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Friday, February 26, 2010, Forest City, N.C.

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Officers charged; both resign

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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RUTHERFORDTON — Two Sheriff’s officers have been charged with assault following an investigation into an incident in which 19-year-old Robert Wayne Suttle II was seriously injured during a raid on an under age drinking party.

Both officers resigned their jobs Thursday afternoon at the urging of Sheriff Jack Conner.

The charges came after an SBI investigation of the case. The SBI report was given to District Attorney

Brad Greenway who recommended the charges be filed after he reviewed the report this week.

Former Sgt. Steve Reynolds, a 20-year veteran officer, and former Deputy Bill Short, a two-year officer in Rutherford County, have been issued Criminal Summons to appear in court April 9 on charges of assault inflicting serious injury. Reynolds has also been charged with obstruction of justice.

The officers have been on adminisPlease see Officers, Page 6

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DEATHS Rutherfordton Kenneth Trantham Forest City Rose Amos Anna Beeman Elsewhere George Rice Page 5

WEATHER

Hospital questions report

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County is ranked 85th among North Carolina’s 100 counties in a new study listing the healthiest to least healthy counties in the Tar Heel state.

The ratings were based on a variety of health factors, including the rate of people dying before age 75, the percent of people

who report being in fair to poor health, the numbers of days people report being in poor physical and poor mental health and the rate of low-birthweight infants.

Officials with Rutherford Hospital have taken issue with the report, saying it might be too simplistic.

“I am personally surprised because there Please see Health, Page 2

FOREST CITY — Forest City police are continuing their investigation of a shooting incident on South Broadway that left one man dead.

Police responded to reports of an armed robbery in progress early Wednesday evening and discovered the victim lying outside 524 S. Broadway.

The victim, who has not been identified pending notification of kin, has been taken to Wake Forest University Baptist medical Center where an autopsy will be performed.

Preliminary investigation shows that the victim and one other man approached the house about 6:30 p.m. and engaged in some type of altercation with people at the residence. The conflict escalated to a shootout and the victim was hit in the gunfire, that officers believe came from someone inside the house.

A second man, believed to have gone to the house with the man who was killed, fled the scene and ran to a waiting vehicle which may have held two other people. The vehicle was last seen fleeing the scene, heading toward U.S. 74.

Police Chief Jay Jackson addressed public fears concerning the incident on Thursday, saying that it appeared that this was not a random incident, but that the people involved had some type of Please see Shooting, Page 6

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Lake Lure mayor Jim Proctor files for House seat on the Democratic ticket

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

SPINDALE — Former Lake Lure Mayor Jim Proctor, a Democrat, filed for the 112th District N.C. House seat Thursday afternoon at the Board of Elections.

Also filing Thursday is a candidate for Clerk of Court and another candidate for County Coroner.

The 112th district serves Rutherford County and a portion of Cleveland and has been held the past four terms

by Bob England of Ellenboro who announced on Thursday that he will not seek a fifth term.

“The main reason I’m running is to do all I can do to help Rutherford County grow and have jobs,” Proctor began.

Please see Filing, Page 6

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Melinda Nodine and Bryan Bowman are looking for some posts where they can hang their Spindale Neighborhood Watch signs. The group has only been in existence for a few months, but already has their custom signs and a Web site.

SPINDALE — Cleaning up crime is now a group effort in Spindale, A new neighborhood watch group has been formed in the city, with custom signs and a new Web site.

“I started talking with police chief Andy Greenway about it around October of last year,” Chairperson Melinda Nodine said. “He was very supportive and even suggested we sign up for several grants. We haven’t heard back from them yet, but the town council appropriated $300 for us to get our signs.”

The signs were done by DS Signs, a merchant in Spindale, and feature a superhero type character complete with red tights and cape.

“We wanted to get involved Please see Spindale, Page 2

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LOCAL TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT

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Emergency personnel work the scene of a single vehicle crash on U.S. 74 Thursday at about 6:30 p.m. where two people sustained injuries. Travis E. Shuping, 24, of Ellenboro, told North Carolina Highway Patrolman D.R. Walker, he and Laura Walker, 24, of Ellenboro were traveling east (near the Old Caroleen Road exit) and she was driving the car. She told Shuping she wasn’t feeling well and they decided to change drivers while the car was still in motion. They lost control of the Acura and it traveled off the road to the right and overturned in a ditch. Walker was pinned in the vehicle for about 20 minutes. Both were transported to Rutherford Hospital by Rutherford County EMS and Rutherford County Rescue. The car was destroyed. Shuping was at the wheel at the time of the crash, and will be charged with driving while license revoked and reckless driving. Also at the scene were N.C. Traffic Control, sheriff’s officers and the Sandy Mush Fire Dept.

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have been so many initiatives that have come out of the Community Health Council, as well as the mission of the hospital, to meet the needs of the community,” said Karen Moore, Rutherford Hospital administrative director of community relations.

“The three initiatives we have going right now are substance abuse, childhood obesity and access to healthcare. We have a consultant in this week who is doing what we call a medical staff development plan which looks at a formula to study our population and seeing if we have enough specialists or primary care physicians to serve our population.”

The report, released by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is online at www.countyhealthrankings.org and includes a snapshot of each county in North Carolina with a color-coded map comparing each county’s overall health ranking.

“When you break it on down into details beyond just the overall, it gives you a little explanation,” Moore said. “And then when you look at the social and economic factors, we’re at 76. An elderly gentleman has said to me in one of our recent meetings that he’s going to outlive his house because it is falling down around him. This gives you an idea of what’s going on.”

Moore pointed to several community activities that were in place to address some of these concerns, highlighting the hospital’s parish nurse program with nurses active in 45 county churches, partnerships with SafeKids to help with car seats and diabetes education classes at the hospital.

“This report shows us that there are big differences in overall health across North Carolina’s counties, due to many factors, ranging from individual behavior to quality of health care, to education and jobs, to access to healthy foods and to quality of air,” said Patrick Remington, M.D., M.P.H., associate dean for public health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

In the list of health factors — including categories like air quality, access to healthy foods and liquor store density — Rutherford County ranks 42nd out of 100.

“Everything we’re doing, a lot of it is linked back to the economy,” Moore said. “Numbers have increased in the ER and the Community Clinic because people don’t have the money to go to a primary care physician and keep up with their healthcare. They don’t think about wellness and keeping up with their healthcare because they can’t afford it and there are elderly not taking their medicine because they can’t afford it.”

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

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and help clean up our city,” said Bryan Bowman, a block captain for the group. “I’ve lived in Spindale for about two years now and I’m a local businessman. I understand the police do the best job they can, but they can’t be everywhere. As a businessman, I know if you cut down on crime it can only help everyone.”

The group has ten watch captains now and on their Web site has a form to get more information about becoming a member and becoming a block captain. The site also features photos and information about police and other emergency responders, but the group emphasizes one thing when it comes to reporting tips.

“We want people to know they can report tips and ask for help anonymously,” Bowman said. “The last thing we want is for someone to suffer retaliation just because they had the guts to stand up and report something.”

Bowman and the group also emphasize their only job is to report and work with police.

“We’re not encouraging people to go out and point fingers and call for a citizens’ arrest,” Bowman said. “Nobody is going out there and tackling someone and trying to drag them off the street.”

But the group isn’t focused solely on reporting crime.

“We are a little different than the traditional neighborhood watch because we are also wanting people to use our site to promote local events,” Nodine said.

“We just want to help make this a better place to live,” Nodine said.

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

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CHARLOTTE — The Southern Spring Home & Garden show is celebrating 50 years as the Carolina’s largest garden and lifestyle show.

Featuring 24 spectacular landscaped gardens, designer rooms decorated by the Interior Design Society professionals and the latest products for the home and garden. Gardening and landscaping presentations from leading horticultural and home design experts.

Show hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission — $10 at the door; $8 in advance; $7.50 for groups of 20 or more (advance only); youth under 15 (excluding groups) free. Discount tickets available at participating Harris Teeter locations for $7.50 with VIC Card. Parking $6 all day at The Park.

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TRIAD will play Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., at the Rutherford County Moose Lodge, 548 US Hwy. 74 Bsn. Members and guests welcome.

191 Prime, located at 191 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, announces the following entertainment: Feb. 26 — Uncle Hamish and the Hooligans Feb. 27 — Gary Ray and The Heartwells Wednesdays — Tony Coccagna Thursdays — Grayson Saine Drinks specials Tuesday - Friday every week.

Web site www.191prime.com.

M Squared Restaurant, 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment: Tuesdays — Soup/ Sandwich Night, Alex Thompson on keyboard Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursdays — Seafood Night Friday — Alex Thompson on keyboard, $5 Martini Night Saturday — No entertainment Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) Web site www.

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Students in the dance department at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy will be presenting “The Firebird” tonight at 5:30 and 7:30 in Leitner Auditorium on the middle school campus. The ballet scored by Igor Stravinsky contains many artfully constructed dance sequences which the students have been rehearsing for. Here production choreographer and director Keith Darby, foreground, directs dancers on stage during Wednesday’s rehearsal.

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Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Feb. 26 — The Lone Derangers Feb. 27 — Tim Fast March 5 — Peace Jones March — 6 Matt Walsh Web site www.barleystaproom.com.

Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Feb. 27 — Rocky Yelton and The Hired Guns March 6 — Mountain Still with David Via Web site www.legalgrounds.net.

Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m.

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Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd.,

Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. The following entertainment is announced: Feb. 27 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person.

Web site www.wagonwheeldanceclub.com.

Seams to Be Fabrics, located at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bsn., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers a variety of sewing classes.

Web site seamstobefabrics.com.

LuLu’s Country Club & Karaoke has karaoke and dancing every week, Thursday - Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cover charge $3 on Thursdays, and $5 Friday and Saturday (BYOB). Ages 18 and up with valid ID. The club is located off Railroad Ave., at 156 Sunset Street in Rutherfordton.

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelrymaking demos. The following classes are also available: Feb. 27 — Bead Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering League, 4 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays — Dungeons & Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m.

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Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, announces the following events: Open horse lessons — Saturdays beginning at 10 a.m., (call ahead) Contact Barbara Henwood at 245-0023.

Max Cruise (Ron McKinney) performs every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café, Rutherford County Airport.

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Our Views County faces a new challenge

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hursday was one of those bad days for the people who live in Rutherford County.

The arrest of two Sheriff’s officers on assault charges for their roles in an incident during which a young man suffered severe injuries is not something we can soon forget, nor should we.

This is a case in which the impact goes far beyond those directly involved.

In short, everyone who lives in this county is a victim in this situation.

The men and women who work for the Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies in the county are the most immediately affected. The fact that officers have been charged will surely cast a cloud over even the most upright of them.

The public, too, is affected because we will all find ourselves looking askance at the officers that are charged with protecting and serving our community.

This incident, no matter what its final outcome in the courts, has stripped us all of a degree of innocence and ripped a hole in the shroud of trust that covered the relationship between law enforcement and the public.

That lost innocence will never be regained. As for the issue of trust between the public and the law enforcement community, that will depend on what happens going forward.

Law enforcement officers do not have an easy job. They put their lives on the line daily. The difficulty of what they do and the challenges they face are something that cannot be denied.

Still, having a tough job cannot be used to excuse inappropriate behavior at any time or on any level. Law enforcement officers are not above the law.

We still believe that the majority of men and women who chose to pursue careers in law enforcement in Rutherford County are committed to doing the job well. We believe that they truly want to live up to highest standards of protecting and serving.

Our innocence may be lost, but we can as a community work together on the issues of trust.

Our readers’ views Agrees with solution to history question To the editor: I agree with Mr. JT Russell’s letter stating that early American History education is important, because it is the foundation that all following history is based on.

However, I still feel that more time needs to be focused on 20th-century history so that students can be better informed about current events.

If there isn’t enough time to adequately cover all of the information in one year, then I agree with Mr. Russell that breaking American History up over two years is a good solution.

Lori Ashe Rutherfordton

Offers thoughts about lottery money uses To the editor: Just wondering where’s all the money going? Last week, I read an editorial in another paper where a gentleman ask the question can anyone tell us where all the educational lottery money is going?

So I began wondering just a little myself about the same question. I e-mailed one of elected officals and asked where I could find answers.

I was given a web site that gave a complete breakdown of FY2009. There I discovered one interesting feature that is kind of puzzling to me.

I hope that I don’t make anyone mad but just look at the facts. The More at 4 program for Rutherford County shows that the no of slots at 171 for a total of $824,458 was spent or an average of $4,821.39 per slot was spent.

There were 300 scholarships

given out in Rutherford County for $291,548 or an average of $971.38 per student.

My question is this, Why are we spending so much on the 4-year olds when we could be spending more on our students that have completed there high school education.

I thought this was one of the main ideas of this educational lottery.

I know every child in Rutherford county is important and education is one of our main goals. But wait just a minute, we have More at 4, preschool, kindergarden, then first grade.

When the 4-year olds get to first grade its another world and there many of those kids will be forgotten again because we are spending money on these programs and there is not enough money to pay the educators to teach them.

What could Rutherford County school do with just part of this money?

Maybe-just-maybe we wouldn’t have the fill the bus with supplies at Wal-Mart each year, or maybe we wouldn’t have to lay off teachers, or even, heaven forbid, more of the money could be spent on actually educating a young person that has completed his high school eduction.

Every child in this county deserves to go to college with the help that this Educational Lottery is supposed to provide, not just Need-Based college scholorships.

While my son was stationed in Georgia, the education lottery allowed his wife to go to school and all the cost to her was $75 for books.

If you would like to see where all the money is going just check out the web site www.nc-educationlottery.org/uploads/docs/ benificary/brochure FY2009.

I’m still just wondering where and why?

Larry Lawing Rutherfordton

Citizen involvement key to making communities work Covering a lot of meetings around the county each month can get tedious sometimes. But just as often I get the chance to learn about a new initiative or project that some citizen group is working on and it makes my day.

Sitting at a Lake Lure meeting was the first time I heard about the Dragon Boat races and the Lure of the Dragons Festival, which is something I think turned out pretty awesome.

And at a Spindale meeting was the first place I learned about the upcoming Dairy Goat Festival and parade.

I have high hopes for that event, too.

This month, I’ve learned about another initiative that isn’t quite as light-hearted, but still makes me smile — The Spindale Neighborhood Watch group.

Now, a neighborhood watch is nothing new. This isn’t the

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first group in Spindale, even.

But it is the first group in town in quite some time.

There are plenty of reasons to get excited about the important work of this group.

First of all, they’re very up to date and have created their own signs to post around town. No longer will you be treated to one of those ancient cartoons of the prowler lurking about in his trench coat, or even one of those ominous eyes on the blue background.

Thanks to DS Signs in Spindale (way to keep it

local, gang!) the new neighborhood watch group has their own little superhero character — complete with cape!

This guy is going to look good on some very striking signs that will let would-be criminals know the people of Spindale aren’t having it in their neighborhood.

Another plus is the group’s own Web site. You can find out more at www.

Spindalewatch.com, a site designed by the group itself.

The site includes pictures of the important police officers and emergency responder personnel in the city and has a form to anonymously report tips on crimes. It really makes me feel safer that not only are the neighbors working together to cut down crime in their city, but they’re on the cutting edge of technology and putting it to good use right there in

Spindale.

It isn’t just a bunch of talk and meetings, either.

During the past three months, four drug-dealing families, one individual and two child sex offenders have moved away from two areas of the town that were facing high crime rates.

The sex offenders were in violation of laws prohibiting them from living too close to a daycare center.

The watch group is the brainchild of Melinda Nodine, chairperson and Brenda Watson, co-chair.

Local businessman Bryan Bowman is also integral to the group’s effort and was instrumental in helping set up their Web site.

The town council has been supportive of the project by appropriating $300 so the group could get their signs produced and to help with organizational costs. The

group does still need some posts to hang the signs on, so if you know someone who can help with that, please hit up their site.

Seeing these kinds of group efforts really helps restore my faith in my fellow man.

Does that mean the neighborhood watch is an automatic success?

Well, they’re just finding their way, but you know the big lesson here is at least they are trying and getting involved. The group didn’t wait for the government to come forward and solve their problems, instead they took personal responsibility to work with the police to make their neighborhood a better place.

And that’s some good news.

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

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Police Notes

Obituaries

Sheriff’s Department

Rose Amos

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 140 E-911 calls Wednesday. n George Turner reported vandalism to a dwelling, valued at $200. n Alan Todd Hensley reported a breaking and entering, larceny and criminal damage to property to electrical wiring to a house, side window screen, plumbing for water heater, metal overhang and water meter, valued at $5,820. n Carol Staie reported vandalism to wires on a heat pump. n James Leon Gosnell reported larceny of a semiautomatic 12-gauge shotgun from a motor vehicle, valued at $500. n Mickie O’Dell Callahan reported robbery of a silver diamond ring and a silver band, valued at $120. n James Thomas King reported larceny of a subsurface locator valued at $600.

Rutherfordton

n Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 45 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindale

n Spindale Police Department responded to 37 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to one E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest City

n Forest City Police Department responded to 57 E-911 calls Wednesday. n An employee of Drop In # 3 reported an incident of larceny. n An employee of Ingles reported an incident of shoplifting/concealment. (See arrest of Freeman) n An employee of WalMart reported an incident of larceny. (See arrest of Wilkins) n Susan McKinney, of Amity Drive in Forest City, reported an incident of assault and battery.

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render on speeding and driving while license revoked; placed under a $20,000 secured bond. (Surrender) n Cassandra Westall Burleson, 30, of 532 Sandy Branch Road; charged with misdemeanor larceny, possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of a schedule II controlled substance, trafficking opium or heroin, felony simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed under a $30,500 secured bond.

(MCSD) n Jason Carter Jones, 32, of 109 Reservation Drive; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (SPD) n Darren Rick Couch, 27, of 1564 Hwy 178; charged with driving while impared and speeding; released on a $1,000 secured bond.

(NCHP) n Jabari Charles Mosley, 25, of 305 Ohio St.; sentenced to 30 days for two counts failure to comply for non support- child; no bond.

(RCSD) n Justin Scot Greene, 20, of 5954 Hwy 221-A; charged with failure to appear on misdemeanor-operating a vehicle with no insurance; released on a $2,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Nathaniel Emerson Gleaves, 29, of 202 N. Meridian St.; charged with misdemeanor-probation violation/possession with intent to sell/deliver schedule I controlled substance and misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (Probation officer)

EMS/Rescue n Rutherford County EMS responded to 24 E-911 calls Wednesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to one E-911 call Wednesday.

Rose Mae Ervin Amos, 86, of Forest City, died on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at her residence.

Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Archie Brady Ervin and Lula Bailey Ervin. She was a long-time member of Liberty Baptist Church and worked as a retail clerk for Eagle’s Dime Store for many years.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Robert Lee Amos.

Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Amos Womack of Forest City; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother, James A. Ervin of Shelby; one sister, Edith Deese of Clover, S.C., and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Harrelson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Owen Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

At other times, the family will gather at 186 Oak Forest Dr., Forest City.

Memorials may be made to The Dee Pryor Mission Fund, c/o Liberty Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1000, Ellenboro, NC 28040.

A live webcast of the funeral service and online condolences www. harrelsonfuneralhome.com.

Kenneth Trantham Kenneth Hendrix Trantham, 84, of Rutherfordton, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at his home.

A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Curtis Dewey and Thelma Reed Trantham. He was a retired heating and air conditioning technician

for the VA Medical Center in Asheville, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Big Level Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Wilson Trantham of the home; two daughters, Debbie Wilson and Connie Trantham, both of Rutherfordton; two grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Big Level Baptist Church, Mill Spring. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military rites provided by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

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

Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

George Elliott Rice, 77, of 2007 Stoneypoint Road, Shelby, formerly of Lake Lure, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at the Charles George VA Medical Center.

He was a son of the late Rev. C.E. Rice and Bessie McCollum Rice, and a deacon and member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sisters, Elizabeth Valentine of Shelby, Wilhelmenia Ofaire of New York, Blanche Johnson of Gaffney, S.C.; four brothers, Rev. John H. Rice of Dayton, Ohio, Joseph Rice of Compton, Calif., Rev. Mitchel Rice and Wilbert Rice, both of Baltimore, Md.; 14 nieces and 23 nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church with the Rev. A.J. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the

n Rutherfordton responded to a motor vehicle accident.

Howard Houston Josey

Rose Mae Ervin Amos Rose Mae Ervin Amos, age 86, of Forest City, NC, died on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at her residence.

Rose was born on May 23, 1923 in Rutherford County to the late Archie Brady Ervin and Lula Bailey Ervin. She was a longtime member of Liberty Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, flowers, and craftwork. She worked as a retail clerk for Eagle’s Dime Store for many years.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Robert Lee Amos; two brothers, Dave Ervin and Doyle Ervin and two sisters, Alice Deese and Annette Bell.

Survivors include her daughter, Peggy Womack and her husband, Larry of Forest City; three grandchildren, Rodney Head, Sonia Head and Tonia Head all of Forest City; four great-grandchildren, Tyler Head, Trent Head, Amanda Head and Aubrie Pinter; one brother, James A. Ervin of Shelby; one sister, Edith Deese of Clover, SC and by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel with Reverend Owen Duncan officiating.

Interment will follow in Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

At other times they will be gathered at 186 Oak Forest Drive, Forest City.

Memorial donations are suggested to The Dee Pryor Mission Fund, c/o Liberty Baptist Church, PO Box 1000, Ellenboro, NC 28040.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

A live webcast of the funeral service and online guest registry is available at: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

Anna Beeman Anna Mae Beeman, of Henderson Circle, Forest City, formerly of the Fairfield Mountains community, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at her home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Crowe’s Mortuary.

Deaths Rick Harman MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Rick Harman, one of 10 men’s basketball players to earn All-American honors at Kansas State, has died. He was 82.

Harman died Tuesday, according to the school. The cause of death was not available.

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Howard Houston Josey, age 80, formerly of Maiden and Newton went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Fair Haven Home in Bostic, NC. Born December 13, 1929 in Catawba Co., he was the son of the late Willie Eli and Ethel Smith Josey. Howard retired from Lavitt Hosiery Mills after many years as a maintenance engineer. He was a member of Tri-City Baptist Church of Conover and was a veteran of the US Air Force.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ricky Josey and four brothers, Charles, Austin, Walter and Eugene Josey.

He is survived by two daughters, Judy Josey Hastings and husband, Ralph of Conover and Ronda Josey Gantt and husband, Dr. Bobby Gantt of Forest City; a daughter-in-law, Martha Josey of Newton; four grandchildren, Dr. Ashley Hurley and husband, Brandon of Asheboro, Amber Rogerson and husband, Lance of Wilmington, Alison Gantt of Forest City and Shane Hastings and wife, Jennifer of Conover; two great-grandchildren, Caleb Hastings and Hannah Hastings both of Conover; two step granddaughters, Amy VanSickle and Julie Newcomb and husband, Don all of KS and four step greatgrandchildren all of KS; two brothers, Clyde Josey and Billy Hannon, both of Maiden; two sisters, Mary Jane Hefner and husband, George and Martha Sue Poarch all of Lincolnton and an ex-wife, Dorothy Josey of Maiden.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton with Rev. Byron Repass officiating.

Burial will follow in Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church Cemetery in Maiden with military honors by American Legion Post 16 of Newton.

The family will receive friends on Friday from 2:00- 2:45 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton, prior to the service.

An online guest register is availabel at: www.burkemortuary. com Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Josey family.

Paid obit.

service.

Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Scoggin Roberson Mrs. Dorothy Scoggin Roberson, 84, of Bostic, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

She was the daughter of the late Ansel and Ella Owens Scoggin, a native of Rutherford County, and a member of Walls Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Roberson.

Dorothy retired from Sears in Charlotte on December 31, 1987.

After her retirement she did extensive traveling, visiting every state but Alaska and also traveled to Europe. She enjoyed painting and in March 1993 her pastel painting won First Place in Visual Arts in the Rutherford County Silver Arts. In the NC Silver Games State Finals in Raleigh in October 1993, she was one of those representing Rutherford Senior Games in Silver Arts where she again won First Place in pastel paintings.

She did a lot of volunteer work and was honored by Hospice for 800 hours of service. She was an active member of Walls Baptist Church where she especially enjoyed her Sunday School Class.

She lived a very active and fulfilling life, and was loved and admired by many people. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by one sister Cleo Blanton of Autumn Care of Forest City; eight nephews, twelve nieces, and many friends.

The Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at Walls Baptist Church in Bostic.

Rev. Eugene Passmore will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The visitation was from 6 PM until 8 PM Thursday at Washburn & Dorsey Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Friends may sign the online guest book at: www.washburndorsey.com Paid obit

Cordie Louise Frady Justice Cordie Louise Frady Justice, 90, of Piney Knob Road, Rutherfordton, a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, left this earth after a 4 month illness for her home in Heaven on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County surrounded by her family and friends.

Mrs. Cordie was born June 4, 1919 in Rutherford County to her parents, George Madison Frady and Mamie Viola Marlow Frady.

She was a retired employee of Elmore Mills and Deb Manufacturing Company. She worked from 1986 for 18 years before being terminated at R-S Central High School Cafeteria at the age of 85 in 2004. In those 18 years, she made and enjoyed a lifetime of friendships from both students and staff who lovingly called her “Granny”. Mrs. Cordie attended Mountain Creek Baptist Church for 65 years, and was a member for the past 2 years at First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton. On October 1, 2009, Mrs. Cordie had perfect attendance in Sunday School for the past 38 years. She will live on in the hearts of those who loved her.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cordie was preceded in death by her husband, James Floyd Justice; her sister, Iva F. Crotts, and her great-grandson Crawford Masters.

She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn J. Lammons and husband, Jim of Waverly Hall, Georgia and Rita Viola Justice of Gilkey; three grandchildren, Melissa Harris and husband, Jake; Melinda Masters and husband, Kevin; and Mark Jurgensen.

Mrs. Cordie also has twelve great-grandchildren, Jack, Madison, Sheridan, Rachel, Marlow and Jake Harris; Chandler, Nicholas, and Olivia Masters; Jessica, Justice and Jacob Jurgensen. Worth and Elfreta Frady of Fairview, NC. Mrs. Cordie's brother and sisterin-law, have also lost a loving sister and friend. She is also survived by a number of nephews and nieces. She leaves behind her dog, Snuggles.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Saturday, February 27, 2010 at McMahan's Funeral Home. At other times the family will be at the residence on Piney Knob Road. Mrs. Cordie's family and friends will celebrate her life on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:30 P.M. at First Baptist Church in Rutherfordton. Rita Viola Justice will deliver the eulogy and Rev. Dean Baughn will officiate. The body will lie in state 30 minutes before the service.

Interment will follow the service at Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Gilkey. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P O Box 336, Forest City NC 28043 or to First Baptist Church, PO Box 839, Rutherfordton NC 28139.

An online guestbook and obituary is available at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com

McMahan's Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Rutherfordton is serving the family of Cordie F. Justice.

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Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: GRACE support groups: Meets the first Tuesday of each month at Rutherford LifeCare from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; and the third Friday of each month at the Senior Center from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; GRACE is for anyone caring for a loved one in the community; programs scheduled — Tuesday, March 2 “Yoga Tips for Caregivers,” with Kay Sheets, and Friday, March 19, “Self Care” with Patty Olson.

HOPE support group: Tuesdays for four weeks beginning March 2 at the Center of Living. This group is for any adult who has lost a loved one.

Hospice Memorial service: April 22, 6 p.m., at CECC featuring Rev. Billy Honeycutt.

On My Own Series workshop: Thursday, March 25, 1 p.m., at the Carolina Event and Conference Center; topic “Lawn and Yard Maintenance”; this seminar is for anyone living on their own due to the loss of a loved one to death or illness.

PROMISE Support Group: This group is for parents who have lost adult children. The group is conducted for in four week increments.

Call for details.

Volunteer training: April 12-14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the HNG office in Lake Lure; and April 26-29 at the Carolina Event and Conference Center from 6 to 9 p.m. Training is also available on DVD. Hospice Library: Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact Hospice at 245-0095 to register for any of the support groups or events listed.

Miscellaneous Corner Ministries will sponsor a Mobile Food Truck for those in need on Tuesday, March 2, at Providence United Methodist Church, Providence Church Road in the Chase Middle School community, beginning at 9:30 a.m., until the food is gone. Bring laundry basket or box, and a valid driver’s license.

Hospice Resale Shop will hold a half-price sale on its entire stock March 4-6. Clothing, collectibles, housewares, and much more. Also includes select clothing all ready priced at 25 cents. The store is located at 631 Oak St., Forest City.

Preschool registration: The kindergarten preschool of First United Methodist Church, 341 East Main St., Forest City, is now taking fall registration for ages 2-5. Limited openings. Contact Preschool Director Jill Smith at 245-6446, or drop by the church office.

Fall registration: The Tot Learning Center at First United Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, will begin registration for fall classes on March 1. Contact Cathy Watson at 287-3704 for more information.

Preschool registration: Crestview Baptist Church Preschool is now accepting students for the 2010-11 school year. Ages 2 1/2 to 4 1/2, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 245-1924 for more information.

Fundraisers Benefit spaghetti supper: For Marshall Baynard, (retired Assistant Chief FCFD); Saturday, March 6, begins at 4 p.m., Forest City Clubhouse; ages 13 and up, $7; ages 4-12, $4; under 4 free; take outs available; all proceeds to help defray medical expense.

Vegetable soup sale: The UMW of Spindale United Methodist Church will take orders for homemade vegetable soup through Saturday, Feb. 27. Concentrated soup ($6 per quart), freezes well. Pick up date March 6, from 9 a.m. until noon.

Fish fry: Friday, March 5, begins at 4 p.m., Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; adults $6; ages 6-12, $3; under 6 free; take outs available; church located at 1938 Hwy. 221-A in Caroleen; proceeds go to the grounds committee for church projects; to place an order call 657-9446.

DAV yard sale: March 19 and 20, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, National Guard Armory, 890 Withrow Road; large number of items including furniture, clothes, knick knacks and more; sponsored by DAV Chapter 25.

Religion Black History program: Sunday, Feb. 28, worship service 11 a.m., St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Lake Lure; student interns from Davidson College will be in attendance; program presented by Yvonne Gordon; dinner served afterwards; Edgar L. Waters, pastor.

trative leave with pay since Jan. 11.

The SBI has charged Reynolds with two counts of assault inflicting serious injury and obstruction of justice.

Short is charged with one count of assault inflicting serious injury. All are misdemeanor charges.

Conner said if Reynolds and Short do not enter pleas on April 9, they could be bound over to Superior Court and there could be a trial.

According to the misdemeanor criminal summons issued by SBI agent J.M. Schandevel of Asheville, Reynolds, 41, of Ellenboro, did unlawfully and willfully assault and strike Suttle by striking him in the back of the head, inflicting serious injury, consisting of a 2.5-centimeter laceration to the back of his head requiring seven staples to close and a cerebral concussion.

Reynolds is also charged with unlawfully and willfully obstructing justice on or about Jan. 9-11. The warrant states Reynolds falsified, withheld information, and destroyed documents as they related to the arrest and use of force against Suttle.

Short, 34, of Forest City, is charged by the SBI with assaulting Suttle by punching and striking him in the eye, shoulder and head, inflicting serious injury, consisting of a 1.5-centimeter right upper eye lid laceration and a fractured right orbital floor.

Suttle, who sustained the injuries when officers were making arrests at an under age drinking party at an Ellenboro home, was not available for comment Thursday afternoon.

Suttle’s mother, Carol Suttle said the SBI notified her Thursday by telephone stating Greenway decided to move forward with the charges after the SBI completed its investigation of the case.

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Forest City Assistant Police Chief Bob Ward and other officers were in Charlotte Thursday afternoon checking leads regarding three subjects who were seen leaving the scene.

When officers arrived at the scene Wednesday evening, they found the unidentified man in the front yard

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“That’s the most important thing on the horizon for our county.” Proctor said although he’s been active in a lot of other things, jobs is the priority now.

As mayor of Lake Lure, Proctor said he tried to put his constituents first and he said he looks forward to doing the same for the 112th House District.

His new focus will be the creation of new jobs and a more stable economic climate for the region.

Proctor added he hopes to bring to Raleigh the enthusiasm and passion for Rutherford and Cleveland counties needed to bring jobs and new businesses to the area.

Rep. England said he will participate in this year’s “short session” of the General Assembly and then retire from the legislature to spend some time with family and continue to focus on other projects at home.

“I would like to thank the constituents of House District 112 for your confidence in electing me to represent you in the North Carolina General

“I’m glad something has come out and I believe the charges are justifiable,” Carol Suttle said.

She and her son are talking with their attorneys regarding filing civil I’m glad this is suits. over with. That’s “We don’t why I recommend- know yet,” she said. ed they resign.

Conner This is going to be said he gave the a long drawn out officers the process and there option to could be civil suits. resign their —Jack Conner positions or Sheriff be fired.

“I recommended they resign,” Conner said.

“Well, you can say I forced them to resign,” he said, stating it would be in their best interest to resign, especially if they ever wanted to work in law enforcement again.

“I’m not saying they will work again for me,” he said. “But a resignation rather than being fired would be better on their resume in another job hunt.”

Conner said the officers took the news well.

Conner also said, although there were two other officers at the scene, Ronald Shelton and Jerry Crowder, the SBI did not recommend any other charges.

“I’m glad this is over with,” Conner said. “That’s why I recommended they resign. This is going to be a long drawn out process and there could be

civil suits.”

“I want the citizens of the county to know what happened,” Conner added.

Conner said when the incident first occurred, he didn’t believe the officers were involved in criminal actions, but as the investigation started, “I felt like we had some kind of complications.”

During the days since the officers have been on administrative leave, Conner said he has received about 200 letters in support of Reynolds.

Reynolds has been a full-time deputy since 1990 and was a reserve a year prior to that.

“He would have had his years in this year,” Conner said. His salary was at least $46,273.

Short’s salary is about $31,877 range.

The incident occurred at the residence of Derek Holland, 22. There were 13 others at the party, on Jan. 9, ranging in age from 17 to 20. The teenagers were charged with under age drinking. Suttle was also charged with resisting public officers and assault on a government official/ employee.

Suttle said he had gone to his friend’s house to play pool and drink and he had gone to bed around midnight. Suttle said he does not remember anything after going to bed until he said he felt being tased.

In an interview after the incident, Suttle said he did not remember the incident, however he gave statements based on what his friends who witnessed the incident told him.

Witnesses told Suttle that Sgt. Reynolds hit him on his head with a flashlight and used a taser on him at least two times. He had seven staples in his head, a fracture to his right orbital bone, a concussion and six stitches on his face. The orbital is the bone that holds the eyeball in place.

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of the residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene of an apparent gunshot wound.

Investigators have said the two men who went to the house are believed to have made threats against the people inside the residence. Officers believe the unidentified victim was shot by someone inside the house.

Witnesses said the other subjects fled in a Silver Audi four-door which has damage on the front driver’s side.

Although police found some identi-

fication on the slain man, he has not been positively identified.

Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call Lt. Chris Lovelace at the Forest City Police Department at (828)248-5233 or the tip line at (828) 245-7771.

Forest City Officers were assisted at the scene by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department Forensic Unit.

Assembly,” England said. “I have been honored and privileged to serve you, but feel that it is time to serve my family as faithfully as I have served my patients and constituents for the past 50 plus years.

“I am saddened by this decision, but at the same time I know that it is the best one for myself and my family”, England added.

He is employed by Timken and lives in Bostic.

Republicans Tommy Raye and Randy Bennett have also filed for County Coroner.

Incumbent Shane Earley is not seeking re-election.

Edna Walker, a Republican, filed late Thursday afternoon for Clerk of Court. Walker, an attorney in Rutherfordton who lives in Gilkey, said she believes the Clerk of Court needs to be a person with management background and legal background. Walker said she has 13 years experience as a practicing attorney and also has a master’s degree in business administration.

“I think I have what it takes and I’m looking forward to the campaign.”

Walker’s filing guarantees a Primary Election for both Republicans and Democrats.

Incumbent Robynn Spence (R) is seeking re-election.

Democrats filing for Clerk of Court are Ramona Hall, Donnie H. Henson and Libby Parton.

He said there are several projects he’s working on in Rutherford County.

Three Republicans, Mike Hager of Rutherfordton, Jim Wayne Newton of Ellenboro and Alan Toney of Bostic, have also filed for the 112th House Seat.

The race for County Coroner also got a little busier Thursday with the filing of Democrat William “Bill” Moore.

Moore said he filed for the office to give back to the community.

“This is one way I can offer a service to the community,” Moore said.

Moore is a former deputy sheriff, a former firefighter with Forest City and is a volunteer firefighter at Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department.

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

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No. 5 Duke roughs up Tulsa US, Canadian spokesmen bet on hockey WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a friendly wager that could leave White House press secretary Robert Gibbs wearing the colors of Canada.

Gibbs and his counterpart to the north, Dimitri Soudas, bet on the results of Thursday’s gold medal women’s hockey contest. Both teams were unbeaten in the Olympics, being played in Vancouver.

White House spokesman Nick Shapiro says that if the United States wins, the prime minister’s press secretary will don a Team USA jersey when he briefs reporters on March 3.

If Canada wins, Gibbs will wear a Team Canada jersey the next time he meets with reporters off-camera in his office.

LSU hires Ensminger to coach TEs BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has hired former Tigers quarterback Steve Ensminger as its new tight ends coach.

Ensminger, a Baton Rouge native, played for LSU from 1976-79. He threw for 2,770 yards and 16 touchdowns during his career with the Tigers.

He fills a vacancy left by Don Yanowsky, who is now with Memphis.

Ensminger began his coaching career as an assistant at Nicholls State in 1982, followed by stops at McNeese State and Louisiana Tech.

Diamondbacks VP recovering from surgery TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks executive Bob Gebhard is recovering after heart surgery.

Team officials say Gebhard, who is vice president and special assistant to the general manager, underwent successful surgery Thursday at Northwest Medical Center in Tucson to insert two stints after it was discovered he had blockage in an artery.

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Tulsa’s Donte Medder (13) collides with Miles Plumlee (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, Thursday.

DURHAM (AP) — Nolan Smith had 18 points, Kyle Singler added 17 and No. 5 Duke pulled away to beat Tulsa 70-52 on Thursday night.

Jon Scheyer finished with 15 points for the Blue Devils (24-4). They used an big run early in the second half to break open a surprisingly tight game and extend their decade-long nonconference winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium to 77.

Jerome Jordan had 12 points to lead the Golden Hurricane (199). In losing their fourth straight, they finished with a season-low point total and were denied the first victory against a top-five team since 1996.

Leading scorer Ben Uzoh, who entered on a streak of three straight 20-point games, finished with eight on 3-of15 shooting.

Brian Zoubek, a 7-foot-1 senior who has emerged lately as one of Duke’s most valuable players, had 10 points and 11 rebounds. He started the game-breaking 18-3 run with a layup through the 7-foot Jordan’s foul with 19:05 remaining.

Smith reeled off six straight points and Scheyer scored eight in a row before Miles Plumlee hit a hook shot to make it 52-36 with 13½ minutes left.

That had the Blue Devils well on their way to their 18th straight win at Cameron. They have won 41 straight at home against unranked

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Local Sports BASKETBALL 2009-10 3A NCHSAA Playoffs 7 p.m. R-S Central at Erwin BASEBALL North-South Challenge at McNair Field 3 p.m. Niagara vs.

Appalachian State 7 p.m. Marist vs. GardnerWebb

North Carolina’s She’la White, right, watches late in the second half of Duke’s 79-51 win in an NCAA college basketball game in Durham in this Feb. 8, 2010, file photo.

On TV 3 p.m. (WYFF) XXI Winter Olympics Hockey. From Vancouver, B.C. Hockey: men’s semifinal.

6:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball North Carolina at Georgia Tech.

7 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks.

8:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Virginia at Duke.

9 p.m. (ESPN2) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Antonio Escalante (22-2, 14 KOs) vs. Miguel Roman (28-6, 20 KOs), junior featherweights, 10 rounds.

9:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at New Orleans Hornets.

11 p.m. (SHO) Strikeforce Challenger Series Trevor Prangley vs. Karl Amoussou. Trevor Prangley vs. Karl Amoussou; Sarah Kaufman vs. Takayo Hashi; Luke Rockhold vs. Paul Bradley.

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Hatchell knows Tar Heels need a strong finish CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina is down to its final two games in the regular season. And the Tar Heels know they could be big for their chances of returning to the NCAA tournament.

The Tar Heels (17-9, 5-7 ACC) have lost six of seven since the beginning of

February.

They were ranked as high as fourth early this season but are now out of the Top 25 for the first time in more than eight years.

Their final two games won’t be easy, either.

They go to No. 22 Georgia Tech on

Friday night, then return home to face sixth-ranked Duke, which won the first meeting by 28 points.

Coach Sylvia Hatchell says the staff has had to scale back and simplify much of what they do for a young team that has struggled with consistency and intensity.

Ray leads Wake Forest past NC State, 66-50 WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — Secily Ray scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds as Wake Forest avenged an earlier loss to North Carolina State in a 66-50 victory Thursday night.

The Wolfpack beat Wake Forest 51-49 on Jan. 22 on Amber White’s buzzer beater.

The win gave the Deacons (17-11, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) sole possession of fifth place in the conference heading into Sundays regular-season finale at Clemson.

N.C. State (16-12, 6-7) will finish its regular season on Sunday at home against Georgia Tech.

Brittany Waters finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Wake

Forest, while Sandra Garcia had a team-high 16 points and added Brooke Thomas 11 points.

Nikitta Gartrell had 14 points and Bonae Holston 11 for the Wolfpack, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Wake Forest shot 35.1 percent from the floor compared to the Wolfpack, who shot 27.6 percent.

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Scoreboard BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 36 19 .655 31 25 .554 22 35 .386 19 37 .339 5 52 .088 Southeast Division

W L Pct Orlando 39 19 .672 Atlanta 36 20 .643 Miami 29 29 .500 Charlotte 27 29 .482 Washington 20 35 .364 Central Division

W L Pct Cleveland 44 14 .759 Chicago 30 27 .526 Milwaukee 29 28 .509 Detroit 21 36 .368 Indiana 19 39 .328

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct Dallas 37 21 .638 San Antonio 32 23 .582 New Orleans 30 28 .517 Memphis 29 28 .509 Houston 28 28 .500 Northwest Division

W L Pct Denver 37 19 .661 Utah 37 20 .649 Oklahoma City 33 23 .589 Portland 34 26 .567 Minnesota 14 45 .237 Pacific Division

W L Pct L.A. Lakers 43 15 .741 Phoenix 36 23 .610 L.A. Clippers 24 33 .421 Sacramento 18 39 .316 Golden State 16 40 .286

Boston Toronto Philadelphia New York New Jersey

GB — 5 1/2 15 17 1/2 32 GB — 2 10 11 17 1/2 GB — 13 1/2 14 1/2 22 1/2 25 GB — 3 1/2 7 7 1/2 8 GB — 1/2 4 5 24 1/2 GB — 7 1/2 18 1/2 24 1/2 26

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 98, Minnesota 92 Memphis 99, Washington 94 Portland 101, Toronto 87 Chicago 120, Indiana 110 Milwaukee 115, New Orleans 95 Orlando 110, Houston 92 San Antonio 95, Oklahoma City 87 Utah 102, Charlotte 93 Phoenix 106, Philadelphia 95 Dallas 101, L.A. Lakers 96 L.A. Clippers 97, Detroit 91 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 112, Indiana 110 Cleveland at Boston, late Denver at Golden State, late Friday’s Games Dallas at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

New York at Washington, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Portland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.

Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games New Jersey at Boston, 1 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores EAST Cent. Connecticut St. 74, Long Island U. 65 Curry 77, Wentworth Tech 67 Fairleigh Dickinson 64, Sacred Heart 59, OT Hillsdale 67, Tiffin 56 Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 67, St. Francis, Pa. 51 Quinnipiac 82, Monmouth, N.J. 63 Robert Morris 76, Wagner 55 South Dakota 68, N.J. Tech 58 St. Francis, NY 69, Bryant 60, OT

SOUTH Appalachian St. 80, Chattanooga 74 Belmont 77, Mercer 73 Boise St. 72, Louisiana Tech 59 Charleston Southern 95, VMI 85 Coastal Carolina 71, Liberty 48 Duke 70, Tulsa 52 E. Kentucky 84, Tenn.-Martin 60 ETSU 61, North Florida 46 Furman 59, The Citadel 44 Georgia Southern 98, Elon 88 High Point 71, Winthrop 66 Jacksonville 65, Campbell 52 Kentucky St. 70, Clark Atlanta 65 Lipscomb 74, Kennesaw St. 66

Duke Continued from Page 7

opponents, they are 16-0 there this season with all but one of those victories by double figures, and Friday makes it 10 years since a non-Atlantic Coast Conference team beat them on their home court.

Justin Hurtt added 11 points for the Golden Hurricane and tied it at 34 with a free throw with 19:20 to play, but they missed 6 of 7 shots after that while turning it over three times during Duke’s decisive spurt.

Steven Idlet had 10 points for

Longwood 83, N.C. Central 69 Middle Tennessee 74, Fla. International 71 Morehead St. 70, Murray St. 65 Radford 75, Presbyterian 58 S.C.-Upstate 59, Florida Gulf Coast 52 South Alabama 54, Denver 52 Vanderbilt 96, Georgia 94, OT W. Carolina 61, Samford 44 W. Kentucky 78, Florida Atlantic 69, OT Wofford 74, Coll. of Charleston 68

Belarus Slovakia Slovenia Finland Japan Latvia Croatia Britain Estonia Kazakhstan

MIDWEST Central St., Ohio 79, Urbana 57 Detroit 65, Cleveland St. 54 Ferris St. 93, Northwood, Mich. 74 Findlay 65, Ashland 51 IUPUI 66, N. Dakota St. 52 Ill.-Chicago 78, Wis.-Green Bay 71 Michigan Tech 61, Lake Superior St. 58 N. Michigan 74, Saginaw Valley St. 71 Northwestern 74, Iowa 57 S. Dakota St. 66, W. Illinois 53 SIU-Edwardsville 76, Hannibal-LaGrange 66 UMKC 83, Centenary 69 Wis.-Milwaukee 63, Loyola of Chicago 61 Wright St. 76, Youngstown St. 73

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BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with INF Josh Fields and INF Kila Ka’aihue on oneyear contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS—Voided the contract of INF Khalil Greene.

National Hockey League GA 144 179 160 169 194 GA 179 152 154 176 208 GA 177 182 194 177 194 GA 146 173 164 172 203 GA 152 158 156 178 211 GA 153 158 166 186 189

Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games No games scheduled

OLYMPICS Winter Olympic Medals Table

At Vancouver, Canada 5 of 6 medal events 69 of 90 total medal events Nation G S B United States 8 12 12 Germany 8 11 7 Norway 7 6 6 Canada 8 6 2 Russia 3 4 6 Austria 4 3 5 South Korea 5 4 1 France 2 3 5 China 4 2 3 Switzerland 6 0 2 Sweden 4 2 2 Netherlands 3 1 2 Czech Republic 2 0 3 Poland 0 3 1 Italy 0 1 3 Australia 2 1 0

1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 61 41 15 5 87 199 Nashville 61 33 23 5 71 170 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 159 St. Louis 62 28 25 9 65 163 Columbus 63 25 28 10 60 166 Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 61 37 22 2 76 194 Colorado 61 35 20 6 76 178 Calgary 62 30 23 9 69 156 Minnesota 61 30 27 4 64 171 Edmonton 61 19 36 6 44 153 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 62 40 13 9 89 204 Phoenix 63 37 21 5 79 167 Los Angeles 61 37 20 4 78 185 Dallas 61 28 21 12 68 175 Anaheim 62 30 25 7 67 177

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SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 63, New Orleans 56 North Texas 65, Louisiana-Lafayette 57 Troy 76, Ark.-Little Rock 73

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 61 37 21 3 77 162 Pittsburgh 62 36 22 4 76 195 Philadelphia 60 32 25 3 67 179 N.Y. Rangers 62 28 27 7 63 161 N.Y. Islanders 62 25 29 8 58 159 Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Ottawa 63 36 23 4 76 178 Buffalo 60 33 18 9 75 166 Boston 60 27 22 11 65 149 Montreal 63 29 28 6 64 164 Toronto 61 19 31 11 49 162 Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 62 41 13 8 90 247 Tampa Bay 61 26 24 11 63 160 Atlanta 60 26 24 10 62 182 Florida 61 24 27 10 58 155 Carolina 61 24 30 7 55 168

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Tulsa, which shot 26 percent from the field during the second half and finished 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

Lance Thomas had 10 rebounds for ACC-leading Duke.

At least on the surface, the late-February timing of this game seemed unusual. But coach Mike Krzyzewski scheduled this break in the ACC schedule with the NCAA tournament in mind, hoping to give his Blue Devils a test against a quality, unfamiliar nonconference opponent.

And for a while, they got one.

The Golden Hurricane kept themselves within striking distance through the first half, never allowing Duke to lead by

American Association FORT WORTH CATS—Signed RHP Gary Lee. GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Signed RHP Jared Plummer. Traded RHP James Morrison to York (Atlantic) for a player to be named. Traded RHP Gregorio Martinez to Laredo (United) for LHP Aaron Jenkins. Released LHP Justin Garcia and RHP Alex Morales. Traded RHP Mike Bille, RHP Jamie Baker and cash to Gary (Northern) for RHP Nick Singleton.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS—Signed C Matthew Blazynksi, INF Uriak Marquez and RHP Gustavo Mata.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Traded RHP Mark Dibernardo to Florence (Frontier) for a player to be named.

Can-Am League WORCESTER TORNADOES—Signed RHP Matt McDonald. Traded INF Greg Lemon to Rockford (Northern) for a player to be named. Frontier League GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Acquired 2B Clint Toomey from Wichita (AA) to complete an earlier trade.

TRAVERES CITY BEACH BUMS—Signed RHP Michael Moore. Golden Baseball League MAUI NA KOA IKAIKA—Agreed to terms with INF Rodney Choy-Foo, RHP Wayne Hedden, OF Fehlandt Lentini and OF Mark Okano.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Bought out the contract of C Zydrunas Ilgauskas and waived him.

Women’s National Basketball Association WASHINGTON MYSTICS—Added F Lauren Ervin to the active roster.

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Troy Glaus throws the ball in during drills at spring training baseball practice, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Kissimmee, Fla.

Braves’ Glaus happy with position change

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Troy Glaus is making his move from third base to first base look easy.

Now the Atlanta Braves just want to see him stay on the field from April to October.

Glaus, a third baseman most of his 11-year career, is launching a new phase of his career as a fulltime first baseman. He has played only six games in his career at his new position but was signed by the Braves to replace Adam LaRoche.

Canadian Football League The 33-year-old Glaus has looked comfortable EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released DT Jerome Haywood, DB Lamar Herron, OL Garrick Jones, in the field and in batting practice during the first DB Kelly Malveaux and DB Bradley Robinson. week of spring training. But the most important WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Named Pat DelMonaco offensive line coach. positive sign is his good health.

HOCKEY Glaus had a slow recovery from right shoulder National Hockey League surgery in January 2009. He played in only 14 NHL—Suspended St. Louis F Cam Janssen five games for a late hit to the head delivered to an games late last season with St. Louis before signunsuspecting opponent during a Feb. 13 game ing a one-year, $1.75 million deal with the Braves. against Washington.

ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled RW Dan Sexton He also missed most of the 2004 season with a from Manitoba (AHL). shoulder problem and was hampered by foot injuBOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned F Matt Marquardt from Providence (AHL) to Reading ries in 2007, when he was limited to 115 games (ECHL). with Toronto.

MINNESOTA WILD—Signed F Cal Clutterbuck to a three-year contract extension.

When asked Thursday if there has been any OTTAWA SENATORS—Recalled SD Brian Lee health concern with Glaus this spring, manager from Binghamton (AHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES—Re-assigned G Joel Bobby Cox said “None. Absolutely no restrictions Gistedt to Las Vegas (ECHL). on anything. Just a little common sense, that’s all.”

American Hockey League CHICAGO WOLVES—Signed G Kevin Glaus said his shoulder feels strong.

Armstrong.

“I feel good,” he said. “The thing about it now is LACROSSE to get up to speed and get the game going at the National Lacrosse League right pace.”

COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed F Derek Malawsky. Released F Peter Veltman.

When healthy, Glaus has been productive. The Braves, only 22nd in the majors with 149 homTRIATHLON USA TRIATHLON—Named Chuck Menke marers in 2009, need more power. Glaus has hit 27 or keting and communications director. more homers in eight of his 11 seasons. He led the COLLEGE American League with 47 homers with the Angels LSU—Named Steve Ensminger tight ends in 2000 and added 41 the next season. coach.

In 2008, Glaus hit .270 with 27 homers and 99 RBIs for St. Louis. The homer and RBI totals would have been team highs for the Braves in 2008 and 2009. more than 10 points and clawThe right-handed hitting Glaus should be a good ing back to tie it at 28 on Bryson fit in the middle of the Braves’ lineup, especially Pope’s layup 3 minutes before against right-handed pitchers. the break. That, despite a miser“He’d make things tough on the opposing managable start to the half by their top player: Uzoh missed eight of his er to bring in specialists to get us out of the game,” Jones said. “You like to be versatile in the middle first 10 shots. of the lineup and he gives us the best versatility through the three, four and five hole.”

Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik was That sounds good to Glaus. no stranger to Duke’s hostile are“Look, I’ll bat wherever Bobby wants me to hit,” na: He was on Matt Doherty’s Glaus said. “Obviously I’d like to earn that spot and staff at rival North Carolina from 2000-03, and those teams feel that Bobby and everybody is comfortable with me hitting there.” went 1-2 at Cameron. But ultiMcCann, who led the team with 21 homers and mately, that familiarity couldn’t 94 RBIs as the cleanup hitter last season, said he help the Golden Hurricane claim hopes to hit fifth, behind Glaus. the program’s third victory “When Troy is healthy, you look at what he’s against a top-five team and first done,” McCann said. “He produces year in and year since knocking off then-No. 5 out when he’s healthy. He’s still young. We expect UCLA in 1996. him to have a good year hitting behind Chipper and in front of me. It makes for a great lineup.”

The Braves hope rookie right fielder Jason Heyward, already causing a stir with his long homers in batting practice, will be another new power threat in the lineup.

The Braves say they aren’t worried about Glaus learning his new position.

“Troy is a good athlete,” Jones said. “There are some footwork issues that are probably going to have to be worked on. It’s not like he’s totally unfamiliar with it. He has a little bit of experience over there.”

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms on contract extensions for coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves through the 2013 season.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Designated DL Richard Seymour as the franchise player.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Agreed to terms with NT Casey Hampton. Designated PK Jeff Reed as the franchise player.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a deal with nose tackle Casey Hampton and placed the franchise tag on kicker Jeff Reed.

ESPN first reported the agreement with Hampton, and Kevin Colbert, the team’s director of football operations, confirmed it Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine. ESPN reported the deal was for three-years and $21 million, including $11 million guaranteed. Colbert declined to offer specifics.

Hampton, a nine-year veteran, had 43 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks last season. Colbert said he hopes Hampton will spend the rest of his career with the Steelers.

Reed, an eight-year veteran, made 27 of 31 field goal attempts last season.

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Sweden’s Emilia Andersson and goalie Sara Grahn reach for the puck after Finland’s Saara Tuominen scored the winning goal in Finland’s 3-2 overtime win in the women’s ice hockey bronze medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday.

Mancuso not fast enough for medal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Julia Mancuso was third fastest in Thursday’s second run of the giant slalom, which wasn’t enough to overcome a frustrating performance in the first run a day earlier. She wound up eighth, an end to her Vancouver Olympics that was both encouraging and even more frustrating.

What if she hadn’t been forced to stop her first run because injured teammate Lindsey Vonn was still on the ground? Would that trip have been similar to Associated Press this one? Did she deserve to have NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell leaves a hotel ball- been back on the medals stand room after a meeting with the NFL Players Association in an event she won four years in Indianapolis, Thursday. ago in Turin?

“I felt I was able to put down a really good second run today,” she said. “It just wasn’t enough. ... I was pretty close, but I guess I’ll wait for another four years.”

Mancuso is planning to skip the final women’s Alpine event,

By MICHAEL MAROT the slalom on Friday. That closes AP Sports Writer her 2010 Winter Games with a INDIANAPOLIS — The focus on head injuries in pair of silver medals. pro football is turning to this year’s potential draft Vonn plans to ski the race, picks. even though that tumble left her For the first time, all 329 invited players at this with a broken right pinkie and week’s NFL scouting combine will be given a base- a bunch more bruises to go with line brain activity exam — called the ImPACT test her bum right shin.

— and will likely face more grilling than previous Viktoria Rebensburg of classes did about their concussion histories. Those Germany won the giant slalom, a implementing the changes call it smart football. stunning feat for a woman who’d “We’re testing everybody, not just at-risk athletes never won a major race, and who have had more than one concussion,” said Dr. another German took silver in Art Rettig, an orthopedic surgeon at Methodist the women’s cross-country relay.

Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, which runs the That puts Germany into the medical part of the combine. “Everybody will have lead for the most gold medals this ImPACT test so they will have a baseline, and with eight, and trims the United whatever team they end up with will be sent that States’ lead in the overall count baseline information.” to two, 28-26.

That hasn’t been standard operating procedure Marit Bjoergen of Norway won in past years, though all 32 teams individually now the women’s cross-country relay, use similar tests on their own. Doctors compare making her the first person in pre-injury and post-injury answers to determine Vancouver to collect three golds whether a player can safely return from a head and four overall medals. The injury.

Norwegians are now tied with By testing everyone at the combine, the league the U.S. and Canada for secondwill have a more standardized way of evaluatmost golds with seven. ing players and potentially collecting data about Four more gold medals were repeated hits to the head. to be awarded Thursday, with It’s the latest step in a movement that startKim Yu-na taking a commanded to gain momentum last season, particularly ing lead into the women’s figure after a study for the league by researchers at the skating free skate and a clash University of Michigan found retired players may of titans in women’s hockey, the have a higher-than-normal rate of Alzheimer’s dis- United States vs. Canada. ease and other memory problems.

The other events are men’s aerThe league has since adopted stricter policies ials and Nordic combined’s indion allowing players to return to the field after big vidual 10Km. collisions. Lawmakers in Congress and state legislatures also have jumped into the discussion, and the NCAA is considering additional ways to reduce GIANT SLALOM head injuries in football.

Germany hadn’t won this On Wednesday, the league’s competition commit- event since 1956. Rebensburg tee heard presentations about helmet designs that was highly unlikely to be the could reduce the risk of head injuries. No decisions drought-buster. are expected before next month’s owner’s meeting.

Just ask her.

“We have to admit, this is a tough game, a violent “Unbelievable, unbelievable, game, a collision game,” said John Madden, a Hall unbelievable,” she said. of Fame coach and former television analyst.

The 20-year-old Rebensburg

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was sixth after the opening run. Her second run was only seventh-best and she expected at least one of the remaining skiers to top her. Obviously, they couldn’t.

“She should experience this moment right now,” said her teammate Maria Riesch, winner of the super combined. “It all goes by like a film and tonight she will shake her head and wonder what happened.”

BOBSLEDDER DETAINED A U.S. bobsledder who is supposed to compete Friday was detained and released by Canadian police.

Nobody is saying much other than confirm that something happened with Bill Schuffenhauer, a push athlete for the USA-3 four-man bobsled squad.

The USOC said it was not immediately clear why he was detained. U.S. coach Brian Shimer said, “We’re just getting ready to race.”

NORDIC COMBINED American Johnny Spillane is in good shape for a third medal, finishing second in the large hill ski jumping portion of his event.

Spillane was fortunate to be part of the jumpers who went off before weather worsened.

The change in conditions hurt some of the top jumpers behind him. There already had been one restart, with the scores of the first wave erased.

“It’s like a lottery. Some guys got good conditions, some others terrible conditions,” said World Cup leader Jason Lamy Chappuis, of France, who won the gold in the normal hill 10K but had to start this race in 29th place.

American Billy Demong was to start sixth, teammate Todd Lodwick 14th.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Bjoergen joined the growing trend of skiers pausing on the way to the finish to grab a flag.

Like the others who did it, she was well ahead.

Norway won its first women’s relay gold since 1984, having settled for silver five times.

Bjoergen also won the individual sprint and 15K pursuit, and took bronze in the 10K freestyle.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY Finland beat Sweden 3-2 in

outh S h t r No ge at Challenr Field McNai

overtime for the bronze medal in women’s hockey, which was essentially the prize for being best of the rest after the dominating duo of the U.S. and Canada.

Finland hadn’t won a medal since taking bronze when women’s hockey debuted at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Finns celebrated as it they’d won gold, throwing their gear and sharing a group hug. Sweden’s goalie stood frozen in front of her net, watching it all.

There’s such a drop after the top two teams that there’s been speculation about women’s hockey being cut from the Olympics.

Unlikely, says IOC president Jacques Rogge, adding that the spot will get another Winter Games or two for the rest of the world to catch up.

“Women’s hockey is a growing sport,” Rogge said. “There is no doubt that in the future women’s hockey will be a hit.”

MEN’S HOCKEY In the ongoing dispute over whether the NHL will let its players participate in the 2014 Sochi Games, the head of Russia’s pro hockey league says it would be a serious mistake for the NHL to stand in their way.

Alex Medvedev said he met three times in Vancouver with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Bettman is concerned about shutting down the NHL season during the Olympics.

He also has doubts about an Olympics in which the hockey would be played at a time when many North American fans would be asleep.

LUGER’S LEGACY IOC president Jacques Rogge says the death of a Georgian luger will forever be associated with the Vancouver Games, just as the slaying of Israeli athletes remains a legacy of the Munich Olympics.

Rogge said the IOC accepted a “moral responsibility” for the tragedy but not any legal responsibility.

“There will always be risk in sport, but it has to be reasonable and the athletes take a lot of risk themselves,” he said.

He also expects Russian organizers to make sure the sliding track is safe for the 2014 Sochi Games.

“The IOC has been very clear in saying to the Russians: Please deliver us a track that will not be hazardous,” Rogge said.

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A pyramid of snow has been formed in a parking lot in downtown Syracuse, NY Thursday, at the corner of E. Willow St. and N. Salina St. Heavy, wet snow pummeled the Syracuse region Thursday, intensifying by late afternoon to near white-out conditions that could restrict travel, snap power lines and topple trees, the National Weather Service said.

Around Our State

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Nation Today Calif. burglar gets 3 years

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — An 80-year-old woman with a criminal record stretching back to 1955 has been sentenced to three years in state prison for ransacking and stealing cash from a Southern California medical office.

Doris Thompson thanked a judge Wednesday for not sending her to Los Angeles County jail, which she doesn’t like, and said she deserved a longer sentence.

She also told the judge, “God bless you.”

State records show Thompson, who has used 27 aliases, has repeatedly been arrested during the past 55 years, mainly for petty theft and burglary. She’s gone to jail several times.

Thompson slipped into the medical office on Dec. 19 and stole money from drawers. She pleaded guilty to burglary and was ordered to pay about $1,400 in restitution. She will be eligible for parole in about 18 months.

Judge OKs child support

PALMER, Alaska (AP) — A judge on Thursday approved child support for Bristol Palin and set a trial date to force the issue along, while urging her and the father of her son to work out a resolution outside of the courtroom.

Judge Kari C. Kristiansen encouraged Palin and Levi Johnston, both 19, to work with a judge who specializes in such matters in a settlement conference and not go to trial. She set a court date for Sept. 23-24.

Kristiansen approved child support for Palin retroactive to the day

the child was born. That amount still needs to be determined.

Bristol Palin is seeking nearly $1,700 a month in child support to care for their son, Tripp. She had asked for retroactive payments to the boy’s birth, or $19,232 total.

That does not include $4,400 Johnston has already paid in child support.

Palin, a daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, attended the 20-minute child support hearing in Palmer Superior Court, but her former fiance did not appear or participate by phone.

Cabinet member resigns ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — A member of Gov. David Paterson’s Cabinet is resigning after a report that the governor and state police had contact with a woman who reported a domestic dispute with a top aide.

Criminal Justice Services Commissioner Denise O’Donnell says she is quitting because state police Superintendent Harry Corbitt had assured her his agency was not involved.

A police report discusses a confrontation between the aide, David Johnson, and a woman over a Halloween costume.

The New York Times reported Wednesday on court papers showing a phone call between state police and the woman.

Paterson’s office acknowledges he talked to the woman but says she placed the call.

A Paterson spokesman denies anyone tried to keep the woman from pursuing a domestic violence case.

Ava Jane Toney Celebrates Her 1st Birthday on February 26th.

Ava’s parents are Kevin and Amber Toney of Rutherfordton. Her Grandparents are Kay McKinney of Henrietta; Rick & Deborah Toney of Rutherfordton. Her Great Grandparents are Larry & Mary Jo Justice Of Henrietta; Mike & Linda Brumfield Of Raleigh; James Toney of Forest City; and Dorothy Thrift of Shelby.

Her Great Great Grandmother is Ruby Rollison of Alta Vista, VA.

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Wind could be the real concern in Northeast PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Another big, powerful snowstorm barreled into the winter-weary Northeast on Thursday, disrupting flights, closing schools and threatening high winds late in the day that could team up with the wet, heavy snow to topple trees and power lines.

The storm was expected to drop at least 8 inches of snow over much of the region and linger more than 24 hours, meaning more headaches Friday. More snow is predicted for much of the region Saturday, too.

The National Weather Service put much of the East Coast under wind advisories and warnings from 4 p.m. Thursday until as late as 7 a.m. Friday. The agency warned that winds could blow steadily between 20 and 30 mph in some areas, with gusts of 55 mph or higher in coastal and mountainous areas.

Even coastal New England, which was seeing rain but nothing like the 18 inches of snow expected in some parts of northern New Jersey and upstate New York, was under coastal flood watches because of the wind.

By late morning, the weather service station in Mount Holly, N.J., reported the strongest scattered gusts so far — a not-so-damaging 25 mph — with snow totals in the 2-inch range.

While forecasters can predict the snow totals and what that will mean — slippery roads, a snow day for the kids — it’s trickier to know whether winds might create havoc.

“Your tree may fall down; your neighbor’s may not,” said Kristina Pydynowski, a meteorologist for AccuWeather, a private forecasting company in State College, Pa. She said dense, wet snow weighing down trees would make it more

likely for strong winds to knock them down. And power will probably be hardest to restore in areas where heavy snow keeps repair crews at bay.

In upstate New York, the dangers are well understood.

In a storm that hit the area with up to 2 feet of snow on Wednesday, some 150,000 homes and businesses lost power. By late Thursday morning, 60,000 customers were still without power, mostly in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.

A pair of blizzards this month in New Jersey each knocked out 80,000 to 90,000 customers, mostly on the shore. Public Service Electric and Gas Co. in New Jersey had extra crews and supplies ready in case power lines start coming down this week.

The fifth of an inch of snow that fell in Pittsburgh by early afternoon Thursday was enough to break the city’s record for the snowiest month since recordkeeping began in 1884.

Winter storm warnings stretched into Ohio and along much of the Appalachian Mountains, with snow and wind expected as far south as the Tennessee-North Carolina line.

In snow-weary Philadelphia, this winter had set a seasonal record of more than 70 inches of snow even before the first flakes fell Thursday.

The city and New Jersey had only recently finished cleaning up from the two blizzards that deposited more than 3 feet of snow a few weeks ago.

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights in the New York City area and Philadelphia. Continental Airlines canceled 70 of its 200 flights at the major international airport in Newark, N.J., as well as all 200 flights planned by regional partners.

Toyota pledges to take safety ‘to the next level’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota’s chief executive visited the assembly line at Toyota’s largest North American manufacturing plant Thursday and met with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, repeating pledges he made to Congress this week to improve safety efforts.

Akio Toyoda told LaHood that the world’s top automaker would “advance safety to the next level” as it tries to restore customer faith in its cars and trucks that has been badly damaged by the recall of 8.5 million vehicles over safety concerns.

He later toured Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Ky., and said the company was “at a crossroads.”

“We need to rethink everything about our operations,” he told about 100 workers.

The recall has damaged Toyota’s reputation and the company is facing legal and PR problems on several fronts: a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in New York; a probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and anger by U.S. dealerships in line to repair potentially millions of recalled vehicles. Toyota is offering some customers new reimbursements for rental cars and other expenses.

Company lawyers are bracing for large numbers of death and injury lawsuits. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee plans a hearing Tuesday and has asked LaHood, federal highway safety chief David Strickland and two Toyota executives — Toyota’s North American president, Yoshi Inaba, and quality control official Shinichi Sasaki — to testify.

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

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7,013.45 -17.22

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last CocaCE 25.48 StratHotels 2.67 RadianGrp 10.17 ExcelM 5.96 Ternium 33.84 DrPepSnap31.83 KV PhmA lf 3.33 Entercom 9.96 Polypore 14.97 DigitlGlb n 23.59

Chg +6.30 +.33 +1.13 +.65 +3.67 +3.18 +.32 +.93 +1.28 +1.90

%Chg +32.8 +14.1 +12.5 +12.2 +12.2 +11.1 +10.6 +10.3 +9.3 +8.8

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last SunriseSen 3.66 ADairy 21.73 ZaleCp 2.48 Kadant 14.04 CornellCos 18.74 Tenaris 41.67 Cambrex 3.68 GrayTvA 2.00 HollyCp 25.95 GameStop 17.51

Chg -.56 -2.70 -.30 -1.50 -1.92 -4.21 -.35 -.18 -2.18 -1.35

%Chg -13.3 -11.1 -10.8 -9.7 -9.3 -9.2 -8.7 -8.3 -7.7 -7.2

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg BkofAm 2580574 16.55 +.22 Citigrp 2361114 3.39 -.06 S&P500ETF2312432110.67 -.15 SPDR Fncl 1027977 14.59 -.04 FordM 816319 11.78 +.05 DirFBear rs 736527 17.91 +.12 iShEMkts 709863 38.57 -.32 GenElec 621547 15.92 -.10 CocaCE 549460 25.48 +6.30 Pfizer 531735 17.69 -.12 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,546 1,506 114 3,166 110 9 4,576,973,671

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1,834.21 -18.72

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last SkyPFrtJ n 6.22 GoldStr g 3.03 VirnetX 5.88 Banro g 2.08 IEC Elec n 5.88 KeeganR g 5.59 IntTower g 6.53 Libbey 12.81 US Gold 2.73 AmO&G 4.81

Chg %Chg +.67 +12.1 +.23 +8.2 +.40 +7.3 +.14 +7.2 +.40 +7.2 +.37 +7.1 +.38 +6.2 +.71 +5.9 +.15 +5.8 +.26 +5.7

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last EstnLtCap 2.79 OrchidsPP 16.65 TravelCtrs 3.49 PolyMet g 2.34 CagleA 4.69 EngySvc un 3.00 Intellichk 2.64 BowlA 13.00 SinoHub n 3.26 PacBkrM g 5.45

Chg %Chg -.44 -13.6 -2.19 -11.6 -.35 -9.1 -.21 -8.2 -.39 -7.7 -.24 -7.4 -.21 -7.4 -1.02 -7.3 -.24 -6.9 -.30 -5.2

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 40366 3.03 +.23 NovaGld g 32956 5.69 +.12 NthgtM g 28602 2.58 +.01 NwGold g 27668 4.29 +.10 Taseko 25171 4.56 +.09 PolyMet g 20325 2.34 -.21 GrtBasG g 18686 1.59 +.01 Rentech 15133 1.03 -.01 NA Pall g 14307 3.94 +.14 RexahnPh 12559 1.22 -.01 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

242 232 47 521 12 3 87,877,996

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NASDAQ 2,234.22 -1.68

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Entorian rs 3.65 SmithMicro 9.15 TrueRelig 24.60 CarrollB 5.53 FaroTech 23.85 GWilliFood 6.80 Shiloh 5.58 LTX-Cred 3.07 Carmike 9.16 CDC Cp A 2.55

Chg +.63 +1.42 +3.82 +.78 +3.17 +.90 +.73 +.35 +.93 +.25

%Chg +20.7 +18.4 +18.4 +16.4 +15.3 +15.3 +15.1 +12.9 +11.3 +10.9

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Palm Inc 6.53 Gibraltar 11.12 WldHeart 2.93 USecBc AL14.87 Nanosphere 3.82 AnadysPh 2.02 Kendle 18.42 interClick n 3.78 Sypris 2.58 CmcFstBcp 6.75

Chg -1.56 -2.58 -.52 -2.36 -.56 -.29 -2.56 -.52 -.31 -.75

%Chg -19.3 -18.8 -15.1 -13.7 -12.8 -12.6 -12.2 -12.1 -10.7 -10.0

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) SiriusXM h 1100604 Palm Inc 905785 PwShs QQQ878245 BrcdeCm 608950 Intel 481506 Microsoft 466538 Qualcom 345516 Oracle 287418 Cisco 285111 SeagateT 277756

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 1.07 -.03 6.53 -1.56 44.60 -.01 5.67 +.22 20.63 -.07 28.60 -.03 37.18 -.69 24.87 +.10 24.33 -.01 19.49 -.01

DIARY

1,131 1,497 167 2,795 80 18 2,194,482,329

Dow JonesINSURANCE industrials LIFE Close: 10,321.03 Change: -53.13 (-0.5%)

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6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,234.81 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

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Dow Industrials 10,321.03 Dow Transportation 4,113.81 Dow Utilities 369.82 NYSE Composite 7,013.45 Amex Market Value 1,834.21 Nasdaq Composite 2,234.22 S&P 500 1,102.94 S&P MidCap 737.89 Wilshire 5000 11,496.91 Russell 2000 630.46

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12-mo %Chg

+43.71 +62.48 +12.64 +48.81 +37.97 +60.57 +46.51 +62.90 +50.89 +60.44

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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 120,690 LG 62,872 LB 57,210 IH 56,411 LG 54,252 WS 53,325 MA 48,112 LB 46,864 LB 46,604 LB 43,152 LV 39,228 FB 38,266 LV 37,278 FV 35,646 WS 31,178 CI 31,078 FG 29,974 LB 29,675 CA 29,617 MA 29,215 MA 27,900 CI 27,514 LB 27,342 LB 27,014 LG 26,376 FB 25,013 CI 24,642 LB 24,167 LV 15,084 LB 9,451 LB 4,142 GS 1,487 LV 1,193 SR 408 LG 176

+0.5 +16.6/C +0.1 +46.1/C +1.0 +50.5/B -1.8 +31.6/C +0.6 +40.4/D -3.5 +47.3/D -0.4 +39.0/B -0.2 +43.5/D +0.8 +47.4/C +0.8 +47.6/C -0.4 +58.6/A -4.3 +50.7/C 0.0 +40.6/D -3.7 +75.9/A -1.6 +50.9/C +0.5 +16.3/C -3.9 +49.8/D -0.6 +48.8/B -0.9 +46.9/A +0.6 +36.3/C 0.0 +34.8/C +0.2 +18.5/B +0.8 +47.6/C +1.0 +50.7/B +0.9 +50.4/B -4.2 +60.5/A +0.5 +16.1/C +0.8 +47.6/C +0.5 +55.8/A -1.1 +61.0/A +0.8 +46.3/C +0.2 +4.4/B +1.4 +38.4/E +4.1 +84.3/B 0.0 +43.7/D

10.98 26.82 27.35 46.41 56.87 31.95 15.29 25.47 101.88 101.21 95.79 35.71 24.32 30.22 24.59 10.98 26.32 32.05 2.03 16.28 28.71 11.95 101.90 27.36 67.78 13.59 10.98 101.22 20.86 30.06 35.56 10.39 2.94 13.88 14.66

+7.3/A +2.4/B +0.9/B +3.1/C +3.8/A +4.2/A +2.4/B +1.2/B +0.1/C +0.2/C -1.0/D +5.5/A -0.2/C +3.5/A +4.6/A +7.0/A +2.0/D +3.2/A +3.4/B +2.0/C +4.4/A +2.7/E +0.2/C +0.9/B +4.6/A +3.5/B +6.8/A +0.3/C +0.4/B +2.7/A +0.8/B +4.9/A -2.0/E +1.3/C +0.3/D

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Rising jobless claims reflect weakening recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Layoffs are no longer dropping as they were in the final months of last year, reinforcing fears that the jobs crisis will weigh down consumer spending and the economic rebound.

Severe weather contributed to a rise in jobless claims last week. But other economic data add to evidence that the recovery remains weak and uneven.

An example is orders for big-ticket manufactured goods, excluding airplanes and other transportation equipment. Those orders dropped 0.6 percent in January, the government said Thursday.

Earlier in the week, new-home sales fell in January to their lowest pace on record. And consumer confidence plunged in February.

Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo, said the weak reports point to an economy struggling to wean itself from government stimulus programs such as homebuyer tax credits and other supports.

“Going forward, growth is going to be much more dependent on the private sector,” Vitner said. “And consumer demand hasn’t picked up that much yet.”

The economy’s growth rate will likely slow from above 3 percent in the current quarter, Wells Fargo estimates, to less than 2 percent by the middle of the year.

Specialist Ronald York works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

Associated Press

Stocks fall amid new concerns

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks backtracked from an early plunge Thursday but still closed lower on concerns about lingering economic weakness in the U.S. Investors were also uneasy about the possibility that In its report Thursday on jobless claims, the Greece’s rising debt problems Labor Department said first-time claims for unem- might spill over to other counployment benefits rose 22,000 to a seasonally tries. But the dollar, which adjusted 496,000. Wall Street analysts polled by spiked early in the day as invesThomson Reuters had expected a drop to 455,000. tors sought safe investments, The rise occurred mostly because state agencies came off its highs. And that siglast week processed a backlog of claims caused by naled that investors, at least for snowstorms the previous week. The storms also now, had lost some of their fears increased temporary layoffs in the weather-sensiabout overseas economies. tive construction and transportation industries.

The Dow Jones industrial averStill, the four-week average of jobless claims, age closed down 53 points after which smooths out volatility, rose 6,000 to having fallen 188. Treasury pric473,750. The average had fallen sharply over the es, like the dollar, rose as invessummer and fall from its peak last spring of about tors sought safety.

650,000.

An unexpected rise in firstThis year, the improvement has stalled. The four- time claims for unemployment week average has risen about 30,000 in the past insurance made for a sour mood month. It’s now well above the 425,000 level that in the market. many economists say would signal net hiring.

The Labor Department said Economists closely watch initial claims as a first-time claims for unemgauge of the pace of layoffs and a sign of compaployment insurance rose by nies’ willingness to hire. More layoffs means con22,000 to a seasonally adjusted sumers will have less money to spend, hindering 496,000. Economists polled by the economic recovery.

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The market was watching the dollar as it gained against the euro, which is seen in jeopardy because of the weak economy not only in Greece, but in other European countries as well. The euro touched a nine-month low against the dollar before regaining some ground.

Concerns about Greece have dogged investors this year but grew after credit rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s said they might further downgrade the country’s debt. That would make it harder for the country to borrow.

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“It’s a statement of how fragile the markets really are,” Golden said.

The Dow fell 53.13, or 0.5 percent, to 10,321.03. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index slipped 2.30, or 0.2 percent, to 1,102.94. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.68, or 0.1 percent, to 2,234.22.

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Senators, from left, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., Sen. Max Baucus , D-Mont., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., listen to President Barack Obama during the health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington, Thursday.

Health summit: Heated talk, little agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — With tempers flaring, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit Thursday over the right prescription for the nation’s broken health care system, talking of agreement but holding to long-entrenched positions that leave them far apart.

“We have a very difficult gap to bridge here,” said Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican. “We just can’t afford this. That’s the ultimate problem.”

With Cantor sitting in front of a giant stack of nearly 2,400 pages representing the Democrats’ Senatepassed bill, Obama said cost is a legitimate question, but he took Cantor and other Republicans to task for using political shorthand and props “that prevent us from having a conversation.”

And so it went, hour after hour at Blair House, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House — a marathon policy debate available from start to finish to a divided public.

The more than six-hour back-andforth was essentially a condensed, one-day version of the entire past year of debate over the nation’s health care crisis, with all its heat, complexity and detail, and a crash course in the partisan divide, in which Democrats seek the kind of broad remake that has eluded leaders for half a century and Republicans favor much more modest changes.

With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, they were left with the critical decision about where to go next.

Obama and his Democratic allies argued at Thursday’s meeting that a broad overhaul is imperative for the nation’s future economic vitality. The president cast health care as “one of the biggest drags on our economy,” tying his top domestic priority to an issue that’s even more pressing to many Americans.

“This is the last chance, as far as I’m concerned,” Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y. Obama lamented partisan bickering that has resulted in a stalemate over legislation to extend coverage to more than 30 million people who are now uninsured. “Politics I think ended up trumping practical common sense,” he said.

And yet, even as he pleaded for cooperation — “actually a discussion, and not just us trading talking points” — he insisted on a number of Democratic points and acknowledged agreement may not be possi-

Indeed, any skepticism about reaching broad consensus was vindicated as soon as the first Republican spoke — in opposition to the mammoth bills that have passed the House and Senate. Alexander, of Tennessee, said Congress and the administration should start over and take small steps, including medical malpractice reform, high-risk insurance pools, a way to allow Americans to shop out of state for lower-cost plans and an expansion of health savings accounts.

“We believe we have a better idea,” Alexander said. “Our views represent the views of a great number of American people.”

Disagreements were not always expressed diplomatically.

Alexander challenged Obama’s claim that insurance premiums would fall under the Democratic legislation. “You’re wrong,” he said.

Responded Obama: “I’m pretty certain I’m not wrong.”

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President Barack Obama gestures at the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, as he renewed his efforts for health care reform while meeting with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders.

ble. “I don’t know that those gaps can be bridged,” Obama said.

With hardened positions well staked out before the meeting, the president and his Democratic allies prepared to move on alone — a gamble with political risks no matter how they do that.

One option — preferred by the White House and progressives in the Democratic caucus — is to try to pass a comprehensive plan without GOP support, by using controversial Senate budget reconciliation rules that would disallow filibusters.

GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander asked Democrats to swear off a jam-itthrough approach, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., defended it. Obama weighed in with gentle chiding, asking both sides to focus on substance and worry about process later — a plea he made repeatedly throughout the day with little success.

A USA Today/Gallup survey released Thursday found Americans tilt 49-42 against Democrats forging ahead by themselves without any GOP support. Opposition was even stronger to the idea of Senate Democrats using the special budget rules, with 52 percent opposed and 39 percent in favor.

A second alternative for Obama and his party is going smaller, with a modest bill that would merely smooth some of the rough edges from the current system. A month after the Massachusetts election that cost Democrats their Senate supermajority and threw the health legislation in doubt, the White House has developed its own slimmed-down health care proposal so the president will know what the impact would be if he chooses that route, according to a Democratic official familiar with the discussions. That official could not provide details, but Democrats have looked at approaches including expanding Medicaid and allowing children to stay on their parents’ health plans until around age 26.

Obama himself hinted at a Democrats-only strategy. When asked by reporters as he walked to the summit site if he had a Plan B, he responded: “I’ve always got plans.”

Many lawmakers and Obama stressed areas of agreement, including items such as allowing parents to keep young adult children on their health plans into their 20s, cutting fraud and waste and ensuring that sick people aren’t dropped by insurance companies. But such items occupy the edges of reform.

As with much in the complicated health care debate, both sides had a point. The Congressional Budget Office says average premiums for people buying insurance individually would be 10 to 13 percent higher in 2016 under the Senate legislation, as Alexander said. But the policies would cover more medical services, and around half of people could get government subsidies to defray the extra costs.

Obama and his 2008 GOP opponent for the presidency, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, had a barbed exchange. McCain complained at length about what he said was a backdoor process to produce the original bills that resulted in favors for special interests and carve-outs for certain states.

“We’re not campaigning anymore.

The election’s over,” responded a clearly irritated Obama.

“I’m reminded of that every day,” McCain shot back, adding that “the American people care about what we did and how we did it.”

Said Obama: “We can have a debate about process or we can have a debate about how we’re actually going to help the American people at this point. And I think that’s — the latter debate is the one that they care about a little bit more.”

Generally, polls show Americans want solutions to the problems of high medical costs, eroding access to coverage and uneven quality. But they are split over the Democrats’ sweeping legislation, with its $1 trillion, 10-year price tag and many complex provisions, including some that won’t take effect for eight years.

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AP Fact Check: Dueling polls and dubious stats EDITOR’S NOTE — An occasional look at assertions by government officials and how well they adhere to the facts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beware of politicians quoting poll numbers.

That was one lesson from the White House health policy conference Thursday as lawmakers in both parties cherry-picked survey results, ignored contrary findings and presented public opinion, which is highly nuanced on these questions, as a slam-dunk.

Claims, counterclaims and statistics flew through the room in the daylong talkfest by President Barack Obama and lawmakers from both parties. Some didn’t hold up to the facts. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada suggested his party hasn’t been preparing to do an end-run around the normal legislative process to pass a health care bill, when in reality this option is very much in play. Obama squabbled with a Republican senator over what his initiative might do to health premiums, and had a superior command of the facts.

A look at some statements in the meeting and how they compare with reality:

THE CLAIMS: McConnell: “I think it is not irrelevant that the American people, if you average out of all of the polls, are opposed to this bill by 55-37. And we know from a USA Today-Gallup poll out this morning they’re opposed to using the reconciliation device, the short-circuit approach that Lamar referred to that would end up with only bipartisan opposition, by 52-39.”

Reid: “Last Monday, a week ago Monday, all over America, the results were run from a poll done by the Kaiser Foundation. It was interesting what that poll said. Fifty-eight percent of Americans would be disappointed or angry if we did not do health care reform this year — 58 percent. Across America, more than 60 percent of Republicans, Democrats and independents want us to reform the way health care works. Is it any wonder?”

THE FACTS: McConnell’s device of averaging polls to come up with a precise result is dubious. Because polls are often taken at different times, with different sample sizes, margins of error and ways of wording their questions, combining them may not yield a valid result. McConnell aides cited CNN, NPR and Quinnipiac polls taken at various times in January.

The Republican leader and others on his side ignored a variety of findings in recent surveys, such as the

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Republican leaders, from left, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrive at the Blair House, across the street from the White House in Washington, Thursday, to participate in the health care summit with President Barack Obama.

one suggesting most people want Washington to act on rising medical costs and shrinking coverage — and trust Obama and the Democrats more than Republicans to do it.

Even so, the Kaiser survey cited

by Reid was hardly a cheer for what Democrats have come up with so far, although there was no telling that from his remarks. Less than one third wanted Congress to send Obama a final version of the legislation approved by the House and Senate.

More than 40 percent wanted Washington to put health care on hold or pull the plug. Overall, people were split 43-43 for or against health care legislation. That’s in keeping with other surveys that have found Americans evenly divided or leaning against Obama’s effort, even while liking some of the measures and wanting something done about the system.

THE CLAIMS: Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.: “The Congressional Budget Office report says that premiums will rise in the individual market as a result of the Senate bill.”

Obama: “No, no, no, no. Let me — and this is an example of where we’ve got to get our facts straight.”

Obama, McCain clash at health care summit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Who said the 2008 presidential campaign was over?

President Barack Obama upbraided his former Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, on Thursday for resorting to political “talking points” at a health care summit Obama organized in hopes of bridging the divide between the two parties.

After McCain used his time to complain that Obama reneged on a campaign promise to bring “change in Washington,” the president bluntly told the Arizona Republican that “we’re not campaigning any more. The election is over.”

McCain retorted that he’s “reminded of that every day.”

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Alexander: “That’s my point.”

Obama: “Here’s what the Congressional Budget Office says: The costs for families for the same type of coverage that they’re currently receiving would go down 14 percent to 20 percent. What the Congressional Budget Office says is that because now they’ve got a better deal, because policies are cheaper, they may choose to buy better coverage than they have right now, and that might be 10 percent to 13 percent more expensive than the bad insurance that they had previously.”

THE FACTS: Both are right, but Obama offered important context that Alexander left out.

The nonpartisan analysis estimated that average premiums for people buying insurance individually would be 10 to 13 percent higher in 2016 under the Senate legislation, supporting Alexander’s point. But the policies would cover more, and about half the people would be getting substantial government subsidies to defray the extra costs.

As the president said, if the policies offered today were offered in 2016, they would be considerably cheaper under the plan, even without subsidies. One big reason: Many more healthy young people would be signing up for the coverage because insurance would become mandatory.

They are cheap to insure and would moderate costs for others.

Moreover, the analysis estimated that the people getting subsidies would see their costs cut by more than half from what they pay now.

THE CLAIM: Obama: “We’ve tried to take every cost-containment idea that’s out there and adopt it in this bill.”

THE FACTS: A number of moneysaving ideas have been watered down or excluded entirely.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated the government could save $41 billion over 10 years by capping jury awards in medical malpractice lawsuits — an idea promoted

by Republicans but opposed by trial lawyers, who have traditionally been heavy contributors to Democratic politicians. The forecast savings are far higher than were anticipated when the nonpartisan budget office studied the issue in the past. But Obama and congressional Democrats have not gone along with caps.

Also, the budget estimated the government could save nearly $19 billion over 10 years by “bundling” Medicare payments to hospitals. Under this proposal, the government would make a single reimbursement covering a patient’s hospital stay and post-

surgical care instead of paying separately for each procedure or visit.

Obama initially embraced the measure but Congress and the White House ended up settling for weaker steps like demonstration projects that won’t yield savings anytime soon.

THE CLAIMS: Alexander called on Obama to “renounce this idea of going back to the Congress and jamming through” the bill with only Democratic votes.

He was talking about a parliamentary process Congress can use called “budget reconciliation,” which would prevent Senate Republicans from blocking health-care legislation. In response, Reid denied that was his intent, saying, “No one has talked about reconciliation.”

THE FACTS: Talk about the use of the reconciliation process, which Republicans view as an assault on their rights as the Senate minority, has been in the air for months, and Reid himself has been part of that conversation. In a Nevada political talk show, “Face to Face with John Ralston,” Reid said on Feb. 19 that he planned to use the reconciliation process to pass a pared-down health-care bill.

And answering reporters’ questions about the process this week, Reid said Republicans “should stop crying about reconciliation. It’s done almost every Congress, and they’re the ones that used it more than anyone else.”

On the latter point, Reid was right.

THE CLAIM: Obama’s opponent in the 2008 presidential election, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., sharply criticized the president for his failure to hold public health-care negotiations earlier. He noted that “eight times you said that negotiations on health care reform would be conducted with the C-SPAN cameras.

I’m glad more than a year later that they are here. Unfortunately, this product was not produced in that fashion. It was produced behind closed doors.”

THE FACTS: McCain is right.

Thursday’s session fulfilled a promise Obama broke before he kept it.

Several times in the 2008 campaign Obama vowed to hold open negotiations in reworking health care.

But once in office, Democrats in the White House and Congress conducted negotiations as usual, making multibillion-dollar deals with hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, other special interests — and each other — in private. And beyond Thursday’s televised session, there is no indication Obama or the congressional Democrats plan further open talks.

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BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent Sunni lawmaker announced Thursday that his party would participate in parliamentary elections, less than a week after pulling it from the race.

The decision effectively lifts the lingering threat that minority Sunnis would boycott the vote, which the U.S. hopes will bolster national reconciliation efforts and pave the way for American combat forces to go home.

Lawmaker Saleh al-Mutlaq is himself banned from taking part in the election by a committee tasked with vetting candidates for ties to Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party. He says he quit the party in the 1970s and Associated Press yanked his party from the race last Saturday to protest his being blackIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad review the honor guard at al-Shaab presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, listed. on Thursday.

At a news conference Thursday alMutlaq announced that his National Dialogue Front would contest the race, and called on Iraqis to go to the polls.

“After so many calls from our supporters, the Iraqi people, not to give others a chance to spoil our project, your brothers in the National Dialogue Front have decided to DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian and Ahmadinejad “misunderstood, actively participate ... in the upcomPresident Bashar Assad defied U.S. maybe because of translation error or ing elections,” he said. calls to loosen ties with Iran on limited understanding.”

But in Iraq’s hurly-burly political Thursday, saying his long-standing In a show of unity, the two signed world, it was unclear whether alalliance with Tehran remains strong an agreement canceling travel visas Mutlaq’s reversal would signficantly despite overtures from Washington between the their countries. affect the turnout or the result. intended to shift his loyalties.

U.S. State Department spokesman Asked to explain his turnaround, The U.S. has reached out to Syria P.J. Crowley, speaking to reporters in al-Mutlaq replied: “We do not want in recent months by nominating the Washington on Thursday, said Assad to be a reason the Sunni people lose.” first U.S. ambassador to Damascus “need only look around the region Popular Sunni opinion seemed since 2005 and sending top diploand recognize that Syria is increasmixed on whether al-Mutlaq’s decimats to meet with President Bashar ingly an outlier.” sion would significantly affect the Assad. Washington is hoping to draw “We want to see Syria play a more March 7 election or their decision to Syria away from Iran and the miliconstructive role in the region and vote. tant groups Hezbollah and Hamas. one step would be to make clear what “Al-Mutlaq’s group has a considerBut with Iranian President Iran needs to do differently. And able weight in Iraq and a lot of Sunni Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by his side unfortunately, there was no evidence people decided to boycott elections in Damascus, Assad said Thursday of that today,” he said. after the decision to bar al-Mutlaq, that America should not dictate relaPresident Barack Obama is deterbut now they are happy with this tionships in the Middle East. mined to engage with Syria, a coun- decision and they will go to the “I find it strange how they talk try seen as key to peace in the region polls,” said Adil Naji, 55, a Baghdad about Middle East stability and at but which the State Department con- resident. the same time talk about dividing siders a sponsor of terrorism.

But Michael Hanna, an anatwo countries,” Assad told reportFormer President George W. Bush lyst on Iraqi affairs at the Century ers when asked about Secretary of withdrew the last U.S. ambassador to Foundation in New York, said it was State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s call Syria in 2005 after the assassination questionable whether al-Mutlaq’s Wednesday for Syria to move away of former Lebanese Prime Minister previous decision to keep his party from Iran.

Rafik Hariri, which his supporters out of the election would have led to Assad took a swipe at Clinton for blamed on Syria. a wider Sunni boycott. He said after making such a suggestion, saying he Syria denies any links.

Sunnis widely boycotted the January 2005 election, they were shut out of the political process. That boycott was followed by a sharp increase in violence.

“It was such a disastrous experience that the notion of a boycott itself has lost a lot of credibilty,” he said.

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Sunni lawmaker Saleh al-Mutlaq speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday.

last year’s provincial elections, especially in the Sunni heartland of western Anbar province.

His is the main Sunni faction in a secular alliance with former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite. Their pairup in the Iraqiya coalition is expected to pose a tough challenge to Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s coalition.

The National Dialogue Front is fielding 175 candidates in the election and is considered one of the stronger Sunni parties in the race. Other Sunni parties expected to attract votes are one led by Sunni Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, a key figure in Anbar province, and another led by Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.

The decision by the Shiitedominated committee to blacklist al-Mutlaq and hundreds of other candidates, most of them Sunnis, raised fears that Sunnis might shun the election or view the results as tainted.

The U.S. has tied its troop drawdown to a fair and smooth election process. An eruption of electionrelated violence could slow or stop the withdrawal of combat forces slated for the end of the summer.

In a sign of the potential violence, police on Thursday found a minibus packed with explosives in the town of Saqlawiyah, about 45 miles (75 kilometers) west of Baghdad.

U.S. officials have been closely watching the nationwide vote, for signs it will be free and fair.

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Husband is dog-tired of wife Dear Abby: I love my wife very much. I like giving her back rubs, massaging her feet, cuddling and kissing her. In return she does the same — to her dog, “Barkley.”

Barkley is the only one who benefits from her affections. The dog does nothing for me except allow me to pick up his droppings. What am I missing? — Doggone Puzzled Dear Doggone Puzzled: What you are missing is something called “reciprocation.” And your wife is missing how resentful you are beginning to feel because of it. If you haven’t already done so, “Speak!” to your wife about it and tell her you need some of those demonstrations of affection aimed in your direction — or someone’s going to wind up in the doghouse, and it won’t be Barkley.

Dear Abby: My husband, “Brian,” has a terminal illness and only a few months more to live. We have been married four years. I fell out of love with him shortly after our wedding, and now he’s sick. I’m his only caregiver. Abby, sometimes I don’t want to do it anymore. He has treated me badly and sometimes I hate him, but I want our 2-year-old daughter to know her father and have good memories. She can tell I’m not myself.

I know Brian has only a little time left, but I also know we would be happier and saner with him gone.

I try to keep her away from him as

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

much as I can because he goes off on her, too. I know my husband has always been angry and had a bad temper. I try to be positive for our child, but it’s difficult when you’re being put down or ordered around all the time. What can I do? Just hang in there until it’s over? I’m confused, lost, depressed, and I cry all the time.

Please help. — Wants Out Dear Wants Out: Please accept my sympathy. What you’re experiencing is the most difficult of life’s transitions — painful, exhausting, sometimes thankless. But for your sake, please don’t give up now. Once this is over you will emerge stronger, more confident — and knowing you did your best and fulfilled your wedding vows to the very end. Although you feel alone right now, you are experiencing what many other caregivers do when dealing with a loved one who is dying. Because you feel isolated, you might benefit from contacting the Family Caregiver Alliance.

Its toll-free telephone number is 800-445-8106; the Web site is www. caregiver.org.

Floaters annoying but harmless Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 56-year-old male who has suffered from tinnitus for the past 15 years. Within the last year, I have noticed a lot of eye floaters, which seem to be worsening. My doctor says that my eyes are healthy.

I don’t wear glasses.

I live a healthful lifestyle. I don’t smoke or drink. I have changed my eating habits and consume very little sugar and red meat. I do eat a lot of chicken, fish, juice and vegetables.

Is there anything I can do to get rid of the eye floaters? What can I do to prevent more from occurring? Is there a dietary change I can make?

Dear Reader: Floaters are small spots that occur around the field of vision. They typically appear as dots or cobwebs and drift when the eye moves.

Floaters are caused by the shadows of debris floating freely within the vitreous of the eye. As we age, the normally gel-like vitreous begins to liquefy, causing the center to become

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watery. As bits of undissolved vitreous float around in the fluid, they can cross into the range of vision, causing the eye to see the shadow.

Floaters are common and are generally harmless, but annoying. If, however, you see a “shower” of floaters, which may be accompanied by flashes of light, you should see an ophthalmologist immediately. These symptoms are often a sign that the vitreous is pulling away from the retina or that the retina itself is detaching from the back of the eye.

If this occurs, an eye surgeon must work quickly to repair to reattach the retina to prevent permanent vision loss.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Feb. 26; Knowledge acquired over the past few years can be successfully used.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Regardless of how ambitious the goal, it can be achieved if you are motivated.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Just be yourself, and don’t be afraid to show your feelings toward others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — A difficult personal situation may finally conclude itself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If you are involved in a cause or idea you want to promote, this may be a better-than-average day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s OK to want to protect what’s yours, but if you become too cautious, you could cause problems.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The secret to being a good leader is to lead by example.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — When making an assessment of something important, be logical and realistic.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’re in a momentary period of gratification and fulfillment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Whether you want it or not, you could stand out in a crowd.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If your innermost beliefs are attacked, don’t let it get to you. In reality, who cares what others think?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’re in a good earning cycle and should be able to generate more funds than usual, especially from joint efforts.

Do what you can to add to your resources.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — The secret to attracting admirers is to appreciate the attributes in others. People are drawn to those who recognize and respect who they are.

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, February 26, 2010 16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, February 26, 2010

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Turkish court frees exNavy, Air Force chiefs

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A confident Turkish prime minister dismissed opposition calls for early elections Thursday and met with the country’s military chief to defuse tensions over the government’s probe into an alleged military plot to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamicleaning government detained over 50 high-ranking military officers this week for allegedly plotted to overthrow his government in 2003, a year after his party came to power.

Twenty people, include former senior officers, among them five admirals and three generals, have been formally charged and ordered held in jail. Prosecutors released the former chiefs of the navy and air force and another top general late Thursday without immediately charging them with being involved, saying they were unlikely to flee.

Adm. Ozden Ornek, the former navy chief, and Gen. Ibrahim Firtina, the former air force chief, are still being investigated, prosecutor Turan Colakkadi said.

Firtina told reporters as he left the courthouse that he “clarified some misunderstandings about some issues ...

“I believe that I have done this satisfactorily, and I am among you now,” Firtina said.

The prosecutors also released Gen. Ergin Saygun, ex-deputy chief of the military, but ordered him to report to the police regularly. All three could still be charged later.

The tensions between Turkey’s two main political forces — the Islamic-based government and the fiercely secular military — have worried businesses and investors, shaking the markets. Opposition parties have urged early elections to end the turmoil.

Earlier Thursday, Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul held a rare, three-hour meeting with Gen. Ilker Basbug, chief of the military, and afterward all three issued a joint statement.

“The public must be assured that matters will be handled in line with the law and everyone should act responsibly not to damage institutions,” the statement said.

Television channels quoted Erdogan as saying that “it was a pleasant meeting.” But in pictures and video distributed by the palace, the military chief looked anxious and uneasy. Basbug and Erdogan carried briefcases — something unusual — and sat around a small round table.

Later, Erdogan sounded even more confident.

“Keep watching us,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by CNN-Turk television. “Early elections is certainly not on our party’s agenda. Everyone should know this.”

Opposition leaders claim the coup probe is tinged by politics, a charge the government rejects. It says it is trying to put the military, which has ousted four civilian governments since 1960, under civilian rule, just like it is done in Western democracies.

An analyst said the seeming consensus Thursday might be cosmetic.

“The summit meeting was aimed at easing tensions,” said Tufan Turenc, a political analyst for the daily Hurriyet newspaper. “But unfortunately, the institutions are in a position not to trust each other anymore.”

People watch TV at a camp set up for homeless earthquake survivors in downtown Port-au-Prince, in this Wednesday Jan. 24, 2010, file photo. More than a month after the Jan. 12 earthquake, electricity has been restored to almost half of Port-auPrince, but electricity in Haiti means 10 hours of power a day for a quarter of the population, less than half of which pays for it.

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Haiti sends refugees back home PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — With forecasters warning of Haiti’s first big rainstorm since the earthquake, relief officials have changed tack, delaying plans to build big refugee camps outside the capital. They are telling the homeless to pack up their tents and tarps and return to destroyed neighborhoods.

People who lined up at a downtown site Thursday to register for the new campaign to resettle more than 1.2 million Haitians expressed skepticism and were dismissive of the plan, and relief officials acknowledged its immense challenges.

The rainy season is less than a month away, with forecasters saying Haiti’s first big storms since the Jan. 12 quake could arrive by this weekend. Many dwellings are severely damaged or clinging to the sides of hillsides, vulnerable to mudslides if heavy rain comes.

“There will be flooding. There will be discomfort, misery.

And that’s not avoidable,” a top U.N. official for Haiti, Anthony Banbury, told a New York news conference this week.

Gerald-Emile Brun, an architect with the government’s reconstruction committee, agreed. “Everything has to be done before the start of the rainy season, and we will not be able to do it,” he said Thursday.

Brun suggested that Haitians, who expect little of their corrupt and inefficient government, may largely be left to sort it out themselves.

Camp dwellers — the capital alone has some 770,000 — welcomed the idea of swapping

flimsy makeshift tents in the city’s fetid center for something more stable. But that didn’t mean they wanted to return to their quake-ravaged neighborhoods.

Jean Petion Simplice, a 44-year-old father living with his two boys, wife and motherin-law under a scrap of sheet in the capital, said he feared returning to his district, which is a shambles.

“They’re going to remove us from here, but they won’t tell us where we’re going,” he complained as he joined a line of hundreds to get registered at the Champ de Mars, in the shadow of the collapsed National Palace.

The International Organization for Migration began registration at the plaza Wednesday, collecting people’s old addresses in hopes that most can be resettled relatively quickly in their old neighborhoods.

The camp is home to some 60,000 people and was chosen to begin registration because about 45 percent of its residents come from a single Port-auPrince neighborhood, Turgeau, said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Blackwell, who is involved in coordinating the plan.

Not everyone will be able to return to their neighborhood, but relief officials expect to know within two weeks who can after determining which structures are viable and which must be demolished, Blackwell said.

Mark Turner, spokesman for the International Organization for Migration, said that “this is the big new strategy, our big

push right now” — to decongest overcrowded and unsanitary camps. “Most people have some kind of tent or structure.”

Haitian President Rene Preval described the new plan Thursday to visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, saying the idea is to create small camps of 50, 60 or even 100 tents.

Silva, whose troops are leading a six-year-old U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, expressed support for the strategy but said the effort would be challenging because of all the heavy equipment needed to clear neighborhoods of rubble.

“The problem for Brazil and the U.N. teams is to determine the machinery needed do this work,” he said.

It is a mammoth task.

Preval has said it would take 1,000 trucks and 1,000 days — more than three years. Brun, of the reconstruction committee, said the government has about 250 trucks and can probably find another 250 in the private sector.

Col. Rick Kaiser, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operation in Haiti, told The Associated Press that the rubble would fill the New Orleans Superdome five times over.

Brun described a lengthy process to get the new strategy moving. Blackwell said engineers have only assessed about 25 percent of the Turgeau neighborhood — so it will take at least until late March to sufficiently clear enough rubble to enable resettlement of the throngs jamming the Champ de Mars.

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*4 line minimum on all ads NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ISOTHERMAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SECTION 8 HOUSING Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 requires the Board of Directors of the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission to conduct a public hearing to discuss and invite public comment regarding the 2010-2014 Annual and Five-Year Plan. The hearing is to be conducted on Monday, April 12, 2010, 3:00 P.M. at the main office of the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission, 111 W Court Street, Rutherfordton, NC. The proposed Annual and Five-Year Plan (FY beginning 07/01/2010) and information relevant to the public hearing to be conducted is available for inspection by the public at www.regionc.org or at IPDC, 111 W Court Street, Rutherfordton, NC during normal business hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

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CARPENTER DESIGN, INC. 217 Belt Court, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 PALLET MANUFACTURER AND WOOD GRINDING APPLYING FOR NC AIR PERMIT MODIFICATION TO ALLOW THE ADDITION OF 1 GRINDER. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of VIRGINIA P. WALKER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said VIRGINIA P. WALKER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of May, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 19th day of February, 2010.

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2BR/1BA central h/a, w/d hookup, stove, refrig. incld. FC area. $375/mo. 657-4510 or 828-305-3727

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Winter special: 1 mo. rent free w/1 yr. lease!

Call 828-447-3233

Homes For Sale DARLING 3BR/2BA HOUSE in Sunnyview, Polk Co. Ready for your pets and ready for your garden! Great backyard including work sheds! $139,000 Riverbend Realty and Lands 828-625-5263 or 828-779-2254

2BR/2.5BA home on 64/74 1 mile from Lake Lure Beach, Chimney Rock and Ingles. Lake Lure view. $600/mo.

Also, 2BR/2BA on 2 ac. in Rumbling Bald Resort, washer /dryer, cen. h/a. $750/mo. Call Eddy Zappel 828-289-9151 or Marco 954-275-0735 Rooms & 1BR house for rent Mostly furnished.

Security dep. can be spread out. 589-6012

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The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, February 26, 2010 — 17 DENTAL ASSISTANT The Collins Dental Center in Polk County is looking for a Dental Assistant II. Preference will be given to applicants who have education/training/experience that would qualify them as a Dental Assistant II as defined by the dental laws of N.C. For further information please call (828) 894-3120 and ask for Regina.

Applicants must submit a current resume and state application (PD 107). Applications can be obtained from our website at www.rpmhd.org/hr/employment or from the following address:

RPM Health Department Attn: Personnel Department 221 Callahan-Koon Rd • Spindale, NC 28160

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All K Scruggs Heating & Air Conditioning has immediate openings for Service technician with 5-10 yrs. exp. and Installer with 3-5 yrs. exp. Mail resume to: 1200 Ferry Rd., Mooresboro, NC 28114 or fax 657-0087

3BR/2BA in Rfdtn w/ lg. living room, hdwd floors, giant yard. $900/mo. 2BR/1BA duplex in Rfdtn. $450/mo. 625-5554

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Rutherford-Polk-McDowell District Health Department is accepting applications for a Processing Assistant III position in the McDowell County Health Department.

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Rent or Sale 2BR/1BA Beautiful country cottage on 3.5 ac. on Hudlow Rd. $500/mo. 704-376-8081

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High school diploma or equivalent is required. Demonstrated possession of knowledge, skills and abilities gained through at least one year of office assistant/secretarial experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required. Associate Degree in Medical Office Administration, Medical Secretary, Business Administration is preferred. Minorities and Spanish/English bilingual persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

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3BR/2BA in Rfdtn. $650/mo. + securities.

748-0658 or 286-1982 2BR/2BA on Taylor Rd. in Rfdtn. Washer/ dryer, stove, refrig. $350/mo. + $350 dep.

No pets. Call 287-2511 Clean 3BR/2BA in quiet area. Stove, refrig. No pets! $400/ mo. + dep. 287-7043 2BR/2BA in Ellenboro. Cent. heat & gas logs. $100/wk + $200 dep. 453-8250

Business Services GOOD NEWS, Merle Girls.... Tryon’s Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio at 158 N. Trade St. is now open and ready to meet your beauty needs. We have a lovely gift with purchase of two items.

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Applicants must submit a current resume and state application (PD 107) by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 5, 2010. Applications can be obtained from our website at www.rpmhd.org/hr/employment or from the following address:

RPM Health Department Attn: Personnel Department 221 Callahan-Koon Rd. • Spindale, NC 28160 (828) 287-6488 EOE North Carolina, Rutherford County

(2) 2BR/1BA 1 near FC, 1 Harris, private lot. $75/week + $200 dep. Call 245-6312

Help Wanted BAYADA NURSES is now hiring full and part time CNA’s for Polk County area.

Call 828-696-1900 to apply

AUCTION NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 19

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ronald Lee Dalton, a separated man to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated September 13, 2006 and recorded on September 19, 2006 in Book 918 at Page 397, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2010 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the east side of State Road 1520, commonly known as Rock Road, and being all or a portion of the property as is shown in Deed Book 522, Page 113 of the Rutherford County Registry, being the property formerly owned by Rupert O. Mitchum, who was survived by his spouse, Virgie S. Mitchum who died in September 1996 and was also survived by his son, David Michael Mitchum who died in June of 1996; and being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of State Road 1520, commonly known as Rock Road, said point being the centerline intersection point of State Road 1520 and State Road 1537, commonly known as Water Works Road; runs thence from said beginning point the following seven calls with the centerline of Rock Road: North 01º 44' 35" West 89.21 feet; North 01º 28' 05" West 29.01 feet; North 00º 14' 05" East 61.73 feet; thence North 02º 53' 38" East 89.91 feet; North 06º 40' 02" East 73.44 feet; North 10º 10' 03" East 79.83 feet; and North 12º 58' 16" East 107.53 feet; thence leaving Rock Road South 58º 16' 07" East 487.55 feet to a point in the centerline of a branch; thence with the centerline of the old southern railroad the following four calls: South 13º 08' 35" West 319.97 feet; South 11º 32' 52" West 35.35 feet; South 09º 20' 18" West 30 feet; South 07º 18' 35" West 30 feet; thence leaving the said railroad South 69º 42' 50" West 350.31 feet to a point in the center of Rock Road; thence the following five calls with the centerline of said Rock Road: North 20º 12' 58" West 36.67 feet; North 17º 12' 30" West 28.46 feet; North 13º 16' 02" West 45.34 feet; North 07º 32' 43" West 65.77 feet and North 03º 39' 36" West 86.71 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 5.76 acres, more or less, as shown on survey dated February 13, 1999 by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor. LESS AND EXCEPT the following 1.00 acre: Beginning at a point in the centerline of State Road 1520, commonly known as Rock Road, said point being the centerline intersecting point of State road 1520 and State Road 1537, commonly known as Water Works Road; running thence from said point the following courses with the centerline of Rock Road; (1) Length 75.00 feet, Bearing N01-38-33 W; (2) Length 5.78 feet Bearing N01-38-33W; to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Thence from the POINT OF BEGINNING as follows; with the centerline of Rock Road one course as follows, Length 35.71 feet Bearing N01-30-54 W; thence N 77-01-10 E 205.13 feet to a new iron; thence N 01-22-03 W 21.02 feet to a new iron; thence N 83-07-52 E 208.18 feet to a new iron; thence S 13-14-37 W 221.62 feet to a new iron; thence S 88-36-15 W 151.31 feet to a new iron; thence N 01-22-03 W 137.82 feet to a new iron; thence S 77-01-10 W 205.04 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and being more particularly described by a survey by Surveying Dimensions (2821 US Highway 64/74A, Rutherford, NC 28139) dated August 31, 2006, said survey being incorporated herein by reference for a more particular description said property containing 1 acre more or less and being part of the property as described in Deed Book 903, Page 254 as recorded in the Rutherford County, North Carolina Register of Deeds Office.

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

Saturday, Feb. 27th at 10:00AM Estate of the late Verdie J. Womack 3002 McCraw Rd. • Mooresboro, NC (near Duke Energy plant, watch for signs) Consisting of: 12x12 outbuilding, 1993 Ext. cab GMC truck - 20,234 miles, 2 shotguns, 1 rifle, knives, jewelry, 23 jewel Hamilton Railway special, Hamilton 23 jewel pocket watches, depression Bedroom suite, dining room suite, living room furniture, clock, pictures, lamps, kitchen utensils, refrigerator, freezer, glasswares, washer & dryer, much more!

TERMS: Cash or check AUCTIONEER: Col. Don Johnson, NCL #678 Godfrey’s Auction Sales 864-489-1027 Personal Rep.: Rick Jolley Rain date: March 6th B.Y.O.C.

Claddaugh Home Care is now accepting applications for NC licensed CNA’s in the Rutherford/Marion areas. Must have valid NC driver’s license.

Hours vary according to assignment.

Contact 828-288-3833 Kids R Us Rutherfordton area, seeking qualified lead teacher for part time, 2nd shift hours 2:308:30P Call 247-1717 Part time groomer kennel help. Requires detail oriented person who loves four legged friends. Must be able to lift 50 lbs., some weekend hours.

Non-smokers only.

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CLASSIFIEDS! NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of Lake Lure Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Lake Lure Town Council at the Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on the 9th day of March, 2010, at 7:00 pm or shortly thereafter, for the purpose of considering an amendment to Title IX, Chapter 92, Zoning Regulations, Town of Lake Lure, amending Section 92.147 to provide a new definition for "window" and amending Section 92.155 to allow the area of window signs to be 25% of the window and/or glass area of the building wall on which it is located.

Members of the public have the right to appear at said public hearing and present information with regard to the proposed ordinance. A copy of the proposed ordinance, identified as Ordinance Number 10-03-09B, is on file at Town Hall for inspection by all interested persons.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Said property is commonly known as: 370 Rock Road, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Town of Lake Lure

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Lake Lure Town Council at the Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, North Carolina on the 9th day of March, 2010, at 7:00 pm or shortly thereafter, for the purpose of considering an amendment to Title IX, Chapter 92, Zoning Regulations, Town of Lake Lure, amending Section 92.054 to add a provision that waives design standards for commercial buildings in the regulations so that the adopted Design Guidelines for New Commercial Construction can be fully utilized to give maximum flexibility to commercial designers while protecting community character during the conditional use permit process for new commercial construction; and amending Section 92.056 and 92.057 to ensure consistency of these sections with the new provision proposed and described above for Section 92.054.

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

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

Members of the public have the right to appear at said public hearing and present information with regard to the proposed ordinance. A copy of the proposed ordinance, identified as Ordinance Number 10-03-09A, is on file at Town Hall for inspection by all interested persons.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

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

Having qualified as Co-Administrator CTA of the estate of ALICE AVANT GREENE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ALICE AVANT GREENE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of May, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 19th day of February, 2010.

Having qualified as Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of Lewis Hines a/k/a Louis Hines, deceased, late of Union County, New Jersey, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to Shermetta Watkins, 5925 Prescott Ct., Charlotte, NC 28269 and/or c/o Joseph B. Henninger, Jr., Wishart, Norris, Henninger & Pittman, 6832 Morrison Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, on or before the 12th day of May, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 08-08296-FC02, 669129 2/26, 03/05/2010

Robert Michael Newton, Co-Administrator CTA 117 Carver Lane Forest City, NC 28043

This the 12th day of February, 2010.

Todd Avant Newton, Co-Administrator CTA 516 Smith Grove Road Forest City, NC 28043

Shermetta Watkins Ancillary Administrator

18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, February 26, 2010 North Carolina, Rutherford County

North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 22

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 011

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Samuel P. Davis Jr, an unmarried man to TRSTE, INC. Trustee(s), which was dated January 23, 2006 and recorded on January 23, 2006 in Book 882 at Page 364, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Brian C Williams and Lori L Williams married to each other to Susan S. Barbour at McGuire, Wood & Bissette PA, Trustee(s), which was dated December 15, 2005 and recorded on December 16, 2005 in Book 876 at Page 663, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2010 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 3, 2010 at 01:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being Lot 95, Shumont Estates Phase I, Fairfield Mountains, as shown on a plat of record on Plat book 14, at Pages 101-102, and amended Plat of record on Plat book revised 15, at Page 4, Rutherford County Registry. Subject to restrictive covenants and restrictions as filed of record in Deed Book 386, Pages 404 through 440, Register of Deeds, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed

by Vicki M. Marshall, single, to Samuel P. Davis, Jr., by deed dated January 16, 2006, and of record in Deed Book , at Page , Rutherford County Registry.

BEING all of Lot 365 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled "Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 123, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 365. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all easements, restrictions and rights of ways of record and a nonexclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. BEING a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 310 Shumont Estates, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Samuel P. Davis, Jr. and Shipyard Property Management, LLC. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25966-FC01, 669125 2/26, 03/05/2010

North Carolina, Rutherford County

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

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 365 on Buffalo Shoals Road, in Greyrock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

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

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25857-FC01, 666744 2/19, 02/26/2010

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 21 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leslie G. Grene, a married man and his wife, Linda F. Grene to First State Service Corp. Trustee(s), which was dated January 26, 2005 and recorded on January 26, 2005 in Book 824 at Page 456, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 10, 2010 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being all of Lot Number 197 in Riverbend at Lake Lure, Section 5, a subdivision located in Chimney Rock Township, as recorded in Plat Book 10, at pages 76-81 of the Public Records of Rutherford County, North Carolina, to which reference is hereby made for a full and complete description. Acceptance of this deed certifies that the Grantees are the purchasers of the property shown and described herein, which is located in the subdivision jurisdiction of Rutherford County, and that they hereby accept this plan with their free consent, establish minimum building set back lines, and dedicate all streets for private use. Furthermore acceptance of this deed indicates the purchaser's knowledge that there is not any public water or sewer available to this subdivision. All water and sewer will be private. The purpose of this statement is to comply with G.S. 136-102.6.

Subject to right reserved by Developer for the right, privilege and easement to enter upon, use and occupy temporarily the above referenced property for the purpose of constructing roads and drainage and for the accommodation of construction equipment, materials and excavated earth, over and across said property. Subject to all restrictions of record. Being the same and identical property which was conveyed by Ronald H. Stenberg and wife, Jane M. Stenberg TO Leslie G. Grene and wife, Linda F. Grene, by deed dated January 14, 2005 and of record in Deed Book , at Page , Rutherford County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as: Lot 197 Pheasant Street, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

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

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

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25532-FC01, 669693 2/26, 03/05/2010

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION RUTHERFORD COUNTY 10 sp 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RALPH J. JONES AND CORDELIA T. JONES DATED AUGUST 16, 2004 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 803 AT PAGE 679 IN THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00 PM on March 3, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, N.C., and being a portion of the 9-1/2 acre tract as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 602, page 533, Rutherford County Registry, and described hereinafter by metes and bounds according to survey by Lattimore & Peeler Surveying, D. Dobbins Lattimore, R.L.S., dated March 4, 1998, as follows: Lying on the North side of Campfield Church Road (State Road No. 1784), BEGINNING at a railroad spike in the center of Campfield Church Road, said beginning point being the northwest corner of the Hicks Toney and wife, Virginia Toney property as described in Deed recorded in Deed Book 334, Page 607, and from the beginning running thence with the line of Danny H. Toney Deed Book 625, Page 512, North 15 degrees 39 minutes 05 seconds West 216.70 feet to a set iron pin; thence South 86 degrees 09 minutes 22 seconds West 136.94 feet to a new iron pin; thence a new line South 15 degrees East 247.60 feet to a PK nail set in the centerline of Campfield Church Road; thence with the centerline of said road North 73 degrees 08 minutes 50 seconds East 136.88 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.722 acres according to survey referred to hereinabove.

And Being more commonly known as: 319 Campfield Church Rd, Ellenboro, NC 28040 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ralph J. Jones and Cordelia T. Jones.

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

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

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

The date of this Notice is February 10, 2010.

Grady Ingle Substitute Trustee 8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC 28269 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 09-121382

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MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — When U.S. Marines find suspicious powder that could be made into a bomb, they probe it with sophisticated tests. Afghan soldiers have their own method — they taste it.

The operation against the Taliban in Marjah has been a major trial for the Afghan military, showing the army is still far from capable of operating on its own. But its soldiers appear to be improving — even if they don’t always do things by the book.

When soldiers taste the white powder, for example, they are testing to see if it is salty, an attribute of ammonium nitrate, a main ingredient in roadside bombs. And they do it even though they have access to the U.S. testing methods.

Afghans make up about 2,000 of the 6,000 troops fighting in the southern town, with thousands more operating in the surrounding Nad Ali district — the biggest Afghan contribution to an offensive in the war.

They’ve searched houses, identified suspected Taliban, helped detect bombs and acted as a liaison between Marines and Afghan civilians — groups that barely understand each other.

“I think we learn from each other,” said Sgt. Abdulhadi Deljuh, one of the Afghan troops in Marjah with the Marines.

A former fighter in the ethnic Uzbek militia from the north, Deljuh joined the Afghan National Army two years ago.

“The Americans bring us more weapons and more discipline ... but we’re at least as brave.”

Though the Afghan army is now more than 100,000 strong, it’s not ready to go it alone — a key condition for U.S. and other international troops to leave. It lacks an adequate supply and logistical network as well as a professional noncommissioned officer force. Although NATO insists the Marjah offensive is Afghan-led, the Americans appear to make all the major

Chief of police killed by colleague ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The powerful chief of Algeria’s national police, on the front line in the war against Islamist insurgents, was shot and killed by a colleague during a meeting Thursday at his headquarters, authorities said.

Two others were injured in the attack on Ali Tounsi, including a security chief for the Algiers region, a law enforcement official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give information to the media.

The silver-haired Tounsi, 73, headed this North African nation’s police for 16 years. He was among the most powerful security officials in Algeria and had been an institution in the country’s fight against Islamic militants since the 1990s, when insurgents tried to overthrow the military-backed government. The violence, which almost brought the country to its knees, killed up to 200,000 people.

Tounsi’s attacker turned his weapon on himself after the shooting at the security headquarters, located on the waterfront of this Mediterranean port city, the Interior Ministry said.

Names match new Dubai suspects JERUSALEM (AP) — Eight more people in Israel turned out Thursday to have names matching suspects in the assassination of a top Hamas operative in Dubai, and claimed their identities had been stolen.

Associated Press The son of one of those newly caught up in the A Canadian soldier points at the direction of fire coming from insurgents case said his father did not know whom to turn to to an Afghan National Army soldier during a firefight in the Badula Qulp for help because the country’s Mossad spy agency area, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, is strongly suspected of masterminding the killing.

Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

The latest revelations follow Dubai’s release a day earlier of the names of 15 new suspects. They deepened suspicions of Israeli involvement in the Jan. decisions on the ground. tion.

19 slaying of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, whom Israel Throughout the operation, As the Marjah assault prohad identified as the point man for smuggling American commanders at all gressed, Whitman has had to weapons to the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers. levels have been eager to showincrease pressure on Afghan The unraveling of the spy novel-like story is case their Afghan counterparts. troops, especially when they producing new twists on a near-daily basis, rais“We’ve got some of the very best revert to their habit of thinking Afghan troops with us,” said Americans will do everything for ing questions such as why so many people were Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, the them. At times, Afghan soldiers needed to carry out the hit, especially with Dubai Marine commander in Helmand with 1st Platoon have refused to surveillance capturing many of their movements. province, as he toured Marjah go on the risky night marches for The apparent use of forged documents has also put Israel in hot water with some of its staunchest last week with an Afghan gensupplies. And Whitman threateral. ened that those refusing to carry allies.

“It’s clear that illegal use was made of perAfghan generals have worked their own food rations would go sonal information,” said Raphael Cannon, whose with the Americans for years. In without eating.

Marjah, the pairing goes down Marines often repeat stories of 62-year-old father Roy, shares one of the 15 new to the lowest echelon.

Afghan troops refusing to fight. names released by Dubai on Wednesday.

Marines have been fighting, But, in contrast with last year, eating and sleeping alongside many now conclude their stoGermans investigate sex abuse some of the best soldiers the ries by stating: “Well, actually, a BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have Afghan army could muster. couple of guys on my squad are opened investigations into allegations of sexual Still, there are points of fricpretty good.” abuse at two Roman Catholic schools — the first legal action since reports of priests abusing students surfaced in January.

Senior prosecutor Andrea Titz in Munich is investigating claims of abuse against a member of a Benedictine-run boarding school in Ettal, Bavaria, her office said in a statement Thursday.

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Italian oil spill reaches farm center ROME (AP) — Sludge from an oil spill snaked down the Po River on Thursday to reach the province of Parma, raising fears that the home of Italy’s famed prosciutto, parmesan cheese and other agricultural staples might be at risk of water contamination.

Italian farm lobby Coldiretti insisted Italy’s food chain was safe since the Po is not being used for irrigation these days. But another group of farm owners, Confagricultura, warned that the spring planting season — particularly for waterintensive rice crops — might be at risk unless clean water is ensured.

The Po River valley, which extends 71,000 square kilometers (27,400 square miles) across several northern regions, produces a third of Italy’s agricultural output and represents 40 percent of the country’s GDP. Because of its economic importance, officials are warning that farm output might be affected, in addition to the already extensive damage the slick has caused to the area’s wildlife.

Authorities say the spill began Tuesday, when someone opened the cisterns at an oil refinery turned depot near Monza, letting tens of thousands of liters (thousands of gallons) of oil pour unimpeded into the Lambro River, a tributary of the Po. Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the spill.