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The Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad torch was lit Friday evening by Olympiad chair person Kay Dittmer as the annual sports/athletic event got under way at Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure. A fireworks show, shag dance competition, Lake Lure Ski Club exhibition and a Fun Run were also a part of the opening events. Today’s events include the sprint Triathlon, lake swim, 1-mile lake swim at Rumbling Bald; the Jr. Olympiad Sports Festival, dragon boat races, inflatable playground, KidSenses Planetarium and other games at Morse Park and at the Lake Lure Beach. Sunday events will include the Race to the Rock. There will be plenty of food, beverages and activities. Spectators will not be charged admission.
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Clinic gets $80,000 grant By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — The Community Clinic of Rutherford County will have some help planning for the future thanks to an $80,000 grant announced by the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration this week. “The funds will be used for planning activities supporting the future development of the
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FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate dipped to 15.1 for the month of July, down 0.2 percent from June. Despite the drop in percentage, Rutherford County is now tied with Cherokee County for the fifth highest rate in North Carolina. Scotland County has the highest rate, with 17.1 percent and Edgecomb County is the second highest with 16.3. Third ranking went to Caldwell County at 15.6 while Cleveland County was the fourth highest with 15.3 percent. Polk County’s rate for July was 9 percent and McDowell County was at 14.8 percent. The state average for July’s rate was 11.1 “Employment growth was modest in many of our counties in July,” said Employment Security Commission Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “The coastal counties traditionally experience rate decreases due to tourism and the need for summer workers. The rest of the state has not had as much summer hiring compared to previous years, but there was enough to drop the rates in more than half of the state’s 100 counties.” Of the 31,953 members of the labor force in the County, there were 27,128 people employed, leaving 4,825 without jobs. “I haven’t seen any real changes over the last month,” said Terry Thomas, assistant manager for the ESC office in Forest City. “We’ve still been having a pretty steady stream of applicants. That (number) is pretty consistent with what we’ve seen as people are still coming in to our center.”
RUTHERFORDTON — A former Charlotte restaurant manager, Pete Silviglia, is the new general manager of 191 Prime restaurant, located in the former Rowdy Rib building on Main Street. Named 191 Prime because of it’s 191 Main Street address, the ’20s-erathemed restaurant opens tonight. The staff will wear gangster fedora hats to emphasize the prohibition era, said Silviglia, who lives in Rutherfordton and formerly worked for Rowdy Rib owner Mike Hunter. On Friday, Hunter said, “We are disappointed and heartbroken at the closure of The Rowdy Rib. It was to be, among other things, a vehicle for us to subsidize our summer camp for kids, so in that regard, we’re extremely saddened.” Please see Eatery, Page 6
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Pete Silviglia, general manager of 191 Prime, Rutherfordton, welcomes the public to the new downtown Rutherfordton restaurant, the former location of The Rowby Rib that closed recently. 191 Prime celebrates its grand opening tonight with special music by the Firecracker Jazz Band.
FOREST CITY — Overnight stays in lodging properties in Rutherford County are continuing to decrease, the Tourism Development Authority reported Thursday. Occupancy taxes collected in July reflected a 9.33 percent decrease over the same time last year. However, Rutherford County remains 26th in the state as a top tourist destination. Occupancy taxes collected for July were $87,091 compared to $96,055 in 2008-2009. Members agreed as the economy is still in a downturn, more families seem to be camping because rates are less expensive. Dawn Hemmelgran, owner of Please see TDA, Page 6
Hospice schedules open house Thursday FOREST CITY — The Hospice of Rutherford County Hospice House addition and the Carolina Event and Conference Center, a volunteer training center that can also be rented for other events, are complete. Hospice will conduct an open house at the Conference Center Thursday, Sept. 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hospice House tours will be available by appointment.
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Please RSVP by calling 245-0095 by Aug. 31. Hospice House is located on Hudlow Road. The six-suite addition to the SECU (State Employees Credit Union) Hospice House is operational, bringing the total capacity to eight residential level and 10 inpatient level suites for Hospice patients. Residential level of care is for those who typically have a longer stay, and inpatient
level suites are for those in a crisis or for those whose caregivers require a short respite. Each suite contains a patient area with oxygen built into the wall and concealed by a framed picture, a café table for two, a state of the art patient bed, television with DVD player, private bath with Please see Hospice, Page 6
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local Church News Simple Faith
Living By Faith
Living By Faith will sing Sunday, Aug. 30, at Bostic Missionary Methodist Church. Music begins at 6 p.m. The public is invited.
Simple Faith will be in concert Sunday, Aug. 30, at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro. Music begins at 7 p.m. Public invited.
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Riverside Baptist Church will host The Golden Valley Crusaders in concert Sunday, Sept. 6, beginning at 7 p.m. The church is located on Hogan Road in Harris. The public is invited to attend.
Adaville offers small group studies this fall SPINDALE — Adaville Baptist Church will offer a series of small group studies this fall designed to help participants grow as disciples of Christ. Those sessions include: First Place — Christian weight loss and health the Christian way. Weekly meetings include Bible study, prayer, tips on healthy living and encouragement. Making Marriage Work — Four part video series includes Biblical and practical tips to cultivate a healthy and happy marriage. Faith 301 — Learn how to use your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality and experiences to minister to others in need. The Shack discussion group — Based on the hugely popular, number one best selling novel by William Paul Young.
Financial Management — Managing your finances using Christian principles. Parenting — Help your teenager overcome hurts, become less rebellious, and discover their true identity. Senior Adult Study — Moving into a New Now: Faith for the Later Years One 2 Won; One 2 Won is a men’s mentorship program where young men are matched up with older, mature Christians, to help both grow in their faith. Sign up for these activities will be held Sunday, Aug. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Barbecue and entertainment will be provided. The public is invited to attend. Adaville Baptist Church is located at 805 Oakland Rd., Spindale.
Don’t Boast of Our Virtues
It is often tempting to inform others of our virtuous activities. For many of us, it can be difficult to resist telling others when we have made a sizable donation or done a good deed. However, in addition to the fact that most people are put off by such boasting, there is an even better reason to avoid this. That is, we should strive to be detached from our good deeds, because they can be a source of self-serving pride, and it is all too easy to take more credit than we actually deserve for such acts of goodness. We should give the credit to God, and strive to continue doing good works quietly and without great shows of pomposity. The real reason to develop our virtues is so that we can genuinely help our fellow human beings, and in the process, develop a character which automatically and effortlessly pursues goodness. So, we should proceed to do our good deeds quietly, and also remember the admonition of our Lord: “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers.” (Luke 20:46-47)
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Singing: Saturday, Aug. 29, 6 p.m., at Sunshine United Methodist Church, 367 DePriest Rd., Bostic; featuring Soldiers For the Cross. Praising in the Park 2009 will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, from 5 to 9 p.m., at Rogers Park in Tryon. A number of singers, groups and choirs are on program. Free food and drinks. Take US 74 west to Exit 161 (NC 108), go right on NC 108 for 4 miles to the second traffic light. Rogers Park is on the right at 123 W. Howard St. In case of rain, the event will be held at Tryon Elementary School. Singing: Sunday, Aug. 30, 6 p.m., Montford Cove Baptist Church, 4920 Cove Rd., Union Mills; featuring Shingle Hollow Senior Choir; fellowship after. Gospel singing: 29th Annual South Mountain Christian Camp Gospel Singing; Saturday, Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, Ellenboro; featuring The American Quartet and The Carolina Quartet. Singing: Sunday, Sept. 6, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring In His Glory.
Special services Long Branch Road Baptist Church will host its Annual Emergency Service Personnel Memorial church service on Sunday, Sept. 6. This recognition is held in honor of emergency service personnel for their service and dedication to the citizens of Rutherford County, as well as in memory of the men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., and the worship service will begin at 11 a.m. A fellowship lunch will follow. All emergency service personnel and families are invited to attend. Quarterly Sunday School Convention: Gold Hill Association; Sunday, Aug. 30, 2:30 p.m., at Gold Hill Assembly Building; workshop conducted by Rev. Donald Brown of New Zion Baptist Church, Spindale; adults and youth invited.
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Homecoming/revival: Sunday, Sept. 6, 3 p.m., Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church; the minister from Green Creek Baptist will speak; revival Sept. 7-10, 7 nightly. Revival: Sept. 7-9, 7 nightly, at Sandy Mush Volunteer Fire Department, with Chaplain Bryan Melton; special singing each night. Revival: Sept. 7-11, 7 nightly; Doggett Grove AME Zion Church; guest speaker, Rev. Clifton Harris; James R. Staley, pastor. Revival: Sept. 13-16, 7 nightly, Hopewell AME Zion Church, Harris; guest speaker Rev. William Staley.
Fundraisers Yard sale, breakfast: Saturday, Aug. 29, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Temple of Jesus, Lake Lure; large number of yard sale items; rain date Sept. 19.
Singing, supper: Benefit for Rev. and Mrs. Lonnie Evans Jr.; Saturday, Aug. 29, 4 to 7 p.m., Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church, 2490 Cove Rd., Rutherfordton; hot dogs and hamburgers; featuring The Crain Family, The Kinney Family and other local groups. Yard sale: Saturday, Aug. 29, begins at 6 a.m., at Walls Baptist Church; large number of yard sale items; sausage and livermush biscuits will also be sold; all proceeds will go toward Kay Luckadoo’s mission trip to India. Car wash: Saturday, Aug. 29, begins at 7:30 a.m., at Zaxby’s parking lot; cars $5, trucks $10; towel dry extra; sponsored by Angel Divine Faith Church.
Poor man’s dinner: Sunday, Aug. 30, Chase Baptist Church, Forest City; serving begins at the 11 a.m. worship service; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds to help those out of work and the benevolence fund. Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Sept. 3, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church, Forest City; adults $5, children $3, under 6 free; proceeds for the Good Samaritan fund. Fish fry: Saturday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., New Forest Chapel Church, 137 Chapel St., Forest City; plates $6.50 with drink. Yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 5, begins at 7 a.m., at the Apostolic Church of Rutherford County, 440 S. Broadway St., Forest City; sponsored by the youth. Barbecue: Orders will be taken for Boston butts ($30 each) with barbecue sauce and slaw through Sept. 2. Pick up date Sept. 4, at Golden Valley Missionary Methodist Church. Call 2471090 or 447-4100 to place an order. Proceeds for 2010 mission trip to Haiti. Friday night supper: Sept. 4, begins at 4 p.m., Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, Bostic-Sunshine Hwy.; pork tenderloin plates, homemade biscuits and desserts; adults $10; ages 6-12, $6; under 6 free; proceeds for Camp McCall. Yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 5, begins at 7 a.m., at Hopewell United Methodist Church; large number of yard sale items; church located four miles from Ellenboro at the corner of Hollis and Hopewell roads. Yard sale: Sept. 4 and 5, Shingle Hollow CHC Campground; Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; hot dogs will be sold; proceeds will toward a new girl’s dorm on the campground. Yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Shoe Show (beside WalMart); baked goods and hot dog sale; sponsored by Stony Knoll CME Church; proceeds for outreach.
Other 9th Annual Youth Fest: Under the direction of Karen LaBreche RN and Elaine Waters RN; Saturday, Sept. 19, at Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale; open to all youth in middle grades and high school; for more information call 286-5509. Mother’s Morning Out program: Now enrolling for fall, infants through preschoolers; Wednesdays beginning Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at First Baptist Church, Rutherfordton. Call 2869047.
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risk of not having adequate means to provide for medical care. “In 2005, the clinic scheduled just under 600 patient visits in the year. In 2008, the number of patient visits grew to over 2,900,” said McGriff. “Under the umbrella of the clinic, the residents of Rutherford County received assistance with over 1,000 prescriptions and 325 patients received preventative screenings. These patients are the uninsured/low income county residents who don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid and cannot afford the cost of private insurance or private physician care. They are the ones who will fall through the cracks and the Community Clinic is the only provider who is offering health care to this population.” The Community Clinic is one of nine community health centers in North Carolina that will receive a total of $959,480 in grants. “Health insurance premiums have risen five times faster than wages in our state, putting coverage out of reach for many hardworking North Carolina families,” U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) said. “In this tough economy, our commuContributed photo nity health centers are more important than ever. This grant funding is an important investment in Mike Gilbert, president of the Rutherford County Homebuilders Association and owner of A&G Construction, congratulates Phillip Kurkendall and Tyler Wellborn as the first recipients of the association’s new scholarship for our state’s health care infrastructure.” North Carolina’s grants were part of $25.7 milConstruction Trades students at Isothermal Community College. This year’s scholarship was given in memory of Joe Robbins, one of the association’s founders. Chester Melton, Construction Trades instructor, helped coordilion awarded to community health centers nationnate the effort. Pictured (from left to right) are Melton, Gilbert, Kurkendall and Wellborn. New scholarship benefits wide. Construction Trades students “These grants could not be coming at a better time,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. “With more than 14.5 million Americans out of work, and 47 million without health insurance, the health centers are seeing more patients now than ever before.”
Builders award scholarship SPINDALE – Phillip Kurkendall and Tyler Wellborn, students in the Construction Trades program at Isothermal Community College, are the inaugural recipients of the new Rutherford County Homebuilders Association Scholarship. The awards were given by the Rutherford County Homebuilders Association. This year, the scholarships were made
in memory of Joe Robbins, one of the founders of the association. Recently, the association decided to sell its old headquarters building off of Withrow Road. It decided to use the proceeds to set up a scholarship program, said the association’s president, Mike Gilbert. “We wanted to give back to the community and show support for the college and these fine students,” said Gilbert, the own-
er of commercial builder A&G Construction. “Chester Melton is doing a lot of good over here with this program and we wanted to give these students some help as they learn more about the construction business.” Kurkendall and Wellborn will receive $3,000 from the meritbased scholarship to pay for books and tuition while they study Construction Trades at Isothermal.
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Meeting set Tuesday for VA clinic discussion
FOREST CITY — All veterans and other interested persons are invited to a Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College. Veterans will receive information about the new Veterans Health Clinic, under construction at 374 Charlotte Road, Rutherfordton (former CVS location). Officials will answer veterans questions regarding the new clinic and will meet representaTraveling Science Shop and Field tives from the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville. Trip Workshops.
KidSenses will host an educational summit RUTHERFORDTON — An educational summit for teachers will be hosted by KidSenses Childrens’ InterACTIVE Museum, Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The drop-in event is to introduce all Rutherford County
educators to KidSenses’ new and improved workshops and outreach offering for the school year. KidSenses has added new and exciting educational programs including The Explorer Dome,
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new program is being started at Isothermal Community College to give unemployed county residents skills and knowledge that will lead to a job. It is called JobsNOW, and will, in six months, provide an opportunity for students to be eligible for employment in such areas as nursing assistant, plumbing and other construction trades. At ICC’s Polk County campus, classes will prepare students for jobs with veterinarians and in agriculture. “What you learn in the compressed class should be enough to make you employable in six months or less,” said Mike Saunders, ICC’s industrial training specialist. Now comes the hard part. People have to get off the couch, put down the remote and make an effort. An opportunity such as this is for people who want to take command of their lives and their futures and who will apply themselves in the program.
Our readers’ views Drug rationing is a possibility To the editor: One of your frequent letter writers has expressed concerns for the lies being perpetrated on the health care bill. I wonder which misrepresentation is he concerned with? Could it be Obama’s recent declaration that he doesn’t want to destroy private coverage in spite of video evidence in 2003, 2005 and 2008 having said he envisions a complete single payer system within the next 10 to 15 years? Could it be the insistence that AARP is on board this plan in spite of AARP’s denial that it is not? Does he opine the fact that a democratic operative showed up at Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee’s town hall meeting impersonating a gynecologist with her “doctor’s perspective” endorsement? Apparently, some are more concerned that an 80-year-old grandmother might be the operative wing of the insurance lobby. Or a truck driver from Nebraska is an undercover agent for the great “right wing conspiracy”. But the rock that has the dog barking seems to be the term “death panel.” Where on earth would these uncouth, intellectually deprived nay-sayers come up with such a notion? Oh, I don’t know .... maybe, say the U.K., or Canada? Or right here at home in the great liberal state of Oregon? The London Daily Mail
recently investigated the story of Oregon resident Barbara Wagner who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005. In spite of doctors giving her a six-month life expectancy, Mrs. Wagner was determined to survive. Being a contributor of Oregon’s state run health program she eagerly applied for a drug which showed much promise only to have her hopes dashed when the state informed her the drug was too expensive. Now for those who think the term “death penalty” is offensive and misleading, please listen carefully. Rather than providing much needed treatment to this lady, Oregon deemed her situation more cost effective to provide Mrs. Wagner with life-ending medication. The London news agency investigated this story because the British Health Care system intended to use the Oregon model for drug verses cost analysis. They concluded that medical costs inevitably force government run health care to refuse treatment. Thus, dare I say it, they chose to ration instead of treating the problem. In 2008, several thousand cancer patients in the U.K. have been denied treatment because the cost of treatment was deemed unworthy. One particular group hit the hardest has been older ladies with breast cancer who are almost always denied treatment. The British Medical Association has condemned the action of
NICE, the bureaucratic arm of their health care system. What some Americans would call Britain’s death panel. Dr. Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the associations GP committee has accused NICE of leaving patients in limbo with no one being clear as to who is responsible if the patient becomes worse or dies. For the moment, I will assume Obama and those on the left have good intentions. Maybe they don’t expect rationing or the end of private coverage. Nor anymore intrusiveness from the IRS. There is an easy solution. Totally destroy HR3200 and rewrite it. Take out all the ambiguity. Write it in plain language so house reps like John Conyers will not have to admit it is too vague to understand. Make it so clear that it will not be open to misinterpretation. Let’s do a patient bill of rights that will guarantee no end to the private sector nor rationing of care, etc. My moment is up. We all know this will not happen. The fact that too many, highly educated lawyers have written such an cumbersome and openended bill makes me suspicious. The fact this bill was intended to have been ram horned down the pike makes me even more suspicious. The well being of America is not in this bill. Bruce Duncan Lake Lure
Did big business win or lose in the 2009 session? RALEIGH – Did big business in North Carolina win or lose in the state budget battle of 2009? Some would say it was a big winner because there was no large, permanent increase in income taxes. That sentiment is mistaken. I’ve been around Raleigh long enough to have watched closely several state budget crises, beginning with the 1990-91 recession. Generally speaking, when state lawmakers start talking about responding to budget deficits with tax hikes, big business does not oppose them. Instead, the various business lobbies emphasize the dangers of raising taxes on their respective industries, so as to deflect legislative attention to other industries and tax options. In the end, the “sinful” industries with less popular support or political heft – tobacco, alcohol, now Amazon.com – tend to get stuck with higher tax costs. There will sometimes be increases in income-tax
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rates, usually temporary. But most of the tax bill gets tacked onto the sale of retail goods, the burden of which is then borne by consumers, retailers, and the manufacturers of taxed goods. It happened in 1991. It happened in 2001-03. And it just happened again. The vast majority of the $1 billion+ tax increase that Gov. Beverly Perdue and the General Assembly just enacted consists of a penny increase in the sales-tax rate plus “sin” taxes. Only a silly person believes that billion-dollar-tax hikes don’t have an effect on a state’s economy and business climate. But if you’re the head of a large firm in the finance, legal, health care,
or service sectors, a budget debate that ends with higher retail sales taxes might well look like a success. However, I think big business exemplifies the risks of being penny-wise and pound-foolish. By refusing to bring their considerable heft directly into the debate in favor of a smaller, more affordable state budget without tax increases, business lobbies lose tremendous opportunities to improve the state’s business climate in the long run – and this year they even got stuck with higher tax bills, anyway. At least temporarily, there will be a 3 percent surcharge on the income taxes that business owners and corporate executives pay into the state treasury. But that’s not the end of it. A legislated increase in marginal tax rates on individual or corporate income is not the only way the business community can get stuck with a higher tax burden.
There is also the matter of tax-code compliance. Included in the finance package was $300 million a year in higher revenues anticipated from higher tax compliance. At least half of that is expected to come from more aggressive pursuit of corporate taxes. While few would defend corporations getting special exemptions from taxes that other firms have to collect and remit to Raleigh, much of the additional revenue involves the anticipated resolution of disputes in complex cases about defining corporate income and allocating it across multiple states. So if a company finds itself in court trying to defend what it considers to be a good faith attempt to comply with a screwy tax code, because the state has again raised its expenditures on aggressive litigation of tax cases, it can thank its lobbyists in Raleigh who focused only on blocking a statutory increase in tax rates rather than fighting a broader bat-
tle against government bloat. As long as business lobbyists think it expedient to cut deals with big government, they will fool themselves into thinking that they are winning – even as North Carolina becomes a less attractive place to shop, travel, invest, or create jobs. Look, I know why big business scowls at politicians who raise income taxes and winks at politicians who raise sales taxes. The latter is, politically, the path of least resistance. But that doesn’t make the policy a wise one in the long run. North Carolina already has one of the most economically ruinous tax codes in the United States. It didn’t get any better in 2009, despite the fact that North Carolina also has one of the worst economies in the country. I consider that a loss. Don’t you? Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.
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Anna Lee “Mamaw” Shelton Tweed, 69, of 145 Norway Dr., Forest City, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at Hospice House in Forest City. Mrs. Tweed was a daughter of the late Delbert D. Shelton and Debbie I. Riddle, and also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edwin Tweed. She was a member of the First Wesleyan Church of Forest City. She is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Tweed of Rutherfordton; a sister, Cora Shelton of Indiana; Contributed photos one granddaughter; and five Two new Guardian ad Litems were named in Rutherford County recently. A Guardian ad Litem is great-grandchildren. a trained volunteer who is appointed by the court to advocate for the best interests of an abused or A memorial service will neglected child. In court, the GAL serves as a voice for the child. GAL volunteers come from all walks be conducted at 2 p.m. of life and have a variety of professional, educational and ethnic backgrounds. No special education Wednesday, Sept. 2, at or experience is required and training is provided. District Court Judge Tommy Davis swore in Sharon First Wesleyan Church, Mitchell, left photo, and Chief District Court Judge Randy pool swore in Leslie McDaniel. Forest City, with the Rev. Curtis Williamson officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home.
Rutherford Notes Forest workshop is scheduled Sept. 17 RALEIGH — The North Carolina Tree Farm Program of the American Tree Farm System announces a private forest landowner’s workshop at BSA Camp Grimes on Vein Mountain Road in Dysartsville. The workshop will be Thursday, Sept. 17, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The morning session will feature speakers on sustainable forestry practices and wildlife habitat, non-timber forest products and a panel discussion of working family forest conservation easements. The 2008 National Tree Farmer of the Year, Dr. Bob Cooper of Forsyth County, will be the featured luncheon speaker. Following a complimentary lunch, workshop attendees will tour the managed forest on the Scout Camp, which has been certified by the American Tree Farm System as an N.C. Tree Farm. The afternoon forest tour will
feature field discussions of both pine and hardwood management practices, improving habitat for wildlife, developing recreational opportunities in the forest and protecting water quality in forestry operations. Call the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service office in McDowell County at 828-652-8104 or by e-mail at Jane_McDaniel@ncsu.edu to register for the workshop. Registration is free. The cutoff date for advance registration is Monday, Sept. 14.
Discount Fair tickets are available FOREST CITY — Discount tickets for the 2009 N.C. Mountain State Fair are available at Ingles grocery here through Sept. 10. The fair is Sept. 11-20 in Fletcher, off I-26 near Asheville. When the fair opens on Sept. 11, which is WLOS Day, students in kindergarten through twelfth grades will be admitted free until 6 p.m. Among featured sights
for the 2009 fair include: Hogway Speedway, Hansen’s, Going Green with Ag, Rusty’s Trailblazing Chuckwagon, Display Livestock, Dixie Starlight Express, Educational Exhibits, Flower and Garden Exhibit and Seminars, In His Name Ministry, Heritage Wage, Antique Tractor and Farm Equipment; Chainsaw Artist Mountain Dan Smathers, UNC-Public TV and Chracter, Leon Jacobs,Jr., FFA Truck and Tractor Driving Contest, Mountain Music, Farm Aventures, Working Border Collie Demonstration and Wild West Follies. Entertainment includes — Clogging Championships, Jake Owens, Randy Houser, 33 Miles, The Travelin McCourys; $5 admission for concerts held in the McGoush Arena Entertainment. The fair opens Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 3 p.m. For more details visit www.mountainfair.org
Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 130 E-911 calls Thursday. n Robert Benjamin Parker reported the theft of medication. n The theft of medication was reported at Hillcrest Rest Home, 2270 Oakland Rd., Forest City. n James Kenneth Johnson reported two wheel chair batteries.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 32 E-911 calls Thursday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 22 E-911 calls Thursday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Thursday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 57 E-911 calls Thursday. n David Martin reported an incident of recovering a stolen bicycle. The incident occurred on Willow Run Drive. n An employee of D&H Garage, on Hammertown Road, reported a larceny. n Timothy Derick Campbell reported a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle and larceny from the vehicle.
Arrests n Christopher Marvin Harrison, 34, of N.C. 120, Mooresboro; arrested on warrants for identity theft and obtaining property by false pretenses; released on a $15,000 unsecured bond. (FCPD)
n Mario Bell, 20, of Mountain View Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for second-degree trespassing; released on a $1,000 unsecured. (FCPD) n Arnold Beaver, 49, of Smith Street, Forest City; arrested on a fugitive warrant out of Spartanburg County, S.C.; no bond. (FCPD) n Creed Mayse, 48, of Duke Street, Forest City; served with a show cause order for failure to pay monies. (FCPD) n Michael Hawkins, 36, of West Main Street, Forest City; served with a show cause order for failure to pay monies. (FCPD) n April Bland Wood, 37, of 109 Georgia St.; charged with felony probation violation; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Roy Steven Buff, 19, of 750 Gilmore Edwards Rd.; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (Probation) n Sarah Lynn Putnam, 30, of 180 Lee Crowder Rd.; charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; released on a $1,500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Troy Jacob Howell, 17, of 276 U.S. 221 Alley; charged with injury to personal property; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Timothy Wayne Sander, 20, of 208 McAbee Rd.; charged with felony larceny; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Brook Lyn Radford, 22, of 4001 Pelham Rd.; charged with misdemeanor child abuse; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Chris Leigh McClellan, 30, of 343 Johnson Rd.; charged with failure to comply on child support and resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,182 cash
bond. (RCSD) n Justin Michael Castle, 19, of 163 Whispering Pine Circle; charged with local ordinance consume alcohol by 19/20; placed under a $500 secured bond. (RCSD) n Rocky Clint McMellion, 26, of 210 Stoneybrook Drive; charged with misdemeanor larceny; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Jose Caberro, 33, of 318 Johnson St.; charged with misdemeanor stalking; released on an unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Brian Lee Wilkerson, 17, of 415 Maple Creek Rd.; charged with disorderly conduct; freed on a custody release. (RCSD) n Ruby Tuesday Wheeler, 17, of 214 Spindale St.; charged with assault and battery; freed on a custody release. (SPD)
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 25 E-911 calls Thursday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to eight E-911 calls Thursday.
Fire Calls n Cliffside firefighters responded to a brush fire. n Forest City firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash and to a fire alarm. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle crash. n Spindale firefighters responded to a brush fire. n Sandy Mush firefighter responded to two motor vehicle crashes.
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Deaths Raoul Wallenberg GENEVA (AP) — Guy von Dardel, a particle physicist who sought for years to find his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg in Soviet imprisonment, died Friday at his home in Geneva. He was 90. Von Dardel never accepted Soviet authorities’ claims that Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who is credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis during World War II, died in a Soviet prison in 1947, two years after the Soviets arrested him in Budapest on spying charges. Von Dardel’s wife, Mathilda, said von Dardel, who had worked at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, died after an illness. Von Dardel, who compiled a massive archive on his half-brother and visited the Soviet Union in his search for him, maintained there was evidence that the Soviets wanted to exchange Wallenberg for defectors and other Russians in Sweden, but the offers were rejected by Swedish authorities. Alex Grass HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Alex Grass, who founded Rite Aid Corp. and built it into one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, has died of lung cancer. Grass, 82, died Thursday night at his Harrisburg home after a decade-long battle with the disease, his daughter, Elizabeth Grass Weese of Baltimore, said Friday. Grass also was a philanthropist who contributed to civic, health and educational organizations. “Alex Grass was larger than life,” said Rabbi Peter Kessler of Harrisburg’s Temple Ohev Sholom, where Grass was a member and where a funeral is scheduled for Sunday. “He was a great friend to many in his community and throughout the world.”
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Born in Scranton, Pa., and educated as a lawyer, Grass’ business career took off after he bought a small health and beauty aids store, the Thrif D Discount Center, in Scranton in 1962. He had expanded the business to 50 stores and renamed it by the time it went public in a $25-a-share stock offering in 1968. By the time he stepped down as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer in 1995, Rite Aid was the nation’s largest drugstore chain in terms of total stores and No. 2 in terms of revenue. Loyal ‘Sharkey’ Nelson PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Portland State basketball coach Loyal “Sharkey” Nelson has died at 96. Nelson coached the Vikings from 1953-65, making him the longest tenured men’s basketball coach in Portland State history. Nelson compiled a 162-156 record when the university played at the NAIA level. Nelson returned to coach the Portland State women in 1975-76, leading the squad to a 19-13 record and its first trip to the AIAW playoffs. Nelson entered the Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. The Rev. Carl K. Moeddel CINCINNATI (AP) — The former second-ranking administrator of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has died after a long illness. The Rev. Carl K. Moeddel (Moh-DEHL’) was 71. The archdiocese says Moeddel died Tuesday morning. He had a stroke several years ago and suffered from diabetes. Moeddel resigned in 2007 because of ill health. William Robbins NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A retired NASA scientist honored for improving satellite communications technology has died in Ohio at age 82. William H. Robbins died at a nursing home of complications from a stroke suffered in 2005. Robbins was part of a NASA team honored with an Emmy in 1985 by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for work on satellite communications. He worked for NASA for 38 years, almost all at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. H. Douglas Lee DELAND, Fla. (AP) — School officials say the former Stetson University president who retired in May after 22 years has died. The school posted on its Web site the announcement saying H. Douglas Lee died early Tuesday morning at Florida Hospital in DeLand of complications from surgery. He was 66. Lee served as president of Stetson from June 1987 to May 31, 2009. He then became chancellor.
Anna S. Tweed Anna Lee “Mamaw” Shelton Tweed, 69, of 145 Norway Drive, Forest City, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2009, at Hospice House of Rutherford County. Born July 4, 1940, a daughter of Delbert D Shelton and Debbie I. Riddle. She was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Forest City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edwin Tweed and children, Robin, Donna, Robert and Glenn Tweed. She is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Tweed of Rutherfordton; a sister, Cora Shelton of Indiana; a granddaughter, Debbie Jimenez of Forest City; five great grandchildren, Omar Jimenez, Jr., Jonathan Jimenez, Emily Jimenez, Alejondro Jimenez and Ryan Jimenez. Visitation will be 7:00-8:00 PM, Sunday, August 30, at McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 2:00PM, Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at First Wesleyan Church of Forest City with the Rev. Curtis Williams officiating. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the family An online guest register is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome. com
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Calendar/Local Diet, nutrition program offered by Extension Service
Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: Aug. 31 — Red Cross Chapter, 838 Oakland Rd., Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 to schedule an appointment; All presenting donors (in August) may enter a drawing to win one of three $1,000 gas cards.
Meetings/other Chase Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room; officers will be elected; members urged to attend. Veterans meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; at The Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center, ICC; to learn more about the Veterans Health Clinic now under construction at 374 Charlotte Rd., Rutherfordton; representatives from the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville will be present; all veterans encouraged to attend. DAR Chapter meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR; Wednesday, Sept. 2, 3 p.m., at the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County Library, 319 Doggett Rd., Forest City. Open house: Hospice of Rutherford County will hold open house at its new facility, Carolina Event and Conference Center, on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hospice is located at 374 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club will dance Friday, Sept. 4, at Club LA in Spindale. Prospective members invited to attend. Music starts at 8 p.m. For information call 287-9228. Washburn community meeting: Washburn Community Club members will meet Thursday, Sept. 10, to vote on how to disperse the community funds. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.
Reunions 4th Annual Graham Town reunion: Saturday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m. until 10 p.m., at Hardin Road Park, Forest City; fun, food, live entertainment; arts/crafts vendors welcome (no food vendors); for more information call 288-4760, 289-1207 or 247-4142. Beaver family reunion: Saturday, Sept. 12, covered dish lunch 1 p.m., Big Springs Baptist Church, 534 Big Springs Rd., Ellenboro; for more information contact Donna Beaver Walker at 657-6385. Taylor family reunion: Sunday, Sept. 20, Gilkey United Methodist Church; covered dish lunch 1 p.m.; for more information contact Kim Beam at 287-9480. 40th Class reunion: East Rutherford High School Class of 1969 will hold its 40th reunion on Oct. 10. Classmates who have not received information, contact Linda H. Lovelace at 245-2267 or Max Champion at 245-9243.
Fundraisers Country ham supper: Saturday, Sept. 4, 4 to 8 p.m., Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church; adult plates $9; children $4.50; under 6 free; proceeds for the building fund. Community-wide yard sale: Saturday, Sept. 12, at Union Mills Learning Center, in conjunction with the all-you-can-eat breakfast. Annual fashion show: Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m., Lakeview Restaurant, Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure; featuring fashions by Chico’s of Asheville; advance tickets $25; reservations required; contact Nancy Kessel at 625-8115 or Carol Root at 625-4350; sponsored by the women of Fairfield Mountains Chapel. Family portraits: Saturday, Sept. 19, at the county annex building; pictures will be made by Heart Strings Family Portrait Photography; professional photographs for a $10 donation; receive 2 free 10x13 portraits ($69.95 value); contact Debra Conner at 287-6061 for more information; proceeds for Relay for Life.
FOREST CITY — Need help choosing healthy foods, losing weight and building lifelong healthy habits? If so, a new weight management program developed by the N.C. Cooperative Extension and the N.C. Division of Public Health may be just what you are looking for. The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program is being offered by Rutherford County Cooperative Extension beginning Sept. 3. Each session of the 12-week pro-
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Hunter and his wife Robin own Janua Coeli Way, a Cancer Foundation camp off US 64 outside Rutherfordton. “Our thanks go to former employees who worked so hard to make The Rib a special place, and to those customers who were so very supportive,” Hunter continued. “These are very difficult economic times to operate a business, let alone open a new one. Our small towns need success stories, to survive, and so our best wishes to 191 Prime and for the jobs they are creating. Please support your local businesses.” The new restaurant is owned by ANS Management Ventures and since the ownership change, the restaurant has undergone some renovations including painting.
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shower, a kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator, a sitting area and a porch or patio. The Hospice House addition also includes a chapel that will seat approximately 30 people with the stained glass wall moved from the Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living, a vending area with snacks and drinks for purchase, as well as complimentary coffee and ice, a children’s play room with television, DVD player and books and games, a spa and hair care room and an additional nurse’s station. Hospice admits patients to the facility 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anyone can make a referral to Hospice, and patients are admitted to the Hospice House based on need.
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Foothills Family Campground, said her campground has been busy, but not as good as last year. Tom Judson, TDA chair said visitors are still coming to Rutherford, “just less.” He said occupancy taxes are down about 20 percent from TDA’s biggest year in 2007-2008. That year $577,905 was collected, compared to the previous year’s $558,006. As the occupancy tax reports were presented, Judson said the fund balance is continuing to decline because fund balance is being used to balance the budget “At some point, we’ll be too low,” he said of the fund balance, adding, TDA will have to live within “our means” Fund balance should be used as a “rainy day” fund, Judson said, adding “And it is raining.” He told the board, however it is also important to have a full understand-
Hospice Resale Shop will hold a storewide, half-price sale on its entire stock, including select items already marked at 25 cents. The store is located at 631 Oak St., Forest City. Spindale Fall Festival: Begins Friday, Sept. 18, with a street dance and classic car show from 6 to 10 p.m., on Main St.; old-fashioned street festival Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with arts/ crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, church yard sales, food and much more.; for information or vendor applications, call 288-4875 after 6 p.m.
through Nov. 19. Sessions will be held each Thursday from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Instructor Tracy Davis, extension agent, says “this time was chosen to allow employees to attend during their lunch hour, although anyone, whether employed or not, is welcome to attend.” The enrollment fee is $10 for the 12-week program and includes the journal and magazine. To register, contact Tracy Davis at Cooperative Extension at 287-6020 by Sept. 1.
The restaurant features a wine cellar dining room to accommodate 40 people and Silviglia said it will include a flat screen television for power point presentations by businesses and will also be the room for sporting events such as Super Bowl parties. “We want this to be the centerpiece in town,” he said Thursday afternoon. “We will have the absolute best food,” he said. The menu will include some favorites and some dishes that people might not recognize, he said. “But not so far out in left field you won’t recognize it,” he said. Live entertainment will also be a feature of the restaurant. Firecracker Jazz Band is the feature band Saturday. The band pays homage to the pioneers of early 20th Century Jazz. Band members are Je Widenhouse, Erl Sachais, Reese Gray, Jon Corbin, Michael Gray, and Henry Westmoreland. Local and regional musicians will be
among featured guests. Silviglia says locals are “under served” in the area and plans to utilize local talent. “A lot of people have brought their music here and it is very good.” Silviglia visited Rutherfordton twice in his lifetime, before moving to Rutherford County, and already loves the area. His fiancee’s best friend lives in Rutherfordton and she introduced the couple to the area. He said Rutherfordton reminds him of his grandfather’s home in Auburn, N.Y.. “People are wonderful here and I feel like I’m home.”
For example, someone can be a patient in a hospital, be admitted to Hospice care and transfer from the hospital straight to the Hospice House. Other patients are admitted when they have no caregiver or the caregiver is unable to help, aren’t a good candidate for a skilled nursing facility or other type of facility or simply can’t remain at home. Proceeds from the Hospice Resale Shop ensure anyone can access the Hospice House regardless of their economic situation. It is very important that everyone in our community supports the Resale Shop by donating and shopping there so that Hospice will be able to continue to offer this Hospice House care to anyone who can’t pay. Hospice will utilize the Carolina Event and Conference Center for volunteer training, but other organizations, businesses, groups and individ-
uals can rent the meeting room, private dining room, conference room, outside areas or entire facility for conferences, seminars, class reunions, wedding receptions or other events. The facility can seat approximately 500 people and has a commercial kitchen that serves the Hospice House patients, as well as all events.
ing of where the fund balance is. Last year, TDA had to use $82,000 from the fund balance and in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, $52,000 was used to balance the budget.
stays to increase the tourism industry across the county. “And cut down on expenses,” member Dana Conner said of TDA.
Judson asked TDA Executive Director Ann Almond to provide a concise report of the previous fund balances for the board to review at the next meeting. There is approximately $519,000 in the fund balance. Member Danielle Withrow said there was a “quantum leap” in tax collections a few years ago when the occupancy tax rate increased from 3 to 5 percent and that will not happen again.” “That was a quantum leap” due to the rise in taxes. The legislature allows for a cap of 6 percent in occupancy tax collected. The board approves the tax collection rate, however, by law, the occupancy tax rate caps at 6 percent. TDA members agreed it must do everything to bring people to Rutherford County for overnight
191 Prime is open Sunday-Thursday for lunch, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for dinner, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Contact Gordon via e-mail at jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com.
Proceeds from rental of this facility will ensure any person can have access to home care services regardless of ability to pay just as the Resale Shop supports the Hospice House. These facilities were built as the result of the Hands of Hope $4.2 million capital campaign conducted by volunteers. The campaign is still active with approximately $500,000 yet to be raised. Naming opportunities are still available. For more information about the open house or facilities, contact Heidi Owen at 245-0095.
Also Tuesday, Almond reported staff member Betty Earley is retiring, and board members said not to fill the position before approval from the board. TDA committee were also announced — Marketing Committee — Lynn Smith, chair; Tom Judson, Danielle Withrow, Heather Alley; Tourism Product Development — Danielle Withrow, chair; Angie Grohwin, Sally Lesher; Facilities Committee — Lynn Smith, chair; Keven McCammon, Danielle Withrow, Dana Conner; Facilities Management Committee — Keven McCammon, chair; Dana Conner, Angie Grohwin; Policy & Procedure — Angie Growhin, chair; Lynn Smith, Sally Lesher, Danielle Withrow. Sign Committee— Tom Judson, chair; Heather Alley; representatives from each municipality.
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LeCorn out, Bennett doubtful for Wolfpack COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says receiver Dion LeCorn won’t play in Thursday’s opener at North Carolina State, while another receiver, DeMario Bennett, could also miss the game due to injury. Spurrier says LeCorn is still recovering from a broken left leg suffered on the final play of the spring game. LeCorn had surgery and continues to rehab. Spurrier says Bennett is doubt for the game with the Wolfpack because of a shoulder injury. The 6-foot-3 freshman has gained the coaches’ attention during camp.
Daytona 500 qualifying avoids conflict DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Qualifying for next season’s Daytona 500 will be held one day earlier than usual, a move that avoids running the session on the same day as the Super Bowl. The top two spots for NASCAR’s biggest race of the year are typically determined in qualifying on the first Sunday of “Speedweeks.” But the NFL moved the Super Bowl back one week in 2010. Although NASCAR’s qualifying would have ended before kickoff, the move avoids any conflicts with the Super Bowl on Feb. 7 in Miami.
Central’s Cameron Green (35) gives his all as he battles through the East Henderson defense Friday at R-S Central High School.
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Hilltoppers smack Eagles, 34-14 By KEVIN CARVER Sports Correspondent
RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central spotted East Henderson an early touchdown and then scored 34 unanswered points and went on to a 34-14 win. Central led 20-7 at the half and then added two scores in the third quarter as they cruised to their second win of the season. East Henderson, set up by a 61-yard kickoff return by Shaq Davis, marched 29 yards on eight plays for an early 7-0 lead.
Tyler Arrowood got the score on a three-yard run up the middle. The point after kick by Brandon Chipol was good to make it 7-0 East Henderson with 8:10 to play in the first half. The Hilltoppers needed just four minutes to get on the scoreboard, marching 65-yards on eight plays with Oddie Murray going into the end zone on a five-yard run. Cody Owens kicked the point after to knot the score at 7-all. Central got the ball back four plays later at its own 45-yard line
On TV 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Chelsea vs. Burnley. 12 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) Little League Baseball World Series, International Championship — Teams TBA. 12 p.m. (ESPN) High School Football St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) at Upper Arlington (Ohio). 1 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) WTA Tennis U.S. Open Series — Pilot Pen — Final. 1 p.m. (WGN) MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees. 2:30 p.m. (WYFF) Beach Volleyball AVP Crocs Tour — Men’s Final. 3 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) PGA Tour Golf The Barclays — Third Round. 3 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) Little League Baseball World Series, U.S. Championship — Teams TBA. 3 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball Detroit Shock at San Antonio Silver Stars. 4 p.m. (WYFF) Golf U.S. Amateur Championship — Semifinal Round. 4 p.m. (WHNS) MLB Baseball Regional Coverage — Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets at Chicago Cubs or Tampa Bay at Detroit. 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Horse Racing From Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) LPGA Tour Golf Safeway Classic — Second Round. 7 p.m. (ESPN) High School Football Cedar Hill vs. DeSoto. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) ATP Tennis U.S. Open Series — Pilot Pen — Final. 7 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies. 8 p.m. (WBTV) (WYCW) NFL Preseason Football San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons. 8 p.m. (WSPA) NFL Preseason Football Baltimore Ravens at Carolina Panthers. 11 p.m. (ESPN2) MLS Soccer Club Deportivo Chivas USA at Los Angeles Galaxy.
and put together a 9-play drive for a score. Murray got things going with a 20-yard run off left tackle. On third and goal at the 2-yard stripe, Cameron Green ran up the middle for the score. Owens kicked the point after to make it 14-7 early in the second quarter. Midway through the second period, the Hilltoppers got the ball back at their own 47-yard line. Central put together a 10-play drive with Green finishing it off on a one-yard plunge Please see Central, Page 9
Forestview beats Cavs By DEREK SMITH Special to The Courier
GASTONIA — The game between Forestview and East Rutherford was abruptly ended late in the fourth quarter when a Cavalier player was injured and removed from the field by stretcher. Matt Murray, a 6-2, 215-pound junior lineman from Ellenboro, suffered a back injury with 1:47 remaining in the game and the Jaguars leading East Rutherford 19-7. By mutual coaches’ agreement, the game was halted and Murray was loaded into a Gaston County EMS vehicle and taken to the hospital. “He may have a possible neck or back injury,” said first-year head coach Clint Bland. “He’s injured his back before in the weight room. We were just taking precautionary measures on him. I’ll know more when I get to the hospital in Shelby. I told coach (Chris) Medlin that I thought it was best to Please see Cavs, Page 9
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Thomas Jefferson’s Jonathon Bass (1) reaches high for a pass during the action against St. Joseph’s Friday at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.
Gryphons fall, 29-12 By JACOB CONLEY Sports Correspondent
AVONDALE — Thomas Jefferson acquitted itself well in its first ever varsity football game, jumping to an early 6-0 lead before wearing down in the second quarter and falling to Greenville’s Saint Joseph’s Catholic School, 29-12, in a contest that was shortened due to darkness. “I think we played well on both sides of the ball”, said Coach Tony Helton. “They just made some more big plays than we did but overall it is still a big step forward for our program.” The Gryphons’ first drive started
Chesnee raps Chase By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor
well as the offense recorded two consecutive first downs, but an interception ended the drive early. The TJCA defense returned the favor by recovering a fumble as Saint Joseph’s coughed up the ball at the Thomas Jefferson 20-yard line. From there, the Griffs spread offense went to work and after several nice pass completions TJCA hit pay dirt on a Hank Nelson plunge from two yards out to give the home team a 6-0 lead with just over nine minutes left in the 1st quarter.
CHESNEE, S.C .— A tight, hard-fought three quarters of football suddenly dissolved for the Trojans into a 35-7 blowout win by Chesnee Friday. The Eagles scored four touchdowns in just over seven minutes of action in the fourth quarter to grab the win and send Chase to an 0-2 start. “We ran out of steam,” said Chase Coach Brad Causby. “I hate it for the kids because they did play so hard.” Chesnee struck for a lone touchdown in the first quarter and held a slim 7-0 lead at the half. Chase fired into the end zone to knot the game, late in the third, at 7-7. The fourth quarter was simply a disaster. The Trojans turned the football over on three consecutive possessions and all three resulted in touchdowns for the Eagles.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — About this time last year the Carolina Panthers played their third exhibition game and it set the tone for the season. That night the tandem of DeAngelo WilliamsJonathan Stewart eluded tackles, showed surprising speed and celebrated in the end zone during the Panthers’ 47-3 rout of Washington. They combined for 201 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of 60 and 50 yards, in a precursor of Carolina’s run-dominated 12-4 season. On Saturday, 231 days after their last home game — a stunning playoff flop against Arizona — the Panthers (0-2) are looking for another breakout game on both sides of the ball in the only preseason game where the starters play into the second half. It won’t be easy against the Baltimore Ravens (2-0), whose defense has already made it clear it’s still among the NFL’s best. “It’s a good measuring stick,” quarterback Jake Delhomme said. “You don’t want to play teams that are trying to find themselves. You want established teams that are very good at what they do to see what you need to work on to get ready.” The Ravens’ defense, ranked second in the NFL last season, shut out Washington in the preseason opener. Then the New York Jets managed one first down and Haloti Ngata returned an interception for a touchdown before Ray Lewis and the starters left in the second quarter Monday night. Even though linebacker Terrell Suggs (Achilles’ tendon) hasn’t played a down in the preseason, nose tackle Kelly Gregg will sit out Saturday with a shoulder injury and the Ravens didn’t put in the typical game plan because of a short week, the Ravens are a confident bunch and looking to perfect their pass rush against the Panthers. “You kind of want to make sure you have enough of it, but make sure you’re doing it the right way,” first-year defensive coordinator Greg Mattison said. “It gives you a great chance to see that in a preseason game.” Baltimore may not get a chance to test its run defense against Williams or Stewart. Williams, who broke four tackles in a 25-yard touchdown run in last week’s loss to Miami, sat out practice Wednesday with a sore knee. He’ll be a game-time decision. The bigger concern is Stewart, who missed his 16th straight practice Friday and will sit out his third exhibition game with a left Achilles’ tendon injury. Receiver Steve Smith could make his preseason debut as he recovers from a shoulder injury. Defense, though, is where the injuries and worries are piling up for Carolina. The loss of defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu (torn Achilles’ tendon) has left the Panthers with a large hole in the run defense. The New York Giants (139 yards rushing) and Miami (141 yards) took advantage. Middle linebacker Jon Beason (knee) and free safety Charles Godfrey (hand) were injured in Miami and won’t play Saturday.
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Thursday’s Games Texas 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Cleveland 5, Baltimore 4 Chicago White Sox 9, Boston 5 Kansas City 8, Seattle 4 Oakland 2, L.A. Angels 0 Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland at Baltimore, late Toronto at Boston, late Texas at Minnesota, late Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Kansas City at Seattle, late Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Undecided) at N.Y. Yankees (Mitre 2-1), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 6-6) at Detroit (N.Robertson 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has developed a knack for finishing strong under coach Tom O’Brien. It’s getting started that has been the problem. After lackluster losses in both of his season openers in Raleigh, O’Brien is hoping to begin his third year with a win for a change. Calling next week’s opener against South Carolina “a measuring stick” for his program, the N.C. State coach said Friday that he’s eager to see how far his Wolfpack have come since starting last season with a blowout loss in Columbia. He bristled at suggestions that N.C. State is out to avenge last year’s embarrassment, insisting that “there’s no such thing as revenge. It’s our fault we lost 34-0.” But at the very least, it’s clear the Wolfpack still have something left to prove. The biggest reason why things could be different this time: His team has plenty of proven answers at its most important positions — at quarterback and along both lines. “We’ve got a couple questions at a couple different spots, but we don’t have questions at key spots,” O’Brien said.
BASEBALL National League East Division W L Pct 73 52 .584 67 60 .528 67 60 .528 58 71 .450 46 83 .359 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 75 55 .574 Chicago 64 62 .508 Houston 62 65 .488 Milwaukee 61 66 .480 Cincinnati 56 71 .437 Pittsburgh 53 72 .424 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 76 53 .594 Colorado 72 56 .563 San Francisco 69 59 .539 Arizona 56 72 .438 San Diego 54 75 .419
GB — 7 7 17 29 GB — 8 1/2 11 12 17 19 GB — 4 7 20 22 1/2
Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 10, Florida 3 Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 5 Houston 4, St. Louis 3 Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 4 L.A. Dodgers 3, Colorado 2 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 9, San Diego 1 Arizona 11, San Francisco 0 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 2 St. Louis 3, Washington 2 Cincinnati 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego at Florida, late Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, late Atlanta at Philadelphia, late Houston at Arizona, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Haeger 1-1) at Cincinnati (Maloney 0-2), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Parnell 3-6) at Chicago Cubs (Dempster 7-7), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Undecided) at Florida (Nolasco 9-8), 6:10 p.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 12-8) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 5-0), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (K.Hart 4-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-10), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Stammen 4-6) at St. Louis (M.Boggs 1-2), 7:15 p.m. Houston (Norris 3-2) at Arizona (Garland 7-11), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (Marquis 14-8) at San Francisco (Zito 8-11), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. San Diego at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m., 1st game Atlanta at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Houston at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. American League New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Detroit Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland
East Division W L Pct 80 48 .622 73 54 .575 69 59 .548 58 67 .464 52 76 .406 Central Division W L Pct 68 59 .532 64 65 .500 63 64 .496 57 70 .449 49 78 .386 West Division W L Pct 75 51 .595 71 55 .563 66 62 .516 56 71 .441
GB — 6 10 1/2 20 27 1/2 GB — 5 4 1/2 10 1/2 18 1/2 GB — 4 10 19 1/2
Cleveland (Sowers 5-9) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Feldman 13-4) at Minnesota (Pavano 11-9), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 11-5) at Boston (Buchholz 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Mazzaro 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Jer. Weaver 13-5), 9:05 p.m. Kansas City (Meche 6-9) at Seattle (Snell 2-1), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
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PREP FOOTBALL Albemarle 44, West Stanly 0 Alleghany County 21, Grayson County, Va. 20 Asheville Roberson 20, West Henderson 6 Cary 7, Northern Nash 0 Charlotte Latin 44, West Montgomery 7 Clover, S.C. 39, Gastonia Ashbrook 6 Hickory Grove 36, Raleigh Wake Christian 9 Louisburg 24, Raleigh Ravenscroft 17 Lumberton 36, Spring Lake Overhills 0 Manteo 76, Cape Hatteras 0 Mt. Airy 28, Thomasville 21 North Brunswick 6, Fairmont 0 North Henderson 35, Rosman 6 Polk County 14, Brevard 0 Leesville Road 44, Morrisville Green Hope 0 South Central Pitt 28, Farmville Central 21 South Johnston 10, West Johnston 7 Southern Nash 24, Bunn 22 SouthWest Edgecombe 52, Currituck County 6 St. Joseph’s 29, Thomas Jefferson 12 Tarboro 31, Washington 0 POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Rocky Mount vs. Northern Durham, ppd. Raleigh Sanderson vs. Southeast Raleigh, ppd. to Aug 29. Goldsboro vs. Eastern Wayne, ppd. to Aug 29. West Brunswick vs. Socastee, S.C., susp.
National Football League Preseason Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 3 0 0 1.000 49 New England 1 1 0 .500 33 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 66 N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 43 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 58 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 26 Houston 1 1 0 .500 30 Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 65 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 47 Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 27 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 33 Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 35 West W L T Pct PF Oakland 1 1 0 .500 51 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 31 Denver 0 2 0 .000 29 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 23
Friday, Sept. 4 Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m. End of Preseason
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Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 33, Jacksonville 32 St. Louis 24, Cincinnati 21 Miami 10, Tampa Bay 6 Friday’s Games New England at Washington, late Green Bay at Arizona, late Saturday’s Games Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Oakland, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 8 p.m. N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Dallas, 8 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Baltimore at Carolina, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m. Monday’s Game Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m. Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.
BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Indiana 20 7 .741 Atlanta 15 13 .536 Connecticut 14 14 .500 Detroit 13 14 .481 Chicago 13 15 .464 Washington 13 15 .464 New York 11 16 .407 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Phoenix 19 9 .679 Seattle 17 11 .607 Los Angeles 14 14 .500 Minnesota 11 16 .407 San Antonio 11 17 .393 Sacramento 9 19 .321
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Thursday’s Games Indiana 77, San Antonio 66 Detroit 87, Atlanta 83 Seattle 86, Connecticut 74 Phoenix 98, Los Angeles 90 Friday’s Games Sacramento at Minnesota, late New York at Chicago, late Saturday’s Games Detroit at San Antonio, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 10 p.m. Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago at New York, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 4 p.m. Connecticut at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Columbus 10 3 9 39 34 Chicago 10 5 8 38 33 Toronto FC 8 8 6 30 30 New England 8 6 6 30 24 D.C. 6 5 11 29 34 Kansas City 5 9 6 21 20 New York 3 16 4 13 19
GA 24 27 33 25 34 28 41
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Houston 11 6 7 40 31 Los Angeles 8 4 11 35 27 Seattle 8 6 9 33 29 Chivas USA 10 8 3 33 23 Colorado 8 7 6 30 34 Real Salt Lake 8 9 6 30 34 FC Dallas 6 11 5 23 31 San Jose 5 11 5 20 26
GA 21 23 23 23 27 27 35 38
Wednesday’s Games Real Salt Lake 4, Chivas USA 0 Saturday’s Games Toronto FC at Seattle FC, 4 p.m. San Jose at New England, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 11 p.m. Sunday’s Games Houston at Colorado, 3 p.m. Columbus at New York, 6 p.m. Saturday, September 5 Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m. Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Rookie leads Barclays by 2 shots JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Webb Simpson has found enough birdies on long, tough and wet Liberty National for a 3-under 68 to build a two-shot lead in the Barclays, the opening playoff event on the PGA Tour. Simpson, a 24-year-old rookie, took the outright lead with an approach to 10 inches on the fifth hole Friday. He was among nine players who broke par Friday, finishing at 8-under 134. Paul Goydos and Steve Marino, among the leaders after the opening round, each had a 71 and were tied for second. The other leader, Sergio Garcia, played in the tougher morning conditions and had a 76. Tiger Woods bogeyed his final
hole for a 72 and was eight shots behind. He refused to speak to the media for the second straight day.
Champions Tour SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Still winless on the Champions Tour, Mark O’Meara eagled the 18th hole to take a two-shot lead over a jumbled field after the first round of the Boeing Classic. Playing the uphill, 498-yard par-5, O’Meara knocked his second shot from about 205 yards onto the green, then made a 17-foot putt to separate himself from a pack of 15 players within three shots of the lead. Mark McNulty shot a 30 on his first nine holes — the back
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US Amateur TULSA, Okla. (AP) — ByeongHun An has advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur with his second straight playoff win. After a 21-hole victory against Stanford junior Steve Ziegler in the quarterfinals, An stands two wins away from making history. The 17-year-old who goes by “Ben” can become both the youngest player to take the U.S. Amateur title.
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Central’s Oddie Murray (44) drags the East Henderson defense behind him as he move the ball up-field during the action at R-S Central High School Friday.
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on fourth and goal to make it 20-7. The point after was missed on a bad snap. The Eagles went for it on fourth down with a fake punt at their own 25 yard with just under 25 seconds to play in the half. The play had Central defenders confused, but the punter Brentley Thomas threw
the a pass intended for Stephen Land running alone at the Central 45, but Land missed the catch. Central took over at its own 25 and quickly got to the 7-yard line. After a penalty, the Hilltoppers’ Cody Owens came on to try a field goal which missed wide left as the first half ended. Central continued its offensive attack in the third quarter. William Lynch added to the
scoring total with a 35-yard touchdown run. Leon Brown then scored on a one-yard run on a fourth-and-goal play. Owens kicked both points after to make it 34-7. East Henderson put together a four-minute drive in the final period with Arrowood capping it on a eight-yard run for a touchdown. Chipol added the point after to make the final 34-14. Central (2-0) travels to Polk County next Friday night.
Overhaul Tebow? Gators say no! GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow is far from the perfect passer. He takes every snap from the shotgun formation, has a long windup, throws sort of sidearm and finishes each pass with a leg kick. His arm strength is average, his ability to read defenses is questionable and his NFL future is routinely debated. Top-ranked Florida even has him working with a pro-style quarterbacks coach whose resume includes Brian Griese, Tom Brady, Drew Henson, John Navarre and Chad Henne. So does this mean Tebow will change his game in an attempt to make himself an NFL-ready signal caller in his final college season? Not a chance. “It better not be overhauled,” coach Urban Meyer said. “The guy has a 60-plus percent completion rate. Enhanced, yes. It’s not going to be like all of a sudden, ’Look at this guy.’ It’s going to be Tim Tebow.” Tebow being Tebow might be all Florida needs to win a third national championship in four years. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner has completed 65.8 percent of his passes for 6,390 yards and 67 touchdowns in three seasons. He also has 2,037 yards rushing and 43 scores. That’s 110 touchdowns in 41 games. It’s even more impressive considering Tebow came off the bench for 14 of the games and hasn’t been completely healthy since he took over the starting job. He has played with a broken hand, a hyper-extended knee and nagging shoulder pain that prompted painkilling shots before 19 of his last 20 games. He had shoulder surgery in January. Even though Tebow missed some practice repetitions last week because of a sore back, he feels as healthy as he’s been in three years. That could make him more accurate and even tougher to tackle. “It’s just so much easier now,” said Tebow, who is 35-6 with the Gators. “I can take hits and smile, not grunt now. That will be nice.” Tebow considered leaving school after last season and entering the NFL draft. But with shoulder surgery planned and
Florida’s Tim Tebow, left, and Urban Meyer.
varying opinions about his NFL draft stock, he opted to return for his senior season and a shot at making history. He wants to be on the first Florida team to have a perfect season and hopes the Gators become the first program in more than a decade to win three national championships in four years. He also knows the odds are against him. No quarterback in the Bowl Championship Series era has won a national title as a junior, returned for one more year and been able to repeat as champs. Five have tried. Five have failed. Tennessee’s Tee Martin (1999), Florida State’s Chris Weinke (2000), Miami’s Ken Dorsey (2002), Ohio State’s Craig Krenzel (2003) and Southern California’s Matt Leinart (2005) all came up short in their attempts to lead their teams to national titles as seniors. Just like Tebow and the Gators, they were surrounded by talent, highly ranked and were popular picks to win it all. Tebow knows the trend. He also has a reason for it. “It’s hard. I think that’s why you see so many teams fall that
next season when they have the same talent and everything,” Tebow said. “It’s a grind. You just have to have great leaders and push and find that edge and keep going. It’s hard enough to win one, let alone another one.” Nonetheless, he’s ready to try. He’s also prepared for the critics, all the nay-sayers who believe he’ll never make it in the NFL. Tebow has made it clear he wants to play quarterback at the next level. Not tight end. Not fullback. Certainly not linebacker. And when offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Dan Mullen left to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State, Meyer did all he could to help Tebow reach his goal. Meyer hired Scot Loeffler, who has college (Michigan) and NFL (Detroit) experience coaching quarterbacks. One of the first things Loeffler did was break down video of Tebow’s mechanics, evaluating his footwork, his body position, his arm angle, his throwing motion, his release point and anything else that could be improved this offseason. But there were no drastic changes.
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The score remained at 6-0 until midway through the second quarter when J.D Brookbank for Saint Joseph’s took a swing pass, broke a tackle and raced down the left sideline for a score to knot the score at 6-6. The visitors struck twice more before half on a long run by Andre Stoddard and another scoring reception by Brookbank to put St. Joseph’s up 20-6. But TJCA responded with a nice two-minute drill with Will Beam covering the final 10 yards on a 4th down scramble to cut the deficit to 20-12 at the half. Stoddard opened the third quarter with third frame with another long scoring jaunt to make the score 26-12 with ten minutes left in 3rd. On the ensuing procession, Beam scrambled for an apparent 85-yard score on a broken play that was nullified by a block in the back penalty and the Griffs could not muster a drive and were forced to punt. “That was a huge call,” said Helton of the penalty. “It was a close play and the call just did not go our way.” St. Joseph’s kicked a field goal to open the final frame for the final tally as the game was called due to darkness on Thomas Jefferson’s next procession. TJCA stays at home next week as they host the Asheville School.
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Chesnee (1-0) put together a five play, 61-yard drive that was capped by a DaJohn Rowland 33-yard run for paydirt that lifted the Eagles to a 14-7 lead at the 10 minute mark of the fourth quarter. The Chesnee drive, which began in the waning moments of the third, witnessed Rowland, on a 4th and 4, sprint around the left end and into the end zone. Chesnee’s Adam Watford kicked the point after. Chase, starting from its own 25, ran just one play before quarterback Dache Gossett, in for an injured Tyler Gaffney, floated a pass down the far side line. Chesnee’s Walt Miller leaped up and pulled down the floater and the rout was about to begin. The Eagles rolled 54-yards in seven plays with tailback Raheem Hughes rumbling in from 25-yards out for a score. Watford tacked on the extra and Chesnee suddenly lead 21-7. Chase, on its first play from scrimmage, fumbled the handoff in the back field and the Eagles came up with the ball at the Trojans 4-yard line. Chesnee’s Rowland punched in from 4-yards out for the score. Watford trotted on and added the extra for an Eagles 28-7 lead. The two scores came just 15 seconds apart. On the ensuing Chase possession, Tyreece Gossett fumbled in the backfield and the Eagles again came up with the loose football. The Eagles found the end zone in just three plays as Rowland lofted a touchdown pass to Jalen Martin from 10-yards out. Watford again tacked on the freebie and Chesnee claimed the 35-7 margin. The game was marred by penalties for both teams and delayed by 10 minutes due to a thunder storm that produced one lightning strike. The Eagles first scoring drive was aided by 30-yards in penalties against the Trojans. Josh Jones capped the drive with a 6-yard run to paydirt. Chase was able to find the end zone in the third on a well-executed seven play, 55-yard drive that featured the hard running of fullback Julius Miller. Miller gained 39-yards on the drive and punched into the end zone from seven yards out for the lone Trojans score. Blake Moffitt kicked the extra for Chase.
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just call the game.” Kevin Jeter scored three touchdowns and rushed for 114 yards before the contest came to an unfortunate conclusion. Jeter scored on runs of nine, 11 and nine yards for his second straight 100-plus yard effort. East Rutherford’s lone touchdown came on an 18-yard pass from quarterback Maddox Stamey to Lydell Watkins in the third quarter. Maddox was one of three quarterbacks who took snaps for the Cavaliers. Mikhail Baxter started the game before giving way to Justin Barksdale. Tyler Hamilton took the brunt of the offensive load for East Rutherford with 90-yards rushing on 18 attempts. The Cavaliers (0-2) missed an opportunity at points as the first half ended when a botched option pitch on third down with 16.6 seconds on the clock didn’t give East Rutherford enough time to kick a field goal. Both Murray and Ricky Wilkerson were taken to the hospital from the game. Wilkerson, who may have been injured in the second quarter, was placed into the ambulance with Murray and may have suffered a concussion, according to East Rutherford coach Brad Levine. East Rutherford principal Tony Smith said, “We don’t know the seriousness at this time, but the medical officials were being very cautious.”
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Nation Today Hacker accepts plea deal MIAMI (AP) — An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Under a plea agreement with federal prosecutors filed in Boston on Friday, Albert Gonzalez would serve a sentence of 15 to 25 years after pleading guilty to a 19-count indictment. He would also forfeit some $2.8 million in cash, a Miami condo, a car and expensive jewelry. The 28-year-old is charged with swiping credit and debit card numbers of more than 170 million accounts.
Richardson not charged SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top federal prosecutor confirms that no charges will be brought against Gov. Bill Richardson and his former top aides after a probe of an alleged pay-to-play scheme. But the U.S. attorney says that doesn’t exonerate the conduct of people involved. U.S. Attorney Greg Fouratt made the comments in a letter sent to
defense lawyers, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. Fouratt said a federal investigation “revealed pressure from the governor’s office resulted in the corruption of the procurement process” in awarding state bond deal work to a Richardson political contributor. Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos issued a statement Friday saying Fouratt’s letter was “nothing more than sour grapes.”
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The FBI provided this photo made from surveillance video of suspect Chad E. Schaffner from a bank robbery July 29, in Hendersonvile, N.C. The FBI was able to identify Schaffner from tips received from posting this photo on electronic billboards in eight Southern states. Schaffner, who is from the Indianapolis area, is linked to at least nine other bank robberies in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Billboard leads FBI to a name of robbery suspect KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The brazen bank robber didn’t bother to hide his face as he threatened tellers with a gun in at least 10 heists from Kentucky to the Carolinas to Tennessee. Now the FBI has named a suspect after a bank surveillance photo of a holdup was flashed on electronic billboards across the South. It was a powerful demonstration of the technological leap from the old wanted posters hanging in the post office. A four-month search using traditional investigation techniques hadn’t worked, yet the suspect was identified within 24 hours of the photo popping up on wall-size electronic highway signs in eight states. “We basically were flooded with calls and tips. Hundreds of them,” said FBI Agent Kevin Keithley in Johnson City, Tenn. “And that is what we were looking for.” The FBI says a public service network of 1,000 electronic billboards in 40 states organized by major billboard companies and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America has led directly to the capture of 20 felons and fugitives and aided in arresting many others since it was created 18 months ago.
“Oh, fantastic,” David Jernigan, Knoxville area manager for Louisiana-based Lamar Advertising Co., said when told that his company’s billboard ads of the bank robbery had brought results. “Obviously, one of the things about this technology is that we can very, very quickly meet the mass audience in situations like crimes or AMBER alerts with society being very mobile,” he said. The robber has traveled over 600 miles since his first holdup in Louisville, Ky., in May, down to South Carolina, then into North Carolina. Mostly recently there were stickups Aug. 18 in Jefferson City and Morristown, Tenn. He’s still on the loose. The suspect has been identified as Chad E. Schaffner, 36. He’s from the Indianapolis area and has been arrested before for bank robbery. The 200-pound, 6-foot-tall, white suspect has a goatee, short brown hair and tattoos on his arms. He may be driving a black 1994 GMC Jimmy pickup with a Tennessee license plate or a red 1994 Chevrolet S10 pickup with a South Carolina tag. He’s considered armed and dangerous.
Suspect held in killing of four in Atlanta shootings
ATLANTA (AP) — When police responding to a 911 call banged on the door of a suburban Atlanta home, they were greeted by a 4-year-old girl Va. sheriff pleads guilty in a blood-soaked shirt who said her HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — A whole family was dead, a neighbor rural Virginia sheriff accused of tak- said. ing bribes in exchange for promising Gwinnett County police said not to interfere with a cockfighting 44-year-old Richard Ringold fatalring has pleaded guilty to racketeer- ly shot two women, a man and an ing. 11-year-old girl and injured the According to court documents, 4-year-old Thursday night. Police former Page County Sheriff Daniel believe Ringold lived at the house Presgraves entered the plea Friday. and was the boyfriend of one of the He faces up to 20 years in prison. women killed but were still investiPresgraves had faced racketeering, gating the motive and circumstances. Police responding to the 911 call conspiracy and other charges, includarrived at the home in Lawrenceville, ing that he sexually assaulted and harassed female employees. Another about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, indictment in June charged him with around 8:40 p.m. Samantha Manchester, who lives across a cullying to an FBI agent. Those charges were dropped as part de-sac from the two-story home, said of the plea agreement.
Friday that she heard police banging on the door and yelling, “It’s the police, open up!” The officers seemed surprised, she said, when the child opened the door. As paramedics cut away the girl’s shirt, Manchester and another neighbor who were trying to comfort the girl could see that she had been shot “between her heart and her shoulder blade.” “She was in shock, but she seemed like she had so much strength,” Manchester said of the girl, who wasn’t crying. “She said, ’My whole family’s dead.”’ Police identified the dead as 28-year-old Atania Butler, 30-yearold Lakeisha Parker, 19-year-old Rico Zimmerman and an 11-year-old girl whose name was not immediately released.
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STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
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Bond prices were slightly higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dipped to 3.45 percent from 3.46 percent late Thursday. Oil rose 25 cents to settle at $72.74 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil hit $75 during the week, a high for the year. The dollar fell against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Declining issues narrowly outpaced advancers on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to a light 1.19 billion shares, compared with 1.16 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 3.91, or 0.7 percent, to 579.86.
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In this Aug. 24 file photo, potential new car buyers look through the Galpin Ford dealership lot in Los Angeles, the final day of the federal government’s Cash for Clunckers program. Consumer spending edged up in July with help from the popular Cash for Clunkers program, but household incomes, the fuel for future spending increases, were flat. Associated Press
Consumer spending edges up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending edged up in July with help from the popular Cash for Clunkers program, but household incomes, the fuel for future spending increases, were flat. Consumer spending is the big question mark as the economy Investors are worried that after sending stocks up more than 45 percent since early March, the mar- struggles to emerge from the recession. Economists worry that ket’s rally may have run its course. households hurt by rising unem“Our view is it won’t be straight up,” said David ployment, weak income growth Darst, chief investment strategist at Morgan and depleted investments will Stanley Smith Barney. “The power of this rise has not provide the support the been double the power of the last 10 bull markets economy needs to rebound to on average.” sustained growth. Trading is expected to remain erratic through The Commerce Department at least the next week as summer on Wall Street said Friday that consumer winds to a close. spending rose 0.2 percent in According to preliminary calculations, the July, matching economists’ Dow fell 36.43, or 0.4 percent, to 9,544.20. The expectations. Personal incomes Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 2.05, or 0.2 perwere unchanged last month, a cent, to 1,028.93, while the Nasdaq composite weaker showing than the expectindex added 1.04, or 0.1 percent, to 2,028.77. Intel’s upbeat report came after computer maker ed 0.2 percent gain. With incomes flat in July as Dell Inc. posted better-than-expected results for spending rose, the personal savits May-July quarter late Thursday. While sales ings rate dipped slightly to 4.2 continued to fall because of reduced spending by percent from 4.5 percent in consumers and businesses, Dell said it has seen June. The savings rate was 2.6 signs of improvement. percent a year ago. Intel shares rose 78 cents, or 4 percent, to Economists expect the savings $20.25, while Dell added 28 cents to $15.93. rate to rise in coming months Among the economic data Friday, a Commerce Department report said consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in July, which was in line with economists’ expectations. Growth in spending and consumer confidence has been slowed by rising unemployment and weak income growth. Spending got a boost during the month from an increase in auto sales tied to the popular Cash for Clunkers program. Recent economic data has largely benefited from the government’s various stimulus programs, and investors have been worried about how well the economy will fare without government support. The latest report also said personal income was flat in July. Economists had expected a 0.2 percent increase. Personal income has been hammered during the recession as employers cut payrolls and force workers to take unpaid days off to hold down wage costs.
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Investors balk on extending market’s rally NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks mostly fell Friday as investors balked at extending the market’s recent rally despite an improved outlook from Intel Corp. Trading was quiet, as it has been all week, as summer vacations kept many traders out of the market. With fewer participants, the market has lost some of its recent momentum that sent the major indexes up about 5 percent in less than two weeks. The market got an initial boost after the world’s largest maker of computer chips raised the top end of its sales forecast for the current quarter from $8.9 billion to $9.2 billion. But the Intel news wasn’t enough to keep stocks afloat. The market’s mood has turned cautious this week, dampening the euphoria around Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s upbeat assessment of the economy that helped lift stocks about 2 percent last week.
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to around 6 percent as workers try to rebuild depleted nest eggs. The process of rebuilding savings is one of the factors expected to depress consumer spending and weaken the broader recovery. The modest rise in spending last month followed a 0.6 percent jump in June, a gain driven by a surge in gasoline prices. Adjusting for inflation, spending rose 0.2 percent in July, and 0.1 percent in June. The slight rise in spending reflected a 1.3 percent jump in purchases of durable goods such as cars, a gain propelled by the clunkers program that started at the end of July. Purchases of nondurable goods such as clothing actually fell 0.3 percent last month. The unchanged reading for personal incomes followed large swings in the previous two months that reflected payments to individuals from the government’s $787 billion economic stimulus program. Those payments pushed incomes up 1.4 percent in May and their absence in June caused incomes
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to fall 1.1 percent. Incomes have taken a beating during the recession as employers slashed payrolls and forced workers to take unpaid days off to hold down wage costs. In addition, households with sufficient income to hit the shopping malls have trimmed their purchases and boosted savings to cope with a severe financial crisis which sent the stock market into a nosedive last year. The concern is that consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, may not be strong enough to propel a sustained recovery from the longest recession since World War II.
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Kennedy reflected a bygone bipartisan political era WASHINGTON (AP) — Over nearly a half-century, Ted Kennedy watched his beloved Senate change from a collegial boys’ club known for bipartisan deal-cutting to a far less friendly place dominated by polarized parties, where broad compromise is a dying art. His death Tuesday at 77 after a battle with brain cancer leaves the Senate without one of its consummate bridge-builders — possibly the best-known and most respected of an ever-dwindling breed of lawmakers willing and able to reach across the political aisle to strike bargains on big issues. It’s also a reminder of a bygone era in what is often called the world’s greatest deliberative body, when coalition-building was the rule, not the exception — because it had to be. “He’s one of the members that was trained and came of age in the Senate in the 1960s, when each party was divided into major factions, and so to pass any major piece of legislation, it took a real coalition of some factions from the Democratic Party and some from the Republican Party. There was no such thing as a partyline vote in those days,” said Betty Koed, a Senate historian. Now an all-one-party vote — or one with just a few defectors from the other party — is the norm. Back then, conservative Southerners were a force in both parties, and liberal Democrats and moderate Republicans were smaller but often powerful minorities that could band together to get big things — like civil rights laws — done. Kennedy was part of a generation of policymakers that took those lessons into the 1980s and 1990s, as both parties began to solidify and strove to forge agreements that could transcend the
he was certainly the champion in that regard,” said Nick Allard, Kennedy’s counsel on the Judiciary Committee in the mid-1980s. “There are fewer in the Senate these days that do that — it’s more of a win-or-lose partisan atmosphere.” Kennedy was a strong partisan in his own right, but his adversaries sought him out as a quintessential Senate “workhorse” — another quality senators, historians and aides say is harder to find in today’s Senate — who was willing to help get something done. “He’d come over and say, ’You know, we’ve got to get some Republicans, and if you can get me a couple or three I can talk to, maybe we can get a bill,”’ Dole said. “You don’t see a lot of that now.”
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ever-hardening party lines. “A major element of that tradition will be lost now” with Kennedy’s death, Koed said. Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who served as GOP leader from 1985 to 1996, says Kennedy’s style was firmly rooted in the Senate of the past, where liberals like him had to strike sometimes unlikely bargains to get things done, but is just as relevant today. “Kennedy understood, just like Ronald Reagan used to tell me when I was the leader, ’I want it all, but if I can get 70 percent, I’ll run with it.’ That was sort of Kennedy’s attitude — he knew in the legislative process you’ve got to allow some give and take,” Dole said. The lesson holds true today, Dole said, as Democrats like Sen. Max Baucus of Montana and Republicans like Sen.
Mike Enzi of Wyoming search for the elusive middle on a health care overhaul — something Kennedy called “the cause of my life.” But few if any members of today’s Senate have the kind of reputation and respect Kennedy did, which enabled him to bring others along on difficult issues, Dole said. “Kennedy had the aura and the mystique. He didn’t have to pay homage to anybody,” Dole said. “He could be very independent and strike his own deal, and you knew you either went along with him or a lot of the time (were going to) be left out in the cold because he was going to get a bill.” The Senate Kennedy joined in 1962 was almost entirely white and even more maledominated than today’s; just two women were serving there when he arrived in 1962, and it wasn’t until
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more than 30 years later that more than two served simultaneously. It was also a much more social place than the Senate of today, in part because transportation to and from the capital was slower and more cumbersome. Lawmakers were usually in Washington all week and sometimes through the weekends, forging legislative partnerships at restaurants and bars, dinner parties and barbecues, Koed said. Today senators typically jet in on Mondays or Tuesdays for weekday schedules packed with meetings and fundraisers, then escape Thursday or early Friday for a weekend back home. “There was a certain degree of collegiality and senatorial courtesy, and also of rising above partisan stakes and trying to find a common national interest, and I think
Kennedy worked with former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming on immigration legislation in the 1980s that Kennedy ultimately decided to vote against — but that Simpson believes would never have become law without Kennedy’s initial collaboration. “As a legislator, you want to find a legislator to work with, not some guy who is just going to give speeches and screw you up. Kennedy was a master legislator,” Simpson says of his former colleague in a forthcoming biography of Simpson by Don Hardy, his former chief of staff. Simpson was traveling out of the country Thursday and could not be reached for further comment. He told his biographer last year that the Senate is forever changed from the one in which he and Kennedy first worked together. “The thing about the Senate is, the giants are gone,” Simpson told Hardy. “Whether they were Republican or Democrat, they were giants in days long past.”
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Even Fed chief can be a victim of identity theft WASHINGTON (AP) — No one is safe from identity theft, not even the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Ben Bernanke’s personal checking account became entangled in an elaborate identity-theft scheme after his wife Anna’s purse was stolen last August at a Capitol Hill Starbucks. According to a District of Columbia police report, it contained her Social Security card, checkbook, credit cards and IDs. It’s not been revealed how much money was stolen from the Bernankes’ account. But someone started cashing checks on their bank account just days after the purse was stolen from her chair. The thefts helped fuel an ongoing investigation into a sophisticated ring. Losses from the fraud totaled more than $2.1 million and involved at least 10 financial institutions, court document said. Clyde Austin Gray Jr. of Waldorf, Md., a suspected ringleader in the scheme, pleaded guilty on July 22 in Alexandria, Va., federal court. The banks bore primary responsibility for the losses and the victims’ accounts, including the Bernankes, were most likely made whole. “Identity theft is a serious crime that affects millions of Americans each year,” Bernanke said in a statement. “Our family was but one of
500 separate instances traced to one crime ring. I am grateful for the law enforcement officers who patiently and diligently work to solve and prevent these financial crimes.” Prosecutors wrote that Gray hired pick pockets then made counterfeit IDs for the participants. The coconspirators conducted the bank transactions, and Gray took a cut of the proceeds. At least one check from the Bernanke account for $900 was deposited Aug. 13, 2008, into the account of another identity theft victim at a Bank of America branch in suburban Maryland, according to an affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court. Authorities alleged that George L. Reid, 41, of Washington, cashed checks that day amounting to at least $9,000 in a string of transactions after the fake deposits inflated the related account balances. Bank of America spokeswoman Tara Burke said Thursday, “We’re looking into it. We’re still gathering facts.” Brian Lapidus, an identity theft expert with Kroll Fraud Solutions, said it’s not unusual to hear of highranking officials caught up by identity theft. His firm has worked with celebrities, senators and others who have been victims.
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Nation Makeshift tents and other structures fill a backyard where authorities say kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard lived in Antioch, Calif., on Friday. Associated Press
Opportunities missed to catch kidnapper ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — His neighbors knew he was a registered sex offender. Kids on his block called him “Creepy Phil” and kept their distance. Parole agents and local law enforcement regularly visited his home and found nothing unusual, even after a neighbor complained children were living in a complex of tents in his backyard. For 18 years, Phillip Garrido managed to elude detection as he pulled off what authorities are calling an unfathomable crime, kidnapping 11-year-old Jaycee Dugard, keeping her as his secret sex slave for nearly two decades and fathering two of her children. The question about how he went unnoticed became more pressing Friday when Garrido came under suspicion in the unsolved murders of several prostitutes, raising the prospect he was a serial killer as well. Several of the murdered women’s bodies were dumped near an industrial park where Garrido worked during the 1990s. And authorities acknowledged that they blew a chance in 2006 to rescue Dugard from the backyard labyrinth of sheds, tents and outbuildings. A neighbor called 911 in November 2006 and described Garrido as a psychotic sex addict who was living with children and had
people staying in tents in his backyard. The investigating officer spent a half-hour interviewing Garrido on his front porch but did not enter the house or search the backyard, Contra Costa County Sheriff Warren E. Rupf said. The deputy, who did not know Garrido was a registered sex offender even though the sheriff’s department had the information, warned Garrido that the tents could be a code violation before leaving. “We missed an opportunity to bring earlier closure to this situation,” Contra Costa County Sheriff Warren E. Rupf acknowledged. “We should have been more inquisitive, more curious and turned over a rock or two.” It was not the only missed opportunity. As a parolee, Garrido wore a GPS-linked ankle bracelet that tracked his every movement, met with his parole agent several times each month and was subject to routine surprise home visits and random drug and alcohol tests, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Gordon Hinkle said. The last unannounced visit by a team of local police agencies was conducted in July 2008. Paramedics also were summoned to the house five times since 1999, presumably to help Garrido’s
Coroner rules Jackson death a homicide LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the coroner announced Friday in a highly anticipated ruling that increases the likelihood of criminal charges against the pop star’s personal doctor. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office determined the cause of death was “acute propofol intoxication.” Other sedatives contributed to the death, most notably lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan. Additional drugs detected in Jackson’s system were midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine. The coroner did not release Jackson’s full autopsy report, citing an ongoing security hold at the request of Los Angeles authorities as they continue investigating the case. The 50-year-old Jackson died June 25 at his rented Los Angeles mansion. Dr. Conrad Murray, the Las Vegas cardiologist who was the pop star’s personal physician, told police he gave Jackson propofol that morning after a series of sedatives failed to help Jackson sleep. Murray has not been identified as a suspect but is the target of what police term a manslaughter investigation. Murray has been interviewed twice by police. According to court records, he told investigators that over about six hours he injected Jackson with two doses each of the sedatives lorazepam and midazolam. Finally, around 10:40 a.m., Murray said he succumbed to Jackson’s demands and administered propofol, a drug Murray said he had given Jackson every night for six weeks. Propofol, dubbed “milk of amnesia” among anesthesia professionals, is commonly used to render patients unconscious for surgery. It’s only supposed to be administered by anesthesia professionals in medical settings and, because of its potency, requires the patient be closely monitored at all times. Using propofol strictly as a sleep agent violates medical guidelines. Except for a brief video posted to YouTube, Murray has not spoken publicly since Jackson’s death. In the video, he said: “I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail.” Murray’s attorney, Edward Chernoff, has said his client never administered anything to Jackson that “should have” killed him. The Los Angeles district attorney’s office has been working with the Los Angeles Police Department but has not indicated whether charges will be brought. The coroner’s determination of homicide makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed but does not guarantee it.
88-year-old mother. “There was never any indication to my knowledge that there was any sign of children living there,” Hinkle said. As it turns out, Dugard and her two children were living there as virtual prisoners, authorities say. The compound was arranged so that people could not view what was happening, and one of the buildings was soundproofed and only accessible from the outside. Dugard was reunited with her family and said to be in good health, but feeling guilty about developing a bond with Garrido over the years. Her two children, 11 and 15, remained with her. Garrido and his wife pleaded not guilty Friday to a total of 29 counts, including forcible abduction, rape and false imprisonment. Phillip Garrido appeared stoic and unresponsive during the brief arraignment hearing. His wife cried and put her head in her hands. Monica Adams, 33, whose mother lives on their street, said she knew Phillip Garrido was a sex offender and that he had children living with him. Other neighbors knew, too, but they assumed police were keeping tabs on him. Some of the answers won’t come until Dugard tells her story. The authorities say they do not yet know wheth-
er she ever tried to escape or to alert anyone of her whereabouts. She had chances to escape. Garrido took her and the children around town with him, and he did a stint behind bars during the period of captivity. Authorities are trying to piece together how and by whom Dugard was held during Garrido’s four-month absence. The discovery, which came to light after Garrido showed up at a parole office this week with his wife and three alleged victims in tow, had many people in Northern California agonizing over how the kidnapped girl who grew into a 29-year-old mother could have been hidden in plain sight all these years. Garrido was required to register as a sex offender because he was convicted in 1977 of kidnapping a 25-year-old woman from parking lot in South Lake Tahoe, the same town Jaycee Dugard lived in. In the 1976 rape, Garrido took the woman across the state line into Nevada, where he raped her in a mini-warehouse in Reno that had been furnished with rugs, pornographic magazines and sex toys. Gail Powell, spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Public Safety, said Garrido met his wife while he was
serving time for the rape at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. He served about 10 years of a 50-year federal sentence for kidnapping, and less than a year for a concurrent Nevada sentence of five years to life in prison for sexual assault. He was supervised on parole by federal and Nevada parole agents until 1999, when a California parole agent took over under an interstate agreemenT. He held a job and never had a parole violation in the 10 years he was watched by California authorities. Hinkle said the alarm raised by the neighbor who contacted the sheriff’s department never were relayed to Garrido’s parole agent. But there was no ban on him having contact with children, nor restrictions on his travels. Hinkle said Garrido’s parole agent was shocked Tuesday when University of California, Berkeley, police told him that the man he had been monitoring for years had been seen with two small children. The agent called Garrido into his office the next day. Garrido arrived with his wife, the children and a woman who initially identified herself as Allissa. She turned out to be Dugard and investigators said Garrido confessed to the kidnapping.
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Is she flirting back or not? Dear Abby: I’m a 22-year-old male who has never been in a serious relationship. About six months ago, I went away to grad school and met a girl. We have become good friends. We talk a lot and I flirt, but I’m not sure if she’s flirting back. She laughs at my stupid jokes and touches me when we joke around, but I think she may regard me as just a friend. I enjoy having her as a friend, but I can’t stop thinking about how I’d like to be more than just friends. Should I take the chance and tell her how I feel and risk our friendship — or let things remain the way they are? — Wants More Dear Wants More: Take the chance and tell her. Faint heart never won fair lady. A clue that she might be mutually attracted to you is the fact that she touches you. If she isn’t attracted to you, you can still be friends — but you’ll be psychologically free to look elsewhere for romance. Please write back and tell me what happens — I’m dying to know. Dear Abby: I have just learned that my older sister, “Lindy” (who is currently living with our parents), has been married for two months. I’m the only one who knows. Lindy’s husband moved out of state to take a temporary job. I know if my parents knew, they’d be upset and would no longer allow
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her to live with them. Their position is if you’re old enough to get married, you should be financially independent. As it stands, she is currently on their medical insurance, pays no rent and is attending school on their dollar. She and her husband had planned to keep this a secret from everyone. I just found out, and it makes me sick. She’s getting a free ride at my parents’ expense. I promised Lindy I’d keep her secret, but I think what she’s doing is wrong and has the potential to hurt my parents financially and emotionally. I am tempted to tell them anyway. How do you think I should handle this? — I’ve got a Secret Dear Secret: You should strongly encourage your sister to level with your parents for the reasons you stated. But do not betray her confidence because if you do, she will never confide in you again. It’s not as though Lindy is on drugs, unmarried and pregnant or in a life-threatening situation. Your parents will find out eventually, and she’ll face the music.
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Your birthday, Aug. 29; In the year ahead, conditions look far more favorable than usual in matters that affect your earnings. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Subordinates will resent being unduly pressured to do jobs you refuse to do. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — The best way to handle small infractions and not let anything disappoint you? Be optimistic. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you find that you have taken on some type of endeavor that is beyond you call in an expert to finish the job. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Do what you can to surround yourself with people who are supportive of your efforts. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Because you understand your needs, you’re likely to do an admirable job handling your resources. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Just because someone is loud and demanding doesn’t make him or her a good manager. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You might find some co-workers more disagreeable than usual. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Be careful when asking for assistance from coworkers or friends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Success will be easier to achieve when you are unselfishly motivated. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If your tongue starts before your brain, what is likely to come out of your mouth could be blunt. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Have a clear-cut understanding about the care of something that is borrowed from you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Show your mate the same consideration and concern you both shower on outsiders.
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Eulogies for late Shiite leader reflect Iraqi fears BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country’s most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death. Al-Hakim’s death from lung cancer comes at a time of disarray among Iraqi Shiites. Just this week, his party formed a new political grouping to contest January’s parliamentary elections that excludes the Iraqi prime minister, setting up a showdown between the two former allies. Rivalries were put aside as alHakim’s body was flown back to Iraq from Iran, where he died Wednesday, but tensions were clear as he was remembered in memorial services. “We have lost you while we are undergoing a delicate and sensitive period, and in a time when we are
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hours after being lightly wounded by a suicide bomber, a senior Saudi prince largely credited with the kingdom’s aggressive anti-terrorism efforts said Friday he was more determined than ever to fight militants in the country. The bombing was the first assassination attempt against a member of the royal family in decades and was also the first significant attack by militants in the kingdom since 2006. Saudi Arabia has waged a fierce crackdown on al-Qaida militants in the country that succeeded in killing or capturing most of its leaders after a string of attacks that started in 2003. Since the crackdown, al-Qaida’s branch in the kingdom has largely moved its operations to neighboring Yemen, where instability and poverty have enabled it to take root. Saudi officials have repeatedly expressed concerns that turmoil in Yemen, where the government lacks control of large areas outside the capital, could allow al-Qaida to carry out cross-border attacks in its territory.
in need of strong men with experience and who have made great sacrifices,” Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki said at the airport upon the arrival of al-Hakim’s coffin. “We are still confronting the remnants of a dictatorship and terrorism by those who want to hurt Iraq.” Islamic tradition usually requires the dead to be buried swiftly, preferably within hours. But political factors were at play in the case of al-Hakim — one of Iraq’s most influential power brokers — and his body was taken on a threeday mourning tour starting with memorials Thursday in Iran and ending with burial Saturday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq. Iraq is holding parliamentary elections on Jan. 16 in which competition over the Shiite vote will be stiff because of the split among Shiite parties.
The suicide bomber who targeted the assistant interior minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, late Thursday night blew himself up while waiting in line to enter a gathering of wellwishers for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the official’s home in Jiddah, said Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki. Prince Mohammed, who is the son of Interior Minister Prince Nayef, told King Abdullah when the ruler visited him in the hospital Friday shortly after the assassination attempt that the attacker was a wanted militant who had indicated he was going to turn himself in. “I did not want him to be searched, but he surprised me by blowing himself up,” said Prince Mohammed, who was shown on state television with a bandage around two of his fingers on his left hand. “However, this will only increase my determination” to fight terrorism in the kingdom, he said. Al-Turki said authorities were still investigating exactly how the attacker detonated his explosives.
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2BR & 3BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733 2BR APT in Rfdtn West Court Street $350/mo + deposit Call 287-3535 September Special Ask about free month’s rent! Senior Citizen Piney Ridge Apt 2BR Appl., w/d hookup, carpet, cent. h/a. One person. No pets! $400/ mo. + $400 dep. 1 yr. lease. 245-4263 (day) or 245-4083 (evening)
2 Bedroom/1 Bath Oakland Rd. area $375/mo. + deposit Call 828-748-8801
Homes For Sale 62 acres in Rutherford County. Historic home, heavily wooded, large creek, beautiful setting. $500K Call Broker Derek Dougherty at 888-285-0947 35.5 Acres, house, barn, other structures, pasture, & woods! $192,000 245-9749
Sell or rent your property in the Classifieds!
The Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire Department is seeking a highly motivated professional for the position of CAREER FIREFIGHTER The successful applicant must have a high school diploma or GED, have a Level I Certification, have at least 5 years fire service experience and have or be able to obtain a Class B driver’s license. Applicants may pick up application at the SDO FD from the Chief, Assistant Chief or Secretary. All applications must be returned by the close of business on September 8th, 2009. Position open until filled. Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer
3BR/2BA New home in Rfdtn. Hardwood floors, appliances furnished, 2 car garage $875/mo + dep. Ref’s. required. No indoor pets. 828-289-5800 or 828-429-3322
Cleghorn Condo 3BR/2BA $1,100/mo. Spectacular, spacious wooded setting! Utilities incld. & appl. furn. 828-429-9442 2BR/1BA in Spindale W/d hookup, h/a, appl. furn. $350/mo + $350 dep. 287-3869 Beautiful 2BR/1BA on 3.5 ac. on Hudlow Rd. Hdwd floors & bsmt. $500/mo. 704-376-8081
2BR/1BA on priv. lot in quiet neighborhood. $275/mo. + $200 dep. Call 245-1552 2 Bedroom Nice, clean, quiet place to live! $200/mo. + dep. Call 828-657-5974 3BR/2BA Private lot near Harris grade school. Cent. h/a. $100/wk. 245-8031 or 305-8827 3BR/2BA completely renovated on 1/2 acre plot. All utilities including fireplace. Owner resides on property. Large Camper on quiet priv. lot, suitable for 2. Free electric, utilities and Direct TV. 245-8734
White Oak Manor - Shelby is currently accepting applications for
RN - Supervisor
Full-time, Mon.-Fri., 2nd shift Supervisory experience required, LTC experience is preferred. Excellent benefits with a well established company.
Apply at 401 North Morgan St., Shelby, NC 28150 or fax resume to 704-487-7193 Julie Hollifield Human Resources EOE
2BR/2BA SW
in Rutherfordton!
RENT TO OWN!
Will Finance! No Banks! Hurry! You pay no lot rent, taxes, or insurance!
NEG. $99 wk + dep
704-806-6686
2BR & 3BR in quiet
Garage/Shop For Rent 60’x25’, cement floors, Main Street, Bostic $200/mo. 1 yr. lease Call 447-3634
Misc. For Rent
2BR/2BA Rfdtn on Taylor Rd. Stove, refrig., washer & dryer. $350/mo + $350 dep. No pets! Call 287-2511
1BR Barn Apt. and 5 stall barn in Green Creek w/10 ac. pasture & pond, 2 riding rings & round pen on farm. $1,200/mo. Pasture board avail. separately! Call 828-863-2979 or 828-817-0896
Land For Sale
Business
park. $350/mo. & up. Call 287-8558
Motivated seller: 12 ac. in Polk Co. Access to the Green River. $69,000 Owner/broker 828-779-2244 3.88 acres, Bostic, gated comm., breath taking views. $69,500 obo. 941-915-1048
Lots For Sale RIVERBEND at Lake Lure. Fish, swim, canoe today, in your own backyard as you are purchasing your property. Lots starting as low as $15,000. Ask for Martin 828-625-1289 RIVERBEND at Lake Lure. Land/home turn key packages, Starting at $175,000 access to 2 private lakes and the Broad River. Ask for Martin 828-625-1289
Services Rollback Services Cars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends extra 828-289-8346 We Clean Houses Honest & dependable. Good rates & ref’s. 245-8476 or 287-7819
Business Opportunity Seeking Seasoned Entrepreneurs New local bail bondsman Start up cost $3,165 (includes state license fees). Serious inquiries only. 866-255-9520
Work Wanted House Cleaning/ Caregiving Service tailored for you! Exp. & ref’s. avail. 289-2384 Christian mother will babysit in my home. Rfdtn area. Can furnish ref’s. 828-305-3761
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We currently have managers making this, and need more for expansion. 1 year salaried restaurant management experience required.
Fax resume to 336-431-0873 Looking for person with 5 yrs. experience in AR and AP in Quick Books. Must be able to do payroll, experienced
in commercial construction and multi task. Fax resume to 888-880-9112 Call 828-245-4174
Help Wanted Needed: Outside material workers Pay $10.00 and up per hour, depending on exp. Heavy equipment operators, persons with CDL driver’s license or torch cutting exp. Only persons with a good work record apply. Also taking resumes for local sales and office work, pay salary plus commission. Apply at 23 Memorial Park Rd., Marion, NC Phone: 828-659-9539
For Sale 2008 Kirby upright vacuum cleaner with attachments. Paid $1800 new, will take $750 obo. 429-0487 24” Pacific 1500P Burnisher (Electric floor polisher) $550 245-7277 or 289-4844 3 door drink cooler $350, 6’ glass display case $125, balloon stuffing machine, $25. Call 245-2884 from 9AM-5PM
Get your items sold in the Classifieds! Call today to place your ad 245-6431 Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm
16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, August 29, 2009 For Sale 3 Spaces for Sale Roselawn Garden at Sunset Memorial Park Lot 36 Spaces 1 & 2 and Lot 37 Space 2 $2,100 615-364-9292
For Sale
For Sale
Living Room Suite 3 cushion sofa, coffee & 2 end tables, 3 Broyhill chairs. Mint condition! $1,200 Call for appt. 828-287-3669
Washer & Dryer White, super capacity. Exc. cond.! 2 yrs. old $250 828-283-1113
1999 Nissan XE (Red) V6, ext. cab, 4wd, 5 speed. Runs good! $6,200 obo. 429-0487
Want To Buy
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Like new wood burning fireplace insert. 44” wide, 30” high $400. 245-7743
Trucks
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Sunset Memorial Park Good Shepherd I Lot 109 Spaces 3 & 4 $1,400 obo for both Call 336-623-1376
Cars & Trucks Pick up at your convenience!
Call 223-0277 Autos
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LINA ESTILENE GOODE WATERS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LINA ESTILENE GOODE WATERS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 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 29th day of August, 2009. Mary Blandine Waters Tate, Executor 2444 Washburn Road Shelby, NC 28150
69 Dodge Charger SE 383HP engine with a 727 trans. Comes with clear title but needs total restoration! Need to sell! Bring all serious offers. 828-413-1305 2003 Oldsmobile Alero 4 door, silver, 53,000 miles. $3,975 287-8988 or 447-5047
1995 Landrover Discovery All wheel drive. Exc. cond.! Must sell! $4,200 980-8009
Motorcycles 07 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 EN - 8,000 mi., bags & windshield, low seat. Well maintained! $4,600 657-9998 ext 9
Pets AKC Male Boston Terrier pups $300 Call 828-429-5290 or 828-429-3866 CKC Reg. Bloodline Teacup Chihuahuas 1 male $300, 1 female $350 Call 748-9931
Lost or found a pet? Run an ad at no cost to you! Call today 245-6431
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BILLY RAY GREEN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BILLY RAY GREEN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 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 29th day of August, 2009.
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of FAYE GARRETT GOODE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said FAYE GARRETT GOODE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of November 2009 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 8th day of August, 2009.
Clarence Oates Turner Jr., Executor 144 Callahan Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Amy Goode-Hanaway, Executor 3 Charleston Place Court Greenville, SC 29615
Pets
Lost
Yard Sales
Yard Sales
FREE Beautiful Shepherd Collie mix Neutered male, 7 yrs. old. Very social, family relocating. Up to date on shots, etc. Lonely, housebroken Call 828-779-2254 or 828-779-2244
Female Boston Terrier About 9 yrs. old. Lost 8/21 from 3282 Pea Ridge Rd. in Bostic Call 286-4889
Community/Bake Goods Yard Sale Spindale: 450 West St. Creekside Crossing Apts. Sat. 7A-Noon Vintage furniture, clothes, books, glassware, antiques, cookware, tools!
HUGE K-Mart parking lot Saturday 7A Name brand clothes: maternity/women’s (6-plus), men’s (34-44)/Newborn & up, household, furniture, baby items, golf, train table, power wheel, other large toys
Free male Chihuahua to a good home! 2 yrs. old, shots needed. Call 248-1087 Free to a good home! 3 Black Lab/Boxer dogs
Spayed. Invisible fence incld. 828-863-0528 or 828-817-6055 Free to a good home! Pit bull and Black Lab mix puppies 6 wks. old Call 704-472-5706 if no answer, lv. msg. Free to a good home! Three mix puppies, tan in color. 2 girls, 1 boy. Good with kids! Call 286-8514
Lost 2 Cocker Spaniels One white, one blonde Lost 8/24 from Trojan Ln., FC. Reward! Call 429-6017 or 289-9125 Miniature Male Red Dachshund Black on tail, no collar. Lost 8/24 Washburn community in Bostic. 748-6078
Male Shih Tzu Gray and tan, 1 year old. Lost last week from Florida Avenue in Spindale. 305-5666
Found Small black & brown Chihuahua w/very large ears. No collar. Found 8/22 Main St. in Spindale. 286-2232 Mix breed Female dog w/tan points. Found 8/23 running on Hwy 74 near Old Macko Plant. Call 288-8106
Yard Sales 4 FAMILY, FIRST TIME Gilkey area: Corner of 221 Hwy. and Mtn. Creek Rd. Saturday 7A-until Antiques, household, lots more!
BIG YARD SALE Rfdtn 110 Bechtler Ct. (Rutherford Towne) Sat. 7A-12P Summer/ winter clothes, toys, household, outdoor accessories and more! MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Spindale: 1509 Spindale St. Saturday 7A-until Kids clothes, game systems & lots more!
ESTATE SALE Lake Lure: 2556 Memorial Highway Sat. 7A-until DVD’s, clothes, tools, furniture, emphera, household items. Everything must go! FC: Northland Cable Company Sat. 7A-til Relay for Life Team “Cuttin’ For A Cure” Yard sale items and homemade cakes! HUGE 2 FAMILY Oakland Community 160 Crowe Dairy Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Furniture, plus size clothes and more! HUGE 3 FAMILY Rfdtn: 1953 US Hwy 221N (toward Gilkey) Saturday 7A-until Name brand clothing, furniture, bedding, household, baby items! YARD SALE FC 166 Old Caroleen Rd. Sat. 7A-until Twin bed frame, glassware, books, table linens, misc. and much more!
DSS SEEKS CLAIMANT FOR BODY NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the estate of BRENDA JOYCE GOODE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said BRENDA JOYCE GOODE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of November 2009 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 29th day of August, 2009.
Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of JOHN FRANKLIN GOODE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JOHN FRANKLIN GOODE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of November 2009 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 8th day of August, 2009.
Lillie Winifred Owens, Executor 267 Coffey Road Forest City, NC 28043
Amy Goode-Hanaway, Collector of Affidavit 3 Charleston Place Court Greenville, SC 29615
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 228 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT W. MARTIN AND WIFE, MARY GILLARD MARTIN AKA MARY GILLARD-MARTIN to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated February 22, 2007 and recorded on March 7, 2007 in Book 944 at Page 569, 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 by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 1, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CHIMNEY ROCK TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN CHIMNEY ROCK TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND BEING LOT NUMBER 76, SECTION B, APPLE VALLEY PHASE III, FAIRFIELD MOUNTAINS, AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 13, AT PAGE 83, REVISED, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY.
The Rutherford County Department of Social Services announced that they are looking for someone to claim the body of a Rutherfordton man who died of natural causes. Walter Langley age 58, a patient of Willow Ridge Nursing Center and who formerly resided at Hillcrest Rest home, passed away on Thursday August 13, 2009 and so far DSS has been unable to locate any of Mr. Langley’s relatives who might be able to claim the body. Mr. Langley was born on October 9, 1950 in Texas to Raymond and Geneva Seals Langley and was living in Texas prior to coming to North Carolina six to seven years ago. According to the information DSS has Mr. Langley’s parents are deceased. DSS has information that Mr. Langley may have daughters in Texas and a twin brother in California, but no identifying information on these relatives. Anyone with information or anyone wishing to claim Mr. Langley’s body for final arrangements should contact Vic Martin at 828-287-6282.
Huge Neighborhood Sale Ellenboro: Off of Old Hwy 74 Bus. Saturday 7A-until Christmas, junior clothes, household items, furniture, and more! INSIDE YARD SALE SDO Fire Dept 221S Sat. 7A-til To benefit women's auxiliary!
Major Spring Cleaning - 3 Families FC: 270 Oakwood Dr. Saturday 7A-until Furniture, household, tools, kids toys, clothes (boys 2T-4T & 10-12, girls 6x-8, gymboree, childs place, aero)
MULTI FAMILY Union Mills: 6191 Hudlow Rd. (above Post Office) Saturday 7A-until Furniture, glassware, books, some clothes, and much more! YARD SALE Smith’s Drugs of Forest City RELAY FOR LIFE Team BB&T Parking Lot, East Main St., FC Sat. Aug. 29th 7A-til
YARD SALE SPECIAL $20 = 20 words Ad runs in the paper Thurs., Fri., and Sat., comes with 3 yard sale signs, pricing stickers for your items, and a rain day guarantee. Call or come by Wednesday before 2pm
NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 247 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by RENE A WALKER & JAMES N WALKER, Joint Tenancy to Christopher Reddick, Trustee(s), which was dated December 18, 2006 and recorded on December 27, 2006 in Book 934 at Page 56, 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 by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 1, 2009 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
Tax Map Reference: 16-06661
Situate, lying and being in Sulphur Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and BEGINNING at a stake in the center of Floyd's Creek in the Charles Crow line; thence with said line South 7-1/4 West 13-4/5 poles to a stone, Crows corner; thence South 85 West 24 poles to a stone; thence South 4-1/2 West 19-1/5 poles to an iron pipe in the Cox old line; thence with said line, South 85-1/2 East 77-2/5 poles to a stone the Hudson old corner; thence with the Hudson line, North 3-1/4 East 20-4/5 poles to a stake in the center of Floyds Creek; thence up the center of the creek, North 73 West 52-2/5 poles to the BEGINNING, containing 11.09 acres, more or less.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Being that parcel of land conveyed to Robert W. Martin and wife, Mary Gillard Martin from Daniel Pearson and wife, Lynne S. Pearson by that deed dated 11/28/2005 and recorded 12/02/2005 in Deed Book 890, at Page 154 of the Rutherford County, NC Public Registry.
Said property is commonly known as 426 Winesap Boulevard, Lake Lure, NC 28746
Said property is commonly known as 196 Amos Road, Forest City, NC 28043
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.
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 Robert W. Martin and Mary Gillard Martin.
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 Melva Rene' Amos.
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.
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.
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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
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.: 09-11503-FC01
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.: 09-11811-FC01
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, SATURDAY, August 29, 2009 — 17
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— The
Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Saturday, August 29, 2009
Nation /world
August deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan KABUL (AP) — An American service member died Friday when his vehicle struck a bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making August the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the nearly eightyear war. The grim milestone comes as the top U.S. commander prepares to submit his assessment of the conflict — a report expected to trigger intense debate on the Obama administration’s strategy in an increasingly unpopular war. The latest death was reported as Afghan officials announced an 80 percent increase in the number of major fraud allegations submitted after last week’s disputed presidential election — a sign of the deep challenges facing the U.S. and its allies
in shoring up a legitimate Afghan government capable of withstanding the Taliban insurgency, corruption and drug trafficking. A brief statement by the NATO command gave few details of the blast and did not say precisely where it occurred. U.S. military spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the service member who died was American. That brought to 45 the number of U.S. service members killed this month in the Afghan war — one more than the previous monthly record, set in July. American casualties have been rising steadily following President Barack Obama’s decision to send 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to combat a resurgent
Taliban and train Afghan security forces to assume a greater role in battling the insurgents. Obama’s decision was part of a strategic shift in the U.S. war against international Islamic extremism — moving resources from Iraq, which had been center stage since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion but where violence has declined sharply from levels of two years ago. A record 62,000 U.S. troops are now in the country, with 4,000 more due before year’s end. That compares with about 130,000 in Iraq, most due to leave next year. Since the fresh troops began arriving in Afghanistan last spring, U.S. deaths have climbed steadily — from 12 in May to more
than 40 for the past two months as American forces have taken the fight to the Taliban in areas of the country which have long been under insurgent control. At least 732 U.S. service members have died in the Afghan war since the U.S.led invasion of late 2001. Nearly 60 percent of those deaths occurred since the Taliban insurgency began to rebound in 2007. The latest spike in U.S. deaths has raised doubts among the United States and its allies about the course of the war, which was launched by the Bush administration after the Taliban government refused to hand over Osama bin Laden for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States. A recent Washington Post-
ABC News poll found that just over 50 percent of the American respondents said the war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting. Anti-war sentiment is also growing in Britain following a spike in deaths among British forces in Afghanistan. The debate over the war is likely to accelerate when the new top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, submits an assessment of the conflict by the end of this month. McChrystal, who commanded special operations troops in Iraq, is expected to give a bleak assessment of the war, pointing to deficiencies in the Afghan government and recommending vastly expanding the size of Afghanistan’s own security forces.
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