pie fillings or even flavored apples, such as cinnamon apples.”

You can also mash them up and turn them into applesauce, Davis added. She makes her own and leaves the skin on for a chunkier texture.

“Just as with any other canned food, within a year is the best quality, but if it’s done properly and still sealed it can be enjoyed for many years.”

And you don’t have to just eat them plain or in dessert.

Davis provided recipes from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture that uses apples in side dishes and main dishes as well.

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Apple varieties commonly grown in North Carolina: n Red Delicious is the world’s most widely planted apple. It has a thin bright red skin with a mildly flavored, fine-grained white flesh. Excellent for eating fresh as a snack or in salads. n Rome Beauty is the ultimate baking and cooking apple and yet it is also good for fresh eating. It is a very smooth red apple with a slightly juicy flesh. The flavor of this variety grows richer when baked in your favorite recipe. n Golden Delicious is an apple with firm white flesh which retains its shape and rich mellow flavor when baked or cooked. The skin is so tender that it does not require peeling for most recipes. This apple is one that will stay white longer when cut and therefore is great for salads. n Stayman apples have a juicy creme-colored to yellowish flesh with a tart wine-like flavor. They hold up well in storage and are often used as cooking and cider apples as well for fresh snacks. n Granny Smith apples have a mouthwatering tartness. They are distinguished by a bright green appearance, crisp bite and sour apple flavor. Flavor is pronounced when baked and the texture is known for holding up well. n Gala apples are usually medium to smaller in size with a distinctive red and yellow striped heart-shaped appearance. They have a noticeably sweet flavor and aroma and are excellent for kids as a snack. n Jonagold is a large newer variety with a rich full tangy sweet flavor.

The color is an attractive orange-red with light striping over a yellow background. It is juicy and crunchy and is becoming one of the world’s most preferred eating apples. n Gingergold is a medium to large early maturing apple with a cremecolored flesh and mildly sweet flavor. Appearance is similar to a Golden Delicious with an orange blush. n Fuji is a newer variety apple with exceptionally sweet flavor. It is becoming a favorite for both fresh eating and desserts. The appearance of this apple is yellow-green with red highlights but people recognize it not for the way it looks but how it tastes. Known for holding up well in storage. n Crispin/Mutsu apples are light green to yellowish white in appearance. This juicy apple has a sweet, rich, full flavor. Its texture is firm and very dense. Crunchier and tarter than Golden Delicious. n Goldrush apples have a unique rich spicy flavor with a firm texture.

These apples hold up very well in storage. n Honeycrisp apples are exceptionally crisp and juicy with a well-balanced flavor and good storage life. n Empire is a McIntosh type apple with longer shelf life and better color and flavor. Aromatic and crisp with creamy white, juicy flesh. n Pink Lady is one of the newest apples on the market with a crisp sweet/tart flavor. This is a very attractive medium sized apple with a pink blush over yellow undertone.

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Health reform centerpiece faces growing pains

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health care remake, a lifeline available right now to vulnerable people whose medical problems have made them uninsurable.

But the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan started this summer isn’t living up to expectations.

Enrollment lags in many parts of the country. People who could benefit may not be able to afford the premiums. Some state officials who run their own “highrisk pools” have pointed out potential problems.

“The federal risk pool has definitely provided critical access, in some cases lifesaving access, to health insurance,” said Amie Goldman, chair of a national association of state highrisk insurance pools. “That said, enrollment so far is

lower than we would have expected.” Goldman runs the Wisconsin state pool, as well as the federal plan in her state.

California, which has money for about 20,000 people, has received fewer than 450 applications, according to a state official. The program in Texas had enrolled about 200 by early September, an official in that state said. In Wisconsin, Goldman said they’ve received fewer than 300 applications so far, with room for about 8,000 people in the program.

That’s not how it was supposed to work.

Government economists projected as recently as April that 375,000 people would gain coverage this year, and they questioned whether $5 billion allocated to the program would be enough.

Federal officials won’t pro-

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vide enrollment figures, saying several large states have yet to get going.

“We don’t think this is getting off to a slow start,” said Jay Angoff, director of a new insurance oversight office at the Department of Health and Human Services. “We think this is getting off to a good and orderly start.”

Angoff said he’s confident more people will sign up, and he pointed out the program was set up in nearrecord time.

What happens with the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan is important because it could foreshadow problems with major changes under the law that are still a few years away.

For those who get into the program, it can be a life changer.

Preschool teacher Gail O’Brien, 52, was uninsured and facing cancer treatments

that would have left her family deeply in debt. She now pays $495 monthly for a plan with a $5,000 annual deductible. She has a type of immune system cancer, and just one chemotherapy treatment runs to $16,000.

“When I was diagnosed, they told me I had a 60 percent chance of being cured,” said O’Brien, of Keene, N.H. “That’s pretty good odds, but I was also terribly worried about finances. Now I don’t feel like we can’t afford the treatment. It’s manageable to us ... and I know I’m going to beat this.”

Obama announced the plan last fall in his health care speech to Congress.

“For those Americans who can’t get insurance today because they have preexisting medical conditions, we will immediately offer low-cost coverage that will protect you against financial

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ruin if you become seriously ill,” he pledged.

The result was a program that offers health insurance to people with medical problems at prices the average healthy person would pay, although that’s not necessarily cheap. To qualify, you must have had a problem getting insurance because of a medical condition, and have been uninsured for at least six months. Only U.S. citizens and legal residents can get help.

The program will last until 2014, when the new health law requires insurers to accept all applicants regardless of medical history. Most states have opted to take federal money and design their own programs. But in 23 states and the District of Columbia, the federal government runs the plan directly.

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Woman can’t feel pain of others Dear Abby: I lost my father suddenly six years ago. He was 56 and I was 25. I had always been Daddy’s girl, and it took me a long time to deal with his death.

My problem is I’m unsympathetic to everyone around me now. I’ll give you an example. A woman I work with is 60 and both her parents are still living, although her father is in failing health. She talks endlessly about his poor health and how it takes up all her time. Most people feel bad for her, but I resent the fact that she’s upset that her dad is 86 and dying, when my dad died so young.

I feel like I am becoming a cold, unfeeling person and I don’t know how to stop it. Can you help?

— Unsympathetic Dear Unsympathetic: I don’t think you are cold, unfeeling or unsympathetic. You may still not be over the loss of your father. The late Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross broke the grieving process into five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. It might be helpful for you to discuss your concerns with a licensed mental health professional who can help you work this through.

And in the meantime, when your co-worker raises the subject of her pain at losing her father -- which I’m sure you identify with — explain that it’s too painful for you to hear

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and excuse yourself.

Dear Abby: We have a “situation” at work that is becoming intolerable.

Our new boss of four months joins us for our coffee breaks and lunches.

It is awkward, to say the least. The other secretaries and I look forward to our breaks as a time to unwind (and talk about the salespeople and our bosses if we need to vent). Now we can’t speak freely.

Even worse, the woman has atrocious table manners. She talks the entire time she’s eating -- chomping, slurping and spraying food all over.

It’s disgusting.

We brown-bag our lunches because we can’t afford to eat out. We know we can’t tell our boss she isn’t welcome in the break room. Any ideas on how we can handle this?

— Nauseated Dear Nauseated: Allow me to offer a couple. Schedule your breaks so you aren’t all taking one at once, which will make it more difficult for your new boss to join you. And at lunch, break into groups and take your brown bags off the premises if possible. That way, all of you won’t have to tolerate her every day.

Info on sickle-cell anemia Dear Dr. Gott: A lady stated that her grandson would awaken crying with severe pain in his wrists, ankles, knees and hands. These could be the result of sickle-cell disease. I was the mother of a child with sickle cells. I remember my 6-month-old baby waking up crying in pain. The doctors could not find anything wrong until they tested for sickle cell. He was in a sickle-cell crisis.

Since this is a hereditary disease found mostly in African-Americans and some Latinos, you should have asked the grandmother about her nationality.

Dear Reader: Symptoms of sickle cell include anemia (low levels of RBCs and hemoglobin), jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), delayed growth, frequent infection, hand-foot syndrome (swelling of the hands and feet), visual problems and episodes of pain, also known as sickle-cell crises.

Complications include gallstones, pulmonary hypertension, acute chest syndrome, stroke, organ damage, skin ulcers and priapism.

There is no certain cure, but there is a potential for one with bone-marrow transplant; however, finding a matching donor is difficult, and the procedure

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Treatment options include antibiotics for children, pain relievers during crises and hydroxyurea, a cancer-treatment drug that may be beneficial to those with severe disease. Some people also benefit from red-blood-cell transfusions and supplemental oxygen therapy. It is also important to assess and monitor stroke risk.

Several experimental treatments currently being studied may bring new hope. These include gene therapy, nitric oxide, butyric acid, Nicosan and clotrimazole.

Home care includes stress reduction, remaining hydrated, eating a balanced diet, supplemental folic acid, avoiding extreme temperatures and high altitudes and more.

IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Oct. 5 The next 12 months might bring exciting turnabouts for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Check your sources to see if something you wanted to buy is now on sale.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be nice to everybody, because you never know who will step forward and help you. .

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Someone has worked behind the scenes, to help get a project of yours off the drawing board.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Your optimistic attitude will inspire others to be positive.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Significant achievements are possible, so establish some meaningful objectives.

PISCES (Feb. 20March 20) - Have faith in yourself and your good judgment.

ARIES (March 21April 19) - A heart’s desire for which you’ve been striving might come to pass.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Solidify a relationship with someone you recently met whom you greatly liked.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You won’t mind taking care of responsibilities you’ve neglected now that you have more time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - A complex assignment is apt to be foisted upon you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Extra income can come from asource that wasn’t available before.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) - Don’t let size intimidate you; you’ll be luckier with a run-of-the-mill variety.

4B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Nation Today

Europe on alert for terrorists

Pakistan, U.S. tensions spike

BERLIN (AP) — An American missile strike killed five German militants Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the U.S. terror alert for Europe — a plot U.S. officials link to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.

The attack, part of a recent spike in American drone strikes on Pakistan, came as Germany said it has “concrete evidence” that at least 70 Germans have undergone paramilitary training in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and about a third have returned to Germany.

Authorities across Europe have heightened security at airports and other travel hubs as well as at main tourist attractions following the U.S. warning of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot targeting London, Paris, Berlin and other European capitals.

Washington warned Americans over the weekend to use caution when traveling in Europe and imposed a curfew on some U.S. troops based in Germany. On Monday, Britain, Japan and Sweden issued warnings of their own, advising their citizens traveling in Europe to be on alert for possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups.

Police officers with sniffer dogs patrolled subways in Britain on Monday, while soldiers and mounted police were dispatched to two major churches in Paris — Notre Dame in the heart of the city and Sacre Coeur on the Right Bank.

Paramilitary troops were also seen patrolling the area around the Eiffel Tower — twice evacuated in recent weeks for unspecified threats.

The U.S. missile strike in Pakistan killed five German militants taking shelter in a house in the town of Mir Ali in

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of U.S. and NATO trucks carrying fuel and other supplies for troops in Afghanistan lie idle. Dramatic images of Taliban attacks on these convoys are splashed across front pages in this anti-American country with a U.S.-allied government.

Pakistan’s shutting of a key supply line for coalition troops in Afghanistan and the apparent ease with which militants are attacking the stranded convoys are shaking an already uncomfortable relationship between Washington and Islamabad.

The tension comes just as Washington is stepping up its shadow war on militants harbored in Pakistan’s border regions. CIA missile attacks, which have killed dozens of insurgents including some high-ranking al-Qaida operatives, are running at record levels — a sign of America’s impatience with Pakistan’s inaction in some parts of the frontier.

In vitro pioneer wins Nobel

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing in vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples have children but also ignited an enduring controversy with religious groups.

Edwards, an 85-year-old professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge, started working on IVF as early as the 1950s. He developed the technique — in which eggs are removed from a woman, fertilized outside her body and then implanted into the womb — together with British gynecologist surgeon Patrick Steptoe, who died in 1988.

On July 25, 1978, Louise Brown in Britain became the first baby born through the groundbreaking procedure, marking a revolution in fertility treatment.

NATO troops, police are killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Three explosions just minutes apart rocked Kandahar on Monday night, killing up to four Afghan police officers in the nation’s largest city in the south.

Three NATO service members also were killed by bombings in southern Afghanistan and an insurgent attack killed another in the east, raising the coalition’s death toll to 11 in the first four days of October. Their nationalities and details of their deaths were not disclosed.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified Collector of Affidavit of the estate of LULA BELL PARRIS HAMRICK of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LULA BELL PARRIS HAMRICK to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 14th day of September, 2010.

James Kenneth Hamrick, Collector of Affidavit 1053 Old Coventry Ct. Ovidedo, FL 32765 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of MADELINE INEZ PYLE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MADELINE INEZ PYLE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st 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 21st day of September, 2010.

Linda Darlene Pyle, Executor 389 Jericho Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Division Before the Clerk 2009 E 347 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY WADE STACEY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Larry Wade Stacey, late of 528 Morning Star Lake Road, Forest City, NC 28043, Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned care of: Richard P. Williams, Attorney at Law Williams & Martelle, PLLC Attorney for Estate 349 North Main Street Post Office Box 550 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 on or before the 14th day of December, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of August, 2010 /s/ Jo Nann Stacey Jo Nann Stacey, Administrator CTA of the Estate of Larry Wade Stacey Richard P. Williams Williams & Martelle, PLLC Post Office Box 550 Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Tourists look at the Big Ben in London Sunday,. The U.S. government has warned its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda commando-style attack.

North Waziristan, a known hub for foreign militants with links to al-Qaida, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The terror cell said to be behind the Europe plot — eight Germans and a Briton — were believed to have been in hiding in the region. A second Briton was killed in a U.S. strike last month.

A German Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that his office was checking the report of the latest killings.

However, the German police agency responsible for terrorism investigations, the Federal Criminal Police Office, said as many as 220 people have traveled from Germany to Pakistan

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CLYDE H. SEARCY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CLYDE H. SEARCY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 14th day of December, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 14th day of September, 2010.

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and Afghanistan for paramilitary training, and at least 70 have received it. A Pakistani intelligence official last week said there are believed to be around 60 Germans in North Waziristan now.

Despite the growing evidence of a terror plot, France, Britain and Germany — the nations believed to be the targets of the scheme — have not changed their terror threat levels. On Monday, the German government played down the fears by declaring there is “no reason to be alarmist.”

The threat is being viewed differently by Washington and European capitals, and some analysts said it was a matter of approach. Such differences have played out repeatedly in the years since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, they said.

British intelligence prefers to keep targets under surveillance as they plan attacks, often waiting until the final stages to intervene — hoping to gather evidence and to gain information about contacts in Britain and overseas.

“That cuts significantly too close to the bone for the United States. They are not happy to let plots run for too long,” said Tobias Feakin London’s Royal United Services Institute, a military think tank.

In Washington, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Monday that the travel advisory was issued because of extensive evidence of a plot.

“We felt, having tracked intelligence over a lengthy period of time, it was appropriate to issue this alert at this moment,” he said. “We specifically have said continue with your travel plans, but just be cautious because we are aware of active plots against the United States, American citizens and other allies around the world.”

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of JAMES BEATTY PYLE, JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES BEATTY PYLE, JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st 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 21st day of September, 2010.

Linda Darlene Pyle, Executor 389 Jericho Drive Rutherfordton, NC 28139

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JAMES WILLIAM BOYCE (SR.) of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES WILLIAM BOYCE (SR.) to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 28th day of September, 2010.

Angela Boyce Jones, Administrator 172 Hunter Carver Lane Forest City, NC 28043 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LETHA MURRAY SMITH of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LETHA MURRAY SMITH to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of January, 2011 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 5th day of October, 2010.

Diane Smith Honeycutt, Executor 1230 Ferry Rd. Mooresboro, NC 28114

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of TRUDY BURGESS LOCKLEAR of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said TRUDY BURGESS LOCKLEAR to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 28th day of September, 2010.

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The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Joe D. Randall, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before January 5, 2011, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Ostine Earley, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before January 5, 2011, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 5th day of October, 2010.

This the 5th day of October, 2010.

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Notice of General Election Rutherford County, North Carolina

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

A General Election will be held on November 2, 2010 in Rutherford County, North Carolina to vote on US Senate, US House, NC Senate, NC House, District Attorney, County Commissioner, Sheriff, Clerk of Superior Court, Supreme Court Associate Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, District Court Judge, School Board and Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. On the ballot there will be a vote on the proposed N.C. Constitutional Amendment providing that no person convicted of a felony may serve as Sheriff. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. A list of the polling places can be found at www.rutherfordcountync.gov or can be obtained from the Rutherford County Board of Elections Office.

Having qualified as Co-Executor of the estate of JAMES ALLEN COLLINS, SR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JAMES ALLEN COLLINS, SR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th 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 28th day of September, 2010.

Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made in writing and received in the Rutherford County Board of Elections Office by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2010.

Absentee voting by mail begins on September 3, 2010.

One-stop voting will be held in the Board of Elections Office and the Rutherford County Annex Building, 141 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, NC, beginning October 14th Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, October 31st, One-stop voting will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

All residents of the county who are registered to vote with the Rutherford County Board of Elections may vote in this election. Voters who are previously registered need not re-register for this election. Those residents of the county who are not registered to vote must register on or before October 8, 2010 in order to be eligible to vote in this election. Any voter who has moved since the last election must notify the Board of Elections in writing by October 8, 2010. A person may register at the Board of Elections Office at 298 Fairground Rd., Spindale, NC or may register by mail.

A North Carolina resident who is qualified to register to vote may register In-Person and vote at a One-Stop Site in the person's county of residence during the One-Stop Absentee Voting period. For additional information contact the Rutherford Board of Elections at 287-6030.

Syble T. Scruggs, Chairman Rutherford County Board of Elections

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 418 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ernest Prodromides to Jackie Young, Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 960, Page 858, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 19, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Cool Springs, in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Nancy Collins Murray, Co-Executor 232 Greenbriar Drive Forest City, NC 28043 Geneva Earley Greenley, Co-Executor 427 Georgia Avenue Forest City, NC 28043 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re: File No.: 10 E 306 Estate of Mary Frances DeBoy Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of MARY FRANCES DEBOY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of December, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21st day of September, 2010.

Bruce Kennedy, Executor P.O. Box 505 Ellenboro, NC 28040

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 417

Situate, lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, being the same and identical property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 838, Page 248, Rutherford County Registry, and being described according to said Deed as follows:

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Billie Jo Lister to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of August, 2008, and recorded in Book 1019, Page 849, in Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door at 229 North Main St in the City of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on October 19, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rutherford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lying and being in Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being the same property described in that Deed recorded in Deed Book 500 on Page 514, the Rutherford County Registry, and being described by metes and bounds according to a survey by Professional Surveying Services, dated November 16, 1994, as follows:

Lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being bounded on the west, north and east by the property of Tandem Partnership (629/199) and lying north of Bethany Church Road (SR 2213) and being more particularly described from map and survey of Professional Surveying Services dated August 8, 1995, and being Map #12794S as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the center of Low Bridge Road, State Road No. 1911, which point is the beginning point as described in that Deed recorded in Deed Book 500 on Page 514, Rutherford County Registry, said point also being North 70 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds West 288.60 feet from the point at the intersection of the center line of Low Bridge Road, State Road No. 1911, and the center of the old southern railroad tracks, and runs thence from the beginning and with the center of Low Bridge Road, State Road No. 1911 North 69 degrees 05 minutes 40 seconds West 120.40 feet to a point; thence leaving the road North 29 degrees 37 minutes 39 seconds East, passing through an iron pin at 33.18 feet, a total distance of 204.83 feet to an iron pin; thence South 73 degrees 33 minutes 04 seconds East 119.50 feet to an iron pine; thence South 28 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West, passing through an iron pin at 187.63 feet, a total distance of 213.83 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.57 of one acre, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon;

BEGINNING at a point in the center of Bethany Church Road, SR 2213, said Beginning point lying South 75 degrees 31 minutes 07 seconds West 702.66 feet from a pk nail in the intersection of SR 2213 and SR 2168 and running thence from said Beginning point with the center of Bethany Church Road (SR 2213) South 75 degrees 51 minutes 28 seconds West 210.59 feet to an existing iron pin, thence a common line with Tandem Partnership (629/199) North 05 degrees 34 minutes 23 seconds East 133.77 feet to an existing iron pin, crossing an existing iron pin at 25.00 feet in the line, thence a common line with Tandem Partnership (629/199) North 70 degrees 01 minutes 35 seconds East 83.95 feet to an existing iron pin, running thence a common line with Tandem Partnership (629/199) South 45 degrees 30 minutes 11 seconds East 157.46 feet, crossing an existing iron pin at 135.84 feet in the line to the point and place of Beginning, and containing .44 acres, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon;

Said property being located at: 501 Low Bridge Road, Forest City, North Carolina Being the same property by John Allen Frazier, and wife, Elizabeth Anne Frazier, to John A. Mende and wife, Jennifer L. Mende, by a deed dated November 18, 1994, and recorded in Deed Book 641 at Page 489, Rutherford County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Said property being located at: 854 Bethany Church Road, Forest City, North Carolina And being that property as conveyed by Deed dated June 15, 2007, from The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as Successor to JP Mortgage Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee to John Wesley Jones, Jr. and of record in Deed Book 935 at Page 733, Rutherford County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

This 28th day of September, 2010.

This 28th day of September, 2010.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1025846

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 http://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1042407

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Tuesday, October 5, 2010 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD

NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10-CVS-479 GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 10-SP-371 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF BILLY CHARLES EDWARDS and HATTIE M. EDWARDS,

Plaintiff, vs.

Grantor,

MILTON LOWELL MARSH, DIANA ROQUETA, and DAVID A. SIMPSON, P.C., as trustee,

To MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE

Defendants.

Substitute Trustee, NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Order and Judgment issued by the Superior Court Judge, filed on June 28, 2010 in the above-captioned matter and pursuant to applicable law, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Wayne County Courthouse, Goldsboro, North Carolina, at 10:00 o’clock _a.m. on Tuesday, the 19th day of October, 2010 that certain parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the County of Lincoln, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Exhibit A Situate, lying and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, adjoining the lands of L. V. Harris, G. L. Wilkerson, Gethrew Wilkerson heirs, and Widow Fincannon, beginning on a large flat rock in the hollow with “X” and Date “Jan. 1919”, cut into rock, east of road leading from Rutherfordton to Marion, and runs South 36 deg. East 32-2/3 rods to a stone, L. V. Harris corner; thence South 86 deg. East 49 rods to a stone, Wilkerson corner; thence South 51 deg.

East 30 rods to Cove Creek; thence up the Creek about 40 rods to a stake in Cove Creek; thence North 88 deg. West 11 rods a stone, Gethrew Wilkerson corner; thence North 1 deg. East 24 rods to a stone; thence North 85 deg. West with Widow Fincannon line 29 rods to a stone, old Ben corner; thence South 86 deg. West 36 rods to a stake in the branch; thence South 37 deg. West as the branch meanders about 32 rods to the Beginning, containing 30 acres, more or less.

There is excepted however all that 3 acre tract which is described in deed from B. B. Searcy and wife, Minnie Searcy to Carl Laughter and wife, Pauline Laugher, dated July 5, 1944 and recorded in Deed Book 181 at Page 523, Rutherford Country Registry (and which 3 acre exception embraces and includes 2 acres which had previously been conveyed by B. B. Searcy and wife, Minnie Searcy, to Carol Laugher and wife, Pauline Laughter by deed dated March 5, 1943 and recorded in Deed Book 177 at Page 493, Rutherford County Registry), said 3 acre tract herein excepted being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING on a stone, L. V. Harris and B. B. Searcy corner, also, the northwest corner of G. L. Wilkerson and where North 66 deg. East bears to summit of Pinacle Mountain, and runs South 86 deg. East 36 poles to a stake in B. B. Searcy and G. L. Wilkerson line; thence North 30 deg.

West 18 poles to a stone; thence South 64 deg. West 13 poles to a stone; thence South 86 deg.

West 19 poles to a stone in B. B. Searcy line; thence South 36 deg. East 7 poles to the Beginning, containing 3 acres more or less.

The above described property was acquired by R. M. Whitmire and wife, Agnes W. Whitmire by deed from A. Jervis Arledge, Substitute Trustee, dated May 9, 1980, and recorded May 13, 1980, in Deed Book 413 at Page 225, Rutherford County Registry, and by deed from Guy A. Lungo and wife, Jane H. Lungo dated October 3, 1979, and recorded May 13, 1980, in Deed Book 413 at Page 228, Rutherford County Registry.

Being as described in Deed Book 418 at Page 309, Rutherford County Registry. The said Milton S. Marsh being deceased June 18, 2000, in Dade County, Florida, and the said Sarah M. Marsh being deceased June 2, 2002 (refer to Rutherford County estate file 02-E-145).

LESS AND EXCEPT the following: All that property conveyed by Milton Lowell Marsh and wife, Diane Roqueta Marsh, to Louis F. Garado and wife, Parlyn S. Garabo, by deed dated October 17, 2006, and recorded October 18, 2006, in Book 916, Page 550, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the property described in Deed recorded in Book 828, Page 541, Rutherford County Registry, said portion herein conveyed being all of that 6.12 acre tract as shown as Lot 1 on that plat recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 341, Rutherford County Registry, reference to said plat is hereby made for a complete metes and bounds description of said lot.

All that property conveyed by Milton Lowell Marsh and wife, Diane Roqueta Marsh, to John W. Helle and wife, Denice Helle, by deed dated January 11, 2006, and recorded January 12, 2006, in Book 893, Page 297, and more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a portion of the property described in Deed recorded in Book 828, Page 541, Rutherford County Registry, said portion herein conveyed being all of Lots 2 and 3 as shown on that plat recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 341, Rutherford County Registry, reference to said plat is hereby made for a complete metes and bounds description of the Lots herein conveyed.

Address of property: 4454 Cove Road, Union Mills, NC 28167 Present Record Owner: Milton Lowell Marsh and Diana Roqueta The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Substitute Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax requried

by N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308 (a)(1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

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

This the 21st day of September, 2010.

David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee 7804 Fairview Road #225 Charlotte, N.C. 28226-4998 Telephone: (704) 619-6551

AS RECORDED IN BOOK 641 AT PAGE 18 OF THE RUTHERFORD PUBLIC REGISTRY. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Billy Charles Edwards and Hattie Maxine Edwards, dated September 7, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 641 at Page 18, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 14th day of October, 2010 at 12:30 PM at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (including permanent structures, if any, and any other improvements attached to the real property including any mobile home or manufactured home, whether single wide or double wide, located thereon).

Exhibit A SITUATE, lying and being in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being a portion of that property conveyed by deed described and recorded in Deed Book 506 at Page 260, Rutherford County Registry and being also a portion of that property conveyed by deed described and recorded in Deed Book 324 at Page 267, Rutherford County Registry and being more particularly described by metes and bounds from survey entitled “Billy Charles Edwards” by D.S. Bostic Surveying as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin in the line of the property now or formerly owned by Richard N. Guffey and wife, Lisa M. Guffey as described and recorded in Deed Book 583 at Page 216, Rutherford County Registry, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the line of Guffey North 57 degrees 13 minutes 39 seconds East 70.00 feet to a point in a branch; thence continuing with the line of Guffey North 84 degrees 03 minutes 12 seconds East 69.83 feet to a new iron pin; thence continuing with the line of Guffey South 05 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds West 316.83 feet to a new iron pin; thence leaving the line of Guffey a new line North 84 degrees 48 minutes 28 seconds West 108.93 feet to an existing iron pin; thence another new line North 04 degrees 54 minutes 51 seconds West 315.16 feet to a new iron pin; thence another new line North 85 degrees 05 minutes 09 seconds East 31.13 feet to a new iron pin; thence another new line South 04 degrees 54 minutes 56 seconds East 56.33 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.93 acres more or less.

THERE IS ALSO CONVEYED HEREWITH A RIGHT OF WAY OVER THE EXISTING DRIVE LEADING FROM STATE ROAD #1331 TO THE HEREIN ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any.

The record owner of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is BILLY CHARLES EDWARDS (aka CHARLES EDWARDS) and HATTIE MAXINE EDWARDS. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 4521.30(d) and (e). Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party, must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a) (1). Please be advised that the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS”. Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the promissory note secured by deed of trust is being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the promissory note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

This the 21st day of September, 2010. /s/_______________________________ MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 Publish Dates: October 5, 2010 and October 12, 2010

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Apple Recipes 5-Spice Apples and Pork Stir Fry 2 cups low sodium, low fat chicken broth ¾ cup water 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice 3 tablespoons sesame oil 1 pound (16 ounce) thin pork loin chops, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons Chinese 5-Spice Powder 2 large eggs, beaten One (4 ounce) can stems and pieces mushrooms, drained and chopped 3 cups N.C. Golden Delicious apples, unpeeled, cored and diced (approx. 3 medium apples) 1 cup carrots, shredded (2 medium) 1/3 cup onion, chopped 1 tablespoon garlic minced 1/3 cup reduced soy sauce In a medium saucepan, bring the broth and water to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover and cook over low heat for 18 to 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork when done.

In a large, deep nonstick skillet or wok, heat 2 tablespoons sesame oil over medium-high heat.

Season the pork with the Chinese 5-Spice Powder, add to skillet or wok and stir fry 4 to 5 minutes.

Transfer to a plate.

Add the remaining tablespoon of sesame oil to the skillet or wok and lower the heat to medium. Add the eggs and scramble for 30 seconds; push them to the side. Add the mushrooms, N.C. Golden Delicious apples, carrots, onion and garlic. Stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cooked rice and cook for 1 minute.

Still in the soy sauce and reserved pork. Serves 4 to 6.

Stuffed Baked Apples 3 large Gala apples 6 precooked sausage links 4 tablespoons butter ½ small onion minced 3 cups herb stuffing 1 cup water Coarse salt and ground pepper 3 to 4 tablespoons maple syrup

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in sauce pan and brown onions and warm sausage, add herb stuffing, water and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool.

Wash and core apples with melon baller, do not go all the way to the bottom, stuff each apple firmly with sausage stuffing, place remaining butter on top of each apple, and place on cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and drizzle maple syrup into each apple core. Serve immediately.

Apple Veggie Skillet Supper 1 cup diced bell pepper 1 cup diced onion 3 cups diced eggplant 2 cups diced tomato 2-1/2 cups diced (not peeled) crisp sweet apple such as gala, pink lady or Fuji 1 teaspoon garlic powder (more or less to suit your taste) Salt and pepper to taste Cooking spray 1/4 cup canola oil 2 cups grated cheddar cheese 1/2 cup real bacon bits Spray large cast Iron skillet with cooking spray and heat until hot. Then add oil and turn heat to medium high.

Whenever it is hot, sauté pepper and onion for about 2-3 minutes. Cover the skillet with lid for about 2 minutes.

Add eggplant, stir and cover for 4 minutes until slightly softened. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper.

Lower heat to medium, add tomatoes and cook for one minute covered.

Then add apples, stir well and cover for an additional minute.

Remove from stove, sprinkle with cheese and then bacon bits, Place under broiler on high for 2-3 minutes until cheese melts well.

Serves 8.

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Momma’s Apple Cake

2 cups sifted flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup soft butter 4 whole eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped walnuts 6 NC Apples, peeled, cored, medium diced ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon Combine the sugar in cinnamon; set aside.

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix until blended-do not over beat.

Add walnuts and apples by hand.

Pour batter into greased 13-by-9-inch pan. Sprinkle sugarcinnamon mixture over top of cake.

Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.

Apple Kielbasa

4 cups NC Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and sliced 2 (15 ozs) sauerkraut, bag or canned (I use the canned with caraway seeds) 1 to 1 ½ lbs Kielbasa or smoked sausage ½ cup packed brown sugar ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 cup apple juice Drain juices off of sauerkraut. Place 1/3 of the sauerkraut in a slow cooker.

Cut sausage into 2 inch lengths. Place in slow cooker. Continue to layer in slow cooker: apples, brown sugar, salt and pepper.

Alternate layers and top with remaining sauerkraut. Drizzle apple juice all over.

Do not stir mixture.

Cover and cook on high in slow cooker for 3 to 3 ½ hours or on low for 6 to 7 hours, or until apples are tender.

Stir before serving.

Serves: 6 to 8.

Warm Apple, Pear & Walnut Salad 2 Granny Smith apples, cored & sliced thin 2 Bartlett pears, cored & sliced thin ½ red onion, sliced thin ½ cup olive oil ½ cup walnuts ½ cup currants ½ cup brown sugar 2 tbs walnut oil 1 tablespoon white

wine vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce After mixing the above ingredients: In a large sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon butter, add mixed greens. Saute until warm. Serve over mixed greens. Top with Gorgonzola or local Goat Cheese.

Road signs available for agritourism farms RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is launching a new program designed to help travelers locate agritourism farms through the use of roadside signs.

“Our state’s agritourism farms are great community resources, entertaining visitors while also sharing our agricultural heritage and showcasing the importance of farming in our state,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Signs at farm entrances will help visitors locate these agritourism operations along our rural country roads.”

Applications are now being accepted, and the signs will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Agritourism farms can apply to purchase

Chilled AppleGinger Bisque 16 ozs apple butter 2 ounces fresh ginger-peeled 8 ounces plain low fat yogurt 8 ounces apple cider 2 ounces honey Blend all together in blender. Serve chilled.

Makes 1 quart.

Sweet Potato and Apple Baked Side Dish

3 sweet potatoes (peeled, sliced) 3 Ginger Gold apples (peeled, sliced) 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 cup Brown sugar 1 tbs Cinnamon 1 tablespoon Butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In buttered ramekins, sprinkle some brown sugar in the bottom. Add flour, cinnamon and brown sugar to the sliced potatoes and apples.

Place slices in ramekins. Dot with butter and bake for 45 min.

Turn out onto dinner plate and serve with entrée.

School Lunch Menus Oct. 4 - 8

Monday — Country fried steak, green beans, roll, peaches, gravy, milk.

Tuesday — Chicken nuggets, baked beans, the 13-inch by 20-inch broccoli, brownies, metal roadside signs for cheese sauce, milk. $20.

Wednesday — Farms that are interBreaded fish, Cole slaw, ested in participating in fruit mix, milk. the program must fill Thursday — Sloppy out a Goodness Grows Joe, carrot sticks, baked membership application beans, chocolate chip and a separate applica- cookies, milk. tion for the agritourism Friday — No school. farm sign and submit Oct. 11 - 15 both along with a $20 Monday — check or money order.

Hamburger, shoestring If an application canfries, pineapple chunks, not be approved or the milk. farm decides not to Tuesday — Ham and enroll in the program cheese sandwich, letbefore the application is tuce, tomato, appleprocessed, the sign cost sauce, green beans, will be refunded minus milk. an administrative fee Wednesday — No of $2. lunch.

More information and Thursday — Corn dog, application forms are baked beans, broccoli, available on the agricheese sauce, milk. tourism website, www.

Friday — Spaghetti ncagr.gov/agritourism and meat, tossed salad, under the link “North peaches, roll, milk Carolina Agritourism October 18 - 22 Farm Signs,” or by Monday — Chicken calling Martha Glass filet sandwich, buttered at (919) 707-3120 or corn, green beans, milk. e-mail at martha.

Tuesday — glass@ncagr.gov.

Cheeseburger, shoestring fries, carrot sticks, peanut butter bar, milk.

Wednesday — Taco, lettuce, cheese, corn, applesauce, chocolate chip cookie, milk.

Thursday — Healthy hot dog, chili, Cole slaw, shoestring fries, milk.

Friday — Pepperoni pizza, corn, tossed salad, low-fat Ranch dressing, milk.

Oct. 25 - 29

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

Tuesday — Corn dog, potato puffs, peaches, milk.

Wednesday — Spaghetti and meat, tossed salad, roll, green sweet peas, milk.

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

Friday — Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, gravy, roll, milk.