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Cramer ready to nurture growth New city chamber chief lays out vision By James Shea
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ASHEVILLE — The new leader of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce said she is looking forward to working in this “jewel of a city” to foster the tourism economy and support entrepre-
neurial efforts. Kit Cramer, who previously worked at the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and lives in Washington, D.C., will be the chamber’s new president and CEO. She replaces Rick Lutovsky, who announced his retirement in January. A five-member search committee chose Cramer, who will start work Nov. 15. “I’m thrilled. I’m absolutely
thrilled. Asheville is a jewel of a community,” Cramer said. “Kit brings an excellent set of skills to the posiKit Cramer tion,” said Mike Willett, chair of the search committee. “During the interview process, we were impressed not only with the variety of profes-
sional experience she has to offer, but also her enthusiasm and obvious passion for chamber work.” Cramer, 49, graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She initially worked in communications and public relations and held public information positions at two school systems. For 17 years, Cramer worked for the Charlotte Chamber of Com-
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merce. Initially hired for a communications position, Cramer worked her way up in the organization and earned the title of vice president. Currently, she is the director of the International Downtown Association, a member-driven organization based in Washington. She said she worked hard to understand IDA’s mission and to Please see TOURISM on A5
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Debora Wessinger, owner of Cats and Dawgs, shows off her “chemotherapy shoes” at her restaurant in the Grove Arcade.
Laughter, hot dogs help local businesswoman combat cancer By Casey Blake
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ASHEVILLE — Debora Wessinger had an unusual form of self-medication throughout her breast cancer battle, one she swears by and has no intention of giving up: the Chicago dog. The owner of Cats and Dawgs restaurant here, Wessinger cited a sense of humor and her Chicago-style hot dogs as “her two heroines,” and great defenses against the pervasive disease. “There are certainly dark days,” Wessinger, a mother of two teenagers, said outside of her casual eatery. “But a really good, twisted sense of humor, along with friends and family are what kept me going.”
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Fla. deputy tells jury of time he shot Wong By Jon Ostendorff
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NEWTON — Edwardo Wong Jr. nearly tore the holster from a Florida deputy’s belt while trying to get his gun during an escape attempt, the officer testified Wednesday in Wong’s murder trial. Rodney Webber, who is now retired from his job as a Pinellas County jailer, told jurors about shooting Wong in the buttocks during the escape attempt outside a Tampa dentist office. Wong is charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 slaying of Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Canton. He could face the death penalty. The state called Webber as a
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Early voting picks up pace 50% more jump-start midterm elections Thursday, October 7, 2010
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Nearly 100 current and former Puerto Rican law enforcement officers were arrested Wednesday on drug-related charges as part of the largest police corruption investigation in the history of the FBI. Attorney General Eric Holder said the two-year inquiry involved 1,000 FBI agents. Court documents allege the defendants accepted payments from undercover federal agents to provide armed protection for what they believed were drug shipments. The payments ranged from $500 to $4,500 per transaction.
Witness barred in Guantanamo trial The judge in the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo Bay detainee on Wednesday barred the prosecution’s star witness from testifying. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said the witness could not take the stand because investigators learned of his existence through coercive questioning of the defendant, terrorism suspect Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, at a secret CIA camp. Prosecutors received an immediate delay while they decide whether to appeal.
By John Fritze USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The number of voters who cast early ballots in this year’s primary elections increased 50% over the 2006 midterm, a USA TODAY review of key states shows, the latest uptick in a trend that is reshaping political campaigns. Nearly 6 million people took part in early voting during this year’s primary elections in the 13 states reviewed, including California, Florida and Texas. That’s up from just over 4 million voters in those same states during the 2006 primary election. The growth in early voting, which is driven in part by state laws that make casting a ballot before Election Day easier, is forcing campaigns and advocacy groups to readjust their calendars as they reach out to Nov. 2 voters. Early voting, in which a voter may cast a ballot at an elections office, is underway in 14 states. In all, 33 states and the District of Co-
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In Des Moines: Sherrie Taha, left, and Heather Ryan apply for absentee ballots last month. lumbia offer some form of in-person early voting, while others allow voters to file absentee ballots early, according to the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). “You need to be talking to these people now,” said Max Fose, an aide to Arizona GOP House candidate Paul Gosar. Early voting begins there today. In the 2010 primaries, more than 893,000 Texans cast an early ballot for governor, up from about 460,000 in 2006, according to results provided by the secretary of State’s office.
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Outside the Supreme Court: Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picket in Washington on Wednesday while the court hears arguments in a dispute involving the church. The father of a Marine slain in Iraq sued after church members staged a protest against gays outside his son’s funeral.
Late soldier gets Medal of Honor Army Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, a Green Beret serving his second tour in Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday for giving his life to save 22 American and Afghan soldiers. During a White House ceremony attended by Miller’s parents and seven siblings, President Obama saluted Miller, just 24 years old when he died, for his bravery. “Rob Miller — and all those who give their lives in our name — endure in each of us,” said Obama, on the eve of the Afghanistan war’s nine-year mark. “Every American is safer because of their service.” Miller’s “testing point,” as the president recounted, came on the freezing night of Jan. 25, 2008. Miller was leading about two dozen U.S. and Afghan troops into a snowy valley when suddenly, from the mountains above, nearly 150 well-hidden insurgents pinned down the patrol. Even while wounded and under heavy fire, Miller advanced, firing back and tossing grenades. All the while, he reported on the enemy’s position via radio. His actions provided cover as colleagues scrambled for safety.
Free speech case troubles court Church asserts right to protest at funerals By Joan Biskupic USA TODAY
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American shares Nobel in chemistry
An American and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and in agriculture and electronics. Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki were honored for their development in the 1960s and ’70s of one of the most sophisticated tools available to chemists today, called palladium-catalyzed cross coupling.
Obama backs Afghan talks, with limits President Obama supports attempts by the Afghan government to open peace talks with Taliban leaders but still wants the insurgents to renounce violence and their support of alQaeda, the White House said Wednesday. Press secretary Robert Gibbs said that the United States was not participating in any talks. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that President Hamid Karzai’s government has made contact with senior officials of the Afghan Taliban organization. By Anne Willette with staff and wire reports.
Early ballots accounted for 41.3% of all primary ballots this year, up 2 percentage points from 2006. More than 56,000 Utahans cast an early ballot in this year’s primaries, about a quarter of all voters, compared with 13,513 voters, or 8%, in 2006, state data show. For the first time this year, Illinois voters are casting absentee ballots without having to explain why they are doing so — known as “no excuse” absentee voting. Dan Seals, a Democrat running for a House seat near Chicago, is actively seeking the voters. The trend is changing the way outside political groups operate. American Crossroads, created with the help of GOP strategist Karl Rove, is mailing out notices to remind people about early voting in West Virginia, where a close U.S. Senate race is underway. In the 2008 presidential election, about 30% of votes were cast before Election Day, George Mason University political scientist Michael McDonald said. State election officials have generally supported the influx of early voters, partly because it can help alleviate long lines on Election Day, which “has morphed into election season,” NASS spokeswoman Kay Stimson said.
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices expressed empathy Wednesday for a father whose Marine Corps son was killed in Iraq and whose funeral was protested by pastor Fred Phelps and his anti-gay followers. “This is a case about exploiting a private family’s grief,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said. Yet the scope of the justices’ questions revealed the difficulty of the case and the reality that the court’s previous rulings on free speech make it hard for individuals to claim they have been harmed by even horrific statements regarding public issues. Despite their sympathy for the bereaved father, the justices clearly struggled with how to avoid a decision that encroaches on valid, although hateful, protest messages. Justice Elena Kagan referred to the demonstrators as “taking advantage of a private funeral to express their views,” yet noted they ap-
parently adhered to ordinances about keeping tional distress and won $5 million in a jury vertheir distance from the church. Ginsburg’s dict. The trial judge said Snyder was not a questions suggested that laws about where “public figure,” which diminished the free speech protections for Phelps. protesters may gather might sufThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the ficiently protect funerals’ sanctity. 4th Circuit reversed the verdict, Phelps’ followers, who travel saying the question was not the the country to demonstrate at private or public status of Snyder military funerals, protested outbut rather the “type” of speech at side the court. issue. “As utterly distasteful as Wednesday’s case arose after these signs are,” the court said, Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder was “they involve matters of public killed in Iraq in 2006. Fred Phelps concern, including the issue of hoand members of the Westboro mosexuals in the military.” Baptist Church — who comb In his appeal Wednesday, Snymedia reports for news of milder’s lawyer, Sean Summers, said itary funerals — saw that Matdemonstrators cannot claim First thew would be memorialized in Westminster, Md. They protested Snyder: Wanted priva- Amendment protections because of the “private, targeted nature” of near the Catholic church with cy to grieve. their harsh words against Snyder. signs that read, “Thank God for Justice Stephen Breyer drew out from SumDead Soldiers” and “Pope in Hell.” The Westboro congregation is made up mers that Snyder had not seen the offensive mainly of Phelps’ relatives. They preach that signs until after the funeral on a TV report. Lawyer Margie Phelps represented her faGod hates gay people and protest what they say is a national tolerance for homosexuality, ther and his followers. She said their protest particularly under the military’s “don’t ask, met all the rules set by prior court decisions. She stressed the wide “umbrella” of protection don’t tell” policy. (Snyder was not gay.) Snyder sued for damages based on emo- for “speech on public issues.”
White House faulted on spill handling Administration disputes commission’s findings The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration blocked efforts by government scientists to tell the public just how bad the Gulf oil spill could become and committed other missteps that raised questions about its competence and candor, according to an investigative commission appointed by the president. In documents released Wednesday, the national oil spill commission’s staff described “not an incidental public relations problem” by the White House in the wake of the April 20 accident. Among other things, the report says, the administration made erroneous early estimates of
the spill’s size, and President Obama’s senior energy adviser mischaracterized a government analysis on national TV by saying it showed most of the oil was “gone.” “By initially underestimating the amount of oil flow and then, at the end of the summer, appearing to underestimate the amount of oil remaining in the Gulf, the federal government created the impression that it was either not fully competent to handle the spill or not fully candid,” the report read. The administration disputed the commission findings, saying senior government officials “were clear with the public.” In a statement Wednesday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco and White House budget director Jeffrey Zients pointed out that in early May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and former national incident commander Thad Allen told the
public that the worst-case scenario could be more than 4.2 million gallons. The documents show that the White House was directly involved in controlling the message as it struggled to convey that it, not BP, was in charge of responding to what became the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The report shows “the political process was in charge and science really does not have the role that was touted,” said Christopher D’Elia, dean of environmental studies at Louisiana State University. The White House budget office has traditionally been a clearinghouse for administration domestic policy. Why exactly the administration didn’t want to emphasize the worst-case scenario is not made clear in the report. The explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and spewed 206 million gallons of oil from the damaged oil well.
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rebuttal witness to testify about Wong’s ability to form intent, plan and prepare. Webber had previously testified outside the presence of the jury. Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Poovey didn’t allow the testimony at that time. He ruled it admissible on Wednesday to refute a defense expert’s testimony that Wong isn’t able to form intent. The state must prove premeditation and deliberation, which requires intent, to win a first-degree murder conviction. Shawn Acheson, a neuropsychologist working for the defense, testified that a head injury Wong sustained when he was 4 damaged his brain. He said the 1997 attempt to escape from Webber was an irrational act. Webber picked Wong up at the Pinellas County jail that day and loaded him into the back of a transport van. The van has a wire cage dividing it down the middle and separating the driver’s area from the holding area. A cage wall also separates the back doors from the holding area. Wong was in handcuffs and shackles when Webber picked him up because he was considered a highrisk inmate. He was facing a 10-year prison sentence. Inmates, he said, were not supposed to know ahead of time about appointments away from the jail. Webber parked the van at the dentist. He unlocked the back doors and let Wong out. He turned to lock the doors back and Wong pinned him against the van. Wong got a hand on Webber’s gun, he said, and
MOVING ON The trial of Edwardo Wong Jr. is now into its fifth week of testimony, leading Judge Nathaniel Poovey on Wednesday to urge prosecutors to finish soon. Jurors are getting tired, Poovey said. Both sides will make closing arguments after the rebuttal. The judge will then instruct the jury on the law and the jury will deliberate. If they convict Wong of firstdegree murder, the trial will move into the sentencing phase. If the decision is a lesser conviction, such as seconddegree murder, the jury will be dismissed and the judge will sentence Wong.
ticed that one of Wong’s shackles was loose. He chased Wong on foot into a nearby dirt lot and reached out but fell just as his finger tips brushed Wong’s collar. He came to his knees and warned Wong to stop or he would shoot. Wong came to a fence. He hesitated and looked left and right. Webber said he fired twice and missed. He took a deep breath and fired again. This time Wong went down. The deputy ran to him. “He said ‘Mr. Webber, you shot me,’” Webber told the jury. “And I said ‘Yes, I did.’” A paramedic who arrived at the scene and treated Wong later showed Webber a handcuff key. Webber hadn’t lost any of his keys. The deputy was unable to tell the jury about an internal affairs report that found Wong got the key inside the jail before the dentist appointment because of objections from the defense. Webber talked about the report in his previous testimony.
mental hospital told the jury earlier in the day that Wong claimed to have made about $12,000 a month selling drugs, mostly in East Tennessee. Dr. Nicole Wolfe said Wong routinely transported $15,000 worth of rock and powder cocaine at a time. She said Wong claimed a Tennessee police officer among his customers. He lived in Fletcher but sold his drugs in places four to six hours away. Wolfe said Wong liked to
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keep his business about a half-day drive from his home. The state called her to refute Acheson’s claim that Wong suffers from a traumatic brain injury that causes him to act irrationally. She said there was no evidence that Wong had a brain injury. On cross examination from the defense she said she can’t completely rule it out because she doesn’t have all of his medical records, which might docu-
ment other head injuries. Wong has been in car and motorcycle accidents, according to testimony. She said his criminal activity is evidence of adult antisocial disorder. “The opinion I am giving is he doesn’t have a mental problem that would stop him from knowing what is going on or making and carrying out plans,” she said. Prosecutors will call at least one more witness to refute Acheson’s testimony.
the deputy put his hand on top of Wong’s hand to keep him from drawing the weapon. Webber managed to reach his pepper spray and unloaded the entire can in Wong’s face. Wong stepped back and Webber said he spun him on to the ground. The deputy said he Expert refutes brain landed on top with his damage theory knee in Wong’s chest. A psychiatrist who ex“I pulled the gun out and pointed it has his head amined Wong in a state and told him, ‘do not move,’” he recalled. Wong told the deputy he was sorry and that he only tried to escape because he couldn’t face going to prison. He then asked if he could still see the dentist. Webber told him to get back in the van. He got Wong up at gun point. Webber said he holstered his gun while unlocking the van doors when Wong came at him again. He drew his gun and Wong ran. The deputy no-
Service members eligible for bonus By Samara Martin Ewing GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — More than half of the tens of thousands of military men and women eligible for $315 million in retroactive pay have not yet applied to receive it. And they have less than two months — until Dec. 3 — to make a claim. Congress designated the money for troops who had to stay in the service after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because of a program the Defense Department calls a stop-loss order. The action kept 145,000 troops in action and essen-
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Hungary’s toxic sludge may reach the Danube
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KOLONTAR, Hungary — Hungarian officials opened a criminal probe into the toxic sludge flood Wednesday, and the European Union urged authorities to do everything they can to keep the slurry from reaching the River Danube and affecting half a dozen other nations. Hundreds of people were evacuated after a gigantic sludge reservoir burst Monday at a metals plant in Ajka, 100 miles southwest of Budapest. At least four people were killed, three are still missing and 120 were injured as the torrent inundated homes and swept
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change its direction. The company holds various conferences and other events and had seen interest dwindle. “We were hit hard by the economic downturn,” Cramer said. “When I arrived, I had to get the books back in order.” Besides her professional career, Cramer also held public office. She was elected to the Charlotte/ Mecklenburg School Board and served a term. Charlotte Chamber of Commerce President Bob Morgan said Cramer worked hard during her career. She decided early on during her tenure at the chamber that she wanted to run a chamber of commerce at some point, Morgan said. The organization moved her into various positions within the organization, helping her develop a diverse background. Besides communications, Cramer also worked in membership development and economic development. She helped organize a well-regarded annual meeting for the chamber and developed a geographic chapter program to disseminate information to chamber members in a large metropolitan area, Morgan said. “Kit is a person that is very passionate about her
KIT CRAMER Position: New Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Age: 49 Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, University of Florida Family: Married, two grown children Hobbies: Gardening, watching movies, reading, watching University of Florida football and creating pottery. Background: Spent 17 years at Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, served on Charlotte/ Mecklenburg school board career, and the things that she is involved in,” he said. During Lutovsky’s tenure, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has seen significant growth. The annual budget went from $3 million to $4 million and membership grew from 1,975 members to 2,030 members. Lutovsky oversaw the construction of a $5 million chamber facility in Montford. He also pushed for an expedited I-26 connector but was unsuccessful. Cramer plans to start slowly. She knows the city has a diverse business community. She said she wants to listen to the concerns of staff and the local business community, both
chamber members and nonmembers. “When I got to IDA, I spent a lot of time listening,” Cramer said. “I am going to develop an agenda based on what I hear.” She said the chamber has worked hard to promote Asheville as a tourist destination, but she wants to create an environment where entrepreneurs can thrive and be successful. Asheville, she said, has a huge amount of human capital and the chamber can nurture that. “(The community) is a broad cross-section,” Cramer said. “My understanding is that a lot of smart people retire to the area, but also a lot of smart people relocate to the area. … Every large business started as a small business.” Morgan is confident that Cramer will be successful. “She survived (time) on the Charlotte/ Mecklenburg School Board,” he said. “If she can survive that, she can do anything.”
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WASHINGTON — America’s suburbs are bearing the brunt of poverty among those of working age. Two analyses of census data to be released today show that since 2000, the number of poor people in the suburbs jumped by 37.4 percent to 13.7 million. That’s faster than the national growth rate of 26.5 percent and more than double the city rate of 16.7 percent. After the recession began in 2007, the suburbs continued to post larger
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WESTERN N.C. FARMERS’ MARKET: (Wholesale Prices — Asheville): Apples (traypack carton) Red Delicious 25.0030.00, Golden Delicious 28.00-30.00, (bushel) Local 10.00-16.00; Bananas (40 pound box) 17.00-18.50; Beans (bushel) Halfrunners 25.00-28.00, Greasy Cut Shorts 35.00-40.00l; Broccoli (carton) 15.00-19.25; Cabbage (50 pound bag) 13.50-15.00, (50 pound box) 18.00-18.50; Cantaloupes (carton 9-12 count) 15.00-16.50; Cauliflower (carton) 16.00-18.00; Gourds (bushel carton/crate 24.0025.00; Grapefruit (4/5 bushel) 24.75; Lemons (cartons 95) 36.00-38.00; Corn (crate) White, and Yellow 15.00-21.50; Cucumbers (1 1/9 bushel) Long Green 15.00-20.00, Picklers (1 1/9 bushel crate) 24.00-28.00; Grapes (18 pound
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increases in the number of poor — adding 1.8 million, compared to 1.4 million in cities. Suburbs are now home to roughly onethird of the nation’s poor. At the same time, social service providers are spread thin in many suburban areas, a Brookings survey found. Providers have had to turn away many poor people due to increasingly scarce aid that typically goes to cities first. “Millions of Americans at all income levels moved to the suburbs looking for better schools, better jobs, affordable
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BY THE NUMBERS Incidence and mortality estimates for Buncombe County and the U.S. According to North Carolina Central Cancer Registry projections: ■ 230 new breast cancer cases will be diagnosed in Buncombe County in 2010 — that’s more than five women every week. ■ 39 Buncombe county women will die from the disease in 2010. According to American Cancer Society estimates: ■ 261,100 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2010. ■ 39,840 American women will die from breast cancer in 2010. ■ 1,970 men are projected to be diagnosed with the disease in 2010.
FAST FACTS ON BREAST CANCER
■ In 2007 North Carolina had an incidence rate of 152.7, while Buncombe County had a rate of 180 per 100,000 people. ■ After increasing for more than two decades, U.S. female breast cancer incidence rates decreased by about 2 percent per year from 1998 to 2007. ■ Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. ■ About 93 percent of women with noninvasive cancers, and 88 percent of women with invasive cancers will have a five-year survival rate. ■ The chance of developing invasive breast cancer at some time in a woman’s life is a little less than one in eight (12 percent). ■ There are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today.
RISK FACTOR BREAKDOWN
Age: Breast cancer incidence and death rates generally increase with age. During 2002-06, 95 percent of new cases and 97 percent of deaths occurred in women 40 and older. Race: White women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than AfricanAmerican women beginning at age 45. In contrast, African-American women have a higher incidence rate before age 45 and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age. Family history: About 70-80 percent of breast cancers occur in women who have no family history of breast cancer. Sex: Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women, but nearly 2,000 men are diagnosed with the disease every year. Source: American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.
BREAST CANCER IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY Molly Black, American Cancer Society regional coordinator, gives an overview of breast cancer in Buncombe County: ■ In Buncombe County, there has been an increase in the rate of new cases, but there has not been an increase in mortality. ■ Buncombe County has slightly higher incidence and mortality rates when compared to the state as a whole. Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Buncombe ranks in the middle for breast cancer mortality rates. ■ Buncombe County has a significant health disparity when it comes to cancer outcomes for minority women. This follows the national trend that African-American women are less likely to develop breast cancer but are more likely to die from breast cancer than their white counterparts.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 A7
CANCER: Children’s ‘fierce love’ motive for survival Continued from A1
Cancer cases decreasing
Wessinger, who recently received her last chemotherapy treatment, is among the thousands of breast cancer survivors in Western North Carolina, part of a national sisterhood of more than 2.5 million women honored this October during Breast Cancer Awareness month. As Wessinger and her fellow survivors are all too aware, the blur of statistics surrounding survival rates, risk factors and incidence patterns can be staggering. According to the American Cancer Society, about 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, and about 39,840 women die of the disease every year in the United States. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer. But the numbers do reflect progress over the last 10 years. After increasing for more than two decades, female breast cancer incidence rates decreased by about 2 percent per year from 1998 to 2007. This decrease, which was seen only in women 50 or older, may be due in part to a decline in use of hormone therapy after menopause. Death rates from the disease have also been declining steadily since 1990, a pattern that ACS studies have linked to increased awareness and early detection. Wessinger is living proof that the fight for early detection is one that women should no longer leave to their doctors — or even their mammograms. According to the National Cancer Institute, mammograms can miss up to 20 percent of breast cancers present at the time of screening, a reality that Wessinger learned the hard way. Stuck at home last year during Asheville’s mammoth snowstorms, Wessinger gave herself a routine self-exam. What she found, however, was not so routine. After finding what would turn out to be a walnut-sized, cancerous lump in her right breast, Wessinger said she called
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her doctor immediately, received a mammogram right away and the results showed something strange: nothing. Even after a biopsy, the results were not clear. “Women have to know that it’s not a sin to touch yourself,” Wessinger said. “It’s such an easy thing to examine your own body and it can save your life. You just can’t leave it up to your doctor, and not to a machine, because you are the one who can get to know your body best.”
Love of kids, love of laughter
Because her insurance had lapsed, Wessinger’s doctor referred her to the VA hospital in Asheville — a turn of events that Wessinger is ultimately grateful for. “I was taken such wonderful care of there, and I can’t imagine being treated better anywhere else,”
she said. “Who would have thought my three years in the Army would come back to save my life 30 years later?” Wessinger, who underwent the full barrage of chemotherapy, radiation and a partial mastectomy, said that a fierce love of her kids was always her greatest motivation for survival. “Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of being a mom knows that it makes you very tough,” said Suzanne Scully, Wessinger’s best friend, who accompanied her to chemo treatments. “You don’t have the option to put your head in the sand and ignore things, and the strength that comes from being a mother has definitely
helped her fight this. She’s amazing, one of my heroes.” Although her children were her ultimate source of strength, Wessinger and Scully agreed that laughter was probably the most potent medicine she could have received. “We have a similarly twisted sense of humor, so we’ve had more than ample opportunity to be amused from this disease,” Scully said. “You just have to keep a sense of humor and cope with it in whatever way works for you.” Wessinger, who referred to her radiation treatments as “the tanning bed” and bought a pair of skull and cross-bone shoes especially for her chemo sessions, agreed. “Sometimes the best thing you can do,” she said,” is just to force yourself to laugh before you have the chance to cry, and that’s exactly what we did.”
RALEIGH — Federal prosecutors have issued new subpoenas in the probe into John Edwards’ campaign finances, an attorney for the two-time presidential candidate said Wednesday. Lawyer Wade Smith said he has learned from attorneys and other sources that several new subpoenas were issued. Smith said Edwards didn’t violate any law. “We want them to look as carefully as they wish,” said Smith, who declined to discuss who got subpoenas and what they were seeking. The subpoenas indicate signs of life for an investigation that hasn’t publicly shown activity for a year. Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter and former aide Andrew Young made appearances at the federal courthouse in Raleigh a year ago to testify before a grand jury. Young says he testified about vast sums of money that changed hands to help keep Hunter in hiding. Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic candidate for vice president, has largely been in seclusion since admitting two years ago that he had an affair with Hunter.
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Stand up today and be counted in fight against breast cancer N
ot so long ago, cancer was the dirty secret that no one would mention except in fearful whispers. Everyone acted as though, if we didn’t say its name aloud, maybe it wouldn’t be true, maybe it wouldn’t claim us or our loved ones. Among women, the most common cancer is found in the breast. Too many women have postponed mammograms or avoided self-examinations, too afraid to find that telltale lump until it was too late. This year, 230 women in Buncombe County alone will likely be diagnosed with breast cancer, and the sad odds are that 39 of those women will die. In North Carolina, we can expect 8,213 new cases and 1,360 deaths. Nationwide, the number rises to 192,370 cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed each year, and some 40,170 women will die. Today at least, Asheville won’t keep quiet about that death toll and a disease that has claimed and changed so many lives and families. Today’s edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times is printed on pink paper stock as part of Pink October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This afternoon, our community will turn out for Paint the Town Pink in Pack Square Park, featuring remarks by cancer survivors, local officials and music. Participants will build a giant human pink ribbon in honor of breast cancer survivors and their families and friends affected by this disease. Do pink ribbons and awareness campaigns make any difference? We believe they do. We hope that printing today’s newspaper in pink or running today’s special section on Pink October will spur interest in further research and what everyone hopes will be a cure someday. Women aren’t unaware that breast cancer is a serious disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that 63.5 percent of women ages 40-49 have had a mammogram in the last two years. The number rises to 71 percent of women ages 50-64. But only 33.5 percent of women without health insurance have gotten a mammogram in the last two years. Many women at risk find themselves out of work in this bad economy
“We are only Muslims trying to defend our religion, people, homes and land, but if you call us terrorists, then we are proud terrorists, and we will keep on terrorizing you until you leave our lands and people at peace.” Time Square bomber Faisal
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Join us in person for Paint the Town Pink, 4:30-7 p.m. today in Pack Square Park. The event includes a free concert by Kat Williams and the creation of a giant human pink ribbon, which will start to form about 5:30 p.m. Wear pink if you can, but come even if you can’t. Visit CITIZENTIMES.com/pinkoctober for photo galleries and video. or left uninsured in the aftermath of a divorce. We hope the health reform undertaken in Washington will help cover more of the uninsured in the years to come, cutting down on breast cancer deaths that could have been avoided. But don’t minimize the significance of simple awareness. Research has shown that selfawareness is more effective for detecting breast cancer than structured self-examinations, according to the American Cancer Society. Women who detect their own breast cancer usually find it while bathing or getting dressed. And until a cure is found, women need to know they are not alone or unique if diagnosed. They need to know that breast cancer, if detected early, need not be a death sentence. They should know there are many options for treatment and support networks. Every woman can find the best way to get on with her life. “As long as a particular disease is treated as an evil, invincible predator, not just a disease, most people with cancer will indeed be demoralized by learning what disease they have,” Susan Sontag wrote in her groundbreaking 1978 book “Illness as Metaphor.” Sontag, who fought her own battle with breast cancer, was infuriated by the “blame the victim” attitude she saw prevalent in society at that time. She was one of the first women to break the silence, to speak up and change the way we talk about this disease. Women no longer need be victims, suffering in silence. With new treatment options, more and more women are finding they can survive cancer and even thrive in their lives.
Quotes Shahzad after accepting a life sentence for building a propane-and-gasoline bomb and driving it into the heart of New York City in an SUV in May.
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One Nation Working rally brought vision of future
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ast Saturday I arrived at the Lincoln Memorial for the One Nation Working Together rally. Tens of thousands filled the National Mall. The Rev. Al Sharpton stood where Glenn Beck once stood. Lincoln sat where he always does. I quickly circumnavigated the entire mall in order to better assess the event, rubbing shoulders along the way with a throng of nonwhites. The Beck rally held in August was to “Restore Honor.” One sign I saw that afternoon read, “Glenn, you’re not here. Honor restored!” If you saw Beck’s rally on C-Span and compared it to the One Nation Working Together rally, the difference in composition of the crowds would stand out. First, Beck’s had more white people. Second, to my eye, Beck ´s had fewer people. By the year 2023 nonwhites will be a majority in this country. This looming change in demographics, terrifying to some, is what I believe motivates those who regard Beck as honorable. Christopher Holroyd, Asheville
Newspaper failed to provide equal coverage of rally
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was more than a little disappointed to see the paper’s coverage of the One Nation Working Together Rally in Washington on Saturday. I finally found a tiny photo atop the Mountains Rail and a short wire story on Page A2. Although I don’t believe any one person at the paper is biased toward the tea party, I do believe the imbalance in coverage made it appear so, and appearance is everything. The Glenn Beck rally drew comparable numbers of people to the One Nation Rally. The Beck rally featured known activists; so did the One Nation rally. But the Beck rally coverage ran on the front page, and the One Nation rally was all but ignored, even though many people from WNC were there and willing to talk to a reporter so a story from The Associated Press or USA TODAY could have local content. The coverage made the paper look biased, and that affects its credibility. Leslie Boyd, Candler
Laments growth of Asheville away from small town
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n a recent letter “Asheville still has room for the right urban density” (AC-T, Oct. 2), one of your readers writes: “Thoughtful density would only expand downtown’s vibrant urban look and feel.” I moved to Asheville because it did not have an urban look and feel, but a small-town look and feel. I used to brag to my out-of-state friends that we only had one big skyscraper. The writer also adds: “downtown should be Asheville’s premier residential neighborhood ...” if you want to live in a city, but I don’t. So I must sadly watch while Asheville turns into a place I did not choose to live in. A.A. Lloyd, Asheville
Investors should keep their capital working here
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guest on UNC’s TV “Business Week” recently suggested that investors avoid the risks of the declining U.S. economy by purchasing equities in international corporations with factories in the rapidly expanding economy of China.
Letters to the Editor In recent years, supposedly loyal U.S. citizens have advocated, participated in and sustained a flood of U.S. capital and resources into China. In the last quarter-century that financial teaching has resulted in an accumulated elimination of U.S. industry that approaches the destruction of European industry in World War II. What we so piously refer to as the free market is in fact a communist slave market that discharges free U.S. workers in favor of employing Chinese communist workers, who are not free. It is time to cease sending U.S. investment capital and know-how to empower the commercial sector of China. The U.S. cannot continue borrowing money from China to solve unemployment problems. U.S. capital should be invested here so that free U.S. citizens can produce what they consume. To make U.S. products more competitive in the marketplace, the cost of health care should be removed from the workplace and located in a different department: Medicare. Maude Gilmer, Asheville
Fisher would champion education, economy for WNC
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’ve been impressed with Rep. Susan Fisher’s work on jobs and the economy, some of which I read about last week in this paper’s profile of her. Fisher displays vision with her commitment to rebuilding our economy with clean, green, local jobs. That is a sound approach for our region and a sign of forward-thinking leadership from Fisher. I believe Fisher is the best choice for N.C. House District 114 to help WNC build a truly sustainable economy with good jobs for working families. Based on her track record, I believe she will continue to bring jobs to our area, invest in community colleges as economic engines, and support small businesses and small farms. Fisher voted to raise the minimum wage in North Carolina and sponsored legislation to establish a living wage. She helped save more than 8,000 teacher jobs when some legislators wanted to cut education. Fisher has supported education from pre-kindergarten to college as a key to our economic future. I will be voting for Rep. Susan Fisher this fall. I hope your readers will join me in re-electing her so that we can continue the work of improving our economy. Veronika Gunter, Asheville
Issues challenge to name the media ‘lies’ on Fox
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n the letter “We can’t afford to return to the failed policies of the past” (AC-T, Sept 23), the writer stated “media lies repeated often enough are taken as truth — in my opinion, Fox News’ specialty.” I’d venture to say the writer can’t name one “lie” she has heard on Fox News and that she doesn’t even watch that channel. The few of you who still get your news from the “mainstream media” should take a look at the Fox News Channel. There is a reason their ratings are higher than those of CNN, MSNBC and CNBC combined. Fox gives me the information and I decide. Jack Aycock, Asheville
For many in U.S., faith is broad but not very deep The following editorial appeared in the Toledo, Ohio, Blade: he next time an American says something ignorant about this being a Christian nation or President Obama being “a Muslim,” consider the source. According to a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, most Americans don’t know what they’re talking about when it comes to their faith or the religion of others. Although 82 percent of those polled knew that Mother Teresa was Catholic, only 45 percent
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Another view could name the four Gospels. Forty-seven percent correctly identified the Dalai Lama as Buddhist, but only 27 percent knew that Indonesia is a Muslim country. A mere 8 percent correctly identified the medieval theologian Maimonides as Jewish. The United States is the most self-consciously religious nation in the West. But the Pew survey offers more evidence that religious literacy among average citizens is abysmal. The poor state of reli-
gious knowledge puts the fiery debates over Quran burnings and the Ground Zero mosque into perspective. Americans get passionate about religious controversies without knowing many facts. A high percentage of Americans apparently are content to be culturally religious without investing a lot of time thinking deeply about their faith or anyone else’s. Although there’s a place for knowledge of the heart in religion, shouldn’t the head be involved as well?
rad Wilson must have known he had a problem. Those realizations Scott tend to occur Mooneyham when state legislators OPINION take very public swipes at the multibillion-dollar business enterprise you head. Wilson has been the CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina for less than a year. He took the top job at the state’s largest health insurer as it came under fire on any number of fronts. Attempting to shape the debate on national health care reform, Blue Cross took hits from legislators angry about mailers and robocalls that ran afoul of the law. The company paid a $95,000 fine for the robocalls, which violated DoNot-Call registry rules. It wasn’t enough. Legislators condemned the use of premium dollars for the effort. Scrutiny of the lobbying effort came not long after a state audit and public reports questioned whether taxpayers got a bad deal on the contract awarded to Blue Cross to administer the state employee health plan. State employee groups responded by picketing the company’s office, blaming the insurer rather than rising health care costs for benefits cuts and plan shortfalls in the hundreds of millions. Allegations of improper conduct by a Blue Cross lobbyist, ultimately unsubstantiated by a State Bureau of Investigation probe, amounted to another public relations hit for the not-forprofit company. Against that backdrop, Wilson recently announced that the insurer would refund $155.8 million to 215,000 policyholders in the state. The size of the refund will amount to better than a month and a half of premium payments for some customers. For a customer paying an average of $380 a month, the refund will be about $690. The company also announced that rates for individual policyholders will go up slightly less than the amount previously announced, saving customers another $14.5 million. The refund and reduction were announced as part of an agreement with Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, and made possible by changes caused by national health care reform. Blue Cross explained that the health care reform law phases out certain types of policies by 2014, meaning that reserves needed to cover costs for the lifetime of those policies can instead be distributed. But making something possible and requiring it are two different things. Wilson pretty much admitted as much. “We’re in a time of dramatic change, and as we work through this change together, it’s important that we have credibility,” he said during the announcement. Blue Cross was a company in search of a public relations boost. The refund doesn’t directly affect the state employee health plan and its members. But it may signal that company executives recognize that, if they want to keep the state’s business in the future, they’ll need to be a bit fairer with taxpayers and health plan members. Distributed by Capitol Press Association.
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2010 CANDIDATE PROFILES: NC SENATE DISTRICT 48 Editor’s note: Today we continue a series of candidate profiles as we draw close to the Nov. 2 election. The submissions are written by the candidates themselves and offered as a public service to help voters familiarize themselves with the names they’ll choose from on the upcoming ballot. Visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/Elections for profiles, videos and news reports about the 2010 races.
Tom Apodaca, Republican incumbent, NC Senate 48
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’ve had the honor of representing Henderson, Polk and southern Buncombe counties in the North Carolina state Senate since 2003. During that time, I’ve been a consistent and conservative voice for limited government, economic growth and traditional values. My legislative focus is on improving the economy. As a small businessman, I know what it takes to create jobs and meet a payroll. I’ve always been proud to rank highly in the ratings of legislators by pro-business groups. But right now the federal and state governments are both creating so much uncertainty in the economic climate that businesses are understandably reluctant to expand their operations. We need a dose of common-sense decisionmaking that emphasizes fiscal responsibility, job creation and prudent spending. With the real possibility of a $3 billion state budget deficit next fiscal year, North Carolina must make smart decisions about our future. The fiscal situation will require reductions in state government spending because, just like every family and business, we’ve got to balance our budget. The state didn’t get into this budget hole suddenly, and it won’t be solved quickly either. But the longer we wait to make
tough choices about what government can do well and what government can afford, the costlier it will be. Over the years, I’ve worked on a number of important issues in the legislature. I’ve received the “sunshine award” from good government groups for my full campaign disclosure and recognition from nonpartisan organizations for my effectiveness in the General Assembly. I’ve been the leading advocate of reducing the testing burden on students, teachers and parents. Too much time is spent on testing — rather than teaching — in the classroom. We need one test, a national test so we can measure our progress against other states, and not a blur of other programs mandated by the state bureaucracy. Additionally, I’m leading the fight to hold the line on school districts
that want to overturn the popular “save our summers” law that prevented the school start date from creeping up earlier and earlier every year. I’ve always been a strong supporter of giving law enforcement the tools they need to protect us from criminals and to deal with the scourge of the crystal methamphetamine epidemic. I’ve opposed wasteful spending, tax giveaways to big corporations and illegal immigration. I’ve supported ethics reforms, increased access to quality health care and Second Amendment rights. I’ve really enjoyed working on many local issues which affect our friends and neighbors but often fly beneath the radar. Whether it is a turn lane in front of a Polk County middle school or a stop light at a dangerous intersection in Buncombe County, it is my responsibility to help. Whether it is advocating in Raleigh for local spring water bottlers or a volunteer fire department from Mountain Home, my role is to work for the people of Western North Carolina. Again, I appreciate the opportunity to serve. With your continued support, I will keep fighting for common sense and mountain values in the state Senate. ON THE WEB: senatorapodaca.com
Chris Dixon, Democratic challenger, NC Senate 48
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s someone who has worked in the private sector for many years now, I believe we can create home-grown jobs if we put our minds to it. As a husband and father, I understand how important this is for working families like yours and mine. First, we should maximize the success of our existing local businesses. ■ After that, we should work to attract smallscale, fast-growing and environmentally friendly industries into the vast amounts of vacant plant space in the area. We have the quality of life and skilled work force that can attract entrepreneurs. ■ However, we will need to bring together community banks, K-12 educators, community/ technical colleges and the remaining regional manufacturers along with bipartisan political leaders to determine a new way forward ... because the old way isn’t working. I didn’t make up my mind to seek office representing Buncombe, Henderson and Polk counties in the North Carolina state Senate until after reading about the closing of the Volvo Construction Equipment plant in Arden in December 2009. This closure sent nearly 300 of Western North Carolina’s few good-paying manufacturing jobs to Pennsyl-
vania, South Korea and Sweden. We can no longer afford to have a local economy that sits back and waits for other people to bring their money into the area — especially in this national recession. We need to set our minds to creating more of our own wealth locally with a balanced economy that includes health care, tourism, manufacturing, retail, property development, retirement services and agriculture. A balanced economy is a sustainable one. A state senator can’t create jobs, but I can work with those who do and fight for them in Raleigh. If the state has resources to help in a certain area, I will bring them back to WNC. Consider auto brake manufacturer Continental Teves in Fletcher, which will be adding nearly 400 jobs in the next few years. The efforts of
the Democratic Perdue administration and the Republican Henderson County Board of Commissioners to locate those new jobs here proves that bipartisanship works for everyone. Continental Teves chose to expand here rather than in Europe or Mexico. Other priorities I will pursue in Raleigh: ■ Providing free, online resources to parents of pre-K children to help them get prepared for school. ■ Working with high schools and community colleges to prepare graduates for our local work force and create a “safety net” to help drop-outs get back on track toward their diplomas as soon as they realize the need. ■ Creating a position in the state Department of Commerce to identify and promote best practices in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education from across the state, including public, private, charter and home schools. Finally, as long as we are asking our schools and other critical services to take budget cuts, we should apply these same cuts to legislative salaries and reimbursements. Legislators should feel the same pain as taxpayers and teachers until we get the state budget right. ON THE WEB: Dixonforncsenate.com
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he Republican grab for Congress is being funded by a pack of wolves masEugene querading Robinson as a herd of sheep. OPINION How sweet and innocent they seem, these mysterious organizations with names like Americans for Job Security. Who could argue with that? Who wants job insecurity? It turns out, according to The Washington Post, that an entity called Americans for Job Security has made nearly $7.5 million in “independent” campaign expenditures this year, with 88 percent of that total going to support Republican candidates. Who’s putting up all that money? You’ll never know, because Americans for Job Security — which calls itself a “business association” — doesn’t have to disclose the source of its funding. Likewise, the American Future Fund has spent $6.8 million on campaigns this year, with every penny of that money benefiting Republicans. The patriotically named group — and, really, who doesn’t want America to have a future? — is based in Iowa and has never before been a big
Syndicated columnist player in the Great Game of campaign finance. Now, suddenly, it has a king’s ransom to throw around.
Whose money? Who knows?
Whose money is it? The American Future Fund won’t tell you. And then there’s American Crossroads, which at least is being “advised” by some people you’ve heard of — Republican strategists Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie. This group has spent $5.6 million so far, but is just getting started: American Crossroads says it will spend an astounding $50 million in this election cycle. You will not be surprised to hear that all of this money is being used to try to oust Democrats and replace them with Republicans. And where is the money coming from? Silly of you to ask. There is no limit to the amount that an individual, corporation or trade association can give to American Crossroads — but the group is not required to tell you who those deep-pockets donors might be. Democrats are doing the same sort of thing, or trying to. But Republicans are outspending Democrats by 7-1 in this kind of “independent” campaign spending. So while Demo-
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cratic candidates enjoy a big advantage in official campaign funding — the kind that has limits and disclosure requirements — this edge is blunted by the wave of “independent” GOP cash. According to the Post, $80 million has been spent thus far on midterm election campaigns by these shadowy “independent” groups — as opposed to just $16 million at this point in the 2006 midterm cycle. I put “independent” in quotes because this spending is anything but. Officially, groups such as Americans for Job Security and American Crossroads are not allowed to spend on behalf of specific candidates; rather, they
are supposed to confine themselves to such anodyne activities as highlighting issues and advocating policy positions. In practice, however, this gives them the latitude to attack one candidate — a Democrat, say — for his or her position on health care, financial reform or whatever.
An easy formula
There can be no overt coordination between these groups and any specific candidates, but there doesn’t have to be. The political operatives in charge of the American Future Fund, for example, can read a map of congressional districts as well as anybody else. All they have to do is
■ Syndicated columnist Eugene Robinson: Losing our way in Afghanistan ■ Syndicated columnist David Ignatius: The Pakistani-American paradox
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identify a potentially vulnerable Democrat and start pouring in the cash, mostly to buy television ads accusing the incumbent of being an enemy of all that America holds dear — and, gasp, a friend of Nancy Pelosi. The Supreme Court made all this possible with its ruling earlier this year, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which legalized unlimited campaign spending by corporations, unions, trade associations and other such entities. And the independent-expenditure groups with the patriotic names are often structured as nonprofits, which means they are not required to disclose their donors publicly.
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Mallard Fillmore / Bruce Tinsley
The result is a system in which oil companies opposed to an energy bill that would begin to steer the country away from fossil fuels, or Wall Street firms that want to undo financial regulatory reform and return to the days of the Big Casino, or gazillionaires who want to keep George W. Bush’s tax breaks can all spend as much as they like to try to buy Congress for the Republican Party. And they can do it secretly, in the dark, without anyone knowing. It’s bad enough that public offices can be purchased. It’s unconscionable that we can’t even know who the buyers are. Eugene Robinson’s e-mail address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com. © 2010, Washington Post Writers Group.
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Record low tied, but mercury rising
ASHEVILLE — Fall — and a taste of winter — were definitely in the air Tuesday night. The low of 33 tied a 36-year-old record low temperature. Some elevations above 4,000 feet reached temperatures below freezing, and areas around Sylva and Robbinsville experienced frost. A frost advisory was in effect overnight for the northern and eastern mountains of North Carolina. The mercury will rise toward normal this week, though. The low Wednesday night was expected to reach 37 degrees; the record low for Oct. 6 is 27 degrees. The high through the weekend is expected to be in the mid-70s with lows in the midto upper 40s. Another cold front is expected to push into the mountains early next week, bringing a slight chance of rain.
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Charters sue city schools Suit seeks more than $870,000 By Julie Ball
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ASHEVILLE — Following failed settlement attempts, three charter schools are suing the city school system over past funding. “We are sorry we weren’t able to resolve it, but that’s what often happens,” said Charlotte attorney Richard Vinroot, who filed the lawsuit against Asheville City Schools on behalf of
Francine Delany New School for Children, Evergreen Community Charter School and ArtSpace Charter School. “We decided we would proceed because of the substantial amount involved, and it didn’t serve any purpose to delay,” Vinroot said Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges city schools underfunded the charter schools by more than $870,000 over a three-year period from the 2006-07 fiscal year to 2008-09 “as well as an amount to be determined for the fiscal year 2009-10.”
In a statement, Asheville school board member Gene Bell said the charter schools rejected an offer of nearly $500,000 to settle the dispute for the three years in question. He pledged to “vigorously defend” this lawsuit. “This offer was presented to the three charter schools despite the fact that Asheville City Schools has felt from the beginning of this dispute that the demand by the charter schools for a share of these additional revenues was an attempt to take advantage of a technicality in the interpretation of state statute
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Land-of-Sky bestows awards at gala
ASHEVILLE — Land-of-Sky Regional Council’s honored the winners of its annual awards at a gala event Tuesday at the Asheville Ballroom & Dance Centre. The Robert G. Parrish Sr. Intergovernmental Relations Award, given to an elected or appointed official who has improved intergovernmental relations, was presented to Mark Burrows for his service in Transylvania County as well as to regional and state organizations. The Charles H. Campbell Regional Leadership Award, given to a Land-of-Sky member, went to Henderson County Commissioner Chuck McGrady for his 19 years of leadership in the region.
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Rice leads tribe to win Local finds clue to ‘Survivor’ idol By Bob Berghaus
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ASHEVILLE — One week it’s a challenge in the mud. Another, it’s being blindfolded and looking for items while tied to a teammate. It’s called “Survivor: Nicaragua,” and on Wednesday, Chase Rice showed he could take directions despite not being able to see. Rice, the former Reynolds and North Carolina football player, made it through to another week as he helped his tribe win a challenge. The challenge had one player calling out directions to three sets of teammates tied together. The teams had to collect 10 items, then find a tree to unlock a chest in order to win the challenge. Rice and teammate Sash Lenahan collected three items and the keys to unlock the chest.
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On Wednesday’s show Rice found a clue to a hidden immunity idol. If he finds it, he’ll be able to use the idol to keep from being voted out in a future tribal council. On the latest show, Naonka Mixon made nasty comments about Kelly Bruno, a medical school student at North Carolina. Both are Rice’s teammates, and Bruno has an artificial leg, which was ridiculed several times by Mixon. “I knew she was being mean to her,” said Rice, who is competing for $1 million. “But I didn’t get to hear everything she said. Some of that stuff was uncalled for.” Updates of Rice’s journey on “Survivor” can be found in the Citizen-Times every Thursday.
FRANKLIN — The Franklin High School football team will honor a former student and standout athlete who died after a single-vehicle accident this week. Parker Andrew Mathis, 19, who graduated from Franklin High in 2009, was all-conference in baseball and football. He was named the most valuable player in football and the team Athlete of the Year in 2008-09. “He was very well-liked, very well-respected — just a great kid,” said Pat Cabe, assistant principal at Franklin High. Parker “He was a lot of Mathis fun, a very funny kid with a great sense of humor.” The football team will paint Mathis’ former number on the field Friday night for the game against Smoky Mountain High and honor his memory. Mathis died early Monday morning from injuries sustained in a traffic accident that occurred at 5:26 p.m. Sunday on West Old Murphy Road in Macon County, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Padgett. Mathis was a passenger in a 2004 Ford F-150 driven by Franklin resident Donald Courtney, 20. “They were traveling into a curve at a high rate of speed, and the driver lost control and ran off the right side of the road,” Padgett said. “The truck traveled down an embankment, and then we think it struck a tree with the top portion of the vehicle. After Please see MATHIS on B3
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…,” Bell said in the statement. City school officials have 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. After that, the discovery process will begin and will likely take through the end of the year, Vinroot said. Buncombe County Schools recently settled similar claims with the three charter schools for the same three-year period. The county schools agreed to pay $345,000 to settle claims that the charter schools were underfunded from the 2006-07 school
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“I hope they (people) come away with an appreciation for their own health and happiness,” said Kathy Haney, Kathy Haney executive director, “and that they are touched to where they want to get involved somehow.” Haney said The Hope Chest has been “blessed” to have had a steady stream of fundraisers and
IF YOU GO ■ The Asheville Breast Center in Biltmore Park will have a grand opening celebration 4-7 p.m. Friday with tours and live music, food, drink and educational information on breast cancer awareness. Call 213-9729 or www.AshevilleBreastCenter.com. ■ Hope Chest for Women will host its Fall Into Hope: An Autumn Festival 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at 100 Ridgefield Court. For more information, call 418-1344. ■ Beauty Through Cancer will host “Winesdays” 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through October at The Wine Studio, 169 Charlotte St., Asheville. Cost is $5 at the door for five tastings.
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Name, Residence Charles Adams Sr., Marshall Wylma Aldridge, Leicester June Armstrong, Franklin Blanche A. Bennett, Candler Robert E. Bowman, Asheville Jason Carroll, Murphy
Time 1 p.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m.
Mazie Carver, Clyde Larry Ross Davis, Asheville Evelyn Duck, Greensboro/Mars Hill Stephen Gaddis, Waynesville
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Donald Lees, Waynesville
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Parker A. Mathis, Franklin Rev. Dr. Earl Moseley, Asheville James E. Ray, Waynesville Michael Ray Richard, Rutherfordton
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Arnold Shepherd, Arden
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Mary A. Webb, Barnardsville Verda M. Wells, Black Mountain
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Russ D. Willard, Franklin
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Location Madison, Marshall Groce, Patton Avenue Bryant-Grant, Franklin Groce, Patton Avenue Emmanuel Lutheran Grape Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Crawford/Ray, Canton Groce, Tunnel Road Blue Ridge, Mars Hill Long’s Chapel United Methodist First Presbyterian, Waynesville Iotla Baptist West Asheville Baptist Wells, Waynesville Shilah Baptist Church Cemetery Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain West, Weaverville Bulls Gap Funeral Home, Bulls Gap, Tenn. Macon, Franklin
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Board drops new school plan Wake hoping to get it right By Martha Waggoner
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RALEIGH — The Wake County school board, which voted to ditch a student assignment plan meant to replace one based on diversity, will still move toward community-based schools, said the board member who split from the coali-
tion supporting the new plan. But the board’s plan must abide by a policy that guarantees, among other things, a base school assignment within proximity to a student’s home, said Debra Goldman, the board’s vice chair and one of the Republicans who voted earlier to drop an assignment plan based on diversity. “We are going to get one chance as a board to get this right — one chance to
do this plan,” Goldman said Wednesday, the morning after a contentious meeting that revealed a fracture in the previous GOP majority. “Any time you start moving children, it just creates turmoil. It’s not like you move them and then say, ‘You know what, let’s move them back.’ So I would question why you wouldn’t want feedback from the public and other board members.”
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it hit the tree, it turned over multiple times and came to rest in a creek.” Mathis was trapped in the truck, but the driver and two other passengers, Jeremy Taro, 20, and Jesse Welch, 23, both of Franklin, managed to get out. The other men suffered minor injuries and were released from Angel Medical Center in Franklin. Padgett said no charges have been filed against Courtney. Investigators are awaiting the return of blood
struction at the scene. The speed limit in that Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is area is 45 mph. Padgett said they have no indicahandling arrangements, and tion that the driver was online condolences can be distracted at the time of made at www.bryantgrant the wreck. funeralhome.com. “He came into the A funeral service for Mathis, a curve really fast and just lost it,” Padgett said. member of Oakdale Baptist Mathis was flown to Church who had been had Mission Hospitals in been working as a house Asheville, where he died builder, is set for 11 a.m. at 1:56 a.m. Monday. today at Iotla Baptist Church. A native of Macon County, Mathis was the son of Mike Mathis, of Asheville, and Robin Dutests on Courtney. Troopers also will con- vall Spivey and stepfather duct an accident recon- Kevin Spivey, of Franklin.
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CHARTERS: Settlement talks unsuccessful Continued from B1
year through last year, but did not admit underfunding the schools. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Buncombe County Superior Court alleges Asheville City Schools “failed to properly apportion all the monies in its local current expense fund between itself and the charter schools.” According to the lawsuit, the actions of city schools “are in violation of the (state) funding statute.” The lawsuit also says city schools have determined per pupil enrollment differently for the charter schools and city schools. The per-pupil enrollment is used to determine funding amounts. Vinroot sent a letter to Asheville City Schools in
April regarding the funding issue. Since then, city schools and the charter schools have been negotiating. “We were disappointed,” said Cynthia Grady, attorney for Asheville City Schools. “I know the settlement discussions weren’t successful.” One sticking point is the issue of sales tax revenue and whether city schools must distribute a portion of that to schools outside of the Asheville City School district, Grady said. Both Evergreen and ArtSpace are outside of the city school district. The city schools’ situation is unique because of the supplemental tax, which residents approved in the 1930s to fund city schools. That authority to tax also enables city
schools to get a portion of sales tax revenue. “What the statute says is any monies derived from the supplemental tax may only be shared with public schools that are within the district with the supplemental tax,” Grady said. City schools’ position is that sales tax revenue is derived from the city’s supplement tax because it is that taxing authority that enables city schools to get a portion of the sales tax money, Grady said. Asked about a possible settlement before the matter goes to court, Grady said, “Since the settlement discussions came to an impasse on this issue, I’m not sure it’s going to be settled now that a lawsuit has been filed until that issue is litigated.”
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donations throughout the year that has prevented the nonprofit from turning anybody away. The festival is an opportunity to make sure women, who are already on one of the toughest journeys they will ever make, don’t have to worry about how they are going to pay their bills. In 2009, the nonprofit distributed at least $20,000, which helped 110 women with up to $500 each in assistance, from gas cards to help paying for prescriptions or rent and utilities. The festival raised
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nearly $3,700 last year, and Haney hopes to collect at least as much this time. “It will help someone tremendously because it’s a feel good event just being outdoors and mingling with talented, gifted people,” she said. Across town, Jessica Gualano doesn’t personally know anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but as a woman, she felt the need to contribute. The owner of The Wine Studio, Gualano will host “Winesday” events through October to benefit Beauty Through Cancer, which outfits women with wigs, skin care and
makeup tips. The store is at 169 Charlotte St. Every Wednesday from 5-8 p.m., $5 will get people five wine tastings, with 20 percent of the proceeds benefiting the nonprofit. Since she started “Winesdays,” which benefit a different nonprofit each month, Gualano has had to sift through many applications. But she felt Beauty Through Cancer was the appropriate group to highlight in October. “It was Breast Cancer Awareness month,” she said. “It’s a huge month for women. So, being a woman business owner, it was definitely something I wanted to be involved in.”
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Clayton High School has kept Ariana Iacono, 14, on suspension for four weeks. She contends the piercing is part of her family’s religious practices
State school sued over student’s nose piercing By Tom Breen
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RALEIGH — A North Carolina school violated the constitutional rights of a 14-year-old student by suspending her for wearing a nose piercing, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The suit by the state ACLU chapter seeks a court order allowing Ariana Iacono to return immediately to Clayton High School, which has kept her on suspension for four weeks. The complaint hinges on Iacono’s claim that her nose piercing is an article of faith. She and her mother, Nikki, belong to a small religious group called the Church of Body Modification, which sees tattoos, piercings and the like as channels to the divine. “This is a case about a family’s right to send a 14year-old honor student to public school without her being forced to renounce her family’s religious be-
liefs,” lawyers from the ACLU and the Raleigh firm Ellis & Winters wrote in a brief supporting the lawsuit. The Johnston County school system’s dress code bans facial piercings, along with short skirts, sagging pants, “abnormal hair color” and other items deemed distracting or disruptive. But the dress code also allows for exemptions based on “sincerely held religious belief,” and says, “the principal or designees shall not attempt to determine whether the religious beliefs are valid, but only whether they are central to religious doctrine and sincerely held.” That’s where the school stepped over the line, the suit alleges, saying officials repeatedly dismissed explanations of the Iaconos’ faith by the family and their Raleigh minister. “We followed all the rules, so I don’t understand why the school is being so unreasonable,”
said Iacono, 32. “The dress code policy allows for a religious exemption, and I explained to the principal and various school officials how my daughter’s nose stud is essential to the expression of our family’s religious values.” Terri Sessoms, spokeswoman for Johnston County schools, said the district had received notice of the lawsuit, but officials can’t comment on disciplinary actions involving individual students. Ariana Iacono has been suspended four times since fall classes started, missing 19 out of 28 school days so far. On Monday, the school system denied an appeal of her most recent suspension, and told her she would have to attend South Campus Community School, an alternative facility for students with disciplinary and other problems. She still wouldn’t be allowed to wear the nose piercing.
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CROP walks planned for this weekend ASHEVILLE — The annual CROP Hunger Walks to raise money to fight hunger are this weekend. On Saturday, Craggy inmates will walk laps inside the correctional facility. The public Buncombe County CROP walk begins with registration at 1 p.m. Sundayat First Baptist Church on Oak Street. For more information, visit www.cropwalkab.org. Beneficiaries include MANNA FoodBank, Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministry, Meals on Wheels and Loving Food Resources. To support the Craggy event, send a check made out to CWS/CROP to Craggy Community Resource Council Treasurer, 124 Stuyvesant Road, Asheville, NC 28803.
Adopt a new friend
Chewey is a neutered male dachshund mix who is searching for his forever home. For more, call Brother Wolf Animal Rescue at 458-7778 or visit www.bwar.org. The $125 adoption fee includes vaccines, deworming, spaying or neutering and microchip implantation.
What to do and where to go to enjoy a colorful fall: What: Join the Blue Ridge Parkway Hike of the Week, led by parkway rangers. When: 10 a.m. Friday or anytime on your own. Where: Mountains-to-Sea Trail, starting at the Rough Butt Bald Overlook, parkway Milepost 425.4, about two miles south of the N.C. 215 intersection. What you’ll find: An easy, threemile round-trip hike through a spruce and fir forest, including several rivulet crossings, ending at the base of Mount Hardy. Bring water, wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for changeable fall weather. Color check: It’s still early, but color is popping up all over, and the views along the parkway and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail are always spectacular. For more vibrant color, wait a week or so. Cost: The guided hike is free. Call 298-5330, ext. 304.
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So long, Spankers
The Asylum Street Spankers are calling it quits after 17 years. But the Austin, Texas, band is on the road for a farewell tour and playing at 8:30 tonight at The Grey Eagle Music Hall, 185 Clingman Ave. Tickets are $18 at the door. For more, visit www.thegreyeagle.com. For more local entertainment news, visit www.take5online.com.
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Breast cancer survivor Ingrid Friesen, of Asheville, hands off the baton to teammate Susan Woodard at the Power of Pink Relay last year. The fourth annual race is Oct. 30 in Haywood County.
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Hundreds of runners, including breast cancer survivors, competed in the third annual Power of Pink Relay event at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center last year. The 20-mile relay takes place Oct. 30 this year.
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SHEVILLE — Ingrid Friesen couldn’t wait to finish her breast cancer treatments so she could go bust a lung in a 20-mile race. And it felt great. The very next day after the last zap of radiation last year, Friesen, 56, a family law attorney in Asheville, was the first runner off on her relay team of five female friends in the Power of Pink Relay. The race is a fundraiser to pay for mammograms for women in Haywood County who would otherwise not be able to afford them. “I felt alive,” Friesen said. “The team aspect was great. We all supported each other. Everyone was so supportive. One woman stopped running and walked with me. She was running in honor of a friend who had died of breast cancer.” The fourth annual Power of Pink will give women of all sizes, ages and running abilities the chance to honor other women with breast cancer, celebrate themselves or just have a good time. Without men. This unique race, which consists of a four-mile loop run by teams of five women, starting and ending at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center in Clyde, is open just to women. “Just having women running, it felt like it had such a strong effect on everything,” said Friesen, who won’t be able to run the race this year. “Part of it is the money is going to such a good cause and part is being supportive and supported of other women. Doing something like that was really exhilarating. It was humbling in a way.” Men aren’t completely excluded.
WANT TO RUN? The fourth annual Power of Pink event starts at 8 a.m. Oct. 30 at Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center in Clyde. Entry fee for a five-woman relay team is $200. The Pink Four-miler Run, open to men and women, is $25, or $30 after Oct. 22. Discount for groups and clubs. The Bubble Gum Fun Run/Walk is $10, $5 for children 12 and younger. For more information, call race director Greg Duff at 400-5868, e-mail greg@gloryhoundevents.com or visit www.haymed.org. For more information on the Power of Pink mammogram program, call the Haywood County Health Department at 452-6675. For the WNC Outdoors Calendar and a photo gallery from last year’s Power of Pink Race, visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/outdoors. There is also the Pink 4-mile Run/ Walk, open to everyone, which takes place on the same, rural, country road course as the Power of Pink Relay. The Bubble Gum Fun Fun/Walk is a lessthan one-mile course designed for young children on the HRMC campus. The race was started in 2007 by the Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Haywood County Health Department as a way for women to empower other women, said Peggy
Manning of MedWest Health System. Proceeds benefit women of any age, but the program is primarily for women younger than 50. The Health Department has funds through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control program for women ages 50-64. When those funds are exhausted, Power of Pink can also be used for women in that age group. Funds from the race can also be used for additional testing, she said. “In the past three years Power of Pink has funded 269 mammogram procedures,” Manning said. “Last year we raised $20,000. The goal this year is to raise $25,000.” Race director Greg Duff the fact it is the only race in Western North Carolina just for women helps draw interest. The first year there were 22 teams, last year had 30 teams, and he is expecting 40 teams this year. Marty Gallagher and her gang of biker girls plan to be a part of the fundraising effort again. Gallagher, owner of ProBikes in West Asheville, participated in the race last year. While she is primarily a cyclist, and not a runner, she decided to issue a challenge to other Asheville-area female cyclists to get off their bikes and put on their running shoes. The cause is close to her heart. “My boyfriend’s mother is a breast cancer survivor, so it kind of hit home,” said Gallagher, 36. “I’ve done every type of bike event you can imagine, so I wanted to challenge myself. The ProBikes team of five cycle girls came in fifth place last year, and they are hoping to do even better this year. “We had so much fun last year and had such a great response,” she said. “The team aspect makes it a lot more fun, and it’s for a great cause. Breast cancer is huge. A lot of people are affected by it.”
Why are head shops selling toxic K2 to our children?
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t’s been a while since I ranted on a particular subject. But right now I’m having a full-blown hissy fit. A chemically enhanced mix of herbs and spices sprayed with a synthetic compound that mimics marijuana is being sold to anyone ages 18 and older. Susan It’s often Reinhardt called K2 and costs around COLUMNIST $40-$50 for 3 ounces. You can easily buy it at head shops or online. Whatever they spray on that stuff, which supposedly gives
an even stronger high than regular pot, is reportedly causing big problems. Some users, it’s been reported, become quickly addicted, while others who partake fall ill and are prone to hallucinations. I just can’t seem to understand why something so potent could legally be sold over the counter to teens. Or anyone. I walked into a head shop here in Asheville. Seeing is believing. There it was: K2. Other versions of the maddening mix were also being sold. As a parent, I fumed. Of course we teach our children to stay away from drugs, but for something this powerful to be as readily available as a can of
dip is outrageous. It’s beginning to catch the attention of law enforcement agencies and even school boards. My husband is the school board attorney for Yancey County. He said policies banning K2 and other brands of the substance from schools are being drawn up because it’s become an issue on school property in more urban areas. I say it’s long overdue that police and government officials bust these head shops that shield their real intentions. They claim to be smoke shops, not dope shops. There’s no difference than if I set up a brothel at my house and called my ladies “Domestic
Treasures” instead of hookers. Swarms of cannabis lovers are buying K2 and similar products, such as Spike, Spice, Mr. Nice Guy, Demon and others. Besides the attraction of it being supposedly stronger and definitely easier to obtain than regular marijuana, K2 won’t show up in drug tests. Users inhale it from joints or pipes, just like the real deal. It’s sold online and in many head shops in Asheville. A worker at one of them, who didn’t want to give me her name, said customers range in age from 20-85, including some veterans who instead of taking their meds “would rather smoke the ‘incense.’”
An Army Times report quoted a scientist saying that the effects of such so-called spice products “can be unpredictable or dangerous.” The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported 1,340 spice-related calls in one recent year, and a toxologist told the Times that emergency room patients admitted for spice intoxication may show life-threatening symptoms, such as racing heart rates and spiking blood pressure. I’ve also read that K2 can cause loss of consciousness, paranoia, hallucinations and psychotic episodes. The highs Please see K2 on B6
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Don’t let grief halt life
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I tell God every day that I wish he’d just take me on to heaven and not make me stay here any longer. My husband died two years ago and I’m so lonely that Billy all I can Graham think about is being MY ANSWER reunited with him in heaven. Am I wrong to feel this way? — MRS. V.C. DEAR MRS. V.C: God knows your heartache, and it isn’t necessarily wrong to want to cast off the burdens of this life and go on to heaven — which is our true home. The Apostle Paul declared, “I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far” (Philippians 1:23). But have you ever asked yourself why God hasn’t answered your prayer (at least in the way you wish he would)?
The reason may be that he still has a purpose for you down here — something he wants to accomplish through your life. I don’t know what it is, but I urge you to pray about it and ask him to show you what it is. I think, for example, of a widow I know who grieved deeply over the death of her husband. But one day she met another widow who also was grieving — and she realized that God could use her to encourage and help this woman. And God continues to use her to bring comfort and hope to others who are grieving — and through this, her own grief has lessened. The Bible tells us to “encourage each other” (1 Thessalonians 4:18). Thank God every day for the memories you have of your husband. Thank him, too, for the hope we have of heaven because of Jesus Christ and his death for us. www.billygraham.org.
Beware of prison pen pal DEAR ABBY: I am a parole officer, and while I agree with and support your response to “Smitten in New York” (Aug. 6), I would like to offer an additional comment. People can and do Abigail change Van Buren their lives DEAR ABBY while incarcerated. However, when they are in a controlled environment, their changed lives on the outside are still in their imaginations. Many inmates who make very positive plans for their future when they’re released, discover
life “on the outs” doesn’t unfold the way they imagined it would. Some of them deal with substance abuse issues, mental illness, brain injuries and a lack of education and life skills. I would caution “Smitten” not to become too involved with her pen pal after his release until he has proven his ability to be the partner she believes and hopes he will be. — KELLY IN WASHINGTON STATE DEAR KELLY: Thank you for your comments. I received many letters from former pen pals of inmates, all advising — pleading with — “Smitten” to run as fast as she can from this man. Write www.DearAbby.com
LIVING/ADVICE ADVENTURE OF THE WEEK What: The 17th annual Bethel Half-Marathon and 5K. When: Both races start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Where: Bethel Middle School, 630 Sonoma Road in Haywood County. Entry fee: $30 for either race, including T-shirt. Register 7-8:15 a.m. on race day. Details: The 17th annual Bethel Half-Marathon and 5K, a benefit for the Bethel Rural Community Organization, has always been a small town, laid back affair. But this year, the sleepy half-marathon is going high-tech, said race director Lucas Sorrells.
“We used online registration this year, and we’re using chip timing for the first time,” Sorrells said. “We realized the last thing people wanted to do after running 13.1 miles is write their time down.” Timing chips will be also be used for the 5K. Both races are considered “relatively flat,” Sorrells said, along rural roads and the Pigeon River. Last year’s race was the largest, with more than 300 runners , and Sorrells is expecting this year’s race to be bigger . Some things will stay the same, including handcrafted awards from local potters, and
OUTDOORS BRIEFS ClimbMax event to fight AIDS in Africa
ASHEVILLE — ClimbMax Climbing Gym will host a climb-athon noon-10 p.m. Friday to benefit the American Foundation for Children with AIDS, a nonprofit organization that helps African children with AIDS. While traditional climb-athons normally involve recruiting sponsors to offer a donation per foot climbed, the ClimbMax event will include a time limit to foster competition. Participants will have two hours to climb as many pitches as possible. ClimbMax is at 43 Wall St. For more information, call 252-9996 or visit www.climbmaxnc.com. For more information on the AFCA, visit www.ClimbUpSoKids CanGrowUp.com.
Howl-Raising to help Full Moon Farm
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the famous post-race homemade potato and tomato soups. Directions: From Asheville, take Interstate 40 west to Exit 37. Turn left onto Wiggins Road, then right onto U.S. 19/23 south/Smoky Park Highway. Go 5 miles then turn left onto Sorrells Street, continue on Pisgah Drive, then turn right onto N.C. 110. Go about 4.5 miles and turn right on Sonoma Road. Information: Contact Sorrells at 734-4099 or lucas@jerue. com or visit www.bethel rural.org. Karen Chávez
ner race for sixth-graders and younger starting at 9 a.m. The younger racers must run with an adult. Entry fee is $20 per runner for the 8 a.m. race, and $20 per two-person team for the 9 a.m. race. To register, call 255-5969, e-mail Lisa.adkins@bcsemail.org or visit www.bcsf.net.
to benefit Full Moon Farm will be 6:30-10 tonight at White Horse Black Mountain, 105C Montreat Road. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be a combination live and silent auction. Admission is $10, which includes hors d’oeuvres and music by Town Square Scamper Jennifer Smith. For more information, to aid Yancey schools BURNSVILLE — The ancall 664-9818 or e-mail Sarah Hallback at sarah@ nual Burnsville Town Square Scamper 5K will fullmoonfarm.org. at 9 a.m. Oct. 16 in Obstacle course race start front of the Burnsville to benefit schools Town Hall. The challenging course Buncombe County Schools Foundation hosts is certified by USA Track the inaugural Amazing and Field and is a benefit Race 3K Obstacle Course for the Yancey County Race Saturday at Enka Schools Foundation. Entry High School to benefit the fees are $25 by Friday, $30 after. Register at foundation. The event includes a www.active.com. For more information, 1.9-mile course with challenges such as climbing over hay bales, jumping through tires and navigating water and mud hazards. There will be a race for seventh-graders and older, including adults, start at 8 a.m., and a part-
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FRANKLIN — The Bartram Trail Society will host author Jim Kautz at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Macon County Library in Franklin, with an illustrated presentation, “What I Learned Following William Bartram Across the South.” Bartram explored littleknown areas from North Carolina to Florida and from Georgia to Louisiana just before the American Revolution, eloquently describing them in his book, “Travels.” For more information, visit www.ncbartram trail.org or e-mail Ina Warren at info@ncbartram trail .org. Karen Chávez
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are up to 28 times as strong as natural pot, according to a CNN report. I am so against this hallucinogenic compound being right there for the taking. With so many young people using it, many
states aren’t waiting on the Drug Enforcement Administration to do something and are moving to ban it, CNN reported. I say let’s get rid of it here. Families of teens have enough to deal with than wondering if their 16year-old has tripped out from a batch of unregulat-
ed chemicals bought at a head shop that’s not checking IDs. “In my view, selling K2 or any other drug to a minor is child abuse,” said Carl Mumpower, who’s been after the head shops for years. Please. We have to do something. This is the opinion of Susan Reinhardt. Contact her at sreinhardt@citizentimes.com.
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2010. There are 85 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight: On Oct. 7, 1910, a wildfire devastated Minn., charring at least 300,000 acres. Some 40 people are believed to have died. On this date: ◆ 1777, the second
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Battle of Saratoga began. (British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later.) ◆ 1858, the fifth debate between Illinois senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in Galesburg. ◆ 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student, was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fence-
post outside of Laramie; he died five days later. Today’s Birthdays: Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is 79. Comedian Joy Behar is 68. Singer John Mellencamp is 59. Singer Michael W. Smith is 53. TV personality Simon Cowell is 51. Singer Toni Braxton is 43. Singer Taylor Hicks is 34. The Associated Press
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PHILADELPHIA — Talk about a postseason debut. Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 in Game 1 of the NL division series Wednesday. Don Larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no-hitter. He threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series against Brooklyn. The 54th anniversary of Larsen’s gem is Friday. “It’s surreal, it really is,” Halladay said. “I just wanted to pitch here, to pitch in the postseason. To go out and have a game like that, it’s a dream come true.” Halladay took the Year of the Pitcher into the postseason. Halladay, who tossed a perfect game at Florida on May 29, dominated the Reds with a sharp fastball and a devastating slow curve in his first playoff start.
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Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, leading the Phillies over the Reds, 4-0. The All-Star right-hander allowed only one runner, walking Jay Bruce on a full count with two outs in the fifth, and struck out eight. Halladay spent 12 seasons with Toronto, far from the postseason. A trade last offseason brought him to
the defending two-time NL champions. With a sellout crowd standing in the ninth and chanting “Let’s Go, Doc!” Halladay got a loud ovation when he jogged to the mound to start the inning. Ramon Hernandez popped out to second baseman Chase Utley for the first out. Pinch-hitter Miguel Cairo then fouled out to third baseman Wilson Valdez. Halladay then retired Brandon Phillips on a tapper in front of the plate to end it. Catcher Carlos Ruiz pounced on the ball and threw Phillips out.
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Chicago’s Julius Peppers faces his old team when the Bears play the Panthers on Sunday.
Peppers takes jab at Panthers By Mike Cranston THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE — Julius Peppers described his offseason departure from Carolina as “a little sour” on Wednesday, claiming the Panthers tried to paint him in a bad light after deciding to let him leave in free agency. In a conference call with reporters ahead of Peppers’ return to Charlotte on Sunday with the Chicago Bears, the fivetime Pro Bowl defensive end said he was under the impression the Panthers decided to “do away with anybody who is making a significant amount of money” as part of a roster overhaul that’s produced the NFL’s youngest team. “That’s a business decision. I can understand and respect that,” the 30-yearold Peppers said. “The problem that I had was they tried to turn the tables and make it look like I wanted out no matter what. Really, I didn’t have the option to Please see PANTHERS on C3
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ASHEVILLE — It was both a career highlight and a big disappointment in Charles Thomas’ baseball life, all wrapped up in one sunny afternoon in Atlanta. With the Atlanta Braves back in the playoffs, readying for a five-game series that starts tonight in San Francisco, the Asheville resident recalled his time playing postseason baseball. It was almost exactly six years ago — Oct. 6, 2004 — Game 1 of the National League Division Series, the Houston Astros at Turner Field in Atlanta. Thomas’ meteoric rise through the organization — from Class A to The show in just more than a year — with the team he grew up pulling for had landed him in the starting lineup, a rookie playing left field for manager
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Bobby Cox. The Astros’ starter was legendary right-hander Roger Clemens, and Thomas got a hit his first time up. But it was his second at-bat, with two outs and the bases loaded in the third inning, that he remembers vividly. “I did get a hit my first time up in postseason against Clemens, but the big one that will always stay with me is the strikeout,” Thomas, 31, said with a laugh. The Braves caught Clemens without his best stuff — he walked six batters, allowed three hits and threw two wild pitches in the first four innings — and Thomas had a chance to drive in some runs after the Astros scored four in the top half of the third. “It was a big spot. Andruw (Jones) had gotten a walk, and I was up,” Thomas said. “David Justice had told me during
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Pressley nears 1st racing title By Jeffrey Cheatham
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ASHEVILLE — Any local racing fan knows the Pressley family is a household name accustomed to winning championships. Three generations of Pressleys have competed at the top levels of NASCAR in local and national races. What began under the guidance of Bob Pressley was passed along to his son Robert and now is in the capable hands of Robert’s 21-year-old son Coleman Pressley. On Saturday, the younger Pressley has the opportunity of adding to the family legacy of claiming titles by locking up his first racing series championship in the United Auto Racing Association Championship finale at Rockingham Speedway. Please see PRESSLEY on C3
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Coleman Pressley, of Asheville, can clinch the UARA championship Saturday at Rockingham Speedway.
ASU’s Dig Pink weekend raises about $3,000 FROM STAFF REPORTS
BOONE — Appalachian State volleyball fans and others dug deep last weekend for Dig Pink. The Mountaineers played Elon on Saturday and UNC Greensboro on Sunday at the Holmes Center to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and research. ASU partnered with the SideOut Foundation for Dig Pink, which included 540 volleyball teams across the country, including 154 college squads and three other Southern Conference schools.
Dig Pink is a breast cancer awareness rally being held all of October to raise awareness and funds for the disease that affects so many. The Side-Out Foundation paired up with Dig Pink in order to spread awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for the discovery of a cure. Every year the foundation hosts hundreds of featured high school and college matches across the country to help educate and raise funds to eradicate this terrible disease. Proceeds go directly toward the fight against breast cancer.
The Mountaineers wore commemorative pink jerseys at both matches and encouraged fans to also don pink. A “Prettiest in Pink” contest on Saturday won a lucky fan a $25 gift card to Red Onion and all fans at Sunday’s match got a free cookie. A silent auction was held at both matches, and the team raised about $3,000. Over the past three years the volleyball program has raised $9,000 for breast cancer. The Mountaineers (12-5, 3-1) defeated Elon 3-1 and lost to UNCG 3-0.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cliff Lee, postseason ace for hire. Picking up where he left off during a dazzling October run a year ago, Lee shut down the Tampa Bay Rays while outpitching David Price and leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory Wednesday in the opening game of the AL playoffs. “I like pitching on a big stage,” Lee said. “Just pitching in the big leagues alone is an honor, but when you get an opportunity to make it to the postseason that’s what it’s all about. That’s what you play all year for. I enjoy it, and I try to have fun with it.” These days, no pitcher is doing it better. Lee matched a postseason best with 10 strikeouts while allowing five hits — just two after escaping a bases-loaded jam in the first inning. During one dominating stretch, he retired 16 of 17 batters before giving up Ben Zobrist’s homer in the seventh. “It’s not time to sit here and pat myself on the back. We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Lee said. “I feel good about helping us get off to a good start, and hopefully I can continue to do the same. That’s what I expect to do.” Game 2 is today with left-hander C.J. Wilson taking the mound for Texas against right-hander James Shields, who hasn’t won since Aug. 29. Lee improved to 5-0 in six career postseason starts. He went 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five starts for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009, including 2-0 with a 2.81 ERA against the New
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York Yankees in the World Series. The 32-year-old lefty lost to the Rays three times during the regular season, however the AL East champions were no match for the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner this time. The Rangers, in the playoffs for the first time in 11 years, stopped a ninegame postseason losing streak that began in 1996. Nelson Cruz and Bengie Molina homered for the AL West champions. Darren O’Day and Darren Oliver pitched the eighth, and rookie Neftali Feliz worked out of a ninth-inning jam by striking out the final two batters. Price, a 19-game winner, allowed five runs and nine hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck eight and, like Lee, walked none. “It’s very frustrating,” Price said. “I wasn’t at my best. It’s tough to swallow.” Lee began this season with the Seattle Mariners, who dealt him in early July to Texas, which was looking to bolster its rotation with a No. 1 starter capable of leading the Rangers deep into the postseason.
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum emerged as the most dominant pitcher in the National League in his first two full major league seasons. Back-to-back NL Cy Young Awards. Two All-Star selections, 526 strikeouts. All by the age of 25. Now, the 16-game winner for the San Francisco Giants gets to take the ball for his most important start yet: Game 1 of the division series against the wild-card Atlanta Braves on Thursday night at AT&T Park. Postseason veteran Derek Lowe (16-12) will go for the Braves, who reached the playoffs with a dramatic 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on the season’s final day to extend manager Bobby Cox’s farewell season. “He’s a lot different pitcher right now than he was in the first half of the season,” Cox said of Lowe. “He was good in the first half. He’s even better now.” It took big performances by Lincecum’s supporting cast to get the Giants back to the playoffs after a six-year absence. They won the NL West despite enduring a careerworst five-start losing streak by their ace in August. Lincecum came through over the final month and hopes to carry that momentum into his playoff debut. These teams have taken similar paths to this point, each getting through playoff-like games for most of September. That’s why this series doesn’t feel much different to Cox, even if he’s back in the postseason for the first time in five years. “We’ve been through these playoffs the last three weeks. Every game
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is a must-win game,” Cox said Wednesday before his team worked out in San Francisco. “The Giants went through exactly the same thing.” San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy knows Cox will be prepared for anything and everything. The 69-year-old Cox is retiring after the season. He led Atlanta to 14 straight division titles before this recent four-year drought. “I revere this guy so much with what he’s done and what he’s accomplished,” Bochy said. “It’s going to be good to see him, I will say that. I do know that you have to play your best ball to beat this team. You’re not going to surprise Bobby. He’s a great manager.” Neither team planned to finalize its roster until Thursday morning’s deadline. At 91-71, the Braves finished with one fewer win than the Giants. Both teams played catch up in September, with Atlanta losing the NL East to the defending league champion Phillies. The Braves won a majors-best 25 games in their final at-bat. “That’s how we got here to be honest with you,” Cox said. Lincecum finished his up-and-down year by winning five of his last six starts following the skid. He beat the Braves way
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back on April 11 in his second start of the year, then lost on the road Aug. 5. Atlanta catcher Brian McCann has been one of several Braves to regularly hit Lincecum, going 8 for 21 with a home run and three doubles against the hard-throwing righty. There’s thought some hitters have begun figuring him out. “If you look at from when he got drafted, through the minors and all the way up to this point, he’s always been just a power pitcher and going out there on pure ability, pure talent,” Giants reliever Sergio Romo said of Lincecum. “The last couple years, he’s having success as a complete pitcher, showing he does have more than unbelievable talent. He has it upstairs, he has work ethic. Everyone goes through their slumps, so for him to have the downs that he had this year and to bounce back and finish as strong as he has, you’d expect a pitcher of his caliber to be able to bounce back as well as he has. He definitely came out a bigger, better guy upstairs. It’s pretty cool.” All the numbers and matchups mean little now. The Braves are playing to extend their special year for Cox. Like Atlanta, the Giants have made it this far without a superstar
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like their old Barry Bonds-led teams. “This year we made every effort to put together the best team we could and do everything we could to improve on last year’s record and be contenders all through the season,” said second-year San Francisco managing partner Bill Neukom. “So far so good is all you can say.” Lincecum’s funk was the first prolonged rough stretch of his career. It wore on him mentally, but he finally worked out of it. Bochy has said Lincecum has emerged a better pitcher because of his struggles, which the 10th overall draft pick in 2006 never experienced in his days at the University of Washington or in a brief minor league career. Lincecum’s losing streak began with that start at Atlanta. Cox knows that’s all a thing of the past. “What’s a bad month for him?” Cox joked. “He’s tough. He’s as good a pitcher as you ever want to see.” Lincecum’s unorthodox delivery and quirks — he doesn’t ice his arm after starts — have earned him nicknames such as the Franchise and Freak along the way. Lincecum certainly has grown up this year, starting from his offseason marijuana bust back home in Washington state and through his lows of August. “He’s ready,” third baseman Pablo Sandoval said.
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Reds overmatched by Phillies, Halladay 2nd-chance Rangers finally win playoff game By Dan Gelston
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PHILADELPHIA — Edinson Volquez looked as if he was making his first postseason start, and the jittery Cincinnati Reds played as if they hadn’t been there in a while, either. Unlike Phillies ace Roy Halladay, Volquez couldn’t sink much lower. The Reds’ righty fidgeted on the mound, took deep breaths between pitches and played with his hair and hat like a nervous schoolboy — when he wasn’t getting hit hard. Volquez symbolized all that went wrong for the Reds in their first playoff game since 1995. He was the surprise choice by Dusty Baker to start Game 1 of the NL division series and it backfired in a 4-0 loss on Wednesday. He wasn’t alone in having some first-game jitters. Left fielder Jonny Gomes let Halladay’s blooper fall in front of him in the first inning, then bobbled the ball. While Halladay is perhaps the best pitcher going in baseball, the Reds never made adjustments and let him pump in first-pitch strikes in at-bat after every futile at-bat during his nohitter. Volquez was shaky from the first inning. He
allowed a one-out double to Shane Victorino then gave the Flyin’ Hawaiian all of Maui to steal second base. He was ignored at second and turned a walking lead into a steal, then eventually a run. Volquez allowed four runs in only 4 1-3 innings and labored through 56 pitches The Reds were an unlikely candidate to get nohit. They led the NL in batting average, runs, hits, total bases, home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage — just about every stat that counts — but went down meekly against Halladay. Scott Rolen argued a called strike three in the fifth, only to have fans mock him with a “cry baby” motion with their hands. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel compared the Reds to the 2007 Phillies. That mostly young, inexperienced team led the Phillies to the playoffs for the first time since 1993. The first four hitters in Philadelphia’s batting order combined to go 0 for 15 with 12 Ks in a Game 1 loss against Colorado. They were swept. The Reds need to go over their nerves if they want to avoid a similar fate.
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ive me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to play free … We refer, of course, to the Texas Rangers. Baseball’s Mike Boys Town. Lopresti The Rangers won a postseason game COLUMNIST Wednesday. Last time that happened, Bill Clinton was a first-termer and several modern wonders weren’t even invented yet — Facebook, Google, the Tampa Bay Rays. So let’s party like it was 1996. Nothing for the Rangers since then, except nine straight playoff defeats by the Yankees. So, Wednesday’s 5-1 deflation of Tropicana Field was significant and a proper exhibition in Ranger Ball. They are a room full of survivors, with struggles in their past. But at the moment, what struggles? “When it comes to October,” Jeff Francouer was saying, “all that don’t mean crap.” The headlines will speak of the deft pitching of Cliff Lee — who seems as at home in October as your average pumpkin — and Nelson’ Cruz’ 438-foot homer off the roof of the centerfield restaurant, nearly endangering the swimming ray in his tank out there. All that brought the Texas 14year drought to an end, not that Cruz noticed. “I don’t worry about history and stuff like that,” he said. But consider all the stories of
perseverance on display. Texas’ first hit came from Josh Hamilton, who famously had to save his career by going sober. The next hit came from Vladimir Guerrero, a star supposedly washed up last year in Anaheim. The first RBI came from Francoeur, who went from hometown hero to slumping his way out of Atlanta, with an unrewarding detour to the Mets. Another homer came from Bengie Molina, discarded in July by the Giants. He is one of the three Molina brothers, all of whom own World Series rings but no foot speed. If they ever want to have a 4x100-meter Molina family relay team, they’d better make Usain Bolt a cousin. “You’ve got to turn the page,” he said of his San Francisco exit. “You’ve got to say, ‘They didn’t want you, and these guys, they really want you.’” The eighth inning was finished by reliever Darren Oliver, on his 40th birthday, his career having wound through eight franchises and the Rangers three times. Matter of fact, Oliver was in a Texas uniform for Game 1 on Oct. 1, 1996. “That’s the last win?” he said. “Wow.” And presiding was Ron Washington, the manager who has fought his own cocaine demons. That’s some revival tent the Rangers have going. But what else should we expect from a franchise whose road to the playoffs went through bankruptcy court?
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They were not here to be timid. Cruz’ bomb was on a 3-0 count. So was a Guerrero RBI double. Ahead 5-0, they had more runs by the fifth inning Wednesday than they had the past two postseason series combined against the Yankees. “I wasn’t aware of that,” Washington said. “The only thing I was aware of was that we were in some serious competition out there today. I have a pretty good ballclub and we’re going to fight. “I guess whatever happens from this point on will be history in Texas Rangers’ folklore.” So, the Rays need a win today. “There’s going to be no ‘P’ word within them,” Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said, ‘P’ presumably standing for panic and not perturbed, which is what they were in the first inning when the first questionable call of the playoffs went against them. Carlos Pena might or might not have gotten hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, but a foul tip was called. He later struck out, and so did Rocco Baldelli, and Lee never looked back — a reminder of how he went 4-0 last postseason with the Phillies. He’s a Texas weapon, for sure. Another might well be so many Ranger graduates from the school of hard knocks. “One thing I absolutely loved from day one about this team is a very blue-collar mentality,” Michael Young said. “It’s a bunch of grinders. We don’t take anything for granted.” Why would they? Contact Mike Lopresti at mlopresti@gannett.com.
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Vikings get Moss in trade from Pats By Dave Campbell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brett Favre finally got his wish. He will be playing with Randy Moss and the Vikings couldn’t be happier about it. The Super-Bowl-orbust Vikings got Moss from New England on Wednesday for a 2011 draft pick, another eye-opening acquisition that comes just in time to rejuvenate a stagnant offense for a challenging stretch of games. The Patriots gave the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver the exit he expected and sent him back to the team that turned him into a superstar after drafting him in the first round in 1998. There are still plenty of fond memories around here of Moss’s electrifying performances, along with his colorful comments and contrarian behavior. “He can still go downtown and get the football, which is a stand-alone factor,” Vikings coach Brad Childress said. “He could sprain his toe here some-
time coming up, and you could say that he’s 33, it’s old age. But there’s always risk-reward. I don’t necessarily see this as boom or bust. I think he’s got some more football in him.” The Vikings play at New York on Monday night, and Childress said without hesitation Moss would be in uniform against the Jets — in his old purple No. 84. “Man, we wish this would have happened a week later,” Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson said. The drama will be high around here all month. Check out Minnesota’s last two games in October: at rival Green Bay, and then at New England. “In this business, there are complex and often difficult decisions, but it is my responsibility to make them based on what I feel is best for our football team, in both the short term and long term,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have coached Randy Moss and aside from facing him as an opponent, I wish him
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stay. It was never offered to stay.” “So when I say it ended a little sour, I felt like it could have been a little more respectful. At least a phone call to say, ‘It’s been good. We’re going in a different direction. We’re going to let you go.’ They couldn’t even give me that.” Peppers also disputed Panthers general manager Marty Hurney’s earlier claims that they twice tried to make him the NFL’s highest-paid defen-
sive player. Peppers said that happened only once, after the 2007 season, a deal he rejected. Hurney didn’t return a message seeking comment, releasing only a short statement that didn’t address Peppers’ criticism. “Julius gave us eight great years and we appreciate everything he did for us,” Hurney said. The Panthers and Peppers were locked in a lengthy contract dispute that included his pleas to allow him to leave in free agency after the 2008 season. The
for the splitter, and he throws a fastball inside. … I thought it was a little inside, but it was too close to take, and, besides, who’s going to get the call — a little ol’ rookie or Roger Clemens? “It was strike three, and then I hear the fans go ‘Awwww.’ That’s one of those things I will never forget, and I’ll always wonder what would have happened if I had swung and hit a line drive to right field. You can’t get that back.” The Astros beat the Braves in five games, with Thomas finishing the playoffs 4-for-16 (.250). The left-hander, who starred at Asheville High and Western Carolina and was a 19th-round pick of the Braves in the 2000 major
league draft, was traded that winter to the Oakland Athletics in a deal that sent pitcher Tim Hudson to Atlanta. He encountered some medical issues related to panic attacks with the Athletics, bounced around the minor leagues for a couple of seasons and left the game in 2007. “It was wonderful playing in the major leagues, especially with the Braves,” said Thomas, who in just more than a year went from a 7-for-70 slump in Class A ball to a long hitting streak in Double A and was leading Triple A in hitting at .358 when he was called up to Atlanta in 2004. “It was such an unlikely story, a dream come true.” Now, he’s working at an Asheville nightclub and coaching a traveling youth
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New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss (81) can’t gain control of a pass in the end zone as New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard (36) defends during a Sept. 19 game. the very best for the remainder of his Hall of Fame career.” The Vikings didn’t practice on Wednesday. Moss is expected to join the team on Thursday and talk with reporters afterward. He will move from catching passes from Tom Brady to Favre, who desperately needed a downfield threat after Pro Bowl receiver Sidney Rice had hip surgery in August. Struggling Bernard Berrian has been a nonfactor,
Panthers refused and used the restrictive franchise tag, requiring a mammoth one-year deal that paid Peppers $18.2 million last season. The Panthers could have used the franchise tag again this season, but at the cost of at least $20.1 million. The Panthers declined and let the 6-foot-7 Peppers, the franchise’s career leader with 81 sacks, leave without compensation. The former No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 draft signed a six-year, $91.5 million deal with the Bears in March.
baseball team and is pondering either going back to college to finish his degree or a possible comeback in baseball. Thomas is still a Braves fan and will be pulling for his old manager, who is retiring at the end of the season. “Any time you get to the playoffs, you have a shot,” Thomas said. “I know the Braves are not picked to win it all, but they’ve shown a lot of resiliency coming back from a lot of substantial injuries. “It was such a privilege and honor to play for Bobby Cox. He’s got your back at all times, and all he asked was that you play hard. He’s a phenomenal guy, a great man and a great manager. It would be perfect to see the Braves win it all and have him go out on top.”
PRESSLEY: Driver close to wrapping up title Continued from C1
The race begins at 11 a.m., a 75-lapper at the 1mile Rockingham track. “We’ve been close before, but winning a title like the UARA Series would rank among the greatest accomplishments in my racing career so far,” said Pressley, who has performed well in 10 events this season (average finish of 18th, a career-best 12th at Nashville) in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. “We’ve got a 29-point advantage over second place (Brennan Poole) and anyone in racing knows that it isn’t over until it’s over, so we’re preparing for this event the same way we’ve done all year — with hard work and a lot of determination.” That type of work in 2010 has led to one win, ten top-five and 14 top-ten finishes in 15 events in the UARA Late Model Series. His grandfather Bob won seven track championships at Asheville Mo-
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Asheville’s Coleman Pressley has 10 top five finishes in 15 UARA races this season. tor Speedway from 196592. Father Robert, who had wins in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series and was also a Sprint Cup driver, claimed four straight AMS crowns (1984-87). Coleman Pressley could give himself quite a birthday present – he turns 22 on Sunday. “Oh man, that would be the best present of all,” stated Pressley. “I hadn’t even thought about that.” “Coleman has all of the qualities necessary to make it in this business,”
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said UARA Series president Kerry Bodenhamer. “He’s got the personality to succeed and the talent to win races and run smart.” Pressley has come close to winning titles before – he was second in the championship point standings at Hickory Motor Speedway, where he became the youngest driver ever to win a race at the track. He also finished third in the championship point standings at GreenvillePickens (S.C.) Speedway.
and Percy Harvin — when healthy — is better suited for the slot position. “This is an exciting move; I think everybody feels that in the locker room,” Favre said on the team’s website. “It’s rare you get to play with a future Hall of Famer and get to appreciate their talents up close. Randy Moss is a great player and his career speaks for itself. I’ve admired him from a distance for a long time, and you can’t help but be impressed by the guy.”
ASHBURN, Va. — Clinton Portis will be out at least a month with a groin injury, putting the two-time Pro Bowl running back’s future in doubt once again. His injury leaves the Washington Redskins with a very inexperienced backfield, too. Coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday that Portis has a third degree separation of the left groin, with the muscle separated off the bone. Portis will not require surgery, and the coach estimated a recovery time of four to six weeks. “That’s disappointing,” Shanahan said, “that working so hard, playing so well, that he’s got that setback.” Portis was hurt in Sunday’s 17-12 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, when he was already starting to share more of the rushing load with Ryan Torain. Now the only two healthy tailbacks on the roster are Torain and Chad Simpson, who have combined for 70 carries in their NFL ca-
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Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis is stopped short of the goal line by Houston Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans during a Sept. 19 game. reers heading into this week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. “Some guys have got to step up,” Shanahan said. “Ryan has got a little playing time, and we’ll see what he can do.” Portis has run for only 195 yards on 49 carries this season. He’s 109 yards shy of 10,000 for his career and is 680 away from breaking John Riggins’ franchise rushing record. Both milestones seemed inevitable a year ago, but Portis missed the last eight games of last season after a suffering a severe concussion during a helmet-to-helmet hit.
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C4 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010
‘Now or never’ for Thomas, Falcons
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MILLS RIVER — Maybe it will come in a more roundabout way than West Henderson senior Kevin Thomas wanted. But the Woffordbound linebacker still believes an Appalachian Athletic Conference championship is within his football team’s grasp. Thomas and the rest of the Falcons (2-4, 1-1) play host to Pisgah (4-2, 1-1) Friday in a key AAC game. “It seems like about every team in the conference is equal,” Thomas said. “There are a lot of quality teams. Everybody is about the same though. Kevin The confe- Thomas rence could go to anyone.” Thomas, who has made a team-high 61 tackles, holds no illusions about what Friday’s game means. West Henderson beat Pisgah, 28-24, in 2009 and eventually won five of its seven AAC games. East Henderson (5-1, 2-0) and defending AAC champion Tuscola (4-2, 2-0) have already separated themselves from the pack in this year’s race. “It’s now or never for us,” Thomas said. “We need a big win against a good team in our conference. The confidence from a win like that would be huge.” Thomas, Drew Martin (44.5 tackles) and the entire Falcons defense will have to contend with Pisgah quarterback Josh Noland (1,083 and 10 touchdowns with seven interceptions). The sophomore is one of the newest members of
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Enka senior Rebecca Swayngim (1) and the Sugar Jets celebrate a point during a match earlier this season. Swayngim lost her father, Steven, to cancer in 2009.
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West Henderson senior Kevin Thomas practices with the Falcons on Wednesday afternoon.
FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES
Mountain Athletic 3-A/4-A Asheville at Enka Erwin at McDowell North Buncombe at Roberson Appalachian Athletic 2-A/3-A East Henderson at Brevard
Smoky Mountain at Franklin Tuscola at North Henderson Pisgah at West Henderson Western Highlands 1-A/2-A Hendersonville at Avery County Polk County at Mitchell Mountain Heritage at Owen Madison at Thomas Jefferson Smoky Mountain 1-A Murphy at Robbinsville
the 1,000-yard club in Western North Carolina. Most of Noland’s throws go to former AllWNC receiver Caleb Leatherwood (29 receptions for 560 yards and three touchdowns). William Leatherwood (50 tackles) leads the Black
Bears defense. “You go back throughout the years and so many of our games (against West Henderson) have come down to the wire,” Pisgah coach David Pressley said. “That’s the way it’s supposed to be. Every
Following is a look at the Western North Carolina football games scheduled for Friday. Unless noted, all kickoffs are at 7:30 p.m.
WNC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEADERS Coaches have been asked to submit their statistical leaders each week in the following categories. A complete list is available online at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/hssports. To add players or update the list, coaches or their officially designated scorekeepers should call 231-3153, fax to 251-0585 or e-mail tgoode@CITIZEN-TIMES.com each Wednesday before noon.
Passing Player
Garrett Brown (ERW) Taylor McCurry (ENK) Seth Curtis (MUR) Josh Noland (PIS) Alex Villanueva (AVRY) Caleb Pressley (ACR) Andre Overholt (PLK) Robbie Shelton (MAD) Kaleb Fowler (OWN) Ian Curtis (AND) Tyson Tomberlin (MH) Seth Owen (EH) Deveron Roberts (ASH) Rob Howard (THS) Desmond Whiteside (HEND) Cassidy Galaviz (RBVL) Chad Koehler (AS) Christian Jewkes (NB) Dillon Baker (WH) Nick Heim (NH) Chris Dills (FRK) Noah Suber (TCR) Dustin Childress (AVRY) Tre Pope (BRV) Justin Hughes (MIT) Jesse Blanton (CHK) Colby Hyatt (SWN) Brack Martin (HAY) Zach Stiles (CS) Zack Martin (MCD) Drew Londo (SM) Ben Shelton (NB) Noah Dunham (MCD)
Rushing Player
Dorian Walkingstick (CHK) Shack Davis (EH) Jordan Collins (AND) AJ Marion (ACR) Preston Foster (TCR) Chris Edwards (MUR) Desmond Whiteside (HEND) Tysean Holloway (ASH) Chris Carver (ENK) Brandon Henderson (MAD) Jaron Ayers (RBVL) Matthew Kardulis (MH) Malik Risher (AS) Austin Davis (OWN) Travis Smalling (PIS) Shawn Jackson (MIT) Garrett Brown (ERW) Andre Overholt (PLK) Mat Martin (CS) Dakota Lyvers (HAY) Troy Self (MIT) Micah Morgan (ROS) Kevin Robinson (WH) CJ Williams (RBVL) Kaleb Fowler (OWN) Jesse Blanton (CHK) Zach Mitchell (CS) Colton Blackburn (AVRY) Duran Scruggs (ROS) Dillon Whitmire (ROS) Seth Curtis (MUR) Taylor Potter (AVRY) Devon Reese (MUR) Dillon Baker (WH) Parrish Young (FRK)
Comp Att Yds TD Int 140 124 67 58 56 57 40 55 47 55 35 54 39 47 49 31 29 36 28 40 49 32 21 23 13 18 19 14 15 14 18 5 14
CANDLER — Enka senior Rebecca Swayngim and her volleyball team have been nearly perfect and relentless to boot. The Sugar Jets (16-3, 10-0) have dropped just one game in nine Mountain Athletic Conference matches. Wednesday provided the chance to take on a much tougher opponent — cancer. Enka’s annual “Dig For a Cure” fundraiser coincided with a nonconference match against Owen. “It’s about more than volleyball,” said Swayngim, whose father, Steven, died from esophageal cancer in 2009. “Everyone plays with a lot more emotion. For myself, I know I do this for my father. I do it all for him.” Sugar Jets coach Jennifer Kruk started the ‘Dig’ tradition three years ago. Her players select a different form of cancer to spotlight each season (lymphoma being the latest), then go out into their community to collect money. Concession funds, gate receipts and T-shirt sales for a benefit match also go into the collection. The match’s officials donate their fee as well. Altogether, Kruk said
221 239 116 115 102 93 68 115 80 115 73 111 63 78 77 73 67 77 65 78 80 82 34 59 23 35 47 40 48 51 62 0 31
Att
1815 1558 1136 1083 949 912 902 867 828 765 676 651 629 580 572 523 514 498 495 483 478 405 377 325 317 314 307 272 220 193 156 153 138
23 9 13 11 14 4 10 7 10 3 7 5 10 8 10 6 9 4 7 5 8 2 3 3 2 6 6 1 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 5 5 3 5 3 5 6 5 4 7 2 2 7 2 0 5 3 3 3 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1
Yds Avg TD
174 1231 7.1 10 109 1024 9.4 18 121 975 8.1 6 106 845 8.0 9 87 808 9.3 9 76 802 10.6 6 113 707 6.3 13 119 688 5.8 12 87 658 7.6 5 107 635 5.9 5 108 573 5.3 5 65 539 8.3 6 58 510 8.8 3 102 502 4.9 8 85 498 5.9 5 85 486 5.7 5 61 486 8.0 6 78 472 6.1 8 72 472 6.6 6 90 453 5.0 4 46 424 9.2 6 80 412 5.2 0 77 406 5.3 3 66 392 5.9 4 63 380 6.0 4 72 359 5.0 5 56 356 6.4 1 36 355 9.9 3 62 347 5.6 5 78 340 4.4 3 48 335 7.0 4 43 319 7.4 5 49 318 6.5 9 59 315 5.3 2 36 306 8.5 1
Kevin Thomas (WH) Naeem Swinton (AS) Austin Rice (MH) Cole Leighton (NB) Chris Daniels (RBVL) Michael Styles (MIT) Justin Hughes (MIT) Rashawn Chambers (MCD) Cody Gibson (HAY) Austin Shuler (SWN) Nick Mooney (BRV) Corbin Wright (CHK) Aaron Wallace (FRK) Caleb Pressley (ACR) Malik Griffin (TCR) Mike George (SM) Cody Orick (PLK) Brack Martin (HAY) Josue Otero (SWN) Ian Curtis (AND) Adam Davis (NB) Craig Mace (MAD) Jacob Young (FRK) Noah Suber (TCR) Josh Noland (PIS) Desean Jackson (HEND) Austin Myers (OWN) Tyler Ridings (PLK) Tristan Endaya (HEND) Cam Hill (HEND) Nick Ray (MH) Tre Carter (NH) Nick Heim (NH) James Posey (MUR) Blake Dockery (HAY) Duncan Wilkie (NH) Charles Beale (CS) Devin Calloway (NB) Jordan Littlejohn (OWN) Joel Booker (PLK) Nathan Raby (FRK) Eli Buckner (MH) Zack Waldroup (RBVL) Colby Hyatt (SWN) Cassidy Galaviz (RBVL) Shaquan Curenton (ERW) Leonard Martin (AS) Joey Papay (ACR) Alex Villanueva (AVRY) Greg Bradley (CHK) Nathaniel Buchanan (AVRY) Rob Howard (THS) Trey Clark (ERW) Jocquise Lloyd (HAY) Drew Londo (SM) Brandon Williams (ASH) Tyler White (SM)
Receiving Player
Trey Clark (ERW) Shaquan Curenton (ERW) Caleb Leatherwood (PIS) Davey Conard (ENK) Cody Owenby (ACR) Andy Gonzalez (AVRY) Colby Waddell (ENK) Brooklyn McKeon (MUR) Drew Letterman (MH) Jeremiah Jacobs (AND) Shawn Rogers (HEND) Dalton Ledbetter (MAD) Ryan Thomas (PLK) Aaron Goforth (WH) Devantae Sudderth (MUR) Joel Booker (PLK) Remington Austin (AVRY) Zeb Capps (ENK) Shaquille Ferguson (ENK) Joey Papay (ACR)
42 32 50 58 46 36 49 105 52 54 59 41 62 43 38 78 40 83 52 54 33 43 54 56 60 30 33 27 30 20 30 17 58 20 29 37 36 32 28 27 55 33 24 57 45 23 22 24 27 21 28 55 26 13 35 21 25
301 7.2 295 9.2 294 5.9 286 4.9 283 6.2 282 7.8 276 5.6 271 2.6 270 5.2 263 4.9 261 4.4 258 6.3 251 4.0 251 5.8 243 6.4 242 3.1 242 6.1 236 2.8 236 4.5 231 4.3 223 6.8 219 5.1 218 4.0 212 3.8 210 3.5 208 6.9 207 6.3 194 7.2 192 6.4 191 9.6 188 6.3 187 11.0 185 3.2 183 9.2 182 6.3 181 4.9 181 5.0 181 5.7 181 6.5 176 6.5 175 3.2 175 5.3 175 7.3 159 2.8 156 3.5 147 6.4 147 6.7 144 6.0 143 5.3 142 6.8 133 4.8 132 2.4 131 5.0 131 10.1 129 3.7 129 6.1 126 5.0
Andrews at Rosman Hayesville at Swain County Carolina Piedmont (NCISAA) SouthLake Christian at Christ School, 4:30 p.m. Nonconference Reynolds at Shelby Crest Asheville School at Village Christian, 5:30 p.m. game counts. And that is always a tough place to play. Their quarterback (Dillon Baker), fullback (Kevin Robinson) and (Thomas) seem like they’ve been there forever. But those three kids are the ones who make them go.”
4 3 2 1 6 5 7 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 0 4 3 4 2 1 2 3 2 6 3 0 5 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 5 2 1 2 4 0 3 3 0
Rec Yds Avg TD 37 43 29 34 21 25 28 22 17 25 21 15 15 15 14 13 13 28 25 20
593 564 560 532 457 452 423 422 389 373 367 341 322 301 291 278 278 277 267 263
16.0 6 13.1 10 19.3 3 15.6 3 21.8 4 18.1 9 15.1 7 19.2 7 22.9 6 14.9 6 17.5 5 22.7 6 21.5 2 20.1 4 20.8 3 21.4 5 21.4 3 9.9 2 10.7 1 13.2 1
Stephen Land (EH) Matthew Inman (PIS) Anthony Hampton (EH) Chris Orr (RBVL) Max Eatmon (ERW) Taylor Potter (AVRY) Leonard Martin (AS) Sam Anderson (THS) Hunter Phillips (RBVL) Jeb Brewer (FRK) Marquis Johnson (HEND) Colt Austin (ERW) AJ Marion (ACR) Ryan Sparks (MIT) Kody Hughes (AVRY) Jarrell Williams (TCR) Denzel McKnight (ASH) Matthew Kardulis (MH) Grant Petty (TCR) Kyle Bernier (MUR) Tyler Gonzalez (MAD) Ryan Lewis (OWN) Matt Marino (OWN) Clay Stroupe (THS) Dalton James (PIS) Ryan Lambert (MCD) Kalongi Harris (ERW) Deryck Hileman (MAD) Andre Dewhurst (FRK) Justin Fritts (ASH) Tyler Prendergast (AND) Matt Danielson (HAY) Randall Conley (MCD) Austin Chambers (THS) Devon Reese (MUR) Matt Kurimsky (BRV) Zach Holden (NH) Austin Davis (OWN) Josh Metcalf (ASH) Matthew Maennle (SWN) Greg Tisho (SWN) Zach Wall (HAY) Colby Fox (NB)
Tackles Player
Sam Martin (CS) Tom Pawlowski (SM) J.J. Maxwell (PLK) Kyle Vardo (HAY) Dewayne Isaacs (FRK) Kevin Thomas (WH) Taylor Teesateskie (RBVL) Deryck Hileman (MAD) Jonathan Lovingood (MUR) Brandon Williams (ASH) Hunter Gibson (TCR) Ben Councell (ACR) Juan Hicks (PLK) Austin Rice (MH) David Kelly (AND) Zach Stiles (CS) Xander Silvers (MH) Justin St. Onge (ACR) Tyler Dockery (HAY) Tyler Jones (TCR) Ben Smith (MIT) Austin Green (AS) Dustin Messer (PIS) Tanner Hill (EH) JD Stanfield (FRK) William Leatherwood (PIS) Dylan Perrone (AND) Tyler Mulligan (MUR) Jonathan Blakely (ASH) Wes Smith (ASH) Matt Johnston (THS) Drew Martin (WH) Brady Beasley (OWN) David Johnston (MH) Matt Willison (TCR) Jay Sutton (PLK)
16 8 10 6 23 12 9 19 16 19 9 14 9 8 13 8 8 9 13 15 10 15 7 9 7 14 12 11 9 7 10 6 6 8 7 8 9 5 7 8 3 5 6
254 253 236 234 229 221 207 206 200 198 195 188 187 182 177 174 173 170 164 163 163 159 157 151 149 146 146 136 136 136 135 128 126 121 121 120 119 119 117 109 105 103 102
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6 4 5 2 6 6 7 6 7 5 3 3 3 6 4 5 6 3 1 6 6 4 1 6 6 5 5 7 5 4 3 6 6 3 6 5
15.9 31.6 23.6 39.0 10.0 18.4 23.0 10.8 12.5 10.4 21.7 13.4 20.8 22.8 13.6 21.8 21.6 18.9 12.6 10.9 16.3 10.6 22.4 16.8 21.3 10.4 12.2 12.4 15.1 19.4 13.5 21.3 21.0 15.1 17.3 15.0 13.2 23.8 16.7 13.6 35.0 20.6 17.0
Tk
99 59.5 66 23 64 61 71 60 69 49 29 28.5 28 55.5 35 43.5 51.5 25.5 8.5 50.5 49 32.5 8 47 47 39 38 53 37.5 30 22.5 44.5 44 22 43.5 36
0 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 2
Avg
16.5 14.9 13.2 11.5 10.7 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2
the fundraiser has typically brought in about $2,000. “It’s a great feeling to be a part of something like this,” senior libero Brooke Case said. “It gives you a good feeling. And the fact that cancer has affected the family of someone on our team makes it mean even more.” The Sugar Jets remained perfect in the MAC with Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout of Asheville High. Taylor Sauer led Enka with 10 kills and two aces. Haley Berglund added seven kills and four blocks in the 25-10, 25-12, 25-18 win. For the season, Swayngim is averaging a teamhigh 4.5 kills a game. Fellow senior Shelby Pressley dishes out 7.9 assists a game and Case averages 4.6 digs a game. Coming into Wednesday’s match, Lauren Pinkerton had made the most blocks (55) of any Sugar Jets player. The NCHSAA playoffs begin Oct. 23. “We haven’t lost to anyone that we haven’t beaten and they’ve all been quality teams,” Kruk said. “We hope all the hard work has gotten us to where we need to be. Although we hate losing, we’ve played tough matches to get ready for late October.”
Parrish Young (FRK) Kalongi Harris (ERW) Mat Martin (CS) Sam Anderson (THS) Spence Taylor (CS) Dalton Nash (MAD) Blake Moore (MAD) Grant Petty (TCR) Jeffery Anders (EH) Jesse Beaver (MUR) Buddy Arch (CHK) Damian Martin (ACR) Daniel Perez (MAD) Chris Daniels (RBVL) Tyler Philpott (PLK) Jared Turbyfill (SWN) Shawn Jackson (MIT) Tyler Chance (SM) Thomas Waddell (EH) Anthony Barton (AND) Blake Dockery (HAY) Michael Styles (MIT) Brooklyn McKeon (MUR) Loody Woody (ASH) LeQuon Young (HEND) Hunter Phillips (RBVL) Ben Carrion (FRK) Cody Fisher (THS) Tyler Hollingsworth (PIS) Doug Clement (ASH) Jeff Deleon (TCR) Cassidy Galaviz (RBVL) Jacob Young (FRK) Tripp Ledford (MUR) Courtland Clavette (ACR) Walker Szurek (AS) Ryan Thomas (PLK) Steve Taylor (SM) Dustin Wolfe (SM) Chris Smith (OWN) Jalen Ashe (EH) Marquis Johnson (HEND) Bill Cecil (TCR) Clay Stroupe (THS) Brett Graves (HAY) Stephen Vaughn (EH) Brandon Stiles (MUR) Zack Waldroup (RBVL) Brandon Lane (ENK) John Self (AND) Juwan Canady (HEND) Charles Beale (CS) Eric Arreaga (AND) Cody Orick (PLK) Spencer Blackburn (AVRY) Jaron Ayers (RBVL) Michael Kernea (MUR) Ian McMillan (TCR) Taylor Potter (AVRY) Alfredo Maldonado (ERW) Aaron Powell (MUR) Zach Gibson (ENK) Forrest Stamper (CHK) Dakota Lyvers (HAY) Trey Couch (PLK) Markece Cunningham (PLK) Nick Richarme (MUR) Chris Jones (ENK) Blake Smith (SM) Ethan Ball (MAD) Nick Ray (MH) Colton McClung (RBVL) Tyler Samotis (EH) Craig Mace (MAD) John Luke Sapp (OWN) Clayton Brock (MH) Michael Bustle (NB) Michael Mindo (NB)
6 7 6 6 4 6 5 6 4 7 6 3 3 7 5 4 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 4 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 7 6 6 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 7 7 5 4 6 6 6 5 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 5 5 6 6 3 5 6 7 6 6 5 4 3 3
43 49.5 42 42 28 41.5 34.5 40.5 27 47 40 20 19.5 45 32 25.5 38 37.5 37.5 31 31 37 43 24.5 36.5 42 36 36 30 30 23.5 41 35 35 17.5 29 34 22.5 22.5 28 33.5 33.5 33.5 33.5 27.5 22 22 38 38 27 21.5 32 32 32 26.5 37 37 31.5 31.5 21 21 21 36.5 36.5 26 26 31 31 15.5 25.5 30.5 35 30 30 25 20 15 15
Note: Assists count as half tackles.
7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
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ASHEVILLE — Officials with the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl have called a press conference for Oct. 15 at Asheville High where they are expected to announce that Cougars senior Jeoffrey Pagan is part of the nationally-televised exhibition. Pagan, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive end, committed to play football for Florida in April. There has been no official announcement that Pagan is part of the All-American game. AllAmerican representatives have been traveling the country this month and presenting game uniforms to each of the participants. This year’s All-American game will be broadcast Jan. 8 on NBC from San Antonio.
Red Sox trying to buy Liverpool
LONDON — Whatever you do, Liverpool fans, don’t call your prospective new American owners the Yankees. The owners of the Boston Red Sox are trying to buy the financially ailing Liverpool football club for 300 million pounds ($477 million) — about half the asking price of the current American owners. If approved, it would unite two of the most storied franchises in sports — the soccer Reds, one of the most decorated teams in old England, and the baseball Red Sox, the oldest pro team in New England.
Pearl had previous report
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wisconsin-Milwaukee reported an NCAA violation in 2004 after Bruce Pearl invited a recruit to a party at his Milwaukee home while he was coach there. The university reported to the NCAA that the men’s basketball coach had invited a recruit to attend his daughter’s graduation party at his home, though he did not name the recruit involved. From staff and wire reports
F O OT B A L L NFL STANDINGS
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets................ 3 1 0 .750 106 61 New England ........ 3 1 0 .750 131 96 Miami ..................... 2 2 0 .500 66 92 Buffalo ................... 0 4 0 .000 61 125 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston................. 3 1 0 .750 108 102 Jacksonville .......... 2 2 0 .500 71 111 Indianapolis .......... 2 2 0 .500 117 92 Tennessee............ 2 2 0 .500 98 68 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore.................. 3 1 0 .750 61 55 Pittsburgh................. 3 1 0 .750 86 50 Cincinnati ................. 2 2 0 .500 79 78 Cleveland................. 1 3 0 .250 68 77 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City ........ 3 0 0 1.000 68 38 San Diego ........... 2 2 0 .500 113 71 Denver................. 2 2 0 .500 87 85 Oakland............... 1 3 0 .250 76 107 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington.............. 2 2 0 .500 73 79 N.Y. Giants .............. 2 2 0 .500 72 88 Philadelphia............. 2 2 0 .500 95 79 Dallas........................ 1 2 0 .333 54 53 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta ...................... 3 1 0 .750 93 60 New Orleans............ 3 1 0 .750 79 72 Tampa Bay .............. 2 1 0 .667 50 59 Carolina .................... 0 4 0 .000 46 87 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago ................. 3 1 0 .750 69 68 Green Bay............. 3 1 0 .750 106 73 Minnesota ............. 1 2 0 .333 43 38 Detroit.................... 0 4 0 .000 82 106 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona.................... 2 2 0 .500 58 118 St. Louis.................. 2 2 0 .500 77 52 Seattle..................... 2 2 0 .500 75 77 San Francisco........ 0 4 0 .000 52 103 Sunday’s Games 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’s Game Minnesota at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17 Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. Miami at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Baltimore at New England, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m. Indianapolis at Washington, 8:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Arizona, Carolina Monday, Oct. 18 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 8:30 p.m.
NFL TEAMS
Week 4 AVERAGE PER GAME AFC OFFENSE Yards San Diego ........... 450.8 Houston............... 415.5 Indianapolis ........ 411.0 Denver................. 394.5 Oakland............... 354.3 Cincinnati ............ 349.8 New England...... 344.3 Miami................... 339.5 N.Y. Jets ............. 339.5 Kansas City ........ 322.0 Cleveland............ 309.5 Baltimore............. 306.5 Jacksonville ........ 294.3 Tennessee.......... 285.5 Pittsburgh............ 269.5 Buffalo ................. 237.3 DEFENSE Yards San Diego ........... 235.5 Baltimore............. 235.8 Pittsburgh............ 289.0 Cincinnati ............ 299.3 Miami................... 299.3 Tennessee.......... 302.8 Oakland............... 305.8 N.Y. Jets ............. 308.0 Kansas City ........ 313.0 Denver................. 322.8 Cleveland............ 344.5 Indianapolis ........ 367.0 Buffalo ................. 382.8 New England...... 384.5 Jacksonville ........ 404.8 Houston............... 408.0 NFC OFFENSE Yards Dallas .................. 391.7 Atlanta ................. 378.3 N.Y. Giants ......... 369.0 Philadelphia........ 364.0 New Orleans....... 344.0 Detroit.................. 334.5 Minnesota ........... 328.3 Washington ........ 328.3 Green Bay........... 321.3 St. Louis .............. 312.3 San Francisco .... 298.3 Chicago............... 289.3 Tampa Bay ......... 288.0 Seattle ................. 277.3 Carolina ............... 258.3 Arizona ................ 249.0 DEFENSE Yards N.Y. Giants ......... 257.0 Minnesota ........... 276.3 Dallas .................. 299.3 Green Bay........... 303.3 Philadelphia........ 306.8 Atlanta ................. 320.3 Chicago............... 332.3 Carolina ............... 334.3 New Orleans....... 334.5 Tampa Bay ......... 335.0 San Francisco .... 335.8 St. Louis .............. 347.0 Seattle ................. 374.8 Detroit.................. 375.5 Arizona ................ 388.0 Washington ........ 406.0
SCOREBOARD
F O OT B A L L
All-American reps coming to Asheville
NFC LEADERS
Week 4 Quarterbacks
Rushers
Pass 318.5 243.5 335.5 339.5 214.3 257.8 222.0 231.8 171.8 161.3 193.0 222.3 164.8 152.3 136.0 131.8
Rush 80.3 116.8 62.3 107.5 117.8 92.0 162.0 74.8 75.0 101.0 108.8 149.5 174.0 113.0 101.0 70.3
Pass 155.3 119.0 226.8 191.8 181.5 210.8 143.8 233.3 238.0 221.8 235.8 217.5 208.8 271.5 303.8 337.8
Rush 80.0 144.8 133.5 131.8 73.3 80.3 143.3 98.0 94.5 95.3 78.8 68.8 96.3 79.5 103.3 99.0
Pass 311.7 233.5 235.5 232.3 270.8 254.3 185.0 230.3 226.8 217.0 219.5 220.5 191.7 197.8 155.0 150.0
Rush 117.3 87.3 83.7 118.3 138.8 96.3 77.0 113.5 138.3 141.3 108.0 116.3 72.8 134.5 154.8 101.0
Pass 139.8 189.0 215.7 185.0 168.0 224.0 255.3 220.8 196.3 193.7 227.8 230.8 302.0 241.0 233.3 305.0
Att 70 75 73 74 50 73
Yds 392 382 284 281 273 270
Avg 5.60 5.09 3.89 3.80 5.46 3.70
LG 80t 39 42t 32 46t 20
TD 3 3 1 1 4 1
56 42 47 51
266 233 226 215
4.75 5.55 4.81 4.22
39t 80t 30 32
1 2 2 0
No Yds 362 263 172 308 300 290 249 211 301 279
Avg 11.3 9.1 7.5 14.0 13.6 13.2 11.3 9.6 14.3 13.3
LG 24 41 31 30 39 56 35 29 34 31t
TD 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4
A. Peterson, MIN .... Bradshaw, NYG...... S. Jackson, STL...... M. Turner, ATL........ L. McCoy, PHL........ Gore, SNF ............... DeA. Williams, CAR .......................... Hightower, ARI........ Snelling, ATL........... Forsett, SEA............
Receivers
R. White, ATL .......... 32 Gore, SNF ................ 29 L. McCoy, PHL ........ 23 Austin, DAL .............. 22 M. Clayton, STL....... 22 Sa. Moss, WAS ....... 22 Pettigrew, DET ........ 22 St. Smith, NYG ........ 22 Finley, GBY .............. 21 H. Nicks, NYG ......... 21
Punters
No Yds 1154 1103 754 991 984 614 653 914 478 821
LG 63 63 58 62 58 50 64 66 59 56
Rocca, PHL ................... 24 Donn. Jones, STL......... 23 Morstead, NOR ............. 16 Be. Graham, ARI .......... 22 A. Lee, SNF ................... 22 Kluwe, MIN .................... 14 Dodge, NYG .................. 15 N. Harris, DET............... 21 McBriar, DAL ................. 11 J. Ryan, SEA ................. 19
Punt Returners
No Yds 144 89 69 111 65 53 50 45 52 49
G. Tate, SEA............ 8 D. Bryant, DAL......... 5 Weems, ATL ............ 5 D. Hester, CHI ......... 11 Munnerlyn, CAR...... 7 Tra. Williams, GBY . 6 R. Bush, NOR.......... 6 Spurlock, TAM......... 6 Logan, DET.............. 7 De. Jackson, PHL ... 7
Kickoff Returners
Avg 18.0 17.8 13.8 10.1 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.5 7.4 7.0
No Yds Avg
L. Washington, SEA......................... 10 Dev. Thomas, WAS........................ 12 Roby, NOR............. 11 Weems, ATL.......... 8 Logan, DET............ 17 Hobbs, PHL ........... 10 J. Nelson, GBY...... 18 Goodson, CAR ...... 17
Kicking
Avg 48.1 48.0 47.1 45.0 44.7 43.9 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.2
LG 63 62t 19 62t 28 11 43 23 17 13
TD 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
LG TD
404 40.4 101t 2 336 283 202 417 244 438 402
28.0 25.7 25.3 24.5 24.4 24.3 23.6
PAT
42 39 35 35 46 51 46
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG LG Pts
M. Bryant, ATL ......... 9-9 10-11 49 39 Gano, WAS............... 7-7 8-10 49 31 Jo. Brown, STL......... 8-8 7-10 46 29 Crosby, GBY.............13-13 5-6 56 28 Gould, CHI ................ 6-6 7-8 40 27 Ja. Hanson, DET...... 8-8 6-8 52 26 Akers, PHL................11-11 4-4 49 23 Mare, SEA................. 9-9 4-4 35 21 Barth, TAM................ 5-5 5-5 49 20 Hartley, NOR ............ 7-7 4-7 46 19
AFC LEADERS
Week 4 Quarterbacks
Rush 132.3 172.0 75.5 55.0 140.0 92.0 122.3 107.8 167.8 160.7 116.5 84.3 129.5 133.3 133.5 105.5
Att Com Yds TD Int 6 0 7 2 6 3 8 5 4 2 6 3 3 2 4 2 5 6 6 6
Vick, PHL .............. 96 59 799 Brees, NOR ..........160 118 1131 Cutler, CHI............102 68 912 Rodgers, GBY......122 84 940 Romo, DAL...........128 88 940 M. Ryan, ATL .......149 93 978 McNabb, WAS .....121 70 958 Freeman, TAM..... 83 49 544 E. Manning, NYG.132 85 1005 Bradford, STL.......158 92 944
Att Com Yds TD Int 1 2 0 4 3 4 2 4 3 2
P. Manning, IND ..172 120 1365 11 Brady, NWE..........122 85 911 9 Sanchez, NYJ ......103 60 711 8 P. Rivers, SND.....141 88 1328 9 Orton, DEN...........175 118 1419 6 Schaub, HOU.......130 86 1037 7 V. Young, TEN ..... 71 47 511 4 Henne, MIA ..........132 85 961 5 C. Palmer, CIN.....158 94 1078 5 S. Wallace, CLE... 85 52 554 3
Rushers
Att 85 89 85 94 56 66 83 51 80 34
Yds 537 411 392 354 341 322 322 281 262 238
Avg 6.32 4.62 4.61 3.77 6.09 4.88 3.88 5.51 3.28 7.00
LG 74t 50t 33 76t 31 48 18 29 13 56t
TD 4 4 1 4 3 4 1 3 2 1
No Yds 456 398 275 355 340 217 454 299 386 374
Avg 13.8 12.4 9.8 13.1 12.6 8.3 18.2 12.0 16.1 15.6
LG 42 73t 50t 38 46 27 61 41 34 78t
TD 2 5 3 3 1 3 1 2 6 1
A. Foster, HOU ....... Mendenhall, PIT ..... D. McFadden, OAK Chr. Johnson, TEN. Tomlinson, NYJ ...... Hillis, CLE ................ Jones-Drew, JAC ... Tolbert, SND ........... Benson, CIN............ Charles, KAN ..........
Receivers
Wayne, IND.............. 33 Collie, IND ................ 32 Dal. Clark, IND......... 28 Boldin, BAL .............. 27 B. Marshall, MIA ...... 27 Welker, NWE ........... 26 B. Lloyd, DEN .......... 25 E. Royal, DEN ......... 25 Gates, SND.............. 24 T. Owens, CIN ......... 24
Punters
No Yds 822 911 690 728 1084 903 719 894 958 780
LG 68 62 67 63 54 60 63 61 55 66
Lechler, OAK ................. 17 Sepulveda, PIT ............. 19 Scifres, SND.................. 15 B. Colquitt, DEN ............ 16 Hodges, CLE ................. 24 Kern, TEN ...................... 20 Podlesh, JAC................. 16 Weatherford, NYJ ......... 20 Moorman, BUF.............. 22 McAfee, IND .................. 18
Punt Returners
No 6 8 8 9 7 9 9 9 6 7
McCluster, KAN....... Leonhard, NYJ......... Mi. Thomas, JAC..... Jac. Jones, HOU ..... Mariani, TEN............ E. Royal, DEN ......... Arenas, KAN ............ Parrish, BUF ............ Ky. Wilson, NYJ....... Powers, IND.............
Kickoff Returners
Yds 142 111 88 97 73 92 89 83 53 55
Avg 23.7 13.9 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.2 8.8 7.9
No Yds 601 219 298 484 428 229
Avg 33.4 31.3 29.8 28.5 26.8 25.4
421 276 153 240
24.8 23.0 21.9 21.8
Br. Tate, NWE ....... 18 Ant. Brown, PIT ..... 7 Bra. Smith, NYJ..... 10 Spiller, BUF............ 17 Mariani, TEN.......... 16 J. Ford, OAK .......... 9 T. Underwood, JAC ......................... 17 Parmele, BAL ........ 12 Cobbs, MIA ............ 7 Sproles, SND......... 11
Kicking
Nugent, CIN ..............
Avg 48.4 47.9 46.0 45.5 45.2 45.2 44.9 44.7 43.5 43.3
LG 94t 32 41 39 38 28 36 26 15 13
LG 103t 89t 54 95t 98t 64
PAT FG 7-7 10-11
TD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rackers, HOU ..........12-12 8-10 49 36 Janikowski, OAK ...... 7-7 9-14 54 34 Prater, DEN .............. 9-9 8-8 54 33 Folk, NYJ...................11-11 7-9 49 32 J. Reed, PIT.............. 8-8 8-12 52 32 Gostkowski, NWE ....17-17 4-7 43 29 Bironas, TEN ............10-10 6-7 55 28 Vinatieri, IND ............15-15 4-4 38 27 Kaeding, SND...........13-13 4-5 48 25
COLLEGE SCHEDULE
(Subject to change) Wednesday, Oct. 6 SOUTH UAB (1-3) at UCF (2-2), late Today’s games MIDWEST Nebraska (4-0) at Kansas St. (4-0), 7:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST Prairie View (2-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games EAST Connecticut (3-2) at Rutgers (2-2), 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Oklahoma St. (4-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (2-2), 9 p.m. Saturday’s games EAST Duquesne (3-2) at Cent. Connecticut St. (3-2), Noon Cornell (1-2) at Harvard (2-1), Noon Richmond (2-2) at New Hampshire (2-3), Noon Illinois (2-2) at Penn St. (3-2), Noon Monmouth, N.J. (1-3) at Robert Morris (4-1), Noon Lafayette (0-4) at Columbia (2-1), 12:30 p.m. Fordham (2-3) at Lehigh (2-2), 12:30 p.m. St. Francis, Pa. (1-3) at Albany, N.Y. (2-2), 1 p.m. Sacred Heart (1-4) at Bryant (3-2), 1 p.m. Penn (2-1) at Bucknell (0-4), 1 p.m. Maine (2-3) at Delaware (5-0), 1 p.m. Wagner (2-2) at Georgetown, D.C. (3-2), 1 p.m. Brown (2-1) at Holy Cross (2-3), 1 p.m. Colgate (2-2) at Princeton (1-2), 1 p.m. Yale (2-1) at Dartmouth (2-1), 1:30 p.m. VMI (2-2) at Stony Brook (1-3), 3:30 p.m. UNLV (1-4) at West Virginia (3-1), 3:30 p.m. James Madison (3-1) at Towson (1-4), 7 p.m. SOUTH Butler (2-3) at Davidson (1-3), Noon Howard (1-3) at Furman (2-2), Noon Drake (3-2) at Jacksonville (4-1), Noon Boston College (2-2) at N.C. State (4-1), Noon Syracuse (3-1) at South Florida (3-1), Noon Cent. Michigan (2-3) at Virginia Tech (3-2), Noon Tennessee (2-3) at Georgia (1-4), 12:21 p.m. Savannah St. (0-5) vs. Georgia St. (3-2) at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Morgan St. (1-3) at N. Carolina A&T (0-5), 1:30 p.m. Memphis (1-4) at Louisville (2-2), 2 p.m. Norfolk St. (2-2) at S. Carolina St. (3-1), 2 p.m. Jacksonville St. (5-0) at Tenn.-Martin (2-3), 2 p.m. Chattanooga (2-2) at The Citadel (2-3), 2 p.m. Texas Southern (2-3) at Alcorn St. (3-1), 3 p.m. Elon (2-3) at Appalachian St. (4-0), 3 p.m. Texas St. (3-1) at SE Louisiana (1-3), 3 p.m. Samford (2-3) at W. Carolina (2-3), 3 p.m. W. Kentucky (0-4) at Fla. International (0-4), 3:30 p.m. Virginia (2-2) at Georgia Tech (3-2), 3:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (2-2) at Liberty (3-2), 3:30 p.m. Clemson (2-2) at North Carolina (2-2), 3:30 p.m. Alabama (5-0) at South Carolina (3-1), 3:30 p.m. Army (3-2) at Tulane (2-2), 3:30 p.m. Delaware St. (0-4) at Bethune-Cookman (4-0), 4 p.m. Utah St. (2-3) at Louisiana Tech (1-4), 4 p.m. Missouri St. (2-2) at Murray St. (1-4), 4 p.m. Hampton (3-1) at N.C. Central (2-2), 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech (1-4) at Austin Peay (2-2), 5 p.m. Alabama St. (3-2) at Grambling St. (3-1), 5 p.m. Alabama A&M (2-3) at Jackson St. (3-1), 5 p.m. Sam Houston St. (2-2) at Nicholls St. (1-3), 5 p.m. Wofford (3-1) at Georgia Southern (3-1), 6 p.m. Cal Poly (3-2) at Old Dominion (3-2), 6 p.m. MVSU (0-5) at Southern U. (1-3), 6:30 p.m. Navy (2-2) at Wake Forest (2-3), 6:30 p.m. E. Illinois (0-5) at E. Kentucky (1-3), 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic (1-3) at LouisianaMonroe (1-3), 7 p.m. E. Michigan (0-5) at Vanderbilt (1-3), 7 p.m. Rhode Island (2-2) at William & Mary (4-1), 7 p.m. LSU (5-0) at Florida (4-1), 7:30 p.m. Auburn (5-0) at Kentucky (3-2), 7:30 p.m. East Carolina (2-2) at Southern Miss. (4-1), 7:30 p.m. Stephen F.Austin (3-1) at McNeese St. (2-2), 8 p.m. Florida St. (4-1) at Miami (3-1), 8 p.m. MIDWEST W. Michigan (1-3) at Ball St. (2-3), Noon Temple (4-1) at N. Illinois (3-2), Noon Indiana (3-1) at Ohio St. (5-0), Noon Minnesota (1-4) at Wisconsin (4-1), Noon Bowling Green (1-4) at Ohio (2-3), 2 p.m. Marist (1-3) at Valparaiso (0-5), 2 p.m. N. Iowa (2-2) at S. Illinois (2-3), 3 p.m. Illinois St. (3-2) at Indiana St. (2-2), 3:05 p.m. Akron (0-5) at Kent St. (1-3), 3:30 p.m. Michigan St. (5-0) at Michigan (5-0), 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh (2-2) at Notre Dame (2-3), 3:30 p.m. N. Dakota St. (3-2) at Youngstown St. (3-2), 4 p.m. S. Utah (1-4) at North Dakota (2-3), 5 p.m. Miami (Ohio) (3-2) at Cincinnati (1-3), 7 p.m. Utah (4-0) at Iowa St. (3-2), 7 p.m. Colorado (3-1) at Missouri (4-0), 7 p.m. W. Illinois (4-1) at S. Dakota St. (0-4), 7 p.m. Tennessee St. (3-2) at SE Missouri (4-1), 7 p.m. Purdue (2-2) at Northwestern (5-0), 7:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST Baylor (4-1) vs. Texas Tech (2-2) at Dallas, Noon Wyoming (2-3) at TCU (5-0), 3:30 p.m. Arkansas (3-1) at Texas A&M (3-1) at Arlington, Texas, 3:30 p.m. Northwestern St. (1-4) at Cent. Arkansas (3-1), 7 p.m. Langston (3-1) at Lamar (2-3), 7 p.m. Arkansas St. (1-4) at North Texas (1-4), 7 p.m. Mississippi St. (3-2) at Houston (3-1), 8 p.m. Tulsa (3-2) at SMU (3-2), 8 p.m. Rice (1-4) at UTEP (4-1), 9:05 p.m. FAR WEST Colorado St. (1-4) at Air Force (4-1), 2 p.m. Idaho St. (1-4) at Montana (3-2), 3:05 p.m. UCLA (3-2) at California (2-2), 3:30 p.m. Portland St. (2-2) at Montana St. (4-1), 3:35 p.m. N. Arizona (3-1) at E. Washington (3-2), 4:05 p.m. Dayton (4-1) at San Diego (1-4), 5 p.m. Oregon (5-0) at Washington St. (1-4), 5 p.m. N. Colorado (2-3) at Sacramento St. (2-3), 5:05 p.m. San Diego St. (3-1) at BYU (1-4), 6 p.m. Oregon St. (2-2) at Arizona (4-0), 7 p.m. Toledo (3-2) at Boise St. (4-0), 8 p.m. New Mexico (0-5) at New Mexico St. (0-4), 8 p.m. Southern Cal (4-1) at Stanford (4-1), 8 p.m. South Dakota (3-2) at UC Davis (2-3), 9 p.m. Hawaii (3-2) at Fresno St. (3-1), 10 p.m. Arizona St. (2-3) at Washington (2-2), 10 p.m. San Jose St. (1-4) at Nevada (5-0), 10:30 p.m.
TD 2 1 0 1 BASEBALL 1 National League 0 MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Extended their player development contract 53 0 with Huntsville (SL) through the 2012 39 0 season. 30 0 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Claimed INF Jar33 0 rett Hoffpauir off waivers from Toronto. Designated C Chris Stewart for LG Pts assignment. 54 37
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 C5
SHOOTING THE BREEZE
TV/RADIO HIGHLIGHTS
In the past two weeks, the NCHSAA has announced service awards for two deserving Western North Carolina coaches. I’m giving away my age here, but Alan Peoples was with the cross country/track programs at Polk County back when I was a gangly, 150-pound teenage runner in the early 1990s. Peoples also serves as the mayor of Tryon. Penny Johnson has split her career between Andrews and Murphy. She has also been the Smoky Mountain Conference’s president. Both Johnson and Peoples go above and beyond to help the media, as well as assist in running local and statewide competitions. Neither yearns for attention or reward in doing so, but it’s good to see Johnson and Peoples get those things anyway.
at Tampa Bay 6 p.m. TBS — Playoffs, American League Division Series, game 2, N.Y Yankees at Minnesota 9:30 p.m. TBS — Playoffs, National League Division Series, game 1, Atlanta at San Francisco NBA 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Exhibition, L.A. Lakers at FC Barcelona NHL Noon VERSUS — Carolina vs. Minnesota, at Helsinki 7 p.m. VERSUS — Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 10 p.m. VERSUS — Chicago at Colorado SOCCER 8 p.m. ESPN2 — MLS, Los Angeles at Philadelphia
FRIDAY RADIO
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 6 p.m. WMXF 1400 AM — Tuscola at North Henderson 6:30 p.m. WPTL 920 AM — Pisgah at West Henderson MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 9:30 p.m. WISE 1310 AM — Atlanta at San Francisco SPORTS 4 p.m. WISE 1310 AM — “The Wise Guys”
FRIDAY TELEVISION
AUTO RACING 2 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for CampingWorld.com 300, at Fontana, Calif. 3 p.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Pepsi MAX 400, at Fontana, Calif. 4:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, final practice for CampingWorld.com 300, at Fontana, Calif. This is the opinion of staff writer Andrew Pearson. 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Pepsi MAX 400, at Fontana, Calif. 1 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, qualifying for Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, Japan COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Connecticut at Rutgers 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Louisiana-Lafayette THURSDAY RADIO GOLF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 8:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, 9:30 p.m. WISE 1310 AM — Atlanta at San Francisco second round, at St. Andrews and Carnoustie, Scotland SPORTS 1 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Senior Players Championship, second 4 p.m. WISE 1310 AM — “The Wise Guys” round, at Potomac, Md. THURSDAY TELEVISION 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, second round, at Sea AUTO RACING Island, Ga. 1 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, practice for Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka, 6:30 p.m. TGC — Navistar LPGA Classic, second round, at Prattville, Ala. Japan (same-day tape) COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1:30 a.m. ESPN2 — Asian Amateur Championship, third round, at Kasahata 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Nebraska at Kansas St. Kawagoe City, Japan GOLF HORSE RACING 8:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, 4:30 p.m. ESPN2 — NTRA, Darley Alcibiades and Phoenix Stakes, at Lexingfirst round, at St. Andrews and Carnoustie, Scotland ton, Ky. 1 p.m. TGC — Champions Tour, Senior Players Championship, first round, at MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Potomac, Md. 6:07 p.m. TBS — Playoffs, National League Division Series, game 2, Cincin3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, first round, at Sea Island, nati at Philadelphia Ga. 9:37 p.m. — Playoffs, National League Division Series, game 2, Atlanta at 6:30 p.m. TGC — Navistar LPGA Classic, first round, at Prattville, Ala. (same- San Francisco day tape) NHL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Noon VERSUS — Minnesota vs. Carolina, at Helsinki 2:30 p.m. TBS — Playoffs, American League Division Series, game 2, Texas 3 p.m. VERSUS — Columbus vs. San Jose, at Stockholm
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BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Waived F Chris Richard. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived F Keith Gallon. NEW JERSEY NETS — Waived G Eddie Gill. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Andre Anderson from their practice squad. Released TE Joe Klopfenstein from injured reserve. Signed DE Ra’Shon Harris to their practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DB Derrick Roberson. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed QB Keith Null to their practice squad. Waived DT Kommonyan Quaye. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Traded DE Jayme Mitchell to Cleveland for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Traded WR Randy Moss to Minnesota for an undisclosed draft pick. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Assigned G Jhonas Enroth to Portland (AHL). Announced F Matt Ellis cleared waivers and has been assigned to Portland. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned G Erik Ersberg and F Rich Clune to Manchester (AHL). Signed C Jordan Nolan to a three-year contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned D Matt Roy to Norfolk (AHL). VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Traded F Darcy Hordichuk to Florida for F Andrew Peters. COLLEGE AKRON — Named Charles Thomas men’s assistant basketball coach. ALBANY, N.Y. — Named Katie Rowan women’s assistant lacrosse coach. LONG BEACH STATE — Named Lauren Kawahara women’s basketball director of operations.
BASEBALL MLB PLAYOFFS
DIVISION SERIES American League Tampa Bay vs. Texas Wednesday, Oct. 6 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 1, Texas leads series 1-0 Thursday, Oct. 7 Texas (Wilson 15-8) at Tampa Bay (Shields 13-15), 2:37 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 Tampa Bay (Garza 15-10) at Texas (Lewis 12-13), 5:07 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay (Davis 12-10) at Texas (Hunter 13-4), 1:07 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, Oct. 12 Texas at Tampa Bay, 5:07 p.m. or 8:07 p.m., if necessary Minnesota vs. New York Wednesday, Oct. 6 New York at Minnesota, late Thursday, Oct. 7 New York (Pettitte 11-3) at Minnesota (Pavano 17-11), 6:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 Minnesota (Duensing 10-3) at New York (Hughes 18-8), 8:37 p.m Sunday, Oct. 10 Minnesota (Blackburn 10-12) at New York (Sabathia 21-7), 8:07 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, Oct. 12 New York at Minnesota, 8:37 p.m. or 8:07 p.m., if necessary National League Philadelphia vs. Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 6 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 0, Philadelphia leads series 1-0 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), 7:07 p.m. or 8:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 5:07 p.m. or 7:37 p.m., if necessary Wednesday, Oct. 13 Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 6:07 p.m. or 8:07 p.m., 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), 4:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 San Francisco at Atlanta, 8:37 p.m. or 7:37 p.m., if necessary Wednesday, Oct. 13 Atlanta at San Francisco, 9:37 p.m. or 8:07 p.m., if necessary
HOCKEY NHL STANDINGS
Pts 47 46 33 31 29 28 26 21
GF 35 35 29 28 31 32 29 19
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Islnders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N.Y. Rngers . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buffalo .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ottawa .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto ......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Atlanta .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carolina ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit ........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Calgary ......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim ....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phoenix ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA San Jose ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point 29 for overtime loss. 31 Thursday’s Games 34 Carolina at Minnesota, 12 p.m. 35 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. 44 Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. 47 Chicago at Colorado, 10 p.m. 42 Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Pts 53 51 49 42 41 40 27 25
GF 40 41 39 34 37 28 36 26
GA 22 18 22 31 27 28 46 36
SOCCER MLS STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T x-New York ............14 8 5 x-Columbus ...........13 7 7 Kansas City ........... 9 11 6 Toronto FC............. 8 12 7 Chicago .................. 7 11 8 Philadelphia........... 7 13 7 New England ......... 7 15 5 D.C.......................... 6 18 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T x-Los Angeles......16 6 5 x-Real Salt Lake..14 4 9 x-FC Dallas ..........12 2 13 Seattle ..................12 9 6 Colorado...............11 8 8 San Jose ..............11 8 7 Houston ................ 7 14 6 Chivas USA ......... 7 15 4
NBA PRESEASON
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New Jersey............ 1 0 1.000 — 1 Boston .................... 0 0 .000 ⁄2 1 Toronto................... 0 0 .000 ⁄2 New York ............... 0 1 .000 1 Philadelphia........... 0 1 .000 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami...................... 1 0 1.000 — Orlando .................. 1 0 1.000 — Washington ........... 1 0 1.000 — 1 Atlanta .................... 0 0 .000 ⁄2 Charlotte ................ 0 1 .000 1 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland............... 1 0 1.000 — Milwaukee.............. 1 0 1.000 — 1 Indiana ................... 0 0 .000 ⁄2 Chicago.................. 0 1 .000 1 Detroit..................... 0 1 .000 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis .................. 0 0 .000 — New Orleans............ 0 0 .000 — San Antonio ............. 0 0 .000 — 1 Dallas........................ 0 1 .000 ⁄2 1 Houston.................... 0 1 .000 ⁄2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Minnesota .............. 2 0 1.000 — 1 Portland.................. 1 0 1.000 ⁄2 Denver.................... 0 0 .000 1 Oklahoma City ...... 0 0 .000 1 Utah ........................ 0 0 .000 1 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Sacramento ........... 1 0 1.000 — 1 Golden State ......... 0 0 .000 ⁄2 L.A. Clippers.......... 0 1 .000 1 L.A. Lakers ............ 0 1 .000 1 Phoenix .................. 0 1 .000 1 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 87, Charlotte 72 New Jersey 103, Philadelphia 96 Miami 105, Detroit 89 Milwaukee 92, Chicago 83 Orlando 97, Houston 88 Washington 97, Dallas 94 Portland 115, L.A. Clippers 86 Sacramento 109, Phoenix 95 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 106, New York 100 Oklahoma City vs. Charlotte at Fayetteville, NC, late Philadelphia vs. Boston at Manchester, NH, late Indiana at Memphis, late Toronto vs. Phoenix at Vancouver, British Columbia, late Thursday’s Games Memphis at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City vs. Miami at Kansas City, MO, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
FISHING REPORT
Trout Fishing For Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams, suggested hatch patterns are No. 20-18 Blue-Winged Olive, No 20-18 black or white Trico and No. NOTE: Three points for victory, one 20-18 crème Midge. Attractor patterns: point for tie. No. 16-14 parachute Adams and No. x- clinched playoff berth 16-14 Tennessee Wulff. Nymphs: No. 10 Thursday’s Games Tellico, No. 12-10 Hare’s Ear, No. 10 HopLos Angeles at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. per, No 10 Inchworm and No. 12 Black Friday’s Games Ant. Columbus at Chicago, 9 p.m. For the Tuckasegee River, suggested Saturday’s Games hatch patterns are No. 20-16 Light Quill Real Salt Lake at New York, 4:30 p.m. and No. 20-18 Blue-Winged Olive. AtColorado at FC Dallas, 6 p.m. tractor patterns: No. 14-12 parachute San Jose at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Adams, No. 16-14 Royal Wulff. No. 16-14 Seattle FC at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Royal Coachman and No. 16-14 red Toronto FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. Humpy. Nymphs: No. 18-10 Tellico, No. Sunday’s Games 10 Hopper, No. 12 Inchworm, No. 10 New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Sheep Fly and No. 12 Black Ant. Tuesday’s Games For the Nantahala River, recommendKansas City at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
FISHING REPORT
HIGH SCHOOL
ed hatch patterns are No. 16-12 BlueWinged Olive and No. 20-18 crème Midge. Attractors: No. 16-14 parachute Adams, No. 16-14 Stimulator and No. 16-14 Tennessee Wulff. Nymphs: No. 10 Inchworm, No. 12-10 Hopper and No. 12-10 Black Ant. Cool fall weather has arrived. Fish are becoming more active as lake water temperatures drop. It’s a good time for fishing. Chatuge: Spotted bass and largemouth bass are hitting minnows at the dam and around High Bridge. For more information, call 389-6465. Fontana: Anglers are catching limits of smallmouth bass fishing with a variety of lures. Top-water lures are working very well in the creek runs. Crankbaits are very effective off points. Anglers are taking limits with Lucky craft lures at Hazel Creek and Eagle Creek. For more information, call 498-2211 or 488-6423. French Broad River: “Fishing has been great” on the river, said fishing guide Chris Manderson. Water is clear and the flow rate is low. Smallmouth bass are active most of the day, especially in the afternoons. Top-water action is good in the mornings. Grubs fished slowly are very effective about any time of the day. For more information, contact Manderson at 216-1336. James: Smallmouth and largemouth bass are hitting crankbaits cast to shorelines. Julian: Largemouth bass are hitting nightcrawlers, plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Catfish are hitting nightcrawlers, stinkbait and chicken livers. For more information, call David Blynt at 684-0376. Santeetlah: Smallmouth bass are hitting top-water lures, particularly PopRs, mainly in shallow coves and tributaries. Largemouth bass are hitting bubble-gum and June bug-colored plastic worms and lizards. For more information, call 479-8180. Call Duke Power Co. at 866-332-5253 to check generating schedules for the Nantahala and Tuckasegee rivers or to check lake levels for Bear, Cedar Cliff, Glenville, Nantahala, Queens Creek, Tanasee and Wolf lakes, or visit www.nantahalapower.com/nantahala/lakes/schedule. For fishing information on the Davidson River, South and North Mills rivers, and nearby streams and tributaries, call Kevin Howell at 877-4181 or 888-861-0111, Shane Buckner at 252-3005 or 800-227-6732 or Richard Witt at 274-3471 or 877-450-3474.
Compiled by Bob Satterwhite
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER LEADERS
This list includes leaders through Tuesday’s games. Western North Carolina schools that participate in boys soccer have been asked to submit their statistics in the following categories. Schools that did not submit stats are not included. Coaches should turn in stats each Tuesday by 3 p.m. by e-mailing tgoode@citizen-times.com, faxing 251-0585 or calling 231-3153. ■ High school standings for soccer, volleyball and football are online at citizen-times.com/hssports. Goals Name (School) games goals Brayan Aguirre (HEND)..... 17 33 Jarrod Couch (SM)............. 17 22 Austin Wyman (ACR)......... 13 19 Daniel Rodriguez (WH) ..... 16 19 David Shaw (CS)................ 17 19 Trey Hemphill (TCR).......... 14 17 Daniel Lusk (AVRY) ........... 13 16 Ahmad Jarrar (HEND) ....... 17 16 Paul Egle (TCR) ................. 14 15 Isauro Estrada (AVRY) ...... 15 15 Eric Brandt (TCR)............... 14 14 Michael Shearl (HIGH) ...... 13 11 Samuel Wheeler (HIGH) ... 13 10 Andrew Renfro (HIGH) ...... 13 8 Aspen Bartels (ACR) ......... 14 8 Mackenzie Tittle (EH) ........ 15 8 Zach Joens (ASH).............. 16 8 Thomas Zabriskie (ACR)... 12 7 Brandon King (ERW) ......... 13 6 Tyler Wyatt (ERW) ............. 13 6 Jesus Huaroco (MIT) ......... 10 4 Ben Duncan (MIT).............. 10 4 Tim Buzyan (MAD)............. 12 4 Anthony Hauf (MAD).......... 12 4 Evan Sneed (SWN)............ 7 3 Assists Name (School) games assists Paul Orrick (SM) .............. 17 18 Michael Shearl (HIGH) ... 13 17 Wiekus Tolles (HEND).... 17 17 Paul Egle (TCR) .............. 14 15 Ahmad Jarrar (HEND) .... 17 14 Daniel Lusk (AVRY) ........ 13 14 Isauro Estrada (AVRY) ... 15 12 Josh Griffin (WH)............. 16 12 Andrew Renfro (HIGH) ... 13 9 Tyler Wyatt (ERW) .......... 13 8 Eric Brandt (TCR)............ 14 8 Trey Hemphill (TCR)....... 14 8 David Shaw (CS)............. 17 8 Thomas Zabriskie (ACR) 12 7 Andrew Carlson (ACR) ... 14 7 Mackenzie Tittle (EH) ..... 15 6 Goals Against Name (School) games ga avg Bryan Turk (TCR) ........... 10 2 0.2 Kyle Wilken (TCR).......... 14 9 0.6 Will Patrick (HEND)........ 17 15 0.9 Thomas Beard (CS) ....... 17 19 1.1 Max Macedo (SM) .......... 16.4 20 1.2 Alex Magner (AVRY)...... 14 19 1.4 Jordan Slaughter (ACR) 14 19 1.4 Gregorio Rodriguez (EH) .................................. Aaron Walden (ERW) .... Isaac Edwards (MIT)...... Erik Norton (MAD) ..........
15 13 10 11
N. Buncombe 9, Erwin 0 Singles Ali Fox (NB) d. Keely Turner 6-2, 6-0; Allison Quinn (NB) d. Anna Miller 6-3, 6-3; Ashley Bosanetto (NB) d. Torrie Stanton 6-3, 6-1; Victoria Green (NB) d. Amanda Parton 6-3, 6-1; Lauren Ball (NB) d. Adyson Banks 6-0, 6-0; Kady Ward (NB) d. Megan Morris 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 Doubles Alex McLeod-Emily Litton (NB) d. Turner-Stanton 8-2; Lauran Propst-Julia Lindholm (NB) d. Miller-Banks 8-3; Mary Catherine Rubisch-Bosanetto (NB) d. Parton-Morris, 8-0. Records: N. Buncombe (6-5-0); Erwin (0-10-1).
GIRLS GOLF
at Maggie Valley Team scores West Henderson 114, Franklin 156, Pisgah 160, Tuscola 161, Brevard 164, North Henderson 175 Top finishers Kayla Sciupider (WH) 34, Chandler Danielson (WH) 38, Amber Doyle (WH) 42, Ashley Thompson (P) 46
VOLLEYBALL
Enka 3, Owen 0 Owen.................................23 22 9 — 0 Enka...................................25 25 25 — 3 Leaders: O - Ceci Brandon 13 kills; Ellie Withers 5 kills; Candace Wellborn 20 assists, 2 aces; E - Rebecca Swayngim 19 kills,11digs, 2 blocks; Lauren Pinkerton 4 kills, 4 blocks; Shelby Pressley 23 assists. JV: Enka, 2-0 Records: Owen (11-7); Enka (16-3).
BOYS SOCCER
Christ Sch. 1, Asheville Sch. 0 Christ Sch. ...................................1 0 — 1 Asheville Sch..............................0 0 — 0 Scoring: CS - David Shaw (unassisted) 30:00 Shots: AS 7, CS 9 Saves: Kent Legg (AS) 6, Thomas Beard (CS) 3 Records: Christ Sch. (13-4-1); Asheville Sch. (6-4-0). Hendersonville 2, Asheville 2 Hendersonville...............1 1 0 0 — 2 Asheville ...........................1 1 0 0 — 2 Scoring: H - Alec Stuller (unassisted) 11:00; A - Marley Howard (Frederick Jacobsen) 21:00; A - Zach Joens (unassisted) 75:00; H - Ahmad Jarrar (unassisted) 78:00. Shots: A 10, H 16. Saves: Austin Kelly (A) 4, Will Patrick (H) 3. JV: Asheville, 2-1 Records: Hendersonville (15-2-1); Asheville (6-9-2). Franklin 5, Brevard 2 Franklin.........................................3 2 — 5 Brevard.........................................0 2 — 2 Scoring: F, Angel Mendoza 7:30; F, Sergio Reyes 36:56; F, Miguel Areanno 38:31; F, Richard Olvera 50:10; F, Mendoza 55:49; B, B, Keith Carnahan 59:07; B, B, Tristan Pelletier 79:47. Shots: B, 11; F, 13. Saves: B, Juan Macaro 7; F, Jessie Wagner 3. Records: Franklin (8-4-0); Brevard (3-7-2). Roberson 9, McDowell 0 Roberson .....................................2 7 — 9 McDowell.....................................0 0 — 0 Scoring: TCR - Austin Stamey (Paul Egle) 4:40; TCR - Jonathan Stillman (Nick DeMarco) 15:37; TCR - Eric Brandt (Egle) 45:21; TCR - Paul Egle 46:07; TCR Egle (Brandt) 50:20; TCR - Harrison Johnston (August Deloach) 59:00; TCR - Johnston (Walker Wolff 72:42; TCR Deloach (J.T. Wirtz) 77:00; TCR, Brian Cucchi (Deloach) 79:50. Shots: TCR 37, McD 7. Saves: Kyle Wilken 4, Brian Turk (TCR) 3; James Ledbetter (McD) 22. JV: Roberson, 9-0 Records: Roberson (13-1-1); McDowell (2-10-1). Enka 1, N. Buncombe 1 Enka ....................................0 0 1 0 — 1 N. Buncombe...................0 0 0 1 — 1 Scoring: E, Roberts 86:00; NB, Darien Bodenhorst 91:00. Shots: E, 20; NB, 22. Saves: NB, Alex Tensi 2; Alex Destino 7; E, Warren 11. JV: Enka, 2-0. Reynolds 3, Erwin 0 Erwin .............................................0 0 — 0 Reynolds ......................................2 1 — 3 Scoring: ACR - Thomas Zabriskie (Andrew Carlton) 26:00; ACR - Alex Cabe (unasissted) 32:00; ACR - Daniel Freer (Killian Taylor) 69:00 Shots: ACR 23, E 10. Saves: Jordan Slaughter (ACR) 5, Aaron Walden (E) 11, Jose Munoz (E) 3. JV: Tie, 0-0 Records: Erwin (4-7-2); Reynolds (11-2-2).
L AT E S T L I N E Home team in CAPS Favorite
NFL
Points Underdog 7 Denver 1 Jacksonville 8 Kansas City 3 St. Louis 3 CLEVELAND 6 1⁄2 Tampa Bay 2 1⁄2 CAROLINA 2 1⁄2 WASHINGTON 3 NY Giants 7 ARIZONA 6 OAKLAND 6 1⁄2 Tennessee 3 1⁄2 Philadelphia 4 Minnesota
BALTIMORE....... BUFFALO ........... INDIANAPOLIS.. DETROIT ............ Atlanta ................. CINCINNATI ....... Chicago ............... Green Bay........... HOUSTON .......... New Orleans....... San Diego ........... DALLAS .............. S. FRANCISCO . 1.7 NY JETS .............
26 29 2.4 31 3.1 52 4.72
GIRLS TENNIS
Spartanburg Day School 7, Asheville Sch. 2 Singles Anna Kate Anderson (SD) def. Addie Navarro 6-0, 6-1; Celia Jeffords (SD) def. Grace Raynor 6-0, 6-4; Baley Foster (SD) def. Sam Goodman 4-6, 6-4, 10-4; Emily Navarro (AS) def. Carrie Gould 2-6, 6-4, 11-9; Christine Reed (AS) def. Sarah Spencer 6-1, 6-3; Kelly Ruffing (SD) def. Libby Malinowski 6-1, 7-6, 9-7 Doubles Anderson/Gould (SD) def. A. Navarro/ Raynor 8-4; Jeffords/Foster (SD) def. Goodman/E. Navarro 8-1; Spencer/ Ruffing (SD) def. Reed/Malinowski 8-5. Records: Asheville Sch. (2-6-0).
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Favorite
UFC .................. Nebraska ......... Connecticut ..... Oklahoma St.... WISCONSIN ... OHIO ST .......... MICHIGAN....... N.C. STATE..... UNC.................. GA. TECH........ Navy ................. W. VIRGINIA ... GEORGIA........ VANDERBILT . VA. TECH ........ SOUT’N MISS. Alabama........... FLORIDA ......... NOTRE DAME MIAMI ...............
Points Underdog 12 1⁄2 Uab 12 KANSAS ST 5 1⁄2 RUTGERS 24 UL-LAFAYETTE 22 Minnesota 22 Indiana 4 1⁄2 Michigan St 10 Boston College 2 1⁄2 Clemson 8 Virginia 5 WAKE FOREST 1 27 ⁄2 Unlv 11 Tennessee 26 E. Michigan 24 C. Michigan 10 ECU 6 1⁄2 S. CAROLINA 7 Lsu 5 1⁄2 Pittsburgh 6 1⁄2 Florida St
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Cancer survivor Bee Sieburg, left, has mentored Ann Hartline’s new life as a painter, something she’s taken up since her breast cancer diagnosis in 2007. Both women are holding their paintings of the same moose image. Hartline said painting has been a healing outlet.
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Michael Hofman’s holiday ornament has the pink ribbon symbol of breast cancer.
ASHEVILLE — Before Ann Hartline introduced herself to painter Bee Sieburg during a River Arts District studio stroll, Sieburg knew this woman. She knew the look on her face, recognized the way she had tied the scarf to her head. She knew the burden she was carrying. She knew it so well because she had been this woman before. Sieburg is a nine-year breast cancer survivor and felt immediately connected to Hartline, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41 in 2007. Hartline continues to battle the cancer, which has since spread to her lungs, brain and liver. This connection only deepened when Hartline expressed her interest in learning how to paint. She asked if Sieburg gave painting
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arbara Bates Smith was so excited to land the role of a dying cancer patient in the play “Wit” at Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, she never hesitated to shave her head for the part. What she didn’t bargain for in making her role more authentic: actually getting cancer. During the 2001 production, Smith, of Clyde, was diagnosed with breast cancer. “It didn’t feel real to me because I wasn’t feeling sick and I was so focused on my work,” she said. “In a way, my character’s experience was much more real than my own because that’s what I was absorbed with.” After going in for a checkup and a routine mammogram, Smith’s doctors found a small tumor in her breast. When the biopsy revealed a
Barbara Bates Smith
Hometown: Clyde. Occupation: Actress. Family: Husband Russell Smith,
retired physician and deacon at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Canton.
malignancy, Smith decided that, in spite of her new and frightening diagnosis, the show must go on. Smith approached her director with the news of her cancer, swore her to secrecy and insisted that the play continue without any of her fellow actors or crew knowing. “The biggest thing I was concerned with was making sure the show wouldn’t be postponed,” Smith said. “If anything, I was more committed than ever to play this
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Haywood County actress Barbara Bates Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer while playing the role of a dying cancer patient. role and see the show succeed.” After persuading her doc-
tors to postpone surgery until after “Wit” was closed, Smith underwent a lumpectomy and a few months of radiation. “I had what was relatively a very easy recovery,” Smith said. “My treatment was successful, and my doctors were wonderful. I’m very grateful for that.” From her own offstage experience as a cancer patient sprung a series of journal writings that have now become her one-woman show, “The C-Word: A LifeMeets-Art Cancer Story,” which she premiered in April and continues to perform at various venues in the area. “There’s nothing especially miraculous or sensational about my story,” Smith said. “I’m just telling one survivor’s story, an experience that was real.”
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GET HELP LOCALLY: Learn where to find fundraisers, support groups and assistance with breast cancer detection and treatment. Pages D5, 10
SURVIVING AND THRIVING: Women share stories of anxiety, hope, fear, and conquering breast cancer. Pages D9, 11, 13
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Serve comfort food, small portions to cancer treatment patients By Carol Motsinger
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ASHEVILLE — Laurey Masterton, a cancer survivor and chef behind Laurey’s Catering and Gourmet-to-Go, has a simple rule for cooking for those who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. “Make something that the people will eat,” she said. A 22-year survivor of ovarian cancer, Masterton “lost a lot of weight” during chemotherapy, she said. She relied on comfort foods, such as mashed potatoes and gravy, for sustenance. Cancer treatment can cause a variety of eating problems, such as appetite loss, changes in sense of taste or smell, nausea, diarrhea, and sore mouth and throat. Some patients don’t experience these problems, and for those who do, these issues may be related to the type of cancer treatment, as well as previous health conditions. Masterton said the chemotherapy made her “feel awful,” and she found more mundane meals to be the most pleasing. “Comfort food is probably the thing,” she said, “but if you want to be considerate, adapt the recipe so that you aren’t overwhelming people with too much fat.” If you are cooking for someone undergoing breast cancer treatment, Jeffrey Whitridge, a clinical dietitian nutritionist with Mission Health System, suggested the same approach as you would for anyone not feeling well. “For the most part, we really want to be focusing on a healthful diet that’s good for prevention, treatment and survivorship,” he said. This includes lean meats, good grains, fruits and vegetables.
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Laurey Masterton of Laurey’s Catering helps customers in her Biltmore Avenue store.
HEALTHFUL EATING WORKSHOP Jeffrey Whitridge, a clinical dietitian nutritionist with Mission Health System, leads free workshops on eating for treatment and survivorship. In October, he’ll be at Hope Women’s Cancer Center, 100 Ridgefield Court, 4:30 p.m. Oct. 20. At 4:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 27, he’ll be at Cancer Care of Western North Carolina, 445 Biltmore Ave., Suite 100. Masterton suggests cooking an in-season vegetable lasagna. “Make something in multiple small portions that they can heat up in the microwave,” she said. “Or
if they are head of the household, make something for the family.” Before you head to the grocery store, “don’t be scared to ask the person what they like,” Masterton
For suggested recipes, see this story at CITIZENTIMES.com/pinkoctober. said. “Don’t be afraid of a person who is sick.” Whitridge works with patients to customize a nutrition plan. He urges people to drink 2 liters two days before and after chemotherapy, and be aware of nausea during chemotherapy, he said. He suggests simple, bland foods, such as toast with almond butter or a grilled cheese sandwich and soup.
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Just listen. Sometimes, just listening to someone talk about her struggle with cancer is a priceless gift. Sometimes, it’s OK not to talk, not to reassure, not to try to make it better. “The whole idea is that you don’t have to fill the void,” said Alice Myer, a licensed clinical social worker with a background in counseling cancer patients and their families. “There’s quite a gift in being willing to listen and sit there through those awkward pauses … to allow the person to say what they want to say, without trying to ‘fix’ it,” Myer said. “It’s a gift to use active listening skills, to just sit back and realize that it’s not something you can fix.” Jane Milam, director of the faith-based Hands of Faith, a counseling arm of the Hope Chest for Women, said it’s important to realize there are things people can say and do that will have a positive effect. “At the same time, it is imperative to understand that there is much that can be said or done that can make matters significantly worse,” she said. To help decipher the difference, Myer and Milam offer some “do’s” and “don’ts.”
Do:
■ Help them to not blame themselves. This may also apply to the helpless spouse, loved ones or friends. ■ Help them understand that being overwhelmed and afraid is normal. ■ Help them not to withdraw from friends and family or become a loner. ■ Help them under-
MORE INFO Jane Milam is director of Hands of Faith, a Christcentered program that deals with the practical needs that accompany cancer and treatments, and understanding how to communicate with survivors and their families. She also works with churches or organizations that would like to host the training on “How to minister to those who are on the cancer journey.” Contact her by e-mailing jmilam@hopewcc.com. For more information about support groups, see Page D7. stand that it’s OK to cry in front of people, and it’s OK to be frightened for yourself, your child, your spouse or your best friend — you love them. ■ Help them understand that it’s OK to ask for help. ■ Make sure the person feels safe with you, whatever she chooses to share. ■ Find time to be available for them, or find someone else who can be.
Don’t:
■ Feel you have to fix the problem — just listening supportively is most helpful. ■ Push the person to think or act “normal.” ■ Tell them about your own medical problems. ■ Tell them what to expect with their surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatments — every cancer and every situation are different. ■ Assume you know the best ways to help; it’s best to ask what their needs are, then follow through. ■ Say: “I know how you feel.” You don’t.
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Treatment varies among women Plans tailored to individuals By Nanci Bompey
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ASHEVILLE — Judi Goloff was so nervous about the possibility of having breast cancer, she didn’t tell anyone she was going for a biopsy. Then she met Janet Magruder, a breast cancer nurse navigator at Mission Hospital. Goloff opened up to Magruder, who talked her through the biopsy and was there for her in the weeks and months that followed, explaining the procedures and answering her questions. “I think it would have been a nightmare for me not to have Janet to lead the way,” Goloff said. “It’s a journey, and I believe that she led me on my journey.” From diagnosis to treatment to recovery, breast cancer can be frightening and confusing. Breast cancer nurse navigators, who help patients through the different steps of the disease, are one of the newest innovations helping women get through the disease. Most hospitals in WNC with a cancer program now have at least one breast cancer nurse navigator. The two at Mission see more than 500 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
“A lot of times, women are overwhelmed with information,” Magruder said. “Breast cancer is a complicated disease, and every woman is different.” Despite debate over the effectiveness and importance of breast self-exams and screening mammograms, nearly all local doctors still recommend women perform breast self-exams and start getting yearly mammograms at age 40. Beyond mammograms, breast MRIs can also help detect breast cancer in women with dense breasts. Better screening means breast cancer is being caught earlier, when it is more treatable, said Dr. Al Mina, director of the breast program at MedWest Health Care. “Before the screening mammogram, women would show up with much larger tumors, and the standard surgery was a mastectomy,” he said. “Most of the time, with the newer technology and screening regimen, cancers are caught much earlier and the survival, and cure rate from these cancers is still very high.”
More customized treatments
When Dr. Mikhail Vinogradov, director of the breast cancer center at Park Ridge Health, started working in oncology 20
years ago, nearly every woman had surgery followed by chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy. Today, there is more focus on treating every woman as an individual. At Mikhail Mission, an Vinogradov interdisciplinary group of doctors, nurses, genetic counselors, social workers, nutritionists and other health professionals meet once a week for a breast conference to discuss individual cases and the best course of treatment. Most women get surgery, but there is more emphasis on breast conservation rather than a full mastectomy. Treatment has moved beyond traditional chemotherapy. Doctors are now able to determine the genetic makeup of the tumor, allowing them to tailor treatment. Newer drugs target specific receptors on cancer cells. Biological agents work by cutting off the blood supply to the tumor. A new test, Oncotype DX, allows doctors to determine if a woman needs chemotherapy or not. “The wonderful thing about breast cancer now is that every single patient is
organs of the body.
FACTORS INCREASING YOUR RISK COMMON TERMS OF HAVING BREAST CANCER ■ A personal history of breast cancer ■ Two or more close relatives with breast or ovarian cancer ■ A relative with breast cancer before age 50 ■ Breast cancer genes (called BRCA1 and BRCA2) ■ Previous radiation therapy to the chest area ■ Smaller factors include beginning your period at an early age, going through menopause at an early age, having no children, having your first pregnancy after age 30, gaining weight, drinking more than one alcoholic drink per day.
SIGNS TO WATCH FOR
■ A lump or thickening anywhere in the breast ■ Skin dimpling or puckering of the breast ■ A nipple that is inverted and hasn’t always been that way ■ Discharge from the nipples ■ Any change in shape texture or color of the skin
STAGING OF BREAST CANCER
■ Stage 0. In situ cancer. The cancer is still in the place where it first developed. ■ Stage I. The tumor is smaller than 3/4 of an inch in diameter. It does not appear to have spread beyond the breast. ■ Stage II. The tumor is larger than 3/4 of an inch and/or has spread to the axillary (underarm) lymph nodes. ■ Stage III. The tumor is larger than 2 inches and/or has spread to the axillary lymph nodes that are attached to one another or surrounding tissue. ■ Stage IV. The cancer has spread to other
■ Mammogram: a special type of X-ray that shows an image of the inside of the breast. ■ Lumpectomy: surgery where only the lump, a border of surrounding normal breast tissue and usually (but not always) underarm lymph nodes are removed. ■ Mastectomy: surgery that removes the entire breast and usually (but not always) underarm lymph nodes. ■ Radiation therapy: commonly used after a lumpectomy. During treatments, a machine sends high-energy X-rays directly to your breast and possibly to your underarm, destroying cancer cells remaining in these areas. ■ Chemotherapy: treatment with cancerfighting drugs that travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells anywhere in the body. It may be used to reduce the chances of the breast cancer coming back in women who have no evidence of the disease. ■ Hormone therapy: treatment to block or counter the effects of estrogen, which can fuel the growth of some breast cancer cells. ■ Tamoxifen: anti-estrogen drug taken after surgery, usually for five years, to reduce the chance of cancer coming back. It is also used to treat metastatic breast cancer and prevent the development of breast cancer in women at high risk. ■ Aromatase inhibitors: drugs that stop estrogen production in postmenopausal women. ■ Herceptin: a monoclonal antibody that attaches to a growth-promoting protein that is present in small amounts on the surface of normal breast cells and most breast cancers.
treated differently and ev- erything is tailored to the Asaad, of Cancer Centers ery single breast cancer is specific type of cells they of North Carolina-Ashetreated differently and ev- have,” said Dr. Shonda ville.
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leviate anything that will prevent that.” The women who come to The Hope Chest often don’t have insurance or have very little insurance, Haney said. They may have work, but once treatment begins and fatigue sets in, it may be hard for the women to continue. If they stop working, they
lose their insurance, which may have an impact on how or if they get their medicine or treatments. Events such as Fall into Hope: An Autumn Festival, which will benefit The Hope Chest, provide an opportunity for the community to help these women, who are undergoing one of the toughest jour-
neys they will ever make. In 2009, the nonprofit distributed at least $20,000, which helped 110 women with up to $500 each in assistance, from gas cards to help paying for prescriptions or rent and utilities. Following are other events and fundraisers to help those affected by breast cancer:
a.m.-noon Oct. 30. Pink Relay is $200 per five-woman team, ■ Paint the Town Pink conPink four-mile run/walk (open cert and human pink ribbon to men and women) is $25 event will kick off Breast Canand Bubble Gum fun run/walk cer Awareness Month starting is $5 and $10. Visit at 4:30 p.m. today at Roger www.haymed.org. Register at McGuire Green in Pack Square www.Active.com until Oct. 28. Park. Wear pink and join in for ■ Freaks-n-Geeks Tattoo an evening of speakers, plus Sideshow, 745 Haywood music by Kat Williams before Road, will hold its second building Western North Caroliannual pink ribbon fundraiser, na’s largest human pink rib“Tits & Tats,” to benefit Susan bon. Visit CITIZENG. Komen Foundation. The TIMES.com/pinkoctober. 12-hour pink-ribbon marathon ■ Hope Chest for Women will is 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 17 at host its Fall Into Hope: An 745 Haywood Road in West Autumn Festival 8:30 a.m.-2 Asheville. Choose from four p.m. Saturday at 100 Ridgepink ribbon tattoo designs for field Court. Call 418-1344. STEPHEN MILLER/SMMILLER@CITIZEN-TIMES.COM $40. Call Freaks-n-Geeks ■ Bosom Buddies breast A runner in the ninth annual Conquer a Cove 5K honors someTattoo Sideshow at 254-4429 cancer support group will be one with breast cancer. or visit www.freaks-nselling handmade crystal geeks.com bracelets throughout October. at The Wine Studio, 169 Char- Through Cancer. Call 252■ 10th annual Breast CanProceeds will go toward paying lotte St., Asheville. Cost is $5 8558. cer Awareness luncheon and diagnostic fees for local wom- at the door for five tastings. ■ Power of Pink Relay. Hay- fashion show, noon Oct. 18 at en. Bracelets are $15. Contact ■ Beauty Through Cancer’s wood Regional Medical Center Conastee Falls Country Club, cbaustin@comcast.net. Pink in the Park walk at Foundation and the Haywood 1000 Connestee Trail, Brevard; ■ Beauty Through Cancer will Biltmore Park is 9 a.m.-noon County Health Department will Tickets are $35; Sponsored by host “Winesdays” 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Event benefits Ashe- sponsor the annual Power of the Transylvania Regional Wednesdays through October ville Breast Center and Beauty Pink 20-mile relay race, 6 Hospital Foundation. Call
Sharon Johnson at 877-4777. ■ Casting for Recovery/ WineStyles Asheville Tasting and Toasting. WineStyles in Gerber Village will hold a tasting and toasting fundraiser for Casting for Recovery Carolinas and Georgia, 4-7 p.m. Oct. 16 at the wine shop, 10 Crispin Court, off Hendersonville Road, South Asheville. Tickets are $10, which include wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres, and $2 for a champagne toast to a breast cancer survivor. Themed baskets raffled for $5, including A Night Out In Asheville basket, a spa basket and a fly-fishing basket. Proceeds will benefit Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit that provides support, education and free fly-fishing retreats for women in any stage of breast cancer. Call Starr Nolan at 215-4234, WineStyles at 277-9463 or visit www.castingforrecovery. org. ■ The Women on Wine fundraiser and silent auction
is 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The event, which will benefit Beauty Through Cancer, will be at Webb Investment on the sixth floor of the Capital Building, 82 Patton Ave. $20 donation at the door. RSVP to Karen@weihs.com. ■ The Diagnostic Imaging Center at Laurel Park Medical Center in Hendersonville will be raffling a gift basket in honor of Breast Cancer AwareNess Month. All women who receive their mammogram during October at the center will be entered into the raffle. For more information or To schedule an appointment, call 681-2180. ■ Hope Chest for Women’s Hope Runs on … Conquer a Cove 5K is planned for April 17, 2011 on the campus of Mount Pisgah Academy in Candler. Visit www.hopechest forwomen.org for details in the coming months.
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ASHEVILLE — The last thing women facing breast cancer need is to think about whether or not they can afford treatment.
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The worry and strain contributes to an already stressful situation, but that’s where groups like The Hope Chest for Women in Asheville and Bares it All in Hendersonville come in. “The main thing that you want to do is to relieve stress because stress depletes your immune sys-
tem,” said Kathy Haney, executive director of The Hope Chest, which provides financial help to women in Western North Carolina diagnosed with breast or gynecologic cancer. “And when you’re going through cancer treatment, your immune system is being depressed anyway. So you want to al-
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ASHEVILLE — The pill Elfi Schubert took every day for five years wasn’t just keeping her cancer-free. As a drug in clinical trials, it was also helping generations of women who will face a similar battle with breast cancer. “It makes you feel good,” Schubert said of participating in the clinical trial. “I am helping other women. I want to make sure the medicine works for all women diagnosed with breast cancer.” Clinical trials are one of the many treatment options for women diagnosed with breast cancer, and today many hospitals and medical practices in the area are offering these experimental drugs. Hundreds of women are enrolled in the 15 breast cancer clinical trials at Mission Hospital. The hospital started offering clinical trials in 1987 and is part of a cooperative group that participates in clinical trials through the National Cancer Institute. The clinical trials range from studies looking at the effects of new drugs and treatments for different types of breast cancer to studies looking at how exercise affects a patient’s level of fatigue. An affiliation with the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center means Mission will also have access to clinical trials originating at the university. “The reason we do this in the first place is so that people can get treated here in Asheville,” said Mary Etta Hartwick, cancer research nurse at Mission Hospital. “They don’t
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CALL THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS FOR MORE ON CLINICAL TRIALS Mission Hospital: 213-7055. Park Ridge Health: 6848501. Pardee Hospital: 698-7334. MedWest Health System: 456-7311. have to go to Duke or Chapel Hill. They can get state-of-the-art treatment right here.” Park Ridge Health and Pardee Hospital joined forces to offer clinical trials to women undergoing breast cancer treatment at both hospitals. The hospitals in Henderson County offer clinical trials through the National Cancer Institute and drug companies. MedWest Health System, which includes Haywood Regional Medical Center, Harris Regional Hospital and Swain County Hospital, doesn’t offer any of its own trials, but doctors will work to enroll patients in clinical trials at larger hospitals if it is deemed appropriate, said Dr. Al Mina, director of the breast program. Cancer Centers of North Carolina — Asheville has access to clinical trials through its affiliation with U.S. Oncology, said Dr. Shonda Asaad, an oncologist at the practice. Most of the clinical trials in WNC are part of phase three trials that compare new drugs to standard therapy.
“I believe we have excellent clinical trials here, but you can’t have every clinical trial every place, and in certain situations, you may have to go somewhere else for a clinical trial, but you don’t have to,” Asaad said. “Most everything that is available in larger cities we are able to do right here.” Women on clinical trials often do better than women who are not on clinical trials, she said. Women who are enrolled in trials sometimes don’t have to pay for their medications. But clinical trials are not for everyone. Trials often have specific requirements for age, type of breast cancer and other requirements. “I always think it is a good idea to be on a clinical trial,” Asaad said. “But not everyone is going to be a candidate for a clinical trial, and it is not always appropriate to put a patient on a clinical trial.” Along with getting the latest treatment, patients often are glad to participate in clinical trials because they are helping other people. Every new treatment available now was once part of a clinical trial, Hartwick, the cancer center nurse said. Carolyn Gross enrolled in a clinical trial when she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer last year, in part to help her battle her own disease and in part to help those who come after her. “You want every tool that you can get that is going to help you fight this battle because it’s a hard battle,” she said. “If I can just help one person get the best treatment to fight this terrible, terrible disease, then I’ve done my job.”
Sonny Gasperson with his mother, Sherry, a breast cancer survivor, at Hoopers Creek Cafe in Fletcher.
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The men behind the women By Casey Blake
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Sonny Gasperson had been cutting hair for his three sons, brother and several buddies for years. He was good at it, and it was no big deal. But when Gasperson’s mother asked him to shave her head after beginning chemotherapy for breast cancer, Gasperson was stopped cold. He found that picking up the same razor he’d used on so many other heads was one of the most difficult things he would ever have to do. “I think that was the hardest moment for me,” Gasperson, of Fletcher, said of his mother’s breast cancer battle. “It really tore me up.” Gasperson is among the many thousands of men who care for breast cancer patients and survivors every day as advocates and supporters. Although they can’t claim membership to the sisterhood of women receiving chemotherapy and radiation or recovering from mastectomies, they are often the most important players in a survivor’s recovery — the support system. “I would turn around the famous phrase to say that behind every woman who has survived cancer, there is a good man sup-
porting her,” said Kathy Haney, executive director of the Hope Chest for Women, an Asheville nonprofit that helps women financially with cancer treatment costs. “This disease affects men more than people realize,” Haney said. “It’s often a son or a husband who serves as a patient’s greatest advocate and, most importantly, their emotional support.” And that support can take shape in a number of unexpected ways. While his mother Sherry Gasperson, 63, received her six chemo treatments — all of which her son attended — the Gaspersons would plan the menu for what is now Sonny Gasperson’s own restaurant, the Hoopers Creek Café in Fletcher. “That one-on-one time we had was really a blessing,” Sonny Gasperson said. “We were able to reintroduce ourselves to each other. ” For John Stollery, seeing the woman in his life, wife Penny Stollery, with her post-chemo lack of locks was not an especially dark moment. In fact, he thought it was kind of neat. “It was certainly strange to see my sweetie bald, but I honestly thought it was cool — it was part of the journey
she had to take in fighting this thing,” said Stollery, a land surveyor in Black Mountain. “But I’m bald too, and she’s been looking at me for years,” he laughed. Although their reactions to seeing their bald beauties were different, both Stollery and Gasperson agreed that it was the feeling of helplessness that hit them hardest. “You just have to realize that this is something you can’t fix and let the medicine work for them,” Stollery said. For Asheville’s Robin Gregg, despite early onset anger, he managed to express his emotions by putting on a pink ribbon he couldn’t take off. Gregg volunteered to shave his head in solidarity, an offer rebuffed by his wife, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. In lieu of a shave, Robin Gregg took a more creative route — a hairdresser at the Carolina College of Hair Design agreed to cut and dye a pink ribbon into his hair. “All of a sudden people we didn’t even know were coming up and saying how great it was to see that ribbon,” Gregg said. “It’s this whole world of people that have such strong feelings about this symbol — it was a great thing to experience.”
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SURVIVAL: Asheville-area artists address breast cancer in their work, or by working Initially a response to loved ones’ breast cancer diagnoses, Cunningham said the series has turned into a celebration of strength and womanhood. “The sass and the strength that it takes to get through something like breast cancer,” Cunningham said, “it has changed how I look at my own life on many levels. … I draw strength from these women’s stories and pictures.”
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lessons, and Sieburg instead offered to not just teach her, but invited Hartline into her studio as a new friend. It’s a relationship that’s been mutually inspiring for the painting duo, who often work together in Sieburg’s Wedge Studios space. Their story is one echoed by artists throughout Asheville: Art serves as not only a way to express the intense experience of battling cancer, but also a way to foster the community and support so key to survival. “She is the most remarkable, wonderful person I have ever met,” Sieburg said of Hartline. “She is my hero.” For Hartline, painting with Sieburg “is nurturing,” she said. “We share good energy. (She provides) good support, and it feels like someone is there … it feels like family.” Sieburg and Hartline want to share the opportunity for support and comfort through art with a series of free painting workshops for breast cancer patients and survivors sometime soon.
The healing power of art
Before cancer, Sieburg owned and operated the Gardener’s Cottage, a flower shop in Biltmore Village. She kept working with her daughter, Molly, through chemotherapy, but when she finished
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Michael Hofman makes holiday ornaments at his Asheville studio to benefit a breast cancer charity. He does the annual project in honor of his mother, a breast cancer survivor. treatment, she wanted to return to her first love, she said. “What I really wanted to do in life was paint. … When you have something like cancer, you start to think about your heart’s desire,” she said. “It just seemed right to let (The Gardener’s Cottage) go and pick up something that makes my heart sing.” Hartline didn’t truly discover painting until she went into treatment. A nurse by trade, Hartline demonstrated some drawing skills in school but never pursued it. When she went on a Wind River Cancer Well-
LOOKING FOR SUPPORT? Here are a few local groups that offer counseling and support services for caregivers of cancer patients. ■ Breast Cancer Survivor & Friends Support Group Where: Park Ridge Hospital, 50 Doctor’s Drive, Suite 1. When: 5 p.m. first Monday of
each month. Contact: Debbie Gentry at 650-2790 or Debbie.Gentry@ahss.org ■ In Good Company: A Breast Cancer Support Group Sponsored by Mission Hospitals, open to patients, friends and caregivers.
ness Retreat in Tryon, she painted watercolors with her feet dipped in a creek. It was the first time she hadn’t thought about cancer since her diagnosis. “I get lost, and I forget,” she said about the healing power of painting.
Inspiring others along the way
Barb Butler, now a fiber artist in the Curve Studios and Garden, first worked as an oncology nurse for 18 years in Columbia, S.C. Although she doesn’t directly address breast cancer in her artwork, her experience working closely with patients sent her on her
Where: Asheville Imaging, 534 Biltmore Ave., Suite 202. When: 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Contact: Denise Steuber or Jan Magruder, 213-1839 or 253-4262. ■ Hope - A Woman’s Cancer Center Open to cancer patients,
current path. She learned “every day was a gift,” Butler said. “You hear that, but you know it so well from watching patients. I wanted to express myself in other ways and do something that makes me happy.” Addressing breast cancer through art also affects and inspires those who have not been stricken with the disease. Ask Leslie Cunningham, a photographer in Weaverville, who is producing a book of portraits of breast cancer survivors. She hopes to have the book published in the next couple of years.
families and caregivers, RSVP necessary as dinner is served. Where: 100 Ridgefield Court, Asheville. When: 6 p.m. first Tuesday of each month. Contact: Pat Johnston at 670-8403 or pjohnston@hopeawcc.com.
Tiffany Leach, co-owner of Freaks & Geeks Tattoo Sideshow at 745 Haywood Road, was “blown away” by the stories of the breast cancer survivors she has tattooed. She was also stunned by “the way they embraced beauty and survival by marking their journeys with tattoos. I think other survivors or family members of those who have battled breast cancer may want to do the same thing.” It’s why the shop is hosting its second annual “Tits & Tats” benefit to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation on Oct. 17. The event will feature a pink ribbon tattoo marathon 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; pick from four pink ribbon tattoo designs for $40. Clients will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which is dedicated to education and research about causes, treatment and the search
for a cure. “I’ve never lost a family member to breast cancer, and I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to face this disease,” said co-owner Galen Holland. “We felt like this campaign was just one small way we could help raise awareness and contribute to the cause.” Michael Hofman’s connection to breast cancer hits closer to home: His mom is a survivor. She’s the reason why, for the third year, the River Arts District potter has made a holiday ornament to benefit Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test in Greensboro. This year’s version, selling for $25, features an imprint of the charity’s logo made out of lace. All proceeds go to the organization, he said. “It’s been an outlet to connect me with some very wonderful people,” Hofman said of selling the ornaments at Hofman Studios. “People share their story, and it’s led to some very emotional moments.” The project has also led him to realize “how epidemic breast cancer is,” he said, noting that almost everyone who comes in has experienced it, whether firsthand or through a close relative or friend.” “It helps me think that I can do something to help my mom,” he said. “And even if it is not me helping my mother, it’s helping someone else’s mother, sister or wife.”
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Schubert: Husband’s support critical Elfi Schubert, 73
Lives: Asheville. Occupation: Volunteer at the Amer-
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Residence: Asheville. Occupation: Accountant. Family: Husband of eight years, Daniel
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our years ago, Brynn Barale was a 26-year-old accountant who recently moved to Asheville with her husband, Daniel, and was enjoying the active, outdoors lifestyle. Then one summer day, she felt an itch, scratched it and felt a lump. It was Stage 1 breast cancer. “It was absolutely a shock,” Barale said. “Both of my grandmothers had breast cancer, but they were older when they were diagnosed. I didn’t think it was possible to have cancer at 26. You think you’re invincible.” The ensuing several months of treatment included a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Today, Barale is cancer-free. But the battle with breast cancer changed her forever. “It definitely makes you realize Brynn Barale every day is not something to take for granted,” she said. “It makes you want to put as much into your days as you can.” It made Barale realize she had more to give, and more to get from life, than number-crunching. “One time I was talking to my radiation oncologist,” she said. “I had done a lot of research, and I was asking more scientific questions. She said, ‘No one asks me these questions. If you’re really interested in this, you should think about going back to school.’” Barale thought to herself, “I am really interested in this.” She started a nursing program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and will graduate in May. “I’ve been an accountant for nine years. It’s a good life,” she said. “I thought nursing was the job that fit. It was how I could use my experience to help other people. I don’t know everything, but I know cancer. I’ve been through it. I’ve done this.” Barale said she wants to help other women physically who are fighting cancer, but also wants to help them emotionally. She said she feels women need to speak up for themselves more and talk about the disease. She joined an online support group and participated in Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit that provides free fly-fishing retreats for women who have or have had breast cancer. “Women are not good advocates for themselves,” she said. “You can be scared about cancer, but you need to embrace it and educate yourself, ask questions, get a second and third opinion, join a support group. So many women are afraid to talk about cancer to their family and friends, and hold it all inside. That’s so scary.” Karen Chávez
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Sharon and Jim Pitts, of Asheville, have been committed to a healthier lifestyle, which includes exercise and bike riding, after Sharon’s successful battle with breast cancer.
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haron Pitts delves into her experience with breast cancer by saying, “I have two funny stories about chemotherapy.” So it’s not surprising Pitts says she beat the deadly disease by having a positive attitude. “When I was going to chemotherapy, I asked for a cancer partner,” said Pitts, a retired kindergarten teacher. “They hooked me up with another schoolteacher in my school district. She told me she worked through her entire chemotherapy. I said, ‘You did what?’” Pitts had been looking forward to retirement and thought the chemo treatments would push that date back. “I thought if she can do it, I can do it, too. I worked right through chemo, too. (Retirement) was a great motivator,” she said. Her other funny chemo story, Pitts said, involved her hair loss. “I always had a problem with acne,” she said. “After I lost all my hair, the chemo took care of my skin problem. Whatever it was, my skin was
Sharon Pitts, 63
Residence: Asheville. Occupation: Retired kindergarten
teacher, volunteer with Ladies Night Out. Family: Husband Jim Pitts, two sons.
so smooth.” Pitts found out she had Stage 1 breast cancer in 2004 after a routine mammogram. After seeing her mother battle cancer, successfully, a decade earlier, she was religious about her yearly checkups. Her cancer was treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Through it all, she remained upbeat. “I’m aware of my capacity to effectively use positive thinking,” she said. “I think one of the reasons that I handled breast cancer as well as I did emotionally, is I watched my mother handle it so beautifully. She remained so active.” Besides a healthy attitude, Pitts was further strengthened by her rock, her husband of 41 years, Jim Pitts.
“He’s always been extremely supportive,” Pitts said. “I knew that he loved me, he would stand by me no matter what. If I had to lose a breast, it wouldn’t have mattered to him. He used to tease me about how sexy I would look without my hair. I had that security going into it.” Jim Pitts continues to support his wife with her newfound commitment to a healthy lifestyle. The two regularly walk and bike ride together. They also cook healthy, fresh foods, using very little “from a box.” Sharon Pitts said she has lost 15 pounds and hopes to lose more. She also is a volunteer and vocal advocate of Ladies Night Out, a monthly clinic at Asheville Imaging that provides free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women in Buncombe County. “I’m always spreading the word about Ladies Night Out,” she said. “There’s no reason for women in Buncombe County to not afford breast cancer screening or treatment.” Karen Chávez
lfi Schubert didn’t need a support group when she was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago. She already had one. “I had big support from my husband and friends and neighbors,” she said. “I didn’t even ask for it.” Schubert found a lump in her breast during a self-exam. After a mastectomy, she went through five sessions of chemotherapy. An avid motorcyclist, Schubert continued living her life despite the treatments. It was only when she noticed her hair falling out when she took off her bike helmet that she decided to shave off all her blond hair. Schubert said it was upsetting, but her husband, Conrad, brought flowers to the salon. “He said it doesn’t matter. You have a nice head,” Schubert said. “He never looked shocked or miserable or anything like that.” While her husband was there for Schubert during her treatment, it wasn’t because of him that she opted to have breast reconstruction at the same time she had a mastectomy. Schubert said she always “put on a good face” and never felt sorry for herself. “I never had crying spells or thought my life is over because I won’t have a breast,” she said. “If you are married and if that is why your husband marries you (for your breasts), forget about him.” Her husband’s death last year was a setback for Schubert, but she has been cancerfree for five years, her hair has grown back, and she’s getting more strength. She joked that her good health is a result of her German upbringing, which taught her to listen to authority. “They (other women) have to make sure, once they go to a doctor, to do what he says and not think you can get a magic cure in Mexico or with food,” she said. “The doctor, he knows. He went to school to specifically study cancer.” Nanci Bompey
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Learn where to find support groups and assistance with breast cancer detection, treatment in the region
Cancer, 131 McDowell St., Suite 202, Asheville. Call 252-8558, e-mail info@beautythroughcancer.org ■ Casting for Recovery. or visit www.beautythrough Nonprofit group provides cancer.org. support, education and free ■ Hope — A Woman’s Cancer fly-fishing retreats for women Center. Cancer support groups in any stage of breast cancer. are open to patients, families Call Starr Nolan at 215-4234 and caregivers. Meets 6 p.m. or visit www.castingfor first Tuesday of the month. recovery.org. RSVP required for dinner. ■ Reach to Recovery. An Contact Pat Johnston at 670American Cancer Society program, provides one-on-one 8403, pjohnston@ hopeawcc.com or www.hope support from a breast cancer survivor/volunteer. Available in awcc.com. The center is at each county. To request a visit, 100 Ridgefield Court, Asheville. call 800-227-2345. ■ Bosom Buddies. Breast ■ Camp Bluebird. Three-day retreat in May and October for cancer support group meets adult cancer survivors. Events 6-8 p.m. the last Tuesday of include nutritional information, the month at First Baptist question-and-answer sessions Church, 63 N. Main St., Weaverville. Contact Colleen with oncologists. Call 213Austin at cbaustin@ 4656. comcast.net. ■ Camp Liberty. Weekend ■ The Young and the Breastretreat for adult cancer paless. Support group for women tients and survivors who have younger than 40 meets once a had treatment in Henderson month. Times and locations County. Offers two nights of lodging, meals, outdoor activi- vary. For more information, e-mail tiffany.houser@ ties and arts and crafts. Call msj.org. 696-1325. Henderson County Buncombe County ■ Breast Cancer Survivors ■ In Good Company. Breast and Friends. Support group cancer support group meets meets 5:30 p.m. the first 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Monday of the month at Park Ridge Health’s Breast Center, Asheville Imaging, 534 Bilt50 Hospital’s Drive, Suite 4B, more Ave. Contact Denise Hendersonville. Contact DebSteuber, RN, at 213-1839 or bie Gentry at Debbie.Gentry@ 800-443-2233 or ahss.org or 650-2790. jcadms@msj.org. Breast Friends Forever. ■ Girl Talk. Breast cancer Breast cancer support group support group for survivors, meets 5:30 p.m. the fourth caregivers and family memThursday of the month at the bers. Meets 5:30 p.m. first Kayden Center at Pardee and third Mondays of the month at Beauty Through Hospital, 807 N. Justice St.
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A Casting for Recovery participant celebrates with her guide, Trish Dumaine, right, after catching a trout on the Pigeon River near Lake Logan during the group’s event. The nonprofit CFR Carolinas offers two free retreats per year to women in any stage of breast cancer.
Women can call 698-7334 for more information.
LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER
■ Look Good, Feel Better. Class that provides a makeup kit and instruction from volunteers on how to use the makeup to counteract side effects of cancer treatment. Various locations in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties. For times, dates and locations, call 800-227-2345. ■ The American Cancer Society has free wigs, prostheses and other mastectomy products available for women who do not have insurance or whose insurance does not pay
for these products. Call the National Cancer Information Center at 800-227-2345. ■ Beauty Through Cancer, 131 McDowell St., offers women wigs and help with make up, among other services. Call 252-8558. ■ Pardee Hospital cancer resource room at Pardee Hospital offers women wigs, prostheses and other items available at no charge. Call 692-4600.
FINANCIAL HELP
Buncombe County ■ Hope Chest for Women, 100 Ridgefield Court. The nonprofit provides limited
financial assistance for breast other screenings for free. Income qualifications must be or gynecological services to women in Western North Caro- met. Call 250-5000. Henderson County lina. Provides support and ■ Bares it ALL for Breast education programs. Call Cancer, 241 N. Main, Hen418-1344. ■ Ladies Night Out offers fee dersonville. Provides help with finding financial aid and emophysicals, mammograms and health education for uninsured tional support. 241 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Call 243or underinsured women. For 1451 or 808-2926. dates and locations, call ■ The Pardee Hospital Chari250-6119. ty Fund can help cover treat■ Buncombe County Health ment for those who qualify but Center, with funds from the N.C. Breast and Cervical Can- is only available for treatment received at at Pardee and cer Control and Wide Woman programs, can provide women must be pre-approved. Call 698-7306. ages 18-64 with breast and For more, visit CITIZENcervical exams, pap smears TIMES.com/pinkoctober. and mammograms, among
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Surviving & thriving Gregg: Husband wears pink Marion sisters grow closer Janet Ollis, 52
Lives: Marion. Occupation: Unemployed. Family: Husband, Raymond;
two sons, Geoffrey and Christopher; and four grandchildren.
Residence: Asheville. Occupation: Secretary to Ray
Reese of the Kingsmen Quartet. Family: Husband Robin Gregg, and three grown children, Christy, Jason and Betsi.
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itting in the hospital room before surgery to remove her left breast in 2007, Janet Ollis held hands with her older sister, Carolyn Gross, and cried. Gross, not knowing what to say, prayed to God to find the right words. “I said, ‘You know, Janet, God knows that out of the two of us, you are stronger one,’” Carolyn Gross said. “She said, ‘No, I’m not.’ And I said, ‘You wait and see.’” Two years later, Gross herself was diagnosed with breast cancer. Like her sister, Gross was diagnosed with Stage 3 ductal carcinoma and underwent a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation. “I watched what she went through, and as a result, I knew that I could do it,” Gross said. Ollis said the two sisters weren’t very close growing up, and it was Ollis’ diagnosis that eventually brought them closer. When her husband couldn’t drive Ollis to her treatments in Asheville, Gross offered to drive her and be by her side. Two years later, when Gross noticed her breast
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Sisters Janet Ollis and Carolyn Gross, of Marion didn’t look right, she had Ollis take a look. When Gross was officially diagnosed, Ollis was there with information on navigating the confusing road of treatments and insurance. In May, the sisters held the survivors banner at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in McDowell County, just days after Gross finished her final radiation treatments. Ollis said breast cancer, in some way, has been a blessing for the siblings. “Both of us have come to share things with each other that we normally would not have,” she said. “We make sure we are there for each other.” Today, the sisters are there for each other and other women who face a similar diagnosis, dropping off meals or just talking with them. All of Ollis’ tests have so far come back free of cancer, although she has
yet to reach the five-year mark when her doctors will officially declare her cancer-free. Along with becoming closer to her sister, Ollis said the entire experience has made her re-evaluate her life. “It gave me an opportunity to stop and think about how I was living my life and what was important to me, how I was treating people, what legacy I was going to leave behind,” she said. Gross is done with her treatments and plans to go back to work at the end of this moth. She doesn’t know if she is cancer-free yet or not, but whatever the outcome, she is at peace with it. “You lay your head down on the pillow at night, and you think it might not all be gone, but you can’t dwell on it,” Gross said. “You may or may not be cancer-free, but you can’t keep that from living your life.” Nanci Bompey
endi Gregg received the call on her husband’s birthday, as they were walking out the door that morning. When she saw that it was her doctor on caller ID, she answered without hesitation or worry — it never occurred to her that the biopsy she’d recently had taken would reveal a life-altering malignancy. “I will never forget hearing those words from my doctor, ‘Wendi, it is cancer,’” she said. “At 9:33
a.m., my whole world stopped.” But Gregg and husband Robin quickly began making it spin again, agreeing that this was a battle they would fight hand in hand. “We made an agreement right then and there that we had cancer,” she said. “We agreed early on that we would be totally in it together.” Shortly after her diagnosis in 2007, Gregg began an intense chemotherapy regimen that left her hairless only days after beginning treatment. “The loss of hair was one of the hardest parts to deal with,” Wendi said. After offering to shave his head in solidarity with his wife following her chemotherapy — and being turned down — Robin Gregg had a portion of his hair cut into the shape of a ribbon and dyed pink.
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Robin Gregg, left, showed support for wife Wendi’s diagnosis of breast cancer by having the pink ribbon shaved and colored into his hair at the Carolina College of Hair Design in Asheville. “It was his idea, and he was bent on it,” Wendi laughed. “It was incredibly sweet that he wanted to support me in that way.” After more than a year of chemotherapy, radiation and three surgeries, Gregg is giddy to say that she is now cancer-free. Casey Blake
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Beauty accessories help lift spirits By Carol Motsinger
WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING A WIG
ASHEVILLE — Sandy Kanupp has been helping women who are undergoing chemotherapy cancer treatments find the right wig at her Kim’s Wig Center since 2003. But last November, this service really hit home. That was when Kanupp was diagnosed with an early stage breast cancer. “It was a really eyeopening experience,” said Kanupp, who is now cancer-free. Wigs, scarves, turbans and other accessories worn while undergoing appearance-altering treatment “helps brighten your soul, making you feel better inside and out,” said Earleen Bennett, founder and president of Beauty Through Cancer, a nonprofit in Asheville offering a range of beauty-based services and support groups for women diagnosed with cancer. “When a woman going through cancer treatments looks in the mirror, the visual effects of hair loss and skin changes can almost make her not recognize herself,” Bennett said. “Healing comes from so many sources when you go through cancer, not just your medical team but by your family, friends, supportive groups and organizations and also from complete strangers. But the most important healing comes from within, and feeling good about yourself and lightening your spirit helps make this happen.” Kanupp didn’t lose her hair during her treatment — she underwent radiation therapy — but she understands the particular needs of women who have lost their hair. Comfort, price range and appearance are all things a woman looks for. “Any woman can come in and find
■ How does it feel? Make sure it is comfortable; and be sure to ask about wig caps that can protect the head under the wig. Also, ask about breathability to make sure you don’t get too hot wearing it. ■ How easy is it to take care of? This is all about the time you want to spend maintaining the wig and how you will use it. ■ How much do you want to spend? Wigs range in price significantly, from less than $50 to $700 in Kim’s Wig Center alone. ■ What makes you feel good? It’s all about feeling good about how you look; listen to your instincts. ■ How do you wear it? Ask a shop employee to explain to you to properly put it on, as well as best ways to keep this particular wig in place.
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Sandy Kanupp of Kim’s Wig Center helps Nathan Addison find the right wig for his Halloween costume. Kanupp is a breast cancer survivor. something,” she said, noting her wigs range in price from $30-$700. Local fiber artists also offer hats, scarves and shawls that can help women protect their heads, and accessorize with flair. “I sell some of my fleece hats to gals going through chemo,” said Pattiy Torno, a fiber artist at Curve Studios & Garden at 6 Riverside Drive. “With the seams turned out, my hats are soft enough to not annoy the tender skin on the hairless head that comes from chemotherapy.” Barbara Zaretsky, a fi-
ber artist at Cotton Mill Studios at 122 Riverside Drive, has also sold her scarves to people who give them as gifts to loved ones undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Zaretsky uses silk that is made in India without killing silkworms. Since there “is no death with the process,” she said the material is endowed with a life-affirming and giving energy. “It is handspun and hand-woven,” she said, “and done with love. I think that makes a huge difference.”
■ How does it feel? Comfort is key with any option. ■ What is the temperature outside? Do you need something to help keep you warm or something more breathable? ■ How easy is it to clean? If this is a head covering you want to wear daily, how quickly and safely can it be cleaned? ■ How easy is it to use? How do you put it on? Again, be sure to ask the artist or store person to demonstrate.
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rica Battle couldn’t have gotten through her breast cancer treatment without the support of her family and friends. “I couldn’t do it all,” she said. “I had to have friends and family and strangers help me do things that I wouldn’t dream of ever asking people to do.” As a runner who has trained for races, including at least one half-marathon and marathon, one of the hardest things to cope with for Battle was losing control of her body. Six years ago, Battle was changing into a sports bra when she felt the marblelike lump in her breast. Her doctor confirmed it was breast cancer. It all spiraled from there. Over the next five months, Battle had a mastectomy, followed by six rounds of chemotherapy. She is cancer-free now, but at the time, Battle’s illness took a toll on family and friends, because there were times when they couldn’t help. The women at the Young and the Breastless, a monthly breast cancer support group for women younger than age 40, helped Battle cope with the emotional and physical stress of her “reverse extreme makeover.” She found ready friendships with women who were all too ready to talk about their journeys.
during Riviere-Seel’s annual physOccupation: Poet. ical exam in January, her Family: Husband Ed Seel. doctor found a Pat lump in her at Riviere-Seel had left breast. A run three marathons, Riviere-Seel biopsy decountless half-marathons, ate lots of fruits and termined it was breast cancer. vegetables, was the walkA subsequent breast ing picture of health. MRI found another lump “I was one of those peo- in her right breast, which ple who weren’t supposed was benign. to get breast cancer,” said “I decided to get rid of Riviere-Seel, who had both breasts,” Riviere-Seel worked as a reporter and said. “I thought, this is rilobbyist before turning diculous. I can’t live the her full attention to poetry rest of my life worrying if writing in recent years. this cancer will come “I do everything right. I back.” eat healthy, I’m a runner, I She had the double take care of myself, my mastectomy on March 9. “I know it sounds crazy, weight is very good. Sometimes besides all your best but I was fully relaxed. I efforts, these things hap- knew whatever happened would be OK.” pen.” Riviere-Seel credits the What happened was
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Erica Battle, of Candler, used running to help her get through the ups and downs of her treatment. The lively, warm bunch of women had their own way of dealing with the disease that some consider a death sentence. Battle recalls one of the girls at her first meeting showing the group her new reconstructed breast. Another woman, who had beautiful blonde hair, pulled the wig off, threw it on the table and put a Christmas hat on it. Although her family was wonderfully supportive at the time, Battle said
the support of the women in the group was key to healing. “They understood me,” she said. “They have basically been through hell and back, and they can honestly find a positive and a joy in the journey. It was just so loving and accepting. It was something that is so terrible, that cancer diagnosis, that I pray nobody has to hear. But it was so beautiful and it brought us together.”
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love and support of her husband, Ed Seel, and her faith, with getting her through the ordeal. She had breast reconstruction surgery earlier this summer. Riviere-Seel, the author of “The Serial Killer’s Daughter” and “No Turning Back Now,” and associate editor of Asheville Poetry Review, said she has already started to weave her experience with breast cancer into her poetry. “It has renewed my faith. It gave me an increased appreciation for every single day I have,” she said. “It’s brought me back to my Christian roots in a way that I’ve gotten away from. I have a new appreciation of friends and poets and writers. I think cancer will change me in ways that I’m still discovering.” Karen Chávez
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ome women in the Breast Center at Hope have noticed a lump for more than a year but waited or denied that it may be a cancer. A mammogram, breast ultraDr. David J. sound or Hetzel other breast GUEST COLUMNIST imaging then confirmed it was a problem. Usually a lump has to be 1.2 centimeters (a half-inch) to feel it and some women won’t notice it until it is well over 2 centimeters. Breast self-exams help only if you act on a significant change you have noticed. Unfortunately these women increased their risk of death by waiting too long, as the lump remained or grew bigger. Without question you are able to cure an invasive cancer or a person with a threatening pre-cancer, if you find it before it is palpable.
That means a woman needs to go in for a routine screening mammogram yearly starting at age 40. Screening mammograms have played a big part in reducing the risk of death and have found breast cancers earlier, improving a woman’s chances for cure. If a woman has a lump or an abnormal mammogram, that woman and her doctor need to take charge. It is important that she is quickly referred to a center where breast experts work. Experts who spend most or all of their time evaluating breast problems, clinically manage them, perform breast surgery, evaluate abnormal breast imaging and can do image directed biopsies. Putting these pieces together is essential for an initial comprehensive breast evaluation and plan. New imaging technology can assist in difficult
evaluations but are not routine screening tools. Molecular breast scanning has joined breast MRI as tools that can detect subtle areas in dense breasts. Also known as breast specific gamma imaging, it works by looking at abnormal functional activity of breast cells, finding potential cancers sooner. Tomosynthesis is a moving digital mammogram image (mini-movie) of a breast that is promising in its ability to detect occult cancers. It is not yet available but should be in the near future. The clinical role or best focus of use for these newer imaging technologies has yet to be clearly defined. If you or someone you know is skipping mammograms, you are putting yourselves at risk. This is the opinion of Dr. David J. Hetzel, breast cancer research director at Hope A Women’s Cancer Center. Visit www.bcmsonline.org.
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Alternative and complementary therapies abound ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE RESOURCES
■ NCCAM Clearinghouse: Includes publications and searches of federal databases of scientific and medical literature. It does not provide medical advice, treatment recommendations, or referrals to practitioners. Toll-free in the U.S.: 888644-6226 TTY (for deaf and hard-ofhearing callers): 866-4643615 Website: nccam.nih.gov E-mail: info @nccam.nih. gov ■ Office of Dietary Supplements: ODS seeks to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, supporting research, sharing research results, and educating the public. Website: ods.od.nih.gov ■ U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Website: www.fda.gov/ aboutfda/centersoffices/ cfsan Toll-free in the U.S.: 888723-3366 ■ PubMed: A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed contains publication information and (in most cases) brief summaries of articles from scientific and medical journals. Website: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ sites/entrez CAM on PubMed: nccam.nih.gov/research/ camonpubmed/ SOURCE: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
TYPES OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
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ASHEVILLE — Rachel Frezza wants people to know about the power of plants. That’s because the clinical and professional herbalist and certified flower essence practitioner who works out of her home in West Asheville believes more and more people are looking for alternatives to conventional Western medicine. “Women have been using herbs on themselves for thousands of years,” Frezza said. “Western medicine has its place and can be used in conjunction with alternatives. A lot of people are really getting tired of pharmaceuticals.” Frezza works in a field that’s getting more and more attention as the cost of conventional treatments continues to rise, and as research into a variety of alternatives yields more confirmed results. At the forefront of that research is the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. It’s one of the 27 centers and institutes that makes up the National Institutes of Health and is the federal government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine. According to the center, a 2007 National Health Interview Survey found that about 38 percent of adults use the therapies. Complementary medicine is defined as medicine used in conjunction with conventional medicine, while alternative medicine is used in place of conventional medicine. There are a number of ongoing research studies and clinic trials. For example, there are ongoing trials to study the effectiveness of tai chi and a cardiovascular exercise fitness program in improving the physical fitness and reduction of
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Rachel Frezza, a clinical and professional herbalist and certified flower essence practitioner who works out of her home in West Asheville, educates clients on the potential uses of plants and flower essences to assist healing. health and their energy level. “I like to think of myself as a spokesperson for RACHEL FREZZA, , A CLINICAL plants,” Frezza said. “What AND PROFESSIONAL HERBALIST I’m really doing is helping people help themselves.” stress in adult survivors of solid-tumor cancers. Another study is examining the effectiveness of the combination of mistletoe extract and gemcitabine in patients with solid tumor cancers. The FDA has approved mistletoe extract for use in cancer treatment studies, and mistletoe extract has been used either alone or together with conventional anti-cancer drugs to treat cancer in thousands of patients in Europe. Frezza says she educates her clients on recent studies, points to resources such as a PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine that includes brief summaries of articles from scientific and medical journals, and can explain the folk history of plant medicine. For someone with breast cancer, Frezza said that although every case is different, she might suggest the use of red clover or violet oil. She also said she would target the physical well-being of a client, as well as their emotional
“Western medicine has its place.”
■ Alternative medical systems: Includes homeopathic medicine and naturopathic medicine. Examples of systems that have developed in non-Western cultures include traditional Chinese or Eastern medicine and Ayurveda. ■ Mind-body interventions: Includes meditation, prayer, mental healing and therapies that use creative outlets such as art or dance. ■ Biologically based therapies: These therapies use substances found in nature, such as herbs, foods and vitamins; includes dietary supplements and herbal products. ■ Manipulative and body-based methods: Includes chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, and massage therapy. ■ Energy therapies: Biofield therapies are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body. Examples include qi gong, reiki and therapeutic touch. Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies involve the unconventional use of electromagnetic fields, such as magnetic fields or alternating-current fields. Source: Adapted from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
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paint the town pink concert & human pink ribbon TODAY! | 4:30 -7:00 pm Pack Square Park | downtown Asheville Help us Paint the Town Pink and kick off a month of breast cancer awareness! Let’s turn our workplaces, homes and schools pink to recognize breast cancer survivors, fighters and supporters. We invite you to wear pink and join us at Pack Square Park for an evening of celebration with inspiring speakers, incredible music and connection. At sunset, we’ll build Western North Carolina’s largest Human Pink Ribbon. Opening Remarks 4:30-5:00 p.m. Welcome by Ken Ulmer and Tammy Jones of Mix 96.5 Proclamation by Mayor Terry Bellamy Proclamation by Commissioner Carol Peterson Guest speakers:
Ronald A. Paulus, M.D., Mission Health System CEO
Cancer Survivor Carol King, former Pack Square Conservancy Chairwoman
Cancer Survivor Mary Young, Asheville Citizen-Times Advertising Director
Pink Sunset Concert with Kat Williams 5:00-5:45 p.m. Enjoy the soulful and big band sounds of Asheville’s own Kat Williams.
Human Pink Ribbon 6:00-7:00 p.m. Join us on the Roger McGuire Green as we build Western North Carolina’s largest Human Pink Ribbon in honor of the breast cancer fighters and survivors, and the caregivers who support them. Not wearing pink? Don’t let that stop you! Everyone who participates will receive a Pink October poster to display.
Paint the Town Pink is presented by
pack square conservancy
258280-604
A special thanks to these partners and individuals for making Paint the Town Pink possible: Mission Health System, City of Asheville Buncombe County, Carol King, Karen Tessier, Terry Bellamy, Gary Giant, Guy Clerici, YMCA of Western North Carolina