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By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
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The winter weather that blew through the county left many hills and driveways prime sledding grounds. Here (l-r) Hayden Hutchins, Sarah Heatherly, and Hunter Hutchins, who spent the morning playing in the snow, were all smiles as they made the trek back up the hill for another round of sledding near their homes in Forest City.
Storm dumps snow on county By ALLISON FLYNN
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Low: $2.55 High: $2.62 Avg.: $2.92
FOREST CITY — Friday’s snow turned into sleet for much of Rutherford County on Saturday, creating hazardous road conditions and leading to power outages. Duke Energy’s Web site reported 334 customers without power Saturday morning. By the afternoon, the number had dropped to 87. Other counties in Western North Carolina, like Jackson and Swain, reported outages in the thousands. No major accidents or otherwise were report-
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DEATHS Opal Earley Flynn
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Jobless rate 16.9 percent
ed Saturday through the Rutherford County Communications. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s travel conditions indicated that primary and secondary roads throughout the county were covered with snow and ice. The snowstorm dumped as much as six nches of snow in the county from Friday afternoon to Please see Storm, Page 6A
FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate increased to 16.9 percent in December, up almost a full percentage point from November’s total of 16.0 percent. Unemployment rates went up in 86 of the state’s 100 counties in December. Rates did go down in nine counties and stayed the same in five. Neighoring Polk, McDowell and Cleveland counties also saw an increase in unemployment. “For the month of December, that is when the tier three extension went in effect,” said Terry Thomas, assistant manager at the Employment Security Commission (ESC) in Forest City. “We saw several people that signed up for that extension go back on the unemployment rolls.” Thomas said there were no significant layoffs reported so the extension in benefits was the logical explanation for the rate increase. A partnership program between the ESC and DSS where citizens receiving nutritional services benefits at DSS could get one-onone job hunt counseling has been picking up steam at the ESC, said coordinator Nancy Montgomery. “I’ve gotten many phone calls for people that are interested in participating,” Montgomery said. “And even an employer called and said
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RUTHERFORDTON — County commissioners will hear a proposal to make money from trash as part of their February meeting Monday night. But first commissioners will preside over a public hearing for an industrial incentive for an unnamed industry that is considering coming to the county. The hearing will address grants that could be up to $400,000 for industrial development. The company would have to commit to invest at least $4,000,000 and to create between 35 to 50 jobs before the end of 2012. Representatives from Foothills Connect will propose the county support the methane gas collection at the county’s landfill on Laurel Drive. “I stumbled upon this idea in the Peace Corp 30 years ago,” said Foothills Connect Executive Director Tim Will. “I refined it and County Manager John Condrey is very interested in what we’re doing. We’ve been meeting with SWEEP and brought in a landfill consulting engineer.” The project is still in the planning stage, but Foothills Connect representatives will suggest to the county that pipes be installed in the landfill to Please see Methane, Page 6A
Gasoline price trend is up By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer
FOREST CITY — Gas prices in the county aren’t as high as they were a few months ago, but are higher than this time last year. On average, the price for a regular gallon of gas is about 90.7 cents higher in January 2010 than it was in January 2009, according to northcarolinagasprices.com. “At the beginning of the fiscal year, we were paying approximately $2 per gallon for both gas and diesel,” said Rutherford County Finance Director Julie Scherer. “On this latest invoice, we were paying approximately $2.25 per gallon for both gas and diesel.” While the current high prices aren’t as crippling for the county departments as the nearly $4 per gallon price from 2008, Scherer said there was still a chance the county could suffer.
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“We built in some increase in the budget,” Scherer said. “The prices have, of course, fluctuated up and down during the year. Based on current prices continuing through June 30, the total general fund budget for fuel could go over budget by approximately $10,000. Our general fund fuel budget is approximately $500,000.” But while oil prices fluctuate wildly, fuel prices at the pump are slow to react to a change in the cost by the barrel. Gasoline prices have fallen less than a nickel per gallon from the 15-month peak, even though oil prices have dropped nearly 10 percent in the last two weeks. Gasoline hit $2.7543 per gallon on Jan. 14. On Monday, the national average was $2.709, a drop of 0.4 cents from Sunday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Please see Gasoline, Page 6A
2A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010
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FC commission meets Monday FOREST CITY — Commissioners will be asked at their regular meeting Monday to allow a Christian music festival downtown. The event, to be called iPraise 2010, would be held Saturday, May 8, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the city-owned parking lots along Trade Street. Three stages are planned, with more than 20 performances by independent Christian artists. David Coffin of Krucifyd Ministries will speak to commissioners Monday about the planned concert. The board also will receive updates on the raw water pump station and on fixed assets. Fire Chief Mark McCurry will present the fire department year-end report. And the board will consider snow removal for parking lots inside the municipality that belong to Rutherford County Schools. The Board of Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. in the council chambers upstairs at Town Hall.
Foothills Bridal Fair Postponed Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
There was no problem driving slow yesterday as many roads were covered with snow, making them great sledding grounds for those looking to have a little fun in the snow. Here friends Hayden Hutchins, left, and Sarah Heatherly reach the end of their ride down the drive near their homes in Forest City.
SHELBY – The Foothills Bridal Fair scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Cleveland Mall has been postponed until Feb. 20 due to the snow. The bridal fair includes prize drawings, entertainment, fashion shows and a chance to meet with the people who can offer the latest bridal and wedding services. Brides who have pre-registered will not need to register again, however, new brides planning on attending can pre-register at www.foothillsbridalfair.com or register at the door.
School Board meets Tuesday
FOREST CITY — The Rutherford County Schools Board of Education will meet Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Cool Springs Administrative Office. Included on the agenda is an update on World View, World View, an organization that serves as a resource to pull together opportunities for K-12 and college educators. The board first learned of the partnership between the organization and Rutherford County Schools during the December 2009 meeting. Through World View, four educators will take part in a trip to India during spring break. Applications are being taken for the trip. Also on the agenda is a facilities update and information on serving children in crisis. Cliffside Elementary students Abbey Roberson, Jonathan Derreberry, Benji Jack and Maelyn Hollars will be recognized as winners in the North Carolina Reading Association’s Young Author Contest. Jack will also be honored for his win at the Clarity Inaugural Spelling Bee. The Rev. Kevin Rohm of Crestview Baptist Church will provide the invocation and Pinnacle Elementary fifth grade student Drew Fier the Pledge of Allegiance. Pinnacle fifth graders Harley Hickok, Shana Ownbey and Dominic Gardella will provide the inspiration. A Walmart advertising circular for Sunday, January 31 Saturday, February 6, 2010 mistakenly identified the price of 90-day generic prescriptions as $9 and omitted reference to Prescription Program restrictions. The correct price is $10 and Prescription Program restrictions can be found at walmart.com/ pharmacy and your local Walmart pharmacy.
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Local/State
Martin’s murder retrial Shuler wants panel to is on docket for court address deficit issues By LARRY DALE
Daily Courier Staff Writer
RUTHERFORDTON — A murder case remanded for retrial is on the calendar of the two-week Superior Court session that begins Monday at the Rutherford County Courthouse. Jack Meredith Martin was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted firstdegree murder in 2007, but the North Carolina Court of Appeals in November 2008 overturned the convictions and remanded the case to the trial court for a new trial. Martin had been convicted in the May 2005 shooting death of Lehi Moore, and in the attempted murders of Phillip Chiasson and Philip Salks. The Appeals Court ruled that the procedure used to allow Martin to represent himself at the trial contained an error that was prejudicial to the defendant. Martin’s attorney for the retrial is Kent Brown. Martin is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder. Martin has filed 17 motions that will need to be heard before the retrial begins. According to court papers on file at the clerk of court’s office, the Martin defense has filed the following motions: n for a fair trial n to require the prosecution to disclose evidence favorable to the defendant under Brady and Giglio n to require the SBI to disclose records compiled about secret societies in Rutherford County n to declare membership in the Freemasons n to exclude Freemasons from participating in this trial n to change venue and motion for special venire (an entire panel from which a jury is drawn) n for certification of proper jury summoning n to disclose the past and present relationships, associations and ties between the district attorney and the prospective jurors n to allow defense counsel to question any potential jurors about connections to Freemasonry and other secret societies n to compel investigating officers to turn over all information related to the investigation of this case to the prosecutors n for disclosure of Rule 404 evidence (of a person’s character) and other evidence n for disclosure of evidence of alleged prior bad acts or crimes of the defendant which the state contends are admissible under Rule 404(b)(of other crimes, wrongs or acts) or Rule 608 (evidence of character and conduct of a witness) or other
rules of evidence n to reveal concessions or deals n to disclose prior criminal records of all state’s witnesses n for complete recordation of all proceedings n to require sequestration of state’s witnesses n for leave to file additional motions In is motion for a fair trial, Martin, who considers Masons to be unacceptable jurors, says that the jury foreman in his first trial lied when he said he was not a Mason. Martin, in his motion, says that the foreman, along with two female jurors, “conducted their own private investigations of certain facts that had not been produced in evidence and testimony.” He says the results of the investigations were then shared with the jury during deliberations in a bid to “guide the jury to a guilty verdict.” He also alleges that District Attorney Brad Greenway, Chief Assistant District Attorney Alex Bass, then Clerk of Superior Court Keith Melton, Sheriff Jack Conner, and a jailer who had frequent contact with Martin are all Masons or members of the Order of the Eastern Star. In his motion for a change of venue, Martin says that articles printed in The Daily Courier may have prejudiced jurors against him. He says in the motion, “It is apparent from these articles that this case was the subject of excessive and intensive publicity both during the investigative stages and throughout the first trial.”
He points out, for example, that it was reported the defendant had previously been charged with communicating threats and assault. Since he was not convicted on those charges, he notes that jurors would not have been informed about the charges at trial, yet potential jurors might have heard about them through the newspaper accounts. Martin also notes that statements to the presiding judge concerning pretrial motions and arguments about the law made by him outside the presence of jurors might have become known to jurors because they were reported in the newspaper. The Martin defense also says that word of mouth among Rutherford County Masons may have prejudiced the jury. The defense says moving the trial to McDowell County or bringing in a jury from McDowell “would effectively eliminate both concerns urged in this motion.” Martin is currently being held in the Rutherford County Jail. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com
Perdue flights revealed in audit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue’s campaign completed a yearlong internal audit that uncovered 31 previously undisclosed flights on private aircraft valued at more than $25,000, prompting comparisons from Republican critics to unreported flights by predecessor Mike Easley. The Bev Perdue Committee filed Thursday with the State Board of Elections information on eight more flights covering 2000 through 2006 and valued at $4,534, according to a campaign letter. The committee already had dis-
closed 17 other flights valued at more than $18,700 from Perdue’s successful 2008 campaign for governor in August, followed by six more in December valued at $2,200. The flights from individuals or companies were either labeled as in-kind contributions or expenses that Perdue’s campaign has since paid. T hree months ago, the State Board of Elections fined Easley’s campaign committee $100,000 for failing to disclose several dozen flights from 1999 through 2004 piloted by a close political ally.
Western Auto The Home & Auto Store NEWS RELEASE
In a plan to reposition itself to meet the realities of the current national and local economic downturn, The Home and Auto Store (formerly Western Auto) in downtown Forest City is closing out all of its furniture, heaters, gas logs, major appliances in a move to make space for an expansion of its own lawn and garden supplies business. While closing out its merchandise in these several areas with typical “going out of business sale” the store’s plan is to continue to expand its successful role as the community’s leading local supplier of Cub Cadet, Stihl and other lawn and garden care merchandise. The store also maintains a full line of merchandise and services everything it sells. A downtown Forest City fixture since 1936 as a Western Auto Associate Store and more recently as the independent Home & Auto Store, this local business has sold a huge variety of merchandise over the last 74 years and it hopes to continue to serve the community for many years to come. In addition to its new concentration on lawn and garden equipment sales and service, store manager Ray Pittman plans to continue to carry a full line of major appliance service parts and to offer tires, batteries and full brake service for automobiles, using the store’s four full service bays for both automotive and lawn and garden service work. For the next couple of weeks the store will be offering true” Going Out Of Business” prices on all remaining stocks of furniture, large appliances. Deep discounts will also be available on all in-stock heaters, fireplace sets, gas logs and related items even though a colder than normal winter is still far from over. Meanwhile the store wants to remind all of its loyal customers that it will remain their headquarters for lawn and garden supplies and tires, batteries and brake service.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a leader of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition, Congressman Heath Shuler called Wednesday for the establishment of an Independent Commission to examine wasteful government spending and propose cuts that would reel in the national deficit. The anticipated 10-year surplus of $5 trillion at the conclusion of the Clinton administration has turned into a projected $8 trillion 10-year deficit since the start of the Obama administration. “The public debt is an economic time bomb that must be addressed by Congress and the Administration,” said David M. Walker, president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. “In this year alone, the public debt rose by nearly $2 trillion, and it is headed much higher in coming years. That kind of dramatic growth is not sustainable and threatens the foundations of our economy.” “Throughout the previous administration, wasteful government spending became the business norm in Washington. Up until now, Congress has failed to adequately address this issue. For the sake of future generations, we must rein in
our debt,” said Rep. Heath Shuler. “Establishing an independent commission would be a big step towards identifying and putting a stop to unnecessary and out-ofcontrol government spending.” The Senate failed yesterday to garner the votes necessary to create a fiscal commission as proposed by Senators Conrad (D-ND) and Gregg (R-NH). Congressman Shuler is also an original cosponsor on bipartisan House legislation, H.R. 1557, which establishes the Securing America’s Future Economy (SAFE) Commission designed to address the unsustainable imbalance between federal spending commitments and projected revenues as well as seek to tackle other budgetary problems within the federal government. “Whether through the Presidential proposal or the SAFE Commission, I am eager to see an Independent Commission created,” Rep. Shuler said. “Any of these proposals will put Congress back on track with regards to fiscal responsibility. American families must live within their means, and the time is long overdue for the federal government to do the same.”
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f people in Rutherford County needed to be reminded that the Number One issue in America today is jobs, they need look no further than the latest unemployment report which shows the jobless rate in the county is up to 16.9 percent. Part of the gain may in fact be that people who had stopped looking for work have resumed their searches with some of the encouraging economic news, but the fact remains that people need jobs. There have been some encouraging signs in the recent economic reports, including Friday’s GDP report which showed the economy grew at a 5.7 percent rate in the final quarter of last year. That is the fastest growth rate since 2003. That kind of growth is probably not sustainable, but it adds to building confidence that the economy is mending. What we are all waiting for is some clue from Washington about what they are going to attempt to do to keep these positive trends going and to help spur them into higher gear. The fact that President Obama met with GOP members of the Congress Friday is a positive sign, but we will have to wait to see whether they are ready yet to put aside their political games to do something to help the people around America who want nothing more than a dependable job and a chance to improve their lives.
Politicians not the only lawbreakers RALEIGH — The political scandals and their results are well known by now. Former state Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps takes a bag of cash from the owner of carnival ride company and later hands the contract to operate the State Fair midway to said company. She is caught and spends nearly four years in prison. Former House Speaker Jim Black takes $29,000 in cash from three chiropractors while pushing for legislation to benefit them. He’s caught and sentenced to five years in prison. Now, former Gov. Mike Easley is under federal investigation, and a former aide, Ruffin Poole, is accused of helping grease the skids for environmental permits while profiting from the same coastal developments under state review. Poole’s federal indictment also accuses him of taking trips on the dime of the projects’ financier. One aspect of those first two scandals not often discussed is how the folks who appeared more than willing to toss wads of cash at politicians pretty much walked away unscathed. The New Jersey-based owners of Amusements of America carnival company never faced state
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or federal charges. A local Rocky Mount man, Norman Chambliss, who took money from the company while working with Phipps to help the owners secure the contract, received a probationary sentence. The three chiropractors who passed money to Black -Fletcher Keith, Thomas Brown and Steve Willen -- skipped away without even having their professional licenses suspended. Because the three never faced criminal charges, the professional licensing board decided its hands were tied. Unlike Black and Phipps, the chiropractors and carnival company owners didn’t betray any public trust. They were and are private citizens, not public officials who had taken an oath to serve the public. Still, handing over bags or envelops of cash greater than $100 to political candidates is a crime. Doing so with an implicit expectation or promise that those candidates will take spe-
cific actions as officeholders is a greater crime. Often, the people on the other side of the desk (or bathroom stall) aren’t prosecuted because prosecutors depend on them to help make their cases against the public official. Criminal laws, particularly a federal honest services law, also make it easier to go after the politician. But if prosecutors never go after the folks throwing illegal gratuities at politicians, what message does that send to those trying to influence government? The answer is obvious. When investment bankers think nothing of offering free trips to public pension fund managers, the taxpayer has a problem. When land developers see no problem offering deals to governors and their aides, examples need to be set. And who knows how often these offers get turned aside by ethical public officials? Outside the political sphere, police and prosecutors don’t always focus on one side of the criminal transaction. They don’t just bust the drug dealers. Sometimes they arrest the users. They don’t just arrest the prostitutes. They occasionally round up the johns. In politics, some johns may need some jail time.
Faith in God helps us defeat our spiritual giants Sometimes we feel we are standing alone to face problems, pressures and spiritual giants with no adequate answers. A Christian is not immune to adversity. We are never told that being a believer inoculates us against everyday problems. As I read the Bible, I see many faithful men and women who had their share of tests and trials. King David cries out for help in Psalm 132: “Lord, remember David and all his afflictions.” The enemy of our soul seeks to take us captive in a land of sorrow and depression. Isolation and loneliness are miserable companions that lead many to a place where they even question if life is worth living. King David was a man after God’s own heart. He was a man who sought the companionship of God more than the pleasures of the world. Sometimes we come to places on our spiritual journey where no one seems to be able to help us. Friends are there and even our priest or pastor offer their ministry but it seems too little. Sometimes the challenge before us is simply too big to handle in our own strength. Spiritual giants can be conquered. A Bible lesson I learned as a child has been comfort to me through my life. Most all who have ever been to church or Sunday school
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remember the story of David and Goliath. Goliath is a Philistine and he and his people are unrelenting enemies against God’s people. At this time in Israel, Saul is king of Israel and Goliath and his people have come out to meet them. In 1Samuel 17 we see this magnificent story unfold. Saul and his men are ready for battle. They are encamped in the Valley of Elah, the word Elah meaning “oak.” We are told that the Philistines stood on a mountain overlooking Saul and his army and a champion of their people came out to challenge them. This champion was named Goliath. This literal giant of a man taunted Israel with words and an imposing stature and sought to intimidate the nation and the fearful King. Goliath cries out for, “A man that will come out so we can fight together.” Isn’t this what we face today? Problems rise up and stand before us like a Goliath and dare us to come out and face them. Life issues challenges to us and it seems the whole would is watching and waiting to see us fail and
be defeated. Our spiritual adversary seeks to cause us to react just as Saul and his army did in that day. Verse 11 says, “When Saul and Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.” St. Paul writing to a young pastor, Timothy, encouraged him with these words, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, and of love and a sound mind.” The giant was a man of war and words. His tactic was to instill fear and unbelief in these chosen people of God and thus, challenging God himself. We should be reminded that an attack against one of God’s children is an attack against God himself because we are His. David, who was still a young man, came to the encampment to bring his brothers rations for the battle. As David heard the taunts of the giant, David asks a question of the so-called warriors of Israel: “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?” Should we not ask ourselves the same question? When life presents a giant of a challenge we should remember who we are and the strength we have available to us as a believer. Picture this now: David, probably 17 or 18 years of age goes to King Saul, who was a head and shoulder taller than any man in Israel, and
says, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him (Goliath). Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” David here is a type and symbol of Christ who would say to the Father I will go and fight this fight for the human race. Not surprisingly, Saul responded to David with doubt and unbelief. How often we look at our battles with the human eye of understanding and not the eyes of faith. Saul had been one to do things his way and not rely on the power of God to fight his battles. He is seeing the problem clearly, but not the answer to the problem with the eye of faith. Saul, reluctantly, allows David to fight the giant, willing to sacrifice this young man to save what he perceived as his kingdom, which really belonged to God. King Saul even tries to fit David with his own battle armament. But David took them off. You see, David had killed a bear and a lion while tending the flock. He had nothing but the protection and the hand of God protecting him. These battles he had won by faith. Saul was a man who placed his trust in his own strength and ability and David was a man who relied on God. Finally, the young David goes face to face with the giant and it outrages Goliath. Goliath is looking for the best Israel has to offer as a
champion and out comes a ruddy-skinned youth to be their champion. Goliath is insulted and rages against David and all of Israel. Goliath says, “Am I a dog that you come to me with sticks?” The answer David gives next should be our response to the giants we face. “You come to me with a sword and a spear and a javelin, but I came to you in the name of the Lord of Hosts…” There is the answer. We will not win the battles with earthly means or endeavors. God’s way is the only way to victory. David picks up five smooth stones from the brook, symbolic of the water of the Word of God, and places them in his shepherd’s pouch. He then takes one out of his pouch and slings it toward Goliath. The stone miraculously, strikes deep into the forehead of Goliath and he falls dead to the ground. Goliaths will stand challenging what we believe and us. Many face challenges today and a decision will have to be made …. fight the battle with your earthly armor or go and face the giant with the name of the Lord. St. Paul said, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” He was surely a man who would know. Let the Lord fight your battles because He has never lost and never will.
The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010
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This 1-year-old male Siamese/ mix cat looking to find a good home. His name is Crash and he loves to be rubbed. This sweet animal, whose Pet ID number is A012050, is available for adoption in the cat room at the Rutherford County Animal Shelter on Laurel Hill Drive in Rutherfordton. The shelter’s hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information call 287-6025. For the Community Pet Center volunteers office, call 287-7738. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier
Sit-in anniversary celebrated
GREENSBORO (AP) — The four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store on a breezy Monday afternoon, bought a few items, then sat down at the “whites only” lunch counter — and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America.
Violating a social custom as rigid as law, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond sat near an older white woman on the silverbacked stools at the F.W. Woolworth. The black students had no need to talk; theirs was no spontaneous act. Their actions on Feb. 1, 1960, were meticulously planned, down to buying a few school supplies and toiletries and keeping their receipts as proof that the lunch counter was the only part of the store where racial segregation still ruled. “The best feeling of my life,” McCain said, was “sitting on that dumb stool.” “I felt so relieved,” he added. “I felt so at peace and so self-accepted at that very moment. Nothing has ever happened to me since then that topped that good feeling of being clean and fully accepted and feeling proud of me.”
They weren’t afraid, even though they had no way of knowing how the sit-ins would end. What they did know was this: They were tired, they were angry and
they were ready to change the world. The number of protesters mushroomed daily, reaching at least 1,000 by the fifth day. Within two months, sit-ins were occurring in 54 cities in nine states. Within six months, the Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter was desegregated. The sit-in led to the formation in Raleigh of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which became the cutting edge of the student direct-action civil rights movement. The demonstrations between 1960 and 1965 helped pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. “Greensboro was the pivot that turned the history of America around,” says Bill Chafe, Duke University historian and author of “Civilities and Civil Rights: Greensboro, North Carolina and the Black Struggle for Freedom.” On Monday, the 50th anniversary of that transformative day, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum will open on the site of the Greensboro Woolworth store. The dining room is still there, with two counters forming an L-shape. One counter is a replica because the fixture was divided into parts and sent to three museums, including the Smithsonian. But the original stools and counter remain where the four sat and demanded service.
Police Notes Man charged after automobile accident
RUTHERFORDTON — A head-on collision that occurred on U.S. 221 South shut down that highway for more than a hour Friday evening, just as the snow storm hit the area. Donald Christopher Reel was driving a 1995 Geo Tracker north on U.S. 221 and attempted to pass another vehicle near Tanner Street. Reel’s vehicle struck a 1995 Ford pick-up truck which was being driven by Lorraine Forney of Rutherfordton. Forney was taken to Rutherford Hospital where she was treated for injuries sustained in the accident. Reel was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, driving after consuming, open container, reckless driving, exceeding a safe speed, improper passing and transporting an open container of liquor. He was placed in the Rutherford County Detention Center under a $5,000 bond. Damage to each vehicle was estimated to be in excess of $5,000.
The building remains because two men — county commissioner Skip Alston and city council member Earl Jones — arranged to buy it in 1993 for $700,000 from a bank that planned to turn the space into a parking lot. “It is my fervent wish, hope and desire that this great edifice ... will be a grand monument to the struggle of all people who strive for freedom,” said Blair — now named Jibreel Khazan — in a telephone interview. He took the new name in 1968 and has worked as a teacher, counselor, motivational speaker and storyteller.
Opal Earley Flynn, 89, of Cliffside, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at the Brian Center in Hendersonville. She was born March 30, 1920, in Rutherford County to the late Zeffrey Earley and Nona Smart Earley. She worked in textiles and was a long-time member of High Shoal Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Flynn. Survivors include two sons, Bill Flynn of Albuquerque, N.M. and Mike Flynn of Cliffside; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Tuesday at Harrelson Funeral Home with the Rev. Eugene Passmoore officiating. Interment will follow in High Shoal Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com
Lillian Jane Truax Lillian Jane Truax, 89, of Bostic, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Fair Haven Home. She is the mother of Judith Truax of Bostic and grandmother of Mechelle O’Laughlin of Golden Valley. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.
R.K. Huntley Jr.
R.K. Huntley Jr. of Greer, S.C., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. He was born on December McCain went on to become 9, 1923 in Rutherford County a research chemist and sales and lived there until moving executive, while McNeil to Hopewell, Va., to work for retired as a two-star major Allied Chemical. general from the Air Force He was a resident of Greer, Reserves in 2001 and also for the past three and a half worked as an investment years where he was member banker. Richmond died in of Northwood Baptist Church 1990. of Greer. He served in the The four freshmen at N.C. United States Navy. A&T State University were Survivors include his wife, part of an NAACP youth Ruth Mosley Huntley of the group started by Ella Baker, home; a son, Ed Huntley known as the mother of of Sylva; a daughter, Gail SNCC. They spent much of Huntley Woods of Prince the fall semester discussing George, Va.; three grandchilhow to make real the unfuldren; and three great-grandfilled promise of the 1954 children. Supreme Court decision in Graveside services will be Brown v. Board of Education. held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Huntley Cemetery on Poors Other sit-ins had occurred Ford Road, Rutherfordton. — in Durham, in 1957; in The Rev. Michael Harvell Oklahoma City and Wichita will officiate. City, Kan., in 1958; and in Memorials may be several northeastern cities made to McCall Hospice even before that. But they House, 1836 West Georgia didn’t catch fire the way the Road, Simpsonville, SC or one in Greensboro did. Northwood Baptist Church, 888 Ansel School Road, Greer, SC 29651. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements . An online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com.
Sheriff’s Reports
Fire Calls
n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 111 E-911 calls Friday.
n Bills Creek responded to three motor vehicle accidents Malissa Miller and one smoke report. Malissa Miller, 58, of Rutherfordton died Saturday, n Bostic responded to a motor vehicle accident and a Jan. 30, 2010. Funeral arrangements power line fire. are incomplete and will be n Cliffside responded to announced by Thompson’s three motor vehicle acciMortuary and Funeral dents. Chapel, Inc. n Cherry Mountain responded to three motor vehicle accidents and a vehi- Services delayed cle fire. Due to inclement weather, funeral services for William n Ellenboro responded to a “Rex” Marshall, have been remotor vehicle accident. scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday n Fairfield Mountains at Mount Pleasant Baptist responded to a power line Church. fire. The family will receive n Green Hill responded to friends one hour prior to a motor vehicle accident. service time at the church. The body will be available n Rutherfordton responded for viewing at Harrelson to three motor vehicle acciFuneral Home on Sunday dents. between the hours of 8 a.m. n S-D-O responded to two and 5 p.m.. Further inquimotor vehicle accidents. ries should be directed to the n Spindale responded to a funeral home. motor vehicle accident and a fire alarm.
Rutherfordton n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 31 E-911 calls Friday.
Spindale n The Spindale Police Department responded to 22 E-911 Friday.
Lake Lure n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to five E-911 calls Friday.
Forest City n The Forest City Police Department responded to 71 E-911 calls Friday.
EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 29 E-911 calls Friday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to 13 E-911 calls Friday.
Deaths
n Sandy Mush responded to a motor vehicle accident. Tom Brookshier n Union Mills responded to PHILADELPHIA (AP) — a motor vehicle accident and Tom Brookshier, an All-Pro a power line fire. defensive back who played on
the Philadelphia Eagles’ 1960 championship team, has died. He was 78. The Eagles said that Brookshier had cancer and died Friday night. Brookshier had 20 interceptions in seven seasons with the team, earning AllPro honors in 1959 and 1960. Eagles Hall of Famer chuck Bednarik called him a leader on the field and in the locker room, and said Brookshier “might have been the toughest defensive back of our era.” “He was a hitter,” Bednarik said. “We’ve lost one of the great Eagles of all time.” Brookshier was a 10thround draft pick out of Colorado who had eight interceptions as a rookie in 1953. He served a two-year stint in the Air Force before returning to the NFL. The Eagles held on for a 17-13 win on Dec. 26, 1960, over Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi and the mighty Green Bay Packers to win their last championship. Brookshier starred on that team, which Hall of Fame receiver Tommy McDonald likened to a family. “Nobody said we were going to beat Green Bay,” McDonald said. “Well, look at what we did! The 1960 team lost a brother. That 1960 team was family. He had an outstanding personality. He was a happy person to be around.” Even years later, Brookshier remained a revered figure in Philadelphia. “He bled green and I will always cherish our conversations and the relationship that we fostered throughout my tenure,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said. After he retired, Brookshier announced NFL games with Pat Summerall for CBS. He is one of seven Eagles to have his number retired. Atwell Parry BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Idaho State Senator Atwell Parry, a Melba grocer who became a key player in the Legislature, has died from injuries suffered in a car accident two weeks ago. He was 84. Relatives say Parry died Friday at his son’s home in Caldwell. Police say the longtime lawmaker and his wife were traveling north on State Highway 45 Jan. 14 when he lost control on an icy patch. His vehicle left the road and smashed into an earthen embankment. Parry was taken by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and then released from the hospital Jan. 27 to go home on hospice care. Parry served in the Senate from 1981 to 2000, most significantly as co-chairman of the Joint FinanceAppropriations Committee. Richard J. Schilling Jr. COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Richard J. Schilling Jr., one of the owners of northern Kentucky’s Beverly Hills Supper Club where a 1977 fire killed 165 people, has died. He was 62. Schilling also ran the Islands Restaurant on the Ohio River waterfront in Newport in the 1980s. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.
6A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010
Calendar/Local
Red Cross Blood drives schedule: Feb. 2 — Isothermal Community College, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., call 286-3636, ext. 489 for an appointment; Feb. 16 — Chase Middle School, 2 to 7 p.m., contact Trudy Jackson at 247-1043 for an appointment; Feb. 19 — Campfield Baptist Church, Ellenboro community, 4 to 8:30 p.m., all 245-5878 for an appointment; Feb. 22 — Red Cross Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road, Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5917 for an appointment; All presenting donors (in February) will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1, 000 gift card. For more information call 1-800448-3543 or visit RedCrossBlood. org.
Meetings/other Athletic Boosters: Chase High Athletic Boosters will meet Monday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the office conference room. DAR meeting: Griffith Rutherford NSDAR Chapter will meet Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., in the Blue Room, Isothermal Community College. SWEEP meeting: (Solid Waste Environmental Education Panel) will meet Friday, Feb. 5, at GDS, 141 Fairgrounds Road, Spindale. The meeting begins at noon. To learn more about SWEEP visit www. sweeprecycles.com. Shag Club: Rutherford County Shag Club will meet Friday, Feb. 5, at Club LA from 7 to 10 p.m. Free beginner lessons start at 7:30. For more information call 287-9228. HNG meeting: “Conservation Conversation”; Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Old Rock Café (beside the entrance to Chimney Rock Park); topic “The Green Issue” by Michael Pollan; anyone interested in the protection/preservation of the natural beauty of Hickory Nut Gorge is welcome to attend; call 828-685-8798 for more information. Quarterly meetings: Rutherford County Nursing Home and Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee meets quarterly with the Regional Long Term Care Ombudsman to review facility visitation reports and trends/concerns of residents in long term care facilities. For more information about committee vacancies or meeting date/time, call 287-2281. Training program: The Employment Security Commission offers a Food and Nutrition Employment and Training Program. If you are currently receiving food stamps and nutrition benefits and looking for work, contact the FNS Coordinator at the ESC office, 245-9841, for further details. TOPS group: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weight-control organization, meets each Monday, at Caroleen Baptist Church. Weighin 5:30 p.m., meeting 6 p.m. For more information call 245-0672.
Miscellaneous Chase Corner Ministries will hold a half-price coat sale Feb. 1-5. Hours 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., M-F. The store is located on Chase High Road, directly across from the high school.
Students/youth Little League sign ups: Chase Little League; Sunday, Jan. 31, 2 to 5 p.m., at Chase High School; Monday, Feb. 8, 6 to 8 p.m., old Harris School field; Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6 to 8 p.m., Cliffside Park; must bring copy of child’s birth certificate. Walk-in soccer registration: Spring recreational season; Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day; bring birth certificate; $40 first player, $35 each additional sibling; call 286-0073 for more information.
U.S. 221 South in Danieltown was mostly snowcovered Saturday morning following a Friday snow that turned into mainly sleet overnight into Saturday. Allison Flynn/ Daily Courier
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Saturday morning. A winter storm warning remained in effect until 6 p.m. Today’s weather forecast from the National Weather Service calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 30s. Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency Saturday as forecasters predicted sleet in the western mountains would later turn to snow.
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they wanted to have me start sending people their way.” Thomas said the advertising promoting jobs at newly announced River Textile Service had drawn almost 350 applicants for about 50 positions total. “There were only certain jobs that we are taking applications for at River Textile Services,” Thomas added.
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Information Service (OPIS). The Energy Information Administration on Monday reported that prices dropped 3.4 cents last week to a national average of $2.705 per gallon. The biggest decline was
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collect the methane gas produced from the decay of the waste. This gas can be used for electricity co-generation and the power then sold to Duke Energy. The utility is interested in the power generation method because of its more ecologically friendly side effects of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the county’s landfill. But the Foothills Connect plan doesn’t stop there. “There are companies willing to come in and work with county landfills to put together collection infrastructure - primarily pipes - to collect the methane gas to be used for co-generation of electricity and also to use the heat from the generators to heat greenhouses,” Will explained. “We can build this 100,000 square foot hoop houses and get a 12 month out of the year agricultural industry going on.”
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tion of a weekend at home due to the weather conditions. By early evening there were a couple of inches on the ground and streets and roads were becoming covered with snow. There were a number of accident reports from around the area and area firefighters were called to man their stations to be ready to respond to any emergency situations. U.S. 221 South of Rutherfordton was closed for more after one accident. (For details, see Police Notes, Page 5A.)
“They were office personnel, maintenance and sales positions. As far as the regular production type jobs they’re doing later on at RTS we aren’t taking applications on that right now.” Orange County had the state’s lowest rate at 6.2 percent while Graham County had the highest unemployment rate at 17.6 percent. “This recession continues to affect North Carolina’s economy,” said ESC Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “Virtually every major job sector has been impacted. The ESC continues to work
hard in providing many services to the citizens of North Carolina. Whether it be job search assistance or the issuing of unemployment benefits to those who are eligible, the ESC remains committed to the citizens of our state.” Rutherford county’s labor force was 28,805 people strong in December, with 23,948 of them employed. That left 4,857 people searching for jobs.
in the Midwest where prices fell 5.7 cents to $2.624 per gallon. Retail gasoline prices should have topped $2.80 when oil got to nearly $83 a barrel earlier this month, said OPIS’ Tom Kloza. Now that crude is below $75, prices should continue to drop toward $2.60, he said. “We’ll get there,” he said. Gasoline last averaged $2.60 on Dec. 27.
Without any catalyst to push oil prices higher, gasoline prices should remain stable through February, Kloza said.
The Farm Fresh Market, which allows local growers to sell specialized produce to Charlotte restaurants, would be a prime user of the greenhouses. “Number one on the list of crops that we want to grow year round are heirloom tomatoes,” Will said. “The main deterrent to doing that is the cost of the heat. Well, this way the heat would be free. We can use this also as a training ground for our farmers to learn about running their own small business in the greenhouse.”
of equalization and review, the workforce development commission, and the board of trustees for fireman’s relief fund.
Commissioners will be asked support the project, and express a nonbinding desire to give the rights to the methane gas to Foothills Connect. “Conceptually, the county staff supports Foothills in their effort,” said Condrey. “SWEEP has also participated in these discussions and is fully supportive of the project going ahead.” In other business, commissioners will make appointments to the board
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Commissioners will also discuss a contract with PANGAEA for Internet service and the fiber optic network that has been installed in the county from a $1.4 million Golden LEAF grant. Several groups in the county have asked commissioners to reconsider a contract that gives the network to PANGAEA for $10 and let the contract for bid by other Internet service providers. Commissioners postponed the vote on the contract at their January meeting and will address it again Monday. More items may be added to the agenda. The February meeting of the Rutherford County Commission will be Monday at 6 p.m. at the County Annex. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.
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Officials said the storm was not as severe as expected but cautioned that conditions could become treacherous later with slick roads becoming icy. Duke Energy reported 33,000 North Carolina customers were without power Saturday, mostly in the western mountains. Power was out for about 13,000 Duke customers in South Carolina. The storm hit Rutherford County late Friday afternoon with snow falling through the evening rush hour. Area stores were busy as people stocked up on supplies in anticipa-
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The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010 — 7A
Merger brings man to barbecue
Business Notes Edward Jones cited as great place to work FOREST CITY — The financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked No. 2 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2010” list in its 11th year on the prestigious list, according to Frank and Tracy Faucette and David Smith. Edward Jones also ranked No. 1 for large-sized companies. The full list and related stories appear in the Feb. 8 issue of Fortune, available on newsstands Jan. 25 and currently at www.fortune.com/ bestcompanies. Edward Jones’ 11 Fortune rankings include top 10 finishes for eight years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003. This is the firm’s second consecutive year in the No. 2 spot. In naming Edward Jones to the list, Fortune editors said: “The investment adviser weathered the recession without closing one of its 12,615 offices or laying off a single employee. Salaries were frozen, but profit sharing continued.” The Fortune ranking is one of several important honors based on associate input that Edward Jones has received recently.
Georgia company closing NC offices WILKESBORO (AP) — An Atlanta-based financial services company is closing collections offices in Georgia, North Carolina and Utah, putting about 740 people out of work. A spokesman told multiple North Carolina media outlets Friday that CompuCredit Corp. is closing its Wilkesboro collections office March 31. Spokesman Tom Donahue says the slumping economy is also forcing the company to close offices in Salt Lake City and Duluth and Sandy Springs, Ga. CompuCredit issues credit card and car loans to borrowers with spotty credit histories.
SC tourism industry expects slow growth CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s $16 billion tourism industry is expected to make a slow recovery this year and may even grow in the Myrtle Beach area, thanks to millions in added advertising dollars, tourism officials said Friday. Room occupancy statewide dropped 6.7 percent overall last year, but the decline was a modest 1.6 percent last month compared to the previous December, said Marion Edmonds, a spokesman for the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. “I expect a slow recovering mirroring somewhat what is happening in the economy,” he said. It’s been a couple of tough years for the industry, which was hard-hit in 2008 with gas spiking to near $4 a gallon and the recession costing people jobs and disposable income. That year, summer travel nationwide dropped 1.5 percent, the first decline in four years. South Carolina’s modest recovery is expected to shadow national trends where the U.S. Travel Association predicts leisure travel will increase 2 percent and 90,000 jobs will be added nationwide. “I think we can sum it up in two words — cautiously optimistic,” said Charlie Clark, a spokeswoman for the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce.
An AP Member Exchange By MICHAEL HASTINGS Winston-Salem Journal
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Tony Raasch, 30, stands with his recently fixed Toyota Corolla that was involved in an accident earlier this month Friday in Hales Corners, Wis. His gas pedal stuck when he tried to brake to avoid another car. No one was injured. He hates that he has to use the car to get to work and he is trying to be extra cautious.
Toyota drivers deal with confusion, growing anger By ERIN McCLAM and EMILY FREDRIX Associated Press Writers
Toyota executives have been virtually silent amid a recall of millions of their cars because gas pedals can become dangerously stuck. For their customers, oh, what a feeling — fear, frustration, confusion and anger. Since Tuesday, when the Japanese automaker said it would stop making and selling some of its top-selling models, the company has had few answers for dealers and drivers — most notably when Toyota owners could get their cars fixed and hit the road without worrying. “I’m stuck with this car,” said Tony Raasch of Hales Corners, Wis., who said he hit another driver in his 2010 Corolla two weeks ago when the car suddenly accelerated. “I really don’t know what to do. I just feel — I guess — ripped off is the best way to put it.” Toyota first recalled 2.3 million vehicles, including the popular Camry and Corolla, because of faulty gas pedals. Later in the week, it expanded the recall to Europe and recalled 1.1 million more in the U.S. because of floor mats that can catch the accelerator. Almost certainly adding to driver frustration, Toyota is sending new gas pedal systems to its factories, not to dealerships that want the parts to take care of customers’ cars, The Associated Press learned. It took until Friday for CEO Akio Toyoda to make his first public comments about the recalls. Buttonholed by a camera crew at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he told Japanese broadcaster NHK: “I am very sorry that we are making our customers feel concerned.” In its worst crisis in recent memory, the company has communicated with the public in a series of very limited statements from spokesmen. One of them, Brian Lyons, said he was restricted to describing the problem as “rare and infrequent.”
For days, there was no indication of how long it might take to get the affected Toyotas fixed, whether the fix would be a repair or a replacement, or whether it was even safe for drivers to take their cars to the dealership. The company finally said Friday that details on the fix will be made available next week and should take about a month to implement. Among Toyota’s famously loyal customer base, frustration and anger mounted through the week. Laurie Strong, a nurse from Bristol, R.I., drives a 2010 Camry and said she noticed the gas pedal seemed too sensitive — “0 to 40 in a parking lot” — when she bought the car last summer. She went to the dealership Wednesday and refused to drive it anymore. Strong, who was ultimately given a Kia, said she had repeatedly dialed a Toyota hot line only to get a message saying it could not handle calls. A Toyota customer for years, she now says she’s put off. “I would be less upset and less confused if I had a person on the other end of the phone who could talk to me and tell me what my options are — what they think quite honestly, what the time frame for figuring this out and putting this into motion.” It made for a maddening week for Toyota dealers, too. Jason Stewart, general manager of a dealership in North Palm Beach, Fla., said he doesn’t know what to tell customers and has found out more about the problem from watching the news than from Toyota. “People on the phone, they’re very scared,” said Douglas Lima, the service manager at Toyota Central in downtown Los Angeles. “I received phone calls screaming and yelling and using bad words. You just hear them out.” On Friday, Toyota’s Web site was fea
WINSTON-SALEM — Doug Pyron of Lewisville is a restaurateur now. But for 15 years he cooked in barbecue competitions. And if Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. hadn’t merged with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Pyron probably still would be living in Macon, Ga. He probably wouldn’t have started selling his own barbecue rub and sauces. And he probably wouldn’t have opened Honky Tonk Pig, a takeout restaurant on Jonestown Road. Pyron, 53, was an account manager for Pepsico in Macon until 2004, when the two tobacco companies merged. His wife, Melanie, worked for Brown & Williamson and was offered a transfer to work at Reynolds in Winston-Salem. The couple moved here in early 2005. Doug Pyron was out of a job. But he had a heck of a hobby. About 15 years earlier, he had entered his first barbecue competition in Vienna, Ga., and it wasn’t long before he became a serious competitor, spending a lot of his weekends away from home and competing against the top barbecuers in the country. “If you’ve never done it, you go out there and you’re going to be humbled by what’s going on,” Pyron said. “It’s a lot tougher than people think it is. Everything has to be timed just right, and you have to cook for what the judges are looking for.” He got the hang of it soon enough. He won first place in the Georgia National Beef BBQ Championship in 2003. His sauce won first place in the Georgia State Championship in 2004. He won fourth place overall at the prestigious Memphis in May in 2003, and fifth in the sauce category there in 2004. He initially sauced his entries the way many competitors do: by taking a store-bought sauce and doctoring it. Eventually, he developed his own sauces, a regular and a spicy, as well as two rubs, one for ribs and chicken and one for beef and pulled pork. When the Pyrons first moved here and he was out
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FARM BUREAU CONVENTION The annual meeting of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation was held Dec. 6-8 at the Sheraton Four Seasons and Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Rutherford County Farm Bureau President Joe McDaniel was recognized among his peers at the Presidents’ and Agents’ Luncheon. Farm Bureau President Larry Wooten presented each winning county president with a limited edition case knife. Contributed photo
8A — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010
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turing bold, brightly colored ads for its cars and trucks, like the Prius and the 4Runner. At the bottom of the home page was a small strip with a link to information on the recall. Even some prominent rental-car companies went further than Toyota did, sending their customers e-mails throughout the week keeping them posted — in most cases saying they were removing all of the affected models from their fleets. Toyota’s response, by contrast, has left experts in crisis management scratching their heads. Some wondered why Toyota didn’t mount a full-court press — full-page ads in newspapers, executives readily available to the morning shows, ramped-up customer service. Toyota is certainly no stranger to advertising. The company alone — not its dealers — spent $629.4 million on it in the first nine months of last year, according to Kantar Media, which tracks advertising spending. A simple, honest, humble message would have gone a long way, said Jonathan Bernstein, president of Bernstein Crisis Management. He said the company should have sent the word out online, by e-mail, with letters — whatever it takes. His suggestion: Toyota should say it was as surprised as anyone by the scope of the problem and deeply regrets the inconvenience, and pledge to get up to speed as quickly as possible and provide regular updates. “Anytime there’s a threat to health or safety, there’s nothing that creates bigger concern. Nothing that freaks people out more,” he said. “You’re dealing with very intense feelings, and that requires sensitive and appropriate communications.”
In this Jan. 27, file photo, the iPad is shown after it was unveiled at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company’s much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between. The iPad will start at $499. Associated Press
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of work, he decided to market his sauces and rubs. He started that business, which he co-owns with his wife, in 2005. Still, Pyron dreamed of opening a restaurant. When B&D The Associated Press requested interviews Friday Ribs closed, he started eyeing the space. with Yoshi Inaba, chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, the company’s top U.S. Then, his wife’s sister, Jenny executive. It also requested interviews with other Smith, who had also been transtop executives. A spokesman said he would look ferred from Macon, got laid off into the request. Telephone and e-mail messages from Reynolds. left for the safety public relations team at Toyota “Doug knew it would take more were not returned Friday. than one person to run this,” In the meantime, drivers like Johnathan Jones, said Smith, 46. “I had been eatwho lives in Fort Mitchell, Ala., and has a 30-mile ing Doug’s food since I was 14. I commute each way in his 2009 Tundra, will keep knew he could do it.” waiting. So Smith and Pyron went into “I’ve got a $30,000 vehicle and they don’t even business together -- and Honky know how to fix it,” he said, huffing. “To me, it’s a big safety hazard with my children. I don’t want to Tonk Pig opened Aug. 5 last year. Pyron cooks the meats. Smith even put them in there.” makes peach cobbler, banana pudding and other foods, and the front counter. A couThe Daily Courier works ple of other employees fill orders and help out.
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Honky Tonk does not serve North Carolina barbecue. “It’s not North Carolina. It’s not Georgia. Our style is really carved out from what we do in competitions,” Pyron said. He mainly cooks pork ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket and
chicken. He serves turkey breast on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The menu also has chili, Brunswick stew, slaw, beans and macaroni and cheese. Collard greens that started out as an occasional special also have become a regular item because people kept asking for them. For his meats, Pyron uses a Southern Pride gas cooker housed in a special room in the back of the restaurant. The cooker allows for hickory logs to be placed inside for the essential smoked barbecue flavor. It’s not quite as good as cooking with all wood, but it’s close, Pyron said. All his meats get a seasoning rub before cooking, but no sauce at all while they cook. Sauces are served on the side, except for the ribs. Those can be ordered with an optional brown-sugar or honey-chipotle glaze. His ribs, he said, are essentially Memphis style. His brisket is similar to the brisket in Kansas City. His pork is shoulders, like Lexington barbecue, but is also hand-pulled. And it includes his own rub seasoning, and the sauce he serves with it has molasses and more seasonings than Lexington sauce. The sauce has a deep flavor, plenty of vinegary tang and is
not overtly sweet. “It’s really a hybrid sauce — ketchup and vinegar,” Pyron said. “And the spicy one has a six-pepper blend.” His pork and beef rub, he said, is mainly salt, pepper and garlic. The rib and chicken rub is still garlicky, but sweeter. Pyron sells the rubs and sauces in the restaurant and over the Internet, and Food Lion carries the rubs. He said he now sells about 15,000 jars a year of sauce and rub combined. Pyron plans to participate in a few competitions this year. But he said that it feels good to have his own restaurant. “We’ve got some loyal customers,” he said. Matt Stadler, who works at the nearby Manpower employment agency, first came into Honky Tonk Pig in the fall. Now he is coming in about twice a month. The other day, Stadler was there with Cindy Chunn, who occasionally visits from the Manpower office in Raleigh. “I make him bring me here every time I come,” she said. “I love the brisket. The brisket melts in your mouth,” Stadler said. “I also come for the people.” “You can tell they love what they do,” Chunn said. Customers like that make it all worth it, Pyron said. “That’s what keeps you going every day.”
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Senate Dem: health care bill on ‘life support’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans. Democrats stared down a political nightmare — getting clobbered for voting last year for ambitious, politically risky bills, yet having nothing to show for it in November. The grim reality opened a divide between the rank and file and congressional leaders, who insisted health care would get done, even though last week’s special election in Massachusetts denied Democrats the 60-vote majority they need to deliver in the Senate. Many Democrats saw a problem with no clear solution. “It’s very possible that health care is just a stalemate and you can’t solve it this year,” said Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. If Obama and Democrats fail to pass any legislation this election year, Washington would still face the problem of millions of uninsured, rising medical costs and a dwindling Medicare trust fund forecast to run out of money in 2017. Obama’s health care overhaul is “on life support,” said Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., “but it still has a pulse.” Obama urged lawmakers in Wednesday night’s State of the Union address not to abandon the effort on what was once his top domestic priority — expanding coverage to millions of uninsured and reining in medical costs. But his enthusiastic words provided no specific prescription for moving forward. Senate Democratic leaders huddled Thursday afternoon to try to determine how to proceed, and the White House remained engaged in the negotiations. A Senate aide said lawmakers were hoping to decide on a legislative strategy next week. Republican senators said senior White House officials had reached out to several in their ranks, including some conservatives, despite the unanimous GOP opposition to the far-reaching bill. In a sign of how far health care had fallen since Obama campaigned on it, Senate Democrats devoted a weekly policy lunch Thursday to discussing jobs, not health care. Yet House and Senate leaders insisted success was still in reach. “We’re going to move forward on health reform. We’re going to do health care reform this year,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged in her weekly news conference that plenty of work remained if the House was to agree to changes to the Senate bill. “We will go through the gate. If the gate is closed, we will go over the fence. If the fence is too high, we will pole vault in. If that doesn’t work, we will parachute in,” Pelosi said. “But we are going to get health care reform passed for the American people.” Just two weeks ago House and Senate leaders were working round the clock at the White House, with Obama personally involved, to merge legislation passed separately by each chamber and finalize a bill for Obama to sign in time for his State of the Union speech. That effort was upended when Republican Scott Brown claimed the Senate seat long held by the late Edward M. Kennedy. Since then Democrats have struggled to find a way forward. The leading strategy is for the House to pass the Senate bill along with a package of changes approved by both chambers, but that idea is fraught with difficulties both political and substantive. Some Democrats favor retreating from a comprehensive overhaul and taking a less ambitious approach with a series of initiatives or a smaller bill. “Is there a gate someplace to get through and try to save some common areas of health care reform in both the House and the Senate bill? We’ll see,” said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. As Democratic leaders sought a way through the health care logjam, they reminded the rank and file that there are no easy solutions, politically or otherwise. Two unpleasant choices face Democratic lawmakers who voted for the health care changes last month and who now worry about their re-election prospects this fall. If a bill becomes law, they will have to convince a doubting public of its benefits, and conservatives are bound to keep up the attacks. If no bill passes, it’s possible that public anger over the health care issue will subside a bit. But many Democratic strategists say GOP challengers will constantly remind people of the incumbents’ December votes, and Democrats will seek re-election with nothing to show on health care despite controlling the House, Senate and White House — and with hefty majorities.
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Men play board games in Columbus Park across the street from Manhattan Federal court Friday in New York. Facing growing opposition to its plans to hold the Sept. 11 terrorist trial in New York City, the Obama administration is considering moving the proceedings elsewhere. Associated Press
Terror trial backlash growing WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressured by a growing clamor from New York, the Obama administration is considering moving the trial of Sept. 11 terror suspects away from Manhattan, where it had been scheduled to take place just blocks from the site of the twin towers attack. The city’s top police official says he thinks the trial won’t take place anywhere in the city. The Justice Department is drawing up plans for possible alternate locations to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices in case Congress or local officials prevent the trial from being held in Manhattan, two administration officials said Friday. Though the officials wouldn’t discuss locations under consideration, others have suggested Governors Island, a former military base in New York Harbor that now welcomes summertime picnickers and bike riders; the U.S. Military Academy at West Point or Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the deliberations. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters Friday that a backlash had made it “unlikely” the case would go forward in the city. He said plans to hold the trial there
started to unravel after a speech he gave recently detailing the enormous costs and logistical challenges of ensuring security at the Federal Courthouse in lower Manhattan. Criticism of the plan, which had been announced by Attorney General Eric Holder last year, reached a crescendo this week when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg reversed his earlier support. On his weekly radio show Friday, Bloomberg said he had spoken with “high level” people in the Obama administration about his concerns and they were “trying to do something.” New York Gov. David Paterson said he was “elated that our concerns are being considered by the president and the federal government.” He had said earlier this week that if the cases went forward in the city, “Every time there is a loud noise during the two years of those trials it’s going to frighten people, and I think New Yorkers have been through enough.” Moving the trial would be a setback for President Barack Obama. His administration has spent weeks defending its handling of terror threats following the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner, a case that reignited the debate about whether such terror suspects should face civilian or military justice.
Obama has long supported trying some terrorists in federal, civilian court, while Republicans have argued that terrorists — including the five alleged 9/11 conspirators — should be tried in military tribunals where other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be judged. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said Thursday he has introduced a bill that would prohibit the use of Justice Department funds to try Guantanamo detainees in federal civilian courts. Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’ll introduce a similar bill in the Senate next week. In a letter sent to the White House Friday, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said the terrorist threat to the U.S. remains high and New York is a prime target. The trial of the most significant terrorist in custody would only add to the threat, she wrote. When asked by reporters Thursday about the president’s commitment to holding civilian trials, White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama believes Mohammed and his alleged accomplishes could be successfully and securely brought to justice in a federal court. “Currently our federal jails hold hundreds of convicted terrorists, and the president’s opinion has not changed on that,” Burton said.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police have identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of a preschool teacher as the victim’s 70-year-old former mother-in-law. Mary Nance Hanson is accused of firing multiple shots into the car of 34-year-old Tetyana Nikitina as she prepared to leave Friday from the Salt Lake Community Action Program Head Start. According to court records obtained by the Deseret News, Nikitina filed for divorce from Dale Jankowski in February 2005. Police say they think Jankowski is Hanson’s son. Records show that twice after the divorce, Nikitina filed for protective orders against Jankowski, claiming cohabitant abuse. Police say they have been unable to identify a specific event that may have triggered the shooting. Hanson was booked into jail on suspicion of murder.
NYC fire kills at least 5
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire possibly set by an arsonist engulfed a building housing mostly Guatemalan immigrants early Saturday, trapping residents and killing at least five people, authorities said. Four people in the building were injured, including an infant and an older child who were tossed out the window by a woman frantically trying to save them. The infant was in critical condition with a fractured skull after bystanders below were unable to catch him, officials and witnesses said. At least one adult was hospitalized, and 13 firefighters were injured, none of them seriously, officials said. Arson is possible because the fire started behind the door of the firstfloor building entrance, “not where a fire would normally start,” New York
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Search suspended BEAUFORT (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman missing off the North Carolina coast. The Coast Guard said Saturday crews had searched about 1,400 square nautical miles for 52-year-old Allen Nelson III since he went missing two days earlier. Fishing boat crew members called the Coast Guard at around 6:45 p.m. Thursday after seeing Nelson fall overboard the Scarlet Lady about 66 miles southeast of Beaufort Inlet. Nelson was wearing rain gear but no life jacket. The crew said they threw a life ring to Nelson but didn’t know if he was able to grab it.
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George Munford shovels snow off the front steps of his home in Winston-Salem Saturday.
Storm leaves Southeast buried in snow and ice NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A storm that blanketed the South with snow Saturday had children eager to sled down hills, while grown-ups were warned to stay off slippery roads as officials worked to clear a mess of wrecks and downed power lines. Nearly a foot of snow had fallen in parts of western North Carolina, and nearly 10 inches had fallen in some areas north of Memphis, Tenn. In Nashville, about a half-foot of snow was on the ground, the National Weather Service reported. Jake Guthrie, manager of a Nashville Ace Hardware, pasted a “Sold Out of Sleds” sign at the entrance of the store after selling “several hundred” in the past two days. Workers had to tell a steady stream of callers that they wouldn’t have any more sleds until Friday. “But winter’s not over yet,” Guthrie said. Few cars were on roads around the city, and most people seemed to be hunkered down indoors. Some ventured out on camouflage all-terrain vehicles usually reserved for hunting season. The DuBose family was enjoying a second day of sledding on Nashville’s outskirts. “We ran over the dogs yesterday, so we left them at home today,” said Jane DuBose, 47, as her two sons, ages 8 and 12, were sledding down the entrance ramp to a closed road. In Smyrna, southeast of Nashville, a high school bowling tournament was postponed after snow and ice caused the roof to collapse at the bowling alley where it was to be held, according to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. The weather also cut short a farewell celebration at the National Zoo in Washington for young panda Tai Shan, who will be flown to China on Thursday to become part of a breeding program. The storm left roads icy and snowpacked across the South, and thousands were without power as ice accumulated. Although police said they had to clear hundreds of wrecks overnight, there were no deaths or serious injuries reported. Will O’Halloran, publisher of City Social Magazine in Baton Rouge,
La., got caught in the storm in both directions of his monthly trip to pick up the publication from a printer outside Louisville, Ky. At one point he thought his headlights were broken, only to find they were covered in ice. “People are crazy out there,” O’Halloran, 49, said over breakfast at a McDonald’s outside Nashville. “Cars spinning, trailers jackknifed. I just tried to keep it at 40 mph and move along.” In mountainous western North Carolina, I-26 near Asheville and I-40 near Black Mountain were shut down Friday night after snow and icy roads caused multiple wrecks. Duke Energy reported about 35,000 outages in the state, mostly in the western mountains. North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency Saturday, and 30 National Guard soldiers were standing by to help emergency crews. However, officials said the storm was not as bad as they had predicted. States of emergency also were declared in Arkansas, Tennessee and parts of Virginia. North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Gene Williams told the Citizen-Times of Asheville that 530 wrecks were reported overnight — including a snowplow that overturned — though no one was seriously hurt. Virginia State Police said they worked hundreds of calls overnight. As much as six inches of snow had fallen in southeastern parts of the state. In Kentucky, the state transportation cabinet said in a news release that about 5 to 6 inches of snow had fallen in most of the state, with nearly a foot piling up closer to the Tennessee line.
In South Carolina, officials said the storm wasn’t as bad as they had feared, but some residents scrambled to stores in preparation. In Landrum, in northern South Carolina, Travis Pittman told the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg he and his mother were stocking up on movies, gas for a generator, and “of course, milk and bread.” Temperatures around the region were forecast to remain low through the weekend.
Train hits truck, man dies FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A man has died after his pickup truck collided with a Georgia-bound Amtrak train in North Carolina. Multiple media outlets report that the train was traveling from New York to Savannah, Ga., when it hit a Toyota Tundra pickup truck in Fayetteville around 4 p.m. Friday. North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers say the man was trying to drive around the crossing gate when he was struck. None of the 159 people on board the train were injured. The man was thrown from his truck. His name has not been released. Amtrak says the train was traveling at about 42 mph, well below the authorized train speed of 79 mph in that area.
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Biren Shah, of Chicago, displays the Mega Millions and Powerball slips at his newstand Friday in Chicago. Beginning Sunday, Jan. 31, dozens of states will begin selling both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets, moving the U.S. a step closer to having a national lottery. By the time all the states sign on to the new system this spring, the nation’s two biggest lotteries will be sold in 43 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ticket changes move U.S. toward a national lottery
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No need to cross state lines to get the big-jackpot lotto tickets. Dozens of states will begin selling both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets on Sunday, moving the U.S. a step closer to having a national lottery. By the time all the states sign on to the new system this spring, the nation’s two biggest lotteries will be sold in 43 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “We expect there will be larger jackpots faster. We expect there to be more winners,” said Margaret DeFrancisco, co-chair of a committee for both lotteries and president and CEO of the Georgia Lottery Corp. Powerball, with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays, is played in 31 states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S Virgin Islands. Twenty-three of those places will sell tickets for Mega Millions beginning with the Feb. 2 drawing. Mega Millions, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays, is played in 12 states. Ten of them will sell tickets for Powerball starting with the Feb. 3 drawing. The change could end the tradition of driving into a border state to buy tickets for another game when jackpots climb. Ermelinda Ribero, a Powerball customer at Angie’s State Line Package Store on the Connecticut/ Massachusetts line in Enfield, Conn., usually buys her Mega Millions tickets in her hometown of Longmeadow, Mass. She said Friday that the change will let her make one stop instead of two. “Since I never win in Massachusetts, maybe I’ll win here,” she joked. Customers at Casey’s General Store in the southeast Iowa city of Keokuk, just across the Mississippi River from Illinois, have been talking about
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the change, said general manager Michelle Walker. “They’ve asked for sure when the right date is and when they’ll be able to start purchasing,” said Walker, who added that she herself will also stop driving into Illinois to buy Mega Millions. In downtown Savannah, Ga., a sign went up Friday at Chirag Patel’s convenience store, advertising Powerball tickets that previously required a drive across the Savannah River into South Carolina. “Regular players, they ask, ‘When are you going to start?’” he said. “One way or the other, people want to be a millionaire in this economy.” The estimated jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was $144 million, and it was $90 million for Saturday’s Powerball drawing — both before the Sunday cross-selling begins. Some retailers aren’t expecting a flood of new business. Brian Chapel, owner of Everett’s Liquor Store in South Beloit, Ill., right across the state line from Beloit, Wis., said Illinois offering Powerball tickets should help offset any potential losses from Wisconsin Mega Millions customers staying in their state. Plus, he said, most of his lottery customers are regulars, sometimes stopping in daily to play other Illinois-specific games. “People pick where they buy their tickets based on the retailer,” Chapel said. Powerball and Mega Millions have been working on the logistics since October. Most states not yet crossselling the tickets are expected to approve the change by spring, said Tom Shaheen, president of the Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs Powerball.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is essentially grounding efforts to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more, according to officials familiar with the plans. A White House official confirmed Thursday that when next week’s budget is proposed, NASA will get an additional $5.9 billion over five years, as first reported in Florida newspapers. Some of that money would extend the life of the International Space Station to 2020. It also would be used to entice companies to build private spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the space station after the space shuttle retires, said the official who was not authorized to speak by name. The money in the president’s budget is not enough to follow through with NASA’s Constellation moon landing plan initiated by President George W. Bush. An aide to an elected official who was told of Obama’s plans, but who asked that his name not be used because of the sensitivity of the discussions, said Obama is effectively ending the return-to-the-moon effort, something that has already cost $9.1 billion. It all comes down to money. The six-year-old Bush plan, which a former NASA chief called “Apollo on steroids,” sputtered when promised budget increases didn’t materialize. And now money is a big consideration in NASA’s latest shift in focus. A new direction for NASA has been on hold for several months while an independent commission studied options and the White House weighed them. Obama’s choice will be made clear Monday, when he releases his 2011 budget proposal. “It certainly appears that the Bush moon mission not going to be included” in future funding, said a senior NASA official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the plans. Space policy scholar John Logsdon, who was on an Obama space campaign advisory committee and has served on NASA advisory panels, said Obama is adopting the preferred option of a White House-appointed
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Bernanke’s battle may have scarred Fed, too used to serve on its board. Congress changed that in 1935. And past Fed chairman have battled with Congress and presidents. Some lawmakers called for Paul Volcker’s ouster when the country was gripped by soaring inflation and high unemployment in the late 1970’s and early ’80s. “Congress would always love to get its paws on monetary policy,” said economic historian John Steel Gordon. President Lyndon Johnson was so angered by a Fed rate increase that he feared would make it too expensive to expand social programs and fight the Vietnam War that he ordered staffers to find a replacement for Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin. But Martin refused to yield and didn’t back down on the rate increase. He became the longest-serving Fed chairman ever.
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WASHINGTON — Ben Bernanke survived a Senate battle, bruised. The question is whether the Federal Reserve was scarred, too. The anti-bailout anger that eroded Bernanke’s support in the Senate on Thursday produced the most “no” votes ever on the confirmation of a Fed chairman. That could have lasting impact on the Fed’s ability to manage the economy without regard to the political winds.
To shore up his support, Bernanke made the rounds on Capitol Hill, meeting privately with senators including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat leader in the Senate, in the days leading to Thursday’s 70-30 confirmation vote. Bernanke was in the awkward position of having to lobby for his own job and defend the Fed against efforts to strip it of some of its regulatory authority. Those meetings alone raise at least the perception of a Fed co-dependency with Congress. What, if any, assurances did Bernanke give lawmakers about interest rates and other Fed policies? “We don’t know what Bernanke agreed to do in those meetings, what he promised,” said Allan Meltzer, a professor at Carnegie-Mellon University and author of a history of the central bank. “The Fed’s job is to be independent, and the Fed isn’t doing that.” The Fed often must make decisions, such as raising interest rates to keep inflation in check, that are unpopular with individuals and companies.
Its role in bailing out Wall Street banks to prevent a broader crisis angered the public, too. That’s why economists say the Fed’s political
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In this 2009 picture, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on his renomination. Bernanke, a lightning rod for anger over Wall Street bailouts, is expected to overcome Senate opposition and win a second term as head of the nation’s central bank.
independence is essential to its mission. Its interest-rate policy can have huge consequences, affecting everything from large companies, to a homebuyer’s ability to get an affordable loan, to the price of cereal. Any influence from the political arena risks compromising the Fed’s credibility. Keeping rates too low for too long could unleash inflation and trigger another speculative bubble like the one in housing that plunged the country into a recession in the first place. Senate opposition to Bernanke intensified after Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in the Senate race in Massachusetts. Brown’s election jolted congressional Democrats and led some to reconsider their support for Bernanke. The Fed chairman’s critics cast
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him as a symbol of the Wall Street bailouts. “This is a perfect example where the world of politics collides with the world of economics, and the result is not good,” said Kenneth Thomas, a lecturer in finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. If the Fed were to lose credibility on Wall Street and from investors around the globe, it would fan inflation pressures and send up interest rates, choking the U.S. economic rebound. Bank industry lobbyists say Congress’ increased scrutiny could lead the Fed to weigh the political consequences of its regulatory actions. “They will be more aware of the political forces,” said Scott Talbott, chief lobbyist for the Financial Services Roundtable, a trade group whose members include the largest banks.
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President Harry Truman also tried to influence the Fed to keep rates low. He summoned the Fed’s policymaking committee to the White House, the first and the only president to do so. Bernanke himself may have hurt the Fed’s independence by involving the central bank in deciding to bail out some Wall Street banks but not others, like Lehman Brothers. The Fed’s involvement began in 2008 with its financial backing of a deal letting JP Morgan take over ailing investment house Bear Stearns. But the biggest of all bailouts was for insurance giant American International Group. Eventually, government lifelines to the company would total $182 billion. The Fed provided a $60 billion line of credit to AIG. “The Fed sacrificed its independence long ago,” Meltzer said.
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Obama takes populist tone on jobs plans
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is shifting his administration’s emphasis to battling unemployment, the scourge that is hurting households nationwide and threatening to inflict heavy losses on Democrats in November’s elections. In the process, he and his allies in Congress intend to force Republicans, through a series of upcoming votes, to choose between Wall Street’s high fliers and Main Street’s middle-class workers. With Democrats struggling to deliver on big promises such as overhauling health care, they hope their increasingly populist tone —coupled with Republican resistance to Democrats’ budget-cutting proposals— will prevent wavering voters from drifting to the GOP.
The White House has pushed a job-creation agenda for months. But it wasn’t supposed to reign as the top priority until Democrats achieved their much-touted health care revisions. That trouble-plagued campaign still drags on, however, leaving Obama little choice but to make it clear that creating jobs is his chief concern. The shift in focus is not necessarily a death knell for the health care push. House and Senate Democratic leaders are trying to persuade colleagues to pass the contentious package despite fierce GOP opposition and polls that show substantial public dislike. For now, at least, the legislative leaders seem content for Obama to remain fairly quiet while they work behind closed doors. If they can move the health care package close to the finish line in the next few weeks, they may call on him to buttonhole enough lawmakers for a final push. That gives Obama leeway to focus heavily on trying to whittle down the nation’s 10 percent unemployment rate. In Wednesday’s State of the Union address, he declared, “Jobs must be our No. 1 focus in 2010.” On Friday he rolled out details of a $33 billion, one-year tax incentive plan to encourage more hiring. White House senior adviser David Axelrod said in an interview that the administration also hopes Congress will approve a new stimulus bill in the next couple of weeks. The other most immediate priorities, he said, are votes on a bailout fee on big banks and a financial reform package, including a new consumer finance agency.
Congressional Republicans have opposed these and other proposals, saying Obama wants to slap stifling regulations on the nation’s still-struggling financial sector. Some Democrats view the GOP stance as a policy and political miscalculation.
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Former President George H. W. Bush gets in a car as he leaves the West Wing of the White House after meeting with President Barack Obama and as it snows in Washington Saturday,
President speaks on deficit cutting WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that trimming U.S. budget deficits is as important as creating jobs, his top domestic priority this year, to continue the economic recovery that appears under way. The government reported Friday the economy grew at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the final three months of 2009. It was the second consecutive quarter of growth and the fastest rate in more than six years. “A sign of progress,” Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. “But as we work to create jobs, it is critical that we rein in the budget deficits we’ve been accumulating for far too long.” Hammered by Republicans for billions of dollars in spending
that added to the deficit, Obama outlined steps he said would rein in spending. They include rules requiring that spending or tax cuts be offset by cuts to other programs or tax increases, a freeze on most discretionary spending and a presidentially appointed commission to recommend ways to reduce the deficit. Obama said “pay-as-you-go” rules that were in place in the 1990s led to surpluses at the end of the decade. But after Congress eliminated the rules, Obama said the result was the $1.3 trillion deficit he faced upon taking office in January 2009. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has predicted a deficit of about the same size for the 2010 budget year. “Reinstating this law will help get us back on track, ensur-
ing that every time we spend, we find somewhere else to cut,” Obama said. The Senate voted Thursday to reinstate the rules. The House must still act on the measure. Obama also has proposed a three-year freeze on most domestic spending, beginning in the budget year that starts Oct. 1. The president also promised to create a “fiscal commission” to develop ideas for reducing the deficit. But his plan would be weaker than a now-defeated Senate proposal that would have created such a commission and required Congress to vote on its recommendations. There is no way to force Congress to vote on recommendations from a presidential panel.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media reports that a group of opposition activists are standing trial in Tehran on charges of rioting in connection with protests in late December. The official IRNA news agency and state Press TV say there were 16 defendents in court for the trial’s opening on Saturday. At least eight people were killed and hundreds more were arrested during the December clashes between opposition activists and security forces. The violence was the worst since authorities launched a harsh crackdown immediately after Iran’s disputed presidential election in June.
President of the European Central Bank, JeanClaude Trichet, gestures while speaking during a panel “Rethinking Government Assistance”at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday.
Bomber kills 2 at Iraqi restaurant BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt Saturday at a restaurant popular with police in an Iraqi city that was once a flash point for sectarian slaughter, killing at least two people, authorities said. The attack came the same day an al-Qaida front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Tuesday at Baghdad’s main crime lab that killed 22 people. The attacks appeared aimed at rattling and embarrassing the U.S.-backed Iraqi leadership before national elections in March. In Saturday’s attack, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a falafel restaurant near a famed Shiite shrine in the Sunni-dominated city of Samarra, 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Baghdad, a police official said. Twenty-five people were wounded, he added.
Latrines join Haiti’s crisis list
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A lack of sanitation threatens to create killer diseases in the vast refugee camps where hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors have crammed in together, relief officials said Saturday, as the need for latrines increasingly joined food and water and shelter as major concerns. Just one portable toilet serves about 2,000 people in a sprawling camp across from the collapsed National Palace, forcing most to use a gutter next to where vendors cook food and mothers struggle to bathe their children. With homes across the capital reduced to rubble, survivors have crammed tightly into plazas and other open spaces — so tightly that it is hard to find a place to dig latrines. “In some parks there is no physical space,” said UNICEF’s coordinator for water and sanitation, Silvia Gaya. “As of yesterday we were in the process of digging latrines for about 20,000 people,” Gaya said, adding that 1,100 squatting platforms were arriving Saturday, to be distributed in camps and covered with plastic sheeting for privacy. Nearly three dozen organizations are joining in a U.N.-led effort to build latrines.
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Regulators warn banks of rules DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Government regulators from the United States and Europe laid out their financial reform plans Saturday before a skeptical banking industry, asking financiers for input but adamant that change was coming with or without their support. Emerging from the two-hour meeting as its unofficial spokesman, U.S. Representative Barney Frank made it clear that governments were now calling the shots after spending billions to bail out the industry. Top bankers, by contrast, who came into this week’s World Economic Forum buoyed by signs of economic recovery, left somewhat subdued even as they called the closed-door meeting constructive. “No one got up and said, ‘Don’t regulate us,’” said Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who heads the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. “It would have been a waste of their time if they did.” The meeting comes after days of tension at this Swiss Alpine resort over government plans for stricter controls on the financial industry to limit speculation and avoid a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that plunged the world into recession. Bankers have pro-
tested the new proposals, saying the U.S. and other countries risk choking off a gradual economic recovery with regulation they see as heavy-handed. The event was not on the forum’s official agenda, but quickly became the most significant development of the day. It also brought to mind some of Davos’ previous high-profile conflict resolution efforts, including a Greek-Turkey accord to avoid war in 1988, as well as meetings between South African President F. W. de Klerk and the recently freed Nelson Mandela, and between Israel’s then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. “We are determined to do strong, sensible regulation,” Frank said, rejecting any notion that President Barack Obama’s administration could sink the economy again with too many new controls on the banking industry. “That’s nonsense,” Frank told reporters. “What we’re trying globally to recover from is a total lack of regulation.” On the government side, in addition to Frank, those at the meeting included Lawrence H. Summers, Obama’s top economic adviser, British treasury chief Alistair Darling and French
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Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. Bankers attending the private talks included Josef Ackermann, chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of America Corp. CEO Brian Moynihan, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman Jacob Frenkel and Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, which oversees the 16-nation euro zone. “It was the most constructive dialogue I’ve seen between policymakers and industry officials and hopefully that’s a base people can build from,” said Duncan Niederauer, CEO of stock exchange operator NYSE Euronext Inc. The banks were asked for their input, Frank said, adding that he believed they got the message that tighter controls were coming. Frank said the most important element of the meeting was coordinating and better understanding the various approaches that governments are taking to stabilize and prevent excessive risks in their financial industries. The aim was not to push for a global financial governing system, Frank said, saying each country could deal with the crisis on its own terms.
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Working on the snow day Got snow? The Daily Courier did, and as a result, we had to move up our press times on both Friday and Saturday. If you are reading a fresh newspaper, today, or if you read one on Saturday, it is because some brave carrier got the paper to you. Not an easy task in icy conditions. If you haven’t received your paper, yet, then why are you reading this column? Oh, yeah, dang Internet. Myself and Editor Steve Parham got here on Saturday to watch the Duke-Georgetown game, drink some coffee, and get a paper out. Mostly, we came to watch the basketball game in peace and quiet. Snow days are actually the best day to work at the paper. Most of our folks are snow wimps and won’t venture outdoors. I’m old school. “Snow? That’s just freezing cold rain, get the heck out of my way.” On my way in, I did pass one poor soul, or at least a poor soul’s broken truck, that was sitting in a ditch with a broken axle. That’s going to cost a pretty penny to fix. Snow has taken on a new kind of cool thanks in large part to snow boarders, snowmobiles, and people who find really crazy things to ride on while in the snow. They call these events the Winter X Games. Back in the day, they used to be called the Winter Olympics. But, these kids today, with their pants on the ground, aren’t happy to have just the Olympics. Oh, no. Now, they hop on a greased board, or a greased pig, and shoot down hills with razor sharp twists and turns all so they can win a Happy Meal from McDonalds. In the 1970s, when I grew up, we had our version of the Winter X Games — we called it, ‘Acting Stupid in the Snow.’ We’d get on a greased board, or a greased pig, and fly down some large hill with razor sharp twists and turns. One glorious snowy day in Georgia — and keep in mind this was before Global Warming when it actually snowed, not like today — my brother, Mike used a cookie sheet to brave the Stanford Circle Run of Death. This was a half-mile stretch, down hill both ways, that had killed 17 Georgia W.A.C.Bs. Now, a W.A.C.B., is not to be confused with WCAB, the radio station in Rutherfordton, and no I won’t spell out W.A.C.B. You either know it or you don’t. Mike got off to a clean start, and was on his way to a recordsetting time, until he hit a parked Ford. He managed to get himself stuck between the pavement and the axle. In the spring, after the thaw, my dad went and got him out. See, old school. Tonight, a bunch of kids, on boards that cost thousands of dollars will do flips and spins, to the ohs and ahs of 16-yearold girls, and 35-year old ESPN analysts. I usually don’t watch the X Games, because I already lived them. But, I must admit, the X Games are far better than the Winter Olympics, where dudes dress like Phantom of the Opera and a lady from Scandinavia holds up a card that reads, ‘8.2.’ At least, at the X Games, I might see a guy get stuck under a Ford.
Georgetown’s Julian Vaughn (22), left, dunks over Duke’s Kyle Singler, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, in Washington. President Barack Obama, above, and Vice President Joe Biden attended the game, which Georgetown won 89-77. Associated Press
Georgetown soundly whips Duke WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Wright and Georgetown put on a show for the commander in chief. With President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden seated in the front row, the No. 7 Hoyas literally stole the game from No. 8 Duke, forcing five turnovers in a two-minute, first-half spurt on the way to an 89-77 victory Saturday. It couldn’t have been a much big-
ger day for Georgetown: the president attending his first Hoyas game, the first sellout of the season in the 20,000-seat Verizon Center, a crowd mostly sporting “We Are Georgetown” T-shirts in a school-sponsored “gray out,” the 200th win for coach John Thompson III, the launch of an initiative for Darfur schools, and, of course, a dominant program from the Atlantic Coast Conference in the
building. Wright seemed pumped for it all, scoring 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and making two defensive plays that helped ignite an 18-3 run and gave the Hoyas the lead for good in the first half. Greg Monroe also scored 21, and Austin Freeman added 20 points for Georgetown (16-4), which shot 77 per-
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Bulldogs unleash the Hudson twins By JACOB CONLEY Daily Courier Sports Reporter
BOILING SPRINGS — There are twins, playing college basketball, that have powered their team to the best start in school history, and as a result that team is, perhaps, poised to make a run in both conference and NCAA tournaments. This dynamic duo, however, does not answer to last name of Wear or Plumee, nor do they attend Duke or North Carolina. These players are Dominique and Monique Hudson of Gardner-Webb University and they have basketball fans in Boiling Springs anticipating post season play.
“We started believing that this season could be special last year,” said Dominique. “Missing the tournament the way we did (by one point) just gave the whole team motivation for this season.” Monique, who missed last season due to injury, echoed her sister’s sentiment. “It’s so exciting to be in this position,” Monique said. “Winning a conference championship would mean so much to me and to the team. I just get so excited just thinking about it, because I haven’t been a part of a championship since high school.” One of those championship came against East Rutherford, a game the Hudsons remember well.
“Oh yeah, we remember that game,” said Monique. “I remember that (East’s) Britney Boyce was a good player and that the East fans liked to trash talk, but that just fired us up.” “I’m glad we won that game,” added Dominique with a smile. Coming out of high school the twins knew they wanted to play together, a fact that made the decision to play for Gardner-Webb an easy one. “GWU was one of the few places that wanted us both and that was the most important factor,” said Monique. Coach Rich Reeves is glad he got them both. The twins made an immediate Please see Bulldogs, Page 3B
Pro Bowl serves as warmup in Miami MIAMI (AP) — For 86 of the NFL’s best players, the season is ending where they wanted: in Miami. Their timing’s off, though. With a new venue and new slot on the league calendar, the Pro Bowl will be played Sunday as a preliminary to next week’s Super Bowl on the same field. It definitely feels like a warmup act. “There’s a bittersweet taste,” said quarterback Tony Romo, a late addition to the NFC roster after his Dallas Cowboys came up two wins shy of a Super Bowl berth. “You’re always hoping to play in the big game.” The NFL is trying to transform the Pro Bowl into a bigger game by playing it before the Super Bowl for the first time. In a one-year experiment, the league also moved the game from Honolulu, its home since 1980. The results: increased media coverage and the best attendance in 51 years, with a sellout crowd of more than 70,000 expected. The changes haven’t helped participation, though. Seven Colts and seven Saints are missing because they’re preparing for the Super Bowl, a drawback to playing the Pro Bowl first. Please see Pro Bowl, Page 2B
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo spins a ball on his finger during a practice for the NFL football Pro Bowl Saturday, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Associated Press
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Scoreboard Denver 31 15 .674 Utah 28 18 .609 Portland 27 21 .563 Oklahoma City 25 21 .543 Minnesota 10 38 .208 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 36 11 .766 Phoenix 27 21 .563 L.A. Clippers 20 26 .435 Sacramento 16 29 .356 Golden State 13 32 .289
FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance Wild Card Round 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 Indianapolis 30, N.Y. Jets 17 New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning runs onto the field for football practice in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.
The Big Easy? City’s moniker fits native son Manning By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer
MIAMI — Peyton Manning, the Big Easy. Hardly a stretch for a nickname, you know. The NFL’s dominant player can claim New Orleans heritage, after all. At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, he’s no shrimp. And as the only four-time league MVP, he makes this quarterbacking thing look simple. Yet when Manning leads his Indianapolis Colts onto the field next Sunday against the Saints in as juicy a Super Bowl matchup as anyone could imagine, all of Nawlins — heck, pretty much any place in Bayou Country — will be wishing the worst on their native son. Sorry, Peyton, the Saints take precedence in their quest for a first NFL championship. Manning, whose father Archie was the first Saints superstar, understands. “It’s certainly an exciting opportunity for our team to be going back to the Super Bowl down in Miami, and I’m very happy for the New Orleans Saints and, of course, the entire city of New Orleans,� Peyton Manning says. “My parents live there, my older brother Cooper lives there. Eli and I have both participated in philanthropic organizations down in New Orleans, whether it’s Katrina relief or just various charities. So New Orleans is a huge part of my life, as well as Eli’s life. My dad’s been a part of the Saints organization for 39 years in some ways. We definitely have strong ties. “The Saints have had a great year. They deserve it, and I know the city is excited. And the New Orleans Saints players do just wonderful things for the community down there. It’s been a great relationship between the players and fans, and what a great way for these players to reward them with a trip to the Super Bowl.� But it’s Manning’s job to spoil the party, to put some misery into the Miami Mardi Gras for those Saints and their fans. Nobody is better equipped to do so. Manning once was criticized for failing to win big games, and his career playoff record is just 9-8. He’s won six of the last eight, though, and led the Colts to the championship three years ago, in the rain in Miami. Indy is 16-2 this time around, and it might have been a perfect 18-0 if the Colts hadn’t pulled Manning and other starters in the final two games of the regular season. Manning set an NFL record for 300-yard playoff games with his seventh in last week’s AFC championship win over the Jets. He has 22 TD passes, five this year, and averages 284 yards through the air in the postseason. Against two of the league’s stingiest defenses — Indy beat the Ravens before the Jets — Manning was masterful. The Saints (15-3) aren’t exactly the 1985 Bears. On defense, they’re not even the 2009 Colts. Still, Manning is cautious. “You know a team is going to have a Super Bowl package,� he says. “There are two weeks to prepare. That’s more things they can change. You have to prepare for the unexpected.�
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is considering several steps that would review the legality of the controversial Bowl Championship Series, the Justice Department said in a letter Friday to a senator who had asked for an antitrust review. In the letter to Sen. Orrin Hatch, obtained by The Associated Press, Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich wrote that the Justice Department is reviewing Hatch’s request and other materials to determine whether to open an investigation into whether the
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Thursday’s Games Phoenix 3, Calgary 2, SO Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 3 Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 1 Carolina 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Los Angeles 4, Columbus 1 Minnesota 1, Colorado 0 St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1 Chicago 4, San Jose 3, OT Friday’s Games Anaheim 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO New Jersey 5, Toronto 4, OT Washington 4, Florida 1 Buffalo 2, Boston 1 Detroit 4, Nashville 2 Dallas 3, Colorado 2 Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT Los Angeles at Boston, late Vancouver at Toronto, late Chicago at Carolina, late Columbus at St. Louis, late Atlanta at Nashville, late N.Y. Rangers at Phoenix, late Edmonton at Calgary, late Minnesota at San Jose, late Sunday’s Games Detroit at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 8 p.m.
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12 p.m. (ESPN) Winter X-Games From Aspen, Colo. 12:30 p.m. (WYFF) NHL Hockey Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. 1 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Basketball Florida at Tennessee. (WSOC) (WLOS) NBA Basketball Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs. (WMYA) College Basketball Virginia Tech at Miami. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Virginia at Wake Forest. (TS) Women’s College Basketball Oklahoma State at Texas A&M. 2 p.m. (WYCW) Women’s College Basketball Tennessee at South Carolina. 3 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) PGA Tour Golf San Diego Open, Final Round. From Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, Calif. (ESPN2) Women’s College Basketball Purdue at Iowa. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Florida at Mississippi. 3:30 p.m. (WSOC) (WLOS) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics. From TD Garden in Boston. (TS) College Basketball California at Arizona. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Women’s College Basketball Baylor at Texas. 5:30 p.m. (FSS) College Basketball Maryland at Clemson. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Winter X Games From Aspen, Colo. 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Football AFC-NFC Pro Bowl. From Sun Life Stadium in Miami. 7:30 p.m. (FSS) College Basketball Virginia at North Carolina.
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BCS violates antitrust laws. “Importantly, and in addition, the administration also is exploring other options that might be available to address concerns with the college football postseason,� Weich wrote, including asking the Federal Trade Commission to review the legality of the BCS under consumer protection laws. Several lawmakers and many critics want the BCS to switch to a playoff system, rather than the ratings system it uses to determine the teams that play in the championship game. event of Super Bowl week, and whether it would have an impact on TV ratings,� he said. Ticket sales show the excitement level is up, Supovitz said. And he’s optimistic about the television audience for the game. “It’s being shown on a weekend when there’s usually no football and interest in the NFL is at its highest,� he said. Those tuning in will see established stars such as Ray Lewis, Antonio Gates and DeMarcus Ware, as well as first-time Pro Bowlers such as DeAngelo Williams, Clay Matthews and Matt Schaub. The TV audience they attract will help the NFL decide where and when to play future Pro Bowls.
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“The administration shares your belief that the current lack of a college football national championship playoff with respect to the highest division of college football ... raises important questions affecting millions of fans, colleges and universities, players and other interested parties,� Weich wrote. In 2008, Obama said he was going to “to throw my weight around a little bit� to nudge college football toward a playoff system, a point that Hatch stressed when he urged Obama last fall to ask the department to investigate the BCS. The game will return to Honolulu in 2011 and 2012, but the league hasn’t decided whether to hold those games before or after the Super Bowl. The Pro Bowl site for 2013 and beyond hasn’t been determined. Players had mixed reactions to this year’s changes. Many said they preferred the old schedule so those in the Super Bowl could also be available for the Pro Bowl. “I’d rather have it after the Super Bowl,� 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis said. “I truly believe next year we’re going to be in the Super Bowl, and I want to play in the Pro Bowl too.� But Romo said he could see the appeal of putting the Pro Bowl first.
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Defections by players citing injuries were high, as usual. More than a dozen pulled out, leaving the all-star teams with only some stars. “That has been historic,� said Frank Supovitz, the NFL’s senior vice president for events. “That’s nothing new.� And that’s not what the league sought to fix by changing the date and site of the game, Supovitz said. “The changes were meant to look at two things: Whether we could create more excitement with the Pro Bowl being the first
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No. 1 Kentucky tops Vanderbilt LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins posted 21 points, John Wall added 13 with nine assists and the No. 1 Wildcats improved to 20-1 overall with an impressive 85-72 win over No. 21 Vanderbilt (16-4). Kentucky finished with five players in double-digits in the score column as the Wildcats hit 50-percent from 3-point range. Darnell Dobson (16), Eric Bledsoe (13), and Patrick Patterson (12) all helped Kentucky overcome their first loss of the season.
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Georgia Tech’s Mfon Udofia (1) goes in for a dunk against Kentucky State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Atlanta Saturday.
Bell, Rice lead No. 22 Ga. Tech to easy win
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The way Jim Boeheim saw it, Syracuse had no business winning this one. Wes Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 4 Syracuse rallied from 18 down to beat DePaul 59-57 Saturday afternoon for its eighth straight win. “Tonight, we played two great minutes,” Boeheim said. “Not usually enough to win.”
Marquette 70, No. 19 Connecticut 68 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hard-luck Marquette finally won a close game on the road. Jimmy Butler’s driving shot with 2.4 seconds left gave the Golden Eagles a 70-68 win over No. 19 Connecticut on Saturday. It was the team’s first road win of the season, and helped ease the sting of five Big East losses that have come by a total of 11 points.
ATLANTA (AP) — Kentucky State coach Clarence Moore doesn’t believe Georgia Tech looks like a Final Four team — even if the Yellow Jackets spanked his own team by nearly 50. “I’ve seen a few games this season, and I don’t see a leader out there,” said Moore, a senior reserve when Georgia Tech advanced to the 2004 national title game. “To me, it looks like guys are trying to find themselves.” Glen Rice Jr. scored 15 points, D’Andre Bell added 14 and No. 22 Georgia Tech breezed to a 98-50 victory Saturday over Kentucky State. The Yellow Jackets (16-5) have won four of five and improved to 11-1 at home, dipping out of the Atlantic Coast Conference to take on a Division II school from the BY BRIANA GORMAN Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Special to the Courier CHAPEL HILL — When North Carolina beat N.C. State on Wednesday to end a threegame losing streak, the players were visibly relieved and happy. Continued from Page 1B But they also know the season is not over just yet. The Tar Heels still have a lot of work cent in the first half and 72 percent for the game. ahead of them if they hope to Nolan Smith scored 19 points, Kyle Singler had finish near the top of the ACC 18 before fouling out with 2:10 to play, and Jon and earn a NCAA Tournament Scheyer added 17 for the Blue Devils (17-4), who spot. shot 37 percent. “It’s a small step and you’ve Duke committed 15 turnovers — one fewer got to start with the first step, than Georgetown — but they came in bunches so we’ll see how it goes,” senior in rare series of breakdowns from coach Mike Marcus Ginyard said. Krzyzewski’s team. The key first-half sequence began when Wright The Tar Heels will get a chance blocked Smith from behind on an outside jump to take the next step today when shot, then seconds later stole the ball from Smith they host Virginia (7:45 p.m., under the basket. Then came turnovers by Miles FSN) at the Smith Center. Plumlee, Smith and two by Scheyer, includThe Tar Heels have won six ing a charging call. Jerrelle Benimon and Hollis straight over the Cavaliers, but Thompson each got a steal during the run, a need- Virginia enters today’s game as ed boost from the thin Georgetown bench. one of the biggest surprises in By the time it was over, Duke had gone nearly the ACC so far. four minutes without a field goal, and Georgetown The Cavs, under first-year led 34-20. coach Tony Bennett, were picked Georgetown went 17 for 22 from the field in the first half and led 46-33 at the break. The Blue Devils tried in vain to make a game of it in the second half. A pair of 3-pointers in the first couple minutes cut the lead to seven, but two more turnovers led to a 6-0 run and restored Continued from Page 1B Georgetown’s 13-point lead. The Blue Devils cut the deficit to seven once impact when they arrived on more at 52-45, but Monroe stopped that momencampus with Monique being tum with a spin move in the paint and a big pump named Freshman of the Year of the arm to celebrate. There were plenty of free in the Atlantic Sun, two seathrows from there in a game that had nearly as sons ago, while her sister many fouls (52) as rebounds (54). nabbed a spot on Big South AllThe game provided a tough break for both Tournament team last year. schools from their demanding conference schedules. It was their fourth meeting in five years, with And the accolades for the duo the home team winning each time. just keep coming. Dominique Thompson improved to 200-97, including six sea- broke the school record for sons at Georgetown and four at Princeton. assists in her junior season, The schools used the game to help publicize a while Monique is shooting just new initiative to raise money for schools in refugee under 40-percent from beyond camps in the Darfur region of Sudan. NBA star the arc. Those stats have helped Tracy McGrady, who has traveled to Darfur and the Bulldogs knock off some helped start the campaign, also attended the game. of the elite teams in the game,
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in the preseason poll to finish second to last in the conference. Midway through January, they stood atop the ACC standings as the league’s only undefeated team. But after victories over N.C. State, Georgia Tech and Miami, Virginia has now dropped two in a row to fall into a tie for third. Virginia lost at Wake Forest, then fell in overtime to Virginia Tech on Thursday after giving up a 10-point lead with 3:44 to play. “We just have to build off of the (N.C. State) win and use it as momentum and continue to work in practice because we still spotted a lot of people a lot of ground and we’ve got a lot of ground to make up,” UNC senior Deon Thompson said. Thompson said the win over the Wolfpack could be the turning point in the Tar Heels’ season, but the real test comes today. UNC will be trying to win its first back-to-back games
since victories over Rutgers and Albany on Dec. 28 and 30, and trying to win its first home game since losing to Georgia Tech and Wake Forest in the Smith Center. The key tonight for the Tar Heels will be trying to slow the league’s fifth-leading scorer, Sylven Landesbert, who is averaging 17.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. UNC also needs to be tough inside to defend Virginia’s second-leading scorer — 6-8, 239-pound forward Mike Scott (13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds). The Cavs also are one of the ACC’s top 3-point shooting team, making a league-best 39.5 percent of their shots from beyond the arc with an average of 6.3 per game. “The win over N.C. State isn’t going to make up for the last three games that we played,” UNC’s Larry Drew II said after Wednesday’s victory. “We’re 2-3 (in the ACC) now, so we’ve got to play hard every game from here on out.”
including Purdue as Monique buried a 30-footer at the buzzer to upset the Boilermakers, and lifted GWU to a school-record 17-3 start. The record-setting run has garnered national attention for the team as GWU picked up 9 votes in the latest Women’s Top 25 poll. “Call it a freaky-twin-thing or whatever,” said Monique. “But Dom can make passes to me that no one else can and we always seem to have a sense of each other on the court.” This connection was so strong that Reeves often puts the sisters on different teams in practice. “When they first came in, they had played together for so long,
it took them a while to trust other teammates,” said Reeves. “But with Mo being injured last season, Dom had to develop a trust with other players and she did a great job. “Now, she one of the team leaders and with Monique back on the court, they just make the whole team better .” So while Reeves and the rest of the Bulldogs are taking a “onegame-at-a-time,” approach, there is no question that a ticket to the Big Dance is at the back of their minds. If that ticket is punched, GWU’s opponent will have double trouble to deal with, in the form of Dominique and Monique Hudson.
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Mickelson’s weekend of wedges at Torrey Pines By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
SAN DIEGO — A photographer for a major magazine wanted to take a picture of the Ping-Eye 2 wedge in Phil Mickelson’s bag, and the world’s No. 2 player had no problem with that. Could he take the wedge out of the bag and have Mickelson pose with it? That’s where Lefty drew the line. Mickelson has never backed away from controversy, and he knew his decision to use the wedge might cause a stir. He just didn’t want this to dominate news of his debut on the PGA Tour, even though it has done just that.
Golf gets its first taste of network coverage on Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, and this was not how the PGA Tour would have drawn it up. First of all, Tiger Woods is not playing for the second straight year. That much was fairly certain when Woods announced Dec. 11 an indefinite break while he deals with the fallout from his extramarital affairs. Mickelson would be a compelling story, though, especially coming off a strong finish last year and hope this might be his best year yet.
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Instead, talk has shifted to words like “square grooves” and “lawsuit settlement” and the worst one of all — “cheating.” The play at Torrey Pines — D.A. Points and Ryuji Imada were tied for the lead at 11-under 133 — was largely ignored Friday thanks to Scott McCarron. He was quoted in The San Francisco Chronicle as saying about Mickelson using the Ping wedge, “It’s cheating, and I’m appalled Phil has put it in play.” It’s a complicated issue except for the verdict: The wedges have been approved. “End of story,” Mickelson said after his 67 left him only four shots behind. The USGA adopted new
rules this year that irons (from about 5-iron through wedges) no longer can have square grooves, which are deeper and generate more spin. They must be replaced by V-grooves, with the idea of putting more premium on accuracy. But there was one catch. Ping sued the USGA 20 years ago. Under the settlement, the USGA agreed that Ping-Eye 2 clubs would be legal as long as they were made before April 1, 1990. That takes precedence over the new regulation for V-grooves.
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you already know that technology changes quickly. And with your habits, it's likely you still have some 70's leisure suits hiding in the closet as well.
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If you're like most people, you've had several cell phones in the past few years. The disposal of consumer electronics is a growing problem. In 2007, Americans disposed of 27 million TVs, 205 million computer products and more than 100 million cell phones and PDA's according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Only about 16% of all those electronics were actually recycled. The rest were thrown in the landfill alongside typical kitchen garbage.
After my first day on a new job, a co-worker and I stopped by a nearby pub to celebrate. At the bar my new friend pulled out his cell phone, put it on the counter and placed his drink on top. Not sure what to think, I inquired about his strange coaster. "It never fails," he explained. "If I stop at a bar, my wife somehow knows to call and find out when I'll be home." Sure enough within minutes, the phone vibrated below his drink. "Aren't you going to answer it?" I asked. "Not until the fourth vibrate," he replied watching the glass. "If she's going to keep calling me, the least she can do is mix my drink!"
“Anyone using those wedges is really bending the rules,” McCarron said Friday. Twice asked about the word “cheating,” he shifted to “bending the rules,” although he made it clear he feels just as strongly. McCarron isn’t alone. Robert Allenby is opposed to the Ping wedge for the same reason, that while it doesn’t violate the law, it violates the
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Carry: Unfortunately, unlike fashion, your IBM XT is not likely to come back into style. And hopefully the 1970's polyester shirts won't either! Cash: Since most electronic devices change due to improvements rather than appearance, outdated equipment typically has limited use. Take televisions for example. While many of the cathode ray picture tubes still work perfectly fine, most people are craving a large-screen LCD or plasma television. Carry: Most computers follow similar trends, being obsolete by the time they're delivered to your door! And although your IBM XT may still work, most people wouldn't know what to do with it if it can't get email.
freshman in college. Remember, these clubs are 20 years old. Some players change wedges every six weeks to keep the grooves fresh. Mickelson said one shot Thursday with his Ping wedge released some 10 feet beyond the hole. He believes using his regular Callaway wedge would have allowed him to stop it quicker. “That’s beside the point,” McCarron said. “They made this rule, we’re all abiding by it. Obviously, it makes a difference. You take a guy like Phil Mickelson who does a lot of testing, he’s under contract with another company and he plays that wedge. To me, that says it makes a lot of difference.” This could get messy. And with the tour already missing its biggest star, this is the last thing it needs. What irritates Mickelson is that he spent most of his interview talking about a wedge that might not even make a big difference. “I don’t appreciate the governing bodies putting me or any other player in this position, calling into question our integrity over a rule that they made, a club that they approved,” he said. “Don’t put the blame on a player. Put the blame on the governing body.”
Fact: Mickelson (and at least three other players) is using a wedge with a groove pattern that no longer is allowed. Fact: Mickelson is using a wedge that is approved by the USGA. Cheating?
Ask the Guys Dear Classified Guys, I hate to admit it, but I've been around long enough to remember the switch from vinyl records to 8track tapes. And as you know, that lead to cassette tapes, CD's and MP3's. Things seem to change faster than my suit styles (I have a collection of those as well). The same thing happened with computers. I can't tell you how many PC's I have in the closet, each outdating the other. When I upgrade, I can't bring myself to throw out the old. If you can't tell, I'm a collector of stuff. Granted, my first IBM XT computer with a 5¼" floppy drive isn't going to get internet access, but it does work. I tried it the other day for laughs. I've offered these things to my kids and grandkids, but no takers. I don't want to just throw them away or recycle them. How do I find someone who might be interested since most of them still work?
intent or the spirit of the law. “Cheating is not the word to use,” Allenby said. “But it’s definitely an advantage.” Mickelson is standing his ground. He has been battling with the USGA for months over a groove regulation he calls “ridiculous,” and he lectured USGA senior technical director Dick Rugge on the putting green at The Barclays. Mickelson said he submitted wedges that met the new specifications and the USGA did not approve them. But it does approve of a wedge with square grooves, all because of a 20-year-old lawsuit settlement. “All my clubs are approved for play, and I take that very seriously not to violate any rule,” Mickelson said. “It’s not my job or the job of any of the players to try to interpret the spirit of the rule or the intent. I understand approved or not approved. I didn’t make this rule. I don’t agree with the rule. But I’m abiding by it.” The PGA Tour said it was aware this debate over Ping wedges could arise this year — strange, because Mickelson had no idea until he read that John Daly and Dean Wilson were using the wedge at the Sony Open two weeks ago. Mickelson went to his garage and found a wedge that he first used as a
Cash: That's not to say that your antiquated equipment can't find a home outside of your closet. Many people still have some use for older electronics. They may need them for parts or simply want them for their own collection! Carry: Place a classified ad offering your items free to those interested and you're likely to have some options present themselves. For computers that are still usable by today's standards, consider donating them to schools or other local organizations who may use them for training purposes. Cash: And if you're successful in cleaning out your entire electronics closet, maybe you can work on your wardrobe closet next!
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With the global increase in cell phone usage, telephone etiquette has gotten out of hand. It's common to overhear any number of private conversations while shopping, walking down the street or even watching a movie. But there is good news. According to the annual survey by LetsTalk.com, cell phone etiquette is slowly improving. The number of people who deem it acceptable to talk in restaurants has dropped 10%, calls on public transportation have dropped 7%, and movie conversations are down 9%. Unfortunately, talking in the supermarket is still acceptable, up 6% from previous years. • • •
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 556
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by KRISTY D SPARKS, single to WILLIAM R ECHOLS, Trustee(s), which was dated January 4, 2006 and recorded on January 10, 2006 in Book 880 at Page 249, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by PATRICIA E. BONDS, A SINGLE WOMAN to RICHARD T. HAYES, Trustee(s), which was dated March 3, 2005 and recorded on March 4, 2005 in Book 829 at Page 572, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 3, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 3, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:
SITUATE lying and being in the Town of Rutherfordton, Rutherfordton Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina and lying on the southern side of West Mountain Street and being the same property as that described in Deed Book 564, Page 659 and being described in accordance with a new plat of survey done by Professional Surveying Services dated June 26, 1995 as follows:
Situate, lying and being in the Town of Forest City, Cool Springs Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, on the North side of the Old Caroleen Road, State Road 1901, and being the same land described in Deed Book 648 at Page 729, and shown on Tax Map 267, Block 1 Parcel 17, in the Office of the Tax Supervisor of Rutherford County, and being Lot Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the J. C. Morrow Subdivision as the same is shown and set forth in the Rutherford County Registry, recorded in Plat Book 6 at Page 97, reference to which is hereby made, and being described herein according to a survey by Professional Surveying Services on July 10, 1995, as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of West Mountain Street, said beginning point being the common northernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Rae E. Barnes property described in Deed Book 391, Page 280, and running thence from said beginning point along and with the Barnes boundary South 04 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds West 469.90 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 17.69 feet, to an existing iron pin located in the northern boundary of the David property described in Deed Book 363, Page 20; thence leaving the Barnes boundary and running along and with the Davis boundary North 88 degrees 42 minutes 21 seconds West 103.79 feet to an existing iron pin, said pin being the common northernmost corner of the said Davis property and the Eldon R. Humphries property described in Deed Book 278, Page 457; thence leaving the Davis boundary and running along and with the Humphries boundary North 88 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds West 55.30 feet to an existing iron pin. Said pin being the common southernmost corner of the tract described herein and the Richard D. Justice property described in Deed Book 353, Page 258 and Deed Book 389, Page 450; thence leaving the Humphries boundary and running along and with the Justice boundary North 06 degrees 39 minutes 34 seconds East 479.90 feet, passing an existing iron pin at 451.40 feet, to a point in the centerline of West Mountain Street; thence leaving the Justice boundary and running along and with the centerline of West Mountain Street South 85 degrees 14 minutes 20 seconds East 140.17 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING and containing 1.63 acres more or less. Tax Map 85-1-17 See copy of plat attached to Pagler deed (Deed Book 652, Page 635). t-deh pr-RLM Also being the same property as that described in Deed Book 732, Page 66, Rutherford County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 195 West Mountain Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Kristy D. Sparks. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-23448-FC01
BEGINNING on an iron pin located in the north edge of Old Caroleen Road, said iron pin being the southeast corner of Everette H. Thompson as described in Deed Book 634 at Page 110, Rutherford County Registry, N.C., runs thence with the line of Thompson North 28 degrees 42 minutes 15 seconds East 205.30 feet to an iron pin in the line of Susan Dianne Pue as described in Deed Book 499 at Page 467; runs thence with the line of the Pue South 61 degrees 37 minutes 31 seconds East 99.94 feet to an existing iron pin, the Southeast corner of Pue, in the line of Harold K. Stallcup; runs thence with the line of Stallcup South 28 degrees 42 minutes 16 seconds West 205.30 feet to a new iron pin in the north edge of Old Caroleen Road; runs thence with the north edge of Old Caroleen Road North 61 degrees 37 minutes 33 seconds West 99.94 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.47 acre according to said survey. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 367 Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, NC 28043 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Stealie A. Griffith aka Al Griffith, Devisee of Patricia Elaine Bonds. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-23843-FC01
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Serena Williams lunges for a return shot as she plays Justine Henin during the Women’s singles final match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday. Associated Press
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Andy Murray wears the Union Jack flag at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Murray will play Roger Federer in the Men’s singles final match Sunday.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray understands what it will take to beat Roger Federer in the Australian Open final and finally fulfill the hopes of an entire nation. “I’m going to need to play my best match ever,” Murray said Saturday. “That’s what I plan on doing. If I do, I’ve got a good chance of winning.” The solution to ending a 74-year Grand Slam drought for Britain sounds simple in theory. While Murray leads Federer 6-4 in career headto-head matches, he lost their only meeting in a major at the U.S. Open final. And the only two matches that Murray has lost in his last nine against top-10 players have been to Federer. Yet the 22-year-old Scot was so unruffled that he seemed almost bored as he explained why he believes he can handle Federer, who has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other man. “I’ve played him a lot of times so I know the way you need to play against him,” Murray said. “It’s not going to be too many surprises on the court tomorrow.” Federer is six years older and has 61 career titles to 14 for Murray, who is into a Grand Slam final for only the second time — the first British man to achieve that distinction in the Open era. Federer, on the other hand, played in all four finals last year and will be appearing in his 22nd overall, an alltime record. He acknowledged that the pressure will be on Murray. “I know what it takes (to win) and how to do it, which is definitely an advantage,” Federer said. “I don’t feel like the pressure’s really on me having to do it again. I think he really needs it more than I do.” Then, of course, there’s the intense pressure from Associated Press home. Justine Henin returns to Serena Williams during the Women’s singles Murray is trying to become the first Brit since final match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday. Fred Perry in 1936 to win a men’s singles title at one of the four major tournaments. Murray’s achievements at Melbourne Park have put him on round. been almost perfect. Just the last the front pages of daily newspapers back home, “It’s been a very emotional two step, I couldn’t make it.” and millions will be watching on TV. weeks for me,” said Henin, who Henin won the Australian Federer joked about the 74-year British drought put her hand on her heart as she Open title in 2004. She quit dur- after his semifinal win Friday. thanked the crowd for support. ing the 2006 final with stomach “I know he’d like to win the first for British tennis “I thought it would never happen problems while trailing Amelie since — what is it, 150,000 years?” Federer said, to me again. I’d like to congratu- Mauresmo 6-1, 2-0. smiling. late Serena. She’s a real chamChris Evert and Martina But he doesn’t plan to cut Murray, or the British pion.” Navratilova are Williams’ next public, any slack. Later, Henin said there was a goal, with 18 majors each. “I don’t want to just give away a match. I will feeling of disappointment, but “Honestly, I’m just doing what make sure I will make it as hard, as tough as posaccomplishment. I can. I obviously enjoy playing sible for my opponent,” said Federer, who is playing “It’s just more than what I in Melbourne, clearly,” Williams his fifth Australian Open final. could expect, I just have to said. “I never thought I could Murray acknowledged that Federer is “probremember that,” Henin said. catch up with Martina, because ably the best tennis player ever” but said with two “Even if it’s quite soon after the she’s such an amazing champlayers at the top of their sport, a win could come match now, I’m sure there will pion.” the title here three of the down to a few key points and a little luck. be a lot of positive things I can past four years and were losing “If I play my best, I think I’ve got a good chance think about in a few days. It’s finalists the two previous years. against anyone,” Murray said.
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“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones,” King Solomon wrote in Proverbs more than 3,000 years ago. And the amazing thing, scientists caught up with the wisest man who ever lived, a few years ago. According to Natural News, laughter just makes you feel good all over. It boosts the immune system and helps clear out old, dead waste products from organs and tissues. Laughter increases oxygenation of our bodies. When we laugh, we take in vasts amounts of oxygen in huge gulps. Laughter also boosts circulation. The harder a person laughs, the greater circulation and even abdominal muscles receive an amazing work out. Have you ever laughed so hard, your stomach hurt and you couldn’t breath and your face hurt. Great exercise. Researchers at the University of Maryland found when 20 healthy volunteers smiled and guffawed while watching the comedy “Kingpin” their blood flow increased by 22 percent, about the same increase caused by aerobic exercise. But when volunteers watched tensionfilled scenes from “Saving Private Ryan,” their blood flow decreased 35 percent. My pastor told us Wednesday night a baby laughs 150 times a day and adults laugh, on the average 15 times a day. Pretty amazing statistics. I know some precious little toddlers who laugh uncontrollably and are the happiest people in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, I know some adults, too, who haven’t laughed in years and their countenance is proof and their bodies are wasting away. My newest great-nephew, Lukas, 14 months, laughs a lot. I was with him Monday night and as he was observing his twin sister, Abigail, get ready for bed, he burst into uncontrollable laughter. Every time he looked her way, he laughed. His cousin, Isaac, 10, whose name means laughter, was just like him as a baby. If he was in another part of the house than you and started laughing, the sounds of his laughter sounded all over the house. When an aunt married in our family decades ago, we fell in love with her laugh maybe before we fell in love with her. Her rambunctious laughter could be heard from miles around. Researcher Michael Miller says in New Scientist a good exercise program incudes 30 minutes of exercise three times a week and 15 minutes of hearty laughter each day. A few girlfriends and I are planning a PJ party in the very near future. Our plan is to rent “Funniest Home Videos” and and watch gut bursting movies. We are planning to laugh. Our winter souls are in great need of a good work out. And who needs the gym. I saw a movie the other day with a couple other friends and I laughed harder than anyone in the theatre and wasn’t even embarrassed and felt wonderful afterwards. Want to feel good all over? Laugh often and hard. If you can’t get started on your own, call me. Have you heard about the over-excited reporter who fell out of her chair, rolled around on the floor, bruised her ribs and then had to visit a doctor.
FOREST CITY – Folks up north have Punxsutawney Phil to tell them if winter is sticking around, and in Rutherford County, Grady the Groundhog, Chimney Rock Park’s mascot, will make a personal appearance on Groundhog Day to make his weather prediction. On Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m., Chimney Rock has a fun-filled program all about groundhogs with naturalist Carlton Burke. Burke, a guest presenter at the Park, is director of the Carolina Mountain Naturalists, wildlife and nature educators. This program is great for home school groups, field trips or families. Kids, and their parents, will learn the natural history of the groundhog, how groundhogs were used
by early settlers to the area and, of course, the ledgend of Groundhog Day. Next, Grady will head outside to make his weather forecast. If he sees his shadow, that means we’ve got six more weeks of winter, but if not, that means spring is just around the corner. “Folks will have the chance to meet Grady and learn about his personal history. Plus, they can get up close and personal and pet and touch the groundhog,” said Burke. After more than 25 years on staff at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, Burke recently retired as curator of exhibits. Burke leads a wide variety of wildlife and nature programs and displays, primarily around western North Carolina. To celebrate Grady’s special day, membership in Grady’s Kids Club is just $8 (regularly $10) for the month of February. Membership allows kids to visit the Park as often as they’d like for an entire year, plus discounts on food, souvenirs and other activities in the Park.
Get your kicks ... ‘Route 66’ comes to The Foundation Feb. 12 SPINDALE — The new “Route 66” musical comedy screeches to a halt at The Foundation, Isothermal Community College, Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 and $17 for adult and $4 and $6 for youth. The musical and comedy revue by Springer Theatricals, takes its audiences from Chicago to Los Angeles, celebrating the golden era of the old highway, rather than taking an Interstate. Cruising along Route 66 can be an unforgettable journey – one with surprises beyond every curve, reports the shows promoters. Often called “America’s Main Street”, U.S. Route 66 is a retro-fantasy land of art deco motels, roadside attractions, Indian trading posts, novelty drive-ins and old-fashioned spit-andpolish service stations. In its heyday, the highway boasted such landmarks as the Spooklight in Quapaw, Ok., the giant Jackalope in Fort Worth, Texas, Meteor Crater in Leeup, Ark., the Wigwam Village in Holbrook, Ark., El Sombrero Restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M., the Regal Reptile Ranch in Alanreed, Texas, the Chain of the Rocks Bridge near St. Louis, Mo., the giant Rocketman in Wilmington, Ill., and the Iceberg Café in Albuquerque, N.M. In the 1940s and ’50s, hundreds of fancifully-designed motels, motor lodges and motor courts sprung up along the great highway, many of which are still in operation today. One prominent feature of Route 66 was also the popular Burma Shave signs that dotted the landscape with their humorous poems from 1927 to 1963. “Route 66” features a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants (played by Brian C. Gray, Dylan R. Hauck, Reid Robinson and Casey Ross) as they strip off their snappy uniforms and head off on a westwardbound road-trip filled with music,
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In “Route 66”, a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants (played by Brian C. Gray, Dylan R. Hauck, Reid Robinson and Casey Ross) strip off their snappy uniforms and head off on a westward-bound road-trip filled with music, dance and highway mischief. The musical/comedy revue is February 12 at 7:30 p.m. at The
dance and highway mischief. Because of its comic antics and tight-harmony vocals, the show has been called a hybrid of “Grease,” “Forever Plaid” and “Pump Boys” and “Dinettes.” The show’s author, Roger Bean, first created Route 66 for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and then developed it further at the famous Oregon Cabaret Theatre. Bean has now turned the production over to the 138 year-old Springer Theatre, which is the official State Theatre of Georgia. Springer producer Paul R. Pierce is excited about his company’s national tour of Route 66. “This production is right up our alley,” says Pierce, “And plays to our strengths, too – lots of comedy, music and stage surprises. The nostalgic qualities of Route 66 are irresistible. After all, the simple, innocent pleasures of cruising on desolate two-lane roads through towns like Oklahoma City, Joplin, Amarillo, Winona, Flagstaff and Barstow are
nearly forgotten now. The sheer romance of highway travel is something that has virtually disappeared from the American scene. Route 66 is a reminder of that romance – in all its gas-guzzling, tail-finned, gaudy neon, art deco glory.” Springer Theatricals is the touring unit of the Springer Opera House, the State Theatre of Georgia, based in Columbus. The Springer is one of America’s oldest and most celebrated theatre companies. Founded in 1871, the National Historic Landmark theatre features a yearround schedule of plays and musicals and operates a nationally-acclaimed Theatre Academy training program. The Springer also has one of the nation’s busiest touring itineraries, performing in some 60 cities every year. Since Reconstruction days, the Please see Route, Page 8C
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Ralph Dipetro of Massachusetts, telephoned this week to express his gratitude to Isothermal Planning Development Commission’s Weatherization Program. Dipetro’s mother lives near Lake Lure and heats her home with wood. But since her husband’s passing about six years ago, it is not as convenient for the 83-year-old woman to heat with wood. Last week, the Weatherization Program provided funds and labor to repair the furnace in her home. In addition to fixing the furnace, the program’s employees also insulated the home. “I called and told them about the situation,� Dieptro said. ‘“And they put her at the top of the list.� Dipetro has been with his mother for almost a month and has been cutting wood and helping out as much as possible. He will go back home soon, but said he feels so grateful for the good people of the county who help look after his mother. (Call 287-2281 for more information on the weatherization program).
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Ellenboro firefighters Bill Greene (left) and Chris Whiteside, relax and remove their helmets for a breather after working at a house fire on Webb Road, Ellenboro, last week.
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Chelsea Givens has been named the Youth Center Assistant Director for Lake Lure. She is a volunteer Lake Lure firefighter and is taking EMT classes at Isothermal Community College. She has also worked three years at the Lake Lure beach.
The First Tuesday Club of Salem United Methodist Church will offer free blood pressure checks on Feb. 2, beginning at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afterwards, Kirk Wilkerson, of Covenant Advisory Group, will give instruction on the Family Love Letter booklet. Each participant will receive a free booklet. For information call 245-8518.
Plum Natural Market will host a health screening by Medical Screening Services on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m. Walk-ins welcome, or to make an appointment, call 245-6842.
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Award winners at Rutherford County’s Achievement Program are (l-r): seated — Debbie Crawford, Frances McAnally, Ellen Lopresti; standing — Betty Harring, Ruby Ham, Nellene Whitaker, Suzanne Gibson, Laverne Walker, Pat Rhodes and Cathy Holmes.
ECA holds annual achievement program
SPINDALE — The Rutherford County Extension & Community Association (ECA) held its annual Achievement Program on Jan. 26, at Cooperative Extension. Clubs and members were recognized for their accomplishments during 2009. Awards were presented to the following ECA members and clubs: LaVerne Walker of the Tanners Grove Club and Debbie Crawford of the Ellenboro Club were presented Outstanding Member Awards. Attendance Awards were presented to Suzanne Gibson, Barbara Bessette, and Betty Harring of the Tanners Grove Club; Nellene Whitaker and Crawford of the Ellenboro Club; and Karen Laughter and Frances McAnally of the Whitehouse Club. The Tanners Grove Club won the Outstanding Project Award for their work with special needs children as well as the Recruitment Award and Scrapbook Award.
BOONE — Appalachian State University has released it’s fall 2009 Chancellor’s list and Dean’s list. Rutherford County students named the Chancellor’s list include James Austin Proctor, Heather Crow Ensley, Anna Marie Goodrich, Amber Michelle Jones, Allison Nicole Elliott, Elizabeth Marie O’Neil, Stephanie Jane Stegemoller, Audrey Marie Hancock, Katrina Marie Keech, Allison Nicole Elliott, Elizabeth Marie O’Neil, and Stephanie Jane Stegemoller. Those named the Dean’s list are David Christian Nielsen, Catherine Troutman Alexander, Joann Nmn Woods, Haley Brooke Buchanan, Andrea Alyse Ingle, Ashley Brooke Ledbetter, Samantha Leila Murray, Jennifer N. Helfst, Jordan Claire Rankin, Justin Ryan Arrowood and Emily Ann Osteen. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must either be enrolled for 12 to 14 hours of academic credit and attain a 3.45 grade point average or be enrolled in 15 or more hours of academic credit and attain a 3.25 grade point average. To qualify for the Chancellor’s List, a student must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 hours of academic credit and attain a 3.85 grade point average. Students on the Chancellor’s List also qualify for the University Dean’s list.
Ellenboro, Tanners Grove and Whitehouse clubs were recognized for collectively recycling 14,532 pounds of materials during 2009. Pat Rhodes, Ann Puppo, Joyce Rutland, Ellen Lopresti, Harring, Cathy Holmes, and Bessette received service awards for their volunteer work in the community. Besette will also be recognized for her service at the NCECA state conference in October 2010. The Rutherford County Extension & Community Association is an educational volunteer outreach Trinity School of Family and Consumer Sciences through N.C. Cooperative Extension. Its mission is to strengthen RUTHERFORDTON families through leadership development, volun— The honor roll at teerism, and educational programs. Focus areas Trinity School for the include health and wellness, family issues, and second nine weeks has environmental concerns. been announced by Lewis Freeman, adminFor more information about the ECA, call 287istrator. 6020. Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd grade Zeke Wilkerson. 4th grade Chloe Parton, Amber Thompson. 5th grade Lesley Ann Wells. 6th grade Alexis Burch, Hannah Crowder, Bailey Goode, Skylar Martinez, Mikayla Wilkins. 8th grade Meagan Yelton, Cassie Ramsey, Sarah Dale. A/B Honor Roll 3rd grade David Pendleton, Brooke Williams, Mitchell Guarriello, James Tuong, Kayla Penson. 4th grade Nicholas Bradley,
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Forest City Lodge Installs Officers
Sarah Cain, Jaxon Gardinier, Saylor Hardin, Karsten Kemick, Haleigh Wilson. 5th grade Erin Biggerstaff, Angela Hargett, Cole Higgins, Juliet Lambert, Levi White. 7th grade Tanner Riley, Laura Robbins, Sarah Yelton.
Cliffside School CLIFFSIDE — The third six weeks honor roll at Cliffside Elementary School has been announced by Jason Byrd, principal. Those students named to the list are: A Honor Roll 3rd grade Savannah Burgess, Wendy Garcia, Tysun Beaver, Eva Humphries, Rachel Ruppe, Natalie Flack, Kaydrien Lamica, William Waters. Please Honor Page 6C
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Forest City Masonic Lodge #381 AF&AM installed its officers for the new year on Jan. 2. Pictured are (l-r): in front — Dan Rice, Past Grand Master and installing officer; Alex Bass, master; Doug Cates, Senior Warden; Ted Bell, Junior Warden; David Lee, Senior Steward; in back — Dewey Webb, secretary; Glenn Potter, Junior Deacon; David Chambers, Senior Deacon; Bob Cuthrell, chaplain; and Gene Fite, Tyler. Absent from the photograph are Phil Hamrick, treasurer, and Mike Guffey, Junior Steward. The Installation was attended by special guests from Bula Lodge #409 in Burlington, and Unionville Prince Hall Lodge #739 in Spindale.
School Lunch
FOREST CITY — Rutheford County Schools announce the following school lunch menus for February. Feb. 1-5 Monday — cheeseburger, shoestring fries, pineapple chunks, chocolate chip cookies, milk. Tuesday — chicken filet sandwich, baked potato, applesauce, milk. Wednesday — pepperoni pizza, buttered corn, apple brownies, milk. Thursday — healthy hot dog, chili, Cole slaw, shoestring fries, milk. Friday — spaghetti and meat, corn-on-the cob, peaches, roll, milk. Feb. 8-12 Monday — deli sandwich,
shoestring fries, orange wedges, milk. Tuesday — pepperoni pizza, applesauce, corn-on-the cob, brownies, milk. Wednesday — vegetable beef soup, toasted cheese sandwich, peaches, crackers, milk. Thursday — corn dog, baked beans, broccoli, cheese sauce, milk. Friday — cheeseburger, shoestring fries, pineapple chunks, chocolate chip, cookies, milk. Feb. 15-19 Monday — chicken filet sandwich, lettuce and tomato, shoestring fries, applesauce, milk. Tuesday — breaded fish, baked potato, Cole slaw, milk. Wednesday — tacos, buttered corn, orange wedges, milk.
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RUTHERFORDTON — The following babies were born at Rutherford Hospital. Termaine Nichole Jackson, Tryon, twins, a girl, Ashtyn Starr Jackson, and a boy, Amari Skky Jackson, Jan. 19. Markita Simpson, Rutherfordton, a boy, Kéyan Anjel Josef Simpson, Jan. 20. Rashaun Whiteside, Lake Lure, and Nicole Thursday — country fried Melton, Bostic, a boy, Tayshaun Jamar Whiteside, steak, mashed potatoes, green Jan 21. beans, roll, milk. Jeff and Rebecca Faulkner, Rutherfordton, a boy, Friday — manager’s choice. Jeffrey Colt Faulkner, Jan. 21. Feb. 22-26 Nick Chasten and Gaybriel Watkins, Mooresboro, Monday — sloppy Joe, green a girl, Syni Niomiah Chasten, Jan. 21. beans, baked potato, apples, Rodney Owens and Melissa Thorn, Cliffside, a milk. girl, Hayleigh Michelle Owens, Jan. 21. Tuesday — chicken nuggets, Cortney Hughes, Forest City, a girl, Peyton baked beans, broccoli, cheese Desiree Hughes, Jan. 21. sauce, milk. Jocelyn Bickford, Forest City, a girl, Peyton Wednesday — vegetable beef Savannah Bickford, Jan. 22. soup, toasted cheese, sandwich, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Lovelace, Ellenboro, a peaches, crackers, milk. boy, Everette Henry Wayne Lovelace, Jan. 23. Thursday — cheeseburger, Christopher and Laura Queen, Forest City, a girl, shoestring fries, pineapple Shyanne Angel Queen, Jan. 23. chunks, chocolate chip, cookies, Christopher Mullinax, Forest City, and Francia milk. Lopez, Rutherfordton, a boy, Elijah Gabriel Friday — pepperoni pizza, Mullinax, Jan. 23. tossed salad, dressing (low-fat Mr. and Mrs. Adrian McCluney, Forest City, a Ranch), corn-on-the cob, brownboy, Jayden Marquette McCluney, Jan. 24. ies, milk.
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Lynn Michelle Long and Stephen Louis Allen, of Chapel Hill, were joined in marriage September 19, 2009 at The University Tower in Durham. Pastor Bob Brinson of Apex, performed the five o’clock wedding. The bride is the daughter of Wanda Harmon Long of Chapel Hill, and Yates and Taran Long of Rutherfordton. The groom is the son of Steve and Brenda Allen of Peachtree City, Ga. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her uncle, David Harmon of Rutherfordton, and given in marriage by her father. She wore a strapless, trumpet silhouette gown of white chiffon, embellished with silver and crystal beads along the fitted bodice. Matching adornments detailed the sweep train. Her finger tip veil was attached to a jeweled tiara, and she carried a bouquet of white roses, calla lilies and hydrangeas, mixed with light green mums. Lisa Long of Chapel Hill, attended her sister as maid of honor. She wore a two-piece strapless gown of eggplant chiffon and carried a bouquet of white roses and hydrangeas, and light green mums. Gowned identically, bridesmaids were
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Kimberly Ashcraft of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Tiffany Greene of Ellenboro. The groom chose his brother, Michael Allen of Hoboken, N.J., as best man.
Groomsmen were David Crane of Charleston, S.C., and Daniel Crane of Memphis Tenn., cousins of the groom. Addison Greene of Ellenboro, served as ringbearer.
Bernice Mayo of Carrboro, presided at the bridal register. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held at The University Club. Centerpieces on the tables coordinated with the bride’s bouquet, and a buffet dinner was served. Framed photographs of the bride and groom were placed throughout the reception area. The three-tiered, hexagon-shaped wedding cake featured chocolate and spice layers. A floral bouquet in the bride’s colors served as the topper. Music was provided by DJ Dave Sessoms of Fayetteville. The bride is a 2002 graduate of East Rutherford High School and a 2006 graduate of UNC-Charlotte with a BS in business administration. She is employed by the State Employees Credit Union in Chapel Hill as a senior financial services officer. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Monroe Township High School and a 2006 graduate of Campbell University with a BS in business administration and professional golf management. He is employed by Duke University Athletics. The couple honeymooned in Newport, R.I. They reside in Chapel Hill.
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“Before You Go Outside” will be held Monday, Feb. 22, at the Historic Johnson Farm’s Interpretive Center. The class will begin at 7 p.m., and led by Gary Eblen, Community Outreach Coordinator for Diamond Brand Outdoors. The cost is $5 per person. The class will include helpful hints, tips and ideas to make your camping, hiking and outdoors experiences a pleasure. The class is suitable for adults and students ages 12 and older. Pre-registration suggested, contact the farm office at 828-891-6585. The farm is located at 3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, across from Rugby Middle School. Web site www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.
Collectables show in Morganton MORGANTON — 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 Feb. 6 and 7. The show will offer sports and comics collectables as well as toy and hobby vendors. Displays and sales will be avail-
able. 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 828-439-1866.
TJCA - CFA Second Graders Study Immigration As a culmination to the study of immigration, second graders at Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar - CFA took part in an authentic immigration experience. The students participated in a simulation involving medical and legal exams just like those who entered America through Ellis Island. Physical and mental evaluations by immigration officers (portrayed by TJCA faculty) were conducted, followed by the “Oath of Citizenship” making their journey to America complete. Students were able to gain realistic insight into the hardships that immigrants faced. The activities concluded when students and parents celebrated with an “Around the World” lunch. Each child provided an entrée or dessert from another country to illustrate our nation’s motto “e pluribus unum, (out of many one).
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participation and volunteers lead RCVAC to seek larger accommodations. RUTHERFORDTON — After a successful first year, the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center is moving to a larger space where it will reopen on Feb. 2. “We now have 75 artists with works on display in our Center,” said manager Sandy Fox. “We needed more exhibit space for them and more studio space for our expanded schedule of classes.” Fox is grateful to the community for its support of the Center during its first year.
“All of our events have been well attended, and the recent Christmas Boutique was very successful. The Visual Arts Center also had great support during 2009 from the Rutherfordton Main Street Revitalization program and from Ellen Cantrell, our first landlord.” Fox is looking forward to seeing the Visual Arts Center expand its events calendar and hold more special exhibits in the new space. “We are starting weekend workshops in February with off-loom weaving. In March, Ruby Lowery will be able to offer a basket-making workshop. These are in addition to the painting and drawing classes that we offer on weekdays.
Anyone interested in the Visual Arts is welcome to participate in our events,” said Fox. “Our volunteers have made all of this possible. “Volunteer docents keep the Center open from 10 to 3 Tuesday through Saturday.” Fox continued. “This represents hundreds of hours of donated time. It has been a lot of work, but it has also been very satisfying to be able to offer these opportunities to the community.” Rutherford Visual Artists Guild is moving just across the street to a larger building at 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. For further information, contact the Center at 288-5009 or visit the Web site www.rcvag. com.
Red Cross: Need for blood donors is crucial
FOREST CITY — As a result of the recent bad weather across the country, on the heels of the holiday season, the blood supply has drastically decreased in the Carolinas Region. Type O negative and type B negative blood supplies have dropped to emergency levels and help is needed now. Since type O negative blood can be used for any patient when there is not time to determine the patient’s blood type, it is crucial that there is a sufficient supply. Blood drives in Rutherford County are: n Tuesday, Feb. 2 Isothermal Community College 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 286-3636 ext.489 for information or schedule an appointment. n Tuesday, Feb. 16 Chase Middle School Blood Drive 2 to 7 p.m. Call Trudy Jackson at 247-1043 n Friday, Feb. 19 Ellenboro Community Blood Drive Campfield Baptist Church, Ellenboro 4 - 8:30 p.m. Call 245-5878 n Monday, Feb. 22 American Red Cross Blood Drive Chapter House,838 Oakland Road, Forest City 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm Call 287-5917
All presenting donors at all blood drives will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1, 000 gift card. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. The American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region provides lifesaving blood to 103 hospitals and must have 1,600 people give blood and platelets each weekday to meet hospital demand. Accident victims as well as patients with cancer, sickle cell disease, blood disorders and other illnesses receive lifesaving transfusions every day. There is no substitute for blood and volunteer donors are the only source. The Red Cross encourages people who are in good health to donate so that hospital patients have the blood or platelets they need to make a full recovery. Blood is needed to help treat a variety of patients including accident victims and individuals undergoing surgery and cancer treatment. Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements.
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‘Conservation Conversation’ FOREST CITY — Friends of the Hickory Nut Gorge is hosting a public meeting Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Old Rock Cafe, Chimney Rock. Anyone interested in the protection and preservation of the natural beauty of Hickory Nut Gorge called “Conservation Conversation” is invited. Bring ideas, concerns and solutions to the meeting. The topic for discussion is The Green Issue The Way We Live Now, Why Bother?.” Questions call Becky at 828-685-8798 or e-mail batcave25@yahoo.com
Shindig on the Green
ASHEVILLE — One of the area’s most beloved and authentic cultural traditions, Shindig on the Green presents “A Celebration of Mountain Traditions” annual fundraiser with headliner Balsam Range plus Laura For more information or to locate a nearby Boosinger and Bobby blood drive, please call 1-800-448-3543 or visit Hicks and the Cole RedCrossBlood.org. Mountain Cloggers at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010 at the historic Colonial Theatre in downtown Canton from local restaurants will be which includes season tickets to for an evening of tradifeatured. The six competing the Spartanburg Philharmonic tional old-time music chefs include Bull Hawgs BBQ, Orchestra, various gift baskets and dance. The March Cribb’s Catering, Cornbread to and more. 20th “Celebration of Caviar of Spartanburg, Nu-Way Sponsored by The Music Mountain Traditions” Lounge and Restaurant, The Foundation of Spartanburg. fundraiser is a key eleCountry Club of Spartanburg ment in securing necand Wade’s Restaurant Voting For event and ticket informaessary funding for on the Hottest Chef in Town tion, call 864-948-9020 or www. the free and beloved will take place and a live auction spartanburgphilharmonic.org. Shindig on the Green
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local Mt. Vernon Ruth Educators Attend Workshop
Mt. Vernon Ruth Elementary school teachers participated in a Craft Across Curriculum Teacher Workshop sponsored by HandMade in America last Saturday. The workshop provides an opportunity for teachers to learn how to create books (below, right) that can be used in teaching all subject areas including craft, heritage, math, language arts and environmental art. Teachers attending the workshop (top, right) included (l-r): JoAnne Carson-Abrams, 3rd grade teacher; Cheryl Cole, 2nd grade assistant; Linda Armentrout, 1st grade teacher; Karen Dotson, media specialist; Alice Campbell, kindergarten teacher; J.J. Powell, art teacher; Scottie Yarboro, 2nd grade teacher; and Audrey Hancock, student teacher from Appalachian State University. Hancock, (below, left) is shown working on her book. Mt. Vernon Ruth School has been adopted by Chimney Rock State Park, who presented the workshop in partnership with HandMade in America. Jane Dalton, teacher, author, artist and fellow at NCCAT, was the instructor.
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Ocean Lakes Family Campground, Myrtle Beach, S.C., installs solar panel
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is testing its first solar water heated bathhouse as part of its successful iCare Program. One Apricus solar panel has been mounted to the roof of an existing bathhouse to solar heat the water for 12 shower stalls and the sinks. “Conceptually this is a great idea,” explains Lance Thompson, vice president and general manager. “With
the amount of sun we get in Myrtle Beach, it seems like a ‘no-brainer.’ However, we are starting with one bathhouse as a pilot project to monitor the impact.” Although substantial federal rebates are available to help underwrite the cost of the pilot project, future investments in solar bathhouses will be determined by the impact the solar power has on Ocean Lakes Family Campground’s energy costs (electric and gas).
“The iCare Program’s slogan is ‘Awareness & Action Count’,” according to Thompson. “We want to be good stewards and do the right thing with regard to the environment, as well as in operating a successful business that has had a proven impact on both the Grand Strand and South Carolina’s economy.” Ocean Lakes Family Campground was awarded the prestigious “2006 Governor’s Cup” for its
impact on the state of South Carolina. An interesting “side effect” of the solar heated water is improved customer service and water conservation. If the solar heated water project proves successful, Ocean Lakes plans to install more solar panels into its laundry operations, snack bars, and pools as part of its iCare Program. The campground was awarded the 2009-2010 “Plan-It Green Award” by
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Man fears workman with key may be shady Dear Abby: We had a repairman in our home yesterday who needed to leave to go to the hardware store for a part. My wife told him: “I have to go to pick up my son, so here’s my spare key. Let yourself back in.” Abby, we do not know this man from Adam! He easily could have copied our key — he was going to the hardware store, after all — and returned to burglarize our home, or worse. We have three young children. I realize my wife was in a tough spot. I know I should have more faith in the goodness of humanity, but I feel she put our family at risk. I’m considering having my
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locks changed. Your thoughts on the matter would be much appreciated. — Protective Dear Protective: You should not have a repairman in your home at any time unless the person is licensed, bonded, and you have checked his references. If, heaven forbid, a home is burglarized, the owners should tell the police about any “stranger” who has been on the premises. And if you would sleep better at night knowing you had changed
the locks as a precaution, then that’s what you should do. Dear Abby: I know thankyou notes are in order for wedding gifts, graduation presents and special anniversary gifts — but can the practice be overdone? A woman in our group, “Bev,” delights in sending thank-you notes for every little thing. She means well, but it makes the rest of us feel awkward. Example: One day she dropped by as I was preparing a tuna sandwich for lunch, so I offered her one. We ate them on paper plates with a cup of tea. A few days later, a thank-you note
arrived, which surprised me. Abby, neither my mother nor I have ever sent or expected thank-you notes for casual visits. We’re a group of older ladies who are just pleased to have friends who gather for lunch on birthdays or help each other out with small favors. We see and talk to each other often. What do you think? — Good Friend Dear Good Friend: Because Bev may not be aware of your feelings on the subject, I think you should also tell HER that in the future a simple thank you in person or a phone call will suffice. Dear Abby: I have a question I can’t ask of anyone
but you. I am 84 years old, and I have been a widow for 10 years. I am torn about accepting requests from a man I used to work for to “come and visit” him. This happened before when I was divorced and living alone. The “visit” consisted of hugging, kissing and sex. It made me feel cheap. I feel he is trying to use me. Tell me how I should handle this. — Feeling Used Dear Feeling Used: The next time “Prince Charming” calls, smile into the receiver and tell him you’d be “delighted” to see him — when he picks you up, takes you to dinner or a movie or even for a drive.
When a toothache is more Baby, it’s cold outside, for dogs and cats, too Dear Dr. Gott: My son is 56 years old. Two years ago, he had a tooth pulled that resulted in a dry socket. After five weeks of pain, he went to a different dentist, who pulled more of his teeth. My son was told that this would stop the pain. When it didn’t, he was given pain medication. After nearly two years, he was advised to go to a neurologist because the pain was affecting his entire face and jaw and occasionally his ears. The neurologist told him that he should go see some professor at the University of Pennsylvania. This person has now been treating my son for three months. His medication has been increased to the maximum dose, but he is still in pain, and he now has a diagnosis of odontalgia. You have helped so many other people that I hope you can help my son, too. Deaer Reader: Dry socket is a temporary condition caused by the disruption of the blood clot covering the bone and nerves after the removal of a permanent adult tooth. The blood clot acts as a bandage, protecting the wound while it heals. If the clot is dislodged, the area becomes exposed, increasing sensitivity and pain levels. Symptoms may last only a few days and include bad
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breath or a foul odor, an unpleasant taste, visible bone in the socket, pain that may extend from the socket to the ear or eye, severe pain and more. Risk factors include smoking or chewing tobacco, tooth or gum infection, the use of oral contraceptives, personal history of previous dry socket and the failure to follow postextraction guidelines. Treatment options include pain medication, flushing out the socket to remove any debris that may be causing increased pain and applying medicated dressings to the area. Atypical odontalgia is pain in seemingly normal teeth and is diagnosed only after invasive treatments, such as further tooth extraction, have failed to alleviate pain. The condition is most commonly seen in women in their mid- to late-40s. The primary symptom is pain that may be restricted to a small area in the mouth, but pain can expand to the face and jaw. Pain may last for several months or even years, be consistent, or come in cycles of varying pain.
It’s been really cold these past few weeks. Here are a few tips to make sure that your pets are safe in cold weather: Keep pets inside if possible. Pets kept outdoors are required by the North Carolina State Law to have proper shelter. Pets kept outside need a shelter that is well-insulated with hay, shavings, straw, blankets, or other material to keep warm. Fresh water is a must and be sure to check water bowls or buckets to make sure that the water isn’t frozen. Outdoor kittens and cats are known for sleeping in the engines or wheel wells of cars. To avoid injuring or killing your cat, be sure to check under the engines and wheel wells and bang loudly on the hood of your car before starting it. Don’t leave pets in a car unattended for long periods of time. Your car can turn into a refrigerator when the temperatures are cold. Kittens, cats, puppies, senior dogs, and dogs with short coats or hair are very susceptible to cold weather and should always be kept inside. Dogs with short coats or thin or little hair such as Chihuahuas, greyhounds, Boston Terriers and other hairless pets should not go outside for extended periods of time. When they are outside, they should always have a sweater or some protective clothing on during the cold weather season. Cats and dogs who spend a lot of time outside when the temperatures are frigid, burn more calories and need more food to sustain themselves. Products that melt ice and snow can be extremely toxic to pets. If your pet walks through any of these
IN THE STARS Your Birthday, Jan. 31; Through an organization you’ll join for fun in the year ahead, you could meet someone who will become instrumental in opening doors in the business world. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t waste those extra funds in your pocket on something frivolous just because they’re not allocated. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you have to negotiate something of importance, take off the rose-colored glasses and realistically hammer things out. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — There’s a good chance you’ll get off to a bad start, but even if this is the case, you should find the conditions improving as the day progresses. Remain positive, and watch what happens. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Utilize anything you can to make things go well. This day could offer a perfect example of how you make things right. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Even if it looks as if something you were depending on won’t come through, stay the course. Something else will take its place. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Anything you pass onto others is likely to be quoted and credited to you, so be careful what you say, how you phrase it, and to whom you tell it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you’re hoping to get your hands on some money, it won’t simply be handed over to you. You will be given a chance to earn it — so how badly do you want them? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You can’t leave everything to the other guy when it comes to a partnership arrangement. The sooner you pitch in, the quicker you’ll get what you want. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let it be said that you’re only willing to help people you think can help you. Show a willingness to get involved, even if there’s nothing in it for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — It’s best not to boast about your intentions because things will not go as planned, and you may have to create a whole new game plan. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — There’s a good chance you could find that your wallet is too light for what you planned. Life will make fun things happen right before your eyes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you are supposed to do something important, complete the job early on, even if it’s a nuisance project. Once you get busy with something else, chances are you’ll forget about it altogether.
chemicals, he or she can ingest them when they groom or lick their paws. Be sure to thoroughly wipe or wash their paws off after coming inside if you even suspect
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this is a possibility. Pets are wonderful creatures and they rely on us to fulfill their basic needs for shelter, food and water, an environment that is safe and warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If you have any questions about the care of your pets, please call your local veterinarian for assistance or call the Community Pet Center at 2877738. Our Pads for Pets dog house program can provide you with shelter and we also have pet clothing and bedding ready for the asking!
Having a plan for that ham DEAR SARA: I made a ham and just froze the bone and some ham for soup later, but what can I do with the drippings? Seems a by Sara Noel shame to waste them. At the very least, I could make some suet for the birdies. Any other suggestions? Could I perhaps use them to make soup broth? — Leslie, Illinois DEAR LESLIE: You can use the drippings to make ham gravy. Tastes great with mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes. Or use the ham drippings when you make beans, such as dried navy beans or green beans. Yes, you can use it for soup, such as baked-potato, split-pea or black-bean soup. Visit www.mrdata. com/~benwbrum/lensflare/recipies/ham.html for a ham plan. DEAR SARA: My apartment has one large room that I use as the living room and my bedroom. I don’t have a couch yet to separate the space a bit. How about some ideas on how to give my bedroom more privacy? — B.N., Canada DEAR B.N.: You can use bookcases and floor and hanging plants; hang sheer curtains or beaded or bamboo curtains; hinge together louvered folding doors, curtain cables or a rail from Ikea; or use a wooden garden trellis to divide the room.
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DEAR SARA: I need to get glasses ASAP. I keep missing my teacup, putting the spoon beside instead of inside the cup. I’m getting nervous about driving. I need a place that is good and inexpensive. I’ve looked online and found America’s Best. They have an eye exam and two pairs of glasses for $69. ty of exam and frames. I have no more then $100 for both the exam and glasses. Any suggestions? — Polly, Pennsylvania DEAR POLLY: America’s Best seems hard to beat. You can price compare an eye exam and get the prescription to take elsewhere, such as Zenni Optical (zennioptical.com) or 39 Dollar Glasses (39dollarglasses.com). You didn’t mention your financial situation, but you can also look into Vision USA (www.aoa.org/ visionusa.xml). According to the Web site, the general eligibility requirements vary by state. To receive free services, you must: — Have a job or live in a household where there is one working member. — Have no vision insurance (this may include Medicare/ Medicaid). — Have income below an established level based on household size. — Not have had an eye exam within two years. The following Web address won’t help you specifically because there aren’t any listings for Pennsylvania, but it might help others. To view state listings of organizations that can help with free eye exams, visit www.neweyesfortheneedy.org/us/freeexams_states.html. Other organizations that can help include the Lions Club (www.lionsclubs.org), One Sight (www.onesight.org) and Eye Care America (www.eyecareamerica.org).
8C — The Sunday Courier, Forest City, NC, Sunday, January 31, 2010
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The Kingdom Heirs, award winning Southern Gospel musicians, will be in concert Thursday, Feb. 18 at R-S Central High School for a 7 p.m. performance. Special guests will be Purpose. A spaghetti supper will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria with all proceeds going to Rutherford Housing Partnership for urgent housing repairs for low income homeowners. Donations of a minimal $6 will be received. Tickets for the concert are available at the door. The Kingdom Heirs are regular entertainers at Dollywood.
Springer has been a revered Southern cultural institution with the world’s most celebrated artists making pilgrimages to perform in the lavish Victorian elegance of its famousa main stage theatre. From Edwin Booth, Lillie Langtry, George M. Cohan, Ethel Barrymore and Irving Berlin in the old days, to more modern appearances by Mary Martin, Truman Capote, Hal Holbrook, Stacy Keach, Burt Reynolds and Marvin Hamlisch, the Springer Theatre has been a centerpiece for the performing arts in the South for 138 years. For tickets, call the box office at 2869990.
Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival is back on
COLUMBUS— Fortified by an overwhelming show of community support, the Board of Directors of the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce voted Thursday morning to hold the 17th Annual Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival on June 11 and 12, at Harmon Field in Tryon. “After three weeks of hard work, budget cutting and securing financial backing, we have a festival that will be as big as ever, manageable for the Chamber and a great showcase for our area,” said Andy Millard, Chamber president. “I have been humbled and gratified over the last few weeks at how our community has pulled together to make this event happen for all of us.” The board voted to cancel the popular annual event in December, citing burnout of key volunteers, financial risk to the
Chamber and insufficient return on investment for an event that had grown to attracting more than 20,000 people to Polk County each year. “Within days, we began hearing from people across the community who were willing to step-up and do their part to keep the event going,” said Millard. “When we sent out the call that we needed $75,000 in pledges for a rainy day fund, we had what we needed to move forward within a week. As of today more than $80,000 in pledges has been received, and the Board has raised the goal to $100,000. “The larger the potential fund, the less the liability for each individual,” Millard said, “and this gives more people the opportunity to participate. So with new recruits joining experienced volunteers on our steering committee, a fit budget,
and a solid rainy day fund, we are moving full steam ahead for a successful event in 2010.” According to Festival chair Dale Musselwhite, the steering committee was able to reduce the Festival’s overall budget by 25 percent without affecting the main attractions and overall experience for festival-goers. “We’re building on what works best for the Festival and trimming the fat,” said Musselwhite. The Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival is presented by the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber provides leadership in developing business and economic opportunities that enhance the quality of life in Polk County and Landrum. For more information and updates on special events and entertainment at the Blue Ridge Contributed photo Barbecue and Music Members of one of the many cook teams that come to compete each year in Festival, visit www.blu- Tryon works on an entry during the 2007 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival. eridgebbqfestival.com.
Hooper to read at Fireside
FOREST CITY — New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper will bring her latest release, “Blood Ties” to Fireside Books & Gifts Friday, Feb. 5, at 5 p.m. The book was released Jan. 26 and is the conclusion to Hooper’s “Blood Series.”
“Suspense” magazine’s Shannon Raab says this about the book, “Fans will be captivated at every turn as much loved players from previous volumes arrive on scene to pitch in using their unique and extraordinary abilities. As the team searches for answers, Hooper’s astonishing talent for creFrom her Web site, Hooper ating and juggling circling tells readers, “I hope you will story lines — from past to enjoy the exciting conclupresent — is put to the test. I sion of the “Blood” trilogy. don’t believe she could fail if The story arc that began in she tried. “Her creative blend “Blood Dreams” and conof the paranormal and sustinued through “Blood Sins” pense are truly distinctive now concludes in “Blood and with ingenious settings, Ties.” Each of the three titles “Blood Ties” will undoubtstands on its own,” Hopper edly be a success.” says, “as every book in the series does, but I thought it Signed copies of Hopper’s was time to also tell a bigger, in-print or upcoming books three-part story entangling are available through not only bishop and his SCU, Fireside Books. Visit www. (Special Crimes Unit) but firesidebookstore.com or call also the new civilian orga245-5811. nization of gifted investigators Bishop himself helped The author event is free found: Haven.” and everyone is invited.
Leisure calendar Friday, Feb. 12 6 p.m. Larkin’s on the Lake Wines for Romance Wine Tasting Friday, Feb. 12 Noon; Hearts for Hospice: Valentine Luncheon Carolina Event and Conference Center Proceeds for Hospice home care patients Friday, Feb. 12 7 p.m. Author Signing Fireside Books & Gifts Author Amy Greene Discusses new book, “Bloodroot”
Call box office, 286-9990 for more information and tickets Thursday, Feb. 18 7 p.m. R-S Central High School Carolina Gospel Assoc. sponsors Kingdom Heirs with special guests, Purpose 5:30 p.m. Spaghetti Supper Donations for Rutherford Housing Partnership Tickets available at the door for concert Friday, Feb.19 6 p.m. Author event Batt Humphreys discusses his novel “Dead Weight” Fireside Books and Gifts
Friday, Feb. 12 7:30 p.m. The Foundation Isothermal Community College “Route 66”, Musical/comedy Revue, which begins in Saturday Feb. 20 Chicago and travels across the 2 p.m. Hike & Gather United States Round the Bonfire
Foothills Conservancy sponsors Saturday, Feb 20 Naturalist Series: Cold Weather Critters 10 am-3pm (lunch break at noon) Chimney Rock Park $35 for Adults, $30 for Annual Passholders; $25 for ages 6-15, $15 for Grady’s Kids Club Members (includes Park admission for the day). Wonder where all the critters are hiding in these cold blustery times? Enjoy a morning program in the Classroom on the Meadows reviewing native animals and their winter habits then spend the afternoon looking for tracks and traces of critter activity. Register: Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, 1-800-277-9611 | visit@ chimneyrockpark.com
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