daily courier january 22 2010

Special donation made to Haynes Library — Page 3 Sports Getting a new deal Rutherford County native Todd Coffey agreed to a new contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

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Francis to file for sheriff

Berry, Berry Wet Outside

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY —Rutherford County native Chris Francis announced his intention to run for Sheriff this year. Francis told members of the Rutherford County Republican Party Tuesday night he will formally file for sheriff next month when the 2010 filing season opens, Feb 8.

Francis is a lieutenant with the Lake Lure Police Department.

A graduate of Chase High School, Francis received a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Francis Justice from Appalachian State University.

At the time of the election in November, Francis will have over 15 years of law enforcement experience including duties as patrol officer, school resource Conner officer, investigator, and administrator. Francis lives in the Shiloh community.

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Republican Party Chair Mike Hager said Wednesday afternoon, former sheriff Philip Byers will not seek the office of sheriff, but plans to work with Francis in his bid for sheriff.

Democrat Sheriff Jack Conner announced earlier this month he will seek re-election and will also file in February. Conner made the announcement at a meeting of Rutherfordton Town Council when council honored Lt. Rick Parker, upon his retirement following 32 years with law enforcement.

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Early morning and afternoon rain showers moved throughout the county yesterday leaving most elements outside with a sparkling gleam. A water drop prepares to descend from the underside of this red berry. Morning rain and drizzle are expected for earlier today.

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County not mailing all forms

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

DEATHS Rutherfordton

Donovan Moore

Ellenboro

Mickey Penson

Cliffside

Sue Price

Elsewhere

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RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County’s tax office is trying to save some money this year by not mailing tax listing forms to every property owner in the county.

But just because one wasn’t mailed doesn’t mean owners can skip listing this year.

“In a measure to decrease cost and in accordance with (state law), Rutherford County Tax Department only mailed tax listing forms to accounts that had personal property or received the Homestead Exemption,” said county Tax Administrator Kep Kepley. “For those property owners, who need not receive

a listing form and are interested in completing one, please contact the tax department.”

Some owners are also required to list.

“Any property owner, who has made any improvements, additions or deletions to the property and did not receive a listing form will need to contact the tax office to list these changes,” Kepley added.

He also explained any person with personal property such as airplanes, boats or jet skis, business equipment, farm equipment, mobile homes and untagged vehicles are still required to list on or before Feb. 1.

Filing opens Feb. 8 at noon for the primary election at the Rutherford County Elections office on Fairground Road, Spindale. Filing closes Feb. 26 for the Primary Election.

Please see County, Page 6

Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@ thedigitalcourier.com

Local man to aid American effort in Haiti

By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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INSIDE Classifieds . . . 14-17 Sports . . . . . . . . 7-9 County scene . . . . 6 Opinion . . . . . . . . 4 Vol. 42, No. 19

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Lt. Col. Dave Johnson (front, left) with Sarah Johnson and Adam Johnson; second row — (l-r) Matthew Johnson, Susan Marks Johnson and Paul Johnson. Lt. Col. Johnson will be deployed to Haiti to help American aid efforts in the earthquake-ravaged nation.

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FOREST CITY — Susan Marks Johnson wasn’t surprised when her husband, Lt. Col. Dave Johnson received word he was being deployed to Port-Au-Prince to help establish medical facilities.

A medical planner with the Air Force, Johnson was deployed to Haiti Saturday with other Joint Forces to erect medical tents and set up cots on the grounds where the US Embassy fell to its destruction.

Susan, whose mother Annette Marks lives in Forest City, said her husband had to deploy fully geared with ammunition knowing full well the military will be dealing with looting and rioting.

“Dave’s deployments and jobs are always more involved than anything basic,” Susan said. “ He’s had to help in medical procedures, flying into areas to recover and send the deceased home, get young airmen to assist in medical procedures when their jobs would have never involved any of that.

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At Your Leisure Benefit dance: Friday, Jan. 22, at the Cleveland County Council of Aging, 100 TR Harris Dr., Shelby; spaghetti dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; wide variety of music, 7 to 10 p.m., with DJ Don Dysart; a love offering will be taken for Belson Dysart (cancer patient); call 704-4823488 for more information.

Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Jan. 23 — Holy Ghost Tent Revival Jan. 30 — Big Daddy Love Feb. 6 — Calm and Collective Feb. 12 — Larry Keel & Natural Bridge Web site www.legalgrounds. net.

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Jan. 26 — 26 Ways Feb. 1 — Matt Walsh Feb. 2 — Scoot Pittman Feb. 8 — Bear Wallow Feb. 9 — Galen Kipar Feb. 15 — Makia Groove Feb. 16 — Wyndy Trail Travelers Feb. 22 — Atomic Sauce Feb. 23 — Angela Easterling Feb. 27 — Spindale Music Mafia Feb. 29 — Leigh Glass Feb. 30 — West End String Band Web site www.barleystaproom.com.

M Squared Restaurant, located at 125 West Main St., Spindale., offers the following entertainment/events: Tuesday — Alex Thompson on keyboard, soup/sandwich night Wednesday — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursday — Seafood Night Friday — Alex Thompson on

biographical solo play Runt of the Litter touches sports enthusiasts and theatre lovers alike. Eason, former safety for the Houston Oilers, is a oneman play that looks at what happens to two brothers in a family of over-achievers. This performance contains strong language. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students.

Contact the Tryon Fine Arts Center 828-859-8322 or visit the Box Office at 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon.

Comedian James Gregory coming to ICC FOREST CITY — Billed as the “The Funniest Man in America,” James Gregory, brings his show back to The Foundation at Isothermal Community College at 8 p.m. today.

Tickets are available at the door and are $27 for adults; $22 students and groups of 10 or more, $22.

Gregory is heard weekly on syndicated radio shows such as Rick and Bubba, John Boy and Billy, and Bob and Tom. The absence of vulgarity sets Gregory apart and his stories are carefully crafted art.

Gregory is constantly touring. He’s on the road about three days a week, 46 weeks a year. He continues to entertain sold-out crowds in theaters and comedy clubs and keyboard, Martini Night Saturday — No entertainment Sunday — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) Web site www.msquaredrestaurant.com.

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Gregory was born in a rural area about 25 miles east of Atlanta, Ga. He got his first job at the age of 12 at a small country grocery store. By the time he was 15, he was working 37 hours a week, as well as going to school. As an adult, Gregory has worked for the U.S. Postal Service, the Department of Defense, and spent almost 10 years as a salesman before discovering the wonderful world of stand-up comedy.

As his Website says, The James Gregory show turns the clock back to a time when life was simpler; to a better time, before the death of common sense; a time when people sat on the front porch and actually talked to each other without a cell phone in their ear.

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Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m.

Memberships available (ages 25 and up). ABC permits.

Positively Paper Inc., located at 121 East Main St., Forest City, offers the following classes: Jan. 21 — Card class, 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 26 — Card class, 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 29 — Open (scrapbook) crop, 6 to 11:30 p.m.

Open New Year’s Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Jan. 2.

For supply requirements or other information call 2482455.

Web site www.positivelypaperinc.com.

Wagon Wheel Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Bostic, offers a variety of music for line dancing, partner dancing, swing and more. The following entertainment is announced: Jan. 23 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Admission $7. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $3 per person.

Web site www.wagonwheel-

Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which fea-

tures brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Jan. 22 — Ring Workshop, 6 to 10 p.m.

Jan. 23 — Wire Wrapped Sea Anemone, 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 25 — Felted Purse Part 2, 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 26 — Vintage Oasis Ring, 6 to 8 p.m.

Jan. 28 — Adjustable Woven Ring, 6 to 8 p.m.

Web site offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com.

The Tryon Fine Arts Center (TFAC) presents the dramatic play “Runt of the Litter” starring Bo Eason, former NFL star player on Friday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at TFAC’s newly renovated theater just in time for the Super Bowl. Eason’s one-man show will inspire the audience to make their dreams a reality. “Runt of the Litter” is an unforgettable story that proves with enough determination, nothing can prevail over the human spirit.

The show is generously sponsored by The North Carolina Arts Council and Watson Flooring and Appliances. Bo Eason’s powerful, semi-auto-

Classic Collectables Show: The Morganton Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with the Morganton Men’s Club will host the Annual Morganton Classic Collectables Show at the Collett Street Recreation Center on Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7.

The show will offer sports and comics collectables as well as toy and hobby vendors. Displays and sales will be available during all show hours. Former UNC and NFL football great Leon Johnson will make an appearance at the show on Saturday before his induction into the Burke County sports Hall of Fame.

Admission to the show will be $3 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Show hours — Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information call 828439-1866.

The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy is now open.

The new 2,500-square-foot museum holds the world’s largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia. The museum is open seven days a week and admission is $3 per person. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays; and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays. For information, call (336) 7861604, or visit www.AndyGriffithMuseum.com.

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Local/state Former Sen. Edwards admits the child is his

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Melissa Hawkins, left, presents the book “Memories of Myrtle Beach” to Haynes Branch Library Manager Deb Womack on Thursday at the library. The book was donated to the library by photographer and author Jack Thompson.

Beach book donated to Haynes Library

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

HENRIETTA — A photographer famous for his images depicting the South Carolina Lowcountry has donated a copy of his “Memories of Myrtle Beach” book to the Haynes Branch Library.

Jack Thompson gave the book to the library thanks to a Rutherford County woman’s conversation with him at the beach.

“I was on vacation at Myrtle Beach, S.C., where I love to go on vacation,” said Melissa Hawkins, a patron of Haynes Library, on Monday. “I called Jack Thompson because I had seen where he had put together a photo book. It was like a coffee table book, of photos from way-back years and up to today.

“I called him and he came out and met me at my motel, at the Landmark Resort, and he gave me my book and autographed it, and I told him about how long I had been wanting the book. I said I had asked the library to purchase it, but they couldn’t afford it.

“And he said, ‘Well, I’ll just give your library one.’ So then he autographed a book for Haynes Public Library, in Henrietta, where I go. He was such a nice man. You could just tell he loved Myrtle Beach, and I do too.”

“Memories of Myrtle Beach,” which retails for about $100, is rich in photographs of the resort, and the book contains much history about the beach.

Hawkins pointed out, for example, that the book includes a picture of the Yachtsman, where she honeymooned in 1987. The Yachtsman was the first high-rise resort hotel built in Myrtle Beach, the book says, and adds that the site was once the location of the popular Yacht Club, a three-story hotel.

Hawkins noted, too, that Myrtle Beach has a vital link with “Sports Illustrated” magazine.

Pine Lakes Country Club was the birthplace of the magazine, in 1954.

The book also shows

RCS makes make-up day announcement

Due to student instructional days lost to snow in December, Rutherford County Schools students will now have class Friday, Feb. 19, and Friday, April 2.

February 19 was originally scheduled as an optional teacher workday and was not tied to the end of a grading period. April 2 is Good Friday and will become an early release (half) day.

the damage caused by hurricanes Hazel and Hugo.

Hawkins said she thinks the book will be popular with library goers because so many people from Rutherford County have vacationed in Myrtle Beach over the years. She noted that many people like to camp at Ocean Lakes.

Haynes Branch Manager Deb Womack said Thursday, “We are pleased to get the book.

We’re glad that Melissa had the foresight to ask for it for us. We couldn’t buy it because of the economic conditions. And he was kind and generous enough to donate it to the library, and we’re appreciative.

“We are a branch of the Rutherford County Library System. We are a small branch located in the lower end of the county near the Cliffside, Henrietta, Caroleen area. But we serve a large population as a rural library.”

Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier. com

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Confirming what practically everyone already suspected, John Edwards confessed Thursday he fathered the baby born to his ex-mistress — an admission that came just ahead of a bombshell book by a top aide to the former Democratic presidential candidate.

Edwards had long denied the girl, Frances Quinn Hunter, was his, even after he admitted cheating on his wife with the child’s mother, Rielle Hunter.

Hunter had been hired before Edwards’ 2008 White House campaign to shoot behind-thescenes video of him.

“I am Quinn’s father,” the 56-year-old former North Carolina senator said in a statement. “It was wrong for me ever to deny she was my daughter and hopefully one day, when she understands, she will forgive me.”

The confession came ahead of the Feb. 2 release of a book by former Edwards aide Andrew Young that is expected to describe how Edwards worked to hide his paternity with Young’s help.

Shortly before the 2008 presidential primaries began, Young stepped forward to claim that he was the child’s father. But there were suspicions at the time that the fiercely loyal aide was taking the fall for his boss.

Young said in an excerpt of an ABC interview released Thursday that Edwards asked him to arrange a fake paternity test.

“Get a doctor to fake the DNA results,” Young quoted the candidate as saying. “And he asked me ... to steal a diaper from the baby so he could secretly do a DNA test to find out if this (was) indeed his child.”

The scandal may not be over:

Federal prosecutors in North Carolina are investigating Edwards’ campaign finances, apparently with regard to Hunter, whose video production firm was paid at least $100,000 in 2006 alone. Edwards’ political career lies in ruins. And a question mark hangs over his personal life.

Edwards’ wife, Elizabeth, who has been battling an incurable return of cancer, said that the “whole family is relieved” by the admission and that she hopes it will put an end to the news stories. “My marriage shouldn’t be on anybody’s radar screen except mine,” she said.

She declined to discuss the couple’s marital status or what would happen next for them, saying: “If somebody has a crystal ball, they can let me know.”

Hunter’s lawyer, Michael Critchley, said the admission is “good for everyone.”

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Our Views Yes, the issue is jobs, jobs, jobs

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veryone in America these days is asking the same question how are we going to rebuild our economy if we do not create jobs.

Jobs are essential, especially in an economy that is now consumer driven instead of production powered. People with no income are not going to be spending money.

This creates what we all know as a vicious circle. As more people quit spending money, products pile up on shelves, orders to factories drop and more people get put out of work. Not to mention the spreading impacts to stores which cut employees as traffic falls and restaurants that cut hours when people are not coming in for dinner.

The lack of jobs is most definitely the problem. And we all look to Washington to solve the problem.

Yet, the most popular solutions that Beltway insiders bandy about are highly suspect.

There are those who would use government money to create public works jobs. The impact from those kinds of efforts already undertaken is proving negligible in the short run.

There are those who would cut taxes.

But can they really prove that would spur companies to create jobs? Would the cuts apply to those companies whose jobs have already left the company?

There are other ideas. Some suggest government investment via loans, grants and tax breaks to jump start new enterprises. Some offer the idea of helping small businesses.

What we have is a lot of ideas and so far very little real action in Washington.

Surely in all these ideas floating around up there, something can be found that will give American business and industry the impetus to move forward, which is what it is going to take to get jobs.

Our readers’ views Questions new power plant’s positive impacts To the editor: The idea of the 30 possible jobs that will be created from the building of such a controversial coal burning plant hardly matches the long term negative effect on the air quality for western NC and water quality in the old Broad River.

I do not understand why some of our elected officials are for this project that will have such a low long term economic effect on Rutherford County Rick Cromer Cliffside

Responds to critics of his last letter To the editor: I really do not wish to squabble with anyone, but, as someone once said, you have a right to your opinion, but you don’t have a right to your own facts.

I’m not sure how “out of context” my 9-11 comment was.

Dana Perino and Rudy Giuliani are on video tape saying that there were no terrorist attacks during Bush’s term. They did not say after 9-11, they said during his term.

Usually people wait more than a few years before they try to rewrite history.

As far as who cares who is in charge, Democrats are trying to do something about insurance companies not insuring people for pre-existing conditions, cancelling insurance when people

actually get sick and limiting lifetime amounts that companies pay.

Republicans are apparently very satisfied with the status quo as long as we don’t tax the very rich anymore.

Those of you who want government out of their lives should turn down Social Security, Medicare, unemployment benefits, mortgage interest exemptions and anything else that goes through the government.

Yes, I do realize that people pay into Social Security and Medicare, but on average they receive much more in benefits than they pay into the system.

People who think that the health care system is fine the way it is will just watch health care costs skyrocket if some sort of health reform is not passed.

Mike McCraw Bostic

Talks about American power of compassion To the editor: I have heard no one criticize our efforts in Haiti except Russ Limbaugh.

Thank God we are willing to use our wealth to assist in such a tragic situation. We would be sorry and greedy if we did not.

I have heard and read of so many Americans who are bitterly opposed to help for Americans who are sick and have no health care.

We are both sorry and greedy if we do not pass some kind of health care for Americans who have none.

People are harder to figure than anyone. What is the difference in a sick person from Haiti and one from America? The one from Haiti gets our help; the American (seems likely) will not.

Go Figure.

Ray Crawford Rutherfordton

Offers thoughts on Obama and health care To the editor: One thing I know is Mr. Reagan inherited the same thing from Jim Carter.

In October, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a government takeover of health care. It encouraged small businesses to drop health insurance.

The congressional budget office says insurance premiums will go up and raise taxes on the middle class by 730 billion dollars.

The legislation calls for 500 billion in cuts to Medicare.

Thank you Obama.

John Kurtz

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The editors reserve the right to edit letters for libelous content. All submissions should be sent to The Editor, P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC, 28043.

Letters may also be submitted via e-mail at dailycourier@thedigitalcourier.com or via our website at thedigitalcourier.com

When it comes to nicknames, nobody calls me Tiny I think I was supposed to have been named Robin.

Before I explain that, let me visit the topic of nicknames for a moment.

You ever have one of those friends who has a nickname that is either ironic or just doesn’t make sense?

I mean the kind of situation where you have a really big dude who’s either overweight or looks crazy built and intimidating but yet everyone calls him “Tiny” or something like that. Or it might be one where the guy is really tall, but people call him “Shorty” or the like.

Then there are the more mean-spirited nicknames for say an amputee with no left hand and yet everyone calls them “lefty” and so forth.

Some nicknames don’t even make sense to me with regard to the irony thing. I have known several friends who are nicknamed “Trey” when their real name is something like Luke Johnson. But then it turns out that they are Luke Johnson, III and so that’s where the “Trey” thing comes into play. Yeah, I don’t get

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that either. I had some nicknames that made perfect sense during elementary and middle school.

An older gentleman who once played bass for the Singspirations — the gospel music group my mother was once a member of — nicknamed me “Scooter” both because I could really get around as a little boy and because it is a play on my real name.

Of course, as I got older myself, I obtained the nickname “Scotty” due to my propensity to figure out technical things and become better and better with technological gadgets. To this day I’m a bit of a computer nerd (I know, I know, you may feel free to feign shock) and so that name still pops up every so often. Some friends in high school called me

“Scooterbug” and every so often I get nicknamed professor both because I wear glasses and sometimes have answers to various questions.

But I avoided that weird nickname thing for quite some time.

Well, for me that weird nickname for a brief time at the end of high school and on into college was Robin.

This is because, on occasion I have been told I look like Robin Williams. The resemblance was easier to see when both he and I were younger, but on occasion someone still mentions it to me. Look at that mug shot over there and try to imagine me without the goatee and glasses. I do have the raised eyebrow thing going on.

Can you see it? No? Try to imagine me saying “Nanu Nanu” some. Ok, maybe I’ll find an old picture of me from high school (pre-beard) and run it some day in the paper or put it up on our Web site over at thedigitalcourier.com. Trust me, my senior year of high school and freshman year of college this was pretty noticeable.

So much so, that summer while I was in Bell County, Ky. on a mission trip to teach Bible school, I found myself standing in the Wal-mart there and people started asking me for my autograph. I looked up behind me and saw a Robin Williams photo on a display for the movie “Jumanji” and I gotta tell ya, it looked a lot like me up

there. Someone once mistook me for him at Walt Disney World, too, but that’s another story.

But as he got older and I started wearing various beards (and gained a little weight) the nickname thing kind of went out. I hadn’t answered to Robin in many years when I moved to Rutherford County back in 2007. Then, it started up again.

Every so often someone would see me and say “Hey Robin” and I would go “Hey” and think nothing of it.

Maybe Williams has started to wear a beard, I thought.

Then one day I met Robin Lattimore. You ever look at us side by side? We do look a lot alike and people sometimes get us confused.

You know, he is a published author and writes pretty well in my opinion. So, I’m either confused for a movie star or a local historian. At least nobody calls me Tiny.

And that’s some good news.

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

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Ex-NC governor’s aide Obituaries indicted on 51 counts Donovan Moore

RALEIGH (AP) — A former aide to former Gov. Mike Easley was indicted Thursday on more than 50 federal counts, including extortion, bribery and money laundering amid allegations he received personal gain while performing government actions.

A federal grand jury meeting in Raleigh issued 51 charges against Ruffin Poole, who was Easley’s former special counsel and aide while the two-term governor was in office.

The indictment accuses Poole of profiting financially from coastal developments that had been approved by state regulators. A “Wilmington financier” not identified by prosecutors sent $260,000 in payments as the return on financing from the Cannonsgate development in Carteret County and another coastal subdivision to a construction company owned by Poole’s family, according to the 64-page indictment.

Easley is not accused of wrongdoing in the indictment, the first criminal charges filed in a wide-ranging probe by both state and federal investigators related to Easley, a Democrat who served eight years before leaving office in January 2009 due to term limits.

The maximum punishments add to up hundreds of years in prison.

Poole’s attorney didn’t immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Federal marshals issued a warrant for his arrest late Thursday, according to documents.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 126 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Jayne Mann reported vandalism. n John Kenneth Crowder reported vandalism to an excavator. n Robert Edison Brendle reported a break-in and the theft of keys. n Pamela Hudson Hill reported the illegal use of a debit card. n Vandalism to a building was reported at Shiloh Motors, 1129 Big Island Road, Forest City.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 12 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 20 E-911 Wednesday.

Lake Lure

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

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 62 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Jacquitha Hill reported an incident of breaking and entering and larceny.

Road; charged with habitual impaired driving, failure to comply with license restrictions and local ordinance open container/ consume in passenger area; placed under a $33,000 secured bond.

(NCHP) n Ronald Maurice Andrews, 56, of 192 Barkley Drive; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of schedule VI controlled substance; released on a $2,000 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Loretta Nance Jenkins, 36, of 556 Hollis Road; charged with true bill felony child abuse- sexual act; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n Emily Daffanie Hensley, 22, of 1377 Harris Henrietta Road; charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $20,000 unsecured bond.

(RCSD) n Jordan Nicole Carroll, 20, of 1340 Hopper St.; charged with obtain property by false pretense; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (RCSD) n April Lynn Morrow, 31, of 198 Bates Drive; charged with breaking and/or entering, larceny after break/ enter and resisting a public officer; placed under a $27,000 secured bond.

(RCSD)

EMS/Rescue Arrests

n Rickie Wilkins, 37, of Gantts Grove Church Road, Mooresboro; charged with possession of marijuana; released on a written promise to appear. (FCPD) n Steven Pentheny, 25, of Gemini Lane, Forest City; charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

(FCPD) n Gary Dale Queen, 42, of 151 Clay St.; charged with two counts of communicating threats; released on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

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Michael Steven Penson Mr. Michael Steven “Mickey” Penson, 60, of 973 Webb Road, Ellenboro, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, he was born June 16, 1949, a so of the late Jay L. and Emma Henson Penson. He was a retired construction worker. he is survived by his wife, Tina Holt Penson; three brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Mildred Penson of Bostic, Tommy and Lexann Penson of Mooresboro and Norris and Diane Penson of Bostic; one sister, Helen Gyton of Rock Hill; brothers-in-law, Barry Holt and wife, Diane, Clarence Holt and wife, Sondra, motherin-law, Firleen Holt; a special aunt, Beuna McCraw and a number of nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at 2:30 PM with visitation thirty minutes prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations for funeral expenses.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home will be serving the Penson family.

A guest register is available at www/mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

Paid obit.

Donovan Abram Moore, infant son of Robert Andrew and Christine Michelle Moore, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Rutherford Hospital.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Michael Andrew Moore; one sister Amara Star Moore; grandparents Shirley and James Warren, Joy and Walter Mertching, and Walter Moore III; and great-grandparents, Frank and Donna Floyd.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Crowe’s Chapel with Duncan Blake officiating.

Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

Mickey Penson Michael Steven “Mickey” Penson, 60, of 973 Webb Road, Ellenboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009.

A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Jay L. And Emma Henson Penson.

He was a retired construction worker.

He is survived by his wife, Tina Holt Penson; three brothers, David Penson of Bostic, Tommy Penson of Mooresboro, and Norris Penson of Bostic; one sister, Helen Gyton of Rock Hill; a number of nieces and nephews; and other friends and relatives.

Memorial services will he held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations for funeral expenses.

Online condolences www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Wilkins of Rutherfordton; one sister, Louise Kale of Kannapolis; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

A celebration of life service will be held at 4 p.m.

Saturday at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel of McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home with the Revs.

Joey Cantrell and William Stroud officiating.

Memorials may be made to Cliffside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024; or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Online condolences www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com.

Scott Gibson Timothy Scott Gibson, 40, of 407 S. Florida Ave., Chesnee, S.C, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at his home.

He was a native of Union, S.C. He attended Clemson University and was a supervisor for Wacker Chemical.

Survivors include his wife, Katherine Arrowood Gibson of the home; a son, Tyler Scott Gibson of the home; his parents, Roy B. and Jeanette Fox Gibson of Henrietta; and two sisters, Jeanne Owens and Elaine Miller, both of Henrietta.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Crowe’s Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Poteat officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Springs Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service.

Online condolences www. crowemortuary.com.

Randall Smerz

Sue “Momma Sue” Huskey Price, 92, of Ferry Road, Cliffside, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City.

A native of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late George B. and Susie Hamrick Huskey.

She retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church, where she taught in the primary department for more than 35 years. She also worked with the GA’s and taught the senior ladies Sunday School Class.

She is survived by one son, Robert Price of Fairfield, Conn.; one daughter, Sylvia

Randall L. Smerz, 53, of Charlotte, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at his residence.

Born in Milwaukee County, Wis., he was a son of the late Shirley Johnson Black.

He worked as a maintenance supervisor.

Survivors include his fiancé, Zanda Ertzberger Couch of Charlotte; two sons, Terry Smerz of Charlotte, and Charles Couch of Austin, Texas; two daughters, Kellie Smerz and Cheryl Couch, both of Charlotte; and six grandchildren.

Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m.

Saturday at 5415 Kildare Dr., Charlotte.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in care of

Sue Huskey Price

Glen Halson Hunt

Sue Price

Sue (Momma Sue) Huskey Price, 92, of Ferry Road, Cliffside, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County.

A native of Cherokee County, she was born December 9, 1917, a daughter of the late George B. and Susie Hamrick Huskey.

She was retired from Burlington Industries and was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church where she taught in the primary department for more than 35 years. She also worked with the GA’s and taught the senior ladies Sunday School Class.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Karen Price of Fairfield, Conn.; one daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Jeff Wilkins; one sister, Louise Kale of Kannapolis; four grandchildren, Frankie Beason, Joni Hembree, David Price, Lauren Kazzi; four great grandchildren and one greatgreat grandchild.

A celebration of life service will be held 4 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010, at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Joey Cantrell and the Rev. William Stroud officiating.

Memorials may be made to Cliffside Baptist Church, PO Box 336, Cliffside, NC 28024 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the Price family.

An online guest register is available at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

PAID OBIT

Glen Halson Hunt, age 87, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at Hospice House of Rutherford County.

He was a son of the late Alfred Hal and Thelma Dobbins Hunt and a native of Rutherford County. He was a veteran of WW II, served in 970th Guard Squadron of the U S Army; owned and operated the Wee Tee minature golf course in Spindale, which he designed and built.

Glen owned and operated a used car business.

He was preceded in death by a brother, George Hunt and a sister, Nell H. Swartz.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Guffey Hunt; two daughters, Julie Hunt of Rutherfordton, NC and Lucy Flack of Rutherfordton, NC; two sons, Bill Hunt, of Rutherfordton, NC and Scott Hunt of Rutherfordton, NC; one sister, Gevneva Metcalf of Forest City, NC; one brother, Norman Hunt of Raleigh, NC; eleven grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren Arrangements are being handled

by McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Thursday, January 21, 2010. A graveside service will be at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 22, 2010 with Dr. Don Scofield officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorials to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 Guest register at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com

Paid obit

Zanda Couch, 5415 Kildare Dr., Charlotte, NC 28215 to help defray medical expenses.

Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family.

Online condolences www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Deaths Marshall Nirenberg NEW YORK (AP) — Marshall Nirenberg, a scientist whose groundbreaking work untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize, has died.

He was 82.

Nirenberg died of cancer Jan. 15 in Manhattan, said his sister, Joan Geiger.

Ruth Lee Smart Padgett Ruth Lee Smart Padgett, 81, of Ellenboro, died January 19,2010, at Hospice House of Forest City, after a long, courageous and remarkable battle with cancer. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Alonzo Smart and Sadie Gertrude Van Horn.

She was preceded in death by husband, Eddie Victor Padgett, brothers, Ernest Dalton Smart, Edgar Alonzo (Junior) Smart, John Henry Smart, George Pinkney Smart, and Franklin Delano Smart and sisters Eula Reid Smart Bradley, Frances Estelle Smart Moore, and Edna Adeline Smart .

She is survived by her son, Joel Stephen Padgett and wife, Judith K. of Casar; daughter, Pamela Lee Padgett of Ellenboro; brother, Robert Jack Smart of Forest City and grandchildren, Iris Lydia Padgett and Holly Anne Padgett, both of Carrboro. She is also survived by sister-in-law, Eula Mae Smart, and numerous other loving nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

Ruth was previously a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Ellenboro and a long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Forest City, where she was actively involved in her Sunday School Class and the Choir.

She graduated from Cool Springs High School on May 24, 1945 and Isothermal Community College on May 3, 1980. She had a love for writing and attended the Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference.

She was passionate about the Smart family genealogy and was very proud to be a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was related to Captain James Withrow and William Smart, Jr., who fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain and John Smart, who was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain and whose name is on the monument at the Kings Mountain Battlefield.

Throughout her life, Ruth was a devoted mother and homemaker.

She was also employed full-time throughout most of her life in jobs in textiles, as a seamstress, a receptionist and a demo representative. While employed by the Rutherford County Senior Center, Ruth was a SHIPP volunteer and provided an invaluable service to many seniors aiding them with insurance problems. Other activities included singing with the Isothermal Singers and volunteering at The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center.

The family will receive visitors at The Padgett and King Mortuary on Friday evening from six to eight PM. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Forest City on Saturday morning at Eleven o’clock AM with Dr. Barry Keys officiating and Wilda Sue Marple Smith and Neil Murray assisting. Burial will follow at Cool Springs Cemetery.

Family will gather at the home following the burial.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 211 West Main Street, Forest City, NC 28043 or Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801.

The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at: www.padgettking.com Paid obit.

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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, January 22, 2010

Calendar/Local

Exchange students enjoying experience

By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

Hospice Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: G.R.A.C.E. Caregiver Support Group for anyone caring for a loved one. Offered at two locations.

Friday afternoons at the Senior Center and Tuesday evenings at Rutherford LifeCare.

Adult sitting services: Free adult sitting services available on Tuesday evenings. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County, the Senior Center, and Rutherford Lifecare.

The Hospice Library is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone can check out a book dealing with caring for a loved one, grief, children and loss, Alzheimer’s and other relevant topics.

For information or to register for any of the above events, call 2450095.

Meetings/other Regular meeting: Rutherford County Democrat Club will meet Monday, Jan. 25, at Democrat Headquarters. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Annual membership meeting: Saturday, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m., at Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, for all UMLC members and potential members to review the 2009 activities and for an update on what is planned for 2010; for information, call 287-2191.

Athletic Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room.

SWEEP meeting: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel); The next meeting is Friday, Feb. 5, at GDS, 141 Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. The meeting begins at noon. To learn more about SWEEP visit www.sweeprecycles.com.

Schools/education Financial Aid Night: Thursday, Jan. 28, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., East Rutherford High School commons area; all juniors and seniors and their parents encouraged to attend; sponsored by Isothermal Community College, ERHS Guidance Department, and the Robert and Janice McNair Educational Foundation.

Miscellaneous Free food: Free food will be given away to those in need Saturday, Jan. 23, at Forest City Foursquare Church, from noon to 3 p.m, (or until food runs out).

Free clothing: Coats and blankets will be given away Saturday, Jan. 30, from noon to 3 p.m. at Holy Ground Community Church, (beside Forest City Post Office).

Soup will also be served free of charge.

Fundraisers Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell-Hollis Community Clubhouse; adults $7, ages 6-12 $4, under 6 free.

Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 30, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; adults $6, and children younger than 12, $4; allyou-can-eat.

Hearts for Hospice: Hospice of Rutherford County is hosting a Valentine luncheon Friday, Feb. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. at Carolina Event and Conference Center, 374 Hudlow Road; Chicken Rossini is the main course; cost $10 per person; proceeds will be used for Hospice home care patients; to obtain tickets, contact Karen Jarson at 245-0095 or stop by the Conference Center.

Music/concerts Singing: Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., Henrietta First Baptist Church; a love offering will be taken; the singing will open with Misty Roper.

Gospel singing: Sunday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., Zion Hill AME Zion Church, Henrietta; various groups on program; Rev. Earl Staley, pastor.

The Royal Quartet will be in concert Sunday, Jan. 31, during the 11 a.m. worship service at Concord Baptist Church in Bostic. The quartet will also sing at 6:30 Sunday night (Jan. 31) at Fairview Baptist Church in Golden Valley.

Singing: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., Village Chapel Church, 141 Huntley St., Forest City; featuring Servants Call from Rutherfordton.

Religion Women’s Conference: “Warm Winter Day for Women”; Saturday, Jan. 23, at the First Baptist Church of Spindale, begins at 2 p.m.; hosted

by United Sisters in Christ; for more information contact Sharon at 247-1853, or email Mammatuch@ aol.com.

HENRIETTA – Among some of the new faces at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy for the 2009-2010 school year are the faces of Suada Turayfi and Valentina Vicuna.

The students are only here through this school year, both travelling to the United States as part of exchange programs.

Suada is a native of Siberia and Valentina of Colombia. Both have been in the U.S. since August.

Getting used to life in the United States hasn’t been terribly difficult for either, but it has been eye opening, the girls said.

“She’s learned a lot about the political situation in America,” said Suada’s host mother, Janet Jau. “In Russia the residents are told that all Americans agree with their president. She was in shock watching the news here to see that wasn’t so.”

This is Suada’s first time in the states, and in Siberia she lives in the city.

“It was kind of difficult to adjust to but I did it,” she said. “It is a very nice country.”

Suada is here through an international exchange program through 4-H. The Jaus have been hosting exchange students through the program for several years, Jau said.

“In 4-H, the motto is to give to your community, your country and the world,” she said. “Through the program we are given a list of names and the opportunity to choose from a girl or a boy – we only got to choose from a name or interest.”

Jau said through the program the student comes to live with a family and the family isn’t supposed to change anything about their normal living. Students are required to attend 4-H activities and retreats, however.

Suada has gotten to attend 4-H congress and teen retreat and has also enjoyed other day-to-day activities her host family takes part in.

“I like to volunteer with my family,” she said. “It’s nice to help people.”

Valentina is here through Aspect Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers affordable studyabroad opportunities to students from around the world. Valentina’s host family is the Nicholas family, who got involved in exchange programs through their daughter, Maci.

“She is interested in cultures and

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“Being a hospital manager has provided him with many opportunities and jobs,” Susan continued. “It’s interesting to watch him because he followed me into that career field; therefore, I get to see all the things I would have been doing.”

The couple met in the US Air Force 26 years ago and Susan planned to make a career of the military. But when the couple started having a family, she changed her career choice. She said watching other female friends in active duty with their small children wasn’t something she wanted to do.

So Dave decided to make it his career.

The couple is stationed in Virginia, although the family has been in Forest City for the past week. Their

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Valentina Vicuna of Colombia and Suada Turayfi of Siberia are in the United States as part of foreign exchange programs. Both have been attending Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy for the 2009-2010 school year and are acclimating to life not only in the United States but in rural North Carolina.

what goes on in different countries,” said Maci’s dad, Tim Nicholas.

Unlike the 4-H program, Maci and Valentina got to know each other before Valentina arrived in North Carolina, talking over the Internet via Skype. The two are like sisters now, and having Valentina in the house is like having a fourth child, Nicholas said.

“It’s a big responsibility to take on someone else’s child,” he said.

Maci will travel with Valentina to Colombia for two weeks when she returns home this summer.

“After I come back, I don’t know what I’m going to do – we’re really close,” Maci said.

Both Valentina and Suada are enjoying their courses at TJCA – Suada is a junior and Valentina a senior. But school is very different in the United States than in their home countries, they said.

“We study 10 or 11 years in Russia,” Suada said. “We can’t choose our classes – we have to study everything.”

Another difference, she said, is the school building itself.

“They don’t turn the heat on until the government says so,” Jau said.

“Suada has said it’s been so cold she

sons, Matthew Johnson and Adam Johnson live in Forest City. Adam is a student at Isothermal Community College and Matthew is a Forest City firefighter.

Their two younger children, Paul and Sarah, attended a conference with the Florence Baptist Church youth during the weekend. Dave and Susan were scheduled to help chaperone the trip, but Dave’s unexpected deployment changed their plans.

Susan went along with the group.

Susan and the younger children will return to Virginia Monday where they are home schooled. Their rental home there sustained flood damage in November from the Nor’easter and she needs to get repairs completed on the house.

The Johnsons testify God carries through. “God sustains us through all to provide the elderly and disabled a reduction in tax.

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The county’s tax department office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Homestead Exemption is set up

“To comply: A person must be 65 years of age and older or totally and permanently disabled,” Kepley said. “Total income may not exceed $27,500. Proof of income is required.

couldn’t grasp her pencil.”

Valentina said her school in Colombia doesn’t have walls, only a roof to keep out rain.

“We don’t have lockers and we don’t switch classes,” she said. “Our classrooms are outdoors – we don’t have walls.”

Modern technology has allowed the girls – who will spend almost an entire year away from home – to keep in touch with their families. Valentina has used Skype to talk to her family each week and Suada e-mails hers.

And Valentina’s family is planning to visit her here in February.

The experience has enriched their host families, too, Jau said.

“Our families learn about their cultures and languages,” she said. “And they study harder than American students, so they influence them that way too.”

Getting another perspective on the world in which we live has been one of Maci’s favorite parts of having a Colombian “sister.”

“You don’t have just one view,” she said. “It’s awesome to hear other things about their countries.”

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

the moves and deployments, no matter the circumstances,” Susan said.

Johnson’s first of six deployments was immediately after 9/11. The deployment was supposed to be for 120 days. He was gone seven months building a medical facility in Iraq.

His deployment to Haiti is also for at least 120 days. He could be back sooner or as she has experienced in the past, much later.

Since the couple has been married, they have moved 35 times. Susan was accustomed to moving since she grew up in a military family. Her father was a Marine.

Susan hasn’t heard from Dave since his deployment.

“For us, it’s his job,” Susan said. “I support him 100 percent.”

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

They must also be a permanent resident of the county and reside in the home. This exemption is for a home and one acre of land only. The property must be owned by the applicant.”

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

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McNair Field Honored

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

Channel apologizes for Beckham prank MILAN (AP) — An Italian television channel has apologized for a prank in which a female presenter attempted to grab David Beckham between the legs.

The AC Milan midfielder was visibly angered when Elena Di Cioccio, who fronts the popular show “Le Iene (The Hyenas)” on Italia Uno, made her move while the soccer player was being interviewed by another person Wednesday. Security immediately hustled the 34-year-old Beckham into a nearby hotel.

Beckham is on loan at AC Milan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. He has started all three league matches in 2010 and is expected to play in Sunday’s derby against Inter Milan.

Hall of Fame moves enshrinement date SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is moving its enshrinement ceremony to Aug. 13, avoiding a conflict with the world championships.

The Hall expects to welcome its second straight decorated class, with the 1992 U.S. men’s Olympic “Dream Team,” plus Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen, nominated for induction. Both played on that famed team along with Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

The enshrinement ceremonies usually take place in early to mid-September. The world championships will be held from Aug. 28-Sept. 12 in Turkey.

Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Hall board and USA Basketball, says the change in date is for the “foreseeable future.”

“After weighing many options, we believe the second weekend of August is a better fit for everyone involved in the enshrinement ceremonies,” Colangelo said in a statement.

The enshrinement ceremony will again take place at Springfield’s Symphony Hall, where it was moved to last year for the first time to accommodate the large crowd for Jordan’s induction.

The finalists for the class of 2010 will be announced on Feb. 12 in Dallas.

Local Sports BASKETBALL 6 p.m. R-S Central at East Rutherford 6 p.m. Patton at Chase 5 p.m. Avery at Thomas Jefferson WRESTLING 6 p.m. Chase at Patton

On TV 6:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Wake Forest at North Carolina State.

7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Wofford at College of Charleston.

7:30 p.m. (TS) NBA Basketball Charlotte Bobcats at Atlanta Hawks.

8 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks.

8:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Clemson at North Carolina.

9 p.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Australian Open, Third Round.

10:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns.

3 a.m. (ESPN2) Tennis Australian Open, Third Round.

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Employees of the Forest City Parks and Recreation Departmant were honored in Orlando, Fla., last week, for their efforts on McNair Field. McNair Field was recognized as the 2009 Field of the Year in the catagory of Schools and Parks by the Sports Turf Management Association. On hand to receive the honor were Matt Gowan, assistant groundskeeper (L to R), Brian Blanton, head groundskeeper, and Jody Wright, director of Parks and Recreation for Forest City.

The Mighty Are Falling

MILWAUKEE — Right-hander Todd Coffey and the Milwaukee Brewers have avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a $2,025,002, one-year contract.

Coffey became a key reliever in Milwaukee’s bullpen last year after being claimed off waivers in September 2008. He went 4-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 78 appearances Coffey last year and led NL relievers with 83 2-3 innings pitched. He can also earn $50,000 in performance bonuses.

“We exchanged numbers on Tuesday, talked a little bit yesterday, and then we had an agreement quickly,” said Coffey, about the process of coming to the contract.

Coffey made $800,002 last season. He and the Brewers had the biggest gap among the players who swap arbitration figures.

He asked for $2.45 million while Milwaukee offered $1.7 million.

“They appreciated what I did last season,” said Coffey. “But, I try to pay as little attention to that side, the business side, as I can.

“It’s tremendous feeling. It’s what you want in a contract, but it’s hard to know how I feel about it,” said Coffey. “Maybe on April 15, when that first paycheck comes in, I’ll feel differently, but it is more security for me and my family.

“Now,” Coffey continued. “I just want to get ready for the season and go out and have a great year.”

Three Brewers remain in arbitration: pitchers Dave Bush and Carlos Villanueva and outfielder Corey Hart.

Coffey graduated from Chase High and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1999. He and his wife, Nikki have three children.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Wake’s Ishmael Smith (10) jumps over North Carolina’s David Wear (34) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Wednesday in Chapel Hill.

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Defending champs UNC struggle for wins

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer

CHAPEL HILL — The front line looked imposing. The veteran leadership was there. And with an infusion of young talent, North Carolina entered the season looking ready to defend its national championship.

More than halfway through the season, that squad is nowhere to be seen.

The Tar Heels (12-7, 1-3 Atlantic coast Conference) have lost three straight games for the first time under Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams and matched their loss total of the previous two seasons combined. Picked as co-favorites in the league along with rival Duke, the Tar Heels are sitting near the bottom of the standings and have the look of a team that would just settle for a win right now.

The frustration is evident, from the players’ stunned looks during consecutive home losses to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest to Williams’ comments Please see UNC, Page 9

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North Carolina head coach Roy Williams put his head down as this team loses to Wake Forest 82-69 during an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, Wednesday.

TJCA splits with VC

By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

AVONDALE — It’s a rarity, but spectacular Friday basketball performances can happen on a Thursday. Ask Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.

Victory Christian Academy’s Tevin Friday posted 34 points, six blocks and a big third quarter run by the visiting Patriots outlasted Thomas Jefferson 59-45.

Friday, who stood 6-6, had an athletic body to go along with his height, scoring 16 points in the first half and 18 in the second. Although, Thomas Jefferson trailed by two at the break in the non-conference game, a 12-0 run to begin the third period for Victory Christian allowed the visitors to take and hold command the rest of the contest.

Friday sprinted the Patriots out to 6-0 lead in the first quarter by hitting two of their three lay ups to begin the game. The Gryphons closed to within 8-5 on Michael Dedmon’s pull-up jumper from the free throw line, but faced a 16-9 deficit when the quarter finished.

Thomas Jefferson fought back in the second frame. Following a Please see TJCA, Page 8

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Scoreboard New Orleans

22 19 .537 Northwest Division

W L Pct Denver 27 14 .659 Portland 26 17 .605 Oklahoma City 24 18 .571 Utah 24 18 .571 Minnesota 9 34 .209 Pacific Division

W L Pct L.A. Lakers 32 9 .780 Phoenix 25 18 .581 L.A. Clippers 19 22 .463 Sacramento 15 26 .366 Golden State 12 28 .300

FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Minnesota 34, Dallas 3 N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami NFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m.

(CBS)

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Roger Federer serves to Victor Hanescu on his way to winning their Men’s singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday.

Royal gathering: British prince and king of tennis

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The king of tennis met the British prince.

Roger Federer had just dismissed another of his subjects — a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Romania’s Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open — before greeting Prince William.

Federer is no stranger to royalty, having collected the Wimbledon trophy six times on London’s grass courts. But this was his first meeting with William, second in line to the British throne.

After Federer dispatched Hanescu in 99 minutes on Thursday, on-court interviewer Jim Courier invited the top-ranked Swiss to acknowledge the rare visit to Melbourne by a high-ranking royal.

“Your Royal Highness, welcome to the world of tennis,” Federer said. “Thanks for coming.”

Prince William duly blushed and waved. The pair shook hands — five wins before Federer usually mixes with royalty on the final Sunday of a major.

“Chit-chat? no,” Federer said. “English breakfast tea? No, not yet.”

“Of course, where he comes from, you know, he knows tennis. And Wimbledon’s big,” Federer added. “So for me it was very a big honor that he came to watch me. He said he was happy that I played a little bit longer because the match could have ended even shorter.”

Federer went back to his hotel and now awaits a third-round match against No. 31-ranked Albert Montanes of Spain. The prince resumed his duties on his brief tour to New Zealand and Australia.

“I think he’s had a very busy schedule the last few days,” Federer said. “He shook a lot of hands, and I knew mine was one more. From what I’ve heard, I think he met Serena and myself, and came to watch my match.”

The Williams sisters moved a step closer to a semifinal meeting with straight-set wins in backto-back matches at Hisense Arena, the second covered court.

Venus went first and beat Sybille Bammer 6-2, 7-5, already improving on a 2009 campaign that ended in a second-round loss to Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro.

Serena defeated Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-1 to set up a match with Navarro in the third round. Williams is trying to break a trend: She has won the Australian title each oddnumbered year since 2003, when she beat her sister in the final.

“I feel if I play well, I can beat anybody,” said Serena, who is planning some research on Suarez Navarro. “I know she took out Venus around this time last year, if I’m not mistaken.

“I would hate to see it become a habit for her, taking out a sister this time every year. So I have to be ready. Yeah, definitely will talk to (Venus) and see what goes next.”

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct Boston 27 13 .675 Toronto 21 22 .488 New York 17 24 .415 Philadelphia 13 28 .317 New Jersey 3 38 .073 Southeast Division

W L Pct Atlanta 27 14 .659 Orlando 27 15 .643 Charlotte 21 19 .525 Miami 21 20 .512 Washington 14 27 .341 Central Division

W L Pct Cleveland 32 11 .744 Chicago 18 22 .450 Milwaukee 17 23 .425 Detroit 15 26 .366 Indiana 14 28 .333

GB — 12 1/2 13 1/2 16 17 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct Dallas 28 14 .667 San Antonio 25 16 .610 Houston 23 18 .561 Memphis 22 19 .537

GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/2

GB — 7 1/2 10 1/2 14 1/2 24 1/2 GB — 1/2 5 1/2 6 13

TJCA Continued from Page 7

Daniel Moss 3-ball from the corner that sparked the Gryphons, a Hayden Blice putback and Richard Petty’s 14-foot jumper tied the game at 22-all in a 13-6 run during the first five minutes of the quarter.

However, Friday’s quickness to the rim and a lay up off the glass was the difference to the end of the first half with Victory Christian up, 29-27.

In the first frame, Thomas Jefferson shot 3-of-19 from the field, but 7-of-17 in the second quarter, which closely evened out the first half. Victory Christian was 8-of-15 in the first quarter, but 3-of-17 in the second period.

The Patriots’ Devin Steptoe rung three straight jumpers to begin the second half and later, Friday’s strong move to the hole rattled in. Friday completed the three-point play on the

GB — 2 3 1/2 3 1/2 19 GB — 8 13 17 19 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 108, Sacramento 97 Charlotte 104, Miami 65 Dallas 94, Washington 93 Portland 98, Philadelphia 90 Orlando 109, Indiana 98 Detroit 92, Boston 86 Milwaukee 113, Toronto 107 Oklahoma City 94, Minnesota 92 New Orleans 113, Memphis 111 Phoenix 118, New Jersey 94 Utah 105, San Antonio 98 Denver 123, Golden State 118, OT L.A. Clippers 104, Chicago 97 Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, late L.A. Clippers at Denver, late Friday’s Games Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New York, 8 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Portland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 48 33 14 1 67 133 Pittsburgh 51 31 19 1 63 163 N.Y. Rangers 50 24 19 7 55 135 N.Y. Islanders 50 22 20 8 52 135 Philadelphia 48 24 21 3 51 148

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF 48 30 12 6 66 138 51 26 21 4 56 142 48 23 17 8 54 123 51 23 23 5 51 131 51 17 25 9 43 137 Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 49 31 12 6 68 185 Atlanta 49 22 20 7 51 153 Florida 50 21 21 8 50 141 Tampa Bay 49 19 20 10 48 127 Carolina 48 14 27 7 35 120

Buffalo Ottawa Boston Montreal Toronto

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF 50 34 12 4 72 166 49 29 17 3 61 140 49 24 17 8 56 125 49 22 20 7 51 130 52 19 24 9 47 137 Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF Colorado 49 28 15 6 62 147 Vancouver 49 29 18 2 60 158 Calgary 50 26 18 6 58 131 Minnesota 50 24 23 3 51 138 Edmonton 49 16 27 6 38 130 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF San Jose 51 33 10 8 74 171 Phoenix 50 28 17 5 61 133 Los Angeles 49 27 19 3 57 144 Anaheim 50 23 20 7 53 143 Dallas 49 21 17 11 53 141

Chicago Nashville Detroit St. Louis Columbus

HOCKEY GA 105 143 133 152 140

added free throw, which ended a 12-0 run and pushed Victory Christian to a 41-27 lead by the four-minute mark of the third period.

The Gryphons closed within 10, 41-31, but the period concluded with Thomas Jefferson down 47-33.

Dedmon cut the game back to 12, 49-37 with just over six minutes left, but that was as close as the Gryphons would get down the stretch. Thomas Jefferson was unable to find a way to stop Friday from scoring as he hit 12 field goals and 10-of-15 from the free throw line in the Patriots victory.

Petty led Thomas Jefferson with 10 points and two blocks.

TJCA girls blisters VCA AVONDALE — Thomas Jefferson’s Victoria Bennett posted 17 points as the Lady Gryphons plastered Victory Christian, 73-14, at home, Thursday.

GA 113 151 121 143 177 GA 138 159 151 154 165 GA 114 136 127 139 174 GA 135 121 129 150 168 GA 125 129 138 158 157

Wednesday’s Games New Jersey 2, Florida 0 St. Louis 4, Montreal 3, OT Vancouver 3, Edmonton 2, OT Thursday’s Games Columbus 3, Boston 2 Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Carolina 5, Atlanta 2 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 Washington at Pittsburgh, late Detroit at Minnesota, late Nashville at Phoenix, late Chicago at Calgary, late Dallas at Vancouver, late Buffalo at Los Angeles, late Anaheim at San Jose, late Friday’s Games Montreal at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Lady Gryphon guards, Ryanne Corder and Anna Demon put up 16 points and 14 points each to control a very lopsided contest from the get-go for Thomas Jefferson. The win is now their second in three games.

Thomas Jefferson hit seven of their first seven attempts to jump out to a 14-0 lead to begin.

The Lady Patriots finally concluded the run with Abbi Kuykendall’s off glass shot from close range, but the Lady Gryphons finished the quarter on a 7-0 run to end the first period with a 21-2 lead.

Bennett continued her scoring campaign in the lane by cutting to the basket and gaining two points on three separate occasions in the second quarter.

Thomas Jefferson was 18-of-45 in the first half to hold a 37-8 lead that was never threatened all night.

The Lady Gryphons shot 34-of77, while Victory Christian had five total field goals on the night.

Ruppe Decides On Spartanburg Methodist

Alison Ruppe (center) signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Spartanburg Methodist College Thursday at East Rutherford High School.

Joining Alison are her parents, Sonja and James Ruppe; and Principal Tony Smith, Spartanburg Methodist head coach Thad Fox, Spartanburg Methodist pitching coach Tony Arthur, and Athletic Director Bobby Reynolds.

U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark was among the other women advancing. She’ll meet No. 29 Shahar Peer of Israel in the next round. Ana Ivanovic, the 2008 Australian Open finalist and French Open champion, lost to Argentina’s Gisela Dulko.

No. 2 Dinara Safina, who lost last year’s final at Melbourne Park, plays Friday, as do Belgian comeback players Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.

Defending men’s champion Nadal has a night match against Philipp Kohschreiber. No. 5 Andy Murray and No. 7 Andy Roddick play during the day.

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NASCAR to relax in effort to energize sport JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CONCORD — Have at it, boys.

NASCAR is relaxing some of its rules this season, and encouraging drivers to show more aggression and emotion, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale.

“There’s an age old saying that NASCAR, ‘If you ain’t rubbing, you ain’t racing,’ “ NASCAR president Mike Helton said Thursday. “I think that’s what the NASCAR fan, the NASCAR stakeholders all bought into, and all expect.”

The first change will be eviAssociated Press dent when the season opens next month at Daytona International Charlotte Bobcats’ Stephen Jackson (1) reacts after Speedway, where restrictions on making a three-point shot against the Phoenix Suns in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, in bump-drafting will be lifted and this Jan. 16, 2010 file photo. horsepower will be increased by the use of the largest restrictor plate since 1989.

NASCAR had been slowly tightening its tolerance on bumping at Daytona and Talladega — the two biggest CHARLOTTE (AP) — Stephen Jackson’s demand and fastest tracks in the series, to be traded from Golden State came with a decla- where the horsepower-sapping ration that he wanted to play for a winner. So there restrictor plates are used to control speeds — and it graduated was plenty of chuckling around the NBA when into an outright ban issued the Jackson was finally dealt in November. morning of the October race at He was headed to the Charlotte Bobcats, a Talladega. The edict sucked the 6-year-old franchise that had never come close to drama out of what’s typically one reaching the playoffs. of the most exciting races of the Two months later, Jackson’s swagger has spread year, and was the final straw for to his new teammates, and Charlotte is one of the many race fans who had grown league’s biggest surprises. With six straight wins and an NBA-best 9-1 mark since the new year, the tired of the watered -down racing.

Bobcats (21-19) have jumped to fifth place in the No more.

Eastern Conference and appear to be a legitimate “We will put it back in the playoff contender. hands of drivers, and we will say Along the way, the franchise has taken on the ‘Boys, have at it and have a good personality of the quirky, confident and talented time,’ “ said vice president of Captain Jack.

“I knew this was a place where I could be myself,” competition Robin Pemberton.

The yellow out-of-bounds Jackson said Thursday. “I’m with some guys who play hard and want to win, and that’s what I wanted to be a part of. I didn’t want to be a part of an organization that was going young and worried about being good in three years and not now.”

But the Bobcats? This is an expansion team that Continued from Page 7 hadn’t won more than 35 games in any of its previous five seasons. Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown after each game. brought instant credibility when he was hired “I don’t give a darn about before last season, but the Bobcats were still a long what’s going on,” Williams said way from being in playoff discussions. after Wednesday’s 82-69 loss to They started this season as the NBA’s lowest the Demon Deacons. “I’m going scoring team despite dynamic forward Gerald Wallace. Looking for another scorer, general man- to coach my rear end off tomorrow. It’s up to them to come ager Rod Higgins brought up Jackson’s name to along with me, and that’s the Brown and managing partner Michael Jordan. way it is.

Higgins knew the 31-year-old Jackson from his “I’m going to ask them, ‘Do you stint in the Warriors’ front office. want to keep playing?’ If they “Rod was so positive about his talent,” Brown don’t want to, we can figure out said. “Even though people have this perception of him, Rod said he’s a great teammate and wants to something for them to do. But we’re going to keep playing.” win.”

There is no quick, easy explaJackson carried baggage dating to his lengthy nation for why the Tar Heels are suspension for his role in the infamous Pacersstruggling like this. Some of the Pistons brawl in 2004. There were other legal issues, too, then his feud with Warriors coach Don young players pressed into key roles have struggled with consisNelson. tency and intensity, while oth“All the guys I spoke to liked him and thought he was really talented in a lot of ways most people ers haven’t developed at all. The returnees from the team that wouldn’t imagine,” Brown said. romped its way through last season’s NCAA tournament haven’t been able to make up for those struggles, either.

Captain Jack guides Bobcats to new heights

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Cowboys extend Wade Phillips for next 2 years IRVING, Texas (AP) — Wade Phillips is sticking around as coach of the Dallas Cowboys for two more years.

Dallas won the NFC East for the second time in Phillips’ three seasons. The team also won its first playoff game since 1996 and the first in Phillips’ head coaching career. The Cowboys are 34-17 over his three seasons in charge. Only three NFL teams have won more games in that span.

“We want to build on the foundation we have put in place over the last three years,” team owner Jerry Jones said Thursday. “I want to take advantage of the continuity.”

Then there are the injuries, which have only exacerbated those troubles. Fifth-year senior Marcus Ginyard and junior Will Graves have missed recent games with sprained ankles, sophomore big man Ed Davis sat out the Wake Forest loss with his own ankle injury and 7-foot reserve Tyler Zeller could miss six weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot.

Along the way, North Carolina has lost to the elite (Kentucky, Texas) and the unranked (College of Charleston). The Tar

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NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson leads 42 other cars to the green flag to start the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Feb. 17, 2008 file photo.

line that circles the bottom of those two tracks will remain, and Pemberton said the majority of drivers did not want that removed.

Other changes coming this

year will be an eventual switch from the rear wing to a spoiler, a design to the car that should both positively affect downforce and the aesthetic look that race fans prefer.

Heels even suffered their worst loss under Williams (19 points at Clemson), then fell behind by 20 in the first half against the Yellow Jackets days later.

“It’s very frustrating losing games that we shouldn’t lose,” freshman Travis Wear said.

“It’s kind of mind-boggling at this point that you’ve lost three (ACC) games and you’re North Carolina.”

It’s still early and the Tar Heels have time to regroup, but the storied program ranked sixth in the preseason could be at risk of missing the NCAAs completely if things don’t change soon.

did when it lost the top seven scorers from its 2005 title winner. Starting forward Deon Thompson was back along with Ginyard, who missed most of last season but started every game in the Final Four run of 2008. In addition, Davis returned despite being a possible NBA lottery pick along with Zeller to give the Tar Heels one of the nation’s top frontcourts.

“It’s what young teams tend to go through, but it’s really unusual for any North Carolina team,” said Jay Bilas, a college basketball analyst for ESPN and a former Duke player. “In a way, it’s kind of a reminder of the extraordinary success they’ve had there. North Carolina is not going to go through this very often when it’s normal for other programs.”

Perhaps some of these struggles should have been expected considering what the Tar Heels lost from the team that hoisted the trophy in Detroit. Four-year star Tyler Hansbrough graduated as the storied program’s career scoring and rebounding leader, while juniors Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington each jumped to the NBA. In addition, perimeter scoring threat Danny Green and valuable reserve Bobby Frasor also graduated.

Still, North Carolina’s cupboard didn’t look as bare as it

All that was needed was for sophomore Larry Drew II to grow into the point guard role run so perfectly by Lawson, and for guys such as top recruit John Henson or freshman guard Dexter Strickland to develop into reliable contributors. Drew has been serviceable so far, but Henson has struggled with seven points in the past five games while the other rookies have had their ups and downs.

Williams has said his team has to play smarter to win in the ACC. Its next game is Tuesday at rival North Carolina State, which upset of 7th-ranked Duke on Wednesday night. That starts a five-game stretch in which three are on the road — where North Carolina is 0-3 this year — and one is at home against the Blue Devils.

The Tar Heels close with four of six on the road, ending with a trip to Duke.

“We’ve just got to continue to work and continue to fight,” Thompson said. “That’s all you can do. You can’t give in just because you lose a couple of games. The storm doesn’t last forever.”

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Nation Today Jury deliberates penalty

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jurors on Thursday started deliberating the punishment for a former Texas minister convicted of killing his wife and trying to cover it up as a suicide.

Matt Baker, 38, faces up to life in prison for slipping his wife sleeping pills and suffocating her in 2006.

During closing arguments, prosecutor Crawford Long — who dubbed Baker a “murdering minister” — said he killed his wife in “coldblooded cruelty” and seemed to take pleasure in getting away with it.

Deputy wounded

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy was shot and wounded after he investigated a burglary call in a coastal county.

Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon told multiple media outlets the deputy was conscious and alert at the hospital after Thursday’s shooting and is expected to be OK. Authorities say the officer was returning to patrol after investigating a burglary call on James Island when he saw three suspects, who

then shot the deputy several times.

Dozens of officers from local, state and federal agencies converged on the area with search dogs and a helicopter, but heavy rains were hampering the search.

Car dealers fight closing DETROIT (AP) — About 21 percent of the General Motors and Chrysler dealers whose businesses are being shut down by the automakers have filed paperwork appealing the decisions.

Around 600 dealers out of the roughly 2,800 whose franchises were revoked last year have asked for arbitration hearings in an effort to get their franchises back.

The appeals mean that many neighborhood dealerships that were shut down or scheduled for closure could return to business. GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. has said he expects hundreds of dealers to win their franchises back.

Arbitrators will consider evidence including a dealership’s profitability, the manufacturer’s business plan, the dealership’s economic viability, and whether the dealer met objectives outlined by the automaker in franchise agreements.

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A downtown worker digs sidewalks out on East Aspen Street on Thursday in Flagstaff, Ariz.. Flagstaff took on its third and biggest winter storm of the week, which closed schools and local businesses.

Wild, winter weather stretches across nation LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.

(AP) — Steady rain fell Thursday on saturated Southern California as the fourth Pacific storm in a week came ashore, triggering dire warnings by authorities that huge mud flows were likely in foothill communities and residents of endangered homes should obey evacuation orders.

Travel snarls mounted as a major highway was closed by snow and strong winds forced cancellation of flights at several airports. A possible tornado left a trail of damage in a community northwest of Los Angeles.

The siege of storms has led to several deaths statewide, street flooding in urban areas and turned the region’s often-dry river and creek channels into raging torrents.

Muddy water gushed down hills but there were no immediate major incidents, and officials appeared concerned the lack of massive debris flows from wildfire burn areas was misleading for residents.

“It’s time to roll, it’s time to evacuate,” said Los Angeles County Public Works Director Gail Farber.

County Fire Chief Deputy John Tripp bluntly warned that significant debris flows were likely and probably would block potential rescue attempts.

The arrival of the new storm system shut down Interstate 5 in the snowy Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles for the second day in a row, interrupting travel on one of state’s major arteries.

A fierce wind struck two neighborhoods in Ventura, and witnesses described a tornado, police Sgt. Jack Richards said.

The National Weather Service said radar patterns indicated it may have been a non-rotating gust called a microburst, but it was still under investigation.

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Southern California Edison said near 11,000 customers were without power, and repair crews were having trouble reaching equipment in desert and mountain areas because of snow.

In Arizona, a powerful winter storm forced the closure of schools, major interstates and a ski resort, and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

But forecasters warned the worst was yet to come and said no part of Arizona would be shielded.

Flagstaff residents already digging out from nearly 3½ feet of snow braced for another 2 feet or more of powder before the storm moves out Saturday. Farther south in Sedona and the Phoenix area, officials were preparing for flooding as water levels in rivers and creeks rose steadily Thursday and more rain was expected overnight.

Parts of the state were under flash flood, winter storm and blizzard warnings late Thursday.

The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least five tornadoes damaged parts of east Texas.

Near Canton tornado, about 55 miles east of Dallas, at least one twister left a 15-mile trail of destruction Wednesday afternoon.

Severe storms also pushed through Middle Tennessee, producing the possibility of tornadoes, but there has been no report of serious injuries or major property damage.

Much of Middle Tennessee was under a tornado warning Thursday afternoon, but there apparently were no touchdowns.

An ice storm heading into parts of Virginia and West Virginia has led to some early school closings and has put road crews at the ready.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Toyota said Thursday it is recalling 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix accelerator pedals that can become stuck, the latest in a string of quality problems that have bedeviled the Japanese automaker.

The recall affects the 2009-2010 RAV4, the 2009-2010 Corolla, the 2009-2010 Matrix, the 2005-2010 Avalon, the 2007-2010 Camry, the 2010 Highlander, the 2007-2010 Tundra and the 20082010 Sequoia.

The latest move comes just months after Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 4.2 million vehicles over concerns that accelerator pedals could become lodged under floor mats, causing sudden acceleration.

That problem was blamed for several crashes.

But Toyota said this recall is due to problems with the actual gas pedal mechanism, causing the accelerator to become stuck regardless of whether the vehicle contains a floor mat. Toyota said in certain rare cases, the gas pedal mechanism wears down, causing the accelerator to become harder to press, slower to return or, in some cases, stuck.

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Two-day slide erases market’s gains for year

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market stumbled Thursday as President Barack Obama proposed an overhaul of the nation’s banking system that could limit financial companies’ ability to make huge profits on trading.

The Dow Jones industrial average skidded 213 points after dropping 122 on Wednesday, giving the Dow its biggest two-day point drop since late March. The index has seen four straight triple-digit moves and the latest slide erased the Dow’s gains for 2010. Bond prices rose as the stock market became more volatile.

Obama said he would seek to limit the size and complexity of large financial companies so that a bank’s collapse wouldn’t endanger the overall financial system.

Weakness in manufacturing also brought concern that the economy might not be recovering as quickly as hoped. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said manufacturing in its region fell in January from December. Its index of regional manufacturing conditions fell to 15.2 from a revised 22.5 last month.

Another test for the market could come Friday.

Google Inc. posted a five-fold jump in its fourthquarter profit after the closing bell on double-digit revenue growth, but the results fell short of expectations.

According to preliminary calculations, the Dow fell 213.27, or 2 percent, to 10,389.88, its biggest point and percentage drop since Oct. 30. The index is down 335.55 points, or 3.1 percent, in two days.

That was the biggest point drop since the two days ended March 30 and the biggest percentage loss since June 16.

The index hasn’t closed with triple digit moves in four straight trading days since May 6-11.

The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 21.56, or 1.9 percent, to 1,116.48. The Nasdaq composite index fell 25.55, or 1.1 percent, to 2,265.70.

Stocks dropped Wednesday after China said it would curb bank lending to slow its economy. The latest sign of China’s supercharged growth came on Thursday as the country reported 10.7 percent economic expansion in the fourth quarter and 8.7 percent for all of last year. The numbers reinforced concerns that China will take more steps to tighten monetary policy and rein in its economy, which could hamper a global economic rebound.

Concern about the U.S. economy grew Thursday after an unexpected jump in unemployment claims. The Labor Department said workers filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose by 36,000 to 482,000 last week. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting a small drop. The four-week average rose for the first time since August.

Bond prices rose as the stock market fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.60 percent from 3.65 percent late Wednesday.

The dollar rose against other major currencies, while gold fell. A rise in the dollar hurt commodity prices, which become more expensive for foreign buyers when the dollar strengthens. Crude oil fell $1.66 to $76.08 per barrel.

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President Barack Obama speaks about tougher regulations on banks that would limit the size and complexity of large financial institutions, Thursday at the White House in Washington. From left are: Council of Economic Advisers member Austan Goolsbee; Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; President Obama; Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chair Paul Volcker; Vice President Joe Biden; and former SEC Chairman William Donaldson.

Obama ready to fight for new rules WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama stepped up his campaign against Wall Street on Thursday with a far-reaching proposal for tougher regulation of the biggest banks.

“We have to get this done,” Obama said at the White House.

“If these folks want a fight, it’s a fight I’m ready to have.”

It was a stern, populist lecture from the president to Wall Street for what he perceives as its abandonment of Main Street. Obama said the government should have the power to limit the size and complexity of large financial institutions as well as their ability to make high-risk trades.

He said it wasn’t appropriate that banks have been able to run these trading operations with the protections afforded to regular banking services.

“We have to enact commonsense reforms that will protect American taxpayers and the American economy from future crises,” Obama said. “For, while the financial system is far stronger today than it was one year ago, it’s still operating under the same rules that led to its nearcollapse.”

Joining Obama for the announcement were former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who heads the president’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, and William Donaldson, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under President George W. Bush. Volcker and Donaldson have advocated stronger restrictions on banks.

Overhauling financial rules is

the one issue on Obama’s legislative agenda that appears still alive after Democrats’ devastating loss Tuesday in the Massachusetts Senate race.

The White House is renewing Obama’s demand for an independent consumer financial protection agency as part of any overhaul. That’s one of the major sticking points in the Senate; the House has passed its version already.

The new proposal from Obama intends to limit speculation by commercial banks and to keep financial institutions from growing so big that they pose a risk to the economic system.

“When you see more and more of the financial sector basically churning transactions and engaging in reckless speculation and obscuring underlying risks in a way that makes a few people obscene amounts of money but doesn’t add value to the economy — and in fact puts the entire economy at enormous risk — then something’s got to change,” Obama said in an interview with Time magazine.

Obama has branded bank executives as “fat cats” and proposed a fee on large banks to cover shortfalls in the government’s $700 billion financial rescue fund.

Expanding on earlier measures, Obama endorsed Volcker’s proposal to restrict proprietary trading by commercial banks.

That would separate commercial banks from investment banks, a line blurred a decade ago by the repeal of the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act. This restric-

tion would affect some of the biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs and Citigroup Inc. “The better answer is to modernize the regulatory framework and not take the industry and the economy back to the 1930s,” said Scott Talbott, chief lobbyist for the Financial Services Roundtable, an industry group.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday it earned $4.79 billion in the fourth quarter as its trading business again outdistanced the rest of the industry. The company rewarded its employees with $16.2 billion in salaries and bonuses for 2009, 47 percent more than the previous year but still lower than many had expected.

There was a new urgency in the Senate to respond to the voter anger at Wall Street and bank bailouts that helped propel Republican Scott Brown to victory in Massachusetts for the seat long held by Democeatic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who died in August.

Brown’s victory gave Republicans 41 votes, enough to mount successful filibusters and prevent Democratic legislation on health care or climate change from getting final votes.

But financial regulations could survive.

Administration officials believe that while Republicans may seek to block other aspects of the president’s agenda, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is considering making financial regulations an exception.

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Obama steps up effort to push economic plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jobs, jobs, jobs.

If there’s any path out of the mess President Barack Obama found himself in on the first day of his second year in office, more aggressive promotion of the administration’s economy-boosting efforts — coupled with criticism of the Republican approach — is the one he has settled on.

The White House in the new year already had begun focusing greater attention on the nation’s angst and anger over a range of economic issues, including unemployment persisting near 10 percent, government expansion, Wall Street excesses and federal deficits.

Officials said that shift will intensify now, an acknowledgment that Tuesday’s stunning Senate election of Republican Scott Brown in the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts requires at least some course correction in Obama’s plans.

Brown’s election to the seat that had been held by Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy meant the end of a filibuster-proof majority for Obama’s party in the Senate and suddenly imperiled passage of the president’s marquee domestic agenda item — a sweeping health care overhaul. It also leaves the fate of other key Obama priorities unclear and prompted a series of questions about the president’s political judgment, clout and popularity.

Obama and his top aides huddled with each other and Capitol Hill allies to plot how to rescue the health care legislation and to start mapping a way forward leading into this fall’s midterm congressional elections.

Their conclusion was that the economy — jobs specifically and the broader topics of the nation’s fiscal

and financial health — must be priority No. 1.

Among the ideas Obama has already proposed to generate jobs and will promote: n New spending for highway and bridge construction. n Tax cuts for small businesses that increase their payrolls. n Money to retrofit millions of homes to be more energy-efficient and create “green” jobs. n Funds to help state and local governments avert layoffs of publicsector employees.

Using most but not all of Obama’s approach, House Democrats adopted a $174 billion bill. But it passed only barely — and the deficit-financed measure faces a tougher road in the Senate.

In the coming weeks, Obama also will talk regularly about other plans, some old, some new: on deficit reduction, increasing access to capital for small businesses, boosting exports and help for working families, said a senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to more freely describe planning.

Obama rolled out his re-tooled populist theme on Thursday, during a White House announcement of his proposals for tougher restrictions on banks on top of a financial regulatory overhaul he already is seeking.

Then on Friday, he travels to recession-battered Ohio for a town hall meeting on the economy. The economy and jobs also will be a major theme of Obama’s State of the Union address next Wednesday night, as well as during the travel officials say he will embark upon afterward to pitch his proposals, and in the budget proposal he submits to Congress in February.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday.

Pelosi: House lacks votes to pass Senate health bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ last-ditch approach to saving President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul — prodding House members to pass a Senate version vastly unpopular with them — isn’t working.

So lawmakers are talking about more modest health legislation that could have bipartisan appeal, though even that may prove more complicated than many suggest.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to move the Senate’s bill through the House and to Obama’s desk. Under a plan backed by the White House, the new law would be followed by a separate measure making changes sought by House members, such as easing the Senate’s tax on higher-cost health plans.

Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke to reporters after House Democrats held a closeddoor meeting at which participants vented frustration with the Senate legislation.

Many rank-and-file Democrats said the stunning defeat in this week’s Massachusetts special election — in which Republicans captured the Senate seat held for decades by the late Edward M. Kennedy — meant it was time to seek more modest health legislation.

It would be “problematic” to persuade House members to approve the Senate bill and then amend it, Pelosi said, though Democrats haven’t completely ruled out trying to do so. Many of them say the Senate bill does too little to help people afford health coverage.

“In its present form without any changes I don’t think it’s possible to pass the Senate bill in the House,” Pelosi said, adding, “I don’t see the votes for it at this time.”

Any effort to reshape the health legislation could well be a lengthy process — despite Democrats’ desire for a quick election-year pivot to

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address jobs and the economy, which polls show are the public’s top concern. They would have to decide which initiatives to pursue and how to pay for them — at a time when lawmakers have already been working on the issue for a year.

“We’re not in a big rush” on health care, Pelosi said. “Pause, reflect.”

Several Democrats said they should refocus the legislation onto popular proposals like barring insurance companies from denying coverage to sick people.

“The mega bills are dead,” said Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y. “If we didn’t see what happened Tuesday night, we have blinders on.”

Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., said that ideally, Democrats would like to address a whole range of problems, including giving more people coverage, helping them pay for it and curbing the growth of medical costs.

“We’re obviously finding out we don’t have an ideal world, so why not deal with that which we can get done,” Serrano said.

By all accounts, Democrats have made no final decision on their options, which included breaking the health legislation into several smaller bills. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama supports “letting the dust settle” to give lawmakers time to search for the best way forward, and does not believe health care legislation is dead.

But with Republican Scott Brown’s Massachusetts victory denying Democrats the 60 Senate votes they need to kill Republican delaying tactics, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine — once wooed by Democrats as a potential 60th vote — said Thursday she was eager to see the final product.

Snowe said Massachusetts voters forced Democrats to “take a legislative pause or a time-out, build bipartisan support for the pieces that can work,” something she’s been urging.

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Daughter finds holiday miracle Dear Abby: I wrote you in October and received your personal reply.

I’m the girl whose dad was murdered, and I was looking for a support group. You referred me to the National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, which provides mutual support to persons who have survived the violent death of someone close (www.pomc.org).

I have a little “upper” for you now.

We all know about the letters you have printed about Pennies from Heaven, but I don’t know if there ever has been one like this.

My dad always wore a gold cross around his neck. He never, ever took it off, so naturally I asked the funeral director to have him shown in it but asked that it be removed before the burial.

Well, lo and behold, it was nowhere to be found. So we called everywhere we could think of to locate it and ended up thinking that somewhere along the way from his being killed, taken to the ER, to autopsy, to the funeral home, it had been lost forever.

A few days before Christmas, we found it! It was in a box of pennies my dad had collected. He must have taken it off before he left that night because he had been seen in it earlier that day.

We all believe in miracles, and this is my very own Christmas miracle.

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

Thank you, Abby, for everything you do for so many of us who are suffering. I love you. — Sarah Dear Sarah: Thank you for your kind letter. It touched my heart as I know it will the hearts of my readers. I don’t know when your father removed his cross, but take comfort in knowing he left it to bring you solace, and I hope that it serves its purpose. I love you, too.

Dear Abby: I have a great job working with people I enjoy, and probably the coolest boss in the world. There is just one little problem. He keeps asking me to go out with his daughter.

She is a wonderful person, smart and absolutely beautiful — but she is also recently divorced. I’m afraid I would just be the “in-between” guy for her. How can I politely tell my boss that I cannot date his daughter?

— Realist Dear Realist: Tell him you are flattered, that you think his daughter is smart and absolutely beautiful and a wonderful person. Then tell him you know how painful a divorce can be.

Sleep aids detrimental to elderly Dear Dr. Gott: Although I am in reasonably good health for an 87-year-old woman, I need some help in order to get a good night’s sleep. I had been taking an over-the-counter sleep aid off and on for quite some time until I read that all the OTC aids contain diphenhydramine. I have heard that this drug can cause delirium and may lead to Alzheimer’s in older adults.

The number of Alzheimer’s cases is ever increasing, which leads me to ask why the FDA hasn’t banned this ingredient. Should I be concerned about the Tylenol PM I have been taking?

Dear Reader: Tylenol PM contains 500 milligrams of acetaminophen (a pain reliever) and 25 milligrams of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine with sedating properties.

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Your Birthday, Jan. 22; Friends will play a far more prominent role in your affairs in the year ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You are the best person for getting things done accurately.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Be alert for an unusual arrangement that could help add to your material well-being.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Associates will have an enormous influence on your productivity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re apt to be far luckier than usual so concentrate in areas important.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Keep your eyes and ears open because you will be extremely fortunate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll do far better conducting business with people who opened doors for you once before.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Even if things had not gone well with someone previously, you will be strongly impelled to bend over backwards to be fair.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — You shouldn’t be content establishing only one goal for yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Instead of thinking a new acquaintance is just another person, strive to put the relationship on a firmer footing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Enlist some companions to help you change something too big to alter.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Practicing a little give-and-take will work wonders with regard to advancing a pet project.

Each concession will yield far more.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your financial aspects look far better.

Be enterprising because there will be more than one way to add to your resources.

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Nation

Court strikes ban on business, union vote spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Supreme Court vastly increased the power of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress.

The ruling reversed a century-long trend to limit the political muscle of corporations, organized labor and their massive war chests. It also recast the political landscape just as crucial midterm election campaigns are getting under way.

In its sweeping 5-4 ruling, the court set the stage for a wave of likely repercussions — from new pressures on lawmakers to heed special interest demands to increas-

ingly boisterous campaigns featuring highly charged ads that drown out candidate voices.

The election-season blizzard of ads on Americans TV screens is bound to increase.

While the full consequences of the decision were hard to measure, politicians made clear whom they believed benefited. Democrats, led

by President Barack Obama, condemned the decision while Republicans cheered it.

Still, more labor and corporate money in the political system could dilute the role of both political parties.

And the decision seeded the ground for further challenges to an already weakened system of campaign finance regulations.

The justices weighed two fundamental political forces — the power of the central government and the concentration of corporate wealth — and tilted decidedly in favor of the latter. The opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy made a vigorous argument based on the Constitution for the right of the public to be exposed to a multitude of ideas and against the ability of government to limit political speech, even in the interest of fighting corruption.

“The censorship we now confront is vast in its reach,” Kennedy wrote.

Strongly dissenting, Justice John Paul Stevens said, “The court’s ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions around

the nation.”

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas joined Kennedy to form the majority in the main part of the case. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor joined Stevens’ dissent, parts of which he read aloud in the courtroom.

The court overturned two earlier decisions and threw out parts of a 63-year-old law that said companies and unions can be prohibited from using money from their general treasuries to produce and run their own campaign ads urging the election or defeat of particular candidates by name. The decision, which applies to independent

spending that is not coordinated with candidates, threatens similar limits imposed by 24 states.

The justices also struck down part of the landmark McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill that barred union- and corporate-paid issue ads in the closing days of election campaigns.

It leaves in place a prohibition on direct contributions to candidates from corporations and unions and didn’t touch the McCain-Feingold ban on unlimited corporate and union donations to political parties. Nor did it disturb companies’ right to solicit voluntary contributions to political action committees that can donate directly to candidates.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 559 In the matter of the Foreclosure of Dorn Properties, Inc., GRANTOR TO See Appointment of Substitute Robert L. Mebane, TRUSTEE Trustee as recorded in Book 993, As recorded in Book 893, Page 682 Page 713, Rutherford County Registry of the Rutherford County Registry NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dorn Properties, Inc. and recorded in Book 893, at Page 682, Rutherford County Registry, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Juliana Ferguson, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 3rd day of February, 2010, at 12:00 o’clock P.M., at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the following described real property (including the house and any other improvements thereon): Situate, lying and being in the Town of Lake Lure, chimney Rock Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being Lot Number 28, 0.73 acres, of Blue Heron Point Subdivision as shown on plat of survey done by Brooks & Medlock Engineering, PLLC, dated December 21, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 17, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description.

However, the above described property is conveyed subject to those Covenants and Restrictions of record in Deed Book 898, Page 563, Rutherford County Registry.

The real property hereinabove described will be sold "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 will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any. The record owner(s) of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Registry not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is: J D Harrison Investments, LLC. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the final sale price, and the Clerk of Courts fee pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof of the final sale price or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is less. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 45-21.10(b), and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five (5) percent of the amount bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. Sec. 45-21.30(d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. Sec. 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.

Dated the 13th day of January, 2010 Juliana Ferguson, Substitute Trustee 70 Stamey Road Candler, NC 28715 (828) 273-8882 Telephone

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND SETTING ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR SAME The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Rutherfordton has called a public hearing at 5:30 pm on February 3, 2010, in the Council room of the Rutherfordton Town Hall, 129 North Main Street, on the question of annexing the following described property owned by Tammie Sims Nelon, requested by petition filed pursuant to G.S. 160A-31, as amended; and to hear public comment on the proposed zoning district classification of same: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being a part of that certain lot or parcel of land which was conveyed to T.H. Edwards and wife, Sarah Holland Edwards

by Belle Kiser (widow) by deed dated October 1, 1947 and recorded in Deed Book 197, at Page 481, Rutherford County Registry, that part thereof herein conveyed being more particularly described according to a plat of survey made by Associated Services in October, 1976, as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the Northern edge of Westview Street, said point being the Southwest corner of the original tract hereinabove referred to; and runs thence along the Northern margin of Westview Street South 88 deg. East 196 feet to an iron pin, a new corner; thence a new line North 1 deg. 16 min. East 309.5 feet to an iron pin, another new corner in the old line; thence with the old line North 87 deg. West 149.8 feet to an iron pin, the old Northwest corner of the original tract; thence with the old line South 10 deg. 30 min. West 314 feet back to the point and place of the beginning.

The parties of the first part also convey to the parties of the second part and their heirs and assigns, a perpetual right of way as easement for ingress and egress across the following described strip of land: BEGINNING at an iron pin in the Northern margin of Westview Street, the Southeast corner of the lot hereinabove described, and runs thence with the Northern margin of Westview Street, South 88 deg. West 28 feet to an iron pin in the Northern margin of said street; Thence leaving the street and running with the line of Allie Kiser, North 0 deg. 31 min.

East 309.1 feet to an iron pin, the Northeast corner of the original T. H. Edwards lot as described in deed of record in Deed Book 197, at Page 481, Rutherford County Registry; thence with the old line of the original T. H. Edwards lot North 87 deg. East 24 feet to an iron pin, old corner and corner of the lot hereinabove described; thence with line of the lot hereinabove described South 1 deg. 16 min. West 309.5 feet back to the point and place of the Beginning.

IT BEING SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED by and between the parties hereto, however, that the easement hereinabove conveyed shall not be exclusive, but shall be for the joint use and benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs and assigns.

AND IT BEING FURTHER UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED that small strip embraced within above described easement is subject to an easement and right of way for roadway reserved in that certain deed from Belle Kiser (widow) to T. H. Edwards and wife, Sarah Holland Edwards dated October 1, 1947 and recorded in Deed Book 197, at page 481, Rutherford County Registry, reference to which deed is hereby made for more particular description of said easement.

Being the same and identical property conveyed by T. H. Edwards and wife, Sarah Holland Edward to John Thomas Sims and wife, Ann Sims by deed dated November 4, 1976 and of record in Deed Book 378, page 751, Rutherford County Registry.

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HOMES FOR RENT/SALE LISTED EVERY TUES.-SUN. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Mary Jane Wilkerson, deceased, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned care of Thomas W. Dickinson, Attorney at Law, Rawls, Dickinson & Scheer, P.A., 1011 East Morehead Street, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, on or before the 15th day of April, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned.

This the 15th day of January, 2010.

ESTATE OF MARY JANE WILKERSON Elizabeth Harbison, Administratrix10 09-E-596 c/o Rawls, Dickinson & Scheer, PA Attorney Thomas W. Dickinson 1011 East Morehead Street, Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 Telephone: (704) 376-3200

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MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE Substitute Trustee,

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

AS RECORDED IN BOOK 520 AT PAGE 474 OF THE RUTHERFORD PUBLIC REGISTRY. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by JEFFERY DALE HAMRICK and APRYL DANIELLE LOWERY, dated October 30, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 520 at Page 474, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 3rd day of February, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (including permanent structures, if any, and any other improvements attached to the real property including any mobile home or manufactured home, whether single wide or double wide, located thereon).

EXHIBIT “A” Situate, lying and being in Colfax Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of Lot #2 of an unrecorded plat of survey entitled “Berryhill Subdivision, by Burnt Chimney Surveying, Charles D. Owens, RLS, dated August 1, 1995 and being more particularly described by metes and bounds from said survey as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of Berryhill Ave., said point lying South 09 degrees 37 minutes 27 seconds West 261.54 feet from an existing iron pin, said existing iron pin being the Southwestern most corner of the property now formerly owned by Dennis and Angela Goodrich as described and recorded in Deed Book 576 at Page 134, Rutherford County Registry, from said BEGINNING point and running along and with the centerline of said Avenue South 64 degrees 10 minutes 50 seconds East 104.41 feet to a point, said point being the northwestern most corner of the Lot #3 of the aforementioned subdivision; thence leaving the centerline of said Ave. South 09 degrees 37 minutes 27 seconds West (crossing a new iron pin at 24.33 feet) a total distance of 291.93 feet to a new iron pin; thence North 62 degrees 35 minutes 10 seconds West 105.30 feet to a point, said point lying South 55 degrees 35 minutes 30 seconds East 9.84 feet from a new iron pin, said point being the Southeastern most corner of Lot #1 of the aforementioned subdivision; thence North 09 degrees 37 minutes 27 seconds East (crossing a new iron pin at 270.40 feet) a total distance of 288.88 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.668 acres more or less.

The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any.

The record owner of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is JEFFERY DALE HAMRICK and APRYL DANIELLE LOWERY. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e).

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). Please be advised that the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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

This the 5th day of January, 2010. /s/_______________________________ MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 Publish Dates: January 22, 2010 & January 29, 2010

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Johnny Bowling and Shirley Bowling, husband and wife, dated August 28, 2001 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, recorded on August 30, 2001, in Book 640 at Page 172; and because of default in the payment of the indeb-tedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rutherford County Courthouse, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Spindale, County of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, NC, and being in the Western part of the Town of Spindale, North Carolina, and on the Northern side of an unnamed street sometimes called Hawkins Street, just South of U. S. Highway #74 and being the Southerly portion and the major portion of Lot Numbers 38, 39 and 40 of the Subdivision of the M. O. Dickerson property, Spindale, North Carolina, a plat of which was made in May, 1937, and duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, in Plat Book 3, Page 85, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING on an iron pin in the Northern edge of the unnamed Street, said iron pin being the Southeast corner of Lot #38 and the Southwest corner of Lot #37 and running thence with the common line of Lots 37 and 38, North 45 degrees 30 minutes East 125 feet to an iron pin in the line of Lots 37 and 38; thence a new line North 53 degrees 30 minutes West 75 feet to an iron pin in the line of Lots 40 and 41; thence with the common line of Lots 40 and 41, South 43 degrees 30 minutes West 125 feet to an iron pin in the Northern edge of said unnamed street, said iron pin being the Southeast corner of Lot #41 and the Southwest corner of Lot #40; thence with the Northern edge of the unnamed street South 53 degrees 30 minutes East 75 feet to the place of BEGINNING. And being that same property as conveyed by Deed from Kimberly Deanne Johnson (Roberson) to Andrew W. Roberson and wife, Kimberly J. Roberson and of record in Deed Book 713 at Page 60, Rutherford County Registry.

Address of property: 710 Hawkins Street, Spindale, NC 28160 Present Record Owners: Johnny Bowling and Shirley Bowling The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the 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 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 his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Dated: January 13, 2010 David A. Simpson, P.C. Substitute Trustee By:_________________________ Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee 704-442-9500 Posted:___ Witness:____ Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court

16 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, January 22, 2010 NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 09-SP-508 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF RONALD MAURICE ANDREWS and ELIZA JANE BATES, Grantor,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LETTIE L. CROWE of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LETTIE L. CROWE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 8th day of January, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of CAROLYN M. HARDIN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CAROLYN M. HARDIN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 15th day of January, 2010.

Clara Dianne Lovelace Smith, Executor 269 Walls Church Road Bostic, NC 28018

Janet Morrow Carpenter, Executor 186 Birch Hutchins Road Forest City, NC 28043

To MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE Substitute Trustee, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 487 AT PAGE 535 AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK 488 AT PAGE 113 OF THE RUTHERFORD PUBLIC REGISTRY. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by RONALD MAURICE ANDREWS and ELIZA JANE BATES, dated May 28, 1996, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 487 at Page 535 and re-recorded in Book 488 at Page 113, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for Rutherford County , North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 3rd day of February, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the real property described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (including permanent structures, if any, and any other improvements attached to the real property including any mobile home or manufactured home, whether single wide or double wide, located thereon).

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of HOUSAN P. HARRILL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said HOUSAN P. HARRILL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 15th day of January, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of EDGAR WEBB ESKRIDGE of Vance County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said EDGAR WEBB ESKRIDGE to present them to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of April, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 8th day of January, 2010.

Mary (Ginger) H. Harris, Administrator 6203 Robin Hollow Drive Charlotte, NC 28227

A TO Z, IT’S IN THE

CLASSIFIEDS! STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RUTHERFORD IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 09-CvS-1014

EXHIBIT “A” Being the same property as described in deed dated May 8, 1992, from 651 Investment Club, a N.C. general partnership to Kenneth Blankenship, Jr. and wife, Pat Blankenship, same being recorded in Deed Book 593, Page 213, Rutherford County Registry, and described according to said deed as follows: Being a portion of the property described in a deed dated March 8, 1990, from Max O. Padgett and wife, Evelyn Padgett to 651 Investment Club, a North Carolina General Partnership, said deed being recorded in Deed Book 555, Page 532, Rutherford County Registry, and being designated as Lot No. 25 of Armstrong Village, and being described hereinafter by metes and bounds according to survey by Professional Surveying Services, Inc., dated May 10, 1990, as follows: Being designated as Lot No. 25 of Armstrong Village and lying on the North side of Barkley Drive.

BEGINNING at an iron pin in the centerline of Barkley Drive, same being the Southeasternmost corner of Lot No. 26 heretofore conveyed to Robert C. McNaughton by deed recorded in Deed Book 592, Page 187, Rutherford County Registry, and running thence with the line of Lot No. 26 North 35-38-19 West 606.79 feet to an iron pin; thence North 54-42-26 East 100.00 feet to an iron pin; thence South 35-38-19 East 606.19 feet to an iron pin in the centerline of Barkley Drive; thence with the center of said drive South 54-21-41 West 100.00 feet to the point and lace aof the BEGINNING, Containing 1.39 acres according to said survey hereinabove referred to, a copy of which is attached hereto for reference.

See Agreement recorded in Deed Book 557, Page 67, Rutherford County Registry.

Armstrong Drive and Barkley Drive are not state maintained roads, and are, therefore, considered private roads. The responsibility for the maintenance of said private roads lies with the Grantees herein until such time as said private roads are included in the State Highway System for maintenance.

ALSO CONVEYED HEREWITH is the right of ingress, egress and regress over and across those private roads indicated as Barkley Drive and Armstrong Drive.

SAVING, EXCEPTING AND REBERVING that road and right of way designated as Barkley Drive.

The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any.

The record owner of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Rutherford County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is RONALD MAURICE ANDREWS and ELIZA JANE BATES. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e).

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). Please be advised that the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Susan E. Rose, Executor PO Box 556 Henderson, NC 27536

FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, INC., a South Carolina banking corporation Plaintiff, vs.

J D HARRISON INVESTMENTS, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company and STEPPE CONSTRUCTION, INC., a North Carolina corporation, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by J D Harrison Investments, LLC and under and by virtue of the authority contained in that certain Judgment by Default of Superior Court of Rutherford County entered in the above-captioned matter on November 17, 2009, the undersigned, who was appointed Commissioner by said Judgment and ordered to sell the real property described in the Deed of Trust and the Complaint filed in this action, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the door of the Rutherford County Courthouse, 229 North Main Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 at 11:00 AM on the 29th day of January 2010, the real property together with all improvements located thereon, the same lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 13 of the Blue Heron Point Subdivision as shown on a plat of survey done by Brooks & Medlock Engineering, PLLC, dated December 21, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 17 through 21 and as revised in Plat Book 27, Pages 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description.

SUBJECT TO the non-exclusive rights-of-way and easements over and across the private roads of Blue Heron Point Subdivision depicted on the plats recorded at Plat Book 27, Pages17 through 21 and as revised by those plats recorded in Plat Book 27, Page 189 through 193, Rutherford County Registry, and the utility easements referred to in the restrictive covenants of Blue Heron Point Subdivision recorded in Book 898, Pages 563-635 for ingress, egress and regress and for the installation and maintenance of utilities, Rutherford County Registry.

SUBJECT TO the right to use that seventy-five (75’) access road for ingress, regress and egress and utility easement, formerly known as Sandy Branch Road, leading to Boy’s Camp Road as shown on said plats referenced above, said access road to eventually be dedicated to the Town of Lake Lure for public use. This right of use is conveyed subject to the rights of others as detailed in deeds recorded in Deed Book 867, Pages 621-624 and Deed Book 867, Pages 629632 to use the said seventy-five foot (75’) access and utility easement.

HOWEVER, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS CONVEYED SUBJECT TO those Covenants and Restrictions of record in Deed Book 898, Pages 563-635, Rutherford County Registry.

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

The above described property will be sold free and clear of all interests, rights, claims and liens whatever except such liens for encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the abovereferenced Deed of Trust and will be subject to all taxes and special assessments outstanding against the property. In addition, the above-described property is being sold "AS IS WHERE IS".

Neither the Commissioner, nor the Plaintiff, nor the attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Commissioner or the Plaintiff make any representation or warranties relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, about or otherwise relating to the property being sold, and any and all such representations and warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed. The highest bidder at the sale will be required to make a cash deposit with the undersigned Commissioner of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) or five percent (5%) of the highest bid, whichever is greater, unless the highest bid is by the holder of the Notes secured by the Deed of Trust. The sale will be reported to the Court to remain open for upset bids for a period of ten (10) days as required by law. If no upset bids are filed with the Court, the sale will be confirmed directing the delivery of a deed upon payment in full of the bid, which shall be due and payable upon confirmation.

This the 5th day of January, 2010.

This the 29th day of December 2009.

/s/_______________________________ MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 Publish Dates: January 22, 2010 & January 29, 2010

_____________________________ J. Ben Morrow Commissioner 312 South Chester Street Gastonia, NC 28052 704-865-2897

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

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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, January 22, 2010

nation/world World Today US to tighten rules on raids

KABUL (AP) — NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan plans to tighten the rules on night raids on private homes, even if it means losing some tactical advantage, to curb rising public anger.

NATO spokesman Rear Adm. Gregory Smith told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that a directive would be issued soon to set down the new rules.

Nighttime raids on private homes have emerged as the Afghans’ No. 1 complaint after Gen. Stanley McChrystal limited the use of airstrikes and other weaponry last year. The U.S. and allied nations have made protecting the population a priority over the use of massive firepower as they seek to undermine support for the Taliban.

The U.S.-led force has become increasingly sensitive to complaints by Afghan civilians as part of a renewed effort to win support among the public and lure people away from the Taliban.

Night operations risk offending Afghan sensitivity about men entering homes where women are sleeping.

Brit defends Iraq war decision

LONDON (AP) — Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told the country’s Iraq Inquiry on Thursday that he agonized over the decision to topple Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with force, but feels officials made the best decision they could.

“I believed at the time, and I still believe, that we made the best judgments we could have done in the circumstances,” Straw said in a written statement presented as evidence. “We did so assiduously and on the best evidence we had available at the time.”

Straw, a key figure in former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s administration, said the decision to go to war was the most difficult he has ever made. He also testified before the inquiry Thursday afternoon to explain his decision to back the war plan, which had the strong support of U.S. President George W. Bush.

Arms deal traced to Kazakhstan

SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan (AP) — The trail of the plane busted in Thailand last month for allegedly smuggling North Korean weapons to Iran leads back to a small air freight company housed near an old Soviet airfield on the edge of the Kazakh steppe.

The aging Russian plane’s odyssey took it through a web of companies, financiers and air cargo carriers with addresses stretching from New York through the Persian Gulf to New Zealand, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The persistence of carriers willing to ship anything anywhere for a price — even to countries under international sanctions like Iran and North Korea — has frustrated global efforts to stem the flow of illegal arms.

Alexander Zykov, whose crew was flying the plane grounded in Bangkok, denies he had anything to do with the seized shipment of 35 tons of explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, surfaceto-air missiles and other weaponry.

But family members say the plane’s pilot and crew were working for Zykov’s East Wing air freight company when they were taken into custody. And crewmen who have worked for Zykov told The Associated Press that they have flown cargo on rattletrap Russian planes into conflict zones such as Sudan and Somalia.

Pakistani army maxed out

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army said Thursday it cannot expand its offensive against militants for at least six months, and the United States backed off public pressure on an ally considered vital in the war next door in Afghanistan.

Remarks from the Army’s chief spokesman during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates did not rule out the offensive the United States would like to see, against militants who target U.S. forces in Afghanistan from hideouts in Pakistan.

“We are not talking years,” Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas told reporters traveling with Gates.

“Six months to a year” would be needed before Pakistan could consolidate the gains it has made against militants in other parts of the country and then consider going further, he said.

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Nonetheless, making the decision not to embalm may prevent the family form viewing their loved one for an extended period of time and may necessitate that the service be held as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours after death. Most funeral directors will prefer that the body be embalmed if being held for more than 24 hours. Certain activities such as viewing or having the body present for receiving of friends may be limited unless the body has been embalmed. Deciding not to embalm

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A family must take into consideration all of the facts and deal realistically with their emotional needs before making the decision to withhold embalming. This decision is best made when thoroughly discussed prior to death. Alternatives and desires can be more easily expressed without the emotional stress realized during the grieving process.

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Displaced people camping in the streets awake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

Associated Press

Haiti’s mass graves growing; doctors fearing more deaths PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti’s capital, using earthmovers to bury 10,000 people in a single day even as relief workers warn that Haitians are still dying of injuries from the Jan. 12 quake for lack of medical care.

Clinics have 12-day waiting lists for patients, untreated injuries are festering and makeshift camps in parks, streets and vacant lots now house an estimated 300,000 people, many in need of food, water and a doctor.

“The next health risk could include outbreaks of diarrhea, respiratory tract infections and other diseases among hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in overcrowded camps with poor or nonexistent sanitation,” said Dr. Greg Elder, deputy operations manager for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti.

The death toll is estimated at 200,000, according to Haitian government figures relayed by the European Commission, with 80,000 buried in mass graves.

The commission now estimates 2 million homeless.

Getting help in is still a challenge. Gen. Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. Southern Command running Haiti’s airports said Thursday that 1,400 flights are on a waiting list for slots at the Port-au-Prince airport that can handle 120 to 140 flights a day.

At least 51 sizable aftershocks have jolted the city, sending nervous Haitians fleeing repeatedly into the streets — and keeping many sleeping in the open.

Quakes of magnitude 4.9 and 4.8 followed in quick succession just before noon Thursday, prompted rescue crews to briefly abandon work on precarious, ruined buildings, though there were no reports of casualties or damage.

They followed a magnitude-5.9 temblor a day earlier that collapsed some structures.

In the sparsely populated wasteland of Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, burial workers said the macabre task of handling the never-ending flow of bodies was traumatizing.

Workers say they have no time to give the dead proper religious burials or follow pleas from the international community that bodies be buried in shallow graves from which loved ones might eventually retrieve them.

“We just dump them in, and fill it up,” said Luckner Clerzier, 39, who was helping guide trucks to another grave site farther up the road.

An Associated Press reporter counted 15 burial mounds at Clerzier’s site, each covering a wide trench cut into the ground some 25 feet (8 meters) deep, and rising 15 feet (4.5 meters) into the air. At the larger mass grave, where Fequiert toiled, three earth-moving machines cut long trenches into the earth, readying them for more cadavers.

Others struggle to stem the flow of the dead, even as time is running out even for miracles among the ruins.

More than eight days after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake, the Los Angeles-based International Medical Corps said relatives found a 5-year-old in the wreckage of his home.

And rescue teams were chasing tantalizing hints.

A Los Angeles County rescue team sent three dogs separately into the rubble on a street corner in Petionville, overlooking Portau-Prince. Each dog picked up the scent of life at one spot.

They screamed into the rubble in Creole: “If you hear me, bang three times.”

They heard no response, but vowed to continue.

A team from Puerto Rico and Costa Rica on Thursday chased a report that a girl had been sending text messages from within the rubble of a university. Sonar and dogs indicated someone might still be alive, so they threw themselves into the hunt, said Jose Echevarria, spokesman for the Puerto Rico team.

A Dutch mercy flight carrying 106 children slated for adoption arrived in the Netherlands from Port-au-Prince on Thursday.

Nearly all of the children, aged 6 months to 7 years, were in the

process of being adopted and already had been matched to new Dutch parents before the quake.

At the Mission Baptiste hospital south of Port-au-Prince, patients waited on benches or rolling beds while doctors and nurses raced among them, X-rays in hand.

The hospital had just received badly need supplies from soldiers of the U.S Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, but hospital director John Angus said there wasn’t enough. He pleaded for more doctors, casts and metal plates to fix broken limbs.

U.N. peacekeepers and U.S. troops have been helping keep order around aid deliveries and clinics in the stricken city, which seemed relatively calm on Thursday, even if looters continued to pillage pockets of downtown.

Police stood by as people made off with food and mobile phones from shattered shops, saying they were trying to save stores that are still undamaged.

Young men with machetes fought over packages of baby diapers within sight of the body of a young woman who had been shot in the head. Witnesses said police had shot her, but officers in the vicinity denied it.

Meanwhile, a flotilla of rescue vessels led by the U.S. hospital ship Comfort has steamed into Port-au-Prince harbor to help fill gaps in the struggling global effort to deliver water, food and medical help.

Elder, of Doctors Without Borders, said that patients were dying of sepsis from untreated wounds and that some of the group’s posts had 10- to 12-day backups of patients.

The U.S. Navy said it is working to add 350 more crew members to the hospital ship, quadrupling the number of beds aboard to 1,000 and increasing the number of operating rooms from six to 11.

Commanders of the floating hospital also are sending medical teams ashore to help with casualty evaluation and triage.

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Presents

Hearts for Hospice February 12, 2010 • 12:00pm-1:00pm Carolina Event and Conference Center 374 Hudlow Road, Forest City

Hospice of Rutherford County is hosting a Valentine luncheon to ensure Hospice home care patients have access to care regardless of ability to pay. Give your heart and $10.00 to Hospice and receive a meal consisting of: Chicken Rossini, Marinated Tomato Salad, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers, and Black Forest Cake.

Bring your sweetheart, your secretary, your best friend or whomever is close to your heart, and come join us for this fund-raising event. Give your heart to Hospice and that special someone this Valentine’s Day!

To obtain tickets for

Hearts for Hospice

please stop by the Carolina Event & Conference Center or call Karen Jarson at 245-0095